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I just received the the schedule from Randy today and in his words; We're T-minus 12 days away from SharePoint Saturday San Diego, and I want to let you know that we have made a few adjustments to the event schedule.
The event is sold out, and we are expecting a strong turnout! Unfortunately, Randy won't be at the event personally, but he is sure you will all be rocking it! The Weather in San Diego during this time will be sunny and warm.
John Roe, our local SoCal Microsoft Technical Solutions Professional (TSP) for LA and San Diego to be our keynote speaker.
John comes from a rich SharePoint background including terms at Proficient / SpeakTech as a SharePoint Architect. Has been recently named our local TSP for SoCal, John is responsible for the Microsoft relationship as it pertains to Collaboration products including our wonderful SharePoint product line!
John will be presenting a session on User Adoption:
• The Challenge of Adoption
• Must-Haves in Your Adoption Strategy
• Find Your Killer Application
• Crawl, Walk & Run
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A recent, isolated issue was discovered in the SharePoint 2010 Products April 2012 Cumulative Update that could result in an HTTP 500 error when users delete objects to include documents, lists, and Webs and a new object is created using the same path where the original object remains in the Recycle Bin.
The following packages were affected:
KB2598151 – SharePoint Server Package
KB2598152 – Project Server Package
KB2598321 – SharePoint Foundation Package
KB2598304 – Wss-x-none.msp
This issue has been resolved in the revised packages. The revised packages include support for resolving issues related to the originally published updates.
Products Affected
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
We recommend that you test hotfixes before you deploy them in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and security updates that were included in the previous SharePoint Server 2010 update package releases.
Description of the SharePoint Server 2010 cumulative update package (SharePoint server-package): April 24, 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2598151
The next SoCal IASA chapter meeting will be Thursday June 21, 2012 at Rancho Santiago Community College District, 2323 N. Broadway, Santa Ana. Meeting starts at 7:00 pm, pizza and networking 6:30 pm. Meeting cost is $5 to help us cover the cost of food and beverages. RSVP by emailing to Mike Vincent if you plan to attend.
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• Create a SharePoint List Definition Project with List Instance
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I will show with a few simple steps how to implement automatic tagging or in place tagging so you don't have to wait for your next migration or force management to use s spreadsheet to identify every document by using Boolean search not just synonyms as part of your Term Set.
If you choose to only use the Enterprise Keyword Settings on every document library I will give you a script to enable this feature on every document library. If you choose to use your own site columns I will provide a script that will make your Content Type the primary and apply it to every document library, then show how to modify the search result refiners so that you can drill through your search results. You don't have to wait to make search work. Also, receive an 8GB Flash Drive filled with FREE SharePoint content for your participation during the session.
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The Administration Toolkit contains additional programs that Microsoft developers created while working on Windows Rights Management Services (RMS). We found them useful in troubleshooting registry overrides, intended and allowed us to make modifications and get information about the environment.
We have taken great care to ensure that the tools operate as they should, but they are not part of Windows RMS and are not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft technical support is unable to answer questions about this toolkit.
Note: The administration toolkit is designed for use on servers with US-English regional options.
The following tools are included in the toolkit. To learn more about a tool, open the Readme file for the tool:
AD SCP Register
Use this tool to register or unregister a service connection point in Active Directory.
Note: For information about implementing, deploying, and administering RMS, see the RMS TechCenter http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=42498
IRM Check – Configuration Test
As time permits I will continue this series and write about the additional tools… Most if not all of the additional features require .Net 3.5.
Also, the only tool I found that did not work was the RMS Log Analyzer as can be seen from the screenshot below. I haven't had the chance to debug but it looks like a table wasn't created when you create the DRMS_Log_Admin Db
Additional Reference
SharePoint Information Rights Management (Health model) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc560952(v=office.12) Pretty much very EventId associated with SharePoint IRM this link is invaluable
I have included below for your review and use a copy of a document that I recently created for a 3 Server DEV environment for SharePoint IRM
Account Name
User Logon Name
Enterprise Admins
Server Names
Roles / Applications
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
SQL Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
SharePoint 2010
1. Log on to Domain Controller DSI-DC1 as administrator.
2. Click on Desktop then click Server Manager then click Manage and Add Role and Features
3. Read the Before You Begin section, and then click Next.
On the Select Server Roles page, select the Active Directory Rights Management Services check box.
The Add Required Features page appears informing you of the AD RMS required role services and features. Click Next.
The Add Additional Features page appears, Click Next
Read the AD RMS introduction page, and then click Next.
On the Select Role Services page, verify that the Active Directory Rights Management Server check box is selected, and then click Next.
Read the Web Server Role (IIS) introduction page, and then click Next.
On the Select Role Services page, verify that the Web Server Services, and then click Next.
Confirm the AD RMS Installation selections, and then click Next.
Click the Create a new AD RMS root cluster option, and then click Next.
Click the Specify a database server and a instance option type DSI-SQL , and choose Default Instance, then Click Next. If you have any issues connecting to the instance you may have to enable the SQL Brower. This is especially the case if you are configuring AD RMS on Windows Server 2012 that has the AD DS Role.
Click Specify, type DIMENSION-SI\ADRMSSVC, click Next.
Ensure that the Use AD RMS centrally managed key storage option is selected, and then click Next.
Type a strong password in the Password box and in the Confirm password box, and then click Next.
Choose the Web site where AD RMS will be installed, and then click Next. In an installation that uses default settings, the only available Web site should be DEFAULT Web Site.
Click Connection Type Use an SSL-encrypted connection (https://). In the Fully-Qualified Domain Name box, type https://adrms.dimension-si.com, and then click Next
Click the Create a self-signed certificate for SSL encryption option, and then click Next.
Type a name that will help you identify DSI-DC1-ADRMS in the Friendly name box, and then click Next.
Ensure that the Register the AD RMS service connection point now option is selected, and then click Next to register the AD RMS service connection point (SCP) in Active Directory during installation.
Click Install to provision AD RMS on the computer. It can take up to 60 minutes to complete the installation and Click Close.
Log off the server, and then log on again to update the security token of the logged-on user account. The user account that is logged on when the AD RMS server role is installed is automatically made a member of the AD RMS Enterprise Administrators local group. A user must be a member of that group to administer AD RMS
By default, the AD RMS cluster server certification pipeline ACL is configured to allow only the local System account. You must add the permissions in order for Office SharePoint Server 2010 to integrate with AD RMS.
1. Log on to DSI-DC1 as DIMENSION-SI\Administrator.
2. Click Start, and then click Computer.
3. Navigate to C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\_wmcs\Certification.
4. Right-click ServerCertification.asmx, click Properties, and then click the Security tab.
5. Click Advanced, click Enable Inheritance, select the Include inheritable permissions from this object's parent check box, and then click OK two times.
6. Click Edit, and then click Add.
7. Click Object Types, select the Computers check box, and then click OK.
8. Type DSI-SP2010, and then click OK.
9. Click OK to close the ServerCertification.asmx Properties sheet.
By default the Read & execute and the Read permissions are configured for the DSI-DC1 computer account object and all other accounts inherited from the parent folder.
10. Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.
11. Type iisreset, and then press ENTER.
Once the AD RMS cluster certification pipeline is inheriting and you have added DSI-SP2010, you must configure Office SharePoint Server 2010 to use the AD RMS cluster:
SharePoint 2010 Information Rights Management Configuration Guidance
Before using IRM, you must have a Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) server to connect to. In addition, you must have installed the Windows Rights Management Services Client Service Pack 2 on every front-end Web server in the farm running SharePoint Server 2010.
