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For the overworked club professional who has grown accustomed to wearing too many hats, a consultant can present a fresh way of doing things — and most likley make some improvements in the process. In fact, consultants can look at a club's systems and fine-tune the little things that fly under the owner's radar.
"I not only come [into the club] and see the little things, but even more importantly, I come in with a trained eye and see the club and the staff through the eyes of a new member or prospective member, and owners and managers fail to see things that way," says Sandy Coffman, president/owner of the consulting company Programming for Profit.
Sales, marketing, business planning, retention, design, technology — these are just some of the areas consultants may cover. Operators looking for advice in a particular area can probably find an appropriate specialist — someone who knows the subject inside and out, and who has helped other clubs. For that reason, consultants have gained knowledge that their clients may lack, according to Julia Wheatley, owner of Women's Fitness Center, Harrisonburg, Va.
"Typically, consultants have worked in a myriad of clubs and have followed the industry's trends and seen the full scope and diversity of what goes on in the industry," she says. "They have the finger on the pulse, so to speak."
Naturally, a consultant's insight comes at a price. While the size of a business and length of consulting period will affect the fee, club operators can typically expect to pay thousands of dollars for a consultant's services. Therefore, to make sure you get the most for your investment, Club Industry offers these tips for hiring and working with consultants.
Watch the consultant in action. Need a consultant? Go to a convention. Many of the best experts speak at the leading trade shows. By attending one of their seminars, you can get a taste of what they may bring to your club.
Wheatley hired a consultant she saw speak at a Club Industry conference. "I felt everything he was saying was right on target," she says. "He was blunt, direct, to the point. He really made you pause and think. I knew that that personality would be appealing to me."
Find a specialist. Different consultants concentrate on different things: technology, sales/marketing, staffing, etc. So make sure you hire the consultant right for the job. For example, as a small-club operator, Wheatley chose a consultant specializing in businesses her size.
Some consultants may claim expertise in all areas. But Coffman believes true consultants can only specialize in certain subjects. She points out that consultants should stick to their areas of knowledge and recommend other consultants for clients who require additional services.
"As big and diversified as our industry has gotten, no one — not even consultants — have all of the answers for every department," Coffman says.
"A consultant that tells you they can be an expert in every single area is not being fair."
Check references. Clubs use testimonials to increase business. So do consultants. So ask them to supply names and numbers of previous clients.
Checking references further ensures that the consultant is the right fit for the club, according to Wheatley. She called her consultant's references and asked what impact the consultant had on their club, what vision/guidance he gave, how he interacted with them, and so on.
By checking references, you'll get a good idea of a consultant's track record. Since there are so many consultants available, you want to make sure you hire a professional with a great reputation.
"Consultancy is something that too many people decide they want to go into," Coffman says. "While I feel there are more good consultants available this day, it also means there are more poor ones."
Ask (and answer) questions. When you find a consultant suitable to your needs, ask for a proposal. Schedule a telephone interview and prepare questions. Ask how long the consultant will need to train your staff and find out what sort of follow-up is available.
During the discussion, you shouldn't be the only one asking questions. Just as you are trying to determine if the consultant is right for you, the consultant should be trying to determine if he or she is right for your business.
"The consultant should be asking as many questions of the owner as you ask of the consultant," Coffman says. "A good consultant does not just cookie-cut answers to every club."
Wheatley agrees. Her consultant sent her a questionnaire asking why she was interested in his services and what problems she faced. Her answers allowed him to prepare for the job. "He could plan what we were going to cover during his on-site visit," Wheatley says.
Coffman tells her potential clients to send brochures, newsletters and anything else pertaining to the club. This gives her a feel for the club, an important first step in the consulting process.
"When I go in as a consultant, I usually want to get as much information on that club before I even take the job," Coffman says. "I want to make sure I can truly do the job for that client."
Accept criticism and be prepared to change. If the discussion works out well, the next step is to set up the consultation. Just remember: Consultants don't get paid to massage egos. Their job is to improve your business, which may lead to unpopular decisions, such as firing staff, investing in new marketing/promotion and changing sales strategies.
This doesn't mean you should accept the consultant's advice blindly. It's OK to object to suggestions and debate with the consultant, just as long as you are willing to admit to your club's shortcomings. For example, Wheatley and her consultant challenged each other — for the overall betterment of the club.
"That was a good thing," she says. "Sometimes it's uncomfortable, but you really have to look at your business."
Set standards for judging success. Given the investment necessary for consulting, you'll want to make sure you get your money's worth. "You should be talking to your consultant, saying, 'If it's going to cost me this much, how can you justify what I'm going to be paying? What am I supposed to be seeing out of this money?'" Coffman explains. "A consultant should be able to tell you that."
Naturally, sales consultants can prove their worth by telling you how many memberships they'll sell within a certain period of time. Other consultants, such as those specializing in retention, will take longer to evaluate.
Still, you can't always judge success with numbers. The benefits of consulting may be subtle — from changes in the ways that employees conduct themselves to your own increased self-confidence.
"I determined [consulting] was worth the investment because I was absolutely more confident and capable in my job," Wheatley says. "My club was running as a more well-oiled machine. And our sales numbers just started jumping up. Everything I wanted to achieve really started falling into place."


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TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons take on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the first game of a four-game series from Coca-Cola Field (7:35p.m.). The Herd lost their last series against Rochester 3-2, with a loss yesterday in the rubber-match, 9-4. The Bisons have won five of their last eight games. After this four-game set, Buffalo travels to Syracuse for two games, 8/18-19.
vs. THE I-PIGS: The Herd is 2-5 against Lehigh Valley this season. The Bisons lost a three-game set in Lehigh Valley (2-1) from May 5-7 and a four-game set here at Coca-Cola Field, May 25-28 (3-1). Buffalo has gone 6-6 (.500) at home against the I-Pigs since their return to the IL in 1998.
THE REY TO BE: INF Argenis Reyes comes into tonight's game with the Bisons third-longest hit streak on the season. Reyes has hit in 12 straight games since August 1, averaging .370 (20-54). The Bisons longest hit streak of the season came compliments of INF Javier Castillo, who hit in 16 straight from June 26 – July 12.
THE GREEN MACHINE: INF Andy Green continued his hot streak at the plate with another solid outing yesterday. Green went 2-4 with a run scored, a double, and an RBI. He currently has a six-game hit streak, in which he has gone 10-24 (.417) with two runs scored, and five RBI. Green has also proven to be very clutch with runners in scoring position for the Bisons this season going 7-23 (.304) with nine runs batted in.
CHIP AHOY: OF Chip Ambres has also been solid at the plate as of late. The outfielder went 1-3 with a double, two RBI, and a walk in yesterday's game. In his last 13 games, Ambres has a .320 average (16-50), with nine runs scored, seven doubles and nine RBI. The veteran has raised his average 31 points going from a .209 to a .240 average during this stretch, 7/28-8/13.
VALDEZ FOR PREZ: INF Wilson Valdez has been on fire his last six games. The infielder had his fifth multi-hit game out of his last six games with a three-hit game yesterday. The only game he has failed to have a multi-hit performance in this streak came on August 8 when he only had one plate appearance. In this streak, Valdez has batted 10-21 (.476) with four runs scored.

