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Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:19
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:23
I did, called the Micosoft that the cd-key doesnt work they made a msdt activation with me and it works. inconvenient but well.
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:28
He asked me also for me earlier Windows Version and I gave him also my Windows 7 key so everything is fine.
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:28
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:30
Or just get the disk from MSDN and use that for your clean install. The limitations on upgrade media are laughable, you should be able to just enter the product key of the OS you're upgrading from and do a clean install. Having to go through convoluted (and sometimes illegal means if you don't have an MSDN account) to perform a clean install of a product you legitimately purchased is silly.
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:32
What good would the disk from MSDN do when it's the license that determines the eligibility for upgrade or full install?
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:37
Given that I've seen several people post that they could perform a clean install with the MSDN image but not the image acquired through the upgrade actually I'd say it has quite a lot of benefit. My comment wasn't about eligibility for the upgrade it was about bypassing the silly limitations on actually installing it. Perhaps it might be wise to actually understand the point that I'm attempting to make before reactionary silliness
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:45
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:48
So explain then why people are having trouble performing clean installs and then activating them with the upgrade disk, but not with the MSDN disk? The install media provided for the £14.99 upgrade must differ in some way to the media provided for the normal upgrade. So again, maybe drop the smug arrogance and actually address the points being raised?
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:50
There is no smug arrogance. I've been consulting for MS for over a decade now, and actually spent the last 4 years working directly on campus.
I'm trying to provide some facts here and you're ignoring them and being rude in the process.
The media is the same. It's not an upgrade disc. It's a disc, and the KEY determines the install, not the disc.
Can you please tell me what part of that isn't being 100% clear?
You know what...nevermind...
Posted 26 October 2012 - 15:53
So answer my damn question then, why are some people reporting that they couldn't perform a clean install and then legitimately activate their product with the upgrade disk but could with the MSDN disk? I'm looking for hard facts, not appeals to authority.
Hey if you are working on the MS campus, can you by any chance tell me why I still get the message that I can't download Win8 in my country/region when I run the upgrade assistant? I live in Honduras


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after the performances shown by the elite of the 205 division the last few months. They have done nothing to show that they can hang with Jones. From what I have seen in the past few fights is that no one is hungry to want to fight Jones albeit a handful of them have already lost to Jones.
205 is starting to get stagnant IMO I hope glover continues to improve and starts to shake things up in the top five of the division.
The talent is truly their at 205 the division is stacked. Just the past few big fights have been blah, maybe that's match making maybe its not wanting to lose or maybe it's not wanting to fight jones I doubt it's the latter but something just doesn't seem right.

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The Air Force is taking a carrot and stick approach to improving how many contracts and subcontracts go to small businesses.
The service earlier this month issued a small business improvement plan focused on three goals, one of which could tie real dollars to how vendors meet their goals.
"One thing we are exploring is whether or not we would have an award fee kicker on top of the other incentives we have in the contract that would be focused on how that company exceeds their small business goals," said Joseph McDade, director of the Air Force's Office of Small Business Programs, Thursday at the AFCEA Northern Virginia Air Force IT day in Vienna, Va. "We don't have a particular number yet. We are still early on in the process. But … award fee kickers will get a disproportionate amount of executive attention for various reasons. If we are trying to target behavior and we are trying to get people to do the thing we want, we think that may be the most effective way to actually make meaningful change. We have a lot of work to do. We are exploring it, but we are nowhere near making a final decision."
As for prime contracts, the Air Force is adding another layer of oversight to the program executive offices.
McDade said the service is developing a new series of metrics around small business prime and subcontracting.
"In the spring review, the program executives will be reviewing both their prime contract small business activity and their subcontract activity," he said. "We've never done both of those things in the spring review."
He said the focus across the board is on making meaningful change and increasing small business prime and subcontracting.
Dollars, contracts stagnated
Over the last six years, the Air Force's prime contracts to small business as a percentage of overall contracts awarded have stagnated, while its total dollars awarded increased for a time and then fell off.
For instance in fiscal 2010 — the most recent data available — the service awarded $9.1 billion to small firms (16.9 percent). That is down from $10.2 billion in 2009 and $9.3 billion in 2008. Joseph McDade, director, Office of Small Business Programs, Air Force (Air Force photo) The Air Force isn't alone in having problems meeting government-wide small business goals. For 2010, the Small Business Administration found agencies missed the 23 percent goal for awarding prime contracts to small businesses for the fifth year in a row. The Defense Department fell short of its goals in three of five socioeconomic categories, including awarding just 20.9 percent of its prime contracts to small businesses.
