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Re: Possible future QB solution?
I think we start looking for Schaub's replacement NOW. Not to replace him in 2013 but to give the youngster 1, 2, maybe 3 seasons to grow in our system.
At the moment I'm not sure Keenum is that guy. Just don't have enough info/game data to make a solid call one way or the other.
And I disagree that Yates was ever Kubiak's "next big boy". Schaub is the only QB Kubiak has spent significant resources to acquire. Think about it. Every other QB Smithiak has brought is was 5th round or lower.
Rosenfels - Unrestricted FA
Shane Boyd - waivers (never got off P/S)
Rex Grossman - cheap F/A
Dan Orlovsky (okay, this was a 9 million dollar brain fart) - F/A
Matt Leinart - cheap F/A
T.J. Yates - 5th rounder
Case Keenum - UDFA
Now there were other late round experiments" whose names escape me but my point still stands. Other than that Orlovsky brainfart, Smithiak has yet to expend significant resources on a QB to replace Schaub. When Smithiak spends what I still call a first day pick - rounds 1-3 - on a QB, they aren't seriously looking to replace Schaub.
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Re: Possible future QB solution?
this idea that the only possible upgrade over schaub has to be an elite qb because hes right there on the cusp is pure effin nonsense. should we scroll down the list of non-elite qbs who would kill in this offense.. schaub top 10?? meh, around 7 or 8 or so there starts to be a bunch of interchangeable guys depending how good of a week they have. but if we compiled a list of qbs ranked on skill set, iq, arm strength, pocket presence, mobility, & ability to extend plays, schaub falls somewhere in late teens to 20s.. schaub has always been a numbers guy, he was getting top tenish rankings when the texans were terrible, now he has a top running game and a defense that does have the ability to shut you down and hes still right there where he was a few years ago.. stats and regular season wins only mean so much, lets see him operate in the playoffs. i still fear hes gonna shiit the bed when all the lights are on him. some will still make excuses for him though...
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Arm strength don't mean SQUAT if you aren't hitting the target. Lots of guys have strong arms but can't get the ball into tight windows. I list this right after football IQ - the ability to see who should be open before the snap or to see the play called won't work and check into something more promising. And that whole "mobility" thing is a disaster waiting to happen. See M. Vick, RG3, VY, Roetlisberger... all get hurt, seemingly every year for extended periods, trying to be "mobile" and "extend plays".
Oh and I noticed you didn't list the guys you think are ahead of Schaub and why you think they are.
Post your list and lets get the debate on.
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the whole accuracy measurement seems flawed, its just an advancement on completion percentage, a stat which doesnt tell the whole story to begin with. accuracy percentage ignores throwaways and throws under duress, even then its still mainly about completion percentage after those incompletions are removed from the equation. the way i see accuracy, if a wide receiver is a target, his chest and hands are the bullseye. balls thrown in the vicinity still hit the board but theyre not bullseye hits. schaub throws way too many balls at his TEs feet, behind WRs on slants, way too many times are his receivers fully extended saving INTs, with little to no velocity. hes not exactly the poster boy for accuracy. his completion percentage will always be high because this system is designed to trick defenses leaving guys wide open. ive seen schaub make some great throws that didnt seem to be in his repertoires, to beat dbs, but this isnt a common occurrence. when i think of accuracy, i think guys like brees, who can throw a dart back shoulder pass in tight coverage, that hits his main in the chest, a pass that dbs never had a chance of defending. does this sound like schaub at all?
non elite qbs that would thrive in this system-
rivers, flacco, cutler, stafford, vick, freeman, ryan, romo, newton, eli, ben, rg3, luck...
if there was such a thing as a qb friendly system, this is it.. the toughest thing about it is learning that dennys menu playbook of kubes.. its all about formation trickery and getting defenses to commit to the stretch run.
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While I agree with this 100%, I have my doubts that Kubiak will ever give Yates the chance he needs. I think Kubiak has found a QB (Schaub) that he can control and will run his system his way. I think Yates could be trade bait this coming offseason and if he were to get with another team and get a chance he's got the potential to be quite good.
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I've not been a Schaub fan... actually I said I loved that guy in 2009. Recently I'm working on a train of thought that says we don't have the talent at the WR position for Kubiak or Matt to trust themselves to sling it on every down, unless they really have to.
If LeStar, Posey, & Martin can turn into productive, trust worthy receivers before Andre flames out, we might see an elite QB in the very near future.
As far as Tj goes, he's the perfect QB for us now.... to back up Matt Schaub.
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Incorrect, the NFL voted Yates the most valuable back up and most wanted QB......it was a story earlier in the season.....No one here is claiming he is the next Tom Brady, but the guy surely provides upside
And Schaub is BARELY top 10, if he even is....so its not like we're moving on from a prime top 5 qb, give schaub another season or 2 then evaluate him and move on
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I like Yates. I don't see where this Yates hate comes from.
If you look at him and Dalton they had similar rookie seasons. Biggest difference was just Dalton playing more. Yates also played a bunch without Andre.
I like Yates a lot actually. He's better than what some are giving him credit for.
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Tj Yates is simply more talented than Schaub. To not admit that is dishonest at best. I don't think he is Schaub replacement. But I think he's as good as any prospect we could find in the fourth or later. As been stated before, when Kubiak feels it's time to moved on, he'll move on.
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What's with the TJ bashing. He was a rookie last year right? 5th round pick even. We were supposed to have Leinart as a back up btw. For a late pick, 3rd string QB and given the entire situation he filled in nicely. I have no clue how high his ceiling is, but perhaps there is potential there. I think he can be a solid back up at this point, not sure what beyond that, I personally haven't seen enough of him since his rookie year to know much more (and that's a good thing). Not pouring on the love or pouring on the hate, just trying to be fair here. I'd need a bigger sample size and see how is development is coming.
Remember how certain every one was about Kareem Jackson.
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Your idea almost makes it sound like Kubiak doesn't think Kubiak is smart enough to find a future Texans QB in the draft, the long-term solution as a guy like Schaub begins to fade or gets hurt and cannot play.