1. On the SharePoint Central Administration Web site, in the Quick Launch, click Security.
2. On the Security page, in the Information Policy section, click Configure information rights management.
Use the default RMS server specified in Active Directory Select this option if your organization has specified an RMS server in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Click OK
Event Log Errors and Reference
If you are unable to open a document from an IRM protected library you may receive two similar events
Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc561091(v=office.12)
Event ID 5065 (Windows SharePoint Services health model)
'Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc561018(v=office.12)
As the event states the most likely event is the User email Address has not been configured. However, the documentation has not been updated to support SharePoint 2010. The SharePoint 2010 Architecture has change and you now must ensure that the User Profile Service has synced.
If users attempt to open IRM Protected documents prior to the sync, they will NOT open and you will receive the two errors 5065, 5085 listed above in the event log. Unfortunately, the two references I list above do not allow for comment or I would have added the comment to the technet library
Original release date: June 04, 2012 Source: US-CERT Alert TA12-156A
Systems Affected
We identified that an older cryptography algorithm could be exploited and then be used to sign code as if it originated from Microsoft. Specifically, our Terminal Server Licensing Service, which allowed customers to authorize Remote Desktop services in their enterprise, used that older algorithm and provided certificates with the ability to sign code, thus permitting code to be signed as if it came from Microsoft.
Security Advisory 2718704: Update to Phased Mitigation Strategy What we found is that certificates issued by our Terminal Services licensing certification authority, which are intended to only be used for license server verification, could also be used to sign code as Microsoft. Specifically, when an enterprise customer requests a Terminal Services activation license, the certificate issued by Microsoft in response to the request allows code signing without accessing Microsoft's internal PKI infrastructure.
The following details about the affected certificates were provided in Microsoft Security Advisory (2718704):
Certificate: Microsoft Enforced Licensing Intermediate PCA
Certificate: Microsoft Enforced Licensing Intermediate PCA
Certificate: Microsoft Enforced Licensing Registration Authority CA (SHA1)
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Revoke trust in affected certificates Manually add the affected certificates to the Untrusted Certificate Store. The Certificates MMC snap-in and Certutil command can be used on Windows systems.
The easiest way to start getting used tg the new features in SQL 2012 and to compare the differences between SQL2012 and older releases is to download the Demo Image XII: SQL 2012 is to download the VHD from here http://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/pd/BIVHD/enus/ its 21.6GB and around 60 GB when extracted. Its basically download, extract, import into your Hyper-V environment and your good to go
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Please note that this zip file needs to be extracted using either WinZip or WinRar
File Name: SQL Image 2012.zip
Version: 1.0
Date Published: 5/11/2012
Language: English
Download Size: 21.6GB
The Base ImageX Server is a virtual machine that can be hosted in Hyper-V that allows a user to test out the latest Business Intelligence features of SQL Server 2012. The virtual machine has been configured to support the use of PowerView reports, PowerPivot Excel documents and various content packs allowing the user to explore the capabilities of SQL Server 2012. Working with the demos that can be installed on the ImageX server the user will have a clear picture of how the SQL Server 2012, Office and SharePoint tools support and enhance the self-service business intelligence environment.
System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems:
Windows Server 2008 SP2 with Hyper-V Role installed
8GB ram allocated to the SQL Image 2012 VM
Minimum 80GB hard drive space – 250GB recommended
Minimum 1 Virtual Processor allocated to the SQL Image 2012 VM – 2-4
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A vast revolution in military affairs is taking place across East Asia. The latest signs are Chinese President Xi Jinping's purge of General Xu Caihou, an ex-Politburo member and former vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, on charges of corruption, and Japan's "reinterpretation" of Article 9 of its constitution to permit the country to provide military aid to its allies.
Despite the rising regional tensions that inspired these moves, China's relations with its neighbors and the United States are not fated to lead to direct confrontation. But the relentless march of new initiatives to meet the perceived "China threat" will require the region's political leaders, including the Chinese, to address their disputes in new and more creative ways if that outcome is to be avoided.
In general, there are three ways to foster international peace: deepening economic interdependence, promoting democracy, and building international institutions. Unfortunately, because East Asia's political leaders have failed to pursue the latter objective, they now find themselves playing dangerous balance-of-power games reminiscent of Europe a century ago.
Deepening economic interdependence in the wake of Asia's 1997 financial crisis has not generated political momentum for peace and cooperation. The region's business leaders have been unable to prevent deteriorating foreign relations from harming their interests. By contrast, military lobbying now deeply influences foreign and defense policies – witness China's double-digit increase in defense spending and rising U.S. arms sales in the region.
What explains this failure? International relations theorists since Immanuel Kant have held that democracies rarely (if ever) fight one another; as a result, political leaders, such as U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, have tried to promote democracy as a means of spreading peace. Until recently, the U.S. seemed to have assumed that China's engagement with Western democracies would bolster peaceful ties.
But, since the 2008 financial crisis, China's confidence in its authoritarian development model has grown stronger. Its leaders now increasingly appear to believe that a new "Beijing Consensus" of mercantilism and state intervention has replaced the old "Washington Consensus" of free trade and deregulation.
China's ideological incompatibility with the U.S. is making the shift in their relative power difficult to achieve peacefully. In the late 19th century, a rising U.S. was able to cooperate with a declining Britain, owing to their shared culture and values. China's leaders, however, tend to suspect that the U.S. is deliberately trying to undermine their country's political stability by questioning its record on human rights and political freedoms. Meanwhile, Xi's domestic policies seem to be taking the country ever further from Western norms.
It is this ideological divide that is undermining the development in East Asia of institutions that establish principles, rules, and decision-making procedures for the region. While much of the West is bound together by institutions such as the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe and NATO, East Asia's main body, the ASEAN Regional Forum, is too weak to play an analogous role, leaving the region beset with unregulated rivalries.
So far, U.S. and East Asian leaders have done little beyond offering rhetorical support for the creation of multilateral security institutions. With the exception of the almost defunct six-party talks aimed at eliminating the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, Asia's powers refuse to be constrained by international rules or norms.
Instead, East Asia's leaders resort to realpolitik. Unfortunately, unlike Europe's 19th-century political masterminds – figures like Talleyrand, Metternich, Bismarck, and Disraeli – who crafted durable international alliances, Asia lacks leaders willing and able to look beyond their narrow national interests.
For example, China's leaders seem to believe that the 2008 economic crisis and the cost of two foreign wars have left the U.S. in no position to exercise international leadership. That may explain China's recent foreign-policy assertiveness, especially in its dispute with Japan over control of the Senkaku-Diaoyu Islands, which could be intended to probe the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Testing U.S. power in this way could prove to be a dangerous miscalculation. Though weakened economically, the U.S. remains a military superpower. Its interests in East Asia date back to the late 19th century. Just as Britain refused to concede naval supremacy to Germany a century ago, the U.S. will not easily accept any Chinese challenge to its strategic position in the western Pacific, especially given that so many East Asian states are pleading for U.S. protection.
China and the U.S. need to talk. Despite their economic interdependence and some 90 inter-governmental channels for bilateral dialogue, the two superpowers are caught in a perilous tug-of-war over interests in the East and South China Seas and the western Pacific.
Sino-Japanese relations are particularly fraught, with two decades of economic stagnation in Japan and rapid growth in China fueling nationalist overreaction on both sides. Having become accustomed to outsourcing its security to the U.S., and despite having the world's third-largest economy, Japan neglected to develop its own constructive diplomatic vision. It remains to be seen whether Prime Minister Shizo Abe's constitutional reinterpretation, cloaked in the language of regional cooperation, advances such a new vision.
