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Cisco launches IoT System for enterprise and smart cities
Cisco unveils 15 products to address the growing complexity of internet of things deployments
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Networking kingpin Cisco has moved to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the internet of things (IoT) by launching 15 products under the banner of the Cisco IoT System.
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Cisco's own forecasts claim that despite being on course to see 50 billion devices and objects connected to the internet of things by 2020, at present 99% of "things" are not connected.
It said the wave of digitisation set to take place over the next five years would introduce unprecedented levels of complexity, and enterprises would struggle to realise the value of the IoT without the application of advanced data analytics and the introduction of ever more intelligent applications.
Cisco said its IoT System would address this complexity with an infrastructure that was designed to "manage large-scale systems of diverse endpoints and platforms, and the data deluge they create".
Six pillars
IoT System is based around six technology elements, or pillars, which Cisco sees as critical to the success of the IoT. These are:
- Network Connectivity
Comprising purpose-built routing, switching and wireless products, ruggedised if necessary.
- Fog Computing
A distributed IoT computing infrastructure that extends compute – and by definition, therefore, data analytics – to the network edge, enabling customers to analyse and manage data with more immediacy.
- Security
Unifying cyber and physical security and incorporating Cisco's IP surveillance portfolio and network products with TrustSec security and cloud/cyber security products to allow users to monitor, detect and respond to IT and operational technology attacks.
- Data Analytics
An optimised infrastructure to implement analytics and harness data for Cisco's own Connected Analytics product and third-party software.
- Management and Automation
Providing enhanced security, control and support for multiple functions to deliver a system that can better manage the increasing volume of endpoints and apps.
- Application Enablement Platform
A set of application programming interfaces (APIs) for industries, city government, ecosystem partners and other developers to build their own apps on the IoT System foundation.
Among the products being rolled out by Cisco are IoT switches, wireless access points and industrial routers, a line of internet protocol surveillance cameras and physical security analytics products, and a package of services around Fog Computing.
"The IoT System provides a comprehensive set of IoT technologies and products that simplify and accelerate the deployment of infrastructure for the IoT," said Cisco's vice-president and general manager of the IoT Systems and Software Group, Kip Compton.
Doug Davis, senior vice-president and general manager of Intel's IoT Group – which assisted in the development of the IoT System – added: "IoT is a significant opportunity, but one that needs interoperability and scale to fulfil industry predictions of billions of connected devices.
"The IoT pillars serve as a strong foundation for companies to build IoT solutions that can be seamlessly interconnected and achieve the scale that delivers the value promised," he added.
Multiple verticals
Cisco is pitching the IoT System at verticals such as manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, transport, public safety and smart cities.
Additionally, a number of software houses are already porting their software applications to run on the Fog Computing system, including General Electric's Predix industrial internet cloud platform, and Itron, which has brought across its Riva distributed intelligence platform.
Italian infrastructure and datacentre services provider Valtellina has already deployed some elements of IoT System on behalf of a major highways project in northern Italy.
Underpinned by Cisco IE 3000 switches, Valtellina has created a cutting-edge infrastructure that has allowed the customer, Autostrada Pedemontana, to introduce a road toll collection system that has eliminated the need for drivers to stop at tollbooths and improved traffic flow as a result.
Read more about the internet of things (IoT)
- With the expansion of the IoT market, protecting a company's data and IP is more important than ever. Here are four ways organisations can put security at the core of the IoT value proposition.
- Businesses need to explain how they will use data generated by the internet of things to avoid public fears over how that data is used.
- Welcome to Thingalytics, the use of real-time analytics and algorithms to guide you through the maze of fast big data.
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In the North Star series, three-year-old Caillou continues to learn about life. He is also beginning to take his first steps into the wider world in an effort to understand his environment. The North Star books, conceived with a child psychologist, encourage personal growth and confidence by teaching children about themselves, familiar situations, and the challenges they might encounter in their daily lives. Caillou's adventures help children become confident that they can handle new experiences. The clear illustrations and simple texts provide ideal tools for language acquisition while fostering interaction between parent and child.
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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., three annual Emancipation Days of Respect were created to promote unity, respect, and remembrance.
The three days are:
- Humanitarian Day, January 15th
- Victims of Violence Holy Day, April 4th
- Dream Day Quest and Jubilee, August 28th
Humanitarian Day
Observed on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday (January 15th), this day is to show respect and remembrance for all those who have helped change America's unjust laws of racial segregation. Wear white to show your support.
Victims of Violence Holy Day
Observed on the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination (April 4th). Wear black to show solidarity with victims of slavery and violence.
Dream Day Quest and Jubilee
Observed on the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech (August 28th). Wear both black and white as a show of respect.
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I've been lucky in my time as a Backroads leader to have some amazing guests, like Andy Russell. If that name rings a bell, it's because Andy was an NFL star in the 1960s and '70s. It was day three of our trip and Andy and I were riding along a gorgeous stretch of road. Something shiny coming from Andy's handlebars caught my eye, so I took a look: a ring. It looked like a Super Bowl ring. I had to ask…. Andy, who hadn't mentioned anything up to this point, grinned a little grin and told me his story, and what a story it was!
Andy Russell, Former NFL Star
By Chris Cincotta in Guest Profiles, Hear it. Our Experts., Backroads Guests, Inside Backroads.
Guest Profile: Collier & Kate
By Jane Mangione in Guest Profiles, Inside Backroads.
It was pure serendipity that allowed Collier Lumpkin and me to be here together, enjoying an enormous fish stew at Ristorante Belforte overlooking the tiny harbor of Vernazza in Italy's Cinque Terre. Our lives had been running parallel paths for some time, but it wasn't until a year before that our worlds finally collided on a Backroads trip in Puglia.
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By Alessandro Fusaro in Guest Profiles, Inside Backroads.
During my time in Tuscany, I led the Backroads biking trip several times but I have never had the feeling I was repeating something. I just love being with people and getting to know their stories: that's the main reason why I applied for this job in the first place and that's also why every trip is so unique.


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Here we have listed some Pyrotechnical revenge ideas but please make sure that you dont actually hurt anyone.
- Burn a hole in someone's newly paved asphalt driveway using thermite.
- Place industrial strength smoke grenades (the sort that will fill up entire buildings) in obscure places in a public building. Also good in someone's car or truck.
- Make some Amonium Triiodide. Be creative.


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Passive Guy recently received an inquiry from the proprietor of a blog he enjoys. The question boiled down to, "How does The Passive Voice attract so many great comments and discussions?"
PG doesn't really know the answer to that question.
He does know he is grateful for all of your comments. As he has said before, he believes the comments are the best part of this blog and continues to learn a great deal from them. This would be a really dull place if PG were the only one posting.
PG says thanks to all those who leave comments, whether they do so frequently or occasionally. Keep them coming.


