Yesterday I started getting my new service with Comcast, but not everyone will have it available to them at this time. Here in Morgantown Free On Demand Movies are now available on channel 298. There are Many Free Movies that can be played, all you need is a digital cable box. It works like a DVR, even though I don't have a DVR. I also have HBO so I get Free Movies on Demand plus HBO on Demand.
If you do not have this service yet, you will have it probably by the end of the week. It is now here and I have it, it's just not completely set up yet.
Sometimes you do things or things are said that may have a very big impact on your life, but you just don't realize it at the moment. Mine was realized with this old beat up key chain that you see. It was given to me roughly 20+ years ago by a very dear friend, and it was on my key ring up until the last years of my college career when the hole just basically wore out on this solid piece of brass. It was a sad day for me when I finally had to remove it from my key chain or risk having it falling off and losing it.
Recently that very dear friend and my lives have crossed again. I have usually been a very skeptical person, one not putting too much faith in predetermined destiny's or fate. With events over the past few weeks, I have to take a very serious look at my previous viewpoint on fate.
When Diane and I first started speaking, I immediately remembered this key chain. I searched my apartment frantically to find it, but to no avail. This morning I noticed something in my sock drawer that I hadn't seen in a few years and was actually looking to find, except not in my sock drawer.
What a windstorm we had last night, it actually knocked out power for many, plus knocked out comcast and their services for some time. Everything is back to normal now.
A couple things I heard this morning.
First for those of us who live in Northern WV, we will be getting a new area code. The old 304 will remain in the southern part of the state, but with the recent additions of cell phones and fax machines, the numbers available were running shorter. West Virginia will split into two different areas, with those of us in Northern WV being affected by the change.
WVU is going to try to sell out the spring game this spring. Pretty big accomplishment considering 10,000 is usually a very good number, but the stadium hold 60,000. In an attempt to draw more people, there will be an announcement later this week that there will be a Major Musical Act concert at the Stadium the night before the game. The artist is signed, but they are not going to announce who it is until later this year. If they are talking about 60,000 people in stadium, this is probably going to be a very big announcement. Think about it, the size of the venue and how many they want in the stands. Something tells me the largest concert to ever come to the State of West Virginia is a few days from being made public.
On a really good note, I found the old keychain Diane gave me 20 years ago this morning.
Some news I found out yesterday.
Yesterday evening Pam called me to talk. I guess she had just found out that Moke has volunteered for and will be getting deployed to Iraq as early as this June. I haven't had a chance to talk to him about it just yet, but Pam just found out yesterday. I'll try to fill everyone in as soon as I get any more information about the situation, I'm sure everyone as well as me is curious to find out more information on this.
After setting my machine up again right Saturday Night, I wanted to explore a little deeper and see if I really wanted to install Ubuntu onto my system, since I had had a few problems getting ti configured right.
Well, let's just say that the third time in the charm and I just had the drives inverted the first time I installed it. I was actually sizing Windows to 40 GB and Ubuntu to 400+GB. This time I got them right and installed properly.
I left a 50 GB exchange partition so that both operating systems could share a file. I reduced Windows to I think 365 GB, which is still quite huge and I used a 45 GB partition for Ubuntu. Finally got it right.
Now all I have to do is learn Linux a little better. The reason I decided to install it was because there are a couple open source GIS Programs I wanted to try.
It's been a slow day at work so far, still just waiting on a set of procedures more than anything else. Hopefully they will come in pretty soon, I don;t mind the break, but it does get a little boring.
I have promised Diane that I will participate in lent this year and give something up. She asked me to participate and suggested giving up soda for it would be nice. I agreed because I have started drinking it again recently and need to quit again. Softball is a few months away and it's about time to start getting ready.
To those of you who may have wondered about the goal tending call at the end of Saturday Nights game, notice the ball is starting to come down then Ewing blocks the shot. Goal tending, 2 points to WVU and game over as the clock expired after the shot. However we did not get the call and we ended up losing, although this image clearly shows we should have won.
Talking to Amy a little bit yesterday, she is targeting a June 28th wedding date and she wants to have the wedding at the reception at her new place. It has a big front and back yard, and should be able to accommodate quite nicely.
Still thinking about adding Ubuntu again to my computer as a dual boot system. I am however 0 for 2 in getting it installed how I want it installed. I'll get it.
Big Ole NON Hairy Sunday.
Like that title, I just had to use it for my sister Kim.
Yesterday WVU played Georgetown in basketball, and it came down to a controversial last second shot that should have been goal tending that WVU was on the wrong end of. WVU was on he losing end of a 57-58 loss.
Yesterday before the game I did install Ubuntu on my computer and messed up the installation. Somehow I turned a 500 GB HD into a 40 GB hard drive that I could not seem to recover. When I cam beck from the game I reformatted my hard drive and did a full install of Ubuntu, only this time it wiped out Windows. Needless to say at 2:30 this morning I was reformatting a 500 GB HD for the second, really third, time yesterday and getting my system back up and running. I guess I am getting too much practice at this because it was a quick procedure one it formatted. Everything is up and running and I'm re-examining if I am going to install Ubuntu, and if I do how it will be installed with the patricians and their sizes.
This afternoon I stopped by to see Terri and we all went up to see Amy and Ralphie. They just purchased his brothers trailer and were getting ready to move in. It's actually a really nice set up they have and will have a big front and back yard.
Looks like my Spring, Summer and beyond is starting to get planned out a little bit already. Diane and I are getting along very well and plan on seeing a lot of each other. The funny thing is I carried of piece of her with me daily for roughly 20 years in a keychain she once bought me (It broke a few years ago towards the end of my time in college). I would say our future looks pretty good, but we are taking it slow and letting it build and trying not to rush into anything. Right now I know that I am very happy and thankful that our paths crossed again.
As many of you know, I had some computer problems a little over a week ago where I crashed my system by spilling a glass of water right onto the top of the hard drive. Of course I blogged about this while my hard drive was down and the obvious question came up. How?
I used a Live CD and ran a temporary Linux based operating system called KNOPPIX. It boots from your cd or dvd drive and is a fully functional and operational operating system.
When I was putting my next hard drive together, I briefly considered a dual boot system using a Macintosh OS called Leopard. Unfortunately, it is easier to put windows on a mac machine than to put MAC on a windows machine and that idea quickly went by the wayside.
However I have always liked Linux and there are numerous versions out there of it. I briefly messaged one the most educated Linux users I know and asked him what version of Linux did he think would make a nice system for a dual boot. He recommended Ubuntu, which ironically Dell Computers sells systems with this operating system already installed on it. This doesn't mean much, other than the fact I have a Dell and know the motherboard and all it's components would be compatible.
So this morning I downloaded Ubuntu (Free Operating System) and burned image to a CD. An image is an .iso file that a CD knows to read and could be a bootable CD or DVD. I was quick to find out, that Ubuntu initially boots to a live CD like knoppix or unlike knoppix can be installed as part of a permanent primary or secondary bootable operating system.
I am currently using ubuntu and familiarizing myself with it as I blog this, and am probably going to install it as a bootable secondary operating system in the near future.
It is more stripped down than Knoppix (It runs from a DVD in it's larger version which I also have) and does not have all the extra stuff that I probably wouldn't use to begin with. It does however have most if not all of the knoppix features that I do use and like, such as a fully functional 2.3 version of Open Office and a few other programs I use. It is a much more stripped down version of Linux, but the stuff it doesn't have is the stuff I wouldn't use. No C++ emacs programing software or network administrator tools like knoppix has contained within it.
Yes it is once again that time of the week when work ceases and the time for us to enjoy the fruits of our labors begins, it is another Big Ole Hairy Friday and the dawn of yet another relaxing weekend.
The only thing I have planned for the weekend is to go to the WVU-Georgetown basketball game Saturday evening at 7:00. Chris gave me his tickets for the game and I was planning on taking Diane, but her brother bought tickets and is taking her son, so she has no one to watch her daughter. A little bit of sadness on my part, but if anyone wants to go I have a (that is one) spare ticket.
I have tried to generate a human interest story in the Dominion Post. Bob Gill, someone who attempted a World Record Motorcycle jump in Preston County in 1974 in which he came up short and left him as paralyzed from the waist down is going to attempt another jump in Las Vegas later this year. I sent his contact information to the Dominion Post. So, if in the future you read a human interest story about some old daredevil, it was me who sent them the idea.
