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Newsletter for May 7th, 2010
"Birds of a Feather Update Together"
1. Newsletter Editorial
Hi all, and welcome to another edition of the DonationCoder.com newsletter. It's been less than 30 days since the last newsletter, and I'm trying to work my way back to doing them every 2 weeks, instead of the 4 week gaps that have become common.
I've updated half a dozen of my larger programs in the last week, and this newsletter marks their shift from beta to release status. You'll find links below -- the biggest update is to Screenshot Captor, which now boasts some of the best capturing of Windows 7 and Vista semi-transparent (Aero Glass) windows you can find.
Skrommel, the legendary coding snacks coder finally gave in and has recompiled his huge collection of utilities hosted on DonationCoder, but we are still waiting for the new versions to be uploaded on his page -- I think this may be a case where we all need to nag him on the forum to show him how much we appreciate his work. If you haven't visited it in a while, stop by his section and take a look, and send him a message telling him to update the files already!
Markham has released a new update to CircleDock, the insanely popular circular launch dock that got it's start on DC (originally coded by Eric Wong). And DC member and programming legend Ecaradec, has posted about his latest creation, Swiffout, a browser extension that can take an in-browser flash game and let you play it full screen.
Lastly, let me mention here that I'm putting out an open invitation for anyone who wants to come over on May 22nd (Saturday) to my place in Champaign IL, for food and to play board games. See the thread below for more details. Social outcasts and shy non-talkers are welcome.
- Mouser's Software
- Skrommel's One Hour Software
- CircleDock Update
- Swiffout -- Play browser flash games full screen
- DC IRLDD Board Game Night - Sat May 22nd, Champaign IL
2. User-to-User: Your Input Requested
We encourage everyone's participation on the forum, regardless of your computer knowledge or how long you've been a DC member. If you're still waiting to make your first post, see the links below for some good places to dive in.
3. May 2010 Discounts
Last month we featured a discount on the VTrain vocabulary trainer, and gave some copies of it away as well. We're pleased to announce that VTrain has agreed to extend the discount through May, for anyone who missed it in April.
4. DC Member Software Updates
This month DC members announced a few new coding snack utilities and software updates.
- CircleDock New Version Released April 30, 2010
- Crack tracker
- NoDelay - automate and customize web pages ( multiple web browser compatible )
- Coding Snack: Make mouse cursor "wrap" or "warp" to opposite screen edge (for multi screens)
- Coding Snack: Toggle mouse cursor speed or acceleration with hotkey
- Coding Snack: ALT key down visual indicator (for when alt key is stuck)
- Coding Snack: Simple Timer/Alarm Utility that beeps motherboard
- PromptHere v. 18.104.22.168
- Swiffout -- Play browser flash games full screen
5. Mouser Software Updates on DC
I released a bunch of updates to my larger software programs on the site, including some major new features (like completely re-written functions for capturing Vista/Win7 Aero transparency effect by Screenshot Captor).
- LaunchBar Commander 1.112 - major new features
- Find and Run Robot 2.87.03 - major new features
- Clipboard Help+Spell 1.30.01 - bugfix update
- URL Snooper v2.28.01 - minor new features
- Screenshot Captor v2.81.01 - major new features and win7 update
- MiniCap v1.20.01 - major new features and win7 update
- Multi Photo Quotes 1.30.03 - minor features
6. DC Member Software Updates and Mini-reviews
We also have an eclectic trio of new mini reviews posted by forum members:
- Book Mini-Review: The Design of Design - Essays from a Computer Scientist
- Bluebeam Review
- Mini Review of SugarSync and DropBox
7. Site/Forum Features and Discussion
There are several ongoing discussion threads about DonationCoder.com features, structure, and possible improvements.. I think we are finally reaching some agreement on our top priorities for things we want to do going forward, but we still want to hear more opinions about these things, so don't be shy!
- Changes to Forum Profile Visibility
- NANY 2011 :: A New Concept -- Have your say!
- Discussion: How can we Improve DonationCoder?
- Friendly 404
- Welcome, come back in a year?
