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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Wednesday: TV/Media Question And Answer Session
It's been a whirlwind off-season for the NASCAR TV and media folks. We have also raised some new topics that have been hotly debated since the season ended.
Here are some items of interest. Feel free to add your opinions and questions in the comments section of this post. All questions will be answered ASAP with some help from our friends in the media.
SPEED will resume NASCAR TV with Daytona testing in mid-January. We are being told that the RaceHub series will return in the last week of January, but no time has been passed along.
The network has a new interim president named Scott Ackerson. A TV production veteran, Ackerson gets SPEED without Patti Wheeler present and is said to have been meeting with various staff members to get a feeling for the network's issues.
Sports Business Journal reporters John Ourand and Tripp Mickle published a story that NASCAR is going to buy back its digital (online) rights from Turner Sports. This move is said to be completed for the 2013 season and will reportedly cost over 25 million dollars.
NBC announced that the Super Bowl will be streamed online for the first time this year. NASCAR and FOX Sports continue to be at odds over any potential streaming of the Daytona 500. In the next TV contract, look for online streaming of live content to be a key element.
NASCAR's official satellite radio partner is SiriusXM. NASCAR owning digital rights could swing the door open to making the weekday NASCAR shows available on smart phone, tablets and laptops via streaming. How that deal would work is still up in the air.
Several veteran journalists have raised the issue of just how much reporting and healthy debate about issues in the sport will go on in 2013 if NASCAR itself is running the NASCAR.com website from its HQ in Charlotte, NC.
Right now NASCAR has a digital chief, a marketing/PR chief and a VP dedicated to television operations. It will be up to these three players to craft a working agreement on how to most effectively cover the sport 24/7 online beginning in just one more year.
Michael Waltrip has been very active online during the off-season. This multi-car team owner will soon be moving into the Hollywood Hotel and sitting alongside his older brother Darrell for the NASCAR on FOX coverage. Waltrip will also retain his duties with SPEED as an analyst for the truck series.
The debate has already begun about how an active owner is going to offer analysis on teams, drivers and incidents in a series in which he has a major financial stake. Issues arise that require strong opinions and Waltrip is going to be facing a new situation where it's not going to be hard for fans of drivers to wave the conflict of interest flag when they are called out on TV.
ESPN has been silent on the future of Marty Reid. He was removed from the Sprint Cup Series telecasts on the network in the week before the first race. While he handles duties on the Nationwide Series telecasts down the stretch, ESPN does not cover the Sprint Cup Series until July. Since Allen Bestwick moved into the Lead Announcer role, we should find out what Reid is going to be doing for ESPN this season shortly.
Finally, the debate that just won't die is the absence of any live studio news programming from SPEED this off-season. Repeats of old shows highlight the primetime schedule even as the NASCAR and the motorsports world in general continue to generate big news stories on almost a daily basis.
The emergence of social media as a key pipeline for this information has made the lack of news programming on SPEED stick out like a sore thumb. Although SPEED threw together one special show after Kurt Busch departed Penske, nothing else has followed during the off-season.
We invite your comments on these topics and your questions on anything related to TV or media in NASCAR or motorsports. We will try to get answers ASAP and invite you to check back during the day on Wednesday as these Q&A sessions usually get rather interesting. Thanks again for stopping by.
21 comments:
- Buschseries61 said...
Thanks for keeping up with all the news, JD. You've outpaced Jayski with some stories. The internet has saved NASCAR from dead TV.
When RaceHub comes back at the end of January, all the news already revealed and soon to be revealed the next few weeks will be such old news they might as well not even bother trying to review it.
As for ESPN, they have been completely tuned out of NASCAR silly season. The ESPN casual NASCAR viewers that checked out with ESPN at Homestead will be baffled by the landscape of the sport in 2012. That requires a recap of the winter. Whoever writes the script for the first show of the season needs a nice Christmas gift.
ESPN will answer a lot of questions when they discuss Reid's fate and Carl Edwards' placement in the broadcasts.
- December 20, 2011 at 9:12 PM
- Bill said...
Speaking of conflict of interest in the Hollywood Hotel, there will be even more over at ESPN.
What I want to know is, if a Roush-owned car wins a Nationwide race, will Carl Edwards do a backflip off the Tim Brewer cutaway car?
- December 21, 2011 at 12:23 AM
- DaveM4210 said...
When Speed's TV coverage resumes for the Daytona testing on January 12, folks that do not use the internet and do not listen to SiriusXM are going to be so far out of the loop that it will take most of the first day of coverage for Speed to bring them back up to date on all of the changes. Speed really should restart Race Hub on January 9 or 10, then do a follow up on the 16th. For the next couple of weeks, they could cut back to a half hour until a week or 2 before the Bud Shootout. They SHOULD be doing daily half hour shows now, and next week between Christmas and New Year's Day. The SiriusXM NASCAR weekday programs are going to be live next week instead of going to "Best of..." like they did Thanksgiving Day weekend. Speed will have live coverage of the Barrett Jackson auction January 17 to 22, but I think the big NASCAR media events are that same weekend, and should be given coverage.
Kudos to Scott Ackerson for meeting with staffers at Speed, but I hope he is reading this web page deep into older posts! Hopefully Byrnes and company are giving him an ear full on the lack of NASCAR news coverage!
