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LONDON - The first big technical controversy of Formula One's new engine era has its day in court on Monday with champions Red Bull confident they have a strong case in appealing Daniel Ricciardo's Australian Grand Prix exclusion.
Ricciardo finished second in his home race last month, his debut for Red Bull, but was disqualified hours later when stewards ruled his car had breached the new fuel flow regulations.
In what is seen as a critical test of the regulations accompanying the V6 turbo engines and energy recovery systems, Red Bull will say the fuel flow sensors cannot be trusted.
"We have got a very strong case," principal Christian Horner, whose team needs every point they can get after a troubled start to the season, said after last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
"As more races have progressed, issues have become more evident - new evidence has come to light, or understanding has come to light - so hopefully we can present our case fairly and get the second place back that Daniel deserves."
Exactly what that evidence might be remains unclear, although Red Bull have experienced further problems with the fuel flow sensors since Melbourne and other teams - such as sister team Toro Rosso - have also found them unreliable.
The appeal hearing at the Paris headquarters of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) is due to announce the verdict as soon as possible and certainly before Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
McLaren will be among those following events closely, having benefited from Ricciardo's exclusion with Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen promoted to second and Jenson Button to third.
Red Bull are sure to argue that a technical directive relating to the issue, and sent out by the governing body before the start of the season to all teams, had no regulatory value.
"We are very confident that we can demonstrate that we complied with the rules at all times," Horner said after Melbourne. "If you look at the facts, it's a very simple case. The rules are very clear. Technical directives are not rules. Did we break the rules or not? It's as simple as that.
"Technical directives are opinions, they are not regulations. And that's what the confusion is with this. I think people are not understanding that the rules within the technical regulations are explicitly clear. We did not break those."
The FIA has expressed confidence that the sensors it provides to all teams are accurate.
In Melbourne, instead of relying on the official sensor provided by the governing body Red Bull declared it too inconsistent and used their own measurements instead.
Ricciardo was then disqualified when stewards ruled his car had exceeded the maximum fuel flow limit of 100kg per hour - a breach which could have given a significant performance advantage over others.
The FIA says also that Red Bull ignored requests to reduce the fuel flow rate during the race.
Ricciardo, who had been the first Australian to appear on his home podium before his celebrations were cut short, said he had put the controversy to the back of his mind. "Regarding getting the points back, I can't really think about it," he had told reporters last weekend before finishing fourth in Bahrain. "I have to drive as if I don't have them."


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annual contest at Texas A&M University
calling for the most appropriate definition
of a contemporary term. This year's term
was "Political Correctness".
The winner wrote:
"Political Correctness is a doctrine of
behavior, fostered by a delusional,
illogical minority, and rabidly promoted
by an unscrupulous media, which holds forth
the proposition that it is entirely possible
to pick up a turd by the clean end."
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Isn't it great that some people just seem
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Monument to Canon Thomas Major Lester
Sir George Frampton, R.A., P.R.B.S. (1860-1928)
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Born in Fulham, south London, and educated at Christ's College Cambridge, Thomas Major Lester (1829-1903) became a curate in Liverpool in 1853. Apart from a stint in Manchester, he spent the rest of his life in the city, becoming Vicar of St Mary's Kirkdale, and later an honorary Canon of the city. He is widely remembered for the Kirkdale Child Charities, through which he operated the Major Street Ragged Schools and later a Girls' Home in Walton Road, followed by school facilities there. As it says on the right side of the pedestal, he also founded the Stanley Hospital. Over 10,000 children benefited from his work ("Canon Thomas Major Lester"). A prominent educationist, amongst his many offices were those of Chairman of the Liverpool Self-Help Emigration Society, and President of the Liverpool Ruskin Society. He is buried at Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool. [continued below]
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NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – A program record eight gold medals were earned at the 2014 Little East Conference/New England Alliance Outdoor Championship meet hosted by UMass Dartmouth. Along with the record gold medals, the women's track and field recorded their best ever finish at the outdoor championship as finished fourth overall with a program best 92 points.
The men's team closed out the championship meet with a sixth place finish and recorded a combined 41 points overall.
Having a career day was sophomore Hulerie McGuffie (Lynn, Mass.) who won a program record five gold medals. The two-time All-American was also named the program's first Little East Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Year as well. Of the five medals, three were earned individual competition, while the other two were earned with first place finishes in the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relays.
McGuffie set the Little East Conference Championship meet record in the 100 and 200 meter dashes with times of 12.26 and 25.21 seconds respectively. Her first place times were also the fastest amongst the MASCAC sprinters that competed as part of the New England Alliance Championship.
The Lynn native also grabbed a gold medal in the long jump, marking the second of her career, as she recorded a jump of 16-06.50 feet. In the 4x100 meter relay McGuffie teamed Krista Ledin (Bridgewater, Mass.), Anisha Trappier (Taunton, Mass.), and Renee O'Brien (Stoneham, Mass.) to earn a combined time of 48.63 seconds. In the 4x400 meter it was McGuffie, O'Brien, Ari Leao (New Bedford, Mass.), and Trappier who finished with the program's first 4x4 gold medal with their time of 4:03.24, which also set a New England Alliance Meet record.
Also earning gold in Sunday's championship was O'Brien in the high jump as the senior tied the program record with a leap of 5-05.00 feet. Freshman Taylor Smith (Burlington, Mass.) earned the program's first gold medal in the discus throw with a toss of 126-00 feet, which was also a top throw in the New England Alliance championship as well.
On the men's side, Carl Joseph (Brockton, Mass.) defended his crown in the high jump as the junior recorded a leap of 6-09.00 feet to lead the men's squad. For the last three seasons, the Brockton native has dominated the event as he looks to become the program's first two-time LEC Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.
In the women's 100 meter dash Trappier and O'Brien qualified for the finals in the event, with Trappier earning a 3rd/4th place finish (12.46), while O'Brien finished in 5th/6th place (12.70).
After McGuffie's win in the 200 meter dash, Trappier picked-up six points for the Beacons with her third place finish and a time of 25.74 seconds. O'Brien closed out the event in 4th/6th place with her time of 12.70 seconds.
Leao earned a 6th/12th place finish in the 400 meter dash with her time of 1:02.64 to keep the Beacons momentum going. For Smith her day also included an impressive throw in the shot put as she recorded a throw of 33-08.50 feet. Anitra Kloczewiak (Newton, Mass.) earned a 5th place finish in the LEC Championship with her throw of 125-04 feet.
