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And what about Navy Pier and lakefront patrons who are not comfortable being watched?
"Walt Disney [World] has probably been doing this for years," said Ray Orozco, executive director of the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications.
WILMINGTON -- If you are planning a day trip to downtown Wilmington, surveillance cameras will likely monitor you when you park, walk down the street and even when you eat in a restaurant.
Paranoid yet?
"You feel like Big Brother's watching," said Kim Gold, 48, of Wilmington. "I just hope he is. Wilmington is just not as safe as it used to be, so anything they can do to deter crime is great."
Webster said in addition to acting as a deterrent, the cameras have helped police spot drug deals and radio the information into patrol units that can make an arrest.
But the cameras are also recording the activities of civilians on a daily basis. It's that trade-off that has always made privacy advocates and civil libertarians uneasy.
Now, though, the next wave of video surveillance technology is poised to connect all those electronic eyes into a seamless network and pair it with such advances as facial-recognition software. Police could be more effective at catching criminals, but businesses could also become more efficient at identifying customers and their buying habits and preferences.
"Right now, all those cameras are disparate systems," said Stephen Henderson, who teaches criminal law and procedure at Widener University School of Law. "What happens when all those are put together? That's the critical question, and it's beginning to happen."
As a practical matter, though, there are a limited number of police officers, so they focus their efforts on people suspected of crimes. Public cameras remove that limitation, especially as they become smaller, cheaper and more widespread, he said.
"Then you have the worst of all possible worlds: You have no resource constraint and no legal constraint," Henderson said. "And that creates the danger of a surveillance society."
For people such as 29-year-old Waikeem Clemmons of Wilmington, the cameras just aren't that big of a concern, even if a government agency wants to expand their use.
"They don't creep me out," Clemmons said. "You shouldn't be having sex, scratching your butt or picking your nose in public anyway."
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MIAMI, April 9 (UPI) -- Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are no longer trying to keep their relationship on the down low.
The pop singers were spotted entering a recording studio in Miami on Tuesday, just a month after the duo reconnected over a weekend in Texas.
Gomez arrived at the The Hit Factory in a long black skirt, combat boots and a white crop top. Bieber also kept it casual, sporting black a white shorts and a large white tee. The couple was also joined by mutual friend Madison Beer, who shared a picture of the gathering on her Instagram account.
Sources tell Hollywood Life that a duet featuring Bieber and Gomez was "not out of the realm of possibility." However, a source close to the "Come and Get It" singer begs to differ.
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If implemented, the roadmap could help enable the creative industry to double its GDP contribution and increase employment within the sector by up to 10 percent over five years; making Kenya a creative hub for East Africa by 2017.
The 13-person IBM team making today's recommendation, made up of individuals from four countries, was part of IBM's Corporate Service Corps, which sends groups of experts to provide pro bono assistance to non-governmental, local government and small business groups in growth markets on matters that intersect business, technology and society.
The IBM team presented its analysis after spending 30 days on in-depth consultation with public and private organizations that could potentially have a role in fostering an industry reliant on artistic creativity. After analysing the input, IBM recommended the formation of a Centre of Excellence drawn from the private and public sectors in Kenya that would recommend or formulate policies to define, promote and stimulate growth.
IBM suggested that such a body would have a greater chance of success if national efforts were redoubled to promote intellectual property rights, reduce bureaucracy, adopt new technologies, re-introduce creativity and skills-based talent in school curricula, build partnerships, and foster stronger general business and marketing skills. While Kenya already boasts thriving businesses in some aspects of the visual arts, such as new media publishing, there is room for strong growth in such areas as the performing arts and crafts sector.
"It is critical that these challenges are addressed in a timely manner to ensure that the creative industry realises its full potential in achieving the 2017 growth targets in line with Kenya's midterm development plan for 2013 – 2017," said Dr. Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Information and Communications. "This initiative by the IBM experts will assist us in achieving our long and mid term goals under Vision 2030 of employment creation and increasing the ratio exports to the national GDP."
Some IBM team members also worked with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the MultiMedia University. For KEPSA, IBM developed a framework and messaging to make the organisation even more essential to its membership and to the country's Vision 2030 economic development plan.
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ES-B: What you say about the generation of the alien abduction belief in 2011 is really interesting. You suggest that the generation of the belief might be due to abductive inference as applied to sleep paralysis and hypnopompic hallucination not due to specific neuropsychological impairments. But you point out that many people who have these experiences do not adopt the alien abduction belief, and so we need a second factor, which you suggest is the alien abduction belief being compatible with things one already believes (so people who have 'New Age' beliefs may well be more prone to forming the alien abduction belief if they experience sleep paralysis and hypnopompic hallucination).
So this looks like the kind of thing a one-factor theorist might say about delusions more generally. What do you think the difference is between this kind of case, where the second factor consists of biases which are present in the healthy population, and the case of Capgras delusion, or other delusions, where you say the second factor is something quite different, and does not occur in the non-delusional or healthy population?
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Bobbi Kristina, her almost-brother/fiance Nick Gordon, and other family members and friends and celebs, including Imani Showalter, turned out for the premiere party at the Tribeca Grand Hotel.
This is one reality show I sort of hoped wouldn't come to fruition. I mean, this girl needs time to grieve her mother and get her life together and I just don't think reality TV is the best or healthiest post-loss project to jump into, but that's just me.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92965112020-02-27T22:57:12.989-05:00ICU firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-88011694768922932732012-01-19T13:39:00.000-05:002012-01-19T13:39:01.553-05:00Book Review: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 New Features by Jim Wang and Darren LiuI've been meaning to post my review of this new book by Jim Wang and Darren Liu, but it's been a very busy few months for me. Apologies to Jim and Darren for the delay! On with the review:

by Jim Wang and Darren Liu

(Disclosure: I know Jim and Darren through Microsoft's MVP program. Jim is a current MVP, and Darren is now working for Microsoft - otherwise he'd probably still be an MVP for CRM.)

I've got to admit that when I first heard about Jim and Darren's book on the new features in CRM 2011, I anticipated that the book might be 50 or 75 pages - after all, in my book, the Dynamics CRM 2011 Bible, I only dedicated about 10 pages to covering the new features that distinguish CRM 2011 from the previous version, CRM 4.0. So I was surprised and curious when I discovered that the book is actually 288 pages in total.

The book is available from Packt Publishing, and is actually includes in-depth information that goes well beyond describing the new features of CRM 2011 as it goes into some detail on how to take advantage of the new features in the platform. It walks the reader through an "XRM" scenario (where "X" can stand for anything, not just "Customer" relationship management). A better title might have been "Exploring the New Features of CRM 2011." But I won't quibble with titles.

Starting with the first chapter, the reader is guided through setting up a development environment so he or she can follow the authors through the process of building out their sample XRM scenario, an "Airline Compensation Management" (ACM) solution. This is a great example of how the CRM platform has evolved well beyond traditional Customer Relationship Management, and can provide a foundation for a wide variety of business applications.

Chapter 1 (Setting up the Development Workspace) covers the tools and software you'll need to have in place to practice what you learn in the book. Chapters 2 & 3 guide you through the initial configuration and setting up some sample data. Chapters 4 through 9 cover programming the ACM solution (client-side and server-side), integrating with SharePoint, layering on some BI with charts and dashboards, and even implementing an integrated portal in Azure. The final chapter helps the reader understand the solution framework and how to use solutions for transporting your customizations between environments.

I found the book easy to follow and clearly written. Jim and Darren do a great job of sharing some of the insider tips they've learned through years of experience with CRM and calling the reader's attention to important tips and idiosyncracies of working with CRM 2011. There are many helpful screenshots and illustrations along the way.

In particular, I found Chapters 5 & 9 to have some great content for developers who are familiarizing themselves with CRM 2011. Chapter 5 has a nice diagram that explains the mechanics of plugins and a useful introduction to the concept of plugin development. Chapter 9's walkthrough of adding buttons to the ribbon, which includes sample code, should be a big help to everyone who has fought the valiant fight with the CRM 2011 ribbon!

All in all, Jim and Darren have done a great job in packing a lot of content into this book and showing a nice real-world example for building a solution on top of CRM 2011. You definitely get a good understanding of the new features in CRM 2011, but you also will learn how to start using them for your own business applications!

