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Power outage in Springfield MO caused by drunk driver

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Here is yet another good reason not to drink and drive: Battlefield was also totally blocked off as power crews worked to repair the damage… Top Search Terms:power outage battlefield mo june 9 2025 (7)springfield mo power outage 2012 (2)power outage +springfield, mo +april 2012 (1)power line springfield mo battlefield (1)power line pole (1)https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/power-outage-in-springfield-missouri-caused-by-drunk-driver/ (1)drunk driver springfield april 3 (1)drunk driver hits power line oct 17 (1)springfield outtage (1)april 3rd power outage in springfield mo (1)

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Motorola Bionic / Photon webtop/lapdock cables and hacks

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Some misc links, threads and products related to interfacing Moto’s lapdocks with various Moto phones: Lapdock Extension Cableshttp://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-razr-maxx/202185-lapdock-extension-cables.htmlLapdock Extension Cables OK, so I was p*ssed that my Razr Maxx could not dock properly in my Lapdock 100 (like my Bionic) for ease of moving it around as a true netbook on your… Motorola ATRIX 4G Upgrade Kit-1 Micro HDMI To Micro HDMI+Micro USB To Micro USB | eBayhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-Upgrade-Kit-1-Micro-HDMI-Micro-HDMI-Micro-USB-Micro-USB-/140729362204?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20c41fa71c#ht_2322wt_1021Cell Phones & PDAs > Cell Phone & PDA Accessories > Cables &

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Disable CTRL-ALT hotkey rotation on Win 7 w/Intel video

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Links: Screen Rotation on INTEL graphics cardshttp://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows/4500-screen-rotation-intel-graphics-cards.htmlWindows Thread, Screen Rotation on INTEL graphics cards in Technical; I have made an MSI patch to prevent the CTRL+ALT+UP / DOWN / LEFT /RIGHT hotkey(s). It disables the intel… Disabling Screen Rotation Hotkeys – Windows 7 Forumshttp://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/195664-disabling-screen-rotation-hotkeys.htmlHi, I would like to disable the hotkeys for rotating screen (ctrl+alt+arrows) but I cannot. In fact, I right clicked on desktop and from Graphic Options I chose Hot Keys and then… [end] Top Search Terms:disable intel

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Dell Vostro V131 Review

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NOTE: This is a first draft / outline. The review will be updated with more info and photos… Startup time and hard drive Slow startup with conventional hard drive and a bit of bloatware (trend micro, Dell utilities) Hard drive space from factory: 262GB free of 283GB Cooling and fan noise It has one dinky little cooling fan. Small fan = has to spin fast. So when the fan kicks in you really notice it. Thankfully, the fan is not on

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NZBMatrix down!

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They have a rather nasty database error message showing tonight: Table ‘./nzbmatri_nzb00matrix01sql/users’ is marked as crashed and last (automatic?) repair failed 🙁 NOTES: The nzbmatrix.com  frontpage will actually load if you are NOT logged in, so the damage may be limited to just the users table Someone at NZBMatrix is probably going to need to restore the user table from a backup I’m betting on the restore occurring in the morning when they wake up and see the issue (and perhaps lots

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How to get a refund from Amazon for an Android App Store purchase

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I mistakenly placed an Amazon App store order. I thought the app was a “free app of the day” but turned out to be full cost 🙁 Much to my surprise, I could find no readily apparent way to get a refund. This came as a shock because Google Play (Android Market) and Apple (iTunes app store) both allow time limited refunds. So naturally, I contacted Amazon about getting a refund: ————— 03/29/12 09:34:30 Your Name: J.D. Hodges Order Id: DXX-XXXXXXX-XXXXX03 Comments:

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Mod an Atrix lapdock to work with Motorola Photon, Electrify etc.

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My Motorola Photon for Sprint arrives today and I am preparing for some lapdock modding! Here are a few good resources related to the Atrix lapdock + Photon as well as some resources comparing the lapdocks in general (LapDock 100, LapDock 500, Atrix Lapdock, etc.) Photon working with LapDock! – xda-developershttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223032** UPDATED WITH PICS ** I just got a LapDock from an AT&T store thinking I can mess with it to make it work with my Photon. After disassembling the

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