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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Despite 16 games of the schedule in the books, the Kentucky season is at the midway point. Coach John Calipari says he's still pushing his players to pay attention to detail.
"There were seven or eight errors again," Calipari said, following his team's win over Tennessee on Tuesday.
As the Cats enter league play, Calipari still is questioning whether his players are buying in. He says, for example, plays are drawn up during timeouts, but some players don't follow instructions.
Calipari said on one particular play against the Vols, he diagrammed what Tennessee would do, but his Wildcats still were unable to stop it.
"It's like I'm coaching his team and my team," Calipari said of the play. "I drew it up. This is what they're going to do and they shot a layup."
Calipari says center Nerlens Noel is playing well.
"We've just got to really start to develop that killer mentality," Noel explained. "They step into this arena, we're not giving them anything. I feel it's coming, but we've still got some work to do."
The Wildcats (11-5, 2-1) travel to Auburn on Saturday. Tipoff is set for 9:00 p.m. The game can be seen live on ESPNU.


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|20th December 2006, 10:43 PM
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Actual volume of Isonics
As someone who doesn't buy into the 'width is everything' dogma that is being spread by some magazines at the moment, I would quite like to know what the actual volume of the 2007 Isonics is.
Last year there was quite a big difference between the stated volume on the board and the actual volume, and I do not wish to be caught out. I have a Is 133 already which I absolutely love, but now have to decide whether to go for a 111 or a 101 as the change down. 101 liters would be on the border for me at 95kgs as a medium wind option, so if the actual volume is lower still, I may have to go for the 111.
I am sure this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find it anywhere
|21st December 2006, 02:38 PM
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RE: Actual volume of Isonics
hey mezza30, im in the exact same postion, i want something smaller
than my 114 jp slalom, and thinkinb abouth getting a is101, but
dont wanna get caught on something "really small" with my 100+kgs...
looking forward to hear some comments...
|21st December 2006, 09:31 PM
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|22nd December 2006, 01:17 AM
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Thanks for that. So the 101 is actually 96 liters, which is annoying because as a medium wind changedown from the 133 it wouldn't work for me, but at 68cm wide the Is 111 may be too wide at the top end.
I never really understand this complication. Last year we (could have) had a 105 / 115 / 125. If the 125 had actually been 125ltr (it was 120) and the 105 had actually been 105ltr (it was 100) that would have worked out great - instead we get strange reference 101/111/122/133 that make no sense in terms of actual volume.
I am presuming this is a marketing thing, which I would understand if these weren't high performance boards. Why the gimmicky stuff that makes no sense of actual volume anyway?
|22nd December 2006, 01:53 AM
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RE: Actual volume of Isonics
Hehe, thanx geo, i guess that was more confusing than helping...so 101 is actually 96?..
|22nd December 2006, 03:49 AM
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RE: Actual volume of Isonics
but width does not vary making that a very important measurement
I myself have a 115 iSonic and love it. It is suprisingly good at the top end, where on a 6.5 I have managed 42.3mph. I use it with 8.5-6.5 sails in chop and even though it is wide, behaves very well.
I have recently ordered an iS87 and have no doubts that it will complement the larger board well, even at my current 84kg.
If you have any doubts, demo the 101 and 111, I'm sure you will be nicely surprised. The iSonics do seem hard work at first if you are not used to this style of sailing. The first time I tried one I was knackered after 20mins, but I soon adjusted and now sail for hours.
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|22nd December 2006, 05:27 AM
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RE: Actual volume of Isonics
Hi all,
As Mezza says at the outset of the discussion, I am sure it's been done before..
As Phill commented, the proof is on the water - and even if you don't have the opportunity to test or demo (which we are always strongly advocating), then the feedback is clearly positive about these boards ~ 101 being particularly common and popular.
I can't recall a single feedback saying "my 101 is too small for 101".
Does a (previous benchmark) Sonic 100 (100Lt) sail bigger than iS101 ? Hardly.
(Phill not sure the actual volumes vary by +/- 5%, but for sure the varoius methods used to measure/calculate/equate can (do) often vary by a small amount.) The iS101 is definitely NOT over 100lt but it is not significantly less either. 96 would be the lowest figure.
There are a number of 9x+ kg riders who comfortably use the iS101 as a light to mid wind slalom board (ie : above marginal slalom and above, or to equate to sail terms, once it's 7.5-8.0m for 9x kg).
Mezza, maybe define your "medium wind" (in your definition, - and everyone has their own) .
It could very well be -depending on your desired "sweetspot" range for the new board -that the iS111 is in fact the optimum choice for you in your conditions anyway. It is definitely a "safe" option - but the choice really depends where you anticipate the top end of the board should end (and how much % you will spend in each end of the wind range).
A lot of riders prefer a slightly larger board - and the "easier" planing to go with that, although (esp in slalom/speed) there is also a clear faction who prefer the "smaller" size option (for a given set of conditions) - thereby accepting to work a little harder in return for a little more performance potential when it's on. Both options are valid (but selecting boards for the individual rider in line with their style is important too).
For me (92-95 + wetsuit and on occasion weight jacket= 100) the 101 is most definitely a very practical medium wind slalom, with extra potential "below medium" and still well behaved into lower end of (typical) hi end slalom. Do not underestimate the effective range of this board, even for bigger guys. No dogma, but no dog either
If you are concernaed about planing performance at "marginal 100Lt range", then there will be few "100Lts +/-" out there that will be better in that range. If you are concerned about ability to sail home submerged, uphaul etc then the performance of the iS101 in this mode is very difficult to distinguish (in pure "volume" mode) from other "100lt"slaloms - and even here it is worth noting that a 100Lt plank performs differently to a 100Lt log.
Nope, width is not everything. But neither is volume alone. The essence of our sport is complex variables ~ and when it comes to detail (rather than macro level) it is important to consider the whole picture.
Beg, borrow or steal () a demo on these - or the previous iS105/115.
You'll see.
Cheers ~ Ian
|22nd December 2006, 06:35 AM
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RE: Actual volume of Isonics
Thanks Ian,
those kind of responses are what makes being on this forum really worthwhile.
My concern would be in to top end of the Is133, because I think that chop (rather than wind strength) will limit this quite a bit. Even at 95kg, I am sure you know, it becomes increasingly hard to keep an 80cm wide board on the water when it becomes choppy. The seastate on the British southcoast is short, steepish chop and it very quickly becomes a nightmare.
The real question then isn't what the board is capable off in ideal conditions, but in prevailing conditions, and I think the 101 won't get me planing by the time the 133 becomes a handful.
But I take your point, and will book a demo.
In response to Phil, I actually found the Is incredibly comfortable to sail from day one - that is, once I move the backstraps as far back as possible as the natural stance with is not that wide (not for 6'4" anyway)
|22nd December 2006, 02:48 PM
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RE: Actual volume of Isonics
To add my reflections and (small) experience to Ian's answer.
Even when considering the very lower wind range end of a board, volume is not all, but rather "available volume" is. That is: remember that if part of a board's volume is not under water, then it is not contributing to buoyancy and it behaves the same as if it was not there at all. The center part of a much domed deck may not be contributing. The nose of an high-rise-rockerline board may not be contributing. As a result, a wide, thinnish, low nose rocker board - like an iSonic - must see almost all of its volume contributing to buoyancy when standing still and submerged. I have no iSonic experience, but I reckon that my (short, wide, straight, thin-nish) Evo 83 feels better (bigger) at schlogging than my previous 90 (stated) liters '00 RRD WaveCult 260. Once on the go, its real lesser volume makes it feel better again.
In the end, real phisical dimensions should be taken with some reasoning, rather than just taking them as they are. Just like we all know that a 5.8 race sails wind range is much different from a 5.8 freestyle sail's.
|26th December 2006, 11:41 PM
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RE: Actual volume of Isonics
Hi guys,
it seems taht this thread is quite popular as I have that very same doubt. I am considering getting an Isonic...but which????. I weight 90 kgs and sail in rather shifting conditions. I currently have a Proof custom SuperX 115 litres but want something faster. The sail I have is a 6.6 Nitro5 but want/need something like a 7 or 7.6 (my next sail is a Nitro5 8.5 and a Neutron 10 which I use with a 145 FType). So which one would you recomend for me, the isonic 101 or the 111 (to avoid an overlap with my Ftype 145)?.
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Not to mention other web "apps" like learning management systems, etc officially supporting specific versions or a range of versions.
Seems like this decision will kill FF as a "supported browser" for this type of thing on non-windows platforms... Which I guess is OK since most can support Safari for the Mac users... but what about us Linux users?
