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Exchange licensing FAQ
The following FAQ provides answers to common questions about licensing Exchange.
Transitioning between Exchange Server versions
Do I get rights to the Outlook client when I buy Exchange Server 2016 licenses?
No, the Outlook client license was no longer included with any Exchange CAL after Exchange Server 2003, and must be purchased separately for Exchange Server 2016. The Exchange Server 2016 Standard CAL provides the rights to access e-mail, calendar, contacts, and tasks through either Outlook on the web, or through a mobile device via Exchange ActiveSync.
Server pricing and licensing
Does the Enterprise CAL require the Enterprise Server or vice versa?
No. Both the Standard and Enterprise CALs can be used with either server edition.
What are the licensing implications if I choose to run Exchange Server 2016 on a virtual machine rather than directly on a physical server?
One server license is required for each running instance of Exchange Server 2016—whether it is installed natively on a physical machine or a virtual machine. Learn more about virtualization support.
Is there an External Connector license for Exchange Server 2016 for companies that want to offer email to non-employees such as corporate alumni or retirees (that is, "external users")?
No. External users do not require CALs to access Exchange Server 2016; access rights to standard Exchange functionality by external users is included with the Exchange Server 2016 license itself.
If several users share the same desktop, do they each need an Exchange Enterprise CAL?
Customers may still license Exchange Server 2016 with either per-user or per-device CALs. If several users share a desktop and do not individually access the Exchange server from other locations, such as their home PCs, then they can be licensed with one device CAL.
Are there any licensing prerequisites for Exchange Server 2016 or CALs?
Yes. For more information, see Exchange Server 2016 Prerequisites.
Can a customer purchase certain features like the In-Place Archive or Unified Messaging separately from the Enterprise CAL?
Customers can get the In-Place Archive and In-Place Hold features through Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Server, and they can get advanced security through Exchange Online Protection. All other premium features are only available in the Enterprise CAL or E-CAL Suite.
Are services still included with the Enterprise CAL?
Yes. Customers are charged annually for subscriptions to Exchange Online Protection to protect their users from viruses and spam, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) in Exchange Online (collectively "Services"). Customers may also choose to purchase the Exchange Enterprise CAL without Services if they do not need DLP or anti-virus and anti-spam protection.
Can I purchase the Enterprise CAL without services?
If purchased in Open, the Exchange Enterprise CAL is available either with or without Services. If purchased in Select, customers have two options. They can buy the License (L-only) and get the CAL without Software Assurance or Services. Or if they want Software Assurance (L&SA), they must also buy the Services.
Exchange Online pricing and licensing
How is Exchange Online licensed?
Exchange Online is licensed via a subscription model in which each user needs a User Subscription License (USL). Three types of subscriptions are available: Exchange Online Kiosk, Exchange Online Plan 1, and Exchange Online Plan 2. These subscriptions can be purchased on their own or as part of an Office 365 plan that includes SharePoint Online, Skype for Business Online, and Office ProPlus.
Where can I find detailed information about the different subscription types in Exchange Online?
To compare the different plans, see Comparing Exchange Online plans. Or, for more detail, see the Exchange Online Service Description.
Do conference rooms require subscriptions? Is there a limit to the number of them?
No. Resource mailboxes, including Room Mailboxes and Equipment Mailboxes, are special mailbox types that are provided free of charge as part of Exchange Online. There is no limit to the number of conference room subscriptions.
Do shared mailboxes require subscriptions?
No. Shared mailboxes don't have login credentials, so they are only accessible by licensed users who have been granted delegate access (full mailbox permission, send as, or send on behalf of).
Shared mailboxes do not include a personal archive or legal hold capabilities. If you need these features, then you can purchase either Exchange Online Plan 1 or Plan 2 and assign it to the shared mailbox.
There is no limit to the number of shared mailboxes.
Can I enable In-Place Archive for a shared mailbox?
You must assign the shared mailbox to either an Exchange Online Plan 1 plus Exchange Online Archiving subscription, or to an Exchange Online Plan 2 subscription in order to enable In-Place Archive. A shared mailbox can't be used to archive email for an organization, except for those messages that are sent from the shared mailbox or received by the shared mailbox.
An In-Place Archive can only be used to archive mail for a single user or entity for which a license has been applied. Using an In-Place Archive as a means to store mail from multiple users or entities is prohibited. For example, IT administrators cannot create shared mailboxes and have users copy (via CC or Transport rule) a shared mailbox for the explicit purpose of archiving.
Can I put a shared mailbox on In-Place Hold?
You must assign the shared mailbox an Exchange Online Plan 2 subscription in order to put it on In-Place Hold.
Do mailboxes used to send email via SMTP (such as those used by line of business applications and on-premises appliances) require subscriptions?
Yes, these mailboxes require a subscription. The subscription type can be Exchange Online Kiosk or Exchange Online Plan 1 or Plan 2.
Do Discovery Search Mailboxes (used to store multi-mailbox search results) require subscriptions?
No. For more information about Discovery Search Mailboxes, see Create a Discovery Mailbox to Store Search Results.
What are the licensing requirements for public folder mailboxes in Exchange Online?
Public folder mailboxes are available to users with Exchange Online Plan 1 and Plan 2 subscriptions. They are not available for Exchange Online Kiosk users.
Can I use journaling or transport rules to copy messages to an Exchange Online mailbox for the purpose of archiving?
No. Using journaling, transport rules, or auto-forwarding rules to copy messages to an Exchange Online mailbox for dual-delivery purposes is not permitted. To preserve messages, you must put user content on In-Place Hold, or journal the messages to an external journal target.
Is there a limit on how long messages are stored in the primary mailbox or the archive?
There are no limits on the duration of retention policy. You can set the retention duration based on your business needs.
What is the meaning of "unlimited storage" in Exchange Online Plan 2?
The In-Place Archive feature in Exchange Online Plan 2 provides unlimited storage of email data for one user. The In-Place Archive has a default quota that is large enough to accommodate reasonable use, including the import of one user's historical email. In the unlikely event that a user reaches this quota, a call to Office 365 support is required. For more information on archiving, see the Exchange Online Service Description for details.
If a user leaves my company, and I need to retain a copy of the data in their mailbox and In-Place Archive, what are my options?
You have several options:
- You can export that user's data to a PST file and store it on-premises.
- You can retain the data in that user's mailbox by placing the user on In-Place Hold and marking the mailbox as inactive, as described here. It isn't necessary to maintain a user subscription license for the inactive mailbox.
- If you have a hybrid deployment of Exchange Server and Exchange Online, you can migrate the mailbox back on-premises. Learn more about hybrid deployments here.
What features aren't available to Exchange Online Kiosk users?
Exchange Online Kiosk is designed for users who require fewer messaging features because they do not have dedicated computers. The subscription provides 2 GB of mailbox space per user and web-based access through Outlook on the web. Certain features are disabled for Kiosk users, including inbox rules, public folder mailboxes, site mailboxes, shared mailboxes, and delegate access to other mailboxes. For more information, see the Exchange Online Service Description.
Do Kiosk user subscriptions include capabilities like In-Place eDiscovery and custom retention policies?
Yes, all Exchange Online subscriptions, including Exchange Online Kiosk, allow organization-wide capabilities such as In-Place eDiscovery, journaling, custom retention policies, and premier anti-spam and anti-malware filtering via Exchange Online Protection.
Do Kiosk users have different geo-redundancy and uptime service level agreements (SLA) than other subscription types?
Users with Kiosk mailboxes are protected by the same uptime SLA and geo-redundancy protection as other Exchange Online mailboxes.
Can I put a Kiosk mailbox on In-Place Hold?
In order to place a Kiosk mailbox on In-Place Hold, you must upgrade it to Exchange Online Plan 2 or purchase the Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Online add-on.
Can customers purchase Skype for Business Online user subscriptions in order to get IM and presence in Outlook on the web for Kiosk users?
No. When a Kiosk subscription is assigned to a user, IM and presence integration in Outlook on the web are deactivated, even if the user has a Skype for Business Online subscription. In addition, because Exchange Web Services access to Kiosk mailboxes is blocked, calendar-based presence updates in Skype for Business will not occur for Kiosk workers, and e-mail OOF messages will not be displayed. Users who require these capabilities should be assigned an Exchange Online Plan 1 subscription.
