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Just a very quick progress report this week.
We're now scheduling the February and March updates for the HTC Surround on AT&T and for customers of Deutsche Telekom in Europe. We're also scheduling the March update for Optus customers in Australia. Where's my phone update? has the latest status.
We understand there's still more to do. We're not resting until we get this done globally.
Remember to visit Update Central for step-by-step installation instructions, troubleshooting steps for common errors, and other updated-related info.
Eric Hautala, GM, Customer Experience Engineering
Is there any news yet on the Omnia & NODO update???
Is there any word on the Focus Rev 1.4 issue? It is kind of ironic that you guys did a Q&A session with the lady who created copy & paste for WP7 and I still can't download the update for my phone. If the only difference between Rev 1.3 and 1.4 is the brand of memory used then what is the big deal?
I have an unlocked T-Mobile branded Omnia 7 in the UK and I am yet to receive the pre-NoDo update :(. Its getting frustrating now.
@johnny.g,i was like you before the Nodo update,i never had any issue with my HD7,but for the bluetooth issues and Marketplace freezing occasionally,i didn't mind these two bugs,what pissed me off was the severe lack of features on WP7 especially having moved from a WM6.5.I was hoping the Nodo will fix these bugs,but shockingly Nodo brought me one more bug,the SMS bug,since i updated to Nodo i frequently can't send a text and even when i click on try again nothing happens,at first i thought it was a signal problem,but this happens even when my phone has full reception.going through this made me understand the frustration many people have been going through
@ johnny.g - I might be wrong but you seem to be new to this blog... But anyways, you belong to the tiny group of about 3-5% of WP7 customers who seem to believe everything is right and runs smooth on WP7 OS. I have a HTC Arrive -which I love, and although I have never experienced all the problems most people complain about here related to pre-NoDo (only because my phone already have NoDo), I cannot help to realize that WP7 OS is still way behind its competition and still lacks of essential features found on iOS and Android. Don't get me wrong, I still believe this is the best UI out there, and the OS has so much potential, but unless I see prompt patches and updates, my worries about the future of this OS will not go away...
I use Bluetooth daily without any probs.. also Marketplace has never frozen on me.. just my personal experience - I accept others might have different. As to research - I assume the BBS would be awash with noise if there really was one or many critical bugfix/es which NoDo is fixing - perhaps "improving the experience of using Bluetooth Headsets" counts as critical in some people's books but I'm doubtful.
@johnny.g What about Marketplace bug?! It's cool when Marketplace freez and xbox hub stops responding too. B)
@johnny.g NoDo is supposed to fix the legendary Bluetooth issues with WP7 which you dont have a clue about so please do your research first. Because for me and many others Bluetooth is a very basic function and event the cheapest phone can handle it very well
and most of the us are just annoyed about the lack of information passed back to us not about the time they are taking , just let us know how long its gona be and what are you working on - thats it!
I don't understand the drama on this thread - is NoDo fixing some critical bug ? No. Have people paid for it & not received it ? No. It simply has some nice, useful, features (which I'm looking forward to, therefore following this thread ), but the language used by some posters is totally inappropriate. Besides, as any software engineer will tell you, continual nagging is counter productive - and exactly what would you do with the statement "there's a problem in the UDP function when pin #333 is high" ? not much I suspect.. let them fix it & ship it when the guys are ready. Not before please.. if my sweet little phone gets mucked up by a badly tested update then the invective may well be justified !
I'm going to have to second WiiWake, and push for an update to the "Where is my phone update" to include info around all those models (omnia 7s, focus REV 1.4s) where problems have been identified in the update process. ANY information would be helpful, no matter what that information might be - target date for problem resolution, estimated problem resolution process timeline, date of next status update - ANYTHING.
Basic queuing psychology dictates more information should be given than less While it's one step in the right direction to acknowledge the problem exists, let's be more forthcoming about progress/status until the problems have been resolved, please?
I used to use an Android phone, and even though I was mighty impressed by the Windows Phone 7 phones and the whole metro experience, I was still reluctant to go with a V1 MSFT product. So, when I heard NoDo updates will soon start trickling in I went and bought myself a Samsung Focus.
Only to my dismay, after 2 weeks of patiently waiting for the update, i learnt I had one of the REV 1.4 models and for now, not eligible for it. Sure, the update can come later, it's not a game changer anyways! But what saddens me is that my fear of tagging along to a MSFT V1 product still holds true.
I mean, how may Windows Phone 7 phones are out there, 1-2 million? How many handsets - 5-6? In comparison, compare it to the Android matrix, it's easily a 100x matrix and I used to get the updates OTA and without much fuss.
I am in 2 minds right now to go return the phone before the 1 month return policy expires and get myself back to my Android phone or a Focus REV 1.3 model but then again Zune doesn't have a Backup and Restore option... Sigh!!
Atleast an acknowledgement of the problem and a possible due date would help..At the very least, I sincerely hope the Windows Phone 7 group takes this as a serious feedback and improvises upon their future rollout process.
They won't even list ATT on the US page, what makes you think they would do put something as important as phone versions on that page.
@WP7 Team/Eric Hautala/Michael Stroh
When are you guys going to start being proactive in updating us (your CUSTOMERS) about the update problems that are still happening? I have 0 faith in your ability to push out ANY update at this point.
@Windows Phone 7 group - How about updating the 'Where is my update' link to include Samsung Focus rev 1.4 status as well?
@Michael Stroh Do you have some news about Omnia 7 update pause?
Samsung Focus are receiving updates dependent of their REV. REV 1.4 is not updating yet... altough this was not mention yet my microsoft... as the omnia pullout, only after inquired by users... MS you need to be totaly transparent and not trying to elude your customers... people will always figure it out, always...
please more transparency next time...
Microsoft needs to market Windows Phone more aggressively. Need high energy Ads showing people what WP can do and try getting some popular names to throw the name around. Convince people why they should own a Windows Phone and please fix the download problems with users already!
got the samsung update today on my focus
@Michael,My greatest frustration with my wp7 comes when i compare it to my wm6.5(with which i do more things and easily).when i see the features which mango will bring advertised,there;s some hope for my frustration and disappointment in wp7 to be over,but when i look at the journey NoDo is going on it gets me frustrated more,thinking i'll obviously have the Mango on my phone by February 2012,implying i'll have to carry my HD7(an awesome phone) running wp7(the most unproductive platform) and at the same time carry along my Omnia 2(because wm6.5 for now does way more very useful things than wp7,though its slower) for another year!
when i think i spent 600$ to get my Bell HD7.I id this so i wouldn't be tied to a carrier but i just noticed it was a big mistake buying a wp7,since Microsoft presents wp7 as the most carrier friendly phones(this just turned me off wp7),meaning no matter what you are still tied down to your original carrier and this limits certain features of your phone.Noting that in Canada you can't buy and unlocked phone.
