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December 14, 2006, 08:24:50 AM »
I grew up an Army brat and am interested in applying to the Army's JAG Corps upon graduation. Just a quick question for anyone who may know, does the Army allow JAGs to go to Airborne and Ranger school? If so, how hard is it to get that opportunity for a JAG? Thanks for the help.
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June 10, 2007, 02:20:05 PM »
I know this is an old post, but maybe there are others with the same question who are contemplating JAG...the AF JAG answer is completely wrong. I was an Army officer for a number of years before coming to law school and no one goes to those schools unless there is a need, especially if you are not a combat arms branched officer (i.e., infantry, armor, field artillery, etc).
Airborne: If you are in an airborne unit (basically, just the 82nd Airborne Division), you WILL go to airborne school (b/c the 101st Airborne Division sends its soldiers to Air Assault school (helicopter rappelling))....it's essentially a requirement. If you are not in that division (like 95% of the rest of the army), you WILL NOT go to airborne school. Pretty much no exceptions, especially if you are a JAG officer
Ranger School: Unless you are a new Infantry 2nd Lieutenant or enlisted soldier specifically assigned to a Ranger unit, you WILL NOT go to Ranger school. The
exception would be if you were assigned as a JAG officer to a Ranger unit (but they don't have JAG officers in their units...JAG officers are assigned to the division, etc, and perhaps a JAG or two will be attached to the HQ of a Ranger BN for particular needs, but will not be in a Ranger Battalion). And, by the way, if they do need to do that, they will probably just pick a JAG lawyer who already has a Ranger tab (as there are a few) by virtue of being an infantry officer first and then going to law school later through the Army's funded legal education program (FLEP).
The bottom line is that those two schools cost the Army a lot of money and they send people on a needs of the Army basis. If you are a JAG officer, you have no need for advanced combat training in the eyes of the Army. You will be assigned to JAG sections at higher headquarters levels and if you deploy to a combat zone you will be with large headquarters units and not sent out to fight or patrol. As such, there is no justification for the Army to spend that money on you and they won't do it. Oh, and the airborne badge is not that prestigious like AF JAG thinks...it certainly doesn't equate to "instant advancement" or even guaranteed deployment...you deploy based on your unit. When you are in the Army, you move from post to post every couple of years, so if you go to 82nd Airborne, you'll get the badge at that time...(so if you really want it, try to get Fort Bragg as your first post...although make sure you inform yourself on the sometimes tiring "gung ho" attitude of the post...it's not a personality fit for everyone).
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March 11, 2010, 12:18:33 PM »
I remember looking at this post when I was deciding whether to join the Army JAG Corps. I ended up joining and wanted to clear a few things up.
Airborne and Air Assault: The JAG school usually has 10 airborne school slots and about 3 or 4 air assault slot school slots for each officer basic course (there are three per year). Basically, the cadre running the military training portion of OBC divy those out to whomever they feel earned them (I've heard the creteria can change as the cadre change). The opportunity to attend these schools has no relation to what unit you are heading to. After OBC, it is generally more difficult to go to airborne school, but far from impossible. If you are assigned to an airborne unit you will be able to go or if you are assigned to Ft. Benning or Ft. Cambell (where the airborne and air assault schools are located) you will be able to go. Additionally, if you let you commander know you really want to attend either of these schools and you stay on their good side, you will likely have the opportunity to go to either airborne or air assault school.
Ranger School: This is a tough one. There is about a 99% you will not be able to go. However, a JAG goes to ranger school every once and awhile, but those instances are pretty rare. Its a combination of the amount of time it takes and the JAG Corps not wanting to send someone that is not going to graduate. Basically, you have to be a stud and convince your commander to give you up for a few months.
Additoinal schools: Beside those three schools, I personally know JAGs that have gone through Pathfinder, Jumpmaster and even SERE, all while part of the JAG Corps. My understanding is that most commanders love for their JAGs to be as gung-ho/hooah as possible and as long as you show interest, ability and they like you....anything is possible when a full-bird colonel puts in a request on your behalf (and thats not as rare as it sounds).
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March 11, 2010, 08:11:24 PM »
Staff Officer POTGs have no need to go to Ranger School for their career ascension. Unlike the Marines JAG corp, you're not going to be potentially leading Soldiers into combat.
I don't think it's fair but that's the reality. I feel that everyone should be able to go to Ranger School if they meet the PT requirements and their chain of command recommends them. But the training is intended for those who are actually going to utilize it in close combat conditions.
I've witnessed what JAGs do directly on the Division level. They rarely are placed in harms way. I'm not trying to diminish what they do but they're not going to be putting their life on the line very often if at all. And there's really no need for them to do so.
