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Keep the introduction simple
When your firstborn comes to meet her new sibling in the hospital, limit it to immediate family. We had grandparents, etc., there who all wanted to see our daughter's reaction. It was way too much for her with Mommy being in a different, weird place and so many people around. She was interested at first, but then things got crazy and she had a fit. I also suggest not doing it when your child is hungry or tired, our second mistake. — Laurie
My son had just turned 2 when my daughter was born, and I was very nervous about how he would react to a sibling. At the hospital we gave him a toy "from the baby," and I made sure not to be holding the baby when he walked into the hospital room so I could hug him and make a big deal of him being a big brother. Once at home, I tried to keep up things in our routine that he really enjoyed, such as reading a few books after breakfast and going on playdates. — Shannon
Accept their feelings
My advice is to accept your firstborn's feelings. I would be awfully annoyed if my husband brought another wife or my children brought another mama into our house and asked me to love her, especially if she wasn't any fun to be around. In my humble opinion, once your older child learns that he or she will not lose your love, a relationship will develop between the children and just might bloom. — Anonymous
When your second baby was born, your firstborn was "dethroned," so to speak. He's not the center of your universe anymore. That's a pretty hard concept for a child to grasp, let alone articulate. For example, he might say he hates the baby. Don't tell him that he doesn't, because that tells him his feelings don't count. Instead, sympathize with him. And spend some extra one-on-one time with him. — Anonymous
When my 4-year-old tells me that her little sister gets on her nerves, I tell her, "Yes, and sometimes she gets on my nerves too, but we still love her a whole bunch and have to be nice to each other in this family." This way she understands that it's okay to not particularly like someone all the time — and that the baby isn't going anywhere. I also make a point of telling her what a wonderful big sister she is when she is being nice to the baby. — Anonymous
Reading Siblings Without Rivalry helped me put things in perspective when dealing with my son's birth when my daughter was only 16 months old. When all is said and done, remind yourself and the kids (they'll understand someday) that being a sibling is one of the most important and sacred relationships. Besides, when you sit around the dinner table 20 years down the road, what will you laugh about if the older kid doesn't throw some sort of parent-embarrassing fit or try to poke the younger kid's eyes out every five minutes? — Jenny S.


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REVIEW: Fans in 00-heaven as Peter Andre performs in Bond-theme at Grimsby Auditorium
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Popstar Peter Andre raised the roof when he brought his Angels and Demons tour to the Grimsby Auditorium (writes Selina Maycock).
Many loyal fans had queued outside the venue since 11am in freezing temperatures to make sure they could get as up close and personal as possible with Peter, in the hope of an unrestricted view on the front row.
And to get the crowds warmed up, there was music from three support acts – The Rise, The Risk and Hull-born solo singer Sam Gray.
Peter couldn't keep fans waiting and he made it onto the stage on time, just before 9pm.
He emerged, stood on top of a giant TV screen looking like an action man in his body-armor style suit – complete with glowing finger tips to complete the Terminator-style look.
A firework waterfall began to flow from the roof and sizzled to the edge of the stage.
And it was straight into making the show a real showcase, when the magic illusions started rolling.
Peter got into character as he was wrapped in a large black sheet.
I was a little horrified as to what was going to happen next, having already waited to see him and not quite ready to say goodbye, but then he vanished.
But fans fear not, for he returned to the stage out of a hoop screen, having somehow switched places with one of his dancers to re-appear in front of our very eyes like magic.
Mixing the magic with moves, Peter showed off his fantastic dance moves complete with a giant umbrella to help him dodge sparks from the indoor fireworks.
Pete got all romantic with his performance of Perfect Night, already looking the part in his black dinner suit, he launched rose petals into the crowd from high-powered confetti canons that were fixed to the ceiling.
And now he had wooed the girls, it was straight into the role of James Bond 007.
A James Bond scene would not be complete without a personalised logo – 00P – and a few action men and 'bad guys' for Peter to fight off before he could get his hands on the diamond – a true Defender.
And if you thought the gadgets were all gone – Peter uses his 'hand-cam' to take a closer look at the audience before stepping down into the crowds for a better look.
Every Bond scene would not be complete without a bond car and he returned to the stage with a fluorescent light tube for another illusion.
A text competition to find Peter's Bond girl, was won by a girl called Danielle, who was living the dream of every Peter Andre fan when she was led on stage to get up close and personal with him.
Peter serenaded her with a performance of BeeGee's classic How Deep is your Love.
But looking rather dazed, even when Peter tried to get her dancing, Danielle simply sat and soaked up the moment.
Singing songs from his new album Angels and Demons, Peter performed Fly Away before taking fans back to his early reggae days.
Performing a mix of popular reggae hits, and a new track recorded with Shaggy, it was time to get the crowds dancing.
And no song could have them on their feet than Mysterious Girl.
Pete prepared the audience with a master dance class, with a variety of moves so they could join in with the chorus.
After all the dancing, Peter slowed things down to perform a cover of John Lennon's hit Imagine, which he performed alongside his brother Chris on acoustic guitar.
Fans appreciated a song called Thank You, which Peter said he wrote for them in return for all the support people have given him over the years.
After getting sentimental it was time to rock things up a bit with his version of Bon Jovi's You Give Love A Bad Name before sliding into his hit single Behind Closed Doors taken from his album Revelation.
Peter had captured the hearts of hundreds of fans by the end of the evening – having put on a great showcase that should leave other solo artists shaken and stirred.
Proving Peter has the whole performance package, he certainly should be proud of being an entertainer.
Love him or hate him, critics should cut him some slack, for Peter's mission is to make music, put on a good show and most importantly, delivery what the fans want.
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Comparison of T2 and FLAIR imaging for target delineation in high grade gliomas
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Radiation Oncology 2010, 5:5 doi:10.1186/1748-717X-5-5Published: 28 January 2010
FLAIR and T2 weighted MRIs are used based on institutional preference to delineate high grade gliomas and surrounding edema for radiation treatment planning. Although these sequences have inherent physical differences there is limited data on the clinical and dosimetric impact of using either or both sequences.
40 patients with high grade gliomas consecutively treated between 2002 and 2008 of which 32 had pretreatment MRIs with T1, T2 and FLAIR available for review were selected for this study. These MRIs were fused with the treatment planning CT. Normal structures, clinical tumor volume (CTV) and planning tumor volume (PTV) were then defined on the T2 and FLAIR sequences. A Venn diagram analysis was performed for each pair of tumor volumes as well as a fractional component analysis to assess the contribution of each sequence to the union volume. For each patient the tumor volumes were compared in terms of total volume in cubic centimeters as well as anatomic location using a discordance index. The overlap of the tumor volumes with critical structures was calculated as a measure of predicted toxicity. For patients with MRI documented failures, the tumor volumes obtained using the different sequences were compared with the recurrent gross tumor volume (rGTV).