MS is trying to make carriers happy,so they'll help MS market wp7,but what is shocking is the way carriers are instead not promoting wp7 devices as they highly do for Android and iOS.I walked into various Bell,Rogers and Telus stores in Calgary,Edmonton and Montreal,non of the agents in any of these stores recommended a wp7 all they knew was the hardware specs of the device but when you ask them what you can do with the phone all they say its Xbox live(i wouldnt blame them because thats the only special thing on wp7),but when my question was on android and iOS phones they talked less about the hardware but said a lot about the productive nature of the phone
It's nice seeing some progress, all you have to do now is make those bastards at Telefonica stop "testing", they are too busy firing 20% of their employees in Spain to actually do anything.
Or maybe just release the update and forget about them like you should have done in the first place.
telstra is so lazy to release march update ! sham
I am in exactly same position as @OverLord & was really feeling frustrated but thanks to @Michael Stroh for clarifying about the delay in updates & now i believe its worth waiting...Its great that guys @MS discovered the issue with Omnia 7 & decided not to proceed with the updates until everything is fixed and thus saving inconveniences to their customers..
Thanks again @Michael Stroh & look forward for the update
@Michael Stroh thanks for the info on Omnia 7, I really don't mind waiting I just wanted to know why. Glad to finally have an explanation. Good thing you guys noticed the issue early
@Michael Stroh. Thanks for updating people on the situation I think I speak for everyone when I say we appreciate you very much :) I updated my unbranded Omnia 7 to JK1 firmware then updated to NoDo via Hungary VPN trick. Experiencing dropped calls more often now and battery life seems worse than before. Is there anyway I can scrub my phone completely back to normal or is there any firmware newer than JK1 that I could update to? Thanks in advance to anyone that can help.
@BobR, I thought the Trophy came with NoDo already. Are you saying you don't have copy & paste? Or is it just the U.S. ones that are coming with NoDo.
HTC Trophy owner UK, open phone so no carrier issue but NoDo still NoGo. I suppose in a perverse way it is positive for users to know that paid up developers of are not prioritised and fortunately I'm in a position to be cool that my first app release to store has now to be put back to late summer. Still, a bit of a nuisance and hope this can be resolved when you aim for the mass market with Mango. Can I expect the NoDo updates will be finished by late Summer?
AT&T customer with stock Samsung Focus and I have still not received the update notification. Purchased phone on 4/12.
@Teufel Hunden: Welcome! Yes, please join the party. It's a good bunch here. They don't complain--much. ;-)
I'm off for a few days, guys. See you next week!
@ Michael Stroh, Thanks for the information on the Samsung Focus NoDo problem. Knowing that MS has acknowledged there is a problem and is working to resolve it is better than the simple "Be patient" response I got in the MS answers forum. I will continue to track back to this thread to see if there are any updates.
@Michael Stroh
Re: Memory Cards. I saw in a developer slide from MIX the issue you guys saw in the speeds of various microSD cards in different scenarios and I see that ATT is now releasing certified cards. Is ATT the one certifying these or is it MS? Can you guys release a free "Speed Test" program to allow us to see if a microSD card we already own SHOULD work well with WP7. I can understand you not guaranteeing that a card somebody owns will work well even though it passes the tests. This way your CONSUMERS could have a BETTER experience with their WP7 phone w/o having to purchase overpriced microSD cards from ATT to expand their phone's memory.
@ Michael Ball - That's because Eric has realized that he has lost all and any credibility and support here. I read some comments here asking him questions about updates and so on; he has NEVER answer any question, not even one. And M$ calls him GM of Customer Experience Engineering? Pity!
@Michael Stroh...Mike, i have to say that your pretty responsive. I think I will start hanging out here instead of some to the forums. I can't handle all of the complaining that goes on there. Any, i would like to say you guys are doing a good job. I'm ok with the pace that your team is releasing information. I believe all your competitors have their eyes on WP7. Alot of the media might see WP7 as a threat, but I'm sure Google and Apple can see the writting on the wall.
I was also excited from the news that came out of MIX11. As a WP7 user since launch day, the most exciting thing is that there more consumer side features that were not talked about at MIX11. That means Mango is bringing some serious goodies to my phone.
@ Michael Stroh : Thanks to be the first to give us a clear answer to the nodo quaestion!
Also to @Michael with that comment too. Doh!
@Eric - Thanks for the update regarding the Omnia 7.
Since I am one of the ones who has already updated when prompted by my carrier can I be assured that I will not suffer any negative effects due to this "technical issue with the update package"
I own a Focus, rev. 1.4, and haven't received my update yet... still 7.0 (7004). Both Zune and my Focus say I'm "up to date". I'm annoyed that there's two updates I can't get.
Have you noticed that Eric's posts keep getting shorter and shorter? Pretty soon, they'll just be Tweets.
Can Microsoft please provide some comment/answer on the following
1. When does 'testing' become blocking? Have Microsoft have imposed a time limit on carriers in which they must complete testing of their update, or can carriers continue to test indefinitely allowing multiple updates to build up.
As an example, Telefonica in Spain are still testing the pre-NoDo update as well as the NoDo update (which according to public statements from Microsoft employees would contain the pre-NoDo update). So effectively, Telefonica have blocked two rounds of updates. Telstra were also in the same boat for a period of time, but have now started delivering pre-NoDo.
2. If a carrier has 3 different devices on their network, do they have to approve the update for all of their devices or can they choose to approve it for only a subset?
Again, as an example, Telstra Australia currently sell the HTC HD7, HTC Mozart and LG Optimus Q. The HD7 already comes with NoDo, while both the Mozart and LG are 7008.
A senior Telstra Manager has informed me, that Microsoft are telling them that they have to approve the update for both the Mozart and Optimus Q before Microsoft will release the update to the phones. This effectively delays the update for the majority of users as while the Mozart is quite popular, the Optimus has not sold that well so Telstra don't put as many resources into testing the Optimus.
This does not gel with the experience of AT&T users where the majority of phones received the update a couple of weeks before the update for the HTC Surround was scheduled (which indicates that approvals weren't done in a batch).
As a developer, user and supporter of the WP7 platform, I'd appreciate feedback on these questions - minus the corporate spin.
scathing post @ Telstra Australia for their handling of WP7 updates: www.sheeds.com.au/blog
@Tiago Fouto that website user community page is a good idea. Hopefully the WP Team is looking at some of the most requested features and ideas to implement to future updates.
After "Mango" i think Microsoft needs to go the 'small frequent updates' route specially to quickly patch up any bugs/security issues that might arise.
@Michael Stroh............ thanks for the update re Omnia 7
@Michael Stroh...... I have a focus
@top gunnah: Many apologies for the delay in getting back to you. As far as I know, everybody in the Virgin Islands with a Windows Phone should be receiving an update. What model phone do you have?
OK, I've asked about the technical issues a few of you are reporting and here's what I have:
@ericsansone et. al.: Yes, we've temporarily stopped sending updates to Omnia7s. The team discovered a technical issue with the update package for this model. The work of fixing and testing the package is nearly done, and the team hopes to resume update deliveries soon. When I know more about the timing, I'll pass it along.
@Geddy, D-Burrs: In the last few days, the team has seen reports from a handful of Focus owners in the U.S. who haven't received an update notification yet. They're looking into the situation, but I'm afraid there's not much to report yet. As soon as there is, I'll post it.
