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November 9, 2007
MLB's Email Alert
Has anyone else out there received a similar email?
12 comments:
- winchou said...
Yep. Got it. Strange that they have different formats for regular and post-season. I'll give it a try. And BTW, this year's post-season is also available via iTunes Music Store -- still DRM-ed, but not tied to a specific machine, rather an account on iTunes. I've nver had trouble going from machine to machine on ITMS:
- November 9, 2007 at 11:16 AM
- Dennis said...
I just got an email myself -- I replied back to the customer service email.
But, since I am a Mac user, I still won't be able to play my copy of game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. Why can't they just release these without DRM or at the very least, partner up with someone that is committed to supporting more than just Windows?
- November 9, 2007 at 11:19 AM
- Ryo said...
Got that email this morning, too, as did a friend of mine, so it looks like they did a blast email based on their records.
This part--
Please note that all Regular Season games will be available, in the originally purchased format, and all Postseason games will be made available, in the same format currently used on mlb.com/downloads.
--makes me potentially cranky. I downloaded games 4-7 of the 2004 ALCS and wanted to keep them because they were non-FOX, international feed with static camera work during half-inning changes instead of commercials. I will be displeased if I download the same damn Fox broadcast that's on my WS04 DVDs.
But anyway -- great job on this!
- November 9, 2007 at 11:27 AM
- Brian said...
Yes, I got it. But I don't believe for a second that I'm part of a 'small subset' of customers.
- November 9, 2007 at 11:49 AM
- Joy said...
Yup, I got mine at 10:35 am.
- November 9, 2007 at 12:08 PM
- redsock said...
From what I understand, the regular season games will be in the same resolution as they were before, but any post-season games will be in a higher resolution (even though when you first downloaded them, they were in the previous lower resolution). So there appears to be an improvement in that area.
MLB says there was a "small subset" of people affected by this, but when I criticized them yesterday for what I thought was a broken promise, I received a reponse saying that they were sending out the emails, but it "involves
thousands of customers" so it would take some time.
Now, whether thousands of customers is also a small subset of their overall customers, I do not know.
- November 9, 2007 at 12:31 PM
- chip said...
I got the email this morning, although I'd already emailed them yesterday. I noticed a change in their wording. Their original statement said
"Please note that all Regular Season games will be available, in the original format, within three business days of your request. All post-season games will be made available, in the same format currently used on MLB.com/Downloads, within seven business days of your request."
The new email states:
"Please note that all
Regular Season games will be available, in the originally
purchased format, and all Postseason games will be made available,
in the same format currently used on mlb.com/downloads."
They've basically relieved themselves of any sort of time limitation. That doesn't sit well with me at all. If you're reading this MLB, I'm still expecting my downloads within 7 business days, as that is the statement to which I officially replied.
- November 9, 2007 at 1:35 PM
- redsock said...
During the conference call, they also mentioned the three-day period.
I'm curious how long it actually takes from when someone informs MLB that he needs to re-download a game from August 2005 and that game is made available again.
- November 9, 2007 at 1:53 PM
- redsock said...
I deleted someone's comment because I thought it was spam.
A blogger named Rorschach saw a post about this at DeadSpin and he commented on his own blog here.
Three things:
1. It was not only classic games being made available. It was almost any game being played during 2004 and 2005. There was about a two-week window during which you could purchase any game that had been recently played.
2. His post title is bizarre. Why would this experience make me not want to watch the Red Sox in 2008 and beyond? There is no connection.
3. "The last 15 years"? Does he think that MLB did care about fans up until 1992, and then stopped?
- November 9, 2007 at 1:59 PM
- Ben said...
I got it today at 10:33 a.m. I had already requested a replacement for Game Four of the 2004 WS, thanks to redsock.
The "small subset" line seems like a big lie to me. Unless the DRM differs from download to download, why would it not affect everyone. Is there anyone out there who has a download from before 2007 that still works?
- November 9, 2007 at 6:22 PM
- Devine said...
I got my email today...the only game I ever downloaded was the July 2004 game with the A-Rod/Varitek fight and the 3-run winning rally against Rivera in the 9th.
My download still works just fine, though.
- November 10, 2007 at 1:17 PM
- Baer Tierkel said...
I got the email and I only have bought 2 games...
- November 10, 2007 at 2:25 PM


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The Senate will hold.
The Senate will hold.
I think it will too. Even if the House does go it won't be the end of the world, some of the best things Clinton did was with a Republican congress.
Times were less polarized then as Clinton "received" his Republican congress before the Lewinsky nonsense.
Unfortunately due to the nature of politics as of late this could easily be two years of no legislation with a Democratic Senate and a Republican House. I am always in favor of a divided government though, because if something actually does pass it is generally favored by most Americans.
For clarification, I mean divided evenly numbers-wise... or in this case, a majority Republican House and a majority Democratic Senate. Even numbers is a good thing in democracy.
Some pundits say it might be a good thing if the repubs control the house then other pundits cant say, See he never got anything done and the dems controlled both houses and the president. Not sure if I totally buy that reasoning though.
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What I just don't get, and I'm sure i'm not saying anything really new here, is this:
a) Conservatives don't like Obama because he's not "focused on the economy".
b) Conservatives don't like when Obama tried to fix the economy with stimulus, because "you can't spend your way out of debt" (it sounds like a truism, as long as you don't think about it too hard).
c) The best way to fix the debt, say conservatives, is to cut taxes for the rich, causing the debt to skyrocket. Then they'll systematically dismantle all government services. That's apparently how a government "focuses on the economy" - by crippling its ability to do anything about it.
d) Then the economy will just fix itself, or something. This part is a bit foggy.
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Speaking of Reps, Dems, and economics; this is an interesting piece on personal income growth under republican and democratic administrations from 1948-2005. Specifically table 2.1 on page 32.
Total family income grew more for every percentile--especially the poor, surprise, surprise--during democratic administrations over their republican counterparts.
Conservatives don't like Obama because he's not conservative enough.
Liberals are mad at Obama because he's not liberal enough though they still support him.
I'm curious as to how things would be different had Obama ignored Health Care the first two years and focused on job creation. We already know if the Republicans had power they would still be insisiting that cutting taxes for corporatins and the rich would create more jobs but the problem with that theory is we have evidence that it doesn't in fact work so they simply haven't figured out a plan for the economy.
What will be fun is once the right takes control tonight, they will finally find themselves in the biggest hole they have ever been in. Those middle of the road folks aren't going to be any happier in 2 years when they find out the Republicans not only didn't have a plan for the economy but with control of congress they didn't accomplish a god damn thing they had hoped to.
In fact they will waste a shit ton of time pretending that they are close to having the number of votes to repeal the healthcare bill all the while wasting our tax dollars and time spinning their wheels.
Meanwhile... the citizens will continue to be ashamed of their leadership on both sides of the aisle.
and we have our first Tea Party winnar!
Republican Rand Paul wins U.S. Senate race in Kentucky
None of this shit makes any sense, and I'm getting frustrated. And please don't say "what do you care, you're Canadian". We are directly affected by your collective inability to vote properly, yet completely powerless to do anything about it.
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"We dont care. You're Canadian"
don't make me post a picture of clubbed bloodied baby seals again.
"Really, all Americans want is cold beer, warm pussy, and someplace to take a shit with a door on it. I mean you don't want the dog looking at you."
It's funny how you never find anyone who is economically liberal and socially conservative.
I can't wait for Rand Paul to try to actually enact some of his half-assed policy proposals.
He'll be a United States Senator, not a Kentucky Senator.
