text: DigitalThe speed of the feed: Facebook's real problemBy Guest|January 3, 2014 ShareBy Guest|January 3, 2014 ShareFacebook admitted in their Q3 earnings call what many of us have been saying for months: Teens are bored with Facebook and not using it as much. What they have yet to admit is that a lot of people of all ages are bored with Facebook.As I travel the country, speaking with my clients and giving presentations, I often ask the audience if they find Facebook less interesting than they did 6 months ago. The answer is nearly universally a yes.But why? Is it the ads, which Facebook acknowledges are 1 in 20 posts? Is it because Grandma is on the page, commenting on your slightly risqué innuendos? That's part of it, but it's a much more fundamental problem.And it's easy for Facebook to fix.It will make users happier.It will make brands happier.It will make Facebook more money.The answer? Increase the speed of the feed. Twice in the last 18 months, Facebook has tightened up the News Feed. Both times marketers have squawked and many are furious. 16% of your fans see your content? For most brands, that old Facebook nugget is now a pipe dream. With a 44% decline in organic reach seeming to appear on December 1, many now struggle to reach 3% of their fans. So if you have 1 million fans, only 30,000 may see a given post, which would make Facebook an undesirable broadcast platform.There's a lot brands can do to enhance their Facebook marketing but the decline we saw in December had no correlation to the performance of that page prior to the algorithm change. The burden of showing lots of good content to people is Facebook's to bear, and at this point, to fix.Between privacy settings, the disastrous "story bumping" and Facebook's limiting content from all but a few of my friends, most of that wealth of content is hidden, making the Facebook experience a bit boring. The teens are running to Twitter and Instagram, which have completely unfiltered, constantly changing feeds. Twitter owns social TV conversations, despite the fact that Facebook claims to have 5x more conversation. But watch the Super Bowl next month on Facebook and Twitter. It will be hard to tell there's a big game going on via Facebook.If Facebook were to speed up the feed, showing me and all its other users more content (as they used to), it would make Facebook seem more alive and dynamic (as it used to). It would also de facto mean that branded content would be shown more, making Facebook's major customers happier. And they would have more updates streaming by, meaning that Facebook could show more ads without breaking its 1 in 20 rule. That means more revenue for Facebook.Lighten up the reins, Facebook. Despite years of effort by your very smart engineers, your algorithms don't really know who or what I care about. Show me more stuff and I can decide. And you can make more money.Jim Tobin is founder and president of Ignite Social Media, one of the world's leading social media marketing agencies. In his new book, "Earn It. Don't Buy It: The CMO's Guide to Social Media Marketing in a Post-Facebook World," Tobin explains how the social media landscape is changing.Top image courtesy of Facebook. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2k6w58Q copy Adweek Adweek


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Includes 75%-80% of outsourced facilities management in the banking and finance sector
SINGAPORE, 4 August 2010 – The rising trend for companies to outsource the management of their real estate facilities in Asia Pacific has translated into significant growth for Jones Lang LaSalle's Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) business in the region.
Jordi Martin, Managing Director of IFM for Jones Lang LaSalle in Asia Pacific said that the firm has strategically geared the business to meet the demand from clients as the outsourcing of corporate real estate takes hold in the region.
"Our facilities management business has grown significantly over the past three years, and we now have 130 clients, more than 160 million sq ft of space under management, and over 4,200 employees in Asia Pacific. In the first half of 2010, we increased our space under management by 15%, adding over 20 million sq ft to our portfolio across Asia Pacific," said Mr Martin.
Jones Lang LaSalle's Property and Asset Management business also manages an additional 575 million sq ft of space on behalf of owners and investors across the region.
In a strong start to 2010, Jones Lang LaSalle won its biggest ever corporate contract in Asia Pacific when Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications company, awarded a long-term contract to manage their portfolio of 27 million sq ft across 14,000 sites in Australia with operational management for 10 million sq ft of space.
Mr Martin said, "We have also been appointed by a major global investment bank to manage their 3.6 million sq ft of space across the region and we have just finalized a contract with a major global retail bank to manage their 2 million sq ft Asia Pacific portfolio."
Facilities management is a core component of Jones Lang LaSalle's Corporate Solutions business that delivers integrated corporate real estate solutions to corporations across the globe.
"We were one of the first to establish an integrated facilities management business in Asia, back in the late 1990's, and since then it has become a proven business model that has been adopted by many multinational corporations in the region. The early adopters of outsourcing were the financial services, technology and telecommunications companies and these continue to make up the majority of our client base. Today, we manage more than 45 million sq ft of space for banking and finance clients in Asia Pacific – this represents some 75%-80% of outsourced facilities management in this sector," said Mr Martin.
As the benefits of facilities management outsourcing become more widely recognized in Asia Pacific, new outsourcing sectors are emerging, including industrial users like manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies, and sectors such as airports and healthcare.
"What we are starting to see now is that a number of the big investment banks are outsourcing the management of their facilities for the first time," said Mr Martin.
"The industrial sector's outsourcing potential is also high and momentum is expected to grow rapidly in Asia, as there is significant scale of operations in key markets like India, China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. As these companies grow, they will increasingly require specialised FM skills in order to drive financial and operational efficiencies," he added.
Countries like China and India offer potential growth opportunities for companies based in Australia, Europe and North America to expand into Asia. These companies are likely to outsource the facilities management of their Asian operations, expecting to be able to achieve the same standard that they are used to in their own countries.
The potential for more Asian companies to embrace outsourced facilities management is also huge, including in the area of government outsourcing, which is already common in Australia.
As a global leader in real estate outsourcing, Jones Lang LaSalle is making investments in its regional platform to ensure delivery of high quality services, best practice and innovation to its clients across Asia Pacific.
For example, Jones Lang LaSalle introduced the first, dedicated Supply Chain Management solution for real estate, returning significant savings to its regional client base. The Firm also boasts an industry leading Critical Environment Management team, which is responsible for the day-to-day operation of 2.7 million sq ft of critical space, such as data centres, for more than 54 clients across the region.
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You'll always see in our product descriptions a little something about the fabric used for our products. These days, plush and fleece seem to be all the rage. What exactly is the difference, you wonder?
Let's first look at how they are alike (just like your homework in 4th Grade!). Both plush and fleece fabric are typically made from 100% polyester. They are both quite warm and soft. In terms of care, the garments are washed the same way and both dry pretty quickly.
The main difference between plush and fleece is the softness. If you put fabric on a softness scale, cotton would be about a 5; fleece would be a 7; and plush would be a 9.5. Fleece pants and footie pajamas are soft, no doubt. Quite cozy too, as we can say from experience. Plush pants and robes, on the other hand are really, super duper, uber soft.
The actual fibers on plush are longer- think about stuffed animals, where a fleece tends to have shorter fibers. Both are great for the cold and are cozy- one is just a little more luxurious to the touch!


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Technology has finally caught up with "No Refs, No Rules, No Mercy" football.
NFL Blitz 20-02 is all-new, from the gridiron up, and it's ready to sack the competition on the next-generation platforms.
This year's title has been completely reinvented by the original creators of the NFL Blitz arcade game to take advantage of the powerful next-generation platforms. All of the 3D player models, NFL stadiums, over-the-top animations, and intense sound effects have been recreated from the gridiron up.
Take control and you'll know in an instant that this isn't your Daddy's NFL videogame.
The most insane (and only) guide around. Full team info, all cheats and winning techniques inside.
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Volkerize.com is here - Tesla Motors forum searching!
Volkerize.com is here - Tesla Motors forum searching!
Nice link!
Very nice!
Dude! Totally awesome.
But I'll miss the personal touch of Volker.Berlin...
:-) Nice ! :-)
Add like the top 5 TM ForumsS posts using RSS nick?
Linked on my shortcuts bar! Tested and checked out.
Need to make this post a sticky!
