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There isn't much typical about Jim Matheson ('87).
Let's start at the top: He's the only UCLA Anderson graduate in the United States House of Representatives.
Matheson represents Utah's second district, and earlier this year he was sworn in for his fifth term as a congressman. He's a Democrat, but not a typical Democrat, as even on his own web site he's referred to as a "Utah Democrat" – which translates into something a bit more conservative than, say, a Santa Monica or San Francisco Democrat.
Even as a candidate for business school, Matheson says there was something a bit different about him.
"I was a less traditional candidate for business school," Matheson said in a phone interview recently. "I was a government major (as an undergraduate). I had worked as a campaign manager in a governor's campaign and was a lobbyist in Washington."
"I enjoyed management roles and this led me to get an MBA," he said. He chose Anderson in part because one of his best friends, Chris Furgis ('85), was already enrolled; Matheson visited, saw firsthand what Anderson was like and wanted that same educational experience for himself.
Matheson is not the only MBA in Washington, but those with management degrees are still a minority in a land of lawyers. He concedes that his degree allows for a somewhat different perspective when evaluating legislation.
"I majored in finance," Matheson explained. "So, when issues come across my desk or when I'm looking at a bill, I try to see how it relates to the real world. (Bills are) not theoretical. Business school was great training – it grounded me in practical applications. We used a lot of case studies in our courses. We got to ask a lot of questions, we weren't spoon fed answers, we were taught to think expansively."
There is another aspect of his management school training that Matheson feels influences his approach as a congressman. "There is a cost associated with uncertainty. Uncertainty equals risk and risk is a cost," he said.
"A lot of legislation is confusing. There are a lot of policies that expire, such as an investment tax credit," he continued. "People in the private sector deal with the cost of uncertainty in a more substantive way and my management training helps me to appreciate that. (I value) more consistency and transparency. It allows everyone to make more effective decisions."
For the first time since he's been in office, Matheson is working with a president other than George W. Bush. But even though he shares a party affiliation with Barack Obama, Matheson has not yet experienced huge differences. "I think that on one level, there's not that big a difference (between President Bush and President Obama). Both the congress and the executive branch still have their roles to play. I have had interactions with both and there is not a huge difference, so far."
"It's the issues of the day that affect the agenda," he said. "The terrorist threat dominated my first year in office, as 9/11 made national security the issue of the day. Today, the downturn and unemployment are most dominant."
Matheson voted for President Obama's stimulus package, but believes there is still much work for the government to do regarding the economy. He believes that the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) passed last October has not worked and that it did not create needed liquidity in the credit markets. He admits also that the stimulus package was not what he would have written.
"I still don't think we've adequately addressed the credit implications," Matheson said. "The challenge we have is that the government can't wave a magic wand. There may be some appropriate public policy to mitigate problems in the credit market, but that means the market will have to readjust and that creates some (other) challenges going forward."
Among those challenges are a few close to the congressman's heart. Here, he admits he's no different than others on Capitol Hill.
"I'm a typical elected official (in that regard)," Matheson said. "The issue that's closest to home for me is keeping Utahans safe from nuclear weapons testing in Nevada. The government tests its nuclear weapons underground in Nevada and though they knew it wasn't safe, they did it when the wind blew into Utah. There was still fall out even when the testing was underground. I have family members who died from cancer and I want to make sure that there is no new testing in Nevada."
There are other, broader issues that Matheson takes a keen interest in. He worked in the energy industry before taking office and he now deals quite a bit with energy policy. Matheson believes the nation needs a new, transformational approach to energy policy as it seeks stability in pricing and supply. "It's hard for the government to think transitionally," he noted. "The framers of the constitution wanted government to move slowly, they wanted stability. That makes it difficult to adapt, but we need to think more transformationally when it comes to energy."
Matheson also focuses on health care, believing we can't sustain the path we're on. "We need to think transitionally here, as well," continued Matheson. "The cost structure (of health care) cannot be sustained -- we'll go off a cliff. These two broad issues (energy and health care) are the issues for the next generation." Not surprisingly, Matheson also noted that the terrorist threat – and specifically al Qaeda – continues to be the number one foreign policy issue of our time.


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SUMTER, S.C. – A Flight 'B' Doubles victory and an appearance in the Flight 'A' Singles final highlighted the final day of action for Georgia College tennis Monday at the 2011 ITA Southeast Regional Championships.
The Flight 'B' Bobcat duo of Leo Bernardes (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Wictor Andersson (Karlskoga, Sweden) took the tournament championship with a pair of victories on the final day. In the semifinals, GC took down Henric Falkenberg and Akio Mariano of Mount Olive College by a slim 9-8 score.
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Leborgne's semifinal Monday started with a marathon three-setter over Olivier Simonet of Columbus State University. After a 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 victory over a conference foe, the Bobcat netter advanced to face Queens University's No. 3-seed Christiaan Lee-Daigle. Perhaps feeling the effects of a weekend full of tennis, Leborgne fell to the Queens netter 6-0, 6-2.
On the women's side, junior Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.) and freshman Leah Pridgeon (Lawrenceville, Ga.) had worked their way to the semifinal round of the 'B' Singles flight.
