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From a Karmic perspective, there was no better fanbase to root for winning the lottery than the Washington Wizards. Their fans watched as Arenas and Co. teased them with second-round contention, then fell into oblivion. Then they watched as the team came back and said "It's cool, we're back!" then once again jumped off the roof. And again. Then they dealt with this season. And really, there hasn't been a more interesting development of emotion among a fanbase that I've seen as the one that evolved in Washington. Arenas was so hammered by the mainstream press that the fans actually rallied around him. Let's say that again. This fanbase is so screwed up because of their history that they opted to back the dude that brought a gun into the locker room of the building where they all came to see the team play. The guy that commonly released cryptic statements to the press, failed to come back repeatedly from knee injuries, and then when he did, exhibited almost no leadership and had only mediocre play. That's the guy who ended up with the support out of this trainwreck.
Antawn Jamison? Not a strong enough player and a passive aggressive weakling. Caron Butler? Selfish. Get those bums out of here. I want the 32.00 usage player with the federal gun charges!
I don't blame them. You react oddly when you watch something you love get blown to smithereens. And Arenas has always been the guy. He's the one fans attach themselves to. Tuff Juice? A fine sidekick, as long as he's the sidekick and they're winning. Jamison? Great teammate, a stellar support guy. But it had to be Zero. He was the personality, the superstar, and fans are territorial about their superstars.
So you have to feel good for the Wizards fans.
The team? I kind of feel like they didn't serve the time they deserved. Much like Arenas. It wasn't their fault. The team construct seemed like a good plan, but it wasn't. It happens. At the same time, though, when you opt for a course of action in the NBA and it's a total disaster, there's typically some period of darkness before you get it together and have another go at it. But instead, the Gods have bestowed the best prospect since Carmelo Anthony (Wade wasn't considered that high of a prospect at the time, great, but not, you know, DWade). They get a do-over. An immediate second chance.
What's bizarre is that this is immediately being seen as a second chance for the Gilbert Arenas Wizards.
Which is like bringing Jimmie Hendrix back from the dead and putting him on SmashMouth. Or the Fray.
The wheels are already turning. As Mike Prada outlines in this piece on drafting John Wall, he's passionate that Wall and Arenas are a perfect fit. Arenas can slide to the 2 just like he did with Larry Hughes in 05, he wants to play off-ball, and all will be well. Kyle's already bringing the hatchet to my freakout when I discovered Arenas had the eighth highest usage last year. The sentiment is: keep Arenas! Draft Wall! Wall plus Arenas = DOUBLE SUPER HAPPY WIN!
I'm not sold.
I'm not saying it can't work. It can. But looking at Synergy for last season? 49.9% of Arenas' offense came from Isolation and Pick and Roll Ball Handler. Okay, no biggie, he was the point guard. That's going to happen. But it does tend to fit in with the profile. Arenas wants the ball in his hands, and he's going to want to score with it. Let's get past his 40.5% FG percentage on Spot-Up plays, his 18.2% FG percentage on Off-Screen plays, or the moderately disappointing 44.4% on Cut plays (he only had 12 of them after all). Essentially we're saying that a player with considerable ego is going to immediately revert to the same player he was five years ago, after two knee surgeries, to be a complimentary player to a rookie.
And let's be clear, that's what he is now.
Let's say Wall fails all expectations. That he's just not that good. He doesn't get it, doesn't make the jump, and doesn't pan out. If Arenas is still your primary guy, you're looking at the same team you expected to have this season, which isn't good. But Wall's not going to fail. He's going to be incredible. His game translates better to the pro game than an prospect I've seen since Wade and I had no idea Wade would be that good. He's a franchise in and of himself. Sticking him on a squad with Arenas is a threat to his potential, could damage his rookie season, provide a bad influence on him, and generally stunt him. He's your guy now. He's your second chance.
Prada mentioned that he thinks it's moot because Arenas simply won't fetch anything on open market. To which I ask "When have all 30 NBA franchises been smart enough to avoid a bad decision?" And this year more than any other there's reason to believe teams will take a chance. We have a high-demand, low-supply free agency class, which means someone's going to get desperate. You have the Grizzlies with Z-Bo giving the impression it's never too late to change.There's going to be someone out there willing to give up assets for a "top flight" point guard. Hell, I'd be okay with the Grizzlies doing a sign-and-trade with Rudy Gay for him. I know that sounds insane but at least with Arenas I know he's really good at one particular thing I can (sort-of) count on. And come on. Z-Bo And Zero? In Memphis? If you're going to crash, crash spectacularly. But even if it's not Memphis, it would be someone. And if the best you can get out of it is future picks, that's fine too. Build for the future. Be patient. You don't have to surround Wall with All-Stars right now, in fact, unless it's a Boston with Rondo situation, I'd argue you shouldn't. Make an exception for LeBron or a top free agent. But otherwise you're doing a disservice not only to your franchise's development of Wall, but to what Wall can be regardless.
That said, it could work. If Gilbert Arenas decides to take a backseat and IF the Wizards can't get a better offer for complimentary pieces and IF the locker room's screwed up environment doesn't completely poison him, then this could work out great. But they should at least keep their options open.
