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LOW LEVEL HEAVEN RELEASES 2 MORE FREE MULTIPLAYER MISSIONS FOR DCS May 03, 2019 | by Sérgio Costa DCS, News DCS, Low Level Heaven, Multiplayer, Mission, Freeware As the team is still undergoing internal testing on their mission pack, they have been working on small, free missions for the community. It has been quite a while since we last heard from Low Level Heaven as Eagle Dynamics is still evaluating their mission pack. While we wait, the team has been working on small little gems for us and the most recent one is comprised of a couple of missions, similar in their format, but released for the Huey and the Gazelle. Here's the description: You can get the mission for Huey here and for the Gazelle here. SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK : Low Level Heaven releases 2 more free multiplayer missions for DCS • HeliSimmer.com WWW.HELISIMMER.COM As the team is still undergoing internal testing on their mission pack, they have been working on small, free missions for the community.
dcs DCS: Persian Gulf Map - Final Release Trailer
avdheide posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsDCS: Persian Gulf Map - Final Release Trailer Today we are proud to release the content-complete version of the DCS: Persian Gulf Map. Since the original release of this map, the area has been greatly expanded to make it the largest DCS World map. It also includes the most airfield of any DCS World map... 29. Download now from: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/terrains/persiangulf_terrain/ In this most recent update, we have added: • Liwa airfield and surrounded area in the UAE. • Ras Al Khaimah airfield in the UAE. • Jiroft airfield in Iran. • Levan Island airfield in Iran. • Persepolis, Rayen Citadel, and Bam World Heritage sites • Added parking spaces to north end of Bandar Abbas airfield. The DCS: Persian Gulf map provides an excellent playground for your DCS modules: • Critical source of 40% of world-traded oil, making it a historic and current flash point of endless possibilities • Sprawling cities of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Bandar Abbas • Iranian island fortresses of Abu Musa, Sirri, and Tunb • Varied terrain of towering mountains, desert plains, and marshlands • Dozens of small and massive ports, power plants, refineries, and bases • Thousands of kilometers of trafficked roads and rail lines • Thousands of individual buildings • Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, and the Dubai Frame Although this map is now content-complete, we will of course to continue to support the map with fixes as required. We are now excited to focus on a new, free map for DCS World. SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK :
dcs DCS | F14 Tomcat launches next week
TomcatUK posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsSet full afterburner and prepare for a catapult launch .. the F14 for DCS is with us next week! Last few days to save $10 at pre-order price (69.99 instead of 79.99). DCS: F-14 Tomcat Coming Next Week The F-14 Tomcat developed by Heatblur Simulations will be available next week on 13 March 2019 for both the DCS World e-Shop and Steam. Purchase now and take advantage of the pre-order discount; only a few days are left! Purchase from DCS e-shop: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/tomcat/?bx_sender_conversion_id=12917090&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=mail&utm_campaign=weekend_news New pre-launch video: The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a two-crew, variable geometry, maritime air superiority fighter that served with the US Navy for 32 years and continues to serve with the IRIAF in Iran. The F-14 was the US Navy's frontline fighter from the 1970s until the mid-2000s. Over the course of its long service life it also became the US Navy's premier precision ground-attack platform and lone airborne reconnaissance asset. SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/modules/tomcat/?bx_sender_conversion_id=12917090&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=mail&utm_campaign=weekend_news NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK :
dcs DCS Hawk is down so is the P-40 development
avdheide posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsVEAO Simulations has stopped with all activities because of DCS demands. This means no support or improvement on the DCS Hawk and no delevery of the P40 to DCS. On there website they have a statement where they explain what the reasons are. These are not a good sign for the development of DCS and 3rd party Add ons. It seems that DCS has some harsh contract demand that are not in vafour of a good relationship according to this statement. Read and make your opinium based on this and further research. SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : http://veaosimulations.co.uk/ NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK : https://www.helisimmer.com/editorial/veao-affair
misc. sim FS2Crew - UGCX News and DCS F-18 Support!
ssimmons1958 posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsFS2Crew - UGCX News and DCS F-18 Support! Please Note: If you no longer wish to receive FS2Crew News, please click the 'Manage your Subscription" link found at the bottom of this newsletter. [12 January 2019] Priority NOTAM: Ultimate Ground Crew X (UGCX) and Pilot Assist Pro News (DCS F/A-18 Hornet Support!) Please visit: www.fs2crew.com The Pilot Assist Pro News: We built Pilot Assist Pro for Apple mobile devices with real-world flying in mind, but Flight Simmers can also take advantage of Pilot Assist Pro (www.pilotassistpro.com), especially the checklist and weather functionality. That said, we're proud to announce that Capt J has recently uploaded an outstanding F-18 Hornet checklist to the Pilot Assist Pro designed to be used specifically with the awesome DCS F/A-18 Hornet simulator. His new F-18 checklist is available via the on-line hanger for free in Pilot Assist Pro. Capt J has over 1,500 hours in the Hornet with experience in all models and he has completed two combat cruises. His contributed checklist combines F/A-18C NATOPS procedures along with best practices used by current pilots in the fleet. Moreover, his checklist provides an easy to use approach that will help a DCS F-18 simulator pilot quickly master the flows that are currently being used and taught in the actual aircraft. Pilot Assist Pro is currently on sale. Regular price is $39 USD. The sale price is approximately $18 depending on your local currency plus taxes. Please taxi to: www.pilotassistpro.com for more info. The UGCX News: FS2Crew is happy to announce that, after many years of development, Ultimate Ground Crew X has entered wide beta testing - finally! We can't give a specific release date, but all major technical issues have been solved and UGCX is now on final approach. What's UGCX? It's our take on the world of ground crew/pushback simulations. We think you'll like it! It does things never done before in flight sim! For the latest updates, please "like" our Facebook page. Here's a newletter exclusive picture of one of our the UGCX ground vehicles. This is the TMX 150. UGCX supports FSX and P3D V4. SOURCE INFOhttps://www.fs2crew.com DEVELOPER POST LINK : https://www.fs2crew.com NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK : https://www.fs2crew.com
dcs F-14 Gameplay Reveal Trailer
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dcs DCS interview : "The move to a world map" !
Dreadmetis posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsIn this very interesting interview pointed to me by a friend, with Matt Wagner, the executive producer of Eagle Dynamics, the author and him are getting some blink of the future of DCS. And very early in the interview, Matt Wagner says that : Well we already know that a potential DCS module will be a heavy lifter, so my thoughts are that with the whole world potentially in DCS, GA already there, jets etc already there, and the arrival of heavies, we have a potential new "whole" flight sim along with P3D, XP11 and AFS2 ! Man, isn't our sim future great ! Still, it is not for an immediate future whatsoever, DCS has still some way to go on aspects like the weather engine and some systems before getting there. So what are YOUR thoughts on this very interesting interview ? SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK : https://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/5797/A-interview-with-DCSs-Matt-Wagner-/
dcs DCS Weekend News
ssimmons1958 posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsDCS Weekend News Email not displaying correctly? View in browser. DCS World Open Beta Update This week we released DCS World Open Beta Update #9. Highlights of this update include: Several more modules have been moved to the keyless protection system. These include the NTTR and Normandy maps, WWII Assets Pack, Spitfire, Su-33, AJS-37 Viggen, and the M-2000C. These modules are now tied to users accounts rather than keys Many new Hornet additions to include preliminary AIM-9X, AIM-120 active and time-to-go timers, AIM-120 VISUAL mode and AIM-7 LOFT mode, EW page symbols, EW HUD, EW Offset, increased of ICLS needles size, and eliminated deck sliding after landing Many new AJS-37 Viggen changes like corrected mirror reflections, adjusted normal maps, fixes to the SPA mode, custom cartridge settings, and others Yak-52 changes include corrected textures for the 3-bladed prop, hide stick option added, tool tip improvements, primer animation corrected, and more You can read more about these and many others in the dedicated thread on the DCS forum. SS-1C Scud-B Earlier we have showed off work-in-progress images of some new units coming to DCS World like the SA-2 and Rapier SAM systems and the HY-2 "Silkworm" anti-ship cruise missile. This week we'd like to show you the first images of the SS-1C Scud-B short-range ballistic missile. First developed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s, the Scud-B (Russian Theater Ballistic Missile system 9К72 Elbrus with missile 8K14 or R-17) has been fielded by more than 32 countries, has a range of up to 300 km, a 450 meter accuracy, and a 985 kg high-explosive warhead. The Scud-B is a mobile system that is transported and launched from a MAZ-543 Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) (Russian index 9P117). The Scud-B was infamous during the first Gulf War and will play a critical target for missions and campaigns in the Persian Gulf map and others. DCS: Yak-52 Released on Steam This week we moved the new DCS World Open Beta content to the Release version. In addition to adding the Yak-52, other important changes include: Steam Store Trailer video