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Who is the most polarizing figure in recent Packer history? Other than, "He's going to return the punt." "No, he's going to fumble when the ball bounces off his facemask." "No, he's going to return the punt." "No, he's going to fumble when the ball bounces off his facemask" T-Buck. Ding, ding, ding! That's right: Ted Thompson.
I have decided to assign grades to Ted Thompson on his four-year tenure with Packers. I chose to ignore his first stint in the offices at 1265 Lombardi Ave, although you should check out his bio. It is an interesting read.
People Skills: F TT is notoriously prickly and lacks the muscles needed to smile for longer than 3 seconds. He keeps his cards close to his chest and will maul anyone who tries to peek. This is not a bad thing. He is a man's-man, and I would rather have a mean S.O.B. running my team than Sugar Bear (scroll to: Other Uses, #5).
Drafts: C Produced Aaron Rodgers, Nick Collins, Greg Jennings, Braveleg, and if nothing else gets a slap on the back for sheer number of picks accumulated. He drops considerably in grade when you apply his philosophy about building through the draft and then a lack of immediate production by rookies, especially in 2008. Jordy Nelson was the only draftee to see significant time on the field. I think Justin Harrell has gotten about ten second chances – don't you usually only get one? Unless, you're Robert Downey Jr., I guess.
Free Agency: C Charles Woodson and Ryan Pickett earn high marks, but Brandon "I look like Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, please love me" Chillar did little to bolster the linebacking corps, which was obviously a weakness this past season. Other than these guys, it appears TT fears free agency like it's a flesh-eating virus. Fine, stick to what you know I guess, but one free agent can make all the difference. Jordan Gross {a-hem}.
Trades: B Stingy guys don't give up a lot. TT doesn't give up a lot. Read that as you will. He stole Ryan Grant from the bottom of the Giants' RB crew. Well done, I say. Other than that, he gets a whole boatload of draft picks. Fine, when you need them for the shotgun approach.
Salary Cap: B Give it to Jennings. Give it to Collins. You saved it, now do it. If he wants to reward from within, I get that, but lining a free agent's pockets with $100 bills and Johnsonville brats can also be a productive way of spending your money too.
Northeastern WI Ric Flair Lookalike Contest: A+ Every time the camera pans to Thompson in his private suite, I'm certain he is one Rodgers to Jennings TD away from standing up and screaming, "WHOOOOOO!" You've thought of this, I know you have.
Overall: C Could have been better (Randy Moss), could have been worse (we could still have Mike Sherman). If nothing else, he provides a viable topic of conversation among Packer fans which is all anyone can really ask for, right?
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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"If nothing else, he provides a viable topic of conversation among Packer fans which is all anyone can really ask for, right?"ReplyDelete
Sure, if you're a sports writer.
Or if you're bored at work.ReplyDelete
Juluis Peppers wants out of Carolina, this would boost the grades.ReplyDelete
Hire Capers, hire Capers, hire Capers!
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American live-action/CGI comedy film and sequel to Alvin and the Chipmunks.
- So this is a classroom. [sniffs] I love the smell of zit cream in the morning!
- I'm gonna crack you like an acorn and eat you for dinner! With some fava beans and a nice chianti. (imitates Hannibal Lecter)
- Everybody, shake what your mama gave ya!
- I'm not going anywhere without Daaa...! [the doctor injects him in the rear with a sedative] ...aaaydream believer, and the homecoming queen... [falls out cold]
- Oh, it is on like Donkey Kong!
- [While playing dodgeball] Glasses! Glasses! You wouldn't hit a guy with glasses, would you?! [Gets hit by a dodgeball] Right in the pancreas.
- [after meeting Jeanette] Her glasses were quite fetching.
- [to Ryan] And you call yourself a jock.
- [after meeting Eleanor] She's like a beautiful green gumdrop.
- [after the Eagles' mascot falls down the stairs] That wasn't very fun-ish.
- Oh, my... the Hollywood sign!
- You made Alvin and the Chipmunks stars. We wanna be stars, too.
- Ian, I won't perform without my sisters.
- We are so going to destroy those Chipmunks!
- I just adore a penthouse view!
- Hey, Ian! In the words of the Donald: You're fired!
- That Simon is dreamy.
- I think Theodore was looking at me!
- We either sing together, or not at all!
David Seville[edit]
- [Repeated line] ALVIIIIIIIIIN!!!
Toby Seville[edit]
- I can totally do this. I mean, I took care of my cat... before he ran away. Well, "ran away" is a strong word, I think he just wanted his space. But, I see him on the street sometimes. He hisses and claws at me, but I think that's his way of saying we're tight.
- Dave wants you to go to school, so you're goin'.
Ian Hawke[edit]
- I had 15 cars. I mean, that's like five more cars than anybody really needs. I had 7 maids. I had courtside seats to the Lakers. Even my maids had courtside seats to the Lakers. And now, look at me. Look at me! I lost everything. Except for my dignity. They can't take that away from me. And it's all because of them. Now I run around, hoping and praying that I can find other animals that can sing or dance.
- I will get you, Chipmunks.
- [hears chipmunk-like voices] That voice! I can't get it outta my head!
- Students of West Eastman, you have just witnessed the debut of the Chipettes!
- [to the Chipmunks] In your FACE!
- Girls, guess who just became the #1 Chipette fan in the whole dang world? Ian Hawke! That's who!
- [films the Chipettes and himself on his phone] Like what you see? Call Ian Hawke. (310) 555-5309.
- Doctor: (to Alvin, when Dave's hospital bed goes haywire) The more stress you put on Mr. Seville, the longer it will take him to recover!
- Jackie: Toby's living with me 'til he figures out what he wants to do with his life. So far, that means going (imitates playing a video game) "Pyu! Pyu-pyu-pyu-pyu!" with his thumbs all day.
- [the Chipmunks answer the phone]
- Simon: Be cool.
- Alvin and Simon: [slowly] Hello?
- Dave: Guys, it's me.
- Alvin and Simon: Dave!?
- Alvin: As in "Dave"?
- Dave: Well, I guess since you answered the phone, you haven't burned down the house yet.
- Alvin: Have a little faith, Dave!
- Theodore: Yeah! [falls off the pot rack] Mayday! [lands on a pan, and it hits the floor]
- Dave: What was that?
- Simon: [whispers to Alvin] Don't stress him out.
- Alvin: Uh, that was Aunt Jackie. Yeah. She's cooking us a zesty five-course meal.
- Dave: Really? Well, Can I talk to her?
