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Slideshare, WordPress and Web 2.0
June 17, 2007
This slideshow Logo Digitage Web2.0 was featured on SlideShare on June 18!
Filed in Blogosphere, collaborative, neuroscience, semantic web, Technology and Software, visualizations, Web 2.0
Tags: Adobe Photoshop, bricoleuse, del.icio.us, digg, digitage, flickr, Google, Google Video, GoogleEarth, images, My Google Video, My swicki, neural architectonics, New generation social marketing, Pentel drawings, photoblog, powerpoint, PowerPoint slides, rapture of the deep internet, rhizome, search engine optimization, slideshare, slideshow presentions, social.networks, Synaptic cleft, Synaptic gap, Synaptic gasp, Technorati, youtube, zotero
Digitage Web 2.0
June 14, 2007
Logos from Web 2.0 are caught in the web somewhere between NASA photos of deep space, science fiction landscapes of our inner space, the synapses of the brain, the virtual space that is not abstract, imagined or really real.
Web 2.0, is a term coined by Tim O'Reilly in 2004 for a series of conferences on a revivified Internet. O'Reilly (2005) in what is now considered to be his seminal article claimed that, "If Netscape was the standard bearer for Web 1.0, Google is most certainly the standard bearer for Web 2.0 (O'Reilly 2005). He contrasted Web 1.0 with Web 2.0 by citing examples: DoubleClick vs Google AdSense, Ofoto vs Flickr, Britannica Online vs Wikipedia, personal websites vs blogging, domain name speculation vs search engine optimization, page views vs cost per click, publishing vs participation, content management systems vs wikis directories (taxonomy) vs tagging ("folksonomy") and stickiness vs syndication. The conceptual map his team devised provides a sketch of Web 2.0 showing social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies.
Although some argue that it does not exist as anything more than geek jargon, for this new user, it is a promising and surprising paradigm shift in the Internet and in software development. I began blogging using Web 2.0 freeware in September 2006. Numerous users like myself have access to sophisticated, ever-improving software technologies since the cost of development is shared among enthusiastic nerds and geeks (in a good way). Freeware on Web 2.0 is not proprietary by nature but is capable of generating huge profits because of the viral way in which users share in the development, marketing and growth of the product while improving connectivity and in content in the process.
Note: June 2007. This image was included in Weinreich's slideshare album with a layer of text he added:New Generation Social Marketing. He had to resize the image to the PowerPoint format. It is credited to me in the transcript. It is fascinating how digitage such as this has a potential for producing offshoots. I am investigating the potential of slideshare for managing teaching, learning and research digitage (slides) in one place. I started to put them in my Flickr albums. Since I first created this image I have begun to use YouTube, Google docs, iGoogle and Facebook so there are several layers of text orbits to be added . . .
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Tim O'Reilly, 2005. "What Is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software". Uploaded 09/30/2005. Accessed January 6, 2007.
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Gopal's Sprouted Pumpkin Seed Butter (Raw, Organic) 8 oz
Gopal's Sprouted Pumpkin Seed Butter is light and sweet. Organic raw pumpkin seeds are soaked and germinated which removes the phytic acid and enzyme inhibitors that are naturally present in nuts and seeds. The pumpkin seeds are then dried and ground at temperatures of around 108°. The result is a light and sweet tasting pumpkin seed butter.
Raw, Sprouted and Gluten Free.
Nutrition Facts: Serving size 1 oz., Servings per Container 8. Calories 151, Total fat 10g, Saturated Fat 2g, Trans fat 0%, Cholesterol 0%, Sodium 5mg, Total Carbohydrates 5g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g, Protein 5g, Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 1%, Calcium 1%, Iron 28%.
Ingredients: Organic Raw Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds.
Net. Wt.: 8 oz.
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HOW TO: Automating Cisco Router, Switch, Firewall backups.
Step 1: Download and install rancid.
For additional information on rancid's complete functionality see the following site.
Install rancid, build-essential, and expect.
Step 2: Create .cloginrc file in the rancid directory.Code:sudo apt-get install rancid-core rancid-util build-essential expect
Opend a terminal and type the following.
Add entries for each router, switch, pix firewall you'd like to backup by using the following format.Code:sudo gedit /var/lib/rancid/.cloginrc
IPADDRESS = the actual ip address of the device you want to backup.Code:add password IPADDRESS {telnetpassword} {enablepassword}
telnetpassword = the actual telnet password for the device you want to backup.
enablepassword = the actual enable password for the device you want to backup.
The "{}" are required. At the bottom of the .clogin add the following line if you require SSH access to your equipment.
With this clogin will first try to telnet then ssh to your equipment.Code:add method * telnet ssh
Step 3: Protect the .cloginrc file.
Step 4: Create a backup directory for backup configs.Code:sudo chmod 640 /var/lib/rancid/.cloginrc
Code:sudo mkdir /var/lib/rancid/backups/
Step 5: Change ownership of the /usr/lib/rancid/backups/ directory.
Code:sudo chown -R rancid.rancid /var/lib/rancid/backups/
Step 6: Change permissions to the rancid directory.
Step 7: Set password for rancid accountCode:sudo chmod 770 /var/lib/rancid/
Step 8: Test .cloginrcCode:sudo passwd rancid
As the user rancid test accessing your equipment.
Now using once of the network devices that you've put in the .cloginrc for rancid type the following in the open terminal.Code:su rancid
You should see the clogin telnet (or ssh) to the device in question and switch to enable mode on the device. If everything works the proceed on to step 8. Otherwise take a look at your /var/lib/rancid/.cloginrc .Code:/usr/lib/rancid/bin/clogin IPADDESSOFDEVICE
Step 9: Test grabing a backup config from the same device.
As rancid run the following test to make sure that you have everything setup correctly.