The FLAIR CTVs and PTVs were significantly larger than the T2 CTVs and PTVs (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.0001 respectively). Based on the discordance index, the abnormality identified using the different sequences also differed in location. Fractional component analysis showed that the intersection of the tumor volumes as defined on both T2 and FLAIR defined the majority of the union volume contributing 63.6% to the CTV union and 82.1% to the PTV union. T2 alone uniquely identified 12.9% and 5.2% of the CTV and PTV unions respectively while FLAIR alone uniquely identified 25.7% and 12% of the CTV and PTV unions respectively. There was no difference in predicted toxicity to normal structures using T2 or FLAIR. At the time of analysis, 26 failures had occurred of which 19 patients had MRIs documenting the recurrence. The rGTV correlated best with the FLAIR CTV but the percentage overlap was not significantly different from that with T2. There was no statistical difference in the percentage overlap with the rGTV and the PTVs generated using either T2 or FLAIR.
Although both T2 and FLAIR MRI sequences are used to define high grade glial neoplasm and surrounding edema, our results show that the volumes generated using these techniques are different and not interchangeable. These differences have bearing on the use of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and highly conformal treatment as well as on future clinical trials where the bias of using one technique over the other may influence the study outcome.


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Internet Security 2012 DescriptionInternet Security 2012 is a fake antispyware program that is installed by way of a Trojan infection. According to ESG PC security researchers, Internet Security 2012 has no way of providing security while going online or in any other situation. Internet Security 2012 is also just as useless as previous versions of this fake security program, which go as far back as 2010 (that is, Internet Security 2010 and Internet Security 2011). This is because Internet Security 2012 is part of a common computer scam designed to convince inexperienced computer users to purchase a useless security program. Internet Security 2012 does this by detecting nonexistent malware infections on the victim's computer and constantly prompting the victim to 'register' Internet Security 2012 in order to fix these problems. Of course, this so-called registration requires a credit card payment, which puts the victim at risk for identity theft and credit card fraud, apart from the money that the victim loses from paying for this useless application.
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How Criminals Use Internet Security 2012 to Attempt to Steal Your Money
Internet Security 2012 is part of a scam that is older than the Internet itself. It is a version of a common scam that auto mechanics and repairmen, for example, would use in order to take advantage of people with little experience with cars or appliances. Basically, the repairman or mechanic would deliberately cause a problem with the client's car or appliance and then attempt to charge the victim in order to fix it. Internet Security 2012 works in the same way, causing the victim's computer to display common symptoms associated with malware so that the victim will be convinced to purchase a useless registration code for Internet Security 2012. Some common problems that derive from an Internet Security 2012 infection may include general system stability and performance problems, and a drastic slow-down of the infected computer system. The main symptom of an Internet Security 2012 infection is the presence of constant, non-stop error messages and security alerts claiming that the victim's computer is severely infected and recommending the full version of Internet Security 2012 as a possible cure.
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Solutions: Your computer may have malware hiding in memory that prevents any program, including SpyHunter, from executing on your computer. Follow to download SpyHunter and gain access to the Internet:
- Use an alternative browser. Malware may disable your browser. If you're using IE, for example, and having problems downloading SpyHunter, you should open Firefox, Chrome or Safari browser instead.
- Use a removable media. Download SpyHunter on another clean computer, burn it to a USB flash drive, DVD/CD, or any preferred removable media, then install it on your infected computer and run SpyHunter's malware scanner.
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- IE Users: Disable proxy server for Internet Explorer to browse the web with Internet Explorer or update your anti-spyware program. Malware modifies your Windows settings to use a proxy server to prevent you from browsing the web with IE.
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File System Details
Internet Security 2012 creates the following file(s):
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|%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\isecurity.exe
|%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[RANDOM]\Internet Security 2012.exe
|%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[RANDOM]\defender.exe
|%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\Application Data\1tmp.bat
|%ProgramFiles%\Internet Security 2012\Internet Security 2012.exe
|%Documents and Settings%\All Users\Application Data\[RANDOM]\[RANDOM].exe
|%Documents and Settings%\[UserName]\asr.dat
|%CommonPrograms%\Internet Security 2012\Internet Security 2012.lnk
|%UserProfile%\.Internet Security 2012
Registry Details
Internet Security 2012 creates the following registry entry or registry entries:
Internet Security 2012
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system "EnableLUA" = "0"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%UserProfile%\Application Data\Internet Security 2012.exe" /sn"
HLEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "[RANDOM]"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{80c10400-59cb-4c79-97ce-cc693103afca}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft "adver_id" = "29"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "ISECURITY.EXE"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Internet Security 2012.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run "Internet Security 2012"
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Internet Security 2012
More Details on Internet Security 2012
The following messages associated with Internet Security 2012 were found:
|Explorer.exe can not start
File Explorer.exe is infected by
Please activate Internet Security 2012 to protect your Computer.


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30 second Hollow Hold
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Let's recap…
Click here to listen to the recap, but keep reading with your eyes for a literal catch up format.
Individual men:
- Rich Froning (an absolute phenom of an athlete)
- Jason Khalipa (back on the podium after 4 years of coming up short)
- Ben Smith (back on third place after missing out last year)
Individual women:
- Sam Briggs (delivered on the expectations)
- Lindsey Valenzuela (first time on the podium)
- Valerie Voboril (first time on podium)
Before we moved on to the teams, i'd like to say just a few words about the women who competed this weekend. CrossFit will certainly get a bad rep because many young women will see these female competitors and think unfavorably because they are "too muscular". The train of thought will go something along the lines of: "I don't want to lift/do CrossFit because I don't want to look like that". These particular women are so in tuned with their bodies…they are just such power houses, they will gain too much "muscle mass and looks gross". Arnold Schwarzenegger (failed at spelling that correctly the first time) is quoted in his workout encyclopedia with the following:
"To build muscle you need to train with heavy weights. At one point, simply to put an extra inch on my thighs, I concentrated on doing Squats with 500 pounds for reps."
To all of those women, I say this: You f!#$@%g wish you could look like them.
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Kristen Clever (workout the entire week with a sprained ankle)
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The Prisoner of Heavenby Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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The internationally acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafon takes us into a dark, gothic Barcelona and creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge in which the heroes of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them.
Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife, Bea, have much to celebrate. They have a beautiful new baby son named Julian, and their close friend Fermin Romero de Torres is about to be wed. But their joy is eclipsed when a mysterious stranger visits the Sempere bookshop and threatens to divulge a terrible secret that has been buried for two decades in the city's dark past. His appearance plunges Fermin and Daniel into a dangerous adventure that will take them back to the 1940s and the early days of Franco's dictatorship. The terrifying events of that time launch them on a search for the truth that will put into peril everything they love and ultimately transform their lives.
Full of intrigue and emotion, The Prisoner of Heaven is a majestic novel in which the threads of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game converge under the spell of literature and bring us toward the enigma hidden at the heart of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a collection of lost treasures known only to its few initiates, and the very core of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's enchanting fictional world.