- My new digital camera.. A DonationCredits Success Story
8. Website Discoveries, Debates, and Discussions
What's new on the world wide web? What fun new sites have forum members discovered? What's the current hot topic and debate? Let's find out..
- building reputation: good o'reilly book and blog
- Bit.ly is Harmful to Your Reputation
- Apple Attacks Adobe
- Steve Jobs tells us how he really feels about Flash...
- The conflict of interest that is Google
- DuckDuckGo - new search engine
- A must-read: Hacker Marc Maiffret on Microsoft's Security Successes
- Here we go again with false positive antivirus actions bricking computers
9. Fun, Games and Amusements on the Web
If you've read the newsletter up to this point, take a break and check out some of the lighter fare from the forum - humour, videos, and games..
- Comic: If Real Life Were More Like The Internet
- stackoverflow-like site for DC. Would it work? Now free
- Dan the Man: Videogame Parody
- A really cool modern visual illusion
10. Software Discussion
Almost half the posts on the forum fall into the category of general software discussions, questions, recommendations, etc. This is one of the most active sections of the DC forum and a great resource if you're trying to solve a software or hardware related problem.
- Fx Software - Assistive Software - Freeware to aid (visually and other) impaired
- Alternatives to AnVir Task Manager
- CreateShotcutThere with "Open with" box ?!
- Meeting minutes/action item software recommendations?
- Powerpoint sucks - what to use instead?
- How to remove ">>>" characters from mail and rewrap mail text?
- What free multi-user CMS best matches this description?
- Need some input on CMS for a kinda, sorta webby ...
- RSS feed editor
- Review of 7 Cloud Storage Services
- XML editor
- Your favorite Spyware Tools
- Outpost 7 BETA-testers wanted
11. Developer's Corner
If you're not a programmer, don't let the title of this section scare you away - there's something here for everyone, even non-programmers! It's more than just a forum about software development, it's also where we discuss web design, entrepreneurial struggles, and general productivity issues. It's great to see that the section has been pretty active recently.
- OCX or API call to control notebook LCD brightness?
- Documentary on the Absurdity of Software Patents
- Atwood on configuring servers for sending email that doesn't get marked as spam
- C# Book Recommendations?
12. News You Can Use
DC member Stephen6615 has been filling in for Ehtyar in posting weekly summaries of interesting tech/computer/security news articles that he comes across on the web. He even forced me to create an archive page where you can browse through past editions.


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12 Mar 2008
|St. Johnsbury VT Athenaeum Included in NY Times
The New York Times Travel section last week published an article about athenaeums around the eastern US, mainly New England. "Where Greek Ideals Meet New England Charm" includes a mention of the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, a combined library and art gallery located in downtown St. Johnsbury. It's an outstanding facility where you can easily lose track of time.
The town of St. Johnsbury is a wonderful place to visit and great entrance to Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Other attractions in the area include the
Fairbanks Museum, Old Stone House Museum, and Stephen Huneck Dog Mountain.
More information about these attractions and others are listed on the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce website.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor (except the photo above) Grunberg Haus
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10 Mar 2008
|Budweiser Clydesdales at Mount Snow March 21 and 22
Budweiser Clydesdale horse photo from Mount Snow
Mount Snow is the only northeast ski area that will be hosting the Budweiser Clydesdale horses this year.
They will be available for viewing at a Friday night pizza party, a Saturday afternoon parade, and in one of the parking lots after the parade.
Mount Snow Ski Resort is located in southern Vermont near Wilmington VT, between Brattleboro and Bennington.
More information is available at the Mount Snow Events Calendar.
(c) 2008 [except the photograph] Jeff Connor
|posted by grunhaus at 13:21 | permalink
4 Mar 2008
|Telemark Ski Festival at Mad River Glen This Weekend
One of the largest telemark ski events in the country takes place every year at Mad River Glen ski area in Fayston Vermont.
The North American Telemark Organization TeleFest takes place this coming weekend, March 8 and 9. About 1,000 telemark skiers will be taking part in races, clinics, equipment demonstrations, fun runs, and parties.
