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13 People to Watch Out for on Black Friday
The season's most stressful holiday is upon us — and we're not talking about Thanksgiving with your in-laws. Black Friday is the boss level for all retail customers. It's the one day of the year when retailers allow shoppers to tear displays to pieces and fight each other over a waffle iron.
If you're braving the masses and shopping in stores, there are a couple characters you might run into amongst the aisles. These Black Friday participants will look similar to the ones shown in the gallery above.
So grab your coffee and Santa hat, because you'll need plenty of caffeine and holiday spirit to get through this day. Leave your tips for Black Friday shopping in the comments below.

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The Cash-Landrum Incident was a reported Unidentified Flying Object sighting from the United States in 1980, which the witnesses insist was responsible for damage to their health. It is one of very few UFO cases to result in criminal court proceedings.
It can be classified as a Close Encounter of the Second Kind, due to its reported physical effects on the witnesses and their automobile.
Skeptic Peter Brookesmith wrote,
To ufologists, the case is perhaps the most baffling and frustrating of modern times, for what started with solid evidence for a notoriously elusive phenomenon petered out in a maze of dead ends, denials, and perhaps even official deviousness."
The evening of December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum and Colby Landrum (Vickie's seven-year-old grandson) were driving home to Dayton, Texas in Cash's Oldsmobile Cutlass after dining out.
At about 9.00 p.m., while driving on an isolated two-lane road in dense woods, the witnesses said they observed a light above some trees. They initially thought the light was an airplane approaching Houston Intercontinental Airport (about 35 miles away) and gave it little notice.
A few minutes later on the winding roads, the witnesses saw what they took to be the same light as before, but it was now much closer and very bright. The light, they would claim, came from a huge diamond-shaped object, which hovered at about treetop level. The object's base was expelling flame and emitting significant heat.
Vickie Landrum told Cash to stop the car, fearing they would be burned if they approached any closer. However, Vickie's opinion of the object quickly changed: a born again Christian, she interpreted the object as a sign of the second coming of Jesus Christ, telling her grandson, "That's Jesus. He will not hurt us." (Clark, 175)
Anxious, Cash considered turning the car around, but abandoned this idea because the road was too narrow and she presumed the car would get stuck on the dirt shoulders, which were soft from that evening's rains.
Cash and Landrum got out of the car to examine the object. Colby was terrified, however, and Vickie Landrum quickly returned to the car to comfort the frantic child. Cash remained outside the car, "mesmerized by the bizarre sight," as Jerome Clark wrote. (Clark, 175) He went on,
The object, intensely bright and a dull metallic silver, was shaped like a huge upright diamond, about the size of the Dayton water tower, with its top and bottom cut off so that they were flat rather than pointed. Small blue lights ringed the center, and periodically over the next few minutes flames shot out of the bottom, flaring outward, creating the effect of a large cone. Every time the fire dissipated, the UFO floated a few feet downwards toward the road. But when the flames blasted out again, the object rose about the same distance." (Clark, 175)
The witnesses said the heat was strong enough to make the car's metal body painful to the touch — Cash said she had to use her coat to protect her hand from being burnt when she finally re-entered the car. When she touched the car's dashboard, Vickie Landrum's hand pressed into the softened vinyl, leaving an imprint that was evident weeks later. Investigators cited this handprint as proof of the witnesses' account.
The object then moved to a point higher in the sky. As it ascended over the treetops, the witnesses claimed that a group of helicopters approached the object and surrounded it in tight formation. Cash and Landrum counted 23 helicopters, and later identified some of them as double-rotor CH-47 Chinooks used by military forces worldwide.
With the road now clear, Cash drove on, claiming to see glimpses of the object and the helicopters receding into the distance.
From first sighting the object to its departure, the witnesses said the encounter lasted about 20 minutes. Based on descriptions given in John F. Schuessler's book [2] about the incident, it appears that the observers were southbound on Texas state highway FM 1485/2100 when they claimed to have seen the object. The initial location of the reported object, based on the same descriptions, was just south of Inland Road, approximately at [show location on an interactive map] 30°05′33″N 95°06′39″W / 30.0926, -95.1109 .
Other witnesses
Investigators later located a policeman and his wife who claimed to have seen 12 Chinook-type helicopters near the same area the Cash-Landrum event allegedly occurred and at roughly the same time. These other witnesses did not report seeing a large diamond-shaped object.
One day in April 1981 a CH-47 flew into Dayton. As Colby watched he became very upset. Vickie decided to take him to the spot where the helicopter had landed in the hope that it would seem less frightening on the ground. When they reached the landing zone they found a lot of people there already and had to wait some time before they were allowed to go inside the helicopter and talk to the pilot. Vickie and another visitor both claim that the pilot said he had been in the area before for the purpose of checking on a UFO in trouble near Huffman. When Vickie told the pilot how glad she was to see him, because she had been one of the people burned by the UFO, he refused to talk to them any more and hustled them out of the aircraft. (Corpus Christi Caller)
Health problems
After the UFO and helicopters left, Cash took the Landrums home, then retired for the evening. That night, they all experienced similar symptoms, though Cash to a greater degree. All suffered from nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, generalized weakness, a burning sensation in their eyes, and feeling as though they'd suffered sunburns.
Over the next few days, Cash's symptoms worsened, with many large, painful blisters forming on her skin. When taken to a hospital emergency room on January 3, 1981, Clark writes, Cash "could not walk, and had lost large patches of skin and clumps of hair. She was released after 12 days, though her condition was not much better, and she later returned to the hospital for another 15 days."(Clark, 176)
The Landrums' health was somewhat better, though both suffered from lingering weakness, skin sores and hair loss.
A radiologist who examined the witnesses' medical records for MUFON wrote, "We have strong evidence that these patients have suffered secondary damage to ionizing radiation. It is also possible that there was an infrared or ultraviolet component as well." (quoted in Clark, 176)
Vickie Landrum telephoned a number of U.S. government agencies and officials about the encounter. When she telephoned NASA, Landrum was steered towards NASA aerospace engineer John Schuessler, long interested in UFOs. With some associates from civilian UFO research group MUFON, Schuessler began research on the case, and later wrote articles and a book on the subject. Astronomer Allan Hendry of CUFOS also investigated the Cash-Landrum case.
Due to the Chinook helicopters' presence, the witnesses presumed that at least one branch of the United States Armed Forces witnessed the object, if they were not escorting or pursuing it. However, investigators could find no evidence linking the helicopters with any branch of the military.
In 1982, Lt. Col. George Sarran of the Department of the Army Inspector General began the only thorough formal governmental investigation into the supposed UFO encounter. He could not find any evidence that the helicopters the witnesses claimed to have seen belonged to the U.S. Armed Forces. Sarran did conclude that "Ms. Landrum and Ms. Cash were credible … the policeman and his wife [who claimed to have seen 12 helicopters near the UFO encounter site] were also credible witnesses. There was no perception that anyone was trying to exaggerate the truth." (quoted in Clark, 177)
In 1998, journalist and UFO sceptic Philip J. Klass found a few reasons to doubt the story related by Cash and Landrum:
when Schuessler inspected Betty's car in early 1981 and used a geiger counter to check for radioactivity, he found none. Presum-ably [sic] he also checked for radioactivity when he visited the site of the (alleged) incident, and found no abnormal radiation … [Schuessler] provides NO medical data on Betty's health PRIOR to the UFO incident. Nor does he provide any medical data on the prior health of Vicki or Colby. (emphasis in original)[1]
Other UFO researchers point out that high-energy ionizing radiation of the kind that can cause damage to human beings (e.g. gamma radiation) does not induce radioactivity in objects, and would not have left behind any residual radioactivity in the area.
Similarly, Brookesmith writes, "Sceptics have always asked a blunt and fundamental question: what was the trio's state of health before their alleged encounter?"[3]
Legal action
Eventually, Cash and Landrum contacted their U.S. Senators, Lloyd Bentsen and John Tower, who suggested that the witnesses file a complaint with the Judge Advocate Claims office at Bergstrom Air Force Base. In August 1981, Cash, Landrum, and Cody were interviewed at length by personnel at Bergstrom Air Force Base, and were told that they should hire a lawyer, and seek compensation for their injuries.[2]
With attorney Peter Gersten taking on the case pro bono, the case wound its way through the U.S. Courts for several years. Cash and Landrum sued the U.S government for $20 million.
On August 21, 1986, a U.S. District Court judge dismissed their case, noting that the plaintiffs had not proved that the helicopters were associated with the U.S. Government, and that military officials had testified that the United States Armed Forces did not have a large, diamond shaped aircraft in their possession.
Later Years
In 1981 Vickie Landrum appeared on That's Incredible, a popular ABC television program. Vickie was hypnotized in front of a studio audience; under hypnosis she recounted the UFO incident. Vickie Landrum and Betty Cash both appeared on the 1989 U.S television special, UFO Cover Up? Live!, hosted by Mike Farrell. They related their account of the UFO encounter and their subsequent medical problems and legal battles.
Betty Cash died on December 29, 1998, exactly 18 years after her claimed close encounter.


