Microsoft Windows updates

For all you Microsoft Windows folks, Microsoft released a slew of security patches today. Please consider updating your operating system.
You can determine the updates that you need by visiting:

Microsoft Updates

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2010 US Census

Monday, February 8, 2010, 12:12pm EST
Census road tour plans Greensboro stop
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

The 2010 Census Portrait of American Road Tour is planning a stop in Greensboro on Tuesday.

The event is planned for 2:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday on the upper level of the J. Douglas Galyon Depot, 236 E. Washington St. It is free and open to the public.

Attendees will have the chance to learn about the Census process and find ways to become involved. The event will feature interactive kiosks and promotional giveaways.

City officials say a complete count for Greensboro in the census will ensure appropriate levels of political representation and access to federal funding. More information about Census 2010 and Greensboro is available online at www.greensboro-nc.gov/census.
Link to:
Greensboro census information

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1st Winter storm 2010

Here's a pic of one of our neighbor's dog romping in the snow that fell last weekend. Are we gonna get some more this weekend? What a wild mid-Winter this has been.

*update: more pics from the storms

Haiti and the Greensboro connection

Friend of TheDDLP and Greensboro restaurateur, Jack Reynolds has a brother-in-law running an orphanage in Les Cayes, Southern Haiti. Father Marc is a great man and doing wonderful work for the children of Haiti. Jack has allowed me to offer up some of my technical services to further the interests of the Pwoje Espwa facility. And, I've been honored to help.

I encrouage you to consider checking out Father Marc's effort by visiting these web sites:

Currently Blogging about the situation in Haiti and a site set up for tax deductible contributions:


Pwoje Espwa


FreeTheKids

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HighStrung Bluegrass Band - Claus Hammer

TheDDLP's own Bob and Charlie along with the other members of HighStrung Bluegrass Band have released a Bluegrass Christmas CD.
Check out this promo video for Claus Hammer!

Happy Holidays!

Visit: Livegrass.com for more info about the release of HighStrung's Christmas CD, Claus Hammer

Newser: Know More. Read Less.

Leaves and Crime Fall as Winter Settles In

Crime has fallen since September when two burglaries were reported, one at the Lawndale Swim & Tennis Club and one on Kenmore Street. There were no incidents reported during October except for one traffic accident on Normandy Road, and so far no incidents have been reported during November. Hopefully the holiday season will continue to be peaceful and quiet.

Crime Problems in Our Next-Door Neighborhood

There have been articles in the News & Record for the past two days about break-ins in the New Irving Park neighborhood. Fortunately, our neighborhood is not having the same problems.

No crime reports of any kind have been posted for the month of October for the DDLP. We did have two burglaries in September, one on Kenmore and one at the Lawndale Swim & Tennis Club.

The current crime wave in New Irving Park was discussed at the DDLP neighborhood watch meeting on October 7. Officer Jim Cayton, our community resource officer, and Officer Brian Dodd attended that meeting.

Officer Cayton has been working the burglaries in New Irving Park and noted that the burglars are taking advantage of homes with long driveways that curve around to the back of the house and homes with carports because both offer concealment opportunities. The thieves know they have no more than five to ten minutes to get in and out, so they break in quickly, usually by kicking in a door or breaking a window, and grab jewelry and flat screen TVs. In one case, Officer Cayton arrived at the scene of a burglary ONE MINUTE after it was reported and the perpetrator(s) were already gone. One minute.

Officer Cayton reminded us that criminals look for seclusion and easy to sell items and asked us to look around our homes for ways to reduce easy access to entry points and target items. Alarms are a tool that may limit what a thief can take by shortening the time he has in the home. Officer Cayton has an alarm system, but he mainly relies on the alarm to warn him of a break in while he's sleeping. He recommends keeping an inventory of our valuables with photos and appraisals.

Our eyes are more important than any other crime prevention tool. Call the police if you see a car in your neighbor's driveway that doesn't belong there.

The Greensboro News and Record recognizes TheDDLP

Greensboro News and Record
Guilford Record section of the Sunday edition (08/16/09)
Guilford North
Community Scrapbook - page 3
http://www.news-record.com/

The Guilford Record section of the August 16th, 2009 Greensboro News and Record newspaper
has a photo and a brief description about our
TheDDLP National Night Out 2009 event.

TheDDLP gets a little publicity in our own hometown newspaper.

Pretty Cool!!!

*the paper got the date wrong (08/04/09) and attributed me as the photographer.
Thanks to Mary Moore for taking the picture.

Thanks,
Charlie

Woodstock 1969 - 40th Anniversary

Where were you this week in 1969?
I remember it very well.
I was mesmerized by the pictures from Woodstock in Life magazine.
I was listening to Santana 45rpm recordings.

I've maintained a presence on the internet as a Santana fan for a number of years.
http://www.charlie-heavner.com/cshome.htm

A European company is impressed with my Santana pages and offers up this Documentary for our consideration.

I recommend a new Documentary DVD about the Woodstock concert.

Check out this release from Wienerworld:
http://www.wienerworld.com/index.php?catnumber=WNRD2467

I'll have a review of this newly released Documentary in the coming days.
Lots of good Rock and Roll stuff happening this week.
1. Happy 100th Birthday to Leo Fender - the father of the Fender amplifier and guitar
2. Woodstock Arts and Music Fair - 1969 over 300,000 people attend