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The iOSsphere is nothing if not democratic. It accepts unfounded speculation, comments, convictions and assertions from the lowest of the low and the highest of the high.
This week some guy who recruits workers for a Chinese assembly plant reveals the release date of iPhone 5 and sends the iOSsphere into paroxysms of bliss. A big screen is a certainty if you're certain. Apple stands revealed as unseemly, gauche and oh yes greedy, though we consumers may be helping with that. And at the end of the rainbow, is an OLED touchscreen.
You read it here second.
"Next Generation iPhone June Debut Plausible, But October Still The Likeliest Bet." -- headline for Charles Moore's post at the iPhone 5 News Blog, showing how iOSsphere rumoring has the same guiding principle as Las Vegas
iPhone 5 will be announced in June. Unless it's October.
The iOSphere was thrown into a tizzy when a Japanese blogger linked to a Japanese TV video clip, which featured a labor recruiter, working at a Foxconn factory in China, saying that the manufacturer was hiring a zillion worker bees to assemble iPhone 5, which will go on sale in June.
Macworld at least labeled this as a "rumor."
There's some confusion about what the recruiter actually said. One website had him saying explicitly that iPhone 5 will go on sale in June. AppleInsider apparently used Google Translate on, presumably, a Japanese transcript of the interview and had this exchange:
"We're looking for 18,000 employees ... for the fifth-generation phone," he said.
"Is that because demand is high for the 'iPhone 5?'" [the interviewer] asked.
"That's right. It will come out in June."
So how much does a low-level labor recruiter know about Apple's release schedule, and what does he mean by "come out in June"?
At the iPhone 5 News Blog, the implications were summed up by Charles Moore with the decisively authoritative headline, "Next Generation iPhone June Debut Plausible, But October Still The Likeliest Bet."
At The Motley Fool, Rick Munarriz seems to accept that the Foxconn employee revealed a secret -- the real release date of the iPhone 5 -- and yet points out a good reason why he might not have: "Even if the first iPhone 5 handsets begin rolling off the Foxconn assembly line in June, it could still be weeks or months before the retail release takes place."
Just so.
Munarriz gives four reasons why a June release for the Next iPhone "makes sense." One is that Apple wants to get back to its original midyear release schedule for iPhone, instead of the October date for the iPhone 4S. As far as Rollup can tell, there's been no authoritative explanation of why the 4S was "delayed" or whether in fact it was delayed. Munarriz claims that a "popular theory," a.k.a. rumor, is that Apple put off the announcement as it waited in vain for the U.S. carriers to have a big enough 4G footprint to support an LTE iPhone. (Other theories included manufacturing problems, overheating, lagging development of iOS 5, etc.)
His second reason for a June release follows from this: that now there are plenty of 4G base stations so apparently there's no need to wait until October for an LTE iPhone. Except that all kinds of data indicate that 1) most iOS device users in the United States opt for Wi-Fi connectivity when available (see this week's study by Comscore) and 2) only a fraction of new iPad users bought the LTE model and many of those who did were dismayed at how quickly they ran into their data plan limit. LTE's biggest impact may be to spur better Wi-Fi services.
Munarriz's third reason is that Nokia is now releasing the Lumia 900 smartphone, running Microsoft's Windows Phone firmware, in the U.S. "It's cheap. It's rich with features. Early demand has been strong by some accounts," he writes. "[I]f the phone gains any kind of traction, Apple is going to want to make sure that its iPhone 5 hits the market as soon as possible."
Let's follow this. Apple is worried or concerned or panicked or desperate that two companies whose U.S. smartphone market share combined is little more than a rounding error have created a miracle phone that will threaten Apple's dominance. So Apple will rush the iPhone 5 into release. The only problem with this fantasy is that there's no evidence that Apple pays much, if any, attention to what its putative rivals do, and then changes its product design or manufacturing or marketing in response.
The fourth and last reason for a June iPhone 5 is "CEO Tim Cook doesn't want to let investors down." Munarriz claims that "Apple probably wants to get its annual iPhone cycle back on historical track [with a June date]." He says that Apple's stock price "fell between late July to late September last year." Which is true, but he has no explanation for why. He simply says that returning to an early summer release would "overcome ... concerns" of investors.
Tim Cook would have to announce an iPhone 5 made out of lead with a rotary dialer to "let down investors." The company's stock has risen from $396.75 on Aug. 1, 2011 (the month that Cook was named CEO) to $633.68 at the close of trading Thursday, April 5, 2012. And most of that gain has taken place since Dec. 1, 2011.
Charles Moore, at iPhone 5 News Blog, seems to agree with the International Business Times that for some reason Apple's Q2 financial results, being announced April 24, "provide a better clue as to whether the iPhone 5 will be released in October or in June." Apparently, the unspoken belief is that if those results showed collapsing iPhone 4S sales, Apple would announce iPhone 5 sooner rather than later.
The one data point that relates to this is Apple's Q4 fiscal 2011 results, which set company records, but were somewhat less than Wall Street expected. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that revenue and profit numbers were dragged down in the last half of the quarter (late summer/early fall) as rumors of the next iPhone reached fever pitch, and consumers held off on buying the current models. But Cook said this fall-off was much less than Apple had expected.
So, as with nearly every obsessive iOSsphere discussion of The Date, we end up where we started: Nobody knows when the darn thing will be announced.
iPhone 5 will have a bigger display
At the aptly named Planet Insane, "Delaon" offers three insane reasons why iPhone 5 "will have," as the headline says, or "is highly possible ... to have," as the text body says, a bigger screen.
Reason No. 1: "competition with Android." Much was made of the fact that Android's global market share is now higher in smartphones than that of iOS. Yet none of Apple's handset competitors have been able to come up with an Android phone model that sells anywhere near as well as the iPhone. And many of the active Android phones don't and won't have the latest version of the Android firmware.
"Although Apple is performing well, a larger display is one area where Apple can still overtake Android further," Delaon writes, in typically murky prose. "Apple was able to do this with its iOS notifications that is why it would not be surprising if they follow Android's display screen sizes for the sake of competition."
But as noted above, Apple doesn't base its product decisions on the product decisions of other companies. That's because Apple has a highly disciplined design process that works iteratively to assess and decide on the optimal features, such as screen size. Apple looks within for design inspiration and execution; not without.
"Change is the second reason for a bigger display for the iPhone 5," Delaon assures us. "Although the late CEO Steve Jobs opposed it, Tim Cook seems to be willing to introduce something that Steve Jobs did not approve such as the design of the Apple TV." Tim must be thinking, "I need to do something different from Steve."
"Moreover, having a bigger display is a good way to revamp and reinvent the device because the only change witnessed in the current versions of the iPhone is its shape and thickness," Delaon continues. People are just sick and tired of looking at a 3.5-inch screen for five years, damnit!
