tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94997542008-06-05T21:18:06.523-07:00Coonfield BlogRusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-60949166053521696412008-05-22T11:10:00.000-07:002008-05-22T11:10:47.107-07:00Blogo Review + Ziplining in Cabo, Skimboarding in Miami<p style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; ">A test post from <a href="http://drinkbrainjuice.com/blogo" title="blogo" target="_blank">Blogo</a>. Drug one photo directly from iPhoto and the other from Flickr on Safari - NICE! <br />but... Blogo is annoyingly laggy on my PB 1.33/768/OS10.5 and it has some big hitches in its interface. It took me forever to figure out how to switch back to regular blogging from micro blog mode! It is the best blogging tool I have seen in a while but why can't someone do better! I mean, Web 2.0 is here and you'd think someone would create something really nice. Blogo is ok but I will not be paying the $25 to keep it until it comes out of its currently beta-ish concatenation.</p><p class="blogo-linebreaks-removed-1" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; "><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/data/media/api/user/rustycoon33/albumid/5203259701555726769/photoid/5203259808929909202/1211478330309528" target="_blank"><img class="linked-to-original" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/data/media/api/user/rustycoon33/albumid/5203259701555726769/photoid/5203259714440628674/1211478308511054" height="417" align="left" width="378" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a><br style="clear: both" /></p><p style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; ">Jennstar & I ziplining in Cabo</p><p style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; "><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/data/media/api/user/rustycoon33/albumid/5203259701555726769/photoid/5203259834699713010/1211478336249109" target="_blank"><img class="linked-to-original" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/data/media/api/user/rustycoon33/albumid/5203259701555726769/photoid/5203259813224876514/1211478331757122" height="252" align="left" width="379" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;" /></a></p><p style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; ">Not me, but I wish</p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' />Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-26803578678321944522008-05-18T20:55:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:55:26.848-07:00Fort Smith AirshowThe bi-annual Fort Smith Airshow was this last weekend and<br />was tons of fun. Jennifer and I got there late but I got to see what I wanted to.<br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_6205-715875.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" height="348" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_6205-715867.JPG" width="523" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Matt Younkin performed in the Beech 18. An act that his late father Bobby Younkin pioneered. Matt performed it with all the grace that his dad did.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_6276-715911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 525px; HEIGHT: 295px" height="294" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_6276-715906.JPG" width="518" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kyle Franklin also following in his Dad, Jimmy's footsteps stole Matt's Super cub and performed the Drunken Cub routine. Outrageously funny with incredible low level stunts that make your heart stop.<br /><br /> <br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_6376-715946.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 525px; HEIGHT: 290px" height="288" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_6376-715941.JPG" width="518" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rounding out the afternoon were the world famous Thunderbirds with as thrilling and inspiring a routine as ever. Whoever picks their music and mixes it to the act is really good! I am particularly proud of this photo. make sure and click the photos to see them enlarged. This one makes a great wallpaper.<br /><br />It was a wonderful day with perfect temperatures and just the right amount of clouds for a great airshow backdrop. Hope to see you at the next one!<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-16254212777565183462008-05-09T11:21:00.000-07:002008-05-09T13:54:47.023-07:00The New Social<span style="font-weight: bold;">A kind of primer to online social networking...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The scenario.</span><br />Have you ever been walking down the street or sitting in public place and noticed all the fascinating people around you? You watch them go about their business but know there is so much more hiding behind that silent simple picture of a human being and you resist the urge to walk up to them and ask them to give you a quick synopsis of their life hoping to find those hidden treasures of the human condition or maybe to simply see if their story fits what you see. Alas, usually you don't because their just isn't time enough not to mention most people would think you were a little wacko. But wouldn't it be great if there was a way to know who else was silently casting glances in your direction wondering exactly the same things about you?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The process.