@Michael Stroh.......will the people from the virgin island get the NODO UPDATE
@SCubaDog: Agree. I don't know how geeky we'll get yet--I'd still like these to be an entertaining and informative read--but I agree the details and decision making and compromises that go into creating a product--whether it's a smartphone, a book, or a new candy bar--is fascinating. That's what I hope to offer at least a small taste of.
The behind-the-scenes idea sounds great. I'm sure we understand that SOME features might be unique enough that sharing them too early would tip off the competition, but as a geek I'd love to get insight as to why certain features (either ones that other phones already have or simply ones a lot of us have asked for) are more challenging to accomplish. I think it was very informative--if a bit frustrating--to learn the reason originally behind not being able to save camera settings. It was an honest answer, even if most of the users were left asking, "seriously?". So, if a feature isn't there because of a thought process, that would be good to know (gives us a chance to, as customers, counter the argument logically). If a feature isn't there yet because of the uniqueness of the OS, that would be good to know in some detail, too. "Maintaining the user experience" runs very thin quickly. But doing a comparison between how WP7 approaches something and how, for example, iOS or Android does (sort of the way the multitasking has been described) and making the connection as to why it may be more difficult to implement something would go a long way.
@Casper7, if I understand you correctly, you're saying there is no 3G in your area. If that's the case, then you need to get on AT&T's Facebook site and petition for info on deployment of 3G. Unfortunately, if you're in a G or Edge area, you're going to have a lot of limitations. It's not an issue with the device. I know this because in a similar circumstance until 3G finally arrived. Even now, though, we only have a single 3G tower, so depending on where I'm at, I'll see the signal go from 3G to G to E. Comes with the territory, I'm afraid.
T-Mobile HTC Mozart user here. Currently in Finland. Very disappointed with the update process. Never received the pre-update and NoDo is *still* nowhere to be seen after, what, 30 days from the announcement? Loved the Metro UI from day 1 and trying to convince people give the Winmo7 a chance but the stalled or blocked updating catastrophy HAS TO GO.
Keep up the hard work but please let us bypass the carriers if they fail to deliver updates. And are we expected to wait for month(s) for possible critical vulnerability fixes to arrive?
@bv2, ericsansone, geddy, Freypal, XIII, et. al: Sorry, was distracted by other projects. I'm looking into your questions now...I'll report back later today. Hang tight.
hope this update helps with data connectivity or its back to verizon we go. no 3G where we are at so its G or E. my wifes surround is on E and has better connection than my focus which jumps back and forth but mostly on G. love the phones when we are at home and connected to WiFi but other than that, kinda sucks rocks. i know thats an at&t problem and not a wp7 problem but just hopen the update helps. now off to the at&t site to see if they are doing anything to help us in mid Nebraska. prob not but one can hope. hope those who are waiting for an update get it soon!
I am also in a need to know basis about NoDo on Samsung Omnia 7.
Bought a new, open market, unbranded Omnia7 about 2.5 weeks ago.
I was using the unit and got offered the Feb 2011 update which I did install via Zune.
Since then nothing happened: no more notifications, no Mar 2011 update and Zune always tells me the unit is up to date.
From what I was able to deduce the Omnia 7 Nodo update must have been pulled around first week of April.
I would appreciate any information specific to this unit, there must be people @MS who would know about it?
That's great that more phones are getting the update scheduled - I just hope these other phones get access to the update AT THE SAME TIME, as opposed to Samsung Focus owners who got the update based on their hardware version!. There are still those of us with Samsung Focus hardware version REV 1.4 who are waiting on answers as to when the NoDo release that went out to all REV 1.3 version owners will be available.with ZERO feedback from microsoft answers forums other than to "be patient."
@ GeddyThePolack, check your REV version under your battery, next to your IMEI, and I bet you'll find you're in the same boat as the rest of us in that you are a proud owner of Samsung Focus REV 1.4, which, according to Samsung, has not yet been scheduled for the NoDo release (no further information provided). See ms answers string on the subject here: answers.microsoft.com/.../734b0f47-516b-e011-8dfc-68b599b31bf5
Maybe someone on this thread can give some answers? Anyone?
@Michael Stroh and Eric Hautala
I have an Omnia 7 on Orange UK and received the NODO update late March/early April but because of a hardware fault Orange swapped my phone out. However now on the new phone I only get the Feb PRE NODO update. So I would also like to know if the NODO update has been pulled from Europe. I have asked Orange and Samsung and they have no clue whats happening which is a bit worrying...
Any chance you could give device specific information on the "where`s my update" page ?????????
In about a year you will have a great product im sure but right now this is such a frustrating ride!!
I strongly agree that Microsoft should place a deadline for testing
So it took Deutsche Telekom 60 days to approve pre-NoDo and 30 days to approve NoDo? While it is great news that they have finally approved them that is too long and must be reduced for Mango (at the moment I expect it to take much longer). Come on Microsoft, you need to enforce a deadline of 20-30 days on the carriers. When Mango comes out you can bet the carriers will hold off testing for existing devices so that we instead renew contracts to get a new Nokia phone with Mango pre-installed.
I'm also extremely nervous that carriers are having code integrated into updates (AT&T), it was always promised that carrier specific features would be provided through applications which could be removed if end users did not want them. I agree the OS should provide the API but that should be to all not a specific carrier. Anything else is the road to fragmentation or even longer testing times for updates.
@Wurstsalat Of course, my Zune is update, and that's my how have open the thread on XDA (forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php) where you can see that I'm an not alone...
So waiting until the update delivers to the people, but it seems to getting better
@XIII do you have updated zune?
@dkb1898 - I definitely would like to hear more on those technical aspects of Mango.
windowsphone7reviews.net/3-promising-windows-phone-7-mango-features - 3 Promising Windows Phone 7 'Mango' Features
Hopefully we'll start seeing some high quality apps very soon after the Developers get the new tools next month so we can atleast be somewhat more patient till Mango arrives in the fall. I would like to see some Instant Messaging, Streaming Radio, Photo apps in the coming months. The sooner the better!
Still no NoDo for me in the US. I have a Samsung Focus on AT&T. No notifications on my phone. Updated Zune. Plugged it in and no update found. Did the Windows Phone Recovery Tool and still not update. I'm getting very angry about this whole update process.
I'm interested in the Omnia 7 NoDo update too.
I had the notification on my phone, but when i connect to Zune, Zune says my phone is up to date...
Where is NoDo for Omnia 7?
At last the word we have been waiting for thanks Eric
@Michael Stroh - It is being reported on many forums that Omnia 7 users who were alerted that an update was available and didn't update right away have not been able to get it.
There is a thread on XDA Devs - forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php which details the problem. It is not carrier specific with unbranded phones also being affected. Has the update been pulled in Europe? I don't understand why so many people would get the notification that the update was ready to download, then when waiting a few days losing this update.
People who had previously updated to NoDo - rolled back and tried again also cannot get the update.
For myself, I updated when I got the notification some weeks back and it went flawlessly so thanks for that. Some word from MS on this would be greatly appreciated though.
