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I'm here... because i'm on sick leave. Down with a horrible case of flu and cough and sore throat.But the good thing is, i get to watch TAR. But then again, i hate being sick..
Where's the live streaming vid??! My friend told me her show is going to start in 10mins!
No stream yet, I am watching.
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Now online is the finding aid of a wonderful new collection of agricultural machinery product literature, the Lawrence H. Skromme Agricultural Machinery Literature Collection (RS 21/7/227). For anyone hoping for detailed instruction or owners manuals for using these implements, please beware! The collection does not contain instruction manuals, but instead houses catalogs, advertisement cards, price lists, and other ephemera relating to agricultural implements and machinery. The earliest item in the collection is from 1838 and the latest from 1999, although the bulk of the collection is from the latter part of the 19th through the early 20th century. The collection is a great addition to our other collections related to agriculture.
At first glance, one may at first think that the product literature might only be useful for those interested in a particular agricultural implement, such as E. Ball and Company's World's Reaper and Tornado Thresher. However, as I looked through the collection when it first came in, I was struck by the artwork and presentations on the catalogs' covers. In addition, the catalogs often contain descriptions of the company and its implements, how they can be used, and sometimes brief histories of the machinery. The different ways the implements are promoted and advertised throughout the years can also be informative. For instance, the 1864 catalog for F. Nishwitz's Monitor Mower and Combined Mower and Reaper contains an extensive list of people who have bought the mower and reaper, and in comparison only a few pages on the item itself. By 1868 this listing of buyers has disappeared from the catalog.
It is also interesting to see how the agricultural implements are presented as the Industrial Revolution progresses. For instance, the cover image of Adriance, Platt and Company's Buckeye Mower and Reaper catalog from 1874 pictures an almost idyllic country scene of the horses pulling a farmer calmly along a road next to a wheat field. The 1896 cover image is quite different. The farmer is pictured in the middle of his field, stopping briefly while hard at work to wipe his forehead. Pictured in the background is a shipyard and factories spewing smoke. The Daniel Webster quote, "When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmer therefore is the founder of human civilization," was placed near the farmer – alluding to the farmer's important relationship with industry and trade. Incidentally, the Grant Wood murals located in Parks Library use the Daniel Webster quote.
It is also interesting to note the different audiences some of the product literature is aiming at. A few of the catalogs are probably for recent immigrants, several in German and Norwegian. Another fun booklet is "The Oliver Alphabet" from 1889. The booklet contains lovely decorated letters and illustrations. Each alphabet's page describes and promotes an aspect of Oliver Chilled Plow Works, and the text is often in verse. Was this the company's way of endearing itself to children, who would one day grow up and faithfully buy Oliver Chilled Plow Works' plows and other agricultural implements? The opening page makes it clear the booklet is for both adults and children, for "…Children oft speak unaware / Wise things they scarcely comprehend / And you may find a goodly share / Of wisdom here my worthy friend."
I'll end the description here with an advertisement card used by the wagon manufacturing firm of Austen, Tomlinson & Webster Manufacturing Company for their Jackson Wagons. Both the front and back of the card (which, again, is in verse) seems to imply the changing times and modes of transportation. I especially like the image of the family in the horse-drawn wagon trying desperately to outrace the oncoming train. The end of the poem on the other side reads:
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But tastes will change as years go by,
So pass the brimful flagon,
With "Here's a Health" to all who sell,
"The Good Old Jackson Wagon."
Even though the company itself saw the end of the horse-drawn wagon, a small part of the Jackson Wagon's history is preserved here in this new collection, as well as the history and changes of other agricultural implements.
The product literature collection was put together by an ISU alum, Lawrence Skromme. Skromme graduated with a B.S. (1937) in agricultural engineering from Iowa State College (now University). After receiving his degree, Skromme began his long and productive career in the agricultural implement manufacturing industry. During his career, Skromme worked as an engineer at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Harry Ferguson Inc., Sperry-New Holland and, finally, New Holland.
For a related collection here in the department, please see the Agricultural Machinery Product Literature Collection (MS-232).


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LOL0 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 5:46 pm
Ain't no calculator1 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 9:06 pm
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What a way to make a living0 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 9:25 pm
Well it's pretty normal actually, although I shall endeavour to reuse that post title when I do something worthy of it. In this instance I've just spent a few days on a corporate gig, shooting a few interviews and then cutting them together with a load more footage shot by myself and others, a load of photos and some funky music.
What's great about jobs like this is, you're working with friends in a reasonably relaxed, yet productive environment, and can end up in not the usual places for work, such as editing in a conference room (above).
It does seem a bit of a haphazard layout up there, and I did comment on the fact that the table looked more impressive the other day, but at least today everything was working pretty well.
Day 1 of edit, FCP sees the DSR-25 deck, but refuses to do anything with it.
Day 2 of edit, FCP refuses to acknowledge the existence of the replacement DSR-25.
Day 3 of edit, FCP happy in it's fluffy-comfort-blanket of the DSR-11 (Matt now happier knowing he can playout)
Surprisingly, the cheap 500Gb USB2 HDD that was used for this job (not my choice, but read on) held up pretty well (I think it's a Seagate), I was getting soooo angry with it to begin with, only mildly frustrated with it about 2/3 of the way through and slightly shameful about the remarks I made about it towards the end.
We've decided to rename it the "FTL Drive" (read:BSG) as I kept having to wait for it to 'spool up' all the time.
The other thing I realised is how badly I need to upgrade my PowerPC version of FCP to an Intel Native/Universal one, I'm sure half the performance issues would be solved by this (that and an 8-core MacPro maybe), the hobnobs made things slightly better tho ;)
The other thing that this editing setup has going for it, is despite cutting on my 1.83 Macbook with a USB HDD and a random assortment of other stuff, there's a projector in the room, which day's 1 & 2 (non-working decks) had the timeline and canvas on and day 3, had a projected output preview, NICE! (Although as there was no r/c for the deck we had to live with the timecode and DVCAM displayed on the screen, I think the client was ok with this)
Anyway, a good job, well done, now hopefully the AV guys will make it look all pretty when it's projected at the event. :)
Self Employed - Needing a new office1 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 12:54 pm
Above you can see a picture of my current "office", you can also see that I need a new one, as the dining table is not the best place to be, although slightly more comfortable than being cramped upstairs in what I shall now affectionately call "the stationary cupboard".
Some points of note:-
- Dirty MacBook, Twitteriffic and Pownce constantly open in the background (or foreground in this pic)
- A Wafer Thin (in an Allo Allo French accent) ham and salad cream Petit Pain (roll)
- Orange Squash
- Losing lottery ticket (three "lucky" dips, one number circled)
- Notepad, 2008/9 diary which doesn't start until June!, Accounts book
- HMRC form for becoming Self Employed (did it online tho)
- Mobile phone (not ringing)
- Confirmation letter for the "Becoming Self Employed" workshop at Horsham tax office
- Some nasty nasty Potpourri stuff
This is what it's all about, living it up, cold calling, downloading PDF's (when the links on the HMRC site ACTUALLY WORK!), and figuring a game plan.
Pownce it!
Villareal gig0 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 1:01 am
Just got back from a top notch Villareal gig at The Albert in Brighton, one of the songs played being "The 7th" which I did the video for ;)
Pownce it!
Today's lesson -0 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 10:46 pm
You can't afford to um and ah about taking jobs, cos someone else will have it.
Why was I umming and ahhing (!?)? Well because there was a potential job for Mon-Wed next week, I was free Mon & Tues, but got plans on the Weds, so i said, I'd check about weds and get back within the hour.
Checked about Weds, stuff was still on but I decided that I should really take the job if it was offered as I'm still building initial contacts, phoned back, around half hour later and the job's been given to someone else. Damn.
Fair enough, I'm not kicking off about losing the job, shit happens, but at the same time I think being a little more ruthless with my decision making is in order, especially at this stage, which brings me to the next point, why is everything cropping up at once?!? At the same time how worried would I be if *nothing* was coming my way!!
In the words of Queen...0 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 12:35 pm
(dum dum dum) Another on bites the dust.
Kinda (but unintentionally) following on from my previous post about Stage6, I received and email the other day about VideoEgg..
Dropping like flies eh? It seems, much like DivX behind Stage6, VideoEgg will continue to operate, producing online advertising content aimed at social networking and online communities, which actually sounds quite interesting. Although far too much to read right now as I've spent all morning reading up on how to sort out my tax and capital allowances, none of which is making a great deal of sense, but I'm buggered if I can afford an accountant at the mo!
