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ABC and CBS evening news shows did not cover Comey's testimony about wiretapping power struggle
Of the three national nightly news broadcasts, only NBC's Nightly News reported on former deputy attorney general James B. Comey's May 15 congressional testimony [1] regarding what Nightly News anchor Brian Williams called a "rare glimpse of a high-level, late-night power struggle" among the Justice Department, the FBI, and the White House over the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic wiretapping program. As NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams reported, Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee that current Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, who was then White House counsel, and Andrew Card, then-White House chief of staff, attempted to pressure then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, "at his [hospital] bedside ... to approve an extension of the secret NSA warrantless eavesdropping program over strong Justice Department objections even though Ashcroft was seriously ill," and did not have power as the attorney general during his recovery from surgery.
Also, former Solicitor General Theodore Olson appeared as a guest on the May 15 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes pre-Republican presidential primary debate coverage, but was not asked about Comey's testimony, even though Comey said at the hearing Olson played a role as a "witness" in the dispute. Instead, Olson was questioned only about Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's then-upcoming performance in that evening's debate. Olson is an advisor [2] for Giuliani's presidential campaign and appeared on Hannity & Colmes to discuss Giuliani's candidacy.
Comey, who served as acting attorney general while Ashcroft was ill, testified [1]: "In the early part of 2004, the Department of Justice was engaged -- the Office of Legal Counsel, under my supervision -- in a re-evaluation both factually and legally of a particular classified program," the NSA's controversial warrantless wiretapping program. Comey testified that before Ashcroft fell ill, the two had engaged in "a private meeting" prior to the March 11, 2004, deadline for the program's renewal and discussed "concerns as to our ability to certify its legality." Comey added that Ashcroft "was taken that very afternoon to George Washington Hospital, where he went into intensive care and remained there for over a week."
Comey told the committee that on March 9, 2004, while Ashcroft was hospitalized, "we communicated to the relevant parties at the White House and elsewhere our decision that as acting attorney general I would not certify the program as to its legality." The following evening, according to Comey, he received a call from Ashcroft's chief of staff, David Ayers, that Card and Gonzales "were on their way to the hospital to see Mr. Ashcroft" about re-authorizing the NSA program. Comey testified that he immediately went to the hospital to intercept Card and Gonzales:
COMEY: I sat down in an armchair by the head of the attorney general's bed. The two other Justice Department people stood behind me. And Mrs. Ashcroft stood by the bed holding her husband's arm. And we waited. And it was only a matter of minutes that the door opened and in walked Mr. Gonzales, carrying an envelope, and Mr. Card. They came over and stood by the bed. They greeted the attorney general very briefly. And then Mr. Gonzales began to discuss why they were there -- to seek his approval for a matter, and explained what the matter was -- which I will not do.
And Attorney General Ashcroft then stunned me. He lifted his head off the pillow and in very strong terms expressed his view of the matter, rich in both substance and fact, which stunned me -- drawn from the hour-long meeting we'd had a week earlier -- and in very strong terms expressed himself, and then laid his head back down on the pillow, seemed spent, and said to them, "But that doesn't matter, because I'm not the attorney general."
SEN. CHARLES SCHUMER: But he expressed his reluctance or he would not sign the statement that they -- give the authorization that they had asked, is that right?
COMEY: Yes. And as he laid back down, he said, "But that doesn't matter, because I'm not the attorney general. There is the attorney general," and he pointed to me, and I was just to his left. The two men did not acknowledge me. They turned and walked from the room. And within just a few moments after that, [FBI] Director [Robert S.] Mueller arrived. I told him quickly what had happened. He had a brief -- a memorable brief exchange with the attorney general and then we went outside in the hallway.
Comey said Card "demanded that" he "come to the White House immediately," to which Comey responded: "[A]fter the conduct I had just witnessed, I would not meet with him without a witness present." Comey asked Olson, who was then solicitor general, to go with him to the White House, apparently summoning Olson from a dinner party to do so. Comey added: "I was very upset. I was angry. I thought I just witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man, who did not have the powers of the attorney general because they had been transferred to me." Comey stated that after he briefed Olson and other Justice Department officials on the events that had just transpired, the group went to the White House to discuss the matter further. Initially, according to Comey, Olson was not allowed to attend the meeting with Card.
Despite the Justice Department's objections, according to Comey, "[t]he program was reauthorized" the following day "without us and without a signature from the Department of Justice attesting as to its legality. And I prepared a letter of resignation, intending to resign the next day, Friday, March the 12th." Comey added that he "believe[d]" that Ashcroft, Mueller, Ayers, and Comey's chief of staff, as well as others, were prepared to resign as well over the dispute. Eventually, according to Comey, President Bush intervened and made changes "the Justice Department believed was necessary to put this matter on a footing where we could certify to its legality." In August 2006, a federal judge ruled [3] that the NSA program to be unconstitutional. The administration is appealing the decision.
From the May 15 edition of NBC News' Nightly News:
BRIAN WILLIAMS: We're back here in London tonight. This next story's out of Washington. It's about a rare glimpse of a high-level, late-night power struggle that took place in a hospital room of a former attorney general suffering from what turned out to be a severe inflammation of the pancreas. Even though this all happened a few years ago, the details revealed just today could spell new trouble for the current attorney general, Alberto Gonzales. The story from NBC News justice correspondent Pete Williams.
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PETE WILLIAMS: Sounding like a movie plot, it happened three years ago in this Washington, D.C., hospital. Lying in bed there, the attorney general, John Ashcroft. Standing at his bedside, Alberto Gonzales, then-White House counsel, and Andy Card, White House chief of staff. They wanted him to approve an extension of the secret NSA warrantless eavesdropping program over strong Justice Department objections, even though Ashcroft was seriously ill. Also there, the number two man at Justice, James Comey, acting attorney general. He said today the scene started a crisis that nearly brought mass resignations from the Justice Department.
COMEY: I thought I'd just witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man.
P. WILLIAMS: He said Ashcroft recited reasons why it should not be approved. Later that night, Comey says, an agitated Card summoned him to the White House.
COMEY: I responded that, after the conduct I had just witnessed, I would not meet with him without a witness present.
P. WILLIAMS: Eventually, Comey said, President Bush defused the crisis, directing changes to the program based on Justice Department concerns. Senator Charles Schumer commended Comey for opposing the man who would become his boss as attorney general.
SCHUMER: The story is a shocking one. Makes you almost gulp.
P. WILLIAMS: But the White House today dismissed Comey's suggestion that the hospital meeting was inappropriate.
TONY SNOW (White House press secretary): You've got somebody who has splashy testimony on Capitol Hill. Good for him. We're not talking about internal deliberations.
[end video clip]
P. WILLIAMS: Tonight, the White House says the president stands by Gonzales, who says he wants to stay on the job. Pete Williams, NBC News, at the Justice Department.
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Stan Druckenmiller said IBM's recent stock buybacks represent what's wrong with the economic recovery.
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It's time for the Lightning Round. Cramer makes the call on viewer favorites.
Interest rates are up again today; the concern is that a December taper is not off the table.
Kodak, once a mighty photography pioneer, received court approval for its plan to exit bankruptcy as a much smaller digital-imaging company.
Banking has grown to more than 8 percent of GDP but customer satisfaction is low. Change is slow, but it's coming for the banks.
Ford, Amazon, Subway, the History Channel, Lowe's and V8 are the "buzziest" brands in the United States, according to the latest bi-annual list from YouGov's BrandIndex.
The $650 million agreement would also settle the fund's claims of about $2.8 billion against the bankrupt company.
A firm's worst enemy is itself: success with past innovations leads it to ignore, stifle, or ridicule the next big innovation, says this author.
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*Kodak hopes to emerge from bankruptcy in 2013. Oct 30- Eastman Kodak Co on Tuesday said its third-quarter loss grew 41 percent from a year earlier, reflecting restructuring and other costs as the bankrupt camera pioneer shifts its business focus toward printing from photography.
A great management team and an innovative product is what entrepreneurs need to attract investors.
Oct 12- Eastman Kodak Co said it will begin discussions with various creditor groups on a reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Kodak said there is interest from various parties in its commercial imaging business and interest among several potential lenders to finance the business.