Volker B is blushing right now
How cool is that! You kill me (laughing). :-D
However, not entirely correct. I prefer "site:www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums".
Could you add a link to this (private) forum topic, too?
+1 Nickjhowe
+10 Volker.Berlin - we bow to your mastery. The only thing better on this site will be a photo of your delivered Model S.
this is awesome. It is my favorites. thank you Volker! TM should reward you with something, maybe a gift certificate from the tesla store
Here's a Google Site search I made for everyone. Doesn't redirect to Google either:
Nick, it's very good. For a personal touch can you add an enhancement. For a personal feel, how about if it displays search results like this...
This topic has already been extensivly discussed in topics. Here are links for your reference.
Boy, Less than/More than signs don't display correctly... : (
I'll have to review Volkerize.com for tag formatting suggestions.
eliminate the spaces here: & lt ; is less than; & gt ; is greater than.
Clarification: the 1st and 3rd semi-colons above are part of the codes -- 3 characters per code. < >
Nick - fabulous! A big thank you.
And a worthy homage to Volker's prolific contributions.
Just when I thought I had kicked the TM Forum addiction ... an epinephrine shot into the aorta!
this is awesome. It is my favorites. thank you Volker! TM should reward you with something, maybe a gift certificate from the tesla store (mbcaffe)
The credit goes to Tharasix for contributing the idea and to nickjhowe for actually making it happen! This is a fun community, to say the least.
@Volker - try the site now. LMK if that's what you wanted. I'll pretty it up when I get a bit more time. (nickjhowe)
Thanks! Almost, but not quite. If you think I'm anal, account it to the fact hat I'm German... ;-) For some reason, I get fewer results for "site:www.teslamotors.com/..." as opposed to "site:teslamotors.com/...", but the relevant results seem to be there in either case. Therefore I prefer the former.
Regarding the link to the forum topic on search, let me suggest the following HTML snippet: http://codepad.org/r8iHtxTZ
Here's a Google Site search I made for everyone. Doesn't redirect to Google either (timdorr)
Very nice! I didn't even know about this Google service. nickjhowe, it may be more efficient to base the website on that service rather than manually implementing a custom search form... Just an idea. Don't worry if you don't find the time to further pursue the project -- we all have to work hard to be able to afford our Teslas! :-)
We should all be thankful that Volker hasn't rec'd his Model S yet otherwise he would be out driving all of the time and would have less time to dedicated to the forum:-) Thanks Volker!
Volker for president, instead of the other 2 useless candidates(One happens to be the current 'President')
Awesome! Thanks, Nick! Coming up with a off-handed, half-joking idea and seeing somebody implement it overnight is one of the reasons why I love the internet.
+1 Nick, well done. Now, if you only you can put a picture of smiling Volker to top it off :)
I honestly thought this was a troll thread the first time I saw it :D
GG no re guys, it's crazy, funny, and functional all in one :)
Is the bird's name Volker?
(It is sterilized, standardized, scientificized.)
Still in the Volker spirit, how about a Brian H filter?
I do'nt understan what you meen?
I suspect a Brian H. search will spellcheck whatever you enter, then add a short, condescending sentence denying global climate change.
Denying Manmade global climate change. Keep the strawmen for private enjoyment, please.
At last, I have my very own VB desktop icon.
Just think of all the cross-post references and corrections VB can do with this tool … I love it :)
Thx volker!
Sad that the digital ecosystem of an innovative company like tesla is a 2 out of 10 at best. I can appreciate that there is a 3rd party doing forum search on behalf of tesla but thats just plain sad. Search isnt the only cripple on this site. Tesla's user engagement is pretty weak. How about a personlized newsletter or targeted content. I hope Tesla makes some substantial upgrades in this area soon.
Sorry to be doom and gloom but being a consultant in content orchistration and digital markeing in general, its just painful to see companies a fraction of the size of tesla have a substantially higher level of digital maturity.
The 'Bulletin Board' is the engagement effort recently added.
Tesla's user engagement is pretty weak
At least there is user engagement. Most major car makers don't have any, and even if they have they wont get direct posts from major players into company like we have.
I agree that this forum could benefit from total rewrite (or usage of some real forum software). This isn't very high in priorities, it works and it probably is enough for them for now.
Doh, probably missed / in closing tag again (I did write closing tag, I'm sure about that). should have been ...there is user..
Hello? this time I didn't forget the closing tag.
Lets try this text should be underlined, and this not.
I think you are misunderstanding what user engagement means regarding a website. Its not just the users engaging other users (social media), its the website engaging me. In other words, its shouldn't take me 8+ clicks to to find content when tesla already has explicit data and could also track implicit data to provide a better user experience. With all the profile info on my saved model s build combined with click behavior, I should have content served up on a platter instead of having to dig around or every time I click on forums it always bring me back to the my tesla page. Its Poor nav. How about suggested posts I may be interested in. Faceted Search? This type of technology is not expensive.
BTW I do think its great that Tesla's employees and leaders write on here but lets get some better tools in here. Not just for the fanatics like us but for those on the cusp of buying or just read about Tesla and came to the site to learn more. There is a lot of education and validation going on about Tesla...its should be easier.
In searching/digging situations like that I utilize the FF (Tab Mix add-on?) context menu option to "duplicate tab" and kill that tab when done. A slightly less inconvenient workaround.
IAC, UR certainly right that personalization is very primitive here (not that such things can't be overdone!).
@mocaptain, I think you got me wrong. I agree that site could be quite a bit better, but at least they have info here relatively easily accessible, and also there is a lot of info here. Look at the some of the other manufacturer sites, most of them are way way worse. For one almost none of them has any blog or forum at all.
Which part of the site takes you 8+ clicks? I find most with two (actually one, one to hover my mouse over the right menu selection and one to click the one I want).
Sure miss Volker.Berlin around here!
Another bump to keep it up top.
Great stuff for sure nick!
Bump it up.
Time for a bump.


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text: Jul 29 AT 10:37 Honeycomb 3.1 for Google TV almost here; heres everything we know: As Google promised in May, Google TV is about to get a taste of some sweet Honeycomb. According to some reports, users are already seeing their Google TV devices appear under My Devices on the Markets web app. This is most likely Googles handiwork as they put the final touches before rolling out the update. Further proving Google TV 2.0 is upon us, some Android enthusiasts over at GTVhacker have managed to update their Logitech Revue to Android 3.1. How did they do this? Were asking ourselves the same question. However, they did post a photo as proof and promised to shed more light on how they did it over the next few days. We cant wait. Looking at the photo from GTVhacker, you can see not a lot has changed since Google first showed Google TV 2.0 to us back in May. That blue bar along the bottom is back once again. Im guessing this will appear by pressing the Home button on your Google TV remote. As you might remember, we recently saw this bar thanks to a leak via Geek.com. Although, this time some of the icons seem to have gotten a bit of polish by Duarte and co. Always a good thing. The space above that blue bar will supposedly house widgets, as demonstrated at Google I/O. Its still unknown whether or not users will have access to various home screens like we have on phones and tablets. While that might seem like an obvious thing to do, Im not so sure Google will do it for Google TV. But I could be wrong. In summary, heres everything we know Google TV 2.0 will have for sure: Access to the Android Market Widgets Notifications Improved Media Player Overhauled user interface Google TV emulator for developers ADB support Support for USB devices like game controllers and keyboards Honeycombs graphics engine Improved performance and stability ARM support That should be just about enough to turn those Google TV doubters into believers. Now we just need to sit and wait for Google to roll this out. SOURCE


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No Swimming Alert for South Texas Beach
Health officials in Galveston have advising swimmers to avoid some parts of a popular South Texas recreation area because of elevated levels of bacteria.
The Health District says concentrated amounts of bacteria are present at 12 locations along the Bolivar Peninsula.
