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2/6/13 Chris Brown Lies (Shocker)
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
MILEY CYRUS has announced that she'll never grow her hair again. --She says, quote, "I do not miss [long hair] . . . I could never see myself having long, long hair again. --I love [my short hair]. My fiancé [Liam Hemsworth] loves it, I mean, I'm feeling it. And it's so much easier to just go shave the sides once a week . . . I feel like short hair, the messier it is, the better it looks."
Kris Humphries filed legal papers yesterday saying he doesn't understand the urgency for a quick divorce with Kim Kardashian, and he shouldn't have to rush just because Kim got pregnant. By the way, the divorce proceedings have been going on for more than a year. --Kris's lawyer, Marshall Waller, said in the docs, "What is really going on here is that an 'urgency' in the form of an apparently unplanned pregnancy, something [Kris] had nothing to do with, is perceived by [Kim] as an opportunity to gain a litigation advantage by trying to force this court to prematurely set this matter for trial." --TMZ expects the judge to set the divorce trial for March.
Chris Brown may have submitted bogus community service records to the courts. –Reportedly, Chris swore in an affidavit that he was picking up trash in Virginia when he was actually on a private jet to Cancun.
2/5/13 Lindsay Desperate for Attorney Back
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
If you recall, BILL MAHER called DONALD TRUMP out over his stupid vendetta against PRESIDENT OBAMA by jokingly offering to give $5 million to charities of Trump's choice if he could prove his father wasn't an orangutan. Well, Trump produced his birth certificate, and now he wants that money. Yesterday, he even SUED Maher for it. He claims he has an "obligation" to his chosen charities to collect the money.
Lindsay Lohan will reportedly, do anything to get back her old lawyer, Shawn Holley -- even pay her legal bills. (Shocking, I know.) --According to TMZ, Lindsay is saying that she had no idea that she'd racked up such a huge tab -- reportedly as much as $150,000. But now that she knows, she's ordered her accountant to put Shawn at the top of the creditors' list. --Lindsay's been pulling in some cash with appearance fees, endorsements and a few acting gigs, but she's also been spending like mad. She and her mother Dina both flew first class to L.A. last week for her court hearing, and they wound up renting a suite at the swanky Beverly Hills Hotel.
Justin Timberlake's first live performance in five years wasn't without some controversy. --JT caused a minor stir Saturday when he took the stage in New Orleans. Before Justin launched into "Cry Me a River," which is allegedly about his breakup with Britney Spears, he said, "Sometimes in life, you think you found the one. But then one day you find out that she is just some bitch."
2/4/13 Justin and Selena Back On?
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Monday, February 4, 2013
JUSTIN BIEBER and SELENA GOMEZ may be back together. Selena apparently spent the night at Justin's on Friday, and was spotted leaving early Saturday morning . . . trying to keep her face hidden, of course. --Sources say they were together at a joint called the Soho House on Friday night, before heading back to Justin's house.
Here's one way to get over TAYLOR SWIFT: Celebrate your 19th birthday with a STRIPPER. That's what HARRY STYLES of ONE DIRECTION did on Friday night. --It all went down at a bar in England. NIALL HORAN and some other friends were with Harry, and the stripper was dressed as a cop. Unfortunately, they weren't in a strip club, so she couldn't get naked. But she did give him a lap dance. --Harry says, quote, "It was great. I was in stitches . . . it was really funny."
KATIE COURIC admitted on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last week that she went on a date with LARRY KING 26 years ago. But while she treated it as more of a learning experience, Larry had something else on his mind. Katie says, quote, "He lunged . . . and I started laughing a little bit because the whole situation was out of a bad Lifetime movie." She eventually told him he was "interesting" and "nice", but she should find someone her own age.
AMANDA BYNES loves her some cannabis. But does she love it too much? TMZ says Amanda is looking for a new place to live because pot-smoking is frowned upon in her current apartment building. --Amanda's landlord actually sent her a letter saying her lease is being terminated . . . because they've been getting complaints of HAPPY SMOKE coming from her apartment "morning, noon and night." --She's also been seen toking in the HALLWAYS. --Amanda had a moving van out in front of the building on Friday.
2/1/13 Nicole Kidman Claims She's Natural
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Friday, February 1, 2013
Katie Holmes' is reportedly planning to enroll in law school. --An insider says, quote, "Katie started acting when she was a teenager, and she's grown tired of that world." --Katie wants to be a positive role model for her daughter, Suri, and feels that becoming a lawyer would be a step in the right direction.
The woman who claims to have hooked up with Prince Harry in Las Vegas is writing a tell all book about her parties with celebrities in Sin City and Hollywood. --Carrie Reichert has written over 500 pages about her nights out and even vacations with celebrities including Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Mick Jagger, Jack Nicholson, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. --The 40-year-old beautician says she been parting with celebs for over two decades and won't hold back on details. --She claims that she played naked pool with the Prince and made out with him last August.
