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While most of America got to see Ted Cruz's embarrassing behavior during the government shutdown earlier this year, I also see that Texas' other Republican Senator John Cornyn could rival Cruz in political stupidity. American diplomats recently struck a compromise with Iran to prevent them from getting nuclear weapons. Most would say the deal overall is progress, but Senator Cornyn made a statement saying that it was all just a ploy by the White House to distract attention from Obamacare. You know what would be a real distraction? Another pointless war in the Middle East.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Senator John Cornyn Makes Bizarre Statement About Iran Compromise
Labels: iran, john cornyn, politics, republican, texas
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I agree. He needs to just shut his mouth, or he can take his ass over there to fight the war.ReplyDelete
Adam, your ability to see through bull gives me real hope for this country's future!ReplyDelete
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No kidding!!! GREAT post, Adam!ReplyDelete
You got that right!ReplyDelete
Excellent point, Adam.ReplyDelete
Texas Republicans deserve a special place in hell for depriving so many Texans health insurance. Texas leads the nation in uninsured children.ReplyDelete
many texas policies and representatives make me sick. i don't know why they're such idiots.ReplyDelete
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets
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Empty"National Treasure: Book of Secrets," the but-of-course sequel to the 2004 Jerry Bruckheimer Films/Jon Turteltaub blockbuster "National Treasure," is a letdown. It contains all the elements from the original film, which was a kind of "Da Vinci Code" on steroids crossed, rather charmingly, with American History Trivial Pursuit. But that's the problem: It's virtually the same movie with new locations. Oh, plus Helen Mirren. Not a bad addition, but the popcorn fun is gone.
Not that it will matter. Industry trackers insist those surefire boxoffice elements will propel "Book of Secrets" to an even higher international gross than the original's $347.5 million.
The film jets from one major historical monument of Western civilization to another with Nicolas Cage's Benjamin Franklin Gates racing against time to solve an ancient puzzle for essentially no real reason. This yields well-photographed tourist sites, several cliff-hanging sequences -- a few literally that -- and a capable returning cast playing now-familiar roles in an action-fantasy.
Yes, action-fantasy is all you can call a film that abandons any semblance of reality. Take a major set piece: If you are going to stage a slam-bang chase sequence with cars smashing aside all objects, inanimate or human, guns blazing and no care for life or limb, the one city where this will not work is London: 9/11 cameras are everywhere on its tiny, pedestrian-choked streets and lanes, and security is the most stringent in Europe. Yet director Turteltaub stages a sequence that tries to outdo "Bullitt," "The French Connection" and all the "Bourne" movies combined in the heart of London without a single bobby showing up. Right.
The story, more a blueprint for stunts than a coherent tale, was cobbled together by the husband-wife team of Marianne and Cormac Wibberley with the story credit divided among the Wibberleys, Gregory Poirier, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. The central notion, derived from the original "National Treasure," is that those dastardly Masons buried secret codes and puzzles -- treasure maps, as it were -- into major American documents, monuments and even furniture. Only Cage's Ben Gates can penetrate their secrets.
This one centers on the assassination of President Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. Wouldn't you know a Gates ancestor named Thomas was at the center of the action on April 14, 1865, and that the assassination was really about treasure maps and Mason secrets rather than the most heinous criminal act in American history.
Since a new piece of evidence brought forward by Ed Harris' rather suspicious Mitch Wilkinson appears to implicate poor Thomas Gates in the assassination, this is cause alone for Ben to spring into action. Which in turns ignites the burners of Jon Voight as Ben's eminent (though technologically challenged) professor-father Patrick; Mirren as his mom, who for plot convenience can translate ancient Indian texts; Diane Kruger as ex-girlfriend Abigail, who for plot convenience happens to be a history archivist; Justin Bartha's Riley, a techno-whiz who can break into any place, no problem; and Harvey Keitel as the FBI agent who cannot decide whether to arrest Ben or pin a medal on him.
The story requires Ben and company to jet to Paris to examine a Statue of Liberty replica in the Luxembourg Gardens, break into Buckingham Palace, then the White House Oval Office, kidnap the president (Bruce Greenwood), ransack the Library of Congress and finally discover an American Indian archeological site implausibly located under Mount Rushmore. Here much of the cast -- in a repeat of the earlier film's climax in catacombs beneath Manhattan -- hang from decaying ladders and dodge falling debris in an underground space the size of the Grand Canyon.
But the thrill is gone as everyone is slavishly following an action memo dictated by marketing concerns and boxoffice demographics rather than cinematic invention. No credible reason is ever given for the huge race. There is no ticking clock here other than Mitch and his goons being hot on Ben's trail, again for no logical reason. Family honor is one thing, but are you really going to destroy half of London and kidnap the American president over that?
Tech credits are polished.