The cost is $54 per day or $104 for two day. and includes lift ticket, clinics, use of demo gear, contests, and Magic Hat dance party.
About a week later, March 17 - 21, the next door ski resort at Sugarbush will host the FIS Telemark World Cup Finals with the best telemark skiers in the world competing.
If you are not familiar with telemark skiing, you can read a good article about it on Wikipedia.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor (except the photo from NATO) Grunberg Haus Inn
|posted by grunhaus at 23:23 | permalink
3 Mar 2008
|"Do Y'all Still Have Some Snow Left in VT Now?"
That's the question I got from a wonderfully cheerful person somewhere south of the Mason Dixon line who had never seen snow and was calling in early March. He wanted to know if he had missed the snow this year or if there was still time left to travel to Vermont and see snow. I was happy to tell him that most years we get the greatest amount of snowfall in March compared to other months.
Most of the people I speak with are surprised to hear we get more snow in March. When they are seeing the beginning of Spring where they live, Vermont is building to a grand winter finale.
To see what I mean, take a look at Stowe Resort's five year weather history. Not only is March the snowiest (I guess that is a real word), but it's the end of the month when the largest amounts of snow are falling. The last week in March averages 32 inches at Stow, far more than any other week there.
Stowe's Snow Report shows 309 inches of snowfall so far this season, just short of the season average of 327 inches.
It's been a great year for skiing and other winter activities but don't feel that you have missed it if you have not been here yet. There is plenty of snow here for you to enjoy and more is on the way.
In fact, this is a good time of year to enjoy winter. The days are longer, temperatures are higher, and there aren't as many people skiing, snowmobiling, snow shoeing, etc. I wish more people were aware of how good it can be here in March. It would be great to see the ski areas and the Vermont's Department of Tourism getting the word out about March. I'm sure more people would come if they knew what it is like here this month.
For the more technically inclined, and maybe a few inexperienced skeptics, you can view a current snow depth map from the National Weather Service to see how much snow you can expect when you travel to Vermont or other New England states.
The areas in dark blue represent depths of 20 to 39 inches (50 cm to 100 cm), and the purple lines, which you can see run along the mountain ranges, represent 59 to 98 inches (150 to 250 cm). Those are current snow depths, not the amount that has fallen this season. The map is updated every day.
Plan a trip to Vermont and enjoy this great winter season we will continue having for the next month.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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|posted by grunhaus at 21:16 | permalink
29 Feb 2008
|A Celebration of American Artisan Cheese presentation Friday March 14
The Inn at Baldwin Creek in Bristol Vermont has a restaurant called "Mary's" that is well known and highly regarded around here. It has won many awards and reviews including Yankee Magazine 2005 Editor's Choice Award and 2005 Restaurateurs of the Year award from the VT Lodging and Restaurant Assn.
Each month, the Inn holds a dinner presentation and the selection this month is artisan cheese. The featured speaker is Jeff Roberts of Montpelier, VT, author of the Atlas of American Artisan Cheese , co-founder of the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese at the University of Vermont, and a Slow Food USA director.
Jeff Robert's Friday March 14 presentation includes dinner at 6:30 pm with tastings of regionally-produced artisan cheeses and a talk based on his research, stories about artisan cheese makers, and links to broader changes in American agriculture.
You can make a reservation by calling toll free 888-424-2432 or emailing email@example.com. The dinner and talk is $25 per person.
This presentation is part of The Inn at Baldwin Creek Annual Table Talk Dinner Series which are held the second Friday of every month. The inn's website has a list of the monthly presentation dinners as well as cooking classes.
Mary's Restaurant Chef/Owner Doug Mack has been there about 24 years. You can see him making fried zucchini flowers (!) on Vermont Public Television's Feast in the Making cooking program.
(c) 2008 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
|posted by grunhaus at 21:59 | permalink
28 Feb 2008
|Dog Sled Rides and Skijouring in Vermont
Photo courtesy of October Siberians
I read today that the famous Alaska Iditarod race is starting this Saturday and it lead me to thinking about all the sled dog activity here in Vermont. (Side note: many participants in the sport prefer the term "sled dog" rather than "dog sled" but you will see both terms used even by the people who run professional operations.)
