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By JB Clark and Steven Watson/NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Police are investigating an early Thursday morning shooting in the Joyner neighborhood that left a Tupelo man dead outside a neighbor's house.
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green identified the dead man as Brad Nance, 41, a resident of Springdale Drive, the same street where the shooting took place.
Tupelo Police Capt. Rusty Haynes said police were told a renter at 1208 Springdale and his two children were sleeping when he heard a noise on the deck shortly before 5 a.m.
Police said the man, whose name was not released, allegedly opened a door and told Nance to leave at which point he said Nance advanced toward him. At that point the resident fired a .410-gauge shotgun at Nance, who was fatally wounded.
"Everything is indicative of the (shooter) acting in self-defense," Haynes said. "But, we will let the grand jury decide that."
Green said Nance's body was sent to Jackson for an autopsy and toxicology report. She said it appears the cause of death is the gunshot wound to the chest.
Haynes said while the men were neighbors, they weren't familiar with each other.
"There was absolutely no bad blood," Haynes said. "The (shooter) was completely unaware of the deceased man's existence. He is renting the home and there is no connection we've been able to find whatsoever."
Tupelo resident Eric Pate said Nance had been his best friend for around 30 years and described him as a kind and gentle soul.
"He was a true pacifist," Pate said. "For him to have to die in that kind of violence … it just breaks my heart."
Paige Sanderson said she first met Nance in the sixth grade and described him as someone who "would do anything for anybody." She said she couldn't understand why anyone would find Nance threatening.
"I just can't imagine – other than him being confused or something – that he could possibly pose a threat," she said. "He's never been a threatening person a day in his life."
Tupelo resident and friend Cindy Burnette said Nance was a good soul and "would not hurt a flea."
"Everyone I talked with today is confused and sad," she said. "I believe that he wasn't trying to do harm, but was lost."
The 911 call went out just after 5 a.m. and Haynes said the shooting seems to have occurred about 4:45 a.m.
Nance was carrying no identification at the time he was killed, but Tupelo Police identified him by 11 a.m. Thursday.
Springdale Drive is located near Holy Trinity Lutheran Church between McCullough Boulevard and Clayton Avenue.

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You say potato, I say Bobby
Robin Brownlee
March 10 2008 05:12PM
As Robert Nilsson will tell you, consistency pays. When Nilsson is playing for the Edmonton Oilers, he's drawing cheques on a salary of $942,000. When he's in the minors, as he was for eight games in October, Nilsson's two-way contract pays $70,000.
As motivations goes, the difference in cake weight alone got Nilsson's attention earlier this season when Craig MacTavish made it abundantly clear he expected more consistency in his game by handing him a ticket to Springfield of the AHL. With Nilsson on a seven-game points streak after scoring a goal and adding an assist in Sunday's 6-5 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks, his wallet is consistently thicker. Good times.
"The way I'm playing now, that's the way I want to play for 82 games," said Nilsson. "Not just for 20 or 30. Hopefully, I can play like this right from the first game of next year."
Nilsson, 22, has always had the angle of the dangle figured out. On any given shift he's capable of making the kind of moves that make highlight reels. When he juggles the puck in practice and starts doing those crazy lacrosse-style gyrations, all that's missing is "Sweet Georgia Brown" playing in the background.
Until now, the problem for Nilsson has been that he's had difficulty staying in the line-up because he disappears for shifts or periods at a time and he's at times been known as a player unwilling or unable check his hat—a defensive liability. Nilsson's been pretty much the total package since being put on a line with rookies Sam Gagner and Andrew Cogliano. In his last 16 games, Nilsson's scored 3-8-11 and he's tallied 9-24-33 overall in 58 games.
As part of the deal that sent Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders at the NHL trade deadline a year ago, Nilsson, drafted 15th overall by the Isles in 2003, hasn't been this good for this long before.
"I like playing with these two guys," Nilsson said. "We really complement each other. We want to keep it going."
With his three-year entry-level contract done after this season, Nilsson will be a restricted free agent. He's hoping to get a one-way deal, meaning he'd get the same money in the NHL or AHL—not that he plans on going back to the minors any time soon.
"I just want to be here next year," Nilsson said. "This is where I want to be. I don't want to move."
NAME GAME Finally, the truth can be told. Matt Greene is the doofus who started all this "Bobby" Nilsson baloney.
"It started out with Greener last year, actually," said Nilsson-er. "He said 'Bobby' and, I don't know... he's never said Robert to me, it's always Bobby. Even the coaches call me Bobby right now. I'm definitely not Bobby back in Sweden, that's for sure."
—Listen to Robin Brownlee every Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. on Total Sports with Bob Stauffer on Team 1260.
Nilsson hasn't done enough, yet, to earn a long-term contract, assuming by long-term you mean something beyond two years. If Nilsson finishes this season playing as he has for the last month, it would be worth signing him for two years at $1.3 million and $1.5 million on a one-way deal.
Nilsson has got a load of talent. Hopefully for next year he "shows up" for all 82 games.
Matt Greene, I knew he had something to do with it. Even when it wasn't Matt Greene, it was still Matt Greene at the center of it all
Man - I am loving these frequent updates with quality writers.
I was unconvinced on Nilsson, and remain so, but I am swinging into the I love Bobby camp slowly but surely.
Bless you Robin Brownlee for cracking the case of how he got that stupid nickname.
What a great site!
Great article Robin - I am really enjoying this site.
What do you think that Nilsson could get in a deal? Should the Oilers sign him long term?
March 11 2008, 01:09AM
That is really interesting Robin. If you are Kevin Lowe and you are offered a 3 or 4 year deal for something around 1.75 per do you take it? Nilsson has enough potential when he is hot that it isnt unreasonable to think he has a 25 goal season in him.
If that happens he would command 3 mil in this league. Lowe needs to decide what the plan is with Nilsson. Either he decides "He has real upside potential" in which case in the new NHL you have to try and lock him up long term 4 years or you say "he hasn't proven much of anything" and give him a one year, as you dont risk losing him to RFA.
If the Oilers are serious about being hot in 3 years or less, they have to lock all these kids up in a 4 year horizon or risk losing whoeever leads the kids in the next couple seasons. If you sign Staios, Roloson, Pisani and Moreau long term, I think its lunacy not to usher in the new era and offer Gagner, Cogliano, Nilsson, Smid and Gilbert similar deals in length to Hemsky. Then you have a time horizon where your team peaks and you can build a new long term plan.
Wanye, I don't know - building one long-term plan after another strikes me as... well, as Mike Comrie put it, Communist, a continuous series of new plans. I think I'd rather see one plan, revised as things go along. Not that we're really privy to any of the thinking (some would say lack of) behind what the Oilers are trying to do.