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films present
a Junction Entertainment production
in association with Saturn Films
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Screenwriters: The Wibberleys
Story by: Gregory Poirier, the Wibberleys, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Jon Turteltaub
Executive producers: Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Barry Waldman, Oren Aviv, Charles Segars
Directors of photography: John Schwartzman, Amir Mokri
Production designer: Dominic Watkins
Music: Trevor Rabin
Costume designer: Judianna Makovsky
Editors: William Goldenberg, David Rennie
Ben Gates: Nicolas Cage
Riley Poole: Justin Bartha
Abigail Chase: Diane Kruger
Patrick Gates: Jon Voight
Emily: Helen Mirren
Mitch: Ed Harris
Sadusky: Harvey Keitel
President: Bruce Greenwood
Running time -- 123 minutes
MPAA rating: PG

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Martin Lawrence To Become A Landlord
Lawrence, the comedian actor, has decided to try his hand at a new
profession: landlord. TMZ.com posted the story Martin Lawrence: Rent My
Gaudy Mansion for $200k a Month, and noted that Big Momma's House actor is
looking for a tenant for his 13,900 square-foot estate in Beverly Hills,
the site of his wedding in 2010.
Tax Implications For Landlords
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- Cowboy singing legend Don Edwards feels right at home on the Rocky Mountain Range, Sunday at the Smokebrush Center
If David Bowie had written the Bible, it probably would have turned out a lot like the big production opening today at the Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat runs until Dec. 17, but the first performance is tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $25. Call 634-5583 to learn more.
You may think you haven't heard Barbara Bailey Hutchison, but you're wrong. Her voice has graced hundreds of commercials, but that's not where her real talent lies. She's a songwriter, and her distinct, witty musical storytelling style has won her, among numerous other recognitions, a Grammy Award. Hutchison will perform this evening at 6:30 in UCCS' University Center, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway. Call 262-3450 for details.
01 Friday
Running around nekkid seems like an all right way to pass the time to me, but the Business of Art Center in Manitou claims to have come up with a better plan. Their new show is titled Better Than Nude and is an exhibition (and sale) of wearable art. The show opens at the BAC, 513 Manitou Ave., with a reception at 5 p.m. All are invited and admission is free; call 685-1861 for more information.
But that's not all, friends ...
The Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St. opens its multicultural holiday display, Holiday Lights, at 4 p.m. The show is a revamping of the traditional Christmas tree display, now featuring Japanese, African, Native American, Scandinavian, Hispanic and Jewish exhibits. The reception is also free. Call 634-5581 for details.
- Holiday tradition, Its a Wonderful Life see it Tuesday at the FAC
Over at Colorado College in the Worner Center (on the northwest corner of Cascade and Cache la Poudre), they're putting on the 20th annual Arts and Crafts Sale. Local and regional artists will showcase their handmade wares from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and again from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Call 389-6607 for CC show details.
The Bridge Gallery, in the rainbow-colored building under the Colorado Avenue bridge at 218 W. Colorado Ave., opens its holiday show, Dangerous Toys, at 5 p.m. Toys features works in sculpture, painting, prints and other mixed media by many well-known area artists. Call the gallery at 329-1574 to learn more.
If you're one of those people who prefers to wait until the last minute to get your gifts, skip the art sales and relax to the sounds of the Colorado College Community Choir Winter Concert. This year's theme is African Sanctus, Christmas music by African Americans. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Shove Chapel, at Nevada and Yampa. Admission is free. Call 389-6607.
02 Saturday
I can't believe that the Festival of Lights Parade has only been around for 16 years. It's one of those local holiday traditions that seem like they've been going on for generations. In any case, the brilliantly illuminated procession begins at 5:50 p.m. on the corner of Tejon and St. Vrain, and heads south. Bundle up!
During the day, before the parade begins, the Pioneers Museum at 215 S. Tejon St. hosts a Festival of Lights Family Fun Day, featuring tons of stuff for kids to do, music, dancing, model railroads, clowns, magicians and craft demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All activities are free. Call 385-5990 for more info.
After standing out in that cold watching electrified dogs go by, you're going to need something to heat you up. Something hot and spicy, like the music of Orquesta Sabroso at a salsa dance in UCCS' University Center gym, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway. If you're not well-versed in steamy Latin rhythms, dance lessons will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m., before the dance begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $2 to $6. Call 262-3450 for details.
03 Sunday
- Georgie Porgie, puddin and pie lecturing Monday night in Denver
"Precious" is a word that comes to mind when picturing Christmas in Old Colorado City. The beautifully restored buildings are already cute, but decked with pine garlands and twinkling white lights... whoo boy. The OCC Historical Society is hosting a tour of some of the most Hallmark-y of the neighborhood homes, the bed-and-breakfasts. The Old Colorado City Holiday Bed and Breakfast Tour begins at 2 p.m. and costs $10 to $15; proceeds benefit the Society. Call 636-1225 or 632-9194 for more.
Well-known singing cowboy Don Edwards rides back into town for one performance only at the Smokebrush Center, 235 S. Nevada Ave. The concert of cowboy country favorites begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $18. Call 444-0884.
The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs and the Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble have joined forces once more to present A Holiday Concert this afternoon at First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Ave. Works by Handel, Holst, Vivaldi, Poulenc and Palestrina will fill the hall starting at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 to $10; call 520-SHOW.