- Theodore: She's practicing her pole dancing.
- [Alvin and Simon look confused]
- Dave: Pole dancing? What happened to making dinner? Guys, what's goin' on?
- Alvin: Gotta go, Dave!
- Dave: Alvin, I'm not kidding!
- Alvin: Feel better!
- Dave: ALVI–!!
- Alvin: [hangs up just before Dave finishes] Yep! Nobody does that better than him.
- (Ryan notices the Chipmunks meeting the female students)
- Ryan: Somebody's gonna hafta knock those guys down to size.
- Xander: That should be pretty easy. I mean, they're only 8 inches tall.
- [the Chipmunks have been talking with the female students at lunch]
- Ryan: Listen up, rock stars. If you talk to those girls again, you're dead. If you look at those girls again, you're dead. If you even think about those girls... Are you thinkin' about them?
- Alvin: Well, I am now.
- Ryan: That's it. YOU'RE DEAD!!
- [he tries to catch the Chipmunks, but they escape]
- Ryan: Xander, come on!
- [Xander follows him]
- Xander: Get back here, you dirty rats!
- [Ryan and Xander have dropped Simon into the toilet]
- Simon: Can't swim! Help!
- Alvin: Grab on, Simon! [pulls Simon out of the toilet]
- Simon: Thanks. [shakes himself off]
- Alvin: Are you okay?
- Simon: Well, uh, considering that you just saved me from drowning in a toilet, I'm, uh, pretty good.
- Alvin: I'll be right back. [walks into the corridor]
- Simon: Alvin, Alvin! We're not gonna solve anything with violence!
- [they spot Theodore hanging in the locker room; Ryan and Xander try poking him]
- Ryan: It's the fatty ratty.
- Theodore: Cut it out!
- [they poke his rear]
- Ryan: This rat has serious junk in the trunk.
- Theodore: Hey!
- Xander: Yeah, little fatty.
- Theodore: Stop it!
- Ryan: Tickles when I poke him. [Alvin and Simon furiously attack Ryan and Xander] Mommy!
- [the Chipmunks are sent to Dr. Rubin's office after their brawl against Ryan and Xander]
- Dr. Rubin: You threatened to climb inside of him and build a nest.
- Simon: That was out of line. I'm not even sure that's physically possible.
- Dr. Rubin: I should suspend all 3 of you.
- Alvin: Please do.
- Dr. Rubin: Instead, I have a better idea. Due to budget cutbacks, we are in jeopardy of losing our beloved music program.
- Simon: That's awful.
- Dr. Rubin: I know. But there is one small ray of hope. Every year, the district sponsors a music competition, and the winner's school receives $25,000. If we win, we can save our program.
- Simon: And you want us to perform?
- Alvin: 'Cause I didn't think you were a fan.
- Dr. Rubin: Why don't you sleep on it?
- [she reaches for her jacket, revealing a tattoo of the Chipmunks on her left arm, to the Chipmunks' surprise]
- Alvin: Wait a minute! What is that?! That's us!
- Theodore: I look skinny.
- Dr. Rubin: [shocked that they have noticed] Promise me that you won't say anything. A principal has a certain image to uphold, and if the faculty ever found out about this, I could– [laughs excitedly and bangs on her desk] I just cannot believe that you're actually sitting in my office! I have all of your C.D.'s. I even went to see you last year in Denver. That's where I got this. [her tattoo] It was my birthday. And I was like, "Ah! The Chipmunks! Ah!". So, what do you say, will you represent our school?
- Alvin: Honestly, suspension still sounds pretty good to me.
- Theodore: Come on, Alvin. Whattaya say? One for all, and 3 for one.
- Simon: Well put, Theodore. Very well put. Count us in!
- Alvin: [unenthusiastically] Yay.
- Dr. Rubin: Go, Eagles!
- Theodore: Eagles?! Where?!
- Zachary Levi as Toby Seville
- David Cross as Ian Hawke
- Jason Lee as David "Dave" Seville
- Wendie Malick as Dr. Rubin
- Anjelah Johnson as Julie Ortega
- Kathryn Joosten as Jackie Seville
- Kevin G. Schmidt as Ryan Edwards
- Chris Warren, Jr. as Xander
- Bridgit Mendler as Becca Kingston
The Chipmunks[edit]
- Justin Long as Alvin Seville (speaking voice)
- Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. (singing voice)
- Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon Seville (speaking voice)
- Steve Vining (singing voice)
- Jesse McCartney as Theodore Seville (speaking voice)
- Janice Karman (singing voice)
The Chipettes[edit]
- Janice Karman as The Chipettes (singing voices)
- Christina Applegate as Brittany (speaking voice)
- Anna Faris as Jeanette (speaking voice)
- Amy Poehler as Eleanor (speaking voice)

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Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs announces $5.9 million settlement with DISH Network
Atlanta, GA – DISH Network, L.L.C. will pay $5,991,000 in response to alleged violations of consumer protection laws identified by the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs and attorneys general in 45 other states. The states alleged the satellite TV provider and its third-party retailers engaged in deceptive and unfair sales practices. The company denied any wrongdoing.
In addition to the $5.9 million, DISH Network agreed to pay restitution to consumers and to enter into an agreement that limits how it can market services in the future.
Joe Doyle, Administrator of the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs, said, "I am pleased to announce the settlement today and to announce the possibility of consumer restitution for eligible consumers."
The settlement resolves the states' allegations that DISH Network:
- Refused to accept responsibility for the misconduct of its third-party retailers and installers;
- Made telemarketing calls to consumers in violation of do-not-call rules;
- Failed to disclose all terms and conditions of their customer agreements, including the availability of rebates, credits and free offers;
- Did not disclose that purchased or leased equipment was previously used and/or refurbished;
- Made reference to competitors' price offers when the goods or services being compared were materially different; and
- Charged customer credit cards and debited bank accounts without providing adequate notice and obtaining appropriate authorization.
The company will offer some form of restitution to eligible Georgia consumers who filed written complaints with DISH Network or the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs between January 1, 2004, and July 16, 2009.
Consumers who didn't file complaints may also be eligible for restitution if they believe they were misled by DISH Network within the past two years (July 16, 2007 to July 16, 2009). They should file a complaint with DISH Network, the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs or with the Better Business Bureau by December 13, 2009 to be considered. It should be noted that filing a written complaint directly with DISH Network may speed up the refund process. DISH Network will provide the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs with a report of all such complaints received.
