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|Relationships key as Ed Fye builds on Doane traditions
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Thursday, 02 April 2015 02:48
Doane Head Track Coach Ed Fye with sons Landon (left) and Zachary (right) and wife, Lisa. (Courtesy Photo | Ed Fye)
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Following his graduation from Wauneta High School in 1978, Ed Fye headed to Doane College in Crete where he was a member of the football and track teams.
Fye graduated from Doane in 1982 with degrees in elementary and physical education and then bounced around the country teaching, learning and training.
After a stint with the U.S. National Track team and competing in Europe, the call came to return to Doane.
Fye answered, becoming the defensive backs and kickers coach under new defensive coordinator Tom Hood, Fye's position coach, and an assistant coach on the track team under his head coach Fred Beile.
Fye would spend 18 years as an assistant coach for both teams before being tabbed to take over for Beile and giving up his football position.
One of Fye's favorite coaching memories is the back-to-back national championships the women's team won while an assistant.
"Being the best at what you do is pretty special," Fye said. "It's a great feeling to know you've done something right."
Fye said he was fortunate to learn from Beile, though the job has changed from Beile's days at the helm. While Beile managed a staff of three coaches, Fye currently oversees 14 coaches and 135 athletes.
Beile's foundation has remained strong under Fye and the tradition remains the same. Having a stable staff, who knows the traditions and motivations of the team, is important to Fye. These are the people who help the athletes realize "they are part of something special."
Coaching from the heart
Fye's biggest motivation to graduate from college was a desire to become a coach so he could help kids, whether it was on the field or off.
Fye said academics never came easy for him. Looking back at Senior Sensations he wrote his favorite class was study hall. As a student who struggled, he makes sure his door is always open for his athletes, whether the problem may be academic or personal. Thursday he spent time helping one of his student athletes with his academics before heading over for the first day of the four-day Doane High School Track Meet.
While Fye wants his athletes to have a great experience, Fye said it doesn't always go smooth academically or socially.
As many can relate to, Fye said kids don't always make the greatest decisions.
It's important, he said, that the athletes know their coaches will be there to help them through whatever decisions they make.
"That's when you start building great relationships, when they know that whatever they do their coaches have their back."
As Fye's wife Lisa said he coaches from the heart. Every thing the kids do is important, whether it's on the track or off. Fye isn't just showing up. He wants the students to know they are important and what they do is important, too.
On the field, Fye takes pride in studying his sport so he can be a better teacher for his athletes. Some of it comes from his experience in high school, when he was taught to pole vault off the wrong foot. Despite setting the Wauneta pole vault record, Fye wonders what he could have done with the correct technique.
During the late '80s and continuing into the 1990s Fye would travel to Wauneta to host track camps.
Rick Einspahr, former Wauneta track coach, said Fye and his coaches helped a lot of area kids, teaching new techniques and helping the athletes get out of bad habits.
"It's like magic," said Fye. "The kids who work hard and make changes really take off."
The affect is still felt on today's Wauneta-Palisade teams.
WP head track coach Dawn Doetker remembers going to the camps and passes on what she learned.
"That's where I learned to run," Doetker said. "I loved those camps."
More than 20 years after roaming the track competing for Doane, Ed Fye now passes on his knowledge as Head Track Coach for the Tigers. (Courtesy Photo | Doane College Office of Strategic Communications)
Love for small town athletes
The Doane track teams have a southwest Nebraska flavor. Between the mens' and womens' teams, six RPAC schools have or have recently had graduates on the Tigers' team. McCook has also been well represented. Wauneta-Palisade is currently represented by Abbie Fanning and Jacob Maris.
Fye has enjoyed finding talent from smaller schools, kids he can relate to. He calls them "Rural Routers." While athletes from bigger schools have many times specialized in one sport or one event, many of Fye's Rural Routers have done a little bit of everything and end up doing well at Doane.