04 Monday
Ooh, he's cute and smart. ... Former Clinton/Gore deputy campaign manager and current talking head George Stephanopoulos is this month's Distinguished Lecturer at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. He'll wax informed about political trends and the direction our country is headed. The talk begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $52; call 520-9090. And if one of you readers could get his digits for me, well, that'd be greatly appreciated.
05 Tuesday
I have to admit the first time I saw Show Boat, I felt a little guilty about being entertained by it. The themes involved -- slavery, racism, interracial relationships -- are portrayed so sweetly it can make you squirm. But it's a great show, with wonderful characters and famous songs. The Theater League of Colorado Springs brings the musical to the Pikes Peak Center, 190 S. Cascade Ave. Tickets are $25 to $39.50. The curtain raises at 8 tonight, and again on Wednesday. Call 520-SHOW.
There are actually people out there, in this country, America, who have never (NEVER!) seen an entire run of the film It's a Wonderful Life. We call these people "deprived." If you are one of these poor souls, get thee over to the Fine Arts Center, 30 W. Dale St. The classic holiday heartstring-puller with Jimmy Stewart, a very fresh-faced Donna Reed and a drunken Lionel Barrymore, directed by Frank Capra, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Admission is only $2.75, and is so very, very worth it. Call the box office at 634-5583 to find out more.
06 Wednesday
Sister Mary Virginia Orna has spent a good time in Israel and Italy doing archeological work, and has come back to the States prepared to share what she found. She'll be speaking in Colorado College's Gaylord Hall, in the Worner Campus Center on the northwest corner of Cascade and Cache la Poudre this evening at 7. Her talk, "The Shroud of Turin and Other Mysteries: Unraveling Traces of the Past through Science," is free and open to all. Call 389-6607 for details.


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Spotlight on Puppetown Productions
2015-02-04 · By Editor
EverythingLongBeach recently spoke with John Clairmount, CEO of Puppetown Productions, via email. They talked about inspirations, challenges and what's it's like having a business in Western.
How long have you been in business?
10 years
Describe your business:
Puppetown Productions offers a wide variety of graphic design and web design services from custom logo design to unique restaurant menu designs. We are well versed in all areas of design.We specialize in making the impossible possible! We will metamorphose the idea that you have in your head into a real life creation.
Why did you start Puppetown Productions?
I have always loved drawing and designing. It was very natural for me to start a graphic design firm.
What makes Puppetown Productions stand out?
What makes our business standout is, I really want my clients to succeed online! I always go the extra mile.
What is your favorite part of running your business?
My favorite part of running my business is helping other small business owners bring their business alive and ideas alive.
What are the biggest challenges you face?
The biggest challenges I face is always trying to please everyone, my clients, my family, my staff, and myself.
What unique talents do you bring to Puppetown Productions?
all graphic design and web design is unique and require totally skill and commitment.
How is Puppetown Productions involved with the community?
Puppetown Productions is totally involved with the local charities we give 50% off all of our services to charities in Long Beach.
Do you have any future plans for Puppetown Productions?
In the future we plan to expand to Los Angeles and beyond.
What is the best advice that you received and who did it come from?
enjoy the journey it's developing your character.
One Last Thing:
Life is really short, it's ok to be short, fat, and even ugly as long as your a good person!
Contact Puppetown Productions:
Address: 730 Magnolia Ave. Long Beach, ca 90813
Phone Number: 562-270-3382
Website: http://www.puppetownproductions.com/


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All modern professionals work on a computer at their workplace. The tasks carried out on these computers might be heavily dependent on the internet. For example, your work might be centered on an enterprise web application that you use daily. But regardless of how extensively you use the internet, there are definitely going to be important things that you store on your local hard drive. Your photos might all be on Facebook but important documents are almost always on your hard drive. Knowing this, imagine how unfortunate it would be for your hard disk to get damaged in any way and lose the data you stored on it.
While you might consider hard drive damage an unlikely scenario, it certainly happens and that too when you least expect it. It all starts with the hard drive deterioration. It is best to keep an eye on the hard drive health so that as soon as it becomes poor, you can start thinking about getting some replacement storage. Here to help you with this task of hard disk health monitoring is an excellent freeware tool for Windows called "CrystalDiskInfo."
CrystalDiskInfo is a wonderful utility for computers that are running the Windows operating system. You can use this application to monitor the health status of the hard drives that are installed on your computer. The application monitors not only health, but also various other stats of your hard drive. For example, this tool can easily reveal the serial number of your hard drive without requiring you to open up the computer casing. Other important features that the application offers include support for SMART. This enables the application to monitor the temperatures of your hard drives, in addition to other things that might potentially cause failures. You can quickly view the status of your hard drive and modify the definition of a 'Good' health by changing the number of reallocated sectors, current pending sectors, and uncorrectable sector count.
Alerts can be setup for when your hard disk is in some sort of critical condition or poor health.
You can also quickly view hard disk stats such as storage space from the System Tray icon of the application.
