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I was a loyal Continental customer. Now I only fly United when I absolutely have no other choice. This merger has taken the worst of breed approach on all aspects of customer service.
Not being able to maintain the same United frequent flyer number raises serious doubt that the United management has its priorities correct.
If they are not willing to spend the money on the technology to make that simple accomodation to thousands of United customers, what other technological issues are being overlooked?
United's phone lines were a mess prior to the merger. If you didn't have status, you were often disconnected or sent to an outsourced call center with minimal staffing. Ever since they closed their Honolulu based call center, United has had abysmal telephone customer service.
You have that right, it's a very easy data transformation. I wasn't aware of that given that I gave up on United right after I broke 2M miles with them. Looks like UA/CO is in deep trouble!
Responding to my direct inquiry, United promised in writing not to cancel my United Mileage Plus account balance while I was spending the last year on Continental flights through Houston. Nevertheless in February, Mileage Plus turned my tens of thousands of United miles into zero without combining them into my Continental One Pass balance. I called this discrepancy to United's attention, and have yet to receive a response. Mr. Smisek, what happened? Please fix this problem with the company's promises and fading goodwill -- the shareholders, customers, and markets are watching.
I'm thinking I may end agreeing with "flyer" on worst of breed from both. The new website is ugly -- hard on the eyes and seems unnecessarily cluttered. The phone system is spotty (and I'm a 1K member). And the reconfiguring of mileage credits appears to make it significantly more difficult to get to the next level.
Five days into it and it's not a pretty picture.
I have been on hold or being transfered for 4 hours today. Still on hold.
I'm a 1k frequent flier with UA. At 2:45 EST today, the UA phone lines are stiil jammed, and, my calls to it quickly disconnect. This is NOT the way to run a successful airline.
Sat on hold for 4 hours yesterday and was disconnected after an hour and 45 minutes today. I had the unfortunate experience of flying from Rome to Dulles on the day of the merger. They charged me 15k miles for a biz class upgrade I didn't receive and miles from a flight 10 days previous still have not posted to me account. Delta and Northwest had a MUCH smoother transition, you would have though that United would have learned from them....
I know, it's just SO DARN AWFUL that they had to give the UA flyers new account numbers. I can't believe it, what were they thinking?!? And it's horrible that it might take a day or two for the miles to transfer into the new account.
I guess there's just no pleasing some people.
I decided to give Delta a try last year. Been a long time CO flyer. It was a great decision and I have not regretted it.
I have been unable to contact anyone via the phone since I made a reservation on Saturday. My credit card company rejected the charge as fraudulent because of the change over. The credit was from United but they used Continental's routing info and American Express was not ready for it. I got things straighten out with AMEX but there is no web option to actually purchase the reservation through United's website. Every time I call I spend forever on hold or just get disconnected.
If Southwest had flown to Charlotte, NC I would not have even bothered with United. United is hubbed here in Denver but I avoid them at all costs.
Not being able to deal with Mileage Plus accurately is one thing but not being able to sell tickets via the phone (or web it seems) is quite another. Can't believe that the press isn't being more critical of this merger? Not a company dominated by republican owners I guess or someone's feet would be held to the fire.
Using the website would be an option if the website was working. However, making reservations through the website is still broken in several different ways.
The truly sad thing is there were some things with legacy United that really worked....liked the website design. The new site (legacy Continental design) is very cluttered. Reminds me of the approach in the 1990's where you tried to cram everything you could on a page....Also, I'm not happy I have a new number, but it would be nice if it worked!! My new number doesn't get me into the United Club (have to give them my old UA number)...and once I'm in I have to use my old number to connect to the wifi. Hopefully this is the end of my annoyances....
I spent 3 hours on hold last night with United. I was only calling after I received a message that there was a problem with my reservation and that I should call as soon as possible. After 3 hours of waiting the only resolution to my now un-ticketed reservation was "wait for an e-mail from United, if you don't get it in 48 hours call back." What a waste of time! At this point I've spent a total of 5 hours over 3 phone calls to book a flight using a United voucher. The hours on the phone are longer than the actual flight time will be! Having Elite Status did not seem to help me at all. The call center personnel in Chicago were much better than both representatives that I spoke with in the Philippines. I'm seriously considering changing airlines when my Elite status runs out in January.
We too got an email from United stating that there was a problem with our international reservation. Over the past two days, we have spent a total of 5 hours and 16 minutes on hold, trying to reach a customer service agent. We did get to talk to a person once, but when he heard it was an international flight we were put onto another queue and on hold again. We would love to be able to use the web site, but it never works for our international flights.
I love United and rarely fly any other airline, but this is really disappointing.
I cannot access my account because I don't have a PIN for my new account number. So after several attempts to reach MIleagePlus service and being transferred to a busy signal, I gave up. I tried again tonight and finally reached a live person who couldn't help. She asked me to call back in two hours. I questioned further and she finally admitted the system has been down for days and they only hope it will be up again in two hours. I am traveling this weekend and hope that my flights are intact. I used to love United, now not so much.
United wanted Continental's culture, their technology, their marketing, etc - Lets see, it's like Microsoft buying Apple... and keeping the iPad, but calling it a Windows tablet -
One of our employees had a flight from SFO to ALB on Sat March 3, when he got to the airport, they told him his flight had been cancelled. He had to buy a new ticket. Now United is showing that he used the SFO-EWR portion and the EWR-ALB portion has not been used. Our travel agent has been trying to get through to United to get it straightened out, so far no luck.
