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The slate controversy at the DCCC
There's nothing like a combination of insider politics, a struggle for control of the local Democratic Party and the ongoing discussion about the need for progressives and moderates to get along better to make for a complicated political story.
Which is exactly what's going on with Alix Rosenthal's effort to put together a Women's Slate for the Democratic County Central Committee.
I've spend way too much time trying to figure it all out, but it raises enough interesting issues to make it worth discussion in the progressive community.
The background: For four years, the progressives have controlled the DCCC – and thus the powerful local endorsements for the local Democratic Party. That's taken considerable organizing – and it's worked to a great extent because of a remarkable degree of unity among a famously fractious bunch.
In the past two elections, every progressive group, the Harvey Milk Club, the Tenants Union, the teacher's union, the nurses, the Sierra Club -- and the Bay Guardian – has endorsed essentially the slate of candidates. There are problems with that approach – it's easy for some people or some groups to get excluded, and you get complaints of machine politics – but in reality, there weren't a lot of people who identified as progressive getting left out. Quite the opposite – the slate organizers were working hard to recruit people to run. Serving on the DCCC isn't glamorous and it's a lot of work. (It's also at times unpleasant -- the arguments are harsh, sometimes more so than necessary.)
In 2012, we have a different problem: The people who are called moderates have convinced a lot of high-profile canidates (former Sup. Bevan Dufty, Sup. Malia Cohen, School Board member Hydra Mendoza) – people who will win on name-recognition alone – to run. Combined with the retirement of Aaron Peskin, and the all-but certain re-election of incumbents like Scott Wiener and Leslie Katz (who remains to this day the only member of the DCCC who refuses ever to take my phone calls) and you have the makings of a conservative victory.
Let me take a second on this "moderate" tag. Moderates in San Francisco are people who are liberal on social issues – like, frankly, 80 or 90 percent of the city – but conservative on economic issues. Conservative is the right word here: The moderates don't typically support higher taxes on the rich and big business, don't support development controls, are weak on tenant issues, don't think that housing should be a right of all people and pretty much buy into what in the Clinton era we called neo-liberalism.
The progressives (who have economic policies more like the Democratic Party of FDR and Lyndon Johnson) and the moderates (who have economic policies more like the Democratic Party of Walter Shorenstein, Dianne Feinstein and Bill Clinton) have been fighting for decades over the future of a city where there aren't a whole lot of Republicans.
So when I say conservative I'm not talking about Reagan or Santorum -- but I'm talking about a very different economic vision than mine.
And while I'm all in favor of being civil and polite to everyone and respecting friends and colleagues who disagree with you, I guess I'm enough of an old commie (with a lower case "c") to believe deeply in class struggle and the idea that the rich and powerful don't give up without a fight.
And having a good working relationship with the conservative Democrats (hey, I'm on great terms with Scott Wiener – we talk all the time and I respect him and like him personally) doesn't mean I'm ready to give up the notion that in the United States and California and San Francisco, 2012, there's a class war going on. We didn't start the war, but we have to fight it to survive -- and to keep the city from becoming an ossified playground of the very wealthy.
Okay, enough background and rhetoric. On March 29, Rosenthal – who is also my friend and I respect and often support – sent out an email that announced that all of the women running for DCCC were going to work together on a slate:
"The female candidates for the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) have banded together to form a slate of our own. It's called Elect Women 2012, and it includes all women running this June in both Assembly districts in San Francisco, moderates and progressives alike. The slate is intended to provide a support network for both new and seasoned candidates, to develop an amicable working relationship between moderate and progressive candidates, and above all to get more women elected to public office."
That's all good. More women in politics is good. Supporting new candidates is good. A working relationship between progressives and moderates is good.
But here's the question, and it's not a new one in San Francisco: Is it a good idea, both politically and as a matter of strategy, to promote the interests of people who largely disagree with you on issues? If a slate of women helps knock off a progressive man in favor of a conservative woman, is that a positive change?
Rosenthal doesn't think that's going to happen. We've had a couple of long discussions about this, and she's looked at the math and the current list of candidates, and she thinks her slate is more likely to help a couple of progressive women (Petra DeJesus, for example) who might not otherwise win.
"You need to touch the voters three or four times before they know who you are," she told me. "The winners will be people who are on several slates, and the progressives have more slates than the moderates."
The guys who she agrees should really be on the DCCC and might have a close call (Matt Dorsey, for example, a gay man, or Dr. Justin Morgan, an African American man) won't win or lose on the basis of a competing women's slate.
Rosenthal ran for office on a pledge to bring more women into the DCCC and into public office, and that's an important goal – right now, there's not a single woman among the citywide elected officials in San Francisco. (That hasn't always been the case -- the mayor for 10 (awful) years was Dianne Feinstein, and in the past decade or so we've had a female treasurer, assessor, district attorney, city attorney and public defender. But right now: All guys.
The Board of Supes is a bit lopsided, too – seven men, four women.
And for the same reason that putting people of color into office almost by definition changes the perspective of politics, electing women is a progressive value. No matter how sympathetic the straight white men are, there are things we never had to experience and will never really understand.
That said, I would much rather have (mostly progressive) white guy Aaron Peskin run the Democratic Party than (mostly conservative) Asian woman Mary Jung – and so would Rosenthal. "No question, no doubt about it," she told me.
Now that Jung has all but announced that she wants to be the next party chair, and since a number of the women on the slate will support her over a progressive (and would support her over Rosenthal) – is this doing the movement any good?
Gabriel Haaland, a transgender man and former president of the Harvey Milk Club, points out that "the Milk Club could simply endorse all LGBT candidates for our slate, and there are some who have argued for that over the years. But we don't -- because we work in coalitions, and that kind of slate undermines the whole concept of coalition politics."
Hene Kelly, who is on the women's slate but has insisted that the mailings make it clear she isn't supporting some of the other candidates who will be connected with her, thinks the Rosenthal plan is a bad idea.
"There are people on this slate I could not and would not support because they don't share my beliefs," Kelly told me. "These are nice people, but they don't see San Francisco the way that I do. Mary Jung and I don't believe in the same things."