The Yakovlev Yak-52 is a tandem seat, radial engine, trainer aircraft that served as the primary aircraft trainer for the Soviet Union and many other nations. Introduced in 1979, the Yak-52 has been a popular choice among air forces given its rugged construction, ease of handling, tricycle landing gear, and simple maintenance. These same characteristic have made it a popular civilian aerobatics aircraft in its later years. The Yak-52 is powered by a single Vedeneyev M-14P, nine-cylinder radial piston engine with 360 horsepower. We have created a new radial piston engine simulation from the ground up with a highly-realistic engine cooling model. The aircraft is very response given an empty weight of just one ton and large controls surfaces. Capable of pulling over 7 G and pushing up to negative 5 G, it's no wonder the Yak-52 has been popular with aerobatic teams around the world. The DCS: Yak-52 provides a realistic pilot training progression from the Yak-52, to the L-39C jet trainer, to modern fighters like the MiG-29 and Su-27. Key Features: Professional Flight Model that duplicates the flight characteristics of the Yak-52 Detailed and realistic simulation of post-stall behavior that allows edge-of and out-of-envelope maneuvers Complete systems modeling of the Yak-52 that includes the engine, fuel, electrical and pneumatic systems Realistic, mouse-interactive cockpit in which almost all controls can be interacted with Accurate external and cockpit sounds that were recorded from a Yak-52 Interactive training missions included. Learn to start up, taxi, takeoff, and land the Yak-52 like a real pilot Multiple liveries as both a military trainer and civilian aerobatic aircraft Cooperative multiplayer. Fly with a friend in the same aircraft Full virtual reality supported for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Microsoft Mixed Reality, and others Sincerely, The Eagle Dynamics Team SOURCE INFOhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/223750/DCS_World_Steam_Edition/?bx_sender_conversion_id=6645424 DEVELOPER POST LINK : https://store.steampowered.com/app/223750/DCS_World_Steam_Edition/?bx_sender_conversion_id=6645424 NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK : https://store.steampowered.com/app/223750/DCS_World_Steam_Edition/?bx_sender_conversion_id=6645424
dcs DCS World 2.5 Release Version Update
ssimmons1958 posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsDCS World 2.5 Release Version Update This week we moved a large number of improvements from the Open Beta to the Release version of DCS World 2.5. You can read the complete changelog here. Highlights of the Release version update include: All terrains updated with improved file structure and adjusted shaders. In particular, the detailed area of the Persian Gulf map was expanded north and east. This includes the airfields at Shiraz and Kerman, higher resolution terrain mesh and textures, new and improved shaders for trees, expanded road and rail network, new agricultural areas, and new towns and cities. While the detailed area of the map is now complete, we do plan to add additional airfields and landmarks within the area over the next few months. Additionally, we are working on new units to populate this map like the SS-1 "SCUD", Rapier and SA-2/HQ-1/S-75 SAMs, and the HY-1 "Silkworm" anti-ship cruise missile Cloud ceiling now correctly matches Mission Editor settings Corrected Search and Engage AI tasks Many new features and fixes for the Hornet were added like network spawning on the carrier when catapult 1 is occupied, corrected uncommanded STT switching, added radar SIL mode, added single and ripple rocket pod settings in the Mission Editor, night vision goggles added, and the Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) was added The AJS-37 has also seen many improvements like several crash fixes, adjusted RB-24J and 74 performance, added real-time mirror rendering, completed the manual, added rain drops on canopy effect, and greatly improved the night lighting NS 430 2D panel support added for all aircraft but A-10C, F/A-18C and Ka-50 Next week, we will provide the next update to the Open Beta. DCS: Yak-52 Update Our Yak-52 is very late in development and in final tests. In addition to putting the flight model through its paces with the help of actual Yak-52 pilots, we are also fine tuning the interactive training missions. The Yak-52 will be released next month! Having direct access to a Yak-52 from "The First Flight" Russian close formation aerobatic display team, we've been able to model the aircraft in extreme detail and accuracy. One element of this is the sounds of the aircraft. On multiple occasions we have sent our sound team to a local airfield near Moscow to capture the cockpit and external sounds. During one recording session, we recorded a video of it. External sounds were captured at various engine RPM settings and from different microphone vantages such as all around the aircraft, fly by, passes at different altitudes, and aspect angles Inside the cockpit, the focus was also on engine RPM at various settings, but also on switch clicks, the pneumatics (landing gear, flaps, and brakes), canopy opening and closing, etc The sounds environment will be as if you were there in the cockpit! DCS: F/A-18C Hornet Update Each two week cycle we are adding more and more new features to the Hornet while addressing bugs as they pop up. Our current focus for the rest of July and next month is on the following: Complete the AIM-7 with addition of FLOOD, Home On Jam (HOJ), and LOFT sub-modes Integrate AIM-120B/C for STT employment (TWS employment will come later) Integrate AIM-9X Block I. This includes both flight dynamics and new tones. Afterwards, in August or September, we will add the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) Complete RWS air-to-air radar mode with such features as Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR), AACQ mode, Latent Track While Scan (LTWS) mode, Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF) settings, ability to change radar settings with TDC along outside of radar tactical area, radar speed gate setting, COLOR option, and more Complete radar warning receiver functionality with contact symbols and modifiers, EW HUD, and the OFFSET function Integrate Paveway II series laser-guided bombs (GBU-10, 12, and 16) with JTAC designation Further tuning of flight model with touch and go performance, gear drag, half flaps drag, takeoff pitch characteristics, and extreme angle of attack performance Brightness control for the HSI display Multiplayer carrier deck spawning issues Wingtip vortices errors at low airspeed There are certainly more items that we will be addressing over the net month. This is just a list of 10 of them. Since our last list of Hornet academic training missions in a newsletter, we have two more: Aircraft Shutdown Case III Landing Introduction Sincerely, The Eagle Dynamics Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DCS 184.108.40.20682 Update 7 DCS 22.214.171.12482 Update 7 Updater ver. 126.96.36.199: 'settings' option is available in command line DCS World All terrains are updated. Planes AI B-17G - collision during landing fixed. RBK-500AO picture for all locales is added Clouds generator changed to match Mission Editor settings more correctly Radiomenu crash after triggered removing descent fixed GUI error when loading template with linked unit fixed Fixed crash when the ship with the task Attack group destroys the target Error in radiomessages for USSR country fixed Target attributes added to 'Search and engage' and 'Search and engage in zone' tasks Persian Gulf Shiraz city, international airport and area added Kerman city, airport and area added Unique Gate Hotel Dubai added New trees introduced Ka-50 Night vision FOV shift with SSAA fixed Trigger UHF_FREQ fixed F/A-18C Second (third, fourth) client now can be spawned on 2nd (3rd, 4th) catapult when 1st CAT is busy Radar in STT mode will not jump to another target without players action Radar SIL and STBY modes realized S (single) and R (Ripple) weapons loading options added Selected A/A weapon is no more displayed on radar page in RWS mode Night vision goggles added COMM: Manually entered frequency will no more appears in channels settings Random crash when F/A-18C spawned on carrier catapult in multiplayer fixed Carrier ICLS system realized Radar: roll and pitch stabilization system improved when user changes elevation by discrete button commands DCS C-101 by AvioDev Fixed autostart for SFM (engine was not starting). Added Persian Gulf Quick Start and Single missions Solved nav radio issues. Several nav equipment boxes were not working. DCS AJS-37 Viggen by Heatblur Simulations Fixed crashing issue on aircraft re-initialization (respawn, refly) Fixed crashing issue due to ELINT page dump Fixed crashing issue due to Radar texture memory issues Reworked overall Sidewinder seeker behaviour. Increased Rb-74 (AIM-9L) all-aspect capabilities. Fixed RB24J (AIM-9P) to be properly rear-aspect. Added Next Missile selector (FRAMSTEGN IRRB) button to bindable controls. Re-added kneeboard settings page Fixed trim on ground start - now defaults to 3 degrees Added realtime mirror rendering Added clickable helpers to disable mirrors Completed release candidate of flight manual Viggen canopy glass now uses glass shader - compatability with Kegety's VR mod Viggen canopy glass raindrop effect added Overhauled night lighting Improved accuracy of bombing sights DCS NS430 NS430 Navigation System added in Flat mode to all DCS aircraft (excluding A-10C, F/A-18C and Ka-50) NS430 Navigation System integrated into L-39 3D cockpit Campaigns 'A-10C Shturmovik' 11th mission fixed, targets can be destroyed more easy 'Mi-8MTV2 Oilfield': fixed bug with crashing of cargoes SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK :
dcs Modern Air Combat
PapaG posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsEagle Dynamics, the makers of DCS World, DCS A10-C Warthog and Lock On: Modern Air Combat, has announced a brand new game. Called simply Modern Air Combat, it will include 14 flyable aircraft spanning conflicts during the Korean War to the modern day. The title is expected to launch this fall for PC and be compatible with modern virtual reality devices. SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK : https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/13/17570028/modern-air-combat-eagle-dynamics-announcement-price-release-date
dcs DCS F/A-18C preview trailer
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dcs DCS Pilotage
