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Security in SQL Server: Protect Your Data
Come to hear about lessons learned from early customer deployments of SQL Server security features: Row level security, Always Encrypted, Data Masking, Auditing, etc.
SQL Server 2016-Security Obscurity and Encryption
Security is one of the top topics for the new release of SQL Server. A total of 3 completely new features are coming to us: Always Encrypted, Dynamic Data Masking and Row Level Security.
Alarm for Data Governance! Self-Service BI is coming
This session will show you what is possible in the Power BI Offering of Microsoft in relation to Data Governance
Getting Started: Azure SQL DB Audit & Dynamic Data Masking
Learn how Auditing provides Configurable Auditing policy and Azure storage to log database activity. Also learn how to leverage Dynamic Data Masking reduce the exposure of sensitive data in application and DevOps scenarios.
"SQL Attack…ed" – SQL Server under attack: SQL Injection
In this purely demo-based session, I will show several real-life attacks, from mere reading up to disrupting service availability via various types of manual and automated SQL Injection, including a broadly unknown elevation of privileges attack.
Achieving PCI with SQL Server - Don't be the next Sony
This session covers all aspects of what you need to do, to enable the storage of card details in SQL Server and achieve PCI certification. We will deep dive into the solutions for storing the data securely using SQL Servers encryption functionality
Advanced Reporting Techniques & Managing Reports
What are the techniques to implement linked reports, subscriptions, report history, snapshot options, editing report using browser based Report Builder? Find out in this session.
Data Security – In a Post Snowden World
Everyone knew how to keep data safe and secure, right up until Edward Snowden revealed this error. Learn how to keep the data secure, by identifying and quantifying the risks. Take away practical tips and advice to apply immediately.
Deep-Dive to Analysis Services Security
This session targets SSAS developers that are already dealing with complex security solutions on a regular basis and want to get more insights on what actually happens inside SSAS when the different kinds of security are applied to their model.
Designing quality SQL Server 2014 solutions
This session shows how you can use SQL Server 2014's features to meet your solution's non-functional requirements and ensure operational success.
Introduction to BI Office
Attend this session to learn more about Governed Data discovery, get an overview of BI Office and find out why so many Microsoft customers are investing in this innovative BI Platform.
Transforming PowerPivot into Enterprise BI with Pyramid
PowerPivot is a breakthrough for self-serve BI but is not easily deployed in the enterprise. Join us for this fast-paced, technical demonstration on how to upgrade PowerPivot into secure and scalable Analysis Services tabular cubes
Advanced Security with Analysis Services Multidimensional
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Building Great Models for Crescent
SQL Server Code Name Denali Reporting Services will include Project Crescent for visualizing, interacting with and presenting data. Project Crescent. Come to this session to see how to make the most of this new tool.
MDX and DAX-compare and contrast
This talk looks at MDX and DAX, examining their similarities and differences. It won't turn you into an expert in either but it will help you to decide, given your particular career plans, if either or both are worth learning.
SQL Azure-Design Concepts
Basic outline of SQL Azure: How SQL Azure fits in with other Azure Storage Options. Main differences between SQL Azure and SQL 2008. Brief new design challenges.
Stopping devs shooting themselves in their Foot with their ORM
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Understanding and Preventing SQL Injection Attacks
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Understanding and Preventing SQL Injection Attacks
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(NewsUSA) - With women generally outliving men, planning for long-term care becomes more urgent for them in their pre-retirement years. After all, while longevity definitely has its upside -- including more time to enjoy travel and family -- there's no denying its biggest potential downside: the increased risk of health problems that can make caring for oneself difficult.
Today, seven in 10 nursing home residents are women.
They also represent a whopping 76 percent of assisted living residents, according to the latest statistics, and two-thirds of all home-care recipients.
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by Alison Burkhardt, Center for Youth Ministry Studies
I served for three years with the middle school ministry of Christ Church of Oak Brook in the suburbs of Chicago. I was part of a fantastic team that served students in sixth through eighth grades, under the leadership of Pastor Josh Higgins. I look back on those years fondly, knowing I was part of a "dream team." We had a volunteer team of three men and three women, and Josh was consistent about empowerment, encouragement, training opportunities, and communication with the volunteers. Things were not always perfect, and I learned a lot of lessons along the way. One of the most important lessons I learned was how significant supporting your youth pastor can be for the success of the ministry. Here are ten tips and lessons that I learned along the way:
Spend time with my youth pastor, but respect boundaries. This relationship helped me understand what sorts of needs would be of service to him and the ministry. For example, I learned that he spent several hours each Wednesday prepping for our youth ministry night. I started showing up immediately after work to help out, and be present with any youth so he could take a dinner break.
Participate in every activity, every week. Understand that my presence with students significantly impacts the ministry and supports my youth pastor. Sitting among the students during lessons, participating in the activities, and playing the games is important for developing relationships. I learned that standing in the back often results in students feeling like we aren't fully committed, and they often take that as a sign that it's okay for them to wander or come stand with us. As volunteers, we also need to commit to participate in meetings, trainings, at least one to two trips per year, and significant time spent in prayer for the youth pastor, the team and the students.
Volunteers are an important part of the team, but we don't need to know every detail about every situation. Part of our job is to trust the youth pastor and remember that just because she didn't tell us she talked to the parents of the kids who heckled last week doesn't automatically mean she didn't do it. I need to do my part in the trust relationship, giving her the ability to trust me not to make assumptions.
If I trust my youth pastor, I can agree to disagree and defer to his judgment, understanding how important it is to model this behavior to students.
Ask questions when I am not sure what to do. It's important to recognize my limitations and bring student issues that require counseling to the youth pastor. I learned the hard way that I needed to defer requests for confidential information to my youth pastor rather than trying to answer the questions myself. This includes not repeating any confidential information (even to others on the team) unless cleared by my youth pastor.
Offer to lead activities, even if I feel like it is out of my comfort zone. Find out what preparation activities need to take place before a big trip or a youth night and offer to help or pick things up for her.
Be your youth pastor's biggest cheerleader. Find out his favorite drink and bring it to the occasional youth gathering for them. Give him a gift certificate for the movie theater or other activities he enjoys. Coordinate surprise encouragement or "thank yous" from students to the youth pastor. Be sure to communicate to the elders, parents, and supervisor of the youth pastor the things you are grateful for or notable moments. They often hear complaints from parents and need the positives for balance and to put in his employment file.