Rich Rodriguez has officially dropped his "Bombshell" that he and his agent were talking about. Rich, if you are reading this take my advice and write out the check today before this ends up costing you way more than four million. You're listening to an idiot for an agent and you have already screwed yourself in my opinion, you are going to get schooled.
Is it softball yet? I'm ready to get rid of these 10 degree temps and see it in the 80's anytime now.
Update on the 2008 Family Christmas fund.
New Balance for 2008 $132.01Donations for the 2008 Christmas are appreciated and recommend.
But this is a very effective screen cleaner.
Yesterday afternoon, Jean and I took a trip to Clarksburg to work on a couple of Mick's Computers. He wanted some software installed on his laptop and their entire network was unable to connect to the internet.
I installed Business Plan Pro and Office for Mick, then addressed and repaired the connection problems for both their PC and the laptop.
They are up and running and up to speed now. I was treated to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants when we all took a trip to Ryans Steakhouse in Bridgeport.
On the trip back, I was listening to WVU beating Marshall 66-64. Both the WVU Men's won and the WVU women won 58-51 for the sweep.
I stopped by the bar for a few minutes to say hello to Terri.
The Morgantown airport now no longer offers trips to Pittsburgh, and now are flying daily trips to Dulles International Airport in Washington DC.
This could be a special interest to many international Students coming to WVU, as they can now get a flight here from Dulles.
For me, it means my local airport now flies exclusively to an airport within 5 minutes of my office.
* First off, I had a great weekend. It's been a while since I have had a weekend this good, despite the weather.
* Yesterday Diane and I ended up making it to the movie we missed Saturday Night, when we went and seen I am Legend with Will Smith. It's a good movie, but it was a little hard to follow at first, but like I said it was a good movie.
* Super Bowl XXXXII is set. It will be the undefeated New England Patriots trying to do what has never been done in the NFL before and finish the season with a 19-0 record. The Miami Dolphins in 1972 were 17-0, but that was before the NFL went to 16 game seasons as opposed to the old 14 game seasons. The Patriots will attempt to make history against the New York Giants, a team that they have already beaten 20-10 earlier this season.
* Heard an interesting tidbit this morning on the Eric and Kevin Show. Thye play a game called "Are you smarter than Eric" which is a series of head to head trivia questions delivered by a show guest named Ernie. Today there was a question about the Iran Hostage Situation years ago. Ernie asked a question like where were the hostages housed or something along those lines. Contest was over and Eric won, and one of those 52 Hostages from the State Department called and said Ernie was incorrect with his question and answer.
Funny thing is, the guy claimed to be Ernie's brother, so Kevin and Eric didn't know how respond not knowing if it was a prank. Well, turns out Ernie calls back in and it was his brother, he still works for the State Department and he was one of the 52 American Hostages. They talked a little about what it was like for Ernie and his family to go through what they did knowing his brother was a Hostage. Pretty interesting little tidbit and conversation.
* Today is Martin Luther King day and is a holiday for many, but not me.
* I did have a nice three day weekend even though my computer crashed last week.
Last night I had a date with an old and dear friend. We had a chance to rekindle a friendship from years ago. I got to see a picture of myself from some years ago that I never saw before. The picture was actually of Me, Diane, Marian and Greg my old room mate at a dinner we had way back when I was a few pounds thinner and actually had hair.
The evening started out at Texas Roadhouse, but a 1 1/2 to 2 hour wait turned into a trip to Puglioni's for dinner. We had intentionally planned to go see I am Legend, but there were a few mixed signals and we misunderstood the show time. This was at Hollywood Theaters, so we tried to run the the mall and see we could catch a showing there and once again to no avail. What we did end up seeing was the Bucket List. It was an awesome movie, I loved it.
We had to alternate our plans on where we ate, what movie we were going to see and what theater we were going to be sitting in. Overall, it was a great evening with an old and dear friend.
Wow what a day, the computer for the most part is back up and running. Still have things to do to it, but it is operational.
I went to the WVU basketball game tonight and came home and poured myself a glass of iced tea and sat down at the computer. The iced tea spilled hitting the front bottom of my computer. On my computer, that is where the hard drive is located. I think I fired my computer, I can't read Raid 0 on boot up. I'm screwed to say the least.
I have put knoppix in and it will not even recognize that hard drive. I don't know if I have fried my bios, or fried the hard drive. Either problem is major. If just the hard drive is fried, I'm going to be busy finding a Serial ATA hard drive and reinstalling EVERYTHING on my computer. If it is the bios, well I have to buy a new computer.
I've been sitting around for the last week waiting for the client to decide how certain features are to be compiled and how to QAQC the databases. It's been a nice relaxing break, but I'm ready to stop being bored. Sheesh.
On the WVU front, Rich Fraud has finally broken his silence and made a statement. I guess having his friends and Mommy make statements for him were getting old. Of course he owes WVU $1,333,333.33 tomorrow, so you knew he was going to say something soon. Funny how Rich thinks WVU is a person and not an entity and he also refers to himself in third person in the article. Talk about someone who needs a touch of reality.
On a side note, the Hillbilly Gypsies will be playing at Nick and Terri's this weekend. It's Nick's birthday and my suggestion is if you plan on going, get there early.
I saw this and just HAD to repost it.
I usually don't watch American Idol once the competition starts, but I love to watch when the auditions are taking place. This is where the fun is, when you see the William Hung's and people with, well even less singing talent than I do and that is making a statement.
There were a few good human interest stories last night, and we even got to see a soft side of Simon on a few of them. He needs to knock that crap off, people expect him to be a butthead.
It is on again tonight and I can't miss it. This and the finals are usually the only shows I watch, the finals to see who wins and the auditions because they are basically the most entertaining.
I'll be watching again tonight.
You never know what you are going to see on talent shows. You could see another Paul Potts or Bianca Ryan, people in a matter of seconds you know they were going to walk away with the competition. Of course these were different shows, but shows Simon created just as well.
* I am long overdue to do a tidbits, and after talking with Kim yesterday I thought that maybe it's time for a tidbits.
* As I mentioned this weekend, Trish will be going in to have her baby on the 25th of this month. It is going to be a girl, but I forgot to ask her if she had a name picked out.
* I went out this morning to get a morning paper and it is cold and snowing. Is it groundhogs day yet? Phil, can we work out some kind of a deal this year so softball season can get here a little sooner?
* Last week BOPARC put out it's summer schedule for the year, I have a copy of it and will post the under the stars schedule in the future as a reminder. Movies that will be shown this year include: Shrek the Third, Surf's Up, TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Nancy Drew, Unaccompanied Minors, Evan Almighty, Bee Movie, Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (which is currently playing in local theaters)and Mr. bean's Holiday. Should be a good season to take a blanket or a lawn chair to Hazel Ruby McQuain Park.
* Data has been slow the last few days, I have been waiting on a set of QAQC guidelines at work before I can do any quality control checks at work. I don't mind the break, but it makes the day drag on forever.
* I have been fortunate to come into contact with an old friend that to be honest I have thought about through the years. She was someone I considered a pretty good friend years ago and we just lost touch when our lives took different paths. I'm actually pretty excited about having a chance to talk with her.
* I see Mom is now an iPoding podcast listener. Kim loaned her one of hers and set it up for her to download and listen to a few podcasts that they have similar interests on and can talk about with each other.
* Speaking of Podcasting, my old neighbor who is teaching GIS at Southeastern Community College may be getting involved with the College and iPodU to do a Remote Sensing class on iTunes. I just may have to give that podcast a listen.
It's nice to find long lost friends, even if it was some strange circumstance that made it happen.
I'm just in a good mood and decided to post that.
Another week of work us upon us and the dull drums are apon us once again. Remembering the weekend and dreading the next four to five days and what we may have to deal with and come upon.
On the WVU coaching search front, Charlie Taaffe has announced he will stay as the Head Coach at Hamilton in the Candian Football League rather than accepting a job as the Offensive Coordinator at West Virginia University.
Steve Slaton has announced that he is deciding to forgo his Senior Year and enter the NFL draft this April. He will always be remembered as one of my favorites to ever wear the Blue and Gold. WVU will replace him with Noel Devine next season.
The Men's Basketball team defeated Syracuse 81-61 yesterday, ironically it was the first win against the Orange since Feb 17, 2001 when Gale Catlett was our head coach. Syracuse was a team John Beilein never beat.
Speaking of basketball, the Women's team ran their record to 12-3 with a 56-50 win against Big East rival Notre Dame.
Went out to dinner last night.