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i concur witharmyjag2. i was army enlisted active duty, a basic branch officer, and now serve as a jag officer- active duty. forgive the format. im using my smartphone overseas in the field.
airbore air assault school. jags get chances to go abn or aaslt once in a while. esp if youre at a forscom, abn unit, or at a base that teaches that course. ie ft benning. you have to seek the opportunity out and be in great shape because youll have to compete for the slot to go. 270 apft and or good runner/ ruck marching within 15min standard for 12 miles with gear. these opportunities wont come to you. you must research online and seek it out with your chain of command. bottom line. dont go half steppin. show leadership u want to be a high speed trooper thru apft scores, research, and determination before thinking of asking. ive come across too many army newbies who want to wear the badgex but dont even know what the course entails or they have poor fitness scores.
ranger school. is possible. esp if youre stationed at benning and the 06 sja is supportive. high speed jags coming from 82/101 were being selected and supported by their div a few years ago when we were still deploying to oif/oef/surge. also ranger regiment has 2~3 slots for jags to serve in the 75th regiment. you need to be ranger tab qualified iot serve with them. bottom line. its possible but very unlikely for a jag to go to ranger.
should jags be able to go to these high speed courses?
imo yes. and numerous senior line officers/ commanders agree. jags dont need to go iot wear a cool guy badge. but instead to better understand the culture/mission/soldiers we all serve. i could go on forever about this. im basically saying that jags need to challenge themselves as officers to set higher standards for themself, or to meet the standards set by their fellow line officers/ncos/ paratroopers/ soldiers. as one RI said to a student " it's not about you. " as an officer , jag or not, you need to do and be the best you can for those you serve/lead/advise. it's not about you.
i understand how combat arms guys say jags dont need to go or its waste of slots and money. i get it. but if youve been to any of these schools you would know that too many non jag soldiers bolo out of these courses for various reasons. imo if youre motivated physically fit and have an interest in being a better officer, then go for it. but dont come half steppin.
if youre in law school and you want to be a high speed hero, then enlist or commission combat arms. ie infantry or armor. youll get to go to these schools you dream about. if youre thinking about just doing jag and wanting to be tabbed/badged the fck out.... then maybe you need to take a moment and think about your real reason for wanting to wear the uniform. is it so that you can look like a hero/leader?
if you want to serve. then serve. you dont have to be an officer just because you have a ba bs or jd degree. i have a friend who enlisted under 18X immediately after law school. served six years as a green beret and is now a jag officer. dont think your above serving enlisted just because you have a fancy degree. my legal education is only an additional skill set that i use to be a value added member of the team.
one last thing. jag corps and the army in general is about teamwork, improving youself as a leader, and improving your subordinates to be tbe best that they can be. most law students got where they are now becuase they put themself first and looked out for their interests. if this is you, then dont bother applying to be an officer. you will eventually be peered out.
ive been to the schools and i see the reaction my soldiers have when they see my uniform and know that i once too was a young pfc. MOTIVATE them to achieve the mission. INSPIRE them to go further.
Men.Mission.Myself. in that order. because if you take care of your men first, they will take care of the mission.
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1. boot up with a bootable usb drive (my computer doesn't recognize my external or usb drive even though it has priority in the BIOS and the usb is properly formatted),
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4. use the DOS commands related to recovery (no confirmation messages just returns to the command prompt without making any changes,
5. use the startup F-keys to bring up or access the recovery menu.
Each time I boot up, a hard drive error screen (SMART hard drive 1 -301, detected imminent failure) appears, although I can still continue and boot up regularly into windows and even safe mode, so no personal files are compromised. The error message only says to do a full system diagnostics test but it finds no errors.
I realized after trying all the internal methods of restarting/restoring my pc that my recovery drive D: was infected by the RAPID virus. Now there are no visible files (except for the infected ones which I deleted) or workable files left on that drive. The drive has been rendered completely useless for recovery.
I don't need to recover my personal files because I can still get into windows. I just can't refresh or reinstall windows, anything pertaining to a system recovery, due to the recovery partition infected by the virus. I don't have any system restore points to fall back on either.
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windows and just fix the corrupted partition. Or a program to create a new recovery drive while windows is running.
I don't really need to recover any other files just the recovery drive D: itself. Reinstalling is just not possible without that recovery drive.


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New York, July 6, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the defamation conviction of Andrzej Poczobut, a Grodno correspondent for the largest Polish daily, Gazeta Wyborcza, and calls for it to be overturned on appeal.
On Tuesday, the Leninsky district court in Grodno convicted Poczobut of libeling Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, and handed him a suspended three-year prison term, local and international press reported. The court dropped insult charges that prosecutors levied against Poczobut in March, the independent news website Charter 97 reported.
Authorities said Poczobut committed those crimes through articles he published in Gazeta Wyborcza and the Belarusian news website Belarussky Partizan starting in October 2010; he faced up to six years in jail. Poczobut's trial was held behind closed doors, local press reported.
Poczobut was released after the court announced the verdict. According to Charter 97, Poczobut told the journalists outside the courtroom that he did not insult or libel Lukashenko but instead published his opinion on the president's policies. He said he plans to appeal the sentence.
"Commenting on the policies of a president in a democracy is not a criminal offense," said CPJ Deputy Director Robert Mahoney. "We call on the court in Grodno to overturn this conviction on appeal."
Before his April 6 arrest, Poczobut told CPJ that the insult charge stemmed from articles he had written in the run-up to the country's flawed December 2010 presidential election and its aftermath. Grodno police arrested Poczobut for allegedly violating a travel ban when he tried to leave the city for the capital, Minsk; two days later, he was indicted with libeling Lukashenko and his stay in prison was extended by two months.
Poczobut's sentencing comes amid an ongoing crackdown against independent reporters who cover protest rallies called "Revolution via social networks," CPJ research shows. On Sunday, police in Minsk, Grodno, Gomel, and Mogilev detained at least 15 journalists who covered the rallies, the Minsk-based Belarusian Association of Journalists reported. On June 29, police and men in plainclothes in Minsk and Brest detained and beat at least a dozen reporters and broke their equipment at a similar rally.
At least 400 protesters were detained and arrested on Sunday after they silently marched in the streets and expressed their opposition to Lukashenko's authoritarian policies by clapping hands, according to local and international press reports.