Support my youth pastor by being her advocate regarding boundaries. These include her time and how she is being spoken about. Encourage doubters to schedule a time to discuss the issue with her, while helping communicate to fellow team members and parents her days off. Draw boundary lines when appropriate, listen when appropriate, but always remember that we are modeling for our youth how to handle these situations and we should not triangulate.
Recognize that my youth pastor is human. He will make mistakes and deserves the same grace I want extended to me. If I am upset with him for any reason, I should discuss it with him and be open to agreeing to disagree, respecting that my youth pastor is the decision maker.
The youth pastor is the decision maker, team leader, and spiritual head of the team. Even when I get my feathers ruffled, I need to stand behind and respect my youth pastor. Disrespect amongst team members will be felt by the students, and result in division. If I am struggling to respect my youth pastor, I should consider stepping away from the ministry for a time of prayer and reflection.
Serving with a student ministries team is a rewarding experience with amazing community. As with any community, there are times of highs and lows, calm and chaos. The key is to remember that at the end of the day, we are all on the same team. Bringing the Word of God and the saving news of Jesus Christ to young people is something pretty special that requires pretty special people. I'm proud to be in such company.
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A party in an empty, upstate New York home has prompted the homeowner - a former NFL star - to take action.
More than 300 teenagers showed up to party over Labor Day weekend in the home of former New England Patriots lineman Brian Holloway. The teens trashed the home and caused more than $20,000 in damages due to graffiti, broken windows and urine-soaked carpets, USA Today reports.
Holloway said his 19-year-old son alerted him to the party after receiving tweets about it the night of Aug. 31. Holloway then watched partygoers share pictures and tales of their exploits on Twitter and Facebook.
The party was broken up by police, but the property was trashed. Holloway said cleaners filled 10 55-gallon garbage bags with empty alcohol containers.
Holloway is now accepting donations and assistance in cleaning and fixing his house and has also started a website that publicly outed some of the young people at the party. The site is called Help Me Save 300 and is meant to not only hold those who destroyed his home accountable for their actions, but also to prevent the partygoers from going down the wrong path in life. Some of teenagers who attended the party have come to help Holloway clean his home this week.
The site has lead to contributions from the community, as well as the recovery of some stolen items, including a granite eagle that was the headstone from the grave of Holloway's grandchild who died at birth. After Holloway posted a picture of a high-school student's Twitter account that showed someone with the object, it was returned.


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Milwaukee movies off the grid
French fest finis at UWM
The Festival of Films in French concludes this weekend at UWM Union Theatre, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. All screenings are free, with English subtitles. »Read Full Article
Singles Scorecard: Reviews of new tracks from Mariah Carey, Eric Clapton, Phoenix and more
ITunes released a particularly diverse batch of new singles within the past week, from a pop tune from one of music's most accomplished divas, to a profanity-laced track from Tyler, the Creator, to a weird metal song from the robe-and-makeup-wearing Ghost B.C. Reviews below, plus you can hear the songs for yourselves, but the Tyler track has some pretty nasty language, so best not to stream that one at work.
Milwaukee Music Video: See Field Report's gorgeous treatment for "I Am Not Waiting Anymore"
Chris Porterfield, singer and songwriter from local folk band Field Report, makes a cameo in a new music video for the band's single "I Am Not Waiting Anymore." Directed by Manny Marquez from local production company About Face Media, the video made its world premiere on NPR's website Wednesday. Journal Sentinel photo by Rick Wood. »Read Full Blog Post
Mayor Tom Barrett asks for online votes in Mayors Challenge
As we've reported previously, the City of Milwaukee is one of 20 finalist cities in The Mayors Challenge, a national competition organized by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to generate innovative, local solutions to national problems.
Hot Coffin thankful for its debut CD
Some advice for bands starting out: If you want to attract a crowd to your first show, offer free turkey.
"Our first show was at Riverwest Fest, and I lived around the block. So I made a turkey and invited a bunch of people over before and afterward," said Sean Williamson, vocalist for Hot Coffin. "I remember the year prior I had made a turkey for the first time, and there was something really rewarding about it." »Read Full Article
At the Marcus, sisters are doing it for themselves
Having transformed an awful nun's choir into disco-dancing divas, Deloris Van Cartier - a.k.a. Sister Mary Clarence, in the touring production of "Sister Act" now at the Marcus Center - has it out with the dour Mother Superior.
"People like going to the theater, but they don't like going to church, because it's a drag," Deloris reasons. Turning her wimpled boss toward the Marcus Center audience - doubling here as the Queen of Angels congregation - Deloris drives home her point by noting that the long-empty "church" is full. »Read Full Article
Is Lawrence Block giving his stamp-collecting hit man the last word?
If 'Hit Me' (Mulholland Books) turns out to be Lawrence Block's last work of fiction, as the 74-year-old mystery grandmaster suggested to the New York Daily News it might be, then it's a fine finale for a writer who never stopped growing, and who allowed some of his series characters the same privilege of changing.
I can't remember if I first found Block through his old fiction-writing column in Writer's Digest, or through one of his early Matthew Scudder or Bernie Rhodenbarr mysteries. But from the beginning I found his writing like pizza: good even in its ordinary manifestations, mind-blowing in its excellent ones. As a reader, I feel the same way about his late friend and occasional collaborator, Donald E. Westlake. As professional writers of popular fiction, they saw their job as keeping readers entertained enough to turn the page, and turn the pages we did. »Read Full Blog Post
Downtown Hilton closing waterpark March 3
The Hilton Milwaukee City Center will close its Paradise Landing waterpark on March 3, hotel owner Marcus Corp. announced Wednesday.
"When we first opened the doors to Paradise Landing in 2000, it was the first urban indoor hotel waterpark in the country," said Steve Magnuson, Marcus Hotels & Resorts vice president of operations, in a statement. »Read Full Blog Post(14)
'GMA' celebrates return of Robin Roberts
"Good Morning, America" co-anchor Robin Roberts returns to the show Wednesday morning five months to the day after undergoing a bone marrow transplant to treat a rare blood disorder.
She appeared along side co-anchors George Stephanopoulos, Josh Elliott, Lara Spencer and Sam Champion. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Seeking utopia (and warmth) at the movies
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Published On: Mar 18 2013 12:08:23 PM PDT Updated On: Aug 07 2014 10:23:26 PM PDT
Look back at more than a decade of war in Iraq, which is now once again the target of U.S. airstrikes.
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As cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect a new pope, President Barack Obama said he believes U.S. politics wouldn't stand in the way of an American pope doing his job.
"It seems to me that an American pope would preside just as effectively as a Polish pope or an Italian pope or a Guatemalan pope," the president said in an interview that aired Wednesday morning on ABC's "Good Morning America."