Oct 12- Eastman Kodak Co said it will begin discussions with various creditor groups on a reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Kodak said the global August employee count will be reduced by 1,500.. The case is In re: Eastman Kodak Co et al, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 12-10202..
Oct 12- Eastman Kodak Co:. commercial imaging business- SEC filing. cost savings of about $9 million in August.
Oct 11- The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. *BAE Systems Plc and EADS called off their merger after the UK, France and Germany failed to agree on how much influence they should have over the combined entity.
ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday it has asked a bankruptcy court judge to allow it to end retiree medical and some other benefits at the end of the year as part of its restructuring.
Oct 10- Eastman Kodak Co:. *Kodak and official committee of retirees agree on modification of U.S. *Proposed agreement resolves a $1.2 billion retiree benefits liability.
Once a thriving and innovative company, after 90-years of success Cramer worries an iconic company may be at risk.

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The Debian GNU/Linux distribution will mark its tenth anniversary tomorrow with several parties around the globe.
The distribution was started by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993. Debian takes its name from its founder and his wife, Debra.
Debian began life as a tightly-knit group of Free Software hackers, and has gradually grown to become a large, well-organised community of developers and users.
The distribution has adopted an extensive set of policies and procedures for packaging and delivering software, backed up by tools, automation, and documentation.
The distribution has over 1100 developers with 200 more in the process of joining. The distribution is tripartite these days, with a stable release ("woody"), a testing distribution ("sarge") which will become the next stable release, and the unstable distribution ("sid") and has over 12,000 binary packages where development efforts are primarily focused.
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The Break Presents: FeSo
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Name: FeSo
Age: 24
Reppin': Chicago
My style and/or skills have been compared to: Lupe Fiasco, A Tribe Called Quest, Murs
My standout records and/or moments have been: "Outta My Head" on Working Title; "Dream Chasin" on Don't Sleep 2; "Kung Fu" on Working Title. My stand out moments have been putting out all of my four projects independently and performing at Little 500 with Ludacris.
I'm gonna change the game by: Restoring the foundation of hip hop with lyrics that have substance.
I'd Like to Work With: Madlib, Black Milk, DJ Khalil, Jay Electronica, Kendrick Lamar, Elzhi, DJ Premier
My goal in hip-hop is: Bring lyricism back to the focus of hip-hop and kick-starting the resurgence of the Golden Era hip-hop.
I'm gonna be the next: I'm the first FeSo. I don't really want to be the next anyone.
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In the city's hot and heavy dating scene, the latest trend for the legion of single people is to check exactly whom they are meeting for dinner with the help of the city's famed private detective agencies.
Many New Yorkers are no longer taking their romantic prospects at their word, instead running extensive background searches that cover their criminal record, education, previous jobs and address history.
Sitting in his office on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Skipp Porteous runs Sherlock Investigations. He gets numerous requests from wealthy fellow clients to run background searches on their potential dates. 'It's just common sense now. People do lie. They lie about their marital status or they lie about their job,' said Porteous.
He charges $500 for a comprehensive background check or $195 an hour for a two-person team to carry out a surveillance of an intended date or new partner.
It can be worth it. One recent client's date had claimed to be a published author and a college professor. Porteous proved he was lying. Another woman's prospective husband was eager to join a free dating service until he realised that the 'woman' who had been emailing him the generous offer was in fact Porteous, using a false name.
It's the explosive growth of online dating in America that is responsible for the increased use of background checks. Whereas online dating is still seen as slightly desperate in much of Europe, in America it has become a normal part of life. It has also made it easier for people to create fake identities and to invent jobs, homes and lifestyles that they simply do not have.
One information services company, Intelius, specifically targets daters. Ed Petersen, one of the firm's senior vice-presidents, said 38 per cent of its clients were now people running background checks on dates or romantic partners.
An Intelius TV advert even features a woman unaware that her prospective date is a violent sex offender. The firm uses powerful software and databases to collect information on an individual which is then collated into a report for the customer. 'What harm is there in a quick background check? The world has changed and this sort of thing is pretty normal for the way people date now,' said Petersen.
Some online dating websites now conduct background checks on anyone signing up for them to weed out people who are potentially violent or dangerous. Certain US states want to make such checks mandatory for dating websites. So what happened to romantic candlelit dinners and honest chitchat? Well, experts say the checks might come up with the most unexpected answer of all: a date was telling the truth about being an astronaut or a beauty queen.


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Recommend a good hiking destination in Xingtai (Shanghai)
Recommend a good hiking destination in Xingtai, Hebei
I recently took a hiking trip to Hebei, Henan and Shanxi provinces. I have found some good destinations for hiking. I would like to recommend one of them to hiking and travel lovers.
This time I would like to recommend Xingtai Taihang Gorges.
It is a range of gorges hidden in Taihang Mountains, about 2 hours away from Beijing. You can leave on Friday evening by train and stay in Xingtai on Friday night, then go to the gorges on Sat. morning, spend 2 days there and come back on Sunday evening.
It is beautiful in terms of rocks, shape of mountain, vegetation, water, and weather. The lower part of the mountain is featured by slopes covered by lush trees and the upper part is steep cliff with sparse trees on the top. The rock formation is stable. Water is crystal-clear. If it is a sunny day, the sky is certainly blue.
Snakes and lizards can be encountered if you are lucky.
There is one good place for camping where you can enjoy fabulous views.
Water-proof shoes and raincoat are necessary because you have to walk in water and below waterfall sometimes.
The total hiking distance is almost 30km.
The current cost of ticket is only 50 yuan per person.
If you want to explore the gorges and need any help, please let me know.
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I am a Chinese-English conference interpreter and like hiking and trekking along gorges and rock coast. I like the small unknown but beautiful places. Let's integrate ourselves into the Mother Nature!
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cheers for that
i never thought to search cpan
nice one
all sorted
cheers for that
i never thought to search cpan
nice one
all sorted
Every time I use it it tells me I'm missing perl modules so I've been on a downloading spree, so far I have downloaded and installed every single one without any problems, except the Range.pm . Now I installed it but still told me I was missing it. Then I thought I probably did it wrong so i uninstalled it and did it again and again. So if anyone has some advice on how to completely uninstall it and reinstalling it the right way that would be great.
Reason for edit: Found the solution and all thanks to wif1bust3r
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
after checking on CPAN and getting the modules what exactly did you do afterwards for wepbuster to pick them up?
for example i went and downloaded the expect.pm and compiled it, however after running wepbuster it still says it is missing.
I do think it made some progress since the error message changes to IO:PTY missing aftewards.
Heres the OUTPUT:
Can't locate IO/Pty.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0 /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10 /usr/share/perl/5.10 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl/5.10/Expect.pm line 22.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/share/perl/5.10/Expect.pm line 22.
Compilation failed in require at wepbuster line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at wepbuster line 5.
Any help is appreciated. I dont want to do another presentation on AIRCRACK suite, noone has started mentioning wepbuster and I wouldnt mind being the first one to show it.
Hey all,
Here is a very easy and efficient way to get the modules
After perl is installed (which it is by default in BT4)
open a terminal and run
This will auto download, compile and install to the correct location all the modules. After this is done you can run the program with no problemsCode:cpan *Hit Enter to allow autoconfig, or manually do it* Install Term::ReadKey Expect Getopt::Long File::Slurp Number::Range Algorithm::Permute Pod::Usage *Under the Term::ReadKey install, it will ask if you want to auto follow dependencies, agree with this
Must be a nice script, but still needs some polishing.
Collects the IVs, but hangs at the aircrack-ng phase. I can see aircrack process via "top", but it doesnt do anything.
....12142.....12190.....12312.....12372.....12462. ....12572.
....12631.....12717.....12805.....12885.....12993. ....13064.
....13165.....13251.....13320.....13416.....13513. ....13604.
....13683.....13755.....13833.....13905.....13986. ....14062.
....14182.....14278.....14389.....14508.....14622. ....14730.
....14821.....14920.....15017.....15116.....15231. ....15309.
....15441.....15526.....15643.....15748.....15828. ....15945.
....15994.....16115.....16188.....16251.....16340. ....16403.
....16444.....16528.....16593.....16670.....16743. ....16817.
Collected 17013 IVs. Trying to crack...
... and it hangs until terminated.
I tried using cpan and it was a torrent of failure and suffering.