Fritz Gustave (Fall River, Mass.) led the men's team in the 100 meter dash with his time of 11.55 seconds, followed by Nobert Simon (Chelsea, Mass.) who finished the event with a time of 11.92 seconds. In the 1,500 meter run Tad Delaney (Halifax, Mass.) posted a time of 4:27.42 to earn a sixth place finish in the Little East standings. Xavier Romero (Phoenix, Mass.) led UMass Boston in the 400 meter hurdles with his time of 1:00.41.
Joining Joseph in the high jump was Tylor Hart (Newton, Mass.), who finished in 4th place overall with a jump of 6-04.00 feet. Simon would then finish in 4th/8th in the long jump with a leap of 19-06.75 feet.
The Beacons return to this Friday and Saturday when they compete at the NCAA Division III Regional Meet hosted by Springfield College.


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Hamas is still meddling in the Gazans' affairs and is still imposing its provoking and ugly restrictions on them. The best example is how the movement demanded the rising star "Mohamed Assaf" to withdraw from Arab Idol TV show to return back to the sector in a threatening message sent to him and to his family. Hamas also gave its orders to remove the photos of Assaf from cars and shops imposing fines on those breaking its orders. According to estimations and given data Mohamed Assaf is in good position in the TV show and there is high hopes that he will be "Arab Idol"Strangely as far as I know Hamas denied that it ordered Mohamed Assef to withdraw from the popular TV show , in fact it denied those rumors from long time. Assaf himself had to speak and published a comment denying what Adraee claimed.
Personally I watch the show from from time to time , I am not a fan of a certain contestant but after what happened with him... "Bad Arabic structure" his voice is great or like what Ahlam had said "his voice is like diamonds". That voice makes those who refuse creativity and other opinion angry. I say you are amazing amazing amazing Mohamed Assad
I had to visit your ugly page that is full of lies because of what you had said. I had alreadyI wonder if Adraee will continue to hear Assaf. Anyhow it is good that the IDF spokesperson speak about arts and listens to Arab Music but why he did not speak about Palestinian singer and activist Rim Banna and how she was summoned to the Shin Bet because of her humanitarian visit to Syria !?
Last Monday in early morning a police force went to her house in Nazareth to inform her that she was summoned for investigation at the Shin Bet Tuesday morning.
|Israeli police speaking to Rim
Ironically I remember that Adraee used to speak from time to time on how poor the Syrian people are and so on.
Rim went to the interrogation and in the end she said the following on her Facebook page.
They were dwarfs and they will continue to be dwarfs,not higher than a Palestinian girl's shoe.I am the one who ended the interrogation of Shin Bet officer by telling him one sentence : I do not care how you are worried about me , all your security and the security of the world do not scare and will not stop me from supporting freedom and human causes. I am released on a bail and accused of a national security charge which is visiting an enemy state. I was informed and warned. My answer was that I have been informed and the decision is up to me now.This is why I love Rim Banna besides her amazing voice and beautiful song
Anyhow good luck to Assaf and really wish to hear him in a duo with Rim Banna, the original Arab Palestinian idol.


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On the surface, there isn't much obvious difference between this year's Patriots team and the one that lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl last year.
They won the AFC East, earned a first-round bye (albeit not the first seed) and head into their first playoff game with plenty of people predicting that they'll make it to the Super Bowl for the sixth time in the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era. Wide receiver Deion Branch things those people have a pretty good chance of being proven right because he thinks this Patriots team is ahead of last year's group.
"We want to make this team, the 2012 Patriots team, a special team," Branch said, via Tom Curran of CSNNewEngland.com. "Each year is going to be something different. We're a lot better than we were last year. We don't have the same players. That team, the 2011 team, was totally different from this year."
Branch has some backing statistically speaking. This year's Patriots team scored more points and allowed fewer than they did last year, although the offensive rise was more significant than the defensive improvement. Numbers don't tend to matter all that much in the postseason as one or two twists can change the entire outcome of a game that looked a lot different on paper heading into the contest.


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Starting with @font-faceOctober 05, 2009
I've been using Cufón off and on since writing about font embedding back in May. It's a great hack, but browser progress since that time has been making me feel that the native CSS
@font-face rule is becoming increasingly viable. Or, at least enough so that it seems like it's time to start dabbling.
Yes, I know of TypeKit. It's a great idea and there are some solid reasons to consider using it. But I'm still interested in using the native technology from time to time, which is where we begin.
Ignoring the licensing issues for now, the problems are those of syntax and technology. Syntax because Internet Explorer requires you to import a different file than every other browser. Technology because, well, Internet Explorer requires you to import a different file than every other browser.
If you just forget about IE for a minute then
@font-face is surprisingly easy to use. Getting started requires a couple of lines of CSS and the right file in the right place. You can have a custom typeface imported into your page with just a little more work than applying a custom background image. Start with the
@font-face declaration itself:
@font-face {
font-family: 'Museo Sans';
src: local('Museo Sans 500'), local('Museo Sans'),
url(MuseoSans_500.otf) format('opentype');
What this is saying is: "hey browser, here's a font family called 'Museo Sans'. When you see reference to this font in the stylesheet please check whether the font exists on the user's local computer. If it doesn't then here's a file in OpenType format that you can use instead." I've specified two different faces for the local computer, both the generic family name (Museo Sans) and the specific weight I'd like to use (Museo Sans 500). This may not be strictly required depending on the typeface, but can't a bad idea.
Once you've defined the font-family all you have to do is reference it on elements you'd like to be rendered with it:
h1 {
font-family: "Museo Sans", Arial, sans-serif;
That's it, really. Firefox, Safari, Opera? The latest versions of these browsers all work like a charm.
It's when you remember that IE won't do anything with this that you start running into problems. Luckily, Paul Irish uncovered the magic voodoo incantation that selectively serves the right file to the right browser. The syntax is only marginally more complicated:
@font-face {
font-family: 'Museo Sans';
src: url(MuseoSans_500.eot);
src: local('Museo Sans 500'), local('Museo Sans'),
url(MuseoSans_500.otf) format('opentype');
I'll leave the explanation of why that particular rule order is important to Paul's article, but suffice it to say this is the syntax you should be using. (Also related, Paul's Rich Typography presentation is worth spending some time flipping through.)
So that's the syntax part of the equation solved. But remember we also have a technological problem; IE doesn't do anything useful with OTF or TTF files. It requires a converted, proprietary (though proposed-to-be-open) format called EOT. If you have a TTF or OTF file, how do you convert it to EOT?