In conclusion, CrystalDiskInfo is a very useful utility for people who are using Windows computers. If you want to ensure that you are notified of the hard disk's poor health, give this app a try.
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None at all. Not even a tiny one of a packet of biscuits like I had last month. Isn't luck odd? I can't even remember when I had a month without a win. This month has started better though; just had an email from Mary at over40andamumtoone to let me know I've won some games. Look! Drummond Park games.
So I'll keep on entering. May is already luckier for wins than April.


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FAU USA Bureau - A African Union 6th Region Support Group
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Look at how big Africa is today.
The African Diaspora in the USA is over 60 million people earning a trillion dollars.
The African Diaspora is at least over 300 million people worldwide earning 2 trillion dollars.
All of Africa which is that big with a billion people earns a little over 2 trillion dollars.
The African Union wants to create a 1.4 billion person market with at least 4 trillion dollars in GDP.
FAU plans to serve a million employers in this marketplace and support services to 7 million homes.
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|Cuddle Kitty
I love to when possible make handmade gifts for people. I like the idea of being able to create something with that person in mind as well as having a reason to make and get creative. I love to make things for children the best. I like trying to match an idea to a little person's personality and the love the idea that something can be adapted and personalised. Here are a few images of some gifts I have made over the past couple of years.
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Research In Motion's (RIM's) BlackBerry is a PDA that gives you wireless access to your Exchange Server Inbox and Calendar. The BlackBerry has become one of the more prevalent solutions for providing wireless access to Exchange email and personal information manager (PIM) data. BlackBerry devices provide wireless access to Exchange data through BlackBerry Desktop Software (for one user) or BlackBerry Enterprise Server (for multiple users). Many organizations and government agencies deploy BlackBerry Enterprise Server as an enterprise solution to let emergency workers and other field personnel stay connected. If you have users who rely on BlackBerry devices, you should understand how these handhelds communicate and how to monitor them and troubleshoot their problems.
Links in a Chain
Figure 1, page 2, depicts the chain of components and services in a BlackBerry network—mailboxes on the Exchange server, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system, the Internet, RIM's Server Routing Protocol (SRP) host, RIM's wireless relays, the Mobile Switching Offices (MSOs), radio cell base stations, and the BlackBerry device. BlackBerry Enterprise Server uses Messaging API (MAPI) Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) to interact with Exchange mailboxes. When BlackBerry Enterprise Server starts to monitor a mailbox, it registers itself with the Exchange server by logging on to the mailbox. When a new message arrives in the mailbox, the Exchange server generates a MAPI-based notification to alert BlackBerry Enterprise Server of the message's arrival. BlackBerry Enterprise Server reads the first 2000 bytes of the message (to save bandwidth, the server sends only the beginning of long messages), encrypts those bytes, and passes them over the Internet to the next link in the chain—the SRP host.
The SRP host is an Internet-accessible RIM server that accepts and authenticates communications sessions from the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system and determines which wireless network to use to communicate with the BlackBerry device. In North America, BlackBerry devices use one of three wireless networks—Mobitex, DataTAC, or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). In Europe, BlackBerry devices use Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/GPRS exclusively. (Most of today's BlackBerry devices don't support roaming on networks outside their home territory. In other words, a US/Canadian BlackBerry doesn't function in Europe and vice versa, even when similar networks are available in both places, because although the networks use the same technology—e.g., GPRS—they use different frequency bands—1900MHz in North America and 900MHz or 1800MHz elsewhere. However, in October, RIM introduced the BlackBerry 6710, which supports international roaming.)
After the SRP host identifies the appropriate network, it routes the message to one of RIM's wireless network relays (i.e., RIM's interfaces to the wireless network providers). Message routers then use MSO location-tracking data to determine which radio cell base station should get the message for the BlackBerry. Figure 2 shows an MSO connected to four base stations, each of which anchors a cell. When a BlackBerry is inside a cell, its embedded transceiver communicates with that cell's antenna. The MSO keeps track of which cell the BlackBerry is in. (The BlackBerry's wireless radio transceiver has a unique serial number issued by the wireless carrier that MSOs use to locate and identify the handheld device when it's active on the wireless network.) As the BlackBerry moves toward the edge of the cell, the transceiver and the base station in the adjacent cell measure signal strength to and from the device. As the BlackBerry moves farther from the center of the current cell, the signal strength diminishes in that cell and increases in the adjacent cell. When the BlackBerry crosses the boundary between the cells, its location is updated within the MSO. This tracking process lets the BlackBerry network route messages to BlackBerry devices, no matter where they move within the network.
The process is almost exactly reversed when a user sends a message or command from the BlackBerry. The base station accepts the message and places it on the wireless network. The network's routers use the MSO to determine how to get the message back to the RIM network. The RIM network then uses routing information specific to the BlackBerry device that sent the message or command to send the message to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system, which interacts with the Exchange mailbox.
