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After several days of heatwave weather through Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2017, the temperatures are gradually cooling off and tonight we're seeing the cloud cover creeping up the Potrero Grade. I had the good fortune of witnessing tonight's beautiful sunset from Newbury Park, looking towards the Channel Islands. These images are captured in this video.
For over a decade I've been a Firefox user but in recent years my Web browser usage has migrated more towards Google Chrome because Firefox has slowed and consumed too much memory. I frequently had to close and restart Firefox as it slowed and/or froze so frequently.
Today when I turned on my computer, Firefox installed version 57.0, Firefox Quantum. Mozilla says that it is better, faster and uses less memory! GOOD! They also say it is 30% "lighter" than Chrome, which alludes to memory usage. GREAT!
Hoping for the best with this new Firefox update! But one thing annoyed me when it first opened on my screen. The tabs were dark with white font. I don't like that. I right-clicked and messed around, hoping to change it back to the light background I was used to, to no avail. I searched the Web for answers and couldn't find anything quickly for mere mortals like myself.
Then I happened upon the quite simple answer and screenshotted it for those, like me, who aren't fans of change when forced upon us.
Here's the annoying (to me in any case) browser tabs and menu that came with the new Firefox Quantum. How to change it? Click the menu item and scroll to Customize.
In the Customize menu screen, click Themes.
Then you will see the background Themes that came with Firefox Quantum. I changed it from the Default Theme to the Light Theme and, wallah, my issue was gone. There are plenty of other Themes out there by clicking Get More Themes. Not me, though. I like it simple.
Firefox color scheme is back to the same ole boring look I've used for years. YES!
The Pew Research Center recently published an report of the education gap in marital status in the United States. Here are some highlights of the study:
So bottom line is, you're more likely to be married if you have a college degree. Read more at this link.
And if you ARE looking to tie the knot for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd or beyond time, there's a compilation of over 170 local venues throughout Ventura County, stretching to Santa Barbara and Malibu at THIS LINK.
Shh, don't tell anyone about this little secret...many local Ventura County public agencies auction off stuff they don't need on a website called www.PublicSurplus.com!
Public Surplus is an auction website that was designed specifically for public agencies, enabling agencies to manage their surplus inventory, while maintaining compliance with State regulations and policies. The system's specific features allow for the reallocation or auctioning of surplus items without actual, or the appearance of: waste, favoritism or collusion.
I happened to come across the site through the County of Ventura website but it took a little digging to find. But a quick search of the site indicated that a number of other Ventura County agencies are signed up to auction items off on the site, including:
It was cloudy and relatively cool this morning and then we saw hot and humid monsoonal weather the rest of the day, this first day of August 2017 in the Conejo Valley.
The temperatures gradually cooled as the clouds built up again in the late afternoon to early evening, when we were greeted by this beautiful rainbow around 7pm tonight.
What a way to start out the month of August! Avid local runner and prolific age group top placer Susan Kielsmeier caught this rare sight this morning on a trail in Rancho Sierra Vista in Newbury Park.
Although the initial thought was that this was a mating dance, I believe this is actually a "combat dance" between two males to win the heart of a nearby female.
Everyone is on different school schedules...from Conejo Valley to Moorpark, Camarillo, Ventura, etc. Let's take a look at the first/last days of school as well as extended days off from school over the 2017-2018 school year.
Note: This list is for informational and amusement purposes only. Please be sure to double-check school start dates with your local school to be sure! This list does not include minimum school days and other single days off.
The first day of school for the 2017-2018 school year ranges from August 8th in the Oak Park Unified School District to August 30th at Camarillo schools that are part of the Pleasant Valley School District.
Schools listed below by order of first day of school.
Oak Park Unified School District
Santa Paula Unified School District (Elementary)
Santa Paula Unified School District (Middle, High Schools)
Simi Valley Unified School District
Oxnard School District (Elementary/Middle Schools)
Oaks Christian High School and Middle School
Fillmore Unified School District
Santa Monica-Malibu School District
Carpinteria Unified School District
Rio School District (El Rio, Riverpark, portions of Oxnard)
Conejo Valley Unified School District
Ventura Unified School District
Las Virgenes Unified School District (Agoura/Calabasas)
Moorpark Unified School District
Oxnard Union High School District
Hueneme Elementary School District
Pleasant Valley (Camarillo) School District
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