Pownce it!
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You cannot be serious man!0 comments Posted by Matt Grover at 6:03 pm
A simple bit of contact spring cleaning gone awry??
Really?!? Somehow I don't think I'll be pressing that Merge button! Why won't you show me the problems and let me select which ones I want merged? No because that would be FAR TOO CLEVER! What is this? WINDOWS?!?!?
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Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles Remains in High Standing During Week Two of 'Duets' Competition
After a promising start with her two hopefuls, J Rome and John Glosson, expectations were high for Jennifer Nettles going into the second week of competition for 'Duets.' Did country music's sole celebrity mentor tackle some of America's greatest duets with the same energy and charisma? Considering her tied first place finish with J Rome and a fourth place finish with Glosson, Sugarland's leading lady is still the mentor to beat.
Just before Nettles and Glosson took the stage to perform the 1967 Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell original 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' the Georgia native professed her bias for her hometown protege. "I think John Glosson did a fantastic job — he was the top voice of the night," referring to last week's performance of Sugarland's monster ballad 'Stay.' "The voting was not as accurate as it should have been."
What does she feel influenced Glosson's sub-par standing? "This is a competition," says Nettles. "Never underestimate the insecurity or ego of an artist," speaking indirectly about the judge's voting against their own contestant's competition.
Even with Glosson's soaring vocals, the peformance earned mixed reviews from remaining judges Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Robin Thicke.
"You are one of the best singers in this competition," admitted Legend. " My only complaint is the energy of the song — took it broadway-ish to me." Thicke's assessment echoed much of the same thoughts. "We all know you have an amazing voice — Marvin Gaye is one of my favorite singer of all time. I think it was the wrong song. "All I would say is — I think you jumped out of your comfort zone, physically."
Though Clarkson felt similarly, the bubbly singer praised Glosson's pure talent. "I love that ya'll did something different. I love that you had a great time," said the 'Mr. Know It All' singer. "I think you're so talented. You're going to go far in this competition."
Following her first high-energy performance, Nettles kept things upbeat, choosing to perform the 1978 John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John classic, 'You're the One That I Want,' from the 'Grease' original soundtrack. Wearing rather appropriate tight black leather pants, Nettles and J Rome tackled the tune with a polished swag.
Despite questioning Nettles choice of material, Legend was quick to praise the performance. "Song choice — it didn't show off your voice very much, but you were an awesome performer today. It was incredible," said the 'Ordinary People' singer.
"You get a 10 for presense and a 10 for your pelvic thrusting," confessed Thicke, a self-proclaimed specialistic in that department. "I think you have nothing to worry about. You have a good chance to win the whole thing."
When it comes to competing against his fellow amateurs, J Rome acknowledged he doesn't feel any added pressure — and for good reason. "I'm proud. They're getting better and better. It makes me happy," gushed J Rome. "I feel like — no disrespect to the competition — I don't feel like this is a competition. I am my own competition."
"I trust Jennifer 100 percent," confided the competition frontrunner. "To have someone like Jennifer say she believes in me — especially having so many people tell me you're not going to make it –it's an amazing, amazing feeling."
None of the eight hopefuls will be sent home this week. Beginning in next week's episode, the bottom two singers will compete in a head-to-head sing-off, with one sent home after a viewer vote. 'Duets' will be televised live beginning in week 6 of competition. Tune in to ABC next Thursday for a brand new two-hour episode.


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Tattoo Tuesday
I've finally come to terms with showing my tattoos on the internet. I even volunteered for a Tattoo Tuesday post on Danielle's blog! Click over to see the interview and photos. Read on if you want to know why I was hesitant.
I used to crop my tattoos out, cover them with the izznit tag, or use Lily as a shield in photos because:
1. I don't want them copied. Why someone would want the same tattoo as a stranger is beyond me but it happens, I've seen it, and it sucks. Mine don't have a special meaning but they were drawn for me by my tattoo artist.
2. I don't want my pictures showing up on those image websites (weheartit, tumblr, pinterest). Apparently, tattoos make a person way cooler and attract the picture stealers of the world. They just get reblogged over and over and over sans credit until some twat takes the photo and puts "GPOY" underneath. I've seen my pictures altered and used in strangers' eBay listings, blog banners, websites, whatever. I was even shown a fake izznit blog where this chick was pretending to be me. THAT'S WEIRD, GUYS. It's the deception part that bothers me most, not necessarily the credit thing (which shouldn't even be a "thing").
3. I don't want my appearance to affect the way one of my creations is seen. Like I said above in point two, people seem to think tattoos make a person (and therefore everything they do or make) cooler . I've been told I make knitting/sewing/crochet/whatever cool. Really! I don't. If you like what I make, awesome. I just hope it's for reasons other than my appearance like technique, yarn choice, mods…the list goes on.
But the thing is, I have a lot of them. With summer coming I can't be cropping my arms and legs out of photos. It's also not fair to my tattoo artist (Eric Jones of Palehorse Tattoo). He's awesome and the world needs to know that.
This post started off as a one liner but one thought lead to another and I ended up with this.
Happy Tuesday, friends.
Jessica permalinkFebruary 21, 2012 9:08 am
First and foremost – I just recently started following your blog and I'm completely impressed. Second thing, I full-heartily respect your decision with being hesitant about showing off your tattoos via the internet. I am a huge fan of tattoos and I must say, yours are beautiful!
February 21, 2012 1:12 pm
You have some seriously awesome work!
weatherly permalinkFebruary 21, 2012 1:26 pm
Your work is gorgeous and I LOVE your blog. You're right, the internet has a strange fascination with tattoos– on Etsy, a seller with tattoos can sell much more stuff than someone without because buyers are drawn to pics of them! I'm glad you shared yours though, I think it's important to let people know that you're not your tattoos, they're just a part of you. 🙂 (When I started reading, I didn't even know you had them, haha! I came for your cute pup and your great knitting!) Great post!
February 21, 2012 6:14 pm
I only have one tattoo at the moment (for now) but I totally get you being hesitant to show your tattoos online. I felt the same for a while (still feel, actually) but my tattoo artist posted it on his website so I was kinda just like "well… it's out there." so y'know… whatever. plus, like you said, summer will come and i will be in tops and t-shirts and the world will see it anyway. If some jackass decides to copy it… it's their problem. As long as I don't see it, because I'd be pretty pissed off if I found out, tbh.
February 22, 2012 11:54 am
Beautiful work. You've made great choices– the themes & colors & styles all work well together & create an overall style. I have to admit it was your day 1 Month of Craft Photos shot with your knitting sitting in your lap & your legs showing that really drew me to your blog– but I follow for the knitting (& other craft content), not just the cool tats! 🙂
Great post. Very thoughtful. The photos are awesome as well. And your artist is, indeed, quite talented.
Em permalinkFebruary 22, 2012 2:44 pm
I actually saw your post first on Sometimes Sweet and now I'm following your blog! I've actually been tattooed by Eric! What a coincidence!!! I was kind of feeling the same way about letting there be pics of my tattoos, but now after reading this… You're right, he is the bomb and his awesomeness does deserve to be out there!
February 22, 2012 6:26 pm
i feel weird about posting mine too. i recently found my foot tattoo on tumblr with a ton of shares, and I had only ever posted it on my friends only live journal. made me feel really weird.
but that being said, i love that big cat in your armpit!! LOVE IT.
February 26, 2012 5:37 pm
wha? #2 creeped me out…people do that?!
well, your tattoos are stunning. & you are too. thanks so much for letting us all see them. 🙂 & love the feature you did.
February 27, 2012 3:56 pm
Your ink is gorgeous, and there's no stopping cray-crazy people anyways so I'm glad you're sharing!


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Famed folk singer Richie Havens died from a heart attack Monday, according to The Associated Press. He was 72.
Havens, who opened the 1969 Woodstock Festival, went on to release more than 25 albums during his career. His last album, "Nobody Left to Crown," was released in 2008. In addition to performing at Bill Clinton's Inauguration in 1993, Havens recorded jingles for different companies' commercials, including Amtrak and Maxwell House Coffee.
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Havens and his band were initially scheduled to go on as the fifth act of the opening day at Woodstock, but were forced to go first after opening act Sweetwater hit traffic on the way. Havens returned to Woodstock in 2009 to celebrate its 40th anniversary.


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The University of Virginia should not lack for accomplished, intriguing, and yes, diverse candidates as it searches for a head football coach.