Again, I wish I could have gotten around to posting this review sooner, but if you haven't yet availed yourself of this resource, it will make a great companion to the Dynamics CRM 2011 Administration Bible ;-)firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2012/01/book-review-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-89681164804966375712011-12-19T17:39:00.001-05:002011-12-19T17:46:05.327-05:00Follow my latest blogs at ClickDimensionsI recently joined ClickDimensions as the Chief Customer Officer, and have started blogging there. The blog includes a ton of great CRM-related tips and articles, especially about marketing with Dynamics CRM.

I actually reviewed ClickDimensions' solution back in April 2011, so I'm thrilled to now be part of the team. The ClickDimensions solution is an amazing piece of software - well, actually, many pieces of distributed services in the cloud that tie into the native CRM platform where they are easily used by marketers and salespeople. Read my review to learn more about what it does. (And they've added a ton of new features since I wrote it!)

If you're interested in email marketing, marketing automation, and getting ROI out of your Dynamics CRM system, check out their product tour.firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/12/follow-my-latest-blogs-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-28516571310827317252011-05-03T09:50:00.000-05:002011-05-03T09:50:31.908-05:00Join me at Decisions Spring 2011 Virtual Conference on June 17
 I'll be presenting a session for CRM administrators at the upcoming Decisions Spring 2011 virtual conference on June 17, hosted by MSDynamicsWorld.com: What CRM Administrators Need to Know About CRM 2011. I'll cover the most important technical considerations that administrators need to be familiar with when considering implementing or upgrading to CRM 2011.

MSDynamicsWorld.com has been hosting these semiannual events for a couple of years now, and they are tremendous, free resources for learning and networking. The conference kicks off on Tuesday, June 14, with sessions dedicated to Dynamics AX. The 15th is focused on GP, the 16th on NAV, and the 17th on CRM.

You'll have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenters via live chat, and interact with other attendees and experts in a virtual networking lounge.

To register: https://presentations.inxpo.com/Shows/MSDynamics/06_11/Registration/Decisions06_11RegistrationPage.html?AffiliateKey=13512&AffiliateData=BLOG
email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/05/join-me-at-decisions-spring-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-18115422276022094102011-05-03T09:08:00.000-05:002011-05-03T09:08:44.293-05:00Un Nuevo Blog en Espanol Sobre Microsoft CRMMi amigo Pablo Peralta ha colaborado con compañeros Jimmy Larrauri (también un MVP) y desarrollador Atilio Rosas para poner en marcha un nuevo blog en español acerca de Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

El blog se puede leer en http://www.elblogdedynamicscrm.com.

Es genial ver a la creciente comunidad internacional de usuarios de CRM en los países de habla española, y este nuevo blog debe ser de gran ayuda para ellos.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/05/un-nuevo-blog-en-espanol-sobre.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-60229819356790844332011-04-05T17:07:00.002-05:002011-04-05T17:09:56.669-05:00Marketing Pro? You need to read this!I've been working in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM industry for, oh, seven years now. Since Microsoft first released the product. The first implementation of CRM that I did for a customer was with version 1.2 way back in 2004. In very short order, my customer and I found that there were, shall we say, gaps in the product's functionality. Back in those early days the options for filling these gaps were pretty limited.

There was one fellow that was doing some pretty smart work, and whose company's products made my life as a systems integrator that much easier. Fast forward to 2011, and the Microsoft CRM ecosystem has matured along with the product itself. But that same gentleman is still offering solutions that make my life easier - and making the CRM projects I work on able to deliver that much more value to my clients. That person would be John Gravely, who last year started a new company called ClickDimensions.

ClickDimensions is a great example of a cloud-based, seamlessly integrated solution that delivers real value to CRM marketers. If you're familiar with Google Analytics, imagine having that data driven directly into your CRM system and tied to existing leads or contacts. And wouldn't it be great if you could generate rich, HTML emails for CRM marketing campaigns? Imagine being able to see when someone clicked on an email you sent, visited your site and spent some time reading a few pages - right inside CRM.

Want to know if your social media campaign is paying dividends? What about if it's the right time to call an important prospect? Or if several of your competitors are lurking on your website? Would that be valuable to you as a professional marketer?

(A diagram of ClickDimensions' integration with your website's forms - tying the power of the Cloud into your marketing!)

(They also have a great blog: http://clickdimensions.typepad.com/clickdimensions/)

Full disclosure: I need to point out that my company, C5 Insight, is a reseller partner for ClickDimensions - but we wouldn't be reselling their solution if we didn't believe in its value and power.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/04/marketing-pro-you-need-to-read-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-55285793640882939912011-04-01T12:08:00.000-05:002011-04-01T12:08:42.177-05:00Email Router FunA couple of quick tips for setting up queues and workflow-generated emails with CRM Online. These are two separate things, but I ran into them recently:

1) If you create a Queue in CRM Online, such as email@example.com, and you want that Queue to be able to send and receive email, make sure the owner of the queue is able to also send and receive email, and that the owner's user account is "approved" for email, if your System Settings require this for email to be processed.

2) If you have an administrative account set up in CRM and you want this account to be the sender of workflow-generated emails, make sure to log into CRM as that administrative account and, in the user settings, check "Allow other Microsoft Dynamics CRM users to send E-mail on your behalf."

firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/04/email-router-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-49032660622678574082011-03-08T16:11:00.002-05:002011-03-08T16:12:55.582-05:00Upgrade Paths for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011You may have heard that Dynamics CRM 2011 requires 64-bit architecture. This is true and is giving some folks some heartburn when they start to think about upgrading their CRM 4.0 deployments, many of which are still living in a 32-bit world.
There are three potential upgrade paths, as well as another alternative that I would urge you to consider. Let's take a look.

In-Place Upgrade
An in-place upgrade is pretty straightforward: You've got an existing CRM 4.0 system that is running on hardware and software that is supported for CRM 2011. You fire up the setup.exe for CRM 2011 and it detects that CRM 4.0 is in place and asks if you want to proceed with an upgrade.
PROS: Straightforward, no need to lay out money for new hardware.
CONS: Risky – if the upgrade fails, you need to know how to roll back to your backups; Disruptive – while you're upgrading, your users won't be able to access CRM.

Upgrade Database During Install
In this scenario, you install CRM 2011 to a new 64-bit application server, and connect to a SQL server with an existing CRM 4.0 database. The 4.0 database will be upgraded during the install. This is a decent option if you've already got your SQL database on support hardware and SQL versions. It's a little easier to recover from in case of failure than an in-place upgrade, since all you need to do is restore your databases.
PROS: Leverages your investment in 64-bit SQL hardware/software; once-and-done installation if you succeed.
CONS: Similar risks to the in-place upgrade though perhaps slightly less disruptive to end users.

Upgrade via Import
This is my preferred manner for upgrade. Essentially you build a new 64-bit environment for a clean install of CRM 2011 – the application servers and database servers are brand new and without remnants of CRM 4.0. After you're satisfied with your new CRM 2011 environment, you simply restore a backup of your 4.0 database to the 2011 SQL Server, and then, using the CRM 2011 Deployment Manager, import the 4.0 org database into your new deployment. I've done this several times now, and it works like a charm, upgrading the org during the import process.
PROS: Nice, new, bug-free 2011 environment; opportunity to perform upgrade tests multiple times before your "go-live" upgrade; no disruption to users.
CONS: This is the most expensive scenario, requiring new hardware (or at least separate hardware) for the 2011 deployment. Also, you need to manually copy over things like supporting ISV files and applications that you may have had in place in your 4.0 environment.

Consider This
Lastly, I'd recommend that you evaluate CRM Online while considering your upgrade options. Now is a great time to take advantage of the improved functionality, affordability, and ease-of-maintenance that CRM Online provides. If you have been managing a CRM 4.0 on-premises deployment, and want to move to the latest version of CRM, there are many good reasons to consider the cloud. C5 Insight can upgrade your database for you and then migrate your customizations and data to Microsoft's data centers, allowing you to go back to running your business instead of running servers. Think about it!