More on this in a follow-up post in the near future. I'll spoil the punchline right now: the official tool for doing so is a horrible piece of abandonware that might work if you get lucky (I didn't). The alternatives are largely arcane command line tools that, apparently, work for some (not me).
However, there is a way. It ain't pretty. But it has the advantage of actually working.
So it looks like Paul's site is down at the moment. It was around when I wrote the bulk of this yesterday, so I'd presume it will be back in the near future.
Have you tried this dave?
Is your way of conversion any different?
Oops, here's the link for the comment above:
A comprehensive @font-face post, contributed to by Paul Irish and focused on browser issues…
According to http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/06/beautiful-fonts-with-font-face/:
"It (IE) doesn't understand format() hints and will ignore any @font-face rule containing these hints."
So you have to have to separate declarations of .eot files and others and can't combine the two as in Paul Irish's example.
I'm looking forward to the second article. I failed miserably trying to convert OTF to EOT. I was trying convert OTF to TTF first, but then the result wasn't read by this terrible MS tool you mentioned.
So, I hope you won't keep us waiting for too long, Dave :).
I was lately playing with @font-face and had problems with converting otf to eot too. Converting ttf to eot is quite easy (http://ttf2eot.sebastiankippe.com/). So I did something like this: took otf and converted it to ttf (http://onlinefontconverter.com/). And then there was no problem with ttf2eot. And it worked in IE without any problems.
You leave us in the lurch! If this were a cooking show, you'd have shown us how to cook the goose, but told us that learning how to make stuffing is in next-week's episode!
Still, it's good to know that there's a straightforward way to do it (I use typekit on my website now) and that browser makers are serious about custom typography on the web.
Great, great post. Gets to the point and lays out the facts, unique in CSS blog posts.
I actually had fairly decent success with the afore-mentioned MS tool. More information can be found on a blog post I did here:
@Mitch - yep, that's the only thing that worked for me. Couldn't beat Jonathan to the punch and write up his method before he did, but up until he showed me how he does it yesterday, I was set to give up on ever getting EOT working.
@Krzysztof & Nick - see Mitch's comment for the actual method I'll be writing about.
@Michał - you got lucky if that method worked for you, because it absolutely didn't for me. Could be font-specific.
@Mike Badgley - you also got lucky; for me and others, WEFT dies before it can even build a font library.
I tend to use a separate @font-face rule for IE in a conditionally-commented stylesheet, but this looks much smoother. Nice.
And yes, WEFT blows big steamy chunks.
It seems that IE8 supports @font-face, at least with the version that I have (Windows 7 Professional, x64 RTM) 8.0.7600.16385
I only found this out when I was working on a challenge for one of my Web Development classes, and I was using @font-face in my CSS. I looked at it in Internet Explorer, and there it was.
Snook's screencast brings EOT to the masses. Now if only font rendering on Windows wasn't so horrid.
The one problem I've encountered in implementing @font-face is with using italics. If I include, say, Linux Libertine O via @font-face, and specify it as my body font, even if I also include Linux Libertine O Italics in @font-face it won't be picked up as the italics version of the body font. Instead, the browser will create a fake italic (aka oblique) out of Linux Libertine O.
I've tried getting around this by specifying Linux Libertine O Italics as the preferred font for em and i, but this has its own problems, inasmuch as you then have to set font-style:normal to prevent the browser from putting trying to "italicize" the already italic font by making it oblique. That means, then, that you have to specify all the font options for em and i using italic versions. The whole thing is very messy.
If anyone knows of any solutions to this problem, I'd be very grateful to hear them.
I haven't used this yet but supposedly this online tool should convert ttf to eot.
Can someone tell what are the supported browsers versions?
@DRoss - I used that tool yesterday and the EOT file it generated worked fine for me.
The big issue preventing me (and most people) from using @font-face is licensing. The font foundries aren't going to agree to allowing their fonts to be used with @font-face until there is some sort of mechanism to protect the original font file. Unless I'm missing something and this already exists?
So for now I'm having to use Cufon (if the license allows) or otherwise stick with sIFR.
@D Bnonn Tennant
Have you tried something like this:
"@font-face {
font-family: …;
font-style: italic;
src: …;
}"? I haven't, so I can't say that will work. I just know that this syntax is possible.
@Nick Day
Some nice people prepared good resources of fonts, which license allows embedding (I use webfonts.info and www.fontsquirrel.com).
Are any other readers getting @font-face to work on other versions of IE8? Like on XP or Vista?
I have not yet used custom fonts not because of IE, but because of large file size. I have not experimented in years though, but I'll try it out soon and hopefully get a reasonable size (Web fonts are cached, right?)
As for the rule order not working, I think we are stuck serving an IE-only stylesheet.
I just tried this on XP in IE8, Firefox and Safari 4. Works quite fine in Firefox and Safari, and actually in IE8 as well.
However, some fonts look horrible in IE8.
Example at FontSquirrel:
Personally, I like the way it looks in Firefox best. Headings look slightly smoother with Safari (which is better in my opinion), but for paragraphs, sharper rendering is easier to read.
"If you just forget about IE for a minute then [insert CSS 2+ declaration or selector] is surprisingly easy to use."
Hi Dave,
I know you know TypeKit but you should also keep an eye on Fontself (http://www.fontself.com/)
i'm a little beyond fashionably late, but font squirrel has a @font-face generator that allows you to upload .ttf or .otf and in turn download the entire (or a smaller partial on Windows) @font-face kit which consists of the converted .eot, .svg, the original uploaded font file, an example page and Paul Irish's CSS technique for sure-fire embedding:
"If you forget about IE"
Wish i could. Most of the clients i work for, "surprisingly" use IE if not very older versions of it. Can't remember how many times i had to convert fonts to images because of this.
Anyway, thanks for the post. I'll surely try it in the future :)
EOT is now seen to have potentially serious security issues.
This rather upsets the apple cart.
The font design and publishing industry has been trying to move the browser folks to a more secure XML webfont format which also provides for I/P protection of commercial fonts.
This is still an open question!
Note that Firefox 3.6 now support WOFF


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Eleanor Jones on
Hi, I'm curious about what will ship if the Retina was selected? Will it be the 15" Retina or the Pro?
Bily Foster on
I'm curious about the ship dates too? Are these coming USPS? Are we getting tracking? And what about our orders for the memory card to go with it? Does that too ship from you and will it come with my NiftyMini drive?
