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Russia's Most Powerful Nuclear Attack Submarine Ever Is Almost Ready for SeaRussia is set to launch its second Yasen-class nuclear-powered attack submarine on March 30. Called Kazan, the new vessel is an upgraded Project 885M design that is in many ways much more capable than the lead ship of the class, K-560 Severodvinsk."Kazan is expected to be rolled out and put afloat on March 30," a Russian defense source told the Moscow-based TASS news agency.The Russian Navy will take delivery of Kazan in 2018. Once the vessel is operational, she will be the most formidable enemy submarine that the U.S. Navy has ever faced. "It's probably the most capable nuclear powered submarine out there fielded by a potential adversary," Center for Naval Analyses Russian military affairs specialist Michael Kofman told The National Interest.Indeed, Kazan is expected to be substantially improved over her older sister, the Severodvinsk..."[Severodvinsk] is Russia's first truly multipurpose submarine," Michael Kofman and Norman Polmar wrote in the U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings journal. "The Severodvinsk is capable of antisubmarine, antiship, and land-attack missions. Among the more interesting features are a large bow sonar dome for the Irtysh-Amfora sonar system and an amidships battery of eight vertical-launch cells that can carry 32 Kalibr (SS-N-27/30 Sizzler) or Oniks (SS-N-26 Strobile) cruise missiles. These antiship and land-attack weapons are particularly significant after Russian surface ships and submarines fired long-range missiles into Syria in 2016 [emphasis added]."Russia plans to build a total of seven Project 885M submarines—Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Arkhangelsk and Perm are currently under construction at the Sevmash shipyards on the White Sea port city of Severodvinsk... Russia plans to build a total of seven Project 885M submarines—Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Arkhangelsk and Perm are currently under construction at the Sevmash shipyards on the White Sea port city of Severodvinsk... http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russias-most-powerful-nuclear-attack-submarine-ever-almost-19775
Build Limited Missile Defenses Against Russian, Chinese Strikes: Experts http://breakingdefense.com/2017/03/build-limited-missile-defenses-against-russian-chinese-strikes-experts/
Russia to Launch 1st Project 955A SSBN Submarine Knyaz Vladimir in August-September 2017The Project 955A Borei-A class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Vladimir will be floated out in August or September 2017, a source in Russia's defense industry told TASS."The fourth Borei-class submarine is planned to be put afloat in August or September 2017," the source said in reply to the relevant question.The submarine Knyaz Vladimir was laid down in 2012. It will be the fourth out of eight Project 955 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines and the first vessel built under improved project 955A. Russia's Navy has already received three Project 955 submarines. The submarines Knyaz Oleg and Generalissimo Suvorov were laid down in 2014. The submarines Emperor Alexander III and Knyaz Pozharsky were laid down in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Each submarine carries 16 Bulava (NATO reporting name: SS-NX-32) intercontinental ballistic missiles.A source in Russia's defense industry told TASS earlier that the submarine Knyaz Vladimir would join the Navy in 2018 or one year later than planned.The submarine was expected to be delivered to the Navy in 2017...http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/march-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/4988-russia-to-launch-1st-project-955a-ssbn-submarine-knyaz-vladimir-in-august-september-2017.html
Did someone forget to tell the Russians that ASW is dead?
Russian navy vessel sinks after collision off TurkeyCrew of both ships safe after crash near Bosphorus StraitThomson Reuters Posted: Apr 27, 2017 8:02 AM ET| Last Updated: Apr 27, 2017 11:10 AM ET A Russian reconnaissance ship sank after it collided with a Togo-flagged cargo vessel off the Turkish coast on Thursday, according to Turkey's coastal safety authority. The Russian ship Liman and the other vessel, identified by authorities as Youzarsif H, collided in fog and low visibility in the Black Sea. The Turkish coast guard said all 78 personnel aboard the Russian ship were rescued after it sent a tugboat and three fast rescue vessels to the area. The freighter sustained minor damage — it is able to continue sailing — and all crew members are safe, according Turkey's transportation minister.The ship was taking sheep from Romania to Jordan, according to Turkish broadcaster NTV. Russia's defence ministry said the collision occurred about 40 kilometres northwest of the Bosphorus Strait.The Bosphorus, which cuts through Istanbul, is one of the world's most important waterways for transit of oil and grains. The 27-kilometre waterway connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. With files from The Associated Press and CBC News © Thomson Reuters, 2017 Reutershttp://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russian-ship-collision-1.4088014
A Grim Future For Russia's Nuclear Sub FleetThe Kremlin can't replace its aging subs fast enoughIn March 2017, Russia's new Yasen-class nuclear attack submarine Kazan launched at the northern port city of Severodvinsk. Perhaps the quietest Russian submarine ever, the event was further evidence the Kremlin can still build capable and lethal subs capable of a variety of missions, including cruise-missile attack.But it won't be enough. The Russian navy — already badly depleted since the collapse of the Soviet Union — can't quickly replace most of its existing nuclear submarine fleet, which is approaching the end of its collective lifespan. The outcome will likely mean a shrinking of the Russian nuclear submarine force in the years ahead.By 2030, the bulk of Russia's nuclear-powered attack and cruise-missile submarines will be in their mid-thirties at least — with some pushing into their forties. For perspective, the three oldest active American attack submarines, the Los Angeles-class USS Dallas, Bremerton and Jacksonville, are all 36 years old and waiting to be decommissioned during the next three years.Submarines wear out in old age, particularly due to hull corrosion. Another serious concern is corrosion affecting components inside the nuclear reactor compartments, but data surrounding this subject are tightly guarded secrets among the world's navies.More to the point, naval vessels staying in service during old age require more maintenance and longer rest periods. Given that only around half of Russia's submarine force — a charitable estimate — can be at sea at any given time, a force made up of mostly old boats will strain operational readiness.The Kremlin's relatively new multi-role Yasen class, of which two — the Severodvinsk and Kazan — launched in 2010 and 2017 respectively, cannot make up for the future retirements of Russia's 11 Akulas, three Sierras, four Victor III attackers and eight Oscar II cruise missile subs, which are all getting long in the tooth.The youngest Akula class, Gepard, entered service in 2000. Most date to the early 1990s.The Yasen is a late-Soviet design with seven planned submarines, with the last one planned to enter service in 2023. This is again being generous given the Yasen class' enormous expense, which is twice as high as one of Russia's new ballistic missile subs.While Russia could attempt to keep its Cold War-era subs going as long as possible, "given the obvious risk of rising costs, Russia will be able to have no more than 50 percent of the current number of nuclear submarines [by 2030]," the Russian military blog BMPD warned in a particularly grim assessment.Russia's ballistic missile submarines will be in somewhat better shape in 2030. Few countries possess "boomers" capable of dumping nuclear warheads into enemy cities — the United States, India, China, France, the United Kingdom and North Korea. Russia currently has 13, including three from the new Borey class, with up to five more on the way.But by 2030, Russia's three Delta III, six Delta IV-class boomers and its one Typhoon class will all be at least 40 years old if they remain in service. Nevertheless, even if Russia scrapped these boats and only relied on its newer Boreys, no country can likely match them in numbers except for the United States, China and possibly India...http://warisboring.com/a-grim-future-for-russias-nuclear-submarine-fleet/
Why Russia's Once Superpower Navy Is in Big TroubleOver the past year, the Russian Navy has undertaken several high visibility operations, most notably the deployment of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov off the coast of Syria, and the launch of cruise missiles from ships based in the Caspian Sea. Russian submarine activity has also increased, although not quite to the level seen in the Cold War.But Moscow might be best advised to heed Matthew 26:41 where maritime adventures are concerned; "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." The Russian Navy is a mess, and it will probably become more of a mess in the future.Current ShipsThe Russian Navy inherited a massive, modern fleet of surface ships and submarines. Most of these disappeared in short order, as Russia was incapable of maintaining such a flotilla. The remaining major units of the Russian Navy are very old, and in questionable states of repair. Of the twenty-four major surface combatants operated by the Russian Navy, three (the frigates of the Admiral Grigorovich class) were laid down after the end of the Cold War. Most of the holdouts from the Soviet Navy are approaching the end of their useful lifespans, although the Russians have made some effort at refitting and updating parts of the fleet.How long the Russians can keep the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in a kind of service without a major refit is up for serious question, but despite ambitious promises no replacement has been laid down. The nuclear battlecruiser Pyotr Velikiy has remained active for the past decade, and reports persist that Admiral Nakhimov will return to service in the next couple of years, but both ships are in excess of thirty years old.Future ProjectsIf Moscow built every ship that they had promised to build over the past decade, then the Russian Navy would indeed become a world class fleet. The Russian national security state thrives on the announcement of big projects, but not so