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'Red Flag Warning' issued for Los Angeles region
19 November 2022 by admin
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the upcoming weekend due to gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
The warning will go into effect Saturday morning at 1 a.m. and remain in place until 10 p.m. later that night along the Ventura County coast and Malibu. The warning will remain in effect until 10 a.m. Sunday for the mountain areas, Santa Clarita Valley, San Fernando Valley and valleys in Ventura.
Gusty winds bring elevated fire danger to Southern California this weekend
The NWS warned that strong Santa Ana winds were expected throughout Friday night and into Sunday morning with winds peaking overnight and into early Saturday afternoon.
Gusts along the coasts and valleys were expected to be around 35 to 50 mph, while reaching 40 to 60 mph in the mountains and as high as 70 mph at some peaks.
Humidity levels will dip below "critical levels" by Saturday night, the NWS added.
A Red Flag Warning is issued when warm temperatures, low humidities and strong winds are expected to combine, heightening the risk of fire danger.
What are Santa Ana winds and how do they impact fire season?
During this weekend's event, the NWS warned there was "increased confidence" that widespread critical fire conditions could last for more than six hours.
The National Weather Service in San Diego has also issued a Red Flag Warning, which includes portions of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. That warning was expected to remain in place until 10 p.m. Saturday.
It's the first Red Flag Warning issued by the NWS San Diego since November 2021.
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Patriots left tackle Matt Light has been fined, but not suspended, for his role in Sunday�s on-field altercation with Miami linebacker Channing Crowder.
The league fined each player $15,000.
�You know what? Honestly, I think that matter is kind of a closed deal now,� Light said yesterday. �It was what it was. Obviously, I�m not happy with what my actions were and I don�t think that was the way to go. In my mind, it�s a closed deal now.
Light and Crowder got into it after a Stephen Gostkowski field goal in the fourth quarter of the Patriots� 48-28 win at Miami. Both players were ejected from the game.
The Patriots are obviously happy that they�ll have Light for this Sunday�s home game against the Steelers. Pittsburgh has the league�s top-ranked rush, pass and overall defense. Outside linebackers James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley have combined for 22-1/2 of the Steelers� AFC-best 37 sacks.
Cassel was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Against Miami, Cassel threw for 415 yards and three touchdowns and became just the fifth NFL player to register back-to-back 400-yard passing games.
Cassel, who ranks among the AFC�s top five quarterbacks in all major passing categories, is the AFC�s top-rated passer on third downs, when he has completed 52 of 80 attempts for 636 yards, five touchdowns and one interception for a 105.0 passer rating.
The Patriots rank 10th in the league in third-down efficiency (44.1 percent).
Vrabel�s second-quarter sack of Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington was the linebacker�s first sack since he had a pair in the season opener against the Chiefs.
Last season, Vrabel had a career-high 12-1/2 sacks, the most by a Patriots player in 20 years.
Defensive end Richard Seymour leads the Patriots this season with seven sacks, one off his career high set in 2003.
Vrabel needs three sacks to become the sixth player in team history to total 50 in a Patriots uniform.
Seymour (knee) did not practice yesterday. Also out of practice were linebacker Adalius Thomas (forearm) and Kelley Washington (thigh).
Running back LaMont Jordan (calf) returned to practice on a limited basis. Tedy Bruschi (knee), Ellis Hobbs (shoulder) and Ty Warren (groin) were also limited participants.
Dan Koppen (elbow), Mike Richardson (concussion) and Le Kevin Smith (shoulder) were full participants.
The Patriots signed punter Tom Malone to the practice squad. � Since 2001, the Patriots are 48-9 in games played on Thanksgiving or later. � Pittsburgh has allowed just nine points in the third quarter all season. � The Steelers are 4-1 on the road. � Patriots coach Bill Belichick is one win away from 150 for his career. � Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen served food during yesterday�s annual Thanksgiving dinner at Goodwill headquarters in Boston.


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I want to share with you a unique and amazing concert that I filmed recently in Merkin Concert Hall. Seven young virtuosos from Kaufman Music Center's Lucy Moses School, Special Music School and Young Artist Program performed concertos by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Weber and Spohr, plus a world premiere by Nikolai Rakov. The performances were filmed in 4K Ultra HD, and you can watch them on YouTube using HDTVs or 4K Ultra HDTVs. The following is a brief description of Kaufman Music Center and its affiliated schools.
Kaufman Music Center, located in New York City, features a prestigious concert hall called Merkin Concert Hall. The hall offers a large, bright stage with excellent acoustics. The hall presents some of the best artists in the classical world as well as musical theater performances, featuring Broadway's top professionals. Some of the series presented in the Hall include Broadway Close Up, Tuesday Matinees, the Ecstatic Music Festival, Broadway Playhouse, New York Festival of Song and New Sounds Live. The hall is available for artists and ensembles to rent.
In addition to the hall, the Center is also host to Lucy Moses School and Special Music School. Lucy Moses School is New York's largest community music school, offering classes in music, dance and theater to students of all ages. The school offers a combination of student care, community spirit and music-related dance and theater programs.
Kevin Zephyrin Plays Weber: Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75
2018 Kaufman Music Center
Concerto Competition Winners' Concert - February 11, 2018
Merkin Concert Hall in New York City
Conductor: Nathan Hetherington
Filmed by Asaf Blasberg
Click here to watch a short sample.
Special Music School is New York's only K-12 school that teaches music as a core subject. The school is a groundbreaking public school for musically gifted children offering musical training, including private instrumental lessons during the regular school day. The school combines intensive instrumental study with a rigorous academic program, providing a strong foundation for a lifetime of music without compromising academic studies. Modeled on the renowned special music schools of the former Soviet Union, Special Music School at Kaufman Music Center successfully ensures that music is a primary component of each child's education.
Both schools offer superior training, featuring over 150+ faculty members as well as music curricula. Click here to learn more about Kaufman Music Center.
Previously, when I filmed artists and produced CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (view examples), I offered a bundle that included the following services:
A recommended recording location
A video and audio recording of the artist's performance
Design and post production services necessary to produce a CD, DVD or a Blu-ray Disc
CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc commercial replication
Now, however, using my new, multi-step process, the artist can commit to one step at a time and move to the next step(s) at his own pace or choose not to continue. The following is a short list of the steps and the value that each step offers to the artist:
Step 1 - Filming and Audio Recording
Using 4K Ultra HD cameras and my audio recording equipment, I film the performance while simultaneously recording the audio. If necessary, I also work with the artist to film (and audio record) corrections of any mistakes after the performance.
Deliverables and Benefits:
At the conclusion of the recording session, I provide the artist with the raw (non-edited) footage and audio files.
If the recording session does not require corrections of any mistakes and was filmed with a single camera, the artist (or I) can upload the video footage as is to YouTube or to his website. Later on, he can create a DVD or Blu-ray Disc.
If the artist does not want to create a DVD or a Blu-ray Disc, he can upload the recorded audio to his website or create a CD instead.
Allowing the artist to keep the video footage saves him time if on some future date he chooses to create a CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disc, because he already has the footage in his possession. Without it, the artist might have to re-record the entire performance from scratch, requiring that he learn and practice the music pieces on which he may have since gotten rusty.
Step 2 - Video and Audio Editing
In this step, I combine the footage from all cameras and synchronize the audio recording with the camera angles. I edit the video and the audio according to an artist-provided editing list, or with the artist in my studio in person.
I publish the entire program to YouTube (with the artist's permission) and deliver the edited footage to the artist on an external hard drive that he supplies. Many artists embed the YouTube video on their websites and use it to promote their careers.
Having the final, edited video on YouTube allows the artist to promote his performance and read comments from viewers. Such viewer comments will help the artist to decide if he wants to create, or possibly mass produce, a CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disc.
Step 3 - CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc Authoring and Duplication
Using the edited footage, I can create a CD for artists who wish to release just an audio record. For artists interested in releasing a video, I can author a DVD and/or Blu-ray Disc, with an artist's choice of either a menu with a simple Play button, or feature chapter menus which allows a viewer to select a specific piece on the disc. More information about DVD/Blu-ray Disc authoring can be found here: http://asafblasberg.com/DVD-Blu-ray-authoring.aspx.
Once the disc is finalized, I can create a small amount (up to ten) of CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs at an affordable price.
To reduce cost, the discs are generally delivered in a plain sleeve with a text label on the disc. Artwork can be added upon the artist's request. The artist can forward a handful of these high quality CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs to professional musicians for feedback, to determine whether he wishes to replicate his product in mass quantities.
Step 4 - CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc Replication
I work with an external vendor who creates industrial-grade copies (1,000 or more) of CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. This is the final stage of production.
One thousand copies is the lowest economical quantity for replication. In many cases, it is advantageous to replicate DVDs and Blu-ray Discs together as a single package.
Now the artist can mail the professionally made discs to various music publications for reviews, sell them on Amazon and other stores, or distribute them to attendees of future performances.
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If you're a business owner or a traditional communicator looking for help incorporating Twitter, beware: your guru might know less than you do. That's okay, because in this article I am going to arm you with the one question that will make the difference.
If you're just now finding out about Twitter, or just now getting around to kicking the tires after the gazillionth reference on CNN, that's okay too. You're in great shape to learn. Not because there are so many people offering to help, mind you. They mean well, but they aren't really in a position to do so.
As an early adopter, I've been fascinated with the growth of Twitter, as well as the way in which my use has evolved. Back when I started, I maintained a strict rule that I'd follow no more than 50 people. It's hard to keep up with that many, but it was manageable. Then, as I found more people I found interesting, I eventually bumped my limit to 80. Then higher still. Your mileage may vary, but once you get more than 100 people, you'll find yourself sorting out the really interesting from the marginally useful. There are only so many meaningful connections you can have at once.
That is, of course, unless you upgrade your tools.
If you're one of those new-to-Twitter people I've been talking about – and you've done any research on the matter – you've no doubt seen a number of articles telling you why Tweetdeck is a necessity. It fills in the gaps for the Power User: real-time keyword search, group functions, retweets, URL shorteners baked in, notifications for replies… it's the all-purpose gold standard for Twitter. Man, if you get cooking on Tweetdeck you'll be WAY ahead of the game.
According to Hubspot's excellent "State of the Twittersphere" report for the 4th quarter of 2008, there are some 4-5 million users, with an additional 5-10 thousand people signing up every day. What's more interesting is the level of engagement of the group.
More than 75 percent of Twitter's users follow fewer than 50 people. Take that up to following 100 or less, and you're at 88 percent. Eight out of 9 Twitter users are well within the limits of following their chosen streams with a simple web interface, mobile interface, or via SMS. They don't need Tweetdeck. They are not brand managers or word-of-mouth monitors. They are average users. Simply put, the experience of interacting with your friends within a smaller setting is dependent on the size of your network, and those with networks 'too big' will have a much harder time steering you properly.
A little over a year ago, some very well-meaning individuals within the Social Media pioneers decided to make it easy for people to jump right into Twitter. The whole "What are you doing?" question was too vague for some to grasp. Also, Twitter is about other people, and if you aren't following or being followed you're invisible, right?
Twitter Packs were born as a way for you to kick-start your Twexperience (stupid word, I just made it up, but there were a lot of silly made-up words related to Twitter back then.) Chris Brogan, a guy who does get it and helps others understand this stuff, started touting it – and in less than a day was already on the defense.
Count me among the skeptics at the time who worried about how it would affect your experience – suddenly you're following 200 people because there was a list that suggested it. I stand by that assessment, and sadly now confess that I didn't see the bigger danger.
You see, when a normal person jumps in with 200 people from a Suggested list, a few things are bound to happen. They grow with the tools, they pare it back by eliminating people they are bored or annoyed with, or they leave the service. Some of them may find lots of new and interesting people with whom to connect, and graduate to needing Tweetdeck and the power-tools.
But then there's that "State of the Twittersphere" report to tell us that nearly 90 percent of the user base is following fewer than 100 accounts. So we know those Packs aren't really shaking things up… unless you are one of those Social Media Internet Marketing Guru Experts listed on Twellow and Tweepsearch. Go ahead; look at this Twitter Pack for "New Media, Social Media." There are more than 1,200 individual Twitter profiles listed there.
If you're hanging out a shingle as a Social Media Whizkid, it is incumbent upon you to get up to speed as quickly as possible. Jump straight into Tweetdeck, follow these 1,200+ people, and there's a decent chance that at least 800 of them will follow you back. Play the mutual backscratch following game, and within a matter of three weeks you can be following 3,000 and followed by just as many. You can only manage all of that through something like Tweetdeck, of course!
Ergo: we have a glut of people selling their expertise on how you should handle "the Twitter community" who have zero experience using the service the way most people do. They hopped on board the Consultancy Express, went straight to the head of the line, and now want to tell you how to talk to people at all of the stops they skipped.
If they tell you they no longer do so, ask them questions about why they don't, and when/if they ever did. If you don't get a clear answer there, ask them how many people they followed before they made the jump to the heavy machinery. If their experience at http://twitter.com is less extensive than yours, then you might need a set of eyes that will help you engage people where they are technologically, instead of treating them like lemming recipients for your power-Twitter blasted messages.
Maybe some of the offended social media twitter gurus can be of some assistance to you after all – as long as they keep the real users in mind and work on truly understanding their experiences (and recognizing their own limitations).
Ike Pigott's work with social media tools in times of crisis and disaster has been cited often as a case study within that field. A former journalist and Emmy-winning writer, Ike founded Positive Position Media Consulting through which he has coached hundreds of managers and executives for media interviews and crisis situations. He writes about communications at Occam's RazR.