Andy Dalton is a pretty good QB stuck on a team who has one major WR threat and inconsistency in the backfield. I'd take Andy Dalton over TJ Yates in a heartbeat.
And this whole bull**** of "hate" is dumb. Come on, man. It's not hate...it's just saying that he had a full off-season, a full camp, and even in preseason games vs. 3rd stringers...Yates looked really, really, REALLY bad. And I was one of the biggest Yates pumpers out here back in the off-season.
Look, like I told rey: I was excited to see TJ Yates in the preseason because of all the extra work he received in off-season and camp (due to Schaub being out). Well, I was completely shocked. He looked worse, a lot worse.
Sure, he could become something. That shouldn't stop Kubiak from drafting a QB every year and maybe even thinking one day soon about the idea of pulling the trigger on a QB a bit higher than round 5.
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Depending on how the rest of the season plays out.....I think Schaub has the potential to be considered the lower end of elite. He has (like Tom Brady) the benefit of playing in and mastering the playbook by being in the same system for years. I am NOT saying Matt is Tom, but simply saying that with his intelligence and experience in the same system for an extended amount of time, he can become a very good QB. He just needs post season wins now to help his career resume.
As for TJ, I like him, but the jury is still out on his future potential.
Either way, I don't think QB is an issue at the present time.
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And his O-line was pretty much non existent. Even Kubiak mentioned that it was hard for him to do much because the O-line was playing so poorly.
I remember a few times where it literally looked like the O-line wasn't even out there.
Against New Orleans he was sacked 5 times. There wasn't a game he played in where he didn't get crazy pressure in his face and went un-sacked.
And still despite that, his numbers weren't even terrible for the most part.
I know it's about more than numbers, but as I recall my memory from those games I though Yates looked like a guy that could only do so much because of the people around him. Had he gotten some reps with the first team I think he'd have looked better. More like the guy that showed promise the year before.
Oh and what's dumb is nit picking on words. Would you rather I said non-love? Or dislike? disdain? Who cares....Was just using a word that showed strong dislike which is exact what some of these posts I've read express.
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I need that popcorn emoticon.
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I like our QB situation.
You can't have an All-Pro at every position .
At least Schaub made the Pro-Bowl without being "sexy".
He isn't elite, but he's still the King of Play Action.
Yates is regarded highly around the league as a good back-up QB, and that will do for now.
Every now and then, Kubiak was asked about Keenum, and he always said that the guy will play in this league for a long time.
Kubiak does not say this about many young players.
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Thanks to Premier
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The chances of Cousins being a starting QB in this league is about the same as Tj Yates.
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Here's what Kubiak had to say about Keenum the Friday before the Pats game.
(on QB Case Keenums role preparing for the Patriots quick offense) Actually (QB) T.J. (Yates) gets the bulk of it, but (QB) Case (Keenum) kind of plays everywhere. Case has done a wonderful job this year. I think hes got a bright future in this league. Im looking forward to these next eight weeks, but Im really looking forward to his future coming back after a year with our team because hes made a lot of progress. He knows whats going on. Hes going to be very competitive come next year.
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This 60 Minutes segment on Groundwater Depletion in Californias Central Valley explores Californias drought and the depletion of its Central Valley aquifer due to agricultural over-pumping. With dwindling reservoirs here in Central Texas and ever growing population projections, numerous proposals are under consideration to pump and pipe groundwater to the I-35 Corridor and beyond. What can the Hill Country learn from Californias groundwater overdraft?
HCA has been recognized as an "HONORARY MEMBER in the Hays County Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalist for exemplary service and commitment to the community and natural resources of the State of Texas. Thank you Dixie Camp and the HCMN for many years of collaboration, we look forward to many more. Read more about the award and learn about the Master Naturalist program here.
The Hill Country Alliance, in partnership with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and The Nature Conservancy, will host a workshop on the nature and function of stream and riparian zones in the Hill Country. The workshop will feature presentations on riparian plants, basic hydrology, and techniques for ensuring healthy riparian function. The workshop will take place from 8am-4pm on Friday, December 5th. A variety of continuing education credits are available. Details
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"The take-away message from this study," Dr. Crompton says, "should be that the state park system is an important contributor to the Texas economy, particularly in rural areas and that the states net investment in parks is returned many times over as visitors travel to enjoy the outdoors and leave their dollars behind." Many of states most popular parks are right here in the Texas Hill Country. More from TPWD.
Ranchers and Landowners Association in collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District will be hosting a rainwater catchment program November 15th in Bandera. Topics will include the state of Bandera County water, rainwater harvesting systems, and rainwater harvesting impact on appraisals. Details
Do you live in karst? About 25% of the US and the planets land surface is karst. Karst areas are the worlds most diverse, fascinating, resource-rich, yet problematic terrains. They contain the largest springs and most productive groundwater supplies on Earth. They provide unique subsurface habitat to rare animals, and their caves preserve fragile prehistoric material for millennia. They are also the landscapes most vulnerable to environmental impacts. Their groundwater is the most easily depleted and polluted. Learn more about the importance of Karsts during a free webinar from SNS, November 18. Details
Last week, the San Antonio City Council unanimously voted to move forward with the Vista Ridge Project that plans to bring 50,000 acre-feet of groundwater from Burleson County to the city. Because of our many concerns with this project, the vote was a disappointment, but last Thursdays Council deliberation did stir some positives worth discussing. Read more from Texas Living Waters.
While much of the plan is dedicated to the preservation of farmland, watersheds and nature preserves, other parts focus on encouraging building more dense, urban-like centers in the countys unincorporated and undeveloped areas. Read more from Community Impact.
On November 6, 2014, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) adopted a set of rules needed for fully implementing SWIFT in the lone star state. These rules will determine how projects eligible for SWIFT will be prioritized for funding. Now that the rules are official, public water providers are encouraged to submit an abridged application as the first step to receiving funding. More from TWDB.
HCA is interested in learning how you feel about the challenges facing the Texas Hill Country. Please take two minutes to fill out a brief public opinion survey by Monday, November 10th and you may win a two night stay at the Cool River Cabin along the beautiful Llano River. Take the survey here.
