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Minot and Harrisburg airports and terminals
Airports in Minot ND, US
Minot International Airport (MOT)
Distance from City Center: 2 miles
Airports in Harrisburg PA, US
Harrisburg Intl (MDT)
Distance from City Center: 5.1 miles
Lancaster Airport (LNS)
Distance from City Center: 28.7 miles
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Airports in Minot
Planning a trip to Minot, North Dakota, can be simple and fast with Orbitz.com. Travelers can easily search for cheap flights from Minot by searching multiple airlines flying out of Minot International Airport. The airport is served by Delta Air Lines. Flights depart five times per day. In addition, Allegiant Air offers round trip flights to Phoenix and Las Vegas every fortnight. The airport is located two miles north of the central business district in Minot.
Parking at Minot International Airport
Two convenient parking lots are located within a short distance from the terminal building at the Minot International Airport. A separate parking lot is available to the east of the main parking lot for Allegiant Airlines passengers. The first 15 minutes are free. The rate for the next 15 minutes is $1.00. Each additional 30 minutes is 1.00 up to the daily rate. The daily rate is $8.00. The weekly maximum parking rate is $35.00. The monthly maximum parking rate is $100.00.
Transportation at Minot International Airport
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Restaurants at Minot International Airport
Travelers flying out of the Minot International Airport can take advantage of a variety of concessions situated in the airport's gate area to grab a quick bite to eat prior to departure. In addition, the airport is also home to the Hangar Grill restaurant for those who are looking for something more substantial. Finding cheap flights from Minot is simple and fast when using Orbitz.com.
Harrisburg, PA, Airport Information
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Transportation From the Airport
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Harrisburg Weather Information
The weather in Harrisburg is typical of the Northeast, with average summer highs in the mid-80s and winter highs around 40 degrees. On average, Harrisburg receives between three and four inches of rainfall each month.
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Parades, barbecues, children waving flags, and fireworks bursting in air. The long July 4th weekend is tailor-made for a quintessential all-American summer getaway, and destinations around the country woo families with events that celebrate all that's red, white, and blue.
The options for fun are as varied as the colors in those fireworks: head to a city for big parades and a splash of culture, sprawl on a blanket under the starry sky, or experience a little bit of both. Here's a sampling of some top packages for families this Independence Day weekend.
TradeWinds Island Grand Resort
Where: St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Why: Because this beachfront property has plenty of family-friendly activities both on and off the sand. Kids can take a ride (or several) down the waterslide, play mini-golf, bounce on the bungee trampoline, or learn how to make shark-tooth necklaces from Red Beard the pirate.
For the holiday weekend, there will be paddleboat rides, face painting, carnival games, patriotic-themed contests, and a classic American cookout. The three-night "Red, White, and Boom" package starts at $536 for a family of four and bundles entertainment and buffet tickets. Additional nights can be added for half price.
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Where: Thompsonville, Michigan.
Why: Because this family-owned ski resort turns into a summer adventure playground, with Michigan's only alpine slide, a 32-foot climbing wall, family golf, a kids' activity program, a beach house, and an adventure zone where tubing, kayaking and bike rentals are available.
For the long holiday weekend, a carnival kicks off on July 3 with face painting, games, and bike decorating -- followed by a bike parade and evening fireworks. The "Old-Fashioned Fourth" package includes 20 tickets to the carnival, complimentary ice cream cones, free family tickets for the alpine slide, chairlift ride, and rock wall, plus discounts on tubing trips, the kids' adventure camp, and golf lessons. Kids can spend hours in the one-acre outdoor water playground with a lily pad walk, splash zone, cargo nets, and water slide. Rates start at $179 a night based on a two-night stay.
Where: Litchfield Park, Arizona.
Why: Because this AAA four-diamond golf and spa resort hosts the "Great American Picnic" during the long holiday weekend. In addition to the picnic barbeque featuring local artisans and a fireworks finale, there will be a vintage car show and family tee time when kids golf for free. At night you can take in a family-friendly poolside movie, or gather around the campfire to roast s'mores.
In addition to the holiday activities, there are historical tours of the resort, a kid's camp, tennis clinics, a full-service spa, and a cabana-lined lap pool. The three-night "Fourth of July Great American Picnic" package starts at $399 for a family of four, and includes daily breakfast and admission to the picnic and events. To book, call 800/327-0396.
Where: National Harbor, Maryland.
Why: Because you can see firsthand why this waterside hotel's Fourth of July celebration drew more than 10,000 people last summer. The holiday festival kicks off with live musical entertainment, clowns, balloon artists, jugglers, plenty of cotton candy and popcorn. Kids can play in a bounce house and take a ride on the Ferris wheel or carousel before cooling off in the Olympic-size pool.

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- Publisher: 2K Games
- Release Date: Jun 26, 2012
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3
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Jul 24, 2012Equal parts shooty and thinky, this is a deeply involving action game with a brain. [Sept 2012, p.96]
Jun 26, 2012One of those rare games where the story nearly eclipses the gameplay. There is some powerful imagery throughout the game that will stay with you long after you've played it, and the choices throughout add to the replay factor because you'll want to go in and see what would have happened if you had made a different decision.
Aug 8, 2012From around the halfway mark onwards, The Line is a gripping, at time harrowing, and unforgettable experience. [Sept 2012, p.66]
Jun 26, 2012If you just want to click your brain off and shoot some guys, Spec Ops is not for you. That's ok though, gamers looking for that can find it in, well, almost every other game ever made. Spec Ops is unique in its intelligent treatment of adult themes. If you want a different take on the war game, I can't recommend Spec Ops enough.
