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Overview of Assessment
Overview of Assessment
Student learning in the CHOICES program will be assessed by multiple methods including nationally-normed instruments, a university-wide ethical decision making (EDM) grading rubric, student self-report and existing data. We will use a combination of formative and summative assessment, direct and indirect measures, and pretesting and posttesting to determine the effectiveness of the CHOICES program. Table 10.1 below summarizes assessment of the Student Learning Outcomes associated with the CHOICES program.
Table 10.1: Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
Student Learning Outcome 1: Understand concepts that provide a common language for analyzing ethical situations.
Assessment: Ethical Decision-Making Knowledge Pretest and Posttest
- Assessment Type: Direct measure of student learning
- Assessment Timeline: Pretest and posttest during the PSS 100 course
Student Learning Outcome 2: Adopt values consistent with ethical decision making.
Assessment: Values in Action Inventory
- Assessment Type: Direct measure of student learning
- Assessment Timeline: Orientation (pretest) and end of senior year (posttest)
Assessment: BCSSE and NSSE
- Assessment Type: Indirect measure of student learning
- Assessment Timeline:
- BCSSE (pretest)- orientation of first year
- NSSE (posttest) graduating seniors
Assessment: Student Conduct Issues and Faculty Survey of Plagiarism
- Assessment Type: Indirect measures of student learning
- Assessment Timeline: Baseline data collected in 2010-2011; summative data will be collected each year of the CHOICES program
Assessment: Ethical Decision-Making Grading Rubric
- Assessment Type: Direct measure of student learning
- Assessment Timeline: Baseline data collected at beginning of PSS 100; post-test data at the end of PSS 100 and the end of PHL 400
Student Learning Outcome 3: Apply an ethical decision-making framework when making ethical decisions.
Assessment: Ethical Decision-Making Grading Rubric
- Assessment Type: Direct measure of student learning
- Assessment Timeline: Pretest data collected at beginning of PSS 100; post-test data at the end of PSS 100 and the end of PHL 400
We have one additional assessment, the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA). Although the CLA does not directly measure any of the SLOs, we expect critical thinking to improve as a result of SLO 3 which involves learning to use a systematic reasoning process to evaluate ethical decisions. The CLA provides a direct measure of student learning related to critical thinking and will be administered during students' first and fourth years.
Description of Direct Measures of Assessment. Direct measures provide quantitative data, often normed, that indicate a change in student knowledge, skills, values or behavior. The CHOICES program has at least one direct measure of student learning for each student learning outcome as illustrated in Table 10.1.
Values in Action Inventory. The Values in Action Inventory (Peterson & Park 2009) measures character traits, which indicate a person's values and are displayed in one's behavior. The VIA measures 24 character traits, 6 of which will be analyzed to determine student learning in the CHOICES program. The VIA poses scenarios confronted in everyday life and respondents choose responses that are most characteristic of them. Unlike typical measures of values where people choose from a list of values they hope or believe describe them, the VIA asks respondents to report behaviors (with the values driving those behaviors implicit in the assessment), making socially-desirable answers less likely. Each of the scales and definitions shown below, as well as more information about the assessment can be found at www.viacharacter.org. The relevant subscales from the VIA, shown below, overlap considerably with definitions of our six core values.
- Judgment and Open-Mindedness: Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one's mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly.
- Responsibility and Perseverance: Finishing what one starts; persevering in a course of action in spite of obstacles; "getting it out the door"; taking pleasure in completing tasks.
- Honesty and Integrity: Speaking the truth; presenting oneself in a genuine way and acting in a sincere way; being without pretense.
- Kindness and Care: Showing compassion or altruistic love; doing favors and good deeds for others; helping them; taking care of them.
- Teamwork and Citizenship: Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one's share.
- Fairness: Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting personal feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance
The VIA provides two different scores. Each of the 24 character traits is scored on a scale ranging from 1-5. In addition, the VIA provides a rank ordering of the 24 character traits ranging from the individual's top strengths to their less-used strengths. After baseline data is evaluated, Peace will set a benchmark for improvement on the targeted 6 subscales shown above.
Collegiate Learning Assessment. Peace will also track progress on students' scores on the Make an Argument and Critique an Argument subscales of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA). The Eight-Question Model for Ethical Decision Making taught in the CHOICES program is linked to the eight elements of thought as identified by the Foundation for Critical Thinking (www.criticalthinking.org). Development of skill in ethical decision making should enhance critical thinking skills, particularly on the Make an Argument and Critique an Argument subscales. For example, the Eight-Question Model teaches students to consider the perspective of others, to test their assumptions, to think about the possible consequences of their actions and to select information to support their arguments. These same elements form part of the scoring rubrics for the Make an Argument and Critique an Argument subscales of the CLA.
The benchmark for improvement on the CLA will be a value-added score in the "above expected" range for seniors measured in the spring of 2015. Additionally, we will expect an average increase of 10% in the score - or the equivalent of one letter grade of improvement in a class setting -- on the Make an Argument and Critique an Argument subscales over the average of scores from 2009, 2010 and 2011 Peace seniors. Although we will use the CLA to measure growth in critical thinking, the transfer of skills from one domain (ethical decision making about dilemmas faced by individuals) may not generalize to the content more common in critical thinking tasks (Weisberg, 2006) and thus scores on the CLA may not increase to the targeted benchmark.
