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MIAMI - The holidays have been turned upside down in South Florida.
Retailer JC Penney is selling Christmas trees with a twist... they're upside down.
The tree, which sells for $180, has been showcased in JC Penney stores throughout Miami-Dade and Broward and has garnered plenty of interest, both good and bad.
Some consumers are crying "Bah humbug" to the new-look by commenting on the Local 10 Facebook page. Comments like "Tacky," "Boooooo," and "I think it's stupid" populate the station's social media page.
But for the most part, most people think the upside down tree is interesting and fun. One fan said, "I love it... more space for all the gifts," while another added, "I like it, very creative."
Standing 5 feet tall, the upside tree comes pre-lit and can be ordered on the retailers website.
Copyright 2012 by Post Newsweek. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Ok...this was a little freaky. Aunt Nellie pinned a note onto to her with a pretty detailed description (albeit misspelled). The hole in her face is a bummer, but the note says "Grandma Melissa's hair". Could this really be actual human hair attached to this doll? Miss Pretty's outfit is gawjus, and she accessorized quite nicely with the brooch. Thanks for looking!

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Barrett: Closed to fishing. Open for waterfowl hunting, and there still are reservations available. Call (619) 668-2050 for information.
Chollas: Stocked with trout this season by the Department of Fish and Game. Open daily to youngsters 15 and under. San Diego Fly Fishers sponsors a Lend-A-Rod program on Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and it includes free bait and tackle and fishing tips. Good perimeter hiking trail, shady spots for picnicking.
Cuyamaca: Heavily stocked this winter with trout. Always good fishing near Pumphouse Cove. Crappie also biting here. The annual junior waterfowl hunt is set here for Feb. 5. If you have a junior who would like to hunt, send a postcard with their name, age, hunting license number to Lake Cuyamaca, 15027 Highway 79, Julian, CA 92036. For more information or to rent a cabin or condo at Cuyamaca, call (877) 581-9904. Lake will be closed all day Wednesday and Sunday mornings until 10 a.m. to allow for waterfowl hunting. Danny Verissimo, Thousand Oaks, limit of 5 trout, 7.2 pounds with a 2.8-pounder, inflated night crawlers, south of the T-dock. Hunter Meyers, La Mesa, 3.8-pound trout, Power Bait. Ikaika Butler, San Diego, 8 years old, 2.4-pound trout, Power Bait and night crawlers, Island. All private boats must be sprayed and decontaminated to prevent the spread of quagga mussels in the lake. Cost is $10. Applies to canoes, kayaks, float tubes and waders. Campers now have the use of showers on the North Shore. Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails leading into Rancho Cuyamaca State Park. Good peak climbs include Stonewall, Cuyamaca Peak and North Peak. Open daily.
Diamond Valley Lake: Trout stocks and abundant schools of shad are keeping things very interesting here. Striped bass and largemouths are attacking the trout and shad. Find the circling birds or boils of big fish eating small ones and you've got non-stop action. Swimbaits working well for both stripers and largemouths. Mt. Lassen trout stocked often. Shoreline fishing good for trout and striped bass. Largemouth bass have moved deeper, 30 to 60 feet. Lake is stocked regularly with trout from Mt. Lassen. Very good hiking trails and shoreline access. Open daily.
Dixon: Tailwalkers from Chalk Mound Trout Ranch in Nebraska are performing here daily. Another 1,500 pounds will be added this week. Also, the City of Escondido was granted an aquaculture permit that now allows anglers to fish the lake without a state fishing license. All anglers 8 years old and older still need a daily fishing permit to fish at Dixon. Catfish were stocked all summer, so plenty remain. Most are in the 2- to 4-pound range. The south shoreline near Boat Dock Cove is the best spot for bank fishing. Runoff from all the rains has turned on the catfish action. Jack's Creek is flowing and a great spot to hit where it flows into the lake. Night crawlers, cut mackerel and any stink bait working well for catfish. Trout Cove and Pier No. 4 are the hot spots. Most of the trout are in the 2- to 4-pound class. Daley Ranch has a network of excellent trails for biking and equestrian. Open daily.
El Capitan: the 151 anglers reported 277 bass (all released), 1 crappie and 3 channel catfish. Fishing is permitted from Thursday through Monday. Water contact on Sundays only. Until then, fishing and water activities permitted Thursdays through Saturdays, with Sundays reserved for water contact only. Fishing only on Mondays. Water contact activities include water-skiing, wake-boarding, Jet Skis, towing inflatables. All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day use permit.
Henshaw: Cindy Whyte reports that fishing is picking up here, and the breaking news is the crappie are biting. Carl Harrison of Anaheim caught 16 crappie weighing up to 3/4-pounds each, fishing off the fish-n-float dock using white, black & white, and yellow & white jigs. Lyle Daniels of Santa Ysabel fished 3 days this week and caught 11 crappie weighing up to 1-pound each, and he also caught 2 catfish that weighed 4 pounds each. Lee Mallory of Hemet caught 6 Crappie, each weighing over a pound. Very good hiking nearby in the Palomar Mountain Range and foothills. Lake shoreline is good to walk on the west and northern sides. Open daily.
Hodges: Closed until next spring. Network of trails includes the San Dieguito River Park and a pedestrian bridge connecting the south and north shores in the eastern part of the lake. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jennings: January and February are the best times to nail a huge bass here using a trout-patterned swimbait. The Eagle Point and Cactus Patch areas have been productive for trout, with Power Bait the ticket. Trout fishing slowed some. Try using Power Bait on a small hook and a 2-foot leader and move it constantly, or use lures such as Little Cleos, orange Rapalas, orange Power Worms and Rebel Teeny Crawdads. Another 1,000 pounds of trout will be added this week, so fishing should improve. Great hiking opportunities on perimeter road and on trails. Camping available at the campground on the west side of the lake. Good camping weather ahead. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check www.lakejennings.com. Great hiking opportunities on perimeter road and on trails. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. But the lake will be open every day between Christmas and Jan. 2. Check www.lakejennings.org for more information.
Lindo Lake: Lakeside fishery has mostly channel catfish and carp, but some bass and bluegill. Gets stocked in the winter by the DFG.
Loveland: The 112 anglers reported 34 bass (all released). Open daily to hike-in fishing only on a limited area of shoreline. No permits required. Fishing license is required. There's a 140-foot fishing pier on the west side of the fishing cove.
Miramar: Lake was stocked last week with 3,000 pounds of Tailwalkers from the Chalk Mound Trout Ranch in Nebraska. Very good trout fishing. Tom Czarnecki, La Mesa, 5 trout, 15.70 with a 3.80, Power Bait, Buoy Line. Mike Sutton, La Mesa, 5 trout, 12.30 with a 2.75, Power Bait, Buoy Line. Vehicles may be driven to the north shore of the lake Saturdays through Tuesdays. Perimeter road is paved and used by walkers, runners, rollerbladers and bicyclists. Very crowded on weekends. Picnic area on the southeast side of the lake and a few spots on the northwest shore. Pay fees at iron ranger or electronic pay station near the concession building. No boat rentals. Launch ramp for private boats is open.
