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ST. LOUIS, MO.—Warren Tyler has joined the Floor Covering Institute (FCI), the international consulting group formed to serve the flooring industry.
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ORLANDO, FLA.—Education plays such a huge role at Coverings every year, and 2010 was no different. Sales training was a key component of the program, and who better than FCNews columnist Warren Tyler to address attendees. Tyler, who has spoken at just about every major event—and minor, for that matter—in his long and storied floor covering career, made sure all who joined him for his session, "Creating the Impregnable Architect
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by Warren Tyler By now most retailers realize the long slog is over. The old, "press on regardless" philosophy still holds. If you have been reading this column as well as Floor Covering News' "Retailer's How-to Handbook," you will see we are doing everything we can to help retailers not only survive, but to prosper. My last few columns have been dedicated to separating yourself from the competition by becoming
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by Warren Tyler There are many ways to close a sale depending upon what it is you're trying to get a commitment on. Because the big boxes are negligent in their training, they use a psychological ploy. They know, like some of us more knowledgeable people, once a shopper passes any amount of money in most cases, she will stop shopping. This is the reason they charge to measure. It
by Warren Tyler As a retailer, I was always a contrarian. That is, whatever other retailers were doing, I wanted no part of it. I learned early on conventional wisdom is always wrong. For instance, conventional wisdom tries to dictate the smaller the room, the smaller the pattern that should be used in decorating—absurd. Conventional wisdom dictates the use of beige in new homes and rentals. I would guarantee builders
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Really been thinking about a new car, since this one still holds on old memories attached... it is time to move on and start everything completely and totally brand new. And I drove out a few new models recently, ok the new car models are sweet and much more reasonable. I can rid myself of the car and replace for new. I can then go to new places with my new ride. So excited. (Mostly physically the tangible ideal attached to him, but more so for my detachment from him.) My head is almost healed from his loss.
But now, it is time to drive one more and hopes to make a new decision this next week.
NEW. IT's TIME. I'M READY. FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

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And there it is, the last Dollar Tree dress, completely altered to fit MH dolls. I kinda went with DLaura because I can't imagine any other character wearing a denim print skirt with socks and a blouse that match. I do it all the time with full-length jeans, but I'm nowhere near as fashion-forward as the ghoul crew.
The skirt pattern is the same NG Creations one, the Slim Short Skirt from her second set, that I used for Olive's sparkly black skirt and DLaura's UltraSuede paisley number. I'll probably take in the socks a bit, they sort of hang on her – and I was surprised to learn there was a definite 'top' and 'bottom' to them. They actually are slightly contoured. I just wish they'd matched them better, but truthfully, I'm just happy they cover her knee joints. What can I say, dolls just look more 'natural' to me when they don't have exposed hinges.
I can also say this – whew ! Think that, unless I cross paths with something really amazing soon, I'm taking a break from altering. Personally, it's more fun to just sew stuff !


text: Retired Lt. General Thomas McInerney: "On the 7th of September 2014, a major news network and publishing network are going to put out a book. It is going to be earth-shattering of what's happening and what happened. The fact is, we may even see a 9/11/14 MH-370 [the Malaysian airline that disappeared March 8, 2014] surface again. We should go to DEFCON 1—our highest state of readiness—and be prepared as we lead up to 9/11," McInerney said. "I can't give you anymore than what I've just said, but it is going to be extremely important and America should take notice. We are less safe today than we were 6 years ago."


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November 16, 2008 (LPAC)--Lyndon LaRouche declared today that Saturday's G-20 farce brings us that much closer to Hell. "The fact that the meeting was held was bad. Everything around it was bad,'' LaRouche stated bluntly. "The system is disintegrating now. It is gone, and unless there is a change in direction, we face Hell on earth for generations to come. And so far, everyone is saying, 'We are not going to do anything about it.' If they play by those rules, it means Doomsday,'' LaRouche concluded. "If someone awakens to the fact that he or she has been behaving like a fool, and changes, and does what I have consistently said must be done, we can change things,'' LaRouche continued. LaRouche declared, "The world system is in the process of collapse. Unless you take certain prescribed actions, the world goes to Hell, by virtue of a failure to act.'' On Saturday, the so-called leadership of the planet "failed to act,'' in "just such a fashion as I have warned about, repeatedly.''
"You have got to face up to the fact that the British oligarchy is viciously insane. Britain's Ancien Regime is going down. It has happened before in history. Looking closely at yesterday's farce in Washington, you clearly see the implications. The fact that the system is going down, is widely recognized, yet there was a decision made, a determination, to do nothing to prevent the presently onrushing collapse from happening. It must therefore appear, that these governments would rather die, and allow billions to die a horrible death along with them, rather than change the system.''
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LaRouche pointed to a second grave and imminent danger, "If you follow the British propaganda machine closely, and you see how much effort is devoted to British sources' forecasting the coming assassination of the President-elect of the United States.'' LaRouche explained: "I know the character of the British empire. I have studied its character from its beginning, as I have studied ancient empires as well. I know that the British will not just propagandize about the so-called danger of an assassination of the President-elect. They will do it! They are using their propaganda machinery to build up an expectation of such an assassination. We must, therefore, stop that British-planned assassination--now, or the consequences of such an assassination will wipe everything else off the agenda, and throw the United States and, by extension, the rest of the world, into a state of absolute chaos.''
LaRouche warned: "Everything I hear goes in that direction."
LaRouche, then, returned to the Bush farce that occurred on Saturday. "This Bush farce achieved nothing. The most likely outcome is that the farce will now trigger, in the immediate hours ahead, the next explosive phase of the already-pending general collapse of the entire global system. There are indications, already, that such a crash has begun, in early reports from the Persian Gulf. The risk of a major collapse of as many as 25 percent of all the existing hedge funds is also very real, and imminent, as the deadline passes for investors to withdraw their funds. The G-20 performance, which some saw as the Swan Song for George W. Bush, actually was tantamount to collectively kissing civilization goodbye.''


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Isabela Rodrigues of Sweety Branding Studio designed Sinhazinhas, a brand of women's clothing designed for the younger crowd.
"We were called to interpret the essence of the brand and translate into graphical parts of their visual identity. Sinhazinhas, as they were formerly called the "girls", have a fun and unique appeal. We decided to create the 'sinhazinhas' of the future, girls with lots of attitude and charm."
They created a brand that translates perfectly to their shopping tags and bags - a perfect combination in building their packaging.
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To see which district you are in, click on each individual district listed at left to see their map.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
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Aks says
Nice Article.
Once all config is done, How to configure & check emails on Outlook ?
I dont want to go to live.com everytime & login there on webpage.
Can we check within outlook software ?
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If there's one word that's almost certain to appear somewhere on every business's website, that word is talent. Companies of every size love to talk about talent! They can talk about talent all day long.
It's easy to talk about talent on a website or in a recruiting brochure. It's easy to say "We value talent more than anything!"
Talk is cheap. Attracting talented people into an organization and hanging onto them — now that's another story.
Most employers, sad to say, do a better job of driving talented people away than reeling them in, both during the selection process and after the talented person comes on board as a new employee. They don't do it intentionally, of course. They can't see how their systems, policies and attitudes frustrate and repel great people. It starts with the ugly and tedious, Black Hole processes by which new employees get hired.
Those Applicant Tracking Systems are horrible talent repellents, but most of their owners don't know they serve the same function as massive, barking, teeth-bared attack dogs at the gate.
Fearful people who believe they don't have any power in their job search will submit to those awful systems. Switched-on people with alternatives will quickly say "Yikes, I'm not sticking around here" and apply for a job somewhere else.
Once a newcomer starts the job, there are more talent repellents waiting. Some of them are cultural. Some of them are operational.
Here are our Top Ten favorite Talent Repellents — ten ways employers drive brilliant people away from their doors.