Tried calling the group desk on Monday to complete a transaction. The contract states the only way to contact is via 800-426-1122. On Monday the desk was closed at 12:45pm (I tried calling several times) with the same issue. On Tuesday I sat on hold for 60minutes, 75minutes, and then 3 hours still no luck. Today (Wednesday) I am sitting on hold again. If I could email, or chat online I would, but all none of these allow me to complete the transaction for the group. This has to be completed by 3/10 or we lose the group contract. The email I have states, "PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. CONTACT UNITED GROUP DESK AT 1-800-426-1122." Not sure what else to do. Very frustrating and no one to contact. I even tried to call the UAL corporate office. I get routed to an automatic operator to leave a message. I left a few messages, but no answer. If anyone has a suggestion I am open to it.
UNBELIEVABLE! United's call center is hanging up on customers who need an agent because "call volumes are too heavy". Even for United Premier Executives? That's true - this is NOT HELPFUL - epic FAIL!
Same situation as above today (i.e. still getting disconnected, and unable to reach any person live to speak to), and I'm trying to book internatuional travel. Am Global Services - well was until March 3! Phone used to be answered by a person within 3 rings before. Is anyone in control?
The waiting is infinitely long .... which never happened with
Continental! A merger of one of the worst customer service with one of the
best, and you get the worst service back!!!
There is no way at this point to talk to ANY united agent through the phone, no matter how
urgent your case is; The only option is to go to a nearby airport and talk in person, if there is any one
from United there.
Still a problem 3/7 at 7pm PST. Plus, the data on my Mileage Plus account appears to be damaged so that I cannot login to book my own travel. If they want to sell tickets, they'll need to get this resolved!
The United computer system has taken a HUGE step back. The "new" reservation/airport computer system is antiquated, difficult to navigate and confusing. The system used by "old United" was very easy to use. Upgrades,standbys and flight info was easy to access. The function keys were color coded and the monitor was set up to be easily read by the ticket agents. Priority customers were easy to identify and were listed in order of priority. The decision was made to go to the "Shares" system which has been used by Continental for years, without significant changes. This was a financial decision by United/Continental. Many ticket/airport agents are having a difficult time trying to navigate this system because it involves memorization of many entries. Hope it will get better soon!
If anyone is having problems with their PIN, this United number was able to help 1877-202-0259 - good luck!
Wrong number... 1-800-421-4653 7am-12am resolves technical issues
I was on the phone with United for 4 hours and 15 minutes because my flight reservation disappeared during the switch over. The issue is still not resolved. Terrible customer service.
Not to mention that they have lost fliers status, so that if you were a 1K before last week, now you show up as a general member. It's causing major headaches getting through security because all of the Mileage Plus cards have expired dates on them. United isn't getting why people are upset. They might as well call it Continental Airlines and be done with it. But hey Smisek has made a buck .....
I waited for 30 minutes one day and 40 minutes on the next day to get a person on the phone. That is longer than the flight I was trying to book. What a disaster. Congrats UA/CO: you have taken the already dismal level of services of US airlines to a new low!
I'm a global services member - and haven't been able to talk to an agent the entire week. My status keeps changing on the site and my eqm miles are gone. This has been a disaster and they are no where near ironing out the bugs yet.
The communications, to even their most ff's, has been reprehensible.
I really like the new UA site; it was no problem when I entered my old UA # for each of us then chose a user name and passwd and all done. My ticketed reserv was easily pulled up and seating and upgrade options made clear sense. Some are clearly experiencing issues, but I am not one of them. I was very fearful and doubtful about the change, but I have no complaints. Records are printed out more clearly than under old website IMO. I say give them a chance.... (I have no vested interest here). I am relieved.....
I have been on hold with Group Services for over 3 hours and still holding. Terrible! I wish I had done this before they merged the phone numbers. Continental answered the group line on the first ring every time. This is ridiculous.
took me 3 hrs and 20 m9inutes
For all the CO airline customers that are now United customers, BEWARE. You have just joined the most anti customer service airlines in the world. Jeff Smisek is nothing but a clone of Glenn Tilton when it comes to treating customers like they care about their business and loyalty. Get used to being treated rudely by United personal. When you call the airlines, you very seldom talk to an American, so that leaves you with talking to India most of the time with people you cannot understand or know what they are doing. the good news for United is they work for much less money than those in the states. Hard to believe that at one time United was such a class company that now could care less about the people that feed them.
From best airline to worst airline over night - must be a record!
The ivory tower guys were NOT thinking of their bread and butter business traveler whent hey put this hayseed concept into practice! I used to be a valued elite traveler, now I'm just part of group when I board - Group 1. Great thinking guys, bet you stayed up all night coming up with that!
Scott McCartney writes The Middle Seat every Thursday. The Wall Street Journal's Travel Editor, Scott has been on the airline beat since 1995 — long enough to see it go from bust to boom and back to bust. He also writes a blog on travel at The Middle Seat Terminal.
Scott won the Online News Association award for online commentary in 2003 for "The Middle Seat," the George Polk Award for transportation reporting in 2000, and has been honored by the Deadline Club and New York's chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Before joining the Journal in 1993, he spent 11 years at The Associated Press.
Scott, a native of Boston and graduate of Duke University, is the author of four books, includingThe Wall Street Journal Guide to Power Travel: How to Arrive with Your Dignity, Sanity, and Wallet Intact, which was published in 2009. He's also an instrument-rated private pilot.


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- I think if it wasn't for giveaways, fireworks nights, and concerts post game that the Pirates would average less than 8,000 in attendance per game.
- I think that when a team's most notable free agent signing is a 36 year old utility player (Chris Gomez anyone???) it says the team will never compete. Is there hope for the Pirates? Possibly, but with each passing year, I feel like Pirates fans will be like Cubs fans saying "We'll get 'em next year" but next year will last longer than most current Pirates fans (are there any?) live.