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 285 Ratings
User score distribution:
Positive: 66 out of 74
Mixed: 3 out of 74
Negative: 5 out of 74
Jun 26, 2012"Spec Ops: The Line" is the ninth game of the franchise dating back to PC, 98, and is produced by 2K Games, using the Unreal Engine 3. The"Spec Ops: The Line" is the ninth game of the franchise dating back to PC, 98, and is produced by 2K Games, using the Unreal Engine 3. The story is set in a Dubai devastated by a sandstorm, 6 months ago: some of the city's population escaped, but many were left behind in this chaotic and anarchic city; among those who stayed behind, there is a US Army Colonel, who contrary to orders, he decided to stay to help - all thought he was dead, until a weak broadcast is capted, and now, you and your squad enter this anarchic scenary to rescue him, and find several things toward this goal.The graphics are good but not excellent, being comparable to other games like Rainbrow 6 Vegas II or Operation Flashpoint 2 - the textures of characters have a good detail, but nothing to go to minimal skin texture. The same applies to other details such as footprints in the sand, which does not always appear, and the destruction effect, with large pieces - the details of the scenarios in the campaign are very good, and detailed.The colors of the game, that passes in a desert, have many strong colors that are heavy on a color theme, depending on the stage, and abuses of yellows and oranges, and you can opt for three tonal variations when starting the game (Vintage, Exaggerated and Normal) - obviously, the graphics are obscured a greater distance, by sand and wind, or the darkness that spread through the city without electricity.The game has a mixed musical background mixed, the main part orchestrated, with the typical style of action games. The acting is mixed, usually dialogues are good, but the acting is not perfect, and the voices are very constant in volume, whereas the general sound effects are good, especially in the climate of the place.You notice another similarity with Vegas II in relation to the enemies: it is always easy to know if there is any hidden in the stage, they scream incessantly, even when they are alone.The gameplay is of a great shooter in the 3rd person, strategic, but tending much action: there are 4 difficulties, and the most difficult (FUBAR) shall be released only after finishing the game on Hard (Suicide). The highlight is that the controls are intuitive and smooth, with no difficulty to play and enjoy the game.The stages are linear and with physical borders, having a goal, displayed on the screen, with its distance, and generally among them are facing waves of enemies to reach them - and the enemies are plentiful in the game, and are varied among survivors, and other military forces.The importance of the cover system is higher here, two or three shots from enemies kill you - and allied to it, the choice of weapons and the use of certain commands to your squad to ensure that you live longer. The grenades are throw with LB, and you can see the trajectory and possible deviations that they may have hiting objetcs.The life has regeneration, when in cover, and the damage is shown by taking a shade screen over white and black with blood around it - here, the damage in the higher difficulties is higher than in other games, but nothing too extreme.The enemy AI is mixed: generally do not have much strategy, just attack and use some cover, but every once in a while you, being the primary target of them do strange things like running behind our team, not caring that they are there, to kill you. The same applies to your Team AI: in general has a good performance, but are not extremely well-aimed and sometimes make suicidal decisions too, but do not die so much, by what I said above the enemy AI.The highlight if the gameplay is the destruction of certain structures in the game, which can fall or break in the case of glass, and the presence of climatic factors relating to sand in the game, and that much influence on the strategy used (many enemies attack from skylights high above), from the point of obscuring the vision enemy with storms of sand to break the structures of Cover / support of opponents.The variety of weapons is very good, and despite ammunition goes away fast in the action, you can get any weapons of the enemy, and re-supply points are abundant. The game's collectibles are items in the form of intelligence that give greater insight into story and do not always have the same look, with different objects each time.The game has Multiplayer, which can be played on Live or via System Link, and from what I read it is a competitive mode, based on the struggle between teams, in which changes in the scenarios by sand avalanches / storms or destruction of scenery. Seeing the trailer, seemed very similar to the MP of Vegas II .Summary: I found a great 3rd person shooter, being among my favorites: it has good graphics, with great weather effects and destruction, coupled with a strategic gameplay with more action, and well polished gameplay and controls (a detail that many other recent shooters do not have). If you like shooters with lots of action, this certainly deserves to be in your collection.… Full Review »
Jun 26, 2012When there are already hundreds of shooters like this already available, Spec Ops: The Line manages to offer a whole new experience. AWhen there are already hundreds of shooters like this already available, Spec Ops: The Line manages to offer a whole new experience. A mysterious and unpredictable plot, brand new game mechanics and a decent enough multiplayer, Spec Ops: The Line should manage to keep you busy this summer.… Full Review »
Jun 26, 2012Great 3rd person action game and deep dark story. I really enjoyed the original Spec Ops games and the new one combines great story telling,Great 3rd person action game and deep dark story. I really enjoyed the original Spec Ops games and the new one combines great story telling, seamless level transition into the game I've been waiting for. Complete with environment effects, environment kill options, and morality choices, this is a sure sleeper hit. Multiplayer was mediocre and felt tacked on but its a solid single player game.… Full Review »


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Just like a member of one of Tyler Durden's fight clubs, plasma TV technology is taking blow after blow from LCD. This 37in LCD panel is available for under £1,400, well below what we'd expect to pay for even the lowest-priced 37-inch plasma. But in the AV world there's more to being a bargain than a small price tag.
We couldn't call this flatpanel a thing of beauty but it has a subdued style to it, as though LG is not trying to be flashy.
The set's connections follow this idea - get the job done, without any drama. This 37LC2D is HD-ready, so it has the required digital HDMI and analogue component video inputs, but it also packs three Scarts (only one of which is RGB-capable), a PC input, and the standard analogue connections.
There's also a common interface slot (for the digital terrestrial Top Up TV package) and a digital audio output. So the sockets are serviceable, but LG hasn't gone out of its way to impress.
On the features side there is the (should-be-obligatory) digital tuner, and LG's XD Engine picture-processing system. The digital tuner is welcome, as many LCDs at this price point skip this detail.
Nice at first
As with rival systems, XD Engine aims to reduce noise, increase detail, produce accurate colours, and smooth away motion smears. On the subject of picture adjustments, the set has a useful set of tweaks, including flesh tone settings, MPEG artefact and noise reduction modes.
Playing our upscaled Fight Club DVD showed this LG to be a mixed performer. Colours are rich and strong, details and edges sharp, while blacks are deep and detailed.
Yet, as the DVD continued, we became aware that the deepest blacks are becoming grey and detail flattened out. Colours caused some problems as well: most of the time they were accurate, but then they could become garish when unusual or stylised lighting is in use.
The most serious problem is the drop in quality when standard-definition pictures are used. High-def signals produced excellent pictures - as expected - but when watching Freeview or running Fight Club at its normal resolution, noise and smears become a problem, and the picture begins to look artificial.
Thankfully, the audio performance is stable and potent. Bass levels are always deep, midtones and trebles aren't harsh, and the soundfield is wide.
LG's LCD makes a great first impression, but problems become obvious when it's been in use for a while, or when you watch a standard-definition fare. While the asking price is low, the performance problems make it hard to recommend the 37LC2D.


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Students in Tina Emery's kindergarten class at Skyline Elementary had a surprise waiting for them when they got to school Wednesday morning — four of their 12 chicks hatched from their eggs overnight. And during the day, a fifth chick hatched right before their eyes.
"We saw pecks in the eggs yesterday, so when they got here this morning they immediately asked if they had hatched yet," Emery said. "They were so excited when they saw them."