In fact, if you would like to see a sled dog race and won't be in Alaska this week, there is a race you can watch at Burke Mountain Ski Resort in East Burke VT. There will be races both Saturday and Sunday.
A number of operations around Vermont offer sled dog rides and a couple of them offer skijoring too. Skijoring is done on skis and involves the dog(s) pulling the person via a harness attached to the dog. I've seen skijor racing a couple of times and it's impressive how fast they get going. You certainly don't want to fall down . . . I'm not sure the dogs would stop for a while - they're pretty enthusiastic.
The best one-stop source of information about sled dog rides in on the Vermont Outdoor Guide Association website. Atii is listed as one of the sled dog outfits but they are taking a year off from sled dog rides because they are rebuilding their group of dogs. Many of the current dogs have gotten too old to pull. However, Atii is still offering skijoring this year.
It's a unique adventure. Give it a try.
(c) 2008 [except the October Siberian photo] Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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|posted by grunhaus at 21:13 | permalink
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We offer guided trips for brown trout on both the Mad River near Dayton, and the Clearfork of the Mohican River near Mansfield. Our season runs year round and some of our best fishing occurs during the winter months.
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Local waters guided include the Olentangy River, Scioto River and our specialty....the Kokosing River. Walk-in trips as well as floats in canoes/kayaks are available. Our season typically runs from mid-March through early November.
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Mad River Outfitters serves as a full booking agent trophy warmwater fly fishing trips- right here in the Midwest! We have partnered up with Brian Meszaros and his Great Lakes Flyfishing and Waterfowl LLC. Come and fly fish the crystal clear waters of Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River for a varitey of warmwater game fish.
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To inquire about a Fly Fishing Trip for Lake Erie Smallmouth- give us a call at 888-451-0363 or contact us here.
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Saturday, September 11, 2004Richmond, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2004) - In their first match of Saturday action in the Nike/Comfort Suites Invitational the ETSU Lady Bucs fell 2-3 in a thrilling five-game match with University of Evansville (32-30, 1930, 27-30, 32-30, 10-15). Leading the way for the Bucs was Sara Scandiffio (Purcellville, Va.) posting 18 kills adding seven digs for the morning match. Brittany Kessell (Libertyville, Ill.) dished a match-high 53 assists in the loss, while Jennifer Sartor (Toronto, Canada) and Callie Kiselich (Indianapolis, Ind.) added 13 and 14 kills respectively for the day. ETSU will take on Lipscomb in the final match this afternoon at 3:00 p.m., check www.ETSUBucs.com for complete coverage and results from today's action.
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Nolan County Commissioners accepted a petition Monday following the commissionersŌĆÖ meeting, which will take county jail construction and fixing of the courthouse facade to the voters in November. Dr. Loren Bryant presented a petition of 446 signatures asking the issue to go to a bond election. This number meets the required 5% of registered voters, which equals 420 voters.
The petition for a bond election was presented prior to the meeting, and County Attorney Lisa Peterson took most of the day to verify each signature. Judge Tim Fambrough stated later that afternoon that the signatures had, in fact, been verified.
Fambrough admitted he was disappointed that the election will delay construction of the jail nine months to a year since the election doesnŌĆÖt take place until the general election in November. With the location picked out, the architect finished with his work, and now a contractor awarded the bid, Fambrough said they would have started pretty quickly.
Turner Construction was awarded the bid to build the jail and repair the courthouse fa├¦ade during MondayŌĆÖs meeting as well.
Fambrough said he hopes that voters realize the need for the jail and that they will make it a reality in November. ŌĆ£We will have problems if it doesnŌĆÖt pass,ŌĆØ he said, pointing out the state jail commissionŌĆÖs requirements for improvements to the jail.