"Characters from The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game reconvene in Zafón's newest literary thriller. When a stranger shows up at the struggling Sempere & Sons bookshop in Barcelona in 1957 to buy a rare and expensive volume, Daniel Sempere — the son — sets out to uncover the mysterious man's motives. The resulting mix of history and mystery drives this third installment in Zafón's cycle about the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a 'sprawling labyrinth...like the trunk of an endless tree.' What Daniel discovers will implicate those he loves, has lost, and loathes — from his soon-to-be-wed friend, FermÃn; to Daniel's mother, Isabella, who died under questionable circumstances; his father; his wife, Bea, and infant son, Julian; and a host of schemers, torturers, corrupt governmental officials, writers, and lovers, many of whom have changed identities, hurriedly penned secret missives, and stashed keys to hidden treasures. Zafón's storytelling is deft and well-paced, and his vivid prose brings the cultural riches and political strife of Franco-era Spain to life. Though the book will undoubtedly please readers familiar with his other novels, as the introduction explains, the book is a 'self-contained tale' capable of standing alone — something it does with aplomb. (July)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
"[A novel] with the blissful narrative drive of a high-class mystery....Ruiz Zafón is a splendidly solicitous craftsman, careful to give the reader at least as much pleasure as he is evidently having." The Guardian
"The story has heart, menace torture, kindness, cruelty, sacrifice, and a deep devotion to what makes humans tick." New York Journal of Books
"Perhaps his wittiest [novel] and the darkest to date, a stylistic feat that Ruiz Zafon handles deftly....Savor this book." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Gripping...suspenseful....The magic of the novel is in the wonderfully constructed creepy and otherworldly setting, the likable characters, and the near-perfect dialogue." Booklist
"Invoking the atmosphere of Dumas, Dickens, Poe and Garcia Marquez, Carlos Ruiz Zafon retains his originality and will hold his rightful place among the storytelling masters of literature." Book Reporter
Once again, internationally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zafon creates a rich, labyrinthine tale of love, literature, passion, and revenge, set in a dark, gothic Barcelona, in which the heroes of The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game must contend with a nemesis that threatens to destroy them.
From the best-selling author of The Hangman's Daughter, a historical thriller set in contemporary Bavaria, about Ludwig II's mysterious death and the long-lost diary that could unlock its secrets.
From the best-selling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, a novel about the murky world of media politics, conspiracy, and murder
From the best-selling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, a novel about the murky world of media politics, conspiracy, and murder
A newspaper committed to blackmail and mud slinging, rather than reporting the news.
A paranoid editor, walking through the streets of Milan, reconstructing fifty years of history against the backdrop of a plot involving the cadaver of Mussolini's double.
The murder of Pope John Paul I, the CIA, red terrorists handled by secret services, twenty years of bloodshed, and events that seem outlandish until the BBC proves them true.
A fragile love story between two born losers, a failed ghost writer, and a vulnerable girl, who specializes in celebrity gossip yet cries over the second movement of Beethoven's Seventh. And then a dead body that suddenly appears in a back alley in Milan.
Set in 1992 and foreshadowing the mysteries and follies of the following twenty years, Numero Zero is a scintillating take on our times from the best-selling author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum.
Ludwig II, the Fairy-tale King of Bavaria, is today remembered for his beautiful castlesandmdash;popular tourist destinations that inspired the Disney Castle, but whose origins were much more fantastical than anything Disney could dream up. Also known as the Mad King, Ludwig was deposed in 1886 after being declared insane by doctors who had never met him. He promptly diedandmdash;mysteriously drowned in waist-deep waterandmdash;his eccentric castles his only legacy.
Master of historical suspense Oliver Pandouml;tzsch brings the Mad King back to life in The Ludwig Conspiracy. An encoded diary by one of Ludwigandrsquo;s confidants falls into the hands of modern-day rare book dealer Steven Lukas, who soon realizes that the diary may bring him more misery than money. Others want the diary as wellandmdash;and they will kill to get it. Lukas teams up with a beautiful art detective, Sara Lengfeld, to investigate each of Ludwigandrsquo;s three famous castles for clues to crack the diaryandrsquo;s code as mysterious thugs and Ludwigandrsquo;s fanatical followers chase them at every step. Just what in the diary could be so explosive?
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God has prepared the harvest, Pope says in message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations
Catholic World News - January 16, 2014
In his annual message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis reminds the faithful that God plants the seeds of vocations, and exhorts all Catholics to "listen to and follow Jesus, and to allow yourselves to be transformed interiorly by his words."
The 51st World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be observed on May 11. The Pope's message for the occasion was released by the Vatican on January 16. In that message, Pope Francis reminds readers of the words of Jesus: "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." [Mt 9:35-38] If "the harvest is plentiful," the Pope asked, it is because God has already prepared the field. God has done important work, the Pope stressed; the faithful need only cooperate in that work.
The challenge, the Holy Father continued, is to align oneself with God's will. Accepting a vocation, he said, "always requires an exodus from oneself in order to center one's life on Christ and on his Gospel." He added that this is true of every Christian vocation, including marriage as well as religious consecration.
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When you need to stay warm during mid-winter storms on the slopes, slide the Columbia Women's Mighty Lite III Insulated Jacket underneath your weatherproof shell. This jacket's synthetic insulation and Thermal Reflective technology work together to keep the heat on while you wait for first chair.
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I bought this for my daughter. Shes 5'4- 115lbs. I bought the XS and it fit her good with a little room for layering. She loves the sleek look without the puffiness and says it very warm and has gotten many compliments in college on it.
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This jacket is great, I've use it casual, skiing and even for backpacking because it is truly lightweight. It is also warm and when the weather gets too cold you can layering.
I bought the purple one and the color looks similar to the photos.
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I love this jacket! It is so great. It's really low profile, really lightweight, very warm, and flattering. I want one in every color. I can wear this alone on really cold winter days if I'm moving around (walking the dogs, hiking, xc-skiing...) But I usually wear a shell over it if I'm not moving around too much. It fits true to size, I purchased a size Large (5'8" 38" chest, 30" waist) I love it.
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Mail Security 7.0 Exchange, Object reference not set to an instance of an object
I have a the same problem as the following article:
The SID in question is S-1-18-1 (AUTHENTICATION_AUTHORITY_ASSERTED_IDENTITY), which is new for Windows Server 2012.
My Environment:
Windows Server 2012 Native AD
Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2010 SP2, with Symantec Mail Security 7.0
Windows 8 Client
The Mail Security console on the Exchange Server cannot launch, due to Windows 2008 R2 not being able to convert the SID S-1-18-1.
My workaround is to use Mail Security console on Windows 8 launches fine, as Windows 8 can conver the SID. But, I have not access to Quarantine, as it's local to the Exchange Server, so not good as a workaround.
Any ideas on getting the console to launch on Windows 2008 R2? or viewing remote Quarantine?
NOTE: I cannot migrate Exchange or move it onto Windows 2012, due to the requirement of Exchange Server 2010 SP3 (not out yet).
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I have the same issues at one of our customer with version 6.5.8. I thought that this issue is only related to this version, but after upgrading to version 7.0.0.x, which is now supported for Server 2012 environments, the problem still persists.
Two Server 2012 DCs, one Server 2008 R2 DC
Exchange 2010 SP2 on Server 2008 R2 SP1
Sometimes the login to the SMSMSE console is successful, when the 2008 R2 domain controller is used for authentication. I have verified this by checking the %LOGONSERVER% variable. The 2008 R2 domain controller don't return that SID, when an authentication attempt occurs...
Probably you could open a case?
Exchange 2010 SP3 came out a few weeks back, and we've now migrated all Windows 2008 Servers to 2012, and Exchange 2010 servers to 2013, so not a problem for us.
