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XML has becoming the standard way for representing and transforming data over the World Wide Web. The problem with XML documents is that they have a very high ratio of redundancy, which makes these documents demanding large storage capacity and large network band-width for transmission.
Because of their widely used, XML documents could be retrieved according to vague queries from naive users with poor background in writing a good query.
This report tries to cope with the previous two problems by designing a system with two stages. The first stage is the design of a new compression technique called XQPoint. This technique separates the XML document into containers and compresses each container using a back-end compressor which is suitable to the type of the data in this container. The other part of the proposed system is to design the vague query processor which separates each query into different sub-queries and retrieve relevant information from the compressed XML documents accordingly. Only the most relevant information will be decompressed and returned to the user. This research expects that the XQPoint will achieve better compression ratio and the query processor will be the first processor to deal with compressed XML documents to retrieve information according to vague queries.
1. Introduction
The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is a W3C standard which adopted and sustained by both the industry and the research community. In the recent years, we have witnessed an increasing volume of XML digital information that either created directly as an XML document or converted from another type of data representation. The importance of XML comes from different factors, its ability to represent different data types in one document, solving the problem of long-term accessibility, and to becoming the solutions to interoperability problem. (Al-Hamadani et al., 2009)
Due to the replication of the XML schema in each record, XML document is considered to be one of the self-describing data files, which means that these kinds of files have a lot of data redundancy in both of its tags and attributes (Ray, 2001). For all the above reasons the need to compress XML documents becoming increasingly dramatic. Furthermore, an extensive need evolved to retrieve information directly from the compressed documents and then decompress only the retrieved information. (Ferragina et al., 2006)
Because the wide range of XML documents usage and with different kinds of users, it is become an important issue to deal with all kinds of queries. Some of these queries may have imprecise constraints which cannot be processed directly due to the grammar limitation of the query languages. However, these types of queries, which are known as vague queries, appear to be common when the users of the XML documents have a little knowledge about the document structure, or they lack the skills on how to write a precise and meaningful query.
The cure to the previous two dilemmas is to design a compression technique that has the capability to retrieve information from the compressed version according to vague queries. Two types of XML compressors have been used. The first type is the non-queriable compressors which used to compress XML documents for archival purposes. The second type is the queriable compressors which used to query the compressed XML documents. All the compressors belonging to the second type did not solve the problem of vague queries.
This report proposes a new XML compressor technique called "XQPoint" which consists of two stages. In the first stage, it separates the data part of the XML document from the structure part, then compresses the data part using suitable compressors depending on the type of the data, while the structure part is compressed using the fixed-point dictionary-based compressor. The second stage is to process the vague queries by decomposing them into multiple sub-queries, retrieve information from the compressed XML document according to each sub-query, combine the retrieved results into groups, and finally return only the most relevant groups.
2. Theoretical perspective
This section describes the background of the research. It composes of three parts; XML compression techniques, a brief definition to XPath and NEXI, query types, and answering vague queries.
The first sub-section describes the differences between XML compressors, gives a brief description of some of these compressors, and sets a comparison between them. Since our system will use NEXI query language, a brief description will be given about the structure of this type of quires. We will discuss the types of queries and consternate on the vague query type.
2.1 XML compression techniques
Recent, large numbers of XML compression techniques have been proposed. Each of which has different characteristics. This section discusses the differences between these compressors and their main features.
XML compressors can be classified into two classes either to be XML-blind or XML-conscious compressors. XML-blind or general purpose compressors deal with the XML document as a traditional text document ignoring its structure and apply the general purpose text compression techniques to compress them. These techniques can be classified into two main classes, either to be arithmetic compressors or dictionary compressors (Augeri et al., 2007, Augeri, 2008). The arithmetic compressors represent each string of characters using a fixed number of bits per character. PPM, CACM3, and PAQ are examples of this kind of compressors (Moffat., 1990, Cleary and Witten, 1984, Alistair et al., 1998). On the other hand, dictionary compression techniques substitute each string in the input by its reference in a dictionary maintained by the encoder. WinZip, GZIP, and BZIP2 are examples of this compression class (BZip2, 1996, GZip, 1992, WinZip, 1990).
On the other hand, XML-conscious compressors try to utilize the structural behaviour of XML documents in order to achieve better compression ratio and less time in comparative with the XML-blind type and to generate a usable XML compressed documents without the need to decompress these documents. XML-conscious compressors can be classified according to their ability to querying the compressed documents into two main sub-classes; these are queriable and non-queriable compressors.
2.1.1. Non queriable XML compressors:
This kind of compressors showed good compression performance but the resulting document cannot be queried without decompressing it. The main purpose of these processors it to achieve highest compression ratio for archival purposes. Examples of this type are:
XMill (Liefke and Suciu, 2000): This technique depends on compressing the structure (i.e. tags and attributes) of the XML document separately from its data by encoding the structure in a dictionary-based fashion and then passing it to a back-end compressor. All elements and attributes name are assigned with an integer number to be considered as a key to the dictionary. The data part grouped into containers depending on the type of that data and its path from the root. Each container is compressed separately using an appropriate compression technique suitable for the data type in that container.
Millau (Girardot and Sundaresan, 2000): In order to compress the structure of the XML documents, Millau takes advantage of the document schema if this schema is available. It is an extension of the WBXML (Wireless Application Protocol Binary XML) format, which is designed to reduce the size of XML documents for transmission purposes.
XWRT (Skibinski et al., 2007): This technique has similar ideas of XMill with a slight difference. The tags and attribute names in an XML document, which are normally have high frequency within the same document, are encoded by using semi-dynamic dictionary. The XML document first scanned to determine the frequent tags and attributes and put them in the dictionary. Another scan to the document should be processed in order to replace all the occurrences of the words in the dictionary with their dictionary index.
RNGzip (League and Eng, 2007): This technique depends on compressing the XML document on Relax NG schema by [13]. First the schema should be accepted by the sender and the receiver. It acts as a key in the encryption and decryption process. Using this schema, RNGzip builds a tree automaton for the specific XML document. Only little information should be transmitted and the receiver then reconstructs the complete XML document.
2.1.2. Queriable XML compressors:
The main goal of this type of compressors is to provide the ability to the compressed version of the XML document to be queried without decompress them. The compression ratio for these compression techniques is much lower than the blind-XML or the non-queriable techniques. However, these techniques are important when dealing with resource-limited applications and with mobiles. In the next section a brief description to some of these techniques will be given.
XGrind (Tolani and Haritsa, 2000): In 2000, Tolani et al. introduced the first queriable XML compressor that has the ability to query the compressed file without full decompress it. It is considered to be a homomorphic compressor in which the compressed XML document can be viewed like the original XML document except that its tags, elements and attribute names are replaced with their corresponding encoding, which is a dictionary-based encoding. The data part of the document is encoded using Huffman encoding. For the purpose of querying the compressed document, XGrind's query processor finds the simple path to check whether it satisfies the path in the given query. The main drawback with XGrind is that it can handle only exact-match and prefix match queries on the compressed documents.
Xpress(Min et al., 2003): This technique uses the reverse arithmetic encoding method to encode the labels and paths of the XML document. Instead of representing each tag as a unique identifier, as XGrind did, Xpress encodes a label path as a distinct interval between 0.0 and 1.0. To encode the data part of the XML document, Xpress uses different compression techniques depending on the type of the data and without the need to the human interface.