Instead I just ran:
cd ../../../pentest/wireless/
wget "http://wepbuster.googlecode.com/files/wepbuster-1.0_beta-0.7.tgz"
tar xzf wepbuster-1.0_beta-0.7.tgz
rm -rf wepbuster-1.0_beta-0.7.tgz
mv wepbuster*/ wepbuster/
aptitude install -y libexpect-perl
I hope this helps someone.
I only had it set to run against my AP... from boot to key It was about two minutes (I still had to ping my router to get IVs going, because of the way it's configured). Thanks for writing this.
Wepbuster cracked it at 32,000 Initialization Vectors.
When I did aircrack-ng myself. I had to get 170,000 IVs.
I'm not sure what "channel 1, 6, 11 for US" and "1, 5, 9, 13 for EU" is all about, because I see AP's on 1-11 for US and 1-13 for EU.
One of the most mischievous and sickest scripts I've seen!
The latest beta doesnt recognize any arguments at all:
root@VIRTUALBOXIMAGES:/tmp/wepbuster-1.0_beta# ./wepbuster --help
wepbuster [channel(s)]
wepbuster [sort | connect] [hostname/ipaddress]
wepbuster permute [OPTIONS]
root@VIRTUALBOXIMAGES:/tmp/wepbuster-1.0_beta# ./wepbuster 7
No valid channel entered. Using the default ( US channels = 1 6 11 )
root@VIRTUALBOXIMAGES:/tmp/wepbuster-1.0_beta# ./wepbuster channel 7
No valid channel entered. Using the default ( US channels = 1 6 11 )
would you test the script before releasing it to the wild?
hey guys, i m sry for going off topic.
i jus wanna know if any one could modify backtrack disk and put wepbuster 0.7 on it???
i know its possible, but seems hard for me.
i m right now using frhack disk but it got 0.6 version.


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Startup Grind Seattle Hosts Todd Dean (Avatara Capital) Learn the Ins and Outs of attracting Angel Investors
Startup Grind
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join us on Sept 25th at 6pm. Todd Dean is a partner at Avatara Capital, He is a professional "Deal Maker" in connecting individuals for mutual benefit; bringing angel investors to investment opportunities and providing resources and capital to companies. Knowledgeable in helping entrepreneurs and companies receive capital and valuable resources, creating the future economics of our region.He started the Keiretsu Forum Northwest in 2005 and has helped hundreds of companies connect with angel investors across the Puget Sound region.
Avatara Capital www.avataracapital.com specializes in building synergistic relationships with accredited investors and people of influence on a global scale. The result? A dynamic, high net worth community looking at capitalizing interesting opportunities.
The Easy
6:00 - Networking and Beer/Wine/Appetizers
7:00 - Fireside Chat
8:00 - Questions and More Networking
Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.
For more information visit www.StartupGrind.com or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind.
Michael Grabham - Director of Startup Grind Seattle
Michael is optimistic, genuine and a problem solver. He loves starting companies and enjoys the collaboration with smart people to figure out how to create value for a customer. He has been lucky enough to start a few companies and see the hard work payoff and see failure. Michael enjoys the experiences you must go through to get a company into a growth mode and see its first service/product create revenue. He is a currently working with two companies that have yet to release their product to the public and runs a web development company.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (PDT)
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The cornerstone of our global community are monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies.
Founded in Silicon Valley by Derek Andersen, Startup Grind has now hosted 2,000 fireside chats since its founding in 2010.
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The West Street area of the city has been deteriorating aesthetically and presenting problems for law enforcement for years. Last year a man shot four others, killing one, over a dice game at a home on West Street.
Finally the residents of this area - led by neighbors, pastors, investors and police - have said "enough is enough."
Through their efforts a neighborhood watch has been set up; we are glad that the majority of the residents recognize that they are the majority and with a bit of perserverance and courage can clean up this neighborhood.
The people causing the problems on West Street have overstayed their welcome and we are glad to see residents dedicated to showing them the door.


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Dan Cleary and Tomas Holmstrom scored two goals apiece, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 6-2 triumph over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Valtteri Filppula notched a tally and an assist, Johan Franzen scored his 100th career goal and Todd Bertuzzi and Henrik Zetterberg both set up a pair of scores for the Red Wings, who improved to 6-1-1 at Joe Louis Arena this season and 2-0-0 on their six-game homestand.
Six days after posting a 3-1 victory in Edmonton, Detroit gained control of this one by scoring three times in the first period. Filppula began the outburst at 7:29 while Holmstrom and Cleary tallied just over four minutes apart later in the session.
Cleary, who has scored in four straight games and recorded a point in six in a row, made it 4-0 early in the second and Franzen netted his milestone goal during a power play with 2:57 remaining. Holmstrom gave Detroit a 6-1 cushion late in the third.
Jimmy Howard made 23 saves while Pavel Datsyuk and captain Nicklas Lidstrom each notched an assist to extend their respective points streaks to 10 games.
Dustin Penner and defenseman Theo Peckham scored for the Oilers, who have lost 10 of 12.


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December 15, 2009
A proposal to allow 55- to 64-year-olds to buy Medicare coverage is gaining traction in the Senate deliberations on health care reform. However, there will be many unintended consequences if Medicare is extended to include the 55- to 64-year-old population, say Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving, the executive associate director and director, respectively, of the Private Enterprise Research Center at Texas A&M University and senior fellows with the National Center for Policy Analysis.
The uninsured among the 55- to 64-year-old population is the target of the proposed Medicare extension. Those who are less healthy may not be able to find affordable health insurance. How does the health status of this age group compare by insurance coverage, ask Rettenmaier and Saving?
- Individuals with employer-provided or self-purchased health insurance report the best health, while 64 percent of those covered by Medicare and/or Medicaid report fair or poor health.
- By contrast, 76 percent of the uninsured people in this age group report that their health is good, very good or excellent, and 24 percent report fair or poor health.
Thus, the evidence suggests that uninsured older Americans are not uniformly in low-income families nor are they uniformly in poor health, say Rettenmaier and Saving.
Another unintended consequence of the proposed change is its impact on the labor force participation of the 23 million baby boomers between 55 and 64 who currently work. While health insurance coverage should be portable from job to job, the lack of portability because of the present tax treatment of health insurance appears to influence the timing of retirement, say Rettenmaier and Saving:
- Social Security's early retirement age is 62 and 40 percent start claiming benefits at this age.
- But there is a second spike at 65, the age of eligibility for Medicare, when 34 percent join the Social Security rolls.
This suggests that many older Americans continue to work until they are eligible for Medicare benefits, say Rettenmaier and Saving.
Source: Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving, "Medicare at 55," National Center for Policy Analysis, December 15, 2009.
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About Willie,
I hope he was just saying that to put pressure on Jrue. Either that or Jordan is pressured by the front office to give Willie minutes (because for some reason they decided they like him).
You`re right, though. I think they will give him more minutes than Ivey, and he may detract from the amount of experience Jrue can get this season. Of course I don`t think this is sound coaching, but I hope Jordan does not act on his thoughts after seeing WG screw up on crucial plays during the season. And for the love of god, let`s hope it`s not a Charlie Manuel to Brad Lidge type of ordeal.
I saw the quote about Willie and it makes me shudder. This is the guy written up in Wages of Wins as the least productive starter in the league a few years back (yes, he is specifically mentioned by name).
You might not agree with Berri's ideas but to get flagged for that isn't a very good sign. Maybe coaches look at Willie and see one of the scrappy, high energy, do anything players they tend to love. I don't see it (Reggie Evans was more that way) but there has to be some attraction.
I know nothing about Rashad but I'd like to make a comment about Stromile Swift. The guy is an incredible athlete for his size but he has absolutely zero basketball IQ or work ethic (even compared to Sammy). He's frustrated every team he has been on. I can see the fit for him as far as running the floor with the rest of our athletes but I'd rather have someone canny, who puts out a decent effort and makes good decisions.
Re Willie quote, the main reason it should make you shudder is because obviously this mid first round pick, this omg-we-lucked-into-a-high-lottery-baller guy, still can't impress the coach enough to place him ahead of willie. There was already someone ahead of Jrue in the rotation to chase (lou). I mean, this guy (jrue) is supposed to be challenging for the starting role, right? Having someone else to clamber over (Willie Green at that) is not "motivation," it's a sign that this kid still has a looong way to go.