Thanks for providing the update.
How about an update status for Samsung Omnia 7? Many Omnia 7 users have unlocked, unbranded phones and still have not gotten the NoDo update with no explanation and no expected date, even though the update site says the update is being delivered to open market phones.
@BOB : check this link blogs.msdn.com/.../update-css-and-js-support-in-ie-mobile-for-windows-phone-7.aspx specifcally the 5th comment down. Supposedly they have the abiity to update IE independantly of full firmware updates. Wheter they choose to use it or not is another story.
Actually it was not me who created this uservoice site, i am just helping to manage and admin the site as there are some duplicates, and ideas that are not very clear and need more detail. We are hoping to release a wp7 app of this uservoice site so users can vote directly on their phones. Dont have any estimate date yet. I think that altought this dont reflect Microsoft priority of implementation on future updates, its great for users so they have their voice on what they want/need for wp7.
Hey just wondering something here. I'm in Australia and have a HTC Trophy with Optus and it's great that you're about to roll out the March update, but I am yet to receive even the February update. I bought the phone in Singapore, but I don't suppose that would make any difference right?
@tiago. I've already passed that link around. Nice work. :-)
@Michael Stroh ok good enough. meanwhile feel free to watch and show to your MS colleagues what are users most wanted future requests of wp7:
@Michael Stroh - Thanks...there is probably a difference of what many of us would like to see, and whats not going to give your competiors an advantage or create expectations. For instance, talking about specifics for Mango is something I'd LOVE to read, but at the same time I'd be very conservative with building expectations until your positive you can deliver it to all current devices within 2 months of talking about it, and that new phones won't be released with it before all existing phones are scheduling the update at the least.
Having the people on who create the features, talk about them is a great idea...much like IE Blog, and Engineering Windows 7 does. In my mind those blogs are the models to follow, and possibly improve on. Showing charts for effeciency gains, battery gains, storage gains, security gains, etc, etc... compared to Windows Mobile 6.5, previous versions of Windows Phone (Only 2 versions so far), and the competition. As long as you can promise and deliver, this is great.
Example would be a techical breakdown of the difference in startup times of a few applications between RTM, and NoDo. Battery, speed, memory use between CPU/GPU, Storage use, etc... Same for Mango eventually, as Scott Guthrie was showing with the Facebook app using less memory and is smoother with an update to the silverlight framework. Seeing how this smoothness, and speed update effects battery life, memory use, CPU/GPU utilization, etc... would be wonderful to see especially if you can compare it to other platforms...most likely harder except for IE9 Mobile. The way existing controls were sped up, again like Scott Guthrie was talking about with listbox scrolling...actually showing improvements to the actual controls, and how those framework updates speed up existing apps. XAML processing improvements, and talking about how coding for a framework has distinct advantages in that the controls can be sped up compared to the competition without having to rewrite, recompile, and reinstall an existing app.
Performance improvements gained by new features like using SQL CE as your backend. And also how this effects storage space, hopefully it saves it as you can compress columns maybe?
How WP apps compare to the competition as far as storage space required. With so much built in with SQL and the framework, apps don't need to be as large thus saving valuable space, this could be talked about. How effeciency gains with SQL CE compare to the competition.
The advantages of GPU acceleration, and how you were able to bring over Direct2D to DirectX9 hardware...I'm assuming that's how IE9 is accelerated. This isn't really something that's seen on a PC with Directx9 hardware so obviously something is new in the graphics stack that's really interesting. Does this also open up some DirectCompute functions to Directx9 hardware, that would be amazing. How using this GPU acceleration (Direct2D which already seems to exist) helps with battery life compared to the competition.
Web usage scenario's for IE9 Mobile compared to the competition...data usage, battery, speed, page loads, etc...
Ok, that's enough for now...whew
Does anyone know if we'll have the screen capture feature in "Mango"? If the Homebrew community already managed this i really hope we get this, specially for blogging. Should be a great way to show non WP users what some of our fav apps look like and might actually draw more interest into the metro UI.
@Michael Stroh The in depth behind the scenes sounds incredible. As a software developer (who is currently working on his first Windows Phone app), having a look at how WP7 comes together and the people that make it happen would be great.
I do however, have to join Strider_Auz in complaining about Telstra's lack of pace. The day before WP7 came out here in South Australia, I walked into several carriers to see how they were building up for the big day. By far I was very impressed with the knowledge and training Telstra staff had about the release. They were definitely the 'premium partner' I was expecting - enough so that I switched to them to get my WP7 phone knowing that I'll get that special premium service that WP7 deserves. Since then, however, Telstra's really dropped the ball. Nodo over a month late is becoming laughable from a company that has invested so much into WP7. Can we get more transparency on why Telstra is taking so long? I am sure the customers wouldn't mind if there's a good reason for it - it would just be nice to know.
@nadirreloaded -- Would be even better if we had a Hub built into our phones directly for providing Microsoft/WP Team with instant feedback but we would probably crash the servers lol.
What an amazing process – I can feel the relief already. Pity those Telstra customers. Telstra is supposed to be the premium telco in Oz and that they are beaten to the punch by Optus on this is embarrassing for them and frustrating for their customers who (rightly, because they pay for it) expect the best. I am sure Microsoft is learning too, WP7 is a fantastic platform.
Aussie Blog post update - Telstra, where's our Nodo ? www.sheeds.com.au/blog
@Tiago: Sorry, but that has to remain our little secret for now. But as soon as I'm at liberty to say more, you'll know. :-)
request you to start a customer feedback suection for wp7 so that we can give our ideas and suggestion on what we wish to see in future wp7
Any possible way to update IE mobile with IE9 BEFORE Mango? The browser is severely lacking in supporting some cool mobile sites that just plain suck on WP7 due to the lack of geolocation and such. They work fine on other smartphones though. :(
@Michael Stroh any hint of when will we ear any new glimpse of new Mango features? Any event, blog post, etc? Thanks...
@dkb1898: Thanks for the comment. We have plans to provide a more in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at various Mango features in the months ahead--and the people here who create them. I'm thinking some articles, Q&As, maybe even some behind-the-scenes videos. I think you guys will dig it.
My intention is for this blog to have broad appeal--from people new to Windows Phones (and smartphones) to folks like you like to geek out on techie details. To that end, I'll also be looking to *you* to help me steer coverage (you didn't think you just got to sit back and read did you? I'm putting you guys to work!) and tell me what you want to see more or less of. Although, so far nobody here as been too shy about expressing themselves. :-)
As a surround owner, I'm really really really happy right now. I can't wait to see the update. I hope mango and the security update go a lot smoother though.
I also hope you move from "Scheduling" to "Delivering" as fast as you did for the other AT&T phones, which I think was basically 3 days IIRC.
Some info for those of us who Walshed our phones would be nice too!
As for Eric, honestly since he's taken over, things have been slowly getting better....it takes time to do a 180. Especially if your diving into a huge mess!