- December 21, 2011 at 1:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
It would be great to be able to listen to the Sirius Nascar channel at work
- December 21, 2011 at 7:37 AM
- Vicky D said...
And I am hoping that ESPN moves Nascar Now back to the later time and stick with that. It was so frustrating trying to follow them when they made changes to the broadcast - where's Waldo today? I don't like the idea of DW being in the booth, like I didn't like the idea of RW there either. I also liked your comment, Bill. My word verification is ailingat wonder if that is writing about Nascar!
- December 21, 2011 at 8:48 AM
- Anonymous said...
anything about what type of tire goodyear will make this year, will it be a softer tire that wears more like the drivers were asking for?
- December 21, 2011 at 9:36 AM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
No word yet about Carl Edwards possible role on NNS telecasts from ESPN.
- December 21, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- 52 yr. fan said...
I still plan to watch DirectTV
Hot Pass; listen via the radio
starting at the green flag and
avoiding all things Wallace and
Waltrip. Don't we deserve professional announcers like other
- December 21, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- w17scott said...
Mr Editor -
@Bill and @52yrfan - likewise ...kudos for ferreting out off-season news and keeping us in the loop ...SPEED could 'steal the show' with a 30-min weekday broadcast ...guess my verification word "suedes" fits NASCAR giving the boot to Turner, but should represent FOX squashing DW and MW from its broadcasts and ESPN ousting RW ...I'd accept either, hopefully both, as a late Christmas gift ...JD, keep on keeping-on
- December 21, 2011 at 11:19 AM
- Roland said...
Any idea if MRN and PRN will be able to stream their coverage online next year? Or will it be another year of searching on tunein and iheartradio? PRN has a great post race show with Randy Lajoie that I would love to hear.
- December 21, 2011 at 12:22 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
That will not be until 2013 at the earliest.
- December 21, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- DaveM4210 said...
Here we are with another day of big news events taking place in the NASCAR World, and no TV coverage. Hopefully Speed, since they did the special Race Hub show when Kurt Busch got booted from the Penske 22 Dodge, they will again today do a special edition and cover the 5pm press conference announcing A J Allmendinger as the new driver of the 22. If they do not, I will listen to it on Sirius XM NASCAR. SiriusXM is turning out to be the NASCAR Fan's Best Friend this winter!
- December 21, 2011 at 12:57 PM
- bknotts said...
The complete lack of in-depth coverage of all the chaos in the off-season is asinine.
If this is the best the "broadcast partners" can do, NASCAR's future is in question. Find a new partner, or create your own (see: NHL)!
- December 21, 2011 at 1:08 PM
- Buschseries61 said...
bknotts - So true! This offseason would have been amazing to follow on tv. There are still great storylines yet to be solved, like the shrinking opportunities Ragan & Busch have left to pursue in Cup.
It's amazing how fast Allmendinger was able to change rides. Pretty much until yesterday, Ragan was the lead candidate for the #22. I think Allmendinger was the better choice. I have to resort to twitter to find out the opinions of the NASCAR tv people.
- December 21, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
No contact from SPEED on any kind of news program or special.
- December 21, 2011 at 2:04 PM
- GinaV24 said...
JD, I have lots of questions - fortunately you've been able to answer most of them on this blog otherwise the NASCAR news is a barren wasteland.
It didn't used to be this way - they need to cater to more than the casual fans who may only be following the "chase" if they want to put butts in the seats at the tracks.
- December 21, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- SnowdogBob said...
I never viewed television as the best way to keep up with racing news, whether speedway scene, grand national scene (winston cup scene), or Illustrated Speedway News. It was the newspapers that carried the racing news. (of course they're all gone now) Just like 8-track, cassettes and CDs will be a historical footnote between turntables/records and digital distribution (ala MP3) television racing news shows just can't keep pace with the transition to the web, facebook, and tweets. And when they attempt to integrate digital media in they don't pull it off well. Unless there's a car going around the track I don't need TV to follow racing.
Love the site JD, keep up the great work in the new year
- December 21, 2011 at 2:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, why is there such an absence of tv coverage? No buyers of advertisement, costs too high, not enough viewers, just management decisions to not do it, etc.? It just seems a nascar program, during the off season, would make a ton of money. Merry Christmas everyone! MC
- December 21, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- DaveM4210 said...
Buschseries61, The Allmendinger move has been in the works for at least a week according to Lee Spencer on SiriusXM NASCAR this morning. He met with Shell, AAA and Dodge last week. Thanks to the lack of TV coverage and a lot of the media that covers NASCAR being on vacation, it apparently was easy to keep it secret.
- December 21, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
ESPN could care less! They wrapped NASCAR Now Sunday night at Homestead.
Then, they flew Smoke to Bristol on Monday and walked him around ESPN with NO NASCAR PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR.
SPEED was trapped in a management tug of war. Now, things have been changed and the new prez should show us the direction they intend to follow soon.
The one thing SPEED should do immediately is get something on the air from the studio updating either the NASCAR or the general motorsports stories happening before Xmas.
- December 21, 2011 at 6:37 PM
- Russ said...
As to Speed putting on a show with Nascar updates, wouldn't this just be rehashing old news?
I wonder how many people these days aren't already aware of whats been happening. And through blogs such as this one.