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Ski resort of Spindleruv Mlyn is located in the middle of the Giant Mountains, where the unique climate.
Spindleruv Mlyn (Spindleruv Mlyn) - the most popular international mountain recreation center in the Czech Republic.
Spindleruv Mlyn Ski Resort is located on the north-east Bohemia, in the heart of the most visited mountains of the Czech Republic - in the Giant Mountains, at an altitude of 715 - 1310 m above sea level. Spindleruv Mlyn is famous for its unique climatic conditions and mild climate, now is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Czech Republic.
In 1970 - ies. XIX century. Ski tourism has become very popular. Giant Ski Club, headed by Edward Rudolph Petrakov strongly advocated This kind of tourism since 1880 have been built chalets, hotels and restaurants that offer various services to tourists first. Latest news the resort is opening five-star hotel Savoy Royal situated in the heart of the city, in a picturesque area, near the banks of the River Elbe. Spindleruv Mlyn became an important resort for both summer and winter recreation.
The total length of all slopes in Spindleruv Mlyn - 25 km, 70 km cross country trails, 4 chairlifts and 19 ski lifts total capacity of 13200 people per hour.
Main Zone Skating - St. Peter (Svaty Petr) on Mount Plan (Plan, 748-1185 m) and Medvedin (Medvedin, 745-1233 m). Trails are processed snowcat. Of the 16 three major routes - black. Experienced skiers go to the top of the Maiden Stone (1414 m above sea level).
Janske Lazne are well-known winter sports center in the Giant Mountains, with the bobsleigh run, ski jumps, terrain suitable for skiing, ski-lifts. With Janske Lazne can climb the black mountain (1299 m) (web maturity), the cable car with 56 cabins. Also in Janske Lazne comes to the surface 30 of thermal and mineral springs. Local sources are used for medicinal purposes from the XV century.
Thermal mineral springs used in the treatment of chronic diseases of the central nervous system and skeletal system, particularly after suffered burns and polio. The clean mountain air a beneficial effect on upper respiratory tract. Czech in Courchevel Yang-Spa - a four-star hotel Omnia, a paradise for skiers!
20 km of various slopes, 4 chairlifts and 22 ski lifts and the gondola lift, ski runs of all difficulty levels, 70 km of trails for Cross-country skiing, bobsleigh tracks for practicing, trails for beginners as well as area with various obstacles and jumps.
Welcome to the Czech Republic to the ski resorts!
Start Recovery. Climbing Mount. Panorama Spindleruv Mlyn. On the trail. Skiing. Skiers.
View of the mountains Spindleruv Mlyn. Spindleruv Mlyn. On the trail. At the start of the new generation. Hotel Olympie. Hotel Alenka Pension.


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Highlights from the Investiture of the Honorable Jeffrey M. Kolokoff
Former Chief Judge Bertila Soto and Judge Jennifer Bailey Receive the 2021 Florida Justice...
Highlights from the Passing of the Gavel Ceremony 2021
Highlights from North Dade Justice Center Virtual Law Day Celebration
May 25, 2021 via Zoom
Virtual Wall of Honor Ceremony Honors the 2020 Award Recipients Marie D. Osborne, Esq. & Vincent...
The Eleventh Judicial Circuit Regretfully Announces the Passing of County Court Judge Shelley J. Kravitz
11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
**UPDATED** January 10, 2018
Contact: Eunice Sigler, Director
Office of Government Liaison & Public Relations
Phone (305) 349-7189 Fax (305) 349-7190 Cell (786) 348-7381
THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
REGRETFULLY ANNOUNCES THE PASSING OF
COUNTY COURT JUDGE SHELLEY J. KRAVITZ
[**UPDATED**]
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida announces the passing of County Court Judge Shelley J. Kravitz.
Throughout her 25 years on the County Court Bench, Judge Kravitz served in the Domestic Violence and Criminal Divisions, and most recently in the Civil Division.
In addition to her work on the Bench, Judge Kravitz contributed to the legal community through the Conference of County Court Judges, where she served as past president and legislative chair for 15 years. She received the Harvey Ford Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Conference. Judge Kravitz also served as past president of the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
"Judge Kravitz was not only a dedicated judge but a very caring person who devoted her time to this community and to the legal profession through her many years on the Miami-Dade County Canvassing Board and her extensive contributions to the Conference of County Court judges. Prior to becoming an attorney and judge, she was a school teacher and she continued to show her love for children by being involved in the court's educational activities for visiting school groups. She will be greatly missed by all of us here," said the Honorable Bertila Soto, Chief Judge of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit.
A Celebration of Life service will take place on Saturday, Jan. 13th, as follows:
Celebration of Life Service in Memory of Judge Shelley Kravitz and Mr. Harold Kravitz
Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.
Lakeside Memorial Park
10301 N.W. 25 Street
Doral, FL. 33172
Condolences may be sent to:
Kravitz, Talamo & Leyton, LLP
Attn: Ms. Miriam Montoto
7600 W 20th Avenue
The mission of Florida's judicial branch is to protect rights and liberties, uphold and interpret the law, and provide for the peaceful resolution of disputes.
Visit us on the Web: www.jud11.flcourts.org
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: @MiamiDadeCourts
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court's ADA Coordinator, Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center, 175 NW 1st Ave., Suite 2702, Miami, FL 33128, Telephone (305) 349-7175; TDD (305) 349-7174, Fax (305) 349-7355 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
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Dave took his team of licensed pesticide applicators to a one day learning camp in Dayton to ensure that they are up to date on all the latest safety techniques and information. The state requirement is for this amount of education every 3 years. Dave typically makes this an annual event. Education was provided by The Ohio State University Extention and the Ohio Department of Agriculture.