This lack of success across the board has caught the attention of Congress. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), chairman of the Small Business Committee, led the introduction of six bills over the last month to improve oversight, increase the goals and give small firms more opportunities to compete for federal work.
McDade said the Air Force knows it needs to do better and its new strategy will help get them there.
"There are two really important things about the plan. The first is it is absolutely a result of a partnership between my office and our senior acquisition executive, Mr. [David] Van Buren," he said. "As we developed the plan, we did it collaboratively. We did this in partnership, and then we coordinated this Air Forcewide."
McDade said any plan needs widespread support and by working through Van Buren's office, they were able get the stakeholder buy-in. Van Buren recently announced he was retiring in March.
The plan has three major goals:
"As long as we are in alignment and partners with the acquisition office, what then happens is we drive from the top down what the acquisition community is focusing on," McDade said. "The plan is communicating to the entire acquisition workforce and those who support it that we are serious about doing this. The fact that the acquisition office then put the implementation of this plan in its goals and objectives for calendar year 2012 communicates to the small business community, the acquisition community and all the communities that support us that we are going to be serious about tracking our progress as we go forward."
One of the biggest challenges for any small business office is ensuring its data is accurate and it is doing a wide enough search for small businesses.
Data, market research remain challenges
McDade said the Air Force is trying to address both of these long-standing problems.
"We are partnering with the Defense Contract Management Agency to put together a lean review of the entire process for collecting and actually using the data that we collect for subcontracting," he said. "I'm a firm believer that once I know what the process is then I can take a look at the injections that will make the data and process better."
McDade said the Air Force also will work with the SBA, the General Services Administration and other agencies to address the data creation and collection challenges.
McDade also wants to work with industry associations to improve how the service does market research.
"One of the things my preliminary assessment, again I've only been on the job for five months, is the small business community often gets involved with too little, too late," he said. " If we try to get involved earlier in the lifecycle of the procurement, we will get much better at market research. I think we have a lot of work to do there. To do that right, we have to get industry buy-in and come up with a process that we and industry are comfortable with."
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Buster Posey was scratched from Wednesday's Cactus League lineup due to hamstring tightness.
Giants activated OF Hunter Pence from the 15-day disabled list.
Kolten Wong (head) passed a concussion test after suffering a head injury in Tuesday afternoon's contest with the Cubs.
Denard Span (back) underwent an MRI on Tuesday and is set to see a specialist as he attempts to pinpoint the cause of recent back spasms.
Jayson Werth (wrist) is hopeful that he'll be able to begin a rehab assignment after the All-Star Break.
The Rangers have come to terms on a contract with international free agent INF Andy Ibanez.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Andrew Miller (forearm) will be activated Wednesday.
Kolten Wong left Tuesday's game against the Cubs in the seventh inning with a head contusion.
Yunel Escobar (hamstring) is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Reds.
Brewers activated OF Khris Davis from the 15-day disabled list.
Starling Marte (oblique) is out of Tuesday's lineup against the Padres.
Rays placed OF Steven Souza on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 6, with a right pinkie finger laceration.


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Now that our Making a Difference story is off to a solid start every Tuesday, we've decided to meet another frequent request from readers.
You want more good news about local youth in your newspaper and that's what we're going to give you.
Beginning Monday, March 4, we will be profiling a local student who is making his or her mark on the world in a notable way.
The criteria for appearing in our youth Spotlight is varied.
We want to write about youth of all ages – say 5 to 18 – who deserve an extra round of applause.
They could be great students or great athletes or great at those less tangible qualities like leadership, kindness, generosity or sportsmanship.
We want to hear about the child who brings the newspaper to an elderly neighbor's door or the high school student who volunteers – not because he or she has to – but because they want to.
Nominate kids who give up their birthday presents to donate to charity, who react with calm and courage to an emergency situation, who step in and speak out to stop bullying.
We want to hear about the child who shares his book, loans his jacket or gives up a swing on the playground.
I know our schools and our community are filled with good citizens and we want to write about them.
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EGLIN AFB — The Maldonado family couldn't stop smiling as they chatted with each other at the Air Force Armament Museum.
With seven of nine siblings being active-duty airmen stationed all over the world, it's hard to organize a reunion.
Eight siblings celebrated the retirement of their brother, Senior Master Sgt. David Maldonado, Friday afternoon with family, friends and fellow airmen.
"I feel like we're losing a teammate," said Chief Master Sgt. John Maldonado, the eldest brother.
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David Maldonado, 45, was first assigned to the 1972nd Communications Group at Eglin Air Force Base.