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its absurd that convicted felons can't vote? sure, ok.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Day 163 - Nov 10, 2008
I love when I come to the hospital and we have a nurse that really cares and we get him showered, lubed up, compressed and dressed by 10:30. This enables us to have a more normal day. Unfortunately, we have been having a LOT of nursing problems and to be honest, I am getting a little frustrated.
To hit a few of the points - Kev is not supposed to ever be alone, yet for the past two weeks he has been alone when I have arrived nearly every day. Some of those times he has even been given food or drink and he is absolutely not allowed to eat/drink without supervision. One time his bed was the absolute highest it could go and one of our issues is his trying to get out of bed and falling. Then we have had other people's eye meds in his room and I have to wonder how often he has been given the wrong ones. We have also had meds not even dispensed. There are just so many frustrating things going on here. And I do understand that it's probably the norm everywhere, but I have to ask - how can anyone feel comfortable leaving their loved one in this type of situation?
It's actually made my days even longer. I used to leave when he fell asleep and sometimes that was like 9:00. Those were the 12 hour days. Now I have to wait until close to midnight even if he falls asleep early because they did remove the sitter from 4-12 and I was actually ok with this when they did it. But since then, it was proven to me that Kevin knows HOW to ring the call bell - but he doesn't understand WHEN to.
Case in point - while in the middle of writing this post, Kevin threw up. I was in the hallway talking to his nurse because he was trying to go to sleep. I was out there maybe 3 minutes. So Kevin was getting ready to vomit and didn't understand to call the nurse. Luckily - I heard him moaning and rushed in. If I hadn't - where would we be? He could have choked to death on his own vomit as he is usually laying down when it happens and can't hold his head in the right position.
Grrr...I really hate to bitch about these things, but I am just so frustrated and tired of having to deal with it all.
Now see how my moods are just swinging? I started out with this nice happy post about having a great day and ended up with Kevin being severely sick and venting about nursing issues.
Calgon, take me away...
BUT - I am going to revert back to something good (can't end on a bad note, now can I?). The Steelers were kind enough to send Kevin a huge box of goodies! He received a football signed by each and every one one of the team players. He got an autographed framed photo of Troy Polamalu. A personal framed message from the owner of the team. A really nice shirt. A team photo that is framed as well and a whole bunch of other things. Here is a photo of Kev with some of it:
Pretty cool, huh? Kevin was really excited and Breezy was really jealous, lol. I wish I would have caught a pic of the guy on the left side in blue. He is actually the one responsible for all of these items arriving. He called the Steelers home office weeks ago and talked to them. He works in Prosthetics and is in charge of Kevin's helmet. Once it's made - he is planning to have it painted with the Steelers logo on it. Great guy. And the nurse in the pic is a wonderful woman too. Never had a problem with her. I keep telling her she is coming home with us when we go...
16 comments:
- Alison said...
WOW!! Look at all that awesome Steelers gear!! That must have been SO COOL for Kevin to get. Big thanks to the guy in blue for making that call, I can only imagine how incredible, and a big high five to the Steelers organization for going out of their way to do something like that. That makes me so happy.
I'm glad today was a better day and you got so much time in the chair, but UGH on the nursing problems. I cannot even imagine what it must be like to deal with that and the dangers that can happen if there was not a nurse around. Don't be afraid to put your foot down and demand better watchfulness, and I'd definitely keep track of things like eye med mix ups and when you find him alone...just in case you need to prove that they're not on the ball.
Don't feel bad about mood swings. If anyone has the right, it's definitely you.
Hope tomorrow is a good day as well!!
- November 11, 2008 at 1:41 AM
- Vicki C said...
I bet Kevin was EXCITED when he saw that stuff! It's great to know that there are special people, like those in the photo! I'm sorry there are those issues with Kevins care ..that is scary for a mom. When you finally do get away , you should be able to rest easy that he is in good care.. and SAFE (most of all).
I am glad it was a good day and that you guys got out and had time at your place again.
Hoping for a good day again tomorrow.
I'm leaving soon for Seattle to work the CK show with Sandy. I'll check in as soon as I'm back next week. Hugs!
- November 11, 2008 at 4:07 AM
- November 11, 2008 at 6:07 AM
Many thanks and many prayers for your and your family on this Veteran's Day! God Bless!
- November 11, 2008 at 7:06 AM
- Patricia said...
Kevin ~ Although I think of you each day, today is especially so. I am so happy that each day brings you closer to more healing, until one day you will come back to your home state. But, for today, just know I thank you, for this incredible sacrifice you so proudly chose. Your strength, courage, and love of country is an example for all to follow, although I, for one, would fall, very short. I pray you continue on this healing path, and in doing so, are able to return to the community who loves you so much.
My love to Breezy and Leslie, two beautiful women whose spirits have shown us what it is to watch a perfect love.
Love,prayers and hugs. Always.
- November 11, 2008 at 7:27 AM
- Diana Bellman said...
Yeah, I can see why Breezy is jealous-I am too! That's awesome that Kevin got all that stuff from the Steelers! I'm happy for Kevin and I hope you get all the nursing problems straightened out. You all take care. Love you all
- November 11, 2008 at 7:36 AM
- Jodi said...
Hi Kevin!
Hey kiddo, I just wanted to say THANK YOU. Thank you for serving our country and the sacrafices you and your family have made for this country and all of us Americans. I am so proud of you kiddo. You have fought and are winning this battle. You have given so many of us out here hope that we can overcome anything. We lost Andrew and James, but you and Dan have showed us what it is about to never give up! You are my hero. Your mom and sister are my hero's. I can't wait for the day to meet you and give you a hug. I have come to care about you and think of you as a "nephew" and I know Andrew would have approved! :-). I have come to care for your mom and sister because they are amazing ladies! You fighting and never giving up and watching you improve each day has made the loss of Andrew a little less painful.
Your accomplishments the last few days have been AWESOME!! I love all the pictures! I am so proud of you riding the bike! Les, thank you for posting the pictures! They always put a smile on my face seeing Kevin! I love seeing him smile....
Right on about all the Steeler's things! That is so cool!!!
To all the vetern's out there and reading Leslie's blog, THANK YOU, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!
EXTRA healing and positive thoughts for Kevin.
EXTRA strength for Leslie and Breezy.
EXTRA safe thoughts for all military personnel and strength for their families.
Andrew Shields' Aunt Jodi
And Leslie, I hope you don't mind me putting this below....
In loving memory...my nephew, my hero!
R.I.P. PFC Andrew J. Shields
I miss you...
- November 11, 2008 at 7:55 AM
Leslie -
I have thought of all of you so many times over the years - jesus, it has been such a long time! But, especially today, Veterans Day, I want to say that my thoughts and prayers are with you, and I wish that I could lift even one ounce of pain from you and your family. I love and miss you all, and I carry you all in my heart. Hugs and kisses to everyone, Mattie Levine
- November 11, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Hi Guys!!
A HUGE thank you, Kevin, for your service and sacrifice. It's a long road back, but you've shown just how much a fighter you are, and we are so tremendously proud. Our prayers are with you everyday, young man, and God has been answering.
Les, I am so in awe of your strength..guess that's why God made Mom's. As for your frustration, no one said you can't yell, beat the wall n kick the can, but when you are done, march right down stairs to the Administrator's Office and give him a piece of that action. I've found in ECU, here.....it gets results! When it doesn't,...march right back down there!! Tell them your concerns and how upset you are to leave him.
Got my fingers crossed!!
You are one heck of a lady, and Breezy n Kevin are a 'chip off the old block'.
God bless you richly, and you are so remembered on this special day.
