Attn: MSPs – Want to Maximize Efficiency and Gain Competitive Advantage? Here's how.
In years past, businesses had little choice when it came to managing their own internal IT operations. For many, the only feasible option was outsourcing. Today, with so many advancements in technology, the concept of outsourcing has shifted and more companies are bringing these services in-house. So, how can Managed Service Providers compete and stay profitable? The answer is simple. MSPs must find a way to maximize efficiency while delivering the highest value proposition to their customers. And here's how.
The first step in staying successful as an MSP is finding a way to get the most out of your employees while also keeping expenditure down. While hiring more staff may seem like the logical solution to staying on top of tasks and delivering exceptional client service, doing so would be too cost prohibitive for most firms – especially in today's highly competitive landscape.
As an alternative, MSPs can turn to technology and leverage the various tools available to them to help boost productivity without the need to bring on additional employees. Intelligent automation, for example, an excellent solution to this dilemma, as it can eliminat many of the day to day tasks from your team's to-do list. Not only will this allow you to keep staffing lean, but it also frees up those who would normally handle those repetitive workflows to focus on other, more meaningful business initiatives.
By automating activities such as incident management, the program itself can handle much of the process without the need for human intervention. This improves response time and efficiency levels, which ultimately enhances SLA to the clients.
One of the reasons the managed service provider industry is considered so risky is because tech advancements, such as cloud hosting, have made managing operations in-house easier and more affordable. To counteract this, MSPs must make what they have to offer too valuable to refuse. Beyond just taking on the task of handling IT operations for a company in real-time, these firms must remain one step ahead. This means taking a proactive approach and identifying and addressing issues even before they occur.
The best tool for this task is again automation. By leveraging a robust intelligent automation product, preferably one that can be integrated with other existing systems. That way, things like alert management can be streamlined to maximum efficiency. This reduces human error and allows problems to be corrected at a much faster rate. When you can effectively demonstrate to a company that is considering hosting IT in-house that your services are much more valuable, you'll win the battle for survival.
To stay afloat in an increasingly volatile, cut-throat environment and disprove the impending "outsourcing is dead" theory, MSPs must continue to adapt. Performance will need to be at its highest with cost at its lowest. The only logical solution to this is intelligent automation. This will provide the edge you need to remain ahead of the pack in the months and years to come.
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Making the transition from basic IT support to the more lucrative role of Managed Service Provider (MSP) isn't always as easy as it seems. Achieving growth from there can take even longer. So why, with automation becoming such a mainstream accepted tool in the IT world, is becoming a successful MSP so challenging? We thought it might be helpful to uncover some of the most common challenges hindering MSP growth and, more importantly, what can be done to overcome them.
Challenge #1 – Being Too General – Many managed service providers out there that are struggling to achieve growth and ongoing success are missing the mark because they're not positioning themselves as the gurus they truly are. Obtaining the appropriate certifications and credentials and honing your individual service offerings is key. Additionally, selling these services either by competency or by vertical can boost business tremendously and increase the amount of revenue you could be earning.
Challenge #2 – Not Differentiating from Break/Fix IT Support – The main driver keeping this barrier in place is fear. Many IT pros want to transition to selling managed services, but they hesitate for fear that they'll lose some of their customers. In reality, not every client is suited for a managed service provider vs. break/fix type of support. But while you may, indeed, lose a small segment of business, you will gain it back and then some over time. Understanding and accepting this fact can help overcome the uneasiness and make the shift a little bit easier to make.
Challenge #3 – Underpricing Themselves – Switching from fixed price and/or cost plus pricing to a more realistic and profitable pricing model can be challenging, particularly if you don't fully understand the true value of your services or, more importantly, how willing your customers are to pay what you're worth. If you're undervaluing and underpricing yourself, you will not be able to realize growth. In fact, you may even price yourself out of the industry all together.
Evaluate your existing business plan and MSP strategy, the strength of your software, and the skills and abilities of your team members.
Leverage technology and tools, such as automation, to buckle up your service delivery and make it much more efficient.
Keep a close eye on the market and your finger on the pulse of your customers to recognize and capitalize on trends and opportunities.
Develop and foster specialties by obtaining certifications, etc. in areas where your customers are.
Assess and modify your pricing model to ensure that it properly supports your level of service.
Establish a specific goal (i.e. 20% growth in 12 months) and develop a strategy for achieving that goal over the designated time frame.
Making the shift from one-off, break/fix IT support to a qualified, highly sought after Managed Service Provider isn't as difficult as you may think. By understanding what factors might be hindering your ability to change and grow and applying the above advice for overcoming those obstacles, you'll be well on your way to securing your position in the profitable MSP world.
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Today's IT automation platforms offer sophisticated solutions in easy-to-use, out-of-the-box products that are affordable and scalable to suit just about any industry and business need. Yet, there is still work to be done if we are to truly get the most out of IT automation in its current form – particularly if you are in the highly competitive field of MSPs. Here are 4 key steps to manage your IT services efficiently and cost effectively.
Be Proactive – Of course you know what to do in the event that one of your client's infrastructure is compromised, but wouldn't it make more sense to stay one step ahead of the game? That way, instead of having to waste time, resources and money putting out fires, you could resolve issues before they developed into serious problems. Take patch management for example. If you're handling this manually, vulnerabilities in the days following a new release could be placing your clients at risk and making your job much more complicated than it has to be. IT automation, on the other hand, allows you to take a proactive approach to patch releases, speeding the process and reducing risk.
Develop and Implement Standards – By developing a check list of technology standards that can be applied across multiple devices and clients, you can remove much of the guess work from the trouble-shooting process. This will improve customer service levels and streamline your own internal operations. For instance, you can create a list of back-up and anti-virus processes, recommended amounts of memory, standard applications and configurations, etc. You can then automate the process of auditing these standards accordingly.
Manage Policies – In addition to common standards, there are also a number of policies that must be managed properly, particularly in terms of IT usage governance. It's critical to ensure that all users remain in compliance with the policies of your customers. Common policy areas include password refresh, application usage, allowable downloads and access security. By setting up a policy management plan that is proactive and automated, you can prevent unwanted actions and reduce the number of tickets you and your team will have to field.