Jeff Bolen on
Do we have a shipping date yet?
Christian P on
OK, the formatting on that did not come through at all. Whatever.
Christian P on
To summarize, there are 4 major types of Macbooks out right now, each of which has a different size SD slot. All but the newest 13" retina Macbook pro have a minidrive that works for it.
Macbook models: Macbook Air | Macbook Pro | Macbook pro retina 13" | Macbook pro retina 15"
Minidrive: Yes Yes No Yes
Oliver Schoettke on
+1 on Richard's comment. Don't get side tracked.
Justin Mitchell on
You know guys, you might as well be upset that the product doesnt work with the unreleased Macbook 2044 that runs off corn and doesn't have an SD slot. How on earth would these guys know it wouldn't work? It wasnt even announced yet, and it clearly states which models are compatible. You have to remember this isn't Walmart. We aren't shopping here, its investing. There's no such thing as a refund in investments. The nifty team has been super transparent with all their details and been very communicative about their products features and development. Show some respect guys
Richard Chepeus on
@ John and @ Marcus, I don't understand what you are talking about, when you backed this project the representation that was made was originally for either a MiniDrive for the MacBook Pro or the Mac Book Air and was supplemented in Update #2 on July 13, 2012 to include the new MacBook Pro 15" Retina. These models were all the only ones in the Apple lineup at the time the campaign ended and finalization of the design and tooling had to be made if the target of November was ever going to be met. Nowhere in the description of the project did I read that all current and future Apple computers would be compatible. I don't see that Steve have any obligation to offer any refunds. I personally don'y want him to get side tracked with the new MacBook Pro 13" Retina at this time as it can only delay the process. I had backed another project that ultimately failed because rather than focusing on producing and delivering the product as presented they kept changing the design to make it work with more cameras, spending money that should have gone into production on redesign after redesign.
If, as I have seen elsewhere in the comments the idea of offering a credit towards a MiniDrive that will fit the MBP 13R you should feel lucky. Personally to that just creates a huge record keeping nightmare.
You should read @ Nate's comments, he sums it up quite well the point of Kickstarter. If you want a guarantee, stick with newegg. Of course you would then miss out on the possibility of being a part of new designs and products that quite possibly would never see the light pf day.
Shinji Nishizono on
Is it at least likely that you'll be working on something for the 13" retinas, whether the storage can be removed or not? I don't really care about when I get it, it's just that I don't really know what to choose from your survey, because I don't need something that I, well, don't need :)
Nate on
In all reality a refund is a bit against the idea of Kickstarter. The entire point of Kickstarter is to help a company that has a great idea to get off the ground. The fact that we get a reward is great, but it is not absolutely necessary given the driving principal behind Kickstarter.
When you originally pledged, no one had seen or heard of a 13" rMBP, so why would you ask for something that didn't yet exist? The actual manufacturing cost behind making a complete rebuild of the NiftyDrive is not at all some negligible expense that can easily be done, as it would require complete redesign and retooling.
If they do decide to do a 'credit' towards a future product, that would be pretty amazing as I'm sure they haven't even begun to work out the figures for the retool and redesign, but for the time being I would just suggest getting what you originally ordered and if you don't plan on using it, I'm sure you could find someone looking to purchase it or sell it on eBay.
Marcus Jenal on
@ John Ikel
I'm in the same dilemma, I was hoping that the Retina Nifty would just work with the 13" model as well. But to be fair, they never promised that. So asking for a refund by saying that you are not getting what you ordered is not really fair.
@ Nifty team
I have one MB Air and soon a MB Retina 13" in my household so if I cannot use one drive in the 13" Retina, I don't have a use for the second drive. Can I just hang on to my credit until you release the drive for the 13" Retina book and you just send me one for the Air for now?
John Ikel on
The survey doesn't include an option for "NONE - Please give me a refund". I backed this on the principle that you would provide me with something flush. I don't want anything sticking out. If you now can't do it, then I would like a refund on my pledge amount and the additional PayPal payments I made for a second one via your store. Thanks.
niftydrives Creator on
@Gordon - that is exactly right. Thank you for putting that far clearer than we did in our update!
@c c - yea, it still works, it just sticks out by 6mm (which is not a negligible amount). The most suitable choice would be the MiniDrive Pro to minimise the amount it sticks out by.
@John - really not sure on exchange yet as we are not entirely convinced that it can be done without making the storage non-user serviceable...
@Anthony @Aaron - don't worry, this is not going to delay our delivery of the Nifty MiniDrives, we are just putting out an update that lets the folks know that none of our Nifty MiniDrives will work with the 13" MacBook Pro Retina.
c c on
also, to update my previous comment, I don't mind if it sticks out a little since you can't cater to a product that didn't exist when you started this! I'd just like to now which one to switch to so that it sticks out the least. I'm assuming that it still works as a drive, but just isn't flush like all the other models?... thanks for keeping us updated!
Eddie Chan on
I don't know how anyone could complain about the guys not being able to cater for a machine that wasn't even publicly known about when the kickstarter was running...
Gordon Mackenzie on
Update seems quite clear to me:
If you have selected a Nifty MiniDrive Retina model, which was not originally part of this Kickstarter project, it will only work with the 15" Retina Macbook Pro. Now that the 13" Retina Macbook Pro has been released, the slot is not deep enough for the Nifty Minidrive Retina. I'm not surprised at this. If you intend to get the 13" Retina MacBook Pro, you should consider changing the models you selected in the backer survey in the link in Update #22. The Nifty folks will need to create a new design and order new toolings/blanks/etc. to manufacture a smaller Nifty MiniDrive Retina just for the 13" Retina MacBook Pro and that will not be available this year (well after this Kickstarter campaign should have delivered all of the planned-for MiniDrives).
John Mattos on
UGH!!!! I missed the lin k! My apologies. My first statement stands though. I'd like to exchange when there's one available.
John Mattos on
What will be your policy as far as exchanges. I dont need two for my macbook pro, I need one for my MBP and one for my MBA 13". Lets offer solutions, shall we? How about including a link to easily change our choices.
Anthony DiSanti on
This update is very unclear. The people affected by this update are those that selected the Nifty MiniDrive. I am one of those people. What are our options? Are you saying that backers will not be able to get a MiniDrive or that we will have to wait longer for the MiniDrive?
