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Someone's opened up a hellspawn gateway in Holloway. I don't know how else to explain this week's crop of techno-miseries, which have included* My much-loved Dell X1 developing a severe case of death.
* My much-loved Dell X1 developing a severe case of death. To be more accurate, a BSOD happening about ten seconds into Windows boot with an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_DEVICE error.
* My homebrew dual-core big machine coughing its guts up when I try to copy some music across to the iPod.
Add to that one of my DAB radios refusing to DAB, a Reciva wireless streaming box taking a firmware upgrade and turning into a brick - all in the space of three days.
I've donned the surgical gown, of course, and gone looking for clues. The Dell's departure seems due to unreadable sectors on the hard disk, but so far I haven't been able to find out which files have been affected. Windows boot logging doesn't commit to disk before the machine borks: I know where the bad sectors are, ...
As for the Samsung: well, the battery never lasted more than an hour anyway and I only use it as a desktop replacement. I did speak to a fascinating battery company at IDF who had some very interesting things to say about why LiIon batteries die so often - and why they catch fire - so that's under investigation anyway....
As for the Big Machine: if that's another hard disk failure on its way, I'll cry. It's interesting how little I use it these days; it's got fancy graphics, lots of RAM, tons of disk space, but mostly it just holds the music and photography collection. And that's backed up to the Intel NAS box, which I must write about ...
1st – Purse $17,000. 2 year olds. Maidens. 300 yards.
10 - Litle Ghost looks to improve in second start. Gets upgrade in jockey with Esgar Ramirez aboard.
9 - Pepe Le Pew ran third in debut. Should figure into the mix today. Major contender.
4 - Mister Dark Eagle is a first time starter who is coming from a strong barn.
2nd – Purse $12,300. 3 year olds and up. Claiming $10,000. 400 yards.
3 - Hoponthewagon has hit the board in 6 of 18 starts. Ran second in last start on this track.
8 - Corporatist ran third on this track in last start. Seems to like this distance.
9 - Primero has hit the board in 5 of 12 starts. Worth using in all exotics.
3rd – Purse $22,600. 3 and 4 year olds. Maidens. New Mexico-breds. 400 yards.
1 - Bank Dunit has finished second twice in four starts and comes from the very strong Salvador Soto barn.
9 - Bb R Amego has hit the board three times in seven starts and has run well over this track.
3 - Lolo Quinto Jr. owns a pair of seconds in three starts. Use in all exotics.
4th – Purse $22,200. 3 year olds and up. Claiming $10,000-15,000. New Mexico-breds. 870 yards.
2 - Candle Kisses improved and a ran a really nice second in last start. Gets much coveted inside post position draw.
8 - Safe Trip has won 11 of 36 starts and is generally right in the hunt for a piece of the board.
6 - Jockey James should be right in the mix. Has hit the board in 15 of 24 starts.
5th – Purse $198,924. 2 year olds. The West Texas Futurity (Grade 2). 300 yards.
3 - Ashotofligquidcourage was impressive in winning his trial for this race on March 20. Gets veteran Joe Badilla Jr. aboard.
5 - Nucky was also very good in trial for this race. Comes from decent barn.
7 - Pampered Jess should be right in the mix. Comes from decent percentage barn.
6th – Purse $20,500. 3 year olds and up. Maidens. Fillies and mares. 6 furlongs.
6 - Seraphic Slew has been working well leading up race. Hasn't raced since last May at Santa Anita.
3 - Hunan Hannah has hit the board in three of six starts. Comes from the very good Justin Evans barn.
1 - The Bonnie Samurai ran third in debut. Worth using again today in exotic wagers.
7th – Purse $20,900. 2 year olds. Maidens. New Mexico-breds. 4 and ½ furlongs.
5 - Streakin Home has worked well leading up to debut. Comes from talented barn and gets veteran jockey aboard.
8 - Forger is a major threat here today for the Todd Fincher barn. Alfredo Juarez Jr. is aboard.
2 - Terras Song comes from the strong Henry Dominguez barn.
8th – Purse $11,700. 3 year olds. Maidens. Claiming $10,000. New Mexico-breds. 6 and ½ furlongs.
7 - Champeroo ran well and finished 2nd in last outing. Should be right in mix for win honors today.
12 - Hes a Gem has run well in two of last three races. Gets decent jockey aboard in Elvin Gonzalez.
9 - Fancy Stripe has worked well leading up to debut. Gets Ry Eikleberry aboard.
