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The job of the City Manager is to coordinate the overall administrative activities and operations of the city; and to advise and assist the City Council, exercising independent judgment and initiative. (Reference: Position #11000 job specification PDF from the City of Davis web site.)
The current city manager is responsible for the dismissal of the city's only tree crew, with no apparent plans regarding their replacement. It would appear that he intends to cut even more positions within the city's ranks, resulting in an even greater reduction in the city's ability to provide necessary services. The official line is that these people's pay will go towards money the city owes the Davis City Employees Association for errors made during a labor dispute.
The City Manager is paid $158,700 annually.
On Tuesday, July 26, the Davis City Council named Steve Pinkerton the new City Manager.
Recent City Managers
- Steve Pinkerton - Named City Manager on July 26, 2011. Expected to be formally announced on Aug 1.
- Paul Navazio - Previous Interim City Manager
- Bill Emlen - Served as City Manager from mid April 2006 until September 24, 2010.
- Jim Antonen - Resigned in late January 2006, reportedly at the request of the City Council (City Press Release and Davis Enterprise article)
- Jeanie Hippler - Served on an interim basis until November 2001
- John Meyer - Highly regarded by his colleagues. Left in early 2000 for UC Davis.
Not-So-Recent City Managers
- C. Walter Birkelo - Served from January 1959 to August 1966


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Interesting comments by AJ. Those have been the rumors for a few years now
Nets fire Scott despite 2 trips to NBA Finals
Former Pacers coaching candidate let go with team in 1st place in Atlantic Division.
Winning isn't everything
A look at the records of Rick Carlisle (Detroit), Isiah Thomas (Indiana) and Byron Scott (New Jersey) when they were fired.
Coach Season Record
Carlisle 2001-03 100-64
Thomas 2000-03 131-115
Scott 2000-04 149-139
By Mark Montieth
January 27, 2004
The circle is now complete for the candidates for the Indiana Pacers' head coaching position four years ago.
Rick Carlisle, Isiah Thomas and Byron Scott, all of whom interviewed for the opportunity to replace Larry Bird after the Pacers reached the NBA Finals in 2000, have been fired despite compiling winning records.
Scott joined the unlikely club Monday when he was released by New Jersey despite coaching the Nets to the Finals the past two seasons.
Thomas was hired by the Pacers in 2000 and guided a young team through a rebuilding phase with a 131-115 record. He was fired in August and is now president of the New York Knicks.
Carlisle sat out of coaching one year, then led the Pistons to two 50-win seasons and won a Coach of the Year award. He was released in May, but replaced Thomas in September.
Now Scott is unemployed after going 149-139 despite taking over a non-contending team in 2000. The Nets, 22-20, had been erratic this season but still led the weak Atlantic Division.
"We all go into these jobs knowing it's high stakes and high pressure," Carlisle said. "I think Byron's done a great job. He went into the last year of his contract without an extension with great integrity and great dignity.
"He's one of these guys who's going to get a great job right away if he wants one."
Pacers guard Reggie Miller, a close friend of Scott's and a teammate during Scott's two seasons with the Pacers (1993-95), was puzzled by the move.
"I guess getting to the Finals twice in a row isn't good enough," he said. "There had to be some other factor there."
[size=18:f156fb2fa6]Anthony Johnson agrees, and knows of those factors. Johnson played for the Nets the past two seasons and saw firsthand the issues that cost Scott his job.
Scott, according to Johnson, let his assistants do much of the work and suffered a major loss when Eddie Jordan became the head coach at Washington, taking Mike O'Koren with him.
"I didn't think he would make it out of the year," Johnson said. "Not necessarily because of their record. But with Eddie Jordan and Mike O'Koren not there, that was pretty much the brain trust of that team.
"We had tough times last year after the All-Star break and in the Finals and they've had tough times during the season. When you're going through tough times you have to look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'Am I doing all I can to help this team?' I think that question would rear its head a lot concerning Byron Scott."[/size]Nets team president Rod Thorn said at a news conference Monday he thought about firing Scott for more than a month.
"It happens to almost every coach eventually: Your message isn't well received and taken onto the court," Thorn said. "I felt it would turn itself around, and for a while it did. But it became evident to me that it wasn't going to turn around. We have not played to the level we anticipated playing."
The Nets will finish the season with an interim coach, Lawrence Frank, but the Pacers expect them to remain a factor in the Eastern Conference playoff chase as long as Jason Kidd is playing point guard.
"With J. Kidd, they're always in it," Al Harrington said. "This might be a rallying call for them. They've got the same core guys that went to the Finals the last two years. They know how to win."

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Leighton Holdings has confirmed it is considering selling its John Holland, property and services business as chief executive Marcelino Fernandez Verdes announced plans to create four core businesses.
Leighton will establish dedicated businesses focused on construction, mining, public private partnerships and engineering, similar to the model Mr Fernandez Verdes has implemented at its controlling shareholder, Hochtief.
As part of its "strategic blueprint," Leighton is considering options for its John Holland, property and services businesses, including their potential sale or introducing new partners.
"As part of this process we have engaged external advisors and will be having discussions with potential investors," said Mr Fernandez Verdes, who stepped into the top job in March.


