Month: January 2007

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DHL Now Surpasses UPS in Not Being Able to Do Their Job!

Well, I thought United Parcel Service (UPS) was the leader in not being able to do their job, but DHL has now topped that.
They have had a package in Denver since December 23 and they have not been able to deliver it. I thought UPS was bad, and they are, but DHL is now surpassing them. They have failed to deliver it and have no clue when they will be delivering it.

It is now going on two weeks since they received it and are holding it with no sign of when they will deliver it.

It has been two weeks since the storm caused all the problems, they should be caught up by now.

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Why Does 9 News Jeopardize the Safety of Witnesses?

In an article posted on the 9 News Website, Broncos mourn as investigation continues, they reported on the mourning of the Broncos and the status of the investigation into the shooting of Darrent Williams.
But one of the things that they reported was the names of the two people who were injured in the shooting.  Other news agencies have been withholding the names of those that were injured and who were in the limo because they are witnesses to the shooting and some are fearful for their safety as the people who did this might seek to quiet them.

I don’t understand why Paula Woodward did this and the web producer, Jeffrey Wolfe wrote it in the web story.  This is not good journalism.

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Wonkette Goes Over the Edge with This Post

Gerald Ford has always been for equal rights for all. It does not matter if they were gay, straight, or black. He worked to ensure that everyone was treated equally. They were commenting on a story originally published today in the Wall Street Journal.
Wonkette, you went a little too far this time. President Ford was someone who appreciated and respected everyone and this was a couple who did something to save a former President’s home when no one else cared or would do anything.

Ford’s Childhood Home Taken Over by Gays (Wonkette)
In Grand Rapids, Fixer-Upper Leads To Unusual Bond (Wall Street Journal)

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High Speed Train Plan Surfaces in Colorado

A story in today’s Rocky Mountain News discusses the potential of adding a High Speed Train Line from Casper to Albuquerque and then into the busy I-70 Mountain corridor.
I think that this is an excellent idea to improve transportation and access to a large are of the center of the country. This is one of the fastest growing regions and would help speed travel and commerce through this entire area. It would also add in travel to the mountains for skiing and other recreational endeavors.

The cost of this could be an issue, but it is something that we need to do. Train transportation in this country used to be the thing, but taking a train over long-distances today just isn’t working. This country is just too big.

But by developing regional, high-speed lines that will improve travel and will probably be faster than air travel will succeed. Just look at the Northeast corridor where train transportation is faster. In fact, it is faster to travel from Washington, DC, to New York by train than by airplane.

Let’s come together and help make this work.

High Speed Train Plan Surfaces in Colorado (Rocky Mountain News)

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X-Drive Not Worth It

I had looked at X-Drive previously and it didn’t give me the storage size that I needed and just heard that they had upped the free storage to 5 GB for free. So I thought I would give it another try.
What I found is that the online application that lets you upload photos, videos, and files didn’t operate smoothly. It was extremely slow to execute an operation or to change a screen. I am not talking about uploading files, I couldn’t get that to work.

I couldn’t get the online version to work, so I thought that I would download the desktop application. I got it downloaded and the first problem is that one I had in installed I had to reboot my computer. Applications these days shouldn’t have to reboot in order to install.

Once I had it rebooted, I selected my files and started uploading. It was working fine and I headed to bed to let it all work overnight. When I checked it this morning, there was an error and the backup failed. I checked online and there were no files there that were readable.

Needless to say that I have uninstalled X-Drive and won’t be using it. Just to let you know, X-Drive is now owned by AOL.

X-Drive is not worth the hassle and I don’t recommend using it.

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Denver Bronco Darrent Williams Killed in Shooting

In the early morning hours on Speer Boulevard, Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed as he was riding in a limousine.
Many news outlets are covering this, here is the Denver Post story.

It is really sad that this has happened to anyone, but especially Darrent Williams. He was a good person who did a lot for the community.

But it shouldn’t happen to anyone. Shooting at someone as they are driving down the street is just insane, shooting at anyone is insane. People need to come up with another way to handle their differences or just walk away and ignore it.

This is not a good way to start the year in Denver.

My hearts and wishes go to Williams Mom and Grandmother and the Denver Broncos.