much on their fulfillment. The actual record of Russian surface ship construction is, by international standards, rather grim.The biggest successes of Russian shipbuilding have been the Admiral Grigorovich (4,000 tons) and the Admiral Gorshkov (5,400 tons) frigates. The former have endured construction times of roughly seven years; the latter of nine or so years. Two Grigorovich frigates have entered service, with four more under construction. The first Gorshkov should enter service sometime later this year, with three more on the way.By contrast, it took the British about six years to construct the Type 45 destroyers; the Americans about four for an Arleigh Burke; the Japanese four years for an Atago; and the Chinese about four for a Type 052D. All of these ships are roughly twice the size of the frigates Russia is struggling to complete [and RCN?].The twelve ships of the Lider class, a proposed 17,000 ton destroyer, could easily replace the existing cruisers and destroyers of the fleet, but there is little indication that the Kremlin plans to lay these ships down, much less complete them in a reasonable timeframe...SubmarinesThe strength of Russia's position depends, to great extent, on an evaluation of the centrality of nuclear submarines to naval power. Nuclear submarines, in both their ballistic missile and attack variants, are really the only things that the Russian shipbuilding industry has done well since the end of the Cold War. While the size of the flotilla has dropped (thirteen SSBNs, seven SSGNs, seventeen SSNs and about twenty diesels, depending on what's available that day), the Russian Navy has worked hard to ensure that replacements are on the way. The eight submarines of the Borei class (three in service, five under construction) should serve as a capable deterrent for the foreseeable future, and the seven Yasen class nuclear attack submarines provide a modern complement to Russia's existing stock of Sierra, Oscar and Akula class subs...[More links at original of this para] Robert Farley, a frequent contributor to TNI, is author of The Battleship Book. He serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. His work includes military doctrine, national security, and maritime affairs. He blogs at Lawyers, Guns and Money and Information Dissemination and The Diplomat.http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/why-russias-once-superpower-navy-big-trouble-21796?page=show
Plus on SSBN Borei-class front:MarkOttawa
The Russian Navy Is Relying More on Precision-Guided WeaponsAnd less on nukes for deterrenceBy Dave MajumdarThe Russian navy will be focusing more effort on fielding new long-range precision-guided weapons as a form of non-nuclear strategic deterrence, reducing Moscow's reliance on so-called "tactical" nuclear forces. Nonetheless, Russian forces are likely to retain significant non-strategic nuclear forces indefinitely into the foreseeable future."The Navy General Command will particularly focus on forming strategic non-nuclear deterrence groups that will include vessels armed with long-range precision weapons, as well as on improving the system of naval bases and ensuring balanced supply of weapons and munitions," Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolyov told the TASS news agency.The shift is a significant departure from previous policy, notes former Soviet and Russian arms control negotiator Nikolai Sokov, now a senior fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey."From a broader perspective this looks like a significant development because historically the Russian navy has been the greatest proponent of non-strategic nuclear weapons: they said they cannot face U.S. Navy without them," Sokov told The National Interest."Now they not only have new weapons, but, more importantly, a new mission; new and more capable weapons will emerge eventually.""Moreover, weapons are usable and, perhaps even more importantly, can be deployed on a broad range of platforms, including those that have never carried nuclear weapons (big help to the Russian naval program — small vessels can be very tangible and it's easier to cut funding for big-ticket items)."However, while the new Russian development is significant, Moscow will still rely on its nuclear forces to some extent."This is part of an overall Russian strategy to bolster its conventional deterrence, and ability to retaliate with long range conventional weapons," said Michael Kofman, a research scientist specializing in Russian military affairs at the Center for Naval Analysis."However it does not obviate the navy's role in escalation control with non-strategic nuclear weapons as clearly stipulated in the naval doctrine signed in 2017."Russia's conventional deterrence will be used in conjunction with its nuclear forces. "The two are not exclusive but complementary pursuits, as the former (non-nuclear deterrence) is intended to deter the U.S. from leveraging its conventional superiority, while the latter (nuclear deterrence with Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons [NSNW]) is intended for escalation control [emphasis added]."Indeed, all of Russia's new long-range precision-guided weapons are dual nuclear and conventional capable weapons. "The missiles are the same, the difference is solely in the payload," Kofman said. "You can logically assume that nuclear-tipped missiles will have substantially longer ranges [emphasis added, really?]."..https://warisboring.com/the-russian-navy-is-relying-more-on-precision-guided-weapons/
'Great power competition': Nato announces Atlantic command to counter RussiaUS to reactivate its Second Fleet and host new naval command in Norfolk, Virginia, amid rising tensions with MoscowAmid rising tensions with Russia, the Pentagon has announced the official launch of a new naval command and the reactivation of the US Second Fleet to bolster the US and Nato presence in the Atlantic Ocean."The return to great power competition and a resurgent Russia demands that Nato refocus on the Atlantic to ensure dedicated reinforcement of the continent and demonstrate a capable and credible deterrence effect," said Johnny Michael, a Pentagon spokesman. He said the new Nato command "will be the linchpin of trans-Atlantic security".The decision reflects escalating worries across Europe and within Nato over Russia's increased military presence and patrols in the Atlantic region. Under the new plan, the US will set up Nato's new Atlantic Command headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.Outlines of the plan were approved at the February meeting of Nato defence ministers as part of a broader effort to ensure the security of the sea lanes and lines of communication between Europe and North America. Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg told reporters at the time: "We have seen a much more assertive Russia, we have seen a Russia which has over many years invested heavily in their military capabilities, modernized their military capabilities, which are exercising not only conventional forces but also nuclear forces."He said the new Atlantic Command would be vital for the alliance to be able to respond. Nato also created a new logistics command, which is expected to be located in Germany.At the same time, the US navy is re-establishing its Second Fleet command, which was was merged with the navy's Fleet Forces command in 2011 to cut costs. The command will oversee ships, aircraft and landing forces on the east coast and northern Atlantic Ocean, and will be responsible for training forces and conducting maritime operations in the region.Restarting the command was recommended in the navy study done following the two deadly ship collisions in 2017 that killed a total of 17 sailors. Admiral John Richardson, the chief of naval operations, said the move comes as the security environment "continues to grow more challenging and complex".https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/05/great-power-competition-nato-announces-atlantic-command-to-counter-russia?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Navy Reestablishes U.S. 2nd Fleet to Face Russian Threat; Plan Calls for 250 Person Command in Norfolkhttps://news.usni.org/2018/05/04/navy-reestablishes-2nd-fleet-plan-calls-for-250-person-command-in-norfolk
USN "Admiral Warns: Russian Subs Waging Cold War-Style 'Battle of the Atlantic'"–and RCN?Further to this post and the "Comments" on Russian subs (note cruise missile threat to North America)...https://cgai3ds.wordpress.com/2016/06/03/mark-collins-usn-admiral-warns-russian-subs-waging-cold-war-style-battle-of-the-atlantic-and-rcn/
CNO: New 2nd Fleet Boundary Will Extend North to the Edge of Russian WatersABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH – The boundaries of the Navy's reestablished U.S. 2nd Fleet extends well past the old submarine stomping grounds of the Cold War and into waters north of Scandinavia and the Arctic Circle, near the submarine headquarters of Russia's Northern Fleet, Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson said on Friday."A new 2nd Fleet increases our strategic flexibility to respond — from the Eastern Seaboard to the Barents Sea," Richardson said. "Second Fleet will approach the North Atlantic as one continuous operational space, and conduct expeditionary fleet operations where and when needed."Richardson and new 2nd Fleet commander Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis stressed the standup of the new command was a reflection of the National Defense Strategy from Secretary of Defense James Mattis that signaled a return to "great power competition" with nation-states, rather than the low-intensity ground wars the U.S. has waged since 2001...Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work told USNI News on Friday the extension of the boundary to Russia's doorstep was in line with the new Mattis-led strategy."This truly is about great power competition and demonstrating it to the great powers that we can operate in waters nearby when and where we chose to do so. It's signaling we're here. We're ready to go," Work said."In China we have a rival that is really has a full-spectrum naval capability. The Russians truly are more of an undersea competitor. The best way to get there is to operate in those grounds close to them and not let them break out into the open ocean."...Richardson declined to talk to reporters about specific Russian capabilities he views as threats. However, it's well known the Russian Navy has invested heavily in its attack submarine fleet and its new Kalibir land strike missile with about a 1,000-mile range...https://news.usni.org/2018/08/24/cno-new-2nd-fleet-boundary-will-extend-north-edge-russian-waters