Noodle posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsAlright desktop warriors. I wanted to put this out there to see if anyone would be up for doing some DCS flying. Specifically once we have a few pilots and decent skills with your chosen aircraft to run missions and such. Now i'll say that I do not have my own server and there are servers out there but of course your at the whim of whomever runs the server and its rules and such. If you happen to have a server that has some good rules in place, abit of moderation to keep the trolling off and such please let us know. I'd like to be able to fly and fight on a server without having to deal with asshattery and in the end of course have fun and blowing things up!! SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK :
dcs DCS World 2.5 Open Beta Update 4
ssimmons1958 posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsDCS World 2.5 Open Beta Update 4 Since the third update to the DCS World 2.5 Open Beta, the team has focused their efforts on loading time, memory leaks, and performance issues in the Open Beta. In this 4th update, we believe we have largely addressed these issues. For those taking part in the DCS World 2.5 Open Beta, we look forward to your feedback, and once we feel confident these issues have been resolved, we will move DCS World 2.5 out of Open Beta. You can find the complete DCS World 2.5 Open Beta Update 4 changelog here. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/bitrix/tools/track_mail_click.php?tag=sender.eyJSRUNJUElFTlRfSUQiOiIxNTU2ODM2In0%3D&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.eagle.ru%2Fshowpost.php%3Fp%3D3423375%26postcount%3D5%26bx_sender_conversion_id%3D1556836&sign=6d604dac295dd3935e4150eb9322cb203cb3bfd769d49b67d71cf126acf84e64 DCS: F/A-18C Hornet Update Work continues at a brisk pace on the Hornet. Since the last Hornet update, most of the navigation systems (TACAN, ADF, and Waypoints) are now functional, the flight model / flight control system is further refined, internal and external sounds have been improved, texturing of the cockpit art is now using an improved albedo effect, aerial refueling is working, fuel dump has been added, conditional switch position based on airfield or aircraft carrier start has been implemented, more realistic LEX vapor, and a more dynamic simulation of the individual engines. The team is making great progress. The big items to still implement though include STT/ACM radar modes for air-to-air radar, AUTO, CCIP, and MAN modes for unguided bombs, and the moving map display option. Once these are completed, we will move the Hornet into full testing. We are also working on an extensive set of interactive training missions. DCS: AJS-37 Viggen – 16-2 Red Flag Campaign on Steam The AJS-37 Viggen: 16-2 Red Flag Campaign is a depiction of flying the AJS-37 Viggen during a typical Red Flag exercise in the skies over Nevada. Take the role of a US Air Force exchange pilot to the Swedish Air Force as you return to take part in a Red Flag in the cockpit of a Viggen. This campaign includes extensive briefing, map, and lineup card PDF files for each mission and was designed by the creators of the Spitfire: Epsom and Mustang: Charnwood campaigns. All of the missions are based on input from pilots that have flown in Red Flag exercises and will provide you a challenge that will test even the most skilled virtual pilots. Features: 10 handcrafted mission that depict number of types of strike missions a Viggen pilot would fly in combat Highly detailed mission briefings, mission maps, and lineup cards as PDF files Custom voice overs and hundreds of triggers Steam Store Page https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/bitrix/tools/track_mail_click.php?tag=sender.eyJSRUNJUElFTlRfSUQiOiIxNTU2ODM2In0%3D&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fapp%2F223750%2FDCS_World%2F%3Fbx_sender_conversion_id%3D1556836&sign=c0014f860ae5f6e1374120ee9742644703aab6f25f17fab39d8905a2a2c2cb97 Sincerely, The Eagle Dynamics Team SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK :
sales DCS | 30% off Russian aircraft until Mar 5th
TomcatUK posted a topic in ON APPROACH - TopicsRed Army Day 100th Anniversary Sale First celebrated in 1918, Red Army Day commemorates the Red Army victory over German forces in the battle for the city of Pskov. This holiday, celebrated on 23 February, celebrates those that are serving and have served with the Russian Armed Forces. A highlight of the day is the laying of wreaths and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. To celebrate this day, we are offering a sale on Russian aircraft modules from today and lasting until March 5 with -30% off. Find these deals on our e-Shop DCS: L-39 Albatros DCS: MiG-15bis DCS: MiG-21bis DCS: Mi-8MTV2 DCS: Black Shark 2 DCS: Flaming Cliffs 3 Su-27 for DCS World Su-33 for DCS World Su-25 for DCS World SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK :
Update from DCS about v2.5 bug fixes and a helicopter sale... = DCS World 2.5 Update Since last week's newsletter, the team continues to address items discovered during the Open Beta test period. Items such as fog discoloration, night lighting, multiplayer performance, load times, and others are all being addressed for the release version. It is very important that any changes made for the DCS World 2.5 release version maintain or improve game performance of the 2.5 Open Beta. Since the DCS World 2.5 Open Beta release, we have released three Hot Fixes. You can read their change logs on the DCS forum. Once we feel that all the significant issues of the 2.5 Open Beta have been resolved, we will then release the DCS World 2.5 installer and update to DCS World 2.5. DCS World Helicopter 30% Off Sale Continues Our DCS World helicopter sale will end on 19 February 2018 at 0900. One of the biggest benefits of DCS World 2.5 is that it's a much better environment to fly helicopters. The higher-resolution terrain elevation mesh, higher resolution terrain and object textures, much improved trees, huge forests, and trees that now have collision / block line of sight for weapons, all create a much more engaging and beautiful environment to fly in. SOURCE INFO DEVELOPER POST LINK : NEWS SITE ARTICLE LINK :
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What has happened in Hong Kong this week amounts to one thing: Beijing bullying.
The Chinese government, through its CAAC civil aviation agency, has threatened Cathay Pacific with new rules that force it to provide information on any crews who operate flights into the mainland or through Chinese airspace. Any Cathay employee who is found to have taken part in the anti-government protests is banned from operating those flights.
Meanwhile, several major Chinese companies have struck Cathay off their airline travel lists. And Cathay's CEO and chief customer and commercial officer—both highly experienced and respected industry executives—have been forced to resign while statements were issued about "resetting confidence".
Cathay is an historic airline with excellent records in safety and customer service. Hong Kong International Airport is a superb hub and an important gateway for tourists, business travelers and cargo to and from Hong Kong and the broader Asia-Pacific market, including mainland China.
Beijing knows that when it pressures Hong Kong's airport and flagship airline, any harm it inflicts will be to the benefit of its government-owned major carriers—Air China, China Eastern and China Southern.
Cathay management made clear it does not tolerate any unprofessional or violent behavior. By targeting a Hong Kong airline that competes with Chinese mainland carriers, CAAC is tilting the competitive playing field.
Such antics could misfire, however. Those with airline travel options—including corporations—can choose non-Chinese carriers if they do not like what has happened in Hong Kong. They can question the ties that their home country airlines have with Chinese government-owned airlines through global alliances, equity stakes or joint ventures. The global commercial air transport industry is, like other service industries, market-based and consumer driven.
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Today marks the fifth of my posts based on the 30-Day Writing Challenge, in which I tackle the issue of whether I think my sign of the zodiac fits me.
I think the whole subject of zodiac signs and horoscopes is interesting, not that I put much faith in it. It seems to me that most horoscopes are cleverly written so that almost anything that happens can be interpreted to have been foretold, or to be a personal trait of the reader.
I went to a website that discusses the various signs of the zodiac - Zodiac Signs Astrology.com - and checked out what it had to say about Scorpios, since I was born under that sign* ...
Hmmm ...
Loyal and passionate, I can pretty much agree with. Obsessive and suspicious, maybe a little. Here are a few quotes from the analysis in the website:
"Scorpios have an excellent memory and combined with an inability to let things go, they can hold a grudge against someone who did them harm forever, in fact a Scorpio rarely if never forgives and forgets. They will even go as far as get vengeance on the person." Well, as it happens, my memory is such that I always carry around a small notebook or a few blank index cards so that I can write things down, because I tend to be pretty forgetful. I do, however, hold powerful grudges ... in fact, Agnes has often gently counseled me to ease up on the antipathy I hold for a particular individual, but I'm finding it nearly impossible to do so.
"Scorpios have a very penetrative mind, do not be surprised if they ask questions, they are trying to delve deeper and figure things out and survey the situation. They always want to know why, where and any other possible detail they can possibly know." That's pretty accurate ... I tend to be very skeptical and not to take things at face value without a lot of questioning and study. This is why I tend to enrage door-to-door political flacks who can't answer simple questions about their candidate's positions on issues with anything more than bumper stickers or screeds about how terrible the other guy is.
"Scorpios are very weary (sic) about trusting anyone, a person needs to gain their trust and this gets built up over time and once all the 'trust tests' have been passed, Scorpio loves deeply and intensely." This one's on the money, but I think it's true of a lot of people other than Scorpios as well.
"Scorpios are all about control, they need to be in control at all times. To be out of control is very threatening, even dangerous to the Scorpio's psyche, when they control, they feel safe." Not so much. I don't like to have the sense that I'm at the whim of powers beyond my control, but on the other hand, it's not in me to be a control freak.
Here's the best part ...