Morena: Good trout fishing. The DFG and Mt. Lassen have stocked heavily, the latter putting in 1,000 pounds of trout recently. Carp, bass and catfish also showing. Kastmasters and Panther Martins, gold or gold and red, seemed to be the hot combination for trout, according to ranger Beryl Buchanan. The Pacific Crest Trail, which starts south of Campo at the U.S. Mexican border, cuts through the eastern side of the park. Very good hiking around the lake and a great campground.
Murray: Stocked this season with trout by the Department of Fish and Game, most recently with 2,000 pounds. Perimeter road is mostly paved and frequented by walkers, runners, rollerbladers and bicyclists. Cowles Mountain, the highest and most-hiked peak in the city, gets a lot of visitors. Open daily to fishing and boating. No boat rentals. Pay fees at iron rangers near the abandoned concession building or at key access points.
Otay, Lower: Shoreline access is limited. North shore has some good spots. Fishing pier located on west shore, north of the boat dock. Access road on the west side reaches fishing pier and some shoreline fishing areas. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Pay fees at iron rangers near the boat launch and abandoned concession building. No boat rentals until February.
Otay, Upper: No boats permitted here, so float-tubing, wading and shoreline fishing are good options. Great hike around the perimeter. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. Upper Otay is a catch and release only fishery. Bait is not permitted, only artificial lures with barbless hooks.
Poway: Stocked heavily this season with Tailwalkers from the Chalk Mound Trout Ranch in Nebraska. The lake's next big event is the Kids' Fishing Derby set for Feb. 5, following a camp-out night on Friday. Barbecue Friday afternoon courtesy of Tommy Gomes at Catalina Offshore Products, and another barbecue Saturday courtesy of Paul Leader of El Cajon Ford. Lake will be stocked with 2,000 pounds of trout prior to the fishing derby. Great prizes for best catches, and it's all free. No fishing license required here, but fishing permits necessary. The lake will be stocked early in the week, but closes Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 12 and will stay closed until the derby morning. Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails connecting to Poway's massive network of trails that include Mount Woodson and Iron Mountain. Open daily. The following items are prohibited at Lake Poway in order to prevent the spread of quagga mussels: float tubes, private motors and anchors, live bait containers, fish finders, floating catch baskets, live bait from any source other than the Lake Poway concession, any items the staff considers to be potential contaminants. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
Santee Lakes: Lakes 2, 3 and 4 were stocked heavily (2,000 pounds) recently for the Trout Re-Opener, and fishing has been very good. Michael Cooper, Santee, 8-pound, 12-ounce trout, Power Bait, Lake 3. Edwin Castro, 7-12 trout, night crawler, Lake 4. Keith Fissel, 7-5 trout, night crawler and Power Bait combo, Lake 4. Charles Derose, 6-8 trout, Power Bait, Lake 3. Tylar Poulson, 10, 5-8 trout, rainbow Power Bait, Lake 4. Kalob Conway, 6, 5-8 trout, Power Bait, Lake 3. Daniel Grosset, San Diego, 5-0 trout, night crawler, Lake 3. Jonathan Bottari, 5-0 trout, Panther Martin, Lake 3. Robert Aquirre, 5-0 trout, night crawler and Power Bait combo, Lake 3. Daniel Varela, 5-0 trout, Power Bait, Lake 4. Armando Campos, El Cajon, 4-8 trout, Lake 4. Jerry Martinez, 5-4 trout, night crawler, Lake 4. Lake will be stocked prior this week with another 1,000 pounds of rainbow trout. Trout will be stocked Jan. 28; Feb. 11, 25; Mar. 11. Carp now have a bounty on their heads at Santee Lakes. Saying that the common carp is a non-native fish that has overpopulated the lakes, officials there are offering a free day of fishing to anyone who catches and kills 10 carp. The fish are mandatory catch and kill and cannot be released back into the lake. There is no limit. "Take as many as you would like," the lake officials wrote in a notice. Night fishing allowed on Lakes 6 and 7, but reserved for campers. No California state fishing license required to fish Santee's chain of lakes. Very good hiking opportunities around the seven lakes. Lake 7 is reserved for campers, though. Site for site the best campground in the county. Check www.santeelakes.com. Open daily.
San Vicente: Closed. For construction schedules and information on the Emergency Storage Project, go to the San Diego County Water Authority's web site at www.sdcwa.org and click on San Vicente Dam Raise.
Sutherland: The lake now is closed to fishing until March 2011. Hiking on the east shore is a great experience and opportunity to see mule deer, wild turkeys, bobcats and more. Spring Turkey Tune-Up set for Saturday, Feb. 26.
Sweetwater: The 9 anglers reported 2 bass (both released). Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday to limited shoreline fishing only.
Wohlford: Trout season is going strong and the lake is open every day. Another 1,500 pounds of trout planted last week and this week after 9,000 pounds of trout was stocked last month. Best baits remain Power Bait and Power Worms, with green or yellow working best. Inflated night crawlers also working. John Tester, 5.50 trout, Power Bait, Willow Cove. Matthew Le, San Diego, 3.20 trout. Chloe Le, 9, 4.35 trout. Both fish were caught on night crawlers in the Boat Dock Cove area. Bass fishing also kicking in, with Chad Peloquin, Fallbrook, 9.65 bass, jig and pig, West Buoy Line.
Bass hanging near rocky outcroppings and have been biting crawdads or small trout imitation lures. The DFG has installed its Automated License Data System at the Lake Wohlford Café. Café also has lake permits, boat rentals and bait and tackle. Restaurant is open at 5:30 daily for breakfast . Lunch and dinner also are available. All types of fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased at the Café. Very good hiking trails, with paths through an oak grove on the southeast side. Ban on private boats remains in place due to the threat of quagga mussels. Other banned equipment include canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, etc. Rental boats available. Bass fishing continues to be fair, too.
Ocean Fishing: Very good rockfish action south of the Border, with some yellowtail also starting to show down there. Locally, lots of bait in the water and fishing has been good. Great time to go whale watching, too. Gray whales being spotted daily by the Eclipse sport boat out of Seaforth Sportfishing. Naturalist Julie Kondor is aboard to give insight into whales, birds and the ocean environment. Call (619) 224-3383.
Waterfowl report from Lake Henshaw: Six of the 25 hunters reported last week. They shot three greenwing teal and three pintail.