</span><br />I still see references to the anti-social geek holed up in an apartment somewhere foregoing all real human interaction for the anonymity of a chat room and maybe "ordering" a mate from an online dating service. But as technology has advanced the way we social is evolving. The chat room is no longer the anonymous destination for most people going to the computer desiring human interaction. Folks are gladly posting personal information about themselves to the internet to open themselves up to like-minded individuals and even to those who are so different as to be curious. "Profile" pages such as <a href="http://myspace.com">Myspace</a> and <a href="http://facebook.com">Facebook</a> or someone's personal blog serve as a "residence" that is open 24/7 for others to visit and explore all at the explorers leisure without disturbing the owner. A friend request is sent and now the owner gets to review the information of someone who expressed an interest in them - how flattering! The two humans figure out that they both have many common interests or maybe they just find that their common interest is finding out about each other. In any case human contact is made and even traditional social behavior may ensue.<br />The advantages are clear. New friends with similar interests can be found so fast that you won't have time to hang out with them all! But the technologies allow you to interact with them via the net as well. A larger group of friends can be interacted with on a regular basis and old friends that have moved are now much closer and able to find you very easily. And possibly one of the most important lynch pins in all of this is that initial interactions can be made "safely" behind the relative anonymity of your computer which I think is the point that most often stops people from meeting at all.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One step further.</span><br />Knowing where another person is at provides many reasons to interact and fairly new technologies are making finding people near you in the real world easier. <a href="http://www.mattking.org/2007-10/twitterwhere-filter-tweets-by-location.html">Twitterwhere</a> allows you to find people that are using <a href="http://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a> near you or even in a place you've always wanted to visit. My local tweets and I often exchange information during bad weather. I travel a lot too and if I am wondering something about where I am traveling I could find out from a real person. Unlike picking someone randomly out of the phone book in an unfamiliar place using new technologies I can see who might have the best answer to my question before bothering a bunch of people not to mention the fact that if they are participating in a technology like twitter I know I have consent to contact them in the first place.<br />With applications like <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/04/twinkle-twinkle.html">Twinkle</a> on the iPhone or <a href="http://brightkite.com/">BrightKite</a> you can even find people immediately around you maybe at the same restaurant, movie theater, sporting event ,etc! Short silent exchanges can be made via text on your mobile device without interrupting the real-world event you are both attending and if a meeting is agreed then maybe you could go out to sushi after the movie and get to know a new friend beyond their profile.<br />The new social is here to stay and will only evolve into greater things. This prolific new use of the internet and its quick absorption into daily life is even being referred to as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0">web 2.0</a>" meaning the second evolution of the internet. It is promising that our society is embracing this new "open" way of interaction. It may sound cliche but it makes the world smaller. The new social helps make us all friends and friends help and nurture each other. I think we can make a lot of changes in the world for the better just by having the conversation.<br /><br />Welcome to the new social.Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-35403491322161652992008-05-08T22:17:00.000-07:002008-05-22T10:01:55.947-07:00Tornado Damage Aerial View<p style="clear: both">A friend of mine took this video of the most recent tornado damage here in Arkansas from his airplane.</p><p class="blogo-linebreaks-removed-1" style="clear: both"><div id="object_1" style=" display: inline; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0;"><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BVfMBlm81hk&hl=en" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BVfMBlm81hk&hl=en" height="355" wmode="transparent" width="425"></embed></object></div><br style="clear: both" /></p><br class='final-break' style='clear: both' />Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-28781033734766442372008-05-08T08:52:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:01:33.095-07:00The only thing scarier than Islamic extremists....In my opinion there is no place in any religion for belligerence or extremism. Why can't we all just get along?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WXZbIGJrDkg&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WXZbIGJrDkg&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-9095723324593884132008-05-06T10:14:00.000-07:002008-05-06T12:26:32.406-07:00Delta Blues Fly in. Cleveland, Mississippi<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="500" height="367" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frustycoon33%2Falbumid%2F5197330163003462945%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss%26authkey%3DyoUf5RgpslE" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.deltabluesfly-in.com">Delta Blues Fly-In</a> had its start last year at the hands of organizer Eric Tatum. Last year's fly-in was held at Dorr field - a privately owned grass strip near Marigold, MS. Considering the soggy weather last year the fly-in was moved to the public airfield at Cleveland, MS home of <a href="http://www.deltastate.edu/pages/1005.asp">Delta State University's flight department</a> and <a href="http://airrepair.com/">Air Repair </a>- a shop that specializes in Stearman restoration and maintenance.