If your firm likes to talk about talent, first take a look at your company's job ads. Most job ads do a better job of explaining what the candidate must have than of selling the job to a possible applicant! If your job ads don't use a human voice and spend as much time selling the job as tossing around Essential Requirements, all the talent-talk is merely lip service. (Never seen a job ad with a human voice? Here's one.)
If it takes a job-seeker an hour to complete all the mind-numbing fields in your Applicant Tracking System, the best people have already fled for greener pastures. If you're a Recruiting Director or a curious CEO, ask your ATS vendor what the abandonment rate is on your recruiting site. How many people, in other words, start the process and then drop out of it? There's your talent on the hoof, off to a friendlier welcome mat than you were able to lay out.
Once you start to communicate with applicants in the selection pipeline, what kinds of messages do you use? The evil Passive Voice type ("Your application has been received") is a surefire talent barrier. Why not say "Wow! Thanks for applying for a job with us. Give us a few days to look at our openings and your background. We'll back in touch, either way!" Then, actually close the loop. None of this mealy-mouthed "If we want to call you, we will" stuff meets the Human Workplace test. You can do better than that.
Once a new hire comes on board, he or she can only dive into the job whole-heartedly if the rest of his or life is attended to. A client of ours took a job and quit on the first day, during orientation, when she asked the orientation leader "How would it work if I have a court case three weeks from today, a half hour away in the city? I only need to leave an hour early."
The orientation chickadee said "There's no provision for that. You have to come in. You don't get time off benefits for sixty days."
The new employee, sensing danger, said "No problem, I'll talk to my manager about it" and the orientation gal said "I've already noted your name and the date. You must change your personal schedule that day."
The newbie bailed, her hiring manager called her to say "But I would have figured it out for you!" and the ex-employee said "Culture is everything. I'm not taking a job with a manager whose response to Godzilla process is to sneak around it." If you don't find your voice in a case like that, when will you ever do it?
My science friends tell me that entropy is a feature of closed systems. When no new information comes in, things break down. So it is in corporations where there's no upward feedback, such that executive leaders are spared the inconvenience of reacting to messy reality and permitted to bask in the awesomeness of their delusional plans undisturbed. If your employer doesn't have robust, active, constant feedback mechanisms in place and an appetite for hearing about life on the street, you're pushing away talent as we speak.
I was a corporate HR leader for decades. If you want to gauge an organization's ability to snag and keep talent, look at its pay policies. When you knock the ball out of the park and your manager says "I'm really sorry, but I can only give you a two percent raise, because, you know, it's our policy," you've learned all you need to know about the importance of talent in your shop.
They say information is power. If people use information like a club to beat one another with, nothing good will happen for your clients or shareholders. If your organization is the kind where people keep quiet about their ideas to prevent them from being stolen, the universe wants you to hightail it out of there. If you're in charge of a joint like that, you've got some trust-building work to do.
Some processes are good, but lots of them are cumbersome, slow and stupid. Check out our Nine Signs of a Bad Process wheel below to see what I'm talking about. If people who come to work ready to rock it are prevented from doing their work because some fear-based process is gumming up the works, I guarantee you're losing talent. People might be sitting at their desks when you walk by, but their hearts and brains are elsewhere.
Leaders who can coach and inspire employees are one in a million, and thank God for them! Leaders who pick and quibble and snipe are people who fear that a Mojofied team might threaten their own petty power. If your environment is a snipe-fest, good people won't stay. How can you get anything important done in a place like that?
The last Talent Repellent on our list is a culture that rewards brown-nosing and punishes honest dissent. Most of us have seen organizations like this, where Yes Men and Women are exalted and passionate people asking tough questions are silenced. Life is too short to work in a place like that. The world is too big, there are too many meaty problems to solve, and too many brilliant people for you to collaborate with in trust-based, forward-looking organizations for you to waste another femtosecond among Godzilla's handlers.
In your job search and on the job, only the people who get you deserve you. Your gut knows the difference. Can you listen to it?
Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2014/02/01/ten-ways-companies-drive-away-talent/
Last year I published an article on Governance and a number of people wrote to me, critiquing the article over its failure to adequately include risk as a separate item in the frameworks I was using. Their point was that while risk management is an integral and mandatory discipline for executive management and company directors, it is sufficiently important for it to be addressed as an item in its own right.
I agree with this point of view but am not convinced that risk management is something separate from the day to day running of the business. To be fair I don't think the people critiquing my article intended that risk be separated from the business; rather their view was that it is a specific discipline and it requires special emphasis in the business. This is particularly true as the operational time horizon shifts from tactical to strategic for the…
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If you are looking for a custom domain email on a reliable host for free, then Microsoft Outlook is the best free solution. Microsoft Outlook custom domain provides free services for at least
500 users (Update: 50 users by default; need more? Ask Microsoft team with your domain name. They are easily adding more accounts) of your small business or organization. If you want to be email provider then Microsoft Outlook for custom domain is also best choice. You may do this without spending a single penny.
Recently, Google has stopped offering Google Apps for free. They charges are pretty high for any type of organisations. Well, I will not compare between the two services in the topic, but just helping you to configure Microsoft Outlook custom domain for free email. But first discuss about the features what Microsoft offers for free.
All services are free and can be offered from a custom domain or sub-domain.
Go to https://domains.live.com/Signup/SignupDomain.aspx. Fill the domain name in the box. If you don't have any domain and want to purchase then you may buy from any Microsoft partners or buy from GoDaddy, Name.com or Dreamhost are best in the segment.
Don't forget to check "Set up Outlook.com for my domain" in "Choose mail service for your domain" on the same page [As shown in the image above]. You may also change this setting later, but who want to do that! Now click "Continue".
In the next step, you will be ask to setup domain administrator. [A domain administrator will be responsible for all activity in the Outlook custom domain account]. I will recommend you to use an existing account or account from outside the custom domain. Check "Sign in with an existing Microsoft account" and hit continue to login existing account. You may also sign up for a new outlook.com account if you don't have any.
After logging in to account Microsoft will ask you to review the settings and accept agreement just hit "I Accept" after review it.
To verify domain name you will need to goto your domain registrar and add some records.
Add a txt record which will be in v=msv1 t=example, and
MX record which will be in "example.msv1.invalid". Note the "example" part will be same.
You may refer to your domain registrar help topics for any help in configuring TXT and MX record. Now you will have to wait for sometime, until DNS is propagating across the globe. It may take from few seconds to 48 hrs. After some time hit "Refresh" button in the yellow alert box. When your domain got verified the domain will be ready to use and you may create your first free custom email on outlook.com platform.
Once the domain got verified you will see a green indicator and active status in the domain dashboard of your account. [As shown in the image below]
Once your account is verified and active you may navigate to dashboard and click on the domain under which you want to create email/account. Their will be a form asking to fill some info. Just fill those and create your first email id with custom domain. the important thing is "Account name" in the form. it will be the email id and may have alphanumeric, periods, hyphens and underscore.
After creating the account you may ask user to login and accept terms and conditions. Also their will be an account reset question for your users, which will be asked at first login.
If you have any query or problem let me know by commenting below. Don't forget to share this post on Google+, Twitter or Facebook, if you liked it.
Aks says
Nice Article.
Once all config is done, How to configure & check emails on Outlook ?
I dont want to go to live.com everytime & login there on webpage.
Can we check within outlook software ?
Anand Kumar says
If you don't want to visit live.com then you may set a CNAME record.
Yes, outlook software should work.
JorgeR says
Hi Anand,
Can i connect the regular clients to the new accounts created in Outlook custom domain. For example: Microsoft Outlook (hotmail connector for outlook 2013/2010/2007), ipad or Blackberry Z10 vía Activesync?
Ramesh says
Is there any option for mailing list (groups) ?