Yellowtail Derby: John Campbell, organizer of the annual Yellowtail Derby, announced the new dates for the 2011 version of the derby. The third annual International Yellowtail Derby will run April 30 to May 22. Look for more information at the derby's booth at the 2nd Annual San Diego Sunroad Boat Show set for Jan. 27-30 on Harbor Island. Once again, Derby Headquarters will be at the Outboard Boating Club at the Trailer Boat Ramp on Shelter Island Drive. Check www.internationalderby.com for more information.
La Paz: Fair fishing, with dorado showing up early this year. Sierra, bonito, pargo and cabrilla also biting. Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunters International reports that yellowtail are showing off Espiritu Island, with some of the fish in the 30-pound range.
City lakes waterfowl: Barrett, Wed., 11 hunters, 20 ducks. Sat., 26 hunters, 13 ducks.
Wister Unit waterfowl hunting in Imperial Wildlife Area: Wed., 66 hunters, 108 ducks, 6 snow geese; Sat., 189 hunters, 264 ducks, 28 snow geese, 2 Canada geese and 1 white-front goose; Sun., 63 hunters, 120 ducks, 9 snow geese.
Henshaw waterfowl: Wed., 6 hunters, 21 ducks; Sat., 17 hunters, 55 ducks.


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SEATTLE -- Media members wiggled and pushed their way into Safeco Field's visitors' dugout a few hours before Tuesday's first pitch to hear Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter talk about his favorite Seattle memories. He was then honored in a special pregame ceremony attended by Jay Buhner, Edgar Martinez, Robinson Cano and Felix Hernandez.
The Mariners presented Jeter with a chair from the Kingdome, a base, a watch with a personal inscription from Cano and a $5,000 donation to the Turn 2 Foundation.
Jeter is one of 12 active players to have played in both the Kingdome and Safeco Field. At the age of 20, he made his Major League debut in the Kingdome on May 29, 1995, going 0-for-5 in an 8-7 Mariners victory over the Yankees.
What does Jeter remember from his debut? Two things.
"I was 0-for-5, and after the game my dad was in town and we tried to get something to eat, and everything was closed," Jeter said. "We ended up walking into a McDonald's."
The next night was better. He went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and got his first hit off Mariners pitcher Tim Belcher.
A few months later, Jeter wasn't active for the 1995 American League Division Series, but he remembers watching from the bench as the Mariners stormed back from an 0-2 series deficit, taking Game 5 in extra innings on Martinez's famous double down the left-field line.
"That team had a lot to do with this new stadium being built," Jeter said. "These fans have always been great. I just remember how loud it was in that stadium. I had good seats but I wasn't playing."
In all, Jeter has played five postseason games in Seattle ('00, '01). Entering Tuesday, he was a .299 career hitter vs. the Mariners in the regular season.
"This is the last time I'm going to see Derek Jeter play live," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "It's going to be an emotional three days. I'm honored. What a career. I'm sure everybody's said everything you can possibly say about Derek Jeter, but for me, for the last 20 years, Derek Jeter has been everything that's right about the game of baseball."
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN LEANDRO — The fate of a school parcel tax and the outcome of a City Council race remained in limbo Wednesday pending tabulation of vote-by-mail and provisional ballots, which could take several days.
In ranked-choice voting, incumbent Ursula Reed had a narrow lead in the District 2 council race. However, less than 100 votes separate her and challenger Morgan Mack-Rose.
Reed was ahead, with 50.32 percent, compared with Mack-Rose, 49.68 percent. Dan Dillman was third in the contest.
The school parcel tax, Measure L, was approved by 65.38 of the votes counted so far. It needs 66.67 percent. If approved, the measure would impose a $38 annual tax on residential property.
The leader of the Yes on Measure L campaign, Deborah Cox, was cautiously optimistic that the levy would pass.
"It was trending upward through the evening" Tuesday as votes were tallied, she said. "The two-thirds threshold is so high, and we're so close."
Mack-Rose, who is school board president, and school board member Diana Prola also remained hopeful about the levy's chances. But they both said the approval of state Proposition 30 on Tuesday would help soften the blow if the parcel tax fails.
"I just wanted to cry when I saw the cuts we were facing if Prop. 30 didn't pass," Prola said. Gov. Jerry Brown's package of tax increases was designed to avert drastic reductions in school funding.
Prola's husband, Councilman Jim Prola, is the likely winner in the City Council District 6 race with a sizable lead over challenger Hermy Almonte. Prola had 56 percent of the vote, compared with Almonte's 44 percent.
In District 4, Benny Lee leads the field and is the apparent winner with 60 percent under the ranked-choice system. Chris Crow was second, with 40 percent. Darlene Daevu was third, and Justin Hutchison fourth.
San Leandro uses ranked-choice voting, also known as instant runoff voting. It allows voters to rank a first, second and third choice for a single office. Whoever wins a majority of more than 50 percent is declared the winner. If no candidate wins more than 50 percent, a process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes begins.
Mack-Rose said she thought there's a good possibility because of uncounted votes that she will overtake Reed in the District 2 race.
"I was getting more second-place votes than she was," Mack-Rose said. "The more votes that come rolling in, the better chance I have of closing that gap."
Contact Rebecca Parr at 510-293-2473 or follow her at Twitter.com/rdparr1.


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Obviously I know you would have to learn both, but what would be most important to learn... hiprotation or snap to gain more distance?


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(character) ASCII 7, ASCII mnemonic "BEL", the character code which prodces a standard audibile warning from the computer or terminal. In the teletype days it really was a bell, since the advent of the VDU it is more likely to be a sound sample (e.g. the sound of a bell) played through a loudspeaker.Also called "G-bell", because it is typed as Control-G. The term "beep" is preferred among some microcomputer hobbyists. Compare feep, visible bell.
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CHITTENANGO -- The Chittenango Garden Club will sponsor "Light Up Downtown" as a send-off to the community's bicentennial year.
The lighting/decorating contest is open to all residential, business properties and churches that face Genesee Street (Route 5) beginning from 2207 E. Genesee St. to the intersection of West Genesee and Murray Drive.
Categories include Best Bicentennial Theme, Best Overall Lighting Display, Best Animation and Best Oz Theme.
Participants are asked to have their display lit Dec. 1-31 from 5-11 p.m. Judging will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 18 beginning at 7 p.m.
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STANFORD — The Pac-12 Conference looked dramatically different Sunday in the rubble of the Stanford's ungainly 67-55 defeat to seventh-ranked California.
It's no longer the Cardinal's domain where women's basketball is concerned.
Cal (13-2, 3-1 Pac-12) made sure of that in front of 5,931 fans at Maples Pavilion with a resounding upset that ended Stanford's 81-game conference win streak.
In the Cardinal's first game at Maples since Connecticut ended its 82-game home win streak last month Stanford was not up to the challenge.
