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If you live in T.O. and use the TTC quite often you probably noticed that from time to time there are some public announcement made to TTC employee. I have always wondered what would mean 299 bloor call control or other like this.

In an attempt to understand, I was able to find the signification for one of them. I hope I find more.

“299″ Line Mechanic call. There are “Line Mechanic’s” posted at Kipling, Keele, St.George, Bloor, Chester, Kennedy, Eglinton, St.Clair West & Sheppard.
“101 – 120″  Supervisors
“122″  Subway Line Supervisor
“199″ Subway Line Mechanic Supervisor
“143″ Chief Supervisor
“147″  Fare Supervisor
“148″ Transit Patrol Security
“201 – 220″ TTC Armored Trucks
“301-310″  Streetcar Track/Overhead Maintenance
“506″ Station Janitor

Today I ran into a situation where someone accidentally deleted an account by mistake. It is pretty easy to solve something like that when you have the right tools.

For this recipe, you will need:

• adrestore, a great tool from our friend Mark
• Admin rights on AD, to perform what you have to do

For your sake, AD keeps deleted record for 30 days by default. If it was an important account, there are great chances you notice it is missing before the 30 days. Past those 30 days, you will need to use the “standard authoritative” AD backup method.

Your application using the deleted account will complain and a query on AD reveals it is not there. Not a problem, just follow the 4 easy steps below:

1. Restore the missing account
adrestore.exe -r MissingAccount
Enumerating domain deleted objects:
cn: MissingAccount
DEL:eab4d5e6-493b-4a64-aae8-360e730a5938
distinguishedName: CN=MissingAccount\0ADEL:eab4d5e6-493b-4a64-aae8-360e730a5938,CN=Deleted Objects,DC=rgare,DC=net
lastKnownParent: OU=Service Accounts,OU=Users,OU=Montreal (MTL),DC=COMPANY,DC=net

Do you want to restore this object (y/n)? y

Restore succeeded.

Found 1 item matching search criteria.

2. Query to check its existence
dsquery user -name MissingAccount
“CN=MissingAccount,OU=Service Accounts,OU=Users,OU=Montreal (MTL),DC=COMPANY,DC=net”

3. Reset Password as restored account comes back empty
net user /domain MissingAccount Password

4. Activate Account
dsquery user -name MissingAccount| dsmod user -disabled no
dsmod succeeded:CN=MissingAccount,OU=Service Accounts,OU=Users,OU=Montreal (MTL),DC=COMPANY,DC=net

At this point and under 3 minutes, the deleted account is restored and ready to be used. It even kept its SID but you will have to repopulate some of its attributes such as Description and so on.

As I am designing and implementing the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) for my company, as I am presenting concepts and initiating changes to the company electronic content management a lot of people are confused about the difference between Document Management (DM) and Record Management (RM).

I think it is easier to understand if you look back in the past and see how those were used.

RM systems were first developed to manage paper files. They could also manage other physical records, such as microfilm and photographs. RM systems help you perform the
following tasks:
• Opening, closing and registering files, folders, dockets, and individual documents.
• Tracking the location of files.
• Charging files out to users.
• Classifying records.
• Indexing records.
• Searching for records using keywords and other search criteria.
• Managing the active and semi-active retention of the records.
• Managing the disposal of records.
• Managing access to and security of records.
Newer versions of RM systems can capture and manage finished electronic records.
They streamline many of the most time-consuming records management tasks. Using an RM system makes it easier to search for records, transfer them to the records centre, and dispose of them.

RM systems were created to make it easier to manage paper records. In contrast, DM systems were created to make it easier to use electronic records. DM systems are designed to keep track of changes to electronic records, share them, and route them to different people.
DM systems integrate with most software packages that you use to create electronic records.
Typically, when you try to send an e-mail message or save an electronic record, the DM system will prompt you to fill out a profile form. The electronic record is saved into the DM system and stored on a DM server. You must go through the DM system to retrieve the record.
DM systems have several strengths, including:
• Capturing electronic records at the point of creation.
• Full text searching of documents.
• Tracking of different versions of the same document.
• Monitoring who has viewed a document.
• Capturing document images from a scanner.
• Passing documents along a workflow. This is useful where a document must be passed
through several people for editing, response, review, or approval.
Early DM systems did not manage records. They had limited ability to classify records and they could not apply retention and disposition schedules.

To Sum Everything Up
Records Management:
• Management of the record is more important than the content of the record
• The record never changes (although its properties might)
• Records require access controls, lots of them

Document Management/Collaboration:
• Without content there is no document
• The document changes a lot, that’s the whole point of collaboration
• Access controls restrict and impede collaboration, the fewer there are the better

I was surfing the net doing research on high interest tax free savings accounts and when I came across ING Direct, I noticed that they are offering a sign up bonus of $25 when depositing $100 initially or more as I understood.