Ethical Decision-Making Grading Rubric. Peace has adapted the Ethical Reasoning Value Rubric created by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU). The AACU rubric was adapted to include all elements of our Eight-Question Model for Making Ethical Decisions. It was pilot-tested with case study analysis papers collected in PSY 320, Adult Development, during our planning year and further refined after training for PSS 100. A copy of our rubric can be found in Appendix D. Peace will measure five elements of ethical decision making skill within the rubric including
- ethical self-awareness (value, SLO #2),
- ethical issue recognition (skill, SLO #3),
- ethical perspective taking (skill, SLO #3)
- evaluation of ethical choices (skill, SLO #3), and
- implications of ethical choices (skill, SLO #3).
Each of these five elements will be scored on a 1 (baseline) to 4 (capstone or mastery) level with specific scoring criteria given for each element at each level. We expect first-year students, on average, to score between 1.0 and 2.0 on the baseline case study for each of the five elements. The targeted benchmark performance for the end of the PSS 100 course will be an average score of 2.0. For seniors, an average target score of 3.25 will be set for each of the five elements. (See Appendix D for a copy of the Ethical Decision-Making Grading Rubric.)
Ethical Concepts Pretest and Posttest. This locally-developed assessment short answer test will measure students' understanding of the following concepts: values, integrity, character, moral temptations, ethical dilemmas, and ethical relativism. In addition, students will need to list and define each of WPU's 6 core values. The targeted average score on the posttest will be 20% higher than the pretest score. (See Appendix G for a copy of this assessment.)
Indirect Measures of Student Learning. Indirect measures of student learning include student or faculty surveys, usage data, and other forms of information that reflect program impact without directly measuring student learning.
Beginning College Student Survey (BCSSE). The BCSSE measures incoming students' academic and co-curricular experiences in high school and their expectations for college work and experiences. The BCSSE will be completed on-line during orientation of the students' first semester at WPU. More information about the BCSSE can be found at http://bcsse.iub.edu/.
National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). The NSSE measures students' self reported learning and experiences in college. Items on the NSSE parallel those on the BCSSE to allow institutions to ascertain student perceptions of their growth and the quality of the experiences the institution is providing. Entering students will be given the BCSSE during orientation and the NSSE at the end of the first year and senior year. More information about the NSSE can be found at http://nsse.iub.edu/. Companion items from the BCSSE and NSSE that will be tracked include:
- had serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity than your own;
- had serious conversations with students very different from you in terms of their religious beliefs, political opinions or personal values;
- tried to better understand someone else's views by imagining how an issue looks from his or her perspective ;
- developed a personal code of ethics (NSSE only);
- examined the strengths and weaknesses of your own views on a topic or issue (NSSE only; and
- solving real-world complex problems.
For items contained on both the BCSSE and NSSE, benchmark scores for the above items will be set based on a score that is .5 higher on the NSSE than the BCSSE. For items measured only on the NSSE, seniors' scores on the targeted items will be compared to an average of senior scores from 2009 and 2010 with a target improvement of .5 of a point.
Academic and Student Code of Conduct Violations. Various forms of existing data can inform us whether students are better at making ethical decisions after the CHOICES program begins. Data related to academic dishonesty and student conduct violations are maintained based on the type of violation. Based on the average number of violations over the last three years in both academic dishonesty and student conduct, we will set a target of 10% fewer violations for the first four years of the CHOICES program. As more students participate in the program over the years, violations should steadily decrease.
Faculty Survey of Academic Dishonesty. Baseline data were collected in the summer of 2010 related to the percentage of faculty members who reported cases of plagiarism, cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty. This survey data will be collected again in the summer of 2014, three years after the CHOICES program is implemented. We expect a drop of 20% in cases of academic dishonesty among students who have experienced the CHOICES program since their first year at WPU.
Formative and Summative Assessment. Data will be collected for both formative (student feedback) and summative (student learning and program evaluation) purposes. The comprehensive timeline shown in Appendix E shows what assessment will occur during each of the first five years of the QEP. Formative assessment will be used throughout the program to inform and improve student learning. All summative assessment will have some pretest or baseline data available for comparison purposes.
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Comparisons. Because of the small number of students enrolled in each class level at WPU, all students will be assessed on each instrument. Effectiveness of the CHOICES program will be analyzed in two ways:
- In the 2014-2015 academic year cross-sectional comparisons will be made among 50 randomly-selected case study analysis papers that were collected for the baseline assessment, the summative first-year assessment and the summative senior-assessment.
- In the spring of 2015, a longitudinal analysis will be conducted for all students who entered in 2011 and participated in assessment at all three time periods (beginning of the first year, end of the first year and end of the senior year). This longitudinal comparison will be repeated in the spring of 2016 for students who entered in the fall of 2012 and participated in assessment during all three time periods.


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Restaurants, put up a website!
Years ago, when social media was thought to be a "fad" and not a business tool, I used to groan when restaurants didn't have a Facebook or Twitter page. Now, I'm groaning for different reasons.