Consumers who do not wish to accept the restitution may file a claim with a third-party administrator. DISH Network will notify eligible consumers of their options to do so and provide instructions. Questions or complaints regarding the refund process can be addressed to: DISH Network, L.L.C., Dispute Resolution Team, P.O. Box 9040, Littleton, CO 80120 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
Georgia consumers who have additional questions about the settlement may call the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs at 404-651-8600 or 800-869-1123.


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Every year around this time callers want to know how come party affiliations for judges aren't listed on the ballot.
The reason goes back to 1966 and Mary Blue, a former lawmaker, RTD board member and Longmont City Councilwoman, witnessed it. She's a huge fan of the current system.
Her father, Conrad Ball of Loveland, was on the board of the Colorado Bar Association at the time, and he worked with others to get voters to approve the so-called Missouri system for selecting judges.
"I was busy raising small children at the time, but since my dad couldn't type, I recall typing many letters for him in that campaign," Blue said in an e-mail.


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Behind some good deeds, there's a lawyer.
When former Badger football player J.J. Watt wanted to set up his charitable foundation, he was still an undergraduate at UW-Madison.
Watt, now a defensive end for the Houston Texans, turned to the student attorneys at UW Law School's Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic for help. Today the J.J. Watt Foundation has raised more than $3.8 million for after school athletic programs, and last year, Watt raised millions to help Hurricane Harvey victims.
Watt was named the 2017 Walter Payton Man of the Year, an award that recognizes one NFL player each year, for excellence both on and off the football field. And in April, Watt was named to Time Magazine's List of Most Influential People for 2018.
Writes Sylvester Turner, Houston's mayor: "J.J. tackled Harvey's destruction the same way he obliterates his opponents on the football field. He raised more than $37 million for hurricane recovery and delivered water, food and supplies to storm victims. In the process, he lifted the spirits of all Houstonians."
In honor of his achievements, we're looking back at Watt's 2013 visit to UW Law School, when he thanked L&E students and faculty for their support.
J.J. Watt thanks Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic for support
J.J. Watt (center) stopped by UW Law School to update students on his foundation.
J.J. Watt is a powerhouse on and off the football field, and he has the trophy case to prove it.
The former Badger defensive end was named to the 2013 Pro Bowl and as the 2012 Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year after two successful seasons playing for the Houston Texans in the National Football League. But the Pewaukee native is also about giving back.
Almost three years ago, Watt turned to the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School for help setting up a nonprofit to fund after-school sports programs.
"It's a different day in America," says Watt, who was the first Wisconsin player to receive the Lott IMPACT Trophy that recognizes defensive college players for exemplary athletic performance and personal character. "Schools are cutting all kinds of programs, the kinds of programs I lived for as a kid."
Watt visited the Law School April 3 to update L&E students on his charity, the Justin J. Watt Foundation, and to thank them for their support.
"The foundation wouldn't be here without the help of the clinic," Watt says. "With all the paperwork we were facing, we wouldn't have known what we were looking at, what we were up against or what we needed to do."
Navigating NCAA rules was the first challenge, says 2011 Law School graduate Richelle Martin, Watt's student attorney through the L&E Clinic.
"At every stage, we had to prove to the NCAA that our services were available to the entire community," says Martin, who now serves on the foundation's board of directors.
The foundation has provided jerseys, flag football flags and balls to 30 public schools in Milwaukee, funded five after-school soccer programs in Racine, and has recently expanded its reach to Texas.
"The Houston fan base is just nuts," Watt says.
A charity softball game planned for later this month has raised nearly $200,000 through sponsorships and ticket sales, Watt says.
The Justin J. Watt Foundation was the first nonprofit project the clinic accepted, but it has since seen an increase in the number of nonprofit proposals it receives, says Anne Smith, co-director of the L&E Clinic.
"There's a great need for legal support for nonprofit ventures, but we have to be selective," Smith says. "We want to make sure the clinic takes on projects that are likely to succeed."
--April 9, 2013
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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Children
Type 2 diabetes is increasing in alarming numbers in children and teenagers. This is largely due to obesity, which is also increasing in the United States. Type 2 diabetes is a disorder in which the body is not able to make enough insulin or to properly use insulin to turn the glucose in food into energy. It used to be a disease that only affected middle-aged and older adults.
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one out of three children born in 2000 will develop diabetes—mostly type 2 diabetes— in their lifetime. Those numbers will only increase unless we start doing a better job at prevention.
Research points the way to what to do. Studies here at Joslin Diabetes Center—the global leader in diabetes research, care and education—and elsewhere show that modest weight loss and regular, moderate exercise (like walking) can cut the risk of someone developing diabetes by more than half. Though these studies weren't done on children and teens, we suspect the same strategies will work just as well for them.
Children At Risk
- Are overweight, in the 85th percentile or above for their age and sex.
- Have parents or close blood relatives with type 2 diabetes
- Are African American, Mexican American, Latino, Native American or Native Alaskan, Asian American or Pacific Islander
- Have higher-than-normal blood glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol and triglycerides
- Were under 5 pounds or over 10 pounds at birth
- Are girls who have polycystic ovary syndrome (a hormone disorder that may affect the menstrual cycle, unusual hair growth, fertility and insulin production)
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Opinion: The Exploding ObamaCare Costs
Manhattan Institute fellow Paul Howard on the rhetoric versus reality ObamaCare's promise to bend the cost curve. Photos: Getty Images
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... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... it was then believe it or not three years since Congress passed the Obamacare ... the anniversaries coming later this week ... just to refresh your memory ... here's what the president promised at the time and I quote ... I think it's important for us to make sure that forty six million people who don't have health care and get it ... and I think it's important for us to bend the cost curve ... separate and apart from coverage issues ... just because the system we have right now is unsustainable ... in hugely inefficient ... and un competitive ... while Manhattan Institute fellow Paul Howard is here to tell us about ... his research into those claims about costs ... and called the report is called rhetoric and reality is the first in a series of reports you guys and put out on Obamacare ... and ... what is the question EU were specifically examining in this one ... in the data that you can write their moorings in easing the ... big ... presence claims no one's trying to achieve ... most people I wouldn't pass if Democrats moderate Democrats were convinced that this was really going to bend the curve ... to win back and look to the best available information understanding that data is gonna keep emerging ... from the CBO from Medicare Medicaid who joined me on taxation on the law's ... impact on the budget window over the next ten years to say how was going to affect spending within this window ok and you have to look over the next ten years because the law isn't fully into effect yet right and yet we're already seeing costs going up according to your report why is that right we're seeing a number of of of ... facts will operate the a lot on ... his requiring some changes now some to come next year ... that are richer benefit packages for people who are purchasing insurance ... you're reading bands which means you can charge older sicker people more somewhat more than younger healthier people ... restrictions on when to turn men versus women new taxes that are coming into effect ... and you see that these are all can have increasing pressure on premium prices so they keep ... going up prices I've been going up since then this is also a country the present claimant by the end of his first term ... insurance premiums go down by twenty five dollars have gone up by about three thousand so ... are their solutions proposed a new report that cost sharing ... of the ways that we can try to ... defend that so-called cost curve back down when the ironic things about American health care is we often look abroad to look at these you know universal health care systems in Europe one thing a lot of them do is require more out of pocket payments than the U S ties ... were actually about the fifth below is from the bottom in terms of the mountain out of pocket care ... Americans actually spend eleven percent nationally overall health care costs men of our pockets ... become a country like Switzerland its twenty of twenty twenty five percent ... if you have the kind of cos sensitivity consumers become smarter about what the by the sea is really worth it to me ... so um that's one of the things we can do to make consumers more random lessons into what health care ... costs ... make them smarter purchasers will see the look on giving subsidies to families making up to ninety four thousand dollars the year ... is probably not a good idea they can hurt on their own but stream back this up to at least a three hundred percent of FPL ... that sense of giving people being more if market minded consumers will also help ... ok Manhattan Institute fellow Paul Howard is the first of several reports on Obamacare thank you so much ... for being with us ...