His 25-year career took him to assignments in Mississippi, Italy, Washington, D.C., and Hawaii. He also deployed to Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan.
He made it back to Eglin as a maintenance superintendent in 2010.
The military gave his life purpose and direction, David said.
"I'm pretty sure I went down the right road," he said.
He said now it's time to focus on his family, namely his wife Kathy and children, 9-year-old Adrian and 8-year-old Isabella.
The Air Force may not be without seven Maldonados for long. David's youngest sister hopes to enlist.
If it wasn't for David, his siblings may not have joined the Air Force, his brother John said.
After noticing how much they enjoyed their work in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, David convinced John that they should join the Air Force. They enlisted in January 1989.
Growing up, the younger siblings saw how happy their brothers were with their careers, said sister Senior Airman Karla Natalia Lucas.
Despite being an Army paratrooper, their late father Juan Maldonado always encouraged his children to join the Air Force.
"I think he was so proud of John and Dave," Lucas said. "He saw how they evolved and wanted the same for us."


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Judge rules transcript of hospitalization hearing is publicBy Susan Smallheer
Staff Writer | February 23,2013BRATTLEBORO The mystery of what prompted last months heightened security at Brattleboro area schools and frightened half the school population enough to stay home may soon be solved.
Judge John Wesley granted access to the records of an involuntary hospitalization hearing from last month that sparked upgraded security measures by Brattleboro area school authorities because of a perceived threat to school students.
Wesley granted a request by the Brattleboro Reformer, which had appealed after it was denied access to the file of someone only identified as K.G., who was the subject of a hospitalization hearing in Windham Family Court in Brattleboro on Jan. 25.
Wesley had refused to grant the states request to hospitalize K.G., who is in his 20s, and at one point was a patient at the Brattleboro Retreat. The records of the hearing will be released in 10 business days, allowing K.G.s attorney time to consider legal options, the judge said.
During a lengthy discussion of the case and case law from the bench, the judge said that once the transcript was released, it would become clear as it was to him that whatever statements K.G. made didnt really warrant the schools reaction.
The judge said the direct link .... of a threat to schoolchildren was not there.
The judge said K.G. had made statements to a loved one ... that others may be at risk and that he wanted to harm himself and guns might be involved.
There are other issues in the K.G. case, the judge said, that might warrant additional public concern, later referring to the closure of the Vermont State Hospital because of Tropical Storm Irene.
More than a dozen state hospital patients were transferred to the Brattleboro Retreat, which now houses a 14-bed state psychiatric facility.
The Reformers day managing editor, Robert Bob Audette, argued Friday that knowing more about the case, and what specific threats were made that triggered security measures at virtually every school in Windham County, was in the publics interest.
It is in the public interest to know the name of the person who made the alleged threats, the nature of the threats and the institution or person who requested the involuntary commitment. This information bears on Windham Countys ability to protect its children, Audette told the judge.
Audette detailed the events surrounding the schools reaction and decision to beef up security, starting with a vague robo call to hundreds of area parents Sunday night before school the next day.
The call was so vague, mentioning unspecified threats to children, that it created widespread concern and fear, and about half of all the students in the supervisory union stayed home or were kept home that Monday, Audette noted.
The editor noted the Brattleboro town manager followed up with a press release the next day saying that nonspecified threats regarding school-age people by a person who might be returning to the area had prompted the town and school response.
Town Manager Barbara Sondag said the town and schools decided to take the threats seriously, (and) representatives from police, fire and town administration met to develop a response plan.
The Brattleboro town press release mentioned the December shootings that left 20 first-grade children dead as well as six teachers at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., as a contributing factor to the heightened response.
But both town and school officials at the time refused to say what exactly prompted the heightened security.
Many parents were concerned about the lack of information available to them, Audette said.
Wesley said there was no doubt the late January events warranted disclosure to the public under Vermont Public Access to Court Records rules and exceptions.
He said K.G., according to an earlier Vermont Supreme Court decision regarding the publics right to know regarding mental health cases, did not have a guaranteed right to privacy.
There is no presumption of confidentiality, the judge said, quoting the Vermont Supreme Courts decision on Frederick Koch, a former Brattleboro man charged with hitting a Stowe man deliberately with his car. Koch had a history of mental illness. The Rutland Herald and the Brattleboro Reformer successfully overturned Wesleys 1997 decision closing Kochs mental health hearing.
Wesley said the Department of Mental Health had sought to have K.G. hospitalized because of threats he had made about himself and guns. Wesley denied the states attempt to have him hospitalized, which requires a finding that someone is a danger to himself or the public.