Rosenthal says that the very fact that so many people who disagree on issues can work together on a slate shows that women can get along and end some of the divisiveness on the DCCC. Kelly – who is a passionate and often fierce fighter – disagrees: "I'm not that easy to get along with."
Kelly is part of what will be a progressive coalition slate – including women and yes, men – and Latinos, African Americans, LGBT people, young people, older people … a mix. An imperfect but generally San Francisco mix. And all of them share the same political values.
Some of the people who don't like the women's slate are, indeed, men – and Rosenthal is at least a little proud of that. In another email talking about a Chronicle story, she notes:
"I have already received panicked calls from some male candidates and leaders, it seems there is quite a buzz about us and about Heather's article. Which is great. I hear that Malia said some good things, as did Supervisor Wiener."
Wait -- Scott Wiener and Malia Cohen are happy about the slate? This is supposed to be good news? I like Scott and we've worked together on issues we agree on, but I didn't endorse him for office; on the most critical things, we don't agree at all. And interestingly, there is not one progressive woman quoted as opposing the idea in the Heather Knight piece in the Chron.
I think the panic is not, alas, about men fearing the power of women. There isn't a progressive man I know who would be unhappy with Hene Kelly running the party.
The question is about whether this effort might help shift the balance of power away from the progressives – and, frankly, whether all this talk about getting along together is an excuse for watering down what we want to do and what we believe in.
Maybe Alix Rosenthal is right, and her slate -- which will spend about $25,000 in what amounts to co-op advertising -- will help bump a couple of progressive women to the top and help the left hold on (narrowly, because it will be close) to the DCCC. Maybe the moderate/conservative crew will win a majority, and some of the moderate women will be impressed by the help Rosenthal gave them and elect her chair (which would be a lot better than some of the alternatives).
Maybe politics should be less rancorous and we should all get along better – except that, in my 30 years of experience, getting along with the moderates has always, always, always, led to a watering down of the progressive program and agenda.
Maybe I'm just a straight white guy who doesn't get it – and I'm happy to cop to that possibility.
I agree that there aren't enough women in local political office, that we need to encourage and promote progressive women candidates, that much of the leadership (such as it is) on the left is male -- and that needs to change.
But I'm not sure that working to help elect people who disagree with you on the key economic and political issues is good for the values that I think Alix Rosenthal and I share.
It's tricky, but at least we should be thinking and talking about it. Nicely. I promise.
They are labels and we should be able to approach politics without stereotyping people.
You acknowledge that most SF'ers are liberally, at least socially. That's good. Economically, this is an affluent city and affluent people are always going to be economically conservative. Everywhere with high taxes, socialism and handouts has failed - and SF'ers are smart enough to not buy into shades of socialism.
So a middle-of-the-road democratic party with a moderate corpus reflects the will of the electorate. It might not be 100% in sync with your views but isn't it more important that the majority here supports such a position?
No, it's not more important. What's more important is what's right. If everybody followed your path, they'd look at the country and go, "Oh, segregation? Well, clearly the majority of Americans support it. I guess that's more important than trying to change things."
Women, men, gay or straight - more moderation from what has become a hotbed of progressive extremism and as a consequence - more and more politically marginal, would be nice.
Who cares as long as we can keep SF freaky!
Honestly I can't convey more how much handwringing is going on within the remains of "progressive" San Francisco. You all have had what, a decade, to do something?
And what, Mirk was the best you could put out?
Massively amazing.
Perhaps the reason why there are fewer women elected officials is that women are smarter than men and after rising to positions of "power," they realized that there is really no power in most elected positions other than ceremonial, the real power is behind the scenes?
After electing Achtenberg, Migden, Leal and such and seeing the clearcutting of lesbians over the next few years, after electing Brown and seeing the black population evaporate, I'm pretty convinced that there's more to it than identity.
The problem for "progressives" running for DCCC is that the Democrabs are going to be blowing the "women's rights" dog whistle from now until November and this might help sweep women to victory in the DCCC. That is, unless women are smart enough to realize they're being played.
The progressives obsession with, race, class, gender, sex, sexual preference etc... again dooms them to be patronising to anyone who comes near.
Anyone who shackles themselves to such a narrow agenda is always going to be second rate.
Issues of race, class, gender and sexual orientation are important but they are not used as ways to make positive change by many lefties. No, they are used as part of a discourse constructed to make language a tool of control. Within this discourse, only those who know the dance perfectly may participate.
Others are required to be shamed as racist, sexist, homophobic and classist, shutting down their otherwise legitimate contributions for no particular reason at all. This does not substantively address the underlying oppressions but allows for activists to remain in control of the discourse that they've constructed for that purpose.
The problem, of course, is that only like 20% of the "oppressed" identities are down with that framing. Yet the assertion is made by the activists that they speak for all oppressed. One way to really bug them is to ask why the non-activist, rank and file "oppressed" can't speak for themselves or be supported to speak for themselves.
You're right.
There's really nothing else that can be said beyond what Marcos just stated. Achtenberg sits on the Board of Trustees and recently, after scuttling to avoid student protestors by illegally moving the Trustee meeting to a heavily guarded private room and then voting for a massive tuition increase followed by a huge raise for CSU presidents - said "I'm just sorry we can't pay them more..." Migden was voted "Sacramento's Worst Boss" and received the largest fine for ethics violations in the history of California and was then endorsed by the SFBG for an SF DCCC seat and Willie Brown is a corrupt peddler of influence who gets his rocks off by strolling Chinatown and seeing how many peddlers throw cash at him for Chinese New Years.
Identity politics are dead.
Leal is pimping government relations for AECOM now, the the firm with the project management contract for the Central Subway.
I'm not sure that progressives have the agenda of either John Burton, FDR or LBJ. All of the above had the broad general welfare as a priority.
Contemporary San Francisco progressives rarely concern themselves with anything other than raising revenue to fund increased labor headcount and with raising revenue to fund programs that serve only the most vulnerable. I'm all for a vigorous public sector and social services.
However a progressive political program is incomplete if it is limited to that. Such a limited political program comes nowhere close to building an electoral majority coalition, and that is why San Francisco progressives are going the way of the dodo bird. The new political coalition is going to be neighbors challenging downtown's corruption and poor delivery of municipal services.