Reason No. 3: "because of the customers." Delaon says that "Apple is known to be a company who listens to its consumers and does something about it by giving them what they are requesting for. For this reason, it will not be surprising if Apple will finally grant the wish of several customers to have a larger screen display for the soon to be released iPhone."
Maybe what's he saying is "Apple should listen to me!"
iPhone 5 shows Apple is unseemly, gauche, and greedy
It's one of those blog posts that conspiracy theorists will seize on as evidence of trolling for page views, but really it's nothing more than an idle thought transformed into something he's likely to regret for the rest of his life.
"Is Apple greedy?" asks blogger Richard Keggans, in an April 4 post at Technorati.
"After having just learned that the iPhone 5 may be heading our way this Summer, it seems to me that Apple is really shoving products down our throat at a rate that is bordering on unseemly," Keggans writes.
Apart from the fact that a Technorati blogger has "just learned" that iPhone 5 may arrive this summer (perhaps Keggans has been vacationing in West Africa's Namib Desert), Rollup knows exactly what he means.
Rollup was recently part of a Neighborhood Gauche Watch, formed to forestall exactly this kind of product-shoving activity by Apple as the new iPad was released. The first couple of nights were grim: In one case we found three hoodlums in black turtlenecks, blue jeans and white cross-trainers trying to force a new iPad down the throat of a grandmother with Alzheimer's disease. Their defense? "We didn't know she had Alzheimer's!" In another case, a pair of similarly garbed men were stalking a 14-year-old boy. They left when five of us emerged from a black SUV wearing "Gauche you, Apple!" T-shirts.
Keggans tries to put his concern into context. "Notwithstanding the dictionary definition of 'greedy', of course there is no business model formula I'm aware of that reads if A+B>X = greedy," Keggans writes. He's apparently not a Roman Catholic. "Nor I am not coming at this from an anti-capitalist standpoint; I realize it is the engine that has driven the American economy these many years, and it is a company's responsibility to maximize profits for it's [sic] investors."
But. Or however.
"However, launching a new premium smart phone model every year - or less - whether we need it or not (I'm looking at you, iPhone 4s) seems a bit, well, gauche," he says.
Exactly. What's Apple trying to do? We expect Honda and Ford and BMW to come up with a 2011 model and then a 2012 model but those are cars for crying out loud. Or flat panel TV sets. Or cross-trainers. Or wine.
"I realize this may be a personal thing of mine," Keggans acknowledges, too late to cancel his blog post, alas. "I acknowledge that it's cool to go buy a new gadget, and it's nice to see improvements that give you the feeling that you are really getting some extra benefits for your money." The sense here is that it's cool ... but juvenile; and that the improvements you're getting are illusionary. "In some instances though, a software update could also bring some nice new features, and doesn't frequently releasing slightly improved hardware dilute the impact - or are we consumers just as greedy?"
Now there is a question, actually two questions. The historical evidence of iPhone sales make it clear that the yearly, which to Keggans apparently is "frequently," releasing of new iPhone models actually amplifies the impact. The iPhone 4S, the "unneeded" product in Keggans' view, was apparently "needed" by a record number of consumers.
The second question -- are "we" consumers just as greedy -- actually undermines his starting question. Corporations can be as greedy as they want to be. But they can only realize their greed not by taking or even desiring more than what they deserve or is seemly; but by persuading customers to buy their products. And buying a product isn't proof of greed.
"I wonder if Apple is taking their loyal customers (and they are a loyal bunch) for granted - and if so, do they run the risk of an eventual backlash somewhere down the road?" Keggans wonders. "Are we now officially on a 'rapid release cycle' for hardware as well?"
If anything, rapid hardware and software innovation is evidence that Apple is NOT taking their customers for granted.
iPhone 5 will have an OLED display and it will be totally awesome
Some comments by an unnamed Samsung Electronics executive are being interpreted as evidence that the next iPhone will have an OLED display, a technology which promises a much thinner, brighter and less power-hungry screen.
The quotes came in a Korea Times story about Samsung Electronics' launch of a new business unit, Samsung Display, that will create next-generation displays based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, as well as continuing the company's existing LCD display business.
Because of the company's potential volumes of OLED units, "chances have been raised to ship Samsung's OLEDs for Apple's iPads and even iPhones, said unnamed Samsung executives on the condition of anonymity," according to Korea Times. The story goes on to quote the executive: "So far, Apple has questions over an output commitment and product volume as Samsung's OLED business isn't on full track. But chances have risen to break the wall."
That's a comment that raises more questions than it answers.
A Samsung blog outlines the benefits of OLED. A key difference from LCDs, is that OLED pixels are "self illuminating," which dispenses with the additional components and power demands of backlighting LCD pixels. The resulting displays have a range of benefits, including vivid color, higher contrast and luminescence, better visibility in sunlight, wider viewing angle.
Jim Tanous at The Mac Observer notes that several Apple rivals -- HTC, Nokia and Samsung itself -- already offer Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED) screens. "While these phones generally receive high marks for their display quality, the technology has been difficult to manufacture in volume and more expensive than traditional LCD displays, like the kind the iPhone currently uses," Tanous writes. He adds that the TV industry's push to create large-format OLED displays is starting to pay off in better quality and cheaper OLED products.
International Business Times wrongly sums up the original story this way: "The Korea Times recently reported that Samsung has increased the production of the OLED screen for the new iPhone, according to the Christian Post." IBT apparently actually read neither story.
Michael Nace at iPhone 5 News Blog took the IBT story about the Christian Post story about the Korea Times story and concluded that "a report is coming out of Korea that Samsung is producing OLED displays for the iPhone 5."
Nace is correct in pointing out that OLED rumors for the iPhone first surfaced last year and this is simply, as is so often the case, a recycling. He does some recycling himself, noting last year's completely unrelated rumor -- except that both involve the phone's screen -- that Apple had made a huge investment in "expensive glass-cutting machines, ostensibly to craft complex, curved displays (and perhaps other body components) for the iPhone 5." Rollup noted the rumor in May 2011.
As we know, that didn't pan out. "Obviously, those glass cutting machines were not utilized in the iPhone 4S's production. ... But if the glass-cutting machine rumors are true -- together with these late-breaking rumors of Samsung producing OLED screens for the iPhone 5 -- we very well may see a curvier iPhone this year." And if not this year, then it would not be surprising to see it next year or the year after that.
"Amazingly," says the easily amazed Nace, "iPhone 5 News Blog columnist Charles Moore prognosticated the possibility of a curved glass display back on May 24th [2011], predicting that the AMOLED technology debut on an iPhone in 2012. Charles' predictions continue to be impressively accurate."
