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Guessing the Value of U.K.'s 4G Auction Is a 'Fool's Game'
Seven bidders for superfast mobile broadband in Britain were announced Thursday but the boost to U.K. government coffers remains speculative ahead of the auction next month. That said, the Treasury is hoping to pocket at least £3.5 billion.
Telecoms regulator Ofcom will accept bids for 4G spectrum [these being the electromagnetic frequencies that allow data to be transmitted wirelessly] from late January, but its mandate of maximising consumer benefit is at odds with the cash-strapped U.K. government's hoped-for windfall expectations.
An upgrade to 4G will allow mobile, tablet and laptop users to download data at least five times faster than currently possible on 3G networks, with a hopefully commensurate increase in business activity, providing a much-needed economic boost.
Despite a reserve price of just £1.3 billion, Chancellor George Osborne revealed in his half-yearly budget statement earlier this month that the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast assumed the government would raise £3.5 billion from the auction of its 4G mobile-spectrum, which would go some way to offsetting lower-than-expected tax receipts.
This looked ambitious until last week when the Netherlands raised double its estimates in its own 4G spectrum auction.
However Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards Thursday cautioned about reading too much into the amounts raised in other 4G auctions across Europe, or comparing the current auction to the staggering £22 billion raised at the last U.K. spectrum auction in 2000.
Mr. Richards said:
"Demand is different, the spectrum for sale is different, the company's bidding own different quantities of spectrum, the technology is different and the market environment is different."
Unfortunately, the OBR did just that. It based its £3.5 billion estimate on "independent analysis of revenues from comparable spectrum auctions outside the U.K.," alongside "the increasing economic value of spectrum underpinned by the high level of anticipated competition in the commercial marketplace."
Mr. Richards said the first he'd heard of the £3.5 billion hoped for figure was during Mr. Osborne's budget speech, adding that Ofcom's main objective was not to maximise revenue but to ensure there is enough viable competition in the market to ensure maximum consumer benefit.
To this end the auction is designed to ensure that at least four operators get enough spectrum to provide comprehensive 4G coverage, even if that means the fourth and likely smallest of the bidders pays less than the heavy hitters–Vodafone Everything Everywhere (which was created from the tie-up of Deutsche Telekom U.K. unit T-Mobile and France Telecom Orange in 2010) and Telefonica-owned O2.
Alongside the big three, which are almost guaranteed to win three of those four spots, mobile operator 3, owned by Hutchison Whampoa, fixed-line phone giant BT, managed networks firm MLL Telecom and Hong Kong's PCCW have all paid their £100,000 deposit to take part in the auction, which starts early next year.
Speaking of the potential for economic benefit, Mr. Richards said:
"The real economic benefit is to the consumer and the economy from the deployment of highly valued services… through the exploitation of the highly valuable [spectrum]. We estimate that the economic benefit [from increased mobile commerce] will massively dwarf the revenue generated from the auction."
Ovum analyst Matthew Howett reckons trying to guess how much will be raised is "something of a fool's game".
He said:
"How much will be paid is highly influenced by the bidding behavior during the auction. The £2 billion to £4 billion range that is widely touted is based on similar auctions elsewhere in Europe. There is nothing to suggest that the U.K. should be any different, [though] we were all taken by surprise when the government came out with the £3.5 billion value. If they wanted to include any value it should probably have been the reserve price Ofcom has set of £1.3 billion."
Disclosure note: The author of this blog item, Kathy Gordon, is married to an employee of Vodafone. Ms. Gordon, a reporter who is regularly assigned to report and write about retail companies, shouldn't have been assigned to cover this news event.


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Charlie Daniels
Age: 48.
Address: 44225 Denise Lane, St. Clairsville.
Party: Democrat.
Occupation: Until recently, 18-year Public service employee at Belmont Correctional Institution, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections.
Past offices held: None.
1. Ohio has had some success in regaining jobs in the wake of the recession, but the unemployment rate remains over 7 percent. What specifically will you do to help create jobs in the state?
First we have to stop the decisions that will negatively affect our economy. Examples like privatizing Ohio's lottery, turnpike and liquor sales. These are tax revenue producing assets that my opponent has taken the position of supporting privatizing. Take the state liquor sales plan for example. They would lease out liquor sales for 25 years at a benefit of $1.4 billion. The trouble is that is only 20 cents on the dollar for our taxpayer-owned asset. Right from the start we have given away 80 percent of the value and profits to a private company. That equals $5.6 billion of your money politicians want to give away. Then take into consideration that the $1.4 billion no doubt will be spent by this administration, leaving all the budgets for the next 25 years without the benefit of state liquor sales tax revenue. The total bill for us the taxpayers will be $7 billion. That money will have to be made up by you the taxpayer over the lease time period, and it will not be preferential to what party you belong to. Basically this idea is the same as the state putting $1.4 billion on a credit card that we the people will have to cover the payments over the next 25 years. And then consider the loss of the generating tax revenue that will leave our state due to this money no longer being within Ohio's economy. Also consider privatizing your state assets is our current politicians spending money from the next six governors' administrations budget and handing us the payment book for the next 25 years. Thanks to decisions made by past leaders we are currently at a surplus in tax revenues and are not even in need of this additional tax spending. Decisions like 80 counties in Ohio benefiting from the resurging American automobile industry, casino tax revenues, and new Ohio energy.
After limiting current negatives as above, we should approach reworking our state budget to strategically invest into projects that not only return tax dollars through sales and payroll taxes, but drive growth in new construction in areas that will self-sustain and drive additional growth through private investment and services. One such area I believe we missed a fantastic opportunity was participating in the National High Speed Rail program. Ohio was going to receive matching funds for stage one of a national high speed rail system. This would have brought immediate money, jobs and investment into our economy in new construction funded by the state and federal governments. The amount Ohio would have recovered in additional payroll, income, and sales taxes alone would have generated not only a large percentage but more than the actual cost to our state, considering we could have controlled the manufacturing of the supplies and materials going into such a large project with the ability to direct them to Ohio manufacturers. Just the miles of rail alone would have supported and stimulated Ohio's steel manufacturing considering we have a rail manufacturer right here in Ohio. Then consider all the labor and materials to build the bridges and stations along the route. Unlike our current gas and oil growth in our area of Ohio, we could have controlled the hiring, employing a large amount of Ohio's skilled laborers cutting into our unemployment and program payouts. The sales tax revenue gained alone would have been substantial considering money circulates in a local economy five to seven times over, each time stimulating the economy and each time generating additional sales tax revenues. With the current 22 percent plus increase in growth in high speed rail use, our state would have easily been able to attract outside investment from private companies to run and service this growth, further stimulating every aspect of Ohio's economy. Plus the benefits we would have received in commerce and growth with the future stages in development and connection stage making it a national rail system. We also have to consider the long term benefits from a tax revenue producing asset that our state would be receiving for the use of this rail system. Taking into consideration the total economic stimulus Ohio would have received we the taxpayers would have not only recovered our entire investment, we would have received tax revenues to relieve the tax burden on Ohio citizens for generations to come. Now, with the entire stimulus we failed to develop, consider the growth we retarded and the lost opportunity cost our state will pay for not participating in this federal high speed rail system. Then consider the lost opportunity cost when this system includes cargo transportation. Wow, no one thought of that. Again, Ohio will be behind in business and manufacturing growth. In the 1950's there were politicians that opposed the building of the Eisenhower interstate system, saying we already had National Road 40 and did not need it. Can you imagine how far behind in commerce Ohio would be today if we did not have leaders in the 1950's that understood investing forward will bring business to our state.