Not to mention other web "apps" like learning management systems, etc officially supporting specific versions or a range of versions.
That is a huge management mistake by the LMS programmers, its simply not the browsers problem.
Insert standard
If only the interfaces in question weren't so trivial, your lame analogy might actually mean something.
As things really are, the best thing you could call such an argument demagogy.
Imagine if my local gas station pumps were so stupid as to only support certain named car brands, going to great effort to ensure I can't buy gas unless my vehicle is on the approved list
Better yet, that the model year needs to be on the supported list, and then every year getting all defensive when patrons start showing up in the newest model and asking why they can't get gas. They tell them that they can't have gas until it's tested in that model year car because "who knows, maybe the 2012 Ford Focus runs on hydrogen", before finally blaming Ford for changing the year number even though the fuel didn't change.
What's really needed is an engine (API) version number that gas stations (addon developers) can target, and that only changes when the engine (API) changes. A well designed number would capture both added features and removed features in a way that a plugin can be marked with a range of versions that provide the required API features.
I can't even imagine what is going through the minds over at the Mozilla foundation.
"Our deal with Google, the deal that supplies the money for all our paychecks, is up this year and needs to be renewed."
We're still stuck on 3.6 waiting for the plug-ins to catch up
There is no justifiable excuse for this. First, because the add-on developer should maintain the add-on and update its max-version (currently, the Mozilla add-on website permits max-version all the way up to 8.0a1). Secondly, because you can always override it anyway. It's not likely that the add-on will actually break.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/ [mozilla.org]
After installing the Add-on Compatibility Reporter, your incompatible extensions will become enabled for you to test whether they still work with the version of Firefox or Thunderbird that you're using. If you notice that one of your add-ons doesn't seem to be working the same way it did in previous versions of the application, just open the Add-ons Manager and click Compatibility next to that add-on to send a report to Mozilla.
Even if your add-ons all work fine, if they're marked incompatible, please let us know that they work fine by submitting a success report so we can encourage the add-on developer to update their compatibility information.
the add-on developer should maintain the add-on and update its max-version
You're saying that any person who writes software is automatically required to provide lifetime support of said software?
currently, the Mozilla add-on website permits max-version all the way up to 8.0a1
max-version was 7.0a1 a few weeks ago, and 6.0a1 a few week before that.
A moving target for max-version is a bad thing. It's amusing to see web developers encouraged by browser developers (including Mozilla [mozilla.org]) to do feature detection instead of version detection, and then Mozilla's own extension system requires version detection.
But that assumes that Firefox doesn't break the API the extension uses. With the Linux kernel it works exactly because great care is applied to keeping the kernel calls stable. Note that the kernel's driver API isn't stable, and therefore you have the same problems there (guess why distributions tend to backport bug fixes instead of simply using a new kernel version).
I am getting real, real close to pulling Firefox from all the lab images. I am not interested in playing the support game with the "Major version numbers all the time," thing and I am far less interested in playing around with having to dig in to shit to find out if a copy is up to date or not.
Agreed. Was it really that difficult for them to hold their hands up and say "sorry guys, we goofed with that last idea about version numbers. Now we've listened to what people have been saying, and their reasons for saying it, and we're going back to the previous way".
Sounds to me like this is how they looked at the recent outcry over their rapid release schedule:
Problem: People are upset about our rapid changes in major versions.
Solution: Don't show people the version numbers!
I expect this kind of reasoning from the PHB in a Dilbert cartoon. I expect a bit more from an organization that is trying to create the bestest browser ever. I mean, I understand that they're setting themselves up for failure with trying to be everything to everyone, but at least there are good ways to aim too high, and then there is aiming high and shooting yourself in the foot.
So if I have version "??" and it turns out it has a feature I don't like or a bug in it, then I can downgrade to version "??" to fix it?
That's the problem here. Firefox's ever changing APIs which are always breaking add-ons. The Chrome add-on API is much more limited and as such doesn't need to change as frequently or as drastically. How Firefox thinks they're going to succeed by becoming a crappier version of Chrome is beyond me.
This is a really stupid idea.
If the user wants to hide the version number, someone will write an extension to do that. Quit dumbing down Firefox.
Moz devs: "No, no. We need an add-on that shows the version number. Someone will write it."
User: "What version of FF is that add-on compatible with?"
Moz devs: "Yeah about that....fuck you."
Did the Gnome guys take over Mozilla or something?
In case you haven't noticed, those making decisions these days, be it government (politics), big business, or software development, have all gotten serious cases of dumbtarditis.
have all gotten serious cases of dumbtarditis.
THIS! exactly THIS!
and Yes I have notice that it seems that almost everyone in a position of power lately have become complete retards.
Good ideas innovative ideas forward thinking... None of that exists lately. It's all changes for the sake of trendy change.
Exactly. Hide the status bar, hide the full URL, hide the version number. Obscuring things is apparently their new development model.
First the version number is important so we bump it up a few notches. Now it's not?
That's what I'm trying to understand.
I guess it's their way of trying to get us to stop being so angry by their versioning scheme.
The thing that is really getting on my nerves, though, is that they seem to be out-of-touch with the way big web developer groups work, which is to write to version numbers, kind of like how older developers wrote to RFC. There are some fairly big software packages like OnBase that probably will b
You know if your machine is up to date when you go to the about page and it says "this copy of Firefox is up to date".
How does it fight "web proxy gone wild"? https connection, I suppose?
I've always said i'd wait for the dot one release of eternal life.
Yeah we'll good luck picking the right one, there's about ten thousand forked versions of life 1.1 all of which are literally in a holy war with each other, conflicting featuresets, etc. No wonder I opt out of that entire flamefest, just don't need the aggravation.
Now people will think their addons break at random. I doubt the typical user will ever look at about:troubleshooting
Mozilla needs to rethink a lot of things about addon support before pushing their new release and version philosophy any further.
What is this about:troubleshooting you're talking about? My copy of Firefox (technically it's Aurora) doesn't recognize that...
They were referring to about:troubleshooting in the mozilla.dev.usability discussion linked in the article summary. I think it is the "Help > Troubleshooting Information" page (about:support in Firefox 5). Either they have plans to rename about:support to about:troubleshooting or add a new about:troubleshooting in the future
Mozilla needs to rethink a lot of things about addon support before pushing their new release and version philosophy any further.
One of the things I'd like them to provide is the ability to remove extensions and add-ons, instead of just disabling them. I have been accumulating unwanted extensions that I have disabled but I see no button to uninstall them.
One of the things I'd like them to provide is the ability to remove extensions and add-ons, instead of just disabling them. I have been accumulating unwanted extensions that I have disabled but I see no button to uninstall them.
You sure about that? "Tools" "Add-ons" look at the right column for the "remove" buttons. Maybe its a version thing, I'm running 5.0, you can click "help" "about firefox" to see what version you're
Maybe the developers want me to have the latest version, but it's not always what I want, and above all, whether latest version or not, I want to know what I've actually got.
From my pov, this will ensure that I never go back to Firefox (after abandoning it a while back because of the memory leaks and denials that there was a problem.)
From my pov, this will ensure that I never go back to Firefox (after abandoning it a while back because of the memory leaks and denials that there was a problem.)
Don't worry the memory leaks are still there, a couple times I week I kill it and restart it just to lower its memory usage.
Wait, you mean you don't constantly restart Firefox? My good sir, you are clearly doing it wrong!
By which I mean that Firefox no longer checks for addon updates while Firefox is running. As of Firefox "Several Months Ago, I think, I dunno" (previously known as "Firefox 4") Firefox only bothers checking for addon updates when you start Firefox.
Or maybe it only bothers mentioning that there are updates when you restart, but will happily and silently download them in the background. I dunno.
Clearly, the proper and intended way to run Firefox is to constantly close and reopen it to make sure your addons and plugins are kept up to date.
I don't need to close Firefox and reopen it. It is perfectly able to close itself at random times for me.
Reading stuff like this makes me wonder why people aren't upgrading to 3.6 en masse. Sounds awfully lot like vista rollout, with people upgrading to xp.
If I have to certify my product x, works with y browser then how can my clients truly know what version of Firefox they use?
Unlike IE updates the api changes every 6 weeks and so does the html rendering and everything else. It looks like IE is the only game in town.
I am beginning to like the browser more day in and day out. Even if your job is just a help desk job it is going to be a pain to figure out which verison of the browser the client is using. If I owned a tech support company I would be strongly in
"I've found this bug in Firefox
"Do you run the latest version?"
"I don't know. I'm running the version my distro gives me."
"So which one is it?"
"I don't know. It won't tell me."
"Please update to the latest version."