Within the Cavaliers family you have a reigning national champion, recent ACC kingpin and architect of a remarkable urban renewal.
Outside the circle are those who might find an academic power with first-rate facilities and top-10 ambitions appealing. Among them: the designer of the nation's most prolific offense, the 2006 national coach of the year and a service academy big whistle with ACC and NFL experience.
But Virginia fans, administrators and their new coach need to acknowledge the bare truth: This is not a top-25, let alone a top-10, gig.
Can it be, given the right hire? Perhaps. But history is discouraging.
Since joining the ACC in 1954, the Cavaliers have cracked the Associated Press' final poll eight times. They've never been among the year-end top 10, and they've authored just one 10-win season.
Contrast that to Virginia's primary competition for the state's abundant football resources. Virginia Tech is a bowl victory shy of its sixth consecutive 10-win season and 11th in 15 years.
The Hokies are headed to a 17th straight bowl and could vault into the final top 10 for the fifth time in 11 years.
Now consider the Cavaliers' depressed state. Deposed coach/poet laureate Al Groh leaves a program reeling from three losing seasons in four years, lowlighted by the 3-9 carnage that concluded with Saturday's 42-13 home loss to Virginia Tech.
Virginia has ranked below 100th nationally in total offense each of the last four seasons. The Cavaliers have dropped two consecutive games to Duke and this year lost to a championship-subdivision team, William and Mary, for the first time since 1986.
George Welsh bequeathed a far better product when he exited after the 2000 season. Yet that search produced Groh, an alum whose resume was checkered at best - one 9-7 season with the New York Jets; five losing seasons in six at Wake Forest; 11 years as a highly regarded NFL defensive assistant.
This search should yield better, in part because Groh hired and developed quality staff during his nine seasons in Charlottesville.
Richmond coach Mike London, a Bethel High graduate, served as Virginia's defensive coordinator under Groh. He guided the Spiders to last season's FCS national championship and has them back in the quarterfinals this year.
Al Golden also worked as Groh's defensive coordinator. This year, he coached Temple, a long dormant program in Philadelphia, to a 9-3 regular season, the Owls' first winning mark since 1990 and best since 1979.
Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe is a Virginia graduate, and in 2006 his Deacons claimed the ACC title. Moreover, Wake followed up with winning seasons in '07 and '08, the program's first such three-year run since 1946-48.
Given the school's academic standards, minimal resources and fractional enrollment - its student body of about 4,300 is one-fifth the size of Virginia's - Grobe rates a coaching savant.
None of those three is certain to covet the job, but if pitched wisely, we suspect they would.
Others figure to be more difficult sells, and through intermediaries, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage likely has gauged their interest, or lack thereof. Those coaches include Air Force's Troy Calhoun, a Grobe protege who worked at Wake Forest; Boise State's Chris Petersen, the 2006 Bear Bryant Coach of the Year; and Houston's Kevin Sumlin, whose Cougars lead the nation in scoring (44.9 points) and total offense (583.3 yards).
Notice the lack of assistant coaches. While Florida defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn and Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster have sterling reputations - Foster interviewed with Virginia in late 2000 - the Cavaliers of 2009 should not gamble on someone without college head-coaching experience.
The program is too needy, the stakes too high.
Virginia will, and should, explore African-American candidates such as London and Sumlin. Littlepage and his top lieutenant, Jon Oliver, are black and well aware of how few minorities serve as bowl-subdivision head coaches.
The number this season is seven among 120 programs. Miami's Randy Shannon is the lone major-conference black head coach and one of two in ACC annals - the other was Wake Forest's Jim Caldwell, now leading the undefeated Indianapolis Colts.
"When you combine our aspirations with the institutional commitment to athletic facilities and resources," Littlepage said in a statement Sunday, "I believe that the job ... will be attractive to some outstanding candidates."
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Earlier in the week we visited the 1977 May Tigers and their victory over the Marathon Mustangs in that year's championship game. I think now would be a good time to step back one year and discuss one of the most incredible seasons in involving a six-man championship team…the 1976 Marathon Mustangs.
The story of the 1976 Marathon Mustangs is a unique one. Coming off a state runner-up showing in 1975 and with the bulk of that squad returning, expectations were high going into the year. There was a major difference though, 1976 was the first year of a UIL realignment cycle and Marathon was so far removed from all other six-man teams, the UIL placed them in their own district by themselves.
That's right, Marathon was district champs before a single snap was made in the season. One reason for this was the fact that the UIL changed the cut off number to be six-man eligible from 99 to 75. This forced all the schools that were formerly in Marathon's district to move to class B and play 11-man. Their isolation proved a major problem as well. Head coach Vance Jones, in his second year at the helm, had a large roster full of big, fast, and talented kids, so he had little choice but to schedule games against area 11-man teams, play 11-man games, and play them all on the road.
The Mustangs didn't despair, but rose to the challenge. They played seven 11-man games and won all seven.
A few weeks still remained in the regular season before the playoffs started and coach Jones had a friend coaching at Loop. Fearing his team needed at least one six-man game before the playoffs, he scheduled a game at Loop. Marathon won the game easily, 50-8, so the mustangs entered the playoffs 8-0, having won every game on the road and only playing one six-man football game.
They drew the Blackwell Hornets for their Bi-District/Quarterfinal opponent. Blackwell had a great team and boasted a 9-0-1 record. The Hornets gave the Mustangs some trouble, as Marathon held only a 48-24 lead at halftime. But in the end, the size and speed of the Mustangs was just too much for the Hornets and Marathon ended the game early in the fourth quarter, 76-26. The 26 points would be the most they allowed all season – either 11-man or six-man.
Their 2nd round/Semifinal game was against the Harrold Hornets. PLayed at Blackwell, which is quite a long drive for Marathon. On their way to the game, their equipment, which was stored on the top of the bus, fell off without anyone knowing. They had to make a pit stop in San Angelo to buy some equipment and luckily a fellow Marathoner was able to stop and pick some stuff up off the road and deliver it safely to the team waiting at Blackwell. The Mustangs had little trouble with Harrold and once again started their journey home early thanks to the mercy rule winning, 62-14. Ben Ramirez, the Mustangs spreadback, led the charge with 237 yards and five touchdowns rushing on just 19 carries.
Marathon would now face off with the May Tigers in the fifth Texas UIL six-man state championship game.
State Championship Game – Saturday Dec. 4th 7:00pm in Brownwood
The game site was Brownwood, as the six-man coaches' association had a two-year contract with the Brownwood Chamber of Commerce to host their state games. This meant the game was a virtually home game for May which is only 20 miles north of Brownwood; by contrast Marathon had to travel over 300 miles.
May was sitting at 12-0, having defeated a tough Strawn team, 34-26, in the final week of the regular season to make the playoffs. They then defeated a solid Mullin team, 60-46, in the first round, and mercy-ruled Oglesby, 66-19, in the semifinals to advance to their first-ever state championship game. They were a tough team with a great running game behind returning all-state running back Phil Mitchell, who had scored over 59 touchdowns and rushed for more than 3,000 yards going into the state game.
Scoring came quick, as Marathon scored first just 19 seconds into the game to take an 8-0 lead. The two teams traded scored and with only four minutes having ran off the clock, May held a slim 16-14 lead thanks to a one-yard touchdown run and a 78-yard kickoff return touchdown, both courtesy of Phil Mitchell.
Marathon didn't wait long to answer and on their next play from scrimmage, Ben Ramirez scored on a 56-yard run, for the fourth and final lead change in the game. The Mustangs defense took over the game at this point and by halftime the score was 50-16.
In the second half, Coach Jones mixed in some younger players and May held strong defensively, allowing only six points in the third quarter. But the Tigers could not get anything going offensively and trailed 56-16 entering the final stanza. Marathon once again ended the game a little early via the mercy rule, as Salmon connected with Ramirez on a 25-yard game-ending score with 4:24 left in the fourth quarter.
Marathon's defense was stellar, holding Phil Mitchell to just 113 yards rushing. The Mustinags held May on four fourth down plays, forced May to punt once, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. Marathon also outgained the Tigers, 456-195. Offensively, Ben Ramirez rushed for 129 yards, while Salmon was 9-for-12 for 187 yards with five touchdowns passing. Simon Martinez caught three of those touchdowns.
The circumstances of the season and the way Marathon dominated both 11-man and 6-man opponents has lived on in the minds of many who played against them and saw them play. One story often told is that when the captains met at midfield for the coin flip in the state game, the Marathon players, who were all very tall, athletic and some having facial hair, spoke nothing but Spanish and that intimidated some of the May players right from the start.