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|6th November 2012, 07:49 PM
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I told you a bad number earlier: 4 Vp 1 Watt THD 0.00015%
This is not accurate. I did FFT with too little time setting.
Now when I allow FFT to work for a longer time
we get the low and correct value THD 0.00008% for 1 Watt.
The dist at 20kHz is not as pretty, Struth.
But I think it can be low enough ....
The circuit is fast. -3db at 3 MHz, maybe 3.5 MHz
I can't wait until tomorrow when I will try this circuit with BJT output
|6th November 2012, 08:10 PM
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Hi Guys
That's very impressive!
The BJTs I use are the MJL3281A/1302A outputs and 2SC4793/2SA1837 drivers - just in case you have similar models in your simulator.... fingers crossed...
I like the idea of the BJTs as their 'lost' supply voltage is a bit less given the lower drive voltage requirement compared to a mosfet. Also, the Vbe threshold is much more predictable than Vgs. I think z-out will be lower with BJTs.
The cost of the MJLs and IRFPs is about the same these days, so cost of one type of output stage versus another does not seem to be an issue, unless you go with 2SK/2SJ outputs that are about three to four times the cost.
Self showed a slightly lower THD with the T-triple output than with the CFP for low levels. That sways me towards the T-type EF output despite the thermal stability of the CFP.
What would really be interesting is the Bryston Quad-complimentary output stage in your buffer format. If you are unfamiliar with this, as a follower output it would be drawn as (for the upper half) an NPN driver with equal-value emitter and collector resistors (typically 33-51R). From the emitter, the base of an NPN output is driven, E to output and C to supply. From the driver collector, a PNP base is driven with C to output and E to supply. This is kind of like a Darlington overlaid with a CFP. The lower circuit half is complimentary to that described.
To compliment the buffer, we need a variable gain discrete gain stage of similar performance. No pressure.
My ideal system would have superlative performance and low noise for listening around 1W and less. A variable gain voltage stage driving a buffer seems like a good way to optimise signal to noise. Why have fixed gain interspersed with attenuations? A buffer that is either pure class-A or has a wide class-A region power and powered from +/-24V or less would suffice.
It would seem possible to overlay a current-monitoring bias servo on your buffer. Either a single Vbe or two across the output device source/emitter Rs with a BJT across the drive lines. Two BJTs in total, either way just holding Vq constant.
Have fun
Kevin O'Connor
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|6th November 2012, 10:50 PM
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The circuits is No problem for simulation,The solid state has not been completed,I don't how to drow PCB
|7th November 2012, 03:20 AM
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Hi Guys
Thinkhlin, you should check out Eagle by Cadsoft. They have their version 5 PCB layout software out for a while, up to some level of modification.
I use an older version and lay out lots of boards. It was awkward to learn especially since there was a lot of basic computer stuff I didn't know at the time, but eventually I got there. All these guys with their simulation software will have no problem learning something like Eagle.
Eagle comes with various component libraries, and there are ones users have shared on Cadsoft's site. I made my own parts library as I lay out a lot of tube stuff which do not exist in the stock libraries. Eagle was originally designed around 1984 by computer guys wanting to lay out computer boards. So, there are a few terms used that come from that discipline that might throw off an analog guy at first, but you get used to the idiosyncrasies.
Even if you use only existing parts you will find it convenient to group things you use a lot into a library with a name that puts it at the top of the library list.
Hey Lineup, how about "diamond feedback buffer" for a name, if you do not want your own name on it? This makes sense since a diamond buffer is used as a feedback loop within the buffer. It also answers to the query about adding error correction, as the diamond buffer _is_ correcting the output error.
Have fun
Kevin O'Connor
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|7th November 2012, 10:59 AM
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I am using MJL3281A/1302A which have been modeled by ANDY and posted in forum.
I also have the models of 2SC4793/2SA1837, but for my BJT output I will use BD139/BD140 simply. Those are good models which can be found at Home :: NXP Semiconductors
The circuit will use 100mA idle current and the compensation is now 12nF for capacitors.
I will make some figures with the BJT. I be back.
To those not convinced about this circuit I can only say that this is a good thing. And surprised I am that noone has thought about it before me.
To me a very good power buffer is gold worth. It means you can select your own frontend and present it to your loudspeakers with very little distortion. For example use a nice TUBE frontend voltage amplifier and put it to your loudspeaker through the power buffer.
|7th November 2012, 11:54 AM
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On the contradictionary what is expected the BJT version is more sensitive regarding power supply. When ouput reach above 20 Vp there is an increase in distortion. I can not explain this. Because BJT would be less concerned about voltage supply.
This maybe calls for a cascoding of the current sources and those transistors.
|7th November 2012, 01:51 PM
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I have even built a complete one (or attempted to). Actual results are quite promising, but I have already blown an impressive quantity of OP pairs which is a bit tiring, which is why it's on the back burner for the moment.
THD in LTSpice ?
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|7th November 2012, 02:59 PM
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I hope you will get one working good. I see you have had the same thinking as me.
|7th November 2012, 03:32 PM
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Hi Guys
Elvee, I think your circuit would benefit from using an EF output rather than CFP if only to have more voltage headroom for the error correction circuit to function. This seems to be combined with bias control and it strikes me as a "too clever" solution fraught with disappointment.
Most circuits that have active bias control of some sort would benefit from having a backup clamp circuit. This can be a simple string of diodes across the drive lines. Such an addition seems particularly important in the circuits discussed here that use current sources to turn on the output devices. If the bias control circuit opened, the outputs will be turned on hard and blow themselves up. With a diode clamp in place, maximum current can at least be limited, and hopefully the heat sink is sized to accommodate this fault condition so nothing actually blows up.
The diamond feedback path in Lineup's circuit provides error correction. I believe it to be a unique and new circuit.
The Elvee circuit is incomplete as presented. As a simulated circuit it uses ideal components that are perfectly matched. Emitter Rs will be needed in all positions, to accommodate real-world components. There seems to be no easy way to adjust bias.
To me, it seems like a flaw in most CFB designs that the idle condition in every stage is dependent on that of the input stage. This allows no optimisation for individual stages.
I never use the TO-126 case as it needs too much mounting hardware to go on a heat sink compared to the 2SC4793/2SA1837 which are F-paks. These are the same as the older 2SC3298/2SA1306 that is out of production.
Cordell intrigued everyone with his application of error correction, but the circuit is tweaky. His explanation of how to calibrate it is a bit vague but he does indicate that the benefit of the circuit drops off with frequency, just as all feedback benefits do. Unlike that performance, Lineup's diamond feedback has much less limitation, exhibited by the response to 3.5MHz noted in a previous post.
Have fun
Kevin O'Connor
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|7th November 2012, 05:51 PM
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This can be done by making I4 (and I6 obviously) adjustable
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Tax Cut Maginot Line
8, 2001
by Joe Randazzo
The Right Wing, aside from its obsession with all things
Clinton, does have some other disturbing and overwhelming
preoccupations. Well, actually they have a bunch, but two
of them that are relevant recently are enormous tax breaks
for the wealthy and antimissile systems.
Now as much as we all know that this Administration (should
I bother to capitalize?) relies on "good science" to pass
"good law" and doesn't like "bad science"... I have some reservations
about some of its policies.
Their unhealthy preoccupation with tax cuts is illogical
and ill founded. We all know - yes, even the Right Wing -
that thirty years from now we'll be celebrating the fact that
we finally came out from under the massive deficits and debts
brought on by the Bush Administration the Sequel. That is
assuming of course we all survive Boy George's environmental
It will probably take the efforts of some free-spending,
fiscally irresponsible Democrat to get the country out of
debt (no doubt our future economy will be driven by gas mask
Now we all know what's coming with these tax cuts, yet these
"patriotic" Right Wingers (do any of them ever really serve
in the military or do they just manipulate others to fight
their battles for them?) will once again attempt to cripple
our country by starving it to death, and - oh yes - stuff