I was getting ready to go out and get something to eat last night and I started thinking that I hadn't spoken to Trish in a few months, so I decided to give her a call and invite her out for dinner. Like I said it has been a few months since I had talked to her and she is about due, so I thought I would call.
I took her out to Garfield's and we had a nice dinner and BS session. She is going to have a girl and she is going in on the 25th of this month and they are going to induce labor. She had some really neat 3d ultrasound images that look like the DR went into the womb and took a photograph. Amazing what the new technology is like today.
I tried calamari (squid) for the first time last night, it's not bad. Tasted like popcorn shrimp to tell you the truth.
It was a good catch up type of evening.
Bill Stewart officially named Doc Holiday as the Associate Head Coach today at a teleconference at 11:00 this morning. He has reportedly signed a 5 year, $2 Million contract ($400,000 a Year). Surprisingly, this contract is about equal to Rich Rodriguez's first contract at WVU, as a head coach.
Bill Stewart is making about $1 Million less a year than Rich Rod was, but unlike his predecessor, he is about WE (meaning his assistants and taking care of them) than he is I (like Rich was, big pay raised for himself rather than his assistants). This staff is really starting to shape up as a first class staff. There will be two more hires for the staff plus and Strength and Conditioning Coach. Stewart is interviewing people in all levels, from the pro's to High Schools to find the best candidates for Offensive Line Coach and Offensive Coordinator. A couple names that have surfaced are Dave Johnson for Offensive Line Coach and Charlie Taaffe for Offensive Coordinator. There are other names being thrown around such as Bill Legg, Herb Hand and Chip Kelly. These are just the names that are being thrown around, nothing offered officially yet.
Ok, earlier today there were three official hires named for the WVU coaching staff.
Steve Dunlap was the first new coach named. It is believed he will be coaching the linebackers. He was the Defensive Coordinator in 1996 when WVU had the #1 ranked defense in the country.
Dave Lockwood was also named as an assistant coach. He played for Don Nehlen in the late 80's and was on Rich Fraudriguez's first staff in 2001.
Chris Beatty is the third coach officially named today. He is a young Running Back's coach from Northern Illinois who was a very successful High School coach in Virginia. This hire intrigues me considering that Bill Stewart gave Mike Tomlin his start. Something tell me this is a gem of a hire, one that will be a household name in a few years.
There is one other announcement that will take place at 11:00 tomorrow when Doc Holiday will officially be announced as the associate head coach. Doc has been the recruiting coordinator and associate head coach at the University of Florida. Up until last week, U of F were the defending National Champions and have the current Heisman trophy winner.
There will be a few more hires to come, no rumors at this time. We still need to name an Offensive Coordinator, an Offensive Line Coach and a Strength and Conditioning coach.
All three positions that need filled have solid candidates, but nothing confirmed yet. This staff may be stronger than the one that just left.
Today is January 11, and today is my Mother's birthday and I would like to extend to her a very Happy Birthday.
Bill Stewart said he would shock the nation with his hires, and it looks like he may just have done that so far. None of these are official until they clear background checks, so WVU will not make any official announcements until then.
Starting off will be the hiring of an Associate Head Coach. Doc Holiday has been hired as the associate Head Coach, a position he held with the former reining NCAA Champion Florida Gators. Florida also has the current Heisman Trophy winner. Doc will be coordinating recruiting and coaching the Wide Receivers. Doc is, was and always has been a very aggressive recruiter in the nations hotbed for recruits. Now, he's coming home.
Coming home to help Jeff Casteel with the defense and coaching the linebackers will be Steve Dunlap. When he was previously at WVU and coaching the defense, WVU had the #1 ranked defense in the country in 1996.
Coaching the Defensive backs and also returning home will be Dave Lockwood. Dave played at WVU in the late 80's and was an assistant coach here for one year in 2001 before leaving to go to Notre Dame.
A couple previous coaches will remain, Jeff Casteel and Bill Kirelawich were already on the staff and did not follow traitor Fraudriguez to Michigan.
There will be other announcements in the next few days, but these are the first confirmed but not officially announced hires. Stay tuned.
I went over yesterday and hooked up Mom's wireless internet and moved her computer station into the living room. Of course Window's Vista was not cooperating initially and caused me a few headaches. We eventually got it configured and left it as an open signal. There are only two others who can steal her signal, one being upstairs and the other being next door. I could have secured it, but it would have more problems down the road for me. Mom wanted it opened up also, that way there are two signals in the house and can be used in two locations.
I stopped down at the bar after that to drop off a few more print outs for Contracts Nick has to do for his work.
This morning I have data, but I have to transfer 1.2 Gigabytes of data to my local computer for the Mosiac to work on so I can do a proper QAQC check on a Major World City. This should be interesting once I get everything transfered. I will arguably have the worlds most complete and up to date datasets of a Major World City on my computer if I would add a previous set of data with it. If you know me you probably know the city, it's just best I don't name it on a BLOG.
It is Thursday and since I worked this past weekend, I'm looking forward to having a couple of days away from the computer.
Some new WVU coaching rumors.
I have been scanning the globe trying to find out any potential replacements for the WVU Football staff, and this is what I have come up with.
The Strength and Conditioning coach may be Marcus Kinney. Rumor has it he wants the job and has ties to the program.
There is a string rumor that we may have an associate head coach with that position being offered to Doc Holiday. He was one of the early favorites to be named the head coach, and there was a rumor he was one of the early favorites in the search and it was believed he may have even been offered the job initially. This could be big.
I have heard two names for the Offensive Coordinator's position, Herb Hand and Bill Legg are two names that keep popping up.
this coaching staff might shape up quite nicely, Stewart has already been given the "Go Get Them" from the administration.
The kid who did this video is still in High School.
Where did my weekend go? Oh, I forgot there wasn't one this week. It's thrown my schedule off a little, usually I do my laundry first thing on Monday morning while I'm setting up things to do at work, I was an hour into the day before I realized, "Oh, it's Monday".
Other than that today shouldn't be that eventful, I know the weather is going to be really nice today so maybe if I get a chance I'll head down to rails to trails. Softball is just a few months away and it's time to get ready.
Oh well, back to work on another Monday, enjoy your workweek.
I had to work yesterday and today to complete a project and provide data to our President by tomorrow. after working a good deal yesterday and wrapping it up with a few hours this morning, I delivered what they needed for his meeting with a client tomorrow. It's done and delivered.
I have managed to start filling up my iPod, even though I have a long way to go to actually fill it up. I have 671 songs, enough for 2 straight days of playback continuously without a repeat and I am still a long ways from halfway on capacity. I have used 3.1 GB and still have 4.2 GB to go. That is a lot of Music and a lot of computer time filling out metadata so that it can effectively use all of its features.
As many of you know, I am a poster at Blue and Gold News, and am actually one of the Top 10 all time posters for this site. Yesterday we were blessed (and it was confirmed) that Mr Ken Kendrick, the WVU alum who owns the Arizona Diamondbacks and has been bashing WVU the past month, decided to stop by and defend himself. Needless to say, he has enraged quite a few of the Mountaineer faithful and they have let him know it. We actually had a poster in the Athletic Department confirm it was Mr. Kendrick by calling him, and it was confirmed it it/was Ken Kendrick. The board has been entertaining to say the least.
The weather is starting to warm up a little bit, maybe I should start getting active again. Grocery shopping today I didn't buy any fall fatty type foods, I bought my spring fruits and vegetables. I've added quite a few pound and softball is right around the corner, so it is time to start getting ready.
Hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend.
So much for a short weekend.
I thought this was going to be a typical two day weekend, but it looks like this is going to be a no day weekend for me. Our President needs some totals on datasets that I have been putting together on Monday. However this is a time consuming process, so I have the pleasure of volunteering to work this weekend.
Oh well, I have had a couple back to back four day weekends and I am at home, so it's not that bad. I'll still be able to watch the Steelers play today and I'm not really doing anything that I wouldn't be doing anyways.
We'll deliver what they need, make a few extra dollars in the process and not really do anything different than I would have normally done. I should eb working both days this weekend, although how much I work is up to me.
It is once again that time of the week that we all look forward to, where the work ceases and the entertainment begins. It is once again the weekend!!! Of course this will seem like a short weekend for me being that is only going to be two days.
I don't have too much planned for this weekend. The Pittsburgh Steelers will start their post season this weekend with a playoff game against Jacksonville. This worries me as the Steelers have not traditionally matched up well against the Jaguars. It will be the first playoff game for first year Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.
Ironically something I learned yesterday was that new WVU football coach Bill Stewart hired Mike Tomlin in his first coaching job while at VMI back in the mid 90's. Nice little tidbit of information.