Not even close.
"They are extremely aggressive," Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said of Cal. "If there is one thing we're not it is aggressive."
The Bears mauled Stanford (14-2, 3-1) with a suffocating defense and exceptional rebounding to hand the Cardinal its second consecutive home loss for the first time since 2001.
They did it while shooting a season-low 29.7 percent from the field.
Point guard Brittany Boyd led Cal with 19 points as the Bay Area schools met for the second time in a week. Gennifer Brandon had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
The last time the Cardinal lost a conference game came four years ago with 57-54 defeat in Berkeley.
"We beg and beg the Pac-12 to step up so this is a good thing in a bad way for us," VanDerveer said.
The Bears looked possessed after losing Tuesday to Stanford 62-53 in Berkeley. Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb didn't shy away from the home defeat. She brought her players popcorn and candy as they watched video of the game.
The review provided some serious food for thought.
"The take away is if we can play at this level all the time then you're talking elite," Gottlieb said.
In ending a 10-game losing streak to its rival Cal ushered in a new competitive spirit for the Pac-12.
This much is certain: brittle Stanford is far from invincible at home.
The Cardinal now plays host to No. 14 UCLA on Friday and No. 23 Colorado on Jan. 27. UCLA visits Cal next Sunday with Colorado coming Jan. 25.
The last time Stanford lost three in a row at home was in VanDerveer's second season in 1986-87.
The Cardinal coach said some might wonder which team will show up on any given night because Stanford has upset then-No. 1 Baylor and is undefeated on the road this season.
"In some ways we overachieved early," she said, adding the success might have led some players to think they are better than they are.
"This is a character building year," added Chiney Ogwumike, who led Stanford with 18 points and nine rebounds.
While the junior forward continues to prove she is one of the country's marquee players Stanford isn't giving her enough support to show it can win its 13th consecutive league crown much less advance to a sixth consecutive Final Four.
Cal exposed the Cardinal backcourt Sunday by forcing 16 Stanford turnovers to Cal's six.
Boyd had plenty of help from Mikayla Lyles, a 5-foot-8 junior from Pleasanton. She matched a career-high 14 points in the first half that propelled Cal to an eight-point lead.
While trailing 47-39 the Cardinal failed four times to close within six points and then paid for it. Layshia Claredon buried a 3-pointer and Boyd made two free throws to boost the margin to 13 points with 10:14 to play.
It didn't start out that way with the Bears missing their first nine shots.
Boyd didn't panic.
"The main thing we said was keep on punching, keep on fighting," the Berkeley High graduate said.
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Maybe the Utah Jazz's longest break between games this season came at the wrong time.
They certainly don't want to cool off.
The Jazz have won four of their last five as they await Saturday night's game against Cleveland at EnergySolutions Arena.
Maybe the Utah Jazz's longest break between games this season came at the wrong time.
They certainly don't want to cool off.
The Jazz have won four of their last five as they await Saturday night's game against Cleveland at EnergySolutions Arena.
Part of the reason for Utah's recent success has been its red-hot 3-point shooting. The Jazz have made 41 of 89 3-pointers during the 4-1 stretch, which includes wins over Miami, Dallas, Detroit and Charlotte. As a team, Utah now shoots 37.3 percent from the 3-point line eighth in the league.
Randy Foye and Gordon Hayward have been the Jazz's shooting stars.
Foye has made at least one 3-point shot in 11 of the last 12 games. He has made 26 of his last 46 attempts, bumping his season percentage to 43.4.
Hayward has made at least one 3-pointer in eight of the last 11 games. He has made 23 of his last 41 on 3-point attempts and has improved his season percentage to 41.4.
Perhaps because of their improved outside shooting, the Jazz haven't seen many zone defenses lately. They consistently struggled against zones earlier in the year.
"We've tried to get more repetition with it," coach Tyrone Corbin said. "We're still going to see some zone because sometimes [other] teams can't stop our bigs. They'll go to a zone to slow us down. We just have to make sure we take the right shots, move our bodies and move the ball."
Carroll spends day off at high school game
After scoring 12 points in the Jazz's 104-97 win over Miami and with rare time off ahead of him DeMarre Carroll was looking for something to do Tuesday night.
He turned to Twitter for help.
At noon, Carroll tweeted, "Was wondering what's a good high school game to go to in SLC?"
At 1 p.m., Carroll asked his followers, "How do I get tix for the Lone Peak game. Trying to enjoy my day off."
By 6 p.m., Carroll's plans for the evening were finalized: "Ready to see some good high school ball."
At 6:30 p.m., Carroll tweeted, "PG-Lone Peak. See y'all there."
Lone Peak rolled to a 78-43 victory over Pleasant Grove and, afterward, Carroll tweeted: "Good high school atmosphere. Trruee!"
Aggression, foul shots helped versus Heat
The Jazz played aggressively in their spirited win over Miami and were rewarded with a 28-16 advantage in free-throw attempts, including 10 by Paul Millsap.
"Our main thing is to make sure we take it to a team," said Foye. "We just try to take it to the team and let the referees make a decision."
Corbin "has been on us about it," Foye continued. "We haven't had much practice time but, in the film sessions, he pointed out a lot of things.
"He wants us to be more aggressive cutting, getting up the court and pushing the ball ahead. I think that's something we brought [back] from the road."


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
Yesterday afternoon SQL Server Magazine revealed its Editors' Best and Community Choice Awards for 2010 -- and Who is Active received the top honor in the Best Free Tool category.
I'm deeply honored to receive this kind of award, and it validates all of the work I've put in on the tool over the last three years. I fully plan to continue the trend in 2011 with even more features designed to help you easily figure out what's going on in your SQL Server instances. I'm also going to finally put together some documentation, and am already at work on a Who is Active presentation that I'll be delivering at various community events and in webcasts.
To those who have contacted me about the tool, thank you for all of the great feedback over the past few years. Who is Active was originally a simple, 100-line replacement for sp_who2, and due in no small part to your ideas and insights I've been able to push it to a whole new level.
A final note to the database developers out there: Don't take attitude from developers who specialize in C#, Java, or other procedural languages. I've had these people tell me that SQL is not a "real" language and that database developers are not "real" developers. Yet here we have a solid case where a stored procedure has won a higher honor than polished UI-based products created by commercial development teams. If you're a database developer, you are a real developer. And you're in control of the most important part of any relevant business application: the data. Stay strong.
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You deserve it! This tool rocks.
It is one of my 'go to' tools and is installed on all my prod and test sql servers. Well deserved award. Thanks!
I love the epitaph. SQL devs rule!!!
Never tried it before today, great tool! Easy to see why it took the gold...
A well deserved award! Congratulations!!!
Congrats Adam!
I have used it for quite awhile now and find it exceptional.