The nonprofits and labor will most likely side with those who are paying their bills. The number of "the most vulnerable" will continue to plummet, except for services for the Chinese. As a result, most of the legitimation services of the non-Chinese nonprofiteers will no longer be needed.
This should be interesting.
Getting along with moderates is like saying ok I'll leave in a friendly way when your landlord nicely asks. Things just seem to work out better when you decide not to be friends.
is getting along with the majority of the city.
The elitism of the progressives and their revealed view of the world isn't appealing to many people.
If progressives saw past their pathological fixation on The Most Vulnerable and shopworn and threadbare addressing of very real classism and racism via identity politics, then moderates would feel more comfortable abandoning the corruption that downtown exacts from all city services.
But that would involve labor and the nonprofits putting San Franciscans first, even including folks who are white and middle class or above. Paid activists can't and won't do that, it is not within their political constitution to do so.
For years I've asserted that compared to the people who own and corrupt this City, we are all very low income and progressives had better start acting that way. Occupy put forth that same analysis as the 99%.
The left has always been an uncomfortable alliance of disparate groups who often have nothing in common other than a faint sense of unease about how things are.
Unions, the homeless, blacks, the poor, non-profits each have their own agenda and only ally with each other occasionally and coincidentally.
Occupy changed none of that and, arguably harmed the cause by focusing attention on largely irrelevant escapades of mischief and bad behavior. If the nation must change, it won't happen that way, nor by some form of nouveau class warfare.
Banks have hijacked democracy and are threatening the well being of 99% of Americans. That is new and is why Occupy has broad public support.
Occupy is populist, not leftist. That is the difference. If the left hijacks Occupy, as the SF nonprofits and labor are trying to, then Occupy fails and the left nonprofits and labor get handsome rewards from corporate power for services rendered.
than they have ever done. They've been neutered by the mortgage mess, are in a corner over foreclosures, and in some cases are effectively government agencies at this point.
I'm afraid the left needs a new bogeyman. Banks are broke.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
The Great Oz Has Spoken!
SFBG, do you really want to jump on the band wagon of the war on women?
What you seen to be saying is - the Elect Women 2012 slate is a good idea, but we don't like it "just because" so we're not going to support it. You do not cite one fact as to how any of the slate's members could do damage to progressive policies. If it's such a bad idea, then why are approximately 12 "progressive" women a part of it - twice the number of "moderate" women? (And, I am begrudgingly adopting your labels of progressive and moderate. I think the women you're tagging as "moderate," are more forward thinking than you are crediting them. Why don't you ask them?)
And, why have you not mentioned the fact that Aaron Peskin is very much behind undermining the Elect Women 2012 slate?
The reality is, the "moderate" women are going to help the progressive women in AD 19 get elected; not the other way around. And, if the "moderate" women were truly "conservatives," do you think for one second they would go for such a strategy?
Why don't you ask a sampling of the women what is important to them? I think you will find that the women will want the same things. The only "fear" is that which is being fomented behind the scenes by certain white males - who claim to be progressive, and who want to hold on to their power bases.
Also, I thought you guys were journalists. Did you call Mary Jung to ask if she wants to be chair? Did you realize that a male member of the DCCC is advancing her as a candidate without her consent, and that he is supporting others as candidate for chair as well?
People are desperate for new leadership - that should be your story. Why don't you do a piece on the would-be chairs and what they could do for the DCCC, the party and San Francisco? I'd like to see that in print.
Why be a part of whipping up factions when there is a chance for a new atmosphere on the DCCC?
The DCCC endorsement is increasingly less valuable without corporate money to back it. Outside of a wave election like 2008, the best that can be done at the DCCC is to prevent downtown from taking the endorsements and then throwing citizens united levels of dollars behind pushing the slate.
Well, Tim, I hear you.
At the same time, I have been hearing for many, many years from the leadership of the progressive side of the party how progressive women don't want to run for office - it's BS. Leadership is not born - it's developed - through action. People need to be given opportunity and then supported in a real way through mentorship, training, funding, education. The moderates have figured out how to do that - and kudos to them. Just look at Emerge and who participates, funds and encourages those women. If my progressive brethren were serious about the participation of women and particularly women of color, they would put their money where their mouths are. Until then, Alix is doing what she has to - because just talk has not worked.
Has anyone else come up with a real proposal? Has Aaron?
of identity politics, and the associated stereotyping that goes with it, that harms the progressive movement?
Partly because it makes us a soft target for our opponents, who can glibly dismiss us as being "politically correct" thought police.
But also because it's just plain wrong and, paradoxically, quite disempowering.
The left needs to put a whole lot more effort into recruiting, training, encouraging and promoting women into leadership positions. The fact that we're having this discussion over a slate speaks volumes about that flaw in our movement.
Still: Alix is running a slate that includes people she doesn't support and excludes people she does support, and that's more than a little odd.
but not in terms of ideas.
Why shouldn't SF's Democrat party by a broad church? I'd rather DCCC reflects a diversity of opinion that have token quota's of this, that and the other minority.
diversity in identification good.
Diversity in anything else is horrid.
Tim, Myrna, progressives don't have a pot to piss in, where would these resources that progressives don't have come from?
The nonprofits? Randy Shaw? Calvin Welch? John Elberling? Don Falk? Peter Cohen? Fernando Martí?
Labor? Gabriel Haaland? Mike Casey? Chris Daly? Tim Paulson?
Media? Tim Redmond? Steve Jones? B3? Randy Shaw? Paul Hogarth?
Are you seeing a pattern here?
Good for Alix Rosenthal! The DCCC is supposed to be about strengthening and advancing the Democratic Party and the differences between the so-called progressives and the ridiculously named conservatives are very small when it comes to the activities that the Committee *should* be focused on. We need more women in SF politics and the DCCC is a great place to start.
When the progressives took over the DCCC, most of them didn't lift a finger to raise money to pay for the materials to get out the vote. Only Aaron did the real work along with a few others.
The influence of the DCCC was diminished as a result, and the fact is, most "progressives" were so obsessed with running for other offices (mayor x 2 , for example) they could give a hoot about helping the local party.
SF needs to turn out a lot of voters to offset the super PACs and others who want to get Romney and others elected and pass bad ballot measures. It does not matter if you are progressive or conservative or middleist or a snake-handler, all that matters is getting Democrats registered and out to vote. Period. Aside from Aaron, the progressives did not perform and don't deserve to be in charge.