Code:/usr/lib/rancid/bin/clogin -c 'write term' IPADDESSOFDEVICE > /var/lib/rancid/backups/test.cfg
Verify the output:
Code:less /var/lib/rancid/backups/test.cfg
If everthing checks out move on to step 10.
Step 10: Create the bash script for the backups
Here's a sample script for you to copy and paste into a file (i.e. network_device_backup.sh) and to tweak, add, or change for your needs. But save the script somewhere the rancid user can access and execute the script from (i.e./var/lib/rancid/). If you are planning on backing up a various types of routers, switches, firewalls etc you may want to create serveral differnet scripts.
NOTE: When rancid is installed the default shell for the rancid user is csh. So for the script above to work the "#!/bin/bash' is needed.Code:#!/bin/bash # Variables clogin=/usr/lib/rancid/bin/clogin path=/var/lib/rancid/backups/ tdy=`date +%m%d%Y` #backup network device $clogin -c 'write term' 192.168.0.1 > $path/foo-$tdy.cfg
Step 11: Make the script executable to rancid.
Code:sudo chmod 700 /path/to/script
Step 12: Test the backup script.
Test your script logged in as rancid.
Code:su rancid
Now from wherever you put the backup script verify that it works before adding it as a cron job. For this example I'm going to use the following location /var/lib/rancid/.scripts/routers.sh with the output path being /var/lib/rancid/backups/.
verify the config file that was generated to the output path you specified.Code:./var/lib/rancid/.scripts/routers.sh
Code:less /var/lib/rancid/backups/foo-12202005.cfg
Step 13: Add script to CRON.
As rancid add your script to CRONTAB.
Now add an entry for your script.Code:su rancid
To backup your equipment every Friday at 5pm should look like...Code:crontab -e
0 17 * * 5 /var/lib/rancid/.scripts/routers.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
Save the entry (crtl+x).
Verify the entry in crontab is correct.
For more infor on CRONTAB see the following post.Code:crontab -l
You're all set... enjoy!


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In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Frances West joined PEAT to discuss how companies can use inclusion in their business to drive disruptive innovation. Frances formerly served as IBM's first Chief Accessibility Officer and is the founder of FrancesWestCo.
Dan Nichols discusses how Candidit is using artificial intelligence to built a hiring platform based around inclusive talent competencies to reduce bias and better match employers to candidates with the specific skills they need.
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MVP Monday - Five Reasons you Should Consider DirectAccess
Editor's Note: The following MVP Monday post is by ForeFront MVP Jordan Krause and was originally published Feb 13, 2012
I have been working with Microsoft DirectAccess for about two years now, and I typically find myself writing or speaking about a deep-dive description of "this" or a technical write-up of "that". Today I wanted to take a step back and cover DirectAccess at a higher level, both because there are some real world scenarios that anyone, not only the network security team, would be interested in hearing about, and also because speaking with new individuals and organizations almost daily over the past two years has brought me to realize that the majority of the IT population is still unaware of this amazing new technology. So here's to spreading the word…
1. Userless VPN
I almost titled this one "Users will consider you a hero" but it looked silly on paper. Apparently not too silly as I just typed it anyway. Think of DirectAccess as a completely automatic VPN connection. Around the office here, we like to call it "userless". A DirectAccess laptop is connected to the corporate network automatically, without user input, the moment that it receives internet connectivity. One of the reasons that I love working with DA so much is the feedback I receive from, well, everyone. Users love it because their workflow processes are exactly the same whether they are sitting in the office or sitting in a coffee shop, IT loves it because those laptops are always available and managed (more on that later), and executives love it not only for their own use, but also because of the reduced helpdesk costs that it brings to the table (also more on this later).
2. Reduced support costs - ROI
In the majority of my implementations, a reduction in support and helpdesk costs is a bonus side-effect that is often not realized until months after the rollout of DirectAccess. In most companies, a high percentage of helpdesk calls are from remote users struggling with a VPN connection. Here are some of the things you will no longer need to worry about:
Forgotten passwords – There aren't many good options for an employee who has forgotten their password and isn't going to be back in the office in the near future. Nor for a user who reset an expired password on their desktop at the office, only to find out that this password change was not reflected on their laptop that they are now trying to use from home. IF you can get logged into the laptop with an old cached password you stand a decent chance at getting this situation straightened out, though it's still going to be a headache and time consuming for the helpdesk. On the other hand, I have seen far too many cases where the password was forgotten and the only recourse is for the helpdesk to reset the password in Active Directory. In this situation, until that laptop is plugged back into the corporate network the only purpose it's going to serve is to emit a friendly glow while it sits on the login screen. As you may have guessed by now, these problems are non-existent on a DirectAccess laptop. When the helpdesk resets a password in Active Directory, that new password is available for the user to type into their login screen in real-time. The user can literally call the helpdesk – "I forgot my password", helpdesk resets password, user logs in with new password, and be off the phone in less than a minute.
Port restricted firewalls – We have all been in a hotel room or connected to a public WiFi only to discover that we have internet access, but our VPN will not connect. I won't get into the technical nitty-gritty here, but will simply state that DirectAccess is able to work around these kinds of firewalls that prohibit traditional VPNs from connecting.
VPN software not working – Having VPN means you have a VPN software that is installed on the client computer. Sometimes software breaks, it's inevitable. DirectAccess has no client software. The componentry for DA is baked right into the Windows 7 operating system. There's nothing to install, nothing to break, and therefore nothing to worry about.