It does not help that the U.S. wants Japan to shoulder more of the burden of maintaining Asia's security, a position that may make sense strategically and financially, but that betrays a lack of understanding of the political context. The U.S. seems to underestimate regional concerns over Japan's potential remilitarization. By providing Japan with a diplomatic carte blanche, the U.S. may find itself hostage to Japanese interests, with the result that Japan becomes part of Asia's security problem, not part of its solution.
Asia-Pacific leaders must shake off their complacency. Serious efforts and far-reaching compromises are needed to begin the process of building institutions for regional security cooperation. Otherwise, the much-heralded "Asian century," far from bringing economic prosperity and peace, will be an age of suspicion and peril.
Yoon Young-kwan, a former minister of foreign affairs and trade of the Republic of Korea, is a professor of international relations at Seoul National University. THE DAILY STAR publishes this commentary in collaboration with Project Syndicate© (www.project-syndicate.org).
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Deepening economic interdependence in the wake of Asia's 1997 financial crisis has not generated political momentum for peace and cooperation.China's leaders, however, tend to suspect that the U.S. is deliberately trying to undermine their country's political stability by questioning its record on human rights and political freedoms.While much of the West is bound together by institutions such as the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe and NATO, East Asia's main body, the ASEAN Regional Forum, is too weak to play an analogous role, leaving the region beset with unregulated rivalries.So far, U.S. and East Asian leaders have done little beyond offering rhetorical support for the creation of multilateral security institutions. For example, China's leaders seem to believe that the 2008 economic crisis and the cost of two foreign wars have left the U.S. in no position to exercise international leadership.Though weakened economically, the U.S. remains a military superpower.
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Service Pack InformationThis problem is corrected in Project 2002 Service Pack 1.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Project 2002. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
(https://support.microsoft.com/kb/867829/ )How to obtain the latest Microsoft Project 2002 service pack
Hotfix InformationA supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.:
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name ------------------------------------------------ 23-Sept-2002 22:45:30 8,863,744 Project10.msp
Date Time Version Size File name ------------------------------------------------------------- 22-May-2002 15:37:55 10.0.4109.0 7,446,528 Owc10.dll 23-Sep-2002 21:44:30 10.0.2002.923 913,408 Pj10od10.dll 16-Sep-2002 18:12:08 10.0.2002.916 4,112,384 Pjoledb.dll
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Project 2002 Service Pack 1.
Article ID: 329737 - Last Review: January 6, 2015 - Revision: 3.6


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Speaking of the term contagious, the first thing that comes to our mind is cold and other infections. And on the cheerful side, laughter. But have you ever wondered if stress too could be contagious? The environment and the company of we people are in is bound to affect us at some level. Studies echo this too. A group of psychologists from Saint Louis University, US, claims that stress can be 'caught' from strangers. The path-breaking study shows that in some situations stress is contagious.
The study
The researchers wanted to analyse how susceptible strangers were to 'secondhand stress'. From a group of participants, some were asked some to perform a public speaking or mental arithmetic challenge while the others observed. The researchers measured cortisol levels and a stress-related salivary enzyme in the stressed speakers and the observers. They found that the stress response in the witnesses was 'proportional to that of their paired speakers and not influenced by gender'.
The researchers concluded that: Stress can be passed on through things like tone of voice, facial expressions, posture and even odour. "We have demonstrated that stress can be contagiously caught from targets to observers," the researchers wrote. 'To find that in some people, some of the time, you can elicit these responses just by sitting and watching someone else under stress was somewhat surprising to us,' Tony Buchanan, associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University said.
Case in point
Thirty-five yearold Debashish Ghosh (name changed), was married to someone who was very high strung and hyper. He sought therapy because he felt that before marriage, he was a carefree guy who would enjoy life and not take things seriously. After seeing his spouse in stress, he has now become reflection of her. On small trivial things he would get upset and worried. Treatment goals for Debashish inloved the use of De-stress Management skills and also counselling for his wife, so that they can have better life together, recalls clinical psychologist and author Seema Hingorrany.
Expert speak
Psychologist Varkha Chulani agrees to an extent that stress is contagious. "Stress is rarely passed on in the way the experimenters suggested it, by watching others. The study said through paired interactions. That means when people were in close proximity to each other. So emotional upsetness is palpable when you are in close association with another. For eg. could be mother and child. If you have an over reactive mother who gets stressed during exams, there is a high probability that the child will also be influenced and react similarly. So using this example we could say that stress passes on but only in close encounters," she explains.
Who are most susceptible?
When we live to work with people around us who are always in stress and unhappy, we become like them subconsciously or unconsciously. People who are sensitive by nature are highly susceptible to stress. Their threshold in life to frustration tolerance is very limited. Also, people who have inadequate resources to manage stress like good friends, family support and good bonding with colleagues are susceptible to stress, warns Hingorrany.
Don't absorb the stress
Hingorrany shares the following tips:
Don't take people very seriously all the time.
Don't take things personally.
Dont internalise too much. try to look at the situation from external point of reference.
Know your strengths and weakness very well. Less chances to get stressed then.
Varkha Chulani guides how to spot a stress giver:
Over reactors tend to compound problems and not solve them.
People who make mountains of molehills.
People who are constantly complaining rather than doing.
Those who focus on trivia rather than on more significant stuff.
Those who sweat the small stuff.
Those who get worked up at the slightest of change.
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From genuine 3D technology to slick new e-readers, these products are the best of the crop from this year's International Consumer Electronics show. Get all CES news here.
Behind the tablet craze
If you're already sick of hearing about tablets, you can blame nVidia's revamp of the Tegra Mobile processor technology.
Tegra allows devices to be smaller and more power efficient by bundling multiple processor cores onto a single chip, and scaling their power consumption to fit the task at hand.
There's a lot of promise here: 1080p content on a 1kg device with all-day battery life will be sure to please any gadget-junkie.
We'll just have to wait and see if the performance lives up to the hype.
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This elegant little device connects to either Sprint's 3G network or Clearwire's 4G WiMAX network (now in 27 cities; 80 by 2011), and then connects up to five other devices via Wi-Fi.
These devices can include an iPod Touch running Skype for voice, or a laptop streaming video wirelessly from sites like Hulu.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Deal, TheStreet's (NASDAQ:TST) institutional business, today announced the results of their quarterly rankings of the top firms and professionals involved in active bankruptcy cases for the second quarter of 2013. Overall, there were 973 filings in Q2 versus 1,030 in Q1.
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Read The Deal's full analysis here.League Table highlights:
- The top two law firms by volume remained the same as Q1 with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP with cases totaling $1,055.1 billion in assets and White & Case LLP with $1,040.9 billion in assets. Rounding out the top five were Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP with $1,031.4 in assets, Saul Ewing LLP with $1,028.3 billion in assets and Duane Morris LLP with $1,023.0 billion in assets.
- The top five investment banks by volume were Houlihan Lokey Inc. with $48.2 billion in assets, Moelis & Co. LLC with $40.7 billion in assets, Blackstone Group LP with $36.6 billion in assets, Jefferies LLC with $34.2 billion in assets and Perella Weinberg Partners LP with $33.0 billion in assets.
- FTI Consulting Inc. took over the top slot in crisis management firms by volume by adding $624.8 billion despite losing two cases, giving them $916.1 billion in assets.
- Amongst lawyers, Michael Schein ( Vedder Price PC), Thomas Lauria (White & Case LLP) and Douglas B. Rosner (Goulston & Storrs PC) maintained their top three positions from Q1, with Richard Hahn (Debevoise & Plimpton LLP), Douglas Lipke ( Vedder Price PC), Andrew D. Gottfried (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP), Scott Davidson (King & Spalding LLP), Daniel H. Golden (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP), Peter Gilhuly (Latham & Watkins LLP) and Neil E. Herman (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP) rounding out the top 10.