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A new question has cropped up. Is it due to vanity that I do not believe in the existence of an omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient God? I had never imagined that I would ever have to confront such a question. But conversation with some friends has given me, a hint that certain of my friends, if I am not claiming too much in…
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Arms Race: Yankee Pitchers Hurting, Bombers Need an Arm
"I hurt my hands because I fell down the stairs."
This is the reason A.J. Burnett gave the New York Yankees' training staff on Saturday after he departed from the game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays. Burnett tossed just two innings and gave up four earned runs on four hits. He walked none and only struck out one batter.
He hurt his hands falling down the stairs? That's not a reason for getting hurt.
It's a punch-line.
It turns out Burnett hurt himself slamming a door out of frustration. Quite honestly he has a lot to be frustrated about. The Yankees' number two man is 7-8 this season with an ERA of 4.99. To this point he has struck out a measly 82 batters, walked 46, and given up 12 home runs. In fact, Burnett has given up 56 hits and 36 earned runs in his last 10 games.
It's obvious there is something wrong with him. Can it be corrected? Who knows.
The day after Burnett's episode, the Yanks lost one of their All-Star pitchers. Andy Pettitte, who had been tearing it up with a record of 11-2 and an ERA of 2.88, suffered an apparent groin injury. In the third inning, Pettitte came up lame after throwing an 85 mph slider to Kelly Shoppach and was immediately removed.
Not what the Yankees needed, by any means.
According to several reports, Pettitte will be on the disabled list for three to four weeks leaving a hole in the pitching rotation for the time being.
Javier Vazquez has not exactly been setting Yankee Universe on fire either. The right-hander is 7-7 with a 4.45 ERA. After starting the season incredibly slow, he has started to pick it up. In his last 10 games Vazquez 5-3 with a 2.78 ERA. Over that span he has also surrendered 41 hits and 20 earned runs.
Vazquez hasn't been overwhelmingly dominant, or the most consistent pitcher, but he has at least given the Yankees more innings than Burnett.
At press time the Bronx Bombers have two pitchers in their starting rotation who they can really rely on, obviously CC Sabathia and Phil Hughes. With the way the rest of the pitching has gone (which in a lot of ways is downhill) I asked myself this morning, "Should the Yankees go after a decent starter to fill in for Pettitte and for the stretch run overall?"
The best answer is yes.
I'm not saying they need to give away all of their best prospects and get a hurler like Roy Oswalt, but there are some relatively cheap starters currently on the market that might do some good in Pettitte's absence. With Burnett and Vazquez pitching as they are, the Yanks might just need another arm.
Here are two suggestions for the Yanks to consider:
Dan Haren
The 29 year-old righty from the Arizona Diamondbacks is currently having a rough year. He owns the same record as Burnett (7-8) with an ERA of 4.60. However, he has 133 strikeouts and only 27 walks.
Haren possesses great ability; the only problem is his team and lack of run support. At press time the D'Backs are 34-58, good for last place in the National League Western Division. His team is not much to look at, but if he got more support his numbers would undoubtedly improve.
Not to mention he has experience pitching in the American League. Before he joined the Diamondbacks in 2008, he had been a nemesis of the Yanks with the Oakland Athletics.
The only two things I see that might stand in the way of Haren and pinstripes are money and who the Yankees would or would not give up for him. He is owed $29 million after 2010, but a trade would keep him with the Yanks through 2012 because of his contract.
Arizona would probably ask for someone like Jesus Montero or Austin Romine, also making the trade a little less doable. I'm not sure the Yanks would want to part with such young, promising players, but in return they would get a solid pitcher for a few years.
I'd like to see it happen. Haren would look good in pinstripes.
Brian Bannister
Unlike Haren, a trade for 29 year-old righty Brian Bannister would most likely come a lot cheaper.
Bannister, a member of the Kansas City Royals since after the 2006 season, currently has a record of (again) 7-8 with an ERA of 5.65. He has 62 Ks coupled with 40 walks.
His numbers are not ideal, but he has experience pitching in New York. Before making his way to Kansas City prior to the 2007 campaign, Bannister originally started for the New York Mets. He was traded after the season for Ambiorix Burgos.
The ability is there; I even remember watching a Mets game in '06 and thinking to myself, "This guy has talent. He could go places." After all, Bannister was the first pitcher to hand hyped-up phenom Stephen Strasburg a loss this year, as the Royals beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on June 23.
A trade for Bannister would probably be cheaper for the Yanks, and they might even be able to hold onto him for awhile. Bannister is not a free agent until after 2012, therefore they would really be able to get some length out of his service.
Bannister would not just go "one-and-done" like Vazquez might.
If the Yankees want to go a much cheaper route and get a pitcher who can probably throw up a handful of quality starts while Pettitte rehabs, Bannister might be their man.
This morning Buster Olney reported that the Yankees are not looking for help with their starting rotation and they are focused on the bench. He mentioned names like Ted Lilly and Jake Westbrook, and said the Yanks should seek them instead of anyone high-priced.
This might be when the world ends, because I disagree with him.
Lilly and Westbrook have already been Yankees and so far the idea of getting former Yankees back (like Nick Johnson) has (I'm sure) not worked out as well as the Yanks would've hoped. And if I recall correctly, as a member of the Blue Jays, Lilly has plunked Jorge Posada twice.
The second time Posada was hit, he jaw-jacked with Lilly and a brawl almost ensued.
