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It's that time of year again, and as our kids head back to school, we'll be packing lunch after lunch in plastic baggies and sticking juice box after juice box in a brown paper sacks, right? But does it really have to be that wasteful and expensive? I don't think so, and neither should you. There are a few small steps that we can take to limit our impact (and that of our children) of lunch waste and save us money too. We can teach our kids that by embracing the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), we can easily implement a smaller footprint on our planet by doing something as simple as slightly tweaking our lunchbox. Baby steps, people. Baby steps!
A few saddening facts about plastic & lunch waste (source: reuseit.com):
So what can we do to limit our impact of this waste? Simple. We can embrace a new idea and start using reusable items as a routine in our daily lives. The use-and-toss mentality is incredibly wasteful, and if we all did a little bit to help this pandemic cease to exist, then we would be doing our part globally. Our children learn from us, and if we teach them to reduce, reuse, and recycle and respect our planet a little bit more than we already do, then we are helping to pass on a better mentality to our next generation. Who doesn't like to help be a part of the solution?
Reusable lunch products are available all over the web and increasingly so in more and more stores worldwide. I love the idea behind a lot of these products as they eliminate unnecessary plastic bags, baggies, and utensils. There are also many water bottles, thermoses, and cups that can be used as a trade-off from wasteful juice boxes and the likes.
We can make changes at the super market too. Big retailers such as Target, Kroger, and Whole Foods offer customers a nickel back per reusable tote bag that you use at check out. This discount may not sound like a lot, but over time, you are saving more and more money (and plastic bags from hitting the landfills). This incentive is a great way to encourage shoppers to bring their own bags and save resources. Also, by purchasing these $1.00 bags, many retailers give back some of the proceeds to charities and other non-profits. We can all learn to love that aspect of the game!
If you keep an eye out on discount websites, you'll quickly find deals at 50% off retail (or more) for reusable goods along with other great hot commodities for kiddos. Some of my favorite websites to find these deals are zulily.com, mamapedia.com, and totsy.com. My friend at hipmountainmama.com also has a slew of reusable goods for your liking like bamboo utensils. Won't you join me in the effort to lessen the amount of waste this school year? What types of steps do you and your family like to take to be more environmentally friendly?


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Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North
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Hotel Policies
Alcohol Policy
Alcoholic beverage service is restricted to those 21 years or older (with valid identification).
Age Requirement Policy
Guests must be 21 years or older with photo identification to reserve a room.
Check Cashing Policy
Check cashing services are available to guests who present valid identification. There is a limit of $50 per day.
Connecting Room Policy
The property has connecting rooms. However, they are not guaranteed and need to be requested in advance. Please contact the hotel directly to make these arrangements.
Credit Card Policy
In addition to the credit card requirement for reservations, a valid credit card must be presented at check-in. If a guest wishes to pay cash at check-in or checkout, a credit card must still be provided.
Early Departure Policy
Guests who depart prior to their scheduled departure date without 24 hours notice will be charged a $75 early departure fee. Please contact the hotel for further information.
Pet Policy
Pets are not allowed.
Credit/Debit Card Policy
Debit and Credit cards will be authorized at check-in for the amount of your stay, plus an amount to cover incidentals. The authorization will hold the funds until check out, at which time the amount actually incurred during the stay will be charged. Authorized amounts may take up to 30 days after departure to be released by your bank or financial institution and the hotel will not be responsible for any resulting fees or charges.
Pool Policy
Children under the age of 16 are not allowed use of the whirlpool.
Smoke-Free Policy
All guest rooms and public spaces are 100% non-smoking. A $200 cleaning fee will be charged to any guest who violates the smoking policy.

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"This guy ... has a kind of personality disorder, to put it mildly," Bean tells TVGuide.com. "He's a very driven man who creates characters and people from his past experiences. He's very good at it and he totally immerses himself, to a point where he kind of pays quite a big price psychologically."
