Rochester Ice Hawks and Dell Ducks Victims of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

 

The three game series between the Ducks and Ice Hawks the weekend of Dec 15, 16, and 17 was shortened to a two game series due to CO poisoning. The third game of the series will be made up at a later date.

On Friday night, a couple of the players complained of flu like symptoms and early Saturday morning one of the coaches had severe headaches. Given the flu had been spreading through Minnesota, CO was not suspected.

On Saturday night, many more players exhibited flu like symptoms. After the game the Ice Hawks players and staff started piecing together the mystery. By the time the team returned to the hotel, the two teams had communicated with each other regarding the symptoms. At this point EMS was dispatched to the Ice Hawks hotel. 23 of the 28 players were treated with oxygen therapy at 3 local hospitals.

I was fortunate that I did not have to be treated. One of my players’ family attended the game and we chose to watch from the top row of bleachers. Given CO is heavier than air, this elevation spared me the more severe symptoms that the players experienced.

This story was well documented by local, regional, and national press. I’ve included links to some of the stories and interviews.

Rochester Post Bulletin

Fox 9 News

KARE 11 news

KTTC News

CNN

Windows 10 Preview

I started working with the Windows 10 preview last weekend. My interest was piqued after watching three videos from PCWizKids Tech Talk.

Windows 10 Technical Preview – First Look Part 1

Windows 10 Technical Preview – First Look Part 2

Windows 10 Technical Preview Part 3 – Performance Tests

I downloaded Build 9841 and installed it in Virtual Box on an Lenovo W530 laptop. The installation went well and most things worked right out of the box. I ran into network performance issues where YouTube videos were choppy. I was also frustrated by the fact that the screen resolution defaulted at 680x420.

My next test was to install it natively on the same Lenovo W530 laptop. Installation was very straight-forward. I used my Microsoft ID and chose express settings. Out of the box it supported both the wired and wireless network adapter. I was very impressed with this. Windows 7 did not support out of the box and it was always frustrating to go download the drivers and install them from a USB drive. What was more impressive is that all the drivers, including video, updated automatically! At the end of this process there were only 2 device drivers that it could not find. For anyone who has worked with a Lenovo W530, you’ll have to agree this is very impressive.

On the native test, I started loading standard applications – KeePass, Chrome, Firefox, Adobe Reader, Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, OpenOffice, and Office 2010. For the most part I didn’t have any issues installing any of these applications. I did see some minor issues with Firefox and Flash player. The one application that did not work for me was BoxCryptor Classic. It was not able to load it’s configuration file.

I ran across this video on YouTube that accurately portrays the issues with Build 9841.

Now that Build 9860 was released, I plan to run the same tests that I did on Build 9841.

Perfect Fall Day

Light frost this morning. Turned out to be a perfect fall day – light wind and temperature around 60.

Golfed in the morning and looked at some hunting ground in the afternoon. 

How to fix broken search in Microsoft OneNote 2010

 

One of the best features in OneNote is the search capability. When it quit working today, it was quite frustrating. After doing a few Google searches and coming up empty, I looked at the Windows 7 search settings. Nothing appeared to be incorrect. OneNote would only search on the currently selected page. I decided to delete the cache file and let OneNote recreate it. After troubleshooting for 45 minutes this did the trick in the matter of a few seconds.

The cache file is typically found in the: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\14.0

With OneNote closed, using Windows Explorer go to that folder, find the OneNoteOfflineCache.onecache file and either rename it, move it or delete it.  I usually recommend renaming it so that if this fix doesn't work and you decide you want to you can always rename it back.

 

IPv6 Launch Day Article

 

Good article on the IPv6 Launch

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/IPv6-Launch-Day-Serves-Notice-on-Enterprises-to-Upgrade-Their-Networks-365986/?kc=EWKNLEDP06072012D

Tower Climbers

 

A friend of mine recently sent me this link.

1768 feet straight up ... wait until you see this!

It is incredible what people do for a living!!!!!!!!!!

 

Just wait for the cartoon intro to finish, then hold on to your seat.

 

www.liveleak.com/e/07b_1284580365

Intrepid Visit

I had the opportunity to spend a couple of hours touring the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Feb. 16. This was my first tour of an aircraft carrier. Even though the weather was rainy, it was worth the time and money. If anyone is in NY and has a few hours I highly recommend taking the tour.