The bottom line is that either Lilly or Westbrook would not be as good a fit as either Haren or Bannister. As far as the "focus on the bench" Olney spoke of–I seriously hope he was kidding. The bench is probably the last thing the Yanks should concern themselves with at this point.
I would say fix the hole in the starting rotation (even though it's temporary), try to iron out the bullpen, and then try to add a bat off the bench. If they really want to add a bench player or someone with a lot of power, I got two words for them:
Russell Branyan. They don't call him "Russell the Muscle" for nothing.


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Put on your coolest, scariest or sexiest costume and head out to San Diego for this massive Halloween Pub Crawl over three Spook-tacular nights with half dozen bars. During select hours on Saturday, October 26 | Thursday, October 31 | Saturday, November 2nd participating venues throughout the neighborhood will offer great drink specials to help get you in the Halloween spirit.
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As the event progresses, venues may stop participating. Additional venues may participate in their stead.
The Pub Crawl starts at a specific time listed on your eTicket, which is also noted in the description of the event listing, and the later you arrive the less specials you might get. Participating venues and advertised times are subject to change at the last minute. Actual drinks and specials offered are at the venues discretion and are subject to change. Each venue may only participate in the drink specials for a 3-hour period. After 10PM drink specials may increase by $2 at each individual venues discretion.
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Quote:First of all, is it Isshinryu, or Isshin-Ryu?Ok anyways, I just got a membership at the YMCA at my house, but didnt want to sign up because I thought it was generic, McDojo-esque karate, but I looked at the guide and it said it was IsshinRyu. I started thinking that it might not be too bad, so I asked about it and the lady said that it was a seperate company that trained people. It is 2 days a week for 1 hour a day, and I will be in the adult class. I saw one of the adult classes, and there were people WAY older than me. Which normally wouldent bother me, but there isnt anyone my age, so I wouldent have anybody to train or spar with outside of class. What are your thoughts on this class?
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Cayman Overview
With cliffs primed for hiking, caves begging to be explored and waters ideal for scuba diving, Cayman Islands were made for the adventurer. Each island creates a unique experience that will thrill adrenaline junkies. But that doesn't mean you need to relish in adventure to have a good time. The Cayman Islands have plenty more to offer. You'll find the hub of tourism on Grand Cayman, with the majority of luxurious resorts, restaurants and shops here. For a more rugged experience, spend a day visiting Cayman Brac where you can go fishing, cave exploring or hiking. And for the ultimate scuba experience, check out Little Cayman for one of the world's best diving site, Bloody Bay Wall. Each of the islands is guaranteed to impress, enchant and delight.
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Mapping Out Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman is the largest of the 3 islands, and the center of tourist activity. Most of the resorts, restaurants and shops are along the Seven Mile Beach, one of the most famous beaches in the Caribbean. If you're looking for a more relaxed experience, then Cayman Brac's laid-back vibe offers intimate and family-run resorts and inns, attracting repeat visitors every season. If you're a serious scuba diver, then you'll already know about Little Cayman. The smallest of the islands in the Caymans is known as one of the best scuba islands in the world. Each island has a treat for you!
Perfect Piece of Paradise
It's one of the prettiest beaches in Grand Cayman and home to many of the island's resorts, restaurants and shops. Even though it's the hub of island activity, Seven Mile Beach never seems overly crowded. The water is so calm on the western side of the island that it looks like glass. It's the perfect ocean spot if you have small children because you and the kids can swim, play and snorkel very easily! The waters are so clear and the corals are distinct.
Plus, Seven Mile Beach is located in the capitol city George Town, where you can find plenty of restaurants to try out or souvenirs to take home. After you spend some time lounging by the beach, you can stroll along the shores and discover new beachside restaurants, as well as some local island shopping.
Thrill Seekers
When you're ready for a little rugged adventure, check out Cayman Brac, or "Brac" as the locals call it. Located just a short distance from Grand Cayman, the towering limestone bluff attracts vacationers seeking to hike, rock climb or scuba dive. Definitely for the more daring, but if it's something you'd like to try, then there is no better place than in this Caribbean paradise.
And, if you want to visit Brac, but don't exactly want to repel off mountains, then check out the caves on the island. The caves are full of beautiful stalagmites and stalactites, with a few friendly bats hanging around. There are several great caves to choose from, but the Great Cave is a popular spot. You'll also find several local restaurants and shops to discover when you spend your day here.
Plunge Into The Sea
Little Cayman is one of the best places to scuba dive in the world. Bloody Bay Wall plunges 18 to 6,000 feet with a series of equally dramatic drop offs that will impress the most experienced diver. If you're a diver, then exploring the stunning marine life will be a world class experience!
You can also find some secluded beaches without the crowds of people, like Point of Sand on the eastern tip. The shopping is light, but you can stop off at Village Square if you need some last minute necessities. The laid-back charm in Little Cayman offers some local restaurants, beach bars and warm, welcoming locals to help you see all that you need to see on the island.
Shopping Local
The Cayman's version of a farmer's market comes alive Saturday mornings at "The Grounds". The farmers market is where you'll find fresh fruits, vegetables and a variety of Cayman cuisine to sample. And, the market is just 10 miles from George Town.
Everything is 100% locally grown, so you'll get to sample some of the most authentic and possibly the best Caribbean cuisine on the island. The lively market also has several vendors with handmade crafts, sea-salt products and unique souvenirs. You'll also find activities for the kids and live music. And, it's one of the best places to chat with locals on the island.
