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2- Mile Boy Wander; Four-year-old walks out of school to find mum after telling-off.
Four-year-old Leslie May was looking for his mum after being ticked off by a teacher, his father Michael said yesterday.
The youngster headed for a shopping centre where he thought his mother would be - and a family friend spotted him at a nearby Netto supermarket and took him home.
Dad-of-six Mr May is now threatening to sue education chiefs for alleged negligence.
"I want to shock them into improving security," he said.
"After the Jamie Bulger tragedy in Liverpool and the massacre at Dunblane it should be top priority. There's no telling what would have happened if he hadn't been spotted by a friend of ours."
Mr May, a former security guard, said he had no complaints about the teaching at the school - Gloucester Road Primary, in Peckham, south London.
But Leslie and his five-year-old sister Candy had not been back since the incident on Monday because of his fears about safety.
The worried dad said: "When I rang the school to protest at Leslie being allowed to escape I was told, 'Oh, no, he's still in class.' I said: 'I think you'd better go and check.' That was the first time they found out that he was missing.
"They checked backed through their video camera film, and there he was on it, leaving the school. But no-one had been watching it."
Mr May said he had measured the distance between the school and the shop - and it was 2.2miles.
"Leslie thought he was going to get into trouble for doing what he did," he said. "But it's not his fault - it's the school's." Headmistress Ann Howell has since apologised to the boy's parents.
She said: "We will tighten our arrangements by locking the gate from the playground to the car parking area at all times.
"The school will also be looking into the issue of supervision during and after break-time."
SCHOOLBOY Gareth Hare, 13, missed winning a hi-fi for 100 per cent attendance because he was in hospital after having his appendix out on prize day at Coychurch, near Bridgend, Glamorgan.
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The winds of change were blowing. What exactly those changes were,
Indian Motorcycle Charlotte
owner Mark Moses wasn't sure, but he had a gut feeling something was coming. That feeling was confirmed yesterday with the
Polaris Industries, parent company to Victory Motorcycles, yesterday announced it has acquired the Indian Motrocycle Company. We talked to the owner of the leading Indian Motorcycle dealer in the world and listened in on a conference call with Polaris CEO Scott Wine to dig up more information on the transaction.
Polaris Industries acquired Indian Motorcycle
. The iconic motorcycle brand, founded in 1901, has a rich and storied history. Not all of that history has been good. But since Stellican Limited bought the rights to Indian in July of 2004, the company has been back on the path to respectability. Now that a major OEM is taking the reins to Indian Motorcycle for the first time in almost 70 years, the brand's future has even more potential to return to its former glory.
"In a conference call between Indian dealers today, the tone was positive and very upbeat. Long-term, this is a phenomenal, great thing to happen. Obviously there will be a little transition period for all of us to get through right now," Moses said.
Moses confesses he has been an Indian proponent for the last 30 years who is driven by his passion for the Indian brand. He owned a Top 100 dealer in Ohio during the Gilroy Indian years and his Indian Motorcycle Charlotte dealership is currently the "No. 1" retailer in the world for the Indian brand. When asked about the recent acquisition, Moses stated:
"In regards to the brand, I'm extremely pleased. I think long-term this is probably a marriage made in heaven. We've got a powerful brand name and brand recognition of Indian Motorcycle teaming up with an absolute expert in motorcycle production. As long as they treat the brand as a stand-alone and don't try to merge it into Victory, I think it's a win-win and it's my understanding that the brand will be held alone. I think it's critical that they proceed slowly and pick some of the best dealers. I think the Indian dealers will be fine, there's obviously just not enough of them. We just need to cover more markets and offer better level of service to our retail buyers so I'm excited from that perspective. The new marriage answers a lot of those questions that we had about the future of the brand."
Models like this 1946 Chief with signature styling cues like its deeply valanced fenders helped Indian at one time claim its share of the American-made heavyweight cruiser crown. With Polaris' resources, will Indian once again see its return to glory?
In Polaris' presentation on its First Quarter 2011 Earnings Results, the company charted out its plans for Indian's development, starting initially with product improvement, progressing to a heritage bike re-launch and culminating in global distribution expansion. Development of new, iconic Indian motorcycles fits directly into Polaris' strategy and corroborates Moses' opinion as to ways the acquisition can help Indian.
"For future product development, research and development, I think it can give Polaris the brand recognition that they so desperately need. It puts them on the fast track to utilize the power of the Indian brand and then use the power of their resources in regards to engineering and quality. For Indian, more products to market and a wider range of price points I think are critical," Moses said.