Another long-lasting rumor was that their players were too old to be playing. This is partly true. Marathon had for a long time had two separate grade schools, one for white kids and one for Hispanic kids, known as the Hidalgo Ward. After that system closed down, there was still within the elementary school system, an extra year of 1st grade for the kids who didn't speak English very well, giving them an extra year of schooling. The end result of this was that some of the kids were 18 and 19 years old by the time they were seniors. I have been told that the Marathon class of 1977, which was the 1976 football season, was the last group of kids who passed through the split-grade school system. Therefore a few students were slightly older. Over time this has been embellished so much, it turned into grown men playing for Marathon, but it sure makes for great stories to tell your kids and grandkids!
-Stats came from Brownwood, San Angelo, and Abilene newspapers.
-Vance Jones only coached at Marathon for the 1975 and 1976 season, going 1-1 in state title games.
-The information about the two-school system in Marathon was information told to me by former players and coaches.
-I am missing the UIL official district alignment papers for 1976, so I am not 100% sure how many teams there were but it should be basically the same as 1977 which was 56 teams making up 8 district in six-man football.
-The 1977 Marathon team also played 11-man games but did not fare as good as the 1976 team did.


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DIY Grape Soda Recipe
Grape soda should taste like real grapes, and not like purple syrup. You can use all-natural ingredients and still get a soda that's bold in both color and flavor. This recipe was inspired by one that appeared in Saveur.
Notes: You can juice Concord grapes for this recipe or buy 100% pure Concord grape juice. If you'd like to use sugar instead of agave nectar, use half as much by volume. If using an alternative sweetener such as stevia, consult the packaging to see how much to use, as it varies based on whether the sweetener is liquid, powdered, or mixed with other ingredients. Champagne yeast (also called Prise de Mousse) can be found in most brew shops. You can order it online from The Beverage People. A 10 gram vial is enough to make gallons of soda.
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- Yield:Makes about 1 1/2 quarts
- Active time: 30 minutes
- Total time:3 days
- 3 cups Concord grape juice (see note)
- 2 1/2 cups filtered water
- 1/2 cup light agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon zest from 1 lemon (preferably Meyer lemon)
- 1/8 teaspoon Champagne yeast
Combine grape juice, water, agave nectar, and lemon zest in a large pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to a bare simmer and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Let the mixture cool to room temperature, then strain out the lemon zest. Add the yeast and cover the pot with a kitchen cloth. Let sit for 24 hours.
Pour the liquid into a clean plastic soda bottle, leaving 1 to 2 inches space at the top. Put the cap on tightly and let rest at room temperature for 24 hours.
Open the bottle to check the carbonation, being careful to release the gas slowly to avoid explosion or overflowing. If you are happy with the amount of carbonation, put the closed bottle in the refrigerator for 24 hours before serving. Otherwise, reseal bottle and allow to continue to ferment until desired carbonation level is achieved. Keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
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Shelling is possible, but not automated.
You can delete a small part of the mesh to make a hole. Then Copy, Scale down, and Reverse to make the inner surface. And finally there is a command "Stitch Holes" that will join the two surfaces with new triangles.
Of course this depends on the original mesh being a single continuous surface, and being able to shift the inner surface carefully to get the required width without accidental self intersections.


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Their mental lapses often drop their basketball IQ to that of a rec-league squad.
Failure to secure loose balls. Failure to recognize a hot hand. Failure to heed time and score, leading to bad shot selection.
All those missed opportunities in Monday's matinee added up to an aggravating 102-98 loss to the Knicks that mostly obscured what is clearly better effort of late.
Yes, Chris Duhon gutted out back spasms to score 19 points, including the game-winning layup with 31.2 seconds left. But if the Bulls want the real reason they failed to win a very winnable game, they need to look past former Bulls to the current ones.
"It's frustrating and it seems like that's a habit almost," guard Ben Gordon said. "We do everything to stay in the game. And then when the game is on the line, we don't come through."
That comment proved far more accurate than Gordon's shot, which uncharacteristically deserted him at Madison Square Garden, his favorite NBA arena located 20 minutes from his hometown.
Gordon missed 12 of 15 shots, including an air ball on a three-point attempt with 11.8 seconds left and the Bulls down three. The play featured little movement or creativity, and Gordon took the shot despite sitting from the 9-minute, 42-second mark until Duhon's hoop with 31.2 seconds to go.
"I was kind of cold and wasn't able to get a great shot off," Gordon said. "The way the Knicks were playing, they were switching everything. So it wasn't like I could get an easy shot off a pick."
Yet Gordon's miss was hardly the only—or even the worst—transgression.
Inexplicably, Luol Deng, who tied Derrick Rose for team-high honors with 20 points, attempted just one fourth-quarter shot in 81/2 minutes. This after Deng had shot 9-for-15 through three quarters.
"We went to the pick-and-roll and they stayed with him," coach Vinny Del Negro said. "We were trying to roll and open the court up a little. I didn't think we picked it apart real well. We got a little stagnant at times."
The Bulls also shot themselves in the foot when Tyrus Thomas failed to corral a loose ball, leading to Quentin Richardson's three-pointer on the same possession that tied the game at 97-97 with 2:15 remaining.
"Those are the plays you have to make," Del Negro said. "We had an opportunity to pick the ball up and we didn't. And it cost us."
As did Kirk Hinrich's decision to launch an open three-pointer in transition with the Bulls leading 98-97 and 48.9 seconds remaining. Del Negro consistently talks about playing off instinct and giving players freedom, but with just four seconds off the shot clock, second-guessing will follow.
Worse, Thomas, who packed the box score with 19 points, 10 rebounds, five turnovers and three blocks, rebounded Hinrich's miss and missed a point-blank follow-up.
"At the end, we didn't get loose balls and convert around the basket," Del Negro said.
The Bulls still had a chance after Duhon's driving layup. But Rose, who also had eight assists, missed a driving layup under defensive pressure from Wilson Chandler, which Rose acknowledged altered his shot.
Duhon, who almost had a triple-double in the teams' first meeting, then added two free throws with 22.8 seconds left.
"Du played really well," Gordon said. "But we had our chances."


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Programming: Sudoku With a Time Limit?
I've been searching for a metaphor for programming, to help explain to my sons the curiosity, the intellectual satisfaction, the maintenance of multiple simultaneous concepts in the brain, the tremendous importance of experience and of metaphor, and the occasional intense pressure of what it is I do for a living.
I've been lapsed in all my writing activities of late - due to a rather large and important deadline looming in a few weeks' time: through 2010 I've been involved as an expert witness on an IT fraud case, and we're getting down to the pointy end. (It's the most rewarding work of my career, but there's a lot of pressure - much of which is self-imposed, natch.)
The performance of my fatherly duties have also been somewhat truncated, at least as far as household duties and playing football (the one where you kick the ball with your foot ;-) and Nerf war with the boys, and for the same reason. (Except for last weekend, Father's day here in Australia, when I was the proud recipient of a Raider CS-35, a pump-action multi-fire Nerf rifle. We're still finding darts all over our home!)
At times like this, the boys have trouble understanding the ebbs and flows of my workload. For most of their lives, Dad's been at home, "doing stuff on the computer", and, when not out on his bike, often able to manage his time to break off to play, read, watch TV, shout (when the occasion arises), or whatever else the boys want to do. I've succeeded to some degree in explaining to them that working really hard at school/university helps to give you choices in life, and that I've been fortunate in that respect to a reasonable degree. What I've been much less successful at is explaining what it is I actually do.
As far as my friends and family - and most other non-programmers, for that matter - are concerned, computers are "machines that do things for you". When computers go wrong, the interpretation is that someone's done a bad job, or taken a shortcut. And, a lot of the time, that's true. But that's not the whole picture: sometimes it's an inescapable function of the scale and complexity of the systems. Trying to explain to non-programmers that programmers face an impossible task in reconciling the precision of software systems with their complexity - a phenomenon I call the unpredictable exactitude paradox - is very difficult. Let's be blunt, many computing professionals struggle to comprehend this issue, and all of those that do struggle to live with it!
Of late, I've found a better approach is to focus on the contradictory mix of intense fun and intense pressure that occurs in many commercial programming activities. The best analogy I've come up with so far is: programming for a living is like playing Sudoku with a time limit.
Many people - my sons and me included - like playing Sudoku. When we go away on short breaks I always buy a Sudoku book, and hack away at it while lounging around, alternating with a novel or two. (There's always a pile of programming books as well, which I never fail to bring, yet always fail to open. Go figure!)