Originally posted at my C5 Insight blog.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/03/upgrade-paths-for-microsoft-dynamics.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-70096060045362446162011-02-17T16:20:00.001-05:002011-02-17T16:22:03.430-05:00My Book is now Available! Dynamics CRM 2011 Administration Bible

Great timing, coming just one day after Microsoft released CRM 2011: I just received my very own copies of the book I co-authored with Geoff Ables, the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Administration Bible, from Wiley Publishing. It's now available for order from your favorite bookseller!firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-book-is-now-available-dynamics-crm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-75950616212310750482011-02-16T09:29:00.000-05:002011-02-16T09:29:03.784-05:00CRM 2011 Released for On-Premise and Partner-Hosted InstallationMicrosoft is moving quickly on the heels of the January release of CRM 2011 Online, and this week's release of the 2011 Implementation Guide and SDK, they have now released the RTM version of Dynamics CRM 2011 for on-premise and partner-hosted installation. Available from the Microsoft download site.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/02/crm-2011-released-for-on-premise-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-80860283716809185522011-02-16T08:41:00.000-05:002011-02-16T08:41:07.679-05:00Complete SDK for CRM 2011 ReleasedFor those of you who have been keeping score, Microsoft has been making available a number of pre-release versions of the SDK for CRM 2011. There was a Beta SDK and a Release Candidate SDK. The complete, official SDK for CRM 2011 has now also been released (version 5.0.1), and is chock full of good things for developers and customizers. It can be downloaded here.firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/02/complete-sdk-for-crm-2011-released.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-29683010006285748342011-02-10T08:34:00.000-05:002011-02-10T08:34:36.501-05:00CRM 2011 Developer Training KitMicrosoft has put together a very nice package to help developers learn how to extend Dynamics CRM 2011. The Dynamics CRM 2011 Developer Training Kit includes videos, presentations, code samples and hands-on labs with detailed instructions. Best of all: it's totally free. Read about it on Girish Raja's blog and then download it here.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/02/crm-2011-developer-training-kit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-44741789113196593352011-01-26T14:59:00.000-05:002011-01-26T14:59:25.820-05:00Building a Virtual CRM 2011 Server for Demos and DevelopmentDavid Yack has done a great video tutorial on building a virtual server for CRM 2011 to use in development or for demos. Girish Raja posted it to his blog on MSDN. Take a look.

Nice work, David!email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/01/building-virtual-crm-2011-server-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-14208520837275338062011-01-17T12:38:00.000-05:002011-01-17T12:38:27.434-05:00CRM 2011 Online Released!Microsoft today announced the immediate availability of CRM 2011 Online. According to the press release, CRM 2011 will be available for on-premise and partner-hosted deployment on February 28.

This is exciting news for those of us who have participated in the beta testing of this version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. CRM 2011 has a new solution framework to package and distribute customizations, an extremely enhanced Outlook client, and many more improvements.

The company is also offering significant incentives to customers who make the switch from salesforce.com. Having conducted several side-by-side comparisons of Microsoft CRM and salesforce.com for my clients, I feel very confident in saying that CRM 2011 offers a compelling and hard-to-beat solution that raises the bar for the entire CRM marketplace.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2011/01/crm-2011-online-released.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-32462247119709837332010-12-13T14:43:00.000-05:002010-12-13T14:43:19.677-05:00Register Now for the CRM 2011 Launch"Attend this FREE global virtual launch event and watch Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduce Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Learn how it is designed to help you boost sales, improve marketing, enrich customer service interactions, and accelerate line of business application development through xRM."
Register here.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/12/register-now-for-crm-2011-launch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-61323644638217700142010-11-23T08:17:00.000-05:002010-11-23T08:17:59.627-05:00Two LiveIDs for two different CRM Online orgs?I've got two LiveIDs that I somehow accumulated over the years, and I also belong to numerous Microsoft CRM Online organizations for CRM 2011 beta testing, development, and client work. As a company, we sometimes set up a LiveID for our clients when we sign them up for CRM Online, as well.

So it's not unusual that I'll need to be signed into two different CRM Online orgs that require two different LiveIDs.

The problem is that Internet Explorer caches your authentication, so after you sign into the first online org, when you go to sign into the second one, you won't have a chance to enter your second LiveID credentials.

The solution? Very simple: Open an "InPrivate" browsing session for the second org. In IE8, click on Safety > InPrivate Browsing (or press Ctrl + Shift + P).

InPrivate browsing launches a new IE session that doesn't communicate with the first session's cached credentials. So you can be logged into two CRM Online orgs with two different LiveIDs at the same time.email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/11/two-liveids-for-two-different-crm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-71656386285746334212010-09-13T14:29:00.003-05:002010-09-13T14:36:08.117-05:00What Do You Want to Know About Integration?I'm hard at work wrapping up final chapters of the Dynamics CRM 2011 Administrator's Bible with my co-author, Geoff Ables. One of the final chapters deals with integrating Dynamics CRM with other systems. Integration can mean a lot of things, and I think the chapter is shaping up to be informative and helpful.

But it occurred to me that you might have some good ideas and questions that you'd like answered. So, what do you want to know about integration? Leave a comment on this post to let me know.

Thanks!firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/09/what-do-you-want-to-know-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-14869502480415402162010-09-09T14:12:00.004-05:002010-09-09T14:17:00.931-05:00Ready for Beta?

Are you ready?
email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/09/ready-for-beta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-54479589690166766022010-08-17T17:54:00.004-05:002010-08-17T18:21:32.426-05:00Performance of Custom QueriesI got this tip from a developer at a client of mine a while back and I've been meaning to share it. They had created some custom aspx pages that lived inside the CRM sitemap that helped users search across CRM and other data. The CRM queries were using FetchXML just like a regular advanced find view, but they were performing really slowly. Sometimes they were taking as long as 16 seconds to return results. No way were the users going to live with that.

After some digging around, a DBA finally was consulted (maybe we should have asked him for his opinion earlier!). It didn't take him long to give us a helpful tip that led to fixing the query and getting it to return results in under 1 second.

The tip?
It turns out that SQL will ignore indexes when a query is run against a table when the query has a LIKE clause that uses "CONTAINS" (basically where there's a % sign before and after the value), as in

SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE lastname LIKE '%Smith%'

The remedy? Form your queries so they use the equivalent of a "STARTS WITH" so SQL will use the index:

SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE lastname LIKE 'Smith%'
firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/08/performance-of-custom-queries.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-55566094846372599952010-07-14T07:22:00.003-05:002010-07-14T07:43:25.475-05:00Microsoft Demos Dynamics CRM 2011Microsoft unveiled the next version of Dynamics CRM at the Worldwide Partner Conference this week. They also announced the name of what has been referred to as version 5: Dynamics CRM 2011.

Some highlights of what they revealed:

A public beta will be available in September 2010, starting with CRM Online

CRM Online will continue to roll out internationally with the RTM release, becoming available in 40 countries

A new marketplace for pre-built solutions will be launched in September

Additionally, they demonstrated some of the features of CRM 2011 that have been the subject of much buzz:

Role-based forms and views

Inline visualizations

User-created dashboards

Guided dialogs (think of automated, real-time workflows with user input and feedback)

Tight SharePoint integration supported natively

firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/07/microsoft-demos-dynamics-crm-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-34102668744431223182010-06-24T16:28:00.005-05:002010-07-07T13:01:49.074-05:00More Weirdness with the Sales Pipeline ReportSo here's a new one. It's been known amongst us CRM geeks for some time that the built-in Sales Pipeline report has some, let's say, quirks. For example, if you want to group the report by your Sales Process using the parameter drop-down, you'll first have to have a Workflow applied against the Opportunities, and the workflow must contain "Stages" which have the names of each step of your sales process. This is where the Pipeline Report gets its groupings.

If you run a workflow against the Opportunities, and update the Opportunity salesstagecode or stepname fields, this out-of-the-box report will not show you your pipeline with these groupings.

Well, today I discovered something even stranger. I was testing a sales process for a client, and set it to be a manual workflow so I could run it on demand during testing. I ended up running it three times agains 50 opportunities. Guess what? The Sales Pipeline report showed that there were 150 opportunities in my pipeline! Each opportunity was counted once every time a workflow with stages had been run against it.

So I realized that since it's pulling its groupings from the completed workflows, I could just delete the workflows from the histories, and that would take care of it right? Well, only sorta. I also had to use the scale group job editor to kick off the deletion service, since the report doesn't filter out completed workflows that have been marked for deletion.

One of these days I'm just going to have to rebuild that Sales Pipeline report from scratch!