I have been busy the past couple of days setting up music on my new iPod. I have had to clean up my collection and fill out quite a bit of metadata for the iPod to be able to use all of its capabilities. This has been done to take advantage of the coverflow feature of the new iPods. You look at the album covers and scroll through them until you find the album you are looking for. It's a nice little user friendly feature that makes it easy for even the worst of computer users. However like I said there is some prep work on my part to get it to work properly.
The good news for the weekend is that it is supposed to warm up a little.
Last year I challenged quite a few BLOGGERS to a post challenge. Each one had a certain number of posts that they had to meet for the year. My Sister Kim openly accepted her challenge of 100 posts for the calender year 2007. She met and beat that challenge and asked me to raise the bar for 2008.
So, I was thinking in 2008 of where I could raise the bar to where she could still meet the challenge, but still have time to come up with quality content. It is hard sometimes coming up with new material all of the time. Last year I did in excess of 400 BLOG posts.
I see Kim is off to a solid start in 2008. I WAS going to double the challenge to 200 posts for 2008, but since her recent activity decided to raise the bar a little higher.
Kim, your challenge for 2008 is 225 Blog posts during the 2008 calender year. It is a number you can easily obtain, and if you meet it it will give you something to reflect on for 2008. This is an easy number to get, just be steady and don't get sidetracked.
West Virginia University ended its coaching search earlier today when interim coach Bill Stewart was officially offered the Job as West Virginia's next football coach.
Coach Stewart has earned the job and had the complete support of all the players. Bill's contract is for $4 Million over five years. Ironically Rich Fraudriguez's buyout that he has to pay the University ALSO equals $4 Million. So, thank you Rich Fraud for leaving and paying for our coach for the next five years.
Coach Stewart is from New Martinsville and a native West Virginia, only this one has a little integrity unlike the classless idiot who just left.
I fully support this decision to hire Bill Stewart. Good Luck Coach and Thank You.
WOW, What a game. West Virginia who came into the game as an 8 point underdog against arguably one of the hottest teams in the country BEAT Oklahoma 48-28 to Capture the BCS Fiesta Bowl Championship.
Interim Coach Bill Stewart had this team ready to play and play they did. This is arguably the biggest Bowl Win in School History. Patrick White was named the games Most Valuable Player.
With all the speculation the past few weeks about who should be the next WVU Football Head Coach, I think we already have him in Bill Stewart.
Congrats on an 11-2 Season and a Fiesta Bowl Championship.
Have I ever mentioned that I hate snow. I wake up this morning and go out to get a newspaper and what do I see? SNOW!!! ARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!
I'm ready for the spring, bring on Phil and let's get this season over with. Give me warm weather, shorts and sandals. Keep your snow on the ground, heavy winter clothes and boots, keep your treacherous roads and driving conditions. Give me a softball friendly type of environment.
What a way to start 2008.
We made it through 2007 and we have started a New Year, a year of new dreams and aspirations. A year to set forth new goals to accomplish and prove ourselves.
I don't make New Years resolutions, I am holding onto the one I made years ago to stop making them. I never seemed to carry them on for very long and they generally failed for me. What I did was started setting goals that I wanted to accomplish for the next 12 months. I seem to be able to do it when it's a goal to do something rather than a spur of the moment to stop doing something. This is just me, and my own personal experiences.
I have yet to set any goals for 2008 for myself, but I am starting to think of a few that I would like to accomplish.
I spent last night at home, I had a few invitations to go out, but just wanted to stay home this year. Too many intoxicated people on the roads and maybe I was just trying to be safe from their stupidity last night.
I did spend yesterday trying to make a decision and I almost bought an iPhone. However after I thought about it logically, I decided I wanted my Cell Phones Primary use to be a Cell Phone. If I wanted a new iPod, go buy one. I have an iPod Shuffle that is screwed up so that the computer no longer will recognize it. It was an older type that was also a jump drive, and not really compatible with most iPod products.
So, I bought myself a new 8 Gigabyte Green iPod Nano. I actually cleared out my old iTunes and started a new one for the new iPod. I'll keep the integrity of this music intact rather than rushing to add music like I did with the old one.
That is how I spent my New Years Eve. Actually when the clock struck 12:00, I was actually catching some Z's.
On a side note, I have seen at least two family members that have resolutions to stop smoking. From someone who has quit more than once and done it successfully, I'll help anyone who is trying to quit with education and my personal experiences as to what you and your body is going to go through. Good luck to those attempting to quit, it is the best choice you could ever make in your life. Cigarettes are a drain on your wallet, your health and your expectations for quality of life.
Have a very Happy, Prosperous, Healthy and memory filled 2008.


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Last updated on January 22nd, 2019
In an evolving cyber-landscape filled with reports of new types and strands of malware, more advanced social engineering setups and new vulnerabilities to systems that were once thought of as secure, it feels like the tools businesses have been using for years to defend themselves are becoming less useful by the minute.
And that's because they are.
Most of these tools are old and are based on defending against threats that now target different parts of a network. Printers and devices once thought of as peripherals, even the employees themselves are the new attack surfaces and old defences can't keep up.
Fortunately, as the threats have evolved so have the defences, so it might be worth considering them.
What is Unified Threat Management?
Unified Threat Management (UTM) is a type of network protection where a single piece of software or hardware performs multiple security functions simultaneously.
In a system with basic security, the firewall, antivirus, intrusion detection system and intrusion prevention system might all be separate. Installed over several devices and running on many different pieces of software.
With UTM, all these defences (and more) are combined into a single centrally controlled system. Resulting in a layered, integrated defence and a significant reduction in administration for those responsible for network security.
What's the difference between a firewall and a UTM system?
A firewall is a piece of software that checks data packets before they enter or leave the network or machine it's installed on. It compares the contents of the packet against a set of rules and then determines if the contents are safe. If they aren't, the packet is dropped and doesn't enter the device.
While a UTM does this as well, it also carries out further detection and prevention tasks. Instead of only monitoring packet flow, it can also manage network load balancing, web filtering and can provide a network overview for troubleshooting.
Most UTM systems include a firewall as one of their security features. So automatically provide better defence. Even when compared against a next-gen firewall (NGFW) that includes intrusion prevention, a UTM system still outperforms it as it contains the features of the NGFW and more.
What are the benefits of UTM?
1. Simplifies the network
By consolidating multiple security appliances and services into one, you can easily reduce the amount of time spent on maintaining many separate systems that may have become disorganised. This can also improve the performance of the network as there is less bloat. A smaller system also requires less energy and space to run.
2. Provides greater security and visibility
A UTM system can include reporting tools, application filtering and virtual private network (VPN) capabilities all of which defend your network from more types of threats or improve existing security. Additionally, monitoring and analysis tools can help locate points of weakness or identify ongoing attacks.
3. Can defend from more sophisticated attacks
Because UTM defends multiple parts of a network it means that an attack targeting multiple points simultaneously can be repelled easier. With cyber-attacks getting more sophisticated, having defences that can match them is of greater importance.
Having several ways of detecting a threat also means a UTM system is more accurate at identifying potential attacks and preventing them from causing damage.
What are the downsides of UTM?
1. Single point of failure
Because all the security runs off a single appliance, if the UTM system goes down all services go down, typically all communications. Generally best practice is to have a warm-standby device, basically another device which holds exactly the same configuration that can take over should there be a system failure on the primary device, i.e. a hardware fault, faulty services, etc.
2. Inadequate performance
Because a UTM system can be managing so many services, network performance can be reduced during periods of heavy load. This issue is mostly gone now due to advances in computational power. However, it's still important to get a correctly sized UTM appliance that can handle the amount of traffic going through it – typically sized against the size of the network connection that faces the Internet.
What security features does UTM have?
As previously mentioned, most UTM services include a firewall, antivirus and intrusion detection and prevention systems. But they also can include other services that provide additional security.
Data loss prevention software to stop data from exfiltrating the business which in turn prevents a data leak from occurring.
Security information and event management software for real-time monitoring of network health which allows threats and points of weakness to be identified.
Bandwidth management to regulate and prioritise network traffic, ensuring everything is running smoothly without getting overwhelmed.
Email filtering to remove spam and dangerous emails before they reach the internal network, lowering the chance of a phishing or similar attack breaching your defences.
Web filtering to prevent connections to dangerous or inappropriate sites from a machine on the network. This lowers the chance of an infection through malvertising or malicious code on the page. It can also be used to increase productivity within a business, i.e. blocking or restricting social media, gaming sites, etc.