Review and Optimize Regularly – While implementing the three steps listed above will dramatically improve productivity and performance, you'll never get your incoming trouble tickets down to zero (nor should you want to). By reviewing your existing tickets regularly, however, you can effectively identify other areas where IT automation could help. What pain points are regularly causing you problems that you might be able to streamline for better results? You may also find through routine reviews that adjusting your standards and policy management in certain ways could further reduce the excess workload that your team is currently carrying.
Today's MSPs struggle with the challenge of doing more with less. As IT issues become more and more complex, the ability to stay on top of the needs of your clients without having to increase expenditure will be critical to your future success. IT automation, in conjjunction with the 4 key steps listed above, can help position you right where you need to be to stay ahead of the pack.
Not sure how to keep afloat in an increasingly competitive field? Check out our free IT Process Automation Survival Guide.
Could This Be Preventing Managed Service Providers from Growing?
Making the transition from basic IT support to the more lucrative role of Managed Service Provider (MSP) isn't always as easy as it seems. Achieving growth from there can take even longer. So why, with IT process automation becoming such a mainstream accepted tool, is becoming a successful MSP so challenging? We thought it might be helpful to uncover some of the most common obstacles to MSP growth and, more importantly, what can be done to overcome them.
Obstacle #1 – Being Too General – Many managed service providers out there that are struggling to achieve growth and ongoing success are missing the mark because they're not positioning themselves as the gurus they truly are. Obtaining the appropriate certifications and credentials and honing your individual service offerings is key. Additionally, selling these services either by competency or by vertical can boost business tremendously and increase the amount of revenue you could be earning.
Obstacle #2 – Not Differentiating from Break/Fix IT Support – The main driver keeping this barrier in place is fear. Many IT pros want to transition to selling managed services, but they hesitate for fear that they'll lose some of their customers. In reality, not every client is suited for a managed service provider vs. break/fix type of support. But while you may, indeed, lose a small segment of business, you will gain it back and then some over time. Understanding and accepting this fact can help overcome the uneasiness and make the shift a little bit easier to make.
Obstacle #3 – Underpricing Themselves – Switching from fixed price and/or cost plus pricing to a more realistic and profitable pricing model can be challenging, particularly if you don't fully understand the true value of your services or, more importantly, how willing your customers are to pay what you're worth. If you're undervaluing and underpricing yourself, you will not be able to realize growth. In fact, you may even price yourself out of the industry all together.
Leverage technology and tools, such as IT process automation, to buckle up your service delivery and make it much more efficient.
Want to learn how the right IT process automation tool can help propel your Managed Service Provider career forward into a successful future? Grab your free 30 day trial today to get started!
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It's no secret that IT professionals are being burdened with the increasing pressure that comes with maintaining optimum network security and maximum efficiency levels. Couple this with the fact that there is a serious skill shortage, particularly in the security realm, and those pressures increase tenfold. The good news is, this can all be overcome thanks in large part to IT process automation, which can be leveraged alongside human workers to respond faster and more effectively and maintain a greater degree of control over the entire process.
Ayehu's Director of Business Development in North America, Guy Nadivi, recently sat down for a chat with MSP Today's Stefania Viscusi for one of their Expert Features. Here are a few of the main highlights of the discussion.
One of the biggest questions on the minds of so many IT professionals is not only what technological changes are occurring, but also how those changes will help businesses grow, improve and become even more successful. Guy shared his insight that over the past year the most significant change isn't necessarily about technology, but rather it's been a shift in the way IT executives and managers think, work and strategize. Specifically, there's been a much more open-minded approach to tools like IT process automation, particularly in MSPs, NOCs and SOCs. As a result, businesses are maxing out their efficiency levels, which has allowed them to continue to grow despite of the skilled labor gap.
Of course, the discussion between Guy and Stefania naturally turned to the growing concern all organizations are currently facing in terms of cyber-security. As Guy pointed out, the greatest challenge lies in misplaced focus of efforts. It's not just about protecting sensitive data and networks against potential breaches, but also detecting and remediating incidents as quickly and effectively as possible. Equally important is eliminating manual response tactics, which are ineffective against today's threats, like ransomware. Incorporating automation into the incident response strategy is key to enabling faster containment, eradication and recovery.
Many in the IT field mistakenly believe that IT process automation software developers, like Ayehu, are somehow in competition with Managed Service Providers. But as Guy clarified, this isn't the case at all. In fact, while many organizations opt to use automation in order to keep IT tasks in-house, the MSPs themselves are also adopting automation technology to improve and enhance their own operations. He also pointed to a Gartner prediction that MSPs will reduce their workforce by 20 percent thanks to IT process automation – and all while maintaining the same (or better) levels of performance. The cost savings realized by this will make successful MSPs more profitable, agile and competitive.
Other noteworthy things touched upon in the article include how the cloud / MSP model is a very real and effective solution, especially for mid-sized organizations with limited IT staff; what emerging technologies are expected to further disrupt the business world and how channel partners are keeping up with the latest trends and developments.
You can read the full MSP Today interview here. For more information about the ITEXPO or the collocated MSP Expo, please click on the corresponding hyperlinks. And, to download your free 30 day trial of eyeShare IT process automation tool, click here.
As a managed service provider, you're probably already (painfully) aware of the pressure to maximize output while keeping costs as low as possible. This is no easy feat, especially in such a highly competitive marketplace. Those providers that find a way to do more without having to increase expenditure will be the ones that emerge as victorious and profitable in the long run. One simple yet powerful way to achieve this goal is to leverage IT process automation to streamline your MSP operations.
If you're not sure where or how to begin, here are 3 best practices for using ITPA to help you do your job better, faster and more cost-effectively.
You obviously can't automate everything you do (at least not yet), so the first step involves identifying the areas of your job where technology could be applied most effectively for immediate impact. A good place to start is to list out all of the manual, tedious and other mundane, repetitive tasks that you and/or your team perform on a day to day basis. Start by automating these things and you'll start realizing the benefits right off the bat.
Now, instead of wasting time and resources, you and your team can focus on more mission-critical projects, such as developing and implementing a growth strategy. Eventually, you'll also be able to apply IT process automation to more complex workflows, but this is a good place to begin the process.
There are dozens, if not hundreds of IT process automation tools on the market today. This can make choosing the right one for your business quite challenging. Do your homework and try to find an automation product that is most closely aligned with your business needs. You want a product that's robust, but try not to fall for flashy gimmicks, otherwise you could end up with an automation tool that has a ton of features you don't even need.
Furthermore, remember that the ultimate goal you are working toward is most likely growing your business, so be sure to choose a solution that is scalable and agile enough to match your changing needs and demands seamlessly.