Anand Kumar says
Liju Mathew says
Hotmail Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.live.com
Use Authentication: Yes
Port: 25
Use SSL: Yes
Hotmail Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: pop3.live.com
Use SSL: Yes
Port: 995
Anand Kumar says
Thanks for sharing the info!
Additionally, If Port 25 is blocked then try port 587 for SMTP Server
kawaiikast says
The writer of this post is absolutely spot on, This is awesome post which will help us regarding this issue. Thank you very much.
Marcel Fabri says
Hello Anand, it's nice to be in contact with you. I have a doubt and i think you can help me with a Microsoft Custom Domain. I've checked all requirements and made a full and clean setup. The service is active and the domain @portalgsti.com is recognized. But, our emails can just send messages, do not receive, in anyway from anyone. Do you know what's going on? I'm very thankfull for your support.
Anand Kumar says
Have you updated MX record on Domain registrar or host. Check the MX record on both side.
Pushpendra says
Hi Anand,
I am facing the same problem my emails can just send messages, do not receive.
please help me with this.
Vivie says
Hi, is it possible to setup multiple administrator to manage the email domain? It means that we need to prove ownership of the administrators so add multiple TXT records? Is it possible?
Anand Kumar says
Yes, This is possible. I have tested on a domain.
But there is no official statement about multiple administrator in free "Microsoft outlook for custom domain". They officially provide this for Office365 suite.
Hemant Kamble says
hi anand thank you foe the everything by using your blog's information i have setup the windows live account and hosted few website in that for email hosting but from last 3 days i am unable to access my windows live admin account as it is saying That "Microsoft account doesn't exist. Enter a different email address" i have also tried to reset the password but no use i have also tried to make the new one by using the same login details but its saying the account already exists and if you want we can reset the password but their is no option to raise the request to reset the password i also tried he single use code also but no use i have not received any code from Microsoft yet so i have raised the request by using support system i got on mail saying that we received your complaint and we will resolve the isue in 24 hours but no use now it more than 30 hours i dont know what to do and how i can recover my admin account login details
so if you can help me out in this
thank you
Anand Kumar says
You should ask this question in Microsoft forum or official support. They may help you in recovering your account.
Sorry for late reply.
cau truc says
Hi, I can add more domain admins who have permission create email account?
Anand Kumar says
No. Not at this time.
Bobby says
Hi Anand,
Thanks for this post, it has been very useful.
I have a query. Can I only have a few users using outlook.com? I only need my managers to access email off site, but don't want everyone to be able to do it.
Can I leave 10 users on POP with existing details and "migrate" 3 Managers to using outlook.com.
Will this be via multiple mx records?
Anand Kumar says
The simple answer is NO!
To receive mails to two different servers/services like Google Apps and Microsoft Outlook for custom domains will not be possible. Which means you can't have user @example.com and Google apps (or whatever) and editor @example.com at Outlook.com. This is because, email will be designated to highest priority server (unless the server failed to respond). Suppose, Google Apps in this condition if editor @example.com is not configured at Google Apps it will be bounced back and the sender will get some error messages something like this:
However, you may have 2 separate subdomains for separate service. like user @example.com on Google Apps and editor-name @editor.example.com on Outlook.
Richard Kitts says
Hi I am experiencing this same problem how can i resolve this?
Technical details of permanent failure:
Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the server for the recipient domain xxxxx.com by smtp.secureserver.net. [22.214.171.124].
The error that the other server returned was:
550 #5.1.0 Address rejected.
Anand says
Hello Richard,
There is no solution for having some users on Google Apps and Outlook Email at the same time. SInce you can't point 2 MX record with same Highest priority.
Meanwhile if you can separate teams or members with a different subdomains. e.g. Some of your emails address are firstname.lastname@example.com and some have firstname.lastname@example.com.
This is the only possible way to separate users if you have one domain and different mail servers.
Tanzy says
Hello Anand,
I read your interesting post about free email hosting provided by outlook and I would like to seek some suggestions for migrating from zoho (my current email hosting provider) to Outlook.
I tried logging into https://domains.live.com/Signup/SignupDomain.aspx and putting in my domain and selected create a new Microsoft account in your domain, ex: email@example.com. and the next page took me to who are you page ? and after filling in all detail and putting in my prefered login id as email@example.com it takes me to the next page to verify the email address? And doesnt give me an option to create the mx records etc.
Since I have the email address already active with zoho I could verify my email address and I was able to log in to my email address from outlook but it is still hosted with zoho.
I just cant figure out how to move my email hosting completely from Zoho and start afresh on outlook.
Gianluca says
Hi Anand,
Nice article – what I am trying to do, is to migrate my existing live ID with Skydrive, but without mail service (in fact, my live ID is a local e-mail provider) and I want to:
1) Migrate my current live ID under my newly created custom domain – e.g. from firstname.lastname@example.com to email@example.com
2) be the administrator of custom domains with the same live ID as I would normally use (e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com)
3) have active e-mail service over at Outlook com with still the same live ID (e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com)
This seems to be something really unachievable – do you know, how to approach this?
Hosting Peru says
i guess there is only 50 users you can use, not 500 anymore, check check today, anyway is good, i have tried with outlook "offline" and it works fine
Marvin says
Switched over Google Apps to Outlook.com/
Any temp solution for group mailing lists? maybe create an account and forward to emails for time being? like a rule?
Anand Kumar says
Outlook do not allow bulk email from free accounts. You should take a look on Mailchimp or other services.
Somewhere i read, they allow only 300 emails/day.
vishwa says
How to find the CNAME record in Domain admin section. I not able to find it.
larrymcj says
Very helpful article, but for some reason, there are some email servers out there that expect an MX record to point to an A or AAAA record, and if they don't see that…mail is bounced. I migrated from Google Apps yesterday and so far there about four domains to which I can't send…and that can't send to me. Here is the bounce message:
: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for
name=xxxxxxxx.net type=AAAA: Host not found
Unfortunately, there is absolutely no guidance on how to configure an AAAA record at domains.live.com, and I spent about six hours today searching the internet, hoping to find someone who's done it, and then I could just adapt his configuration with my domains.live.com unique identifier.
Additionally, if I plug xxxxxxxx.net into the DNS Report box at http://www.dnsstuff.com it brings up two FAILS regarding MX and SOA.
Anand Kumar says
DNS propagation may take a few days (also depends on your setting). Check your dns propagation here: http://www.whatsmydns.net/#MX/example.com
Adwait says
Dear Anand,
Thanks for this post. Its very helpful.
I am having problem with verifying ownership of my domain.
I guess the problem is with my MX records. Microsoft needs me to set TTL value to 3600 but my domain registrar says 'Minimum TTL required is 14400′.
Can this be the reason?
Naveen says
thank you so much for this detailed post. It helped me a lot
Bhavik Kothari says
I purchase domain from godaddy. now I create all my custom emails on hotmail.
So, Can u tell me which port I use for incoming & outgoing emails?
Anand Kumar says
Please check following comment: http://www.blogsynthesis.com/setup-microsoft-outlook-custom-domain/#comment-152
There is no need for Port setting, unless you want to receive/send mails from outlook express or thunderbird like application.
gytee says
i got a free domain from cz.cc but i have not being able to setup a branded email with outlook, I am having problem with verifying ownership of my domain. please help me on how to do that
venkadesh says
Very useful Post.
Is there any console for managing settings related to email auto bcc and more.
expecting gmail kind of console.
Ejaz Karim says
Hello… Thank you so much for your article. I have successfully set up email accounts but I am not receiving emails however i can send email… what should I do?
Anand Kumar says
Please share your domain name or check the MX record propagation at whatsmydns.net.
Lou Zucaro says
Thanks for this great article!
One problem I'm having is adding e-mails using a custom domain on Outlook.com to Outlook 2013 via POP3 / SMTP.
POP3 works fine, but I cannot get SMTP to work under any circumstances I've tried.