The class has had its furry guests since last Wednesday inside an incubator from the University of Missouri Pettis County Extension Center, and Emery said it was a lesson in patience for the students — they were eager for them to hatch as soon as they arrived. All of Skyline's kindergarten classes have incubators this week, but not all of the chicks have hatched yet. Emery said one class hasn't seen any emerge from their eggs, another class only has one so far, and the other classes have averaged about seven each.
"It's a learning experience for those classes who don't have eggs hatch," Emery said. "Those students will come to the other classrooms to see the chicks and pet them."
The teachers have had lessons each day about the life cycles of chickens, from egg to full grown. They've read books, sang fun songs about chickens, and learned facts about chicks that could impress most adults.
Emery had her students show off their knowledge of chicks when the Democrat visited her classroom Wednesday afternoon, including that it takes a chick 19 to 21 days to hatch, the newly born chicks can quickly lose their down — the small, soft feathers that are replaced with larger feathers — they have an "egg tooth" that helps them peck through their egg, which eventually dries up and falls off, and that they use the yolk for nutrition while in the egg.
"Yesterday we looked at a poster that showed what the chick looks like inside the egg for 19 to 21 days," Emery said. "They were amazed that it was just a little dot. They had a hard time believing that's what it starts as."
The chicks will go home today with the family of one of Emery's students who has a farm and already raises chickens.
Emery held one of the chicks and took it around the room for the students to pet on Wednesday. She said the students will get to hold them and take a photo with the chicks today. There were giggles and wide, happy smiles on the faces of most of the students while the chick chirped and tried to escape Emery's hands as she walked around the classroom. The students were very knowledgeable about the newborn animals, but were also enamored with their adorable yellow fur.
One student said "I like them because the chicks are really fluffy," while another said they liked having the chicks in their classroom because "once they hatch they look cute."


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In a Law360 article (subscription required) today, Lloyd Chinn, Co-head of Proskauer's Whistleblower & Retaliation Group, commented on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear its first-ever whistleblower case under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("SOX").
The Court is tasked with reviewing the First Circuit's holding in Lawson v. FMR LLC, 670 F.3d 61 (1st Cir. 2012), that SOX's primary anti-retaliation provision does not cover the employees of a privately held contractor or subcontractor of a public company.
In considering this question, the Court also may find occasion to clarify the standard of deference afforded to agencies like the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") that do not follow precedent established by federal Circuit Courts. Indeed, the DOL's Administrative Review Board ("ARB") recently diverged from the First Circuit and chose to extend SOX protections to employees of a publicly traded company's contractors and subcontractors.
Referring to this recent split, Chinn told Law360 that "the high court's decision to step into the SOX arena came after a series of rulings from the ARB under the Obama administration that have overturned or established new precedent." Chinn continued that "[t]his case may well be an opportunity for the court to define the role that an agency's opinion, or decision- or rule-making, will play in a court's interpretation of a statute."
Given the potential breadth of the issues that the Supreme Court may address, Lawson may well be a landmark decision.
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Animal Attack On Boy May Have Been Coyotes
The incident happened about two weeks ago near Columbus Park on the city's Far West Side.
Deputy's Foot Injured When Gun Accidentally Fires
The officer's weapon "accidentally discharged" a few minutes after 3 p.m. in a county administration building at 3026 S. California Ave.
Cook County Clerk Hands Out Awards To Best Election Judges
There were dozens of election judges from suburban Cook honored, nominated by the staff at the County Clerk's office and each other.
Dominick's Closings Could Put More Than 5,600 Out Of Work
Owners notified the state that 3,224 people could lose their jobs in Cook County, and nearly 2,400 people in the collar counties surrounding Cook.
Halloween Trick-Or-Treating Times For Cook County, Ill. 2013
Most communities recommend that adults take costumed children out early in the recommended trick-or-treat hours to take advantage of daylight, for safety's sake.
Two Former Cook County Employees Convicted In Bribery Case
Two Cook County employees who took bribes to lower property tax bills were convicted on all four counts connected to the scam Monday morning.
Preckwinkle Wants To Cut Off Nearly Free Insurance For Cook County Judges
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle fired another shot at Cook County's Chief Judge Timothy Evans Monday, proposing to cut off the nearly-free health insurance the county offers to judges.
Judge: Lawsuit Seeking To End Same-Sex Marriage Ban May Proceed
Gay and lesbian couples fighting for the right to get marriage licenses hailed the ruling as another step toward marriage equality in their home state.
Chicago Not Actually 'Murder Capital' Of, Well, Anything
Thanks to recent headlines, you'd think the FBI rolled out the red carpet and handed Chicago a beautiful, hand-engraved (in cursive!) plaque that reads Murderiest Murder City in Murderland. In reality, the FBI did no such thing. Here's a closer look at the FBI's statistics and how they do and do not relate to homicides in Chicago
Workers Grumble Over Pay-To-Park Plan At 26th And Cal Courthouse
Plans to charge motorists a daily fee at the city's criminal courthouse garage and suburban facilities are "on hold" at the moment, but there's a possibility that personnel and other visitors may have to shell out the bucks for parking later this year.
Stroger Pal Depicted As Sweet 7-Year-Old As Trial Opens In Kickback Scheme
He's a highly-educated 49-year-old man accused of running a classic government kickback scam, but to Eugene Mullins' attorney, he's still "Little Geno," the 7-year-old South Side boy who "loved sports" and "defended other kids from bullies."
First Case Of West Nile Confirmed In Cook County
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Marty, you really have uncovered so much information that I potentially never could have found before. It's such a great feeling seeing this wonderful progress while I was sitting here scratching my head praying for a miracle for info to jump out and hit me. It is much appreciate and I thank you for your time!
Biff, the manifest would coincide with the 1910 census Eurdita posted. I noticed the same name for the destination/notes on the manifest compared to a house member on the 1910 census.
It's frustrating because I have the 1915 census showing Antonio and family, but 1910 and 1920 are the difficult ones. I have 1920 posted as reference. The thing is all three have the same year for immigration. Is it safe to assume this is my great gpa for all three records?
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What would you take inside?
To celebrate Sukkot, Tablet Magazine asked several folks what "must-haves" they would take with them into a sukkah. Here are some of the replies.
Fureigh, guitarist in The Shondes.
1. My guitar—a few days is a long time to go without practicing!
2. My journal and a pen.
3. A copy of The Urban Homestead, to aid in thinking more about ways to bridge the gap between this holiday and my regular life.
4. The sleeping bag I use on tour.
5. Earplugs—I'm still in Brooklyn, after all.
Laurel Snyder, author of several books, including Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher.