2. Ohio is expecting a sizable budget surplus. There have been cuts to local government funding in recent years, from schools to cities and counties and many would like to see that money go to them. Should any of the surplus be spent and if yes, how?
First I believe with the budget surplus from the increased incoming sales revenues, we should continue our commitment of no tax increases, by replacing the funding that was unnecessarily cut to our schools and local government. This would shore up our local budgets and limit the additional property tax levies on our local citizens and businesses, until the new 130th assembly could pass a common sense budget that fully funds our basic priorities and severely cuts the massive amount of special interest spending and campaign favor handouts that were included in the current budget. We can easily cut out the hundreds of millions of corporate welfare handouts and even the $240,000 our current legislators agreed to pay the governor's wife to clean her own house. We need legislators that understand this money belongs to us the taxpayers and they must retain as much as possible within Ohio to stimulate our economy, at the same time limiting additional taxes on our citizens and businesses. The increased M1 money in our economy will generate additional tax revenues for Ohio's state government while simultaneously stimulating growth in our great state.
3. Ohio's school-funding system has been declared unconstitutional multiple times due to its reliance on property taxes, yet a solution has remained elusive. Do you believe the situation is likely to change in the near future, and how would you propose addressing the issue?
This depends on whether we elect the same type politicians or new leaders. Our current school funding should have been properly addressed when this decision came out of Ohio's Supreme Court two decades ago. Each general assembly has failed to properly address this or has not addressed it at all. The reason it has not been addressed is funding our public schools properly without property taxes will force our politicians to spend our incoming tax revenues on our priorities like education and will drastically cut funding for political handouts. The ruling was made because the current system does not spread the tax burden fairly or equally. And the biggest problem I see is it taxes money you or your family made in the past, not your current income. With middle class income dropping this can be catastrophic to a family budget. Can you imagine the local growth we would see in personal property improvement investments if we did not have to pay additional or any property tax? I have had plans for this for several years and recently in Carroll County discussed this exact topic. I would like to see progress made towards fully funding our schools through our general budget and away from any property tax based system. This will be a challenge for our state, but I believe we should start with a single or limited group of counties and implement a new system there before going state wide. This will give us the opportunity to work out any flaws in a new funding system, making sure this does not turn into a tax increase for our citizens. If developed properly, taking advantage of new opportunities, we may find a way to actually lower costs to our citizens.
I am confident if elected I can play an important role in leading and developing legislation that supports our district's citizens, while emphasizing retention of as much economic benefits to our local economy as possible. I would be honored to be our district's voice in the next Ohio General Assembly.

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Trey Anastasio, 12/10/94 interview with Steve Silberman
Wednesday, 04/21/1993
Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
Set 1: Buried Alive > Poor Heart, Foam, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Maze, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > Rift, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, IDKI Didn't Know[1], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope[2]
Set 2: Possum, Mound, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, CoilThe Squirming Coil, HorseThe Horse[3] > SilentSilent in the Morning, BBJBig Ball Jam > Mike'sMike's Song > Great Gig in the SkyThe Great Gig in the Sky, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Gumbo
Encore: Sweet Adeline, Cavern
[1] Fish on trombone.
[2] Simpsons, Key Change, Tritone Down, and Random Note signals.
[3] Trey on acoustic guitar.
· Divided Sky tease in Run Like an Antelope
· Oye Como Va tease in Mike's Song
· Winkie Chant quote in Fly Famous Mockingbird
Noteworthy Jams: Run Like an Antelope, Weekapaug Groove
Average Song Gap: 3.33
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: The jam segment of this Melt is the one that appears at the end of Demand on Hoist. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone and The Horse featured Trey on acoustic guitar. The Mockingbird Narration contained a quote of the Winkie Chant ("O-Ee-Yah! Eoh-Ah!") from The Wizard of Oz. Antelope contained a Divided Sky tease from Trey as well as Simpsons, Key Change, Tritone Down, and Random Note signals. Mike's contained a brief Oye Como Va tease.
Song Distribution:
5 Rift
3 Stash
3 A Picture of Nectar
3 Lawn Boy
3 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
1 Junta
1 The White Tape
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "1993 Winter/Spring Tour."
Trey Anastasio, 12/10/94 interview with Steve Silberman
A good Buried Alive opens up, but Mike is missing from the mix. A solid Poor Heart follows as they get warmed up. Foam was good, but not completely tight in spots. Guelah was pretty average for this tour. Maze rocks and it sounds like Page got a longer wind up to the climax of his solo, but the end was a little off. Ahh, a Forbins' with it's usual great story including the evil monkey chant from Wizard of Oz. I love this song and this one is well played and had a pretty good Mockingbird to follow. The timing was a little off in Mike's solo part at the end. Rift was average for this tour as the timing is still shaky with Trey rushing it. Punch is nice to hear, but not quite the rocker it will become. IDK brings Fish out for a bone solo. Antelope was a bit weird at times while they were trying out new signals or something, but it rocked anyway to close up this set.
He only got to sing one in the first, but this quickly becomes a Mike show like the second night in Michigan did as they open with an average Possum. They seemed to loose the progression for a minute in there. Mound also had a few off spots continuing the Mike set. It's funny to hear that this Melt is not all that great at first, but ends up being legendary! A few off spots plague Coil as well, but Page makes you forget all about that with some great playing and teasing. Trey picks up the acoustic for the Horse, which was average and featured some feedback tonight. Trey and Mike were not quite locked in on the following Silent. Then the Balls come out... Mike's Song was good and had an ok jam with it. No Hydrogen again as Fish come out for the always-funny Gig in the Sky! Weekapaug jams, but Trey really rushes the ending jam and then they don't do the usual end singing, but instead go into Gumbo? This one has been recently brought back in and it's still pretty rusty, but has a funny Freebird like ending as Trey says thank you.
Everyone gets shushed for Adeline, then Cavern got moved to the encore spot tonight and this one had a few problems, but at this point I don't think anyone cared.
Great show overall, but just a few little spots in each song keep this one from getting its fifth star from me. Tomorrow night I'll get my face melted in Cleveland for the first time!
