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My son opened Christmas presents the morning after the three of us returned from a seven-day cruise.
We slept. I listened to music. Was overcome with gratitude while hearing "The Night Me and Your Mama Met" by Childish Gambino. Then sat to write these words…
I cried on Christmas
Had nothing to do with sadness
Tide of this sea ascending.
Spirit of existence
Mutual acceptance
Waves as natural
as blossomed from beneath.
Afternoon slumber
Lights of December
Port is on the horizon.
Time passes then forgets
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Today's topic is: How to buy a used car without getting screwed. It's brought to you by your old pal Doug DeMuro, noted Jalopnik columnist, who once purchased a BMW M3 from a shady used car dealer whose sales manager insisted that I make out the check to him personally.
More specifically, I've decided to devote this column to a phrase you hear a lot when you're looking for a used car. That phrase is: "the air conditioning just needs a charge." Private sellers say this. Craigslist ads say this. Dealers say this. Everyone says this. This phrase has become so common that you get the sense, as a used car shopper, that there are just rows of used cars, dozens of used cars, sitting out there with their air conditioning depleted, drained, ready to be plugged in and charged up like an iPhone.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to tell you: it's all bullshit.
To explain what I mean, allow me to teach you how air conditioning works. I'm able to do this because I am an expert in the field, in the sense that I have personally used air conditioning for approximately 26 years, and I can immediately detect when I am in a place that lacks air conditioning, such as the outdoors.
Anyway, as I understand it, here's how it works: there are several vents in your automobile, and possibly your home, that are hooked up to air conditioning ducts. If you were able to shrink down to a small size, like a thumbtack with legs, you would be able to follow these ducts to something that we in the HVAC community refer to as the "air conditioning unit." I know this is highly technical writing, but please follow along, because there will be a quiz later.
Now, the air conditioning unit includes three necessary components in order to work properly. Number one: refrigerant. Number two: a magical component called the "compressor." And number three, copper wire. We know this because thieves are always stealing copper wire from air conditioners in places like Mississippi, and then they get electrocuted, which is very sad for the homeowner because he is unable to fix his air conditioning until the coroner removes the body.
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Now, here's where the "needs a charge" thing comes in. When your air conditioner stops working, the problem can most likely be traced one of four distinct possibilities. One: the compressor isn't working. Two: there's a leak somewhere in the system. Three: it needs more refrigerant. And four: a thief died while stealing your copper wire, and is currently being slowly consumed by wild rodents.
More often than not, the problem lies somewhere deep within the air conditioner, where some key part has failed. This is usually an expensive part with some fancy name, such as the adapter tube restrictor mount, and in order to get to it they have to remove your dashboard, and your steering wheel, and your gauge cluster, and also slap you in the face with a surge protector.
But I admit that occasionally the reason the air conditioning isn't working is that the car simply lacks refrigerant. This is what people are talking about when they tell you the air conditioner "needs a charge." You remove some stuff under the hood, you open up the refrigerant tub, you pour in the refrigerant, and BAM! Good as new, fully recharged, ready to blow cold air in your face for years to come.
Only there's a problem: adding refrigerant takes approximately four seconds. Dealers charge you $100 for the job, and the majority of that cost is the refrigerant itself. So you gotta wonder: if a car is sitting at a dealership, which includes a service department, and the air conditioning simply "needs a charge"… WHY DON'T THEY JUST CHARGE IT?
The answer is: because the air conditioning doesn't need a charge. This is just a simple explanation that idiot salespeople tell idiot customers who desperately seek reassurance. In reality, the air conditioning needs that restrictor mount, so we're going to have to start tearing down the dashboard, and can you please pick out a surge protector we can slap you with?
In other words: "air conditioning needs a charge" is the modern-day equivalent of "owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church on Sundays."
There is, however, a huge benefit when a seller tells you the "air conditioning needs a charge." And that is: you now have the advantage of knowing that you can't trust anything he says. With some sellers, you think you can trust them, and you assume you can trust them, and you're feeling that maybe you can trust them, and then it turns out that the timing belt is actually a piece of looseleaf notebook paper. But the second "air conditioning needs a charge" comes out of the seller's mouth, BOOM! This guy's lying to me, and now I no longer have to believe anything he says.
I'll give you an example. As many of you know, I'm currently mired in the search for a used automobile to buy for the purposes of writing, and Tweeting, and creating low-budget YouTube videos with a microphone the size of a stapler. So a couple weeks ago, I find a nice car on Long Island, and I'm talking to the seller, and I'm thinking I'll just go ahead and buy it, sight-unseen, no inspection needed. And then I decide to casually ask about the air conditioning. His response: "Oh. It just needs a charge."
Needless to say, the car is now going in for a full pre-purchase inspection next week at a trusted mechanic. Fortunately, he didn't try to tell me the car was owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church on Sundays. Then I would've slapped him with a surge protector.
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.

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July 09, 2015
Are you drawn to the passion, violence and sex of Game of Thrones? Well, you aren't alone. There is a legion of you. I'm ashamed to admit that I have never seen Game Of Thrones. But, after reading this list of sex tips composed by Cosmopolitan, I know what comes next on my binge watch list: 1. Do it doggy-style. Really, this could be all ten tips. Do the Westerosi even know that other sex positions exist? Bonus points if you can find a ruined castle to use as the setting for your assignation. Try to make sure the son of your enemy isn't watching through a window, though.
2. Incorporate strange foods. The only thing the people of Westeros love more than a good roll in the hay is a fat helping of suckling pig. So why not incorporate the two and say, eat some lemon cakes off your partner's body? If you're feeling really committed, you could up the foreplay ante by devouring a still-beating horse heart in a room full of your closest friends and family. (Guys, I'm kidding, don't ever do that).3. Go cave-diving. And by cave-diving, I mean have someone go down on you in a cave. Don't worry, it's totally what the lords do to their ladies in the south. Just don't forget to finish up by flirtatiously saying, "You know nothing, Jon Snow." 4. Use sex as a bribe. A Lannister always pays their debts — with sex. Make like Cersei and start trading sexual favors for household chores (or spots on the Small Council, if that's what you're into). "I'll trade you one blow job for one cleaning of the bathroom," for example, or "You go down on me and I'll finally dust the TV set." 5. Go outside. Do it like the Dothraki do: in the middle of the desert. If a desert is unavailable, your backyard might work, or a secluded beach. For added accuracy, call each other things like "moon of my life" and "my sun and stars." It's cheesy, yes, but if it's good enough for Daenerys Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, it's good enough for you. 6. Don't use your words. Pretend you are Hodor for a night, and don't say anything aloud except "Hodor." You'll only be able to understand each other by listening to subtle changes in intonation. This could be super sexy, or super hilarious, but either way, a fun night is guaranteed. 7. Take a bath together. If one of you has been tasked with returning the other to your nemesis for ransom, great, because that will really give the whole situation a nice "forbidden fruit" vibe. Optional: tie one hand behind your back so the other person has to help you wash. 8. Give a detailed lesson describing exactly what you want done to you. You know, "Touch here first, then here, then over there, then bring me a glass of Dornish red and pour it all over my breasts." It helps if you do this in a brothel, and the entire conversation is actually a metaphor for your relationship with a political frenemy. 9. Utilize fire. The night is dark and full of terrors, so best light a fire to protect yourself/set the mood. Just make sure you use protection, because R'hllor knows you don't want to deal with any accidental shadow babies. 10. Have sex on your period. Boom! Your very own Red Wedding. Do you follow BodyRock on Snapchat and Instagram? [caption id="attachment_97915" align="alignnone" width="100"] @BodyRockTV[/caption]


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A number of wage theft lawsuits and settlements have been occurring during the past five years. However, they haven't received as much media attention as restaurant workers' fight for higher minimum wages.
As a restaurant owner, you should be aware of what wage theft is and the ways it can occur. Ensure your restaurant managers aren't engaging in wage theft activities.
Examples of Wage Theft and Related Lawsuits
Large chain restaurants have been subject to lawsuits for reducing hours, not paying proper wages for side work and for misappropriating tips.
Requiring workers to work off the clock is not legal but some chain restaurants have been settling claims that allege they've been doing this. The Huffington Post reported about several well-known restaurant chains that settled or paid huge sums in wage theft lawsuits.
Ruby Tuesday settled a case for $3 million in 2014. The restaurant avoided paying bartenders and servers overtime by having them do checklists before or after clocking in for work. They also shaved hour totals down to 40 hours/week when workers went over 40 hours.
Outback Steakhouses settled a $3 million lawsuit to workers claiming that the restaurant required workers to complete pre-shift work before clocking in.
A Papa John's New York franchise had to pay more than $2 million in overtime rates under the order of New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for rounding down hours worked to the whole number to avoid paying overtime, and for paying workers the "tipped minimum wage" when they mainly did un-tipped work and for not reimbursing employees for the purchase and maintenance costs of bicycles used in deliveries.