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1990, Action/Adventure, ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Young Guns II (1990, Geoff Murphy)
13 November 2016 Andrew Wickliffe	Leave a comment
In many ways, Young Guns II is an improvement over the first. Geoff Murphy knows how to direct a Western, at least until he has to do a showdown scene and then he's in trouble, but if it's general Western action, he can do it. And he's got the same cinematographer as the first movie, Dean Semler, who this entry has a far better color palette to work with. It's lush. Young Guns II is a lush film.
It's a bad film too. But lush.
The big problem is how the film treats Emilio Estevez's Billy the Kid. His psychotic behavior isn't even a plot point. He's just rambunctious and a little shit. Emilio Estevez's Billy the Kid is Dennis the Menace. He's a twerp. Estevez, screenwriter John Fusco and director Murphy are all on the same page with the character. He's a murderous twerp, but he's just a twerp. Any sense of reality is out the window straight off in Young Guns II. The cost of the lushness.
Estevez is bad and not in an interesting way. Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips look trapped. Neither of them get a subplot. They get pretend subplots, but not actual ones. New cast member Christian Slater is awful. Alan Ruck isn't bad. William Petersen's a lame Pat Garrett.
There are a lot of great character actors and just plain familiar character actors filling out the film's supporting cast and none of them are actually good. I mean, seeing Viggo Mortensen as an uncool government employee is something, but it's not like he's good. Tracey Walter's not even good in Young Guns II. Murphy can't direct actors. Okay, maybe he wasn't in on the changes to how to portray Estevez.
Jenny Wright is actually pretty good in a tiny part.
Excellent production design from Gene Rudolf–another of the improvements over the first film–and a really weird, bad score from Alan Silvestri. He hits a lot of the regular Silvestri cues, occasionally to success, but it's omnipresent and too loud. He also has a theme similar to the opening of Time After Time and you just sit there and wish Cyndi Lauper would start singing so there'd be something good.
It's okay until the third act? I mean, it's fine until the third act. I don't know why I'm trying to be nice. Oh, because I'm listening to Time After Time and I have goodness, which Young Guns II doesn't really offer.
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Directed by Geoff Murphy; written by John Fusco; director of photography, Dean Semler; edited by Bruce Green; music by Alan Silvestri; production designer, Gene Rudolf; produced by Irby Smith and Paul Schiff; released by 20th Century Fox.
Starring Emilio Estevez (Billy), Kiefer Sutherland (Doc), Lou Diamond Phillips (Chavez), Christian Slater (Arkansas Dave), William Petersen (Pat Garrett), Alan Ruck (Hendry William French), R.D. Call (D.A. Rynerson), James Coburn (John Simpson Chisum), Balthazar Getty (Tom O'Folliard), Jack Kehoe (Ashmun Upson), Robert Knepper (Deputy Carlyle), Viggo Mortensen (John W. Poe), Tracey Walter (Beever Smith), Bradley Whitford (Charles Phalen), Scott Wilson (Governor Lewis Wallace) and Jenny Wright (Jane Greathouse).
OTHER YOUNG GUNS FILMS
20th Century FoxChristian SlaterEmilio EstevezJames CoburnKiefer SutherlandLou Diamond PhillipsRobert KnepperViggo MortensenYoung Guns II
1963, Action/Adventure, ★★★★
The Great Escape (1963, John Sturges)
While The Great Escape runs nearly three hours, director Sturges and screenwriters James Clavell and W.R. Burnett never let it feel too long. Part of the quick pace comes from the first half hour being told in something like real time and another big part of it is the aftermath of the escape taking up the last hour. So for ninety minutes, the audience is getting to know and like the characters. It gives the escape aftermath a breakneck pace, even though Sturges doesn't do much different.
The Elmer Bernstein score also plays a large part. It's frequently upbeat and congratulatory to the characters (and sometimes the audience), but Bernstein also bakes in the possibility of tragedy. The music can go from light to dark in a second and the film trains the audience to prepare for such moves.
Also contributing to the film's relative brevity is how the script pairs characters up. Usually it's a strong personage with a weaker one, but the actors do such a good job–and Sturges often sticks with scenes of characters' frailties until they're uncomfortable–the pairings are never hollow. Even Steve McQueen, who gets a huge solo set piece at the end, starts off with a sidekick or two.
Most of the acting is spectacular. Richard Attenborough might give the best performance; him or James Donald. They both have the most responsibility and it clearly weighs on them. But James Garner, McQueen, Donald Pleasence, Gordon Jackson, Hannes Messemer–also all excellent.
It's an outstanding picture.
Produced and directed by John Sturges; screenplay by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, based on the book by Paul Brickhill; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp; edited by Ferris Webster; music by Elmer Bernstein; released by United Artists.
Starring Steve McQueen (Hilts), James Garner (Hendley), Richard Attenborough (Bartlett), James Donald (Ramsey), Charles Bronson (Danny), Donald Pleasence (Blythe), James Coburn (Sedgwick), Hannes Messemer (Von Luger), David McCallum (Ashley-Pitt), Gordon Jackson (MacDonald), John Leyton (Willie), Angus Lennie (Ives), Nigel Stock (Cavendish), Jud Taylor (Goff) and Robert Graf (Werner).
OTHER FILMS STARRING STEVE MCQUEEN
OTHER FILMS DIRECTED BY JOHN STURGES
Charles BronsonDavid McCallumDonald PleasenceJames CoburnJames GarnerRichard AttenboroughSteve McQueenThe Great EscapeUnited Artists
1994, ★★★, Comedy
Maverick (1994, Richard Donner)
1 January 2013 Andrew Wickliffe	Leave a comment
Maverick is a lot of fun. In fact, it's so much fun, when the film runs into problems in its second act, it's impossible to be disappointed. It's still so likable, one just feels bad it doesn't maintain its quality.
There are two major problems. The first is the music. When the film starts–and for the majority of the run time–it's a Western. It's a very funny Western and has an affable Randy Newman score. Then it becomes a poker game movie… and the music inexplicably becomes modern country Western music. There's one painful montage in particular where the music choice saps the energy of the film.
The second problem is the conclusion. William Goldman has a lot of fun with the twists at Maverick's finish and they're nice to watch unravel… but it's still a lot of padding. Alfred Molina's character, for example, gets summarized in the conclusion instead of getting his due.
Molina gives the film's most impressive performance. He's creepy and dangerous; a very physical performance without much show of force. Just fantastic.
Mel Gibson's great, so's Jodie Foster, so's James Garner. But the film's made for them. I guess Foster, who doesn't usually bring as much personality, is the standout of the three.
Graham Greene's hilarious too.
Donner does fine. He and cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond conceive an excellent Western. Donner primarily concentrates on the mood and the actors. Zsigmond and the scenery handle the rest.
Maverick is a joy, even with its bumps.
Directed by Richard Donner; screenplay by William Goldman, based on the television series created by Roy Huggins; director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond; edited by Stuart Baird and Michael Kelly; music by Randy Newman; production designer, Thomas E. Sanders; produced by Donner and Bruce Davey; released by Warner Bros.
Starring Mel Gibson (Bret Maverick), Jodie Foster (Annabelle Bransford), James Garner (Marshal Zane Cooper), Graham Greene (Joseph), Alfred Molina (Angel), James Coburn (Commodore Duvall), Dub Taylor (Room Clerk), Geoffrey Lewis (Matthew Wicker), Paul L. Smith (The Archduke), Dan Hedaya (Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player), Dennis Fimple (Stuttering), Denver Pyle (Old Gambler on Riverboat), Clint Black (Sweet-Faced Gambler) and Max Perlich (Johnny Hardin).
OTHER FILMS DIRECTED BY RICHARD DONNER
Alfred MolinaGraham GreeneJames CoburnJames GarnerJodie FosterMaverickMel GibsonRandy NewmanWarner Bros.
1999, Action/Adventure, ★½
Payback (1999, Brian Helgeland), the director's cut
I don't know if I'd say I've been waiting ten years to see the director's cut of Payback, but I guess I've been interested in it for ten years–it's supposed to be the meaner version. Too bad Mel Gibson, even a good Mel Gibson, is Mel Gibson. Even when he's being tough and mean, he's got an element of cute. If you like Mel Gibson, you'll probably like Payback.
It's a tough guy movie set in a no name city, the film noir city of the 1950s, only Helgeland wastes a lot of time drawing attention to the city not having a name… (it's Chicago). Helgeland's direction is solid, but his establishing shots are really poorly framed, usually because he doesn't know how to shoot the city. It looks like he doesn't know how to do establishing shots, making it appear incompetent.
The most impressive thing about the film is acting. Helgeland's rediscovery of Gregg Henry is something to be seen. Maria Bello's good. Deborah Kara Unger is good. William Devane and James Coburn's cameos are both great.
Unfortunately, the film gets to a point where there's nowhere to go. The film's philosophy just doesn't work for making a successful picture. Played straight, it might have been better. Gibson's character arc fails, as the character inexplicably develops emotional concern.
So, at that conclusion, when Helgeland's run out of plot, he stops the movie. It's a downhill slide from a rather strong opening. I suppose it's a somewhat graceful decision.
Directed by Brian Helgeland; screenplay by Helgeland, based on a novel by Donald E. Westlake; director of photography, Ericson Core; edited by Kevin Stitt; music by Chris Boardman; production designer, Richard Hoover; produced by Bruce Davey; released by Paramount Pictures.
Starring Mel Gibson (Porter), Gregg Henry (Val), Maria Bello (Rosie), David Paymer (Stegman), Deborah Kara Unger (Lynn), William Devane (Carter), Bill Duke (Detective Hicks), James Coburn (Fairfax) and Lucy Liu (Pearl).
OTHER FILMS DIRECTED BY BRIAN HELGELAND
Bill DukeDeborah Kara UngerJames CoburnLucy LiuMaria BelloMel GibsonParamount PicturesPaybackWilliam Devane