I know it's not a resolution to the original issue, but it may be an option for you guys, even though it could be a complex migration depending on your userbase.
Hotfix from Microsoft - going to install this on the exchange server and report back what happens: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2830145
For those that are running Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 7.0.1 and do not have the luxury of rebooting the server, there has been a patched dll released that will fix the issue. The file to download is at the bottom of http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH202495 .
The issue is not resolved in 7.0.2, but we do have a patch for 7.0.2, take a look at http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH202495. This will work for any customer that is not able to install the Microsoft patch.
Many thanks. This hotfix will help a lot during our upcoming migration from Server 2008 to Server 2012 R2, because there is no Hotfix from Microsoft for Server 2008 (only for Server 2008 R2)
This means I can upgrade my AD servers to Server 2012 R2 and still be able to access the Mail Security console on our Exchange Server (Server 2008) until the mail servers are also migrated to Server 2012 R2 and Exchange 2013.


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When Do Antlers Stop Growing?
Deer Biology
This time of year I receive a lot of questions about when antlers stop growing. Folks are eagerly checking their trail cameras. They want to know if the bucks will keep adding inches until the velvet is shed or if the rack is as big as it will get.
Like humans, bucks are all unique individuals and as such their bodies and antlers grow at different rates. However, they generally follow the same growth patterns.
During June and July a buck's velvet covered antlers have a tremendous system of blood vessels. There is so much blood carrying protein and minerals to a buck's antlers this time of year that even small (yearling) antlers are easily detected by thermal imaging devices.
Individual antler tines show up like neon signs when flying over with thermal triggered cameras during this time of year. During early August most bucks switch from adding new growth to their antlers to adding minerals to their antlers. Antlers begin changing from being soft and somewhat pliable to hardened antlers.
Often during early August a buck's antlers will change from looking swollen or bulbous at the tips of the tines to a more normal diameter. Once this change in appearance occurs don't expect the buck to add much growth to beam or tine length.
By early to mid August it's likely most bucks have experienced most of their antler growth for the year.
Growing Deer together,
About Grant Woods
Dr. Grant Woods was raised and began his love of white-tailed deer as a bow hunter in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri.
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Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.Bette Midler
It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts.Ella Fitzgerald
No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.William Blake
A man's either an artist or a flat tire.Charles Bukowski
Go at it boldly, and you'll find unexpected forces coming to your aid.Basil King
Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.William Jennings Bryan
A genius is the one most like himself.Thelonious Monk
An artist cannot fail. It is a success just to be one.Charles Horton Cooley
Just keep on going, straight ahead.Ted Dunbar
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.Henry David Thoreau
Do not let what you can't do interfere with what you can do.John Wooden
The shorter way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Before anything, ask yourself, "What do I want to have happen?"James Lee Stanley
The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.Ralph Waldo Emerson
The secret of success is to never quite succeed.proverb
Arrange whatever pieces come your way.Virginia Woolf
Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.Henry Dyke
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.Hannah Moore
What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?Robert H. Schuller
Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.Robert H. Schuller
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.Beverly Sills
You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do.Jerry Garcia
You aren't remembered for doing what is expected of you.Atul Chitnis
I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.Virgil Thompson
If you didn't have the valleys, you wouldn't know about the mountains.Maurice Gibb
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.Neil Peart
When you make your peace with authority, you become an authority.Jim Morrison
The road to success is always under construction.Anton Figg
If you don't believe in your music, no one else will.Mark Bartomeli
To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.Robert Carse
Pay no attention to what the critics say; there has never been a statue set up in honor of a critic.Jean Sibelius
I considered losing my virginity a career move.Madonna
A long apprenticeship is the most logical way to success. The only alternative is overnight stardom, but I can't give you a formula for that.Chet Atkins
You have two options. You can stay the same and protect the formula that gave you your initial success. They're going to crucify you for staying the same. If you change, they're going to crucify you for changing, but staying the same is boring. So, of the two options I'd rather be crucified for changing.Joni Mitchell
It is ridiculously easy to become bitter in this trade, so hard not to resent in at least some small capacity the success of others.Jimmy Webb
The real problem is that envy and bitterness are such poor materials for a songwriter to work with.
A person can write one, maybe two songs on the subject and even if the pieces are well crafted, probably no one will want to hear them.
I capsulized insults and aimed them at specific individuals in some of my early music and now regret those acts more than any others in my creative life.
Your responsibility is to tell the truth, not the facts, necessarily. It could be the facts, but it's basically the truth. That means being a truthful person.Rosanne Cash
You can't tell the truth in your work if you don't tell the truth in your life. So I encourage you to be scrupulous in your truth ethic.
Even when no one's looking - especially when no one's looking. Just for yourself.
Without Elvis, none of us could have made it.Buddy Holly
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it.Miles Davis
You start to become what you sing. If you aren't where you want to be with your career, what have you been singing about day after day?Jared Kessler
Ah Mozart! He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.Victor Borge
The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.Abbie Hoffman
Fame is proof that the people are gullible.Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't confuse fame with success. Madonna is one. Helen Keller is the other.Erma Bombeck
All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Steal a little, and they put you in jail. Steal a lot, and they make you king.Bob Dylan
Trying to get into the music business without some real business savvy, is like riding blindfolded to the Little Big Horn.Earl Thomas Sears
Let's face it, Custer DID have it coming.
Give the people what they want, and they will give you what you want.William Ballester
I wish there had been a music business 101 course I could have taken.Kurt Cobain
You're a local band until you get a record contract, then all of a sudden Bruce Springsteen is your competition.Sammy Llana
I'm a survivor in a business that constantly rejects you.Dick Clark
People don't buy plastic and paper, they buy emotions.Scott Young
The hardest thing in the world to do in this business is start a band nobody's heard of.Tom Whalley, Interscope Records
Anybody that forms a group, writes songs and releases records and says they don't care if people like them are complete liars.James Dean Bradfield
The mind must be trained to follow the flow of the heart's river.Michael Hedges
The Blues is about making a lot of other people feel bad, and making money while you're at it.Bleeding-Gums Murphy
The best chance you have, if you want to rise, is to give yourself up to loneliness, fear nothing, and work hard.Mark Helprin
I always thought Jaco's talent was a curse, in a way. Because no matter how fucked up he got on the bandstand, he could still play. The same thing happened with Bird. Their great talent enabled both of them to continue doing drugs and getting away with it, because they kept getting encouragement from people around them who told them how great they sounded. Jaco would play a great solo, and he'd be sitting on top of the world again, feeling invincible, with an attitude like, "There's nothing wrong with me." Jaco's talent was like a double edged sword-it made it impossible for him to see how terrible things really were becoming.Mike Stern
The worst that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.J. D. Sallinger
If you don't ask, the answer is always no.Tony Robbins
If you don't ask, you don't get.2 Skinny Js
Don't confuse being busy with being productive.Karen McKenna
Just because you're busy all the time doesn't mean you're getting closer to your goals.
When your job can be compared to your couch, comfy and necessary, it's time to move on and try a hammock.Tiffany E. Haworth
Don't give up, but don't give up your day job.Robert H. Schuller
You are whatever you pretend to be.Kurt Vonnegut
The only thing you have to give up to get what you want - is your idea of why you can't have it.Stuart Bryant
I would advise you to keep your overhead down, avoid a major drug habit, play every day, and take it in front of other people.James Taylor
They need to hear it, and you need them to hear it.