CNU Texas Chapter is bringing Chuck back to Texas for a three hour workshop on sensible transportation and infrastructure planning. We advocate for a model of growth that allows America's places to grow financially strong and resilient, Strong Towns. Chuck was a huge hit at HCAs Summit, catch him November 20th in Austin. Learn more
Yes! Rainwater harvesting is a doable, practical, affordable and great tasting way to provide water for homes, gardens and businesses. That was the message heard by the more than 750 people who came out to Dripping Springs to celebrate and learn at HCA's day long edu-fest. Attendees enjoyed 63 booths filled with helpful information and demonstrations, live music, great food and 13 speakers who discussed a range of rainwater harvesting and water conservation related topics. Thanks to all who participated and we'll see you next year! See photos from this year's event here.
Blayne Stansberry has been announced as the unofficial winner of of the Precinct 2 Directorship for The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. She and Director Craig Smith (Precinct 5, uncontested this election) will serve 4 year terms and join current directors Mary Stone (Precinct 1), Blake Dorsett (Precinct 3) and Robert (Bob) Larsen (Precinct 4) on the Board. More from BSEACD.
Balancing Rural and Urban Water Needs: How Local and Regional Planning Activities Ensure Long-Term Supplies. Join State Representative-Elect Andrew Murr as he moderates a discussion with SARA General Manager Suzanne Scott; Hydro-geologist, Region J consultant, John Ashworth and GBRA director/former CCGCD president, Tommy Mathews. Difficult decisions lie ahead as urban areas demand more water, rural areas experience loss of spring flow and our region faces increased challenges brought by population growth and drought. Are Central Texas water planning processes on track to balance the needs of its rural and urban users and protect the natural water resources that sustain our ecologic and economic health? Learn more
On October 31 the LCRA formally submitted an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) for the construction of a 138-kV transmission line project in Blanco, Gillespie and Kendall counties. Potentially impacted landowners should receive notice in the mail in the coming days. That information is also posted on the LCRA website. Potentially impacted landowners are encouraged to review the application documents, including the updated map, and participate in the PUC process. Landowners have until December 15 to become formal interveners in the PUC review process. More information and instructions on accessing LCRA TSCs complete CCN application are available here.
Last week, the San Antonio City Council unanimously voted in front of a packed chamber to approve a controversial pipeline that would bring in groundwater from 142 miles away. The $3.4 billion project would pipe in 16 billion gallons of water each year from Central Texas' Burleson County. Read the full story as well as related stories leading up to this vote in the Texas Tribune.
The Community Gardens Program recently announced that the Bamberger Foundation will be funding a new urban garden in San Antonio. The garden will emulate many of the practices set forth by J. David Bamberger at the award winning Bamberger Ranch Preserve in Johnson City. Learn more
Driving through western portions of Austin, maybe youve noticed scenic, tree-covered hills spreading across the landscape and wondered when they will become a new shopping area or residential development. While growth is inevitable, it is also important to preserve land for the environmental benefits it provides. Learn more
Water is a hot topic in Texas and its getting hotter. Register for Trib + Water to stay informed. This bi-weekly newsletter is brought to you at no cost by The Meadows Center for the Environment and The Texas Tribune.
The project is much too important and costly for San Antonio not to have a full and complete understanding about the reliability of the groundwater supply. Read more from this open-letter by Dr. Curtis Chubb, rancher and groundwater expert, published in the Rivard Report. Citizens have the opportunity to address the San Antonio City Council each Wednesday at 6:00 pm. The Alamo Group of the Sierra Club has created a clearinghouse of articles and reports to keep you informed. SA City Council is likely to vote on the project Thursday, October 30th.
This historic decision puts us within reach of purchasing the entire tract of land and protecting the habitat Brackens bats have used for thousands of years. Read more from Bat Conservation International. San Antonio is one of the fastest growing cities in the county, in part because of the vast natural resources of the region. Its our responsibility to ensure we protect and conserve what makes this region incredibly special. Councilman Ron Nirenburg, quoted in the Rivard Report.
There's a lot of evidence that millennials don't drive as much or care as much for cars in general as previous generations their own age did. They're less likely to get driver's licenses. They tend to take fewer car trips, and when they do, those trips are shorter. They're also more likely than older generations to get around by alternative means: by foot, by bike, or by transit. There's still a lot of dispute, however, over exactly what these trends mean. Read more from the Washington Post.
"Everything from urban development to dance hall preservation was on the agenda at the Hill Country Alliance 2014 Leadership Summit, held Thursday at the Nimitz Hotel Ballroom." Read the full article from the Fredericksburg Standard.
We are reaching a point in Texas where simply standing on common ground is not enough. The lives of urban and rural Texans are irreversibly intertwined, so we must all join forces to create and define initiatives and policies that conserve the common good, while protecting the heritage of private landowners. Read more of David K. Langford's guest blog for the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation.
Most food growers rely on tap water to keep their plants alive during dry weather, but gardeners are discovering that chemicals in tap water harm the soil organisms that plants depend upon to absorb nutrients. As a result, more and more gardeners are storing rainwater. Read more from Sustainable Food Center.
For the past year, San Antonio City officials, Bat Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy and many other organizations and community leaders have been searching for a solution to avert a 3,500-home development over the Edwards Aquifer and adjacent to Bracken Cave Preserve. Next week, San Antonio's city council will meet to vote on whether to invest $5 million from their Edwards Aquifer Protection Program toward the purchase of the property and a conservation easement to protect aquifer recharge. Learn more from BCI.
City Council chambers filled Wednesday evening with more than 100 people who signed up to speak for or against the proposed SAWS-Vista Ridge Consortium water agreement. Individuals were given two minutes to express their views, while group representatives were allotted five minutes. Read more from the Rivard Report.
I have never understood why in Texas zoning laws are good for city mice but not for country mice, especially as we lose more and more of the open land that is necessary to our survival as a species every year, but that is the way it is and there seems to be no way to change it until Texans get tired of seeing our state gobbled up by strip malls and truck stops and march on the state capitol armed with shotguns and pruning hooks. Read this personal story about the Hill Country, by Lonn Taylor, featured in The Big Bend Sentinel. Learn more about County Authority in Texas here.