After being blown away the night before, my group from Springfield Ohio made the trip to Columbus for night two of the Phish. Tickets were bought at the door.
The highlights for me were:
1. The jam out of Split Open and Melt. They just connected like crazy on that jam and we could all feel it. This is the jam that appears on Hoist- as soon as I heard that on the album I had a feeling that I had heard that somewhere previously.
2. The Monkey story in Forbin's. I'm not sure I even knew at that time that Trey would tell stories from time to time. It was so wonderfully bizarre at the time.
3. I loved Mike's Song at the time since I had a couple tapes where it popped up. Catching a Great Gig in the middle was just amazing. Never saw that one again.
Overall, the Newport was a great room to get an introduction to Phish. Small and smokey- and everyone inside was a having a great time. After this show I made a point to try and see them whenever I could. Caught the Cincy Zoo show and then the New Years run later in the year. I was hooked!


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Makeup: Beauty Editors Take It All Off
The staff at Total Beauty comes clean -- faced that is. See us remove our makeup
What she feels "naked" without: "Under eye concealer and some sort of lip cover/color."
How she felt taking it all off: "I definitely feel as if I look a lot younger [without makeup] and my eyes don't pop as much as I would like them to, but I'm OK with that under most circumstances (errands, working out, casual outings with friends). If I was going out on a date, job interview or somewhere I really wanted to make a good impression, I probably wouldn't feel as comfortable. Not because I'm not comfortable in my own skin, but I feel as if I wouldn't come off as professional or as I cared about my appearance as much as I should. Yes, I've succumb to societal pressures."
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You all look fabulous, with or without makeup! Lucky ladies :)
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What causes ADHD?
People who have ADHD do not make enough chemicals in key areas in the brain that are responsible for organizing thought. Without enough of these chemicals, the organizing centers of the brain don't work well. This causes the symptoms in people who have ADHD. Research shows that ADHD is more common in people who have close relatives with the disorder. Recent research also links smoking and other substance abuse during pregnancy to ADHD. Exposure to environmental toxins, such as lead, can also be a factor.
Things that don't cause ADHD:
- Bad parenting (though a disorganized home life and school environment can make symptoms worse)
- Too much sugar
- Too little sugar
- Aspartame (one brand name: NutraSweet)
- Food allergies or other allergies
- Lack of vitamins
- Fluorescent lights
- Too much TV
- Video games
Next: Diagnosis & Tests
Adult ADHD: Evaluation and Treatment in Family Medicine by HR Searight, Ph.D., JM Burke, Pharm.D. and F Rottnek, M.D. (American Family Physician November 01, 2000, http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001101/2077.html)
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David Irving, Holocaust Denial, and his Connections to Right Wing Extremists and Neo-National Socialism (Neo-Nazism) in Germany: Electronic Edition, by Hajo FunkeTable of Contents
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1.2 Scope of the report.
1.2.1The following expert opinion is given in the suit David Irving has brought against Deborah Lipstadt, especially with reference to the 'defence of the second defendant'(1996 I. NO. 1113). In particular it will be examined that,
- i)that the plaintiff has on numerous occasions denied the holocaust;
- ii)that the plaintiff holds extremist views, and has aligned himself with others who do so, including individuals such as Dr. Robert Faurisson and Ernst Zündel;
- 14) Moreover, the plaintiff has strong links with Ewald Althans, the leading Neo-Nazi in Munich, who is anti-Semitic and racist (and proud of it). Althans booked the plaintiff's hotel in Munich for him under a pseudonym in May 1992, and sells and distributes the plaintiff's books, videos and cassettes.
- 15) As a result of the plaintiff's aforesaid views and activities, the plaintiff has been deported from Austria (inter alia, for his extremist views and his connections with the German extremist group, the DVU), and banned from entering Australia, Canada and Germany. The plaintiff has also been banned from the German state archives.
1.2.2And to the plaintiff's 'reply to the defence of second defendant' that
6. (i) it is denied that the plaintiff has denied the holocaust; it is denied, that the plaintiff has denied that gas chambers were used by Nazis as the principle means of carrying out that extermination...
(ii) it is denied that the plaintiff holds extremist views. He has on occasion taken issue with both, Faurisson and Zündel and with their views, and they have taken issue with him...
1.2.3And further
(15) (ii) it is admitted that the plaintiff is currently banned from entering Germany... it is denied that the plaintiff has extremist views, and also that he has connections with any extremist German group. The DVU (German People's Union) is a long standing democratic and lawfully constituted German political organization which has competed in the national and municipal elections.
1.2.4The following text will address in particular the plaintiff's denial that he holds extremist views and that he has connections to extremists in Germany. To address these points, it is necessary, to refer to the definition and concept of right-wing extremism [henceforth RWE] within the German official institutions responsible for the defence of the constitution, in particular the office responsible for defending the constitution [Bundesamt für Verfassungschutz, henceforth OPC, i.e. office for the protection of the constitution] and the definition within the social and political sciences.
1.2.5We will first describe and analyse the peculiarities of RWE in Germany after 1945, in keeping with the definition of right-wing extremism outlined. In the second part of the first chapter we will reconstruct the development of the organizations and persons with RWE views in Germany, in so far as it is of importance to understand with whom David Irving has connections and with whom he co-operates.
1.2.6We will further address the ideas and the strategy of the German People's Union [Deutsche Volksunion - DVU] and of its leader Dr. Gerhard Frey, as one of the central representatives of RWE in the 1980s, and further the specifics of David Irving's connections with the DVU. We will also look at the DVU in the context of the development of RWE in this period and beyond.
1.2.7In the third chapter we will describe the changes within, and the radicalisation of RWE in the 1980s and early 1990s. We will outline the connection between these groups and the role of radical revisionist ideology in mobilizing their supporters. In the second part of the third chapter we will reconstruct the connections David Irving has had with these radicalized extremists and especially with Germany's neo-National Socialists [henceforth neo-Nazis] in the early 1990s, such as the National Offensive [Nationale Offensive - NO], National List [Nationale Liste - NL], or Ewald Althans and the Althans Sales and Publicity Organisation / Office for People's Enlightenment and Publicity [Althans Vertriebswege und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit / Amt für Volksaufklärung - AVÖ].
1.2.8We will also illustrate how in the late 1980s David Irving decisively took on extremist views on Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and moved into the radical revisionist camp around Robert Faurisson, Ernst Zündel, and Fred Leuchter. Together they constituted the core international propagators of the so-called 'Auschwitz lie'['die Auschwitz Lüge'1 ]. It is also important to consider the structural confluence of interest that bound the denialist or revisionist upsurge of the 1990s with the resurgent neo-Nazi movement in Germany.