The peninsula is a narrow strip of land on the Gulf Coast in eastern Galveston County, about 50 miles southeast of Houston.
District officials regularly test water conditions in the area, and additional testing will determine how long the advisory will continue.
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3 Doors Down Replaces Carly Rae Jepsen at Boy Scouts Jamboree
Multi-platinum rock band 3 Doors Down will headline the Boy Scouts National Jamboree's featured concert this weekend as a replacement for acts that had previously pulled out during a divisive debate over the Boy Scouts of America's exclusion of gays.
The group will perform Saturday night at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in southern West Virginia, BSA national spokesman Deron Smith told The Associated Press on Friday.
In March, Carly Rae Jepsen and Train canceled planned appearances at the Jamboree over the BSA's exclusion of gays. Months of debate led to a vote by the BSA's National Council in May to allow gay boys to participate in Scouting while keeping a ban on gay adults. The policy change is effective next January.
Smith didn't comment on the band being a replacement act, saying, "We are excited to have 3 Doors Down perform for these young men and women, volunteers and visitors experiencing this amazing Jamboree in West Virginia."
An official with 3 Doors Down didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The band's hits include "Kryptonite," "When I'm Gone" and "Here Without You." The group is currently on a U.S. tour. The Jamboree gig was not listed on its website Friday. The band played Wednesday night in Wantagh, N.Y., and has its next concert scheduled for Monday in Clarkston, Mich.
In April, 3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell was charged with causing a fatal crash in a suburb of Nashville, Tenn. Police say the 41-year-old Harrell was under the influence when he was speeding down Interstate 40 and clipped the back of a pickup truck. The driver of the truck, 47-year-old Paul Shoulders Jr. was killed as a result of the crash.
Harrell is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, violation of the implied consent law and possession of contraband. A court hearing is set for July 30 in Nashville.
The band canceled four of its concerts out of respect for the victim and Harrell checked himself into a drug treatment facility after bonding out of jail.
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- The post of constable does not exist as such in Philadelphia's modern government. Their police functions were assumed by the Philadelphia Police Department. Their court responsibilities are handled by the writ service and court attendance officers of the Philadelphia Traffic Court.
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- Under the Duke of York's Laws constables were chosen annually by the electors of each township and given their traditional peace officer and writ serving authorities and court attendance duties. An Act of November 27, 1700, assigned the earliest of an additional number of functions to them, directing that they return to the County Assessors lists of all taxables and their property within their bailiwicks, and that they assist the tax collectors in their duties. Early in the eighteenth century constables were also elected by the voters of each City ward. In 1705 Common Council placed the constables in charge of the watch in their respective wards and in 1711 directed them to furnish to the City Assessors lists similar to those they provided the County Assessors. An Act of 1715 appointed them collectors of provincial taxes and in 1739 they were directed to administer the elections of Inspectors of Elections, a function they retained until 1839. At the dissolution of the Corporation in 1776 those constables in office were confirmed in place and, in addition to many wartime functions, were empowered to administer the elections of justices of the peace. After the re-incorporation of the City in 1789 constables were appointed by the Mayor from among the two chosen by the electors of each ward. County areas outside the City continued to elect their own constables directly. The office of High Constable was created in 1796 and with the gradual evolution of a full scale police force in the first half of the nineteenth century the Mayor was empowered to appoint an increasing number of them who were given charge of each police district headquarters. The office was dispensed with shortly after the City-County Consolidation of 1854, after which time constables were made directly elective by the voters of each ward. In 1851 their terms were extended to two years, and in 1864 to five. With the adoption of the present State Constitution of 1873 constables continued to be elected by the voters of their wards but were then appointed by magistrates to the service of their courts and are paid by them directly from court fees. Their effective functions today are those of writ service and court attendance.
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Thank goodness times have changed. We have better means of communication. Letters can still be written, but for the most part we communicate by e-mail or through mailing lists. The Genealogical Helper is still being published with a new style and features, but still contains those queries we loved, including e-mail addresses. There are other periodicals and magazines geared to teach us methods for improving our research. Census records are indexed and images are being digitized and indexed. When the year 2000 rolled around I wondered how we could top the new things that happened in the genealogy world the last decade of the 20th century, but we have and the progress continues.
I want everything I can get. That means taking the good along with the bad. I need everything I can find on Internet. That includes subscription databases as well as the free items. Maybe it is because I have done genealogical research for so many years and have so many surnames that I research. Or maybe it's because I'm impatient and greedy when it comes to obtaining information. I use the information submitted to places like World Connect on RootsWeb.
That information supplies me with clues. The information may not be totally correct. It's up to me to use it wisely and prove what is there. That is not much different than we did years ago, except we can readily obtain the information from Internet.
Just because you have to pay for genealogical information doesn't mean it is bad. It might be bad on your check book or credit card though. Perhaps the indexing is not as thorough as it should be. That means you will have to put your thinking cap on and do some good sleuthing to find what you need. The good and the bad "stuff" has always been out there. The method we locate it has changed.
If you don't like the indexing at subscriptions places such as Ancestry.com, try something else. A good deal of census has been indexed on HeritageQuest Online which is available at many libraries as well as Family History Centers (LDS). Another source of indexing and images can be found at Family Search Labs. What doesn't work at one place, may at another for you. These places will continue to get better as more records are digitized and indexed. It's up to you to use them wisely.
Not everybody has a budget for the subscription databases. Go to your local or area Family History Center (LDS) and ask about databases they have on their computer. These should include Footnote.com, Godfrey Memorial Library, Kindred Konnection and more. It's time to make use of these resources. These three will allow you to search for records, but not view the records on your own computer. Do that on your home computer before you go to the Family History Center, then go prepared with what you want to check while there.
Do you still enjoy writing letters (not e-mails)? Do you enjoy going to the cemeteries and courthouses? Not everything is on Internet. There is that thrilling rush when you find a courthouse document that contains information on an ancestor. There is an awesome feeling when you stand at an ancestor's grave. Those cannot be replicated on Internet. We have come a long ways, but there are many miles to go and the going is sweet!


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Renaming controls
May 06, 2004 03:56PM
When setting a course, I start by putting down controls on the map. They are put in no particular order. Usually I start with the controls for a specific course (maybe the easiest or the hardest), and then add controls as I need them.
After the work is finished, or at least after the work is satisfactory, the number of the controls is completely spread around the map, and some numbers will most probably be missing from the 'natural order'. To facilitate the task of setting the controls in the terrain, they have to be renumbered in a logical way.
As I see it there is no easy way to do this. The problem is that since I cannot have duplicate controls, I cannot renumber them sequencialy (conflicts will always arise). One way is to start giving numbers starting at say 500, and at the end start numbering them from 100 (in my case). But this only solves the problem partially. If later on (after they are renumbered from 100) I decide to drop a control, or change control locations, or make a mistake, the problem surfaces again.
Unfortunately I do not have an ideia on how this problem could be solved. Can you offer a solution?
thanks in advance,
Rui Botão
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Re: Renaming controls
May 06, 2004 10:58PM
No, you are right, it is a bit complex to renumber the entire set of controls.
Personally, I would advise against renumbering controls. I think it's safer to leave controls with their original numbers all the way through the process, just to avoid any mistakes that would arise from having for example printouts before and after any renumbering of controls. The same goes for the control site markings in the woods. If these markings have an id number on them, it would be error prone to change it.
Well, this is my personal position, but I know it is advice that is commonly agreed.
To ensure consistency, Condes does not allow duplicate control numbers. Do you think this restriction should be lifted?
However, Condes DOES allow you to rename a control, and my immediate suggestion to achieve an even distribution of control numbers over the area would be the same as yours -- namely to start by numbering the controls temporarily in a different range, and then order them back into the final range at a late stage. That would to some extent also alleviate the above concern, because no new control would inherit another control's number.