Nicole Kidman's recent frozen-looking forehead has been raising eyebrows, but Nicole insists that she is totally natural! In a new interview, the 45-year-old, who doesn't have a wrinkle on her face, cops to getting Botox in the past but swears that her days of injections are long over and her current look was achieved by wearing sunscreen and taking care of herself. Nicole says, quote, "No surgery for me. --I did try Botox, unfortunately, but I got out of it and now I can finally move my face again." Kidman described the decision to get Botox as an "unfortunate move," and swears that she is "completely natural".
1/31/13 Rihanna Speaks about Chris
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Whether RIHANNA and CHRIS BROWN are dating again or just hanging out, Rihanna makes it pretty clear in the new issue of "Rolling Stone" that the rest of us should BUTT OUT. --She says, quote, "I decided it was more important for me to be happy. I wasn't going to let anybody's opinion get in the way of that. Even if it's a mistake, it's my mistake." --She adds, quote, "After being tormented for so many years, being angry and dark, I'd rather just live my truth and take the backlash. I can handle it." --She says the relationship is a lot more stable now . . . quote, "We don't have those types of arguments anymore. We talk about [stuff]. We value each other. We know exactly what we have now, and we don't want to lose that." --Still, she's giving Chris little room for error . . . quote, "He doesn't have the luxury of [effing] up again. That's just not an option. --I can't say that nothing else will ever go wrong. But I'm pretty solid in the knowing that he's disgusted by that. And I wouldn't have gone this far if I ever thought that was a possibility."
According to "In Touch Weekly", Bradley Cooper was dating a model named Laura Simpson, but she dumped him because he was obsessed with her feet. In fact, he kept touching them and asking her to text him pictures of them. A source says, quote, "It was weird, so she broke it off."
Porn legend RON JEREMY is in critical condition after suffering an aneurysm near his heart Tuesday. Ron had the second of two surgeries yesterday, after which his manager said he was, quote, "resting with complete privacy and no visitors."
LINDSAY LOHAN and her mom DINA rushed to Los Angeles from New York on Tuesday, to get to Lindsay's court hearing yesterday morning. --She originally tried to bag on it, claiming she was SICK. But then TMZ posted pictures of her out and about in New York, NOT looking sick. They also said a WARRANT could be issued for Lindsay if she didn't show. --And she did show . . . but she had trouble finding a place to stay on Tuesday night. Lindsay and her mom first went to a hotel called Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica. --But they were turned away. Apparently, Lindsay's been on their blacklist since she trashed one of their rooms five years ago. --Then they went to the Loews Hotel up the road, and were turned away there . . . but only because there were no rooms. There's no word where they ended up. Meanwhile, LINDSAY'S judge had some fun with her in court yesterday morning, telling her, quote, "I'm glad to see you're feeling better." --That was a reference to the fact that Lindsay tried to skip the hearing, claiming she was sick in New York.
MICHAEL LOHAN and his on-and-off girlfriend Kate Major welcomed a baby boy yesterday. They named him Landon Major Lohan.


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A Greenville County tax preparer was arrested Friday afternoon by South Carolina Department of Revenue investigators and charged with multiple counts of preparing fraudulent income tax returns.
Clint D. Sharpe, a tax preparer for a local tax preparation company is being held at the Greenville County Detention Center pending a bond hearing. He is charged with eight counts of preparing fraudulent income tax returns and is facing up to 40 years in prison if convicted of the charges.
Sharpe is accused of falsifying business miles, employee business expenses, and charitable contributions on income tax returns prepared for his clients. Sharpe is accused of falsifying more than $100,000 of deductions on tax returns prepared for tax year 2007.
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City Manager's Budget Relies Mostly On Cuts To Balance
Layoff Number Reduced To 201 City Employees
Today, City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. presented his recommended budget for FY 2014-2015 to Mayor Mark Mallory, per the provisions in the City Charter.
While the Manager's budget, with support from policy makers, has typically centered on strategies for growth to expand the local economy, this budget is constructed in light of the lack of revenue from the Parking Modernization and Lease, approved by the majority of City Council but held up in litigation. As part of parking litigation, City legislation cannot take effect immediately; therefore Council must pass a budget before June 1 in order for it to take effect July 1.
The Recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 General Fund Operating Budget is $352.6 million. Overall, the $35 million gap was closed through staff reductions; reduction of funded positions that are vacant; furlough days for City Management; reductions to funding to outside agencies; departmental savings; use of casino money; use of carryover from the 2013 fiscal year; and a series of 2014 expenditure reductions and 2014 revenue adjustments and enhancements.
Expenditure reductions of $20.4 million are recommended in FY 2014 when compared to the 2013 Continuation Budget (the amount needed to keep service delivery at 2013 budgeted levels).
"While balancing a budget deficit with mostly cuts is not preferred, the timing of the new fiscal year coupled with the timing of the litigation over the parking deal makes it the only real option with a number this large," said Dohoney. "Our goal is going to be to recall staff as soon as possible and provide the best customer service we can deliver for the citizens in the meantime. We have a dedicated and professional city workforce, so I know they will do their best and I'm sure the community will work with us as well."
Dohoney's budget recommendation reduces the projected Police Department layoff numbers from 149 to 66. Fire personnel layoffs have been reduced from 118 to 71. The number of non-sworn layoffs is being reduced to 64 people. In addition, 59.9 full-time equivalent vacant positions are also being eliminated. Under this scenario there are no planned police or fire recruit classes. Further, because the total number of layoff was reduced from earlier projections, the layoff costs are $3.5 million.