The public is invited to learn more about the process to develop a Roadway Character Plan for FM 150 from near Arroyo Ranch Road northwest through the Driftwood to RR 12 in Dripping Springs at an October 16 meeting. Hays County Commissioners Will Conley and Ray Whisenant are hosting the meeting to share information about the roadway and gather ideas from the public about what this important cross-county road needs to look like as changes are phased in to improve mobility and safety. Details
..the effects of human endeavors all around the planet can be gauged by listening to the sounds of different habitats. Wild, urban, rural they all can be interpreted. Read more from Bernie Krause in Call of the Wild, featured in Sun Magazine. Find out what neighbors are doing through the Noise Pollution Clearning House.
Through Texas Land Trends, we have been able to raise awareness that Yes, we have a lot of land in Texas, but we are losing it at a faster rate than most other states in the country, and that loss is having profound impacts on our agricultural base, our water resources and our native wildlife habitat, Fitzsimons said. Read more about Land Trends.
A community workshop will be held October 9th from 68 pm as part of a Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) process, a planning approach that invites the surrounding communities and neighborhoods to influence the design, so that it reflects their cultural and historic values and aesthetic preferences. Learn more about the event hosted by the CTRMA and TxDot. Explore http://Fix290.org for more information.
HCA has released their 9th Texas Hill Country Calendar. Once again, this calendar delivers stunning photography while remaining an informative resource on Hill Country conservation. The stunning photographs featured throughout the 2015 calendar were chosen from nearly 400 submissions to HCAs 2014 Photo Contest. Learn more
San Antonio is one step closer to buying some of the most expensive water ever sold in Texas, just as the deal is drawing more critics. Read more from Texas Tribune.
at Cibolo Nature Center & Farm on Oct. 6-11 Volunteers interested in learning about Hill Country wildlife and contributing to its scientific study are encouraged to become citizen scientists during the Wildlife Field Research bio-blitz taking place Oct. 6-11 at the Cibolo Nature Center & Farm. Wildlife Field Research is open to participants of all ages and skill levels. Learn more
The Highway Beautification Act will be 50 years old next year. As envisioned by Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson, it was supposed to protect the natural landscape from billboards. Ever since its passage, scenic activists and billboard companies have been at war over the views along American highways. More from NPR.
The San Antonio Water System Board will vote Monday on a $3.40-billion landmark water deal that would pipe in 50,000 acre-feet of water to San Antonio annually as soon as 2019, enough to meet 20% of the growing citys future water needs. Read more from the Rivard Report.
Mondays vote by SAWS is step one, San Antonio City Council will ultimately consider and vote on the Vista Ridge Pipeline Project. Who is this water for? Where will it ultimately go? Who will ultimately pay and what are the long-term financial implications? Show up at UTSA Monday night for a balanced panel discussion. Get educated and get involved. Event details
The 522 page draft contract for this $3.4 billion deal was posted on-line on September 23rd, giving the SAWS Board and the public less than a week to review a deal that will have far reaching implications for our community, including an estimated 16% rate hike for SAWS customers. Read more from GEAA. As Margaret Day of the Alamo Sierra Club points out to be sustainable, aquifer drawdown should be no greater than recharge. Read this opinion piece from the Alamo Sierran Word.
Travis County is seeking public comments by Wednesday, Oct 1st on their Land, Water and Transportation plan. Read the plan, take the survey and/or send your comments via email. Meanwhile, CAMPO is taking comments until Oct 6th on a variety of projects including a study to construct a major tollway across sensitive preserve lands. Traffic solution costly, harmful to environment Read City to oppose proposed tollroad in the Austin American Statesmen.
The League of Women Voters of Comal Area invites the public to attend The Trinity Aquifer: A Shared Resource/ A Shared Responsibility, to be held October 7 in Canyon Lake. If you drink water in Comal County, you are likely to be drinking Trinity water, or you soon will be. It is up to all of us to learn more about this resource, no matter where in Comal County we live. Learn more
It's no secret that drought has been a major factor in the declining water levels of our lakes and reservoirs here in Texas. But there is another factor that has has received very little attention - evaporation. Read more from Texas Living Waters.
The stars may seem a little brighter over Kerrville next year. The Kerrville Public Utility Board last week set aside about $734,000 to upgrade 2,000 city street lights to full cut-off, high-efficiency LED lamps that wont shine light upward. Read More from the Kerrville Daily Times.
Last weeks Water Crisis event hosted by The Hays County Citizens Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD) drew a huge crowd and continues to create a lot of meaningful conversations about how rural lands west of I-35 will be developed. Learn more
Even as Cibolo Nature Center staffers celebrate a major milestone with the completed restoration of the historic Herff farmhouse, they're setting ambitious new goals. Read more from SA Express-News.
Central Texas is having a pretty decent year, rain-wise. Were sitting just below normal. But these big rain events all have something in common: They really havent fallen where we need them most. The watershed that helps our water supplies isnt here in Austin; its way up into the counties to the north of us." Read more from State Impact.
Land fragmentation has been a growing problem for Texas, and by all appearances it isnt going to slow any time soon. The states population continues to grow rapidly, and those residents have an insatiable appetite for land. Read more from Livestock Weekly.
As the current drought reminds us, water continues to impact the sustainability and growth of Texas' economy. Unfortunately, land is disappearing faster than in any other state, threatening the water resources on which our economy depends. Land conservation is a cost-effective water resource protection strategy. Join TALT October 1st in Austin.
With cool weather around the corner, the Texas Outdoor Family program has scheduled outdoor recreational workshops statewide though the beginning of December. The workshops offer a low-cost weekend trip where families can un-plug, reconnect with nature, and learn the basics of camping. Read more from Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Water marketers who want to sell to cities say theres plenty of groundwater, however landowners and conservationists warn that this precious resource could drain in a few decades. Whats the long-term impact on the Colorado River as the groundwater table declines? Who exactly is this water for and what are they willing to pay? Read this excellent article by Neena Satija, Texas Tribune.