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With the weekend fast approaching, take some quick stock of your current surroundings. If you lived in Columbus, Ohio, you'd probably be enjoying a bit more sex than you are now.
At least, that's what Men's Health would lead you to believe. Yes, their surveys and Top 10 lists are infamously ridiculous, outlining their case for which city has the worst teeth (Baton Rouge, La.) or taking liver disease into account when it comes to the drunkest city in America (cheers, Fresno, Calif.)
But this time, Men's Health is on point. A 2008 report on the Most Sexually Satisfied Cities fixed its gaze on Columbus, which came in at No. 2—behind Indianapolis, of all places—and miles ahead of traditional hotbeds (!) like Los Angeles, Miami and Las Vegas.
Breaking news? Hardly. The report is two years old, after all, and any Ohio Stater is bound to admit there are more perks to being a Buckeye than dotting the "i" in the Ohio script during football games.
Can it really be just a coincidence that the Columbus Crew—those hard-working league originals known for lunch pails instead of loins—also won the their first MLS Cup in 2008? Doubtful.
The Crew famously toiled for 12 years in MLS before winning their first league crown. They lost Brian McBride and Brad Friedel to England. They watched a baby-faced Edson Buddle flame out long before he became today's goal machine. And the Crew franchise itself tore down the North stands where the die-hard supporters laid their claim, opting instead for a concert stage that now hosts acts like Rascal Flatts and Kenny Chesney.
So imagine the relief Crew fans felt when the MLS Cup was finally theirs in November 2008.
Things have not gone quite as swimmingly in Columbus since. The Crew stunningly bowed out early during their title defense in 2009, foiled by a Real Salt Lake team few saw coming. The definitive moment came at Crew Stadium, where RSL scored a late goal to oust the defending champs.
This weekend, RSL are back at the scene of the crime on Saturday, struggling to defend a league title of their own and facing an unbeaten Columbus team few fans completely understand.
What can we say about the Crew right now? They have played only two matches so far, having enjoyed two separate bye weeks. They're either rested or rusty. They've either stayed sharp against college teams or slipped off by not facing stiff competition. For his part, Crew coach Robert Warzycha is savoring that anonymity, saying this week that he's happier outside the spotlight, letting Los Angeles and New York soak up the attention.
But this weekend, the Crew are front and center. Spring has sprung and libidos are on the rise nationwide. You could opt to spend Saturday night in Manhattan Beach or Manhattan, but an afterparty in Columbus is the place to be.
At least, until Indianapolis gets an MLS franchise.
We're Watching: You Don't Know Jack
Nothing quashes pillow talk like Euthanasia, but Saturday night's new HBO biopic on Jack Kevorkian is the highlight of the weekend. Al Pacino shines in his role as the Michigan doctor of death, with Susan Sarandon and John Goodman rounding out the cast for director Barry Levinson. Pacino, for one, owes us. He's been largely cringe-worthy of late, forcing us to turn back the Netflix clock and watch Glengarry Glen Ross to remind us of the good old days.
Top of the Queue: Crazy Heart
With J-Lo highlighting another dismal weekend at the box office, abide with a rental. Jeff Bridges won an Oscar for his turn as downtrodden musician Bad Blake that should have gone to Colin Firth for A Single Man, but no matter. Lebowski's, er, Bridges' performance is the savior of a redemption film that's been done countless ways, and done better.
Listen Up: The Black Keys' Rubber Factory
The Keys aren't from Columbus, but they'll do more than get you through the weekend. Blues-rock, garage rock, electric Delta blues, whatever. Fans of all three genres are eager for the new album and second straight Danger Mouse collaboration from the Akron duo "Brothers," set to release in May. In the meantime, turn back the clock to this 2004 release—perhaps the band's best. I dare you to find a fan in the Crew Stadium parking lot who can't dig this.


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TheCrew.com continues to roll out its 2012 Match of the Year nominees. This week, we look at the Black & Gold's 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake on June 30.
With kickoff pushed back an hour due to a violent storm the night before that knocked out the power in much of Central Ohio, 19,674 fans made it out to Crew Stadium to watch the Black & Gold take on Real Salt Lake on June 30 for the club's annual "Red, White and Crew" match. Danny O'Rourke returned from an ankle injury that had kept him out the previous four games to patrol the Columbus midfield, while Josh Williams and Julius James rose to the physical challenge in central defense to hold Fabián Espíndola and Álvaro Saborío scoreless for the night. First half goals from Tony Tchani and Eddie Gaven just before the halftime whistle secured the Crew's sixth win of the season.
Match of the Year candidates:
Nominee #1 - May 23, 2012 - Seattle Sounders 0 - Columbus Crew 2 RECAP
Nominee #2 - June 30, 2012 - Columbus Crew 2 - Real Salt Lake 0 RECAP
Nominee #3 - Released November 19
Nominee #4 - Released November 26
Nominee #5 - Released December 3
Nominee #6 - Released December 10
Voting takes place December 12-16. The winning match will be announced on Monday, December 17.


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Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was an artillery officer in the French Army during the French Revolution before becoming First Consul in 1799 and then Emperor in 1804. His armies occupied most of Europe before being defeated in Spain and Russia leading to his ultimate defeat in 1815 and the restoration of the French monarchy. One of his most lasting legacies was the codification of French law known as the Civil or Napoleonic Code.


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Alisha Glass (left) was chosen as the USA Volleyball Female Indoor Athlete of the Year and Kayla Banwarth (right) was selected as the USA Volleyball Female Indoor Most Improved Player of the Year.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 11, 2013) – USA Volleyball is proud to announce setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) as its 2013 USAV Female Indoor Athlete of the Year and libero Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) as its 2013 USAV Female Indoor Most Improved Player of the Year.
"Our program's biggest theme for 2013 was the commitment to learn, to grow and to pursue mastery relentlessly, and to support others doing the same; Alisha embraced and exemplified those notions," U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Head Coach Karch Kiraly said. "In competition, she played a major role in leading our young group to battle – and to a series of hard-fought wins – against the world's best. Alisha was a big reason why USA got off to such a strong start in the new Olympic cycle."
Glass started 28 of 31 matches at setter with a 10.22 assist average. She added set averages of 0.50 blocks (3rd on team among those with 40 percent of sets played), 1.85 digs and 0.88 points. She helped Team USA compile a 41.7 kill percent and .281 hitting efficiency for the season, which is impressive considering 84.3 percent of the team's kills (1,291 of 1,531) were from non-Olympians and several had not played an FIVB-level event.
"It's quite an honor to be named USA Volleyball Indoor Athlete of the Year," Glass said. "It's an amazing organization and an amazing group of girls. I want to thank the staff for creating an environment where athletes can truly learn and grow, both on and off the court. I also want to thank my teammates for committing to the process and our team goals; everyone is doing their best to make the team the best that they can be by 2016. I'm grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of such a special journey."
Glass started the season by leading Team USA to the Pan American Cup gold medal and finished second in Best Setter despite not starting the first two matches. She started two of the three USA Volleyball Cup matches against Japan, registering 10.50 assists per set. Glass earned the Best Setter at the FIVB World Grand Prix as she averaged 9.81 assists, 0.48 blocks and 0.83 points per set during the course of starting all 14 matches. She led the U.S. to the NORCECA Women's Continental Championship gold medal with averages of 10.25 assists, 2.08 digs and 0.58 blocks per set. During the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup she led the U.S. to the silver medal with a 37.1 team kill percent. She ranked second in assists with 8.43 running sets, in addition to being eighth in Best Blocker with a 0.57 block average.
"This has been a wonderful first year of the Olympic quadrennial," Glass said. "Every person involved in the program is working towards creating an environment where not only the athletes and team can grow, but also the sport of volleyball. We have big goals and big dreams and we are setting down the foundation and the stepping stones to bring our dreams within reach. I look forward to 2014 and continuing the process."
Banwarth started 20 of 31 matches at libero during the 2013 season. She compiled 171 digs during the season over the course of 76 sets played for a 2.25 digs per set average. Banwarth produced a 69 positive reception percent with only nine reception errors on 345 chances.
"Wow! I have to say this is unexpected!" Banwarth said. "The amount of hard work that each and every USA athlete puts in every day is unreal. So I'd like to make this a team honor, because without my teammates and coaches challenging me every day to be great, there would have been no improvement. Thank you to Karch and the rest of the USA staff, and of course my teammates for making this year so special! I can't wait for next summer!"
"We talk about how the last team improving is the last team standing, and it applies to individuals too," Kiraly said. "Kayla stayed ready for the Instant of Competition, for her opportunities in uniform. She just kept getting better in 2013, to the point where her consistently strong performance had a big impact on our solid finishes at NORCECA and Grand Champions Cup, and on the momentum we've built in this new quad."
Banwarth was selected as the Best Receiver at the season-opening Pan American Cup after producing a 67 positive reception percent. She was the libero for the opening USA Volleyball Cup match against Japan and contributed 14 digs in the four-set win. Banwarth started five matches of the FIVB World Grand Prix averaging 1.62 digs per set, including 21 digs in the final two matches of the tournament's Final Round. In helping the U.S. win the NORCECA Continental Championship, she recorded a 3.00 dig average, ranked atop the Best Receivers category with an 89.6 efficiency and was the second-leading libero. Banwarth finished the season-ending FIVB World Grand Champions Cup as the second-leading digger with a 3.19 average.