- November 11, 2008 at 11:12 AM
- The Rock said...
Leslie , I think that is terrible for you to have to worry about Kevin being alone ! I mean I can understand your frustration . He shouldn't be alone but I figure they don't have enough people ! But I think that is a shame . You might want to find out about " Caseworkers" . Who is in charge of every wounded Soldier ? Have you asked why there is nobody with him? I would really like to know who is in charge of all that.
We are being told that our Soldiers are taken care of. But more and more I hear about Soldiers like Kevin and I wonder why they are not getting THE CARE THAT HE REALLY NEEDS , when you are not there !
I will check on you guys tonight!
Be strong Leslie, but maybe you have to address this Issue ! It is not right !Right now I have several Soldiers telling me that they have to fight the VA , just to get the help that was promised to each and every Soldier ! I have fought VA with my Husband and it took Years !
What ever happened to his pay ? Did you straighten that out ?
- November 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Thank you veterans.
- November 11, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Leslie and family,
Let Kam know that he is still in our hearts and minds and that him for his dedication and service to the United States, and to you. We from the Ripcord family send our regards and continue to pray fro the both Kam and Daniel. God bless all of you.
SSG Wil
- November 11, 2008 at 4:09 PM
Happy Veteran's Day Kevin!! Thank you so much for serving my country that myself and my family may be free!!
Hope you had a great day!
Brenda Armstrong
- November 11, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Kevin, I say, when your ready, you, Breezy and I go to a Steeler game and leave mom at home for a boring book reading day.Love ya Leslie, but you can't come. So save out that steeler towel we will do this:) Glad you had a great day and love that smile. Miss you all.
Tracy A. Jack
- November 11, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Thank you for being a hero and continuing that on a daily basis! We are all cheering you on day by day!!!
- November 11, 2008 at 9:04 PM
- Jessica said...
I don't think you're bitching at all! It's extremely concerning that there are so many mistakes and that he was left alone with food. I think the head nurse would want to know about this, and if she doesn't then surely the doctors would want to know their patient isn't always safe.
No wonder Breezy is jealous! lol! Kevin got some cool stuff. I love to see organizations like the Steelers do stuff like this. It means so much and Kevin deserves it. Thumbs up to the prosthetics guy for making it all happen!
And thumbs up to Kevin this Veterans Day. I could never thank him, or any other veteran enough, for his service to this beautiful country. May God bless him and continue to strengthen him each day!
- November 11, 2008 at 11:05 PM


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Marcia (Kettlety) Wheeler, 88, of Warwick, passed away on November 23. She was the wife of the late Donald H. Wheeler for 55 years.
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Traditional toys like Hot Wheels, Barbies, Groovy Girls–now all will have an on-line component where play is just a USB cord away. Borrowing from the amazing successful Webkinz model, more and more companies are offering a toy that also "unlocks" a unique play experience on line. From the response of our toy testers, this seems like a smart move. School aged kids love collecting toys (stuff animals, cars, action figures) and this generation is tech savvy — so it's a perfect combination. We will be testing these new products with kids in the coming weeks.
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Several years back there were toys (mostly dolls) that required parents to "download" information to the toy (your child's name, birthday, favorite color,etc.) …and we received many complaints that this took too much time and frankly was too complicated for less than tech savvy parents. Two things have changed–the iTunes interface has made the whole "download" thing much less overwhelming for parents. Things have changed: the toy/computer interface works better, parents are younger and more techy themselves, and for slightly older kids, they'll be doing the plugging in–and let's face it, they're really good at it.


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His finalists were the English Springer Spaniel, CH Tiffany Esspecial Imagery, the 13" Beagle, CH Roirdan's meant To Be, the Doberman Pinscher, CH Alex De Akido San, the Airedale Terrier, CH Stirling Cool Hand Luke, the Blenheim & Prince Charles English Toy Spaniels, CH CH Royalist Ready To Reign, the Standard Poodle, CH Hillwood Dassin De-Lovely, and the Old English Sheepdog, CH Lightnings Tequila Sunrise.
It was just two weeks ago that the Poodle picked up her first 2009 BIS. We figured she liked it because she took home another on Sunday. We know that it was old hat for breeder/owner/handler Dr. Joseph D. Vergnetti, the most successful Poodle breeder in history, but we bet he was a little pleased.


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I noticed the low screen resolution, but didn't think it would really be a problem... In fact, I thought it led to the phone being so cheap.
My current phone is dying, too... I was really looking forward to getting my Agora Pro at the end of the month.
Glad I held my purchase =P
Both for this reason and because it's always risky to be the first one to buy a thing in case it sucks. It's better to let someone else try it out for you first
Glad I held my purchase =P
i think there is a refund, so no real damage
phatsphere's correct. All the pre-orders are being refunded within the next 7 days, so none of us are out anything.
I will admit that I was taking a big chance on a company I'd never heard of with a product that was a lot cheaper than I thought it should be. I doubt the next version of the phone will be so cheap, now.
I really wish they'd just sold me the phone... Or given me the option.
I don't think 400 dollar is that cheap, with shipping and Swedish VAT it will become a quite normal price for a decent phone over here, not at all unreasonable.
Cheaper than a phone and 24 months subscription cost for a huge volume subscription? Yes, but not very cheap for the hardware in question.
As the others have noted, it was AUD, not USD. That made the pro $250 plus shipping, which was another $50. $300 for a phone that did (almost) everything I wanted is very reasonable. My last couple phones cost more than that.
Almost: It had no accelerometer. That's a huge feature for me.
Wasn't it 299 or 399 + shipping (or including australian shipping, cost 48 aud or something for shipping to Sweden in any case, above those 299 or 399. Also I don't remember the extra features in pro but I would had paid 100 more to get them (GPS among other things, right?))
My current phone is dying, too...
Please be responsible how you bury it. We have a global cooling crisis here in the US. The gallium arsenide in your cell phone adversely alters the magnetic convection current of the Earth once exposed to air. Please, be responsible.
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From the annuncement:
Mr Kogan said one of the potential problems was applications with a higher resolution and screen size than what the Agora could handle.
"I now believe that in order to access all the Android platform has to offer, the Agora must be redesigned."
What?? I don't belive that someone a few days before release, find out that they need a higher resolution screen. I only thought the software business were that fucked.
Why don't you believe it? I see 2 different ways this could happen:
1) Someone finds a few apps that don't work at low res at all... Good apps like Google Earth or something.
2) The programmers assure him that it can be handled right up until the end, when they are forced to admit they can't do it after all because they finally found the fatal flaw in the plan.
As a programmer, I've had both things happen to me during a project. The first is just oversight and the second is usually due to some asinine quirk in the API that can't be worked around.
The programmers assure him that it can be handled right up until the end, when they are forced to admit they can't do it after all because they finally found the fatal flaw in the plan.
Or, alternatively, 3 days before shipping, the Pointy Haired Boss is finally forced to accept that the "political and economic realities" he's been trying to explain to the programmers for the last 3 months really are less important than those silly, geeky "laws of physics" which the programmers keep babbling about, and that all the unpaid overtime in the world won't produce a software patch that puts more pixels on the LCD.
Considering that apple sold ibooks with 1024x768 resolution in the early OS X days, when that was about enough real estate to get a console window and a few icons on, I can believe it easily. The question for me is, which of these happened:
a) Google told them that they needed higher res, and they ignored it. Then they finally realised Google were right.
b) Google didn't specify android's resolution requirements highly enough, and devs went ahead and created an ad-hoc standard with the res they needed to ma
Considering that apple sold ibooks with 1024x768 resolution in the early OS X days, when that was about enough real estate to get a console window and a few icons on, I can believe it easily.