9/11 Memorial

I had the privilege of spending some time at the 9/11 Memorial today. The memorial is an excellent tribute to those murdered on 9/11. I haven’t been to ground zero in several years. Today like all my previous visits was a somber experience.

If you are in NY City, I recommend taking the time to see the memorial and pay your respects.

Dinner at Carmine’s

I just got back to the hotel after dinner at Carmine’s in Times Square. Carmine’s is one of my favorite restaurants. I’ve not been there in a couple of years – so good to get back. The food and service was fantastic. Hopefully it won’t be two years until my next visit.

Golf is Over for Now in Rochester

Old man winter is here! The temperature dropped 30-40 degrees in the last two days and we have some snow. Hopefully it will melt away quickly if we can get some warm weather.

January Golf in Rochester, MN!!

The streak of record breaking warm weather continues in Rochester, MN. I walked 18 at Oak Summit yesterday. Considering that I hadn’t taken a swing in two weeks I was happy with my 89 – it was right at my handicap. The forecast looks like there may be a couple of more days of golf this week.

IBM’s Watson to Help Doctor’s Diagnose, Treat Cancer

I ran across a good article on Watson this morning.

Watson to Help Doctors

Pheasant Sandwich

If you are from South Dakota or have ever hunted Pheasants in that great state, you will want to watch the video below to discover where and how the "Pheasant Sandwich" became famous during WW II!!

This is a good video of the Aberdeen, SD rail road station during WW II and what took place there......watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOoqe_JEEeY

Happy New Year!

Winter is here in Rochester. A cold front came through last night – it feels much more like January today.

The Ice Hawks maintained their undefeated record for New Year’s Eve games. It took a dominating third period to secure the win. The Hawks were down 3 – 0 before finding their stride.

My SSD RAID array failed yesterday and I’m in the process of rebuilding an image on a traditional drive. I must rethink my disaster recovery procedure after this event. Once I’m back up and running I’ll work with OCZ on drive replacements.

Have a prosperous 2012!

New Year’s Eve

The mild weather in Rochester continues. It looks like this might be the last nice day. The Rochester area is under a winter weather advisory.

I plan to play a round of golf before meeting some friends for early dinner. After dinner it is off the to the REC Center to work the Ice Hawks hockey game.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

December Super Bonus Golf!

Rochester, MN is having remarkably warm weather for the end of December. Oak Summit Golf course has been open since Christmas day! I was able to get out yesterday and play 18. It was a little windy, but you can’t complain if you are golfing in December!

South Padre Island

I made my annual trip from Alamo, TX over to S. Padre Island this morning. It was cloudy and cool day in the Rio Grande Valley. I stopped at South Padre Island Golf Club hoping to sneak in a quick round of golf before I headed back to Alamo. No luck today. Over an hour wait and the play time was 4.5 hours.

After making a quick stop at Surfs Up for some T-shirts, I headed north to see the beach. The road was closed at Beach Access Point 6, so I made a stop. The north west wind was cold so I threw on the light weight winter coat and trekked down the beach for a few hundred yards. No sign of the red tide and the beach was very clean.

Next stop - Pirates Landing. It wasn’t very busy today so I was able to get in and out in less than an hour. Due to the weather little to not activity on the pier today. As always the food was great and the portions were large.

Once back to Alamo, I headed to The Practice Tee to hit a bucket of balls. By the time I got to the range the skies had cleared.

Great day of vacation!

Merry Christmas!

 

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Cold and Windy in the Rio Grande Valley

There won’t be  many outdoor activities today. The high today will be 50 and the wind is blowing. Compared to MN it’s nice – for the Valley it’s cold.

Yesterday was a very nice day. I went to the Practice Tee driving range and later in the day hit the pool and hot tub.

Played The Back 9 at Tierra Del Sol

It was cloudy and cool this morning in the Valley. Tierra Del Sol was running an event so we went off the back. The difference in the front and back makes you think that you are on two different golf courses. The back 9 winds through a housing development where the front 9 is fairly wide open. I ended the day playing bogie golf.