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You Can Always Measure ROI for Social Marketing
Measuring the ROI for social media marketing is tricky, but it's possible if you first have a well-thought-out strategy in place. Get more sales is not a strategy, it's the goal for any business and should go without saying. When considering strategy, the brand needs to figure out how it plans to generate the most profits. A brand's profit options include:
Defining the approaches to use is just the start. There's much work to be done in breaking down the top-level strategy into marketing actions. Once this game plan is in place, then social media can be used to assist and implement the marketing strategy. The expected ROI can be determined from the goals.
The first step in calculating the ROI on social is to hammer out the expectations. If the plan is to use social to bring traffic to an e-commerce site, then once social gets a visitor to land it has fulfilled its duty. If the visitor fails to convert to a sale, it might be the site or it might be that social promised something the brand couldn't deliver. For example, if social is to help prevent or recapture bounces, that should be drafted into the strategy.
The next step to calculating the ROI on social is for the brand to clearly identify the ROI on different business activities and events. For example, how much is a click-through worth - that is, if someone clicks a link we post on Twitter that leads to our Website, how much is that worth to us as a business? If they dont click, can we find out why, and use that to improve our marketing messaging? How much is knowing the best way to market to people really worth to us? If you could find out exactly what you had to do to close the sale, how much would you pay for that information?
Finally, there are the actual ROI calculations. If the brand assigns a value of $50 to a visitor arriving on its site (derived from the average number of visitors that land before a sale is made, and the value of a sale) and calculates that social needs to bring an additional 200 visitors per month to break even, then if it brings 400 visitors, it has a 100 percent initial value on its ROI, even if the sales are disappointing. It's worth investigating why the extra visitors didn't translate into sales as planned, but unless social was targeting a different market than the strategy dictated, the fault isn't with the social media.
Even after all the planning is done, there are more questions to ask once data begins to arrive, and this is why social media metrics are both valuable and difficult to measure the return on. There is so much information available that it is a challenge to understand which pieces are actually important. This doesnt even touch on the fact that metrics can also indicate when the assumptions in a strategy are incorrect -- but thats a whole new post.
So yes, you can always measure the return on investment on social media provided you do your homework first and understand the real value behind your marketing actions and business events.
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Salting Hollywood
Can a Christian serve God in the secular film industry? Many are trying, and learning to survive by working together
Karen Covell, director of the Hollywood Prayer Network-which consists of some 3,500 Christians in the industry who pray for each other and for their non-Christian colleagues-finally got her big break in Hollywood: a job as associate producer on Headliners and Legends with Matt Lauer. She was thrilled. But then came her first assignment: a one-hour profile of Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner.
As a Christian who opposed everything Mr. Hefner stood for, Ms. Covell was appalled. "When I complained to Jim [her husband] about the assignment, he reminded me that working with Hugh Hefner is exactly why we are here. He suggested that we start praying and that I talk to my producer, Rick, to see if we could approach the project from a different perspective."
To her surprise, she discovered that Rick too was a Christian who did not want to do this story and had talked to his pastor about it. "His pastor told him he couldn't turn down this assignment," Ms. Covell said. "Someone was going to do the story, the pastor had said, and if Rick turned it down, it would likely be done as a standard puff piece. This was an opportunity to really dig deeper into why Hugh Hefner became the man he is."
The story delved into Mr. Hefner's early life and spiritual background. It culminated with an interview in which the icon of sexual promiscuity told about being raised by harsh, distant parents who never told him they loved him. "His mother never hugged or kissed him, he said, because of her fear of germs." In the opulent Playboy Mansion, surrounded by Playboy bunnies, the interviewers brought Mr. Hefner, clad in his black pajamas, to confess that "he's still just a little boy trying to find love." They exposed his futile attempt to substitute sex for love and the pain behind the Playboy façade, the God-shaped vacuum in Mr. Hefner's heart.
The biblical doctrine of vocation teaches that God equips Christians with specific talents and gifts and calls them to serve as salt and light in the world. But Hollywood? With its star-studded temptations, zero job security, minus-zero family values, and vicious social scene, who can work in Hollywood successfully and be a successful Christian?
I will never be home for dinner at 5:30 p.m.," says one of the most successful Christians in Hollywood, Ralph Winter. "In Hollywood, 5:30 is when things are just getting started."
Mr. Winter produced X-Men, Planet of the Apes, Star Trek IV, and this summer's hit, Fantastic Four. But behind the blockbusters are family separation and heartaches. A shoot in Puerto Rico meant being away from his teenage sons for six months. A filming in London coincided with news that his wife's father had died, tragically. He did not go home. "I cannot believe how selfish I was," he said, "how unfeeling I was about her ongoing grief and depression. I was caught up in the excitement of Hollywood and the possibilities of my own career."
Soon after, Mr. Winter was offered a career plum: the chance to direct a new James Bond movie. But production was going to be in England. He realized what his career was doing to his family. He turned down what seemed like the career opportunity of a lifetime-the chance to play with Mr. Bond's weaponized sportscar, exotic locales, and special-effects-driven chase scenes-to devote his time to his wife and kids.
That decision meant he was out of work for six months. Mr. Winter learned that doing the right thing doesn't mean you won't suffer for it. But he was angry at God. Today he sees that God was at work all along. He finally got a chance to work close to home-and with Steven Spielberg, an opportunity he never would have had if he had been filming James Bond in London.
Today, Mr. Winter zealously sets aside time for his family. He also stresses the importance of his church, Bible study, and accountability partners. Without them, he could not remain spiritually and mentally grounded.
Mr. Winter also takes time to mentor other Christians trying to succeed in Hollywood by teaching in a program called Act One. Founded in 1999 by a small group of Christians in the movie industry, Act One goes beyond offering spiritual support and fellowship. Act One puts on intensive, multi-week courses to train Christians in the craft of screenwriting and the work of studio executives. Programs to teach Christians how to be producers and directors are in the works. Act One is also a mentoring network, offering critiques and guidance for would-be screenwriters and helping novice filmmakers break into entry-level jobs.
Act One has come out with a book, Behind the Screen: Hollywood Insiders on Faith, Film, and Culture (Baker Books), edited by Barbara Nicolosi and Spencer Lewerenz, with contributions from the industry professionals who teach in the programs and serve as mentors.
Act One receives 150-250 applicants for each four-week summer class, Mr. Lewerenz, associate director of the screenwriting program, told WORLD. Only 30 are chosen in a highly competitive process.
The program begins with a four-day retreat, held at Mt. St. Mary's College, a tiny Victorian campus with a quiet, contemplative atmosphere that, ironically and symbolically, is in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. The time is devoted to prayer, counseling from ministers of different denominations, and classes on discerning whether a Hollywood career is truly the students' calling. "Since our faculty members have been working in the industry and have faced the spiritual challenges, they can be good guides," Mr. Lewerenz said.
After the retreat, Act One participants take classes from experienced Christian professionals in dealing with the spiritual issues and in learning how to perfect their craft. The classes meet not in a glitzy studio but in a spartan pre-fab building. In the TV track, eight to 10 would-be writers sit around a table in a small room in a real-life simulation of how television writers work. Writers looking for work in TV circulate with their resumé a "spec"-a script written on speculation-for an existing show. Instead of peddling their own program ideas, writers have to show that they can work with existing characters and storylines. So in Act One, students "break out a story" for an episode of Lost, debate plot twists, call out lines, and learn how to write as a team.