Alternatively, if you have the controls in the final range, but need to rearrange, you could rename one control to a number out of range, then rename the control that is to take its number, etc.
Sorry, no silver bullet...
Rui Botão
Re: Renaming controls
May 11, 2004 05:45PM
Thank you. It is not a major issue.
But please do not lift the restriction against duplicated control numbers. That would be really a much bigger problem.
Rui Botão
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|Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 support a feature called message classification, which provides metadata about an email message's intended audience, content, or use. To set up message classification, you first install it, export the default classifications to an XML file via a Windows PowerShell script, and add a Windows registry entry to enable Outlook 2007 to access the XML file. You can use message classification with Exchange Server 2007 transport rules to limit messages to certain senders or recipients.
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 includes a new feature called message classification—not to be confused with Outlook's message categories. Classifying a message enables it to convey additional metadata about the message to the recipient—for example, information about the message's intended audience, content, or use. By providing such information, message classification can assist companies with regulatory and policy compliance as messages move through an organization. Administrators can enable Outlook to use the default classifications included in Outlook 2007, such as Attorney/Client Privileged (A/C Privileged), or define their own classifications for specific needs or locales. However,enabling and configuring Exchange Server 2007 and Outlook 2007 to support message classifications isn't trivial. To use message classification, you need to perform several configuration steps in both Exchange and Outlook.
Configuring Message Classification in Exchange 2007
When you install Exchange 2007, the installation process saves some Windows PowerShell scripts in the Scripts folder; one of these scripts contains the Exchange 2007 default message classifications (which are XML files). The default script name and location is c:\program files\microsoft\exchange\scripts\Export-OutlookClassification.ps1.
To enable message classification in Exchange 2007, you need to export the default classifications from the PowerShell file to an XML file (named, for example, MessageClass.xml) by executing the following command from the script's folder via Exchange Management Shell:
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./Export-OutlookClassification.ps1 `
(Note: Some code in this article wraps to multiple lines because of space constraints in the print and PDF versions of the article.) The resulting MessageClass.xml file, which Listing 1 shows, contains these default classifications:
- Attorney/Client Privilege (A/C Privileged)—This classification is for messages specifically between the company and its attorneys (i.e., they're deemed to be covered by attorney-client privilege).
- Attachment Removed— Exchange generates this classification to advise recipients that an attachment was removed from the message.
- Company Confidential—The message contains confidential information.
- Company Internal—Only company employees should be seeing content from this message classification.
- Partner Mail—This classification applies to messages with content intended for specific vendors or strategic partners.
When you send a message in Outlook 2007, you can choose one of these default classifications for the message, as Figure 1 shows (more about this later).
Creating a New Message Classification
The XML file also represents the mechanism for customization of message-classification descriptors, which you do via Exchange Management Shell. PowerShell provides four commands to manage message classifications:
- Get-MessageClassification—retrieves information about a specific classification
- New-MessageClassification—creates a new message classification
- Remove-MessageClassification—deletes a specific message classification
- Set-MessageClassification—allows configuration of current message-classification items
You might want to create a message classification specific to your company; to do so, you'll need to write a PowerShell command using the New-MessageClassification cmdlet. The sample command in Figure 2 creates a message classification called Executive Only Communication, which is specifically intended for communication between executives and the Human Resources department. The sample command includes the required parameters for New-MessageClassification. There are also several optional parameters that you can either implement in the cmdlet or configure later by using the Set-MessageClassification cmdlet. Exchange will assign optional parameters their defaults if you don't explicitly configure them here. (You can find detailed information about the various optional switches for this command in the Powershell Help. Run the cmdlet
'get-help new-messageclassification ` -detailed'
to obtain a complete explanation of the switches available for this command.) Additionally, Exchange will assign a globally unique identifier (GUID) to the message classification when creating it.
After creating the new message classification, you'll need to export an updated list of message classifications to a new XML file and distribute that to your Outlook 2007 clients that can use it. To do so, once again run the export command that you ran earlier to obtain the defaults. This time, you'll see that the new classification resides in the XML file. Then copy that XML file to the location where the Outlook 2007 client can reference it. In our example, I've placed the XML file on the local machine, but it could be served from a network location, although doing so would render the XML file and classification unavailable for offline use. You can push out the file by a number of mechanisms, such as using a logon script, a Group Policy Object (GPO), or Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS).
Using Message Classifications
In Exchange 2007, message classifications can be useful for compliance and policy management. However, keep in mind that one limitation of message classification is that it's dependent on a user's action; an Outlook user needs to select a classification for a message before sending it.
Alternatively, you could define a transport rule on your Exchange 2007 server to assign a message classification based on another parameter. Note that in Exchange 2007, the Hub Transport server role handles message classification, and the Exchange transport agents recognize classification. An administrator can implement message-transport rules on the Hub Transport server, which can take actions based on message classification, such as preventing delivery of a message to an unauthorized person. So, for example, you could use a transport rule to block messages with the Company Confidential classification (i.e., messages sent from the CFO) from being sent to certain groups of people. Either way, once an Outlook user selects a message classification or one is applied through a transport rule, Exchange 2007 can reference that value in applying subsequent message transport rules.
A basic rule might enforce an ethical wall where messages flagged with the new Executive Only Communication classification can be sent only to members of the Executives and Human Resources groups, assuming these groups exist in Active Directory (AD). You can even bounce a custom Delivery Status Notification message back to the internal sender advising that the sender cannot send a classified message outside of allowable addresses. The existence or lack of a specific message classification can be used to control a message's delivery.
You can define a transport rule that applies to messages with a particular classification through Exchange Management Console. As you can see in Figure 3, I've assembled a transport rule called Executive-Confidential that limits messages with the Executive Only Communication classification. Listing 2 shows the Exchange Management Shell (PowerShell) code for that rule. Unauthorized senders of messages flagged with the Executive Only Communication classification will receive the RejectMessageAction.
Using Message Classification in Outlook 2007
To enable message classification on an Outlook 2007 client, you must add a registry entry advising Outlook where to get the XML file containing the classifications. Copy the text in Listing 3, which contains the new registry entry, into Notepad, then save it as a .reg file. Executing the registry file on the client will configure the Outlook 2007 installation for that user to display message classifications in Outlook. Of course, you can manually enter the registry changes instead.
Outlook 2007 will now show the message classifications found in the XML file referenced through the Set Permissions button in the Options area of the new-message ribbon, as Figure 1 shows. This button is also where you'd control Information Rights Management (IRM) in Outlook.
The new Executive Only Communication message classification is now available for use by enabled Outlook 2007 clients that use Exchange 2007. After you've copied the XML file to the appropriate location, matching the previously mentioned registry entry, the user will need to restart Outlook because Outlook reads the XML file's content at startup. Figure 4 shows the new message classification selected for a new message. The text at the top of the sender's window is directly from the -SenderDescription value assigned in our New-MessageClassification cmdlet. The new transport rule is set to reject messages with the new classification if the recipient isn't a member of the Executives or Human Resources groups. Figure 5 shows the Delivery Status Notification message sent after a user tried to send such a classified message to someone outside of those groups.
Note that Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access (OWA) for Exchange 2007 will also display the new message classifications, as Figure 6 shows, with a yellow bar atop the message in the preview pane. However, you can't use the OWA interface to assign message classifications.
Worth the Effort
Although message classification requires a little effort to set up, it's a powerful new tool for supporting compliance and auditing in your Exchange 2007 environment. By using message classification, you can help secure communication between groups of people in your company. And by defining transport rules associated with specific classifications, you can help prevent confidential content from getting into the wrong mailboxes.