I've just tried and you can fit 4 OSX terminals on a 1024x768 display. If a slashdotter can't do it with 4 parallel bash sessions it isn't worth doing.
When I were a lad, we ran GUIs on 640x256 in 256 colours and we was grateful for it. Heck, people run Linux/Gnome on EEEPC 700s!
Heck, people run Linux/Gnome on EEEPC 700s!
Yeah but not everything works. Thunderbird & Lightning is unusable.
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Yeah but not everything works. Thunderbird & Lightning is unusable.
I've used Thunderbird on an EEE 701 and I think "unusable" is going a bit too far. Main problem ISTR is that, for the account setup dialogues, you need to know the alt-drag trick to pan the window around the screen - but once it was set up it was OK. Evolution on EasyPeasy [geteasypeasy.com] <SideshowBob>(shudder)</SideshowBob> is the same.
Of course, if Asus hadn't drunk the Kool Aid and lost interest in Linux on the EEE, tightening up the dialogue boxes on the key apps would hardly take a Manhattan Project.
I meant that Lightning was unusable, Lightning in Thunderbird.
When I first saw the announcements about this phone... from a manufacturer nobody heard of, with a very rapid release schedule, and a set pricing scheme, but only a 3D rendering of the product, to me it screamed "scam". Now, I couldn't say whether it was a scam that was aimed at customer money, or investor money, but the outcome does not surprise me at all. After all, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
>> the Agora must be redesigned
And possibly renamed to "Depois".
What's the real story? Nobody goes into production without atleast you know having 1 prototype... They could have tried it first... It like a pretty serious obvious issue if it causes indefinite delays...
something is the matter. The original design of the phone was OK'd for production and no one ever took a look at what everyone else's minimum screen size/resolution or checked the spec sheet for max supported resolution? Engineers should never have overlooked something so obvious. This smells like fiasco to me. If it was an "honest" mistake, I really hope no one is dumb enough to buy one.. A company that fucked up will certainly not be responsible with my money.
Engineers should never have overlooked something so obvious.
I don't think it was overlooked. Based on what this guy said [slashdot.org], I think maybe something changed at the last minute. Maybe they couldn't get the screens they originally spec'd and changed to an alternate source just before production? I've heard that this happens a lot in the cellphone/smartphone business.
A couple of guys came from Google. Our CEO had been waiting for them by the door. someone says they went straight to a meeting room and were there for less than 20 minutes. no one saw them leave, but as soon as they were gone our CEO called a meeting. He looked very pale. he said: "I've halted the production on the Android phones." he said we were not to ship any of the products that have already rolled off. he told us to cancel all orders and refund all pre-orders. then he left the building with the marketing director.
Our CEO has not been back since then. This must be big.
Our CEO has not been back since then. This must be big.
Wow. I hate to break the news to you, but I think that it's likely that he got eaten by grue [slashdot.org].
Funny thing is... one of those Google guys reportedly threw a chair.
Two of them? Two by two? Were they wearing blue gloves?
ya, Microsoft purchased Google. But really, wouldn't this make more sense if those two guys were MSiBs? That CEO was already quite friendly with Steve Ballmer so it was quite a surprise they'd announce an Android phone in the first place.
"I emailed the company about this charge and received confirmation that it was indeed not a scam and the device was going to be shipped in January. It looks like they did try hard to get a device out, but they werenâ(TM)t very experienced with the requirements and were designing a device that did not fit the minimum specs for an Android phone."
Release it and then just patch it repeatedly for months on end, fixing some things and breaking others in the process. Eventually, say the phone is past the end-of-life and instead of fixing anything, suggest that your customers buy your newest phone.
This seems to work for most other businesses.
What kind of software patches increase screen resolution?
What kind of software patches increase screen resolution?
How dare you question him!?! Can't you see that his UID is less than half yours? He clearly knows more about this stuff than you.
Clearly. Through empirical evidence we can see that the cutoff is not half your UID, but an order of magnitude less.
_..-* The More You Know
Slightly more seriously, who puts something like a phone up for sale without testing with some engineering prototypes first? And then still has not tested with prototypes before going to manufacture?
Presuming gross ignorance rather than malice as the culprit here seems to stretch credibility some. Does Australia have class-action lawsuits? If so, several lawyers will pro
Clearly. Through empirical evidence we can see that the cutoff is not half your UID, but an order of magnitude less.
_..-* The More You Know
Wait a second. Are we saying that Taco is omniscient?!? *shudder*
Unfortunately for him, the counter can overflow.
Nice shooting star!
ok, so it can't run Google Apps or Google Earth, you have the source, prevent a use to start those apps (or diasble/remove them) and write your own email client and so
My guess is that they feel their product wouldn't be competitive with the soon to be released in Australia G1, and they don't want to support just a handful of customers- that doesn't give them economies of scale.
I've made an Android app, and I was dreading trying to make it usable for the smaller screen (although I have found the Android layout model very flexible).
Agora. Never mind.
He brings back the old x86 days when off-brand companies like his tout 'cold fusion' and deliver vaporware.
Really a total disservice to the F/OSS community. I was worried about Koolu, but because they published their modifed stack and distro it showed commitment and was acceptable for them to be late to delivery (and they still are late though after promising a Dec release date). Kogan has done no such thing, just demo-ing a phone mockup at trade shows...
Kogan, having a closed demo strategy (no beta testers?), holding to all the press releases, tech details and tooling around with a single phone that for all I know was showing a flash app is asking for some major b*tchslapping from the community. And now abrupt about the details of shutting down production & refunds, providing zero details is an insult to the Android community. If Google was involved and led to a legal issue, okay, mentioned it at least, but if it was technical, the community deserves to know the details.
This is not good for the Android community and [we] sure better find out why production was stopped. Was this:
The page with details about the phone is still in Google's cache [126.96.36.199].
The Agora display specs: "2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution."
This is a significant drop from the G1: "3.2 in (81 mm) HVGA (480×320) (180 ppi) 65K color capacitive touchscreen."
Still, if there is a minimum resolution for Android, you'd think that would have been discovered as an issue long before the manufacturing stage. Perhaps the problem is that app developers have assumed that any
Perhaps the problem is that app developers have assumed that any phone released after the G1 would have matching or better specs.
I'd certainly hope that all subsequent phones released after the G1 meet or exceed its specs. Random, weird screen resolutions and wild hardware differences only promise to stick Android with the same issues Windows Mobile suffers from having PC-like diversity in hardware: app development and support becomes a nightmare.
This is one reason that developers have jumped on the iPhone
I'm working day to day with the Android SDK and Emulator. The Eclipse plugin ships configured for QVGA-L (320x240) and QVGA-P (240x320) in addition to the HVGA resolutions.
I have wondered if I really needed to worry about the lower rez models, this is another thing helping me lean in the direction of HVGA or higher. Wonder what else will happen in this space this year.
Money talks so don't put it out of your head that there wasn't some kickbacks from Microsoft to keep them tied to Microsoft. We know Microsoft has bank accounts and/or budgets setup just for funding these kinds of things.
"THE first Australian 'Google phone' set to go on sale within weeks has been delayed indefinitely, with the manufacturer Kogan forced to refund early buyers. In a statement released this afternoon, the company said the delay was 'due to future interoperability issues.'The Agora reached a very late stage of development, manufacturing had commenced and we were within days of shipping the product to customers,' company founder Ruslan Kogan said in a statement."
