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Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP Today

“REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into using XP's successor, Vista.

Once computers loaded with XP have been cleared from the inventory of PC makers such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co., consumers who can't live without the old operating system on their new machine will have to buy Vista Ultimate or Vista Business and then legally "downgrade" to XP.

Microsoft will still allow smaller mom-and-pop PC builder shops to buy XP for resale through the end of January. A version of XP will also remain available for ultra-low-cost PCs such as the Asus Eee PC.

A group of vocal computer users who rallied around a "Save XP" petition posted on the industry news site InfoWorld had been clamoring for Microsoft to keep selling XP until its next operating system, Windows 7, is available. The software maker has said it expects to release Windows 7 sometime in 2009.

Last week, Microsoft said it would provide full technical support for six-year-old Windows XP through 2009, and limited support through 2014.”

The above is from Yahoo News.   I re-printed the entire story.  I think it is very important news for PC computer users.

National Nude Weekend is July 12 and 13th of 2008

  National Nude Weekend is July 12 and 13th of 2008.  It is a good time to visit a nudist camp or nude beach.  Go skinny-dipping at your old pond or river.
  Get nude in your hot tub or pool.
 
"...Nude Recreation Week (July 5-11) was originally organized in 1983 by Lee Baxandall, founder of The Naturist Society. Since then, this celebration has been adopted by a number of other naturist organizations across the USA & Canada..."  HNB

 

I will try and make it to Haulover Beach. 
  I will plan on doing a live call in radio talk show from the beach.
  Details later.

The following is from  South Florida Free Beaches

  HAULOVER BEACH PARK

          A Miami-Dade County Regional Park located between the cities of Sunny           Isles Beach and Bal Harbour, with a designated naturist (clothing-optional) beach           at the north end, created July 14, 1991 by South Florida Free Beaches.   The Park Department has estimated that between 66% & 85% of park   visitors use the naturist beach area.

• No glass containers on beach.
• No dogs or pets on beach.
• Stay out of dune plantings.
• Cover up outside posted nude use area.
• Obey lifeguards and posted surf warnings.
• Don't litter, and pick up your cigarette butts.

           

Rip Current Safety Info

Miami, FL  Get the 10 day forecast   Airport Delays   Sporting Events   Pollen Reports 83 °F Partly Cloudy Feels Like: 91°F Humidity: 75% Wind:  E at 6 mph Book a vacation rental

     

PARKING

         

Parking
          All-day parking is $5.00 per car. The parking lots open at           about sunrise and close around sunset. No overnight           parking is allowed. There are pedestrian tunnels under Collins Avenue leading   from the parking lots, as indicated on the map.  

  The NORTH PARKING LOT at           the northern end of the park is the first choice for the clothing-optional           beach. If this lot is full, go about 0.3 mile south on A1A past the entrance to the           boat ramp to PARKING LOT #1,           and park at the north end of this lot.  

 

Park Office:  305-947-3525
     Ocean Rescue: 305-944-3040

Bus Routes to Haulover Park:

  108 (H)—South Beach to North Miami Beach
111 (K)—Downtown Miami to Diplomat Mall (Hollywood)
119 (S)—Downtown Miami to Aventura Mall
120 (T)—Downtown Miami to Haulover Marina

For details & route maps go to the MetroBus Website
and enter the route numbers.       

Shirley's Recommended Hotels on B.E.A.C.H.E.S. website.

Critical Mass Bike Ride and Police in Atlanta

Critical Mass is a worldwide movement to promote the use of bicycles as a viable means of transportation. It has arisen in response to what many call the "car-culture:" an overdependence on the private automobile. It is, more than anything else, a reclamation of space, a demonstration to show that the city belongs to people and not machines. We're not protesting, we're CELEBRATING our vision of a preferable alternative mode of transportation in the city of Atlanta…” 

  It looks like for months Critical Mass has been having their bike ride and breaking traffic laws.  This month the Atlanta police decided to enforce traffic laws.    
  I support the cause of Critical Mass but they have no right to ride and break traffic laws.  My guess is that they are not applying for a permit and willing to pay for police to escort and direct the bikes on the route.      
  I do not understand what makes Critical Mass think they can ride a bike through a red light.

Life Update

  I am feeling pretty good.  The swelling in my feel is not bad.  Diet seems to be the cause of my swollen feet. 
 
  Hillary saw her mother for the first time in four years.  She drove down to Dar’s place and took Dar to see the doctor and then drove her to the store. 
  Jimmy called Dar and he thinks he will be returning to Texas in a couple of weeks.      
  Dar has not received one of those IRS refund checks.  Her income from eBay has been down big time.   
  She is worrying about making it.      
   
  Russell got the bill for the ER doctor.  It was $600.00 for the ER doctor that saw him.  He had not received the bill from the hospital yet.  Russell has no health insurance and right now has no job.      
  He has been putting in applications. 

   

  I've been playing a lot of Civilization III.  I've been playing it for hours and hours each day. 

 

  It is 0612 and the sun is starting to come up.  I will have to make sure that Ken wakes up at 0630 and then later I will go back to bed and sleep for a bit.