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Skynet, a revolutionary artificial intelligence system built by Cyberdyne Systems, is in its infancy. As scientists and engineers frantically rush to complete last minute trial runs prior to their presentation to SAC and NORAD, a highly trained guerilla force quietly closes in on the Cyberdyne testing facility, deep in the remote wilderness of Washington state. Hired by a rival corporation based outside of the United States, the guerilla fighters have been tasked with capturing the Cyberdine facility and stealing key pieces of technology including the source code for Skynet and information on the "Terminator Program."
The first T-800 model of the Terminator class has just completed production and is in the process of being linked up with Skynet for the first time ahead of the upcoming demonstration. The uplink of the Terminator's functionality is interrupted by the sudden assault of the guerilla fighters and renders the T-800 functional, though not fully controllable by Skynet for the defense of the corporation. Both Cyberdyne sercurity personell and the guerilla fighters quickly realize that manual control of the Terminator can be managed from the testing lab of the facility, thus turning the T-800 into a fully functional weapons platform for whomever controls the lab.
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Amazon Web Services has announced Amazon S3 Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS), a new storage option within the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) intended to help customers reduce costs by storing non-critical, reproducible data at lower levels of redundancy than Amazon S3's standard storage.
The RRS option stores objects on multiple devices across multiple facilities, providing 400 times the durability of a typical disk drive, but does not replicate objects as many times as standard Amazon S3 storage does, and thus is even more cost effective. Both storage options are designed to be highly available, and both are backed by Amazon S3's Service Level Agreement.
"Customers who are using Amazon S3 to share media content that is durably stored elsewhere, or who are storing thumbnails, transcoded media, or other processed data that can be easily reproduced, have told us that they do not always require the level of durability offered by Amazon S3. They have asked us for an even more cost-effective storage solution for this type of data," says Amazon's Alyssa Henry." Reduced Redundancy Storage provides lower redundancy at a lower price, while still giving customers high availability."
Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web. It gives developersaccess to the same highly scalable, reliable, secure, fast, and cost-effective infrastructure that Amazon uses to run its own global network of web sites. Amazon S3's standard and reduced redundancy options both store data in multiple facilities and on multiple devices, but with RRS, data is replicated fewer times, so the cost is less. Once customer data is stored, Amazon S3 maintains durability by quickly detecting failed, corrupted, or unresponsive devices and restoring redundancy by re-replicating the data. Amazon S3 standard storage is designed to provide 99.999999999% durability and to sustain the concurrent loss of data in two facilities, while RRS is designed to provide 99.99% durability and to sustain the loss of data in a single facility. Pricing for Amazon S3 Reduced Redundancy Storage starts at only $0.10 per gigabyte and decreases as you store more data.


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Additional $34 Million Investment Will Support Aereo's Rapid Nationwide Expansion
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Jan 7, 2014) - Aereo, Inc., today announced that it has closed a $34 million Series C round of financing. The new round of financing will support Aereo's rapid nationwide expansion and increased investments in hiring and technology. IAC was joined by iconic media investor Gordon Crawford and Himalaya Capital Management, as well as existing investors Highland Capital Partners, FirstMark Capital and others for this additional round of funding. Crawford, a media and entertainment industry veteran, is one of the industry's most influential and successful investors, having worked at Capital Research and Management for 41 years. Himalaya Capital Management is led by global investor and human rights activist Li Lu.
Today's announcement will be made by Aereo's CEO and Founder, Chet Kanojia, at the Citi Global Internet, Media & Telecommunications Conference in Las Vegas. To listen to a live stream of the event, visit: http://bit.ly/1hUwNi4. The audio stream will begin at 9:45 a.m. (PST).
"Aereo experienced tremendous growth in 2013 and we expect 2014 to be another blockbuster year," said Aereo CEO and Founder Chet Kanojia. "Last year at this time, Aereo was launched in only New York City. Today, Aereo is available in 10 markets and will grow to 15 by the end of the quarter. In 2013, we also launched our first native app for Android, made improvements to enhance the user experience and more than doubled our employee headcount. Consumers are craving choice and options and as a result, we continue to see explosive growth across all our markets."
"Aereo has scaled very quickly in 365 days and this additional funding will allow us to maintain this rapid pace of growth. We are thrilled to have a world-class group of investors who believe innovative, cloud-based technologies, like Aereo, are the future," said Kanojia.
Aereo is currently available to residents in the following markets: New York City, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Salt Lake City, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Detroit and Baltimore. Aereo's innovative remote (cloud-based) antenna/DVR technology makes watching television simple and user-friendly. Using Aereo's technology, consumers can pause and rewind any program that they are watching live, or save a program for future viewing.
Aereo membership begins at $8 per month, for access to Aereo's cloud-based antenna/DVR technology and 20 hours of DVR storage. For an additional $4, consumers can upgrade their membership and receive 60 hours of DVR storage for a total of $12 per month. Consumers who join Aereo will get their first of month of access for free. Aereo's technology works on 'smart' devices from tablets to phones to laptop computers. Aereo is currently supported on iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch. The Aereo for Android app (currently in beta) is available for download for devices running Android operating system version 4.1 or higher. Aereo is also supported on Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Opera, AppleTV (via airplay) and Roku platforms.
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By krys November 21, 2011
Do you ever have those mornings where you know you have the perfect accent piece to your wardrobe, but can't find it? Too many times I had stood in my closet rifling through my jewelry drawer asking myself, "Where are those earrings …. that necklace … that brooch!?" I decided to do something about it.


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Archery Minigame - You can now interact with archery targets to play an archery minigame.
New DISCer - Added the Darkwood DISCer to Matsuri's CD shop. (I added the Fashionable CD too, which I don't know if it was available before now but there it is?)
New Furniture - Added about 20 new furniture items to various merchants, as well as a new caravan merchant to the Fashionable Man's caravan group.
- Rotatable furniture can now be turned clockwise or counter-clockwise.
- Custom parts that modify weight have been moved to the beginning of the weight calculation, affecting things like percentage increases.
- Boxing Gloves and Wrenches can now be bought in the arena.
- Gigantys now drops with Dragon Remains as its default material.
- Ghost's Dark Imbue now deals magic damage.
- The Guile flanking bonus was applying in odd circumstances when you weren't actually flanking them.
* Bug Reports
- The wrong sound effect was being used for Winged Serpent.
- Disarm wasn't applying its full bonus to disarm trap chances.
- Digging and farming is now possible in the Abandoned Village.
Material Change Kits - Added Alchemy recipes for material changing kits. Requires a new crafting material called Magic Mud, which can drop from minibosses and aspected enemies (more common from minibosses).
- Hireable mercenaries now have the Tactician trait by default.
- Editor permissions now also let you rotate furniture in houses.
* Bug Reports
- The duration for Electro Shield was incorrect.
- Chaotic Key's interface had a few errors.
- Item properties weren't always working for hired mercenaries.
- Squall somehow managed to sneak his way into item description windows.
- NPCs were not receiving the size bonus for Nerhaven charged Sears.
- Trap Dismantler wasn't applying to disarms of chest traps.
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When Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" in 1816, she could not have conceived of the cultural landmark it would become. The novel still throws a long shadow across the popular imagination almost two centuries later. Boris Karloff's performance as the monster in Universal's 1931 film has become iconic, and his is merely one among dozens of adaptations and revisions to come: movies, plays, novels, comic books, even breakfast cereals (remember Franken Berry?).
Which brings us to Dave Zeltserman's "Monster" (Overlook: 224 pp., $23.95). Shelley's original is an ingeniously constructed set of nested narratives, with the monster's story embedded at the heart. Zeltserman dispenses with this complex framing device and gives us the monster's story straight. His first-person narrative is itself an impressive achievement: He manages the difficult trick of creating a voice that sounds authentically like Shelley's while remaining entirely lucid to the contemporary reader.
More impressively, Zeltserman's plot maps almost perfectly onto the plot of Shelley's novel — the key word being "almost." In its departures, the novel provides more than its cover price in entertainment. Vampyres (Zeltserman's spelling) abound, as do Satanic cults and the Marquis de Sade, preparing to enact the 120 Days of Sodom in a remote mountain castle. You don't get much more gothic bang for your buck.