Speaking of price points, everybody is curious how much the acquisition of the Indian Motorcycle Company cost Polaris Industries, to which Polaris replied "Unless required to, we will never disclose what we paid for an acquisition."
We had the opportunity to sit in on a conference call discussing the acquisition today and here's what Polaris CEO Scott Wine had to say.
"Yesterday Polaris closed the acquisition of the Indian Motorcycle Company, one of the most storied brands in heavyweight motorcycles. By uniting the Indian brand with the capabilities Polaris has developed in its 13 years with Victory, we are confident over time that we will accelerate the growth and profitability of both brands and our overall motorcycle business. A brief review of history will show that Indian built the first American motorcycle in 1901 and the world's first V-Twin engine in 1907 and went on to become one of the great motorcycle companies in America in the first half of the 20th Century."
"We have no intentions of living in the past and fully recognize that the brand has had many ups and downs over the past 60 years but the heritage and style that Indian brings to Polaris significantly expands our target customer base. As we look at the breakdown of motorcycle consumers, Victory has established a strong brand position with the performance enthusiast segment where customers are most interested in our modern styling, performance, quality and value of the bike. With the Indian brand in our stable, we will gain access to what we call the "die-hard" segment where riders look for classic styling and iconic brand. This acquisition more than doubled the scope of our target market."
The acquisition of Indian Motorcycle expands Polaris' presence in the heavyweight cruiser division. Will there be any conflict in owning two American V-Twin manufacturers that were competitors before? Time will tell.
"With that said, there's a distinct difference between having access to and actually penetrating any segment of the highly competitive heavyweight motorcycle market. We made this investment to pursue the capabilities, including a world-class engineering team and a demonstrated ability to execute new product introduction that are strongly correlated to what the Indian brand needs for success. Polaris can provide the short-term support to improve and maintain production of their current product line. Currently we will leverage our talented engineering, sourcing and design team to create an Indian lineup that is true to the rich heritage of the brand with the performance and quality that people expect from a premium motorcycle."
"Another key benefit that we bring to the Indian Motorcycle Company is we are a strong network of dealers and suppliers. While we want to make sure that the actual bikes remain distinctly different, the compatibility of the Indian and Victory brand is compelling through offering a stronger motorcycle lineup to the benefit of our current dealers and to our much-needed dealer niche in a division of the most desirable motorcycle market."
"Indian Motorcycle sales were approximately $11 million in 2010 and we project shipments will decline slightly before they accelerate with the re-launch of the new heritage bikes we develop. This business will be distributed to suppliers as we make these necessary but national investments, but we are confident that in time these investments will yield quite strong returns. We have a detailed plan and a strong team to accomplish the hard work ahead to make Indian Motorcycles the top contender and to continue its legacy."
When posed with the question of how the dealer network might change over the next couple of years while integrating Indian into it, Polaris replied:
"We put a lot of thought and study into how this might work and our Victory dealer network has done a decent job of expanding over the last 18 months, but we're still very much under-represented in what I'll call the top MSA's or the Top 100 markets in the United States. So we're not going to try and push Indian into all our of our dealers but we are going to make a concerted effort to improve and leverage the Indian brand and the strength of those bikes with Victory to establish better representation in the top markets for motorcycles in the United States. I think over the next couple of years you'll see that strategy play out."
When asked about the cost of the acquisition Polaris replied:
"Unless required to, we will never disclose what we paid for an acquisition. But I think it's better to say that we've got a history of being frugal in most things that we do and I think it's fair to assume that's with acquisitions as well. It takes a couple of years in general for us to bring a new bike to market and that's probably what it's going to take to get these bikes that we think we can bring out. It's hard for us to make money in the motorcycle business until we're shipping any significant volume."
When asked about what exactly they are buying from Indian, Polaris said:
"We are buying the Indian Motorcycle Company. They're in King Mountain and they've got engineers and assembly guys and we're buying the entire business. It's very small at this point so essentially what we're getting is primarily a very strong brand. But it's an operating business today with sales and dealers and we'll have to work from there."
When talked turned to future production plans and the status of Indian's Kings Mountain assembly plant, Polaris replied:
"It's just not scaled there right now. We've got very good assembly capability and capacity in Spirit Lake but it's worth noting again that buying this iconic brand, we will be very disciplined to make sure that there's a very distinct difference between any Indian bike we develop and any Victory bike that comes out of Spirit Lake."
