I filed a motion to quash the subpoena seeking to identify all of cvillenews.com’s readers and commenters. It’s a pretty solid smack-down of a subpoena that’s a flagrant abuse of the legal system, primarily intended to intimidate all of us. See my blog for details. #
News and meta-news about Charlottesville, VA, since 2001.
Sideblog
Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
-
Archive for Sideblog »
Anybody privacy-conscious enough to have disabled Flash cookies will find the link to the subpoena does not work. The Scribd site where it is hosted requires Flash cookies.
You can re-enable Flash cookies by visiting this Adobe/Macromedia page:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager03.html
and checking the box “Allow third-party Flash content to store data on your computer.”
Yes, it’s weird, but the only way to control Flash options is on that web page. What will not work is right-clicking the Flash content and going to “Preferences”. Only one preference tab can be accessed there. The other tabs are disabled because they require the Macromedia web page.
You like closed-source software now? ;)
An HTML version is available on my blog.
I hate Flash.
Curious. Why do you hate Flash?
Here’s a start. :)