Deal with it, hippies.
No matter what happens in SF, Obama carries CA.
Tim, great point about the nomenclature we use to describe our leaders. The false notion that we have so many "moderates" goes hand in hand with the false branding of anyone to the left of them as being "far left."
As for the identity politics, it's always been a turn-off to me because I see it as ultimately being more useful to the conservatives who wish to conceal their true allegiance with such an overlay. That's how we've ended up with so many years of Nancy Pelosi in the13th District.
I wonder why when it comes to the progressive slate, many more moderates were picked over me. Yes maybe it was name recognition, or the possibility that those who are choosing the slate want to try and be "right on" with who will win, instead of being concerned about progressive values. I can only hope that people will do their research and vote for the candidates that will best represent San Francisco.What am I Tim? Chopped Liver?
The following people and organizations have endorsed my run for DCCC:
SF Tenants Union
Central City Democrats Club
Tenant Associations Coalition (TAC PAC)
David Campos - Supervisor San Francisco, along with others that are listed on my site.
Dean Clark for DCCC District 17
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PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh State women's basketball squad tips off a busy early season stretch with a big non-conference matchup against Middlebury College this afternoon at 2 p.m. at Memorial Hall.
The Cardinals, led by a career-best 19-point performance from Dana Nacaro, opened their 2012-13 campaign a little over a week ago with a solid 58-42 win at Sage College.
Plattsburgh will be looking to build on that momentum today against a somewhat unknown commodity from across the lake.
"Since we only see them once a year, it's kind of difficult to know what to expect," Cardinals head coach Cheryl Cole said. "They played us very tough and beat us by a basket over there last year, so there is a little extra motivation. To me, though, this game is more about us coming out and defining ourselves, especially on the defensive side of the ball, as to who we want to be as a team this season.
"If we can come out and play with intensity and keep it up, especially on the defensive end for 40 minutes, I think we can set a very positive tone and hopefully build off of that as we move forward with our season. In that sense, I think, this is a very big, very important game for us."
Getting out of the blocks strong and establishing some early season success, something the Cardinals were unable to accomplish a year ago, is also on the agenda starting with today's matchup with the Panthers.
"We struggled early last season. Once you start losing some games like that, you start questioning yourself, you lose some of your confidence and it almost becomes a habit, especially when you're as young as we were last season," said Cole. "With the pieces we now have in place, though, and with the talent, experience and leadership we have on this team, I think we can avoid that this time around."


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Apr 20, 2007 — Performed by The Sam Hopkins Band for UpNorth Music in Alexandria Bay, NY. Go to full article
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Apr 20, 2007 — The rich tones of Sam Hopkins voice, and the unusual inclusion of a mandolin in the band, give this act a distinct jazz sound. Sam Hopkins has been the lead vocalist in a number of rhythm & blues, jazz, and blues bands in Canada, and more recently, in the North Country. As a singer, Sam believes it's his responsibility to attract musicians who can play to what his voice creates. Go to full article
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In a way, though, we are victims of Canon's success. They're on top, have been on top for a long time, and thus the pressures to innovate are less strong.
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JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. – Junior Jessica Welch finds herself in a familiar position after the opening 18 holes of the Atlantic Sun Women's Golf Championship at Pine Lakes Golf Course. For the second year running, she finds herself in a tie for the overall lead following the first round of the championship after firing a one-under round of 71, pacing the Dolphins on the day as the team ended the round in a tie for sixth place in the 10-team event.
Welch ended her front nine at +2 after carding bogeys on Nos. 7 and 9, but came alive on the back side, getting back to one-over with a birdie on the par-5 11th hole, then birdieing the difficult two par-3s coming in at the 14th and 17th. Welch and Kaew Preamchuen of Kennesaw State were the only two players to go lower than par in the first round. Welch will be paired with Stetson's Jenna Hoecker in tomorrow's round, who shot an even-par 72.
Jacksonville's second scorer was Natalie Schmett, who shot a 77 and is in a tie for 21st overall after her first round. Morgan Matchett is tied for 30th after an opening 78 and freshmen Megan Collins and Sabrina Rumbaugh shot matching rounds of 81.
The overall team lead goes to Mercer after the completion of the first 18 holes. The Bears were led by Lacey Fears' round of 72 and carded a score of 294 (+6) to hold a three-stroke lead over Kennesaw State. East Tennessee State led throughout much of the first round but faltered down the stretch and ended at 300 (+12).
The middle of the standings are very tight, with North Florida in fourth place at 305 (+17), a stroke ahead of Northern Kentucky, and two ahead of JU and Stetson. Florida Gulf Coast sits in eighth place at 308 (+20). Lipscomb (+24) and USC Upstate (+29) round out the standings.
With poor weather expected in the area tomorrow, the format of the second round is changing. Instead of each team teeing off on No. 1 as they did today, teams will begin off both the front and back nine. JU will be paired with Stetson and tee off on No. 10 beginning at 8 a.m.
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KNOXVILLE (WATE) - A Knoxville man was arrested earlier this week for human trafficking after an investigation into escorts for hire on the website backpage.com.
Marcus Douglas Washington, 36, was arrested Wednesday on drug charges and promoting prostitution. Human trafficking charges were filed Friday morning, which carry a $50,000 bond.
An undercover detective with the Knox County Sheriff's Office Vice Unit placed a call to a phone number listed on the site, and set up an appointment with Kristina Cohen, 26, at the Red Roof Inn, 209 Advantage Place.
The detective met Cohen and made a verbal contract for an hour's worth of sexual favors for $160.
Cohen was then taken into custody and identified Washington as the one responsible for setting up the appointment, advertising her on the website, and texting the detective.
According to warrants, Cohen had bruises and had suffered previous severe injuries from Washington. She also said Washington had threatened her and her family.
Detectives found Washington in Cohen's car parked in the motel's parking lot. $630 in cash, two cell phones and a prescription bottle for oxycodone were found. The bottle had been filled the day before for 90 pills, but now only contained 39.
Detectives also found two crack rocks and half an oxycodone pill in his pocket.