XQZip (Cheng and NG, 2004): Unlike XQueC, XQZip groups the XML data into blocks and then applies gzip compressor on them. To process queries, it decompresses a specific block in order to retrieve its contents. This technique removes the duplicate structures occur in an XML document in order to improve query performance. Although XQZip processes different types of XPath queries, it is slower than other compressors because of its partial decompression.
XSeq(Lin et al., 2005): This technique adapts Sequitur, which is a grammar-based text compression, to compress the containers. Sequitur is a linear-time algorithm that makes a context-free grammar for the input string. XSeq uses this grammar to process the data values that match the given query and avoid scanning irrelevant data. Furthermore, the context-free grammar gives the ability to XSeq to process queries without even partial decompression.
XQueC (Arion et al., 2007): This technique uses the separation between data and structure of XML documents. The data stored on containers according to their path location within the document. Each container element is individually compressed. This process will positively affect the retrieval technique, since the complete container could be retrieved as a response to a query. With this idea, XQueC has the ability to process more types of queries on the compressed version without the need of the partial decompression that has been used in some previous compressors.
QXT (Skibinski and Swache, 2007): It is an extension of XWRT adding query-friendly concepts in order to process queries by partial decompression. This technique scans the XML file twice. In the first pass, a dynamic-dictionary created with the frequencies of its items. This dictionary is stored within the compressed file. In the second pass, QXT encodes the data and places them into the containers. When the size of a specific container exceeds a given threshold, the container should be compressed using a general-purpose compressor and written to disk. To process a query, QXT- query processor first searches the dictionary to determine which container should be decompressed. After decompressing a specific container, only the relevant data will be decoded to XML format.
2.2 XPath and NEXI query languages
XPath is an expression language not a programming or query language per se (Kay, 2008) . Its main object is to return a node or several nodes from an XML document according to a specific expression. XPath's three data model categories and the three operations categories are the main building block of XPath.
According to (Kay, 2004), a typical path expression in XPath, consists of a sequence of steps, separated by the «/» operator. Each step works by following a relationship between nodes in the document (Holman, 2002, Andrew Watt, 2002). Furthermore, there are several signs that are used in XPath expression, such as:
- «*» indicates the selection of all elements and attributes.
- «@ » indicates an attribute
- «//» indicates all the nodes below the current node.
Path expressions thus provide a very powerful mechanism for selecting nodes within an XML document, and this power lies at the heart of the XPath language (Kay, 2004, Sigurbjornsson and Trotman, 2003).
Narrowed Extended XPath I (NEXI) is an XML query language that follows the steps of XPath with some modifications. First, the NEXI retrieval engine designed to deduce the semantics from the query in reverse to XPath which has predefined semantics. Furthermore, NEXI extended the use of the contains() function, which is used by XPath to indicate an element that is contain a specific content, to be about() function to indicate the element to be about the content. This modification allows NEXI to process fuzzy queries. The language has extensions for question answering, multimedia searching, and searching heterogeneous document collections. (Trotman and Sigurbj¨ornsson, 2005)
Which requires a certain context (i.e., path) should be relevant to a specific content description (i.e., cont) (Trotman and Sigurbj¨ornsson, 2005).
2.3 Types of queries
There are different types of queries and most of them had been processed by the previous compression techniques in order to retrieve information from the compressed XML documents (Lin et al., 2005). Table 2 shows that main types of queries with brief description for each one.
2.4 Vague queries
Since vague queries are the central issue in our research, this section will give a brief description on such queries and how can be appeared in information retrieval domain
Many imprecise and uncertain data exist in the real world. Since it is important to answer any user's query with exact or approximate answers even if these queries have vague conditions, the need to process vague queries is increased rapidly. (Zhao and Ma, 2009)
Vague logic is the generalization of fuzzy logic (Kumar and Biswas, 2009). According to vague set theory by (Gua W. L. and Buehrer, 1993), vague search is a combination of the following search techniques:
- a-vague-equality search, and
- Vague-proximity search
Vague set (VS) is a combination of two sets: (1) 'evidence for', or truth membership tA(x) for the element x in the vague set A, and (2) 'evidence against', or false membership fA(x) for the element x in the vague set A, such that:
Furthermore, each membership µ(u) in a vague set A should be graded by the subinterval [tAu, 1-fAu], i.e 0=µ(u)=1. (Liu et al., 2008)
There are several kinds of queries that considered being vague. Some of these kinds are:
- Variation in spelling (ex: papers published at International Conference on Internet Computing, which can be spelled in ICIC)
- Low correlation between the query components (ex: Leader of the University of Huddersfield)
- Comparative words (ex: cheaper, most beautiful)
- Statistical concepts (ex: average, median).
3. Current state and Problem identification
Although vague queries have been processed before, using different approaches, all of them were dealing only with the original XML documents. Some of these approaches depend on the tree pattern of the XML document (Sihem Amer-Yahia et al., 2002, P. Mark Pettovello and Fotouhi, 2006), while others depend on decomposing the vague query into two sub-queries and retrieve information depending on the nested tags that distinguish XML documents from other text documents.(Vojkan Mihajlovi´c et al., 2006, Pehcevski, 2006, Andrew Trotman and Mounia Lalmas, 2006)
Neither the tree structure nor the nested tags still exist in the compressed XML documents. This makes it impossible for the existing techniques to retrieve information from the compressed documents.
Many systems nowadays are converting the plain XML documents to a compressed one before they answer the user's query, but none of them handled the vague query. Table 3 shows some examples of well-known XML compressors and the query types they processed. Figure 1 explains the experiment that has been done on all the queriable XML compressors.
For this reason, our research is focusing on how to handle a vague query in retrieving information from a compressed XML document.
3.1 Aims and Objectives
According to the literature review, the main aim of this research is to develop a system that solves the problem of retrieving information from compressed files according to vague queries. The objectives drawn from this research are:
- Develop XQPoint as a new compression technique. The input to XQPoint is an XML document and the output is the compression version of this document.
- Develop the query processor which process vague queries and retrieve information accordingly from the compressed XML document.
4. Initial System Architecture
The proposed system consists of two main stages. The first one is designing a new XML compression technique named XQPoint which converts the normal XML documents to a compressed version. The second is designing a retrieving technique that processes the NEXI vague queries type in order to retrieve the relevant information from the compressed document accordingly. The next two paragraphs describe the structure of the previous two stages.
4.1 Design the XQPoint compression technique
The following section describes first how the XQPoint treats each part of the XML document, then explain its architecture, and the set of data that will be used to test the compressor part of the system.
4.1.1 Architecture of XQPoint
XQPoint compressor treats the structure part of an XML document in different manner than treating the data part of the document. Figure 2 shows that the XML document should be analyzed first in order to separate its component into different containers. Each element or attribute name is associated with a unique pair of numbers [IDpre, IDpost]. This procedure is called structural identifiers, which has been used in some querying techniques (Al-Khalif A et al., 2002, Halverson et al., 2003, Grust, 2002, Paparizos et al., 2003). IDpre represents the order of the node under the preorder traversal of the tree, while IDpost represents the order of the node under postorder traversal. In this way the position of each node within the complete XML tree become recognizable. Figure 3 shows a sample document with the node's structural identifiers. The list of all pair of identifiers then are encoded into a binary code with 2* log2 (N) bits for each node, where N is the number of elements in the document. So, the total size of bits needed to store all the elements is N*2* log2 (N) bits.
In order to compress the data part of the XML document, XQPoint separates the data of the document into different containers according to their path position (an encoded path) from the root and type of these data. Each of these containers is compressed using different encoding techniques as follows:
- Integer data type: XQPoint uses variable-byte coding to encode the integer numbers. This approach stores the integer numbers which are of variable sizes into a byte sequence. The first left most seven bits of each byte stored a part of the integer value, while the right most bit of the byte indicates whether that byte is the last byte in the sequence (Stanford, M.Manikandan et al., 2006).