It's still up in the air as far as what role the Kings Mountain plant will play, but it's believed that manufacturing ops will be moving to Spirit Lake and engineering relocated to Minnesota.
"My only disappoint whatsoever are the people who have poured their heart and soul and relocated their families in regards to the staff at Kings Mountain. From the engineers that dropped everything to play a role in the future of the resurgence of Indian Motorcycle only then now to be kind of left aside. So hopefully they're offered positions that are available or if not, hopefully a good severance package. I know every single one of those people personally and I've never seen a more passionate, more driven group of people that came only for the brand. There was nobody that came looking for a job. It was all about the brand," Moses said.
With company buyouts, inevitably there are always innocent bystanders who get caught in the crossfire. But with the acquisition, Polaris expands its presence in the heavyweight cruiser division with the addition of a strong, iconic American brand. The pairing has a ton of potential. Let's see if that potential equates to profitability.
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May 10, 2011 02:33 PM
Attitude is everything, been there and done that in other industries... Acquisitions are messy and beginning responses are measured not to offend the other side except this time it's lacking something. It's not only bulding working relationships, or a new owner/boss, but a merger of business cultures and organizational change is more difficult than anyone can anticipate. That means only over time will the real truth come out and there are always surprises along the way especially in an industry where egos tend to influence some pointed views. I hope they can learn to lean on the strengths of both organizations and have the wisdom to listen to learn those strengths and not only offer a one sided point of view. I'm not certain if the interview directed the conversation, but it almost sounds as if the tone from Polaris is looking down their nose at Indian's efforts. I realize Polaris bought Indian, but the Senior Management also plays a big role in fostering relationships not creating an "us" versus "them" culture right out of the gates. Next, it will be "they didn't want to change" so we had to eliminate them...
April 26, 2011 02:01 PM
Good story and salvation (hopefully long term) for the Indian marque. I wish them well and I do think Polaris will have what it takes to develop the Indian brand. Interested to see how Victory and Indian will work and develop under the same roof.
April 21, 2011 12:38 PM
I think deep down everyone knew that Indian would need to be bought up by a major manufacturer to truly grow and be a viable company. Polaris was the right company. They needed a stronger name and Indian needed a company that can provide deep pockets for R&D, scale of economics in manufacturing, and adequate marketing. Hopefully they can get past the Harley copycat bikes and have uniqueness.
April 21, 2011 09:25 AM
Forget the V-Twin and invest some money into a performance minded inline four like what made Indian's really different and famous. The 401's are something that is truly unique and recognizable do something different don't try and be just like Harley it simply won't work.
April 21, 2011 07:33 AM
Nice write up. I think this helps to answer a few of the immediate questions people have about the acquisition. I believe Polaris has the right idea going forward. If they can update the engine a little and/or bring the $$$ down without changing the overall look too much I think they will have a potential winner.
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Secluded cabin at reasonable rates.United States, Maine, Brownfield
About This Listing
A great place for those who enjoy outdoor activities in a quiet, scenic location.
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Central heating or a heater in the listing
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
Continuous access in the listing
Breakfast is provided.
The listing can accommodate a gathering of 25 or more attendees
Easy access to the building and listing for guests in wheelchairs
Private or Shared
Free, in the building or nearby
Posted emergency information and resources
Included in the nightly price.
The Space
A new log cabin surrounded by 50 acres of forest , fields and streams.Constructed and furnished in a western motif, bright and airy . Ideal for those who enjoy outdoor activities: ski or hike from the back door; excellent road and mountain biking; trout stream on property; snow shoe and snowmobile trails on property. Gas fireplace and large deck for birdwatching and outdoor dining. Gas BBQ on deck. Large fire pit for storytelling and toasting marshmallows. Also have a large organic vegetable garden that guests are free to harvest during the season.
Three bedrooms share two baths; two pull out sofas. Large fully equipped, open kitchen area . Very quiet, relaxed neighborhood and almost no traffic.
Pet friendly. Close to the shops, restaurants and amenities of North Conway the Mt. Washington Valley. King Pine ski area is 7 miles away -- ice skating, and tubing. Several excellent, reasonably priced restaurants close by. Also several out of the way antique shops. Nearby Foss Mountain and the Brownfield Bog are great for raptor-watching and kayaking. In short, if you like a rural setting with lots of outdoor activities you will love this cabin.
Our new barn can also accommodate horses and there are miles of soft riding trails to explore. You will feel and think like you're out West!
Nightly prices vary with amount of guests and length of stay. A flat rate of $75 is charged for each additional room used (over one).