Fye said there are a lot of talented kids at smaller schools, but it's hard to judge their abilities because he doesn't know what their high school experience have entailed. He's grateful for area coaches who keep an eye out for kids who should be a part of the Doane team.
He was especially pleased to have Gary Nordhausen's granddaughters join the Tigers, first Mindi's daughter Blair Dixon, a Wauneta-Palisade grad, and currently Wendi's daughter Maddie Elder, a graduate of McCook.
Fanning's grandfather was Clint McCallum, who hired Fye for odd jobs and rodeoed with the family.
"It's pretty neat to be able to give back to those guys," Fye said. "It's nice to give back to the community."
Fye has also given back to his country, serving as a men's decathlon coach for the U.S. team at the PanAm games in 2013.
"It's pretty neat to take your job and build enough relationships with coaches that they want you to coach the U.S. team," Fye said.
The Doane experience
Fye finds his best recruiters to be the athletes who have been a part of the team.
The relationships remain important even after they move on. Many, such as the Nordhausens, are sending their kids back to Doane.
"They want their kids to have as good an experience as they did," said Fye, who in turn works hard to maintain the same team experience and success.
Fye feels part of the team's success can be attributed to the Doane facilities. A stable staff helps also.
Every year's seniors are special to Fye, especially the heptathlon and decathlon athletes that he coaches.
"Every year I think there won't be another group you can build that great of a relationship with," said Fye. "But they end up going out and doing their thing and we find another group of great kids to build relationships with."
This year's group has been a special one for Fye.
While some teams need a push to build team morale, his current team "gets it."
The team raised $1,000 for Christmas gifts for a less fortunate family, took part in Relay for Life and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and raised money for a backpack program.
According to a Doane press release, Doane student-athletes from El Paso, Texas, volunteer to interpret for local Hispanic families during Parent/Teacher conferences in the Crete school system. Coaches and athletes also hold a youth day for track and field as well as run camps free of charge for the local youth club.
Fye said that although track isn't usually a team sport, these types of activities bring the team together for a single purpose.
"It's pretty neat to see," said Fye. Thanks in part to these activities, the Tigers were named the NAIA Champions of Character prior to the start of the Indoor National Champions in early March.
Family pride
Fye and Lisa have two sons, Zachary, a seventh grader, and Landon, a first grader.
Both are "pretty good athletes" who have a great relationship with their dad's athletes.
Fye credits the team with raising the boys before practice starts and said it's nice to have a good crew of kids to babysit the boys.
Lisa serves as middle school principal at Crete. Fye finds comfort as a father knowing that his sons don't have to work as hard as he did in the classroom, thanks, in part, to his wife's effort in working with the boys.
The family owns land around Crete where they keep a variety of animals, reminiscent of his and his wife's childhoods on farms.
In the end, Fye said his family has all pretty much ended up in Crete. After Grandma Bea's death, it was easier to care for his father, Bob, in Crete. Bob picked up his old habits from Wauneta, attending practices and Doane games.
Fye still enjoys coming back to Wauneta for a visit and walking up Main Street, visiting with people along the way like he would do after returning from the state track meet.
Fye said the Doane campus is its own small community and the town of Crete reminds him of Wauneta. Much like his trips up Main Street Wauneta, Fye can walk Main Street in Crete, stopping in at the coffee shops to see people and visit, though Crete's Main Street is "a few more blocks."
The theme of relationships comes back around. "I've enjoyed building relationships with the people of Crete," Fye said.
Fye remains close to the Wauneta and southwest Nebraska area and has kept many strong relationships. He spent many years traveling back to help the Denkers with harvest until about 10 years ago.
No matter where he goes or what awards he wins, Fye keeps Wauneta close to his heart.
"I love Wauneta. It's the greatest place on earth."


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I've wanted to taste this tea for some time but it has been out of stock until the new summer harvest arrived. Well it's back in stock and today I received my order (early delivery because I won the Birthday contest with this tea as the prize – lucky, lucky me). I rushed right to the kitchen to open the box and make my first cup.
