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Cognitive load reduces the effects of optic flow on gait and electrocortical dynamics during treadmill walking
Brenda R. Malcolm, John J. Foxe, John S. Butler, Sophie Molholm, Pierfilippo De Sanctis
During navigation of complex environments, the brain must continuously adapt to both external demands, such as fluctuating sensory inputs, and internal demands, such as engagement in a cognitively demanding task. Previous studies have demonstrated changes in behavior and gait with increased sensory and cognitive load, but the underlying cortical mechanisms remain largely unknown. In the present study, in a mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI) approach, 16 young adults walked on a treadmill with high-density EEG while 3-dimensional (3D) motion capture tracked kinematics of the head and feet. Visual load was manipulated with the presentation of optic flow with and without continuous mediolateral perturbations. The effects of cognitive load were assessed by the performance of a go/no-go task on half of the blocks. During increased sensory load, participants walked with shorter and wider strides, which may indicate a more restrained pattern of gait. Interestingly, cognitive task engagement attenuated these effects of sensory load on gait. Using an independent component analysis and dipole-fitting approach, we found that cautious gait was accompanied by neuro-oscillatory modulations localized to frontal (supplementary motor area, anterior cingulate cortex) and parietal (inferior parietal lobule, precuneus) areas. Our results show suppression in alpha/mu (8 –12 Hz) and beta (13–30 Hz) rhythms, suggesting enhanced activation of these regions with unreliable sensory inputs. These findings provide insight into the neural correlates of gait adaptation and may be particularly relevant to older adults who are less able to adjust to ongoing cognitive and sensory demands while walking. NEW & NOTEWORTHY The neural underpinnings of gait adaptation in humans are poorly understood. To this end, we recorded high-density EEG combined with three-dimensional body motion tracking as participants walked on a treadmill while exposed to full-field optic flow stimulation. Perturbed visual input led to a more cautious gait pattern with neuro-oscillatory modulations localized to premotor and parietal regions. Our findings show a possible brain-behavior link that might further our understanding of gait and mobility impairments.
Journal of neurophysiology
https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00079.2018
Dual-task design
Independent component analysis (ICA)
Mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI)
Power spectral density
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Malcolm, B. R., Foxe, J. J., Butler, J. S., Molholm, S., & De Sanctis, P. (2018). Cognitive load reduces the effects of optic flow on gait and electrocortical dynamics during treadmill walking. Journal of neurophysiology, 120(5), 2246-2259. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00079.2018
Cognitive load reduces the effects of optic flow on gait and electrocortical dynamics during treadmill walking. / Malcolm, Brenda R.; Foxe, John J.; Butler, John S.; Molholm, Sophie; De Sanctis, Pierfilippo.
In: Journal of neurophysiology, Vol. 120, No. 5, 11.2018, p. 2246-2259.
Malcolm, BR, Foxe, JJ, Butler, JS, Molholm, S & De Sanctis, P 2018, 'Cognitive load reduces the effects of optic flow on gait and electrocortical dynamics during treadmill walking', Journal of neurophysiology, vol. 120, no. 5, pp. 2246-2259. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00079.2018
Malcolm BR, Foxe JJ, Butler JS, Molholm S, De Sanctis P. Cognitive load reduces the effects of optic flow on gait and electrocortical dynamics during treadmill walking. Journal of neurophysiology. 2018 Nov;120(5):2246-2259. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00079.2018
Malcolm, Brenda R. ; Foxe, John J. ; Butler, John S. ; Molholm, Sophie ; De Sanctis, Pierfilippo. / Cognitive load reduces the effects of optic flow on gait and electrocortical dynamics during treadmill walking. In: Journal of neurophysiology. 2018 ; Vol. 120, No. 5. pp. 2246-2259.
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You may recall last August when I posted a blog regarding a very tall white pine at my farm that suffered a lightning strike. At that time, it was decided to keep the tree standing and see how it might survive. Well, the answer came the other day when the pine snapped apart during heavy winds. It seems that the lightning had, indeed, weakened the tree substantially and I am sad to see it go.
This is the grove of stately white pines.
Here I am having Lunch yesterday with Ludacris (Chris Bridges). We had a nice salad, paella, and chocolate cake for dessert. He is a nice young man and very, very busy. He is extremely excited about his new flick and new album. Ludacris also really liked the chocolate cake!


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Alfonso María Isabel Francisco Eugenio Gabriel Pedro Sebastián Pelayo Fernando Francisco de Paula Pío Miguel Rafael Juan José Joaquín Ana Zacarias Elisabeth Simeón Tereso Pedro Pablo Tadeo Santiago Simón Lucas Juan Mateo Andrés Bartolomé Ambrosio Geronimo Agustín Bernardo Candido Gerardo Luis-Gonzaga Filomeno Camilo Cayetano Andrés-Avelino Bruno Joaquín-Picolimini Felipe Luis-Rey-de-Francia Ricardo Esteban-Protomártir Genaro Nicolás Estanislao-de-Koska Lorenzo Vicente Crisostomo Cristano Darío Ignacio Francisco-Javier Francisco-de-Borja Higona Clemente Esteban-de-Hungría Ladislado Enrique Ildefonso Hermenegildo Carlos-Borromeo Eduardo Francisco-Régis Vicente-Ferrer Pascual Miguel-de-los-Santos Adriano Venancio Valentín Benito José-Oriol Domingo Florencio Alfacio Benére Domingo-de-Silos Ramón Isidro Manuel Antonio Todos-los-Santos de Borbón y Borbón (Madrid, 15 november 1866 – aldaar, 28 april 1934) was een Spaans edelman die te boek staat als de persoon met de meeste voornamen aller tijden. Hij stond kortweg bekend als Don Alfonso de Borbón y Borbón.

Alfonso was een zoon van infant Sebastiaan van Spanje en Portugal en diens tweede vrouw infante Maria Christina van Spanje. Hij weigerde een hem aangeboden hertogstitel, keerde zich af van de familie van het huis Bourbon en huwde in 1929 morganatisch met Julia Méndez y Morales, waardoor hij elke aanspraak op de Spaanse troon verloor; het huwelijk bleef kinderloos en eindigde in echtscheiding. Na de proclamatie van de Tweede Spaanse Republiek ging hij in ballingschap.

Alfonso's 88 namen (of 106 als de dubbele namen apart geteld worden) vormden het hoogtepunt van de trend in Spaanse adellijke kringen om steeds meer heiligennamen mee te geven. Die gewoonte was in de generatie van zijn overgrootvader begonnen. Zijn betovergrootvader Karel III had twee voornamen, zijn overgrootvader tien, zijn grootvader zeventien en zijn vader twaalf.

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Le petit Gotha (2002²), p. 373.