<br /><br />And indeed the weather was bad. Winds gusting up to 40mph were present the day most of the North Little Rock "cluster flock" flew over and the next day brought severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes. Jennifer and I drove the 3 hours instead of trying to fly over and it's a good thing because hangers were in short supply.<br /><br />Live blues at <a href="http://www.crawdads1.com/">Crawdads</a> in Merigold and then partying at <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=po+monkeys&near=merigold,+ms&jsv=110&sll=34.018518,-90.725098&sspn=1.13596,1.697388&ie=UTF8&latlng=33836950,-90724969,12892800488069558096&ei=IK0gSMmoL5GqqgLXn_XgAg&cd=1">Po' Monkey's Juke-Joint</a> was on the agenda for Thursday night and then we figured we better go hold down the casinos through the bad weather on friday and friday night. The lads did well and we had a staggering seafood buffet.<br /><br />Saturday's weather was incomparable. We quickly saddled up several airplanes including a T6 and 6 Stearmans along with a 172, Scout and a couple of Citabrias to head to Greenville for lunch. We were all itching to take advantage of the absolutely gorgeous weather and the mass flight along the Mississippi River to a nostalgic aviation spot.<br /><br />The rest of the afternoon was a lazy affair complete with a flour bombing competition and spot landing competition for the Stearmans and several rides given in various airplanes. Hanging out right off the taxiway up close to the action, the lack of necessity for gates, rules and security along with an abundance of camaraderie and great aircraft made for one of the best fly-ins I have been to in a long time. Cant wait for next year!Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-4500807632530544122008-05-05T13:00:00.000-07:002008-05-05T13:32:39.771-07:00Summary of tornado damage from the weekendSeveral tornadoes hit Arkansas this last weekend. We were out of town. One or two came pretty close to Country Air but we didn't have any damage. 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<br /><br />On a side note. I love being able to rip videos off the news' website to use as a see fit even when they try to keep you from doing it. Silly big media - don't they know that if it's easier for bloggers to repost newscasts that go out over the air anyway it will gain more views?Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-91259939148997192582008-04-28T08:16:00.000-07:002008-04-28T08:18:20.746-07:00Search For Priest Turned Helium Balloon Pilot SuspendedBrazil's air force Thursday suspended efforts of finding a Roman Catholic priest, 42-year-old Reverend Adelir Antonion de Carli, presumed missing off the coast of Santa Catarina, where pieces of the hundreds of helium party balloons that carried him aloft (Sunday April 20) were found. After an initial climb to 20,000 feet, Denise Gallas, treasurer of Carli's parish told The Associated Press, Carli settled in at roughly 8,200 feet for his planned trip from Parangua to Dourados -- a city 465 miles away. At the time of his last communication with the port authority Carli was already 30 miles off the coast and stated he would soon crash in the Atlantic. Eight hours later, according to The Associated Press, he was reported missing. The priest had launched wearing a helmet, a thermal suit and a parachute. He was armed with his skydiving experience, a GPS, a satellite phone and a "buoyant chair," the AP reported.<br /><br />Gallas said Tuesday, "We are absolutely confident he will be found alive and well, floating somewhere in the ocean," adding "he knew what he was doing and was fully prepared for any kind of mishap." It was Carli's intent to break a record for 19 hours aloft in such a contraption and to raise money for a spiritual rest stop for Brazilian truckers. Carli's former paraglider instructor told the Telegraph.co.uk that he had instructed Carli but later asked him to "abandon the course" because in his estimation Carli had personality traits that were "not ideal for a paraglider."Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-89227793172572229482008-04-25T18:14:00.000-07:002008-04-25T18:28:44.935-07:00Lost Generation: work is more important than family<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/42E2fAWM6rA&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/42E2fAWM6rA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Awesome video I saw on The Digg Reel. <br />This video was created by Jonathan Reed for the AARP U@50 video contest and placed second. Fantastic wordplay!<br /><br />It is based on the Argentinian Political Advertisement "The Truth" by RECREAR<br />If you would like more info about the Argentinian video you can find it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFz5jbUfJbkRusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-13084927403016043102008-04-24T21:08:00.000-07:002008-04-24T21:19:50.601-07:00El Caminito del Rey (The King's pathway)<embed src="http://www.brightcove.tv/playerswf" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="initVideoId=1438490562&servicesURL=http://www.brightcove.tv&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://www.brightcove.tv&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&autoStart=false" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="bcPlayer" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="412" width="486"></embed><div>El Caminito del Rey (The King's pathway) is a walkway, now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in Málaga , Spain . The walkway has gone many years without maintenance, and is in a highly deteriorated and dangerous state. It is only one meter in width, and over a 700-meter fall, and over time it has also lost its handrail. Some parts of the walkway have completely collapsed and have been replaced by a beam and a metallic wire on the wall. Many people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years. After four people died in two accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed the entrances. However, adventurous tourists still find their way into the walkway.