3. "Always-on" access for management and patching of your remote devices
Many of you probably realized this benefit after reading above about the always-on user experience. A seamless, self-connecting tunnel to the corporate network not only enables users to have a continuous connection to the network, but also allows the network to have a continuous connection to the laptops. Even before the user authenticates to the machine, as soon as that machine gets internet access an IPsec tunnel is established that we like to call the "Management Tunnel" or "Infrastructure Tunnel". This means that if the device is turned on and has an internet connection, even if still sitting at the login screen, the IT department and management servers have the ability to push patches, push SCCM, push Group Policy objects, and even remotely control that remote computer from the corporate network. There's no more waiting around for users to connect their VPN before patches and antivirus definition files can be updated, with the implementation of DirectAccess organizations see patch application rates immediately skyrocket. This always-on management capability is actually the sole reason that many of the customers I work with decide to use DirectAccess. While they all have plans to move to the "two way street" with DirectAccess enabling the users to access applications in the future, for the present time they may be happy with whatever remote access solution they currently have and instead of scrambling to train all of the users on something new, DirectAccess is being implemented as a "one way street" only allowing this management access and using it only for the continuous updating of their remote devices. Even in this limited one-way street/manage-only kind of installation, you still get the password reset benefits that I mentioned earlier.
4. The Branch Office Scenario
Now that you have a grasp on what DirectAccess is and how it could benefit both your remote users and your management systems, let's expand the playing field a little. In most cases when referencing a "DirectAccess client computer" we are talking about a laptop that is roaming the earth, connecting back to the corporate datacenter automatically whenever that machine gets an internet connection. Another less obvious way to gain benefit from DirectAccess as a technology is what I call the Branch Office Scenario. Many, many companies have multiple physical locations. There is commonly a main office and one or more branch offices which contain a lesser number of personnel. I speak with companies all the time who have branch offices all around the country or the world, and in most cases these branch offices are connecting back to the main office by either a semi-finicky site-to-site VPN, or by an expensive MPLS circuit. I used to work for such a company where we had hundreds of offices, many of them with only 2-5 people, and each had a dedicated frame relay circuit that was a lot of money for very little bandwidth. The monthly cost combined with the equipment cost and the stack of networking equipment piled up in the corner of these mostly single-room offices made the whole thing seem silly at times. How would you like to dump all of those expensive lines for regular internet connections? Enter DirectAccess. With DA running in your main office, you can trade in the dedicated circuits in these remote sites for regular internet connections, giving you much more bandwidth for a fraction of the cost. Then, provided your computers in that remote office are Windows 7, you simply make those computers DirectAccess connected computers and voila, they are all connected back to the corporate datacenter over secure IPsec tunnels 24x7x365. What about that local file server that might be sitting in one of your larger remote offices? Got that covered as well. Not only can Windows 7 operating systems run DirectAccess, but a Server 2008 R2 can also be a DA client and connect seamlessly back to the corporate network.
5. You already have it, why not start using it?!
I don't want this to be misleading, you do not currently own EVERYTHING that you need to turn DirectAccess on, but if you have already accomplished or are planning to accomplish a Windows 7 rollout like so many companies are right now, you are awfully close. As stated earlier, there is no client software that needs to be installed to run DirectAccess. All of the components necessary to run this technology are baked right into the operating system of Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, or Server 2008 R2. All you need is the DirectAccess "gateway" for which you have a number of options. There are two different flavors of DirectAccess today. The first is native DA for which you only need a simple Server 2008 R2 server in your network to be the gateway. Native DirectAccess comes with some particular requirements and limitations that make it harder to justify, like needing IPv6 inside your network and requiring all of your application servers to be Server 2008 R2. However, by far the more common flavor of DirectAccess is that provided by Microsoft's Unified Access Gateway (UAG) platform. UAG is available as a software that you can install on your own Server 2008 R2 box, or available from Microsoft OEM system builders as specialized, hardened turn-key networking appliances. UAG brings so many advantages to the table, I will list just a few of them here. When running UAG for DirectAccess:
No IPv6 requirements – The need for IPv6 and all Server 2008 R2 inside your network goes out the window. IPv6 is still an integral part to the way that DirectAccess works, but UAG contains translation technologies known as NAT64/DNS64 that will make all of theappropriate translations for you so that you don't need to change your internal infrastructure to take advantage of DirectAccess. In fact, I have a demo environment running an IPv4-only network and Server 2003 application servers (not the UAG gateway, that is a DirectAccess Concentrator appliance built by IVO Networks) and running Active Directory 2000 and everything works perfectly.
Array and load balancing capabilities – Native DirectAccess does not provide you a way to run multiple gateways for redundancy. UAG provides the ability to join multiple gateways together in configuration arrays so that you need not make changes on each gateway individually, and also provides a Network Load Balancing mechanism that allows you to join multiple gateways together in active/active for both growth and redundancy purposes.
Security – Native DirectAccess means plugging a regular, general purpose server into the edge of your network. UAG contains Threat Management Gateway, Microsoft's robust firewall software so that your gateway (and everything behind it) is protected from the www.
Web portals – UAG is not only an engine for DirectAccess, but also contains full-fledged SSLVPN functionality. With UAG you can simultaneously provide a DirectAccess entrypoint, and one or more web portals that can provide browser-based access to applications and even full SSLVPN connectivity at the same time. Maybe one of your employees has a DirectAccess laptop but left it at the office and needs to check email or pull a document out of SharePoint from home. With a UAG portal running you have a secure entry-point that they can jump into and grab what they need even without their corporate machine handy. The technical capabilities of UAG can (and have) filled a book, so I will leave it at this for now – UAG is designed to be a one stop shop for remote access. In many cases an implementation of UAG/DirectAccess on a single appliance (or array of appliances) equates to shutting down multiple vendor remote access solutions such as VPN, SSLVPN, virtual desktop solutions, etc. Consolidation of remote access makes life easier for the users, cuts down on administration time, and is good for the budget.
So there you have it, my summary of what I believe to be the future of remote access. I am fortunate enough to be immersed in these technologies daily so if you have any questions, or if there are any particular areas of DirectAccess that you would like to see expanded upon in subsequent articles, please feel free to reach out to me.
