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I wrote this about King Wake back in 2010. But a lot of the sentiments still apply. So today, I repost, in honor of his retirement, which he's officially announcing during a press conference at 5:00pm.
Red Sox win, continuing their summer revival and keeping pace with the Rays and Cranks, who also won.
But the big story tonight was Tim Wakefield, AKA Shakey Wakey, AKA The Face of the Franchise, AKA The Ageless Wonder, AKA The Fellow Who "Plays The Game Right," AKA The Heart and Soul of Your Favorite Baseball Team, AKA Ruth Gomez, AKA The Only Player On The 2010 Sox Who Can Stare Out Into Space Wistfully And Say, "I Remember the Vaughn Eshelman era," AKA The Guy Who, If We Cloned Him, Would Give Us An Army Of Impossibly Nice Dudes Who Can Toss One Hell of a Knuckler.
Tonight, Timmeh became the Red Sox' all-time leader in innings pitched with 2,777, supplanting previous record holder Roger Clemens. And, honestly, if the world blew up or got eaten by space robots tomorrow, who would you rather have repping us at the top of that mountain? Me, too.
There isn't much I can say about the dude that I haven't already said, but it honestly couldn't happen to a nicer guy. For all the times he's been shifted from starter to bullpen to mop-up to limbo to being left off playoff rosters entirely, the Wake's always stepped up and done right by us, giving 110 percent in whatever role he's been cast. Personally, I like that in my ballplayers.
I've always said that if anyone else had given up that home run pitch to Aaron Boone in 2003, he might just have been run out of town along with Grady. But I can't recall a single ill word cast at Timmeh after that nightmare went down. And that speaks volumes to me.
Anyway, he's not done too badly for a Dan Duquette reclamation project. I say we retire his number the minute he hangs up his cleats. Which should be right around the time that talking apes take over the world.
Oh, and for nostalgia's sake, who did Wake face in his very first inning of work for the Red Sox, on May 27, 1995 against the California Angels? None other than Tony Phillips, Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, Chili Davis, JT Snow and Eduardo Perez. Today, those guys can be found puttering around their local libraries and greeting folks at Wal-Mart. Meanwhile, Wake's still bringing it to the people, two-hundred and sixteen years later.
May his pitches flutter on forever. Hell, they just might.


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The War On Journalists: DOJ Claimed Fox News Reporter Was An 'Aider, Abettor, Co-Conspirator' With Leaker
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By now it should be abundantly clear that this has little to do with protecting national security, and everything to do with a war on investigative reporting about the federal government. Almost everything seems to be designed to threaten reporters, and to put the fear of the federal government into any whistle blower who might have information to pass on to a reporter. As people have pointed out, what Rosen did in this case is what any national security reporter does all the time. Others have pointed out that this shatters the basic concept that those who report on the news are protected by the First Amendment in doing so.
The Reyes affidavit all but eliminates the traditional distinction in classified leak investigations between sources, who are bound by a non-disclosure agreement, and reporters, who are protected by the First Amendment as long as they do not commit a crime. (There is no allegation that Mr. Rosen bribed, threatened or coerced anyone to gain the disclosure of restricted information.)And, not surprisingly, this tactic of going to war with reporters appears to be working.
Mark Mazzetti, who covers national security for the New York Times — one of several leading investigative reporters I reached out to today — says he is experiencing a greater reluctance on the part of sources to talk to him.The end result, of course, is less ability to keep government abuses -- of which there appear to be many -- in check.
"There's no question that this has a chilling effect," Mazzetti said. "People who have talked in the past are less willing to talk now. Everyone is worried about communication and how to communicate, and [asking if there] is there any method of communication that is not being monitored. It's got people on both sides — the reporter and source side — pretty concerned."


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Martin, who began his SJTA career as a part-time Communications Operator on April 1, 1989, received five commendations during 2005, said Superintendent of Roadway Operations Robin McKaig. He became a full time operator in April of 2000. Rick has been an asset to the Communications Department, she said. As a senior operator, Martin has many extra responsibilities, among them completing Incident Command System Courses 100 and 200, she added.
I find him to be reliable, keeping a professional calm under pressure. I'm very comfortable in an emergency situation knowing that he's on the job, said Expressway Manager Chuck Chiarello.
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Aug. 15, for the professional handling of a fatal motor vehicle accident, in which a two-year-old child was ejected and fatally wounded. Four others were injured.
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June 13, for the handling of a motor vehicle accident, in which a dump truck carrying a full load of burnt coal lost the entire load onto the roadway and hit an electric pole, leaving live wires on the roadway. Diesel fuel also spilled from a broken fuel line onto the roadway.
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MONONGAHELA, Pa. (AP) -- Police say a drunk and disorderly woman so dislikes train whistles that she parked her car on some southwestern Pennsylvania railroad tracks to stop trains from coming through town.
Monongahela police Chief Brian Tempest tells the (Washington) Observer-Reporter that 42-year-old Bridgett Dixon was "sick and tired of hearing the horn blowing" though, he noted, "she doesn't even live that close to the tracks."
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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA -- I've had a TiVo Premiere since 2010; I had a series 2 before then. Earlier this week the cable company made a change in the channel lineup; no big I just have to re-scan on all of the TV's. Unfortunately, my wife went to re-scan on the TiVo and just told it to scan and didn't tell it to delete all the channels. We ended up with duplicate channels; one that works and one that doesn't.
If you're watching live TV it's annoying, but you can keep trying until you hit the one that works; for recording it's a crapshoot if you'll get a blank screen. No big deal, you delete all the channels and then re-scan and it works. Only when you go to hit three thumbs down and hit enter to confirm deleting it just takes you back to the previous screen.
So I contact support via chat, their preferred method. They try to blame my network and they want me to "reset my network". When I ask what they mean by that they want me to power cycle my cable modem and wifi router. Keep in mind, I'm chatting with them online, so this will break the session. Second, why would a TiVo need a network connection to re-scan for channels. As they requested I did restart the TiVo and while it's restarting he kept asking if either of the channel scan options worked.