Once you've chosen your IT process automation software, the next step is to develop and establish standard operating instructions, also known as run books. This allows your employees to create quicker, easier ways to complete common tasks automatically. Few MSPs maintain documented procedures for technical issues or handling customer service situations, instead relying on the expertise of their most qualified technicians to handle problems as they arise. But what happens if and when these individuals leave?
Run book automation can be used as a precautionary measure to protect MSPs from scenarios like this. These pre-programmed instructions can then serve as a guideline for running an efficient, productive operation without having to worry about the risks associated with employee turnover.
As an MSP, you are undoubtedly faced with making a number of critical decisions on a daily basis. Inevitably, many of these choices will continue to have an impact on the future of your business for years to come. Making the wise decision to adopt IT process automation will improve the chances that your company will remain stable, competitive and consistently capable of achieving sustained success.
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Managed service providers (MSPs) are certainly no strangers to change. In a world where tools and technology are constantly evolving, MSPs are on the front line of many of these changes, and it looks like there may be no end in sight. This is particularly true in terms of automation, or more specifically, how automation will impact how these talented professionals do their jobs and realize continued success. That said, here are five reasons why It process automation will be a must for MSPs over the coming years.
Realize Your Own Savings – There's no doubt about it, the MSP industry is becoming extremely saturated. The only way to stay ahead of the game is by keeping your own operational costs as low as possible. IT process automation is by far the most effective tool to accomplish this goal. So, not only will you stay on top of the changes as they occur within your industry, making you that much more valuable to your clients, but you will also do so in a way that keeps your business lean.
Exhibit the Value Behind the Service – Being successful as a managed service provider is all about being able to sell your services, and the best way to do this is by demonstrating the value you provide to your customers. Key decision makers must be able to see exactly why relying on your services is truly worth it. Automation can help demonstrate this value in a number of ways. First, because automation is so cost-effective, you can essentially pass along that savings to your customers, offering them better service at a lower price. IT process automation can also make transitioning to the cloud much easier and less complicated, something many organizations are expected to be doing over the next few years.
Remain Competitive – Unfortunately, as with most industries, the IT field is slowly but surely becoming commoditized. This means that larger organizations will begin to try to outpace smaller, more value-driven ones based on price alone. In order to stay afloat in this type of environment, you must find a way to offer value while also remaining competitive price-wise. Automation for managed service providers allows you to do both of these things, improving operational efficiency, cutting costs and providing ammunition to out-compete others in the industry.
Gain Efficiency, Scalability and Profitability – What happens when your bottom-line price simply can't match or beat that of your competitors? As prices are expected to continue to be driven down by increasing commoditization, you simply must find a way to compete in other ways besides the price tag on your services. This is accomplished by becoming the most efficient and scalable option for your clients and automation is the best way to achieve this goal. Also, because automation increases the efficiency of each employee, it in turn drives your own profitability. It's a win-win.
Leverage the Opportunity of the Cloud – Despite how inherently untrue it may be, organizations of every size, shape and industry are being assured on a regular basis that transitioning to the cloud is both efficient and easy. Of course, experienced MSPs know that this is far from the truth. In reality, integrating and managing multiple systems in a virtual environment is extremely complex. So, if this is what the customers are going to want, how can you effectively meet their needs without breaking the bank and exhausting all of your own resources? IT process automation which will take much of the complexity out of the process and allow you to leverage the value of the cloud to become your clients' most trusted advisor.
Like it or not, there are plenty of changes coming up the pike in terms of how MSPs will be able to do their jobs most efficiently and continue to remain successful in an increasingly competitive field. IT process automation will, without a doubt, become the most valuable tool in achieving these goals.
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It's happened time and time again: large corporations wavering between total in-house IT and complete outsourcing, only to discover that neither option provides a truly cost effective and efficient solution. Such was the case with European oil company Rompetrol, who seesawed between both approaches, all the while wasting value time, money and resources only to lose control over their IT altogether. This all changed, however, when CIO Marcel Chiriac took over in 2012.
Upon discovering that the outsourcing firm the company had hired had grossly mishandled things, Chiriac took on the daunting task of getting things back under control as quickly as possible. Weighing his options, and considering the fact that shifting everything back to in-house again that fast would be just short of impossible, Chiriac opted instead for a hybrid IT environment. This provided the "best of both worlds" in terms of control and efficiency.
The first step in the process involved putting together a team of IT professionals with whom he could work to renegotiate contracts with the many software vendors Rompetrol dealt with. Chiriac's in-house team then had the job of evaluating the state of the company's IT infrastructure since it had been managed by the previous provider. The results were disheartening. Additionally, the outsourcing provider refused to cooperate with the transition, making the process extremely frustrating and arduous.
Knowing he was working with a timeframe of just 3 months, Chiriac knew that using traditional technologies simply wouldn't be sufficient to gain control over and document the asset transfer process. He decided that IT process automation might be his best option for meeting the tight deadline and getting the company's IT performance back up to par. The new IT provider got to work extracting the information needed to allow Rompetrol to begin securing their scattered and vulnerable infrastructure.
Perhaps the most important step taken during this 3 month period was the introduction of "virtual operators". These are essentially just IT service robots which helped to quickly identify the exact network composition. In addition to facilitating the consolidation and optimization of the company's infrastructure, these virtual engineers also enabled in-house IT professionals to manage incidents more proactively. This allowed problems to be resolved quickly and efficiently, improving performance and service levels.
Within just one month's time, automated solutions had been put in place for more than 2,000 items, including switches and servers for over 750 of Rompetrol's gas stations. There has only been one single outage since the shift to the new hybrid model, and it's succeeded in reducing operating costs by 27%. At this point, the internal IT team is able to focus on further optimization needs.
Beyond what this means for other companies looking to cut costs and improve IT operations, the use of virtual operators is poised to revolutionize things for managed service providers. IT Automation will open up new avenues of opportunity to provide enhanced levels of support, maximize internal resources, lower costs and maintain competitive advantage. As businesses begin to recognize this hybrid approach, they will begin to once again look to managed service providers to help them achieve the best of both worlds in terms of control, IT security and efficiency.
Are you an managed service provider that would like to become part of a success story like that of Rompetrol? IT Automation is the tool you need to jump ahead of the game.