Red Robin Restaurants in Pennsylvania paid $1.3 million for requiring tipped workers to share tips with kitchen expeditors when the restaurant was taking tip credits and not paying servers a full minimum wage. Kitchen expeditors had no contact with customers and did not qualify to be paid as tipped workers.
Johnny Rockets had to pay 55 servers more than $570,000 under order of the Department of Labor (DOL) because they required servers to share tips with cooks and dishwashers.
Fourteen TGI Fridays servers received $485,000 to settle claims for having to spend more than 20 percent of their work time doing side work instead of directly relating to customers, which violates the 80/20 rule for tipped employees. Part of this settlement amount was also due to being forced to work off the clock.
Are You Concerned About Wage Theft?
If so, get legal advice as soon as possible. Stephen Hans & Associates is an employment law defense firm and can advise the best course of action for you to take as an employer


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text: Jeff Forristal is a security technology professional with over a decade of experience in the security industry. Jeff has written multiple features and cover-story articles for Network Computing and Secure Enterprise magazines; he is also a contributing author to multiple books. Under the pseudonym "Rain Forest Puppy," Jeff has been recognized as an industry expert in web application security and was responsible for the first publicized responsible security disclosure policy (2000), the first publicized recognition of SQL injection (Phrack, 1998), and the first intelligent open source web application scanner (Whisker, 1999).


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Your president has a vision:
President Michael Adams said he still wants fans to be on campus and enjoy the games.
Just not so much on North Campus anymore.
Tailgating on North Campus can begin only four hours before kickoff, according to the rules the UGA Cabinet released Thursday. Tailgaters also will not be allowed to bring tents, kegs, generators, grills, tables, folding chairs and other items to that area on game days.
I guess that means you can have a cooler, unless that falls into the "other items" category. Otherwise, it looks like all you can do is stand there with a drink in one hand and a sandwich in the other. Sounds like fun. I suppose we should be happy that there's no charge for that.
UPDATE: The AJ-C's list isn't accurate. Here's what's posted at Gameday Gameplan 2010.
To reduce physical damage to North Campus grounds and mitigate behavioral concerns, the following new procedures are being implemented:
- Tailgating on North Campus will be allowed beginning four (4) hours before kickoff.
- The following items will not be allowed on North Campus on gamedays:
- Tents
- Kegs
- Generators
- Televisions
- Amplified music
- Grills or cookers of any type
- Tables larger than 4 ft. long
- Household furniture (folding chairs not included)
So you can still sit. That's a good thing.
By the way, I share Paul's sentiment on this development.


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Apple went gone where we never thought it would, with the iPad mini bringing the Apple tablet experience to a brave new budget world.
Two generations on and the original mini now comes in at a wallet-friendly £199 / $249 / AU$299 for the Wi-Fi version, with 16GB of storage on offer. That's all the memory you can get as Apple has discontinued the larger models, but there is a 4G LTE version, which will set you back £299 / $379 / AU$459.
But then again, the iPad mini release isn't about the top end specs with a whopping price tag – it's about beating the likes of the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD in the budget stakes and that's even more the case now its price has dropped.
The two competitors have been getting many column inches so far thanks to the super cheap prices and the impressive specs on board – although with both only offering a 7-inch screen compared to Apple's 7.9-inch offering, the Cupertino board is confident its device will win the day when it comes to capturing consumers' hearts.
However, the more frugal shopper, and especially one buying for a loved one, may not agree with this idea, as the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD can both be had for less even since the iPad mini got its price cut and when faced with a choice between the three might opt for the familiar Amazon brand or the sheer power of the Nexus 7, with its mightily impressive spec list and legions of Google apps.
That said, Apple fans need not worry too much when it comes to whether the iPad mini is a worthy addition to the iBrand, as it comes with enough power and reams of Ive-inspired design to make it a worthwhile addition to the range – this isn't a shrunken down iPad, it's a whole new product again.
Be it the larger screen size, the impressively low weight or the alternative design compared to the competition there's a lot to chew over with the iPad mini – but is it worth spending your hard-earned when more cash will get you a fully-fledged version of Apple's tablet?


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Weatherization Show and Tell
The proven benefits of weatherization remain, frustratingly, not well known. Some states are reaching out to politicians and communities, spreading the good word by demonstrating exactly what weatherization looks like.
In 2001, the federal Department of Energy (DOE) celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), a nationwide project that upgrades low-income homes.Weatherization provides insulation for attics,walls, and floor areas; major air sealing, including repairs of windows and doors; and a health and safety inspection of combustible appliances.Over the years the program has reached a high level of technical sophistication, resulting in significant energy savings for the inhabitants of lowincome homes.Yet many people are still unaware of its benefits.To address this gap, several states have initiated a new promotional effort called the Weatherization Demonstration House as an on-site, hands-on way to show federal, state, and local elected officials,community leaders and partners, the media, and even community action agency board members and staff exactly what happens when a home is "weatherized."
Despite celebrating the weatherization of its five millionth low-income home at the National DOE Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2001, the WAP has been on a roller coaster ride in the congressional funding process. In 1995, funds were cut almost in half. In ensuing years, increases have been small. Despite the 1997 publication of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's extensive research showing energy savings of 18%–30% for each weatherized home, Congress did not seem motivated to provide a higher level of funding.The Weatherization Demonstration House project is one strategy created to increase WAP's recognition among policy makers, practitioners, and potential beneficiaries. In October 2001,Congress granted a 50% increase for weatherization funding, possibly indicating that the effort involved in presenting a demonstration house may be paying off. Funding nationwide for weatherization for 2002–2003 will be $230 million.
The State Level
Across the United States, about 900 community action agencies provide WAP services as one of many assistance programs available to low-income, senior, and disabled citizens. Each state has an office that administers the overall program. In 1996, the West Virginia State Weatherization Office developed the idea of a Weatherization Demonstration House.Briefly, a home is selected within a targeted geographic area and weatherized. Then a tour is conducted through the house to show stakeholders the benefits of weatherization.The owner of that house must put up with an onslaught of technicians, builders, andtourists for a couple days, but in the end they have a weatherized home and lower energy bills.
At the demonstration,weatherization personnel from the local agency set up information stations throughout the newly-weatherized house showing the energy saving components that have been installed.Then they guide guests through, stopping briefly at each station for an explanation of the work performed.This gives weatherization workers an opportunity to show policy makers and community leaders firsthand the high level of technology used, and to emphasize the improved health and safety of each home. In past demonstrations, many guests have admitted to thinking that weatherization just meant a little weatherstripping and some caulk. On a tour of a Weatherization Demonstration House, they discover that it can be much,much more.
State elected officials, county commissioners, and members of Congress who have attended site demonstrations expressed surprise at the sophistication of the WAP program and the technical advances in energy efficiency that have been made over the years.They have been particularly impressed with the diagnostic approach, the attention to health and safety, and the proven cost-effectiveness of the program. Weatherization demonstrations have also proved to be a morale booster for weatherization workers.
Seeing the success of the West Virginia project,weatherization program officials in neighboring Ohio adopted the idea in March 1998.The process grew and Ohio created an excellent step-by-step manual and training program to encourage other weatherization agencies to hold their own demonstrations and spread the word about the permanent long-term energy-saving benefits of weatherization for low-income populations.A delegation of weatherization directors and a state weatherization grants manager from Michigan attended a training session in Ohio in early 2000. Michigan WAP entered the arena, and in return added a new dimension to the process—a team approach.
Team Michigan Is Born
The Michigan delegates took the demonstration house idea back to their home state and presented it to local weatherization operators (LWO) from the 33 Michigan community action agencies.A group of interested LWOs agreed to pursue the project and one of its first actions was to invite Diane Howard from the Ohio program for an in-house training.Howard led the group step-by-step through the manual, emphasizing the best ways to approach policy makers to ensure their participation in a demonstration event.
The group then set out on its own to create a Michigan plan of action. Because many of Michigan's WAP agencies are small and lack an extensive support staff, few of them have the personnel and resources necessary to orchestrate a demonstration house on their own.To address this problem, the original group of weatherization directors who had attended the Ohio training agreed to work as a team to provide any host agency with the staff they would need to conduct the actual demonstration.
Orchestrating a Demonstration
When planning a demonstration, start by identifying your objectives.This will determine which key guests you should invite. Be clear about your goals—seeking additional funding, encouraging support from state legislators, increasing community awareness and involvement, widening the client application base, or simply spotlighting energy-saving measures.
The next step is choosing a client home to serve as a demonstration model.Again, your objectives play a vital role.Worthy choices include the home of a mother raising her children on her own, a senior couple on a fixed income, or a low-income working family struggling to stay off welfare. Ideally, the house should be one that will benefit from as many weatherization components as possible.