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Our Mechatron department perform engineering, technical development and deliveries within maintenance, modification and newbuildings regarding offshore equipment for oil platforms and drilling rigs. Our specialties are remote controlled cranes and handling machines in explosive areas.
AF AeronMollier has entered into a contract with SBM Offshore for delivery of ventilation- and cooling systems to the Turret module with anchoring system to the FPSO Johan Castberg. The contract is a total delivery including design, engineering, equipment delivery and commissioning.
The leading Norwegian offshore magazine Petro.no has written about AF Offshore AeronMollier, our successful deliveries to Statoil at the new large Norwegian oil & gas field Johan Sverdrup.
AF AeronMollier has signed a contract with Kvaerner for the delivery of new winches in connection with the upgrade of the platform Njord A. The project consists of a total of 8 new winches with accessories..
The option extends the framework agreement until 30.06.2019 with an option of a further 2 + 2 years.
AF AeronMollier has recently won a new contract with Ulstein Verft including design and delivery of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning – HVAC, for the Expedition Cruise Ship to be built for Lindblad Expeditions Inc. The contract includes two options..
AF to deliver complete AERON HVAC Systems to the advanced Polar Research vessel at Camel Laird (UK) AF Offshore AeronMollier has just signed a contract for supply of complete AERON Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) equipment to a polar research vessel built at Camel Laird Shipyard in UK.
In May 2015 AF Offshore AeronMollier signed a comprehensive contract with Statoil for deliveries of HVAC equipment to Johan Sverdrup oil field. The contract includes deliveries to four new platforms and has an estimated value of MNOK 250.
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Group Policy Objects (GPOs) are helpful when it comes to enabling access to shared resources and devices, allowing essential functions and establishing secure environments. If all your employees can use the internet, work with their data, log into their systems and use peripheral devices, it is because of the GPO. If a GPO is deleted without the knowledge of the admin, all these activities will be obstructed and the resulting increase in the vulnerability of your systems may lead to unauthorized access. Therefore, it is important to track all GPO modifications and deletions.
In this article, I will show you how to track who deleted a GPO using native methods.
Open "Group Policy Management Console".
Create a new group policy object at the domain controller level and provide a name to it.
Right-click on the policy and click "Edit".
NOTE: You can also modify an existing Group Policy Object.
Go to "Computer Configuration" → "Policies" → "Windows Settings" → "Security Settings" → "Advanced Audit Policy Configuration" → "Audit Policies".
Select "Object Access" to list all its policies in the right pane.
Right-click "Audit File System" and click "Properties" to access its properties.
Select "Configure the following events" checkbox, and then select both "Success" and "Failures" checkboxes.
Select "Object Access". All of its policies are listed in the right pane.
Right-click on "Audit Handle Manipulation" in the right pane and click "Properties".
Select the "Configure the following audit events" checkbox.
Go to "Computer Configuration" → "Policies" → "Windows Settings" → "Security Settings" → "Local Policies" → "Audit Policy". It lists all of its policies in the right panel.
Right click on "Audit directory service access" in the right pane select "Properties".
Select "Define these policy settings" checkbox to enable it.
Select "Success" and "Failure" checkboxes.
Navigate to "Computer Configuration" → "Policies" → "Windows Settings" → "Security Settings" → "Event Log". All of its policies are listed in the right panel.
Right-click on "Maximum security log size" and select "Properties" from the context menu.
Select "Define this policy setting" checkbox and set the value to 4000000 Kilobytes that is 4 GB.
Now, right-click on "Retention method for security log" and select "Properties" from the context menu.
Select "Define this policy setting" checkbox and select "Overwrite events as needed" option.
Open ADSI Edit by running "AdSIedit.msc" and connect to "Default naming context".
Expand its top node "DC=www,DC=domain,DC=com" node in the left pane.
Expand "CN=System" and select "CN=Policies".
Right-click on it and select "Properties" from the context menu.
Go to "Security" tab and click on "Advanced".
Navigate to "Auditing" Tab and Click "Add". It shows "Select User" dialog box.
Type "Everyone" in "Enter the object name to select" textbox.
Click "Check Names" button. It validates the name.
Click "OK" once done. It shows "Auditing Entry for Policies" window on the screen.
Select "This object and all descendant objects" in the "Apply onto" drop-down menu.
Check "Successful" box for "Delete groupPolicyContainer objects".
Click "OK and it takes you back to "Auditing" tab of "Advanced Security Settings for Policies" window.
Click "Apply" and "OK". It takes you back to "Security" tab of "CN=Policies Properties" window.
Click "Apply" and "OK" again.
Navigate to the \\domainname\sysvol\domainfqdn. Here "domainname" can be replaced with the name of domain controller.
Right-click "Policies" folder and select "Properties".
Select the "Security" tab and click "Advanced" button.
Go to "Auditing" tab. Click "Edit" to edit auditing properties.
Click "Add" to add a new principal for auditing.
Type "Everyone" in the "Enter the object name to select" textbox.
Click "Check Names" to validate the name.
Click "OK" once done. It shows "Auditing Entry for Policies" window.
Select "This folder, subfolders and files" in the "Apply onto" drop-down menu.
Click "Successful" checkboxes for "Write attributes", "Write extended attributes", "Delete", and "Delete subfolders and files".
Click "OK" to close this window. It takes you back to "Auditing Security Settings for Policies" window that now shows the newly selected entry.
Click "Apply" and "OK". It takes you back to "Auditing Security Settings for Policies".
Click "Apply" and "OK" again at "Policies Properties" window.
After you have configured auditing for GPO deletions, you can look for the GPO deletion event (ID 5136) in the Event Viewer. The following image shows the GPO deletion event with all the necessary information.
However, using the Event Viewer to obtain information about every GPO deletion event is a laborious and time consume way of doing things. LepideAuditor provides an easy alternative for GPO delete auditing.
The following image shows the GPO deletion event as seen in LepideAuditor for Group Policy. As you can see, the answers to the 'who, what, when, and where' questions, essential for auditing, have been given in one place and in an easy-to-read format.
In this article, we have seen how to configure auditing for a GPO deletion event natively and how to view the event in the event viewer. We have also seen an easier alternative for monitoring GPO deletion events in LepideAuditor. Which method you go for will ultimately depend on the amount of resources and time you wish to devote to performing important tasks like this.


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BMI Rooftop On The Row Takes It To a New Level with Ray Fulcher and Ashland Craft in Nashville
On August 16, 2022, BMI hosted an industry event at their office in Nashville, Tennessee. The night featured live performances from two of their talented artists - Ray Fulcher and Ashland Craft. In addition to good music - food, drinks, swag and networking opportunities were on the bill.
Ashland Craft performs at BMI Rooftop On The Row in August 2022.
Due to inclement weather the party was dropped down one level below the rooftop to the parking garage but that didn't dampen anyone's spirits seeing that all the sponsors like George Dickel Whiskey, Samuel Adams, Truly and Twisted Tea were still in place pouring complimentary drinks even as the skies threatened to pour outside. If anything, the slight change in venue gave the evening the feel of an even more exclusive underground soiree for the VIP invitation only attendees.
Ashland Craft put her own spin on country with her debut album Travelin' Kind. She is among CMT's Next Women of Country Class of 2021 and Pandora's Country Artists to Watch 2021. Ashland started out playing bars in her South Carolina hometown but since then has moved on to supporting slots for Luke Combs, the Zac Brown Band and more. Craft's influences included Bonnie Raitt, Chris Stapleton, Def Leppard, Sheryl Crow and The Chicks who are reflected in her edgy brand of country.
Ashland kicked off the night with a mostly up-tempo set of tunes, some from her new record. Craft chatted between songs while encouraging folks to clap and dance. One of her most compelling pieces was "As Good As It Gets" that has not been released yet but was packed with the good advice to be happy with what you have. After that she slowed it down for an acoustic number called "Make It Past Georgia" that touched upon traveling and meeting different people. The band returned for a fun version of the game changing "I Smoke Weed" and they closed with another fine new tune called "Mile a Minute".
Ray Fulcher performs at BMI Rooftop On The Row in August 2022.
Musician Ray Fulcher has a Masters of Social Sciences & Education. He was a car salesman and an ATV Parts & Service Manager but in the background there was always music which is currently Ray's true calling. His debut Black River struck a chord with listeners as it reflects some of his influences while meeting a goal to lift people up with songs that speak to the heart.
Ray shared that he took a chance moving to Nashville and his gamble paid off. Shortly after arriving in Music City he was introduced to Luke Combs which soon led to some very successful co-writes. Fulcher's first song was the lively "Looks" flowing into a wild-west tribute in the form of "John Wayne". Next was the cutting and relatable "Damn If It Didn't Hurt". He continued telling his story of leaving Georgia and how an Eric Church concert changed his life. Later he encouraged his fellow dreamers to keep pursuing their dreams. Fulcher closed with "Anything Like You Dance" a colorful story about meeting a girl on the dance floor.
These summer time concerts are an opportunity for BMI to showcase some or their musicians. BMI was founded in 1939 with an aim to represent artists from a wide range of genres. Today, BMI is the biggest music rights organization in the USA. BMI is an advocate for the value of music, representing over 18.7 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.2 million songwriters, composers and music publishers. The organization also provides career assistance in the areas of licensing, showcasing, training and more.
BMI Rooftop On The Row is a great time even in a parking garage.
Related Links: For more information on BMI ROOFTOP ON THE ROW and the other organizations mentioned please visit the following links - BMI Rooftop on the Row | BMI Rooftop On The Row Reigns Supreme with Drew Parker and Alana Springsteen | Ray Fulcher | Ashland Craft