Everything I've found seems to say to use Port 587 for smtp.live.com with TLS. But when I do this, it simply doesn't work. The test fails and I can't send out any mail (every time a Send/Receive is performed, I get an error message)
Any thoughts on why this might be?
Thanks in advance!
Anand Kumar says
Welcome Lou, Thanks for landing here.
Have you tried Port 25 instead of 587? Also, for Outlook 2013 POP3/SMTP is not essential as far as I know. (I have used default outlook account so far on Outlook 2013. Not checked for custom domain accounts)
Use Microsoft Office Outlook Hotmail Connector, Which is already built with Outlook 2013 and can be installed on v2010 or older. download here
Vivek says
Very useful post. Quick question – why do you recommend that we assign an administrator email address from outside the domain (step 2 of your list)?
Anand Kumar says
It is not essential to choose the administrator account outside your domain. But, If you already have a Microsoft Account (or signup with hotmail/live/outlook email) then choosing that account will provide extra security layer. Since intruders (or hacker) will never know your Custom Domain Account Manager email.
Joe says
Is it possible to use a free hosting service to setup mx and verify your domain??? i dont need the hosting for anything else but email.
Is so, which service would you recommend???
Anand Kumar says
Of course, If you just want email hosting go ahead and sign up Outlook Custom domain. Also there are a number of free and paid email hosting solutions. It is not essential to create a website or blog.
Elliot says
Hi Anand,
Thanks for this post, was very useful. I have been using this for a while now but there is one thing that I find very frustrating. I access my mail on multiple devices but none of them ever mark the messages read on the server. I therefore constantly have to go though all unread mail on 4 devices to mark all my mail read.
Do you know if there is a way to get round this?
Kendrick says
Hi Anand,
Thank you for the information post.
I've recently added a custom domain on Outlook.com.
However, I am only able to send outgoing emails, but unable to receive incoming emails.
Could I have your advice on how to solve this?
Thank you!
Amita says
How do i get more than 50 emails? I tried posting to forums but it does not post my question – it keeps saying "Sorry the request couldn't be completed. Please try again later."
Kranti Mohan says
1. Owns two domain (www.Mayahotelsindia.com older one) & (www.mayahotels.in the newer one).
USing Gapps mail server for email accounts created on http://www.mayahotels.in
2. Having 15email accounts on older domain http://www.mayahotelsindia.com.
3.Our concern is about IMAP limitations of outlook.com
4. If we swtich over old email accounts of mayahotelsindia.com to outlook.com free email server & use self auto forwarding option in outlook.com email server for each individual older email account (e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com to email@example.com)
5.Would there be any issue w.r.t. IMAP sync option in gapps mail server of client machine with other device.
Sincerely Yours,
Kranti Mohan T: 00911724688774, M: 9915707030
Joseph Thomas says
Hi Anand,
Thanks for this valuable information.
We are using this free email hosting facility of Microsoft domain. But is there any option to reset the password of an account by an administrator.
My current situation
I had created an account for the user and user reset the password and change the security question. Now he forget the password and the answer for that security question.
Is there any way to reset the password of that user?
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Many Thanks,
Joseph Thomas
ali says
great work. can you tell me how to increase mail account from 50 to 100 or more. ?
if you can send or post any link/email to which we can contact.
Sumit says
had a query regarding the custom email, let say i go with outlook to create my custom email e.g. firstname.lastname@example.com. Now if tomorrow i decide to switch over to google apps to handle my custom email i created on outlook e.g. email@example.com. How will i be able to achieve this?will the same mail be sent to outlook and gmail?
Karan Mittal says
I am using this Mail service already for my domains and my clients.. but I'm having trouble sending mails from PHPMailer… Sending Emails from my CMS Website. It blocks an email ID sending emails from outside.. says "Data Not Accepted" I need to login to that Email ID again to start mails. Are you aware about this?? Is there any settings needs to be done?? OR Outlook.com just don't allow this??
Bundari Salim says
Hi, currently I have a web and email hosting account with a provider. I want to use Microsoft Outlook free hosting service. Can I cancel my current subscription after using Microsoft's free service? My current account has 6 active email accounts, would I need to create a new id for them after migration (step 4)? Would the emails from the previous mailbox automatically appear on the new mailbox? Thank you for your well-written article and advice.
Ramesh savani says
I have configuring my domain with live.com …I checked email thru microsoft …my problem is that suddenly all previously recd email are recd again….can u help me to rectify this problem….
Thaks in advance
Zohaib says
Hi there,
Great info. Im actually stuck and need your help.
I have registered a domain and wish its two email address emails to land in ONE outlook inbox…
both belong to me.. so i want them to land in one outlook account.
I have created an account, made changed in Cpanel of the website added these mail addresses on domains.live.com and verified the MX, configured the mail forwarding in the Cpanel.. still the emails tend to bounce.. I dont know where im going wrong..
kindly help
David Rios says
I'm facing the same issue, did you find a solution?
Yi Ling says
Great article – I have a personalized email account now all set up and I am not even a techie. Thanks Anand!
Yunus Maqbool says
Hi Anand!
Am getting Pending DNS Configuration. I have created MX record on godaddy.com. When this will be confirmed or do I need to do anything in godaddy.com DNS settings.
Joe Lin says
Hi, according to the http://www.whatsmydns.net/#MX/nwtc.us my MX records have been set. Why does it still showing as pending DNS configuration on Outlook?
Cesar says
Hello Anand – this is great info. Great help. I am in the process right now and I have a dumb question. I just want to confirm this for custom emails example firstname.lastname@example.com?
Just confused as I used an existing microsoft account.
Anand Kumar says
Of course, It's about the custom email.
rahul says
Hi, Couple of questions >1. Do you know if I change my A Record as www from @ will impact the mail delivery. Does A record make any role in mail delivery ?
2. In GApps or Outlook when you sign up the Domain you enter are differently allowed like in Gapps you can enter both http://www.domain.com or domain.com as primary URL where as in Outlook it shows www as none editable part.
if you happen to have your alias mail setup in Gapps are you going to accept mail from firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com to abc a/c ?
Maurizio says
I did as explained here, and I had a few mailboxes hosted in my domain, they did not appear in the new MSLive administrator interface. I tried creating one with the very same name, but the email messages stored in the old hosting service were not transferred. Does it mean that my old emails are lost or that I need to move them manually? Thanks!
Anand Kumar says
Yeah, You will have to do those things manually.
Jojin Jose says
Dear Anand
Great article…….
If I need more than 50 users, What is the procedure ? Where Should I contact ? What is tariff ?
Anand Kumar says
If you have more than 50 users then you may ask Microsoft by leaving a question (actually a request) at Microsoft Support site.
Visit the link I just shared and Ask a QUESTION (not a discussion). Hope that helps.
Harry says
I have an question. After creating members accounts. Could we give them permission fo example they can not use their password or delete their account.
Your earlier reply would be appreciable.
Anand Kumar says
No, we can't control over password management and other stuffs like you said. So, the answer is "No" for both of your questions.
adig says
Hi. I have 2 domains and i hosted email adresses with outlook. I have problem with accessing too often via pop3. Mail blocked for 15minutes and gives me an error. what can i do
movi says
as you mention if you need more then 50 accounts contact microsoft.. an you tell me how and where we can contact them as there is no clue where we have to contact them and tell them to increase the mailboxes numbers..
if you can tell me the URL or email address i will be very thankful to you,
Krishna Kumar M says
Dear Sir,
Thanks a lot, your blog really helped me, when I needed most.
My email hosting was about to expire in days, fortunately I found ur post & made settings accordingly on DNS Management settings of my domain.
I completed the settings as guided by you.
I am able to login to outlook.com with my user id & password.
Iam able to send emails to others but, mails from others are not coming to this email.
I tested myself with other mails.
I guess, I missed some settings.
Pls guide me, what shld I do to get the emails to this inbox.