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Hot TubI love being naked for everyone to see. Recently I was asked to a BBQ where I knew only a few people attending. As the night wore on I was about to leave when I was asked to go into the hot tub. As everyone was drinking and I was trying to liven up the party I said sure. I ******** down to my bra and panties, both light pink cotton and completely see thru once wet. It was quite a hit with the men, however most of the women seemed less than impressed. It was sexy as hell being in that hot tub with 6 other men all trying to peek at my ****. One of them finally said I should just ***** down as they could see everything anyways. So there I was buck naked. It was soon after that another wave of guests showed up, about 7 more people, and there I am completely nude, and the only one! 2 of the women were totally into it, and eventually came into the tub topless. As one of them drank more she got as horny as I was and we started to put on quite a show. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had as she fingered my ***** and I came while everyone watched. I know some people took pictures and that turned me on as well!
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What do you get when you arrange a marriage between fire and ice?
Morgan's world is turned upside down when she is forced into an engagement to Brian DeMacleo. Brian is an infuriating, overbearing, conceited, arrogant bastard who does nothing but treat her like a child.
Not only does Brian have to deal with his...condition... but now he has to deal with the lovely Morgan. Or rather, the not so lovely as personality goes. The woman does nothing but argue and try to irritate him.
At least they can find some common ground in that neither of them wish to get married. They will get out of the marriage no matter what it takes. But can they keep their secrets as the moon's cycle continues?
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What's hot: With the summer spawn of sardines along the beaches, many gamefish take advantage of the feeding opportunity from these large schools of fry bait. Find these dense bait schools by looking for diving birds of all sizes crashing the waters seeking a meal. Often, smaller white bucktails work well as anglers are "matching the hatch" to catch various fish. Along the beaches, mackerel and snook will work the bait that holds along the swash channels. Watch for the fry bait to spray up as the predators charge under and through the school to capture the prey. Most snook will be smaller males, with an occasional 15-pounder. Good numbers are being caught from Clearwater Beach to Anclote Island on incoming tides. Rock structures near the passes are covered with mackerel early in the morning. On grass flats inside passes, look for larger trout up to 22 inches to work the smaller sardine schools. Freeline a medium belly-hooked bait among the clouds of minnows for the next couple of weeks.
Shark month: On the grass flats inside Honeymoon and Three Rooker Bar, small black tip sharks are everywhere as the tide floods. Use 30-pound leader with a silver long shank hook. Place a chum bag over the side to attract these 2- to 3-footers.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Front 4 Failure Doomed Their New York BlitzSeptember 18, 2012
Teams that live by the blitz, die by the blitz.
That one's been around before Vince Lombardi saw his first clipboard.
You all witnessed the carnage that can take place when the blitz doesn't work. You saw it Sunday at MetLife Stadium.
You saw the horror.
You saw Eli Manning pass for a career-high 510 yards against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense that surely died by the blitz in the fourth quarter, if not sooner.
If you'll please turn to chapter six in Pro Football 101, it will tell you that if you are going to blitz, you better get to the quarterback.
It also tells you that you might get away with the blitz a few times against a really good quarterback, say a guy like Eli Manning, but you better not press your luck.
Manning can read a blitz faster than a six-grader can pour through a Marvel comic book.
The fact of NFL life when you play against quarterbacks with Manning's experience is that you might get lucky a couple of times, but when it counts most, Manning will get you.
Manning more than "got" the Bucs. He buried the Bucs, cut 'em open right there on the field with the defensive guts spread all over the field, kind of like when a possum gets hit by a speeding car.
It was ugly.
The demise of the Buccaneer blitz came about from one main source—your not-so-fiercesome front foursome.
Yep, Gerald McCoy, Roy Miller, Michael Bennett and Adrian Clayborn had an afternoon to forget.
If the game had been touch football Manning probably wouldn't have ever been down.
Late in the game, the non-fiercesome foursome was getting gashed by third-string running back Andre Brown.
It wasn't pretty.
Which brings us back to the blitz.
The blitz failed and failed miserably because these things start with the guys up front. They have to do the job and get the ball rolling so that the blitzer can quickly squash the quarterback.
With time to eyeball the field, Manning simply spotted Ronde Barber anytime he tried to sneak his way to the front. Manning knew at that moment, that he had one-on-one matchups with both of his wide receivers. He could audible for protection, then simply put it up there for Hakeem Nicks or Victor Cruz to have their way with Aqib Talib or anyone else that tried to cover them in man.
Speaking of Talib, it got so bad it reminded me of the scene in the Clint Eastwood movie In the Line Of Fire, when Eastwood's character, aging Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is taunted on the phone by would-be assassin Mitch Leary, played by John Malkovich. Alone, Horrigan gets a phone call from Leary and it goes like this:
"Frank, when you're alone at night and the demons come, what do you see?"
We might ask the same of Talib. No doubt, when Talib is alone at night and the demons come, he will see a big "No. 88" in his face, catching yet another pass from Manning.
It was that bad, a corner's nightmare.
The Bucs will play an interesting team on Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys. Through two games, there have been the really good Dallas Cowboys, who upset the Giants in Week 1. There has also been the really, really bad Dallas Cowboys, who got bum-rushed last Sunday in Seattle, 27-7.
No telling which one will show up Sunday on either side.
One thing's for sure, if Greg Schiano wants to use this blitz-thingy of his, the front four needs to get on their horses and pressure Tony Romo.
A few tackles wouldn't hurt either. Last Sunday, Bennett managed an assist, Miller had one tackle and two assists, McCoy was the class valedictorian with two tackles and two assists and can you believe that Adrian Clayborn didn't get any tackles, not even an assist?
Bucs fans, that simply cannot happen this coming Sunday.
The defense has to play better and it better start up front.
Buccaneers re-sign Jordan Shipley, promote Demar Dotson: OneBucSite.com


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There are many vehicle brands that can claim to being a symbolization of energy and prodigious road work rate. However, there is none that comes close to what Dodge pickups, SUVs, vans, and minivans have accomplished. In fact, when it comes to passenger vehicle output alone, Dodge is considered as the leader in the United States, producing more vans and minivans than any other vehicle manufacturer around. On the other hand, aside from being known as the top producer of vans and minivans in the United States, Dodge has managed to epitomize power on the road with the smooth and efficient output of its engines as manifested by Dodge pickups that are marketed not only in the US but also overseas.
Just like with other car manufacturers, Dodge managed to set certain standards in the medium- and heavy-duty range of vehicles such as in the minivan and vans category as well as on the pickup and trucks category. Some of these features were copied by other companies on their own line of vehicles. These features include the following:
- Dodge was among the first to introduce a full four-wheel drive system to their trucks and pickups. With this innovation, medium- and heavy-range vehicles by Dodge became a pleasant experience driving them, similar to military vehicles where the four-wheel drive system was first instituted. Here, another innovation made by Dodge is the addition of the very powerful Cummins B series turbo diesel engine, which satisfied the need of truck and pickup owners for a very reliable engine when carrying heavy loads or towing a wagon.