Now can the horrible podcast, and do an engineering blog...once it's rolled out to everyone you should be talking up NoDo like IE Blog is talking up IE9, and like Eng Win 7 Blog talked up Windows 7. No reason you can't get into some of the engineering advancements now that it's been released. This would create positive NEWS, and put pressure on competition especially with regards to security, smoothness, etc...
It's good to see you all working to get these updates out to all of us. Please keep up the good work and thank you for all the hard work you all are doing.
Telstra. EPIC FAIL. Hasn't your nightshift cleaner got around to approving the #NoDo update for the HTC Mozart yet? You really should think about resourcing your PREMIUM PARTNER freakin' relationship with MS over WP7. What a joke. If Spain can just finish their siesta and move to scheduling, Telstra will be the WP7 Testing "Robinson Crusoe" of the whole world. Go Aussie Pride.
Glad to see that the final(?) wave of NoDo updates are being scheduled now.
Lets see how the security patch update in May goes ::fingers crossed::
Finally some good news! :) I hope that MS have learned more from that update. It's not fair If we are hostage of mobile operators :-/.
Very happy to see the surround is finally making its way forward towards delivery.
Once you are done and to the deliving stage to all operators will you guys do a post on what you learned and how you may work with OEMS and Carries to allievate the major issues you faced delivering this first update?
Come on Michael -and not Eric since he is useless!!! Please respond to our friend in Virgin Islands (top gunnah)!!!
will the people from the virgin island get the NODO UPDATE
Awesome! As an HTC Surround owner, this makes me very happy =D


text: A couple of pics of my new SRS-2.3's that I picked up this week. I have them temporarily in the garage There are about 10 feet apart, 8 feet distance from either side wall and 4" from the back wall. Sounstage is enormous. Played some tunes from the SDA sticky list, sounded great! Or as good as a garage will allow!!

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 6 Servings
- 1 cup rice
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 yellow onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 tomato
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 fish head for broth (ex. salmon heads)
- 12 littleneck or venus clams
- 1 lb. shrimp (20-25 per lb.)
- 1 cup white wine
- salt and pepper to taste
In a medium sauce pan or pot, pour 4 cups of water, bay leaves, fish head and clams. Simmer for approximately 15 minutes. Add the shrimp and simmer another 5 minutes.
Chop the onion, tomato and carrot. Heat the olive oil in a large open frying pan. Add the onion, tomato and carrot when hot. Sauté until the onion is translucent, then add the wine and simmer for 5 minutes.
Pour the vegetable-wine mixture in a large pot. Strain the broth and pour into the pot. Stir.
Now that you have removed the shrimp and fish head, shell the cooked shrimp (optional) and set aside. De-bone the fish head and set the fish meat aside. Discard the bones. Place the pot on the stove and turn heat on medium high. When the soup starts to boil, add the rice and simmer for 15 minutes, or until rice is cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. When ready to serve, add back the fish meat and shrimp.
Serve Sopa de Pescado y Marisco in wide soup bowls with bread.


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ENID, Okla. —
Wondering what folks in Enid are thinking about double-dealing Gov. Mary Fallin coming to our fair city to "blow smoke in our ear"?
It truly was a false trip and comments from the governor as she already had her plan in place to close Northern Oklahoma Resource Center of Enid, plus the Southern Oklahoma Resources Center in Pauls Valley.
The governor had control to stack the Oklahoma Commission for Human Resources board to vote to close NORCE and SORC.
The action of the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services Chairman Wes Lane to not allow state Sen. Patrick Anderson to speak at the Nov. 1, 2012, meeting was a very undemocratic act.
I think the Oklahoma Commission for Human Resources Chairman Wes Lane and Gov. Fallin should be ashamed for their action.
Do you think the governor owes the folks in Enid an apology?
Charley Rasp


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How hot is it at your house?
Well, it's probably the same as it is at mine — Hot with a capital "H."
I've never been a big fan of summer in the South, and this year is no different. Have you heard it's supposed to be 105 degrees on Sunday? Yes, 105.
It's been so hot and dry, I actually decided to water my front yard last week. After spending no less than 20 minutes trying to hook up a sprinkler left behind by the home's previous owners, I turned the water on full blast.
My moment of accomplishment was doused, however, when the rotating sprinkler nozzle turned in my direction and a powerful stream of water made direct contact with my face. After deciding to move out of the way, I pondered how much water it would take to cover a patch of Bermuda grass measuring less than half the size of The News Courier's newsroom.
My next-door neighbor, whose yard is always green and lush, leaves his sprinkler on for hours at the time. He also intentionally set fire to his entire yard over the spring. As it turns out, he knew what he was doing.
Deciding our small parcel of grass and weeds was not worth the expense, I decided to water for only 45 minutes or so. And while I briefly thought about setting my yard ablaze, I worried I'd end up burning the neighborhood down.
The day after watering, I walked out on the front porch and saw a dust cloud overhead and a tumbleweed blow across the driveway. The sight was accompanied by menacing whistling, the sound of spurs and a man in an overloaded Model-T asking directions to California.
The grass has been the only thing the wife and I have spent any real energy on this year. After our colossal gardening failures of last summer, we decided we were more hanging basket and green grass kind of people. When the flowers die, we throw them out and buy more. It's a simple solution, really.
Over the fall and winter, our yard was invaded by warring factions of weeds. Leading the charge was Gen. Crabgrass and Col. Dandelion.
Worried the peaceful nation of Bermuda was being outgunned, we declared war. We went to Walmart, where I purchased a $20 bag of feed and seed and one of those seed-spreader things.
As of this writing, the bag of feed and seed remains unopened and the seed spreader thing remains in mint condition. Afraid we'd end up killing the grass instead of helping it, we called in a professional.
"You've got a bad weed problem," the professional said early one morning as he surveyed the turf.
I knew it was awful, but I played the ignorant homeowner, which I am.
"You think so? That's strange."
The professional wasted no time getting down to business and proceeded to use a variety of implements and chemicals on our 15-by-15 field in an effort to defeat the enemy. He spread white pellets of fertilizer and engaged in hand-to-weed combat using a canister and spray hose.
"Is that stuff pet friendly?" I asked.
"I guess so," he said. "Ain't heard of it hurting no dog yet."
Well, that seemed assuring.
The professional has come back one more time since. And while it appears the war is not over, the enemy is certainly on the run. The heat and drought, however, have allowed the weeds time to strengthen its regime.
Weeds, like most of man's mortal enemies, are not affected by extreme conditions.
I probably need to water more, but I don't want to be the guy responsible for a forced water ration in Madison. I can almost imagine what the letters from the water department would say:
"Dear customer, we regret to inform you that your water usage for the rest of the summer will be limited to two gallons per day. Sadly, some jerk decided his 15-by-15 patch of grass was worth more than your personal hygiene. If you would like to discuss this matter with him further, his address and phone number are printed below."
After all I've been through with the yard, the thought of thousands of armed, smelly Madisonians trampling across my Bermuda would honestly be more than I could take. That said, I'll continue to talk sweetly to the grass, leave the weed war to the professional and pray for rain.
Won't you join me?
Budd McLaughlin
WWIII: The war on weeds
How hot is it at your house?
