Beijing will strengthen its anti-terror partnerships with Central Asian countries after a blast at the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan.
BEIJING (Sputnik) — Beijing will strengthen its anti-terror partnerships with Central Asian countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday after a car bomb went off at the Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan.
"Terrorism is a common enemy of the global community, the gravest danger for the region. China is also suffering from terrorism. China will strengthen cooperation based on bilateral deals and SCO agreements with Kyrgyzstan and other countries of the region to fight terrorism," Hua said in a statement.
Earlier in the day, the embassy was reportedly hit by a car bomb blast which left the suicide bomber dead and injured three Kyrgyz security officers. No Chinese diplomats were injured by the explosion.
In my last post in this series, I talked about inconsistent table aliasing. Today I was reminded of another behavior that DBAs and developers alike can be lazy about: keeping Books Online current.
There are always going to be mistakes in any set of documentation, and this is especially true with the scope of SQL Server Books Online. Thankfully Microsoft is committed to correcting mistakes, omissions and ambiguities (I have been the driver of several corrections). So, inevitably, there will be updates both to the version you have installed on your workstation and to the online version.
Unfortunately, I would be that a large percentage of you who use the local version of BOL, are still using the documentation that came with the RTM version of the client tools you've installed. It really is important to keep your client tools up to date with service packs, and it is equally important to keep your local copy of Books Online current. This will ensure that you don't make decisions or statements based on false or ambiguous information that has since been corrected (as I believe happened recently in the comment thread for my previous "bad habits" post).
I know that some people want to keep multiple copies of the "old" documentation around for comparison, research, trivia, nostalgia, and who knows what else. My suggestion for this is to keep the original copies in a virtual machine, and make sure that the copies of BOL that you will invariably use for active development on your primary workstation(s) — and on servers where BOL is installed — are up to date.
This blog post explains that web updates will be pushed every 4-8 weeks. It also explains why you may always want to use the online version of Books Online, at least when possible (some non-critical updates, it seems, will never make it into the local version):
So what can you do to make sure you're up to date? Well, check the title bar of the Books Online document viewer application. If it doesn't have a (Month Year) designation in the title, then you are probably at RTM and should apply an update, or resolve to use the online version.
And for SQL Server 2005, you can get the latest version of Books Online here (I wouldn't expect any more updates at this point):
It would be nice if service packs automatically included the latest updates to Books Online. There are three barriers to this: (1) it makes the download bigger; (2) it is tough to synchronize service pack releases with the much more frequent Books Online updates; and (3) most people never apply service packs to their workstations, which is where the outdated versions of Books Online are being used. So, I think this is unlikely to happen. We had some ideas in a comment thread to one of Tibor Karaszi's blog posts, but those ideas never really materialized beyond that.
Until Microsoft comes up with a better way to push content updates to all users, I advise you to watch the above blog and update sites for new releases of Books Online.
So true. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made as a DBA (looking sheepish here) was because a hyperlink in some SQL Server 2000 documentation pointed to the wrong procedure. It was about cluster maintenance, and it was a big deal. That's all I will say :-).
You nonchalantly mentioned an even worse habit (imho) onto this post – not applying service packs to sql clients. service packs patch ssms and client tools as well.
Saggi, 100% agreed, I stated this: "It really is important to keep your client tools up to date with service packs […]" I was hoping this would be inferred as SSMS, client connectivity components, etc.
Fly with HMLA-167 again in this handcrafted UH-1Y model. Each piece is carved from wood and hand painted to provide a piece you’ll love.
On April 1, 1968, at Marble Mountain Air Facility, Republic of Vietnam, Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 167 was commissioned. From commissioning date until June 1971, HML-167 would participate in operations against communist forces in the Republic of Vietnam. Flying UH-1Es for the duration of its tenure in Vietnam. On June 21, 1969, HML-167 dropped the first helicopter bomb. This was accomplished using the Helicopter Trap Weapon (HTW).
In May 1971, HML-167 was the last operating Marine helicopter squadron in the Republic of Vietnam. On May 26, 1971, the squadron held its official stand down, concluding over 60,000 combat flight hours.[1] On June 19, 1971, HML-167 was transferred to MCAS New River, Jacksonville, North Carolina and became a part of Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing.