- One particularly active area was the marine transportation sector, which has provided a bounty for restructuring advisers so far in 2013. Filings included STX Pan Ocean Co. Ltd. ( $6.7 billion), Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. ( $2.7 billion), TMT USA Shipmanagement LLC ( $1.5 billion) and PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk ( $500 million). (Excel's figures are not part of this quarter's data, as it filed for Chapter 11 on July 1.)


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ROBY - The dates of this year's four QuailMasters 2011 quail management workshops that focus on bobwhite and scaled quail have been set, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
The workshops will be coordinated by Dr. Dale Rollins, San Angelo-based AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist. Rollins will also be the instructor for the series along with Karla Welch, an educational consultant with the Texas Wildlife Association. Rollins said participants are expected to attend all four of the three-day workshops which begin in April and run through October.
Children's Connections Inc., strengthening families parenting program, has received funding to expand their operations to Sweetwater. The program is funded by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Prevention and Early Intervention Division. Through this extra funding, they are able to serve 10 Texas counties; Fisher, Nolan, Mitchell, Coke, Tom Green, Concho, Garza, Lubbock, Terry and Midland County.
The 2011 New Year Girl winner and runners-up were announced at Sweetwater High School. Shown are fourth runner up, freshman Jenny Medellin, first runner up, Junior Ashley Stevenson, 2011 New Year Girl, sophomore Mackensey Hayes, third runner up, junior Kensi Jones and second runner up, junior Carly Johnson. The 2011 New Year Girl special section will be published in the Sweetwater Reporter on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, and will include all New Year Girl nominees. (Photo courtesy of SHS Yearbook Staff)
JavaJax coffee bar in Sweetwater brought in two acts on Saturday evening. Performing together were Will T. Massey and fiddler Richard Bowden. This was their first visit to JavaJax. Bowden did not grow up in West Texas. He moved to Lubbock in the 1970s and spent over 10 years in the Lubbock music scene. Bowden played approximately 10 years with the The Main Brothers Band in Lubbock as the fiddler and mandolin player in the group.


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Hearty Mulligatawny Soup
A great heart warming soup with a lot of history to it.
|Olive oil
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|2 Teaspoon, finely chopped
|2 Teaspoon, finely chopped
|4 Cup (64 tbs)
|White lentils
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|1 , finely chopped
|Basmati rice
|2 Tablespoon
|Coconut cream/Heavy cream or yogurt
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|To Taste
1. Peel the carrots.
2. Cut the zucchini and broccoli.
3. Cook white lentils in boiling water.
4. In a pan, heat olive oil.
5. Add finely chopped ginger and garlic, onions. Stir and cook till onions get translucent.
6. Add curry powder.
7. Add basmati rice and coconut cream.
8. Puree cooked white lentils to a fine blend. Add this lentil broth to the vegetables.
9. Add freshly ground pepper.
10. Add chopped cilantro or parsley and remove from flame in a minute or two.
11. Serve Hearty Mulligatawny Soup by squeezing juice of half a lemon or yoghurt as a garnish.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Very Easy
Preparation Time:15 Minutes
Cook Time:30 Minutes
Ready In:45 Minutes
StoryIt was a cold sunday morning when some of us friends were visiting Chef Vikas at his restaurant (tandoor palace) on Fulton Street and Broadway. We were discussing ideas for a series recipe videos that Vikas could to for ifood.tv. After a long brainstorming session, the master chef, seeing us feeling a little cold and hungry decided to treat us to some nourishing and heart warming soup! But what did he know that as he walked into his restaurants kitchen (which was closed given it was a sunday), we would setup ourselves to shoot him cook impromptu and in the daily setting of his restuarant. Ok, i know there are a lof of videos of folks making food in "decked up" kitchens, but for a change it would be fun to capture a master chef do his job in his natural and at times "messy" setting. So the result is this great recipe video of Mulligatwany soup. Enjoy! We certainly had a warm sunday after drinking this classic indian soup.
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The annual spring leaf collection program by the City of Fredericksburg is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 7
During this program, residents are encouraged to gather leaves from their property and rake them to the street.
According to the city's street department, the following guidelines will ensure pick up:
• Rake leaves onto the street, 12 inches from the curb;
• Do not rake limbs, twigs, wire, rocks, bricks or other debris along with the leaves for collection. Any items other than leaves that are picked up will damage the leaf collection equipment and will not be picked up for that reason. Residents who are unable to remove the debris from a leaf pile are asked to call the City of Fredericksburg Street Department to make arrangements for a special pick up using a loader and dump truck. There will be a minimum $100 charge for this service;
IHS STUDIOS owner and operator Dennis Roberts stands in front of a newly-installed panel at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stonewall. His company marked its 1,000th commission in 2013. – Standard-Radio Post/Ken Esten Cooke
Local IHS Studios uses oxide process in stained glass window scenes
By Ken Esten Cooke— New color stained glass windows with intricate scenes depicting the life of Christ now adorn the gothic window arches in the traditional, white-walled sanctuary at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stonewall.
Dennis Roberts' company, IHS Studios, installed the third window on Friday of what will eventually be eight new windows that will transform the small church.
"I draw the designs on a computer, then print out the pattern, which is called a 'cartoon'," Robert said. "Those are either approved or changed by the people we work with."
Roberts' company has eight employees, and he and his crews have made stained glass designs featuring religious and patriotic themes for clients all over the nation.
"In fact, we just celebrated our 1,000th commission last year," he said.
Fredericksburg Community Orchestras, Inc., and Friends of Van Der Stucken will host the expanded Van Der Stucken Festival at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at St. Joseph's Halle.
The Van Der Stucken Festival was established in 1991 by Friends of Van Der Stucken to increase appreciation for the life and work of Fredericksburg native composer Frank Van der Stucken.
One of the original organizers, the late Kenn Knopp, requested last year that the orchestra take on responsibility for hosting and growing the event.
As part of that directive, the first Van Der Stucken Composition Contest has been added. The winner of this nationwide competition will be announced at the festival and the winning composition will be premiered by an ensemble of FCO.
This year's program features selections by the Fredericksburg Community Orchestra, a German men's choir, and adult and children's string ensembles.
"Saturday in the Park" festivities, featuring a barbecue lunch, music, a silent auction and a prize giveaway, are set this Saturday, March 29, to benefit the volunteer-based Harper Library.
The non-profit library's biggest fundraiser of the year is slated 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Harper Community Park hall.
Entertaining attendees will be the Eklectic Swing Band, while guests will find plenty to bid on or buy in the silent auction and annual book sale, both of which will line tables with items for browsing.
For children, there will be face painting and snow cones. All ages will get a chance to bid on cakes in the cake auction.
A lunch of barbecued chicken and sausage with sides will be available.
A prize giveaway will feature over 25 items donated by local merchants and individuals.
The Friends of Gillespie County will host a Country Schools and Texas Vineyards Tour on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6.
The event is a way of combining "scenic driving" with stops along the way to visit historic country schools and Texas wineries.
From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, open houses will be held at the Cave Creek, Junction, Nebgen, Rheingold and Willow City schools.
The next day, Sunday, April 5, a barbecue fundraiser will be held at the American Legion Hall on U.S. Highway 87 South where barbecue chicken or pork plates will be sold at $9 per plate.
Drive-through and take-out plate sales begin at 10:30 a.m., while dine-in at the hall begins at 11 a.m.
The Polkamatics will perform live music.
For more information, visit www.historicschools.org.