Amazingly, Moore actually did no such thing. Moore's post, to which Nace links after a lengthy discussion of the revolutionary curved glass windshield on the 1971 Volkswagen Super Beetle, concludes with a regurgitation of the glass-cutting investment rumor then current and makes not a single mention of OLED or AMOLED.
And it's hard for one's predictions to be accurate before what one is predicting has come to pass.
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QUINCY – A federal judge won't allow the Quincy man accused of impeding the Boston Marathon bombings investigation to have two attorneys.
Judge William Young has denied a motion by Edward Hayden, the attorney for Khairullozhon Matanov, 23, to add Paul Glickman, a Boston lawyer, to his government-funded defense team. Glickman was Matanov's attorney in the year preceding his May arrest when the Kyrgyzstan native was being tracked by the FBI.
However, Young said Hayden can employ Glickman as a consultant as long as the fees don't surpass $2,500.
Matanov, who lived in a Common Street apartment in West Quincy, had a hearing Friday in federal court in Boston. Young set a tentative trial date for June 8 of next year.
Matanov, a former Quincy College student who worked as a cab driver in Braintree, has pleaded innocent to charges that he impeded the probe into the marathon bombings by lying to police and destroying electronic records on his computer. Matanov was friends with Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the brothers accused of setting off deadly bombs at the marathon finish line last year.
Glickman, in an affidavit filed Thursday in support of Hayden's motion to appoint him as his co-counsel, said Matanov is being held in solitary confinement at the Plymouth County Correctional Center. Glickman said Hayden told him that solitary confinement has negatively affected Matanoy's physical and mental well-being, and as a result he is struggling to respond lucidly to questions.
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I'm thinking about setting up a hayride and letting patrons shoot their "enemies" with paintballs. My question is how do you set up the paintball guns to run off of compressed air and what type of compressor do I need to do this? Also what cfm will it take to run lets say 10 guns at once?
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This is going to be insanely expensive.....i would probably best to just buy a trailer for around 10K.
I play paintballl, that O2 will go prettty fast, so you need a pretty big tank. And guns are expensive, and take alot to maintain.Chris Riehl
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I disagree. I've been involved in paintball for 2 decades. Back when paintball was PAINTBALL!
1. You can get you some relatively inexpensive, GREAT markers for around $125 a pop. Go Tippmann, such as the Tippmann model 98. They may be more expensive now days, but they don't have to be a ton of maintenance. There are some entry level electronic markers for cheap, but they HAVE to run Compressed Air.
2. Compressed air will be much more expensive, starting out. But cheaper in the longer run. Same thing, get Scuba tanks and a fill station and learn from a professional how to handle these. More expensive on the breakge side though, and some of your older markers must be retrofitted to run Compressed Air. Co2 can be regulated very easily. Regulate the paintballs / ammo for one. Get a few tanks to refill your marker's tanks.
3. Using an air compressor is going to be a big pain to get set up. It's not worth it, that's IF it can even be done. You must have 800psi+ on the low side for a lot of these markers.
I'm sure the game's changed a lot, but it shouldn't be terrible to get it going. Just gotta know your stuff. Hit up a local field owner and buy him lunch for some exchange of information to help you get started.
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The best way to run your compressed air is to lease or rent some Nitrogen (6,000 psi) or Compressed air (4500psi) cylinders (may need as many as 6-8 depending on the number of paintballs being shot per night) from your local welding shop and get a regulator to drop your output pressure to 800psi, which is the operating pressure of paintball guns. Having your own compressor is not cost effective as a home or commercial compressor will not do, they only compress to a 125-175psi, a paintball compressor, is a 4 stage unit that compresses upwards of 5,000psi, and start at about $8k. Mount the cylinders to your trailer, tie in the regulator to either one or more cylinders then run a manifold system with your air lines (they must be able to withstand min 800psi working pressure) along your trailer to the mounted guns eliminating the need for the regular smaller paintball tanks. Figure out how many paintballs you will be letting your participants shoot depending on the length of the ride and the number of "enemies", about 75 - 100 paintballs would be about right, that would cost you retail about $2-3 per 100 shots. Sell additional bags of 100 for $10 each. Make sure you have good padding on your live targets and a paintball mask. As Frightener said Tippmann 98s are very good low maintenance guns, and cost about $125. If you have any questions email me.
I had to respond since your name is Crossland too.
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Ok so I've been doing alot of research but still have a few questions. Does anyone know of a vendor I could get my paintball guns and paintballs from that would do a discount for buying so many? Also does anyone have any suggestions on how to mount the guns to the trailers? I know that they need to be swivel mounted but haven't really found what I'm looking for.
I just ordered 10 Tippman 98 Custom Basic markers from ANSgear.com for $119 each. Got a paintball hopper for $4 and a Guerrilla 62 c.i. air tank for $40, $163 per marker. I'm building my swivel mounts with a 2 inch long piece of 1 inch square tubing, 2 links of #60 roller chain and a 5/16" bolt and lock nut. See the pictures of the marker and a close-up of the attached swivel.zombies 001.JPGzombies 003.JPG
Thanks ! I never thought of the chain idea for a swivel.
The Kansas Zombie Response Team is pleased to announce that their first Mobile Tactical Weapons Platform is now operational. GGD Hailey was on hand to check it out. She says bring on the zombies!!
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paintball guns tippman 98 custom
were in the progress of building our own paintball gun trailers and i know a cheaper place where i get my guns from huslerpaintball.com. I got 40 guns for $82 per gun when buying them in 10 packs. you can talk to Eithen at huslerpaintball.com & we engineered a great swivel design. i will try to put pictures for yall if you would like...
Pictures of your swivil would be good.
The KZRT had an instructive weekend. Friday night we were approved for our special use permit as a paintball facility. Saturday night we did a test run as part of our Independence Day party. I set out 10 zombie figures and 10 metal barrels. The barrels made good tagets. They gave off a satisfying ka-ting and paint splatter with each hit. Every one that tried it enjoyed it. Several kids went through a second time.
Things we learned: The shooters can go through a lot of paintballs. I loaded 80 paintballs for 20 targets and had a lot of people run out. I may have to rethink the number of paintballs and how long my air will last.
I used the screws that came with the gun to mount the swivels. I noticed that the swivels were loose, so I may have to find slightly longer screws and/or use Loc Tite on the threads.
The zombie figures I made from foam insulation panels may not be as durable as I thought. Each hit leaves a hole about a half inch deep. One figure had 24 hits from 3 runbys and I plan on 6 runbys per hour for 3 or 4 hours.