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URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois is seeking about a 4 percent increase in state funding for the 2016 fiscal year.
The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports Tuesday hat the school requested a $68 million increase in operating funds. It would be the first time since 2009 that the state's flagship school received a boost in state funding.
The school currently is operating on $1.4 million less than last year.
Christophe Pierre is vice president for academic affairs. He told school trustees Monday night that state funding and a state overhaul of its pension system are uncertain. So is federal support for research. But health-care costs are rising and the school is nearing the upper limits on tuition rates.
The proposed budget includes $40 million for "competitive compensation" for faculty.
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STORIES FROM THE HEART: While boy awaits transplant to beat incredibly rare condition, family accepts 'new normal'
Rylan Karrer has to sit on the sidelines. He doesn't have the energy to run, jump and play like other 10-year-old kids.
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Rylan is dealing with a one-in-a-million condition that prevents the chambers of his heart from filling with blood. The only solution is finding him […]


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Alex Salmond pressed to divulge SNP's minimum pricing level for alcohol
Opposition parties repeatedly called on ministers to name their preferred figure during a heated First Minister's Questions.
The price is critical to the success of the policy – too low and it will be ineffective in preventing harmful drinking, too high and it will do massive damage to Scotland's drinks industry.
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This recipe comes from Eben Freeman, bartender of Tailor Restaurant in New York City. Though sangria is typically made in larger batches, Freeman demonstrates that it can also be concocted right in the glass for a single serving. When it comes to ingredients, he eschews the fancy add-ons found in many recipes, instead sticking to a simple formula of Spanish wine (ideally a young Rioja), Spanish brandy, and lemon juice. If you prefer, sugar can be added to taste, and different light red wines, citrus juices, and brandies substituted.
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- Serves 1
- 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) brandy
- 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) orange liqueur, such as Triple Sec
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 7 tablespoons (3 1/2 ounces) light-bodied red wine, such as Rioja
- 1 cup ice cubes
- 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) club soda
- 1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
- 1 apple slice
- 1 orange slice
- In large wine glass, stir together brandy, orange liqueur, orange juice, lemon juice, and wine. Add ice, top with club soda, and stir briefly. Taste and stir in sugar, if desired. Tuck apple and orange slices into top of glass and serve immediately.


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Taran grows up a lot in this book and it's interesting because he travels all over Prydain. However, I missed Eilonwy.
Fourth in the series and my personal favorite. This is a story of Identity. Taran goes on a personal quest to find out the truth of his birth. Who are his parents? What happened to them? And the most important question of all, "Who am I, then?" The concepts here are deep without being too complex. A real coming of age story.
Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain are timeless classic fantasy books. I've read all five books about five times, I just couldn't get enough of it. Taran Wanderer is my favourite of the five. I definitely recommend the Chronicles of Prydain to anyone who is fond of fantasy.
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She bought a sassy pair of black capri yoga pants.
And a tank top.
And her own yoga mat.
So I think that she must be liking this okay. To jump in like this, I mean. She's old school frugal. And absolutely detests shopping. And tight clothes. The more I think about it, the more remarkable it seems.
When we walked into the studio today, the receptionist said "hi, Grandma!" just like Grandma had taken a dozen classes before. I suppose there aren't a lot of 79-year-old ladies who take classes at their studio. The receptionist's greeting was adorable. And, to make the whole interaction even cuter, Grandma showed off her new outfit for her, too.
I might have taken a photo of her sweet new outfit on the sly. Look at her arms. She's 79. Seriously.
It's only been two classes, so maybe I'm making it a bigger deal than it really is, but this whole experience has made me feel so incredibly lucky. Lucky that I am 30 years old and I have a grandma -- a grandma who I am close to, a grandma who I adore, a grandma who is still so very much full of life -- and I have the good sense to spend time with her. Lucky that I have the time and the means to take yoga. Lucky that I can share something I love with someone I love.