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No Sir it is not that simple. If the jail is shut down all of the prisoners would have to be boarded out not just the ones that have to be because of lack of space or lack of ability to house them because of the current facility shortcomings and basically paying for another counties jail. Remodeling (Where do you think that money would come from? That would require a debt service too. Something the county has not had since the late 80s when the courthouse was paid for.)is not as cost effective as just breaking down and building a new jail especially given the things that are wrong with the current facility. Then there would be the additonal cost of boarding out inmates while the remodeling was done, even if it could be. Not to mention the additional cost of fuel for transport. Also if one of the inmates needs medical care instead of RPMH getting paid for it there would be more county money going to another county. One of the many issues is the jail being multi story and the inability to get a standard ambulance gurny on to the elevators. Then there are all the requirement that the The Texas Commission On Jail Standards require of County Jails, seperate cells for sick inmates, seperation by sight and sound between genders (that includes cells for the sick and detox cells)just to name a few of the big ones. The current facility has been running on variances almost since day one and variances are never meant to be perminant.
At the time the current jail was build there was no such thing as The Texas Commission On Jail Standards and they are really the ones in the drivers seat on when the jail gets shut down and likewise they would (and are) provide(ing) guidence on what the new jail should be like so that we would have that 50 year asset that a new jail brings.
If the jail is shut down the impact is going to be more law enforcement than just the SPD. It will impact the RPD,NCSO, and the DPS.
If you would come to public hearings, talk to your elected officials, and stay out of the coffee shops you might be more aware of what is really going on in the County. Sweetwater and Roscoe both are seeing growth in business and the county has a lower unemployment rate than both the state and the nation.
Same old stuff different day!! Politics, politicians, and the who's who of GOOD OLE NOLAN COUNTY. Will it ever change????? Don't try to
change anything, don't try to bring in new business, don't even think about it unless it pads the pockets of the oh so respected of this county. Wow...and the elders wonder why the youth are leaving and not coming back. Go ahead "OH GREAT ONES" shut down yet more jobs that might keep some of our youth around here. This place will be a ghost town if you keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ Sweetwater Sam
Stay delusional, my friends.
@ Skcus_Retaws.
Thank you for intellectually elevating this discussion to the next level. Your wisdom has shown me the errors of my thinking. But I'm left confused. If the state is going to shut down the Nolan County Jail, what are we supposed to do? The state standards that a new jail must meet are so strict as to make remodeling an existing building just as expensive as new construction. Jail capacity has to be expanded to meet an increasing and more diverse inmate population. We certainly don't want the sheriff deputies and city police being pulled off patrol duty to transport prisoners to other counties. Share with me what is a realistic alternative.
1. Either the powers that be can suck it up and shell out the cash to remodel what's already in place, or 2. Deal with it.
So what if the jail shuts down, so does everything else here. What changes? Inmates are getting taken elsewhere anyway on a regular basis... and we wouldn't want all 4 SPD officers staying too busy ,would we? This sad little town certainly isn't big enough for two jails. If it was a good idea to build a new one, this discussion wouldn't be happening.
And don't thank me for elevating the conversation. You whiners and complainers have yourselves to thank for that. I'm just conversing in a manner you seem to understand best.
Your statement clearly shows that you have no idea as to what is transpiring here. The "powers that be" have already made the decision to build a new jail based on the requirement of the State. That's what is called "dealing with it." Remodeling the jail is out of the question because it still won't be large enough to hold all of the incoming inmates. It will also cause a chain reaction throughout the entire courthouse thus causing it to probably be shut down to remodel completely so it meets code.
You say "So what if the jail shuts down, so does everything else here." There are some folks here that still care about this town. There are good people that would lose their jobs if the jail was shut down.
You obviously have no clue as to the job done by SWPD. Maybe instead of flinging mud at them how about going on a ride along with one.
Here's where you really make a fool of yourself. "This sad little town certainly isn't big enough for two jails. If it was a good idea to build a new one, this discussion wouldn't be happening." The proposal at hand isn't to build a 2nd jail. It is to build a replacement jail. Sure wonder what people were told on that petition because if they are as bright as you, well, i digress.
You are not elevating this conversation whatsoever. As a matter of fact, you have just proven yourself irrelevant by not knowing any of the facts.
You apparently have great disdain for this town with your name being "Swater Sucks" backwards and all of your negativity. If you don't care about what is happening here then by all means move on. I'm sure places like Austin would gladly accept you.