"Sex with a Scorpio: Sex with Scorpio is a total emotional and physical experience with passion and intensity. They have amazing stamina and can last all night long, round after round. Scorpio is the zodiac sign that is the most likely to act out a sexual fantasy. Most people will talk about it but the Scorpio will do it, they will fully throw themselves into the role. Do not suggest a fantasy to a Scorpio unless you plan to do it! Most Scorpios are direct and forceful and they seem to be an expert at what they do. They continue to seduce you even as the act continues. A thrilling experience not for the faint of heart!" Ummm ... you'll have to ask Agnes about this one. All I can tell you is that she's one of the rare women willing to put up with my ... quirks. Which leads me to the last zodiac issue - compatibility with other signs ...
The perfect sign for companionship with a Scorpio is said to be a Taurus ... and considering that Agnes is a Taurus and we've been together for more than 30 years, I'd say there just might be something to that.
So ...
Does my zodiac sign fit me? Like most people, I'd say "yes and no." There are elements of the "Scorpio Character" that fit me quite well, and others that don't. The only thing I can tell you for sure is that if you're an attractive lady, I'll never try to break the ice with you by asking about your sign, unless the sign you're holding says something like "Free Hugs" or "Have a Gin and Tonic on Me!"
Have a good day, regardless of your sign.
More thoughts tomorrow.
* Actually, the sign I was born under was "Bellevue Suburban Hospital Maternity," but just work with me on this, okay.


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I'm actually a fan of how Nike got itself started, looking for hard work and authenticity over money and fast but cheap. If you haven't read the biography of how Phil Knight built Nike in the book Shoe Dog.
Recently, Nike did something else inspiring and if you watch the video, make sure you have some tissues.


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Friday, 23 November 2012
Lorenzo's Art featured on The Concept Art Blog!
I'm very chuffed to say that the awesome Concept Art Blog (AKA The CAB) ran a feature on my work yesterday. The blog is an extremely slick weekly dose of inspiration featuring the work of artists from Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and many other top creative talents from comics to games to movies.
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go to www.omnivisualmedia.com
Produced by Omni Visual Media of Dallas, Texas - "Messages" is only one of numerous spiritually-inspired television / radio programs, movies and projects developed by Omni Visual Media.
"Reunion of Self" (network television), "The Viewer" (feature film), "How to Beat the Odds" (cable television), and "Continuing Connections" (national radio program) are just a few of the projects created and launched by Omni Visual Media.
Omni Visual Media produces over 200 commercials, short and feature length film projects, infomercials, educational and industrial video projects per year, as well as operates as a full service advertising agency in Dallas, Texas.
Omni Visual Media has produced commercials for television and cable for over 12 years for such clients as Maytag, New Balance DFW, First Horizon, Dodge, Lincoln/Mercury, Hyundai, Honda, Suzuki, Harley-Davidson Dealers, and Drexel Heritage. OVM has also had the opportunity to produce for network and cable companies as CBS, NBC, FOX 4, UPN21 and Comcast. OVM has also created and supported ad campaigns for industry giants such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Greyhound Bus Lines, SBC corp, Lockheed Martin to name only a few.
Created by Omni Visual Media President - Christian Sly, the "Messages" show is excited to feature an amazing psychic medium as Carla Mae in bringing truth and reality-based spirituality to a new level.


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From Global Mom: A Memoir
(Continued from the last post, "Mr. Psy")
That I didn't take the rest of those blue pills does not in any way mean I judge anyone else for taking theirs. I know that for many of my friends they are necessary – without a question life-saving. Nor do I judge my benevolent Montessori mother friend who'd suggested them in the first place.
It just means I could not function so well for my family as a muted cello or dulled bell living in a chalky mirage. I preferred, believe it or not, functioning like the wrung out metallic wad of last year's tube of Colgate because even if it was curled, pressed flat, emptied-out, and pasty, well at least I could feel it.
So I tried another approach. I took ahold of the bar I'd rigged (again) too high above my head. I lifted it out of its slot and lowered it down. A notch. Or four. I closed my eyes, literally, to the complete disarray I'd been trying to dig through and work around. And I walked out.
At 6:00 a.m. five days a week, in fact, I walked out and ran several kilometers along the Seine with my husband.
Then I lowered the bar another notch. I stopped tidying and list-making and got to bed by ten o'clock. Every single night.
I figured out ways to simplify some basics, like I ordered groceries online and had them delivered to my kitchen floor. I relinquished control over that part and other parts of my existence. I let things go – I let so many things go – lowering the bar another notch.
I ate carefully and regularly. (I have never since eaten lapsed yogurts with pretzel shavings).
I slowed down to read, very slowly, sacred scripture without fail every day and for at least thirty minutes at a time. I prayed in a steady stream. Or at least I listened inwardly in a steady stream. I let God pour His love into my open tank.
I did not immediately take on any major volunteer positions at school or at church, as had always been my tendency. I let other people volunteer for a while since they obviously wanted to. That meant I lowered the bar seventy-times-seven notches.
And my beautiful family, including my good parents, who came to stay for a couple of weeks over the holidays, rallied around me. We rallied around us.
Finally, I realized I'd let enough things go so that the bar was ground level. I could even step over it in stilettos. And okay, okay. I took off the stilettos. (I only needed their sharp heels to dig the hole to actually bury the bar.)
With the bar buried, with the permission I gave myself to not achieve or work hard or do things perfectly, with the permission to be broken and hobbling for as long as it took and that that – just existing – was fabulous enough, I grew better. Quickly, you might say.
In a matter of about a month, actually, I realized I was even whistling (who whistles in Paris?) and smiling involuntarily (and who smiles?), skipping, as I recall, on a Thursday right past this century's grouchiest old soul, the man who stood guard at the entrance of our parking box two blocks away from Colonel Combes. I skipped, he snarled and hucked a cigarette butt in my path, and I think I might have kicked my lovely heels together leprechaun style just as I winked at him.
Wink-wink, Monsieur.
Someone might conclude that it was one week of blue pills that pulled me out of the death spiral. I have no hard evidence to the contrary. Could be. And someone else might think, well, duh, it was Paris. Of course she was happy.
But tell me, has that someone actually lived in Paris in January? This is not Happy Land.
No, I believe something else happened, although I still cannot pin down in its every element what that something was. It had much to do with sleeping more, eating well and exercising reasonably. It also had a great deal to do with asking folks (namely my family) to give me some help, since I am normally a poor model for that. It also had something to do with disciplining myself to be nice and unproductive for a while. Yes, it was all that and something more, and I thank my terrestrial and celestial partners for that something, because that something tugged, shook, and Swedish-massaged my contorted double helix into fresh and hale alignment.
And having such things straightened out would be needful. Because we were galloping right into Camelot.
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Ah, traffic. For years, it has done nothing but worsen. At least that's how it feels to most of America's drivers, especially those of us who drive here in NYC or other major metropolitan areas. Will the increasing number of cars, trucks and buses on our roads stretch our commute times from minutes to hours (or days)?
Or dare we hope that someday our grids might unlock?
We sought out the most promising new technologies that are meant to streamline traffic flow, reduce urban emissions, avoid accidents, and even drive and park cars autonomously. Some of them, such as those that require infrastructure-to-car communications, are still a ways down the road from mass-market realization.
But others are being installed in cars and trucks you can buy right now. Hope springs eternal, especially when it comes to avoiding that next headache-inducing traffic jam.
In-car connectivity
In-car connectivity bring Pandora radio, Yelp, and even Facebook from the smartphone to the vehicle's display.
Bluetooth hands free calling? That's so last-decade. Many of today's new cars are being fitted with in-car Wi-Fi and familiar mobile apps. That means you don't have to fiddle with your phone to check your stock portfolio, find a restaurant on Yelp, or check what your friends are up to on Facebook. So put down that smartphone, tune into your favorite Pandora station, and make your morning commute time melt away.
Benefits: More money in your wallet with wireless data fee savings. You'll also be able to enjoy handy smartphone apps while keeping your hands on the wheel, and your eyes on the road!
Next-generation navigation systems
Next-generation navigation systems bring real-time traffic, re-routing, and weather information to the car.
Real-time traffic information systems have been around for a few years, but newer systems include side street traffic flow information as well, all of which helps the car find the clearest path to your destination with real-time re-routing for when conditions change. More evolved systems can factor in weather information along your programmed route, too. Once direct infrastructure-to-car communications are introduced, cars ahead will be your eyes and ears, reporting everything from congestion to icy spots on the road surface.
Benefits: Decreased commute times, increased safety, and cars that will 'talk' to each other when the weather is bad.
Engine stop/start
BMW's engine start-stop feature shut down the vehicle's engine during longer stops.
Anti-idling laws overseas have prompted carmakers to develop engine stop/start features. These shut down the vehicle's engine when you come to a complete stop in traffic, or while waiting at a stoplight. The engine fires back up once you take off the brake pedal, so the vehicle is immediately ready when it's time to get back on the gas.
Benefits: Reduced emissions and less noisy streets – a major plus for city-dwellers! You'll also get a slight bump in overall fuel economy.
Brake hold
Brake hold systems, like the kind from Mercedes-Benz, help to maintain brake pressure even on flat surfaces.