Public Safety Recruit Class and Sworn Position Eliminations
A total of $11.8 million will be saved in FY 2014 through the combination of sworn personnel layoffs and the elimination of planned recruit classes within both the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) and the Cincinnati Fire Department (CFD). Within the CPD, elimination of the planned recruit class of 50 to take place in FY 2014 will save $2.7 million. Fire personnel cuts will generate a total of $3 million in savings in FY 2014. This will lead to an estimated 10 brownouts a day in which one truck in a firehouse does not run.
The Police reductions take staffing levels to the minimum number before any personnel paid for by the COPS Hiring Grant from the Department of Homeland Security would be laid off. Due to the economic circumstances causing this layoff, this should not trigger a default of the COPS Hiring Grant. Layoffs in the Fire Department do trigger a default in the City's current SAFER grant from FEMA, requiring repayment of money spent to date in the amount of $1.6 million. The total grant to be forfeited is $5.9 million, as is the second grant of $6.2 million. After full repayment, the City could apply for another grant, if an additional funding round is offered.
Various Service Level Reductions
Reducing the service levels of various programs throughout the City organization including the elimination of positions within the Health Department's Community Health Environmental Inspections programs, the elimination of positions within the Law Department, and the reduction of part-time staffing within the Department of Recreation will result in savings of $1.7 million during FY 2014. In considering these reductions, the Administration evaluated the service impacts against the citizen input received through the Priority-Driven Budgeting process.
Position Vacancy Savings
The elimination of 17 full-time vacant positions in various departments not counted in other reduction categories will generate $1.9 million in savings during FY 2014. In addition, multiple positions throughout the City organization will be held vacant for a portion of FY 2014 to generate an additional $700,000 in savings during the period. These vacant position eliminations and prolonged position vacancies will further challenge departments that have already experienced significant funding and position reduction in prior budget years.
Reduction in Funding to Outside Entities
These $1.5 million in reductions help to preserve other City programs and services that have been deemed a higher priority by stakeholders through the Priority Driven Budgeting exercise.
- Human Services Policy funding is reduced by $721,150 to provide a total funding level of $1 million for Human Services agencies and $100,000 for the Center for Closing the Health Gap.
- Neighborhood Support Program (NSP) and Neighborhood Business District (NBD) Funding is reduced by a total of $279,950.
- Funding for the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce is reduced by $75,000 to provide a total funding level of $100,000.
- Funding for the African American Chamber of Commerce is reduced by $50,000 to provide a total funding level of $100,000.
- Funding for the Greater Cincinnati Film Commission is reduced by $25,000 to provide a total funding level of $50,000.
- Funding for Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is reduced by $11,550.
- Funding for the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance to perform reduced cost home energy audits for City residents will be eliminated, which will save $150,000.
- The Urban Agriculture program within the Office of Environmental Quality will be eliminated, which includes $35,000 for the Cincinnati Civic Garden Center and $15,000 for an outside, urban agriculture consultant ($50,000 total).
- A contract with Hamilton County Social Services to provide services related to the Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV) will be eliminated, which will save $50,000.
The Recommended FY 2014-2015 Biennial Budget includes the elimination of the subsidy for City services provided to "Heritage Events." Currently, the City waives 90% of the City's costs for the four not-for-profit cultural/heritage events, which are the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade, the St. Patrick's Day Parade, the Black Family Reunion, and Juneteenth. This subsidy was established on February 28, 2008, through the City Council's approval and filing of Document No. 200701075. Elimination of the current 90% subsidy would result in approximately $36,000 in annual General Fund expenditure savings.
No arts funding is budgeted for FY 2014 or FY 2015 due to the limited nature of General Fund resources.
Shift of Eligible Costs to Other Funding Sources
As City government funds programs from a variety of dedicated sources other than the General Fund, the Administration is recommending seeking reimbursements from other appropriate funding sources such as capital projects, restricted funds such as the Income Tax-Infrastructure Fund and the Sawyer Point Fund, and the 911 Cell Phones Fee Fund. While the shift of these resources will leave less funding available for other uses within these funding sources, this means of General Fund expenditure reductions has limited the negative impact to stakeholders.
Salary and Benefits Savings from Current Employees
A total of $1.1 million in savings will be generated through the combination of increasing employees' cost share for healthcare from the current 5% to 10%, reducing the cost of living adjustments (COLAs), and implementing cost savings days for executive and senior level management, including the City Manager, within departments that receive funding from the General Fund. This equates to a 1.9% reduction in salary.
Miscellaneous Personnel and Non-Personnel Reductions
Miscellaneous personnel reductions that include reductions to non-sworn overtime, miscellaneous employee benefits savings, and elimination of miscellaneous positions will generate approximately $0.5 million in FY 2014. In addition, miscellaneous non-personnel reductions that include a $100,000 across-the-board reduction to non-local travel and training, a reduction to temporary personnel, and reductions to printing services and office supplies throughout the City organization will generate an additional $0.5 million in savings during FY 2014.