Author's Bio
Jordan Krause is a Microsoft Forefront MVP and enjoys working "on the edge". As a Senior Engineer at IVO Networks he spends most of his days designing and implementing the integration of Forefront technologies for enterprises around the world. Jordan's primary focuses are Unified Access Gateway and Threat Management Gateway, his favorite technology without a doubt being DirectAccess provided by UAG. Committed to continuous learning, Jordan holds multiple certifications including Microsoft Certified IT Professional in Enterprise Administration (MCITP: EA). He posts Forefront related articles and tech notes on the following page: http://www.ivonetworks.com/news/ and can be found via Twitter @jokra.
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John Donne
John Donne (24 January 1572 - 31 March 1631 / London, England)
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Truth in Wine
A life's work continues to conjure questions well past the funeral. Take Arthur's case. His son was convinced that trash-can is the rightful place for his late father's poetry while his wife didn't see any harm in keeping the papers till the winter; the pile was large enough to keep the fire-grate burning for two nights.
Up in the sky, his afterlife trial began.
"My Lord, Arthur wrote too many lies. Take his poem 'Post-Big-Bang Symphony':
Eve had to eat the apple really soon
Adam was keen to sleep with the moon
Liar is a sinner. He belongs to Hell."
"Romanticism needn't be a sin. He was a kind fellow. Didn't even pluck a flower after he turned ten. Let him be in Heaven please."
Romantic souls were always hard to place. God adjourned the court for a break.
Post-break, God announced, "I've put Arthur's words in that locker".
The locker was labeled 'Truth In Wine' and carried five glasses of red wine atop it.
"To open, drink the glasses in a magical sequence. Else the wine gets refilled".
No one, who managed to read his words, judged them lies.
Statistics reveal a 65% rise in romantic population in heaven after the T.I.W. constitutional amendment was established.
Back on earth, Arthur's poetry was rescued before getting burnt. His grandson smuggled the stack to his school. That year, second-graders had paper boats whenever it rained, or as Arthur would have put it, whenever Juliet shed tears in heaven.
PS : This is my entry to the Clarity Of Night Short-story contest(click here). 250-words limit was a challenge.
33 comments:
- Meghana Naidu said...
eerie O_O
i was just thinking 'now wouldnt it be nice to read a little brownie somthing' went to my dashboard to go to your blog. and there it is!
im.. just goining to go read your post now.
- July 15, 2009 at 8:05 PM
- Meghana Naidu said...
You know you should have had a 'mobile casket' if you intended us mere mortals to read this one.
or atleast
you should have posted it on a saturday night.
*Hilarious extravagance!*
The way you dealt with the topic is frickin' unique, i dont believe i know/of anyone who thinks this way.
and *TOTALLY snort worthy*
oh and All the Best
hope the jurors are as intoxicated as they come.
- July 15, 2009 at 8:17 PM
- Shruthi said...
I love this.
Your story has a different outlook; a different concept that has hit the right note.. as I already said, I love it.
Thankfully your story does not indulge in blood or poison. Everybody seems to have related wine to death/anguish. Funny how one picture can churn so many stories.
After reading almost all the entries, I feel you are one of the front-runners my friend.
I wish you the best!
- July 15, 2009 at 11:20 PM
- Me said...
"Bowled over"
I read it twice to understand it, I wont lie... :) and it is really worth winning entry... :)
- July 15, 2009 at 11:55 PM
- Indyeah said...
Loved reading this. very unique.
I agree with Shruthi.
Most people associate and have associated wine with loss/tragedy/sorrow/indulgence...
this one is different.
beautifully written!
you really are a versatile writer.
humour/sarcasm and now this..:)
- July 16, 2009 at 12:16 AM
- Mayuri Srivastava said...
Lovely :)
- July 16, 2009 at 1:34 AM
- DPhatsez said...
Man win or no win;;
R.E.S.P.E.C.T! \m/
We should dope together one day, it would be frickin' surreal :)
- July 16, 2009 at 1:44 AM
This was too good! You really should win! :)
- July 16, 2009 at 6:02 AM
- BrownPhantom said...
You're funny :).And that must have been Eeerie since chances of a morning post are very little :).
Thank you so much for your extravagant praise :).
Thank you so much for your appreciation :). Yes, there was too much blood this time in the contest :).
- July 16, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- BrownPhantom said...
Yes, the word limit should be blamed for re-reading.
And there are many good write-ups over there. Still, I had fun :)
Thanks a lot for the appreciations :). Words like these keep the blog going .
- July 16, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- BrownPhantom said...
Thanks :)
Sure man. Hop over to Bangalore sometime :). Always a joy to see you here .
Well there are a few technical flaws I am aware of. Mainly crept in due to the lofty idea in mere 250 words. But really thankful for your encouragement :).
- July 16, 2009 at 9:00 AM
- ekta khetan said...
I am voting for you...Wonderful...I can't even imagine a thing.
- July 16, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Meghana Naidu said...
i didnt know we should vote :O
you should tell people to!
* Hyper link lazy*
- July 16, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- BrownPhantom said...
Hold on Ekta & Meg :)
Only those who particitpated in the contest can vote :).
Thank you so much for the gesture though :).
- July 16, 2009 at 8:53 PM
- Grayquill said...
Very enjoyable, unique, very well written, and suprising.
Thank you for sharing this amazing piece with us commoners.
- July 16, 2009 at 11:18 PM
- ekta khetan said...
Hey You have been tagged...
- July 17, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Deepti said...
i just read ur post on preeti's blog..ROFL i must say....:D..i just love this thing 'bt siblings....no fear of being judged...bindaas maango...:))..i do the same with my yunger bro...he says.."didi..my friends say....abe tu poora didi se hi sponsered hai na.."....nyways loved the straight frwrd post..:))
- July 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Shanu said...
wow..lovely! thnk god i didnt enter my post for that contest..didnt stand a chance at all!
