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The authors presented some of their experiences and investigations with an experimental metropolitan multi-radio mesh network. In particular, they investigated how interference between metropolitan 802.11a links operating on adjacent channels affects throughput. For rate control, their 8 results show that the adaptation of the transmission rate on very small time-scales (on a per packet basis as is commonly the case with widely used auto-rate algorithms) not only does not improve performance, but can also result in significantly lower performance compared to an appropriately selected fixed transmission rate scheme. For channel assignment, they showed results demonstrating the importance of taking into account both internal and external interference.


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Sonos, the company behind the multi-room wireless music system, has launched a wireless subwoofer to fit into any room, instantly boosting the performance of the company's range of zone players. But can it really be that easy? We popped into a London recording studio to crank up the bass to full blast to find out, ahead of a full review in the office.
The first impression is that the Sonos Sub is big. It's a large sub-woofer-sized box that is covered in a piano black lacquer making it shimmer and shine as the light hits it. Aside from a small single button on the side and the Sonos logo in white on the front there are no other imperfections disturbing the casing and its powerful sound inside.
What's also immediately apparent is that the Sub's two speakers point inwards and are revealed only by a hole in the centre - meaning you can't block the sound. That means you can hide it in the corner of the room - there is a cheaper version if you aren't fussed with the lacquer finish - or under your sofa if there is enough clearance (we suspect that there won't be).
Once you've worked out where to put your Sub, we suspect if you care this much you'll want to show it off, it is all about connecting the system to your current Sonos speaker.
The Sonos Sub will work with all the Sonos gear apart from the non-amplified Sonos CONNECT/ZP90/ZP80 and this Sonos tell us is because they can't monitor the volume levels on a third-party amp to know what it is doing.
With the rest of the system the Sonos Sub works to increase the volume accordingly in harmony and - using the array of the Sonos controller apps available - you can manage things like gain and bass levels at the press of a button. As you would expect from Sonos, it is very easy to manage.
Enough of the set-up, what about the performance?
Good news is, that the Sonos Sub sounds superb. Our test system consisted of two Play:3 units connected in stereo with the Sonos Sub sitting in the middle of the room. Music was via Spotify.
In our 30-minute briefing we were able to test it with two tracks we chose - Invaders Must Die by The Prodigy and Sour Times by Portishead. We chose those because both tracks have heavy bass elements alongside high treble or female vocals.
What was noticeable, and confirmed by Sonos, is that in this set up the Play:3 units are able to ditch worrying about the bass and concentrate on the treble, working harder to do so. That's a very clever move and one that means you won't get one element of the system not being able to cope.
In a classic show off moment, Jonathon Reilly, the product manger at Sonos for the Sonos Sub, placed a glass of water on to of the Sub. Even though it was at full volume the water didn't move. Impressive.
As Sonos has continued to expand and go "mass market" some could say it has forgotten the core music audience it started out to impress. No so any more. This is Sonos returning to its roots and delivering a music device that is all about sound and it has succeed, if our first listen is anything to go by.
This isn't for everyone, something even Reilly admits, but for those that are intrigued by the looks of things you won't be disappointed.
We will be working on a full review when we get our review unit in the office sometime in June.
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Abraxas is holding another of it's world famous brewery weekends this weekend. If you were at the last Stone Brewery weekend you know what a blast it was. Avery Brewing is the lucky brewery you will be able to have some rare beers from this time around. Abraxas will have the very rare 17th Anniversary Dry Hopped Black Lager and Maharaja Imperial IPA on tap and tons of Avery bottles including the summer seasonal Karma (Belgian Pale Ale), White Rascal (Belgian Wit), Salvation (Belgian Strong Golden Ale), Dugana IPA, Hog Heaven (Barleywine), The Reverend (Belgian Quad), Kaiser (Imperial Oktoberfest), Collaboration Not Litigation (Belgian Strong Dark Ale), The Czar (Russian Imperial Stout), and hard to find The Beast Grand Cru (15% Belgian Strong Dark Ale). See you there!!!
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Band of Outsiders RTW Fall 2015
Scott Sternberg referenced Los Angeles-based artist Brian Sharp, and Seventies-era Perry Ellis for fall.
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Band of Outsiders Pre-Fall 2015
"How do you make it not summer, but not fall?" was the question Scott Sternberg posed when approaching the dubiously named season.
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Band of Outsiders RTW Spring 2015
Brazil, through the lens of photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe in the late Forties, set the tone for Scott Sternberg's playful spring Band of Outsiders lineup.
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Band of Outsiders Resort 2015
Scott Sternberg remixed classic Band of Outsiders elements — loose tailoring, men's shirting, bandage skirts — under a flirty, feminine inspiration.
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For his fall women's lineup, Lee Miller, Man Ray and Schiaparelli topped Scott Sternberg's list and the results were delightful.
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In his "homage to newspapers," Band of Outsiders' Scott Sternberg channeled British newsboys of the Forties and Fifties for his men's lineup.
Band of Outsiders Pre-Fall 2014
Scott Sternberg honored the pragmatic point of view inherent to pre-seasons, viewing pre-fall as an opportunity to "get to the core of the brand."
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The triple tenets — California, preppy and geek-squad coolness — of Scott Sternberg's highly stylized vision were well-represented for spring.
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With new backing in place and a New York store in the works, it seemed the perfect time for Scott Sternberg to recall and reinvigorate favorite shapes.
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|The Blue Beetle guest stars in this week's episode of "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" (click image for video)
When âBatman: The Brave and the Boldâ premiered last fall with a guest appearance by DC Comicsâ current Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes, fans began to eagerly await the inevitable introduction of his predecessor. Well, the beloved Ted Kord makes his debut in DC animation this week on Cartoon Networkâs âBatman: The Brave and the Bold,â in an episode entitled âFall of the Blue Beetle.â
The episode features Jaime Reyes traveling to Science Island to investigate his heritage and the former Blue Beetle, Ted Kord, voiced by Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generationâ). When a mad scientist attacks the young hero, Batman must come to the rescue, while Jaime learns the truth behind Ted's disappearance.
Producer James Tucker is no stranger to DC animation, having worked on âBatman: The Animated Series,â âBatman Beyond,â âJustice League,â âJustice League Unlimitedâ and âLegion Of Super Heroes.â Now with âBatman: The Brave and The Bold,â Tucker is putting the fun back into DC animation with this homage to the Saturday morning cartoon classics that he grew-up on.
CBR News had the chance to speak with Tucker about this weekâs episode of âBrave and the Bold,â the look and style of the show, and what characters fans can look forward to seeing in the weeks to come.
CBR News: To start with, you used Jamie Reyes, the more recent Blue Beetle from the comics, in the first episode of the series. At what point did you decide you wanted to use Ted Kord on the show?
James Tucker: First of all, I always wanted to use Ted Kord on the show. I knew even though we were having Jaime that heâd still be tied to Ted Kord in a lot of ways. I wanted to bridge those two characters together somehow and connect them. Thatâs what youâll find out in the episode. That was the thinking going in, we kind of knew we were going to do Ted Kord as a character on the show, we just hadnât figured out how.
|Scene from "Fall of the Blue Beetle"
This Blue Beetle has never been animated before and thatâs one of the joys of working on the show for me is getting to that. Even with âJustice League,â there were things that for whatever reason just didnât work. So itâs been really rewarding to bring these characters that we didnât get to do on âJustice Leagueâ to this show. Heâs beloved in comic book fandom and I think this show is definitely honoring that in this episode. Plus, heâs likable and he contrasts nicely with Batman, whoâs a little bit more âall business.â
The other thing about him as far as the context of âBrave and the Boldâ is we pick people to work off of Batman. We want characters that can bring out a different side of Batman. I think that the comradery that Batman has with Ted Kord in this episode is really interesting and fun because he actually thinks of Ted Kord as a peer. If Batmanâs life didnât start out as tragic as it did, then Batman might be more like Ted Kord. He might still be Batman, who knows. Ted Kord just doesnât come from the same kind of tragedy, so he doesnât have that heaviness as a character like Batman does. On our show, we think Batman, whether consciously or unconsciously, seeks out lighter people to be around so he doesnât get pulled down into that really, really dark place that he canât come back from. Their chemistry is really interesting on the show.