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A Few Winners Photos
Mini Sprints
1st: Kenny Brewer
2nd: Eric Smith
3rd: Caleb Saiz
4th: Cody Dons
5th: Mike Brewer
IMCA Southern Sport Modifieds
1st: Zach Rouse
2nd: Julie Boettler
3rd: Dakota Kibel
4th: Zach Hamilton
5th: Ace Eavenson
IMCA Stock Cars
1st: Rex Higgins
2nd: Lee Moss
3rd: Frankie Hendershot
4th: Steffan Carey
5th: Danny Stevenson
IMCA Modifieds
1st: Aaron Spangler
2nd: Regan Tafoya
3 rd: Jason Keeler
4th: Danny Bradford
5th: Glenn Bray
Hobby Stocks
1st: Jeremy Bradley
2nd: Dennis Spencer
3rd: Roger Nixon
4th: Jerrett Guilory
5th: Amador Milliano
Powder Puff Derby, Sports Modifieds
1st: Maygen Carey
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June 11, Kenny Brewer leads the New Mexico mini sprints to the checkers
By Lynn Hensley
The New Mexico mini sprints were featured tonight at Aztec Speedway and Kenny Brewer was the shinning star as he won the 20 lap main event. The first ten laps made for some great racing between Chris Perea and Eric Smith and then along came Brewer. These three raced side by side for a few until Brewer put his #45 mini in front for good. Once there, he pulled away from the field. Finishing 2nd was Smith..3rd went to Caleb Saiz with a strong finish. Fourth was Cody Dons and in 5th was Mike Brewer. The rest of the finishing order was: 6th Chris Perea, 7th Patrick Hurtado, 8th Spencer Hill, 9th Devon Amos, 10th James Hatch, 11th David Gay and 12th Jacob Johnston. Johnston was running fourth when he came to a stop against the turn 3 wall on lap six. AJ Horner flipped his 5x in the warm up laps after hitting the turn 3 wall. He was attended to by paramedics but came away with bruises. His car was heavily damaged.
The IMCA southern sport modifieds came out for a 25 lap race that was shortened to 20 laps due to many caution flags. After more than the normal number of yellows for this group, the outcome was finally decided by Zach Rouse holding on for the win as Julie Boettler was putting a lot of pressure on the leader. Boettler finished .321 seconds back with Dakota Kibel in third. Zach Hamilton was 4th and Ace Eavenson took a nice 5th. Rounding out the top ten was: Tre Harpole, Joey Klemish, Brandon Tenski,Brian Carey, and Juanita Faddis.
In the IMCA stock cars, Rex Higgins notched yet another win as he moved his familiar #47 from the 5th row to the front. The first 17 laps were under green and then a couple of minor spins added two yellows to the mix. Then on lap 22, six cars piled up in turn 2. Three cars were hauled off on the hook as the others continued. In the end Lee Moss moved his #88 to 2nd and Frankie Hendershot claimed 3rd. In fourth was Steffan Carey and 5th went to Danny Stevenson. The rest of the top ten were: Michael Higgins, Larry Bradley, Arlen Cochran, Kenny Hendershot and Traci Jennings.
The IMCA modifieds put 15 cars on the track as several local drivers were racing elsewhere. So a fast and event free race was in store…..WRONG! The track lost it's usual two or three lanes for racing and became very slick. Many spins and crashes brought out many yellows. Brody Spangler, Garrett Higgins, and Porter Smith all went out due to crashes. Several cars had sheet metal damage but continued in the race. In the end Aaron Spangler put the familiar #16 in front of JJ Harpole and went on to collect another IMCA modified win. Harpole wasn't so lucky as he lost his driveline with a few to go. In 2nd was Regan Tafoya. A great finish for Jason Keeler in 3rd and Danny Bradford was fourth. Glenn Bray took a top five behind Bradford. The next five spots were: Robert Reed, Tommy Cadle, Mark Rodgers, Jeremy Farley, and Bob Harter. Harter lead this race for the first ten laps.
The hobby stocks had a first time winner with Jeremy Bradley holding off Dennis Spencer at the end of 15 laps. In 3rd was Roger Nixon and fourth was Jerrett Guilory. Fifth was newcomer Amador Milliano.
The last race of the night was the powder puff derby. In sport modifieds, nine ladies ran 10 laps. Maygen Carey won handily in Julie Boettler's sport modified. Maygen also won the PPD in a stock car a few weeks back. Rex Higgins..you're going to have to build your daughter a car!!!!
Aztec Speedway will not hold racing next week. We'll be back on June 25th.


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Alaska Jury Clears Driver of Murder in DVD Case
Erwin Petterson denied he was watching the movie "Road Trip" on a DVD player in his dashboard, and instead said he took his eyes off the road to reach for a drink when the accident happened.
A state Superior Court jury in Kenai, a city 64 miles south of Anchorage, cleared Petterson of all charges after a three-week trial.
If convicted, he could have been sentenced to 99 years in prison in Alaska, where dashboard televisions are illegal but the law had not been updated to include DVDs.
Alaska Department of Law officials said the trial was probably the first of its kind in the nation.
Petterson and his driving companion testified that they were not watching the movie, even though the DVD screen was in the play position at the time of the crash.
Defense attorney Chuck Robinson, who was not immediately available for comment, had argued that the crash was a tragic accident, and that the state had botched the investigation, pulling the DVD player out of the truck before it could be properly examined.
Manufacturers put safety devices in those players to prevent them from playing when vehicles are in motion, but Petterson installed his own unit, bypassing those protections, according to prosecutors.
The 2002 crash on the Seward Highway south of Anchorage killed Bob Weiser, 60, and Donna Weiser, 56, whose sport-utility vehicle burst into flames on impact.
"I think it's interesting that the defendant wants his DVD player back so he can put it in another vehicle," June Stein, the assistant district attorney who tried the case, said.
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A Second Voice: Build it, and They Will ComeAugust 10, 2003
We're kicking off a new feature on mezzoblue today called "A Second Voice". I use the 'royal we' because, in fact, this will be a joint effort.
As a web designer you are expected to understand (if not master) every specialty that exists. Be it Information Architecture, Usability, Design, Coding, Writing, Systems Integration, or Programming, you must have a solid grasp of each specialty to do your job well.
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Supplemental Fact Sheets:
• During the period covered by the audit (July 1, 2003 – March 31, 2011) the Grand River Dam Authority
had almost $2.7 billion in total expenditures.
• Each month, GRDA processes almost $30 million in expenditures.
�� GRDA is on the forefront of government modernization. Through GRDA's voluntary participation in the
State of Oklahoma's PCard Program, including the use of the electronic payments program, the state has been
able to leverage GRDA's purchasing power to negotiate higher PCard rebates than the state would otherwise
receive. Additionally, by utilizing statewide contracts, GRDA provides increased volume that allows the state to
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• Oklahoma Department of Central Services surplus property retains a percentage and, in some cases, all
of the sale price for items surplused by the GRDA. These proceeds go to the state's general fund.
• GRDA supports Oklahoma businesses with its purchasing power to further enhance local employment.
