Posted on 01/20/2014 5:59:36 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
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Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...sounds like an interesting place to visit. The musuems look like they could take hours to enjoy.
Is Maddi doing better after the weekend off? d:o)
Right now we’re running a 106F and tomorrow we’re looking at 107F. Well by Saturday (here) it’ll drop to 96F with rain. Should be fun running around in it in our bathing suits. Yes, we’re goofy.
Went through Advanced Infantry Training (AIT) as a Nike Herc radarman at Fort Bliss. Went back for SNAP (Short Notice Annual Practice).
We called ourselves Chairborne Rangers ‘cause we mostly pulled equipment checks and trained in the radar vans, unless we were on guard duty or KP.
Sorry Lauren is working so hard again! Great thread...been there and the sand really is pretty and very pale.
We went to the museum there. Interesting!
Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how were your commutes? Or did you get the day off?
I’m at work. Busy, busy, but very few phone calls. The quiet is nice.
Maddi is doing much better. I got to sit, hold, and cuddle her for her 2 hr nap today.
Good evening, wizr, and thanks for sharing your adventures at White Sands.
America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi! |
Is the humidity high Janie?
We thank you for your services to our country.
If you’re an active duty or reservist airman at Hill Air Force and you’re planning to travel by plane, you can now step to the front of the line.
Pentagon and Transportation Security Administration officials recently announced that all U.S. Department of Defense service members will be eligible for expedited pre-flight screening at airports — which means they’ll be able to get into an express line where they don’t need to remove their shoes and belts or take laptops, iPads or liquids out of their baggage.
The new policy is effective immediately, but troops must use their DoD identification number when making flight reservations in order to get the expedited service.
Once a service member books an airline ticket, the airline sends the ID number and other pertinent information to TSA’s Secure Flight office, a program that maintains a criminal and terrorist watch list.
Troops will not be required to be in uniform for the service, but will be given a special boarding pass that allows them to get into the expedited, pre-flight line.
The expedited screening will be available to all members of the Armed Forces, including the Coast Guard and members of the National Guard and Reserves. Not eligible are personnel in the Individual Ready Reserve, military retirees and DoD civilians. Non-military spouses and children over the age of 12 are not eligible for the program either.
Mary Snavely-Dixon, director, of the Defense Manpower Data Center, said the DoD is working with the TSA to expand the program further.
TSA Deputy Administrator John W. Halinski, a 25-year Marine Corps veteran, said the TSA will continue to incorporate random and unpredictable security measures throughout airports and no individual will be guaranteed expedited screening.
TSA already has a program available for injured and wounded service members to make air travel as simple as possible. That program includes personalized service and expedited screening to move through security checkpoints without having to take off footwear, light outerwear, jackets or headgear.
http://www.standard.net/stories/2014/01/20/military-now-eligible-expedited-screening-airports
Good evening, Connie, and thank you for the tributes to our troops. *HUGS*
How was your Monday? Did you get a holiday?
Busy at work today. Now headed for home. Be back in a bit.
There will be six concerts in this series, all of which will be broadcast by Seattles classical radio KING-FM. Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, these concerts will be available live at the KING-FM website, and on concert nights I will lay out the schedule and provide a link to the concert. Chamber music can put a little light into peoples lives.
Ill provide insights into the musicians if I happen to know them. Ill also give a preview of the pieces to be played.
Friday nights performance features a chamber work by Antonin Dvorak, the String Quintet in G, Op. 77, that is not heard all that often. In spite of the high opus number, its not a late piece. When colleague Jo Brahms hooked Tony Dvorak up with publisher Fritz Simrock, young Fritz told Tony that people would not take a composer seriously if his opus numbers were under 50. As a result, Fritz added 50 to the opus number of every Dvorak piece that the Simrock firm published. This has caused a lot of confusion over the years.
A string quartet consists of two violins, a viola and a cello. Usually, a string quintet adds a second viola, but here Tony makes the fifth instrument a string bass. That adds a totally different sonority to the piece.
The violinist on Friday night is James Ehnes. Now that Itzhak Perlman is semi-retired, Jimmy is a contestant for the title of Worlds Greatest Classical Violinist. He took over the reins as Artistic Director of the Seattle Chamber Music Society from Toby Saks a few years ago. Toby died in September after a short bout with pancreatic cancer, so she timed the move well. Jimmy is also the first violinist of the Ehnes String Quartet, an entity in whose formation I played a role. The story of how I became the Forrest Gump of classical music is slated for next week.
The violist is Richard ONeill, the greatest violist in the game today. Richard looks Asian because his mother was Korean, so its fun to watch people react to the conflict between Richs name and his appearance. I joke with him about the untold story of the Korean conquest of Ireland. Ah, twas a foine battle until the Koreans opened up the beer. Twas all over in but a minute after that. They had their arms around each other signing Korean drinking songs. Rich is the violist with the Ehnes String Quartet.
The cellist is Bion Tsang, who is one of my favorite cellists. He appears regularly in Seattle and has written his own arrangements for cello of popular pieces written for other instruments. Why should they have all the fun? was his comment when I asked him about it.
This is a video of five Egyptians who play for the orchestra in Qatar. Throughout the 20th Century, it was Jewish musicians who were the typical over-achievers in the realm of classical music. Over the past 20 years, the Chinese and Koreans have become the latest in classical music over-achievers. Now the Arabs are entering the game. Competition is good; it keeps your edge honed nice and sharp.
Hi - still running around 10% - really really dry.
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you have lessons on a presumed school holiday?
Did you find a place for your recital yet?
Good evening, Bobalu...sounds like a good thing to know. DMVs are always CRAMMED and you have to wait for everything.
Messing around with a V2 rocket sounds like fun. d:o)
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