Apparently Grunfeld is keeping all options open, including not drafting Wall at all. And hey, Turner's a great prospect, been impressed with him since early season, and the comeback-from-breaking-his-back-and-then-killing-everyone thing only boosted that. The risk is that Wall has such a high ceiling this could be one of those things that pains your franchise for years. "We could have had John Wall but we decided to build around Gilbert Arenas who played half a mediocre season after multiple knee surgeries before getting suspended for half a season due to federal gun charges involving bringing a weapon to a locker room and bringing them out in regards to a playful argument with a teammate." Just say that out loud.
They're not trading the pick, thank God, since anyone you'd have to get in return is a free agent this summer anyway. I like keeping your options open, but only between two approaches. Trading Arenas and building around Wall (the surefire, easy, simple approach to franchise rebuilding) or trying to make it work with both of them in the backcourt (makes the fans happiest).
This is a monumental decision, and not an easy one. Two years ago I argued that the Bulls shouldn't take Rose and should instead take Beasley because they were already set at guard with Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon. So it's not like I haven't said some remarkably stupid things about situations like this. But the simplest option, just adding a fantastic player to your best collection of players, is still not always the best move, for your team or for the prospect.
And that's what a lot of this comes down to. From the first Kentucky game I watched, I was blown away by Wall. I saw him running that college offense with kids that can't hit open 12 foot baseline jumpers and started freaking out. I started envisioning him with pick and roll (admittedly with Brook Lopez and not Epic Vale) capabilities, with transition systems and good players. His ceiling is so high you need the Hubble. So the idea of him being put in a poisonous situation with a guy I've admittedly turned on (but haven't completely given up on) makes me queasy. I want what's going to make Wall the best player, which will in turn make the Wizards the best they can. And just going with "add him, no change" seems like a dangerous scenario. It's not like that roster is chock full of high character guys. You've got to put potential in the best situation to succeed. Getting the top pick was a great thing for the Wizards. I'm just concerned that the emotional, confusing situation might not make for the best situation for Wall.


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An all-Kettering crew
Entrepreneur Kyle Schwulst '02 was having trouble finding the employees he needed to grow his fledgling engineering company, then he hired a Kettering co-op and the rest is history.
It started with one co-op student. Then business began to boom with Defense Department contracts and overseas opportunities. Kyle Schwulst '02 found himself in need of experienced, motivated engineers and he needed them in a hurry.
After what he calls a "nightmare" trying to find qualified employees, he decided the answer was his alma mater. Schwulst, owner and president of ElectroJet Inc., an engineering design firm that uses patented technologies to reduce the complexity and cost of advanced engine control systems, looked at Kettering University graduates as the best resource to beef up his employee base quickly.
The young entrepreneur's first experience with employees from Kettering was through the co-op program. "Utilizing the co-op program at Kettering was an easy decision for me as an employer," he said, "having been in the program I knew it was a great experience for both parties. After my first term with Lu I was spoiled," he added, "I can't imagine a better co-op employee."
Within six months of hiring co-op employee Lu Chen, an exchange student from Namping in China's Fujian Province, he had hired three full-time engineers and a second co-op student. "Although they were already employed," he said of two of his engineers, "I was able to persuade them to join me with the lure of a decent salary and creative license in their job, and it's been great ever since."
All his full-time engineers were referred by "people I respect," said Schwulst. "I've found that endorsements from my Kettering connections work best for me." Ryan Klumpp '07, a Mechanical Engineering major from Goodrich, Mich., was available because his co-op employer had a hiring freeze when he graduated. Klumpp was referred by someone who liked his work, but couldn't hire him.
Schwulst has also found that his Kettering engineers fulfill his need for employees who can work independently and take charge of their projects. "It is more critical that the employee base in a small company be high functioning than in a large company," said Schwulst, "here there is little room for error or incompetence." Even his patent attorney, John Nemazi of Brooks Kushman, happens to be a Kettering graduate.
Citing scooter projects with Chinese manufacturers and military projects with the U.S. Department of Defense, Schwulst admitted that despite the recent hires "we are still short-staffed for the volume of work that we do." But already his staff has been able to facilitate the rapid growth ElectroJet is experiencing, according to Schwulst.
One example is the calibration software created by Alex Lucido '05, a Computer Engineer from St. Clair Shores, Mich.The software calibration tool he designed enables ElectroJet to test their engine control systems on customer products in real-time, greatly reducing the time needed for product calibration.
What sets the "tool" apart from traditional calibration methods is that ElectroJet operates the calibration tool through a USB cable. It performs data acquisition directly from the module, showing up on a computer screen in the form of a virtual instrument cluster and calibration interface. "It allows us to monitor and modify all operating variables in the engine while it is on a dynamometer, significantly reducing development time," said Schwulst.
Industry standard calibration "tools" (software and hardware) cost about $30,000, according to Schwulst. ElectroJet charges customers about $250 for their cable.
Keeping the internal research and development efforts moving forward is Parker Mossman '05, another Computer Engineer, originally from Sandusky, Ohio. Mossman was the first full-time Kettering graduate Schwulst hired, and the only one with a private office in ElectroJet's facility, other than Schwulst.
Of course, as Schwulst likes to point out, Mossman's office door sign reads "supplies," but that doesn't seem to bother the engineer in charge of designing all the embedded controls in the company's computer modules.
"I left a job with one of the big three automakers to join ElectroJet because I thought it was a good opportunity and would be more fun than being a 'trained monkey' in a big corporation," Mossman said. "I'm still a monkey," he joked, "but now I'm a monkey with more responsibility."