Yet the age wants something more than an entertainment. Shelley's masterpiece is a meditation on the dawning age of science. Frankenstein is ahead of his time, endowing dead flesh with life via galvanism, a technique as cutting edge and mysterious in Shelley's era as nanotechnology is today. The subtitle of Shelley's novel, "The Modern Prometheus," attests to her fear that science might indeed someday steal the fire of creation from God himself. The book stands as a stark warning against unfettered scientific ambition.
Zeltserman's Frankenstein dispenses with science, however. His Frankenstein creates his monster using satanic magic derived from forbidden tomes of alchemy. Thematically, this is a step back — and not a small one. For what real relevance can Zeltserman's vampyres, spells and satanic cults have in a world that hovers on the edge of scientific catastrophe? Ironically, despite their publication dates, Shelley's novel remains the more relevant, an enduring testament to the power of literature to speak not merely to its own age but to all ages.
In "Vlad" (Dalkey Archive Press: 124 pp., $17.95), Carlos Fuentes takes on Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Fuentes, who died this year at 83, is not the first to do so. Vampire-like, Stoker's novel continues to exert mesmerizing power over readers — and writers — more than a century after its publication. It has come to be an ur-text, upon which new levels of significance can be layered like paint. Or so Fuentes would have us believe. And, in this strange and compelling novella, he nearly pulls it off.
In its opening — and most convincing — scenes, Mexico City's Yves Navarro takes on the real-estate broker role of Stoker's Jonathan Harker, the solicitor assigned to settle Dracula in London. Like Harker, Yves finds himself imprisoned in Vlad's home. And like Harker, he explores the diseased house, discovering the eponymous vampire sleeping in a coffin in the passage that runs under the yard.
Not that there aren't plenty of lacerating additions of Fuentes' own, including, most horrifyingly, Vlad's dismissal of humans as blood sausages, and the drains that line the corners of the rooms where he consumes them. Yet when the book diverges from Stoker's text to layer fresh meanings onto the myth, "Vlad" goes astray. The story becomes increasingly improbable — how did Vlad come across the picture of Yves' daughter in his perusal of "the enormous quantity of photographs" that set him on his journey to Mexico City? And is there anything in the nature of that search that we haven't seen dozens of times before: Dracula's quest to find his one true love?
More problematic, the novel fails to develop the strains of social satire that are hidden just beneath the surface. Offered immortality with his wife and daughter, Yves decides to remain human — so he can continue to enjoy the small comforts of "work, health, and pleasure that are permitted to us human beings."
One senses a critique of the upper-middle-class life Yves sketches early in the novel, when Vlad exclaims that nothing we create, "careers, politics … even art … can save us from idiocy and from death." But if the novel intends to satirize that middle-class life, it needs to offer Yves a genuine choice. And given the option of passing eternity with a blood-sucking, bat-eared immortal that drops such leaden lines as "I never drink … wine," who wouldn't choose the pleasures of the daily commute?
Bailey is the author of the novel "House of Bones" and a collection of short stories, "The Resurrection Man's Legacy and Other Stories."


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Gates Travels to Kabul for Talks With Leaders, Troops
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 4, 2011 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here today for his final visit to Afghanistan as defense secretary.
The secretary, who retires at the end of the month, will meet with Afghan and coalition leaders and U.S. troops.
"This is principally an opportunity for me to thank the troops and bid them farewell," Gates said during a news conference aboard his plane before arriving.
The secretary noted that he has many commemorative challenge coins to give to troops he meets. "The plane will be considerably lighter when we leave," he joked.
Gates discussed with reporters traveling with him the dialogue within the administration on the troop drawdown that will begin next month. He hit back at critics who say that fiscal matters should partially dictate the pace of the U.S. drawdown in Afghanistan.
"I think that once you've committed, that success of the mission should override everything else, because the most costly thing of all would be to fail," he said. But that does not preclude adjustments to the mission or to the strategy, he added.
"Ultimately, the objective has to be success in the mission that has been set forth by the president," the secretary said, adding that he will use what he learns from the visit as he participates in the Afghan drawdown decision.
"It's always helpful to go into these discussions with the latest information from the field and some feeling of the ground truth in terms of how things are going," he said.
President Barack Obama has made the commitment that U.S. forces will begin the drawdown process next month. Afghan forces will begin taking over security from the coalition, and the process will continue to the end of 2014.
"We will begin this process next month, but obviously as we move ahead we have to think about the next year or two in terms of where we are," Gates said. "The president has been very specific that decisions will be based on conditions on the ground."
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, will be an integral element in the deliberations and will make his recommendations to Washington soon. "We have to weigh the impact on our allies of what we decide – we certainly don't want to precipitate a rush for the exits by our partners," Gates said.
"By the same token," he added, "you can't be oblivious to the growing war weariness at home, and diminishing support in the Congress. So I think these are all things the president will have to weigh and those of us advising him will have to weigh as well."
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Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern warns that Israel anticipates starting a war with Iran in the next 12 weeks, in order to force Obama to back Israel militarily or to get Romney elected.
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More Washington insiders are coming to the conclusion that Israel's leaders are planning to attack Iran before the U.S. election in November in the expectation that American forces will be drawn in.
Last week, former Mossad chief Efraim Halevi told Israeli TV viewers, "The next 12 weeks are very critical in trying to assess whether Israel will attack Iran, with or without American backup."
It's obvious that hard-line Israeli leaders would much rather have Mitt Romney to deal with for the next four years. The former Massachusetts governor recently was given a warm reception when he traveled to Jerusalem with a number of Jewish-American financial backers in tow to express his solidarity with Netanyahu and his policies.
One source reported that U.S. forces are on hair-trigger alert and that covert operations inside Iran (many of them acts of war, by any reasonable standard) have been increased. Bottom line: we were warned that the train had left the station; that any initiative to prevent miscalculation or provocation in the Gulf was bound to be far too late to prevent escalation into a shooting war.
How credible do you think this is? Are Israeli politicians this suicidal? Would a failure by Obama to commit the US to an Israeli launched war in the Middle East really shift Romney into frontrunner position?
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must be nice to be on top of.. that game.. ? more condoms less bs imho..
patience is nice too, you can't be a good fishermen w/o it
LOL Good one!
I'm not sure but Israel will have to act against Iran soon. Ahmadinejad is an eschatologically-inspired genocidal maniac who will take the idea of suicide bombing to a nuclear level. He thinks the 12th Imam will only come down to Earth in a time of turmoil. Hence his desire to wipe out the Jews and hasten the Imam's arrival. Ahmadinejad is a total nutjob.
Well I think they are both crazy and both wrong. As much as we dislike Ahmadinejad for being a religious zealot, Iran is an independent nation. Neither country should be making threats to another. Netanhayu has been making these threats for a long time and it's clear he needs to be ousted as well. He's a war-monger and probably also thought of sending nuclear bombs to Iran. Personally, I think Iran's nuclear capacity isn't that great. The fault of this conflict lies with both overly religious and blind governments.
Nonsense. There is no comparison between Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad. You've been smoking too much liberal "why can't we all get along?" weed if you even put them on the same scale. Ahmadinejad is a nuclear suicide bomber. Netanyahu is acting in self-defence.
It's no question that people in Israel are much more free than in Iran (except Palestinians). I acknowledge that there are serious human rights violations and serious brainwashing in Iran, especially toward women. However, Netanyahu and Ahmadinejad are both constantly bickering like two little kids fighting over which power ranger is the best. Ahmadinejad is mentally ill. Netanyahu is too close to starting a major world war if he isn't stopped. Neither is at fault alone because they are BOTH equally stupid. Both just want trouble and both must have a religious mental disorder in which they desire to cause chaos. The military history of their respective religions says it all. I wonder what would happen if we stopped giving them so much attention as a country.