- I do think that it's Scott Boras behind Pedro Alvarez not signing. If Alvarez was a man, he would be true to his word and sign the contract. Scott Boras saw a player chosen after Alvarez get a larger signing bonus and told him not to sign. When will baseball do what it needs to do and get rid of Boras?
- The highlight of the Pirates season has been Nate McLouth. My only worry is will McLouth be a one hit wonder like Freddy Sanchez???
- It appears that the Steelers ownership situation is not in the players minds. The team has looked dominant.
- I think its funny that the media is saying billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller withdrew his $800 million offer to buy the majority shares in the Steelers, he only withdrew the offer after the Rooney brothers told him they were decling his offer. So why doesn't the media say the Rooney's declined his offer?
- Limas Sweed needs to step it up. I thought his issues were solved after the team got him contacts so he could see. As a second round pick he should at least be dressing for games. I understand it's hard for a receiver to adjust to the NFL, but without the wrist injury, Sweed would have been a first round pick.
- Could all of this Ben Roethlisberger injury talk be the Steelers impersonating the Patriots? Saying he is injured and playing then causing confusion because of the information available.
- I do not think the Penguins will be back in the Stanley Cup this year. Miroslav Satan is no Marian Hossa, Ruslan Fedotenko is no Ryan Malone, and try as he might Matt Cook is no Jarkko Ruutu.
- Why did Ray Shero resign Mark Eaton? The guy hasn't even played a full season's worth of games in his two seasons in Pittsburgh.
- Will this be the year we finally get to see stud prospect Alex Goligoski in Mellon Arena? With Ryan Whitney out until December, I can see Goligoski playing in Pittsburgh.
- Call be crazy, but I see Finnish import Janne Pesonen makin the Pens roster. He's a better option than most of the players in the AHL like Jonathan Filewich, Ryan Stone and Connor James.
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Posted on: September 21, 2008 1:00 am
Edited on: September 21, 2008 10:26 pm
This is will be like Peter King's "Ten Things I Think", because I enjoy his articles a lot. Any feedback on what the readers think would be appreciated. I can't promise it'll only be ten things, but definitely a few about each professional sports team in Pittsburgh.
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Week 5-WMU: The Huskies jump-start their in-conference schedule with what looks to be a tough game against the Broncos in Dekalb. last year the broncos took the game by a narrow 29-26 margin. the broncos have 8 returning starters on the offense, but only one on the other side of the ball. the Huskies are more even with 6 and 4 respectively. Result analysis: A hard fought game, I can't really tell who will come out on top, but it will be a good game.
Week 6-Toledo: Toledo lost 9 games last year, including a 37-8 bashing by Northern. The Rockets have a total of 16 returning starters. toledo also welcomes Tim Beckman, Oklahoma State's old DC, as their coach. Result analysis: Huskies will repeat last years result in a Rocket bashing.
Week 7-Miami (Oh.): with only two wins last year, the RedHawks have an impossible schedule. Facing Cinci, WMU, Northwestern, and Boise State all before NIU. The game was to close for the huskies and almost gave miami a third win at 16-14. Result analysis: hopefully by al larger margin, A Huskies win.
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Decade-long U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch welcomed Quincy and several other South Shore communities to his district Tuesday, toppling an upstart Republican challenger to win the 8th Congressional District seat that was reconstituted by the new Census
Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch welcomed Quincy and several other South Shore communities to his district Tuesday, toppling an upstart Republican challenger to win the newly drawn 8th Congressional District seat.
In declaring victory shortly after 9:30 p.m., the South Boston Democrat estimated that he took Quincy by about 80-20 percent.
Speaking to supporters at Phillips Old Colony House in Dorchester, Lynch decried the gridlock affecting both houses of Congress.
''I'm hoping that we can come together,'' Lynch said. ''This is not a time in our country's history that we can afford to have Washington in deadlock''
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Is it really necessary to re-encode everything to the latest LAME vers
Is it really necessary to re-encode everything to the latest LAME vers
Apr 8 2012, 00:22
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The title says it all. I have tons of FLACs and every one of them has a copy in MP3 encoded in LAME 3.98.4 and some are in 3.99.3. 3.99.5 is the new latest version now, should this mean I have to re-encode those FLACs to 3.99.5? I would gladly want to hear opinions of others.
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There could be few reasons why it would, literally, be "necessary". Perhaps if it was known that the version that had been used to encode your existing files introduced bugs or known sound quality problems, but that's not the case.
Then there's the question of whether or not it's desirable. That's debatable, but there arguably hasn't been much progress in sound quality from 3.98 to 3.99. A few members have even suggested the opposite.
For me, the main reasons for switching to 3.99 have been in usability. You can now embed artwork files larger than 128kB. You can now add TXXX Id3v2 frames when encoding. Since anything new that I transcode from FLAC will be done using 3.99.5, I chose to re-encode the entire existing FLAC library. On my server with about 35k tracks, it takes about 3 days running in the background, which isn't really any more work for me than if it took 3 minutes.
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England East Midlands
The RSGB has divided the UK into Regions.
Each Region is then divided into Districts, Region 13 has six districts:
District 131 – Leicester & Rutland
District 132 – Derbyshire South & Nottinghamshire South
District 133 – Nottinghamshire North
District 134 – Northamptonshire
District 135 – Lincolnshire South
District 136 – Derbyshire North
We are here to offer support to all Amateurs and members in particular.
We will endeavour to keep everyone informed of new developments within the RSGB and we will always ensure that feedback received from members is passed on to the board through the Regional Council and the Leadership Team.
We aim to maintain the standards of Amateur Radio, and the image of Amateur Radio presented to the general public.
For the hobby to thrive we will always need more people to take up Amateur Radio and become members of the Society.