The smaller company also offers the staff more opportunity for creativity and diversity in their work. Just how much diversity is evident inside the company's testing facility. Behind the office area is a shop with three dynamometers for emissions testing: an engine dynamometer built in-house for testing utility engines; n eddy current chassis dynamometer for testing motorcycle and ATV emissions; and an ultra-low inertia dynamometer for aircraft projects to test small aircraft engines.
One of the challenges with engine testing is properly venting the test benches. Because their current location is rented and not equipped for this type of engineering work, Schwulst and his employees had to build their own exhaust system, doing all the work themselves, right down to the TIG welding, metal forming and hanging of ductwork.
This isn't the kind of ductwork found in residential properties. The project became a do-it-your-self endeavor after Schwulst received a $10,000 quote to build the exhaust system from a contractor. "We did it for a fraction of that cost and created something that was aesthetically pleasing, modular and explosion-proof (yes, explosion-proof)," he said. "In addition, it was a great learning experience for the ElectroJet team."
"That was a fun project," said Schwulst. "It took us about two weeks to build it." Drawing on his own Kettering experience, Schwulst taught Klumpp and co-op employee Alex "The Hammer" Halatsis, of Alameda, Calif., how to TIG weld and shape the 16-gage steel.
"Sometimes it is just nice to get your hands dirty," said Schwulst. "I feel strongly that it is important for engineering students to know how to make things. My employees will be better engineers through first-hand knowledge of how parts are manufactured and assembled," said Schwulst of teaching fabrication techniques to his staff.
It took a while to refine their skills however. "Hammer" got his nick name working on the ductwork. Apparently he whacked the steel so hard he left hammer marks. "The top of the ductwork is not pretty," said Schwulst, "but it looks great from the shop floor." "Hammer" said he enjoyed learning how to weld, "but by week three it was losing its luster."
Chen said she didn't do much welding, but she was in charge of boring holes in the pipe flanges so the sections could be bolted together - pretty impressive for an Applied Mathematics major.
Schwulst calls the dynamometers and the testing area the company's pride and joy, because ElectroJet used to have to farm out testing to Kettering University and Lotus, on a project by project basis. "It is faster and cheaper to do the testing ourselves," said Schwulst.
In-house testing is critical for ElectroJet. "As a small company it is hard to commit large amounts of funds to research and development for multiple new product targeted for the commercial market," explained Schwulst. What was once a variable cost based on project volume is now a fixed cost, and readily available asset for testing and development, he added.
With plans to expand testing capabilities further, Schwulst is calculating more growth for ElectroJet. "I want to grow slowly so we can manage our growth and continue to be successful," he said.
Toward that end he plans to attend the Worlds Best Technology (WBT) Showcase in Texas this month. WBT is the largest technology-based venture capital symposium in North America. Participating technologies are selected by, and presented to, more than 100 seasoned venture investors and Fortune 500 licensing scouts, representing a variety of industries, each supported by private funding, federal R&D grants or both, according to the WBT web site.
Presenters include startup companies like ElectroJet, with technologies that have the potential for high growth commercial enterprise or that can be easily licensed to solve a specific market problem.
Schwulst's goal is to find financing to build a larger facility for ElectroJet's operations. "A lot of our testing equipment needs a temperature and humidity controlled environment for optimal testing," he explained. "I would like to have a permanent (not rented) facility and purchase more equipment to expand our in-house capabilities."
Currently the company can test products relative to the international emissions standards, but does not have the equipment to certify a product to those standards. With the right equipment, ElectroJet could do certification work. "Manufacturers need certification that our product meets emissions requirements before they can incorporate it into their vehicles and sell it in the global market," he said. Performing certification in-house would expand the company's capabilities and add value to the ElectroJet product.
With letters of intent from Chinese manufacturers for long-term partnerships, and more military contracts coming in, Schwulst's dreams for growth may very soon become a reality. And with that growth will probably come more Kettering graduates and co-op employees. "It's been a great fit so far," he said.
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I have written articles in the past about how to start buying stocks with as little as $50. I listed all of my favorite options for purchasing individual stock which includes direct stock purchase plans, dividend reinvestment plans, and discount brokers. All of these are great options when you are beginning investing. There is another way that a beginning investor can buy more than 1 or 2 shares of just 1 company with a small amount of money.
The easiest way for a beginning investor to get involved in the stock market is by buying a mutual fund. I always like to think of a mutual fund as a collection of stocks. You can own shares in companies like Nike, Costco, McDonald's without having to buy every stock individually. Mutual funds diversify your risk and are often a cheaper alternative to buying shares of a company.
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There are a small number of high quality funds that will let you start investing for as little as $50. The only catch is that you normally have to sign up for an automatic investment plan in which you agree to invest $50/month until your account reaches a certain balance. If you cancel the plan, nothing happens. You won't be taken to court or tied up and shot. Your account will remain the same and you can always mail in a deposit if you have the cash.
These $50/a month mutual funds were how I started investing in the stock market back when I was in college. I had $50/month automatically withdrawn from my checking account every month.I put the money in a growth fund with a 4 star rating by Morningstar. Over time my balance grew to a few thousand dollars. This money ended up being quite useful to me as I used it for a deposit on my house.