Can I upgrade a user from Exchange Online Plan 1 to Exchange Online Plan 2?
Yes. In the Microsoft Online Services Portal, you can assign the user a new subscription and remove the old one. This will automatically update the user's capabilities in Exchange Online. The procedure for purchasing new subscriptions and cancelling old ones varies; check your specific license agreement for details.
Can I downgrade a user from Exchange Online Plan 2 to Exchange Online Plan 1?
Yes. In the Microsoft Online Services Portal, you can assign the user a new subscription and remove the old one. This will automatically update the user's capabilities in Exchange Online. For the smoothest transition, you should remove any In-Place Holds from the user's mailbox prior to assigning them the new subscription. The downgrade behavior is as follows:
- Mailbox data: All data in the user's mailbox and archive is preserved. If the user has a total of more than 50 GB of data in the primary mailbox plus the archive, the conversion will succeed, but the mailbox will be out of compliance from a licensing perspective until the excess data is deleted by the user.
- In-Place Hold: If the mailbox is on In-Place Hold, the hold remains in place. The mailbox will be out of compliance from a licensing perspective until the In-Place Hold is cleared. If you are using Directory Sync, you can clear the In-Place Hold by updating the user's Active Directory object, otherwise you must call support to have it cleared.
- Hosted voice mail: This feature is automatically disabled for the user as part of the transition.
The procedure for purchasing new subscriptions and cancelling old ones varies; check your specific license agreement for details.
Can I downgrade a user from Exchange Online Plan 1 to Exchange Online Kiosk?
Yes. In the Microsoft Online Services Portal, you can assign the user a new subscription and remove the old one. This will automatically update the user's capabilities in Exchange Online. For the smoothest transition, you should delete the user's inbox rules and SMS notifications prior to assigning them the new subscription. The downgrade behavior is as follows:
- Mailbox size: If the size exceeds 2 GB, the action will fail.
- Inbox rules: Existing inbox rules are left in place but they are not editable. You can call Office 365 support and have them delete the user's rules on your behalf in order to bring the mailbox into compliance with licensing terms.
- SMS notifications: Existing SMS notifications are left in place, but new ones can't be created. You can call Office 365 support and have them delete the user's existing SMS notifications in order to bring the mailbox into compliance with licensing terms.
The procedure for purchasing new subscriptions and cancelling old ones varies; check your specific license agreement for details.
If I am running Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 on-premises, and I deploy an Exchange 2010 server in order to get rich hybrid capabilities with Exchange Online, what are the licensing requirements?
If you are installing an Exchange 2010 server solely to act as a bridge between the legacy Exchange Server 2003/2007 on-premises environment and Exchange Online, you can request a Hybrid Edition server key to license the server.
If I have deployed multiple Hybrid Edition servers for the purposes of redundancy, can I get multiple Hybrid Edition server keys?
Yes. You can use your Hybrid Edition server key to license multiple servers, provided that the Hybrid Edition server is used within the guidelines described above.
If my organization is running Exchange Server 2016, do I need a Hybrid Edition key?
No. Exchange Server 2016 includes native hybrid capabilities, so you can connect your Exchange Server 2016 organization to Exchange Online without a Hybrid Edition server. The Hybrid Edition is only for organizations running Exchange Server 2007 or Exchange Server 2010. Exchange Server 2010 customers can also continue to connect their organizations directly to Exchange Online without an additional Hybrid Edition server if they are updated to the latest Service Pack, or can choose to install an Exchange Server 2016 hybrid server. Exchange 2003 customers can continue to use Exchange 2010 Hybrid Edition servers to connect to Exchange Online with the latest Service Pack.
If I have already licensed a server using a Hybrid Edition key, and I want to re-license it with a Standard Edition key or Enterprise Edition key, how do I do that?
You can use PowerShell to enter the new product key.
If I have some users hosted in Exchange Online, and some users on-premises, can I point my MX record at Office 365 instead of my on-premises servers? If so, do I need Exchange Online Protection subscriptions for the on-premises users?
You can point your MX record to Exchange Online in a hybrid deployment. In this scenario, Exchange Online Protection (EOP) provides anti-spam and anti-malware filtering on inbound mail for the on-premises users, so these on-premises users require EOP subscriptions.
If my organization is currently running Exchange Server 2010 or with Exchange 2010 Hybrid Edition servers to connect to an Exchange Online environment, can I upgrade my on-premises servers to Exchange Server 2016?
Your Exchange Online tenant (and Exchange Online Archiving mailboxes if applicable) first needs to be fully updated to the new release of Exchange Online, based on Exchange Server 2016, before you should install Exchange Server 2016 servers on-premises. Exchange Server 2016 setup does include a check to help prevent your organization from getting to an unsupported state. Once your Exchange Online tenant has been updated or if you are connecting to a new Exchange Online environment for the first time, you can install Exchange Server 2016 once the necessary prerequisites have been met.
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Join us in The Rare Book & Manuscript Library for a staged reading of "The Frozen Deep," the cooperative work about Arctic exploration created by Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens.
Based on Sir John Franklin's legendary and tragic expedition to discover the Northwest Passage, the play will be read by actors from the University of Illinois Department of Theatre, led by Thomas Mitchell.
The reading is one of a number of public programs developed as part of "Names Swallowed by the Cold: Hidden Histories of Arctic Exploration," an exhibition of rare and unique items from The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's Arctic collections.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Four men have been arrested on charges they photographed a 17-year-old girl testifying in a New York sexual abuse trial against a religious counselor.
The men were at the Brooklyn trial of Nechemya Weberman on Thursday. He has pleaded not guilty to charges he abused the girl for years when he was supposed to be counseling her. Both belong to an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect.
The girl was on the witness stand when Weberman's supporters snapped images. One was posted on Twitter, though the girl's name was not included.
It's illegal to photograph in courtrooms without a court order. Court officers confiscated the cellphones. The men face contempt charges.
Before the trial, other men were charged with trying to bribe the girl so she would drop charges.


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ESPN baseball analyst Keith Law released his annual Top 100 prospects ranking today, and while the complete list is only available to subscribers of Insider, I can tell you that Law ranks lefty Adam Morgan as the Phillies' top prospect. While you can argue that ranking Morgan ahead of lefty Jesse Biddle -- who most other publications have at the top of their lists -- is a bit contrarian, it is a lot closer to reality than MLB.com's decision to include righty Ethan Martin in its Top 100 picks.
Law has Morgan at No. 92 and Biddle at No. 95.
The thing you have to keep in mind is that a lot of these annual prospect rankings can be heavily influenced by people who have reputations at stake. For instance, MLB.com's decision to include Martin in its Top 100 could be evidence that the Phillies front office had some impactful input into the list, since Martin was acquired for Shane Victorino and it obviously makes the Phillies look good if they can say they acquired a Top 100 prospect in exchange for two months of a free-agent-to-be.
Anyway, everything I have heard from people outside of the Phillies organization is that Morgan is well ahead of Martin in terms of readiness for the big leagues, and a couple of scouts have said that they like Morgan as much as any pitcher in the organization. I personally would not rank him ahead of Biddle at this point, but I'm not going to criticize Law for doing so.
None of this is to say that Martin is not a prospect. He just has a lot of questions to answer, a lot more than Morgan.
By the way, to put all of these lists into perspective, Law yesterday ranked the Phillies farm system 27th in terms of overall talent in the majors.


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Optimistic Hawks look to return to NCAA tournament
After years of mediocrity, Iowa re-energized its weary fan base
last season with 18 wins and a spot in the NIT.
The optimistic Hawkeyes are hoping that this will be the year
they return to the NCAA tournament and become nationally relevant
again. This is the most anticipated season in years at Iowa, which
hasn't won 20 games or reached the NCAA tournament since a
first-round exit in 2006.
The Hawkeyes have a promising core of emerging players like
Devyn Marble and Aaron White that will be augmented by a standout
freshman class, including a pair of likely starters in center Adam
Woodbury and point guard Mike Gesell.
Iowa (18-17, 8-10 Big Ten in 2011-12) opens its season on Nov. 9
against Texas Pan-American.
`I am very excited about our team and our potential, and I think
we have to be cautiously optimistic because we're still a very
young team," said third-year coach Fran McCaffery, who signed a
new seven-year deal in the offseason. "I think we're the biggest
we've been in a long time and the deepest we've been in a long
time, and I think we have a chance to be very good."