a few more bucks in their pockets. Now, we also all know that
eventually sanity will prevail and taxes will have to be raised
again so that we can really do "the peoples' business" (forgive
me, George). Just ask Texas in the post-Georgie boy era.
It seems our country is threatened more from the inside by
the fiscal terrorists of the Right than by foreign extremists.
Anyway, if responsible lawmakers are unable to stem this assault
on our nation (for that is what it is), we just have to go
through this financial nightmare all over again. The Confederacy,
it seems, is alive and well and still fighting to tear this
government apart. They're just a lot more savvy now and know
how to grind out that propaganda.
I guess it's the Republican version of "Groundhog Day."
The French, it seems, did not only give us the Statue of
Liberty. Now we have inherited their Maginot Line. The Maginot
Line was the "impregnable" line of defense they built in the
1930's. The popular opinion at that time was that no one would
be able to conquer France because of their Maginot Line.
As I remember from my history books, Germany didn't even
break a sweat while defeating France. They pretty much did
it blindfolded with one hand behind its back.
The Maginot Line?
Well, the Maginot Line held well. Not a scratch on it. It's
probably still impregnable; it could probably stem any attack
that comes its way.
The Germans, not in a mood to play fair, simply went around
the Maginot Line. I know, I know, we all now how dastardly
the Germans behaved back then. They didn't play by the rules.
But today, any terrorists or "rogue" states looking to harm
these United States of Bush will undoubtedly play fair. I
am convinced they will load a nuclear device (or a biological
or chemical weapon) onto a ballistic missile. Then they will
launch it at us and wreak havoc upon our society.
As I understand it, our technology allows us to spot missile
launches, fires, heck...cigarette lighters even, as they happen
(or soon thereafter). So basically terrorists or "rogue" states
will announce their intentions and allow us to retaliate.
I am almost positive these very bad people will give our satellites
a nice, bright heat signature to track.
Knocking a ballistic missile out of the air is like "hitting
a bullet with a bullet" (great line... someone on "West
Wing" described it like that). This is a difficult affair
at best, and so far, we haven't had much success. Now this
system will cost billions and billions (luckily for me, most
of my best friends are top ranking execs in the defense industry
- so I'll know people who will benefit from this scam) and
probably not be very effective.
But let's assume the system is effective - assume it's very
effective. There used to be a joke some decades back that
Communist China didn't need missiles; they had enough people
to carry one here, which is somewhat relevant to this discussion.
Isn't it more likely that a nuclear or chemical or biological
device will be smuggled into the country and used in a densely
populated area?
I mean let's be real here folks. Isn't it way more likely
for terrorists or a "rogue" state (knowing their penchant
for irony), would wait until after we spend billions (trillions?)
on an impregnable antimissile system and then carry a device
here and detonate it after the grand opening ceremony? Now,
wouldn't that be a Political Statement?
I think even the conservative think tanks appreciate this
possibility; I think even Boy George can grasp this one. So
why push for it? What is the Right's preoccupation with Star
Conservatives are fiscally responsible, are they not? They
hate Big Government and Big Spenders, do they not?
They even hate the French! So why copy them? Why build our
own Super Duper Maginot Line?
The other disturbing aspect of this is the idea of satellites
or platforms with missiles floating around up there (also
discussed as part of this antimissile system). I'm sure our
allies love this idea almost as much as those countries, rogue
or otherwise, that we don't see eye-to-eye with.
Who's to say we don't start planting "offensive" missiles
in orbit? I know, we wouldn't think of such a thing;
we're the good guys. The thought that we would sneak nukes
in orbit to hold the world hostage is a scary one to me and
I'm sure it's an idea that has been kicked around by all sorts
of think tanks.
Unless we're up to something, it just doesn't make sense
to build this system. It's expensive. It probably won't work.
It will probably benefit large campaign contributors to the
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Security researcher receives a cease-and-desist for exposing tracking software in Android devices
Carrier IQ describes itself on its website as "the leading provider of Mobile Service Intelligence Solutions to the Wireless Industry" and released a media alert on November 16th, 2011 offering clarification on how its product is used and the information gathered. Carrier IQ insists that its software is used to monitor the device's performance so that manufactures can improve the user experience. Carrier IQ says, "While we look at many aspects of a device's performance, we are counting and summarizing performance, not recording keystrokes or providing tracking tools. The metrics and tools we derive are not designed to deliver such information, nor do we have any intention of developing such tools."
Last week, Trevor Eckhart, the security researcher who found the software and exposed it, received a cease-and-desist letter. Carrier IQ is accusing him of infringing the copyright of Carrier IQ's publicly available training materials that Eckhart included in his research that he posted on Android Security Test. Carrier IQ included a list of demands in the letter, some of which include, retracting the original post, releasing a press release to the AP wire with a statement written by Carrier IQ, and cease and desist from making unsubstantiated allegations and passing any false or unsubstantiated public comment related to Carrier IQ, although Carrier IQ has not clarified which of Eckhart's postings are considered 'false' or 'unsubstantiated'.
Eckhart has retained the Electronic Frontier Foundation, or EFF, as legal council. The EFF claims that fair use and the First Amendment right to free expression protect Eckhart's use of the training materials. The EFF states in a letter to Carrier IQ, "Given that there is no basis for your legal claims, we must conclude that your threats are motivated by a desire to suppress Mr. Eckhart's research conclusions, and to prevent others from verifying those conclusions. Mr. Eckhart stands by his research and, accordingly, declines to meet your demands."
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15 Comments
1. daniyo (Posts: 46; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
tf!!!!!! D:< this aint cooll
2. faisal8708 (Posts: 104; Member since: 15 Nov 2011)
So much for security hahahahaha
3. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Hmm. I can see the usefulness of the tracking software if it measures the system's performance in performing different tasks. Sounds like this is a story ripe to be overhyped though.
7. rf1975 (Posts: 259; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
You can check what it all about here.
15. JGuinan007 (Posts: 692; Member since: 19 May 2011)
"Overhyped" Your carrier hid tracking info at the root of your phone in the kernal and it tracks calls, msgs, gps, web pages, nfc transactions, well basically everything you do on YOUR phone and everything you put on it and knows everywhere you took it and you see no problem with this?? Why do they need to track that much info?
4. Scuba_Steve (Posts: 79; Member since: 16 Oct 2011)
Sniggly - Agreed.
Honestly, I think facebook invades more than this by actually reading my statuses, comments, etc. If they want to track me then so be it. I'm either at work or I'm at home.
Can anyone answer my question because I had a customer ask me this and I have heard so many things I don't know what is true or not.
"Can/ does carriers keep recordings of text messages?" "If so, can the customer use them in a court of law?"
5. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Yes they need a subpoena and the messages are only kept a short time.
6. Scuba_Steve (Posts: 79; Member since: 16 Oct 2011)
Thanks. I have employees from AT&T and T-Mobile telling me that they don't save any information like that and the same time I have Verizon employees telling me that they do.
It's just a huge mess trying to figure what's true or not.
8. robinrisk (unregistered)
Phonearena had aan article on this, some carriers do, some carriers do not. Verizon does keep your messages for a year, Att keeps them for a brief period of time and if i remember correctly, T-Mobile and Sprint only keep your message timestamps.
Im sure about the Sprint thing though.
10. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
When I worked for Verizon I had to help a detective go through the proper pecking order to get to someone who could give him what he needed but the bottom line was that yes they did keep records.
At least on Verizon.
14. LewsTherin006 (Posts: 140; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
I know for a fact Tmobile doesnt keep them in the store, or on their stores computers. Every carrier keeps them, maybe higher up somewhere on a skynet server, but they dont give the stores options to get that information.
9. rob5150 (Posts: 175; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
scuba-Steve... You asked facebook to come on to your phone , then allowed facebook to track you with your full knowledge of how intrusive and scary facebook is.
carrier iq is a blatant covert application installed by the carriers.
11. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
12. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
VZW most definately keeps your texts for a time. My understanding is that they all do, in case of a legal need.