I explained three times that scanning always worked but the option to delete never did. After the third time, when I explain the TiVo is still restarting (it does take forever, but this is TiVo support). He then closes the case and disconnects. Frustrated, I call support and after a half an hour they decide that I should wipe my TiVo and reset it up. I assume that will work, but when I ask about them fixing the channel scan so future changes don't necessitate wasting over half an hour re-entering settings and I'm told there is nothing to fix.
I contacted the executive relations team since I had their information from a problem last month and I was basically told I was wrong. Today I got a call back and I was told that the delete option was working as expected. When I asked what the point of having a menu entry that does nothing, she claimed that it would delete the channels. First, it doesn't delete the channels -- and yes I've re-tested that just to confirm.
Second, what's the point of having a DVR with no channels configured (if you were getting rid of it, you'd want to wipe all settings, not just channels). So my expected behavior that it would delete channels and rescan, the behavior that its exhibited for over five years, makes more sense. TiVo's response was just that I'm wrong.
This is particularly frustrating as I have had this issue off and on for the last five years. I've open numerous cases about it -- typically explaining that I had resolved my immediate solution by using a different remote, using the android app, or wiping it and starting over. I was told that they have no record of my ever opening a case about this issue. They also said that I never contacted support earlier in the day as there were no open cases.
Since I mentioned contacting them a month ago, on Christmas Eve we most of our channels quit working. Support tried blaming the cable company, but they confirmed that my signal strength was good and I didn't need to re-scan for channels on any of my Tv's or on my MythTV setup. After four hours, only the last hour of which did I see any actual troubleshooting (checking signal strength etc), they said I had two options: buy a new TiVo or get a cable card. They couldn't guarantee that either would work since they didn't know what was wrong. Since they sell a device they are responsible for both the hardware and software, so I didn't find that acceptable.
I eventually talked to someone from their Executive Relations Team who said that a cable card isn't compatible with my current cable package so that's not even an option. He said that I have the newest TiVo that will work with the service that my cable company currently offers. So neither of those were solutions. Since he took weeks to get back to me, I had fixed the problems myself. I'm not sure which steps are necessary, but I un-plugged the TiVo and waited a couple of minutes.
After starting up it did't work. I then deleted and re-scanned for channels (in the one step, that I expected to work this month). Disappointed that we still had the issue of channels not working, I deleted and re-scanned for channels. While that didn't work, it did result in just 15 channels which is about how many were working.
I then went into the menu where you can hide channels that you don't actually get (you might get a signal, but it might be encrypted etc) just to confirm all the channels I should had were still checked. They were, but when I backed out of that menu, there was a long pause. After that, I had all of my channels back. Thus it appears it was a software glitch and that's consistent with none of my other devices having an issue at that time.
Throughout this process I was told various things that really convinced me this company just doesn't understand their customers. The best example is when I commented about having to re-scan every couple of months despite none of my other devices needing to indicating that it wasn't a change made by the cable company, I was told that TiVo's require a much strong signal then a TV. That decision was made since they are recording. Also, the signal strength ever drop below that, the TiVo just drops the channel until you re-scan.
Think about that for a second; say you are watching your show and something happens and the cable drops out for five minutes. Instead of just losing that five minutes, you know must re-scan which can take awhile. Why would that be the desired behavior from my perspective? TiVo just argued that it was because you wouldn't want inconsistent recordings, but I'd argue something is better than nothing. There are other issue like I don't get any program data for my HD-channels. TiVo has said it's my cable provider's fault for not providing proper information on those channels. That may be true, but SchedulesDirect gets it correct for my MythTV box.
At the end of the day, my MythTV setup has been more reliable, less work to setup and maintain (and that's with SchedulesDirect refusal to automatic renew, so there's a manual renewal every year), it has more features (you can have multiple backends -- that is tuners -- and multiple frontends that all cooperate), and overall is just a better product.
Even the lack of customer service is an improvement over the TiVo's customer support whose actions scream "Please don't be our customer", who have yet to solve one of my problems, and who have REALLY annoyed me (seriously, get them some basic customer service training -- interrupting me every time I try to talk is not cool).
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- I have been a subscriber to TiVo's service since 2001, and I would have considered myself one of their greatest advocates... until recently. Now, I am fast becoming one of their greatest detractors. I upgraded to the TiVo Premiere in July 2010. It worked fine... until TiVo deployed its updates. Although TiVo's Marketing Director suspects I received a defective unit, the machine worked perfectly for about 1-1 1/2 years before gradual deterioration set in, following a major software update.
I will be the first to admit that, when it works properly, TiVo is phenomenal. BUT, when it FAILS, one has no other recourse but to launch the machine from a catapult atop a tall skyscraper. If your TiVo unit fails, and you have filled it with (hundreds of) hours of recorded programs, you will be faced with the following ultimatum: Cough up another $250-$400 to replace your machine and LOSE all your recorded programs; or, retain your recorded programs and learn to live with an expensive – and bulky – paperweight. Unless you plan to continue paying the monthly service fee for the second unit, once deactivated, your old unit will lose all its recordings.
So, if you have accumulated a volume of recorded programs and, especially if you added the DVR Expander for additional recording capacity, you will be wishing you hadn't if you ever have to replace your machine. Oh, and don't even consider TiVo's networking feature of transferring programs between machines – most programming, these days, is copyright-protected and, as such, these programs may NOT be transferred between TiVo DVRs, even if they reside within the same household. Perhaps TiVo should change its slogan to: "TiVo – OUR WAY OR THE HIGHWAY!"
BEWARE, if you begin to experience the following:
* Freezes.
* Random restarts.
* Manual restarts EVERY DAY; sometimes, 2-3 times per day.