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This year marks Charles Ostrander's fifth Black Friday with Best Buy. The 31-year-old Essex resident currently works at the store's branch in White Marsh as a Mobile Manager. On Friday, he will be working a 14-hour day consisting of two 7-hour shifts with a couple hours of break in between. But according to Ostrander, the excitement of the day is so intense that the time goes by quickly. "I have always called it the 'Super Bowl of Retail' because it's 'go time,'" he explains. "This is where retail's best establishments go all-out for their customers and is kind of the kickoff for the holiday shopping season." But what about the madness and horror stories we always hear about Black Friday shopping? Ostrander tells b that Best Buy has solid plans in place every year to keep things organized and running efficiently. The weirdest thing that has ever happened at his branch? On one unseasonably warm Black Friday, Ostrander arrived at 3 a.m. to find customers playing a game of football in the parking lot. Read on to see what Ostrander has to say about hardcore rock music, face-plants and the downside to the invention of GPS.
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Fan-Made Movie Edits: Another Cultural Loss At The Hands Of Copyright
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In a recent interview, he expanded a bit on the reason he did this and what his thinking was. Basically, he said that it's similar to when a director takes acting lessons to better understand actors (but with no desire to be one). He's not planning to do video editing professionally, but he believes editing is the key part of how a video story is told, and he wanted to understand it more. As he said:
There's this expression that [a movie is] written three times: during the script, when you're filming it and when you're editing it. And I believe that's wrong. I think it's written once, in editing -- and everything is clay for that. And I wanted to learn about it -- I thought it would be neat. It's like learning to play the piano and I need a lot of clay. And I thought if I did one movie out of these three ...But, here's the thing. You and I and everyone else -- other than the small group of folks Grace invited to his screening -- will never see this movie. He's promised never to show it, because he doesn't want to upset Lucasfilm or violate their copyrights. Of course, Lucasfilm has actually been pretty cool about allowing such fan edits, but others in the industry, led by the MPAA, have not. And, of course, it seems that even just the one screening that Grace had for his friends in the industry and some reporters almost certainly violated Lucasfilm's copyrights on the work.
And Grace isn't stopping there either. He plans to do more of these, starting with an edit from the various versions of Close Encounters -- but again, none of us will ever get to see it:
I think, for people who like to edit, this is a cool way to do it. And it's just a great community thing. But they'll never be on YouTube, or any of that stuff.And that, to me, sounds like a pretty big loss. Fan edits and remixes of music are pretty popular and widely encouraged by artists these days. But, for whatever reason, the same viewpoint doesn't seem to extend much to movies (again, Lucasfilm is a slight, but not complete, exception). And, for the most part, it seems that not just allowing but encouraging the making and sharing of fan edits would be a great way to not just have fans even more engaged in the films, but also to introduce new audiences to films, and to give people more reasons to watch the originals again, just to compare them to some fan edits.
So here's a situation where we have someone doing something incredibly cool and creating a bit of culture that those who have seen it seem to have enjoyed thoroughly. And the rest of the world will never experience it, even though it wouldn't do any harm to the original films. That seems like a huge loss to the collective culture.


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Henderson County is looking at a bright New Year, with manufacturers bringing hundreds of new jobs and the completion of some long-awaited projects that will make life better for residents and visitors.
Henderson County is looking at a bright New Year, with manufacturers bringing hundreds of new jobs and the completion of some long-awaited projects that will make life better for residents and visitors.
On the economic development front, the good news just keeps coming with the recent announcement that Zentric Inc., an alternative energies research and development company, will consolidate and relocate the company�s headquarters to Fletcher. The company plans to hire 116 employees over the next four years, with as many as 44 through the end of 2013. The new jobs include research technicians, engineers, warehouse/logistics staff and office support. The new headquarters will allow the company to further develop battery and solar technologies through research and design, and house assembly and administrative support.
�The decision to consolidate our office locations, and launch assembly operations, came after careful review and consideration of building options in many communities, in many states,� Zentric President William Tien said. �Henderson County offered a strong business climate balanced with a focus on sustainability, elected leadership that understood business needs, and access to a qualified workforce � all of which help to ensure our company�s successful startup.�
Developing new battery backup and storage is key to the viability of solar energy and spreading this clean, green and limitless source of power. Zentric is a great example of the kind of clean, high-tech and future-oriented businesses Henderson County has been fortunate to attract.
The list of new industries coming to our community in 2013 and beyond would be the envy of any area. Many of these businesses, such as Sierra Nevada and Oskar Blues breweries and Legacy Paddlesports, have been drawn here in part because of our area�s gorgeous natural environment and high quality of life.
Sierra Nevada plans to hire 60 production workers in April or May, with another 75 to 80 full- and part-time positions planned later in 2013 for its new $107.5 million East Coast brewery in Mills River. Attracted in part by the world-renowned Green River of Henderson and Polk counties, Legacy Paddlesports is hiring as many as 100 employees for its $4.5 million Fletcher manufacturing plant, with dozens more jobs expected next year and in 2014. Oskar Blues, meanwhile, is moving full steam ahead with plans to hire 75 to 100 workers for its newly opened brewery in Brevard.
The Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development has been instrumental in helping bring in new jobs. Meanwhile, Blue Ridge Community College is working to meet the training needs of new and expanding local businesses.
New jobs are only part of the good news residents have to look forward to in 2013. Here are some more coming highlights:
The Flat Rock Playhouse, that venerable local theatrical institution, is moving ahead with its 2013 season despite recent financial troubles and the departure of some key players. After months of conflict and discord, Playhouse leaders say they are committed to restoring the theater to sound financial footing. Those plans recently won a vote of confidence from county commissioners, who gave the Playhouse $50,000 they had withheld; from Flat Rock Village Council, which anted up $100,000 to help the Playhouse pay down its debt; and from the county�s Tourism Development Authority, which agreed to buy $25,000 worth of 2013 season tickets to help lure guests to stay at local accommodations.