FWIW, Willie, even as a shooting guard, has the best A/TO ratio of all these jokers. In this system, he might work out better if Jordan places some premium on taking care of the ball.
As for Sam, it's not time to freak just yet. The touches in this system don't mean that you're supposed to shoot automatically. You can actually have the ball passed to you and you can pass it on to get to the best/easiest opportunity. Like I said some time ago, I think Sam just wants to feel involved on the offensive end, not necessarily like he needs to take 20 shots a game.
Let's not hyperventilate just yet. Howsabout we get some reports on how he's actually playing first?
...still can't impress the coach enough to place him ahead of willie.
Still? We were 2 days into training camp when this quote was made. The alarming thing for me isn't that Jrue isn't ahead of Willie, in my mind, it's that Willie is basically being handed a role he doesn't deserve. Like I said, I expect Jrue to take the minutes from him, but so much for coming into this with an open mind.
Brian this is your post (and site), but you can't have it both ways. Either this is something to be alarmed about, which is what your post clearly suggests, or it isn't.
"I'm all for motivating Jrue and making him earn his minutes, but this is just absurd."
Re Jrue, I'm reacting mainly to that bit. I'm definitely keeping an open mind, but alls I'm suggesting is that Jordan's move seems to more bolster my concerns about this kid than deflate them. But, as the others have said, it's early yet.
I have an open mind re Sammy, too. I'm hopeful he can get it (or enough of it).
Or maybe they're just trying to increase willie greens trade value
to make any conclusions about a kid who can't legally drink yet 3 days into his first professional training camp without any comments about him is behind myopic - it's magoo like
I'm not trying to have it both ways. The distinction I'm making is that you're saying Jordan favors Green because Jrue has under-performed. I'm worried that Jordan has come into camp with an inflated opinion of who and what Willie Green is, regardless of how either Green or Jrue have played up to this point.
But if you are expecting "Jrue to take the minutes from him..", then that is not so much of an open mind either is it?
You already have an expectation, based on nothing more than pre-draft projections. Almost a christening the player before he ever steps on the floor type of thing.
He's saying that he's better than willie green.
you could say that about most players in the NBA
I think we're getting a little confused. The open mind part of my comment was directed at Eddie Jordan. I wasn't saying I had an open mind. My mind is made up about Willie. Basically, if Jrue has a pulse, I expect him to be an upgrade over Willie.
If your mind is made up about Willie, then fair. But how can you say that Jrue is an upgrade over Willie when he has never sniffed a minute of court action in the NBA? Because of draft projections and analysis?
It has to be more than just your disdain for Willie. There is too much of an abstract there to say Jrue is an upgrade.
So Jordan doesn't have an "open mind" just because he has put an established NBA veteran ahead of an unproven rookie? Sounds more like he hasn't come into this with an "open mind" because he chose a pecking order that you disagree with.
I don't know how many different ways I can say Willie Green is a complete zero on the basketball court. Here's a list of the players, in the history of the sport, who have played as many minutes as Willie and accumulated fewer win shares.
Willie Green is a historically bad NBA player, I have confidence that Jrue will at least be below average, which will put him head and shoulders above Willie. I base this on the few minutes I saw of him in Orlando, scouting reports, pure probability and common sense.
Honestly, Jrue's a rookie. I believe he should be ahead of Willie in the rotation right now, but fine, if he isn't, no big deal. He'll work for it. Rodney Carney, on the other hand, has been in the league for 3 years and in less than half of Willie's minutes has accumulated more win shares.
Did you not see Brian's Twitter to J. Hollinger's remarks about Willie Green. It seems that EVERYONE in the NBA realizes Willie Green aka Bill Green is one of the worse players in the NBA except maybe the 76ers. Fair point that maybe they are trying to increase his trade value or I would say, get some trade value!!
I stated earlier and meant it, if Willie Green was to start this year, I would sell my season ticket. I think he is horrendous.
And, just to be fair, he has had a few, very few, good games.
It's been 3 days of training camp. Who cares if Jrue hasn't surpassed Willie. 3 days. Willie has tenure and his peers respect him no matter how much we all don't. During the team's "who's our leader" exercise, Willie was 3rd on the team. Maybe they all see something us and the stats don't. In due time.
With Sammy, he needs to find out right now if this guy is going to be capable of making the necessary decisions to flow in these sets. We all think he can't, but with the proper coaching and the desire anyone can be taught anything, almost. They can run every play through him in training camp, if he's garbage the middle of this month, find another route.
I agree that its to be expected that WG gets the nod as the 3rd guard at this early stage. The language is a bit strong, but that's not a huge deal in itself. But it does pull open some old scabs from previous coaches overusing WG.
Last week, in the minutes projection, I predicted WG would be the 1st guard off the bench- at least for the 1st half of the year. Right or wrong, coaches value reliable players- even when reliable does not equate to productive or good. Especially when you are a new coach and inserting a new system there is value of knowing what a player will bring and knowing they will at least be in the right position.
Also WG toned down his usage rate last year, and became a bit more efficient with the ball. He is not a horrible negative on the floor- just a well below average NBA starter. He happened to be the teams best 2pt shooter and one of their best 3pt shooters. I just hope that his reliability does not keep Jrue buried on the bench too long, but the kid is 19, so its not the end of days if it takes a year for him to get regular minutes. We were spoiled with Thad ans Speights.
OK, that's my quota of positive posts for a while. I will now resume ranting for the remainder of the week.
Sam has to learn offense, period, learning this one is way beyond him - but if he can learn how to just post up and dribble I'll be impressed.
It's well recognized by many out there that willie green is pathetic - bill simmons points it out often - so does hollinger - willie green is terrible.
Must say - i don't find eithe rthing surprising - this organization just has a lingering stink of bassackwardness from billy king that probably lasts until green is gone
Since when does dalembert smile?
Brian, how does Willie rank against the 15 minute bench guys in the league, the Doolings and Reddick!s of the world. I just feel it isn!t his fault he started and played all those minutes and in a 10 to 15 minute role he may be better than average. As far as Jrue, earning minutes is never a bad thing and his numbers in college this year were probably worse than Willie!s in the pro!s. I hate defending Willie but our new coach had a similar player in Washington [Stephenson] who seemed to get a lot of minutes over young guys [N.Young?] so maybe he sees similar things in Green.
What deepsixersuede said.
Before I get boxed into a corner not of my choosing (or rather, have a box put up around me), I guess I have to come right out and declare that I am not a Willie Green fan. I agree that he sucks as a starter. No one would dispute that. He is, however, a dependable backup. Nothing more but, too, not much less. That fact is not really anything super controversial.
My main point was that considering the heavy panting over Jrue's selection, his playing mostly 3rd string, early as it is, is not a great sign. Most lottery picks (and especially the high ones) are slotted for at least primary back-up roles in their rookie years. If Jrue has to be really working to take minutes from a guy like WG (who you deride with venomous breath), then it should be troubling. All this hollerin about how horrific Willie is kind of makes my point for me.
We will wait for your full analysis of Jordan's handling of rookies. Mebbe that will slow everyone's roll.
As much as it pains me to defend poor 'ole Willie (I do not like seeing him on the court), I think people are being a bit unfair and cherry-picking stats...
So I will do the same thing, but in his defense:
Name a current Sixer guard who surpassed Green in:
2pt jump shot%
Kaponono and Carney in 3pt% but no one else in any of those areas.
Green's Win Shares last year: 2.2 and 2.0 the previous year.
Granted not stellar, but that is a better reflection of what WG offers this year than the combined abysmal -0.6 of his 1st 3+ seasons. He has improved. His WS per/min last year was adequate for a limited role player who was only asked to shoot jumpers and defend.
Look at Green's per/36 min numbers last year: 13.5pts/2.5reb/3.1asst/1.3TO eFG%.473
Again, not great, but not all-world bad.
Last year his usage rate dropped to a respectable 19%. he no longer forced things or turned the ball over much or dominated the ball. He finally played his role- which was often to cover the PG (since Miller could not) while shooting jumpers and making back door cuts.
I want either Jrue or Carney to beat out Green for minutes... but they have to beat him out. He has slowly grown into a solid reserve guard who can defend and be where the coaches want him to be on the floor. For a role player those seemingly basic pre-requisites are key in terms of maximizing what the star players can do.