I liked ING Direct because of their high interest rate, not that high, but usually the higher of all, especially against Canadian banks.

Saving Account at 1.2%

ING Direct is an online bank like PC Financial that only offers saving account (not only, but there is no checking account). To and from where you can transfer money at no fee.

It is very easy to use and their “Goal Set” tools are really made for what it is for.

I have just set 2 saving accounts. One for Vacation saving and the other one to build my emergency fund. Using the Goal tool, I can just initiate my custom Automated Saving Program so that some money is put aside automatically. This can also be done manually between the banks you link ING Direct with.

TFSA at 3%

What really led me towards ING direct is their 3% TFSA rate. I had been looking for “conservative” place to shelter some money but never found anything interest as interest were very low. At least my first “conservative” TFSA sheltering is earning a bit.

Get $25 for opening an account

All they needed was basic personal info along with basic banking info from which the client will be transferring money from.  After that, a personal cheque needs to be mailed in to verify banking information.  From the beginning to end, the whole process took about 3 business days, with about 20 minutes worth of “work”.

You can use $25 using their referral program.

1. Apply for a new account
2. When asked, use the orange key code 33784873S1
3. Deposit at least $100
4. Get $25

After your account is opened, you will see a free $25 in your ISA account (or new ISA if you did not have one).

Very pleased

So far I am very impressed and pleased by the ease of use and competitive interest rates. I think ING Direct does a good job for your saving accounts!

How do you use your ING Direct account? Have you tried their other products?

早口言葉 （はやくちことば） は、通常より早く言葉を喋り、それをうまく言うことができるかどうかを競う遊戯である。言いにくさや、言えそうで言えない言葉を楽しむ言葉遊びである。

• 生麦生米生卵（なまむぎなまごめなまたまご）
• 隣の客はよく柿食う客だ（となりのきゃくはよくかきくうきゃくだ）
• バスガス爆発（ばすがすばくはつ）
• 赤巻紙青巻紙黄巻紙（あかまきがみあおまきがみきまきがみ）
• 赤パジャマ青パジャマ黄パジャマ （あかぱじゃまあおぱじゃまきぱじゃま）
• 蛙ぴょこぴょこ三ぴょこぴょこ合わせてぴょこぴょこ六ぴょこぴょこ（かえるぴょこぴょこみぴょこぴょこあわせてぴょこぴょこむぴょこぴょこ）
• 武具馬具武具馬具三武具馬具合わせて武具馬具六武具馬具（ぶぐばぐぶぐばぐみぶぐばぐあわせてぶぐばくむぶぐばぐ）
• 李も桃も桃のうち 桃も李も桃のうち（すもももももももものうち もももすももももものうち）
• 啄木鳥傷付くキス好き好きだから（きつつききずつくきすすきずきだから）
• お綾や親にお謝りなさい（おあややおやにおあやまりなさい）
• 東京都特許許可局局長（とうきょうととっきょきょかきょくきょくちょう）

※ただし、現実には存在しない組織である。

• ブラジル人のミラクルビラ配り（ぶらじるじんのみらくるびらくばり）
• 隣の竹垣に竹立てかけたのは、竹立てたかったから竹立てかけた（となりのたけがきにたけたてかけたのは、たけたてたかったからたけたてかけた）
• 裏庭には二羽庭には二羽鶏がいる（うらにわにはにわにわにはにわにわとりがいる）
• 椰子の実を獅子が食い菱の実を狒狒が食う（やしのみをししがくいひしのみをひひがくう）
• 坊主が屏風に上手に坊主の絵を描いた（ぼうすがびょうぶにじょうずにぼうずのえをかいた）
• 抜きにくい釘、引き抜きにくい釘、釘抜きで抜く釘（ぬきにくいくぎ、ひきぬきにくいくぎ、くぎぬきでぬくくぎ）
• 猫が拝みゃがる、犬が拝みゃがる、馬が拝まぎゃる（ねこがおがみゃがる、いぬがおがみゃがる、うまがおがまぎゃる）
• 新人シャンソン歌手による、新春シャンソンショー（しんじんしゃんそんかしゅによる、しんしゅんしゃんそんしょー）
• 獅子汁、獅子鍋、獅子丼、獅子シチュー、以上獅子食試食審査員新案獅子食七種中の四種（ししじる、ししなべ、ししどんぶり、しししちゅー、いじょうしししょくししょくしんさいんしんあんしししょくしちしゅちゅうのししゅ）
• 鵜が鮎を追い合う（うがあゆをおいあう）