August 2012

There were 111 posts published in August 2012 (this is page 7 of 12).

Ecuador to Let Julian Assange Stay in Its Embassy

Julian Assange might be a pain in the ass to governments everywhere, but the British threat to revoke the diplomatic immunity of the Ecuadorian Embassy in order to fetch him – a man charged with no crime – seems wildly inappropriate.

“We remind the public that these extraordinary actions are being taken to detain a man who has not been charged with any crime in any country,” the statement said. It added: “We further urge the U.K. government to show restraint, and to consider the dire ramifications of any violation of the elementary norms of international law.”

via Ecuador to Let Julian Assange Stay in Its Embassy – NYTimes.com.

Enjoying the Outer Banks

We’re halfway through our vacation to Nags Head and the Outer Banks and have had a load of fun so far. If you asked the kids they would say that simply riding the waves has been their most favorite activity but we’ve done far more than that.

Sunday night upon arriving, we unpacked, made dinner, fixed our beds, and settled in for the night.

We spent Monday morning on the beach, riding waves, building sandcastles, and simply relaxing. In the afternoon Kelly went for a 4+ mile run and I went for a 17 mile bike ride. We had hauled our bicycles down with us to the detriment of our gas mileage. So far I’m the only one who’s ridden one. We hope to get the family out on a bike ride tomorrow, weather permitting.

Monday afternoon the kids took a nap in preparation to see the play The Lost Colony. When they awoke, we made dinner and drove to Manteo for the show. It was the first time I’d seen it and I enjoyed it, though the kids were fading as it ran a bit long.
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Turning my Ubuntu laptop into an access point

Our beachhouse for the week was advertised as having an Internet connection, so I was looking forward to being able to do some blogging while I’m here in addition to checking out the area’s attractions. It turns out the Internet connection advertised consisted of one wired connection to a dead cable modem. WiFi would have been great, but having no connection whatsoever simply burned me up.

I called the management office on Monday, Tuesday (twice), and today in order to get someone to fix this broken cable modem. As we walked off the beach today at 3:30 PM, the guy from the local cable company was waiting to get into the home. He quickly determined that the cable modem’s AC adapter was the culprit and got the blinky lights working with a fresh replacement. After a few fumbles in fixing things, he was on his way and we had at least a wired connection to the Internet. But how to share this with the other devices in our geeky family?
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Chief Dolan to Retire

I was surprised to read of the imminent retirement of Raleigh Police Chief Harry Dolan. As the former chair of the East CAC, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Chief Dolan and will miss his innovative leadership. I look forward to learning what he plans to do next!

City Manager J. Russell Allen today announced the retirement of Chief of Police Harry P. Dolan, effective Oct. 1. Chief Dolan’s retirement after five years as police chief caps a law enforcement career spanning 32 years and a tenure that brought progress to the department.

“Harry Dolan has been an excellent police chief for Raleigh, but more importantly, he has been an exceptional leader,” Mr. Allen said. “His high level of technical and strategic law enforcement skills are matched by his unwavering ethical standards, commitment to the community, pride in the department’s employees, and enthusiasm for police work.”

via Raleigh’s Chief of Police to Retire – The Official City of Raleigh Portal.