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Winter Weather Woes
February 01, 2019
This winter has brought more winter weather woes than usual, as the polar vortex has hit North America, bringing with it record-breaking cold. The past week has seen the coldest weather in a generation. Schools have been called off, businesses are closed, flights are cancelled, the US Postal Service has suspended service in some states, and thousands of homes have been without power. Chicago has been colder than Mt. Everest base camp. The U.S. Midwest has had lower temperatures than the South Pole. This is dangerously cold.
Last Wednesday, Anchorage, Alaska had a high of 34. Mt. Everest Base Camp had a high of 10, and even Siberia had a high temperature of 8. And Chicago had a high of -12. Detroit's high was -3, and Windsor, Ontario had a high of -4 Fahrenheit. What's going on with this weather? The polar vortex is a large area of extremely cold air which is usually swirling over the Arctic, with winds that trap the cold air around the polar regions. But "disturbances in the jet stream and the intrusion of warmer mid-latitude air masses can disturb the polar air and make it unstable, sending this Arctic air south." So the middle latitudes, including the US and Canada have received air straight from the Arctic. NASA
#PolarVortex as seen by @NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS). The Arctic air mass moved southward from central Canada into the U.S. Midwest: https://t.co/RtCnWNjoW7 #PolarVortex2019 pic.twitter.com/7iazXtspFD— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) January 31, 2019
With such frigid temperatures gripping so much of North America, it is advisable to take great care and extreme caution when venturing outside. Hypothermia begins to set in when body temperature drops from 98.6 degrees to about 95 degrees, and the body begins to shut down. Your heart rate and breathing slows down, and you begin to get sleepy. In extreme temperatures, hypothermia and frostbite can set in rapidly (frostbite can set in within 3-10 minutes), so limit your time outside and dress appropriately, keeping your head and extremities well covered. Dress in layers, and don't forget your hat, scarf, and gloves.
Infants and older adults are particularly at risk in extreme cold, so make sure that infants are sleeping in warm rooms and are adequately dressed, and check on elderly friends and neighbors frequently to make sure that their homes are warm.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has many helpful tips for staying warm during winter storms:
- Be careful when using wood stoves, fireplaces, or space heaters to heat your home.
- Avoid using candles during a power outage. Use flashlights or lanterns instead.
- Never use an electric generator or a gas or charcoal grill indoors. The fumes are deadly. Conserve heat in your home.
- Monitor body temperature for infants and older adults.
- Leave water taps slightly open to prevent pipes from freezing.
- Eat well balanced meals to stay warm. Avoid alcohol and caffeine. CDC
Having warm shelter can be life-saving in extreme cold, and it is imperative to keep your warm shelter working.
Here are some winter weather tips for your home:
Pipes are very susceptible to freezing, and repairs can be extremely expensive.
- Learn how to shut off water valves in case a pipe burst.
- Leave water taps dripping continuously in freezing temperatures.
- Keep the indoor temperature warm.
- Improve the circulation of heated air near your pipes. If you have pipes inside kitchen cabinets, open the cabinet doors.
- If your pipes do freeze, HERE is a helpful video from Pennsylvania American Water showing you how to thaw your pipes.
**If you are leaving your home unoccupied for a season, you should shut off the water supply and drain the pipes. A water leak in an unoccupied home can cause catastrophic damage.
Exterior walls get very cold, and they radiate this chill into your home. The walls heat up far more slowly than the air in your house; if your house is poorly insulated, your exterior walls may be many degrees colder than the air in your home. So, here are some ideas for keeping your house warm:
- Close off unneeded rooms.
- Close those blinds. Closing your blinds, shades, and/or curtains at night adds another layer of insulation to those windows; it helps to keep the cold air out and the warm air in.
- Stuff towels in cracks under doors.
- Cover those walls. Did you know that you could help insulate your home and reduce energy loss by covering your walls with framed pictures, mirrors, tapestries, or —best of all— bookshelves? Bookcases full of books make a great barrier —helping to keep that cold air outside where it belongs.
- Move that furniture. Simply moving furniture (sofas, beds, desks, etc.) away from the cold exterior walls can help you feel warmer.
Are you prepared for a Winter Weather Emergency?
Winter Weather Preparedness Kit
Putting together an emergency kit will ensure that you have everything you need in case of a blizzard, storm, or extensive power outage. Some suggestions are:
- Flashlights & batteries
- Candles & Matches
- Battery-powered radio (2-way radio is preferred)
- Blankets or sleeping bags
- Bottled water
- A week's worth of non-perishable food
- Can opener
- First aid kit and necessary medications
- Shovel, road salt, ice scraper


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A warning has been made for shoppers to check their bananas after an eight-year-old became sick while eating one which had a rare red fungus in its core.
Lissa Melin bought bananas at Morrisons at the end of last week. When her eight-year-old daughter bit into one on Monday she found a red streak inside - later identified as the naturally occurring fungus Nigrospora - which left her feeling sick.