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Photo Flash: Chicago Shakespeare's GALA 2014
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) celebrated the enduring vitality of Shakespeare on Monday, June 16 with GALA 2014 at its home on Navy Pier, raising nearly $1.2 million for Chicago Shakespeare in Urban Communities. Three hundred and fifty of Chicago's civic, corporate and cultural leaders attended the event benefitting CST's civic engagement and education initiatives, including the citywide summer tradition Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks and Team Shakespeareeducation programs. The evening culminated in the presentation of the fourth annual Spirit of Shakespeare Awards to this year's Civic Honoree, The Boeing Company and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Greg Smith and his wife Denise, and Artistic Honoree, Chicago theater legend Mike Nussbaum.
Check below for photos from the event.
The record-breaking fundraising total was made possible by GALA 2014 Lead Sponsors Exelon - Robin and Steve Solomon, Food for Thought Catering and Ventas, the support of Host Committee, and the advocacy of CST's Board of Directors. Event Chairs Anna and Bob Livingston, Robin and Steve Solomon, and Charlene and Bill Tomazin spearheaded the evening's events.


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DEBKAfile Special Report February 9, 2012
As the US and Israel continued to bicker over an attack on Iran, their war preparations continued apace. debkafile's military sources report that flight after flight of US warplanes and transports were seen cutting eastward over Sinai on their way to Gulf destinations, presumably Saudi Arabia, at a frequency not seen in the Middle East for many years. Sunday, Feb. 5, Alireza Forghani, strategic adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said, "It would only take nine minutes to wipe out Israel."
DEBKAfile Special Report February 6, 2012
US President Barack Obama, by asserting Sunday, Feb. 5, he doesn't think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran, sought to keep Israel away from military action and set aside as a strategic reserve, while using its threat of attack to bring Iran to the table. Monday, Feb. 6, Bashar Assad reportedly redoubled his deadly assault on Homs and, for the first time, Aleppo, taking advantage of the respite granted him by the Russian-Chinese veto. Syria is now a hub of the US-Iranian confrontation.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 4, 2012
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has been outspoken about a possible Israeli offensive being launched against Iran from April, but has not leveled about massive US war preparations. The question is no longer if armed hostilities are afoot, but when. Tehran too is gearing up with a new three-week "exercise" and calling allies to the flag, including Syria. There, the appalling bloodbath has reached a scale – 350 Saturday, Feb. 4 alone – which potentially rivals nuclear Iran as the trigger for a Middle East confrontation.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 3, 2012
Israel's military (the IDF) is no longer hiding from view its preparations for an attack on Iran's nuclear program – most probably from the spring – and its expectation of armed hostilities erupting consequently on at least three fronts, Syria, the Lebanese Hizballah and the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza. On Jan. 31, a division exercise was held for drafting reservists under fire.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 3, 2012
US stealth drones stay out of Iranian skies since the RQ-170 was downed now that American intelligence knows that a Chinese cyber team was responsible. The Obama administration is avoiding a reckoning with Beijing because Washington needs the Chinese on America's side – especially in a presidential election year.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 3, 2012
A senior US emissary promised Israel that its X-band radar station in Turkey would share data with Israel on a coming Iranian missile attack – contrary to the Turkish foreign minister's assurances to Tehran.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 31, 2012
Syrian President Bashar Assad is reported by Persian Gulf sources Tuesday, Jan. 31 to have confided to his advisers that he will start up a regional conflict if the UN Security Council calls on him to step down. The heads of the Syrian armed forces and intelligence have been given their orders. Other sources tell debkafile that the Russian flotilla in Tartus appears to be on alert and Sunday, a US nuclear submarine and destroyer sailed through the Suez Canal to the Red Sea.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 28, 2012
Argentine has captured a three-man Iranian-Hizballah cell and is hunting for the rest of the network, debkafile exclusive sources reveal. It was nabbed in San Carlos de Bariloche, popular with Israeli backpackers touring the Andes. Their network is suspected of plotting attacks on the local Habad center, one of ten in the country, part of a worldwide terrorist offensive against Israeli and Jewish targets which was stopped short twice this month in Thailand and Azerbaijan. Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico are also on terror alert.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 24, 2012
A Hizballah cell backed by intelligence from Tehran and external Iranian terror cells in Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia and Armenia, was captured in Baku on Jan. 19 by Azerbaijan's National Security Ministry (MNS) officers, who thwarted attacks on the Israeli embassy and the Habad center as well as on Israeli and local personages. Two cell members reside in Azerbaijan; its Tehran-based leader was recruited by Iranian intelligence. This was the first known instance of Iranian intelligence and a Hizballah cell cooperating for a terror operation.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 17, 2012
debkafile's sources disclose exclusively that, contrary to reports in Washington, Jerusalem - and this site too - it was Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, not the Obama administration, who called off the joint US-Israeli military exercise Austere Challenge 12, a step unprecedented in Israel-US relations. Netanyahu acted when he judged the Obama administration's resolve to preempt a nuclear Iran to be flagging. His action also aimed at freeing Israel's hands for a unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear sites - if necessary.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 13, 2012
US President Barack Obama is busy aligning Middle East allies with the next US steps on Iran. Contributing to the mounting sense in Washington of an approaching US-Iranian confrontation, the Pentagon is substantially building up its combat power around Iran, stationing nearly 15,000 troops in Kuwait - two Army infantry brigades and a helicopter unit – and keeping two aircraft carriers in the region.
Iran's Ali Larijani told Turkish leaders in Ankara that his country is prepared to take on any attacks and may go public on a nuclear weapon.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 12, 2012
The US and Israel, while bound tightly by military bonds, are at loggerheads over Iran. The Obama administration wants to cut Israel out of military action against Iran's nuclear sites and prevent it hitting back for an Iranian reprisal. Israel is withholding a commitment to abstain from striking Iran unilaterally.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 12, 2012
A triangular bond is formed by Israel, Nicosia and Athens for joint gas field exploration and production secured by the shared umbrella of the Israeli Navy. On January 9, Cyprus Defense Minister Demetris Eliades arrived in Tel Aviv for the signing of two defense pacts with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
Moscow and Rome are angling for contracts to build and operate the future pipeline to Europe. The Unites States holds the edge in the bidding.
DEBKAfile DEBKA Weekly January 11, 2012
The first exclusive rundown on US, Saudi and Israeli war preparations against Iran was offered in the latest DEBKA-Net-Weekly out Friday. This issue also studies the points of consensus and dispute among the three on goals and priorities: The US and Saudi Arabia are set to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, whereas the US and Israel focus on curtailing Iran's work on a nuclear bomb. Military coordination is marred by mistrust. So Riyadh and Jerusalem are capable of going it alone.
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DEBKAfile Special Report January 10, 2012
Tehran plans an underground test of a one-kiloton nuclear device during 2012, debkafile reports. Underground facilities are under construction in great secrecy behind the clamor raised by the start of advanced uranium enrichment at Iran's fortified Fordo bunker-site. Yet, according to a Tel Aviv University think tank scenario, Israel is resigned to a nuclear Iran and would accept a US defense pact instead of retaliating. debkafile's Washington sources refute this: Barack Obama is resolved to use force if need be to preempt a nuclear Iran.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 8, 2012
Washington and Jerusalem were dismayed to discover last week that Egypt's transitional military rulers (SCAF) were preparing to drop the reins of government and hand them over - lock, stock and barrel, including the armed forces - to civilian rule, i.e., the Muslim Brotherhood, at the earliest opportunity. By staying mute while this process ripened, Israel emboldened Muslim Brotherhood leaders to reiterate that they were not bound by any pledges to Washington to uphold the 1979 peace treaty with Israel.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report December 25, 2011
Iranian Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi Monday, Dec. 26, replied to Sunday's debkafile report which revealed Tehran's plan to use its big 10-day naval drill east of the Strait of Hormuz to test its vaunted cyber intelligence prowess against US warships. He said Iran has great capabilities in "all fields of national defense, including the use of intelligence drones." The Islamic Republic, he said, could employ aerial drones to counter any potential US-led covert war. But he did not refer to a full-scale war offensive.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report December 24, 2011
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias has warned Turkey to stop its warships shelling the strip of water dividing the Cypriot and Israeli gas exploration zones in the eastern Mediterranean.
DEBKAfile Special Report December 21, 2011
Hours after US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS that Iran could build a nuclear bomb in a year or less, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint US Chiefs of Staff, issued a warning: "Iran is playing a dangerous game that could ensnare the Middle East, the Middle East and others into conflict and a renewed arms race. Don't push it." The loss of the drone is not the end of US efforts, he said, adding: "America is sharing intelligence with Israel."
DEBKAfile Special Report December 20, 2011
"Despite the efforts to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program, they have reached a point where they can assemble a bomb in a year or potentially less," said US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in a CBS interview Tuesday, Dec. 20 marking a radical change in US administration policy. "That's a red line for us and that's a red line, obviously, for the Israelis," he said. Instead of warning Israel against striking Iran, Panetta said: "If we have to do it we will deal with it."