Future interoperability issues? What the fuck does that mean? That it won't run Duke Nukem Forever?
Let me translate: We advertised a vaporware product and then took money from a lot of people to build a it. Then we designed the phone. Then we tried to build it and realized we didn't have a clue.
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Canaan Crouch was the very first Paul Ryan in AS THE WORLD TURNS! Canaan was the son of Zenk's then boyfriend Michael Crouch (later her husband). Paul was being raised by the Colfax family so maybe his name was Paul Colfax then. It soon changed to Paul Stenbeck but as he grew up Paul decided to use his mother's name, Ryan, instead.
Crouch played the role in early 1980 when the character debuted but was quickly replaced by director Bruce Barry's son, who lasted a couple of weeks. There was a third Paul that we have not been able to identify who played the part until the fourth Paul came on board, Danny Pintauro. Pintauro lasted for a few years on the show before moving on to WHO'S THE BOSS?
The remaining actors are well documented on various websites around the web:
Eldin Ratliss (1984–1985)
C. B. Barnes (1985–1986)
Damon Scheller (1986)
Andrew Kavovit (1986–1991, 1992) FYI: He won an Emmy for the role
John Howard (1996)
Scott Holroyd (2001–2003)
Roger Howarth (2003–2010)
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VP choice Ryan also has another daytime soap "connection" at least in terms of headlines in the past week. I have seen more than one media outlet use the term "Ryan's Hope" when speculating he might be chosen.


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ATLANTA – Three straight losses to Atlanta provided more evidence of the improvement needed from the weak-hitting Cubs.
They had 14 strikeouts and came up empty too often in key situations in its 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
The Cubs began the day in the National League's bottom three in hitting and runs scored. They were held to four runs as the Braves swept the three-game series.
On Sunday, Cubs hitters were 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.
Manager Rick Renteria said hitting coaches Bill Mueller and Mike Brumley are trying to change the way their hitters approach different situations, including at-bats with runners in scoring position.
"That's something that's ongoing," Renteria said. "I think that all the guys are, hopefully, learning from all these experiences, because we've got to take something away that will help us down the road. We've got to keep plugging ... do a better job of understanding the situation, not getting ourselves too excited."
Ryan Kalish, Chris Coghlan and Wellington Castillo each had two strikeouts against Aaron Harang (4-3). Among NL teams, only the Marlins have more strikeouts than the Cubs' 341.
"They have a young, aggressive team over there and I think I was able to take a little advantage of that, knowing how aggressive they are," Harang said.
The Cubs, last in the NL Central, have dropped seven of eight.
Harang pitched six strong innings and was backed by home runs from Evan Gattis and Jason Heyward.
Gattis gave Atlanta a 3-2 lead with his homer off Edwin Jackson in the fourth inning. Heyward added to the lead with his first home run since April 9, a seventh-inning, two-run drive off James Russell that landed in the Braves' bullpen beyond the right-field wall.
"It felt like it was longer than that," said Heyward of the power drought.
"I keep on showing up every day and trying to put up good at-bats and find good pitches to hit. If you try and do too much, that's when you start to compound things."
Jackson (2-3) allowed three runs on six hits and two walks in six innings.
"The two balls I got hurt on were balls up and over the middle," Jackson said. "Balls that should be hit. I've just got to do a better job of getting ahead in the count and working down."
David Carpenter pitched the ninth for his second save. B.J. Upton made a sliding catch of Ryan Kalish's short fly in center field to end it.
Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel was rested after pitching two straight days.
The NL East-leading Braves have recovered from seven straight losses by winning four of five. Ryan Doumit had a run-scoring single and Andrelton Simmons drove in a run with a double to give Atlanta a 2-0 lead in the second.
The Cubs tied it in the fourth on Nate Schierholtz's two-run double.
The Braves quickly reclaimed the lead when Gattis hit his eighth homer over the 380-foot sign in left field.
Dan Uggla was hit by a pitch from Russell as a pinch-hitter to lead off the seventh. Uggla scored on Heyward's third homer.
NOTES: Jackson, who grew up in Georgia and lives in Atlanta, is 0-3 in eight career games, including six starts, against the Braves. ... Braves LF Justin Upton was held out after he sustained a bruised lower back muscle when he was hit by a pitch from Jeff Samardzija on Saturday night. Justin Upton said he hopes to play Monday in San Francisco. ... Atlanta 2B Tyler Pastornicky made his second consecutive start and was 0 for 4. ... The Braves begin a six-game road trip at the Giants with RHP Gavin Floyd facing RHP Tim Lincecum on Monday night. Lincecum beat the Braves on May 2. ... The Cubs open a four-game series in St. Louis on Monday night when LHP Travis Wood faces LHP Tyler Lyons.


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A group of state senators will host three public meetings this week, including one in North Charleston, on proposed legislation that would nullify Obamacare in South Carolina.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, but S.C. House Bill 3101, also called the "Freedom of Health Care Protection Act," would make enforcing parts of it illegal in South Carolina regardless of the high court's decision.
The proposed bill argues that the Affordable Care Act has exceeded the scope of powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution. It would establish criminal and civil penalties for anyone who attempts to enforce certain provisions of Obamacare in this state.
The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution defines the founding document and the laws of the United States as "the supreme Law of the Land."
Most constitutional scholars agree that federal laws trump state laws, but nullification supporters argue differently.
The Bill of Rights' 10th Amendment specifies that powers not regulated to the United States by the Constitution are reserved for the states.
The "Freedom of Health Care Protection Act," citing the 10th Amendment, would prohibit South Carolina from creating a health insurance exchange and would establish a tax deduction for any South Carolinian who is fined by the federal government for not purchasing health insurance — a new requirement under federal law.
Most individuals who cannot prove they are insured next year will face a $95 penalty.
The proposed bill passed the S.C. House of Representatives in May. The state Senate is scheduled to debate the legislation when the General Assembly reconvenes in January, after it debates ethics reform.
"It's the No. 2 thing we take up when we get to Columbia," said Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, chairman of a select committee organizing the public meetings on the bill. "It's my job as chairman of this committee to provide a full range of how states are pushing back against the Affordable Care Act."
The meetings will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in Columbia, Greenville and North Charleston. Members of the audience will have an opportunity to comment on the proposed bill at the meetings.
"They can hold these hearings, but it would much more impactful to stop playing politics with national wedge issues and focusing on the tea party base," said Kristin Sosanie, a spokeswoman for the S.C. Democratic Party.
Sosanie said South Carolinians would be better served if the Legislature focused on creating jobs and passing an ethics reform bill.
"These are the types of things that are serving as distractions to things like ethics reform, which is really sorely needed," she said.
It's not known if Gov. Nikki Haley would sign the bill given the chance. Her office did not respond Monday to several requests for comment on the issue.
Tony Keck, director of the South Carolina Medicaid agency and an opponent of the Affordable Care Act, said the nullification bill, if passed and signed into law, could make it difficult for the state to draw federal funds for the Medicaid program.
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Lance R. Petway, 42, was charged Thursday in Ferndale 43rd District Court for driving drunk a third or subsequent time, a felony. He is also charged with driving on a suspended license, which was revoked about four years ago following his last drunken driving conviction in Royal Oak.
An officer saw Petway run a red light about 5 p.m. Wednesday as he drove north on Woodward Avenue at Marshal Street, police said.
The officer pulled the suspect over in a nearby Tim Horton's parking lot on Woodward.
"When the officer asked for the suspect's driver's license, he said he didn't have one because it was revoked for a prior drunk driving offense," said Ferndale Police Lt. William Wilson. "The officer noticed the suspect smelled of intoxicants and his eyes were bloodshot."