UPDATE: A support engineer at Microsoft informed me that a hotfix should be released soon that fixes this behavior in the Sales Pipeline report. Thanks, John!firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/06/more-weirdness-with-sales-pipeline.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-25056474122583420362010-06-03T23:39:00.003-05:002010-06-03T23:46:32.067-05:00You say you're in Dublin and want to learn more about Dynamics CRM?Well, isn't that a coincidence! I'll be speaking at epicenter 2010 next week, Ireland's largest software show and developer conference.
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More about my session is at this link. Oh, and my good friend and fellow CRM MVP, Ronald Lemmen will be speaking as well.
It's not too late to get tickets!firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/06/you-say-youre-in-dublin-and-want-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-20368227864940287482010-05-06T07:12:00.002-05:002010-05-06T07:18:07.370-05:00New Article on MS CRM Team Blog: Interactive Funnel Dashboard

I have a new article on the CRM Team blog on MSDN. It details how to make an interactive sales funnel dashboard, as demonstrated in this YouTube video.

firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-article-on-ms-crm-team-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-90360015904082788222010-04-14T08:44:00.003-05:002010-04-14T08:48:32.401-05:00Update Rollup 10 for MS Dynamics CRM 4.0Update Rollup 10 is now available for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. It contains some recent hotfixes. Seems the major change included is for the Outlook client: it moves some of the Outlook client files from the Roaming profile to the Local profile, which should improve logon/load times for users who access CRM through Outlook.

More info and a link to the update rollup are available here.firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/04/update-rollup-10-for-ms-dynamics-crm-40.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-52950286213690680862010-03-31T07:58:00.005-05:002010-03-31T08:08:37.443-05:00the SELECT permission was denied on the object 'FilteredActivityPointer'While testing out some user profiles in a development environment, I was presented the following error when trying to run the Activity report, which is included with Microsoft CRM:

the SELECT permission was denied on the object 'FilteredActivityPointer'

I had been able to run the report while logged in as the administrator user that was used during the install, but no other users could, regardless of their security role. Digging into the problem, I opened SQL Server Management Studio and took a look at the permissions on the FilteredActivityPointer view:

This sure didn't look right. So, I compared this to some other filtered views, and found that the other filtered views had permissions for the ReportingGroup and the CRMReaderRole from SQL Reporting Services.

To restore the privileges to this view, I ran the following script against the CRM database:

GRANT SELECT ON dbo.FilteredActivityPointer
TO [DYNAMICS\ReportingGroup
{0f55c689-67f1-4fba-93d5-231e488a960e}]
GO
I did the same for the CRMReaderRole:

GRANT SELECT ON dbo.FilteredActivityPointer
TO [CRMReaderRole]
GO

These simple scripts add the user specified to the view, and set the checkbox for the Select permission.

Here's the result, which, upon testing, allowed users to run the Activity Report:

I suspect that this is due to a bug in the organization deployment process. This organization was not the default organization – I created a new Org for this project. Somehow, I think permissions did not get properly propagated to all the views.
email@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/03/select-permission-was-denied-on-object.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9296511.post-70132942937737849112010-03-26T11:00:00.002-05:002010-03-26T11:06:56.122-05:00There should be exactly one form in production for {ObjectTypeCode}I had this error crop up today - the key phrase seemed to be:
"There should be exactly one form in production for 10009" and, per the URL in the error message it seemed to be triggered on a request for an icon for a custom entity. Strange.

Event code: 3005
Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred.
Event time: 3/26/2010 11:41:30 AM
Event time (UTC): 3/26/2010 3:41:30 PM
Event ID: 7a05487c52a4410ca2d7c0388566b66f
Event sequence: 124
Event occurrence: 1
Event detail code: 0

Application information:
 Application domain: /LM/W3SVC/2/ROOT-4-129140911906159536
 Trust level: Full
 Application Virtual Path: /
 Application Path: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics CRM\CRMWeb\
 Machine name: CRMSERVER

Process information:
 Process ID: 3764
 Process name: w3wp.exe
 Account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

Exception information:
 Exception type: InvalidOperationException
 Exception message: There should be exactly one form in production for 10009

Request information:
 Request URL: http://CRMSERVER:5555/ORG/_Common/icon.aspx?objectTypeCode=10009&iconType=NavigationIcon&inProduction=1&cache=1
 Request path: /ORG/_Common/icon.aspx
 User host address: ::1
 User: DOMAIN\User
 Is authenticated: True
 Authentication Type: Negotiate
 Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE

Thread information:
 Thread ID: 3
 Thread account name: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
 Is impersonating: False
 Stack trace: at Microsoft.Crm.Application.Platform.Customization.RetrieveInProductionOrganizationUIByOrgId(Guid organizationId, Int32 objectTypeCode)
 at Microsoft.Crm.Application.Pages.Common.Icon.GetIconBits(Int32 objectTypeCode, IconType iconType, Boolean inProduction)
 at Microsoft.Crm.Application.Pages.Common.Icon.ConfigurePage()
 at Microsoft.Crm.Application.Controls.AppUIPage.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
 at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
 at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)

A little digging showed that we had an incorrectly registered step in a plugin. Looking at the plugin registration tool showed that there was a step registered for one of our plugins for a Primary Entity of 'none'. I think that while I was registering a step for pluging, I hit the tab key and the step window disappeared. I just opened a new Step registration dialog and proceeded on my happy way. Next time I'll be more careful!firstname.lastname@example.com://icu-mscrm.blogspot.com/2010/03/there-should-be-exactly-one-form-in.html


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Girls Basketball: On their way to Class AAA state tourney, Simley ends Hill-Murray's season
Simley 64 - Hill-Murray 52
In the semifinals of Section 4AAA girls basketball playoffs, the Simley Spartans closed out Hill-Murray with some talented offense and a torrid defense.
This was the third meeting this season for the two Classic Suburban Conference foes. Simley claimed the "rubber match' with a convincing 64-52 final at Washington High School in St. Paul on Tuesday, March 11.
In the previous two meetings the teams split in regular season conference play.
"Our defense played well," Simley head coach Tim Peper said. "That has been the case for us all season. We work hard in practice and the seniors on our team don't want our season to be over."
Asked whom he preferred to play in the finals of the section (between Red Wing and New Prague) for the right to claim a berth in the state tournament, Peper smiled and said, "We played New Prague (in the first game of the season and lost 47-50) once this season. I don't want to play either one. They both are good teams, but the good thing is we get to play one of them."
The Spartans played New Prague' a 65-45 winner over the Wingers, on March 14 and earned a trip to "State" with a 63-48 triumph over the Trojans.
Spartans showed poise
From the Hill-Murray point of view, head coach Erin Herman said, "We knew they would be tough on defense. We just couldn't get our offense going. I thought we rebounded wel,l but we had too many turnovers, and they converted them into points. We just didn't take care of the ball."
In the turnover department the Pioneers gave the ball up 20 times to 11 for the Spartans.
The game began well for the Pioneers as they jumped to an early lead of 12-6.
But the Spartans fought back and in the last four minutes, and went on a 14-4 run to close out the first half with a 26-19 leeway at the horn.
The big run seemed to propel the Spartans as the second session got under way. Simley slowly built on its lead and at near the end of the third quarter led by 16 at 46-30.
The Pioneers fought hard to get back into the contest and narrowed the gap to under 10 points on a couple of occasions, but the Spartans played with poise to the final horn and the 12-point 64-52 triumph.
The Spartans were 17-of-22 (77 percent) from the free-throw line, while the Pioneers were 11-of-12 (90 percent).
Producing points in the losing cause for Hill-Murray were Lindsey Malecha 22, Ellie Schwartz 9, Sami Schneider 7, Olivia Graskewicz 6, McKenzie Lindahl 4 and Allison Angeli 4.
For the triumphant Spartans, leading with a game-high 25 was 6-foot-1 Abby Kain, who was followed by Kylie Brown 14, Katie Atkins 12, Maya DeLao 10 and Anna Scheffley 3.
Hill-Murray finished the season with a record of 18-10. They were 12-2 in conference action.
With the victory over New Prague, the Simley Spartans will carry a 21-7 mark into the Class AAA state tournament against Park Center at Target Center on Tuesday, March 18.