A 19-year-old Surrey man was pepper-sprayed, robbed and beaten on his way home in Newton last week.
The young man, described by some who known him as a "gamer" and a "nice kid" was on his way home at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (Dec. 17), when he was confronted by a group of thugs near a park at 141 Street and 68 Avenue.
He gave them his wallet and they took his phone as well. They then pepper-sprayed him and beat him up.
His mother called police half an hour later.
Police say the group of attackers were described as Caucasian. Otherwise the description was vague.
The victim's injuries are believed to be superficial as he did not need medical care.
There was also an unconfirmed report of a woman hit on the head with a rock and robbed on the same day, just outside the Safeway near 72 Avenue and 138 Street.
"It was mid-afternoon," tweeted Chris Topher, who said the victim was his aunt.
"Hard to believe it's that bad with a police station right there," Topher tweeted.
He said his aunt is going to be okay and is just trying to shrug it off.
Police said there has been no report of this attack.
Naida Robinson, a community activist in Newton, says the level of violence in the area hasn't abated since the murder of Julie Paskall, the hockey mom who was fatally beaten outside Newton Ice Arena last year.
The ongoing violence in Newton is one of the reasons crime and public safety became major issues in the election campaign.
Surrey First, which won all seats on council, has budgeted for 100 more RCMP officers to be hired by next October.
It's hoped the more "boots on the ground" will quell the violence in Newton.


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Nick Plans SpongeBob Twitter Story
Nickelodeon will debut a SpongeBob SquarePants original story on Twitter created exclusively for the social networking site. "The Ice Race Cometh: A Twitter-Tale," was conceived and developed by the "SpongeBob SquarePants" writing team
Nickelodeon will debut a SpongeBob SquarePants original story on Twitter created exclusively for the social networking site. "The Ice Race Cometh: A Twitter-Tale," was conceived and developed by the "SpongeBob SquarePants" writing team and will run from July 12-15. The story serves as a prequel to "Frozen Face Off," the brand-new, prime-time SpongeBob television episode, premiering July 15 on Nickelodeon.


Personality can go a long way.
It will carry your business, resonate with customers and clients and maintain your relevance.
Businesses are more than just a logo, a boardroom and a catchy slogan. They're comprised of people – people with emotions, attitudes and ideas. The robot invasion hasn't completely taken over. Siri and Alexa aren't real people.
There's a reason why People magazine annually is among the most-read publications – people love to read about other people. We'll relate to their stories, become inspired by their enthusiasm or share in their happiness and heartbreak.
From a business perspective, it's important to pitch people over policy.
Why? According to a recent survey, 57 per cent of consumers agreed that human communication would increase their likelihood of staying loyal to a brand.
The flashy sales pitch will only travel so far. It's the human element and human connection that attracts a loyal customer. We're more likely to return to do business with a mechanic who took the time to politely explain why there's a rattling noise under the hood, or to the baker who pointed us to the freshest bread.
Does the automated phone response frustrate you? Wouldn't it be easier to just talk to a human to get straight to the point? You're not alone. Some 58 per cent of survey respondents say human-like communications raise their likelihood of a purchasing or using a brand's service.
Communicates with them using a similar tone.
Be sure your brand has a personality and give your clients a human connection. Promote the people that make your product what it is.


We have aligned our business strategy at ACYM to work so as to address pressing societal issues. As we continue to surge ahead in our business, we look to minimise our impact on the environment and build a more sustainable society. ACYM does its utmost to accomplish the goal of sustainable development by engaging with the society through a variety of initiatives.


I made this card for one of my coworkers who turned sixty this week. I've worked with him since 2003, so I consider him a friend as well. I thought I would try to diecut the "60" into the circle while leaving the bottom intact. It didn't turn out perfect but it was pretty good. After I diecut the circle and the 60, I diecut the same numbers from adhesive glitter foam sheets and adhered them.
Great card, love the banners!


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  2.     2                       'large'

A: what about this:
     SELECT p.name, p.price, IF( EXISTS(
         SELECT size
         FROM sizes s LEFT JOIN product p ON p.id = s.product
         WHERE p.id = 1
          ), s.size, 'Medium') as siz
    FROM product p
    LEFT JOIN sizes s ON p.id = s.product
    WHERE p.id = 1

A: Your query is fine except the WHERE condition
SELECT p.name, p.price, COALESCE(s.size, 'Medium')
FROM product p
LEFT JOIN sizes s ON p.id = s.product

Here is the code at SQL Fiddle
Let me know if meant to achieve something else with the query.