- Another feature that made Dodge very popular is the fact that it was the first manufacturer of trucks, pickups, vans, and minivans to introduce a car-like environment to these vehicles. These changes include a heavily adorned, well-polished, and luxurious dashboards, upholstered seats with comfortable cushions, and sedan-like spaces in its pickups and trucks.
- If the features above gave Dodge a picture of being "soft," they also provided a line of vehicles that will give their owners a macho image. To this end, Dodge produced vehicles that they labeled "adult toys." This line of vehicles provide massive changes on the outside such as big rims and wheels (commonly known as the Bigfoot configuration) and huge oil rig-style exhausts that is usually placed on the left front fender area near the driver. Of course, aside from these changes, the engine still possessed the same durability and toughness that Dodge is known for.
But of course, no vehicle is built to last a lifetime. Time will also come when it will succumb to the wear and tear of regular use. With a Dodge pickup or truck, looking for spare parts has to be a careful and meticulous process to see to it that only quality parts are purchased.
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Here at Automotix, we also have wide range of used transmission systems that will fulfill your need for a reliable one. A great bonus you can enjoy is the warranty we give to our clients so this will give you a peace of mind on the quality of the transmission you are purchasing.
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Billionaire real estate developer Hui Ka Yan topped the latest list of China's top philanthropists published by Forbes China, the licensed China-language edition of Forbes.
Hui, chairman of Hong Kong-listed Evergrande Real Estate Group, gave 388 million yuan, or $62 million, to charity last year. He was followed by Chu Mang Yee, chairman of Hopson Development, who donated 300 million, or $48 million, and Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Group, who gave 232 million yuan, or $37 million. Hui ranked No. 6 with wealth of $6.2 billon on the Forbes China Rich List in 2011. (Click here for the full 2012 Forbes China Philanthropy List in Chinese.)
Total giving by China's 100 top philanthropists plunged by 41% last year to 4.79 billion, or $760 million, amid heavy media coverage and criticism of financial scandals in the state-dominated charity field in 2011.
Leaders of U.S.-listed Chinese companies to make the list include Charles Zhang of online news site Sohu, who donated 33 million yuan, or $5 million. William Ding of online gaming company Netease donated $1.6 million, as did Vincent Mo of Soufun, an online real estate information service.


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A Double beds upstairs plus 2 twin size beds upstairs. Two twin size beds in separate downstairs bedroom a cot and a futon. The generous deck allows you to watch the deer and other animals right in the back yard. An enclosed front porch keeps you dry and bug free while still enjoying the wildlife. July provides one of the most brilliant displays of Lighting Bugs in the world. Almost as good as the movie, AVITAR.
The interior consists of a dinning room adjacent to the kitchen. The living room connects to both kitchen and dinning room with a very functional wood burning stove. New washer and dryer in the laundry area.
Keywords: Private fishing/swimming pond. 3 miles to Kinzua Lake Marina, 22 miles to Seneca Casino, 30 miles to Chautauqua Inst. Grounds. Several golf courses nearby. Great hunting and fishing. Visit Amish Country.
I work for American Airlines. I will be there to meet you and personally show you the details of our 'Camp'. For those who want to rent during hunting season I can be your local guide and cook (as space dictates).
Ted Kammire purchased this cabin in 1939
Our family 'Camp' has been our summer getaway for 4 generations. Secluded in the woods, it's where we learned to swim and also sail and water ski on the Allegheny Resevoir. Surrounded by thousands of acres of NYS wildlife management land, it is a great hunting lodge for deer and turkey seasons
The whole insides have been renovated with wood flooring and new appliances in the kitchen and laundry. Summer Festivals abound with annual POW WOW Seneca Indian Reservation at Salamanca, NY. Big name entertainment at the Seneca Indian Casino. Chatauqua Grounds bring in Boston Pops and fine culture, Off Broadway Plays and ballet. During hunting season, you can hunt both NY and PA as we are a half mile from the PA border. September and October provides some of the most beautiful Autumn colors. Panoramic views of the Alleghany Mountain's Fall Foliage.
Chautauqua Institute - 35 miles
Seneca Casino - 25 miles
Alleghany State Park - 15 miles
|Refundable damage deposit
Minimum stay for Summer rental is 3 weeks
Minimum fee is $800. A $100 damage protection fee/deposit required to save your dates. Payment up front upon occupancy. The $100 damage protection fee will be mailed back after inspection. I will personally meet with you to explain specific operating procedures for the property.


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Each year our church makes a quilt to be auctioned off during our Lottie Moon Auction. It is usually the item which brings in the most money and highly anticipated throughout the year. If you want to see pictures of some of the quilts through the years, you can look at this post. The quilts pictured on this page are only the ones we have made during the time I have been the quilt project manager. The earlier quilts had more appliqué, but we have tried to keep things simpler because most of the people working on our quilts do not consider themselves quilters.
For the next few weeks whenever I am at home and my eyes and fingers will let me, I will be doing a mad dash of hand quilting to attempt to finish this quilt in time. We usually show it at church the Sunday before the auction, but, since that Sunday is usually a low attendance Sunday because it is the Sunday after Thanksgiving, I try to show it the previous Sunday also. This year I don't think that is going to be possible.
Due to the kind of quilting we are doing in the borders and the blank blocks (at least that is what I'm calling them), it is taking us longer to get this one quilted than usual. Maybe if I work like crazy this weekend, I'll get us closer.
Below are some pictures of how the quilting looks. Remember the marking chalk is still there, so the quilting won't be quite as pronounced once it is washed.


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A small selection of films created by Venice Arts' students over the last several years. They range from quirky portraits and poignant, personal stories, to documentary and journalistic storytelling, to camera-less animation and experimental film. Click on comment and let the young filmmaker's know what you think about their work. If you especially enjoyed someone's film, click on the name or profile pic to read a bio and see more of what they've created!
Films made by Chris Rojas
while at the California State Summer School for the Arts in 2011.
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Adrian and Alejandra: A Portrait
During the summer of 2010, I had the chance to go to CalArts and attend the InnerSpark camp for filmmaking. I gained a great deal of knowled ...
Tapping Into The Tap: Fountains For Youth
Alyssa explores why teenagers don't drink water at their Merced-area high school, and what might turn that around.
Voices of Venice: The Boardwalk
"Everything's allowed in Venice." Meet Sunny, Metal Ball Man, and The World's Greatest Wino in this ...
Right Here, On Venice Pier
A documentary short about a longtime fisherman at Venice Pier, who casts his line for sustenance and for peace of mind.
ART MENTORING By Tal
Home Is Where You Find It
This trailer of the 27-minute documentary short, Home Is Where You Find It, is directed by 16-year old Alcides Soares, from Mozambique. It t ...
Daughter's Last Wish
This short film was written and directed by Iternite, a student in the 2014 Filmmaking Workshop at Venice Arts.
Daydream Believer
A narrative short about the power of dreams, written and directed by students aged 12-14 in the Beginning Filmmaking Workshop at Venice Arts ...