A SUCCESSFUL EISBAHN season led to Heritage School's recent donation of five percent of its net profits — $4,398.84 — to the Boys and Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country in Fredericksburg. On hand to present the check is Heritage leader Matt Skinner (left) to Linda Watson, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club, and youth members (clockwise from bottom left) kindergartner Hector Munoz, second grader Bryan McLaughlin, third grader Rubi Munoz, third grader Austin Merrill, fourth grader Evans Burkhalter and first grader Hannah Moellendorf. —Standard-Radio Post
The most successful Eisbahn in the event's nine-year history has led to a $4,398.84 donation from Heritage School to the Boys and Girls Club of the Texas Hill Country.
Making the announcement in person last week was Matt Skinner, head of Heritage School, who presented the funding by way of a ceremonial check to Linda Watson, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club, located in Fredericksburg at 208 East Park Street.
"We are so happy that the community and visitors to Fredericksburg enjoy Eisbahn," Skinner said, "And we are thrilled that we have been able to reinvest a portion of the proceeds back into the community."
In celebration of Eisbahn's increasing success, Heritage School was able to double its previous donations.
Fredericksburg Primary School is inviting the parents of four- and five-year-olds to visit the campus to check out its operations and then return later to register their children for next year.
Prospective students' parents may observe pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes "in action" from 8:30-10 a.m. on April 1-2.
They are then encouraged to return the week of April 21-25 to sign up their children for classes. Registration will take place during school hours (7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.) at the campus, 1110 South Adams Street.
Pre-K is for any child who reaches his or her fourth birthday on or before Sept. 1, 2014, is limited English proficient and/or qualifies for the Free/Reduced Lunch program (based on household income,) economically disadvantaged, homeless, active military families or a child who has been under foster care.
Kindergarten is for any child who reaches his or her fifth birthday on or before Sept. 1, 2014.
Skies above Fredericksburg will turn into a flying museum of sorts next Monday through Wednesday, March 24-26, when the Collings Foundation will offer its "Wings of Freedom Tour."
Those who have always wanted to take a look up close or even ride in a war-time aircraft will get a chance — for a price — in a B-17, B-24, P-51 and Vietnam-era Huey helicopter.
Walk-through tours of all the planes in the show will cost $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 years and younger at the Gillespie County Airport.
Proceeds raised help preserve the aircraft for the future.
Tour times will be:
• 2-5 p.m. on Monday, March 24;
• 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, and,
• 9 a.m. until noon on Wednesday, March 26.
Flight experience donations are $450 per person aboard the B-17 or B-24.
A chance for the public to get up-close looks at a variety of aircraft will be offered Saturday, April 5, during "Airport Day."
Hosting the free event, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Gillespie County Airport, will be the local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1088.
Expected to be on hand for the day will be several military-type planes, such as the Bird Dogs, flying in formation. In addition, a recently restored bi-wing Stearman will be on display.
A group of six Bonanzas will fly in formation at the beginning of the event and again around noon. Vintage planes and experimental aircraft will also make fly-overs throughout the day.
All types of general aviation crafts owned by local pilots (including bi-planes, high- and low-wing aircraft, vintage planes and some military vehicles) will available for viewing.
The Civil Air Patrol will have one of its planes on display, as well as provide representatives who will discuss the CAP.
Harper has issued an invitation to all to join the fun of its "Saturday in the Park" festivities March 29 to benefit the all-volunteer-based Harper Library.
Featuring more prizes and activities than before, the non-profit library's biggest fundraiser of the year will be from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the hall in Harper Community Park.
Live music will be performed by the Eklectic Swing Band while guests peruse the tables filled with silent auction items and the library's annual book sale.
There will be face painting and a snow cone machine for children, as well as a chance to bid on cakes in an auction.
A lunch of barbecue chicken and sausage with sides will be available.
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ATLANTA At least the Saints know their next opponent.
Tonight, when New Orleans pays a visit to NFC South-leading Atlanta, the Saints will do so on short rest.
And after a physically-demanding, grinding game against San Francisco, that's not an easy task.
So that the NFL scheduled an opponent the Saints (5-6) are familiar with is certainly a blessing.
But with their backs against the wall, the task isn't exactly an easy one. The Saints seemingly have no more mulligans heading into Atlanta (10-1).
'You have to approach it like that,' Saints fullback Jed Collins said. 'I think we have to approach it like the playoffs have begun this week because the NFC this year is stacked against us. 9-7 has a lot less likelihood than 10-6 does.'
Not that the Saints aren't familiar with the position they're in. They started the season 0-4 and fought back to .500. All offseason, they've taken shots nationally in connection to the bounty scandal the NFL says the team ran.
Safety Malcolm Jenkins believes that, even in the success of the three seasons prior to this one, the Saints showed resolve. He recalled winning three playoff games in 2009 after losing three straight to end the season along with fighting through stretches of 2010 and 2011 in which the team inexplicably lost games to Tampa Bay, Cleveland and St. Louis.
'When we're in the worst situation, we just fight our way out,' Jenkins said. 'Guys don't go in the tank. You can look around the league and see a bunch of teams going through some kind of adversity and they fold, guys start pointing fingers, guys start going off and doing their own thing.'
That's not happening with New Orleans, Jenkins said.
'This team in particular, at least since I've been here, whenever something goes wrong we come out of it stronger and tighter than we were when we went into it,' he said.
With five games to play, the Saints are a game out of the final playoff spot in the NFC. They're fighting back with league's worst defense statistically (32nd total, 32nd against the pass, 30th against the run) and an offense with question marks at right tackle, where an injured Zach Strief will play or fourth-stringer Will Robinson will get his first career start.
When these two teams tangled 17 days ago, the Saints held Atlanta to just 46 yards rushing. But Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan strafed the secondary for 411 yards and three touchdowns. It took a fourth down stop at the two-yard line to seal the win.
Ultimately, those inside the locker room aren't worried about the position the Saints are in, feeling that there's too much character to let things slip away.
'We fought and we gained ground,' Collins said of the season thus far. 'I don't think we have any chance to breathe or anything like that because there are some teams that are zeroing in on what they want to accomplish this year and if you leave it up to them, they're going to take it.
'It's up to us to try to control our destiny as much as possible.'


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CHESAPEAKE- Police are on the scene of a school bus accident in Chesapeake at the intersection of Scenic Parkway and Vincek Way, about a quarter of a mile from Grassfield High School.
Students from the school were on the bus, but no students are believed to be injured. The driver of the other vehicle is complaining of leg pain. The accident happened around 3:45 PM.
There is no information at this point about any road blocks in that area. This is the second accident involving a school bus in Chesapeake Wednesday afternoon.


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Obama said that if the new surge of American troops does not work, then "additional decisions" will have to be made "based on what the situation on the ground is."
"What we did, I think, was find that point where, having built up Afghan capacity, we're then in a position to start reducing our presence because we've built up a partner in the region that can work with us effectively," he said.
But Obama acknowledged that there are no guarantees that the strategy will work "perfectly" and said that no matter what success the U.S. sees in Afghanistan, there will still be problems with governance there and the challenges dealing with the Taliban and al Qaeda.
He said that if he were to only serve one term in office, he wants to hand off to the next president a more stable Afghanistan that does not require a "a perpetual occupation" by the U.S. military.
With the national debt now at a record $12 trillion, Obama soon will receive from Congress a spending bill that has more than 5,000 earmarks, pet projects for members, that will cost taxpayers nearly $4 billion.
Obama has pledged to reform the earmark process, but the White House has said he will not veto this bill when it gets to his desk.
Gibson asked him how he could sign the bill and at the same time claim to be serious about deficit reduction.