These leaves are gorgeous! They are delicate, very dark, long and lightly twisted (almost black with flecks of amber on a few of them). The smell of the dry leaf seems a little earthy but also fruity – not terribly strong but just enough to entice you.
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Before sending my tea, Stacy described the difference between this year's harvest and that from last year: "Due to the rain situation in Taiwan, the leaf hoppers weren't as active this year so there are less honey notes. Last year was more of a croissant and honey taste this year is more of a waffles and powdered sugar. The tea comes across a bit more which I like. It's different but not by much."
Place your order – this tea is a must try! I'm off to try my second infusion……
One of the things I enjoy most about my tea journey is discovering new teas. I had just such an experience today when I had my first mug of Butiki's Watermelon Xylophone. I followed the website instructions for brewing. Pale, pale green tea soup with a pleasant, subtle aroma and a lightly flavored sweet taste. I then added a touch of sugar and, as promised, the liquid turned into warm watermelon juice. All in all, a delightful experience! I plan to brew again today and chill to enjoy cold "watermelon juice" this evening.
This has been a lovely Mandala Tea weekend for me- Black Pearls (one of my new favorites) on Saturday and Noble Mark on Sunday. Doesn't get much better than that when it comes to enjoying fine tea.
The dry leaf has an earthy aroma just as one would expect from a pu'er. One large tablespoon (after two very quick rinses) in 8oz boiling water for 30sec for round one; round 2 for 45sec; then combined in my 16 oz Zojirushi travel mug. Infusions 3 and 4 (1 min each) were just as enjoyable a few hours later. The tea has an appealing combination of flavors – chocolate, fruit and a little cream yet a bit earthy as a pu'er usually is.
This pu'er is delightful – silky, smooth and solid texture with slightly sweet aftertaste; a dark reddish brown color; and good for multiple enjoyable steeps. It left me wanting more so what could be better in a pu experience?
First of all, I always look for the fun factor in my tea experiences. These brown and gold pearls are fun to watch in the hot water – I love watching tea in action as it unfurls during the first infusion.
Yesterday morning I steeped four of Mandala's Black Pearls in 8oz of boiling water and immediately resteeped because I drink my morning tea in a 16 oz Zojirushi travel mug. The flavor is fantastic – chocolate and malt with a slight straw note. I love this tea! I've had it several times and I always enjoy four 8oz infusions with the initial four pearls (although infusions 3&4 are not nearly as flavorful but enjoyable nonetheless). Without question, this tea is currently one of my top five teas.
As far as pearls go, this one is on top for me so far. I still have a few more to try, & I tend to love them all, but I especially love this one.
This is the only one I've tried but I just received the Teavivre black pearls ordered during their recent sale. Haven't opened those yet because I have lots of teas already open and needing to be enjoyed before I start in on new ones.
This is delicious iced! The aroma of the dry blend is a bit off-putting but after steeping in the fridge for 24 hours both the aroma and the taste are magnificent – lemon and cream with no rooibos flavor detected. One packet of Splenda added and it's ready to serve. My guests love it!
If you enjoy Chinese black teas, you must try this one! Open the packet and inhale deeply – hay, cocoa, malt , maybe a little fruit. Smells delicious.
I used less than boiling water, as suggested by Teavivre in their brewing instructions – 2 tsp in 8 oz of water. Flavorful for 4 steeps (1m, 2m, 2.5m, 3m). The tea soup is a rich brown and it tastes fantastic. I cannot wait to serve this to guests. I'll definitely be keeping this one on hand!
It is a pleasure to work with Teavivre – their tea is delicious and the customer service is just as good. Today I am enjoying their Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Oolong. The thick creamy taste is superb. Hard to believe that this rich creamy flavor is natural but it definitely is.
The liquor is a medium gold with a slight vanilla cream aroma. Both the flavor and the mouthfeel suggest sweetened condensed milk. I prepared this according to instructions provided by Teavivre for an 8oz cup Using my test tube steeper, I watched the leaves unfurl and expand and was able to enjoy four flavorful infusions (1m, 2m, 3m, 4m). I was delighted to discover that the flavor had staying power throughout the process.