Following a call to the '111' NHS non-emergency advice line, Lissa took her daughter to A&E and she has since been discharged.
The fungus cannot cause any substantial illness but it can cause ill-feeling, which may be psychosomatic.
Lissa said: "Another friend said she also found one of these not long ago from Morrisons.
"Maybe Morrisons need to do some more vigorous checking so children - or anyone for this matter - doesn't eat one again."
However, as the fungus is found within the centre of the banana, it is not possible for affected bananas to be identified prior to peeling.
A Morrisons spokesperson said: "We are sorry for Mrs Melin's daughter's distress.
"This product did not meet our strict quality standards.
"However, we would like to assure her that it is a naturally occurring mould which is not harmful to humans."


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Hudsons on the Nautical Mile, Freeport
"Long Island's most seafood restaurants," is a boast that Freeport's Nautical Mile can credibly make. Long Island's best seafood restaurants is another matter. Over the weekend I dined at Hudsons on the Mile, the post-Sandy makeover of Hudson & McCoy Fish House. I'm afraid that it does not appreciably raise the culinary bar.
There were no whole lobsters on the menu so we went with two lobster-based appetizers, lobster tacos ($14) and a lobster roll $16). Both were made with the same finely chopped, mostly-claw meat. For the tacos, it was stuffed into three hard taco shells and topped with some loose guacamole and wan pico de gallo. For the rolls, it was stuffed into two cold, borderline stale buns. Chef: you gotta butter-toast the buns! Accompanying the lobster rolls was a little bucket of cold French fries.
We also split a "BLT chopped salad" ($10) which was nothing more than pieces of iceberg lettuce festooned with diced tomatoes and onions and cold bacon bits. The kitchen had not bothered to dress the salad; the blue cheese dressing came on the side.
When our mains showed up, our appetizers were still on the table, and in the clearing confusion, all my silverware was taken. It took asking three servers before I got a fork and was able to assay my seafood Fra Diavolo, about a half pound of overcooked linguine topped with tasty mussels, tasteless lobster, rubbery scallops, overcooked shrimp and two clams that never opened.
My friend had a big hunk of Chilean sea bass, a special; the fish was both burned on top, and garnished with an orchid.
Coffee was cold.
For what it's worth, Hudsons is certainly one of the more attractive restaurants on the Mile. Like its earlier incarnation, it's classic oyster bar all the way.
Hudsons on the Mile is at 340 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport, 516-442-5569, hudsononthemile.com
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Beauxbatons Academy of Magic
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Beauxbatons Academy of Magic (French: l'académie de magie de Beauxbâtons) is a wizarding school located in the Palace of Beauxbatons in the Pyrenees[1] in southern France; the current Headmistress is Madame Olympe Maxime. The school coat of arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars. Beauxbatons accepts students from France, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands[1]; and students completed their O.W.L.-level examinations after six years of study instead of five.
Castle and grounds[edit]
Beauxbatons Palace is a beautiful chateau surrounded by majestic gardens and fountains magically created out of the surrounding mountains, and has stood for over seven hundred years[1]. In the Dining Hall, wood nymphs serenade the students while they eat, and at Christmas, the hall is adorned with great, glittering, non-melting ice sculptures.
The students at Beauxbatons Academy have been taught to stand at attention from when their Headmistress enters the room until she seats herself, showing great respect for her.
Rivalry with other schools[edit]
Typically, Beauxbatons Academy has enjoyed a very warm, cordial relation with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the exception being during the Triwizard Tournament, where the two schools have enjoyed a healthy rivalry; Beauxbatons has won the Tournament sixty-two times and Hogwarts has won sixty-three[1].
In the last of these tournaments from 1994 to 1995, the Tournament was successfully reinstated, and the group arrived in a pastel-blue coach pulled by twelve Abraxan flying horses which fed only on single-malt whisky. Their relation with Hogwarts in this tournament was strained slightly due to Lord Voldemort's servant placing Harry Potter's name in the Goblet of Fire giving Hogwarts a second champion.
- Fleur Delacour
- Gabrielle Delacour
- Luc Millefeuille[1]
- Nicolas Flamel[1]
- Olympe Maxime[1]
- Perenelle Flamel[1]
- Vincent Duc de Trefle-Picques[1]
- Various students
- Ministry Witch[2]
- Headteacher of Beauxbatons Academy of Magic during 1792
Beauxbatons was likely devised from the French "beaux bâtons," literally translated as "beautiful sticks"; however in French the word "bâton" is also used to mean "wand."
Behind the scenes[edit]
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Beauxbatons appears to be an all-girl school. However, the book makes scattered references to male Beauxbatons students.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Beauxbatons is pronounced wrong. Dumbledore says boh-BAT-tons. This appears to be an error of pronunciation on Dumbledore's behalf, seeing as the French students pronounce it correctly. In the UK audiobook edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the pronunciation sounds even more French, as Stephen Fry does not pronounce the S at the end of the word. Pottermore confirms Fry's pronouncation, styling it as Bo - batton.
- In the movie, the Beauxbatons Coat of Arms is a shield surrounded by golden lines with two gold wands on the top; in the book it is two crossed wands emitting three stars each in the middle.
- In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire it is said that Gabrielle Delacour is already a Beauxbatons student, but in HPDH (book), it is said Gabrielle is eleven, so she would be starting the year to come. It is also possible, though, that Beauxbatons starts earlier than Hogwarts, since it is an individual school with many differences when compared to Hogwarts.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
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Assistant Team Coach
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An Assistant Varsity Scout Coach is one of the adult leaders age 18 or over who assists the Team Coach in delivering the team program. An assistant coach is equivalent to the Assistant Scoutmaster in a Boy Scout troop.
|Assistant Team Coach
Position description
A team may have as many assistant Coaches as it deems necessary. Assistant Coaches often possess special skills that enhance the team's activities, and them can serve as valuable resources in carrying out the Varsity Scout program. The chartered organization must give the same care to choosing assistant Coaches as it does to selecting a Varsity Scout Coach.
- Assumes duties assigned by the team Coach.
- Takes advantage of available training opportunities.
- Attends Varsity huddles (roundtables) to share ideas with other Coaches in the district and council.
- Trains Squad Leaders.
- Meets and works with the Team Committee.
- Fills in for the Coach in the Coach's absence.
- Maintains the principles and rules of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Wears the Scout uniform correctly.
- Uses the methods of Scouting to achieve the aims of Scouting.
- Can be male or female, but must be at least 18 years of age.