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BECKET — The great New York City Ballet principal Wendy Whelan has always skimmed a beautifully fey line between ballerina and creature. "Creature" suggests wildness, though in fact Whelan is a master of reserved clarity. But she is one of those artists who submerge their physical selves into their art in such a way that humanness is, for a few sublime moments, transcended.
And the "restless" in "Restless Creature," the program Whelan stars in this week at Jacob's Pillow? It explains why Whelan gathered up four contemporary choreographers to create works for her using their individual movement vocabularies, artistic sensibilities, and stylistic idiosyncrasies: She wanted the challenge.
The result is a stripped-down affair. For Whelan and the project's creative director, David Michalek, it's all about the process, and not about the pedestal. The four duets — choreographed by Kyle Abraham, Joshua Beamish, Brian Brooks, and Alejandro Cerrudo, who each dance in their own works with Whelan — all begin with the stage already exposed, and end without bows.
On opening night Cerrudo's "Ego et Tu" looked like it was still in sketch form, but there are some arresting images. Cerrudo whooshes Whelan around and around, her outstretched feet just skimming the floor; hovering, wing-like arms make references — actually, fairly direct quotes — to George Balanchine's "Serenade." Whelan even places one hand over Cerrudo's eyes and, walking behind, propels him forward.
Whereas in Beamish's "Waltz Epoca," it's Whelan who at first seems manipulated. The two move quirkily, etching stiffly angled shapes; often a strange beat or two off, they conjure mechanical dolls stuck in stuttering counterpoint. Beamish splits his body in two, his head and torso a-wiggle above precise legs; for the first part of the dance, he may be a threatening puppet-master who has Whelan under his spell. Gradually, little tendernesses affect them. He leans a cheek into her offered palm; she swoons to the side, and when he catches her, she looks at him, wonderingly. When she stalks off, he falls over, momentarily bereft. She returns clad in a long maroon skirt, transformed, her movements now flowing and generous. It's his turn to be led, until they join and waltz about the stage, finally almost in synch, their heads making abrupt little off-meter circles.
In his sensuous "The Serpent and the Smoke," though Abraham (the serpent, it appears) is taken by Whelan's beguiling trail, the relationship feels like a kindred one. The piece is part mysterious ritual and part opiate dream; the two often dance in unison, with lots of curvy, sinuous, and fast-winding arm movements spiked with thick pauses, the dancers now hovering on one leg. In those striking poses, Whelan looks like a regal flamingo; if she's not as articulate during the quicksilver undulations, just give her time. Like Mikhail Baryshnikov, she's a physical genius who'll figure it all out.
It's in Brooks's luminous "First Fall" that we see Whelan's fated, melancholy facet. The opening of the duet is a tour de force of breathtaking ceaselessness: The two swirl, dip, rise, and turn together, rarely losing contact with each other. As a hand touches an elbow, the elbow flows out; a brush on a shoulder causes the shoulder to drop and curve. In dark contrast, the remainder of the duet is a series of heartbreaking déjà vus, as Whelan steps up, like a zoned-out somnambulist, onto parallel demi-pointe and pitches forward or backward; each time, Brooks anticipates her fall, and catches her, softly, absorbing her weight like a humble safety net. The spare, repetitive movement, rather than dulling with each iteration, instead builds until we are in a poetically hazy space between desperation and hope.
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Farmingdale State - 4, York (NY) - 0
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's soccer team defeated York College (NY) today in a non-conference game in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams posted their third shutout of the season with the 4-0 victory to improve to 3-5 overall, while the Cardinals dropped to 0-5-1.
Junior forward John Popovic (Baldwin, N.Y.) scored the eventual game-winner at 12:22 off a corner kick and would assist on the third goal of the day by freshman midfielder J.T. Famularo (Levittown, N.Y.).
Freshman midfielder Victor Romero (Bay Shore, N.Y.) and freshman defender Luciano Staffa (Farmingdale, N.Y.) posted the other Farmingdale State goals.
Junior goalkeeper Angelo Viteritti (East Northport, N.Y.) made four saves for the win.
Farmingdale State will travel to Albertus Magnus on Sunday, September 23 at 2:00 p.m.