How are the two Blue Beetles different from each other on the show?
Not to give away too many spoilers, but Jamie doesnât know Ted. He doesnât know about him for other reasons. Batman knows Ted and now Batman knows Jamie. Heâs trying to keep him from going down the same path Ted goes down. Also heâs trying to keep Tedâs legacy from him a little bit to protect him.
The other thing that goes back to the comics is that Ted chose to be a superhero, where Jamie was chosen. That kind of freaks Jamie out and the episode is about him reconciling with how he became the Blue Beetle and also living in the shadow of another one. So that theme is there.
|Scene from "Fall of the Blue Beetle"
Wil Wheaton of âStar Trek: The Next Generationâ plays the voice of Ted Kord in the episode. What made you decide to cast him?
Will and I worked on âLegion Of Super Heroesâ together. I figured that if âLegionâ had continued, I would have been working with Wil anyways, so why not bring him in? Plus, Wilâs voice was the first one that popped into my head the minute we decided that we were doing Ted Kord, so it was a no-brainer.
How much collaboration do you have with the actors during the voice recording?
Well, this is kind of an unusual situation because very few actors are actual big comic book fans like Wil, so I didnât have to tell him anything. It was in the script and he knew the character. Andrea [Romano, Casting Director] will usually talk to the actors individually. I think more just to set them at ease and get them comfortable rather than giving any particular direction. We do a lot of that at the read through and usually the adjustments happen after that. A lot of times thatâs not always the norm for recordings, but Andrea insists on it and it really does pay off. So itâs always a good step to have. I donât think I gave Wil anything because I knew heâd know what to do.
What characters can fans expect to see in the next few episodes?
I think the episode after this will be an Atom and Aquaman team-up, which I think is going to be really enjoyable and hysterical, too, because Aquaman is turning out to be like comedy gold on this show. I never wanted to use that term before but thatâs the only way to put it here. I wanted to single out Dee Bradley Baker (âThe Spectacular Spider-Manâ) who is doing âThe Brain.â I will say that this is the first time âThe Brainâ has been accurately represented in animation as a French speaking person. So Iâll give you that.
|Scene from "Fall of the Blue Beetle"
After that, we have an all-Green Lantern show. It does feature Sinestro and I know a lot of the fans are like, âOh no, Sinestro again.â Well, you havenât seen Sinestro like this before and I think itâs going to add to the Green Lantern lore. We kind of do the origin of Sinestro, so thatâs cool, and Xander Berkeley (â24â) will be doing that voice. Guy Gardner will be in that one, as well as another fan-favorite Green Lantern that I wonât name now.
After that, weâre doing our big Kung-Fu blow out episode with Batman and Bronze Tiger teaming-up to fight The Terrible Trio. Again, this is a Terrible Trio that you have not seen in animation before. I know the Terrible Trio has a reputation of being in episodes of both âBatman: The Animated Seriesâ and âThe Batmanâ and their episodes blew. But this one I promise you will be good. And it will make people say, âFinally, a great Terrible Trio episode.â Gary Sturgis will be Bronze Tiger in that episode as well as Phil Morris (âSmallvilleâ) playing Fox.
And F.Y.I. to fans, I know The Outsiders donât look like who they are used to The Outsiders looking, like but trust me, they will before Iâm done.
Tell us about the character designs and look and feel of âBatman: The Brave and the Bold.â
The idea and the aesthetic behind the show was that I wanted it to look like what I thought the âSuper Friendsâ and all those cartoons I watched in the â60s and â70s looked like. Of course, Iâve had the benefit of looking at them now and the inner-child in me can still looks at them and says, âWow.â But the adult animation professional looks at them and says, âNot so good.â The theme of this show is that itâs designed to be what Saturday morning shows used to look like. When I got up on a Saturday morning at 6:00AM, I waited for the test pattern to go off, then the cartoon would come on and I would say, âAwesome.â They were colorful and just real saturated. Also the comic books back then were essentially fun. They were designed to draw you in.
|Scene from "Fall of the Blue Beetle"
I think gradually, as things have gotten more sophisticated, creators have wanted to, for whatever reason, make comic books not feel as kiddy-oriented, but they pull them into a less fun place sometimes. I was just like, âWhat did the cartoons feel like to me when I was watching them?â Not necessarily what I was actually looking at, technically, but what did my eyes as a seven year-kid look at and see? So I was just going with that.
The idea behind the look of the show is just making it feel fun, still having taste and still using nice colors, but not trying to make it feel to dreary or realistic. Itâs best viewed with a big bowl of cereal. Thatâs the way I look at it. I like the Saturday morning airings of the show. Iâm excited for the Friday night ones, thatâs cool but the Saturday morning ones, well thatâs kind of what it was designed for. But that was the thinking behind the show.
How do you decide which versions of characters to use on the show?
I could say there is a rhyme or reason but there really isnât. I worked on âJustice Leagueâ for five years and we did the hippie Green Arrow and I said, âWell, before he was that guy with the funny little beard he was a Batman wannabe and thatâs funnier.â Thereâs more to play off of that in this series using that version. So I went with that and to me this is classic Batman. This is the licensing version of Batman. This is the Batman that existed on Slurpees, the backs of bubble gum wrappers and toys. Heâs the licensing Batman.
If you go through any Batman style guide, more often than not youâll see him wearing this combination of the colors. Heâll have the yellow around the Bat-symbol; heâs very primary in that way. Heâs not just all black or all grey or a guy who looks like heâs the Terminator or Robocop. Heâs not that guy. So really it was just going back to the Batman whoâs been in animation, in the media and looked this way for a long time. I strung versions of the â50s Batman and the â60s Batman together. I mean he looked this way all the way through the â70s and really up until Frank Miller changed him. So it was a no-brainer itâs just that he hasnât been in the media like this for a while. So all through the â90s he didnât look that way and he hasnât looked that way in the past decade. So it was fresh to go back to it. And thatâs the Batman I know, when I think of Batman thatâs the Batman I see in my head so I went with that one.
|Scene from "Fall of the Blue Beetle"
Finally, is that what drew you to the show, the opportunity to do something different than you had done before?
Well, the thing about this show is, going back to the source material, âThe Brave & The Boldâ comic book was known in the comic book world as the Batman book that had no sense of continuity. Even within its own universe, it didnât have continuity. The guy who wrote it just wrote whatever he felt like, all he cared about was writing a fun story. So it was pretty much like, âOkay well, Iâm going to take it that seriously.â
You know, our mantra on âJustice Leagueâ and all the shows I worked on with Bruce Timm was to make it feel like a live action movie. With this one I was like, âNo, I want it to feel like a cartoon.â So I kind of went more towards what Glen Murakami did with âTeen Titans.â Where itâs more like, what makes it fun? What makes the characters pop? What makes their relationships stand out more? So itâs not so much about what the plot is or how real world it is but thematically does it fit.
You know, weâre doing old school, goofy, fun comics. So picking that Batman made sense for this plus, again, thatâs the Batman I grew up with. Thatâs the Batman that comes in my mind when I think about Batman. Even now, after working on versions of the Batman that were darker, I still go back to that kind of fun, bright Batman. But heâs still Batman. All versions of Batman are Batman. Itâs like, this may not be this personâs version of Batman but itâs somebodyâs version of Batman.
I think if a kid is going to get introduced to Batman, then this is a good Batman for him to be introduced to the whole world through. Then you can go into the deeper stuff. Itâs like the gateway drug into comics. Lately, Iâve gotten around to saying that I do this show for nerd dads and their offspring. The good thing is that a lot of dads and a lot of parents are former nerds.
|Scene from "Fall of the Blue Beetle"
I worked on âJustice Leagueâ and I worked on those other Batman shows and we didnât do them for kids. If kids got it, thatâs fine but we didnât really do it for them. It was a Warner Bros. tradition not to do childrenâs entertainment for children. But with this show, I thought that there was nothing wrong with that. I just wanted it to be what comics were when I was a kid and what television was like for me. Itâs why I still love this stuff. So if that stuff was good enough then, itâs good enough now as long as youâre doing it from a place of integrity.
I donât think itâs talking down to the character, like some people on the message boards might say -- who are still watching, mind you.
âBatman: The Brave and The Bold: Fall of the Blue Beetleâ airs tonight on Cartoon Network.