After the house has been selected, the next step is setting up the demonstration itself.The host agency carefully reviews the client's house and plans education stations and the tour logistics.Typical stations include attic insulation,wall insulation, air sealing with blower door, furnace inspection, and sometimes foundation insulation.The health and safety benefits of the installed components should be emphasized at each stop.Team members are responsible for preparing a script, gathering props, and staffing the station.The entire tour through the house should be designed to last no more than one hour, so the guests do not feel that their time is being wasted.
During the demonstration, the tour guests are escorted in groups of four or five through the house, stopping at each station for a five-minute presentation. Groups should be kept very small—about 10 to 15 guests—and the focus should remain entirely on weatherization. Community action agencies run as many as 60 different programs, and at an event such as this it is tempting to talk about some of those programs.However, the idea of the weatherization demonstration house is to focus solely on weatherization so as to make the greatest impact on the participants.
A Weatherization Kit
With these goals and strategies in mind,Team Michigan members worked with the Macomb County Community Services Agency to prepare the first Michigan Weatherization Demonstration House in Clinton Township, just north of Detroit.Along the way,Team Michigan developed its own step-by-step manual and a Weatherization Demonstration House kit so that any agency, regardless of size or resources, could call upon the team, follow the manual, and borrow the kit to put on its own demonstration.
Duane Griffus, the weatherization director of Capital Area Community Services in Lansing compiled the manual, which is available at the Michigan Family Independence Agency Weatherization Office in Lansing. He built on the resources of both West Virginia and Ohio, customizing the process to fit Michigan's needs.This manual should be the starting point for any state looking to implement the demonstration house process.
The team then worked out the components of a kit that could be replicated and shared throughout the state.The kit includes laminated posters for each station, displays of client photos and comments, a display showing the materials used in a weatherization project, and a state weatherization banner. The kit also includes fact sheets on state and federal weatherization history and statistics.The agency can add its own information to these fact sheets when creating a take-home packet for each guest.
Last but not least, the kit includes a video showing how to set up a Weatherization Demonstration House.The demonstration in Macomb County was recorded and edited to produce a training video to encourage agencies to participate in the process, particularly now that utility deregulation is playing havoc with residential heating and cooling bills. Currently, low-income families spend an average of 20% of their annual income on their heating bills. Deregulation of gas and electricity is expected to raise rates 20% or more this winter. Weatherization can take a lot of the sting out of the increase for families that are the most vulnerable.
The success of Michigan's team effort in Macomb County led the Chicago DOE Regional Office to suggest that the group present a training workshop at the Midwest Regional Weatherization conference in French Lick, Indiana.
To celebrate National Energy Month in October, and the 25th Anniversary of the Weatherization Assistance Program, three demonstrations were conducted: on October 1 in Alma; on October 29 in St. Joseph/Benton Harbor; and on November 5 in Clawson, Michigan.
Benefits Abound
The benefits of organizing a Weatherization Demonstration House are many. Congressional and legislative members and local community leaders are often amazed to see the sophistication and high technology involved in weatherization. Guests have commented positively on the improvements to health and safety that weatherization brings.
The media are particularly interested in the on-site client involvement.The currency of energy issues and the need for conservation makes weatherization particularly newsworthy, and this provides the media with a first-hand look at various weatherization measures. The Weatherization Demonstration House also serves as a way to publicize the energy-saving benefits of weatherization for low-income, senior, and disabled persons, thereby increasing referrals and client applications from many community-based organizations that might not have been aware of the program. For example, Michigan's Area Agency on Aging and Family Independence Agencies have both increased their referrals for weatherization.
The demonstration house strategy can be easily adapted to many other situations, such as spotlighting energyefficient new construction for both affordable housing and high-end construction, for example.
Improving the health, safety, comfort, and energy efficiency in the homes of low-income, senior, and disabled populations deserves the effort involved in organizing a Weatherization Demonstration House.
Payson Tilden is deputy director of housing and energy at the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency in Pontiac, Michigan.
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By STEVE KRAH
Jeremy Jones thoroughly enjoyed his fifth season as head baseball coach at Evansville (Ind.) North High School in 2018.
The Huskies won 22 games — the program's most in 13 years — and played in the IHSAA Class 4A Evansville Reitz Sectional championship game, losing to eventual Plainfield semistate runner-up Castle.
Led by a senior group featuring Payne Collins, Jon Newton, Zach Simpson and Nathan Toone, North was ranked much of the spring (winding up No. 8 in the final Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association regular-season poll) while extending the program's record streak of winning seasons in seven.
"They're just baseball kids," says Jones. "It's a group that's jelled together.
"They do the little things."
North batters produced a 2-to-1 walk-to-strikeout ratio and the Huskies stole 130 bases in 2018.
Right-handed pitcher Toone moved on to Vincennes University.
Returnees and incoming players have Jones seeing a bright future on the north side of the Pocket City.
"This is the most talent I've had freshmen through seniors," says Jones. "I couldn't be more excited about the (2019) season.
"The sophomores and freshmen are a pretty good group for us."
Returning seniors include shortstop Alex Archuleta (son of University of Southern Indiana head coach Tracy Archuleta), outfielder Seth Seniour and catcher A.J. Wheeler.
While a few may be added, Jones expects his coaching staff to include David Johnson, Zane Mauser, John Newman, Dustin Murray, Tyler Owen and Kyle Kempf.
Another thing that has Jones pumped is the IHSAA rule change which allows periods where coaches can work with the whole squad for twice a week for two hours each (rather than two athletes at a time) and that first window opens Monday, Aug. 27.
"This is going to help with coaches who are ready to invest in practices," says Jones. "It will be a huge advantage for people who are ready to work."
Jones says he expects to have about 45 players in his program — varsity, junior and freshman — and another 15 on the Cub (eighth grade) team.
Jones began his run with the Huskies with the 2013 season and North won 19 and and 18 contests those first two years. That '13 team had no returning starters.
Former North players currently on the USI roster are Jayden Beshears, Ryan Gulledge, Tyler Hagedorn and Zach Pate.
A 1994 Evansville Bosse graduate and former Eugene Pate American Legion Post 265 player, Jones was a four-year starter at third base for the USI in Evansville with a redshirt year.
Mike Goedde, who had coached Jones during his junior Legion season, was his head coach at USI.
"He taught me that to get anything you have to work hard," says Jones of Goedde, who is now head coach at Evansville Central High School. "You have to put the time and effort in to be a good baseball player.
"Coach Goedde was definitely organized and we got our reps in."
Jones has three simple rules for his North Huskies and they are posted in the dugout — be one time; be a good teammate; always hustle.
"If our kids follow those three guidelines we're in a pretty good place as a program," says Jones.
Playing for Goedde is the basis of those rules.
"Coach Goedde was definitely organized and we got our reps in," says Jones. "It's loving the game and having the ability to work hard.
"You want to get better."
Jones graduated from USI in 1999. He was an assistant coach at Bosse from 2001-04 and then head coach of the Bulldogs from 2005-12. In the summers, he also coached the junior team for Pate Post 265 from 1998-2003 and Pate's senior squad from 2007-13.
Evansville North belongs to the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference (along with Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Castle, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville Memorial and Evansville Reitz).
SIAC teams play one another twice in home-and-home series on Tuesday and Thursday or Friday for seventh straight weeks.
All-SIAC performers for the Huskies in 2018 were pitcher Toone and outfielder Newton on the first team and Archuleta on the second team.
Jones helps make out his non-conference schedule, which in 2018 featured Bedford North Lawrence, Boonville, Decatur Central, Gibson Southern, Indian Creek, Jasper, Martinsville and South Spencer among others. South Spencer head coach Brian Kuester coached Pate Post 265 in Jones' senior summer.
North, which opened its current building in January 2012, has side-by-side varsity and practice baseball fields. With no trees around to speak of, it is often windy.
"We work on pop-fly communication everyday," says Jones.
Besides the Cub program, which plays SIAC and other schools, North Husky baseball is fed by Evansville East Youth Baseball, McCutchanville Oak Hill Recreational Activities Club (MORAC) and various travel organizations.
North's summer youth baseball camp drew 115 players.
"There is no shortage of baseball going on for kids who are in our district," says Jones.
The educator now teaches U.S. History to North freshmen. His teaching career also includes a 13-year stint at Washington Middle School.
Jeremy and Kacy Jones have three children — Kennedy (10), Cooper (8) and Caroline (3).
Kiwanis award winner Jon Newton (left) poses with Evansville (Ind.) North High School head baseball coach Jeremy Jones after the 2018 season.
Head coach Jeremy Jones (far right) poses with 2018 Evansville (Ind.) North High School baseball seniors (from left) Jon Newton, Zach Simpson, Payne Collins and Nathan Toone.


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In November/December HQ requested that the Board to send in suggestions for possible sites for the 2013 PASS Summit. I sent in a few, and at the recent Board meeting we then reviewed the preliminary research by HQ to narrow it to a list of serious candidate cities. I was so excited at the start of this that we were beginning to consider a new site that I didn't think it through, we don't have a good set of criteria for selecting the site. The rest of this post is about what I think should go into that decision and where I stand on some of the issues.