This is one rich, delicious brew. Certainly one I plan to keep on hand and enjoy regularly.
I am enjoying Teavivre's Spring 2013 harvest and have taken advantage of their 2nd anniversary sale. The speed with which they deliver their tea is very impressive.
So I have finally tasted the highly regarded Bailin. Though a milder black tea flavor than I prefer, this tea is most enjoyable! The flavor is rich and gentle with a definite sweetness. While the smell of the dry leaf is definitely mild, the aroma of the liquid is strong and very pleasant.
It produces a dark copper brew. The taste is woodsy, sweet, and fruity all in one. Brewed below boiling (I used 190 degree water) and there is no bitterness at all. Added 1 minute to each 8oz infusion (1m, 2m, 3m, 4m).
If you've not had the opportunity to try this tea, do yourself a favor and give it a try!
This tea is just plain fun! I enjoy tea – all types (with only a few exceptions). However, when there is a special fun factor involved, I enjoy it even more. This Monkey King is just such a tea.
I had heard about Monkey King from a former Chinese exchange student in one of the courses I taught a few years ago. He said that I would definitely enjoy it. I never forgot that recommendation and I've been on the lookout for the tea.
I recently placed an order through an eBay tea shop based in Shenzhen (Royal Tea Bay). By the way, I would recommend this direct source for tea from China – shipping cost is included in their tea prices and my order arrived at my front door just 7 days after placing it online. I was delighted to discover that they had a new Spring 2013 harvest of Tai Ping Hou Kui (Monkey King Green Tea) and I had to order it. My order arrived late yesterday and I was quite excited to try it early this morning.
I am in love with this tea – the whole experience! First of all, be prepared to be blown away by the size of the leaf
- 4" to 4.25". Beautiful thin, whole, flat leaves with lovely shades of green coloring in each. They are very delicate and paper thin like tissue paper. The aroma of the dry leaf is slight but pleasant.
The recommendation for brewing this tea is to use a clear glass with 175 – 180 degree water. I decided to try it in my 16oz Chinese glass tumbler with filter for drinking. I was unsure of the leaf amount so I started with 22 long leaves added after pouring the heated water. It was a pleasure to watch these tall soldiers stand at full attention in the water. The tea aroma was vegetal and sweet and was a very pale yellowish-green color. The flavor is sweet with clear vegetal overtones and I was able to detect a little citrus.
As I finished half of the liquid in the glass tumbler, I added more hot water. This continued over a three hour period using the original 22 leaves, adding more and more water, and it was only at the very end that I detected a slight astringency.
This tea is fantastic and this was a wonderful tea experience. I'll definitely reorder. Teavivre has a Spring 2013 Tai Ping Hou Kui Green and that will probably be my next Monkey King tasting.
Refreshing tea. I drank this iced and it hit the spot. Blend of black and green leaf makes it interesting. The cinnamon and sugar in the blend make it pleasant to drink – subtle enough to make a nice accent to the light blueberry flavor. The brew offers a very nice aroma. Overall, I enjoyed this tea iced and wonder what it would taste like hot.


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Top leaders of Congress helped cosponsor a birthday celebration for TV preacher Pat Robertson in March, despite the religious broadcaster's record of religious and political extremism.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) were among the "Inner Circle Sponsors" on the invitations for the Pat Robertson 70th Birthday Celebration, which took place March 24 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C.
Other "Inner Circle Sponsors" included U.S. Sen. John Ashcroft (R-Mo.), House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Texas), U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) and U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.).
Ironically, although the officials' names were listed prominently on invitations for the $50 per person event, observers who attended didn't see any of them there. However, top officials from Robertson's home state were well represented at the five-hour celebration. They included Gov. Jim Gilmore, Lieutenant Gov. John Hager and Attorney General Mark Earley. (Gilmore sat beside Robertson at the head table during the dinner.)