* To view upcoming shows from the menu selection "Recording Options", plan to click several times to return to the necessary screen, as TiVo will ALWAYS automatically return you to the previous screen, as your cursor moves upward and before you have a chance to select "View Upcoming Shows".
*Expect to inadvertently click "Play From Beginning" EVERY TIME you want to change a "Keep Until" date, now that this redundant and utterly useless new "feature" pushes all other menu items down one line (Seriously, why do we need this feature, when we can simply hold down the "replay" button to return to the beginning?).
* Season Passes with lower priority levels, as supposedly prioritized by the user, will be selected by TiVo over higher priority programs, often removing the higher priority recordings from the "To Do" queue. This happens, even when the lower priority program is scheduled to be broadcast one week AFTER the higher priority program.
* Partial recordings, even when TiVo indicates there is plenty of space available. *Randomly deleted recordings, when TiVo claims their expiration date arrived - often on the same date they were recorded and, sometimes, when they are set as "Keep Until I Delete"! - and there was still plenty of space available for it to be saved longer.
* Currently recording programs disappear if you delete a different program while the current program is recording. The "Recording History" will indicate either "an internal error" or, more likely, that "not enough space was available" - again, even though TiVo's system page indicates that there is plenty of space available (30-40 SD hours, which is the same TOTAL HOURS as the original TiVo!).
* Inability to set recordings, due to "not enough space available" (see above), even if only a single ½ hour sitcom is scheduled in the "To Do" queue.
* Inability to set recordings if you have something else in your "To Do" queue set to start recording within the next 12-hour period.
* Prepare to check, double-check and triple-check, on a frequent basis, your "To Do" queue, because TiVo will not honor your requests; instead, TiVo decides for itself what it will record. TiVo will randomly delete recordings set in your "To Do" queue, for no apparent reason. On occasion, I've had to manually reset a program to record as much as four times in a single day, because TiVo kept removing it from my queue.
* Regarding NetFlix - DON'T EVEN BOTHER! TiVo's NetFlix browser is WORTHLESS AND WEAK. I use either Roku or my LG Blu-ray player to stream movies, since TiVo's system requires buffering and reloading about every 5-10 minutes (that is, assuming you can get the movie to play in the first place)... what a way to watch a movie.
Recently, I recorded a movie at midnight. When I awoke the next morning, I looked for my recording in the "My Shows" list but, guess what? It wasn't there, so I reviewed my recording history and, sure enough, there it was listed as "Deleted"; according to TiVo, it was deleted because its time had expired and the space was required for another program.
It provided an exact time for that other program, but NOTHING was recorded at that given time on my TiVo; in fact, NOTHING AT ALL was scheduled or recorded after the deleted midnight program, and my TiVo indicated that I still had 24 hours of space available for recordings (the deleted program was a mere 2 hours).
Ironically, TiVo now requires more micromanagement from me than the old TV/VCR combination ever did! Back then, I could set my VCR to record something, come home from work (or wake up in the morning) and... voila!... my recording would still be on the tape and would play back beautifully. Hmmm... Technology is good; progress not so...
Oh, and on another note, TiVo service in my area was down for several hours on two separate occasions. I contacted TiVo's so-called "customer service", only to have what I already knew confirmed. They assured me that my bill would be discounted for those lost hours, but did I see any such discount on either respective bill? In a word, NO! TiVo reps are NOT TO BE TRUSTED. I've got a life, but TiVo just doesn't get it!
My biggest beef with TiVo (and other DVR services) is that, ten years ago, I paid $400 for a DirecTV/TiVo DVR and I OWNED the machine. I did not have to return it to TiVo, because it was COMPLETELY MY OWN PROPERTY. Now, one still has to fork over roughly the same amount, but the machines are leased ( i.e. NOT owned) by the consumer.
And this brings me to my next point: I still OWN my 1st and 2nd TiVo DVRs, on which I can continue to view my recorded programs, even if their recording capability is no longer available. It's similar to having a library of DVDs without taking up valuable shelf space. But, after deactivation, the recorded programs on the TiVo Premiere will be no longer accessible. People "buy" DVRs, obviously, to record hours of programming, so they can "watch television when they want to watch it".
In what world does it make sense, then, to require people to return (or deactivate) their machine when they need to replace it with a new one, only to lose hundreds of hours of programming? So much for watching "TV your way". In a nutshell, TiVo lets you watch TV when it decides to let you watch TV. In an analogous situation, should I be paying a monthly fee to Sony? After all, I still own and view my VHS tapes, loaded with programs recorded using my Sony VCR. (And, actually, many of the programs on my old VHS tapes look 10x better than the same programs recorded off digital cable/satellite – I've tried both – onto my TiVo DVRs).
I do have to give some credit to the Marketing Director for his response to a similar review I posted elsewhere and for his efforts but, on behalf of TiVo, he cannot offer an amenable solution to my situation. Suspecting my current TiVo unit to be defective, he sent me a replacement machine, on the basis that I would transfer the programs from my old machine to the replacement and, then, return the old unit to him. And he gave me two months overlap time, for both machines to remain activated, to do so before returning the old machine. This would have been no problem, if I could actually transfer my hundreds of hours of recorded programming between machines.
All the programs on my current machine, however, appear to be copyright-protected, so they cannot be transferred from one machine to another, even if both machines reside in the same household ( i.e. on the same network). And, thanks to TiVo's heavy promotion of its large capacity hard drives (Record up to 300 HD hours with TiVo® Premiere XL4! - Now with 4 tuners, so you can record even more shows!), and the DVR Expander, I have accumulated over 1400 hours of SD programming on my DVR. If I were to keep the new machine, I would lose all that recorded programming!
I, even, offered to pay the additional monthly service fee for the second machine, if I could keep both machines until I clear the old machine of its programming (by either viewing the shows or re-recording them on the new unit - though many of the shows are rarely re-broadcast and still many more will never be re-broadcast).