For changes in club contact information, special events, problems with planning or EMC, please get in touch and we will ensure the information reaches the right place.
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Alfred Hitchcock Films as Nintendo GamesJuxtapoz // Thursday, 05 Apr 2012
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The Whiffenpoofs in the Studio (2006)
Recorded live in the studio, this 2006 album brings back such Whiff classics as "Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair" and "Is This Any Way to Fall in Love". The album gives listeners a look not only into the group's musicality, but also into its unique personality.
Musical Director: Chris Holownia
Business Manager: Matt McCauley
Track List:
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- Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair
- Steppin' Out With My Baby
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- Is This Any Way to Fall in Love
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- Waiting in Vain
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POSTAL ASSISTANTS,SORTING ASSISTANTS,POSTAL ASSISTANTS (SAVINGS BANK CONTROL ORGANIZATION),POSTAL ASSISTANTS (Foreign post organization), Jobs & Vacancy in Others at Tamilnadu Postal Circle, Delhi Aug 2012
Job or Vacancy Description:
Recruitment of Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants in Tamilnadu Postal Circle
Applications are invited from the eligible Applicants for filling of vacancies of
** SORTING ASSISTANTS – 88faculty opening
** POSTAL ASSISTANTS (Returned Letter Office) – 5
** POSTAL ASSISTANTS (Mail Motor Service) – 3
** POSTAL ASSISTANTS (Foreign post organization) – 1
Scale of Pay : Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade pay of Rs. 2400 + admissible allowance.
Age Limit : 18-27 years;
Educational Qualification : 10 +2 Standard or 121h Class pass with at least 60 % marks and above, from any recognized University/Board of School Education, Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams) for OC candidates, 55 % and above for Other Backward Classes and 45% and above for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes shall apply.
Pattern of Examination :- The Applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test with a total 100 marks covering the following subjects/topics. Aptitude Test (Paper-I) will be comprising following four parts (A/B/C/D). The total duration of the Aptitude Test will be 2 hrs (120 Minutes). There is no negative marking.
Selection Process : All Applicants belonging to various categories who have obtained the following marks in 10+2 examination shall be called for appearing in the Aptitude Test OC 60 % and above SC/ST 45 % and above OBC 55 % and above Applicants numbering five times the No. of vacancies in each category shall be declared qualified for appearing Computer/Typing Test based on the marks secured by them in Aptitude Test (Paper I).
Examination Fee : The Applicants have to pay the prescribed Examination fee of Rs. 200 and it should be deposited in an identified Post Office of this circle and obtain ACG-67/UCR receipt.
NO EXAMINATION FEE EXEMPTION HOWEVER AVAILABLE TO OBC APPLICANTS AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE EXAMINATION FEE IN FULL, Applications received without prescribed fee receipt shall be summarily rejected.
How to apply : Application Form is sold at a price of Rs.50 at all Head Post Offices and identified Post Offices in Tamilnadu Circle. The sale will commence from 11-08-2012 and close on 25-09-2012. There will be no sale of applications after 25-09-2012.The filled-in applications should be sent to 'Direct Recruitment Cell, New Delhi HO, New Delhi 110001' through Speed Post or Registered Post of India Post only. The applications received through courier or delivered in person will not be accepted.
Last date for receipt of Applications by the Recruitment agency is fixed as 01-10-2012 and for those residing in Assam / Meghalaya / Arunachal Pradesh / Mizoram / Manipur / Nagaland / Tripura / Sikkim / Ladakh Division of J & K State, Lahaul & Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep will be 11-10-2012.
General Instructions:
1. Our service area continues to expand to reach people even in hilly, difficult and inaccessible terrains. At the same time there is a continuous endeavor to improve our services/operations with innovative ideas and induction of technology. Our commitment towards rendering better service emanates from our Mission.
Tentative Last Date:11-10-2012
About the organization:
Postal system in Tamilnadu originated during the days of the East India Company. What started as a scheme to convey the mails of the East India Company and its servants in the erstwhile Madras, has now grown into a mammoth system handling over 80 lakhs of mail per day.John Philip Burlton of the East India Company suggested to the Governor of Madras, in 1785, to establish a post office in Fort Saint George so that the letters of the staff of the Company which were carried free at the expense of the Government, could be charged for. His suggestion was accepted and a post office was established at Fort Saint George on 1st June, 1786. This post office later grew into Madras GPO, which is now called as Chennai GPO.At that time, the Post was divided into three divisions, Madras North to Ganjam, Madras South to Anjengo and Madras West to Vellore. The head of the Organisation was a Postmaster General, with his office established at Madras. He was assisted by one Deputy, one writer or native assistant, five sorters, one head-peon and ten peons.In 1789, arrangements were made for despatch of letters to Bombay through Masulipatnam and through Nizam's dominion.
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If you want to read a scary story, take a look at the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. It reports on a new, thorough study of what American society will be like over the next 30 years when the number of people with dementia doubles.
A RAND Corporation study estimates the current cost of treating and caring for dementia patients was between $157 billion and $215 billion a year when medical treatments and the loss of caregivers' wages are included. That figure will grow as the baby boom population ages in the years ahead.
"It's going to swamp the system," Dr. Ronald C. Petersen, head of a federal panel studying Alzheimer's disease, told The New York Times. Petersen, who was not connected with the RAND study, said these estimates are conservative.
The aging population as a whole will be costly. Here in Delaware, it is estimated that the over-70 population will double by 2030. In addition to the expected medical and caring expenses, we have to consider social trends that society never had to worry about before, such as the number of unmarried or childless people entering old age.
Families, despite the disruptions society has suffered, still do the bulk of caretaking. What about all of the divorced or never-married people who grow old without children? Also, consider our housing designs. What happens when the number of 80-year-olds doubles? How many of them will "age in place" in the suburbs and will need a car just to get food?