Since Benedict XVI resigned at the end of last month, some American names have circulated in media reports as possible contenders for the papacy, including U.S. cardinals Sean O'Malley of Boston and Timothy Dolan of New York.
Critics argue an American pope would be controversial, saying the Vatican would then be too closely tied to Washington.
Asked if an American pope would take orders from the president, Obama made a joke about the at-times thorny relationship between the Obama administration and the Catholic Church.
"I don't know if you've checked lately but the Conference of Catholic bishops here in the U.S. don't seem to be taking orders from me," he said, chuckling.
Last year, the administration faced tense scrutiny after it issued a ruling that required religiously-affiliated institutions, such as hospitals and universities, to include contraception coverage in health insurance plans for employees–a measure met with strong pushback from Catholics. The White House eventually proposed an amended ruling allowing those institutions to opt out of the mandate.
Obama, who's not Catholic, offered no preference for the pope in the interview.
"My hope is based on what I know about the Catholic Church–and the terrific work that they've done around the world and certainly around this country helping those who are less fortunate–is that you have a pope who sustains and maintains what I consider the central message of the Gospel. We treat everybody as children of God. We love them the way Jesus Christ taught us to love them."


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Cats as weapons? In 16th century Germany, yes
Researcher baffled by German war manual featuring 'rocket cats'
Rocket cats? As weapons?
Apparently yes. A 16th century German war manual appears to show jet packs strapped to the backs of cats and even doves, with the text advising military commanders to use them to "set fire to a castle or city which you can't get at otherwise," The Associated Press reported.
University of Pennsylvania researcher Mitch Fraas is trying to unravel the mystery behind the documents.
"I really didn't know what to make of it," he told the AP. "It clearly looks like there's some sort of jet of fire coming out of a device strapped to these animals."
Don't fret, animal lovers.
It doesn't look like any cats or birds were ever used in the way artillery master Franz Helm described 500 years ago.
"Sort of a harebrained scheme," Fraas told the AP. "It seems like a really terrible idea, and very unlikely the animals would run back to where they came from. More likely they'd set your own camp on fire."
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Conservation groups debate accepting donations from industryBy KEVIN BEGOS
THE Associated Press | November 24,2012PITTSBURGH As a natural gas drilling boom sweeps Pennsylvania and other states, conservation groups are debating whether it makes sense to work with the industry to minimize impacts to the environment and whether to accept industry donations.
The big question is how to deal with this overwhelming impact, said Phil Wallis, executive director of the Pennsylvania chapter of the Audubon Society, adding that the industry in general, is interested in resolving these issues.
The drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has made it possible to tap into deep reserves of oil and gas but has also raised concerns about pollution. Large volumes of water, along with sand and hazardous chemicals, are injected underground to break rock apart and free the oil and gas.
Over the past five years thousands of new wells have been drilled across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, and hundreds of miles of pipeline have been laid to transport the gas to market. And thats just a snapshot of a similar boom in Texas, Colorado and other states.
Wallis and the Pennsylvania Audubon chapter discovered that even casual conversations with the drilling industry can generate controversy.
In August, Audubon partnered with the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, and the Ruffed Grouse Society to hold a series of gatherings for birdwatchers, anglers, hunters and hikers to ask questions about drilling. The meetings didnt attract much notice until it emerged that some had discussed whether the industry might donate $30 million to set up an endowment to fund research on drilling impacts.
The idea of donations came up several times, said Don Williams, a Harleysville, Pa. resident.
It caught me completely off guard. I see that as somehow basically latching on and riding the coattails of the industry, Williams said. The message itself bothered me.
After Williams wrote a blog post about the meeting, Audubon quickly responded that there had been no decision to seek gas drilling donations. Wallis said the $30 million was just a hypothetical number about funding a research project on drilling that a number of conservations groups might provide staff for.
Williams said a representative of Chesapeake Energy was at the meeting, acting as more of a general industry representative. Chesapeake spokesman Rory Sweeny declined to comment on whether the company is donating to any environmental groups.
Two more public meetings with outdoor groups are scheduled for December, said Steve Forde, a spokesman for the Marcellus Shale Coalition.
The sportsmen and conservation communities are an important part of Pennsylvanias heritage and key partners in responsible shale gas development, Forde wrote in an email. But he added that the coalition hasnt discussed donations with any of the outdoor groups that helped set up the sessions.
Its a sensitive issue. Earlier this year, the Sierra Club acknowledged that from 2007 to 2010 it had secretly accepted more than $26 million from individuals or subsidies connected to Chesapeake. After deciding it would no longer take such donations, the group launched a campaign that is critical of the gas drilling industry.
Environmental groups and some scientists say there hasnt been enough research on water and air pollution issues that stem from drilling. The industry and many federal and state officials say the practice is safe when done properly, and that many rules on air pollution and disclosure of the chemicals used in fracking are being strengthened.
Sitting down with people in the gas drilling industry makes sense, said Mark Brownstein, the chief counsel for the energy program at the Environmental Defense Fund.
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There has been much discussion this week about whether or not Beyonce's soulful and pitch-perfect performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" at President Obama's inauguration was lip-synched. Take a look at other famous lip-synching controversies.
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The Frequently Asked Questions section is devoted to answering common questions about the Climate Change and Carbon Offsetting Programme.
The Nobel Prize winning, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that aviation contributes around 2% of man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. However, there is evidence to suggest that non-CO2 aircraft emissions at high altitude may have additional global warming impacts. Research is ongoing to investigate the complex physical and chemical reactions that occur in the upper atmosphere.
Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face. Everyday actions like driving a car and flying consume energy and produce greenhouse gases emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) - which contributes to climate change. Governments, businesses and individuals are all responsible for reducing the carbon emissions they create. You can compensate for your own emissions by paying someone to make an equivalent greenhouse gas saving. This is known as "carbon offsetting" and includes investment in projects, such as renewable energy from windfarms and hydro-plants. More and more individuals and businesses are volunteering to offset their emissions. Offsetting is not a "cure" for climate change as the most effective way to combat climate change is to reduce our emissions. However, if done in the right way, offsetting can reduce the impact of our actions and help raise awareness of the issue.
Passengers can offset the emissions caused by their flying. The principle is that emissions for each flight are divided amongst the passengers. Each passenger can therefore pay to offset the emissions caused by their share of the flight's emissions. Passengers can offset their emissions by investing in carbon reduction projects that generate carbon credits.