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It may have taken a circuitous route, but on Monday, Fox's 24 franchise will air its 200th episode. "It's fantastic," series co-creator and executive producer Robert Cochran told reporters of reaching milestone. "It's something that makes us very humble and very thankful for the fans around the world... that have supported us all these years. I can promise you when we started the show, this thing wasn't even in our minds. We were trying to get to Episode 2. We're very thankful for it." ....
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The league-wide air raid continues. There have been 23 individual 300-yard performances through two weeks, tying an NFL record.
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Flying pig skins filled the air in the opening weekend of NFL action. A record-setting 63 touchdown passes were thrown in Week 1. Here's my take on how Week 2 will play out.
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Neither David Wilson nor Ray Rice got off to the flying start they wanted last week. The Broncos absolutely flattened the defending Super Bowl champs by a score of 49-27, while the Cowboys edged passed the Giants 36-31 in the opening week of the season.
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Credit Suisse pulls back efforts from ME
Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have cut top equity research jobs while Japan's largest bank Nomura has shut down its research department
July 29, 2012 1:51 by Reuters
Credit Suisse has moved the head of its Middle East private banking equity research division to Geneva, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, the latest European bank to scale back research roles in the region.
Kamran Butt will support private banking sales in Switzerland with market research after spending six years inDubai, two people familiar with the matter said.
"Other analysts from outside the Middle East will be covering the local market here," one source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is not public, said.
Credit Suisse could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Swiss bank unveiled measures this month to boost its capital base in response to criticism from the central bank, and also announced new cost cuts, including at the investment bank, although some analysts have called for even more radical steps.
Leading global investment banks have been cutting research staff in the Middle East to save costs amid tough global conditions and a dearth of work in the region.
In the past year, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have cut top equity research jobs while Japan's largest bank Nomura has shut down its research department, sources told Reuters.
Middle East private banking staffing is down about 30 percent in the last two years due to redundancies and relocating staff to other regions, the second source said.
In February, sources said HSBC was significantly scaling down its private banking operations in the Middle East.Europe's biggest lender moved its top private banker in the region to London.
The Middle East and Africa wealth management sector grew 8.6 percent in 2010 and overall assets under management could grow to $6.7 trillion by 2015 helped by high oil prices, a study by the Boston Consulting Groupin June last year showed.
The region's private banking sector has several pure-play private banks like Julius Baer and Sarasin Alpen, competing with diversified banks such as, J.P. Morgan Chase and UBS.
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We gave Taylor a game called Mighty Mind for Christmas. I found it at TJ Maxx. The box promised to keep "kids busy for hours" and to make them smarter. I knew that it couldn't be all that fabulous, but for around 6 bucks, it seemed like a neat puzzle game for a kid. Basically, there is a set of plastic shapes – rectangles and half circles – that the player is supposed to lay on top of grayed out shapes to fill them. The gray shapes are on 16 cards, which get increasingly more difficult.
The Mighty Mind game – at least this version for ages 3-8 – was too easy for my 5 year old to play more than once. I found myself wishing that it at least had triangles in it to increase the difficulty.
I started researching the game online, seeing if I could buy an expander set. But then I realized that what I really wanted to give her were tangrams. And this Mighty Mind game was a very simplified version of tangrams.
So why spend money when tangrams aren't that difficult to make? I found a piece of cardboard and some images of tangrams on Google, and pretty soon I had a decent cardboard play set.
There's really no end to the puzzles you can solve with this simple set of shapes. Depending on how you play it, and the complexity of the shapes you attempt to build, tangrams can be a fun kids game, or a very challenging puzzle for adults.
Tangrams are much, much easier if you have a shape to lay them onto. That's how I've played them on my iPhone. Then my sister bought a set that had the shapes drawn on cards, and you were supposed to lay the shapes out on the table to match, but not on top of the card. That's apparently the "right" way to play them. It's a lot harder! But if there's a physical shape to lay the pieces on top of, it's something a kindergartner can do.
Want to make your own? I've created a printable sheet for you. Click here to download it. Here's what it will look like (but don't print the image below – the downloadable pdf will print a lot better for you)
See how all of the pieces come from one square? Simply trying to get them back into that shape once they're all scattered is quite a fun challenge for a kid.