ACC Professor Don Jonsson takes an interesting look at various degrees of consensus about what geography is included in the Hill Country. His data shows Luckenbach as generally the mean center of the region and the Pedernales River Basin 100% Texas Hill Country. View his project findings, map and summary. HCA has a plethora of helpful Hill Country map resources available online and as well as an interactive map viewer.
Landowner groups and Wildlife Coops Heres something worth passing along to your member lists. Wild Pigs are an issue throughout the Hill Country region. Heres an opportunity to learn from the comfort of your own ranch/home computer. Dial in September 18th to from noon to 1:00. Find out how to access this webinar made possible by the Texas Wildlife Association.
The effects of population growth on traffic are easy to understand. More people equal more cars on the road. More cars on the road equal more congestion. Duh! The real culprit is the rate at which new people are moving here. Read one bold Austinite's views (who happens to also be a Real Estate Developer) about the real issue facing Austin (and the Hill Country) population. Ed Wendler, Special to the Austin American Statesman.
to host a free community meeting this Thursday to discuss why water is an increasingly critical issue, and how we can all be part of improving the outlook. Speakers include Andy Sansom, Executive Director of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Steve Clouse, Chief Operating Officer of San Antonio Water Systems, Ray Whisenant, Hays County Commissioner, Peter Newell, Water Resources Engineer at HDR Engineering, and Bech Bruun of the TWDB. Details
The Fix 290 Coalition, a group of over 40 organizations and businesses and 2,800 petition signers, have been advocating for a parkway" concept to move traffic through Oak Hill and protect the original character and unique natural environment of the area for more than a decade. The City of Austin is now asking for a study of this community driven parkway alternative to TxDots traditional elevated/frontage road model. Read more from Fix290.
On Saturday, September 6th the Hill Country Alliance hosted a landowner workshop for those landowners potentially impacted by the LCRA's proposed Blumenthal substation and transmission line project. The workshop featured an update from the LCRA on the status of their application to the Public Utility Commission, and a panel discussion of landowner rights during the transmission line routing and construction process. To read a more detailed summary of the event and access speaker presentations, click here.
A decade ago, prospective water marketers easily secured the rights to pump more than 20 billion gallons of water annually from the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in Central Texas Burleson County. The company now holding those rights, BlueWater, is negotiating a $3 billion deal to send much of that water to San Antonio. Read more from The Texas Tribune.
December 15 in Boerne - GMA 9 Joint Planning Meeting - Details
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January 24 in Bastrop - "The Rural-Urban Coalition for Local Control," first annual meeting hosted by the League of Independent Voters of Texas - Details
February 5 in Junction - Save the date: Stakeholder meeting for the Upper Llano River Watershed Protection - Details
February 13-15 in Austin - Urban Riparian Symposium - Details
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Re: FW: Global Market Brief
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I don't see any other addresses on the list that are immediately obvious
as his or lists that he is on. The mailout system certainly didn't send
him ten to email@example.com, here is a dump of all mail to any
address with the word kuykendall in it for all day yesterday.
He's being forwarded to, some other addresses or lists he is on are also
subcribed to the mailing.
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Jim Hallers wrote:
Any reason Don would have received six of the same e-mails today? I
can't imagine he is miscounting them.
From: Don Kuykendall [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 7:27 PM
To: 'Jim'
Subject: FW: Global Market Brief
fyi, I received SIX of these???????
Don R. Kuykendall
512.744.4314 phone
512.744.4334 fax
Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
700 Lavaca
Suite 900
Austin, Texas 78701
From: Strategic Forecasting, Inc. [mailto:email@example.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 2:28 PM
To: email@example.com
Subject: Global Market Brief
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Global Market Brief: How Not to Slow a Runaway Stock Market
The Shanghai Stock Exchange plunged 6.5 percent May 30 after the Chinese
government announced a tripling of stock trading taxes to 0.3 percent.
The following day the market shrugged off early losses to close up 1.4
Despite protectionist sentiments in many states, it is rather rare for
governments to attempt to directly protect share values. In China the
issue has been turned on its head: Rather than fearing that the markets
are crashing without reason, the government fears the markets are
surging without reason.
Luckily for Beijing, getting markets to fall is much easier than
propping them up, as the Thai well know. However, China's markets not
only do not trade on their fundamentals, but most of the tools a state
could use to suppress stock trading will not work in China.
The easiest way to contain a runaway stock market is to let it
self-destruct. When a speculative bubble forms, sooner or later it will
pop and the market will suffer a series of cataclysmic crashes. Such
events are traumatic, but they are essential to both restoring rational
values and impressing upon overenthusiastic investors that the stock
market is not a one-way trip to riches.
That is critically important when one considers that cadres of
individual investors in China -- holding more than 70 percent of shares
on the Shanghai Stock Exchange -- have invested their entire livelihoods
into their equity stakes. Thus, the potential for social unrest and
violence is much higher for disgruntled Chinese than U.S. investors.
Avoiding that catastrophic crash requires some sort of mechanism to slow
the exchanges' rise, but Chinese exchanges have not had time to develop
self-regulating or built-in cool-down mechanisms to shape expectations.
Unlike the New York Stock Exchange or Germany's DAX, where accurate
information flows regularly and provisions against insider trading are
rigorously enforced, in China the stock exchange is a cauldron of
manipulation by the politically connected. Thus, any statistics used to
evaluate equities in the rest of the world have very little meaning in
China, disguising the nature and scope of the bubble already in place.
Consider some of the characteristics of the Chinese stock and financial
* Immature market structure: The Chinese stock market really only
sports a decade of stuttered operations since reopening in 1991,
after more than 40 years of no action.
* Lack of established regulatory framework: The Chinese government has
proven unable to set up guidelines to establish multiple investment
channels, whereas in the United States 401k or individual retirement
account programs proliferate in order to offer more structured
investment options with lower risk.
* Lack of effective oversight: Most of the stocks on the Chinese
exchanges have been handpicked by the government as the "fastest
risers" -- either in terms of operating revenues, profit and the
like or in terms of good political connections. Simply put, the
quality of the equities has been vetted by connected government
personnel, not the market.