Washington is being held on a total $64,000 bond. He has an extensive criminal history in Knox County of drug charges, assault, domestic assault, public intoxication and theft.
Cohen was charged with promoting prostitution and is being held on $1,000 bond. She is also wanted in Roane County for violation of probation.
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Starting tonight, the High Line's full seasonal hours will take effect.
Beginning tonight and continuing through autumn, the park will be open daily between 7:00 AM and 10:00 PM (last entry at 9:45 PM).
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Tune in to PBS tonight for the television premiere of "NY Export: Opus Jazz", a contemporary film version of groundbreaking choreographer Jerome Robbins' 1958 ballet. The film, which was created, produced, and danced by members of the New York City Ballet, follows the young dancers to abandoned urban locations around New York City. The ballet's spectacular "Passage for Two" was shot at sunset on the High Line at the rail yards.
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PEORIA, Ill.-- The future of surgery in the Heart of Illinois is changing, thanks to robots.
A conference was held Saturday at the Jump Trading Simulation Center in Peoria.
Area medical professionals learned about the benefits of minimally invasive surgery and the use of robots in the operating room.
Dr. Salvatore LoCoco, Course Director and Chair of OB/GYN at U of I College of Medicine at Peoria, says robotically-assisted surgeries are the way of the future and it's important to share this knowledge with the community and those in the medical field.
Dr. LoCoco says this type of surgery has been very beneficial to patients. He said, "Patient morbidity has really decreased. Patients are out of the hospital usually within 24 hours. Infection rate is far less. Blood clots to their legs or their lungs or their thrombus. Embolism rates are much lower. We're having improved outcomes. We'll just have to demonstrate that in literature."
Dr. LoCoco says the medical staff is very proud of what has been accomplished with this program.
Locally, doctors at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center have performed more than 3,000 robotic surgeries over the last 4 years.


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Fishing report for Jan. 21, 2011by
What's biting in area waters:
Guide Charlie Conner reports there are still plenty of black drum, sheepshead, snapper and sand perch holding around structures, docks and bridges. Live or dead shrimp will work best. The beaches continue to provide whiting and pompano along the surf line. Mackerel are still holding around the inlet and channels. Spotted sea trout and redfish are hitting live shrimp and D.O.A Shrimp along oyster bar edges and grassy flats. Snook are feeding around the docks at night, hitting shrimp and jigs. Dolphin up to 12 pounds and plenty of sailfish are hitting trolled ballyhoo in 150 to 200 feet.
Hobe Sound Bait & Tackle reports ladyfish and sheepshead have been hitting live shrimp around the spoil islands north of St. Lucie Inlet. Bluefish are hitting spoons along the beach north of the St. Lucie Inlet. Sailfish and are hitting trolled ballyhoo in 50 to 200 feet. Snapper and grouper are hitting live and dead bait on the shallow reefs from 30 to 60 feet. Dolphin have been found in 120 to 300 feet hitting live bait and trolled lures.
Captain Ernie Small on the Baby Grand reports the sailfish and dolphin bite seems to be descent when anglers can get out between the wind and choppy seas. Large schools of ladyfish and jacks continue to hitting plugs and live bait near the south end of the Lake Worth Inlet. Sheepshead are hitting live sandfleas and shrimp along the seawalls on the outgoing tide. Bluefish, pompano, and Spanish mackerel were caught on cut bait and jigs from the Juno Beach to Jupiter Beach. Large jacks continue to cruse the Inlets early in the morning. Sailfish continue to hit trolled ballyhoo in 80 to 200 feet. Anglers at the Juno Beach Pier have been catching Spanish mackerel to 23 inches on Gotcha lures and jigs. The best bite has been around the high tide.
The Sea Mist reported kingfish, mutton snapper and 20 yellowtail snapper on the Tuesday afternoon trip. Anglers on the Southern Comfort caught kingfish and dolphin Wednesday along with a variety of snapper. Sailfish are being reported in 80 to 120 feet hitting trolled ballyhoo along with a few dolphin weighing up to 12 pounds. Boynton Inlet anglers can anticipate bluefish, Spanish mackerel and pompano along the outside edges and along the beach. Look for blackdrum and sheepshead around area bridges and along seawalls.
Lake Ida and Osborne chain has been full of small bass around most of the lakes edges. Bass are hitting on live shad and shiners among grass beds and vegetation where the water clarity is better. Sunshine bass are being caught on live shad around area bridges and deeper holes through out the Ida and Osborne chain, with Rat-L-Traps and small crankbaits working in Pine Lake near Palm Beach International Airport.
The lake level Thursday was 12.42 feet above sea level. Look for bass among along submerged grassy areas. Clear water conditions and a wide variety of vegetation makes for excellent fishing on Lake Okeechobee. Crickets, minnows and Beetle Spins are excellent baits for enticing bluegill to strike. Speckled Perch (black crappie) and bluegill continue to be caught on minnows, crickets and jigs in the Rim Canal.


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Welcome to our JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes Team Page! We are taking the steps to help achieve JDRF's mission: to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.The money our JDRF Walk Team raises will go directly to support this life-changing research.The JDRF Walk is a fantastic way to make a difference in the millions of lives of people affected by type 1 diabetes. For at least that one day, they will look around and see all the support they have from their friends, family and community. On Walk Day, everyone can have fun and celebrate how much closer to a cure we are because of their efforts.Each member of our team is already hard at work in their fundraising. If you have taken time to visit our team page today, we ask that you consider making a donation or joining our team. To make a team donation, click on the "Donate" button at the top of this page or if you would like to make your gift to one of the team members please click on their name below. To join our team, click the join team link below.Thank you. Together, we will cure type 1 diabetes and its complications!
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The Huntsville City Schools found out Wednesday they made the grade for district-wide accreditation status.
This is the first time the district pursued what they have called "world-class" status in education.
More than a year of preparation led to a three-day intensive review that began on Sunday.
Team members from audit organization AdvancEd interviewed school leaders, principals and visited schools during the review period.
The team presented their findings before the school board during a special meeting at the Annie Merts Center in Huntsville Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.
School officials stated the new accreditation status will cut $169,000 taxpayer dollars in individual school audit costs.
The endeavor also aims to further improve school policies within the district, Superintendent Dr. Casey Wardynski stated in a news release regarding the announcement.