- Is appointed by the head of the chartered organization.
- All volunteers are expected to complete Youth Protection training. It is available online on the Web site http://olc.scouting.org. As a volunteer, you are expected to complete the training within 90 days of assuming a leadership position.
Adult leaders must possess the moral, educational, and emotional qualities that the Boy Scouts of America deems necessary for positive leadership to youth. They must also:
- Abide by the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and Scouter Code of Conduct.
- Subscribe to the precepts of the Declaration of Religious Principle.
- Reside within the USA or a U.S. territory, or be a U.S. citizen residing outside the USA.
- Respect and obey the laws of the United States of America.
- Be 21 years of age or older for primary leadership positions.
- Be 18 years of age or older for assistant leadership positions.
- Complete Youth Protection training (YPT) before application is processed and renew training as required.
- Review the disclosure information related to the BSA's background check process and complete and sign a Background Check Authorization form.
- Take leader position-specific training.
- Hold only one position within the same unit. The chartered organization representative may multiple as the committee chair or a committee member.
The adult leader application process will not be complete until Youth Protection training has been completed and a criminal background check has been obtained.
The Assistant Team Coach is an assistant to the top youth-facing adult leader in the unit. Other assistant unit leaders are:
- Assistant Scoutmaster – Scouts BSA
- Associate Crew Advisor – Venturing
- Mate – Sea Scouting
- Associate Post Advisor – Exploring
See also
|Reports to:
|Chartered Organization Representative
|Lead by:
|Team Committee Chairman
|Committee Secretary • Committee Treasurer • Advancement Chair • Equipment Coordinator • Activities Chair • Membership Chair • Training Chair • Public Relations Chair • Friends of Scouting Chair • Scouting for Food Chair • Fundraising Chair • ScoutParent Unit Coordinator • Chaplain
|Program Advisers:
|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events
|Team Coach • Assistant Team Coach(es)
Team Positions of Responsibility and Adult Advisers
|Team Leadership:
| Captain • Cocaptain • Team Secretary • Squad Leader • Quartermaster • Chaplain Aide •
Librarian • Instructor • Den Chief • Order of the Arrow Team Representative
|Program Managers:
|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events
|Other team leadership:
|Historian • Bugler
|Team Coach • Assistant Team Coach(es) • Committee Secretary • Committee Treasurer
|Program Advisers:
|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events


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ALA also sponsors a number of electronic discussion lists which provide an opportunity for ongoing discussion among members and others with shared interests. You can also use the electronic discussion lists page to view the archives of past discussions.
Lists of interest
ALA Membership Discussion Forum
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The whole issue of files, file space, and backups in SQL Server is more than a little confusing. Most explanations of it are incomplete and full of technical jargon. But really, once you figure out what's going on with it, its reasonably straight forward.
Getting Fired
I joke in the title of "How NOT to get fired in a very ugly way!" but it's only half joking. I suppose the way my career as a DBA started left a very strong impression on me as to the importance of backups. To make a long story short, I was working as a database programmer for a Fortune 500 company and the DBA in charge of the database somehow failed to do proper backups. The server crashed, and there were no backups of the company's critical data. Needless to say, that was the DBA's last day with the company. I never saw him again. And that was the beginning of me getting on the database support team, and eventually becoming a DBA. So in my mind, backups have always been the absolute first priority above all else. I like to say, "Make absolutely certain you have good backups, most other mistakes you could make as a DBA are forgivable if you have good backups." And knowing how they work is critical to setting them up properly and having good backups when the time comes where you need them. So, let's take a look at what's going on with the files that make up a SQL Server database and how to properly backup the information within them.
SQL Server Files
In SQL Server you have 3 types of files that store all the information for your databases. You have the .MDF, .NDF, and .LDF files. The .LDF files are your Transaction Logs; there is one Transaction Log for each database including your databases and the system databases that store information for the whole server. The .MDF files are your databases and the system databases. You may have .NDF files - which are optional; they are additional files for your database. People rarely use .NDF files, and when they do, it is usually to partition their data onto multiple hard-drives.
Part of the confusion that most people have is that these files have an internal size as well as an external size. So, with any of these files, you have to deal with the amount of free space on the hard-drive, the files external size, and its internal size. The external size is essentially what is set using Initial Size. This is space that SQL Server pre-allocates on the hard-drive; that is, it creates a file an .MDF for example and fills it up with empty space. So, the file takes that size immediately when it is created, which is why its called the initial size. At that point, the database and the file that contains it can be almost completely empty, but the file can be taking up the whole hard-drive
if you set the initial size to take up the whole hard drive. I call that the files external size, and you can confirm it by locating the .MDF, .NDF, or .LDF file on the hard-drive and looking at the files size in Explorer.
But when you first create them, the files may all be almost empty. Eventually, as you use the databases - and put more information into them their files fill up with data. I call this the files internal size. Its more difficult to see this happening, and its usually where people get confused. But you can see what I am talking about in MS SQL Server Management Studio. If you right-click on the database name and select Reports=>Standard Reports=>Disk Usage, you get a report that shows essentially what Im talking about (This does not work if the database is set to compatibility level 80 [i.e. its a 2000 database]). The pie-charts that it shows assume that 100% is the complete file, not the size of the hard-drive, etc. So, Data Files Space Usage:Unallocated shows how much space is empty inside the .MDF file (Actually, I believe its combining information of all .MDF and .NDF files into one chart.) The Transaction Log Space Usage:Unused shows the amount of space that is still empty inside the .LDF file. Probably the biggest drawback of this report is that it only shows you how things are at the moment the report is taken; to make this information really useful you need to track it throughout the day every day.
So, as you put more information into the database the .MDF file will fill up internally until its 100% full. When it reaches 100% full, one of two things will happen: If the database is set with Autogrow off, the database will crash. If the database is set with Autogrow on, the database will expand the files external size until it fills up the hard-drive and THEN it will crash. Either way the database crashes because its out of space. I recommend setting Autogrow off after you get a good idea of how much space you actually need (by monitoring the internal size for a month or two). Most people set Autogrow on, but then get lazy and dont monitor the internal size, and so it just Autogrows until it crashes anyway. The downside of Autogrow is it can cause the files to become fragmented on the hard-drive. You could shutdown the database and defragment the hard-drive, but people rarely do this. As the files become fragmented it will slow down the database. Thats why I recommend just allocating as much space on the drive as you are going to likely need in the next year, and then just monitoring the internal size on a daily basis through SQL Server Jobs written with T-SQL Scripts (Personally, I like to record the info in a database table every five minutes and then use MS Excel to import the data and graph it so that its easy to analyze).