How Russia's Sub-Launched Missiles Threaten NATO's Wartime Strategy NATO used to worry that Soviet subs would decimate supply convoys and carrier battle groups. Now Russia can simply wreck ports from afar.Three years ago, the Russian submarine Rostov-na-Donu wrapped up its sea trials by firing a few test missiles in the Barents Sea. This is not particularly unusual; such tests are sometimes conducted just off the Norwegian coast, close enough to be seen by the NATO ally's border guards. Nor was it unusual for the newly commissioned attack submarine to head off toward its new homeport, Sevastopol in annexed Crimea, home of Russia's Black Sea fleet.The unusual part came in early December, when the improved Kilo-class submarine began to loiter off Syria — and on Dec. 8, unleashed a volley of Kalibr cruise missiles against what Moscow alleged were ISIS targets ashore.The cruise missile attack itself counted for little in the Syrian civil war, where both Russia and the U.S.-led coalition have been pounding targets from the air with missiles and bombs for years. But it signaled that Russia had joined the small global club that can deliver no-notice long-range strikes from the relative safety of the underwater domain. This technological achievement has game-changing implications for NATO and America's ability to come to the aid of its European allies if Russia and the transatlantic alliance ever comes to blows in Europe...https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/10/how-russias-sub-launched-missiles-threaten-natos-wartime-strategy/151803/
Anyone seriously expect any large-scale reinforcing by sea of NATO Europe would actually occur? MarkOttawa
'You're on your own': US sealift can't count on US Navy escorts in the next big warIn the event of a major war with China or Russia, the U.S. Navy, almost half the size it was during the height of the Cold War, is going to be busy with combat operations. It may be too busy, in fact, to always escort the massive sealift effort it would take to transport what the Navy estimates will be roughly 90 percent of the Marine Corps and Army gear the force would need to sustain a major conflict.That's the message Mark Buzby, the retired rear admiral who now leads the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration, has gotten from the Navy, and it's one that has instilled a sense of urgency around a major cultural shift inside the force of civilian mariners that would be needed to support a large war effort."The Navy has been candid enough with Military Sealift Command and me that they will probably not have enough ships to escort us. It's: 'You're on your own; go fast, stay quiet,'" Buzby told Defense News in an interview earlier this year...https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/10/10/youre-on-your-own-us-sealift-cant-count-on-us-navy-escorts-in-the-next-big-war-forcing-changes/
Russia's Newest Yasen-Class Attack Submarines Are the Equal of America's SubsRussia has had a lot of wonder weapons in the news, from combat walkers to nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Many of these weapons verge on the ridiculous or are the product of propaganda, but some are legitimately concerning. One scenario that keeps Pentagon planners up at night: the threat of sea-launched cruise missiles, ferried halfway across the Atlantic by Russia's new submarines, threading their way through American airspace to deliver their deadly nuclear warheads on unsuspecting targets. Welcome to the new Yasen-class submarines...One such project was the Project 855 nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine, or Yasen-class. The first ship in the class, Severodvinsk, was laid down in December 1993. Just three years later, Moscow halted construction due to a lack of funds with only a third of the hull completed. The submarine finally entered service in 2014 as Russia's first truly modern nuclear attack submarine of the post-Cold War era.Severodvinsk is a big submarine. She is approximately 393 feet long and displaces 11,800 tons submerged. An OK-650KPM pressurized-water nuclear reactor provides 200 megawatts of power, driving her to speeds up to 31 knots submerged. A Irtysh-Amfora sonar system provides near all-around sonar coverage, with a bow-mounted spherical sonar array, flank arrays on the hull of the submarine, and a towed sonar array dragged from the rear of the submarine while moving. The Yasen-class combat systems are formidable, with ten 533-millimeter torpedo tubes armed with UGST-M heavyweight guided torpedoes. The weapon systems of greatest concern to Western analysts however are the eight multipurpose vertical launch tubes behind the sail. These launch tubes can accommodate P-800 Oniks missiles, ramjet-powered ship killers that in the final moments of an attack speed up to a blistering Mach 2.5, all the while staying as low as 16 feet above the wavetops.Basically, a surprise attack by a Yasen armed with Oniks missiles would give U.S. carrier strike groups little time to react.Another weapon that fits in the vertical launch tubes: Kalibr land attack cruise missiles. Similar to the American Tomahawk cruise missile, Russia has launched several waves of Kalibr missiles from submarines and surface ships against Islamic State targets in Syria. Kalibr missiles are also nuclear tipped. The first Yasen submarine, Severodvinsk, can carry up to 40 Kalibr cruise missiles while the second, Kazan, can carry 32. The result is a potent potential first strike platform.For years, Russia has tried to devise a means of bypassing American ballistic missile defenses. Even though U.S. defenses are oriented against smaller states like Iran and North Korea, the Russians believe the potential exists for Washington to scale up its defenses to the point where they could threaten Moscow's nuclear deterrent. If Washington can shoot down Russia's missiles, that's not much of a nuclear deterrent.U.S. missile defense efforts are concentrated against high-flying ballistic missiles. Cruise missiles like Kalibr on the other hand fly a low, terrain-hugging profile to evade early warning radars. Russia's implied threat in fielding nuclear-tipped cruise missiles is that no matter what kind of missile defenses the U.S. deploys, Russia will seek to go around them.The problem with missiles like Kalibr is that they could easily be nuclear first-strike weapons. Kalibr has a range of 1,600 miles. As submarine expert H.I. Sutton, author of World Submarines: Covert Shores Recognition Guide, points out, a Type 855 submarine armed with Kalibr missiles "could target East Coast U.S. cities from the mid-Atlantic."Submarines with Kalibr missiles could launch decapitation strikes against key government targets across the United States, crippling the ability of U.S. strategic forces to retaliate. The closer the launching submarine can get to the U.S. mainland, the deeper the cruise missiles can fly into North America and the harder it is to stop them [emphasis added]...https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/russia-s-newest-yasen-class-attack-submarines-are-the-e-1829644713
Navy Looking To Fly P-8s From Cold War-era Base In Alaska The Navy may begin deploying submarine-hunting P-8 Poseidon aircraft to a small airstrip hundreds of miles off the Alaskan coast, signaling a new emphasis on keeping watch over Russian and Chinese moves in the Arctic.The remote runway sits on the island of Adak in the Aleutian island chain, and is the westernmost airfield that can handle passenger aircraft in the United States — in fact, it currently handles Air Alaska flights two days a week.Formally known as Naval Air Facility Adak, the small airport has been operating commercially since the Navy moved out in 1997, but increasing Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic has the Navy looking at new patrols as it searches for ways to keep a closer watch on the far north.Navy officials previously estimated that reopening the base would cost around $1.3 billion, but Navy Secretary Richard Spencer indicated Wednesday at a joint hearing of the Senate subcommittees on sea power and readiness and management that he isn't looking to reopen the entire facility."The airstrip is in great shape," Spencer said after the hearing when I asked about flying aircraft from the island. The Navy would likely have to pay to clean up one of the hangers, but the airport "has a fuel farm up there that Air Alaska is using to fuel its planes, it has de-icing platforms that we could use for fresh water washdowns for the P-8. They have lodging up there that is supposedly coming forward to us on a rental availability, so it really isn't a big bill." Navy photoNavy Secretary Richard Spencer speaks to sailors.In recent years the US has spent millions of dollars to fix up another Cold War-era airfield — Naval Air Station Keflavik in Iceland — to accommodate P-8s to keep watch on Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic between Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom. The waterway — dubbed the GIUK Gap — is the primary outlet for Russian subs moving from their northern ports into the Atlantic [emphasis added].The Pentagon has grown increasingly concerned over ceding ground to Russia and China in the Arctic, as both countries are outpacing the US in building icebreakers to help move ships and supplies to far-flung outposts as the region's ice disappears due to global warming.Spencer told lawmakers "our Russian friends are warming up five airstrips and 10,000 Spetsnaz troops [in the Arctic] for quote unquote search and rescue. The Chinese are up there. Everybody is up there.""Everybody but us," retorted Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan...The Navy isn't the only service looking to beef up its presence in Alaska. The Air Force suggested recently it is looking to move some of the F-22s made homeless after Hurricane Michael battered Tyndall Air Base in Florida to Alaska's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson [emphasis added]...Adak, a 3-hour flight west from Anchorage deep in the Bering Sea, would allow US aircraft to not only push deeper and more consistently into the Arctic, but give US spy planes a new base from which to keep an eye on Russia's Pacific Fleet and the increasing number of Chinese subs prowling the Pacific [emphasis added]... https://breakingdefense.com/2018/12/navy-looking-to-fly-p-8s-from-cold-war-era-base-in-alaska/