Krishna Kumar M
S. Sujin says
Hi Anandh,
I have successfully integrate our domain balajipress.com with live.com custom mail server.
But I need one more configuration to set up. For example, if I click this link mail.sigmacorporatesolutions.sg automatically it will go to outlook.com. Like that if I click this mail.balajipress.com some error is coming.
Can you let me know with the exact DNS records and values which I want to set for my domain, so that I can do set them for my domain and then it will start resolving accordingly.
S. Sujin.
S. Sujin says
Hi Anandh,
Per day how many mails can send through domain.live.com. Is it possible to send 5000 mails per day by single mail id?
S. Sujin.
Sudip says
I am on the way to set up according to the aforementioned guide. I just want to know how much time it takes to propagate everything by GoDaddy and how do I sign in to my email account? Go to outlook.com and enter custom email ID and password like Google Mail or is there any other procedure? Please sir give me reply.
Tom says
Hi Anand,
Is there a way to pragmatically add domains and add users ?
I might need to add domains on a regular basis. Also I might need to add users to these domains on regular basis. I certainly don't want to manually do it by clicking around and logging to the site everytime.
Is there a SDK/API you know of which I can code for myself to do these things just by calling some REST/SOAP APIs.
Thanks for the excellent article.
Vikalp Gupta says
Hey Anand,
Nicely written.
I'm having a problem with DOMAIN SETTINGS thing. I have successfully updated my zone file with given MX, TXT and SRV settings, still I'm stuck there, and refreshing doesn't help me go past. It says to prove ownership by updating DNS records, which I have done.
Please, help me with this problem
Kei says
Did you save the zone file? I assume you're using GoDaddy.
Andrei says
How can I create default mailbox for my domain?
PC says
I have more than 75 users in my domain how do is shift? I cant find any way to connect to hotmail team, please advice how to add more users
Zack says
Hi, I'm using this service on my domain. Would like to check if you manage to use your website to send email out directly? My website is using CMS and tried all the available setting SMTP / PHPmail / SendMail.
None seems to be able to send out any email from this outlook services.
Don says
Thanks for this wonderful explanation, however, in following it, I seem to not be able to prove ownership of my new domain 7watersforlife.com, which i purchased through GoDaddy last night.
In checking my MX record with whatsmydns.net, it's showing that it reconizes it or it has been propagated. Why doesn't that seem to be enough for Windows Live when I push the refresh button? Getting the same prove ownership of this domain message.
Any assistance is much appreciated.
Saroj says
i have already updated the MX Record but it showing "It may take a few minutes to complete the changes to your service. Please check back later.
You can Cancel service or Edit mail settings" since 48 hours. how to resolve it please let me know


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Japanese Name: プテラ (Ptera)
Type: Rock/Flying
Classification: Fossil Pokémon
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 130.1 lbs
Gender Ratios: Male 87.5% – Female 12.5%
Base Stats: HP 80 / Atk 105 / Def 65 / SpAtk 60 / SpDef 75 / Spd 130
One of the original 1st Gen fossils, Aerodactyl has survived the many generations and many rebalances of the game to remain a force to be reckoned with. Aerodactyl is without a doubt the Jolteon of the skies, in more ways than one. With base 130 Speed and base 105 Attack, Aerodactyl can tear holes in many teams, whether they are offensive or defensive in spirit, especially if it carries a Choice Band. Base 80 HP is a tad underwhelming, though, as are his base 60 Defense and base 75 Special Defense. Aerodactyl has the Rock typing, which permits it to get the 30% Special Defense boost in a Sandstorm, and it also has access to the precious move Roost, which helps to extend its survivability in a pinch, particularly by ending its weakness to Electric, Ice and Rock for a turn, almost guarenteed by its immense speed. All in all, Aerodactyl is a Pokemon that can serve you well, but one needs to take caution with its limited movepool and weak defenses.
Aerodactyl is a monsterously fast physical attacker, even without boosts to aid it. Base 130 Speed translates to 394 Speed with a positive nature, tying with Jolteon and outrunning all unboosted positive base 125s and lower. Adding to its ridiculous speed is its equally impressive Attack stat. With a movepool that can help mangle several types, including Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Earthquake, Crunch, Pursuit, the three Elemental Fang attacks and Giga Impact, Aerodactyl can find plenty of opportunities to come in and revenge kill, or lead with devastating consequences to an unprepared team. That said, Aerodactyl is missing something critically important that would have made him amazing: U-Turn. Aerodactyl has no means of switching out while keeping up damage pressure, which is a rather debilitating setback in the metagame today. Combined with the loss of Aqua Tail and Stealth Rock in 5th Gen, Aerodactyl's ability to keep up pressure on an opponent has indeed been greatly reduced.
While Aerodactyl's movepool is a bit sparse in attack variety, it has a number of support attacks it can use. Hone Claws works brilliantly for UU Aerodactyl, letting it boost the accuracy of Stone Edge while setting up Attack boosts on the many fragile sweepers in the tier. The ever-useful Roost also extends Aerodactyl's lifespan in a battle, with its speed letting it more often than not recover HP before an opponent can attack and lessening the blow of incoming Electric, Ice and Rock attacks. Aerodactyl can also learn Taunt, breaking down setup sweepers and walls and causing havoc in an opponent's strategy. Rock Polish and Agility can also be learned, but are generally a waste of time. The one turn you spend increasing Aerodactyl's already insane Speed can be the turn that you get OHKOd by a lucky attack. It can also learn a number of debuffs, like Supersonic, Torment, Toxic and Swagger, which are rather situational but can be added in to tailor an Aerodactyl to a team.
Aerodactyl mainly carries items designed to help out its attack power and/or accuracy. Stone Edge carries a massive hit off of Aerodactyl, but has lagging 80% accuracy. Depending on the rules of the battle, some might carry a Wide Lens. For the most part, though, Aerodactyl carry Life Orbs or Choice Bands. Choice Bands are great items for Aerodactyl, but without a scouting move like U-Turn, Choice Bands are really better for Aerodactyl that are planning on hitting predicted counters for your own Pokemon for revenge kills. Life Orbs probably work the best, seeing as Aerodactyl's access to Roost gives it the means to recover off the recoil.
Aerodactyl has three abilities that should be discussed. Pressure is arguably the most useful of the three, even though Aerodactyl usually doesn't stay alive long enough to make it work effectively or let opponents live long enough to make a move. The reason why this one is the most useful is because of the other two. Rock Head is a totally useless ability, mainly because Take Down is Aerodactyl's only recoil move. Having an ability to prevent recoil from a move you cannot get STAB from, and only one at that, is a fairly huge waste of time. Unnerve is Aerodactyl's Dreamworld ability, and has more playability than Rock Head and possibly even Pressure. The reason it appears to be less useful is because Unnerve makes it so opponents cannot use the berries on their Pokemon, which is kind of a situational advantage. Unless you have a Frisker on your team to check for berries, you cannot predict the berries or which Pokemon that might carry them, at least not in an accurate way. Where Unnerve shines, though, is in the Battle Subway. Using an Unnerve Aerodactyl armed with Sky Drop, you can exploit the game glitch involving the move Gravity to freeze up an NPC's team and make earning points in the Double Battle Subway much easier.
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I am about to start packing to move and I did not want the move, my baby boy's birthday party and thanksgiving to get in the way of getting my block done. This was a little scary to think about making this block, a picture of me HA! But I thought about it and figure out I have this great tool to sew on faces... My 955 Viking Embroidery Machine.. So I was off and altered an existing embroidery I already had to make my face. This was turning out to be a lot of fun... Once done the big test was to show the finish block to my 3 year old son and see if he knew who it was. I asked him who is this and he answered a little slowly "Mommy?"... So it passed the Tot test, kind of and I figure it was a go. But the animal block was hard, I have no pets at home and after seeing Lynn post, I figured I can make one of the pet my oldest son asked for last year, a bird...a Macaw Parrot in fact... And this block is the only bird that I will let in my house.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Speak Austrian?