Now, as the RAND study points out, we have to add the likelihood that many of our older residents will be suffering from dementia. We'd better start getting ready.
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Aging in Louisiana
Louisiana's population was about 4.6 million in April 2012, according to the U.S. Administration on Aging.
More than 1.5 million (about 32 percent) were over age 50. More than 850,000 (nearly 19 percent) were over age 60, and more than 400,000 (9 percent) were over age 70. More than 100,000 (2.4 percent) were over age 80.
The proportion of women in each age group rises fairly steadily with each generation.
The proportion of Louisiana's population that is over 60 is growing while the proportion that is under 60 is shrinking. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that nearly 25 percent of Louisiana's population will be over 60 by the year 2030, an increase of more than 25 percent from 2012.
According to the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, about 15 percent of those in the 50-64 age group and nearly 9 percent of those in the 65-plus age group reported frequent mental distress.


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Is there any application to synchronize backup with check of audio int
Is there any application to synchronize backup with check of audio int
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Setup: Working drive S: (source), backup drive T: (target), in Windows lingo. S:\ArtistYearAlbum\Track01.flac has been modified since last backup I have been correcting the metadata.
Now the audio is the same on the backup except if there is corruption, and obviously I do not want to overwrite my backup with corrupted audio even if I have changed metadata. So I want a piece of software which roughly does as follows:
(1) Notice that the file on S: is newer than the one on T:
(2) Check whether they have the same audio. (If not, skip I will have a look at those later.)
(3) Only then, copy. Could even be done by merely transferring only metadata from S:\ArtistYearAlbum\Track01.flac to T:\ArtistYearAlbum\Track01.flac , not overwriting audio.
((4) Optionally: verify again that the audio matches.)
Ideally I would like to have a library function that keeps track of my files even if they are renamed (shouldn't be hard for a format which is audio-checksummed), but I would be surprised if that exists ... yet.
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While it would probably be possible to make a script to do this for you, the far easier solution is to just do backups that don't overwrite previous versions. In fact, what you are doing now isn't a true backup, it's just a mirror. There are lots of programs that can do this for you automatically. Or even just using shadow copies to keep old versions would work, but it's less reliable.
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Aero Glass remoting provides a user experience in a remote session that is comparable to a local session. This feature is now available for Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) as well as Windows 7 as a virtual machine (VM) hosted on a Hyper-V machine, in addition to the Windows 7 client.
Below are some screenshots of a remote session from Server 2008 R2 RC build:
Flip-3D animation:
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The following are required to enable Aero Glass in a Remote Desktop session:
On the Remote Desktop client:
Windows Aero-capable hardware and driver is required, and the following settings should be selected in the Remote Desktop client:
1) The color depth of the remote session must be set to 32-bit
2) "Desktop composition" must be enabled on the Experience tab
Please note that if Windows Server 2008 R2 is your Remote Desktop client, the default graphics driver installed is not Aero-capable. You will need to update your driver software to enable Aero Glass remoting.
On the remote computer:
If the remote computer is a Windows 7 client machine, the ability to support Aero Glass remoting is enabled by default.
If the remote computer is a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, the Desktop Session Host (RDSH) role is required. In addition, the Desktop Experience feature, Themes service, 32 bits per pixel (32bpp), and Group Policy are required. The steps to enable Aero Glass remoting on a Windows Server 2008 R2 computer are provided later in this blog.
The operating system on the remote computer and the remote desktop client are required to be Windows 7 client or Windows Server 2008 R2. A support matrix is provided in the "Troubleshooting" section.
Aero Glass remoting support includes the following:
1) Full Aero theme, 3D animation and desktop composition support in remote sessions. This provides a "like-local" user experience.
2) The remote computer is not required to have Aero-capable hardware, so connecting to a virtual machine or "headless" server machine still provides Aero support, assuming the client machine has an Aero Glass-capable graphics card installed.
3) Aero Glass remoting is bandwidth-efficient and works across WAN.
Transitions between Aero Glass on and off, local and remote sessions are transparent to applications.
The easiest way to enable Aero Glass remoting on Windows 2008 R2 server is to use the "desktop composition" checkbox on the Server Manager UI when installing the Remote Desktop role. Now your server is ready to remote Aero Glass. You may still need to configure the client properly.
Enabling Aero in the remote session on Windows Server 2008 R2 requires the "Remote Desktop Session Host" role. The feature is not available on servers without the RDSH role installed and with /admin sessions even when the RDSH role is installed.
The following steps set up the server to support Aero Glass remoting:
1) Add the Desktop Experience feature from the Server Manager.
2) Set the Themes service to autostart, and start the Themes service.
3) Enable the "Allow desktop composition for remote desktop sessions" policy from gpedit.
The policy path is "ComputerConfiguration\AdministrativeTemplates\WindowsComponents\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Remote Session Environment"
4) Enable 32bpp:
In Server Manager, go to "RD Session Host Configuration" under "Remote Desktop Services" role, right-click on the connection to bring up "RDP-Tcp Properties":
Uncheck "Limit Maximum Color Depth" from "Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration."
Below are some of the most common scenarios when troubleshooting why Aero Glass is not turned on in a remote session.
1) Windows 7 Aero theme not enabled
On Windows 2008 R2 server, after Aero Glass remoting is enabled, any new user connecting remotely with the proper client settings will automatically get Aero Glass in the remote session.
Existing users on the server will need to manually change the theme in the remote session once by selecting the Windows 7 Aero theme in desktop personalization. Subsequent connections will automatically get the Aero theme in the remote session.