- December 22, 2011 at 10:11 AM


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Central Connecticut baseball players Josh Ingham and Jesse Frawley have been named All-Stars in the Cal Ripken Summer League. Both players play for the Gaithersburg Giants, who are 18-11 this season and 2.5 games out of first place.
Ingham, who was an All-Conference selection on the mound for the Blue Devils following his junior season this spring, is fourth in the league in hitting at .342 for the summer. Ingham has 19 hits in 56 at-bats and has scored 13 runs while driving in 13 more. He has a pair of home runs. On the mound he has posted three saves in five appearances and has an ERA of 0.00.
Frawley is 2-0 on the season with an ERA of 1.80 in 25 innings pitched. He has made four starts in five appearances while allowing 20 hits and striking out 20 while walking just four.
The Cal Ripken All-Star game takes play on Wednesday night, July 17 at 7:30 p.m.
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The Town of Sharpsburg is located within the Southeastern tip of Nash County North Carolina. Nash County is where largest area of the Town of Sharpsburg is located.
Within Nash County lies Rocky Mount, one of the largest cities in the state of North Carolina, which boasts a population of nearly 60,000 with a diverse and strong socioeconomic background. Rocky Mount includes a strong college system with NC Wesleyan coupled with both Nash and Edgecombe Community Colleges.
Sharpsburg maintains a strong and consistent relationship with the City of Rocky Mount and County of Nash through economic and government ties. Traffic from Rocky Mount is fed directly from US Highway 301 South in Sharpsburg.
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Sitton v. Print Direction, Inc., — S.E.2d —, 2011 WL 4469712 (Ga.App. September 28, 2011)
A Georgia court held that an employee using a personal laptop to conduct business for a competitor did not have an invasion of privacy claim when his employer busted him at work using the laptop to send email.
Plaintiff-employee worked for a printing company. His wife also owned a printing business. On the side, plaintiff would broker printing jobs, sending them to his wife's company. He would bring his own laptop to work and use that to conduct business for his wife's company while at work for his employer.
One day, the boss came into plaintiff's office (apparently when plaintiff was not in the room) and saw that the computer screen on plaintiff's computer showed a non-work related email account, with messages concerning the brokering of print jobs to the wife's company. The boss printed out the email messages.
Plaintiff sued, claiming, among other things, common law invasion of privacy and violation of a provision of the Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act. The case went to trial, and plaintiff lost. In fact, he ended up having to pay almost $40,000 to his employer on counterclaims for breach of loyalty. Plaintiff sought review of the trial court's decision. On appeal, the court affirmed.
The appellate court affirmed the trial court's finding that the boss's access to plaintiff's computer did not constitute common law invasion of privacy based upon an intrusion upon plaintiff's seclusion or solitude, or into his private affairs. The court held that the boss's activity was "reasonable in light of the situation" because:
- He was acting in order to obtain evidence in connection with an investigation of improper employee behavior,
- The company's interests were at stake, and
- He had "every reason" to suspect that plaintiff was conducting a competing business on the side, as in fact he was.
To bolster this holding, the court cited from a Georgia Supreme Court case that said, "[T]here are some shocks, inconveniences and annoyances which members of society in the nature of things must absorb without the right of redress."


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News from the world of Maths
The Plus office has opened in Barcelona! The weather is fine, the architecture is spectacular and everyone has been very friendly. And, importantly, the food is delicious! From the welcoming dinner with the conference organisers (and a delicious glass of port), to the focaccia de xocolata from the cafe round the corner to the pigs skin tapas we tried last night!
Today sees the launch of The Aperiodical, a new maths magazine/blog aimed at people interested in mathematics who want to read stuff. Aperiodical will post news stories related to maths, opinion pieces, maths videos, feature articles, as well as blog posts. It will also publish accounts of monthly MathsJams and host the Carnival of Mathematics, a monthly blogging carnival.
In our Science fiction, science fact project we asked you which question from the frontier of physics you'd most like to see answered on Plus. We have just closed the poll and with nearly 20% of your vote the winning question is Does infinity exist?.
Happy Pi Day to you! Happy Pi Day to you! Happy 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288.... Day to you! Happy Pi Day to you!!
If you've been worrying about how to combine the imminent Olympic fever with that other great passion — maths — then salvation is about to arrive. John D Barrow, eminent cosmologist, best selling author and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project (of which Plus is a part), has written a book, 100 essential things you didn't know you didn't know about sport, exploring the maths behind your favourite disciplines. And if you're near London or Cambridge you can see Barrow himself talk about some of its contents — for free!


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I've often wondered what my Mom and Dad did to pass the time during the day at work. My stepfather and stepmother were a plumber and teacher respectively so they never really had the 9-5 challenge of staying awake and being productive. Nowadays you can practically coast through 2/3's of a given day on Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Youtube, Foursquare (not sure why this one exists), various blogs, websites, Hulu, and on and on. Honestly, how many times can you go to the bathroom? How many times can you walk over to a co-worker's desk (notice, not email or IM) and ask them to grab some coffee or visit the water cooler? If I had to put up with that nowadays, I don't know how I'd survive.
With the Internet we find out things instantly and we are able to communicate to others in an instant of finding out the news of the day. Somehow it got by me yesterday that James Gammons passed away. Now for many of you, chances are that by name alone, you don't know who I'm talking about. However, what if I say "None of this OH-LAY ********" or "Forget the curve ball, Ricky. Give him the heater".