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Graham ElliottMicrosoft Services Architecthttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/atom.aspxTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)2007-01-24T12:41:55ZMOSSIGinghttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/10/02/mossiging.aspx2007-10-02T06:13:58Z2007-10-02T06:13:58Z
Just had lunch with Tim Wragg and Dave Lemphers to discuss the upcoming Microsoft Office System Special Interest Group (MOSSIG)  where Dave, me and Trent Innes are going to be doing a panel session.

If our lunch time discussion / debate / food fight was anything to go by, the panel session should be a ripper !!
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxRefreshing the Uber Demohttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/10/02/refreshing-the-uber-demo.aspx2007-10-02T06:02:52Z2007-10-02T06:02:52Z
I have had a few questions recently about whether I am planning to update the .NET 3.0 über demo to:

(A) make it good and a useable sample :-)

(B) to use .NET 3.5 / VS 2008.

The simple answer is Nope .... I don't need to, the fine folk in Redmond have done it for me...

Check out the Dinner Now demo / sample. You can find it at: http://www.dinnernow.net.

" DinnerNow is a fictious marketplace where customers can order food from local restaurants for delivery to their home or office. This sample is designed to demonstrate how you can develop a connected application using several new Microsoft technologies.

The demo utilizes several technologies including: IIS7, ASP.NET Ajax Extensions, Linq, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Powershell, and the .NET Compact Framework.

The DinnerNow sample application is now available for download. You can download the entire DinnerNow sample code from CodePlex. "

Rather puts my effort to shame :-)
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxThe TechEd Bus is On It's Way - Session List Thoughtshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/06/06/the-teched-bus-is-on-it-s-way-session-list-thoughts.aspx2007-06-06T04:32:03Z2007-06-06T04:32:03Z
With TechEd US well under way in Orlando... It's time to start kicking TechEd Australia into gear.

Below is our current session list thinking (i.e. subject to change etc. etc. etc.) around the Connected Systems (Web Services and SOA) track.... Let me know what you think!

The track names are somewhat irrelevant when you are actually attending sessions, but it does provide a neato way to organise the thousands of worker ants (including me) prepping behind the scenes.

Having said that, the Connected Systems Track has a wonderful marketing blurb that goes something like:

"Building modern applications can be a challenge. To reduce risks and ensure faster release to market, it's important to use tools that maintain the parameters of existing systems along with visual model-driven development for composition of services. Providing a standard way to exchange digital identities across federated systems is also vital for providing a safe and user-friendly experience.

If your job is to design, develop or deploy these applications, the Connected Systems track is for you. Find out how you can apply real-world best practices and get a holistic up-to-date view of the entire spectrum of Microsoft's application messaging, integration and workflow technologies. Learn how to build and manage the entire lifecycle of your composite applications and you'll have the power to really make your mark."

More interestingly, the key products and technologies covered are:

Windows Communication Foundation.

Windows Workflow Foundation.

Windows CardSpace.

Microsoft BizTalk Server.

Microsoft BizTalk Adapters.

Host Integration Server.

Anyway .. back to the session list ... The session list looks something like this:

Programming Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation: A Developer's Primer
How do you actually build and consume WCF-based services? At its core, the WCF programming model is simple and straightforward, requiring actually very little work on behalf of the developer. The session describes the essential WCF programming concepts: clients, services, contracts, and end points; and shows how to build, configure, and host simple services. After attending this session you will be able to start programming and exploring WCF.

Custom Activities with Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation: A Developer's Primer
Windows Workflow Foundation provides the tools and runtime for building workflow enabled applications. Activities are the building blocks of those workflows and provide the model for reuse and encapsulation of business processing logic. This session provides developers with the information needed to start writing custom activities for Windows Workflow Foundation today. We cover the responsibilities of the activity developer related to the runtime execution of activities, as well as how to develop activities for a rich design-time experience. Find out how to build both simple and complex activities including features such as asynchronous processing, custom design surfaces, validation and databinding; and how to incorporate them into your workflows.

Introduction to Microsoft Windows CardSpace
Windows CardSpace, formerly codenamed "InfoCard", is a piece of client software that enables users to provide their digital identity to online services in a simple, secure, and trusted way. CardSpace is an implementation of an identity selector on Microsoft Windows. Other operating systems will see their own identity selector implementations. The architecture upon which CardSpace has been built—consisting of subjects, identity providers, and relying parties—is called "The Identity Metasystem." This isn't just a Microsoft initiative, but rather it is the shared vision of many across the industry as to how we can solve some of the fundamental identity challenges on the Internet today. The initial vision for the Identity Metasystem was developed by Microsoft's Identity Architect, Kim Cameron, and has been broadly adopted and championed by thought-leaders such as Doc Searls and Lawrence Lessig. We look into how CardSpace can change the way we handle Identity from a Developer perspective in this talk.

Rules Engine Use and Extensibility in Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation
Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) includes a fully functional rules engine which you can use within software you are developing. Learn about the WF Rules extensibility mechanisms, which support more advanced scenarios. See an example of how to externalize rules from your application so that they can be maintained separately from your code. This allows rules to be edited at runtime with no redeployment. In addition, learn how to author and execute rules without even having a workflow or the WF runtime. Also, see how you can create custom expression and action types that can be used directly in your rules.
Building Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation Enabled Windows Communication Foundation Services in .NET Framework 3.5
The .NET Framework 3.0 has great software for building communications and great software for building business logic. How do you use them together? This session demonstrates how easy it is to build communications aspects with Windows Communication Foundation and business logic with Windows Workflow Foundation.

Architecture of Microsoft Windows Communication Foundation and Common Extensibility Points
This session provides a deep dive into the architecture of the Windows Communication Foundation's service model and channel model. Learn about the role of bindings in creating the channel stack; and about the many extensibility options you can use to change the behavior of the runtime.

WCF Performance Best Practices
Abstract TBD

Building Connected Systems on the Microsoft .NET Framework Using the Windows Communication Foundation Adapter in BizTalk Server 2006 R2
Building applications today requires the ability to create secure, reliable connections between systems; manage complex business processes, transactions and rules; and integrate with systems of all kinds. Microsoft provides a number of technologies and products to help in building these applications, but understanding how these tools all work together can be difficult. In this session, we examine using Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, BizTalk Server 2006 R2 and Windows CardSpace together to build today's connected systems. Discussion includes the integration points available in these products, with an emphasis on the WCF adapters and including the adapter framework in BizTalk Server R2, and how to apply the technologies together.

Microsoft BizTalk RFID at Work
Microsoft BizTalk RFID is an innovative device management and event processing platform at the edge of the enterprise. It is designed to provide a scalable, extensible platform for development, deployment, and management of rich RFID and sensor solutions. Core components include a device abstraction framework and robust set of tools that enable customers and partners to build .NET based RFID and sensor applications with: • "Plug and Play" services for a rich set of heterogeneous RFID and sensor devices • Application services for interacting with devices and tag reads for filtering, transformation, and aggregation of events • Management tools to manage devices and design and deploy RFID business processes • Extensibility points to implement standards based solutions The platform also provides customers and partner with a rich set of primitives to orchestrate and build end-end, "integrated" real time plant to business via deep integration with the EIA / B2B / BPM capabilities of BizTalk server. Come and learn how this brand new framework will help you track and trace physical objects as they move through the supply chain, and orchestrate supply chain visibility solutions at the edge of the enterprise, with real-world demos.

