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Congressional investigators probing the controversial "Fast and Furious" anti-gun-trafficking operation on the border with Mexico believe at least six Mexican drug cartel figures involved in gun smuggling also were paid FBI informants, officials said Saturday.
The investigators have asked the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration for details about the alleged informants, as well as why agents at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which ran the Fast and Furious operation, were not told about them.
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Judge Nix Quits
"Judge Kenneth Nix announced Tuesday that he will retire on Oct. 4, the day of his 71st birthday, according to stories by the Fulton County Daily Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Marietta Daily Journal. Nix told the Marietta Daily Journal in an earlier story that, after the photo shoot with the two women, he 'flicked them both on the fanny.' The newspaper published the lap photo.
'That was a stupid, stupid mistake,' Nix told the Marietta Daily Journal. 'I don't think that's sexual harassment. I think it's stupid of me to do it. It may be improper touching, but it's not to be such that you know I should be whatever.'
The women, Assistant District Attorney Susan Treadaway and deputy investigator Glenda Roberts, said in a statement that what happened during the photo shoot was 'more serious than reported,' the Marietta Daily Journal says. The women said they had visited Nix's office to say good-bye to him after a courtroom reassignment.
'The judge asked us to sit on his knee just like he does to other female attorneys every Christmas when he is wearing his Santa Claus suit. He is a 70-year-old man and even though we both were reluctant to grant his request, it is sometimes difficult to say no to a grandfatherly figure and it would have been awkward. What happened later was a crime when he inappropriately touched us. What occurred was more serious than was reported.'
Nix told the Fulton County Daily Report that he is resigning to avoid an investigation into his conduct. According to the story, 'He said he also feared an exploration into possibly other issues that could embarrass him and his family.' District Attorney Patrick Head and the two women say they did not file an ethics complaint against the judge or take any legal action. Head said Nix's retirement is 'disturbing' and he is 'a well-respected jurist and has served with distinction for many years.'
The vice-chair of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, Judge John Allen of Muscogee County Superior Court, echoed that assessment. 'I've known Ken for many years,' he told the Fulton County Daily Report. 'He is one of the finest judges and persons I've ever had the privilege of knowing. His retirement will be a loss to the public.'"
This is bullshit. The apologists for Nix, and Nix's minimization of his sexual harassment of the public servants under his authority enrages me. Women attorneys, women in the workplace do not deserve to be treated this way. This guy was pulling this bullshit for years. Good riddance.
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- AnonymousAugust 12, 2010 at 10:58 AM
I agree!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Bad Lawyer, Worse Journalist, at least you are consistent in your incompetence. You have no idea what you are talking about. Please stick to the few small areas of life and law about which you may have some modicum of actual knowledge, however minimal.ReplyDelete
Anon @ 12:23--ReplyDelete
Thank you for your insigihts, whatever they are apart from insulting me. Frankly, I'm beyond insult, fire away--but, you sound like you think you possess some insight. So share it.
I'll tell you why I "know" that Judge Nix has been at this "for years." For three decades I represented victims of sex abuse and harrassment, perpetrators are opportunistic actors, they don't just "flick" a couple of asses late in their careers. This old shit was taking advantage of any opportunity he had to gratify his childish ego by groping females.
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Furthermore, coverage emerging from Georgia is showing precisely this.
- AnonymousAugust 12, 2010 at 1:22 PM
The AJC quotes a local lawyer, "{the Judge} comes from an era that the term 'sexual harassment,' that sort of thing, wasn't thought of," Korn said. "It was just a way of doing business. He's still living a bit in the old school."ReplyDelete
Thank you for the quote from Mr. Korn, so are you suggesting that this Judge was a serial offender? Imagine that.
This judge needs to take some sort of anaphrodisiac with his morning coffee.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2010 at 11:36 PM
yeah, go judge a man who you don't know. that's fair. you are a terrible journalist mate. he was a good man living in a different time. not a villian, but certainly out of his time. and clearly you have not looked into the details of this situation either. the cyberworld would be better off without you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 11:58 AM
My nephew Sherman Miller has been lock-up for almost 3 years waiting on Judge Nix and the woman who made the claim against him has recanted all of her statements as being not true. And this lawyer just took my sisters money. and this is the 2nd lawyer she has paid. And Sherman Miller is still setting in Smith prison Glennville Ga,30427 E-1 1000113825 can someone give advice we are out of money my email is firstname.lastname@example.com
- AnonymousDecember 28, 2011 at 6:25 PM
The sexual misconduct is the least of what this man has done, or other judges in Cobb County, GA. What he is hiding has nothing to do with his phallus... it has to do with fraud and racketeering.ReplyDelete
I KNEW IT !!!! You know my situation...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2013 at 10:37 AM
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OTTAWA — When Trevor Tuckwell and his son Taryn are out in public, few people realize that the Victoria, B.C., father has full custody of his 11-year-old son.