Right now I'm with Robin - if Nilsson keeps it up for the rest of the season, offer a two year deal at modest numbers and see if he takes it. 1.75 for 4 years strikes me as a bit much for a 22 year old who has yet to prove his consistency issues are behind him. He's played great since being lined up with Gagner and Cogliano, but how would he do with somebody else? Can't blame MacT for not wanting to experiment just now, but that's something they need to find out before offering or accepting any 4 year deals. Hemsky got his contract because he's Hemsky. Roloson's deal was a mistake. You already know what you get from Staios, Pisani, and Moreau, so long-term with them is reasonably safe. Nilsson next year could be Lupul this year, but he might be Lupul last year.
Wanye: There's obvious merit in locking up cornerstone or potential cornerstone players to long-term contracts before their market value rises too high, but GM's are handing out 4-6 year deals way too often for fear of losing players, in my opinion. You get a bargain if you guess right. You are screwed if you guess wrong. In the particular case of Nilsson, one good month does not convince me. If I'm GM, I send the kid the message I want him around by giving him the one-way deal he wants, but it's for no more than two years. And let's not forget, an increase to $1.3 M and $1.5 M represents a nice raise -- well beyond the old required 10 per cent QO under the old CBA.
March 12 2008, 01:26AM
I dont know man. When 2 people tell me i'm wrong before 6 AM im inlcined to agree.
MikeP Says: March 11th, 2008 at 5:12 am
RobinB Says: March 11th, 2008 at 5:53 am
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to convince ol' Wanye!
Wanye - nah, in a few years maybe we'll say you were right and we were wrong. (Well, I'll be pulling for beer having destroyed those brain cells, myself, but you know what I mean.)
If Winchester got a 1 way a few years ago, Nilsson definitely deserves one, and that may be what it takes to keep him off the market.


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Alyson Alfaro of Belize awaits brain surgery under the watchful eye of his mother, Elia Alfaro, in Staten Island University Hospital North. Alfaro's 11-hour surgery, provided through Healing Hands Abroad, repaired a condition that caused a hemorrhage in his brain.(Photo Courtesy of Alyson Alfaro)
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on August 13, 2013 at 11:25 AM, updated August 13, 2013 at 11:30 AM
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The life-threatening condition that brought Alyson Alfaro to New York this summer ended with very positive results — from surgery to a trip to Times Square — due to the generosity of Staten Islanders.
Alfaro suffered from a severe headache one December night in 2012 while sleeping.
"It was the worst headache I'd ever had," said Alfaro, who lives in San Jose Succotz in Belize, a small Central American country, where medical care is scarce.
No normal headache, it signaled a mild stroke that left him unable to speak. When Alfaro was taken to Guatemala City for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), tests showed he suffered from a brain aneurysm.
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In 27 years, Nurse Juan has built a clinic that has expanded into six buildings where thousands of Belizeans from the surrounding areas are cared for. Contributing to the success of her clinics is a worldwide network of health care providers and groups similar to the Staten Island-based Healing Hands Abroad.
Dr. Michael Lacqua, a plastic surgeon, is the founder and executive director of the non-profit organization, which began helping families like the Alfaros almost two years ago. It was through Nurse Juan that Dr. Lacqua first heard of Alfaro's diagnosis.
The mission statement of Healing Hands Abroad, as stated on its website, is to provide free, high-quality, and specialized surgical care to men, women, and children in underserved communities in the United States and abroad.
"Our organization is funded, pretty much, by donations from the people here on Staten Island," said Dr. Lacqua. "That's one thing I think is kind of interesting. [Healing Hands Abroad] has only survived on what we call 'Friends and Family' donations, which is all Staten Islanders."
Since the groups founding, he said, he and his organization have traveled mainly to Belize.
Through Dr. Lacqua's medical network, he spoke with Dr. Edwin Chang, chief neurosurgeon at Staten Island University Hospital, who agreed to repair what was diagnosed as an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a tangle of blood vessels that creates an abnormal blood flow. Instead of oxygen in the arteries transferring to the capillaries and into the tissues, it bypasses the capillaries and goes directly to the veins.
With a surgeon lined up to repair the AVM, Healing Hands Abroad was able to sponsor the Alfaros' trip to the U.S.
"It's exciting because when you go [to Belize] most of what they need — for them it's specialized care, but for us it's run-of-the-mill," he said. "It's nice to be able to have the funds to invite them to be brought [to the U.S.]."
In addition to arranging medical care for Alfaro, Dr. Lacqua and his family opened their home to the Alfaros during their three-week stay in the U.S.
According to Dr. Lacqua, surgery similar to the procedure done by Dr. Chang totals around $80,000. It was a procedure that Dr. Chang was more than happy to perform pro bono.
"It's the satisfaction of doing something helpful [for] someone who otherwise couldn't afford it," said Dr. Chang. "I didn't think too much about it."
According to Dr. Chang, only one percent of the worldwide population is diagnosed with an AVM, which he says is congenital and non-genetic. He added that 50 percent of patients suffering from an AVM may also suffer from a brain hemorrhage, which is what caused Alfaro's headache and what Dr. Lacqua calls a "ticking time bomb."
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On July 26, his 21st birthday, Alfaro and his mother returned home where he will continue his last year at Sacred Heart College as an accounting major.
He is understandably grateful to Dr. Chang, Dr. Laqua and Healing Hands Abroad.
However, he does admit to some impatience. On the advice of the doctors, he must wait a year before returning to playing soccer. But in the spirit of paying it forward, he says he'll coach young players until he's able to get on the field again.
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Skip to comments.Rebel Yell Captured - Fiendish Effect Discounted
Posted on 06/28/2005 6:51:41 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
Civil War mystery may be solved by modern technology.
(PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- One of the mysteries of American Civil War lore may have finally been solved.
The famous rebel yell, long known to have an unnerving effect on Union soldiers in the American Civil War, has just been examined by the History Publishing Company. Using as its core base, the only known yell by a living Confederate soldier recorded early in the Twentieth Century, History Publishing Company, through the use of sound technology, has emulated the sound of a company of soldiers charging a Union line.
The effect was startling, said Don Bracken, Senior Editor of History Publishing and Civil War author( Times of the Civil War, ISBN 1-4208-0694-7). It wasnt a frightening sound in the nightmarish or fiendish sense. It was an audible sensation of being overwhelmed. It was like having a sonic tidal wave approach you. What might have unnerved the Union soldiers who reportedly fled from it was a sense of helplessness.
The rebel yell has long been a source of curiosity to students of the Civil War. It was a recognized fact that seasoned Union veterans would become unnerved by it. When we came across the recorded yell made in the early Twentieth Century, of an actual Confederate veteran of the Army of Northern Virginia, we knew we had to take it a step further, said Don Bracken.Technology has made it possible to do that.
History Publishing Company, a company dedicated to furthering the study of history through modern technology will make the sound recording of the Confederate charge available to schools or Civil War study groups for educational purposes.
How do I get to hear it?
(I didn't need this to tell me that it was unnerving to be charged by a whole gang of Confederates screeching at the tops of their lungs. Plenty of contemporary reports from Union soldiers confirm that the sound scared 'em $#!+less.)
I prefer the bourbon type, myself.