Let's start by looking at some of the criteria I think we should use in the decision:
- Ease, cost, and time of travel
- Cost of meeting space and nearby hotel rooms (and making sure there are enough rooms)
- Availability of after hours options, ideally with walking distance, or at least via low cost public transit
- Things for family to do in the area and family friendly (safe, secure, fun)
- Weather
- Risk of natural disasters
- Layout of meeting space (we prefer that everything be clustered so that walking time between room is minimized)
- Microsoft presence
- Additional expense/risk required for HQ to manage an event at a new location
- Visiting various areas of the US to give our members who can't afford the time and/or travel a chance to head our best event
None of these is simple. Is it always the cheapest location? Do we rule out anywhere on the Eastern seaboard (and New Orleans, etc) because there might be a hurricane? And that might not be all the criteria, just the ones that I think are at least worth getting into the discussion. In our Board discussion we covered some of these, but the problem is that even with the Board we weight these things differently. For some, any type of risk is unapproachable. For others any reduced Microsoft presence is a deal breaker. It is, to put it mildly, complicated. I think we erred in not having this conversation first, and fighting our way to better guidance that might have given us a different set of candidate cities, and then we would be re-applying that to the list as we narrow it down. It's not quite too late for that, but we won't meet again in person until May and that means it will just be a phone discussion, never as deep and never as satisfying, because we expect to decide in March. I'll also say it's not always as simple as a scorecard, though it's worth the effort to score the options. Intangibles are hard to score.
I've talked to a lot of people about whether we should move the Summit. Some are on the East coast and won't go because of the time/cost. Others don't care about time/cost. Some like having it the same place, comfortable as old pair of shoes. Others don't like that. Some people don't care about after hours, or family, or ….whatever.
How do I, as a Board member, decide what to do? I've heard some on the Board suggest that it's only a noisy few who want it moved, that we don't hear from the many that are happy with the current location. Do I listen to the the squeaky wheel? Launch a poll? If I do that, who are the "right" people to respond? The ones that want change? Those that don't? As an elected representative I try hard to understand the various views, but I can't decide based on polls. I've got to decide based on what I think is fair and good for the members as well as a sound business decision for PASS. I think it's possible to balance those.
Within the Board, and among those I talk to, most see it through a filter. Part of what I hope to get you to think about as you read this post is that we don't all value the same things in the same amount. Just because you don't mind the cost, the time, the weather, or whatever, others do. I may not agree with someone who cares about those things, but I can't disregard it either.
It's not a simple decision. Lots of reasons to do this, or do that. To change, or to not change. No way to know what is the right answer from a business perspective until after the event, and maybe not even then.
I've thought about it a lot, and then some more. My position is still that I support moving in 2013, preferably to the East coast but something in the Central time zone is also possible. I also support going back to Seattle in 2014, winding up with a strategy much like we had in earlier years, rotating from Seattle to one or two other cities. Maybe it should be the same one or two cities (easier, less risk), or maybe we should make it different ones, a good discussion to have in itself. I'm confident that we can move the event, maintain the quality, and grow attendance, in large part because of our HQ staff – I know they will get it done.
As it stands I hope we'll move in 2013, but that is by no means a done deal. As I said earlier, I'm trying to decide based on what is far and good for our members and that is a sound business decision for PASS.
Finally, we listen to the people that care enough to engage. We may not decide the way you want, but we listen. Make your case for moving, or for a particular city. Blog it, or email any or all of us on the Board. Make a logical argument, tell us how you weight various factors, and before you hit send, ask yourself – are you considering what's good for the one, or for the many?


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Our Honorable Iowa Governor, Terry Branstad, imputed in his Condition of the State, 2013, speech that there was a state budget surplus approaching $1 billion and that it should be returned to the People in Iowa. The first assumption to be reached could likely be a rebate of income taxes paid. Another state governor did make that promise once, and managed to have it carried out, and that was Jesse Ventura in Minnesota back in the late 90s of the past century. Jesse Ventura is no longer governor of Minnesota and since he was replaced Minnesota returned to a spend-then-tax policy. What must be recognized is that there is a proposed bill currently in the Iowa House whereas the surplus should be returned to the People.
Following are certain (non-scientific) assumptions of what could happen if Iowa returned taxpayer funds that were collected but found to be un-needed to meet state obligations pursuant to Iowa's Constitution and statutes. First assume that not all of the reported nearly $1 billon in state coffers would be returned to the folks that really own it and are entitled to it, aka those who paid in more in taxes than was needed to pay for state services. Why not, for example, pick $800 million to work with and keep the remainder in a so-called "Rainy Day Fund"?
To begin with, if that $800 million was not sent back to the rightful owners and not spent, instead kept in an interest-bearing account, the interest earned would not cover the rate of inflation, so there would be no gain whatsoever, more than likely a loss of value. In the meanwhile elected officials that are dedicated to spending OPM ("Other People's Money") would certainly be coveting it with itchy palms.
There are three major forms of state taxation in Iowa that account for the bulk of revenue to state coffers, and these are the personal income tax, corporate income tax and state sales tax. Over-collection of those three led to the surplus. Yes, there are certain use-taxes such as fuel tax, licensing fees, etc., but those are presumed to be dedicated to road building and upkeep, and in the case of hunting and fishing licenses to the maintenance and improvement of habitat, etc.
Computerized state records exist that show how much each and every Iowa individual and corporation paid and when in income taxes so it should not be a big deal as to how much each income taxpayer should be rebated pursuant to their personal share of the $800 million suggestion.
On the other hand it is not only Iowa citizens that pay state sales tax, out-of-state travelers in Iowa contribute to sales tax revenue collected, so the rebate should be reasonably confined to just income tax payments made by Iowa citizens and corporations whereas verifiable records are available. In the meanwhile those Iowa citizens and corporations that paid plenty of sales taxes (but no income taxes) will still realize substantial monetary benefits from the rebate plan; more on that later hereinafter in closing paragraphs.
Assume that $800 million is returned to those that are entitled to it, what will it do for the State of Iowa? A very simple answer is increased tax collections by the State of Iowa because much of that money will be spent into the local economy. It is often stated that when a dollar is spent into a local economy it "turns" 7 times before it leaves the local economy. Perhaps it is best to be modest and use an assumption of five "turns" in a local economy before that dollar goes out of Iowa. Now further assume that merely half or the $800 million, or $400 million rebated to taxpayers, is actually spent into Iowa's local economy where it is subject to the 6% sales tax. Five "turns" of $400 million is $2 billion, and 6% of $2 billion is $120 million into the Iowa treasury coffer! Most likely the rebate paid would be spent by the recipients before 30 days pass. Now where in the world can one obtain a practically guaranteed return on investment ("ROI") of $120 million with initial "investment" of $800 million in 30 days (or less)?
The immediate foregoing does not include increased taxable personal income nor increased corporate income taxes that ultimately end up due in 2014 because of increased volume of business. How many multiple millions of dollars could that amount to that would not otherwise become due and payable if increased employment and increased business transactions would not have happened if the rebate had not been put in place to start with?
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What about those who are not on record of paying personal or corporate income taxes, of what benefit would a rebate of a portion of income taxes paid be to them? After all, many Iowans and Iowa corporations are under the level required to pay income taxes but they do have the burden of state sales tax on most of their purchases except for groceries. Perhaps the simplest explanation is to state that everyone in Iowa pays corporate income tax, in addition to state sales tax. For example, the homeless individual just hitch-hiking through Iowa pays Iowa corporate income tax when he or she stops in at a Casey's or Kum and Go and coughs up 2 bucks for a slice of pizza. And commercial property tax is included in the cost of that slice of pizza. Same goes for an apartment dweller, he or she is paying property tax included in the monthly rental payment! Everybody pays corporate income taxes and commercial property real estate taxes — one way or the other!
The bottom line is that reducing the tax burden by not over-collecting is the best way of keeping prices of goods and services down so that all Iowans see a benefit, whether they pay income taxes or not. When over-collections occur such funds should be immediately returned to those that have the fundamental and natural right to it, to invest or save those funds as they wish. It's the rightful owners' property, after all, and it should not be in any way considered to "belong" to the state. (Does the money stolen really belong to the bank robber?)
With its current treasury surplus Iowa has a premiere opportunity to set an example for the other 49 states by returning the over-collections to those that rightfully should be able to spend their own money as they wish. And, given that happens, increased less-burdensome tax collections would be the immediate result as set forth above, and from there decreased rates of taxes should be the ultimate goal. The fruits of Iowans' labors should not be stolen from them, those folks that work are entitled to the fruit of their labor to do with as they wish.
It is illogical to assume that anyone would want to start a business in, for example, Illinois or California, because of those states' debtor status and tax burdens. (People and businesses are currently fleeing those states in great numbers.) A rebate to Iowa taxpayers would certainly make Iowa one of the best states to do business in and attract investment. Such rebate, standing alone, would attract investment without a ton of other special "tax breaks" and concessions. Why not set the stage to have them come to Iowa with hat in hand instead of vice versa?