Building EDI/AS2 Solutions with Microsoft BizTalk Server 2006 R2
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 includes new features that add native support for EDI messaging protocols such as EDIFACT and ANSI X12, as well as the AS2 secure communication protocol. Come see these features in action and learn how BizTalk now provides a robust EDI solution.

Building an Enterprise-Wide Instrumentation Solution Using the Microsoft BizTalk BAM Infrastructure
Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) is a powerful feature of BizTalk Server and is often marketed as allowing "the business" to understand what is happening within your BizTalk solution. BAM does this really well, but it can in fact be used in a variety of other ways which can deliver huge value to customers and address a number of issues they have with BizTalk based solutions and non-BizTalk based solutions. In this session, we cover some of the fundamentals of BAM and detail how you can utilize BAM to collect a variety of information and produce a "tracking portal" which you can use to support your application, perform manual repair of messages, and generally observe your solution. We also show how BAM is not just for BizTalk solutions and how it can be used to produce an enterprise-wide instrumentation solution that is highly scalable and flexible; we touch on the new Windows Workflow Foundation and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) BAM Interceptor technology that enables data to be collected from Workflows and WCF services enabling a true end-to-end instrumentation solution.
Advanced Microsoft BizTalk 2006 R2 Concepts
Business processes are a required component in most Enterprise Integration solutions today. Business processes are modeled, designed, and built inside BizTalk Server 2006 R2 using Orchestrations. Orchestration can range from a few simple shapes to a complex multi Orchestration, Transactional process. This session focuses on highlighting key Orchestration features to shorten development time and increase overall Business Process reusability. Also, messaging-only scenarios using WCF are discussed, and the power of BizTalk as a Web service routing system is shown. Topics covers are: Untyped Messages, Dynamic Transforms, Starting Orchestration and Passing Port Parameters, using Helper .NET Components, and Message Only WCF Calls. grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxGimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme....http://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/05/31/gimme-gimme-gimme-gimme.aspx2007-05-31T02:11:30Z2007-05-31T02:11:30Z
One of these.... Microsoft Surface
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxGet Your Ducks in a Row and Express Yourselfhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/05/21/get-your-ducks-in-a-row-and-express-yourself.aspx2007-05-21T03:31:14Z2007-05-21T03:31:14Z

"Popfly is the fun, easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, Web pages, and applications. Popfly consists of two parts:

Popfly Creator is a set of online visual tools for building Web pages and mashups.

Popfly Space is an online community of creators where you can host, share, rate, comment and even remix creations from other Popfly users. "

It's all built using Silverlight so its a great little web experience - It kind of reminded me of a web version of iBloks.

Check out the Popfly Screencast for a quick 15 min overview.
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxTracking Dead Fish... On the Movehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/05/18/tracking-dead-fish-on-the-move.aspx2007-05-18T04:09:29Z2007-05-18T04:09:29Z
Chris Vidotto showed me this case study this morning.

Normally my eyes glaze over when I see a new case study... but this one is really cool. It's for Blue C Sushi which operates a small chain of "sushi train" restaurants in Seattle.

They have used BizTalk 2006 R2 RFID to monitor the timing and contents of plates while capturing data that can detail customer purchases.

What I found really interesting was the RFID business benefits they have identified, especially around business intelligence/insight and the better quality control and customer service that resulted (after all, nobody wants to eat stinky sushi).

Check it out - If you eyes glaze over... drink more coffee.
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxI'm a Big Fan of this Ideahttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/05/11/i-m-a-big-fan-of-this-idea.aspx2007-05-11T06:11:47Z2007-05-11T06:11:47Z
Ask The Experts format for TechEd - New and Improved (who said "wouldn't be hard" under their breath? :-))

http://blogs.msdn.com/davidlem/archive/2007/05/09/ask-the-experts-tech-ed-oz-everyone-s-an-expert.aspx

Go and check it out and tell Uncle Dave what you think !!
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxIf You Can't MIX it, Why Not ReMIX it?http://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/05/08/if-you-can-t-mix-it-why-not-remix-it.aspx2007-05-08T15:23:55Z2007-05-08T15:23:55Z

If you didn't get a chance to hang out in Vegas for MIX07, and the recordings just don't do it for you ... why don't you check out ReMIX Australia!!! And as an added bonus (for me anyway :-) ... it's in Melbourne - YAY!

Check out the registration at: http://www.microsoft.com/australia/remix07/

I have it on good authority that you'll walk away with:

Microsoft Expression Web - worth around $550.

A choice of 20 sessions to check out from expert leaders & case studies.

Action packed evening at Galactic Circus on Monday.

Participate in Meeting Point – pick the conversations you want to hear and be part of.

Discover: Internet Alley; the entertainment lounge & web jams.

Opportunities to network and create new business contacts and friendships.

Well, put me in a bun and call me a hotdog, I'm excited !!!
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxIf Your Head Isn't Full Yet - Watch Thesehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/05/02/if-your-head-isn-t-full-yet-watch-these.aspx2007-05-02T14:10:58Z2007-05-02T14:10:58Z
http://sessions.visitmix.com

What are these marvelous things that will fill your head with joy I hear you ask? They are the session recordings from MIX 2007 that is currently in progress in Las Vegas.

A good place to start is with the with the keynote from Ray Ozzie and Scott Guthrie... They make an avalanche of announcements and show a lot of eye popping things mostly around Silverlight, Expression and Dynamic Languages... It also includes some pretty cool customer demos.

And for fun ... count how many times you say "Holy C**p" (or "wow" if you prefer to use the correct Vista terminology :-) during the keynote. Very very impressive stuff coming... really gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside knowing that you are a Microsoft developer.
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxWPF/E Gets a Name ... That looks like a Code Namehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/17/wpf-e-gets-a-name-that-looks-like-a-code-name.aspx2007-04-17T10:45:02Z2007-04-17T10:45:02Z

What do you get if you give WPF/E a sexy new name and a sexy new logo (So so pretty!)? .... You get Microsoft Silverlight

"Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web."

Check out Tim Sneath's blog entry for a nice top ten list of reasons why you might want to use Silverlight (aside from the cool name and logo). I wonder if his number 10 reason is the "sneak peek" Scott Guthrie mentioned during his channel 9 interview?

There are just not enough hours in the day to check out all of the amazing new stuff coming for developers ... or to reel off the puns that immediately spring to mind ... Go towards the light, Have you seen the light?, there is a silver lining, this will really light up your web experience.... Oh what fun times are ahead!
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxHow Fast Is It?http://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/17/how-fast-is-it.aspx2007-04-17T07:39:01Z2007-04-17T07:39:01Z

I have started getting the inevitable question that comes with any new technology (in this case WCF and WF) - How fast is it? ... or more accurately: "What are it's scalability and performance characteristics".
I am yet to actually come up with any sort of useful answer to this because the answer is always "it depends" .... as in "it depends how you design, build and host your workflows / WCF services".
While I realise this is about as useful as answering the question "how fast does your car go" with "it depends how far I push the accelerator down"... I have come across some very good articles that attempt to address this piece of string question. And at the risk of committing the cardinal sin of answering a question with a URL.. here are some URLs...

Performance Characteristics of Windows Workflow Foundation

A Performance Comparison of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) with Existing Distributed Communication Technologies

These are quite an interesting read... although nothing super surprising, it is comforting to know we are moving forward in the distributed coms space (if you ignore those pesky primitive message payloads :-) grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxA Simple Example of Why We Need Windows CardSpacehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/11/a-simple-example-of-why-we-need-windows-cardspace.aspx2007-04-11T07:11:12Z2007-04-11T07:11:12Z
After seeing my blog entry about Jamie's Security Interchange, Jamie quickly responded to my question about writing on his arm with the witty retort "How else am I meant to remember my password"... Actually he said "That's my password you idiot"... but my version proves my point a little easier :-)

And there you go ... That's why we need this!
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxPimping Jamie's Security Interchangehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/11/pimping-jamie-s-security-interchange.aspx2007-04-11T06:57:48Z2007-04-11T06:57:48Z

  	 So Jamie Sharp (our resident security boffin) has been bugging me all day to blog about the upcoming Melbourne Security Interchange - which I am more then happy to do as it's a great idea.