Iowa lost its leading scorer in Matt Gatens. Nearly everyone
else is back and they're all expected to be better.
The task of replacing Gatens as Iowa's go-to-guy will fall to
Marble, a junior who averaged 11.5 points a game last season.
"Marble is incredibly cerebral. He knows where to line up in
the one, two and three spot in anything we do. He knows how to
engineer victory," McCaffery said.
White, a sophomore forward, was one of the Big Ten's biggest
surprises of 2011-12, scoring 11.1 points in just under 24 minutes
a game. If White keeps improving at the rate he did a year ago,
he'll be one of the best players in the league by February.
White will have help in the post with the arrival of Woodbury,
who at 7-foot-1 is one of the more intriguing young big men in the
country. Woodbury "is focused, he's diligent, his work ethic is
incredibly consistent and that's how Aaron White was last year. You
looked at him, he was a skinny freshman, but he was mentally mature
in his approach," McCaffery said.
Iowa doesn't necessarily have anyone that could be classified as
a star player just yet. For a change, the Hawkeyes do have
Gesell was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Nebraska
and is expected to seize the starting job at point guard, though
fellow freshman Anthony Clemmons could push him.
Newcomer Patrick Ingram and sophomore Josh Ogelsby will compete
for minutes at shooting guard. In the frontcourt, the Hawkeyes
return raw but talented sophomore Gabe Olaseni, juniors Zach McCabe
and the enigmatic Melsahn Basabe – who took a step back after a
solid freshman season – and oft-injured senior Eric May.
May should give the Hawkeyes a boost on defense if he can stay
Iowa's depth should also allow it to shore up its defense by
simply having more bodies to throw at opponents.
"I can go big, I can go small, I think we can pressure more
because we have more depth," McCaffery said. "The key is
defensively. We didn't defend last year. We didn't defend
The Hawkeyes have the look and feel of a potential dark horse in
a league that could be the best in the country. McCaffery has
embraced the heightened expectations of his program, which is in
the best shape it's been in in nearly a decade.
It's been a long time since an NCAA tournament bid was a
reasonable expectation for the Hawkeyes, and McCaffery isn't shy
about letting his players know that he thinks they have what it
takes to make it back there next March.
"A lot of coaches try to temper any level of enthusiasm to take
the pressure off themselves. I prefer to challenge our team and our
players," McCaffery said.


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Texas A&M University quarterback Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, will present the "Top Ten List" on the "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, Dec. 10 (11:35 p.m.), on the CBS Television Network.
Manziel won the prestigious award, which honors this year's most outstanding college football player, on Saturday. This year's three Heisman Trophy finalists were Manziel, Kansas State University quarterback Collin Klein and University of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o.
Last year, recipient Robert Griffin III, former quarterback for Baylor University and currently starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins, presented the "Top Ten Thoughts That Went Through Robert Griffin III's Mind When He Won the Heisman Trophy" on Dec. 12.
Also visiting the "Late Show" on Monday, Dec. 10, are actress Anne Hathaway, who stars in the highly anticipated new film "Les Misérables," and actor Jake Johnson.


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March 24. 2014 9:47PM
Salem man who hit cruisers, injured officers held on $1.5 million bail
By JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
— A local man accused of plowing his car into three police cruisers and injuring two officers on Friday night was on probation for fleeing from Salem police following a domestic disturbance in June 2012, prosecutors said.
Judge Robert Stephen set bail at $1.5 million cash for Luis Figueroa, 30, at his arraignment on Monday. Figueroa is accused of setting off a police pursuit and hitting two police cruisers head-on with his 2010 Mercedes E350 so hard that it left one officer with a concussion and the other with a neck injury, according to court records.
Figueroa, of 7 Tiffany Road, is facing 16 charges, including second-degree assault, conduct after an accident, aggravated drunken driving and drug charges.
Jason Grosky, Salem police prosecutor, asked for the seven-figure cash bail, noting that Figueroa was able to post $125,000 cash following his 2012 arrest in a pursuit-related case.
"He has posted significant bail in the past," Grosky said.
Salem police were called to a complaint about a Mercedes "all over the road" along Rockingham Park Boulevard at 9:46 p.m. on Friday. Another driver complained to police that he was cut off three times by a white Mercedes, police said.
An officer found Figueroa passed out behind the wheel minutes later, but Figueroa speeded off once he awoke, police said.
Police said backup units then arrived to assist Officer Michael McCarthy, whose car was struck when Figueroa backed into him on Tiffany Road. The 30-year-old then struck three parked cars along the road and proceeded to injure Officers Brian Lawrence and Eric Pappalardo when he rammed into their cruisers, police said.
Figueroa was taken into custody after a brief struggle, police said.
Figueroa's arrest on Friday night bore striking similarities to his last confrontation with Salem police two years ago, which resulted in a largely suspended yearlong jail sentence, according to court records.
Figueroa speeded away from a Salem police officer who pulled him over following a reported domestic disturbance on June 2, 2012.
During the initial traffic stop on Main Street, officers found that Figueroa's girlfriend was bleeding from the head and complaining of an injured ankle, according to a police affidavit.
Figueroa stepped out of the car when asked to, then returned to his driver's seat a moment later "to retrieve an item." He then put the car in gear and speeded off, driving through a red light at the Route 28 intersection and eventually escaping on Interstate 93. The officers decided not to pursue the car for the safety of the woman and an infant in the car, police said.
A team of New Hampshire and Massachusetts police officers working with U.S. Marshals thought they had Figueroa apprehended.
"He jumped from a second-floor window and managed to escape and drive off," Grosky said.
Figueroa will now likely face jail time on the previously suspended sentence.


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I LOVE the purple and orange mosaic via Jan's blog...can't wait to pop across ;-) And dear Marsha, what a talented lady she is and what fun we have with our monthly posts, Veronica.ReplyDelete
Have a fabulous week.
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Yes its a gorgeou combo those two colours!
What an unexpected surprise this is, Veronica ! I am delighted you said all these lovely things about me and Jan. I love French Tangerine, I even love the name. I also love the friendships I've made via blogging, this has been amazing to me. Why on Earth did we not know about this wonderful world long long long ago. Sending love, darling....ReplyDeleteReplies
You are a doll girlfriend!!Delete
Sending Love to Texas!!
Well said Veronica... Marsha's blog is always so gorgeous, full of wonder and delight... xvReplyDeleteReplies
Yes love her Vicki and your French Essence as well.... makes me miss Provence every single time I click on it! Love that it is just a click away on your blog to visit my favourite spot outside Cape Town!Delete
Ahhh I have to second your perfectly expressed thoughts about Marsha. I couldn't believe when she asked little 'ol me to be a part of this big party. And more importantly, I have seen what a lovely and open person she is.ReplyDelete
Hope all is well for you Veronica!
Bisous to my fellow redhead from Provence,
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He he Heather... I can see us both with our hair making a grand pic somewhere like Rusullion! Would be such fun and we will be lost in Arles for yonks visiting and chatting!Delete
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What a fabulous post!
I just love Marsha's blog too and she has such wonderful style.
I am so looking forward to visiting Jan's blog, beautiful images! thank you for sharing.
Sending hugs from down under, xxxx CotyReplies
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I had a fabulous visit down under on all those Chrismas in July posts that you worked so hard on!! Enchanting!
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Hope you are well! I have been a bit out of touch lately - such a hectically busy time of year with my 4 boys. Thanks for all your posts on Kamers. I didn't manage to get there but at least got a little taste of it through your eyes! x SharonReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Sharon! Hope the patient is better and that you ahevslowed down girlfriend! We will make a plan to visit soon when the madness is over!Delete
Great post Veronica!ReplyDelete
Your warm words about Marsha and Jan - together with the wonderful and carefully chosen images - simply lovely.
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Fall getaways
Check out these great getaways for the fall, including a mouthwatering weekend at the NYC Food Film Festival and a "Dirty Dancing" themed stay at Mountain Lake Hotel.