Obama said that raising taxes or cutting government spending next year would be wrong with the economy still "very fragile" and coming out of a recession, but his administration has to find ways to bring down the deficit in the mid- and long-term.
But when pressed by Gibson on why he would not just force Congress to drop the earmarks on this spending bill, Obama said, "There may come a point fairly soon in which we have to take that approach."
But he noted that changing the culture on Capitol Hill will not happen overnight.
"I mean, this is part of the challenge of democracy, is that, you know, I have to deal with 535 members of Congress of both parties who may in the abstract say, 'We hate government waste and government spending,' but when it comes to that project in their district, they think it's absolutely vital," the president said. "And so we are trying to change a culture here."


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Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of progressively responsible experience in related areas of similar size.
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Bajaj Auto, the second-largest motorcycle manufacturer in the country, is chalking out a fresh strategy to boost sales of its Discover bikes, to regain its lost market share.
While overall motorcycle sales grew almost 4% in last fiscal, volumes of Bajaj Auto declined 15% in the last fiscal, bringing down the Pune-based company's market share to 20.03% from 24.4% in 2013, according to the data provided by Society of Indian Automobiles Manufacturers.
The company in an analyst concall on Tuesday said it is looking to restore its market share to 24% by October-December.
Bajaj Auto saw a significant drop in market share, from 22% to 13% in the Discover category (100cc-125cc), which is dominated by the market leader Hero MotoCorp. While it has a 24% share in Platina segment, Bajaj Auto is the leader in premium Pulsar category with a 44% market share.
With sales in the premium (Pulsar) segment slowing down, Bajaj Auto has been betting high on the entry-level motorcycles, which is represented by its Discover family of bikes.
Despite the new launches last year, the company was unable to grow its share within the category due to the existing dominance of Hero and the new launches by other competitors.
The company is now is re-looking at its strategy in order to boost Discover sales.
One of the key points highlighted by Kevin P D'sa, president-finance, Bajaj Auto, was that the company would henceforth focus only on 3-4 key variants, instead of 7-8 variants.
"Challenge currently is the Discover family. Regaining our lost market share will depend a lot on this category," D'sa told analysts.
"We will not do the mistake of launching multiple variants under one brand name. Instead, we will focus only on our important variants like the new Discover 125 and Discover 100 M alongwith the upcoming new launch in the family. The new product will be distinct," he said.
In order to push sales, Bajaj Auto is also increasing spends on marketing and advertising.
The company will also launch one new Pulsar by the end of this fiscal.
"We take our leadership in the Pulsar segment very seriously. We have number of products, which are ready for launch. We will launch the product by the end of this year, however, our initial focus for the next 6-7 months would be on Discover," said D'sa.
According to analysts, the upcoming new launches would help Bajaj Auto regain its lost market share.
"The company has realised that having 7-8 models under one brand will not help. The idea of focusing on 2-3 key models will help. However, Hero's Splendor still dominates the largest chunk of the market. The company will have to work towards building the brand stronger, which can give customers better resale value of Bajaj's products," said Ajay Sethiya, an analyst with Centrum Broking.


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Open Phones: Your Rules for Protecting Your Smart Phone
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Has your smart phone been stolen? Did you get it back? Either way, we've got your practical, realistic tips for protecting smart phones with a real-world tip sheet from Brian Lehrer Show listeners.
Tips from the BL Show Crowd
Note: We're working on a handy picture-guide with these tips, so check back soon!
- Tommy – Manhattan: sit far from subway doors.
- Lauren – Crown Heights: don't leave it out on a table at restaurants.
- Melissa – Park Slope: don't leave it on the table at outdoor cafes; sit further from sidewalk
- Howard – Bronx: don't lend to strangers
- Jesse – Remind people about the "find my iPhone" feature
- Kathleen: Don't let strangers "help" with your bags.
- Luther – San Francisco: engrave the back of the phone with "REWARD IF FOUND"
- Fran from Syosset: use a zippered, "unattractive" bag, keep it at the bottom of the bag, when it's in your pocket keep your hand ON it in your pocket.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Official Tips
- Take advantage of security applications. Consumers should take advantage of apps designed to deter theft
- Apple users should upgrade to the latest operating system, iOS 7, and confirm "Find My iPhone" is enabled. This allows you to remotely track, lock and erase your data in the event that your phone is stolen. It also renders your device useless to thieves, further deterring theft.
- Android users, the operating system on the bulk of non-Apple smartphones, should consider activating the "Android Device Manager," which allows you to remotely track, lock and erase your data in the even your phone is stolen.
- There are many third-party security apps for Apple and Android smartphones to consider as well.
- Password protect your phone.
- Write down your model number, serial number and unique device ID, especially the International Mobile Equipment Identifier. Known as the "IMEI" number, this can be discovered by dialing *#06# or checking the battery compartment.
- Be aware of your surroundings. Smartphone thieves look for easy targets.
- Do not walk and text, and avoid engaging in cell phone conversations while on transit.
- Keep your cell phone and other device(s) in a pocket, purse, or backpack.
- Never lend your phone to a stranger.
- Don't leave your phone out on a table in public.
- Try to keep your phone out of sight and in a place not readily accessible, even if that means a slight inconvenience in accessing it yourself.
- React quickly if your phone is stolen. Much as you would immediately report a stolen credit card to your credit card company, there are steps you should take immediately if your smartphone has been stolen.
- Report the theft to the local police department. This will allow law-enforcement to monitor popular resale (SITES) for your device. Having a police report will also help you should you choose to file an insurance claim for stolen property.
- Report the theft to your wireless carrier. This allows your carrier to deactivate the service and add your phone's unique identifying information to a database that may prevent it from being used again.
- Activate any security apps that you have installed.
- If you own an iPhone, log in to your iCloud account, go to Find My iPhone, and put your phone in Lost Mode.
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I studied karate when I was a teenager, and nowadays I carry a knife when I'm out at night.
Jumped three times, never successfully robbed. Let's talk about it.
Huffington Post ran an article earlier this year about the worldwide stolen cell phone market.
The most crimes in the East Village (according to the local police) are stolen purses in bars because the young women are too dumb or drunk to take them with them when they go to the bathroom or the bar to order another drink. Sometimes the contents of the bag run into the high one hundreds - cell phone, wallet, credit cards, etc. Ladies, think before you drink! It really can happen to you.
A purse snatching (albeit one that ended surprisingly well due to luck & rapid police response) taught me to try to stay aware wherever I happen to be. Otherwise, keep the e devices lodged deep in the bag and the bag tucked tightly under your arm, ladies.
If someone approaches you (for directions, whatever) take a step back before addressing them. If they are legit, they won't be offended; besides, it's more important to protect yourself than to be the nicest lady on the block.
I always buy a Samsung flip phone with a small hole.
I attach a wrist strap, so I can't drop the phone, and the strap helps me find the phone in my purse.
Smart phone manufacturers should be required to make
phones with a small hole for lanyards. Since they do not,
I think they want the phones to be dropped, lost or stolen.
I lost my iPhone recently and used the "Find my Phone" feature. It saved the day. I was able to track my iPhone back and forth on Amtrak trains for 24 hours, as long as it had a signal. It allowed me to pinpoint the phone to the exact station where it was about to arrive so that the Amtrak folks were able to call the conductor and have him retrieve the phone between the seats. I was also able to lock and write a message to appear on my iPhone in case it was found. I am a believer!