Plans for Hendersonville�s new Berkeley Park are moving ahead after Hendersonville City Council recently reviewed a preliminary master plan for the project. It calls for the park to include the existing baseball complex, a soccer complex, a playground, picnic shelters, an amphitheater, gardens, walking and mountain biking trails, a wetlands boardwalk, a dog park, restrooms and parking. The plans are not set in stone but will be developing as the year progresses.
The Upward Road widening project is projected to be complete by August after more than three years under construction. The $23.8 million project includes two new bridges, a median and the relocation of gas, water, sewer, electric, telephone and cable lines.
Also, after months of delay due to manufacturer issues and bureaucracy, Apple Country Transportation will soon get five new natural gas-powered buses. The new vehicles will replace a fleet of buses that are six to 10 years old and have an average of 280,000 miles.


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Legends of the Star – Troy Aikman
As we get close to the end of our Legends of the Star feature, I finally get to profile one of my personal all time favorite Cowboys, Troy Aikman.
Troy was almost a legend even before he started playing professional football. As a college player, he played for both UCLA and the school he first enrolled with, the University of Oklahoma. While at Oklahoma he played for future Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer. Aikman was the teams biggest star, but because their offense wasn't suited to his style of play, he transferred to UCLA a year later, where he gained national attention. He set over a dozen team records that still stand today and led the Bruins to the Aloha Bowl in 1987 where he compiled a 10-2 record. A year later as a senior, he won the Davey O'Brien Award which is given each year to the nations top quarterback. He was a consensus All-American, West Coast Player of the Year, and finished third for the 1988 Heisman Trophy.
In 1989, the Cowboys had a new owner in Jerry Jones, and a new head coach in Jimmy Johnson. That year the two of them drafted Troy Aikman with their first round pick in the NFL Draft. It was a move that would change the destiny of the franchise for the next decade.
Although Troy finished his first year with a disappointing 0-11 record, everyone could see that he was bursting with talent, and that he was a natural born leader. All he would need is a supporting cast, and the following season the Cowboys provided Aikman with everything he would need to lead the team into greatness.
In 1990, Aikman completed 226 of 399 passes for 2,579 yards and 11 touchdowns and the team improved to 7-9, but the following year he completed an NFC-best 65.3 percent of his passes, and the Cowboys improved again to 11-5 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.
In 1992, everything started to come together for Aikman and the rest of the Cowboys as they were about to unleash their new high powered offense to the rest of the league. That year, the Cowboys rocketed to the Super Bowl with an explosive display of offensive power coupled with a bruising defense. The Cowboys finished the season with a 13-3 record, and Troy Aikman was named Super Bowl MVP.
For the next three seasons, the Cowboys compiled a 36-9 record, and snatched two more Super Bowl titles. Together with running back, Emmitt Smith, and wide receiver, Michael Irvin, the "Triplets" were football's biggest stars. They were unstoppable and punished opposing defenses with a hard-hitting, lightning fast attack, that had not been seen in the game before, or since.
With 90 wins in the 1990s, Aikman became the winningest starting quarterback of any decade in NFL history. Unfortunately, during his final two seasons, injuries began to take a toll on him, and after sustaining ten concussions, the Cowboys' six-time Pro Bowl selection announced his retirement from football.
His career statistics included a team record 32,942 yards and an amazing 165 touchdowns for a passer rating of 81.6. On September 19, 2005, during a broadcast on Monday Night Football, Troy Aikman was inducted into the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor with his longtime teammates Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith. The following year, Troy was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame at Canton, Ohio and gave a teary eyed acceptance speech that no Cowboy fan can ever forget. He is forever, a true Legend of the Star.
Legends of the Star is an exclusive weekly feature found only on StarStruck. Each week we will profile one of the many interesting personalities that have played for the Dallas Cowboys.


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Staggerly is a versatile, unique, and responsive WordPress theme for blogs, news, and magazine style websites. Designed with a modern style to frame your text, photos, videos, music, and other content in a way that keeps readers engaged, and authors empowered.
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RadioShack (NYSE:RSH) posted its fourth consecutive quarterly loss amid falling sales at the electronics retail chain.
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The company reported on Tuesday a loss of $63.3 million, or 63 cents a share, compared to a profit of $11.9 million, or 12 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier.
RadioShack, which incurred a $67 million one-time charge related to deferred tax assets during the latest period, registered an income from continuing operations before tax of $2.6 million versus $17.8 million.
Net sales dropped 6.5% to $1.3 billion.
Wall Street expected the company to report a per-share loss of five cents and revenue of $1.36 billion.
Comparable-store sales fell 7% on a significant decline in revenue from mobile device and consumer electronics sales. RadioShack said its gross margin narrowed to 34.5% from 34.8% given that sales of less profitable smartphones made up a bigger share of the top line.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer announced last month it was ending its partnership with Target (NYSE:TGT). In the latest quarter, a kiosk business that sold mobile phones inside Target stores had an operating loss of $37.5 million. According to RadioShack, the business posted losses since its inception.
"Overall, the fourth quarter continued to be impacted by challenges similar to those of the first three quarters of the year," Dorvin D. Lively, RadioShack's chief financial officer, said in a statement.
Shares of RadioShack were down four cents to $3.01 in early trading Tuesday.


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Marianne Schmoyer, 83, of East Stroudsburg, formerly of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Pleasant Valley Manor in Stroudsburg.
Born in Allentown on Sept. 30, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Killian) Morissey. Marianne graduated from William Allen High in 1947. She worked in retail for Elizabeth Arden, Leh's and Macy's until she retired in 1993. Marianne enjoyed dancing parties, big band and oldies music. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-granddaughter.