- Floating-point type: Predictive Floating-Point Compression is used to compress this kind of data. This approach splits both parts of the number into sign, exponent, and mantissa and treats each part with a context based arithmetic coder. (Cheng and NG, 2004)
- Enumerated data and text data: the enumerated data in XML are the attribute values that occur frequently, such as set of countries, departments in a university, or zip-codes. XQPoint uses the Fixed Point Number Representation Technique (FPNRT), which has been used in spelling checker as a compression technique, to convert the enumerated data words and the text data into numeric values. The numeric value is calculated using the following formula:
Is used to
Where n represents a data word length, ASC is the ASCII code of any letter in the word, and i is the letter's position in the word.
4.1.2 Data set used to test XQPoint compressor
To test XQPoint compression technique, we should choose a set of different types of XML documents. These documents should be in different sizes, number of tags, number of nodes, the depth of the longest path, and the data ratio (DR) which is:
Where, DRd is the data ratio for the XML document (d), (D) is the data, and (Si) represents the size of the XML document.
According to their main characteristics, XML documents can be categorized into three types: (Maneth et al., 2008, Sakr, 2009)
- Textual documents (TD): The DRd of this type of documents exceeds 70%. The structure of these documents is very simple. Books and articles are examples of this type.
- Structural documents (SD): In this type of XML documents, the DRd is less than 30%. Baseball box score and line-item shipping are two examples of this type.
- Regular documents (RD): These documents have DRd between 40 and 60 percent. Relational databases are examples of this type.
4.2 Design the query processor
The second part of the proposed system is the vague query processor. As shown in Figure 2 , the query should be manipulated by the query processor part of the XQPoint architecture. The structure of this part is adopted from the query decomposition technique proposed in (Al-Hamadani et al., 2009), which decomposed the vague query into two parts, QCO which refers to Content-Only retrieval, and QCAS which refers to Content-And-Structure retrieval.
As you can see in Figure 4, the query processor manipulates each query through different steps. The first step is the query decomposition step, which separated each query into different sub-queries. Figure 5 depicts an example of a NEXI vague query that passed through this step and be decompressed into four sub-queries.
The second step is the sub-query relaxation, where each sub-query is manipulated separately according to a specific XML document. The relaxation process could be made either by changing the node sequence, adding more nodes, deleting some nodes, or changing some attribute values. A threshold should be attached to each sub-query to in order to determine the level of relaxation that is made to it. The lower threshold means low level relaxation (i.e. fewer changes), while the higher threshold means high level of relaxation.
The third step of the query processor is retrieving the compressed XML document according to each relaxed sub-query. These retrieved documents are ranked according to the attached sub-query threshold. The final step is to group the retrieved documents depending on the main NEXI query. The Top-K ranked documents are decompressed and returned to the user.
5. Study plan
6. Conclusions
As the increasing importance of XML usage in storing and transferring data via the World Wide Web, there is an increasing need to decrease the size of XML documents and to deal with these documents in their compressed mode. And as XML documents are spread, their users are varying from an expert with strong queries to a naive user with vague queries. Due to the previous reasons, there is an increasing need to design a system that has the ability to achieve both, compressing the XML document and retrieving the most relevant information according to vague queries. This report proposes such a system that develops a new compression technique; XQPoint which separates data from the structure of XML documents and then compresses each part as applicable. Next, the vague query processor is used to decompose the vague query, process each sub-query separately, and then combine the retrieved results.
We expect that this technique achieve high compression ratio and efficiently retrieve information from the compressed version.
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Install and configure Project Server 2010
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Topic Last Modified: 2011-10-13
Microsoft Project Server 2010 runs as a service application under Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The full functionality of Project Server 2010 is provided by several SharePoint Server 2010 service applications:
Project Server Service Application
Excel Services Application
Secure Store Service
This article describes installing and configuring Project Server 2010, including provisioning the Project Server Service Application. Deploying and configuring the Excel Services Application and Secure Store Service are covered in Configure reporting for Project Server 2010.
Use the procedures that follow to install Project Server 2010. The Project Server 2010 software must be installed on each application server in the farm before you can run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard to integrate Project Server with SharePoint Server 2010.
Before you install Project Server 2010, make sure that you have reviewed the articles under Plan for deployment (Project Server 2010) and have the necessary service accounts created as described in Plan for administrative and service accounts (Project Server 2010).
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Once you install Project Server 2010, it cannot be uninstalled from the farm. If you want to remove Project Server 2010 functionality, you can turn off the Project Application Service and delete the Project Server 2010 Service Application. |
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Upgrading from the Project Server 2010 Beta to the Project Server 2010 release version is explicitly blocked and not supported. This restriction applies to both in-place and db-attach upgrade methods. |
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Project Server 2010 does not support multi-tenant environments. Do not install Project Server 2010 on a multi-tenant SharePoint Server 2010 farm. If you have Project Server 2010 installed on a farm, do not configure multi-tenancy on that farm. |
To view a video demonstration of the installation and configuration process, click one of the following links:
For a single application server farm:
Watch the video (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=169126). To download a copy of the file, right-click the link, and then click Save Target As.
For a multi-application server farm:
Watch the video (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=169128). To download a copy of the file, right-click the link, and then click Save Target As.
This section describes how to install Project Server 2010. The basic procedure is as follows:
Install Project Server 2010 on each application server and Web server in the farm
Run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard
Refresh the installed products on the farm
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If you encounter an error during the installation process, check the log files that are located at \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft shared\Web server extensions\14\logs and consult the Project Server 2010 forum (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=169001). |
Complete the following procedure on each application server in the farm.
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On the Project Server 2010 DVD, run default.hta. The Setup menu opens.
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On the Start page, click Install Project Server.
On the Enter your Product Key page, type your product key, and then click Continue.
In the End User License Agreement page, review the terms of the agreement. To accept the agreement, select the I accept the terms of this agreement check box.
Click Continue.
On the Choose a file location page, click Install Now.
When the installation is complete, clear the Run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard now check box.
Click Close.
Once the Project Server 2010 software has been installed on each application server in the farm, you must run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard to integrate Project Server with SharePoint Server 2010. You must run this wizard on each application server in the farm before you can start using Project Server.
Complete the following procedure on each application server in the farm.
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Click Start, All Programs, Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products, SharePoint 2010 Products Configuration Wizard.
At the Welcome to SharePoint Products and Technologies page, click Next.
A confirmation dialog message appears that displays a list of services that may have to be restarted. Click Yes.
On the Modify server farm Settings page, select the Do not disconnect from this server farm option, and then click Next.
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On the Completing the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard page, click Next.
On the Configuration Successful page, click Finish.
In order to be able to save documents to Project Server 2010 sites in SharePoint Server 2010, you must manually copy several files to the appropriate directory. Perform the following procedure on each application server in the farm.
To copy document library files-
Open Windows Explorer.
Navigate to the following folder:
Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\Features\DocumentLibrary\DocLib
Copy FileDlg.htm and EditDlg.htm.
Navigate to the following folder:
Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Template\Features\pwsdoclibs\pwsdoclib
Paste FileDlg.htm and EditDlg.htm.
Once Project Server 2010 is installed, the following configuration steps are required before creating a Microsoft Project Web App site and using Project Server:
Start the Project Application Service
Create a Project Server service application
Create a top level Web site
Set Read permissions on the top-level Web site
Before you create a Project Server service application, confirm that the Project Application Service is running.