Program/Service Eliminations
The elimination of certain programs and services during FY 2014 will generate approximately $800,000 in savings and result in the reduction of 10.95 FTE within the General Fund. The following programs/services will be eliminated:
- Closure of the Camp Washington, Fairview, Filson, Spring Grove Village, and Ziegler pools after the 2013 pool season will save $167,650 within the General Fund for FY 2014.
- The Bush Recreation Center in Walnut Hills will be closed, which will save $127,710 within the General Fund.
- The Energy Management program within the Office of Environmental Quality will be eliminated, saving $100,010.
- The Mounted Patrol within the Cincinnati Police Department will be eliminated, saving $95,000 from the mounted patrol facility lease and other sundry non-personnel items for the unit. The sworn personnel within the unit will be redeployed to other assignments within the department, and the horses will be separated from City service humanely.
- The Community Prosecution program in the Law Department will be eliminated, saving $83,857.
- The Delinquent Accounts/Receivables program within the City Treasury Division of the Finance Department will be eliminated, saving $75,460. This may impact future revenue collections.
- The Claims Program in the Law Department will be eliminated, saving $55,680.
- The Tire Collection program within the Department of Public Services will be eliminated, saving $30,880.
Adjustments to Costs to Maintain Current Services
The Cincinnati Fire Department requires $1.3 million in order to adequately fund additional lump sum payments expected in relation to the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP), additional longevity payments due to employees, increased employee benefits costs due to changes in employee plan elections, and certification pay.
The Health Department needs $700,000 due to the delay in implementation of certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These provisions were originally expected to generate additional Health Services Fund revenues in FY 2014 that would have offset the department's General Fund need.
Other Measures to Balance the Budget
The budget is balanced through additional $6.0 million in 2013 expenditure savings, cancellations and carryover as well as an additional $3.0 million in one-time 2013 revenues. In addition, the Administration is proposing to use $9.1 million in 2013-2014 and $7.5 million in 2015 from the casino to help balance the budget.
The Manager's Recommended FY 2014-2015 Biennial Budget includes fees for which the city is currently not reimbursed.
- Policing Services for the University of Cincinnati Medical Center: The contractual agreement from the Cincinnati Police Department providing policing services to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center calls for the hospital to reimburse the City for the salaries and benefits of the 10 Police Officers and one Police Sergeant that will be assigned to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center unit. This service agreement mitigates the need to eliminate additional filled sworn Police Department positions due to the City's current budgetary constraints. This contractual agreement would generate approximately $452,800 in General Fund revenue for FY 2014 and $978,000 in FY 2015.
- CRA Residential Tax Abatement Application Fee: A $75 service fee for Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) residential tax abatement applications that are subsequently approved. Implementation of the CRA Residential Tax Abatement Application Fee would generate approximately $23,525 within the General Fund for FY 2014 and $27,525 for FY 2015.
- Income Tax Late Payment Fee and Non-Filing Penalty: A $25 late fee for income tax filers that submit their income tax return after the filing deadline. Implementation of this reimbursement would increase General Fund and All Funds revenue by approximately $56,000 and $76,000, respectively, in both FY 2014 and FY 2015. Additionally, taxpayers who fail to file required income tax returns on time will be charged a $50 non-filing penalty.
- Fire Plan Review Fee: Implementing a Fire Plan Review Fee of $100 would generate approximately $67,800 in General Fund revenue in both FY 2014 and FY 2015. The Fire Department does not currently charge fees for fire plan reviews. The fee would help offset the salary and employee benefits costs of the Fire Specialist and Fire Captains who currently perform fire plan reviews.
- Hazardous Material Cleanup Fee: The Fire Department estimates that it spends $834,835 and 7.75 FTE on dealing with hazardous material cleanups annually. The Hazardous Material Cleanup Fee will seek reimbursement from responsible parties for the costs incurred by the Cincinnati Fire Department to respond to and clean up a hazardous materials incident scene. This fee would generate approximately $100,000 in General Fund revenue annually.
- Krohn Conservatory Admission Fee Increase: Increasing the Krohn Conservatory admission fee by $0.50 would generate an additional $125,000 in revenue. The current model charges $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for seniors and $1.00 for children 4 and above. While admission revenue does not go into the General Fund, the fee increase will allow for shifting some of the operating costs for the Krohn Conservatory from the General Fund to the Krohn Conservatory Fund in both FY 2014 and FY 2015.
- Special Events Administrative Fee: The Cincinnati Police Department does not currently charge a special event permit fee for the administrative resources used in relation to issuing special events permits or services provided at a special event. A 10% Special Events Administrative Fee would generate approximately $10,000 in General Fund revenue annually.
The City's Manager's budget addresses several other tax and rate increases:
- Property Tax Millage: The current property tax millage for operating purposes for Calendar Year (CY) 2013 is 4.60 mills. The City Council approved CY 2014 millage rate for General Fund operating purposes is 5.70 mills, which the Hamilton County Auditor has determined will yield $26.6 million in property tax revenue to the City during that calendar year. This equates to an additional $2.5 million in revenue for both FY 2014 and FY 2015. The City Charter authorizes a property tax levy of up to 6.1 mills for the General Fund operating budget. The Administration is proposing to fully restore the property tax millage to 6.1 mills in CY 2015, which would generate a total of $1.3 million in additional revenue for the second half of FY 2015. This increase in the General Fund millage would equate to a $34 annually increase to a homeowner of a $100,000 house.