<br /></div>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-56185217436890361942008-04-23T18:55:00.000-07:002008-04-23T18:59:02.530-07:00Lights out, Little Rock!!From::<br />AJ's Random Blog<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lights out, Little Rock!! </span><br />Thursday night a dozen restaurants are ditching the lights and serving dinner in the dark to promote energy conservation - and if you can't make it out to support this amazing idea, do it at home! I'm having dinner by candlelight tomorrow night to save energy myself. I think I'll do the cooking with a little light though. I have a tendency to burn myself as it is, and I'm thinking cooking in the dark would probably be a bad idea for me.<br /><br />But imagine how romantic the atmosphere! Be romantic AND save energy! Nothing's sexier than that, right?<br /><br />The participating restaurants are: <br />Bene Vita <br />Boulevard Bread <br />Ferneau <br />Grafitti's <br />Juanita's <br />Damgoode Pies <br />1620 <br />Laughing Moon Cafe <br />Lilly's Dim Sum, Then Sum <br />Loca Luna <br />Trio's <br />Vieux Carre <br />Bossa Nova<br />Published Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:25 AM by amvbobRusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-78693194217984898352008-04-22T09:55:00.000-07:002008-04-22T10:00:17.392-07:00Priest Takes Off Using Party Balloons, GPS to Find God (Literally)Link has video and photos of the Priest's success at finding god. Well, urmmm. That may be up for debate.<br /><br />http://gizmodo.com/382501/priest-takes-off-using-party-balloons-gps-to-find-god-literally?autoplay=trueRusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-5747865811771056292008-04-22T07:12:00.000-07:002008-04-22T07:33:05.765-07:00Is Obama Evil or does Human Nature make him seem that way?I have been hearing a whole lot in the news lately with a certain spin about Obama. Humans have a tendency to take news about something that is a potential threat and "spin and carry" that news to others. The mainstream media is guilty of this. <div><br /><div>It is human nature to frenzy around a threat (perceived or real) and blow things out of proportion, and I'm not saying "human nature" is an excuse. "Human Nature" describes many bad habits that come from our genes - that are instincts for survival. Unlike dogs and other animals that we perceive as not being self aware we do not have an excuse for acting on our instinctual primal urges. What makes us Human is that we can recognize those instincts as limitations that do not have a place in our modern culture and move past them.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So any way, I have endeavored to find out the truth about Obama.</div><div>Here is a funny video chronicling some of the "spin" about Obama and the best part - his actual words that refute the rumors and negative hype.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i8SZvWzP58s&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i8SZvWzP58s&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-79944438074073820562008-04-21T19:29:00.000-07:002008-04-21T19:33:43.192-07:00Spring in the Ozarks - Glory Hole<a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5615-779409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5615-779368.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5667-779503.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5667-779479.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5707-779600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5707-779576.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5736-779705.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5736-779680.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:LEFT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-55553194726457903592008-04-21T19:27:00.000-07:002008-04-21T19:31:35.405-07:00Spring in the Ouchitas - Hunt's Loop<a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5890-782363.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5890-782346.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5875-782443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5875-782424.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5867-782807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5867-782718.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5851-782910.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5851-782903.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:LEFT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-9305080568504444052008-04-15T17:41:00.001-07:002008-04-15T17:41:22.537-07:00D.C. Woman Arrested for Asking Police the 'Wrong' QuestionA D.C. woman was arrested over the weekend when she and a group of about 20 gathered at midnight for a sort of silent dancing iPod flash mob at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial to celebrate the birthday of their favorite founding father. When U.S. Park Police told her to leave, she asked what she was doing wrong. They arrested her. With video. <br/><br/><a href='http://dcist.com/2008/04/14/woman_arrested.