1.2.9Finally the report will discuss how Irving knowingly and wilfully violated the current laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, not in his self-appointed capacity as an historian, but as a political agitator for the revisionist cause, RWE, and neo-Nazi groups. This will involve an analysis of why the German authorities fined David Irving, banned (partially or fully) his speeches, and finally asked him to leave Germany and banned him from re-entering in 1993 - measures that give empirical weight to the OPC's analysis of Irving's political activities in Germany.
1.2.10The main body of the report will concentrate on the years 1988/9 -1993, as these are the years involved in most of the accusations concerning David Irving's political activities. There would be much to say about the overlaps between David Irving's political activities in Germany and those in Austria, but by necessity I have chosen to deal exclusively with Germany. Persons named in the body of the text can be referred to in the appendix.
1.2.11In the conclusion we attempt to answer the question posed in the introduction, especially if David Irving has connections with extremists in Germany and to what degree he co-operated with them? Does David Irving hold extremist views and in what form has he presented them to the German public?
1. This use of this term for Holocaust denial in German is something of a misnomer as it was intentionally coined by former Auschwitz SS man and Holocaust denier Thies Christopherson in the early 1970s to expose the 'lie' of the Holocaust. Hence the term denial in German is more usually 'Holocaust-Leugnung'.
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Bruce Grego, 60, is an attorney who has practiced law for 32 years. He has lived at the South Shore since 1967. Voters elected Grego to the City Council in 2008. He was also appointed to the council in August 1989 and served until July 1990.
I need to continue what I started four years ago. There's a lot of issues. Four years ago I said we had to do something with (the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency). You know, I was behind (Nevada SB 271). Not that I created 271, but I went to the Nevada legislature to protest TRPA and I was the first California elected official to support it. And because of 271, TRPA started to focus on the Regional Plan Update that they've been sitting on since 2007. Pathway 2007, remember that? And, we've had a lot of negotiation in the last six months or so, maybe a year. We're hoping that the Area Plans will allow us to have greater flexibility locally, because land use is so essential to our existence. So, I want to follow through with that, OK? Four years ago, I promised roads. We're seeing roads, OK? We're seeing more sidewalks. Lakeview Commons was completed in the past couple of years. We've seen Bonanza Park. It takes awhile to learn the ropes and I'm seasoned now and I think I can continue what I started four years ago. You know, I've said this before, maybe you've heard this speech. The first strategic conference the council had, I think which was 2009, early '10, I called for a foreign policy for the city. And I didn't mean having foreign policy with France, but to reach out and we have. We have lobbyists in Sacramento. We have connections in Carson City. We've had meetings with Douglas County. Most recently Placer, El Dorado counties and us, we joined together and opposed the (Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board) proposals regarding water quality issues. So, we've done a lot in that area. I want to see more of what we've been doing to try and improve the city. And the only way to invite businesses and do things in our community, to see progress, is to have flexible land use policies. I don't know if you overheard about T.J. Maxx, when they were trying to build, TRPA wanted like $50,000 in air mitigation fees. We pushed back against that. And TRPA has now changed their rules from two years to five years when a building is not being occupied. So, we're making progress. You know, (the Americans with Disabilities Act), I talked about drive-up windows. The Regional Plan Update now wants to experiment with drive-up windows for pharmacies. Also, I understand that if you want to do something regarding ADA - a ramp, an elevator - that that additional land coverage will not be considered by TRPA. So, I think we've made some progress in a lot of different areas, and I want to continue to try to work to see if we can have more special events. There's a lot of different things I want to see done. But I also want to continue with the right trend. And we have to keep an eye on TRPA. We want them to reform. I've never been against bi-state planning, but I am against the restrictive land use policies that they have been proposing and we've been saddled with for 40 years.
Most permits are issued by local government, that's number one. Number two, greater flexibility in land coverage. Area-wide (Best Management Practices) and those kind of issues. We need to let TRPA, if they want to do anything, is to be more regional, more conceptual, maybe deal with the huge projects. But anybody that wants to put in a deck, or expand a business, or tear something down and rebuild it, we should have that authority.
A high priority.
We have a lot of issues dealing with city labor unions and we need to see further reforms in that area to make sure in the long term we're solvent. So that's a focus. We've experimented resurfacing roads this year. Pioneer Village is all resurfaced. Highland Woods is all resurfaced. A couple of other areas have seen resurfaced. Glenwood has been resurfaced. And I want to see more than that. I want to make sure that we maintain our lobbyists in Sacramento and that we continue to interact with elected officials at that level. I even met resource secretary Laird and was able to talk to him about concerns. But we want the system to work, OK? You know, I didn't say this at the meeting. I didn't think about it until afterwards. Allowing replacement development is environmentally sound because when we build new we have all those elements like erosion control issues and things being addressed that the old development never had or didn't have to do. So, I think those are really good. I want to just continue what we've been doing because four years is not enough to accomplish all these goals.
Don't know. Frankly, we're still struggling with our budget. But we might look for some other means to try and do it. So, I still want to make a commitment to roads. I think, not only does it improve property values, but it gives our community a better face that may be more inviting to businesses, for example.
I think this current council has done great. You know, I've said this a couple of times now, that we can disagree without being disagreeable, OK? I think there's trust between the members of the council that we try to vote together when we can, but even when we can't, there's no question that the majority rules and that the council will go in the same direction. I think the criticisms that were made the first two years are no longer valid. But, you know what it is? It's not that we decided to play better, we had better players, OK? And that's what made the difference. So, I think this council has done a lot. All the things I wanted to do were accomplished these last two years. You remember how I was trying to do something with TRPA and no one would even second me? Well, we have a different view now. You know, Claire for example, she was resistant about 271 at the beginning and she finally jumped on board and has been quite active in seeking reforms. And so I'm hopeful that we can see changes in that area. Again, it's a nicer council to deal with and, again, you can disagree without being disagreeable. So, I think we've done a good job.
OK. I reread the strategic plan to kind of pull out some points. The strategic plan called to stimulate the economic recovery and vitality, financial viability, improvement of our infrastructure, enhance public trust and accountability and to build partnerships private and public. And I think we've done these things and I agree with them. Now remember, the strategic plan is a living document. Tomorrow, if circumstances change, we can change it. We're not bound to it, but these goals are viable and I agree with them and I support the strategic plan because of that.
Not off hand, no.
It's not the right direction of the city. I do not support a plan that is going to demolish 80 properties, commercial and residential. I do not support use of eminent domain and I think there must be a better way. There's a lot of issues here. Number one, do we really need it? Many people have said that to me. We don't have the traffic congestion we had 30 years ago. Our economy is not as strong as it used to be. Do we really need that? And is that the best way to do it. You know, Hal Cole was suggesting that if we put pedestrian overpasses on Highway 50 in the state line area we achieve the same result. But, you've seen pictures of their vision of the loop road. Interview Harrah's. Do they go along with this? Do they support the narrowing of Highway 50? Are they going to beautify the fronts of their property and make it more pedestrian-friendly? I don't think they've made that commitment at all. And so here we are, we don't have all the interested parties together on the issue, but the (Tahoe Transportation District) is still moving to try and have this loop road alternative that they favor be implemented. I oppose it.