What matters most to me on Sukkot is that I want it to feel like a real harvest. So what I need to have in my sukkah is whatever I feel I've been harvesting that year. In Iowa, when I knew lots of musicians and poets, I remember having jazz in the sukkah, and writer-friends, and that was a harvest. Last year, I drove 12 hours with my toddler-sons so they could build their first sukkah with their grandfather, and that was a harvest. This year, I'm doing a sukkah with members of my new (and first) havurah, and that feels like a harvest, too. I guess my sukkah is generally a good peek into what I'm prioritizing in my life.
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'Twilight Saga' actress Nikki Reed has revealed she didn't talk to her dad Seth Reed when she was a child because she was ''bitter'' about him divorcing her mother Cheryl Houston.
Nikki Reed didn't speak to her father growing up.
The 'Twilight Saga' star was estranged from her dad Seth Reed for years because she felt ''bitter'' towards him for divorcing her mother Cheryl Houston when she was just two years old.
Nikki wishes things had been different but as a child she found it difficult to understand why her father had left her and her brother Nathan.
In the new issue of Zooey magazine, she said: ''We weren't close growing up and I guess it was both of our faults. He was waiting for me to come around and I was bitter about him divorcing mom. As a kid, you don't have the mental capacity to understand why adults make the decisions they make and sometimes you hang on to that.''
Despite enduring many difficult years, the 24-year-old actress insists she and her father now enjoy a close relationship and the pair are now very close.
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Nikki - who is married to former 'American Idol' contestant Paul McDonald - also lived with Seth for a short period after a messy break-up and she insists they really bonded when they shared a home.
She said: ''I was already way past the age when you're supposed to be living with your parents, but I told him, 'I have enough money to live by myself, but I would like to live with you for a little while. It would make me feel more complete coming home and making dinner together instead of being alone in my apartment and eventually rushing to fill a void.' ''


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Learn about Windows PowerShell
Summary: Ed Wilson, the Microsoft Scripting Guy, talks about three cool Windows PowerShell tricks for working with services.
Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. It does not matter what ones role is, whether an Exchange Server admin, a Group Policy guru, or even an ordinary every day power user, one eventually needs to work with services. Today I will show three cool tricks that involve using Windows PowerShell to work with services.
One of the nice features of the Get-Service cmdlet is that it accepts an array. Therefore, I can find information about specific services by supplying the name of multiple services. This technique is shown here.
PS C:\> Get-Service bits,wuauserv
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Running bits Background Intelligent Transfer Ser...
Running wuauserv Windows Update
The Stop-Service cmdlet accepts an array of ServiceController objects (the type of object returned by the Get-Service cmdlet). Therefore, I can pipe the results of the Get-Service cmdlet to the Stop-Service cmdlet to stop the array of services. This command is shown here.
Get-Service bits,wuauserv | Stop-Service
To see what a command does prior to the actual execution of the command, use the WhatIf switch. In the image that follows, the use of the WhatIf switch to prototype the command appears, followed by the actual command to stop the services.
The Start-Service cmdlet also accepts an array of ServiceController objects as pipelined input. This means that I can use Get-Service to look at my service status, and then pipe the objects to the Start-Service cmdlet if required. This command is shown here.
A cool thing is that I can use the Get-Service cmdlet to check on a group of services. If I want to stop them, I can pipe the returned ServiceController object to the Stop-Service cmdlet. But what if I also do not want the services to start up on the next reboot? Here is where some really cool stuff comes into play…
I use the PassThru switch, and the ServiceController objects will pass along the pipeline. I can then use those objects with the Set-Service cmdlet and change the startup type of the services to Disabled. Here is the command to accomplish this task.
Get-Service bits,wuauserv | Stop-Service -PassThru | Set-Service -StartupType disabled
Unfortunately, although Set-Service permits setting the startup type of the service to Disabled, the Get-Service cmdlet does not report the startup type of the service. To check on the results of our command, I need to use WMI. Here is the WMI command that I use to check the start mode of the services.
gwmi win32_service -filter "name = 'bits' OR name = 'wuauserv'"
The command and the associate output from the command are shown in the image that follows.
Join me tomorrow when I will talk about more way cool Windows PowerShell stuff.
I invite you to follow me on Twitter and Facebook. If you have any questions, send email to me at firstname.lastname@example.com, or post your questions on the Official Scripting Guys Forum. See you tomorrow. Until then, peace.
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Hi Ed,
interestingly enough, we can work with multiple services in one command!
That's something to keep in mind ... using array parameters is often an option!
Having followed and executed your 3 cool tricks, I would llike to add at least the fourth trick to it
because you left us with two disabled and stopped services:
4. "Enable and start multiple services in one command"
Get-Service bits,wuauserv | Set-Service -StartupType automatic -PassThru | Start-Service
I hope this helps :-)
Why doesn't Get-Service return the startup type ? Would have thought that a basic property ?
@Klaus Schulte thanks, yes starting two services back up is a good idea to do after disabling them. I appreciate the addition.
@ratty67 PowerShell does not return startup type via the Get-Service cmdlet because it relies on the ServiceController object from the .NET Framework. This class does not contain the information, and therefore the cmdlet does not return it. I am not sure why the ServiceController class does not contain the information.
you can use WMI instead of serviceController, or use this with PS3 to extend types directly:
PS III> # untested:
PS III> $props = @{
TypeName = 'System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController'
MemberName = 'StartUpMode'
MemberType = 'ScriptProperty'
Value = { (gwmi win32_service -filter "name='$($this.name)'").startMode }
DefaultDisplayPropertySet = Status,Name,DisplayName,StartUpMode
PS III> Update-TypeData @props
Much more useful than the older sc.exe and 'net stop' methods.
how would i restart a service or list of services while taking the "Stopping Service" and "Starting Service" and sending it to a txt file like RestartServices.txt?
Justin C
Use a transcript. or break the pipeline into a set of "foreach-object" sections and log to a file.


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Because I had a $100,000 income target in mind while in college, I set out to work in an industry which would allowed me to make such an income. Industries such as consulting, finance, legal, high tech, and medical are such industries. The problem is getting in and surviving for a long enough time to reap the financial rewards.
I see many people bail out before the income really gets good because they just can't take the work hours, pressure, and stress anymore. I understand completely since not everybody is cut out to work 50-80 hours a week and constantly compete for their lives. Eventually, we all burn out. I'm just surprised how quickly some of the younger folks burn out nowadays.