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Tag Archives: multi-detector computed tomography
September 2010	Br J Cardiol 2010;17:207–08
MDCT coronary angiography: does the benefit justify radiation burden?
Khaled Alfakih, Mathew Budoff
MDCT coronary angiography (CTCA) has been shown to be highly accurate at detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) with more than 30 studies and several meta-analyses confirming excellent sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV), when compared with invasive X-ray coronary angiography.1 This was confirmed in three multi-centre trials: Assessment by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography of Individuals Undergoing Invasive Coronary Angiography (ACCURACY) (n=230), Coronary Artery Evaluation Using 64-Row Multi-detector Computed Tomography Angiography (CORE-64) (n=291), and Meijboom et al. (n=360)2-4 (table 1). The positive predictive value
February 2010	Br J Cardiol 2010;17:40-3
Is there a role for 64-multi-detector CT coronary angiography in octogenarians? A single-centre experience
Nevin T Wijesekera, Simon P G Padley, Gonzalo Ansede, Robert P Barker, Michael B Rubens
Introduction Very elderly individuals are the fastest growing segment of most Western populations, with those aged 80 and older projected to triple in number by the middle of this century.1,2 The prevalence of coronary artery disease is high in this age group, and diagnostic investigations are being used with increasing frequency when angina is poorly controlled by medical therapy. However, due to more extensive disease and less functional reserve, invasive investigations have a higher complication rate in the very elderly than in younger patients.3 Therefore, non-invasive tests that identify those patients most likely to benefit from invasiv
July 2009	Br J Cardiol 2009;16:199–200
Evaluation of left ventricular non-compaction using multi-detector computed tomography
Edward T D Hoey, Nicholas J Screaton, Bobby S K Agrawal, Matthew J Daniels, Andrew A Grace, Deepa Gopalan
At age 16, he started to suffer with recurrent attacks of pre-syncope and a 24-hour tape documented runs of broad complex tachycardia for which he was commenced on sotalol and fitted with a single-chamber rate-responsive pacing system. Electrocardiogram (ECG) on admission showed an unusual pattern of right bundle branch block, extreme left axis deviation and first-degree heart block. Transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated biventricular dilatation, moderately impaired left ventricular systolic function and prominent trabeculations, which raised the suspicion of left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC). Interestingly, his twin brother also had


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Americas: INTERPOL operation nets 850 firearms, 560 arrests
Operation Trigger V was held across eight Latin American countries involving police, customs, immigration, the military and ballistics laboratories.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation targeting illegal firearms has led to 560 arrests across Latin America, with hundreds of guns and other weapons seized.
Codenamed Trigger V, the week-long (22 – 28 February) operation was undertaken in eight countries and involved officers from the police, customs, immigration and military, as well as ballistics laboratories.
Drugs, stolen vehicles and USD 162,000 in cash were also seized during the 42,000 checks carried out at hotspots throughout the region, including air, sea and land border points.
Led by INTERPOL's Firearms Programme, Operation Trigger V was coordinated via the Organization's Regional Bureau in El Salvador and its General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France.
The participating countries were Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama.
A vehicle check in Costa Rica uncovered two AK47 assault rifles, one of which had been recorded in INTERPOL's iARMS database by a country in the Middle East.
A pistol seized by Costa Rican authorities during Operation Trigger V.
Costa Rica deployed more than 2,000 officers to 200 hotspots.
47 individuals in El Salvador, 18 of whom were linked to organized crime gangs such as the Barrio18 and MS13.
Honduran officials show some of the guns seized during Operation Trigger V.
Mexican authorities on the US-Mexico border found bullets hidden in the back of car seats.
Operation Trigger V led to the seizure of 857 firearms, more than 38,000 bullets, 20 grenades and various police and military uniforms.
In Panama, an anonymous tip led police to a cache of ammunition, firearms and gallons of chemical and explosive materials.
A woman was caught trying to smuggle bullets at the airport in Tijuana.
Mexico published an INTERPOL Purple Notice warning of a smuggling method involving dismantled firearms shipped via express courrier services.
Operation Trigger V - Panama
Operation Trigger V - Guatemala
Colombian authorities with 'Zeus o Mono', supplying weapons to the National Liberation Army (ELN).
Operation Trigger V - Costa Rica
Operation Trigger V - Honduras
Key arrests
The operation led to key arrests, including the target of an INTERPOL Blue Notice seeking further information on the individual known as 'Zeus o Mono', suspected of heading a transnational arms trafficking ring responsible for supplying weapons to the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Colombia.
The suspect was intercepted travelling illegally from Guatemala to Honduras, and has since been deported to Colombia to face charges.
Other notable arrests included:
a Honduran citizen subject to an INTERPOL Red Notice for numerous firearms and drugs offences;
47 individuals in El Salvador, 18 of whom were linked to organized crime gangs such as the Barrio18 and MS13;
suspected members of Colombian organized crime groups including Galeria and Los Shibly.
INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock said the operation and arrests were an important step in dismantling illicit networks and protecting citizens.
"The availability and use of illegal guns pose a clear threat to global security, stability and development, whilst also providing a lucrative profit stream for criminals.
"INTERPOL's role is to help member countries remove illicit weapons from circulation, but most importantly, dismantle the networks which facilitate ‒ and depend on ‒ their trade." Jürgen Stock, INTERPOL Secretary General
Seizures: guns, bullets, grenades and uniforms
After seven days of coordinated action, 857 firearms were seized, in addition to more than 38,000 bullets, 20 grenades and various police and military uniforms.
Highlighting trans-continental nature of firearms trafficking, a vehicle check in Costa Rica uncovered two AK47 assault rifles, one of which had been recorded in INTERPOL's iARMS database by a country in the Middle East.
Authorities in Mexico published Purple Notices warning of two methods for smuggling firearms and ammunition across the US-Mexico border. The first consisted of placing bullets in the hidden compartment of car seats, the second involved dismantling firearms in order to ship them via express courier services.
In Panama, the operation generated an anonymous tip, which led police to an isolated storage house packed with ammunition, firearms and gallons of chemical and explosive materials.
INTERPOL's iARMS database
The operation notably led to a significant increase in the use of iARMS, INTERPOL's Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System. More than 125,000 records were added by participating countries, including 58,000 by Mexico alone.
Funded by the European Union, iARMS contains more than 1.3 million records.
Police worldwide can query the iARMS database to check if seized firearms have been reported as lost or stolen by other countries.
During Trigger V, 14 hits were generated on weapons previously recorded in the database, which will be analysed in order to identify further trafficking activities and smuggling routes.
Countries involved
Firearms operations and events
INTERPOL – Terrorist groups using COVID-19 to reinforce power and influence
International operation disrupts supply of firearms to terrorists
INTERPOL Red Notices issued for Dresden Green Vault grand theft suspects
International operation targets trafficking of stolen motor vehicles