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Productivity Spillovers to Domestic Plants from Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from UK Manufacturing, 1974-1995
Empirical literature on the impact of FDI has considered at length the indirect spillover benefits that accrue to domestic plants as a result of FDI presence. However, the imprecise and disparate nature of spillovers makes accurate definition and indeed measurement of them difficult to achieve. In this paper, we consider the definition of what constitutes a spillover from FDI, and setout three main channels for spillovers; within (intra)industry, between (inter)industry and agglomeration. We then go on to measure the indirect impact of FDI on the total factor productivity of domestic plants in a number of UK manufacturing industries, 1974-1995, using a standard production function-based approach. We use data made available from the UK ARD and information derived from UK input-output tables, to establish the potential for inter-industry linkages. Our results indicate that the competition and ëabsorption capacityí effect at times outweighs any potential benefits, leading to negative spillovers. We also find that inter-industry spillovers are generally more prevalent than intra-industry spillovers. Generally, we do not find the agglomeration spillover to be significant. However, we conclude that the nature of spillovers is such that measurement techniques traditionally adopted fail to adequately explain their complex and diverse nature.
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Solidly rocking with Gary Lucy.
Hey There,
Check out this interview I was lucky enough to do with Jimmy Pardo on my blog: Max's Wired Life @mindyourmind.ca :
It's a great read for a good cause, supporting mental health awareness and decreasing the stigma between youth and mental health.
Mutton Jeff is cockney rhyming slang for deaf.
This seems to make the most sense in the context of Jimmy's story.
I believe Zooey Deschanel and her husband are getting a divorce — the curse strikes again?
Yep, the power of the Death Curse is nothing to be messed with! No life or marriage is safe!
I came here to mention the curse. Good to know I wasn't alone.
The one two punch of the Rock Solid Podcast, no one sees the beauty of this? Well I do.
Gary looks like he's still wearing his "Former Third Basemen" costume from Hallow's Eve. Great episode, fellas.
"Relief Pitchy, Dawg."
Did a spittake in my cubicle to this line. Bravo, Mr. Lucy.
This guy Gary is great! I'd love to meet him sometime.
The google image search for gary lucy yields curious results. Curious, AT BEST.
Here is some Nina Gordon, it's pretty explicit though.
An hourglass is a timer not a clock…
I was listening to the Paul F Tompkins season 7 episode, last Saturday. The guys were discussing Andy Rooney retiring.And for some reason Jimmy thought he died. The Death Curse takes a little while, sometimes….
But it IS a timepiece.
Never Not Notes are right here all up in your bidniss!
Hey, does anybody really know what time it is?
Oh man was this a great episode. Loved the Olive Garden talk, don't understand people who hate on it so much. It's just a restaurant, why so angry?
Agree whole-heartedly with Gary on AK47 and Occupy Wall Street, thought the same thing myself.
Hi Dan!
I would watch Patchouli and Stinkfoot. TNT or USA could produce it as a NNF Presents.
Did you guys talk about "Family Circus" or Heavy D during the break?
Something is wrong with the Video-Applet (http://pardcast.com/premium.php) on this one. 922 is missing for me, instead there is a new episode called "325 – Pat Francis beard signature on a 45" that doesn't load. Wat.
I ment 923. Sorry.
It's being looked into. Thanks Pete.
Or should I call you Magic….
Bah! She & Him are great! Great episode nonetheless! Gary gotta pretty good laugh I must say.
totally with gary on zooey. if you like her, i recommend listening to her interview on a different, uh, nerd-ish podcast… she thinks she is just so amazingly funny and smart that she doesn't need to practice anything! even comedy! especially comedy! it is just SO EASY for her to do! and the host just fawns over her. yuck and double-yuck.
excellent season, NNF crew. cheers and thank you.
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Watch Steven Tyler Sing 'Santa Claus Is Coming to Town'
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We all know that Aerosmith's Steven Tyler loves the camera, and his stint on American Idol gave us a close-up look at his outrageous personality on full display. But long before he started coming up with humorous and interesting critiques, Tyler was perhaps a little less choosy in how he made it onto television. For instance, check out his 2002 appearance on the Hilary Duff Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire, where he sang "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town."
The above clip makes us worry for the future of Gordo, one of Lizzie's closest pals. He and the rest of Lizzie's friends all question whether the Santa that they meet — played by Tyler — is truly the real Santa. The really bad fake beard, the Boston accent and, worst of all, the lack of attempt to hide Tyler's dark hair should be enough of a clue. After suffering a few slings from Lizzie's crew, including one from Miranda in which she claims that Tyler is old enough to fit the part (ooh, burn!), the singer accepts the challenge to prove he's Santa. However, he does so by finishing Lizzie's float, which had disappeared, and rocking the crowd as Tyler with his version of the traditional Christmas song.
As for poor Gordo, the supposed straight-A student observes, "So you're saying that Santa Claus finished your float, then turned into Steven Tyler from Aerosmith to perform on it? I did not see that one coming."
While the acting is a little suspect and the plot line uber-cheesy, there's no denying Tyler's pipes. The singer delivers one of the most rocking versions of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" you'll ever hear, and being aboard a moving float does nothing to thwart Tyler's obvious charisma and presence.
So, like the treats that are left for Santa, we'll accept and enjoy the ear candy that Tyler provides, but leave behind the cheese found in the first part of his appearance.
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NovaFM Radio personalities Fitzy and Wippa have topped YouTube Australia's most viewed ads last year for their version of South Korean superstar Psy's Gangnam Style.
The Australian version, a parody of YouTube's now most watched video, was seen more than two million times globally and Australian viewers made up a proportion of it, Google said.
Google, which released the top 10 most popular ads and movie trailers in Australia, did not break down the Australia-only figures, but said the DJ duo from Sydney locked down first, second and fifth place on the list "by re-imagining hit songs from a distinctly personal and Aussie perspective".
From satirical music videos to movie trailers and spots selling meat, Google said "the ads on this year's list proved especially diverse demonstrating again that the definition of advertising is evolving in the digital age".
Top 10 viral ads on YouTube in Australia, 2012
- Gangnam Style parody, Fitzy and Wippa NovaFM
- Call Me Maybe parody, Aussie blokes version NovaFM
- DC Shoes: Ken Block's gymkhana five: ultimate urban playground
- A dramatic surprise on a quiet square, turnerbenelux
- Battle Scars parody,NovaFM
- Tomorrowland 2012, TomorrowlandChannel
- Australia Day 2012, Sam Kekovich v Melissa Tkautz v Justice Crew
- Throw another Steak on the barbie!, nothingbeatsbeef
- Seductive Motion SamsungTelevisions
- carsales.com.au,2012 TV Commercial 15 Seconds carsaleschannel
Top 10 trailers on YouTube in Australia, 2012 (movies and games)
- Reveal Trailer, Official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Callofduty
- Iron Man 3 Trailer UK, Official Marvel, HD MarvelUK
- Ted Official Red Band Trailer, Mark Wahlberg Wishes His Teddy Bear To Life
- Contraband Trailer, UniversalPicturesAU
- THE DICTATOR, Official International English Trailer, RepublicOfWadiya
- Halo 4, Forward Unto Dawn, Trailer, MachinimaPrime
- Battleship Final Trailer 2012, Official Movie Trailer UniversalPicturesAU
- Les Misérables, NTERNATIONAL TRAILER, UniversalPicturesAU
- Marvel's Avengers Assemble, Official trailer, MarvelUK
- The Dark Knight Rises, Official Trailer #3, WarnerBrosPictures
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Council opens consultation on five bylaws
Council opens consultation on five bylaws
The Council has opened consultation on proposed changes to five bylaws. The five proposed bylaws are:
Cruising and Prohibited Times on Roads Bylaw 2014
The proposal intends to extend from 60 minutes to four hours, the period within which 'cruising' drivers cannot repeatedly travel along the same section of a road. This would prevent 'cruising' on the same section of road between 10pm and 5am.
Parks and Reserves Bylaw 2014
The proposed bylaw includes new controls on activities that might affect a reserve or other users of a reserve, and more detailed provisions for sporting and other organised events. Activities that are permitted by a management plan or resource consent are exempt from the bylaw.
Traffic and Parking Amendment Bylaw 2014
This amendment would provide for shared paths and spaces, where pedestrians and cyclists share the same space.
Urban Fire Safety Bylaw 2014
The proposal would see controls on fireworks introduced for the first time, as well as new exemptions for a range of cooking appliances such as pizza ovens.
Water Supply, Wastewater and Stormwater Bylaw 2014
This proposal would require new homes and commercial buildings in some parts of Banks Peninsula to install rain water storage to be used for toilets, gardens and emergencies. In addition, all city and Banks Peninsula connections to the Council's stormwater system would have to meet certain standards.
Submissions close at 5pm on Friday 15 August, 2014. To make submissions:
On the internet
Go to the "Have Your Say" website and follow the instructions to fill in the form:
By email
Email submissions to the relevant address:
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Post submissions (no stamp is needed) to:
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In a distinction achieved by just 3% of American businesses, Ohio ice cream manufacturer, Velvet Ice Cream, celebrates its 100th birthday on May 1. Now run by the fourth generation of the Dager Family, Velvet has been a family owned and operated company ever since it was started by Joseph Dager 100 years ago.
Velvet started hand crafting ice cream in Utica, Ohio in 1914. It will mark the milestone birthday with a series of announcements, specials, events and activities, beginning with the May 1 opening of Velvet's Ye Olde Mill to the public for the summer visitor season.
The summer-long celebration of Velvet's 100th anniversary will include the launch of several new flavors. In addition, a Velvet Ice Cream cookbook, featuring recipes, history, fascinating facts and more will also launch this spring. Every Sunday, visitors to Velvet's Ye Olde Mill in Utica, Ohio will enjoy free entertainment, including live music and clowns. Mother's Day will feature live entertainment and free carriage rides with mom. Velvet will also commemorate its 100th birthday with a celebration on Sunday, May 26 during the annual Utica Ice Cream Festival (May 24-26). And on July 20, visitors can celebrate the company's favorite holiday, National Ice Cream Day, with buy one-get-one-free ice cream cones at Ye Olde Mill.
Additional events and news will be added throughout the year, with details available online at www.VelvetIceCream.com, as well as on Twitter, @VelvetIceCream and Facebook.


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Beginning what figures to be a winter-long process of acquiring pitchers to provide some depth, the Angels signed former Marlins right-hander Chris Volstad to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.
Volstad, 27, has a career 4.94 ERA with the Marlins, Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies. He pitched last season at Triple-A Colordo Springs, posting a 4.58 ERA in 127 1/3 innings.
As a rookie in 2008, Volstad had a 2.88 ERA, but he has not approached those numbers since.


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Football – England – League Two
Saturday 15th December 2012 – Kickoff: 1500hrs
It's a top of the table clash next up in League Two as hosts Cheltenham Town take on Port Vale with both clubs needing all three points to keep pace with league leaders Gillingham as they face off at Whaddon Road.
Cheltenham have recorded back-to-back wins recently following back-to-back losses with wins over Barnet and Northampton Town following defeats at Rotherham and Chesterfield but the two losses were away from home. This bears some significance actually as The Robins are unbeaten in their last seven matches at home and this run includes six straight wins over Oxford United, Morecambe, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City, Burton Albion and Barnet with a draw against Fleetwood Town.
Cheltenham's home record stands at 7-1-2 16/10 with leading scorers being Chris Zebroski and Shaun Harrad (5 goals apiece) along with midfielder Darren Carter ( 4 goals), Kaid Mohamed (3 goals) and Billy Jones (8 assists) providing most of the ammunition, they possess enough in their armoury to not get beaten at home here.
Port Vale make the trip south west on the back of a surprising 0-2 defeat at home to Chesterfield last weekend which cost them ground on leaders Gillingham and was just their second home loss of the season. Port Vale have recently drawn with Southend United and York City along with victories over lowly Bristol Rovers and Aldershot Town, but they now face a different proposition in a trip to Cheltenham.
The Valiants have lost just once in their last nine away matches which was at Northampton Town but they also possess a solid away record of 6-2-2 18/10 with forward Tom Pope (19 goals, 6 assists) catching more than one scout's eye I daresay and he has support from Jennison Myrie-Williams (5 goals, 6 assists), Ashley Vincent (5 goals, 5 assists), Ben Williamson (5 goals) and Louis Dodds (4 goals) in a strong attacking unit.
However, I still feel Cheltenham Town have the slight edge here with home advantage and despite being very tempted to go for the draw here with the extra value, I've decided to back Cheltenham with the round ball as they might just nick it – a 1-1 draw is likely though.
Pick: Cheltenham Town AH0 (Draw No Bet) @ 1.83 Pinnacle