Sometimes it's a struggle to be not who you want to be, not who you used to be, not who you're going to be, but just being right where you are, who you are.Vernon Reid
Being sure of yourself is the best advice I can think of. Having fun and not going too fast are important, but being self-assured will keep you composing for the longest period of time.Michael Hedges
The minute I lose my sense of self-worth is the same minute I turn on a movie, take a break, eat, etc.
Only the mediocre are always at their best.Jean Giraudoux
The only way to know how much is enough, is to do too much, and then back up.Jerry Jeff Walker
It is not the destination that makes the journey worthwhile.proverb
Only someone who truly loved what they were doing would endeavor to play an instrument that callused the most sensitive parts of their fingertips.Danielle Egnew
Only someone who truly loved what they are doing would endeavor to enter into a business that callused the most sensitive parts of their art.
Prizes are for children.Charles Ives
No man's knowledge can go beyond his experience.John Locke
Maybe something has been achieved, but it was not I who deserves the credit for that.Arnold Schoenberg
The credit must be given to my opponents.
They were the ones who really helped me.
If a man gets up in the morning, goes to bed at night, and does what he pleases inbetween, he's a success.Bob Dylan
Recognize those little moments that define your success.Lydia Hutchinson
Just taking a step is a success. Finishing a great song - even if no one hears it - is a success. Getting into a song competition - even if you don't win - is a success. A kind word of validation is a success.
When you wake up every day and realize that you're living your dream, that is the ultimate success.
Once of the nice things about being successful in this business is that you get to work with successful people.Al Schmitt
They have the finances to hire the best musicians and work in the best studios with the best equipment. After that you've got to be stupid not to get the best sound.
John Lennon was always looking for the impossible, the unattainable. He was never satisfied.George Martin
He once said to me years later, "You know, George, I've never really liked anything we've ever done." I said, "Really John? But you made some fantastic records!" He said, "Well, if I could do them all over again I would."
You get older. You start having hopes for other people rather than yourself.Bob Dylan
It doesn't matter if you're the greatest guitar player in the world. If you're not enlightened, forget it.George Harrison
Sometimes you would feel this presence together with the audience and the band, which was just such a mindblower.Ringo Starr
It felt better than the other gigs. You felt some sort of connection, where there was a whole wave of five or ten thousand people coming at you. You felt that you and the audience were actually one.
You've got to be able to hold a lot of contradictory ideas in your mind without going nuts.Bruce Springsteen
I feel like to do my job right, when I walk out onstage I've got to feel like it's the most important thing in the world. I've also got to feel like, well, it's only rock and roll.
Somehow you've got to believe both of those things.
You have to persist, and out of the sheer frustration of what you've been doing or haven't been doing, you just come out the other side.Allan Holdsworth
Of course, when you come to the other side, you find that there's an even bigger hill to climb than the last one.
I think musicians, as they grow older, usually become interested in doing something more lasting.Eric Clapton
You've got to settle down and make everything count, and make sure that it's worthy of being heard again, not just a throwaway.
I don't care who likes it or buys it.Branford Marsalis
Because if you use that criterion, Mozart would have never written Don Giovanni, Charlie Parker never would have played anything but swing music.
There comes a point at which you have to stand up and say, this is what I have to do.
I've practiced my tone for almost 50 years, and if I can't hear my tone, I can't play. If I can't play, then I won't get paid. If I don't get paid, then I lose the house, you know?Miles Davis
It's like a chain reaction. If I lose my tone, I can't fuck, can't make love, can't do nothin'. I'll just walk into the ocean and die, if I lose my tone.
You can tell whether a person plays or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.Miles Davis
Then the way they talk and act. If they act too hip, you know they can't play shit.
At the end of the show, he'll leave the stage, and the sirens will be going, and the limosines waiting, and Charlie Watts will walk back to his drumkit and change the position of his drumsticks by two millimeters. Then he'll look at it. Then if it looks good, he'll leave.Keith Richards
The drums are about to be stripped down and put in the back of a truck, and he cannot leave if he's got it in his mind that he's left his sticks in a displeasing way.
When you're making an album and you have this groups of songs, they're like what a newspaper photo looks like if you magnify it - all you see are the dots!Tom Hamilton
Everything seems to be unbelievably important in its own little tiny thing. Now that the album is done, I've been pulling back and zooming out and starting to see the picture.
I talk to many young painters, because I teach art in schools. I ask them:Brian Eno
Why do you think that what you do ends at the edges of this canvas?
Think of the frame. What frame are you working in? Not just that bit of wood around the edge, but the room you're in, the light you're in, the time and place you're in. How can you redesign it?
I would say that to musicians, too. I see them spending a lot of time working on the internal details of what they're doing and far less time working on the ways of positioning it in the world.
By "positioning it" I don't only mean thinking of ways to get it to a record company, but thinking of where it could go, and where it fits in the cultural picture. What else does it relate to?
WRITER TO FRANK ZAPPA:Frank Zappa
Have there been parts of your life that you've neglected because you've been absorbed in your music?
Well what am I missing? Do I regret not going horseback riding, or learning how to water ski? Well, no. I don't want to climb mountains, I don't want to do bungie-jumping. I haven't missed any of those things. If you're absorbed by something, what's to miss?
Some people have a great sense of moral responsibility. Unfortunately it's backed up with a poor sense of musical taste.Eric Clapton
Other people have great musical ability, and very little sense of moral responsibility.
It's very difficult to have a good balance.
I don't think about the meaning of it all.Paul Westerberg
I say, just plug in your damn guitar and make some noise.
I remember coming to a concert where they had a big catered meal set out for everyone.Miles Davis
I went and said, "Miles, man, you gotta see all this food they got here."
And Miles said, "I didn't come here to eat."
(told by Gary Bartz)
I saw Bob Dylan getting criticized in Australia by this guy who was saying, "Your new songs aren't as relevant as your old songs."Bob Dylan
And Dylan just said, "Well, I'm out here writing songs - what are you doing?"
Differences of opinion are part of collaborating with another human being.Eddie Van Halen
But music is not a competitive thing. I don't want to deal with someone who's in competition with me. I want to work together to make music.
Take it easy, but take it.Woody Guthrie
If you're going to sweep the floor, sweep it better than anybody in town.Carlos Santana
And if you're going to play the guitar, really, really, really get in it, and don't be jivin'.
If I can get out of the way, if I can be pure enough, if I can be selfless enough, and if I can be generous and loving and caring enough to abandon what I have and my own preconceived, silly notions of what I think I am - and become truly who in fact I am, which is really just another child of God - then the music can really use me.John McLaughlin
And therein lies my fulfillment. That's when the music starts to happen.
The general attitude is, "I want it, and I want it now!"Johnny Winter
But it really takes years if you're going to do it right, and a lot of kids just don't want to take the time to work on it and see where it's all going, and what it means, and where it comes from, and how they should apply it and use it in playing their songs.
It doesn't make any difference how technically good you are or fast you are or how many notes you know. You just can't do it in two years.