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Lucky for me, the Mac I don't even have yet is going to be the "regular" MBPro. I don't need the retina display; I'd love to get a MBAir but the SSD doesn't come big enough. Just got around to ordering one of the little card-holder thingies too. Now all I have to arrange for is the actual computer!
Ron Wodaski on
I don't see how I could use the survey to change anything. I land on a page that says I've completed the survey. In any case, if I can't use the Nifty Drive on the retina MBP, I have no use for it. What do I do?
Cristiano Betta on
That's quite interesting. So to save space Apple has used a more shallow SD card slot. Wow.
Aaron Osteraas on
Is this saying that, because none of the nifty drives fit in the 13" Retina MacBook Pro, we'll now be waiting, at least, a further two months?


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The Commission is also proposing measures to improve the way the services sector works, which is vital as the Services Directive accounts for more than 45% of EU GDP and must play a strategic role in promoting economic growth. Based on the assessment of the progress made by the Member States on the implementation of the Services Directive, an economic analysis shows that its implementation will generate an additional 0.8% of EU GDP over the next 5–10 years. But this figure could be increased to 2.6% if Member States increase their level of ambition in opening up their services covered by the Directive. Furthermore, better transposition and implementation of EU legislation could promote growth by reducing administrative burdens for businesses by a third, leading to an overall saving of nearly 40 billion euro.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jeff Carter scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared back from a three-goal deficit for their seventh win in eight games, 6-4 over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.
Jake Muzzin tied it early in the third period with his second goal for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who have won six straight home games while surging up the Western Conference standings after a slow start to the season. Los Angeles has won nine of 11 overall.
Mike Richards and Muzzin scored 59 seconds apart to tie it for the Kings, who trailed 4-1 midway through the second period.
Alex Pietrangelo, David Perron and Chris Stewart each had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who have lost five of seven.
Carter followed up his natural hat trick in Monday's home win over Nashville with his 15th goal of an outstanding season, and Anze Kopitar added a goal with 5:09 to play. Muzzin had three points in the rookie's highest-scoring performance, while Justin Williams matched his career high with three assists in the defending champs' highest-scoring performance of the season.
Jonathan Bernier made back-to-back starts for just the second time this season, but the Kings' backup goalie gave up three goals on eight shots in just over 21 minutes before getting pulled in favour of Jonathan Quick, who stopped five shots.
Jaroslav Halak made 16 saves before Brian Elliott replaced him when Carter scored the Kings' fourth consecutive goal in less than 13 minutes.
Vladimir Sobotka also scored in the Blues' first appearance at Staples Center since the eighth-seeded Kings swept them out of the second round of last season's playoffs. St. Louis dropped to 0-2-0 on its five-game trip against the entire Pacific Division.
Slava Voynov scored for the Kings, who haven't lost at home since Jan. 31. Los Angeles trounced Nashville 5-1 on Monday night to begin a stretch of five home games in eight days.
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The number of Green Bay Packers with contracts expiring after the current season is staggering.
No less than 18 players are entering a year that will help determine their future earning power.
At the top of the list are high profile players such defensive lineman B.J. Raji (a former Pro Bowler), wide receiver James Jones (who led the NFL in receiving touchdowns last year) and tight end Jermichael Finley (who already has a cap figure in excess of $8 million in 2013).
After them are starters like cornerback Sam Shields, center Evan Dietrich-Smith and fullback John Kuhn.
The defensive line is well represented with Ryan Pickett, Mike Neal, C.J. Wilson and Johnny Jolly.
And role players like Marshall Newhouse, Andrew Quarless, M.D. Jennings and James Starks also populate the list that's rounded out by Graham Harrell, Jamari Lattimore, Matthew Mulligan and Rob Francois.
If you think it's going to be difficult to keep all these players under contract beyond 2013, you're probably right. The type of money it will take to retain these Packers will be a significant chunk of cash, and money is in short supply following the recent contract extensions signed by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, linebacker Clay Matthews and safety Morgan Burnett.
But the ability to keep a majority of the above-listed players shouldn't be impossible.
According to Bill Huber of Packer Report, the Packers are roughly $14.7 million under the salary cap this season. Of the remaining cap space, approximately $1.4 million will be taken up when the Packers officially sign first round pick Datone Jones, the team's only draft choice that remains unsigned.
There's no hurry for the Packers to use the leftover cap space, because as part of the NFL's most recent collective bargaining agreement, they can rollover the unused portion to the following year.
The NFL's salary cap is set at $123 million in 2013, will probably rise somewhere in the neighborhood of $125 to $126 million in 2014, and the rollover amount should increase their spending limit another $10-plus million, assuming they don't sign any more players to contract extensions during the 2013 season (not a given).
A big source of salary cap relief in 2014 will come in the form of Ryan Pickett's salary being wiped off the books. Pickett has a base salary of $5.4 million and a cap figure of $6.7 million in 2013.
While Pickett will become a free agent and it's possible the Packers may re-sign him, there's no way at 33 years old he'll command anywhere near the same amount of money in the future.
In theory, one could imagine the money set aside for Pickett going to fellow defensive lineman Raji. At 27 years old, Raji is sure to pull in a sizable next contract, and the Packers could use the franchise tag as a fallback option to ensure he doesn't sign with another team.
Kuhn's salary cap figure of over $2.5 million also goes away after 2013, and it's questionable whether the fullback will be back in a Packers uniform beyond 2013.
The player with the most uncertain future is probably Finley. He's already the fourth-highest paid player on the team in terms of average salary per season, and the Packers may not be able to afford to give Finley a hefty raise.
There's no doubt that this is an exercise in crystal ball gazing, and a lot will depend up how each individual player performs in 2013.
It's also worth keeping an eye on two more players who have large contracts and have underperformed compared to the money they've earned in recent seasons, namely cornerback Tramon Williams and linebacker A.J. Hawk.
However, Williams' contract doesn't expire until after the 2014 season and following 2015 for Hawk. If the Packers were to cut ties with either of them prematurely, they'd be on the hook for the dead money that would still count against the salary cap regardless.
Finally, don't forget about Randall Cobb and Bryan Bulaga. They're two young, ascending players who could be deserving of extensions before their current contracts expire. It's possible they'll become among the highest paid players at their respective positions if they play at a high level this upcoming season.