So, after just 2 years of service on my current TiVo DVR, it looks like I will have to fork over yet an additional $250.00 PLUS an additional monthly fee for TiVo service on a second machine, just so that I can record on a (hopefully) properly working DVR, while still retaining the hundreds of hours of programming that I have recorded on my current DVR. On second thought, perhaps I will simply request a new generic DVR from Time Warner Cable (after all, the unit itself is essentially free, since I will only have to pay the monthly service fee, and I had initially returned their DVR when I received my TiVo Premiere) and FORGET TIVO ALTOGETHER!
IN CONCLUSION, BEWARE: If you are anything like me, and you record a lot of programs on your DVR, you'd better hope and pray that your TiVo NEVER fails. Mine lasted only about 1 1/2 years before it began to deteriorate, thanks to bad software programming/deployment and/or a defective machine. Now, capitalism rears its ugly head as I must empty my wallet again for the sake of TiVo and my own sanity. TiVo - and Capitalism - wins again!
A fair warning about TiVo and why TiVo sucks. Short version: I paid for a lifetime subscription. TiVo cancelled my account, claimed I called and cancelled, and claimed they credited my account. I never called and cancelled my account and they never issued a credit to my credit card. Now I have a useless TiVo machine with no service and I'm out over $300.
Details: I used to always brag about TiVo and have purchased 6 TiVo machines. I have been a TiVo customer for years and currently have three TiVo boxes "running." I have to put quotes around running since TiVo took it upon themselves to turn off one of them, which I paid a lifetime subscription for. I received and email warning and I emailed back to TiVo and even attached screenshot showing I had a lifetime subscription and never received any response. They proceeded to shut off my box. I then had the pleasure of calling TiVo. Should you ever call them, be prepared to be on hold forever.
After giving up on two previous occasions, I finally planned my day around it and was able to get through after about 20 minutes of being on hold. The customer service representative was less than helpful. He claimed I called and cancelled my account, which I had not. I explained I had a lifetime subscription and he insisted I cancelled my account and claimed my credit card was credited. My credit card was never credited and I explained that. He then claimed their records showed they issued me a credit and he blamed my credit card company and said I had to take it up with them. I called my credit card company and they confirmed I never received a credit from TiVo.
I got online with TiVo, which still took about 30 minutes to get a representative. The guy looked at my account and agreed something did not look correct; however, he would have to send it to a supervisor to look at. Even though he did absolutely nothing to rectify the problem, except pass it along, he seemed helpful. He told me someone would call me and I asked if they would leave a message with a number I could call back without being on hold forever, since I don't answer calls I don't recognize, since they're oftentimes sales calls. He said they would leave a number that was a direct line. Did they ever call and so much as leave a message? No.
Bottom line: TiVo can take your money, claim you cancelled, claim they refunded your money, and leave you with a useless TiVo box and out hundreds of dollars. But they'll make sure they wait a few months, so you don't even have recourse with your credit card company. TiVo SUCKS.
Before entering into a relationship with TV (tee-voh), carefully consider the difficulty you will most certainly encounter when it inevitably comes time to "break up" with TiVo. After 2 and 1/2 years of being generally satisfied with the service, we realized that our casual and rare use of the service no longer warranted spending the monthly fee to keep it.
After calling to cancel the service the day my account was billed for the NEXT month's service, I had to go round and round with their customer "service" department to cancel the account and get refunded the charge. The charge was indeed refunded in the customer un-friendly time frame of 10-14 days as promised, but unbeknownst to me, the customer "service" representative neglected to actually cancel the account.
So the next month upon noticing an additional monthly charge from TV on my charge account, I contacted the customer "service" department to demand an immediate refund and an explanation for the *unauthorized* access to my card. After 45 minutes on the phone with 3 customer "service" reps including a floor supervisor, I have a cancellation effective NEXT month and a credit coming back to me within the next 10-14 business days. It's interesting to me how they can easily process an incorrect - and unauthorized - charge on a Saturday afternoon, but they are unable to apply the corrective refund "because it is a Sunday".
This is a prime example of what I consider a customer disservice provided by an customer "service" department whose sole purpose is to provide a buffer between the customer and the people who create the policies and procedures that generate the dissatisfaction that I and many other TV EX-customers have experienced. Instead of being a highly dissatisfied TV ex-customer, I wish I had known this so that I could have saved myself the aggravation and not been a TV customer at all.
NEW JERSEY -- Like many others - I was delighted with my Series 3 when I bought it in late October 2007 - with the original hefty pricetag. Despite some initial install problems (cable company at the time not comprehending cable cards) - once I got up and running I didn't look back.
That's until late Jan/early Feb of this year when my S3 began simply coming apart at the seams. Freezing, Rebooting, GSODs etc. Like many others because you have an S3 with cable cards.. the S3 going down leaves you with nothing to fall back on. Despite constant running around replacing HDs, cable cards, cables etc.. all known possible fixes provided by support.. still problems that eventually leaves you feeling like you've just been kicked to the curb with Tivo moving on and no longer caring about their S3 customers. In fact you end up feeling like a nuisance rather than a valued customer.
After reaching out to other S3 owners. The amount of users having the same problems with their S3's after a roughly 12-14 month period simply astounds me. (If you don't believe me do a google search for Tivo series 3 problems). It really makes me question why the S3 was indeed discontinued.. did Tivo simply get tired of replacing them or handling the endless tech problems? True Tivo can't do enough for you when you are a perspective buyer or a new customer.. but once youve become a long term customer with problems-they are suddenly a lot less unresponsive.