America has long been touted as the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave". Go back in history to the Boston Tea Party where it has been stated that it was the "intolerable" reputed 3% tax on tea protecting the East India Company from competition that fomented the battle for American freedom, principally from taxation without representation. Taxation WITH representation can proceed in Iowa with a rebate of income taxes that led to a surplus, a product of over-taxation, along with properly constrained spending in the past two sessions of the Iowa Legislature, urged on by the Branstad/Reynolds administration. The "Brave" in the Iowa legislature who believe and assert that it is intolerable to overtax the Iowa people need to step forward and stand shoulder to shoulder to work to give back to Iowans what belongs to them alone.


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GIVEN the scale of what is happening in the Irish Catholic Church, debating the departure of five auxiliary bishops has all the rich, ripe irrelevance to the gravity of the situation as had Taoiseach Brian Cowen's axing of five junior ministers.
The only meaningful departure would be that of the Pope himself. As Cardinal Ratzinger he was probably the best informed man in the Vatican, being both Prefect of the powerful Congregation of the Faith and Dean of the College of Cardinals. These offices mean that he was privy to the ever swelling tide of reports on clerical sex abuse which poured into the Vatican during his tenure in office, from every diocese in the world.
Even non-Catholics are free to access the vast accounts of clerical abuse, available on the web, like a vast open sewer. But apparently the Pontiff has no intention of resigning. Instead, he intends to send us a letter. Presumably it will be prepared by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, as were Pope John Paul II's Irish speeches prepared by the then Bishop Daly.
If that letter is ever sent, it will be the most unpopular and ineffective Papal missive to arrive in Ireland since the Papal Rescript of 1888 which the British-inspired Pope Leo XIII issued condemning the Plan of Campaign
Instead of arguments over whether or not a handful of bishops should be hung out to dry, the Irish public should be concentrating on how they, the people -- who in the end pick up the tab for all that is happening in both Church and State -- could develop a mechanism whereby the laity would henceforth have a say in the selection of bishops.
I would strongly urge our Government to tell Rome that, henceforth, a small but experienced lay panel be appointed to vet any shortlist prepared to fill Episcopal vacancies. Ideally the panel should include a mother, preferably with some knowledge of psychiatry.
Second -- as a direct response to the arrogance and tardiness of the Nuncio in dealing with the Murphy inquiry -- that we close down our embassy to the Holy See and henceforth deal with the Vatican through our embassy in Rome.
These are not matters of faith. The question of clerical sex abuse has serious financial, educational and emotional implications for an Irish society struggling to find a new economic and psychological identity for itself.
The money from the sale of the beautiful, but costly, Vatican embassy could go to restoring the budget cuts in facilities available to blind persons for example.
Let us consider the present situation. Bishops are appointed to dioceses whose inhabitants are expected to shoulder 100 per cent of their lordships' upkeep, and that of their retinue. They are also expected to give 100 per cent obedience to their lordships' pronouncements, but not even one per cent of input in their selection.
While from time to time the Vatican may have a particular candidate of its own for a vacant See, it is normally the Papal Nuncio who has the major say in the appointment of bishops. He tells Rome which of the shortlisted replacements for any vacant See is likely to be the most reliable in implementing the Vatican's policies. His view totally outweighs the wishes of the priests of the diocese. As for those of the laity? Forget it.
Cardinal Desmond Connell, who played an inglorious role at the helm in Drumcondra while the gathering storm that led to the Murphy reports was building up, was appointed not least because he was a friend of the then Cardinal Ratzinger, not because of any reputation for his knowledge and involvement with the lives of the plain people of Dublin.
Similarly, the appointment of John Magee as Bishop of Cloyne -- a post from which he has had to step aside -- clearly owed more to his years as a papal secretary than to his services in Ireland.
We don't know what the ongoing examination of the affairs of the diocese of Cloyne is going to throw up, but, to put it mildly, there is little evidence that the Cloyne report is going to make better reading than the Murphy report.
The plain fact is that the present crisis has arisen because bishops, appointed solely by Rome, were formed and operated in a culture in which the Vatican policy was Pass the Parcel.
Under infectious diseases legislation there are severe penalties for failing to report certain serious illnesses to the authorities. But under the Pass the Parcel policy, what most of us would call an appalling disease -- that of paedophilia -- was covered up and the infectious one deliberately sent off to another parish to abuse trust and children in a manner which had, and has, life-long consequences.
The difference between this awful mental disease and that of a physical affliction like Aids, is that people involved in the implementation of the Pass the Parcel policy got up in pulpits and, with monumental hypocrisy, in their self- appointed role as moral arbiters, instructed people as to how they should lead their lives. Spouting rubbish such as contraception being wrong even in marriage. That sex should be employed only for the procreation of children.
Condoms make the Aids crisis worse, says the present Pope and, to give but one example, the courageous Fr Kevin Hegarty suffered at the hands of the Pope's loyal Irish bishops for daring to say otherwise. Father Gerry McGinty was the senior dean at Maynooth when students came to him voicing their concerns about sexual abuse in the college. But he was speedily transferred to an obscure parish in Louth when he raised the issue with the Church authorities.
The Church's strange, foetid attitude towards sex came about for two reasons. One, a view that if married priests had sex it meant that he approached the altar with "soiled hands". Second, but more importantly, to save money -- as priests' dependents could have a claim on Church property.
In Ireland, clerical preoccupation with sex and contraception veered from the ludicrous to the horrible. On behalf of the hierarchy, Archbishop McQuaid once informed the government that tampons should be banned because they might stimulate young girls to sexual activity and thus lead to contraception.
Later, in collusion with the Master of the National Maternity Hospital, Dr Alex Spain, McQuaid, to help combat contraception, oversaw the spread of the symphysiotomy operation to hospitals throughout the country.
This mutilating form of Dark Ages' midwifery, which involved sawing through the pelvis so that it remained permanently open, left women in life-long pain and remained in use until the Seventies.
Many of the Irish bishops now in the eye of the storm would have received their clerical formation at a time when the shadow of McQuaid and Spain still lay across medical ethics in Ireland. Meanwhile in Rome, in the same era, Vatican thinking was heavily influenced by a document produced by the powerful Cardinal Otaviani which stated that to make public any reference to clerical sex abuse was a grave sin meriting expulsion from the Church.
In the circumstances, now that worldwide public opinion has forced Rome to change its line, it is not surprising that some bishops are receiving a belt of the crozier, unfair though this may well be in some cases.
The truth is that the Church's de facto policy on abuse has until recently been a combination of denial, obfuscation, delay and a grudging admission of as little liability as possible -- vide the compensation deal which it first foisted on the Irish tax-payer through its negotiations with Dr Michael Woods. That package included payments for specialist, Church-provided counselling services for abuse victims. So, having been responsible for buggering young people, the Church then proceeded to charge for rehabilitating them.
And so, as it became patently obvious that this policy was becoming counter-productive, McQuaid and Otaviani were said goodbye to. New guidelines were drawn up. Diarmuid Martin was ordered to Dublin whether he liked it or not. In many ways his arrival reminded me of that of Paul Cullen in the mid-19th Century. Cullen's mission was to assert Rome's ultramontanist view on the Irish Church. He was an extraordinarily able, ruthless man -- an architect of papal infallibility who might well have become Pope himself had he not been sent to Ireland.
He succeeded brilliantly, getting control of the Irish educational system and establishing a devout, mindless type of Catholic obedience which provided an endless supply of nuns and priests and began to be seriously challenged only with the coming of free secondary education and of TV.
Martin is a skilled Vatican diplomat -- just as intelligent, just as determined in doing Rome's bidding, and, as a number of his rather bruised Episcopal colleagues will tell you, just as ruthless as Cullen in pursuing a policy of cleaning up his Church's mistakes.
Insofar as internal Church working and the eradication of clerical sex abuse is concerned, I wish him well. The evil the abusers did lives after them; the good done by a myriad of Irish nuns and priests obscured by their crimes. But insofar as I, citizen of a democratic Irish Republic, am concerned, the era of telling a brainwashed people "do as we say, not as we do" is long dead.
Its mortuary card bears a picture of Eamonn Casey and Mick Cleary prancing around the stage in Galway in 1979 as they warmed up the crowd for the Pope to deliver his famous line: "Young people of Ireland, I love you."
Henceforth, the truth of that statement will have to be demonstrated. If bishops are to be accorded a place of authority in Irish society, then Irish society must demand the right to check on their credentials before they are given that authority.


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August 2019 update caused a boot problem
This August update has up until now caused 4 W7 Pro machines not being able to boot. It goes directly into repair mode, not being able to do a repair. F8 no luck either, goes directly into repair mode.
Mounting the disk in another machine and checking Windows update log file reveals that it updated and then rebooted. Nothing after that. For good measure I checked for malware.