Surviving are her daughters, Kay Tust and her husband, James and Susan Reifinger and her husband, Robert; her grandchildren: Amanda Tust; Robert R. Reifinger and his wife, Alicia; Michael Tust and his wife, Jackie; Shawn Reifinger and his wife, Carrie; and Shala and his wife, Brook Reifinger; and her great-granddaughter, Annabelle Tust.
A memorial service will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home Inc., 27 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to either of the following: the Greg Moyer Defib Fund, P.O Box 300, Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA 18356 or Arcadia Hospice, 7248 W. Tilghman St., Allentown, PA 18106.
Lanterman & Allen Funeral Home
27 Washington St.,
East Stroudsburg
Marianne Schmoyer
Marianne Schmoyer, 83, of East Stroudsburg, formerly of Allentown, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013, at Pleasant Valley Manor in Stroudsburg.


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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x -- Outlook Integration Changes for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0, Maintenance Release 5
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Release 6.x
This page describes changes to the Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 5 (MR5).
System Requirements
For a list of the system requirements for the Microsoft Outlook integration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 5 (MR5), see Requirements for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Microsoft Outlook 6.0.
Note the following:
- For Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 5: Exchange 2000 Server (Service Pack 2), Exchange Server 2003, or Exchange 2007 Server (Service Pack 1 Rollup 7), installed and running. Also, the Exchange server must be configured to use SMTP relay for the Cisco Unified MeetingPlace account.
- Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 Maintenance Release 5 now supports Microsoft Outlook 2007 Service Pack 2.
About Microsoft Outlook and SMTP/MAPI
- MAPI uses Microsoft Exchange proprietary protocols to communicate between the Microsoft Outlook gateway and the Microsoft Exchange server.
- SMTP is a standard, widely used, plain text-based, mailing protocol. It typically runs on TCP port 25.
About TLS
TLS, which is a newer version of SSL, is a secure tunneling protocol that can be used on top of SMTP. When used, the SMTP connection is initiated normally and then TLS handshaking takes place, a process during which the client and the server exchange their digital certificates and after both confirm that other party's certificate can be trusted. After the handshaking process succeeds, the encrypted communication channel is initiated and any further communication, including user credentials and email transmission, can not be intercepted or modified.
There are two authentication options in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5: none and plain text. If no authentication is selected, then the Microsoft Exchange server SMTP connector must support anonymous senders. If it does not, then plain text authentication must be performed before any emails can be transmitted. Plain text authentication means that the username and password are sent to the Microsoft Exchange server in a format that can easily be sniffed out (unless a TLS tunnel is used).
Depending on the physical network configuration, you need to decide if you will require authentication on SMTP at all, and if you do, whether you need to secure communication between the Microsoft Outlook integration and the Microsoft Exchange server.
Connecting to the MPWeb Database
Prior to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5, Microsoft Outlook integrations used a Microsoft Exchange calendar to keep track of previously delivered emails, which are needed to send proper update notifications. Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 stores this information in the MPWeb database. Because of this, you must supply SQL Server credentials during the setup process.
- If you install the Microsoft Outlook integration on a server that already has MPWeb installed, it will automatically detect the MPWeb parameters. You can let the Microsoft Outlook integration use the MPWeb parameters by selecting "Use local MPWeb database configuration" in the "MeetingPlace Web Conferencing SQL Server Database" group on the MP Control Panel.
- If you install the Microsoft Outlook integration on a server that does not have MPWeb installed, you must manually enter a username, password, and SQL Server name for the MPWeb database.
iCalendar-Based Back-End
This is a one-way process of getting meeting notifications from the Audio Server to the Microsoft Outlook integration, through several Cisco Unified MeetingPlace components. The MPWeb database is the only one used to both store and retrieve data; this is required to support update notifications with iCalendar. When sending an updated meeting notification, you need to have information about the previous notifications sent for the same meeting.
Supported Configurations
Both the front-end and the back-end notification mechanisms for the Microsoft Outlook gateway depend on the MPWeb, but in different ways. The front-end notification mechanism requires MPWeb to be present on the machine that runs the gateway. This is because ASP logic in the front end relies on MPAgent / MPX (which are part of the MPWeb) to do template processing.
The new iCalendar back-end notification mechanism requires a connection to the MPWeb SQL database to keep information about delivered notifications. Since ODBC is used to connect to the MPWeb database, the back-end does not require that the MPWeb is on the same machine, just that it is accessible via TCP/IP.
Front-End and Back-End, Connecting to Local MPWeb Database
You can install both the front-end and back-end notification mechanisms on a machine, and configure the back-end to connect to the local MPWeb SQL Database. By default, the installation program will attempt to use this configuration by examining the Windows registry. This is a common configuration suitable for most users.
Back-End Only, Connecting to Remote MPWeb Database
During the installation, you can select to install the back-end notification mechanism only. You will be prompted to enter the name of the MPWeb machine which runs the SQL database that you want to use. Once installed, you can change the MPWeb machine you connect to by using the MP Control Panel. This configuration is useful if you want to support only back-end notifications, and keep the MPWeb server load low.
Front-End and Back-End, Connecting to Remote MPWeb Database
You can install both the front-end and back-end notification mechanisms on a machine, and configure the back-end to connect to the database on a different MPWeb server. You can configure this during installation, or by using the MP Control Panel after the installation has finished. This configuration might be suitable for clustered environments.