It may not seem like it but small amounts like $50 a month can really add up over time. Just be sure to pick the right mutual fund and sit back and watch your money appreciate.
If you have no clue of where to start in mutual fund investing, pick up a copy of my best mutual funds ebook.


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Last Wednesday, Media Matters Action Network issued a report, which found that cable news commentators Lou Dobbs, Bill O'Reilly, and Glenn Beck regularly "serve up a steady diet of fear, anger, and resentment on the topic of illegal immigration."
Last night on his CNN show, an edgy Lou Dobbs hosted Media Matters fellow Paul Waldman to discuss the report's finding. Waldman asked Dobbs to provide evidence of the "myth" he often promotes -- that there is a "secret plan" to build a "NAFTA Superhighway" from Mexico to Canada. Having trouble providing evidence, an exasperated Dobbs said finally, "You're charging nonsense." "I reject it, I reject you, and I reject your position," he angrily added. From the exchange:


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On Thursday, April 3, 2014, members of the Walton County Sheriff's Office Vice/ Narcotics Unit along with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) conducted an investigation targeting John Travis Clark, of 3222 Chat Holley Road, Santa Rosa Beach, who was suspected of manufacturing methamphetamine. As a result of the investigation, agents searched Clark's residence and located approximately 1500 grams of suspected methamphetamine oil and paraphernalia used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine. The investigation identified Clark as a suspect after Clark had identified himself as an undercover law enforcement officer to facilitate the purchase of pseudoephedrine, which is a precursor chemical used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine.
John Travis Clark was charged with manufacturing and trafficking in methamphetamine and impersonating a Law Enforcement Officer. Clark was booked in the Walton County Sheriff's Office Jail and is being held on $50,000 bond.


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This week's meetings 4/21/14
Bear Creek Village council, 7 p.m., Bear Creek Association Clubhouse, White Haven Road.
Forty Fort council work session, 7:30 p.m., borough building, 1271 Wyoming Ave.
Kingston council, work session followed by special meeting for general purposes, 7 p.m., municipal building, 500 Wyoming Ave.
Lehman Township supervisors, 7 p.m., municipal building, Old Route 115.
Luzerne County election board, 5 p.m., council meeting room, courthouse, 200 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre.
Luzerne County Council, 6 p.m., council meeting room, courthouse, 200 N. River St., Wilkes-Barre.
Pittston Township supervisors, 7 p.m., municipal building, 421 Broad St.
Luzerne County Transportation Authority board, work session at 3 p.m., followed by regular meeting and public hearing at 4 p.m., 315 Northampton St., Kingston.
Pringle council, 7 p.m., borough building, 89 Evans St.
West Pittston council work session, 6:30 p.m., borough building, 555 Exeter Ave.
Wilkes-Barre council work session, 6 p.m., fourth floor, city hall, 40 E. Market St.
Wyoming Area School Board, 7 p.m., secondary center auditorium, 20 Memorial St., Exeter.
Luzerne Intermediate Unit board, work session at 5:30 p.m. and meeting at 6:30 p.m., auditorium, LIU, 368 Tioga Ave., Kingston.
NEPA School Districts Health Trust board, 1 p.m. , 38 Gateway Shopping Center, Edwardsville.
Wilkes-Barre Finance Authority, special meeting, 11 a.m., third floor conference room, City Hall, 40 E. Market St.
Pittston Township supervisors, hearing on conditional use by Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co., 11 a.m., municipal building, 421 Broad St.
West Side Career and Technology Center education committee, special meeting for general purposes, 1 p.m., multipurpose room, 75 Evans St., Pringle.
West Side Council of Governments, 7 p.m., Kingston Fire Department building, 600 Wyoming Ave.
Wilkes-Barre council regular meeting, 6 p.m., fourth floor, city hall, 40 E. Market St.
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The contract is set up so that you contribute money (by paying premiums) during various intervals over a number of years. The premiums you pay go into your choice of underlying stock and bond investment funds (called subaccounts) and/or a fixed account. Your rate of return — and therefore the accumulated value of your premiums — depends on the performance of the underlying accounts you choose.
The insurance company then converts the accumulated value of the premium payments you've made into a series of payments made to you over time. You may choose from a variety of payout options, including a lump-sum payment or the option to receive guaranteed income for life1.
The earnings within a Variable Deferred Annuity are not subject to federal income tax until you withdraw your money2, 3. This allows the account value of the annuity to potentially grow larger than it would if the earnings were taxed each year. It also means you can spread your tax liability over the life of your income payments. Plus, you may move your money between the underlying investment funds without federal income tax implications.
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However, I look at it from the viewpoint of both a corporate employee and a 13-year veteran of the Human Resources field.
Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves organization are both businesses run for profit. As such, they have the right to discipline an employee just as an IBM or Coke does. Matter of fact, Rocker should be grateful that he is employed by a professional sports team - if he were an employee of any other kind of business, he would likely find himself OUT of a job for violating zero tolerance policies! Sports teams have had a history of leniency when their stars go astray - it's about time that a sports organization started treating their athletes like the (highly paid!) employees that they are.
John Rocker has the "right" to believe anything he wants to believe, and the "right" to express his opinions. He does not have the "right" to be a major league baseball player and/or to avoid the consequences of his actions. As a life long Atlanta Braves fan, I would have supported the organization wholeheartedly in a decision to let Rocker go, and I commend both the coaching staff and the front office staff (including the legendary Hank Aaron) in treating this matter seriously.