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Why pushes and hooks are linked
Pushes and hooks are part of the same family of shots and they stem from the way in which the club travels through impact. Let's presume that you have taken a good set up position and are nicely aligned. As the club works through the downswing, it attacks the ball from too far inside the ball-to-target line. If the face of the club is square to the swing path, you will hit a straight push that finishes well to the right of the target. If the face is pointing at the target at impact, a low hook that swings viciously left is the likely outcome.
For any ambitious golfer, it is important to understand why you are hitting certain shots. The root cause of the problem in this instance could be a range of different things and identifying where it is coming from and putting it right is essential. Please come into the pro shop and book a lesson if you are struggling with pushes or hooks as I guarantee that trying to play through the problem will only do more harm than good.
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I know I have taken the above passage from the Bible out of context, but fat, lard, and grease are a few of the basic necessities and lubricants of the Ozark diet. Many times these simple elements add the sweetness to our cooking and the richness to our culture. Yet, all the while, they add a littlenthickening of cholesterol in our arteries. This entry should not be gleaned as the proper diet, but it documents the way food was and is prepared in the Ozarks. The food is always delicious but not always healthy.
This is also a small testament of how I once ate, but now I have "seen the light." The way I changed my eating habits was through the breaking of my stubbornness and pride. You see, I was raised on bacon grease, ham drippings, and breakfast sausage grease. A big part of my diet was pork until 1997. At that time, I was having serious stomach problems every time I ate pork or pork products. I also began to study biblical dietary laws concerning what to eat and what is not considered as food. I will not go into a deep theological debate on this issue. But suffice to say, I believe the Good Lord in Heaven was ringing my bell, and I was obliged to answer. Though my mind and mouth had a hard time listening, I "saw the light" and gave up pork. Thank goodness for turkey bacon.
Nevertheless, I will now list the 4 basic gravies I was raised on in the Ozarks. In addition, there is one other main staple to make any Ozark Gravy. It is a cast-iron skillet. There's something about the flavor of gravy made in a cast-iron skillet.
Red Eye Gravy
According to an old story, General Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States, was getting hungry for a noon meal and called for his cook over to tell him what to prepare. General Jackson was a common and rugged man that always shot his thoughts straight from the hip. The cook had been drinking "white mule" or "moonshine" corn whiskey the night before and his eyes were bloodshot and as red as fire. General Jackson took a quick look at the man and told the cook to bring him some country ham with gravy as red as his eyes. Some men nearby heard the general and from then on, ham gravy became "Red Eye Gravy."
Red eye gravy is very salty since it is made from frying up a good piece of salty ham. Fried ham will not usually render enough grease in providing the proper amount of drippings for gravy. To solve this problem, add a huge dollop or two of lard and melt it down. Now comes the magic with a little punch. Black Coffee. I can't tell you how much but add enough. If it's too strong, add water. For a little extra zip to the flavor to the gravy, add a little bit of crushed clove. If you are watching you salt/sodium intake, this will not help. Serve gravy over boiled new potatoes, mashed potatoes, or just soaking a piece of bread. It's also pretty good sipping from a coffee cup.
Greasy Gravy
Greasy Gravy is pretty much like Red Eye Gravy. The main difference is that its' composition is made of bacon grease & coffee. This goes great over hot buttermilk biscuits, twice-toasted toast, boiled eggs, or scrambled eggs with squirrel brains.
Flour Gravy
Flour Gravy is the breakfast staple of the Ozarks. When I was growing up, I was never allowed to eat cold, boxed cereal during the week. Hence, a weekday breakfast consisted of three choices:
• Bowl of cooked rice
• Bowl of cooked oatmeal
• Fried eggs, biscuits & gravy, with bacon, sausage, or ham.
If you notice the last meal, grease is a part of every item.
What is the origin of this recipe? According to the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, it is believed Spanish Louisiana had a trading network in to the Tennessee Valley Region. This trade may have introduced Mexican-style breakfast chocolate to the Appalachians, where it is called "chocolate gravy." (Another possibility is that the very old population of County mixed-race Appalachian Melungeons has preserved the dish from the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish colonies on the East Coast.)"
Chocolate gravy is something I still enjoy. If you have been a reader of any of my past blogs, you may remember my wife's family is from the countryside of north central New York, near the Catskill Mountains. They were foreign to our southern ways of cooking and never heard of Chocolate Gravy. Fortunately, my brother-in-law, Michael, married a young lady from Fifty-Six, Arkansas, in Stone County. She can make Chocolate Gravy just like Granny Anderson. My kids love going to her house for breakfast because she is known as a great cook, and her Famous Chocolate Gravy is something to talk about. Below is a recipe for Aunt Mica's Famous Chocolate Gravy.
Ayto, John. An A-Z of Food and Drink. Oxford U.K: Oxford University Press, 2002. Dabney, Joseph E. Smokehouse Ham, Spoon Bread, & Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking. Nashville, TN: Cumberland House, 1998.
Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food. Oxford U.K: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Mariani, John F. Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink. New York, NY: Lebhar- Friedman, 1999.
Smith, Andrew F. Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, Volume 1. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2004.


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Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born May 8, 1975), better known as Enrique Iglesias, is a Spanish pop music singer-songwriter. Iglesias started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa. This helped turn him into one of the most popular artists in Latin America and in the Hispanic or Latino market in the United States, and the biggest seller of Spanish language albums of that decade. Before the turn of the millennium, he made a crossover into the mainstream English language market, signing a unique multi-album deal with Universal Music Group for an unprecedented US$48,000,000, with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Universal Republic.
Iglesias has had five Billboard Hot 100 top five singles including two #1s, and holds the record for producing 22 number 1 Spanish-language singles on the Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks. Up until the release of his latest album, Euphoria, in 2010, he had sold more than 55 million albums in both English and Spanish. He has also had eight #1 songs on Billboard's Dance charts, more than any other single male artist. Altogether Iglesias has amassed 52 #1 hits on the various Billboard charts.
Iglesias was born in Madrid, Spain, the third and youngest child of singer Julio Iglesias and socialite and magazine journalist Isabel Preysler. His mother is a Filipina of partial Spanish/Basque descent, and his father is of Galician Spanish ancestry and once claimed to be partially Jewish. His parents divorced in 1988, and the following year Julio moved to Miami, Florida, in the U.S. to continue with his musical career.