1970s & 1980s[edit] In April 1972, HML-167 received the Marine Corps’ first UH-1N. HML-167 acquired the additional responsibilities as training squadron and model manager for the UH-1N. On May 16, 1972, HML-167 was transferred to Marine Aircraft Group 29. The squadron performed the first coast to coast UH-1N flight in 1973.
From 11 to 22 August 1980 personnel and equipment from the squadron deployed throughout Haiti to provide disaster relief after the effects of Hurricane Allen. When Hurricane David and Hurricane Frederic hit the Dominican Republic, HML-167 was on the scene to provide disaster relief from 1 to 17 September 1980.
In 1982, HML-167 was reorganized and transferred back to MAG-26 at the same Air Station. This was evident by HML-167’s role in the peacekeeping force in Lebanon from October 1982 through November 1983. On October 1983, HML-167 achieved ten years of mishap free flying, accumulating approximately 65,000 flight hours. Through the years HML-167 was awarded the following: CNO Aviation Safety Award (1972,76, 78, 81, 92, 93), FMFLANT Aviation Award (1975, 83), National Defense Transportation Award 1981, and Commandant of the Marine Corps Certificate of Commendation 1981.
HML-167 received its first AH-1T Cobras on January 17, 1984, and became HMLA-167 on April 1, 1986. It was the first unit to be officially designated as a Light Attack Squadron with a permanent composite mix of UH-1N and AH-1T Helicopters.
Throughout 1986 and 1987, HMLA-167 demonstrated its flexibility. HMLA-167’s main body deployed as the Aviation Combat Element (ACE) for contingency MAGTF 2-88 in the Persian Gulf participating in Operation Praying Mantis. MAGTF 2-88 conducted an assault on the Sassan Gas/Oil separation platform complex in response to the Iranian mine attack on the USS Samuel B. Roberts. HMLA-167 also escorted eleven “Earnest Will” oil tanker convoys as well as ten minesweeper transits during its deployment in the Persian Gulf. As 1989 came to a close, HMLA-167 took delivery of its first three AH-1W Super Cobras during a ceremony at the National Helicopter Association’s annual convention.
Beginning in June 1990, detachments from HMLA-167 supported 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit during the largest Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) since the evacuation of Saigon with the evacuation of over 3,000 American citizens and foreign nationals from the embattled capital in Monrovia, Liberia.
In August, HMLA-167 was recalled for deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield. Six AH-1Ws and sixteen pilots were detached to MAG-29 and subsequently deployed to Saudi Arabia later that month and would remain in theater through the completion of Operation Desert Storm. Separate detachments from HMLA-167 would also participate in Operation Provide Comfort and Operation Encourage Hope in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq during the spring and summer months of 1991.
Detachments from the squadron would eventually begin participating in operation Operation Provide Promise in the Adriatic Sea during the Balkans crisis. A special purpose MAGTF, formed with a detachment of UH-1Ns, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in response to the continuing crisis in the Balkans. They also supported Operation Southern Watch in the Red Sea during renewed tensions with Iraq. This deployment marked the first time Marine ground and helicopter assets were embarked aboard an aircraft carrier.
In October 1993, HMLA-167 was activated in support of Operation Support Democracy in expectation of contingency operations in Haiti. This operation was the first time Warrior aircraft executed an immediate embarkation aboard amphibious transport. Support for operations in the Caribbean Sea continued into 1994 while HMLA-167 was tasked to support counter drug operations within the United States. HMLA-167 won the CNO’s Safety Award for 1992 and 1993.
1994 saw squadron detachments support Operation Deny Flight off of Bosnia and assisted in the withdrawal of United States forces from Somalia.
On February 28, 1995, the squadron became the first HMLA on the East Coast to receive an AH-1W Super Cobra with the Night Targeting System. This FLIR and Laser designator was a giant leap in technology and capability for the Warriors.
From 1995-2001, the Warriors supported all MAG-26 designated Marine Expeditionary Unit deployments. These detachments supported numerous contingency operations to include: Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia, Operation Silver Wake in Albania and Operation Guardian Retrieval and Operation Noble Obelisk in Africa. The Squadron also sourced one 2 plane UH-1N detachment to Special Purpose MAGTF-8 in support of Operation Assured Response/Quick Response in Liberia, Africa. The Special Purpose MAGTF Huey detachment also conducted the medical evacuation of numerous civilians from the Merchant Vessel Borren Mill after it caught fire and was rendered unseaworthy 100 miles (160 km) off the West Coast of Africa. In the fall of 1998, Special purpose MAGTF/JTF Full Provider supported humanitarian relief operations in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti with two Warrior UH-1Ns after Hurricane Georges ripped through the Caribbean.