Cayman Quick Facts
Cayman Dollar is the official dollar, but the US Dollar is widely accepted
110v - If your hotel does't have it set up with converters, you'll want to bring one
All U.S. citizens must have a valid passport when traveling to and from Grand Cayman.
Time zone
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Just a little update on who won the last two big giveaways. The first winner Ariel, who writes the blog Loving Every Minute of It, won a custom drawing by Patricia Van Essche of PVE Designs. Ariel chose her darling bungalow as the subject of the drawing. I thought you might like to see the final results. As always, Patricia's work is wonderful, warm, and personal. First – take a look at Ariel's house she shares with her husband and three boys in the Texas Hill Country:
Ariel and her husband have updated their house, adding shutters, new paint, landscaping, porches, etc!!!!
And here is Patricia's drawing. I love the angle she chose to capture it. It looks so inviting with the Adirondack chairs prominently figured, along with the trees and picket fence. If I was Ariel, I would order the note cards that Patricia sells with this drawing on them. It would be so cute !! To read Patricia's story about the drawing, go HERE.
The next big giveaway was the fabulous lantern from BROWN. Here is the exact same lantern hanging in my client's house that I worked on this year. I was so excited when Jill Brown offered to give the lantern for a giveaway. It was the largest contest I have ever had. The response was phenomenal – so many people entered!!!! I was only sorry I didn't have more to hand out. It's a truly gorgeous light fixture and Jill was so generous to sponsor the contest.
The BROWN lantern was the largest giveaway I've done – both in monetary value and numbers of entrants.
The blogger Brilliant Asylum from Atlanta was the lucky winner of the BROWN lantern. As you can read HERE, she had a choice of either having the four light bulb kit inside the lantern or just the one light bulb kit. She chose the one light bulb kit with the beautiful Edison bulb, shown below. Hopefully when she hangs the lantern Brilliant Asylum will send us a picture to see it! Be sure visit BROWN's web site HERE to see all their wonderful things.
A huge thank you again to Patricia and Jill for the great giveaways.
Photograph of Christina Strutt's house in Bath, England – taken from her latest book: At Home With Country HERE.
P.S. The newest Skirted Roundtable is now available with our guest Cabbages and Roses' Christina Strutt. From England, Strutt is Martha Stewart and Rachel Ashwell rolled into one – with a dash of her mentor Laura Ashley. Beautiful fabrics and clothes. Listen HERE.
Next week we have a HUGE HUGE HUGE guest coming on the Skirted Roundtable: Robert McAlpine! I am so excited I could DIE!!! Wish me luck y'all. This one has me nervous. McAlpine is a major hero to me and I'm sure to you too!!! YIKES!!!!!!!!


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We had to watch the Golden Globes last night, so we haven't yet seen last night's premiere, but part two is tonight, in which Chloe tries to sniff out an assassination plot, a lead Jack follows against the protestations of his new boss CTU honcho Brian Hastings (Mykelti Williamson), leaving newbies Ortiz (Freddie Prinze Jr.) and Walsh (Katee Sackhoff) wondering who to side with in the power struggle.
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"How I Met Your Mother"
Marshall gets a big wet one from co-worker Amanda Peet, but can't convince Lily it really happened, while Robin learns that she's achieved our nation's highest honor: she's become the subject of a drinking game.
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"Life Unexpected"
From a distance, this looks like your typical CW melodrama about some angsty teen whose parents just don't understand -- and yet, it's getting pretty OK notices from Collider and the E-Dub. In the opener, Lux (Britt Robertson) tries to ditch foster-care and become an emancipated minor. She then finds her her birth parents (Shiri Appleby and Kristoffer Polaha), somehow ending up in their custody.
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More McDaniels quick hits – Cutler-free edition
DANA POINT, Calif. — While we'll have wall-to-wall Josh McDaniels-Jay Cutler coverage throughout DenverPost.com and tomorrow's print edition (remember those? please buy one!), I wanted to pass along a couple of other more newsy nuggets from McDaniels' hour-long sit down with the media here on Tuesday morning.
About that defense: "I think it's really important that we see where we finish this spring, and head into training camp in terms of our personnel. I don't think we can really sit there today and say, 'That looks perfect.' In terms of playing them as a 3-4 or as a 4-3, I think we have guys that can do a lot of things. Versatility is a huge thing for what we're going to try to do on defense."
Our take: McDaniels and defensive coordinator Mike Nolan might have a vision for the defense, but they don't have all the parts yet, especially on the defensive line. So don't feel bad if you aren't sure what this defense will look like come September, because it doesn't seem like McDaniels really knows either.
About the offensive line (it is important to note that the offensive line is the only unit that has been virtually unaffected by the new regime. All five starters return. Still, McDaniels did acknowledge that guys like Ben Hamilton and Casey Wiegmann are smaller than typical interior linemen he is used to.): "The biggest thing to me in terms of size is can they anchor? Can they anchor the pocket without getting pushed into the quarterback? … But the guys we have, Wiegmann, Hamilton, even though they're a little lighter, they play with great leverage, and that's the big thing for me. We can play with those guys, and they're going to play well. "
Our take: Perhaps the best move McDaniels has made since being hired was the one he DIDN'T make — and that's keeping Rick Dennison and the entire line in tact.
About what Denver's running game might look like in 2009: "Our playbook looks pretty nice in terms of what we'll be able to do in the running game because we've carried over plenty of what they do and what they've done, and we've added what we've done in New England."