Have not found a solution to this yet.
Really annoying.
Can anyone help ?
Just tested EasyRE (Easy Recovery Edition) on 2 machines and they are both up and running again.
Cost me something like $20
Thursday, August 15, 2019 9:26 AM
- Edited by yrjc Friday, August 16, 2019 11:50 AM Found a fix
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So far we have 300+ computers at various sites by various manufacturers that are hit by this patch. System restore points seem to have been destroyed by Microsoft and considering how widespread this issue is for us, I have no idea why I'm not seeing more activity online.
None of these computers have third party antivirus so that's not the cause, they're Microsoft Security Essentials or nothing at all in some protected environments.Thursday, August 15, 2019 1:20 PM
Thursday, August 15, 2019 2:29 PM
- Proposed as answer by williamgault Thursday, August 15, 2019 2:30 PM
We have recevied lots of the same issues of the August 2019 update, and will keep confirming it. If there is any update, I will post here asap.
For now, it's recommended to uninstall it first:
1. Boot into WinRE and open command prompt.
2. Run DISM /Image:C:\ /Get-Packages > packages.txt to get the list of packages.
(Note: please replace C with the system drive )
3. Find the August update and it's package identify.
4. Run DISM /Image:C:\ /Remove-Package /PackageName:<Package Identify you got from the text> to remove it.
5. Reboot and check the symptom.
Best regards,
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Friday, August 16, 2019 2:32 AM
- Edited by yilia zhaoMicrosoft contingent staff Friday, August 16, 2019 2:33 AM
- Proposed as answer by Elofu17 Monday, August 19, 2019 12:59 PM
Hi guys,
I have been struggling from Thursday Morning to now (Friday 13.00) with this issue and finally found a solution, so I wanted to share it (especially with the poor guy with 300+ machines having the issue on this thread!)
It might be a different issue for you, but this is what happened to me :
The problem effectively came from the last two major updates of last Tuesday (13 August 2019) :
- 2019-08 Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4474419)
- 2019-08 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4512506)
- AND from the fact that I have two SATA hard drives on my machine (a desktop computer running Windows 7 Pro 64 bits)
Symptoms :
When starting the machine, Windows 7 does not even start to boot, and I go immediately into the Repair Mode (with an auto repair mode that does not work, a console pretty useless from which I can't even access C:, and a few other useless things).
What I tried first which did NOT work :
1) First I tried several reboots, hoping that the OS will realize that it can now boot normally (in case some actions where still pending from the updates, perhaps from pending.xml). That did not work.
2) So I wanted to try the Repair Mode from an installer (DVD or USB) or more complicated stuff, like trying to revert the update by hand with a command line from a DVD/USB with the installer, or perhaps removing pending.xml. So I booted from a DVD with Windows 7 on it, and I could boot from it, but the Repair Tool told me a very weird "The system on this media and the version of windows do not match".
I was really surprised because I was 100% that the DVD was the one I used years ago to install my Windows 7.
So I tried from a USB stick with the ISO downloaded from Microsoft. Same issue : can't enter the Repair mode because the "versions do not match". I was 100% sure that it was the same (7, Pro, for x64).
So I googled the issue and realized that having two Hard Drives on the same machine can cause the issue (and I already had this issue a long time ago). So I thought I would unplug my second one (a non SSD), and boot again from the DVD or USB to do more advanced stuff. So I unplugged it, and first rebooted on the main hard drive to be sure I unplugged the right disk, and oh surprise, this time I had a different screen, another automatic repair mode, which told me at the end something like "Reboot now and if it worked Windows will boot, otherwise you will come back here". I rebooted (still without the second hard drive), and it booted perfectly.
Conclusion, try this if you have two hard drive in your machine :
1) Shut down your machine
2) Unplug your second hard drive if you have one (I have one for large data that I don't want on my small SDD). Let the main drive on which Windows is installed plugged.
3) Reboot and let the computer enter the automatic repair mode which at the end will reboot automatically
4) If Windows 7 now starts correctly, then the problem effectively came from these two updates that do not work well if you have a second hard drive plugged on SATA (I have no idea why). You can shut down your machine.
5) Re plug the second hard drive
6) Start again the machine
7) Go to the Windows update setting, untick all the updates from August 2019, and turn off updates for now. (I did try to install them again, hoping that the issue would have been solved by now, and I got the same issue). This is not perfectly safe to do that, but otherwise they will get installed again, and you will have the same issue.
In the future :
When Microsoft will have solved the problem (if they do), re-activate the automatic updates from Windows update, and install the (corrected) updates that they will have pushed. Personally, might not try them in the near future (anyway, Windows 7 is only on maintenance mode, and will die from January 2020, so I might never install these last faulty updates).
Hoping this will help some of you ! Good luck.
Best regards.
Friday, August 16, 2019 11:42 AM
- Edited by PhoenixArizona Friday, August 16, 2019 11:45 AM
Hi,It is confirmed as a known issue of Aug updates.
The current resolution is to uninstall those updates and keep them uninstalled until the next action plan.
Thanks for your understanding.
Best regards,
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I had the same problem (reported here)and used exactly the same software to fix it.Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:00 AM
Thanks for this information. Very useful.
/Get-Packages returns a lot results. PhoenixArizona mentions KB4474419 and KB4512506. Are these the packages I should be removing?
This is the tail of my package list
The dates on the last few are very old and one from August does not look like the KB number mentioned.Wednesday, August 21, 2019 10:13 AM
Install KB4512486 prior to KB4474419 to fix this issue
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:47 PM
- Proposed as answer by yilia zhaoMicrosoft contingent staff Thursday, August 22, 2019 1:28 AM
Refer to the FAQ section in https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4472027/2019-sha-2-code-signing-support-requirement-for-windows-and-wsus to recover from this situation. Copy pasting the recovery steps below:I have installed an image of Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, which includes the SHA-2 support, directly to the disk without running setup and now the system does not boot and I receive error 0xc0000428 (STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH). How do I make this scenario work?
If you are seeing error 0xc0000428 with the message "Windows cannot verify the digital signature for this file. A recent hardware or software change might have installed a file that is signed incorrectly or damaged, or that might be malicious software from an unknown source." please follow these steps to recover.
Thursday, August 22, 2019 10:44 PM
- Start the operating system using recovery media.
- Before installing any additional updates, install KB3133977 using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
- Reboot into the recovery media. This restart is required
- At the command prompt, run bcdboot.exe. This copies the boot files from the Windows directory and sets up the boot environment. See BCDBoot Command-Line Options for more details.
- Restart the operating system.
This solution worked for me so I thought I would share:
Boot from a Clean Win 7 ISO. Goto repair this pc and then go to the command prompt.
Type this to revert the changes
dism.exe /image:c:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions
Friday, August 23, 2019 1:24 AM
- Proposed as answer by s2project Friday, August 30, 2019 5:25 PM
check and try Below
* Open CMD in Recovery Console and run Diskpart, list disks check fixed disks are available are not
Option 1: if disks are available
Check the drive letter where OS is available. change it to Original Drive letter
Rename below files
cd \windows\system32
ren win*.efi *.old
ren winload.exe *.old
ren winresume.exe *.old
and copy files from c:\windiws\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-b..vironment-os-loader_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx to c:\windows\system32
Option 2: If Disk are not visible try to boot with Windows 2012 or windows 8, 10. try to copy above files as pption 1 from and check
Option 3: If Disks are not visible
* Down load RAID or Storage drivers ( required iso or in usb)
* Reboot the PC, Select Load Drivers from image recovery and select drivers and Add
* Open CMD and run Diskpart, you can see Disks
* Check and change OS drive letter by remove and assign letter using Disk part
* run " BCDBOOT c:\windows"
paramTuesday, August 27, 2019 10:52 AM
This solution worked for me so I thought I would share:
Boot from a Clean Win 7 ISO. Goto repair this pc and then go to the command prompt.
Type this to revert the changes
dism.exe /image:c:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions
This issue affected about a dozen or so of our machines. This command worked! Thank you so much.Friday, August 30, 2019 5:26 PM
After struggling a lot, we too found the solution which worked with systems having HDD/SSD etc.
Download latest Win 10 ISO of version 1903.
The one I have used is (Windows 10 (business editions), version 1903 (updated Aug 2019)
Create a bootable flash drive using above ISO and boot either in UEFI or Legacy mode, you will have to get inside troubleshoot option and then in command prompt. Inside command prompt you will see X:\Sources>.
Try typing C: here and if you are inside C drive it means your life is easy after next command.
Type below command to revert the changes:
dism.exe /image:c:\ /cleanup-image /revertpendingactions
Please take care of the spaces in this command you may get different errors for same. But this is working fine in almost every model of laptop/desktop/server etc.
Cheers!! If you encounter further issues, discuss it here.
S SaurabhSunday, September 1, 2019 9:06 AM
Hi Saurabh, Thanks for your help
In many of the machines it has thrown Error 5, though it was successful.