As a middle-aged man now, I'm no longer naive about the world. $200,000-$250,000 is my ideal income for maximum happiness, but at what cost? If I am to spend more than 50 hours a week trying to make $200,000, that's not very impressive. If I could spend just 20 hours a week making $200,000, then I think that would be mighty fine.
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There will often be times when I have to get on the computer and work at night due to clients in Australia and Asia. However, I don't plan on spending more than 45 minutes online after dinner anymore because I want to spend time with my loved ones instead.
I encourage everybody to get a sense of what their optimal work hours are and find a way to get there. I know if I only worked for one hour a day, I'd feel unproductive. Meanwhile, each hour after four hours of work gets less and less enjoyable to the point where I will start hating work after the twelve hour mark!
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Professors Aynes and Huhn have collaborated on two recent appellate briefs.
Professor Aynes assembled a committee of law professors and historians to prepare briefs regarding the constitutionality of state constitutional amendments adopted in Michigan and California. Professor Huhn filed those briefs with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Ninth Circuits in October 2011, and January 2012.
Professor Huhn assembled a committee of professors to prepare a brief on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Professor Huhn filed this brief with the Supreme Court of the United States on January 12, 2012.
Each of these briefs may be downloaded in pdf format from the links below.
Affirmative Action Amicus Brief (U.S. Supreme Court, Schuette vs. Coalition)
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After the Suns got out to a quick 6-0 lead, Tony Parker asserted himself on offense to help the Spurs regain control with a 13-3 run of their own. Both teams settled into a rhythm at that point in what turned out to be an entertaining and well played quarter of competitive basketball. Tony Parker led the way with 10 points for the Spurs, while Marcin Gortat had seven points for the Suns. Score: 26-26.
The second quarter saw the Spurs trying to pull away and the Suns scrambling to keep up. The Suns vim and vivacity was tangible, but effort only goes so far. Michael Beasley continued his renascent play and scored 10 points in the quarter to keep the Suns close while the Spurs twice pushed their lead to seven. Neither team seemed very interested in playing much defense, which was reflected by gaudy shooting percentages from both teams. The pace was frenetic and the second quarter was a deluge of points as the Spurs outscored Phoenix 33-30. Halftime score: Spurs 59, Suns 56.
First half notable players:
Michael Beasley had 12 points, 4 rebounds and ZERO turnovers.
Jared Dudley had 12 points on 5-6 from the field and 2-3 from three point range.
Tony Parker scored 14 points on 6-7 shooting.
Stephen Jackson had 10 points and 4 rebounds with perfect shooting from the field and free throw line.
Jared Dudley was a catalyst for the Suns in the third quarter as the Suns sent a resounding message to the Spurs that they weren't going away. Both teams continued to lob salvos at each other and the Suns finished the period ahead in the haymakers department. Speaking of haymakers, Shannon Brown landed one on Manu Ginobili and was ejected from the game with a flagrant two. After the dust cleared the Suns went into the final period on top by one. Score: Suns 82, Spurs 81.
Too much Tony Parker. Parker ignited a 10-0 Spurs run that gave them a 96-88 lead with 5:41 remaining. The Suns couldn't stop the bleeding. Parker finished with 11 in the quarter and earned the official title of "Suns Killer" for the night. Michael Beasley finished a superb game with 11 of his own in the period as he tried valiantly to keep the Suns close. On the road. Against the Spurs. Even without Duncan a tall task. The Suns played well, but still fell. Final score: Spurs 108, Suns 99.
Player of the Game:
Tony Parker. Tony Parker. Tony Parker.
He went for 31 points, and nearly every one of them seemed to be impactful. Throw in the fact that he did it on 13-17 shooting while dishing seven assists and this was one of the better overall performances we've witnessed against the Suns this season.
Comments of the Game:
The Spurs honestly have so many role players around Manu and Parker right now.
They just pass well, pretty much do drive and kick like old Suns and shoot a lot of 3's. That's why they're winning so many games, they have good shooters, but in the playoffs they won't survive.
The air must be fouling Ginobili because I saw no contact.
This is a pretty fun game.
These are the ones I don't mind watching a losing season of.
I like how we are playing, but seriously guys, losing draft position at this juncture would be crazy foolish.
Lindsey Hunter: "This coaching thing is easy..."
Beasley's putting on his best Ancient Egyptian princess look.
That awkward moment when Shannon Brown leaving the game (being ejected) might actually help your team.
Parker is only 4 years older than Dragic, but this is his 12th season.
This is Goran's 5th. How crazy is that?
I'm digging that jump pass by Dragic.
First class ticket to turning the ball over.
There must have been a croissant at the top of the rim for Diaw to jump like that.
And the dead coach ball has run out of air.
No more bouncing. Get ready for a brutal 15 game stretch my friends.
The Good:
The Suns maintained their recent intensity and improved play by keeping pace with a Spurs team that was 19-2 at home this season coming into the game. Duncan may have been out, but this was a pitfall game for the Suns and they acquitted themselves admirably.
The Suns have won with a more plodding style recently, but tonight showed the versatility to play at a more frenzied pace and stay in a game dominated by offense. Not only that, but they kept it entertaining in a season with plenty of forgettable performances.
Coincidence or not, Michael Beasley has been a startlingly different player since the coaching change. It may be time to experiment with a return to the starting lineup if this trend continues as he has been the team's best scorer, and at times the best player, over the last three games. 25 points (on 11-16 shooting) and six boards qualifies as outstanding.
Jared Dudley also lit it up. His 10-12 night was spectacular, but in a weird way sort of ho-hum as Beasley and Parker also turned in astounding performances. 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists is still a great game, though, even if he did get outshined.
The Bad:
Even though the Suns performed admirably, they allowed the Spurs to impose their pace and style on them. It can be advantageous to be malleable enough to compete in different types of games, but typically when you play to another team's strengths it doesn't promote beneficial results.
The Ugly:
Shannon Brown's flagrant two on Manu Ginobili at the end of the third quarter. Was it the most violent or blatant flagrant foul? No. But at a pivotal point in the game that type of play is foolish. The excitement and energy of the game apparently got the best of Brown. Play with emotion, but don't let your emotions play with you.
Final Thoughts:
The Suns played their second straight game against a very good team that was missing a star player. The first time they pulled it off. The second they ran out of gas.
The team has put on a brave face since the tumultuous coaching change, but tonight may have been the beginning of the end of that stage. The Suns upcoming schedule is parlous and unforgiving.
Continue to expect the Suns to play with a "no quit" attitude.
Just don't expect many more wins.
Remember Steve Nash's last game as a Phoenix Sun?