I clicked on this because I thought they were talking about our Freeper rebelyell. ;)
It is a particularly odd headline, given the short article reaffirms the effectiveness of the Rebel Yell.
I'm working on it. Will post if I get a sound bite.
My question also - I'd like to hear it.
A group of wild-eyed Southern boys charging my way shrieking "Hillary's Thighs!" would scare hell out of me too...
Imagine the effect of 10,000 of them doing in all at once.
Shelby Foote, noted author of several War of Yankee aggression books, and a talking head on PBS's The Civil War, told a story about a Confederate Veteran who described it this way.
"The yell could not be done at anything less than a full run and it was a cross between a foxhunt yip and a squawling Banshee."
The old Vet, in his words, was too well fed and too comfortable to try and recreate it for the ladies at the gathering.
Thanks friend.
I'm sure that by now , you have heard of Shelby's passing yesterday.
God rest his soul. I met him once, and he was a nice man.
No I hadn't :(
That's sad, the man was a good writer.
Never mind! Nasty McPhilthy posted a much better version in #10 above.
I'd imagine that really would scare the sissy boy liberals from up north back then.
In the still of the night, as I hear the song of the cricket and tree frog, I remember Gettysburg and Cemetery Ridge.
I urge you to visit the Rotunda, which enumerates those that fell in the Battle of Vicksburg.
I recall the name of Brigadier General Edward D. Tracy, whose name is inscribed on a bronze plaque. Killed on the first day of battle, he was an officer of the Confederacy.
The rebel yell is now an echo, but it still resonates with those that see beyond the label of racism and understand history.
This is the kind of post that really sets this site above and beyond any and all other corners (?) of cyberspace. Good job!
Hmmmmmmm, that's not how we do it now....
Thanks for the link. It sure wasn't what I expected. Sounds like one of those alleged recordings of bigfoot.
That's ok. I'm sure they would approve.
Here's a link to an article about his passing:
Shoot, Jethro did it all the time on "The Beverly Hillbillies".
There is this way....
A cold starry night in Dixie, in the company of friends, is to be preferred when experiencing.
(my home county)
Go outside. Scream. Vibrate your throat and say "yahoo!!".
At first, it didn't scare me. But then, it made the movie "Deliverance" come to mind. I actually heard the banjos starting up in the background. At that point, it began to scare me.
Mo! Mo! Mo!
General Pickett was heard, "Up men, and to your posts! Don't forget today that you are from old Virginia!"
If you saw the PBS series on the Civil War they had a film of some cofederate veterans marching in a parade. One of the vets gave a yell similar to the one posted here but with more of a corkscrew sound to it.
NOW it is scary, no?
Might be interesting to ya!
I keep trying to find a family connection. But the only unit I've identified so far was my great-grandfather's, the 8th Virginia Cavalry.
I bet the veterans of the Army of Northern Virginia let out a friendly rebel yell to welcome Shelby Foote to heaven...
As a born and lifelong southernor, I can tell you it is not so different from a screech owl.
I have heard it a few times, but mostly from drunk southern rednecks.
It's the sound of desperation.
You can say that again.
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27/02/2013 | 02:05 |
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GoPro's latest action camera brings the Hero out of you
When you think of action cameras, GoPro is arguably the first brand that comes to mind. Their Hero3: Black Edition is a small brute with the photographic talents of traditional cameras.
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Michael Prator brings to the classroom over 16 years of experience in product management within the technology certification and higher education industries. He's been teaching courses in the College of Information Systems & Technology since 2006. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in educational technology.
Michael serves as the Director of Academic Affairs for the College of Information Systems & Technology. He has also co-authored technology training and certification textbooks for ComputerPREP and Prosofttraining. Michael is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW), a Certified Internet Webmaster – Certified Instructor (CIW-CI), Certified in Convergent Network Technologies (CCNT), and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
In his spare time, Michael serves as a Gilbert Centennial Rotary Observatory certified operator, a volunteer astronomy lecturer for community events, a Civil Air Patrol volunteer and a Girl Scout adult volunteer.
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Asset And Script Manager
Posted 18 March 2013 - 07:23 AM
Do we have SASS, LESS and CoffeeScript compiling?
What about CSS & JavaScript combining / minifying?
There are some pretty nice features here: https://github.com/meenie/munee
Posted 18 March 2013 - 08:10 AM
Enjoying Yii? Star us at github: 1.1 and 2.0.
Posted 18 March 2013 - 08:11 AM
One of the main reasons why I use the AssetManager as little as possible these days.
Posted 18 March 2013 - 08:12 AM
So that people can add application specific asset related tasks?
Posted 18 March 2013 - 10:29 AM
Enjoying Yii? Star us at github: 1.1 and 2.0.
Posted 18 March 2013 - 10:32 AM
Posted 18 March 2013 - 05:41 PM
My extensions:
ActiveResource for Yii - the RESTful equivalent to ActiveRecord | Neo4Yii - wrapper for the Neo4j graph database | EPhpThumb - a simple, lightweight wrapper for the phpThumb library
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Posted 24 March 2013 - 04:12 PM
Enjoying Yii? Star us at github: 1.1 and 2.0.
Posted 31 March 2013 - 11:27 AM
My client script packages configuration now looks like this:
return array( 'yiicore' => array( 'depends' => array( //"standard" packages 'yii', 'yiiactiveform', ... ), ), 'zii.js' => array( 'basePath' => 'zii.widgets.assets', 'js' => array( 'gridview/jquery.yiigridview.js', 'listview/jquery.yiilistview.js', ), ), 'myExt' => array( 'basePath' => 'common.extensions.go.assets', 'js' => array( 'jquery.blockUI.js', 'json2.js', ... ), 'depends' => array( 'jquery', 'yiicore', 'jquery.ui', 'zii.js', ), ), 'site' => array( 'baseUrl' => '', 'js' => array( 'js/easyTooltip.js', 'js/ie-hover.js', ), 'css' => array( 'css/custom-theme/jquery-ui-1.8.4.custom.css', 'css/yii/gridview/styles.css', ... ), 'depends' => array( 'myExt', ), ), );
Package registration looks like this:
Client script config:
'clientScript'=>array( 'class' => 'app.components.AppClientScript', 'packages'=> require(dirname(__FILE__).'/components/clientScript.php'), 'minifyCss' => true, //keep it enabled, used in testprod configs 'minifyJs' => true, //keep it enabled, used in testprod configs 'useGoogleScripts' => false ),
Current features:
1. No "random" registerScriptFile() calls - use packages only (extensions still use registerScriptFile() calls, but this is ignored)
2. Package can have "baseUrl" (url on the server, for js/css from public folder) or "basePath" (assets inside the protected folder, should be published first)
3. Package can contain both js and css (better not to do this, see below)
4. Only one package can be registered (see explanation below)
5. Scripts like jquery can be included from the google CDN ('useGoogleScripts' setting in the config)
6. Depending on the config settings we can keep full js/css or automatically minify them (I use modified minscript (http://www.yiiframew...sion/minscript/) extension for this)
7. There are dependencies and packages can include other packages.
Bonus feature (not related to packages) - special implementation of beginScript / endScript, so the js code in a view can be added like this:
<?php Yii::app()->clientScript->beginScript('billing-subscribe'); ?>
<script type="text/javascript">
subdomain: '<?=$subdomain?>',
data: "some data"
<?php Yii::app()->clientScript->endScript();?>
What can be improved/changed in my implementation:
* Point (3) - "package can have both js and css" - this is probably not good and it is better to have separate packages with js/ts/css/less. We can specify 'type' for each package and based on the type we can know how to process this package (compress and join or compile first and then join, etc).