As far as the whining you refer to, call it what you will. We care enough about this town and people to fight for what we believe in. It is a little disheartening when 446 people out of over 8,400 voters can sign a shady petition without knowing the facts and cost the rest of us all of this extra time and money.
Just guessing here, but I guess you didn't go to any of the public meeting held concerning the current situation on the jail. If you had, you should recall that remodeling is neither cost effective or workable. Transporting a hand full of overflow prisoners is one thing, transporting an entire jail population is another. This option will be more expensive in the long run than new jail construction, not to mention drawing officers away from patrol.
Why are you all so assravaged? Can't you accept the fact that maybe you're all wrong? Maybe, people are intelligent enough to make their own decisions, rather than have some talking suits do it for them? Wait wait, no... no that can't be possible, can it? People... thinking for themselves...?
The petition was successful; Enough people decided that this needs to be challenged; Go cry somewhere else. Or better yet, go to the lake and cry. The tears your buttdevestation would generate would cause it to overflow, it would be glorious! You could complain all day and at the same time, actually do something constructive for once in your lives, instead of posting on the newspaper website of a dead town that no one reads.
Get over yourselves. Honestly, where else does this happen? A group of people don't get their way, so they resort to name-calling and hissy-fits. Wait... this sounds alot like Capitol Hill actually... it's strange... it's real green up there, and nothing gets done either... weird, huh?
November's gonna be fun!
History shows that political activity is nonexistent in "dead towns", so I don't think Sweetwater or Nolan County qualify for that label. That said...consider - of those who went to the public hearings, at most two signed the petition. Perhaps being informed made a difference? Of those who contacted their county officials for information - none signed the petition - do you suppose that made a difference?
Many in the courthouse have been contacted by persons who signed stating that they were not told the truth - they thought that they were signing a petition for the jail. Yes, they should have read it; however, the number who ask how to have their names removed grows daily.
Yes, November will be interesting. Hopefully the people of the community will be sick of the eyesore of a courthouse in the middle of town, and agree to fix it. Hopefully jail standards won't shut us down before we can start on a solution. Hopefully people will realize that the election is not about "where" - that is decided; it is about to build or not to build - and that is not wholly our decision. Hopefully, the Commissioners will find a way to balance the increased costs without having to hit the rollback rate.
The petition has started an avalanche of (presumably) unintended consequences. Rather than getting buried by them, let's recognize them and try to mitigate them while we wait for the results of the election. While I couldn't understand a considerable amount of your comment (please consider spell check), I am certain your county commissioner would appreciate hearing your ideas on keeping the county solvent.
I respect democracy and the rights of citizens to vote but what is the purpose of having elected officials if you don't allow them to do the job they were elected to do? The commissioners did exactly what they were elected to do and that was to make a decision based upon not just a suggestion from the State but a requirement. If the jail does not come up to current regulations then it will be shut down! This was explained at the multiple meetings held all over the county. A State Jail Commission representative even spoke at the meeting here in Sweetwater. This whole process was not held in secret and there were no closed door decisions made like in Washington. Dr. Bryant, your motives behind this petition are becoming blatantly obvious. The land across from the museum was not bought or stolen out from under you or the WASP museum. Your article in the Sweetwater Reporter would have us believe otherwise. Did you tell the whole truth to the people you asked to sign the petition? Did the locations that were used to host the petition have all of the pertinent information? These locations included the WASP museum of which I used to be a supporter, the Hall law firm at the butt of yet another controversy, Sweetwater's run-down Dairy Queen because Jerry Hulcy needs something to help make a name for himself to run for commissioner, and the former Doris' Sweet Shop of which I don't care what the new name is. I guess I have a few less places to take my business to now. All Dr. Bryant and the 5%'s have accomplished is increasing the cost. I hope it was worth it to you. People may lose their jobs thanks to you. I guess the Nolan County Sheriffs Dept can become the Nolan County Transport Dept because they will have to take every single person arrested to another county jail. This sure will change things out in the county when someone calls 911 for help and the deputy is in Taylor county transporting someone there because of an unpaid traffic ticket. Sounds ridiculous but if the jail is shut down that is what will happen. What about all of the jail employees? Just victims of the democratic process I suppose. Maybe they can go to the 5%'s and get handouts to support their families. I'm so glad the Hometown Heroes article came out in the paper the other day. Maybe that can be used on a resume somewhere else. Did the 5%'s consider or even know about these ramifications? Did they know how expensive this is going to get if inmates have to be housed elsewhere? Did they know that the Court House will continue to look like a big black box that will run up the utility bill trying to keep it cool this summer and warm this winter? I highly doubt it. I hold Dr. Bryant and the aptly named CAVE people/ 5%'s directly responsible for yet again halting progress in this town and county.