But why would a Christian want to work in the film industry? The people WORLD talked to and the contributors to Behind the Screen exhibit particular talents that they see as gifts of God. They see their work as a Christian vocation.
That Christians are needed in Hollywood should be self-evident. The media world is at the heart of contemporary culture, shaping the imagination and the moral sensibilities not only of America but the whole world.
But in Hollywood overnight success is the exception, not the rule. Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ set box-office records yet came about, as Ms. Nicolosi points out, after 30 years of experience in the movie industry for Mr. Gibson, a decade after winning an Oscar for Braveheart, 15 years after his conversion, and after 10 years of creative struggle. "There will be no other Passions," she said, "without other Mel Gibsons to bring them along."
This is why Act One is dedicated to helping Christians first master the craft. Ms. Nicolosi calls for more "happy, well-catechized believers in the entertainment industry." But she emphasized that "Christians in entertainment don't have to be always talking about God. They should be talking about everything in a godly way."
But doesn't Hollywood discriminate against Christians? According to director Scott Derrickson, "The marketplace these days is certainly not resistant to movies with Christian content as long as that content is organic to a well-told story."
Ms. Covell said that the movie industry does tend to present negative stereotypes of Christians as harsh, legalistic, and judgmental. These stereotypes keep getting reinforced when Christians relate to Hollywood primarily with denunciations and boycotts. But Ms. Covel sees no real discrimination anymore. "Most non-Christians in Hollywood have never met a real-life 'normal' Christian," she said. When they do, they "see us as confusing, sometimes annoying, and definitely odd, but mostly they find us fascinating."
Nickelodeon animator Kenji Ono, for instance, became a Christian in the animation studio-surrounded by drawing boards and animation equipment-while working on The Simpsons. A Christian colleague witnessed to him about Christ, and Mr. Ono came to faith. He credits that colleague as a true friend, in contrast to the phony friendships of the Hollywood social scene. "I became a Christian," he told WORLD, "because he became my friend. Now, it's my job to plant seeds in other people's hearts."
The denizens of Hollywood are often desperately confused and needy. In a dog-eat-dog social scene Mr. Ono doesn't like, genuine love can go a long way. And, as Mr. Winter said, "In my years in the industry, an offer to pray for a co-worker or employee has never been turned down."
In Behind the Screen, Mr. Derrickson-maker of the upcoming The Exorcism of Emily-describes his various efforts over the years to answer the question, "What is the duty of a Christian in Hollywood?" Finally, he said, "I realized that my primary duty as a Christian in Hollywood is the same as the primary duty of the Christian at Microsoft or UPS or the police department. My primary duty as a Christian in Hollywood is to do my job well."
Screenwriter Brian Godawa, who wrote To End All Wars, told WORLD the power of movies drove him into filmmaking. "I can remember going to movies in college and crying through them because I saw them as very powerful human expressions of worldviews," he said. "Too often, Hollywood movies express lies and ugliness with great detriment. And I would weep, just desiring that God would be glorified in big silver screen stories in the way that lies and falsehoods were too often glorified. So, some of my interest was just simply the desire to see God glorified in a powerful medium of beauty. . . . I want to create beauty that honors God and glorifies Him because when I do, I feel His pleasure. And that is enough for me."


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From working and observing at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, I think that when a patient first comes i they register, are sorted and may go through to a fast track area. Or they may go to a central waiting room. Then they see a nurse, are placed in a patient room, and eventually a doctor arrives to see them. They may need to leave for lab or radiology tests. They are not always admitted and may sometimes be discharged directly after being initially evaluated.
Today I learned that in the ED there is a delay not only because of a possible increase in patients, but also because patients cannot move from ED beds to beds in other units since those units may also be full. This just keeps pushing the problem farther back. Since such a variety of patients come to the ED, I wonder how much more intensive and longer the training is for ED doctors than those in other specialties.
For the ED Tour I will be interested in seeing how patients move through the process of registering, waiting, seeing the nurse, doctor, and being discharged. I will be paying extra attention to how often the patient and clinician is moving around, to see if that movement can be reduced by redesigning the units and/or rooms.
I took several pages of notes during the ED tour of Emory Crawford Long today, and some of the main points are below.
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- Patients normally come in and go to triage (4 rooms)
- One triage room has a window so the nurse can see through to the waiting room
- Patients are assigned a level of 1 through 5, with 1 being the most severe
- If the ED is full, patients in the waiting room are given standing orders (ie. start IV, blood tests, etc.)
- Express Care is usually for level 4 and 5 patients, and sometimes they help out with the Acute Care
- The Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) is primarily for observation of patients; one family member can stay in the patient room overnight
- The CDU frees up space in acute care
- Some problems I noted were that the MDs don't always have access to the Pyxis machines in the CDU; there were ventilators and trashcans in the hallway
- The nurse told us that the biggest problem is patient education; patients need to know what constitutes an emergency; the wait time is the main complaint; RNs and MDs could be more efficient to move patients through the system more quickly
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Cuomo sets procedure for block grant money
Dollars allocated to Sandy-devastated communities
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The other federal money shoe dropped on Monday when Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the state's plan for allocating the federal money that is coming to the states through the block grant program that was approved by Congress earlier this year.
Under the governor's guidelines, Barnum Island, Oceanside, Island Park and Harbor Isle will share $25 million in funding.
Long Beach will get $25 million in funding as well.
Allocations for other south shore communities range from the $25 million high to a low of $3 million for Atlantic Beach.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled the Community Reconstruction Zones (CRZ) program, a bottom-up, community driven initiative that will empower localities that were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, or Tropical Storm Lee to develop comprehensive and innovative local rebuilding plans that will be funded by the state and federal government. The program will be funded by Federal Supplemental disaster aid fought for by Governor Cuomo and approved by Congress and signed by the President earlier this year.
"Communities across New York, from Long Island to Binghamton to Essex County, suffered incredible damage and loss from the wrath of the major storms that have hit our state over the past two years," Governor Cuomo said. "The Community Reconstruction Zone program we are launching today will empower localities to put together a team of local officials, residents and leaders who know their communities best to develop rebuilding plans that will guide the local recovery process. With the State's assistance, these communities will identify their needs and risks, as well as identify ways to strengthen their resiliency for the future. Under this plan, New York is not just doing reconstruction work – we are building back better and smarter than before."
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I went down to the NYS Rising truck this weekend. Good News is NYS rising will cover non-reimbursed expenses for folks damaged by Sandy.
Bad news, all the applications folks filed, no one is even assigned to look at them. Guess what no funding yet for folks to review files and no case workers.
Ok folks so you are getting money. That is true. If you own the home and are current with taxes by the time grant money comes you are good. BTW that is several years from now. Remember Tropical Storm Lee before Irene where houses had a big mudslide up by Hunter mountain several years ago, well they are still waiting.
Then the list starts in "income" priority and runs till money runs out. Guess they need to take care of them first, then Lee and Irene folks next, then folks with no flood insurance then folks with flood insurance oh yea add in it also goes in application order, so if you have not yet applied you are back of line.
So bottom line go and apply, but unless you have direct storm damage you can prove was not reimbursed by FEMA or Flood and plan on live in house over 5 years good luck. Also If you did not have FEMA pay out over 31,900 or have a SBA appraisal for stuff not covered by flood it gets even harder.
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Survellience video released by the Moultrie Police Department shows 26-year-old Joshua Thompson in a parking lot along Lower Meigs Road early Christmas morning.