Day-to-Day Operation
After you deploy BlackBerry Enterprise Server, it operates in almost a set-it-and-forget-it manner. The problem you'll hear about most frequently from users is that messages aren't moving to or from their handhelds. Let's look at the events that occur or can occur at points along the communication chain that might prevent messages from moving or give the impression that messages aren't moving, as well as some steps you and your users can take to watch for and mitigate these problems.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server can monitor and support hundreds of accounts at the same time. To accomplish this job, BlackBerry Enterprise Server runs as a multithreaded application that uses MAPI CDO to access accounts on one or more Exchange servers. The number of threads BlackBerry Enterprise Server spawns varies depending on the number of servers and accounts it needs to support, but if the server supports more than a few handhelds, one thread typically services many mailboxes at once. (You can see how many threads BlackBerry Enterprise Server is running in two ways. First, you can use Performance Monitor—select Threads, then look through the instances for the BlackBerryServe/x objects. Second, you can look in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server debug logs described later in this article. When BlackBerry Enterprise Server starts or when you add a handheld device to or remove one from the server, the server makes an entry in the log that shows the number of threads in use.) The threaded process rotates through the mailboxes, usually very quickly, performing necessary tasks such as checking for and forwarding messages to BlackBerry devices or carrying out instructions, such as to compose and send a new message, from the devices.
Under certain conditions, a MAPI application can unexpectedly be terminated or become unresponsive. A MAPI application usually is terminated because it has encountered an error it can't recover from, such as a corrupt data item in a mailbox or calendar. A MAPI application can become unresponsive when it's waiting for an action that can't be completed because of, for example, a lost connection to an Exchange server. When these types of events happen to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server thread, it stops cycling through mailboxes. When such events happen to all the threads, BlackBerry Enterprise Server stops moving messages to and from handhelds.
In addition to the immediate SRP host that your BlackBerry Enterprise Server system connects to, other systems in the RIM and wireless networks handle message traffic. These infrastructures are fault tolerant and are designed to provide multiple routing paths, thus they aren't usually the source of delivery problems. After a message has made its way to the RIM and wireless networks, connectivity between the BlackBerry and a cell base station is the major determinant of whether messages are successfully delivered. A BlackBerry is essentially a two-way radio. If you've ever listened to the radio in a car, you've noticed that your distance from the signal source and objects between you and the signal source affect the radio's reception. You might find that if you stop next to a large truck, static interrupts your previously clear signal, but if you pull forward a few feet, the signal quality returns. Similar circumstances affect the BlackBerry. Users' proximity to a cell base station and the materials—especially metals between users and the base station can significantly affect signal quality. For example, large buildings have a lot of metal—steel support frames, steel rebar within concrete, aluminum framing in office walls and cubicles—that can reduce or block signal penetration. Many buildings also have a Mylar coating on the windows to act as a security mechanism and to reflect sunlight. This coating can also deflect radio signals. Coverage might also be spotty in underground parking garages or buildings. You should communicate these limitations to your users so that they don't have unreasonable expectations. To learn how to check signal strength and cell location from a BlackBerry, see the sidebar "Secret Key Combinations."
Another factor to consider in relation to signal connectivity is that a limited number of channels are available for communication. Unlike cell phones, which require a constant connection—type channel, the BlackBerry uses packets to communicate, so it doesn't require a constant connection. Thus, users can get channel time with a BlackBerry much more easily than with a cell phone, even if many devices are contending for the channels. Nevertheless, if many devices are on the network in your vicinity, the combination of congestion and a weak signal might affect communication.
When multiple messages are bound for a particular BlackBerry, BlackBerry Enterprise Server queues those messages and sends no more than five at one time to the wireless network. While BlackBerry Enterprise Server waits to receive confirmation that the last five messages it sent to the SRP host were delivered, it places and holds subsequent messages in a queue on the server. When the relay sends a message to the wireless network, the MSO routes the message to the cell site in which the MSO thinks the BlackBerry is operating. Wireless networks vary, but typically if the wireless network can't reach the BlackBerry (e.g., because of a poor signal or no signal), the network briefly stops trying to communicate with the handheld so that channels and resources can service reachable wireless devices rather than waste resources on unreachable handhelds. After a short wait (typically between 5 minutes and 15 minutes), the wireless network again tries to contact the handheld. If after an hour the wireless network still can't contact the handheld, the network extends the wait period and attempts a connection only once per hour. After 4 hours, the message expires from the wireless network and the RIM network's relay must resend it.
If the BlackBerry moves to a new cell during a wait period, the device's location can become out of sync with the location that the MSO stores. Messages continue to queue at the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system, the RIM relay, and the wireless network routers. When the MSO receives updated information about the handheld's location, the BlackBerry receives a flood of messages.
A user whose handheld device has indicated a strong signal for several hours, has received no messages during that time, then suddenly receives a bulk delivery of messages (some of which were sent many hours ago) might understandably misinterpret this influx as a sign of a server problem. You need to let your users know that this situation can occur from time to time and doesn't represent a problem with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system or Exchange servers.