Police administered field sobriety tests and took Petway to the city police station. A Breathalyzer test showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.11 percent, three points over the legal limit in Michigan, police said.
Records show Petway was convicted of drunken driving in 2009 in Royal Oak, in 2007 after he was stopped by Oakland County Sheriff's deputies, in 2001 in Bloomfield Township, in 1998 in Farmington, and in 1992 in Romulus in Wayne County.
"It's pretty rare to find guys driving drunk for the sixth time," Wilson said. "Hopefully, by then they have learned, or have learned not to drive while they are drinking, or they are in prison."
Petway's bond is set at $5,000 cash. He is also required to wear an electronic alcohol tether that monitors whether he drinks any alcohol before he can be released on bond.
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Why you'll love this trip
The enchanting old Jewish neighbourhood of Santa Cruz makes for the perfect base in Seville. Lose yourself in the narrow cobblestone lanes and visit the stunning Alcazar
Visit the spectacular mountain-top village of Zahara de la Sierra and enjoy an olive oil tasting at a local family-run mill
Granada is a city like no other. Explore the outstanding Alhambra Palace, wander through the mythic Moorish quarter and feast on the city's world-renowned cuisine – all with the benefit of insider knowledge
Enjoy a tasting and talk about the local beers and Iberico ham from the owner of a local deli. This little show is offered exclusively to our group.
There's flexibility. In Grazalema, you can venture into the hills in search of eagles and mountain goats, or choose to stay and relax in this gorgeous Andalucian hill village
Visit ´Molino El Vinculo´, a traditional, family-run 'cold' olive oil mill for a demonstration and tasting.
Spend a night in Ronda, one of Spain's oldest towns, and see why the likes of Hemingway and Dumas sang the praises of this cliff-perched beauty
Hotel Don Miguel overlooks the gorge in Ronda. Enjoy your feature stay night with the views and elegance.
Reveal the history of the flamenco – a unique style of dance ingrained within Spanish culture and musical heritage
Is this trip right for you?
A good level of physical fitness will allow you to get the most out of this trip. There is a significant amount of walking involved, with some slopes, steps and hills. Some of these walks, such as in Grazalema National Park, however, are optional.
Summer temperatures can be extreme in this region (over 40°C), which can be uncomfortable. It's important to use sun protection, wear layers to combat the heat, and drink plenty of water. Please carefully consider the time of the year you wish to travel and your suitability to that season.
It's important not to exceed the luggage weight and size recommendations. You can find this information in the 'What to Take' section of the trip notes.
As accommodation on this trip is twin-share, single travellers will share a room with another traveller of the same sex. If you'd prefer not to share, a single room supplement is often available at an additional charge. Note that some hotels in Europe don't have double beds, but rather two single beds that can be pushed together.
- Hotel Murillo or similar (1 night)
Meals Included
- Dinner
(Walking time: 3–4 hours, not including free time in the afternoon)
- Hotel Murillo or similar (1 night)
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour in Seville
- Alcazar Palace
Optional Activities
- Catedral de Sevilla & La Giralda - EUR8
Meals Included
- Breakfast
(Walking time: approximately 3–4 hours)
- Hotel Puerta De La Villa or similar (1 night)
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- Orientation walk of Grazalema
- Molino El Vinculo
- Zahara de la Sierra visit
- Olive Mill Tour & Tasting
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Notes: Today's walking distance and terrain is subject to the interests of the group, as well as weather and other seasonal factors.
(Walking time: approximately 4–6 hours)
- Hotel Puerto de la Villa or similar (1 night)
Optional Activities
- Nature walk in Grazalema National Park - Free
Meals Included
- Breakfast
(Walking time: approximately 2–3 hours)
- Hotel Don Miguel or similar (Feature Stay) (1 night)
Included Activities
- Orientation walk of Ronda
Meals Included
- Breakfast
(Walking time: approximately 4 hours)
- Hotel Dauro or similar (1 night)
Optional Activities
- Granada Cathedral - EUR4
Meals Included
- Breakfast
(Walking time: approximately 6–8 hours)
- Hotel Dauro or similar (1 night)
Included Activities
- Alhambra Palace
- Ham and Beer tasting
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Meals7 breakfasts, 2 dinners
TransportPrivate micro-bus
Accommodation6 nights comfortable hotel, 1 night feature stay in Ronda
Included Activities
- Guided walking tour in Seville
- Alcazar Palace
- Orientation walk of Grazalema
- Molino El Vinculo
- Zahara de la Sierra visit
- Olive Mill Tour & Tasting
- Orientation walk of Ronda
- Alhambra Palace
- Ham and Beer tasting
Our Trails of Andalucia trips score an average of 4.31 out of 5 based on 13 reviews in the last year.
Trails of Andalucia, September 2017
Elizabeth Shirin Caldwell
Do read about your chosen destination before you go. Understanding something of the local culture and being sensitive to mores and cultural norms different to your own is important. Some group members did not always display understanding and sensitivity. Humour is often very culturally specific. Some humour may be seen as offensive. I think Peregrine could emphasise this more.
Review submitted 01 Nov 2017
Trails of Andalucia, September 2017
Ian Fry
Our 'Highlights of Southern Spain & Morocco' delivered rich goods. We had 15 days of enthralling things to do, see and experience. What's more, there was great variety in experiences offered, hiking in the sierras, local food, brilliant Moorish architecture, flamenco, snake charmers - phew!
Review submitted 25 Oct 2017
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You will need to be in a good state of health with a reasonable level of fitness to enjoy this experience.
A single supplement is available on this trip with no exceptions. Please ask your agent for more details about pricing and availability.
In order to secure Alhambra Palace entrance tickets we are required to provide authorities with full passport details of travellers (name as per passport, expiry date, date of birth, nationality). Please make sure you provide these details 40 days prior to your departure as the latest. Otherwise we may not be able to secure Alhambra Palace entrance tickets for you.


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Creating the Perfect Athlete
Monday, December 16, 2013
Susan Boyd
A film maker and two doctors approached the subject of parents looking to create exceptional children through training, discipline and sheer force of desire. Beginning the discussion was Peter Berg, who directed the film "Friday Night Lights." His first topic on his sports-related documentary series "State of Play" on HBO was titled "Trophy Kids." He looked at four parents and five kids across the sports of football, basketball, golf and tennis. The one-hour program was difficult to watch, showcasing overbearing parents pressuring their kids to aspire to the highest pinnacle of their sports. What we have regarded as stereotypes of Type A parenting played out over that hour to a frightening level. A father swore unrelentingly at the referees and blamed many of his child's basketball losses on the "95 percent of lousy officiating." The father of a 10-year-old golfer questioned officials on the legality of undue help he felt other parents were giving their children during a tournament and cursed at his daughter under his breath when she failed to make the green. She probably didn't hear the word, but she certainly got the message through his vocalizations and body language. At one point he accused her of embarrassing him and threatened to "slap her across the face" if she didn't do what he demanded. A football father berated his son after every game for all his failings and for not being in the coach's face to find out why he was benched. He generated his own before-school practices for his son and then yanked him around by his gear to get him to do what he wanted. A mother felt her two tennis sons had a talent given to them by God that she had a covenant to develop. She believed they would be the best doubles players ever because they were ordained by God to prove His power.