Personally, I find it really funny that the Muslims are denying the Jews from building their temple so their magical man can come to Earth.
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HARTSVILLE, S.C.—Junior center Kayla Hay (Hanover, Ind.) scored a career-high 19 points for visiting St. Andrews Presbyterian College but junior Kiesha Beavers (Williamstown, N.J.) answered with a career-high 22 points leading host Coker College to a 83-55 Conference Carolinas victory on Thursday evening in Timberlake-Lawton Gymnasium.
The Lady Cobras won their second straight game improving to 3-6 overall and 2-2 in the league. The Lady Knights dip to 1-8 on the year and 0-5 in the conference.
Coker doubled up the Knights score, 52-26, in the first half by dominating the glass (28-12) and by converting on 18-of-39 (46.2%) shots compared to 11-of-30 (36.7%) by St. Andrews. Junior Henna Koponen (Vantaa, Finland) had an offensive rebound and an old fashion three-point play on the opening possession of the game putting the Cobras ahead for the whole contest. Coker used a 21-5 run in building its 26-point lead at halftime.
The two teams played an fairly even second half with the hosts claiming a slim 31-29 scoring edge in the final 20 minutes as the Cobras coasted to the 28-point victory.
Beavers led all scorers with 22 points while three other Coker players reached double figures. Junior Lotta Aaltonen (Rauma, Finland) bucketed 15 points; Koponen provided 14 points; and senior Jessica Hayes (Beaufort, S.C.) followed with 11 points. Junior Heidi Rienstra (Brockville, Ontario, Canada) chipped in with nine points.
Hayes and Aaltonen each recorded double-doubles with 14 and 12 rebounds, respectively, as Coker finished with a 54-28 rebounding advantage. Hayes also handed out a game-high five assists.
Hay scored her career-high 19 points on 8-of-13 accuracy from the field. Freshman Brittany Roberts (Concord, N.C.) swished 10 points for the Royal Blue & White. Hayes had a team-high seven reboards and Roberts pulled down a season-high six boards.
Freshmen Septembra LeSane (Pompano Beach, Fla.) provided seven points and classmate Kaela Allison (Miramar, Fla.) added six points and a team-high three steals.
CC shot 45.7-percent (32-of-70) for the contest while SAPC was 35.9% (23-of-64).
St. Andrews wraps up a three-game road swing on Saturday when they visit Conference Carolinas foe Erskine College (Due West, S.C.) at 2 p.m., while Coker will host Pfeiffer also at 2:00 p.m.


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North Carolina -- home to former Sen.. John Edwards and future Sen. Paula Broadwell?
Not a chance that'll happen now that Charlotte-based Broadwell has been outed as David Petraeus' mistress and co-star of the most-talked-about extramarital romance since, well, John Edwards and Charlotte-based Rielle Hunter.
But Time magazine reports that Broadwell had a plan to run for the Senate, as a Republican from the Tar Heel State.
Over drinks in Aspen, Colo., last July, she told a small group that she had been approached by some "Republican moneymen," as Time put it, about running -- presumably against Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, who is up for re-election in 2014. (Republican Sen. Richard Burr won a second term in 2010).
She was tempted. But Petraeus shot down her plan, Broadwell told the group "in an irritated tone," the magazine said.
Petraeus -- ex-CIA director, retired general and subject of a gushing 2012 biography by Broadwell -- interrogated her about her positions on several issues: abortion, climate change, gun control, gay marriage, tax cuts, Social Security vouchers.
"Her answers, he told her, would not fit either party and she should not sell herself out," Time reported.
Like Petraeus, Broadwell graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. She went on to become a counterterrorism expert. Her book is titled "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus."
-- Tim Funk
Friday, November 16, 2012
Her plan: Senator Paula Broadwell, R-N.C.
North Carolina -- home to former Sen.. John Edwards and future Sen. Paula Broadwell?
Monday, November 5, 2012
Charlotte ranks No. 2 in political fundraising
If you needed further proof that the Democratic National Convention was a nonstop party, here it is. The 362 political fundraisers held in Charlotte during those four days drove the city to the No. 2 spot on the Sunlight Foundation's annual ranking of political fundraising cities.
The Tuesday and Wednesday of convention week turned out to be the busiest fundraising days of the entire year, according to the foundation, with 249 political parties between them.
Washington D.C., naturally, again hosted the most fundraisers, with 1,128. Tampa, home to this year's Republican National Convention, came in third at 209.
The DNC-related parties accounted for 85 percent of the total number of political fundraisers in Charlotte during the entire year. The city's overall total this year was 423.
The rest of the top 10:
- New York City: 69
- San Francisco: 36
- Chicago: 25
- Los Angeles: 25
- Boston: 23
- St. Petersburg, Fla.: 21
- Denver: 16
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Will the Panthers game decide the presidential election?
A lot more could be riding on the Panthers-Redskins game this weekend than Carolina's season. If history is any indication, another Panthers loss would signal that President Barack Obama would be re-elected.
CBS Sports reports that in 17 of 18 Washington Redskins games before presidential elections, a Redskins win has been followed by the incumbent party staying in power. A Redkins loss has been followed by the opposition party taking the White House.
It's called the Redskins Rule, and it has been well documented.
The only deviation was in 2004, when the Redskins lost to the Packers but President George W. Bush was re-elected.
The Redskins (3-5) are 3.5 point favorites over the visiting Panthers (1-6).
No N.C. stops scheduled for Obama or Romney
So much for North Carolina being a key battleground state.
Neither President Barack Obama nor Republican challenger Mitt Romney are scheduled to make stops in the state before Election Day, according to several reports from the campaign trail.
The candidates' scheduled appearances are starting to be released after both cut campaigning short as superstorm Sandy pummeled the East Coast.
Both are making swings through Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and New Hampshire.
The most recent updates came from NBC News reporter Mark Murray:
Obama's final sked: THU -- WI, NV, CO; FRI -- OH; SAT -- OH, WI, IA, VA; SUN -- NH, FL, OH, CO; MON -- WI, OH, IA
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) November 1, 2012
Romney's final sked: THU -- VA; FRI -- WI, OH; SAT -- IA, NH, CO; SUN: --TDB; MON --NHFrom an RNC spokesman:
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) November 1, 2012
.@stefcutter to @chucktodd "We are hitting every battleground state." They are not going to NC. All you need to know about NC.The Romney campaign said Wednesday that North Carolina was drifting away from Obama. The president's campaign, for its part, said Monday the state was very much in play.
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) November 1, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden's wife, Jill Biden, is still scheduled to campaign in Huntersville and Asheville on Friday.
UPDATE: Looks like the Obama campaign is still thinking about North Carolina. Michelle Obama is now scheduled to visit Charlotte on Monday.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Jill Biden to visit Huntersville on Friday
Jill Biden will rally Obama campaign volunteers in Huntersville on Friday.
Latest PPP poll: Obama-Romney tied in NC
The presidential race in North Carolina remains neck-and-neck, according to a new poll, with virtually no voters still undecided.
The survey, released Wednesday by Raleigh-based Public Policy Polling, found President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney tied with 49 percent each.
The poll also found that Obama is winning among early voters in the state, 58 percent to 41 percent. Romney is ahead among those who have not yet voted, 58 percent to 40 percent, according to the survey from the Democratic-leaning firm.
This is the second week in a row that PPP found the presidential race deadlocked in North Carolina.
But PPP's Wednesday survey comes on the heels of a poll done for WRAL-TV in Raleigh that found Romney ahead 50 percent to 45 percent in the Tar Heel State.
Both campaigns addressed their North Carolina prospects during Wednesday conference calls with reporters. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina said that "our margin continues to increase every day in (early voting sites) all across the state.