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Post by wheresmurphy » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:23 pm
Hello Knight Fans,
I have a question and I apologize if this has already been asked, but I like reading everyone's opinion.
Do you like the New NBC version of Knight Rider or Knight Rider 2000? I personally have always liked Knight Rider 2000, and the new NBC version was eh, they need to fix and fine tune somethings.. the one thing that has always bugged me was, the way KITT was treated in both remakes. I realize KITT was just a car, but he always seemed like he should be included in FLAG christmas cards or something along those lines and not sold for scrap metal when the Foundation went under I mean why not retire him and give him to Micheal? I always thought Knight Rider 2000 would have been such a great movie if in the first scene where Devon goes to talk to Micheal we saw a Black Trans Am instead of a 57 Chevy... then later in the movie let KITT be destroyed or something happen to him that a transfer over to the KIFT makes sense.. I don't know. I'm rambling. Opinions anyone?
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Re: Knight Rider 2000 or NBC Knight Rider Movie
Post by Jeremy1973 » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:42 pm
wheresmurphy wrote: Hello Knight Fans,
When I saw KR2000 I was quite irritated that I didn't get to see KITT in his Trans AM body , a disassembled KITT was and always will be an eyesore for me, I liked the bodystyle of the KIFT car but I couldn't stand the fact that it was red instead of black, Now the knew KR show gets the color of the new KI3T right but makes it another eyesore in the form of a Mustang, and also features the KI2K dissasembled, I liked the plot of the Knew KR wich is most like the original, I'm just still butthurt over the Mustang deal, well at least the new KIIT's black instead of that godawful red.
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Post by MSFproductionsMAIN » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:58 pm
I like the New 2008 continuation better, then the KR2000 crap. I'm sorry but they didn't predict the future very well. They should have kept the series in the same year it was. Not set it 1 years ahead & try to predict crap that never happened. Such as those guns & the prison where they freeze criminals. Oh give me a break. At leat the new one was more realistic. Well except the bad morphing CGI that they did. That could have been done better.
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Post by Michael Pajaro » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:03 am
Not even close for me. I thought the new Knight Rider movie was far superior than Knight Rider 2000.
Yes, we had William Daniels in KR2000, but was it REALLY the same old KITT that we knew and loved? Not really. I watched Knight Rider 2000 with a sense of "bait and switch", like they really hyped up this new car with lots of action-adventure with Michael and KITT, and it wound up being more of Shawn's story. With a '57 Chevy for most of it. (I will say however that I really enjoyed seeing Devon have an extended role in the movie, and I am thankful that we were able to say goodbye to Edward Mulhare.)
With the new show, I felt we knew exactly what we were getting and it delivered. It didn't pretend to be anything but what it was. Even though they are all new characters, in many ways it evoked more of the "feel" of the original series than KR2000.
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Post by knightofthephoenix » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:05 am
The new movie hands down. I may still have my reservations on the Mustang and there are a few things I didn't like, but it exceeded my expectations and seems to have some of the elements of the original show. Overall, I enjoyed it.
Knight Rider 2000 was just horrible. It was really an insult to the the original series and it's fans. Not even sure where to start.
Post by Valdez » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:31 am
Knight Rider 2000 is to Knight Rider....what the Enterprise "finale" was to Enterprise fans....an insult to the fans and to the cast of the show...no comparison, new movie, to spite it's flaws, is by far superior...as others have said. That's not a stab at William Daniels, Edward Mulhare, or Hasselhoff, they are the the only things KR2000 has over the new movie.
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Post by Kaine » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:03 am
new Knight Rider (2008) hands down!
Knight Rider 2000 was just so wrong in so many ways!
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Post by Army_F_Body » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:46 am
I would have watched a KR2000 series just as much as this. I think this new one will have more of the spirit of the original in it, but KR2000 was Shawn's story, she would have been the star if we got a series. For it's time I think KR2000 was pretty cool.
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Post by Knight6000 » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:06 am
New Knight Rider.
I won't even comment on KR2000 as everyone above has said it so perfect.
Post by Dalton » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:58 pm
Knight Rider 2000 doesn't exist in my mind. The New 2008 pilot, while not perfect was a million times better.
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Post by PHOENIXZERO » Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:02 pm
I'm pretty much disregarding anyone's opinion if they actually think KR2000 was superior to the new TV movie.
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Post by libolt » Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:51 pm
For me I definitely have to say the new movie is much better than KR2000. I was about 9-10 when KR2000 aired and I liked it because it had Michael, KITT and Devon of course. But the KITT in the '57 Chevy never worked for me. I wasn't too put off by the Knight 4000 shell except the color. But what ruined it for me was at the end when Michael walked away and KITT was left with Shawn. I was also shocked when Devon died. It was hard for me to comprehend the reason at the time, though it makes more sense now.
I will say that the one thing I definitely still like is Jan Hammer's KR2000 theme. While it's not as good as the original, (or the new movie's mix that I quite like), it just sounds cool to me, especially the opening sequence.
I feel that the new movie itself is a lot truer to the original concept of Knight Rider. Yes it has some flaws, but I believe that if it indeed does go to series the writers will smooth things out, hopefully.
Niggle Snoosh
Post by Niggle Snoosh » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:13 pm
Not that it going to be a great suprise to anyone but i felt i would like it on record that i definetly prefer NBC's KR2008 over KR2000
Even with 2/3's less of the original cast i felt KR2008 was far more faithful to the tone and ideals of the original series.
I can still remember being at my Granparents local videoshop (When i though KR had been lost to the sands of time) when i spied KR2000 on the shelf. Sure there was a strange (and in my opinion ugly) red car on the cover but so was Michael knight. I could barely contain my excitement as i sat down to get a fix of some brand new Knight Rider. Sadly what i got was a scrapped T/A (that was a huge kick in the teeth), a new red pretender and the death of a legend
When i watch it know, it just upsets me that although they included the characters, they just weren't the same (but not in a way that could easily be put down to the passage of time) However what upsets me the most is that Devon's demise came from the hands of rubbish villian
libolt wrote: I will say that the one thing I definitely still like is Jan Hammer's KR2000 theme. While it's not as good as the original, (or the new movie's mix that I quite like), it just sounds cool to me, especially the opening sequence.
Yes that tune is one of the movies few saving graces. , that and the "you look like crap line"
Michael: "Devon, someone tried to kill me last night!"
Devon: "I have an alibi"
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Post by epc1122 » Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:19 pm
i dont get why people think this movie is instead of kr2000. having this new movie isnt supposed to take away from anything that has happened in the past. in the interviews, i believe the intent for this one is to be a continuation of not just the original series, but everything that has come from the past. even knight rider 2010 could essentially fit in this continuity. i believe its supposed to be trans am, kift, team knight rider, mustang kitt, knight rider 2010. so it shouldnt be an "instead of" or "or" question, it should just be which do you like better.
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Post by Kram061-1 » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:17 pm
where they went wrong with KR 2000 was the '2000' part of it. It should have just been the continuing adventures of KITT and Michael Knight; The new movie, well it wasn't that good, but it wasn't that bad. It has potential, alot of potential, much more than KR2000 ever had at all......So I hope with a few tweaks this new movie, like a little less CGI shoved down your throat, it can be improved enough to make a good show out of it.
darthknight72
Post by darthknight72 » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:34 am
Not even close for me.I thought the new movie was really well done.As far as Knight Rider 2000 goes,I find it really hard to sit through that,and that is coming from a die-hard Knight Rider fan.I know some of you on here do not like the choice of the Mustang,but I for one really like the choice.
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Post by Amir » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:42 am
I can't bring myself to watch Knight Rider 2000, haven't done it in years. It just ruined the whole myth for me. Michael is still a loner but his new best friends are fish, Devon is dead, KITT is a tomato with wierd features, a new driver and a new boss, both unlikable characters. So why watch it when I've got 84 episodes of the real thing to watch?
The new Knight Rider, though far from perfect, is far better. I wouldn't want to watch an episode of a series based on KR2000, but the 2008 version? Now that's far more interesting as a stand alone, plus they can still show far more respect to the characters of the original show in the new series, if it happens.
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Post by NeoRanger » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:18 pm
Knight Rider 2000 for me. At the very least it wasn't horribly dull.
The one unforgivable thing KR2000 did was change the sex of KITT's pilot. Knight Rider is really a guys shtick.
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Post by Tony » Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:48 am
Here is my input. Knight Rider 2000 was not all that bad. I mean yeah the car was red, yeah the car was a Dodge Stealth ( which I really don't care for at all ) yeah it was also a 57 Chevy. But most importantly, it was K.I.T.T.
Voiced by William Daniels. This New Knight Rider reminds me of the original a lot. New guy, New car, Some what of a new story as well. I am a huge GM hater. I really don't like any cars produced by General Motors. But however I do own a fully functional K.I.T.T. replica. And to top that off I also own a 2006 Ford Mustang GT. LOL which I bought well before I found out about K.I.T.T. being a Mustang in the new Knight Rider. Now when I first heard about this, I was not impressed about K.I.T.T. being a Mustang. I would look at my car ( Mustang ) and say to myself " How on earth are they gonna make this work" ? I could not picture a scanner in the big grill that the mustangs have. If they left the scanner out, then that would be dumb as well. Now being a Ford fan ( Don't hate me for that ) I was not sure if it would work or not, I too was like most of you guys. I wanted to see the "OLD" K.I.T.T. back in action for the new film. But then I saw the pics of the new K.I.T.T. and oh my god it looked good. Now the Shelby GT 500KR was the right choice. now I can see where the scanner would go. now I see that bad ass in K.I.T.T. ok so i accept it. I am sure glad they did not use that god awful Camaro. The Corvette would of did fine, but that car is more for a woman ( No punn intended).