I like to play with people who can play simple and are not threatened by other musicians thinking they can't play. So that eliminates 99 percent of all musicians.Neil Young
You can't compute or calculate the chemistry that arises when you put together a band.Jimmy Page
No one knows until you start working together.
Not everyone is going to like what I do, and that's something I can accept.Joshua Redman
If everyone liked what I did, I probably wouldn't be playing anything of depth.
Approach your guitar intelligently, and if there are limits, don't deny them.Chet Atkins
Work within your restrictions. Somethings you can do better than others, some things you can't do as well.
So accentuate the positive.
I'm only 49 years old. I'm still in the middle of this whole thing.Paul McCartney
I don't feel like it's finished at all. I'm still planning to write better songs.
I don't think you can ever do your best.Townes Van Zandt
Doing your best is a process of TRYING to do your best.
(On Practice:) It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to.Chet Atkins
I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time.
Recording represents the future. The concert hall represents the past.Glenn Gould
To me, the ideal audience-to-artist relationship is one-to-zero relationship.Glenn Gould
I'm not happy with words like "artist" and "public" and the hierarchical implications.
The artist should be permitted anonymity, unaware of the presumed demand of the marketplace. They'll make contact on a much more meaningful level.
Failure, for some people, is a vital survival skill.Connor Freff Cochran
To work at an artistic level that has some chance of changing the world means risking that your work will change you.
We all know people who have lots of drive, talent, and stability, people whose ideas fall perfectly in place at the leading edge of the mass audience input curve, but who just aren't successful. They work hard and they mean well, but things never quite jell for them, you know?
My bet is they've already signed an unknown contract to fail.
Have you?
As for fame being power, and all power corrupting, that really isn't the case.Connor Freff Cochran
Power per se is neither positive nor negative. Lots of famous people are perfectly nice folks... but they either started out that way or else screwed up so badly along the path they were forced to get their act together.
A jerk with money, after all, is still a jerk.
Fame increases some of your options in this world. But it limits others.Connor Freff Cochran
Celebrity may look interesting, but being in the limelight means you can't really see anything around you.
Was the joke you just told really that funny? Does your date like you or your bank balance? When was the last time you bought groceries without being stared at?
The problem facing you as an artist is the degree to which you are willing to alter your art, if required, to stay within the current bounds of the loop.Connor Freff Cochran
First time out, no problem. You create something. People like it or they don't, and it really doesn't matter which way the dice tumble, so long as you are now out of the closet as an artist.
The real problem enters when you have finally put together a piece of art that a lot of people like; that day when you achieve "success." Like it or not, you have also become a brand. An identity. Score twice in the same category and you've virtually tattooed it across your forehead.
The marketing superstructure that automatically surrounds commercial success will bring pressure against trying anything new.
Fame works better as a byproduct than a goal.Connor Freff Cochran
Don't be ashamed of your own ideas. Most musicians get applauded for sounding like someone else.Brian Eno
People try something out that they think is exciting, and everyone looks a little unsure. Then they play an old James Brown riff and everyone's saying: 'Wow! That's what we want!'
Most of the time musicians are being encouraged to sound recognizable. What I'm doing [as a producer] is encouraging them at the points when they're not.
One of my mottoes is that if you want to get unusual results, work fast and work cheap, because there's more of a chance that you'll get somewhere that nobody else did.Brian Eno
Nearly always, the effect of spending a lot of money is to make things more normal.
Artists who don't censor their own work: Picasso, Miles Davis, Prince. They're all people who just put it out, and have almost no critical self-censorship. They say, "Let the market decide; let the world decide." You might not be the best person to judge it.Brian Eno
That's a kind of humility, actually: it's a mixture of arrogance, which says, "I know I'm fucking good." But a humility, which says, "I'm not the person to decide."
Do what you've been doing all the time, but now do what you do wholeheartedly.Brian Eno
Endorse the process. Expect to live your whole life as an artist.
I always liked the cusp where something feels if it's familiar but strange at the same time.Brian Eno
It doesn't immediately assault you as being completely weird. You feel seduced by it. But at the same time you can't put your finger on what it is that you recognize. It's a very good feeling.
People are hearing a lot more context than music, so perhaps I accept that I am now primarily a context maker.Brian Eno
My art is not just what comes out of the end of my trumpet or appears on a record, but a larger experience which is intimately connected to who I appear to be, to my life and charisma.
The 'music', the sonic bit, could end up being quite a small part of the whole experience.
Developing the context- the package, the delivery system, the buzz, the spin, the story - might itself become the art. Like perfume...
When you listen to Miles Davis, how much of what you hear is music, and how much is context?Brian Eno
Context is everything that isn't physically contained in the grooves of the record. It includes your knowledge that everyone else says he's great: that must modify the way you hear him. That he was a handsome and imposing man, a member of a romantic minority, that he played with Charlie Parker, that he spans generations, that he underwent various addictions, that he married Cicely Tyson, that he dressed well, that Jean-Luc Godard liked him, that he wore shades and was very cool, that he himself said little about his work, and so on.
Surely all that affects how you hear him: I mean, could it possibly have felt the same if he'd been an overweight heating engineer from Oslo?
When you listen to music, aren't you also 'listening' to all the stuff around it, too?
The way children learn is by pretending, imagining what it would be like to be in another situation, which is the essence of culture.Brian Eno
There's this crazy supposition that at the age of 16 or 18 you should suddenly switch all that off because you now know what you're doing, but the people I find interesting are the ones who carry on playing that game.
Being completely free to choose what to do is actually quite difficult: it can lead you to very depressive crises.Brian Eno
If your time is structured you don't have this problem of "what am I going to do today?"
Being a record producer is the best paid form of cowardice. Producers often get praised but they have to do a really bad job for anyone to criticise them.Brian Eno
It's disgraceful how long records take to make nowadays. But I'm Mr Stingy, Mr Cut Through Options. That's one reason people like working with me I think, because I say "Do this, this is fine, we'll make it work."Brian Eno
Exploring all the options is not the issue. It's making one of them work.
A strong opinion is very useful to other people.Brian Eno
[about making records] We're making magazines not novels.Brian Eno
I'm always grumbling when I produce, but it's the people who are dissatisfied who get things changed.Brian Eno
Luck is being ready.Brian Eno
You can know what you DON'T want, and a lot of the process of making a record comes to be the task of finding a cultural space that isn't already ringing with unwanted resonances and over-tones.Brian Eno
This can be a new space, one that no one had identified before, or, it can be an old one that suddenly sounds fresh again.
"Hollywoodization": This is the process where things are evened out, rationalized, nicely lit from all sides, carefully balanced, studiously tested against all known formulae, referred to several committees, and finally made triumphantly unnoticeable.Brian Eno
Should a record be a picture of where you are now, or of all the places you could just as likely be?Brian Eno
[about producing Achtung Baby for U2] Buzzwords on this record were trashy, throwaway, dark, sexy, and industrial (all good) and earnest, polite, sweet, righteous, rockist and linear (all bad).Brian Eno
It was good if a song took you on a journey or made you think your hi-fi was broken, bad if it reminded you of recording studios or U2.