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INTREPID athletes are tackling Tough Mudder, probably the toughest event on the planet, to help local cancer sufferers.
Halton Haven Warriors will be running through bogs, jumping into pools of ice, leaping through fire and getting shocked by 10,000 volts of electricity in a 12-mile British Special Forces obstacle course in Malpas on Saturday, November 17.
The 22-strong team, some in their late 40s, hopes to raise £10,000 for the hospice.
Organiser Simon Li, aged 38, an IT systems engineer from Brookvale, Runcorn, said: "We visited the hospice and it has inspired us to do all we can to help people suffering from cancer.
"This is not a race, it's a challenge. We will helping each other to get through it."
Simon has already dived out of a plane and completed a Santa dash for the hospice.
He said: "My friend lost his wife to cancer last year. I wanted to give smoething back and help people."
Ciaran Clotworthy, hospice events manager, said: "The team is simply fantastic, truly inspirational fundraisers.
"We appreciate how hard they are working to train for this gruelling event.
"We're really excited to come and watch you all on the day."
Visit justgiving.com/haltonhavenwarriors or text 70070 with a message of HHTM99£5 to donate.


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The 39-year-old American athlete has officially tied the knot with Joseph Jens Price on June 23 in Vancouver, Washington.
Disgraced Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding has wed her partner in a secret ceremony. Harding, 39, and 42-year-old Joseph Jens Price were issued a marriage license by Clark County officials in her hometown of Vancouver, Washington on June 23, reports The Columbian newspaper.
Deputy Auditor Karen Updike has confirmed the auditor's office received the signed license on Tuesday, June 29, accompanied by details of the wedding. Price is Harding's third husband. She ended her three year marriage to Jeff Gillooly in 1993, and was briefly married to Michael Smith from 1995 to 1996.
The two-time Olympian was banned from the U.S. Figure Skating Association for life in 1994 for her role in an attack on fellow skater Nancy Kerrigan. Harding's then-husband Gillooly served jail time after allegedly hiring a man to injure Kerrigan's knee before a U.S. championship.


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Roomy keyboard. Great screen. World phone. Very good media player. Lots of included software. Gorgeous new address book, calendar, dialer, and home screen applications.
Windows Mobile 6.1 is still pretty old. GPS had trouble locking in. Push e-mail kills the battery.
Bottom Line
The HTC Touch Pro2 is the Cadillac Escalade of smartphones: huge, with almost every feature you can think of. Even better, Sprint's version fixes many of the T-Mobile version's flaws.
Multimedia Prowess
The Sprint Touch Pro2 is a better media phone than the T-Mobile version, mostly because of that critical 3.5mm headphone jackyou don't have to attach a stiff, unwieldy dongle any more. Music and video performance in Windows Media Player was also better: full-screen, 640-by-480 pixel videos played smoothly, as did MP3, WMA, and AAC music files. Sling Player Mobile piped relatively smooth video over both EVDO and Wi-Fi as well. I had a hard time with Sprint's streaming Sprint TV service, which crashed several times. Hopefully, it will be updated in the weeks before launch, because it's got a lot of good content, including full episodes and previews of big-name TV shows.
The Touch Pro2 has a mediocre 3.2-megapixel camera, but it'll do. The camera's autofocus makes for sharp photos, but ensures a 1.5-second shutter delay. Still pictures are noisy, with bright areas blown out. Low-light photos aren't blurry, but show a lot of color noise. Videos looked smooth at 352-by-288 pixel resolution and 20 frames per second, and there's an option to save videos in H.263, H.264, or MPEG4 formats.
The Touch Pro2 concludes a trilogy of excellent smartphones for Sprint. First there was the Palm Pre, then the BlackBerry Tour 9630, and now this one. Each one of the crowd has been more powerful than the last. We're also looking forward to the Android-powered HTC Hero for Sprint, which we'll be reviewing soon. That looks like a powerful smartphone with a broad range of apps, although it lacks a physical keyboard.
The Pre is still the most fun of the bunch, with an all-new interface. But it has a cramped keyboard, poor battery life, and almost no third-party applications. The BlackBerry Tour is an excellent choice as well, though its Web browser leaves a lot to be desired. The Touch Pro2 is more expensive than the others, but its feature list has no compromises: this big boy can do everything. Although I'm still queasy about the stability of the Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, the sheer power, excellent keyboard, and strong multimedia performance of the Touch Pro2 warrants the Editors' Choice for a smartphone on Sprint.
Compare the HTC Touch Pro2 with several other mobile phones side by side.
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It varies from court to court, but the first opportunity to talk to your court-appointed lawyer is usually immediately before or immediately after your arraignment. That lawyer is usually in the courthouse and likely in the courtroom. You may talk briefly during a recess or outside the courtroom and can arrange for a mutually convenient time for a more in depth conversation.
Part 2: Arraignment or First Appearance in Court
- Can court staff help me?
- What should I wear to court?
- Where should I go when I arrive at the court building?
- What should I do when I enter the arraignment courtroom?
- What conduct is expected in the courtroom?
- Who are the people in the courtroom?
- What will happen at my arraignment?
- Bail Basics: What Bail Is, How It Works
- When can I first talk to my court appointed lawyer?
- Can I dispose of my case at arraignment?
- What happens when I talk to the prosecutor (during a break in my court appearance) about resolving my case?
- Can my case be continued?
- What could my punishment be?
- What happens if I am charged with a crime but I am not a United States citizen?
- What is the difference between civil infractions, misdemeanors and felonies?
- What happens if my case is not resolved at arraignment?
- What should I do before I leave court?
- Part 3: Pre-Trial, Trial and Verdict


text: Three more Real Salt Lake players have the distinction of being named MLS All-Stars. They just won't play.Joining the Inactive Roster was RSL goal keeper Nick Rimando, defender Jámison Olave and forward Fábian Espíndola, who joins Real midfielder Kyle Beckerman at the MLS All-Star game against Chelsea FC, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (MDT) Wednesday at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., on ESPN2. The Inactive Roster was chosen by a league-wide player vote. Rimando, 33, has allowed 24 goals in 20 games, including eight shutouts. He is the second all-time MLS career winner. This is Rimando's third All-Star selection.RSL's four All-Stars is eclipsed by league-leading San Jose (six) and Sporting Kansas City (five). Martin Renzhofer