I read this morning that Barack Obama, on his recent European trip, allowed as he didn't know how to translate a certain word "into Austrian." (There is no such language, Austrians speak German.) During his campaign Obama evidently said, "I've been in 57 states, [with] I think one left to go."
You probably haven't heard of those two incidents. Neither had I, until today. That's because there's been near complete media blackout on them.
It brings to mind the old adage, "If a tree falls in the woods but there is nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?"
Evidently, only if a Republican chops it down.
What would have happened if Dan Quayle had made those gaffes? The news channels would have replayed the tapes of them endlessly. The late night comedians would have gone wild with jokes about how they were learning Austrian, or how Dan Quayle's Austrian lessons were progressing, or about hapless German tourists in Austria having to use sign language with the natives. The media barons would have commissioned polls to find out what percent of fourth graders know how many states there are, so as to make invidious comparisons with Dan Quayle. He would have been constantly referred to as "Dan Quayle, Vice President of the 58 United States of America." The gaffes would have become instant pop culture.
Yet it was Barack Obama who made them, so there is only a deafening silence.
If Obama had said 57 states, with three to go, you might be able to attribute the error to tiredness (campaigns are exhausting), and just assume that he knew there were 50 states, but made a slip. But to say 57, with one to go....yikes. (It's a lot harder to get both digits wrong.)
Which is the more egregious error -- misspelling "potato" when you've been handed a flash card with the wrong spelling, or thinking there are 58 states? You be the judge.
One more comparison. George Bush the Elder was practically crucified for going back on his "Read my lips -- no new taxes" statement. Obama said several times during the campaign that he was going to end the culture of entitlement in Washington and slash earmarks. Yet as soon as he got into office he eagerly signed the stimulus bill, which contained over 8500 earmarks. (In fact, the case can be made that the bill was nothing but earmarks.) Contrast his behavior to Bush's: Bush resisted raising taxes several times, but eventually, worn down by a Democratic-controlled Congress determined to raise taxes, compromised.
Yet how often do we hear the media excoriate Obama for this?
3 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Well said. Just like most politicians Obama made whatever promises were needed to get elected. The surprising thing is that so many people believed him. So much for change.
- May 5, 2009 at 3:17 PM
- Anonymous said...
The press also attempted to paint Dan Quayle as a moron by highlighting awkwardly worded statements. But this can be done to anyone – even the smooth talking Bill Clinton was quoted with statements that were a painful convoluted read – but of course that was never emphasized by the leftist press.
What of Obama's total dependence on the telepromter? Can you imagine the field day that Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, etc. would be having if Bush had been so dependent? And when Obama speaks on his own he is constantly uttering "ah….." and "um….." while he tries to figure out what he's saying. Again, imagine if it were Bush….. Though Letterman made light of an Obama interview with the 'Uh Count': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThEAO0lt4Dw
How about Obama's smoking? I've seen one photo of Obama with a cigarette in his mouth. I read that shortly after Obama's inauguration he was practically chain smoking. Again – if this were a Republican? I can only imagine how many photos we'd be seeing of the president with a cigarette, the stories on the bad example, the tie in with tobacco companies, etc.
Michelle Malkin did a story on how the press covered W. Bush's physical fitness routine (it was irresponsible – shouldn't the president be spending his time running the country) vs. Obama's (its fantastic, he's in balance, what a buff body!).
It's a constant free pass for Obama from the mainstream press.
- May 5, 2009 at 9:49 PM
- John Craig said...
Ed --
Thanks for those examples. You're right on every count.
- May 5, 2009 at 10:00 PM


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A self driven safari in the Etosha National Park is a bucket-list item for sure, but due to the irresponsible behaviour of many tourists entering the park in their own vehicles, Namibian authorities may close the door on self-drive altogether.
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What New Brunswick women lose with the expected disappearance on Friday of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women is a public body that speaks out to defend women's interests.
There will no longer be a public body with a mandate that allows it to set its own agenda and its own priorities and to speak out based on the concerns and interest of women.
One generation of New Brunswick women, at least, will have had a publicly funded ally, in creating a fairer world.
Governments fund bodies like advisory councils because it recognizes that a group – the majority of the population in women's case – is disadvantaged by history, by how things are done and by under representation in decision-making positions. Advisory councils are a way to raise issues of importance to the population group they represent, to begin to create a level "living" field.
It is clear to thousands of New Brunswickers that the promise of equality – the collective rights of women, of our daughters and granddaughters, as well as the quality of life of all our descendants, male and female – will suffer with the disappearance of an independent voice for women. No social justice reform has ever come about without public pressure having been exercised.
Here is the to-do list of work needed to reach a better status for women in New Brunswick:
*Have governments produce an independent report on the progress made toward reducing inequality between the sexes, in all aspects of New Brunswick society. Or else we won't have a complete picture and will be vulnerable to those who would say that things are going well because government is working on a few non-controversial women's issues of its choosing. We're all appreciative that victims of violence have services, but – in other news – 73 per cent of men's salaries is not enough, no access to child care is a poor reason to not be a mother or to be a stay-at-home mother, and discrimination based on sex stinks.
*Have all governments' and institutions' strategies take sex into consideration. Before launching a budget, measure whether it treats everyone fairly or whether it will actually increase inequality, which other public programs will then have to try to fix. For example, when planning how to reduce poverty, overcome the reigning political correctness that forbids looking at issues based on sex – face up to the fact that, often, men become and stay poor for rather different reasons than women. You won't be effective if you don't acknowledge this.
*End our silence about the status of our aboriginal sisters.
*Have New Brunswick employers, unions and governments create family-friendly policies and environments, so that women don't have to sacrifice earnings, health or well-being in order to reconcile work and family, so that New Brunswick families can have the number of children they actually want, so that we become a good place for families.
*Have skills shortage initiatives consider recruiting girls and women and consider implementing the successful campaigns many other, more competitive, jurisdictions have. Ask why we were doing better in the 1990s in getting girls and women into non-traditional trades than we are now.
*Express outrage that governments have not even noticed, let alone expressed outrage, at the government survey results that show that more and more New Brunswickers blame battered women for provoking the violence. Where is the action plan? Why is violence against women as common as ever, despite massive community efforts and the millions of dollars spent?
*Have all New Brunswickers working in traditionally female positions benefit from the same right that was given to public sector workers – equal pay for work of equal value – so that employers don't continue to benefit from the age-old "discount" on women's salaries.
*Hold all our sons, partners, brothers, fathers and male colleagues responsible for rejecting sexism in their language, their actions and among their peers.
*Notice every day until it is no longer true that very few officials, commentators and quoted experts are women in this province and that this absence goes unnoticed. Ask yourselves and political parties, how the fact that the great majority of our elected leaders are from one gender is skewing how we are governed and what issues are addressed.
*Notice every day until it is no longer true that the worst-paid jobs often involve care work.
*Do not let one more politician or party person go unchallenged when they pay lip service to the need for more women in politics. Ask why women's under-representation, a situation which is not improving with time, is not the focus of an action plan by parties, governments or Elections NB? The decision to abolish the Advisory Council on the Status of Women is more evidence that women's voices, no matter how loud, are not heard when we are in minority situations – eight women in the legislature is evidently not enough.
Good luck, remember to have fun, and remember the watchwords of a New Brunswick women's group active in the 1800s: Agitate, Educate and Organize. It is the only thing that ever improved women's status.
Elsie Hambrook is chairperson of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
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Last evening (Aug. 16th), I attended an event that usually happens every year at the Indiana State House. Our wonder governor, Mitch Daniels, hosts an iftar for the Muslim community in Indiana at the State House. This was the first time my family and I attended this event. Since this is the governor's last iftar before he is done with his term, I thought there wouldn't be a better opportunity to meet him in person.