Green was a ball hogging, inefficient bum as recently as 2 years ago, but he has made real strides over the last 2 years, as is in the prime of his low level NBA career. WG as a starter makes me physically ill. But as a 12-16 minute reserve he is a reasonable option at this stage of his career.
Where do you get 2pt jump shot%? I don't see it at 82games.com. I'd like to look something up before responding.
Brian, you were on the right site:
www .82games.com/0809/FGSORT7.HTM
It brings up different players if you sort by 2pt and 3pt jumper% (need enough to qualify for stats.)
BTW, Carney .350% 3pt, putrid .259% on 2pt jumpers.
Kapono .428 on 3pt, .42 on 2pt- so better than Green... but you only want him to shoot.
Green 32% 3pt, a pretty good .422% on 3pt jumpers
sorry, Kapono .426% on 2pt (my 6 on my keyboard is sticking.)
Overall, don't want any of these guys overly relied upon except for specialty use. Can't wait for Jrue to be ready to start and move Lou to his more natural th man role.
Sorry, wish I could edit dumb typos. Green 32% 3pt jumpers, .422% on 2pt jumpers.
Check the new post, I put a chart and some analysis in there as a sort-of response.
curse this thread arrangement. to be clear, i was co-signing tk76's comment.
p.s. brian is this system ready to open accounts now?
You should be able to open an account right now. Soon, you'll be able to write posts if you do. No firm timetable on that yet, though. Let me know if you have a problem setting it up.
Remember that one time in 05' when WG scored 20 pts? If WG contract ended in 10' he would make good trade bait. If only billy king had reduced sammys and willies contract by one year we would have to 15 mill in expiring contracts to shop around with. Seriously, I don't know any team that would take WG or his contract. Teams didn't even want to spend 3mill on Iverson! Who would take two years and 6 million for WG?
What? Do me ears hear right?? An uproar over Willie G getting meaningful minutes?
Me hates to say, but I told you so.
There was such an adamant defense of the front office and their non-moves early in free agency by the moderator, and much ridicule doled out to myself when bringing this lack of activity up. Remember that flawed logic accusation? And my response was - it won't be considered flawed logic when Willie G is getting around 20 minutes a night.
Oh how it has reared it's ugly head.
And I pointed this out on the bloggers conference call post also. Stefanski let the cat out of the bag that day with regards to Willie G and I called him on it but someone responded that myself was reading way too much into his comments.
Looking back is somewhat useless but something to ponder is, if they would have taken Ty Lawson would there be an outcry over Willie G or even consideration from the staff to play Willie G so much at the backup PG spot?
"I was hoping a new coach would come in here and evaluate the guys objectively and dole out minutes based on what he saw"
Jordan has spent the past few weeks evaluating Jrue while working out in Philly. Is that not enough of an objective evaluation to realize the kid is just not ready and Willie is the better choice? It's amazing the pedastal Jrue is being placed on by some just from scouting reports and a snippet of summer league play but the kid hasn't stepped foot in an NBA game yet and for all we know about him he may be worse than Willie G.
If Sean Singletary can secure that last spot on the roster then I would suffice to say that Jrue would be behind him in the pecking order too. Singletary is a straight up baller just being held back by his height.
So Lawson would definitely be ahead of Willie and Royal? Do you have inside info on this. It has been stated that Jordan likes rookies to earn their minutes and whether it is Holliday or Lawson, both probably would not be a factor right away.In about 3 years we will know who is better between the two but it is too early to tell now.
"So Lawson would definitely be ahead of Willie and Royal?"
Definitely? Really don't know, that is why I used verbage such as 'ponder' and 'consideration'. But if you take his college pedigree into account and Willie G's and Royal's somewhat lack of talent, then it wouldn't take much to be ahead of those two. As Real and Speight said, this just speaks to how 'green' Jrue really is.
I mean, we are piling on the head coach here when we really should be finally seeing the light about Jrue. Considering Eddie Jordan's astuteness, when you are arguably 4th in the pecking order (behind Willie G, Royal Ivey, and Sean Singletary) that should tell us all just how much of a project this kid really is.
Yup - you're the first person to suggest that willie green gets too many minutes - -no one else hear has ever thought it.
Did you discover the sky was blue too?
Well, first, I'm not in the camp of those that think Willie G gets too many minutes, considering the alternatives - it was an indictment on the front office.
Secondly, I unfortunately can't stake claim to discovering the sky was blue, but I am the one that discovered that hell was hollow...... like your head.
From what I hear on TV about Jrue, he is impressing our coach and speaks very high of him. AI9 also is speaking very high of Jrue. As the coach stated, he believes that the rookies need to earn their minutes and from what I hear, living in the local area, Jrue is well on his way in earning minutes.
Do you really expect them to say any different? Like he's just not ready or has a long way to go. How many coaches or players have ever said that a teammate struggles or sucks? Come on.


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After living with the Sound Lab Ultimate One for more than twelve years, I expected more than a few problems selecting a new reference speaker. The Sound Lab Ultimate is a single driver, electrostatic design, providing the most articulate midrange and perfectly coherent sound from top to bottom I have ever experienced. Assuming the single driver design was at least partially responsible for this long-term love affair, I searched for a replacement speaker with as few crossover points as possible, and the Dali Megaline looked like the perfect choice.
The Megaline is a giant two way, made up of three separate speaker cabinets that lock together to form a single line source. Only two types of drivers are used, ribbons for the high frequencies and multiple woofers for the low frequencies. From the front, the ribbons appear to be mounted inside the cabinet along with the woofers. Looking from the side, you can see that each module consists of an externally mounted dipole ribbon and inside are four 6.5-inch low frequency drivers. The Dali electronic crossover provides the single dividing point at preamp level, eliminating inductors, capacitors, potentiometers and resistors in the signal path between the amplifiers and drivers.
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I ordered my pair in 2004 and was patiently waiting for the next container from Europe so mine could be pulled and forwarded to me. As luck would have it, I was notified they would arrive just four days before my flight to Sweden (the first of three European locations) to cover the high-end audio shows. It struck me odd that I should be traveling to a place in the world so near the Dali factory, just as my speakers were arriving stateside.
In spite of a nasty case of food poisoning the day of my departure, I was grateful for those few days of good health before the trip. That time was used to break down the shipping pallet and put away the boxes so my wife could get her car back in the garage. This speaker system arrives as a large, full pallet that is best handled with a forklift. In addition to the six boxes containing the modules that make up the stereo pair, there is an electronic crossover, two power supplies, eight WBT banana connectors, and various accessories, including an alignment tool to aid in sighting the speakers into position.
Fortunately, my son had not yet moved into his college dorm and with his help, we got each of the 30-inch tall modules stacked and locked together and roughed into position in our living room. Once I was on the road, providing coverage of the European audio shows, it gave me a lot of time to think about my decision. With both old and new speakers in mind, I paid close attention to each manufacturers display and what kind of sound they were achieving.
Overall, the European shows are more sedate and better thought out than their American cousins. The sound, in particular, is generally better than what I've experienced at CES. At the London Audio Show, I stopped by the Dali room, hoping to hear the Megaline. Unfortunately the room was small, so the demo was set up around the more appropriately-sized Euphonia. The systems source was an open reel tape supplied by Opus 3 Records, and between the Dali's, stood a beautiful young female cradling her saxophone.
As the demo proceeded, we listened with just the Euphonia making music. Then this lovely woman began to play, accompanying the music on the Dali's. At this point it became obvious that she was the recording artist on the master tape and I must admit, the sound was quite compelling. I struck up a conversation with one of the people hosting the room and found I was in the company of Dali's chief designer, Lars Worre. I had my Trio phone with me and loaded into it were photographs taken just before my departure. In addition to the expected family photos, were images of my listening room and the Dali's.
Lars was heavily involved in the design of this speaker and after showing him the photos; I ask his advice on room placement and amplification. Lars' very strong recommendation was to use only two identical stereo, or four identical mono amplifiers. His advice is something I would take to heart—and then later deviate from.