9th – Purse $75,000-guaranteed. 3 year olds and up. The Sunland Park Handicap. 1 and 1/8 miles.
6 - The New Mexico bred Proceed has fared well against open company and I like his chances today against tough horses for trainer Joel Marr.
1 - Rebranded has been consistent in career with six wins in 16 starts. Should be right in the hunt today for win honors.
3 - Candy Waltz has been on fire in recent starts and should be right in the hunt for trainer Greg Green.
10th – Purse $11,700. 3 year olds and up. Claiming $5,000. New Mexico-breds. 5 and ½ furlongs.
10 - Sorority Punch ran second on this track in last start and has all the right connections for win honors.
6 - Dome's Fancy has run well on this track in last two starts. Gets solid jockey aboard in Ruby Gonzalez.
3 - Riveronfire should be in the hunt for a piece of the board. Use in all exotics.
TORONTO — The Canadian cannabis industry was chomping at the bit Friday over the prospect of being allowed to sell legalized marijuana in Ontario through private-sector pot shops, and not just those of the provincial government.
Until recently, the official plan for retailing recreational cannabis to consumers in Ontario — which would become Canada’s largest market after the drug’s scheduled legalization on Oct. 17 — involved a tightly controlled and government-owned monopoly.
But new Premier Doug Ford had previously made remarks suggesting that model could be in for some tweaking. And after media reports surfaced Thursday about Ford and the Progressive Conservative government considering private pot stores, the Canadian cannabis industry snapped to attention.
For a company like leading marijuana producer Canopy Growth Corp., a move towards privatization could provide a new way to introduce itself and to educate customers in the province with a bricks-and-mortar store. The company had previously expressed interest in operating a retail pot shop at their headquarters in Smith...
While Ford has not officially announced Ontario is pivoting pot sales to the private sector, a government official told the Financial Post that they were reviewing the previous government’s proposal to turn the distribution model for the drug over to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, which has been setting up a subs...
Under ex-premier Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals, Ontario had been on track to sell cannabis in-person and online through a government-run system, including up to 150 standalone stores to open by the end of 2020. A change to that plan could herald a shift toward the more private-sector-friendly proposals for retail in ...
Meanwhile, the previous proposals appear to have already bogged down somewhat since they were announced; the Ontario Cannabis Store has not posted an update on its website since April 11, when it announced it had identified its first four locations.
The Liberals are also no longer in power. Ford and the PC Party ousted the Grits in Ontario’s June election.
Some cannabis companies were quick to applaud Thursday’s news.
Gatineau, Que.-based Hydropothecary Corp. — which recently announced a $10-million investment in Fire & Flower, “a leading adult-use retail cannabis store” — said in a release that they were pleased to see reports of Ontario considering privatization.
The sudden notion of opening up Canada’s biggest consumer market for privatized pot sales also had analysts reassessing what it could mean for publicly traded producers. For those that can get a toehold, the payoff could be significant.
Canaccord Genuity analyst Matt Bottomley wrote in a note to clients that Ontario will likely make up 40 per cent of the pot market in Canada, which could create a rosier economic situation for licensed producers. Bottomley, though, was not quite convinced that Ontario could change lanes so near the planned Oct. 17 lega...
Jefferies, however, said that Ontario would keep pace with Ottawa’s plans.
August 23, 2018 at 10:34a.m.
A visiting judge denied a motion by attorneys representing the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s office to dismiss counts in a lawsuit filed by a former assistant prosecutor.
Martin Desmond filed the lawsuit against county Prosecutor Paul Gains in March. It accuses Gains of defamation, intimidation and civil liability for criminal acts in connection with Desmond’s firing.
The motion, filed by the county’s attorneys, sought to dismiss 18 counts in the lawsuit and argued that Desmond couldn’t file a civil suit seeking damages for violations of a criminal statute without a prior criminal conviction or plea.
Judge H.F. Inderlied Jr. disagreed in a ruling issued this week.
The case is one of several Desmond actions open before Judge Inderlied.
Desmond has also appealed a decision by the State Personnel Board of Review that denied him whistleblower status, and he filed a petition to release grand jury transcipts he alleges will expose a pattern of misconduct by county prosecutors.
In April 2017, Gains said Desmond violated office policy by discussing a matter that no longer involved him with people outside the office, including a lawyer who sued the county in federal court.
Desmond alleges that Gains fired him for his attempts to expose misconduct within the prosecutor’s office.
August 24, 2018 12:04 a.m.
October 1, 2018 5:33 p.m.