- Budd McLaughlin
A sincere 'thank you' to my mentors
As I write my final column as an employee of The News Courier, I thought I'd talk about a couple of my mentors.
- Competition proved I'm not so smart
- Groundhog makes enemies in Ohio
- Looking forward to annual tradition
- Warning systems need to be examined
- Surprised by NSA snooping? I'm not
- Weiner may be immune to shame
- Deen controversy proves there's still work to be done
A brief glimpse into the world of our dispatchers
The strange things we hear, however, are no match for what our emergency dispatchers hear on an hourly basis. Luckily for you, the newsroom staff has collected a lot of the funnier, lighter moments of emergency scanner traffic and I'm happy to share them with you.
If you're happy and you know it, you're wrong
Thinking about all this misery has really made me miserable. Surely there must be something Alabamians can feel proud of.
- More Budd McLaughlin Headlines
- A sincere 'thank you' to my mentors


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Heather Wood has done this before, and last time she did it well.
The beginning of the new school year is just weeks away, and we all know what that means: Friday night football is on the horizon.
Drew Buckhault will take his baseball talents to the Cougars of Cleveland State Community College next year. Buckhault signed a scholarship to play baseball and attend college at the Cleveland, Tennessee institution.
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No one said Eastside's 15th consecutive win was going to be easy - especially not coach Greg Freeman – who had predicted that the Lanier Longhorns' height would present problems for the Eagles.
Eastside senior track and field standout Nylah Chavis made her pledge to Georgia State University Wednesday on National Signing Day.
Eastside guard Deshantra Kelly led the Lady Eagles with 13 points this past weekend against rival Alcovy, earning the Eastside Player of the Week honor.
Coach Greg Freeman's eighth-ranked Eastside Eagles boy's varsity basketball team is looking more and more like a team that will make a lot of noise in the Class AAAA state tournament.
With a stifling defense and excellent 3-point shooting, the Eastside Lady Eagles led from start to finish and defeated the Madison County Lady Red Raiders 56-29 at home on Senior Night.
The Eastside Eagles varsity basketball team surpassed a milestone many teams never have the chance to see – the century mark – defeating rival Alcovy 101-23 Saturday night in non-region action.
Eastside and Alcovy renew their rivalry for the second time this season on Saturday beginning at 5 p.m.
For his efforts on the basketball court, Eagles senior Treyvon Francis has been named the Eastside Athlete of the Week.
The Lady Eagles varsity basketball team never trailed Saturday in its non-region contest against North Oconee, defeatinging the visiting Lady Titans 42-33.
The Eastside Eagles boys varsity basketball team hosted North Oconee Saturday in non-region action, routing the Titans 62-43 while never trailing in the game.
The Lady Eagles varsity basketball team had no problem with visiting Johnson Friday night, dominating the visiting Lady Knights 72-28.
The Eastside Eagles boys basketball team kept its regular season region championship hopes alive Friday night, defeating visiting Johnson 62-57.
The Eastside Eagles boys varsity basketball team extended its win streak to 10 Tuesday night on the road, handling Stephens County 67-50 in region play.
Eastside wing Adriana Spears has been named the Eastside Athlete of the Week after leading the Lady Eagles with 18 points in Eastside's 68-43 victory over Walnut Grove.
The Eastside Eagles varsity basketball team captured its ninth consecutive victory Friday night on the road, demolishing Chestatee 55-38 in Region 8-AAAA action.


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Mortgage holder JPMorgan has bailed out Long Island Rep. Steve Israel from the underwater mortgage on his Dix Hills home by approving a special deal allowing the lawmaker out of nearly $100,000 owed on the property, according to a New York Post report.
Israel, chairman of Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, is running for reelection for a seventh term in New York's Third Congressional District, which includes Great Neck.
Israel and his wife, judge Marlene Budd, filed for divorce in 2011. The couple owes $553,000 on the mortgage for the home which was purchased in 2004 for $580,000, the Post reported.
JPMorgan approved a "short sale" of the home for $460,000, according to the report. The deal relieves $93,000 in debt Israel owes the bank.
In the Post report, Rep. Israel's camp said a marital breakup and a depressed housing market were to blame for the bailout.
"They did what everyone else would do: found a potential buyer and had a lawyer negotiate the sale with all parties for a price consistent with comparable homes in the neighborhood," said Israel spokeswoman Samantha Slater to the Post.
An outspoken advocate for the bank bailouts, Israel is living by a double standard, according to his congessional opponent, Stephen Labate, R-Deer Park.
In a press release Monday, Labate said every Long Island homeowner should be outraged by the unethical behavior of the congressman.
"This is a classic example of politicians getting special treatment and playing by a seperate set of rules," said Labate. "Voters are tired of elitist politicians who use their power of office to garner special deals from the institutions they are charged with regulating."
Republicans have requested a House ethics committee probe bank break for Israel and Long Island realtors are calling the move "irregular," according to the report.
"I don't understand how he [Israel] is eligible for this program when numerous other homeowners are struggling and are not being given this same opportunity," said Grace Slezak, owner of Destiny International Realty to the Post.
Israel voted for the law, the Troubled Asset Relied Program, that provided billions of dollars to banks during the Wall Street meltdown in 2008. JPMorgan received $25 billion, which it repaid, with interest, to the government, according to the Post.


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How to Build LSB Applications
A long time ago, people realized that code changes are cheaper and easier to make when they come earlier in a development process rather than later. With this in mind, the LSB Project has created a build environment to assist with the creation of LSB-conforming applications. This build environment provides a set of clean headers, stub libraries and a compiler wrapper.
The LSB stores much of its definition in a database. In addition to the portions of the specification that would be tedious to edit manually, we are able to produce a set of clean header files and stub libraries that contain only the things specified by the LSB. Using the database in this way helps to ensure the tools and specification stay in sync as changes and additions are made. The packages you need to install are described in the "Linux Standard Base Packages" sidebar.
Linux Standard Base Packages
You can get the LSB development environment from the Linux Standard Base (see the on-line Resources section); simply follow the links for downloads. You should install the following packages:
lsbdev-base: contains the headers and libraries.
lsbdev-cc: contains the compiler wrapper tools.
lsbdev-chroot: contains the alternate chroot-based environment.
lsbdev-c++: contains a static libstdc++, which can be used to port some C++ applications for LSB 1.3.
The first step in building an LSB-conforming application is to compile the code with the LSB headers. If the code doesn't compile, it probably is using something outside of the LSB. This isn't necessarily a showstopper, but it is something to which you need to pay particular attention. The LSB headers are installed in /opt/lsbdev-base/include. As a quick test, pass -I/opt/lsbdev-base/include to GCC and see what happens. The compiler wrapper described later does this step and some other related steps for you.
Once you have compiled your code, the next step and next test is to link the code together to form the final application. Usually, this step looks like this:
gcc -o app1 obj1.o obj2.o -lfoo
The LSB stub libraries can be found in /opt/lsbdev-base/lib and can be specified by passing the -L option to the compiler. These stub libraries are used only at link time. Typically, the normal system libraries are used at runtime. Again, the compiler wrapper described later handles these details for you.