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Fossils unearthed at Big Bend identify new dinosaur species
Couple rescues man in wheelchair, stranded and alone in the dark
Posted: Aug 3, 2018 / 07:46 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 3, 2018 / 07:46 PM CDT
(CBS) – It was date night for Erin and Bryan Meeks, and the couple took a quiet back road in Comstock Township, Michigan, to get home. As they were driving through rural area, they spotted a man in a wheelchair at the end of a heavily-wooded driveway.
Bryan says they drove by at just the right time. The man was stuck on his motorized wheelchair. He was alone and it was pitch black out, and his wheelchair had run of power, leaving him completely stranded.
"I caught him out of the corner of my eye and I was like, 'What was that?' I turn around and I'm headed back toward him and as I pull over and he pulls out a lighter and he lights it. He's like, 'I'm right here,'" Bryan told CBS affiliate WWMT. "I thought he was just stuck but [his wheelchair] ran out of battery completely and he was scooting trying to make his way."
The man was Jerry Ward, who is missing part of his leg and relies on his motorized wheelchair to get around. He also has a hearing aid and has difficulty talking, so when he was stuck outside alone, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to get help. "I had no way up, I only have one leg on me," Ward said.
Illuminated by his headlights, Bryan got out of his car and pushed Ward's wheelchair up his driveway for him. He says his day job as a mover helped. "I built up a little bit of muscle tolerance, so it's all right," he said.
Erin took a photo of her husband pushing Ward in the dark, and she shared it on Facebook. "I know I've said it before, but you guys … my husband is seriously so sweet," Erin wrote. "The man thanked him and said he probably would have been out there all night because his battery died on the chair."
"Not many people have the heart or willingness to help people these days. It's a fact that most of us wouldn't have had the strength to budge that chair," Erin wrote in the now-viral post. "Bryan was placed at that spot, at that time, for a reason. He never passes up a chance to help another."
Article taken from cbsnews.com
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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (Big 2/Fox 24) – Nearly 35 years ago, fossils were unearthed at Big Bend National Park. While it may not have seemed significant at the time, that recently changed.
Those fossils have been used to identify a new dinosaur species, Aquilarhinus palimentus. According to Big Bend National Park, the fossils were discovered by Texas Tech Professor Tom Lehman back in the 1980's.
by By RYAN TARINELLI Associated Press / Jul 15, 2019
DALLAS (AP) — A retrial is underway for a former suburban Dallas police officer charged with aggravated assault for shooting an unarmed man twice in the back.
Former Mesquite officer Derick Wiley was fired after the November 2017 shooting that wounded Lyndo Jones. Authorities say the officer mistook Jones for a burglar while Jones was trying to unlock his own truck.
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En la mitología griega, Toante era un rey de los tauros, hijo de Borístenes.

Cuando Orestes y Pílades llegaron a Táuride con la intención de llevarse de allí la estatua de Artemisa, fueron detenidos y Toante decidió que fueran sacrificados en el templo de Artemisa. Sin embargo, Ifigenia, que era hermana de Orestes y sacerdotisa del templo, consiguió salvarlos.

Más tarde, Toante fue muerto por Crises, hijo de Criseida, que inicialmente había querido devolver a Orestes y Pílades a poder de Toante, pero posteriormente su abuelo le hizo saber que también era hermano de Orestes.

Notas y referencias

Reyes de la mitología griega


There is only the spares book and the handbook. The later which covers both operation and some repairs. There was never a purely dedicated workshop manual for the 4hp. So you may already have all that is available?


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college baseball world series
By admin June 17, 2017 attention getters, Baseball, Great place No Comments
College World Series bracket, TV schedule
(Double-elimination tournament)
Game 1: No. 1 Oregon State vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3 p.m., ESPN
Game 2: No. 4 LSU vs. Florida State, 8 p.m., ESPN
Game 3: No. 7 Louisville vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m., ESPN
Game 4: No. 3 Florida vs. No. 6 TCU, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Game 5: Loser of Game 1 vs. loser of Game 2, 2 p.m., ESPN
Game 6: Winner of Game 1 vs. winner of Game 2, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 8: Winner of Game 3 vs. winner Game of 4, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 9: Winner of Game 5 vs. loser of Game 6, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. loser of Game 8, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Game 11: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9, 3 p.m., ESPN
Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10, 8 p.m., ESPN
Game 13: Winner of Game 11 vs. Loser of Game 11*, TBD, ESPN
Championship Series (best of three)
Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 3: TBD vs. TBD*, 8 p.m., ESPN
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July 2014: World Cup Winning Reads!
Mrs Issa's form 7M were the worthy winners of the inter form Year 7 'World Cup Winning Reads' competition! Between them, they read an astonishing 106 books last half term to propel them to victory. The group, quite coincidentally, were also representing Germany, who went on to win the real thing! Special mentions should be given to the winning boy and girl in the form who helped them along towards the glittering trophy and amazing prizes. Neve Hargreaves contributed by reading a whopping 26 books and Joseph Caldwell read 11. Both were given some extra goodies for their hard work and effort. It was wonderful to see the students so enthusiastic about reading!


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Caught Live + 5 est un double album live des Moody Blues publié en 1977. Il retrace le concert donné au Royal Albert Hall de Londres le 12 décembre 1969. La Face quatre reprend des titres enregistrés en 1968-1969, mais non édités.

Liste des titres

Face une
 Gypsy (Of a Strange and Distant Time) (Justin Hayward) – 4:03
 The Sunset (Mike Pinder) – 4:33
 Dr. Livingstone, I Presume (Ray Thomas) – 3:23
 Never Comes the Day (Hayward) – 5:39

Face deux
 Peak Hour (John Lodge) – 5:13
 Tuesday Afternoon (Hayward) – 4:51
 Are You Sitting Comfortably? (Hayward, Thomas) – 4:21
 The Dream (Graeme Edge) – :58
 Have You Heard (Part 1) (Pinder) – 1:22
 The Voyage (Pinder) – 3:37
 Have You Heard (Part 2) (Pinder) – 2:33

Face trois
 Nights in White Satin (Hayward) – 5:55
 Legend of a Mind (Thomas) – 7:05
 Ride My See-Saw (Lodge) – 4:28

Face quatre
 Gimme a Little Somethin'  (Lodge) – 3:13
 Please Think About It (Pinder) – 3:41
 Long Summer Days (Hayward) – 3:12
 King and Queen (Hayward) – 3:52
 What Am I Doing Here? (Hayward) – 3:33

Musiciens

 Justin Hayward : chant, guitares
 John Lodge : chant, basse
 Ray Thomas : chœurs, flûte traversière, harmonica, tambourin
 Mike Pinder : chœurs, mellotron
 Graeme Edge : batterie

Album des Moody Blues
Album live sorti en 1977


we have our puppy on a feeding schedule, 6:30 am, 1 pm, and 5 pm. we would like to take him out the last time for the night at 11:30.
puppy consistently (since we have him) has been getting up at 4, he whines a bit and hubby takes him out, he pees and poops, and goes back to sleep. then he's up at 5:15. I will take him out, he pees again, and thinks its playtime. uh uh no way. too early for me. if I put him back in his crate and lay down next to him, he will settle until 6:30 (I dont have to be there the whole time just 5-10 min).
now, he's giving hubby a hard time at 4, wants to play, wont go back to bed unless hubby lays next to him. so maybe I've set up a bad habit.
also, he falls asleep around 6 pm and there is no waking him. we take him out to pee (carry him out if we have to) every 45 min or so and he's all groggy and goes right back to sleep. then he'll get up around 8, play a bit, and by 9 he's asleep again.
I'm thinking it might be a good idea to move things around so that he's up more in the evenings, and less in the pre-dawn hours! any advice?
and what about the whining in the crate? I dont want him to think the crate is horrible, but I also dont want him needing me to help him fall asleep. I do want him to sleep in the crate for now because he is not trustworthy around the house yet, and he's quickly outgrowing his pen. he doesnt mind being in his crate during the day for short periods of time (longest being 2.5 hrs).
And good idea keeping him up a little longer and tire him out at this stage too! Remember a tired dog is a happy dog I take it he is getting better with thw pee/poops thing?!! Do let us know if these measures help you!!
so we should ignore his whining in the crate? we do have a tshirt in there, but I dont have a ticking clock.
we kept him up a bit longer yesterday evening and did some training and hide & seek with the kids, really had him running around. and he slept 11:30 - 5. so that's good. but was whining by 5:45 wanting to play. we ignored him until 6:30. will try it again tonight.
the pee/poop thing is a bit better, sort of. I'm working really heavily on leave it/come/and loose leash walking. so now when I take him out we go for a quick little walk around the patio first then he pees. when he tries to get stuff in his mouth I've been telling him leave it and if I have some treats on me (I always do these days) he will usually leave the sticks or whatever. we started working on drop it indoors, I dont think he's ready for it outside yet so when there's something already in his mouth I tell him to do something (come or even give paw) so I can reward him with a treat...he drops what's in his mouth for my treats.
he still doesnt poop on any schedule (aside from his predawn dump, lol) and its driving me crazy. I hope that will change as he gets older.
I a word yes!! Providing he has been for a last pee and poop. Seriously if he knows you will come running every time he whines then he will use this to get what he wants it's a simple as that between 5:45 and 6:30 did he stop in any way? The 'T' shirt have you got you body scent on it? As for the clock you can buy a cheap one at any hardware store It doesn't even have to keep good time! and yes the Pee/Poop thing will get better too Keep up the good work you will get there!!
What worked very well for me was a 'two crate system". I have one in the kitchen and one, sightly smaller, in my bedroom. As a pup Cheynie would be crated in the kitchen one if I needed to go out and at night she slept in the one in my bedroom. She willingly went to sleep in that one and if she woke up, she apparently was reassured that I was close by and went back to sleep. Now if I have visiting puppies, they spend the night in the bedroom crate (Cheynie has graduated to my bed!) and really do settle in fast and sleep. I think they just get apprehensive or anxious if they feel isolated. What is interesting and amuses me now, is that Cheynie loves her kitchen crate. I don't need to crate her anymore and don't even when I go out but it is there and the door is always open and she goes in and out at will. It's "her space"...her "big girl crate".. and if I accidentally close the crate door while vacuuming, etc., she will stand in front of it and whine until I open the door to let her in! The bedroom crate is a completely different story.... she will no longer set even one foot in it and if a toy that she wants is in it, she will stand outside of it and try to paw it out without entering it! If puppies are here and in the crate for the night, she will not let them out until I reach in and get them. That crate is apparently the puppy crate and no longer where she belongs :-) I do leave the bedroom crate set up but that is only because I often have visiting 'mini-fosters' on short notice.
ok, so last night was a disaster. we kept Buddy up later than usual and he fell asleep around 9 (after going out to pee). we took him out again at 10 and again at 11:30, he went right back to sleep in his crate. so far so good.
I should mention that I am *not good at sleep training!* never could do it when my kids were babies. once they got to the panicky cries I gave up and figured what the heck so they sleep in our bed for a couple of years.
maybe I will try another crate in the bedroom and see how that goes.
bigboy...yes, the tshirt we have in there is one I wore, I'm pretty sure it has my scent on it.
I too thought about it (like you are) but decided to leave things the way they were and within a week (not months etc) Nipper realised that I wasn't going to come running every time she whined! and it stopped!!!
I really dont want a crate in the bedroom, because the long term goal is for Buddy to sleep with one of the kids, not me! and he is not ready to be supervised by the kids overnight.
I know I keep asking the same question, but really...I can just leave him to bark and howl for hours? its not all night, just after he gets up to pee at 4 ish until its time to get up at 6:30.
also, should we not wait for him to let us know he needs to go out at 4? should we perhaps set an alarm and wake him earlier and then ignore any attempts at getting our attention until wake up time?
and it happens during the day sometimes, he will be in his pen or just hanging out and then he whines to let us know he needs to go out. maybe thats also contributing to the problem of him thinking we will come every time he calls? not sure how else to handle that because I like the fact that he lets me know he needs to go out.
but typing this out right now makes me think that maybe he just *wants* to go out and whines to get what he wants?
sometimes I wish he spoke english!
oh and btw, the pee/poop thing is way easier now that we have 2 ft of snow. he cant find any leaves/sticks/rocks to try to eat!
Hmm But it's mostly you at the moment doing the training but that's a good while off It's good that he does let you know he needs to go, but once he has been the whining then becomes a attention seeking thing!!! You could try a small portable radio playing some calming classical music next to the crate!! Now contine to work harder on the other commands especialy now some snow has fallen And as always we are here to help so ask away!!!
If he is whining or crying because he needs to go out, yes, take him out to "go" and then it's right back to the crate to go back to sleep. This is a situation I encounter all the time with the mini-fosters. I make sure the lights are out and place the pup(s) back in the crate with a toy or a treat and ignore any further whining behavior.