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RSBS Presents: Class
Everyone has their own definition of class. It might be what you do, it might be how it's done. But like the Supreme Court and porn, we know it when we see it.
Over here at RSBS we also know class and when we see it, we like to point it out. That being said, sometimes a counterfactual can help further refine the boundaries of the definition. For instance, this is not class:
…nor is his paint-huffing habit.
Now that we've got that cleared up, let's move on to some guys who don't turn to inhaling toxic fumes when the situation gets tough.
Jim Riggleman
Sure, we gave Riggleman a shout-out last week but there's no rule that says we can't do it twice, right? I suppose it's possible that going out and getting drinks while hitting on young ladies right after resigning from a job may not be your idea of class but at RSBS we not only wholeheartedly support his actions, we also kind of hope to follow suit one of these days.
Dave Winfield
RSBS might be a little biased since Mr. Winfield gave us the opportunity to sit down with him in the past but in our minds there's no denying that the guy is a class act. Apparently Dave is aware of this fact, too, or at least his PR guys seem to be. While you might think that advertising your class would preclude you from having class, Winfield is the exception to the rule. The purple tuxedo don't lie.
David Hart
Normally when people say that they want their funeral to be a big party, they're lying through the hole in their teeth. But when David Hart said it, he not only meant it, he also made it happen. I have a feeling Vegas is never going to be the same after his buddies blow through $160k. David Hart, it's a shame to award a prize posthumously but you win the RSBS class act of the year.


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IBM Unleashes Super Server
IBM Monday unleashed its "Turbo" Server. This comes on the wake of recent announcements made by superpower rival Sun Microsystems, which has pledged to create speedier Unix servers in 2001.
Always wary of its competition, especially in the server market, Big Blue has made a pre-emptive strike with its new eServer pSeries 680. It claims the pSeries 680 is the most powerful Unix server to date. IBM promised to make the product it has code-named Turbo available November 17. Big Blue playing third fiddle? Not if they have anything to say about it.
Jim McGaughan, manager of eServer product offerings for IBM, told InternetNews.com in a recent briefing that while Sun and HP boasted of preparing 64-processor servers in Ultrasparc 3 and Superdrome, respectively, his company has created a 24-processor server, which is actually faster.
McGaughan said the burden of creating a smaller, more powerful processor than Sun''s was relieved by Big Blue''s Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology -- an add-on to the standard copper wire used for servers. SOI increases the performance of copper-based processors up to 30 percent by reducing electrical leakage among millions of transistors.
"We''re upping the ante -- big-time," said McGaughan. "We have shattered a full-range of industry benchmarks for what we call the Big Brother to our S80, which we released last year. And we''re doing it with a rather svelte 24-processor unit compare to Sun''s bloated 64-way processor."
McGaughan said the p680 trounces Sun and HP''s biggest servers on every performance measurement with fewer chips (in transaction processing, less than half compared with Sun''s flagship -- the E10000) and at a lower cost. Most significantly for Unix customers, fewer chips can also mean a lower cost for database and other software license charges.
According to IBM, the broken barriers include the world''s SPECweb benchmark for Web server speed and the Transaction Processing Server benchmark for raw power. Of the eight barriers it claims to have shredded, analysts think these two are the most significant: The power benchmark is said to have serviced an unprecedented 200,000 customer orders per minute.
Giga Information Group Vice President Brad Day, who was briefed on the p680, told InternetNews.com it was the fastest server yet.
"What''s compelling about this announcement is that there is a low processor count that provides serious breakthrough performance that puts them back on top," Day said, referring to IBM''s server war with Sun. Sun, by most counts, holds 37 percent to 38 percent of Unix server market revenues to IBM''s 24 to 25 percent. "Probably the most telling is the number of the industry standard benchmarks IBM shatters."
Day said other firms will harp on the fact that they broke a benchmark; however, IBM consistently breaks several.
"Customers don''t care about a firm breaking a single benchmark," Day said. "But they will take notice if a company breaks several."
Day also said that central to McGaughan''s stressing that p680 is a smaller, 24-chip processor than Sun''s future 64-bit hardware, it will save companies space and money considering raw price-performance.
Day further noted that although IBM is late getting in on the capacity-on-demand bandwagon that Sun and HP have been coasting on, IBM will only improve its status with customers. With this technology, customers can get more performance with a simple request and a reboot of the server.
However, despite IBM''s bold statements and product release scheduled for next month, the server revenue market share still positions Sun in the lead, with HP at second, followed closely by IBM.
Bill Claybrook, the research director for Linux and open source software at Aberdeen, told InternetNews.com that though Sun may hold the market share, the number of licenses held by the server trinity is closer than the revenues indicate. Claybrook said one area where IBM and HP hold an advantage over Sun is in the burgeoning Linux market, in which Big Blue and HP have dabbled quite extensively.
"One of the reasons IBM and HP are much more into Linux is that Linux competes very well with the low-end user," Claybrook said. "IBM and HP recognize Linux''s open source model as popular and important."
Big Blue hopes Turbo will vault it into the leader in the UNIX server market. And if not, well, there is always next year when IBM comes out with its next round of product upgrades for Unix.
Bu where does it all end for IBM and its rivals? Claybrook guesses IBM has another three or four years in which to assault the market with new servers before a cap is reached.
"But we really have no idea," Claybrook admitted.
Related Stories:
IBM Unveils Next-Generation E-Business Server
Battling Big Blue
Sun Preaches the Net Effect, Unveils UltraSPARC III
Oracle Shatters Barrier but IBM Begs to Differ


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"As far as I'm concerned, I don't think I have anything to hide here," Prosser said. "I don't know who made the complaints. I don't know what their (commission members') votes were. I don't know if it was a unanimous vote or not a unanimous vote."...I want to see the internal records. Judicial ethics matter, but who's watching the ethics of the ethics watcher, the Judicial Commission? The people have a compelling interest in seeing what happened.
Prosser... charged that the Judicial Commission's makeup is inherently biased because five of the nine members are appointed by the sitting governor, who is a partisan.
In his case, at least some of those who participated in discussion about the ethics charges against Prosser, a former Republican speaker of the Assembly, were appointees of former Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle.
Why, for example, was there no charge against Justice Bradley, who, based on the police investigation, which I've read, seems to have charged across the room at Prosser and was perhaps waving fists in his face, causing him to make a reflexive, defensive move that touched her. And she seems to have accused him of putting her in a "chokehold," which none of testimony (from 6 of the 7 justices) supports.
Why take what Prosser did out of context? That alone raises an inference of bias on the Commission.
The commission's executive director, James Alexander, declined to say which members participated in the decision or decisions to seek discipline against Prosser or how they voted....Prosser must waive confidentiality first. He's going public with his assertion that the Commission was biased, but he still needs to talk to lawyers about whether to waive confidentiality. If he does, I assume the Commission will have to release the records to rebut the inference of bias. If, on the other hand, after making the accusation of bias, Prosser fails to waive confidentiality, I think Prosser should resign and let Scott Walker appoint a replacement.
Under the law, confidentiality can only be waived in writing by the judge facing discipline. Prosser said he will confer with his attorneys, Keven Reak and Gregg Gunta of Wauwatosa, to decide whether to ask the commission to open up its records. He said he testified before seven of the nine commission members on Sept. 23 for three hours, and for another hour in front of six members on Dec. 16, but was not present for any votes.
"The truth of the matter was, they were not interested in what my defense was or any provocation for my action," Prosser said. "They were only interested in my conduct."
Also at the first link: Prosser takes the position that all of the Supreme Court Justices should recuse themselves in his case — including Patrick Crooks, the one Justice who was not a participant/eyewitness. I don't see why Crooks must recuse, though I do see that it would be odd to let one justice decide alone. I would be much more distressed about his possible bias — he votes with the liberal justices — if we did not have the security of knowing that if Prosser is driven out, a conservative governor will name the new justice.
ADDED: It occurs to me that, if "confidentiality can only be waived in writing by the judge facing discipline," a waiver might also be needed from Justice Bradley. Didn't she face discipline too? If not, why not?