Guest Access
Guests have access to our entire property as well as that of surrounding properties that have abundant hiking/cross country skiing/snowmobile trails accessible from back door. During the summer months guests can pick vegetables from our organic gardens -- corn, tomatoes, cukes, carrots, beans, beets, lettuce and more!
Interaction with Guests
As much as they want us to. Some guests come to visit while others we never meet. We don't intrude on guests who come for the peace and quiet.
The Neighborhood
Beautiful scenery, quiet roadways that are great for biking, and the abundance of outdoor things to do.
Getting Around
Guests will need their own transportation. Pickups at airports and train/bus stations can be arranged.
We just ask that guests leave the premises in basically the same condition that they found it. Pet owners are expected to pick up after their dogs. No smoking indoors. The state of Maine requires we charge 8% rooms tax. The tax is not included in the Airbnb rate and will have to be collected directly from guests. There is an additional charge of $ 20 per night for each additional bed used.
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We had a great time at Kevin and Theresa's cabin, it's a beautiful and cozy place and Kevin was available at all times and more than helpful to us.
The cabin was everything we hoped it would be and more. It was clean, cozy, and inviting. The kitchen was well-equipped with everything we needed to make our meals, and the gas grill on the back deck was awesome. We loved the deck overlook, the gas fireplace, the secluded setting, the decor, etc. We only used the upstairs since it was just the two of us, but the cabin would easily fit a larger family. The location, just over the NH/ME border in ME, was perfect for us. We loved the drive from the cabin to North Conway. Although the cabin wasn't right in town, it WAS secluded and that was what we were after in our weekend getaway. We were close enough to town to go there for a visit, but we were far enough away to feel like we were really getting away from it all. We hope to go back soon!
Hi Jennifer and Tyler,
Thank you for that glowing review. Glad you enjoyed our cabin. We have friends and family coming up this weekend from New York and they always want to stay in the cabin, I guess for the same reasons you liked it. Hope to see you (and Gigi) again
We were looking for a quiet, rural area and we found it! It is a bit off the beaten path but we were able to enjoy the Kangamangus highway and North Conway. The cabin is very spacious and clean. We had a relaxed, fun weekend. My boyfriend loved the fire pit. My only complaint was the grill was unusable - very rusty.
Kevin and Theresa's Brookside cabin was beautiful; the photos do not do the place justice. We stayed for a couple of nights over a holiday weekend and greatly enjoyed ourselves. Did not get a chance to meet Kevin, but Theresa was kind and welcoming, with great recommendations for places to eat and swim. Would happily return for another getaway.
We used the cabin as "home base" for a birthday weekend full of outdoor activities & fun, our main goal being a Mt. Washington hike. We snowshoed around the property and had a fire in the backyard. It was early April & everything was starting to thaw, but was very beautiful in a special way! The cabin itself was clean & felt fresh despite its "rustic" appearance. The cabin is a newer construction & you can tell that extreme care went into all the detail, keeping the exposed wood look, but making it modern, warm, comfy & efficient. It was a cozy haven after our trek up the mountain! Kevin was friendly, helpful, prompt and easy to get ahold of, always a phone call away from the land line of the cabin. I would definitely come back!
This host has 23 reviews for other properties.View Other Reviews
About the Host, Kevin And Theresa
We are native New Yorkers who moved to New England in the early '70's and love the tranquility and space our farm affords.We have been hosting guests for over 25 years now - first in our bed and breakfast home and then renovated a small cottage and finally built a log cabin to accommodate the larger number of guests coming to the area . We enjoy the seasonal changes and are extremely active in the outdoors -- biking, hiking, snowshoeing, canoeing. horseback riding -- so we can provide great information about those activities for our guests. Also own a sailboat on which we've sailed to the Caribbean and all along the east coast of US. Theresa is licensed massage therapist, Rieki and esoteric healing practitioner and many guests avail themselves of her skills. We love to travel and usually head to warmer climates during the winter months while others look after our property. Our destinations have included Africa, Thailand, Argentina, Peru, Chile and Venezuela and others. We enjoying relating our travel experiences to our guests and hearing about theirs -indeed we have traveled to several locations based on the recommendations of our guests.