Americans United criticized the congressional endorsement of the TV preacher. Said AU's Executive Director Barry W. Lynn, "Pat Robertson makes Bob Jones III look tolerant, yet major leaders of Congress still sign up to kiss his ring and toss him flowers. What a disgrace!"
Lynn charged that Robertson's power in Congress and in national political circles has reached new heights even though his Christian Coalition has waned in influence.
Lynn also said that Robertson's rhetoric has remained extreme. The day before the event, Americans United released a document to the media pointing out Robertson's long track record of extremism (see www.au.org).
Although members of Congress were in short supply, a number of Religious Right personalities turned out. Among those in attendance were the Rev. Jerry Falwell (who gave the invocation), evangelist Benny Hinn, former Christian Coalition Executive Director Ralph Reed, school prayer activist William Murray and the Rev. Lou Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition.
The birthday celebration was held under the aegis of the "Pat Robertson 70th Birthday Committee, Inc.," a separate group set up for the occasion. Observers believe the Christian Coalition and Robertson's religious ministries were kept at arm's length so that nervous donors could claim they were not supporting Robertson's extreme political and religious agenda. …


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ARIN, the regional internet registry covering North America, recently exhausted its supply completely, meaning that companies in the region can now only attain addresses through trading. (Source: Capacity Media) No publisher 2015-11-13T15:40:00Z Link Almost Time for a New Internet https://www.ripe.net/about-us/press-centre/ripe-ncc-in-the-news/almost-time-for-a-new-internet Less than 65,000 IPv4 addresses remain available for internet exchanges to establish and continue operating in the region says the region's local internet registry. Source: Bloomberg Businessweek No publisher 2015-10-08T15:40:00Z Link Yerevan Hosts RIPE NCC Regional Conference for First Time https://www.ripe.net/about-us/press-centre/ripe-ncc-in-the-news/yerevan-hosts-ripe-ncc-regional-conference-for-first-time Armenian Economy Minister Karen Chshmarityan, greeting participants on behalf of the government, expressed hope that the conference will be not the last event of this kind. 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Public Experiences of Police Violence and Corruption in Contemporary Russia: A Case of Predatory Policing?
Gerber, Theodore P., Mendelson, Sarah E., Law & Society Review
"Predatory policing" occurs where police officers mainly use their authority to advance their own material interests rather than to fight crime or protect the interests of elites. These practices have the potential to seriously compromise the public's trust in the police and other legal institutions, such as courts. Using data from six surveys and nine focus groups conducted in Russia, we address four empirical questions: (1) How widespread are public encounters with police violence and police corruption in Russia? (2) To what extent does exposure to these two forms of police misconduct vary by social and economic characteristics? (3) How do Russians perceive the police, the courts, and the use of violent methods by the police? (4) How, if at all, do experiences of police misconduct affect these perceptions? Our results suggest that Russia conforms to a model of predatory policing. Despite substantial differences in its law enforcement institutions and cultural norms regarding the law, Russia resembles the United States in that direct experiences of police abuse reduce confidence in the police and in the legal system more generally. The prevalence of predatory policing in Russia has undermined Russia's democratic transition, which should call attention to the indispensable role of the police and other public institutions in the success of democratic reforms.
Social scientific studies of relations between the police, the state, and society have a long and rich tradition within the United States and the United Kingdom, and the last several decades have witnessed the growth of a comparative policing literature (Cain 1993; Bayley 1999; Mawby 1999; Caparini & Marenin 2004). We contribute to this literature by examining the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of public experiences of police violence and police corruption in contemporary Russia. Scholars, journalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have suggested that police violence and corruption have become rampant in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in late 1991. They have documented the forms that police misconduct takes, proposed explanations for why it has grown more frequent, and considered possible measures that might be taken to combat it. But these accounts rely largely on anecdotes, case studies, official data, localized investigations, and interviews rather than standard social science methods, and they do not derive broader theoretical insights from the Russian case. We seek to advance both empirical and theoretical understanding of police misconduct in Russia by analyzing data from six large sample surveys and from nine focus groups.