- Water Works Rate Increase: A revenue increase equivalent to a 5.5% increase, effective January 1, 2014, represents a change in the current rate structure, which will better control for variable revenues by adjusting base charges and volume charges. The shift in the rate structure will lower the revenue volatility by shifting some of the operational costs into the base rates for some customers. The change to the pricing structure versus an across the board rate increase and the impact to the customer is negligible. If an across the board rate increase of 5.5% were approved, the average inside City customer's quarterly bill would increase from $54.54 to $57.51, or $2.97 per quarter. With the new pricing structure, the customer's quarterly bill would increase from $54.54 to $57.65, or $3.11 per quarter.
New Fiscal Year Timing
In December 2012, City Council took action on the CY 2014 Tentative Tax Budget and its associated property tax millage rates.
The Capital Budget that was approved by the City Council in December was appropriated in two segments: the first appropriation was for the "stub" period and the second was for Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014).
The Capital Budget will be revisited in March 2014 for FY 2015.
Further, the Consolidated Plan FY 2014 appropriations based on actual FY 2013 grant awards will be submitted under separate cover.
Lastly, the CY 2015 Tentative Tax Budget will be presented in December 2013 for City Council's consideration.
Further, should the Court rule in the City's favor in the parking litigation and barring a change of direction by Council, the Administration's intent would be to restore the investment plan approved by Council in the Parking Modernization and Lease legislation:
- $25.8 million to help balance the budget for the first year of the biennium.
- $20.9 million for the second year of the biennium, should it be needed.
- $6.3 million into a reserve account in accordance with the recommended actions from the rating agencies. We also would reach the 24% of payroll goal for deposit into the Pension Fund a full year earlier than planned.
- Invest in the Martin Luther King/I-71 Interchange ($20.0 million); downtown apartment tower with grocery store ($12.5 million); Wasson right-of-way acquisition ($3.0 million); and Smale Riverfront Park ($4.0 million).
Though a legal victory is being vigorously pursued, the ultimate resolution is not assured in time to affect what must be in place by June 1 to take effect July 1, 2013. Should a final legal victory be realized after July 1, the Administration would presume to move expeditiously to reverse some of the impacts of the cuts contained within the Manager's Recommended Budget.


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This is a proposal to add a new feature to the Zend_Json module. This new feature will provide a conversion capability. Specifically, it will allow any arbitrary XML formatted document to be converted into JSON formatted string. The following paragraph forms the motivation for this proposal.
Zend Framework: Zend_xml2json Component Proposal
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Table of Contents
1. Overview
This is a proposal to add a new feature to the Zend_Json module. This new feature will provide a conversion capability. Specifically, it will allow any arbitrary XML formatted document to be converted into JSON formatted string. The following paragraph forms the motivation for this proposal.
As Web 2.0 technologies proliferate in large enterprises, it will become necessary for PHP-based mid-tier server applications to exchange enterprise application data with the browser applications in JSON format rather than in XML format. In order to achieve this, server-side PHP application developers have to convert XML-formatted data into JSON-formatted data before sending it to browser. In reality, it would be extremely beneficial to make this conversion as part of the Zend Framework. Hence, this proposal is made to add this simple, but powerful feature in the Zend_Json module.
2. References
3. Component Requirements, Constraints, and Acceptance Criteria
- This component will require a new static function to be added to Json.php
- This component will not require use of configuration files.
- This component will add a new class to Zend_Json module.
- Given a XML formatted string as input, this component will convert the entire XML content into JSON formatted string.
- This component will keep the nested structure of the XML content intact in the resulting JSON data as well.
- This component will also optionally convert the XML attributes present in the XML content into a corresponding representation in the resulting JSON data.
4. Dependencies on Other Framework Components
- Zend_Json
- Zend_Exception
5. Theory of Operation
In order to bring the xml2json conversion feature to the Zend Framework, we will add two new static functions to the Zend_Json class in Json.php file. Those functions are described below.
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- _processXML
A function named "fromXML" is the one that users will call to convert any arbitrary XML content to JSON data. This function will take as input, a string containing XML formatted content and an optional boolean value of true to indicate the need to ignore or false for NOT to ignore the XML attributes in the conversion process. This function will then convert this input XML string value into SimpleXMLElement. Then, it will call another worker function (_processXML) in the same class to convert the XML elements into a PHP associative array. Once the PHP array is created, it simply uses the Zend_Json "encode" function to convert that PHP array into a JSON formatted string. Result from this conversion will be returned to the caller. In the case of any input error, this function will throw a Zend_Json_Exception.
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In addition to the above, this conversion logic will also require the following in the Zend_Json class.
- require_once 'Zend/Json/Exception.php'; // It is needed for throwing exceptions whenever there is an error.
- public static $maxRecursionDepthAllowed=25; // It is needed to check the allowed nesting depth of the XML tree.