Many restaurants are so focused on promoting their brands through social media, they've thrown in the towel when it comes to their websites.
As of this writing, BLK Burgz, which I introduced to you two weeks ago, doesn't have an active website after being open a month.
Red O, a Fashion Island restaurant that opened before Thanksgiving, should have its own website. Instead, the flagship Los Angeles restaurant has given it a single page with no menu information. (12/11 update -- now the Newport link isn't even working)
When LinX in Orange opened last year, it also had no menu information on its website. Hey, guys, get with the program. In the Internet era, where your brand is one Google search away from reaching millions, it is unthinkable to not have a fully functional website for consumers when you open your doors.
Tell us: When you're looking for restaurant information, where do you go first? Yelp? Newspapers? Google? Facebook? Let us know at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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NORTH LIBERTY– While police-involved shootings and subsequent public protests continue to pop up across the country, the atmosphere was relaxed inside one of the North Liberty Community Center meeting rooms during a special forum Aug. 21 between police and citizens.
Around 40 attendees, in addition to several North Liberty Police Department staff, met over pizza and drinks at the 90-minute "town hall" style meeting Sunday evening. A panel of about six officers answered participants' questions, which they could either ask aloud or write down on index cards.
IOWA CITY– She wasn't there for herself, but Amy Nielsen, North Liberty mayor and Iowa House District 77 hopeful, is nonetheless back on the campaign trail following a short hiatus after winning the Democratic nomination in June.
"We were kind of in first gear," she said at a speaking event for Hillary Clinton last week. "Now we've gone straight to third."
NORTH LIBERTY– Do you have a new baby, expecting, or just thinking about adding to your family? Join others for the 2nd Annual Baby Fair sponsored by Mercy Hospital Iowa City on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 1-3 p.m. at the North Liberty Community Library.
Talk with obstetricians, pediatricians, doulas and midwives along with over 40 vendors including local non-profits and businesses about all things baby at this free event.
OXFORD– A North Liberty man accused of a rural Oxford home invasion was shot by the homeowner, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
Aaron Douglas Kahler, 39, 645 Andy Ct., North Liberty faces charges of assault while participating in a felony, burglary second degree, domestic assault third and subsequent offense and violation of a no-contact order. after an incident Aug. 16.
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NORTH LIBERTY– An ominous morning turned into a beautiful day for the North Liberty Fire Department's annual Salute to Summer fundraiser last Saturday, Aug. 20, at Bobber's Grill and Scales Pointe Campground.
Around 600 attended the event, said fire Capt. Chris Kochanny, which is fewer than normal. Still, he said it was one of the better events since the weather was cooler.
"In years past we've had issues with people getting too hot, especially kids in bouncy houses," he said.
The only downside, he noted, was the wind.
SOLON– The final dress rehearsal was held Friday, Aug. 19, for the Solon Spartans' 2016 football season with the new high school auditorium, nearing completion, as a back drop. The lights were tested, the football team scrimmaged– their final preparation before the season– and the fall athletes were introduced.
As the scrimmage was taking place, Solon alumni Marshal Koehn, playing for the Miami Dolphins, and James Morris, playing for the Dallas Cowboys, squared off in NFL preseason football.
SOLON– Solon's Lake Macbride Golf Course hosted the Eastern Iowa Golf Association (EIGA) Tournament Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14, and Solon's team won with a two-day total of 1,465.
Eight teams and 108 golfers participated in the two day tournament, with Dyersville second with a score of 1,504, and Mount Vernon third with 1,511.
Robert and Eileen Jacobson spent the week of Aug. 4 through Aug. 11 vacationing in Pelican Rapids, Minn. While there, they helped celebrate the 90th birthday of Robert's Aunt Lillian Rankin. Another aunt, Mildred Martinson, turned 94. The Jacobson's son and family, Tony, Kris, Matthew, and Bryce Jacobson of Naperville, Illinois, also attended the birthday celebration.
SOLON– The Facilities Usage Meeting will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. in room 403 at the middle school to discuss upcoming facilities needs through December. Please make sure your team or group has a representative present and bring your schedule. You may call Jody McSweeney with any questions at 319-624-3401, ext. 1300.
SOLON– The Solon Robotics Club will be hosting two open house meetings for middle and high school students Monday, Aug. 29, from 3-6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept 3, from 8:30-11 a.m. at the robotics room behind the middle school auditorium. Contact coach Bill Mattaliano at solonrobotics367@gmail for more information.


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Dr. Kinnee grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She attended UNLV for her undergraduate studies. During her time at UNLV she was employed as a Dental Assistant. She attended the University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Dentistry. While in Dental School she was the ASDA Representative for her class.
After graduating from dental school she joined the U.S. Navy as a Dental Officer. During her three years in the military she performed a variety of duties as well as general dentistry. She also worked with various specialists giving her a well rounded dental education. Dr. Kinnee earned an Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy.
Returning to Las Vegas, Nevada, Dr. Kinnee practiced dentistry in a large group practice for over 10 years. She then ventured out on her own to private practice. The mission of her practice was to provide high quality, state-of-the-art dental care across the entire spectrum of dentistry, while making patient communication the cornerstone of her practice.