Additional themes can be installed at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows7/Personalize?T1=tab01
2) Aero Glass remoting is not supported between Vista and Window 7/WS 2008 R2. The table below shows the server/client combinations where Aero remoting can be enabled:
Windows Vista(remote server)
Windows Server 2008 (remote server)
Windows 7 /
Windows Server 2008 R2
(remote server)
Windows Vista / Windows Server 2008
(remote client)
Windows Vista
RDP7 client
3) Aero Glass remoting is currently not supported with the new multimon feature in RDP 7.
4) RemoteApp sessions do not have desktop composition and therefore cannot get the Aero Glass theme.
I'm using Windows 7 Professional on both the host and the client computers. They both run Aero normally but I can't get Aero over Remote Desktop, even though I have desktop composition turned on.
I managed to remote Aero after I installed nVidia graphics drivers. The default non-plug-and-play VGA adapter wouldn't let me even use a Windows 7 Basic Theme locally! It seems to work fine both locally and remotely now, though the personalization windows still claims some themes are blocked by remote session settings.
However, I'm not sure how safe it is to use Windows 7 drivers on Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V(My virtual Server 2003 has just suffered a IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSOD).
You guys Rock Thanks, no more grey or solid colour windows :)
Windows Server 2003 RDP 7.0 Client
Here you could find how to get it running on Windows Server 2003:
does aero over rdp work with windows server 2008(R1) as the host? why not? can't even get the vista style start menu working over remote in r1 :(
Hello there,
I did everything described to enable Aero on a Windows Server 2008 R2 running as a virtual machine on Hyper-V. Any ideas why it's not working?!
Here is my environment:
Remote Desktop Host: Windows Server 2008 R2 running as a virtual machine on Hyper-V; RDH role and Desktop experience feature installed; Themes service running; Desktop composition for RDH enabled through Group policy;
Client: Windows 7
Remote desktop connection: 32-bit color depth set; Desktop composition checked.
I'm having problems getting it to work from Win 7 Pro to Win 7 Pro. Note, I'm a different Jon than the one that posted above. However, I can get it to work if I go from Win 7 Pro to Win 7 Enterprise. Does anyone know if this is by design? If so, this is STUPID!!!! I wouldn't put it past Microsoft to bake in some moronic limitation like this to force you to upgrade further.
Is there a list of programs that have problems as the Remote Desktop Service Host role mentions might happen when installing on a running server with apps installed? I dont want to hork up my dev box running Windows Server 2008 R2
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 and run hyper-v. In there I have a virtual windows7 client. Does the Vista + RDP7.0 client still not support AERO Glass? Or did you make changes?
I'm sorry, but this is just unbelievable.
We're a small business. We bought Windows 7 Pro. We bought eight copies. We bought a Small Business server, 10 licenses. We bought Office 2010, six of those and Office 2007, two of those. We paid a lot of money to Microsoft.
Now when my boss remotes into his desktop, he wants to know why it doesn't look the same. He thinks I screwed up. I have to tell him we need to buy Windows 7 Ultimate to make it look the same, at $129 a pop. But why should we? Didn't we pay enough? Why is Microsoft treating its best customers like ****?
if you're connecting wirelessly you might have to change the connection speed under Experience on Remote Desktop Connection. I tried to connect wirelessly within my local network and the LAN(10MB or Higher) option wouldn't work. Lowered it to the WAN(10mb or higher with high latency) and it worked fine. Beat my head against the wall til I discovered this.
On your client Remote Desktop Connection you might have to adjust the connection speed under Experience. LAN(10mb) wouldn't work on my wireless connection. Had to adjust to WAN(10mb with latency) I beat my head on the wall trying to figure this out. It's always something simple...isn't it?
I just set up remote aero glass on my windows 2008r2 std (server) with win7 pro (client).
What is nice:
- it works! I've got aero glass theme
What is not nice:
- my windows tells me it doesn't work for me :) When I want to change a theme using Personalisation frame, all the Aero themes are greyed, and in the bottom of the window I've got a note like that "At least one of your themes is disabled by remote desktop connection settings".
I can't get which settings may disable it. I need. It looks funny when I read some things like above in a beatiful glassy style window... It's also annoying when I want to set brand new bings best theme and it tells me it's impossible.
Very useful information, Thank you very much.
After enabling the RDHS role, it is asking me for to specify licensing type as well as a licensing server? What do I select here?


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The city of River Falls, Wis., where three young sisters were found dead in their home this week, will offer counseling and support services for people coping with the tragedy.
The Schaffhausen sisters -- Amara, 11, Sophie, 8, and Cecilia, 5 -- died Tuesday, July 10, after their father showed up for a spontaneous visit.
Police went to the home to check on the girls after their mother, Jessica Schaffhausen, received a call from the girls' father saying he had harmed them.
All three were found dead.
Aaron Schaffhausen, 34, was arrested on suspicion of killing his daughters. Charges are expected Thursday and he's scheduled for an arraignment at 1 p.m.
Police have not said how the girls were killed.
Aaron Schaffhausen reportedly threatened to harm his kids before, according to police. A harassment case was filed in March and forwarded to North Dakota authorities.
Aaron and Jessica Schaffhausen were divorced in January. They shared joint legal custody of their children, but the girls lived with their mother in River Falls. Aaron Schaffhausen was living in Minot, N.D.
The community of River Falls, a small Wisconsin town with 15,000 residents that sits about 30 miles east of St. Paul, has responded in force to the girls' deaths.
Hundreds showed up at a vigil Wednesday night at Glen Park. Others collected and donated money to help the mother.
Greenwood Elementary School, where two of the girls were students, is providing support and counseling services for classmates and their families.
And the city announced Thursday it would also be offering support services for anyone "that has a need for those services while coping with the tragedy that occurred in our community."
There will be a group session with private sessions also available from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at River Falls City Hall.