Yeah, I do. I think that some pedestrian use should be expanded. Bicycle trails should find there way, somehow through the system, but I don't think the loop road is the solution for that. I think, frankly, that the loop road is designed to benefit future retail development on the Nevada side. Cause you've got to understand one thing, not only do I not support the loop road because of the damage to all those properties, removal of like 80 properties, but I'm also opposed to it because it reroutes traffic away from our, the City of South Lake Tahoe, vendors - Crescent V Shopping Center and all the other places. The impacts are severe. And, our we really that delayed in going through Stateline? How many times can you think in the last year that you've tried to go through Stateline and you were seriously delayed? Not many. And so, again, I don't know if it's needed. And I think we can try and do some of these other issues, like pedestrian access and stuff, in different ways. For example, Project 3 is still not to be built. Maybe, if something gets proposed there, maybe some of that property can be used for a pedestrian experience.
Well, we wrote a letter (in September). We just simply said that we want them to drop that one specific alternative and go back to the drawing board. I think so much pressure has been used to try to adopt that alternative there's never going to be a fair review of all the alternatives until that one is off the table.
When I first moved to Lake Tahoe in 1967, my parents bought a motel up here. And there were three places to gamble in the United States --Reno, Tahoe and Vegas - OK? That's no longer the fact. We have to look at other ways to encourage the business climate. Everywhere I see, everywhere I go, there's communities having --whether it's the artichoke festival - some other kind of event. We need to have more of those. We have the area. It's a beautiful lake. We have a beautiful environment. But we need to do more of those. Do you ever go to the Candy Dance in Genoa? They said 70,000 people visited that in one day. I mean the whole region visits the Candy Dance. We need to do something more like that. We need to have special events that people come up. One of the things that I didn't mention earlier that I'd like to squeeze in here is I'd like to see some more community parks. I'm very proud of what we did with Bonanza, the park. Certainly Lakeview Commons has been a success. But those are the things we should be doing to encourage people to use the natural environment.
No, because we would be using properties that are either public properties already or something abandoned. Like Bonanza Park, what do you think the property taxes would have been on that demolished building? It was an eyesore. It was an attractive nuisance. If you want to talk about the impact of loss of property taxes, look at the (California Tahoe Conservancy). How many lots do they own inside the basin that pay no property tax any more?
Well, first of all, I think your criticism is somewhat leading. We have had balanced budgets. We've cut staff by 30 percent over the last few years. Last year, for example, we felt we were going to be short by $500,000. We turned out to be only short $100,000. And the only thing I can say to you is we're starting to see threads of recovery. During these hard times we have to hold fast, OK? I think everybody would agree that we've cut staff down to the minimum. At this point we can't cut any more. So, we just got to hold pat. And I think that we'll start seeing a reversal of the trend in the coming years. I think that, I won't predict this, but I think we've pretty much hit bottom of the recession. So, yes, we've had to go and use some of our reserve, but our excess reserve - we have never touched the 25 percent reserve of the operating budget. So, with all that said, I think we're in good shape. Compared to cities filing bankruptcy and having severe - how many cities have a reserve whatsoever? So, I think we've done a good job in trying to control expenses and still maintain adequate services like snow removal, police and fire.
Well, I don't think that is going to happen. I don't know how else to say that to you. Clearly, if the economy takes another dump on us, we're going to have some more struggles in front of us, OK? And we'll have to deal with it when it arises. I think it's speculation. But we feel, and I haven't seen the hard figures on this, but this summer was a lot better than the year before. And because of that we're going to start seeing an upswing in revenue. Not by dramatic amounts, but enough to bring stability to our situation. I think we've held together pretty good. You know, a lot of people refer to this as the Great Recession, it's unprecedented how terrible it's been and we've held together and we've not touched our basic reserves. And we've been careful how we've spent and I think that shows in our budget.
To provide flexibility in land use, OK? You know, we've got to remember that Project 3 is owned by private people. We don't own that property. If you get a permit to build a house in the basin and we issue the permit and you don't build the house, whose problem is that? Obviously the error by the earlier council was to allow this project to be built without the proper financial guarantees. And I say this to you, that I will not just rubber stamp a revised project unless the safeguards are in place. No more cutting corners. We've suffered too much because of that. So our role is maybe try to facilitate solutions, maybe to see if we have to make adjustments in zoning or land use, maybe working with TRPA to give them a little bit more flexibility in dealing with the proposed developers. Time will solve this problem, but we can only do so much. There's something like $55 million of secured liens against that property. Somebody has to make an adjustment in their position before this will work.
I think people should vote for me because I think I've demonstrated independence. I've not been tied to any special interest groups. I think there are some candidates running now that are tied to the Stateline interests. And I think I've, when problems have come in front of the council, I've looked at them objectively and decided on the merits. And I think I've been fair. If you know anything about me - you've seen me on TV, you've seen how I made decisions - I think I've been thoughtful and careful. I've always tried to be concerned about the underdog and the small businesses in our community and I think those are reasons I should be supported. Plus, I think, except for Project 3, you know, (Oct. 2) there was discussion about that. Hal Cole and I have been a subcommittee trying to deal with these people, talk to these people, trying to encourage them to go the right direction. And, despite all the conversation, we haven't been able to get them moving. We've even talked to possible new developers for the site, but trying to get everyone together on this fragmented ownership is really difficult. So, I think I've been independent and fair and not tied to special interests and I think I've made careful decisions and that's why I think you should vote for me.


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9.1-6 Larceny by Embezzlement -- § 53a-119 (1) and §§ 53a-122 through 53a-125b
Revised to April 23, 2010
Note: The degree of the larceny is determined by the value of the property stolen. See § 53a-122 (first degree); § 53a-123 (second degree); § 53a-124 (third degree); § 53a-125 (fourth degree); § 53a-125a (fifth degree); § 53a-125b (sixth degree). The dollar amounts for the degrees of larceny were increased as of October 1, 2009. See the table in Introduction to Larceny for the values in effect prior to that date.
The defendant is charged [in count __] with embezzlement in the (first / second / third / fourth / fifth / sixth) degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person commits embezzlement when (he/she) wrongfully appropriates to (himself/herself) or to another property of another in (his/her) care or custody.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Property was in the
care or custody of the defendant
The first element is that the defendant must have received the property into (his/her) care and custody. This means that (he/she) must have received the property with the understanding that (he/she) would keep it in (his/her) possession or control or that (he/she) would relinquish control of it only for the purpose for which the property had been entrusted to (him/her). <Describe the allegations of custody.>
[<If there is an issue as to whether the parties were in the relationship of debtor/creditor:> The relationship between a debtor and creditor does not give rise to embezzlement, even though the debtor may receive the creditor's money and use it for a different purpose than contemplated. The loan was received by the debtor for the purpose of using the money for (his/her) own benefit, not that of the creditor.]