Passengers can purchase carbon credits generated by certified renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in developing countries that are verified to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A carbon credit is a permit that represents one tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) that has either been removed from the atmosphere or saved from being emitted. These carbon credits are then "cancelled" on an official register to ensure that they cannot be sold or used again. Carbon credits create a market for reducing greenhouse emissions by giving a monetary value to the cost of polluting the air. There are two principal types of carbon credits: certified emission reductions (CERs), which are backed by the UN, and voluntary emission reductions (VERs). VERs are backed by recognised quality standards such as the Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Gold Standard. VERs play an important role in emission projects with high sustainable development benefits. Carbon emission reduction projects have a finite life and South African Airways reserves the right to invest in projects with similar environmental and social benefits, if credits in the original project are no longer available.
Carbon offsetting should be considered as one of the many tools an individual or organisation can use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other methods include selecting renewable energy options, improving energy efficiency at home and work, cycling to work, recycling and conserving energy by turning off lights, turning down the heating or up for air conditioning. Further information of greenhouse gas reduction initiatives can be found at: www.flysaa.com
No, it is entirely voluntary. As a passenger, you are free to offset any or none of your flights.
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The combustion of 1 kilogramme (kg) of jet fuel in an aircraft engine produces 3.15 kg of carbon dioxide (CO2). However, the volume released per flight is based on a number of factors such as aircraft efficiency and maintenance, distance travelled, the load carried (passengers and cargo) and weather conditions. Although there are several ways of calculating the carbon emissions from a flight, South African Airways uses a methodology based on that developed by the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has developed this concept further by creating a tool that allows airlines to use their own verified data on fuel burn, passenger and cargo weights, seat configurations and load factors. This generates the most accurate calculation of CO2 emissions per passenger yet developed.
Yes, the Quality Assurance Standard (QAS), an independent not for profit organisation, has reviewed and approved both the methodology and the airline's data input. Once a year an airline partner in the IATA Offset Programme is subject to independent auditing by the Scheme to ensure valid data entry and compliance with the approved methodology.
It is updated annually but if a new aircraft enters the fleet or a new route is flown it will be updated more frequently. The Offset Programme Quality Assurance Standard's Approval Body indicates that, for a new route, the airline can extrapolate carbon emissions from similar routes (aircraft types and distance) or await the collection of route-specific information over a period of one year. South African Airways has chosen not to offer passenger offsets on new routes until supporting data has been collected and approved.
As part of the calculation method, the IATA tool subtracts the emissions associated with cargo, which may be carried on a passenger flight so only the emissions attributable to the passengers are provided.
Premium class seating configurations take up more space and weight on an aircraft than economy class seating. Based on ICAO recommendations, the emissions associated with premium class travel are estimated as double those in economy.
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Research by the Nobel Prize winning, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that non-carbon dioxide (CO2) gases such as water vapour (condensation trails) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), released at altitude by aircraft have undefined but additional global warming impacts beyond those of the CO2 emissions alone. When the international scientific community agrees on the emission factors for non-CO2 gases released by aircraft and the UN endorses this, the IATA carbon calculator will be updated.
Unlike many other offset programmes, South African Airways does not charge an administration fee or mark-up on the offset price paid by the passenger. South African Airways recognises that passengers are making a voluntary donation in order to improve the environment and, hence, the airline should not profit from such contributions. In fact, all administration costs involved in the programme including website re-development, carbon emission data collection and administration are borne by the airline.
The price of carbon offsets is related to two main factors: market conditions and quality. Carbon is a commodity so when demand is high, during periods of strong economic growth, offset prices rise and vice-versa. In order to ensure strong passenger participation, the South African Airways offset programme only invests in offsets of the highest quality, that have been delivered and independently verified by the UN.
Carbon credits are a tradable commodity and, hence, the price per tonne reflects the cost on the date the credits are purchased. Carbon credit prices change due to market conditions and are also subject to fluctuating currency exchange rates. South African Airways will attempt to ensure that these prices changes are kept to a minimum.
No, it is recognised that the purchasing of an offset by a passenger is a charitable donation and, hence, if a passenger pays for an offset but does not travel, this offset should be "carried over" for a subsequent flight and no offset is purchased.
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Independently, he provides finance support to a division of Lockheed Martin where he manages the annual budget of the organization and is on the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance team. Farrokh received a BSBA in Finance from Georgetown University (GU) in 1998 and has had the privilege to share his industry knowledge and experience with students as an adjunct professor at George Mason University (GMU) for over five (5) years.


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There's an app for just about everything these days and two men, using one of them for unintended purposes, found themselves arrested.
"That app is probably not illegal, but it's the just the way you use it," Brownsville police officer J.J. Trevino said.
Jose Luis Vela, 20, and Jose Azanon, 19, were charged with impersonating an officer for using a police lights app.
A patrol officer noticed a suspicious vehicle with flashing police lights inside heading in his direction on the 900 block of Ruben Torres earlier this week.
"It was a small vehicle, he didn't recognize it as one of our own vehicles, one of our unmarked," Trevino said.
The officer asked the pair if they were police officers, and they said no.
Instead, Vela said his friend had downloaded an app to display police lights on his smartphone.
Regardless of their intentions, the men were displaying a function that's common with law enforcement practice, which makes what they were doing illegal, police said.
"More than anything it's public safety, you know? You see a vehicle with red and blue lights, the first thing you think of is that it's an officer, but what if it's not? What if you're trying to get out of the way and you end up having an accident?" Trevino said.
The phone, with the app, may be used as evidence in the case against the men.


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The global economy has erased arbitrary boundaries between cultures. On a daily basis, we interact with the world in both large and small ways. We call phone banks in India, e-mail on-line businesses in England, drink fair-trade coffee from Columbia, read about micro-lending in Africa, and shop for green toys made in Thailand. But what about literature? Does the country define the writer or does the writer define the country? Or can literature take place in a global vacuum, devoid of setting? Join us as we wade in the literary waters of many cultures and sample some of the best of the best, one book at a time.
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Zorba the Green by Nikos KazantzakisTuesday, November 27th, 2012Click here to register for the World Literature Book Club November meeting.
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A 99-year-old Alabama man shows you're never too old to do the Harlem Shake.
Bill Taube told Mobile TV station WALA he didn't quite know what he was doing when he sprang up during a bingo game at the Westminster Village retirement community in Spanish Fort, but he had a lot of fun.
"It was great. I didn't know what to expect when they told me to hop up. That surprised me," he said.
The retirement home got the idea to join the Internet dance craze from one resident's grandson.
They plan to shoot a video for the community's upcoming 30th anniversary, but wanted to get a little practice in before then -- Harlem Shake style.