Thompson then walks towards two cars, not visible on camera.
A second suspect, who has not yet been caught, then opens the trunk of the white SUV and that's when police say Thompson brought back a handful of stolen tools and radio equipment.
The two men then take off in the vehicle that Thompson was borrowing at the time.
Corporal Dave Underwood with the Moultrie Police Department said, "We we're given verbal consent by the owner of the vehicle to go inside it, and in the vehicle we found items and other things that directly connected that vehicle to one of the victims at the parking lot."
Thompson turned himself in to police on Wednesday and was charged with entering an auto.
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I'm 15, and I was talking to my friends about what we wanted our future careers to be. I told them that I would like to have a job in the computer science industry (more specifically software development), and in my free time develop indie games that I could sell on the Android store to pull in a bit more cash.
They told me that the contract for lots of jobs will say something like: "As long as you are working for us, you cannot develop anything outside of what you are developing for us", or, even worse, "You can no longer develop anything by yourself for the REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!".
I'd never heard anything like this before and it has me a little concerned. So my question would be, do lots of careers in the computer science industry make you have to accept this kind of stuff? About how many jobs would make you sign this contract? And perhaps a little more specific info. on what this contract really means?
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BEALLSVILLE - From driving the bus to running the program, Paul Kanzigg is just that man.
Kanzigg has the task of replacing a coaching legend as Dave Caldwell has retired as Beallsville's grid boss. Caldwell, a former star running back with the Blue Devils, authored a coaching resume at his alma mater like few OVAC coaches have.
Caldwell's 29 years as head coach (33 overall) featured multiple OVAC championships and playoff berths. Last year's swan song saw Caldwell guide his scrappy Blue Devils to a sparkling 10-3 mark and a berth in the regional finals.
Enter Kanzigg.
The personable mentor is by no means a stranger to Beallsville High football.
Yes, he did previously drive the team bus - a task he hopes to shed this season - but he has also been a longtime Blue Devils aide.
Kanzigg, a farmer and township trustee, has played a part in the Blue Devils' success, having been a Caldwell assistant for 12 years.
''Dave is an institution here in Beallsville. I have learned a lot from him,'' Kanzigg said. ''I am excited to take over and I believe I am up to the challenge.
''We lost a very good bunch of players from last year's team, but I expect the winning to continue. Our numbers are good with 30 kids out and the kids have been doing everything asked of them.
''We have a quality staff here, so we plan on keeping things going in the right direction.''
Graduation stripped Beallsville of some exceptional players. Included in that group are Grahamm Dauch, Matt Burke, Brandyn Heath, Ryan Lude, Derek Burkhart, Bryant Arnold and Aaron Thompson.
The departure of such fine talent is cushioned by the return of one of the Ohio Valley's premier quarterbacks in Teryn Jarrett. He is one of six starters back in the fold.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pounder is a prolific four-year regular. He has amassed some staggering stats, including last year's stellar season in which he completed 115 of 221 passes for 16 TDs and 1,544 yards. In the process, he collected a host of postseason accolades.
Caldwell liked to run a wide-open attack. With Jarrett again under center, don't look for the Blue Devils to be conservative by any means.
''We know we have someone special at quarterback. So it's safe to say we are going to throw the football,'' Kanzigg said. ''But we have some nice size up front which should enable us to run the ball effectively as well.''
Jarrett's sub at quarterback will be versatile Mikey Palmer. He is a 145-pound sophomore letterman. He will also see regular duty at wideout unless needed to call signals.
Another quarterback being groomed for future duty is Chase Mercer. He is a promising 135-pound frosh.
The running back picture is not as bright as the regulars have since moved on. Kanzigg, however, will be able to call upon some quality runners to fill the void.
Bruce Sefert is a horse at fullback. He is a 155-pound junior letterman who should provide the Blue Devils with strong inside running.
Holding down the tailback spot will be senior ace Gage Steele. The shifty 165-pounder garnered more than 500 yards last fall and provides a breakaway threat.
Backfield depth comes in the form of sophomores Zack Raines (115) and Kris Palmer (145) along with freshman Levi Phillips (153).
Jarrett is savvy enough to make use of all his receiving weapons.
Drew Tubaugh, however, is his favorite target and is a special, big-play pass catcher. Tubaugh is a 190-pounder working on his fourth letter while coming off a spectacular junior campaign, one in which he landed 51 passes, 11 going for scores. Jarrett and Tubaugh, barring injury, have a chance to put up some spectacular numbers in their final go-around.
Palmer will start at split end.
Kanzigg is also high on Indian Valley transfer Devin Lippencott. He is a 155-senior who will see extensive duty when the Blue Devils spread the field.
Depth at wideout comes from junior Jeremy Brown (120 pounds), sophomore Zac Daugherty (128) and freshman Jared Headley (100).
Tight end will be a positive scenario as letterman D.J. Lucas is a fine blocker with good hands. He is a 150-pound junior.
Lucas will be backed up by sophomore Robert Valentine (135) and freshman Mason Campbell (195).
The offensive line is an area in which Kanzigg harbors guarded optimism.
''We have a couple of quality blockers back, but as a unit we must improve our ability to protect the passer,'' he said. ''We do have some nice size as we have three or four kids over 200 pounds which is good for us.''
Kyle Groves and Dalton Sechrest are a pair of returning stalwarts. Groves, a 200-pound senior, is back at tackle, while Sechrest, a 265-pound junior, will again man a guard post.
Beallsville boasts a third quality hole-opener in Tanner Kurtz, a 160-pound senior multi-letterwinner.
The other two starting spots are open for competition. A pair of seniors will get the first chance to lock up regular posts in Cody Mellott (144) and Dustin Norris (235).
Junior line aspirants are Val Wallace (250), Aaron West (147) and Cole Beckett (185).
A pair of nice-sized sophomores are in the battle for regular duty in the form of Mark Shaffer (196) and Tristan Palmer (215). They are joined by classmate Kenny Sleeth (150).
The freshman class features a trio of line candidates, including Cole Susac (165), Dawson Weekley (148) and Dusty Wilcox (155).
Defensively, Beallsville will again utilize a 5-3 alignment as its base defense. With some maturation, the defenders have a chance to be a suffocating unit.
The starting ends are quality, if not exceptional, in Rose and Lucas.
The down tackles will be Sechrest and Tristan Palmer while plugging in at nose tackle will be Norris. The inside trio should be quite formidable against the run.
The linebacking trio is feisty and active. The quality trio is comprised of Tubaugh, Sefert and Lippencott.
Steele and Mikey Palmer are two athletic ballhawkers in the secondary while also providing solid run support.
Youth may be served at safety where the frosh Mercer is making a push to be a starter.
Steele will also handle the punting and kicking chores.
The Blue Devils took part in preseason scrimmages against Fort Frye, St. Marys and Barnesville in a Jamboree game.
Beallsville will play the same 10 foes as a year ago.
Kanzigg's first regular-season game will come Saturday afternoon at Conotton Valley. His home opener will be in Week 2 as Strasburg treks to the Monroe County hamlet.
''With all schools, especially smaller ones like us, health is always a key factor. We cannot afford to lose any of our key personnel,'' Kanzigg said. ''Both the kids and coaches are chomping at the bit to get the campaign under way. We expect to have a good season.''
Kanzigg's staff is a good one.
His lieutenants include Casey Tolzda, Dave Wiles, Rusty Lucas, Tom Mellott, Ryan Kinzey, Josh Pittman and Franklin Holly.