• Since 2004, GRDA's credit rating among all three rating agencies has improved significantly and compare
favorably to other regional utilities that also have wholesale customers. The credit rating upgrades saved millions
of dollars in interest costs during GRDA's bond issues in 2008 and 2010. That translated into millions of dollars
in savings for ratepayers as well.
• Currently, GRDA has $77.1 million in taxable debt outstanding and $915.1 million in tax exempt debt
• GRDA has been recognized for "excellence in financial reporting" 10 years in a row by the Government
Finance Officers Association. (source: 2009 Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting, GFOA)
• Directly, through its sales to municipalities, industrial customers and electric cooperatives, or indirectly,
through sales and interconnections with the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA) and Western Farm-ers
Electric Cooperative (WFEC), GRDA provides electricity to 75 of 77 Oklahoma counties (excluding only the
Cimarron and Texas counties in the panhandle). (sources: GRDA, WFEC, OMPA)
• Directly or indirectly, GRDA supplies electricity to nearly 500,000 meters in Oklahoma.
• GRDA relationships with most municipal customers are over 60 years old. In 2009, most of those cus-tomers
signed new 35 year contracts with GRDA, to continue the beneficial relationship. Contracts were signed
after the municipal customers, as a group, had their own independent consultant complete a study of GRDA.
• Availability of GRDA power and water helped to establish the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority and
MidAmerica Industrial Park near Pryor 50 years ago. Today, "nearly 80 companies are operating at the park that
collectively employ over 4,500 people." (source: MAIP.com/overview)
• The Wal-Mart Distribution Center, located near Ramona, Oklahoma, and served directly by GRDA, em-ploys
741 people. (source: Bartlesville Development Authority website)
• Based on these figures, customers directly served by GRDA -- the industries of MidAmerica Industrial
Park and Wal-Mart Distribution Center --- account for over 5,000 Oklahoma jobs, made possible by the exis-tence
of low-cost, reliable GRDA electricity.
• GRDA is the nation's 15th largest public power system, by generation. (source: 2011-2012 Public Power Annual
Directory and Statistical Report)
• GRDA low-cost, reliable electricity is an attractive inducement to new businesses broadening the Okla-homa
tax base, creating more jobs and local income tax base for cities, counties and schools.
• GRDA provides reliable and economical power to assist predominantly rural communities and support
local businesses and the jobs they provide.
• GRDA lakes provide storage and water supply for 50 Oklahoma water districts and municipal water sys-tems,
including Tulsa.
• Development around the GRDA lakes region -- much of it boosted by the existence of GRDA and its low-cost,
reliable electricity -- has contributed to a broad and strong tax base, benefitting all of Oklahoma.
• Meanwhile, GRDA does not charge daily use or ramp access fees on its lakes. Other lakes may charge $2-
$6 for access.
• To help keep costs lower for Oklahoma customers and to bring revenues into the state, GRDA sells elec-tricity
to out-of-state customers.
GRDA's 24 County Service Area Includes:
- Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Rogers,
Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, Haskell, Latimer, Lincoln, Logan, Nowata, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg and Washington
GRDA's Municipal Customer Communities:
- Byng, Claremore, Collinsville, Cushing, Lindsay, Mannford, Miami, Pawnee, Pryor, Sallisaw, Skia-took,
Stillwater, Stilwell, Stroud, Tahlequah, Wagoner
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative Counties Served:
- Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Ottawa, Rogers
Although GRDA is not the sole supplier, it provides energy to the following entities:
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Members and Counties:
Alfalfa Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Alfalfa, Grant, Garfield, Major, Woods
Caddo Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Grady, Kiowa, Washita
Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Pottawatomie, Lincoln, Hughes, Oklahoma, Okfuskee, Seminole, McIntosh, Creek
Choctaw Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Choctaw, Pushmataha, McCurtain, Bryan, LeFlore, Atoka
Cimarron Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Kingfisher, Blaine, Major, Dewey, Custer, Garfield, Logan, Canadian, Oklahoma
Cotton Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Cotton, Stephens, Comanche, Jefferson, Tillman, Grady, Carter, Caddo
East Central Oklahoma Electric Cooperative
- Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Tulsa, Wagoner
Harmon Electric Association, Inc.
- Beckham, Harmon, Greer, Jackson, Kiowa
Kay Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Kay, Grant, Garfield, Noble, Osage
Kiamichi Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Latimer, LeFlore, Pittsburg, Pushmataha Atoka
Kiwash Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Washita, Kiowa, Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills, Blaine
Northfork Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Beckham, Roger Mills, Washita, Greer, Custer, Harmon, Dewey
Northwestern Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Woodward, Beaver, Major, Woods, Dewey, Ellis, Harper
Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma, Canadian, Caddo, Grady, Pottawatomie
People's Electric Cooperative
- Atoka, Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, McClain, Murray, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Seminole
Red River Valley Rural Electric Association, Inc.
- Love, Marshall, Jefferson, Carter, Johnston
Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens, Carter, Comanche
Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Bryan, Coal, Choctaw, Johnston, Atoka
Southwest Rural Electric Association, Inc.
- Tillman, Kiowa, Greer, Jackson, Comanche
Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Members:
- Altus, Blackwell, Comanche, Copan, Duncan, Edmond, Eldorado, Fairview, Frederick, Goltry, Gran-ite,
Hominy, Kingfisher, Laverne, Lexington, Mangum, Manitou, Marlow, Newkirk, Okeene, Olustee, Pawhuska,
Perry, Ponca City, Pond Creek, Prague, Ryan, Spiro, Tecumseh, Tonkawa, Walters, Waynoka, Wynnewood, Yale
Recent Quotes from GRDA Industrial Customers
"The GRDA has contributed to the success and recent expansion of our facility, making it our largest and most
diverse manufacturing facility by offering competitive and reliable power."
- Bob Hoffman
Interplastic Corporation Vice President of Manufacturing
GRDA Currents, Fall 2008 edition
"The service from GRDA is exceptional. We have a solid working partnership. I have worked in other places and
not always experienced the superior service and reliability GRDA provides; you guys do a heck of a job."
- Dave Ellis
Solae Plant Manager
GRDA Currents, Winter 2010 edition
"We appreciate GRDA and the things they have done. We think they do a great job. The cost of energy is big for
us and the availability of low-cost power has given us the opportunity to expand."
- Robert Snyder
Orchids President and CEO
GRDA Currents, Summer 2010 edition
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Arthur French handed the East Hampton Town Board a check for $11 at a meeting last Thursday night. "That's my tax savings," he said, telling the board to keep it.
Although the board cut the budget this year, decreasing residents' taxes, it also cut the fall leaf pickup service that had been provided by the Highway Department. After approving suspension of the service on a trial basis last fall, the board voted recently to eliminate the service permanently.