Wesley denied an attempt from the attorney representing K.G., Jack McCullough, director of the Mental Health Law Project of Vermont Legal Aid, to dismiss the Reformers complaint on the grounds that Audette was not a lawyer and that corporations should be represented by lawyers.
Wesley said the law allowed small companies to represent themselves and Audette was allowed to continue.
McCullough also argued the record should remain sealed. The judge did grant McCulloughs request for a delay so the could consult with K.G. and determine whether to file an appeal. McCullough told the judge he had been unable to get in touch with K.G.
The judge did not grant a request from McCullough to redact the hearing transcript from any identifying information about K.G., which McCullough said would be highly prejudicial since he was never charged with a crime, unlike cases cited by Wesley that involved criminal charges.
Attending the hearing was attorney Elizabeth Wohl, representing the Retreat. Wohl said the Retreat had no opinion on the Reformer request. An attorney for the Department of Mental Health, Ira Morris, who handled K.G.s case, was also notified to appear, but declined to attend the hearing, the judge pointed out.
The judge noted that more and more mental health cases are coming before judges in family court in Brattleboro because many state hospital patients are now being treated at the Retreat, a private psychiatric hospital.
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The Xbox LIVE Countdown to 2013 sale continues today with Daily Deal Day 2: LEGO Games on Demand Games. Seven LEGO games are 50% off today; with prices normally from $19.99 to $29.99, they now sit at $9.99 to $14.99. The LEGO titles and their prices are:
- LEGO Batman $9.99
- LEGO Star Wars the Complete Saga $14.99
- LEGO Star Wars III $9.99
- LEGO Indiana Jones $9.99
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean $9.99
- LEGO Indiana Jones 2 $9.99
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Eight months after discovering former tourism head Mark Bellinger's intricate fraud scheme, Okaloosa County officials are still refining how they spend — and protect — the public's money.
On Dec. 18, county commissioners received the state Auditor General's wide-reaching critique of their oversight of the Tourist Development Council. They are scheduled to finalize the county's official response to the report, including specific corrective actions, at their meeting Jan. 8.
County Administrator Jim Curry said the past several months have demanded the county take a hard look at policies and procedures surrounding not only tourism but other departments.
"There's a lot of good that can come of this," Curry said. "In a word, it's an opportunity. It's tragic, it's unacceptable, it's disgusting. It's so many things, but it is an opportunity at the end of the day to take a very, very bad situation and make it into something that's beneficial locally."
Bellinger, the executive director of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council, committed suicide May 4 in Pelham, Ala., as the extent of his theft began to unfold.
County commissioners on May 1 discovered he had purchased a $710,000 yacht with bed tax money without their authorization. Three days later, Bellinger, 52, took a fatal dose of Benadryl and Okaloosa County sheriff's investigators revealed that he also had used $747,000 in BP oil spill funds to pay for his home in Destin he shared with his wife.
Within hours, the Sheriff's Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI had launched investigations into Bellinger's tenure at the TDC.
His death and his misuse of public money stunned county employees and residents.
Curry said employee morale took a major hit because they were learning about millions of dollars either stolen or used questionably when they've gone years without pay raises. Even though bed taxes can't be used for employee raises, the news was distressing, he added.
"It's got to be horribly disappointing to our employees, who sit here and have weathered budget reduction after budget reduction," Curry said. "They've seen their workload increase. … An employee has every right to be frustrated or even angry about that."
Since Bellinger's death, the list of items he purchased illegally or without county approval has grown to include two RVs, Visa debit cards, furniture, food, entertainment, party expenses, beach towels and a building lease.
County records show that one of Bellinger's first thefts — the purchase of a $48,000 Porsche Cayman — occurred three months after he was hired in May 2010.
"I don't think anyone thought when this whole issue started to become known that it would go to the degree of the problems that resulted," Curry said. "Unfortunately, all too often, that's the case. When there's smoke, there's fire."
Less than a month after Bellinger died, county officials uncovered more unauthorized spending, including two customized Bourget motorcycles and a 2012 Dodge Durango. The motorcycles, which cost more than $115,000, and the SUV, which cost $45,329, were paid for with bed tax money.
Other major expenditures included $95,000 in bed tax money for a lavish reception to unveil a new TDC logo, more than $40,000 on an employee Christmas party and harbor cruise, and more than $31,000 in furniture, some of which was later found in Bellinger's home.
An internal investigation found that his spending spree was made possible by "a massive failure of controls" within county government. Bellinger operated with almost complete autonomy, with county officials asking few questions about his expenditures.
"It was an eye-opener for everybody," said County Commission chairman Don Amunds.