Anyway, my modus operandi for Sudoku is to rush through the Easy and Medium ones - assuming I get to them before the youngest son does - one after the other, as fast as possible. Once I hit the Hard and Extreme sections, however, this systematic approach founders. I'll try the first Hard, and go as far as I can easily go, and then move on to the next. Except for the occasional Hard, whose particular patterns happens to tally with some way of my thinking, I'll skip from one to the next, adding in whatever's easiest as I go. Only when I've got a smattering of numbers in every Hard, will I then "bother" to start the hard work of finishing them off. Same goes for the Extreme section.
Part of the problem is that I refuse to annotate the empty boxes with possible candidates, or to test out possible solutions on a sheet of paper. It may be delusion, but my reasoning is that I keep my brain fit by eschewing such expediencies. (I realise I may be wrong: my mum has no scruples about annotating, and usually Sudokus far more efficiently than me. But then, she is the only member of either side of the family that finishes cryptic crosswords as a matter of course.)
Naturally enough, I muddle partially through most of the Hard, and several of the Extreme, items in my haphazard fashion. Occasionally, one'll annoy me so much I'll sit and think and won't give up no matter what, but to most of them I'll give a phlegmatic shrug, and just enjoy my holiday. That is, of course, because I'm supposed to be relaxing, and intend to do so, and absent anyone holding a knife to my throat I'd be a fool to do otherwise.
And this is where programming commercially differs from Sudoku. Sometimes you have to complete that puzzle, no matter how extreme. When I put it to my son that he might have to finish a given puzzle, no matter what, he fixed me with a look of quizzical disbelief, and declared that if he couldn't do it, then (of course) he wouldn't do it. Q.E.D. Self-evidently correct. Except that in programming, sometimes you have to, nonetheless.
Granted, this simile is imperfect. But it's the one I'm using at dinner parties and school camps this year. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has a good alternative.


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By Jonathan Binder, CNN
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(CNN) - If it wasn't for stolen iPhones, overall crime in New York City for 2012 would have been down according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Last year in New York, 3,890 Apple products were stolen.
A lot of those iPhones and iPads might be sold outside of the United States, according to MIT Technology Review Editor Will Knight:
[4:05] "There's a big black market for these phones, particularly in China, Africa, South America. The used devices can often sell for a lot less than the new ones so there's a lot of demand."
And one phone that won't be part of the stolen iPhone statistics, belongs to Steve's wife (he chose to not use his last name or his wife's first name).
Steve located his wife's stolen phone on a plane from Atlanta to Bozeman, Montana using the "Find My iPhone" app. A flight attendant pulled out a blue hiking bag that didn't belong to Steve or his wife:
[4:31] "The flight attendant then opens the bag. Inside the bag in another zipper pocket that was zipped shut was her phone, pinging."
The well-dressed, twenty-something thief was greeted by police when he got off the plane in Montana. But Steve and his wife settled for an apology and did not press charges.
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You actually make it appear so easy along with your presentation however I find this matter to be really one thing that I think I'd never understand. It seems too complex and very wide for me. I'm looking ahead to your next post, I will attempt to get the hang of it!
there is a lively market for iphones left in cabs in chicago,cab drivers will usually sell the iphone at a couple of restaurants frequented by them,this pertains to a specific ethnic/national group,these restaurants close to each other in a certain well known for it's retaurants and groceries ethnic area,,the phone will then be sent of to this one country,where it will be resold.all cabdrivers are forewarned to switch the phone off,and to take out it's batteries!!
Too bad NYC police wouldn't do anything even though I had the address where my stolen laptop was. Their reasoning: "it probably won't be there anymore by the time we get there". Great work guys, keep up the stop and frisks.
I don't have an iPhone but I've had my computer stolen in the past. I installed Blackberry Protect on my phone and Devicetrack.net on my laptop (for windows), so if it ever happens again, I plan on tracking them down and having them busted! Plus, the Devicetrack.net thing also lets me log in to my laptop if it's ever stolen so I can download and delete my files.
I use Private Eyes Mobile app. It works great and let me see who was snooping on my phone at work.
I use a password on my phone that only I know, that keeps anyone from being able to access it in the first place. But that's just me.
It's cute that you think the simple passcode (a feature that 99% of all phones have) is enough.
Easy fix to this it's called the ichain! It's like the chained wallets but it goes around your iPhone and connects to your pants. Apple will release new iterations of it each year with 43% increased security and strength and after some time they may even increase the length if the chain! Look for it being released alongside the iPhone 5s!
1) Important story on being cautious and the crimes that are occurring and if you have an iPhone – how you can locate it.... (That's the point isn't it?)
2) I think it was well written. (No, I am not Jonathan.) It is just a short news article.
3) At least Steve and his wife did something about the situation.. for those judging him. He did it also at the risk of their own safety. (Dangerous.) They also possibly stopped it from occurring again. (Bravo.)
4) So much criticism... Gee whiz.
A couple of years ago I was in New Orleans for a meeting. I was on my IPhone in a crowded upscale mall on Canal St. I was talking to my son on my IPhone and was hit on the back of the head by someone as I was talking. He didn't grab my purse (which was dangling from my shoulder), or my shopping bags – he ripped the phone right out of my hand while I was on it. Fortunately I wasn't very hurt, just startled. The police office that I spoke with following the incident said it's an incredibly common crime in New Orleans for exactly the reasons stated in the article. He said that thieves look for a person on a phone, distracted and target them. He said often they will even approach people in groups, not just people walking on their own. He said your guard is down and you're not expecting it. His suggestion was not to talk or text without sitting down or standing in an area that you can see around you. He said to look up and at my surroundings if I'm talking, and better yet, to use a bluetooth and put the phone out of sight. It was very upsettting, but I'm wiser for it.
My son's phone was stolen out of his classroom (in middle school) after it fell out of his pocket (he returned one class period later and it wasn't there)... we (wife and son) started the "finding" process after he got home, and saw it moving down a neighborhood road. We notified police, they went but didn't find it, and it stopped "checking in"... so we disabled the phone's account temporarily to prevent abuse, putting on a stolen phone notice that would tell anyone who had it to return it. After I got home, we decided to temporarily reactivate so I could run a trace again. It was about 10 blocks from our house (it had been turned back on)... wife and I got in the car and to the location and saw an "iPhone repair" company wrapped truck in a driveway at the location. We immediately called police, who met the guy, and ended up getting our phone back with a story of "some person who he bought it from" given to the police.
Later turns out someone at the school was stealing several phones and reselling them, so we could have ignored it and let others be victimized, or pursued it as we did, and the thief was caught, disciplined (sent the the alternative juvenile program), and the "buyer" was basically on notice that now the police have a good starting point for future such thefts.
The point isn't the money/cost, it's that theft of anything is NEVER acceptable, and should never be tolerated. To do so just encourages more theft.
Actually, it seems more like the point is that your son is not responsible enough to have a cell phone. I've had cell phones for 15+ years now, and it has never fallen out of my pocket. Also, I still don't understand why a middle school aged kids needs a cell phone.
agreed. tell your spoiled brat to grow up.
Dkkm and g, way to pass judgement on Chris' kid. Sounds like you two are choosing to be part of the problem and not the solution. The issue isn't the child, it's the dishonest people who took advantage of his son dropping his phone. If the thief was an honest person, then this ocnversation wouldn't be happening. At this point, wiht comments such as yours,you two must be spoiled brats as well. Grow up.
Actually, if Chris had given her kid a cheap, disposable phone that only makes calls, like a TrakPhone, this conversation wouldn't be happening, because that phone would've probably still been lying on the floor when the kid came back. Dkkb and g are right, middle-school-aged kids are prone to losing things, and an expensive cell phone is not appropriate for a child of that age. A cheap throwaway phone is. Don't want to be victimized in a crime? Don't gave your kid a phone that would make them a target.
What SilentBoy741 is saying is that you should only buy cheap stuff for your kids because it might get stolen or taken by somebody it doesn't belong to.
Why won't the carriers just have a policy of refusing to activate stolen phones. Every phone has a unique ID number. If the person who legally owns the phone reports it stolen, it should be activated. If the carriers won't do this because they don't want to loose business, then maybe the government needs to force the carriers to do this. It would be so simple and solve the problem of stolen phones overnight. Its a no brainer!
Right Now, Sprint and Verizon have a policy to not active any iPhone that was previously reported stolen. AT&T should do the same. But again, it does not stop the the thief from jailbreaking the device and using it.