"That was your bottom line, including school taxes," Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson told Mr. French, taking umbrage at his criticism. School taxes account for a large portion of the overall tax bill paid by property owners each year.
"And you cost me $565 just to get rid of the leaves," Mr. French retorted. He, and dozens of other residents who spoke at a hearing on suspending the leaf pickup program last year, said that for those who could not haul the leaves from their properties to the dump themselves, the cost of paying someone to do it would far exceed any savings on taxes that would result from eliminating the program.
Just how much the town was expected to save in its budget was also at issue. Scott King, the highway superintendent, said the net savings in salaries and equipment would be $180,000, while Mr. Wilkinson and other board members who supported the elimination said it would be closer to $550,000.
Mr. French said at last year's hearing that, using the board members' figure, dropping the program would save $46 per property tax bill, or, under Mr. King's analysis, $18 per household.
"Send me a bill," he told the board then. "I'll be glad to give you a check for $46 to come and pick up my leaves."
"You were elected to serve the people," Mr. French told the board last week, "and some of your decisions are counter to that. You heard us," he said of the speakers at last year's hearing, "but you didn't listen to us." Only a handful of residents who spoke at that hearing were in favor of eliminating the Highway Department leaf pickup.
And, said Mr. French, a phalanx of volunteers who would help elderly or otherwise needy residents dispose of their fallen leaves never materialized. "I'm still waiting for your volunteers," he told Councilwoman Theresa Quigley, who organized the program. "I've been standing out there all winter."
"We did listen, and that's why we decided to suspend it for a year and not eliminate it," Ms. Quigley said. The final decision was made after the fall season, she said, which did not yield any complaints or accidents attributed to uncollected fallen leaves. Mr. French said the public did not protest the final decision "because they gave up."
He applauded the board's accomplishments in improving the town's fiscal matters, "but you can't do it on the backs of the working people here," he said.
And, he asked, referring to a permit issued for the MTK: Music to Know concert to be held at the East Hampton Airport, "When did the town board become a shill for two guys who want to make money, while you take money out of our pockets?"
Responses by both Mr. Wilkinson and Ms. Quigley grew heated after Mr. French called them "a Taliban board."
"I served as an infantryman," Mr. Wilkinson said, ". . . and for you to call me a Taliban. . . . I'm telling you man to man," he said.
"And we're not shills. And we're most certainly not Taliban," Ms. Quigley said. "I am not willing to take the level of disrespect with which you make your arguments."
"You're not an emperor. You were elected supervisor," Mr. French told Mr. Wilkinson.
Also at last Thursday's meeting, the board agreed to increase the fees charged to commercial haulers for disposal of waste, including leaves, at the town recycling and trash transfer centers, which could result in higher prices charged to consumers. The per-load fee charged to haulers without yearly permits was raised from $15 to $25 per load.
Also at last week's board meeting, the town board appointed Htun Han, an Amagansett real estate agent, to replace Susan Ecker on the town's assessment review board. Ms. Ecker, who was appointed in February to a five-year term, has resigned from the post.
The board also issued a mass-gathering permit to Project MOST, the sponsor of a farmers market held each Friday from May 27 through Sept. 30 in the parking lot of Nick and Toni's restaurant on East Hampton's North Main Street. The board had initially denied the market a permit last year, calling it a commercial enterprise under the restaurant's auspices, but issued the permit after Project MOST, a nonprofit organization, became the sponsor.
Councilwoman Quigley said that the board hopes to offer the market use of a town property across the street, the former Lester homestead. In order to do that, state legislation must be passed to allow a profit-making enterprise to use the site, which was purchased under the community preservation program. New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. is working in Albany on such a bill, she said.
Mr. Thiele said this week that he generally supports legislation, which has passed the Senate and is before the Assembly, that would include "retail farm operations" such as farmstands under the definition of agriculture, allowing them on land designated as agricultural.
However, the bill is not specifically aimed at community preservation fund purchases, nor is the Lester property held by the town in use as farmland. The goal of the legislation, according to a draft, is to "enhance farmers' ability to market their farm, food, and other products directly to consumers through encouraging the development of retail farm operations such as roadside stands and on-farm markets," and is designed to "ensure that farmers who operate roadside stands and farm markets will have protection for their retail farm operations under the state's right-to-farm laws."


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January 20, 2010
With Expansion in New York Market, Abovenet Now Offering Connectivity Services in All 20 of Equinix's U.S. Data Centers
Network and Infrastructure Services Provider Also Peering and Selling Services Across Nine Equinix Data Centers in Europe
Foster City, CA and White Plains, NY - January 20, 2010 - Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services, and AboveNet, Inc. (NYSE: ABVT), a leading provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced that AboveNet has deployed operations to the Equinix New York-1 (NY1) International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center, marking the company's deployment to all 20 of Equinix's IBX centers in the U.S. The U.S. deployments, along with AboveNet's operations within nine of Equinix's 20 IBX centers in Europe, enable AboveNet to enhance the exchange of data with other networks and to sell its network and infrastructure services to the aggregation of companies participating in Equinix's centers.
The presence of AboveNet in Equinix's U.S. centers provides existing Equinix customers with direct access to a top global infrastructure services provider. AboveNet operates a global Tier 1 optical IP network, as well as a variety of digital communications infrastructure services, including a metropolitan area fiber network, Ethernet and managed services. By operating within the same center as AboveNet, Equinix IBX participants will be able to quickly and easily establish relationships with the provider.
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To enhance its exchange of data, or "peering," with other Tier 1 networks, AboveNet is utilizing Equinix's global services delivery platform located in IBX data centers within major metro areas, such as Washington, D.C., Silicon Valley and Chicago. Peering is one way in which Internet traffic - from email to video - is exchanged among the backbone networks that make up the Internet. Through Equinix, AboveNet leverages the benefits of direct interconnection to a variety of networks, including some of the largest IP backbone networks.
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About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) provides global data center services that ensure the vitality of the information-driven world. Global enterprises, content and financial companies, and network service providers rely upon Equinix's insight and expertise to protect and connect their most valued information assets. Equinix operates 45 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centers across 18 markets in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Important information about Equinix is routinely posted on the investor relations page of its website located at www.equinix.com/investors. We encourage you to check Equinix's website regularly for the most up-to-date information.
About AboveNet, Inc.
AboveNet, Inc. provides high-bandwidth connectivity solutions for business and carriers. Its private optical network delivers key network and IP services in and among top U.S. metro markets and globally. AboveNet's network is widely used in demanding markets such as financial services, media, health care, retail and government. For more information, visit: www.above.net.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
Equinix and IBX are registered trademarks of Equinix, Inc. International Business Exchange is a trademark of Equinix, Inc.


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The item is 100% as described and therefore doesn't require a refund. If its because he doesn't like it then thats a matter of how nice and honest he is with you.