"Well, I already have the latest version my distro gives me. If this is actually the latest version, I have no idea."
Yeah, too bad Mozilla doesn't include a bug reporting feature that automatically would submit data like a version number to the developers.
Yep, that's great help if you don't work on Firefox, but rather with, say, an addon for Firefox or a website in Firefox.
"Your site doesn't work in Firefox."
"Huh. It works for me. What version are you using?"
"Uh... Windows 7?"
"No, I mean, what version of Firefox does it say in the About dialog?"
"There are no numbers in the About dialog."
"What? See, when I go to About, it says,
Why does Mozilla keep treating Firefox like it's something they need to apologize for? Firefox has the best add-ons out there, hands down. And it's been around for years. Why are they acting like Chrome and others are setting the standards now? Why do they act like they're in some kind of pissing contest with Google? Google is the one with something to prove here, not Mozilla.
Just knock it off and stick to your strengths.
I used to be a fan of Alex St John in MaximumPC.
Basically, he used to work for Microsoft and helped write a bad clone of postscript for Windows 95 and was influential engineering DirectX1 & 2 when it was called WinG for Windows 3.11.
He had an article detailing how Microsoft wins over its rivals. How? The rivals see the big bad scary Microsoft and end up doing something stupid and killing themselves out of fear. MS had nothing to do with it. I look at Mozilla and you know what I see? Someone freaking out trying to be something they are not in a market they are not.
I believe in 2 years Firefox will start to become irrelevant. Grandmas might use it and of course some geeks will have it on their computers even if they do nto use it but the marketshare will drastically go down and that is a shame. What Firefox had that Chrome didn't was a stable release cycle and some limited enterprise use for clients who had to stick with IE 6, but needed a secure more up to date browser for the internet. But Mozilla wanted to be cool like Chrome and follow all of its disadvantages and be something that they are not.
Chrome was well planned to be gradually updated with stable api's and a similiar rendering engines with all versions with slight additions rather than complete changes. Firefox was in such a hurry it didn't implement it right. May they rest in peace.
I'm going to start using his name for boneheaded changes done for "me too" reasons and decision by committee.
"Man, T-Mobile really Dotzler'd their unlimited plan."
I'm not so sure I'm entirely keen on this.
From an IT perspective, it's helpful to know what versions people are running. And, from a practical perspective, who the heck updates every single day?
This is like agile development and continuously running the steaming build from last night
Hell, having done QA and the like
I've dealt with a vendor who pretty much does constant releases of their software (several times/week), and their idiot support people mostly won't listen to you until you're running the latest version. It takes me several weeks to promote a version through my environments to do testing and get approvals, and you think my production instance is running the steaming turd you released on Friday?? How do you expect I've managed to do that? By having no control whatsoever as to what is deployed?
I'm pretty sure that for some organizations, this is going to make it really difficult to use Firefox. I'm pretty sure that in at least one or two places I've worked, this would be a complete non-starter.
From one of the posts in the group...
Microsoft Guidelines show version number in their About Box example.
Excerpt from Mac OS X Human Interface Guidelines:
About ApplicationName
Opens the About window, which contains the app's copyright information
and version number.
Excerpt from GNOME Human Interface Guidelines 2.2.2:
Help About
description of the application's functionality, author contact
details, copyright message and a pointer to the licence under which
the application is made available.
Could someone please post references to the relevant standards Firefox
will comply with after implementation of bug 678775?
Could someone please post references to the relevant standards Firefox will comply with
RFC 9.402.001: Dicking around with vesion numbers and GUI behavior in lieu of performing actual work
No responses so far in favor of the idea... I'll toss one out:
1) No more coding some bizarre non-standard garbage code to a specific version of the software anymore. I'm looking at you, JAVA coders. And those guys still stuck in Internet Explorer 6 or whatever from 1999. You want it to work? Don't write to a browser version, write to a standard. I LIKE IT that it will be impossible to write for a browser version. I want a standards compliant browser, not version 12.345.2-19 of a browser and memorizati
And those guys still stuck in Internet Explorer 6 or whatever from 1999. You want it to work? Don't write to a browser version, write to a standard. I LIKE IT that it will be impossible to write for a browser version. I want a standards compliant browser, not version 12.345.2-19 of a browser and memorization of which sites require -20 and with can't work on anything newer than -18.
You think that browsers are all magically going to be standards-compliant just because version numbers are removed?
You think web developers *like* developing around browser idiosyncrasies and coding conditionally to specific versions? They do it because the HAVE TO.
You think every organization is going to allow all their machines to do automatic, arbitrary versioning of the browsers they allow their users to run?
Maybe you should get your head out of your ass.
Hell! No!!!!
What are they thinking about?
If they remove that, then they should have a display with a list and version of all components of Firefox available.
How am I going to figure out what kind of version I have when I arrive at a system I haven't touched before?
This is incredible dumb!
Did a large fraction of the FOSS developer community recently get hit with a Retardo Ray or something?
Version numbers have always worked for years. And now suddenly they collapse. What's happening?
What about plugins?
Oh for the love of God, Firefox admins, what's going on, does the sweet, sweet, wall candy taste good? Your Aunt Mom tell you you are a special little snowflake and never mind what the bad, bad real world has to say?
I love Firefox. I really do, but honestly, it's like they are trying to be as stupid as humanly possible. I'm getting sick of "my way or the highway" program developers breaking things and telling me that they've been fixed. Do you morons notice how your market share is shrinking? Do you notice that you're producing nothing but bad press these days and people are getting pissed off at you? So your answer to this is to get in everyone's face and tell them to suck it up or go away? What are you, Tea Party-ists?
I work in tech. I need version numbers to tell what the hell people have. "You have the latest version" lies all the time like a cheap rug.
Firefox - it's this type of attitude that got me to switch from Ubuntu, where they've developed the same attitude that negative feedback means they're doing the job right. Learn a lesson here or lose more market share.
Time to purge some MBAs from management, you bozos.
The fricking bug that makes it hang and sit (not responding) for 4-12 seconds at a time at random intervals on page loads once in a while? I am about to completely give up on it because of that. IT happens a LOT of slashdot, I would blame the poorly written CSS that slashdot uses (still get the jump to the top of page when you click on the commend dialog text box once in a while as well) but I've see it on Cisco.com as well as motorola.com
Have the Firefox developers gone entirely mad? I thought their rapid release schedule was stupid, but this is just plain asinine. No, in a perfect world, we would all be happiest and more productive if we were using the newest version, but we don't live in a perfect world. New versions introduce new bugs, they break addons, and, even if the new version is completely bug-free, it may not play nice with a Web site that has problems with its content or Web server.
And, as someone else already said, IT departments aren't going to like this. It's not that they're inefficient or resistant to change, but, when you're supporting several thousand desktops, you have to make sure that shiny new release isn't actually a polished turd or that it won't break something else. If something goes wrong, it may be easy to fix a problem if you're only concerned with a few machines, but what happens when that update you just pushed out to 3,000 desktops has a show-stopping problem you never saw coming? And yes, it happens. Just ask HTC about the disastrous update to the HTC Thunderbolt that caused the phone to start randomly rebooting, sometimes several times a day. I have no doubt the update was tested, and both they and Verizon were confident it was ready for deployment. Well, it wasn't. Bugs, often serious ones, can get by the most stringent testing.
Someone at Mozilla needs to put the brakes on this harebrained idea immediately, if not sooner.
Mozilla Corporation gets most of the funding from Google, and so it's no surprise that Firefox is becoming more like Chrome.
Are many of the influential people involved with Firefox development Google employees? And/or many Google die-hard fanboys? If so that alone explains much of it
As to what the end game is?... Firefox, while keeping its branding / look, becoming a Chrome clone? -or- Firefox simply being made redundant, and eventually killed off, by getting most Firefox users over to Chrome - from anecdotal reports, people are switching in droves.
What gets me is where are the FORKS?
1- take a perfectly working version numbering scheme
2- mess it up to try and look like Chrome, come with all love Chrome for its sexy, round version numbers. And for nothing else.
3- get rid of version numbers entirely rather than admit you're idiots,lose face, and backtrack
4- enjoy the entertaining confusion about updates, addon compatibility, features, security....
5- watch your userbase exodus to saner pastures
6- ???
7- Profit ! (for Google)
The discussion thread link is pretty illuminating reading. It shows just how disconnected from what people actually want FF to work on these guys have become.
Why does the UI team want to remove something from Help > About that exists in basically every program there is (and is a standard on basically every major OS)? Because they think they're cool. That's why. Don't like it? You're not cool.