Application filtering to either a blacklist or whitelist which programs can run, preventing certain applications from communicating in and out of the network, i.e. Facebook messenger.
How does UTM work?
Most UTM systems work using inspection to detect malicious activity. Inspection generally comes under one of two categories.
1. Flow inspection
Much like how a firewall works, samples of data being sent into the network are analysed with matching algorithms to determine if they're malicious. If they are they are prevented from entering the network. This method is faster.
2. Proxy inspection
Incoming data is assembled in a virtual environment that determines if it's safe. If a threat is found, the proxy removes it then sends a clean copy of the data through. This method is slower but more accurate.
What kind of companies use a UTM system?
UTM was originally for small to medium office businesses to simplify their security systems. But due to its almost universal applicability it has since become popular with all sectors and larger enterprises. Developments in the technology have allowed it to scale up, opening UTM up to more types of businesses that are looking for a comprehensive gateway security solution.
Where does UTM fit on the network?
UTM is a flexible service meaning it can be either run on its own hardware, run on an existing server on the network, or even run on the cloud. If it's run on hardware (which it typically is), then it's usually placed between the internet and the company LAN. This means all external connections go through it, i.e. connections to the Internet and perhaps to a wireless network.
When is the best time to switch to a UTM system?
Most businesses should be switching to a UTM device now if they don't have one. All network attacks are best stopped at the gate, before they enter the network. It's the same as a check point into a secure area – much easier to manage prior to entry. Sure, you may double-up on some security systems but that's typically a good thing. You shouldn't really be looking at choosing between a UTM or non-UTM firewall solution. The only option and best-practice is to have a UTM firewall device, without a doubt.
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Last minute Mother's Day scramble? Or just really want to scoff some scones? Whatever your reason, here are 10 excellent afternoon teas in our 'hood. Bring out the cake stand, pronto!
It's indulgent, soothing, better value than lunch or dinner and involves a LOT of cake. What's not to like about afternoon tea? Here are our 10 favourites – many have limited availability for Mothering Sunday (note to self: book early next year) but why not book in for later in the spring?
It's afternoon tea, but with a twist, at this chichi new boutique hotel in Bicester, with a huge list of speciality tea (bye boring Breakfast!) including Moringa Passion Fruit, Coffee Truffle, Bombay Chai and Darjeeling Queen – apparently it's the Champagne of the tea world. Tea is served 12pm-6pm with prices starting from £10.50 for cream tea, up to the pretty reasonable £19.95 (add £5 for fizz).
If you usually just whizz into Pret for a coffee while at Bicester Village, there's now a whole new level of refreshment indulgence to enjoy. This is the little sister outpost of the gorgeously elegant Wolseley on Piccadilly (where I spent about 90 percent of my working day in 'meetings' in a previous life). Champagne afternoon tea is decent value at £33.95 and it's available anytime from 11.30am – 6.30pm so you can definitely fit in some ruinous designer shopping around it.
You'll have to get in quick to have a nose around the 14th century college's great hall – their first ever pop-up afternoon tea is only available until 6 April (Mon – Sat). Tolkien, Philip Pullman and Sir Roger Bannister are among the alumni who've dined here so you're in rather good company. It costs from £4.50 for a children's tea up to £25 to one washed down with Prosecco. Exeter College was founded by a chap from Devon – the clue's in the name – so we have high hopes for the scones.
Don't chuck out the chintz, go revel in it – this elegant tea room has floor to ceiling windows (complete with rather swanky curtains, obvs) with views across the hotel's 10 acres of grounds. Open daily from 12-6pm, it's a very reasonable £24 which includes a glass of fizz from an excellent selection – we'll take the sparkling rosé from Hampshire, thank you very much.
I've had afternoon tea here with girlfriends a couple of times and it's the perfect atmosphere for the occasion – grown-up, glam and indulgent. And even more so if you opt for the new Butterfly Kisses afternoon tea, in partnership with Perrier-Jouët. Fizz, chocolate pots, truffled chicken and 600 origami butterflies suspended from the conservatory ceiling (don't eat those though) all for £26.50, until Mon 29 Apr. Top tip: ramp up the alcohol levels with an English Spritz cocktail on the side. It involves Earl Grey gin so that's technically tea, right?
How about combining your scone-scoffing with a wholesome stomp around the historic grounds of Waddesdon Manor? The Manor Restaurant does a tea for £22.50 or £27 if you add in a glass of Nyetimber English fizz (that'll be a yes, obviously). They're also hot on catering for all tastes, with veggie, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free menus all available. The dining room is fairly formal, with attentive service and starched white tablecloths, so it's a good treaty one for your mum or mum-in-law.
Gastropubs don't tend to be big on afternoon tea but this Goring hotspot is an exception. Priced £24.95, there's an emphasis on top quality ingredients – think homemade bread and locally sourced cheeses. And the cakes alone sound worth the price of entry – I'll take a massive slab of banana cake with lime cream and walnut, please.
What's lovely about Stoke Park's luxe, classic afternoon tea in The Orangery is how well they cater for children – it's in Condé Nast Traveller's Top 10 child-friendly retreats, no less. Their Little Stars under-12s tea, with its cute teddy bear biscuits, is a very reasonable £13.50 although I'll be making a beeline for the chocolate afternoon tea [packs Wet Wipes].
If you want to be a real fancy-pants, this refined 17th century 5-star hotel on Banbury Road is the one for you. It's served daily until 5pm (6pm on a Sunday), priced from £27 and has a savoury tea among the options. I always like an afternoon tea menu that offers this – I'm a total sugar fiend but some teas are so sickly sweet that even I feel like my teeth are going to immediately fall out. This one includes homemade blue cheese scones.
One of my favourite hidden spots and it wasn't open last summer so I'm thrilled to hear that Jane and her amazing afternoon teas are back, back, back from April this year. It's an utterly quirky setting, hidden away down a canal towpath so only accessible on foot or via narrowboat. Just turn up for a cream tea but if you want the excellently named Full Jeeves (£20) then you need to pre-book.
You should try the celebration afternoon tea at the Buckingham Tea Room. Run by a lovely Spanish lady, lots of savoury items & not a sandwich in sight…….you wouldn't need to eat again that day. Scrummy.
Why not go straight for the sweet treat and head for The Jolly Cricketers in Seer Green and have a Cherry Pie with clotted cream ice-cream with a cup of tea. on the side or something stronger. Well worth a visit to see exactly why Seer Green is known as 'The Cherry Pie' village!
Absolute must at Buckingham Tea Room….I had my birthday afternoon tea party in the evening!
Such friendly, professional staff and chefs producing delicious quirky delicacies.
Highly recommend for a unique eating experience…..


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Maun is indeed special in so many ways. It may be a village but getting from point A to B is nothing to worry about when you do not have a car. There is neither a town nor village in Botswana with as many taxis as Maun. The blue plate numbers rule the roads of Maun. Every second car on the road is likely to be a taxi. The majority of taxis are small car sedans, Honda Fit and Runx that seem to be the preferred brands for taxi owners, perhaps influenced by their economic fuel consumption. If you drive either a Honda Fit or Toyota Runx don't be surprised if you will be flagged down by people thinking your car is a taxi. The Maun taxi services seem to be organised with all taxis having stickers of their operator licence on their bumpers to make it easy for commuters to identify a taxi if you have any form of feedback to the association. The standard fee is P4.00 and P20 for a special – that is when you would like to book the taxi all for yourself. Besides the taxis, 4X4s are also common features on Maun roads. The village is quite sandy, making it the least friendly to sedans as most of them often get stuck on the soft heavy sand. There are no go areas for small cars, requiring only 4x4s to access such areas. Maun is considered to be the capital of the tourism industry of Botswana and the gateway to the northern game parks and the Okavango Delta, hence during the peak tourism season there is influx of 4x4s used in self-drive safari tours.
Maun has a number of rivers passing through it including Thamalakane, Boro and Boteti. During raining season there are areas in the village that are not accessible by road but by boats. Boats are also a common mode of transport in Maun as the locals use them for fishing and ferrying people to water engulfed places as well as taking holiday makers on cruises. Like most bus stations in Botswana, the Maun bus station looks chaotic. However, it is the place to go to when you need registered buses out of Maun. It is located on Tsaro Street – a local market hub. Here you will find buses departing to most towns and villages. To reach Kasane, another tourism hub, take a bus towards Francistown and change buses at Nata. Most of the long distances buses are in good conditions, especially the Gaborone buses. Some even have Wi-Fi on them, making the long journey bearable and productive as one is able to work on the internet along the way.