May 31, 2018 12:05 a.m.
‘I’m a judge, not a ringmaster,’ says Judge H.F. Inderlied Jr.
April 25, 2018 12:04 a.m.
Hartlepool United are edging close to a managerial appointment, with the club having now finalised its shortlist for the vacant position.
With over a week having passed since the dismissal of Matthew Bates, Pools are set to begin interviews to find their new manager - with Hignett confirming that over 100 applicants had submitted their CVs to the Super 6 Stadium.
The club had initially hoped to make an appointment before Saturday's visit to Maidenhead United, but a decision is now set to be made next week once the interviewing process is complete.
Key to Pools' ultimate choice will be a period of due diligence, with Hignett and the club hierarchy keen to ensure they make the right long-term decision for the club.
But for the time being, the director of football remains focused on the interview stage where Hartlepool will look to whittle down the list of candidates even further.
"We've got our list and we're speaking to candidates," said Hignett.
"We'll take our time, we'll do our due diligence and make sure that, when we appoint, it's the right man.
"The shortlist is made and interviews will be taking place.
"Then we'll go away and find out a little bit of background on everyone we're interested in and make sure we have as much information as we can so we can make a more informed decision."
Havant & Waterlooville manager Lee Bradbury remains the bookmakers' favourite for the role, with betting temporarily suspended yesterday evening after a spate of betting were placed on the former Manchester City striker.
And after reports from the south coast claimed that Pools had made an approach for the 43-year-old, Hignett confirmed that Bradbury would be someone that the club would be interested in opening dialogue with.
"Lee is someone who has done really well in his managerial career," added Hignett.
Other names in the frame include former Newcastle and Sunderland midfielder Lee Clark and ex-Leeds United boss Neil Redfearn - both of whom have applied for the role.
For the time being, however, Hignett is set to continue his caretaker stint and lead the team at Maidenhead on Saturday afternoon.
Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump's appointee to oversee the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has given big pay raises to the deputies he has hired to help him run the bureau, according to salary records obtained by The Associated Press.
Mulvaney has hired at least eight political appointees since he took over the bureau in late November. Four of them are making $259,500 a year and one is making $239,595. That is more than the salaries of members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, and nearly all federal judges apart from those who sit on the Supreme Cou...
The salary records came as part of a records request submitted by the AP earlier this year.
While most of the federal government follows a universal pay scale, some government agencies and departments have gotten waivers to use their own separate pay scales. One of those agencies is the Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank. Since the CFPB is technically part of the Federal Reserve, its employees ge...
The top salary under the general federal government pay scale is $134,776, not including adjustments for the higher cost of living in areas like New York City or Washington, D.C., according to the Office of Personnel Management. The top pay bracket for a Federal Reserve employee is $250,000.
Mulvaney, as Trump's budget director, has long railed against government spending. One of his first directives as acting CFPB director was to announce he needed zero dollars in funding to run the agency, pledging to spend down the bureau's surplus fund this quarter before requiring more money from the Fed — t...
In his Jan. 17 letter to the Fed, Mulvaney said he was asking for zero dollars because of the need to be "responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars." But that tight-fisted approach apparently was not used with his staff's salaries. Further, it appears that at least two people that Mulvaney hired for his office are ...
Kirsten Mork, Mulvaney's chief of staff, got a significant bump in pay for going to work at the CFPB. She made $167,300 in her job working for Rep. Jeb Hensarling on the House Financial Services Committee, according to LegiStorm, a website that tracks congressional salary data. She now makes $259,500 as chief of s...
Mork is making more than her predecessor, Leandra English, made while in that position under Obama administration CFPB Director Richard Cordray. English's starting salary in her role as chief of staff under Cordray was $212,324, according to the office of Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. The New York Times obtained ...
English is now deputy director of the bureau — on paper the second-most powerful job in the bureau, but she has largely been sidelined since Mulvaney took over. The bureau has declined to disclose English's current salary, requesting that it be asked for through the Freedom of Information Act.
Another former congressional staffer, Brian Johnson, who also worked for the House Financial Services Committee, made $164,600 in his role there before going to the CFPB, according to LegiStorm. He now makes $239,595 as a "senior advisor" to Mulvaney, a position that did not exist under Cordray.
Eric Blankenstein, who oversees supervision, enforcement and fair lending for the bureau, previously was a lawyer for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative making $153,730, according to federal salary data website FedSmith. He now makes $259,500, according to bureau records. Another Mulvaney appointee, Sheila Gre...