Do Not Allow Your Children to Watch the Olympic Games

  

“Are these swimsuits really that tight? I honestly could care less about any type of competitive advantage that suits could provide, I am deciding whether I should allow my children to watch the Olympic games. If I am correct about what this is showing, shouldn't there be a point where tight equals too tight?”  Yahoo Answers

No Dad I ever knew got cigarettes as a gift!

  I saw someone found Howard’s Notebook from  Snopes.Com.  I did a check and here is how they found HNB.  It is a message board and they were talking about cigarettes.

“Quote:

Originally Posted by Seaboe Muffinchucker

Really? No Dad I ever knew got cigarettes as a gift. From their kids?
I've heard of Dads who got cigars on occasion, but never cigarettes.
Learn something new every day.

Cigars? No way. I never heard of anyone getting cigars for Father's Day. At one time cigarettes were a very popular gift. Heck, I bet there were people that got them for every holiday.
If you doubt me, go back and take a look at how cigarette cartons use to be jazzed up for Xmas. I'm sure you can find images online.
ETA from http://www.showmeblog.com/home/2008/...bation-to.html :

Quote:

I am 100% sure that smoking is not good for you. I did not always know that however..when I was a kid I used to buy my dad a carton of cigarettes for Christmas, his birthday and Father's Day. Not only that they were Camel cigarettes. Smile

_____”

Ten Chili Dogs

  At 0100 hours last night I walked up and got ten chili dogs.  I had one last night and put the others in the freezer.  They cost $1.00 each.  
  Now 12 hours later I am having one for lunch. 

  I won an iPod!  A YouTube site gives away one iPod each month and I won it for this month.  They are sending it to me.  I will give you all the details when I get the iPod.

YouTube and Google Linked Successfully

  I just signed into YouTube and got the message that they saw that I had a Google account.  They asked if I wanted to link them.  I said yes and now my YouTube account is linked to my Google account.
  One day I am going to log into the IRS and Social Security government accounts and they are going to be Google accounts.
  I got this funny feeling that Google is standing behind me watching me.
  Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

  I did away with my Netflix service today.  It is getting harder and harder for me to find anything I want to watch. Sorry to say that $18.00 a month is a lot of money for me.  Yes, I am that poor.  Smile

U. S. Supreme Court strikes down gun law

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a sweeping ban on handguns in the nation's capital violated the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
  The justices struck down the ban in a 5-4 decision, with Justice Antonin Scalia writing the opinion for the majority.

Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty said he was disappointed in the ruling but will give the district's police department 21 days to implement a process for registering handguns. It still will be illegal to carry handguns outside the home, and all pistols must be registered with police…”
  President Bush praises the ruling.  The National Rifle Association said the court had given them the ammunition to challenge gun-control measures.
  The Washington DC law that banned all handguns is now not legal.
  Washington DC is now going to allow people to own handguns but they will need to register them with the DC police.
  The NRA will attempt to keep that law from taking effect and being enforced.  I am sure they will try and put controls and limits on the information.

  The Supreme Court has ruled and it is the law of the land now.
  
  Gun violence in the United States

John McCain just lost the election

  “John McCain is aware of the Internet.”  I would say that pretty much puts an end to any chance of John McCain winning the election for President of the United States.
  Of course there are statements from John McCain and video of him saying that he does not know how to use a computer and he has to depend on his wife to help him. 

  The following is from americablog.com:

"John Mccain is aware of the Internet" - McCain campaign Internet strategist Mark Soohoo.

Not if you have to say it. Not to mention, "is aware" is the way you describe someone in a coma. "Suzie is aware of her surroundings."
John McCain's Internet guy for his campaign was at a conference in NYC this week, and he was asked how well John McCain understands the Internet. This was his response:

Pressed again on McCain's tech savvy, he defends his candidate.
"You don't actually have to use a computer to understand how it shapes the country," he says.
"You actually do," former Edwards blogger Tracy Russo responds, suggesting he try to explain Twitter to his grandmother and then ask her how that applies to governing.
"John McCain is aware of the Internet," says Soohoo. "This is a man who has a very long history of understanding on a range of issues."

He's aware of the Internet? But he doesn't actually know how to use a computer. My mom and dad know how to use a computer, and they're older than McCain. This is what we've been noting for a while: John McCain isn't just 72 (almost), he's a very old 72.
And another thing. What is this with calling McCain "John McCain"? I worked on the Hill in the early 90s, and I noticed how in some offices they referred to the boss by his or her full name. Here's what I mean. Say you work for John McCain and someone asks you, "Is Senator McCain aware of the Internet?" Your responses might be:
1. He is aware of the Internet.
2. Senator McCain is aware of the Internet.
3. The Senator is aware of the Internet.
4. McCain is aware of the Internet.
5. My boss is aware of the Internet.
The answer normal people don't give is: John McCain is aware of the Internet.
Normal people don't refer to their boss by his full name in this context. It's forced, and it's not a normal English construction. Try it yourself. It's a rather nuanced lesson in language, but have someone ask you a question about your boss, by name, and practice the various answers. It's not normal, or comfortable, to use your boss' full name when answering the question. It's forced - and it's oddly regal, akin to the royal "we" or to people who refer to themselves by their own full name (like me writing "let me tell you, John Aravosis doesn't like what this staffer said"). I noticed twenty years ago that this is something some people do on the Hill. It's a sign, I've always thought, of a bit of a cult of personality in that particular office, and it's usually because it's something the boss himself cultivates.