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What Does it Cost to Homeschool?
By Vicki Bentley
If you are considering home education, you are very likely a single-income family, and if you're like most of us, your budget is pretty tight. Although I have read that the average homeschool family spends about $900 per student per year, I have never personally spent nearly that much. My most expensive year was my first year, when I used a prepackaged curriculum and spent over $600 for three children (okay, with inflation, maybe it would be $1,200 total now!). As we have accumulated nonconsumable materials ("living books" or textbooks vs. workbooks), our home library has grown to the point of just adding a few supplemental materials each year.
Homeschooling costs more than public school, but less than private school. That may sound pretty noncommittal, but $900 can sound like a burden or a relief, depending on your previous education experience! What are some of the expenses that you should consider in drawing up an education budget?
This is the broadest category and will most likely be your largest expense:
Least expensive: Some parents keep costs to a bare minimum by borrowing or renting curriculum from a friend or a support group. Other options include utilizing the library, using discarded school textbooks (be sure you also get the teacher guides), or using all-inclusive basic curricula (such as thick, grade-level workbooks available at discount stores, etc.). E. D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge series (What Your 1st Grader Needs to Know, and subsequent grade levels) or the State Standards of Learning or What Your Child Needs to Know When used with library books would be examples of these options.
A unit study approach utilizing borrowed books for content area subjects such as science and history, combined with discounted or used materials for skills subjects such as math and language arts, could cost less than $50 per older elementary child. For a primary student, combining Ruth Beechick's Three R's of Learning (math, language, reading for K-3rd, $12 retail at the time of this publication) with Five in a Row (literature-based unit studies, $35) and a library card is one example of a well-rounded, parent-friendly curriculum combination for less than $50.
Moderate: A reasonable estimate would be about $300-600 per child, including games, software, and books. You can keep your bill down to a reasonable amount by selecting your materials from a variety of publishers. Some or all of these materials can be purchased used at about a 30- to 50-percent savings. Many publishers waive shipping if you purchase from them at curriculum shows or state conventions (A Beka and Bob Jones University Press both offer this discount, often at shows held at area hotels throughout the spring and at our state convention).
Another budget saver is multi-level and/or reusable curriculum. Those dollars seem to stretch if you can use the same content-area program for all or most of your students (examples: KONOS curriculum, Diana Waring's history guides, Bible Study Guide for All Ages, Greenleaf Press, Five in a Row, Student of the Word, Science in the Beginning, Janice Van Cleave's science books, Beautiful Feet guides, etc.). The same applies if you can re-use the material for a later student (such as math textbooks, Learning Language Arts through Literature, most unit study guides, or other non-consumable items).
Example of a bare-bones generic curriculum for grade seven, at full retail pricing:
If you didn't re-use this package for another child, you could re-sell all of it for approximately 50-75% of your original cost (in decent shape, of course), bringing back $95-$143 of your original $191 investment. If you re-use it and then sell it, your per-child rate goes down tremendously.
Most expensive: The most expensive route would be school-by-satellite, video courses, correspondence schools, or all-inclusive curriculum packages. These can run anywhere from $400 to over $1,500 per student. However, this is still less than the cost of private school!
Testing or Evaluation Fees
Standardized tests cost about $25-$75 per student; if you would like to hire someone else to actually administer the test, plan to pay an additional $25-50 per student. A private evaluation can cost from $50 into the hundreds, depending on your evaluator. You may also choose to have your child tested in the local public school system if the school is testing at your child's grade level (be aware that the results will be sent to the school).
Professional Memberships
Home Library
(Not specifically curricular)
Annual State Convention
Extracurricular Lessons
In our area, music lessons cost approximately $40 per hour (group rates are considerably less). Our homeschool band is $385 per year, plus instrument, for a total of about $585. Ballet or gymnastics classes are about $40 per month for nine months, for a total of $360. Individual or family membership in a gym or the local YMCA will vary. Local sports association fees also vary, from $8 for our homeschool softball league to several hundred dollars for varsity sports. I have recently paid $25 per two-hour class for my daughter to take oil painting from a local artist, while one of our moms teaches a weekly drawing class for $45 per month. Our support group's parent-taught learning co-op fee is $15 per family per month (for supplies); other co-ops charge per class.
School Supplies and Other Items
This figure will depend on whether you buy brand-name binders or budget spirals, how many children you are outfitting with supplies, etc. Needs and desires will vary from family to family: desks, sofa, computer, file cabinet, bookcase or storage unit, paper, hole punch, stapler, tape, pens and pencils, markers, dry erase markers and board, lesson planning book, file folders, pencil boxes, notebooks, erasers, globe, paints, calculator, scissors, glue, science equipment, etc. Many of these items will be one-time purchases, while others will need restocking each year.
Field trips, gas money, admission for activities such as skating or bowling, phone calls, school photos, yearbook, co-ops, outside classes, anything else that is not listed above. Again, these are not necessarily critical items.
Sample for three children in a satellite program with some teacher support (K, 2nd, and 8th):
At about $758 per student for the year for a mid-range program and some activities, this is still less than the average. In subsequent years, the supplies may cost substantially less because you are buying basically just paper and pencils, or you may forego extra lessons, or put together your own curriculum package for considerable savings of up to several hundred dollars.
Be sure to purchase your core curriculum first, then add items from the other categories as your budget allows. Once you have an idea of what you plan to spend, divide it by 52 and set that much aside each week in a "homeschool budget" fund. If you have a lump sum of money at a particular time each year (such as tax time), consider setting your budget amount aside then. Many of these purchases can be made as funds allow, so you might purchase school supplies in August, join the support group in September, pay for band in monthly installments, register for the state convention in April, pay for testing in May, buy curriculum in June, etc. Because I buy very little curriculum at this point, I have actually begun a homeschool year with no resources or curriculum outlay, paying as we went for memberships, classes, etc.
Last, but certainly not least, pray about the needs you have for your homeschool and ask God to provide for these things.
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(Prices were accurate at time this article was posted April 2, 2018; some prices may have changed since publication. My sample average cost figures do not include such items as museum memberships, extracurricular classes, or other activities that are likely to be pursued regardless of the education choice.)
For more budget-friendly ideas for specific subject areas, see the "Homeschooling on a Shoestring" series by subject area (math, language arts, social studies, science).


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Film Review - The Cobbler - By Tom McCarthy
Posted by Camden Council Library Service
Starring Adam Sandler, The Cobbler is a unique movie that centres around a bored cobbler who stumbles upon a magical family secret allowing him to literally walk in other peoples shoes and experience their lives.
Answers to his fathers mystery disappearance surface and he decides to please his mother with a special surprise. A very original movie with some great scenes. Anne


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Burn Baby, Burn
|Normal Mode
|True Vault Hunter
|Jakobs Slick Rifle
As it turns out, Piston didn't order you new guns. He hates you. The loot chest is empty and you probably notice the green gas emitting. There isn't much you can do at this point but wait for the gas to fill the arena and eventually knock you out.
By now, you are out of the arena and in a random room that will eventually lead you outside. Loot the ammo and cash chests along your way and slay the bandits that appear.
Torgue bikers will attack you when you scale the stairs that line the room. Kill them and there will be three platforms against the wall that leads out to the Badass Crater. Before jumping these platforms, drop down below them and loot the gun chest.
Once you're out, Piston appears on your ECHO communicator claiming you abandoned the fight and deems you a coward. Mr. Torgue thinks otherwise so he points you in the direction of your new sponsor. Beware, Road Rioters and Road gremlins on motorcycles will attack you while Torgue and Piston are conversing.
At this point, you may want to snag a vehicle. There isn't one too far behind where you spawn. Head there to get a vehicle. This will help all those pesky bikers on your way to the Beatdown (marked on your map with the waypoint.)
When you come to an area where you need to leave you vehicle to proceed, there is another Catch-a-Ride station to the right. Climb out and find the ladder on the back of the station. Once up there, tread the metal girders until you reach the hidden loot chest.
Head back in the direction of your way point and run, or walk, to the bridge. This will transition you into the Beatdown
To the right are more ammo and med supplies. Chances are at this point you still don't have enough Torgue Tokens to purchase any of the weapons in the Torgue vending machine.
As soon as you reach an area with enemies, Mr. Torgue pops up speaking about the location of the number four ranked badass. Unfortunately, Pyro Pete has kidnapped a freelance sponsor. Your duty is to kill him. And rescue the sponsor of course.
The enemies in this location have some nasty elemental weapons. Especially watch for ones with corrosive bullets. If you have an adaptive or resistant shield, now would be the time to equip it.
Kill all the enemies, if not, there will be more that spawn and you may get overwhelmed. There is no shortage of firefights here. Once you clear the enemies out, make way to the road to your right. There will be an ally way to the left right behind a garbage truck. In the ally way, go up the stairs and on the roof will be a gun chest. You know what to do.
Head left while staying on the roof tops and you will see another red gun chest. Loot that as well.
Once you're finished with the chests, down below there will be some more bikers that pop out ready to kill you. Take them out as they are sure to follow you if you don't.
Run across the street and fill up on more ammo and heal if you need to. Pyro Pete will communicate with you once you enter the street. Scale the wall left and there will be another ally. Run to the end and there will be another gun chest for you. Loot it.
When you finish with the chest and head further towards the waypoint, enemies will spawn. Kill your way past all the bikers. Climb the hill and you will come across another mass of burners. Eliminate them and head down the road to the left. At the end there will be a transition into Pyro Pete's Bar. Go there and turn in the mission on the Battle Board to the left.