The Navy Is Gearing Up for 'Leaner, Agile' Operations in Arctic, North Atlantic This is not your grandfather's 2nd Fleet.The Navy's newest combatant command will be "leaner, agile and more expeditionary" than the U.S. 2nd Fleet that was deactivated in 2011, Rear Adm. John Mustin, the fleet's deputy commander, told attendants Wednesday at the Surface Navy Association's annual symposium.The 2nd Fleet, which the Navy re-established in May, is designed to assert U.S. presence in the Atlantic and support operations in the North Atlantic and Arctic. While its actual makeup is still in the works, it is expected to reach initial operational capability this summer.When it does, it will be a small fighting force [emphasis added] that has taken lessons from the service's overseas fleets and II Marine Expeditionary Force, Mustin said."The focus of 2nd Fleet is to develop and dynamically employ maritime forces ready to fight across multiple domains in the Atlantic and Arctic," he said.According to the service, the fleet will serve as the maneuver arm for U.S. Navy North in the Western Atlantic, "ensuring freedom of the sea, lines of communication and executing operational missions and exercises as assigned."It also will serve as a maneuver arm for U.S. Naval Forces Europe in the Eastern and North Atlantic.The idea is that the fleet will focus on force employment, capable of deploying rapidly, regardless of area of operations."When I say lean, what does that mean? The staff complement is organized and billeted to be operational. The majority of staff will focus on operations, intelligence, plans and training," Mustin said.The Navy first established the 2nd Fleet in the 1950s, a response to deter Soviet interest in the Atlantic, especially Europe. It was disbanded in 2011, and most of its assets and personnel were folded into Fleet Forces Command.But growing concern over potential Russian dominance in the North Atlantic and Arctic prompted Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson to reactivate the unit [emphasis added].2nd Fleet version 2.0, however, won't look much like its historic predecessor.Mustin said the command staff will be small, currently consisting of 85 members. The full number is still being determined, a 2nd Fleet spokeswoman said.And while technically it will be headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, Mustin said sailors can expect that it will have the ability to deploy its command-and-control element forward, with a small team operating forward from a command ship or "austere offshore location."The command also will integrate reserve forces on an as-needed basis and bolster its staff with personnel from allied nations, he added [emphasis added, RCN?]."This is not your grandfather's 2nd Fleet or, as my staff likes to point out, my father's 2nd Fleet," Mustin said.It will resemble overseas fleets, he said, which means it will become responsible for forces entering the integrated phase of composite unit training exercises, and "we will own them through deployment and sustainment."The ships will fall under operational control of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, but tactical control will be delegated to 2nd Fleet [emphasis added].Standing up a fleet within a year has been a challenge, Mustin said, but there's excitement surrounding the concept. He noted that many surface warfare officers interested in being assigned to the command had approached him at the symposium."It's fast and furious, but we are getting there," he said.At the symposium, some observers questioned how integration will work with other naval fleets with overlapping areas of responsibility.Vice Adm. Lisa Franchetti, commander of 6th Fleet, said the integration will be seamless."Our idea is not to make a line in the water. When you make lines, adversaries exploit them. Our idea is to figure out how to flow forces and how to address anything that flows our way," she said.https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/01/16/navy-gearing-leaner-agile-operations-arctic-north-atlantic.html


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LMC Earns National Stroke Award from American Heart Association and American Stroke Association
As we continue to recognize Stroke Awareness throughout the month of May, LMC is proud to receive a prestigious award for stroke care. The award demonstrates commitment to quality care for stroke patients.
For the third time, Lexington Medical Center has received a Gold Plus Quality Achievement award for stroke care from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke program. The Gold Plus award is the highest honor bestowed and recognizes commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients.
"Lexington Medical Center is proud to receive this award as it demonstrates our commitment to being one of the top hospitals in the country for providing effective, evidence-based stroke care," said Vicky Hicks, RN, B-C, outcomes coordinator at Lexington Medical Center.
The honor goes to hospitals with excellent adherence to stroke quality indicators and measures, including aggressive use of proven medications, therapy, cholesterol reducing drugs and smoking cessation, all aimed at reducing death and disability, and improving the lives of stroke patients.
"Recent studies show that patients treated in hospitals participating in the American Heart Association's "Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke" program receive a higher quality of care and may experience better outcomes," said Lee H. Schwamm, M.D., chair of the Get With The Guidelines National Steering Committee and director of the TeleStroke and Acute Stroke Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. "Lexington Medical Center's team is to be commended for their commitment to improving the care of their patients."
"Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke" helps Lexington Medical Center develop and implement acute and secondary prevention guideline processes to improve patient care and outcomes. The program provides hospitals with a web-based patient management tool, best practice discharge protocols and standing orders, along with a robust registry and real-time benchmarking capabilities to track performance.
Lexington Medical Center is certified by Det Norske Veritas Healthcare, Inc. as a Primary Stroke Center in the Midlands. The Certification Program for Primary Stroke Centers recognizes organizations that follow the best practices for stroke care. Achieving Primary Stroke Center Certification indicates the hospital's dedication to cultivating better outcomes for patients.
According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and serious, long-term disability in the United States. On average, someone suffers a stroke every 40 seconds; someone dies of a stroke every four minutes; and 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year.
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs and begins to die. Warning signs include weakness on one side of the body, slurred speech, facial drooping, confusion and the inability to talk. Risk factors for stroke are untreated high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and high cholesterol. Stroke is an emergency. Call 911 at the first sign of stroke. Modifying your lifestyle can help prevent stroke.
From left to right: Christine Scott, MD/Medical Director Stroke Center, Tammy Fenske, RN,BC Care Manager, Melanie Lake, Frank Pussey, MD, Francis Glover, NM, Stroke Unit, Betsy Cromer, RN, Sean Valdepenas, PT, Kelly Nyberg RDLD, Vicky Hicks, RN,BC, Outcomes Coordinator, Shannon Turner, RN, and Kathy West, RT(R).


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I have had Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) since March 2002. Both of my sons also got ME/CFS at ages 6 and 10. Our younger son fully recovered after 10 years of mild illness. Our older son still has ME/CFS and also has Lyme disease plus two other tick infections. This blog is about how our family lives with chronic illness, with a focus on improving our conditions and enjoying our lives in spite of these challenges.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Living on the Edge
After my total wipe out on Monday, when I had to spend the whole day in bed, I had a much better day yesterday. I went out with my Dad and his wife to do a little shopping (Craig's birthday is today) and cooked dinner, and it seems that was enough to push me over the edge again. I'm not as bad as I was on Monday, but I am once again very achy, with my heart racing from OI. Our visitors left this morning, so I piled the coffee table with all that I need for the day and am camped out here on the couch with plans to do nothing but rest all day.
We're planning to go out for dinner tonight for Craig's birthday. I have a 2 1/2 day break, then my mom and her husband come in for the weekend! Ken will handle the first part of Craig's party on Sunday (he's taking our boys and Craig's friends to a local ski place for snow tubing), then we'll have 8 boys spending the night, and I'll be on my own Monday morning when Ken goes to work (no school Monday). THEN...there is nothing else major on the calendar until February.
I'm getting frustrated by my extremely low stamina right now, but I think it's just a matter of not allowing my body to fully recover from each crash. I guess I need more than a single day of rest to get back to "normal" for me. I had envisioned a nice fresh start to a new year, with a chance to clear off my desk, set some new goals, and dive back into some writing projects, but instead I've just been in survival mode, barely managing to tread water (I went under on Monday!), with everything piling up, both literally and figuratively.
Hopefully, things will improve and get back to normal next week, whatever normal means! In the meantime, I will try my best to rest as much as I can.
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- Unknown said...
Sue, so sorry to hear that things are on the edge! I know how you feel and you may have hit the nail on the head by realizing that you need to fully recover after each crash - and frequently that takes a few days, definitely more than one! It's hard with all the daily activities that have to be done with a family. I hope you find some balance.
- Toni said...
Hi Sue,
Your fresh start is coming -- maybe not until February though. That will be your "new year." It's unusual for people to have so many visitors in January. That's when people who DON'T have CFS recover from the holidays! I can imagine how overextended you must be. This is just a pep talk -- that fresh start is coming -- just delayed a few weeks!
- Sue Jackson said...
Thanks, guys! It really does help to know there are people out there who understand. And I appreciated the pep talk, Toni!