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Cage rust? What cage rust?
Georges St-Pierre said he had some in his first fight in more than 18 months. But in many ways, he was the same dominant welterweight champion that he's been for so long.
St-Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) on Saturday defended his welterweight title for the seventh straight time when he beat interim champ Carlos Condit (28-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 154.
Full fight video highlights are now available for the welterweight title unification bout.
UFC 154 took place at Bell Centre in St-Pierre's home city of Montreal. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.
St-Pierre ran into a little trouble in the third round when Condit landed a head kick that put him on the canvas for a short time. But St-Pierre fought back to his feet and even did enough in the frame to win it from two of the three judges, despite the knockdown. He won the fight with final scores of 50-45 twice and 49-46, largely thanks to seven takedowns.
Condit actually landed more overall strikes than St-Pierre, and the champ looked the part after the fight, his face cut up and an ice pack over the mouse above his right eye from Condit's kick. But in the first round, St-Pierre sliced Condit's forehead open with an elbow, and Condit fought for the duration of the contest mostly with a bloodied face.
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iHeartMambo Vinyl Sundays, held on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
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Brennan: Just like that Tiger returns and so does drama
LOUISVILLE – Just three days after all looked lost, Tiger Woods' back is back, and he with it.
The back spasms that Tiger said forced him to quit mid-round Sunday afternoon are all gone now, he is happy to report, and he arrived at the PGA Championship in the nick of time Wednesday, back to his old self and ready for his 8:35 a.m. ET tee time Thursday.
Because developments are happening pretty quickly with the sports world's most famous back, we turn to Tiger for the latest:
"When I landed on the bunker (Sunday), my sacrum went out," he said after playing nine practice holes Wednesday afternoon. "So pinched the nerve and hence the spasm. My physio put it back in and we've just been treating it."
There, you're all caught up now. Rather weird, isn't it? Backs can be that way, I guess.
Whatever the case, this is great news for the PGA Championship. Tiger is playing in the final men's major of the year, and not only will his fans be cheering for him, they'll be cheering for him not to jump into any more bunkers, and they'll also be cheering for his sacrum to stay right where it belongs.
A show of hands, please, from those who can't wait to see what happens to him next.
Tiger, who once looked like the most put-together man on earth, has become so darn unpredictable over the past few years. Just when we might have thought he was finished for the year, word came around lunchtime Wednesday that he would be arriving at Valhalla Golf Club and would be playing a practice round at 2 p.m.
The mystery of Tiger -- would he play or would he withdraw? – served as a fitting prelude to the last major championship of a year that has been completely overshadowed by Tiger's bad back.
Immediately, the Golf Channel unveiled live shots from Tiger's empty parking space. The parking space cam! Reporters staked out the players' parking lot, the driving range and the first tee. Crowds grew as word spread that Tiger was coming. It was only a day of practice, but for a sport that sometimes appears to be on life support without him, any positive sign from Tiger comes as a great relief to many.
Drama? You bet. In some ways, the action and attention were undeniably silly. All this fuss for a practice round? Sure, why not? Then again, my ridiculousness threshold is rather high having covered Tonya Harding's career from start to finish.
Woods uneventfully, even blithely, hit a few dozen shots at the driving range, then went out to the course, where he drove his first tee shot down the middle of the fairway.
While he still appeared to have far from a perfect gait little more than four months after back surgery, he looked spry, and seemed thrilled to be back -- even though he barely was gone.
He looked like the same old Tiger from a week ago, the one who was going along just fine until he wasn't anymore. Back pain can be both unpredictable and debilitating, especially for a golfer with his fury and power. Is Tiger's back a ticking time bomb, just waiting to explode on him again?
"It was a different pain than what I had been experiencing, so I knew it wasn't the site of the surgery," he explained. "It was different and obviously it was just the sacrum."
As Woods walked from the first green down a steep embankment to a narrow foot bridge crossing a creek to the second tee, some fans cheered him on, while a spectator yelled, "Don't fall in!"
Good advice for Tiger.
He didn't.
GALLERY: This week at the PGA Championship


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Because every client's needs are unique, a canned approach to tax-efficient savings of Roth IRAs, traditional IRAs, 401(k), 403(b), NQ annuities, NQ accounts, etc., is not necessarily the most flexible or tax efficient option for every client. As advisors, we know that the words "tax-free" don't always mean there's no tax ever paid, just like the term "pre-tax" doesn't mean there's always more tax to be paid later.
The point I'm making is that tax law changes and client circumstances can change the landscape for what's the most tax-efficient savings strategies today versus tomorrow. This is my second blog in a series on what I learned (or was reminded of) in the latest tax season; my first blog, Why I Don't Like Roth IRAs: Tax Season Lesson, Part 1, garnered some praise and criticism from readers. In this blog, I present two current strategies that I believe might help many clients over the next few years.
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Based on today's tax laws, a family making a middle class living whose taxable income falls into the 15% tax bracket after deductions and exemptions is better off paying the 15% tax on their savings, rather than tax deferring it in an IRA or 401(k) for only a 15% benefit. However, if someone is employed by a company with a 401(k) plan offering a company match, they should contribute and take the free money. After saving the needed amount for the match, it may be better for the client to pay the tax and save money elsewhere in after-tax account structures.
So what type of client would this strategy work for?
A married couple filing joint returns with no kids could gross $94,100 while only paying 15% tax on after-tax savings. The 15% tax bracket threshold in 2014 is $73,800 + $12,400 standard deduction + $7,900 personal exemptions = $94,100.
The same family with four kids would be able to gross $109,900 ($73,800 + $12,400 + $23,700) and still fall into the 15% federal tax bracket on their income. This may even be beneficial at the 25% bracket for those who expect to be in the 28% or higher bracket for most of their future earnings periods.
Beyond the 25% bracket, it's a case-by-case situation, but tax deferral at those stages becomes very beneficial for managing future retirement income, as most clients whose pre-retirement income is beyond the 25% bracket, rarely need income levels in retirement above 25%, assuming all debts are paid off prior to retirement, which builds in an indirect return of pre-tax savings versus post retirement withdraws.
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So how should one invest those retirement savings if not in an IRA, 401(k) or Roth, but rather into a regular after-tax brokerage account? Based on the current tax code, anyone in the 15% federal tax bracket of income pays an effective tax rate on qualified dividends and long-term capital gains of zero! As in my examples listed above, it's possible for each family to pay 15% tax one time on their saved income, and then invest it and never pay another dime of tax on their after-tax account dividends and growth. This is really no different than a Roth IRA structure, with a lot less restrictions/regulations—meaning more flexibility over their own money and future estate planning options.
Of course, tax laws can change just as the wind blows, so it's important that strategies are updated as the tax laws dictate to maximize a client's retirement savings potential for their best tax efficiency. Furthermore, if the long-term capital gains and qualified dividend rates remain at a 15% maximum rate for clients in the 25%, 28%, 33% and 35% marginal tax brackets, that's still a very reasonable price on investment earnings if a client's portfolio is invested properly for that benefit.
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During New York Fashion Week last September, Oscar de la Renta generated a flurry of press and consumer engagement when the fashion house used Tumblr to crowdsource live coverage of its runway show.
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Oscar de la Renta's team began "live-pinning" photos of show preparations to a designated bridal board on its branded account Sunday evening. The rate of uploads has steadily increased since then, as programmes are laid out on chairs and models undergo hair and makeup backstage. The show begins at 11 a.m. ET.
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Chocolate and coffee: a classic combo. But when a choc-o-bomb doughnut and a watery cuppa joe aren't doing it for you any more, you know you have other options, right?
No I'm not talking about mochas. As delightful as they can be sometimes, I find those made in the local, um, Chain Coffee Place tend to be syrupy-sweet and completely lacking in the interplay of smoky, bitter and rich that marries chocolate and coffee so well. I'm also not going to talk about flavored coffee. Or flavored coffee "creamer."*
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First of all, if I'm going to mix chocolate and coffee as a drink, I'm going to do it right. Of course you can always pour some chocolate syrup into your morning java, but there's also the option to add a little dutched cocoa powder and sugar (or honey, or maple or agave syrup or whatever) to your taste instead. Fancy!
2. Cocoa Nib Tea
And something I've always wanted to do—but haven't been able to, given my limited kitchen situation—is to grind up some nibs and brew them up in the filter with my coffee. My former coworker Michelle (now of Sarivole Organic Bakery, who makes a killer Mocha Almond cookie herself) used to tell me about how she would brew up cocoa nib tea all the time. That was definitely a forehead-slap moment—why didn't I think of that? So someone with better kitchen tools than me needs to make them some cocoa-nib-infused espresso and report back to me. Or, y'know, buy me a spice grinder and an espresso machine. But I'd still need something to dip in it...Biscotti, anyone?
3. Gâteau l'Opéra
More classically, the French gâteau l'opéra, or opera cake, combines coffee-soaked sponge cake, buttercream, ganache and chocolate glaze, all assembled in itty-bitty, evenly sized, millimeters-thick layers. It's exactly as delicious as it sounds, but a devil of a thing to make. Anyone who's ever been through a pastry course that covers this learns very quickly to dread it, and the French seem to have made a modern-day space race out of who can construct a gâteau from the most microscopically thin layers.
Luckily for us more laid-back types, Adam Ried's glorious-looking Chocolate-Almond-Coffee milkshake recipe (via David Lebovitz) encapsulates it quite nicely.
4. Dark Chocolate Everything
Of course, dark chocolate in and of itself can have some very strong coffee undertones. The two products have a lot in common—they're similar parts of the plant, grown in similar climates, roasted on similar machinery. Some easy double-caffeine fixes can be found in truffles, bonbons, and the humble chocolate-covered coffee bean. But I encourage you, as always, to educate your palate by going out, sampling a few (or, hey, many!) kinds of plain dark chocolate, and finding out which taste the most like coffee to you.
Host a tasting party and argue with your friends about it. Or, alternatively, [insert excuse for eating chocolate here].
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But for me, of course, I always go back to candy. And since I'm always an advocate of do-it-yourselfery, I love Smitten Kitchen. Deb does so very much in so very little space, and I admire the hell out of her for that. Plus, she was smart enough to put coffee and chocolate together with something that makes them immeasurably better than the sum of their parts: butter.
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By Lawrence E. Mick (Liguori, 2009)
Sometime in the near future—the expected date is Advent 2011—English-speaking Catholics will have their liturgical world rocked by a new translation of the Mass. Preparations for this event are being made at many levels.
Every group of bishops, liturgists, academics, pastors, musicians, and publishers has discussed the change from every angle, and every possible opinion has been expressed and continues to be expressed. But everyone agrees on one thing: This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to teach and to learn about the liturgy.
Father Lawrence Mick has provided a great resource for just this purpose. His accessible book walks the reader through the structure of the liturgy, focusing mainly on the Mass but acknowledging that liturgical prayer includes the celebration of all the sacraments and the liturgy of the hours.
Mick does a good job with the expected task of explaining the parts of the Mass, but he also provides a multidimensional look at the nature of ritual prayer and of the church that lives by it. By the end of part one, "Gathering God's People," for example, the reader has encountered the tension between American individualism and Christian community and has received a basic foundation in ecclesiology, as well as a look at the roles of music and architecture in liturgical prayer.
At the end of each chapter, Mick provides a look at the issue under discussion through the eyes of a catechumen and an elderly, life-long Catholic. Through these fictional characters, he explains change in the liturgy with appreciation for the present and respect for the past.
The book is for the general Catholic reader, and the questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each chapter make this a useful tool for parish study groups. Helpful resource lists offer further reading for the parish liturgy commission and the professional liturgist.
This review appeared in the June 2010 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 75, No. 6, page 43).