Fiction Corner: We were boys!


Is Tiger Woods back? With his success early this season, the question returns to the forefront. It has been so much in the zeitgeist since the 'incidents' in 2009 that Google has indexed over 80,000 instances of the question.
But is Tiger Woods happy?People don't really care about this question. In fact, Google only has 6 results when presented with this query, one of them a sermon that offers an opinion on the matter.
He had barely gotten his ball out of the hole on the final green at Bay Hill when the first person said, "Having Tiger Woods winning or in contention is good for the game." In the days since his comeback win, that well-worn generality has been repeated scores of times in my presence and, no doubt, thousands if not millions of times around the country.
But what does it mean? Sure, having Tiger in contention is good for television. NBC ratings for Arnie's event were up a whopping 120 percent over last year. And, sure, he raises attendance at events as well as awareness and conversation about the game (an elderly lady who wouldn't know a Rocketballz driver from a Saturn 5 rocket asked me about Tiger at church). But will one more person play golf this week because Tiger won on Sunday? Will one more sleeve of golf balls be sold? One more driver? Will one more minority athlete be inspired to take up the game because Tiger is winning again? And, if so, how long will that new player remain a golfer?
Empirically, the answer is, yes, sure, Tiger has a big impact.
I know it's brutal on you that you can't be with me all the time. I get it. It f---ing kills me, too. I finally found someone I connect with, someone I have never found like this. Not even at home. You want someone to witness your life. I want you to lay next to me, lay on me or wherever you want to lay. F--k. Why didn't we find each other year's ago. We wouldn't be having this conversation. Never thought I would care and be as emotional as I am with you. You bring a side of me I never thought existed both good and bad. I don't like feeling so vulnerable. It bothers me a lot. I'm much tougher than this.
So this is the level of the farce: a man with the universal approval of his society, endowed with athletic talent that may appear once in a generation, and wealthy enough to live with leisure for several lifetimes sneaks around to escape his fantasy life so as to maintain the illusions of those very people who created and leveraged his image. The greatest athlete of our times, a man worshipped for his fierce competitive intensity, cowers around those HE pays to represent him like a schoolboy that stole the last cookie out of the cookie jar.
Forget if Tiger Woods will ever be 'back'. He will first arrive when he fires his handlers forever, releases himself from his endorsement contracts, and exposes how his talent and personality were flattened into an impersonal brand. If he goes out and wins a golf tournament after doing so, and can live through the media smear campaign that is sure to follow, then he will be happy, for his will be a life reclaimed, and the public's admiration an admiration of his whole person.
DJ, I quite literally can't understand why 'we' need a 'golfing machine' that applies the ethic of 'never say die' to the so-called sport of golf. A flawed man who we ignore in willfully suspended disbelief so we can engage in a ritual worship of some kind of explicitly fictional polo-wearing sports Christ? I cannot see the relationship between your claims or build a coherent picture from them.
My picture here is of a talented man who pursued fame and fortune, yet found himself trapped in a miserable human existence. This is typical of many high profile media figures. People in the lower tiers of the casino pretend they can't see past the happy facade because doing so will devalue the 'carrot' of status and success they chase in their daily endeavors and psychology of previous investment and peer pressure make that a very unattractive option..
Eldrick T. Woods is a man with problems but we dont cheer for him. We cheer for Tiger.Tiger is a golfing machine, nothing more nothing less. Tiger is an archetype of never say die. If you can't understand why we need that then I don't know what to say.


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Local Rhythms – Listening to Marc Cohn
November 1, 2007 Michael Witthaus2 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that most current music wasn't worth owning. That's not to say it's not worth listening to, but most of it's disposable when all is said and done.
I have a handful of artists, though, who are automatics – I'll buy anything they put out, sight unseen. It's a short list – Patty Griffin, Jackson Browne, Marc Cohn and Don Henley (though I prefer to steal his music after what he and the Eagles did to the concert business)..
I've added a couple of new names – the moody, ethereal band Winterpills, and Americana chanteuse Tift Merritt have recently made the cut.
Most people know Marc Cohn for his one big hit, "Walking in Memphis," and his brush with mortality a few years back, when he was shot in the head during a carjacking.
If you don't know any more than that, you're missing out on one of the most gifted songwriters alive.
He's not prolific, with a mere four albums spanning an 18-year career. The most recent was 9 years in coming.
But when Marc Cohn commits music to tape, it's timeless, perfection. "Join the Parade," Cohn's latest, is essential – a great artist's greatest work.
One of his new songs in particular evokes what it means to be passionate about music.
"Listening to Levon," paints a picture of young lovers, long ago, kissing in a car. The details – the girl's features, the weather outside, are all there. But what Cohn remembers best is a song on the radio that blurred everything else about the moment.
"I was looking at the girl," Cohn sings, "but I was listening to Levon" – Levon Helm, the sandy-voiced singer/drummer of the Band (in their heyday, another of my automatics).
Great music transforms and transcends; it stops time and reveals possible worlds.
Long after human entanglements end, it remains a constant friend. To quote Stephen Stills – "I have my ship, and all her flags are flying/she is all that I have left, and music is her name."
When art speaks with unmistakable clarity, I need it as a constant companion. That's why I love my iPod – I'm never without my music collection.
And I'm here to tell you that "Join the Parade" is that rarest of things, a new record that you must own. If the Internet ever crashes, you don't want to be without it.
Thursday: Conduction No. 167, Spaulding Auditorium – Lawrence "Butch" Morris is a musical renegade, working the confluence of jazz, new music, improvisation and contemporary classical music. Using the Conduction® language of hand gestures, he improvises musical landscapes with ensembles from around the world. Tonight, he conducts an expanded edition of Dartmouth's Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble.
Friday: Al Alessi/Bill Wightman, Sophie & Zeke's – The next JOSA season is just about set, and brochures should be hitting the streets in a few weeks. Last year Alessi, who can croon like Sinatra or Van Morrison depending on his mood, opened the series. This year, he'll do it again, this time bringing his daughter Elizabeth, who sounds like a young Norah Jones. Meantime, he and Wightman hold forth every First Friday in downtown Claremont's hottest nightspot.
Saturday: Hexerei, Claremont Moose – It's been awhile since the last heavy metal show at the Moose, and this one's got a lot going for it. It's a reasonably priced post-Halloween show ($10 with a costume, $15 without), with five bands on the bill including the headliner – Soul Octane Burner, Anger Rising, Reflections of Mortality and Escape to Everything. As a bonus, Hexerei will have demo copies of their long-awaited (and appropriately titled) third CD, "Pay Your Dues."
Monday: Guy Davis, Capitol Center for the Arts – A bluesman of the first order, Davis mines the roots music of Robert Johnson (whom he portrayed off-Broadway in the early 90's), Son House and Elmore James. Davis has worked with some top-notch musicians over the years, but it's solo, in a straight-backed chair, where he truly shines. A Davis performance is an elemental experience – he's as real as it gets.
Tuesday: John Fogerty, Orpheum Theatre – How far has the music business come since the Sixties? Well, Fogerty is back with his old label, Fantasy, a company he once swore an eternal enemy, and he's released "Revival," his most Creedence-like record in years. If he hadn't stayed so angry for so long, I'd venture he's be filling hockey rinks today. He's an American original.
Wednesday: Terry Diers, Canoe Club – A ubiquitous guitarist who works several.nights a week, playing solo or with a variety of Upper Valley ensembles. Diers is incredibly diverse. He plays 6 and 12 string guitar, slide, mandolin and is a talented singer as well. Canoe Club owner John Chapin calls him "the essence of Northern New England with a country overlay."
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Soluna Holdings, Inc. to Present at the H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference
ALBANY, NY, Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Soluna Holdings, Inc. (SLNH), the parent company of Soluna Computing, Inc. ("SCI"), a developer of green data centers for cryptocurrency mining and other intensive computing, today announced that Michael Toporek, CEO of Soluna Holdings, will present at the H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference.
Event: H.C. Wainwright Annual Global Investment Conference
Date: September 12th – 14th, 2022
Presentation: Tuesday, September 13 @ 2:00 p.m. ET
Where: Lotte New York Plaza Hotel New York
For details or to register to attend please visit https://hcwevents.com/annualconference/
Soluna Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLNH) is the leading developer of green data centers that convert excess renewable energy into global computing resources. Soluna builds modular, scalable data centers for computing intensive, batchable applications such as cryptocurrency mining, AI and machine learning. Soluna provides a cost-effective alternative to battery storage or transmission lines. Soluna uses technology and intentional design to solve complex, real-world challenges. Up to 30% of the power of renewable energy projects can go to waste. Soluna's data centers enable clean electricity asset owners to 'Sell. Every. Megawatt.'