Front-End Only
You can install only the front-end notification mechanism on a machine. You can configure this during the installation. This configuration is suitable for users that only use Outlook to schedule their Cisco Unified MeetingPlace meetings. Invitations for meetings scheduled through MPWeb will not be delivered to Microsoft Outlook users.
Migrating to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 and the iCalendar-Based Back-End
When installing Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5 on a machine that previously did not have an older version of the Microsoft Outlook integration, no special steps are required. Just run setup.exe and follow the instructions on the screen.
If you have an older version of the Microsoft Outlook integration installed on the machine, you must run the migration tool, to migrate information about delivered notifications from dedicated calendar in Exchange to a table in MPWeb database.
Upgrading to Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5
- Upgrade Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing and Gateway SIM to MR5. See Upgrading to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0.
- Run the migration tool, called MPOLMig.exe, (see below). This may take a while if there are a lot of meetings in the calendar.
- This migration tool does the following:
- Moves all the scheduled meetings to the MPWeb database.
- Uninstalls the old version of the Microsoft Outlook integration.
- Reboots.
- Automatically installs Microsoft Outlook for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.0 MR5.
- This migration tool does the following:
- Reboot the machine.
- Customize your notification templates. (Because this is a new version of the Microsoft Outlook integration, the customized templates use a new format. If you customized any templates in your previous release, you will have to customize them again. Templates from previous releases will not work and will result in corrupted notifications.) See Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates.
- Check your anti-virus rules, as they may need to be adjusted. (McAfee will give you more protection than you need here.)
Running the Migration Tool
The migration tool is a file called MPOLMig.exe, which is shipped with each version of the Microsoft Outlook integration installation program for MR5.
Migration Tool Syntax
MPOLMig.exe [-e <eprofile> [<epwd>]] [-s <shost> [<suser> [<spwd>]]] [-i <ipath>] [-g <sysid>] [-?]
Migration Tool Arguments
- -s: Use to supply the name of the remote MPWeb database and the log on credentials (if you are not using the local MPWeb database).
- -i: Use to specify the path of the migration tool if you are running the migration tool from a directory other than the one containing the setup.exe file.
- -e: Use to skip the prompt for choosing the mail profile to use to connect to the Exchange server.
- -g: Use to supply the name of the GUIDS system ID.
Migration Tool Inputs
- eprofile: The name of the mail profile to use to connect to the Exchange server.
- epwd: The password for the eprofile.
- NOTE: If you do not enter the Exchange profile information, the system prompts you to log in.
- shost: The SQL Server which stores the notification information.
- suser: The account name to use to connect to the SQL Server.
- spwd: The password for the suser.
- NOTE: If you do not enter the SQL Server information, the tool tries to guess it.
- ipath: The path to the new installation executable file.
- sysid: The GUIDS system ID.
- NOTE: If you do not enter a sysid, the system will detect it, unless WebConnect is used and the tool is run on a server that does not have MPWeb installed.
Customizing the Microsoft Outlook Templates
Follow these steps to customize the templates.
- Open Microsoft Word.
- Open an RTF-formatted .tpl file.
- Choose File > Save As.
- Choose Web Page, Filtered in the "Save as type" box.
- Select Save.
- Close the file.
- Using Microsoft Explorer, change the extension of this new .htm file to a .txt extension.
- Open the .txt file in Microsoft Word.
- Select Edit > Replace.
- Make the following replacements, in this order. (Do not enter the quotes or spaces between characters):
- Replace "& l t ; ! - - " with "< ! - - " NOTE: There are no spaces between the characters, but that is the only way to format it in the DocWiki.
- Replace " - - & g t ; " with " - - >" NOTE: There are no spaces between the characters, but that is the only way to format it in the DocWiki.
- Replace "^p" with " "(a space)
- Save the file as plain text by choosing Plain Text in the "Save as type" box and change the extension of the file to .tpl.
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|2008-04-28, 08:00
|Link #1201
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Among others, even in the DVD version, in which the far-off shots are more forcefull and faster, there is still the 'acute deceleration' whenever we get a close-up on the face, so unless Fate and Tre can decelerate and re-acelerate in the timespan of zero seconds (and why the hell would they do that?), this again proves my point.
Last edited by Keroko; 2008-04-28 at 09:03.
|2008-04-28, 09:31
|Link #1202
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Anyway, something has to bend.
"Shocking speed". For what? For 99% of the battle mages (remember that we are tracking the story of the 3 top mages, so we'll see a disproportionate percentage of "absurd" or "shocking" abiliities)? For a round of such power? For a round that has to reach the "extreme" distance? Maybe it is just the opinion of the writer of the Magical Dictionary? If the "battle vet" Vita can be excused for not thinking a shot can be made that far at all, could not the Dictionary's writer be excused for using overly optimistic adjectives* for the speed?
*The Dictionary's writer is explicitly known not to be omniniscent - not the author, for example. Regularly appearing in both the A's and StrikerS' dictionary are terms like "X is thought to be" and even "completely unknown" (see the bottom of the same page you are looking at). While it makes it an authority in SoD terms, it also says that on any item, it can simply be wrong, especially if the anime clearly shows otherwise...