Once you have linked your application, use the ldd command to see what shared libraries are being used. At this point, there should not be any shared libraries other than the ones specified in the LSB (and listed in the "Linux Standard Base Libraries" sidebar). If there are, you need to take extra steps to make them be linked statically. Usually, the -Wl,-Bstatic and -Wl,-Bdynamic options can be used to specify that certain libraries should be linked statically. By now, you may be seeing a pattern: the compiler wrapper handles this for you.
As an example, here is what the application xpdf typically looks like:
# ldd /usr/bin/xpdf libXpm.so.4 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4 libt1.so.1 => /usr/lib/libt1.so.1 libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 libpaper.so.1 => /usr/lib/libpaper.so.1 libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 => /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2
Here is the LSB-conforming xpdf:
# ldd /opt/lsb-xpdf/bin/xpdf libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 libm.so.6 => /lib/libm.so.6 libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 libc.so.6 => /lib/libc.so.6 /lib/ld-lsb.so.1 => /lib/ld-lsb.so.1
The non-LSB libraries are not showing up as needed by the application, because they are linked statically into the application itself. There is a trade-off here: the application executable becomes larger, but it has fewer dependencies on the installed operating system.
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Levi is gonna unfurl the full Johnston in Playgirl! It's a Christmas miracle!
The father of Sarah Palin's grandson will go ahead with his much-hyped Playgirl shoot in mid-November "in order to get the pictures out for the holidays," a rep for the magazine told us. "We're working out the actual details day-by-day, and have come to a very happy conclusion, which we feel readers will be enthralled by."
Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, has said he's "90 percent sure" the shoot, for which Johnson has pulled in a reported six figures, will include full-frontal nudity.
Of course the spread is going to include Levi Johnston's penis. Of course! It had to happen like this. It was fated.
Now, the circle can complete itself. John McCain will, at some point, be exposed to that issue of Playgirl. Maybe an aide will present him with it on the pretense of Senatorial business. Maybe his daughter Meghan will casually leave it lying around her apartment when he visits. Maybe his wife Cindy will use it as research material in her ongoing attempt to understand human emotion. Who knows? But, John McCain will see Levi Johnston's dick. Mark my words.
And, as his eyes pass over the flaccidly dangling (this is Playgirl, remember) member of his former running mate's former almost-son-in-law, he'll be forced to consider what will no doubt be his greatest legacy, his most noteworthy contribution to this country that he loves.
It was he who inflicted this family of circus freaks upon America. He will know that. In that moment — with Levi Johnston's penis in his eye — he will know that with a profound weight of regret shackled around his neck.
America needs this moment to occur. America needs Levi Johnston's penis like we never needed any person's penis ever before.
Tags: Christmas, John McCain, Levi Johnston, Meghan McCain, Sarah Palin
2012: Less Recession! More Inflation!
Considering yesterday and today's not-at-all-absurd news cycle — not to mention the GOP's continuing quest for flashy candidates that will appeal to the mythical young and hip conservative movement (sorry Ms. Palin, but you're yesterday's news) — I think we might have a brand new front-running team for 2012…
The only real hurdle I see so far is Balloon Boy's propensity for vomiting in the face of tough questions. Still, he handles the pressure with more grace than Sarah Palin.
And, for what it's worth, I hear that Meghan McCain's boobs have a much better grasp of economics than their owner's father.
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Meghan McCain Fans the Flames Surrounding Her Boobs
She hasn't quit Twitter, but Meghan McCain did need more than 140 characters to talk about why people won't stop talking about her cleavage, which simply wants to be left alone with its Andy Warhol biography.
So it's a good thing she's learned to publish longer groupings of words on the Daily Beast, an internet newsletter that's been adapted for film by Spike Jonze, because this morning we have Meghan's Official Response to Tanktopgate: it is an opus entitled "Don't Call Me a Slut."
Don't call Meghan McCain a slut, you guys. That's lame. 'Twit' is more accurate, and punnier. Here, Meg will explain…
To be honest, I don't feel that I have anything to feel ashamed of. I've always embraced my curves and will continue to do so.
Nothing to be ashamed of rack-wise. Otherwise, ?? Also, please note that "embrace [your] curves" is one of the world's top ten meaningless phrases. It is what the ladymags tell you to do on the pages where they are not telling you how to "blast fat," but Meghan McCain wouldn't know this, because she only reads books about art (and Twitter).
It's pathetic we can come so far in so many ways, but when Rep. Aaron Schock or Rep. Jeff Flake post pictures of themselves without their suits on—and their shirts, for that matter—they are proclaimed "hotties."
But put me in a tank top and I am suddenly an embarrassment to the Republican Party and women everywhere.
Actually, I agree 100% with Meghan on this.
Everything except the 'suddenly' part.
Tags: Meghan McCain, Republicans, Twitter
Meghan McCain's Cleavage Is Destroying America
Blind Item! A certain outtwoken young Republican has been coming under fire for something incredibly controversial she posted on Twitter: the top three or so inches of her upper torso…
I wasn't aware of this when she posted this last night, but I do feel as though this morning when I woke up, I was in a different country than the one I fell asleep in. We're through the looking-like-this-country's-stupider-than-I-thought-it-was-glass, people…
After receiving negative feedback from the picture from her night in, McCain recoiled, saying she might quit the popular social networking site.
"When I am alone in my apartment, I wear tank tops and sweat pants, I had no idea this makes me a 'slut', I can't even tell you how hurt I am," McCain tweeted.
This is a real controversy. People were calling her a slut. A slut. This is a thing that really happened. Like, for real. In this year that we all live in today. For showing cleavage.
The good news is that she at least had the good taste to apologize to the world for foisting her dirty, dirty pornographic picture upon us all…
"I do want to apologize to anyone that was offended by my twitpic, I have clearly made a huge mistake and am sorry 2 those that are offended," McCain tweeted.
This really just goes to show you: The young Republican base she's been championing on television and online for the past couple months really did have her back. They just didn't want her front (and boom goes the dynamite!).
The young Republican movement is on its way! Nothing can stop it! (Except itself.)
Ed Note: When I originally posted this, I falsely claimed that Meghan McCain had taken her Twitter account down after following finding this dead account. Apologies for my credulousity. I'm a dumbass.
Tags: Meghan McCain, Republicans, Sex, Twitter
From the Pork Barrel: Larry Craig, Political Consultant to the Stars
* Larry Craig's first piece of advice as your new consultant: Don't listen to anything Larry Craig tells you to do.
* Never accuse Meghan McCain of not having a sense of humor! Never!! (She really hates it when people confuse her with her mom.)
* In Lou Dobbs's dreams, Rachel Maddow is his very own tea-bagging queen.
* The Lobbyists! There's just too many of them! Game over, man! Game over!
* Jesus Christ! Why is Joe Biden talking the godamned Lord's name in vain, for Christ's sake?