What is Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI and DaaS?
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure or VDI is a type of technology that provides users with virtual computer desktops rather than the physical, traditional desktops.
The VDI concept may be a bit hard to grasp. Let's break it down.
Conventionally speaking, a desktop is a computer you go to a store and purchase. You place it on your desktop at home or office and you can then browse the Internet, stream movies or edit documents, etc.
This physical computer you buy has multiple components needed for it to work.
All those components are sitting on your desk (or lap if it's a laptop). They are all in the same place/room.
A virtual desktop is different from a physical desktop in that the computer and applications installed on it are not physically in the same room as you, the keyboard or the monitor. In fact the computer with the applications may be hundreds of miles away in a data center somewhere. The VDI / DaaS technology is what makes you able to access that remote computer as if is next to you. It will allow you to see the desktop and the applications installed on it on your local monitor and interact with it using the your local keyboard and mouse as if is physically next to you. This As-If is what makes it virtual.
Wait what's the difference between VDI and DaaS or are they the same?
Often times VDI and DaaS are used interchangeably, however there is a difference. VDI is the actual underlying technology that makes the virtual desktop possible. DaaS is a cloud term for a paid service that provides VDI. Usually a hosting company provides DaaS. If you implement VDI in-house, then you wouldn't be using DaaS (since you're not paying a provider to provide it to you).
Benefits of VDI and DaaS?
So You may say that makes sense, but why should anybody use this VDI model? What's the point of moving the actual computer to a remote location?
The benefits are actually huge for the following reasons.
Your data is never lost.
That's right. VDI is designed to improve manageability and control. A good VDI solution includes continuous backups of the desktop environments of the users. This means if you deleted a file on accident (even from the recycle bin) the file can be restored. Or if you lose your laptop, your can still access your applications and data because its all in the data center.
You can access your desktop from anywhere.
VDI allows you to access the applications and data stored on your desktop from anywhere. You can for example, be working from the office on a document on Microsoft Word, go for dinner and come back home and continue working it as if you never left your office. You will still see the Word document up where you left it at the office although you are at home.
If you are a company with many employees, you don't have to manage the employees' physical desktops or upgrade them any more that means you save money.
Companies and IT know that management of desktops is hard. You have to purchase the expensive desktops, install them, upgrade them every few years, add resources, troubleshoot failed drives, etc.. With the centralized nature of the virtual desktop in VDI, all you have to manage physically now is the thin clients. Which are designed to be low maintenance.
You can roll back your desktop if it gets compromised with malware or viruses.
One of the biggest pains of traditional desktops is dealing with malware and viruses. With VDI, this is much less of an issue because a desktop as whole can be restored to the date before the desktop was infected.
Due to the hosted centralized nature of the desktops, IT can access, manage, update the desktops much easier than before when getting physical access was needed.
Standardize applications and desktop settings for many desktops on your network.
How often has IT seen the case where an application runs on a desktop but fails on another? VDI allows very good standardization of desktop configuration in such a way that all users access desktops that are very identical.
Easy resource management and scaling.
Say a user needs more RAM or disk space, IT in the past had to order that part, go the users computer and install it. If it's a laptop, you need to purchase a new laptop. With VDI, servers are loaded with extra resources and upgrade a desktop is a matter of minutes.
Cheaper provisioning of new desktops for new employees.
When new employees or contractors com on board, there is no need to order hardware, etc. A new desktop can be previsioned in minutes.
In certain cases users that use need only temporary access to a desktop. This is very popular in education. Let's say that users walk in to a class to use a software during the class. Ideally the computer in the lab will reset back to it's good configuration in case the previous users loaded personal data, installed custom software or was even malicious. This guarantees next users a clean slate to work on.
Just like any solution, there are benefits and drawbacks. Some things to consider about VDI.
All your users depend on the internet, so if the internet goes down you users can't do work.
If you decide to go with a DaaS (Desktop as a Service Provider) solution. Meaning you just buy a hosted VDI service then of course there will be an ongoing cost to have the desktops hosted.
You have a poor Internet speed. Since VDI depends on network / Internet access it may not be the best option for you.
You use special software such as Graphics/CAD. Although proper VDI deployments do tackle that issue, GPU and Graphic software need special VDI requirements hardware and can be expensive.
There three types of VDI solutions that are common.
Session based desktops is a type of desktop access where multiple desktops are created for each user on the same master machine. Desktops are isolated from each other by sessions. Those session desktops are essentially using the same master desktop except each user is separated by screen divider if you will.
Those types of desktops are not very personlizable and users often can't do much other than use the applications available to them.
Remote Apps are a way for users to access desktop applications without having to log into a full remote desktop. Users can launch applications and they will appear on their computers as if it was locally installed and will show in their local desktops task bar.
This type of desktop deployment is interesting and quiet smart. This is a type of solution where compared to session based, each user actually gets a dedicated virtual desktop with designated RAM and CPU just for them and isolation is done at the VM rather than just memory.
This type of deployment is driven my a virtual desktop image (sometimes referred to as the golden image. Think of this image as the baseline for all users loggin in. It has the most basic and fundamtenal configuration, software you want all users to have.
When a user logs in, they get a virtual desktop based on that image. At that point they have a full machine just for them.
When they log off, all changes done to the machine are gone. That's right. If they installed software, the software is gone. But what is the point of this you may ask?
Students logging into a computer lab are usually only accessing the desktop for the purpose of training. When they leave the lab, new users don't want to see the files, etc of the previous user. Even when the user himself logs back in, he/she needs to start have an untampered environment with bad configurations.
Employees logging in to do some work will always have consistent desktop environment to work on.
Note that personal files that users work on can be stored for next time use. This user specific data is stored under the user's profile. However, everything about the configuration, software on the machine is gone.
As you may know from personal experience, desktops are fickle and can be destabilized with malware, custom software, configuration changes, etc. This makes the desktop break eventually and this type of self resetting desktop is perfect to create consistency and stability.
Personal Desktops is the classic desktop we know. It is still virtual, however here each user is given their own virtual desktop that is persistent and never resets itself. If a user installs software, downloads files, logs off and logs back on, everything remains there.
What are Thin Clients and Zero Clients and their Role in Virutal Desktops?
To connect to a virtual desktop that is hosted on VDI infrastructure you need a client. This can be your computer or it can be a thin client. The thin client is also computer, except it is thin in capabilities. So it may have less CPU and RAM and even software installed on it that a traditional computer client. So really all it is is a just a computer with the bare minimum and lowest cost with the sole purpose of connecting you to a hosted virutal desktop.
A Zero Client is also a computer except even thinner than a thin client. So a Zero Client gives you even more barebone system that almost has no capability at all but to connect to a remote desktop.
A thin client does allow you for example to launch a browser or possibly install some software, a zero client does not.
Who Are the Big Players in VDI?
Those are solutions that you can take and implement onsite by buying the servers and installing those vendor's software on it. Each of those vendors may have their own Desktop-as-a-Service Option as well.
How can my company get VDI?
You can setup an in-house VDI at the data center, install the servers, hardware needed, etc. If you don't have any expertise with this option you can hire a firm that specialized in setting Virtual Desktop Infrastructure deployments. Those are often IT consulting companies or Systems Integrators.
Use a VDI Hosting Provider that has a turnkey solution. Often known as Desktop as-a-service (DaaS). This option is pain free, fast to setup and you can be up and running very quickly and nothing to manage.
Should my company implement VDI on their own or subscribe to a Desktop as a Service (DaaS)?
Maybe you are a very large corporation and find that it may be cheaper or more cost effective.
Your already have internal IT resources available 24/7 so you don't need to outsource the support for the infrastructure.
You prefer a CapEx pricing model.
You are a smaller to team so it will probably save you money to outsource this to a professional DaaS provider.
You just don't want the headache.
You prefer a OpEx pricing model.
Although VDI has struggled to take over the traditional desktop completely, VDI is an excellent solution for many organizations. Here are some example of what types of users use VDI in order of the most popular.
The Information Worker - The information worker is the user that that needs a desktop to do basic work such as editing documents, spreadsheets, data entry, or using a specific application such as QuickBooks, or any custom desktop application. This user usually doesn't need to install new software on the desktop just needs to use applications already provided to them.
The Power User - This is usually a developer or a specialized user that requires their desktop to be more powerful with extra CPU and RAM due to the nature of the work they do. Often times a developer may need to install their own software or change computer settings both which an information worker wouldn't need to do. Power User Desktops are often more expensive.
Graphics Designer - Those are speicalized types of desktops that are packed with CPU and graphical capabilities that allows the user design, render and do specialized GPU workloads on the hosted desktop.
KIOSK User - Those are very basic users that need access to just one application and cannot launch other applications or do anything else on the desktop. For example they can be a Library Applications for people to lookup books etc.
GPUs stand for Graphic Processing Unit. So What is their role in VDI? One of the challenges in VDI is that the workloads that require better graphical processing may suffer. If you don't need heavy graphical work for example you are just access Microsoft Word or browsing the web, GPUs may not be needed. However if you are often watching YouTube videos, editing graphics using Photoshop or using any CAD applications like Autodesk AutoCAD, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, etc, then you will know exactly why a Virtual Desktop without a GPU can be a terrible experience. You will experience bad refreshes, very high latency in rending and refresh rates.
So if you have those workloads, make sure you shop for a solution that has GPUs. Nvidia is one of the most common GPU companies.
How does a GPU help? Well, a GPU is a specialized technology or chip that allows the handling for graphics and rending etc much more efficiently than your CPU or computer processor. Your experience here will be much smoother, graphics will render faster and refreshes will not be noticeable.
What Operating Systems are available for the Virtual Desktops?
Probably the most common OS used as a virtual desktop is Microsoft Windows. Macintosh or Mac computers are never really an option because of the way Apple licenses their OS so its never an option. Apple often ties their OS to ther own hardware so they are no fans of virtualizing the desktop and letting users bypass the purchase of their hardware.
Linux is available as a vritual desktop this could any flavor for linux such as Ubuntu Desktop as well.
Desktop virtualization using VDI is an alternative technology in delivering desktops for users to work on. With the increased speeds of the Internet and growth in user devices, desktops are becoming a popular options for many companies. Data, management and security are the top benefits of switching to a VDI solution.