Element 2 - Wrongfully
appropriated property
The second element is that the defendant wrongfully appropriated the property for (himself/herself) or another person. A person who has been entrusted with the care or custody of property has a duty to use the property only for the purpose intended. The crime occurs when a person departs from this legal duty to use the property only for the benefit of the owner, and instead appropriates it to (his/her) own use or that of some person other than the owner, contrary to the purpose for which (he/she) was entrusted with the property.
"Wrongfully" as used in the statute means without any legal justification or excuse. "To appropriate property of another to oneself or a third person" means <insert as appropriate:>
to exercise control over it or to aid a third person to exercise control over it, permanently or for so extended a period or under such circumstances as to acquire the major portion of its economic value or benefit. This means that the property has remained in the possession of the defendant, and the owner was permanently deprived of the use or control of the property, or deprived of it for so extended a period of time or under such circumstances that the major portion of the economic value or benefit of the property had been acquired by the defendant or some third person.
to dispose of the property for the benefit of oneself or a third person. The act of disposition is itself sufficient to constitute an appropriation under the statute. To dispose of property means to put it beyond the control of the possessor. A sale or other transfer of property would be a disposition of it. A use of the property that substantially consumes it or permanently transforms its original nature would be a disposition of it.
[<If the disposition was temporary:> When there has been a disposition of the property, it does not matter whether it is permanent or temporary or whether the property may ultimately have been restored to the owner with no diminution in value. Even a temporary disposition of the property resulting in no loss to the owner, accompanied by the necessary fraudulent intent, would support a charge of embezzlement.]
[<If property was appropriated for security for a loan:> It would be a disposition of the property if a person pledged property in (his/her) care or custody as security for a loan to (himself/herself) or another, even if (he/she) expected ultimately to get the property back by paying off the loan and restoring the property to the owner. The unauthorized transfer of the property for such a purpose would constitute a disposition of it even though the embezzler may have retained some rights to the property under the conditions of the loan agreement.]
Element 3 - Larcenous Intent
The third element is that at the time the defendant took the property, (he/she) had the specific intent to appropriate it to (himself/herself) or a third person. A person acts "intentionally" with respect to a result when (his/her) conscious objective is to cause such result. <See Intent: Specific, Instruction 2.3-1.> The defendant need not have intended to permanently deprive the owner of the property. (He/She) need only to have appropriated the property to (his/her) own use.1
Element 4 - Value of the
The fourth element is that the property had a value that <insert as appropriate:>
First degree: exceeded $20,000.
Second degree: exceeded $10,000.
Third degree: exceeded $2,000.
Fourth degree: exceeded $1,000.
Fifth degree: exceeded $500.
Sixth degree: did not exceed $500.
<See Larceny, Instruction 9.1-1, for a full explanation of this element.>
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant 1) received the property into (his/her) care and custody, 2) (he/she) subsequently wrongfully appropriated the property to (himself/herself) or another person, 3) (he/she) did so with the specific intent to appropriate the property to (his/her) own use or to dispose of it, and 4) that the value of the property was <insert value according to degree charged>.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
embezzlement, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other hand, if
you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a reasonable
doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not guilty.
1 "To appropriate" for embezzlement means either to intend to deprive permanently or to dispose of the property for the benefit of oneself or others. State v. Wieler, 35 Conn. App. 566, 577 (1994), aff'd, 233 Conn. 552 (1995) (court properly refused defendant's request to instruct on intent to deprive permanently, when state had not proceeded under that theory). "The crime of embezzlement is consummated where . . . the defendant, by virtue of his agency or other confidential relationship, has been entrusted with the property of another and wrongfully converts it to his own use." State v. Lizzi, 199 Conn. 462, 467 (1986).
2 If the victim is over the age of sixty years, blind or physically disabled, it is second degree larceny regardless of the value of the property. General Statutes § 53a-123 (a) (5). See Larceny of an Elderly, Blind, or Physically Disabled Person, Instruction 9.1-9.
"Embezzlement is a purely statutory offense, rather than a common-law crime." State v. Wieler, supra, 35 Conn. App. 577.
A corporate stockholder is not the
"owner" of the corporate property, so he could be held liable for embezzling
from the corporation. State v. Radzvilowicz, 47 Conn. App. 1, 18-19,
cert. denied, 243 Conn. 955 (1997).


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The two species of mosquitoes in Contra Costa County capable of transmitting the virus prefer to feed on birds; however, people can become infected when a mosquito bites an infected bird and then a person, according to the district. Many people who become infected with the virus show no symptoms, while others exhibit flu-like symptoms including fever, head and body aches, diarrhea or a rash.
In 2012, the last year for which there are records, roughly 212 Contra Costa County residents were infected with the disease, according to Bass.
Residents are also advised to avoid having any standing water near or around their home, to avoid being outdoors when mosquitoes are present, usually at dawn or dusk, and to wear mosquito repellents while outdoors.
The report dead birds, which can then be tested for the virus, call the state hotline at 877-968-2473 or visit www.westnile.ca.gov.
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'Game of Thrones' Recap: 'Mockingbird'
As a reader of George R.R. Martin's books (well, to be fair, only the first three – I've abandoned "A Feast for Crows" twice), one of my great disappointments with HBO's "Game of Thrones" is the inexplicable sidelining of Ser Greagor "The Mountain" Clegane. After conducting a statistically significant survey of two book readers at my office, I can only conclude that I am right: The Mountain got the short shrift.
I guess it's understandable. Too much story, too many characters, too few episodes. Fat must be trimmed. It is a shame. Even with little page time in the books the Mountain is omnipresent, prowling the periphery of the story. His capacity to inflict death and destruction is so well accepted that he's practically the Lannisters' doomsday device. And so by the time Tyrion realizes that Cersei will enlist the elder Clegane to cleave his as yet undetermined champion in two, we shouldn't need reminding that this is bad news.
Different actors portrayed the Mountain's earlier blink-and-you'll-miss-me appearances. In tonight's episode, "Mockingbird," he finally reappeared, this time played by Icelandic strongman Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Credit where it is due: Mr. Björnsso is enormous. He chops up a chorus line of condemned men, twirling his longsword like a baton as he does. This is more like it. I'm glad he's big and scary, I only wish I had not needed to spend over three seasons insisting to my non-book-reading friends that the Mountain is big and scary.