"This is just one of many avenues for those dealing with the event," the city said in a statement. "Community members are encouraged to take advantage of local clergy and other resources they feel will best provide the services they need."
Elizabeth Mohr can be reached at 651-228-5162. Follow her at twitter.com/LizMohr.


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Fast & Furious 6
Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of all-stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed races to its next continent in Fast & Furious 6. Reuniting for their most high-stakes adventure yet, fan favorites Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and Elsa Pataky are joined by badass series newcomers Luke Evans and Gina Carano. Building on the worldwide blockbuster success of Fast Five and taking the action, stunts and narrative to even greater heights, Fast & Furious 6 sees director Justin Lin back behind the camera for the fourth time. He is supported by longtime producers Neal H. Moritz and Vin Diesel, who welcome producer Clayton Townsend back to the series.
- Director
- Justin Lin
- Writers
- Chris Morgan
- Actors
- Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Luke Evans
- Genre
- Action and Adventure, Thriller
- Run Time
- 2 hours 15 minutes
Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
A satisfying thrill ride, at least on a par with the earlier installments.Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 05.23.2013
Ludicrous, but undeniably fun and surprisingly affectionate, this is really all you could ask of a car crash movie, and more.Tom Charity, CNN.com, 05.24.2013
[The action is] glorious while it lasts, but then the film goes back to figuring out how to keep its oversized vessel from taking on water. And that's more hard work than it's worth.Scott Tobias, NPR, 05.23.2013
Just as the plot threatens to run out of gas, Lin rescues the film with a spate of vastly ridiculous and therefore enjoyable set-pieces, most of which involve means of conveyance designed to make the cars look puny.Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 06.02.2013


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Police searched backpacks at Conewago Valley schools on Friday after a bomb threat was found written on a bathroom wall in the high school earlier this week.
A message indicating that a "bomb will go off" Friday was discovered on Tuesday afternoon in New Oxford High School, Superintendent Rebecca Harbaugh said.
Harbuagh said classes went smoothly on Friday. Students were given the choice to remain at home on Friday.
"We wanted our kids to feel safe and comfortable and secure while they were here," she said.
A team of police and bomb-sniffing dogs were sent to investigate both the middle and high schools on Thursday.
Police were present at all buildings on Friday, Harbaugh said. Students were asked not to bring backpacks to school but told if they did the bags would be searched.
As an extra precaution, all students were required to enter the building through the front door.
Harbaugh said on Thursday that administrators saw a variety of reactions from students and parents but that most were supportive and understanding of the situation.
"The Conewago Valley School District considers the safety and security of our students, faculty and staff to be of the utmost importance," she wrote in a letter sent to every district parent. "We strive to create a learning environment that protects the health and safety of all of our students and employees."
The threat was found during the last five minutes of the school day Tuesday. The area of immediately blocked off and the Eastern Adams County Regional Police were called.
A call on Friday to Eastern Adams police about the status of the investigation was not immediately returned.
Harbaugh on Thursday said Eastern Adams police have been working with state police on the investigation into who was responsible for the message.
The district has an in-service day on Monday and a scheduled two-hour delay on Tuesday. Harbaugh said business will be "completely back to normal" Wednesday.


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DAYTON, Ohio -- The popular Dayton Air Show has canceled a re-enactment of a World War II atomic bomb attack on Japan after an online petition was posted in protest.
Air show executive director Terry Grevious says the June 22-23 airshow at Dayton International Airport will keep a planned pyrotechnic show but not as an event meant to re-enact the Aug. 6, 1945, bombing of Hiroshima.
The Dayton Daily News reports that Dayton art curator Gabriela Pickett started the online petition to object to the "glamorization of destruction."
Grevious said the re-enactment was meant to mark an historic occurrence credited with ending the war and saving many lives that would have been lost had it continued.
The air show has done pyrotechnic explosions but has never labeled it an atomic bomb display.
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Harken up, ye one n'all: the Tony Award-winning Best Musical of 2005, "Monty Python's Spamalot," visits the fair city of Alto for one performance only Monday, February 25 at 7 p.m. at the simply lovely, state-of-the-art Spencer Theater. Excellent seats are available for $79 $76. Call the Spencer Box Office at 575.336.4800 or go online to www.spencertheater.com for tickets.
Adoringly "ripped-off" from the internationally famous comedy team's 1975 cult classic, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Monty Python's Spamalot" is the winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Director (Mike Nichols), as well as the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for Best Musical. Actress Sara Ramirez, the original "Lady of the Lake," now better known as Dr. Callie Torres on TV's "Grey's Anatomy," won the Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
The original cast recording of "Monty Python's Spamalot" also won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
The much anticipated Phoenix Entertainment touring production, which loads into the Spencer in the wee hours of the morn' February 25th, stars a cast of 25 actors plus orchestra musicians.
Once the fish are slapped and horses are heard galloping through the hall, patrons get a gleeful dose of dancing divas, flatulent Frenchmen, flying cows, a giant killer rabbit, a legless knight, a hilarious score and, of course, a quick but entertaining nod to the meat product from which the show gets its name (somewhat a play on the legendary Camelot) as the motley crew of knights search for the mythical cup.
Wacky action for sure, but as critics herald, much of the extreme, off-the-wall farce is steeped in intelligent references to popular Broadway, English literature and world history - and that has proved immensely satisfying throughout the land. And for those who worry they won't get the audacious humor: Even New York Post columnist Cindy Adams admitted, "I was Monty Python-challenged. I'd somehow never seen them before. I don't care. I must report on the hilarious, mindless, fall-down funny, belly laugh that gives a tonic to your tummy, your heart and your head. If you're cause-impaired and require a message, stay home. Watch PBS. If you just want to laugh a lot, see Spamalot."