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Green Teacher 88, Spring 2010
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First Person Singular: Documenting Climate Change by Lauren G. McClanahan
Yup'ik high school students in Alaska, disturbed by the signs and symptoms of climate change in their far northern village, came up with a creative ways to communicate these concerns to a group of student teachers in Washington state. Similar projects elsewhere could serve to strengthen the writing skills of middle and high school students, while giving pre-service teachers exposure to real student writing, and voicing local environmental issues to a wider audience
Sustainable Futures: An Interdisciplinary Unit at the Australian Science and Maths School by Cat Stone and Andy Stone
Students at a specialized senior science and math high school in Australia enjoy an interdisciplinary curriculum, within a new building where more than half of the floor spaces is comprised of open-concept Learning Commons. The authors describe in detail the sustainable gardens project that asks students to consider local conditions in choosing their design and which flora and fauna to include. Includes a rubric which can be applied to similar projects elsewhere
Introducing Biomimicry by Dorna L. Schroeter
Activities for elementary, middle, and high school students which examine products that use less energy and have fewer toxic components because they are inspired by designs in nature. Integrating the hopeful science of biomimicry into the curriculum provides opportunities for creative problem-solving exercises that challenge them to think, to ask questions and to create in a collaborative setting
Stop the E-Waste Crisis: Engaging the Technological Generation by Kenji O'Brien
An introduction to the topic of electronic waste, created by technological obsolescence. A condensed 90-minute lesson plan on e-waste for grades 7 – 12 uses multiple media to analyze the e-waste crisis from the perspectives of environmental justice, toxicology, civic engagement and 'green' chemistry
Bringing Children Back to Nature by Janet Barlow
Five activities for children aged 4 – 13 developed by outdoor educator Joseph Cornell. The activities follow the principles of Cornell's "Flow Learning" to gently guide participants into deeper and more profound experiences of nature through the following principles: "awaken enthusiasm"; "focus attention"; "direct experience"; and "share inspiration"
Map Interpretation and the Language of Maps by Bert Murphy
A basic introduction to maps in environmental education, and the techniques of how to map a natural area
Getting Down and Dirty: Studying Soil Samples from Around the Country by Nanette L. Avery
An activity for upper elementary students in which soil samples from around the country are exchanged and evaluated. Students gain knowledge of the correlation between soil composition and different kinds of terrain, and why different soils have greatly varied qualities
Developing a Sense of Place Through Native Science Activities by Clifford E. Knapp (Free article)
Downloadable student worksheets are available for some of the activities in this article
Click here to download the worksheets
Twenty five basic activities inspired by the writings of people who have lived close to the land. These activities aim to develop a deeper sense of place by going beyond Western science to observe and interact with nature qualitatively as well as quantitatively
Educational Resources Reviewed
Our Incredible World video series (Pinegrove Productions)
Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau documentary and theatrical play (Michael Johnathon)
Native American Games book and activity kit (Nature Watch)
Water Detectives (National Film Board of Canada)
Weird Weather (Kate Evans)
101 Kid-Friendly Plants (Cindy Krezel)
The Hero's Trail (T.A. Barron)
A Kids' Guide to Climate Change & Global Warming: How to Take Action (Cathryn Berger Kaye)
This is My Planet: The Kids' Guide to Global Warming (Jan Thornhill)
Nature's Playground: Activities, Crafts, and Games to Encourage Children to Get Outdoors (Fiona Danks)
The 175 Best Camp Games: A Handbook for Learners (Kathleen Fraser, Laura Fraser, Mary Fraser, Bernice Lum)
Travels with Music DVD (Listen for Life Productions)
Night of the Spadefoot Toads (Bill Harley)
Leaving Simplicity (Claire Carmichael)
Waste = Food DVD (Rob Van Hattum)
A Native American Thought of It (Rocky Landon and David MacDonald)
The Inuit Thought of It (Alootook Ipellie and David MacDonald)
The Earth Charter in Action (Peter Corcoran et al., ed.)
Wind Wisdom Educator's Guide (Northeast Sustainable Energy Association)
The Migration of Birds: Seasons on the Wing (Janice M. Hughes)
Resisto Dancing: Songs of Compassionate Revolution Audio CD (Raffi Cavoukian)
Journey for the Planet (David Gershon)
Natural: Simple Land Art Through the Seasons (Marc Pouyet)


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Since the program began in 2010, the DEA and its state, local, and tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed more than 1.5 million pounds, or 774 tons, of medication from circulating.
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I love when readers give me ideas for UBN.
Recently Jennifer reached out to me with a concern that the name she is considering for a possible son is gaining popularity on girls.
Will Elliot (or Elliott) Become The Next Ashley?
I did do a post on the subject of gender crossover names that looked back in time: Whoa! These Were Once Boy Names!
But I haven't done a forward-looking post on gender-crossover names yet. Watch my take on the subject*:
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Because I didn't want to wait until Rob could tape me during daylight hours to get this out to you guys (the lighting in our house at night is hardly ideal for video), I experimented with my webcam. I think for the next one, I'm going to ask Rob to tape me because he did a great job.


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Candy Spelling has reignited her feud with her estranged daughter Tori Spelling, e-mailing a bizarre rant about the TV star to a celebrity news Web site.
The mother and daughter have waged a bitter war of words ever since TV mogul Aaron Spelling died in 2006, with Candy recently going public with the fact she has yet to meet her 13-month-old granddaughter.
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12/25/2007 3:51pm, #1
Mikhail Ryabko Lineage: A working hypothesis
From the start please note that this is my current hypothesis based on the best research I have at hand. The Russians are currently being very tight lipped about lineages, mostly because they are trying to clean up their bios. For the most part the contacts I have in Russia say that the founders of the various systems realize how their marketing has hurt them, and are trying to make things right. So I have been putting pieces together, and this is the picture I generally have forming in my head right now.
First we have the "Young Master" video which clearly demonstrates Mikhail learning something Asian, to me it looks a great deal like Kung-Fu, but aside from KMAs and Judo, I have no real experience with Asian MAs other than what I have seen at tourneys. However what is demonstrated in the Vid(and he was probably only a teen at the time) is definitely not Russian in origin.
Ok then we have his bio. Not the bio posted on the American sight, I do not know who does the posting there or where the information comes from, but from what his national representitive here in Israel told me and I quote, "the information there is not reliable." I do not hold Ryabko at all responsible for this as he neither reads nor speaks English. So his bio on the english version of his sight and the Russian side says the same
Mikhail Vasilevich Ryabko one of the founders and developer of Russian warrior traditions and also the main insrtructor of Systema - the martial art of ancient Russia. Born 6 th May, 1961 in Belorussia.
- In 1976 after completing form 8 he entered Agricultural and Technical School.
- From 1981 to 1983: Military service for USSR.
- From 1983 to 1993: he worked in the Security servise of tne Ministry of Interior Affairs of USSR, training security personnel from the Ministry.
- From 1989 to 1994: he started at the institute of Justice at the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
For ten years he served in special teams; participated in military operations, hostage release and he was an instructor at the centre of rapid response special teams.