Congratulations and I agree that it is deserving. A great tool that consolidates so many scripts that I had in my toolbox. I know that if I was to start at another place this would be the first script installed on all my servers.
Awesome to see your hard work pay off Adam. Thanks for your continued efforts at improving this useful procedure.
Well deserved! I use it all the time.
Way to go Adam !
Congratulations, that tool is excellent!
A great tool. Well deserved recognition, Adam.
Congratulations. It is really very useful.
I had started to write a tool like sp_WhoIsActive, but when I was looking on how to do something in it, I found your tool. Best free tool, and possibly, best tool, period.
Thanks, Adam abd congrats!
It is, indeed, an excellent tool. Looking forward to the presentation.
Congrats Adam. you deserve this.
Very usefull to me.
Used your store proc to clearly identify perf culprit. Like the SSMS add-in. Should be included in Denali. Congrats!
Some very well deserved congrats and great advice, too!
more rewards on the way.. :)
I had not doubts..Congratulations!!!
Adam, congratulations!
Adam, congrats buddy, really it is one of the greatest tool!


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By now we all have a bunch of old spare controllers lying around so why not hack the hell out of the them? Luckily Brooklyn native Moldover has posted this video showing us exactly how to do it. You need controller (duh), a screwdriver, some plastic, rubber, scissors, glue and a permanent marker. The marker is optional because it's only to make things, "look cool".
The hilarious thing is all he does is pull out some keys, glue rubber on the rest of them, draw on the case and assign controllers to stuff. I have to say this is completely stupid and awesome all at the same time!
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10 Honest Alternate Album Covers From Grammy Nominees
They say you can't judge a book by its cover–well that old adage holds even more true for albums. In preparation for this weekend's Grammy Awards, here's a handy guide to what the nominated albums would really be telling you if they had the freedom to be completely honest about the albums' content and creators.
Kelly Clarkson, Record of the Year
Mumford & Sons, Album of the Year
Frank Ocean, Album of the Year
Carly Rae Jepsen, Song of the Year
Maroon 5, Best Pop Vocal Album
Chris Brown, Best Urban Contemporary Album
Fiona Apple, Best Alternative Music Album
Fun., Album of the Year
Gotye, Record of the Year
Jack White, Album of the Year
The Lumineers, Best New Artist
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Trinity clenched its third-straight state title with an incredible 61-7 victory over Pleasure Ridge Park on Dec. 1 in the Russell Athletic Class 6A football final held at Western Kentucky University's L.T. Smith Stadium.
The Rocks earned their 22nd championship overall, tying them with Highlands for the state record.
Trinity QB Travis Wright completed 15 of 29 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns. Senior receiver and Mr. Football candidate James Quick, back from a rib injury, caught a pair of 35-yard TD passes, while senior running back Dalyn Dawkins ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns, adding four catches for 69 yards.
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Star Wars Landspeeder
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At the sold-out New York Premiere of Mrs. Goundo's Daughter, I joined the audience at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival (HRWIFF) for an enlightening film on a commonly misunderstood and misrepresented phenomenon: female circumcision. Even the name of the practice is contentious, as some argue that the label 'female genital mutilation' is inherently judgmental (see anthropologist Richard A. Shweder's "What about FGM?" for more), instead opting for less value-laden terms such as 'female genital cutting', 'female clitoral excision', or 'female circumcision.' The debate over the name is a small indication of the depth and complexity of the practice, which is performed in a variety of ways across the world. Practitioners of female circumcision (FC) consider it to be a crucial part of life, and a necessary coming-of-age ritual for all females. Activists advocating for the elimination of FC come up against various traditional, cultural and religious dimensions of the practice, as well as some accusations of cultural bias. (See this Al-Jazeera report for more basic information.)
Mrs Goundo's Daughter is the story of a Malian mother's struggle for political asylum in the U.S. on the basis of FC. However, Mrs. Goundo is fighting not to protect herself (she was circumcised as a young girl), but to protect her U.S.-born daughter, Djenebou. If Mrs. Goundo is refused asylum, she will be forced to return to Mali with Djenebou, where she would most likely be exposed to FC. The frustrations of the asylum process are evident in the long drawn-out case, in which the U.S. can still appeal the granting of asylum within six months of the decision. While FC may not be a prevalent issue within the U.S., implications of the practice abroad are clearly tangible for immigrants such as Mrs. Goundo and their families.
The persistence of FC in Mali, where up to 85% of females are circumcised, is explained by various Malian community leaders in the film. One imam offers a religious explanation rooted in the Qur'an, while another refutes this claim completely. Other interviews reveal how the practice is important to maintain a woman's purity, while opponents and health activists argue that female circumcision is a tool to control women's sexuality and is medically unsafe. While these various views demonstrate how contentious the issue is within even practicing communities, what I personally found difficult to accept was the inability of women and girls to decide for themselves what should be done to their body. One of the most poignant scenes captures the reactions of a group of young girls right after their circumcision in a Malian village. An older woman leads the procession singing and dancing, while the girls - some of them toddlers - are unable to walk and are crying in pain, while others are in shock. These scenes, juxtaposed with Mrs. Goundo's personal story, bring the issue of female circumcision to life.
Speaking with co-producer and editor Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, she says that the film is important in being "a Malian story told through Malian voices," allowing for people to represent themselves and their culture in their own way. Editor Shannon Mullally, who accompanied the directors on the first trip to Mali, echoes this sentiment, emphasizing that "it is important for us to confront [female circumcision] and know about it, but it's important not to turn people from other countries and other cultures into the 'Other'." For these reasons, Mrs. Goundo's Daughter is an important addition to the information already available on FC. It provides a personal account of how the practice can affect women and their families across international boundaries, but grounds the issue within a specific context to prevent audiences from generalizing about practitioners or Africa. Most importantly, the film is able to portray the complexities of the issue from various viewpoints without a sense of moral superiority and without demonizing advocates of FC.
The film also shows how some communities were able to bring about change in the practice of FC in the past. In some Malian villages, grassroots efforts convinced practitioners to use individual razors to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS; other communities stopped practicing female circumcision altogether. UNICEF has also tried to tackle the issue by persuading communities to institute symbolic rituals without performing the actual circumcision. Some opponents of FC advocate for Mali to follow in the steps of other African countries such as Burkina Faso, which successfully banned the practice. It is clear that both policy changes and extended grassroots efforts will be necessary for practitioners to let go of a practice they consider central to their way of life. This is the "cultural shift" which Janet Goldwater, co-producer and director, hopes the film can help accomplish. Just after the HRWIFF screening, we spoke to the filmmakers about the goals of the film. Watch our interview here:
The first successful asylum case to the U.S. on the grounds of FC was granted in 1996 to Fauziya Kassindja from Togo, also in west Africa. Kassindja and other high-profile individuals such as former model Waris Dirie, who underwent FC in Somalia, have been instrumental in publicizing the issue of FC. Amidst these figures, Mrs. Goundo is an unlikely protagonist in the campaign against female circumcision, being a soft-spoken and religiously devout woman. Yet the filmmakers argue that her positioning as a mother caring for her daughter's welfare rather than a political activist suggests that her story is not unique and should inspire other individuals to action. Moussa Traoré, a Malian and the Bambara translator for the film, says that the "tremendous" influence of the international community on Malian lawmakers means that individual efforts can have a real impact on women's lives in advocating for changes in the law.