I had a very unsatisfactory nap today - just tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. I rely on that nap to get me through the rest of the day! Time for the kids to come home soon...
- Toni said...
Wow. It's exactly the same way with my naps, Sue. I depend on them to get me through the next few hours until the next nap (I have to take multiple naps a day). The problem is, I can't force myself to fall asleep and the worse my symptoms are, the harder it is to fall asleep. Just another Catch-22 of this darned disease.
I know you'll able to enjoy Craig's birthday celebration, even if it means extra rest in the days to come.
- Renee said...
I know you are on Plaquonil like Joel is. Do you think that the die off (it is a cyst buster) is also adding to your lack of energy besides the pushing hard? Joel says he is really tired on it....just a thought. I know that I am in a group online and when I plan my pacing within my energy envelope I try to also look at the energy it takes to kill off Lyme and its buddies. I am taking progesterone right now to sluff off the uterus and it has me completely exhausted.
You know your body the best of anyone, but thought I would throw this out there....Just a thought...
Hope things settle down for you soon!
Fully recovering from each crash makes so much sense.....and is so hard when you have a family. I remember those days!
- Sue Jackson said...
That's an interesting thought about the plaquonil, Renee. I noticed increased knee pain the first few days and assumed that was the extent of my herx, but maybe it's still affecting me. Thanks!
- Dusty Bogwrangler said...
You are doing too much. You've got to rest, but you've also got to take the peaks out of your activity e.g did you need to go shopping AND cook dinner?
It's easy for me to say as I don't have kids and lots of family around. The thing is to stop before you overdo it, rather than after.
Oh listen to me! I wish I would take my own advice sometimes. Roll on February eh?


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Athelian, Chief of the Servants of the Secret Fire and Keeper of the Council
Members of The Council, aka: The Elder Servants of the Flame Imperishable, aka The Tenders of the Fire:
1. TBD (Chief Council Servant of the Flame Imperishable and Co-Keeper of the Kinship Treasury). Athelian will be The Steward of the Chiefdom Until Challenged
2. Rorgloin Ironshield (Council Servant of the Flame Imperishable, Founder and Representative of Rorgloin and Company)
3. Adrien (Council Servant of the Flame Imperishable and Representative of the Edain)
5.Kaelodo(Council Servant of the Flame Imperishable and Coordinator of Great Deeds and Hilarious Parties)
5. Ulfi (Council Servant of the Flame Imperishable and Recruitment Czar Ordinaire)
6. Lauran (Council Servant of the Flame Imperishable, Chief Crafter and Primary Aide to New Kinship Members)
7. Davidius(Council Servant of the Flame Imperishable, and Grand Leader of the End-Game Hordes)
Members of Elite Guard of the Flame Imperishable:
1. Finduilion/ Freoric(Chief Elite Guard of the Flame Imperishable and Commander of the Dreadnought Fellowship)
2. Calimahir/ Falsco(Elite Guard of the Flame Imperishable and Chief of the Servants' Intelligence Agency (S.I.A.))
Representative of Vertically-Challenged Veterans)
4. Furgold (Elite Guard of the Flame Imperishable and Chief of Aggressive Halflings Anonymous (AHA))
5. Map (Elite Guard of the Flame Imperishable, Standard Bearer and Principal Shouter for the Dreadnoughts)
The Council must share all decisions with the Elite Guard via an in-game mail message (or a tell if the member is online) - though the Council is not required to share the entire decision-making process with the Guard (unless, in certain cases, it feels that bringing the Guard into discussions would be useful). If the Elite Guard raises no objections by the end of Dreadnought Day (12AM Pacific), the decision stands. If it raises any objections, the Council must take the opinion into consideration, and then submit a Council-Elite Guard contrasting opinions report to Athelian. In such a case, Athelian will make a decision, or recommend a compromise, which will result in the final action to be implemented.
Main incentives for joining:
1. Recognition and respect within the kinship
2. Opportunity to develop organizational skills
3. The ability to shape the nature of an entire kinship and eventually make it famous within Middle Earth
4. Most importantly, both TORC and in-game special titles (which I am working on with TORC and Turbine)!
Dear Servants,
As indicated in some initial musings on the nature of the Servants of the Secret Fire, and as confirmed by the members of the kinship in its early days of existence, it has been decided that the position of Chief will mimic the broad, vision-setting powers of certain leaders of some of yesteryear's Western European tribes and chiefdoms (and churches) - yet in a manner that is more reminiscent of today's limited Constitutional monarchs in places like the UK and Sweden - or even much like President-Prime Ministerial arrangements in which the Presidents have limited powers of government, yet legitimate powers of statecraft (such as in Italy). This can also be likened to the position of "living donors" of philanthropic foundations. Set the vision and broad agenda, and let everyone else execute it.
To realize this, it was decided by the Chief to explicitly declare his decision to devolve most of his power, in both agenda-setting, governance and policing, to a "Council of Elder Servants of the Flame Imperishable" also known as "Tenders of the Fire" - a body whose makeup has yet to be determined. I will retain the power to set the broad policy vision of SotSF, a personal vision which is enshrined in the Kinship's Constitution, yet all other matters of High governance will fall on this body.
This Council will consist of 7 individuals, which symbolically reflects the 7 Deadly Serious Scribblings of the Servants of the Secret Fire, mirrors the 7 Lords of the Valar and the 7 Queens of the Valar (the Valier) and also practically reflects the 7 days of the calendar week. Once the 7 are chosen and inaugurated, a Council vote will determine the "Big Man" of the Council, who will function very much as the "operational Chief" of the entire kinship. That title will tentatively be "The Supreme Servant of the Secret Fire." Less ceremonial titles could be "The Mouth of Athelian", or simply "Chief of Government." or "Chief of Council" This Council Chief will also, if he/she accepts, be designated successor to the Chief, and would succeed in the event of an untimely or timely end to the Chief's rule. This Chief of Council will set the Council's broad agenda and may institute rules of procedure if he or she wishes. The Council can then splinter off and pursue all their various agendas, in the spirit of the Council mandate (which will, in turn, be in line with the 7 Scribblings).
The Council will also have its own thread for Council-Communication only (although members and other leaders could make their voices heard there - as long as it pertained to an issue of agenda-setting and governance). We will work with Jon and Ted to see if we could incorporate your titles into your TORC ID's, and we will see if Turbine could eventually come up with a way of allowing the Chief of Kinship to bestow titles on its members that will be visible in game.
Beyond the initial 7 Council-members, I also have created a sub-group of seven Junior Council members, who could govern in the absence of (or in support of) their seniors. This may be important as the kinship grows. This "junior group" could also coincide with the game's "adoption" system (each senior member's adopted son or daughter could be a junior member). This could prove to be a wonderful means of immersion in Middle Earth. That group will be determined by the Council once it is formed.
The requirements for this Council are, however, somewhat demanding - but will only prove demanding if the player does not enjoy being a leader, or does not have the time for it. Those who wish to hold a position on the Council must be a regular player, and must have the ability to devote a reasonably constructive amount of time to leadership activities. All characters you use, main and alts, will be part of the Council unless that character is in another kinship To apply, please make your voice heard here and plead your case with an indication of how often you will be able to play on a regular basis (and when), and what sort of leadership activities you may have in mind. As an aid for how to plead your case, a recent topic of discussion is the development of Fellowships for every day of the week led by specific leaders with a specific vision in mind. That may be an issue to think about when proposing your nomination (this does not, however, imply that only Council members can do those things). The proposition of regular events of interest to you is also a good thing to mention. A paragraph or two will suffice, yet a more detailed proposal of your potential role and your program of action is welcome.
Anyone in the kinship may apply. But this process will be first come, first serve, in terms of decision-making, as there is an interest in getting this Council going early, so that it can establish legitimacy. I will review applications as they come in, seek advice when necessary, and make decisions based on absolute merit, as opposed to relative merit (as there will be no way to measure against theoretical candidates). As soon as 7 candidates are successful, the application process will close. Once the Council applicants are chosen, I will submit the names of all 7 candidates to the entire kinship for approval. If a simple majority of kinship members objects to any particular Council candidate (s), that applicant will be rendered unsuccessful. The vote choices will be "Yes to All", "No to All" and "Yes to (name of candidate) or "No to (name of candidate)" The votes can be submitted anonymously if one so desires
The Chief and Founder will retain only the power to dissolve any part of the kinship, whether it be the kinship itself, the Council, or particular members. However, it is unlikely that I will use those powers at all. As such, I sit above the Athelian is the only one who can invite, eject, demote or promote members) if the Council decides that, for example, a member has been unforgivably inappropriate, they simply would let me know after examining the evidence and agreeing amongst themselves. I would trust their judgement and remove that person, unless it was 100% clear to me that the Council was wrong or unfair in its decision, in which case I would enter into a discussion. All major decisions would proceed in that way.