text: Best lined holster to prevent holster wear? [Archive] - Glock Talk Glock Talk > Firearms Forums > 1911 Forums > Best lined holster to prevent holster wear? PDA View Full Version : Best lined holster to prevent holster wear? La2601-17-2011, 14:40Any suggestions on a quality lined off-duty (or concealment) holster that won't eat the finish off of my Kimber like the Blackhawk does? faawrenchbndr01-17-2011, 15:00All holsters will wear finish on a firearm to a point. I like leather over kydex/plastic/polymer knedrgr01-17-2011, 15:05Leather FTW!!! Hokie191101-17-2011, 15:07Go leather and don't sweat it. Holster wear is sexy on a 1911. GJ198101-17-2011, 15:18I'm not the best person to give advice for not getting wear on a pistol...but here goes. Kydex isn't as bad for wear, it will wear the high spots quick but it's not too bad after. The problem with kydex is dirt in the holster, that's what is rough on the finish. Leather - It will wear down more evenly, but at a slower rate. From past Kimbers, I'll tell you their standard finish is not durable if put through any reasonable use. If you use it, it will show wear regardless of the holster material. That said, do you have a price range? IWB or OWB? IANative01-17-2011, 15:24Try leather-lined kydex. Check out Tucker Gunleather. swinokur01-17-2011, 15:41Try leather-lined kydex. Check out Tucker Gunleather. The Tucker you are looking for is called "The Answer" The leather lining is a 15 dollar option. Worth it IMO. Like mine a lot. I was using an MTAC with my Kimber and the finish was wearing. It has slowed down since I started using The Answer. No holster will totally stop finish wear. If you carry, it will wear. rsxr2201-17-2011, 16:49I think the OP is referring to OWB holster, and you actually want to look to Garrett Industries. Tucker is no longer stocking Garrett products and the Silent Thunder models are their line. You must go directly through them cole01-17-2011, 16:52Leather, the softer the better. But, you should expect wear on a CCW. Rinspeed01-17-2011, 17:08What's wrong with a little holster wear. :dunno: swinokur01-17-2011, 17:16The OP didn't specify OWB or IWB. He just stated off duty/concealment. IMO IWB conceals better than OWB, which is why I suggested Tucker's The Answer IWB Hokie191101-17-2011, 17:23What's wrong with a little holster wear. :dunno: Absolutely nuthin'. :supergrin: Nubbins01-17-2011, 18:03Try leather-lined kydex. Check out Tucker Gunleather. I have the Tucker Answer and I'm very happy with it, they also have OWB holsters http://i822.photobucket.com/albums/zz145/kirk22-250/Guns/DSC_0883.jpg?t=1295308734 La2601-17-2011, 19:33I was looking for an Outside Waist Band holster. I don't care to carry the Kimber Inside Waist Band due to perspiration on the blue steel frame and slide. Holster wear is bad, but holster wear with rust is bad bad. Thanks for your responses, I will check out your suggestions. R0CKETMAN01-17-2011, 21:15The silent thunder is ok, but not great. I love holster wear. Adds character samuse01-18-2011, 07:12From the way everybody complains about the wear and the rust on their carry gun, you'd think they're dragging the gun from their ankle or something. I carry a gun every freakin' day and my carry guns look better than my range guns. Probably because they just ride around in a holster all the time? MD35701-18-2011, 09:37What's wrong with a little holster wear. :dunno: What's wrong with you!? That's as bad as actually shooting our 1911s. :upeyes: Cobra6401-19-2011, 02:02What's wrong with a little holster wear. :dunno: :agree: I like my pistols better as they mature in all the right places from use. Only the heirlooms are wall art. :) tonerguy01-19-2011, 23:37Years ago I was talking to an old-timer about holster wear. He made fun of me for worrying about it. Then he launched into his "a gun is a tool" speech. You've all heard a version of it, I'm sure. His suggestion was to immediately attach a rope to the trigger guard of a new pistol and drag it my pickup truck down the street and back, get the damage over with and forget about it. (No, he wasn't serious, but he had a point. Some of us do worry too much.) Fortunately, you have a lot of choices today: kydex, leather and leather-lined kydex. (We don't recommend suede lining.) We think a thin layer of smooth cowhide is the best leather liner if you're going to use one. Our First Strike leather-lined kydex belt holster will soon be joined by other models and you can certainly give Garrett Industries a shout. R0CKETMAN01-20-2011, 21:04Our First Strike leather-lined kydex belt holster will soon be joined by other models and you can certainly give Garrett Industries a shout. Tnx R, I see a lined strike in my very near future. Nice work. vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2015, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.