* Immature buyers/investors: Western investors are very active because
information is easy to come by and the system's structure mitigates
risk; they can easily trade online or via large brokerages or funds.
Those Chinese investors who are not politically active must invest
directly into specific stocks with minimal guidance, making their
investments far more volatile.
* Immature sellers: Chinese listing firms do not follow a set
standard, some break what rules there are, and others do not even
know what rules exist.
Beijing's problem in dealing with such characteristics, however, is that
the "normal" tools to rein in an overheated stock market would actually
cause more problems than they would solve.
Perhaps the most reliable way to cool off any portion of an economy --
stock markets included -- is to jack up interest rates. Reducing access
to capital slows investments of all types and certainly makes dubious
practices that are common in China -- like taking out a second mortgage
or other loan to purchase shares -- less attractive. It also would make
traditional savings accounts far more appealing.
But such an obvious option is a nonstarter in China. The defining
characteristic of the Chinese economic system has traditionally been
cheap capital made possible by interest rates held below the rate of
inflation. This cheap capital in turn is used for two key objectives:
first, to prop up any and all state bank-funded projects that help
ensure maximum employment and thus contain social pressures; second, to
fund Chinese government purchases of U.S. Treasury bills, which helps
contain the pace of the yuan's appreciation. Though benchmark interest
rates have been increased four times in the last year alone, such
increases have been minor and aimed exclusively at dampening lending,
not at changing savings patterns.
But the cheap capital ultimately has to come from somewhere -- in this
case, the famed Asian savings rate. Some of that cash has obviously
leaked out of urban dwellers into the stock market in a manner that is
flirting with disaster, but should the core cash that China's millions
of savers funnel to the state via their deposits actually pay meaningful
interest the result would be disastrous. Should China lose the ability
to capture that cash, interest rates would have to climb to maintain the
size of this deposit pool. The subsequent shortage of cash would make it
more expensive for banks to issue loans to loss-making state-owned
enterprises, potentially causing some state-subsidized sectors to
screech to a halt if not collapse outright.
Which means the only real way to slow the surge of liquidity into the
stock markets is to offer more options. Of course the question then
becomes: What options? Products like the U.S. 401k require a far deeper,
more sophisticated and better regulated system. There are always
property markets, but they already are suffering from a bubble more
dangerous than the stock markets.
China does not yet have a corporate bond market at all, and its
derivatives market and commodity markets are so new and underdeveloped
that a large surge of capital into them now would simply
institutionalize all of the stock market's shortcomings into them as
well. This leaves Chinese investors with few options -- and Beijing with
a stock market that simply cannot slow down without collapsing
BRAZIL: Brazil's Ministry of Justice announced May 30 the creation of a
General Coordinator of Analysis of Public Purchase Infractions office as
part of the Department of Economic Protection and Defense. The new
office will be responsible for investigating cartels abusing federal,
state and municipal contracting for public works. This is a direct
reaction to a large public works corruption scandal uncovered in the
past month by the Federal Police's Operation Navalha. Such activity by
cartels costs the public coffers an estimated $40 billion annually.
Brazil's Secretariat of Economic Development estimates that public
contracts are generally overestimated by 25 percent to 40 percent.
Companies that come under scrutiny could be fined up to 30 percent of
the value of their invoices and could lose their licenses to bid for
public contracts. If this new office is effective -- and there is an
outside shot of this -- it could significantly alter the political and
financial dynamics of the construction sector in Brazil and put a dent
in the culture of endemic corruption.
THAILAND: The Thai Constitutional Tribunal, Thailand's highest court,
found the Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) guilty of electoral fraud but
acquitted the Democrat Party of all charges late May 30. TRT was found
guilty of election fraud in the April 2006 election, and of allowing its
former leader, ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to abuse
elections as a "tool for monopolizing power." TRT will now be disbanded
and all of its present and former executives will be banned from
domestic politics for five years. Though TRT executives are no longer
able to participate in the scheduled December 2007 election, full
acquittal of the other top opposition party has allayed foreign investor
fears that all key opposition politicians would be blocked from
participation. After the last nine months of political instability and
unpredictable government economic policies, foreign investors
interpreted the tribunal decision as a sign of greater political
certainty to come; the Thailand Stock Exchange surged 1.32 percent
following news of the Democrats' acquittal.
GERMANY: Germany's largest utility company, E.On, will build 18 new
power plants in Europe as part of an $81 billion investment plan, E.On
CEO Wulf Bernotat said May 31. The generators are part of a three-year
plan to boost the company's generation capacity by 50 percent. Seventy
percent of the funds will be spent on additional growth, but much of the
rest -- in line with the EU's new energy policy -- will go toward
climate-friendly and renewable energy. Around $16 billion will be spent
on climate-friendly power plants and $4 billion will go toward renewable
energy, particularly wind power plants. Another $13.5 billion will go
toward enhancing E.On's natural gas operations, including exploration,
production and transportation -- particularly on the Baltic Sea pipeline
-- and liquefied natural gas terminals. Another $8 billion will be set
aside for growth in Russia, Turkey and Southeastern Europe. In March,
the European Union unveiled a plan to have 20 percent of all EU energy
come from renewable sources by 2020 and called for Europe to burn 13
percent less energy by 2020. E.On's plans show how European companies
are taking note.
U.K./RUSSIA/LIBYA: British oil firm BP announced May 29 that it will
sign a $900 million natural gas exploration deal in Libya, after a
33-year cessation of Libyan deals following Libyan leader Moammar
Gadhafi's seizure of foreign oil company assets. The agreement will give
Libya some much-desired investment in its energy sector while giving the
European Union another means to lighten its dependence on Russia for
energy. BP will have the opportunity to expand in a new market just as
its Russian operations could be snapped up. Nearly all of BP's Russian
investments are locked into the TNK-BP venture, a deal personally
brokered by BP CEO Lord Browne, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Unfortunately for BP, Russia is
consolidating its energy industry -- and BP will no longer have the
protection of the high-level political players who guaranteed the deal,
as Browne has resigned and Blair will soon leave office. By venturing
into Libya, BP will hedge its losses in Russia.