One question though: Why do security guys always write on their arms (see marketing image left) ... I thought this would be the ultimate data security anti-pattern?

Anyhow:

You are invited to attend the inaugural Melbourne Security Interchange.

The Security Interchange is a community driven event that promotes peer networking, panel discussions and interaction with security experts. The aim of the Security Interchange is to run a monthly event delivering technical sessions focused on the latest Information Security topics. Put your hand up and get answers to your questions, mix with your peers and tap into key security insights.

The event will be held at the Microsoft Southbank office on the 16th April from 5:30-7:30pm.

This month's topic 'Taking the Religion out of Information Security Vulnerabilities' presented by Jeff Jones, Security Strategy Director, Microsoft Corporation. http://blogs.technet.com/security

Details
Monday 16th April 5:30-7:30pm
Microsoft
Level 5, 4 Freshwater Place
Southbank VIC 3006
Drinks and pizza will be provided so please RSVP jamiesh at microsoft com if you wish to attend.

grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxMicrosoft and Business Process Management Whitepaperhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/10/microsoft-and-business-process-management-whitepaper.aspx2007-04-10T08:17:17Z2007-04-10T08:17:17Z

Microsoft and Business Process Management: A Technology Overview.
The lads from K2.net came by the office the other week to take us through their upcoming "BlackPearl" release which is built on top of Windows Workflow Foundation... it has some very exciting features and looks really spicko to boot.
One thing the session did cause though was a heady debate around how it is positioned against BizTalk, SharePoint Workflow, Windows Workflow Foundation etc. etc.
It quickly became obvious that Chris V and I need to flesh out (to include partner offerings etc.) the "Demystifying Workflow" presentation that we put together for the Microsoft Australia SOA and Business Process Conference and have since rolled out to anyone willing to listen :-)
Luckily though, Nick Ward pointed me to a white paper that we released in February (so may be old news to some of you) called Microsoft and Business Process Management: A Technology Overview.
The white paper is written by the one-and-only David Chappell and is up to his usual high standard...
So if you are keen to understand Microsoft's range of offerings that fall under the umbrella of "BPM technology", check it out. grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxAwesome News - Expression and MSDNhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/05/awesome-news-expression-and-msdn.aspx2007-04-05T03:18:32Z2007-04-05T03:18:32Z

Just saw this ... it made me smile.
Expression Tools Being Added to MSDN
We will be making Expression Web available starting today to all MSDN Premium subscribers. We will also make Expression Blend available to MSDN Premium subscribers shortly after the Expression Studio release later in Q2 2007.
Expression Blend and Expression Web are intended to help creative professionals collaborate with developers to create rich user experiences for the Web, Windows Vista applications and beyond, which means we need to make sure both tools are readily available to our developer community.
The decision extends to all MSDN Premium subscribers, including those with Visual Studio Professional and Visual Studio Team Edition's.
yay! grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxIt's That Time of Year Againhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/03/it-s-that-time-of-year-again.aspx2007-04-03T14:34:00Z2007-04-03T14:34:00Z

What time of year I hear you ask? ... Well Tech.Ed registration time of course !!! For the actual event, you will have to wait until the 7th August.
Tech.Ed early bird tickets will go on sale on 16 April (with some nice $$$ savings) and the official customer site www.microsoft.com.au/teched will launch on the same day.
So... stick April 16 in your diary to take advantage of the early registration deals. You can also pre-register now to be first in line for early bird tickets.
Also... I am owning the Connected Systems (aka BizTalk, WCF, WF, CardSpace and HIS) track this year ... So if there is anything you want, don't want etc. to see in this track... Let me know. grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxBizTalk Server 2006 R2 hits a big milestonehttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/04/03/biztalk-server-2006-r2-hits-a-big-milestone.aspx2007-04-03T14:15:50Z2007-04-03T14:15:50Z
Very exciting happenings in the BizTalk world...

The release of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 Beta 2!!!
Now ... before you get too excited, the RTM release of BizTalk Server 2006 R2 will not be until the 3rd quarter of 2007.... but this is still cool.
You can check out the latest release at http://connect.microsoft.com/ (you have to register, but its simple enough).
BizTalk Server 2006 R2 will be 5th major release of BizTalk Server. While there are the usual grab bag of improvements to BizTalk, the 2006 R2 release adds three big bang things:

EDI: The native support for comprehensive EDI and AS2 protocols in BizTalk Server 2006 R2 will provide much richer data integration and management capabilities. The Base EDI adapter that comes with BizTalk Server 2006 enables the sending and receiving of messages using X12 and EDIFACT. Customers can leverage this base functionality in order to build custom EDI solutions.

RFID: BizTalk RFID provides rich data, device and event management, as well as open APIs and tools. The capabilities allow customers to cost effectively build vertical solutions and configure intelligent RFID-driven processes.

Platform Alignment: BizTalk Server 2006 R2 features improved alignment with 2007 Microsoft Office system and Windows Vista, including key .NET Framework 3.0 technologies such as WF and WCF. This alignment will help customers access LOB data, as well as system-to-system or supply-chain processes from within their Office System applications (like SharePoint Server, InfoPath and Dynamics).

Mr Vidotto gets all hot and sweaty over the RFID capabilities, personally, the "Platform Alignment" is the one that floats my boat.
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxApplied WPF - Readify's Industrial Strength Serieshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/03/19/applied-wpf-readify-s-industrial-strength-series.aspx2007-03-19T03:50:18Z2007-03-19T03:50:18Z
I just received a call and email from Darren Grech from Readify about the next installment in their Industrial Strength Series.

In February I attended the WCF Master Class with Juval Lowy which I thought was exceptional (since then I have been buried at a customer doing a Proof of Concept which partly explains my silence for the last month :-) ... and while WPF probably isn't as broadly applicable at the moment to a lot of organisations, this training looks just as good.

The only downside for us non-Sydney based folk is that it looks like it is only running in the harbour city :-(... Anyhow ... the ad's below, check it out. You might notice it refers to using WPF Beta 1 ... I assume they have updated the course since WPF went RTM about 4 MONTHS AGO !!! :-)

Applied WPF - Readify's Industrial Strength Series

Sydney, 23rd – 27th April (4 days – excludes Wed 25th)
Click here to secure a seat on the course!
Readify's latest Industrial Strength Series event sees Ian Griffith of Pluralsight delivering this 4-day Applied WPF intensive course which affords experienced .NET developers training in the new programming models and UI features intrinsic to Windows Presentation Foundation, with practical hands-on labs to reinforce the concepts.
Ian Griffiths is a software developer, speaker and author who has written books on Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Forms and Visual Studio. Based in London, Ian is a highly regarded member of various developer mailing lists and newsgroups. More information about what Ian is up to can be found on his blog at http://www.interact-sw.co.uk/iangblog/.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF, formerly known as 'Avalon') is Microsoft's next-generation presentation layer development platform. (WPF is included with Windows Vista, but can also be installed on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003). WPF allows rich client applications to take full advantage of the graphical capabilities of a modern PC. Its powerful and flexible programming model integrates support for flexible layout, high-quality text, resolution-independent graphics, animation, video and 3D. Whilst it is designed to exploit the full capabilities of today's high-performance graphics cards, it offers high-level abstractions which provide great power to the developer for less development effort than ever before.
Attendees will learn how to build robust, feature complete Windows applications with WPF Beta 1. Attendees will take away many practical samples, and have a good understanding of when to use which features of the new framework. This course has been designed for developers with experience in .NET who are interested in learning how to develop applications using the Windows Presentation Foundation. Experience programming in either C# or VB.NET using Visual Studio is required. (Experience with Visual Studio 2005 is ideal, but knowledge of Visual Studio .NET 2003 is sufficient.) Knowledge of UI programming such as Windows Forms or Swing is helpful but not required.