What was most telling was the follow-up the filmmaker had four months after the primary filming. We learn the basketball player's father readily admits that he could probably "have bought two Lamborghinis" based on what he spent on privately training his son. The goal was a Division I basketball scholarship, however, the offer he received was a five-year scholarship with a Division II school. The golfing daughter finally won a tournament where parents were not allowed on the course, but she still had not procured a sponsor even though players much younger already had. The football player left his father's home in Los Angeles and moved in with his mother in Seattle because, as he said, "My dad wasn't a dad; he was a coach." The tennis players entered high school, tried out for the team and were put on the J.V. squad. All of those footnotes highlighted that what the parents saw in their kids was rarely the reality of their talent. The basketball player was skilled at three point shots, but that alone couldn't sustain him at the next level where defense, team work and speed on the court have equal importance. The football player was a tentative athlete at best and would probably never move beyond high school no matter how driven his father was. The young man just didn't have the heart of an elite athlete and certainly lacked many of the necessary skills. The tennis players, despite tons of extra practice, hadn't risen to the level of exceptional. As a golfer, the young woman in the film had determination and some apparent skills, but she was still overshadowed by players two or three years younger, which did not bode well for her future at the top level of the sport.
The saddest part of the documentary was the lack of evident love and pride from these parents towards their children. The golfer's father admitted in a voice-over that he was tremendously proud of his daughter and what she had achieved thus far, but he couldn't let her know – not until "they" had accomplished the goals necessary to put her on top – because it would undercut her development. Mom couldn't praise her sons because their tennis skills came not from them but from God. They didn't deserve the honor. All his father could muster toward the football player was screaming at his son that if he didn't love him he wouldn't care at all what he did and not demand excellence of him. Love was supposedly demonstrated through harsh, demeaning judgment because it was making his son a man. The last image of the basketball player shows his father hugging him right after his team won the state championship. In a voice over the father states how the win gave him a reason to love his son.
While most of us aren't as crazed or unforgiving as these four parents who were obviously selected to make some strong points about sports direction, we all must admit that we have fallen prey to elements in the film. We may have questioned our child's commitment to the sport, or drilled her about errors made on the field, or demanded that our sons speak up to coaches. Our desire for our kids to succeed creates blinders to how good our children really are. When we believe them to be exceptional then we find ourselves incredulous that coaches and scouts don't see the same thing. We may compare our children to other players on the team, "You're faster than Jody. Why don't you show it?" or "How come you always let Sammy take the shot?" While we may profess that we are just happy that our kids are playing a sport they enjoy, we all secretly harbor the dream that our son or daughter will be on the next Olympic team. That dream can make us expect unrealistic play and outcomes. With those expectations will come criticism, as if we could mold our child into that perfect, elite prodigy that writes the next great symphony, stars on Broadway, signs a $24 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, or invents the next Apple computer. We will push, cajole, beg, demean, discipline and intervene in an attempt to insure that our child achieves at a level higher than he or she is capable of.
One of the doctors joining in on this discussion is Drew Pinsky, an internist who is also an addiction specialist. He has coined the phrase, "narcissistic parenting" to encapsulate these behaviors demonstrated in "Trophy Kids." He argues that it isn't just wanting to live vicariously through our children's accomplishments which makes a narcissistic parent. That's a component, but he explains that it actually stems from our unwillingness to be seen as anything less than perfect in our abilities to manufacture the ideal child. We want people to believe that we have some exceptional parenting talent which anoints us with children skilled beyond all others. This belief that as parents we are gifted in our parenting means that our children can also do no wrong, so parents make excuses for their kids and doing their work because any mistake reflects back badly on the parents. Narcissistic parents also don't provide boundaries or consequences because perfect children don't require these. What we end up with are parents who push their children to succeed, provide outside ancillary training to further that success, and have little tolerance for anything they perceive to be failures because that means they are failures. Worse, they don't provide any support in the form of love and praise because they see those emotions muddying the goals.
Larry Lauer, PhD., is the mental skills specialist for the United States Tennis Association Player Development Program and the former Director of Coaching Education and Development in the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) at Michigan State University. In the latter capacity, he researched tennis parents, coaching, coach education, aggression in hockey and life skills development in youth. His conclusions showed that parents don't understand the true developmental levels of children in sports and have unrealistic ideas of what children are capable of accomplishing at various age levels. In quizzing parents he learned that few understood how both physical and mental development occurs. For example, in a roundtable discussion following the airing of "Trophy Kids," he commented on the football father constantly berating his son, "Why don't you get it?!" The father expected that his physically developed 15-year-old son would have the adult mental development to match and should fully understand the nuanced structure of football plays and how to anticipate those plays. However, Dr. Lauer explains that for many kids mental development in a sport lags behind the physical development. As parents we can't expect our own children's development to match or exceed that of other kids on the team. Yet we see a player with a fully developed "soccer brain" and believe that if our child would just try harder she could be as good or better. If she doesn't achieve at that level we internalize that failure as our own. Dr. Lauer's research also showed that kids who get demonstrated love and praise from their parents have stronger self-images, fewer addiction problems, and succeed as measured by normal standards of success — graduating from school, getting a job, having a happy marriage, and possessing good health. He has observed few cases of parents being able to will their children into elite athletes, although we are aware of such cases: Andre Agassi, Tiger Woods, Todd Marinovich. In such cases we have also seen the players suffer through horrible personal demons. In the drive to create "test-tube athletes" something significant in the child's development is lost: childhood.
Marinovich, in particular, provides a strong cautionary tale for parental manipulation. His father, a former lineman for USC and a strength and conditioning coach for the Oakland Raiders, began molding his son before he was a month old taking over his diet, fitness, education, and all life decisions. Todd trained more hours than he hit the school books and stuck to a regimented diet and curfew. By his senior year in high school he had earned multiple honors such as Parade All-American and player of the year (1987) for both Dial and the Touchdown Club. Recruited by USC to be their quarterback, he was the first freshman starting quarterback since World War II. But when he went to college he was suddenly thrust into a world where his father no longer controlled his every move and decision. He imploded into drug and alcohol use, wild parties and missing classes. By the time he was recruited into the NFL, he was an addict and far behind in his emotional and decision-making maturity. Eventually he burned out in spectacular fashion. Drafted in 1991, he was out of the NFL by 1993 due to three failed drug tests. He made several come-back attempts both with the NFL and the Canadian Football League, but couldn't shake his demons. He was part of the round-table discussion following "Trophy Kids." When asked what he would say to the football player who after a particularly nasty fight with his father ended up on the curb crying, Todd said, "I probably wouldn't say anything. It would be more a hug." He admitted that the lack of evident oral and physical affection from his parents, especially his father, had everything to do with his poor choices later in life. Left without any self-confidence, a sense of being loved unconditionally, and a moral compass to handle decisions and adversity, he drifted into a world where drugs filled the void.
This isn't to say that all kids with controlling, demanding parents will end up on drugs or homeless like Marinovich. But it does point out how damaging parental expectations can be. It is one thing to set the bar high and quite another to berate a child for not reaching the bar. A positive example can be found in a recent viral video which shows a father in England reacting to his son finally passing math. The son had lifted his course grade from an F to a C, and the father was uncontrollably delirious, hugging his son, laughing with joy, and giving him a shower of verbal praise. The joy on the son's face was also stunning as both enjoyed the moment of achieving "averageness." It's a strong lesson in how we should be parenting, proud of accomplishments no matter how small without any strings attached. The father didn't push the achievement by adding, "Now maybe you can earn a B." He let the moment be just as it was. I would love to see where that kid lands in ten years, but I'm imagining he'll be happy and successful. Rather than demanding an A, the father simply wanted his son to pass.