6. Milestones / Tasks
- Milestone 1: [DONE] Publish this proposal.
- Milestone 2: Revise proposal, approve for Incubator development.
- Milestone 3: Commit working prototype to Incubator.
- Milestone 4: Commit unit tests and documentation.
- Milestone 5: Promote code from incubator to framework release.
7. Class Index
- Zend_Json
8. Use Cases
The use cases below show a few scenarios that explain the input and output characteristics of Zend_xml2json function.
The XML content shown above defines a parent element <contacts> that can include one or more <contact> child element. Every <contact> child element will have a nested structure of its own children. When this XML content is passed as an input to the xml2json conversion function, the expected output in JSON format is as shown below.
As you can see from the JSON formatted output shown above, each piece of element information found in the XML input content is preserved in the JSON formatted output content resulting from xml2json conversion. Optionally, xml2json function can be made to carry over the XML attributes into the JSON output.
XML input content shown above contains a parent element <books> which in turn has repeating <book> child elements. The <book> element contains an XML attribute to define an id for that book. Each <book> element also contains other child elements. This XML is moderately complex as compared to the one we saw in Use Case 1. The JSON formatted text shown below is the result/output generated by the xml2json conversion function.
The JSON representation shown above preserves all the content structure and details as in the XML input. The repeating <book> elements in XML are converted into a JSON array of book objects. If the conversion function is called with an option to retain the XML attributes, every JSON book object will carry the attributes in a @attributes property.
XML input content shown above represents an example of a purchase order that follows the RosettaNet industry standard. It is sufficiently complex in terms of structure, nesting, empty elements, multiple XML attributes etc. This XML input content, when used as input to the xml2json function will produce the resulting JSON formatted text as shown below.
As we observed in use cases 1 and 2, the above-mentioned JSON formatted text result preserves the content structure as laid out in the XML input. Note that the empty element <Billing /> has been retained as a JSON property with a value of an empty string. Multiple XML attributes present in the <Category> element have been carried over in the corresponding JSON data. All the repeating child elements of <query> also resulted in a JSON array of element objects.
All three use cases combined together demonstrate the potential use of the xml2json conversion function named fromXML. Even though this function looks deceptively simple, the benefit it will deliver to the PHP user community could be very valuable.
9. Class Skeletons
As explained earlier, two new static functions will be added to the Zend_Json class in Json.php file. The first function is a static function that provides public access to the framework users. This function front-ends the conversion logic by providing a simple call interface. This static function with added comments is shown below.
The second function is a static function that provides protected access to the callers. Only the front-end function "fromXML" discussed above needs access to the logic inside this protected function. The xml2json conversion logic is a recursive one. This static function with added comments is shown below.
The following is a test driver that can be used to exercise the xml2json feature in the Zend framework. This PHP file (Zend_xml2json_test.php) can be run with a command-line argument of any valid filename that contains XML contents.


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Re: G3 - Yemen - Opposition official: progress towards power transfer
Released on 2012-10-10 17:00 GMT
|2011-11-20 22:35:52
question is when and how. Last Friday it appeared that he may have an
option to stay on. But today's reports suggest he is still on the same
path which is to leave as much as possible on his own terms.
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Subject: Re: G3 - Yemen - Opposition official: progress towards power
remember that the VP is very loyal to him. Saleh didn't want to step down
before the scheduled time, and he will step down with an arrangement ot
keep the regime 'in the family.' I still think it would be difficult for
a VP transfer to Saleh's son (kind of like what Mubarak had in mind with
first making Suleiman VP, then having Suleiman transfer power to Gamal,)
but that is still very likely what's on his mind
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Subject: Re: G3 - Yemen - Opposition official: progress towards power
Also if Saleh wants to stay himself, his plan would basically be the
same...keep negotiating, keep giving some small concessions to keep the
other side negotiating, and work to build your strength
On 11/20/11 12:25 PM, Reva Bhalla wrote:
it doesn't negate it at all. This was always the case -- Saleh's terms
from the beginning were to prevent the dismantling of his regime, ie.
his family members dominating the security apparatus, diplomatic posts,
business posts, etc. He is forcing the opposition to accept that, and
the opposition is realizing that they are not able to push like they
were before in demanding all of Saleh's faction be purged from the
system. Saleh wanted a dignified exit with his people in place. He has
very much been making a combeback and the whole reason you're seeing
statements on progress is because Saleh feels confident now that he has
guarantees of having his people in place. what we do really need to dig
into is what the reality of the claims of RG defections were
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Subject: Re: G3 - Yemen - Opposition official: progress towards power
This talk of progress means that we are still looking at Saleh's
eventual exit - a managed one that should from his pov leave his faction
with a great deal of stake in the future setup. Note the point about who
will command the army and his point about the presidency will sacrifice
but you the army will stay. In other words, he wants his son/nephews to
hold their position which the opposition seems it is willing to accept
on the condition that a civie committee have oversight over them. That
these talks are happening negates what we were discussing in Friday's
blue sky about Saleh having survived.