* Point (4) - only one package can be registered - this limitation was initially implemented by intention. When scripts are minified then the page contains only one combined js and one css. But now I think it is better to remove it and allow to register additional packages, so the page can contain more then one combined js or css (this is useful in some cases).
* Point (6) - now packages can only be minified on-the-fly and it is better to have also a console command to generate minified packages off-line.
In general I do not think that my current implementation can be reused (here is my client script class), because it rely on the minscript extension.
But I think that following ideas can be taken into consideration:
1) Separate package handling logic (packages description and registration) from the build process.
Now I see 'process' keys in the packages configuration and it would be better to remove it.
Instead we can have some 'type' or 'processor' key which will point to the builder object class. So we can have different builders like JSBuilder (compress and glue js), CSSBuilder (compress and glue css), LESSBuilder (complie less and then compress and glue), etc. Builders can then be used to do on-the-fly or offline package compilation.
2) How to deal with gluing of js / css files. I think the most simple way is to build each package independently, taking into account dependencies. Then we can include into the web page one meta-package which depends on all other packages or include individual packages.
3) Allow to easily switch between compressed and non-compressed scripts
4) Allow to use scripts both from public folder (no need to publish then to assets) and from the protected folder (publish to assets)
5) Consider adding a support for scripts inclusion from google CDN. It would be good to have an option to easily switch from local versions to CDN.
Posted 01 April 2013 - 04:03 AM
2. There's a map setting for it.
Enjoying Yii? Star us at github: 1.1 and 2.0.
Posted 01 April 2013 - 05:59 AM
samdark, on 01 April 2013 - 04:03 AM, said:
Then we just specify different processors for these packages.
Basically the idea is to specify processor class or class+params instead of callback.
This also means that we need to have files of the same type for one package, so the structure will be:
return array( 'packageX' => array( 'basePath' => '@app/scripts' 'processor' => 'GoogleClosureCompilerProcessor' // or 'processor' => array( 'class' => 'GoogleClosureCompilerProcessor', 'param1' => 'xxx' ), ), 'packageY' => array( 'basePath' => '@app/scripts' 'processor' => 'DirectPublishProcessor' ), );
samdark, on 01 April 2013 - 04:03 AM, said:
With map setting as it described now it can be confusing, for example:
'package1' => array( 'basePath' => '@app/scripts' 'map' => array( 'one.js' => 'common.js', 'two.js' => 'common.js', '*.js' => 'all.js', ), 'process' => array( // do we need to duplicate map structure from the above? 'one.js' => function($fileName, $outputDir) ... 'two.js' => function($fileName, $outputDir) ... '*.js' => function($fileName, $outputDir) ... ), ),
Here if we can specify '*.js' then it should be also possible to specify individual scripts like 'one.js', yes?
Also will '*.js' be recursive (if there are subfolders below the app/scripts)?
So I think it is better to have packages for files of the same type. By default package will include all appropriate files from the 'basePath'.
We can also allow to specify individual files to include or constructs like '*' and '**' to include all files / recursively include all files. But this is optional and can be postponed - the developer can create appropriate folders structure, so one package = one folder + other packages as dependencies (or just dependencies).
And the 'map' parameter should go to processor configuration:
return array( 'packageJsX' => array( 'basePath' => '@app/scripts' // all scripts from the base path except these: 'exclude' => array( 'subfolder/script1.js', 'subfolder/script2.js', ), 'processor' => array( 'class' => 'GoogleClosureCompilerProcessor', 'map' => 'all.js', // add complied files to 'all.js' ), ), 'packageJsY' => array( 'basePath' => '@app/scripts' // include two scripts from the base path: 'include' => array( 'subfolder/script1.js', 'subfolder/script2.js', ), 'processor' => 'DirectPublishJSProcessor' ), 'packageJsAll' => array( 'depends' => array( 'packageJsX', 'packageJsY', ), 'processor' => false //or not specified ), );
Posted 01 April 2013 - 08:20 AM
Enjoying Yii? Star us at github: 1.1 and 2.0.
Posted 01 April 2013 - 09:15 AM
samdark, on 01 April 2013 - 08:20 AM, said:
Actually yes, this is about what at the github. Sorry, I didn't read the full discussion and thought that description at the top is up-to-date.
It is not completely clear how processors will be implemented - will we have something like ComplieLessToCssAndCompressProcessor or will be able to apply two processors (CompileLessProcessor and CompressCssProcessor)?
Posted 01 April 2013 - 01:13 PM
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Skip to comments.Exclusive: The Woodward, Sperling emails revealed
Posted on 02/28/2013 7:59:15 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Exclusive: The Woodward, Sperling emails revealed By: Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei February 28, 2013 08:30 AM EST
POLITICOs Behind the Curtain column last night quoted Bob Woodward as saying that a senior White House official has told him in an email he would regret questioning White House statements on the origins of sequestration. The official in question is Gene Sperling, economic adviser to the president. The White House has since pushed back, saying the exchange was far more innocuous than Woodward claims.
We have obtained, exclusively, the exchange. Here it is:
From Gene Sperling to Bob Woodward on Feb. 22, 2013
I apologize for raising my voice in our conversation today. My bad. I do understand your problems with a couple of our statements in the fall but feel on the other hand that you focus on a few specific trees that gives a very wrong perception of the forest. But perhaps we will just not see eye to eye here.
But I do truly believe you should rethink your comment about saying saying that Potus asking for revenues is moving the goal post. I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim. The idea that the sequester was to force both sides to go back to try at a big or grand barain with a mix of entitlements and revenues...
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
I hope that both sides kick the crap out of eachother.
Obviously, a fake... cause, I just read a White House statement saying this exchange NEVER happened??
Don't think either side can kick that hard...
Usually when I hear the phrase "my bad" I'm looking at a youngster.
I think Bob Woodward was trying to re-create himself as a mighty journalitic warrior here.
Which is fine with me, goodness, it's about time.
.....that email exchange makes a lie out of all Woodward said. Sperling said Woodward would regret "taking the stance" that Obama's minions created the sequester.
Now I been around politics a bit and that little verbal gem was very much a threat, yes it was. It's how politicos do....they talke out of both sides of your mouth.
BUT....then Woodward slobbers in the email response "please don't be mad at me, you never have to apologize to me"....sickening.