I enjoyed this new Knight Rider a lot better than KR 2000. But I still have good thoughts about KR 2000. Lets see how well this new one will be when it becomes a series. Cross your fingers guys. I'm looking forward to it..
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Post by goldbug » Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:35 pm
I rewatched KR 2000 yesterday just to get a better feel of it. I wanted to be sure some of my recollections weren't clouded by time, and I found some where. Don't get me wrong, it is not on my top five favorite KR adventures, but it wasn't as bad as I remembered. The reason I rate KR 2008 over 2000 is that 2000 (even after a fresh viewing) was just darn depressing in many spots. Devon's death was probably the epitome, but having Michael all burnt out and KITT downgraded to a Chevy body just really didn't sit right with me. The new movie just dove into its story headlong and for the most part was a fun romp in the KR universe.
That said, I appreciated what they tried the writers tried to do with the character of Shawn McCormick by giving her some parallels to Michael Long. I also enjoyed the fact that Maddock(sp?) was an ass who (at the end of the day) wanted to do what was right and not just what affected the bottom line.
KR 2008 was just more fun than 2000 IMO.
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Post by dgdecal » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:42 am
I think the KR2000 movie was better than the KR2008 movie. The car looked better and it had that bullet proof shell like the 1982 kitt. The KR2008 movies shows its vunerable if no computer on or the self repair. Plus both the original KITT and 4000 model KITT both could turbo boost..
Personally I think they should replace the car if a new series happens back to the 4000 model that appeared in the KR2000 movie. I think peoples should watch the KR2000 movie again and see the car seemed more sleek and better looking.
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Post by blowersho » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:59 am
The Knight 4000 never turbo boosted.
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Post by DJGM » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:58 pm
Despite KR2000 being generally not well received by most, I think it can (and should)
still form part of the official KR continuity and be considered "canon". It may have
had a few inconsistencies but they could fairly easily be explained in New KR,
if NBC gives the green light and commissions a full series.
<-> The cryogenic prison facility:
Quayton State Prison would have been the only prison allowed to have facilities to
put the most dangerous criminals in stasis. The rest of the prison would've still
beena regular prison, with cells, inmates, and wardens/guards. When the local
authorities realised the cryogenic prison experiment didn't make any actual
difference, they deemed it an expensive failure and scrapped it.
<-> The ultrasonic stun guns:
Only used in the Seattle area. Other police departments were not confident of
they're overall usefulness and continued using regular handguns and Tasers.
<-> Russ Maddock
Caught using the Knight Foundation accounts for money laundering. Also found
to have been involved in a protection racket. Sentenced to a minimum of eight
years incarceration and sent to serve his time at Quayton Prison in 2001.
<-> Shawn McCormick
After Russ Maddock is sent to jail, Shawn quits the Foundation, but still eager
to help fight crime, and eventually sets up a firm of private investigators.
<-> The Knight 4000 Project.
Shelved indefinitely soon after Maddock's trial. The remains of the original KITT's
technologies are removed from the K4000 and re-installed in the old Trans-Am.
KITT is officially "retired", and placed in secure storage (much more secure
than where KARR was stored in 1982) and the K4000 is dismantled.
At some point between then and now, Charles Graiman decides to pull the
original KITT out of storage (hence the appearance of the old Trans Am in
his lab in the new KR pilot) and start work on building a brand new KITT,
Exactly what he had in mind for the original KITT is as yet unknown, but
may well be revealed at some point, if a new series is commissioned.
It's worth noting that the Knight Industries company/organisation was never
mentioned in KR2000, and the Knight 4000 was never officially referred to
as the Knight Industries 4000 or KIFT, even though it was intended to
eventually replace KITT as an official Knight Foundation vehicle
If any Knight Rider spin offs produced since the original series and the latest
sequel production from NBC are to be ignored or bypassed as not "canon",
it should be (IMO) both Knight Rider 2010 and Team Knight Rider.
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Post by GarthKnight08 » Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:42 am
Well to sum it all up i watched Knight Rider 2000 the other day just because i havent seen it in ages & it was just horrible! KR08 is much better in every way you can compare.
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Post by DorianX » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:37 am
I really liked Knightrider 2000 back when it first aired, but it has not aged well.
I think that it really beat out the new movie in terms of High Concept -- it tried much harder to be something "new", whereas Knight Rider 2008 just doesn't have that much to distinguish it from any other techno-adventure series.
On the other hand, the whole "near future" setting of Knight Rider 2000 is pretty much a death sentence. I mean, really, President Dan Quayle?
William Daniels kicks the ass of Val Kilmer any day. Duh.
Whereas a lot of people complained about too much focus on Shawn, I think it was really the opposite -- I thought that there was too much focus on Michael. I've got nothing but affection for The Hoff, but had they gone to series, it would have been Shawn's show. Michael was a guest star, and the amount of focus they gave him really detracted from really giving us a good introduction to the *permanent* characters.
The new KITT's 'wow factor' is a bit better than the 4K. Despite my disappointment with most of the Knight 3000's abilities (I mean, let's face it, good gas mileage is handy, sure, but it doesn't really get me going "Wow!" the way "Holy crap that car can jump!" does), his "big thing", the nanoskin, really *is* impressive. I think that the real deal here is that for each of the cars, we really have *one specific thing* that is meant to make you go "wow!" -- 20 years later, we can talk about MBS and the microwave jammer and all that, but when you were a kid playing Knight Rider with your friends, the Big Thing KITT could do was *turbo boost*. So what do we have:
Knight 2000: "Wow" thing: Turbo Boost
Knight 3000: "Wow" thing: Nanoskin
Knight 4000: "Wow" thing: Virtual reality mode
(If you listen to the dialogue, I get a very strong impression that they writers really meant for us to be impressed by the K4K's hud)
So I think that the new pilot did a lot better on capturing the "wow", and also on capturing the "feel" of the original series -- not that I'm sure whether it was better to do that instead of trying to come up with a new feel all its own.
Where Knight Rider 2000 really outshines the new pilot is the coherence of the plot. Frankly, the plot of 2008 pilot is pretty slapshod. The villains are poorly thought out; plot threads are set up as important then dropped, a lot of actions take place for no reason other than to put everyone in the right place for the next scene, and the characterization is all over the place. I think my girlfriend summed it up very well when she said "Too much driving; not enough car." Far-fetched though the setup of Knight Rider 2000 may have been, the plot at least all hung together, with effects proceeding naturally from their causes and actually building toward something (Michael and Shawn actually have to do *investigating* to *uncover* what's going on. Mike and Sarah just sort of randomly wander upon the bad guys and chase-or-get-chased.)
Also, for all we call the 4k a "Dodge Stealth" that's not really true; it's really a custom car built from the chassis of a Stealth; it's not really any more a Stealth than my wood coffee table is a tree. And it's clear that a lot more work went into making that car than went into the 3K; the 4k isn't a normal car, and isn't *meant to look like one*, whereas the mustang is clearly a matter of "We want people to go to the dealership and be able to say "Give me a mustang that looks like KITT."
Finally, KITT as a '57 chevy is the COOLEST FSCKING THING EVER.
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Is your doctor On-Call for you 24/7?
Healthcare innovations are frequently not "new" but "rediscovered" ideas that have worked on a small scale before scaling up.
One such innovation is primary care physicians directly contracting with patients for 24/7 access in exchange for a monthly access fee. What a concept: a direct physician-patient relationship, self-funded and governed by the qulaity of the service delivered to the customer ... Naw, way too radical to ever work!
But run the numbers ... wouldn't take too many patients in such a plan to cover the fixed practice expenses and make the struggling primary care office a going-concern!
In a few days we'll be celebrating Memorial Day -- may I suggest a moment of reflection upon the memorable leadership that was on display on June 6, 1945?
Here's a link to an article in The American Spectator that compares the leadership qualities of two great American Presidents as they reflect upon the sacrifices made on D-Day. It includes Ronald Regan's speech on the 40th anniversary of D-Day at the site of the epic assault at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy by the US Army Rangers.
Be sure to take 9 minutes and click through to watch the YouTube clip of the Pointe du Hoc speech, and marvel at the leadership that was exhibited by every man on that momentous day. Wow. Just Wow. May we never forget.
On March 19, I shared an article by Chuck Lauer from Modern Healthcare re: CEO Paralysis. I've had a number of conversations since then with friends in my profession around the country, and I'm more convinced than ever that Chuck nailed it.
Healthcare leaders are simply under seige, they face risky horizons full of uncertainty, and too many of them are discouraged and just trying to hang on until retirement. This truly concerns me.
Our country needs the intellectual capital and experience of these wonderful people to forge a new "accountable-care" model for the future. Yet something in the DNA of the profession militates against the kind of innovative leadership we need to get there.
a. Some of my most experienced colleagues fall into Category 1: "Hunkered-Down." Just hang on, keep your head down, don't try anything that hasn't been done somewhere else and hold on til retirement. Life is not happy for them and the best years of their lives and careers are slipping by. How can they regain their "mojo," their confidence, focus and zest for life and work?
b. Many mid-careerists in healthcare fall into Category 2: "Dangerous Opportunities." They see the transformation that must occur in their institutions and wonder how to successfully navigate the uncertainties. Who can help them unpack, sort and choose from among their options and plan their actions?
c. Lots of emerging leaders fall into Category 3: "Skating to where the puck WILL be (not where it's been)" (credit to ice hockey great, Wayne Gretsky). Our healthcare institutions will be, indeed MUST be, vastly different in the next 10 years and these are the people to make it happen! Where can young leaders find help in evaluating and adapting their strengths to the glaring "white space" on the org chart?
Our world is full of opportunity cloaked in the guise of danger. And I'm finding some valuable examples of people in other industries who have renewed/revived their careers where disruptive innovations and technologies have changed the rules of the game. I'll be exploring some of those lessons in the weeks to come.