Actually, AT&T and I believe the other carriers have implemented a process to disallow a stolen smartphone from being reactivated on their network. At some point in the near future, if not already, they will have the ability to share this stolen phone info across carriers. This in itself should help drive down theft of smartphones.
You are right, but the blacklist extends to any GSM carrier worldwide not just AT&T or tmobile. ANY phone reported stolen is now worthless unless you can spoof an imei which is not very easily done. Best thing to do is to make sure find my iPhone is enabled on your device or if you have an android download where's my droid and to understand how to use them!!! Test it out! For all other smartphones or for added protection many carriers now offer a mobile locate feature you can add to your account that gives the ability to ping a device and find its current or last known location. And one last bit of advice... if you notice that the MOST stolen phone is an iphone then maybe just maybe you should try something else, you might like what you find 😉 Hope this helps!
Correct. My daughter misplaced her phone (it actually fell in her school backpack) on a friday and verizon put it on a stolen list so it could not be activated. We found it the following monday when she went back to school.
Yep...thanks Steve. You didn't press charges so this loser didn't learn his lesson and he went off to steal someone else's property. Flipping bleeding heart hippies!
Agreed. I would have definitely pressed charges on that jerk.
How many of these stories are they going to publish about someone using some kind of app or online tool to get their iPhone back? Do providers not allow insurance on iPhones like other phones? I've lost phones before. "Oh crap, I lost my phone, oh well, I have insurance." Then I go to the provider and get another one. Sure, I understand the concept that things should not be stolen from you and it's your right to get it back, but in other stories, people have went way overboard to get it back. It just boggles my mind that people seem to have the mentality of "it's MY iPhone and there is no other like it." It's a phone.
It's the jerks like you that cause the insurance rates to go up. Sorry I take care of my stuff and if I lose it, that's that. I didn't have a rich mommy and daddy to spoil me and teach me to steal from the insurance companies. I was raised proper.
Paying for and using insurance is exactly what insurance should be used for. If the policy covers lost or stolen, then you are following the rules the insurance company set when you elected to have said service. It is the insurance companies that punish us for using a service they provide. Has nothing to do with a rich or poor mommy and daddy. I would think people from poor families would see more value in insurance than those that grew up wealthy. Maybe you shouldn't be so concerned with someone using the service they paid for. If you lose your phone and that's that, then why are you so concerned about the cost of a service you refuse to use?
Dude insurance rates didn't go up, the price and value of phones did... Insurance rates are respectively low comparatively. You break an iPhone and insurance costs you... Oh the same price you paid for that iPhone! And here's a trick... Deductibles are the same whether you lose the phone or break it so if you break it claim it lost, pay the deductible, sell the broken phone, profit
Might have to do a lot with what is on the iPhone. Back in the day, phones only held so much info. An iPhone would be all someone would need for identity theft of the worse kind. Knowing who has it and where it is may be helpful to a lot of people, especially those who use or got their phone from work and have sensitive material. There are several ways to wipe the device remotely but it may be equally valuable to the owner to know who got a look at the data.
Obviously you dont have an IPhone or would know that no Iphones insurance do not cover being lost or stolen- Therefore we value our Iphones 🙂
The only protection you can get on an iPhone is the Applecare protection. It does not cover loss or theft. And, you know the majority of iPhone owners are pretentious, idiotic tools that value their iproducts mroe than their own lives. (And I am an iPhone user, but reluctantly and only because the Androids have become too large for my liking).
Actually you are wrong sir, asurion began insuring iPhones starting August 2011 but you can only add insurance at time of upgrade or new activation
I was offered theft/loss insurance when I bought my iPhone from AT&T ~ 6 months ago.
after many years of using several electronic devices and being in many crowded places...i've never been pickpocketed. maybe people should just try to pay more attention.
It has nothing to do with pay attention, the pickpocket distracts you by bumping into or some other benign distraction.
Let me ask you this, you've seen magicians do slight of hand tricks right? Are you telling me *you* pay such close attention, you expose them every time? I think not. Pickpocketing is the same concept, disctraction/misdirection = prize.
It's all about better practices.
So obviously Steve and Steve's wife didn't do as instructed and turn the phones off. Otherwise, the phone would not have been located. I'm amazed they weren't charged for failure to deactivate a cellular device on an airplane.
well, perhaps the thief turned the phone on....?
The point of the story is that the phone was stolen. It likely was not stolen while everyone was seated after final boarding and takeoff, when it would be quite difficult to simply walk to a seated person on a plane and rob them. Stands to reason, simple common sense reason, that at some point before the plane went airborne, the phone was stolen. At that point, most phone owners have their devices turned on. This comment was just silly enough that I felt compelled to point out what seemed so obvious but apparently wasn't as common sense as one might assume. Sometimes all it takes to not miss the obvious is a minute or two to think a thought through. It is a declining practice
With the iPhone' IMEI and Serial Number (first one used by cellular carriers, second one by iTunes) burned into the hardware, I don't understand why these devices aren't immediately flagged when stolen.
I guess certain cellular provides rely strictly on the SIM cards but the iPhone/iPod/iPad is pretty worthless without the Apple App Store. Since I've registered all my hardware ID's with Apple, I don't understand why they can't or won't shut down devices that are flagged as stolen and then re-registered.
Am I missing something? Seems like it would be just one more column in a data table.
The fact that you think there aren't way to get around having to use Apple's App store, just shows that Apple has done a great job of deluding the public.
I understand jail-breaking's benefits and pitfalls however I would argue that the appeal of a stolen Apple product is based on it being an APPLE PRODUCT and having all of the benefits and features associated. Number one being the +500,000 apps available in the AppStore.
Just think if Apple had a tracking technology that was tamper proof. Too bad Apple won't enable that...
parts of this story were written by someone who skipped journalism school.
Apple products are the next "assault weapons" in New York. Because according to their government crime would be much lower if everyone only had those lowly Windows Phones. 🙄
Thanks Steve and Steve's wife.
People like you are a big part of the problem...
Exactly what I thought. People that refuse to prosecute are encouraging the thieves.
Do you know where the couple lives? If it's not in Bozeman and they weren't going to be there very long it might not have been feasible. I don't know all the ins and outs of pressing charges, but if they had to fly back there for a court date would you pay for the tickets?
Find My Phone doesn't work against most thieves. I recently had my iPhone 5 pick pocketed from me at NFL game while I was on the way to the restroom. Upon returning I realized it wasn't in my back pocket. I quickly grabbed one of my friends iPhones and logged into Find My Phone with my account, Phone was turned off.
Any thief that is aware of the tracking quickly turns the phone off and removes the sim card. The phone will never appear on the network, and no way of tracking or remote erasing it.
Sure turning off the phone gets around that, but I have that app installed on my own ipad and ipod and also my kids, and have used it to get them back when they were stolen, because the ipad and ipod, are devices that they have to turn on in order to erase them. When my oldest son's ipod was stolen out of his gym locker, he immediately called me and I logged into my account and remote locked and password protected his ipod and then notified the police and also the school. I also remained logged in because the thief had turned it off. About 6 hours later, it alerted me that it was turned on, and I called the police and told them where to find it. The kid who took it was trying to erase it through itunes when he realized that he couldn't erase it from the device itself due to the password protection. Basically that app may be useless to an iPhone because of the reasons you stated, but it is very useful for the iPad and iPods, because there are no sim cards that can be removed to get around it.
Actually your right and wrong there.
You'll need the person to turn it on, with an open access point first off, if the iPad/Pod can't connect to the internet, still no go there. So, if by chance the person does turn it on, and it connects to a AP, or the stupid thief connects it to the AP, yes, your are correct.
However, most professional iDevice thieves, not children, also know how turn a iPhone/Pad/Pod on in recovery mode and wipe it, by hold down the home/sleep button while powering it on, the phone immediately goes into recovery mode, where they can wipe it in iTunes.
You should never use your back pocket. Makes it real easy for the pick pocket.
>The well-dressed, twenty-something thief was greeted by police when he got off the plane in Montana. But Steve and his wife settled for an apology and did not press charges.
See, that's part of the problem right there. No 'penalty for failure' applied to the thief. All this thief has learned is that you have to dress well, look clean-cut, act contrite, and you can probably get away with a lot after the fact.
Thanks a lot, Steve and 'Wife'. All you've done is help train another predator.