Our take: I think McDaniels' first genuine smile of his interview came during this question, like he is truly excited about the prospects of drawing up running plays. Look for Denver to combine the best part of Denver's age-old zone-blocking scheme with some of the multiple-back sets New England liked to run. Again, keeping Bobby Turner as running backs coach was a smart move.
On the AFC West, which technically has three new head coaches in McDaniels, Kansas City's Todd Haley and Oakland's Tom Cable (Cable had the "interim" tagged removed): "It's a pain in the butt to get ready for them in the offseason. You've got teams like Kansas City that obviously are going to run a different offense, a different defense. Oakland, I don't know if they're going to run a different offense and defense, but it's going to be a little different. So your preparation in the spring is a little difficult because you can' tjust turn on the tape from last season and go "OK, that's what we have to beat next year" because its going to change. San Diego should be the one constant there, but as you're getting ready for your division opponents in the offseason, which you normally always do, this makes it a little more challenged because you've had to much turnover."
Our take: AFC West teams didn't necessarily play the best football in 2008, but the games were often interesting (remember those wild finishes between San Diego and Kansas City? Jay Cutler's "fumble" against San Diego? Oakland's surprising win at Denver?). All these new faces, schemes and personalities mean 2009 could be just as nutty.
About knowing if he was ready to be an NFL head coach at age 32: "I don't know if you're ever totally prepared. Was I prepared to be an offensive coordinator, you know? Was I prepared to be the quarterbacks coach in 2004? I think you get confidence from those people around you that are willing to put you in those positions. Obviously Mr. Bowlen and the people in Denver who went through the search felt very strongly that I was ready and capable. I have a lot of confidence in what I can do and what I have done, and I'm absolutely looking forward to the challenge."
Our take: If you weren't looking at him, you'd forget McDaniels is only 32 years old based on his level of confidence and the serious way he approaches all aspects of his job. The only thing McDaniels probably hates talking about more than Jay Cutler is his own age. If he is able to win this season, all that age talk will disappear. If not, it might be considered a liability. (I will, however, go on record that Tampa coach Raheem Morris looks even younger than McDaniels does. Morris, who interviewed for the Broncos' job, could fit in on any college campus).


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Olivier Martinez gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Halle after Olivier
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These are the first photos of Halle Berry since she and Olivier Martinez announced early this week that they're divorcing. She looks relaxed. She looks really good in those pants. Over the last few days, sources on both sides have been leaking information to TMZ, PEOPLE, US Weekly… anyone. Full Story
Halle's bad juju
As Lainey wrote yesterday, Halle Berry is once again getting divorced. I didn't expect this to be much of a story because they weren't married for very long, Olivier isn't all that famous in North America and their child is together is much less visible than Nahla. Full Story
Halle Berry: no show, no marriage
Two weeks ago, Extant, starring Halle Berry on CBS, was cancelled after two seasons. Today TMZ is reporting that she's also cancelling her marriage to Olivier Martinez. It's irreconcilable differences. And supposedly there's a prenup so there shouldn't be any money issues. Full Story
Halle, Olivier, and Malia
Check out Halle Berry at the premiere of Extant last night. The show premieres on July 9. Olivier Martinez joined her at the event. There were rumours recently that the two were done. So they're not done. She does however have to pay Gabriel Aubrey $16,000 a month in child support and $115,000 retroactively AND $300,000 for his legal fees. Full Story
Every October
It's that time of year again. It's the time of year when we all ask ourselves if there really is only one pumpkin patch in Los Angeles. Check out Olivier Martinez and Nahla at the pumpkin patch yesterday. Halle Berry wasn't there because, as you know, she gave birth to their son on Saturday. Full Story
Halle Berry's wedding weekend
E! News is reporting that Halle Berry will marry Olivier Martinez this weekend. The two are expecting a child together. Here they are at LAX with daughter Nahla, presumably heading to their wedding destination… Paris? This would be Halle's third marriage after David Justice and Eric Benet. Full Story
Belly Cupping: Halle Berry edition
You know I hate the belly cupping. And I know many of you hate me for hating the belly cupping. Where we generally agree however is on the belly cupping by the baby father. It's gross. Here's Halle Berry having her belly cupped by her baby father Olivier Martinez in Paris yesterday. Now, the common excuse for mother belly cupping is heaviness. Full Story
Halle Berry pregnant?
Celebrity pregnancy isn't normally news for me but this is Halle Berry and there's been a lot of sh-t going on with Halle Berry recently. TMZ reports that Halle and Olivier Martinez are expecting. They're saying she's over 3 months. Full Story
Halle engaged
Us Weekly opened 2012 with 3 major exclusives last week and has followed it up with another this week:Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez are engaged. Now I want to be happy for Halle, I really do. But Halle has demonstrated, over and over again, that she has terrible instincts about her romantic choices. Full Story
Halle in a lust haze
It was announced recently that Halle Berry would be pushing through her film Frankie & Alice (shot in Vancouver) to making it eligible for awards season. The move was obvious – she wants a nomination and, while she's still considered a longshot, it does sound like, at the very least, she has delivered a fine performance that many think is worthy of one. Full Story
As you know, Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have been heating things up since working on a movie together a couple of months ago. There was romance in Paris, he's been in LA the last few weeks, and on Saturday night, at the Carousel of Hope Ball, with a long, long line of media, coverage on all the major shows, they walked hand in hand down the carpet. Full Story


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What's New in Certificates
What's new in certificates?