Currently, works as an advisor for the Minister of Justice. Colonel of Internal Service. A veteran of military service and labour. Has state awards from the President of Russian Federation and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Awarded with personal named arms by the Ministry of Justice: Yuri Yakovlevich Chaika. Has been teaching Systema for over 20 years with students all over the world.
After that it says he served 10 years in the Ministry of Interior Affairs, or MVD. This is somewhat of a falsification(though a justifiable one). The MVD was an organ of state under the Tzars, and became the NKVD under Stalin. It then morphed into the KGB. No one in Russia today wants to really claim involvement with the KGB. They either say MVD or FSB(the two divisions that were made of the KGB's directorates after 1991). My guess is that Mikhail served eight years in the KGB and then the last two in the MVD. However due to the negative view most Russians have the KGB it would be rather stupid to put that on your bio.
Supporting evidence for him have been KGB/MVD is that he has been appointed a post by Putin(also ex-KGB) and 90% of his appointments have come from the KGB, and the other 10% were ex-GRU.
During the 1980s through the 1990's KGB/MVD/FSB were cross-trained in two fighting arts. The first was the classical Spirdinov system, that even today is held very tight to the vest by these two organizations.
Putin served in the KGB from 1975 until his resignation in 1991. This is an important fact for it gives a very strong clue to another source for Ryabko's style. Putin has stated often that Retuinskih was one of
his instructors. He has given Retuinskih an appointment to Russian Olympic Committee as overseer of RMA in Russia. For an easy access English language source for this see the Human Weapon Sambo episode. Why ROSS was on there I do not know, but it was, and they talk about it there. Therefore it is very likely that Ryabko also had some training under Retuinskih. Another note about this. I know that the AMERROSS and AARMACS people tried to claim bad blood between them but from my understanding that was contrived by that organization as an attempt to protect their "turf" in the US.
Except for the last two years of Ryabko's time in the KGB/MVD Retuinskih was a Kadochnikov instructors. In 1991 he changed the system greatly and developed ROSS. At this time all ties with Kadochnikov were severed. Retuinskih essentially taught the MVD and FSB and Kadochnikov taught the GRU.
I definitely think that Ryabko developed his own system based on trainings that he recieved. So it seems from what I have been able to piece together that the general influences were an unknown Asian MA, Combat Sambo,Spirdinov Style(aka Samoz), Kadochnikov Style and ROSS.
I am not sure that this was a complete list of influences. If anyone has any additional information or contradictions to any of this I would be happy to hear it, as I mean this more as a discussion starter than a final word.
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12/25/2007 6:39pm, #2Originally Posted by melkMost people do not do, but take refuge in theory and talk, thinking that they will become good in this way -- Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, II.4
12/25/2007 7:10pm, #3Originally Posted by jackrusher
12/25/2007 11:05pm, #4
That sounds very similar to a video that was referenced in a previous Ryabko Systema thread here on BSD. Unfortunately I can't recall whether there was an actual link to the video, or whether someone just described it.
12/26/2007 1:49am, #5
I remember that conspiracy theory too. It involved doctored photos and pay offs to the russian government. Funny stuff.Sumus extra manum tuam.
12/26/2007 3:43am, #6Originally Posted by mrblackmagic
12/26/2007 9:17am, #7
That was another previous thread. Someone asked, effectively, "is Ryabko really the ace ninja Spetz warrior he is claimed to be", which set the tone for some speculation about whether the photograph of him in the engineering or tanker uniform could have been photoshopped, etc. The conspiracy theorists came out to play briefly, but nothing much came of it.
12/26/2007 11:49am, #8
This is hearsay, and not having seen the actual tape, I can't verify any of this. But these are the counter points I've heard.
1. Mikail wasn't doing Kung Fu, but he was sparring someone who does Kung fu.
2. In the footage he's wearing a dogi and a belt, apparently this is because he was told he had to wear it.
I'd like to more about this subject. Meik, can't the dvd be ordered from Mikail's site?
Now I read this post on Vladimir's forum, the original poster had asked about Mikail's teacher:
[...]My knowledge of the subject is limited to what Mikhail had said during one of his seminars in Toronto. That is; it was his uncle, dads brother I think, that taught him the foundation of Systema. He then became part of spetznaz, not because of his knowledge of Systema but more due to his talents being recognized by a 'recruiter'. During his training his ability and knowledge of Systema grew.[...]
I think that whatever Mikail studied, he organized under the earlier principles he had learned when he was younger. For those that study Ryabko Systema, you'll know that many practicing here do the same thing today, with arts such as BJJ, etc. In the end, this may be what formed the style.
What's of interest to me is how old that initial principle based system (assuming it existed) was?
This is, of course, all hypothesis, and not being able to read or speak Russian (something I'm trying to remedy), I'm held back quite a bit in my research.
12/26/2007 12:41pm, #9Originally Posted by Tacitus
Regarding as far as him sparring a Kung-Fu guy. I have seen the whole video, he spars with three or four partners over what appears to be several years(judging by his size and physical development). The tape is cobbled together footage.
As far as ordering the video from Russia, he will not ship outside the FSU... don't know why. Or at least the last time I tried it couldn't be. Feel free to try. DVD in Russian is DVD. Click on the video and hit the order button. Google will even do a half decent job at translating the page for you. One of the guys I roll with here was going to his camp this summer, I am nagging him to bring me one back, but that is a long way off.
Tacitus, you quoted from the Vlad's forum:
My knowledge of the subject is limited to what Mikhail had said during one of his seminars in Toronto. That is; it was his uncle, dads brother I think, that taught him the foundation of Systema. He then became part of spetznaz, not because of his knowledge of Systema but more due to his talents being recognized by a 'recruiter'. During his training his ability and knowledge of Systema grew.
If it did happen my guess would be that it was Spirdinov. The reason for this is that the principles, and the huge similarity between it and Kadochnikov. Frankly, from the little I have been able to find out about Spirdinov's Samoz, it would seem that this is the foundation that Mikhail chose for his later development. If you want a detailed reason for that I would be happy to give one, however it will be longer and probably worth a post of its own.
Second this still smacks of some of the early TRS marketing, and frankly anything that came from there I find suspect. My general feeling is that they(TRS) probably took advantage of Russians who didn't/don't speak good/any english.
12/26/2007 1:39pm, #10
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I don't think that the general thrust of Ryabko's bio (learned from family with bodyguarding background, started service early) as understood in the US should be so easily dismissed. I have a missing piece of the puzzle that corroborates those elements pretty nicely.
I have trained under Viktor Sirotin here in Seattle since late 1996. Viktor came to the US in 1993 and sometime prior to that trained under Ryabko for 5yrs. This puts his latest start date with Ryabko at 1988. Viktor is at least 10yrs older than Ryabko and was already a very accomplished martial artist (multiple styles from boxing to aikido to other native russian styles) and military veteran at the time he was "asked" to go train with Ryabko. Viktor characterizes this training as "professional" and brutal. He went on to train body guards for Soviet VIPs. When the soviet union dissolved things got dicey among this population and after a couple of years he left for the US.