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As far as Windows 8 devices go, we're having a hard time seeing any other first-gen Windows 8 system or device being more interesting than Lenovo's 13-inch IdeaPad Yoga. It's attractive, snappy, versatile, and surprisingly affordable.
Microsoft's Surface runs a very-close second in our book. And, just like the Surface, the 13-inch Yoga validates the Windows 8 operating system in a way that the OS itself can't quite accomplish.
More on this in a bit. Let's start from the top.
Technically speaking, the Yoga is an Ultrabook, primarily because it meets Intel's "Chief River" Ultrabook specification:
- Intel Ivy Bridge CPU
- Has dimensions of 13.1" x 8.9" x 0.67"
- Can resume from hibernation in 7 seconds or under
- Has USB 3.0 and/or Thunderbolt
- At least 5 hours of battery life
Even though Lenovo assigns the Yoga to the category of convertible Ultrabook, the manner in which it converts into a tablet and back is unlike any other.
A special patented double hinge allows the keyboard to flip 360 degrees, all the way to beneath the display. The hinge also allows a few other positions. In all, there are four different ways you can set it up: standard laptop mode, tablet mode, tent mode, and stand mode.
These modes aren't just hype; while testing the Yoga, we consistently used three of the four modes throughout the day. Tablet mode while sitting in front of the TV. Stand mode while using it as a second screen. Laptop mode at tables and desks - as well as when inspiration struck while sitting in front of the TV or anywhere else.
The tent mode seems like the least usable, although Lenovo makes the point that this is a perfect position for reading while cooking.
The magic of this convertible is that people who can't live without a keyboard will find the ability to quickly convert the Yoga into a full-fledged, no compromise laptop indispensable - particularly given how great the keyboard it is.
We initially feared that we would dislike how the keyboard felt when folded below the screen in tablet mod, since in this mode, you're essentially gripping the keyboard on the back of the tablet. Aesthetically, it does look a little weird.
However, because of its size, this is not the kind of tablet you'll hold in your hands for long stretches of time. More often than not, it's just resting on your lap. If you really have a problem with this, Lenovo sells a $40 sleeve that you can tuck the bottom half of the Yoga into.
In any case, the keyboard shuts off when it is folded behind the screen - and in the other two non-laptop modes.
All this said, as far as tablet experiences go, the high-quality display makes the Yoga a joy to use in this mode. It's worth noting that, given its screen size, this is not a device that you'll be using much in portrait mode.
(Confession time: it still occasionally blows us away to be holding a screen in our lap that is the same size as our dorm room TV from college in 1992.)
How does the Yoga compare to the non-Retina 13-inch MacBook Air? Pretty favorably. Operating systems notwithstanding, the two systems are virtually identical, except that the Yoga has a 1,600 x 900 display while the MacBook Air has a 1,440 x 900 display. The MacBook Air also has a 512GB solid state storage option, while the Yoga currently only goes to 256GB storage.
The MacBook Air, of course, does not have a hinge that allows you to fold the keyboard behind the screen.


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TMJ Disorders Cause Grinding, Jaw Stiffness, and Other Symptoms
Clenching & Grinding
Teeth grinding and clenching of the jaw are hallmark symptoms of TMJ disorders. These symptoms often worsen during stressful periods and occur mostly during sleep.
Jaw Stiffness
Patients may have trouble opening their mouths. They may experience limited movement or a locking sensation when partly opening their jaws.
Facial Pain & Headaches
TMJ disorders can cause symptoms ranging from tenderness in the jaw and chin to pain in the neck and shoulders. Patients often experience headaches as well.
Clicking Sounds
Healthy jaw joints make sound from time to time, but TMJ disorders can cause an increase in the frequency or volume of pops and clicks. A grinding feeling often accompanies these noises.


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New stats about old folks
With the rapid aging of society it pays to pay attention to all the latest economic statistics regarding old people, and lately we've come across quite a few. Here are some new numbers about households in which the designated head-of-household is 65 or older, carried in the Asahi and Tokyo Shimbuns.
- The average monthly income in 2011 was ¥185,000, which is about ¥3,000 less than the average in 2010.
- About 90% of total income is in the form of government and company pensions.
- Average spending is ¥221,000 month, meaning that the average household is ¥36,000 in the hole.
- However, in 2011 average savings for households when there are at least two people stood at ¥22.57 million. Savings among seniors has been increasing gradually since 2008, but the statistic may be misleading since it is heavily weighted toward upper income households newly entering the senior demographic. Median savings is ¥14.6 million.
- 5.44 million people over the age of 64 worked in 2011, which represents 27.6 percent of the nation's population over that age; 46 percent of men and 26 percent of women between the ages of 65 and 69 worked.
- Total number of people over 64 exceeded 30 million in 2011, with 50,000 over the age of 100.
- As reference, in 2005, when the number of elderly was slightly over 26 million, about 2.2 percent were collecting welfare. The average monthly welfare payment for two-person elderly households in Tokyo was ¥122,000 and for outside of Tokyo ¥94,500. About 47 percent of elderly who received welfare also received some sort of government pension, at an average of ¥46,000 a month.