Commissioners quickly moved the tourist development department back under the county administrator's control and placed strict limits on how the department spends bed tax money. They voted to hold the tourist development department to the same spending requirements as other county departments.
The board also sent a strong message to the TDC, reminding the members that they function only in an advisory role.
County commissioners began emphasizing a renewed commitment to openness within all departments.
By early August, the federal government had seized Bellinger's four-bedroom home in the Kelly Plantation neighborhood, and the county expressed its desire to sell the home to recoup the stolen bed tax revenue.
In September, the county hired Dan O'Byrne of Jacksonville as the new director of the tourist development department. Spending at all levels is scrutinized and documented to a new degree.
"The key is for us to continue to stay focused on corrective actions and making everyone aware of what those are and … hope to regain trust," Curry said.
Questions about exactly how much money Bellinger stole from the county remain despite the release of the Auditor General's report.
The Sheriff's Office and state attorney's office have begun their own investigation of Bellinger's actions.
State Attorney Bill Eddins has assigned his top assistant, Russ Edgar, to head the probe, which is expected to last well into 2013.
Curry said county leaders now have an opportunity to raise the bar on conducting public business.
"We can do it well. We can lead the state," he said. "We can become the model, and that would be the goal."
Curry said the next phase of dealing with the fallout could be to secure "reimbursements, either voluntarily or through legal action."
"Those are the things that we've got to follow up on in an effort to recoup as much funds as possible," he said.
Amunds said one positive result of Bellinger's fraud was more openness about how the county spends taxpayers' money.
"The public wants more transparency," he said. "We need to put everything out there."
Amunds said recent changes show that Okaloosa is "moving in the right direction."
"Do I think it's 100 percent crime proof?" he said. "No, I don't know any system that is."
Contact Daily News Staff Writer Kari C. Barlow at 850-315-4438 or email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @KariBnwfdn.


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Junior softball player Kelsey Brannon was one of 18 Big Ten student-athletes to maintain a 4.0 grade point average. Indiana women's track and field had 20 honorees. Men's track and field had 18 honorees, men's golf and softball each boasted eight honorees, baseball had seven honorees, women's tennis had five honorees, while men's tennis and water polo boasted four honorees each. Women's golf had three honorees on the list.
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Read about students in the creative writing major at Point Park.
Nurturing Creative Writers
Students who are passionate about creative writing can develop their interests through hands-on workshop classes and literary seminars at Point Park University. At our Downtown Pittsburgh campus, undergraduates can pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing/English or a creative writing minor working in a variety of genres including:
Student Profile
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- Creative Nonfiction
- Fiction
- Poetry
Creative Writing Workshops
Our creative writing and English major offers a series of workshop courses in which students focus on practicing and refining their craft. The seminars, from introductory to advanced, are based on the production of creative work and constructive feedback from faculty and fellow students. The workshops are the hallmark of Point Park's writing program and are designed specifically for the University's creative student population.
Undergraduates in the creative writing major will also take a slate of diverse literature courses so that they may constantly be engaging the life of a literary text at every point — from the first draft's raw inspiration to the published work's ongoing vitality, apart from its author's vision or context. Students must complete one course in the form and theory, culture and tradition of creative writing. Students in the major will also complete a capstone seminar in which they write a 30-40 page manuscript in their selected genre.
Hands-On Writing Experience for the Real World
Point Park offers students in the program rich opportunities for practical experience. In addition to the craft-oriented workshops, the University hosts a literary artists club and regularly welcomes nationally-known authors to lecture and work with its writing students.
Students in the creative writing major:
- Analyze important works in the genres they study;
- Define the most important elements of genres they study;
- Apply their understanding of creative genres by writing their own creative works;
- Refine their voices as writers; and
- Prepare to pursue an M.F.A. degree or a career in the arts or other profession.
Creative Writing Classes
You will receive a well-rounded education through Point Park's core curriculum and classes in the English and creative writing major. Some of the courses in this Bachelor of Arts program include:
- Creative Nonfiction Workshop
- Major American Authors
- Fiction Workshop
- The English Novel
- Poetry Workshop
- Exploring Art Through Prose
For a comprehensive list of program requirements and course descriptions, see the program guide and School of Arts and Sciences course descriptions. Students can also choose to minor in English/creative writing.
Careers in Creative Writing
With a bachelor's degree in creative writing and English, you will have the option to pursue various career opportunities, such as:
- Writer
- Freelancer
- Communications professional
- Publisher
- Journalist
Point Park Writers' Series
The Department of Humanities and Human Sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences hosts Writers' Series events on campus each year. These events include public lectures and master classes in the areas of fiction, nonfiction and poetry.