They need to fire Asa and the entire UI team over there. That's the only way they'll stop the bleeding of users that is going on now. These guys are completely out to lunch and are just wasting effort chasing their own tail instead of doing things that users are actually asking for.
Oh well. At one point this was a great project, now it's just a dysfunctional one. That's what happens when you get management heavy and management gets spooked about market share. They try to take shortcuts instead of simply improving the product.
My wife has about 10 websites that she frequents that don't support anything above FF3.6. IIRC Chrome stopped being supported around Chr6 on most of these sites. IE is supported up to IE8.
This is the same thing you see with all the add-ons.
Please fix this Mozilla. I hate having to explain to my wife how to check the supported browser page for these sites, now I have to show her how to check the FF version as well (which certainly won't be supported for what she intends to use it for anyways)?
For anyone concerned about tech support situations, the troubleshooting URL about:support will stay. Initially I was concerned about this as well, but it's not THAT serious.
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OTO Development will celebrate its 10th anniversary in May.
OTO Development will celebrate its 10th anniversary in May.
And the Spartanburg-based hospitality company said it is poised for even greater success as it enters its next decade of hotel development and operations.
On Friday, the company announced that it sold a package of 15 hotels Thursday to Blackstone Group, one of the world's largest equity firms, for an undisclosed price. Blackstone hired OTO to continue operating the hotels, the company said.
Corry Oakes, president and CEO of OTO, said the announcement is a "significant milestone" in the company's history.
"Due to our strong property management performance, (Blackstone) hired us to continue operating the hotels," Oakes said. "We now operate multiple hotels for both a publicly traded (real estate investment trust) and the largest private equity firm in the world as a third party manager. These are sophisticated organizations that can hire anyone, and they chose us."
Oakes said his company's property level and corporate support team members are performing at a very high level and others in the industry are "taking notice."
The company was founded in May 2004 by a group of executives and founders for Extended Stay Hotels, including business moguls George Dean Johnson Jr. and Wayne Huizenga. Oakes was a part of the group along with Todd Turner, who currently serves as the company's vice president of real estate.
OTO started with no hotels, no prospects of earning any revenue for at least 18 months and only a handful of employees. The business plan was to partner with the best brands in the hospitality industry and develop great hotels in growing markets, Oakes said.
"Since then, we've won about every national development and operating honors those brands award, we've opened 50 hotels and created over 1,250 jobs," he said.
The company has its corporate headquarters and about 50 employees in the former Extended Stay Hotels building at 100 Dunbar St. in downtown.
Oakes said OTO recently moved toward a new development model that is "high-barrier" and "urban-centric."
It has opened a Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites hotel in Manhattan across from Madison Square Garden and a Hampton Inn in Washington D.C. about two blocks away from The White House. The Washington property has already won a national development award from Hilton.
OTO is constructing a 30-story Hampton Inn in Manhattan at the center of Times Square and will open three hotels in Seattle, Washington D.C. and Palo Alto, Calif., later this year.
In Santa Monica, Calif., the company is building two hotels—a Courtyard and Hampton Inn. They will be the first new select service hotels to open in that city in more than 30 years, according to OTO.
Oakes said the new projects in development are worth about $700 million and the company is pursuing another $300 million in future deals.
He attributed the company's growth to its partners, which he said are "sophisticated" and "long-term." He also thanked founders Huzienga and Johnson for their continued support and guidance.
The company increased its revenue fivefold between 2008 and 2011, one of the worst periods of economic recession in modern history.
"Our industry is very cyclical, and we've emerged from some very tough conditions as a much stronger organization," Oakes said. "Our future is very bright."
For more information, visit: www.otodevelopment.com.


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Patrick himself is a potential suspect. Given his complex personality and his tough childhood he might have become a psychopath (Red John). Of course he met a man wearing a mask who was THOUGHT to be Red John but he also killed a man who claimed to be Red John but he wasn't. Patrick as Red John could have hired all these people with out even showing them his face, he has built a great network of friends and connections thanks to his days as a traveller psychic boy and later as a psychic. His wife finds out about his second personality she loves him so she doesn't go to the police but instead asks him to get help from a therapist. Patrick with his great mind engineers a plan to kill her by talking on TV about Red John and so that he could move himself from the suspect category to that of the Victims and then when everything is ready he kills his wife and since he didn't have a mother himself and understands how hard it can be for a child without her mother he decides to kill her as well. When he wakes up in the morning he can't bear what he did so he goes crazy and he gets hospitalized in a mental asylum where he develops his second personality the good one. But he still shifts between personalities without even remembering a thing about his bad personality when he is good, however when he is bad (Red John) he remembers everything about his good CBI consultant personality. So when he is Patrick Jane of the CBI he doesn't know that he himself is the Red John and therefore tries his best to catch this 'Monster' but how could he?
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In September, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer pushed for a deal between CSX, Amtrak, the New York State Department of Transportation and the FRA, in which they reached the necessary agreements to move forward with rail projects across the state, such as this one.
Specifically, this project will bury a stretch of signal system cables that are currently above ground along the Hudson Line between Hyde Park and Red Hook. This route carries 26 Amtrak passenger trains per day and this project will improve signal reliability and train operations and speed the commutes of hundreds of New Yorkers.
"Higher-speed rail travel is a key to New York's economic future and these upgrades are great news for the passengers traveling along the Hudson Line each day," said Schumer. "I am thrilled we helped reach an agreement reached between all the major higher-speed rail players last month."
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Jan. 7, 2009 - Coalition forces and Afghan commandos killed 38 militants and seized multiple weapons caches today and yesterday during operations to disrupt bomb networks in Afghanistan's Farah and Laghman provinces. Coalition forces and Afghan commandos today killed six militants during a raid on a compound in Farah province's Kakhi Safyed district.
Among the militants killed were a leader believed to have conducted attacks on Afghan and coalition forces and the alleged chief bodyguard for a high-level Taliban commander. The bodyguard is suspected of providing bombs and bomb-making materials to militant forces in the province's Bala Baluk district.
During the operation, militants engaged forces with small-arms fire from inside the compound. Forces returned fire, killing the militants, while protecting local residents.
A coalition soldier received a minor gunshot wound, and a commando was injured during the fight. The commando was evacuated to a local hospital for treatment. Both men are expected to recover. No civilian casualties were reported.
Forces later seized and destroyed a weapons cache that contained rocket-propelled grenades, AK-47 assault rifles, sniper-rifle systems, machine guns and ammunition.
Yesterday, coalition forces killed 32 armed insurgents and detained a suspected militant during an operation to disrupt the Taliban's roadside bomb network in Laghman province.
Coalition forces were targeting a Taliban cell in Alishang district, northeast of the capital city of Kabul, suspected of carrying out roadside-bomb attacks against civilians and coalition forces throughout the region.
During the operation, about 75 armed militants engaged forces with small-arms fire from rooftops and alleyways. Coalition forces returned small-arms fire while protecting several villagers. No civilian casualties were reported.
Forces seized two large caches of weapons, explosives and other roadside bomb-making materials that included AK-47 assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, PKM machine guns and blocks of explosives bundled together. The forces destroyed the caches.
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Economist, May 16 The cover story argues that bank bailouts have set up a dangerous system in which financial institutions know they can take risks at taxpayers' expense. But rather than imposing draconian regulations to prevent future disaster, governments should focus on "sensible reorganization." Institutions that look like banks should be regulated like them, and none of them should be big enough to "hold the system to ransom." … An article surveys declining traditional news outlets and the online-business models likely to replace them. News itself isn't going anywhere. But the traditional news "package"—a blend of general-interest stories, plus sports, weather, and classifieds—is disappearing as aggregators make it easier for consumers to find exactly what they want. The restructuring will likely capitalize on the demand for niche content: Publications will present general stories for free online but will expect some readers to pay for specific types of news.
New York Times Magazine, May 17 An article profiles financial-advice guru Suze Orman, whose CNBC ratings are up 20 percent from last year. Her outsize celebrity is odd considering her "killjoy" message—Orman is famous for crusading against debt and excessive spending—but requests for advice keep flooding in. "She has figured out a way to channel an innate charisma and a televangelist's intensity into an otherwise bland message of fiscal responsibility."… An article investigates how credit card companies are using psychology, based on vast databases of personal information, to get recession-battered debtors to pay up. Companies began using elaborate behavioral tests decades ago to determine which customers could be lured into a never-ending cycle of fees and unpaid balances and which ones might run up a huge tab and disappear. Now companies can predict with frightening accuracy which cardholders can be cajoled into making payments.