Dr. Kinnee recently sold her Las Vegas practice. She later accepted a Dentist Associate position in Spokane, WA. where she worked until a position opened in Montana. Dr. Kinnee has practiced at Family Dental Group, Missoula, MT for the past year. She has been provided an opportunity to open her own practice in Missoula, at the Larchmont Building. She is a member of the following organizations:
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The competition for Teacher of the Year in Charleston County schools has been narrowed down to five finalists announced this week.
The five educators being considered for the district's top teaching honor are: Angie Grimes of Morningside Middle; Kirk Lindgren of School of the Arts; Paul Pallagi of Ladson Elementary; Lisa Trott of Ashley River Elementary; and Melissa Yarbrough of St. Andrews School of Math and Science.
Charleston County School Superintendent Nancy McGinley said these teachers couldn't have gotten to this point if they weren't "dedicated, passionate, smart, data-driven and student-centered."
She said she constantly sees teachers going above and beyond what's required of them, and she's been impressed with the caliber of the district's teachers since she started working here.
"We are so fortunate to have to so many great teachers, so to be recognized as five stand-outs among such a great field is incredible," she said.
The winner will be announced at a Charleston Riverdogs game on May 10, and the finalists' schools will be invited to cheer for their teachers. Judging will be done by community leaders and educators, and teachers will be evaluated by classroom observation, interviews and reviews of their applications.
The finalists were picked by the superintendent's Teachers Roundtable, a representative group of teachers from across the district. Each school in the district can nominate a Teacher of the Year.
Grimes is a reading interventionist for a North Charleston neighborhood school's single gender sixth- through eighth-grade boys. She earned a bachelor's degree from Lander University, and masters' degrees from The Citadel and Charleston Southern University. She's taught in county schools for 13 years.
Lindgren teaches physics and physical science at the countywide arts magnet school in North Charleston. He earned a bachelor's and a master's degree from the University of Virginia. He's taught in Charleston schools for seven years.
Pallagi is a fourth-grade teacher in a neighborhood school in Ladson. He earned both his bachelor and master's degrees from Charleston Southern, and he's taught for three years.
Trott is a fourth-grade teacher in West Ashley at an arts elementary magnet school. She has an associate's degree from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor's degree from the College of Charleston. She's spent 19 years teaching in county schools.
Yarbrough is a third-grade teacher in West Ashley at a math and science partial magnet school. She has a bachelor's degree from Clemson University, and master's degrees from the University of Charleston and Charleston Southern. She's taught for 13 years in county schools.
The district's Teacher of the Year will go on to compete in the state-level competition, and he or she will receive a one-year lease on a Volvo, a gold signet ring, and other gifts from local businesses.


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Miner School/Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce Greenhouse Project
Cooperative Gardening with the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce
Miner School is a special education day school. All of our students are special needs and they range in age from 8 to 21 years of age. We had acquired a greenhouse about 8 years ago, but it had been neglected and under utilized because of lack of funds. The Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce stepped in and helped us restore it and bring it up to a teaching greenhouse. We have classes work in the greenhouse daily (weather permitting).
Working with the Arlington Hts. Chamber of Commerce, Miner students would start seedlings utilizing growing lamps in the building and then transfer them to the greenhouse where they would continue growing vegetables that would then be donated to the Food Bank. The Chamber of Commerce has taken the responsibility of organizing volunteers to assist us with technical support and help in tending to the crop during spring break and the weeks between the end of summer school and the start of the new school year in August.
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This table describes the changes to App Programming Guide for iOS.
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Player of the Game
For the second night in a row, a player won their first Player of the Game of the season, an oddity since we are half way through the year. This time is was Ryan Raburn, who hit just his second home run of the year, giving the Indians a 2-0 lead in the fourth. Mike Aviles had a good game as well, knocking in two with two singles and stealing his eighth base of the year. Now that Gomes and Raburn have won, only George Kottaras and three relievers on the active roster are yet to win a Player of the Game in 2014.
Feathers Up
The Indians are used to seeing great throws come out of left field, but today it wasn't Michael Brantley, but Mike Aviles who used his strong arm to keep A.J. Ellis from going to second on a ball that hit off the wall in left in the first inning. This was not the only great defensive play of the inning as Asdrubal Cabrera made a slick pick at short to end the inning, keeping the game scoreless.
Nowhere near the pitcher he once was, Brian Wilson came into the game with a one run lead in the eighth, trying to earn a hold for LA. After walking both Brantley and Carlos Santana to start the inning, he easily struck out Yan Gomes on three pitches. David Murphy pinch hit for Raburn and came through with an opposite field single on a 1-0 count. Brantley scored the tying run on the play, but Juan Uribe made things even worse for the Dodgers when he didn't attempt to catch the throw from left, allowing both runners to advance. This was important as, after Lonnie Chisenhall was intentionally walked, Mike Aviles put one into the gap in right-center to score two more and give the Indians the lead.
Feathers Down
The Indians weren't the only ones to bring their gloves today as it took two tremendous plays by the Dodgers to keep Cleveland from scoring in the fifth. Cabrera started things off with a one out double, but was kept at second when Miguel Rojas made an all out diving catch on a Brantley liner. After a Carlos Santana single looked to give the Indians a 3-0 lead, Scott Van Slyke threw out Cabrera running home by ten feet to end the inning.