PS - I was able to track and remote-wipe my stolen Blackberry thanks to Google Latitude and the Blackberry Protect app. We tracked the Blackberry for a few minutes (the thief was on a bike when he swiped it from my hands) and it ended up in Bed-Stuy and when it stopped moving, I remotely erased it. Then I had T-Mobile disable the number until I picked up my replacement. The cops who took my report were pretty impressed with my sleuthing. But my business insurance covered it so I didn't care about getting it back. It was just useless brick at that point to anyone but the most technically sophisticated thief, which I'm pretty sure the kid on the bike wasn't. I've only used "Find My iPhone" to locate a misplaced phone in my own apartment!
Also for android phone users, there are third party apps like Cerebrus and Plan B that let you remotely wipe or track the phone.
I was a 7 year old kid watching the stand in front of our first mom & pop store in Brownsville back in 1954, and watched my father chase down some hoodlum who snatched a bundle of socks from the little stand. He got them back. To this day I don't how he did it. But if you didn't watch your stand, it would all be gone by the end of the day.
As for handheld mobile devices, like "smartphones," I had one cell phone back in 1991-1992 and never again. What for?
I lost my iPhone recently and used the "Find my Phone" feature. It saved the day. I was able to track my iPhone back and forth on Amtrak trains for 24 hours, as long as it had a signal. It allowed me to pinpoint the phone to the exact station where it was about to arrive so that the Amtrak folks were able to call the conductor and have him retrieve the phone between the seats. I was also able to lock and write a message to appear on my iPhone in case it was found. I am a believer!
I recently spent a week in the hospital, and one of the first things they told me was not bring any valuables.
brian, property is theft! if you're iphone is stolen it's nothing more than a just redistribution of wealth in an unjust society. Happy hunting!
What about letting a waiter or waitress charge your phone at a restaurant or bar????
I live one block from the Criminal Court in Downtown Brooklyn. A young man leaving the courthouse asked to use my phone to call his mom to let her know he was out of court and on his way home. As I have a nephew close to his age who could have easily been in his shoes, I said "yes" without hesitation. He called his mom just like he said, thanked me politely and handed back my phone. I was happy to help. I should add I have a flip phone that's 4 years old but I would hope I would have done the same if I'd had a smartphone. Of course, follow your gut and use common sense.
Before I had a cell phone (late adopter here), I was the stranger asking to borrow people's cell phone once in a while. But that was before smartphones, so the risk of theft was probably lower.
Find My Phone:
Used it. Be sure not to use the remote "wipe" function; just freeze access, or your FMP function won't work.
We tracked the phone, reported the theft to the Mt. Kisco police, and used Google maps and Google earth to identify the street on which the phone was being held. The cops knocked on doors, but could not find the phone (no warrant, not sufficient info for probable cause). The guy who had it figured out what was going on, however, because he turned off the phone and, we think, removed the battery. Phone gone.
But please -- do a segment on what happens to the iPhone, etc, after they've been stolen? Who are the middlemen and how do they ply their trade?
I have an iPhone case with a wrist strap, like a camera. I use the wrist strap when i'm reading on the subway and if I have it out on the street to use a map or the like. I've never had it stolen, but I figure if someone wants to grab it out of my hand and run, they will have a little trouble getting it. Of course they could always try to break my wrist, but it's unreasonable to expect people to never have their phones out in public.
Well I hate cell phones (I hate phones and talking on them) and only have one in case my 92 yo mom has to contact me so only she and very few people have it. So my cell phone is sooooo cheap and does nothing special and is somewhat broken so my protection is whoever steals it deserves what they got. That's how bad it is. I might even thank them.
Two words: land line.
Android users can use the Android Device Manager through Google:
It lets you track your phone (and set off an alarm) if stolen, but you can also lock and erase the device so no one else can use it.
Rather than the suggestion to "Keep your cell phone and other device(s) in a pocket, purse, or backpack," I would suggest "Keep your phone on your person." I was mugged and gave up my purse a couple years ago, but did not lose my phone because I had it on me, not in my purse. (Same advice for keys!)
I attended a local civic meeting, and our neighborhood police officer said that we should turn on, "Find my iPhone," in our settings. Also, each phone has a IMEI number. If a phone is stolen, police can use the IMEI number to find it. So, write down your IMEI number.
I attended a local civic meeting, and our neighborhood police officer said that we should turn on, "Find my iPhone," in our settings. Also, each phone has a IMEI number. If a phone is stolen, police can use the IMEI number to find it. So, write down your IMEI number.
It is almost essential to have a cell phone these days, but flaunting them is just plain stupid. On the other hand, I actually saw a guy have his phone ripped off WHILE he was talking to someone on it, so flaunting is relative.
The best bet is to keep your devices thoroughly stowed in pockets or bags with Velcro or zippers when not in use. If you have to use them in public, be certain to have some form of retrieval mechanism (tracking system) in place on the phone and check your surroundings before taking out the device and while using it. If you think you're in an at risk situation, don't even reach for your phone because anyone inclined to steal it will note where you have it hidden.
Talking about leaving a phone out would be superfluous. You don't leave your phone out the same way you don't leave your keys, wallet, jewelry out.
I have loaned my phone to strangers, but under supervision and only people I judge to be reliable. Thus far, thank goodness, I have been lucky.
C'mon, Brian - enough with the "disguise it as a Blackberry" jokes -- I use both an iPhone AND a Blackberry Q10 and it was my Blackberry that got plucked from my hands last summer, NOT my iPhone :) I've been a Blackberry user for many years and also an iPhone owner since the original iPhone. I use both all day long, for different purposes, I currently have a Blackberry Q10 and an iPhone 5s. Last summer I still had a Bold 9900 and an iPhone 5. The Blackberry got stolen. None of my iPhones have ever been stolen. Thieves tend to be equal opportunity, unfortunately.
Not walking and typing is probably the single best piece of advice, not only for protecting 'phones from theft, but also owners from injury. Apparently emergency rooms are full of people who have walked or fallen into assorted obstacles while gazing into their glowing screens.
Text walkers aren't even saving time. Several studies show that most people both walk and write so slowly when doing both at once that they'd save time by stopping to type and then resuming walking.
I'd call in, but my phone was stolen from my purse last week. I used the iCloud's "lost mode" to lock it remotely, but I didn't have the new software or any other app that would help me find and recover it. According to iCloud, my phone is offline. Does that simply mean the thief turned it off? I am wondering what the thief could actually do with this phone. If they are able to get around it being locked, is there any chance of me / the police ever recovering it?
To Edward, above. There are several apps exactly like that. One called "Prey." It takes a picture of whoever is holding your phone and tells you where it is. My daughter used it recently and wow that thief was really startled. Other apps: you can alert it to make a huge siren noise. Really startling for the thief.
Brian, these phones are stolen for ONE REASON. Because there is a resale market for them.
So if everyone listening simply called their legislators instead of calling WNYC, we would get some change. They should ask for a law that REQUIRES that every cell phone company doing business in New York State allow its customers to VOID the serial number of a stolen phone once it is reported as stolen. Then the problem would go away.
That is how it used to work. It ended because ATT and Apple and Sprint and Verizon would rather sell you a NEW phone and also provide service to the stolen phone than they would VOID the old phone. But it doesn't need to work that way.
A real Smart Phone would "phone home", tell its owner where it is, based on GPS, take a photo of the person using the phone and send it to the owner, play an audio message announcing that the phone has been stolen. "HELP, HELP".