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The Stage Door, Spring 2005
The Stage Door Newsletter Spring 2005
The Belle's Stratagem
Department Receives Top Honors
Ed See Outstanding Theatre Alumnus Award
Central Missouri Repertory - 2005 Summer Season
Spring 2005 Black Box Season
Schnake Receives Outstanding Theatre Teacher in Missouri Award
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|The Belle's Stratagem
Women: Men: Love: Laughter
The Belle's Stratagem, a lovely comedy, will close the 2004-2005 mainstage theatre season on April 19-23 at 7:30 p.m.in the Highlander Theatre. Directed by Dr. Julie Rae Pratt, with scenic and lighting design by Jeff Peltz and costume design by Rae Robison, this beautifully written and daringly funny romp will enchant and charm all who have struggled to find and keep a love. Sparkling dialogue and flirty games ensue as Doricourt and Letitia negotiate the course of their impending marriage with the "help" of their friends. Giggle along as this host of delightful characters bicker about what it means to be a man and a woman in fashionable society and learn that the paramount strategy to catch a mate is to be your best self. Don't miss this joyous carnival of mirth by rediscovered 18th century female playwright, Hannah Cowley.
The production dates are April 19-23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Highlander Theatre; Tickets will be available to season ticket subscribers beginning Monday, April 11, and to the general public on Wednesday, April 13. General admission is: $9 for general public; $8 for faculty, staff and senior citizens; $6 for students. Call the box office at 660-543-8811 to make your reservations. All seats are reserved. No children under five years of age will be admitted. Payment must be received with reservation; cash, check, Visa, MasterCard or Discovery accepted. Treat yourself to an evening of laughter!
|Department Receives Top Honors
The University of Central Missouri Department of Theatre received top honors in directing, acting, theatrical design, stage management, playwriting, and dramaturgy at the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival held in St. Louis, MO Jan. 16-22, 2005.
The KCACTF Region V festival included 90 universities and more than 1,400 faculty and students from theatre departments in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. The festival presents performances from invited productions from the top shows in the region and hosts acting, design, playwriting, and dramaturgy competitions.
Children's Theatre
Central Missouri's world-premiere children's theatre production of In the Yose: Tales from Japan, directed by Dr. Julie Pratt, was one of nine shows selected from more than 250 productions to be performed at the festival. In the Yose: Tales from Japan performed for capacity audiences on Jan. 20 at 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. in the JC Penney Theatre on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus. UCM's production of Some Assembly Required, directed by Dr. Richard Herman, was one of two shows chosen as alternates to the festival for production.
Meritorious Achievement Awards
Kennedy Center American College Theatre Meritorious Achievement Awards were presented to Central Missouri students David Hawkinson for Scenic Design and Andrew Clarey for Original Music for Much Ado About Nothing, Christina Reiter for Dramaturgy for Proof, Tim Rothwell and David Hawkinson for Scenic Design, Greg Chafin for Dramaturgy and Michele Sansone and Ryan McIntire for Puppets for In the Yose: Tales from Japan.Jason Eaken and his acting partner, Dale McDonald, competed in the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Auditions. They were one of 16 finalists out of 308 students entered in the auditions. Their acting work was showcased in the Irene Ryan Finals on Jan. 16, 2005 at the Anheuser-Busch Theatre in the Touhill Center on the UMSL campus. Playwriting student Angel Kenison received a Meritorious Achievement Award from the KCACTF National Playwriting Program for being a 24-Hour Play Festival Invited Playwright. Her play Still the Same was presented Jan. 18 in the JC Penney Theatre. Greg Chafin was selected as one of six student directors from the region to direct the 10-minute play Ninjas, Assassins, and Chick Flicks. The play was runner up for the National 10-Minute Play Festival. Greg Chafin was also runner up for the Region V Student Dramaturgy Award for In the Yose: Tales from Japan. Faculty Recognition Central MissouriTheatre faculty also received numerous Kennedy Center Awards and Recognition. Meritorious Achievement Awards were presented to Jeff Peltz for scenic design and John Wilson for directing for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and to Rae Robison for costume design and Jeff Peltz for scenic design for Some Assembly Required. Rae Robison's costumes for Much Ado About Nothing were selected for the Region V Costume Parade and John Wilson directed a scene from Much Ado About Nothing which was selected for the Region V Showcase of Invited Scenes.
|Ed See Outstanding Theatre Alumnus Award
Central Missouri Theatre Alums Harry and Kathi Blundell will receive the Ed See Outstanding Theatre Alumnus Award on April 23, 2005. The presentation will take place at 7:30 p.m. on the Highlander Theatre stage in conjunction with the closing night of the mainstage production The Belle's Stratagem, April 23. Following the production there will be a reception in the theatre lobby. We hope you can all attend and celebrate with Harry and Kathi.
|Central Missouri Repertory - 2005 Summer Season
Central Missouri Repertory will celebrate its 24th season with a tremendous line-up of shows guaranteed to entertain audiences of all ages. This season includes The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum with Music and Lyrics from the MGM Motion Picture score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg and Book Adaptation by John Kane, July 9, 13, 15, 19, & 21, The Streets of Warrensburg, Or The Good, The Bad, and The Funny by Jeanne Beechwood, Dan Hall and Jon Copeland July 8, 14, 16, 20, & 22, and The Real Story of Little Red Riding Hood by Judy Wolfman July 16 in Warrensburg.
The Wizard of Oz
Dr. Richard Herman will direct The Wizard of Oz with musical direction by Sam Stokes. This production will be produced in association with Center Stage Academy. Center Stage Academy is a performing arts academy in Warrensburg owned and run by Central Missouri theatre alumni Casey and Jennifer Renfrow. They will hold a six-week Musical Theatre Intensive workshop in which 32 children who have been cast in The Wizard of Oz will not only learn the music, choreography and acting for the musical, but will be given additional instruction in performing, auditions and other theatrical techniques.
The Streets of Warrensburg, Or The Good, The Bad, and The Funny
Central Missouri Repertory is also partnering with Martin City Melodrama and Vaudeville from Kansas City. This summer marks Warrensburg's Sesquicentennial and with that in mind, CMR and the Sesquicentennial committee commissioned Jeannie Beechwood, Dan Hall and Jon Copeland to write an original melodrama and vaudeville about Warrensburg, MO. This dynamic trio have been working with the committee and Lisa Irle to dig up all the funny facts about the wonderful town of Warrensburg. Jeanne will direct the production and Jon will provide musical direction.
The REAL Story of Little Red Riding Hood
Our touring children's theatre production The REAL Story of Little Red Riding Hood will be directed by Central Missouri alumni Chuck Adamson and will perform in Warrensburg and tour the surrounding cites of Blue Springs, Clinton, Richmond, Sedalia, and Whiteman Air Force Base. Associate Professor of Theatre John Wilson will serve as Company Manager and Assistant Professor of Theatre Jeff Peltz will serve as scenic and lighting designer.
Returning Talent
Longtime CMR alumni who will be part of the summer company include Dr. Ed See, Ron Meyer, Jeremy Lobaugh, Casey Renfrow, Jennifer Renfrow, Sam Stokes, Chuck Adamson, Kristen Wiles, Jonathan Morris, and Cheryl Morris.
|Spring 2005 Black Box Season
he spring season of BlackBox Theatre productions include two Honor's College projects, a Festival of 10-minute plays, original works by Central Missouri students, and published plays. Senior theatre major Christina Reiter created, organized and directed an original improvisation troupe called Shenanigans for her Honor's Project in the Honor's College. The improv troupe is comprised of UCM students and has performed throughout the fall and spring semesters. Their performance schedule in the BlackBox includes Feb. 12 and April 1-2.
For theatre minor Kelly Silverberg's Honor's Project, she has written and will direct an original piece which includes both video and live performances. This large cast production entitled The Perks of Being A Wallflower will be presented April 24-25.
Senior theatre major Angel Kenison has written three original ten-minute plays. Two of these were written in playwriting class and submitted to the Kennedy Center American College Theatre 10-Minute Play Festival. Based on her plays, Angel was invited to the Regional Festival in January to participate in the 24-Hour Play Festival. Angel wrote an original play for this event in a seven hour time period. Angel's three works were directed by graduate student Amanda Boyle and presented in the BlackBox on March 19.
Freshmen theatre major David Shewell wrote and directed an original children's show entitled Wolf on Trial which was presented March 3. A group of theatre majors including Joel Moses, Tim Rothwell and Zachary Thonen have been presenting a series of performances inspired by their own lives called Bacon Shake. These productions have become crowd favorites and have developed their own following of loyal supporters. Bacon Shake "Who Wants Seconds" was presented March 3 and Bacon Shake "Left Overs" will be presented April 1-2.