True, maybe the new Tivo HDs are a lot better.. maybe its only those unfortunate enough to own an S3 who'll be left behind with now very expensive doorstops.. but regardless, based on my own experience.. I will not be looking to Tivo in the future for my DVR needs. Which is sad because I really do believe it was originally a great product and service. But once things went bad with the S3.. and they obviously did.. the number of people left out in cold, and brushed aside after spending so much hard earned money is simply inexcusable, even from a once great company like Tivo.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA -- I bought a new TIVO and when I activated it I didn't realize I had to call and ask them to cancel service on my old TIVO. I recently realized they have been double billing me for 16 months and when I called to ask them to refund the money from the 2nd billing, they told me that was "against our policy at TIVO." The staff members I talked to (about 5 people total) were all rather arrogant and refused to help me at all because of their "policies."
The customer service at TIVO is evidently much worse than that at Comcast, a feat I didn't think was possible. I wonder how long this company will be around given the competition for the consumer dollar and MUCH BETTER customer service almost anywhere else. I used to rave about TIVO. No more. Now I'm warning people against it. There are much better options, such as On Demand and other DVRs.
I signed up for Tivo's month to month service, specifically because it said no commitment. My account still says on it no commitment. I called to cancel because my service does not work, and it doesn't record. When I call to cancel they said that by "No Commitment" my service plan meant "no commitment AFTER a year long commitment." That they were sorry they made the mistake of putting "No Commitment" on the account, but that that was "no more dishonest than what cell phone companies do."
Tivo is pulling a classic bait and switch, call it "no commitment" even though they ADMIT that it is in fact an iron clad commitment to their service. Their early termination fee of $200 was more than the ENTIRE year long plan that THEY signed me up to. To them NO commitment means that's your plan after a commitment. I was ripped off.
I am very displeased by your service... Brief summary... Check case**. I bought a DVR from Walmart, the device was defected so I had to return the item even though I wasted a lot of time. Waited approximately 10 days for the new device... Received it yesterday, I was unable to change the TSN in my account on the web. Thus had to call in. This is what I was told..."When you placed your order via the website, the order and details of the order were placed in an older customer database (this took over 45 minutes to figure the issue)." After talking to a supposed manager the solution was..."We have escalated your ticket to be resolved ASAP but I have no idea how long that will take."
I was on the phone for 75+ minutes trying to become a CUSTOMER!!! RIDICULOUS!!! Today I get home and tried use the device because I receive an email with a survey on my experience... I am still unable to use the services I paid for weeks ago!!! I also paid for a full year!!! I asked for a refund and this was not an option. I am fed up and will be posting this in every avenue possible as I sit here on hold for 10+ mins... I also received an email saying my email address has been changed. NOW I CANNOT ACCESS MY ACCOUNT...
Let me start off by saying I have been a loyal customer of TIVO since 2006 and have gone to battle many times with friends, co-workers and even strangers, making strong justifications that TIVO was worth the extra cost. Not anymore. The box I purchased back in 2010 has been acting up, so I called customer service to see if there was any cheaper options for longtime customers to purchase the Roamio than the big bucks listed on the website. I was told I could get a whopping $20 of the cheapest $199 option but that there were no other discount or upgrade options for the mid-grade or high-grade Roamio boxes.
I spoke to the CS agent about cancelling my service and she seemed to think that was OK and didn't care either way. Is this really how TIVO thinks it's going to keep customers now that they have all this competition? I am sorely disappointed in my interaction with this company today... and will be cancelling my service.
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY -- I purchased DVR F481 in December 2009. I upgraded to DVR 45C8 in November 2009 but failed to cancel the old service because it wasn't clearly apparent to me that upgrading to a new device would mean to cancel service on the old. I discarded DVR F481. Then in 2011, I upgraded again to DVR 7D92 and discarded DVR 45C8. Again not realizing that I needed to cancel the old service. So as of today, I have paid TIVO close to $1,330.56 in service fees of old devices that were discarded. Yes, you have a policy to call to cancel, I understand that now, however it is not a logical process nor did any of the written material stress this point.
From a customer service perspective, TIVO should have offered me either to credit my account or reimburse me the service fees, but you have refused. I also found many other former customers complain about this practice. Some even called to cancel old devices but the cancellation didn't go through and they were subsequently charged for months of service. That says to me that TIVO is OK with making sure people keep paying them for service that they can't even use. Beware.


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Real short issue I have to get off my chest. First off I think I work pretty hard in the gym. Sometimes I feel like I could be doing more, which is 100% instead of like 80%. Somehow I think it is my surrounding. I believe if you are feel you are working the hardest in the gym then you are at the wrong gym. By now means am I saying this with a big headed attitude. Seriously people are walking on the treadmill or ellipicticals. Using the machine with the lowest weight possible. The guys that should be working out are standing around talking. Oh and everybody has a nagging injury. "Bro I got this elbow pain" or "girl I this back pain". My solution is to not complain and attack social media to get people to as they say "Do work"
This blog is about doing what works for you. All my life I was probably the worst and handshakes, or other forms of hand slap. To me they were always changing, it seemed like I would learn one somewhat and then an added change would. Not to mention that awkard momemt when some tries to shake you hand and you slap five. The great saying you can tell a lot about a man by his handshakes. Sometime those lead to big squeeze matches that I lost majority. Finally the fist bump came out and it rescued me from all the awkward moments. I even take the intiative with the fist bump for obvious reason. I think it can be used in most setting other than a interview or a nice to meet.
Now to the point, I feel like trying to keep up with all the fitness will leave you feeling awkward. Just watch fitness fails on youtubes. Do not be those people, just following a new trend. Find what you enjoy, and is best fit for you, and stick with it. I will be giving fist bumps for the next twenties years.
New weight loss article on Toledo examiner in the Quick workout category.
Five weeks to my first half-marathon. I really learned the importance of both rest and using a variety of training methods.


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Police Shoot Atlantic City Pit Bull
An Atlantic City police officer shot and killed a pit bull after it attacked a group of teenagers and then came at her cruiser.