The Suns came in with a 33-32 record, less than 24 hours removed from being eliminated from playoff contention in a loss to the Utah Jazz.
Suddenly, we all knew we were seeing the last of Steve Nash on 3rd and Washington. And the last of most of those guys who took the court that night too.
The Suns had a chance to finish the season with a winning record. All they had to do was beat a Spurs team without Greg Popovich, Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.
Let's take a walk down memory lane.
Check out the recap and 194 awesome comments on Nash's last game.
Phoenix Suns Finish With A Thud, Squander Winning Record Against D-League Team
Phoenix Suns fans tried to show some real class tonight. The crowd chanted "WE WANT STEVE! WE WANT STEVE!" so loud at the 5-minute mark of the 4th quarter that when ESPN went to commercial, we all assumed Nash would come back in. He didn't. And the Suns promptly lost the lead. Finally, after another timeout at 3:57, Nash re-entered to raucous cheers. And then turned the ball over. And then was taken right back out of the game.
During that one minute of game time, the Suns went from a 6-point lead to a 7-point deficit. Just like that. The Spurs reacted to being dissed by going on a 13-0 run while the Suns were acting like it was prom night. Game over.
...No more Phoenix Suns basketball for five, almost six, months. In the meantime, we will likely be able to count actual news moments on one hand. Two, if we're lucky. That's no more than 10 days with actual bona-fide team-changing news out of about 180.
(In that same time-span, BSotS authors will likely post at least 400 stories, plus there should be at least 150 or so FanPosts. For 10 days of actual news. #lol)
But I digress. I hope you got a good look at the Suns roster tonight and made your peace with each. Cuz you're not likely to see more than half of them back next season.
And here the Spurs are doing it again, sitting Duncan and Popovich tonight.
The Suns get no respect. Is there any chance the Suns come out with the desire to fight back?
The Suns look to build on their momentum as the team finally appears to be playing up to the level of their talent under the new management. Despite the brio and vim from the new look Suns, dubiety still abounds that this may just be a "jolt" instead of a perdurable change. Tonight may evince whether this is truly the birth of a renascent Suns team rising back to prominence or simply the effects of the proverbial dead coach bounce.
I know I'm intrigued.
When: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 6:30 PM local time (8:30 EST)
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Watch/Listen: TV: FSAZ, Radio: 620 KTAR
Last Meeting:
This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. The teams last met at US Airways Center on April 25th in the last regular season game of the 2011-12 season. The Spurs reserves dispatched the Suns 110-106 as Gregg Popovich rested his star triumvirate.
It was somewhat fitting that Steve Nash's last game as a Sun was against the Spurs, who took great satisfaction in thwarting Phoenix's championship aspirations on multiple occasions during the Nash era.
Team Bios:
San Antonio Spurs: 35-11
Points per game: 104.1 (3rd) Points allowed: 96.0 (9th)
Injuries: Tim Duncan (knee) and Gregg Popovich (flu) did not travel with the team to Dallas yesterday... which means they will both be rested for tonight.
The Spurs are coming off of a 113-107 win over Dallas in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicates. Tony Parker led the way with 23 points and 10 assists.
The Spurs continue to steamroll at a familiar clip for a team that has won at least 50 games in 13 consecutive seasons (beginning after they won the NBA Championship in the lockout shortened 1998-99 season). The regular season has turned into a perfunctory process that exists only as an annual obstacle in the way of San Antonio's quest to reconcile recent postseason mishaps.
The Spurs have won seven straight and are pacing for 62 wins on the season, which would tie for the second most in franchise history. Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, who were both named as reserves to the Western Conference All-Star team, still do most of the heavy lifting, but the roster is deep and talented.
Phoenix Suns: 15-28
Points per game: 95.6 (18th) Points allowed: 99.4 (T-21st)
Injuries: Jermaine O'Neal (irregular heartbeat)
After a 2-13 stretch the Suns are now winners of two straight. A rare road victory (the Suns are now 4-17 on the road) over the Kings was followed up by a nationally televised triumph at home against the wounded Clippers. Even more bizarre, the Suns have won consecutive road games after losing 12 straight prior to that.
Lindsey Hunter gets to try his beginner's luck in a more difficult venue as the Suns encounter an adversary that has an uncanny knack for breaking the Suns spirit.
Goran Dragic returns to the scene of the crime and can hopefully relive some of the heroics that endeared him to Suns fans during the 2010 playoff run.
What To Watch For:
Lindsey Hunter: All eyes are still on the new guy. Until the novelty wears off Lindsey is going to be under a great deal of scrutiny.
Tim Duncan: Will Pop give his big man another night off figuring he can recruit an elderly couple from the stands capable of vanquishing the Suns? We've seen him rest players against the Suns (and other teams) for precautionary reasons (sometimes combined with the ulterior motive of insulting his opposition).
With a win, new Suns head coach Lindsey Hunter can tie Butch van Breda Kolff for 14th place in all-time Suns coaching victories with three. Next on the list would be Dick Van Arsdale with 14.
The Spurs have only one loss to a sub .500 team this year. They lost 95-88 at New Orleans on January 7th.
The Spurs 8.5 differential between ORtg (109.1) and DRtg (100.6) is the best since their last title in 2006-07 when they put up eerily similar numbers - 9.3 differential between ORtg (109.2) and DRtg (99.9).
2013 Lottery Watch
The Suns are currently in 6th place in the race for the #1 seed in the lottery. The two consecutive wins have put the Suns in risk of slipping all the way to 11th in the coming week.
Last night's big wins:
Cavaliers (12-32) beat Bucks 113-108 - Cavs have won 3 of 4.
Wizards (10-31) beat Timberwolves 114-101 - Wizards are 5-3 since John Wall's return.
!!!Congratulations!!! The Charlotte Bobcats (10-32) have taken over worst place!
Tonight's slate:
Cavaliers (12-32) at Raptors (16-27)
Bulls (26-16) at Wizards (10-31)
Timberwolves (17-23) at Bobcats (10-32)
Kings (16-27) at Nuggets (26-18)
The Final Word(s):
Although most Suns fans relish every victory against the Spurs, I will attest with certitude that most Spurs fans don't reciprocate this feeling... mostly because they've owned our ass and beat us in damn near every meaningful game over the last decade. Tonight we take our revenge! Or not.