Now do you know who I'm talking about?
Of course you do.
The actor that played Cleveland Indians manager, Lou Brown, in the film Major League passed away yesterday at the age of 70. Here is the article in the NYTimes. In my opinion, James Gammon is responsible for giving us the best overall performance of a baseball manager in the history of film. I loved his dry humor and the way he'd deliver his lines. His voice could help you pick him out of a line-up all by itself, as it probably should be credited for landing him a number of roles that he played. His performance was impeccable and unforgettable, proven by the fact that I still quote him over and over again even after a decade's passing since the film came out.
It got me thinking about the greatest performances of all-time when it comes to depicting baseball managers. As soon as I posted on Twitter upon hearing the news that I feel Gammon's performance was my favorite and the best of all time, someone tweeted "Wilford Brimley is pissed at you right now". I know Brimley was the oatmeal guy and had a long respectable acting career. I know he was likable and many think his performance in The Natural is the all-time best. However, I disagree. I respect Brimley's performance and in fact I think it was the third best of all time. Who comes in second? Well, here is my list of the top five of all time starting with number 5:
5. William Devane in "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training"
ish and his useless in the field, great at keeping score/taking a pitch team geek made Matthau and this team a bunch of guys you loved to root for. A drunk little league manager doesn't exactly sound like the kind of guy you'd like to root for, but in Matthau's hands it was a lot of fun and one of the best ever.


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Its that time again. Time to review the status of FamilySearch. I do this for a variety of reasons. First, because I have an almost vested interest in seeing that it grows and succeeds. The reason? I am actively involved on the Support Team for the FamilySearch Research Wiki and Moderator for Arizona and Utah and I have several other FamilySearch related activities. Plus, I teach and do presentations on FamilySearch all the time and last, I wrote the book The Guide to FamilySearch Online.
These alone are good reasons to be fussy about what goes on with the vast websites of FamilySearch.org.
The main changing feature about FamilySearch will continue to be the huge number of digitized records going into the FamilySearch.org Historical Record Collections. As of the date of this post, there are 1067 collections comprising millions upon millions of records. I note that multiple collections are being added almost every day of the week except Sunday. If you are doing any research at all, you need to periodically check to see if there have been any records added in your area of interest. I realize that there are a few blogs out there that periodically update the list of Historical Record Collections, but since new collections are added every day, this is a pretty easy topic. I do appreciate the reminder however and there does need to be a mechanism for finding out when a database helpful to your own research shows up. Right now, all we can do is check back frequently.
One item, mostly of interest to those on New.FamilySearch.org, is that this controversial online database will be entirely replaced by an updated product called Family Tree sometime, possibly before the end of 2012. A live version of the program is in circulation among a restricted number of users. Look here in my blog for a review of the new Family Tree program shortly. I might say that my first impressions are that the program will end the pain and suffering of the present New FamilySearch users but may create a whole new set of concerns. But all in all, things are generally looking up.
Another part of the FamilySearch.org website that is now growing rapidly, after a long period of stagnation, is the online digitized books comprised of volumes from the Family History Libraries collections as well as books from the various Family History Centers around the world. I understand that just before RootsTech 2012, FamilySearch added about 40,000 books to the online collection. You can access the books by searching directly or you can use the Family History Library catalog. If you find a book you want in the catalog, the entry for the book will tell you if the book has already been digitized. This is also an ongoing process and the number of books scanned will increase regularly.
The big news is the 1940 U.S. Census project enlisting volunteers to index the census records. I have already posted about this subject but it bears repeating. There are approximately 132,000,000 people in the 1940 U.S. Census. They can have one person index 132,000,000 names or some larger number do fewer names. Right now with an estimate of 100,000 indexers working, each one would have to do about 1320 names to finish the job. There is a direct relationship between the number of indexers and the time it takes to finish. The question is simple: Would you like an index to the 1940 U.S. Census? If your answer is yes, then you need to get busy and learn how to Index between now and the release date on April 2, 2012.
The FamilySearch Research Wiki continues to grow unabated. There are several statewide projects going on all the time to increase the content and make it more accessible to the user. Again, as with the other now vast collections on FamilySearch.org, the Research Wiki grows incrementally and the addition of new pages happens all day long 24/7. It is like traffic on a freeway, always there and sometime more than others.
FamilySearch raised the cost of renting a microfilm from $5 to $7.50, probably a needed increase due to increased costs of just about everything else in the world. The good news is that as the microfilm is digitized, access becomes free online.
RootsTech 2012 was a huge success and as I have posted previously, many of the presentations are available either on the RootsTech 2012 website or on YouTube (search for RootsTech).
Internally, FamilySearch had a recent change in CEOs from Jay Verkler to Dennis Brimhall. This change will become more than superficial as time goes on. I understand from talking to FamilySearch employees that nearly every department has undergone some sort of restructuring. Many of the faces are changing and projects and programs presently given precedence may change. Will some programs be cut or reduced? Time will tell.