"Cool" people stay around the edges and observe the mistakes and triumphs of uncool people (and then write about them).Brian Eno
The more time you spend on an old idea, the more energy you invest in it, the more solid it becomes, and the more it will exclude new ideas.Brian Eno
You have to have a measure of arrogance in dealing with anybody in the business. You have to feel that you're right, because ultimately you're not able to trust anyone else's judgment of your work.Brian Eno
If your judgment isn't clear, then their judgment will make no sense to you either.
Musicians and other artists interact constantly with at least two types of systems: systems of aesthetics (what will sound good? what type of music to work with?) and economic systems that reward, or fail to reward, their efforts.Brian Eno
If you're confronting a set of results that you don't want, rather than trying to force the existing system to yield up a different kind of results, you might better spend your energy creating an alternative system!
This could mean anything from establishing your own concert outlet for non-commercial music to designing your own microtonal scale.
People in the arts often want to aim for the biggest, most obvious target, and hit it smack in the bull's eye.Brian Eno
Of course with everybody else aiming there as well that makes it very hard and expensive to hit.
I prefer to shoot the arrow, then paint the target around it. You make the niches in which you finally reside.
Often in life you are confronted by many possibilities. The best thing you can do is just go for one with a quick decision, then make that choice work for you. It takes you to interesting places with surprising results.Brian Eno
There are two ways of being an artist. One is to really explore one furrow - like Randy Newman or Joni Mitchell. They're people who've got one territory and they really, really examine it. Saying, "This is my language and I'll get better and better at speaking it."Brian Eno
But I'm not that type of artist. I'm really thrilled by suggesting other ways of talking, other languages one could speak. Once an idea has been floated as convincingly as I think it needs to be, I don't want to go on flogging it forever! It doesn't mean I stop doing it, but I don't want to make it exclusively 'my thing'.
Composition is a way of living out your philosophy and calling it art.Brian Eno
The point about working is not to produce great stuff all the time, but to remain ready for when you can.Brian Eno
There's no point in saying, "I don't have an idea today, so I'll just smoke some drugs." You should stay alert for the moment when a number of things are just ready to collide with one another.
A lot of factors go toward creating a work: technological considerations that suddenly are a little exciting to you, some feeling or mood, a nice day, you just had a talk with a friend. All sorts of things will coincide - and that moment doesn't last for long. It's like things in orbit; they'll move away again.
You work on a piece of music, you put in certain ingredients, and suddenly they react in a way you hadn't predicted. If you're alert to that reaction, that's what you work from. If you're stupid, you try to cancel that reaction out.Brian Eno
A lot of people have such a fixed image of what the product should be that they refuse to allow any deviation. Again and again, they'll force the music into a mold until it goes where they want it to go. This generally leads to quite uninteresting music - or uninteresting anything.
The problem with thinking about your own past is you forget its genesis and start to feel useless awe towards your earlier self.Brian Eno
I don't have the enthusiasm to push through projects that seem familiar to me.Brian Eno
Admirers can be a tremendous force for conservatism.Brian Eno
There's nothing worse than a brilliant beginning.Pablo Picasso
I can't duplicate my own successes, because part of the creation of that effect is making something happen that you didn't expectBrian Eno
You don't cling to secrets you've told.Stewart Brand
You move on, and your work keeps being surprising as a result.
Maybe this approach works best with artists who are easily bored.
I remember being with my wife's family, who are are quite shy. We started playing Charades, and within 10 minutes people are singing the theme from such-and-such with all the acting that goes with it.Brian Eno
Because they're now in a frame which says, "You're not yourself, you're not responsible." I thought, that's not a bad philosophy of life.
The fruit takes a long time to ripen, but it falls suddenly.proverb
Avant-garde music is a sort of research music. You're glad someone's done it but you don't necessarily want to listen to it.Brian Eno
It's similar to the way I'm very happy people have gone to the North Pole. It extends my concept of the planet to know it exists, but I don't want to live there, or even go there actually. But it's a boundary condition.
When I've found that what I'm doing has become pleasing, even to one person, I have redoubled my efforts to find the next step.John Cage


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Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
Hygiene ratings for food businesses in north Norfolk are available to view at the Food Standards Agency (FSA).There is also the ability to download a 'Food Hygiene Standards' app, free from iTunes, or from the Google play store, so you can access FHRS ratings on the move.
What is the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS)?
The scheme is a FSA / local authority partnership to help consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food. It does this by giving information about the hygiene standards in food outlets when they are inspected. You can search the ratings for food businesses provided by local authorities taking part in the FHRS in England, Northern Ireland and Wales or the Food Hygiene Information Scheme in Scotland.
A short video produced by the FSA explaining the national FHRS can be found on YouTube:
The objectives of the scheme are:
For businesses:
- To be a good advertisement for businesses that comply with food hygiene law - a good food hygiene rating is good for business.
- To provide further incentive for businesses to meet hygiene regulations.
- To give businesses room to improve their rating.
For consumers:
- To enable you to make an informed choice about where you choose to eat out or shop for food, as it gives an idea of what's going on behind the scenes in the kitchen.
- To give you different ways of viewing the rating - the rating can be viewed by checking the sticker in the window, the certificate on display inside the premises or by visiting the FSA online.
Why do we operate the national 'Food Hygiene Rating Scheme'?
- It supports local businesses by promoting the high standards in north Norfolk to a wider audience.
- Local authorities, consumers, and the food industry all told the FSA in a major public consultation in 2008 that they wanted a single national scheme.
- The distinctive FHRS branding is based on the findings of research with consumers about what they find easiest to understand and use.
- A single scheme operating in England, Wales and Northern Ireland helps to ensure consistency for businesses and clarity for consumers across the country. Businesses have reassurance that they are being treated fairly and consistently with their local competitors more widely.
How are the ratings worked out?
After a premises has been inspected an overall number rating, from zero (the worst) to five (the best), is awarded. This is based on food hygiene standards found at the time of inspection in the following three areas:
- Compliance with food hygiene and safety procedures - for example, how hygienically the food is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored.
- Compliance with structural requirements - for example, the condition of the structure of the buildings - the cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation and other facilities.
- Confidence in food safety management control/procedures - for example, how the business manages and records what it does to make sure the food is safe.
A business can be given one of these hygiene ratings:
Please note that the rating does not reflect the quality of food or the standard of service provided to customers.
Some low risk businesses which are not generally recognised by consumers as being food businesses are 'exempt' from the scope of the FHRS. Certain establishments operating from private addresses, childminders for example, are also exempt and their details will not be published.
Further details on how the rating is calculated can be found here.
Safeguards for food businesses
In order to ensure that the scheme is fair to businesses, it includes a number of safeguards. They include an appeals procedure, a 'right to reply', and an opportunity to request a re-visit when improvements have been made in order to be reassessed for a new rating.
Further information for food businesses on these different safeguards can be found in the FSA's leaflet.