As for the Mountain's scarred brother, the Hound, he's not as big and used to be scary, but playing mentor to Arya has turned him into a bit of a softie – albeit one who will kill a man for simply talking to much. This week, he and Arya stumble upon an old man pierced in the gut. The Hound gives him a merciful knife to the chest, using the opportunity to show Arya where the heart is. Ever the attentive pupil, Arya immediately thrusts Needle into the chest of a former tormentor who attempted to murder the Hound for a handsome payday. Later, the two have their own quiet heart-to-heart as Arya offers to cauterize one of Sandor's wounds. Still petrified of fire, the Hound refuses and then recounts that how, as a child, his mountainous brother shoved his face into a brazier for borrowing a toy. At this point, this weary warrior begins to wonder whether any reward is worth the aggravation, and bodily harm, come to him since snatching up Arya Stark.
Up at the Wall, Jon and his Rangers return to Castle Black from their raid on Craster's Keep. They come with a warning: Mance Rayder is on the way with an army of one hundred thousand men. Jon's suggestion: Seal up the tunnel that runs through the wall. Once again, Jon's reason is met by Ser Allister's implacable obstinacy. Oh, and he has to lock up his Direwolf again.
Farther south, Brienne and Poderick continue their needle-in-a-haystack quest to rescue the other Stark girl, Sansa. At a roadside tavern, they bump into Arya's old friend Hot Pie. They learn Arya is alive. Likely she will be ransomed off to her Aunt Lysa at the Eyrie. Maybe Sansa is there too. More on Sansa later.
Across the sea, Daario Naharis earns a few Errol Flynn marks after sneaking into Danaerys's room with flowers. They flirt and Danaerys orders him to remove his clothes. He complies and she watches while relaxing with a glass of wine. Apparently, it's good to be the queen. Later Jorah Mormont chastises his Khallisi for…ordering Naharis to re-take the city of Yunkai. A man like that can't be trusted…with such an important task. Obviously, his irritation has nothing, NOTHING, to do with what went on in the royal boudoir.
Back in King's Landing, Tyrion is running out of options. Jaime's severed hand means he can't take on The Mountain. And Bronn, Tyrion's champion from Season One, has gone and got himself a bride. Plus, as he admits to Tyrion, there is little hope he can defeat Clegane. Tyrion offers money, land, and all manner of promises, finally appealing to their friendship. But as Bronn rightfully points out, when has Tyrion ever risked his life for the sellsword? Their relationship – and the banter it brought – seemed like one of the few genuine bonds in Westeros. But in the end they were bound by gold. And while Bronn likes the Imp, he fancies his own neck more.
Oberyn Martell, however, fancies revenge. It's what he came to Kings Landing for in the first place: To make the Lannisters and their cronies suffer. In another bravura acting moment for Peter Dinklage, Tyrion listens as Oberyn tells of a trip to Casterly Rock shortly after Tyrion's birth. All along the way Oberyn and his sister Elia heard of the "monster" born to Tywin Lannister, a creature with claws and a tail and red eyes. Once at the castle, Cersei and Jaime took the Martells to view their monstrous brother. "He killed my mother," Cersei said as she displayed their brother for guests. But, as Oberyn remembers it, they didn't see a monster, just a baby. And then, the Red Viper plays his hand: He wishes to kill the Mountain and avenge his sister. So he will be Tyrion's champion.
And finally, we turn to Tyrion's wife Sansa, safe in the Eyrie. Her aunt may be nuts, but at least here in the mountains Sansa can once again see snow. In a lovely scene she builds herself a snow-castle of Winterfell, only to have it trampled by the mal-adjusted Robin. She slaps him, probably the first slap he's ever received. Lord Baelish arrives and plants a kiss on the daughter of his great love, Lady Catalyn. Unfortunately, Cat's sister is watching. Later, Sansa's aunt beckons her to admire the view from the Moon Door and then dangles her over the precipice, accusing her of trying to steal her husband. Littlefinger appears just in time and saves Sansa from a very long fall. But, Lord Baelish is the ultimate backstabber after all, and he quickly confesses his love for Lysa's dead sister, before shoving her off the ledge.
In two weeks, we'll get episode eight: "The Mountain and the Viper." Look, HBO teased it in the post-episode preview so I don't count this as a spoiler: Oberyn and the Mountain fight. It is awesome. It's one of the best-written scenes of the entire series. I gasped while reading it on the subway two years ago. I probably made some fellow riders uncomfortable. The fight is just that good. Maybe I'm nitpicking by harping on and on about the under-development of the Mountain and his crimes against Elia and her children – please feel free to disagree. But, like most on-screen monsters, what is shown is never as terrifying as what you see in your head. The Mountain I imagined in those first three books is more menacing than anything "Game of Thrones" has shown me over four seasons.
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Technical Analyst Sees Apple Headed to $700
Apple breakout above $600 a share has piqued the interest of bullish chart watchers, with Oppenheimer's head technician Ari Wald suggesting a return to record highs — about 16% above current levels — may be on the horizon.
The stock yesterday closed at $604.59, its highest level since October 2012. Shares were up again slightly in morning trading Tuesday, to $604.78. The stock has now gained about 15% since Apple reported fiscal second-quarter results about announced an unusual 7-for-1 stock split on April 23.
Apple's rise above resistance at $600 — the stock had peaked briefly around that level earlier this month — leaves the path pretty clear from a technical-analysis standpoint until the next resistance at the $650 pivot level, Mr. Wald said. That price, about 7.5% above current levels, acted as both strong resistance and key support from April through September of 2012.
That was before the stock's drop below $650 in October 2012 helped kick off a bear market in the shares that took Apple down as much as 44% to its April 2013 closing low of $390.53.
Above $650, the next key chart point to watch is the Sept. 19, 2012 record closing high of $702.10, Mr. Wald said, which is 16% above current levels.
"I'm playing for a test of its all-time high around $700," Mr. Wald said. "Once you get to new highs, you reevaluate."
Mr. Wald's conclusions are derived from technical analysis, which uses patterns in stock-price charts to help illustrate market sentiment and make investment decisions. It differs from "fundamental" analysis, which looks at the economics and finances of industries and companies.
While there is a risk of a pullback after such a strong gain in just 3 1/2 weeks, chart watchers also fret when there are no dips that would allow new buyers to step in.
Mr. Wald said a drop to support around $575, or about 5% below current levels, is possible without damaging the bullish short-term outlook.
But the last pullback, following the first test of $600 earlier this month, lasted only four sessions and shaved off just 2.6%.
"The trend is rising," Mr. Wald said. "If you're not in [Apple] already, I believe you need a position in it."
Mr. Wald noted that both tech stocks and large-cap stocks are among the most technically strong sectors of the market at the moment.
"I like tech, and I like big caps, and Apple fits both those roles perfectly," Mr. Wald said.


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A potentially powerful short series on PBS next month explores "What Made America?" through a look at the family trees of a number of Americans.
Thanks to Diane Haddad on her Family Tree Magazine blog for bringing this to our attention.
The program will be on Wednesdays from Feb. 10 to March 3 at 7.p.m. CST.
An excellent video preview is available at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/.