On April 9, theatre sophomore major Ryan Fortney will direct On Tidy Endings and Kristin Fitzsimmons and Jamie Hibdon will direct Sacre Bleu.
The BlackBox productions are supervised by faculty members John Wilson and Julie Pratt. All productions are free to the public, recommended for mature audiences, and have a curtain time of 7:30 p.m.
|Schnake Receives Outstanding Theatre Teacher in Missouri Award
Central Missouri theatre alumni Todd Schnake recently received the Judith Rethwisch Award for Outstanding Theatre Teacher in Missouri at the annual Missouri State Thespian Festival in January. Schnake, who has directed nearly thirty-five plays including one-act, mainstage and readers theatre over the past 14 years, received the State Thespian Award to honor his work and dedication in theatre.
Schnake is theatre instructor at Ray-Pec High School in Peculiar, MO where his productions have included The Diviners, Footloose, Macbeth, The Nerd, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged.
|From the Greenroom
Rick Stevens has made the move to New York and is currently Director of Administration and Development for The Culture Project, an Off Broadway theatre which created The Exonerated and this fall will open their first show on Broadway, Sarah Jones bridge and tunnel ... Tim McCray is the ETC manufacture representative for Missouri and Kansas at Mercer Zimmerman, Inc. in Kansas City and also Artistic Director at Theatre at Vis, a community theatre company based at Visitation Catholic Church ... Laura Downing-Lee sends her "hellos" from California and hopes to visit the Missouri area this summer ... Lisa Mettlen is Promotions Assistant for Country 106.5 WDAF in Kansas City and will be competing for Miss Missouri this summer ... Dara Kenealy departed for Merida, Mexico in January for a mission trip at a church in Yucatan ... Randy Koonse performed the role of "Greylag" in the musical Honk! with the Area Community Theatre of Yongsan Army Base in Seoul Korea ... Anastasia Armes is working as a freelance designer for "Costumes! Ltd." in Santa Fe, New Mexico ... Sean Berry is teaching at Republic High School and working on an MA at SMSU ... Emily Gann writes that she will be getting married to Jesse Koroff this June in Chicago ... Todd and Laura (Terry) Proffitt are living in western New York where Todd teaches Lighting and Sound Design for SUNY-Fredonia. In the summers, Todd serves as production manager and lighting designer for Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Company. Laura works part-time at a local credit union and is a full-time mom to four-year old Rachel ... Jennifer Green is in her first year of graduate studies towards an MFA in costume design at the University of Alabama ... Kelly Melies is currently employed working with developmentally handicapped persons in Overland Park, KS. He is also starting his own audio and video production company ... Matt Webster is directing Brighton Beach Memoirs this spring ... Jennifer Burgess and Anthony Medina are getting married on April 2. Jennifer is a theatre instructor at Delta Woods Middle School in Blue Springs, Mo.
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The following are expecting new arrivals (babies!!!) this spring, summer or early fall: Rae Robison, Jennifer Renfrow (twins!!!), Cheryl Morris, Kari Stokes and Kerry Austin. Congratulations to all!
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Orange County accepts donated dirt bike
Among other items, Orange County Commissioners approved the acceptance of the donation of a motorcycle from the U.S. Military to the Orange County Sheriff's Office at a meeting Monday, July 29.
According to Chief Deputy Clint Hodgkinson, the 2000 Kawasaki KL650 motorcycle was donated years earlier but never used by OCSO.
"It was on old Marine Corps bike," Hodgkinson said, "to be reused by law enforcement. What happened was, we got this motorcycle back in 2009, and we never did present to the court. We frankly just never used it. It's been sitting back there…but the motorcycle is a dual-purpose bike. When we got it from the military, it actually only had 57 miles on it. It was basically still brand new."
Hodgkinson said the motorcycle could be quite useful to the sheriff's office, especially considering the area they work.
"It is a dual-purpose bike, which basically means it is a street-legal dirt bike," Hodgkinson explained. "We have our four-wheelers. That is something Sheriff Merritt has done since he has been in office is push for us to have our own equipment and anything we would need. As you know, there are places in Orange County that can't be accessed by foot very easily, and can't be accessed even by four-wheelers very easily. Sometimes you need a horse, and that is something we may have to work on eventually."
At the mention of the horse, the court tittered, but certain situations necessitate certain types of transportation. In theory, Hodgkinson said, the motorcycle could be used instead of a horse in many instances requiring maneuverability and carrying capacity.
"It's one of those things that when you need it, you've got it," Hodgkinson reiterated. "We've got equipment that we may not use every single day, but that one time you need it, you are going to wish you had it. That is kind of the position I was in a lot of times as a patrol sergeant. There were a lot of times people would call us and you don't want to tell somebody that has got a kid possibly injured out on a four-wheeler in the middle of nowhere that you can't get to them. That's kind of my philosophy on it. I don't want to be in that situation again. So, that is why (the sheriff) pushed for all this equipment for us to have it for everything, waterways or land or whatever."
Sheriff Keith Merritt spoke up in favor of accepting the unexpected donation. He said he believes there could be a use for it in the future, and that Chief Deputy Hodgkinson worked with some others to get the motorcycle ready for action.
"The only time we are going to utilize this is on an emergency situation," Merritt asserted.
Hodgkinson estimated the cost would be approximately $300 to make the motorcycle ready for use.
"I'd like to say one thing," Pct. 1 Commissioner David Dubose said regarding the measure. "I don't think Sheriff Merritt would ask for something if he didn't think that possibly down the road he could need it."
Although Judge Carl Thibodeaux and Pct. 3 Commissioner John Banken expressed some concern regarding the maintenance and insurance costs associated with the acceptance of the motorcycle donation, the measure passed unanimously.
In other news, Orange County Purchasing Agent Connie Cassidy presented commissioners with a report on the recent Rene Bates Online Auction in which county surplus items were auctioned. Cassidy reported the county "did very well," receiving bids totaling more than $104,000 for auctioned items.


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Happy Belated Birthday to Me!
Yanks Finally Win – A Day Late, But I'll Take It
I'm not even kidding: I think the Yankees have a secret camera in my house. Yesterday, I was frustrated after they lost on my birthday (17!!!), and needed to take out my frustration. So for FanVsFan, I posted a debate about Joe Girardi, and how he deserves some of the blame for the offensive woes:
He must have heard me recording this, because he took my advice. And it paid off! The Yankees won 6-2….on Jorge Posada's birthday instead of mine. But that's okay. We just needed a win!
Pitching Analysis: The Yankees looked toward CC Sabathia to throw up a bunch of zeros and stop the bleeding last night. I thought he was the perfect guy to be on that mound last night to turn things around for the Yanks. But after the first pitch of the game connected to A-Jax's bat and landed in the seats, I lost faith. 1-0? Already? In the 1st inning? That was asking too much from the Yankees, who lost a game 1-0 to the Royals the other day. I thought we were screwed.
THANK GOD, I was wrong.
My sweet Hefty-Lefty settled down after 2 innings. After that leadoff homer, CC shut down the Tigers offense until Inge homered in the 7th. CC got into a little jam in the 7th, but made it out unscathed. I read his lips when he left the mound after the 7th: "F*** YEAH!!!!"
I was thinking the same thing, CC ♥
The bullpen, which all of a sudden has turned itself around, did well last night. David Robertson pitched a clean 8th, and Mariano tossed a scoreless 9th.
Defensive Analysis: Curtis Granderson has always played a good centerfield. Even when his hitting wasn't there, he contributed with his glove. In the 1st inning, Granderson made two exceptional plays: One going to his left, and one diving going to his right. He helped set the tone last night, and got CC out of some potential jams. Thank you, Curtis!
Offensive Analysis: This was what I really wanted for my birthday: runs. Joe Girardi took my advice. The Yankees really forced the action last night, which you have to do against a pitcher like Verlander. I saw a bunt last night. And I even saw a steal – by JORGE POSADA!!! Happy Birthday Jo-Po! That's a single season-high 3 steals for him this year. And aside from the small ball, the Yankees actually hit last night. Hallelujah.
After falling behind 1-0 in the top half of the 1st, the Yankees came right back, which surprised me – they haven't done that in ages. With loaded bases, Nick Swisher knocked in 2 with a single, giving the Yanks a 2-1 lead. It seems like ages since they've had a lead…
In the 2nd, my cute little Curtis hit a solo home run, making it 4-1 Yanks. Boy, he sure is cute when he's swingin' that stick so well 😉
In the 6th, Brett Gardner hit a 2-out double. That brought up Jeter, who I couldn't help being angry at because of the loss on my birthday: the Yankees were down 3-1 in the bottom of the 9th. With bases loaded and 1 out, Jeter grounded into a game-ending double play. I hoped he could do something to make me happy last night. And he did. His 2 out RBI single scored Gardner, and gave the Yanks a 4-1 lead. Thank you, Derek.