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by Walter Chaw There are situations and statements, questions and propositions, that are so stupid by their nature that they actually approach Zen. And then there's Frank Marshall's arctic dogs-and-dude melodrama Eight Below, which plays for all the world like not only the world's most unwelcome sequel (to Snow Dogs), but also a companion piece to March of the Penguins. It is, in simplest terms, a pandering blight--a straight line (nay, flatline) from unsurprising set-up to unsurprising resolution, every bit the equivalent of a line of footprints in the snow between two known points. Opening with one of film history's most wooden leading men, Paul Walker, and "nice Jewish boy" comic relief Jason Biggs sitting in a hundred-degree steam room before running out into a 30-below autumn day in Antarctica, Eight Below immediately teaches us that human beings heated to a toasty 110 degrees do not steam when exposed to sub-zero temperatures and, more, that if you should ever visit the South Pole, your breath will never, ever show. It's full of fun facts like that, but it saves its most fascinating revelations for the intricacies of canine interactions, including their complex gift-giving behaviours, advanced speech, abstract philosophical concepts, and eerie ability to go for at least fifteen days at a time without food or water. It even wrests an explanation from the universal loam as to what Walker was put on this earth for: to be upstaged by eight dogs, someone named Moon Bloodgood, Jason Biggs, and miles of white. It goes without saying that those scenes Walker plays against Bruce Greenwood have the queasy, guilty fascination of a baby seal getting mauled by a polar bear.


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Putnam County Explosion Involved Welding Chemical
A Putnam County explosion has left two people injured. An explosion Monday afternoon involving more than 50 barrels continaing a substance used in welding left two men with second-degree burns. It happened at Airgas, along Route 62 in Black Betsy, near Poca. The explosions caused a fire inside the building but was put out by firefighters. Route OSHA has taken over the investigation.
UC Football Players Arrested
The University of Charleston athletic program is seeing its share of attention right now, with the arrest of three basketball players on robbery charges. Now three UC football players have been arrested, after marijuana was mailed to a house in Charleston. A criminal complaint on file in Kanawha County Magistrate Court shows officers attempted a controlled delivery to a house on Callie Road last week, and 22-year old Markel Vaughn who lives there, accepted the package. 21-year old Reggie Dillingham, 21-year old Bryant Leighton, and 21-year old Ronald Kelly, all UC football players, were also arrested. The university says all three have been suspended from the football team.
Nicholas County Fires Investigated
Some fires in Summersville in Nicholas County are under investigation. Three fires in the span of a week have some neighbors on edge, after several arsons last year. An apartment fire left seven people homeless Wednesday, fire destoyed another apartment complext May 4th, and fire also broke out in a vacant building last week. All three fires are under investigation, and the cause has not benn released. Two people are awaiting trail for several fires in February 2012.
Elkview Man Arrested on Assault Charge
A man is at South Central Regional Jail today after a domestic violence call along Empress Road in Elkview late Saturday night. The criminal complaint says 48-year old Gary Paybins of Elkview was visibly upset and his wife was in tears, and said the argument was over, but at one point Paybins had grabbed his wife's neck and thrown her down. At one point Paybins tried to grab a gun hidden in his pants, but troopers were able to restrain him. Paybins struggled, and police had to use pepper spray to take him into custody. Charges incude domestic assault, domestic battery, two counts of assault on a police officer, two counts of battery and obstructing.
Sen. Manchin Plans Meetings with Constituents
Sen. Joe Manchin's office has announced an ambitious plan to hold 95 public meetings in one week. It's a way for the senator to connect with constituents and hear concerns, and after starting the meetings in 2011, this will be the fifth time that Manchin has held a week of "Commonsense Connections" meetings. In Kanawha County, you can attend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 21 at the Kanawha Valley Senior Services annual picnic at Shawnee Park. In Putnam County, the meeting is planned for 2:30 to 4 p.m. May 22 at the Eleanor Public Library. In Fayette County: 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 23 at the Oak Hill Public Library. Meetings are planned for all 55 counties, and you can check the schedule at http://www.manchin.senate.gov.
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Charleston Distance Run is going to help the military this year. The Wounded Warrior Project will get $1 from every registration fee at the Distance Run, which could turn into more than $1000 for the group. Last year there were about 1500 participants. The Wounded Warrior Project works with injured service members. The Distance Run is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Aug. 31. Military members can also get a discount in registration for the run. The 15-mile run starts at the state Capitol, moves through downtown and neighborhoods, and finishes at the University of Charleston's Laidley Field.