African legend, Jay Jay Okocha has finally found a substitute for football after making his first golf appearance in the Barclays Pro-Am Open Challenge in Kenya on Wednesday.
The former Bolton Wanderers midfielder was a competitor in the pre-tournament challenge with main event, Barclays Kenya Open Golf Championship billed to commence on Thursday through to Sunday.
Okocha who scored 85 career goals in 454 club games, enjoyed a few rounds of golf in the Muthaiga Golf Club - venue for this year's golf course before sharing his experience on his social media page.
Can Okocha's success in football guarantee him success in the golf game?


I've been able to finalize two contracts this month: one for the HELL IS THE ABSENCE OF GOD screenplay adaptation, and the other for one of my short stories with Ravenous Romance. I have at least one other short story sold to Ravenous Romance (but I haven't received the contract yet), and it looks like I'll be working on a serial novel for them, as well.
My thanks to both Eduardo Cisneros and Lori Perkins for cracking open the proverbial door; I'm grateful for the opportunities that you have presented, and I definitely won't forget the jump-start you have put on my writing career. I won't let either of you down ... promise!


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Q: MySQL Select Where All Relations are x I have two MySQL tables, j and t, with a third normalising table, jt.
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jt.status
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How can I select all j where all jt.status="x"? That is, I want to select when all jt of a j are x, not just when one or more jt of a j are x.
I think table t may be irrelevant in this.
(I hope I make myself understood, I'm finding it rather hard to explain. Comment questions if you want.)