The Transaction Log
Now, the .LDF files are probably the biggest source of confusion and problems. The .LDF file is the databases Transaction Log. The Transaction Log is used for several purposes. First, its definitely not an Error Log, which is where a lot of people get confused. Secondly, its main purpose is to keep track of everything that happened in the database. Third, it is used in Transactional Replication, which is another source of confusion.
Primarily, the Transaction Log records Transactions. Almost everything that happens on the SQL Server is a Transaction. You can group T-SQL commands together as one Transaction, but even doing things like DBCC REINDEX will log an enormous number of records in the Transaction Log as it records everything done in the re-index process. Probably the best way to imagine it is that the Transaction Log contains a record of everything the SQL Server does, so that it can be un-done or re-done if the need should arise. For example, if the database crashes in the middle of a Transaction, SQL Server will have to either complete what it was attempting to do, or un-do everything it did so that the database is not corrupted. The Transaction Log allows SQL Server to go back through every step it has done since the last Full Backup, and make sure the database is not corrupted.
So, the internal size of the .LDF file is not determined by how much data is in your database, but by how much the database has changed since the last transaction log backup. So, doing things like re-indexing the entire database will not add new data to the database (unless you increase the page freespace), but it can fill up the Transaction Log (the .LDF file). If the .LDF file becomes 100% full you wind up in the same situation you had with the .MDF files: if Autogrow is off, the database crashes; if Autogrow is on, the .LDF file will expand to make more room until it fills up the hard-drive and THEN it will crash.
I did some experiments the other day, and verified that the Full Backup does not empty the Transaction Log internally. In fact, the Differential Backups do not empty the Transaction Log either. So, a lot of people - not knowing how this works - will do only Full Backups and their Transaction Log will just keep filling up until the database crashes (which can take hours if you have an extraordinarily active database weeks would be more typical though). Often, people will try and remedy this situation by Truncating the Transaction Log internally. This essentially is a way of forcing the Full Recovery Model to become the Simple Recovery Model and Microsoft strongly recommends against this (rather, you should just set the database to Simple Recovery Mode in the first place, if this is what is required).
Simple Recovery Mode
There are two options to prevent the Transaction Log from growing out of size internally (three actually, but Microsoft recommends against Truncating the Transaction Logs internal size except in emergencies). The first is to put the database in Simple Recovery Mode. What this does is to cause SQL Server to throw away the information about the Transaction as soon as it is done working with it. In other words, as soon as the Transaction is Committed in the database and Transactional Replication is finished with it, it gets thrown away. In this case, you cannot do Transaction Log Backups because there is nothing in the Transaction Log to backup. You will still have a Transaction Log in your .LDF file, but it will be kept to the smallest internal size possible by containing only Transactions in progress.
Generally this Simple Recovery Model is not what you want. The reason being that, if the database crashes, you can only recovery from your last Full Backup. So, if its been 24 hours since your last Full Backup, you have lost 24 hours worth of work in the database. For some situations, this may be fine, which is why the Simple Recovery Model exists. For example, a read-only database that has data that only changes once a month can afford to do a Full Backup immediately after it is loaded each month and then lose all the changes since that time (which should be none).
Full Recovery Mode
For most people, the Full Recovery Model is a much better option. In the Full Recovery Model, you use the Transaction Log to track everything that happens in the database, which allows you to restore the database right up to the moment before the crash, so that only Transactions that were in progress, but not Commited, will be lost. And those should return error messages back to the users, letting them know that what they were trying to do did not work. So, essentially, nothing is lost.
When you go to restore the database after a crash under the Full Recovery Model, you restore the database using the Full Backup. But then you can use the Transaction Log (the .LDF file) to restore right up to the moment of failure. This is why you want your .LDF file to be on a separate hard-drive from the database (well
performance is also a big reason); that way, even if the database drive is lost, you can restore using the Full Backup and the .LDF file.
Now, in the Full Recovery Model you will have a couple problems if you run it the way I just suggested. The biggest problem is that the whole server could be lost due to fire, flood, etc. Another problem is that the hard-drive can only hold so much before it becomes full, and the .LDF file can fill up and cause the system to crash. So, thats where the Transaction Log backups come in. By doing Transaction Log backups, you can move your Full and Transaction Log backups to off-site storage where your whole building can burn down and your backups will still be safe.
The other really important thing to note here is that Transaction Log backups move the Transactions out of the Transaction Log and onto the Transaction Log Backup (which could be on Tape or another hard-drive). So, running Transaction Log Backups regularly will keep your Transaction Log (.LDF file) emptied out internally, because it takes all those Transactions in the Transaction Log that are Committed (and would be thrown away in Simple Recovery Mode) and it moves them to the Transaction Log Backup (tape or file). So, when you go to restore, you restore the last Full Backup, then you restore ALL of the Transaction Log Backups since the last Full Backup, and then (if you have it still) you can apply the .LDF which contains all Transactions that never got backed up. This will restore the database right up to the moment before the crash.
The key difference between Full/Differential Backups and Transaction Log Backups is that Full/Differential Backups are essentially a copy of the database, where a Transaction Log Backup is just all the old/completed Transactions from the Transaction Log. And the Transaction Log is a list of everything that changed (Transactions) in the database which can be used to repeat those changes for the purpose of restoring the database up to a specific point in time.
So, Id like to make it a point to mention again that the Transaction Log Backups keep the Transaction Log from filling up and requiring the .LDF file to grow (in order to contain all the Transactions). The Transaction Log Backups do this by moving the Transactions out of the Transaction Log and into the Transaction Log Backup (which is why you have to restore every single one of the Transaction Log Backups in chronological order before you put the .LDF back into use). I should also mention that this Full Recovery is what they call Point-in-time recovery, because you can restore right up to the moment of failure, or any other time during the day you like say
10 minutes before an overzealous DBA deleted ALL the records in an important table even if that was 6 hours ago. You could even restore a copy of the database 10 minutes before the DBA dropped a critical table to another instance of the database, and then use that to copy the table back into the current database without otherwise disturbing the current database. (And of course deleting the second copy once you were done with it, thereby disturbing the actual database as little as possible.)