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Retired, Lifetime book lover. Like to listen while working on video designs.
"Another great story"
This is another hit for Cussler. The story follows his typical, high-tech thriller-mixed-with-history pattern. However, a different narrator on this book, cools my enthusiasm somewhat. Scott Brick, who narrated all the others we have listened to, adds so much to the quality of the book, and although Jason Culp does an adequate job, he doesn't come up to Brick's standard by a long way.
"Where is the Brick ?"
I have listened to a few hundred books and some wonderful readers. There is no excuse to ever have a reader where the listener can hear their breathing or be subjected to horrendous accents.One can complete this book, but it will take a conscious effect.
This is an example of the lack of judgement and professionalism of those who are responsible for the production of these E- books in this format. In the end it is a loose, loose situation, for the writer ,due to decrease in sales and the listener, who is forced to endure.
Travel a lot for work and spend a good deal of time in the car.
"Why Change Narrator to phone sex Darth Vader!"
I have listened to many many Clive Cussler books and all of them were narrated by Scott Brick who did an excellent job. Now we reach the most current book in this series and we run into a narrator change. This just threw everything off for me. I could get past the different voices for the characters, but what i couldnt stand was Jason Culps choppy reading style and darth vader like breathing. Seriously you could hear every breath he took like he was gasping for air after coming to the surface from drowning. Maybe he wouldnt need so much air if he wasnt reading with a breathy phone sex operator voice.
I love Clive cussler books but from now on i will pay more attention to the narrator and if its this clown i will pass and just read the print version.
While i haven't finished the book I am sure the story is wonderful just like all of cusslers other books. Just please bring back Scott Brick.
"What happened to Scott Brick?"
I missed the original voice of the crew of the Oregon. Hope Scott Brick returns for future installments.
"Give the narrator some oxygen"
Great story but----- What's wrong with the narrator. Much of the time there are definite gasps for breath that are extremely distracting. Perhaps a bottle of oxygen would help. Made it through the book and the story truly was great. I can only imagine how much better it would have been if Culp had a better, or at least quieter set of lungs. Two stars lost by the narrator.
"Love the Oregon Files books but really miss Brick."
I had just started this novel, but after the first two minutes I almost deleted it. I have listened to many a novel, but never have I heard a reader gasp for breath as Culp does. It is distracting listening to him grab breaths between sentences. Also, the accents he uses do not always convey the nationality or sex for which he is trying. I will continue listening because a) I bought it already and b) I love the series, but I won't buy another with Mr Culp narrating it.
where's scott brick? the book is good but it would be better if scott brick did the narrating. who ever did the first two oregon files sounded awful and then they brought in brick, and that was good. now we get culp? nothing wrong with culp, but brick was on point. if brick wanted more money, pay him more. if he was busy, wait for him.
i just saw the price is right the other day, and where is bob barker? who's this fat guy?
"great book"
I love the Oregon Files and this one doesn't disappoint. Can't wait to se what the crew of the Oregon has coming next. Jason Culp did a good job but I definitely missed Scott Brick. Bricks narration gave everyone a cool edge whereas Culp's kinda gave everyone a dweeby nasal sound.
"Bring back Scott Brick!"
I can't really rate the book because I couldn't get past the first chapter due to the narration horrid narration. I'm sure at some point I'll get back to it, but Scott Brick IS Juan Cabrillo as far as I'm concerned...his narration is spot-on for all the Oregon Files books. Jason Culp's delivery is annoying and his noisy breaths are like fingernails on a chalkboard.
I thoroughly miss Scott Brick's narration. Like a television show, when they change an actor the show loses something. The characters were different and their portrayal was quite different than in previous novels.
The book was vintage Cussler, but I miss Juan and the rest of the team. I hope Scott is not working on another project next time.
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IBM Edge 2014 Tuesday Storage Recap
Day 2 at IBM Edge 2014 focused on how clients, Business Partners and IBM are working together to build smarter infrastructures to meet the business challenges discussed on Day 1 (cloud, analytics, mobile and social).
Chris O'Connor, @chrisoc_IBM, Vice President of Strategy & Engineering, IBM Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure, spoke about the need to seamlessly extend infrastructures from what organizations own today to what they'll need in the future. He recommended two approaches:
- Cloud-enable existing workloads
- Think about 'cloud first' for new workloads
The idea is to accelerate time to market and be able to make real time actionable insights. With 70% of enterprises planning to pursue hybrid clouds by 2015, according to a 2013 report by Gartner, a two-pronged approach makes sense.
Andrea Nelson, Director of Storage Marketing at Intel collaborated Gartner's estimate, saying an estimated 50% of organizations less than 10 years old are putting their IT infrastructures on the cloud today.
Chris spoke about the importance of standards, such as OpenStack, that help organizations quickly assemble Software Defined Systems from components, rather than building clouds a stick at a time. With new development platforms such as IBM's Code name: BlueMix, organizations can construct enterprise-capable cloud applications faster, without having to deploy a cloud infrastructure.
Mike North, Sr. Director of Programming for the National Football League spoke about the importance of speeding up the infrastructure to enable analytics. 'Time to truth' is critical for analytics. With faster processing, the NFL is able to look at 100s of potential schedules and choose the one with the best potential outcomes for their constituents. IBM's Arvind Krishna suggested that traditional analytics is like driving a car by looking at the rear view mirror – You can only see where you've been. Predictive analytics helps you see into the future, react faster, and achieve better business results
Maria Winans, @mariawinans, IBM VP of Social Business, spoke about how IBM and other organizations are driving people-centric engagement for new profit channels. She also spoke about the importance of analytics, saying you can't personalize customer experiences if you can't do the required analytics. Maria offered 3 suggestions for successful social business initiatives:
- Embrace disruption
- Build shared value
- Protect your brand
New mobile applications offer the opportunity to improve customer satisfaction and customer loyalty, as well as generate new revenue. Rapid transformation is happening across industries and geographies. IBM estimates there will be over 1 trillion connected objects and devices by 2015. Mobile applications are enriched by cloud, analytics and social business initiatives.
Storage virtualization and Software Defined Storage
Storage virtualization is the foundation for Software Defined Storage. Virtualization provides an abstraction layer between physical storage and applications that use it. The result is a storage infrastructure that can grow and change without impacting users or applications. Software Defined Storage will be required t manage the vast amounts of data organizations expect to manage in the years ahead.
Steve 'Woj' Wojtowecz, @steve_woj, IBM Vice President, Storage Software Development, shared new research from ITG that analyzed storage TCO using IBM, EMC, and VMware storage management solutions. ITG highlighted 4 issues that significantly impact storage TCO:
- Capacity utilization
- Storage software costs
- Storage administration costs
- Tier optimization
IBM Virtual Storage Center users were far more successful than their peers using EMC or VMware storage management solutions:
- In large enterprises, storage TCO was 72% lower with IBM than EMC
- In midsized environments, storage TCO was 35% lower with IBM than VMware storage management.
Jose Garcia, Manager of Enterprise Storage and VMware at UCLA Health System, discussed his storage transformation project. Storage virtualization enabled rapid deployment of an Electronic Health Records system that improves patient care and improves organizational efficiency. Storage virtualization also reduced storage costs and enabled rapid data growth. Improved efficiency saved enough to fund a 3rd data center that will improve resilience and flexibility.
Collaborators wanted. No Eeyores. No squirrels.