Police say they received a call about a loose pit bull chasing a group of teens in the 500 block of North Connecticut Avenue on Saturday afternoon. The pit bull was put behind a gate but later jumped the gate and continued to chase the teens.
According to a press release, when police arrived they arrested one of the teens, a 15 year old male, whose pants and shirt were ripped by the dog, for possession of a handgun inside his jacket. The teen, who was also limping, asked to be put in the patrol car for fear the pit bull would attack him again.
While placing the teen in the car, Officer Michelle Graham heard the pit bull's claws on the sidewalk coming at them. She fired her gun at the dog, wounding it. The injured pit bull circled the patrol car and came at the officer again. Graham grabbed the teen's guns and fired again, killing the dog.
Atlantic City Police did not say who owned the dog.
The teen was taken to AtlantiCare for minor injuries and charged with unlawful possession of a weapon.
Police ask anyone who witnessed the incident to call at 609-347-5766.


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Positive examples of communication about nature will be explored on 10 October from 13:30 to 15:00 at the CBD conference in Hyderabad. See you at the CEPA Fair!
The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) will deliver a side event on 'Communicating Biodiversity: How to Tell a Love Story' on 10 October from 13:00 to 15:00 at the CEPA Fair, Hyderabad International Conference Centre.
The objective is to provide practical guidance and examples of positive communication about nature and nature-based solutions among the conservation community. During the event, presenters will showcase the video 'Love Not Loss' and campaign 'How to Tell a Love Story' and involve people in sharing examples of personalizing, humanizing and publicizing nature -- and discuss how this approach can support implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and particularly Aichi Target 1. The event will also showcase CEC as a global biodiversity communication expert network.
The moderator will be CEC Deputy Chair Nancy Colleton. Presenters will include David Ainsworth of the CBD Secretariat and CEC Specialty Group Leader for CEPA, and also Rod Abson, CEC focal point. The event includes lunch.


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Dynamic FE Analysis - NAFEMS e-Learning Training Course
Special Note : If you have registered for this course and have not received your course registration information, please contact Matthew Ladzinski (matthew.ladzinski (at) nafems.org).
Dynamic FE Analysis
July 14th - August 20th, 2009
Six-Week Training Course
Note: Once you register for the course using the "order" button (look right), you will receive the course attendee packet mentioned in the description below. Please click here to view the FAQ section, or if you need to contact NAFEMS about this course.
Course Overview
Many problems facing designers and engineers are dynamic in nature. The response of a structure cannot be simply assessed using static assumptions.
The nature of the problem may be to understand the resonant frequencies of your design, so that key driving frequencies such as equipment rotational speed, acoustic or external pressure frequencies, ground motion frequency content or vehicle passing frequency.
Your design may face external driving forces from adjacent components; cams, push rods, pistons or from vehicle input sources such as a bumpy road, wave loading, air pressure or inertial forces.
Whatever the nature of the challenge, this objective of this course is to break down the dynamic problem into clearly defined steps, give an overview of the physics involved and show how to successfully implement practical solutions using Finite Element Analysis.
Course Process and Details
This course is completely code independent. No software is required.
Each topic in the class is treated as a building block and is presented using an overview of the physics and theory involved. The math is kept simple and the emphasis is on practical examples from real life to illustrate the topic. The mapping to Finite Element analysis techniques is shown with numerous workshops. The tutor will be running analysis interactively and involving the students in the process via Q and A periods during each session, follow up emails and a Course Bulletin Board
Students are shown the various approximation methods and how to judge which are acceptable and appropriate for solving a wide range of practical problems. Practical considerations of loadings, boundary conditions, damping and structural details are shown by numerous examples.
Of equal importance is the assessment and interpretation of results. This starts with ensuring the modal frequencies and mode shapes are feasible and accurate. Techniques are shown to confirm this and to make sure the basic modal response of a design is fully understood. Comparison against test or hand calculations is shown. A range of hints and tips are shown for producing subsequent efficient and accurate response analyses.
Interaction is encouraged throughout the course, with the planning and design of complete FEA projects. Options for mass and stiffness modeling, damping, loads and boundary conditions and solution methods are discussed interactively with the students. The tutor then runs the analyses using this input and the results are investigated. Using this approach, classic errors are shown and corrected in a real world scenario.
The session covers a wide range of application techniques available and shows typical applications and best practices across industry. The objective is to show students how to assess the nature of the dynamic environment and what tools can be used, together with the scope of the various solutions.
Students are welcome to send in problems from Industry and these will be discussed as time permits.
Full notes are provided for the students, together with personal passwords for e-learning backup material, bulletin board access, etc.
Students will join the audio portion of the meetings by utilizing the VoIP (i.e. headset connected to the computer via headphone and microphone jacks) or by calling into a standard toll line. If you are interested in additional pricing to call-in using a toll-free line, please send an email to: e-learning @ nafems.org .
Who Should Attend?
This course is aimed at practicing engineers who wish to learn more about how to apply finite element techniques to dynamic analysis in the most effective manner. Ideally a student should have some experience of FEA analysis, but this is not essential. The material that is presented is independent of any particular software package, making it ideally suited to current and potential users of all commercial finite element software systems. This course is a must for all engineers aiming to use FEA as a reliable predictive tool for dynamic analysis.
E-learning classes are ideal for companies with a group of engineers requiring training. E-learning classes can be provided to suit your needs and timescale. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
Course Program
Note: This is a six-week course. Each session represents one 2-hour session each week.
Session 1 - July 14th, 2009 @ 11am EDT (4pm BST)
- Finite Element Analysis Overview
- Introduction to Dynamics
- FEA Basic Principals
- Undamped Single Degree of Freedom Systems
- Equation of Motion and Normal Modes
- Mapping to FEA with basic elements
- Extending to Multiple Degrees of Freedom
- Eigenvalue extraction, background and FEA implementation
- Importance of Mode Identification – use of post processing
- Workshops with a range of structures, 1D to 3D.