This is all of the info I have been able to get out of Viktor on the subject. Viktor teaches a small public group in Seattle. He is not involved with the larger "systema" community.
Relevant points:
1. Ryabko must have had quite a reputation at a very young age if older "professionals" were being sent to him for training when he was still in his 20s. In fact, in Viktor's earliest marketing for his class his bio stated the he had trained under the "legendary" Michael Ryabko. This was 1996 and we had no idea who this supposedly legendary person was.
2. There is definitely a body-guarding connection. This is of additional interest to me as a result of Melk's interesting inference above of a KGB background. As Melk has previously pointed out, back from the time of Stalin body-guards were provided by the 9th directorate of the KGB. There are dots here that may or may not connect.
Regarding the "Young Master" video. I have seen it and it looks to me like he is playing around, experimenting with things. Based on what we do know about the training of these soviet soldier fighters it would be suprising if he did not have significant experience in asian arts. They all seem to have trained in multiple styles.
At the risk of sounding like a nutrider I will close by saying that I have had the pleasure of training with one on one Ryabko. He operates at such a completely different level from anything I have felt that whatever his background is I can assure you it is profound. Viktor, who is proud man that does not give praise lightly, has said of Ryabko, "he is good, oh, he is good".
It is the experience of working with him and Vasiliev, I believe, that gets people in the systema Ryabko/Vasiliev community beyond questioning the bios. They come off as a couple of good men who are exceptionally skilled and insightful. The rest is details.
Postscript: I just reread this thread and noted that the info & dates I have from Viktor fit nicely with the bio details quoted by Melk above
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"Tons of Suspense and Twists!"
The North Koreans have new allies in their quest to unleash a nuclear fireball on their hated neighbors. And this time, they are about to succeed. Chechen rebels possess the prize the North Koreans desire more than anything else: nuclear warheads. The deal is done and the weapons are loaded on board a train. But this is no ordinary train. The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railroad in the world. Destination Pyongyang.
The Chinese have arrested a Buddhist monk on charges of espionage and sentenced him to death. Unknown to his captors, this is no ordinary monk. David Campbell is the stepson of the wealthy White House Chief of Staff. David turned his back on the trappings of Western civilization and adopted the lifestyle of a Tibetan Buddhist. The White House is adamant he must be brought home. However, they cannot involve American forces, in what would amount to an act of war on China. The solution? Echo Six.


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The Times (of London) columnist Mick Jones reports the saga of one Edward Atkinson…
It is bad enough that you can be refused medical treatment on the NHS for eating, drinking or smoking too much. Now it seems that you can be denied an operation for protesting too much in support of your religious or political beliefs.
Edward Atkinson, a 75-year-old anti-abortion activist, was jailed recently for 28 days for sending photographs of aborted foetuses to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk. That draconian sentence was not deemed punishment enough: the hospital has banned Mr Atkinson from receiving the hip replacement operation he was expecting.
Just as a reminder, Queen Elizabeth Hospital is owned and operated by the British government.


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9th > April > 2009 Archive
GPS drives father to murder
A man in North America shot his five children dead before turning the gun on himself after GPS technology helped him to discover that his wife was cheating on him.
Trekkies enjoy surprise Star Trek premiere
Fans of Star Trek in Texas got an unexpected treat on Monday when they became the first to see the much-anticipated new film.
Novell's openSUSE does ARM Linux
Commercial Linux distributor Novell today announced that the openSUSE Project, which drives the development variant of its Linux, will support the creation and packaging of various Linuxes for ARM processors using the openSUSE Build Service version 1.6.
Sonar causes (temporary) deafness in dolphins
Exposure to military sonar may cause temporary hearing loss in bottlenose dolphins, scientists at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology have found.
Hadoop - Why is Google juicing Yahoo! search?
It's the Google equivalent of the everlasting gobstopper. And for some reason, the Mountain View Chocolate Factory has encouraged a knockoff industry among its Slugworthian rivals.
Isilon's EMEA boss leaves
Isilon may be sending chief technology officer Paul Rutherford to run its Europe, Middle East and Africa operations, after the departure of Steve Jenkins, VP and general manager for Isilon EMEA, according to industry sources.
Ofcom guns for Hollywood with roaming vid
UK regulator Ofcom has put together a video to remind the public to be careful using a mobile phone abroad, as roaming rates are still unreasonably high and legislation is still being enacted.
Apple sued over iPhone, MacBook multi-touch tech
Hold onto your iPhones, because a Taiwanese touch-sensitive technology firm is suing Apple over claims that the Mac maker used its multi-touch patents without permission.
AP orders affiliate to pull embedded YouTube vids
The Associated Press is evidently as good as its word when it comes to enforcing a clampdown on unauthorised use of its material - so much so that it recently ordered an affiliate radio station to remove embedded videos taken from its official YouTube channel.
Russian schoolgirl invents inertioid-driven Venus rover
A Russian schoolgirl has wowed the crowds at an exhibition of youthful scientific inventions by rolling out a high-tech Venus rover, Pravda reports.
Apple reportedly coughs to plastic MacBook crack conundrum
Apple has quietly told its hardware servicing partners to fix MacBooks with hairline cracks in the machines' plastic covering, it has been claimed.
Microsoft ordered to pay $388m patent infringement damages
Microsoft was slapped with a $388m patent infringement fine yesterday, following a lengthy legal row with anti-piracy software vendor Uniloc.
NASA astronaut goes a-Twittering
NASA astronaut Mike Massimino has been indulging in some light Twittering ahead of his upcoming trip to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
Traffic info goes mobile
The Highways Agency has launched a service to provide traffic information from its website to mobile phones and other portable devices
Summary care records - you might die, but they never will
Patients can decide whether or not to have their Summary Care Records included on the NHS national database, but if they change their mind afterwards there is no way to delete the record.
US outlines secretive international piracy deal
The world's major economic powers are considering whether to involve internet service providers (ISPs) in fighting copyright infringement and how to stop pirated material crossing borders, according to documents released by the US Government.
Bidders 'plot Nortel break up'
Nokia Siemens Networks, Avaya and Siemens Enterprise Communications are bidding to carve up Canadian networking giant Nortel - which is currently in bankruptcy protection - according to a report.
MySpace rant was not private, rules US Court of Appeal
A student who wrote an unflattering diatribe about her hometown on MySpace has lost a claim that its republication by a local paper invaded her privacy. She might yet prove that its wider dissemination was an intentional infliction of emotional distress.
P2P eavesdrop 'guilt by association attack' developed
US engineering researchers say they have identified a new privacy threat to users of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks such as BitTorrent and (perhaps) Skype. Obligingly, however, they have freely released a protective plugin designed to work with a popular torrent client.
Ricoh CX1
ReviewThe performance of compact cameras has greatly improved over the years, largely as a result of advances in auto technology. Improved autofocus, white balance and exposure systems mean that most pictures will turn out sharp and correctly exposed, while face- and smile-detection systems mean you're more likely to snap your subject's face rather than the tree behind.