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, unique représentant du genre , est une espèce éteinte et fossile de mammifères métathériens à dents de sabre qui a habité ce qui est aujourd'hui l'Amérique du Sud de la fin du Miocène au Pliocène (9 à ). Sa ressemblance avec les « tigres à dents de sabre » n'en fait pas un félidé, au contraire du célèbre Smilodon d'Amérique du Nord, mais c'était un sparassodonte, groupe étroitement apparenté aux marsupiaux, et dont la ressemblance superficielle avec les autres mammifères à dents de sabre est due à une évolution convergente. Une étude de 2005 a révélé que la morsure de Thylacosmilus et de Smilodon était faible, ce qui indique que les techniques de mise à mort des animaux à dents de sabre différaient de celles des espèces existantes. On a trouvé des restes de Thylacosmilus principalement dans les provinces de Catamarca, d'Entre Ríos et de La Pampa, dans le nord de l'Argentine.

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C'était un grand prédateur à dents de sabre proche des marsupiaux, de la taille d'un jaguar ( de long) et pesant autour de , qui a vécu du Tortonien jusqu'au Plaisancien (de 9 à ) en Amérique du Sud ; on ne connaît pas ses ancêtres et il n'a pas eu de descendants. Il n'avait aucune parenté avec les Machairodontinae (autres tigres à dents de sabre), mais il représente un bon exemple d'évolution convergente. Il possédait de grandes dents à croissance continue plus longues qu'une main humaine et de puissantes épaules, ce qui lui permettait de dépecer ses proies. Des restes de cet animal ont été trouvés dans plusieurs endroits d'Amérique du Sud.

Il s'est éteint à la fin du Pliocène après le grand échange inter-américain qui suivit la réunion des deux Amériques par la surrection de l'isthme de Panama il y a environ .

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Clues Sought in Twin Car Bombings in Dagestan (Video)
Investigators working at the scene of a car blast in the Dagestani capital, Makhachkala, on Monday.	Abdula Magomedov
Investigators searched for clues Tuesday into why two car bombs were detonated in Makhachkala, killing four and injuring 52 others, as the authorities defused a third car bomb.
Both explosions occurred outside the local headquarters for the court marshals service and appeared to have been detonated by remote control, said the federal Investigative Committee.
No fatalities or injuries were caused by the first explosion Monday. But once police arrived at the scene 15 minutes later, the second bomb detonated, leaving three people dead, according to the local branch of the Investigative Committee.
An employee of the court marshals service later died of his injuries in the hospital, said an Interior Ministry spokesman.
According to preliminary data, most of the injured were law enforcement officials.
"The police were providing a cordon after the first explosion. Because of their actions, the number of civilian victims is minimal," the Interior Ministry spokesman told Interfax.
No one has claimed responsibility for the double blast, and no suspects have yet been identified.
Video footage showing one of the car bombs detonating Monday. (YouTube)
The blasts might have targeted the son of Makhachkala's mayor who heads the local headquarters of the court marshals service, Moskovsky Komsomolets reported, citing law enforcement officials. The son, however, was not at work at the time of the attack, it said.
Kommersant, also citing investigators, said the attack might be revenge from militants angered by a recent series of law enforcement operations against them.
Averting another possible explosion, police found a bomb attached to the undercarriage of a police car parked in another part of Makhachkala at 8 a.m. Tuesday. "The explosive device found under the police car was neutralized," police said in a statement carried by Itar-Tass.
Of those injured in Monday's attack, 41 have been hospitalized, including one child, and six were in serious condition, according to the Health and Social Development Ministry.
An Emergency Situations Ministry plane was sent to Makhachkala to transfer three seriously injured victims to intensive care units in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod .
The Il-76 plane with a team of doctors from the National Center for Disaster Medicine flew out from Ramenskoye airfield in the Moscow region and arrived in Dagestan's capital at 10:25 p.m. Monday.
The aircraft was equipped with five intensive care units and can transport up to 20 patients. The medical team included two doctors, an anesthesiologist, a trauma surgeon and two nurses, Interfax reported.


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Editor,—We welcome the coverage given to the major, and potentially fatal, problem of medication errors within managed health care.1 We disagree, however, with the key message that medication errors are uncommon. They are endemic, extremely common, overlooked and often ignored.
Observational studies of medicine administration within hospitals in the UK report an error rate of 3% to 8%.2 In contrast, Ross et al report 195 errors, collated from a mandatory error reporting policy, in 65 months.1 While mandatory reporting is a commendable principle, the reality remains that the majority of healthcare professionals will not report errors, and the majority of medication errors, will not be reported.
Voluntary, non-punitive error reporting programmes have been advocated as the most effective way to promote candid disclosure of medical error.4 Unless we are aware of what errors occur, we cannot expect to implement an appropriate system fix.
We suggest that the occurrence of three errors/month, represents a tremendous under reporting of the extent of medication error.1 If patient through put totalled 335 835 patient bed days, and we assume that each day the average patient received 6 doses of medicine, an error rate of 5%, suggests that a more realistic interpretation of the extent of the error iceberg is an incidence of greater than 100 000.
The conclusion therefore that medication errors are uncommon is unfortunately not true. The reality is thatreported medication errors are uncommon.
(2000) Medication errors in a paediatric teaching hospital in the UK: five years operational experience. Arch Dis Child 83:492–497.
(1998) The incidence of medication errors and ways to reduce them. Clinical Risk 4:103–106.
(1995) Drug administration errors: a study into the factors underlying the occurrence and reporting of drug errors in a district general hospital. J Adv Nurs 22:628–637.
(2000) Why error reporting systems should be voluntary. BMJ 320:728–729.
In our experience, most reported errors were minor. Serious events with adverse outcomes were uncommon and, we think, are unlikely not to be reported. If anything, we would suspect it is minor errors that are most likely to go unrecorded. This may be of considerable importance if analysis of minor events highlights system problems whose correction may help avoid future serious incidents.
Mr Caldwell suggests that voluntary systems may increase error reporting. It needs to be recognised that voluntary systems are not a panacea but may also detect only a fraction of overall errors. Again, we would suspect that minor errors might be those most likely to be missed. The thrust of the editorial by Cohen seems to relate to errors with serious adverse outcomes.1-1 There are also some potential difficulties with voluntary systems. For example, how we do we ensure that parents are notified about error occurrence if reporting is voluntary? What happens about errors of such seriousness that issues of criminal negligence arise?
Whether a reporting system is mandatory or voluntary is probably less important than that the system is non-punitive. This is borne out by the findings of Vincer and colleagues1-2 who found an approximately four to six fold increase in error reporting when the punitive aspects of the form were reduced by making it an "incident" rather than an "error" form. We have no doubt that the critical challenge for us all is to make the shift from assuming "errors" arise from individual negligence to recognising that "incidents" more usually arise because of systemic organisational failures. We urgently need to move away from a culture of fixing the blame towards one of recognising and fixing the problem.
(1989) Drug errors and incidents in a neonatal intensive care unit. A quality assurance activity. Am J Dis Child 143:737–740.