"People generally assume I have him for the weekend," Tuckwell said. "When people find out (I'm a single father), they're always surprised."
Yet, they shouldn't be. The latest census data, released Wednesday morning, confirmed what was first seen in the last census: men are slowly closing the gender gap in lone-parent families, with the rate of single fathers increasing at more than two-and-a-half times the rate of single mothers between 2006 and 2011.
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How well they do financially is not entirely clear. The census didn't track their earnings; that data will come out next year with the findings from the National Household Survey.
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Five manufacturers of security technologies have teamed up to provide safety and security at the 72nd Annual Little League Baseball World Series (LLBWS) for the players, coaches and fans. For the first time, BriefCam and Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS Company are joining Axis Communications, Lenel and Milestone Systems to provide video surveillance systems, access control and network connectivity for the 10-day tournament.
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Axis Communications has provided technology for the Little League for nine years and is providing AXIS Q6128-E PTZ Network Camera, a compact, outdoor-ready PTZ dome, offering 4K resolution at 30 frames per second, 12x optical zoom and autofocus. The 4K resolution provides four times as much detail as the standard HDTV 1080p resolution, improving the video quality significantly. Both of these cameras will be integrated into the scoreboard in Lamade Stadium.
"Each year we look forward to evolving the security system by leveraging the newest technology in the industry," Robert Muehlbauer, senior manager, business development partner ecosystem at Axis Communications, said in a prepared statement. "The total solution provides a comprehensive system to help keep players and fans safe so they can enjoy America's favorite pastime, baseball. We are proud to collaborate with all of the companies involved and to continue our work with Little League Baseball."
For the 20th consecutive year, Lenel, a leading provider in advanced security systems, will provide its OnGuard access control platform. Players, coaches, officials, staff and vendors are all enrolled in the system and receive a photo identification badge providing access to predetermined areas. The system is integrated with the Axis surveillance cameras so when someone presents a badge at one of the access card readers, live video and the cardholder's photo are displayed on a nearby monitor, allowing a guard to authenticate the identification.
Milestone is providing its XProtect Corporate video management software, which is installed along with a Milestone Husky™ M500A NVR as one of the recording servers. The XProtect Smart Client interface includes advancements in system performance by leveraging the processing power of NVIDIA GPU cards for measurable hardware acceleration, enabling more concurrent High Definition or Ultra HD video streams on high-resolution monitors. The LLBWS is also using the XProtect® Smart Wall for viewing and sending pertinent video to monitors around the facilities, including a mobile command center. BriefCam is embedded in the XProtect Smart Client with a dedicated screen tab for easy access to search hours of video in just minutes.
"It's truly inspiring to see the open platform community of partners coming together for this great international family event, ensuring safety through ongoing technology innovations," Jeremy Scott, strategic alliances manager, Americas for Milestone Systems, said in the announcement. "Every year brings new winners — on the field, in the stands and behind the scenes."
Yale Locks & Hardware announced that smart locks from its Assure Lock line can now be connected to Comcast's Xfinity Home service, its home security and home automation solution, when purchased with a Yale Zigbee Network Module.
"We're delighted to partner with Xfinity Home and have our Assure Lock line play a critical role securing front doors across the country," Jason Williams, president, ASSA ABLOY U.S. Residential Group, which includes Yale Residential, said in the announcement. "Xfinity Home customers can now connect an Assure Lock that's right for them and control access and secure their homes from the Xfinity Home mobile app."
The Yale Assure Lock line is an extensive series of smart locks that offers homeowners the choice of key-free or keyed locks in both touchscreen and pushbutton versions, all in a choice of three finishes. Four compatible Assure Locks with a Zigbee Network Module (available for purchase separately or with the lock) can be added to the Xfinity Home mobile app. Xfinity Home customers who already own a compatible Assure Lock can purchase a Yale Zigbee Network Module separately and easily add the device onto the Xfinity platform.