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I started talking about the draft a few weeks ago, and how much prep time Theo and company were putting into it, well now we are close enough to the draft so you should get to know who the Cubs have been looking at. The draft will be broadcast live on MLB Network at 7:00 PM EST, one hour earlier MLB Network will air a draft preview special. Want to know who they will be talking about, and who the Cubs are thinking about taking at number six? Then keep reading.
The Cubs, as an organization are thin in the pitching department, but that doesn't necessarily mean they will be taking a pitcher with the 6th pick overall. A pick that high is usually reserved for best available rather than a positional need. That said, the Cubs look to beef up on pitching with four picks in the top 75 this year. Here is a look at who the Cubs might be drafting, and a top 10 outlook. The order I post these previews in is from the latest Jonathan Mayo ranking, this is not the order I think they will be picked.
Speed, speed, and more speed. Buxton can fly, but that is not the only thing he has in his arsenal, the kid can hit. When I say hit, I mean gap to gap line drives, couple that with his speed and he is a weapon. His speed not only helps his base running, it makes him an above average center fielder, he can track down a lot. Given that he is only 18 years old he needs some work, but the raw talent and skill sets might make him the best prep player in the draft
Prediction – Drafted #2 overall – Minnesota Twins
Cubs Chances – None, no way. Even if he slips past the Twins, he won't make it past the Mariners at #3
Probably the best of the big three college arms in the draft. Because of that it sounds like Appel could go first overall. Appel was drafted in the 15th round three years ago but ended up going to Stanford because of sign-ability issues. That was the best possible thing for Appel as he has developed into a potential top of the rotation arm. He can throw his three best pitches for strikes, and can use them as out pitches. He is projected to possibly fill out his frame which means he could add onto an already mid 90's fastball that he can command.
Prediction – Drafted #1 overall – Houston Astros
Cubs Chances – Zero, Appel will go #1 in my opinion, if he doesn't there is now way he gets past #5, too many teams want college arms, go figure.
Backstop of the future for whatever team drafts him. Zunino is by far the best catcher in the draft and projects to be an above-average catcher at the big league level. His bat projects to be in the middle of the order, and there's a good chance that it will get even better. Couple that with plus catch and throw skills and the ability to handle a staff makes him a top five pick this year.
Prediction – Drafted #3 overall – Seattle Mariners
Cubs Chances – The Cubs have an outside shot at Zunino, but if there is a college arm on the board still they should go in that direction instead.
Strike throwing righty who has the ability to strike guys out at will as evidenced by his 118 strikeouts in 100.2 innings this year, couple that with 23 walks and he's a hot commodity. He works off his fastball, which like so many top arms sits in the mid 90's. I would say the majority of those walks would be when he has fallen in love with his curveball which he has had trouble locating. Despite that he still projects as a front of the rotation arm.
Prediction – Drafted #5 overall – Kansas City Royals
Cubs Chances – This would be one of the college arms I mentioned, if for some reason he is still on the board the Cubs will draft him, I don't think he will be.
Ballplayer right here, no question about it. The one thing you always hear about young SS is they will probably be moved because of defense, not Correa. He can stick at SS, and that is why he is so attractive to so many teams. He has an above average bat, and big power right now. When I say big, I mean outstanding power, think middle of the order power with the ability to play short for his whole career.
Prediction – Drafted #7 overall – San Diego Padres
Cubs Chances – The key to the whole draft is Correa, if a team ahead of the Cubs chooses to take him instead of a college arm then the Cubs will get that arm that is left over.
Zimmer round out the big three college arms "behind" Appel and Gausman. Zimmer has a plus fastball hovering right around 97 MPH, and has a power breaking curve that can be an out pitch. He has no problems finding the strike zone with either which makes him an attractive option at the top of the draft. Right now Zimmer would have four pitches that would be considered average at the big league level, that's scary.
Prediction – Drafted #4 overall – Baltimore Orioles
Cubs Chances – The two most "likely" college arms available to the Cubs would be Gausman or Zimmer, I like Zimmer, but I really don't see either guy there at 6.
Fried is the best left-handed pitcher in the draft. Unlike his right-handed counterparts he does not throw in the mid to upper 90's. Fried relies on solid downward movement with his fastball and has a major league ready curveball. Excellent mound presence coupled with his stellar command make him a top 10 pick.
Prediction – Drafted #8 overall – Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs Chances – Don't sleep of Fried, if he is there and all three college arms are gone the Cubs might value need (pitching) over Correa/Almora.
By far the most intriguing player in the draft. Giolito is not only the best prep arm in the draft, but he might be the best pitcher in the draft. He was projected by many to be the #1 pick overall but he sprained the UCL in his throwing arm, not good. He has rested the arm, but there is a lot of concern about using a high pick on a guy that has a bad elbow, especially the price tag that comes with that type of pick.
Prediction – Late First Round / Supplemental – Unknown
Cubs Chances – Given the fact that Giolito might be looking for a top of the draft payday he might not be worth the pick, but might be worth a supplemental pick depends on the money.
Hard worker who has played for team USA a lot, and has shown the natural ability to lead by example, sounds like a Theo guy. Not bad for someone who just turned 18 years old. Every part of Almora's game can be considered above average with the ability to hit to all fields and show solid power. Defensively he is outstanding as he has excellent range and a superb arm. Character guy to the max.
Prediction – Drafted #6 overall – Chicago Cubs
Cubs Chances – This is where the Cubs go I think, unless something crazy happens with one of the big 3 college arms.
The reason for Jonathan Mayo putting Stroman in the top 10 is he is the best closer in the draft. I would have to disagree with Mayo, not with him being the best closer, but with him being a top 10 pick. His fastball is in the mid 90's and he has solid command, not great. He has a lot of movement on his pitches, been compared to Tom Gordon endlessly.
Prediction – Top 20 pick, not top 10 – Unknown
Cubs Chances – He will be on the board at #6, but the Cubs should and will pass on him at that point.
Other players to watch: Michael Wacha, RHP – Texas A&M University, Deven Marrero, SS – Arizona State University, Courtney Hawkins, OF – Mater Academy.
I hope that you now have a better understanding of the players that everyone in Major League Baseball has been focused on all year. To recap, I would love for the Cubs to get Appel, Gausman, or Zimmer, the chances of that are slim to none. So the options remain of Correa, Almora, and Fried. If I had to guess, I think the Cubs go with Almora, but it really depends on where Correa goes, and if one of Gausman, or Zimmer are still on the board. If they are I would love for the Cubs to get Zimmer, but Almora is my safe pick. Enjoy the draft, I will have live commentary as it happens on June 4th.
Thanks, go Cubs!
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Life in The Upper South...
Note: Most of the links below lead to photos.
Yesterday, I went with Keely and her boyfriend, Taurus (T.J.), to the Tennessee Renaissance Festival (commonly known as "Tenn-Ren".)
We arrived at the festival at about 11:00 a.m. Several hundred carloads of people arrived before us, so we parked about 1/8 mile from the front entrance. A large crowd of people was waiting in front of the admission booth, and it took about 20 minutes to move along in line, pay, and finally enter the festival.
While we were waiting, it was interesting to observe what others were wearing for the day. This little girl was a cutie.
The shade of the faire grounds was a pleasant relief after standing in the sun to buy our tickets. (I am giving "faire" the spelling used by the Tenn-Ren website.)
We spent at least three hours just browsing through the market. Around 60 shops (tents and carts) were open for business and hundreds of faire-goers were milling about. Merchants and artisans were busily hawking their wares to anyone interested. These young folks put on a nearly non-stop stick-juggling show to entice people to buy their Crystal Stix.
Some of the goods for sale were particularly related to the Renaissance, such as gowns, cloaks, vests, coats, and pants for the period. Goods of interest to faire-goers from the medieval era included drinking horns and leather armor. Other arts and crafts for sale included ceramics, hats, small musical instruments, walking sticks, art prints, handmade boots and moccasins, nice wooden boxes, and even psychic readings.
Some of the faire-goers were dressed in authentic Renaissance garb. Others were wearing historic garb from other periods of time (like Keely's friend, Camille who is wearing an medieval-style apron dress that I sewed a couple of years ago). Keely, Taurus, and I wore medieval garb too. Some people wore their fantasy costumes (such as this lovely faun) and some were dressed in the theme of the day (pirates.)
Many other people were dressed in their everyday casuals. A close look at those in street clothes revealed that some with mundane clothing were sporting pointed elf ears, small faun horns, and other myth-y bits. I suspect that many of the horns came from this vendor (who was also selling tails from a nearby rack.)
Keely (who loves to wear her garb) noted that the folks in garb and costume and the folks in street clothes often observe each other with equal curiosity about why they dress the way they do.
The Queen made regular rounds of the Faire grounds with her company and graciously posed for dozens of photos. (The Queen with her lady-in-waiting.)
The Rag Lady also circulated through the crowds, posing for photos and engaging and charming those around her. (The Rag Lady with curious onlookers.)
We also watched parts of several shows that were in progress, including the bellydancing, and even one complete show from start to end. Keely and Taurus went to see the birds (a golden eagle and others) that a falconer was exhibiting. (I needed to eat something so I could take a pill so I missed seeing the birds, to my regret.)
As we sat on a wonderfully cool rock wall in the main hall, a knight in chain mail was posing for pictures with some children. A little girl was convulsed with delighted horror at the thought of her brother getting conked in the head with the knight's battle hammer.
We could have seen glass blowing, jousting, various shows, and much more. The schedule included several events every half-hour. We also could have taken a bus to visit a nearby castle, but the lines were long so we didn't try. The tour would have been free with our admission to the faire, but there comes a time when enough is enough.
It was a fun excursion. The faire still runs through Memorial Day weekend, so if you live in the area, you might consider a visit.
A few of the many, many interesting sights of the day:
A performer with a great talent for getting the audience to participate in his songs and humorous nonsense. I don't know what group he was with.
Maze for the kids
The Giant Stryker where men can prove their brawn. (Or women can prove their brawn too,if they want.)
Lady Genevieve in medieval garb
Feather adornments for sale
Renaissance merchant humor
Keely and Taurus visiting the flower vendor
Staffs and walking sticks for sale
Merchant's sign with neat cut-outs
Incontrovertible evidence that "We were There"-- fantasy flowers, sun medallion, snood for the hair, feather, Tenn-Ren program, and market basket.