In the 7th, Robbie Cano homered, making it 5-2. He's been struggling lately, so that homer was a good sign. Later in the inning, Nick Swisher got hit by a pitch right on the foot. He went down, and was in a lot of pain. I didn't even think Nick would have been in the lineup last night, because he hurt his forearm the night before. But with Berkman and A-Rod still hurt, Swish chose to play last night. What a guy. I was relieved when I saw him trot down to first base.
After an infield single by Marcus Thames and a Curtis Granderson walk, the bases were loaded for Ramiro Pena. He tacked on a run with a sac fly, giving the Yanks a 6-2 lead. And that's the final score.
Last night's win was comforting for sure. But is the offensive slump over? I wouldn't exactly call 6 runs an explosion. But the offense doesn't always need to explode for the team to win. I'm not going to say if the slump is over or not….I'll just stay quiet and watch them play. I'm not going to be the one to jinx them (that's Michael Kay's job). The heroes for the victory last night are CC Sabathia, for another win, giving him the league-leading 16, Curtis Granderson, for his contributions with both the glove and bat, and Nick Swisher, for being a man, and for giving the Yankees their first lead since God knows when.
My little brother had an idea for a new segment on my blog: the "Somebody Needs a Hug" segment. This is brilliance at its best. Every game I watch, I always say that at least once. So why not write it, too? The "Somebody Needs a Hug" recipient is someone who either did something or had something happen to him that makes me pity him. The hug is to either comfort, or show that I appreciate him and his efforts. Thank you Tommy for this idea.
The first ever Somebody Needs a Hug goes to….Nick Swisher. Like I said before, he played through pain, and then got hurt again. I love my macho Yankees.
Stay tough, boys! And thanks for winning 🙂


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Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 10th-great grandfather, Thomas Clarke.
Thomas was born November 1, 1570 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, the son of John and Katherine (Cooke) Clarke. Thomas married May 13, 1600 in Saxsted, Suffolk, England to Rose Kerrich, daughter of William and Margery (________) Kerrich. Rose was born April 13, 1572 in Saxsted, Suffolk, England and died September 19, 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England. Thomas died July 29, 1627 in Westhorpe, Suffolk, England.
Known children of Thomas and Rose (Kerrich) Clarke :
i. Margaret Clarke b. 1600
ii. Carew Clarke b. 1602 d. 1658 m. Datre ________
iii. Thomas Clarke b. 1605 d. 1674 m. Jane ________
iv. Mary Clarke b. 1607 d. 1647 m. John Peckham
v. John Clarke b. October 8, 1609 d. April 20, 1676 m. Elizabeth Harges
vi. William Clarke b. 1611 m. Margery ________
vii. Joseph Clarke b. December 9, 1618 Westhorpe, Suffolk, England, d. June 1, 1664 Westerly, Rhode Island m. Margaret Turner
I descend from Thomas and Rose (Kerrich) Clarke throught their son, Joseph, as follows :
Thomas Clarke and Rose Kerrich
Joseph Clarke and Margaret Turner
Joseph Clarke and Bethiah Hubbard
Judith Clarke and John Maxson
Bethiah Maxson and Joseph Maxson Elizabeth Maxson and John Davis
Ephraim Maxson and Elisabeth Davis Thomas William Davis and Tacy Crandall
Jesse Maxson and Sarah Sutton Elisabeth Davis and Ephraim Maxson
Prudence Maxson and William P. Smith
Olive Jane Smith and William P. Wehrly
Barbara Isabelle Wehrly and Luman Cooper LeMasters (my great-grandparents)


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PREP NOTEBOOK: Monday's soccer scoreboard
Below are Monday's scores from Catawba County soccer games:
Bunker Hill 3, Draughn 1
Richard Xiong scored three goals to lead the Bears to the conference victory against the Wildcats.
With the victory, Bunker Hill (9-8-1, 7-6-0) clinches at least a tie for fourth place.
Newton-Conover 5, East Burke 0
Franklin Wepner scored two goals to help the Red Devils keep alive their chances at a CVAC crown.
Chandler Johnson, Cesar Lara and Greyson Frye added goals for N-C (12-4-1, 10-2-0), while Jake LaFrancis, Eli Cordes, Turner Glynn, Wepner and Johnson eached assisted on a goal.
South Iredell 9, Maiden 0
The Vikings shut out the Blue Devils on Monday in Maiden.
Maiden falls to 0-16 overall and 0-13 in the CVAC.


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Sunday, 11 April 2010
Play on Pompey...
Recent circumstances have changed their fortunes dramatically. One is now one of the richest clubs in the world and one has recently gone into administration and been relegated from the premiership.
When I was at primary school I supported Chelsea but never went to a match. Then my Godparents started taking me to Plough Lane to watch Wimbledon when I was about 12 or 13 years old and I was hooked, I signed up as a member of The Crazy Gang. Now as a 30 something AFC Wimbledon fan (Milton Keynes Dons are traitors to football!) I follow The Dons from their position in the Conference.
Now that I have grown up and know what it is to support a team but I found myself gripped to the tellybox this afternoon watching Portsmouth play Tottenham Hotspur in the Semi-Final of the FA Cup hoping like hell Pompey could pull off the seemingly only imaginable. They did, 2-0, the result is one that people will talk about for a while with the romance of the cup once again making the FA Cup one of the best club competitions in the world. Portsmouth were relegated yesterday without kicking a ball and I was very disappointed for them and my now dead Grandad, they have also gone into administration which condemned them to the championship and will ultimately lead to the dismantling of a football team and again I was deeply saddened by this both for my Grandad and the Pompey fans who are some of the best in football. It's is a shame that financial mismanagement and the spiralling cost of players wages are bringing football to it's knees and not slowly any more either.
I only follow Portsmouth fondly now as it's with them that I had my first taste of real football and that first football memory is one of the best I will ever have, it's also a way of remembering my Grandad, one of the most gentle people I have ever met and I miss him a lot on days like today but I have chosen my colours, I have chosen my team and I have enjoyed nearly every minute of every game I've ever been to, whether we've won, lost or drawn, I am however, not ashamed to say there were tears of joy in my eyes when the final whistle went this afternoon.
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- Adrian Tierney-Jones said...
nice piece, that's the joy of sport (I get lachrymose when Wales win the Triple Crown or when Arsenal win something, now that's going back a bit), now can the lads of HMS Victory please go and stuff Chelsea (unlikely but you never know) — saw Wimbledon once at Highbury, Alan Smith got an off the ball elbow in the face andthe score was 2-2, but we went onto to win the league thanks to Micky Thomas.
- 11 April 2010 at 21:39
- Rabidbarfly said...
Thanks Adrian, I really hope they can turn Chelsea over.
- 11 April 2010 at 23:32
- Thomas said...
I too, was very happy to see Pompey win, clutching my fists in front of the lcdm waving like a looney. I'm an Arsenal fan due to the fact that my parents come from Barnet (reason why my accent is slightly removed from Essex) and as their reserves' games are at Underhill I thought why not? I remember when Arsenal were thrashing Pompey and their fans kept on singing whenever Arsenal players touched the ball. They appreciate how football should be played. They love their game and have more passion than most fans in the game. The Pompey contingent don't deserve to see their club die. Just as Newcastle should never have been miss-managed to the Championship. My grandfather played with a prominent footballer which I will tell you. I have experienced a truely remarkable and emotional classic English Cup tie which I haven't seen for a long time. I'm very happy for this is how the game should be about.
- 12 April 2010 at 00:19
- Sid Boggle said...
Football needs a slap in the face to bring it to its senses, or we'll face the loss of more clubs like Pompey. Their fans deserve better than to have the FA/Premier League give blessings to the assorted mysterious kebab-shop operators who have brought the club down.
The players have kept their heads up, Avram Grant has behaved with great dignity when he could have just walked away, and hopefully the fans will get something to cheer next month. And if it stops that cheat John Terry from lifting a trophy, then so much the better B-)
- 12 April 2010 at 09:41
- Rabidbarfly said...
Amen to that Brother Boggle!
- 12 April 2010 at 10:41
- Cooking Lager said...
Nice piece.
- 12 April 2010 at 21:20
- Rabidbarfly said...
Cheers Cookie
- 13 April 2010 at 07:57
- Leigh said...
nice post - i follow Leeds and I cannot even put into words the life of someone who genuinely loves thier club, and the game. Kudos for nailing your colours to the mast - and good luck for next season, too. I know you probably dont care what i think but relegation can often to good things for a club; a dead-wood clearing excercise. You'll be back. Don't let your head go down.