Playing in a National League park, American League teams are already at a disadvantage, but facing opposing pitchers is generally a positive. It hasn't been this series, however, as Josh Beckett hit two doubles yesterday and Hyun-Jin Ryu came through with another two hits today. With two outs and a runner on first in the fifth, Ryu doubled down the right field line to give LA their first score of the day. Apparently shaken, Trevor Bauer then walked the next two before Andre Ethier singled to center, scoring both Ryu and Dee Gordon from second to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead.
Final Score: Cleveland Indians 5 – Los Angeles Dodgers 4
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Microsoft working on Bob 2.0? Meet Laura the talking head
March 3, 2009 - 09:28
Rick C. Hodgin
I'm not sure how to write this story, so I'll just give you the details. Microsoft is working on a virtual talking head (with only a face and neck) which appears on your PC screen and serves as your personal lady-slave. Named Laura, she handles appointments, books airline flights, and is capable of some sophisticated decision-making abilities such as assessing your personal mood based on clothing choice and interactive nuances, at least according to Ashlee Vance of the New York Times. Let's hope Laura is not another Bob, and is not the beginning of a 1984-like Big Sister.
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Research: Apple owns mobile web, Google rules mobile search
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We have known iPhone accounts for the leading mobile web users, but now the first mobile web use survey ever has revealed just how much the iPhone leads Windows Mobile when it comes to surfing on the go. The numbers also show that Android should definitely be taken seriously -- especially when it overtakes Symbian's web use stats sometime later this month. And unlike Microsoft (who failed to extend its desktop dominance into the mobile market), Google has taken its lead as the desktop search engine nicely over into the mobile market, which now leads both -- and the latter by an obscenely large margin.
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Rick C. Hodgin
A U.N. report published today states that six in ten people (60%) of the world's population has a cell phone subscription. The driving growth trend is coming from poor, developing countries. This 60% figure is up from just under 15% in 2002.
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China pushes Internet past 200 million websites
March 2, 2009 - 09:45
Wolfgang Gruener
Netcraft's most recent web server has discovered a huge jump in the number of websites. February added more than 16% (or 30 million) new websites to the bottom line. China is the main reason. The blogging service Qzone added more than 20 million websites alone and has become the largest blog site provider worldwide, easily surpassing Google's Blogger and Microsoft's Windows Live Spaces.
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Vista market share climbs, Windows XP remains dominant OS
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February turned out to be a good month for Microsoft, at least as far as market shares for its browsers and operating systems are concerned. While Internet Explorer was able to slow its declining share considerably, the company was able to grow its operating share – and Apple lost share for the first time in more than a year.
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Wolfgang Gruener
Analysis – February turned out to be the month of the beta browsers, in a more significant way than we have seen in any other month before. While overall market shares remained relatively stable for the top 5 of browser developers, there were major shifts in beta browser market share. Microsoft saw strong gains for Internet Explorer 8 and Apple hit a home run with Safari 4. Mozilla does not promote its Firefox 3.1 and trails its rivals in beta browser adoption, but has the strongest adoption rate of its most current stable browser.
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The coming ARM vs. Intel PC battle
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By Rob Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group
Analyst Opinion – I am seeing a lot of ARM activity at the moment that appears to be drifting towards the x86 space. ARM is the most common processor used in smartphones like the iPhone. And I've been waiting for a major push by ARM into the netbook space currently dominated by X86. The first visible broadside happened this week when Marvell announced they were initially going after the home storage space with low cost ARM based storage appliances, but the goal appeared to eventually be PCs.
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Amazon: One Terabyte of public data now available to developers
February 26, 2009 - 13:48
Samantha Rose Hunt and Rick C. Hodgin
Amazon.com, which has typically been known for its presence in the virtual shopping arena, has now begun offering over 1 Terabyte (1,000 GB) of data which is sure to completely wow the public via its newest project, called Public Data Sets on Amazon's Web Services. The company announced the availability of four new data sets last night via a blog post. The data can be accessed via Amazon's cloud computing service.
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ChangeWave: MacBook sales up in next 3 months, HP and Dell down
February 19, 2009 - 14:55
Christian Zibreg
This month's ChangeWave survey of consumer purchases over the past and next 90 days paints a bleak picture for makers of consumer PCs and electronics. Despite strong demand for low-end netbooks that continue to gain importance -- the result of the depressed economy, the survey clearly shows yet another decline in computer spending and weaknesses in consumer electronics spending. In short, only Apple laptop sales will increase in the next 90 days, according to the report, whereas HP and Dell portables will drop as consumers opt for cheaper netbooks. When it comes to desktops, most prefer Dell but sales of desktops continue free-falling across the board as consumers turn to much cheaper netbooks, now representing better than one in six of all notebooks sold.
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AMD's motherboard channel market expected above 30% in June
February 12, 2009 - 10:38
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Citing increased demand in AMD products now that 45nm Phenom II CPUs are available, industry sources quoted by DigiTimes are saying AMD's motherboard channel market share should return above 30% by the end of June, 2009.