Print out the page you downloaded onto heavy card stock. For a longer lasting set, trace the shapes onto something thicker, like mat board from the frame section of the craft shop. Once they're cut apart, color or paint the shapes different colors. Be sure to color both sides, as you'll be flipping them to solve various puzzles.
Next, it's time to use your imagination. Grab some large index cards or card stock. I actually used 4×6 photo paper, but it's a bit small and limits the shapes you can create. Then lay the tangram shapes out to create larger shapes. Once you have a fun shape, trace around the outer edges of it. Repeat until you have a set of game cards.
So far, I've left out the slanty rectangle (pardon me, I don't know what it's called). It does increase the difficulty of solving puzzles once it's included.
Once your kids tire of the game cards you've created, you (or they) can simply draw more. Keep it all in a bag, and this simple game should help busy their minds on dreary winter days. Have fun!


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The macroeconomic impact of organized crime: a neo-Kaleckian perspective
AbstractThe paper analyzes how organized crime affects the economy through its impact on the effective demand, following the Neo-Kaleckian approach. From this perspective, the presence of organized crime, on the one hand, tends to reduce the effective demand draining resources through extortion, bribery of public officials and encouraging consumption of criminal goods (illegal goods and goods produced in the underground economy), on the other hand, tends to increase the effective demand using the proceeds of criminal activity in the purchase of legal consumption and investment goods. The model highlights the opposing action of these two forces and identifies the conditions for a negative impact on the degree of capacity utilization and the growth rate. For the latter, these conditions tend to be more stringent, due to the direct impact of organized crime on investment decisions. Overall, the operation of organized crime tends to negatively influence the economic activity to the extent that the income drained from the legal sector is not reused into the same sector.
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Related researchKeywords: Neo-Kaleckian; macroeconomics; organized crime; illegal or illicit markets;
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- E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian
- E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
- O17 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
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Changelog: ExchangeServices
This is the changelog for ExchangeServices. You will find a complete list of released versions, their dates, and the features and issues addressed in each. Please refer to the script's main page for more information including download links, installation details, and more.
v1.0 – 04-01-2014
- Original version
New Syntax Highlighting and Auto-Complete Files for UltraEdit includes PowerShell v4, AD, Lync 2013, and Exchange 2013
Syntax highlighting
Updated the wordfile a little bit. This one includes all previous functions as well as the following:
- PowerShell v4 cmdlets (the ones available when you open a new v4 session).
- Exchange 2013 SP1 cmdlets
- Lync 2013 cmdlets
- Active Directory cmdlets
That adds up to 2834 cmdlets/functions that get syntax highlighting on top of the 137 aliases that are also in the file. The file also has variable highlighting, as well as operators and comp operators highlighting.
Formatting changes include the following:
- code folding for (), so your long param() blocks can now be collapsed/expanded.
- code folding for region/endregion. This mimics the behavior of ISE.
If you'd like to change the colors and/or fonts used for highlighting, go to View>Themes>Manage Themes, as the styling in the wordfile is ignored starting with v20 of UltraEdit.
As with all other wordfiles, they are stored in "%appdata%\IDMComp\UltraEdit\Wordfiles\", unless you change the path in Advanced>Configuration>Editor Display>Syntax Highlighting.
You can optionally set the "Highlight new file as:" to PowerShell, as I do (also shown above).
As soon as you place this wordfile in that folder, you should see PowerShell as an option under View>View as (Highlighting File Type)
I've also created an auto complete file that contains the same cmdlet/function names as the syntax highlighting file. When enabled, you get tab completion of cmdlet and function names similar to the PowerShell console and ISE. Note, however, that in UltraEdit, you only get auto-complete of the cmdlet/function names, not their parameters.
You can save the file anywhere. Then, go to Advanced>Configuration>Editor>Word Wrap/Tab Settings to specify the location within UltraEdit:
Then go to Auto-complete and check the box "Show auto-complete dialog automatically" and also enter a number in the box. 5 works for me.
Now, when typing a cmdlet/function that's in the auto-complete file, you'll get suggestions.