Snehal Antani from GE Capital spoke about the importance of delivering IT at market speed, and with commercial intensity. He offered a strategy of dealing with important groups of people in the organization:
- Collaborators
- Cynics
- Kings and Queens
Collaborators can accelerate change. Identify your collaborators and put them on a pedestal
Cynics are like Eeore in Winnie-the-Pooh. They'll tell you why change is hard, and focus on what might go wrong. Ignore your cynics.
Kings and Queens are executives and managers who are eager to be offended. They resist change that may impact their empires. They're a small, but vocal, group. Don't give them a megaphone.
Snehal also pointed out that technologists can get distracted by new technology, even if it isn't essential to simplify or accelerate IT delivery. It's like yelling, 'Squirrel!' to distract dogs, as in the movie, Up. GE Capital has signs that say, 'No Eeyores' and 'No squirrels'.
Bottom line: Infrastructure matters
Can the right infrastructure help you build competitive advantage? Yes, of course. Infrastructure matters.
About the author
Mike Barton is a worldwide storage marketing manager at IBM. Mike is a former IT specialist with Gartner TCO and ITIL certifications. The opinions expressed herein are his own.
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We highly recommend that you print this tutorial. Your PC will restart during the Windows 7 installation process, so having a printed copy will help you follow the steps if you're unable to return to this webpage.
To upgrade your PC from Windows XP to Windows 7, you'll need to select the Custom option during Windows 7 installation. A custom installation doesn't preserve your programs, files, or settings. It's sometimes called a "clean" installation for that reason.
A custom installation is more complex, and it can sometimes take a couple of hours to complete. We created this five-step tutorial to help guide you through the entire process each step of the way.
An external hard disk. You'll need to move your files off of your PC before you install Windows 7. To make this easier, we recommend a complimentary download called Windows Easy Transfer*, which will require an external hard disk. They're readily available at electronics and office supply stores, and they provide an easy way to add additional storage space to your computer.
The original installation discs or setup files for the programs that you want to use with Windows 7. You'll need to reinstall your programs by hand after installing Windows 7. When you run Windows Easy Transfer you will get a report that lists the programs that you are currently using with Windows XP.
Both 32-bit and 64-bit installation discs are included in the Windows 7 package. 64-bit operating systems can handle large amounts of memory—typically 4 gigabytes (GB) of random access memory (RAM) or more—more efficiently than 32-bit operating systems. However, not all computers are 64-bit capable. For more information, see
32-bit and 64-bit Windows: frequently asked questions.
You'll probably need the 32-bit version, but to make sure right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
If you don't see "x64 Edition" listed, then you're running the 32-bit version of Windows XP. Step 1 of this tutorial will show you how to run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, which can let you know if your comptuer is capable of running the 64-bit version of Windows 7.
If "x64 Edition" is listed under System, you're running the 64-bit version of Windows XP and can run the 64-bit version of Windows 7.
Next: Download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
* Internet access required and download charges may apply as set by your internet service provider.
To help find potential compatibility problems with your computer's hardware, devices, or programs that might affect installing Windows 7, download and run the complimentary Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor*
Follow the steps below to download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
Go to the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor webpage.
Click Download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
Click Download, and then save the installation file to your PC.
Double-click the installation file saved to your PC.
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor requires .NET Framework 2.0. If your computer doesn't have it installed, follow these steps. If you're not asked to install .NET 2.0, you can skip this and proceed to step 5.
Click Yes.
Click Next.
If you agree to the license terms, click Install.
Click Finish.
Click Close.
If you see a pre-selected check box, clicking Close will run Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.
If Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor isn't already running, double-click the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor shortcut on your PC's desktop.
In the security warning dialog box, click Yes.
Click Start check. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor will scan your PC's hardware, devices, and installed software. This might take a few minutes. When finished, it will provide you with a compatibility report that you can print or save for your reference.
Read the report carefully, and make note of any issues that the Upgrade Advisor finds and what the recommended steps are to fix these issues.
If you want to save the report and print or refer to it later, click Save Report, type a name in the File Name box, and then click Save.
Click Close.
You can scan your PC more than once. We recommend running the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor again after taking any of the recommended steps or making any changes to your PC's hardware, devices, or installed software before upgrading to Windows 7. Be sure to save your updated report.
Next: Use Windows Easy Transfer to save your files and settings.
We recommend using Windows Easy Transfer, a complimentary download*, to help you move your files and settings to another location before you install Windows 7. Then, you can use Windows Easy Transfer again to move your files and settings back to your PC after Windows installation is completed.
If you don't use Windows Easy Transfer, you'll need to copy your files manually to an external location, such as CDs, DVDs, an external hard disk, or a USB flash drive before installing Windows 7, and then move them back after Windows installation is completed.
Windows Easy Transfer creates a single file containing your files and settings. The file could be quite large depending on the amount of data you have, which is why we recommend using an external hard disk.
As you prepare to move your files off of your computer to an external storage device, remember the following:
Windows Easy Transfer doesn't move your programs, only your files and settings. You'll need to reinstall your programs by hand after Windows 7 installation is complete. Windows Easy Transfer will provide you with a list of programs that you are currently using with Windows XP.
Don't use the File and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP to move your files. It isn't compatible with Windows 7, and if you use it, you won't be able to restore your files in Windows 7. Use Windows Easy Transfer instead.
Windows Easy Transfer can't transfer files from a 64-bit version of Windows to a 32-bit version of Windows. If you're running a 64-bit version of Windows XP, but you plan to install a 32-bit version of Windows 7, you'll need to copy your files manually to an external location before installing Windows 7, and then move them back after Windows installation is completed.
Windows Easy Transfer moves your music and video files, but doesn't migrate the licenses for content protected by digital rights management (DRM). This means that you'll need to re-obtain rights to DRM‑protected files from the online store that provided them after you finish installing Windows 7 and restoring these files to your computer. For more information, see Step 4: Moving your files and settings back to your computer.
Some stores don't restore rights to their DRM‑protected files. For details about store policies, refer to your store's customer support or Help information. If your music or video was obtained from a store that's no longer in business, you won't be able to restore your rights to that content.
You'll also need Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher. If you're not sure of what you have, click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Under System, if you see "Service Pack 2" or "Service Pack 3," you can use Windows Easy Transfer. If you're not running Service Pack 2 or 3, go to the Windows XP service pack page on the Microsoft website to update your PC.
Download Windows Easy Transfer from the Windows website. If you're running a 32-bit version of Windows XP, under For Windows XP, click Download 32-bit. If you're running a 64-bit version of Windows XP, click Download 64-bit.
On the Microsoft Download Center webpage, click Download, and then click Run.
In the Security Warning dialog box, click Run.
In the Software Update Installation Wizard, click Next.
If you agree to the license terms, select I Agree, and then click Next.
After installation is complete, click Finish.
Make sure your external hard disk or other storage device is connected to your computer.
Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Windows Easy Transfer for Windows 7.
Select An external hard disk or USB flash drive.
Click This is my old computer, and then wait while Windows Easy Transfer scans the computer.
Clear the check boxes next to any user accounts that you don't want to transfer data from, and then click Next.
Enter and retype a password, and then write it down and keep it in a safe place; or leave the boxes blank, and then click Save.
Browse to the external hard disk or other storage device where you want to save your Easy Transfer file, and then click Save.
You must save the Easy Transfer file to your external hard disk or other storage device, and not to the default location My Computer. If you don't save the Easy Transfer file to your external hard disk, the file you just created will be deleted during the custom installation of Windows 7.