To start the Project Application Service-
On the SharePoint Central Administration home page, in the System Settings section, click Manage services on server.
On the Services on Server page, select the server where you want to run the Project Application Service from the Server drop-down list.
If the Project Application Service is not running, on the Service list, click Start next to Project Application Service.
Once you have started the Project Server service on the desired computers in the farm, you must create a Project Server service application.
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While you can create more than one Project Server service application, doing so consumes additional system resources. We recommend that you create only one Project Server service application. A single service application supports multiple Project Web App sites. |
On the Central Administration home page, in the Application Management section, click Manage service applications.
On the Manage Service Applications page, on the ribbon, click New, and then click Project Server Service Application.
On the Create Project Web App service application page:
Type a name for the service application in the Project Web App service application name box.
In the Application Pool section, choose an existing application pool or type the name of the application pool you want to create in the Application pool name box.
Select the Configurable option, and choose the managed account that you want to use to run the application pool.
Click OK.
The next step is to create a top-level Web site if one does not yet exist, and give users read permission to that site. If there is not yet a top level Web site, create one using the following procedure.
To create a top-level Web site-
In Central Administration, in the Application Management section, click Create site collections.
Choose a Web application from the Web Application drop-down menu.
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Type a title for the site collection in the Title box.
In the Template Selection section, choose a template for the site.
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In the Primary Site Collection Administrator section, type the name of the account that you want to use for the site administrator.
Click OK.
Navigate to the root site (that is, http://<servername>).
Click Site Actions.
Click Site Permissions.
Click Grant Permissions.
In the Users/Groups box, type NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users.
Under Grant Permissions, select the Add users to a SharePoint group (recommended) option, and then select <SiteName> Visitors [Read] from the dropdown list.
Click OK.
The next step is to create a Project Web App site. Go to the next article, Create a PWA site (Project Server 2010).


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Dance Prism
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About Dance Prism
Dance Prism, founded in 1982 by Scott Ranagan and Mary Demaso, is a classically
focused ensemble that includes in its standard repertoire both such narrative
ballets as The Nutcracker, Variations on Make Way for Ducklings Dance Prism's most popular family oriented ballet, the irresistibly mad A Tea Party with Alice in Wonderland, and original neoclassical works. In past years, Dance Prism has premiered The Magic of Merlin, a ballet derived from the legends of King Arthur and his mentor, the fabulous
wizard Merlin; original productions of Peter Pan and Aladdin; and assembled mixed repertory programs that have included Hansel and Gretel, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and the Russian tale of The Firebird. More recent seasons have included the iconic romantic ballets Giselle and La Sylphide, a rollicking version of Don Quixote, and the company's first full length Swan Lake. In the last year, sparkling productions of Cinderella, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Sleeping Beauty have brought fairies and fantasies to Dance Prism's audiences.the company's first production of Romeo and Juliet is planned for the spring of 2017.
The primary purpose of the company is to bring the spectrum of ballet into the
communities of New England. Its touring schedule regularly includes appearances
in such venues as Worcester's Mechanics Hall, the Collins Center in Andover, and the Jackson Arts Center at
Bristol Community College in Fall River. The company also provides
performances, lecture demonstrations, and workshops for a number of private and
public schools and retirement communities throughout the region.
Dance Prism is composed of approximately 30 professional dancers and
apprentices, supplemented for larger productions such as The Nutcracker by serious ballet students who audition annually for the company. Dance Prism's casts include dancers based throughout the northeast region and eastern
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Tickets to all Dance Prism sponsored performances are available online and by
• Visa/MC are accepted online.
• Checks via USPS and Visa/MC are accepted on phone orders.
• Cash/checks and Visa/MC are accepted at the door.
• Please note that there is a $2.00 handling fee per ticket on all credit card
Group discounts are available for all performances.
Special pre-performance talks for groups can be arranged for most performances (see Special Programs). All theaters have provisions for handicapped seating and offer convenient, generally free, parking opportunities.
It is Dance Prism's policy to allow the exchange of tickets purchased but unused for equivalent
tickets to any other Dance Prism-presented production in the current program or
ensuing calendar year. The company does not provide refunds for unused tickets.
If you cannot attend a performance for which you have purchased tickets, on
account of inclement weather or other personal reasons, you may exchange your
tickets for another Dance Prism performance in the ensuing calendar year,
including other performances of the same program (given availability), our
spring or fall season productions or The Nutcracker in November and December, by following this process:
° Please email firstname.lastname@example.com, providing the invoice number (if
purchased on line), and the row & number of the tickets you have, and requesting a voucher for future tickets. If
possible, please do so prior to the performance for which you have purchased
tickets so that we know those seats are available for other patrons.
° At any time prior to the later performance you would like to attend, redeem
your voucher (using the information provided in it) by again emailing
firstname.lastname@example.com. Remember that to receive best seats it would be wise
to email at least two weeks ahead of that performance.
We appreciate your interest in Dance Prism productions and will do our best to
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Lawrence and Allen Fieldhouse were in the national limelight this morning as ESPN started two days of broadcasts at Kansas University.
About 150 KU students - in addition to the basketball band and cheerleaders - woke up early this morning to watch live portions of the broadcast of "Cold Pizza."
The national show did several cut-ins to Allen Fieldhouse for interviews with head men's basketball coach Bill Self, senior Wayne Simien and longtime broadcaster Max Falkenstien. The Lawrence section of the show was hosted by Cane Peterson, with commentary by Lenn Robbins of the New York Post.
Several times, students chanted "Change your shirt!" to Peterson, who was wearing orange -- the color of the Jayhawks' Saturday opponent, Texas.
The show aired live from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., with a rebroadcast from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on ESPN2.
"I think it's really impressive," senior Shannon Sanderson said of the early-morning turnout. "This is what it means to be a Jayhawk and what it means to have KU spirit."
KU's national publicity on ESPN will continue Saturday, when College GameDay comes to campus. It will have three hour-long shows - at 10 a.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. - and will feature host Rece Davis, analysts Jay Bilas and Digger Phelps and appearances by Dick Vitale and Andy Katz.
Construction was under way this morning on a GameDay stage between the trophy cases on the east side of Allen Fieldhouse.
The first 40 groups of KU's student campers will make up the studio audience for the 10 a.m. show. The 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. shows will be limited to ticketed fans for the KU-Texas game, which starts at 8 p.m.


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Study of Spatial Distribution of Kinetic Energy of Turbulence in a Cylindrical System with Turbine Impellers and Radial Baffles
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The paper deals with the description and results of experimental investigation of spatial distribution of kinetic energy of turbulence in a cylindrical system with one or two standard turbine impellers on the same shaft and with radial bafflers at the vessel wall. The time-averaged specific kinetic energy of turbulence of agitated liquid is measured with a stirring-intensity-meter (SIM) consisting of mechanical-piezoelectric sensor and an auxiliary electronic device for processing the scanned fluctuation signal (the SIM calibration was carried out by means of a lasser-doppler anemometer). The measurements were performed in a model vessel of diameter D = 350 mm, in the range of values of Reynolds number for mixing ReM ∈ <1.2.103, 1.06.105> and relative size of impeller and vessel d/D = 0.286 in the single-phase and two-phase system (air was blown into the system through a sparger ring under the lower impeller). It follows from the measured and processed results that the spatial distribution of mean specific kinetic energy of turbulence in systems wit turbine impellers is considerably influenced by the amount of blown air: the mean specific kinetic energy of turbulence decreases with growing volumetric flow rate of air in the stream streaking from blades of rotating impeller, and, in the region outside this stream, it significantly increases.


