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ago, i sat in those seats and was a proud member of the 1978 recruit class. we're here to celebrate your hard work and successful completion of the rigorous 14- week recruit academy. this the first recruit academy we've had in nearly six years. you now have the skills and ability to enter the field on your assignments and provide firefighting and emergency medical services to our community to fulfil our mission. i remember your first day here on may 2, 2011. i spoke about the importance of teamwork, getting to know one another, and working together to build on strengths to help those...

>> the tjpa order directors meeting is now back in session. the board met in closed session for a conference with their realistic negotiators and there is no action to report. tractors, that concludes the agenda. >> are there any other questions or announcements? thank you. >> [roll call] commissioners, the first category on the calendar -- items proposed for continuance. item one, proposed for continuance to november 10, 2011. items 2 a and b proposed for continuance to september 15, 2011. item three, 2011.0523t proposed for continuance to october 20, 2011. item four...

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>> okay. here we can see the contractors. they are putting this together. it's about 100 above the ground as opposed to the older one which was only 60 feet. it puts it at about 130 feet. you can see them lifting it with the crane. some of the advantages that this writer has over the old one is that this newer radar is a dual polarization. this allows the radar to view participation particles both horizontally and vertically as opposed to just horizontally with the old radar. this can help identify the type, size and number of...