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/world_news/D_C_Woman_Arrested_for_Asking_Police_the_Wrong_Question'>digg story</a>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-34888425588446069892008-04-15T13:44:00.000-07:002008-04-15T13:49:13.030-07:00More Amy Walker- Interview on NPRhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88045552&ft=1&f=1008#shareRusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-68071381167368850262008-04-15T13:33:00.000-07:002008-04-15T13:34:36.528-07:00Amy Walker talks around the world<object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3UgpfSp2t6k&border=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3UgpfSp2t6k&border=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-766932221164062912008-04-11T07:00:00.000-07:002008-04-11T07:03:52.189-07:00Groovy new Airplane gadgets only a $10k software upgrade!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/492008143048-708262.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/492008143048-708252.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Garmin's Shocker: Synthetic Vision Has Arrived<br /><br />The FAA has granted supplemental type certification for Garmin's three-dimensional Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT). The system displays high-resolution, 3D graphic depictions of terrain, runways, obstacles and even traffic on the primary flight display (PFD). The graphics replace Garmin's previous blue-over-brown PFD depiction. The user-customizable system also incorporates highway-in-the-sky guidance with rectangular boxes depicted on the PFD, and a flight path marker-which clearly indicates where the aircraft's flight path is taking it. Garmin said SVT should be available in July for aircraft equipped with its G1000 and G900X (experimental only) systems, and G1000-retrofitted King Air C90s some time next year. No hardware changes are needed for the SVT upgrade, but the software changeover will have to be made at a Garmin dealer.Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-45680384223747409182008-04-08T17:15:00.001-07:002008-04-08T17:15:01.036-07:00iPhone killer from Garmin?<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4GrERm2Mvo"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4GrERm2Mvo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></object><p class="citation"><cite cite="http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4GrERm2Mvo"><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=n4GrERm2Mvo">Embedded Video</a></cite></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-51487950760030802572008-04-08T08:44:00.001-07:002008-04-08T08:51:06.639-07:00Best Picture EVER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/dajfgaabf-793016.jpg?imgmax=512"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/dajfgaabf-792781.jpg?imgmax=512" border="0" alt="" /></a>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-91397240905823950302008-04-07T09:20:00.001-07:002008-04-07T09:20:21.935-07:00Mossberg: 3G iPhone In 60 Days9to5Mac points out that Walt Mossberg may have confirmed the release timeframe, expected to be in June. In an online video (about 6:50 in), Mossberg casually but confidently says that the iPhone will be 3G in 60 days.Mossy gives some great perspective on the problems of video content delivery including broadband speed and how to get it into the living room as well as the possible bomb drop for those of us impatiently awaiting the 3G iPhone.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04/05/mossberg-3g-iphone-in-60-days/'>read more</a> | <a href='/apple/Mossberg_3G_iPhone_In_60_Days'>digg story</a>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-12329598992252330942008-04-07T08:44:00.001-07:002008-04-07T08:44:15.772-07:00iPhone MySpace Web App Preview VideoHere’s a quick vid demoing a new iPhone MySpace web application. (Make sure you click the fullscreen button in the top-right to see everything best).<br/><br/><a href='http://thejakemarsh.com/233/'>read more</a> | <a href='/apple/iPhone_MySpace_Web_App_Preview_Video'>digg story</a>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-31695847825368909062008-04-06T21:15:00.000-07:002008-04-06T21:15:39.728-07:00Just a couple more tornado pics from North Little Rock<a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5239-731056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5239-731044.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5240-731092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5240-731086.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5243-731131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5243-731123.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9499754.post-38389121834496701152008-04-06T21:12:00.000-07:002008-04-06T21:13:04.320-07:00More North Little Rock Airport Tornado Pics<a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5228-769958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5228-769953.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5231-769999.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5231-769992.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5232-770034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5232-770029.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5236-770084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="http://www.coonfield.net/blog/uploaded_images/IMG_5236-770070.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Rusty Coonfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17780736670571872272noreply@blogger.com