Looking for Clues
When users report message transport problems, you need to determine where along the communication chain the problem exists. The first thing I usually do is look at recent connectivity and statistics information for the user. In an Exchange Server 5.5 environment, you can use Microsoft Exchange Administrator to access this information. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation program adds an extension DLL to your Exchange servers. This extension adds a tab to each mailbox profile; you can use this tab to configure BlackBerry settings for the account. The tab also provides access to statistics and information about a handheld's recent connectivity, as Figure 3 shows. In an Exchange 2000 Server environment, you use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) BlackBerry Enterprise Server Management snap-in to access Handheld Manager, which displays the same statistics page.
In Figure 3, you can see that the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system hasn't sent or received anything from the handheld for 8 days and almost 9 hours. Such a long amount of time without contact typically signals a problem such as the user forgetting to turn back on the BlackBerry's transceiver, a lapsed airtime contract, or a damaged transceiver. If the handheld's radio is on, you can generate a network registration request to test the device's connection to the wireless network or you can have the user send a PIN message to himself or herself. (RIM assigns to each BlackBerry a unique PIN that RIM uses to identify the device. PIN-mode communications are messages sent from one device to another rather than through an Exchange server.) To generate a network registration request, access the BlackBerry's Options mode, open Network Settings, click the track wheel, and select Register Now. This action sends a registration message to the RIM network; in response, the BlackBerry should receive a registration confirmation message. If the device receives this message, you know that it can communicate over the wireless network to the RIM infrastructure.
As I mentioned earlier, sometimes the BlackBerry's actual location is different from where the MSO thinks the handheld is located. Sending a PIN message or the registration packet or even just turning the radio off and on updates the BlackBerry's location, which usually also lets the RIM and wireless networks successfully route messages to the handheld. If these simple actions don't resolve the delivery problem, you might need to resort to a more drastic action such as wiping the device's memory clean and reloading the handheld's applications and data or removing and re-adding the handheld to BlackBerry Enterprise Server. These actions reset the databases that the handheld and BlackBerry Enterprise Server maintain.
If the Handheld Statistics screen shows a large value in the Pending to handheld field, as many as five messages are most likely queued on the wireless relay and the others are queued on the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system. Your next troubleshooting step is to look at the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Monitor status icon to check the connection between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system and SRP host. The BlackBerry Enterprise Server Monitor watches the Windows event log for BlackBerry-generated events and periodically sends ping messages to the SRP host. If the Monitor is receiving responses to its pings, it displays an icon with a radio tower and radio waves. If the Monitor isn't receiving responses, it displays an icon with a radio tower and an exclamation point (no waves) and logs an event in the Windows Application log. You can also configure the Monitor to send an email alert to one or more SMTP addresses.
Connections between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system and SRP host are initiated only by the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system, never by the SRP host. However, after a connection is established, communication is bidirectional. If either host is taken offline or an intermediate system (such as a firewall, DNS server, or router) causes a connectivity interruption, the connection between the BlackBerry Enterprise Server system and SRP host is lost and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server writes event ID 30155 to the BlackBerry debug logs (in the C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\Blackberry for Exchange directory by default). The logs are plaintext and contain data about all the actions that BlackBerry Enterprise Server performs. (For a closer look at the logs, see the Web sidebar "BlackBerry Enterprise Server Debug Logs," http://www.exchangeadmin.com, InstantDoc ID 27222.) The BlackBerry Enterprise Server system immediately tries to reestablish the connection, but depending on the reason the connection was lost, the attempt might not be successful immediately. If the connection is frequently terminated or you can't reestablish it, you'll need to look in the BlackBerry debug logs to determine the reason. For example, in the event
\[30155\] (08/20 14:06:47):\{0x5A0\} SRP connection dropped, Error=10060
the Winsock error code 10060 means that the connection timed out. To decode other errors, see "Windows Sockets Error Codes" (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winsock/winsock/windows_sockets_error_codes_2.asp).
Preventive Measures
By far one of the simplest things that you can do to ensure that your BlackBerry Enterprise Server system is functioning problem-free is to apply the most recent service pack. The most recent release is BlackBerry Enterprise Server 2.1 Service Pack 4 (SP4). Among other improvements, RIM has made a few changes that help prevent hung threads from negatively affecting overall operations. When BlackBerry Enterprise Server detects a hung thread, the server can restart the thread or prevent it from affecting other BlackBerry Enterprise Server processes. Another step you can easily take is to properly configure the BlackBerry Enterprise Server Monitor to send alerts to a monitored account or your pager when an SRP connection is lost or when significant events are logged in the Windows Application event log.
For many organizations, BlackBerry email is a crucial communications tool that you need to ensure is running properly. If your BlackBerry Enterprise Server system experiences problems, you need to know right away. Monitor the health status of the system the way you do your other servers: Establish baselines, check on queues, generate usage reports, and watch for signs of trouble in the Windows event log and BlackBerry Enterprise Server debug logs.


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He also rejected claims that he was engaging in class warfare against David Cameron, saying that his jibe about Tory policy being dreamt up on the playing fields of Eton was a joke.
Right, so it doesn't count then.