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ATTRITION IN LONGITUDINAL TWIN STUDIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SEM ESTIMATION METHODS by Pan Wang A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2012 Copyright 2012 Pan Wang
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|Degree program
|College of Letters, Arts And Sciences
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|Baker, Laura A.
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McArdle, John J.
John, Richard S.
Gatz, Margaret
Thomas, Duncan C.
|The overarching aims of this research were to find a way to evaluate assumptions about patterns of missing data and minimize adverse effects on statistical inferences and conclusions if data are missing not at random. The Bayesian approach, implemented through the MCMC algorithms, provided possible bridges to these aims and received multi-phase investigations under a longitudinal twin design in this research. In simulation study I and II, the performances of the Bayesian approach were compared to the direct Maximum likelihood (ML) estimation when data were missing completely at random (MCAR) or not at random (MNAR), respectively. Robustness of different approaches to varying fractions of missing information was also examined. The Bayesian approach, despite being less robust than ML in estimating unique environmental components and residual error, was effectively capable of capturing true models from MNAR when an appropriate logistic regression was formulated about the missingness pattern. In simulation study III, the sensitivity of the Bayesian approach itself to misspecifications of the missingness pattern received further investigation. The results suggested that, as long as the logistic regression equation in the Bayesian model was a saturated one taking into account as many predictors as possible, the Bayesian approach could correctly detect misspecifications with an acceptable type-I error. Finally, the Bayesian model was applied to an empirical study of psychopathic traits to demonstrate the influence of MNAR data and what different conclusions from regular ML estimation it could achieve. The implications of these different conclusions regarding the theory of psychopathy itself were also discussed.
|twins; SEM; structural equation modeling; longitudinal studies
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|University of Southern California dissertations and theses
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|University of Southern California
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|Los Angeles, California
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|Wang, Pan
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|ATTRITION IN LONGITUDINAL TWIN STUDIES: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SEM ESTIMATION METHODS by Pan Wang A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2012 Copyright 2012 Pan Wang