Up/down errors navigate through the list, and tab uses the highlighted suggestion.
Function: Set-PowerPlan – Adjust The Power Plan of a Server
Just something I worked up based on a suggestion by someone. This will change the power plan of the machine it's run on. This can be critical if you want to ensure that the machine doesn't go to sleep while an extended process is running. Simply run the function with the desired power plan and the change is immediate. For example:
Set-PowerPlan "High Performance"
The three power plans you can choose from are "high performance", "balanced", and Power Saver. That's all there is to it.
function Set-PowerPlan { [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess = $True)] param ( [ValidateSet("High performance", "Balanced", "Power saver")] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string] $PreferredPlan = "High Performance" ) Write-Verbose "Setting power plan to `"$PreferredPlan`"" $guid = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PowerPlan -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Filter "ElementName='$PreferredPlan'").InstanceID.ToString() $regex = [regex]"{(.*?)}$" $plan = $regex.Match($guid).groups[1].value powercfg -S $plan $Output = "Power plan set to " $Output += "`"" + ((Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PowerPlan -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Filter "IsActive='$True'").ElementName) + "`"" Write-Verbose $Output }
Function: New-TrustedIESite – Add URLs to IE's Security Zones
This function probably doesn't have a lot of users to most people. But in Lync, adding the Simple URL for the Lync Server Control Panel to the Local Intranet zone resolves the issue of having to enter credentials each time. Of course, I like to automate the configuration of things, so I whipped up this little function, and it will be included in some of my build scripts. The script basically creates the required registry entries under HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains. Immediately after running the function, we can see the new entry in Internet Explorer
New-TrustedIESite [[-url] ] [[-zone] ] []
Zones are as follows:
1 Local Intranet
2 Trusted Sites
3 Internet
4 Restricted Sites
New-TrustedIESite -url https://lyncadmin.contoso.com -zone 1
Will add https://www.lyncadmin.contoso.com to the Local Intranet zone
v1.0 – 02-08-2014 – New-TrustedIESite.v1.0.zip
Script: New-CsLyncRoomSystem.ps1 – Easily Deploy Lync Room Systems
One of the really cool features of Lync Server 2013 is the Lync Room System. LRS is comprised of a single or dual screen system, video camera, and control unit. This system provides for a rich conferencing experience by providing HD video, touch screens with white-boarding, audio & video inputs, and more. For more information on Lync Room system, see the Product Group's blog post. To see the systems optimized for Lync, see the catalog.
Deploying a Lync Room System involves several steps, and is outlined (albeit poorly) in the LRS Deployment Guide. I say poorly because from a PowerShell perspective, the 10 steps outlined can be combined down to about 6. Some are Exchange related, some are Active Directory related, and some are Lync related.
What I've done is to automate & streamline the process, add a ton of error checking, optimization, and validation. Instead of picking an Exchange server, the script will automatically find and connect to Exchange. It then performs the following tasks:
- Create an Exchange mailbox configured as a room resource. Additionally, the description is defined, and the company name on the account is configured (see http://www.ehloworld.com/2266 for why this is important). The room account is enabled. You're prompted for a password for the account, and that password must conform to the organizations' password policy for complexity. If the mailbox already exists, which would be common in most scenarios, the script will handle it gracefully, ensuring it's configured properly.
- The mailtip for the account is defined. It merely reminds users to make meeting requests a Lync meeting.
- Set calendar processing to AutoAccept so that when the room account is added to meetings, it will automatically accept the request.
- The AD account is enabled
- The Lync Meeting room is created, and uses the email address for the SIP address. This is important to avoid Exchange Web Services (EWS) issues.
- If a LineURI is defined, the meeting room is enterprise voice enabled. LineURI should be specified in E.164 format.
Any other configuration, such as conferencing policies, etc., can be set after the script runs. I've used this script to deploy a 70″ dual display SMART Room System.
See the assumptions section below for more info.