When I walked into the State House, I literally felt like I was in a movie. If you haven't ever visited a government building in your city, I'd say it's definitely worth a walk through. While waiting for Governor Daniels to enter, I admired the architecture and art in the building. There's really so much history in these kinds of structures and it's such a cool environment to be in.
Finally, the governor walked in and people were kind of standing around him. My dad and I joined the small crowd of people around him and he attended to each one, giving everyone some time to chit chat.
I got my turn and had a short conversation with him about school, etc. He was extremely kind and very attentive! I've never had any complaints with Mitch Daniels because he has been so good to Indiana and its people. I always assumed he was one of those politicians that was a good guy in real life. Having even that small conversation with him confirmed my assumption.
Soon after, it was time for the program to begin. We heard from many people, including Mitch Daniels of course. Unfortunately, he couldn't stay the whole night (sadface), but even for the short time that he was around, it was a nice experience. I really appreciate his efforts to get to know all the different communities in Indiana, and I hope that the next governor continues with this tradition.
Overall, I had quite the pleasant evening and I felt pretty cool with my formal attire and the super historic, movie-like environment. Below are some pictures from the evening. Enjoy! And let me know if you've ever been to a similar event where you met important people and felt important as well.
Thanks for reading,
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|More architecture!
|+10 points for the pink tie
|lalala waiting for my turn
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|I didn't get a full outfit shot, but for those wondering, here's a glimpse of what I was wearing!


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You've undoubtedly seen and heard piezo pickup-equipped electric guitars, and maybe even checked out some guitars that feature the Graph Tech Guitar Labs Ghost System (the Carvin NS1 for example). Having the benefit of switching between electric guitar and acoustic guitar sounds at the flick of a switch has been a dream for a long time, and over the past five years in particular, high-end instrument builders have really made these systems sound quite good. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford a $1,500 (or more) guitar equipped with piezo output, and "Roland-ready" guitar synth options only exist on a handful of specific models.
The folks at Graph Tech Guitar Labs have given players a great option for retrofitting their existing favorite guitars — the Ghost Modular Pickup System. This retrofit incorporates the actual piezo pickup crystal directly inside the string saddle of the guitar, opening up a whole new world of benefits, options and opportunities.
Most notably, the Ghost system enables you to not only obtain acoustic guitar tones from the piezo output, but it also (optionally) provides 13-pin hex output for use with popular guitar synth products... without an annoying "extra" pickup mounted somewhere between your magnetic bridge pickup and the bridge.
Not only does the Ghost system sound very good, but we also found that guitar synth tracking was excellent. This is one after-market modification worthy of serious consideration when looking to obtain acoustic and MIDI capabilities from your existing electric guitar.Features
The most prominent component of the Ghost system can be found in Graph Tech's String Saver Saddles which contain encapsulated custom-engineered piezo crystals. As a result of replacing your existing saddles with the "Ghost" saddles, the modification is virtually invisible. Routing the lead wires from each saddle goes through your existing bridge/body and into the control cavity of the guitar (see the Usability section for more detail regarding installation). Each String Saver Saddle is individually calibrated to ensure precision balance performance within each set of saddle pickups.
The Ghost Saddle Pickups deliver a natural compression comparable to that of an authentic acoustic guitar due to the encapsulation of the piezo crystals within each string saddle. As a result, playability can have a very dynamic range without overloading the input channel whereas with many piezo pickup systems, playing with a hard attack can cause signal overload producing an undesirable "quack" effect.
Depending on your configuration needs and application, there are a couple of different options when selecting a modular preamp for signal processing. Each preamp module is small enough to be mounted into the control cavity of your guitar without the need for additional routing. But when using the Hexpander Preamp for connecting a guitar synth controller, routing will be needed to accommodate the installation of the 13-pin output jack.
The Graph Tech Ghost System also features an exclusive "Traktion" switch which allows the user to modify the tracking curve and optimize the hexaphonic output signal depending on your unique playing style, guitar, and controller configuration, useful for shredders dealing with MIDI tracking issues.
The Ghost Modular Pickup System also provides plug-in (solder-less) switching options providing control of magnetic, piezo, or hex outputs, or a blend of all three, providing numerous tonal possibilities. An optional momentary Up/Down mini toggle switch for use with the Hexpander Preamp module enables control of the MIDI program change function of the synth controller.
Other control options include:
A nine-volt battery supply is needed when installing the Acousti-Phonic or Hexpander Preamp module unless connecting to a synth controller (via the 13-pin output jack) that provides direct power to the guitar.
Graph Tech Guitar Labs offers a variety of options in customized pre-assembled kits to suit your particular need and application. Or, you may order components individually to enhance features that may already be installed on your guitar.
The Ghost pickup system is retrofitable to most Strat, Tele, Wilkinson, Tune-o-matic, PRS, and P/J-Bass bridges. Graph Tech offers a full catalog of components and pricing via their website. If you have a traditional electric guitar with only magnetic pickup output, if you're going to go through the trouble of modifying the instrument, we suggest installing most of the options for both acoustic piezo output as well as the 13-pin MIDI output with control switches on your guitar unless you are certain that you'll never have any interest in playing guitar synth.
Our test guitar, courtesy of Graph Tech Guitar Labs, came equipped with a full installation of all possible features enabling us to really get an idea of how it all works. Having regularly used other types of piezo and hex-equipped products, the Ghost Modular Pickup System is an excellent alternative when considering a retrofit to one of your guitars.
Starting at the first point of contact between guitar string and piezo pickup, the Graph Tech String Saver Saddles (encapsulating the piezo crystal) are designed out of a polymer which, unlike a standard metal string saddle, is topped by a thin Teflon coating on top of which the guitar string vibrates and moves freely. Unlike strings being held fast by a traditional metal saddle, this eliminates the single fine point of contact between the string and saddle and replaces it with a longer, smoother track to support the string.
We didn't actually perform an installation ourselves, but from reviewing the installation video provided on Graph Tech's website, someone with basic guitar modification skills and know-how could perform this upgrade as easily as changing pickups, adding switches, and doing some minor body routing. However, if you haven't had experience rebuilding your guitars, we suggest you take it to a professional for installation.
Regarding the installation of the piezo equipped String Saver Saddles, you will need to route the fine lead wires from the bottom of each saddle to the preamp module, which will most likely be located in the control cavity of the guitar. Depending on the type of guitar and bridge you are modifying, a certain amount of drilling may be necessary for this procedure. On the test guitar reviewed (an inexpensive Strat clone), we really had to look hard in order to see where the routing holes were located and where the wires were routed – it was virtually a "Ghost" in itself.
The Acousti-Phonic preamp proved easy to use as well. When connecting a standard 1/4" mono guitar cable, the preamp automatically sent both magnetic and piezo signals to the same output source. The on-board "Quickswitch" provided easy selection of individual and/or blended sounds between the magnetic and piezo pickups. In addition, the separate volume control for the piezo and magnetic pickups allowed us to get a specific blend between each pickup to meet our personal preference.
When connecting a ¼" stereo guitar cable, the Acousti-Phonic preamp automatically detected the stereo configuration and splits the signal to allow for separation of piezo signal and magnetic signal to two different destinations – for instance, the piezo signal going direct to a mixing console and the magnetic signal going direct to our guitar amplifier.
Moving on to the Hexpander preamp module section of this setup, the Ghost system provided the same comparable switching features of a Roland GK hex pickup system. The demo model guitar we reviewed came fully equipped with the 13-pin output jack and "Quickswitch" mini toggles which control the blending options between MIDI, MIDI/Magnetic, and Magnetic Only signals. Also provided was a mini toggle that made program Up/Down selection with our synth controller a breeze.