"I hold Dr. Bryant and the aptly named CAVE people/ 5%'s directly responsible for yet again halting progress in this town and county."
@ Big L,
You may be mistaken on this point or haven't you heard. Dr. Bryant is all for progress as long as it's on the north side of Avenger Drive. You see, the WASP Museum is about to embark on a big renovation and expansion of the Museum. They have somehow found a way to do this project without impacting their "pristine isolation", unlike the evil uncaring county. New construction and progress is perfectly fine as long as it's on the north side of Avenger Drive. To bad we don't get to sign a petition on whether we favor that.
The current jail is across the street from the movie theater your kids and mine were at nearly every Saturday night, but a few people in town and I mean a very few don't want the jail across from the WASP that is only open a few days. Maybe the ones who signed the petition can house the jail inmates when the jail is shut down at their homes? Just an idea since these few are costing the rest of us a lot of tax dollars.
The CAVE people have spoken.(CAVE-citizens against virtually everything) I can't help but wonder how many of the signers of the petition went to the trouble to inform themselves of the issues at hand by attending the public meetings held by the county months ago? Well, hopefully they will make an effort to learn the facts before the election and realize that the only thing accomplished by the petition was to delay the necessary and increase the cost. What a shame.
Does dr. Bryant have a clue to the ramifications of a possible jail closure or does he just not care as long the WASP Museum maintains it's "pristine setting"? Nolan County deputies will be too busy transporting jail prisoners to do any patrolling in the County. What will happen when the Sweetwater or Roscoe PDs make an arrest? Will members of these departments have to handle prisoner transport also? How will this affect 911 response times? Petitions are powerful things and voters need to be careful of the unintended consequences of ill advised petitions and uninformed or misinformed signatures.
Well thanks to the "not in my back yard" camp, the conspiracy theory camp, and the coffee shop experts the mess that Nolan County is in just got bigger.
Congratulations, Nolan County. Your courthouse will continue to allow weather to deteriorate things on the inside, as making it weatherproof is now put off until AFTER the November elections...
Your jail is due to be shut down...that means lay offs and a serious depletion in number of officers available to answer YOUR call because they will be transporting inmates to other counties
Your budget just went to heck...court appointed attorneys have to be paid mileage to visit their clients, and more inmates are likely to request court appointed when they are locked up out of town.
All this plus- the interest rate you had locked in was 2.88% - that won't be around after November. Construction rates go up, material costs go up...it will be WAY over 14 mill now.
Thanks, guys...
Sweetwater Sam,
This won't just hit the county's budget. Think what it will do to Sweetwater and Roscoe's budget when they start paying all that overtime to pay their police to run up and down the interstate transporting prisoners instead of being on patrol. Our taxes are headed through the roof.


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Link to thread for the other fairy-tale themed drama this fall, Once Upon a Time,
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Familiar as it is, the pilot is a heck of a lot more exciting than the pilot for Once Upon a Time.
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I still enjoy the show -- it's a good thing to watch on Hulu when you're feeding a baby at 2:00am -- but it is starting to feel a bit stale. I hope they start developing the show's mythology a bit more. There have been glimpses here and there with the Reapers-related material, but that's been few and far between, and I'm left wanting more.
I'm beginning to be slightly disenchanted. In many ways it's turning in to a police procedural with strange perps. More CSI, Law and Order, than Buffy.