New-CsLyncRoomSystem.ps1 [[-Alias] ] [[-Name] ] [[-UPN] ] [[-SamAccountName] ] [[-RegistrarPool] ] [[-LineURI] ] [[-CompanyName] ] [[-ResponseText] ] [[-ResourceCapacity] ] [-DeleteSubject ] [[-EnableResponseDetails] ] [-WhatIf ] [-Confirm ] []
New-CsLyncRoomSystem.ps1 -alias nycconfroom -name "New York City Conference Room" -upn "email@example.com" -registrarpool "frontendpool.contoso.com"
The SamAccountName only needs to specified if it needs to be different than the alias.
Execution Policy: Third-party PowerShell scripts may require that the PowerShell Execution Policy be set to either AllSigned, RemoteSigned, or Unrestricted. The default is Restricted, which prevents scripts – even code signed scripts – from running. For more information about setting your Execution Policy, see Using the Set-ExecutionPolicy Cmdlet.
- The SIP address is set to match the SMTP address. This is to avoid issues where the two don't match and Exchange Web Services (EWS) calls fail.
- Exchange 2010 or 2013 exists in the environment
- The user running the script has the appropriate rights in Exchange (Recipient Management or higher) and Lync (RTCUniversalUserAdmin or higher)
- The machine that the script runs on has both the Lync and Active Directory modules installed.
v1.2 – 06-10-2014 – New-CsLyncRoomSystem.v1.2.zip
v1.1 – 02-08-2014 – New-CsLyncRoomSystem.v1.1.zip
v1.0 – 01-28-2014 – New-CsLyncRoomSystem.v1.0.zip
See the changelog for information on what's changed/included in each version.
Changelog: New-CsLyncRoomSystem.ps1
This is the changelog for New-CsLyncRoomSystem.ps1. You will find a complete list of released versions, their dates, and the features and issues addressed in each. Please refer to the script's main page for more information including download links, installation details, and more.
v1.2 – 06-10-2014
- Added –AdditionalResponse option for Set-CalendarProcessing
- Added -DomainController switch to every command that supports it to ensure that we don't start getting errors due to AD replication being laggy.
- A warning is now shown if the user services policy that is applied to the LRS has UCS enabled
- ResourceCapacity option added. If defined, will set the mailbox capacity accordingly
v1.1 – 02-08-2014
- comment help optimized per suggestions at http://www.lazywinadmin.com/2014/01/powershell-tip-adding-help-in-param.html
- validation for registrar name
- cleaned up param block
- validate that FE pool is 2013, exit if not
- new version of Set-ModuleStatus
v1.0 – 01-28-2014
- Original version
Resetting the Font in Lync Server Control Panel – Goodbye Times New Roman!
Many people have noticed that after installing the Lync Server 2013 Cumulative Update from October, 2013, that the font in the Lync Server Control Panel changed to Times New Roman from the original Segoe UI font.
Lots of people commented online that they were not fans of the change (myself included), and wanted it changed back. The issue was raised with Microsoft who verified that there was no change in the font requested when displaying the Control Panel. This was confirmed by looking through the logs. The problem was an Internet Explorer compatibility issue. Servers that have IE 8 don't exhibit the problem, but those with IE 9 or later, do. Instead of looking at the font defined by MS Shell Dlg registry value (HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitues\MS Shell Dlg), the Control Panel was using the font configured in IE. If you look in Internet Options>Fonts, you see that the Webpage font is set to Times New Roman.
We can get the original Segoe UI font back by simply changing the webpage font option to Segoe UI, closing the Control Panel, and opening it back up. We can also make the change using PowerShell by changing the value of the registry key that gets set when you use the above method. To do so, open PowerShell, and enter the following:
Set-ItemProperty -path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International\Scripts\3" -Name IEPropFontName -Value "Segoe UI"
And after restarting the Control Panel, we see it's back to the way it should be.
You can set the value to any font, really, including Comic Sans MS, as requested by my buddy Ken "The Hoff" Lasko.
Something to keep in mind is that changing that value does have the potential for changing the way other web pages look as well, as this is more of a work-around than a fix. But I've not run into that, yet. I'll post more info as I get it.