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The design of the SPIRAL 2 RIB extraction and mass analysis results of previous experiences at Ganil (SIRa) and SPIRAL* and concerns the ISOL process. The layout presents different beam sections of optical interest starting with a conventional Einzel lens, a 1 T solenoid, a triplet of magnetic quadrupoles and a magnetic dipole for the mass analysis. The down-stream 1+ ions transfer line to the users is designed following a conservative solution composed of emittance limitation, homothetic betatron matching, passive and symmetrical optical lattices (point to point and unitary transport) as well as beam instrumentation enabling the control of the losses (pepperpots, slits, beam profilers, FC, etc.). The presentation will mainly focus on the description of the beam line, its characteristics and on some side effects which have to be taken into account in order to match the beam properly during the operations.
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Eagles receiver Jason Avant is the latest player to weigh in on the NFL's labor dispute with the officials, saying that players are going to look for ways to find an edge with the replacement officials working this week's games.
Avant told CSNPhilly.com that he believes players are going to have some tricks up their sleeves that the replacement refs won't be ready for.
"There are some things that are going to get called, some things that are not going to be called," Avant said. "When you go into a game, you know what things you can do to get away with, with these refs that we have. Guys are going to kind of cheat this week."
Avant also said he sees a contradiction between the NFL's emphasis on the safety of players and the NFL failing to get a deal done with the officials who are most qualified to properly enforce the rules on player safety.
"I will say this, this league, our commissioner, is all about player safety," Avant said. "And, with the deal not being done, there's a definite compromise, kind of an oxymoron, so to speak, when it comes to player safety, with the refs not being there. A lot of guys are kind of concerned about it. That's a big deal for us, as far as player safety. Around the locker room, everyone talks about it. All the players know about it."
And all the players know they'll be dealing with low-level officials this week, officials who won't see everything.


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New Mexico Tech Officials Tour Academies in Africa, Europe and Asia, July 15, 2008
By Thomas Guengerich
SOCORRO, N.M., July 15, 2008 – A cadre of New Mexico Tech officials circled the globe in June to build relations with three partner academies in Africa, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.
Tech Vice President of Research and Economic Development Van Romero led the mission. He is also the principal investigator for the International Law Enforcement Academy in Roswell.
Right: The New Mexico Tech team in front of the headquarters building at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone, Botswana.
"Our goal was to find out how we can mutually share the ILEA mission," Romero said. "We want to tailor our curriculum in Roswell for the evolving needs of law enforcement officers around the globe."
Tech is a state-supported university in Socorro that is best known for its programs in science, engineering and research. However, over the past 30 years, the university has developed a variety of strong programs in homeland security, anti-terrorism training and law enforcement.
Since 2001, Tech has operated the International Law Enforcement Academy, or ILEA, in Roswell, through a contract with the U.S. Department of State. The Roswell school serves as a graduate program for law enforcement officials who have completed advanced training. Five representatives of Tech and ILEA spent three days meeting with State Department officials and host country leaders at each of the academies in Botswana, Hungary and Thailand.
Left: The campus of the International Law Enforcement Academy in Gaborone is located in a hilly area outside of the capital of Botswana.
Josh Carrillo, a former Socorroan who is now the site manager of ILEA-Roswell, said he expects to have more communication with his counterparts in Botswana, Hungary and Thailand.
"This will foster more of a sense of unity," Carrillo said. "I will be able to have a better one-on-one rapport with the ILEA personnel."
The series of meetings was also essential for introducing the foreign ILEA leaders to New Mexico Tech.
"It was important for us to educate them about New Mexico Tech," Romero said. "We have been an unknown quantity – even to the State Department people in these countries."
Romero said the general perception had been that New Mexico Tech is a small school and that the $3.25 million budget for ILEA-Roswell represented the university's biggest contract.
Dr. Dan Walsh, ILEA director for Tech, said, "They thought this was the biggest watermelon on our pile."
"They were amazed when we told them we have an annual budget of $50 million for homeland security work and an overall research portfolio of $250 million," Romero said. "The trip was very productive for a variety of reasons, but I think it was a real eye-opener for our partners to really see that we are committed to this partnership and that we know what we're doing."
Right: Members of the New Mexico Tech team are shown on the grounds of the International Law Enforcement Academy in Budapest with Lt. Col. Hajni Gosi, head of the Hungarian Secretariat at the academy. Shown are (from left) Josh Carrillo, ILEA-Roswell site manager; Dan Walsh, ILEA-Roswell program manager; Lt. Col. Gosi; Van Romero, New Mexico Tech vice president for research and economic development; and Jack Swickard, ILEA-Roswell external affairs.
The ILEA director in Botswana is interested in adding curriculum in post-blast analysis. Romero said the State Department referred the Botswana leaders to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
"That is one of our areas of expertise," Romero said. "We developed the techniques used by the ATF. It's obvious that we need to do a better job of educating our partners and the State Department about our capabilities."
As a result of the recent meetings, the Botswana police commander is planning a trip to Roswell and Socorro in November. Romero and Walsh said they hope to establish regular visits between the leaders of the four academies.
Walsh said Tech and the three academies will build on this relationship. Walsh and Romero hope future visits will continue to improve the working relationships and the effectiveness of ILEA training.
The Roswell academy educates about 400 students each year. Students from all over the world spend four weeks in school, learning from guest speakers and experts in law enforcement.
In addition to classroom work, students visit the city police station and county sheriff's office in Roswell, as well as social and cultural activities in the area. Students also get weekend trips around New Mexico.
Much of ILEA training at all four academies focuses on international cooperation and communication, Walsh said, with specific emphasis on drug trafficking and human trafficking. African police are especially interested in the trafficking of illegal animal parts, some of which are more expensive than heroin.
Walsh said ILEA training in Roswell has helped officers in numerous countries acquire the skills and confidence to solve complex international crimes and conspiracies.
"ILEA training is more than just a red badge of courage," he said. "We met senior law enforcement officials in each host country who went through the Roswell academy four or five years ago. They have all been successfully promoted. It speaks quite well of ILEA that its graduates are recognized for their work and promoted."
Carrillo said ILEA training in Roswell is designed to help law officers become better leaders.
"We take a university approach to law enforcement," he said. "Our program is theoretical."
In general, the Tech contingent heard positive feedback about the Roswell experience. ILEA-Roswell graduates appreciate the accommodations, food, class structure and instruction.
Romero said the Tech contingent heard a resounding chorus of suggestions to increase training opportunities in fighting cyber crime. The curriculum at ILEA continually changes, Walsh said, as the criminal world changes.
"Cyber-threats are a big concern in emerging countries," he said. "Advancing technologies present a whole new area of threats. We're taking these suggestions to heart."