When Yale's smart lock is integrated into an Xfinity Home system, the door locks can be controlled and monitored from anywhere using the Xfinity Home mobile app (iOS or Android). Users can remotely lock and unlock doors, check lock status, and create rules such as receive a notification if the door is unlocked after 8:30 p.m. Additionally, Xfinity Home customers with the X1 voice remote can say, "Lock the front door" to lock their compatible Yale Assure Lock.
"Smart door locks can be a meaningful home security addition, especially when combined with other IoT devices like cameras," Patti Loyack, vice president, IP services, and home automation, for Comcast Cable, said in a prepared statement. "Xfinity's platform gives consumers the ability to manage and control all of their smart devices in one unified experience and we're excited to give our customers even more choice by integrating the Assure Lock line from Yale."
Yale Assure Lock line with Zigbee is now available to Xfinity Home's more than 1.2 million subscribers through the Works with Xfinity program.
LAKE FOREST, Calif.—National Monitoring Center, part of the Netwatch Group, recently welcomed Grant Graham back to the team as its vice president of dealer relations. Graham will be responsible for the leadership of dealers and dedicated to their success.
Graham previously served as NMC's operations manager from 2001 to 2016. As operations manager, he skillfully and successfully oversaw all daily aspects of NMC's multifaceted, nationwide operation.
Most recently, Graham served as Brinks Home security's senior director of monitoring operations where he oversaw many elements of the company's operations, was responsible for reducing costs, and increased service level for alarm response by over 10 percent and inbound calls by 24 percent, NMC noted in its announcement.
"NMC has a long history of dedication to ahead-of-industry technological solutions and valuable partnerships which lead to the formation of Netwatch Group, and we apply that same dedication in our efforts to build a powerful, synergistic team at NMC. This is why we are thrilled to have Grant Graham on the team. Grant has a proven record of building long-term business relationships and has been instrumental in facilitating growth on numerous levels. His knowledge, drive, and winning attitude are assets that will complement and enhance NMC's ability to meet the needs of our dealers as we continue to provide more attractive services," Woodie Andrawos, NMC President, said in a prepared statement.
Graham's combined experience and understanding of NMC culture and mission make him an excellent fit for this role, NMC said.
"I am excited to be taking on this new role as VP of dealer relations at NMC. It is wonderful to partner with a company focused on organizational growth and constant improvement. I look forward to having an impact on dealer success and helping them successfully navigate the market, acquire new agreements, deliver new products offerings, and leverage the wealth of dealer support available at NMC," Graham said in the announcement.
Access-control-as-a-service (ACaaS) market revenues will increase to $950 million by 2022, and global mobile credential downloads are forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 100 percent from 2017 to 2022, according to recent findings from IHS Markit.
The London-based research firm found that small and medium-sized businesses are the leading adopters of ACaaS solutions, accounting for 21 percent of market revenues in 2017, with around 20 percent of the current installed base of access control readers will be mobile capable by 2022.
"Demand for ACaaS has grown rapidly over the past five years, and this growth is expected to continue," Jim Dearing, senior analyst, security and building technology, IHS Markit, said in the announcement of the findings. "While there have been relatively few attempts to combine ACaaS solutions with mobile access, despite their apparent synergies, this type of integration will become more common over the next five years."
Dearing pointed to following key benefits of integrating ACaaS and mobile access:
• A significant segment of ACaaS end users opt for fully managed solutions. Providers of managed solutions would benefit from the ability to issue and decommission credentials remotely, allowing them to lower management costs.
• Both mobile access and ACaaS are typically sold via subscription, or using recurring fee-based pricing models. Adding mobile credentials to an ACaaS contract would not be an issue for an integrator, and as mobile access becomes more popular in the traditional access control market, end users and installers are likely to become more familiar with the recurring-fee pricing model, which should generate additional interest in ACaaS.
• Like ACaaS solutions, the majority of access control solutions are cloud-based. As both become more popular, end users are likely to become more comfortable deploying cloud-based security solutions.
• ACaaS is increasing the penetration of access control systems in buildings, and many end users are owners of small and medium-sized businesses who have never owned an access control system before. This situation poses an excellent opportunity for mobile access, as providers can ensure that mobile-capable readers are installed from the outset.