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Grocery List Ideas
Here's a tip that saves time in the grocery store. I color code the items on my shopping list by the areas where they're located in the store. I do this with highlighting markers in different colors. For example, produce items get a yellow highlight and products in the dairy section are marked with green. This saves time because when I'm in the dairy section, I can look at my list and make sure I have all of the green-highlighted items. This eliminates backtracking to the areas of the store that I've already been visited. —Cindy Chmiel, West Lafayette, Indiana
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THIS WEEK @ UARTS: March 24 - 30, 2014
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Center for Emerging Visual Artists Honors Sean T. Buffington
Staff Council Meetings
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18 Student Works Chosen for Society of Illustrators' Annual Competition
School of Dance Director Awarded Honorary Fellowship
School of Music Students Perform with Philly Pops
More News >>
Spring Open House
Admit One
Senior Dance Show #8
More Events >>
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery
Sculpture Gallery
Sol Mednick Gallery
More Galleries >>
Center for Emerging Visual Artists Honors UArts President Sean T. Buffington
The Center for Emerging Visual Artists will honor UArts President Sean T. Buffington at its 12th Annual Benefit set for April 3 at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. Buffington will receive the Bebe Benoliel Founders Award for an Outstanding Arts Collaborator during a cocktail reception and awards presentation that will feature live music, an auction and an art sale. Read more >>
The Career Services Office invites students to attend OppFest2014, where they will have the opportunity to meet employers to learn about opportunities, including internships, summer and full- and part-time jobs, freelance projects, community service and more; learn about positions in the arts and in other fields; share resumes and artwork samples or headshots with potential employers; and visit the resume table for feedback and helpful information about writing and revising your resume. Among the companies attending are Appel Farm Arts Camp, Asian Arts Initiative, Bella Forte Books, Eternal Crescent Media, EPAM Empathy Labs, Fringearts, Living Arts Dance & Fitness Studios, Markeim Arts Center, MOD Worldwide, Radio Disney, Spirit Cruises, the Handwork Studio, Zenescope Entertainment, and many others (see the complete list). Raffle for cool prizes and free snacks and beverages. For more information or for assistance in preparing a resume and other promotional materials, schedule an appointment online or contact Career Services at 215-717-6075.
April 2, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
CBS Auditorium and Solmssen Court, Hamilton Hall
Staff Council Meetings
Staff Council holds monthly meetings the third Thursday of each month of the academic year in the Gershman Levitt Auditorium Foyer (with the exception of May when we meet the second Thursday due to Commencement). All staff are welcome and encouraged to attend to voice their concerns and to become more involved with campus activities. Any topic or concern may be placed on the agenda by emailing email@example.com at least three days prior to the meeting.
Art Unleashed 2014
Less than one month to go until the fifth anniversary edition of Art Unleashed – the University's largest fundraiser – kicks off on April 9 with a Preview Party. This exciting event raises funds to support scholarships for young artists with a sale and exhibition of artwork in all media from talented students, faculty and alumni. This year's spotlight alumni artists are jeweler Hratch Babikian BFA '83 (Jewelry) and fine artist Dorothy (Dotty) Attie BFA '59 (Art Education). For the first time, Art Unleashed will also include a book sale on Saturday, April 12, featuring the work of alumni and faculty authors. All proceeds from books sold will benefit scholarships at UArts. That Saturday is also Neighborhood Appreciation Day, with special activities to recognize UArts' neighbors. More about Art Unleashed >>
Preview Party
April 9, 6 – 8pm (admission charge)
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Public Sale
April 10 – 15, 12 – 5pm (free admission)
Neighborhood Appreciation Day/Alumni & Faculty Book Sale
April 12, 12 – 5pm (free admission)
Blick's Spring Sale
Mark your calendars and bring in the spring with Blick's Spring Sale from April 3 through May 11. All Utrecht paints are now available in all stores; stop by for the largest selection at the lowest prices. In addition, be on the look out for Prize Wheel Wednesdays, every Wednesday from April 9 through May 7 for your free gift at your local Philadelphia store.
18 Student Works Chosen for Society of Illustrators' Annual Competition
Eighteen works by senior Illustration majors and recent graduates have been accepted into this year's prestigious Society of Illustrators Annual Student Scholarship Competition. Winning entries include two each from Anna Heigh '14, Alex Bond BFA '13, Brian McQuilkin BFA '13 and Gregory Wright BFA '13. Other finalists include Meredith Bentley '14, Rita Carroll BFA '13, David Curtis BFA '13, Kristen Fritsch BFA '13, Elizabeth Garvey '14, Sun Kim BFA '13, Hey Min Kim BFA '13, Jimin Lee '14, Rebecca Syracuse '14 and Jessica Welhaf '14. Their original artwork will be on display at the Museum of American Illustration in New York May 7 – 31, with an opening reception and awards ceremony set for May 9. Read more >>
School of Dance Director Awarded Honorary Fellowship
UArts' School of Dance Director Donna Faye Burchfield has been awarded a prestigious honorary fellowship by the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in Israel. The award, which will be presented at a ceremony on May 26 at the Academy, is given to distinguished artists whose artistic and educational visions have made a remarkable contribution to the fields of music and dance. Read more >>
School of Music Students Perform with Philly Pops
School of Music students Calli Graver '14 (Vocal Performance), Jared Babuschak '14 (Vocal Performance) and Alita Moses '15 (Vocal Performance), who sing with the Voices of the Pops group directed by faculty member Jeff Kern, recently performed with the Philly Pops at the Kimmel Center in "Marvin Hamlisch: A Musical Tribute." Graver sang center stage with Broadway greats Donna McKechnie and Jodi Benson as part of the trio for "At the Ballet" from "A Chorus Line."
Photography Faculty Member's New Book Receives Rave Reviews
City Abandoned: Charting the Loss of Civic Institutions in Philadelphia, a new book by Photography faculty member Vincent Feldman, has just been released by Paul Dry Books and has already garnered unanimous praise from reviewers and critics, including The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Wall Street Journal. Read more >>
Sculpture Alum Featured on Philly.com
UArts grad Joseph Menna BFA '92 (Sculpture) was featured on Philly.com on March 18 in an article about his design of a proposed statue in India that would be the world's largest. Menna has also designed presidential coins for the U.S. Mint, where he currently works, and digitally sculpts action figures and collectible statues of famous fantasy characters, from Batman to Voldemort to Star Wars' Darth Maul. Read the article >>
Faculty Member's Work Published in 'Shenandoah'
Hot Dogs, a new piece of flash fiction by Liberal Arts Senior Lecturer Tim Fitts, appears in the Spring issue of Shenandoah: The Washington and Lee University Review. Read Hot Dogs >>
ID Alum Featured in 'Philadelphia Business Journal'
Karin Copeland BS '83 (Industrial Design) is a guest columnist in the March 17 online issue of the Philadelphia Business Journal in an article titled "Business and the Arts: Why They Need Each Other." Copeland is the executive director of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia. Read the article >>
Spring Open House
The Office of Admissions at the University of the Arts will host its Spring Open House for prospective students and their families. More info >>
March 29, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Admit One
Accepted students and their families are invited to Admit One for Fall 2014, an exclusive event for accepted students. More info >>
March 30, 8:30 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Hamilton Hall
Senior Dance Show #8
Annual performance by seniors in the School of Dance.
March 26 – 28, 7:30 p.m.
Dance Theater at the Drake
1512 Spruce Street (entrance on Hicks Street)
School of Film Spotlight Series: Eric Forman
The School of Film presents "Eric Forman: Art, Technology, Interaction" as part of its Spotlight Series, which brings visiting filmmakers, writers and animators to present their work to both public and University audiences. More info >>
March 25, 7 p.m.
Connelly Auditorium, Terra Hall
Kiss Me, Kate
Directed by Brind School Professor Charlie Gilbert. Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare, "Kiss Me, Kate" opens the curtains on the antics of two divorced and intensely egocentric performers starring opposite each other in a musical version of "The Taming of the Shrew." More info and tickets >>
March 27 – 30
Merriam Theater
On Scents and Sensations: Jeanne Jaffe
Interdisciplinary Fine Arts Professor Jeanne Jaffe will present "On Scents and Sensations: Embodied Participatory Experience" as part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "In Dialogue" conversation series in connection with its "Objects of Desire" installation. The conversation will be led by Adelina Vlas, PMA's curator of contemporary Art.
March 26, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Gallery 268, 2nd floor
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Paradigm Lecture Series: Ariel Shanberg
Ariel Shanberg, executive director at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, will speak as part of the Paradigm Lecture Series, presented by the Photography program. Shanberg will focus on the ways artist-centered not-for-profit spaces approach curating, highlighting some of his projects as well as those of others the Center has supported. More info >>
March 27, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
Connelly Auditorium, Terra Hall
School of Music Performances
"Z" Big Band Concert
Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall
March 25, 7 p.m.
Vocal Department Concert
Music by University of the Arts composers.
March 26, 7 p.m.
Caplan Recital Hall
Jonecia Lewis Senior Showcase: Vocal Performance
March 28, 7 p.m.
Caplan Recital Hall
Katherine Stein Senior Showcase: Piano
March 29, 7 p.m.
Caplan Recital Hall
Calla Graver Senior Showcase: Vocal Performance
March 29, 8 p.m.
Caplan Recital Hall
Creative Incubator Grant/Wells Fargo Fellowship: Orientation and Deadline
Presented by the Corzo Center for the Creative Economy. Attendance at an orientation session is mandatory if you intend to apply for the Creative Incubator Grant. Deadline for proposals: Friday, April 25, 2014. RSVP >>
March 25, 6:30 p.m.
Terra Hall, Room 513
Knowing Dance More Series: Susan Leigh Foster
Presented by the School of Dance, "Knowing Dance More" is a series of lectures, conversations, and informal showings led by important artists and scholars in the international field of dance. This session features Susan Leigh Foster, who will present "Performing Authenticity and the Labor of Dance," a dance lecture that interrogates the body presented in performances of competition dance on television shows such as "So You Think You Can Dance." More info >>
March 26, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Caplan Recital Hall, Terra Hall
Mi-Kyoung Lee Lecture | Korean Lunch
Part of the Third Space: International Performance, Exhibition and Lecture Series, a series of exhibitions, performances and lectures presented by International Student Programs. Associate Professor, Fibers Head and alumna Mi-Kyoung Lee MFA '96 (Book Arts/Printmaking) will lecture on Korean and American influences on her art and teaching.
March 26, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Levitt Foyer Gallery, Gershman Hall
Staff Show, Performance & Reception
Get ready for the staff show, reception and performance hour. Questions: firstname.lastname@example.com.
April 11, 5:30 p.m.
Gershman Hall Chapel/Borowsky Gallery
Free Lunchtime Yoga
The popular free lunchtime yoga class sponsored by Staff Council is suitable for all levels and open to faculty, staff and students. Bring your yoga mat and take advantage of this beneficial opportunity. Classes continue weekly on Wednesdays through May 7. There are no classes during University forums. Instructor: Dawn Reid.
March 26, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Terra Hall, Room 407
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery (Anderson Hall, ground floor)
Flat Death: Sara Cwynar
New-York-based artist Sara Cwynar's "Flat Death" series comprises manipulated found pop-culture imagery derived from how-to darkroom manuals (discarded printed matter for obsolete photographic processes marked with digital noise) and still-lifes constructed over stock imagery. More info >>
Through April 11
Sculpture Gallery (Hamilton Hall, lower level)
First Look: Works by Sophomore Sculpture Majors
This exhibit features work by sophomores in the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts program's Sculpture concentration. More info >>
Exhibition: Through March 31
Reception: March 28, 6 - 8 p.m.
Sol Mednick Gallery (Terra Hall, 15th floor)
I Began with Painting: Sarah Van Keuren
"I Began with Painting" is a mini-retrospective and survey of the various explorations the work of retiring Printmaking Adjunct Professor Sarah Van Keuren has pursued. More info >>
Exhibition: Through April 25
Reception: March 27, 4 p.m.
Gallery 307 (Hamilton Hall, 3rd floor)
Senior FAMD Student Works
Work by graduating seniors in the Multidisciplinary Fine Arts program is on display for UArts' Spring Open House. More info >>
March 29
Gallery 817 (Anderson Hall, 8th floor)
Painting Faculty Show: Works on Paper
Works on paper by Painting faculty members in the Interdisciplinary Fine Arts program.
Through April 4
President's Office Gallery (Hamilton Hall, 1st floor)
CAMD Communication Workshop: The Art of Poster Design
"CAMD Communication Workshop: The Art of Poster Design" showcases CAMD Cross-College course ILUS 480 Communication Workshop, exploring the creation of poster art. ILUS 480 is a collaborative studio offered to Graphic Design and Illustration majors mentored by faculty from three schools: Illustration Adjunct Associate Professor Ralph Giguere, Graphic Design Master Lecturer Marie Cirotti Levine and Theater Assistant Professor Rick Stoppleworth. The focus of this studio is the creation of posters for the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts main-stage productions. More info >>
Exhibition: Through April 18
Reception: March 27, 3 – 5 p.m.
Hamilton/Arronson Galleries, Solmssen Court (Hamilton Hall)
William H. Ely Senior Thesis Illustration Exhibition
The William H. Ely Illustration Exhibition is the Illustration program's senior thesis show. Endowed by its namesake in 1940, Ely Excellence in Illustration Awards are given to outstanding sets of student thesis work in this annual juried competition. More info >>
Through April 2
Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery (Anderson Hall, 7th floor)
The Art of Polly Becker
Boston-based artist Polly Becker gathers together what others might discard because of their broken joints, chipping paint or worn sheen. She uses a fascinating, ever-growing collection of scrap materials to make totally new, beautiful objects. More info >>
Exhibition: March 18 – May 17
Public Presentation: April 3, 1 – 2:30 p.m., CBS Auditorium
Reception: April 3, 3 – 4 p.m., von Hess Illustration Gallery
Gallery 1401 (Terra Hall, 14th floor)
Domestic Views: Frederic Weber
In "Domestic Views," Frederic Weber uses the tropes of the still life to explore the joys and terrors of childhood and growing up. Working with paper images, he alternatively tears, cuts, folds and crumples them before he arranges and photographs the resulting portraits on a tabletop. More info >>
Exhibition: Through April 25
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Aging gets with the program
Study in yeasts suggests long life is more than protection from random accumulation of cell damage
SAN FRANCISCO — A study of aging yeast organisms reveals that aging follows a program and is not just a random accumulation of damage that kills cells. The study, by Vladimir Titorenko of Concordia University in Montreal and colleagues, shows that yeasts have at least two vulnerable checkpoints that determine longevity: the accumulation of lipids and fatty acids and the health of cellular power plants called mitochondria. Titorenko presented the research December 16 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology.