(this was our 2nd party in this gorgeous city).
and partly because of how masterfully "Coach" Ryan took control of the raucous crowd.
flown from the NorthEast coast of Connecticut all the way to sunny San Diego.


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«Декабри́ст» (I серія, Д-2) — радянський підводний човен, перший, побудований за радянським проєктом.

Історія

Довоєнні роки
«Народоволець» був закладений 5 березня 1927 року і спущений на воду 19 травня 1929 року. До складу морських сил човен був прийнятий 11 жовтня 1931 р.

31 жовтня того ж року під час випробовувань у Кронштадті зіткнувся з парусною шхуною «Сильна», з вини самої шхуни, човен отримав мінімальні пошкодження. 18 травня 1933 року човен здійснив перехід від Ленінграда до Мурманська по Біломорсько-Балтійському каналу. Попри доволі важкий маршрут, він зумів дістатися до Сорокської губи, де човен проінспектував сам генеральний секретар ЦК ВКП(б) Йосип Сталін та інші високі гості. Після проведення ряду випробувань човен успішно прибув до Мурманська 5 серпня 1933 року.

У 1934 році була зроблена спроба походу до Нової Землі, однак через скрутні метеоумови човен зумів дістатися лише до мису Нордкап. Наступного року при ще гірших умовах човен таки здійснив успішний похід до Нової Землі.

У 1935 році човен мав на своєму рахунку 107 днів у поході. У 1936 році човен виконав 28-денний похід Білим морем, а потім ще один арктичний похід, пройшовши за 50 діб 5803 милі, з них 501 під водою, що було значним «стаханівським» досягненням для того часу.

З 15 квітня по 5 травня 1939 року брав участь у супроводі літака «Москва» під час безпосадкового перельоту до США. Під час цього плавання благополучно пережив 11-бальний шторм.

22 вересня човен став на капітальний ремонт та модернізацію в Ленінграді. Ремонт тривав до 1941 року. Коли розпочалася війна, стан закінчення ремонту був 95,8 %. По доводці човен перебував в акваторії р. Нева, Кронштадті, та близько 11 місяців простояв в Ленінграді у набережної Робеспьєра. Човен брав участь у відбитті авіанальотів, а його екіпаж у складі морської піхоти бився на сухопутному фронті. Лише у вересні 1942 року човен знову розпочав морські дії.

Перший бойовий похід
23 вересня 1941 року човен вийшов у свій перший бойовий похід. 24 вересня о 16:52 в 45 кабельтових північно-західніше від острова Готланд човен потрапив у протичовнову сітку і сильно вдарилася об ґрунт. Вийшло з ладу вертикальне кермо, були зірвані мінні відводи носових горизонтальних рулів. О 21:14 човну вдалося звільнитися від сітки. Після ремонту, проведеного 13 водолазами, керованість човна вдалося відновити.

29 вересня Д-2 закінчив форсування Фінської затоки та направився до мису Ристна. 30 вересня зробив перехід до острова Борнгольм. 3 жовтня в районі маяка Хегбю човен помітив конвой у складі двох транспортів та двох міноносців. По одному з транспортів з відстані 6 кабельтових були випущені 2 торпеди. Однак попри те, що радянська історіографія стверджує про потоплення транспорту тоннажністю не менше 12 000 тонн, ці дані ніяк не підтверджені.

7 жовтня поблизу Істада човен атакував транспорт. У результаті пострілу човен викинуло на поверхню, а транспорт зумів увернутися від торпеди. Наступного дня в 36 милях на північ від маяка Рюгенвальде, човен атакував шведський транспорт «Гуннар», який також увернувся від торпеди.

11 жовтня 1942 року в 18 милях південно-східніше маяка Смюгехук атакував німецький транспорт «Тимандра», однак торпеда пройшла мимо.

14 жовтня човен провів одразу дві торпедні атаки: першу о 10:39, там же, де й трьома днями раніше, торпеда пройшла повз ціль. Друга атака о 16:33 в точці з координатами 55° 11'  пн. ш., 13° 39' сх. д. однією торпедою був потоплений німецький транспорт «Jacobus Fritzen» (4090 брт), з вантажем вугілля, на судні були 1 загиблий та 3 поранені.

16 жовтня в результанті аварії затоплено артилерійський погріб. 18 жовтня човен потрапив у рибацьку сітку.

19 жовтня в точці з координатами 55° 11' пн. ш., 19° 13' сх. д. човен атакував двома торпедами конвой, що складався зі шведського залізничного порома «Konung Gustav V» (3150 брт), німецького залізничного порома «Deutschland» (2972 брт), 1 допоміжного крейсера та 5 сторожових суден. Одна з торпед влучила в ціль і пошкодила німецький пором, на якому загинуло 24 і було поранено 29 солдатів Норвезького добровільного підрозділу, що їхали додому у відпустку. Пором зумів дійти до Треллеборга, де був пізніше відремонтований. Охорона конвою безрезультатно атакувала човен, скинувши 16 глибинних бомб.

29 жовтня човен був знайдений та атакований сторожовим судном у 10 милях східніше о. Богшер. Атака була невдалою, жодна з 48 глибинних бомб не досягла цілі. 6 листопада човен благополучно повернувся в Кронштадт.

10 листопада місце стоянки човна обстріляла німецька артилерія, випущено бл. 600 снарядів, човен пошкоджень не отримав.

З листопада по травень 1943 року перебував на ремонті. Далі фактично жодних активних дій човен не чинив і простояв до жовтня 1944 року, коли відправився у свій другий бойовий похід.

Другий бойовий похід
1 жовтня 1944 року човен вийшов із Кронштадта в Балтійське море, одразу по виходу його стали переслідувати поломки різної важкості. Наприклад, 6 жовтня зламалося вертикальне кермо, у результаті поломки човен більше ніж пів години не міг зануритись під воду. 8 жовтня 1944 року в 33 милях від мису Хоборг човен атакував транспорт (шведське риболовне судно), торпеди в ціль не влучили. 11 жовтня знову поломка в вертикальному рулі. 19-го залило шахту перископа. Подібні дрібні поломки переслідували човен щоденно.

26 жовтня 1944 року човен атакував конвой, що складався з транспорту, міноносця та сторожового корабля. Були випущені дві торпеди які влучили в транспорт, по заявах радянського командування, потоплений транспорт «Nina» (1371 брт), однак це не підтверджено. Але на човен скинули 5 глибинних бомб, від розривів яких сильно ушкодило вертикальне кермо.

30 жовтня човен прибув у Турку, звідки перейшов до Гельсінкі, де став на ремонт до 29 числа.

Третій бойовий похід
12 грудня 1944 року човен вийшов із Гельсінкі у свій третій похід. 14 грудня 1944 року човен прибув у сектор західніше Віндави. Весь час були поломки дизелів: вони сильно іскрили та давали пароутворення у вихлопах у воду.

16 грудня човен спробував атакувати конвой, але був відігнаний сторожовими силами.

23 числа атакував транспорт, випустивши дві торпеди, що не влучили в ціль. Уночі 26 грудня знову спробувала атакувати конвой, однак охорона не підпустила човен близько. 29 атакував конвой, у результаті атаки зафіксоване влучання торпеди в транспорт, однак його потоплення ніде не відмічено.

1 січня човен безрезультатно атакований кораблями протичовнової оборони. 3 січня знову атакував транспорт, і знову торпеди пройшли мимо.