In terms of overall adoption, Dearing said that, so far, early adopters of each solution are based in different industries. "Mobile access has seen its strongest adoption in the education and hospitality sectors, while ACaaS is gaining traction with small and medium-sized businesses and the property management segment," he explained. "Due to the large number of smaller projects, a significant portion of ACaaS end users value affordability over advanced feature sets and functionality. ACaaS providers may struggle to convince end users to install readers that are mobile-capable but also more expensive."
Despite both solutions typically being billed on a monthly or annual basis, the pricing models vary slightly, Dearing said. "ACaaS solutions are priced according to the number of doors, while mobile access is priced according to the number of credentials or users," he noted. "Creating an intuitive but optimal pricing model for the combined solution could prove tricky for suppliers. If both original metrics are kept, suppliers are likely to encounter difficulty as end users scale their solutions."
FIBARO, a manufacturer of wireless intelligent home automation and control devices which was recently acquired by Nice, today announced that it is growing its installer base in the US and has built a new training program for security professionals, such as residential and commercial AV installers, electricians and practitioners within the construction industry.
"The certified Fibaro system installer training can be completed in one day and has been designed to provide attendees with practical knowledge of the design, configuration and implementation of the Fibaro smart home system," the announcement read. "The program begins with a 101 training and evolves into hands-on training provided directly from Fibaro or by a specialized Fibaro Distributor."
"Fibaro's installer training provided the perfect mix of product training and a detailed introduction to the smart home, as well as the Z-Wave platform," Justin Lee, a recently certified Fibaro Installer from Ergo Structures Inc. located in Toronto, Canada, said in a prepared statement.
Participants who complete the training earn an individualized certificate verifying that they are a Fibaro system expert. Certified Fibaro installers can also access the Fibaro Academy portal, which includes training and video materials as well as sales and technical support during the installation and design of the newly certified installer's first customers. "Successful completion of the certified installation training is also the first step to becoming a Fibaro dealer and the ability to buy directly from one of Fibaro's certified distributors," the company said.
SILVER SPRING, Md.—The Security Industry Association (SIA), in partnership with the ASIS Foundation and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International, jointly released guidance for practitioners in the security and building management fields. Intelligent Building Management Systems: Guidance for Protecting Organizations provides a framework to help decision makers assign a risk-based criticality or impact to their building and asks relevant security questions to develop appropriate mitigation strategies. It also serves to establish a common language between the many intelligent building stakeholders.
The guidance is based on original research, Building Automation & Control Systems: An Investigation into Vulnerabilities, Current Practice and Security Management Best Practice, by David J. Brooks, Michael Coole and Paul Haskell-Dowland of Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. The research provides an exhaustive overview of identified intelligent building critical vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
"The ASIS Foundation is delighted to work with our partners BOMA and SIA to support such critical research in a rapidly developing but insufficiently understood field," Sandra Cowie, CPP, director, global security and business continuity, principal, and 2018 ASIS Foundation president, said in the joint announcement. "Building automation invokes cutting-edge issues and technology such as the Internet of Things and advanced video analytics, as well as traditional concerns such as physical access control and proper procedures. The integrated whole undoubtedly poses challenges that are still emerging. This research is indispensable to helping our members get a handle on both the challenges and the opportunities of this fast-growing market."
According to the report, the intelligent building market is growing 31 percent per year and is expected to exceed $59 billion by 2023. These systems are increasingly embedded into the contemporary built environment due to the demand for reduced operating costs, government regulation, and greater monitoring, control and operability. However, this growth comes with a substantial set of security vulnerabilities that many security and facility professionals have not accounted for. Importantly, the research finds a significant disconnect between security and facility professionals' perceived understanding of intelligent building threats and risks versus actual dangers. In addition, the report revealed that a lack of common terminology and practices can result in misunderstandings and siloed views of associated security risks.
The report findings emphasize the need to:• Take a multidisciplinary proactive management approach to intelligent building vulnerability mitigation• Fuse multidisciplinary participants into an intelligent building security team
Additional findings include the recognition of intelligent building integrators and cybersecurity experts as partners who can help organizations better understand threats and risks and more effectively achieve intelligent building security.
"The research developed by the ASIS Foundation provides insights that should be leveraged by our members and the industry to better understand and identify vulnerabilities within intelligent building systems," Don Erickson, chief executive officer, SIA, said in a prepared statement. "An essential outcome from this project is the recommended guidance and checklist that will help security practitioners and security technology solutions providers work together to implement strategies to mitigate against potential risks."
ADT announced that former Amazon and Chewy.com executive, Jochen Koedijk, has joined the company as its chief marketing officer.