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Need to check out this claim of "hundreds" of republican guard forces
defecting on Saturday
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Progress seen in talks on power transfer in Yemen
20 Nov 2011 15:21
Source: Reuters // Reuters
* Progress made in Yemen talks on ending months of crisis
* Officials say president's military powers main sticking point
* Hundreds of Republican guards defect to the opposition
SANAA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Diplomatic efforts to end months of protests
demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down have made some
headway, an opposition official said on Sunday, with differences
narrowed down to who controls the army during a transitional period.
Progress towards a deal came a day after hundreds of troops from the
Republican Guards, an elite force led by Saleh's son Ahmed, defected
to join protesters camping out in central Sanaa since February to
demand an end to the leader's 33-year rule.
An opposition leader said talks with government representatives,
mediated by U.N. envoy Jamal Benomar, moved closer to an agreement on
a Gulf Arab plan to ease Saleh from power. It would transfer power to
his deputy, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, before early an presidential
"There is progress in the negotiations," the leader in a coalition of
opposition parties told Reuters. He declined to be identified.
"The differences now focus on the president's military authorities.
The opposition wants these powers to be transferred to a committee
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Saleh would retain his title during the interim period but Hadi would
take over his powers, the opposition figure said. Yemen's opposition
say Saleh wants overall control of the army, while they seek the power
to sack commanders who disobey orders.
Saleh, who has three times backed away from signing the accord, told
Republican Guard soldiers he visited on Saturday that he was
considering stepping down.
"We in the presidency of the state are willing to sacrifice for the
nation, but you will stay, you are present ... you are the authority
of power," according to state news agency Saba.
Saleh's ruling General People's Congress party said on Saturday an
agreement to implement the Gulf initiative could be finalised within
two days and signed in Riyadh. An opposition official subsequently
dismissed prospects of an imminent deal.
Benomar, who arrived in Yemen last week to follow up on a U.N.
Security Council resolution calling on Saleh to sign the Gulf
initiative, has delayed plans to leave before a Nov. 21 deadline to
report to the U.N. secretary general.
Earlier on Saturday, hundreds of Republican Guard troops defected,
saying they would no longer agree to use force against protesters,
activists said.
"We joined the revolution because we do not want to participate in the
bloodshed and killings practiced by Saleh and his forces in (the
southern city of Taiz), Sanaa and in Arhab (in northern Sanaa)," a
member of the force told demonstrators.
In the southern port city al-Mukalla, a colonel in the army was shot
dead by gunmen on a motorcycle, a local official said.
It was the latest in a series of drive-by attacks on security or
military officers in southern Yemen, which officials blame on
militants believed to be linked to al Qaeda.
Militants have seized swathes of territory in southern Yemen in the
chaos created by 10 months of unrest and protests.
In Arhab, an opposition website reported that a child was killed on
Sunday during shelling by government forces on the tribal area north
of the Yemeni capital.
The economy of the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state has come to a
nearly complete halt. On Saturday, the Aden oil refinery stopped
production after crude supplies ran out due to an attack on a supply
pipeline. (Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari; Writing by Sami Aboudi;
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Anyone ever go swimming in the Aquacade..at the old Worlds Fair Grounds?? I used to go on Saturday Mornings and it cost a big...DIME...nice place to cool off and also to meet girls
I went to that pool often Ed. Nice place - had lots of fun.I don't remember what the fee was when I was a kid, but it was still relatively cheap.There was a fee for the lockers too, just one coin, maybe a dime or a quarter. There were keys in the lock of the empty lockers, but you couldn't get the key out until you put the coin in. I THINK you got that coin back when you unlocked it when you went back to get your clothes and sneakers. I can't swear to that.Prices have risen so fast and so often for as long as I can remember, I couldn't tell you what the price of any item was 4 years ago let alone 45 years ago!
I have another thing to say about that place, but I'm watching the mens final (cbs) taking place just a short distance from where the Aquacade used to be.
Remember the Aquacade well. The swimming pool me and my buddies went to most often. Diving board, and the platform that the show divers would use, although only the lower level platform were we allowed to use,(Thank god, lol).
The Aquacade was a great place to swim and it was close to home.Spent quite a few Saturdays taking a dip in their big pool. On a hot summers weekend I would rally my girlfriend Judy and along with her bother Andy and my brother Bob we would hop on our bikes and ride over to the Aquacade to have a nice swim. Great memories of a bygone era
I was fortunate to have been around during the Aquacade's heyday. Remember some of the old Ester Williams movies where she and her troupe perform all those water ballets. I was able to attend couple of shows where I saw the spectacular water ballets minus Ester Williams.I also remember the fireworks shot off from the Aqua shows every Wed. or was it Thurs. night.
I used to sit on the terrace of our house and watch the fireworks on Thurs. night from the Aquacade.