Course Highlights:

WPF Framework Architecture
Using Controls – a new approach to UI components
Layout
Data Binding
Styling and Templates
Graphics
Resource Management
Building Custom Controls
Text, Typography, and Documents
Printing
Building Connected WPF Applications

A few questions this course will answer:

How can I exploit the layout features of WPF to make my application adapt to a variety of screen sizes and display resolutions?
How can I customise the appearance and behaviour of the built-in WPF controls to meet my application's needs?
How do I present my application's data to the user?
How do I integrate graphics into my application to enhance the presentation of information?
How best can I structure my application development workflow to enable both developers and graphic designers to work productively on a UI?
How do I build WPF applications that interact with remote systems using web services or other communications technologies?
What do my custom controls need to do in order to offer the same degree of flexibility and reusability as the built-in controls?

grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxA Must Have: IDesign WCF Coding Standardhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/02/07/a-must-have-idesign-wcf-coding-standard.aspx2007-02-07T15:32:20Z2007-02-07T15:32:20Z
For a few years now I have been using the IDesign C# Coding Standard as a reference (although I think I actually committed it to memory a long time ago) for my C# projects as it provides a nice concise, short-sharp (but comprehensive) set of practical standards for everything from naming conventions to serializer formatter choices.

So I was veeeerrryyy excited to find out yesterday that Juval Löwy has just released the new IDesign WCF Coding Standard.

published 2007

Now that I have this, I can probably retire my previous IT bible that has served me well since highschool..

published 1985

This is probably a good thing as it doesn't contain any references to Microsoft.... although I bet you didn't know that a modern day computer has 36000 (36k) of RAM and it might communicate with discs or tapes holding ten times that amount :-).

grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxAnd the Good News is....http://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/02/07/and-the-good-news-is.aspx2007-02-07T13:54:45Z2007-02-07T13:54:45Z
In relation to this .. I received the following in my email this evening:

Your Xbox Video Game system has been shipped! You can expect to receive it in 2-5 days. Thank you for your patience and get ready to get back into the action!

Ready and waiting!
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxGoing Deep with WCF and Juval Lowy http://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/02/06/going-deep-with-wcf.aspx2007-02-06T02:18:00Z2007-02-06T02:18:00Z
This week, I am lucky enough to be attending Readify's WCF MasterClass led by Juval Löwy (software architect and the principal of IDesign, Microsoft's Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, recognised Software Legend etc. etc. etc.).

I'm intending to blog about the interesting tid-bits from the course over the next week or so, but in the mean time if you want to meet Juval and hear him talk about WCF - rock up to tonights Victoria.NET Dev SIG meeting where Juval is talking on essential WCF programming concepts.

Trust me - Juval is worth listening too.

grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxSomething to Decorate the Wallshttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/01/31/something-to-decorate-the-walls.aspx2007-01-31T02:18:54Z2007-01-31T02:18:54Z
Being a fan of plastering my cubicle with techy posters (which I guess is better then this), I was excited to see Jason McC post about the new Visual Studio 2005 Keyboard Shortcut Posters available for Visual Basic 2005, Visual C# 2005 and Visual C++ 2005.
grahamehttp://blogs.msdn.com/grahame/ProfileUrlRedirect.ashxThe Day the Music (and tv and games and movies) Diedhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/graham_elliott/archive/2007/01/31/the-day-the-music-amp-tv-amp-games-amp-movies-died.aspx2007-01-31T02:04:00Z2007-01-31T02:04:00Z
While not in the same league as this ... I was completely shattered this weekend when I turned on my Xbox for a little 1:on:1 GoW action with the Bumble Bee Boy and was presented with this:

Also known as the Ring of Death it pretty much means my Xbox has "experienced" a critical hardware failure (I wonder if that's similar to experiencing nirvana?).

After sobbing in the corner for an hour and planning new and creative uses for my new $600 door-stop... I called the Xbox support line and was phenomenally impressed with the service which basically resulted in them emailing me a (pre-paid) shipping label to slap on my Xbox to send back to get serviced.

Noice... wonder when I'll get it back?

On the silver-lining-of-the-cloudy-thingo side, better this happen now then in April when my warranty expires. :-)
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Very Very Very Very excited to see Scott Guthrie's post just now announcing that ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 has just shipped - available here.

A great way to get started with this and to see/show-off the types of things you can do in the Web 2.0 world (which I have recently renamed Web 3.1415926535...It's like Web 2.0 but tastier) without installing a bunch of stuff is to download or play with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit.

This is awesome... and yet another great release from the ASP.NET team.
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After receiving several emails asking me where to find the AdventureWorks sample database and images for the über demo I realised that the following direction:

Copy the sample Adventure works images to the Images directory under the WPFClient project.

Is possibly the worlds most useless.

So... How do you get the sample database and product images to make the end to end demo hum?

Download and install the SQL Server 2005 Samples and Sample Databases from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e719ecf7-9f46-4312-af89-6ad8702e4e6e&DisplayLang=en

The sample projects (AdventureWorks StoreFront and HR System) are located in the SqlServerSamples.msi file.

The sample databases are located in the AdventureWorksDBxxx.msi files. I used the AdventureWorksDB.msi one.

By default, the sample files are installed in the following location:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Samples\technology_name"

Specifically, the images should be installed into: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Samples\Integrated Samples\Storefront\CS\StoreCSVS\ProductImages"

These images need to be copied to the Images directory under the Uber Demo's WPFClient project:

Clear as mud :-)