16 січня під час шторму пошкоджені горизонтальні рулі. 18 січня в результаті шторму на глибині 62 метри човен отримав ушкодження в результаті удару по кам'яному ґрунту і після цього взяв курс на базу. 20 січня прибув у Ханко. Стала на ремонт.

20 квітня 1945 року човен вийшов у свій четвертий похід. 22 квітня 1945 року поблизу острова Готланд атакований кораблями протичовнової оборони, які безрезультатно скинули на нього 68 глибинних бомб. 27 квітня знову атакований протичовновим кораблем, що скинув 7 бомб, в результаті атаки в 6-му відсіку утворилося протікання. 1 травня, так і не знайшовши цілі і нікого й не атакувавши, човен повернувся в Турку.

Післявоєнні роки
Після війни 25 лютого 1946 року причислений до Північного-балтійського флоту, а в 1947 році — до 8-го Військово-морського флоту. У 1952 році, попри свій вік, був одним із найкращих човнів в окремому навчальному дивізіоні.

20 червня 1956 року роззброєний та перетворений на навчально-тренувальну станцію (УТС-6). У 1969 році поступає пропозиція перетворити човен на музей, вдовольняють цю пропозицію аж 18 серпня 1986 року. Діє і до сьогодні.

Примітки

 Тип Д на redstar.ru
 Центральное конструкторское бюро морской техники «Рубин»
 www.deepstorm.ru
 www.town.ural.ru

Література
 А. В. Платонов Энциклопедия советских подводных лодок 1941—1945. — М.: АСТ, 2004. — 592 с. — 3000 экз. — ISBN 5-17-024904-7
 Conway's All the World's Fighting ships 1922—1946 ISBN 0-85177-146-7 (англ.)

Підводні човни СРСР часів Другої світової війни
Підводні човни серії I
Музейні кораблі Росії
Кораблі 1929


This translation of the lyrics of Berlioz's Shakespearean opéra comique was commissioned by English National Opera for their production in 1990; it was directed by Tim Albery and conducted by Mark Elder. The title roles were sung by the husband-and-wife team of Ann Murray & Philip Langridge.
BEATRICE	… and leaves us in confusion.
BENEDICT	It makes a fool run mad, then off it goes.
So we'll be in love whatever the world says.
Just for once we'll be mad.
My pride is now resigned to this dreadful disaster!
Knowing it won't last, let us now take hands.
Yes, just for today, a truce everlasting.
From to-morrow war will begin… again.


Is Littelfuse, Inc. (LFUS) Going to Burn These Hedge Funds?
The 700+ hedge funds and money managers tracked by Insider Monkey have already compiled and submitted their 13F filings for the third quarter, which unveil their equity positions as of September 30. We went through these filings, fixed typos and other more significant errors and identified the changes in hedge fund positions. Our extensive review of these public filings is finally over, so this article is set to reveal the smart money sentiment towards Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) .
Hedge fund interest in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) shares was flat at the end of last quarter. This is usually a negative indicator. At the end of this article we will also compare LFUS to other stocks including SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM), Columbia Property Trust Inc (NYSE:CXP), and Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) to get a better sense of its popularity.
With all of this in mind, let's analyze the recent action surrounding Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS).
What have hedge funds been doing with Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS)?
Heading into the fourth quarter of 2016, a total of 14 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, unchanged from one quarter earlier. Below, you can check out the change in hedge fund sentiment towards LFUS over the last 5 quarters. So, let's examine which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
According to publicly available hedge fund and institutional investor holdings data compiled by Insider Monkey, Ariel Investments, led by John W. Rogers, holds the biggest position in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS). According to regulatory filings, the fund has a $76.5 million position in the stock, comprising 0.9% of its 13F portfolio. The second largest stake is held by Ken Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, with a $55.1 million position; the fund has 0.1% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Some other professional money managers that are bullish encompass Mario Gabelli's GAMCO Investors, Jim Simons's Renaissance Technologies and Andrew Sandler's Sandler Capital Management. We should note that none of these hedge funds are among our list of the 100 best performing hedge funds which is based on the performance of their 13F long positions in non-microcap stocks.


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Sarah Bennett, chair of the biology department and Mercyhurst sustainability officer, wrote a post for the Sisters of Mercy blog titled "Planting Seeds of Action at Mercyhurst University." Reflecting on her Environmental Problem Solving course, she noted, "I now realize that students must be empowered not only with knowledge of these issues but also with experiences that show how they can be part of the solutions." You can read the whole post here.
Works by several members of Mercyhurst's art department faculty and staff were accepted into the Erie Art Museum's 96th annual Nicole and Harry Martin Spring Show, juried by internationally recognized sculptor Arthur Ganson. He selected 125 pieces from hundreds of artworks entered by nearly 500 artists from the tristate region. The show continues through Sept. 1. Pictured below are "Arrivals," acrylic, ink and mixed media on canvas, by Daniel Burke, professor of art; "Spalted Pashaco Leg Teapot," whiteware ceramic and spalted Pashaco hardwood, by Tom Hubert, professor and chair of art; and "I Can Sleep on the Floor," mixed media sculpture assemblage with paperclay, found objects, ashes, gold leaf, acrylics, reclaimed floorboards, wallpaper and matches, by Jessica Stadtmueller, director of Cummings Gallery. A photograph by Gary Cardot, assistant professor of art, was also featured in the show.
Chad Redmond, professor of mathematics and computer management information systems, presented a baseball analytics workshop at Cleveland State University on May 4 with Jim Albert of Bowling Green University. The morning session introduced basic data exploration techniques with the R programming language, a popular tool for data scientists and statisticians. The afternoon session explored Statcast data, which provides detailed pitch-by-pitch data including off-the-bat measures such as launch angle, exit velocity, and spray angle. The event was sponsored by the American Statistical Association.
Dr. Edward Jolie, assistant professor of anthropology/archaeology, gave a public talk titled "Archaeology and Woven Artifacts at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, U.S.A., a UNESCO World Heritage Site" on April 23, during his faculty-led study abroad trip with Mercyhurst students in Dungarvan, Ireland, The talk focused on recent developments in Chaco Canyon archaeology, such as insights from artifact, residue and ancient DNA analyses, and offered local residents in Ireland a glimpse of what was going on in the American Southwest ca. AD 800-1300, when much of the Medieval architecture that survives in and around Dungarvan was being built. More than two dozen were in attendance. Proceeds from the talk will go toward further archaeological research at Gallows Hill, Dungarvan, a community-driven research project supported by the Waterford County Museum.
The Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice was well represented at the 56th annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Adam Saeler, assistant professor of criminal justice, presented a paper on "Deterrence Theory and Probation: Does A Zero Tolerance Policy Reduce Recidivism?" in a panel session. Dr. EmmaLeigh Kirchner, assistant professor of criminal justice, presented a paper titled "Public Opinion and the Death Penalty in the 21st Century" on a panel with two of her undergraduate students, Taylor Tharp and Gabbie Kendall. Ally Fratus, an undergraduate criminal justice student, is pictured below with the poster she presented on her her research titled "The Impact of Visitation on Prison Violence." Dr. Maria Garase, associate professor of criminal justice and advisor of Alpha Phi Sigma, attended panel presentations and met with potential graduate students as part of the Alpha Phi Sigma mini-conference. Dr. Pete Benekos, professor emeritus, also pictured below, presented a co-authored paper with Dr. Alida Merlo, Indiana University of PA, titled "Transformation in Juvenile Justice: Prevention, Trauma-Informed Care, and Future Directions." From a related project, they also published an article in the March 2019 issue of ACJS Today titled "Can Trauma-Informed Care Transform Juvenile Justice? Initiatives and Challenges." Dr. Benekos also completed his three-year term on the Executive Board. He was Trustee-at-Large of the Academy and was recognized during the Awards Luncheon.
Dr. Adam Saeler, assistant professor of criminal justice, traveled to Washington, D.C., with nine students in his Race, Crime, and Justice class in an effort to expose those students to the real-world intersection of race and criminal justice. While in Washington, the group toured the White House, the Capitol, the National Holocaust Museum, the National Law Enforcement Museum and other sites. Dr. Saeler and his students were accompanied by Dr. EmmaLeigh Kirchner, assistant professor of criminal justice.
Since February, several Mercyhurst students have been meeting and talking with college-aged students from the Multicultural Community Resource Center who might aspire to attend college. They concluded the term with a trip to the Allegheny National Forest with the group, which included teens and young adult refugees from Syria, Iraq, Nepal, Bhutan, Uganda, the Congo, and Puerto Rico. Read the Warren Times Observer report of their visit.
Dr. Adam Saeler, assistant professor of criminal justice, appeared on Next with Marcus Atkinson on WQLN. The topic of the discussion, which was aired on WQLN on March 24, was gentrification and whether Erie was likely to suffer from the negative impact often associated with gentrification. Dr. Saeler discussed the historical context of gentrification, the practice of redlining, what community revitalization means with regard to crime, and his experience with the Byrne Criminal Justice Initiative.
Dr. Verna Marina Ehret, associate professor of religious studies, recently published an article in the journal Religions titled "Contemporary Religious Changes in the U.S.: Responses to the Fracturing of Religious Life." This article was developed in part through work she undertook with Religious Studies students in her RLST 310: Evolving Religion class.
Kimberly Zacherl, assistant professor of business, attended the Society for Human Resource Management Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, in March. Sessions attended include "How to Create Positive Cultural Shifts," "Recruit and Retain Talent through Word-of-Mouth," "Employee Resource Groups: Social to Strategic," and "The Science of Delivering Tough Messages." She also attended a luncheon with keynote speaker Mark Murphy, a New York Times bestselling author and contributor to Forbes and LinkedIn. His keynote speech was from his recent book about leadership styles. This session provided the science and tools to rationally lead people and for them to accept change.