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|Schoch, C.l.
|Crous, P.w.
|Groenewald, J.z.
|Barres, B.
|Boehm, E.w.a.
|Degruyter, J.
|De Hoog, G.s.
|Dixon, Linley
|Fournier, J.
|Grube, M.
|Gueidan, C.
|Harada, Y.
|Hatakeyma, S
|Hirayama, K.
|Hosoya, T.
|Hyde, K.d.
|Jones, E.b.g.
|Kohlmeyer, J.
|Lucking, R.
|Lumbsch, H.t.
|Lutzoni, F.
|Marvanova, L.
|Mbatchou, J.s.
|Miller, A.n
|Mugambi, G.k.
|Muggia, L.
|Nelson, M.p.
|Nelson, P.
|Owensby, C.a.
|Phongpaichit, S.
|Pointing, S.b.
|Pujade-renaud, V.
|Raja, H.a.
|Rivas Plata, E.
|Robbertse, B.
|Ruibal, C.
|Sakayaroj, J.
|Sano, T.
|Selbmann, L.
|Shearer, C.a
|Shirouzu, T.
|Slippers, B.
|Suetrong, S.
|Tanaka, K.
|Volkmann-kohlmeyer, B.
|Wood, A.r.
|Woudenberg, J.h.c.
|Yonezawa, H.
|Zhang, Y.
|Spatafora, J.w.
Submitted to: Studies in Mycology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/15/2009
Publication Date: 12/28/2009
Citation: Schoch, C., Crous, P., Groenewald, J., Barres, B., Boehm, E., Degruyter, J., De Hoog, G., Dixon, L.J., Fournier, J., Grube, M., Gueidan, C., Harada, Y., Hatakeyama, Hirayama, K., Hosoya, T., Hyde, K., Jones, E., Kohlmeyer, J., Lucking, R., Lumbsch, H., Lutzoni, F., Marvanova, L., Mbatchou, J., Miller, A., Mugambi, G., Muggia, L., Nelson, M., Nelson, P., Owensby, C., Phongpaichit, S., Pointing, S., Pujade-Renaud, V., Raja, H., Rivas Plata, E., Robbertse, B., Ruibal, C., Sakayaroj, J., Sano, T., Selbmann, L., Shearer, C., Shirouzu, T., Slippers, B., Suetrong, S., Tanaka, K., Volkmann-Kohlmeyer, B., Wood, A., Woudenberg, J., Yonezawa, H., Zhang, Y., Spatafora, J. 2009. A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes. Studies in Mycology. 64:1-15. Interpretive Summary: Fungi cause billions of dollars damage to agricultural crops each year. In addition, the presence of certain fungi can greatly hinder the export of agricultural commodities from the U.S. to other countries. In order to control diseases caused by fungi both in the U.S. and abroad it is necessary to identify and characterize the fungi that cause diseases of crops or other plants. In this paper the higher classification of a group of plant-associated fungi (Dothideomycetes) is determined based on the modern technique of sequencing portions of the genome. These sequences are compared in order to determine what genetic relationships exist among this group of fungi. Knowledge of the relationships of these fungi and their characteristics will be used by plant pathologists who breed for resistance to the diseases caused by fungi and quarantine officials seeking to identify fungi in this group.
Technical Abstract: We present a comprehensive phylogeny derived from 5 genes, nucSSU, nucLSU rDNA, TEF1, RPB1 and RPB2, for 355 isolates and 41 families (6 newly described in this volume) in Dothideomycetes. All currently accepted orders in the class is represented for the first time. Subclass Pleosporomycetidae is expanded to include the aquatic order Jahnulales. Ancestral reconstruction of basic nutritional modes supports numerous transitions from saprobic modes to plant associated and lichenised modes. Finally, a genomic comparison of 6 dothideomycete genomes with other fungi find a high level of unique protein associated with the class, supporting its delineation as a separate taxon.


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The Cutest Celeb Kid Pics of the Week- 8.9.14
If anyone can put a smile on Kanye West's face, it's definitely his adorable one year old daughter, North West! *Cue the "awwwws"*
His wifey Kim K, along with a bunch of other celebs, shared some super sweet pics this past week featuring their little ones, flooding Instagram feeds everywhere with their cuteness. More »