NIGERIA: Nigeria inaugurated President Umaru Yaradua on May 29, in the
first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power since the end of military
rule in 1999. Despite this harbinger of political stability, the month
leading up to Yaradua's inauguration was fraught with strikes targeting
companies, protesting the election itself and protesting the government
sale of state assets. It also was one of the most violent months on
record in the Niger Delta. The underlying causes of these strikes and
violence have carried over into the Yaradua administration. Despite
Yaradua's peaceful assumption of power, conditions for oil companies
operating in the Niger Delta are unlikely to change. As Yaradua works to
establish political credibility within the networks of loyalties that
characterize Nigerian politics, Niger Delta militant groups will
continue to press their demands by attacking oil infrastructure and
kidnapping oil workers.
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For starters, the StangNet GT500 sports CDC's Glassback roof, which looks like a painted piece of sheetmetal from a distance, but upon closer inspection reveals itself as perforated metal that allows occupants inside the car to see right through the roof. The car also sports a custom made ducktail spoiler, new lower front grille/spoiler, body-colored mirrors, MY2008 HID headlamps, louvered scoops over the quarter windows and a hand-painted pair of blue racing stripes.
The car's performance has been enhanced with a new suspension from Steeda, functional brake ducts in place of the standard GT500's foglamps, CCW SP20 19-inch wheels (deep dish in the rear) wrapped in BFGs, and a Magnaflow catback exhaust coupled to an MRT H-pipe. The interior is largely unaltered so far, save for the addition of a Ford GT push button start system.
The car will be present at the Mid-America Ford Performance and Shelby Meet in Tulsa, OK around mid-June. Come November it will also appear at the SEMA show in Las Vegas where we'll likely see additional modifications made for the big show.
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South African swimming sensation Chad le Clos scooped the country's second gold medal of the London Olympic Games, edging American legend Michael Phelps in the men's 200 metres butterfly final on Tuesday evening.
Le Clos, 20, touched the wall in one minute, 52.96 seconds (1:52.96) to smash his own national record by well over a second.
Phelps, a 14-time Olympic gold medallist and the defending champion in this event, finished second in 1:53.01.
Le Clos's medal added to the gold won by Cameron van der Burgh in the men's 100m breaststroke final on Sunday. - Sapa
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On 24 April 2014 the United Nations University will host "The Past and the Future of the United Nations", a Conversation with Dr. Danilo Türk, former President of Slovenia (2007–2012), distinguished lawyer, diplomat, and human rights expert.
Dr. Türk and UNU Rector David M. Malone will focus their discussion on the UN's past and future in three main areas: security, development, and human rights.
Dr. Türk has worked intensely in these areas for over 40 years, beginning in his days as a student and continuing from his position on the teaching faculty at the University of Ljubljana in the late 1970s and 1980s. In this period, which he has described as the "Golden Age of Human Rights", Dr. Türk worked with various non-governmental organizations, providing him with his first opportunity to engage with the United Nations.
For the next twenty years (1986 to 2005) he was directly involved in many aspects of international diplomacy and worked at the highest levels of the United Nations system. In this conversation, Dr. Türk will reflect upon his very successful career as a diplomat and UN official, and share his insider's perspective on these important themes.
For anyone interested in candid and practical insights on the United Nations landscape and outlook, this event should not be missed.
The UNU Conversation Series aims to foster audience participation: you are encouraged to engage with the speakers during the conversation and at the reception that will follow, where all audience members are cordially invited to enjoy the food and drinks that will be served while exchanging ideas and making new contacts.
Please note that this event will be in English only; Japanese interpretation will not be provided. Advance registration (by 23 April) is required. Please click on the REGISTER button above to access the online registration page.
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Dr. Danilo Türk was the third President of the Republic of Slovenia (2007-2012). He is a professor of international law and has worked as a diplomat and a human rights expert. He is the author of over 100 articles published in law journals as well as the author of several UN studies and two books.
From 1984 to 1992 he was a member of the UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities and served as Special Rapporteur on the questions of realization of economic, social and cultural rights. In 1987 Dr. Türk initiated the establishment of the Human Rights Council in Slovenia.
From 1992–2000 Dr. Türk was the first Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to the United Nations and was active in the General Assembly and its various committees and working groups, including the working group on reform of the UN Security Council. He led the campaign for election of Slovenia as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 1997 and represented his country on the Security Council from 1998 to 1999. He was also chairman of the Council's sanctions committee on Libya.
Dr. Türk served as UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs from 2000–2005 dealing with issues of conflict prevention and with a number of specific situations including in Palestine, Kosovo, Colombia, Haiti and Myanmar. He returned to Slovenia in 2005 and resumed teaching international law in Ljubljana.
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Was that comp good or what? I remember last year with the lame words and I thought everyone did a great job! Brendon blew me away with Understanding
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The show was good and I loved the POV comp!! it was great! I love the word! Now I didn't like the old mayo and the others having to sit there and get it all over them! yuck!!!
Now the hammock thing was so funny!! it did make the rest of the house go crazy! LOL! I do think if they both stay in the house there will be some sexy stuff going on with them both!
I also agree Lane had the best ideas.
I really think that Hayden and Kristen are BBFs! LOL! dont think anyone' is related to Kathy!
Im thinking that Kristen might be the SAB after what the other 'sites' are saying! I wanted Matt to be it!
I think Andrew will be the next to go!! it seems the others don't like him. LOL!
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I was so glad that Brendon took himself off. He is pretty nice to look at. I could care less about him and Rachel, but I think it does provide us with drama, which is what this game flourishes on.
I'm pretty sure there was something between Brendon, Rachel and Annie, but Annie was trying to play everyone and got caught. I think Kathy should have been the first to go.
I think Kristen is the saboteur just because they aren't really focusing on her. She is quiet and you barely see her during the shows. I don't know about the relationship. I could see Matt & Enzo being friends outside of the house.
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Shrewsbury manager Micky Mellon has expressed his disappointment following Tom Bradshaw's switch to League One Walsall.
The Shrews, who were relegated from League One last season, offered the 21-year-old striker an improved contract but he instead put pen to paper on a two-year deal at the Banks's Stadium.