As parents we should want our kids to find their own level of success without the pressure to excel. We can provide nurture as passion and talent dictate, but we need to check ourselves to be sure we aren't misinterpreting or forcing passion and talent to serve our preconceived notions of where our children should place. Nurturing is a warm, gentle approach, not a typhoon of demands. We should educate ourselves in the milestones of athletic physical and mental development so we don't have unrealistic expectations, and we should partner with our children, guiding them where we can and letting them lead where they should. It's particularly important that we learn to listen. We may not end up with exceptional athletes, but we will end up with exceptionally happy children.
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Press Release: Lowndes County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Chris Prine has released the following;
In recent weeks deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office have responded to a number of residential burglaries that have occurred primarily in the southwest portion of the county. Officers with the Valdosta Police Department have also seen an increase in burglary reports. Investigators have continued to work on these incidents and in conjunction with detectives from the Valdosta Police Department developed information on a group of suspects.
On Wednesday, an officer with the Valdosta Police Department observed the group who were taken into custody. During follow up investigation a residence in the 800 block of East Brookwood Drive was searched and investigators and detectives were able to recover property from multiple burglaries that recently occurred in the county. It was discovered that the group had recently rented a room at a local motel which was also searched and additional property was recovered. The vehicle that had been used the group was impounded as evidence was located in it as well.
As a result of this investigation, Demarcus Evans, Balewa Ferguson, Bruce Brown and a juvenile were arrested and charges have been charged for receiving stolen property. The investigation is ongoing and investigators will be filing burglary charges on the group in the near future. The juvenile was detained at the regional youth detention center and the others remain in the Lowndes County Jail. Sheriff Prine stressed that these investigations are ongoing and additional charges will most likely be filed against this group and others if they are identified.
Sheriff Prine is asking that anyone with information on these events contact the Sheriff's Office investigative division at {229} 671-2950. Anonymous tips may be provided at {229} 671-2985 or on-line at www.lowndessheriff.com.
ID data: Evans, Demarcus
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Two men are reading the Sandusky Register in December 1914. The front page headline story was about the fire which destroyed Thomas Edison's factory in West Orange, New Jersey on December 9, 1914.
In the Archives Research Center at Sandusky Library you will find hundreds of reels of microfilmed copies of local newspapers, including the city's first newspaper, the Sandusky Clarion, founded in 1822, and its descendant, the present Sandusky Register. While there is no comprehensive index, you can view the "Charles E. Frohman Index to the Sandusky Register and Star Journal", which is a selective index to our newspaper collection, covering roughly 1840-1975. Since the films are arranged chronologically, searching the newspapers by date is easily done.
You can find details about the social, political, business, and educational activities of area residents from the years in which they lived here. Interesting facts about your ancestors can help add human interest to the genealogical data you already have collected.
In old newspaper ads, it is fun to note how the styles and prices have changed throughout the years.
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Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) An eight-member Pakistani judicial commission started examining Indian witnesses in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case amid stringent security in a court here Tuesday.
The commission, on its second visit to India, will cross-examine the witnesses to the terror attacks in connection with the ongoing trial of seven suspects in Pakistan for their alleged involvement in the crime.
The proceedings started with Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who conducted the 26/11 trial between 2008-2012 in various courts, introducing the commission members to Additonal Chief Metropolitan Magistrate P.Y. Ladekar.
The Indian witnesses who will be examined over the next couple of days include magistrate R.V. Sawant-Waghule who had recorded the first confession of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the sole terrorist to be arrested alive from among the 10 who launched the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
Among the others to be examined are the chief investigating officer in the 26/11 case Ramesh Mahale, and two medicos who conducted the autopsy on the Pakistani terrorists gunned down during the three-day gunfight with security forces Nov 26-28, 2008 at various locations in south Mumbai.
In its previous visit in March 2012, the commission had examined the same witnesses who will be now cross-examined.
Its earlier report to the Pakistani anti-terror court was rejected as the witnesses were not allowed to be cross-examined here.
Later, the matter was sorted out between the two governments with an agreement that the Pakistani panel could cross-examine four Indian witnesses so that the evidence could be used in the trial against Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and others in that country.
The commission includes a new special public prosecutor, two officers from the Pakistani anti-terror court and two defence witnesses.
On the night of Nov 26, 2008, 10 heavily armed terrorists sneaked into south Mumbai by Arabian Sea route and targeted various prominent locations there.
They opened indiscriminate firing at all the public places killing 166 people and injuring hundreds more at various places including Leopold Cafe, Hotel Taj Mahal, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Chabad House, Hotel Trident and Cama Hospital.
While nine terrorists were gunned down in a massive operation mounted by the security agencies, Kasab was nabbed alive.
They nine were identified as: Ismail Khan alias Abu Ismail, Imran Babar alias Abu Aakasha, Nasir alias Abu Umar, Nazir Ahmad alias Abu Umer, Hafiz Arshad alias Abdul Rehman Bada alias Hayaji, Abdul Rehman Chhota alias Saakib, Fahad Ullah, Javed alias Abu Ali, and Shoaib alias Abu Shoheb.
Kasab was tried and sentenced to death by various courts right upto the Supreme Court and hanged in Yerawada Central Jail in November 2012.


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By PATRICK FERLISE
NOKOMIS - For 16-year-old Stephen Culleny, an interest in dirt biking at a young age rapidly transformed into a driving passion for amateur motocross racing.
In his eyes, it has taken him for a wild ride and has brought him to the threshold of a run at the largest competition in the country.
After shredding through several qualifying rounds of racing, Culleny is now taking his skills to the 31st annual Red Bull AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship.
Culleny is one of more than 20,000 riders that have spent the last four months training for the event, which will take place at country music star Loretta Lynn's ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. He will be one of 1,386 to compete in AMA Amateurs this year, an event that will be televised on NBC Aug. 3.
"I was ecstatic at how much my training has paid off," Culleny said. "This is the Super Bowl of amateur motocross."
Culleny entered his initial area qualifier in Ocala, where he placed first and second in 250-C Stock and Modified classes. Riding his Suzuki 250 Two-Stroke, the Venice High junior then garnered a podium finish and fifth position at southeast regional competition in Muddy Creek, Tenn.
The top seven competitors at each regional competition across the country in 36 separate qualifying classes are invited to the AMA Amateurs.
For Culleny, dedicated training was the key to making it to heights he never before had experienced.
"You really have to work on your endurance to last through these 20-minute races," he said. "I do a lot of ab work and running for sure because you don't want to get tired too early in the middle of an event."
He even has his own motocross course in his backyard, and tries to practice daily. Culleny says his parents, Sandy and, have also invested funds for more than 200 private riding lessons since he first started seriously competing.
It has had a significant financial impact on the family. His father, a firefighter, now works a side job as a pool cleaner, while his mother is a manager at Sears.
Both use a large chunk of their funds for racing expenses — bike parts, travel and equipment. Culleny also utilizes local sponsorships from Pro Action Suspension, Burks Transmission, Sarasota Fun Machines and Motorcycle Superstore.
What first started as a 6-year-old's curiosity with dirt bikes has morphed into a serious sport with the dram of a chance to reach a professional career.
"My dad and I have put in so much time and effort, and to see it finally paid off meant a lot," he said. "My parents have been some of my biggest supporters through everything."
But this is not Culleny's first crack at an amateur contest. He saw action in last year's Motocross Winter Olympics in Gainesville as well, placing sixth. He has also participated in Gold Cup Series riding.
He hopes to garner a podium finish in the 2013 Mx Winter Olympics, after just barely making the cut previously. But for now, he is focused on a strong start to the AMA Amateurs, where he says managers of teams and sponsors will be observing the races.