Differential Backups
Now at this point, you may have noticed that you are restoring about 100 Transaction Log backups, in order to get the system back up and running. Thats where Differential Backups come into play. Essentially, the Differential Backup is a partial Full Backup. What I mean is that the Differential Backups only record the parts of the system that have changed since the last Full Backup. The benefit of this is that now you can skip a good portion of those Transaction Log Backups when you go to restore. Besides just being easier, this allows you to get things back up and running more quickly (not to mention that Differential Backups do less work than a Full Backup, and so they run faster). Since the Differential Backup acts like a Full Backup, you would then only need to restore Transaction Logs since the last Differential Backup, rather than since the last Full Backup (Full Backup + Most recent Differential + all Transaction Log Backups since the differential + the ".LDF" if you have it still). Additionally, the Differential Backups are faster then doing a Full Backup, because they are only recording changed parts of the database rather than all parts of the database. Because of this, You have to restore the Full Backup to get what did NOT change before you restore the Differential Backup. Again, Differential and Full Backups record the actual database contrasted to Transaction Log Backups which do not record the database at all, but instead record the transactions as it removes them from the Transaction Log.
To sum it up: in order to restore in Full Recovery Mode, you restore the last Full Backup, then you restore only the last Differential Backup, then you restore ALL of the Transaction Log backups since the last Differential backup, and then you can use the .LDF file (if its still available).
Full Backups contain everything at the moment the Full Backup was taken (except open Transactions) but doing them does not empty the Transaction Log. The Transaction Log Backups remove the Transactions from the Transaction Logs and back them up to a safe place, thereby emptying the Transaction Log. And the Differential Backups are faster to perform than Full Backups, but do NOT contain the parts of the database that have NOT changed since the last Full Backup (Ok. Thats a double negative. Differentials are faster because they only contain parts of the database that have changed since the last backup. But the point is that the Differential backups allow you to skip the restoring of the Transaction Log backups between the last Full Backup and the Differential Backup, but you have to restore the Full Backup first.) Differential Backups do not remove Transactions from the Transaction Log (just like Full Backups which are similar).
If you are doing Transaction Log Backups often (maybe every 15 minutes or every hour), your Transaction Log should not fill up internally and cause the file to need to grow in size. The big exception to this is that: open Transactions will not be backed up. So, you could have one very long Transaction fill up the entire Transaction Log, but since it is still in progress, the Transaction Log Backup will not remove it. This could easily happen if you are importing large amounts of data from another system as one Transaction (This is usually done with flat files); and this is why the Bulk Recovery Model exists. Unless you have this type of situation, its probably best not to worry about the Bulk Recovery Model at this point; just know that its somewhere between Full Recovery and Simple Recovery.
In Conclusion
The ".MDF" files are your database. The ".LDF" files are a record of every transaction that has occurred in the database used to make certain that the database can be recovered in the event of a crash.
The "Simple" recovery model, will throw these transactions away once they are committed in the database and no longer being actively used. This means that you cannot have point-in-time database recovery, and can only recover from Full Backups, no other type of backup is usable in the Simple Recovery Model.
The "Full" recovery model, allows you to do point-in-time database recovery to restore the database to any moment in time, including the instant before the dreaded crash if you still have the ".LDF" file (ie the drive with the ".MDF" file is lost, but the ".LDF" was preserved on a separate drive). Otherwise, you can recover up to your most recent backup.
To restore such a backup chain, you restore the Full Backup, then the most recent Differential Backup, and then all Transaction Log backups since the Differential, and then the ".LDF" file if you still have it.
Doing Transaction Log backups removes the transactions from the ".LDF" file (transaction log) and helps to prevent it from filling up or growing larger until it runs out of space and crashes the database.
Backups are as important as the system itself. Treat them as if your job depends on it, because quite frankly, it probably does.
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The Griffs are 3-0 for the first time since 2000 after a 71-64 conquest of the Bulls in front of the season's second sellout. Point guard Billy Baron scored 18 points to lead all five Canisius starters into double figures as the Griffs preyed on 24 UB turnovers while committing just seven of their own.
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After struggling from the field much of this early season UB (1-5) found its way to a 52 percent shooting night and also won the the backboards, 39-25. But that minus-17 turnover margin kept them at a distance.
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Javon McCrea led all scorers with 22 points while Will Regan added 15 for the Bulls. Harold Washington (12), Chris Manhertz (11) and Isaac Sosa (10) also hit double figures for the Griffs, who shot just 40 percent but produced assists on 19 of their 26 baskets.
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The feeling-out process was over when the teams returned to the floor after intermission with Canisius leading, 40-38. For the next four minutes both offenses sizzled. A three by Sosa gave the Griffs a 47-42 advantage and, at that time, the teams had combined for 11 points in the first 1:24.
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Getting even a segment of YouTube to synchronize would seem a tall order. But marshaling together Comedy Week reminds Kellison of the chaotic first night of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
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Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan blasted the City Council's decision Tuesday to table a $1.15 million capital bonding request. The mayor said the council was "playing politics, and that's not right."
"And whatever is their issue, they have to stop," Flanagan told The Herald News the day after the council meeting. "They can no longer be obstructionist to move the city forward."
Instead, he ought to consider the many valid reasons why the council was unwilling to sign off on the loan request.
It's clear that some councilors don't want to push the city into debt — particularly after the mayor's questionable spending the last time the council signed off on a loan.
At issue this time is the administration's loan request, which would allow the purchase of 10 new police SUVs, which would handle better in the snow. The bonds would also pay for $250,000 in new election equipment; $350,000 for a backhoe, loader and brush cutter; $460,000 for maintenance vans; and $25,000 for a traffic department car.
The administration has not sufficiently made the case for why these items are necessary at this time. It may not seem like it, but winter is almost over. The police department can hold off on getting the new fleet of SUVs for now without jeopardizing anyone's quality of life. Indeed, all of these purchases can wait for the council's due diligence.
Council Vice President Ray Mitchell made two very salient points at Tuesday's meeting: The city is borrowing too much and there are still too many unknown variables in the next fiscal year's budget, which Flanagan has warned would be challenging. "We are bonding ourselves rich and making ourselves poor," Mitchell said.
While these capital expenditures may be prudent, the council must decide what the city can truly afford — now and down the road. The council made the right choice to send the bond requests back to its Finance Committee for further study.
Flanagan would do well to take the mulligan, consider paring down the proposal and addressing the council's concerns.


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I first "met" owner Lindsay Yousey several years ago when I discovered her blog entry featuring Starry Nights cupcakes. Now, consider that at the time, she was not baking professionally. Actually, her background was in psychotherapy. They looked pretty professional to me, though, so I urged her to become a professional baker.
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