If they are fighting a class war, and I think it's hard to argue that they're not, then they truly are fucked. They know they're unelectable for two reasons:
1. Gordon Brown. Nobody likes him. Even if you chose to forgive the many, many mistakes he has made (and I can't) - not least economic: Selling our gold off at rock-bottom prices, borrowing and spending, borrowing and spending, leaving us with an unmanageable deficit, fucking the economy up and then having the barefaced fucking cheek to blame America or the rest of the world for all our problems (a "global" problem) - he has an absolutely detestable personality, he's an awful representative for our country, given that he can barely speak properly, and he gives off the impression that he barely knows where he is half the time. Labour have lost themselves the next election, but by god that dribbling moron has sealed it for them.
2. What they've achieved for the past 12 years. Well, what have they achieved? They would claim tiny victories such as peace in Northern Ireland and the minimum wage (and I'm sure Kerry will be along soon on her blog to remind us of them), but in fact what they'll be remembered for is a prick with a shit-eating grin taking us to war when nobody wanted it, more civil liberties erosions than I care to even think about listing, dire economic managment, boom and bust, tax and spend, authoritarian measures that Orwell barely predicted (all in the name of "fighting terrorism"), levels of debt that make any sane person sick to even think about, and especially the one that grates for me: the introduction of telling us what we are to think and to believe - how many times have you heard a Labour politician utter the phrase "it was the right thing to do"? We'll decide that thank you very much!
For the record, I think the Tories would only be marginally better than Labour, mainly because really it's impossible to be any worse, but at least they're fighting this on policy and past performance. Labour can't do this because they know both their policy and certainly their fucking past performance is so fucking lamentable, so they're choosing the class angle instead. Big mistake.
Oh, and expect the Spring budget to be buying them a load of votes from the workshy and feckless.


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Yesterday was my sister Pat's birthday, and I gave her the fingerless mitts I knit out of the first yarn I spun on my wheel, which I have been keeping secret. They can now be revealed!
- Pattern: Lace Mitts from Too Much Wool
- Yarn: My handspun from Spunky Eclectic BFL in Mahogany, 2-ply, 15 wpi
- Needles: Bryspun circular size 4
- Gauge: 5 stitches per inch in stockinette
- Mods: Changed yarnovers to M1's for slightly warmer mitts, changed stitch count to 36 around, used Ann Budd's "Handy Book of Patterns" for thumb gusset structure
The yarn was somewhat thick and thin, and underspun in places but knit up beautifully. I finished them on 11/9/07, and as expected, they are fraternal in terms of the color changes. I did take out some sections of yarn that were glaringly different and would make them look unrelated rather than fraternal.. And the thumb is longer on the second one than on the first. I always have trouble getting pairs of things to match exactly when I don't knit them at the same time..
As you can see in the picture, she likes them! I thought they'd be good for cold New England evenings when she has to do a lot of computer work. Here they are close up.
I also gave her Woolpets needle felting kits that I got from The Loopy Ewe. One bunny and one sleepy sheep, which we'll do over the holiday break. Here she is with her hubby Rob, me, and her kitty cat, Ghirardelli aka Sweetpea.
Happy birthday, sister!


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SAN MATEO, CA May 3, 2016 – Determine, Inc. (NASDAQ: DTRM), a leading global provider of SaaS Source to Pay and Enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (ECLM) solutions, including cloud-based strategic sourcing, supplier management, contract management, and procure-to-pay applications, announced today the promotion of Rose Lee to the position of Chief Customer Officer for the newly re-branded Determine Inc. In this new role, Ms. Lee will be responsible for Determine's brand, global customer service, lead generation, marketing communications, as well as public relations and marketing research.
Rose brings over 25 years of experience in corporate brand marketing, product marketing, sales, online acquisition, customer lifecycle management, customer service and product management for a broad range of companies, including MCI Telecommunications, Sprint/Nextel, Youbet.com, and Vistage International. Previously Rose was Determine's Senior Vice President of Marketing, responsible for global lead generation, branding and overall communications.
"Over the last two years, Rose has demonstrated her exceptionally strong organizational and leadership skills by building out both the team and processes behind the Determine lead generation engine and corporate communications platform as well as spearheading the corporate re-positioning to the new Determine brand. We are thrilled and fortunate to have her step into this crucial role as the owner of both customer lead generation, on the front end and customer service, post sale," said Jeffrey Grosman, Chief Operating Officer of Determine.
"We are just getting started with our new brand, new acquisition tactics and new suite of products," said Rose Lee. "With the launch of the Determine rebranding last fall, I am so excited to be able put my skills to work both at the front end of our business to educate the marketplace on the value our full 'source to pay' and ECLM cloud solutions offers and on the back-end ensuring ever higher levels of delighting our customers. I look forward to leveraging my skills and experience to help both our customers and the Determine team deliver on all of our core values."