Agreed. The "well-dressed thief" should have had charges pressed against him. I do not understand how the victims in this could let someone like that off the hook. Did he somehow think the iPhone was his even though it may have been locked, had a totally foreign address book, or even was the wrong color in a different case? Not likely. You don't coddle those kinds of people. You press charges.
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The major U.S. Olympic trials are under way through July 2 in preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Live coverage of many events can be found on the NBC Sports Network, and selected videos will appear on NBCSports.com. Here's what you should watch today:
The event: Diving finals, men's 10m platform and women's 3m spring
When: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET, NBC
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Where: Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash.
One to watch: In the a men's 10m competition filled with 10s, David Boudia finished the semifinals ahead of the pack with 1083.75 points. He earned 11 perfect 10s throughout the prelims and the semis to lead Nick McCrory (second place) and Thomas Finchum (third) heading into tonight's final.
What happens: The diver who scored the highest points following the final will go to London.
Read more about the diving trials and about the Olympic diving events.
The event: Track & Field: men's and women's 400m (semifinals), men's 1,500 (decathlon); women's 100m hurdles (final) and women's 100m (final).
When: 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET, NBC
Where: TrackTown USA in Eugene, Ore.
One to watch: Can hurdler Lolo Jones live up to the hype? All eyes will be on Jones in the 100m hurdles following her numerous magazine cover stories and television program appearances in which she discusses her decision to live a chaste personal life. Talking aside, it will be the performance on the day that matters.
What happens: The top three athletes in the 100m hurdles will qualify to make the Olympic team and journey to London.
Read more about the Olympic track & field events.
The event: Women's field hockey (exhibition match).
When: 1.30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports.
Where: National Training Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
Ones to watch: All of them! The 16 player roster for the 2012 Olympic Games was announced on June 11. Seven of those named make a return to Olympic competition including U.S. captain Lauren Crandell from Doylestown, Pa. The team began their final preparation for the London Games on June 18 when they began a four game test series against Argentina in Virginia. After tonight's final game there will be a celebration to formerly recognize and celebrate the team.
What happens next: The U.S. team will open pool B of the Olympic Women's Hockey competition by facing off against Germany on Sunday, July 29 at the Riverbank Arena venue in London's Olympic Park.
Read more about the Olympic women's field hockey events.
The event: Rowing and BMX cycling
When: 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network
Where: Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. (rowing) and the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. (BMX)
Ones to watch: Coverage of trials for both sports. The rowing and BMX teams have already been named. Rowing: The U.S. Olympic team is coming off a three-medal performance during the 2008 Beijing Games and will look to recapture that glory in London. Rowers named to the team include Ken Jurowksi (men's single sculls), Sara Hendershot and Sarah Zelenka (women's pair) and Silas Stafford and Tom Peszek (men's pair). BMX: The five-person racing team which will represent the U.S. in the 2012 London Games in the BMX cycling events are David Herman, Connor Fields, Nic Long (men's) and Arielle Martin and Alise Post (women's). Final selections were made Saturday June 16.
What happens next: The rowing team will compete at the Eton Downey Rowing Center at Eton Lake located 25 miles west of London. BMX made its Olympic debut in 2008 and features one elite men's and one elite women's event with races held on a circuit of approximately 350m located within London's Olympic Park venue. Eight riders will compete in each heat with the top four qualifying for the next round.
Read more about the Olympic rowing and BMX cycling events.
For broadcast information, visit NBC 's Olympic website and click on "TV Listings" for your local listings.


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ONEIDA >> Kevin Bailey has a message in his music.
The guitarist and singer often brings his six-string to church services at the Three Voices congregations of Cochran Memorial, Mount Vernon, and Verona Presbyterian Churches in Oneida Castle, Vernon, and Verona respectively, where he is a commissioned lay pastor sharing duties with Peg Ward. While Bailey certainly adds a new and exciting dimension to the services with his playing and singing, he said he feels his music goes beyond performing hymns and Christian songs to making a more universal statement.
"Music to me has always been a vehicle to share the gospel but, also to share a common humanity, regardless of your personal beliefs," Bailey said.
He admits to somewhat of a late start in his guitar playing, only picking up his first guitar at the age of 23. Born in Colorado in 1956, his family moved to Central New York when he was young and Bailey graduated from Clinton High School. He went off to college in Philadelphia and left the area for awhile, returning in 1982.
When Bailey started going to the First Presbyterian Church in Oneida, he was active in their musical ministry, as a deacon and elder, and as a participant on their outreach mission trips to Delaware. At the church he found a pair of kindred spirits who would have a lasting effect on his life... his wife-to-be, Linda, and fellow musician Dan Lehman.
Bailey recalled he started visiting Linda at her Better Hearing business in Oneida with his mother as they worked on mom's hearing aids but in short time he was dropping by without her. They married in 1990, and each brought two children to the union -- Bailey's son Ben and daughter Hannah, and Linda's daughter Shannon and late son Scott, a former Oneida Daily Dispatch employee and charter participant at Heritage Farm, Inc.; Scott passed away in March 2010.
Bailey and Lehman invited youths of the area to the church's "Jesus Street" program, an outreach that welcomed them for afternoons of contemporary music, discussion, and camaraderie. Bailey was part of Jesus Street for 10 years, retiring two years ago. He has played with Selah, a band that also featured Ben on bass, and Stone Pillow, a group specializing in Christian music and the classic rock of the 1970s.
Bailey's musical groups have included many young musicians, he said.
"I've been privileged over the years to play with a lot of talented kids," he complimented.
Bailey owned C&G Printing on Broad Street in Oneida for 26 years, but felt he needed something more in his life as he followed his call to become a church leader himself. He sold the business to Bear Paw Printing, working for them five years full-time and then a year part-time as he transitioned into his new pastoral role.
He was offered the opportunity to go to the Lay Academy of the Presbytery of Utica, and was commissioned as a lay pastor in January 2011. Bailey now shares leadership of the Three Voices congregations with Ward, also a commissioned lay pastor, and they alternate churches when all three have services or share the duties when the three meet together.
When Bailey is in the church, his guitar is not usually far away.
So does Bailey see himself as a pastor using his music to better reach the people he is preaching to, or a musician who is using his love of the good news to make a statement? His own assessment of his role is a bit more humble, explaining he plays mainly for the Lord or for his wife but generally just doing his part to make the world a better place with his music -- on whatever level he can reach his listeners.
"I'm just a human being, doing whatever I can with whatever talents I have to make people feel a little better," he said.
The Three Voices congregations will hold a single service together on Palm Sunday, March 24, at 10 a.m. at the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, followed by Easter Sunday services at each of the three individual churches. Starting in April, the congregations will hold single services every Sunday, alternating monthly among the churches. They will meet in the month of April at the Cochran Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 11 State Street in Oneida Castle, Sunday mornings at 10 a.m.
Bailey will join fellow Christian singer Donna Mucks of Forestport this Saturday, March 23 at 7 p.m. opening for Dove Award winner and Gospel hall of Fame member Ann Downing at the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. The Tennessee-based singer brings her personable performance to the church as part of the monthly Saturday Celebrations of Spirituality hosted by the Three Voices group, and a free will offering will be taken.
The Mount Vernon church is located at 5204 W. Seneca St. in Vernon. For more information, call Bailey at 264-2207.


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The 11 News I-Team has discovered that a former senior manager with the State Highway Administration who resigned following accusations that he solicited money from firms doing business with the state has been rehired by the Department of Transportation.
Acting on a tip to the state's fraud, waste and abuse hotline, auditors concluded the actions of Mark Flack potentially violated state ethics laws, a governor's executive order and SHA policies.
Citing a lawsuit filed against them by Flack, state officials would not discuss why they gave him another transportation job.
Flack, a former senior manager with the SHA Office of Construction, resigned from his $102,000 job in April 2011 after the Office of Legislative Audits accused him of soliciting funds from firms doing or seeking to do business with the state.
As the director of the Office of Construction, Flack initiated and managed construction and inspection contracts. He is also a partial owner of a Web business called Waggle.com, a Virginia company that promotes golf tournaments for charitable causes.
State auditors said they found that seven firms that do business with the state were listed as sponsors. The sponsorships ranged from $250 to $2,500, I-Team reporter David Collins said.
Auditors discovered that five of them were procured through Flack's office, and two of the firms were each awarded a $16 million contract shortly before the golf tournament.
State auditors charge that Flack may have attempted to expedite awarding of those contracts. The Office of Legislative Audits cited an email Flack wrote to SHA procurement staff that stated in part, "We need to get this contract out ASAP as it's LONG overdue... we want to get it resolved."