Lakshmi Anantnarayan, a representative from the international women's rights organization Equality Now who was also present at the screening, urges concerned individuals to write directly to the Malian Justice and Women's Ministry to ban female circumcision.
If you want to get involved, here's what you can do:
- Write to the Malian authorities listed here.
- A compilation of resources from the filmmakers' website.
- Join the Facebook Group for Mrs. Goundo's Daughter to receive updates and to learn more.
[Diana Tung is a WITNESS Hub intern]


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Outlook Express is an email program that came bundled with all versions of Windows prior to Vista. In Vista, Microsoft replaced Outlook Express with Windows Mail, which was a similar program.
In Windows 7 and 8, Microsoft did not include an email program, but urged users to download Windows Live Mail from www.microsoft.com.
Outlook is a product that includes an email function along with an interactive calendar and time-scheduling tools (designed mainly for businesses). Outlook has always been available as a stand-alone add-on that could be purchased separately or which sometimes came bundled with the most expensive versions of Microsoft Office.
Outlook Express and Windows Mail were (and still are, if you're using an older version of Windows) programs that stored all messages and contact lists on the user's computer. With Outlook email and Windows Live Mail, these files are stored on Microsoft's servers "in the cloud."
Hotmail is another Windows email program that has always kept its messages and contact lists on Microsoft's remote servers.
Recently, however, Hotmail users were told that "Hotmail has become a part of Outlook." Nonetheless, users' email address/names will continue to be listed as firstname.lastname@example.com. Also, Hotmail/Outlook will be a free service, rather than a premium paid-for service like Outlook has previously been.
Regarding the recently morphed programs of Hotmail and Outlook, Suzanne Fischer asked how to find the BCC (blind carbon copy) option for sending multiple copies of a message to different recipients.
After clicking on "New" or "Reply" or "Forward" in the Outlook toolbar, a box labeled "TO" will appear to the left of the message area. Also seen in this area is prompt labeled "CC & BCC" which, when clicked create a new box labeled "CC," at which time the "CC & BCC" prompt will disappear.
Now here's where things get strange. In order to create a "BCC" box, the user needs to click on the blank area where the "CC & BCC" prompt previously appeared. Hopefully, Microsoft will soon fix this situation, which makes it nearly impossible for a user to find the "BCC" box.
For those not familiar with the "blind carbon copy" concept, it simply means that recipients listed in the BCC box will not see any names or email addresses of other recipients of the message. Conversely, when multiple recipients are listed in the CC (carbon copy) box, everyone listed there will see everyone else's email/name and address. It's not uncommon for me to receive a forwarded "cute story" message that includes three or four dozen email addresses with it.
This is one way that spammers find new victims to receive their junk mail. Please protect your friends' identities by always using BCCs instead of CCs. Yes, I realize that none of your friends or relatives would knowingly show a stranger a list of email addresses that came with a message, but how does anyone know where such a list might eventually end up?


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Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
So are we 4-0 now with Danny?
We have two guards. A Superstar. A savy veteran. And a Royzilla. And we are kicking butt. No need to change things around too much.
probably not right now but long term, yes. given our salary situation it'd be wise to look at moving Hill in the offseason in a similar fashion to how we acquired him. It'll be a no brainer if they decide to pursue keeping both Lance & Danny.
Things are fine the way they are because Lance basically plays the point on the floor anyways.
EDIT: Research shows that it is indeed the Big O in his legendary 1961-62 campaign, and that record aint falling unless Lance rips off 42 Triple-Dubs this season.
The team record is 4 in a year from Detlef. I think that one is falling.
Last edited by Sandman21; 12-29-2013 at 03:53 AM.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I think what your really asking is who should control the ball more, or be the facilitator ie "PG".
the comment "keep as is" ... good in thought is not what Coach Vogel is doing. were not changing the dynamics but Coach is evolving the offense to allow Lance to facilitate. this begun about a month ago and I mentioned it in a game thread that slowly coach Vogel was allowing Lance more leeway and freedom offensively by allowing him to bring the ball up the court. which is essentially the "pg" role. its jumped from about 15% to now tonite 55%. when hill is not on the floor lance is even taking command of the offense over CJ Watson.
Ive picked up that Coach Vogel likes to tinker with lineups and different dynamics against inferior teams specifically at home. I believe Coach is basically grooming Lance for a bigger role come postseason. Against elite teams Coach will play it closer to vest.
To answer your question in a way that may be more relevant to what your searching for.
Should Lance facilitate (bring ball up) in the playoffs as primary point. I believe Vogel is considering that right now and will evaluate as the season goes on. having lance run point allows GHill to play more of that shooting guard role which he excels at.
If Lance continues to excel at initiating the offense and can play under control then yes he may take a bigger responsibility over both hill and cj which will beneifit both of those players as well and our offense overall.
I think lance has a much easier time making the entry pass into the post. however, Hill and DWest are phenomenal at the pick and pop.
long story short. Bird has built the team with a lot of flexibility and versatility. many may recall his comment that he wants players out there that can play multiple positions/roles interchangeably.
This pacers team can beat you so many ways, and they really play great team basketball.
I trust that Coach Vogel will continue to evaluate ways to continuously improve the team. I can see Lance as the primary initiator 50% of the time come the postseason just because Hill is so good at the shooting guard role.
This team is just so darn good in how they cohesively play well together. the playoffs are all about matchups so it will be difficult to know what Coach will decide.
I will say this, I think Lance is better with the ball in his hands. he doesn't force the issue as much when he touches more consistently from get go. Hill if asked would prob say he prefers a sg role. so in essense, yes this can work.. and defensively it will not be an issue either.
the question I have is can Lance avoid careless turnovers and hot dog passes. if so then yes he along with hill running off screens can potentially take our offense to the next level. against the elite teams we cannot have a sloppy selfish showoff point creating careless turnovers and expect to win.
Pretty sure we had this discussion 2 months ago, why start Lance at the 1 ? Granger isn't even strong enough yet to be a full time starter, and Lance isn't quick enough to guard the quicker PGs. If you think Hill gets beat by quicker PGs, Lance will get demolished.
And what would change if this happens ??
No - Granger doesn NOT start.