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A Calendar of Events letting you know what, where and when is happening throughout the Chopin Year:
- Events: concerts, exhibitions, shows and many others
- Reports
- Interviews
- Kordegarda CHOPIN 2010
Waldemar Dąbrowski graduated from the Electronics Faculty of the Warsaw University of Technology. He was awarded scholarships from the British Council, the Goethe Institute and the US Department of State. He also completed the Executive Programme for Leaders in Development at Harvard University. He was the founder-director of the Riwiera-Remont club (1973-1978), and following that – deputy director of the Culture Unit at the Warsaw City Hall.
Waldemar Dąbrowski was a long-time director of the "Studio" Arts Centre in Warsaw, which he run together with Jerzy Grzegorzewski and which under his leadership became one of the most important centres of artistic activity in Poland. He produced over 70 plays, created an independent artistic management agency, brought about the creation of the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra and continued developing the Studio's exhibition traditions.
In 1990 Mr Dąbrowski became Vice-Minister of Arts and Culture and the Chairman of the Cinematography Committee. In the course of the subsequent four years he implemented a thorough reform of Polish cinematography. In the period 1994-1998 he was President of the Polish Foreign Investment Agency and between 1998 and 2002 – General Director of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw. In 2002 he became Minister of Culture. Among his biggest achievements as minister was the adoption of a new Cinematography Act which provided for the establishment of the Polish Institute of Film Art. He also managed to bring about the merging of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute and the Fryderyk Chopin Society. During his term as minister he established the Book Institute, whose task is to promote the best Polish books and their authors, present Polish literature abroad and organise study visits for translators. He also set up the Theatrical Institute. On his initiative the National Development Plan for 2007-2013 was extended to include the "Culture" Operational Programme.
In January 2008 Mr Dąbrowski was appointed Representative of the Minister of Culture for the Chopin Year and Chairman of the CHOPIN2010 Celebrations Committee. In October 2008 he also returned to his post as General Director of the Polish National Opera. He is President of the Society for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, Honorary President of the Polish Golf Association and Vice-President of the American-Polish-Israeli 'Shalom' Foundation. He has been awarded numerous Polish and foreign honours: he is Member of the Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of Arts & Letters of the French Republic and has received the French Order of the Legion of Honour.


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1. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsStefan Hall Sep 19, 2016 12:29 PM (in response to John Weigand)
Good summary and collection of links.
Unfortunately I don't agree with step2 at the moment. We've done it (8/2016 Hotifx at patch 001) and after installation SRM can't create backend tickets. The corrected date funktions in ARS HF seems buggy, SRM tries to create tickets with date information 1/1/1970 instead of the real dates. Maybe a problem only with german date formats, but an fatal issue for such a big and important HF and library date changes.
With patch 001 only, all works fine! Newer is not always better, do not blindly trust!
Currently we discuss it with BMC support, but this takes time as you know.
2. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsJohn Weigand Sep 19, 2016 3:20 PM (in response to John Weigand)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Additionally, here is a link to the 9.1 Installation documentation:
Installing - BMC Remedy ITSM Deployment 9.1 - BMC Documentation
3. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsJohn Weigand Sep 19, 2016 3:22 PM (in response to Stefan Hall)
Hi Stefan,
I will look into this issue.
4. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsJan Sierens Sep 20, 2016 2:01 AM (in response to Stefan Hall)
We see a trend of BMC asking to install cumulative packages of hot-fixes for any kind of issue detected. However hot-fixes never should be installed if not needed to solve a critical issue. As hot-fixes normally are developed quickly and outside normal development and testing processes, the risk to apply hot-fixes in a production environment is to high for non critical issues.
5. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsCarlos Luz Sep 21, 2016 9:02 AM (in response to John Weigand)
I fully agree with Stefan and Jan. In my opinion, step 2 should only recommended IF you have enough time to re-do all your UAT testing (including system stability tests) on a QA environment which contains those hotfixes.
We just barely survived a huge upgrade from 7.6.04 SP5 to 9.1 SP1 (many hotfixes installed). The vast majority of our go live issues were not present during our UAT which was completed successfully on 9.1 SP1 (no hotfixes). As soon as we installed the absolutel latest hotfixes in PROD during go live cutover (as per BMC strong recommendations which we received), we started having all kinds of issues during our first go live week, with many functionalities now broken (and I mean MANY) which were extensively tested successfully before the hotfixes were applied.
I can say that I will never go for hotfixes again like that.
I will only agree to a hotfix install to fix a VERY specific issue in a CRITICAL situation with no workaround possible.
This was like trying to cure a cold we didn't know we had and then getting a life threating pneumonia in the process.
6. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsFrank Caruso Sep 22, 2016 10:51 AM (in response to Carlos Luz)
We are in the process of upgrading from ITSM 8.1 to ITSM 9.1. This is an upgrade in place using Windows, Oracle and Tomcat. Our UAT environment is very straight forward: 3 app hosts, Server Grouped, and three web hosts, all behind load balancers. Running the upgrade against non Server Grouped environments went well enough with only a few minor issues; items not documented that tool support calls to correct.
However, the upgrade of UAT has not gone well. Getting the installers just to run was a challenge because of Server Grouping, we think. Took several support calls to BMC to find the hidden settings needed to allow the installers to work. The installers finished with no errors but we have been struggling to get all three servers running sharing processes. There are so many changes that are not clearly documented, makes debugging the issue very difficult.
We have been working with BMC for almost two weeks and still do not have a working UAT environment. Sometimes one of the app servers won't even start and if it does it will stop responding for no apparent reason. The failing over of process is not working and FTS and approval will not run; log files are full of Java errors that are totally cryptic.
Wondering if any one has successfully upgrade from 8.1 to 9.1 using server grouping?
7. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsCarlos Luz Sep 22, 2016 12:55 PM (in response to Frank Caruso)
We upgraded successfully with server grouping, but it was from 7.6.04 SP5 and not 8.1. Doesn't make a difference for the issue you mention anyway.
We had very similar awkward behavior in prod in regards to failover, and in our case, it was only fully fixed after BMC applied a hotfix, targetting specifically a failover bug in 9.1 SP1.
8. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsStefan Hall Sep 22, 2016 1:35 PM (in response to Carlos Luz)
Hi Carlos,
you mean 9.1.00 Patch 001 instead of SP1, right? As I remember SP1 don't exist for ARS / Core. Can you post the defect number so we can ask for the hotfix you mentioned. The official ARS HF (Aug. 2016) is too buggy to install as is.
9. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsBrian Stone Sep 23, 2016 5:33 AM (in response to Stefan Hall)
Should be patch 1 for ARSystem and Atrium Core for 9.1.00
Hot fixes are:
SP_9100_2016JUL26_CU_ALL (Approval)
SE_9100_2016AUG05_CU_ALL (Email)
ITSM does have a SP1 for 9.1.00
10. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsBradley Murphy Sep 26, 2016 1:14 AM (in response to Frank Caruso)
Hi Frank
Thank you for posting. Just concerned around these "hidden settings" that need to be done for the installation to work successfully. Would you be willing to share what settings were changed or will BMC be updating their online documentation to include these steps?
11. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsJason Miller Sep 27, 2016 10:16 AM (in response to Frank Caruso)
If you want, you can update the Hidden and Undocumented Configuration Settings document with these settings. We started this doc just for these kind of situations.
12. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsFrank Caruso Sep 28, 2016 8:23 AM (in response to Jason Miller)5 of 5 people found this helpful
The following is a list of issues we ran into after upgrading from ITSM 8.1 to ITSM 9.1:
- Java ARDBC LDAP Plugin issues: with the introduction of the Centralized Configuration module ARDBC connections were no longer showing; a new ar.cfg parameter "Configuration-name" was introduced and the server values needs to match the underlying server name, with the same case.
- Vendor form issues using Java ARDBC LDAP. Queries were not being correctly formatted. a hotfix was provided.
- The Remedy license keys were no longer valid after the upgrade. This happened in 3 environments; same license keys we've had for years on the app VMs no longer worked. BMC did not have a reason/solution.
- TCP ports 61617 and 40001 needed to be opened in the firewall rules for Server Grouping.
- Several SYS:Notification Messages records we customized were overwritten by the upgrade.
- RKM status transition records we modified were overwritten by the upgrade.
- RKM SYS:PredefinedQueries we modified were overwritten by the upgrade.
- RKM Relevancy Boost increments we updated were overwritten by the upgrade.
- RKM Problem Solution data source we disabled was enabled during the upgrade.
- Server Context plugin errors opening SHR:LandingConsole. Per BMC disable filter SHR:LHP:InitSvc_GetServiceContextFlag.
We have spent that last 2+ weeks trying to get Server Grouping working (3 ARS servers). We have applied 3 ARS hotfixes and none of them have worked. We think the Server Grouping issue is preventing one of the ARS servers from starting. Next step is to restore the environment and retry the upgrade.
13. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsCarlos Luz Sep 28, 2016 9:33 AM (in response to Frank Caruso)3 of 3 people found this helpful
Hi Frank,
ditto on the LDAP ARDBC issues, same here. We also had a lot of challenges in the CMDB area, since we used Assetlifecycle status in Reconjobs, and since that attribute is no longer available on the CMDB forms as such (moved to AST:Attributes), we had to redesign a bit those jobs.
We had similar bumps to get the server group 100% correctly (which it is now). We have 2 integration servers (one being the admin server) and 3 end user servers. In our case, after quite a few hectic days of not being able to get the server group working, even after installing hotfixes and having assistance from BMC 3rd level teams, we went back to the basics and it was what fixed it for us:
- we took down all servers down except the admin.
- Then we removed the admin from the server group, cleared ranking form entries and started it as individual server.
- We made sure that server was working ok as an individual server (no major errors in logs, etc)
- Also cleared stuff from forms like application pending.
- Then we added this admin to the server group again and restarted to see if ranking was populated fine, components like dispatcher, approval and so on were working ok, also checking the database tables which reflect server group status/information (stuff like servgrp_board and so on).
- Once that looked fine, then we ensured all config of secondary servers was consistent across all servers (ar.cfg and so on) and gradually added the other servers to the server group, always allowing some time in between to verify if the new server was behaving properly.
- During this time, logs like servergroup logs were always enabled and quite helpful, especially during failover tests (which we executed once we had 2 servers in the server group, before adding more).
14. Re: Remedy 9.1 Upgrade RecommendationsChris Romero Oct 3, 2016 9:25 AM (in response to Carlos Luz)
Is there any documentation on going from 7.6.04 to Remedy 9.1? Specifically, we are having trouble with the AST:Attributes change but aren't sure how to correct it.