"The lad made it obvious to us very early on that he saw his future elsewhere," Mellon told the club's official website.
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VMware has acquired one more company: Shavlik. This acquisition did not come as much of a surprise to me but is an interesting purchase for VMware. There are quite a few Security as a Service vendors that would make sense for VMware to purchase and Shavlik is one of them. The difference between the other vendors and Shavlik is that VMware has a existing track record with Shavlik as Shavlik is integral in two of VMware's existing products: VMware Go and VMware Update Manager. Shavlik provides a very important patch management system for these existing products and is one line of defense in the security space. Are there other plans for Shavlik? Or this is a way to lock in one set of tools?
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In my virtual environment recently, I experienced two major failures. The first was with VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch and the second was related to the use of a VMware vShield. Both led to catastrophic failures, that could have easily been avoided if these two subsystems failed-safe instead of failing-closed. VMware vSphere is all about availability, but when critical systems fail like these, not even VMware HA can assist in recovery. You have to fix the problems yourself and usually by hand. Now after, the problem has been solved, and should not recur again, I began to wonder how I missed this and this led me to the total lack of information on how these subsystems actually work. So without further todo, here is how they work and what I consider to be the definition for fail-safe.
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Sooner or later that perfect landscape of white is marred by new mounds of snow and clear-cut paths through it to the various locations on the property. When you look at these paths and the snow is high enough, they look like tunnels. The large tunnels (driveway) meet smaller and smaller ones. The perfect landscape of snow is now marred. This is just how a firewall looks when you put holes in it to let through various services. The more services, the more tunnels and paths will be cut. When speaking about the cloud or virtual environments, the increase in paths and entry points becomes a serious issue.
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This is also arguably the first VMworld where there are a large number of Virtualization Security sessions and panels at VMworld that are not entirely from VMware. I find involving the industry as they have at this specific conference moves forward the entire virtualization security ecosystem.
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Well, this is awkward. While it was recently reported that Samsung removed the universal search feature from its international Galaxy S III devices, it turns out Samsung didn't mean to. Oops. According to the Korean manufacturer, the company only intended to remove the feature from certain US variants of the handset. Samsung told TechRadar, a UK-based tech publication, that the feature would be returning to the UK variant of the Galaxy S III.
Every once in a while, a new game shows up on Android that really catches my attention. Sometimes it's the graphics, sometimes it's the gameplay itself. Sometimes it's both. The latter is the case with City of Secrets, which just recently landed in the Play Store.
As far as gameplay is concerned, City of Secrets reminds me of Machinarium. The principle of the game is very similar: find various, somewhat hidden, objects and use them to solve puzzles.
During Sprint's earnings call, CEO Dan Hesse outed a the Motorola Photon Q, stating that it's "coming soon." With the cat out of the bag, The Now Network just sent out the press release making the device official, thought it's still missing pricing and release date information.
While this may be the first time we've heard the Photon Q name, it's not the first time we've heard of the device itself.
AT&T just flipped the LTE switch to 'on' for four lucky markets in parts of Florida and Massachusetts, including:
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Miami, FL
- Worcester Area, MA
It also expanded in a few other markets:
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Washington D.C. (which expanded the network into Northern VA)
While AT&T's still small-ish LTE network pales in comparison to Verizon's nearly-nationwide 4G blanket, it seems to be rolling out new markets on a consistent basis, making sure to cover all the major metropolitan areas.
After announcing its financials for the second quarter with money bleeding left and right, Sprint decided to follow up the negatives with a few positives and switched subjects to something a little less gory - upcoming 4G LTE markets. Before Labor Day, which happens to be September 3rd this year, the following areas will be lit up with speedy (but probably patchy) LTE:
- Baltimore, MD
- Gainesville, GA
- Manhattan/Junction City, KS
- Sherman-Denison, TX
Compared to dozens of cities announced at every Verizon and AT&T 4G expansion, Sprint is definitely lagging behind, but we're hoping they will be picking up the pace towards the end of the year and into next year when the Network Vision rollout is supposed to be completed.
The newest addition to Gameloft's Asphalt family just landed in the Store. Dubbed Asphalt 7: Heat, this first-class racing game brings all new ways to hit the pavement in your favorite car, including offerings from Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin.
Asphalt 7 features 15 different racks based in real locations around the globe, with all new tracks in places like Hawaii, Paris, London, Miami, and Rio to go along with its six different games modes and 15 leagues.
Long after releasing the kernel source for other variants of the One X (as well as the US One S and EVO LTE), HTC has finally released the source for AT&T's variant.
Users may recall that the AT&T-connected One X was left out of the initial kernel source code drop just after HTC delivered a somewhat disheartening statement to the Verge indicating that the device was not eligible to participate in the Taiwanese manufacturer's bootloader unlocking program due to unspecified "restrictions," which many users read as "AT&T says no."
While it appears that the AT&T-connected One X still isn't compatible with HTC's bootloader unlocking tool (and may never be), the release of its kernel source code is still positive news for tweakers, tinkerers, and developers alike.
The Nexus Q, unveiled at this year's I/O conference to a somewhat unsure audience, is a device that looks to unify your living room's media experience, allowing the streaming of all your Play Store content to connected speakers and TVs, while also allowing for remote control from your (or your friends') Android devices.
One of the Nexus Q's main claims to fame is that it allows anyone in the room to connect and share Play Store content quickly and easily.
It's that time of year again: time to start gearing up to head back to school (which everyone loves, right?). This is the time of year when people are in the market for new gadgets: laptops, cameras, tablets, smartphones... the normal stuff.
If you're an Android loyalist, though, trying to find the right tablet or smartphone for yourself or your child can be a daunting task. Good thing we're here to help.
The Google Dashboard is a handy tool for keeping up with what information Google has stored for you in its various different products. One piece of the handy information, though, has taken a while to become available but it's there now: your Android devices. It's unclear if this feature has been around for a while, but either way, it's useful. If you'd like to see which devices are registered with Google, and more interestingly, which apps on those devices have backups stored on Google's servers, you can do so from your dashboard.