A: It appears as though you want the not exists clause.
select jt.*
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This selects everything from jt where not a single value that isn't x exists in that table.

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It's generally a good idea when legislators from outside Milwaukee drop by to tour the state's largest city. You hope they will come away with a better understanding of the city's needs.
But Tuesday's tour of Ald. Bob Donovan's aldermanic district by state Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), co-chair of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), had the feel of politicians posing for holy pictures.
Vos lives in the tiny village of Rochester, population 3,682, whose website boasts of a "unique small town charm that mixes urban, farming and country life styles." It's located 23 miles from downtown Racine. His perspective on the issues isn't exactly urban. Darling lives in River Hills but is far more familiar with the city. In the course of their neighborhood tour, we learned they are concerned about crime in Milwaukee — but have no solutions to offer.
Darling is talking about a police chief, Ed Flynn, who is considered a national leader in policing strategies, and in his tenure here has managed to slash police overtime costs while using pro-active, data-driven deployment of police to improve law enforcement and reduce crime — and this during a period when the economy was is decline and resulting social problems were on the rise. He would probably be the first to concede the department can still do better, but what precisely is Darling suggesting is lacking in Flynn's approach? What kind of plan is needed? Alas, she did not respond to my email asking this question.
Vos, the Journal Sentinel reported, credited Barrett for trying to boost the police force with city funding, but said the mayor should not count on further state assistance. Vos also complained about Barrett showing up to join their tour of the neighborhood, suggesting the mayor seems ready to show up wherever there is a camera. Of course, Vos and Darling had drawn the cameras there with a tour intended to show their concern about crime in Milwaukee.
Darling offered perhaps the most preposterous comment of the day in response to Ald. Michael Murphy's request that the legislature extend Act 10 to police and firefighters, whose salaries and benefits account for most of the city's tax levy. She urged police and fire fighters to voluntarily contribute more to their pensions. That, I think it's safe to say, will happen when pigs fly.
Gov. Scott Walker has previously offered sympathy to Barrett's call for state funding of police, but suggested the city must decide how to apply its savings from Act 10, the law eliminating union bargaining rights and reducing their benefits.
That brought a response from uber-wonk Mark Nicolini, the city's budget director, who says that on balance the city has lost money under Walker. His statistics show the city saved $14 million so far from benefits cuts and $1 million from reductions in overtime costs allowed by Act 10 and saved another $5 million from a separate law that allowed some leeway to change the health care plan design for police and fire fighters. That's $20 million in savings.
Meanwhile, Nicolini notes, the state cut shared revenue to the city by $13.7 million, cut $1.1 million in recycling grants, and about $650,000 in various police-oriented funding. In addition, he says, the cost of the police/fire contracts rose by an additional $7.7 million during this period because they were exempted from Act 10. All of that wipes out the savings from Act 10.
This does not include the impact of ending residency in Milwaukee, which will add legal costs to fight this in the courts, and if the city loses (which is likely), will greatly lower the property tax base as many police and fire fighters move from the city. All told, the state budget has been far more concerned about Milwaukee's police and fire unions than the city itself.
On Monday, the New York Times reported that an international panel of scientists "has found with near certainty that human activity is the cause of most of the temperature increases of recent decades." The findings are reported in a draft summary of the next big United Nations climate report. The story rose to second place on the Times lists of most popular, most commented and most emailed stories, showing its high interest for readers.
But the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which picks and chooses which syndicated stories to run, passed on this one. It did not even merit a two paragraph summary in its "Nation/World" briefings.
To judge by Google News, most newspapers passed on the story, though Bloomberg news, National Geographic, and interestingly, the Voice of America, did report on the draft report.
I'd argue, however, that the Journal Sentinel is a special case, as it has undoubtedly done more coverage of the decline in the water level of Lakes Michigan and Huron than any newspaper in the country, yet continues to downplay the impact of global warming as a contributing factor.
Whats behind these decisions? I emailed the editors asking for their rationale and received no reply.
They came down here to ask what you, the leaders have for solutions, you have failed badly the last 100 years. i know what their answers are, jail the gun wielding thugs, get them off street. Fix the schools so kids have a chance and quit chasing out businesses.
The usual program of the Left in Milwaukee: Blame Walker, Blame Bush, Blame guns, Blame Reagan, blame the 1%. We need higher taxes.
I do not know how the Left sleeps at night knowing that they ahve destroyed the lives of so many Inner City kids in the last 50 years.
Just think, to solve Global Warming all we have to do is put in this little choo choo train adn ban cars from city and everything will be all right. Oh Yes, build a windmill on top of every Leftwngers house.
Chief Flynn and others commented that Vos and other officials from outside of Milwaukee don't know anything about the problems here. So in response, they come down here, walk through a challenged neighborhood along with several residents and business owners and now they get chastised for showing up?
I think they were pretty clear on their reasons too. Giving Milwaukee a one time lump sum of $500,000 isn't exactly a plan for public safety. Before they consider the request they want to know what the Mayor and the Chief plan to do to tackle the next possible jump in violent crime. We are short 200 officers. That means that as officers, Lt's, Sgt's, etc. left the force for retirement or other reasons, their positions were not filled. 200 times.
Eventually this comes back to bite you. Your City starts to develop a reputation for escalating violence and businesses begin crossing your City off their list as a possible place to locate or expand. Young couples looking to put down roots and start a family cross your City off their list. Empty-nesters looking for a smaller place with less upkeep cross your condo projects off their list. Public Safety must come first. The jobs will follow once your City is again viewed as safe.
And these comments are coming from a life-long Democrat. In fact, up until the age of 10 I thought being a Democrat was the law for Irish Catholics!
Patty you are right. they come down to hear what Bob Donovan has to say and the Leftists bite them.. Fun for them. There is nothing in it for Vos to come here to give Milwaukee money. If they give them $500,000 then they will then say that they really needed 5 million.
Fact is that seding money to Milwaukee is about as exciting for dems and GOP, from out state, as getting shingles.
Some of the GOP leaders are amazed that Murphy and other Leftists didn't sic the dogs on them and then put out release lamenting the fact that the legislators are afraid of animals.
Bruce makes good points. Walking several blocks in a single neighborhood followed by a phalanx of reporters will generate few insights on urban crime but will generate a lot of political commentary. If Vos and Darling are sincere, which a reasonable person can certainly question based on past statements and policy decisions, they should sit down with the chief and his command staff to discuss crime issues, the tools available to deal with it, and what, if any, assistance the state can provide with no reporters or TV cameras present. If Vos and Darling have ideas on how MPD can do a better job, this meeting would be the opportunity to discuss these ideas. To date no such meeting has occurred. Meetings of this kind is how serious elected officials tackle problems: get the facts, talk to the professionals, understand the challenges, and work to implement legislative and policy solutions.
I and other members of the council have met with the chief and the command staff on many occasions not to mention the frequent meetings and communications we have with our district captains regarding problem areas, specific properties, and other neighborhood initiatives. I can say without qualification that we are very lucky to have a very competent and dedicated police chief who is employing national best practices in MPD's continuing efforts to deter and combat crime, fear and disorder. Inflammatory press releases, media tours and general demagoguery will get your face on TV but will accomplish little else.
Am I the only one that finds it highly ironic that anyone walking with Bob Donovan points to someone else as someone there for the publicity?
All of this will make the legislators from out stte laugh and wonder why they ever bother. Right now they are saying let the whine, Baumann, Barrett, Flynn, blame everyone else but no one up there is going to give nay money to Milwaukee till they grow up and want to solve problems rather than blame someone sle.
Bruce, my deepest thanks for starting this blog. What can be more fun than being able to debate all the losing Lefists in Milwaukee and watch them solve problems. They create problems that they cannot solve. There are re sons that all the growth and jobs are in the Red state.
How soon will waukesha county have a bigger economy than Milwaukee? Why?
North Shore Nancy and the Rube go to town, wave for the cameras. No point whatsoever in it except PR, and pretty lame PR at that.
I like the section about Mark Nicolini reporting that the city lost money under walker because ACT10 doesn't go far enough. This section implies that the 7.7 million added to the police and firefighters contracts wouldn't have happened if Walker was not the governor. Looks to me like the city saved 20 million, lost 15.5… and thus is ahead about 4.5 million because of Walker's policies.
Waukesha is MILWAUKEE you silly boy.
What airport do they use, for example?
You are wrong there, they have their own airport and I can tell you that the leaders in Waukesha are much different, a lot smarter they do not have that Leftist bunch that has chased everyone out to Waukesha cty and so that have eclipsed Milwaukee and the Leftist regimes and are growing quite nicely leaving the Left to continue to destroy Milwaukee.
Milwaukee would become Detroit if it did not have such great people, too bad they are being punished by their leaders.
I read the letter that the Mayor and the Chief sent to the Governor and nowhere did it mention either a plan, a detailed strategy or a request for a meeting. The two sentence portion of the letter that asked for the additional funding from the State simply said "Further, we have committed an additional $500,000 in overtime funding for the Milwaukee Police Department to employ our targeted policing strategy. We are requesting that the State of Wisconsin match this amount".
In my opinion, this should have been treated like a grant application and details should have been offered as to exactly what policing strategies were going to be implemented, the past track record of these strategies and an explanation of why this temporary influx of funds would make a lasting impact on public safety.
I am in no way putting one "side" on a pedestal and demonizing the other. In fact, that attitude (among the elected officials and voters alike) is what is stagnating progress in this Country on all levels of Government. I may not agree with all the policies put forth by different people in office, but they were elected by the people under a democratic system and this refusal to work together on solutions to common problems by a select number of elected officials on both sides is way out of hand and I've been around long enough to know it wasn't always like this.
Regarding the section on "Journal Sentinel Downplays Global Warming Again", I had a auto mechanic who once told me the cheapest way to fix a busted muffler was to turn up the radio. If we just ignore the situation, we won't really have to deal with it – until we really have to deal with it.
And as for the politics of the situation – who cares. Did man cause it? People disagree if we did or not. Will man have to deal with it – absolutely. If your leg is suddenly removed, it's a good idea to seal the wound and stop removing more limbs. It doesn't matter if you were the one to cut the leg off or if someone else did it to you. So let's stop pouring greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere and knock off the blame game.
There is not any proof that CO2 is causing anything but there has been lots of progress in reducing all kinds of pollutants since 1996. Whether that has anything to do with temp is questionable but it does help air. The nutcases want to go out and blow everything on very questionable solutions. if all the Left just stops huffing and puffing so much we will not have a problem.
Again, the modus is to ignore the problems of the inner city unless it involves guns. If those potential problems were addressed earlier in their cycle, before guns were involved, it would be cheaper and would result in less ruined and wrecked lives. Alderman Donovan is very convincing with this propaganda blitz, although to the trained counter-propagandist is a little too polished and media savvy. Sadly, too many Fox-6 tv viewers cannot tell when they are being manipulated.
Luckily, as Mr. Kochanski showed citizens of Milwaukee, safety from crime can be found independently from our police department. Why do we need those 100 extra officers when we have armed, concerned citizens who will work for nothing to rid the streets of criminals? In a Democracy, the Government is the People. If the People spent more time working on directly and intelligently solving social problems instead of complaining on internet discussion groups then we wouldn't have politicians like Donovan emceeing elaborate circus productions on city streets.
Currently, Cabela's has their Fall Gun Sale so we can spend a small portion of the Mayor's 2014 Budget Proposal for MPD to arm honest citizens in the inner city and save that extra $4 Million+ for something more useful, like filling potholes or maybe helping the next generation of inner city youth find a future life that doesn't involve crime.
Who said this…. I love it.
We have plenty of officers, this is just frosting to propagandize the proletariat. What we have to do is put the violent perps in jail, right along with tthe multiple owis.
Our country spends an awful lot of money and effort every year trying to remove weapons from air travel. I know you're kidding, but If guns really were the answer, then we'd be required to carry them wherever danger might lurk. The TSA would be requiring airline passengers to carry a weapon onto the plane. If guns were the answer, you'd be allowed to take a handgun on the floor of the Wisconsin State Senate. If guns were the answer, you'd be required to carry a gun with you into a tavern.