We address four empirical questions: (1) How widespread are public encounters with police violence and police corruption in Russia? (2) To what extent does exposure to these two forms of police misconduct vary by social and economic characteristics? (3) How do Russians perceive the police, the courts, and the use of violent methods by the police? (4) How, if at all, do experiences of police misconduct affect these perceptions? Given the quality of our data, our empirical findings provide a useful benchmark against which future social scientific studies of police misconduct in Russia can be measured.
Our empirical findings have three broader theoretical implications for social and political perspectives on police misconduct. Most important, the Russian pattern of police misconduct suggests a model of policing that has not been formally identified in the comparative policing literature: predatory policing. Policing can best be described as predatory where police activities are mainly (not to say exclusively) devoted to the personal enrichment and selfpreservation of the police themselves rather than the protection of the public or the systematic repression of subordinate groups. No police force in the world is completely free of corruption and violent abuse by officers in its ranks. Under predatory policing both forms of misconduct are not only widespread-the rule rather than the exception-but they are also motivated primarily by the interests of the police themselves, not the interests of other elites. …


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I've succesfully setup a hybrid deployment between Exchange 2010 and Exchange Online for one of my customers.
All works well:
- mailflow is ok both ways
- addressbooks are ok in both environments
- shared calendars can be opened both ways
However, when opening a shared calendar in either environment, the updates of those calendars are happening very slow and on an irregular basis.
Does anyone know how this process goes? I can't figure it out.
When I put an appointment in an on-premise calendar, it can take anywhere from 5 minutes to over half an hour before I see that appointment in a cloud user's mailbox who has this shared on-premise calendar opened. This goes for both Outlook (2007 and 2010) and OWA.
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Hi Bart,
Thanks for your post. I fully understand your situation. As for this case, it's a preformance issue. For Office365 ,to query free/busy information cross organization is using EWS service. To isolate this case between local and Office365, I'd like you can enable hybird IIS log to check the timing of query request and response.
If it's not a case on local, please feel free to post it here.
Thanks, Neo Zhu
Hello Neo,
I'm seeing lines like this in logging (I replaced internal ip's and names with fake ones):
2012-05-23 12:52:37 192.x.x.x POST /EWS/Exchange.asmx Requester=S-1-5-21-2503399708-2711579577-3781570003-5668;federatedxforest=1;Threads.Worker.Available=198;Threads.Worker.InUse=0;Threads.IO.Available=200;Threads.IO.InUse=1;Failures=0;MailboxRPC.TimeTaken=1;MailboxRPC.RequestCount=12;AD.TimeTaken=0;AD.RequestCount=2;Request.CPU.Main=31;FederatedTokenCreationLatency=1462;LongPoleAutoDiscoverRequest.TimeTaken=407;LongPoleAutoDiscoverRequest.RequestCount=1;LongPoleAutoDiscoverRequest.Destination=pod51015.outlook.com/.../WSSecurity;Request.Phase.PreQuery=15;Request.Phase.RequestDispatcher.BeginInvoke=2781;Request.Phase.RequestDispatcher.Complete=859;Request.Phase.PostQuery=0;Request.CPU.Total=62; 443 domain\user 192.x.x.x Microsoft+Office/14.0+(Windows+NT+6.1;+Microsoft+Outlook+14.0.6112;+Pro) 200 0 0 3687
2012-05-23 12:57:30 192.x.x.x POST /EWS/Exchange.asmx Requester=S-1-5-21-2503399708-2711579577-3781570003-5668;federatedxforest=1;Threads.Worker.Available=199;Threads.Worker.InUse=0;Threads.IO.Available=200;Threads.IO.InUse=1;Failures=0;MailboxRPC.TimeTaken=0;MailboxRPC.RequestCount=12;AD.TimeTaken=0;AD.RequestCount=2;Request.CPU.Main=31;FederatedTokenCreationLatency=1529;LongPoleAutoDiscoverRequest.TimeTaken=129;LongPoleAutoDiscoverRequest.RequestCount=1;LongPoleAutoDiscoverRequest.Destination=pod51015.outlook.com/.../WSSecurity;Request.Phase.PreQuery=15;Request.Phase.RequestDispatcher.BeginInvoke=2984;Request.Phase.RequestDispatcher.Complete=1281;Request.Phase.PostQuery=0;Request.CPU.Total=31; 443 domain\user 192.x.x.x Microsoft+Office/14.0+(Windows+NT+6.1;+Microsoft+Outlook+14.0.6112;+Pro) 200 0 0 4281
Do these seem normal to you?