"He hasn't put a single battleground state away," Messina said. "remember when Romney was going to leave North Carolina (by pulling out some staff)? They've now raced to increase their TV ads there." That, added Messina, is "the clearest sign of all" that North Carolina is till up for grabs.
"This is one that I get a kick out of that I'm still talking about," political director Rich Beeson said while commenting on the different battleground states.
He said that while early voting turnout still favors registered Democrats in North Carolina, Republicans have cut that gap by 100,000 votes from 2008 numbers.
"North Carolina continues to move further and further from (Obama), as evidenced that they have not had the president down there since he left the convention," Beeson said, referring to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
-- Tim Funk and Andrew Dunn
Romney campaign says N.C. drifting away from Obama
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign team said on a conference call with reporters Wednesday that North Carolina is drifting away from President Barack Obama.
"This is one that I get a kick out of that I"m still talking about," political director Rich Beeson said while going through a list of the campaign's thoughts on battleground states.
He said that while early voting turnout still favors registered Democrats in North Carolina, Republicans have cut that gap by 100,000 votes from 2008 numbers.
"North Carolina continues to move further and further from him, as evidenced that they have not had the president down there since he left the convention," Beeson said, referring to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.
Obama's campaign would not say Monday whether Obama would make another appearance in North Carolina, but said they felt the state was still very much in play.
Public Policy Polling had the candidates tied at 49 percent on Wednesday. A WRAL poll Tuesday had Romney ahead 50-45.


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Unfortunate developments in the case of Tiffany Jimenez, the 19-year-old New York City lesbian who was beaten by male police officers outside a Brooklyn lounge. Despite previous assurances from an Assistant District Attorney that disorderly conduct charges would be dropped, the case will go to trial.
The incident happened outside the IFE Lounge in Crown Heights on May 17. Jeannette Grey and Tiffany Jimenez say five NYPD officers shouted homophobic slurs and threw them to the ground. Jimenez told the Daily News: "I had no shoes and they threw me on my back. They're yelling at me, 'B---, get down!' I'm screaming and crying. I was shocked and angry and scared."
The NYPD denies the allegations, saying they responded to a fight. Their version: Jimenez was "highly intoxicated" and taken to Kings County Hospital. Jimenez says this did not happen.
Last month, the Kings County District Attorney's office assured the Audre Lorde Project, the Brooklyn-based LGBT-POC organization, "the charges against Jimenez would be dropped and [were] 'baseless.' " Monday morning at New York City Criminal Courts, just the opposite happened: The case was bound to a bench trial on August 17th.
Ejeris Dixon, Program Coordinator the Audre Lorde Project (seen with black glasses) says she is "appalled" prosecutors reneged and adds: "This is just another example of how the DAs relationship with the NYPD leads to injustice for innocent New York citizens."
On May 19, a complaint was filed to NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau by Jimenez's uncle alleging that she was the victim of unnecessary force and an anti-gay slur. That case is pending. Some have speculated the criminal case was continued to discredit Jimenez and her complaint.Nathan James, the New York City-based author and activist, attended the Monday the pre-trial hearing and press conference and also finds it "incredible" the charges were not dropped. James tells Rod 2.0 the Jimenez case is yet another "deplorable demonstration of homophobia by he NYPD and the Brooklyn Dist Attorney's office."
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Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips was cited for misdemeanor battery early Saturday morning after a security guard at a rooftop bar in downtown San Diego said the linebacker hit him in the face, police said.
The incident was reported about 1:25 a.m. at the Ivy Hotel on F Street, San Diego police said.
Police spokeswoman Mónica Muñoz said there was a brawl at the bar that precipitated the incident. She said neither Phillips nor any other Chargers player was involved in the brawl.
In a written report on the incident, San Diego police Officer J. Denny said he and another officer responded to a call about a fight at the Ivy.
Denny said that a security guard had been called to the rooftop bar to break up a fight, and that Phillips "used his right hand to hit (the guard) in the left side of his face."
The security guard placed Phillips under citizen's arrest for battery, Denny said, and the officer later cited Phillips and released him on his written promise to appear for a misdemeanor arraignment.
It was the second time this month that Phillips, 27, was involved in a battery incident, police said.
Officers said that on April 11, a security guard at the Stingaree club on Sixth Avenue said Phillips choked and punched him. The guard reported the incident several hours later.
Phillips was named as a suspect but was not arrested or cited, Muñoz said.
James Brennan, owner of the Stingaree, said Monday that the April 11 incident was "blown way out of proportion" and involved Shaun Phillips'brother, not Phillips. He said the security guard has since "recanted" his statement to police that he was assaulted.
"After speaking with our security guard, he agreed that he was maybe a little out of line on what his memory was of how the incident took place, and he has since dropped the charges and moved on," Brennan said.
Phillips on Monday denied having anything to do with the incident at the Ivy.
"It was somebody else's mishap. It had nothing to do with me or my teammates," Phillips said.
He confirmed that he received a citation and said the officer was "just doing his job based on one person's account."
"There is video of the whole thing, and it won't show me anywhere in the vicinity," Phillips said.
He also said that the incident at the Stingaree was "another misunderstanding" and pointed out that he was not cited or taken into custody. He said fingers are pointed at him only because he is a "recognizable face."
"You don't see me in handcuffs, don't see me in the back of a police car," Phillips said.
Blake Marnell, 44, said he was walking home early Saturday after a late dinner following a Padres game and saw police officers outside the Ivy talking to a man in a Bentley as a security guard stood by. Marnell said he heard someone say that the car's driver was Phillips.
When officers asked the security guard if he wanted to press charges, Marnell said the the guard said yes.
Marnell said Chargers player Shawne Merriman also was outside the hotel and he heard him talking on his cell phone, asking for someone to come to the hotel to assist them. He said he heard police officers saying to each other that Merriman was not involved.
An officer wrote the driver of the Bentley a ticket, and the driver shook hands with the officer and drove off, Marnell said.
Police then got a camera and took pictures of the security guard's face, Marnell said.
Everything appeared orderly and businesslike, Marnell said, and he did not see police conducting any kind of sobriety tests.
Merriman said Monday he was called to the hotel to help a teammate, but he declined further comment.
A spokeswoman for the Ivy said the establishment had no comment.
In a statement, Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith said Monday: "It's disappointing to hear about the issue involving Shaun Phillips. We'll continue to monitor the situation and let the legal process run its course."
Phillips also was arrested in April 2006 for an altercation with a patrol officer in downtown San Diego. The City Attorney's Office declined to file charges after reviewing the case.
It marks the third brush with the law for a Chargers player since January. Wide receiver Vincent Jackson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving on Jan. 6. His case is pending. In February, defensive lineman Jamal Williams also was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. He recently agreed to plead guilty to two traffic infractions.


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For bulk imports of Hotspot Locations (> 10 locations) of a operator/community we have defined
a data format in csv format (can be generated with Microsoft Excel or directly exported from your
database engine).
The following table defines the fields which can be provided by the network operator (those marked with 'M' are mandatory).
The first line of the csv file can contain the field names, the following lines have to contain columns with the field values.
A csv file containing a example location can be downloaded here: example.csv.
If you want to add pictures of your locations to your data then send us a file in 'zip' format, containing the images
in JPEG format. We recommend a picture size of 800 by 600 pixels. Note that the maximum size for pictures is 100 KB.
Larger files will be ignored. The IMGFILE field contains the name of the image file which you have included in the zip-File.
This name will not be displayed on our web page and is for internal use only.
In the csv format ALL columns have to be included for every hotspot. Optional fields which are not
defined or left empty must be represented by an empty field ;; in the record.
Lines starting with '#' will be ignored (comments).
A csv format example might look like this (should be one line per record):
Hotspot-Locations;NEW;1;Surf and Sip;474 3rd Street;San Francisco;CA;CA
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