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Simian Avenger's powers centered around his augmented gorilla strength and flexibility. One of his eyes had been replaced, allowing him to cybernetically see in infrared or x-ray vision. He wore a power-suit that allowed him to fly and to emit force beams from gauntlets on his wrists. The Avenger was intelligent enough to repair and even augment his power-suit over time. Towards that end he got a side-kick/assistant name Tex, an inventor who also provided a home for the Avenger on a private island in Millennium City Harbor.
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OK, guys... I have been salivating over getting the funds to purchase a Muppet Movie CD for some time... The trouble is that even on EBay an item like this will go close to $100 because it is extremely rare... So if I do ever get to purchase it, I most likely will not play it and put it in a case...
Now it looks like Disney will be releaseing some of the music on CD with a "Greatest Hit's" type album featuring the Muppet's Wizard of OZ... (Woopie - But, I am a little underwelmed by the hype the Wizard of OZ project is being given...)
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I grew up on Muppets almost more than Disney if that is at all possible! So I am thrilled, Muppets were the thinking man and young kid's SNL! I love love love the Muppets!
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Que que no-tu-rah.
I had no idea the soundtrack was selling for so much on eBay. I've had mine for years now. Have you tried used CD stores? There's a great one in LA called Amobea Music. I buy most of my CDs from there now and rarely pay more than $10.
What if the Hokey-Pokey really is what it's all about?
I love the muppets as well- I bought the hubby the Muppet show series from Time Life and they are so classic (especially the one with Mark Hamil!) Our kids will never truly understand just how funny the muppets in 3D attraction is without these DVD's.
wakka wakka wakka :lol:
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Originally posted by yensid98
Yeah, I think it would be a good idea to cruz the used music scene in Berkeley next time I am there... for some of those hidden treasures...
I have something right next to where I live, but it ain't the same thing...
This cd is one of the rarest there is folks, make no bones about it... the LP is easily found, though for about 4 bucks...
Oh... and Ah Shucks you are cracking me UP!!! :lol:
Are you trying to get "Music Mayhem and More?" I have that one...
Your going to :lol: at this one... I had Muppet Wall paper that matched the opening sequence of the Muppet Show. Had the Metal lunch Box, I still love the Muppets and I'm glad a company is keeping the Henson legacy going. I was Fozzie bear, Gonzo and Rizzo the Rat. Also loved the Boomerang fish Thrower Sam as a kid.
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It's great that the original versions of songs like "Rainbow Connection" and "It Ain't Easy Bein' Green" will finally be available again.
I recently came across a version of "Rainbow Connection" by Sarah McLachlan on a various artists album called "For the Kids" and it is hauntingly beautiful. I had never really been a fan before, but between her rendition of this song and also her performance of "When She Loved Me" from Toy Story 2, I'm a convert.
You can check out both tracks online at the iTunes Music Store...
Rainbow Connection
When She Loved Me
(You will probably need to have iTunes installed on your computer to hear these unfortunately. It's free if you don't have it... http://www.apple.com/itunes/download)
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Oh dear... though that might be a show I'd be willing to watch. LMAO!!!
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Originally posted by NeverNeverland
I agree! My plush Kermy I still have in my room would look adorable with his own pair of mouse ears. How long until they start selling those?! :lol:
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Wishin' I was at WDW.
... (Woopie - But, I am a little underwelmed by the hype the Wizard of OZ project is being given...)
Yep, it would be nice if the soundtrack albums to the films were re-released... paying so much on eBay for one is darn near criminal! I still have my old original LP of "The Muppet Movie" soundtrack and had the enclosed movie poster framed a few years ago. Anyway....
I'm glad that the movie is being hyped, and I'm looking forward to seeing it when it airs. This is the first big Muppet production done by Disney and I fear that if it doesn't pull in some good ratings that future Muppet product may be compromised.
I do hope that future Muppet films and TV shows feature the characters as who they are instead of the characters playing roles in familiar stories. I enjoyed the "Very Merry Muppet Christmas" TV movie on NBC a few years ago for this reason. It was nice to see the Muppets back in their theatre being themselves, as well as being the focus of the story. The story adaptation films have featured humans as the central characters, almost making the Muppets seem secondary.
But anyway... we're talkin' "Muppet Movie Sountrack"... Rhino produced an excellent 25th Anniversary "Muppet Show" CD a few years ago and the bulk of the tracks are from the two "Muppet Show" albums, but also feature tracks from the films, including four from "The Muppet Movie".
The tracks on this disc from that film are: "Rainbow Connection", "Movin' Right Along", "Can You Picture That?" and "Finale: The Magic Store".
If you want to look for that in stores or online the title of the album is "The Muppet Show: The 25th Anniversary Collection".
Originally posted by BigPigletFan
Hmm....there's an idea! The World of Disney store here sells plush Muppets and they also have the Mr. Potato Head parts bin where you can stuff all sorts of Potato parts in a box for a fixed price. One of the parts is a pair of Mickey Mouse ears... Hmmm....
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I have Windows 8 installed inside of an emulator, and the new WP8 SDK installed on it. My problem is that the emulator can't connect to the internet. I don't have any proxy, and even disabled the firewall. It still doesn't seem to work though. When I look at the Network Connections sections I can see the new connections the hyper-v manager created for the emulator, and also the automatic bridge created, but even there the network status is "No Internet Connection".
Are there some properties I can manually change in Hyper-V or for the network to make everything work?
Update: I've done everything suggested including create my own switch and delete all others. It still doesn't work however. It doesn't work on cable and not on wifi. Maybe I'm missing something with how to set this up?
Also the WP emulator keeps offering me to connect to the internet every time. It always erases all of the definitions I've set up, replacing it with it's own definitions.
I had the same issue as well. However as someone else pointed out on the official forums it didn't work if you had a static IP for your PC set up in your router. Removing it and let the DHCP assign my PC an IP solved the issue for me.
I think I've finally found the answer, but you're probably not going to like it. It would appear that the phone emulator requires you to have a second network adapter to dedicate to this purpose. Personally, I run Windows 8 in VMWare, and so a second network adapter is free for me.
Then, find your virtual switch under "Virtual Switch Manager".
Click OK and then start the emulator from Visual Studio!
Basically, it appears that for some odd reason it won't properly work unless the phone has the same MAC address as the network adapter. However, we can't just set it to use the same MAC address because address conflicts are very very bad. So, we need a second adapter that we can dedicate to the Phone emulator. The reason we disable TCP/IP on this adapter is so our host machine doesn't use it and cause these conflicts.
Seriously. Everytime I stop phone work for a while and come back, the emulator is always magically broken without me changing anything. No idea how to get it to work "permanently".
Go into the internal network connection created by hyper-v in network connections on the host computer. Go to TCP/IP V4 and go to advanced. Change the metric from automatic to 10.
Go to the external network connection, do the same but set the metric to 1.
Volia, internet in the emulator.
3> Go to Network connections in control panel and manually disable (right click and click disable) all the connection except the one which provides internet.
Something else that seems to also cause an issue is Fiddler.
I had Fiddler open and running (as I was monitoring other HTTP requests), and it was stopping the emulator from connecting.
As soon as I closed Fiddler, the emulator starting connecting perfectly.
I was discouraged and thought I would have to do some drastic and desperate acts to fix things, but got lucky with the following steps which completely solved my problems (for now). The steps are verbose (intended for the readers' benefit), but are actually very simple in practice.
....0: Unplugged ethernet cable (to remove it from the equation) but stayed connected to WiFi. Problems still remain but at least there is less complexity now.
....1: In Control Panel / Network Connections / Change Adapter Settings, deleted Network Bridge (required for Step 2 to work).
....2: Opened Hyper-V Manager, right-clicked on the emulator VM item and selected Virtual Switch Manager. Selected "Windows Phone Emulator Internal Switch" and changed the radio button from Internal to External (this was only possible after deleting the Network Bridge (Step 1)).
At this point, the emulator can now connect to the internet (and Control Panel shows WPEIS finally 'has internet access'); however deployment of WP build binary from VS to emulator fails - it just hangs when I try to build-and-deploy from Visual Studio (so a new problem has surfaced (temporarily)).
....3: Returned to HyperV Manager, went back to Emulator VM's Virtual Switch Manager and reverted Windows Phone Emulator Internal Switch from External back to Internal.
I can now successfully build-and-deploy WP build from Visual Studio to emulator. And emulator retains its networking ability. Also the host machine's network connection also returned to healthy.
I hope this helps someone. Good luck!
I went through many of the suggested solutions, also with no luck. What finally worked for me was to fix a vmware warning about guest OS trying to set promiscuous mode for ethernet adapter (http://kb.vmware.com/kb/287).
Step 1 - using Hyper-V start the server, once started u can see the two new network adapters added in the (network sharing) page.
Step 2 - go to your visual studio IDE where your application runs, using Emulator run your application, once started try to open IE, it will not connect to internet.
Step 3 - now again come back to network sharing page right click on external adapter which was created newly select properties, hit on sharing tab, now check the two options to have tick mark if not tick that two options and click on OK.
Step 4 - internal adapter which was created newly will be changing the domain name from Unidentified network to your shared Domain name, once changed try to access the IE again in emulator which runs already. now i hope the internet connection works.
Open your VS solution and run the emulator.
When prompted for letting the emulator access the internet say yes.
You should have some new adapter created by HyperV, they should be called "vEthernet(...)"
Open the properties on your vEthernet( Virtual Switch) and navigate to the sharing tab.
Open VS and re run your project under and emulator, wait a few minutes for it to load.
Try and open IE within the emulator and confirm you have internet access.
After 3 days we have finally solved it. We had to make ip address dynamic. After making it dynamic emulator could reach internet. We didn't have to change anything else.
I had DHCP reservation on my router, like @robertftw said. I configured a static IP for vEthernet (Internal Ethernet Port Windows Phone Emulator Internal Switch) adapter and everything works.
Disabling the Wifi, and Virtual Wifi inside "Network Connections" worked for me.
My Windows Phone emulator had been assigned an IP address by DHCP on a different Subnet to the one I am using.
Manually assigning an IP address on the same subnet as my PC to the vEthernet port created by Hyper-V resolved this issue.
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Authors Make Case That Climate Change Is Not An Environmental But A Human Problem
Carly A. Phillips, Union of Concerned ScientistsFollow
Book review of:
Adam Corner and Jamie Clarke (2016), Talking Climate: From Research to Practice in Public Engagement. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 146 pages. ISBN: 978-3-319-83576-1.
Phillips, Carly A. (2020) "Authors Make Case That Climate Change Is Not An Environmental But A Human Problem," Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship: Vol. 13 : Iss. 1 , Article 15.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.northgeorgia.edu/jces/vol13/iss1/15
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Der Tunnel Oberau ist ein Straßentunnel, der die Hauptdurchgangsstraße der Gemeinde Oberau im oberbayerischen Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen entlastet. Damit wird dem hohen Verkehrsaufkommen auf der Bundesstraße 2 zwischen dem Ende der Bundesautobahn 95 bei Eschenlohe und der vierspurigen Umfahrung um Farchant begegnet.