Many cars have hill hold assist systems, which hold your brakes for a couple of seconds to keep your car from rolling backward (or forward) while moving your foot from the brake to the accelerator. But did you know some Mercedes-Benz, Acura, and Lexus models have brake hold systems that maintain brake pressure during prolonged stops—say, at long stoplights—even on flat surfaces? Some systems activate by double-pressing the brake pedal after you've come to a complete stop; others work when you press a button on the steering wheel.
Benefits: Take your foot off the pedal and relax until time comes to get moving again, at which point you simply step on the gas and you're off!
Traffic light information systems
Audi's traffic light information system can tell you how long a light will be red.
When vehicles and infrastructure start talking to each other (on a need-to-know basis, of course) some very cool things will be possible. First, traffic lights can tell your car how long you will be waiting at the light (perhaps in the form of a countdown clock in the dashboard). This will allow you time to do other things, or simply relax in your seat rather than eye-balling the signal waiting for it to change. Second, it can allow the car to tell you how slow or fast to drive in order to fall into a "green wave," a series of synced traffic lights through which you can sail without stopping. Finally, if your car knows it will not able to make it through a green light, it would be able to activate the engine stop/start feature early, shutting the engine down as you coast to a stop.
Benefits: Reduced stress on the driver, less wasted time, lower emissions, less wasted fuel, and less wear and tear on your car's brakes.
Autonomous driving
Autonomous cars would allow for more fficient road usage.
The Holy Grail of traffic-easing technologies is the self-driving automobile, and as crazy as it sounds, it is not that far away. Virtually every major automaker is working on autonomous or self-driving technology, which employ interconnected radar, sonar, and/or camera-based systems (as well as fuel level and tire pressure monitors, among other systems) that tell the car when and how to accelerate, brake, and turn the steering wheel.
Many semi-autonomous driving systems already exist, such as automatic lane-drift systems that tug your car back into your intended lane, as well as intelligent cruise control systems that maintain a safe following distance from the cars in front of you. Some of these systems can even come to a complete stop, and accelerate once traffic clears
Benefits: Catch up on work, or sleep, and let your car drive you! Autonomous driving systems, such as intelligent cruise control, also generally operate in a more fuel-efficient mode than human drivers, saving fuel over the long term.
Self-parking cars
The self-parking car could reduce stress and make sure you never lose your car in a lot again.
Traffic nightmares don't end when you get to your destination; especially in crowded cities. Autonomous driving technologies will allow the car to locate parking spots via its infrastructure communication system, drive to the location, and maneuver itself into the spot. You could even get out of the car at a designated spot, like in front of a theater or grocery store, and the car will find its own way to a spot and notify you via your smart phone that it's parked. When you're ready to go, you can tell the vehicle to meet you at a designated location to pick you up.
Benefits: You'll never lose your car in a lot again – or circle a city block endlessly, hoping to find open parking.
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Speculation about Rio Ferdinand's future at Manchester United has now ended, as the club have agreed a one year extension on his contract. There was debate about whether or not he was going to continue his career at Manchester United after he retired from International duty last week, but it seemed to have made sure that he got another extension on his contract. Ferdinand commented on his extension, "I am delighted. It has been an incredible journey and I am glad it will continue."
Earlier this month, retiring Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, did say that the former England centre back was going to be offered a new contract and it has now been officially confirmed. Rio Ferdinand has so far had an extremely successful playing career for Manchester United since joining them in 2002 from Leeds United. The defender has won a total of 10 trophies with 6 of them being the Premier League title, 2 League Cups, 1 FIFA Club World Cup and arguably the best, 1 Champions League triumph in the 2007-2008 season.
Rio Ferdinand stated, "Who wouldn't want to play in this fantastic team in front of 76,000 fans each week? I can now fully concentrate on my club career, which has worked well for me over the past few years. This is a great team to be part of and we are now moving into a new era with the club which is very exciting. I have met with David Moyes. I am really looking forward to working with him and winning many more trophies with this great club."
Manchester United's new manager David Moyes talked about Rio, "It is clear for everyone to see that Rio has had one of his best seasons with the club. I think even from the outside you can see what a big character Rio is around the dressing room so I am delighted he has signed a new contract and I am looking forward to working with him."
Rio Ferdinand moved to Manchester United for £30 million therefore making him the world's most expensive defender. This year, he was nominated by his fellow footballers to be in the Professional Footballers' Association's team of the year after he helped the Red Devils win their 20th Premier League title.
Author Daniel Foster.
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Meadows and extensive orchards on the western slopes of Háj hill (573 m) above Velká nad Veliákou in the Jihomoravský kraj – South Moravian Region. The NNR territory covers an area of 162.3 ha at elevations of 300 – 480 metres and lies in the parish of Velká nad Veliákou.
Zahrady pod Hájem represent the last remnants of meadow growths on a marlstone basement in Bílé Karpaty (The White Carpathians). Numerous endangered species of thermophilous plants and animals occur on the NNR territory.
The geological basement is formed of Flysh layers with calcareous claystones, marlstones and calcareous sandstones and belongs to the Bílé Karpaty Unit of the Magura Flysh. On these substrates medium-grained typical Cambisol and Pseudogley Cambisol have formed.
The surface of the territory is varied and comprises grassland growths with belts of trees, orchards, isolated trees and shrubs. There are also 13 hectares of deciduous and pine forests and a number of small fields in the lower areas of the reserve. The undeveloped marl loams are covered with sparse growths of thermophilous vegetation with the fescue – Festuca rupicola, the fleabane Inula ensifolia and glaucous sedge (Carex flacca). Elsewhere the thermophilous meadows predominate with the erect-brome grass (Bromus erectus) and heath false-brome (Brachypodium pinnatum). In a few places we can find wetter meadows with the moor-grass (Molinia arundinacea).
The territory is rich in protected plant species, including the orchids – early purple orchid (Orchis mascula), military orchid (Orchis militaris), pale-flowered orchid (Orchis pallens), the globe orchid Traunsteinera globosa and lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia). The population of bumble-bee orchid (Ophrys holosericea) is the richest in the Czech Republic. Other orchids which occasionally occur here include pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), burnt orchid (Orchis ustulata). The reserve also plays host to two types of the fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), as well as the dense-flowered subspecies (Gymnadenia conopsea subsp. densiflora).
Other protected plant species which grow on the meadows and forest fringes include Hungarian iris (Iris variegata) and grass-leaved flag (Iris graminea), cross gentian (Gentiana cruciata) and marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe), yellow flax (Linum flavum), purple viper's grass (Scorzonera purpurea), erect clematis (Clematis recta) and purple milkvetch (Astragalus danicus). Species bound to the damp biotopes are early marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata) and 2 species from the marsh dandeliongroup (Taraxacum sect. Palustria). A humble sign that spring is on its way is the Alpine squill (Scilla bifolia subsp. vindobonensis). Woody species represented here are oak-hornbeam groves with cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) and secondary growths of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in places. In the undergrowth we can even find bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum) and the orchids: narrow-leaved helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia) and greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha).
Butterflies which inhabit the reserve include the swallowtail (Papilio machaon), scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius), nicklerl's fritillary (Mellicta aurelia), great banded grayling (Brintesia circe), chapman's blue Plebicula tersipes, turquoise blue (Plebicula dorylas), purple hairstreak (Quercusia quercus), the webworm moth Hyphoraia aulica, the Lasiocampid moth Eriogaster catax and several rare species of Geometridae. Herbivorous beetles which have been recorded here include the flea beetle Dibolia foersteri, rare leaf beetles, weevils and apion weevils, the ceutorrhynchid beetle Mogulones curvistriatus and the pea weevil Bruchus brachialis. In addition, 25 Orthoptera species, 14 kinds of ants and 31 kinds of spiders have been recorded here.
Birds in the reserve include the wryneck (Jynx torquilla), stonechat (Saxicola torquata), red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) and corn bunting (Miliaria calandra). Occasionally the slowworm (Anguis fragilis) or the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) can be seen in the area.
Before the NNR was declared in 1987, a part of the reservation had been seriously damaged by grazing. However, the unfertilised and regularly cut meadows displayed very quick regeneration. Most of the grasslands on the meadows and in the orchards are cut once a year and the hay is collected and taken away. A gene fund for regional varieties of fruit trees was established in 1991 on 3 ha of the territory. Dozens of varieties of plum, apple and pear trees from the Horéácko district were planted here and will be maintained.


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Since 2013, the Home of the Mother consistently goes on missionary expeditions to indigenous communities in eastern Ecuador. The communities belong to Mushullacta, a parish of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo.
The goal of this project is to help the indigenous tribes spiritually so those who wish can become children of God. They are eager to hear about God, and little by little they are receiving baptism and other sacraments. and on a material level, to give them the support they need to live with the dignity proper to the human being.
We collaborate with Fr. Pedro Olives, the parish priest of this area, to help him reach the most distant communities. These communities can be found deep within the jungle, living in extremely needy and dangerous situations. Their diet consists in little more than yucca and plantains. Deaths do result from malnutrition. They face the danger of snakes, scorpions, tarantulas, etc. Their houses sometimes only consist in four beams and leaves as a roof to protect themselves from the frequent rains of the Amazon. They suffer from many illnesses because of the lack of hygiene and running water.