"Regardless of this report card, we know that there will be another report card, and another, and we must not stop working to improve," Wardynski said.
Standards to achieve accreditation status include governance and leadership, teaching curriculums, and resources and support systems.
The accreditation process began in fall of 2011 when school officials made sweeping changes to district policies that include merging schools, moving principals and forging new partnerships with local colleges.
Wardynski also spearheaded a district-wide digital transition that has garnered national attention.
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The Abbey of Echternach is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. ...
Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)
And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.
Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.
Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!
Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.
But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.
Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.
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One man was killed and another injured early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash at the intersection of Kathleen Rd. and West Fifth St. in Lakeland.
The incident occurred at approximately 2:21 a.m. The driver of the vehicle, Scott A. Stinson, was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center where he later died.
According to a Lakeland Police Department report Stinson, 23, was traveling north on Kathleen in his Ford pick-up truck when it left the roadway and onto the center grass media.
The vehicle continued north into the next media before striking a tree. Kasey L. Powell, a passenger in the truck, sustained minor cuts and abrasions. He was treated and released.
Stinson passed away just before 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Neither man was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the incident. The official cause of the crash is not yet known as the investigation continues.
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Hyper-Threading technology improves processor efficiency by supporting multiple software threads on each processor in the system thereby improving performance on threaded server applications. The unique integrated three-level cache architecture provides up to 2MB of Level 3 cache and provides greater throughput to memory for greater performance on large server workloads. Intel Xeon processor MP-based platforms are ideal for large e-Business and enterprise server workloads that are compute or transaction-intensive and demand the stability and versatility of the Intel architecture.
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Dr Fauzia Ahmad has joined AKU-ISMC as a Research Fellow until September 2011. Dr Ahmad completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of Bristol in 2006, on 'Modern Traditions? British Muslim Women, Higher Education and Identities'. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship at the University of Bristol, Department of Sociology and has worked as a consultant for a number of organisations, including Bristol City Council, the British Council and the Commonwealth Education Council. She was also a Senior Research Officer at the Commission for Racial Equality and a Lecturer from 1997-2000 in the Department of Social Work, Brunel University. While at the Institute, she will undertake a research project entitled "British Muslims, Personal Relationships and Identities in Contemporary Contexts".
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WINTERGREEN RESORT ANNOUNCES SPA WEEK, JULY 8-13The Spa at Wintergreen discounts many indulgent treatments
WINTERGREEN, Va. (July 3, 2012) — Wintergreen Resort has proclaimed the week of July 8 as Spa Week and accordingly, The Spa at Wintergreen will offer an enticing menu of pampering treatments at its Blue Ridge Mountaintop setting.
Beginning Sunday, July 8, and running for six days through Friday, July 13, The Spa at Wintergreen has designated an array of tempting treatments at appealing prices that encourage multiple services and ultimate indulgence. The offering allows guests to partake in the following special services for $59 from Sunday through Friday:
In addition, The Spa at Wintergreen will offer a 10 percent savings on all retail products in the Spa and a 20 percent discount on lodging off the best available rate.
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UK Fans Will Get a Chance to See "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" In Theatres AgainDH Film
Readers may recall that Vue Cinemas was holding a poll to see what UK cinema goers thought the best film of 2011 was. It should come as no surprise that "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" won that competition and UK citizens will now get the opportunity to see it in theatres once more:
UK-based Harry Potter fans have won the chance to see 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' on the big screen again later this month after it was crowned the Vue Film of the Year following a public vote.
The final instalment of the Potter series, which is the highest-grossing movie franchise of all time, was one of 40 films in the running for the prestigious title.
Competition was fierce, but in the end there could be only one winner as 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2' finished ahead of The King's Speech and Twilight: Breaking Dawn Pt. I, who were second and third respectively.
Vue Cinemas will now hold a special showing of 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2' all over the UK on February 26, which is the day the Oscars take place this year, with tickets just £4.


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1:00pm Saturday 13th October 2012 in News By Joel Holt
THE Victoria and Albert pub in Netherhampton has reached the last sixteen in the Campaign for Real Ale's national pub of the year competition, Hobnob hears.
It's the first time the pub has reached this stage since being voted Salisbury and South Wilts CAMRA pub of the year in 2005 and 2007. The contest looks for quality beer and good value, a good atmosphere and a friendly and efficient welcome.
The pub was also recently named Wessex and Channel Islands Regional Pub of the Year.
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Just about every live event uses wireless microphones. Whether it is musical theatre, a sporting event, a church sermon, or a corporate event, there is bound to be a wireless microphone somewhere. As sound professionals, we not only need to know what happens when we push the fader up, but we also have to be part Ham radio operator. We have to be well versed in sound theory and hold a proficiency in the dark art of RF or radio frequencies. RF is part science, part superstition, part math, part voodoo, and part folklore. You either have a story or know of a guy who had his whole RF rack scrambled with interference at show time because a recording truck or DTV station turned on. Every sound person develops a bag of tricks for dealing with wireless mics. This can include: combs, barrettes, toupee clips, surgical tubing, chicken blood, Purell, an intermodulation program, floral wire, and the phone number of at least one RF guru. When it comes to wireless mics, our job is not just to make them sound good but also to keep them from interfering with themselves and every other frequency floating around. And our job is about to get harder. Ladies and gentleman, meet white space devices and DTV.
As of this writing, all TV broadcasts will be digital in 383 days, three hours, and 19 minutes. In 1996, the US Congress authorized the distribution of an additional broadcast channel to each broadcast TV station, so that each could start a digital broadcast channel while simultaneously continuing the analog broadcast channel. We've been dealing with this issue ever since. You might set up for a gig and have no RF problems until 8pm, when the DTV station starts broadcasting, wiping out several of your RF channels. Later, Congress mandated that February 16, 2009 would be the last day for full-power television stations to broadcast in analog. For now, stations in all US markets are currently broadcasting in both analog and digital.
Currently, analog TV stations broadcast between 54MHz to 88MHz, 174MHz to 216MHz, and 470MHz to 806MHz. After the deadline next year, TV stations will no longer be allowed above 698MHz. One main reason for the switch to all-digital broadcasting is that it will free up parts of the valuable broadcast spectrum for public safety communications, such as police, fire departments, and rescue squads. Also, some of the spectrum will be auctioned to companies to provide consumers with more advanced wireless services, such as wireless broadband.