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.vin and .wine: the new domain names for wine
Website addresses ending in .vin and .wine will soon start showing up on the Internet. Does this spell new opportunities for the wine world, though? Not necessarily. Wine growers are rightly concerned that impostors will buy up vast numbers of controlled appellation domain names to deceive consumers or sell them at a cost to producers and users.
.vin: the risk of cybersquatting
Cybersquatting involves buying up vast quantities of domain names and then selling them back to brands at higher prices. The technique has been around ever since use of the Internet exploded in the 1990s. It waned with the surge in search engines: most searches are now conducted via Google and not by typing the name directly into the Internet browser. Cybersquatting still happens though.
.vin domain names authorised by ICANN
ICANN is an organisation controlled by the American Department of Commerce which coordinates the Internet's global domain name system, sub-contracting out their creation to private companies. When you buy a .com or .fr domain name, theoretically ICANN is entitled to authorise the name or not. In reality, however, very few domain names are banned. Nevertheless, ICANN is the organisation responsible for allowing .vin and .wine names and it is currently in favour of them.
.vin: Europe is protesting, the USA is backing the project
Several European countries, including France, have protested to the European Commission over use of these new domain names. Wine producer organisations have joined in the protest movement. There is a lot at stake because appellations such as Bordeaux or the Napa Valley are seeking to preserve their reputation. In the US, the government has officially backed by the project by defending ICANN's rights.
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Dravid, Mary Kom to be awarded Padma Bhushan
Also six other Indian sportsperson have been named to receive the Padma Shri award.
New Delhi: Former captain of the Indian cricket team Rahul Dravid and London Olympics bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom will be awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan - the government of India announced on Friday.
Dravid, who retired last year from cricket, scored close to 25,000 international runs. The prolific Indian batsman has made 13,288 runs in 164 Tests at an average of 52.31 while racking up 10,889 runs in 344 ODIs, averaging 39.16. He is also the third highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket.
The 29-year-old Mary Kom won a bronze medal at the London Olympics - becoming the first Indian woman boxer to do so. She is also the five-time former world champion and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships.
"I am surprised that I got this award because my name was not there at all. It is a big honour for me to be considered for this award and I feel truly humbled. It is no doubt a proud moment for me," Mary Kom said.
"Although boxing is going through difficult times, personally this has been a great achievement and I feel elated that all my efforts have got the recognition," she added.
Apart from the Padma Bhushan, six other Indian sportspersons were named to receive Padma Shri award. These include mountaineer Premlata Agrawal, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, para-athlete Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha, London Olympics silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar, boxer Dingko Singh and rower Bajrang Lal Takhar.
The government gave due consideration to the achievements of sportspersons at the London Games while naming the winners. Armyman Vijay won a silver medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol event while Yogeshwar won a bronze in the 60kg freestyle wrestling category.
Para athlete Girisha jumped a height of 1.74m in the final of the men's High Jump at the London Paralympics to finish in the silver medal position in the competition.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar, who became the first Indian to win back-to-back Olympic medals, was not considered since he had won the Padma Shri in 2011 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2009.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Latest Gallup News Poll Puts Radio at Back of the Pack. The just-released Gallup poll of Americans' news consumption habits provides good news for television but not such good news for radio and print. According to the study, among persons 30 to 49 years old, 50% named television as their preferred news medium, 28% said the internet was their first choice; 7% said radio and 6% said print. Among the 18 to 29 demographic, radio fell behind print at just 3%. While this study will be interpreted by some as another nail in the coffin for radio news, the reality is it's not as cut-and-dried as that. First, even radio practitioners would be hard pressed to expect radio to be considered a primary news source across a broad spectrum of the population in this day and age. It's hardly surprising that television and the internet are first and second, respectively. It's the very reason that forward-thinking radio news operations are moving into the digital world. Most radio news people would admit that they are focused on serving people during their commute – something that television cannot do although is something that the internet is becoming better at doing as it gains access to moving vehicles. Other factors to be considered are more nebulous. In major markets with heritage radio news operations radio probably enjoys a better place in the minds of news consumers. Survey the top 10 media markets only and radio may fare a bit better on a percentage basis. Also, as part of a morning radio show (in just about any format), the news segment may not even be thought of by the listener as a "news program" yet it remains an indispensable part of most radio morning shows.
And Speaking of News. Longtime radio programmer and media creative officer Lee Abrams is preparing to debut his new video news service called TouchVision. Abrams, along with co-founders Steve Saslow and Brandon Davis are calling the new service "the revolutionary way to reach America's new mainstream on all devices with a complete re-imagination of news and information." The live, 24/7 channel will differ from most news platforms in that it will feature no anchors. Content airs simultaneously online, on TV, on phones and tablets. TouchVision says, "The story is the star." TouchVision also states the programming is "a partnership with broadcasters on a DMA-exclusive basis using their digital assets." The programming clock indicates time for local news, weather and sports in addition to the unique programming elements and world and national news coverage. You can check out TouchVision's site here.
Audience Research: The Dunkin' Donuts Method. Radio consultant Holland Cooke reports from his summer tour of client stations across America. He writes that programmers can learn a lot from eavesdropping on conversations at donut shops and lunch counters. He predicts, "You'll note a disconnect between what you hear, and lots of what talk radio is trying to force-feed 'em. Example: While cable and radio pundits are shocked…SHOCKED…by revelations about beyond-Patriot Act NSA surveillance, coffee gulpers shrug that they've suspected it all along. I've overheard parents say they're using the story as an opportunity to wag a finger in their kids' faces about what they disclose online." Read Holland Cooke's entire piece here.
MEDIA BROKER SPOTLIGHT: Jerry Proctor of The Proctor Group, Inc. In this week's installment of Media Broker Spotlight, Sandi Bergman of RadioTVDeals.com interviews media broker Jerry Proctor of The Proctor Group, Inc. Proctor brings years of experience to the broker business and describes the deal scene as follows: "Television is undergoing a consolidation revolution such as occurred in the radio business a few years ago. Consequently, television station prices are returning to pre-recession levels and the consolidations continue with prices still climbing. Radio is still suffering some of the lingering effects of the recession. Station prices are recovering but that part of the broadcast industry is being held back due to the lack of available financing. That's one of the reasons you see so many LMA opportunities….many with purchase options attached. The larger and dominant companies in radio are primarily trading among themselves with some small amount of consolidations continuing. That leaves the lower tier of stations more available to smaller operators. Many owners in this tier of stations are now retiring and want to sell. I view NOW as being an excellent time to acquire those stations….if the buyer can find the financing to buy. Unfortunately, a buyer today MUST have more than two nickels to rub together if they're going to boot-strap a station purchase!" To read the entire installment of Media Broker Spotlight, please click here.
KCBS, San Francisco's Hal Ramey Returns to Work After Lengthy Vocal Problem. Sports anchor Hal Ramey returned to work at KCBS, San Francisco on July 1 after almost four months off the air due to a nodule on his vocal cords. The Walnut Creek Patch reports that back in February, Ramey noticed his voice was getting a little hoarse. Doctors advised him to give it a little rest but it just got worse. He was told to rest it completely – no talking at all – but after a while it only shrank 60% and doctors decided to operate. The non-cancerous growth was removed on May 9 and Ramey was able to return to work seven weeks later.