Windows Easy Transfer will begin saving your files and settings. Do not use your computer during this time.
When you see the message These files and settings have been saved for your transfer, click Next.
Windows Easy Transfer displays the file name and location of the Easy Transfer file you just created. Write down the file name and location so you can easily find it when you're ready to transfer files to Windows 7.
Click Next, and then click Close.
Ensure that the file is saved to your external hard disk or storage device, and then disconnect the device from your computer.
It's important to remember that the Custom installation option doesn't preserve any of your programs, so you'll need to reinstall the programs that you want to use in Windows 7.
Make sure you have the installation discs for the programs you want to keep using in Windows 7.
You might have downloaded some programs from the Internet. If you still have the installation files on your computer (often called setup.exe, install.exe, or similar), copy those setup files to your external hard disk as well. If you don't have the installation files, you'll need to download them again after Windows 7 installation is complete.
If you're running a 64-bit version of Windows and plan to install a 32-bit version of Windows 7, programs that were designed to run only on a 64-bit operating system might not work. Check the software manufacturer's website for more information, or go to the Windows 7 Compatibility Center. You can search the Compatibility Center for product names or browse many different categories of hardware and software tested to be compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7.
Next: Install Windows 7 using the Custom option.
When you choose the Custom option during installation, you install a new copy of Windows on your PC.
Formatting your hard disk during Windows 7 installation isn't necessary. If you want to format your hard disk, and you're using an upgrade version of Windows 7, don't use a program from another software manufacturer to reformat your hard disk prior to installing Windows 7. Instead, start your PC using the Windows 7 upgrade DVD, click Custom (advanced), and then click Drive options (advanced).
Connect your PC to the Internet so you can get installation updates during the installation process*. (If you don't have an Internet connection, you can still install Windows 7.)
Update your antivirus program, run it, and then turn it off. After you install Windows 7, remember to turn the antivirus program back on, or install new antivirus software that works with Windows 7.
Select either the 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 installation disc, depending on whether you want to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 7. For more information, see 32-bit and 64-bit Windows: frequently asked questions.
Find your 25-character Windows product key. You can find it on the installation disc holder inside the Windows package—or in a confirmation e‑mail if you purchased and downloaded Windows 7 online.
With your computer on and Windows XP running, do one of the following:
If you have a Windows 7 installation disc, insert the disc into your computer. Setup should start automatically. If it doesn't, click Start, click My Computer, open the Windows 7 installation disc on your DVD drive, and then double-click setup.exe.
If you purchased and downloaded Windows 7 online, open the installation file. Purchasing and downloading Windows 7 online is the easiest way to install Windows 7 on a netbook. For more information, see Installing Windows 7 on a netbook.
On the Install Windows page, click Install now.
On the Get important updates for installation page, we recommend getting the latest updates to help ensure a successful installation, and to help protect your computer against security threats. Your computer will need to be connected to the Internet during Windows 7 installation to get these updates.
On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms, and then click Next.
On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click Custom.
Choose the partition containing Windows XP (this is often the computer's C: drive), and then click Next. (Do not select your external USB hard drive.)
In the Windows.old dialog box, click OK.
Continue to follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 7, including naming your computer and setting up an initial user account. You can use the same names that you used in Windows XP, or choose new ones.
Next: Move your files and settings back to your computer.
If an error message states that Windows can't be installed to the partition you chose, and Show details reveals a dialog box that says "Windows must be installed to a partition formatted as NTFS," then your computer's hard disk is likely formatted using the older FAT32 file system.
Cancel the Windows 7 installation, and remove the installation disc.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as….
Select The following user, choose a user with administrator permissions, type the password, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, carefully type convert <drive>: /fs:ntfs where <drive> is the letter associated with your Windows XP installation. For example, if Windows XP is on your C: drive, type convert c: /fs:ntfs when you type, be sure to include a space immediately before /fs:ntfs.
Press Enter.
When asked if you would you like to force a dismount on this volume, type Y, and then press Enter.
When asked if you want to schedule the drive to be converted the next time the system restarts, type Y, and then press Enter.
Close the Command Prompt window.
Click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Turn Off. (You need to shut down the computer completely rather than simply clicking Restart.)
Turn on your computer. Windows will proceed to convert the hard disk to NTFS and then restart your computer. Do not use your computer during this time.
When Windows XP starts again, return to step 2 under Perform a Custom installation of Windows 7.
After you've installed Windows 7, now you're ready to run Windows Easy Transfer again and move your files and settings back to your computer.
Be sure you run Windows Easy Transfer before you reinstall your programs. That's because Windows Easy Transfer moves your files back to where your old programs will expect them to be when you reinstall them.
Make sure your external hard disk or other storage device that contains your Windows Easy Transfer migration file is connected to your computer.
Browse to the location where you saved the Easy Transfer file, called Windows Easy Transfer – Items from old computer, and double click the file.
If you gave the file a different name when you originally created it, browse to that file and double-click it.
If you entered a password when creating the Easy Transfer file, type the password, and then click Next.
If you receive an error that you don't have enough free disk space to migrate your files back to your computer using Windows Easy Transfer, you can use Disk Cleanup to delete temporary files left over from your Windows 7 installation and free up additional disk space. To learn how to do this, read the "Post-install clean up (optional)" section at the end of Step 5: Reinstall your programs and update drivers.
On the Choose what to transfer to this computer page, you can decide how the user accounts from Windows XP are transferred to Windows 7.
To accept the current account mapping, click Transfer.
To change how the Windows XP accounts are mapped in Windows 7, click Advanced Options.
On the Your transfer is complete page, click See what was transferred to view a list of the user accounts and files that were moved from Windows XP to Windows 7. Click See a list of programs you might want to install on your new computer to view what was previously installed on Windows XP.
Click Close. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Restart now.
If you transferred more than one user account, you might be prompted to change the password the next time you log on. If you're prompted to do so, click OK, and in the dialog box that appears, do one of the following:
If you want to give the user account a password (recommended), type a new password, retype it, and then press Enter. There's no need to type the old password from Windows XP.
If you don't want to give the user account a password, leave the boxes empty, and then press Enter.
Windows Easy Transfer moves your music and video files, including files protected by digital rights management (DRM), but it doesn't move the licenses for these types of files. To re-obtain rights to the files, you'll need to contact the provider of the files. Some online stores offer this and might refer to it in different ways, such as computer activation, computer authorization, library restoration, or license synchronization.
The procedure for restoring your rights varies from store to store. The store might limit the number of times that you can restore your rights, or limit the number of computers on which you can use the songs or videos that you've obtained from them. Some stores don't permit you to restore rights to DRM‑protected files at all. For details about store policies, refer to your store's customer support or Help information. If your music or video was obtained from a store that's no longer in business, you won't be able to restore your rights to that content.
If you're using Windows Media Player, you can add online stores and try to re-obtain rights to your music by doing the following:
In the Player Library, click the arrow to the right of Media Guide at the bottom of the navigation pane, and then click Browse all online stores.
Click your store, install the store software, and then click a customer service or account management link on the store's webpage.
If you've recorded DRM‑protected TV content using Windows Media Center, you won't be able to restore your rights to that content after installing Windows 7.