Windows® 7 introduces HTTP enrollment protocols that enable policy-based certificate enrollment across Active Directory forest boundaries and over the Internet. These changes enable new certificate enrollment scenarios that allow organizations to expand the accessibility of existing public key infrastructure (PKI) deployments and reduce the number of certification authorities (CAs).
Improvements to the certificate selection user interface and filtering logic provide a simplified user experience when an application presents multiple certificates.
Who will want to use these new features?
HTTP enrollment
Enterprises with a new or existing PKI can use HTTP enrollment in these new deployment scenarios:
In multiple-forest environments, client computers can enroll for certificates from CAs in a different forest.
In extranet deployments, mobile workers and business partners can request and renew certificates over the Internet.
Certificate selection
Internet browsers and many other applications use the Certificate Selection dialog box to prompt users for certificate selection when multiple certificates are available. The Certificate Selection dialog box presents a list of certificates to choose from, but selecting the correct certificate can be a confusing task that often results in support calls and a poor user experience. Organizations encountering these issues can benefit from the improvements in certificate selection.
What are the benefits of the new and changed features?
HTTP enrollment
Organizations that have multiple-forest environments and a per-forest PKI can use HTTP enrollment to allow certificate enrollment across forest boundaries and consolidate their PKI to use fewer CAs.
Organizations that issue certificates to mobile workers, business partners, or online customers can use HTTP enrollment to allow certificate enrollment over the Internet and simplify the enrollment process for remote users.
The new HTTP enrollment protocols are based on open Web services standards and can be implemented by organizations that want to provide online certificate services and registration authority services.
Certificate selection
The certificate selection experience includes improvements in the filtering logic and the user interface. Improved filtering logic is intended to reduce the number of certificates that are presented to the user, ideally resulting in a single certificate that requires no user action. Filter criteria can be specified by the application and include certificate purpose, validity period, and certification path. If more than one certificate meets the filter criteria, the Certificate Selection dialog box displays details of each certificate such as subject, issuer, and validity period as well as a graphic that distinguishes between smart card certificates and certificates that are installed on the computer.
What's the impact of these changes on certificates?
HTTP enrollment
HTTP enrollment requires deployment of the certificate enrollment Web services included in Windows Server 2008 R2. For more information, see What's New in Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) in Windows Server 2008 R2. Administrators use Group Policy to distribute the locations of the certificate enrollment Web services to domain members. Windows 7 also supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) enrollment that is compatible with existing CAs running Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008.
Certificate selection
Applications that use the CryptUIDlgSelectCertificate function automatically use the new Certificate Selection dialog box and generally do not require changes. A new flag has been added to the API so that applications can use the legacy Certificate Selection dialog box; however, this requires that the application be modified and distributed to users. Additionally, optional parameters can be used to specify criteria for the CertSelectCertificateChains function, which is used to select certificates to be displayed by the CryptUIDlgSelectCertificate function. For more information, see CertSelectCertificateChains Function on MSDN.


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wcstombs_s, _wcstombs_s_l
Converts a sequence of wide characters to a corresponding sequence of multibyte characters. A version of wcstombs, _wcstombs_l with security enhancements as described in Security Features in the CRT.
errno_t wcstombs_s(
size_t *pReturnValue,
char *mbstr,
size_t sizeInBytes,
const wchar_t *wcstr,
size_t count
errno_t _wcstombs_s_l(
size_t *pReturnValue,
char *mbstr,
size_t sizeInBytes,
const wchar_t *wcstr,
size_t count,
_locale_t locale
template <size_t size>
errno_t wcstombs_s(
size_t *pReturnValue,
char (&mbstr)[size],
const wchar_t *wcstr,
size_t count
); // C++ only
template <size_t size>
errno_t _wcstombs_s_l(
size_t *pReturnValue,
char (&mbstr)[size],
const wchar_t *wcstr,
size_t count,
_locale_t locale
); // C++ only
The size in bytes of the converted string, including the null terminator.
The address of a buffer for the resulting converted multibyte character string.
The size in bytes of the mbstr buffer.
Points to the wide character string to be converted.
The maximum number of bytes to store in the mbstr buffer, not including the terminating null character, or _TRUNCATE.
The locale to use.
Return Value
Zero if successful, an error code on failure.
|Error condition
|Return value and errno
|mbstr is NULL and sizeInBytes > 0
|wcstr is NULL
|The destination buffer is too small to contain the converted string (unless count is _TRUNCATE; see Remarks below)
If any of these conditions occurs, the invalid parameter exception is invoked as described in Parameter Validation . If execution is allowed to continue, the function returns an error code and sets errno as indicated in the table.
The wcstombs_s function converts a string of wide characters pointed to by wcstr into multibyte characters stored in the buffer pointed to by mbstr. The conversion will continue for each character until one of these conditions is met:
A null wide character is encountered
A wide character that cannot be converted is encountered
The number of bytes stored in the mbstr buffer equals count.
The destination string is always null-terminated (even in the case of an error).
If count is the special value _TRUNCATE, then wcstombs_s converts as much of the string as will fit into the destination buffer, while still leaving room for a null terminator. If the string is truncated, the return value is STRUNCATE, and the conversion is considered successful.
If wcstombs_s successfully converts the source string, it puts the size in bytes of the converted string, including the null terminator, into *pReturnValue (provided pReturnValue is not NULL). This occurs even if the mbstr argument is NULL and provides a way to determine the required buffer size. Note that if mbstr is NULL, count is ignored.