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French Court Will Rule Tomorrow On Whether Closer Violated Kate's Privacy
By Mack Rawden 4 years ago
A French court has announced it will rule tomorrow afternoon on whether gossip magazine Closer violated Kate Middletons right to privacy by publishing photographs of her sunbathing topless at the private chateau of Lord Linley. The pictures were reportedly taken by a professional photographer with an extremely good camera more than half of a mile away. The publication has argued the future Queen had no expectation of privacy considering she was outside, but the Royal Family vehemently disagrees considering how secluded the location was.
Lawyers for Kate and her husband Prince William have asked the court to impose a fine of $6500 for damage done thus far, $13,100 per day the photographs continue to be disseminated on Closers watch and $131,000 if the publication sells the photo rights. It has since been revealed that a private agency owns the pictures in question. The Royal Family could go ahead and sue the agency itself or all third parties who decide to publish the pictures, but no announcement has been made as to what course might be taken.
Once upon a time, a lawsuit such as this could have actually halted the spread of the pictures. With the implementation of the Internet, thats not possible, but if the outlet is hit hard enough in the wallet, it may well dissuade others from publishing such content in the future. Thats the real goal, but we wont know whether it has a chance of working until tomorrow at noon.


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As I have alluded to a few posts up - if you see undefined "soap:Envelope" it most likely means z-push is not talking to the zimbra web server. Check your URLs manually.
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I have Zimbra backend ver. 51.7 and Z-push 1.5.6-954.
Only errors I see in debug is about MIME, but that was even before the upgrade.
Please assist...
Did need to recreate accounts on devices, in some cases it did not work until created on others I got 2 copies of folders.
Is there any issue with using an IP address for the URL instead of fully qualified. Would eliminate problems for me.
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I use an ip address with no issues at all
I've got everything up and running as good as can be expected, my only issue relates to multiple calendars which is an ActiveSync problem which can't be solved, so many thanks to everyone who helped me get it going and for this wonderfull piece of software.
As a final touch I'd like to secure things a little more and set the correct permissions on the z-push folder, leaving only the necessary files writable and securing the rest.
Right now everything is owned by www-data and is pretty much open. Can anyone tell me which octel to use on all files and which ones need to be world readable and which ones need to be www-data writable.
Mark Hawkins
Happy you got it all setup.
They also allow multiple individual Contacts Folders to be synced.
Beware though that allowing these to sync individually increases the backend load caused by zpush, as it has to make individual requests to the backend for all individual folders.
Before Release 52 is out, I will likely add an option to disallow the multi-features from the config file for this reason.
Did you get this sorted? I was going to upgrade to 7.14, but decided to wait after your post.
Mark Hawkins
The issue was the user's lastname had Croatian language characters in it, and with a mix of encoding/language settings between their zimbra desktop setting/php settings/OS settings the non-ascii characters in their Zimbra Display Name were not being interpreted correctly. This was breaking some of the parsing logic used to identify the parts of the email.
A solution was found for the user to use the sendasname setting - and to populate it with a MIME-encoded version of their name.
As they are using SmartFolders, I added a new sendasname directive to the *SyncConfig* settings. It will be available in Release 52
Ok so this may be a stupid question but still new to Linux.
How do I setup my server to download and run the new branch of software so I don't have to wait for the next major release
If you are talking about z-push, I would not consider trying to run z-push-2 for a few months yet. It is still not stable enough for production use. And, I have not released a compatible backend for that reason.
If you mean the zimbra backend. This is the first user report of the garbled name issue, and I am pretty sure it is caused by the mix of encodings/languages the user has to deal with. Zimbra doesn't natively support Croatian. So I would not be holding back just because of this issue.


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Sometimes you just have to do the numbers. In Explorer Heroes, you must figure out the odds of your merry little band of heroes taking out the Lizard King. In FiFtHeEn Game, you have to count up to, but not over, 15 to win, and in Live Blackjack 21 (beta), you'll get to play 21 against your friends, live.
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This time waster may be just fun enough to keep you interested. It's a short two-player game that's all luck.
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Escalating tensions in Iraq remained the key focus of European markets Friday, luring investors to assets perceived to be safe--an urge that helped gold to its biggest daily gain in nine months in the previous session.
On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama ordered up to 300 members of U.S. special-operations forces to Iraq, while ruling out immediate airstrikes against Sunni extremists and stepping up the pressure on Baghdad to form a government that bridges the country's ethnic and religious divisions.
Gold was trading at $1,313.00 an ounce on Friday morning, marking a price increase of more than 5% since the start of June. Brent crude was trading largely flat at $114.97 a barrel but has gained more than 5.5% over the same period.
"The stakes are high for the oil market," Barclays analysts wrote in a note. "Supply is currently constrained, with Libyan production set to be offline for a while and Iran's sanctions-restricted barrels likely to be slow to return to the market." They noted that over the past two days, crude oil prices have risen by more than 1.5%.
"The longer the insurgency lasts and the more divisive it becomes, the more difficult it will be for Iraq to even approach its potential to sustain production at six million barrels per day or more," Citigroup strategists wrote, adding that this would have "radical implications for oil markets at a time of growinglost production world-wide due to intensifying disorder in a growing number of petroleum-producing countries."