Harpoon Octoberfest
If you can't afford the trip to Munich to toss back cold beers with hot frauleins, there are two great options in New England. Harpoon Brewery holds not one but two Octoberfests at its locations in Boston (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) and in Windsor, Vt. (Oct. 8 & 9). Come to the outdoor Bavarian-style beer garden and get your fill of live music, lederhosen, keg bowling, brewery tours and of course, delicious beer. For people with a competitive streak, there is both a chicken dancing contest and a German chocolate cake eating contest.
Euphoria Greenville
Founded by nineties alt-rocker Edwin McCain as a Hurricane Katrina relief fundraiser and now in its sixth year of existence, Euphoria has grown into one of the premier food and wine events in the South. Running from Sept. 22-25, the weekend is filled with wall-to-wall tastings and cooking demos with a sizeable music scene to boot. Your hedonism is even for a good cause--all the proceeds go to Local Boys Do Good, a Greenville charity.
NYC Food Film Festival
It will be hard to go back to regular movie theater popcorn with "butter-flavored topping" after this mouthwatering event. The NYC Food Film Festival, held in association with the James Beard Foundation, serves up both movies about the world's most delicious cuisine and the featured foods themselves. The 2011 official selections include films about coconut macaroons, a Texas molasses producer and the perfect bahn mi sandwich
Chesapeake Bay Wine Festival, Stratford, Va.
Stratford Hall, the historic home of Robert E. Lee, is the setting for this regional wine festival. On September 24 & 25, oenophiles can taste 13 wines from the Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail, a consortium of regional vineyards, as well as participate in a grape stomp. Non-drinkers can enjoy the petting zoo, tours of the historical grounds, an assortment of vendors and nearby hiking trails. Everyone can chow down on local foods like crabcakes, oysters and BBQ.
Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival
If you've ever wanted to pretend you were a character in an Edith Wharton novel or a Merchant Ivory film, get thee to Newport. This Rhode Island seaside town, once the summer retreat of Gilded Age robber barons, is now a vacation spot for everyone. During the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, you can stroll on the lawn of the Marble House, once the "summer cottage" of the Vanderbilts, sipping wine and gazing out to sea. The combination of fabulous homes and top-level chefs--the event is headlined by PBS cooking legend Lidia Bastinach--is tough to beat.
Raft Maine
Contact Raft Maine, a collective of the state's seven licensed whitewater rafting companies, for trips down the Kennebec, Penobscot and Dead Rivers. The Dead River, the longest continuous stretch of white water in the East, has Class IV and V rapids, but you don't need any previous training or a particular fitness level to conquer any of Raft Maine's trips. They require only a love of adventure and the outdoors. The rafting season in Maine ends in mid-October, so don't miss your chance to float (or shoot) down a river as the New England foliage turns pretty colors overhead. Prices range from $80-140 per person.
Lane Field Photography Workshops
Bill and Linda Lane, a husband-and-wife team, have been teaching outdoor photography together for 17 years. During their trips exploring central West Virginia (Oct. 5-8), southwestern North Carolina (Oct. 16-19) and Chincoteague, Va. (Nov. 9-12), you¿ll be able to witness natural beauty firsthand and learn how best to capture it for posterity. Snap pictures of the mist spraying off North Carolina waterfalls, or a catch a still moment of one of Chincoteague's famous wild ponies. Bring a camera with a manual mode (i.e., not a point-and-shoot), and ideally with a single reflex lens.
White Mountains, New Hampshire
The White Mountains, a range that covers most of the state of New Hampshire, is great for leisurely activities like leaf-peeping and tax-free shopping. But it also has some really challenging hiking trails, if you want to lace up your boots, strap on your camel pack and see how much of those piney peaks you can handle. The nine-mile Franconia Ridge Loop is a classic choice, as is the 8.5-mile hike to the summit of Mount Washington, the highest point in the northeast.
Florida's First Coast of Golf
Northeast Florida is a golfer's paradise, with 27 courses that are especially gorgeous in the fall when temperatures drop to cooler levels. For inspiration, duck into the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, and then hit the links at the King and the Bear (the only course in the world co-designed by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus). Hammock Beach resort and the Ponte Vedra Inn offer a pair of breathtaking courses overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Cape Fear Fishing, Cape Fear, N.C.
There are a plethora of shore and deep sea fishing options available at Wrightsville, Kure and Carolina beaches, the trio of towns that make up Cape Fear. In September and October, anglers can reel in king mackerel and false albacore, as well as mahi-mahi, bluefish, flounder, and many more. In November, the striped bass begin their migration down the Eastern seaboard towards their winter home and start turning up in Cape Fear waters. The Wild King Classic Fishing tournament is Sept. 23-25, and the Southeast King Mackerel Fall Challenge runs Oct. 1-2. If the fish aren't biting, the area offers kayaking, surfing, beach camping, a boardwalk and bird watching, too.
Mohonk Mountain House
This rustic yet elegant resort in New Paltz, N.Y. was founded in 1869 as a summer retreat, but now it operates all year round with some terrific packages for fall. If you can slip away midweek, Mohonk offers Sunday through Thursday rates beginning at $206. Visit area farms and pick your own apples and pumpkins, or stay on the hotel grounds and partake in hiking, golfing, rock-climbing, carriage rides and an on-site spa. Mohonk also offers deep fall discounts on its cottages, which start at $284 and sleep four people. The cottages are two miles from the main hotel, so guests have a choice of joining Mohonk's plethora of activities, or staying in and enjoying the gorgeous seclusion of upstate New York.
Wisp Resort Haunted House
This Garrett County classic has loads of fall activities, like offroad Segway tours (from $39) and the Flying Squirrel Canopy Tour ($39). One of your best seasonal values is the Haunted House, which runs Fridays and Sundays, Sept. 30-Oct. 30, beginning at dusk. For $15, you get a tour of the "quite scary" haunted house at the top of the mountain. (There's a "scare lite" hour for younger visitors, with several of the creepiest-crawliest elements taken away.) The house itself is only part of the fun, though--you travel to and from the location via Wisp's Mountain Coaster. The Mountain Coaster, the only one of its kind on the East Coast, is combination of an alpine slide and a regular roller coaster, in which the driver of each car controls his pace with handbreaks. Gliding down the lit coaster trail at night, you might see a few ghosts among the trees at no extra charge.
Skyline Drive
Although your morning commute would tell you differently, driving can be relaxing and fun, especially when you're cruising down the 105 miles of Skyline Drive, taking in majestic views of the Shenandoah Valley. The maximum driving speed is 35 mph, and there are 75 overlooks where you can stop to smell the wildflowers that grow untamed along the route. All this for just a $10-per-car Shenandoah National Park entry fee. If you¿re really pinching pennies, the park is totally free on September 24 (Public Lands Day) and Nov. 11-13, in observance of Veterans Day
Ithaca, N.Y.
"Ithaca is Gorges," according to the classic punny bumper sticker. Ithaca is also lakes, forests and an impressive foodie scene. Start your day by working up an appetite hiking Buttermilk Falls ($7 vehicle entry fee), or getting lost in the Ithaca Sound Maze, a corn maze with oversized instruments such as a giant dulcimer or a wall of drums tucked into its corners ($5). Next check out Ithaca's farmer's market, or visit a local farm or winery for a locavore dinner. For a cheap culture fix, make like a college student and see what festivals, lectures and concerts are scheduled at Cornell University and Ithaca College
Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival, Boston
Produced by the Berklee College of Music, this celebration of jazz, Latin, R&B, soul, funk and rap runs from Sept. 23-25 and is totally free. With 3 stages and 70 vendors stretching across six blocks in Boston's South End, you can listen to established acts like the New Gary Burton Quartet or rising stars like rapper Shea Rose, herself a 2011 Berklee grad. This year's festival has a focus on global music, so it's kind of like going on a `round-the-world trip for the price of an AirTran flight to Boston
Broadway Week and Off-Broadway Week, New York City
The Great White Way can be greatly expensive, but from now through Sept. 30, you can get 2-for-1 pricing at select shows, including The Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King and Chicago, the last of which features the Broadway debut of erstwhile American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. If you like your theater (slightly) less mainstream, Off-Broadway Week runs from Sept. 26 to October 9. Check out The Bald Soprano for Ionesco absurdism, The Awesome 80s Prom for a pop-inflected send up of the "Me Decade" and Naked Boys Singing! for naked boys singing.