Also begs the question if you are selling 'dozens of items a month' than technically you are a business and not some selling household wares that a taking up space or no longer needed...
The post was started originally probably out of frustration, having just sold a perfectly good correctly described item only to be faced with the 'threat' of a negative feedback or lose money on an item, because the buyer knows even less than I do Seems to have turned into a debate on whether I should be registered as a business or not. .... To be honest it's not a problem to me if I never sell another piece of glass again, pretty sure though a business seller would not be very happy if they had 3 or 4 of these a week, seems to be a simple question aimed at the knowledgeable Mdina folk, Sue and Suzy John in particular who have been more than helpful to me in the past as turned into a bit of a personal scrutiny of my affairs, a debate on the moral ground between buyers and sellers which was never my intention, where's that shovel :phew:
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Aim at Lead Safety
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- Do you use indoor firing ranges?
- Do you cast bullets or tumble casings?
- Do you reload ammunition?
- If so, you are probably exposed to lead.
What You Don't Feel May Hurt You
How shooters are exposed to lead
Most ammunition contains lead within the bullet and the primer. Lead is released into the air when the gun is fired and forms small particles that you can breathe. Lead particles are also formed as the lead bullet spirals through the barrel. These particles of lead can get into your body when you breathe them or swallow, such as when you eat, drink or smoke.
How lead can harm you
Absorption of lead into your body is hazardous to your health. Lead is stored in the blood, liver, kidney and bones. Frequent exposure to lead, particularly at high levels, can harm the nervous, digestive and reproductive systems, the brain, kidneys and can interfere with the body's ability to make blood. Symptoms of exposure to high lead levels may include loss of appetite, joint pain, sleep pattern changes, personality changes and sexual dysfunction. Lead dust that settles on clothes, shoes, skin, or hair can be carried home. Lead in the home is especially dangerous for children.
Questions You Should Ask the Range Management
- Does the indoor range have a dedicated exhaust ventilation system?
- How often is the range cleaned?
- Do they use a high efficiency particulate air (HEPA)vacuum system and wet cleaning methods?
- Is lead-free ammunition available in the range store?
- Are there posters in the range addressing lead hazards and protective methods?
Simple Steps Can Reduce Exposure to Lead
Reducing lead hazards while at the firing range
- Use non-leaded ammunition and primer such as copper or polymer-jacketed bullets whenever possible.
- Don't eat, drink or smoke inside the range or rooms adjacent to the range.
- Wash your hands and face immediately after shooting, cleaning firearms, picking up spent casings/pellets, or reloading ammunition, and before eating, drinking or smoking.
- Never use brooms to sweep up spent casings.
- Sweeping stirs up dust. Pick up casings by hand.
- Leave a pair of shoes, a hat and a set of washable coveralls at the range to be used only for shooting, or keep them in separate plastic bags. Wear the coveralls over your street clothes. Wash them frequently but separately from other clothes.
- Have your blood tested for lead periodically to help evaluate your exposure.
- Aim at Lead Safety Information Sheet provides information for coaches and range managers on controlling lead in indoor shooting ranges.
- Aim at Lead Safety Poster is intended to be posted in ranges to provide information on lead safety measures in and around ranges.
To find an occupational health clinic in your area please go to our List of Occupational Health Clinics. For information on assistance that is available from the State Health Department go to our Industrial Hygiene page.
External Links
- Indoor Firing Ranges - National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) Information about health hazards associated with indoor firing ranges.
- National Association of Shooting Ranges provides information for range management on design, environmental management, maintenance, and safety.
- Indoor Firing Ranges Industrial Hygiene Technical Guide provided by the US Navy Environmental Health Center, this reference guide is intended to provide general information regarding indoor firing ranges (small arms ranges) to assist in recognizing, evaluating and controlling safety and health hazards.


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Germantown Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy is still "hopeful" that Germantown Elementary, Middle and High schools can remain part of the coming Germantown municipal school district under some kind of negotiated agreement between the Germantown school board and the Shelby County Schools board.
"We are hopeful of continuing that conversation," Goldsworthy said on the WKNO-TV program "Behind The Headlines." "Obviously those are schools that are well-embedded in our community and have enjoyed a lot of community support."
Goldsworthy, along with Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald and Shelby County Schools vice chairman Chris Caldwell, discussed the coming negotiations as Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson was meeting Friday with PTA leaders at the three Germantown schools he has proposed remain part of Shelby County Schools.
The program, hosted by Eric Barnes, publisher of The Daily News, can be seen on The Daily News Video page, video.memphisdailynews.com.
Goldsworthy indicated the key to an agreement is getting past the Shelby County Schools' use of the word "perpetuity" – as in who will be responsible in perpetuity for educating those children in unincorporated Shelby County who attend what Germantown residents call "the three Gs," should those schools be filled to capacity with students who live within the Germantown city limits.
"Perpetuity has such finality because of the prospect of change within all of our communities," she said. "People move. Student populations change. … And we would hope that down the road there would be an opportunity if that occurred that we might enter into conversations how we could avoid, for instance, having to build new schools. There are other ways to solve issues on over capacity."
Caldwell said the perpetuity issue "defines the discussion" to come.
"Our responsibility is to the kids currently in Shelby County and the ones that will remain in Shelby County (Schools)," he said. "There's another issues about representation for those children that are in the unincorporated areas because they will not have representation on a municipal school board. … If at some point those children were not able to be educated in Germantown, that would cause us to build new buildings."
Having schools within the borders of the suburban towns and cities that would remain part of Shelby County Schools system was a possible scenario McDonald had anticipated for Bartlett as well.
"We were surprised the other way," he said. "I'd been saying for months that the possibility existed that a couple of our schools might not be included for that very reason. If they did not allow us to keep schools that had non-Bartlett kids in it, that there were a couple of schools they might use. As it turns out, there were schools around our perimeters that those children could go to."
McDonald would also like to see the negotiations involve 99-year leases instead of the 40-year leases recommended by Hopson in his framework for the six sets of talks that the board accepted at its Oct. 28 meeting.
McDonald again said he would want to see Shelby County Commissioners drop their part of a federal lawsuit claiming the suburban school districts are unconstitutional because they would racially resegregate public schools in Shelby County.
He also said that if the suburban leaders paid money described as going toward Shelby County Schools' continuing costs for funding retired teachers' pensions and benefits, he could live with the description as long as the lawsuit ends.
"It sounds like to me … some negotiations we were involved in a couple of years ago. It sounds like something the County Commission was talking about," McDonald said, referring to a proposal that emerged in late 2012 in lawsuit settlement talks that collapsed.
It involved suburban governments giving an equal amount of funding to Shelby County Schools if the suburban governments funded their respective schools at a level greater than the combined county, state and federal funding.