For more information about Soluna, please visit www.solunacomputing.com or follow us on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/solunaholdings and Twitter @SolunaHoldings.
Sam Sova
VP, Marketing
sam@soluna.io
MZ North America
Brian M. Prenoveau, CFA
SLNH@mzgroup.us


By Geoff SmithInspiring and motivating Professional Service Teams can be a difficult challenge. Because of the nature of their work and personalities, many professionals prefer to do things on their own, in their own way. An organisation's best talents may not take too kindly to being told what to do and when to do it. They may resist being managed, and be unenthusiastic about working in a team. Whatever category they fall into – highly qualified, creatives, knowledge workers, or conceptualists – they usually prefer to rely heavily on their own expertise to get a job done. The author looks at approaches to meeting this challenge.
A survey by the Chartered Management Institute found that bullying is higher in the public sector than elsewhere and six out of ten managers questioned believe that it is on the increase. The survey, which questioned executives in public and private sector organisations, revealed that many senior managers are victims of bullying and identified psychological intimidation as the biggest problem.The research also shows an alarming lack of awareness about dealing with workplace bullies. Managers are observing incidents of bullying between peers, by external customers or clients and one-third have reported bullying of managers by junior staff, dispelling the myth that it only occurs in formal hierarchical relationships. Women appear to be more frequent victims of bullying than men with over half, 54 per cent compared to 35 per cent, having suffered from bullying in the past three years.
Phil Wollas, Minister for Local Government, wants councils to change the culture of their organisations to bring about a transformation in strategic planning and day-to-day management. To do this will mean a radical change from looking to improve the status quo to one of radically rethinking the whole approach. But to make progress along this route local government will need to be open-minded to change and to 'think outside the box', challenging long-held beliefs and questioning assumptions about the right way to do things.Greater efficiency can come through sharing services between authorities, and developing strategic partnerships, for example in procurement. This might call for putting aside party political differences in some cases or overcoming tensions between different tiers of local government in order to work more closely together.


Karthika Masam: Karthika Puranam for Salvation!
Lord Shiva kílled Tripurasuras on Karthika pournami and protected the world.
Lighting a diya before the Lord is called as "deep-daan" and affords immense religious merits when performed during the Karthika month.
Karthigai Masam, or Karthika month, is the eighth month in a traditional Tamil calendar and it derives its name from the Nakshatram, or star, 'Krithiga.


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Year-old Flagler Beach car burglary solved during investigation into a string of recent car burglaries
Nikki Ross @NikkiRossNJ
A year-old car burglary in Flagler Beach was solved after an investigation into a string of recent car burglaries in Flagler County revealed they were committed by two of the same Orlando residents, according to authorities.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office charged She'Maliz May, 26, and Rickain Johnson, 23, on Saturday for the Jan. 18, 2019, burglary of a car at the Fitness One on Old Kings Road in Flagler Beach.
[READ MORE: 3 Orlando residents charged with smash-and-grab thefts in Palm Coast]
Last year, the victim reported the rear driver's side window was shattered and her cash, credit cards, debit card and Social Security card were missing from her purse, according to a Flagler County Sheriff's Office press release. One of those stolen credit cards was later used at the Palm Coast Target.
While the incident was captured on surveillance cameras, May and Johnson were not identified until this past week, according to the release.
Authorities said when detectives interviewed May and Johnson after their arrest Tuesday for the string of current vehicle break-ins in Flagler County, May admitted to the 2019 burglary and named Johnson as her partner who attempted to use the stolen credit card.
May was additionally charged with burglary, grand theft and criminal mischief. Johnson was additionally charged with possession of a stolen credit card. They are currently being held at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility without bail.


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Bookly Service Schedule
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Festinger January 25, 2022, 1:26pm #1
Festinger Vault – 25 Jan 22
Bookly Service Schedule 2.9
Bookly Service Schedule add-on allows limiting the hours of service availability during the day. This plugin is an add-on that requires the Bookly PRO installed and activated.
This is a support topic for Bookly Service Schedule
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tooprecious_4u July 8, 2022, 4:08pm #3
Hi👋🏼
Please update to version 3.0
Festinger July 10, 2022, 12:49pm #4
@FestingerUpdates
FestingerUpdates July 12, 2022, 7:28am #5
tooprecious_4u:
We would LOVE to update to its latest version, but we encountered an issue with the activation with its latest version. We're unable to bypass the security in its latest version, as it's making a lot of server API calls. We will update the file as soon as possible once we got a solution for this.
Meanwhile, please have a look at this thread which explains the entire process.
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FILE STATUS - Unaltered or Unchanged (This status is slowly being implemented when updating items) The file is delivered to the user as packaged by the developer, so the file is untouched as no activation was required. What does Nulled or Activated mean? Some themes or plugins will not work after installation without a license key or purchase code. To make them work properly, we have to modify the original code. The process can be achieved most of the time by adding one or two lines of extra…
tooprecious_4u July 13, 2022, 7:52pm #6
Thank you. I'll keep a look out for when you update.
tooprecious_4u July 30, 2022, 9:07am #7
Checking in on this update request.
FestingerUpdates July 30, 2022, 10:27am #8
Bookly Service Schedule has been updated to 3.1
Festinger July 31, 2022, 5:32pm #10
@tooprecious_4u – you're welcome
tooprecious_4u September 8, 2022, 2:26am #11
Please update Bookly Service Schedule 3.1 to 3.2. @FestingerUpdates
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Investigation of the fine structure of Antihydrogen
On February 19, 2020, ALPHA published the first investigation of the fine structure of Antihydrogen.
Investigation of the fine structure of Ant...
Lyman-Alpha Transition observed in Antihydrogen
The ALPHA collaboration has for the first time observed single-photon excitation of antihydrogen atoms from the ground (1S) state to the 2P state using 121nm pulsed laser light - the so-called lyman-alpha line of the Lyman series.
Lyman-Alpha Transition observed in Antihyd...
First 1S-2S Line Shape published in Nature
Our latest breakthrough, the first detailed study of one of the hyperfine components of the 1S-2S line in trapped antihydrogen has been published in Nature and is the most precise and most accurate measurement of antimatter to date.
First 1S-2S Line Shape published in Nature...
Observation of the 1S-2S Transition in Trapped Antihydrogen published in Nature
Our latest breakthrough, the first observation of the 1S-2S transition in trapped antihydrogen has been published in Nature and is the first time a spectral line has been observed in antihydrogen.
Observation of the 1S-2S Transition in Tra...
ALPHA probes Antimatter Gravity
Physicists have long wondered if the gravitational interaction between antimatter and matter might be different than that between matter and itself. Do atoms made of antimatter, like antihydrogen, fall at a different rate to those made of matter, or might they even fall up – antigravity?
A new result from ALPHA - The first measurements of the Antihydrogen Spectrum
Once you've trapped antihydrogen what do you do? You measure it!
We report the first resonant quantum transitions in antihydrogen atoms.
A new result from ALPHA - The first measur...
Antihydrogen Atoms trapped for 1000s
In a paper published online at Nature Physics, ALPHA announces confinement of antihydrogen atoms for at least 1000s.
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A brand new resource pack has been released recently. It is called Hafen Simplistic resource pack which has been fully optimized for a stable gameplay. It transforms Minecraft to the next level like never before. It keeps default style of minecraft but also it is carefully designed to make the game look more pixel-perfect and vibrant for offering the best gaming experience for players of all sizes. In other words, Hafen resource pack comes budded with design features that have, the more creative niche to make Minecraft renewed and improved without adding a single input into the game's texture details.
Most important of all, this set of textures comes with fresh new colors that look way more vivid and dynamic compared to the typical Minecraft game textures. The glaring and radiant tones promise to add more life and energy into each and every part of the game textures, making them all the more appealing and engaging to the game buffs. In fact, here the best thing you will notice is that this pack comes more trimmed and refined in its intensity of textures, and this feature, in particular, is the one that helps eliminate the excess clamor from the game's texture. No doubt, this will give Minecraft a sleeker finish that will double the thrill for gamers. But the story does not end here. The default x16 resolution promises to ease the pain of dealing with fps. This resolution feature makes the game even compatible with the low-end devices.