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I like how they have built up this idea that the various creatures only know Grimms as fairytale monsters. And while the story initially seemed to suggest "One Grimm at a time" and part of a family lineage, the recent episodes hint that there is more than one Grimm roaming the earth. I also like Monroe's attempts to get Nick to open up and Nick constantly having to assure some of the creatures that he is not going to randomly kill them.
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Good point. My concern is that in those days (way back when in the late 90s) a TV show on a fringe network like CW had a good chance of getting at least two seasons to get things right--even Buffy, which most people thought would be a colossal flop. Now it's surprising if any show that's not CSI makes it past 13 episodes, and if the show is fantasy or sci-fi oriented and on a major network, it's like a miracle. I see a lot of potential in Grimm, but it's not there yet.
If you think about it, it feels very much like the first seasons of Buffy and Angel. Both tended to rely on the monster of the week before finding their footing-often late in their first season or somewhere in the second season.
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Now it's surprising if any show that's not CSI makes it past 13 episodes, and if the show is fantasy or sci-fi oriented and on a major network, it's like a miracle. I see a lot of potential in Grimm, but it's not there yet.
This may be why they seem to keep emphasizing the CSI Cop show so much...on the other hand, the X-Files were often as much "procedural" mystery solving (in some ways, this is "What if Buffy Was a Cop (And, uh, a guy)"). NBC has been pretty quick to kill shows off...usually after two or three episodes. The fact that Grimm is still on suggests it is doing just well enough for NBC to keep it going. Not a lock for a second season, but certainly better odds than other shows. They have not benched Grimm yet, and we are well beyond the usual cut line for NBC.
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Oh, and Grimm has been renewed for a second season.
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They kind of seem to be resetting that story line in recent episodes. We'll see. I hate being disappointed in a potential story after such huge implied (or inferred) promises.


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Whether you find yourself on a farm, a beach, the city streets, or a shuttle to Mars this spring, Surface To Air's latest collection's got the threads for you. Surface To Air — who we were thrilled to welcome to our neck of the woods earlier this year — let many style flags fly in a presentation that ranges from '70s beachin' in tribal prints to outer-space sophisticate with grommet dresses and square-cut shoulders.This isn't to say that the collection isn't totally wearable. No really, it is! We're just kind of seeing it being worn in many different locales and for many different occasions, since the drapes and silhouettes are totally universal. Punctuate your spring work wardrobe with their lemon-colored separates or dress up for evening with a bold bronze blazer. Or, if all else fails, keep it super-classic with their perfect black t-shirt dress and oversized trench coat — this collection's thought of it all, and is sure to be the cool-kid wardrobe fixture from Tennessee to NYC.


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Mission Type: Flyby
Launch Vehicle: Juno II (no. AM-11)
Launch Site: Cape Caneveral, United States, launch complex 5
NASA Center: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spacecraft Mass: 5.87 kg
Spacecraft Instruments: 1) photoelectric sensor trigger and 2) two Geiger-Mueller counters
Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes 1958-2000, Monographs in Aerospace History No. 24, by Asif A. Siddiqi
National Space Science Data Center, http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
This mission was the first of two U.S.Army launches to the Moon.
Pioneer 3 was a spin-stabilized probe (up to 700 rpm) whose primary goal was to fly by the Moon. Two special 0.21-ounce weights were to spin out on 1.5- meter wires and reduce spin to 12 rpm once the mission was under way.
The spacecraft carried an optical sensor to test a future imaging system. If the sensor received, from a source such as the Moon, a collimated beam of light that was wide enough to pass through a lens and fall simultaneously on two photocells, then the sensor would send a signal to switch on an imaging system (not carried on this spacecraft).
In the event, the main booster engine shut down 4 seconds earlier than planned due to propellant depletion. Once put on its trajectory, Pioneer 3 was about 1,030 kilometers per hour short of escape velocity. It eventually reached 102,322 kilometers and burned up over Africa 38 hours 6 minutes after launch.
The spacecraft contributed to the major scientific discovery of dual bands of radiation around Earth.