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The West Virginia Public Safety Expo continues today in Charleston. Organizers say this is the biggest expo in several years, with more than 600 law enforcement officers registered. Yesterday included lots of classroom work where police learned to deal with anti-government people. Fire, ambulance and police officers are all training together to know how to better work together during a crisis. The expo runs through tomorrow.
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A middle school student wore a National Rifle Association T-shirt to school, and the Logan County Board of Education is going to look a little deeper into the matter. The school board has hired an outside investigator who will issue findings soon, according to a news release from the school system. Jared Marcum is an 8th grader who was standing in line in the cafeteria when a teacher told him to turn the shirt inside off or change. Is it free speech, or was wearing the shirt a disruption? The independent investigator will tell us more.
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A grocery store that failed a health inspection has reopened. The FasChek in Malden was shut down this week after inspectors found 36 food and safety code violations, including raw pork stored above cheese in a cooler, and a dirty meat grinder. The store was allowed to reopen after fixing all of the problems and passing another inspection.
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A public hearing is set on a plan to widen a nearly 4-mile stretch of Interstate 64 in Putnam County. The state Division of Highways says the meeting will happen Monday May 20 at Rock Branch Elementary School in Nitro. Under the plan, two lanes will be added to the four-lane section of I-64 between Exit 39 at Crooked Creek and just east of Exit 45 at Nitro. On each side of that section are six lanes of interstate. Highways spokesman Brent Walker said the project also would likely involve building a new bridge over the Kanawha River. Walker said it could be five to 10 years before work begins on the project, which is part of a five-year statewide transportation improvement plan.


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By Graeme Mawson-Oracle on Sep 30, 2014
Recent changes to the validation criteria for Apple App Store submissions have resulted in some applications built using Oracle Mobile Application Framework (MAF) version 2.0.0 being rejected with the following errors:
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New Oracle Mobile Application Framework Version (2.0.1) Now Available
By Joe Huang-Oracle on Sep 23, 2014
[Note] Updating to MAF 2.0.1 is necessary to stay current with the latest Apple iOS AppStore upload requirements. Apple has just changed several upload requirements in the first part of September 2014, and MAF 2.0.1 has been enhanced to meet these ever-changing upload requirements that were frequently introduced without any prior warning.
Hi, Oracle Mobile Developers:
As many of you are aware, in an effort to stay ahead of the rapid changing mobile technologies, the Oracle Mobile Application Framework team has switched to a rapid and agile released model. This translates into roughly 2-3 months for new minor releases and major releases coming out roughly twice a year. Therefore, in a little over 2 months after Mobile Application Framework first hits the street, a new minor version is now generally available. Download instructions are available on the MAF Download page at the Oracle Technology Network.
Please note that the Eclipse Support for MAF 2.0.1 is being released as part of the Oracle Enterprise Pack for Eclipse (OEPE) update for the Eclipse Luna SR1.
Let's take a look at the key new features:
Apple iOS 8 Support
As many of you know, Apple iOS 8 was released just last week. The MAF team has been testing with beta and GM builds of the iOS 8, and finally against the release version of iOS 8. We are pleased to announce that iOS 8 is officially supported for MAF 2.0.1.
One thing to note, however, is that the final release version of iOS 8 contains some late breaking changes that cause permissions request dialog boxes to be displayed. For example, if you are running an application such as Google Maps, you will be prompted to allow it to access your location even if you are not using the app. For MAF applications, you will see permission requests for "Notifications". The exact dialog box you will see as you navigate around the application would contain the text "<Your Application Name> would like to send you notifications". This notification refers to the ability for MAF applications to, for example, set the badging count on the application icon. In MAF 2.0.0 and 2.0.1, the permission will be requested regardless whether the APIs to set badging count is actually used in your application. For a future release of MAF, we are planning to add a switch to allow developer to decide whether the local Notification permission should be requested or not.
Please note that you must continue to use the latest version of Xcode 5.x to deploy your MAF application. This does not impact the functionality nor upload/approval of your application. Please do not upgrade to Xcode 6 as of yet.
Full Xcode 6 support is planned for the next release.
Enterprise Application Management and Security Enhancements
With MAF 2.0.1, there is tighter integration with Oracle Mobile Security Suite (OMSS) to manage iOS version of MAF applications. Mobile Application Framework by itself provides robust encryption and tight integration with enterprise security infrastructure. However, when you need Mobile Application Management, Data Leak Policy Enforcement, and Containerization support, Oracle Mobile Security Suite is Oracle's recommended solution. With MAF 2.0.1, securing MAF application with OMSS is as simple as clicking a check box in the Deployment Profile Dialog Box, and the deployment process automatically generates the iOS binary (ipa file), wraps the binary with Oracle Secure Workspace container, and signs the application with the distribution certificates and provisioning profiles.