The Broadway musical was spearheaded by original Python member Eric Idle in 2005, and with the hilarious music and lyrics by Idle and John Du Prez, as well the riotous choreography of Casey Nicholaw and Mike Nichols' masterful direction, it was a sure-fire hit. Idle developed the book, which was loosely based on the screenplay of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" by Monty Python creators Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. (By the way, Monty Python isn't a person, but a group of British actors and writers, including one American, that performed their famous comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on the BBC from 1969 to 1974, with subsequent international fame and success).
This huge touring production appearing at the intimate, 500-seat Spencer, involves the theater's temporary hiring of 60 additional stage hands and backstage crew (electricians, carpenters, riggers, wardrobes and cook) to load-in the sets off of three 18-wheelers of sets and to later strike those sets; prepare costumes and wigs, cook meals for the actors and touring crews, and to run technical equipment errands.
Don't miss out on this elaborate award-winning Broadway musical comedy. Call the Spencer for your show tickets today!
About the creators:
Mike Nichols has been acclaimed as one of the great American directors in film, theater and television. He has won the Academy Award and eight Tony Awards. He received the Directors' Guild of America Award for Lifetime Achievement as well as a DGA Award for the direction of the HBO adaptation of "Angels in America."
Casey Nicholaw's outstanding work on "Monty Python's Spamalot" earned him nominations for the Tony Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award. He recently won the 2011 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for his work as co-director of "The Book of Mormon." His other Broadway credits include "Elf" and "The Drowsy Chaperone," for which he earned numerous nominations as director and choreographer.
Aside from his work with Monty Python in films and on TV, Eric Idle has written a West End play, "Pass the Butler"; three novels, including "The Road to Mars,"" The Rutles - A Mockumentary"; and many songs too rude to mention. He has sung opera, acted in movies, appeared on television and crossed America performing comedy on "The Greedy Bastard Tour". His diary of his 15,000 mile journey by bus was recently published by Harper Collins, and his long awaited sequel "The Rutles2: Can't Buy Me Lunch" was released by Warner Video last March. There's no saying what he might do next...
John Du Prez has composed over 20 feature film scores including "A Fish Called Wanda," "A Private Function," "The Meaning of Life," "Personal Services," "UHF," and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" - I, II & III. He has worked with Eric Idle since 1978.


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Hello Stealers! I'm so excited today to be introducing you to our next guest designer. Nikki Hobbs, scrapbooker extraordinaire, so graciously accepted my invitation to work with the Imaginisce Lucy Bird collection and I'm pretty sure that you will agree with me that she did a fantastic job using the kit!
I've been lucky enough to know Nikki through the scrapbook industry for several years. She's an amazing woman that seems to have figured out doing it all! She's a wife, mother, crafter and a passionate exerciser and baker! I asked Nikki to share a little bit about herself with all of us. Here's what she wrote:
Hi, my name is Nikki Hobbs. I am a 31 years old, SAHM. I have three amazing children, Austin-9, Aidan-6 and Adriana Isabella (Bella)-2 1/2. I have been married for almost 10 years to my hubby Dustin and we live in sunny California. I have always been some what of a scrapbooker, I remember taking my camera to school all the time when I was younger, and I always added my pictures to albums. I started "layout" scrapbooking in 2000 when I was pregnant with my first son, it was one of those CM parties and I did a layout chocked full of the classic "Sticker sneeze" look, and to this day, I kid you not, I still love that layout LOL, of course I have come a long way from the good old title and a bunch of stickers on a page day. Thanks to that though I was hooked and never looked back.
I am a HUGE scrapbook supply hoarder lol, I have so much Basic Grey, Chatterbox, Thickers, embellishments, etc, I could scrapbook until I was 100 and still have supplies left over for the next three generations of our family to use. My scrapbooking style has come along way since that first encounter with CM products and scrapbooking "layout" style. I love so many different things, lumpy, bumpy, shabby chic, clean and simple, bright and color popped. My style really just depends on how I am feeling at the time that I sit down to work on something. I currently work for, Creative Xpress, Provo Craft, and Little Red Scrapbook kit company. I've also had my work featured in various publications, idea books, and special assignments for other manufacturers. Aside from scrapbooking and being a mommy full time to my kiddos (which is a job in it's own, Team mom anyone? lol) I am 100% a book nerd! I LOVE to read! I wear cute nerdy shirts that say how much I love to read lol and one of my favorite places to spend free time is in a book store, you can usually find me down one of the isles, sitting on the floor, a book in one hand and some starbucks in the other. I love it! I was so honored to get the chance to be a guest designer for the Scrapbook Steals website and blog, I hope you like what I created with this amazing kit!
Now I'm pretty sure you will not only *like* what Nikki has done with the kit, but you will *love* it! I'm such a simple scrapper that I'm always in awe of the talents of scrappers like Nikki. I love the layering and inking and all of the little extras that Nikki so effortlessly incorporates onto her layouts. I also especially love the journaling strips on her 'Sweet Girl' layout.
What I was particularly drawn to in Nikki's 'Best Girl' layout is how she used so many different patterns of paper, yet didn't overwhelm the layout by using a piece of white cardstock as the background. I also love the scalloped edges that she has on this layout.
Nikki is not only incredibly talented with layouts but she is a fantastic card maker. Look at how she used the Lucy Bird kit to create these beautiful cards that will truly brighten someones day. I love on the 'Thank you' card the little splash of ribbon across the top. The scallops and folded flowers on the 'Hi' card are my favorite!
Thank you Nikki for being our guest designer today. If you'd like to see more work by Nikki, be sure to check out her blog. You will definitely find all sorts of stuff to tickle your creative mind!
Until next time….happy scrappin'!


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