"He's an inspiration to everybody, so who else could we feature?" Patti Skeele, the community's bingo host, told WALA of Taube.
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Doobie Brothers, Chicago playing separate shows at Potawatomi
The Doobie Brothers and Chicago spent part of 2012 on the road together. For 2013, they're on the road again, this time with separate tours — but both bands will be swinging through Potawatomi Bingo Casino within a few weeks of each other.
LL Cool J; Atmosphere; Matt & Kim; The Uncluded; New Politics; The Rocket Summer; Hey Marseilles
LL Cool J
Before ushering LL Cool J to the BMO Harris Bank Pavilion stage Friday night, DJ Z-Trip asked if there were any "old-school heads" in the house. It was an unnecessary question: The crowd had been dancing for much of the pre-set mix of Whodini, Run-D.M.C. and Beastie Boys. »Read Full Article
Tom Petty takes it easy, his way, at Marcus Amphitheater
After all these years, Tom Petty is almost as much a part of Summerfest as smiley faces and cheese sticks.
It's been some time since we've heard new music from Petty, so his show Friday night at the Marcus Amphitheater was a revisitation of past glories. And both Petty and the audience were clearly OK with that. »Read Full Article(11)
Meat Puppets now 31 years since first album
Are you a Meat Puppets fan who wants to feel old? If so, consider this: the latest MP album, this year's "Rat Farm," is not only their 14th, but also is separated from their very first album by 31 years.
Primary singer, songwriter and guitarist Curt Kirkwood probably wouldn't claim the decades have passed quickly. However, during a recent phone interview in advance of the band's show Saturday at Summerfest, he suggested the band's survival connects to a consistency of purpose. »Read Full Article
Interview with Matt and Kim at Summerfest
So, I got spanked tonight by a rock star.
Kim, of pop duo Matt and Kim, wanted to show off her dance moves. So she told me to bend over, and well, she gave me a pat on the touche while she strutted her stuff. »Read Full Blog Post
Switchfoot discusses new movie and album, performs 'Dark Horses'
We got a two-for-one exclusive with Switchfoot at Summerfest Friday afternoon, before the alt rock band took the stage to headline the Uline Warehouse. Not only did Jon Foreman and Drew Shirley perform a splendid acoustic rendition of "Dark Horses," they talked about their new album and forthcoming film "Fading West," for the first time. "The movie documents our travels around the world--Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Bali-all looking for inspiration for making a record...directly inspired by the sea," Foreman said.
3 cited in assault on Summerfest saxophone busker
Four people received municipal citations in connection with the assault on a saxophone player outside of Summerfest, Milwaukee police confirmed Friday.
According to police, the incident began shortly after 11 p.m., Wednesday when a group of women who had been asked to leave the Summerfest grounds were walking east on Chicago St. »Read Full Article(95)
WTMJ-TV parent and Time Warner Cable extend contract until July 10
Journal Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable have agreed to extend their existing contract until July 10 to allow for further negotiations.
The two sides are negotiating the contract that allows the pay service to carry the station's programming. The current contract was scheduled to expire at midnight Sunday. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Live blog: Backstage with Rhymesayers at Summerfest
Rhymesayers have invaded the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse at Summerfest for a full night of music. Those Hip-Hop Guys are there to give you the Rhymesayers experience from the stage and behind.
Best dressed at the fests
OK, the word "best" is arguable, but we still think these pics from our photo archive from festivals over the past few years would land in your high school yearbook superlatives.
1) Eye see you too »Read Full Article(1)
Festivals and Free Concerts
Summerfest: Noon-midnight, Maier Festival Park, 200 N. Harbor Drive, www.summerfest.com. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Public Library seeks artists' submissions for new east branch
The Milwaukee Public Library put out a call Friday for artists statewide interested in crafting pieces for the library's new east branch, set to be completed in fall 2014.
The library is accepting submissions until July 15, at which point a selection committee will choose six finalists. The last artists standing will submit specific proposals at a public meeting designed to facilitate community input. »Read Full Article
Have a question for Imagine Dragons?
Imagine Dragons, pictured here performing at Rock the Green last fall, is headlining the Miller Lite Oasis at Summerfest Saturday for what's bound to be one of the most crowded shows at Summerfest. Journal Sentinel photo by Alex Wroblewski. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Summerfest rundown for June 28
Tap Milwaukee music writer Piet Levy gives you the rundown on what to look forward to today at Summerfest.
Walk the Moon to return for Pabst Theater show Oct. 30
Walk the Moon, who brought them to their feet as one of the opening acts for fun. at Summerfest's Marcus Amphitheater Thursday night, is coming back for an encore of sorts at the Pabst Theater at 8 p.m. Oct. 30.
Tickets, at $20, go on sale at noon July 12 at the Pabst and Riverside theater box offices, (414) 286-3663 and the Pabst website. »Read Full Article
Military Heritage Museum opening in Sheboygan
Sheboygan — The Wisconsin Naval Ship Association's Military Heritage Museum and Education Center is opening Saturday in Sheboygan.
While the museum is operated by the Naval Ship Association, it will honor all branches of the military. »Read Full Article
'30 Americans' at the Milwaukee Art Museum
When Don and Mera Rubell first opened the "30 Americans" exhibit more than five years ago at their Miami museum, Barack Obama had been elected the first black commander-in-chief just a month before.
At the time, Mera wondered aloud whether one of the signature works in the show might lose some of its immediacy because of this cathartic breakthrough. Would it be a "pre Obama" work in a "post Obama" world, she asked. »Read Full Blog Post
Three to See: Suggestions for June 28
Something known: Femi Kuti & The Positive Force (10 p.m. Johnson Controls World Sound Stage). The spirit of late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti is alive in the music of his oldest son, who'll share new material for fans to shake their bodies to. »Read Full Article
Have a question for Matt and Kim?
Dating pop duo Matt and Kim will sit down for a video interview before its Summerfest show Friday night. Photo by Owen Sweeney. »Read Full Blog Post
The Art City contributors call your weekend
Once again the Art City contributors have called in with tips for your weekend art plans. Their suggestions, as always, are varied and full of surprises.
24 Hours: Stuff for Milwaukee's weekend to-do list
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Singers from the Florentine Opera join with the Wilson Center's Starry Nights Orchestra for a program of patriotic music in the Brookfield arts center's free summer Starry Nights concert series. »Read Full Article
LeAnn Rimes on what music she's listening to
LeAnn Rimes naturally respects country legends - her voice has been compared to Patsy Cline, and her breakout song after all was a cover of Tanya Tucker's "Blue," releasd when the 30-year-old was just 13. So when the Summerfest headliner - closing out the Miller Lite Oasis July 3 - was asked what was her favorite albume right now, she mentioned the latest release from a member of the esteemed Williams family. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Petty, She & Him, White House Down
Why hello there weekend. Nice to see you.