Rose Lee's Biography:
Rose Lee, Chief Customer Officer, oversees Determine's brand, marketing communications, analyst and public relations, marketing customer service while maintaining the "voice of the customer" in everything we do. With over two decades of diversified experience with Fortune 100 companies, as well as small and medium-sized businesses. Prior to being appointed Chief Customer officer Rose was the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Determine. Prior to Determine she was the Director or International Marketing for Vistage International. Before Vistage, Rose was the Vice President of Acquisition and Customer Marketing for Youbet.com. Rose has successfully delivered on market and customer needs in sales, brand management, marketing segmentation, and product management for a broad range of other companies, including MCI Telecommunications, Sprint/Nextel. Rose graduated from San Diego State University in San Diego, CA with a degree in Marketing.
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Determine (NASDAQ: DTRM) is a provider of leading enterprise cloud software solutions with over four decades of collective technical and process knowledge in the areas of strategic sourcing, enterprise contract lifecycle management, and procure to pay solutions. We provide the next generation of agile, enterprise cloud solutions for managing the needs of modern business. Using our intuitive applications, organizations can effectively manage the full scope of source to pay and enterprise contract lifecycle management requirements using the Determine platform.
The Determine platform is an open technology infrastructure based on smart process application models. The goal of our platform is to establish awareness of relevant data, manage business documents, embed analytical tools, create a means for collaboration, and provide advanced process management tools for fully integrating business processes through an open API infrastructure. Built on a unified and highly scalable platform, we deliver deep and innovative capabilities in strategic sourcing, supplier management, enterprise contract lifecycle management, e-procurement, invoicing, and other business operation areas.
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An antivirus software company has discovered a Windows virus that could severely dampen the Christmas spirit. The virus has the potential to wreak even more havoc than that inflicted on computer users worldwide by the Chernobyl virus in April this year, according to information from Central Command and its Kaspersky Lab research unit.
Chernobyl, also known as CIH 1.2, didn't have much of an effect in the US, but users in Europe and Asia were not so fortunate. For instance, the South Korean government said that the virus hit 244,000 PCs.
The new Chernobyl-like threat is set to activate on Christmas Day (December 25). The decidedly unfestive virus is known as Win32.Kriz, Win32Kriz.3740, or Win32.Kriz.3862, according to Central Command.
Fellow antivirus software vendor Symantec also posted information about the virus on its Antivirus Research Center Web site this week.
Mode of attack
Win32.Kriz is a polymorphic virus, one that manages to hide its identity by altering its binary pattern every time it infects a new file.
Win32.Kriz replicates under Windows 32-bit systems -- Windows 95, 98, and NT -- and infects PE (portable executable) Windows program files with the .exe (executable) and .scr (screen saver) file name extensions along with Windows kernel.32.dll system library, according to both Central Command and Symantec.
The system library infection allows the virus to stay memory resident -- within a computer's memory all the time -- during an entire Windows session.
Win32.Kriz can infect files that are copied, opened and moved, according to information on Central Command's Web site. The virus kills the CMOS memory of any infected system -- the memory that stores a computer's setup configuration -- and overwrites the data in all files on all available drives.
On December 25 the virus destroys the flash BIOS using the same routine as found in the Chernobyl virus, Central Command says. The result is that users are unable to boot their computers properly or control the cursor.
The virus also triggers a message filled with anti-religion lyrics.


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"Protect our most precious resources
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one grain, one drop, and one Texan at a time."
"Protect our most precious resources
– land, water, & people –
one grain, one drop, and one Texan at a time."
Watch to learn what Kim stands for and find more videos of Kim on her Media page.
Kim Olson is traveling the state of Texas with plans to visit all 254 counties to hear what issues Texans care most about. She's heard from farmers, ranchers, educators, and every day people who shop at the local co-op, farmers market, and grocery store. Kim's belief is that representative government should reflect the people's interests, and the only way that happens is by walking farms and fields. Kim visits folks where they work and live – their kitchens, local coffee shops, restaurants, town halls. She believes these are some of the best places to understand and appreciate Texans. Vote Kim Olson in the November 6, 2018, general election in Texas.
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Kim Olson's farming background, 28-year military career, and public service make her exceptionally qualified to lead the economic engine that is Texas agriculture.
U.S. Air Force – 25 years service, retired Colonel. Among first generation of female military pilots, commanded troops in combat zones, including Iraq, and volunteered 3 years with Texas State Guard.
Director of HR for Dallas ISD - Oversaw 22,000 employees and 1 billion dollar budget.
Weatherford ISD Trustee – Earned Texas Outstanding Board of the Year.
CEO of Grace After Fire – Helped over 6,000 Veteran families and ensured equitable access to care.
Texas Women's Hall of Fame - Inducted in 2014 for her public service to Texans.
Family photo (from left to right) – Kent, daughter-in-law Kayla, son Keegan, Kim, and daughter Katelynn.
4th Generation Farmer & Educator – Kim, a Master Gardener, lectures on small-scale regenerative agriculture and practices sustainable eco-ag on her family farm where she and her husband, Kent, raise fruits, vegetables, and pecans sold to direct markets, keep beehives for pollination and honey, and restore native grassland.
We need volunteers in every county to help spread Kim's message about the importance of agriculture. Join the team as a volunteer to help Kim win in 2018.