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Friday, June 28, 2013
First of all please, if you wish to watch the machinima, then do so in HD as the text will be hard to read otherwise. To choose HD click on the video, then pause it, there is a symbol at the bottom right that looks like a gear or sun and then from there pick the to one at the top that says 1080. Can go to my youtube site if it is easier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urmhu0jAZD8
I have created a machinima for the poem Juniper which is one of the rooms within Imogen and the pigeons narrative on Immersiva. It is my entry into the University of Western Australia's machinima competition. Also in a fit of productivity I have begun creating a marketplace shop which now contains one item... the sculpture for Juniper. By clicking the poem on the front of the sculpture it will link your guests to this machinima above. You can find it on marketplace here... https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Juniper/5045110
I should also mention that I have a shop in world thanks to the generosity of residents Richard Dexterity and Taishatai the slurl is here .. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RiTai%20East/68/137/21 It has pieces of most of my recent builds. All proceeds will go into paying tier for Immersiva.
I have also made curiosity cabinets and little curiosities to put on those shelves if you like a home with interesting little oddities for guests to click on.
Monday, June 24, 2013
LEA land grant applications now open
Applications open - June 16, 2013
Sim handover and public announcement - August 1, 2013
End of round - January 1, 2014
|mac kanashimi - photo by Ziki Questi
The next round of land grants are scheduled to start on August 1st, 2013, and finish on January 1, 2014.
Applications are available now, with a DEADLINE OF JULY 16, 2013
Go to the LEA website to apply!
Thank you Ziki Questi for letting me use these images!
|Rose Borchovski - Photo by Ziki Questi
|Yooma Mayo - photo by Ziki Questi
Thank you Ziki Questi for letting me use these images!
Monday, June 17, 2013
Ekphrasis art talks
Rowan Derryth does some interviews for Prim Perfect at SL10B this week, each at 3pm SLT.
Monday: Gracie Kendal,
Tuesday: Whiskey Monday,
Wednesday: Draxtor Despres,
Thursday: Ian Pahute,
Friday: Chic Aeon
Saturday: Bryn Oh
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Don't make eye contact with the vibrator
|Oh no its a vibrator!
I was asked by an organizer of Second Life birthday 10 last week to fill up five parcels (or hopefully more) that were not claimed by exhibitors. In my mind I was telling myself.. "no don't accept you don't have time!" but my typing fingers said "ok". I must admit that I was a bit cross with my fingers at first but then I had an idea. The theme for the birthday event this year is to do with remembering the history of SL. As it happens I have a bunch of works done by Light Waves / Starax from Greenies and Black Swan sim. The greenies sim was a massive place where your avatar was about the size of the green aliens in the pictures. You were in a giant house .. hard to explain but you can click the Greenies link if you want to see a very tiny machinima I made a long time ago. But what better way to tie into that theme then by exhibiting one of Second Life's early and influential artists? I set up two parcels of his various works and within a few hours of completing the set up I received a message by a ranger named Pygar Bu who informed me that the "massage tool" and images on a book cover were inappropriate for a general-rated region. The "massage tool" is called a vibrator btw. It is not a bad word. And really? the image on the playboy magazine? It's not even nudity. I responded by saying that I have had discussions with Lindens directly from being in the LEA, and we have discussed what is permitted on general rated regions. Both are fine according to our discussions in the past. The response was again that they were not appropriate for general rated regions. Case closed. And you know how you always think of things to say after you have walked a block down the street or after hanging up the phone... well what I thought up after was that Greenies was in fact on a pg rated region, and the vibrator and magazine were on it. Anyway, I decided to withdraw naturally.
Now North American society is pretty conservative. Nudity is, for some reason, more regulated than images of graphic violence. Coincidentally, I watched a European movie last night called "The Pillow Book" by Peter Greenaway. An alternate title for this movie could have been Ewan McGregor penis. It is a great movie. An artistic movie with a unique story. And by the end of it I felt like I knew Ewan McGregor's penis, like he was one of the characters in the movie.. flopping around so happy and carefree. So how can one society be completely fine with nudity while another is.... oh hold on sorry. My mistake.. there was no nudity. There was a woman in a bikini. And a massage tool.
|"Lovers Rock" from Black Swan
Monday, June 10, 2013
Rusted Devellopment machinima
A Rusted Development from Ziki Questi on Vimeo.
Over the weekend a long standing collaborative build came down. It was called A Rusted Devellopment and was curated by Rowan Derryth. Each artist was pretty much asked to create something wherever they wished to. I made a little nest up in the crows "nest". Was quite tiny and cant imagine anyone found it.. though Ziki did as it is in the machinima. It was fun to be a part of and I am happy to see Ziki Questi trying out machinima. I think she did a great job and little does she know that she is probably now hooked to machinicrack.
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Pastor Pat had an amazing message last night about the Church as a whole not being hungry and thirsty for the things of God. He prayed for everyone last night and sure enough, I woke up at 5:30 (usually wake up an hour later) ready to start my day in the Word. I am now encouraged, charged up, focused and ready to start my day. :)
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[Connor] Brewer is a 19-year-old sophomore at Butler Community College, a self-described loner and tech geek...
Today he's what technologists call a white-hat hacker, hacking legally for companies that pay to find their own security holes.
When Bill Young, Butler's chief information security officer, went looking for a white-hat hacker, he hired Brewer, though Brewer has yet to complete his associate's degree at Butler...
Butler's security system comes under attack several times a week, Young said...
Brewer and others like him are hired by companies to deliberately attack a company's security network. These companies pay bounties if the white hackers find security holes. "Pen testing," they call it, for "penetration testing."
Young has repeatedly assigned Brewer to hack into Butler's computer system. "He finds security problems," Young said. "And I patch them."
My concern with this article is the final sentence:
Young has repeatedly assigned Brewer to hack into Butler's computer system. "He finds security problems," Young said. "And I patch them."
This article does not mention whether Butler's CISO spends any time looking for intruders who have already compromised his organization. Finding security problems and patching them is only one step in the security process.
I still believe that the two best words ever uttered by Bruce Schneier were "monitor first," and I worry that organizations like those in this article are patching holes while intruders maneuver around them within the compromised network.


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This bizarre PS3 game will be out on September 25 for $15, Sony said today.
Here's the concept: there are no humans left in Tokyo, just animals. You get to play as them. You have to survive. The game comes packaged with stealth, hunting, and, of course, pomeranians.
Sony's description:
Tokyo Jungle puts you in the shoes (paws?) of over 50 playable animals ranging from Pomeranians to Lions. Playing your animal of choice, unleash your inner beast to hunt your way to the top of Tokyo's post-apocalyptic food chain.
There are two game modes: in Story Mode, you'll play as a range of different animals whose lives are intertwined as they struggle to survive in the Tokyo wilderness, while unraveling the mystery of mankind's disappearance. In Survival Mode, you will hunt, occupy territories, and produce offspring to secure future generations and resist extinction. As you progress, you'll also obtain survival points to unlock playable animals and purchase costumes to increase your abilities.