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Southern California: January 1930. For Sylvie St. Ange, a get away home near San Diego is an aspiring actress's dream. She found her very own Shangri-La in a cottage with an ocean view. Southern California: April this year. For Maggie McGill, finding a home in California near her beloved daughter, Allie, has been a dream. Maggie is ecstatic about her move from Florida to California. Ecstatic, that is, until she moves into her new home, a charming beach cottage near Allie and the ocean. Ecstatic, that is, until she discovers an unwanted resident in her plum vintage bathtub. Who is the woman who died there? How did she die? And why did she choose Maggie's tub for her final resting place? Discovering the answers to these questions catapult Maggie and Allie, into a mystery, initially puzzling and then increasingly dangerous. They meet the terrifying challenges with lighthearted courage, resourcefulness and wit.


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I use this script/expression (I really don't know the difference) all the time. I currently have it in notepad and copy and paste it into almost everything that can have a bounce property. So when I try and make it a preset or add it to my script library it won't work. If I add it to my script library and then apply it to a property it gives me this error: "unable to execute script at line 3. numKeys is undefined". If I make it a preset and then apply it to a property it only works for the property that I pasted into originally. For example I pasted the script into the scale property of a layer then Went to Animation>Save Animation Preset. Save it and then drag it onto my new layer it only applies it to the Scale property. How do I make it universal to just apply it to whatever property I highlight? Is this the right way to do it? Also I do get a yellow or orange banner that pops up in in the comp window telling me that there is an error in the expression but it still works I just get the error.
I am not sure who wrote this script but I found it a while ago and I use it alllll the time.
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I have resolved my problems with Technorati now (or so I hope) and I am ready to blog again. Plus, I would really like to sink my teeth into the groups and networks issue. I have recently read Group Dynamics in the Language Classroom by Zoltan Dornyei and Tim Murphey. I loved the book and I must admit I have been using some of the techniques to better manage my classes.
The book argues that a coherent group is considered to be a good thing in the classroom. It raises student motivation and helps resolve discipline issues. It is all about cooperation and focusing on the common goal - in this case learning.
Of course, the learning context is completely different on the Internet. I guess what we have in CCK08 is not a group, but a network - over 2000 people who don't know each other at all, but are willing to learn from each other and discuss different issues. This is great for introverts like myself, who don't need to belong in order to learn. Yet, this way of learning might be too aloof for some people.
Groups go through four stages of formation before they become coherent: Norming, Storming, Forming and Performing. Observing our CCK08 network, I can see there is a lot of norming going on (what exactly is connectivism, what is the difference between networks and groups, etc.). I can also see a lot of storming, but I'd rather not go into that. So, what if a network is a group which got stuck in the norming stage? If this is the case, how do we stop networks from evolving into groups? And is it always a good idea to do so?
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I have recently create a Sharepoint 2007 Virtual PC Image and everything was working good, till the point i realise that i don't have Sharepoint users to practise.
In order to create more users in Sharepoint, you need to add users in Sharepoint Active directory.
Since my virtual machine was not having "domain controller" i was unable add more users in Active directory.
Few steps that will be helpful in case you got stuck in similar situation.
Step 1: Update Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2
Step 2: Open Run window and type "dcpromo" in run window. This command will able to start domain controller installation.
Step 3: Follow the wizard and complete domain controller installation.
Now try to open your sharepoint site or sharepoint central administration website. You will see error "Service Unavailable"
Cause of this error: Since you have installed domain controller your virtual pc name has changed and as all sharepoint sites are administrator configurable, it will start giving "Service Unavailable" error. Because your PC name has changed and administrator user settings association is also changed.
Solution - Service Unavailable error
Step 1: Type "inetmgr" on Run window to open IIS (Internet Information Services Manager)
Step 2: Expand ServerName (or your PC Name) and than expand "Application Pools"
Step 3: Now select any of your sharepoint site application pool or shared service application pool, Right click and choose properties
In Shared Service Properties window open Identity tab
On "Identity" tab click on browse button to open "Select User" window
In "Select User" window, type "Administrator" and hit Check Names, If Administrator user is accessible it will underline the Administrator word, than hit OK to close "Select User" window.
You will now notice that your Administrator user name has been updated based on "Domain Controller" name you have choosen.
Step 4: Retype your password and click OK to close properties window.
Step 5: Repeat steps 3 and step 4 for all your sharepoint sites application pool, including shared service application pool.
Step 6: (If Applicable) Incase any of your sharepoint site application pool is showing stop, than right click application pool and choose "Start" to start application pool for your sharepoint site.
Step 7: Reset IIS. Type "iisreset" command on Run window to reset IIS, ones all above steps are done.
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Resources for Researchers
NIAID offers many resources to support your research, including reagents, model organisms, and tissue samples, to name just a few. Use the filters under Filter Search Results to narrow your search, or simply enter specific search terms in the search field.
ACTG Network Laboratory (ACTG NL)
The ACTG NL consists of Core Laboratory groups in immunology, pharmacology, virology and TB.
ACTG/IMPAACT Specimen Repositories
The specimen repositories are a collaboration between the ACTG and IMPAACT clinical trial networks to make the large body of specimens collected for HIV research available to investigators.
ARLG Virtual Biorepository Strain Catalogue
The ARLG biorepositories were created to aid in the development and evaluation of novel diagnostic tests and laboratory techniques, study mechanisms of resistance, generate preliminary data for study concepts, and support/mentor early-stage investigators pursuing research in the field of antibact
Consortium for TB Biomarkers (CTB2) Biorepository
The Consortium for TB Biomarkers (CTB2) has created a collaborative biobank in order to accelerate the development of new drugs and treatments for tuberculosis by validating and exploring biomarkers of response to TB drug treatments. The biobank will ultimately house biospecimens from 1000 adult
DAIDS Regulatory Support Center (RSC)
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DAIDS VAX004 Clinical Trial Specimens
Repository of specimens collected as part of the DAIDS VAX004 Clinical Trial.