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Kindle vs. iPod and AMD Dragon vs. Intel 32 nm: The power of marketing
February 11, 2009 - 17:30
Rob Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group
Analyst Opinion - There were three big announcements this week. One of the most anticipated announcements was the Kindle 2, a product that has, as of now, failed to achieve the iPod-like potential it has. In addition, we saw AMD launch its marketing-rich Dragon platform followed by Intel, which announced it would have 32 nm processors for both desktop and mobile products in production by year end. I could have titled this column "How to drive Steve Jobs insane", but I have to think he is sitting back and is thinking that the folks, particularly those at Amazon, just don't get it.
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Global telco broadband growth slows considerably
February 11, 2009 - 12:23
Wolfgang Gruener
Broadband subscriber growth entered a downturn in 2008, according to market estimates released by iSuppli today. Global subscriber growth was 9.1%, following five years of strong double-digit growth. Additions in the U.S. slowed to a crawl and were down 56%.
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Google dips into the smart grid and monitoring of power usage
February 10, 2009 - 15:19
Wolfgang Gruener
We are used to the sometimes dozens, often apparently unconnected, announcements coming out of Google every week. But once in a while, there is this one announcement that just reminds us just how big Google has become and how important its drive for innovation may be for our everyday life. Google's PowerMeter is such a project and if it will grow into what Google envisions it to be, it will allow you to dissect your power bill, identify which appliance consumes how much power and how you can make your home much more power efficient.
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Chip drops Boolean logic, runs seven times faster
February 9, 2009 - 13:45
Wolfgang Gruener
Researchers at Rice University developed a new microchip that promises to run seven times faster and consume 30 times less electricity than today's "best technology". The project, which is supported by Intel and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency could result in new processors for cellphones that would enable users to recharge their phones not every few days, but every few weeks, the scientists said.
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A personal touch: Customer recognition by major companies
February 6, 2009 - 10:36
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Netscape executive, Michael J Homer, dies at 50
February 5, 2009 - 13:31
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Silicon Valley executive, Michael J. Homer who had a significant impact on the development of three technology venues - the PC, the handheld device, and the Internet - passed away on Sunday in Atherton California at the age of 50.
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The problem with 3D: Where it works and where it does not
February 4, 2009 - 16:35
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Analyst Opinion - Like a lot of folks I was looking forward to seeing the Super Bowl ads once again. The game was actually great, but historically, the ads have been more fun to watch than the game itself. The ads I was most looking forward to were the 3D ads heavily sponsored by Intel and DreamWorks. It was a good catch for Intel, because HP, DreamWorks, and AMD used to be the team of record and Intel replaced AMD in what is clearly one of the more high profile partnerships in IT. DreamWorks recently indicated it was going to go 100% 3D. The heavily promoted ads promised to give a first taste.
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IBM to build massive 20 Petaflop supercomputer for NNSA
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What happens in the supercomputer world is a seemingly distant topic for most of us, yet it impacts all of us in many ways through new opportunities for scientists and hopefully accelerated research results. Recent advances in supercomputing are simply breathtaking, and the computing power they'll soon possess is awe-inspiring.
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Gartner: Seven years needed for mass cloud computing acceptance
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The research and advisory company Gartner reported yesterday on what it believes is a necessary seven year cycle between now and mainstream cloud computing acceptance - and even eventual commoditization.
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Google Maps photographer hits baby deer - recorded on Google Street View
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This study performed by the Ponemon Institute of 45 U.S. organizations all ranging in size and function, found that cybercrime in the forms of Web attacks, malicious code and rogue insiders -- costs each one of them $3.8 million per year, on average, and results in about one successful attack each week.
This study lasted seven months and included midsize and larger corporations, as well as various state and federal agencies. Number employees range from about 500 in the smaller categories all the way until 105,000 employee range for the larger corporations. The researchers interviewed IT security personnel, an example of this personnel is our Office of Information Security and Information Security Officer as we have here at the University of Texas at Brownsville.
Other IT staff interviewed in all companies of this study included the following: Network and Infrastructure personnel, forensic staff (if applicable), and upper management. All these groups were researched with the sole purpose of determining costs of responding and mitigation of cybercrime attacks and infiltrations. The researchers from the Ponemon institute spent about one month with each organization involved with this study.
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Cyber attacks generally refer to criminal activity conducted via the Internet. These attacks can include stealing an organization's intellectual property, confiscating online bank accounts, creating and distributing viruses on other computers, posting confidential business information on the Internet and disrupting a country's critical national infrastructure. Well-publicized cyber attacks have affected private and public sector organizations such as Google, TJX Companies, TD Ameritrade and Heartland Payment Systems. If only these companies could have gotten this memo before it was too late.
The University of Texas at Brownsville through the Office of Information Security most important job is the protection of Information. Information loss represents the highest financial loss for all companies researched in this study. Think of a piece of paper with a social security number as a $100 dollar bill. Would you just leave that piece of paper lying around for someone else to steal it? Probably not, this same principle applies and should apply to all Information Resources here at the University at all times.