I am quite sure the White House released this email exchANGE. aNBYbody thinnks not, I got a bridge to sell....CHEAP!
Gene Sperling is sniveling little punk like The Ploofter. A north east commie who got his start working for Gov Mike Dukakis (Massachusetts) Sperling goes way back. He worked for Bill Clintoooooon too.
Politico is running interference for the administration. Any kind of attack on the White House results in the usual MSM toadies circling the wagons to protect their leader.
Where is 'deep throat' when 'deep throated'.
Its email --> is it possible that someone posted this with Sperling computer and/or password?
So then Sperling admits Obama owns the sequester.
Let's see.
Sperling yells at Bob Woodward for half and hour, then sends a full page so-called apology telling Woodward to "rethink" his position or he will "regret" it.
But it's not a threat. Got it.
Nice little career you got there, Bob—be a shame for something bad to happen to it.
Apology for raising their voice is something a female might do...
Not in my experience.
Who writes page-long emails after screaming on the phone for half an hour?
I imagine this kind of threatening posture is nothing new for this White House. (is that what they call the "Chicago way?") Even IF Woodward is not cowed, or L.Davis, just think how many in the media ARE. This is an atmosphere which exists and therefore, the media is not only in ideological alignment but are otherwise controlled by intimidation. One wonders, "where are a few good men" of integrity willing to break ranks, to speak the truth — and not just when it benefits book sales.
Woodward makes a public claim against the WH, one that throws everyone in a tizzy because of who Woodward is.
After a bit of "controversy", the e-mail is revealed, and WH innocence is declared - we are supposed to believe it, because the e-mail was "private conversation".
I aint buying it - Woodward is a used car salesman and we shouldn't buy his old jalopy.
woodard's reply indicates he was obviously frightened for his life /sarc
Well done Woodard you trolled the media once again for free publicity. You have a book coming out soon?
...you'd think they'd learned their lesson by now...
[...you should rethink your comment...]
No one on the left ever had a problem with his 'thought process' when he wrote "All the Presidents Men" but when he scratches their thin skin he becomes a pariah.
Woodward is no fool, their innocuous statement to him really ended...or else.
Woodward is an opportunist. But if this round of publicity seeking results in a wider perception of this administration as the punks and gangsters they are, I'll take it.
Woodward's response is obsequious dreck.
My guess he did and got another abusive earful which is why he decided to go public.
keyboard spew alert
The emails aren't the story. The alleged threats aren't the story.
The real story is the reflexive way the media leaped to attack the heretic, before even waiting for any facts to really come out. Even if that heretic is a journalistic legend whom most of them would have fallen over themselves praising a week earlier.
It's far more frightening that the media's gut instinct is to defend the White House at all costs than some admin flunkie was trying to bully a reporter.
My cynical mind is reading this kerfuffle as nothing more than the White House and their sycophants in the SRM creating a big nothing burger to divert attention away from other, more serious issues, such as the release of criminal illegal aliens from federal custody.
We have a winner!
So where are all those like an AF Four Star who a few decades ago stopped at an Air National Guard Base after they'd just crashed on of the first airplanes that went directly from the manufacture to the ANG Wing? After the accident briefing and before boarding his airplane to go back to Langley AFB, VA, he called the Wing Commander aside and quietly said, "You Son-Of-A-Bitch, if you lose another airplane I'm going to come to your house and burn it down...with your wife and kids inside".
Whoops! Premature denial by the most transparent Administration.
"Who writes page-long emails after screaming on the phone for half an hour?"
Somebody who's afraid. He's probably just doing what the Oval Office told him to do.
Also worth emphasizing is the fact that the White House got caught lying about the sequester.
Another thing that galls me is the way Woodward called Sperling in advance of the story's publication. Why? He wasn't looking for a comment for the story, he was calling to warn them.
Did he do that with Nixon? Did Dan Rather do that with Bush in the 2004 TANG "fake but accurate" story? Did the National Enquirer do that with Clinton?
No! It's supposed to be a surprise, a heads-up on a story like this is unethical because it allows the subject to set the spin in advance.
LOL! You know, as often as they "Deny" things, you'd think they wouldn't have such a problem... and yet?
"Apology for raising their voice is something a female might do..."
Why would the woman apologize, when it was clearly your fault she had to raise her voice. Always.
Funny how Mike Allen suddenly ended up with the original email...
Usually they do call to ask for comment, and I believe they did in those cases too.
Not in this case. Asking for comment is to get a quote for the story, and this story was already put to bed...no comment for the story because it's post-deadline. Maybe for a follow up story, I don't know.
But I get a bad feeling in my gut about Woodward's call to Sperling. And the follow up email. And especially Woodward's reply to the email.
Yup. Pure Alinsky tactics. They jump on the "old man" and say he's losing his marbles in order to discredit him.
This administration is in it to win it. They have their constituents so wrapped around their fingers, I think if they sent them poisoned Kool-Aid, they'd all drink it right about now.
Sperling doesn't know how to spell very well does he?
Control freaks that believe that the "recipient" didn't hear the screams the first time.
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By SYLVIA NELSONHuntington
I am so grateful for the good editorial written by the Emery County Progress editor Patsy Stoddard. It was written with such sensitivity and sincerity. She captured the essence of what all of us in Emery and Carbon counties are feeling over the two losses that she touched upon.
It was good to read the truth of what went on at that fire as so many rumors get started when there is a tragedy.
God certainly put the right person in the right place at the right time. He couldn't have chosen a more caring and compassionate person to be with that mother at that very time.
I, too, hope that people in our communities will reach out in support to this family, help them get into a new home, help to give them the rest and comfort that they need to heal their broken hearts. Where can send our donations?
Editor's note: donations for the Wyatt family may be made at Zion's Bank and Eastern Utah Community Credit Union.


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Skip to comments.Obama on Zimmerman verdict: 'A jury has spoken'
Posted on 07/14/2013 12:16:40 PM PDT by maggief
President Barack Obama urged Americans to keep calm in the wake of Saturday's jury verdict finding George Zimmerman not guilty of charges associated with the controversial shooting death of black teen Trayvon Martin.
"I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher," Obama said Sunday in a statement. "But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son."
(Excerpt) Read more at firstread.nbcnews.com ...
That's a much better statement than I would have expected.
Kind of worrying when you consider how Obama traditionally behaves.
Say one thing and do another.
Calling for gun control ..... again ?
"But we are a nation of laws..."
I'm surprised he didn't bleed from the mouth when he said this.
Good. For once, he said something intelligent...and for once, I am in agreement with what he said.
A note on the bottom of he link said Zimmerman has filed suit against NBC Universal. VERY good.
Meanwhile Soetoro has ordered Holder to release the krackens.
Exactly. He may say this publicly but he's probably working behind the scenes with other racists, especially those in the Just Us Department, to charge GZ with civil rights abuses.
Ummm, no. "A jury has spoken" rather than "THE jury has spoken." Hussein has instructed Holder to bring Zimmerman up on federal charges.
