http://www.derekmeador.org/blog Irregular smatterings of truth Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:40:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Training for law enforcement typically centers around the Austin area or even further south. For affordable, professional development courses, the travel expense is often prohibitive to many agencies north and west of DFW. A class was offered in March 2010 that strictly related to jail inspections. The turnout represented ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=158  Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan | The White House Is this for real? I am incredulous that such a statement goes entirely unchallenged in this country. This isn’t a knock against Islam either. The few Muslims I’ve met were American Muslims and I had no ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=157 Travelled to the wonderfully bizarre city of Austin, TX, Capital of The Great State of Texas this past week. Paid a visit to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS). TCJS is charged with ensuring that jails in the state of Texas maintain compliance with the standards found in the ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=156 My Dell Vostro  notebook recently had some issues. The battery stopped taking a charge. I sent them information defining the basic problem. I was soon contacted by Justin Cowan, a Dell Technical Support Specialist, who opened a service ticket and within a few days I had ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=155 OUCH! Nothing else to say. Underscoring Congress' image problem, half of Americans now say they have "very little" or "no" confidence in Congress, up from 38% in 2009 -- and the highest for any institution since Gallup first asked this question in 1973. Congress Ranks Last in ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=154 While perusing some comments on the Times Record News site, I read a comment where someone had posted a thought about the change drug cartel violence and Muslim Extremists. So I spent about three minutes looking around. It may bear further research when I have absolutely nothing to do. ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=153 This story from the Washington Post. Mention the new "tan tax" in a major news outlet and cries of discrimination and reverse racism often follow. 'Tan tax' discussions include allegations of reverse racism And this one from the AP. ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=152   Rosenfield was released after officials looked through the pictures he had taken and took down his date of birth, Social Security number and other personal information, the photographer said. The information was turned over to the BP security guard [emphasis added] who said this was standard procedure, ProPublica ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=151 We went to see Wicked at Fair Park last night. What a wonderful show. Glenda sang wonderfully, and was perfectly portrayed as a bubbly, self-important character who, when it is necessary, always comes through and does the right thing. Elphaba on the other hand, known later in life ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=150 Check this excerpt from CNN. The Obama administration announced Thursday that it has ordered BP to release all data related to the massive spill, including environmental sampling analyses, internal investigation reports and details of the cleanup effort. In a letter to BP Group CEO Tony Hayward, Homeland Security ... http://www.derekmeador.org/blog/?p=147