Ed and Jimbo, when I was a kid we used to ride our bikes to and all around the fair grounds, but in the late 60's leaving bikes out of sight anywhere, chained and locked or not, odds were great it would not be there when we returned. We would walk when going to the pool or Shea.It's a shame, but that's how it was when I grew up.As a teen in the early 70's one of the guys had an older friend (older, early 20's lol) who worked for the parks department or whoever ran that pool. He worked in the pump room for the recycling of the water for the filtration system, so he had the keys to get in there. One night it was arranged that we would meet there and have a little party in the pump room and he would show us what it looked liked and how it worked after the pool was closed and the park was empty. We walked down a long dark steel staircase to get to the pump room.There was beer and smoking things going on.After about a half hour my inquisitive mind starts looking up at these multiple HUGE pipes above coming into these pumps and back out. I asked the guy who got us in there "where are we in comparison to the pool?"He said "we're not directly underneath the pool, but right next to it and a bit lower than the deep end" pointing at the top of the wall.I looked back up at those HUGE water pipes for a few minutes and said "I have to get up early tomorrow guys, I gotta go home and get some sleep." I walked back up the stairs, out through the park and through Corona back home to Elmhurst.I've always been a bit claustrophobic and I deal with it, but sitting in a death trap under thousands of pounds of water that could possibly fill this room in the blink of an eye if somthing failed was a little too much at the time. I don't think it would bother me as much today.
Mike, I always felt the same way when going home thru the Queens Midtown Tunnel
Hi Boardbuddies: I also remember swimming at the Aquacade with my family. I seem to recall wire baskets that you would rent to put your clothes in and then they would lock them up for you(similar to the Wallcliff swimming pool that was located in Elmont, Nassau County). I remember that the Aquacade was a left over building from the previous Worlds Fair. DrSteve
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Mike, sad to say that bicycle theft had became a serious problem. You were usually OK if you were able to chain your bike to an immovable object such as a bike rack but to leave it on it's own was bad news.
DrSteve, long time. Good to hear from you. Can we assume you are retired now?I hope all is well with you and yours.Ed, in the 90's I worked with a guy that told me he was once stuck in traffic at a standstill in the Midtown Tunnel as a teen in the back of a car full of teens. As they sat still he noticed the water dripping from the top, and even more water running down the walls of the tunnel.Thinking about where he was, he said he silently panicked BIG TIME.Now in his early 60's, he has never drove thru a tunnel since then, and still walks up 5 stories to his office everyday to avoid the elevator.Funny how the mind works, who's to say bridges are safer than tunnels in NYC?Theoretically, anything can fail.Get drowned like a rat from above, or fall hundreds of feet to the same fate.Ya' gotta do what you gotta do, and just go on.It's just life in the big city. LOL!
MikeI know just how you feel about bridges. Traveling across the 59th street bridge every night for about 17 years scared the wits out of me. I often thought what would happen if the bus somehow fell into the river. To this day, I get the creeps going over the 59th street Bridge. Queens midtown tunnel isn't so bad. It's a short run. The Holland or Lincoln Tunnel much longer and scarier. Those 2 never end.
Hello Mike,Sal,Herb,Jimbo,Olivia et al: Thanks for the welcome back! Mike..you have a great memory...Yes I am now officially "retired" although I am trying to stall taking my social security. It's "No more tension, hello pension time". My wife(also a psychologist as is my daughter) plans to retire this coming June 2014. This retirement gig takes some getting used to, however I find that I am filling my days with going to a gym 3x/wk, reading, doing chores and am even contemplating performing volunteer work at a public school or nearby Hospital. In the past I have shared my personal insect collection(they are mounted and in frames) as well as my personal fossil collection (some dating back 600 million years) with children in public as well as in parochial schools. I enjoy the interaction with students. Now that I have more time...maybe I will be able to contribute more to the posted topics. Regards to you all. DrSteve
Welcome to the land of Retirement. Enjoy it
Dr. Steve...NU? welcome back, and hope you are enjoying the good life. An alter cocker collection of fossils you got there.
Dr. Steve Congratulations on your big move. The end of this month marks my 9th year of full time work. Although my wife's health has worsened, I find time to keep busy everyday.Mike & Frm. 28th Street, Looking back to my teen years ,makes me wonder how many dangerous runs I made over the 59th St. Bridge. After 9/11 the train ride under the Hudson was pretty scary each morning.
Hello Sal: Sorry to hear about your wife's health worsening. I hope that improved health is in her future. All the best to you & your wife.DrSteve
Dr Steve--I live in the midst of a huge fossil collection (myself included). It's called Leisure Village. All fossils still alive & kickin'. Any time you want to head out east & visit our collection, feel free to stop by. LOL
Olivia, back in the olden days Leisure Village dwellers were well known for their sale of used cars. The for sales were posted on the community bulletin and everyone knew that a used car coming from an older person were usually well cared for and you got good value for your money.
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Thanx Jim, good to know. I'm waiting for my '02 Camry to become a burden. But, like all Camrys, it'll probably outlive me. I no longer buy new cars, but I'd like a gently used Prius. I've driven my daughter's Prius & I love it.
Olivia, I too own and drive a Camry... it has a V6 and has some get up and go, great car. My wife's very close friend bought a Prius when they first came out and loves it. The car is still going strong and it get's about 40 some odd miles to the gal. She claims the Prius has enough pep not too drag badly while driving through our moutain country.
O- My '87 Camry LE 4 cyl. lasted me for 17 faithful yrs.,passed it on to family was still going until last years. As for the Prius-C/R tested a 10 yr. old model,specs were on the money as when new!
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