Conficker botnet stirs to distribute update payload
The Conficker superworm is stirring, with the spread of a new variant that spreads across P2P and drops a payload. It is thought to update machines infected by earlier strains of the worm.
The Quick - and the Dead in the Water
CommentQuick by name, and for once, quick by nature. The speedy resignation of assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, following his inadvertent public exposure of secret documents detailing a highly sensitive counter-terror operation, has probably saved the Police and Home Office an Easter of recriminations and back-biting.
New e-crime units nabs nine banking Trojan suspects
Nine suspects in a banking Trojan case have been arrested by specialist cybercops from the UK's new Police Central E-Crime Unit (PCeU).
PETA pitches for
Pet Shop Animal Shelter Boys
The Pet Shop Boys have said they're "unable to agree" to a request by animal rights organisation PETA to change their name to "Animal Shelter Boys".
HK movie star porn snap thief faces trial
The man allegedly responsible for copying and distributing 1,300 compromising photos of Hong Kong film star Edison Chen has pleaded not guilty to "three charges of obtaining access to a computer with a view to making dishonest gain".
How to address the two key challenges with virtualization
This week we have curated three papers from the Reg Whitepaper Collection that concern themselves with various aspects of server and data centre performance.
Whitehall to train pro-West Islamic groups to game Google
ExclusiveWhitehall officials will train pro-West Islamic groups to manipulate their Google search ranking in an attempt to drown out extremist voices online, The Register has learned.
LG launches first 'Freesat inside' TV
Earlier this year LG pledged to start integrating Freesat tuners into some of its TVs. And now the firm's made good on its promise by launching the LF7700 series.
Xbox Live downloads for sale on Amazon
If you're too lazy to walk to the shops to buy your brother a videogame giftcard for his birthday, then the process is now as easy as logging onto Amazon and printing out a code.
Samsung phone named after northern city
When naming a handset after a city, phone manufacturers usually pick somewhere glamorous like Vegas or NYC. But Samsung's executives have clearly spent too long drinking in one university's infamous student union, because it's rumoured the firm's inked plans to call an upcoming phone the Preston.
Brits not sold on eco handsets
Several handset manufacturers have already started marketing eco-friendly mobile phones, but a new survey's discovered that only a small minority of Brits are actually sold on so-called eco phones.
Microsoft wraps Live Search in chicken and breadcrumbs
Microsoft has cranked up the PR machine by releasing a little more detail about the forthcoming revamp of its Google-wannabe Live Search brand.
Naming the Palm Prē: Strategy Boutique OD's on joss-sticks
We're sure you were all wondering just how Palm came up with the paradigm-busting name for its much-anticipated, iPhone-annihilating Prē smartphone. The answer is it didn't - it asked a Strategy Boutique to do it.
Obama science chief: Geo-engineer to save Gaia!
If we can develop the scientific knowledge needed to change the climate for the benefit of humanity, and change it in a controlled manner, shouldn't we be trying to do it? Is it so different from developing antibiotics? Remarks this week by Obama's chief science advisor John Holdren have reopened the debate.
16 teams to field 24 e-bikes in 'zero-emission' TT race
'Leccy TechIt turns out that the TTxGP e-bike trial may be worth watching after all. At the official launch of the event, the organiser announced that 24 bikes from 16 teams will be on the start line of the Isle of Man course for the first ever zero-emission TT race on 12 June.
France rejects Three Strikes
French legislators have rejected the 'Hadopi' bill which would terminate the internet connections of copyright infringers. Assembly members (not The Sénat, or upper house, as previously stated) rejected the measure by 21-15 in a poorly attended vote, a week after the lower house passed the measure.
Denon spins out vinyl-to-MP3 turntable
However you try and package it, ancient, scratch-prone vinyl just ain't hip. So digitise those decades-old discs with Denon's time-travelling turntable.
In-car Twittering on the rise?
OnStar recently denied it was designing an in-car gadget for voice-activated Twittering from behind the wheel. But such a gadget could well prove handy, because it's been discovered that Tweeting on the move is an alarmingly common driver activity.
UK.gov delays new data breach powers
The government has failed to meet its own deadlines to bring in new powers for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) to fine companies who lose personal data.
UK police bust lottery scam centre in Somerset
Police have busted a bogus lottery winner scam, following a raid on a cheque processing and clearing house in Somerset.
Who snapped first?
Last week's damp squib G20 protests have finally thrust an issue into the spotlight - just not the one the organizers or the state might have expected.
Firm debuts flashing 'phones
Playing music loudly is the universally accepted way for iPod-clad commuters to annoy other passengers. But there's another way: a pair of earphones that flash in time to the beat.
Microsoft loses data centre head
Silicon Valley outfit Digital Realty Trust has poached Microsoft's containerised data centre architect, Michael Manos.
US mobile carriers want more devices, fewer OSes
Yes, the carriers want new business models and partners as their traditional wireless voice and data markets saturate, but these must work within the cellco assumptions, expanding the operators' total addressable markets while engaging in a clear profit share. In other words, not Skype.
Microsoft puts
Sun's Tremblay in SiArch
There are so many things that software giant Microsoft could do with a seasoned chip designer of the caliber of Marc Tremblay, it's a wonder Sun would ever let him get away in the first place.
Facebook in Pirate Bay block Fail
Facebook is trying to keelhaul links to Pirate Bay torrents on its website, just one week after the popular file-sharing repository made it easier for users to share them on their Facebook profiles.
Apple eyes new-age iPhone answering machine
An Apple patent application published Thursday by the US Patent and Trademark Office describes adding video answering-machine capability to the company's iChat messaging application, including extending remote video messaging to the iPhone.
Google money machine defies common sense
As the economy continues to shrink, Google continues to crank the dial on its top-secret money machine.
Cisco shells out $105m for Tidal
That didn't take long. Networking giant and server wannabee Cisco Systems has forked over $105m in cash and retention incentives to acquire Tidal Software, a privately held maker of job scheduling, application performance management, and IT process automation tools known collectively as Intersperse.
Intel committed to mobile Linux, despite core dump
Linux FCSIntel remains committed to its mobile Linux project, it has said, despite handing over supervision to the Linux Foundation.
Nehalem aces OLTP test on HP iron
Yes, Nehalem is fast.
Microsoft downsizes Seadragon and Photosynth brains
Hip project names and cool logos have their price it seems, and Microsoft's Live Labs - incubator to Seadragon, Photosynth, Deepfish, and Volta - is too expensive for this economy.
GooTube unfurls Universal video player, website
YouTube and Universal Media Group said today they've formed a pact to make their own separate music video website called "Vevo" featuring ad-funded UMG content.