Session 2 - July 21st, 2009 @ 11am EDT (4pm BST)
- Importance of Mass modeling
- Introduction to Modal Effective Mass
- Meshing quality
- Rigid Body Modes
- Typical Errors
- QA for normal modes analysis
- Forensic workshops on models with errors
- Modal Correlation
- Reduction Methods
- Workshops
Session 3 - July 28th, 2009 @ 11am EDT (4pm BST)
- Overview of Response Analysis
- Modal and direct methods
- Introduction to Forcing Functions and Damping
- Damped, Forced Single Degrees of Freedom
- Equation of Motion revisited
- Mapping to FEA with Basic elements
- Extending to Multiple Degrees of Freedom
- Workshops
Session 4 - July 30th, 2009 @ 11am EDT (4pm BST)
- Transient Analysis background
- Workshops with Transient Analysis
- Accurate time step prediction, results checking, aliasing
- Managing a large Transient Analysis
- Frequency Response Analysis background
- Workshops with Frequency Response Analysis
- Checking Frequency response, importance of peaks and spectral spread
- Managing a large Frequency Response Analysis
Session 5 - August 18th, 2009 @ 11am EDT (4pm BST)
- Further Damping review
- Enforced Motion and Forcing Functions reviewed
- Workshop Examples
- Response Spectra Overview
- Response Spectra Analysis – creation of a spectra
- Response Spectra Analysis – application of a spectra
- Workshop Examples
Session 6 - August 20th, 2009 @ 11am EDT (4pm BST)
- Random Analysis Overview
- Random Analysis workshops
- Application of Random Analysis results for Fatigue
- Checking with Miles Equation
- Managing Large Random Analysis problems
- Overview of Nonlinear Dynamics
- Workshop Examples
- Overview of Impact Analysis
- Overview of Implicit versus Explicit Solutions
Feedback from former Dynamic FE Analysis e-Learning students:
"This course did everything right. From organization to presentation to interaction, this is a good model for what online training should be."
"Tony's command over the subject and excellent teaching skills made this course worthwhile."
"Super! Doesn't get better than this. Good idea to start having e-Learning courses."
"I'm really happy not to pay a big fraction of my annual training budget to airlines and hotels. A BIG plus to e-learning."
Special Note(s):
Telephony surcharges may apply for attendees who are located outside of North America, South America and Europe. These surcharges are related to individuals who join the audio portion of the web-meeting by calling in to the provided toll/toll-free teleconferencing lines. We have made a VoIP option available so anyone attending the class can join using a headset (headphones w/ microphone) connected to the computer. There is no associated surcharge to utilize the VoIP option, and is actually encouraged to ensure NAFEMS is able to keep the e-Learning course fees as low as possible. Please send an email to the e-Learning coordinator (e-learning @ nafems.org ) to determine if these surcharges may apply to your specific case.
Related News:
Review NAFEMS "Introductory Dynamic FE Analysis " webinar. Presentation given by Tony Abbey on April 2nd, 2009. The purpose of this webinar is to provide some technical content to the NAFEMS community, and to introduce the Dynamic FE Analysis e-Learning course listed on this page.
For more information, please email e-learning @ nafems.org .
Event Type: Course
Location: e-Learning Online
Date: July 14, 2009
Course Instructor
Tony Abbey has created and taught a wide range of FEA based training classes over the past 15 years. He has developed a reputation for providing the student with an experience that is full of insight gained from his extensive experience, but which also challenges and motivates. Tony has been working with FEA for over 30 years, both in Industry and for FEA software providers in the UK and the US. He currently runs his own FEA consultancy company, FETraining.com.
His informal and interactive presentation style allows the key concepts to be taught in a manner which involves participants fully in the course material. Tony presents papers at NAFEMS and other conferences on a regular basis and has been involved with NAFEMS since its formation
Why an e-Learning Class?
In the current climate travel and training budgets are tight. To help you still meet your training needs the following e-learning course has been developed to complement the live class. The e-learning course runs over a six week period with a single two hour session per week.
E-learning classes are ideal for companies with a group of engineers requiring training. E-learning classes can be provided to suit your needs and timescale. Contact us to discuss your requirements.


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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Cerasifera shawl
I loved the main part with the mesh stitch pattern. But first I had to get some addi lace circs in the right size. The ones I had before where too blunt, and a pain to work with.
The yarn is 50/50 merino/silk, and has a wonderful drape. I love the feel of it, when I have this shawl in my hands.
There's Maggie whizzing by in the back ground. That girl is always on the move.
Since this is a rather small shawl, I'm going to use it as a scarf. (it might go to Hannah though, she likes my grey shawls, and I'm going to let her pick and chose one).
Kirsten's patterns are always so very well written, and easy to follow.
pattern: Cerasifera shawl by Kirsten Kapur
yarn: Wandering Cat Yarns Slinky Cat , I used 1.08 skeins = 469.8yds. (unfortunately the shop is closed right now, until Canada Post strike/lockout is resolved)
needles: 4.5mm addi lace circs (very much needed for this shawl)
size after blocking: 23" x 54"
start-finish: May 31 - June 4, 2011
And just a little fact about the pups. They made me laugh again this morning. With three dogs, it happens that the water bowl gets dry from time to time. Once that happens, instinct kicks in, and Denny (or Maggie, not Happy so far) dig in the bowl for water. While I was filling it up again, I saw Maggie digging at the spot where the bowl usually stands. Maybe Denny had it wrong, and the right spot is under the bowl?
Next time I'll tell you about Maggie's accident yesterday, I want to show you something, but don't have the photo on this computer yet. Let's just say, she'll live, but she scared the hell out of us.
11 comments:
- Sandra - Tricoemaistrico said...
Beautiful Monika!
- June 21, 2011 9:21 a.m.
- adriene said...
Looks like you can get a decent-sized shawl with a smaller amount of yarn with that pattern. Lovely yarn choice, too!