But in some of the machines Error 2 & Error 3 appeared, still we got stuck in the recovery mode.
It would be great helpful if you suggest some solution for Error 2 & Error 3.
Also could you please let us know does this problem reappear in the successful machines after few days ?Saturday, September 7, 2019 6:46 AM
This is also one of the many issues I'm fighting when updating over 300 CNC's. If KB4474419 is installed and the machine reboots it will enter an endless boot loop. One strange thing is, if you unplug the machines network cable it will boot fine. But as soon as the cable is plugged back in and it gets an IP it instantly reboots.
So I was able to uninstall each recent update on one of the machines having this issue and once I uninstall KB4474419 it would work again. This has caused me HOURS and DAYS of troubleshooting, not to mention all the downtime in our production unit.
The only saving grace for me is that I do weekly backups so I can restore easily, but unless I disable Windows Updates on 300+ machines it just keeps happening.
I just really wanted to vent a bit after the day I've had figuring out which update out of, sometimes, 100's that were recently installed was causing this issue. F' Me.Monday, September 30, 2019 7:27 PM


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Warning: discussion of harassment and bullying. There is mention of self-harm and links to real-life bullying accounts at the end.
The substantive part of Corey's comment which was not published on my "Why don't you just hit him?" post was the following:
It's like if you're a parent of a bullying victim, and you find yourself repeatingignore it
So I'm supposed to treat women like they're my children. Isn't that extremely sexist and patronizing?
I didn't reply to it initially because I think it's a misreading: here's the full paragraph of mine that Corey excerpted (emphasis as per the original post):
This is the kind of advice given by people who don't actually want to help. Or perhaps don't know how they can. It's like if you're a parent of a bullying victim, and you find yourself repeating "ignore it", "fight back with fists" or whatever fairly useless advice you yourself were once on the receiving end of. It's expressing at best helplessness, and at worst victim-blaming. It's personalising a cultural problem.
I am, of course, saying that if one advises that women should or must hit back at harassers/attackers, then it resembles giving a bullying victim the same advice. Since the entire post is discussing why that advice is often bad advice, I'm fairly clearly not making the argument there that people should treat women as if those women are their children; I'm making the argument that they do, and they shouldn't.
So much for that.
Except… that's not quite right is it? Of course you should not treat unrelated adult women who complain of harassment at geek conferences like they are your children, because Corey and I would both tell you that's sexist and patronising.
But the way we treat harassment victims and the way we treat child bullying victims have many parallels:
we tell harassment victims it's the price of admission to the awesome community; we tell bullying victims that it's character building, the price of admission to adulthood
we tell harassment victims they asked for it by wearing certain clothes or being a certain gender or not being a certain gender enough among many other things; we tell bullying victims that they're so satisfying to tease, because of the way they react, that they are different from their bullies in some way and hiding that difference is the way to go
we tell harassment victims that he's basically a nice guy and he's just a bit inexperienced with women, or with alcohol, or with both, and that his social skills need gentle nurturing; we tell bullying victims that their bullies are actually fine kids with good qualities that we don't want to crush by labelling and punishing them as bullies
we tell harassment victims that it's a private matter that they could solve by ignoring it, or fighting back; we tell bullying victims that it's… a private matter that they could solve by ignoring it, or fighting back
When they do report it, we also often leave them both with such failures that bullying victims and harassment victims both come to internalise the lesson that their persecution is a private matter, or at least that better keep it a private matter than tell anyone with power about it, because people with power will just back each other up.
(Should be obvious: I don't support required reporting, or shaming people into reporting. I do support solving the problem when they do report.)
So harassment and bullying are the same class of problem, in fact they blur into each other very strongly: bullying of children and adults often includes harassment and assault (among the other forms of bullying, like sudden unexplained ostracism and you're-our-friend-today-no-you're-not yoyos and so on), an individual incident of harassment or assault might be the beginning of or part of a bullying relationship.
And neither can or should be solved by the victim, whether by ignoring, or by fighting back, or by changing themself into someone or something that the bully or harasser will approve of.
While, yes, adult harassment victims are not the same as child bullying victims, and they shouldn't be treated exactly the same, here's what I would argue: we should be treating them both a lot better. If you think that it would be extremely patronising if your chosen approaches to dealing with bullying in a child community resemble approaches to dealing with harassment in an adult community, then perhaps your understanding of the rights of children who are bullied isn't bloody good enough.
It also really puzzles me, frankly, that geeks, who I think are a population that has disproportionate experience of being bullied at some point in their life, are so unwilling to recognise the dynamic and similar ones when it occurs in their culture.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Researching, Blogging, Social Networking, and Finding Time
I cannot speak for anyone else, but I have bumped up against one of those hard facts of life: there are only 24 hours in a day, and I need to spend at least a few of those sleeping, not to mention interacting with my family and meeting my other non-genealogy-related obligations in life. This issue has been brought into even sharper focus recently by the addition of an alluring new social networking site created expressly for genealogists: GenealogyWise. Barely a week old, it has exploded in popularity, which has been reflected in the addition of hundreds of new members each day as well as quite a few blog articles on the subject. Most of these articles were positive and cited some new possibilities offered by "the new kid on the block," although a considerable number of reviews also included some reservations about possible drawbacks. A few blog posts even set forth the authors' reasons for not joining this new wave of social networking.
I held out for an entire day before I joined GenealogyWise. I though it wouldn't hurt to sign up just to see what was there, and then if it didn't seem to provide anything I couldn't already do, I'd just let my participation languish.
It offered a lot. Many of the features I do have access to elsewhere – in a lot of different places. On GenealogyWise, they're all packaged together: a place for blog posts as well as links to our "outside" blogs, pictures, notes, networking with others in various ways – through interest groups, posting on one another's pages, an internal e-mail system, chat, and on and on. I was weak. I caved. I participated and had fun, especially when I found a number of friends from the genea-blogging community. I was even able to pass on a tip on a helpful researcher to another GenealogyWise user.
And yet… that "only so many hours in a day" problem will not go away. Last week I spent about the same amount of time I usually do reading and writing (e-mail, Facebook, blog posts), so which usual activity had to sacrifice the minutes and hours I spent on GenealogyWise?
It was my research. Actually, ever since I started blogging and Facebooking, my research time has been dwindling. At the very beginning, there may not have been a significant reduction, because I actually saved some time by posting pictures, notes, and research results on my Facebook page instead of writing individually to the relatives with whom I share research. But as my blog progressed and additional networking opportunities appeared on Facebook, that early momentum went into reverse. I still post some items to share on Facebook, but even that has suffered lately. And I miss the constant e-mailing back and forth I used to do with my cousins when I first started genealogy.
Different genealogy researchers have different amounts of time to devote to this passion, but I'm betting that I'm not alone in finding it extremely difficult to prioritize my genealogy-related activities so that I can pursue my research while enjoying the social aspect (which has always been high on my list of reasons for enjoying genealogy so much in the first place).
I have a full-time job (which I love and do not plan to retire from until I absolutely have to), a husband, a daughter in college, a daughter in high school, three cats, and some volunteer commitments. Yet I know I probably do not have the worst time crunch problems in the genealogy community; my daughters are still young enough that I can remember the time demands made by young children, and many retirees still have significant family and volunteer obligations. Moreover, professional genealogists and the passionate semi-pros and amateurs with a substantial web presence may love what they do, but they also have to meet their professional commitments to customers and the expectations of their Internet audiences in addition to pursuing their own research.
Until recently, part of my usual evening routine after getting home from work, in addition to chores and family time, looked like this:
1. Check and reply to e-mail.
2. Check Facebook and write replies, comments, and posts.
3. Read and comment on blogs.
4. Do research.
And now GenealogyWise has taken over spot #4, pushing research to the pathetic (and often omitted, at least during weekdays) #5 spot.
So what can I do to put my research back on track? I think it needs to be put back to a higher place on my list. After all, what will I have to share on my blog and on social networking sites if I don't keep adding to my previous research? During weeks with heavier scheduling demands, blog reading and Facebook could be done on alternate nights.
And GenealogyWise? It's still there, but I have to learn to use it efficiently. As long as it doesn't get gunked up by Facebook-type applications and distractions, it should be a useful tool. Interest groups are numerous (and ever-increasing) but still small in terms of membership; participation should be selective, but it can definitely pay off down the line, just as posting on message boards does.
I may use GenealogyWise for a little bit of "mini-blogging" as well as posting links to my regular blog. By "mini-blogging" I mean short posts on current topics of interest to genealogy researchers as well as an occasional "names, place, and most wanted faces" posts to keep my brick walls and high-interest research questions out there; more in-depth posts will still be reserved for the regular blog. The other extreme is "micro-blogging" (aka Twitter), which I have so far avoided because I'm not any good at it.
I do not think I will ever be able to return to the good old days when I could average a good 10 hours or more of research a week, but I am learning to cut some of the clutter elsewhere.