Obama's still in mourning over his imaginary son
Dude, his proxies, like Harry Reid, are saying what's on Obunga's mind!
Release the creepy-ass crackers!
"We are a nation of laws..."
You wouldn't know it, by his hand...
Clearly hinting at an impending federal "civil rights" prosecution.
Jarrett probably wrote that because he's too stupid to know what to say without getting himself in a pickle. Wonder if there were any more robberies at the gated community after Trayvon got shot?
"A jury". Exactly. Implying more than one to speak.
Don't forget his army of Flying Monkeys.
He will not be able to resist emotion over law. If he does however, I give him a kudos for being presidential.
Of course..Obama knows Holder will do everything he can to protect "His people" and go after Zimmerman..it was Obama and the DOJ who started this insanity to begin with..Obama loves a race war, its what he has always wanted, that way the white guilt crowd will vote Democrat
..."sometimes...when I'm in the mood and it works to my advantage."
Most people I'll try to give them the benefit of a doubt but Obama has played the game too many times for me to trust him.
Maybe we should do all we can to stem the tide of VIOLENCE.
Like... maybe... getting young black male teens to stop idolizing gangstas, and telling people that the "Knockout Game" is thuggish, racist, disgusting, criminal behavior that can be supported by no decent person on the face of the earth? And that anyone who engages in such behavior deserves what he gets when he picks on the wrong victim?
And shaming the young gangstas, and telling them to stop beating and knifing and shooting people of all races, including black people, and black children who really ARE children?
Ya think?
Oh, he's so Presidential ... so reasonable ... such a uniter ...
Do we know GZ's whereabouts? I really hope he's already left the country.
I am not sure about that. Obviously the comparison is to the Rodney King riots. The Bush administration was reacting to the riots, not the verdict itself, in bringing federal charges against the LA police. So far there have been no riots, and Obama has now put out a fairly conciliatory statement. Chances for federal charges are dropping by the hour.
On the MSNBC website they have a poll asking if the jury was correct. It's losing 51-48. www.tv.msnbc.com and scroll down to editor's pick, there's a picture of Zimmerman and click on the link if you'd like to vote.
My translation:
"We should ask ourselves if were doing all we can to stem the tide of smaller weaker people being able to defend themselves against murder attempts by MMA fighters"
Vito Corleone could always sound conciliatory while Luca Brasi was chopping the legs off his enemies. Holder is Obama's Luca Brasi.
He may say this publicly but hes probably working behind the scenes with other racists, especially those in the Just Us Department, to charge GZ with civil rights abuses.
"He speaks with forked tongue, just like the snake he is".
-Chief Two Deer Legs
Is NBC the network that put out the photos of a 12-13 year-old Trayvon? That was one factor that really messed up the whole story for the public, as was making Mr. Zimmerman to be VERY white. (not that it should make a difference, but calling someone a "White" Hispanic was weird)
Left unsaid, "Tomorrow (Monday) AG Holder and I will be meeting to scheme how to bring George Zimmerman to justice."
The jury of SIX WOMEN has spoken. DOJ can advance this administration's War On Women by going after George Z with a bogus "civil rights" case and overriding this jury's verdict.
i don't honor pot smoking, thieving, gangbangers. he did more for his family financially by dying than he would have his whole worthless life.
"A jury has kept Benghazi, the incompetence of my former and present SecState, the IRS abuses, NSA spying, my wifes endless high maintenance vacations, my own golf games, and the idiotic mamblings my brainless Veep out of the news for the past several weeks, for which I am very thankful".
I'll reserve comment until a federal charges decision is made on "civil rights" violations.
You must forgive him, English is not his native language - Kenyan and Indonesian are.
"George Zimmerman has sued NBC Universal for defamation. The company strongly denies the allegation."
I didn't know he had already... good!
You'll rot in hell.
This is no different than your other games...
"The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. And as we do, we should ask ourselves if were doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. We should ask ourselves if were doing all we can to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. We should ask ourselves, as individuals and as a society, how we can prevent future tragedies like this. As citizens, thats a job for all of us. Thats the way to honor Trayvon Martin."
The fact that elected official have to urge one specific group to remain calm speaks volumes about their culture.
The case only came to trial because of YOUR instructions to Corey.
According to his lawyer he already has his gun back and says he needs it now more than over. I really hope George has left the country, he needs to go to Puerto Rico or somewhere else for a while, he is NOT safe here
Whoa, when I read the headliine, I was expecting to see
A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative posted by John Semmens under it.
This case didn't involve gun violence. The gun was self defence. It was fist and concrete violence. Why should we honor Trayvon's violent behavior, Mr. President?
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By David Wheeler/Special to the NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – Tupelo Golden Wave baseball coach Gary Enis is looking for pitchers to step up by the time his squad hits division play.
Senior Ben Matthews stuck his spikes into that door on Wednesday.
Throwing a complete game three-hitter, Matthews helped the Wave to a 7-1 victory over the Alcorn Central Golden Bears.
"We've had three good outings by our starters to begin the season, and Ben certainly had a good game tonight," Enis said. "He's shown that he could do this in scrimmages, and tonight, he threw strikes and kept them off balance."
Matthews' outing included seven strikeouts, giving up his only run in the top of the fifth inning on a double by Jay Moore and a sacrifice fly.
bring the lumber
Tupelo (2-1) bats contributed as well, stringing together 11 hits.
"Justin Sparks threw well for us, but we didn't compete at the plate, not very good at all," Alcorn Central head coach Jeff Wood said. "There are a lot of positives we can take away from this game, but not at the plate."
The Wave got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third inning as back-to-back hits by Michael Hensley and William Drummond set up an RBI single by Carter Clayton for a 2-0 lead.
Tupelo added a lone run in the fifth with an RBI single by Drummond.
Then in the bottom of the sixth, Tupelo padded its margin. The Wave scored four runs with two out, including RBI hits by Matthews, Hensley, and Rob McAuley.
"Under not good conditions, our hitters finally strung together some hits," Enis said. "Their left-handed pitcher kept us off balance."
Sparks hurled five innings for Central (1-1), allowing eight hits over that span.
This was the first of four games in four days for the Wave, who play New Hope, Oxford, and Itawamba AHS in Amory through Saturday.


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HELPER- Deloy Lawrence Bogdin, age 84, passed away June 28, 2006 at his home.
He was born Dec. 16, 1921 in Sunnyside, Utah to George and Mary Elanor Olsen Bogdin.
Married Ora Orton, Aug. 4, 1944 in Lawrence, Utah; marriage was later solemnized in the Manti Temple on July 18, 1964.
Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he was an Elder and devoted many hours helping others.
Deloy was a lifelong resident of Carbon County where he worked in various coal mine operations prior to retirement in 1979. Member U.M.W.A. Castle Gate Coal Local #1681.
Deloy enjoyed camping fishing, playing dolls with his great grandchildren and spoiling his grandchildren to their every delight.