- 15 April 2010 at 18:32


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KidzVuz.com, a new video review website for tweens, has launched. Designed specifically for kids ages 7 to 12, KidzVuz allows tweens to create their own video review content in a safe, parent-friendly environment. The website aims to encourage creative thinking and provides the tools necessary to learn about video creation. The website is fully monitored by a panel of parents and is COPPA compliant. Inappropriate videos and comments, as well as personal information, are never allowed or posted.
The website features an integrated webcam, a film school that teaches kids how to make videos, fan clubs, and social media features that allow kids to create communities based on shared interests. With each review or comment, kids can earn badges and points, complete missions, and score on the leader board, all powered by Badgeville.


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House Minority Leader John Boehner today called a moratorium on new federal regulations, a day after the Senate passed sweeping reforms to regulate the financial industry after the nation's 2008 financial collapse.
"I think having a moratorium on new Federal regulations is a great idea," Boehner said. "[It] sends a wonderful signal to the private sector that they are going to have some breathing room. I think there is a way to do this with an exemption for those emergency regulations that may be needed or some particular agency or another. If the American people knew that there was going to be a moratorium for a year, that the federal government wasn't going to issue thousands of more regulations, it would give them some breathing room."
But a caution to Boehner and Republicans who agree with him: The public wants more regulation, not less.
According to last month's NBC/WSJ poll, 65% said they wanted more regulation for the oil industry (versus 16% who want less); 57% want more regulation for Wall Street firms (compared with 15% who want less); 53% want more regulation for big corporations (versus 21% who want less); and 52% want more regulation for the health-care industry (compared with 27% who want less).
Only regarding small business was the public divided on having more regulation versus less.
*** UPDATE *** Boehner spokesman Michael Steele emails this response to First Read: "I think the context that he made it clear that such a moratorium would not impact new regulations that are an appropriate response to the tragedy in the Gulf is fair, and important."


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Exhibiting her trademark modesty, Dunbar insists she's no hero for weathering trials
on the ranch and skyrocketing into orbit. But she's quick to point out the heroes
in her own life. One such character was Dunbar's late grandfather, whom she knew
until the age of 92.
Charles Cuthill Dunbar could fiddle with the best of them, mastering Scottish folk
tunes by ear. His granddaughter still envies his musical skills, but never followed
his lead. "I don't have the talent," she says chuckling, remembering the violin he
once gave her.
A century ago, Charles Dunbar chased the American dream at the tender
age of 19. He was one of many immigrants with his heart set on a new life as he
passed through New York's famous Ellis Island a century ago.
After arriving in America, Charles broke horses in upstate New York, near Syracuse.
In due course, he realized his dream homesteading in Condon. (The Scot met and
wooed his wife Mary West, a Scotswoman, at a Portland baseball game.) His resolve
and honor aren't lost on Dunbar. He was, "never one to take charity or point fingers,"
she says admirably. The self-educated elder held himself accountable - come what
As children often do, Bonnie considers her parents her most influential mentors,
admiring them for their tenacity on the cattle ranch and for practicing what they'd
preached. Bob and Ethel didn't expect their children to be astronauts. But they
insisted the next generation of Dunbars use their "God-given talents and lead good,
productive lives".
Bob Dunbar grew up the middle son of three brothers in the small town of Condon
where his parents homesteaded. He turned down a scholarship to Oregon State University
so he could enter the Marine Corps and fight in World War II. He knew all about
being productive.
When the war ended, the hard work didn't. Bob took on a sizable property five miles
or so from Outlook, Washington. It was desert land - dry, full of the region's widespread
sage brush, and rocky. Showing a doggedness Dunbar respects, Bob made a cattle ranch
on that land, a farm, and a life - raising his four kids there with his longtime
wife of 57 years, Ethel, by his side.
Raised one of nine children in Havre, Montana, Ethel Dunbar was visiting her sister
in Condon when she met her future mate. And as they say, the rest is history. Bob
and Ethel married on June 17, 1948. It was the beginning of nearly six decades together.
In 2005, Bob Dunbar died at the age of 83..
In the beginning, space found Bonnie Dunbar and Bonnie Dunbar found space. It happened
one October night when she was all of eight. "Sputnik" astonished the world and
gave the former Soviet Union bragging rights for sending the first human-made object
to space.
Dunbar remembers following her parents outside and scanning the vast Eastern Washington
skies for traces of the small satellite. "People tuned in to their radios listening
for the beep, beep, beep," she recalls.
And so The Space Age began. For Dunbar, a world far from Outlook began to take hold.
While other kids tuned in religiously to the Mickey Mouse Club and American Bandstand,
Dunbar read voraciously. She flipped through encyclopedias and placed herself in
the science fiction stories of Jules Verne, popular English author H.G. Wells, and
Arthur C. Clarke who wrote Dunbar's all-time favorite short story, The Star. In
fact, years later, it was childhood reading that helped her tune out dissenters
who thought a young woman of the 60s had no business aiming so high.
"As a child, I read all the time," says Dunbar. "I learned through biographies that
we all face obstacles and people who doubt we can succeed. People who are successful
learn to ignore them and stay focused on reaching their goals."
Always one to follow sound advice, Dunbar excelled in school and predictably loved
science. She has fond memories of "Mr. Wizard" – the phenomenally popular science
star who debuted on national television in 1951. The avuncular Don Herbert introduced
boys and girls to the wonders of science. "When I was growing up, young people were
encouraged to study science because The Space Race was on," says Dunbar. "The fact
that I was a girl, never came up."
In the Dunbar household, the four inquisitive children learned to reach for their
dreams and to appreciate culture. Never having the opportunity to go to college
themselves, Bob and Ethel wanted more for their children. "Education was a gift,"
Dunbar says. There were always books in the house. The children were exposed to
classical music and Dad was active in the local theater.
Even as a model scholar, Dunbar juggled a wide range of extracurricular activities
growing up. She made the debate team and the Honor Society, became a cheerleader,
and was voted most athletic girl in her class. "I wanted to be everything I could
be," says Dunbar.
Factual information in this biographical profile
and oral history is current as of September, 2009 and supplied by the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.


text: A former volunteer firefighter in Bristol has been ordered to serve 500 hours of community service and pay $110,000 in restitution for stealing a fire vehicle for a drunken joyride and then crashing it. Clayton Hardon, 24, of Devon, Pa., pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges after taking the Bristol Fire Department special hazards vehicle when he was off duty on July 16, 2011. Charges include driving a motor vehicle without the consent of the owner and drunken driving. Hardon rolled the truck over on the lawn of a home and fled.


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The draft is just around the corner so I'm interested to hear everyone's Reds wishlist for their first pick. It's a little bit harder to create a real wishlist since the Reds are picking at #15 but here's mine.
1. Andrew Brackman
2. Matt Wienters
3. Matt Dominguez
4. Matt LaPorta


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Gay Wheels is a website that bills itself as a gay-friendly automotive resource. They feature pro-LGBT companies, reviews, info about insurance, financing and more.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Web Spotlight: Gay Wheels
Posted by Queers United at 4:00 PM
2 comments:
- Ray of Sunshine said...
I will have to bookmark this website for when I'm ready to purchase my next car. Thanks for sharing! I've always wanted to contribute to and patronize gay friendly car dealers.
- March 3, 2009 at 5:09 PM
- bridgeout said...
COOL!!! I wonder if my wheels are gay? I think I may go check it out!! ;)
- March 3, 2009 at 7:52 PM
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Learning to change a flat tire isn't usually part of the middle school curriculum, but students from Childpeace Montessori in Portland got to do just that and more during a tour of Portland State's campus last week.
At the request of the school, the Institute for Sustainable Solutions took the seventh- and eighth-grade class around campus to learn more about sustainable transportation.
The tour started at PSU's Urban Plaza – the state's busiest transit hub – and continued to Electric Avenue, the separated bike lane on Broadway, and to several bike parking areas and garages.
The group finished at the BikeHub, PSU's bicycle repair and resource center, where each of the students donned aprons to change a flat tire.
The class will visit PSU several more times this year to learn about other sustainability issues such as water and energy, using the university as a living lab. Then, the students will use what they've learned to design sustainability projects at their Montessori School in Northwest Portland. They might even create a mini BikeHub of their own.
Portland State collaborates with area K-12 schools and the community to help prepare every child for success. Classes interested in learning about sustainability on PSU's campus may contact the Institute for Sustainable Solutions Partnerships Director, Fletcher Beaudoin, at email@example.com.