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Mixed dementia has characteristics of both Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Researchers don't know exactly how many older adults currently diagnosed with a specific type of dementia actually have mixed dementia, but autopsy studies indicate that the condition may be significantly more common than previously realized. Autopsy studies play a key role in shedding light on mixed dementia because scientists can't yet measure most dementia-related brain changes in living individuals.
The concept of mixed dementia is clinically important because the combination of the two diseases may have a greater impact on the brain than either by itself.
- May follow a pattern similar to either Alzheimer's or vascular dementia or a combination of the two.
- Some experts recommend suspecting mixed dementia whenever a person has both evidence of cardiovascular disease and dementia symptoms that get worse slowly.
Maintaining a lifelong heart-healthy lifestyle could help prevent mixed dementia. It may also help delay or prevent progression of symptoms in older adults.
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Promotional video for Lovid, U R QR (2013).
This weekend, artist duo Lovid will premiere a new project titled U R QR. If you participate, various things will happen to you, including your face being painted in black and white blocks and then photographed; when combined, the resulting images will combine to form a functioning QR code. QR codes have been waiting for a really good art project to come along for a long time, and this could be their big moment.
Lovid seem to be using the QR code as a vehicle for exploring the uncomfortably close relationship between our bodies and our data. In U R QR, data literally transforms one's physical appearance, and one's face becomes a kind of storage medium. The results will be exhibited in a public space in Lower Manhattan on July 7.
More of the week's events and deadlines, all culled from Rhizome Announce, below.
June 17: Widget Art Gallery, a 3D-rendered art gallery intended to be viewed on iPad or iPhone, opens a show by Rodell Warner featuring an exploding, kaleidoscopic GIF
June 17: The ANI-GIF online gallery launches the mesmerizing, op art-esque v2.4: STAIRWAYS by Philly-based artist Alex Bond AKA「enso」
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June 22 & 23: U R QR (see above).
June 19: Newcastle's AV Festival is seeking a producer for their 2014 edition, responsible for management, delivery, and documentation of all projects.
June 21: Public Art Residency: Art Along the Avenue of Technology. An artist's residency that intends to explore the intersection of art and technology on Market Street in Philadelphia, PA
June 21: Call for Video Artists: The Magic Lantern Art & Short Film Festival is seeking video work that demonstates artistic practice and theoretical interest.
June 24: Call for Submissions: Governors Island Art Fair is seeking work from independent artists working in any medium.