Unfortunately after being away from home for nearly a month, I had not had the opportunity to borrow or beg matched reference quality amps, so I resorted to the only available matched power in my inventory, a pair of Sound Valves/Dynaco Stereo 70's. I was not expecting much in the way of performance, just looking for enough juice to get the Dali's going and see how they sound. The Sound Valves amps at 70 watts per chassis, while not all that powerful, did move the air around and provided me with a safe starting point.
Thinking about where I began with this speaker, I cannot state strongly enough that break in (particularly the Dali woofers) is the biggest challenge of owning this speaker. If you believe nothing else in this article, take my break in comment to heart. Even after six months of pushing these past the 500-hour mark, I believe the Megaline will require 800-hours or more before reaching their maximum performance.
I've developed a habit of writing down my listening impressions in a log when breaking in an unfamiliar product, and this time was no different. I kept thorough notes on dates, how long I listened, the maximum volume, and my reactions as the sound improved over this six-month period.
During the first month or so, the Megaline showed absolutely NO sign of bass, at least not anything that represented musical content below 50Hz. To make matters worse, the high frequencies were a combination of sterile, cold tonal balance combined with "projected" image brightness that made it uncomfortable to listen to for extended periods of time. I found myself blaming the speakers, fearing they were a mistake, and the next moment blaming the Dynaco's for their lack of power, particularly after having lived with VTL 750 monoblocks on the Sound Labs, an amplifier known for both dynamics and powerful bass.
Around the sixty hour mark there was a noticeable improvement in the soundstage and depth. I also heard significant improvement in the integration of the woofer/ribbon, near the crossover point, which is about 1200 Hz. Unfortunately, there was still no sign of deep bass, and the upper midrange was still imaging forward of the low frequencies, making the presentation "in your face," rather than aligned and focused. The sound reminded me of my rather poor listening experiences with the Megaline at the Denver Audio Festival (2004) and CES 2005. Fortunately, fate stepped in and gave me hope in the form of another audiophile's misery (and recovery). One of the guys in my group had purchased the new Kharma Exquisite 1D Enigma, and I watched his frustration as he passed the 200-hour, 400-hour and 600-hour break in points—and still no bass.
He was so frustrated he was discussing having GTT audio fly in to replace parts (we assumed defective), or trade them in for a replacement pair. Then suddenly, at around 850 hours the bass began to develop and the midrange integration fell into place. There is a sizable group of audiophiles who heard this remarkable improvement and everyone assumed (until now) that it was a unique situation. When I listen to that same Kharma today, I can hardly believe it is the same speaker. It is a stunning performer, with very natural balance and resolution.
I tell this story to drive home a point. I believe many audiophiles purchase, listen to, and sell their speakers, NEVER having properly heard them. Most of us have jobs and many of us have wives and children, making it impossible to set aside a regular schedule to break in new speakers, much less keep track of the progress. (Oh, the joys of being self-employed.) Assuming a typical 40-hour work week with no obligations other than tend to the break in process, my friend's Kharma Exquisite 1D would have required 5 months to reach their full musical potential.
Realizing I was facing a similar issue, I purchased a pair of Air Tight ATM-3 mono blocks with the idea of acquiring a second pair as funds permitted. This is an amp with enough power to do the job and would fit nicely into the space I have. According to my logic, the VTL 750s were overkill; I would sell them and use the money to buy a second pair of Air Tight ATM-3's rather than another pair of 750-Watt amps just to drive the ribbons.
When the Air Tight mono blocks arrived, I noticed the volume control on the front panel, something conspicuously absent on the Dali's electronic crossover. So I decided I would experiment, using VTL Ref 750's on the woofers and the Air Tight ATM 3's on the ribbons. The volume control (hopefully) would provide enough adjustment for differences in gain.
Nirvana! (Sort of)
The integration of the two amps was not perfect, but the volume control did allow me to trim the overall gain to a very comfortable setting. Now I was getting good sound. Not perfect, mind you, but very good, and with all that additional power the VTL 750's were providing the woofers, I could play the Purist Audio and Ayre break in CDs at extremely high volume, without fear of clipping the amps or damaging the drivers.
The break in process began to really accelerate and at about 220 hours. At this point, members of my audio group began to cast their blessings upon these new speakers. Like my friend's Kharma's, the deep bass was very late in arriving. At around 400 hours, frequencies below 40Hz finally began to creep into the room; at just over 430 hours, the coherency had integrated to the point that two of my regular visitors were proclaiming the Megalines as the best sound they had ever had. While I quietly disagreed with them, remembering perhaps more clearly the strengths of the Sound Lab, I admit the changes were startling. The Megalines had gone from being pale, anemic, and shrill, to having very good sound. They had finally begun to recreate the speed and dynamics of live music, while maintaining a graceful, musical personality.
At present, I have just over 509 hours of time on my Megalines, and of that, 86 hours at sound pressure levels near 100dB, with the Ayre (Irrational, But Efficacious!—System Enhancement Disc), and the Purist Audio (Revision B, 74-Minute System Enhancer Disc), rather than conventional music. Without these two discs, the sound of the Megalines would not be what it is today. In my opinion, these are "must-have" tools for owners of Dali, Kharma and other speakers that may be resistant to the break in process. Every time I "beat up" my system with these discs (6 hours or more at high sound pressure levels), the next listening session never failed to garner praise as to how much the speaker had improved.
As excited as I am with my progress, I still cannot overlook the very slightly unnatural electronic sound that persists in the high frequencies. This is more of an annoyance to me than anyone in my local audio group, and certainly not an issue that has been mentioned in any other reviews of the Dali Megaline.
To resolve this, I experimented with my room acoustics, including repositioning the tube traps and swapping tubes in both the input and output sections of all four of my amplifiers. When that failed to achieve the desired results, I turned to my Aesthetix Io and Callisto, rolling the input tubes, regulators and outputs with softer versions of my previously chosen NOS tubes. Puzzled that these changes did not match previous test results, I wondered if the Dali crossover might the source of this persistent sonic signature.
My next trip out of town, the crossover was shipped to a friend of mine with the right smarts and tools, and when the test came back, I discovered that the high frequencies have an additional (transistor) gain stage, increasing output voltage by 2.4dB. The high frequencies operate as a third order Butterworth design with a minus 3 dB down point of about 980Hz. The bass section is a second order Butterworth, crossing at approximately 1200Hz. The bass output voltage measures 15dB down from the high frequencies, so I assume this balances differences in efficiency between the ribbon and woofers. There is also an active EQ circuit providing boost (referenced to 400Hz), as follows:
Plus 3dB at 57Hz
Plus 6dB at 27Hz
Plus 8dB at 12Hz
There is no indication that there is a lower limit on this equalization, suggesting the bass boost may extend to sub sonic levels.
The Dali is rated in the factory literature at 35Hz to 22kHz (+ or – 3dB). However the reflex tuning is 38.5Hz, meaning this active EQ is working against the fundamental limits of the ported cabinet.
In light of this I am having a tube crossover built.
My plans are to construct it using all aluminum chassis with separate outboard tube rectified power supply. Primary tubes will be octal type 12SX7. This tube has similar performance characteristics as the popular 6SN7 (Military 5692) and VT 231, but is the 12-volt variety.
Completion date for the crossover is five to eight weeks. I will post a follow up review here at Positive Feedback Online, complete with description and images of both crossovers, including design changes and initial impressions. Stay tuned!


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Staff was very helpful and kind. After taking a red eye they were able to accommodate us on an early check in. Hotel and rooms were clean. Beds were comfy too. AND it's close to everything/walking distance.
Location is great in the center of everything walking distance anywhere to Boston. That breakfast is not included with the price tag of the room breakfast should be complementary. Parking under the hotel should be priced accordingly and have a special pricing for hotel residents.
Close to everything but quiet to recharge Parking, not included
The location was superb. The hotel is within walking distance of most attractions, shops, and metro. Chinatown is only one block away, with many delicious food choices. The pool could be cleaner. They should provide locks for the lockers.
Comfy beds and clean room located easy walks from Boston Common Faneuil Hall and so much of the tourist stops we wanted to see. Salvatore's was a decent restaurant right across the street. Snooty staff at front desk. Restaurant staff courteous. Not a hotel with a family vibe. It seems more suited for business and conference attendees
Room was large. Coffee maker, ironing board and safe in the rooon. Insufficient soundproofing. Avoid avoid avoid 6th floor: that's where the pool is and kids are very loud when walking and running along the corridor. We couldn't check in at 3:30pm and the room was not ready until 4:30pm, half hour past the check in time of 4pm.