Summerfest is in full swing, of course, and you have an opportunity to spend your Friday evening with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. That's right. Free fallin' at the top of your lungs. »Read Full Blog Post


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Nightly Glass Of Wine May Protect Boomer Women's Bones
It's well-known that exercise is good for our bones, even as we age, but how about that nightly glass of wine?
A new study of women in their 50s and early 60s finds that moderate alcohol consumption may help prevent bone loss. The women in the study consumed about 1 1/2 drinks per day.
The findings fit with previous studies, including the Framingham Heart Study, which documented that moderate drinkers — people who consume one to two drinks per day — have higher bone mineral density compared with heavy drinkers and people who don't consume alcohol at all.
But sorry guys, this one's just for the ladies.
The latest study, published in the journal Menopause, finds evidence that moderate alcohol consumption influences bone turnover. It's a small study, just 40 women, but it helps explain why this may be the case.
Our bodies are constantly in the process of remaking bone. Bits of bone are dissolved (or resorbed, to borrow researchers' technical term), and then new bone is formed.
During menopause, the rate of resorption increases, according to researcher Urszula Iwaniec of Oregon State University. "And the formation [of new bone] doesn't keep up with resorption." As a result, bone loss can occur.
To figure out what happened to the women's bones during the study, Iwaniec and her colleagues took blood samples to measure specific byproducts of bone remodeling. Basically, when bone dissolves, little bits of protein that were part of the bone spill into the bloodstream.
"And these [markers] correlate with the amount of bone that is resorped," explains Iwaniec.
The researchers first took blood samples of women who had been regularly consuming alcohol (most were wine drinkers). Then, they took blood samples two weeks later, after the women were told not to drink for those two weeks.
"What we found was that the [blood] markers were higher, significantly higher [after the women stopped drinking]," explains Iwaniec. "Indicating that more bone was being resorped," she says.
But once the women went back to the nightly glass of wine? The blood markers dropped back to where they'd been before.
In other words, the alcohol seemed to slow down the bone turnover rate, which may over time protect against fractures.
The risk of any study that concludes that alcohol consumption may be beneficial is that we'll get carried away. If we hear that a drink a day is good for us, it's easy to think: Hey — two or three drinks sound even better!
"Many people don't interpret studies like this correctly," says John Callaci, director of the Molecular and Cellular Bone Biology Laboratory. He has studied the deleterious effects of binge-drinking on bones.
Seven to nine drinks spread out over the course of a week may be beneficial for women's bone health, as this study suggests, Callaci says. But it's not a message you'd want to send to people under the age of 25 who are still building bone mass.
"Anything that might interrupt that process of bone-mass accrual would be bad [for young people]," says Callaci. "So I would definitely not extrapolate these results to younger people or anybody outside the confines of the study.
Researcher Iwaniec agrees. She says her next step is to repeat the experiment in a much larger group of women, to see if she can confirm her findings.
Researchers are learning more about the effects of alcohol consumption on bone health. It's been known for some time that binge drinking really takes a toll on bones, among other things. But a new study of moderate drinkers finds there may be a benefit to a nightly glass of wine - at least for some people. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.
ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE: The bones that you and I have in our bodies are not technically the same ones that we had a decade ago. Our bodies are constantly in the process of remaking bones through a process that scientists call resorption where bits of bone dissolve and then formation where new bone is rebuilt. Researcher Urszula Iwaniec of Oregon State University says this process is healthy, but by the time women reach the age of 50 or so, it can get out of whack.
URSZULA IWANIEC: With menopause, that rate of replacement, that rate of turnover, is elevated. And so the formation does not keep up with the resorption, and as a result bone loss occurs resulting in osteoporosis.
AUBREY: Iwaniec and her colleagues wanted to know how moderate alcohol consumption might influence this process. They had a hunch there could be a benefit since the few large studies have shown correlations between women who consume about a drink a day and better bone health. So, they recruited about 40 women in their 50s and early 60s - mostly wine drinkers - and tested what happened when they stopped drinking.
IWANIEC: So, these women were asked to continue their normal daily activities for the two weeks. The only thing that they were asked to do was to abstain from alcohol intake.
AUBREY: To gauge what was happening in their bones, researchers took blood samples to measure specific byproducts of bone remodeling. Basically, when bone dissolves, little bits of protein that were part of the bone spill into the bloodstream.
IWANIEC: And these correlate with the amount of bone that is resorped.
AUBREY: Or being lost. Iwaniec says after only two weeks of abstaining from alcohol, the women's blood markers changed quite a bit.
IWANIEC: What we would found was that the markers were higher, significantly higher than while they were drinking, indicating that more bone was being resorped.
AUBREY: Meaning more bone was likely being lost. But once the women went back to the nightly glass of wine, the blood markers dropped back to where they'd been before. In other words, the alcohol seemed to slow down the bone turnover rate, which over time may protect against fractures.
IWANIEC: We are pretty sure that it is the alcohol because that is the only thing we were controlling for.
AUBREY: This is certainly not the first study to suggest that moderate drinking may be beneficial. In addition to relieving stress, large studies show one to two drinks per day may be good for heart health. But there are also risks, such an increased risk of breast cancer. And as bone researcher John Callaci of Loyola University points out, when people hear about a study that finds one drink a day is healthy for you, they may think, hey, two or three drinks sounds even better.
JOHN CALLACI: Many people don't interpret studies like this correctly.
AUBREY: He says seven to nine drinks spread out over the court of a week may be beneficial for women's bone health, as this study suggests. But for younger people under the age of 25 who are still building bone mass.
CALLACI: Anything that might interrupt that process of bone mass accrual would be bad. So, I would definitely extrapolate these results to younger people or anybody outside the confines of this study.
AUBREY: Researcher Urszula Iwaniec agrees. And she says her next step is to repeat the experiment in a much larger group of women to see if she can confirm her findings. Allison Aubrey, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright National Public Radio.


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An Ohio man got in the Halloween spirit when proposing to his girlfriend, spelling out "Will you marry me?" with carved jack-'o-lanterns.
Zack Stoddard of Dayton placed the five pumpkins strategically on the side of a hill to express his love and devotion to his girlfriend of three years, Lauren Brenneman, the Dayton Daily News reported.