Odds & Sods. WHP, Harrisburg afternoon drive host Bob Durgin will retire from his position there on August 2 after a 24-year career at the station. Clear Channel is beginning a search to replace Durgin…..CBS Radio's KNX, Los Angeles announces the next in its "On Your Corner" series in which the all-news outlet will spotlight San Pedro and the Palos Verdes Peninsula on Friday, July 19 with a day of live broadcasts from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm. The station says it will focus on key issues and happenings in San Pedro and the Port of Los Angeles, along with the peninsula communities of Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates. Civic leaders and other guests will be featured during the special broadcast to give Southern Californians insight into the unique attributes, history and future development in the area.
'Radio and the Connected Car' Super Session Scheduled for 2013 Radio Show. The National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio Advertising Bureau announce the 2013 Radio Show in Orlando will feature a Super Session titled, "Radio and the Connected Car" taking place on Thursday, September 19 at 9:15 am. The NAB and RAB say the panel will feature "leading strategists, analysts and researchers discussing developments in the connected car, what consumers want and where the technology is headed. This session will reveal data from surveys, focus groups and consumer clinics along with sneak peeks at what car makers and their suppliers have in store for the dashboard of the future. Participants will offer specific recommendations on what radio can do now to maintain its prominence in the automobile for years to come." Participants will include: Roger C. Lanctot, associate director, Global Automotive Practice at Strategy Analytics; and Fred Jacobs, president of Jacobs Media. Bill Rose, senior vice president, marketing at Arbitron, will provide introductory remarks.
Charlie Vogt Appointed CEO of Harris Broadcast. Charlie Vogt comes to Harris Broadcast from his most recent position as president and CEO of GENBAND where he led a company transformation that encompassed six acquisitions, including Tekelec SSG, NextPoint Networks and Nortel's VoIP Business. Harris Broadcast, recently acquired by The Gores Group, defines itself as "a global supplier of networking, routing and software solutions that create, manage, transmit, distribute and monetize multimedia content." Vogt succeeds Harris Morris, who was appointed president of Harris Broadcast when it was a subsidiary of Harris Corporation in 2010, led the company through its divestiture process and guided the transition period to The Gores Group ownership, including the completion of fiscal year 2013. Harris Broadcast chairman and board member of Dish Network, Carl Vogel, states, "Charlie's proven track record of taking companies with powerful and promising technology to the next level uniquely positions him to lead this business. His decision to join Harris Broadcast as president and CEO likewise reflects the promise and potential behind the company's market-leading technology, marquee customers and exceptional employees. Charlie will bring to Harris Broadcast vision, leadership, creativity and operational discipline as well as an entrepreneurial and customer-first culture." Vogt says of his new position, "I couldn't be more enthusiastic about joining Harris Broadcast, especially at a time when broadcasters, cable networks and multi-channel content distributors are experiencing so much change – from the impact of on-demand to content delivery on multiple screens and the digital transition to video and audio over IP. I have spent my professional career building businesses, fostering an entrepreneurial culture and introducing disruptive technologies that transform business models. I look forward to leading the Harris Broadcast team to accelerate innovation in areas that will enable the company to experience market-leading growth."
ESPN Radio Begins Annual 'Don't Give Up ESPYS V Foundation Auction.' ESPN Radio announces it is presenting the "9th Annual Don't Give Up ESPYS V Foundation Auction" going on now through July 17. The online and on-air public auction features hundreds of items and experiences for bid to raise money and awareness for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. The event has raised more than $5.7 million over the first eight years of the fundraiser. A majority of the nearly 200 experiences and items in the auction will be available online via www.espnradio.com or ebay.com (now through July 17) while a total of 18 fan "experiences" will be auctioned live on air across ESPN Radio's national shows on July 17 from 6:00 am to 12:00 noon ET. Listeners can call 1-800-4JimmyV or log onto www.jimmyv.org to both donate and bid on items and experiences in the radio-thon, with the highest bidder at 59 minutes past each hour winning the experience.
Asiana Air S.F. Crash Landing, Egypt Turmoil, ObamaCare Criticism, Immigration Reform/Amnesty, and Eliot Spitzer Comptroller Candidacy Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (7/8). The crash landing of an Asiana Airlines jet at the San Francisco airport; the violence and turmoil in Egypt after a military-forced change of regimes in the Middle Eastern state; ongoing concerns over the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; legislation addressing illegal immigration and a proposal for amnesty for illegals already here; and former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's plans to run for comptroller of New York City.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
CBS Radio Makes Changes to Programming at Sports Talk KHTK, Sacramento. The big change here is the move of Don Geronimo from AM drive to middays – airing from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm and the return of Carmichael Dave to the station. Carmichael Dave – who exited the station in May of last year and was recently hosting an internet program – is being paired up with Keith Brooks for the new morning show that will debut on July 8. It appears the station will re-brand itself as "KHTK Sports 1140" from its current "CBS Sports Radio Sacramento." The station also notes that "Jason Ross will rejoin the afternoon sports desk in the 'KHTK Sports 1140' update studios and continue to fill in for Grant Napear. Dave 'Deuce' Mason will continue to be an important part of Sports 1140 and local sports programming for KHTK." Don Geronimo has been a successful personality on KHTK in the midday slot going back to the days of the old Westwood One-syndicated Don & Mike show.
Legal Snag Hits Salem's Attempt to Bring Peter Boyles to KNUS, Denver. Longtime KHOW, Denver radio personality Peter Boyles – recently fired by Clear Channel after a physical altercation between Boyles and his producer Greg Hollenback – was supposed to resurface on Salem Communications' crosstown news/talk KNUS on July 1. But it appears a legal complication – probably a non-compete in his contract with Clear Channel – is preventing that from happening for the time being. Local reports said Boyles may be hosting the morning show as early as Wednesday (7/3) but as of today the morning drive show is being hosted by regular KNUS fill-in host Jimmy Sengenberger.
Valuable Formula to Determine the Financial Value of Each Listener Measured by Arbitron. What if you knew how much an average listener as measured in your Arbitron ratings contributed in daily, monthly, or even annual revenue to your station? And what if you could use that data to help drive decisions in what promotions make sense for existing listeners and which marketing channels are best for new listeners? You can, and in a new article posted today (7/2), Chris Pendl, the brilliant creative director of Bonneville Seattle and TALKERS columnist, shows you how to do it. All it takes (ugh) is a little math. To read this valuable information, click here.
Steve Cochran Fills in for Jonathon Brandmeier on WGN, Chicago. As Chicago media writer Robert Feder reports, longtime WGN personality and former crosstown WIND host Steve Cochran (who exited WIND just last week) is sitting in for the vacationing Jonathon Brandmeier today (7/2) on the morning show – possibly adding fuel to the speculation that Cochran will return to WGN. But WGN president and general manager Jimmy de Castro is either being coy or truly is still considering the future of the station's lineup when he tells Feder, "We haven't even talked about an agreement because he's just doing fill-ins. I know Cochran really well. I love him. I'd love to figure out if there's a way to have him in WGN's family. I don't know. I'm doing research and looking at a lot of stuff. I want him to fill in on different dayparts — mornings, middays, afternoons — and hear what happens." The two worked together at WLUP-FM and WLUP-AM (now sports WMVP) in the 1990s.