- July 18, 2009 at 8:39 AM
- Stupidosaur said...
If somebody who doesn't have a life spends a part of it here, does it mean the person gets a life or part of it reading this blog?
(Hehe referring to your blog heading line ;) )
- July 18, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- kunjal said...
Subtle, eloquent, wise.. lingers.. thank you for sharing..
- July 18, 2009 at 1:58 PM
- BrownPhantom said...
Please don't be that flattering :).
Thank you so much.
Thanks a lot for all of your comments on the blog. Really glad that you liked it.
- July 19, 2009 at 2:49 AM
- BrownPhantom said...
You really should have entered. It's a lot of fun too :).
Wow. Thanks for the kind words :).
That's tricky :). Thanks for dropping by.
- July 19, 2009 at 2:53 AM
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Super stuff. You deserve to win
- July 20, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Loved it!! :) Good job!
- July 20, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- Swaram said...
This is so well written n I hope u really do win ... U deserve it !!
- July 21, 2009 at 11:20 PM
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Written with imagination
- July 22, 2009 at 7:37 AM
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Well written and creative. But now I expect no less from you :)
You have been chosen on my blog for my handmade card.Have updated my post. Please send your your address. :)
- July 24, 2009 at 3:33 AM
- Megha said...
Loved the ending. Well for Arthur, it's sad. Nice story, short and unique.
- July 24, 2009 at 8:10 AM
- manoranjini said...
Absolutely loved it!Now that's what I call real creativity;your approach to the topic was very fresh.Pls do keep telling stories,u do that so wonderfully well...
- July 25, 2009 at 8:15 AM
- BrownPhantom said...
Thanks for the kind words :)
Welcome to the place and thank you so much for the appreciation :)
- July 25, 2009 at 11:35 AM
- BrownPhantom said...
Shukriya dost. Made it to forties club :)
Thanks a lot :).
So good to see you again. Thank you :).
@Pesto Sauce,
Thank you very much :).
- July 25, 2009 at 11:38 AM
- BrownPhantom said...
Once again, I am grateful :). Have acknowledged the card in the latest post.
- July 25, 2009 at 11:39 AM
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Your story has a different outlook; a different concept that has hit the right note.. as I already said, I love it.
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Diplodocuses try to lay their eggs on the same day, so that their eggs will hatch together. Diplodocuses lay their eggs in semi-protected areas and then leave, never to see them again. This might seem cruel and coldhearted, but the Diplodocus' huge mass and lack of bodily control would probably do more damage than good if they stayed. Diplodocus calves start to run towards the forest as soon as they hatch. Predators love the day this occurs, because huge defenseless swarms wander with no chance of survival against attacks. Their sheer numbers make it impossible for predators to eat them all (the average female Diplodocus lays 3,000 to 5,000 eggs a season), thus ensuring at least a few make it to the forests. They stay there for a few years, in small groups or alone, until they reach their young adult size. They then go into the plains to join herds of other Diplodocuses.
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New Release: Charles, "Historicism, Originalism and the Constitution"
This spring McFarland & Company will release Historicism, Originalism and the Constitution: The Use and Abuse of the Past in American Jurisprudence by Patrick J. Charles (U.S. Air Force). In the meantime, the book's preface is available on SSRN. Here's the abstract:
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I note on the last page of the "Introduction" the phrase "history office law" referenced twice. I assume this is not intended to differ from the phrase "law office history" which is commonly used since A.H. Kelly in 1965.
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I was differentiating between a daytime burlugary of property and "theft in the nighttime" which under sec 9.42 is justifiable use of deadly force.Keith B wrote: One of the issues is that burglary of an unoccupied motor vehicle is only a misdemeanor in Texas. So, unless you can prove that you were preventing the person breaking in from committing a felony, like stealing the vehicle, instead of just rummaging around for loose change, then you cannot use deadly force to prevent it.
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This week in new hires, Morningstar promoted Kunal Kapoor; Chilton Trust was approved by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation; Duff & Phelps announced a new independent broker-dealer due diligence practice; and Deutsche Bank Wealth Management welcomed three.
Also, Putnam Investments named new external wholesalers; Michael Hatch went to Citi Private Bank in Seattle; Hatteras Funds welcomed Thomas Reigert; and Global View Capital Management announced its registration with the SEC.
Kunal Kapoor Promoted to President of Morningstar's Data Division
Morningstar announced Tuesday that Kunal Kapoor has been promoted to president of Morningstar's data division, effective June 4. Kapoor will replace Liz Kirscher who, as previously announced, is leaving the firm in June.
Kapoor joined the company in 1997 as a data analyst. He was a fund analyst for three years and in 2001 became a senior research analyst for Morningstar Investment Services, a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar. He was appointed director of mutual fund analysis in 2004 and director of business strategy for Morningstar's international operations in 2006. He also served as president and chief investment officer of Morningstar Investment Services. In 2009, he became president of individual investor software, including Morningstar.com, the firm's investment website. In 2010, his role expanded to include equity data and, more recently, real-time data.
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Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, the U.S. Private Client Services (PCS) division of Deutsche Bank Securities and Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, announced Monday that Gregory Barr, Ruth Sember and Jeffrey Tompkins, all three formerly of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (formerly Smith Barney), have joined the bank as directors and client advisors in its Palm Beach office. They will report to James Zahringer, a managing director and Florida regional executive.
Barr brings 26 years of experience (23 years at Smith Barney), most recently as a senior vice president, financial planning specialist and retirement plan consultant.
Sember brings 23 years of experience, most recently as a senior vice president and financial planning specialist.