In 2003, HMLA-167 supported Marine Aircraft Group 29 by providing 9 aircraft and 17 personnel to HMLA-269 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In February 2004 HMLA-167 again deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The squadron deployed 18 AH-1Ws, 9 UH-1Ns, and a small detachment of Marines in January aboard the USS Bataan. On the February 22, all 27 aircraft made the transit from Kuwait to Al Asad, Iraq. This was the home of HMLA-167 for the next six months. During Operation Vigilant Resolve in Fallujah in April 2004, HMLA-167 sent a detachment to help with surge operations from Al Taqaddum. The Warriors also operated from three forward operating bases (FOBs), FOB Al Qaim, FOB Korean Village and FOB Kalsu.
At the same time the Warriors were in Iraq, HMLA-167 had a detachment with the 22nd MEU operating out of Afghanistan. As the Air Combat Element for the MEU, they operated out of Kandahar International Airport, outside of Khandahar, Afghanistan and flew in support of Marine, Army, Special Forces, and Afghan National Army operations in southwestern Afghanistan.
On August 24, 2004 the Warriors returned to MCAS New River. They fell back under the command of MAG-26. Having left their aircraft in Iraq for follow on units, the Warriors began to reassemble their squadron. The first aircraft delivered to 167 were former Unit Deployment Program (UDP) aircraft from Okinawa. These were dropped off by a Russian transport aircraft to MCAS Cherry Point. HMLA-167 would eventually accept and transfer over 111 aircraft during then next year.
On August 7, 2005 HMLA-167 departed MCAS New River and rejoined MAG-26 in Al Asad, Iraq. This trip to Iraq would be the third in less than three years for many of the Marines. HMLA-167 redeployed to MCAS New River on March 1, 2006. During this same period, HMLA-167 had a detachment with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit that operated out of Al Asad during its 6-month deployment.
In August 2006, HMLA-167 departed MCAS New River after only 5 months at home to join MAG-16 in Al Asad, Iraq. HMLA-167 redeployed to MCAS New River in March 2007. The squadron has again deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom leaving MCAS New River on March 11, 2008 for a seven-month tour in Iraq.[2] After only a few months home, HMLA-167 split into two detachments, the main body deploying to Iraq and a small four AH-1W cobra detachment deploying to Afghanistan on February 8, 2009.
In March 2011 during the Libya civil war HMLA 167 sent a detachment of UH-1N Hueys and AH-1W Cobras in support of the 22nd MEU, for an 11-month deployment.
On May 3, 2013 HMLA 167 returned to middle east in support of Operation Enduring Freedom by being deployed to Camp Bastion Afghanistan, as well as supporting combat operations at COP Camp Dwyer and COP Shukvani in Afghanistan’s’ Helmand Province. It was also the first time HMLA 167 deployed with the UH-1Y “Yankee”. In June 2013 HMLA 167 sent a detachment of four AH-1W cobras to Okinawa to help kick start the UDP deployment cycle again. In November 2013 and December 2013 both the Marines of OEF and UDP returned from their deployments respectively.
In October 2015 a detachment of AH-1W’s and UH-1Y’s from HMLA-167 joined VMM-162(REIN) of the 26th MEU in a deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet area’s of operation. Also in November 2015 HMLA-167 departed MCAS New River and moved to Okinawa, Japan to take part in UDP 16.1 completing training exercises in Thailand for Cobra Gold 2016 and the Philippines for Balaktan 2016. The Marines on the 26th MEU returned home in April 2016, and the Marines in Okinawa returned in May 2016. In July 2016 HMLA-167 received the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award. Wiki
A 18 inch wooden EP-3 Orion of the VQ-1 World Watchers meticulously carved and painted to provide a piece of art you can proudly display! This a replica of PR32 or otherwise known as the plane that went down in China. Upon its return to the squadron, they decided to paint a very large bat on the tail.
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