Meanwhile, Russia started massing troops near its border with Ukraine again, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said.
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Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen reiterated Wednesday that interest rates would stay low for a relatively long time, even though she also provided an upbeat assessment of the outlook for the world's largest economy.
In early trade, the Stoxx Europe 600 was unchanged on the day, while the U.K.'s FTSE 100 lost 0.2%, in line with France's CAC-40. Germany's Dax was flat.
Notable gainers included Shire, which rose more than 13% after the U.K. drug maker rebuffed an offer from U.S. rival AbbVie Inc. AbbVie said Friday that Shire had rejected three cash and share proposals made to the board, with the latest valued at GBP46.26 ($78.83) for each Shire share, for a total value of $46.35 billion.
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Sterling remained a whisker above $1.70. It has held firm since Bank of England Governor Mark Carney last week said that a rise in interest rates may come sooner than markets have been expecting. On Wednesday, minutes from the latest policy-setting meeting showed that some members of the Monetary Policy Committee were "surprised" by the low probability investors attached to a shift in interest rates this year.
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Great news BUT there is total showstopper still: NO PGP/GPG SUPPORT.
How this can be true in 2010? It's mandatory to have strong open source encryption available and supported in any e-mail client. GnuPG is one of those absolute mandatory encryption engines that ZD must support. S-MIME after that.
I really waited fot ZD2 but this is totally useless without GPG encryption support. Over 60% of my emails are encrypted by default, even those the topic it selves is puplic and general chat. It's just an princible to do so. This is trivial peace of work to do by your resources and as this is open source, you should implement code from all ready done plugins like Enigmail plugin for Thunderbird.
Now - can't use it - no sense to recomend to anyone. Other wise it looks solid and robust client ...BUT!
This is something witch must be implemented on client side first, after that you should think big and hit on enterprise level issues on GPG/PGP encryption and do it in your server side. Privacy and security is no#1 issue in e-mails. Ignoring GPG/PGP is just amaging... Where's the beef here?
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A gold seal flight instructor and former freight dog shares flying tips & techniques with an occasional bit of humor.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
The Times they are a Changin'?
The jury is still out for me regarding Lockheed Martin's takeover and day-to-day operation of the Flight Service Stations in the U.S. On one hand, they have done some good things - changed their phone interface so that calling from a cell phone connects you to the FSS for the area where you are located instead of the area associated with your cell phone's area code. It was always a bit disconcerting for me to dial 1-800-WXBRIEF in San Diego and hear "Welcome to the Oakland Flight Service Station." The briefers to whom I have spoken are still very professional and knowledgeable. They are mostly friendly - perhaps a bit more friendly than before Lockheed Martin took over, but that's hard to quantify.
I give Lockheed Martin poor marks in the amount of time one can spend waiting to talk to a briefer. On several occasions last winter, I sat on the south field at Oakland for over an hour waiting for freight. Before I made my way from the north field, I would get a DUAT briefing using my laptop. There was no internet access on the south field freight ramp. By the time the freight was available and the loading began, I needed an updated briefing and my only option was to call FSS on my cell phone.
On at least four occasions last winter I sat on hold for over 15 minutes waiting to talk to a briefer before hanging up. At these time I would either call another company pilot who I knew was still waiting at the north field or my dispatcher and ask them to tell me what the NEXRAD images looked like for my route. Launching into potential thunderstorms and icing without being able to talk to FSS really irked me. And there continue to be times when I sit on hold for several minutes. I wouldn't be making such a big deal of this were it not for the fact that Lockheed Martin made a big deal of how time spent waiting would be reduced once they took over. I just don't see much truth in that claim.
I use both DUAT and DUATS regularly, since I never know what my students will prefer. I personally have a soft spot for DUAT, but both companies offer excellent service. When I was a freight dog, I relied heavily on DUAT for briefings and for filing IFR flight plans when I was dispatched for unscheduled, ad hoc flights. In all the years I've used it, DUAT was unavailable on only a handful of occasions. When it was, I used DUATS.
The Lockheed Martin FSS web site is pretty basic right now, though it does offer good instructional information on pre-flight briefings and a few weather products. You can register yourself and get a userid and password, but the pre-flight briefing features are just stubs at the moment. Still, you can see that they plan to offer the same features as DUAT and DUATS at some point in the future.
The potential demise of DUAT and DUATS is bad for general aviation because I foresee both a single point of failure and a convenient choke hold on non-commercial pilots. The single point of failure issue is pretty easy to see - Lockheed Martin's servers go down, no on-line briefings. The choke hold is not as easy to see coming, but my crystal ball shows that once the FAA has reduced the options for pre-flight briefings to one source - Lockheed Martin - being charged for a briefing will not be far away.
And apparently the Lockheed Martin arrangement would have none of the current contractual obligations for features and level of service that were put into place for DUAT and DUATS. Nothing like competition and privatization, eh?
If you are a faithful user of DUAT or DUATS, I recommend that you write you congressional representative as well as your senators and voice your opposition to the cancellation of these important services. With high fuel costs and threats of ATC and FSS pay-for-service, GA is on a slippery slope and it just keeps getting more slippery.
We may be witnessing the end of the Golden Age of GA, but I hope not.
3 comments:
- Anonymous said...