In all, however, the Council, and especially the Chief of Council, would be, in all but name, the Chief of the Kinship. The Chief will mostly act as a Founder, guiding the overarching vision.
AMENDMENT July 24, 2007: Due to the original understanding that time spent online is an important factor in determining eligibility for Council, a restructuring of the current Council is in order, and the Dreadnoughts will be designated as members of an Elite Guard (the Elite Veteran Guard of the Fire) which will act as a form of Senior Martial or Military wing of the kinship (a Veteran Chiefs of Staff so to speak - the military in support of the Executive branch- Athelian). That body will not have formal voting powers within the Council, but will have the power of Consultation, meaning that its opinion can be registered and must be taken seriously into consideration on matters of seriousness decided by both Athelian and the Council. They may also weigh in if they feel the kinship is under internal or external threat, and can be bestowed emergency powers by me in the case of a, um, emergency. The Elite Guard MUST be invited to participate in all of the Council final decisions, even though the Guard cannot vote. The Council will be asked to consider the views of the Elite Guard with seriousness, and equivalent, in substance, to the vote of a single Council member. Lastly, as we are not a warmongering kinship, the presence of the Elite Guard only once a week is NOT problematic, and is even desirable in maintaining a peaceful kinship. I, as Chief of the Kinship, will retain the right to appoint Elite Guard members.
The remaining Council members have all expressed (and proven) their intention to be on Landroval on a very regular basis, and as such, are being seriously considered. And to reiterate, the Dreadnoughts maintain a position of great power, and hold the right to vocally intervene if they object to the direction of the kinship, or if they perceive it to be under threat, either culturally or physically (but especially culturally).


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So, since Tesla was brought up in StevO's build thread, and I've been minding the phones in the office, (ie, bored AF) I did a little of the ol' Googlin'. Tesla has a page for Emergency Responders, and here's the sheet on the Model S: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/...e_Guide_en.pdf
ERs are instructed to cut the "Front Trunk First Responder Loop", which is a low voltage harness which "shuts down the high voltage system outside of the
high voltage battery and disables the SRS and airbag components". They're also advised "Regardless of the disabling procedure you use, ALWAYS ASSUME THAT ALL HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENTS ARE ENERGIZED! Cutting, crushing, or touching high voltage components can result in serious injury or death."
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Santa Barbara
August 26, 2012
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August 27, 2012 10:31 am
Looks like it was a lot of fun! I have to get up there myself at some point.
August 27, 2012 7:11 pm
The food in particular looks AMAZING. I've never been to Santa Barbara but it looks gorgeous.
August 27, 2012 8:15 pm
Just a few photos?! Hahaha looks like you had a great time! I'd love to visit one day…..


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A new analysis offers a glimpse at one measure of influence in the universe of Republican groups hoping to sway what are typically Texas' most consequential elections: how often the candidates they endorse actually win. Brandon Rottinghaus, a political scientist at the University Houston, recently crunched the numbers to determine the endorsement success rates of GOP organizations in this cycle's statewide and regional primaries and runoffs.
The Houston-based Tea Party 911 had a perfect record in the primaries, backing 13 candidates who all went on to win, and one of the highest success rates in the runoffs at 67 percent. However, the group endorsed fewer candidates than most other organizations in Rottinghaus' analysis, lowering its risk of betting on the wrong horse. For example, the size of its primary slate was well below that of the anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life, which picked 111 candidates, 100 of whom were victorious.
The comparisons come with a few important caveats, including the groups' different agendas. For instance, some organizations probably are more interested in backing candidates who support a specific cause than those who have the best chance of winning.
Still, Rottinghaus saw a general trend: Groups that "tend to be more broadly conservative and tend to have a bigger picture of the success of the Texas Republican Party" were more likely to pick winning candidates, he told the Chronicle.
Endorsements were more important than usual in this cycle's primaries and runoffs, Rottinghaus said, noting the impending end of Rick Perry's 14 years as governor "has allowed for a backlog of Republican candidates to emerge." The groups' slates help voters sift through occasionally crowded fields that otherwise may have discouraged them from showing up at the polls.
Overall, the groups' hand-picked candidates fared well in the primaries thanks to few surprises at the top of the ballot. Most of them backed Dan Patrick for lieutenant governor and Ken Paxton for attorney general, two candidates who faced serious opponents but were increasingly favored to win as their contests drew closer.
The groups' records were more mixed in the runoffs, with Rottinghaus noting the one "consistent miss" was in the race for railroad commissioner. Many organizations passed on engineer Ryan Sitton for former state Rep. Wayne Christian, an early front-runner who ultimately lost by nearly 15 points.
The Texas Eagle Forum, a Dallas-based group for conservative women, landed near the bottom of Rottinghaus' list with a 58 percent success rate in the primaries and 50 percent in the runoffs.
Of course, successful endorsements are not the only way to gauge a group's clout. Its fundraising muscle and membership size, to name just a few factors, contribute to how much it can move the needle in a competitive race. Nonetheless, endorsements send the clearest message to a group's ranks who could be expected to most advocate for their interests if elected, whether those interests are as broad as conservative values or as focused as home schooling.
Rottinghaus' analysis is not perfect. At first glance, Empower Texans looks like one of the most successful endorsers on the list, getting 98 percent of its candidates elected in the primaries. However, Rottinghaus based his analysis on the primary endorsements currently listed on the Austin-based group's website, from which losing candidates' names are apparently removed. (For starters, Empower Texans endorsed Matt Beebe against Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, and Straus ended up beating Beebe by more than 22 points.) Therefore, the organization's success rate is probably inflated in the Rottinghaus analysis.
Read Rottinghaus' analysis, including more information about his methodology:
Which Republican Groups Endorsed Best?
This post has been updated to reflect additional context for Empower Texans' endorsement success rate in the primaries.


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Yep, There Have Been Problems With Email Voting in New Jersey
As might have been expected, that idea to let displaced voters in New Jersey cast their ballots by email isn't working out so well.
First there are the technical issues. People requesting voting instructions by email are reporting that they're receiving bounce-backs, and have been complaining about it on Twitter and Facebook. See these tweets I pulled from NJ.com's Storify page. County offices are being overwhelmed with electronic requests, and can't keep up with the demand in getting responses back to voters.
They're also going to have a hard time counting the electronic votes that do come in. Despite the state government's best intentions to make poll access as flexible as possible under the circumstances, the whole thing appears to be suffering from the lack of time to make it all happen, which is about zero.
And already there's been an emergency appeal by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey asking a court to intervene. The ACLU is reportedly asking the judge to allow affected voters to cast ballots via the Federal Voting Assistance Program.
For all the anecdotal complaints arising on Twitter and elsewhere, there are examples where it appears to have worked for some people:
Now on to the more troubling reports. There has been at least one report of a bit of malware that may be targeting voters in Sandy-struck areas. As GFI Labs notes, one is a file named electioncard1.exe, which is made to look like a regular document file. It is instead an executable file that contains the Rotinom.b Trojan. And that's just one of them.


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Autopsy results on former "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius revealed he suffered an aneurysm 15 years ago which caused him to suffer from seizures for the rest of his life, an E! News report revealed on Tuesday.
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Apple's Mantra Of The Day! " "We don't need to give users too much information""
In the courts;
"Apple deleted music that some iPod owners had downloaded from competing music services from 2007 to 2009 without telling users, attorneys for consumers told jurors in a class-action antitrust suit against Apple Wednesday." said the lawyers for the consumers.
Apple contends the moves were legitimate security measures. Apple security director Augustin Farrugia testified that Apple did not offer a more detailed explanation because,
"We don't need to give users too much information," and "We don't want to confuse users."
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United States District Court, D. Nevada
October 30, 2019
GREGORY N. LEONARD, Plaintiff,v.NORTHERN NEVADA CORRECTIONAL CENTER DENTAL DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants.
action began with a pro se civil rights complaint filed
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a person in the custody
of the Nevada Department of Corrections. Plaintiff has
submitted an application to proceed in forma
pauperis. (ECF No. 1). Based on the financial
information provided, the Court finds that Plaintiff is
unable to prepay the full filing fee in this matter.
Court imposed a 90-day stay on July 30, 2019, and the Court
entered a subsequent order in which the parties were assigned
to mediation by a court-appointed mediator. (ECF Nos. 9, 11).