Isla Puná
The Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother and lay HM members make periodic missions to Puná Island, the third largest island in Ecuador. The members of the Home of the Mother have noted with amazement the extreme poverty of these people. The health centers do not have medicine or material for a simple stitching of a wound.
There is only one priest to attend to the entire island, and he manages to reach the communities only once a year due to the long distances between the communities and the difficulties during the rainy season. It is a land in desperate need of mission. We need your generosity to give these people decent living conditions! With the missionary dedication of the Home of the Mother, we hope that, with the help of the Lord, we can evangelize and conquer souls for Jesus Christ.


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Raqib Shaw's albino crocodile leaf bag is one of 10 unique designs by various artists (including Kaws and Will Cotton) to be auctioned off this month as part of Two x Two for AIDS and Art's annual gala. All proceeds go to amfAR and The Dallas Museum of Art.
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The Greene Land Trust works closely with many partners from local communities to state agencies, from environmental organizations to hunting clubs. We are proud of our collaboration with our many diverse stakeholders and will continue to work with them on our many current and future projects. Here is a list of some of our many valued partners:
Greene Business Alliance/Greene IDA Greene County IDA
Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District Greene Soil and Water
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Hudson River Estuary Program Hudson River Estuary Program
Northern Catskills Audubon Audubon
New Baltimore Conservancy NBC
Hudsonia Hudsonia
Scenic Hudson Scenic Hudson
Sierra Club, Hudson-Mohawk Chapter MH Sierra Club
Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club Hudson Mohawk Bird Club


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Behavioral Intervention Team
The Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) exists to provide a route of communication, assessment and intervention for behaviors exhibited by members of the college community which if left unaddressed, could impact the teaching-learning environment. This cross-functional team utilizes a threat-assessment tool provided by the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA) to help determine appropriate courses of action when confronted with reports of such behaviors.
The mission of the Southern State Behavioral Intervention Team is to enhance the physical and emotional safety of students, faculty, staff and others in order to support the teaching-learning environment.
The goals of the BIT are to:
- provide designated referral points to where behaviors of concern can be referred;
- collect input from multiple sources, providing more comprehensive data for analysis;
- assess potential disruption, threats and violence utilizing a specific, objective process for evaluation and intervention; and
- minimize or eliminate disruption to the teaching-learning process, the community and college operations through early intervention and support.
Fulfilling our mission and meeting our goals require the engagement and active participation from all members of the college community. You are vital to our success and critical to the assurance of a safe and vibrant learning environment.
The Behavior Intervention Team utilizes a protocol to ensure that critical student behavior or mental health issues or incidents are addressed appropriately. When a referral is submitted through the BIT incident report online form, team members receive the report through campus email. For reports that require immediate intervention, the BIT convenes immediately to assess the situation and develop an appropriate response. Otherwise, the team evaluates non-emergency reports during regular meetings to develop the appropriate response to each person of concern. In some situations, the BIT will communicate regarding steps to gain additional information to better assess certain situations.
Once a referral is made, and depending upon the situation, immediate action may be taken:
- The BIT team will meet and discuss the incident
- Additional information from the reporter and other people may be collected
- The NaBITA Threat Assessment Tool is utilized
- Appropriate intervention is determined and action/additional action is taken
- Feedback is provided (when appropriate and in keeping with federal and state laws)
The BIT needs everyone in the Southern State family to feel empowered enough to make referrals. You are the eyes and ears of Southern State on a daily basis. Our team can't be everywhere at once and your contribution is vital if we are to be a pro-active, effective BIT team that truly enhances the physical and emotional safety of our college community.
Submit a Referral / Incident Report Form
Please use one of the following forms to report an incident.
- Erratic behavior (including online activities) that disrupts the mission and/or normal proceedings of students, faculty or staff
- Implication or direct threat of harm to themselves or others
- The display of what is perceived as a weapon
- Physical or verbal confrontation and/or attack
- Stalking or harassment of a faculty member, staff member or student
- Delusional thinking, hallucinations or psychotic behavior
- Threatening, aggressive or hostile verbalizations or correspondence (email, letters, voicemail, etc.)
- Clearly noticeable changes in behavior, demeanor, dress or personality from what was noted previously as typical or "standard" for that individual
- Any behavior of concern that doesn't fit into the categories above
If using the online form, just let the fields guide you. Otherwise, to the extent possible, please try to provide the following information, based on the Five Ws:
- Who: Who was involved? Multiple persons? Witnesses?
- What: What happened? Details of observation?
- When: When did the event occur? Date/Time?
- Where: Where did the event take place?
- Why: Did something else happen leading to the event?
- Depending upon the situation, immediate action may be taken
- The BIT team will meet and discuss the incident
- Additional information from the reporter and other people may be collected
- The NaBITA Threat Assessment Tool is utilized
- Appropriate intervention is determined and action is taken
- Feedback is provided (when appropriate and in keeping with federal and state laws)
Select information will be provided to the reporter depending upon the situation, confidentiality, FERPA and other legal considerations.
Contact a Team Member
- James Bland
- Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
- 800.628.7722 x2510
- email@example.com
- Peggy Chalker
- South Campus Director
- 800.628.7722 x3510
- email@example.com
- Charles Gorman
- Associate Professor, Human & Social Services
- 800.628.7722 x4625
- email@example.com
- Gary Heaton
- Campus Security
- 800.628.7722 x2673
- email@example.com
- Jeff Montgomery
- Central Campus Director
- 800.628.7722 x5636
- email@example.com
- Thomas Payton
- Coordinator, Career & Counseling Services
- 800.628.7722 x2713
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Jessica Wise
- Fayette & North Campus Director
- 800.628.7722 x5510
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Emergency Resources
Discover emergency contact numbers for Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette and Highland Counties as well as contacts for counseling, addiction and community mission resources.


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- WiFi
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- Air conditioning
- Spa
- Accessible
- Gym
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Choose your room
The spacious guest rooms are substantially larger than most city hotel rooms and the luxurt rooms feature classical European decor and sophisticated amenities such as bathrobes and exclusive toiletries. Executive-size desks, high speed Internet access, data ports and voice mail are standard, and fax machines are also available. The rooms are richly furnished making for an extremely comfortable stay. The hotel also features 20 opulent spacious suites.
It brings you impressive variety in five restaurants and three bars, each with a distinct ambience and underscored by unobtrusive and intimate service, to feed the body and nourish the soul. In addition, the Westin Deli offers delicious freshly-baked items for a sweet treat on the go. Cantonese restaurant, Ryutenmon, was recognized with a Michelin Star in the Michelin Tokyo 2010 guide for its unforgettable meals in a stunning yet subdued atmosphere. At Mai, sushi restaurant, guests can partake in the unique experience of Japanese Afternoon Tea complete with traditional tea cakes. In addition to these restaurants, it also offer an impressive 24-hour in-room dining service for your convenience. It is light brown colored 23 storey modern building. The lobby is medium and combines classical design with the contemporary featuring a European neoclassical style and decor, and a marble floor. The whole atmosphere is very luxurious and extremely welcoming and comfortable. Guests will immediately feel relaxed on arrival, and pass through the lounge just off the main lobby to the where personalized check-in service in a relaxed elegance awaits all guests. The hotel preserves a European traditional atmosphere where the guest will finds the best combination of the outstanding Westin's Global standards coupled with the traditional Japanese grace and hospitality. (12/06HU)
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Please read this. I don't want this happening to anyone else.Posted by Karen West at 10:11 AM
Let me start with a month before my sister Ginni passed. March of 2005. Before our last trip to National Institutes of Health to continue our stem cell trial, Ginni was suffering from so much bone pain, she needed some relief. I was told to take her up to the closest hospital ER and have them contact NIH. Anyway, I was still at work at the time..so my family took her to (hospital A) and I met them there. When I got there, Ginni was in the waiting room...wearing a mask...around a full room of people with the sniffles. The hospital front desk had already been informed and had her paperwork detailing her illness. (Those who followed our story know that her immune system was zapped to make room for my immune system that she was about to receive.) When I got to (hospital A) and saw Ginni in pain in that waiting room (and had been there for an hour), I took action. I went to the receptionist, and explained that Ginni had cancer, had no immune system, and had to get away from sick people a.s.a.p. The receptionist didn't listen. I took Ginni's scarf off her head and told them to look at her. Still nothing. Then I said to move her NOW. At that time, they immediately took Ginni to a room and away from all of the sick people. There, I sat with her...and we waited another two hours. Ginni was in excruciating pain but needed to go to the bathroom and asked me to help her there. I did. Ginni was there less than 5 minutes. When we got back to the bed, somebody was in her bed!!!! We asked the woman why she was there and she said the nurse had just brought her in there. At that time, Ginni said to take her home. We would make the drive up to NIH the next day. Ginni said that all (hospital A) saw when she arrived was dollar signs.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. For a few months, I had been suffering from heart palpitations. Original diagnosis in November at (hospital B ER) was atrial fibrillation brought on by low potassium. I was put on a beta blocker by ER and given 2 potassium supplements and referred to a cardiologist. Cardiologist said my potassium was still too low and gave me a prescription for 30 days. And to continue taking the other prescriptions I had. My family doctor told me to stay on the beta blocker, so I did. The palpitations steadily starting getting worse....two weeks ago, I suffered chest pain and could barely get out of bed. I didn't want to disturb anybody...so I stupidly drove myself to ER. (hospital A ER. The same one where Ginni had the horrible experience.) I went to the front desk and there were two women there. Neither one would look up to acknowledge me. I said I need help and I was having chest pains. Still, neither would acknowledge me. I know they heard me. I then said that I was going to sit down because I was in pain. A couple of minutes later, a woman came up and grabbed a pad and started filling it out. A pad that was not on the front desk when I arrived. She took the pad back up to the two women and they gave her a beeper like you'd get if you were waiting for a table at Outback Steakhouse. I went back up to the desk and told them I had been waiting and I needed help. I was having chest pains. One of them finally looked up and said, "You need to let somebody know you're here." I told her I did. And then the two women started fighting over who WASN'T going to help me. Both were way to busy. My chest hurt so bad. I walked out the door and back to my car. I couldn't drive anymore. I called my husband and told him what happened. He came to ER and picked me up and took me to another ER. When I got to (hospital B) ER, my pulse was down to 50 and dropping. My blood pressure was 90/60. After the tests were run, it was the beta blocker that was doing it and the ER doctor said to get off of it immediately and he called my cardiologist.