Reporting directly to ADT president Jim DeVries, Koedijk will be responsible for delivering digital and brand marketing strategies and initiatives that drive profitable business growth. "Customer retention and lead-generation is significantly driven by digital engagement, and Jochen's leadership experience with world-class organizations such as Amazon, Chewy, and Electronic Arts is an immediate asset to our organization," DeVries said in the announcement. "Jochen is a marketing innovator, and we're excited for him to build upon the ADT brand for our next generation of customers."
Koedijk joins ADT from Chewy.com where he served as the vice president, marketing Previous to Chewy.com, Jochen held roles at Amazon and Electronic Arts. During his time at Amazon, he led worldwide Social Media and New Channel Advertising, overseeing a cross-functional team of more than 70 people and achieving triple digit year-over-year growth. As a member of Electronic Arts' digital business unit leadership team, Jochen led in-house global performance marketing operations for the company's Console, PC, and Mobile games business lines.
"Given the tremendous innovation in the home security and automation space, I couldn't think of a better time to join ADT, North America's most recognizable security leader," Koedijk said in a prepared statement. "I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues to continue providing world-class customer service and scaling our business through new and disruptive channels."
Koedijk holds his degrees in business administration and social sciences from the VU University in Amsterdam, NL.
Jamie Haenggi, who has been overseeing the marketing function as part of her responsibilities, will become the company's chief customer officer. Customer strategy and retention remains the single most important part of the business, and Haenggi's experience will be central to enhancing customer engagement, ADT said.
"Jamie is one of our most versatile executives," DeVries said. "Her passion for the customer, strategic approach and vision for customer experience is instrumental to improving customer retention, maintaining best-in-class customer service and designing a roadmap for further customer engagement and growth."
"We have made tremendous strides in our customer experience over the past two years," Haenggi said in the press release. "I'm excited to lead the company's efforts to further design and execute the customer strategy to deliver greater value, retention and an experience that continues to differentiate ADT in the marketplace."
ADT, a provider of security and automation solutions in the United States and Canada for homes and businesses based in Boca Raton, Fla., employs approximately 17,500 people throughout North America.
Earlier this year Nortek Security & Control purchased IntelliVision, and now it has announced the addition of a cloud service for facial recognition.
IntelliVision this week announced that the latest version of its facial recognition technology now runs as a cloud-based service as well as on edge devices and on-premise servers.
"Face recognition is becoming a must-have security feature for smart homes and buildings, smart retail, transportation, access control and the gaming industry," Krishna Khadloya, IntelliVision VP of engineering and products, said in the announcement. "Our face recognition now gives system integrators the flexibility to implement facial detection and recognition in the cloud, on servers, or at the edge, providing real-time results, and reducing bandwidth usage."
The latest version of IntelliVision's facial recognition technology is capable of detecting at least ten faces in less than one second with only 25% CPU usage on an Ambarella S5L-based camera, it announced, and as many as twenty faces can be recognized in a single frame. In the cloud-based Face Recognition as a Service, recognition time is sub-second and allows for additional analytics in the overall workflow where camera processing capacity is limited.
Facial recognition is part of the IntelliVision family of video analytics solutions that also includes object classification (humans, vehicles, pets, airplanes), intelligent motion detection, intrusion/perimeter watch, object left/removed, license plate recognition (ALPR/ANPR) and audio/sound recognition, the announcement noted.
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In January 2010, shortly after Kenneth D. Lewis retired as Bank of America CEO, the financier listed his four-bedroom, five-bath French provincial-style mansion in Charlotte, N.C., for $4.5 million. Nearly two years later, the 7,000-square-foot home on 1.27 acres of a gated community is still languishing on the market, currently priced at $3.895 million.
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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week's political news, including whether there will be real momentum in Congress to enact stronger gun legislation, how President Trump conducted himself visiting shooting victims in El Paso and Dayton and what white supremacy means for our American national identity.
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FOSS' Fight Against China's Free-as-in-Pirated Syndrome
Oct 23, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The tide of software piracy in China may be ebbing. With the clear support of the Chinese government, several software organizations and computer firms based in Europe and the U.S. are conducting events focusing on growing open source in China.
The push toward China's active participation in the open source community signals a maturing of the country's computing infrastructure. That, in turn, may generate a more trusting partnership with China's IT resources and roots taking hold for future growth of global software exchanges with China.