I really don't see anyone breaking Big O's record. That guy was special. Detlef's record was quite close to be tied last night so it definitely is falling.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
There have been several comments along these lines. But here's the deal: Still, about half the time we start the offense, Lance is standing in the corner.
I don't care what you call it—point guard, 2 guard, an offense initiated by the wings—this offense needs to be started by Lance most of the time. I think he has demonstrated pretty clearly by now that we excel at the highest level when this is the case.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
This is a moot point. Lance is guarding the two primarily and Hill the one, regardless of which position they play on offense. (Unless you are assuming that Hill is benched if Lance "starts at the 1.")
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
If Hill isn't benched then it really is irrelevant to talk about, but shouldn't that be the obvious assumption? That it's not Lance or Danny anymore, it's Hill or Danny.
Defensively alone this will not work. Hill has played extremely well against Wall, Parker, Jennings, Mike Conley, and on and on the list goes. He keeps them out of the lane far better than anybody not named Paul George. Our offense is clicking and Lance is making that happen. But we will never see the day that Lance is guarding the other point guard. Can you imagine how zapped he would be?
He is thriving in the current role. A role that many here wanted him. Let us be happy with that.
I actually agree but I can guarantee you that many others will want and expect a 100% Danny Granger to start. It will be an issue. Heck, it's been an issue with Danny laid up so you know if he starts playing great we will hear the groans. I can only say I hope he shares minutes with Lance and Paul, but after coming off the bench.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I don't get the point of this if George Hill is still going to be starting.
"Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." Kevin Pritchard press conference
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Yeah, the team record could fall next week. Big O's record is safe. Incredible that he averaged a triple double that season. Lance is impressive with 14 pts, 7 reb and 5 assists per game though!
BTW, it's already starting to shift a little and rightly so. Lance is simply better at the job. That's good because earlier this year George Hill said this:"I'm reluctant to play the one. I'm happy with it, I 'm learning, but there's still some two in my body."
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
Or maybe this is just semantics, if you equate "bringing the ball up" to "initiating the offense." I don't.
And on a different note, the Pacers do a great deal less pick and roll than most teams. Vogel likes to mix it up depending on the matchups, using West to back in or pop, pitching to Roy in the post, letting Lance probe and generally act like Tigger, etc.
But if for nothing else, having both Hill and Stephenson on the floor gives us a couple decent ballhandlers. That's never been Danny's strength and PG is still a bit wobbly when he overdribbles.
And yes, there isn't much to fix right now, is there? Right now, I'm content to watch Danny shake off the rust on the second unit and really bring more pain that way.
BTW, it's often West getting the hand-off from Hill because he can pass the ball and puts pressure on the defense. That's exactly what Lance does but he does it even better. With West he's posting up. With Lance he's penetrating which is even more devastating to a defense especially when that guy has eyes in the back of his head. He leads this team in assists by a mile for a reason. He can get guys open, high percentage shots like nobody on this team so he really needs to have the ball a lot.
Now if he's not the one initiating the offense, we really need to work on ball movement because otherwise we are taking a lot of contested shots. That is particularly true if you pull Lance entirely off the floor.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia


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Has anybody heard of HostOnce? We have a client who is using them and their website went down a few days ago. HostOnce's phone # just goes to static, there's no email response and their support forum does work... :-/ The information we found was pretty negative so the client is moving hosting but we need to get a hold of HostOnce for the domain transfer. Any thoughts on handling non-responsive hosting companies? ... or (and the unwanted option) should we just forget about the domain and find something else?
That is a tough call but if the hosting company can't be reached what else can you do but move on? How long have you been trying to contact them? Sorry to hear you are having such issues. Did you research the company before you signed on and how long have you been with them? I always try to leave my domain independent of my hosting. I would give it until Monday. If they had a major issues then they make take some time to resolve it or they could have just packed up and moved along. It does happen.
My site too has been down since 7/6/2012. I have emailed and emailed and tried calling with no response. I started a complaint with the BBB. I really just want my domain - which still says is registered under them.
Question: Why would you register with your host with all the advise here to NEVER do that?
Okay, too late for you but you could appeal to your region's controlling registrar for transfer the domain to a responsible registrar while you're searching for a reputable host.
[indent]I offer my common advice:
1a. (added) If you're looking for a VPS or dedicated server, remember to ask what the host's managed services provide. Remember, a non-managed host must be monitored by you 24/7/365!
Know what control panels you are willing to use, i.e., WHM/cPanel. cPanel is the standard bearer for Linux systems and Plesk for Windows systems.
Know how much CPU time/RAM you need. If you need a lot of processing power (like Zoomla and other CMS's), this will be a major factor. These, however, are usually specified only for VPS/dedicated accounts and automatically throttled for shared/reseller accounts.
Know your target (the Internet is fast but some latency could hurt so the closer your server to your target audience the better) location and try to host as close to your target as possible.
SEARCH (using the above parameters) recording each feasible host as well how well it satisfies your requirements and budget. Spreadsheets are good for this as you can assign weighting to the different requirements and how well they were met to generate numerical scores.
Create a shortlist based on the database you've created in step 5 then SEARCH for comments about the host (avoiding obvious shills and websites which advertise for that host).
The last step (other than selection) is to contact each shortlisted host with a question (I've used .htaccess and mod_rewrite availability, which services are managed by the host, the availability of IP addresses - you will require one for each SSL you use - or ask to test proprietary control panels - they may make life too difficult for you) and record the response time and your level of satisfaction with the response.
Finally, you'll have enough information to make an intelligent selection.
Been there, done that (all too frequently in the past).[/indent]
Thanks for the search information. I was actually with hostonce for over 5 years. I did not have this problem until recently. When I first joined their customer service was very good. Now I know much better.
Im glad I found this, as Im with hostonce too, for 8 years! Ive not had probs like this before and wasnt sure if it was only me. Lucky for me it was time to update my site, so I downloaded the whole site structure...then a few days later couldnt connect with ftp..
Then I couldn't connect to my site with its regular address..
Today I googled my site and usually you will see loads of links to various pages in the results....but not today. Google must have spidered the web again and not finding my site live has totally dropped it from all its result pages. The only time my site is mentioned in the results.... is on others sites who have either linked to me or similar. Effectively Im off the web!
I wrote to all of hostonces email addys, TWICE now with no replies whatsoever....their support page and status page dont load either. I found a link to say the billing/accounts email addresses wont reply to anything about tech probs etc....so in an effort to get some response, I have now written to the billing email requesting a refund of hosting fees....now thats something the 'billing' email should be able to respond too
I also contacted another host service, explained that when I joined hostonce they supplied both the name and the hosting....and could the new hosts transfer it for me? They advised YES...but obviously not the content, which I downloaded anyway....and bloody glad I chose to d-load when I did as it was literally the only copy!! Bad idea that I know but my backup cd got corrupted and so cant get at the backup anyway.