When the moment was right, the pumpkins were uncovered and Stoddard popped the question.
Brenneman said "yes" to the roar of many in the crowd gathered for the first night of the annual Stoddard Avenue Pumpkin Glow.
Stoddard said he chose to propose on Halloween because it's his girlfriend's favorite holiday. She was also born in October, the Daily News reported.
"We've been here before and it has never been this crowded," Stoddard said. "I've been shaking the whole way walking up that hill."


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#208469 - 12/24/12 09:26 PM Re: Poor People ( and I want credit for underlining) [Re: jenny jenny]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
I read and thoroughly enjoy all the limericks you people
create. I am very envious. I can come up with some
pretty lame ones, but by the time I do, you all are 3-4
limericks beyond. No problem, however, I do enjoy reading
others works and revel in the works. Keep up the good
work. {to use the word 'work' three times: shows my
Edited by LukeJavan8 (12/24/12 09:27 PM)_________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#208475 - 12/25/12 06:28 AM Re: Poor People ( and I want credit for underlining) [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Registered: 11/13/11
Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
That was really clever, jj! A lovely Christmas present on Christmas day - Thank You! - and for all the other quirky rhymes you produce.
I guess all of us regulars on this thread enjoy the inventiveness of the others, Luke. There really are some cracking good ones from time to time. If you are working on one and need time to perfect it, put a post in that one's imminent and we'll wait for you for a few minutes - or hours, even. Or you could post it, anyway, even after you've been pipped to the post - we've all done that, occasionally.
Before we all get quite as p****d as
A newt, or by baubles dedazz-
-led, lets do this for us:
Well all shout, in chorus,
To All on Wordsmith, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#208479 - 12/25/12 12:39 PM Re: Poor People ( and I want credit for underlining) [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
Thanks Rhub.
I'll keep that in mind, or just make a note that I am
working on one, and you all can just go on around me -
I don't mind, as golfers do, let others cut through.
----please, draw me a sheep----
#208480 - 12/25/12 02:19 PM Re: Language difficulty [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Registered: 10/22/10
Posts: 753
Loc: London, UK
In Porto Alegre, Brazil
(Which means Happy Harbour) lived Bill;
He was never at ease
When he spoke Portuguese
He relied on his buddy called Gil.
#208481 - 12/25/12 04:46 PM Re: Language difficulty [Re: A C Bowden]
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Registered: 05/10/10
Posts: 954
Loc: Alaska
He fell over a skate, hit his shank.
In a couple of days, how it stank!
Suddenly, with pain sharp
He acquired a harp.
Now he sings with the angels: how swank.
I agree with the Rhub: if you write one, post it. Who cares if you're not in with it first?
#208482 - 12/25/12 09:18 PM Re: Language difficulty [Re: Tromboniator]
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Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
You guys are the greatest._________________________
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#208483 - 12/25/12 11:01 PM : Fight chant for the big game next week [Re: Tromboniator]
Registered: 06/05/10
Posts: 1554
Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi
Llama, llama, yellowhammer
Give 'em Hell, Alabama
Notre, Notre Dame
Notre, Notre Damn
Llama, llama, yellowhammer
Give 'em Hell, Alabama
Uh...let me explain. The yellowhammer is Alabama's state bird and the llama is a, uh, camel like creature without a hump.
Please excuse me I just wanted a chance to chant this chant.
Roll Tide Roll
#208489 - 12/26/12 02:23 AM Weather or not you like it [Re: jenny jenny]
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Loc: Alaska
Llama, llama, willow ptarmigan.
Blasted snow covered up my farmagain.
I love living in Alaska,
'Cept in wintertime disaska.
Let ME explain: The willow ptarmigan is Alaska's state bird, and all the lovely snow we got in the last two days is going to get rained on tomorrow, then it'll freeze, then rain again. If I didn't love it here, I'd probably hate it.
Sure thing, jj, go ahead. I don't mind!
Edited by Tromboniator (12/26/12 02:28 AM)
#208492 - 12/26/12 07:47 AM Rah! Rah! Rah! [Re: Tromboniator]
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Thanks, jj and Peter, for giving me inspiration!
Partisanship of a local kind
Brings all sorts of rituals to mind.
With llamas or birds,
And inflamat'ry words
These chants us together do bind.
VETINARY - VICE ** see three posts below!!
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I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#208493 - 12/26/12 08:35 AM Casting a spell [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Uh, VETINARY?
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Houston, we have lift off! First live DYNASTY League Baseball Online version game launch is perfect game
Last Saturday, August 1 at 6P ET, Jamie Hall and I got together for the launch of the first ever live face to face game ever played with the new DYNASTY League Baseball Online version.
The launch was as perfect as a Mark Buehrle perfect game and maybe even more exciting to watch and play.
I sent my 2006 Cardinals vs. Jamie's 2006 Tigers in Game 1 of the 2006 World Series at Comerica Park. OK, these are both our favorite teams so this was like Baseball nirvana for us with the Tigers and Cardinals not having played vs. each other in the World Series since 1968 and 1934.
The missing "League" is now found
Before we started the game, I was telling Jamie that the "League" in DYNASTY League Baseball has been missing since DYNASTY League Baseball debuted in 1994. By that I mean a really easy way for people to join a league, for Commissioners to run leagues and for people to connect and play vs. each other across long distances and have standings, stats and scores updated in real time without having to export or import any files.
The new draft room will allow you to draft live and show which players have been selected, which players are left in the draft, what your roster currently looks like, how many dollars of your budget you have left to bid on players and which roster slots you still need to fill.
Dan Mintz, Reede Stockton, Jamie and myself have been planning and talking about an Online version for a long time. It really wasn't until the past two years that the Baseball stars and sun were in perfect alignment to create the opportunity to develop what is a truly cutting edge technological marvel.
Realizing that most DYNASTY League Baseball and Pursue the Pennant fans have never played an Online game the question is "What is this and why do I need it?"
There are three type of ways you will play your opponent:
- You vs. another live opponent
- You vs. computer manager
- Computer manager vs. computer manager
Which type of game you will play depends on you and your opponent.
"Series" allow you to play a series solitaire vs. the computer manager or with a friend from any season in the DYNASTY League Baseball library.
There will be two primary play options:
- Greatest Team bracket tournaments
- Continuous draft leagues that use the Official DYNASTY League Baseball rulesYou always have time for DYNASTY League Baseball Online
The neat thing is that there is always time to be in a league or tournament no matter how busy you are with work, family and friends. If you find you are getting busy you can always have the computer manager take over and play games for you until you have more time to play the games live.