Had online check in everything was very clean beds comfortable great staff
Friendly staff; accommodated a late check out request, but with a fee to be paid. Not an issue. Promised champagne and strawberries for special occasion (but never arrived). Great location. Bellmen were extremely helpful! Front desk staff seemed friendly, but read issues we had. Had there not been any of the issues, this would've been a great stay, I just don't know why there were so many missteps. It was a good stay, if you look at room size, bed comfort, bathroom size and comfort (just don't expect privacy; everyone will know your business in there!), friendliness, location. This should be a phenomenal stay. It has all the makings for it. It must've been a full moon or something that weekend. Was promised champagne and strawberries the first evening, but it didn't come. The next day, the room wasn't cleaned when we arrived back at 11pm, so called to have at least the bed made and fresh towels (they offered a discount on an additional night, which was accepted, though didn't go smoothly at final check out for some reason); also mentioned the missing champagne and strawberries, was told they'd be there the next night, but again no champagne or strawberries when we returned. Ever. Hallway was meeting central at 3am for drunken shenanigans by other guests. Finally, on the fourth day, after returning to the hotel after a long day, the wireless entry failed, so we had to wait to be let into the room. To the front desk's credit, they were going to upgrade us for free on the last night for the inconvenience, but one of us needed to get back into the room because they were flying out in two hours, so that wouldn't work. Was promised an email accounting, even gave email address and was promised in 5-10min; it's now over twelve hours later, and still no receipt in my inbox or spam/junk folder.
Nice and clean. Annoying to pay for parking. Made me really angry, the hotel should have free parking for its guests. $40-55 a night is just ridiculous.
The location was great with close proximity to public transportation and that made it easy for us to get around the city. Front desk was able to get us a room with double beds on a busy holiday weekend. 1) Slow elevator to get to lobby 2) Steep valet parking fees 3) Room service did not clean the room on our first day. I am not sure whether it was because of busy holiday weekend.
everything worked good location
Wonderful location, comfortable and clean room, friendly staff. What else can I ask for a 3 day visit to the city. Can't think of anything.
The location First room far to loud (trucks unloading / loading 5 am); second room not so loud, but still noisy. Strange inventory: No hooks to hang coats etc. Only one shelf for shirts in the wardrobe, no other furniture witgh drawers (underware etc.) half of the wardrobe full of ironong board. No hooks to hang bathrobe and bigger towels in the bathroom. small selection at breakfast, every day the same. Loud music allready at breakfast. No bowls for yoghurt and esreal to mix, except small plastic cups. All breakfast cups, spoons etc. plastic (lots of vaste) hardly any tables to eat breakfast (sofas. lounge chairs etc.) Over all feeling like a grown up youth hostel
Location, Location, Location 2 min from Boston Common, in the center of the theater district Offsite Valet Parking was $52 per day, raising the effective room rate cost by that amount. Bed was too soft to be comfortable for my taste. No onsite restaurant
Location was outstanding. The interior of the hotel was impeccable - obviously new. The bed was probably the most luxurious of any hotel bed I have slept in. Bose Bluetooth speaker provided ambiance to the room. Continental breakfast was a pleasant surprise. Room was a fairly small. Dresser in the hall made for tight passage between the bedroom and the bathroom.
Beautiful room with an awesome mattress! Fancy hotel right in the heart of downtown. Definitely recommend.
Easy check in, impressive room, comfortable and clean. We left our bags after checking out and went out to enjoy the day, came back and retrieved them from the friendly staff later.
Great location, central to most attractions. Very polite and helpful staff Ice machine was broken, but these things happen.
Tasteful and modern décor, beautiful details, friendly staff, comfortable beds, location, complimentary bottles of water TV program transmission quality was spotty. Glass shower screen led to wet bathroom floor and soaking bath mats after every shower. Ice machine hard to locate and not on every floor.
Chic hotel with very comfortable rooms and excellent customer service. It's hard to think of anything we didn't like
Convenient, clean, very nice, sleek, efficient Tight rooms for two travelers with large bags
Great ,location, layout, quality, and service. Our second stay here and we remain fans of this newer downtown hotel. Comfortable beds, quality fixture, terrific, huge Tv, fast wifi. Haven't tried the food. The bar was nice. Jeez, the standard rooms are tiny with hard to access closet and no side table on one side of the bed. We were offered a larger room for another $40 and should have taken it!
The Godfrey is very Modern, ideally located and the staff is super friendly. ( Except for the manager on duty when I checked in.) Booked a two bedroom with a third party site,didn't have that option so I called up the hotel to see if there was an option. Was told to just mark in underspecial request and they would have it for me. When I checked in was given a small King size room and says that's what we booked. Told the manager who talked to us what happened and she says we never made the request. I pulled up the reservation on myphone and showed her the request, then she says its first come first serve basis. Only room left for the night was a $80 upgrade was a four class upgrade to a suite which was much bigger and had two TVs, so I took it, had no other option. Walked into the room and if that was a four class upgrade I would hate to see a regular room. Room was very small, only one TV. Don't get me wrong, hotel was very nice. Big screen TV,nice showers and towels, but felt very very very cheated. Along with the $52 for parking it was like spending $600 a night for a small room.......Really??
Staff was awesome and the place is all brand new and beautiful A little expensive
Loved everything about staying at the Four Seasons Boston. The service was impeccable and they really made us feel "at home." My kids especially loved the welcome wagon and cookies and milk :) The hotel was clean, warm and inviting and I would absolutely stay there again. Highly recommend!
they did not have taxis waiting outside and couldnot call one. They had to whistle for one passing by. As they are on a side street not that many pass buy. Also the area is not as nice as others in the city
Rooms are classic ritz-carlton comfort and luxury. They forgot to make a dinner reservation I requested at booking and never did anything about it.
the health club is fantastic a reason to come back, the eating / bar facilities are ok it does not feel very cozy
The hotel was beautiful and staff was very professional and courteous and willing to help.
Beds, personal treatment of the staff No
Location Thought it was too expensive.
The location is perfect for a downtown stay and, while small, the rooms are nicely designed. Poor air conditioning. No bath in the room.
I was thouroughly impressed with the service from the moment Valet opened our car doors till the moment Valet closed our doors at time of departure. I frequent 5 star hotels and must say this hotel, concierge and quality of service was unsurpassable. Perfect boutique hotel experience!
Friendly, considerate service, hotel cars to take you around Boston and good food from room service, also dog friendly. They charged us more than our original quote
The staff is so engaging and professional but not stuffy or uptight. The food at Moo (hotel restaurant) is unbeatable. You just can't beat the hotel vibe if you like personal service. I prefer more light than dark walls.
The staff was quite helpful and courteous, the room perfect and the food at the restaurant remarkable. The view from the rooftop is also outstanding.
The studio room was ok and nicely furnished It was incredibly noisy, street traffic, garbage trucks, whining and motors running kept you awake from 2.30-5.30am every morning. I am afraid teh hotel was unworkable as a business hotel, and only possible as a holiday hotel if you are a heavy sleeper or a hard drinker so that you could surivive teh noise. I'll never stay again nor would I recommend it. Sorry. Having booked 2 rooms and paid so much a night I was utterly disappointed. Complaining next morning to the front desk about the noise, the receptionist was talking to me and then said "hold on" picked up the phone and started arranging some other booking with the caller. Don't Americans do basic manners anymore? Please note this is not a complaint, it was rude, noisy and expensive.
Fifteen Beacon was beautiful, staff was so helpful and servicing that we felt truly carefree on our vacation to Boston. The rooms were excellently appointed, fashionably contemporary and spacious. We loved the fireplace, the four post bed and the privacy, it was the perfect intimate setting amid the busy Boston city life.
We liked the shower, the roof deck, but most of all we liked the design of the hotel/room.
Very nice location and the staff were tremendous. The room was well decorated and clean. The service was outstanding.
Loved the attention to detail liked comped champagne and strawberries for our anniversary, our wedding pic in the room and the free parking we got by using the secret code, currently 'cannonball'. We missed the 5-6 free cocktail hour but were given 2 glasses of wine on check in. Make sure you know the secret code and join their rewards program for perks. Nothing!