Database of Mutations Causing Human Hyper IgE Syndrome (STAT3base)
The STAT3base contains a listing of STAT3 mutations in human HIES identified in the Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology as well as those published in the literature.
HIV Drug Development: Analytical Chemistry Services
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This service program supports the development and manufacture, of a wide variety of pharmaceutical dosage formulations, including tablets, capsules, semi-solid preparations, injectibles, and sustained-release products. If requested, manufacturing can be done under GMP.
HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN): Ancillary/Exploratory Studies
The HVTN shares data and specimens collected in its studies with investigators who would like to use our materials to answer research questions related to vaccinology, immunology, or HIV/AIDS.
HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN): Scholar Awards
HVTN provides structured mentorship and project funding to investigators working on HIV vaccines.
HIV/TB Drug Development: Chemical Synthesis
This service provides chemical synthesis of lead compounds for use in additional drug development studies. Compounds must previously have been successfully synthesized to be candidates for this service. Synthesis of new analogs is not supported.
HPTN Scholars
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Immcantation Portal
The Immcantation framework is developed as a start-to-finish analytical ecosystem for large-scale characterization of B cell receptor (BCR) and T cell receptor (TCR) repertoires from high-throughput adaptive immune receptor repertoire sequencing (AIRR-seq) datasets.
ImmPort is a Web portal that contains data from NIAID-funded immunology studies, including basic research and clinical trials. The portal provides online tools that allow users to analyze the data and visualize the results.
IMPAACT Early Career Investigator Mentored Research
The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Early Career Investigator Mentored Research program aims to support the development of early career investigators to enter the field of maternal/child HIV research and advance the mission of the IMPAACT Network.
IMPAACT Laboratory Center
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International Clinical Sciences Support Center (ICSSC)
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International Epidemiologic Database to Evaluate AIDS Data Exchange Standard (IeDEA DES)
A common data model for sharing observational HIV data has been developed by the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA). The IeDEA DES is used by the seven operational regions of IeDEA to exchange data with each other for collaborative research studies.
Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) Resources
The Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) is a NIAID-funded worldwide collaborative clinical trials network focused on preventing the sexual transmission of HIV. The MTN accepts concepts for new protocols, ancillary study proposals, secondary data analysis requests, and dataset requests.
Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Public Data Set
The Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) is an ongoing prospective study of the natural and treated histories of HIV-1 infection in homosexual and bisexual men conducted by sites located in Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles.
Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) Specimen Repository
The MACS collects and stores a variety of biological specimens. Inventory may be housed at the national level or a subset at the local level. The MACS Center for the Coordination and Analysis of MACS (CAMACS) coordinates and facilitates completion of specimen requests.
NIAID Clinical Genomics Program Resources
Researchers involved with the NIAID Clinical Genomics Program study many diseases of the immune system that are rare and not well understood but often shed light on basic immune function and more common immune disorders.
NIH AIDS Reagent Program
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) AIDS Reagent Program provides critical research reagents and resources to the scientific community. The ARP acquires, develops, and produces state-of-the-art reagents and provides these reagents at no cost to qualified investigators throughout the world.
Phase I Clinical Trial Units for Therapeutics
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This post was written for the 75th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, "Justice and Independence".
I was fortunate enough to have three grandfathers, and all three served in World War II. My mother's father, Lake Ledford, served in the US Navy. My father's stepfather, Ned Burrell, was in the Army. And my father's father, Thad J. Watson, Sr., served in the Army Air Corps.


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Julie London
Julie London is the exception to the old maxim that beauty is only skin-deep. Equally matched with her statuesque grace is her warm sultry voice. In her teenage years she received some singing engagements in her home state of California, but it was Hollywood that was attracted by her beauty. She was cast in several low-budget films, usually in secondary roles. The movies, it appeared, would be her stepping stone to fame along with her marriage at the age of 19 in 1945 to radio actor Jack Webb, many years her senior. Jack Webb was ambitious and eager to advance both their careers and certainly achieved success for himself with the well remembered TV series Dragnet and the later Pete Kelly's Blues in which he both starred and directed. Meanwhile Julie's career had improved only slightly - she at least appeared in films with stars like Edward G. Robinson and Van Heflin.
The marriage to Jack Webb ended in 1953, but Julie was then on the brink of a new career. Under the guidance of composer, pianist and vocal coach Bobby Troup, whom Julie married in 1957, her artistry as a singer was developed. Bobby Troup, (author of the Nat King Cole hit Get Your Kicks on Route 66 as well as one of the great novelty standards Daddy - among the titles in this showcase) recognised the appeal of Julie's husky vocal quality. He launched her new career in 1955 with the simple, intimate accompaniment of Barney Kessel's guitar and Ray Leatherwood's bass in what has become the definitive version of Cry Me A River. And with her emergence as a singing star, Julie's acting career blossomed anew - both in movies and on television where, among other productions, she appeared in the long-running Emergency series. In spite of the rock and roll boom, the 1950's and 60's saw some of the finest quality recordings by the all-time great stars like Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole and Julie London.