I have actually grown to respect the Spurs. From organization, to coach, to players they are what the Suns should be trying to emulate as they reconstruct this franchise from its current shambles. If both teams were still good I'd be emotionally invested in the outcome, like I was for so many of the games in this series in recent years, but it really just doesn't feel the same anymore. It's actually kind of awkward. Like when you and your girlfriend break up and your life falls apart and then you run into her and she's happier than you've ever seen her and you go home and crawl into the closet with the lights off and cry yourself to sleep (speaking purely metaphorically, not from personal experience). That kind of awkward.
I'll leave you with this from general Phil Sheridan, who was posted in Texas after the Civil War: "If I owned hell and Texas, I'd rent out Texas and live in hell."
At least general Sheridan would rather live here than Texas. Take that Spurs!


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We recently came across a very exotic band, with folk roots that for a change (for us), happen to be from the heartland of America, in Arkansas. Meredith "Mother Merey" Kimbrough and Eric Witthans moved to Austin four years ago, got together with Houston-native Kevin Allen and formed Mother Merey and the Black Dirt.
This country blues band was recently selected to record at Converse Rubber Tracks studio during SXSW. In this chill, state-of-the art studio we had a chance to sit down and get to know a little bit about the band, which is releasing its first album Down to the River this month.
The Black Dirt blew us away because they're different from all the phony "flower child" hipsters out there in Austin, Silver Lake, or Fort Greene. You heard us. They're the real deal. And they have a pet pig named Appa.
Here are 6 ways Mother Merey and the Black Dirt stand apart from other bands:
1) They're not fans of electronic music and they're not just saying that.
"You can do keyboards and electric guitars but you can't take that out in the woods or sit out on a porch and enjoy it," says Merey, aka Mother Merey because as she herself admits, she's bossy. Sorry Skrillex.
2) They've done their homework on the genre and know more about country blues than your grandpa in Montana knows about milking a cow.
"There's a really big country music scene and bluegrass music scene in Austin. But what we wanted to do, what nobody was doing, was playing country blues, which is completely different from both of those genres. I guess what we do is a hybrid of those two," says Eric, who plays the dobro and the kick drum.
The band shared its extensive list of influences, which as its members like to say, are part of our shared heritage culture. And they love heritage. John Lee Hooker, RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Bukka White, Fred McDowell, and Lucille Bogan. If you haven't heard of half of those there's nothing wrong with you but educate yourself and click click CLICK!
3) They have cool stories from their afterschool jobs about the earth's soil on their feet.
Says Eric: "I was standing in a gas station in Arkansas. I just got done doing some work at my grandmother's house in the field in the back and I got all this dirt all over my shoes and the guy behind me, big bearded 80-year-old guy, looks down at my shoes and says, 'That dirt right there is worth a million dollars.' I got back in my car and it sunk in. That rich black soil in Arkansas. You can grow crops in it. It's that heritage and it brought it home for me. I like where I'm from and I like where we're going and it seems you can plant a seed in that good black dirt and here we are, you know?"
No. But it sounds cool.
4) They're not afraid to admit they used YouTube and new technology to learn an old school instrument.
"Before we actually started playing we went to New Orleans and saw Washboard Chaz playing at the Blue Nile and it was kind of the same setup," says Merey. "They had a white kid playing slide and a guy playing harmonica and then a washboard singer and we thought 'We could totally do that!' so we swung back through Arkansas on our way to Texas and my mom had a washboard on her porch."
"It was a sign," says Eric.
"I took it and started banging on it," Merey says, "At first I was playing on it with sticks (she laughs) which didn't work."
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The Hawaiian Eye 2012 program for comprehensive ophthalmologists recently concluded in Maui. There continues to be daily breakfast and lunch seminars, as well as three days of afternoon workshops. In addition to the standard papers, there are also two popular video complication panel discussions, one on cataract and one on refractive surgery. A new feature this year was the Banyan Tree sessions—small group discussions on select topics—that were held in the early evenings. The bulky program book has been replaced by a brief course outline. Now the handouts for the talks are accessible via the web. Here are some highlights from the meeting:
Surgical strategies and techniques: there were a number of talks addressing methods for handling difficult cases, such as patients with IFIS, shallow anterior chamber, pseudoexfoliation, previous refractive surgery, and ocular surface problems. One of the key take home messages was the importance of careful preoperative screening, especially with corneal topography.
Premium IOLs: this was also a major subject of discussion, in particular, strategies for creating happy presbyopic IOL patients.
Femtosecond laser cataract surgery: a mini-symposium was devoted to this hottest topic in ophthalmology. It consisted of presentations from surgeons with experience performing procedures with the various FDA approved devices (Alcon's LenSx laser, Optimedica's Catalys System, and LensAR's laser).
Finally, Mr. Alan Reider addressed the biggest concern regarding this technology: how to pay for the treatments. He outlined the present CMS guidelines and various interpretations for different patient scenarios.
This two-part session covered all aspects of ocular surface treatments. There were presentations on imaging technology, surgical techniques (amniotic membrane, tissue adhesive, DMEK, ALK, and collagen cross-linking), and disease (tumors, dry eye, blepharitis, allergy, and HSV infection). Technology updates included:
The final day of the meeting was dedicated to presenting a wide range of papers: keratoconus screening algorithms, corneal collagen cross-linking, corneal inlays, PRK, LASIK, residual astigmatism, phakic IOLs, and new accommodating IOLs.
The session concluded with Mr. Shareef Mahdavi sharing his pearls for marketing premium cataract surgery.
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Let's revisit that trade made in November, 2012 for a moment. Consider the main pieces in the deal - Mark Buerhle, Josh Johnson, Emilio Bonifacio, John Buck, and Jose Reyes all headed north to Toronto while the Fish received Henderson Alvarez, Jake Marisnick, Adeiny Hechavarria, Anthony DeSclafani, Justin Nicolino, Jeff Mathis, and Yunel Escobar. The Marlins contended … [Read more...]
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David Samson, as most have already found out, just didn't have staying power. Marlins players and fans tuned in to watch the return of CBS' Survivor only to see the polarizing Samson find an early exit. After only an hour into the two hour premier, the rest of team "Brains" had enough. Voted group leader, he ended up getting voted off four votes to two. Some Marlins … [Read more...]
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Enough about Jeffrey Loria, the slashed payroll, and the struggles of the offense. The Marlins are, yes, struggling to score runs and as we already discussed, that trend won't last - but don't expect it to go completely the other way, too. That is, not until bats like Christian Yelich come online. Jacob Turner is Struggling - looks like the control issues continue to plague … [Read more...]