National September 11 Memorial, New York City
Once skyscrapers, then wreckage, now a garden. Two enormous waterfalls surrounded by the names of 9/11 victims now exist in the footprints of what were the Twin Towers. The National September 11 Memorial opened on the 10th anniversary of the 2001 attacks, and offers a peaceful space for remembrance amidst the bustling, resilient city. Access is free, but timed tickets must be purchased
New York Sheep and Wool Fest, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
Knitters in the know flock (pun intended!) to this wild and wooly festival in the Hudson Valley. This is not your grandmother's craft fair. The Oct. 15-16 event features lectures, a fashion show, livestock competition, a petting zoo and gourmet food demonstrations. Learn how to "paint with wool" or how to shear a llama, and don't miss the Punkin' Chuckin' competition, in which the hapless fruits are launched into the air by enormous mechanical slingshots
Moogfest, Asheville, N.C.
This music festival is named after Bob Moog, an early electric music pioneer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Moby, the Flaming Lips and TV on the Radio, as well as dozens of other acts, are slated to perform. The event will also include an "Illustrated Talk" from Brian Eno, a hybrid presentation from one of the genre's greats, and a display of Eno's celebrated "77 Million Paintings."
Boston Museum of Fine Art
The Boston Museum of Fine Art has long been one of the nation's finest museums, and it has two recent additions worth visiting. The Art of the Americas wing opened in 2010 and features four floors of galleries, ranging from Pre-Columbian works to 20th century pieces. For something even newer, the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art opened on September 18th, and features modern artists in the context of the museum's encyclopedic collection.
Hoboken Waterfront, Hoboken, N.J.: "On the Waterfront
If you go to the Hoboken Waterfront today, you won't find longshoremen grappling with issues of loyalty and union corruption, as in the 1954 Best Picture winner, starring Marlon Brando and directed by Elia Kazan in the wake of the latter's HUAC testimony. You will find the Hudson River Waterfront Promenade with stunning views of the New York skyline and generous bike paths along the water's edge. Pier Park A is a great spot for a picnic, or you can head into town to check out Hoboken's art scene (more than 40 studios in one square mile) or visit the birthplace of Frank Sinatra. Fun movie trivia fact: Hoboken native Sinatra was originally promised the leading role of Terry Malloy, but ultimately Kazan went with Brando, who was a much bigger star at the time.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.: "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
If you're searching for some pre-Halloween ghostliness, visit this gothic, gorgeous and grim cemetery, which was featured prominently in Clint Eastwood's 1997 adaptation of John Berendt's book of the same name. There are some famous graves to visit--namely, that of composer Johnny Mercer--but it's enough just to soak in the sculpture and architecture of the tombs. The cemetery is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is about a $10 cab ride or a short bike ride from downtown Savannah. Guided tours are available.
Philadelphia Museum of Art: "Rocky"
It is the montage to end all montages: Rocky Balboa does one-handed push-ups, punches a frozen side of beef and jogs his way through Philadelphia, finally mounting the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and raising his arms in triumph. It's definitely worth downloading the movie's iconic theme song and taking your own run up the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, overlooking Benjamin Franklin Boulevard and the city skyline in the distance. Once you're there, keep on running into the museum and go see the "Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus" exhibit that runs through Oct. 30. The show focuses on the Dutch master's daring choice to depict a very human and Semitic-looking Jesus, which was revolutionary for its time and changed the course of Christian art.
Boston Movie Tours
Hollywood has had a long fascination with Beantown, and with Boston Movie Tours you can check out iconic locations from dozens of those movies and television shows. Walk down Boston's "Movie Mile" and weave through historic Beacon Hill and see Jack Nickolson's mob hangout from "The Departed." Or try the bus tour if you want to drink at the Southie bar where Will Hunting smacked down that Harvard snob. How you like them apples
Mountain Lake Hotel, Pembroke, Va.: "Dirty Dancing"
You can have the time of your life (like you've never had before) at this resort, which was one of the shooting locations for the 1987 classic coming-of-age story. The hotel offers several "Dirty Dancing" themed weekends complete with dance lessons, including one on Nov. 18-20. If you have two left feet, you can still partake in mountain biking, hiking and hay rides in the beautiful Appalachian setting. Or you can just amuse yourself by screaming, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!" at every available opportunity.


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BCTC has Increase in International Students, Countries Represented
Visitors and students at Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) may hear more foreign languages spoken around campus. One hundred thirty-nine students representing a total of 23 countries are part of the BCTC community, the largest international presence the college has had in one semester.
More than half of the students this semester are from Saudi Arabia. Many of the international students are majoring in business or management, and two are students at the North American Racing Academy.
"International students choose BCTC for several reasons," Wendell Sparks, director, International Students and Scholars Services, said. "One of the most often mentioned is small class size, which gives them the opportunity to get to know their instructors. The personal atmosphere at BCTC allows international students a smoother transition and adjustment to academic life in the U.S."
Students from 120 countries have attended BCTC over the years. The college has an active International Students Association that provides opportunities for students to socialize and take part in trips to various locations around the state. It also sponsors the annual International Education Week activities on campus.


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Avis Budget Group (NYSE: CAR) is the largest publicly-traded car rental company in the U.S. It manages a fleet of approximately 350,000 cars and trucks through 6,500 locations and two highly recognized brands, Avis and Budget. In 2009, Avis Budget generated over 81% of its revenue from airport locations.[1] Its Avis and Budget brands combined have a significant market share in the airport car rental business when compared to competitors such as Hertz. However, privately-held Enterprise Rent-a-car is more than twice as large as runner-up Avis Budget by market share. Enterprise generates most of its revenue from local, off-airport locations.
The Avis brand represented about 61% of 2009 revenues, followed by Budget's 32%, and finally 7% by Budget Trucks.[1] In 2009, the company completed over 23 million vehicle rental transactions, and earned $4.0 billion in total car rental revenue.
With so much of its business at airports, the company is highly dependent on the airline travel industry. Things that hurt air travel - including terrorism, recessions and increased oil prices - can dramatically affect demand for rental cars. Furthermore, because the company purchases the vast majority of its fleet under special repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs (whereby they can sell vehicles back to the manufacturers at a certain price) with Ford Motor Company (F) and General Motors (GM), they are subject to risks related to these manufacturers financial troubles.
Avis Budget rents its approximately 350,000 cars and trucks through 6,500 locations, drawing most of its revenue (81% in 2009) from airport locations. The company's two brands, Avis and Budget, target different segments of the market, with Avis primarily a business/upscale leisure option and Budget a value-oriented brand targeted toward more cost-conscious consumers. Combined, they hold a substantial share of the airport car rental market.
The company also services the residential hauling and moving market with its local or one-way Budget rental trucks operated from its 2,400 dealers nationwide. The company also licenses the Avis and Budget trademarks to licensees in areas in which it does not operate. For instance, these include Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia.[1]
During 2009, Avis Budget Group posted a net loss of $47 million, a $1.1 billion improvement from its 2008 net loss of $1.1 billion.[2] They were able to accomplish this despite its total revenues declining $853 million in 2009, principally due to a 15% decrease in time and mileage revenue in its car rental operations resulting from a 20% decrease in domestic and international car rental days.[3] More importantly, in 2009 Avis avoided a $1.2 billion impairment charge, which caused its large net loss the previous year.
Avis Budget Group breaks its operations into three segments: i) Domestic Car Rental, ii) International Car Rental, and iii) Truck Rental.
Domestic Car Rental provides car rentals and ancillary products and services in the United States. In 2009, this segment earned $4.0 billion in total sales.[3]
The International Car Rental segment provides vehicle rentals and ancillary products and services primarily in Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In 2009, this segment earned $808 million in total revenues.[3]
In October AVIS Budget will integrate Avis Europe becoming the world wide leader.
The Truck Rental segment provides truck rentals and related services to consumers and light commercial users in the United States. In 2009, this segment posted total revenues of $354 million.[3]
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Strategy: • Tourist segment: Reduce Price cutting structure costs of bigger companies reducing less profitable offices using alliances with local renters and better fleet cots. • Business segment: Global fleet solutions providing renting, leasing and rent car services. Renting and leasing is a new flexible product more attractive that traditional finance renting.