We connected the Ghost-equipped guitar directly to a Roland GR-33 guitar synth via the on-board 13-pin output jack. The Hexpander preamp module performed amazingly well. By comparison to other after-market hex pickups, the Ghost System provided outstanding tracking capabilities, presumably due to the guitar string having a direct contact to the piezo encapsulated string saddle.
Playing was a breeze through fast runs, hot licks, lush arpeggios, and more — the tracking was fantastic.The Ghost system eliminated the usual issues experienced with standard surface-mounted hex pickups found on the market today, and not having bulky ad-ons sitting on the guitar body was truly a pleasure.
As far as sound quality is concerned, we detected what we perceived to be a slight difference in tone quality by comparison to a guitar with standard metal saddles. The String Saver Saddles seemed to provided a more full-bodied tone (on our Strat copy), and Graph Tech claims they increase sustain by 25% over a brass saddle, though we didn't detect any specific additional sustain without having an unmodified guitar for comparison.
Our Graph Tech Guitar Labs test guitar came fully loaded with all the Ghost Modular Pickup System options, and they performed exactly as described in the literature. Having played other electric guitars fitted with a piezo pickup, the piezo-encapsulated saddles provided the same type of acoustical voice we've come to enjoy from other high-end instruments. The piezos captured all the characteristics of a live acoustic guitar, plus some added benefits, too!
The most beneficial characteristic of the Ghost system is that as a result of the piezo crystal being encapsulated in the string saddle itself, it produced a consistently clear and vibrant sound without signal overload (often referred to as "quack") regardless of how hard an attack was used when playing.
Though we did not receive any documentation with the test model guitar for its installed options, we found Graph Tech's web site to contain quite a bit of information regarding material specifications, installation, and applications.
We particularly enjoyed viewing the installation video to get an idea of what the project might entail — installation should really be a straightforward affair for anyone comfortable with guitar maintenance and modification. The long list of FAQ's also answered any additional questions we had. To add a personal touch, Graph Tech provided all contact information accompanied by a picture of each representative to put a face with the name – you'll even find direct contact information for Graph Tech Guitar Labs President, Dave Dunwoodie.
Graph Tech Guitar Labs offers a number of different kits to select from depending on your needs. The retail price for including all the options (saddles, Acousti-phonic preamp, Hexpander preamp, two Quickswitches, a momentary Up/Down program select switch, mid/dark Push/Pull volume pot, MIDI/Hex volume, and all wiring harnesses) will run under $650.00 – a good price when you factor in top-quality acoustic sounds and a great-tracking on-board MIDI controller.
Keep in mind that if you aren't comfortable performing modifications and installation yourself, you will need to factor in the cost of having a tech perform the installation. It should only take a few hours of time for the service.
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We had to hunt for an entry point so Steve thoughtfully punched a way in for us.
This prayer still hung on the wall along with jokes cut from newspapers, notices and photos. It seemed sad to think they would disappear forever smashed by a wrecking ball into a pile of rubble.
We silently walked through corridors and past rooms, many of which had asbestos abatement posters up and areas cordoned off with sheets of plastic.
We walked into the theater area which had also been emptied since our last visit.
Steve found a box of fluorescent light bulbs so we promptly started a light saber fight, not breaking any of course, while Barb photographed us fooling around.
The morgue was surprisingly intact but all the doors were shut so we had to open them for photos. Note the claw marks on the door left by a previous visitor to insinuate someone had fought their way out.
The labs still had bottles and flasks lying around and occasionally we would come across patients' belongings.
I really liked the decay and symmetry of these flues.
There was a lot more damage and broken glass than last time, but being a big fan of glass, I welcomed the photo opportunities this presented.
After spending most of the day there excepting lunch break when we left then returned, we decided to leave as dusk approached. Retracing our steps down corridors, we slowly headed back to the exit. As we passed one long window, we glanced out and stared directly at a security guard. He saw us and we moved fast. Steve ran ahead of the window since he was closer to the wall there, while the rest of us ducked back. Not wanting to peer out and be seen again, we decided to go a different way but Steve had to rejoin the rest of us. I couldn't believe it when he threw himself to the floor and started hunching towards us like a commando. He was pretty grubby when he stood up.
We continued to head out discussing what we would say to the guard once we met up with him, but were amazed to see no sign of him as we walked towards the car. We were lucky and realized it. It was a great way to end our visit but we all looked wistfully over our shoulders as we left the hospital, knowing we wouldn't see it standing again.


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By Judith McFarlane
Oregon House Bill 4145 finally passed the state house with 36 Democrats and one Republican voting yes and 22 Republicans plus one Democrat, Rep. Caddy McKeown of Coos Bay, voting no.
The legislation expands existing federal law, which bans people who perpetrate domestic violence against a spouse, live-in partners or children from owning guns. Under HB 4145, that prohibition also applies to boyfriends and girlfriends and now, under Oregon law, bans gun ownership of anyone subject to a restraining order by a family member or sexual partner and convicted stalkers. It also provides the tools to implement the law.
We have watched the failure of two recent federal bills; one merely stipulated that terrorists on the No Fly List be banned from purchasing and possessing firearms and another called for a ban on the sale of bump stocks, bills that Republican lawmakers — funded by the NRA — stopped dead in their tracks.
We have heard Republican politicians advocate that school-age students should be able to carry guns into their classrooms, citizens strap their guns on and openly carry them into parks, bars, restaurants and churches, marching to the NRA theme that more guns in the hands of more people is the answer to violence.
In our state, we just saw the same common backing of the NRA with those who voted no on HB 2145. Example: our district representative, husband and father David Brock Smith, voted no on all three readings of HB 4145, without comment. Could his no vote have been influenced because he receives campaign funding from the NRA Political Victory Fund?
I have and always will appreciate the Second Amendment. I am not opposed to hunting any more than I am to fishing or purchasing meat in grocery stores. I believe in the right of self protection.
But lax gun laws, over and over again have led to tragedy that could — not entirely — but could minimize the damage we are doing to each other and our children and grandchildren.
Are stronger gun laws too much to expect? To demand?
We will be told our local representative's constituents who urged a no vote on HB 4145 were the vast majority, which is probably correct.
The NRA notifies its members when any gun legislation is imminent and asks their members to demand their representatives cast a pro-weapons vote even when the bills have little or nothing to do with the Second Amendment. The majority of citizens who are not members of the NRA rarely know of any bills brought before the Oregon legislature.
On both sides of the aisle, state and federal, corporate and special interests all too often overshadow the needs of the public, which could be eliminated via public funding of all campaigns. In addition, newspapers, including our Curry Coastal Pilot, could publish proposed state legislation so all interested citizens can all be part of the process.
Our democracy is fragile and its future does depend on a well-informed and politically-engaged society


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Please note the timelines: Nomination Deadline: November 20, 2009
Presentation and research profile by recipients: ANSER Conference, June 2 - 4, 2010 at Concordia University, Montreal, QC.
- Any full-time Landed Immigrant or Canadian graduate student who is focusing on nonprofit and social economy research
- Applications may be submitted in French or English
Selection criteria:
a. Research scholarship
b. Quality of research
c. Relevance to nonprofits and the social economy
d. Contribution to policy, governance, or sustainability of nonprofits and the social economy
Application process:
Submission of the following by the deadline date:
i. A two page outline of the research question/ methodology/ research partners/ expected contribution/ relationship to nonprofits and the social economy/ research timetable
ii. A CV (4 pages maximum) to include stage of study/ expected completion date/ bursaries or funding/ publications/ research experience
iii. Letter of support from supervisor or other to comment on quality of research scholarship and relevance to nonprofit and social economy
Awards: There will be two annual awards of $2,500 each with an additional $2,500 (total) to support Award recipient travel to the ANSER Conference. Award recipients will be asked to profile their research at the ANSER Conference.
Funds for the ANSER Graduate Student Award have been made possible by the Institute for Nonprofit Studies,
For more information contact:
ANSER Awards Committee
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Best of luck!
Suzanne Cook