If you purchased DRM-protected content from the Zune Marketplace, and used Windows Easy Transfer to move your content to Windows 7, you'll be able to access the content once you reinstall the Zune software and log in. If you didn't move over your content, you can use the restore feature in the Zune software to re-obtain the content and the rights to that content. After you've reinstalled the Zune software, do the following:
In the Zune software, click Sign In, type your Windows Live ID and your password, and then click Sign In again.
Do one of the following:
For purchased content, click Settings, click account, and then click Purchase History. To locate the content that you want to restore, click Songs, Movies, TV, Videos, or Music Videos, and then browse to the content.
For Rental or Zune Pass subscription content, click Settings, click account, and then click Rental History or Subscription History. Then, locate the content that you want to restore rights to.
Next to the content, click Download. Or, click Restore All to download all the missing subscription content.
If you try to restore non-DRM‑protected content, you will receive an error message.
View your media collection to confirm that the content has been successfully restored. Some content might still be downloading and not immediately available.
Next: Reinstall your programs and update drivers.
After you've run Windows Easy Transfer and your files and settings are back on your computer, you can reinstall your programs and check for new or updated drivers.
Windows Easy Transfer provides a report detailing the programs you used in Windows XP that you might want to reinstall. To reinstall your programs, you'll need to use the installation discs or setup files that you gathered earlier.
If your computer came with several programs pre-installed, you might see programs listed in the report that you've never used before or rarely used. When you begin reinstalling programs, start with the ones that you know and use regularly, especially new antivirus software for your computer. If you don't have new antivirus software for your PC running Windows 7, you can look for new programs at the Windows 7 Compatibility Center.
If you have a program that you used in Windows XP that isn't compatible with Windows 7, try using the Program Compatibility troubleshooter. For more information, see Open the Program Compatibility troubleshooter.
Some programs such as Windows Mail and Outlook Express are no longer included in Windows 7. If you used Windows Mail or Outlook Express as your e‑mail program, you'll need to install a new e‑mail program to read your messages or to send and receive e‑mail. For more information about Windows Live Mail and instructions for importing your e‑mail, contacts, and calendar, see Importing your e-mail, messages, contacts, and calendar into Windows Live Mail.
A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or devices. Without drivers, the hardware you connect to your computer—for example, a video card or a printer—won't work properly.
In most cases, drivers come with Windows, or you can find them by using Windows Update and checking for updates. To do so, click the Start button, click All Programs, and then click Windows Update.
If Windows Update doesn't have the driver you need, check out the Windows 7 Compatibility Center, which has direct links to driver downloads and manufacturer support pages. For more information, see Update a driver for hardware that isn't working properly.
Some netbooks and laptops that were running Windows XP might not have specific Windows 7 drivers for features such as function buttons. If Windows Update doesn't find a driver, visit your computer manufacturer's website and search for a download or support page where you can search for drivers for your PC.
You can try to install a driver made for Windows XP onto your PC running Windows 7. If the Windows XP driver won't install, you can run the Program Compatibility troubleshooter to try and fix the problem.
Download or copy the driver installation file to your computer.
Right-click the file, and then click Troubleshoot compatibility.
Follow the steps in the Program Compatibility troubleshooter to change the compatibility settings for the driver.
During Windows 7 installation, if you don't format the partition, files that were used in Windows XP are stored in the Windows.old
folder. The type of files in this folder depends on your computer.
After you've used Windows 7 for a while, for example one or two weeks, and you're confident that your files and settings are back to where you want them to be, you can safely reclaim disk space and use Disk Cleanup to delete the Windows.old folder.
You can also delete the Windows.old
folder if you receive an error during Step 4: Moving your files and settings back to your computer of this tutorial that indicates that you don't have enough free disk space to transfer your files and settings back to your computer.
Before you use Disk Cleanup, make sure that all of your files and settings moved correctly to Windows 7 where you expected them to be. Deleting the Windows.old folder can't be undone.
Click the Start button, and in the search box, type Disk Cleanup. In the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.
If you're prompted to choose a drive, choose the drive you just installed Windows 7 on, and then click OK.
Click Clean up system files. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
If you're prompted again to choose a drive, choose the drive you just installed Windows 7 on, and then click OK.
Select Previous Windows installation(s) and any other categories of files you want to delete.
Click OK, and then click Delete Files.


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The internet is buzzing with kind words for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died yesterday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Jobs is best-known for his involvement in the transition of Xerox's graphical user interface into the first Macintosh computer and his forward-thinking leadership of the company. Jobs in 1986 purchased Lucasfilm's computer graphics division, which later became Pixar and helped Disney lead the animated film industry much in the same way Apple has defined how humans interact with technology. Jobs since 2004 had left Apple during brief periods of time for treatment of pancreatic cancer. He was 56.
Occupy Cincinnati has changed the location of its first-scheduled occupation, which will take place 11 a.m. Saturday at Lytle Park rather than Sawyer Point, due to a previously scheduled event. (The Revolutionaries are respectful of other organizations' fundraising walks.) The occupation has no scheduled end time. Several unions in New York City have endorsed the protest and plan to join it today. Here's a live stream of Day 19 in NYC.
Cleveland officials are apparently trying to outlaw flash mobs, describing them as violent, unruly terrorizing of communities and family-friendly events. That's not how AT&T presents them in this cell phone commercial.
With a government shutdown looming if Congress can't figure out a spending plan, some say the mopes aren't even close to agreeing on the smaller details.
President Obama came to town yesterday, rolled up his sleeves and told a group of 1,500 supporters to tell Congress to get to work on passing his jobs bill. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell reportedly stayed in Washington, called the speech "political theater" and then ate some steaks. These mopes fact-checked the speech, finding that the major points were accurate, including the fact that all McConnell and Boehner really want to do is defeat Obama and eat steaks.
President Obama's Cincinnati bridge visit is an attempt to literally and figuratively connect Mitch McConnell and John Boehner. No word on whether the top two Republicans in Congress will show up, but Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is reportedly going to pop in.
Do you enjoy looking at slideshows of rich people? Here's a good one, themed "Most Corrupt Members of Congress." Guess which local Eastside representative made the list … Here's a hint: Jean Schmidt.
Public outrage over new full-body scanners that passengers must walk through at U.S. airports has prompted a grassroots protest — National Opt-Out Day — which will take place Wednesday, on one of the busiest flying days of the year.
The Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber embraced the YP concept several years ago in the wake of Richard Florida's "creative class" discussion, which really hit home here because it crystallized the problem Cincinnati and other "uncool" cities face in stemming the brain drain of talented young people leaving to advance their careers elsewhere.
The Chamber created an array of programs to support local young professionals, an effort that certainly came at the behest of Procter & Gamble, Kroger, Macy's and other corporate giants here that must recruit and retain the best and the brightest talent available. Bold Fusion has emerged as one of the Chamber's highest profile efforts.
The sixth annual Bold Fusion conference was held Thursday afternoon at the Westin Hotel downtown, packing the ballroom to its 400-person capacity. It was one of the most interesting and inspiring afternoons I'd spent in a while.


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Emotionally, I like to believe our small team lineup on any given night can beat anybody by shooting 50%, playing great "D" and causing turnovers because we'll probably lose the rebound battle. I hate the Lakers and feel good they will still be a banner behind us after this year. But, unfortunately, it won't be 2. The only thing consistent about our team is its inconsistency. I recall when Green scored 31 pts and both PP & KG were out but other than that game his performance has been so so. Last night we'd still lost to the Bobcats with PP in the game but maybe by only 10-15 pts. As an objective basketball fan, the Lakers had Kobe score 40pts in 2 consecutive games while Howard was playing average. But last night DW scored 39 pts and got 14 rebs(1/2 of the 28 our team got vs 45 for Charlotte). This is not new news---we've been last or next to last in rebounding since Perkins left.