Over 81% of the company's car rental business in 2009 came from travelers who rented vehicles upon reaching their airport destination. Indeed, the Avis and Budget brands combined enjoy the largest market share and substantial brand recognition at airports. During periods of heavy traveling and vacationing, the company benefits from the tailwinds of increased traffic at its airport locations. Conversely, disruptions to travel, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters, or recessions (during which consumers and businesses cut spending on non-essential travel and vacation) adversely affect the company's bread-and-butter car rental business. Presumably, the Avis brand is more resilient than the Budget brand during times of recession and generally poor travel as it targets both businesses with more regular travel needs and a generally higher-income customer.
The majority of the company's rental vehicles are purchased from Ford or GM. CAR enters into repurchase or guaranteed depreciation programs, in which they can sell vehicles back to the manufacturers at a certain price for the car after a certain period of use. The arrangements mitigate the risk that the value of the cars falls below expected levels after the company is through using them (i.e. "residual risk"). But the continuation and success of these arrangements depends on the ability of the manufacturers to pay their obligations when the company wishes to sell back vehicles. They also depend on the ability of the manufacturers to be financial willing and able to offer vehicles on terms with low residual risk. Because these companies have been struggling with credit problems and operating deterioration, Avis Budget faces the trickle-down risk of these firms' continued troubles.
Like most car rental companies, Avis Budget finances its fleet of vehicles with substantial debt, often packaging and securitizing debt in the form of an asset-backed security using the financed cars as collateral. If Wall Street's appetite for these securities dissipated or if interest rates rose due to factors such as rating agency downgrades, collateral impairments, or credit insurer financial deterioration, Avis's ability to raise capital on good terms can be adversely affected. Over $5 billion of Avis' $7 billion+ indebtedness is asset-backed debt. This heavy leverage places the company at greater risk of failing to meet debt covenants and greater risk of not being able to raise more capital on favorable terms.
The auto rental industry is highly competitive. The company's main car rental competitors are Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ), Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG), Vanguard Brands, and Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Generally, the company competes primarily with Hertz and Dollar Thrifty for airline-related rental business. Enterprise, which is privately held, has a U.S. market share nearly double that of Avis Budget and sports a larger car fleet and higher revenues. The company focuses on off-airport business, including "loaners" and other travel.


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Internet Cafe Regulations Take Effect, Opponents Review Legal Options
The Committee to Protect Ohio Jobs led an effort to fight the laws created in HB7, they say the regulations effectively ban Internet cafes.
On Thursday the committee announced that it fell short of the required amount of signatures needed to put a referendum on the November 2014 ballot.
Republican Representative Matt Huffman, of Lima, sponsored the bill and has no problem admitting that these provisions will put people out of work. But he emphasizes that these are jobs that were connected to illegal gambling and Ohio lawmakers made the decision to crackdown on these operations.
"We could create many many jobs in Ohio if we wanted to legalize prostitution—if we wanted to legalize marijuana, heroin, other drugs—you'd have people flocking to Ohio," Huffman says. "Of course you'd have to pay the social price and economic price."
The group was the first referendum effort to be subjected to the new signature collecting laws, and they say they were hampered by this new system.
The committee had an initial 90 days to collect about 231,000 valid signatures. The Secretary of State's office determined that the committee fell short, so the group had another 10 days to meet their quota. In the past, groups could collect signatures while the Secretary of State's office counts the first batch. Starting this year that process is banned.


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A descendant of Sephardic Jews who immigrated to the United States from Portugal around the time of the American Revolution, Emma Lazarus was born in New York City on July 22, 1849. Before Lazarus, the only Jewish poets published in the United States were humor and hymnal writers. Her book Songs of a Semite was the first collection of poetry to explore Jewish-American identity while struggling with the problems of modern poetics.
Her family was wealthy, and Lazarus was educated at home, acquiring a knowledge of Greek and Latin classics, as well as the modern literature of Germany, Italy, and France. Lazarus developed an affinity for verse at an early age. As a teenager, she began translating the poems of Victor Hugo, Heinrich Heine, Alexandre Dumas, and Friedrich Schiller.
Lazarus began publishing poems in the 1860s and 1870s, including translations of German poems. In 1866, her father arranged for the poems and translations she wrote between the ages of fourteen and sixteen to be privately printed, and the following year a commercially published volume titled Poems and Translations followed. The work attracted the attention of poets and critics, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, who became her friend and mentor.
Lazarus published another volume of poetry, Admetus and Other Poems (1871); a novel, Alide: An Episode in Goethe's Life (1874); and a verse drama, The Spagnoletto (1876), before her interests in Jewish identity and culture were reflected in her work. After reading George Eliot's 1876 novel Daniel Deronda, which explores Jewish ancestory in Victorian society, Lazarus began to translate medieval Hebrew poetry from the German. News of the Russian pogroms fueled her interest. In 1881, she witnessed firsthand the tumultuous arrival of exiled refugees into the United States. The following year, she published a polemic in The Century, as well as another collection of verse, Songs of a Semite: The Dance to Death and Other Poems.
Following the publication of Songs of a Semite, Lazarus wrote several prose pieces concerned with the historical and political interests of the Jewish people, and travelled to France and England, where she met and befriended literary figures, such as Robert Browning and William Morris.
After returning from Europe, Lazarus was asked for an original poem to be auctioned off as a fundraiser for the building of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Though she initially declined, Lazarus later used the opportunity to express the plight of refugee immigrants, who she cared greatly about. Her resulting sonnet, "The New Colossus", includes the iconic lines "Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," and is inscribed on a plaque on the pedestal of the monument.
In 1884, Lazarus fell ill, most likely from Hodgkin's lymphoma. After her father's death the following year, she travelled again, hoping an encounter with a new country would help her regain some of her strength. She visited Italy for the first time, followed by England and France, but soon returned to the United States when her illness worsened. She died a few months later on November 17, 1887.
In the years following her death, Lazarus fell into relative obscurity. A 1926 edition of her complete collected poems was kept out of the public eye by her sister, who owned the rights to the work, but whose religious and political beliefs were in opposition to the Judaic concerns raised by Lazarus in her poetry.


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HORSHAM, Pa.—The change in leadership at Mace Security International does not signify a change in plans for the company, but rather, a change in the character of the company, Richard Barone, chairman of the Mace Board of Directors and chairman of the executive committee for the Ancora Group, told Security Systems News.
HORSHAM, Pa.—With most of its legacy issues settled, Mace recently raised $8.3 million through a rights offering to existing shareholders, and now has money in the bank to execute its growth strategy.
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Green Tech Boom in South, Latino Communities
Knoxville, Tennessee...McAllen, Texas...Little Rock, Arkansas...Albuquerque, New Mexico...Los Angeles, California. Besides L.A., many of these southern U.S. cities wouldn't normally be considered the center of a green tech revolution. Yet, they are, and are also employing large numbers of Latinos and other workers disproportionately affected by the recession, according to a recent report by National Council of La Raza.
"In the metropolitan areas that we studied there is significant overlap between Latino jobs and green jobs," said the study's author and NCLR senior policy analyst Catherine Singley Harvey. "Green jobs pay more than traditional Latino occupations. Also, green jobs typically have workers with some college, but not a college degree."
The green collar sector can encompass many jobs, all with the ultimate goal of creating communities that rely less on fossil fuels: actual green energy companies that manufacture products; such green companies' administrative staff and marketing and sales teams; staff to instill solar panels, upgrade old buildings, water systems and infrastructure; those who work in the field and conduct feasibility studies; and research.
"By making a 40 percent investment in energy efficiency, we could create over half a million jobs," said Shamar Bibbins, senior political associate for the non-profit organization Green for All.
Earlier this month, Bibbins was invited by NCLR to discuss the report's findings and the green collar sector in general. As it turns out, Knoxville, Tennessee, is the No. 1 city of green collar job growth! Its mayor, Madeline Rogero, is widely recognized for promoting green projects in the city, according to Susanna Sutherland, director of Knoxville's Policy and Redevelopment Department.
Knoxville's foray into this space began in 2007 when the then mayor, now Governor Bill Haslam, created a taskforce. That taskforce released 31 action items, many of which turned into projects that created jobs in the city. Among them, has been an upgrade to the convention center as well as solar panel installations and an innovative storm water project.
The biggest obstacle, Sutherland said, has been "to get people enrolled in the community college." While many green collar jobs do not require a Bachelor's degree, they do require some college or job training. Also, some immigrant workers need a course to brush up on their English skills.