Auditors also contend that Flack redirected funds from those two firms for unrelated projects to conceal overspending on other contracts. They claim he instructed the companies on how to submit their invoices to facilitate the payments, thereby circumventing Board of Public Works oversight and approval.
Given the choice of being fired or resigning, Flack resigned in May 2011, 13 weeks shy of retirement, stating he didn't agree with the need for him to go. The state accepted and pledged to give him a neutral reference when employers ask about his time with SHA.
In June, Flack filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the Office of Legislative Audits and transportation officials.
Neither Flack nor his attorney would comment. The lawsuit contends the state procurement process involves more than one agency and no individual has the authority to act alone.
A lawsuit on file with the Baltimore City Circuit Court denies all of the auditors' claims.
"Mr. Flack never, at any point, solicited sponsors for the golf tournament," the suit said. "Mr. Flack never, at any point, received payment or any direct benefit as a result of any tournament. Shifting of funds is a common and acceptable business practice occurring at SHA for at least 30 years."
Last week, the MDOT hired Flack. He is making $70,562 as a transportation engineer.
Flack is seeking more than $1 million in compensatory damages and more than $1 million in punitive damages. He said he wants a jury to hear his case.
No trial date has been set.


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Choosing the Right Law School / Re: Do the new rankings change your mind?« on: March 31, 2007, 05:19:16 AM »
I have absolutely no idea where I want to eventually live (and practice), so I can't really base my decision on location. One thing is for sure...after visiting the Penn State campus, I think that has dropped to one of my last choices...(funny too, since my luck will probably include me getting dinged everywhere BUT there...lol)
Oh well. Rankings aren't as important as atmosphere, and if the school seems like a good fit. Unfortunately, if I get any acceptances back (still waiting), I probably won't have the funds (or the time) to check out the school before deciding. So I'm stuck with looking at rankings, and message boards where hopefully I can talk to people at those schools.
Wish I knew where I wanted to live when I finish law school...would have made the process easier
I had a debate in a thread a few months ago about this issue and students in your situation. I will say that I don't think rankings are absolutely worthless, but I wouldn't base my entire decision on attending one school over another simply because this one is a 54 and this one is a 57, etc. What you can do is first decide on a few regions you may want to practice. That doesn't have to mean down to a particular part of a state but more like Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, NE, West Coast, etc. Surely there are a few preferences here. As for myself, I had 2 regions of the country I liked so then I used the rankings to pick out the 15 or so highest ranked schools in those regions. Then I began my research comparing and contrasting the schools- for instance, their national reputation, starting salaries for new grads, cost of education, teacher to student ratios, feedback from current students, pictures of their campus (like yourself, finances and a very busy job prevented a trip to college campuses for me), info. about the city and even states where these law schools were located especially in regards to the job market, local public schools (fiancée is a teacher), proximity to friends and family, and then also likelihood of acceptance, etc. After this I got down to about 8 schools and then also prioritized them.
Now in the end, for me, because of it's location, my familiarity with the campus and law school, available job already offered to my fiancee, the proximity to most of my friends and family, the cost of education and scholarship money, UGA won, even though Alabama is now equally ranked and offered me more $$$$, and to be honest was a better recruiter. Still I know I will be happy at UGA, and a happy student general makes a better student.


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Due to the respect of this site I will keep this clean and simple. Is anyone else getting extremely tired of Full Nelson throwing the same show every 2 months at the same casino? The same drunken ring girls, the same drunken promoter who constantly rambles on Facebook about "taking over the world" and "being such a god fearing man". I myself am in full support of Shine MMA and what they have to deliver. I have worked with both Brock and Dean and they are professional, courteous and sober Keep blowing up the same casino over and over and over Nelson.. That is it for me.
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I am no longer involved with Shine MMA, but thanks for the compliment.They are in great hands with Brock, Matt,Rob and Jeff though. There should be some really good shows in the coming months from them.
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I don't recognize a single fighter on the show and for a proud moment like a World Title shot, they spell it Word Tittle
Not much hope for Shine, I was hoping for some better fights than FNP but this lineup looks bad and might even have worse spelling than an FNP poster
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Carcasses can be found almost everywhere. Over the course of the migration, thousands will be found in the river. Lions and hyenas often enjoy dragging their kills into the darkest recesses of the bush but more often then not, carcasses are lying out in the open plains just waiting for the vultures to find them.
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While most newly discovered animals come from dense rain forests or deep oceans or places otherwise inaccessible, Burrunan dolphins are a reminder that even everyday nature remains a frontier. Image: Monash University /EPAAfrican Dwarf Sawshark Accidentally captured by biologists trawling the deep ocean floor off Mozambique, the African dwarf sawshark is one of only seven known sawshark species. They hunt by swimming through schools of fish while waving elongated, tooth-ridged snouts, then circling back to eat. Image: California Academy of SciencesPsychedelic Gecko Named for its vibrant coloration, the Psychedelic gecko, or Cnemaspis psychedelica, lives on a tiny island off the coast of southern Vietnam. It's one of 208 new species -- 28 reptiles, 25 fish, 7 amphibians, 2 mammals, 1 bird and 145 plants -- described last year in the fast-urbanizing Greater Mekong region by World Wildlife Fund researchers, underscoring the need for conservation.Barbicambarus simmonsi Like the Burrunans dolphin, Barbicambarus simmonsi -- it doesn't yet have a common name -- was discovered near a well-explored, highly populated place. But unlike those dolphins, nobody had seen this giant, 5-inch-long crayfish until one was pulled from under a rock in a Tennessee creek. Image: Carl WilliamsBeelzebub's Tube-Nosed Bat Largely unappreciated by virtue of their nocturnal habits, bats are more populous and diverse than any mammal order except rodents. Beelzebub's tube-nosed bat, named for its (adorable!) resemblance to the mythical Lord of the Underworld, is one of three species discovered in southern Indochina. Image: HNHM/Fauna & Flora InternationalPurple Acorn Worm Lacking eyes and tails, and thought to occupy a taxonomical branch that diverged from life's tree before their evolutionary cousins evolved into fish and spawned reptiles, birds and mammals, acorn worms burrow through seafloor like earthworms through soil. This acorn worm, still officially known only as Purple species, is one of three -- the others are called White and Pink -- newly collected from the depths of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Image: David ShaleMyanmar Snub-Nosed Monkey Still unphotographed in the wild, and known only from specimens killed by hunters, Myanmar snub-nosed monkeys live in the Himalayan mountains of northwest Burma. The monkeys reputedly weather rainstorms by crouching with heads between their knees, and their shallow noses make them prone to sneezing -- an endearing but unfortunate habit that makes it easy for hunters to find them. It's thought that no more than 350 may exist. Image: Martin Aveling/Fauna & Flora InternationalChlaenius propeagilis With over 350,000 species of beetles known, and at least twice that number thought to be unknown, no list of new species is complete without a beetle. Specimens of the elegant Chlaenius propeagilis were collected in streams and rivers across southwestern China. Image: Valim et al./ZookeysGaruda Wasp Discovered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the relatively enormous, 2.5-inch-long Garuda wasp has a shiny black body, matte black wings and tusk-like jaws that curve around its head when closed. Its name comes from the mythical winged warrior of Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Image: Kathy Keatley GarveyAfrican wolf Historically known as the Egyptian jackal and thought related to the Golden jackal, this canid proved to be a long-lost relative of the grey wolf. Its ancestors likely colonized Africa long before wolves howled in North America. 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Image: World Wildlife FundProtoanguilla palau The last common ancestor of Protoanguilla palau and any living eel swam 200 million years ago, and when biologists found this species -- mediagenically nicknamed "Eel-a-saurus" -- in an undersea cave off Palau, it was hailed by scientists as a modern-day coelacanth. <script language="JavaScript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js" type="text/javascript"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience1113211448001"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"></param><param name="width" value="650"></param><param name="height" value="630"></param><param name="playerID" value="1083378414001"></param><param name="publisherID" value="1564549380"></param><param name="isVid" value="true"></param><param name="isUI" value="true"></param><param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true"></param><param name="@videoPlayer" value="1113211448001"></param><param name="videoID" value="1113211448001"></param></object><script type="text/javascript"> runMobileCompatibilityScript('myExperience1113211448001', 'anId');</script><script type="text/javascript">brightcove.createExperiences();</script> Image and video: Jiro SakaueJogs Night Frog Jogs night frog is one of 12 night frog species discovered this year in India's mountainous Western Ghats. 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