Review: Logitech H650e USB Headset
I have to admit that I'm a heavy user of wired headsets for Lync and Skype. This is really due more to the fact that spare power outlets in my office don't exist. In fact, the fire marshal had better never show up and look behind my desk. Also, I rarely need to move more than a couple of feet from my desk chair. So the wireless benefit is somewhat lost on me. That being the case, I'm constantly checking out new headsets to see which will be the most comfortable and have the best sound quality.
Logitech's Lync Optimized H650e headset is a dual ear USB wired headset. But not only dual ear, it's stereo. While I'm not likely to use it to listen to my extensive hair metal music collection through them, it's a nice touch. The headband is narrow, light, and very comfortable. The padding is soft, but not so soft that I feel the plastic headband itself. The ear cups are also very soft, and remind me of those found on my Bose QC3 noise cancelling headphones. I've worn the headset for several multi-hour calls, and it was comfortable throughout. The sound is fabulous.
One cool aspect of this headset is that the USB cable is flat instead of round. This might not seem like much, but take it from someone who routinely has at least four headsets hanging together. This 7 foot cable just doesn't tangle. And the integrated control head provides for hook and mute buttons – both of which are Lync integrated. Pressing the mute button on the control head mutes the Lync client – not just the headset. There are also volume up/down buttons on it as well.
The mic boom is a flexible rubber that's easily positioned in any angle you need. It has great, natural sound, so I'm told by those I speak to with it. One cool feature on this is that at the end of the boom where it connects to the ear piece, is a presence indicator. This is designed for people who are behind you. They can see your presence and know you're in a call. One might think that would be evident merely by having the headset on, but I would point back to the headset being stereo. So a user could be listening to non-call audio. It's only illuminated when in a call/conference/meeting. A neat idea that would be beneficial in a Dilbert style cube farm.
I really like this headset. In fact, my old favorite, the Blackwire 720, has been pushed to standby status as I use the H650e pretty much exclusively. Great sound, comfortable, and a non-tangling cord are all wins. For a list of $89.99 USD, it's a fabulous unit that should suit most chair jockeys that don't need to get away from the desk while on the phone.
Customizing the Lync Server 2013 Meeting Page
In Customizing the Lync Server 2010 Meeting Page, I showed how simple it was to update the Lync Server 2010 Meet page with your organization's logo. Here's some info for updating the Lync Server 2013 pages.
Here we see the page with the default "Lync Web App" text image.
That test image file is called LyncWebApp_logo.png. It's a 350×68 pixel 32 bit .png file. You'll find the image in two folders: one for the external web site, and one for the internal website:
- c:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Web Components\LWA\Ext\Images\LyncWebApp_logo.png
- c:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Web Components\LWA\Int\Images\LyncWebApp_logo.png
If you're going to swap out the image, it's much easier if you overwrite the existing file with your custom file of the same name: just backup the original file first. This will eliminate the need to dive into the code that writes the page. Just create a new file of the same size, and save it into the appropriate folders.
The image background is not actually white. It's a light gray with an RGB value of R:247 G:247 B:247. If you want to match the blue on the left, it's R:3 G:110 B:202.
Once you overwrite the existing file, restart the Lync Server Web Conferencing service using either the Services.msc tool, or by using the following in PowerShell:
Restart-Service RTCDATAMCU
Once the service has restarted, you can check out the Meet page by creating a Meet Now, and going to the meeting URL on a machine without the Lync client (to avoid having the Lync client immediately attempt to join the meeting, which would close the Meet web page).
If you're hard core and want to tweak or completely overhaul the web page itself, the CSS style sheets are available for the external and internal sites at:
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Web Components\LWA\Ext\Styles
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Lync Server 2013\Web Components\LWA\Int\Styles
Just make sure you back everything up before making changed. Also, I have not paid much attention to if these files get overwritten during a Cumulative Update installation. So keep copies handy in case you need to re-apply your changes.
Lync Client November Update Released
On November 10th, 2013, Microsoft released the November 2013 Update for the Lync 2013 desktop client. Some welcome news with bug fixes, and some new features. Some of the new features have been requested for quite a while, and others were a welcome surprise. Let's take a look.