If wcstombs_s encounters a wide character it cannot convert to a multibyte character, it puts 0 in *pReturnValue, sets the destination buffer to an empty string, sets errno to EILSEQ, and returns EILSEQ.
If the sequences pointed to by wcstr and mbstr overlap, the behavior of wcstombs_s is undefined.
Ensure that wcstr and mbstr do not overlap, and that count correctly reflects the number of wide characters to convert.
wcstombs_s uses the current locale for any locale-dependent behavior; _wcstombs_s_l is identical to wcstombs except that it uses the locale passed in instead. For more information, see Locale.
In C++, using these functions is simplified by template overloads; the overloads can infer buffer length automatically (eliminating the need to specify a size argument) and they can automatically replace older, non-secure functions with their newer, secure counterparts. For more information, see Secure Template Overloads.
|Required header
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility.
This program illustrates the behavior of the wcstombs_s function.
// crt_wcstombs_s.c
// This example converts a wide character
// string to a multibyte character string.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <assert.h>
#define BUFFER_SIZE 100
int main( void )
size_t i;
char *pMBBuffer = (char *)malloc( BUFFER_SIZE );
wchar_t*pWCBuffer = L"Hello, world.";
printf( "Convert wide-character string:\n" );
// Conversion
wcstombs_s(&i, pMBBuffer, (size_t)BUFFER_SIZE,
pWCBuffer, (size_t)BUFFER_SIZE );
// Output
printf(" Characters converted: %u\n", i);
printf(" Multibyte character: %s\n\n",
pMBBuffer );
// Free multibyte character buffer
if (pMBBuffer)
Convert wide-character string:
Characters converted: 14
Multibyte character: Hello, world.
See also
Data Conversion
_mbclen, mblen, _mblen_l
mbstowcs, _mbstowcs_l
mbtowc, _mbtowc_l
wctomb_s, _wctomb_s_l
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Aww... that was cute. Jeff had a more positive outlook on how they'd get along than Jordan did --- and from what I understand, they did argue a little ( alot??). We know they are still together, so maybe they ended up with the 'make it' part of the 'make it or break it' relationship ultimatum. Thanks for the link of the clip !!!
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Thanks for the info Peach! I can't wait till the race starts and more press from them
Quote from: kcphilly on January 22, 2010, 01:20:48 PMThanks for the info Peach! I can't wait till the race starts and more press from them My pleasure!! But just be careful, no TAR (J/J) spoilers in here!
Hey Will....any tweets from Jeff or Jordan??? Haven't heard anything since Mardi Gras, right? I miss our J/J !!
at least we know the proposal wasnt a sham. Nat's dress looks too big on her. Glad she is happy......I am guessing Jessie wasnt there just some random thoughts.
Michele did NOT go to the wedding. She and Natalie HATES each other. Michele posted on FB and twitter that she was excited to go to the wedding on APRIL'S FOOL DAY. It was a joke and totally intentional. She did that to trick her fans and friends. Kevin was the only BB houseguest to attend the wedding. Chima was invited, too but couldn't make it.
Thanks for keeping us updated, Will. I think it's good that they aren't rushing into anything... slow and steady, I say !! Didn't they also win a vacation to Vancouver ..as a result of coming in 1st on one of the TAR legs?
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Now, with this award comes a certain responsibility; I must pass this award onto 10 other blogs that I think are EXCELLENT! Wow, 10! That's a lot. Do I check out enough blogs to award 10? Let's see...
In no particular order, of course...
1. Happy at Home- Laurel is simplifying her life and loving it! She and I are real-life friends and apparently living parallel lives.
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Lisa is HILARIOUS! I mean, really... how does she pull of talking about Turkey Testicles?
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Mary seems to be a kindred soul of mine. I "heart" Mary. She's a great blogger with three kids. We talk antibiotics, the bible, and other kinds of adult conversation. I have really enjoyed getting to know her and including my Tiny Talkers on her weekly carnival.
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Mom Unplugged has a really "current" blog. What I mean by that is, she's always got something going on over there for a great conversation or read: today it's a Target ad, but it's been lead toys, book and toy recommendations, charitable children, lots of interesting things. I feel like a real person when I'm at her blog, not just a mom. Oh, and of course she's been helpful with the whole unplugging my kids thing, too, with her Unplugged Projects.
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I'm just getting started in my quest to be more frugal, but if you are interested in saving some money... head over to this blog right now! I can't tell you how informative her blog is on saving! She's got a CVS 101 post, too, in case you're like me as I didn't have a clue how to "play the game". I visit her blog daily, well, I suppose it's more lurking than visiting! :)
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Environmental junkie? Well, proabably. I love this blog because it's not your normal "be kind to the environment". She comes up with some crazy challenges and has fun while doing it! Personally, I've taken the Diva Cup Challenge and was surprised to have made the switch! I am currently participating in the Freeze Yer Buns challenge. If you head over there, don't bother telling her I sent you... she'll have no idea who I am as I just lurk about over there, too...
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A blog new to me and I just introduced myself to her this past week. (At least I'm not lurking EVERYWHERE). Very interesting posts about what you would expect... keeping the home: saving money, feeding babies, being a mom, cooking, etc. A great place to pop in for some positiveness. (I guess that's a word as spell check didn't yell at me...)
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Some of you have already received this award - so be it. If you feel the need to nominate 10 more bloggers, go ahead. If not, just know that I think you're EXCELLENT!
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