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September 30, 2008
MSI Systems Integrators Achieves Cisco Master Unified Communications and Cisco Master Security Specializations
MSI Systems Integrators, Inc. (MSI), a leading comprehensive solution provider of hardware, software, and services announced today that it has achieved both the Master Unified Communications Specialization and the Master Security Specialization from Cisco(R). MSI is one of a small number of Cisco partners worldwide to hold both the Master Unified Communications and Security designations. These designations recognize MSI as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support highly sophisticated Cisco unified communications and security solutions.
"Achieving these specializations is a credit to the quality of the engineering and sales specialists that make up our Networking team," said Jim Simpson, president and CEO, MSI. "The specializations recognize the quality of work and experience that MSI brings to the table when assisting clients with any of their networking needs.""As the network becomes the platform for driving communications and innovation, our customers are demanding an enhanced set of skills and capabilities from channel partners," said Edison Peres, senior vice president and chief go-to-market officer for worldwide channels at Cisco. "MSI's investment in Master Unified Communications and Master Security Specializations ranks them among the industry's elite."
To achieve the Master Unified Communications and Security Specializations, resale channel partners must first attain the Advanced Unified Communications and Security Specializations. Partners must then meet a series of stringent requirements in three categories: technology capabilities, sales expertise, and Cisco Lifecycle Services. Partners must possess a number of Cisco and industry-standard technical certification requirements, provide customer references that document Cisco-prescribed design and deployment capabilities, and show evidence that they have the infrastructure to support a full menu of Lifecycle Services offerings and capabilities.
More information regarding the Master Unified Communications Specialization can be found at: www.cisco.com/web/partners/program/specializations/ucom/master/
More information about the Master Security Specialization can be found at: www.cisco.com/web/partners/program/specializations/security/master/
The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then validates their skills through a third-party audit. Cisco resale partner certifications--Select, Premier, Silver and Gold--represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner's ability to deliver integrated networking solutions. Cisco resale partner specializations--SMB, Express, Advanced and Master--reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies. Cisco master specializations provide MSI access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.
About MSI Systems Integrators, Inc.:
MSI Systems Integrators helps companies make their businesses better by providing IT Optimization, Enterprise Security, Unified Communications, Business Intelligence, Business Integration, Business Continuity, Content Management and Open Source Solutions. A leading provider of hardware, software, and services, MSI has deep technical skills and partners with technology leaders such as Cisco, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Symantec, and VMware to provide world-class business solutions that help companies be more responsive, productive, and resilient. MSI is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska with offices throughout the United States. For more information about MSI, please visit www.msiinet.com or call 800-640-4674, extension 2394.
Cisco, the Cisco logo and Cisco Systems are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc. in the United States and certain other countries.


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Joe Johnson scored 21 points, Bibby and Josh Smith each added 15, and Atlanta shook off that woeful beginning to beat Miami with ease Friday night, 87-73.
"That's the best I've seen them play defensively," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said after his team allowed its fewest points in a game this season. "It was a total team effort across the board."
Maurice Evans scored 12 points and Al Horford finished with 10 rebounds for the Hawks, who scored the final 14 points of the third quarter, blowing open the game on the way to snapping a three-game losing streak.
Dwyane Wade had 21 points and eight rebounds for Miami, which lost for the first time in five games. The Heat missed nine straight shots during one second-half lull, plus were outscored 23-4 in fast-break points and were a mere 4-for-10 from the foul line, compared with Atlanta's 24-for-32.
"We came out like we were supposed to, with a lot of energy," Wade said. "But this is a good team. They didn't get rattled at all. They came back and made plays and got back in the game."
Mario Chalmers scored 14 points and Daequan Cook added 13 for Miami, which finished with its second-lowest scoring total of the season.
The Heat held Atlanta to 38 percent shooting. Problem was, Miami only connected on 39 percent of its shots.
"They shot a terrible percentage, too," said Heat forward Udonis Haslem. "We just didn't defend. We fouled and put them on the line. I think they shot about three times as many free throws as we did. That's where the game was won."
Wade came in averaging 34.7 points over his last six games but missed nine straight shots at one point.
"We just tried to make it tough on him," Johnson said. "We just tried to make those other guys beat us."
Miami was without rookie forward Michael Beasley, who sat out with the flu. It was the first game missed this season by Beasley, who is Miami's second-leading scorer behind Wade.
And yes, it's still relatively early, but both sides gave the game a certain significance.
The win - just Atlanta's third in Miami since Nov. 1, 1996, a span of 24 games - left the Hawks alone in second in the Southeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference, the spots the Heat would have occupied by winning.
"Big game tonight," Cook said to no one in particular as he walked through the locker room before tipoff.
Early on, the Heat looked ready, too.
Miami's game-opening run was its best start this season, by far. And after 7 minutes, the Heat were shooting a sizzling 8-for-12, running out to an 18-5 lead.
It didn't last.
Over the rest of the half, they were 9-for-32. That 13-point cushion was long gone by intermission, and once the Hawks started rolling, Miami couldn't offer any resistance.
"We understand that anything is possible when we have three more quarters," Smith said. "It was early on. We didn't give up on ourselves. We're a resilient team when it comes to fighting back."
Atlanta had 10 fast-break points in the third quarter alone - compared with zero by Miami - and outscored the Heat 14-0 over the final 3:59 of the period.
Johnson had 11 points in that quarter, only four fewer than the entire Heat roster, and the Hawks pushed the margin to 75-55 when Zaza Pachulia's baseline jumper dropped with 55 seconds left in the third.
Pachulia ended the quarter by trying a desperation, one-handed, 80-footer: It didn't miss by much.
"It became a real grind-out, toughness-type game," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "They were able to respond and grind it out and turn an ugly game into a victory."
The Heat are hopeful Beasley will play Sunday at Memphis. ... Bibby shot a layup over the top of the backboard late in the first half, trying to drop a very-high archer over the outstretched arms of Wade and Udonis Haslem. ... Miami was 8-0 when leading after the first quarter. The Heat were up 25-20 after the first 12 minutes Friday. ... Heat vice president of player personnel Chet Kammerer will have the court at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, Calif. named for him Saturday. Kammerer coached there from 1975 through 1992.
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I've got a view block using the calendar and showing upcoming events.
All the events in the calendar have a date greater than now() so I always have the calendar, in month view, starting with this month. This is what I would expect given that this is just in effect showing a date sorted list of nodes.
I'm getting complaints from the users that when they click on a given event, not in the current month, the mini calendar still shows the current month, which is not the month that the event being viewed is in.
SO, it's September now, so my mini calendar shows September. If I click on an event in November, I want the mini calendar, in a block on the page, to show November.
I'm guessing the answer is in contextual filters, but I've been unable to work out how to get this to work. Any help much appreciated.
Comment #2AdamGerthel CreditAttribution: AdamGerthel commented
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I've been trying to do the exact same thing. Date offers contextual filters, but the only values accessible are node created, edited etc. Would be very useful to be able to get the value of a date based on the node being viewed.
Comment #3krem CreditAttribution: krem commented
I managed to do it following this method and overwritting the mini calendar link
Basically you pass the date as an argument so it can be used by the contextual filter.
I hope it helps ;)