With more than 28 years of experience in the financial services industry, Tompkins was formerly a senior vice president and financial planning specialist at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Previously, he worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert.
Putnam Investments Names New External Wholesalers
Putnam Investments recently named eight new additions to its external wholesaling team. New to the firm are Daniel Greene, covering Tennessee and Kentucky; he joins from Sun Life Financial Distributors with 10 years of industry experience; Pat Haley, covering Oregon, and an internal Putnam promotion with 6 years of experience; Paul Hallisey, covering Virginia, also an internal Putnam promotion with 6 years of experience; and Chad Kastner, covering Minnesota, Iowa, parts of Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota, who comes from Sun Life Financial Distributors with 15 years of experience.
Also added to the team are Kyle Lopriore, covering Northern California, another internal Putnam promotion with 6 years of experience; Joseph McMenamin, covering northern and central New Jersey and coming from Hatteras Funds with 20 years of experience; Rachel Moran, covering Los Angeles and joining from Dreyfus Investments with 6 years of experience; and David Taylor, covering northern Texas and Louisiana and coming from Edward Jones Investments with 17 years of experience.
Putnam also noted that it was also recognized in an April 2012 research report by kasina in which financial intermediaries rated Putnam Investments's external wholesalers first for their needs-based approach. The report also indicated that advisors participating in the study had rated Putnam first in a series of additional categories.
Citi Private Bank Hires in Seattle
Citi Private Bank announced Monday that Michael Hatch has joined the firm's Seattle office as director and ultra-high-net-worth private banker. He will report to Nancy Pellegrino, head of Citi Private Bank's Pacific Northwest region.
Hatch is a Seattle native and joins from J.P. Morgan Private Bank, where he was a vice president and private banker. Prior to that, he worked for Sanford Bernstein. He began his career at Goldman Sachs as a financial analyst. Hatteras Funds Welcomes Reigert
Hatteras Funds announced Tuesday that Thomas Riegert has joined the firm as associate, portfolio management. In this role, he will support portfolio and risk management, manager research and due diligence for the Hatteras Alternative Mutual Funds.
Prior to joining, Riegert was investment manager and assistant vice president in wealth management with Wells Fargo in Charlotte, N.C. Previously he served as associate portfolio manager and quantitative research analyst at Evergreen Investments.
Global View Capital Management Announces SEC Registration
Global View Capital Management announced on Tuesday its recent registration with the SEC. The Milwaukee-based firm has more than 100 advisors across the United States and Canada, and has hired Jim Wawrzyniakowski as chief compliance officer. He brings more than 10 years of compliance experience to the firm. Its president, Dina Fliss, has more than 28 years in the financial industry.
Two strategic partnerships have been solidified as a result of the recent SEC registration. The first is with Jerry Wagner, president of Flexible Plan Investments, Ltd., who brings more than 40 years of portfolio design and market analysis. The second strategic is with David Morton, founder and president of AdvisorGuide, LLC, who has been hired as director of research. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry.


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The images are horrific and the details beyond disturbing.
In Scotsburn, N.S., a man has been given a lifetime ban on owning domestic animals after two dogs were seized, and a third animal in his house was found dead.
The SPCA found there was no adequate shelter, no food, and the drinking water was frozen. The disturbing photos were posted on Facebook.
In Darlington, P.E.I., animal protection officers seized all remaining breeding dogs from a farm which humane society officials described as a puppy mill. The RCMP may launch a criminal investigation. In Summerside, P.E.I., a woman pleaded guilty to wilfully causing unnecessary pain and suffering to two dogs, which were later euthanized.
In Woodstock, N.B., there are calls for a long jail sentence for a local man who pleaded guilty to leaving his dog to die, with no food for more than two months. An online petition had 47,000 signatures demanding he be given 18 months in jail, — the maximum sentence — a demand supported by an N.B. political party.
The SPCA found there was no adequate shelter, no food, and the drinking water was frozen. The disturbing photos were posted on Facebook.
In Newfoundland and Labrador, three traumatized kittens are recovering after being found in a snowbank near Deer Lake. It's believed they were thrown from a vehicle. They were rescued by a passing truck driver.
And these are just cases from the past several weeks. They suggest current laws are too lenient if owners think they can abuse their pets with little repercussion or accountability. As one judge said in sentencing, owners have to realize that having a pet comes with obligations, and if owners can't meet them, there are options much more satisfactory than neglect or abuse.
These cases are occurring in a region that gets high marks for its animal protection laws. A recent report suggested P.E.I. leads the nation in such laws, with N.S. and N.B in the top four, and N.L. in the middle of the pack.
The laws are clearly not tough enough if such disturbing events keep unfolding.
Animal abuse cases seem to get more attention around the holidays. Some animal protection groups now say that adopting a pet as a Christmas gift is perfectly OK, as data suggests that people who adopt from shelters during the holidays tend to keep the animals. That thinking runs counter to other rescue organizations that refuse to process adoptions over the holidays, as they consider Christmas present pets an impulsive acquisition, with the novelty and interest wearing off after a few weeks.
Despite P.E.I.'s lofty ranking, the island's Humane Society notes that in 2018, it investigated in excess of 600 cases of abuse, more than double the number in 2017.
If this is happening in a province with such strong pet protection laws, what's happening elsewhere?
Based on the recent disturbing cases, Atlantic Canadians should push for stronger laws protecting animals. A pet doesn't deserve to be mistreated, and owners who neglect and abuse animals don't deserve to own them.


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In a bid to keep the streets of this super-efficient city clean, the authorities in Singapore decided in 1992 to ban chewing gum completely. Stick to a mint.
2. Eraclea, Italy
Many holidaymakers head to the sandy beach at Eraclea to escape the hordes of tourists in nearby Venice. Unfortunately, those who enjoy building sandcastles can think again – it's forbidden.
3. Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious loophole in the law means that smoking tobacco in a public place such as a coffee shop in Amsterdam is banned, while puffing away on pure cannabis is entirely legal.
4. South-East Asia
The durian, a fruit native to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, has a smell so incredibly strong that it is banned from many public places in South-East Asia.
5. Florida, USA
For those who are young, free and single and enjoy jumping out of planes in their spare time, be careful if you're in Florida – unmarried women who parachute on Sundays can be jailed.
6. Switzerland
Bizarrely, flushing the toilet in a Swiss apartment is illegal after 10pm. It is also against the law for a man to relieve himself while standing up after 10pm.
7. Eboli, Italy
Honeymooners might be best to avoid hiring a car in Eboli, just south of Naples. Kissing in a moving vehicle here can carry a fine of up to €500.
8. Capri, Italy
Locals in Capri, northern Italy, must value their peace and quiet – a couple were arrested recently for wearing excessively noisy flip-flops, following the introduction of a ban on 'noisy footwear'.
9. Alabama, USA
The Southern American state has a quite superfluous law in place which states that it's illegal to be blindfolded while driving a vehicle.
10. Dubai, UAE
Dubai's luxurious resorts and stunning beaches may seem like the ideal place to spend a romantic holiday, but don't get too affectionate – kissing in public here is illegal, and many tourists have fallen foul of this law in recent years.
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This weekend's suggestions: Catch some playoff baseball and soccer; celebrate Halloween; catch a scary movie at the theater; check out some new books; and celebrate the Day of the Dead.
SPORTS: Playoffs galore
In addition to football fun this weekend, sports fans have plenty of playoff action to keep them busy. The World Series began Wednesday in New York, and it moves Saturday to Philadelphia for Game 3. Game time is 7:57 p.m. EDT on Fox, and Game 4 is Sunday night at 8:20 EST. Also in playoff mode this weekend are Major League Soccer teams. The postseason kicked off Thursday with Houston taking on Seattle, and this weekend sees Chicago take on New England, Columbus vs. Salt Lake and Los Angeles vs. Chivas USA. Games are on ESPN2 or Fox Soccer Channel. Get more information at MLSnet.com.
HOLIDAYS & CELEBRATIONS: Trick or treat!
MOVIES: Thrillers at the theater
If you're in the mood for a Halloween scare, head to the movies this weekend: Plenty of horror/thriller flicks are playing. The must-see scary movie of the year is the indie film "Paranormal Activity," so check it out if you dare. Or there's the new release "The House of the Devil" and older releases "Saw VI," "Zombieland" and "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant." For those not in the mood for a frightful time, the movie with footage from Michael Jackson's tour practice – "Michael Jackson's This Is It" – also is now out.
HOLIDAYS & CELEBRATIONS: Commemorate the dead
If you're still in a holiday mood Sunday, take some time to participate in some Day of the Dead (El Dia de los Muertos) events. The two-day observance is not the Mexican version of Halloween, as some think, but rather a time to remember those who have died. The first day – Sunday – coincides with All Saints' Day and generally is a remembrance for deceased children. Nov. 2, All Souls' Day, generally is a remembrance for adults who have died.
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Most of us need some help when we speak in public. In high school, I competed in extemporaneous speaking, an event in which you had to analyze a current-affairs topic for eight minutes without much preparation. The rules allowed you to use an index card with a maximum of 50 words of notes, but my teammates and I prided ourselves on our ability to wing it without a card. (This worked against me at one speech tournament, when a judge ranked me last because a performance as smooth as mine "had to be memorized.")The columnist notes he needs fewer notes today, as an adult, when he speaks.
So let's clear things up: Notes are fine, if they help your confidence. And it's fine if the audience can see you holding cards, a text or even a Kindle, which can help you avoid shuffling and losing pages. But writing notes on your palm might suggest that you wanted to hide your notes even more than usual, especially for a high-profile speaker like Palin. There's no shame in using notes, so why seek to conceal them? I think she could have avoided the controversy and seemed more down-to-earth working from a text that wasn't hidden. Share your thoughts on how you like to roll--notes or not--in the comments.
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Octogenarian interview queen Barbara Walters gave her co-hosts on "The View" a scoop about herself, telling them she is having heart surgery.
During the ABC show's "A Day of Hot Topics" Walters, 80, revealed that she will soon go under the knife to have a leaking valve replaced.
"You know how I always say to you how healthy I am. ... I've never missed a day's work," Walters said. "Later this week, I'm going to have surgery to replace one faulty heart valve. Lots of people have done this and I have known about this condition for a while now."
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It happens like this every time; I have a trip coming up, I'm heading to Vermont to visit family. The first thing I do to start planning the trip? I open Google Maps and plot the course, Bangor to Burlington, this is a trip I've made many times, a trip I could I hop in the car and make at any point without a GPS or a map but I still feel the need to see it ahead of time, maybe I'm just hoping that the projected travel time will suddenly be reduced by an hour or it'll suggest some new route I've never travelled before.
Now that I've seen the trip all plotted out on a map, I've confirmed that the route hasn't changed, the distance is the same and it'll be 6+ hours in the car, it happens. The little voice inside my head whispers something. What was that? It looks like we're driving right near Hill Farmstead? Oh yeah, I see it, and if I stop there I might as well go over to Rock Art Brewery in Morrisville, they're practically neighbors. If I'm
making beer stops I'll have to see if The Alchemist has any Heady Topper available, they are almost next door to Ben & Jerry's my son will love that. Well seven breweries later and that 6+ hours car ride is now 10+ hours and all the prime real estate in my trunk is spoken for.
"Hey Hon, take a look at this."