This is one of the programs PBS is presenting about the heightened interest in genealogy in this country. It might present opportunities for local tie-in activities by our society.
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It was a pretty good show, including 4 new tunes. I can't remember the titles of the new tunes offhand, except for the last one that they did, a tribute to the theme from "All Things Considered." They played that along with "Big Black Furry Creatures From Mars" as an encore, a song that I had heard the title of but never had actually heard. Sorry, but I can't really rattle off a complete setlist for you, because 1) I've gone to 6 concerts in 7 days (Phish plus 5 Dead shows at the Boston Garden) and am having a little trouble remembering everything that I've heard, and 2) I currently have no live Phish tapes (although I'd be glad to trade Dead tapes for some...hint, hint) and all the Phish that I have is Junta and Lawn Boy, so there are a lot of tunes that I recognize but don't know the titles of.
Any way, I had a really good time at the show (as I usually do). I have some friends who saw them last night in Ithaca (State Theater), but I haven't heard from them yet about any details.
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During a couple of songs in the second set at Keene, Phish had a trumpet player on stage with them. I assume this is one of the guys from the Horns. It really added to the music. I'd like to see them do some more touring with the Horns. Summer tour was fantastic.


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It is time for the Chippewa Valley Challenge, a challenge to lose weight and get healthy for year 2013. The slogan: "Eat lean, eat clean and exercise in 2013!"
The weigh-ins kick off on Monday, January 7, 2013 and run through Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Participants must register and weigh in at one of the locations listed below:
Anytime Fitness
Bodyworks Athletic Club
Highland Fitness
YMCA, Eau Claire
YMCA Chippewa Valley Family
Organizers hope around 400 people will participate this year and take on the challenge.
For more information, visit www.thechippewavalleychallenge.com or www.iamanovereater.com.


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US Report Predicts Rising Natural Gas Prices in 2013-14
By Erich Schwartzel
Marcellus Shale drillers who have had to cut costs and disassemble rigs because of recent record-low natural gas prices should expect a reprieve over the next two years, according to the latest projections from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The average price of natural gas is expected to increase by almost a dollar in 2013, hitting $3.74 per million British thermal units.
That's a significant jump from the $2.75 average seen last year, when accelerated drilling created a glut in supply that caused prices to drop and made drilling in many places unprofitable. Increases are expected to continue into 2014, when prices are predicted to hit $3.90.
The EIA report released Tuesday is the first look into 2014 for the domestic and international energy scene, and it includes projections that could affect gas and coal activity in Pennsylvania and surrounding states.
The report is the latest set of tea leaves for an industry that's been in flux: Enthusiasm for drilling was tempered in recent years by economic realities that made it risky for every rig to turn a profit. The low prices made natural gas an easy sell to large, industrial customers who consume a lot of energy, but slowed lease activity as companies waited for prices to rebound.
Higher gas prices would send reverberations across multiple sectors, helping coal become competitive with natural gas again as an electricity source and allowing drillers to broaden their focus beyond shale formations that are rich in oil. In addition, the federal energy agency projects increased domestic oil production will break new records over the next couple of years and eventually lead to lower prices at the gasoline station.
If natural gas prices continue an upward trend toward $4 per mcf, companies that had drilled wells but weren't bringing the gas to market could decide it is worth hooking those wells up to pipelines and selling the gas, said Adam Sieminski, the EIA administrator.
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Are you mad for We Are Men?Now that CBS' bachelor comedy has premiered, we want to know if you think it's a hit or a miss - and what you think of every new show this fall season.Vote: Which fall premieres are hits? Which are misses?Do you want to bro it up with Carter (Chris Smith), Stuart (Jerry O'Connell), Gil (Kal Penn) and Frank (Tony Shalhoub)? Or is it a little too macho for your taste? Vote now! And don't forget to tell your friends and fellow TV fans to vote as well.Check back to see what TVGuide.com users think of your favorite - and least favorite - new shows. And stay tuned to see the final rankings of which freshman series readers love and hate.Plus, check out our full calendar to help you keep track of all the premiere dates and when to vote.
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Holocaust Denial on Trial, Trial Judgment: Electronic Edition, by Charles GrayTable of Contents
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5.1A central tenet of Irving's historical writing about the Nazi era is that Hitler was not the vehement and ruthless persecutor of the Jews that he is usually portrayed to have been. Irving has on occasion gone so far as to say that Hitler was "one of the best friends the Jews ever had in the Third Reich". Even if that can be disregarded as hyperbole, Irving would not, I think, dispute that he has on many occasions put forward the contentious view that, at least from the date when he seized power in 1933, Hitler lost interest in his former anti-semitism and that his interventions thereafter in relation to the Jewish question were consistently designed to protect them from the murderous inclinations of other Nazis.


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By allowing the graphics processing unit (GPU) to share the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated video memory and dynamically available system memory, TurboCache turbocharges performance and provides larger total graphics memory.
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Get all the video processing power that your digital lifestyle requires. Enhance photos, clean up home videos and post them to Facebook up to 50% faster² with the GeForce 210 or GeForce GT520 GPUs. Convert your video and put it on your iPod in minutes instead of hours³ or make your DVDs look like HD. Does your PC have a CPU powerful enough to playback high definition Blu-Ray Movies? It doesn't matter, the GeForce 210 and GT520 can playback any Blu Ray Movie with any modern CPU4.
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Graphics processing units (GPUs) are an essential element of today's PCs, enabling more visual and more interactive experiences. As a leader in visual computing and the inventor of the GeForce GPU, NVIDIA worked closely with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7 to ensure that its GPUs take full advantage of the great new features and functionality. If you use your PC to enhance photos, watch or edit videos, play games, or if you simply desire a fast and efficient graphical interface, NVIDIA GPUs will surely delight your senses and offer a premium Windows 7 experience.1 Compared to Intel G45. Measured using 3DMark Vantage, Performance Pre-set on a Pentium Dual Core E5200 system with 2GB RAM, Vista SP1.
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BOEMRE Analyzing Proposed Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy
July 20, 2011
Offshore wind turbines like these may be closer to reality in the United States because of the latest environmental assessments.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) announced on July 11 that it is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment (EA) that considers potential environmental and socioeconomic effects of issuing offshore wind energy leases in the mid-Atlantic. The agency, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), is specifically targeting designated wind energy areas off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia.
The draft EA also considers potential environmental impacts associated with site assessment activities, such as the installation and operation of meteorological towers and buoys on leases that may be issued in these areas. The draft EA is part of the "Smart from the Start" initiative to facilitate efficient and environmentally responsible development of renewable energy resources on the Atlantic coastal shelf. Any leases ultimately issued will not authorize construction or operations; instead, specific proposed projects will be the subject of subsequent environmental review and analysis with additional opportunities for public comment. See the DOI press release, the draft EA, and the notice in the Federal Register.