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Returning to the site of their lone Pac-12 loss during their conference championship winning season, the Cardinal shook off the elements and beat Washington State handily, 55-17, thanks to a big night from the Cardinal defense.
The offense did their part.
Kevin Hogan hit Devon Cajuste for a pair of early touchdowns, one for 57-yards and one for 33-yards and then scored three touchdowns in the third quarter, two of them off interceptions, to blow open the game.
After Trent Murphy crushed Connor Halliday, Jordan Richards picked off the pass and got behind a crushing block from Ben Gardner to get into the end zone.
The hit from Murphy knocked Halliday out of the game and forced the Cougars to insert Austin Apodaca.
After another big hit from the Cardinal, this time on Apodaca, the Cougars were forced to punt.
Hogan went to work again, and this time found Michael Rector, who grew up 30 minutes south of CenturyLink Field, for a 45-yard touchdown.
The next possession for the Cougars was a nightmare, Apodaca getting hit hard by Gardner then throwing a pick-six to Murphy, to make it 38-3.
Remound Wright added a 53-yard touchdown and freshman Barry Sanders tacked on a 22-yard score.
Washington State scored twice in the fourth quarter, a 47-yard touchdown pass from Apodaca to Gabe Marks and an eight-yard Apodaca to Rickey Galvin touchdown pass.
Stanford moved to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Pac-12 while Washington State drops to 3-2 and 1-1 in conference play.
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Several special events are planned throughout the Louisville area Wednesday to remember those who died during the Sept. 11 attacks.
Images: Students remember those lost
Wednesday marks 12 years since the terror attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon.
Volunteers at the VA Hospital will be taking part in a national day of service and remembrance.
Students at North Bullitt High School gathered to pay their respects to those who died.


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Wondercon 2009
by Kenny on Saturday, February 28, 2009
I attended Wondercon 2009 this year with Leslee+Alex. It was super fun. unfortunately Olivia Munn wasnt there, although i kinda knew that from the start but they did have a G4 booth!
Holographic portrait
Us at the G4 booth. We were telling them how big of fans we were of Olivia Munn so the lady told us there is a secret giveaway if we can answer 5 questions about her.
We managed to answer all 5 correctly (such as what did she wear 2 weeks ago when she jumped into what type of food, what is her favorite food, 5 segments of AOTS...) and won an autographic picture of her!
Michael Keaton Batman look alike.
i seriously see these guys all over sf. they asked me for my pass afterwards in exchange for a picture of them.
Google Maps JPN
by Kenny on Thursday, February 26, 2009
My recent discovery of Google Maps Japan has led me to so much fun just browsing and searching random spots. It's like im taking a travel threw the internet!
I kinda thought i was going to be seeing Nissan Skyline's, and Silvia's, but all i kept seeing was freaking small delivery cars, taxis, and Toyota Hi-Aces (unmodifyed ones). Maby im just looking in the wrong places.
I did manage to find this FD at the dealer.
Also this random FD parked somewhere.
by Kenny on Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I haven't really seen a bike that made me go WOW in a while, until a friend of mine told me Ciocc is re-releasing a vintage track frame (yeah its a RE-ISSUE of a classic but hell, that just gives you more of a reason to ride the hell out of it instead of keeping it mint and vintage rite?). I don't have too much information on this yet. But a few friends told me its $1000 COMPLETE? Sounds like a good deal.
Snaaaack Checkkk!
by Kenny
Hit up Nijiya today for some goodies, here they are. It's weird i think im starting to notice i have a lot of fun taking pictures of objects and products.
Collon (lol weird name), cool ice cream cone and some chips i havent tried yet.
I especially enjoyed this ice cream, not really that it was sooooo delicious (it was pretty good) but i really admire the design and fun factor in buying a single ice cream cone packaged up the way it was, maby im weird.
i can't read Japanese, sucks because maby i would have read that eating this ice cream makes you turn greeen.
by Kenny on Monday, February 23, 2009
I do! This is my Snapper turtle given to me by Leslee. I've had him for the past 2-3 years and as i was cleaning his tank yesterday, it hit me how fucking big he's grown. I have never once touched him or handled him with my hands. Take a look on youtube and you will see why. He's grown to about the size of a 5 dollar footlong hand gesture now, shell only. One day i think he might break thru the glass.
Git Money!
New spokesmodel for Charmin
his skating buddy
O shit new $1 bill!
Om nom.
Snack Check!
by Kenny on Wednesday, February 18, 2009
On sale @ Nijiya!
DIY Macro Stooodioooo
by Kenny
I decided to make one of those DIY macro studios for fun using cardboard and toilet paper lol. sounds ghetto i know but here are the results:
Ring Ring!
The duncan Paul gave me + toys.
my 18-105, which is for sale.
by Kenny on Monday, February 16, 2009
This year was my 2nd year attending the SF pillow fight and kicked ass once again. You know the deal, meet at Justin Herman Plaza, 6pm...then madness!
Moar people than last year
o hai there!
dont know who they are
random snap:
Alameda Beach, gap between the rain. TY alex for Topaz
Academy of Science
by Kenny on Sunday, February 15, 2009
Visited Academy of Science for the first time recently. This place is so amazing, its like visiting an aquarium, rain forest, and zoo in one.