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How appropriate that one of the symbols of the season should be a parasite.
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How appropriate that one of the symbols of the season should be a parasite.
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Rumtopf says
Woo and yay :D My favourite holiday plant!
Richard Smith says
So, did you decide to post a picture of Mistletoe before or after picking Holly's entry for the day's atheist post..?
Ant Allan says
So, first a post from Holly, then a post about mistletoe…
I see what you did there!
Zeno says
Hmm. Subtle hint? Looks like PZ wants a kiss.
Dick the Damned says
Festively parasitic, eh. Yes, quite darned pretty. And religion can be pretty too, but they're both parasitic, & poisonous.
theophontes, Hexanitroisowurtzitanverwendendes_Bärtierchen says
… a parasite.
Not at all, those are the sexual organs of the tree. The promise of new life etc. What did they teach you in science class?
(As Dr. Getafix will tell you, the sap contains the essence of the mighty oak. If you want supreme strength, you need to make a potion using this stuff.)
robb says
all hail Satan Claus!
Glen Davidson says
How appropriate that one of the symbols of the season should be a parasite.
You mean Easter season?
Glen Davidson says
I got curious about mistletoe evolution, since it's not so obvious how a plant would begin putting its roots into a limb high above the ground. First, it should be noted that there are various "mistletoes" (five clades are known, I believe) that have evolved independently, then it seems that most, if not all, began as root parasites:
How did mistletoes become aerial parasites? Two scenarios seem possible. Firstly, they could have climbed trees first, then become parasites. In other words, mistletoes could have evolved from free-living ancestors which were epiphytic on tree branches in humid forests. Alternatively, they could have become parasites first, then climbed trees. In other words, mistletoes could have evolved from terrestrial root-parasites by somehow adapting as parasites on tree branches.
All of the available evidence supports the second hypothesis. Among the order Santalales, to which the different groups of mistletoes belong, the least specialized, presumably ancestral members are free-living trees and shrubs. However the order also includes derived genera which are terrestrial root-parasitic trees and shrubs…
More at http://www.anbg.gov.au/mistletoe/evolution-origin.html
Unless, of course, the Designer, praise his name (whatever it is, hee hee), of P. falciparum as thoughtfully designed plant parasites.
peterh says
A nod to The Golden Bough – with a nod to Sir James Frazer.
lobotomy says
And speaking of parasites…
Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) is also the State Floral Emblem of our beloved state of Oklahoma. How appropriate.
mkramm says
Why isn't it green and where are the white berries?
Chris Booth says
Balder! Duck!!
davidct says
I would have thought that the seasonable parasites would look more like clergy.
Nerdette says
My favorite part about mistletoe are the insects that rely on it, such as the Kiss-Me-Now Weevil.
chuckgoecke says
If you ever pick some of the white berries of mistletoe and squeeze them between you fingers, your find the reason the Pagan Europeans considered Mistletoe a fertility symbol. The sticky thick white berry juice will make you grab for an old sock to wipe it off! Birds eating the berries also get that feeling, but they have to use a tree branch.
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You have warmed my cold and stony heart, you rascal.
Glen Davidson:
First, it should be noted that there are various "mistletoes" (five clades are known, I believe) that have evolved independently, then it seems that most, if not all, began as root parasites.
Astute. All five clades arose from root parasites in the order Santalales*. The phylogenetic basis of that statement can be found here:
Nickrent, D.L., V. Malécot, R. Vidal-Russell, and J.P. Der. 2010. A revised classification of Santalales. Taxon 59(2): 538-558.
*Completely happenstance that the Christmas misteltoe belongs to such a festively named order. Sandalwood (Santalum) is a parasitic tree of this order.


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The thread is about who the collectors are going to get behind next, my point is that there have been 10+ characters already named in this thread and each person has their own idea who that should be. I don't see any massive groundswell for any single character.
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If I were to pick one thing that they collector community could easily get behind, it would probably be the completion of remaking the vintage figures.
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Obama returns to golf green after talking to media about journalist's ISIS execution
Obama returns to golf green after talking to media about journalist's ISIS execution
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Daily Mail: Elementary school teacher suspended over claims she got sixth graders to re-enact Michael Brown shooting
Liz Lee / LiberalAmerica.org: Alabama Teacher Suspended After Students Reenact Michael Brown Shooting
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Manny Pacquiao's wife, mother say he should retire
Manny Pacquiao's wife and mother said the Filipino fighter should retire after Saturday's knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez.
"When you see your husband get hurt, you cannot even sleep," Jinkee Pacquiao, Manny's wife, said in an interview on the GMA Network that aired Monday in the Philippines.
Jinkee was highly emotional Saturday following the knockout, weeping inconsolably as she attempted to climb into the ring to reach her fallen husband after a counter right hand from Marquez left him face down and unconscious on the canvas for nearly two minutes.
Does that mean she wants Pacquiao, the first and only eight-division champion in boxing history, to retire?
"You know the answer to that," she told the interviewer, according to Agence France-Presse. "He knows what I am asking him".
Pacquiao's mother Dionisia was more direct in a separate interview on the same network.
"I have long asked you son, it is time to retire because you started boxing at such a young age. I always pray that he will stop. I asked God to tell my son to stop," she said.
Dionisia had previously blamed Pacquiao's defeat -- his first by way of knockout since 1999 -- on the religious recommitment he's undergone over the past year, attributing his lost sleep to late-night Bible studies with "Protestant pastors."