these super limited edition sweatshirts feature One Love rainbow all-over print, they are made of polyester, so have a sturdy, luxe feel on the outside with a softer inside. with a Keep It Bright embroidered tag in the collar.
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Making your Laptop battery last longer is not as hard as it seems. We've all experienced that awkward moment when we want to perform that very important task and the laptop battery is on the verge of running down, can be quite frustrating and really annoying. I sure know that feeling.
At other times, we just watch the laptop battery percentage reduce so rapidly, especially when there's no AC outlet around or the power adapter is not available. The good news is, there are some actions we can actually take to help save the situation so that the deadline can be met or the reply to that important email can be sent , though this will not avert the situation entirely, in other words, the battery will eventually run down but this will help reduce the rate at which power is being consumed. It will not increase the power.
Put the laptop in POWER SAVING mode to make your laptop battery last longer: Many computers have a battery saver mode that has been designed for urgent situations like this. In the battery saver mode, the computer automatically makes some changes in the settings. For example, the brightness of the display screen might be reduced to certain level amongst others. Different components are shifted into low-power states to enable more operations to be carried out. Also, you might want to vary other settings to decrease power consumption rate, turn off devices not in use, close unwanted apps and stop unnecessary processes.
Vary other Settings to make your laptop battery last longer: Other settings should be varied to suit less power consumption. Just to explain what I mean, the backlighting of the keyboard should be turned off totally. Though the screen need to be on to carry out operations, the amount of power it consumes can be reduced by decreasing its brightness, this can be done easily from the control panel. So doing, we increase the length of the time the battery gets to last. The volume of sound should be reduced or turn off totally to buy more time.
Avoid multitasking to make your laptop battery last longer: Multitasking as a concept, means performing different operations on a computer at the same time .Although it can be really helpful because it gets jobs done faster, its puts pressure on the processor, hence more power is used. Hence, it should be avoided at critical battery situations. It is safer to single task at this moment.
Avoid power consuming applications to make your laptop battery last longer: Some applications in the computer consume more than power than others in their operations. In low battery situations, simpler applications should be used to perform activities. This is because most complex applications with a lot of complicated feature drawn more power than their simpler counterparts.
Deactivate unnecessary peripherals to make your laptop battery last longer: External hard drives, mouse, Printers (if not needed),PC cards modems, unconnected USB ports should be disabled. This should carefully done, note that the important components, Drives and devices should NEVER be disconnected as they are needed for the smooth running of the computer. This can be done successfully on the control panel of the computer.
Close unnecessary applications and stop unnecessary processes:. Close all unnecessary icons due to their power consumptions including the hidden ones. Close all unnecessary programs to extend the life of the laptop battery.
Turn off all WiFi and Bluetooth connections to make your laptop battery last longer.
Turn off all planned tasks to make your laptop battery last longer.
Turn off auto save options in word applications.
All the listed steps help reduce power consumption and conserve your battery.


Hardware is my passion. It was during my studies at the university when I found out that I am a hardware enthusiast and, for me, generating lines of code is not exciting. My main role in FPI is hardware design with stress being put on PCB routing. I fully enjoy the moment when the product concept finally comes to life, when I give it a body and then pass it to the firmware people so they can give it a soul.
Jakub obtained his MSc in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Silesian University of Technology. He has been working for FP Instruments since 2011.
It was during my studies at the University I discovered I am a hardware enthusiast, and that simply generating lines of code is not exciting enough for me. The tangible part of this puzzle fascinates me so much more. This is the reason why taking the job with FPI is the best choice I have ever made.
My main duty is hardware design – this is where the client's ideas and concepts becomes PCBs – a small piece of art. Every additional product stretches the barrier of what is possible, and the motto "Impossible is nothing" perfectly reflects the whole team's approach.
My love of electronics has taken over my life, and I must admit I am addicted to all kinds of electronic devices. Fortunately, I am the sort of person who aims to keep a balance – I always find time to develop my passion. I love cycling and swimming and, during the cold winter evenings, I never say no to a good thriller book.


If you are thinking of moving to Drellingore or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Drellingore to figures for Kent and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Drellingore is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Drellingore are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Drellingore has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Drellingore and are from the UK Census of 2011. Drellingore has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Drellingore has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Drellingore. The percentage of residents in Drellingore rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Drellingore rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Drellingore is generally worse than in the average person in England.
The population of Drellingore as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Drellingore is also older than the Kent average, making Drellingore a older persons location.
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Drellingore come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area.
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A recent TV ad I saw claimed that 20,000 people a DAY join the online dating service, Match.com. 20,000 people a day…is that not staggering? Does the figure surprise you? It sure blew me away. 20,000 people a day…starving for love so badly that would head towards online dating.
Now, don't get me wrong. I don't believe there is anything fundamentally wrong with online dating. And, if you found your spouse through the Internet, more power to you. But, I would wager a guess that online dating isn't the method of first attempt. I mean, usually, we seek out partners through offline social interaction first before heading to the Internet. So, 20,000 people a day have become frustrated enough to go online in search of love…despite the perils of online anonymity.
Get Rid of Negative Influences – When I've spoken at schools before, I always make it a point to tell my student audiences that they must rid themselves of people who drag them down. If you have friends, co-workers, parents, family, etc, who are constantly putting you down and telling you how worthless you are, you MUST get rid of that influence in your life. I suggest confronting that person and explaining to them how much their words hurt. If they don't listen, you must find a way to diminish their influence on you. If it is a friend, break off the friendship. If it is a co-worker, go to the boss or HR and explain the situation. I hope it isn't a parent, but if it is, try and get other family members to confront the offender with you. In order to feel better about yourself, you have to surround yourself with positive people.
Smile, Constantly – What I'm suggesting here as a way to combat unhappiness is to smile for no reason. Put aside ulterior motives of trying to get a favor from someone, or trying to get something for nothing and just smile. Your smile can literally change someone's day. In the process of changing someone else's day, you can easily change your own attitude. Smile as if the world depends on it…because it does!
Start slow…begin to focus on changing, make little daily changes in your attitude, behavior, and your actions. Pretty soon, you'll realize that living a happy, fulfilled life is the only true way to live. My new book goes into great detail on this subject, and I'll be announcing, here, when it is ready to be ordered. Watch this space in the next week or two for further details and remember, SMILE!