Survived by his wife of 61 years, Ora Bogdin, Helper; sons, Deloy (LaNae) Bogdin, Castle Dale; Leland Bogdin, John Bogdin, both Price; Butch (Judy) Bogdin, Craig, Colo.; Jackie (Sue) Bogdin, Helper; sisters, Millie (Ted) Granger, Salt Lake; Ila Miers, West Jordan; Ileen Fish, Helper; brother, Floyd (Pat) Mackley, Price; 16 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by parents, daughters, Rhonda and Arlene; granddaughter, Jackie; great-granddaughter, Kira; sisters, Betty, Leora, Vera; brothers, Reese, George, Neldon.
Funeral service, Sat., July 1, 2006, 12 noon, Helper LDS Stake Center. Family was at Mitchell Funeral Home Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. and at the church Saturday one hour prior to service. Interment, Mt. View Cemetery, Helper.
In lieu of flowers family suggests contribution to Primary Children's Medical Center, P.O. Box 58249, Salt Lake City, Ut 84158-0249.
Roy Willis "Steve" Cook, esq., born June 3, 1914, passed away peacefully Sun. June 25, 2006 in DeSoto, Kan. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 64 years, Delila Alene "Duchess" Cook, who passed Dec. 6, 2002. Their remains will be laid to rest beside each other in Olathe Cemetery at a memorial service in Olathe, Colo. at 1 p.m. on July 15, 2006.
He is survived by one sister, Katie Mae Sumner, of Colorado, one daughter, Jennie Jo Crowder of Kansas, and one son, Stephen Willis Cook of Utah. Grandchildren are Carey Morgan Crowder of Utah, Cassandra Sue Tucker of Kansas, Dr. Blaze Willis of Colorado, Dr. Tyson Willis Cook of North Carolina, and Tristan Cook of Utah. His dear friend and cousin, Genie Urquhart of Colorado, also survives.
Roy was the youngest of eight children. His adventures began when his father Joseph Willis Cook, and mother, Josephine Florence Cook moved from Parsons, Kan. to the Uncompaghre Valley in Colorado to farm. There, Roy learned to farm the fertile valley, and he met his future life partner, Delila. He worked the land, and then sought his fortune selling fruit and vegetables from the valley all around the Western Slope. After winning the hand of his beloved, their adventures took them to Green River, Utah where Roy worked for a short time with the railroad, then became a business owner of several businesses: sand and gravel, uranium mining, building roads and bridges, owning a gas station, and building and running two state tourist attractions, Crystal Geyser and the more famous Roadside Geyser in Woodside, Utah.
Roy and Delila eventually left Utah to develop his knowledge of gas and oil well production across Kansas. He held several patents, and was a man of many skills and talents. Roy and his Duchess were a dynamic team in business, as well as life.
Roy loved to fish, hunt, and experience the outdoors. In later life, he immensely enjoyed sharing his stories of life experiences. Roy lived a magical life full of adventures, and his family greatly misses him.
The family suggests any remembrances to the Colony Lions Club, c/o Bill Ulrich, 2540 West Virginia Road, Colony, Kan. 66015 or the Colony Responders, c/o Colony City Hall, P.O. Box 68, Colony, Kan. 66015.


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"Our networking systems have been fully restored and we are working to return to normal operations. Flights from our hubs and international flights having been re-started, and we will reposition aircraft and crew throughout the evening.
"Despite the magnitude of today's disruption, we are pleased to report that we expect our operation to run normally with only a small number of flight cancellations expected tomorrow.
"We will add additional flights, as needed, tomorrow to ensure our customers are able to continue their travels. Again, we sincerely apologize to our customers for this inconvenience and thank our team for their extraordinary efforts today."
UPDATE, 4:15 P.M.: American Airlines tells us that it and American Eagle combined have had 670 cancellations Tuesday.
UPDATE, 3:42 P.M.: We have a report that an American Airlines jet from Sacramento had landed at D/FW Airport and ran out of fuel while waiting for a gate. Passengers were bused to a terminal.
UPDATE: 3:30 P.M.: American Airlines released this update:
As of 3:30pm CDT, our systems have been fully restored, however we expect continued flight delays and cancellations throughout the remainder of the day. We have made several options available to our customers:
If customers must travel today and are already at the airport, they can rebook on another airline by visiting an American Airlines agent or by going to the other airline's ticket counter with their electronic ticket number.
If customers must travel today and are not yet at the airport, they can rebook through American Airlines reservations or through another carrier and American will honor the fare difference.
If a customer chooses not to travel today, there will be no charge for reservation changes or a full refund will be provided.
It is important to note we see no evidence that today's technical outage is related to the tragic events in Boston.
We will continue to provide more information throughout the day as we make progress in resolving this issue. We apologize to our customers and our people for this inconvenience.
UPDATE, 3:17 P.M. A caller from Terminal A at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport said that the American's gate agents have announced the boarding of a flight to Monterrey; the pilots have gone down the jetway, and passengers are lining up to present their boarding passes.
UPDATE: 3:10 P.M.: According to FlightStats.com, American Airlines as of 3 p.m. had cancelled 417 flights, compared to 760 that actually operated. That's a 35 percent cancellation rate. American Eagle cancelled 417 flights to 760 operated. That's a 32 percent cancellation rate.
UPDATE: 3:04 P.M.: An American Airlines spokesperson reports: "We are seeing systems coming back up."
UPDATE: 3:02 P.M.: The Federal Aviation Administration advises that American Airlines has extended its ground stop to at least 7 p.m.
UPDATE, 2:53 P.M.: Sarah McDaniel of the D/FW Airport staff has added to what David Magana had previously told us:
At DFW, there are some aircraft on the ramps awaiting departure, as well as arrivals flights awaiting gate space. Aircraft have also returned to the gate and deplaned passengers.
All passengers are safe, and DFW will continue to work with American Airlines and all aviation service providers, as needed.
Due to the outage, DFW Airport has activated its Irregular Operations Concessions Plan. All Concessions location in Terminals A, B, C and D will remain open until at least midnight.
Also, the DFW Airport Department of Public Safety responded and investigated a report of a possible suspicious bag this afternoon at Founders Plaza, located at the north end of the Airport.
It was determined that the materials removed posed no threat and no flight operations were impacted as a result of this investigation.
As is usual procedure during such responses, Founders Plaza, as well as the roadway near the site, was briefly closed for about two hours.
The investigation was prompted at 12:30 PM when the suspicious-looking bag was reported.
DFW DPS responded with its ordnance detection unit and its mobile command post.
The investigation has concluded and the scene was cleared by first responders at 2:15 PM.
UPDATE, 2:51 P.M.: DMN reporter Christina Rosales took a look at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's Terminal C, which is one of American's terminals there. Here's her report:
Terminal C of D/FW is quiet, with a few passengers waiting for word on how they can proceed with their travel plans before they head to the security line, which is mostly empty.
Three women who were outside of the terminal smoking said they hadn't officially been told by American crew members that all flights had been grounded. They only saw it on CNN as they waited at their gate for their flight to Miami.