I think I should hire a Mercenary Analyst.
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Huh. Imagine that.
I've been beating that drum for years now, even on this board. And some "NRA certified" instructors tell me I'm wrong. LOL.
This was a good find with a little bit of history mixed in. Thanks for finding and posting.
This is a discussion on Janes: 'A technique which helps armed officers stay alive' within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; As featured at Janes: 06 January 1999 A technique which helps armed officers stay alive The handgun for law enforcement purposes is given to an ...
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06 January 1999
A technique which helps armed officers stay alive
The handgun for law enforcement purposes is given to an officer as the most effective means of delivering deadly physical force. In this capacity it is used for both offensive and defensive shooting. The use of deadly force demands that an officer has the utmost level of confidence developed and maintained in his ability to deliver hits on target over that of his criminal adversary.
Records show that the vast majority of life threatening encounters involving officers take place at 20 feet or less.
In his treatment of the safe use of firearms in South Africa, author Hilton Hamann points out that Uniform Crime Reports published in the United States prior to 1990 demonstrate that the average police officer killed in the US 'is hit at a distance between 30cms and 1.7m ...73 died at distances of 1.7m or less.' The FBI's 1992 Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report, detailing the deaths of officers killed by firearms over a 10-year period, shows that out of 650 killed during this period, 367 were shot at a range of five feet or less. Another 127 died within ranges of six to 10ft, 77 more at 11 to 20ft, with only 79 officers in 10 years killed at a range of 20ft or more.
With these painful facts in mind, the challenge for today's law enforcement firearms trainer is to research and create a practical foundation of shooting and tactical skills responsive to the real world.
After the Second World War handgun instruction for law enforcement can be best described as traditional in both concept and execution. As most serving police officers of that era were exempt from military service, war-won life-saving lessons and advances in training were either unheard of or ignored at the conclusion of hostilities.
Returning veterans with extensive close quarters pistol fighting experience taking up careers in law enforcement found little support from entrenched police firearms instructors, many favouring theory over reality. Even today, range firing and qualification is essentially determined by the minimal amount of ammunition a department can provide each officer during training because of budget restraints and civil litigation considerations.
A half century's ingrained post-war habits has likewise led many instructors to adopt handgun training programmes developed by professional shooting theorists. Such programmes have become especially popular since the 1970s, when the use of deadly force by police came under enormous social and legal scrutiny. Today, despite it being well documented that close quarters pistol instruction can reduce police death tolls, traditional training and techniques continue to find favour.
As one of today's top authorities on both shooting and tactics, Major John Farnam (retired), has noted: 'There is so much information out there on this subject... Sadly, material which is absolutely wrong, in many cases dangerously so, is being routinely taught and promulgated by the ignorant, every day. The results are dismally evident: too many gun accidents, even among those who are supposed to be "trained", too many missed shots, even when accurate shooting is critically necessary, (and) too much irresponsible and unskilled gun handling.'
Where 'the modern technique' of pistol instruction and its variants has been used since being introduced in the US by Colonel Jeff Cooper (retired), many of its adherents appear to either overlook or minimise Cooper's admonition that 'the firing of a shot in a fight is the last step in a long list of means to an end'.
Practical law enforcement handgun training is perhaps the epitome of this long list of means. So what is critical to sound police handgun training is not which 'shooting guru' or school of thought is most popular at the time, but rather which techniques, when combined with proper tactics, give the greatest degree of officer/public safety while bringing the situation to an acceptable end.
The resurrection of point shooting with its pre-Second World War origins is providing a sound foundation for 21st Century police handgun training.
Developed and refined by Captain WE Fairbairn and Colonel Rex Applegate (retired) in the 1939-45 conflict, point shooting was proven by Fairbairn to save police lives during shoot-outs with some of the world's most desperate gangsters in Shanghai, China.
Extensively researched, experimented with, and tested under real conditions by police officers, point shooting owes its documented viability to Fairbairn and BA Sykes, of the Shanghai Police.
0136 Point shooting's basic premise is that both sighted and unsighted fire is effective and should be taught. But documented case studies as first recorded by Fairbairn in Shanghai and then by Applegate and his staff at the Military Intelligence Training Centre at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, provide indisputable evidence that a well rounded offensive/defensive pistol programme must be grounded in the equally well documented realities of close quarters combat.
The research and training conducted by Fairbairn, Applegate, and their staff demonstrated, via direct feedback and written documentation, that 'instinct', or point shooting does exist as a combat pistol technique and that an acceptable level of ability, that is, fight-stopping hits placed on target at ranges from contact to 20ft under circumstances of surprise and extreme stress, can be achieved.
In brief, point shooting:
* Allows for the engagement of hostile targets at unknown ranges from a multitude of shooting positions and under a variety of shooting environments. This includes subdued light, an environment and period of time during which the majority of officers killed in gunfights are engaged
* Takes into account observed stress and documented physical reactions in responses the officer undergoes when under fire
According to the late Col Applegate: 'There is a tremendous difference between shooting methods that work well when you're simply trying to put holes in the target and those that work well when the target is trying to put holes in you. Failing to understand this difference is a mistake that will get you (the police officer) killed if you ever have to use your handgun in a real armed confrontation.'
0137 Point shooting became standardised training for both the US elite DELTA and SEAL Team 6 (ST-6) counter-terrorist forces in the mid 1990s. Operators from both units say that extensive shooting drills and scenarios demonstrated an exclusive reliance on front sight shooting alone which was too little, too late at close range under periods of extreme stress. Both DELTA and ST-6 were extensively schooled in the modern technique of pistol shooting prior to incorporating point shooting into their demanding close combat skills training.
Steve Barron, of Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, is part of an innovative and far-reaching programme that trains law enforcement officers nationwide. Upon examining the shortcomings of front sight only fire and the stance promoted by modern pistol technique advocates, Barron said: 'We have made several observations concerning point shooting during the past two years. First is the speed with which novice shooters develop acceptable skill levels. Typically, the basic recruit can be trained adequately in about half the time as was previously used. The next issue is accuracy. This system of shooting provides excellent accuracy in close quarters (inside 30ft). Third, the speed at which the students are capable of engaging targets is astonishing. It is not unusual to see the first round on target in less than .4 seconds.'
Point shooting is a documented lesson of the past being reintroduced for the benefit of the future in law enforcement shooting instruction.
Unlike other so-called modern instruction, point shooting does not discredit additional techniques and their associated tactics. Quite to the contrary, point shooting instruction seeks to provide the law enforcement officer with a valid shooting continuum spanning contact range to two-handed, sighted fire. Where the officer fires along the continuum is based on his distance to the target, the perceived threat facing him, and his ability to control instinctive physical, mental, and emotional responses to stress.
Wild Bill Hickcock, noted US frontier lawman and gunfighter, killed a number of adversaries in face-to-face gunfights. In a written response to an inquiry about how he was so successful Hickock wrote: 'I raised my hand to eye level, like pointing a finger, and fired.'
Today's lawmen are again being educated in the same time proven techniques of close quarters pistol shooting as that of men such as Hickock, Fairbairn, and Applegate.
Progressive shooting instructors can avail themselves of point shooting programmes knowing this technique will continue to save police lives.
The report can be found at; A technique which helps armed officers stay alive - Jane's Law Enforcement News
- Janq
I've trained in Fairbairn & Sykes type 'Instinctive Point Shooting' as under Michael T. Rayburn of Rayburn Law Enforcement Training (RLET).
There are other methods out there like 'Fist Fire' and firing using the hands/back of the hand as an index etc. I will not speak to those.
As to I.P.S. though as based on the Fairbairn & Sykes method in specific, I am not only a believer but I integrated it into my training and practice it.
It works. Period.
With gun drawn from holster but rather than in front of the face or chest kept and held at various points from the waist on up the mid line to just at the sternum. It works. For extreme close engagement purposes out to as afar as 21'. I've seen it done and have done it myself on full man sized targets with combat accuracy.
Also I've applied it in training and in FoF with Simunitions, and it works. Works for me rather...And not so much for the OPFOR who tried to use Weaver and all other manner of method to counteract same engagement. All experienced law enforcement shooters, no newbies.
"Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy
"A license to carry a concealed weapon does not make you a free-lance policeman." - Florida Div. of Licensing
Huh. Imagine that.
I've been beating that drum for years now, even on this board. And some "NRA certified" instructors tell me I'm wrong. LOL.
This was a good find with a little bit of history mixed in. Thanks for finding and posting.
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
Sixto I am with you shoulder to shoulder on this subject.
Problem is that all manner of whatever else than true point shooting gets lumped in and the subject has become a miasma of ehh I saw that once and it's garbage thought & view.
Meanwhile Jelly Brice and very many other experienced shootists (!) have been applying as much on the streets against real world threats with very high success, following training and continued practice & application.
See my next post, also in this area, for further support as it relates directly to this matter.
- Janq
"Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy
"A license to carry a concealed weapon does not make you a free-lance policeman." - Florida Div. of Licensing
I'm anxiously awaiting it!
"Just blame Sixto"
I reserve the right to make fun, point and laugh etc.
"Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy
"A license to carry a concealed weapon does not make you a free-lance policeman." - Florida Div. of Licensing
Janq, funny you posted this. I was just at Mike Rayburn's class this past Sunday over in the S&W sports center.
The first thing he did was to grab a roll of black duct tape and tape over our sights. At the end of his class we were smoking the targets with rapped fire in tight groups.
I'm a firm believer now on point shooting, and to think I was considering buying expensive night sights. NOT!
I liked it so much I even signed up for Rayburn's Combat Shotgun class.
For SD point shooting can be a real life savor, it's worth it to learn.
Point Shooting Instruction - Rayburn Law Enforcement Training
While people are saying "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, ... and they will not escape. 1Th 5:3
If you were there then you saw me, briefly, walk in during your break as along with Mike and several other S&W employees as we played around with the new S&W electric Airsoft M&P15/AR15
I'm a big fan of Mike's instruction method & manner and am a multi-course graduate of his programs.
You will like Combat Shotgun I as it's more of same.
Anyway I'm a regular there and train at S&W very often. As well I am an instructor under Smith & Wesson Company (not the SSC...yet) teaching basic firearms education, handling and safety. Also I'm an IDPA safety officer and this weekend per their request I'll be working as a volunteer RO at S&Ws employee picnic and product shoot event.
Finally I get to try out the 500 (!).
I spend a fair amount of my spare/volunteerism time walking the halls at either the main plant or the SSC.
- Janq
"Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy
"A license to carry a concealed weapon does not make you a free-lance policeman." - Florida Div. of Licensing
Yes Janq, I did see you I was wearing a NRA shirt with a Savage Arms hat. That Airsoft AR was a blast to shoot, I couldn't resist giving it a go. Thanks for letting me try it out. Next time I see you I'll introduce myself. That Close Quarters Handgun class was a real winner can't wait for the next level.
While people are saying "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, ... and they will not escape. 1Th 5:3
Jang, thanks for the post. I was trained in the 60s (law enforcement) to draw and fire from the hip at close range (7-15 or so feet), then some of us moved to point firing with varied stances including falling and firing, and diving to the ground and firing. We learned to move rapidly off center while firing, to shoot in the dark using two rounds to illuminate the target. We kept our Maglights or Kel-lights high and away from the body, apparently in contradiction to what is taught today. I'm not sure what's taught today, but your post awakened a great interest in what's happening. Practice is key...and so is thinking outside the box...
Semper Vigilantia - Semper Paratus
NRA Life Member
Great post!
Don't do things you don't want to explain to the Paramedics!
Stupidity should be painful.
I've been an advocate of the C.A.R system for a year now and think everyone should atleast give it a try before disregarding it!
I highly recommend Mike Rayburn's courses as well. I took his Instinctive Point Shooting Instructor Course at S&W Academy. It was three days of breaking down the techniques of point shooting and practicing them. About 95% of the class was live fire.
When practiced and applied properly it is a very lethal technique.
Training means learning the rules. Experience means learning the exceptions.
LOL and so many people tell me front sight aiming is the way to go.
"you only need a colored front post, dont worry about the rear sights"
always sounded dumb and this article reinforces that.
im going to start training point shooting.
There is a time for sighted fire, and a time for, whatever it's called, non-sighted fire. "See what you need to see," has been said in the past, although I don't recall by whom.which techniques, when combined with proper tactics, give the greatest degree of officer/public safety while bringing the situation to an acceptable end.
We can argue until the cows come home over technique, but the end goal is the same. I personally believe in combining all techniques, as they all work and have their advanatges and disadvantages. Besides, the more techniques you know the more tools you have in your Tool Box to draw from.
Force on Force classes tend to show what works and has a habit of getting real close and personal, IME and opinion. Thank you for posting this, as it tends to bring another aspect of things to the discussion.
Take care and stay safe.