We will survive the 1st round perhaps only if we play the Knicks or Brooklyn. The Lakers, however, have OKC, the Clippers, the Spurs & Denver with which to contend. I think any of those teams could beat the East except for the Heat & maybe Indy. And I think LA could beat these Eastern teams too. KG has been horrible last 2 games & we need him desperately to advance & PP to score 20-25+. But, I'd dealt Rondo for Cousins and Evans if we could have. And, I would be happy even pursuing getting DH when season ends. OK...my $.02 cents !!!


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Does anyone know what might be causing black marks (looks like it is etched into the bark) on the stems of my Oleander houseplant? The tree is about 40 years old. It developed these marks slowly last fall and most of its leaves were drying up. I trimmed it back extensively. It is growing profusely again but I see the black marks are developing once again. I always put it outside for the summer because it likes a lot of sun. I don't know if this is heat stress or a fungus or what it is but this has not happened before.
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In the 16C Nagasaki was a busy port where goods from Europe and China arrived, centre of evangelisation then persecution of the Christians… then came the death blow on 9 August 1945. The Urakami quarter still bears the physical scars of the atomic bomb. Climbing Mt Inasa (Inasayama) does not necessarily help gain distance from history, but from the summit (333m) you can take in a superb view of this city that is enjoying renewed dynamism. It is also pleasant to stroll about Chinatown and Glover Garden, which hovers between East and West.
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Twenty-six Christians - 6 foreigners and 20 Japanese - were forced to walk from Kyoto to this Japanese Golgotha on Nishizaka Hill, where they were crucified on 5 February 1597. This monument was built in 1962 to pay homage to the Christian martyrs, a..
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MILWAUKEE, Wis.- The Iowa State tennis team (3-1) will head to Milwaukee this Friday and Saturday to take on Marquette and UW-Milwaukee in duals.
The Cyclones have dominated their last three matches, beating Southeast Missouri State, Omaha, and North Dakota in Ames.
Head coach Armando Espinosa is excited about the prospect of Friday's match.
"I think we're playing pretty well," Espinosa said, "Marquette is an opponent that we've played through the years and it's always been a very competitive match. I think doubles is going to be a crucial point and if we can come ahead after that it will give us a great chance to come up with a victory."
Ana Gasparovic remains undefeated at No. 4 singles, coming out on top over each of her opponents.
"I'm very excited," Espinosa said, "She's getting more comfortable doing the things that we're asking her to do."
The Cyclones will play at 4 p.m. Friday against Marquette, before a quick turnaround for Saturday's 12:30 p.m. match against Milwaukee.
"It's going to be a good weekend for us," Espinosa said, "To come back from Marquette which could be a very competitive match to get up the next morning and play UW-M, it could be challenging."
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(USA TODAY) -- Another Carnival cruise ship has experienced a power failure at sea, albeit a brief one.
The power outage on the 2,056-passenger Carnival Ecstasy occurred late Wednesday and only lasted for about 12 minutes, the line says in a statement sent to USA TODAY.
The statement did not give a cause for the power loss, but Orlando's News 13 is reporting that it has been contacted by passengers on the ship who say there was an engine fire on board. The ship was sailing off the coast of Florida at the time of the incident.
"All hotel services and propulsion were quickly restored," the Carnival statement says.
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The power loss on the Ecstasy comes two months after an engine room fire knocked out power on the Carnival Triumph as it was sailing in the Gulf of Mexico, leaving the 2,758-passenger ship dead in the water. Passengers described miserable conditions as the ship was towed to Mobile, Ala., and the much-publicized incident has dealt a significant blow to the line's reputation.
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Dave Ehlert, a favorite of entertainment spots in Branson, Mo., brings his Mark Twain show to the New Bern-Craven County Public Library Thursday night.
The 7 p.m. show is free, sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Ehlert tells Twain�s life story around all his favorite quotes, with a strong emphasis on the importance of literacy.
Ehlert uses a Twain quote to emphasis the point: �One who can read but won�t, has no advantage over one who can�t.�
For information, call 638-7800.
Ehlert began performing in 1967 as Elvis Presley in what has become the longest running Elvis Tribute Show in the world. He has performed in 33 states, Mexico and Canada as well as on a cruise ship in international waters.
Since 1994 he has operated the first theatre ever built in the tourist town of Branson, Mo.
There, he widened his act to include tributes to many other characters including Tom Jones, Neil Diamond, Liberace, Willie Nelson, Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Nat King Cole, Ray Charles, Hank Williams and others.
According to his web site, in 2004, he was �drafted� into the role of Mark Twain when the scheduled performer was unable to appear. He had one week to gather all the Twain background and then walked on stage in full character, cigar in hand.
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I am mainly saddened whenever I hear this dilemma from human resources leaders, be they veteran or new to the profession. Gaining the respect and influence you deserve as senior HR leader is difficult if you also serve as top assistant to the company president.
Attempting to balance these two very different roles will only dilute the impact and effectiveness of the HR function. Here's why:
- Your peers and the associate population will be confused about your primary role and position in the company
- Your will not be perceived by peers, managers and associates as an independent, objective, and fair-minded if your duties also include administrative duties for the company president
- Managing the HR function is a full-time and value-producing role that requires you to stay in touch and on top of complex issues, including benefits, labor, compensation, learning and morale
Your senior leaders likely know about current business challenges and imperatives needed for profitable growth. They probably also have metrics in place for specific goals in such areas as revenue, cost, productivity and customer loyalty.
To make a case for strategic HR leadership, you need to demonstrate how dedicating someone to lead the HR function will add value to one or more of these business metrics. For example:
- How many dollars would be saved if unwanted turnover is reduced by 15 percent?
- How does implementing the right kind of just-in-time training lead to measurable productivity gains?
- How do you reduce your "cost to hire" and what is the net benefit of hiring smarter and faster?
- How does strengthening managerial and employee cultures boost your brand and enhance customer loyalty?
- How does improving your employment brand attract top-level talent and improve your productivity?
There are many other examples that can be relevant for your business, and the key to making the persuasive case for a full-time HR leader is being accountable for results. You need to be willing to put your job on the line if you don't add measurable value. If a sales professional consistently misses quota targets, they can and should be held accountable. The same should be true HR professionals. Take accountability for the goals and metrics you establish for your HR function, and soon more respect will come your way.
SOURCE: Richard Greenberg, president, The BreakThru Alliance, Marina del Rey, California, February 11, 2013
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On Wednesday, Dec. 12, seven Hockessin Firefighters graduated from the Salem County Fire Academy's Firefighter I course. This intense, 20-week course combined physical fitness, class work and practical skills training covering all aspects of firefighting.
The group from Hockessin included: Ashley Cazier, Melania Hudak, Michael Hudak, Dylan Meredith, William Peirson III, Steven Pickering and Gregory Toulson.
Along with their hard work, many received recognition for individual achievements. Melania Hudak received the Academic Achievement Award. Dylan Meredith received the Firefighter Health & Fitness Award and William Peirson III received the Fire Ground Safety Award. Perfect Attendance Recognition was awarded to Ashley Cazier, Melania Hudak, Michael Hudak, Dylan Meredith, and Steven Pickering.
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