This is logging from the EWS site within IIS on the exchange server.
Yes, the speed is pretty good. I'd like to continue narrow down this issue. Based on the description of the log, I'd like you can logon to Office365 OWA and use scheduling assistant to query free/busy information of the local user. If the updated information can be listed immediately.
How are you doing? I am just writing to see if there is any progress on this issue. I do not mean to push you. I just want to ensure that you do not encounter any problems during the troubleshooting. Thank you.
Neo Zhu
My apologies for the delay, I was busy doing the migration.
The problem persists, so I tested your suggestion with OWA and the scheduling assistant.
I've put an appointment in the cloud based mailbox and then scheduled a meeting with that person. I can add the person without any problem but it doesn't show the updated calendar, I don't see the appointment I had put in.
Next steps?
Another update:
apparently I overlooked some things.
So: using the scheduling assistant I immediately get the correct free/busy information. However, when I then return to the shared calendar, the appointment stays on the old time in stead of the new one. This both for OWA and Outlook.
So it seems as if the calendar itself doesn't update free busy?
Or am I incorrect?
Hi Bart Malfait - TENit,
Thanks for your reply and updated information, If scheduling assistant can immediately get the free/busy information, it means there is no problem for the hybird server and configuration.
For this case, scheduling assistant is using the different way with open another calendar. For opening another calendar is also related to the local network preformance.
Hi Neo,
So what are you saying now exactly? That the problem is network related? Why do I have the same issue on OWA then?
This doesn't make any sense?
I really need a solution for this issue.
2.Verify that your on-premises organization firewall isn't blocking connections to your coexistence server. The on-premises organization firewall should allow HTTPS connections (port 443) to the hybrid server.
3.Use the Test-FederationTrust –UserIdentity <cloud-based user mailbox> -Verbose command in the Exchange Management Shell on the on-premises hybrid server to verify that a delegation token is properly received for a cloud-based user.
4.Verify that your on-premises users have downloaded and configured their Office applications by installing the Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant and updates for Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 email clients. This can be downloaded by logging into your Office 365 site and selecting the Downloads link in the Resource section of the home page. For your reference:
Hi Allen,
Below my answers:
1) is ok
2) is ok
3) is OK, below is the output:
RunspaceId : 76c9c4a6-20a3-4482-981c-822c2aa27f4e
Id : FederationTrustConfiguration
Type : Success
Message : FederationTrust object in ActiveDirectory is valid.
Id : FederationMetadata
Message : The federation trust contains the same certificates published by the security token service in its federat
ion metadata.
Id : StsCertificate
Message : Valid certificate referenced by property TokenIssuerCertificate in the FederationTrust object.
Id : StsPreviousCertificate
Message : Valid certificate referenced by property TokenIssuerPrevCertificate in the FederationTrust object.
Id : OrganizationCertificate
Message : Valid certificate referenced by property OrgPrivCertificate in the FederationTrust object.
Id : TokenRequest
Message : Request for delegation token succeeded.
Id : TokenValidation
Message : Requested delegation token is valid.
VERBOSE: [14:41:24.645 GMT] Test-FederationTrust : Admin Audit Log: Entered Handler:OnComplete.