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Child found wandering neighborhood reunited with father
Boy, 2, opened front door while father slept
Kansas City police were called after a 2-year-old child was found wandering a neighborhood on Thursday morning.
Police officers were called to the 11300 block of East 43rd Terrace about 10:30 a.m. after a woman picking up someone for a trip to the airport saw the child with no adults in sight.
"The baby was just walking down the street, and I told my daughter, 'Look, that's a baby walking by himself.' I said, 'Oh, we need to call the police,'" said Lonzetta Smith.
The women stayed with the child, concerned for his well-being.
"It was just a kid out here in front of the house, just standing with some sticks and playing, and it looked like he had been out here for a while," said Erica Edwards. "(He was) pretty dirty and stuff."
Officers located the boy's home after knocking on doors in the area.
An ambulance was called to check the child over as a precaution.
Police said the boy's mother had gone to work, his father had fallen asleep, and another adult had left the house.
"The child knew how to get out when the door was left unlocked," said Sgt. David Berg of the Kansas City Police Department.
The boy never got upset during the ordeal, but witnesses said he was happy to see his father.
Police said no charges would be filed, calling it an unfortunate series of events. Police said children escape from their homes more often than most people think, and most cases end the way this one did.


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Ohio State knocks off Syracuse, advances to Final Four
BOSTON -- Jared Sullinger recovered from first-half foul trouble to score 19 points and grab seven rebounds, helping Ohio State beat Syracuse 77-70 on Saturday to advance to the Final Four.
It will be the Buckeyes' first trip to the NCAA semifinals since 2007.
Deshaun Thomas scored 14 with nine rebounds for Ohio State (31-7), which led by eight points with 59 seconds to play and held on after the Orange cut it to three. The Buckeyes made 13 of 14 free throws in the final 68 seconds.
Brandon Triche scored 15 points and Baye Keita had 10 rebounds for Syracuse (34-3). The Orange were hoping for a return trip to New Orleans, where they won their only national championship in 2003.


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Further proof that a Clock Tower movie is really happening and not some sort of strange fever dream, Senator Entertainment has found their helpless lead character in the form of Brittany Snow. Most recently appearing in the remake of horror-classic Prom Night, Snow has also had a recurring role on Nip/Tuck as Ariel Alderman, played Meg Pryor in American Dreams, and also portrayed Amber Von Tussle in last year's remake of Hairspray.
None of those are important, however. The role that most gamers will recognize her by is the English voice of Naminé from Kingdom Hearts II, the mysterious young blonde girl who shares a strange connection with Kairi and Sora. See? The movie is gaining video game clout already. Brittany should do a fine job of spending two hours or so running from room to room and hiding from the nasty men with giant scissors. Clock Tower Strikes Brittany Snow [CanMag]