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As far as I know, Instapaper "reads" the website by stripping the content of all navigation elements, ads and images. The result is than saved on the the Instapaper servers for the user to read later. Read more here: Information for Publishers
Instapaper's "Browse" feature is provided by givemesomethingtoread.com and the RSS feed for what it presents in the app and site is available at http://givemesomethingtoread.com/rss/links I suspect the collection is not autogenerated from the RSS feeds provided by these publications, but its manually managed by adding articled where there is a link to the ...
This is now possible. The new bookmarklet now also supports automatic saving of every page in multi-page articles.
ReadItLater has been supporting Multipage for quite some time (atleast over a year as i remember). Instapaper added support recently.
Edit: I'm sorry to say my solution below does not actually work well. First of all most url shorteners don't support adding parameters. Secondly the instapaper api is a little more complicated and required some fiddling. I was able to rig it up using my own domain and a custom written script, but it's not a cut and paste solution because the script has to be ...
Bookmarks cannot be automatically synchronised to Pocket. However, existing browser bookmarks can be periodically imported by the user in a manual fashion using the Pocket Import Browser Bookmarks tool. (The page also offers instructions for exporting bookmarks from Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.) As of now, Instapaper does not offer any option to import ...
I settled on a quick JS solution: $("a.js_archive_single.action_link>span.ipicon.ipicon-archive").each( function(){ $(this).click() } ) This automatically clicks on all archive buttons on the page. Warning: this will archive articles on all older pages as well (since Instapaper automatically loads more articles when you archive some).
I contacted Instapaper report and received the following response: Thanks for writing in. At the moment, there's no way to share the Instapaper view version of a text, as that is for registered users of Instapaper. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Cheers! So the workaround of using the Mobilizer option @Alex mentioned is probably the ...
You can use the Instapaper's Mobilizer to view, like a "Read Now" from Readability. After your URL opens, you can click "Save to Instapaper".
I'm pretty sure that once it's synced to your device, it will be removed from Amazon's servers. In which case, I wouldn't think there was a limit other than how much your Kindle can hold.
Readability is a wonderful app that lets you save a page and present it now or later in a readable and printable format for mobile or desktop. You can also send articles directly to services like Kindle. Readability is available for desktop via browser plug ins and will soon be released on iOS.
Yes there is. Login into Instapaper, click on the "Account" link and then on "Manage my Kindle Settings". There, just follow the istructions
You can use Safari's Reader Function, select it and scroll to the end until all pages are finished. Then send it to Instapaper mail via your extras For example, try it on this article: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2037183_2037185-1,00.html
I don't think there is answer to this other than Google and Instapaper are not working well together and there is no clear direct agreement with one another. I tried asking Marco Arment but I received no response. https://twitter.com/#!/phwd/status/162277395632623616 So I'm sorry to say you are out of luck. The best work around as @mankoff said is to hit ...
Calibre is an open source ebook management software. Using calibre's built in news schedule system you can schedule downloads for both instapaper and readitlater, I have personally used Calibre with readitlater and found it to work well, Only problem with readitlater support is no pictures (its based on the text view). Depending on what you browse this ...
Not really an answer if you want to send arbitrary pages to Instapaper, but "Read Later with Instapaper" type links that are already in web pages work fine in the Kindle browser. For instance the "Read" links on GiveMeSomethingToRead.com work in the Kindle browser.
Can you send an e-mail with a link from the Kindle Browser? I don't have a Kindle myself so I can't check, but I've used Instapaper's add by e-mail feature from other places. At http://www.instapaper.com/extras you can get your special e-mail address to send links or long e-mails to.
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Permalinks used to be "bellydanceoz.com/%year%/%month%/%postname/"
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Is there something I can put in my .htaccess file to redirect one to the other? The postnames haven't changed.
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Half of TV shows have violence, report says
A survey conducted the month after vice president Joe Biden's meeting in January with network television executives on TV violence showed that almost half of the shows monitored contained acts of violence, according to an Associated Press story.
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Unemployed will suffer
in the new year
Happy holidays to President Obama and Congress. I am sure they will have a good holiday patting each other on the back for getting a budget done. Also, they have enough money to really enjoy the season.
May the 1.3 million folks who are part of the long-term unemployed have a happy holiday too.
For their Christmas gift they not only learned they would lose their income but also that food stamps would be cut or reduced.
Obamacare, which was supposed to help 35 million low-income Americans get health care, has been a mess, so they will probably lose or not have health-care coverage in the new year.
Their misfortune will hurt the entire economy as folks won't be able to pay for rent, utilities and other necessities.
Everyone will be hurt except, of course, those who are too busy patting themselves on the back to see the poverty around them that they have created.
Shirley Pevarnik
Educator, Tucson
Road-test older drivers
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There is a critical need for road tests as a requirement for obtaining a driver's license, especially as we get older.
In addition to visual testing, a road test should be required every two or three years once a person reaches 60 or 65, somewhere in there.
Later, it should be required on an annual basis, maybe in a person's 70s.
This business of a quick eye exam and a five-year renewal is worthless and serves as nothing but a cash cow.
Witness all the "accidents" that occur, for example, when a person panics and hits the accelerator instead of the brake.
One poor fellow in Green Valley ran into the same building twice, making it all the way inside on the second try.
And in case you're wondering, yes, I'm old — 82.
Nicholas Bleser
Retired park ranger, Tumacacori