WGN, Chicago Officially Comments on Staff Changes. TALKERS reported the exit of WGN, Chicago late night talk host Turi Ryder last week as she addressed her departure from the station on her radio program – by the way a classy move for management to allow her to say "good-bye." Now, WGN announces the evening sports show content and news staff changes confirming "the David Kaplan show will air from 7:00 pm to 12:00 midnight with a focus on the Chicago sports scene and national sports landscape. Listeners will hear a variety of sports topics discussed by Kaplan and various guests from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm, followed by an hour of sports talk from Mark Carman and Jordan Bernfield. Kaplan is a staple in the Chicago sports industry, having joined WGN Radio in 1995. He most recently held the position of afternoon drive sports reporter and host of various shows including, 'WGN Sports Night' and 'Cubs Insider.' Bernfield is the current host of 'Cubs Weekly' and Northwestern basketball and football broadcasts. Carman comes to WGN radio from Yahoo! Sports Radio, where he was previously the afternoon co-host since August of 2012." The new schedule also includes a lineup shift for news anchors Andrea Darlas and Steve Bertrand. Darlas will anchor mornings and Bertrand returns to the afternoons/evenings. WGN president and general manager Jimmy deCastro states, "We're making changes in an effort to give Chicagoans more of the things they want to hear. Thank you to our WGN Radio listeners, the most loyal and attentive family, for helping us navigate through this and stay tuned for the best of the old and new coming soon."
Brian Kilmeade's Fox News Radio Show to be Featured on his Fox News Channel TV Show. In what promises to be a creative and interesting piece of cross-platform promotion tomorrow morning between 6:00 am and 9:00 am (7/3), multimedia talk star Brian Kilmeade's midday Fox News Radio show "Kilmeade and Friends" will be featured in "realty show" style on Fox News Channel's "morning show "Fox and Friends" (in which Kilmeade is a co-host). The behind the scenes package will show Brian's transition as he goes from TV to radio — the cameras followed him and stayed in the radio studio for the three hours where some of Brian's regular "friends" stopped by and had a little fun with him.
NYMRAD Touts Positive New York Market Revenue Data. Based on numbers from Miller, Kaplan, Arase and Co., the trade group New York Market Radio is announcing spot revenue is up 7.6% for the first five months of 2013. NYMRAD executive director Deborah Beagan says, "It's quite a story to see New York Radio Market revenues up by over 7% year-to-date through May, 2013…The key to New York Market Radio's success is live-and-local content that engages the audience. For the 92% of New Yorkers who listen to radio, this is their hometown and their favorite stations. In addition, New York Market Radio stations have significantly invested in the digital arena to provide multi-platform options to advertisers. The future of effective advertising lies in the smart integration of traditional and digital media. I am extremely enthusiastic about the second half of 2013."
WLS-AM, Chicago Brings Susan Carlson Aboard for PM News Duties. Chicago media writer Robert Feder reports that Cumulus Media's news/talk WLS, Chicago is hiring former WBBM-TV "CBS 2" morning news anchor Susan Carlson to serve as news anchor for the afternoon drive show hosted by Roe Conn and Richard Roeper. She replaces Jim Johnson who recently retired from the station after 45 years. Carlson is no stranger to WLS having served as a news and traffic reporter from 1998 to 2002, also working with Roe Conn. Feder reports Carlson is under contract to WBBM-TV until July 18 and will join WLS-AM after that.
Sports Reporting: Dealing with Prickly Coaches. WFAN, New York sports talk host and TALKERS columnist Richard Neer offers advice to sports reporters and talk hosts who interview sports coaches as part of their jobs. Neer's experience dealing with some of the top coaches leading New York sports teams has taught him a few lessons, especially about dealing with skippers who don't enjoy post-game press conferences. Neer writes about the tactics of asking questions during post-game pressers and eliciting useful responses from reluctant managers. Read his piece here.
MEDIA BROKER SPOTLIGHT: Burt Sherwood of Burt Sherwood & Associates. In this week's installment of Media Broker Spotlight, Sandi Bergman of RadioTVDeals.com interviews media broker Burt Sherwood of Burt Sherwood & Associates. Sherwood brings years of experience (he was one of the early WMCA Good Guys) to his brokerage firm optimistically stating, "Station sales should be strong, ethnic operators will grow, youth will be served by over-the-air stations which will have apps for their iPhones and iPads, and the audience will grow proportionately — I think better than 30%. You will be able to track listeners and TV viewers and get them to respond directly…broadcasting and the internet will be partners." To read the entire installment of Media Broker Spotlight, click here.
Veteran Talk Show Host Mark Wainwright Dips Toe in On-Air Water After 16 Year Hiatus. He was one of the big players in talk radio back in the 1990s doing stellar airwork — perhaps most notably at WBAP, Dallas — before leaving the industry in 1997 to pursue other endeavors. Now Mark Wainwright is back, at least temporarily as a fill in, returning to WBAP this Friday, July 5 subbing in the 9:00 am to 11:00 am slot. He'll also be heard doing fill-in during morning drive on WGY, Albany next Thursday and Friday (7/11-12) and morning drive on WSYR, Syracuse the week of August 12-16 and August 19 and 20. Welcome back to the game, Mark – we hope we get to hear even more of you in the coming days. For old friends looking to reconnect, Mark Wainwright can be emailed at firstname.lastname@example.com.
KMZQ, Las Vegas Re-Brands as 'Fox Sports 670AM Las Vegas.' Kemp Communications' sports talk KMZQ picks up Fox Sports Radio Network programming and re-brands as "Fox Sports 670AM Las Vegas." The station is airing "Fox Sports Daybreak," "Jay Mohr Sports," "Fox Sports Primetime featuring Pat O'Brien with Steve Hartman," "Petros & Money," "Fox Sports Tonight," J.T. The Brick and the network's complete weekend lineup. It will continue to air TRN-FM's "Mancow in the Morning" on the station from 7:00 am to 10:00 am. General manager Deirdre Palmer states, "We are very excited to add Fox Sports Radio programming to 670AM. We're confident the Fox Sports brand, combined with the Network's quality programming, will elevate KMZQ-AM to the next level in Las Vegas."
Katherine Galanty Joins Yahoo! Sports Radio. Yahoo! Sports Radio has a new vice president of affiliate relations as Katherine Galanty joins the company. Galanty's resume includes stints with Sports USA, ISP Sports, and Westwood One. Yahoo! Sports Radio program director and chief operating officer Craig Larson states, "Katherine brings a wealth of affiliate relations experience in sports talk radio. We expect her to play a critical role as we continue to emerge in the years ahead."
NAB Spotlights Importance of 'First Informers' in Moore, Oklahoma Video. The National Association of Broadcasters, in an effort to highlight the importance of "first informers" in saving lives during natural disasters and weather emergencies, has posted a condensed version of a documentary by University of Oklahoma media arts professor Scott Hodgson and his students that features interviews and never-before-seen footage on broadcasters' efforts before, during and after the storm. The video is on the blog post page by NAB vice president, communications, Ann Marie Cumming. See it here.