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Huntington Park Crime Scene Cleanup Hat Narrative
What's it like to wear an official crime scene cleanup hat? It's like owning the surroundings, especially when on a Huntington Park crime scene cleanup job. He knows because he not only writes for Huntington Park Crime Scene Cleanup Magazine, he cleans after very violent homicides, suicides, and unattended deaths. Not many can make such a claim while spearheading the drive against Orange County Consumer Fraud. So, like those others who beat you to the punch buying their very own Crime Scene Cleanup Bumper Sticker, now you have an opportunity to beat your neighbors to own your very own crime scene cleanup hat.
Folks, crime scene cleanup hats refect the fashion of our time, crimes committed in the name of a ruling oligarchy intent on plantocracy. Ernie Pyle travels far and wide. He emblazed and exciting crime scene cleanup apparel upon the landscape, and then added fashing statements. It's about fighting local government fraud. So be the first on your street to display your very own crime scene cleanup hat. Crime scene cleanup hats do not imitate the flares of the ages, but the Anthropocene. Such is not an imitation. Our hats reflect legitimate business and web site!
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
7 comments:
- SeLiNa said...
- 8:27 am
- Cherub said...
Hi Kerryn
I've tagged you. (sorry)
Good Luck with your shoulder. I looked so cool at the gym this morning with my 2kg dumbbells strengthening my rotator cuff.
- 12:27 pm
- Lyn said...
That's what I loved about joining a gym... when I really didn't want to go I just had to get myself in the car and I knew I would make it to the gym. And exercising in the morning is great for that get up and go boost!!
Good on you for getting yourself back into it!!
- 2:20 pm
- Chris H said...
I know how ya feel, I have been slack this since I got back from holidays on the exercise front... I was expecting to get my new programme from my PT, but she is nowhere to be found... and I am annoyed as hell! I so want to move forward with a new programme, might just have to make one up myself! Hope you get back into the groove too.
- 4:39 pm
- Kathryn said...
Surly gym staff sound tops... I hate the bouncy, peppy ones.
I saw you in a magazine too, finally :)
- 6:26 pm
- LizN said...
Great that you are back in the gym :) Sorry about the pesky shoulder problem though :)
Big hugs
Liz ;)
PS isn't it funny about the mag - I've had people wandering up to me in the gym and asking me if I'm famous :)
- 8:28 pm
- Jadey said...
That's funny all my girlfriends / colleaugues seem to have read that magazine of mine and Im like "that's my friend Kek :p
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Exchange 2007 end of support roadmap
This article applies to both Microsoft 365 Enterprise and Office 365 Enterprise.
On April 11, 2017, Exchange Server 2007 reached end of support. If you haven't already begun your migration from Exchange 2007 to Microsoft 365, Office 365, or Exchange 2016, now's the time to start your planning.
What does end of support mean?
Exchange Server, like almost all Microsoft products, has a support lifecycle during which we provide new features, bug fixes, security fixes, and so on. This lifecycle typically lasts for 10 years from the date of the product's initial release, and the end of this lifecycle is known as the product's end of support. Since Exchange 2007 reached its end of support on April 11, 2017, Microsoft no longer provides:
Technical support for problems that may occur;
Bug fixes for issues that are discovered and that may impact the stability and usability of the server;
Security fixes for vulnerabilities that are discovered and that may make the server vulnerable to security breaches;
Time zone updates.
Your installation of Exchange 2007 will continue to run after this date. However, because of the changes listed above, we strongly recommend that you migrate from Exchange 2007 as soon as possible.
For more information about Office 2007 servers nearing the end of support, see Plan your upgrade from Office 2007 servers and products.
What are my options?
Now that Exchange 2007 has reached its end of support, we strongly recommend that you explore your options and prepare a migration plan. You can:
Migrate to Microsoft 365 using cutover, staged, or hybrid migration;
Migrate your Exchange 2007 servers to a newer version of Exchange on your on-premises servers.
The following sections explore each option in more detail.
Migrate to Microsoft 365
Migrating your email to Microsoft 365 is your best and simplest option to help you retire your Exchange 2007 deployment. With a migration to Microsoft 365, you can make a single hop from 10-year-old technology to state-of-the-art features, like:
Compliance capabilities such as Retention Policies, In-Place and Litigation Hold, in-place eDiscovery, and more;
Microsoft 365 Groups;
Focused Inbox;
REST APIs for programmatic access to email, calendars, contacts, and so on.
Microsoft 365 also gets new features and experiences first and you and your users can usually start using them right away. In addition to new features, you won't have to worry about:
Purchasing and maintaining hardware;
Paying for heating and cooling of your servers;
Keeping up to date on security, product, and time zone fixes;
Maintaining storage and software to support compliance requirements;
Upgrading to a new version of Exchange - you're always on the latest version of Exchange in Microsoft 365.
How should I migrate to Microsoft 365?
Depending on your organization, you have a few options that will help you get to Microsoft 365. When choosing a migration option, you need to consider a few things like the number of seats or mailboxes you need to move, how long you want the migration to last, and whether you need a seamless integration between your on-premises installation and Microsoft 365 during the migration. This table shows your migration options and the most important factors that will determine which method you'll use.
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|A few weeks
|Full hybrid migration
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|A few months or more
The following sections give you an overview of these methods. Check out Decide on a migration path to learn the details of each method.
Cutover migration
A cutover migration is one where, at a pre-selected date and time, you'll migrate all your mailboxes, distribution groups, contacts, and so on, to Microsoft 365; when you've finished, you'll shut down your on-premises Exchange servers and start using Microsoft 365 exclusively.
The cutover migration method is great for small organizations that don't have very many mailboxes, want to get to Microsoft 365 quickly, and don't want to deal with some of the complexities of the other methods. But it's also somewhat limited because it should be completed in a week or less and because it requires users to reconfigure their Outlook profiles. While cutover migration can handle up to 2,000 mailboxes, we strongly recommend you migrate a maximum of 150 mailboxes with this method. If you try to migrate more than 150 mailboxes, you could run out of time to transfer all the mailboxes before your deadline, and your IT support staff may get overwhelmed helping users reconfigure Outlook.
If you're thinking about doing a cutover migration, here are a few things to consider:
Microsoft 365 will need to connect to your Exchange 2007 servers using Outlook Anywhere over TCP port 443;
All on-premises mailboxes will be moved to Microsoft 365;
You'll need an on-premises administrator account that has access to read the contents of your users' mailboxes;
The Exchange 2007 accepted domains that you want to use in Microsoft 365 need to be added as verified domains in the service;
Between the time you start the migration and when you begin the completion phase, Microsoft 365 will periodically synchronize the Microsoft 365 and on-premises mailboxes. This lets you complete the migration without worrying about email being left behind in your on-premises mailboxes;
Users will receive new temporary passwords for their Microsoft 365 account that they'll need to change when they log in to their mailboxes for the first time;
You'll need a Microsoft 365 license that includes Exchange Online for each user mailbox you migrate;
Users will need to set up a new Outlook profile on each of their devices and download their email again. The amount of email that Outlook will download can vary. For more information, take a look at Change how much mail to keep offline.
To learn more about cutover migration, take a look at:
Staged migration
A staged migration is one where you have a few hundred or a few thousand mailboxes that you want to migrate to Microsoft 365, need to take a week or more to complete the migration, and don't need any of the advanced hybrid migration features like shared Free/Busy calendar information.
Staged migration is great for organizations that need to take more time to migrate their mailboxes to Microsoft 365, but still plan to complete the migration within a few weeks. You can migrate mailboxes in "batches" that enable you to control how many, and which, mailboxes are migrated at a given time. You might batch mailboxes of users in the same department, for example, to make sure they're all moved at the same time. Or, you might leave executive mailboxes until the last batch. As with cutover migrations, your users will need to recreate their Outlook profiles.
If you're thinking about doing a staged migration, here are a few things to consider:
Microsoft 365 will need to connect to your Exchange 2007 servers using Outlook Anywhere over TCP port 443;
You'll need an on-premises administrator account that has access to read the contents of your users' mailboxes;
The Exchange 2007 accepted domains that you want to use in Microsoft 365 need to be added as verified domains in the service;
You'll need to create a CSV file with the full name and email address of each mailbox you want to migrate in a batch. You'll also need to include a new password for each mailbox that you're migrating, and then send their password to each user. The user will be prompted to change the password the first time they log in to their new Microsoft 365 mailbox;
Between the time you start the migration batch and when you begin the completion phase, Microsoft 365 will periodically synchronize the Microsoft 365 and on-premises mailboxes included in the batch. This lets you complete the migration without worrying about email being left behind in your on-premises mailboxes;
Users will receive new temporary passwords for their Microsoft 365 account that they'll need to change when they log into their mailbox for the first time;
You'll need a Microsoft 365 license that includes Exchange Online for each user mailbox you migrate;
Users will need to set up a new Outlook profile on each of their devices and download their email again. The amount of email that Outlook will download can vary. For more information, take a look at Change how much mail to keep offline.
To learn more about staged migration, take a look at:
Full hybrid
A full hybrid migration is one where your organization has many hundreds, up to tens of thousands, of mailboxes and you want to move some or all of them to Microsoft 365. Because these migrations are typically longer-term, hybrid migrations make it possible to:
Show on-premises users the free/busy calendar information for users in Microsoft 365, and vice versa;
See a unified global address list that contains recipients in both on-premises and Microsoft 365;
View full Outlook recipient properties for all users, regardless of whether they're on-premises or in Microsoft 365;
Secure email communication between on-premises Exchange servers and Microsoft 365 using TLS and certificates;
Treat messages sent between on-premises Exchange servers and Microsoft 365 as internal, enabling them to:
Be properly evaluated and processed by transport and compliance agents targeting internal messages;
Bypass anti-spam filters.
Full hybrid migrations are best for organizations that expect to stay in a hybrid configuration for many months or more. You'll get the features listed earlier in this section, plus directory synchronization, better integrated compliance features, and the ability to move mailboxes to and from Microsoft 365 using online mailbox moves. Microsoft 365 becomes an extension of your on-premises organization.
If you're thinking about doing a full hybrid migration, here are a few things to consider:
Full hybrid migrations aren't suited to all types of organizations. Due to the complexity of full hybrid migrations, organizations with less than a few hundred mailboxes don't typically see benefits that justify the effort and cost needed to set one up. If this sounds like your organization, we strongly recommend that you consider Cutover or Staged migrations instead;
You'll need to deploy at least one Exchange 2013 server in your Exchange 2007 organization to act as a "hybrid server". This server will communicate with Microsoft 365 on behalf of your Exchange 2007 servers;
Microsoft 365 will need to connect to the "hybrid server" using Outlook Anywhere over TCP port 443;
You'll need to set up directory synchronization using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Connect between your on-premises Active Directory servers and Microsoft 365;
Users will be able to log in to their Microsoft 365 mailbox using the same username and password they use when they log into the local network (requires Azure AD Connect with password synchronization and/or Active Directory Federation Services);
You'll need a Microsoft 365 license that includes Exchange Online for each user mailbox you migrate;
Users don't need to set up a new Outlook profile on most of their devices (some older Android phones might need a new profile) and won't need to re-download their email.
If a full hybrid migration sounds right for you, take a look at the following resources to help you with your migration:
Migrate to a newer version of Exchange Server
While we strongly believe that you can achieve the best value and user experience by migrating to Microsoft 365, we also understand that some organizations need to keep their email on-premises. This could be because of regulatory requirements, to guarantee data isn't stored in a datacenter located in another country, and so on. If you choose to keep your email on-premises, you can migrate your Exchange 2007 environment to Exchange 2010, Exchange 2013, or Exchange 2016.
We recommend that you migrate to Exchange 2016 if you can't migrate to Microsoft 365. Exchange 2016 includes all the features and advancements included with previous releases of Exchange, and it most closely matches the experience available with Microsoft 365 (although some features are available only in Microsoft 365). Check out just a few of the things you've been missing:
|Exchange release
|Exchange 2010
|Role-Based Access Control (permissions without ACLs)
Outlook Web App mailbox policies
Ability to share free/busy and delegate calendars between organizations
|Exchange 2013
|Features from Exchange 2010 and…
Simplified architecture reducing the number of server roles to three (Mailbox, Client Access, Edge Transport)
Data loss prevention policies (DLP) that help keep sensitive information from leaking
Significantly improved Outlook Web App Experience
|Exchange 2016
|Features from Exchange 2013 and…
Further simplified server roles to just Mailbox and Edge Transport
Improved DLP along with integration with SharePoint
Improved database resilience
Online document collaboration
Which version should I migrate to?
We recommend that you initially assume that you'll migrate to Exchange 2016. Then, use the following information to confirm your assumption or to rule out Exchange 2016. If you can't migrate to Exchange 2016 for one reason or another, do the same process with Exchange 2013, and so on.
|More Info
|End of support dates
|Like Exchange 2007, each version of Exchange has its own end of support date:
Exchange 2010 - January 2020
Exchange 2013 - April 2023
Exchange 2016 - October 2025
The earlier the end of support date, the sooner you'll need to perform another migration. January 2020 is a lot closer than you think!
|Migration path to Exchange 2010 and 2013
|Here are the general phases for migrating to Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013:
Install Exchange 2010 or 2013 into your existing Exchange 2007 organization Move services and other infrastructure to Exchange 2010 or 2013 Move mailboxes and public folders to Exchange 2010 or 2013 Decommission remaining Exchange 2007 servers
|Migration path to Exchange 2016
|Here are the general phases for migrating to Exchange 2016:
Install Exchange 2013 into your existing Exchange 2007 organization Move services and other infrastructure to Exchange 2013 Move mailboxes and public folders to Exchange 2013 Decommission remaining Exchange 2007 servers Install Exchange 2016 into your existing Exchange 2013 organization. Move mailboxes, public folders, services, and other infrastructure to Exchange 2016 (order doesn't matter). Decommission remaining Exchange 2013 servers > [!NOTE]> Migrating from Exchange 2013 to Exchange 2016 is simple. Both versions have almost the same hardware requirements. This, and the fact these versions are so compatible, means you can rebuild a server you bought for Exchange 2013 and install Exchange 2016 on it. And, with online mailbox moves, most users will never notice their mailbox being moved off the server and then back after you've rebuilt it with Exchange 2016.
|Version coexistence
|When migrating to:
Exchange 2016 Exchange 2016 can't be installed in an organization that includes an Exchange 2007 server. You'll first need to migrate to Exchange 2010 or 2013 (we strongly recommend Exchange 2013), remove all Exchange 2007 servers, and then migrate to Exchange 2016.
Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013 You can install Exchange 2010 or Exchange 2013 into an existing Exchange 2007 organization. This enables you to install one or more Exchange 2010 or 2013 servers and perform your migration.
|Server hardware
|Server hardware requirements have changed from Exchange 2007. You'll need to make sure the hardware you're going to use is compatible. You can find out more about hardware requirements for each version here:
Exchange 2016 System Requirements
Exchange 2013 System Requirements
Exchange 2010 System Requirements
You'll find that with the significant improvements in Exchange performance, and the increased computing power and storage capacity in newer servers, you'll likely need fewer servers to support the same number of mailboxes.
|Operating system version
|The minimum supported operating system versions for each version are:
Exchange 2016 Windows Server 2012
Exchange 2013 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Exchange 2010 Windows Server 2008 SP2
You can find more information about operating system support at Exchange Supportability Matrix.
|Active Directory forest functional level
|The minimum supported Active Directory forest functional levels for each version are:
Exchange 2016 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Exchange 2013 Windows Server 2003
Exchange 2010 Windows Server 2003
You can find more information about forest functional level support at Exchange Supportability Matrix.
|Office client versions
|The minimum supported Office client versions for each version are:
Exchange 2016 Office 2010 (with the latest updates)
Exchange 2013 Office 2007 SP3
Exchange 2010 Office 2003
You can find more information about Office client support at Exchange Supportability Matrix.
How do I migrate?
If you've decided that you want to keep your email on-premises, you can use the following resources to help you with your migration:
Active Directory schema changes for Exchange 2016, 2013, 2010
What if I need help?
If you're migrating to Microsoft 365, you might be eligible to use our Microsoft FastTrack service. FastTrack provides best practices, tools, and resources to make your migration to Microsoft 365 as seamless as possible. Best of all, you'll have a real support engineer that will walk you through your migration, from planning and design all the way to migrating your last mailbox. If you want to know more about FastTrack, take a look at Microsoft FastTrack.
If you run into any problems during your migration to Microsoft 365 and you aren't using FastTrack, or your migration to a newer version of Exchange Server, we're here to help. Here are some resources you can use:
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Resources to help you upgrade your Office 2007 servers and clients