What are your thoughts on using http://aviationweather.gov as a weather source verses using Duat(s)?
- John said...
I think the ADDS weather site is a great resource, but the data is provides is not considered an official briefing for several reasons. One is that your name or aircraft tail number is not recorded. The other is that you need NOTAM information for a briefing to provide "all available information" as required by 14 CFR 91.103.
- RJ Wannabe said...
I hear you about the Lockheed Martin thing. Any time one company gets a government contract, service suffers. I really like DUAT and will miss it if it goes away.
One bright spot:
I toured the Prescott FSS last month. The guy that gave the tour was the last remaining FAA employee. Everyone else was Lockheed Martin. They are building a new FSS in Prescott Valley that will cover the Western US. The current FSS has less than 30 employees. The new one will eventually employ 400. He said hold times should go down dramatically in 2007.
I'm sure Lockheed Martin will push for user fees very soon. If we don't fight for ourselves, it's going to be just like Europe where it will cost $300 an hour to fly a Cessna and price most private pilots out of GA.


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Just weeks after voters approved amending Arizona's Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman, some gay-rights activists already are looking toward 2010.
A man who champions equality for gays in the United Kingdom has traveled here to launch a drive for a ballot initiative that would establish civil partnerships, which since 2005 have allowed British same-sex couples to legally register their relationships.
"We're not fighting for marriage; we're fighting for equal rights," said Gino Meriano, whose business, Pink Weddings, arranges commitment ceremonies and provides free legal advice for gay couples wishing to establish civil partnerships.
But Steen Lawson, co-founder of Marriage Equality USA's new Arizona chapter, said civil unions don't go far enough. His group wants same-sex couples to have the same rights as heterosexual couples.
"Since government uses the word marriage, we must fight for marriage," Lawson said.
Meriano, Lawson and others are looking for a next step in response to Proposition 102, which Arizona voters approved Nov. 4. Given that the initiative amended Arizona's Constitution, making a legal challenge difficult, Prop. 102 opponents say any next step likely would be a ballot proposition.
John Garcia, a professor of political science at the University of Arizona, said it would be tough in the current political climate for gay-rights leaders to make the gains Lawson wants. However, he said, civil unions are realistic.
"If new propositions focus in on civil unions, they will gain the necessary votes to pass," Garcia said.
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Phoenix, said it's easy to come up with ideas for these initiatives; the "problem is they don't have the money or time to fund it." She estimates that it would take $3 million to run a successful campaign.
Cynthia Leigh Lewis, campaign treasurer for Arizona Together, an anti-Prop. 102 group, said this isn't a good time to push for either gay marriage or civil unions, citing the tough economy, the passage of 102 and GOP gains in the Legislature.
"As our country moved center-left, Arizona moved center-right," she said.
However, Meriano, who has yet to submit paperwork to begin gathering signatures, said he thinks an initiative seeking civil partnerships for gay couples can win because it takes marriage out of the debate.
"The campaign is simple: Vote no for gay marriage, vote yes for civil partnerships," Meriano said.
Equality Arizona, a statewide organization seeking gay rights and civil rights, campaigned against 102 and is still evaluating options for 2010, said Sam Holdren, the group's public-affairs director. But, he said, it isn't a good time to push for same-sex marriage.
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You have two ways to approach this wall plate business. You could buy a simple wall plate blank or one with a coax connector and attach it to the wall with a pair of anchors and screws; or you could install a wall box and attach the plate to that.
If this is not clear, post back.
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"Song One," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, has been picked up by Cinedigm and Film Arcade for a planned Fall release. Film Arcade with distribute the film theatrically with Cinedigm handling all other platforms.
Written and directed by first-time feature director Kate Barker-Froyland, "Song One" is Anne Hathaway's first performance after her Oscar win for "Les Miserables," and once again, it has her singing. She plays Frannie, a student whose younger brother fights for his life in a coma. She not only repairs family relationships, but sparks a romance with James Forester (Johnny Flynn), a famed musician and idol of her brother's.
In her review of the film at Sundance, Mary Sollosi called "Song One," a "gentle, music-themed movie that's practically a love letter to its Oscar-winning headliner."
Star Hathaway also made her debut as a producer on "Song One." She told Indiewire that after reading the screenplay by Barker-Froyland (with help from Jonathan Demme) she "thought it was so beautiful on the page."
READ MORE: Anne Hathaway on the Pressure of Following Up on Her Oscar Win
"We love the authenticity of the family relationships, the romantic chemistry of the leads and the incredible role the original music plays in Kate's film," said The Film Arcade's Andy Bohn and Vincent Scordino, Senior Vice President of Theatrical Releasing, for Cinedigm.
The deal was negotiated by Creative Artists Agency, who represents Worldview Entertainment and helped arrange the financing for the film. No date has been stated for a "Song One" to hit theaters, but a multi-platform release is anticipated for this Fall.


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Aztez, Home, CastleStorm And KickBeat Invade Various PlayStation Consoles
By Ryan Winslett 2 years ago comments
It looks like the release train is going to keep chugging right along on PlayStation Network as a whole bunch of new games are announced for Sonys various platforms, including Aztez and Home for the PS4 and Vita, as well as KickBeat and CastleStorm for the PS4, which are already available on the PS3 and Vita.