Consumers benefit because digital broadcasting allows stations to offer improved picture and sound quality, and digital is much more efficient than analog. For example, rather than being limited to providing one analog program, a broadcaster is able to offer a super sharp, high definition (HD) digital program or multiple standard definition (SD) digital programs simultaneously through a process called multicasting. Multicasting allows broadcast stations to offer several channels of digital programming at the same time, using the same amount of spectrum required for one analog program. For example, while a station broadcasting in analog on channel 7 is only able to offer viewers one program, a station broadcasting in digital on channel 7 can offer viewers one digital program on channel 7-1, a second digital program on channel 7-2, a third digital program on channel 7-3, and so on. DTV can also provide interactive video and data services that are not possible with analog technology.
To analyze how this affects our use of radio microphones, intercom, in-ear monitors, and IFBs, we need to look at a few issues. First is the broadcast spectrum. The FCC allocates the spectrum in which TV stations operate in this country, and each channel is allotted a 6MHz-wide band. Analog television broadcasts a video and audio signal within that band. For example, channel 20 is 506 to 512MHz. The video carrier frequency is 507.25, and the audio frequency is 511.75. Before DTV, we were able to squeeze a couple of frequencies in a TV channel's band if we had to, as long as we tuned our wireless device(s) to the "slot" between the video and audio carriers, or .500kHz below the upper channel edge, or even right on the channel edge, where the respective carriers' signal strengths are weakest.
DTV changes all of that. Henry Cohen, president of Production Radios explains, "DTV signal consumes just about all 6MHz of a channel. The adjacent channel, if unused, will also see some noise. DTV is one long, wide signal." That means we cannot use anything within that 6MHz, which will make it more challenging to find open frequencies in heavily broadcasted cities. "The only option may be to use the channel edge itself if the two adjacent DTV signals are weak enough, as the actual DTV signal only encompasses about 5.6MHz half power (-3dB) bandwidth," Cohen says.
More complex and consistent intermodulation distortion is another problem that DTV brings with it. Intermodulation is when two or more frequencies interact and create a third frequency. If that third frequency is too close to a frequency in your system, you might hear interference on that wireless channel. To better understand intermodulation, imagine dropping two stones in water. The ripples are the frequencies. When the two ripples intersect and create a third ripple, that's the intermodulated product. Of course, an intermodulated product is not as strong as its parent, so relative signal strength is also important in dealing with intermodulation. With analog TV, things were more straightforward. We had the potential to create intermodulation with the audio and video carrier frequencies. It was simple math, and we could predict and avoid it. But since DTV is broadcasting on essentially every frequency in a 6MHz band, there are an infinite number of frequencies to contribute to intermodulation. "You won't hear intermod problems," says Cohen. "Instead, you'll have a higher noise floor, which will mean a noisier RF system." Cohen goes on to explain that, since potential intermodulation problems could cause a higher noise floor, the RF systems may have a shorter operational range in order to bring the signal level up at the receiver and the noise floor back down and, thus, reduce the potential for dropouts during a show.
But, as Cohen points out, DTV is not the problem in and of itself. The issues created with DTV are palpable. The bigger scare is with white space devices. White space is what the FCC calls the unused space in the spectrum between active TV carriers.
Joe Ciaudelli of Sennheiser notes, "We are communicating with legislators, making them aware that the term 'white space' is a misnomer since broadcasters, film producers, and professional entertainers have been using licensed devices, such as wireless microphones and monitoring systems, in this spectrum for years. Therefore, major news, political, sports, and entertainment events would not be able to operate reliably if the spectrum was randomly flooded by new unlicensed devices."
With this shift to DTV, the FCC plans to allow the use of a lot of this white space. There is even a White Spaces Coalition of eight large technology companies that want access to these "unused" spaces to deliver high-speed (broadband) Internet access to consumers. This space, however, is precisely where all wireless microphones are currently used. The Coalition claims that broadband access is expected to be available at speeds of 10Mbyte/s and above, and for white space short-range networking to reach 50 to 100Mbyte/s.
The Coalition includes Microsoft, Google, Dell, HP, Intel, Philips, EarthLink, and Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Karl Winkler, director of business development for Lectrosonics, Inc., explains, "The reason they want the 700 band is the same reason we want it: because it has excellent propagation which means better reception with smaller antennas."
As a consumer, I am watering at the mouth over what the White Space Coalition is trying to do, but as a professional working monkey, I am terrified. The problem with white space devices is their reliability and use. These new devices will use a 6MHz band, the same as a TV channel, but it will use it like DTV and not analog. It will fully use the 6MHz stream for uploading and downloading from the Internet. There will be hundreds of millions of these devices, and they cannot each be assigned a portion of the spectrum. Instead, they will wander around and use available bands. Each device will be built with a spectrum sensor. All DTV channels will be very easy to see using a spectrum analyzer, because they will show a huge spike at a certain frequency. The devices will have a sensor to detect the signal and move to a band with no signal.
Chris Lyons, manager of educational and technical communications for Shure Incorporated, notes that, if these sensors work properly, the effects could be minor. "If the proposed 'spectrum sensing' technology that the white space devices are supposed to have really does detect and avoid wireless microphone signals, then the impact should be minimal," he says. "Shure is actively working with the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology to make sure that spectrum sensing is proven to work under real-world conditions." This would keep the devices from interfering with DTV stations or other broadcasts, but it might not be that easy for wireless mics. As Winkler adds, "Because wireless mics are so low-powered, they might just blend into the noise of the spectrum, and these white space devices may not pick up the wireless…Higher powered wireless is a good solution to this problem."