I think my wife expects this, she knows there's a trip being planned and it's just a matter of time before I show her the map. Sometimes she's all for it and will even suggest a stop at a brewery or brewpub that I might have missed. Sometimes she's the voice of reason, because actually hitting all those stops just isn't possible. Google Maps for some reason doesn't factor in lunch at the brewpub or time required for brewery tours, they should work on that. I'm lucky to have a wife who enjoys riding in the car and is every bit the beer fan that I am; we are still working on how to make this fun for our son.
Now to start planning the trip home, I think I can hit some breweries in Portsmouth, NH and Portland, ME, I mean they're not that far out of the way, right?
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Conservation and Environment in Peru: Monthly Updates
Monthly Update - October/November 2006
There has been an unusually long break between the last report and this one due to my travels to other Projects Abroad conservation projects but I hope I can do all the hard work performed in my four week absence justice. The question, as always, is where to start?
I recall recounting the near completion of the ocelot cage and upon my return the enclosure was not only completed but modified with a secondary door as the over-friendly cat had a tendency to try and follow people out of the original one after being fed and invariably petted and played with. As a safety precaution this secondary door means that at any time she cannot make a bid for freedom! The monkeys are now due their new enclosures and work on the first of the two is under way. There will be two modules in order to separate the smaller species from the larger ones. One of the reasons for this future separation is to prevent bullying by the larger spider and capuchin monkeys but in reality all the monkeys tend to form an extended family and therein lies the problem. Upon release it is not natural for different species to interact so closely (with the exception of brown capuchins and squirrel monkeys that form mixed species troops) and I want the monkeys to bond as species groups helping them survive and form wild groups upon release. I am very confident that by January 1st Taricaya will have the official permit as an Animal Rescue Centre, the first in Peru. This permission will not only allow us to receive confiscated animals from INRENA, the government department concerned, but also release them - the first centre of its kind in Peru!
Without these officially donated animals the enclosures at Taricaya are still full with unwanted pets, even after the successful release of two cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) in October. The project continues to flourish and there are two new species for us in the program here at Taricaya: these are a Southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) and a Southern Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus). The tamandua is an arboreal anteater and I have never seen an animal quite so content as this furry creature rolling around in the broken termite nests we have placed in its cage. Its thick coat makes it oblivious to the bites of the feisty insects and it spends all its time licking up these cherished morsels with its incredibly long tongue covered with very sticky saliva. The young squirrel was a concern at first as I was unsure what sort of food we should be giving it but it almost seems to fend for itself with grubs and bugs and resorting to the nuts we give it as a last resort!
The volume of new residents means that the recently completed parrot complex is now housing a great variety of animals from tamarins and agoutis to the intended parrot species. Due to the sheer quantity of arrivals I will just list the other new residents as there are so many to account for: one Spix's guan chick (Penelope jacquacu), one Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus), one Dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga wedellii), one White-bellied parrot (Pionites leucogaster), two baby Saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis), one Brown agouti (Dasyprocta variegata), one Paca (Agouti paca), two White-bellied spider monkeys (Ateles belzebuth chamek) and a baby White-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari).
Elsewhere at Taricaya it was time for the turtle eggs to hatch and I was very pleased that we had 492 baby turtles safely transferred from the artificial beach to the newly completed turtle pool. The large pool, completely protected by a solid structure of tubes and thick netting, is much better than the temporary accommodation we created at the pilot farm last year and volunteers are given the task of bringing back the aquatic plants that the young feed off from their daily observations at HOB blind which overlooks a swamp. Whilst the number of baby turtles is lower than last year the percentage of eggs successfully occluded is much higher (fewer nests were laid this year) and this means our management of the eggs in the artificial beach and the delicate process of transfer from the beaches has greatly improved from last year (even though last year we managed a 75% success rate, higher than the natural survival probabilities!). The youngsters will stay with us until January, the necessary period for their shells to harden and the umbilical wounds to heal, when they will be coded and released. This extra period in captivity will increase their chances of survival greatly as the majority of infant mortalities in the wild occur during these critical first three months.
The nursery building was finally completed as the long-awaited interpretation centre was constructed on the first floor. This welcome centre will post information on the work we do here, be a museum of natural history and also moonlight as a cinema as the TV and DVD player are currently installed there also. The first temporary resident in the centre is an incredibly beautiful poison dart frog (Epidobates pictus) that is being studied by Daniel in its newly-created tank. These amphibians are very hard to find and the amazing warning colours are truly breathtaking. Elsewhere in our quest for new reptile and amphibian species we have discovered several frogs previously unrecorded in the area and some lovely snakes around the ever-rising swamps forming in the natural depressions running through the reserve. This annual flooding already suggests that next year will not be as dry as 2006 as the rains have already started in earnest.
I am very pleased to report that this month we have added eight new species to the Taricaya bird list due to some extra mist netting. A couple of our present volunteers are qualified in the use of the nets and so did a few days sampling over the last few weeks. Even though they put the nets very close to the official transects they managed to catch some new ones including a pair of Red-headed manakins (Pipra rubrocapilla), a Wedge-billed woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spiurus albigularis) and a couple of thrush species (Catharus ustulatus & Turdus albicolis). We have also added a couple of new species from the daily observations so the list keeps growing, proving once again the extent of the bio-diversity we have in the reserve. We have also visited Anaconda Colpa again and both trips gave the volunteers an excellent sighting of white-lipped peccaries and agoutis.
To round off the report I would be remiss not to mention our trip to Lake Sandoval a couple of weeks back. We were lucky with the weather and also with the wildlife as we saw both Giant otters and Red howler monkeys on our second trip out onto the lake early in the morning. There were also plenty of birds around the lake and Brown capuchin monkeys too.
December will see us carry on building the new enclosures, continue with the herpetology project and lots more.
Stuart Timson
Conservation Manager
Taricaya Research Centre
4th December 2006