* And the winner for The Year's Most Idiotic Piece of Political Punditry goes to…
Tags: Barack Obama, Christianity, Cindy McCain, CNN, George W. Bush, Israel, Joe Biden, John McCain, Larry Craig, Lou Dobbs, Meghan McCain, MSNBC, Pork Barrel, Rachel Maddow, Time Magazine


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Destination: Henderson Beach State Park, Florida
Categories: RV Destinations, South
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A family man with a chronic case of wanderlust, Adam Porter cruises America's highways and byways looking for the best and "best-kept secret" RV getaways.
There is no better spot in Destin, Fla., than nearby Henderson Beach State Park for some laid-back fun in the sun.
The first thing you'll notice in this 200-acre state park, aside from the stunning shoreline, is the absence of high-rise hotels, condos and rental huts that crowd other area beaches. During the height of the early 80s tourism boom, the Henderson family sold this land to the state, which promised to keep the mile-long stretch of Emerald Coast waterfront undeveloped and open to anyone. Today, the land looks very much like it has for generations — a pristine place along one of the most picturesque stretches of Florida's coastline.
- Stroll, jog or pick a spot to lounge in the sun along 6,000 feet of sugary sand so white it glistens. Be on the lookout for dolphins and turtles.
- Fish from the shore or wade into the waves for some surf fishing.
- Swim, snorkel or dive in the stunning jade, emerald and turquoise waters.
- Picnic on the beach, at your campsite or in one of the beachside covered pavilions.
- Bicycle along the paved, multi-use road. But keep your bike off the boardwalks; those are for pedestrian use only.
- Hike the nature trails through a rare coastal dune ecosystem.
From the east or west, drive across US-98. From the north, take FL-20 to the Mid-Bay Bridge (toll required), cross Choctawhatchee Bay and pick up US-98, the main drag through town. Head west; the park will be on your left.
The weather is beautiful year-round, though it can get downright steamy in the summertime. The campground stays fairly busy, so reserve your site early.
Henderson Beach State Park Campground
At Henderson Beach State Park Campground, the 60 sites are separated from the beach by a windbreak of trees and dunes, so there are no waterfront spaces. But the shell-gravel sites are well kept, and the bathing facilities are clean and air-conditioned. Special thanks to Ernie and Lorraine Phoenix, who allowed me to photograph their cool camping setup.
- Partial hookups: water and electric (50-amp); dump station available
- Plenty of pull-through sites available
- Private and well-shaded sites
- Family-friendly and pet-friendly; tents allowed
Reserve online or call 850.837.7550. Henderson Beach State Park is located at 17000 Emerald Coast Parkway, Destin, FL 32541. GPS: 30.387013, -86.447260


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---- — One of the most often-quoted, and the most poignant, moments in Martin Luther King Jr.'s legendary "I Have a Dream" speech was his stated wish that "my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
As the nation marked the 50th anniversary this week of King's speech, there has been much reflection on the progress made, and that still to be achieved, since he spoke those words.
When we talk about the civil rights movement, and the progress that has been made, we talk a lot about institutions. We talk about the civil rights legislation that was passed not long after King's death. The Supreme Court's recent action to strike down portions of the Voting Rights Act has put that issue back on the table in a big way. And the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case prompted a lot of talk, too.
Martin's death prompted many black writers to recall "the talk" — a conversation parents have with children to introduce them to racial discrimination. "The talk" warns children that the color of their skin may one day pose a problem for some people; that their actions, or even their presence, can create tensions for people of other races. It is a sad commentary on the state of our nation, and on the status of Dr. King's dream, that such talks are so commonplace.
White parents, by and large, are not having "the talk" with their children. But we should. Never mind that the conversation would go somewhat differently.
In 2006, Birgitte Vittrup attempted to conduct a study to find out if white children's attitudes about race changed after having explicit conversations with their parents about racial differences. However, the study was derailed when only six of the 100 families actually had the conversations they were directed to have. Five other families quit when they were told what the study entailed.
Writing for Newsweek, author Po Bronson noted that the study revealed the damage wrought by the myth of a "color-blind" society: "In this supposed race-free vacuum being created by parents, kids were left to improvise their own conclusions — many of which would be abhorrent to their parents."
Most parents have had that awkward grocery store moment, where a young child makes a loud and tactless observation. (I think mine was, "Mommy, look at the chocolate man!") Sometimes these observations reveal those "improvised conclusions," like a child wondering if a dark-skinned person is "dirty."
Our instinct as parents is often to shut those conversations down, not-so-subtly shaming the child by admonishing that it "isn't nice" to say such things. But is that really the message we want to send — that noticing racial difference is somehow a shameful act?
We spend the formative years of childhood teaching our children to notice difference. I do this all the time with my daughter. "What shape is the balloon?," I ask her. "Can you hand me the red crayon? Show me the picture of the dog."
My daughter goes to day care with children of different races. If she's not aware of those differences now, I know she will be one day. When she does become aware of them, I know she's going to ask that wearying question that all parents have to answer thousands of times: "Why?"
In his Newsweek column, Bronson writes about experiencing this moment with his son. The 4-year-old boy then walked around pointing out black people on the street, saying loudly, "That guy comes from Africa. She comes from Africa, too!"
Bronson was embarrassed, sure. But he also realized why his son was making such a big deal about it.
"It was obvious this was something he'd been wondering about for a while," Bronson wrote. "He was relieved to have been finally given the key."
As our children get older, the questions get more difficult — like my 6-year-old nephew asking why most of the baggage handlers and security guards at the airport were black, while most of the people working at the airline counter were white.
I hope that I will have the courage as a parent, not just to answer these questions, but to get out in front of them by having my own version of "the talk" with my daughter. Until we can all — white parents, too — talk about race openly and without shame, it's tough to imagine how King's dream will ever become reality.
Emily F. Popek is assistant editor of The Daily Star. She can be reached at 432-1000, ext. 217, or email@example.com.


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Students spruce up Heslington Road area of York
11:41am Friday 21st February 2014 in News
THE Heslington Road area of York has again been given a spruce up - thanks to the combined efforts of City of York Council and the University of York Students Union.
Coun David Levene, cabinet member for environmental services, said: "It is always great to see students taking pride in the area where they are living and studying. This is also a really good way for the council to highlight the volunteering opportunities available to other individuals and groups who wish to get involved in their local area."
Students' Union president Kallum Taylor said: "This week's Ground Force event is another great example of the benefits which student volunteers can bring to their new communities.
"Mucking in – literally in this case – and getting your hands dirty can be good fun and if it helps improve the appearance of Heslington Road."
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24.2.1969bestcitygoaResidents always used to take pride in their streets and look out for one another, but now no one really cares as the blight of student lets land continues to destroy once great communities. And when those communities were great, no one needed a 'look at me, how wonderful am I' mugshot in the press.They just did it, even if there was absolutely nothing in it for them.
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Street residents should do this everywhere from time to time....
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d are good eggs so why not buy their rag mag.....its rag week !
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People in Texas, New Mexico and South Carolina have noticed strange pink shapes in the air on Google Maps Street View. They look just like UFOs in a sci-fi movie. One local TV station in South Carolina had an expert take a look. His conclusion: lens flares.
On Google Maps, Lens Flares Look Like UFOs
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