"That's what he gets for changing his religion," she said, a quote that led a front-page story in Monday's Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Pacquiao turns 34 on December 17. He's amassed a record of 54 wins, six losses and two draws with 38 knockouts since turning pro as a 106-pounder in 1995.
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20 Things New TEFL Teachers Should Know
Let's begin by saying this is a wonderful career that will take you into new cultures, open your mind to new ways of doing things and new world views that even the adventurous traveler will not experience. You will become part of the school's and the wider community's social network if you wish to. You will affect lives.
I will tell you some hard learnt lessons which I consider to be 'must dos' in order to make life great in and out of the classroom in a foreign country. I have broken down the advice into four sections: before you leave; upon arrival;workplace basics; and a tip for new ESL journeymen...
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Health authorities have confirmed that there are no undesired effects of moderate caffeine consumption.
Many authorities around the world have looked at the effects of caffeine. For example, Health Canada scientists conducted an extensive review of the scientific literature on caffeine (Nawrot et al., 2003). Based on this review, they concluded that the general population of healthy adults is not at risk for potential adverse effects from caffeine if they limit their consumption to 400 mg per day. This is in line with similar findings from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2015. However, pregnant and breast-feeding women should limit their caffeine intake to 200 mg.
One 250 ml can of Red Bull Energy Drink contains 80 mg of caffeine, about the same amount of caffeine as in a cup of coffee.
Health authorities across the world, including the European Food Safety Authority, have concluded that Red Bull Energy Drink is safe to consume, which is why it is available in more than 171 countries including every state of the European Union.


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Just a couple of pics of my tiny fairy (you can find some others here ).
The exam session started, and the two things I desire most at the moment are time and rest ^ _ ^
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Halak'd! Habs Beat Caps 4-1. Series Goes to 7.
The Washington Capitals have forgotten how to score. Except for Eric Fehr's half-forgotten memory of a goal in the third period, the high-scoring Caps were completely impotent in their pathetic 4-1 loss to the Canadiens. You can chalk it up to Jaroslav Halak's herculean 53-save night, the brownian motion of the Caps' powerplay, or the ire of hockey gods at my shaving– it doesn't matter. The Caps were found wanting in every metric.
We usually dedicate the segment of the game recap to highlights, but I can recall none tonight. This game was a 60-minute parade of sadness: the white team buzzing about sending ineffectual lobs at the net for King Kong Halak to swat casually. While the hockey tastemakers may spend the night picking players worthy of scorn, we're going to cast a wide net. The whole of the Capitals roster failed to play up to level of the Habs.
Boo freaking hoo.
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Dad of UCSB mass murderer hopes to prevent killings
Father of the young man who killed six and injured 13 near UCSB last month says it's his "duty" to help prevent future mass killings
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LOS ANGELES — The father of the young man who killed six people and injured 13 others near the University of California, Santa Barbara, last month says it's his "duty" to help prevent future mass killings.
In a letter provided to ABC News on Friday, Peter Rodger wrote that he wants to help people recognize warning signs of mental illness within families.
He said his son, Elliot, hid his sickness from his parents, mental health professionals and law enforcement. In hindsight, the father said, he is beginning to understand there are traits, or "markers," that family members can look out for in loved ones.
"My duty now is to do as much as I can to try and stop this from happening again," the elder Rodger wrote. "It will be a long journey involving the personal choices of individuals and families, public discussions, mental health reforms, a change in the culture — you name it. My sincere hope is that I can help by telling my story."
He said he has created a website — AskForHelp.org — with resources on mental illness and a place to share stories.
"My simple message is, if in doubt about a family member, please ask for help," he wrote.
Peter Rodger also spoke to Barbara Walters in an interview that aired Friday as an ABC prime-time special.
"This is the horror story, this is the American horror story, or the world's horror story," Rodger told Walters. "It is when you have somebody who on the outside is one thing, and on the inside is something completely different and you don't see it."
He said the realization that his son caused so much carnage is a "reverse nightmare situation."
"When you go to sleep normally you have a nightmare and you wake up and oh, everything is OK. Now, I go to sleep, I might have a nice dream, and then I wake up and slowly the truth of what happened dawns on me. And that is that my son was a mass murderer."
Rodger said at first he thought his son was a victim of the shootings in the community of Isla Vista. Only when he went on the Internet in the early-morning hours following the killings did he learn that Elliot was the main suspect.
Elliot Rodger died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound after the May 23 rampage. He killed six UC Santa Barbara students and wounded 13 other people.
Rodger posted at least 22 videos on YouTube, including a final "retribution" video the night of the attack that detailed his plans and reasons for the killings. He also emailed a lengthy written manifesto to his mother, father and therapist that detailed his plans and contempt for everyone he felt were responsible for his sexual frustrations and overall miserable existence.
Elliot's mother Chin Rodger declined to be interviewed by Walters but issued a statement to ABC saying that attention should go toward helping the family and friends of the shooting victims.
Peter Rodger said it's "very hard" to mourn a son who killed so many people, explaining that he is trying to replace his anger "with love and forgiveness."
"But at the same time, I'm also haunted by the pain and suffering and the terrorizing that this sick human being did to others," Rodger said. "And I have to live with that for the rest of my life."
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