Video recording options
If you've ever tried to do a video recording of a Lync meeting, you know that the video quality has not been as high as you'd like. This update changes that. In the Recording options page, we now have options for 480p and HD options for 720p and 1080p. The recording still captures at 15 frames per second (fps). Obviously, if everyone on a conference is using 1080p, the size of the resulting file is going to be quite a bit larger than if you use lower settings. One other thing to keep in mind is that your camera needs to support these resolutions.
Photos in Instant Messaging stream
Next up is something seen in other instant messaging platforms. And that is user avatars in the IM stream. I don't really see the need for this in a peer-to-peer conversation, but in a conference, I can certainly see this being beneficial. There is no option to disable this at this time, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a client side option in the future.
Photo Options
This is one option I've been asking for ever since the Lync 2010 option was removed in Lync 2013. Fellow MVP John Weber even submitted it on the Lync IdeaScale site. The ability to define a URL to an avatar. This allows you to put a picture out on a server and have others, such as federated contacts, see it instead of the "no photo" image. This also helps clear up the issue where a user configured a URL in the Lync 2010 client, then migrated to the 2013 client, only to find they could no longer change it, or even remove it.
You can also choose an existing picture to be copied to Active Directory, too.
This is the only option that requires us to also do something on the server. We need to add a Policy Entry to our client policies in order to enable the setting. If we don't, then users don't see the option in their client. To make the change, run the following in Lync Server Management Shell:
$PolicyEntry=New-CsClientPolicyEntry -Name EnablePresencePhotoOptions -Value true $ClientPolicy=Get-CsClientPolicy -Identity Global $ClientPolicy.PolicyEntry.Add($PolicyEntry) Set-CsClientPolicy -Instance $ClientPolicy
Once this change is made, the Lync client will need to pick up the changed policy either by signing out and back in, or waiting 8 hours for the client to refresh the policy.
PChat Escalation
This was one I wasn't expecting. When you're in a PChat room, you now see a new button at the bottom of the client. When you click the button, it opens a Lync meeting with everyone currently in the PChat room. It also pastes the unique meeting info into the room. This information is unique & generated each time the feature is used. One click to a meeting with everyone. Very cool. And all members in the room don't need to have this update installed in order to participate in a meeting created by this feature.
Free/Busy issue resolved
I know a lot of people have been waiting for this. A previous update caused free/busy info to not automatically update your presence. This update resolves that problem.
List of all fixes
- 2907820 Inconsistent format and duplicate telephone numbers are displayed in a contact card in Lync 2013
- 2898888 Lync 2013 crashes when an RCC-enabled user signs in
- 2898886 "Presence unknown" status for a contact in a federated environment or a different front-end pool is displayed in Lync 2013
- 2898887 User cannot call another user by clicking a telephone number hyperlink in a contact card in Lync 2013
- 2883716 Presence status isn't updated based on Exchange calendar in Lync 2013
- 2880161 You can't drag a contact from Lync 2013 to another application
- 2880163 Proxy authentication dialog box appears when you sign in to Lync 2013
- 2880164 Instant message sent from Lync Web App displays wrong symbols in Lync 2013
- 2880167 Can't sign in to Lync 2013 when a user logs on to a computer by using an account from a different AD forest
- 2882812 A proxy authentication dialog box appears when you upload a PowerPoint presentation in Lync 2013
- 2882813 Can't sign in to Lync 2013 on a computer that is running Windows 7
- 2882814 Extended character is displayed incorrectly in a disclaimer in Lync 2013
- 2854650 You cannot start a collaboration application that is integrated with Lync 2013
- Some components in the contextual Mini toolbar and ribbon appear blurry.
- When you use a UIA-based screen reader (such as Microsoft Narrator) to read a message, the shapes and images are not read by the UIA-based screen reader.
- The inline attachment is read as "image" instead of as "attachment" by UIA-based screen reader such as Narrator.
Download the update and the prerequisite files from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2825630. Make sure you read the UPDATE INFORMATION section on some prerequisites required for the update.