"At first they just kept switching the gate," said Karen Weinhardt, who is headed to Miami for a connecting flight to Punta Clara. "They never said we were grounded."
Weinhardt, who flew from South Dakota with Stephany Titus, were waiting outside with Alison Baity, who is headed to Miami for a connecting flight to Quito.
"Everyone in the flight, they all seemed OK," Titus said. "I was wondering if we'd see any crazies get really angry. None yet."
UPDATE, 2:42 P.M.: American tweeted this message for those people who are wondering about their own reservations:
UPDATE: We're currently unable to modify today's reservations. However, when able, we'll offer refunds or update travel at no charge.
UPDATE: 2:27 P.M.: American Airlines offered this update on the situation:
American's network system is experiencing intermittent outages. At this time, we are holding all flights on the ground until later this afternoon, when we will provide another update. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as we can, and we apologize to our customers for this inconvenience.
If your travel plans are flexible, there will be no charge if you would like to change your reservation and we will provide full refunds if your travel plans are not flexible. However, we are unable to make changes to current travel plans until we have resolved this issue.
We will provide another update as soon as we have more information.
UPDATE, 2:23 P.M.: DMN reporter Eden Stiffman filed this update:
David Magana, DFW airport spokesman said that the airport has deployed three 90-passenger buses to deplane passengers where gates are unavailable.
UPDATE, 2:10 P.M.: Widespread groundings, delays, cancellations and such raise the question about whether American Airlines will run afoul of consumer protection rules adopted by the U.S. Department of Transportation to keep airlines from leaving passengers on airplanes forever.
The DOT adopted regulations several years ago that said passengers on domestic flights had to be allowed the opportunity to get off the airplane after they've been held on a grounded airplane for three hours. They also have been offered some food or water after a certain time.
The potential penalty for violations is $27,000 per passenger. The DOT hasn't levied such a fine yet, but the possibility exists.
Those regulations stemmed from a Dec. 29, 2006, debacle in which American Airlines had to divert dozens of flights to surrounding airports after a string of thunderstorms kept Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport closed for hours.
One displeased passenger, Kate Hanni of California, was so upset about being held captive for hours on a parked airplane in Austin that she started a movement to force airlines to treat passengers better. The regulations, and potential penalties, are the result.
UPDATE 2:05 p.m.: American Eagle pilots have been sent this update by their unit of the Air Line Pilots Association, which represents them:
We have just been informed that AMR has experienced a complete FOS outage. Flights are still operating but all releases must be faxed for the time being.
Management will be asking for pilots to taxi aircraft off of gates to make room for inbound arrivals, among other potential duties.
Please make sure that you remain calm and perform all required duties in compliance with the FM-1 and AOM-1.
If you feel that any special management requests related to this outage are not contractually permissible, you may ask to speak to your chief pilot. However, if directed to perform the duty, please do so and then file a grievance fact sheet.
Emotions will likely be running high today among passengers and employees. Please exercise patience and professionalism and we will work each contract issue as they are brought to our attention.
UPDATE 2:05 p.m.: We've gotten some reports around the country:
From a reader in Mississippi:
My son just called and said they are getting off the plane and was told all AA flights have been cancelled. Also, not sure if you have heard, but his flight (2243, to CO Springs) actually left earlier but had a bird strike and had to return, only to have this happen. At least they made it back safely.
From a reader in Indiana:
An update on your American Airlines system down - the whole fleet is apparently down. We're in Indiana and can't even reschedule on another airline because they can't access anything!
From a reader in Dallas
My wife is on a flight from DFW to Santa Ana, CA, and they have arrived. They landed at 1:30 (CST) and are sitting on the tarmac because of this delay. Is there is any word about what they are going to do for planes that have already landed?????
From a reader in Miami:
I boarded and AA Flight 1664 at 11:20 (11:50 Departure) in MIA bound for ATL... they announced the problem just as they were closing the door... we sat there for about an hour..the pilot gave frequent updates, explaining the problem. Around 12:45 EST he gave us the option of deplaning but said we could not return if we did... I quickly booked a Delta flight leaving at 2:00 PM and left the plane...
UPDATE, 2 p.m.: Dallas Morning News reporter Eden Stiffman files this report from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport:
Monitors in DFW terminal A are still displaying most flights on time, though American has grounded all flights until 4:30 p.m. due to the computer glitch.
Smiling American staff have come around pushing a cart full of water bottles for people who are waiting.
Joe Ganesha, of Plano, was supposed to leave on a 1:50 p.m. flight to New York. He said he was told that the soonest American could fly him out is 7 p.m. tonight.
"I've always been an American fan, but I guess I need to look for an alternate route," he said.
He described the scene by the gate as crowded, with people sitting on the floor, waiting.
Debbie Yorek, of Fort Worth, has been waiting for over an hour to pick up her daughter and granddaughter who landed from a flight from Indianapolis on time but had not been able to deplane. Their gate was changed, though boards didn't reflect that change either.
Tweets by @AmericanAir
UPDATE, 1:43 P.M.: The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed the ground stop. "GROUNDSTOP IMPLEMENTED BY ATCSCC ON AMERICAN AIRLINES NATIONWIDE AND AMR AMERICAN EAGLE INTO DFW, LGA, AND ORD AT THE REQUEST OF AMERICAN OPS. STOP REQUESTED AS RESULT OF AAL SABRE SYSTEM FAILURE."
And for those wondering the police activity at Founders' Plaza isn't related to the ground stop, but a suspicious device.
Update at 1:39 p.m.: American Airlines just tweeted: "We are now in a system-wide ground delay until 4:00pm CT as we work to resolve this issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.
That means no flights will take off, until at least 4 p.m.
UPDATE, 12:55 P.M: A caller from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport says that "nothing is moving." The status boards show flights on time, but the boards aren't being updated, he said.
When he checked American's system, it said his flight was on time, although it was already in a long delay.
The computer problems that are delaying American's flights and messing up its reservation system are apparently also giving outdated information to airport display boards and online flight-tracking systems.
ORIGINAL ITEM, 11:57 A.M.: American Airlines is having problems with its computer systems Tuesday, and it appears to be affecting its schedule.
"American's reservation and booking tool, Sabre, is offline," American spokeswoman Andrea Huguely said at midday. "We're working to resolve the issue as quickly as we can. We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience." (American subsequently absolved Sabre of any blame. "We apologize to Sabre & customers for confusion.")
She confirmed that the problem is causing some delays of American flights.
We note that FlightStats.com at noon showed that 91 percent of American's flights to that point had departed on time, with 89 percent arriving on time. If the computer problems persist, those numbers will probably nosedive.


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Tag along with Raquel Gibson, our Miss November 2005. Tan-skinned, with brown hair, brown eyes and full lips, she's made for an island paradise. "My father is an Italian New Yorker, and my mother is Filipina," she says, casual. "I have family in Japan and the Philipp...
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