Problemsituation
Die durchschnittliche Verkehrsbelastung auf der Bundesstraße 2 im Bereich von Oberau beläuft sich auf 26.000 Kraftfahrzeuge pro Tag. Die Spitzenbelastungen an den Wochenenden liegen mit bis zu 45.000 Fahrzeugen pro Tag noch deutlich darüber. Dies führte bisher vor allem an den Skifahrer-Wochenenden und während der Ferienreisezeiten zu häufigen und langen Stauungen. An der B 2 sind bislang innerhalb von Oberau zahlreiche Wohnhäuser unmittelbar von diesem hohen Verkehrsaufkommen betroffen gewesen.

Geschichte
Die ältesten Planungen für eine Ortsumfahrung von Oberau reichen bis in die 1970er Jahre zurück. Die Verkehrsbelastung für die Ortsdurchfahrt hatte sich weiter verschärft, nachdem 1982 die Autobahn 95 bis Eschenlohe fertiggestellt worden war. Die Realisierung des Tunnel-Projekts geht maßgeblich auf das Engagement der Bürgerinitiative zur Verkehrsentlastung Oberau (VEO) zurück. Diese hatte für den Tunnel und die Umfahrung über 15 Jahre lang gekämpft.

Das Planfeststellungsverfahren wurde von der Regierung von Oberbayern am 11. Februar 2010 abgeschlossen. Die Finanzierungsfreigabe seitens des Bundesverkehrsministeriums erfolgte im Juli 2014.

Konzeption
Mit dem vierstreifigen Neubau der Ortsumfahrung Oberau wird, zusammen mit dem geplanten vierstreifigen Ausbau zwischen dem Autobahnende bei Eschenlohe und Oberau (Auerbergtunnel) sowie der bereits vorhandenen vierstreifigen Umfahrung Farchant (Tunnel Farchant), die Bundesautobahn 95 faktisch in Form einer Kraftfahrstraße (B 2 neu) bis an die Ortsgrenze von Garmisch-Partenkirchen herangeführt. Im weiteren Verlauf der Straße soll die Entlastung der Ortsdurchfahrten der Ortsteile Garmisch und Partenkirchen durch zwei weitere Tunnel (Kramertunnel = B 23 neu für Garmisch sowie Wanktunnel = B 2 neu für Partenkirchen) realisiert werden.

Die insgesamt 4,2 km lange Umfahrung von Oberau beginnt im Norden mit einer Anschlussstelle, an der künftig die Bundesstraße 23 angebunden werden soll. Dazu wird die B 23 verlegt. Sie soll ab der Spitzkehre (Ettaler Bergstraße) nahe dem Oberauer Schwimmbad oberirdisch in Richtung Nordosten entlang des Hangs bis zu der neuen Anschlussstelle Oberau-Nord geführt werden. Unmittelbar an die Anschlussstelle Oberau-Nord schließt südwestlich der zweiröhrige Tunnel an, der den Ort im Westen um- und unterfährt. Die Trasse kommt im Süden von Oberau wieder an die Oberfläche und schließt an das ausgebaute Teilstück der B 2 bei Farchant an. Hier liegt die neue Anschlussstelle Oberau-Süd, ein Halbanschluss mit den Fahrbeziehungen von Garmisch-Partenkirchen nach Oberau und umgekehrt.