*Credit for creating and developing Hafen: Simplistic goes to nongfu. It is designed and compatible with the following minecraft versions: 1.13, 1.12. Right now Hafen: Simplistic has 278073 views.


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COVID-19: CDC Museum Closed to the Public
Due to ongoing concerns about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the David J. Sencer CDC Museum is closed to the public and will remain closed as we continue to assess and monitor developments. All CDC Museum tours are canceled until further notice.
This decision is being made out of an abundance of caution and based upon the guidance of the CDC regarding social distancing and the elimination of large gatherings.
Please continue to check our website and social media accounts for additional updates.
David J. Sencer CDC Museum: In Association with the Smithsonian Institution
Changing Winds: Public Health and Indian Country
September 21, 2019 – May 1, 2020
"Today we are again evaluating the changing winds. May we be strong in spirit and equal to our father of another day in reading the signs accurately, and interpreting them wisely."
National Congress of American Indian, 1960s
Changing Winds: Public Health and Indian Country is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of American Indians and Alaska Natives to public health. Aligning good health and wellness with the traditional ways of knowing is at the forefront of culture, language, and practices across American Indian and Alaska Native communities—both rural and urban.
Changing Winds demonstrates how tribal nations are addressing modern day challenges for good health and wellness while using traditional knowledge and practices for public health. Its stories provide a glimpse into the diverse cultures and continuing challenges affecting tribal communities across the U.S.
The health and wellness of American Indians and Alaska Natives is a complex challenge. However, with cultural practices and traditional teachings along with modern solutions, the future is bright for American Indians and Alaska Natives and their continuing story in our nation's history. Learning from our elders and applying their wisdom is essential to "reading the signs accurately, and interpreting them wisely."
Changing Winds: Public Health and Indian Country is organized and sponsored by the David J. Sencer CDC Museum, Office of the Associate Director for Communication; the Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support; and the Healthy Tribes Program, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Image: Navajo family, Chinle, Arizona, 2019. Photograph by Kiliii Yuyan
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science
Overcoming centuries of environmental and cultural challenges can make for unexpected partnerships that result in extraordinary outcomes. In Roots of Wisdom, stories from four indigenous communities are brought to life in real-world examples of how traditional knowledge and cutting-edge Western science can be blended together to provide complementary solutions to contemporary concerns.
From restoring ecosystems to rediscovering traditional foods and crafts, Roots of Wisdom invites guests to understand the important issues that indigenous cultures face, discover innovative ways native peoples are problem-solving and contributing to the growing movement towards sustainability and the reclamation of age-old practices.
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Science. was produced and is toured by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). The exhibition was made possible with funds provided by the National Science Foundation.
In Atlanta, Roots of Wisdom is sponsored by the David J. Sencer CDC Museum, Office of the Associate Director for Communication and the Office of Tribal Affairs and Strategic Alliances, Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support.
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Join Louise E. Shaw, Curator, David J. Sencer CDC Museum for a special tour.
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Membership with the Kentucky Cemetery Association (KCA) is open to all Kentucky cemeteries as well as the many suppliers and vendors who service our industry.
Networking: The connections that you will make through KCA will be invaluable. Our members range from small family cemeteries to large, city cemeteries. Ownership includes municipalities, private companies and churches. Our members have hundreds of years of collective experience in the cemetery industry. They have encountered almost every challenge and are willing to share their insights with you. If you have an issue, one of us has probably experienced it before and can help you find a solution, often via email.
Legal: KCA retains an attorney with strong ties to and a deep knowledge of the cemetery industry. He offers his perspective and answers members' questions at KCA meetings, and can also be contacted regarding general cemetery questions on an ongoing basis.
Seminars: KCA holds conferences on a regular basis which provide opportunities to acquire knowledge and insight into a variety of industry related topics. These conferences are interactive, allowing for feedback and questions from participants, and are discounted or free of charge to members.
Legislative Issues: KCA engages a lobbyist to represent its members and monitor bills that come before our state legislature that may affect the cemetery industry.
Suppliers: Suppliers are a valuable asset to our industry, and to KCA. As a member, you will have opportunities to meet representatives from companies that supply equipment, products and services that we use on a daily basis.
Annual Convention: Annually, KCA sponsors or partners with a neighboring state cemetery association to co-sponsor a convention to broaden your knowledge on the most current and vital topics concerning cemetery operations, legislative and regulatory compliance, and administration.
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Thunderbolt devices so far, still did not imagine the popularity, but in the professional market, choose Thunderbolt storage devices are a lot of people.
With ultra-high-speed transmission capacity, while not appear in the small deceleration gear transmission problems, coupled in series with a maximum storage capacity of 60,000 units and a desk screen, Thunderbolt actually has many advantages, but unfortunately it as in the past IEEE 1394, unable to go out widely.
At present, the main problem is that the price of Thunderbolt, certification and no third party wafer.
Intel Thunderbolt belong to the dominant transmission standard, Intel is also only an introduction of related chips, another product needed by the next Thunderbolt certification, various restrictions, so Thunderbolt universal difficult.
Having said that, but Thunderbolt or another related devices launched on the market, but the product is almost locked in the high-order market.
The receipt of Akitio of Thunder 2 Quad external storage device, using a Thunderbolt 2 specification, so official data shows that in the case of using four SSD model, this external storage device can reach a maximum 1370MB / s read speed, written part is 1300MB / s.
Thunder 2 Quad can support up to four 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard disk SSD, confirmed by measurement, this external storage device can support 6TB hard drive, so the maximum capacity can reach 24TB.
I / O part is quite simple, Thunder 2 Quad only Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt provides two main functions of Daisy Chain, allowing device into a repeater in series up to six Thunderbolt devices as well as a desk screen.
Akitio Thunder 2 Quad addition to Raid 0 or a pattern established by the Mac OS "Disk Tools", but also to establish a Raid 0 array, such as disk "Disk Management" on Windows systems. In addition, Thunder 2 Quad The external storage device also allows four hard disk alone.
We were using the four SSD with 4 Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD v4 6TB tested in Raid 0 mode.
Composed by 4 SSD Raid 0, to read or write, in the blessing Thunderbolt 2, is unable to catch up with the speed of USB 3.0, but if the use of SSD, you have to make sacrifices partial capacity; put reader can Breakthrough 200MB / s hard disk after, although the overall literacy rate much slower than the SSD, but the terms of capacity has increased several times as much.
In performance terms, Akitio Thunder 2 Quad and there is no need picky, but this requires special attention to the external storage device using software rather than hardware Raid, if you want to use like Raid 5 configuration is possible, but requires conducted through a third-party software.
Hard disk mounting portion, perhaps in need of special attention.
Akitio Thunder 2 Quad external storage device having a latch at the bottom, you need to move it, while pushing hard in order to cover the slot before the launch; after the launch, you need to pull the front cover to replace the hard disk, use a similar design on the part of are concerned, is not difficult, but Akitio might think such a NAS storage device designed to replace a similar-like, perhaps, the user will be easier to replace the hard disk as well as convenient.


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1/10 Mazda MX-5 2WD M-05 On-Road Kit
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Next Shipment March 2021
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This R/C assembly kit model recreates the 4th generation of the Mazda MX-5 (also known as the Roadster in Japan and the Miata MX-5 in the U.S.), the iconic car with a heritage dating back to 1989 and total sales in excess of 950,000. The dynamic and lightweight car was made to amplify the thrill of driving, with a punchy 1.5-liter (2.0-liter in North American market cars) inline 4-engine and 6-speed transmission, while including modern must-haves such as advanced safety equipment.
The Tamiya R/C model faithfully captures the fun and maneuverability of the real life subject as it comes on the proven M-05 M-chassis platform. The M-05 is a simple to build FWD (front wheel drive) machine, which allows for plenty of after-market parts to be outfitted as you grow with your skill. The lightweight, narrow semi-monocoque frame offers an optimized weight distribution and a low center of gravity. A ground-hugging 4-wheel independent double wishbone suspension and a 3-piece steering linkage ensure excellent stability during high-speed cornering.
Three wheelbase lengths (210mm, 225mm, 239mm) are possible by simply switching the position of the rear suspension parts, enabling a wide range of body choices available from Tamiya.
Body Polycarbonate
Power Type Electric
Motor Size 540
Motor Type Brushed
Chassis Plastic
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its a good on road car
Review by tommy on 14 Aug 2020 review stating its a good on road car
I like it a lot since im new to rc racing
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