The Chinese computing industries for years thrived on pirating commercial software. Now the Chinese government is pushing its homegrown computing infrastructure to leverage open source principals as a portal to joining the global software market.
That process is already under way in some embedded electronics companies and in Chinese universities. For consumers and many supply-chain endpoints in the computing industry, however, open source players are yet to be recruited and encouraged to abide by GPL licensing dictates and code sharing rather than program stealing.
A series of OpenStack meetings by core contribution engineers from Intel, Sina, IBM, Gamewave and others took place in mid-September. The event, OpenStack China, focused on the open ecosystem of OpenStack and the reasons for its success.
Another example of China's growing interest in open source software was evident the week of Oct. 15. The China Open Source Week 2012 attempted to ratchet ambition for open source by extending the potential reach of FOSS beyond the scope of universities and build awareness for it as a business model for developing, building and legally distributing software.
"In our discussions with the players in China, I definitely get the sense that there is a high degree of consciousness around moving in this direction, managing open source and leveraging open source, Tim Yeaton, CEO of Black Duck Software, told LinuxInsider.
What's At Stake
China had a population of 1.3 billion as of 2011, according to the World Bank. That represents a huge market potential for legitimate software sharing and development.
The high degree of consciousness Yeaton senses in the Chinese attitude toward open source could greatly contribute to breaking the current cycle of software-by-theft. The gap from software thievery to free and cooperative code sharing is a huge gap for the Chinese to bridge.
"Building an awareness for open source in China is the initial goal. Piracy is a way to obtain software. That's the way the Chinese see it. So we are trying to show them a way to use free software in business as a legal activity," Cedric Thomas, CEO of OW2, told LinuxInsider. OW2 is a global open source community based in France that's dedicated to open source middleware and generic applications.
Events such as China Open Source Week are a way to tell the Chinese that the world knows they see piracy as a way to get software for free, and also a way to show them how they can get free software legally, Thomas explained.
Conditioned Welcome
Not everyone in the open source market is convinced that Chinese software makers will fully embrace the rules. The litmus test could well be how completely the Chinese computing industry embraces the GPL license.
"I don't see it as a troublesome issue. The more people involved with open source, the better it is for all of us. As long as they [the Chinese] honor the GPL licenses, they can do whatever else they want," Paul Orwig, president of Open Source Matters, told LinuxInsider. Open Source Matters is a not-for-profit organization created to serve the financial and legal interests of the Joomla project.
The general sense that Orwig gets from the people in China with whom he interacts is that they just want good software and are less concerned about what type it is. His hunch is that the Chinese will be mostly one-way users with open source.
"They will consume it legally but not be very active in returning advancements to the community," he explained.
Open Source Already Exists
Getting the Chinese computing industry to adopt legitimate use of open source software should not be an uphill battle, Thomas believes. Linux is already more widespread in China than elsewhere. So getting them to migrate from Windows is not the starting step.
China has several open source organizations already. Two top-down government-driven open source organizations are COPU and COSOFT. These organizations are already very well connected with the Linux Foundation and Apache Foundation. When Chinese software organizations hold events, they invite both, Thomas noted.
"They are like the first generation foray into open source. Government driven and controlled, these organizations are very much connected to North American industries and are very much like a bridge head with them," Thomas said.
Active Linux Users
Another very powerful open source organization is ICSAS, the Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Science. One of the spin-offs from this university community is Red Flag Linux.
That distro has been around for more than ten years, and it contributed to the growth of Linux in China, according to Thomas.
"The use of open source in China is even broader than what is filtering back to us. I think there are as many as 15 million IT experts in that country. Open source has a gigantic user base," added Yeaton.
Students and university staff constitute about 15 or 20 percent of the Linux OS user base. However, businesses and consumers in China are heavy users of commercial client products and Microsoft platforms, and they rarely bother complying with licenses, he said.
Multiple Driving Factors
One force behind open source in China is the embedded electronics industry. In that space, two factors are at work, Yeaton explained. One is the presence of large global competitors. Those users are very in tune with the strategic advantages they can gain by leveraging open source.
The other factor is the companies in the middle of the supply chain rather than at the endpoints. These firms do business with OEMs in Japan and the U.S., and as such, they have been pushed to innovate much more quickly than those developing software for just their own users within the country.
Black Duck Software got involved with the these mid-level software companies after the Chinese government released its latest five-year plan. That is pushing the software industry in China to prepare for participating in global markets, Yeaton said.