As both OMSS and MAF provide encryption features, MAF 2.0.1 adds a number of internal enhancements to ensure compatibility between encryption mechanisms between the two products. While you could use OMSS tools to wrap a MAF application built using previous versions in the past, it is necessary to disable certain security policy features. With MAF 2.0.1, all of the Data Leak Security Policies can be enabled and enforced against a MAF 2.0.1 application.
Please note that currently containerization support is limited to iOS platform only - Android support for MAF-based applications is planned for the next patch set release of Oracle Mobile Security Suite.
Enhanced Tooling Support
- Integrate JDeveloper Run/Debug configurations with MAF: JDeveloper users are used to using the "Run Configurations" feature in order to test their code. Previously in MAF, this was never hooked up and the only way to run an app was to deploy it via the applications menu. Now the run/debug configurations are setup to build/deploy and run the applications in either release or debug mode.
AMX Component Enhancements
There are also a number of enhancements for AMX Components, for both data display and visualization:
- Ability for ListView component to have multiple items (cards) per row: Have the ability to show multiple "cards" on a row in a list and show dividers and an indexer. This blends well with the data paging and other concepts that exist in the list already but allow for a variety of different layouts.
- Consistent Support for static data in DVT Components: Most DVT components use the stamping mechanism when rendering contents based on collection model data, which works fine today. MAF adds the ability to define the component structure statically by enumerating the elements corresponding to data items (e.g. charDataItem elements for charts, or timelineItems for timeline series). However, this mechanism only exists for Chart component in MAF 2.0.1, but not in Sunbust, Treemap and Timeline. MAF 2.0.1 adds consistent support across all these DVT components.
- Ability to align a popup to a marker on a Geomap: You can now anchor the display of an amx:popup to a DVT geographic map markers. As of today, they can display the popup as an outcome of a marker action event, but they cannot anchor the popup to the marker.
- Shaded area option on the DVT Component Line Chart: DVT Chart has recently added the option to display a shaded area below the line. MAF 2.0.1 enhances this support with with semi-transparent color covering the area under the line.
- Vertical Status Meter Gauge: MAF 2.0.1 adds a new type of DVT Gauge called Vertical Status Meter Gauge.
- Spark chart line and marker enhancements in MAF: In MAF 2.0.1, Spark Charts lines now adds the ability to set the line width, line style and line type For Spark Chart data markers, there is now ability to set the marker shape, marker size, marker border color.
Thank you again for using Oracle Mobile Application Framework to accelerate mobile application development. Please let us know if you have more questions on the MAF Community on OTN.
The Mobile Product Management Team
Friday Sep 19, 2014
Get your hands on Oracle Mobile Development at Open World!
By Jeff Davies-Oracle on Sep 19, 2014
Hands-On-Lab 9303 at Oracle Open World
On Wednesday, October 1st, 11:45 AM I will be hosting a hands-on lab at the Hotel Nikko in Ballroom II. In this lab you will build a mobile client that can consume a REST service that provides a list of products. Next we will go into that REST service and modify it to provide products not only from our existing product catalog, but also products from our newly acquired company. The result will be REST service that provides an application-neutral list of products. We won't need to modify the mobile client. This is just one example of agility that Oracle Mobile Suite brings to your company.
If you are going to be at Open World this year, please come by and participate in my lab. Get your hands on the technology and see for yourself how easy it is!
HOL9303 Mobile Development with Oracle Mobile Suite
Monday Jul 28, 2014
10 Tips for getting started with Oracle MAF
By Graeme Mawson-Oracle on Jul 28, 2014
If you're getting started with Oracle Mobile Application Framework (MAF) development, you can find a growing number of excellent instructional videos on the Oracle Mobile Platform YouTube channel. These videos will teach you how to design and develop MAF apps, consume web services, use the embedded SQLite database and design killer UIs.
But what about the little tips and tricks that will make life easier as you're learning your way around MAF? Read more to find out.[Read More]
Friday Jul 18, 2014
My Favorite Features (part 2)
By Jeff Davies-Oracle on Jul 18, 2014
This blog is is dedicated to announcements,tips and tricks and other items related to developing, integrating, securing, and managing mobile applications using Oracle's Mobile Platform. It is created and maintained by the Oracle Mobile product development team.
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