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Александер Ягелончик (; ;  – Александрас Йогайлайтис) е велик княз на Литва в периода (1492 – 1506) и крал на Полша в периода (1501 – 1506) от династията Ягелони.

Биография
Той е четвъртият син на Кажимеж IV и след смъртта му е избран за велик княз на Литва.

След смъртта на брат му Ян I Олбрахт той става през 1501 г. полски крал.

Той е женен от 1495 г. за Елена Московска, дъщеря на руския велик княз Иван III и София Палеологина.

Въпреки това той има чести военни конфликти с Великото московско княжество и през 1503 г. Литва губи територии.

През 1505 г. сенатът в Радом решава правото на Nihil Novi и Полша става de facto Конституционна монархия и се образува нова полска система.

Умира на 45 години във Вилнюс и е погребан в катедралата "Св. Станислав".

Източници

 Jerzy Jan Lerski, Piotr Wróbel, Richard J. Kozicki (1996). Historical dictionary of Poland, 966 – 1945. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-26007-0. онлине.
 Wawel Castle. History of the Royal Residence.

Велико литовско княжество
Монарси на Полша
Ягелони
Родени в Краков
Починали във Вилнюс


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Buzz no more: Yahoo is discontinuing their Buzz feature, a Digg-like application for sharing news.
"Yahoo! Buzz will be discontinued as of April 21, 2011. As of this date, you will be unable to access the Yahoo! Buzz site. This was a hard decision. However this will help us focus on our core strengths and new innovations," Yahoo wrote.
Buzz, which was introduced in 2008, let users share photo uploads, status changes, or recommended news stories through a button. That button could also be added to other web pages to enable further sharing.
Buzz is not the first casualty of the company's recent streamlining efforts: bookmarking site Delicious (which is trying to separate from Yahoo and run independently), site tracker MyBlogLog and others were all revealed to be sunsetting through a slide show leaked in December.
"Part of our organizational streamlining involves cutting our investment in underperforming or off-strategy products to put better focus on our core strengths and fund new innovation in the next year and beyond," Yahoo said at the time.
The company has also laid off over 700 workers, while trying to turn the site around. They are expected to post a decline in profits when reporting first-quarter earnings this Tuesday.


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An Interview with Dr. Michael Abrankian founder of Sunnyside Spine covers the importance of chiropractic care, as well as neck back and spinal health.
We recap our "Ways to Wellness" panel presentation and how we broke down the walls and defunkt the myths of mental health and therapy.


In the Karnataka Assembly Election Result of Fourteenth Legislative Assembly, the Indian National Congress (INC) under the leadership of Siddaramaiah won the election with an absolute majority of 122 seats. The Fourteenth Legislative Assembly Election of Karnataka was held in order to elect members from 223 constituencies in the Indian state of Karnataka. Five major political parties contested the Karnataka Assembly Election: Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)), B. S. Yeddyurappa's Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) and B. Sriramulu's Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress Party (BSRCP). Though Karnataka has 224 assembly constituencies, elections were held only for 223 seats. The election for the Piriyapatna constituency was postponed to 28 May 2013 due to the death of the BJP candidate for the seat. The Fourteenth Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election acheived 70.23% polling.


Back in the "good old days", it was simply called the tryout. I tried out when I was in basic training back in 1984. A lot has changed since then. It was known back then as the OL-J. We lived in old wooden barracks that had to remain spotless. Now, students stay in the same dorms as the basic trainees. Also, we now have both Pararescue trainees and Combat Control trainees going through the OL-H. Listed below are the various requirements for the PAST test and also information regarding physical evaluations, minimum requirements, etc.
UPDATED! (Again) This is the latest information regarding the PAST test. There is now one PAST test for all personnel that desire to enter the OL-H Indoctrination course.
Since a lot of you cross trainees have questions I will put some general information here. This should answer most of you questions.
Gaining unit and MPF message address, voice and FAX DSN number (if known). If this information is not known at time of letter submission, please forward information as soon as it is made available.
AFSC Desired. Member cannot list PJ as first choice and CCT as second choice or Vice Versa. Member's assigned overseas where medical facilities exist must complete a flying class III physical no more than 3 months prior to DEROS. This will help expedite members retraining application once assigned in the CONUS. Physical must be completed IAW message in April (FSO should have a copy) regarding class III physicals for PJ/CCT. Upon receipt of this letter of intent, the servicing MPF will transmit a message relaying members intent and information to HQAETC/TTRL with info copies to HQ AETC/DDPAET, members gaining MAJCOM, unit, and MPF.
Copy of complete flying class III physical. FSO must complete physical IAW PJ/CCT message. FSO will send original physical to HQ AETC/SGPS for review approval. AETC will put approval stamp on physical and return to member's FSO. Once physical is returned to FSO, a copy of the original physical should be made and attached to retraining application. Do not send original physicals with application. AF Form 1042, by itself and without stamp, is not acceptable.
Member may apply regardless of the retraining in or out objectives listed for their AFSC.
Ensure member completes PAST and results are documented on letterhead from administering unit. Members are encouraged to contact nearest PJ/CCT unit to have test administered. If PJ/CCT unit is over 100 miles from members unit, the test can be administered by member's immediate supervisor.
Ensure MPF and FSO work closely with candidate to complete flying class III physical in a timely manner. Do it early!
MPF will forward completed retraining application to embers MAJCOM for validation of retraining eligibility.
HQ AETC/TTRL will provide message traffic on all approved applications to members unit and MPF scheduling member for the 10 week Pararescue (L3AQR1T231-000)/CCT (L3AQR1C231-000) indoctrination course at Lackland AFB Tx. Message will include class, fund cite, and uniform requirements information. Disapproved applications will be returned with letter of explanation.
Members must stay in shape physically and be prepared mentally for 10 weeks of calisthenics, running, swimming, underwater confidence training, weight training, dive physics, metrics, and medical terminology academics.
If member successfully completes the PJ/CCT indoctrination course, further instructions for pipeline training will be forwarded to members MPF by 342 TRS/CTF VIA AFTMS. Members who are eliminated from course for medical reasons or standards failure will be handled on a case by case basis concerning second attempts at completing indoctrination course. Members who self-eliminate from training will not be re-considered for further retraining into the PJ or CCT AFSC's. Members eliminated from indoctrination training will return to home unit with an AETC form 125A, record of administrative training action. The 125A will provide reasons as to why member was eliminated and may indicate instructions for future consideration to attend training. 125A should be filed in members retraining file.
E-mail me if you have questions. I will post changes and updates as applicable.


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With Constitution Day on Friday, Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson talked with University of Florida students about the U.S. Constitution to see if they think the document is still relevant today, or if should be scrapped and remade.
Students told Campus Reform they think the Constitution is outdated and should be revised.
"It has to be," one student said. "It was written in the late 1700's, it wasn't written for the 21st century."
"There are a lot of outdated things in there that nowadays aren't accepted," another iterated.
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When Jacobson asked if students think the Constitution is a symbol of the patriarchy, all of them answered in the affirmative.
"The time period was rich old white men and that's exactly what that document says, and stands for and vouches for," one student said." Another student said, "they didn't have a perspective nor were they seeking it."
Jacobson then asked students if they would sign a petition to abolish the current U.S. Constitution and create a new, supposedly more inclusive document for the 21st century.
Dozens of students signed the petition.
"It should be abolished," one student said. "It's time for a new Constitution."
One student claimed the Constitution is the root of America's issues. "It's one of them, you can also lead it back to capitalism," the student added.
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Q: Executing Scheduled Task after VM Migration (HyperV) We are setting up multiple SQL Virtual Machines, spread over multiple nodes, so that they can auto migrate between nodes for load balancing, or for automatic failover during troubling times. These VMs use Hyper V.
Each time one of these VMs boot, a Scheduled Task is run to do some prerequisite checks before allowing the SQL Service to start. If the prerequisite checks fail, the database instance will not start.
Question is, is it possible for the same scheduled task to start when a VM is migrated? We need the same checks to take place when the VM arrives at a different node. Are scheduled tasks cluster aware? Is a migration treated the same as a newly booted server?

A: You can start a scheduled task when a event from windows event log appears.
In Hyper-V-worker\admin you have a log which describe the start or the restauration of a VM (see event log ID: 18596)
You can select "On event" in your scheduled task for launching the task and select the event log which corresponds with your need.

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