The FCC is being very conservative with these devices and is testing them to make sure this is a viable option. On July 31, 2007, results from tests from two preliminary devices were revealed to show they failed to detect a DTV signal and interfered with the signal. More tests are planned (see sidebar, p. 61), and rumor has it that the second generation of devices is detecting DTV signals 100% of the time. Apparently, there was a problem with the first device tested. It was said to be broken, which is a big concern for people like Cohen. "The potential could still be disastrous," he says. "If the manufacturers' final device submissions for certification meet the spectrum sensing spec, but the actual product in consumer hands doesn't [in order to make sure consumers always get connected], how will the FCC enforce the spec and correct the problem once millions of devices are in consumer hands "
The scenarios are terrifying. What will happen when someone drops his new White Space Zune, and the sensor breaks, and it broadcasts on top of anything and everything? How will anyone find it? Who will be looking for it? The other problem is that these devices are single-burst devices, so they are going to turn on, upload, download, and stop broadcasting. They will be harder to find than that person in the center of the house taking a picture of a show. So imagine you have loaded in and done your sound check, and everything is fine. Then they open the house, and thousands of people come rolling in with their cool little white space gadgets, check their email, and wipe out your RF system — hopeless.
So what is the answer? There is no way to stop it. Even though I know it will make my work as a sound designer harder, I can't wait for it to happen. The train is coming down the tracks, and we are standing there with our little wireless mics. As Winkler explains, though, "The sky is not falling, but there are things to be concerned about. Our strategies are going to have to change. It is going to be a learning process. It may be that you need to run 18 wireless, instead of 24, for your show in the future." But that will make productions like the Super Bowl next to impossible. As for me, I am going to hope the RF gurus figure out what to do, and I will stock up on chicken blood. "It's kind of like Y2K," adds Winkler. "Everyone was scared of it, but there were people planning for it, so it was no big deal. People have been planning for this for years."
It seems like, in the near future, we are all going to need to become smarter about RF and how it works. Oh, whatever — I still want my cool gadget.
Shannon Slaton is a sound designer and engineer living in New York and currently mixing Legally Blonde and Spring Awakening on Broadway. Other Broadway mixes include Jersey Boys, Man of La Mancha, Sweet Charity, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and Bombay Dreams. He designed the current national tours of Hairspray, The Producers, The Full Monty, Contact, The Wedding Singer, and Kiss Me Kate.
Editor's Note: The following is the most recent release from the FCC regarding testing of white space devices.
Office Of Engineering And Technology Announces Plans For Conducting Measurements Of Additional Prototype TV White Space Devices
The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) began a second phase of laboratory bench testing on the performance of prototype television white space devices on January 24 under ET Docket No. 04-186. According to the Commission, the second phase of testing (Phase II) is being conducted openly and transparently.
This testing is part of a proceeding to consider authorizing the operation of new, low power devices in the television (TV) broadcast spectrum at locations where channels are not being used for authorized services.1 This spectrum is often referred to as "TV white spaces." OET is conducting a test program on TV white space prototype devices to provide additional information for the record, which will be considered in assessing the interference potential of such devices and establishing appropriate requirements. Initial tests (Phase I) of early prototypes were completed in July 2007.2 On October 5, 2007, OET issued a public notice inviting submittal of additional prototype devices for further tests (Phase II).3 The Public Notice stated that further details on the testing would be released at a later time.
Several prototype devices were recently submitted for Phase II testing, including four devices submitted by Adaptrum, Microsoft, Motorola, and Philips, respectively.4
To help ensure the testing process is open and transparent, OET has developed a Phase II test plan, which can be found on the FCC OET website at http://www.fcc.gov/oet/projects/tvbanddevice/. Comments and suggestions offered within the public record in the Commission's proceeding on TV white spaces with respect to both the previous and current testing were considered and included in the test plan where appropriate and practicable.5 Pursuant to this plan, Phase II testing will include both laboratory (bench) tests and field tests. The laboratory tests will measure the performance capabilities of the prototype devices under controlled conditions. The field tests will be conducted at a variety of locations to provide information on the performance of the devices under real world conditions. The test report is expected to be completed within approximately four to six weeks of completion of the tests. OET staff will adapt the test plan as appropriate based on the specific capabilities of each device and circumstances that may arise as the tests progress.
Bench testing at the FCC laboratory commenced on January 24 at 10am and is expected to continue for approximately four to six weeks. Field-testing will immediately follow the bench testing and is expected to conclude at the end of an additional period of approximately four to six weeks. Any updates or changes to the testing schedule for the prototype white space devices will be publicly disseminated and available on OET's website.
FCC 06-156, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands, ET Docket No. 04-186, October 18, 2006.
OET Report FCC/OET 07-TR-1006, Initial Evaluation of the Performance of Prototype TV-Band White Space Devices, S. Jones and T. Phillips, July 31, 2007.
See FCC Public Notice, The Office of Engineering and Technology announces Additional Testing of TV White Space Devices, DA 07-4179, October 5, 2007.
See ex-parte filings from Adaptrum, Microsoft, Motorola, and Philips, ET Docket No. 04-186.
The Phase II tests will largely follow the procedures used for Phase I with some modifications.


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Tough weekend cross-country as leagues comes to an end
11:00am Thursday 13th February 2014 in Sport By Tim Ashton, Sports Editor
Epsom & Ewell Harriers ladies finished eighth out of 52 clubs in Surrey League Division One after the final meeting at Croydon's Lloyd Park on Saturday.
Leading the team home was Isabel Brinsden in seventh, timing 33 minutes 45 seconds over the five-mile course.
Meanwhile, Epsom Oddballs' Becky McNicholas was first home for the club in Division Two, clocking 36:05 to register an individal sixth place finish.
The Oddballs finished the day in 10th, and ninth overall.
Also in Division Two, Tadworth AC's women finished 13th overall.
Fielding five runners, the team finished 15th on the day, thanks to good runs from Jane Munn (45th, 44:08), Mary Matthews (52nd, 45:15) and Nanda Mahler (61st, 47:25).
The Epsom & Ewell Harriers men finished seventh in Division Two of the Surrey Men's Cross-Country League, avoiding relegation by 176 points.
In the league's final meeting in Croydon, Stuart Flack was first home for the Harriers in 13th, finishing the 5.6-mile course in 31:54.
He was followed by Steve Winder (16th, 32:09) and Ollie Garrod (17th, 32:32).
Tadworth finished Division Three in sixth place overall after securing a fifth place on the final day of action at Newlands Corner.
The team was led home by Paul O'Callaghan (fifth, 30:21), followed by Peter Mills (11th, 30:54), and Dave Williamson (25th, 32:38).
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