First up is a duo of games from Zen Studios, including Castle Storm: Definitive Edition and KickBeat for the PlayStation 4. Castle Storm is a physics-based tower defense game that allows players to protect their keep from an increasingly deadly horde of marauders. KickBeat, on the other hand, is a fighter-based rhythm game, that sees the player tapping buttons in time with the music in order to pummel a horde of enemies and chain together increasingly powerful combos. Already released on the PS3 and Vita, these games will now be completing the trifecta with a PlayStation 3 launch later this year.
Next up is Home for the PS4 and Vita, not to be confused with the PlayStation 3s virtual life simulator. Instead, Home is an indie horror game boasting pixel art, an eerie soundtrack and a creepy world thats best explored with the lights turned off. Benjamin Rivers, of Benjamin Rivers Inc., made the announcement official today, saying that the formerly PC and mobile exclusive will be making the jump to PlayStation consoles with all of its updates and tweaks intact.
Part of Homes charm is that its entirely dependent on the player; it isnt a march toward Ending A or Ending Bits the journey itself that is affected, as all your little choices subtly change how your character perceives the world around him, River said. Its a game that people love playing and then discussing afterward to compare notes and theories.
Finally, theres the super slick and stylish Aztez which, according to Tem Colorblinds official announcement, will be heading to the PS4 and vita later this year.
According to artist and combat designer Ben Ruiz, Aztez has been two years in the making; a project completed by himself and Matthew wegner. Yep, thats about as indie as you can get.
Aztez is about the combat, and we want to make our mark on this generation of Sony consoles with our own signature brand of digital power fantasy, and we want you to be able to do it in your home or on the move, explained Ruiz. Nothing makes the bus/taxi ride to work better than cutting down a hundred legendary warriors and offering their blood to the gods in real time.
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Andy Cohen is the executive vice president of development and talent at Bravo. He oversees production of such hits as Top Chef and the Real Housewives franchise. Cohen is also the host and executive producer of the late night talk show, Watch What Happens Live. Cohen sat down with SheKnows before taking the stage for his intimate Q&A event with Heather Thomson from The Real Housewives of New York City at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. The Emmy-award winner dished with SheKnows' Reality TV Magazine about the Real Housewives brand; Bravo; the network's new line-up of TV show; and his book, Most Talkative!
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BALTIMORE, MD (CNN/AP) -- A Johns Hopkins OB/GYN is accused of secretly videotaping his patients. Earlier this week, police found the doctor dead at his home in what's believed to be a suicide.
For about 25 years, he worked as an OB/GYN at a medical center affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Now, Johns Hopkins and Baltimore police say Dr. Nikita Levy illegally photographed his patients, and possibly others, without their knowledge. Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says, "One of the cameras that we can confirm is a pen camera. And there are other types that we don't want to get into - again given the sensitive, sensitivity of the investigation. There were multiple cameras. I really can't get into a number."
Nor can police say what else the cameras were hidden in. They say they're examining a "mountain" of evidence; still and video cameras, multiple computers, servers, external hard drives.
They're investigating whether Levy might have had an accomplice. Some of Dr. Levy's patients spoke to CNN affiliate WJZ. Patient Jessica Wims says, "Dr. Levy was the sweetest person. This is all-- this is just shocking." Another patient Tasha Bynum says, "That is a violation. You understand what I'm saying- that you got somebody that you supposed to trust with your body, your information- which is supposed to be confidential."
And now, Dr. Nikita Levy can't answer the accusations. After learning of his alleged transgressions on Feb. 4, Johns Hopkins Hospital says they suspended Dr. Levy the next day. They say they terminated him on Feb. 8 and offered him counseling. Ten days later, just this pst Monday, police in Towson, MD. Responded to a call at Dr. Levy's home. They say he was dead when they arrived. They're investigating it as a suicde.
WBAL-AM reports that the Maryland medical examiner's office ruled that asphyxiation was the cause of death. Police have also confirmed that Levy left a suicide note addressed to his family.
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The hospital says his alleged behavior violates its conduct and privacy rules. Attorney Andrew Slutkin says he's been contacted by at least 25 patients of Dr. Levy's.
When asked about how the alleged behavior was discovered, Slutkin replied, "The story is that a Johns Hopkins employee noticed something unusual about Dr. Levy's examinations on February 4th and alerted a supervisor. No we don't. No one knows at this point what it was other than Hopkins- and they're not speaking about the issue."
Johns Hopkins says it's conducting its own investigation. Dr. Levy's attorney could not be reached for comment.
CNN's reporter went to Dr. Levy's home and knocked on the door to see if anyone would speak on his behalf. A gentleman who answered the door declined and said "This is all news to us."


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South Florida has new-look uniforms for the 2013 Big East Tournament. Of course, as the No. 13 seed, fans might not see the Bulls in these uniforms long, so enjoy them while you can.
On Tuesday night against Seton Hall, USF will break out these green uniforms "inspired by a retro-chic style featuring Under Armour's take on the surfer stripe as well as the modern, horizontal graphics from their home arena."
Update from @underarmour: South Florida wearing these green unis, not previous white ones, tomorrow - twitpic.com/cajz6e— Chris Littmann (@chrislittmann) March 11, 2013
Because the Bulls are the No. 13 seed, there is almost no scenario in which they will get to wear their white uniform, but Under Armour did release a similar version of this beach-inspired kit.
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