"But you are just shafting the Dictionary instead of the Anime!" Maybe, but since we are explicitly told that the Dictionary is imperfect, it is automatically subordinate to the nominally perfect anime if they conflict anyway. At least I'm trying to give it some SoD context, unlike Keroko, who is eager to shaft the anime. In short, Keroko might have a King, but I have an Ace in my hand
By the way, in being very eager to score a blow on stadia ranging - even though the best his argument could hope for is to score a blow on timing, Keroko missed a chance to win the Ace as well, thus taking a jackpot which includes something I know he wants. If the answer is not obvious, do spend a few minutes before clicking "Show spoiler" if you wish to see it:
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|2008-04-28, 09:47
|Link #1203
Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 32
More to the point, if the conditions of victory are damaging her barrier jacket and half the people involved in the training (and the two most likely to penetrate her barriers in the first place) use physical weapons, under the 'barrier jackets are tissue' view she's designed a test that is almost impossible to complete without killing or seriously wounding her.
(Of course, there was the 'avoid all her shots' alternate victory condition, but like Teana said the timing of the test makes that the much more difficult option)
|2008-04-28, 10:45
|Link #1204
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
It is virtually certain that had Nanoha put slightly more force into her BB and activated it earlier (that is to say, if this is her wish), she could have bounced Erio off without Erio touching her jacket, so it clearly wasn't meant to stop him completely. So why bother doing that half-a*sed job with the BB? Unless the BJ is not really that protective, so she has to blast Erio so he gets to just graze the jacket. Erio wasn't even sure that he actually hit anything, though there should be some feedback had he struck something in significant strength. Of course, for the last point, I'm sure Keroko will have a better idea than me.
|2008-04-28, 11:06
|Link #1205
Once and Current Subber
Join Date: Dec 2005
Keep in mind that Elio's also using a down-powered Strada, without all of its capabilities unlocked. It could be that a full-power Strada, outside of a practice match, would have been able to do the job in that circumstance, and thus Nanoha gave him credit for a proper approach and execution.
Why'd she bother? She's training them, not bullying them. Setting challenge after challenge that the trainees have no chance in hell of accomplishing would be disastrous to morale, after all. We also know from other episodes that Nanoha isn't afraid to take a cut to make a point if she feels she has to (or, for that mattter, has any compunction about kicking the ever-living hell out of one of the trainees if they go off the rails...)
|2008-04-28, 15:31
|Link #1206
Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 32
|2008-04-28, 15:35
|Link #1207
He Who Smites Shippers
Join Date: Mar 2008
Age: 31
|2008-04-28, 18:42
|Link #1208
Sword Wielding Penguin
Give him JUST enough give to make it to the jacket, but blow off enough energy to stop him from hitting harder, so that they can gain a little confidence that "Hey! We can do this!"
|2008-04-28, 19:36
|Link #1209
Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 32
I'm completely with you on her letting him hit the jacket to build their confidence. I just think letting it hit makes way more sense if the line between 'complete deflection' and 'spear through the chest' isn't micron-thin.
But yeah, I guess if the device is doing most of the work that kind of precision becomes more believable. I recall Ark saying that the thing she used at the end of episode 1 was supposed to work like that, using the device to work out an appropriate counter-force... though I also recall that he wasn't too happy about it.
|2008-05-03, 10:41
|Link #1210
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Many dimensions or one?
Here's something new from a discussion on the IRC channel. Are all the different worlds seen in Nanoha so far in the same universe or not?
From Yuuno's explaination in season 1's ep 8, it's possible. But with seasons 2 and 3, I think not.
The most important evidence, to me, is the Wolkies teleporting to other worlds to collect Linker Cores in A's. They do it so casually, teleport out, whack the target, get home for dinner. If all those worlds were in the same universe, ours, that would mean they can teleport light-years, with ease! Given that they're working on an energy budget (or they wouldn't need to collect Cores in the first place) and even teleporting the BoD's defense program a few hundred kms above the Earth required considerable effort, that strikes me as unlikely.
However, if those worlds are across the dimensional sea and seperated by a "virtual distance" of only a few thousand to a few million km, I feel the energy levels are more in line with what we've seen so far.
|2008-05-03, 11:16
|Link #1211
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Hmm? I don't see why its even questioned that the events happen in different dimensions. After all, what is the use of basing a show around multiple dimensions if everything happens in the same dimension? For that matter, what is the proof that everything is happening in our dimension?
|2008-05-03, 12:11
|Link #1212
Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 32
I've always taken for granted ever since the first season used the term 'adjacent dimensions' that the dimensional sea isn't just a plain hyperspace analogue- either its very warped and rearranges the universe into a very different topography for those who use it to travel, or it connects what we would consider different universes entirely.
|2008-05-03, 12:16
|Link #1213
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Well, some were wondering if "many dimensions" was a mistranslation. It isn't , by the way.
Then, there are those in the OC discussion that are setting parts of their stories specifically in different parts of the galaxy. This, I think, is a violation of canon. The Bureau has never shown FTL starship travel within a dimension before.
Evidence within the show suggests that Midchilda's civilization, and the destroyed civilizations before it, did not possess FTL interstellar travel and instead colonized habitable worlds in other dimensions within interplanetary distances across the dimensional sea.
|2008-05-03, 12:36
|Link #1215
Truth Martyr
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Doing Anzu's paperwork.
Age: 32
*me headdesks*
Sorry guys, but screw this all. I'm going to go and sleep.
|2008-05-03, 12:44
|Link #1216
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Yet, if interstellar teleportation was this easy, it would have a significant impact on the Bureau's operations. For one thing, they wouldn't really need starships in the first place!
Therefore, I feel that having all the worlds shown in Nanoha being in the same universe is actually more difficult than having them in different universes.
Last edited by Jimmy C; 2008-05-03 at 13:46.
|2008-05-04, 03:05
|Link #1218
Blazing General
Join Date: May 2006
Location: CA
Age: 32
Plus I think I remember it being stated somewhere that the Wolkenritter's interdimensional transference is an unusual ability that they were granted by the Book.
|2008-05-04, 03:15
|Link #1219
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
|2008-05-06, 03:02
|Link #1220
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Pardon the double post, but once again a conversation popped up in the OC thread.