- June 21, 2011 9:22 a.m.
- mamanluisa said...
complimenti uno scialle molto bello, ciao e buona giornata
- June 21, 2011 9:31 a.m.
- momsue84 said...
Beautiful Shawl! I have it in my basket on Rav. I, too, love her designs. I'm almost afraid to see pics of the accident. Sounds scary!
- June 21, 2011 10:33 a.m.
- Wanderingcatstudio said...
The grey is so classy. Love it! Slinky is definitely one of my fav shawl yarns.
Word is, mail could be back up an running on Thursday!
- June 21, 2011 11:52 a.m.
- Michele said...
Beautiful work - stunning shawl. Where would we be without our dogs? Glad she's okay.
- June 21, 2011 4:54 p.m.
- Mr. Puffy said...
That sounds serious!!! I'm glad she's going to be okay and curious what happened. It's amazing how anyone survives with all the accidents lurking waiting to happen.
Your new shawl is so very elegant. I keep meaning to try one of her patterns and I'm more encourages than ever that you find them easy to follow. Hope you (or Hannah) enjoys this shawl in good health :)))
- June 21, 2011 8:13 p.m.
- Sharon V said...
Hopefully Maggie is OK and you were more shook up than she was hurt.
Your shawl is lovely (as usual) and your DD is going to have a hard time making a choice.
- June 21, 2011 10:16 p.m.
- Mary Beth said...
OMG that is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it
- June 24, 2011 12:03 a.m.
- Jemajo said...
Pure elegance!
- June 25, 2011 6:58 p.m.
- 2paw said...
It's a gorgeous shawl and looks very luxurious. We have digging in water bowls here, but Maggie is clever to know there is water under the ground. Oh now I am going to have to skip ahead to see what has happened...
- July 10, 2011 1:10 a.m.


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Wabash Receives $250,000 Retention Grant• January 4, 2011 Share:
Wabash has received a $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis (AVD) Foundations for a series of projects aimed at increasing the retention and successful graduation of Wabash students, especially increasing the persistence of African American and Latino men.
"This project is central to one of our most important priorities: empowering Wabash men to be successful at the College and to become leaders in the larger world upon graduation," said Wabash President Patrick White.
Historically, Wabash retains 87 percent of its students from the freshman to sophomore year, and 68 percent graduate within four years. However, both retention measures vary by ethnicity and African American and Latino students fall well below those percentages.
Gary A. Phillips, Dean of the College at Wabash, believes that the AVD grant, which is part of the College's Challenge of Excellence, will allow Wabash to develop retention programs that will be of benefit to all Wabash students.
"Although one can never predict with certainty whether a particular student will succeed or not at Wabash, the experience of many institutions that are addressing student retention issues and our own internal analysis suggest that some factors are knowable, and there are steps Wabash can take to increase the probability that students, regardless of ethnicity, can persist through to graduation," said Dean Phillips.
Data gleaned from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNSLAE) indicates that student engagement at Wabash is not experienced uniformly across all student groups. African-American and Latino students earn lower grades and fewer credits, which directly result in increased attrition and lower graduate rates.
Wabash National Study data also indicate that the single best predictor of whether or not a student returns to the College for his sophomore year is the student's report of "faculty interest in teaching and student development," a scale which assesses students' perceptions of faculty interest in their overall development — not just academic performance.
"Our goal is to create a distinctive Wabash model for improving engagement, one that will consider the fact that we have an all-male student body, that we are a small institution with fewer professional student service staff members compared to other campuses, and that the Wabash ethos of student success can be improved for each and every student if faculty and staff improve engagement practices inside and outside the classroom," Dean Phillips said.
More than two years in the planning, the award from AVD will support the College's ongoing student retention efforts, including implementation of an Early Alert System; a comprehensive review of the student advisement system; funding faculty advisement workshop training; and the establishment a student-to-student peer mentoring program.
Grant funds will support teaching and learning workshops focused on retention of at-risk and first generation students, and student-alumni mentoring activities (dovetailing with work already begun with a $50,000 CIC/Walmart College Success Awards grant from the Walmart Foundation and the Council of Independent Colleges).
Heather Hines, the Coordinator of Student Engagement and Retention, will lead in the implementation of the grant, as will the College's Retention Committee and the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies.
"One of the key points of Wabash's strategic plan calls for us to focus on the question of how Wabash will continue to attract, retain, and graduate young men who will make the most out of Wabash and who will make a difference in the larger world," added President Pat White. "Wabash generally has a strong and even admirable retention rate. But as with so many good aspects of Wabash, we are convinced we can do better."
"While the grant application was the result of many persons' labor, Nancy Doemel deserves special credit and our collective thanks for the role she played in the process," said Dean Phillips. "Nancy has been the College's institutional face to the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and a passionate advocate for greater institutional attention to student persistence issues."
The Challenge of Excellence is a $60 million campaign that will provide financial aid and scholarships for students; support for faculty excellence; resources for global educational opportunities; and enhanced business education and career development. For more information, including our progress to date and ways to give, please click here.
In the photos: President White and alumni Jim Kerr and Antoine Carpenter take part in last fall's orientation for alumni mentors.


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Seven Deaths Confirmed in Arkansas
Authorities have now confirmed seven deaths in Arkansas after a severe storm
Category: Religious News
Boston Marathon - Vigil
BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds of people have attended a candlelight vigil in Boston for victims of Monday's marathon bombings.
A minister told hundreds of mourners that God wasn't in the evil that was committed, but was among the emergency responders who heroically tended to scores of wounded runners and bystanders.
Three people were killed and more than 170 people were injured in the bombings near the end of the race on Monday.
Participants in the vigil sang "Amazing Grace" and prayed that God would embrace the eight-year-old boy who was killed.
The minister said the candles they held symbolized the light of God shining amid the darkness of Monday's attack.