But the interest is there: Knoxville has held many informational and training sessions that are largely attended by Latino and other workers of color.
"We need to invest in workplace development programs, not cut them," NCLR's Singley said.
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Supernatural: The Complete Third Season (US - BD)
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Apparently someone called the 'Yellow-Eyed Demon' has been vanquished, but the battle that brought him down released hundreds of demons from Hell into an unsuspecting world, and it cost Sam Winchester (Jared Padalecki) his life. Grief-stricken, Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) made a deal with the Crossroad Demon—his soul for Sam's resurrection. Now Dean has just one year to fight the unholy demons he helped to free, and one year to say farewell to his brother Sam. But Sam won't let his brother be taken without a fight.
Further proving that there are no more original ideas in Hollywood I present Supernatural, a semi-successful concoction of pop entertainment leftovers. In my limited capacity I recognize bits of The X-Files (and its offshoots), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and her offshoots), and extra especially, Alan Moore and Jamie Delano's Hellblazer comic series (which was filmed as Constantine in 2005). Originality isn't required for general entertainment value, but the carcasses Supernatural aims to pick over are brimming with volumes of and hours of stories all their own. Movies and books can only fit so much information within their runtimes and covers, but TV series and ongoing comic books have enough trouble coming up with stories of their own, let alone inspiration for future shows.
The show's production staff comes with high pedigree, including The Tick creator Ben Edlund, The X-Files regular Kim Manners, and (ugh) Charlie's Angels director McG, and the production values are incredibly impressive for network television. The technical direction is solid as well, but the writing is wildly inconsistent. The dialogue alternates between sub- Dragonball Z hilarity (in the first episode a demon quotes Anakin Skywalker and Agent Smith almost verbatim while teasing our heroes on the weakness of humans), and purposefully amusing, but unnatural one-liners. The actors are mostly good enough to overcome some of the clichés, sub-Schwarzenegger one-liners, and other verbal offenses, but for the most part word play is enough to gag.
The stand alone episodes are pretty good on the whole, including a half decent, sort of Final Destination inspired slapstick episode, and an episode staring the Christmas Krumpas. Episodes written by Ben Edlund seem to be the best overall. The shows that thematically line-up the series, and further its particular mythology (which is a strange thing to say when the series is entirely based in other mythology), are the weakest. Perhaps if I were attuned to another two seasons of the development of these characters I'd be more susceptible to their little plights and dramas, but as it stands the overarching storylines are just too obviously taken from better sources (*ducks angry fan debris*). As a non-fan, I'm more likely to giggle at the obvious sexual tension between the two male leads, a subject which hasn't escaped the slash fiction audience, apparently...
Supernatural is likely one of the best looking HD television discs I've seen. The 1.78:1 widescreen image quality is very consistent, even when the film style changes up. The directors go out of their way to make the series look as theatrical as possible, using moody lighting, and aiming for a deeper depth in their focus. When focus is tight the background details are broad and sharp, and close-ups are super sharp. The creators aim mostly for slightly muted, natural colours, and the transfer doesn't disappoint. The colours cut sharply when needed, avoiding any unnecessary bleeding, and when blending is called for the hue changes are smooth as ice. The majority of the series is filmed darkly, and the darkness doesn't have the usual adverse effect on the colour consistency found on so many other discs. There is slight green noise in some warm colours, but no blocking or edge enhancement to speak of.
Supernatural's producers push their audio production to similarly theatrical places as their widescreen images, though the final effect isn't quite as impressive. I notice that the majority of sound is delegated to the front channels, with only occasional shots of sound in the rear delegates. This isn't to say that the Dolby Digital 5.1 track is particularly flat or unnatural; it's just a little less wistfully immersive as some big-budget movie tracks. The mix is uniformly naturalistic, save some of the gooier gore effects, and the dialogue is always clear and strictly centred. Most of the digital audio slam dunks come in the form of the musical score, which is large in both its aggressive nature and its volume.
I lieu of audio commentary these discs house a few 'Closer Look' segments (episodes 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12). These segments are made up of the director, writer, and/or producer's favourite bits of each episode, and interviews with the guy or gal who picked the segment. They're well thought spoken bits, and I suppose a good short interview segments beats a hot and cold running commentary track. Disc two of the set also features 'Ghostfacers! Confessionals'—a sixteen minute series of made for the web featurettes, concerning the pretend adventures of the 'Ghostfacers'. 'Ghostfacers' is a faux reality series which appears on a single episode of Supernatural. The faux series lampoons Sci-Fi Channel's Ghost Hunters.
The majority of the extras are delegated to the third disc. 'From Legends to Reality' is a stylish look at the series' surprisingly potent make-up effects, digital effects, and monster designs. There are a few massive CG blunders throughout the series, but overall I was impressed. What continues to shock me is the level of gore allowed on network television these days, and Supernatural really pushes the limits, not only with their man on monster gore—brutal human death that would make Lucio Fulci proud is a regular part of almost every episode. I'm not offended by any of it, but it does make me wonder about how Hollywood compares the MPAA rules to those of free television. Anyway, the series effects are pretty awesome overall, and this twenty-three minute featurette is informative enough.
'Supernatural Impala Featurette' is a look at the series' hero vehicle, a '67 Chevy Impala. Gear heads will likely get something out of the featurette, though my car-tarded brain went bored pretty quickly. Not once during the entire five minute exploration of the vehicle does anyone mention that it was named for a reddish brown member of the Aepycerotinae family found in southern Africa. The extras are zipped up with a gag reel.
Supernatural is a very well made series, but it pulls everything from other popular television shows, comics, and movies. I've never been too into the Buffy or Angle series, and my love for X-Files doesn't move too far beyond basic admiration, but the constant aping of the Hellblazer comic series makes me long for an official television adaptation. The stand alone episodes are pretty fun, and funny but the season arc is a big disappointment, drawing unfriendly comparisons to HBO's superior supernaturally tinged series Carnivale. Fans should be ecstatic, however, as this is one of the best looking TV on Blu-ray sets I've seen yet, and the audio quality is pretty impressive too.
*Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 11th November 2008
Discs: 3
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Extras: 'Closer Look', 'Ghostfacers! Confessionals', 'From Legend to Reality', 'Supernatural Impala'
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles
Genre: Thriller
Length: 651 minutes
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First, congratulations to the release to dhewg and the inclusion into official ScummVM source! I played through Fate of Atlantis a few days ago, without any major problems (I had the save-crash-bug once, but it was an older version - the one included in the apps-package of the homebrew channel). Wiimote control just feels so natural, and one has to wonder, why there are not more Point and Click Adventures on Wii from official developers.
Anyways, one thing I would really love to see is either USB-Keyboard and/or some sort of virtual keyboard. I wanted to play Gobliiins, and while it's working great, the problem is, that there is no way to input passwords at the moment. Also, once compiled in, AGI-games should work too.
So, are you already working (or is it planned at least) at some sort of keyboard input?
"Is posible to add usb keyboard support? Some games need more keys & buttons (example: Indiana Jones and the last Crusade)."
"when libogc has keyboard support i'll add it"
thx chrisis
the save issue should be fixed in rev 32565 i posted here: http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Homebrew_apps/ScummVM
as MajinChibi already pasted: i'll add usb keyboard support when libogc has support for it.
a wii port specific virtual keyboard doesn't make much sense imho. either libogc should have code for that (the ScummVM port isn't the only homebrew app having this problem), or a common implementation usable for all ports could be used. i'm not sure about this, but iirc a GSoC project for ScummVM already deals with the latter.
I've noticed that Last Cruisade uses left and right for retreat and middle punch (and Fate of Atlantis seems to have the one-blow-KO cheat mapped to the down key, I think), so wouldn't it be possible to make the directional pad simulate the whole numerical pad, instead of only two of the numbers? That would also make the biplane section in LC playable.
I don't think the LucasArts games would need any more keyboard support than that.