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So, what is going on in the world of the Miami Marlins? Let's pull up some chairs and take a look. Dan Le Batard finally weighs in on the whole Jeffrey Loria thing. States that basically, this franchise has to win back the trust of the fans - but did they ever truly have it in the first place? Credibility is at the core of the problem for the Marlins and Le Batard, … [Read more...]
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Asked Friday if he'd seen or heard the words of Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who spent three days attempting to explain his team's offseason to what's left of its fan base, Buehrle quickly shook his head. "I saw some of it and pretty much didn't pay attention to it," the 33-year-old left-hander told ESPN.com, "because I know what I was told and I saw what he was … [Read more...]


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MALAYSIAN OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPSPUTRA STADIUM, BUKIT JALIL (Jan 15-20)
IT is fun being a badminton umpire. Just ask the sweet-smiling Wong Mei Peng (pic) or fondly known as Madam Wong.
Yesterday, the 58-year-old Mei Peng, who has been a prominent Malaysian woman umpire in the international scene for more than two decades, was awarded the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Meritorious Award for her contribution to badminton as a chair umpire.
Although being on the "hot seat" sometimes draws flak from players and coaches, Mei Peng said she loved her job in upholding fairness on the badminton court.
The headmistress of Methodist Primary School (ACS) in Seremban, remembers one particular incident when China's head coach Li Yongbo was fuming mad at her.
"It was the 2010 Asian Games and I was the umpire in the match involving Lin Dan and Park Sung-hwan. The shuttle touched the line but the linesman said it was out. I overruled the decision but Yongbo was not happy at all," said Mei Peng.
"He kept shouting at me but I stuck to my decision. It was my last major assignment. But there have been so many other good memories," recalled Mei Peng, who started with a Grade 1 coaching certification in 1992.
"In this line of duty, one needs to be disciplined and make decisions without fear or favour. And it is important to have good communication with the players.
"I do not have a favourite player but I like Taiwanese Chen Hung-ling for his calm demeanour even if he is unhappy with our decision. Then, there is Wong Choong Hann's (former Malaysian international) remarkable attitude on court."
Despite retiring as BWF umpire in December, 2010, the secretary of the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), has not stopped encouraging others to venture into umpiring. In fact, she on her own accord, had been grooming others to become one and her "students" is already officiating local tournaments.
"I really miss umpiring but locally, I am still active. I am sad that the number of Malaysian international umpires have been dwindling. We are only left with three BWF umpires. We used to have big numbers in the past. I hope more will qualify as BWF umpires. Trust me, it is enjoyable," added Mei Peng, who knows the rules and regulations of badminton by heart.
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Thank you for your interest in applying to the fully online Post-Master's Certificate program at the San José State University School of Information. The program is open to individuals who already hold a master's degree in any discipline. Please follow the application process detailed below.
Application Process
Deadlines for Fall 2015:
- Open for applications: February 1, 2015
- Closes for applications: April 15, 2015
Document deadline: April 20, 2105
Applications for Spring 2016 will likely open August 1, but we do not have the deadlines yet.
IMPORTANT: The notice of admission from the School of Information will only come via email. Make sure you set your spam filter to accept all correspondences from the .sjsu.edu domain.
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2. Complete the University's online graduate application. Note: Students applying for the Post-Master's Certificate should select "none" under the degree objective portion of the application. Note: Non-US citizens do not use the "International Admissions Application;" they use the domestic application for Certificate programs. Before completing the online CSU Mentor Application, read the following– and then apply on www.csumentor.edu/. For assistance with the CSU Certificate application, an online tutorial is available.
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Jennings Center for Older Adults is proud to be recognized as one of Northeast Ohio's top workplaces. Jennings was one of several organizations honored on September 14, 2010 with the Employment Resource Council's twelfth-annual NorthCoast 99 Award at LaCentre Conference and Banquet Facility in Westlake, Ohio.
"It's a big statement to make," says Denise Smudla, Director of Human Resources at Jennings Center for Older Adults. "Not only is it a big accomplishment in 2010, but the longevity of being honored for each of the last 5 years is a proud achievement."
Employment Resource Council (ERC) reconizes organizations as great places to work in Northeast Ohio based on excellence in attracting, motivating and retaining top performers. NorthCoast 99 is an annual recognition program that honors 99 great workplaces for top talent in Northeast Ohio. The program was developed and is presented by ERC, Northeast Ohio's leading and largest professional organization dedicated to HR practices, programs and services. Since 1999, hundreds of organizations have been nominated and applied for the award, and the program has recognized nearly 400 organizations for their ability to maintain great workplaces that support the attraction, retention, and motivation of Top Performers.
"It's very motivating to our staff, and they are very proud to be able to talk about their workplace as one of the very best in Northeast Ohio," Smudla continues. "We continue to provide an excellent place to receive high quality care but also a great work environment for our staff to work."


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Generally, American women also have more difficulty raising money for presidential campaigns than men. (Although Hillary Clinton could boast a campaign war chest that would be the envy of her rivals if she decides to run.) On the other hand, in Europe, women have had larger political success because elections are more of a meritocracy, according to the National Association for Women (NOW).
Women have made modest gains in gubernatorial races, which are seen as a stepping stone to the presidency, and now hold office in nine states.
"Considering women are still such a small proportion of the governors and members of Congress, there is a relatively small pipe line to presidency," said NOW President Kim Gandy. "Women also have fewer economic resources than men. Follow the money."
In 1977, women made 59 cents on the dollar compared to men. Today, that has jumped to 77 cents, but "it's been 30 years and we still haven't made up the 23 cents," said Gandy.
Why do women run for political office? Usually they are passionate about community issues. Studies have shown that women in politics are more often teachers, health professionals and social workers. Men, on the other hand, are often lawyers and businessmen who see political office as furthering their career.
According to a 2001 CAWP study, women are also more likely to effect change for families and children, protect the interests of other women and champion the poor and ethnic minorities.
The study also showed female state legislators were more likely than men to favor harsher penalties for hate crimes, civil unions for gays and to oppose laws that would require permission for minors to obtain abortions.
What would a female presidency look like? Liberal and conservative women alike bring their own life experience to public office, say both Walsh and Gandy.
"How many men ever lost a night's sleep because he had a sick child and would a lose a day's pay or get fired if he didn't go to work?" asked Gandy.
Political powerhouse Nancy Pelosi's ascension as speaker of the House could bode well for future female presidential candidates.
"The aspirations and expectations of our daughters and sons are molded by what they see around them," said Gandy the day before Congress reconvened as she raced to join Pelosi for tea in celebration of her new role. "Nancy has a lot on her shoulders, but the rest of us are making sure that our daughters see her being sworn in."