Arizona Firefighters Deaths, U.S. Spying Program/Edward Snowden Case, Egyptian Violence, Western Heat Wave, Student Loan Rate Hikes and ObamaCare Promotion Controversy Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (7/1). The deaths of 19 firefighters battling the Arizona wildfire; the ongoing issue of the United States' spying program and the fate of Edward Snowden; the anarchy in Egypt as protests demand Mohamed Morsi's ouster; the scorching heat affecting the Western United States; the debate over government-backed student loan rates; and promotion of ObamaCare by libraries in the U.S. were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio yesterday according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
Friday, November 2, 2012
The Week of Sandy for Broadcasters in the Northeast; Broadcasters Associations Tout Virtues of Local Radio and TV. Natural disasters bring the importance of radio to the fore and Hurricane Sandy was no different. Even as we write this, broadcasters in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut are – days after the storm – struggling with ongoing issues of lack of electricity, fuel shortages, staff with homes damages and destroyed, and more. In fact, contacting broadcasters in the affected areas to report how they are getting by is a challenge since all of their resources – such as they are – are being used to perform the function of emergency broadcasting. However the degree to which the storm affected the hub of media in this country – New York City — threw another wrench into the works. Even though radio stations were able to get information out one way or another – for example, all-news WINS using sister station WXRK's signal when its transmitter went down – broadcasting companies were hampered by the lack of electricity and the business end of operating a station or network remained, and in some cases remains, challenging. New Jersey Association of Broadcasters president and CEO Paul Rotella is using the disaster to raise the FM chips in cell phones issue. "This deadly disaster points out the absolute necessity of having FM chips in cell phones activated, which would turn every cell phone into an emergency 'transistor' radio. (Many cell phones already have FM chips either installed or easily implanted and activated.) I understand that cell phone carriers want to make money off of consumers with streaming rate plans, etc., but maybe they could light the FM chip up in times of emergency so that more people can receive emergency information that only our local broadcasters are capable of transmitting to everyone. It's worth exploring." New York State Broadcasters Association president David L. Donovan notes in a press release touting the value of over-the-air broadcasting that 25% of cell towers in 10 states were affected by the storm, relegating the public to using battery-powered radios and TVs to get news and information. (The flood image is courtesy of Cox Media Group Connecticut from a video of the group's coverage of the storm and its aftermath. See the entire video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix9PvdYKvkc)
CBS Radio Names Ryan Maguire KDKA-FM, Pittsburgh PD. Rising sports programming star Ryan Maguire has been tabbed by CBS Radio to handle the PD position at Pittsburgh sports talk outlet KDKA-FM "SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan." Maguire fills the shoes left by Terry Foxx who moved to Atlanta to program CBS Radio's new FM sports talk outlet WZGC "92.9 The Game." Maguire currently serves as PD for Entercom's KCSP, Kansas City "610 Sports Radio." Prior to that he programmed Entercom's WSSP, Milwaukee "Sports Radio 1250" and Cumulus Media's WTKA, Ann Arbor "The Ticket 1050." CBS Radio SVP and market manager Michael Young states, "Ryan has a very impressive track record in programming sports radio stations. He has produced strong ratings and successfully developed a number of dynamic on-air sports personalities. Furthermore, Ryan has an uncompromising passion for sports and his leadership will well serve Pittsburgh sports fans." On his new gig, Maguire says, "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity and privilege to be a part of 'Sportsradio 93.7 The Fan' in Pittsburgh. Western Pennsylvania is home to some of the most loyal and passionate fans in the country and I'm looking forward to seeing KDKA-FM continue to be a big part of their sports experience."
Media Broker Says Opportunity is Knocking Right Now for First-Time Station Buyers. Sandi Bergman, whom TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison describes as "a dynamic rising star among today's crop of media brokers," has positive news for the many recently laid-off radio management figures looking to apply their seasoned skills in a new and productive direction in the industry. They should consider radio station ownership! Although it is a tough sales-driven business and there are daunting obstacles to obtaining financing, ownership is not just for the mega-corporations who are burdened with seemingly insurmountable debt. It is indeed possible that many of them will be spinning off unwieldy properties in the months and years ahead creating new opportunities for fresh blood in the business. According to Bergman, who owns the innovative website www.RadioTVDeals.com and a New Mexico-based brokerage firm (MyMediaBroker.com) and is one of the relatively few major female brokers in the game, there are many incredible opportunities for first-time buyers. Read the entire TALKERS interview with Sandi Bergman here.
It's Official: WFAN, New York Broadcasts on 101.9 FM. CBS Radio took over WRXP 101.9 FM under an LMA at midnight last night and the nation's first full-time sports talk station WFAN, New York is now heard in the region on FM. CBS Radio is buying the class B FM signal from Merlin Media for $75 million.
Keven Cohen Out at WVOC, Columbia, South Carolina. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment ousts PM drive host Keven Cohen from news/talk WVOC, Columbia, South Carolina. Cohen announced his departure from the station via his Facebook page stating, "An hour ago, Clear Channel relieved me of my duties and fired me. Obviously, I am devastated. I am not getting the chance to do so on the radio, so I want to thank all of you for the love and support you have offered my way over almost 19 years at WVOC. Please keep the Cohen family in your prayers. This will be a significant challenge." WVOC has not announced its plans for PM drive at the station.
Now That You're in Sales… Because all radio staffers are in sales now – or should be, according to radio consultant Holland Cooke – if they want to keep their jobs. But as Cooke writes, just because you're a talent doing personalized spots doesn't mean you have job security these days. So, what's a talent to do? Still more, says Cooke. "Offer to write copy. You got your on-air job because you're good with words, right? That could make you handy to have around if yours is one of many stations where the creative department fell victim to a recent bloodbath. Too often, account reps are writing spot copy, and too much of it sounds like…well, spot copy." Also, have you accompanied a sales rep on a call? No? Uh-oh…better read more of Holland Cooke's wise advise for air talent here.
Steve Kelley to Prove Colorado is a Swing State. Steve Kelley, along with Bill Rogan and Murphy Wells, hosts the morning drive show on Salem Communications' KNUS, Denver. Kelley is a well-known Denver radio personality who has performed various stunts for charity in the past. Now, Kelly has begun an effort to break the world record for time spent swinging – a tongue-in-cheek nod to Colorado's political status as a "swing state" and with the desire to highlight the need for all registered voters to cast their ballots. Kelley will report on his progress live on the air and plans to finish his attempt sometime Saturday evening. In past stunts, Kelley has rode a pogo stick from Boulder to Denver and sat in every seat in both the old and new Mile High Stadiums.
Welcoming Herman to Tulsa. Cox Media Group's news/talk KRMG-AM/FM, Tulsa held a live local event with some of its showcase talent to welcome talk show host and former presidential candidate Herman Cain to the market where he'll take over as host of the Cox-syndicated Neal Boortz show in January. Pictured here are (from l-r): Cox Media star Clark Howard, Boortz, Cain, and Cox Media radio news director of the Washington Bureau Jamie Dupree.
Hurricane Sandy Destruction Tops Talkers TenTM for Week of October 29-November 2. The destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy was the most-talked-about story on news/talk radio this week landing at #1 on the Talkers TenTM. Following at #2 was the NY/NJ/CT Gas Shortages. At #3 was climate change controversy followed by the presidential race polls and predictions at #4. The Talkers TenTM is a weekly chart of the top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio across the country and is the result of ongoing research from TALKERS. View this week's entire chart here.
TALKERS Weekly Affiliate Roundup. WYD Media-produced and Dial Global-distributed Michael Smerconish is added to the program schedule at WCMY, Ottawa, Illinois and WEZS, Laconia, New Hampshire…..Independently syndicated "Free Talk Live" with Ian Freeman and Mark Edge is added to the lineup at KBZZ-AM/FM, Reno.


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Why Is Digital Property Monitored Less than Physical Property?
March 09, 2017 Added by:Ajit Singh
If we were to place as much emphasis on monitoring events that take place on our IT systems as we do monitoring spending habits and shoplifting, many of the data breaches we hear about today could be largely mitigated.
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Does Auditing Have a Role in Your Security Strategy?
March 11, 2014 Added by:Michael Fimin
In order to figure out where auditing should play a part in your security strategy, let's start by defining what should be audited as part of a security plan. To do this, look first at how security is implemented in its most simple form and work backwards to auditing's role in your strategy.
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