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Real-Time Systems CIS 305
Spring, 2006
Instructor: Eugene Kwatny
Office: Room 1014 Wachman Hall (10th Floor)
Phone: 215-204-1679
EMAIL: firstname.lastname@example.com
Class Hours: Tuesday/ Thursday 10:10 AM - 11:30 AM TLC 305a (Tuttleman)
Laboratory: Friday 9:40 - 11:30 PM Wachman 200
Office Hours: Tuesday 12:00 - 1 :00 PM
Thursday 2:00 - 4:00 PM
(other times can be scheduled)
Required Textbook:
'Real-Time Programming - A guide to 32-bit Embedded Development', Grehan, Moote and Cyliax, Addison Wesley, 1998
Grading: Course grade will be determined by
Course Work 75% Midterm Exam 40% Final Exam 40%
Homework, problem assignments and class and discussion participation - 20%
Lab Assignments 25%
Attendance: Mandatory for all classes and laboratories
Aims of the Course
One of the fastest expanding areas of computer application is in systems that respond to and manage real-time events. Unlike more traditional computer applications where information processing is required to carry out the prime function of the computer, in real-time systems, information processing itself is NOT the prime function. For example, a microprocessor based system used to control the braking system on an automobile (ABS) has the purpose of controlling the braking of a car, but includes using information about the speed of the car, Real-time systems require the understanding of events that occur asynchronously or synchronously, possibly gathering information related to the events before the information "disappears", and completing a task within a time requirement. Real-time applications place additional requirements on the computer systems, operating systems and the languages and environments used to build the applications.
We will attempt to not only introduce the basic concepts of understanding and developing real-time systems, but also implement systems that demonstrate the basic concepts. In the laboratories students will develop simulated embedded real-time systems and develop software to control analog and digital control and acquisition devices.
Course Content
In this course, we will study what real-time systems are, the characteristics of certain devices that require real-time event response, and the development of systems to manage real-time applications. Topics to be covered in lectures include:
- Introduction to Real-Time Systems
- Definitions of Real-time systems
- Embedded systems
- Designing and Developing Real-time Systems
- Architecture
- Interrupts and Exceptions
- Timers and Real-time Facilities
- Real-Time Devices
- Event driven activities
- I/O Devices and Buses
- Serial devices and parallel devices
- Peripheral serial buses
- Multitasking in Real-Time Systems
- Scheduling
- Synchronization
- Inter-task communication
- Data Acquisition and Control Systems
- Analog to digital conversion and digital to analog conversion
- multi-threaded real-time data acquisition
- applications using real-time data acquisition and control
In addition, we will discuss tools used to implement embedded and real-time systems. The
Reading Assignments
Lecture Notes will be provided for the topics discussed in the course. The textbook and several reference sources will be used for course reference, outside reading and for course projects.
For the first several lectures of the course we will be introducing the idea of real-time systems and embedded systems. You should read Chapters 1 and 2 from the Real-time Programming text. Although in class we will discuss many of the particular issues concerned with developing real-time systems, I will leave you responsible for all of the concepts in Chapter 2. The first laboratory will include installing and setting up the Phar Lap ETS software. Chapter 3 should be read before the first lab. Software debugging will be discussed in class and is the topic of Chapter 4 in the textbook. You should read this chapter to assist you in program development for laboratory problems. Chapters 6 & 7 contain material that you may have discussed in prior courses, but contains important information for laboratory projects. You should read these chapters as they contain programming and kernel discussions relevant to the laboratory projects. Chapter 8 discusses the Simple UPS project. We will perform experiments with the simple UPS project and you should read this chapter to become familiar with the system design and implementation. Chapter 9 discusses Interrupts and we will spend considerable time discussing these concepts and application. Chapter 10 discusses Timers, important devices in real-time systems and this chapter must be read. Chapter 11 concerns the Smart UPS system. We will discuss this project in detail and you will perform an experiment in extensions to this system. Chapter 12 concerns multi-tasking. We will send considerable time discussing the material in this chapter, including the use of processes and threads and the use of multi-threading in real-time systems. Chapter 13 concerns Serial I/O. We will use the material in this chapter to continue our discussion of threading and the use of callbacks in laboratory projects. Reference material for A/D and D/A conversion and the development of multi-threaded data acquisition systems will be provided. this material will be discussed in class and used in laboratory experiments. We will develop several real-time applications involving high speed analog data acquisition and display. In class we will look at examples of such programs and how they can be implemented in LabWindows/CVI. In the laboratory you will build applications demostrating the concepts we discuss. In class, we will also design a biomedical application that uses these concepts.
Student Responsibilities
Student's are responsible for reading all assigned text materials, handouts, and referenced sources. Students should have permanent accounts on the University Astro (Unix) systems and will be given class accounts for the CIS PC (Windows XP) laboratories on the second floor of Wachman Hall. Students are expected to accomplish all of the assigned laboratory projects using these facilities. Students will also be assigned computer workstations in room WH200 for some embedded and real-time development projects.
We will be using two development environments for this course. One is Visual Studio C/C++ for use with the Pharlap ETS kernel and the other is LabWindows/CVI for real-time control and data acquisition. Students will be expected to learn and experiment with these environments in order to accomplish the laboratory projects.
Students will be assigned tasks of developing questions and answering questions developed by other students for each lecture. These question/answer dialogues will be via the class discussion board (see below).
We will use the Blackboard course management system in this course (http://tuportal.temple.edu). In order to access Blackboard you must have an AccessNet account. You should already have such an account, but if you need help with this account, visit the Help desk on the ground floor of Wachman Hall. All communication of assignments, course documents and course related discussion will be through Blackboard. This includes a Blackboard threaded discussion list. Students will be required to interact with themselves, and the instructor via this discussion list.
Students registered for the course will be automatically enrolled in the Blackboard course. If for some reason you have difficulty in accessing the Blackboard course, contact Dr. Kwatny.
Office visits, Voice Mail and EMAIL are encouraged for communication with instructors. Additional references are available from the CIS305 section on Blackboard.
Important University Dates
First class: Tuesday, Jan. 18 .
Last day to drop (tuition refund available): Monday, January 31.
Spring recess: No classes are held during the week March 6 - March 13.
Last day to withdraw (no refund): Monday, March 28.


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OpenSolver is updated whenever new features are added or bugs fixed. Please check out the blog page for release details.
OpenSolver runs as an Excel add-in file, OpenSolver.xlam. OpenSolver also requires the COIN-OR CBC optimization engine files; these are included in the download. On Windows, OpenSolver should work with Excel 2007 and later; we test it on 64 bit Windows in Excel 2010 and 2013. (Older versions worked with Excel 2003, but we don't test this any more.) On Mac OSX, it should work using Excel for Mac 2011.
To use OpenSolver:
- Download the OpenSolver zip file (which is hosted on our Open Solver Source Forge site). You can also try out our experimental release (Windows or Mac) for access to non-linear solvers (more info here)
- Extract the files to a convenient location. (All files and sub-folders, including OpenSolver.xlam, must stay together; please do not move any files or folders out of the unzipped OpenSolver folder.) OpenSolver on Windows may not work if installed to an unmapped directory such as \\server\myfiles\
- Double click on OpenSolver.xlam. There may then be a small wait as Excel checks the digital signature on the OpenSolver code.
- If asked in an Excel Security Notice, give Excel permissions to enable the OpenSolver macros. You can click Trust all from Publisher if you do not want to be shown the Excel Security Notice again.
- The OpenSolver commands will then appear under Excel's Data tab on Windows, or in the Menu Bar on a Mac.
Note that as of October 2014, the OpenSolver code is signed by the publisher "The University of Auckland". This makes the code more secure. However, Excel will occasionally need to check the digital signature, which can take a few seconds.
OpenSolver will be available until you quit Excel. If you wish, there are two ways you can make OpenSolver permanently available in Excel. Either, use OpenSolver… About OpenSolver…. and check "Load OpenSolver when Excel starts". Alternatively, you can copy the files from the .zip into the Excel add-in directory. This is typically:
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