I am now off the beta blocker and no palpitations at all. The cardiologist ran more test and told me that I am predisposed to low potassium and it's dangerous to get as low as I did. I'm on a potassium rich diet and a higher dose of potassium TFN. I feel so much better.
Anyway, I contacted (hospital A) via email twice and they have not responded to either email. My husband got the names of both women at (hospital A) while I was in (hospital B) ER. There was another woman at the desk of (hospital A) who was aware of what happened with me, and gave him the names and the hot line number. She also told him that those women should not have let me walk out of there...chest pains are always to be taken straight back.
Well, he called the hot line and hasn't heard anything yet either.
I don't want ANYTHING out of this except that NO ONE ever be treated like this again. I am NOT a lawsuit kind of girl. I AM one who protects those with illness, and I'll be damned if I ever see another cancer patient go through what Ginni did. Or a heart patient die because of negligence.
I DO encourage you to share this with your friends and family and those who are health care providers and encourage them to speak up against those who are neglecting patients. It is not my intention to trash the health care industry. It is my desire to do my part to help make it better. It is also my desire to clear my heart of what happened so I can move on. I'm still very raw because of this.
I hope you can all understand.
Thank you for reading.
**Update** (Hospital A) has contacted me via email to say that my original email has been forwarded and I should hear something soon.
***Update #2***: I want to thank the ER Administrator at (hospital A) for contacting me and telling me that strides have been made to improve employee/patient communication in ER. She also told me what should have happened, but did not on that day and did apologize for it. Apology accepted. And what I really wanted has been done. To fix the problem. After the conversation I had with her, I believe she will make sure that happens. I hope to rest better knowing that the next emergency case is going to be taken care of properly. Perhaps I should have taken that matter to the ER administrator when Ginni's care was so poor. But Ginni's health was failing, and she was all I could think about. I didn't have the energy. Anyway, if I can help it, it won't happen to anyone else.
By the way...if you're ever having chest pains, DON'T drive yourself to the hospital. Get someone else, or call an ambulance. Okay? Just don't do it. I did, and that was stupid.
Update #3: I think I need to clarify in light of the two recent comments: My family doctor told me to go to ER and knew I was on the way.
20 comments:
You seem to feel very entiltled with every visit you make to an ER. The troble is that everyone feels their problem IS an emergency (need note to miss work, dental pain for a month, couldn't see their doc until next week for cold symptoms, chronic pain meds, folks illigetimately seeking narcotics) and overloads the system. Those coming in with real emergencies suffer with longer waits as the system is saturated with folks looking for instant results. In addition, some folks are know to the system with real disease and faking symptoms (belly pain) in order to get attention or narcotics--their disease mandates a work-up of labs/x-rays in order to practice defensive medicine and avoid lawsuit. Today's ER's are societies safty net with folks coming in for suicide ideation, family dumping elderly family because they can no longer provide round the clock care needed, folks reading diseases on the internet and demanding unnecessary diagnostic tests. In addition, advances of medicne has resulted in folks living longer with more severe/debilatation diseases and those folks also merit a full diagnostic work-up with each visit. Besides for folks in the waiting room, a whole other group of patients are brought in by ambulance and come straight to a room after a auto accident, fall, or complaint of chest pain.
I understand your frustration, but unless you work in an ER you don't understand the half of it. If a person is truely sick, and has a medical emergency for the most part those folks ARE recognized and brought back. The fact that you feel your condition is emergent doesnt necessarily make it so. Folks want the same customer service at the ER that they get at a restaurant or hotel. Care given is dictated by the severity of illness and not on the patient's/family's perception of severity of symptoms. All those who present to an ER are NOT created equal, those with chronic conditions do suffer to those arriving by ambulance from a trauma, with altered mental status, and/or unstable vital signs take precedent. The unfortunate part is that the ER has grown a tolerance to suffering since nearly EVERY PERSON who presents reports symptoms as if they were on death's door, as if to drum up sympaty or a sense of urgency from the hospital staff. I'm sorry, but you dental pain of 1 months or abd pain for 1 month that hasn't gotten better but since you couldn't sleep on a Sunday night doesn't move me to expedite your care.
What the ER's need is a better class of human, on who understand's that THEY are not the only "emergency" in the department, and to put more stock in regular medical check-ups.
- February 28, 2009 at 3:56 AM
My suggestion is that people should volunteer a few shifts in a local ER. I suggest a Monday afternoon shift as these are typically busiest, esp after a holiday. Get a sense of what goes on behind the scenes, get a sense of the volume of sick versus "I think I'm sick" patient that are scene, the demand on staff of patient care, the volume of patients arriving by ambulance. Walk a mile or two in the trenches of the health care workers staffing the ER's before your critisize what happens on the front end. Otherwise, it is akin to critisizing how a team plays a particular sport, but knowing nothing about the game itself. Or, critisizing how someone raises their children and having none of their own. Have a clue before you spout off about something you know nothing of. . .or have you worked in an ER previously?
- February 28, 2009 at 4:03 AM
- Karen West said...
I encourage both of the posters to read again. I do not feel any sense of entitlement and if I did, I could easily take this to an attorney, 10 on your side, etc. I did NOT do that. But I do want people to know what happened. If because of who I am gives me the sense of entitlement, I didn't drop my business card on the front desk and demand to be seen. No one knew who I was and I DIDN'T tell anyone. I was your average patient with chest pains and trouble breathing. If because I came out and exposed what happened because I had the means to do so, then, guilty as charged. What I am is a patient advocate. Always will be. What I do feel is anger at the treatment of a cancer patient. And I feel anger that this could have been ANYONE with chest pains that was allowed to WALK OUT of an emergency room with nary a thought. Two times in my experience at the same hospital. Therefore, there was a problem. The sad thing is, I am not the only one who has had experiences like this at Hospital A. I'm just the only one who had guts enough to say something about it.
The problem that I have with post anonymous posts are: I gave the link to two contacts of hospital A, so they will be aware of why I am so angry. After I did so, I have received several hits from the same IP addresses, mostly in Yorktown. This is not meant for a cat fight between me and those involved. Like I said, if it were, I could very well take this further. But, I will try to answer some of the questions from the commentors because they are valid:
No, I couldn't possibly know what goes on in an emergency room. As I couldn't possibly know that there was a notepad on the front desk and each patient is given a buzzer. There was no one there to help with that. HOWEVER, there was a patient who walked in right after me who knew exactly what to do, which leads me to believe that she has been there before. I don't make frequent trips to the emergency rooms. I DO know the name given to those who do. GOMERs. This is something I read a few years ago. I thought it was funny then, I'm not so sure I think it's funny now.
I do definitely understand the overcrowding in the emergency rooms. So, I agree that the use of volunteers in ER could greatly help with the problems in the waiting room. I DO encourage you to fight for that. That is actually a great idea. And I hope to hear that this is being considered...or done. If there are other ideas to help take the stress off of an overcrowded emergency room, then I do encourage you to bring it up to your administrator.
In closing, I'm sure this is not the last I'm going to hear about this. But I promised someone two days ago that I would not back down. In memory of her mother who died because her chest pains weren't taken seriously. And I keep my promises.
- February 28, 2009 at 6:40 AM
- Karen West said...