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Sundays with the Modern-CANCELLED
- October 5, 2014 1:00 PM
- December 7, 2014 1:00 PM
Sundays with the Modern offers unique perspectives on special exhibitions, with artists, curators, art historians, and writers holding conversations in the galleries. This special program is free and begins at 1 pm on the first Sunday of selected months.
CANCELLED December 7 – Dr. Frances Colpitt, Deedie Potter Rose Chair of Art History, TCU


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About a month ago I read a post by Brad McGehee (Blog | Twitter) concerning a checklist for SQL Server. It seems to be a rather comprehensive list. If you don't have some sort of maintenance checklist yet, I would recommend that you shoot on over and check out his list. In addition to checking it out, I recommend that you make suggestions of other items to check when doing maintenance. In addition to getting a maintenance routine setup, I would also suggest that a way to automate as much as possible be explored.
You can find the list here.


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Since we cannot use memcpy in OpenCL, i am wondering if there
is a similar function available that can be used to copy chunks of
data from __global to __private (or to __local) inside a kernel.
For example say I wish to copy 10 elements from global memory to
__private memory (per thread). I do not wish to make a loop like:
for (int i=0; i<n_elements.....
How is this generally achieved in OpenCL?
The purpose is to get a list of data into each thread. I am making a raytracer
where I need to grab a list of surface data contained within each grid cell
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Go outside. Don't tell anyone and don't bring your phone. Start walking and keep walking until you no longer know the road like the palm of your hand, because we walk the same roads day in and day out, to the bus and back home and we cease to see. We walk in our sleep and teach our muscles to work without thinking and I dare you to walk where you have not yet walked and I dare you to notice. Don't try to get anything out of it, because you won't. Don't try to make use of it, because you can't. And that's the point. Just walk, see, sit down if you like. And be. Just be, whatever you are with whatever you have, and realize that that is enough to be happy. There's a whole world out there, right outside your window. You'd be a fool to miss it. (Charlotte Eriksson)
The earth laughs in flowers. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
To become vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana. (Gautama Buddha)
Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. (Hans Christian Andersen)
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. (Lao Tzu)
The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself. (William Blake)
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike. (John Muir)
Flowering indeed are these wild green screens, Full of buds and blossoms, yellow, red, white, and cream, With young and tender leaves ravishingly adorning, Thus render divine and beautiful the whole surrounding! (Angkhan Kalayanapong)


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Police: Man fired shots inside Bentonville club
Bentonville police arrested a man who fired shots into a private club Thursday night causing significant damage.
Police said 40-year-old Kevin Hayes fired five shots at close range inside "Bentley's" private club. Hayes then took off in his car and threw the gun out of the window. Police caught up to Hayes and recovered the gun he tossed out the window. There was also a second gun inside his car, officers said.
The shooter has been charged with commission of a terroristic, aggravated assault, criminal mischief, fleeing and DWI.
According to the report, the shooting may have been the result of a disagreement when Hayes was asked by the owner to leave the club after causing a "disturbance."
The club was closed at the time of the incident, but the owner was inside, according to the news release.
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Muhammad Allan, a Palestinian in Israeli administrative detention, has been on hunger strike for 58 days. Allan has been moved from Soroka hospital in Beersheba to the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon sparking concerns he will be forced fed, Ma'an news reports.
According Physicians for Human Rights, Israeli doctors are refusing to treat him against his will.
Hadas Ziv who works with the Physicians for Human Rights-Israel said it appeared that the transfer was issued because doctors objected to the method of force feeding, Al Jazeera reported. Doctors at Beersheba had previously refused to carry out blood tests against without Allan's permission.
Allan's health has steadily deteriorated over the past two months since he began refusing food in protest of his detention without charge or trial since last November. The International Committee of the Red Cross warned on Friday that Allan was "at immediate risk" of death.
The director of Ashkelon's Barzilai Medical Center, Dr Hezi Levy, said on Monday that he would refuse to allow the force-feeding of a Palestinian hunger striker, Ynet reported.
Jamil al-Khatib, Allan's attorney told AFP Saturday that Israeli judicial officials, "informed [him] of the intention to proceed with the force feeding of Mr Allan."
If carried out it would be the first case since the adoption last month of a new law permitting the practice.
The Israeli parliament approved a law July allowing prisoners on hunger strike facing death to be force fed. Allan would be the first person to be treated this way since the law's adoption.
Israeli Mk Haneen Zoabi was among political figures to voice concern at the move telling Reuters news agency of her dismay at the ongoing practice of administrative detention and its repercussions.
"We are talking about administrative detention which is illegal and against human rights where they arrest people on political background without evidence, without indictment, without fair trial and against the torture law of force-feeding, which even the stance of Israeli doctors is clear about it that it's an intrusive and argumentative law that risks the lives of security prisoners," Zoabi told Reuters.
Chairman of the Israel Medical Association Dr Leonid Eidelman told Ynet that he would petition the High Court of Justice in a bid to ban force-feeding.
"Our position is firm and unchanged: Force-feeding is torture. Physicians are ethically bound to refrain from taking part in it, whether it takes place in prison, in hospital or in a specially designed clinic. Torture is torture," Eidelman said.
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Get the Facts About Net Neutrality
Christian Coalition of America's Position
Christian Coalition of America supports the continuation of the policies (known as "Net Neutrality") that have helped build and maintain a free, open and vibrant Internet. These policies have been in place since the beginning of the Internet and have ensured fairness for all people and points of view.
"Net Neutrality" is an issue extremely important to America's grassroots organizations and to those Americans who want to ensure the cable and phone companies controlling access to the Internet will not discriminate based on content.
If current "Net Neutrality" policies don't remain in effect, consumers could possibly have to pay additional fees to have and maintain websites. The cable/telephone monopoly will then divide the Internet into a "fast track" and "slow track" for speed of service.
Many who cannot afford the additional fees, will have to be on the "slow track", which will mean that many of our websites will be passed by because the general public will not have the patience to wait on slowly loading sites.
In addition, if a member of the Board of Directors with an Internet Service Provider (cable/telephone monopoly) doesn't like a certain group or citizens' website content (or even emails), they can block them from going out over their servers.
For the sake of free speech, we cannot let anyone, either the cable/telephone monopoly or the government, control the Internet and its content.
Net Neutrality has been the rules of the road since the founding of the free and open Internet. We believe it should remain that way.
Christian Coalition Testimony on Net Neutrality
Read Michele Combs' Net Neutrality Testimony Before The House Judiciary Committee - Net Neutrality and Free Speech on the Internet - March 11, 2008
Read Michele Combs' Net Neutrality Testimony Before the Senate Commerce Committee - The Future of the Internet - April 22, 2008
More Information:
Questions and Answers on Net Neutrality
Fast Facts for Conservatives on Net Neutrality
Others in Support of Net Neutrality:
National Religious Broadcasters
Gun Owners of America
Parents Television Council
World Association for Christian Communication - North America
Independent Christian Voice
Professor Glenn Reynolds -- aka Blogger Instapundit
The Conservative Case 'FOR' Net Neutrality
Gun Owners Make Neutrality Case To Conservatives
When the Net Goes From Free to Fee