Beide Röhren (je eine pro Fahrtrichtung) weisen jeweils zwei Fahrstreifen mit beidseitigen Notgehwegen auf. Die Fahrbahnbreite beträgt 7,5 Meter. Während die nördlichen 140 Meter des Tunnels als Rechteckquerschnitt in offener Bauweise erstellt wurden, weist der daran anschließende 2,8 km lange südliche Tunnelbereich einen Gewölbequerschnitt auf, der weitgehend in bergmännischer Bauweise hergestellt wurde. Der Achsabstand der beiden Röhren beträgt im Regelbereich 40 Meter. Diese sind im Abstand von maximal 300 Meter mit insgesamt fünf begehbaren und fünf befahrbaren Rettungsquerschlägen verbunden. Gegenüber den befahrbaren Querschlägen sind an den Tunnelaußenseiten 40 Meter lange Pannenbuchten angeordnet. Im Abstand von maximal 150 Meter befinden sich jeweils Notrufstationen, die in die Tunnelaußenwände integriert sind. Die Beschleunigungs- und Verzögerungsstreifen der Anschlussstelle Oberau-Nord reichen rund 200 Meter in den Tunnel hinein und erforderten in diesem Bereich die Aufweitung des Tunnelquerschnittes um 3,5 Meter je Röhre.

Die Weströhre des Tunnels weist eine Länge von 2971 m, die Oströhre eine Länge von 2910 m auf.

Bauphase

Bereits Ende 2011 wurde mit den Vorarbeiten zur Sanierung der ehemaligen Mülldeponie im Bereich der neuen Anschlussstelle Oberau-Nord begonnen. Der offizielle Baubeginn für den Tunnel war am 1. September 2015. Am 25. November 2017 erfolgte der Durchschlag der Weströhre, am 19. Dezember 2017 der Durchschlag der Oströhre.
Die Rohbauarbeiten wurden Mitte 2020 abgeschlossen. Anschließend wurden die Arbeiten für die betriebstechnische Ausstattung des Tunnels ausgeführt. Parallel zum Tunnelbau erfolgte ab 2018 die Erstellung der für den Tunnelbetrieb erforderlichen Betriebsgebäude Nord und Süd sowie der Strecken- und Brückenbau für die beiden neuen Anschlussstellen und die Anbindung an die bestehende B 2.

Zur Erkundung der Gebirgsverhältnisse wurden im Zuge der Tunnelplanung umfangreiche Gebirgsaufschlüsse erstellt. Die Randbedingungen bezüglich der Geologie und Hydrologie sind sehr unterschiedlich. Der südliche und der nördliche Teil des Tunnels liegen weitgehend im gering wasserdurchlässigen Festgestein (Kalk- und Dolomitgestein). Der Tunnel ist dort vom Gebirge bis zu 120 Meter überdeckt.
Im mittleren Bereich unterfährt der Tunnel mit einer minimalen Überdeckung von nur sieben Metern stark wasserdurchlässige Lockergesteinsschichten (Schotter)
im Gießenbachtal. Neben den sich daraus ergebenden erschwerten Vortriebsbedingungen bestand dort die Gefahr, dass der Grundwasserspiegel bei Starkregenereignissen sprunghaft und zum Teil über die Ausbruchssohle ansteigt. Zur Absicherung der Baustelle vor Überflutung waren deshalb massive Wasserhaltungsarbeiten mittels gebohrter Brunnen notwendig, die von der Geländeoberfläche aus bis in eine Tiefe von 45 Meter vorangetrieben wurden.

Den Zuschlag für die Bauausführung erhielt der Schweizer Baukonzern Marti Holding AG.

Trivia
Der Tunnel Oberau ist einer der zehn längsten Straßentunnel in Deutschland und wird bis zur Fertigstellung des Kramertunnels der längste Straßentunnel in Bayern sein.

Die frühere Biathletin Magdalena Neuner hatte für die Bauzeit die Patenschaft für den Tunnel übernommen.

Weblinks
 Bürgerinitiative zur Verkehrsentlastung Oberau (VEO)
 Neubau der Ortsumfahrung Oberau - Broschüre der Autobahndirektion Südbayern
 WEB Präsenz der Tunnelbaustelle Abgerufen am 22. November 2018

Einzelnachweise

Straßentunnel in Bayern
Verkehrsbauwerk im Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Tunnel in Europa
Tunnel in den Alpen
Oberau

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Q: Adding multiple conditions in SetEnvIf I need to use SetEnvIf in my .htaccess file.
I also need to satisfy multiple conditions and then, show the required URL.
Here is my code:
SetEnvIf Remote_Host "^" press_flag=0
SetEnvIf Request_URI '/press/$' press_flag=1
SetEnvIf Cookie 'language\_uiAAAenglishBBB' press_flag=press_flag+1
SetEnvIf press_flag 2 Request_URI='Remote_Host/eng/test.html'

Explanation:

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*In the first line, I am setting a variable press_flag to 0.

*Second line, I check whether the URL ends with this text:   /press/, if true, the I set the 'press_flag' to 1.

*Third line, I check if the cookie matches language\_uiAAAenglishBBB text, if true, then I increment press_flag value by 1.

*Last line, I check if the press_flag value is 2, then I set the HTTP_HOST accordingly.

But, when I open URL/press/ in browser, it is not getting redirected.
Please help to debug and fix this code.
Thanks.

A: Whilst the answer provided by @akond satisfies a solution to the problem;
I do believe this is a good example of using the SetEnvIfExpr Directive in response to the original OP's question of "Adding multiple conditions in SetEnvIf":
SetEnvIfExpr "%{REQUEST_URI} =~ m#^/press/$# && %{HTTP_COOKIE} == 'language\_uiAAAenglishBBB'" Request_URI='Remote_Host/eng/test.html'

See more details at:

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*SetEnvIfExpr Directive

*Expressions in Apache HTTP Server

A: I don't think you can redirect with SetEnvIf. You should use mod_rewrite instead:
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} =/press/
RewriteCond %{HTTP_COOKIE} \blanguage=english\b
RewriteRule .* /eng/test.html [R]

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*Checks if /press/ is requested

*Checks if the cookie is set to certain value.

*Redirection rule


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A family dining table, which extends for social gatherings and group occasions. Designed in a classic French farmhouse style, it features a smooth extension mechanism which is so easy to use, and practical. Finished in white. This product is part of the Brissi Sustainable Furniture scheme.
A family dining table, which extends for social gatherings and group occasions. Designed in a classic French farmhouse style, it features a smooth extension mechanism which is so easy to use, and practical. Finished in white.


Al Jolson – ASHLAR LODGE, No.3, A.F.& A.M.
Here are some videos of Al Jolson performances. For historical purposes we have included some of Al Jolson's performances in blackface. which is considered very offensive today but which was common at the time he did it.
A Plantation Act (1926) – a short movie from 1926, a precursor to The Jazz Singer, the first talking motion picture produced by Warner Brothers, released in 1928.