I edited my original post with another update. I should have included this when I wrote it, so it was clear: My doctor was contacted before my trip to ER. I was to go straight to ER and he knew I was on the way. By the time I got there, I was out of breath and could barely talk. Please reread the outcome of the condition by the time I was taken to another ER. The outcome was, I was put on bedrest and missed time at work because I was very ill. I am now under a cardiologist's care. I understand there are fakers, but here's the thing...The biggest issues I have with my case: The workers did not want to make eye contact with me. They fought over who had time for me. And both agreed that they didn't. And they allowed someone complaining of chest pains to walk out. Please keep in mind, this was ONE hospital. Unfortunately, this is where my doctor goes. I had to tell him of the experience and let him know where I was.
In my sister's case, NIH told us to take her to the nearest ER and they would be in contact. I did mention that in my previous post.
I did mention that the problem we had was with one hospital in particular, and I did not call out the name.
I hope this helps make this case clear.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Well, I HAVE worked in an ER and I know Karen. She does not feel a sense of entitlement. I had almost the EXACT same experience in 2 ERs this week and yes, i was advised by a dr to get there immeadiately.
There are lots of ERs where someone does not care. There are lots of JOBS where someone does not care.
There is NEVER an excuse for ignoring someone with chest pain. There is actually never an excuse for ignoring someone who says they were ill. Those frequent fliers the comments refer to could indeed be having a medical emergency today.
The goal of every hospital should be to provide the very best patient care every single time. At least 2ce this is not what happened to Karen.
That is not acceptable.
- February 28, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Are you fricking kidding me....when did chest pain become a non-emergency!!!!!!! Just another reason to go to the military emergency rooms where you are treated, no matter what your emergency.
- February 28, 2009 at 8:48 AM
One thing I noticed that bothered me is the fact that the commenters who posted against Karen seem to be ER workers and the sad thing is they surely don't know how to spell which could be one of the reasons why so many misdiagnosises are made in the ER.
- February 28, 2009 at 9:28 AM
- RubyCosmos said...
Can see why first anon stayed anon. Wish they wouldn't, though, because I'd like to be forewarned which ER in the area doesn't consider cancer an emergency.
- February 28, 2009 at 12:02 PM
I too can't stand the entitlement mindset. I can't stand people who seemingly suck at their job but feel entitled to keep it.
I would assume that the people at the desk are not medically qualified to diagnose any patient that walks in the door. It is their responsibility to get the people checked in whether or not they think its appropriate. Doctors don't work the front desk. Leave the decision on whether or not a person needs treatment to someone qualified.
- February 28, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Ren For The Roses said...
I have a hard time believing those first two posters - the anonymous ones - are medical professionals.
If they were, they would surely know that there is a difference between your chest pains or your sister's cancer and a their examples of a cold or toothache.
And if they really are in the medical field and they DON'T know the difference? They probably work at the hospital you're talking about, which explains everything.
As for the accusation that you feel entitled, you absolutely ARE entitled to medical care in an emergency room. Period.
- February 28, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Karen West said...
I found this comment very interesting when researching "emergency room care." This quote rings true:
"I think hospitals everywhere need to be prepared for many more patients using the ER because they have been made to join the ranks of the uninsured because they have lost their jobs.
Regarding paying for another nurse, well that is supposed to be where the supervisor comes in and assists her nurse. There are also nurses and/or aides that can assist in an emergency.
Some people are afraid of reporting things to administration because what if they need to come back? How will they be treated the next time?
Hospitals spend a great deal of money on trying to improve patient satisfaction, but the staff needs to truly care about "giving care"
There should be a TEAM effort. "
That quote can be found here: http://www.topix.com/forum/city/flora-il/T9KM5OV8T3GJORRN8
- February 28, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- Dixie said...
What part of "chest pain" doesn't sound like an emergency? What part of "chest pain" makes anyone, let alone ER staff, believe it's in the same category as dental pain or cold symptoms? Which part of "chest pain" makes anyone believe the person experiencing it has some false sense of entitlement?
I find this quote interesting: "Besides for folks in the waiting room, a whole other group of patients are brought in by ambulance and come straight to a room after a auto accident, fall, or complaint of chest pain." Karen was standing in front of two women who were staffing the ER complaining of chest pain. Why is coming in by ambulance after a complaint of chest pain considered legitimate but Karen's complaint was somehow her simply feeling entitled?
- February 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM
I know Hospital A, and I've been there myself for problems before. And I went through the same ordeal Karen did. When I was a few weeks pregnant with my last child, I went in after spending 2 days with vomiting, bloody diarrhea and horrible stomach cramps. I waited in the ER for 2 hours. My husband even went up to the desk twice to ask what was taking so long, as there were only 2 other people in the waiting room with us as well. It got to a point I was crying on the floor and still getting no help, before I walked out and called my doctor. The doctor who TOLD me to go there in the first place. After that I ended up having to spend 3 days in the hospital getting IV fluids from severe dehydration. I was insanely ticked off that the ER ignored me that way, and left them quite a scathing note on their website for treating people that way. I got a reply pretty much the same as Karen did. Something seriously needs to be done about this hospital. If they're willing to let their patients with serious problems (i'm not talking something like sprained ankle or maybe a cold) walk out and possibly develop even worse problems or DIE, then they're not doing their jobs very well at all.
- February 28, 2009 at 4:29 PM
I guess this is like one of those frequent flier ER patients that the first two posters don't give a rat's ass about. The patient was mentally ill and ignored. The patient died.
- February 28, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Thank you for speaking up for patients everywhere. I had to read the first comment several times and each time I was offended. He not only offended you, he offended all patients. This quote particularly offended me. What the ER's need is a better class of human, on who understand's that THEY are not the only "emergency" in the department, and to put more stock in regular medical check-ups.
The way I understand this is that every human that walks through their doors is an undesirable class of human. We are stupid and have no business coming to ER unless we are bleeding and coming by ambulance. We are all seen as an inconvenience whether we are having chest pains or a cut needing stitches. And those who cannot get regular medical checkups because of circumstances beyond their control should be really offended.
If he is truly a medical professional, I hope he is fired before any of us ever need his services. He would probably let us die because we are not a better class of human.
- March 1, 2009 at 8:23 AM
- Tarri said...
If Anonymous 1 and 2 are employees of the hospital in question, I am grateful that I live on the other side of the country. Not only do they write as if they never made it past grade school, they are uncaring and unable to comprehend the difference between a potential heart attack and a tooth ache.
Seriously, the two women at the reception desk need to be retrained or replaced.
- March 1, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- March 2, 2009 at 6:27 AM
I work in ER and I understand what 1 and 2 are trying to say. But I have to agree with everyone here. There is no excuse for neglecting a patient. Karen was a victim of stereotyping which has no business in ER.
- March 5, 2009 at 6:52 PM
I challenge Anon 1 and 2 to be a patient in their own ER and I will be their ER nurse. Of course we all know they wouldnt be willing to do that, they already know how bad they are gonna get treated. At least Im not ashamed of my opinion. Don't worry Karen, obviously these people are chicken to say who they are, but we both know where they work. We wont be goin there again...THANK YOU GOD!!!!! God Bless Anon 1 and 2 they need it more than most.
- March 6, 2009 at 7:49 AM
As someone who works in the healthcare profession (in a hospital on a daily basis) and as someone who also has had several family members who have been through my hospital and it's ER, I can say this....I feel for you. If you were truly treated the way you said you and your relative were treated, it was unacceptable. The hospital DOES make a big effort to get to the bottom of these problems. I hope they take any necessary corrective action.
These other guys on here DO have some valid points of view, even if they may not be as tactful as they should be.
I'll say this. The ER is a different kind of place. Every hospital I've ever worked in has had a good ER and the staff is usually VERY ADEPT at triaging (or sizing up) the situation, and this starts before they even examine you. If the people in ER make an error in diagnosis, it's usually an OVER-estimate of the severity. Also, someone made a very good point that the ER is LOADED, and I mean LOADED, with people who really shouldn't be coming in there (for either minor problems, or not-so-minor problems that they seem to bring on themselves). I know some people see it as the only option, so I won't get all into it.
Also, there are MANY pts (I know many of them by name) who have come in 30-40 times in a single year with the same problems). Not all of these people are uninsured. I came think of several "regular" pts who have learned how to get faster treatment by saying "I have chest pain". We have thoroughly worked-up these pts up several times and, even when we determine they're in good shape, we still don't ignore them when they come right back in complaining of chest pain. My point is, chest pain is never (in my career) ignored.
I don't want to sound like I'm defending the ER's treatment of you. I'm not. I'm just saying, it is a very stressful place (like the rest of the hospital) and, unfortunately the staff may not have the time, or may simply not take the time to explain things to you.
The treatment (or lack of treatment) you received is highly abnormal and I believe the hospital will seriously investigate it. I can't comment on it since I don't know you or where you went.
One other thing. I've had my own relatives in the hospital where I care for patients (Note: you NEVER try to treat your own family), and we have had mixed experiences. Sometimes we've had long waits and sometimes things happened pretty fast. Also, some of my relatives complained regardless and really had a distorted perspective of their own family member's illness (severity) to point where it was comical. Each time, we (me and the actual providers) would explain what was happening and everybody would settle down, only to complain about some other major crisis a few minutes later. But I digress.....
I hope you are feeling better and it would be interesting to see if the hospital administration follows up with you.
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