Walsh said the Tech contingent found common ground with their counterparts in each country, which helped build confidence and develop trust.
"Botswana is having border issues with refugees from Zimbabwe and other neighboring countries," Walsh said. "The police commander asked us, 'Can you help us with border issues?' I responded with a question: 'Can you help us with our border issues?' "


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Seattle will host NCAA tournament games in 2015
KeyArena will host NCAA men's basketball tournament second- and third-round games on March 20 and 22, 2015. It will be the first time Seattle has hosted NCAA men's tournament games since 2004.
Seattle Times staff reporter
After a long hiatus, March Madness is coming back to Seattle.
KeyArena will host second- and third-round games of the 2015 NCAA men's basketball tournament on March 20 and 22.
It's the first time the tournament has played games in Seattle since 2004.
The NCAA has in recent years awarded preliminary-round games to other cities in the Northwest, including those with smaller venues than KeyArena.
Organizers in Seattle said it has been difficult to obtain the NCAA games because the 17,072-seat arena, which underwent a $74.5 million renovation in 1995, has an image problem nationally.
"Everybody in this country wants these events, so when you have 50 cities bidding on these slots you can't just put in a good bid, you can't just show you can do a good job, you have to show you can do a great job," said Ralph Morton, executive director of the Seattle Sports Commission. "You have to be able to show the community is really going to rally behind it.
"We really took a step back this time and evaluated everything that we've done and made sure that there was not an option to fail."
The NCAA also announced Spokane's Veterans Memorial Coliseum will host second- and third-round games of the 2014 NCAA men's basketball tournament.
It will be the fourth time since 2003 that Spokane has hosted preliminary-round games, which has led to speculation that Seattle had fallen out of favor with the NCAA.
Seattle has a strong history with the NCAA tournament dating to 1984, when it hosted the Final Four at the Kingdome.
Seattle was also the Final Four site in 1989 and 1995, but when the city demolished the Kingdome, it lost its capacity to host a Final Four because the NCAA prefers to hold the event inside larger venues.
After the 2004 NCAA tournament, there were several complaints about KeyArena, which might explain the 11-year drought.
Morton has worked to repair the building's image. KeyArena will host the Pac-12 women's basketball championships next March and the NCAA women's volleyball championships in December 2013.
"We're going to have to go the extra yard to make sure this event is a huge success because our goal isn't to host this once in awhile," Morton said. "It's to host this on a regular basis. Our goal is to knock this out of the park."
Eight teams will participate in the preliminary-round games in Seattle, and tourism reports estimate the NCAA tournament could generate $8 million to $15 million for Seattle, Morton said.
"The real value is being a part of March Madness, which really takes over the country," he said. "You can (estimate the financial benefit) in so many different ways. It depends on the teams you get to determine what the specific economic impact will be."
Portland's Rose Garden will also host second- and third-round games in 2015.
The University of Washington will serve as the host school for the games in Seattle.
"It's just important for the psyche of our town," UW athletic director Scott Woodward said. "We are a basketball town. Even though we did lose the Sonics, we still have great talent here. We have great tradition in basketball. This is a big-time city."


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Thank God.
In the 1920's, San Antonio, Texas experienced a housing boom, and since the Great Depression was slow in coming to Texas for a number of reasons, the prosperity of the 1920's lasted a little longer than in other states. In the 1930's public housing was on the rise as slums were cleared out, and then in the 1940's another housing boom occurred.
And apparently my grandfather, Joseph Marshall [a.k.a. Big Paw Paw], was in the middle of it all. If you believe what you read in the newspapers, that is.
When I first started researching my grandfather, I didn't really know much about him, other than he wasn't a nice man. In fact, if I recall correctly, the word, "mean" has been used to describe him a few times. Turns out he had a lot of secrets, and maybe - just maybe - if he hadn't been so secretive - you know, kept everything inside- he would've been nicer. Or at least remembered in a lot nicer way. And maybe I wouldn't have been so nosy about his life.
However, he was secretive and I am nosy.
One of the things I did know when I started researching my grandfather [who died 3 years before I was born] was that he had several lumber yards in San Antonio and he'd been involved in demolition throughout the city. And both of these are true because I've verified them through land records, newspapers, and city directories. However, that wasn't really the whole story. There was a fourteen year difference between my grandfather's and grandmother's ages, and by the time "Big Paw Paw" married my grandmother, he'd already lived another life. Literally. A life that he kept to himself.
But if he thought that he took his secrets with him to the grave, he was sadly mistaken. I have some of his genes in me [Goodness, I hope not the bad ones.], and I can be a little tenacious when properly motivated.
And my grandfather's story really motivates me.
If he had wanted to "fly underneath the radar," then he should've stayed out of the papers, but lucky for me, he didn't. With the combination of census records, city directories, historical newspapers, and historical land records, I've pieced together some of my grandfather's work & business history, and here's what I found:
According to the 1910 census, Big Paw Paw and his younger sister, Mary, were living with one of their older married sisters in Galveston, Texas. [Another Mary ~rolling eyes heavenward~ This is the Mary that married a Harry who owned a dairy. I swear it. I couldn't make this stuff up.] Anywho, "Big Paw Paw" was a fisherman with his brother-in-law at the time. He must've mentioned being a fisherman to my dad once, because on one of our many fishing trips on the Laguna Madre Bay, my dad shared with me that his dad had been a fisherman in Galveston. [I've pointed out on the map below where the Laguna Madre is, but to get an idea of where it is in relationship to Galveston, San Antonio, and Texas, click on the link for the bigger map below and "zoom out."
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Big Paw Paw married his sister-in-law, Emma Rosin in San Antonio, Texas in 1917, which was just before he went off to fight in World War I. [His sister Jane had previously married Emma's older brother, Otto Rosin.] When he came back, he and Emma were living in San Antonio, Texas, and his listed occupation was a tree surgeon in the 1920 census.
As I shared this week in my Wordless Wednesday post, he must've had a green thumb. In a San Antonio Express newspaper article dated 12 Nov 1922, Big Paw Paw is pictured with a rose that had a 63-inch stem that he had grown. I wonder if my dad knew this about his father. Growing up, I remember countless times working in the yard with my dad, including our rose garden. He loved it so much that he bought and we ran a plant nursery for a while. And If you've been reading my stories, you can probably guess my dad was quite the entrepreneur (i.e., truck & trailer business, pet shop, plant nursery, etc.). Kinda like Big Paw Paw.