I really should stop doing this.
All right, so I grant you that scene. Where does that bring us? At a controdictionairy point. Barrier Jackets are worn for defence, but apparently they are useless defending against puffs of wind from flying bugs. Whgich brings us where?
Anyway, my point of these scenes was to show the existence of bullet time in Nanoha, not break your voice-lock. I'll start looking for scenes that do that in a minute.
18:20 in episode 9 shows Nanoha dodging lightning bolts, which are obviously slowed (heck, in later scenes they apear and disapear instantly) and this scene was also voiced.
6:18 in episode 11 is another, in the middle of a Flash Move -which we know goes fast- Nanoha is yelling, again showing the inexistence of Voice-Lock.
6:45 in the same episode shows faster then normal magic rounds (as well as instantly raised shields. Interesting notion, very usefull.)
15:46 in 11 has a nice slow motion scene of a grunt being knocked back by Precia. Voiced.
Episode 12 also has a scene that shows why Voice-lock is useless. At 11:55 a sword is headed for Nanoha, after which we cut to a shot of Bardiche. If we count that scene as chronoligically accurate, then Nanoha should have been cut in half by that time. Obviously she wasn't, so despite the scene being voiced, it was still faster then it should have been.
Whew, well that's all I could pick out when speed-watching S1. Haven't started A's yet, much less StrikerS, but with so many examples lining up in the first season alone, I'd say its safe to say Voice-Lock is busted.
That aside, during the novel debate you were so insistent that he most recent source of canon is the one we should believe. With the booklets being the most recent source of canon, and the scenes explainable instead of outright changing, doesn't that sort of counter your earlier statements?
It's like how in many shounen anime, the characters are supposed to move 'faster then the eye can see' and yet we can still see them. Heck, they're even talking to eachother while moving at those speeds. Why? Because it'd make for a boring watch if we weren't able to see them fight.
You know, the most biggest difference between your logic and mine is that I don't discard scenes. I explain them. You, however, just blatantly said 'this scene is useless, it never happened'
And the part of it not being a representation of reallity is cute. Especially since I've been saying that all along. This is anime, animation, something created to entertain, to look cool, to look cute. It is not created with 'reallity' foremost in mind, ergo, comparing it with reallity is inherently flawed.
... Actually, I should stop doing this at all. How many times have we had this discussion now? Every time I plan to stop, something comes up and I start all over again.
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Dan Fink Takes Over The Lead At The 2009 MC Scow Invitational
11 July 2009
Article courtesy of Coye Harrett - Day two of the MC Invitational Regatta brought steady breeze for the 9AM start time. The wind today was out of the North with oscillation between North-Northwest. At the start of the first race it seemed like deja vu of yesterday with the port lifts. Mark Dunsworth played the shifts to a first place, followed by Markham Chatterton and Kevin Neal. As the fleet was sailing back to the starting area for the second race the breeze started to kick in like it's usual fashion.
For the second race of the day, third of the regatta, Dan Fink worked his way around the race course with the advantage of only one person on board for the downwind legs. Towards the end of the race the wind began to taper off, allowing the boats with only one to make some ground on those who took crews. At the finish it was Dan Fink followed by Kevin Neal then Steve Everest.
After a nice leisurely lunch break the fleet headed back out for breeze still out of the North but had slightly faded over lunch. There still was enough wind to sail though. The port angle seems to be a common theme of this regatta as there were massive lifts to the mark and virtually un-sailable starboard angles. Dan Fink was on his "A" game today as he won the third race of the day. Followed by Clear Lake locals, Eric Protzman and Todd Tesar. The Race Committee tried to pull off a fourth race of the day but the wind would not cooperate as they called the race off at the first windward mark as the breeze went flat.
Another 9AM start time tomorrow for the final day with the MC Invitational title on the line...
Overall Standings: (After 4 races)
Dan Fink - 27
Kevin Neal - 30
Mark Chatterton - 30
Steve Everest - 31
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Snow flies for first time in 276 days ?
Out-of-practice drivers get in numerous fender-benders on region's roadways
The first measurable flakes of snow in a long, long time dropped on downtown Buffalo on Sunday, so it would be understandable if people were a bit confused.
The 1.6 inches that landed – 14 days earlier than the first snow last year – ended the third-longest snow drought in Buffalo since the early 20th century.
And last winter season was hardly a banner year for accumulation, with the lowest amount of snow recorded since just after the end of World War II.
So it came as no great surprise that the first significant snowfall also contributed to numerous weather-related crashes and fender-benders Sunday.
Still, a lot of people were giddy with the arrival of snowfall – and hoped the crystals would fall heavily for the next few months.
"I'm so excited. It always feels more like Christmas when the snow starts to come," said Catherine Phillips, of East Aurora, a junior at Canisius College. "Last winter was so sad because there was no snow. I love to play in the snow, and I hope there's tons of it."
"I want more, that's all the fun right there," said local barista Sarah Stone, who works at Coffee Culture on Elmwood Avenue. "You get to throw snowballs, make little angels and snowmen. Bring it on!"
Added Jeffrey Webb, walking along Elmwood, "This is Buffalo. My daughter was born in the Blizzard of '77. It's perfect, it's a four-season city, and you get it all here in Buffalo."
It's been awhile.
It had been 276 days since the last snowfall in Buffalo. That was third only to the 301-day drought in 1923-24, and the 282 snowless days in 1948.