"It was interesting to see the extent to which they thought through what kind of evolutions would be required if Chinese software makers were ever going to be accepted in global markets," he added.
For instance, they recognized their need to be innovative and compelling with their software solutions beyond the levels that competitors show globally. They also know that most IT and Internet solutions rely on open source.
A second thing is the realization that their world image is one of allowing software piracy. So the indigenous software industry in China is trying to figure out how to expand its market potential globally, and part of that is complying with licenses.
Who Wins or loses
Until now the Chinese were used to pirating software. Now they are waking up and realizing that really good open source software is available without their having to hack through encryptions and license fees, according to Orwig.
"We're happy for them to take it and use it. It remains to be seen if Chinese companies will comply with licensing and if any other communities will have to go to court to enforce the license," he said.
It becomes a win-win for the global open source market, according to Yeaton. If the Chinese are successful in growing mature business models for FOSS acceptance, they will participate more and more in open source projects and contribute back to them.
Baby Steps First
"China is not yet a mature market environment for marketing open source versus commercial software as an alternative to legitimate sales over piracy. In China the market is not the same as the concept applies elsewhere," said Thomas.
The Chinese are learning very fast. They are willing to observe, and adapt and adopt best practices from mature markets, he noted. That is the connection OW2 is trying to bring to the Chinese.
As the market develops, North American vendors will pursue the contacts they have developed and expand them. A new bread and a new category of open source players are developing in China that are not connected to companies and governments. This will open up the bottom of the communities, Thomas explained.
How Long?
Thomas sees the process bearing fruit in as little as five years' time. It will take at least that long to grow vendors, mature users who will share their experiences and develop whole communities that will respect the rules and practices of open source.
"It is a generational thing. But in China the generational progress is accelerated. The university teachers I deal with there are in their 50's. The generation cycle lasts much shorter in China than it does elsewhere," he said.
Given the scale of what the Chinese have to accomplish, it should take a long time, Yeaton said, but he does not discount the ability of the Chinese to move faster than anticipated.
"It will be a multi-year process. But in the embedded space they are already well down this path. I think the software industry is going to take the longest to evolve because they have to build and then market software globally," he said. "That is probably a 10-year process."


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The shrug of breakups
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Maybe that's the problem with Bradley Cooper. He has to working on being less...shrug. He wasn't always so shruggy. I'm still not sure what happened. I think maybe he was better when he was with Renee Zellweger?
As for why he and Zoe are no longer together, for those of you still reading, because, again, shrug, obviously it did nothing for either of their careers. And, well, as far as Zoe is concerned, that girl deserves a lot more than a shrug.
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The American Thoracic Society met for their annual conference where findings from a recent sepsis study was presented. Sepsis infections also known as blood infections can cause whole body inflammation, organ decay, and in some severe cases death. Sepsis is particularly fatal among the elderly and those with weakened immune system such as infants and those with HIV/AIDS. At the annual conference the researchers of a recently published study in the Journal of American Medical Association discussed the deadly effects of sepsis and the increased rate at which emergency departments are seeing patients present with sepsis along other infections. The occurrence of sepsis has been steadily rising with about one of out every 10 patients being treated for sepsis in U.S. hospitals. Even more telling the study found that 52 percent of those who died in a hospital were diagnosed even if sepsis was not the direct cause of the patient's death. Dr. Vincent Liu, the lead study author indicated that the researchers were surprised at the number of deaths in which sepsis was present. Approximately as many as "1 in 2 patients dying in the US hospitals had sepsis." Further stating the need for improved care for sepsis patients in order to save many more lives.
Sepsis and the Elderly:
Sepsis deaths have been on the rise according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During a ten-year span from 2000 to 2010, the rate of deaths associated with sepsis infections increased 17 percent equating to a death toll of 135,000, an increase from 45,000 deaths. The Mayo Clinic defines sepsis as a "potentially life-threatening complication of an infection." Sepsis, which is the body's response to fighting a severe infection often caused by pneumonia, abdominal infection, kidney infection or a bloodstream infection such as bacteremia, can trigger inflammation throughout the body. The inflammation can prove deadly as damage to multiple organ systems can occur, if left to progress sepsis can also cause blood pressure to severely drop which may also lead to death. The longer a patient goes untreated with sepsis the lower the chances of survival. Early treatment is particularly important for those with advanced aging.
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