But wait, there's more! New icon
Not really related to this update, but more to the "Patch Tuesday" updates. KB2837643 changes one of the icons in Lync. Before the update, the Calendar tab looked like this:
After installing the update,
I think the new icon is a little more intuitive as to its purpose.


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Kuwait is an almost entirely flat, desert plain. Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti Al-Sabah dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on August 2, 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault on February 23, 1991, liberating Kuwait in four days. After the liberation, Kuwait had to spend more than US$5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damage which occurred during the Iraqi occupation. The Al-Sabah family has ruled since returning to power in 1991. It reestablished an elected legislature that, in recent years, has become increasingly assertive. More than 90% of the population lives within a 500 km2 area surrounding Kuwait City and its harbor. Although the majority of people residing in the State of Kuwait are of Arab origin, fewer than half are originally from the Arabian Peninsula. The discovery of oil in 1938 drew many Arabs from nearby states. Kuwait's 93.3% literacy rate, one of the Arab world's highest, is the result of extensive government support for the education system.
Economic Policy over 12 Months
Kuwait has a small, relatively open economy, dominated by the oil industry and the government sector. Approximately 90% of the Kuwaiti labor force works in the public sector, and 90% of private sector workers are non-Kuwaitis. Kuwait's proven crude oil reserves of about 100 billion barrels—9% of world reserves—account for nearly 45% of GDP, 95% of export revenues, and 90–95% of government income. The country has the fourth largest oil reserves in the world. Kuwait puts 10% of its annual oil revenue into a Fund for Future Generations, in preparation for transition to the period after its oil resources are depleted. Kuwait's economy has benefited from high oil prices in recent years, as well as the economic activity generated following Operation Iraqi Freedom (Kuwait is a major logistical and transit hub for coalition operations in Iraq). Non-oil sectors such as banking, financial services, logistics, telecommunications, and construction have enjoyed strong growth in the past three to four years.
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Although Kuwait has largely avoided the domestic unrest seen in other Arab countries in 2011, it has faced a recent spate of militant violence. Security forces have clashed with Islamist militants, some of whom are alleged to have links with Al-Qaeda. The authorities say extremist groups have plotted attacks on Western targets.
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Investors seeking to do business in Kuwait need to apply for a license from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and these are only available to Kuwaiti nationals and to Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nationals and companies. Any joint ventures with Kuwaiti citizens have to be structured to give the Kuwaiti partners not less than 51% of the total capital. However, there is a Kuwait Free Trade Zone in Shuwaikh, which allows 100% foreign ownership of businesses within the zone, with no import duties or foreign corporate income tax.
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GDP growth: 3.2% (IMF, 2010)
GDP per capita: US$48,900 (2010 est.)
CPI: 3.8% (central bank, 2010)
Key interest rate: 2.5% (August 2010)
Exchange rate versus US dollar: KD0.2888 (2010)*
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Oftentimes, we miss out on great music from other parts of the world. It's nobody's fault; traveling across an ocean, whether digitally or in reality, is simply hard work. David Cash's latest effort, however, is sure to get love from the Whole World. Whether you are on a South African safari or driving through the English countryside, this beat is perfect for cruisin'. Cardo cooks up a smooth, leanin' instrumental, adding a little energy to his laid-back beat with a shimmering, chiming synth. Booth newcomer Cash and his guests, YG and Krazy C.A.S.H., deliver colorful verses to match the instrumental's quirky vibe, each exhibiting a smooth, confident delivery. Whole World can be found on the deluxe version of Cash's upcoming project, Escape. The set has yet to receive a drop date, but we'll keep you supplied with fresh singles and release details as they emerge.
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Last night I saw 12 Years a Slave with my boyfriend. Not exactly the greatest date movie, but we're long past the point of needing gooey comedy to fill the gaps of a romantic evening. Not that we've ever been experts at sentimental planning. For our first date he took me to see The Artist, a silent film amounting to the rough one hundred minutes the two of us spent in the throws of a heavy crush, praying to the cinematic gods that our phones were on vibrate. I remember it vividly, which I guess makes our planning sentimental after all.
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