Appeals, right to reply and re-visit request forms
If you, as a food business operator, wish to take advantage of these safeguards please follow the links to the appropriate form:
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From the beginning of our time outside the Garden of Eden, we have been a restless people. Restless to find a place where our belly's will be full, our hearts fulfilled, and our minds at peace. Deep at the root of all the things man does, this is his quest . However, a cunning craftsman also knows this, and he spends countless hours painting a mirage for each of us. One that when you look at it, what we see is our hopes and dreams staring right back at us, almost a perfect reflection. A reflection that seems reality. And so we, seeing this mirage, being to walk towards it. Our journey starts small and has humble beginnings and pure intentions, but as we continue our journey though, we soon become hungry and thirsty. In our increasing thirst and hunger our minds begin to play tricks on us, and our eyes catch little oasis's as we travel towards our mirage. Though we once knew these oasis's were not our destination, in our hunger and thirst it is not so clear now. Soon we begin to believe these oasis's are indeed the destination we were looking for! So we arrive at one, usually the closest available. The fruit taste so good when we get there, and the water so refreshing! However, the thing about these oasis's is that the fruit is sweet but soon gone, and the water crisp but dries up quickly. What we once thought was our final destination, is now desolate and barren, and provides neither sweetness or refreshment. And as this oasis withers away, not able to sustain life, our eyes begin looking outward. Once again instead of looking back, we find ourselves looking forward towards the mirage. A mirage that is displayed in thin air, yet looks as real and nearer than before. So we set out again, knowing that once we get to this place we will finally be able to live life contently, having all that we need from its great resources, and never worry again. Our journey is smooth and the pace is quick at first, until we begin to thirst and hunger. Eventually our hunger and thirst is enough that our flesh begins to deceive us again. We begin to see oasis's near our path, that start to look more and more like our mirage. In fact, it seems nearly just like it, enough so in our bewildered minds to stop in. The fruit is sweet and the water so refreshing! It's hard to remember it tasting as good as this before. Perhaps this is the place we've been looking for! So we are confident in our decision, and decide to stay. We are merry and full of the sweet fruit and the crisp water, but again soon, these too are gone. We are left with a barren oasis that now has had its fruit exhausted and water quenched. To survive our eyes begin to move again, outwards, once more looking for a place that will finally sustain our life, give us plenty that will last, and be content forever. We see the mirage cleverly constructed again and know it is real. Setting off on our journey towards mirage over and over again, we have good intentions of reaching that place each time. And each time, we find ourselves in an oasis, sure that we have reached the place. Only to learn later that we were fooled when it withers and dries up.
At some point, each of us, at our own time looks back at our path. What we see is path of destruction. A chain of once thriving oasis's with fruit and water, now desolate, dry, and empty. The only fruit left from our visits is pain, suffering, and regret. Some of us look back early on and only see one oasis destroyed. Others see 50, a 100, or even 1000′s before they look back. When we do take the time to look back, we are usually startled to see Jesus there, following right behind us the whole time with persistence, calling after us patiently, waiting for us to look at Him. Waiting for us to stop leading our journey, but to instead follow Him to a place He has prepared ahead of time for us. This place is not a mirage, but the very place we've been looking for our whole lives!
No one has ever found this place without Jesus. It's not our lack of skill, or physical stamina that is the problem. It's not because we set out aimlessly or without supplies. It's because our sin has separated us from this place long ago. It can't be found by our own searching, efforts, or plans, but only through Jesus Christ and following Him.
Every person on Earth has this same yearning to find this place. It's rooted in our deepest parts. It's something we can't ignore or over look or tame. We strive for it always, and it is universal. How could everyone ever created, have this same yearning and strive for the same thing? How could this be? Because God created us and created us to be in His presence, so it is our natural setting. We were created to be with God, not apart, and in Him we are only fulfilled and at peace. Since through our sin we have been separated from God, we are truly missing this piece of us until He returns in our lives through Jesus Christ. Are you searching for a place that doesn't exist apart from God? Many of us are, and will, and could be forever… Don't search forever when Jesus knows the way.


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Rodney Atkins has been named the NRA Country Artist of the Month for May. Rodney's values and beliefs make him a great fit for the NRA Country Artist of the Month. As part of the promotion, fans can register to win a guitar autographed by Rodney at http://nracountry.com/this-is.
"The NRA's mission statement is about respect and honor," Rodney said. "It's about being proud of all the hardworking folks in our country and the men and women representing us, serving in the military. The NRA reminds us all to be grateful and not take our freedoms for granted. It's an honor to say 'I am NRA Country.'"
Rodney joins a list of country music stars and personalities including Craig Morgan, Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Montgomery Gentry, Sunny Sweeney, Trace Adkins and Storme Warren that have been a part of the program.
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Hey, boss, 12 percent will watch March Madness in meetings
We have come to that time of year when a group of possibly inebriated, supposed experts decides which colleges will send their teams to the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
This cultural beauty pageant is branded on American hearts like few other events. You may not know where Butler University actually is, but you wrap your arms around it, as if your own child was on the team.
This causes problems for industrial productivity and personal gadgetry.
Sports have always been more important than work. Therefore, workers are more likely to watch sporting events that happen to occur during working hours.
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David M. Buss believes that sex isn't just for pleasure and reproduction. He's an evolutionary psychologist and a professor at the University of Texas, and he spoke about everybody's favorite topic at the American Museum of Natural History on February 3rd.
His research uncovered 237 distinct motivations for why humans have sex. Of the ones he found most surprising: revenge. He told the Museum, "Some people have sex to get revenge on a friend who has "mate poached" their partner or to punish their own partner."
His lecture summarized of years of research, covering everything from the mating rituals of elephant seals to the Tiwi tribe of Australia, in which female children are married off at birth.


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The PlayStation Blog has posted a new video today showing a number of developers discussing the features of the DualShock 4 controller. In the two and a half minute video, Sony developers go over their favorite features of the DualShock 4 controller, including some close up shots of the controller itself.
Some of the features they highlight is the controller's ability to track the positions of the controller for local multiplayer, allowing the PlayStation 4 to adjust split screen orientation if players decide to swap places. Another feature shows off the speaker on the controller, allowing for dynamic sounds, which should provide a richer game experience.
You can check out the video for yourself above and see why developers are excited about the DualShock 4 controller. Then, and let us know in the comments if you're looking forward to the new controller and the new possibilities it affords.


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The future of money is not just about money
March 3, 2011 by Mary Adams · Comments Off
I really enjoyed the energy and ideas at the Future of Money & Technology Summit in San Francisco on Monday (kudos to organizer Brian Zisk!). The energy level in the room was very high. You can get a good sense of the day by reading the Twitter stream for #futureofmoney. One of my favorite Tweets, from Mickki Langston, said
@mickki There are 2 groups present: those who want to expand their financial empire, and those who want to change finance completely
This dynamic made for some wide ranging conversations and stimulating discussions. But even the ones wanting to profit from the system are going to do so by breaking the old systems. Read more


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The Degrassi cast HALOs it up.Posted on 11/03/2011 by Lisa
Charlotte Arnold (Holly J on Degrassi) with TeenNick blogger Lisa Beebe
How does the Degrassi cast HALO? I met Charlotte Arnold (Holly J) at the HALO Awards ceremony, and we talked about how the cast travels to places like Kenya, India, and Ecuador to help others. Watch three of those trips on TeenNick this week!
Tonight at 8pm et, we're showing Degrassi: Doing What Matters, about the cast's trip to Kenya. Friday at 8pm et, we're showing Degrassi in India, and Saturday at 8pm et, we're showing Degrassi in Ecuador.
Here are a few pictures from their travels:
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