The Office of the Attorney General has filed a status report
indicating that settlement has not been reached and informing
the Court of its intent to proceed with this action. (ECF No.
For the
foregoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that:
Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma
pauperis (ECF No. 1) is GRANTED.
Plaintiff shall not be required to pay an initial installment
of the filing fee. In the event that this action is
dismissed, the full filing fee must still be paid pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).
2. The
movant herein is permitted to maintain this action to
conclusion without the necessity of prepayment of any
additional fees or costs or the giving of security therefor.
This order granting leave to proceed in forma
pauperis shall not extend to the issuance and/or service
of subpoenas at government expense.
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), the Nevada
Department of Corrections shall pay to the Clerk of the
United States District Court, District of Nevada, 20% of the
preceding month's deposits to Plaintiff's account
(Gregory N. Leonard, # 56193), in the months
that the account exceeds $10.00, until the full $350.00
filing fee has been paid for this action. The Clerk of the
Court shall SEND a copy of this order to the
Finance Division of the Clerk's Office. The Clerk of the
Court shall also SEND a copy of this order
to the attention of the Chief of Inmate Services for the
Nevada Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 7011, Carson City,
4. The
Clerk of the Court shall electronically
SERVE a copy of this order and a copy of
Plaintiff's first amended complaint (ECF No. 6) on the
Office of the Attorney General of the State of Nevada by
adding the Attorney General of the State of Nevada to the
docket sheet. This does not indicate acceptance of service.
Service must be perfected within ninety (90) days from the
date of this order pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(m).
Subject to the findings of the screening order (ECF No. 7),
within twenty-one (21) days of the date of entry of this
order, the Attorney General's Office shall file a notice
advising the Court and Plaintiff of: (a) the names of the
defendants for whom it accepts service; (b) the names of the
defendants for whom it does not accept service, and (c) the
names of the defendants for whom it is filing the
last-known-address information under seal. As to any of the
named defendants for whom the Attorney General's Office
cannot accept service, the Office shall file, under seal, but
shall not serve the inmate Plaintiff the last known
address(es) of those defendant(s) for whom it has such
information. If the last known address of the defendant(s) is
a post office box, the Attorney General's Office shall
attempt to obtain and provide the last known physical
7. If
service cannot be accepted for any of the named defendant(s),
Plaintiff shall file a motion identifying the unserved
defendant(s), requesting issuance of a summons, and
specifying a full name and address for the defendant(s). For
the defendant(s) as to which the Attorney General has not
provided last-known-address information, Plaintiff shall
provide the full name and address for the defendant(s).
8. If
the Attorney General accepts service of process for any named
defendant(s), such defendant(s) shall file and serve an
answer or other response to the complaint within sixty (60)
days from the date of this order.
Henceforth, Plaintiff shall serve upon defendant(s) or, if an
appearance has been entered by counsel, upon their
attorney(s), a copy of every pleading, motion or other
document submitted for consideration by the Court. Plaintiff
shall include with the original document submitted for filing
a certificate stating the date that a true and correct copy
of the document was mailed or electronically filed to the
defendants or counsel for the defendants. If counsel has
entered a notice of appearance, Plaintiff shall direct
service to the individual attorney named in the notice of
appearance, at the physical or electronic address stated
therein. The Court may disregard any document received by a
district judge or ...
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For the last decade or so -- the amount of time that I've been documenting the quirkier ins and outs of American car culture -- Easter Sundays have found me impaled on the horns of a dilemma. (Ouch! is right.) Do I go to church to praise the Risen Lord and then have dinner with my mother? Or do I head over to Eastside Speedway for the annual Funny Car show?
As much as I'd like to say that mom and Jesus have always won out, that's not the case. Usually I've tried to do it all -- church, mom, drag racing. And usually it hasn't worked out all that well.
Bunny Burkett and her Funny Car. Eastside Speedway, 7 April 2013. [Copyright John Edwin Mason, 2013. Click on the image for a much larger version.]
This Easter was different. It rained, and the race was postponed. That allowed me to devote myself to the Empty Tomb and mom, a couple of weeks ago, and to Funny Cars and the legendary, pioneering female drag racer Bunny Burkett, last week. You can read all about it and see a bunch of cool photos, here.


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Oh so close. And yet oh so far.
There's an awful lot to like about this 24-inch Samsung display. On paper, it's the perfect foil for Dell's 2407WFP, thanks to a near enough identical Samsung-manufactured S-PVA panel, that combines searing brightness and bags of colour with impressively inky black tones and decent pixel response.
Indeed, all-round image quality is excellent, whether it's the impeccably even backlight or the extremely consistent viewing angles.
Credit, too, for the great overall feature-set, which includes HDCP support on the DVI port, a host of alternative video inputs and a quality chassis, complete with USB ports. In short, it's a rather nice unit.
But sadly and tragically flawed, too. For the SM244T has an acute case of the lags. The delay, for instance, between moving the mouse and the pointer being updated on screen is easily observable, and makes this monitor feel horribly sluggish at times.
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Dots and lines (floaters) or flashes of light in the eyes are common. They're not usually serious.
Floaters and flashes are usually harmless
If you sometimes see:
- floaters – such as small dark dots, squiggly lines, rings or cobwebs
- flashes of light
in your vision, it's not usually a sign of anything serious. Especially if:
- you've had them for a long time
- they're not getting worse
- your vision isn't affected
Flashes may stop by themselves, and floaters often become less noticeable as you get used to them.
Get an urgent optician appointment if:
- floaters or flashes appear suddenly
- floaters or flashes suddenly increase in number
- you have a dark "curtain" or shadow moving across your vision
- you also have blurred vision
- you also have eye pain
- floaters start after eye surgery or an eye injury
These could be signs of a serious problem with the back of your eye, which could permanently affect your vision if it's not treated quickly.
If you can't get an urgent appointment:
Go to A&E or call NHS 111 straight away for advice.
What happens at your appointment
Your eyes will be checked to see if you might need to be seen by an eye doctor (ophthalmologist) for more tests or treatment.
You'll usually only need treatment if you have a problem that could affect your vision.
Causes of floaters and flashes
Lots of people, particularly older people, get floaters and flashes.
They're usually caused by a harmless process called posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) ↗, which happens as you get older.
Sometimes they can be caused by retinal detachment ↗. This is a serious condition where a thin layer that sends signals to the brain (the retina) pulls away from the back of the eye. It can lead to permanent vision loss if not treated.
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Nothing sucks more than doing a number two and flushing, only to hear a faint gurgling sound and the dangerous rush of overflowing water a few seconds later. At this point, there are two things you can do: call a plumber to fix your drain or wait for some company pick up on the PUSHit Toilet Seat design so they can start making these awesome toilets.
I'd recommend the former, although I'm all for the latter, too. Unfortunately, it might take before we'll actually see working prototypes of the concept. The PUSHit is basically a toilet seat-slash-plunger that makes it easier for people to unclog their toilets because the plunger is already incorporated into the toilet seat itself. So the next time you see your crap coming back up, just put the cover down and push, push, push.
The PUSHit Toilet Seat was designed by Hoe Yeong Jung. It's also a 2012 iF Design Talents Entry.
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If you've never heard of Flood (aka Mark Ellis), you will almost certainly be familiar with his work, having produced/engineered/mixed for the likes of U2, Nine Inch Nails, Orbital, PJ Harvey, The Killers, Smashing Pumpkins and many, many, MANY more! In this interview, Flood talks about his early days in the business, including playing bass in The Lambrettas and how he got his first studio job, and he also tells us why he is such a fan of Sontronics microphones.
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After finding and fixing two tritium leaks discovered in mid-April, environmental and technical experts at Oyster Creek Generating Station continue to aggressively pursue excavation of additional piping to ensure it is robust.
FORKED RIVER, NJ (June 30, 2009) - After finding and fixing two tritium leaks discovered in mid-April, environmental and technical experts at Oyster Creek Generating Station continue to aggressively pursue excavation of additional piping to ensure it is robust.
Site workers are excavating an area around a 24-feet-long, one-inch water line near the turbine building to visually inspect the pipe. "There are no indications that the one-inch line is leaking, but we are going the extra step to be 100 percent certain," said Mike Massaro, Oyster Creek Site Vice President. "As such, we will excavate the entire line."
A work crew will spend about a week excavating about 1,500 cubic feet of soil around the pipe largely by hand.