But there are still times when I wish I could clone myself.
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Oh Greta,ReplyDelete
I could not have said it better myself! I am making myself sit down, write a list of all my genealogical activities and then make some hard choices. I have finally realized that goals I set for myself are not happening because I am spreading myself way too thin.
It's good to know I am not alone in thinking this way!
Well said, Greta! I think there are a lot of geneabloggers that are "stretched too thin" and I'll admit that I'm one of them. Although I'm one of those retired people, there still are only 24 hours in a day.ReplyDelete
Priorities require adjustment from time to time, and for me at least, the research is going to have a higher priority than the social networks. I joined GenealogyWise and think it is a good thing, though like facebook, it can be a time sucker.
You hit the nail right on the head, Greta. I too am finding it hard to keep up with my research. I only go on Facebook now every other day (probably miss a lot because of that) and will most likely have to do the same with GenealogyWise. They are both great mediums, but take up way too much time.ReplyDelete
Greta, I completely relate, I have been waking up in the middle of the night trying to figure out how I can do it all. I too work full time, I have my daughter and 2 grandchildren here and they don't even really spend quality time with me because I am too busy catching up on all the blogs, facebook, GenWise now which I like but am still trying to get use to and don't really have time to figure out right now. By the time I am done and I am not really done, I haven't done any research, or even posted to my own blog. I am also missing out on creating history with my family at times. The house is a wreck and that's just not me! It's really tough. I love all of this but am trying to figure a way to stay afloat! As I write this, I sit in bed, hubby next to me sleeping and I am typing away and exhausted! You said it all perfectly, thank you, I was feeling pretty alone thinking what the heck is wrong with me. I love Genealogy and won't give it up but we do have to decide what's most important, and research is key or like you said we won't have any info to socialize with! Thank youReplyDelete
Ditto, Greta! I'm paying for footnote right now, and have not been on there researching in about a month!ReplyDelete
I am writing and "illustrating" several blog posts per week, and doing a little research on the relevant people mentioned in the posts, but I am NOT getting any in-depth research done.
What I REALLY need to do is to drag myself away from this computer and DRIVE to some of the places in Texas where my ancestors lived -- and do some hands-on research.
We are in the process of buying an RV, and on MY list of places to visit (my Hubbie and I each have a list) are an assortment of cemeteries and research centers.
Being on the road will keep me away from facebook, my blog, etc. . . . and I will be sticking my nose in books, etc. that have been piling up while waiting for my undivided attention. Gotta work out a research plan . . .
Well said, Greta!ReplyDelete
I learned from your post that I can link my blog at GW...now I have to go figure out how to do that. I'm just back from vacation, and catching up has taken 2 days of my life.
So much to do, so little time...
Great post Gretta!! The WO's, my genealogical support group and bestest friends talk about this kind of thing all the time, one of the members has simply stated, BALANCE your life. OKKKK, simple statement, not so easy to do. She does the best job of it of anyone I know. I practice emulating her! I have been doing a little cemetery work, a little Bible work, a little blogging, a little input, oh, wait, when did I last do input?? Hmmm, better get working harder at that balancing act Carol!ReplyDelete
Great, I think you've been reading my mind!ReplyDelete
I have been reluctant to sign onto GenealogyWise because I am terrified that I won't be able to keep up! I am involved in so much stuff on the net, that I am terrified that I won't be able to keep up with another site. But I am definitely considering it...
Thanks, guys, it is great to read your comments and know that I'm not alone. I love and enjoy all the activities that I mentioned, but they need to be reordered somehow. It seems there is always something new that demands another slice of our lives; I've noticed at church, for instance, that some of the busiest people are retirees and stay-at-home moms because everyone thinks that they are free to do volunteer work. I can check GenealogyWise for messages every day, but I think I'll save checking up on my groups for one or two days a week (so Elyse, if you are thinking of joining - and it is a lot of fun - that might be an approach to keep it from taking up too much time); likewise I'll check Facebook maybe every other day. I still like to read blogs every day because they're so much fun, but sometimes I'm behind the curve on that, too. And I like the way Gini puts it - we need to "create history with our families." Vickie - you brought up something I forgot to mention - justifying our use of paid subscriptions when we don't have time to use them - that is why I haven't subscribed to Footnote, yet. And I used to use Ancestry almost every day; now it's down to 2 or 3 times a week. (By the way, research trips sound like a good way to temporarily wean ourselves off some of these other activities.) Mary - there's a link thingy when you are in edit mode in the text box, just like there is for blogs. Thanks again, everyone; I am definitely feeling better about working on time management. There ought to be a presentation on this subject at genealogy conferences....ReplyDelete
Well, this is my issue too... not enough hours in a day to do it all.ReplyDelete
I don't blog enough in my opinion (on either of my active blogs), I occasionally check FB (once or twice a week), I send off a tweet now and then but only check in at Twitter once or twice a week. And I can't imagine where I'd find time for GenealogyWise. Research? What's that?
I've been interested in the Genealogy Wise site-but have hesitated for the exact reasons you shared. There just isn't enough hours in the day. But I still want to find out what it's about : )ReplyDelete
Hi Jasia and Tipper,ReplyDelete
Glad to hear from you! Some things seem to gobble up more time than others. Right now GW is sort of under control - I check messages on a daily basis but will probably only get into discussions and check out the groups about once a week. Facebook can take a lot of time, so I'm not checking it every day. But I just can't give up on blogs - they're too much fun. Leah at The Internet Genealogist (http://shbwgen.blogspot.com/) has a good perspective on this; she says that she alternates active and inactive cycles in research, and sometimes when she is pursuing other interests she learns things that help in genealogy research.
Greta, You have struck a note here with so many geneabloggers, and said it so very well.ReplyDelete
I've resisted Genealogy Wise thus far, am trying to ignore FB and Twitter, and working on more research and writing time. Not always successful, but I'm trying.
Thanks for saying it for all of us.
Being on vacation, last week was a good week for me to spend poking around Genealogy Wise and joining some groups. Now that I'm set up I only see myself checking in there a couple of times a week. I know I won't be able to keep up with all the blog posts and discussions there so I'll pick and choose.ReplyDelete
Being new to FB I don't find myself spending much time there. I check once or twice a day and rarely spend more than 10 minutes.
I get bogged down trying to read everyone's blogs and sadly that is where I have been getting more time back to work on letters and other research. There are simply more good blogs than I have time to read. :(
I've resisted the lure of Facebook for just this reason. I'm trying out Genealogy Wise and can see the potential for it to be a huge time sink. I think I will focus on the research and blogging (because I think the two go hand-in-hand) and save the social networking for brief check-ins and times when I'm too tired or burned out to focus on other priorities.ReplyDelete
Well said and I am so admire your wonderful ability to analyze your time and plan it.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this.


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CBS and 'Young and Restless' lead with Daytime Emmy nods
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS led with 70 nominations overall while its daytime drama "The Young and the Restless" led with 25 nods when nominations were announced Wednesday for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy awards.
TV's remaining trio of soap operas, "General Hospital" (23 nominations), "The Bold and the Beautiful" (23 nominations) and "Days of Our Lives" (22 nominations) were the other series with the most potential trophies.
"The Young and the Restless" joined CBS' "The Bold and the Beautiful," NBC's "Days of Our Lives" and ABC's "General Hospital" among nominees for best soap opera.
Best actress nominees for daytime drama were Nancy Lee Grahn and Laura Wright of "General Hospital," Gina Tognoni and Jess Walton of "The Young and the Restless," and Heather Tom of "The Bold and the Beautiful."
Best-actor nominees for a soap were Peter Bergman and Kristoff St. John of "The Young and the Restless," Scott Clifton of "The Bold and the Beautiful," and Billy Flynn and Vincent Irizarry of "Days of Our Lives."
Nominees for supporting actress are Anna Maria Horsford of "The Bold and the Beautiful," Stacy Haiduk and Kelly Sullivan of "The Young and the Restless," Finola Hughes of "General Hospital" and Kate Mansi of "Days of Our Lives."
Supporting actor nominees are Chad Duell and Jeffrey Vincent Parise of "General Hospital," John Aniston and James Reynolds of "Days of Our Lives" and Steve Burton of "The Young and the Restless."
Nominees for best game show were "Celebrity Name Game" (syndicated), "Family Feud" (syndicated), "Jeopardy!" (syndicated), "Let's Make a Deal" (CBS) and "The Price is Right" (CBS).
Nominees for best informative talk show were "The Chew" (ABC), "The Dr. Oz Show" (syndicated), "Steve Harvey" (syndicated), "Larry King Now" (Ora TV) and "The Kitchen" (Food Network).
Nominees for best entertainment talk show were "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (syndicated), "The Talk" (CBS), "The View" (ABC), "Maury" (NBC) and "Live with Kelly" (syndicated).
The awards ceremony will air April 30 from Pasadena, California.