I created here a post asking if Bluetooth keyboard support will be going to be in the Wii port. I'm not sure if this is the correct post to ask for it of better keep it in the original thread, but clem said me to look here
I don't know about the BT implementation of Wii and how the IOS stuff works, so I ask here to the Wii devs
at the moment, there is NO keyboard included in the wii devkit. If the keyboard gets included , the interface would not be a problem i think.
exactly, its out of scope of this wii port - its a matter of the foundation libraries.
i'm not sure anyone tried pairing another BT device on the wii other than the official controllers, so i cant really comment on if thats possible at all.
again: *if* libogc gets support i'll look into it
any news about this? What about the linux application? It supports keyboard doesn't it? Could you get some code referral with that?
nope, sorry - no news on keyboard support. i never attached a keyboard to my wii and nobody seems to be interested in integrating stable&working code into libogc for it
Is it possible to add a virtual keyboard like the one in the DS port?
I see that the D-pad has mapped some letters and numbers. The 0 is helpful to write some numbers in the MI2 copy protection screen, and I suposse that the "y" and "n" are used for answering questions, "do you want to exit the game" etc, in english games like Simon 1 & 2.
But, since I use the spanish games, I need a "s" instead of a "y". Having no keyboard, the only way to exit is reseting the Wii.
It is possible to map some other letters like the "s" for spanish games, or the "j" for german games, or the "o" for french games, etc... in the 1 and 2 buttons of the wiimote (I see in the READMII file that there's nothing mapped to them...), or in the buttons C and Z and the pad of the nunchuck?
But certainly, I keep thinking that a virtual keyboard like the one on the DS would be a more elegant solution, because that way we can give real names to the saved games, instead of messy things like "0yny0ny0n"...
I like the virtual keyboard idea.
Regarding the 1 and 2 buttons they are indeed mapped. 2 is ENTER which helps with ScummVM file hierarchy navigation (double clicking with the Wii remote is hard!). I don't remember what 1 is, though.
I've played Indy4, and I've skipped all the fights, going by the Sophia way. But definitely, I "need" some keyboard support or emulation. I want to play Indy3 and, even in the better of cases, when you skip all the fights, you need to punch at least once (the one with the drunk big guy), and as far as I know it's no possible in Wii now.
Maybe I'm dreaming awake, but...
Is it possible to add some nunchuk and wiimote movement controls, and actually play boxing.
It would be great!
Gee, I guess someone may have ask this before. If so, I'm sorry.
I just bought my new Wii a few days ago and installed the Homebrew Channel and ScummVM, and I must say, great work, dhewg!
But it's a real bummer that there is no USB keyboard support for ScummVM (yet) . You could play Indy3 with functioning boxing and airplane controls and even play AGI games if it were supported.
Anyway, great job, guys. Keep up the good work.
quote: Originally posted by dhewgnope, sorry - no news on keyboard support. i never attached a keyboard to my wii and nobody seems to be interested in integrating stable&working code into libogc for it
Is it still true ? I think that Guitarfun (another homebrew) has keyboard support.
quote: Originally posted by dhewgnope, sorry - no news on keyboard support. i never attached a keyboard to my wii and nobody seems to be interested in integrating stable&working code into libogc for it
A friend of mine was asking about keyboard support and pointed me towards the emulator Hatari (Atari ST emulator). Im not sure if its any use to you but have you seen that this emulator supports both USB keyboard and mouse?


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Two Innovators to Receive Clarkson Honorary Degrees in May
Ray C. Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface Inc., and Sophie V. Vandebroek, Xerox chief technology officer and president of the Xerox Innovation Group, will receive honorary degrees at Clarkson University's 115th commencement on Sunday, May 11.
Anderson, who leads the world's largest producer of commercial floor coverings, has taken Interface nearly 50 percent toward his vision of "Mission Zero," a journey no one would have imagined for the company or the petroleum-intensive industry of carpet manufacturing, which has been forever changed by Anderson's vision. Mission Zero is the company's promise to eliminate any negative impact it may have on the environment, by the year 2020, through the redesign of processes and products, the pioneering of new technologies, and efforts to reduce or eliminate waste and harmful emissions while increasing the use of renewable materials and sources of energy.
Vandebroek is responsible for overseeing Xerox's worldwide research centers and for maximizing the company's return on investments in research and technology. Previously, she was chief engineer of Xerox Corporation and vice president of the Xerox Engineering Center. As chief engineer, a position she assumed in 2002, Vandebroek was responsible for coordinating Xerox's engineering efficiency and effectiveness, a period during which Xerox refreshed more than 95 percent of its product line and launched its flagship iGen3 Digital Production Press. Vandebroek also works through her professional and community service activities to inspire enthusiasm into a new generation of children, especially girls, to aspire to careers in science and engineering.
The weekend will also be marked by the commissioning of United States Army and Air Force ROTC officers on Saturday, May 10.
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Anti-Rejection Alternatives After Lung Transplantat
My father had a single lung transplant seven years ago and has been using prednisone ever since. The prednisone has caused a number of health issues including type II diabetes. Currently, he is taking the lowest dose on a daily basis.
Are there any alternative medications that can be recommended? Can he eventually be weaned off of the prednisone? What are the risks if he were to stop taking the prednisone? Thank you.
After receiving a lung transplant typically several medications are used to blunt the host's immune response and allow for tolerance of the transplanted lung (i.e. - to minimize rejection of the transplanted lung). This "cocktail" of medications may include from three to five different medications, each of which alters the host's immune response in a different manner. The risk of rejection is minimized through the combined use of these medications.
Prednisone has been a staple of this "cocktail" of anti-rejection medications since the inception of organ transplantation. Despite its side-effect profile,the overwhelming majority of programs, while attempting to balance the administered dose against the severity of the side effects, continue to use it for the life of the recipient.
Since prednisone affects a particular portion of the host's immune response and there is presently no alternative medication that functions in the same manner, its discontinuation will increase the chances of rejection. The decision to suspend the medication should be an individual one made between the recipient and his/her physician taking into account the risks (i.e. -side effects) and benefits (i.e.-anti-rejection properties) of such action.
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Sir Paul McCartney is urging One Direction fans not to hail their heroes as the "next Beatles" as it will put the "kiss of death" on the boy band's career.
The British-Irish five-piece has taken the U.S. by storm in recent weeks and became the first U.K.-based act to score a number one on the Billboard album charts with its debut record.
Their runaway success, less than 18 months after they were put together as a band by Simon Cowell on The X Factor, has led to comparisons with the Fab Four – but McCartney insists the "next Beatles" label will sound the death knell for their career.
He tells British morning show Daybreak, "(That's the) kiss of death. So many bands, they all get called the next Beatles. It puts an awful lot of pressure on them to be the next Beatles. Oasis were the next Beatles once, if you remember.
"It's pressure because suddenly you have got to live up to all the things that we did. It was a different time back then. So let's just call them the next terrific band. They're doing well in America. Good."


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Clarkson University Students Send Care Packages to Alumni Serving in Iraq
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The program, "Drop and Give Me Twenty - Bucks!," which collected donations from Clarkson Army ROTC alumni, originated with the collaborative efforts of Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations Steve Newkofsky, Lt. Col. John Hinrichs of the Military Science Department and alumnus Michael Santarcangelo, class of '73.
A total of 18 boxes were packed with a variety of amenities and Clarkson paraphernalia and sent to officers in Iraq, who ranged from new second lieutenants to majors.
Items included non-perishable food, magazines, newsletters, holiday cards signed by students, Clarkson mugs and Clarkson holiday ornaments. President Tony Collins and Newkofsky personally packed Clarkson pennants with a request that photographs of the officers holding their pennants be sent back in return.
There has already been a wave of appreciation from the soldiers with e-mails and letters home. Colton, N.Y., native Captain Gregory P. Stone, class of 2000, wrote, "All the officers I work with have commented that you can tell the quality of an ROTC program by how they treat their alumni, and this goes to prove the continued quality of Clarkson ROTC. Again thank you for your support and prayers! GO KNIGHTS!!"
Clarkson University, located in Potsdam, New York, is a private, nationally ranked university with a reputation for developing innovative leaders in engineering, business, the sciences, health sciences and the humanities. At Clarkson, 3,000 high-ability students excel in an environment where learning is not only positive, friendly and supportive but spans the boundaries of traditional disciplines and knowledge. Faculty members achieve international recognition for their research and scholarship and connect students to their leadership potential in the marketplace through dynamic, real-world problem solving.
Photo caption: Clarkson University President Tony Collins, Army ROTC Cadet Amanda Crosley, Cadet Joseph Frego, and Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations Steve Newkofsky care packages that were sent oversees to Clarkson Alumni serving in Iraq.


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