Three years later in a newspaper ad on 20 Dec 1925, he's listed as a "Consulting, Developing Landscape Engineer" for the San Pedro Arms apartment building which was touted in the San Antonio Express newspaper as "San Antonio's Newest and Most Modern Apartment Building." And his business address is listed as well, which made identifying him a lot easier. [How lucky can I get, right?] I'm inclined to think this building development may have been where he added real estate to his list of business activities. Just a guess, though.
Emma is listed as Big Paw Paw's wife until 1923 in historical land records that I have found on the County Clerk's website for Bexar County. [All of them digitized & available for free. ~ "God love 'em," as my Gran and mom used to say.] The twelve-page listing of his land records [Yes, I said, "TWELVE."] is a veritable goldmine of information on my grandfather's business transactions, at least, the ones involving land. He didn't just have a house and building wrecking company and lumber yards. He purchased real estate, wrecked [if necessary] homes, built homes, sold and/or rented homes. It's apparent to me from these records that Big Paw Paw liked to be involved in all aspects of the real estate process. My dad always said he had a home & building wrecking company, but he also told me his dad had taught him to be a carpenter. I have several photos of my dad when he was little on the work-site with Big Paw Paw. It seems that Big Paw Paw believed in learning how to work hard from an early age, and that's probably where my dad got that silly idea from and why I began working for my dad at the age of 8.
Speaking of Big Paw Paw's women, I haven't found Emma on any transactions after 1923, nor have I found a death certificate for her. She just vanishes into thin air, or she got the hell outta Dodge. However, Big Paw Paw's land transactions continue consistently, and amongst them is an affidavit dated 5 Dec 1927 [but filed 19 Mar 1928] where he's talking about how he had purchased a particular piece of property before his marriage to his wife Oveta Marshall who had left him 6 months ago, and that she had no interest in this particular property. Now, I know some of what goes on with Oveta and this property, especially what identifies this Joseph Marshall as Big Paw Paw, but I don't know the whole story. Like, who the heck is Oveta? Is this Emma? However, their divorce story is waiting for me. In another land transaction in 1928 that pertains to this property, to Oveta, and to Big Paw Paw, everyone was kind enough to leave me the cause number and judicial district court that the divorce was filed in. [Thank you.]
Anyhow, I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of Big Paw Paw and his wives and women. And since Big Paw Paw apparently left really nice paper trails, I suspect I'll be finding a lot more about them. At this point, it seems that the women that dealt with Big Paw Paw warrant a story and post of their own [and quite possibly a medal, in my humble opinion. *rolling eyes heavenward*]
While Oveta Marshall never appears in any land transactions, if indeed Oveta is not Emma, Big Paw Paw has a ton more of land transactions through right after he died in 1968. These last transactions were carried out by the executrix of his will, who interestingly wasn't my grandmother. [But I'll leave that to his wives' and women's post.] His land purchases, like so many others at the time, made the newspapers. [Thank God.] Big Paw Paw also used the classified section to sell and/or rent his homes. All of these write-ups and ads in the newspapers usually included his address. Below is an example of 2 of his many purchases. It's from a write-up in 5 Apr 1936 in the San Antonio Express "Real Estate and Classified" section where he purchased 2 properties from a Mr. Wm. F. Schutz in San Antonio. What's so neat about this one is there are articles on the same page describing the rapid growth of San Antonio, how it was starting to drive-up the prices of real estate, and they were encouraging buyers to buy now before the prices went up. It appears to me that Big Paw Paw was right in the middle of all this real estate hullabaloo, better known as the San Antonio housing boom that started in the 1920's. Of course, buying houses at the time would turn out to be a big mistake for most people as the Great Depression was right around the corner, and many of these same people who bought homes would be losing them. However, the enterprising person that he was, Big Paw Paw was right there to rent them a house.
Additionally, I found in the 4 May 1935 issue of the San Antonio Express where he'd made a formal complaint of "theft of residence" against a Mr. Ben Nathan of the Loan & Wrecking Company. Apparently they were squabbling over who actually owned a particular house and property and Mr. Nathan had already taken the house apart and reused the lumber in several new houses. Big Paw Paw claimed he had owned the property and that Mr. Nathan had stolen it from him. No outcome was printed in the paper, so I'll have to go down to the courthouse for that one. I have a feeling that they're gonna know me at the courthouse almost as much as they knew my Big Paw Paw. [Snort.]
Some of Big Paw Paw's personal life can be gleaned from the newspapers as well. [Thank God.] In the San Antonio Light on 3 Jul 1937, I found where he'd filed a lawsuit in the 45th District Court against his older sister Jane Rosin over a title and for damages. Now because of the date, I have an inkling as to what this was about, but I need those records to know for sure. [And I'm SO gonna get my hands on those records.
Likewise, Big Paw Paw filed for divorce [again?] from an Ola Mae Marshall and the notice was listed in the San Antonio Light newspaper on 28 May 1936. I have some suspicions about this marriage and divorce, and when I get my little hands on those records and figure out all his wives and women, I'll let you know. [rolling eyes heavenward]
Additionally, I had some more luck in the city directories for Big Paw Paw and my grandmother that yielded me not only addresses, but the name of his company, Burnet Wrecking Company. I'm guessing that he named his company after Burnet Street located in San Antonio, which is named after David G. Burnet who was the first provisional President of the Republic of Texas. Just a guess though.
Also, Big Paw Paw was not afraid, apparently, to do business outside his comfort zone because there are several classified ads where he was selling some horses and some puppies in the San Antonio Light newspaper. Basically, I think Big Paw Paw found opportunities to make a buck and wasn't afraid to capitalize on them.
The old-fashioned way.
The American way.
How else and where else could the youngest son of a Prussian immigrant farmer go from being a fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico to a wheelin' and dealin' businessman in San Antonio, Texas?
As I mentioned before, I never knew my Big Paw Paw, and he certainly never promised me a "rose garden," but he certainly gave me the "fertilizer" and "green thumb" in order to grow one. And you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll be sharing more of his "rose gardens" with you.
In the meantime, go see if some of your ancestors lived their lives in the papers.
The newspapers, that is.
You never know. They may have been married to my Big Paw Paw, or maybe he sued them. [Snort.]
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Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/hds2.html (accessed 4 Mar 2010).
The San Antonio Housing Authority: The Evolution of Public Housing. www.saha.org/aboutsaha//pdfs/Publications/01%20Evolution%201.2pdf (accessed 4 Mar 2010).
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