Water samples continue to be taken from test wells, the station's intake structure, discharge tunnel and discharge canal near the Route 9 Bridge. One intake sample on June 12 showed detectable levels of tritium - 16,600 picocuries per liter - though none of more than 50 daily tests before or since at the same location has showed a detectable level of tritium. "Though we firmly believe this is an anomaly," Massaro said, "we continue to rigorously pursue our schedule of sampling."
The intake structure, adjacent to the intake canal, brings water into the plant for cooling purposes and is then released into the discharge canal. No discharge tunnel or discharge canal samples showed any detectable levels of tritium.
"We saw an anomaly in one test, and we immediately retested the same location," Massaro said. "The subsequent sample showed no detectable levels of tritium. We will continue to monitor for any potential source of tritiated water to be completely sure.
"At no time during this analysis has there been a threat to public or employee health and safety," Massaro said. "We are committed to a process that ensures that we understand the integrity of our systems that handle tritium, and that we have satisfied ourselves, our stakeholders and the community that our equipment has a high degree of reliability."
On April 15, as part of its environmental program, Oyster Creek personnel tested water in a concrete vault on site and received higher than expected levels of tritium. Since then, Oyster Creek has replaced two pipes that were found to have leaks that are believed to be the source of the tritiated water. Tritium is a weak radioactive isotope of hydrogen that is produced naturally in the upper atmosphere and is found in surface water. It is produced in higher concentrations in nuclear reactors and is typically discharged into the environment under strict federal guidelines.
Oyster Creek is about 60 miles east of Philadelphia in Ocean County, New Jersey. The plant produces 636 net megawatts of electricity at full power, enough electricity to supply 600,000 typical homes, the equivalent to all homes in Monmouth and Ocean counties combined.


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A man who was paralyzed in December's deadly Metro-North derailment said Wednesday that he forgives the man who was driving the train and is grateful to the railroad but is still suing for $100 million to protect his family.
Samuel Rivera, 39, said he wasn't bitter or angry about his fate because "being upset and being bitter and angry isn't going to get you anyplace. ... Holding grudges is just not healthy."
He spoke at a news conference at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, where he is getting therapy. His doctor, Argy Stampas, said Rivera cannot move his legs or control his abdominal area. He has some use of his biceps and wrists but not his fingers.
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Rivera, a Metro-North mechanic, said that the day of the derailment, Dec. 1, was his day off and he and his 14-year-old son, Sam Jr., were heading into the city on a pleasure trip.
The plan was "just hang out, maybe hit the Nike store, enjoy the city," said Rivera, who also has a 2-year-old daughter. He remembers that he was watching "The Walking Dead" on a portable device, and at one point looked up and thought, "Man, this train is moving fast."
He also remembers coming to after the derailment and seeing his son, who was not seriously injured.
"I remember telling him 'I don't think I'm going to make it,'" Rivera said, choking up.
Four people were killed and more than 70 injured in the wreck.
Investigators say the train was going 82 mph as it hit a curve with a 30-mph speed limit near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx. The engineer, William Rockefeller, told the National Transportation Safety Board that he felt "dazed" before the crash, and he has been diagnosed with a sleep disorder. But no cause has been established and no charges have been filed.
"I do forgive Mr. Rockefeller," Rivera said. "People make mistakes. I've made mistakes. ... His mistake ended up as a major tragedy."
He spoke of his life before the accident, working on the railroad, Metro-North, and on his house, and about being a Raiders, Yankees and Knicks fan. He wore a Knicks jersey.
Now, he said, he sometimes wakes at night and cries.
"The fact that I can't walk and pick up my daughter is bad," he said.
Rivera said he was grateful to Metro-North for "remaining by my side." His lawyer, Gregory Cannata, said the railroad was paying for extensive modifications to Rivera's house in Ossining to make it accessible when he goes home in a few months.
Rivera said, "Any legal action I am taking against Metro-North is to protect my family's financial future. My care will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each year."
In the lawsuit, River and his wife, Jessica Rivera, allege negligence by Metro-North and the MTA.
Cannata said no punitive damages are being sought in the lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in state court in the Bronx.
Rivera said he plans to push for a law mandating seat belts or other safety restraints on public transportation.
Had there been seat belts on the train, he said, "Perhaps we would not be here today."
Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan said seven lawsuits have been filed over the derailment as well as 80 notices of claim, which are often precursors to lawsuits. He said he could not comment on Rivera's lawsuit because it is pending.


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So for some time now I am quite interested in this process called photogrametry. Basically its when you take some photos of an object from different viewpoints and a dedicated software tries to reconstruct 3D model out of these images. That takes practice. First you need to take pictures in a specific way, then you need a lot of ram on your computer and long time to wait :) Alternatively you can use some cloud based solutions that will compute a 3D model for you. Then you usually have to correct all the errors that software produced. In this case I was shooting public sculptures in Vilnius city. I have some more photographed, and I have covered probably like a third of city sculptures :) Here is a test with uncleaned geometry. Only sculptures far away where reduced so they have less polygons. The rendering process took some days. It is a 15000 px X 7500 px resolution equirectangular projection that i got using mental ray's "wrap" shader. Click a link for interactive version of this panorama here.
Most popular software probably would be agisoft, 123D catch and recap. You can find out more about photogrametry in this talk from autodesk. My personal observations and recommendations for shooting images intended to be used for photogrametry would be:
1. Always shoot raw files (no .jpg see what format your camera supports .nef .pef .dng) If you do so you can import your raw photos to lightroom or similar photo editing program and reduce highlights to the max also reduce (or bring out) shadows. So you get quite dull picture with less contrast then one would expect from a normal image. What you want to do is to get back details from all areas that are very light, so they become gray (usually) but contain more details. And shadows become less dark – you regain details in the shadows. You can experiment adding "details" in lightroom. its sort of local contrast / sharpening thing.
2. everything should be captured in focus. Use quite closed aperture to get more DOF. get to know your lens, find a hyperfocal distance if its a prime lens. I have never tried this for photogrametry, but when shooting very small objects one could try image staking in photoshop to get all in focus. Its under automate – stack images if remember correctly.
3. avoid sky. There is no information there, and even if there is its useless – if you have moving clouds for instance. And it messes up your exposure. Try using manual exposure. Again never tried this for photogrametry, but if your object has very different lighting conditions – say one side of building is in a shadow while the facade is in harsh sunlight you could try HDR photography. .
Try having as much as possible of background details. If you are shooting a small object, make sure its not on a single color table that has no color details in its surface. Use a newspaper with text for a backdrop.
which camera angles to choose? This info should be provided by the software you are using. Here are Agisoft's tutorials. In general you have to change the position of camera in each shot. also each shot should contain some parts of object that where visible in a previous shot. And get some extra ram!
and cook some popcorn on your frying CPU!
Here is a 3d Print of one of a sculptures:
here are some links I found on the same topic that are worth reading! : The Art of Photogrammetry: Introduction to Software and Hardware
Here is a blog of some museum that deals with conservation and is using photogrametry: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center
Then there is Mark Florquin he is doing quite amassing things : Mark Florquin


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If you appreciate a curvy and sexy woman, please look no further because Miss Trish is here. This down to earth beauty is another of our recent discoveries from Miami, Florida, and we hope that you enjoy her pictures as much as we do!
What makes Miami sexy?
I would say the beaches and weather mostly. It's always summer and everyone is always out (laughing).
Do you think that the men are different in Miami than in Cali?
Umm, I would definitely say yes on that one.
Which coast do you think has the hottest girls, east or west? And why?
I would say both coasts. Women are all beautiful in their own unique way.
Are you attracted to women? If so, would you ever get down with one?
I can appreciate a beautiful woman and compliment her on her beauty, but I'm not trying to swing that way (smiling).
What type of guys do you like and which ones do you end up attracting?
I like the quiet shy type. He keeps to himself and doesn't scream out for attention. I don't attract one type specifically.
Do you enjoy sports? If so, which are you favorite teams?
I like playing tennis and watching Serena and Venus. Gotta love those two!
If you were granted three wishes what would that first wish be?
That one day I can look back on my life and be satisfied with everything that I have accomplished.
What turns you on?
Me in Hawaii getting away from all of the stresses of life.
Do you consider yourself to be low key or a party girl?
I'm definitely a low key kind of girl. I'm not into the party scene.
Have you ever cheated? And if so, have you ever been caught?
Nah, I'm not into all that. Monogamy is the key.
Have you ever been in a fight? If so, did you win?
Umm, yeah. Let's just say that I did what I had to do.
What makes you sexy?
I would say the fact that I stay humble. I personally think that I'm a dork (laughing).
Have you ever had your heart broken?
Well, I'm human, right?


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