It's not like Buffalonians got a lot of practice last winter, either, when a measly 36.7 inches of snow fell, and not an inch or more at a time after Feb. 22.
That total was behind only the 25 inches registered in the winter of 1918-19, and the 22.4 inches in 1889-90.
Those totals were measured by the National Weather Service at the downtown office, long before its move to the Buffalo airport in Cheektowaga in 1943.
Last year's snowfall also was well below the 94.7-inch seasonal average, which was readjusted two years ago and no longer computes the snow-heavy late-1970s in its 30-year computation.
"In four of the last seven winters, we've had below-normal snowfall," said meteorologist David Thomas. "Of the three winters that were above normal, they were not by much.
"Looking further back, the first five winters of the 2000 decade were actually above normal, and that included the winter of 2000 and 2001, when we actually had 158.7 inches of snow."
Thomas said a lot depends on the fickleness of lake-effect snow.
He remembered in 2010 how nearly 4 feet of snow landed about 3.5 miles south of the airport.
"If that snow band was four miles further to the north, the 111 inches in 2010-2011 might have been much greater," Thomas said.
Climate change hasn't been identified as the reason for the drop in snowfall, he said. But Miguel Montes, who was out with his infant daughter Sunday, said he was concerned about it.
"It's the global warming, that's what scares me," Montes said.
The snow didn't help matters on the Thruway. State police who patrol its western portion responded to 36 crashes between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. between the Silver Creek and Le Roy exits, and on the Niagara Thruway, according to Sgt. Gregory Peron.
Two of the crashes left motorists with minor injuries, and 17 caused vehicle damage, while the rest involved vehicles that had to be towed out of ditches or off the road, he said.
"It's not really a major snowfall. Just a vast majority of people that aren't slowing down or taking due care," Peron said.
Among snow detractors Sunday was Shawn Garlinger, who was waiting to catch a bus.
"I hate the snow. It's the devil's weather. There no good thing about snow. The only thing I look forward to in winter is the hockey season, and unfortunately there is none," Garlinger said.
Still, he said, Buffalo winters are not all bad.
"The one thing you've got to like about the snow is that it's in Buffalo, and the people definitely make it worthwhile living here."
Both Phillips and Stone, who love the snow, agreed with the people aspect.
Stone shared the view that heavy snowfall fosters community, and, inevitably leads to potlucks at the homes of friends.
"Everyone is out shoveling," said Phillips, "and like, 'Oh, I'm stuck in the snow' and we're all in the same boat, and everyone is kind of neighborly, and it's fun."
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EMF Rod EndsPosted in Product Reviews on March 17, 2014
While we can quibble back and forth about our favorite rod ends and what we think the strongest joints are built with, one stand-alone joint is unarguably in a class by itself. EMF Rod Ends & Steering Components has been making numerous EMF rod end designs (for various applications) for over 10 years now, and they can easily take home the trophy for the strongest and most failure-resistant joints made.
EMF joints are machined from solid stock 4140 HTSR -- a material with a tensile of 144,000 pounds and a yield of 128,000 pounds. It has a high wear resistance, excellent toughness, and good ductility. While other materials have similar or higher tensile strengths, the toughness of this material is what ensures you will never be stranded with a broken joint. It can rapidly distribute both the stress and strain within itself caused by a suddenly applied load. Simply put, the material has the ability to withstand some major shock loading instead of having a brittleness that might allow sudden failure. Without naming any other rod end brands specifically, EMF tells us that others' high-end rod ends have little resistance to failure once the elastic point of the material is reached, whereas the EMF joints will bend instead of breaking. And you can still make it home with a bent rod end, as opposed to the potential for disastrous consequences should a rod end break.
Breaking tradition with design, EMF went with a wider head. The purpose was for the largest cross-sectional area possible. With the extra head width, EMF was able to incorporate an integral race land. This land totally prevents the ball and race from ever leaving that side of the body. This is an invaluable feature for a joint being used in a single shear application. With the land placed between the ball and mount, it's impossible for the joint to leave the ball. Traditional joints require safety washers, and the ball of a 1.25-inch traditional joint can leave the housing with five tons of pressure.
The other side of the EMF joint has a spiral lock and spanner ring. This side allows you to adjust the play between the ball and races. In tests, EMF began to see damage to the ring in side-loading applications at approximately 85,000 pounds. The spiral lock helps keep the race from clocking the spanner ring out from friction. What is the benefit with an adjustable joint? When you're on the trail or at an event, you can tighten the joint and remove damaging play.
On top of all that, the EMF joint is ultra-versatile. The ability to remove the races and ball for rebuilding and maintenance purposes also allows you to change the ball in the joint. EMF has the largest variety of balls of any joint company in the world. Instead of making one generic ball and using misalignment spacers, EMF uses misalignment integral balls and a wide variety of hole diameters and widths, allowing an average of 27 degrees deflection or 54 degrees combined. Straight pins, threaded pins, and tapered pins are integrated into the ball, eliminating seams in the ball and slop between the hole ID (inner diameter) and bolt OD (outer diameter).
EMF's joints are made in a 5/8-inch size all the way up a 2-inch Frankenheim joint many times stronger than anything you'll ever need.


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Motorcycle accident kills Gibson City man
A Gibson City man died after crashing his motorcycle in Iroquois County.
Illinois State Police report 70 year-old Rodney Cote was driving on Illinois Route One at around 6 am Thursday. His bike left the road, went into the ditch and he was thrown off. Cote was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead by the Kankakee County Coroner.
State police are investigating the accident.