DYNASTY League Baseball Online runs on Windows or Apple Macintosh
How do I install the Online version and start playing? You don't install it – it is all ready to go for you.
You start your Internet Explorer, Fire fox or if you are on an Apple Macintosh, your Safari browser, and log on with your user name and password at a new web site being created just for DYNASTY League Baseball Online TBA.
If you are already in a draft league or Greatest tournament the first thing you'll see is your up to date draft league standings and Greatest Teams tournament results and rankings. If this is your first time logging in you will choose your Greatest team for the Greatest Teams tournaments. You also will be able to select a franchise for a continuous private or public draft league.
So now what after I select my team? Click on the join game link to the game you want to play. That is as easy as it was for me to connect and play Jamie. One click and the first thing you will see on your screen is the outside of the ball park that you are playing in. Click enter and you enter the ball park just as if you had walked into the ball park.
Similar to the Windows version, the next thing you will do is select your starting pitcher. DYNASTY League Baseball Online includes injury and pitcher rest tracking as well as Use rating tracking so you can easily see who is available for the game.
You can see any players player card while you are selecting your pitcher and lineup. You also have the OBP and SLG vs. LH and vs RH breakdowns. Previously I would pull out my Bill James Handbook to look up these stats, but now they are all there. Click on the Magglio Ordonez player card screen below to check it out.
The lineup selection screen now allows you to move players up or down in the lineup.
Next we enter Comerica Park. It is one thing to see screen shots and another to actually see the game interface on screen. One word left my mouth. "WOW!" Joe DiMaggio would call it the Marilyn Monroe screen interface. Gorgeous!
You control your own mouse all of the time – you don't have to share the mouse even though the game is turn based.
What I absolutely loved were the new tool tips. When you roll over a player rating on screen a tool tip comes up describing the rating.
Want to see a player card? Just move your mouse over the player name and the player pops up for you. The player cards look identical to the player cards in the board game in every respect.
The Cardinals struck first in the 1st when Albert Pujols launched a Justin Verlander pitch to center field for a home run. I flipped when I saw the red target flash in center field where Pujols had just deposited the ball and then watched as Pujols circled the bases.
The screen shot below is from another Pujols HR in a different game, but if you click on it you'll get the full size image.
The game is far from a static text game and that is one of the first things you will notice. There are all kinds of things flashing and moving during the game that really adds to the enjoyment of playing. Also helps when your team is winning as mine was 2-0.
Worried about a disconnection or crash? Don't be. Your game is automatically saved and will take you right back to where you left off so a game will never be lost.
Scott Spiezio opened up the top of the 2nd inning with a solo shot to right. Gee that flashing target is cool! Cardinals 3 Tigers 0
For each play result either the pitcher card or hitter card will come up on screen depending on which player card the result is on. The dice roll is shown below the player card and the play results flashes right on the player card. Click below to see a play result on Nate Robertson's player card:
During the game, you'll also see the various Situation ratings highlight when they are in effect with a description of the Situation rating. In the screen shot below, the ON rating (rarely allows HR with runners on base) is in effect for Justin Verlander.
Top of the 3rd and Spiezio hits a solo shot to center field to make it 5-0 Cardinals.
Top of the 5th and Spiezio homers to right field for his third HR of the game! Cardinals 6-0
Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter is just dominating until the 8th when Craig Monroe slams a two-run home run to left.
Final score Cardinals 6 Tigers 2
No exporting or importing needed for instant updated stats and standings
Now think of youself playing in a tournament or league where other players are playing and the scores are updated instantly for everyone to see along with the current standings, stats and league leaders. No exporting or importing of files. How cool is that?
Box score and Game Summary are easily accessible during and after the game
I absolutely love the new Game Summary!
Shown below is the final game screen with the Cardinals winning 6-2 over the Tigers. You can click on the screen to see Jason Isrinhausen warming up in the bullpen in the 9th inning – just in case. The bullpen is right on the main game screen and shows you who it warming up and if they are ready.
Well, there you have it – Game 1 of DYNASTY League Baseball Online and there are so many more features still to come! Amazing as the 1969 Mets don't you think? I sure think so.
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So when does this go live? I'm dying to play this.
So when does this go live? I'm dying to play this.
There are still some supporting features to add and much more testing. Considering that this is the first game ever played and it went flawlessly, it is a great sign that the release is getting closer…
So if you are a guy who likes to play solitaire this online version will satisfy that need?
And is this a monthly subscription or a one time fee?
Yes, there will be solitaire options that will be fun and challenging.
Basically for leagues, you play in six month segments since that will be the length of a league and corresponds to the April through October Baseball season time frame.
At the same time you can play in Greatest Teams tournaments which are also included for the six months and track your record and rankings.
I have a group of friends who likes to play a 42 game season. Am I locked in to a full 162 with this program or are there shorter seasons that I can play? Also we play the old timers 1955 season etc. Will those teams be avaliable when launched? Thanks
Yes, there will be short seasons and full seasons available. 1957 season is available for both the Board version and Windows version so that season would also potentially be available in the Online version for league play.
The Greatest Teams tournaments will be first so you and your friends can start out competing in a tournament and the 1955 Dodgers are one of the teams in the group of 66 Greatest Teams.
Would all seasons be available. Friends and I had an old league that consisted of a fantasy mix of old-timers and current stars. Is that a feasible option?
The Greatest Teams bracket tournaments will be the first play option available consisting of the 66 teams listed in a previous post at this MLB.com News blog and includes teams as recent as the 2008 Rays.
Next will be continuous draft leagues using the most recent season. Continuous draft leagues will have a bidding style draft room and use the DYNASTY League Baseball Official League rules found in the rulebook.
After that, there will be additional seasons made available that would match what is already available for the Board and Windows versions. Not sure yet on the play format for past seasons.
If I get this, can I still play a solotaire 1972 season with the new graphics, summaries etc?
Solitaire full season replays would probably be one of the last play formats implemented for DYNASTY League Baseball Online.
The first solitaire format will be Greatest Team bracket tournaments where you will be able to have your own solitaire tournaments. Your performance will be ranked as you progress to different levels in both solitaire and public tournament play.
The other Greatest Team bracket tournament formats will be both Public (open to everyone) and Private (open to your own group of friends).
I have played the original board for years & just downloaded the software package. Testing it out, looks great. We are about to start up our league again & this online version looks pretty good. Is it released yet? If not is there a tentative date yet?
The new upcoming DYNASTY League Baseball Online version is targeted for Spring 2010, exactly when depends on how the Beta testing goes.
DYNASTY League Baseball Online is now available at:
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