So if they are down for a while, or even for good, if I hadnt downloaded the complete website, 700 pages....Id have lost all content too. As Im in the UK its too expensive to call. My plan is therefore, to give them one week more, then change hosts. To UK hosts who can be called cheaply! Or visited even...
I'm having exactly the same problem. My website is down since a few days and hostonce is not answering any email or phone. You wrote that you found a new hosting provider who is able to transfer the domain even there is a lock on it.Would you please let me know the name of this hosting provider so I'm able to contact them as well.Thank you!
Wow that was lucky I just checked for any replies to this and saw yours! The host I talked to via live chat was: ipage.com
But they just say change where the name points too. They cannot say whether the name will still be mine if hostonce have gone under
However I have since learned that while you can change the name server, in my case, hostonce supplied the name and hosting at the same time, so in effect, they still own the name, (I think). If I end up losing my domain name, as others have, I will be furious. One thing tho is that my domain name can still be got with a .co.uk extension so I may buy that version as domains now cost about £3.00
By going to hostonce/helpdesk link, there is a message saying:
Status Page
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
[MySQL][ODBC 3.51 Driver]Can't connect to MySQL server on '188.8.131.52' (10060)
/CurrentStatus.asp, line 5
Im hoping that they get back up soon and return the emails.
OK forgot to add, I also found a free host here, (looks good) www.000webhost.com
Ive started an account with them, may as well have a free service till we know whats going on with hostonce.
Ive changed dns servers already and hope to be live in 24 hours. This gives me a FREE solution to get online again while I wait and see how hostonce pan out, I'm still optimistic they will go live again, then I can hopefully find a way to get my domain name in my hands for good
Can we who have this problem.... pls update this page so we all know whats going on?
Well glad to say, I'm online again! Yippee!!
But not with hostonce, who still haven't replied to over 6 emails. I signed up with the above host I mentioned, changed dns servers, uploaded the site, and am live as we speak. The host is very good for free, no ads/banners etc, and as I haven't tested every part of their service yet I wont be rushing for paid hosting, if they do the job, why bother! But as said, I havent tested all their functions yet
Hope this info helps someone else out there who suffered from hostonce...
Been with Hostonce since 2001, and feel trapped.
As with bigbadjohn, my new sites are with ipage.com - they have been great so far.
Both domain names were registered as "free" domain names, and forums say that they dont like to let them go.
so, what do I have to do to get my domains transferred from hostonce?
Just to clarify, I had a live webchat with ipage-com, but went with the FREE service at 000webhost-com in the end..... in case hostonce came back online. Even if they did it has now encouraged me to move on anyway, 8 years is a long time to have paid a company only to be ignored after.
Mind you, the new FREE host, (and no Im not an affiliate), is totally unbelievable....just like a paid host and feature rich too, nothing lacking....so you can do well to at least read their offers...at 000webhost-com that is.
If you do a whois search on your domain it shows who the dns server is, my turned out to be Dotster-com... so Im wondering how that is when I originally set it all up with hostonce. But checking past receipts Ive actually paid dotster for years so maybe hostonce split some domains to them? I haven't a clue, but so far in contacting dotster it seems to be my domain is with them and not hostonce! Go figure...
what ipage-com said was really what any host will say, you can just point your address to ANY new host
IMHO if a site is worth being online, it's worth having a few bucks spent on it to avoid wasting time on free hosts.
Think of an hourly rate your time is worth.Total up hours spent dealing with issues of free hosts, searching for new free hosts, moving hosts..Multiply rate.Add value of search engine position and sales lost to downtime.Add value of buying a new domain if applicable.
For most people I imagine the final sum comes somewhere in between 'should have paid for a cheap host' and 'could have paid for years of good hosting'
Oh, joy.
Now all my emails to "HOSTONCE" billing/sales/domains are coming back as "undeliverable".
"It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man"
Well I do see your point. But heres a couple of mine!! But just to clarify, the host we are talking about going down...is/was a paid host!
First, I totally agree. The ONLY reason I chose the free (temp) host was to restore my web presence ASAP without cost... while we wait and see whats going wrong with the original hosts.
My logic there is not paying for another paid host in a kneejerk reaction... only to find some apologetic emails from the former host saying everything's Ok now and we are very sorry! As said Ive been with them for 8 years, never had probs like this before so in my mind, 8 years is a good track record. Thats why I paid every year...
My first thought was - with the recent news that the FBI were temporarily taking some servers offline due to a virus scare, that it had included 'my' hosts...it happens! Though it doesn't seem to be the case now
Ive 2 busy websites, (fortunately the second is with another host to hostonce, and has never had the above mentioned issues, so Im glad I decided that in the beginning)
In regards to time spent finding a free host...in my case it took about 25 mins, changing dns settings, 2 mins, and re-uploading, to the temp host, was about 15 mins, so not long at all. About an hour in fact. I cant imagine why it should take any longer TBH..
Search engine listings however, were mostly lost due to me not finding out for well over a week my main site was down. Then me spending a week waiting patiently for replies from the host, so 2 and a bit weeks with no web presence while I innocently tried to track down any problems
As Google no doubt indexes sites weekly, and couldn't find mine, then yes it vanished from its results, ...bummer..but I have a tonne of reciprocal links and affiliates that still point to my site even though google needs to re-index it. So Im still in search results...sort of!
This last point about rankins etc... is not due to 'free-hosts'...its due to my site vanishing from the spider bots as a result of the host going down, etc. The cheesiest-poopiest-free-host can still host sites with top rankings, as the rankings have nothing to do with who hosts it, do they!!
Rankings are a result of many other things...
You say: "For most people I imagine the final sum comes somewhere in between 'should have paid for a cheap host' and 'could have paid for years of good hosting"
But you miss the point here, I DID PAY for years of good hosting to start with, 8 years I said I was perfectly happy, thats just on the one site, on the other site, 6 years PAID hosting so far...and still totally happy!! And once I find my next UK host who have all I want, I will be PAYING them too!
The solution I provided with mentioning the above free hosts, was to help others in the same boat as I found myself with hostonce...to get back online FAST while the main host sorts its issues.
And having said all that.... the free host mentioned is actually surprisingly good...
But did you find out if they own your domain name or is that with someone else??
Have PM'd you some news....check your 'notifications' at top of page
Problems with HOSTONCE? Want To Transfer Domain, but can't get in touch? Me too.
I have reported my problem to ICANN.ORG (thanks bigbadjohn for the info)
The more people who log an issue - the more likely they will do something about it (possibly)
Could this info be relevant???
Complaint logged with BBB.ORG - painless enough - only 1 prior complaint? I find that incredibly hard to believe.