"I think it's all tied together. … My point is, let's get the lawsuit to go away," McDonald said. "If they are asking for some additional funds, then I want the lawsuit to go away."
Caldwell wasn't sure the school system could do that on its own in what will be talks with the municipal school districts that are being elected this month. McDonald thought differently.
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Anne Olesen, daughter of Darwin and Marilyn Olesen of Graettinger, and Tom Netsch, the son of Ken and Annette Netsch of Milford, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage.
Anne is a 2005 graduate of Graettinger/Terril High School and will graduate in May 2010 from Presentation College with a bachelor's degree in radiologic technology.
Tom graduated from Estherville Lincoln Central High School in 2003 and is a 2005 graduate of Iowa Lakes Community college. He is currently employed at the Osceola Wind Farm.
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2013 Cross Country: Ran in three meets during the season…ran 15:25 at the Aggie Open (4K) in the first meet of the year…posted a time of 22:41 at the Doc Adams Invitational (6K) at UC Davis.
2012 Season: Redshirted during the season.
Prior to Sacramento State: Competed at North Carolina for two years…helped the Tar Heels place 14th at NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2010…ran 20:47 in the 6K at the Wisconsin Adidas Invite…did not compete in track due to injury.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Casa Grande HS in Petaluma, Calif…was the California State Div. II cross country champion in 2010…was named all-state in cross country all four years…finished first at the Sonoma County League Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009…was a two-time Foot Locker national finalist
Personal: Majoring in communication studies…parents are James and Alyson Taylor.


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(Copyright (c) 2012 Cynthia Shenette) It's that time of year again! November is National Blog Posting Month. I participated last year, and it was quite a challenge! I didn't really know if I could post daily for the month of November, but somehow I managed to pull it off. I'm going to give it a go again. I've been debating about this for a while, trying to decide if I had the time. The fact is I never have the time for anything really, and so I can't use that as an excuse.
I've been working on a number of research projects, organizing my genealogy materials, taking a class on historical architecture, networking, and applying for jobs, so I've had to cut back on my blogging for a bit over the last few months. Thankfully, I am happy to report that my hard work has paid off! I am feeling a bit more organized, worked on some interesting projects, learned a lot, made some good connections AND (here's the kicker) have a new job! After being a stay-at-home mom for the last ten years I'm getting back into library work and will be working as a part-time as reference and instruction librarian at a local college! WooHoo! Who says I don't have time?!? I figure NaBloPoMo is a good way to beef up my blog archive for 2012 and get me back into the habit of posting regularly again.
Last year I spent the month blogging about my family history. I told a hundred years of my family history in a month of daily posts. I've been trying to decide what to write about this year. Initially I planned to have a theme (Anyone who knows me knows there's nothing I love more than a good theme...), but I've decided to take a risk and go theme-less. Over the last few months I've read a number of good books, attended some great workshops, discovered interesting databases, etc. and keep thinking I should write about them, but never seem to get around to it. NaBloPoMo seems to offer the right opportunity to follow up on these things and share with others. I plan to make my posts short, just long enough to encourage myself to get them done and get the information out there.
Well, here we go, and as a beloved chorus conductor I had use to say at the beginning of a particularly challenging piece of choral music, "I'll see you at the end!"
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2 comments:
- Kristin said...
I'm looking forward to your daily blogging. I've missed you!
I'm a couple of days late but I think that I will join in and start tomorrow.
- November 3, 2012 at 5:25 PM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Thanks, Kristin! It's nice to be missed! Good luck with NaBloPoMo!
- November 3, 2012 at 6:04 PM
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Modesto's Downey High School claims title at MJC 7-on-7 passing tournament
At the conclusion of his contact football camp last week, Downey High School coach Jeremy Plaa, talking about Saturday's Modesto Junior College Passing Tournament, made his expectation clear.
"We better win the thing," said Plaa, whose team was coming off a second-place performance at the Stagg passing tournament in Stockton. "I'm tired of finishing second."
Downey senior quarterback P.J. Wilson shook off an early interception and the Knights came through with a late defensive stop en route to a 21-20 victory over Turlock in the championship contest.
Downey and Turlock were two of 16 area teams taking part in the annual event. Beyer, Gregori, Modesto, Ceres, Central Valley, Riverbank, Escalon, Pacheco, Orestimba, Sierra, Sonora, Golden Valley, Le Grand and Mariposa also competed in the event, which started at 9 a.m. and lasted about four hours.
"What we're looking for out here is kids that will compete," said Plaa, whose Knights shared the Modesto Metro Conference championship with Modesto last season. "Learning how to win, and how to hate to lose, are skills – just like catching the ball – that kids need to learn."
Passing tournaments, as the name indicates, are devoid of running plays. Plus, they're conducted in T-shirts and shorts, without offensive linemen and with no tackling. So while they aren't the truest indication of a team's overall skill, they do spotlight individuals with strong arms, good hands or good speed, or a quarterback-receiver combination that has good chemistry.
Wilson, undersized by quarterback standards, appeared poised and consistent guiding Downey's attack – albeit without a pass rush in his face. He was aided by senior Jakob Magana, who seemed to catch, and defend, everything thrown in his direction.
Golden Valley of Merced looks like it has found a quarterback of the future in Armando Muzquiz, a 6-foot-2, 170-pounder who demonstrated his arm strength on several deep outs and long completions.
Turlock has a nice sophomore in receiver Daniel Velasquez, whose size and speed will make him a tough assignment for any defensive back.
Pacheco of Los Banos appears to have a nice crop of skill players – led by battering ram fullback/linebacker Frank Ginda (6-2, 230). The Panthers should battle Patterson for the Western Athletic Conference championship this season.
Something new to this year's passing tournament was the inclusion of a clinic for offensive and defensive linemen. Former University of Oregon offensive lineman Jordan Holmes, who played for the Ducks in their national championship loss to Auburn in 2011, put the O-linemen through their paces. Former MJC standout Beau Bachtelle, who recently graduated from the University of Buffalo – where he played with Oakland Raiders first-round draft choice Khalil Mack – took charge of the D-linemen.
"It's nice to come back and help out and be around football again, said Bachtelle, who said he's considering a career on the sideline. "I'd like to get into strength-and-conditioning coaching."
And for the record, Raiders fans, Bachtelle says Mack is not only a super talent but a great guy.
"I'm happy to see him enjoy all this success," Bachtelle said.
Football fans can get a glimpse of more action beginning Thursday when Central Catholic hosts Sonora, Calaveras and Ripon Christian in a three-day camp. Technically, it's the Sonora contact camp, but it's been moved to Modesto since a new playing surface is being installed at Dunlavy Field in Sonora. The teams will practice most of the day on Thursday and Friday with scrimmages beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.