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Here are the government's rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance in May. Some airlines, including Spirit and Allegiant, are not included because they operate fewer flights. The federal government counts a flight as on-time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule.
1. Hawaiian Airlines, 93.2 percent
2. Alaska Airlines, 89.7 percent
3. Delta Air Lines, 84.4 percent
4. AirTran Airways, 83.9 percent
5. US Airways, 82.1 percent
6. Virgin America, 81.8 percent
7. SkyWest, 78.7 percent
8. JetBlue Airways, 77.3 percent
9. American Airlines, 76.8 percent
10. United Airlines, 76.4 percent
11. Frontier Airlines, 73.4 percent
12. Southwest Airlines, 71.8 percent
13. Envoy, 71.4 percent
14. ExpressJet, 70.3 percent
Total for all reporting airlines: 76.9 percent
- Southwest and AirTran are owned by Southwest Airlines Co.
- American, US Airways and Envoy are owned by American Airlines Group Inc.
- Envoy was formerly American Eagle
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Note: Hey everyone, it's still Jeff posting but I'm now using this new official account in order to share access to this thread with someone who's willing to help me keep things better organized this time. Are you interested in helping out? Please drop me a PM on my main account and we can chat about it further! Thanks for the support, these competitions are stronger with the community behind them!
Remember when gaming was an underground subculture? Who cares, is anyone else watching the Spring NA LCS? It's so hard to keep up with all the competitive gaming tournaments we have going on today, but we're big fans of eSports here at StickPage so this spring we are channeling the high energy competitive spirit of modern gaming with For Glory: eSports! We want to see what sort of crazy exciting shown downs and stories the amazing animators of our community are capable of making! Choose any one or more eSports game that you love and SHOW US what it's like from within that world. There are so many different genres, game modes, and game worlds to play around with, and interesting real world events to draw inspiration from! This is also a great chance to experiment with following multiple narratives if you want to challenge yourself! You can be as meta as you want, or just stick to a setting that's within the game world. The best part? You can use music from the game if you want. As long as the music you're using comes from the game you're animating, it's safe!
Last competition blew us away with the overall quality of submissions. Think we can top that for our first Spring competition? We will again be looking at the story you're able to come up with using the given source material, so try your best to think of an interesting angle! Good luck everyone!
Don't forget we would like all entrants to make a thread in the Works In Progress forum and keep it updated with your progress as you animate your submission. Doing this is not a requirement but we will be granting bonus points to those that keep their thread up to date, so make sure you make your thread to collect those points! Here are some past examples of the kind of thread we want you to make:
- Evangelion - 1st Place (Pro) Film Tribute Competition - exceld
- Gurren-Lagann - 3rd Place (Pro) Film Tribute Competition - Irian
- The Hobbit 3 - 1st Place (Intermediate) Film Tribute Competition - Barthimo1
- Super Mario - 2nd Place (Pro) Game Tribute Legion 2 - Syrius
- Metal Stick Rising - 3rd Place (Pro) Game Tribute Legion 2 - Xrebellion
Entry Scoring
Submissions will be scored on the following criteria:
- Story - Animation contains proper elements of a story such as setting, characters, plot, exposition, conflict, climax, and resolution
- Animation - Demonstration of technical animation skill. Things such as timing, rhythm, arcs, squash, stretch, etc. will all be taken into account.
- Art - Artistic ability. Includes aspects such as scene composition, use of color, perspective, lighting, attention to detail, etc.
- Direction - Your ability to direct an animation, taking in to account things like intent, story telling, emotion, use of music, use of sound effects, etc.
- Originality - We're looking for entrants to try new things! The more you set yourself apart the better.
- Posted Selections in Competition Thread
- Created WIP Thread
- Kept WIP Thread Updated
The animation itself accounts for the majority of total possible points, but final ranking is not determined solely by how good your animation is. The above criteria will be scored out of 30, with 3 extra points for following the Extra section.
Lateness Penalty
These competitions are designed to last a total of 2 and a half months, but we understand that life can get in the way. If you're in need of more time, you can submit any time before the absolute deadline (see below) but there will now be a 0.35 point lateness penalty off the final score for every day past the original deadline you take, so use this option wisely. Time management is a good discipline to have; this is to remain fair to those who put in the effort to finish on time.
Competition Begins
The competition officially commences, entries can be submitted any time after this.
Deadine - Judging Begins
Submit by this date! Judging starts this day!
Absolute Deadline
This is the latest you can submit and still have your submission scored!
Judging Ends - Winners Posted
The judges will submit their scores by this date, with winners being posted shortly after!
How To Enter
To enter the competition all you need to do is reply to this thread with the game(s) you have chosen to base your animation on. Every few days we will collect the names of people who've posted and add it to a list of participants which everyone will use to keep track of who's entered and their progress. You may still submit an entry even if you don't make a WIP thread or announce your choices here, but you will be at an automatic disadvantage to those who do! When you have finished your entry, ensure you've met all the requirements listed below and send me a private message with your PayPal email address and a link to the SWF or video download of your entry. We will collect submissions and announce the winners according to the timeline above. We will be releasing the submitted animations on a weekly schedule after the competitions ends, so remember not to leak your entry anywhere until two days after it goes up on official StickPage channels! If you do not supply a PayPal email address you will not be able to receive your prize if you win.
These must be followed in order for your submission to qualify. Failure to meet these requirements will automatically disqualify your entry.
- Must mainly focus on stick figures
- Must be a complete finished animation, cannot be split into multiple parts
- Must have sound effects & music
- Credits & introductions should not be excessively long, we will not accept submissions that have more credits than animation
- Must contain a minimum of 90 seconds of animation excluding any introductions or credits
- Must contain official or custom StickPage branding (download official Flash package or MP4 video package), applied in the following ways:
- Introduction - A brief animated introduction to be placed at or reasonably near the very beginning of your animation, after any preloaders and before any other introductions
- Main Menu Link - If your animation is a SWF and has a menu, a link to StickPage must be present somewhere in it
- Watermark - A StickPage watermark must be present in the lower left-hand corner of the animation throughout playback, must be a link to StickPage if it's a SWF
- Credits - StickPage must also appear during the credits, must be a link if it's a SWF
- All released versions of the animation must contain the StickPage branding described above and no other branding except for the author's personal branding
- Must not be released until a two days after it goes up on official StickPage channels
- Must have a PayPal account to receive prize
- No Copyrighted Music - Except where otherwise noted, such as in this competition. You may freely use the music from the game you have chosen to animate. Otherwise we will no longer accept submissions with copyrighted music for legal reasons. Please see resource list below for options.
- Cursing - StickPage is frequented by a diverse range of people of various ages and cultures, and as such we tend to air on the side of caution when it comes to a controversial subject like whether or not swear words are appropriate. We would rather you avoid swearing completely within an animation.
- Extreme Gore - In the past some talented animators have gone a little overboard with their graphic depiction of violence and gore in their animation, and it left some viewers feeling uncomfortable. To avoid upsetting our viewers we may ask you to tone down some gore if it's too much. This is only in very specific circumstances where the depiction is realistic enough to affect viewers. Your average stick figure cartoon violence is still perfectly fine!
For this competition we're once again offering up a $5,000 prize pool across 15 placements! Check out our prize breakdown below:
1st - $1500
2nd - $900
3rd - $550
4th - $400
5th - $350
6th - $300
7th - $250
8th - $200
9th - $150
10th - $100
11th - $60
12th - $60
13th - $60
14th - $60
15th - $60
FAQ & Help
Not sure on something? Feel free to post questions in this thread! Common answers or good questions will be added below.
Do I have to use a game on that Wikipedia list?
No. There isn't always a consistent definition for what is an eSport, so if you want to do a game not on that list that's still a popular competitive game feel free!
What Music Can I Use?
As of 2017 we will no longer be accepting submission that contain copyrighted music, except in specific cases that are noted in the competition description (such as this one). This makes it a bit harder for authors to set an appropriate tone, so we've copied a handy list from Newgrounds of royalty free music you can use in your submissions. Please make sure you are not using copyrighted music as your submission will be disqualified if you are.
Newgrounds Audio Portal
Free Music Archive
YouTube Sound Library
Premiumbeat.com - Paid
Here are our entrants and their progress so far!
Announced: 28 | Progress Threads: 12/28
- HotS
- Halo 3
- Battlefield 4
Clash Royale
- Clash Royale
Sticks Armageddon
- Worms Armageddon
- Marvel vs Capcom
Ice Dragon Nest.
- Dragon Nest
- League of Legends
- Madden NFL
Sniper Elite
- Sniper Elite
power fuse0
- Street Fighter
Special Force 2
- Special Force 2
- Fifa
- Halo: Reach
- Osu
- League of Legends
- Dark Souls 3
- Super Smash Bros
Diablo 3
- Diablo 3
- The Plague
Starcraft Brood War
- StarCraft: BroodWar
OSU Divulgence
Brawlhalla : The Inner Secrets
- Brawlhalla
- Crossfire
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Duelyst
- Age of Empire II
- Halo
- Super Smash Bros
- Tetris
Super Smash Bros
- Super Smash Bros
- Splatoon
Fury of Order
- Stick Empires
CSGO: Stickman