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PICTURE this: it's a lovely sunny day and you walk into the garden with a basket on your arm. Spread before you is a vegetable patch, abundant with home-grown produce, ripe for the picking.
It's an attractive scenario but not one I share, being restricted to growing vegetables in pots, from a space perspective and also because I don't have the patience, or dedication, to commit a section of the garden to grow my own. But there are plenty who do and I take my hat off to them. It's an organic way of providing cheaper, vitamin-packed produce for their families and reducing their carbon footprint. Throw in an orchard and some chickens and it's the good-life situation.
So what's happening on the vegetable front now we're in the last month of winter? Well, things are a bit quiet between seasons, with spring the big planting time once the weather and soil warms up.
Brassicas - cauliflowers, brussels sprouts and broccoli - are cool-season vegetables, therefore you should have had a bumper crop because they thrive in cold conditions and we've had plenty of cold days this winter. Turnips, broad beans, onions and peas (including snow peas) also fall into the cool-season category.
It's not too late to sow pea and snow pea seeds but be quick, otherwise you'll miss out. Hurry them along by sowing the seeds on damp kitchen paper, put in a plastic container and leave in a warm spot such as on a sunny window sill. Once the seedlings have sprouted, plant them out. You can use this technique with a range of vegetables such as radishes and broad beans if you want to move them along.
Leafy greens, including Asian vegetables, are perennials in the vegetable garden. Think lettuce (some varieties can run to seed if sown in warm weather, so choose carefully), bok choi, pak choi, silverbeet, rocket and kale and either sow seeds or plant seedlings and you'll have a constant supply for salads and stir-fries. Spring onions, too, can be planted all year.
Warm-season vegetables need temperatures of 20 degrees or more and include beans, capsicums, potato, sweet corn, sweet potato and tomatoes. Root crops such as carrots and parsnips can run to seed if planted too late in autumn or winter. Beetroot falls into this category and, if you are planting it now, soak seeds overnight so they swell with moisture, then direct sow. Another group of vegetables needs temperatures of 15 to 25 degrees - cabbage, celery, leek, parsnip and radish - so sow seeds at the right time, otherwise they can bolt. For zucchini and cucumber, sow seeds in late September when it's warmer.
Karen Sutherland is an advocate for the grow-your-own brigade, having turned her garden into a vegetable nirvana. She says growing produce is a plus for the environment, especially if you adopt organic principles. She holds classes on how to create an edible garden in the suburbs.
At the moment, you can still plant asparagus, strawberries and rhubarb as well as brown, Spanish and cream gold onions. Potatoes can be planted later in August, when the danger of frost has gone. Sutherland recommends dividing herbs such as parsley for a more productive supply in spring and summer. Plant coriander in the cooler weather rather than summer, when it bolts.
If you're hunting for bare-rooted fruit trees, it's imperative that you buy them now because home orchards are so popular, Sutherland says. ''The nurseries sell out very quickly these days, so you need to get in early. Plus, if you've got a peach tree, spray with a copper fungicide for curly leaf.''
Which leaves the perennial question: when to plant tomatoes? According to tradition, tomato seedlings should be planted out by, at the latest, Melbourne Cup Day. But such is the race to get tomatoes in that many gardeners have sown seeds and are protecting them in glasshouses or a warm spot until they're ready to be planted out.
These days, more gardeners are turning to organic produce and Digger's Seeds offers a wide range of organic heritage fruit and vegetables.
Leafy greens are perennials in the vegetable garden.
Yates has introduced 16 vegetables and three herbs to its organic seed selection. They include Nantes carrots, jalapeno chillies, Black Beauty eggplants, dark green zucchinis and a butternut pumpkin. There are three organic tomatoes: Roma, best known for its use in Italian cooking; Cherry Sweet, which develops masses of bite-sized fruit; and Black Krim, an heirloom-type tomato with flattened, dark-red purple fruit with a greenish tinge.
The Oasis vegetable range also includes a selection of the better-performing heirloom varieties, such as Tuscan kale. Mr Fothergill's mail-order range of heirloom vegetables includes capsicums, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and cabbage. Nurseries also stock a range of organic and heirloom vegetables.
■Karen Sutherland's garden will open for Open Gardens Australia in March and also next July so people can see what can be grown in a winter garden.


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|SleepWell decreases irritability, anxiety, helps the patient fall asleep easier and have a restful, deep sleep.
Per Bottles
Product DescriptionCommon use
SleepWell is the medication which contains Sceletium Tortuosum and Gladiolus raw material. It decreases irritability, anxiety, helps the patient fall asleep easier and have a restful, deep sleep. On awaking the patient usually feels refreshed and energetic.
Dosage and direction
Take 1 capsule of Sleep Well in the morning and 2 capsules in the evening, half hour before going to sleep with a full glass of water. Daily dosage may reach 3 capsules but not more.
Before to take this medication notify your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to be pregnant, breastfeeding, have glaucoma or a predisposition for glaucoma, liver problems, lung problems or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, muscle problems, depression, porphyria, a history of substance abuse, drink alcoholic beverages or smoke cigarettes.
No contraindications for this medication. Before to take this medication check with your health care professional if you are pregnant or nursing.
Possible side effect
Severe side effects are not expected but in rare cases some patients may experience drowsiness or dizziness, mental/mood changes, slurred speech, clumsiness, trouble walking, decreased/increased interest in sex, yellowing eyes or skin, allergic reaction (hives, swelling of throat, face, or tongue, rash).
Drug interaction
These drugs are able to interact with Sleep Well (Herbal Ambien): Rifampin or St. John's wort, azole antifungals (itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole), delavirdine, sodium oxybate. Inform your doctor about all prescribed and non-prescribed medications or herbal products you use and especially about clozapine, digoxin, disulfiram, kava, certain anti-depressants (fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, nefazodone), certain anti-seizure medications (phenytoin, phenobarbital), cimetidine, macrolide antibiotics (erythromycin, clarithromycin), rifamycins (rifampin), ritonavir. Make your doctor away if you are taking drugs that cause drowsiness (antihistamines such as diphenhydramine), anti-seizure drugs (carbamazepine), sleeping pills (sedatives), muscle relaxants, narcotic pain relievers (codeine), psychiatric medicines (phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine, tricyclic anti-depressants such as amitriptyline), tranquilizers.
Missed dose
If you miss a dose of this medication, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, do not take the forgotten dose and return to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take two doses of this drug at once.
If you experience loss of consciousness; loss of coordination; severe confusion; severe drowsiness or deep sleep; slow reflexes seek for immediate medical help.
Store this medication at 77 F (25 C) away from heat, moisture, and sunlight.
All products presented at this site are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Don't hesitate to consult your health care practitioner before taking any dietary supplement.