VERBOSE: [14:41:24.645 GMT] Test-FederationTrust : Ending processing &
4) done, no change
Further steps?
Additional information that could be usefull in troubleshooting:
1) free/busy is working both ways (as verified with the scheduling assistant)
2) when 'share calendar' from outlook 2007 on-premise is done, we receive a notification that the cloud user is not part of the organisation, hence the sharing invitation cannot be sent. When the same on-premise user does exactly the same from OWA 2010, the sharing invitation can be sent without issues. the cloud user can then, from OWA 2010 open up the shared calendar from the on-premise user. after this was succesfull, the calendar is also added in the outlook 2007 of the cloud user, and he can then also see the shared calendar from outlook.
3) when the on-premise user changes an appointment, it took up to 45min today to have this change reflect in the shared calendar in the cloud mailbox!!!
We VERY URGENTLY need a solution for this problem.
Hi Bart Malfait,
Thanks for your reply. For hybird deployment, we focus on available service to query the free/busy information. The way is different from open other calendar. As for this case, you can take a look the private message on the right panel.
I've created a support request, more info in your private messages.
Thanks , I have recived that. I will also update the information to SE who working on this case.
Have you found a solution to your problem?


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Another day, another chance
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Last blog was a bit down, and while I don't have anything specific to say today, I feel I can't leave the most recent blog sitting there like that.
I can't say I bounced back well from the weekend. I had a big cookie on Monday, and a scone on Tuesday. These are 'sometimes foods' that I might have every now and then, but following that weekend, and each other, not a good plan. As in, they're not taboo, they're okay once a week or so, but having just eaten an entire large pizza, it probably would've been best not to have them.
And exercise-wise, I'm still playing catch-up. I didn't get much Monday night, and Tuesday's cardio class was only 45m, not 60, to allow for some abs work. I planned for a 30m walk each day at lunch, but it's been raining so I haven't gone. So when you consider I'm eating at the top of my range, calculated for an hour a day of exercise, I'm probably still not making as good decisions as I could.
But, another day, another chance, right? I did get some C25K training in on Monday, took a half hour off work to get it done. I think I kind of need to kick-start again on the eating well and getting exercise thing.
I did find myself yesterday thinking that I miss the old ways. I liked being fat. I mean, I didn't like being a large size, but I enjoyed eating whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and however much of it I wanted. I don't like having to restrict myself. While I try not to deny myself anything because that leads to binging, I do have to restrict my food quite a bit on old habits to meet new calorie ranges. It's a permanent thing - it's just "healthy eating", not a restrictive diet, but it's a change to what I'm used to, and it's hard at times.
But I'm not giving up. I didn't enjoy being large. I like eating, but it has consequences I do not want. I am enjoying being thinner and fitting smaller sized clothes. I'm also enjoying being more active.
Actually, I think maybe the lack of exercise is what's led to the eating and the feeling of "I wish it was like before". I have also been just generally feeling down. A colleague asked me yesterday "What's wrong, you look like death?" I said "I feel like death". Nothing was wrong. No specific reason to be down. I just felt 'blah'. I think the lack of endorphins has done this. If I get going with the exercise again, I will feel better, I will be more upbeat, I will eat better.
It's hailing right now. I'll start later. ;)
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sometimes your body can use a short break like this. I do it regulary and find it helps me avoiding to stay too long at the same weight, while still dieting.
I eat a whole large pizza once a month and I allow myself some treat every day. Dark chocolate helps with the endorphines and is not too bad for you.
I hope your mood in general gets better - I came to like you a lot and enjoy your sense of humor.
I wish you sunshine and always keep that hot chocolate with the natter ready for you!
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Hang in There! I know exactly how you feel. But this time will pass. And you have come sooooo far. Sometimes I think we need these little set backs to kind of give us a kick in the butt and get us gong again.
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A: I think Shirley and I have lived in nine different houses, actual houses, and maybe a half dozen apartments or small places.
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