The location of the hotel couldn't be more perfect. Upon arrival the staff was very inviting and accommodating. I was fortunate enough to get a corner room with spectacular views. The bed and pillows were extremely comfortable, and they're dog friendly! If your looking for a great place to stay within walking distance of Fanueil Hall, Nine Zero is the place to stay!
Where to begin from the location to the staff to the rooms. Really could not ask for more!
Comfortable bed. Beautiful furnishings. Excellent service.
Step out front door and you are on the freedom trail and ready to go Location
Phenomenally friendly staff, offered us free wine and Cokes and party bag for the kids. Unnecessarily nice!
Hotel was very clean, staff was very helpful and friendly, great central location! Nothing
Great value for money. Good restaurant -- functional for working and meeting. Decor and some amenities starting to get a little dated. Humidifier supplied did not really work. Internet in rooms slow.
Great location. Wish the valet parking was complimentary
Appreciated the glass of wine at check-in and the staff were polite. "Upgraded" room was very tiny and the bathroom shower had mildew and stains. The bed was comfortable until I woke up with a bite mark on my leg and wrist. This place is overpriced and feels like it hasn't been maintained like other hotels. Won't stay here again.
Wonderful building and facilities. Clean, comfortable. Great location. I have stayed at several Starwood Hotels and usually the W staff is a little bit more hospitable and welcoming. This particular staff was not very welcoming and when I had questions I was met with some interesting attitudes. All in all, great hotel - just think like every hotel somethings can be improved.
The front staff and manager were extremely accomodating after having a 2 hour tiff with the booking company I used (Get a Room, you were terrible). The room was clean and contemporary which me and my guests enjoyed. For the price, it was reasonable due to the location right next to the commons and for a saturday night in Boston. Wifi was free and they had speakers to hook up an iPad to play music. Parking was $50 for valet. ~$40 in the surrounding parking lots for overnight.
location, comfort, quiet overnight parking does not have to be this expensive
I found the overall experience of staying in the W very relaxing and comfortable.
highly service-oriented staff, modern and luxurious styled rooms, rather 5 than 4 stars for the rooms - you feel comfortable in this hotel bathroom: open wall to the room, no bath tube in the single-bed rooms
Brand new hotel Staff are not up to the W standard
The hotel was very luxurious and modern. Room was extremely clean. Overall great experiance. I would recommend this hotel too others. The rooms are a bit pricey.
Clean, comfortable and in a great location Lobby extremely loud
The w never disappoints. I had quite a pleasant and extraordinary stay. No.
Fantastic food, cheerful service (including coffee brought to my room at 7am), and perfect Boston location. No lobby.
The location was excellent!! The noise from the street made it very difficult to sleep.
dining room,breakfast,3rd bett auch im relativ kleinen zimmer gut managable,leseraum,terrasse im 3.stock,service sehr freubdlich,schnell,kompetent bar ist zu klein
Very good breakfast. Clean comfortable rooms. Friendly service.
We totally enjoyed a dinner and the breakfasts daily. The room was quaint and very clean. We also enjoyed the street view and being so close to where our son and daughter-in- law live. It was nice to be able to walk to everything. We did not like having to go into the second building and up stairs to get to our room. It would have been nice to have coffee available in the room. Given the fact there was not valet parking availabe, we thought the price was a little high.
The location. Small room. We requested a room for 3 people, however the extra bed put in the room meant we could not open the wardrobe.No fridge, no coffee making facilities. Very poor water pressure in basin, plug broken.If they didn't have a room to accommodate 3 people,they should have told us when we booked. Very expensive for what we received. Best thing was location.
Staff exceptionally professional and helpful. Wireless didnt work well.
It was a small European type hotel with classy, touches and no extra fluff. It's not for everyone, but perfect for those who seek the quaint and unique. It is more like staying in a guest house than a hotel. I wish they had a place for guests to grab coffee without having to join the dining room or go down the street to Starbucks.
We loved the old-fashioned charm of this small hotel in the Beacon Hill area, with the trees in front of the windows and the access to a small terrace overlooking Charles Street maybe the most romantic place in Boston (at least during Indian summer). The room was not overly big but nicely decorated. Breakfast in the Bistro - among the best French restaurants in Boston with an impressive list of European wines - was a real treat. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
Good location, lively atmosphere. Generally a good feel / fun to be there. Night Porter was very helpful and pleasant with our early morning departure / obtaining taxis. Room a bit on the small side - although not untypical of a European city centre hotel. Bathroom was disappointing - useless shower. Items reported as not working properly to reception were not dealt with at all during our stay.


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Quick and good value. I would go back!
was very happy with the service
good work, great people, good quality
Bit more than I wanted to spend, but done a really good job at fixing the damage on my car. Better than expected.
Took in my s type jag to change the gearbox sump,filter and oil.i supplied the parts.i bought them from eBay.got a call from garage to say I got wrong sump pan.they cleaned up the original and put my new oil in.car runs and gear change is smooth and spot on. Thank you and I will recommend you to my friends and use you again.i also got a call to say I forgot my sump pan that I supplied.went back and got it and now its going back to suppliers.thanks again.great customer care.friendly staff
I was very happy with the level of customer service and care and attention they paid to my BMW and to explaining the issues to me. They were very thorough and have a great family feel about them. The price was fair and I would most certainly recommend them to others. I will definitely be doing business with them again.
Efficient service, got booked in straight away
Robert provided great communication throughout. The final price reflects additional work required to replace the air con unit, as well as an interim service I requested. Would be happy to recommend, very professional service.
Pros: good documentation of the service Cons: they don't work with customer's parts and i would have expected them to use Castrol Edge, not Magnatec, which was quite expensive (49gbp for 4.5 l)...agree customers can fail bringing the correct parts but don't think it's a valid reason. Also, gbp 120 plus vat for an oil change, i think that's too much and the oil is not even the best one. They should inform the customer amd agree on the spare parts/ oil. Using after market spare parts should be an option. Next time I will go for a service where i can use my own spare parts and oil/ cooling liquid. However, if you agree with their way of car service, you should go for it.
Robert contacted me for the work and explained to me exactly what was needed and time required. He also helped me book the appointment for Saturday. He answered all my queries clearly. On the day as agreed, they started work as soon as I reached the garage and the work was completed on time as previously mentioned. Read brake pads and sensor were changed. Brake fluid was replaced. They also inspected the front brakes and discs and even suggested when I would need to change it and did not scare or persuade me to change it right away like some other garage had quoted me. Overall it has been a pleasant experience and I would definitely recommend C&R Motors and their team. Thanks guys
Very good service
Not only did they do the work on the same day, very quickly, charging reasonable prices, they were also top guys. Would recommend without hesitation.
Positive experience with Autowerke Garage. They booked me in and fixed my ailing aircon all on the same day. Warm and friendly staff with a cosy waiting area. I'll most certainly be returning in the future for other jobs. Highly recommended. Thanks guys
Really good service friendly and helpful will defo return when needed don't get service like this verry often thanks
Great service..very friendly...
fantastic job
Did a good job, no problems
Good job!
Great quality and quick job, everything as described.
Good service, happy with the result.
Great service and did a great job on repairing a dent that I had on my car. Have a flexible approach and was able to book the car in at short notice. Would definitely recommend
Very good
Definitely Recommend this garage, great staff, very welcoming and friendly, gives honest advice and good service. Extra things were done without charge. A++++++++
You cannot trust them either..they didn't make oil change and they charge me 30£ for that job, what didn't do, some unreliable..i'm sitting customer room and i cannot see, what they do..watch out this garage..i cannot recommended them ! They try to charge brake discs too, discs not always need to change same time, when pads..
Job could have been done a little bit quicker but very good service overall!
This is an excellent local garage that I wish was more local to me - but worth the journey. Joe, who runs the office side of the business, is brilliant and reassuring (my car is extremely old). There were clear explanations at every stage and all the work was fast and efficient. I highly recommend this garage
Efficient service, repair as requested, competitive price, car left clean etc. Recommended
Efficient service, repair as requested, competitive price, car left clean etc. Recommended
job was not done by this garage .not saying garage is not good just did not use them
very good service, kept informed of all works that car needed with costs agreed.very professional to deal with and will use again.