Front of Academy of Science.
Actual alien brain. Crazy huh?
Actual prop from Jurassic Park
butterfly in the skyy, i can see twice as hiighh..
o yea, thats me riding a tortoise..wooo!
Some random pics from Coit Tower
by Kenny on Thursday, February 12, 2009
Went up to Coit tower with Alex and Leslee a few days ago. You know its funny how you live in an area and never go to some of these simple things (ive never gone to Alcatraz either!). So it costs $5 to go to the top, and this tourist place is run by Chinese people. lol.
by Kenny on Tuesday, February 10, 2009
This Valentines day, Feb 14, is San Francisco's pillow fight @ justin herman. I went last year and it kicked so much ass. I got beat up pretty bad lol. But its happening again on the 14th so be there!
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Sj Alleycat + WekSos
by Kenny
Today was San Jose's 1st Alleycat, it was great. Only disapointment was how me and my friends managed to ALL separate at the very beginning! lol. I cut out towards the end of the race to go to SF but definitely was well put together.
Its a wrap.
stupid shit i lost my spoke card but who cares, they dont fit on my wheels anyways.
Runnnnn btiches!
nice engine =P
My favorite rides of the show, no joke, monkey+chaly.
Nice d90 books, $30 bucks im cool, ill make my own lol.


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At 6' tall, I used to have a hard time finding sweaters with long enough sleeves. So I took up knitting to make my own sweaters.View all patterns by designer (107) »
The lovely Acorn Stitch pattern is an easy one to memorize; it's basically a checkerboard with yarnovers and decreases every 4 rows. The body is worked in one piece to the armholes, and the sleeves are worked in-the-round, so you only have to sew the sleeves into the armholes. Instructions for both 3/4-length and long sleeves are included. Work the I-Cord ties as instructed, or use a shawl pin or stick pin to close the fronts.
The yarn I used works up at a gauge of 5 sts per inch in Stockinette stitch; if you wish to use a different yarn, make sure you find one that will match this gauge.
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When Dunbar High School opened in Washington, D.C., in 1916, it was already a historic institution. The first public high school for black students in the U.S. had its roots in the basement of a black church in 1870 as the Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, and its flowering as M Street High School (1891–1916). The school flourished through the mid-20th century, and suffered during the latter half; its history traverses the rise and decline of public education in America's cities. The school currently has 98% black students and a dismal performance record, but previously Dunbar had 100% black students and many famous graduates: Jean Toomer (1914); Sterling Brown (1918); Charles Drew (1922); and Eleanor Holmes Norton (1955), to name a few. Journalist Stewart's book, featuring a foreword by Tulane political scientist Melissa Harris-Perry, embraces principals, staff, and teachers, buildings and curricula, public policy debates and internecine ones, through Dunbar's nearly 150-year history; interviews with alumni are included as well. Worthy as this remarkable history is, it ambles from the chatty to the clunky, from the storyteller's impulse to the political edge. Nevertheless, Stewart's question, "What will the newest incarnation of Dunbar be?" remains germane, especially as its new building is scheduled to open in fall 2013. Contemplating Dunbar's history may offer answers. 25 b&w photos. Agent: Jane Dystel, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management. (Aug.)
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From New York to Los Angeles and from the White House's backyard to classrooms across the country, education is weighing on the minds of many Americans. Four new books tackle some of the key challenges that continue to stir debate. Confronting the effects of standardized testing, racial disparity, child poverty, teacher morale and quality teaching, these books offer no-holds-barred accounts of the state of education.
Rafe Esquith—who has spent 30-plus years teaching fifth and sixth graders at Los Angeles' impoverished Hobart Boulevard Elementary School and is known for transforming his students through Shakespearean performances (as depicted in the documentary film The Hobart Shakespeareans)—returns with his signature wit and wisdom in Real Talk for Real Teachers: Advice for Teachers from Rookies to Veterans: "No Retreat, No Surrender!" Esquith's focus in his fourth book is more on morale than teaching tips. Dividing the book into sections for new teachers, mid-career teachers and classroom veterans, Esquith keeps it real, indeed, as he begins with his best advice: "You are going to have bad days." Using humorous and memorable anecdotes from his own time in the classroom, he recognizes the isolation, exhaustion, jealousy, blame and guilt that come with teaching and encourages teachers not to give up. Whether discussing out-of-touch administrators, confrontational parents, apathetic students or the current era of high-stakes testing, the best-selling author reminds teachers to choose their character over their reputation and find balance in their professional and personal lives. Ever inspirational, Esquith shows educators that the best teaching is a journey, not a race to the top.
Respect for teachers and higher expectations for students are among the keys to success.
Once touted as "The Greatest Negro High School in the World" by the NAACP, Dunbar High School of Washington, D.C., was recently categorized as a failing school. Inspired by her parents (both Dunbar graduates), award-winning journalist Alison Stewart traces the school's path from prestige to decline in First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black Public High School. Upon its opening, Dunbar became synonymous with academic rigor, graduating such notable alums as Eva Dykes, the first African-American woman to receive a doctoral degree, and Edward Brooke, the first African American popularly elected to the Senate, as well as prominent scientists, artists, musicians, playwrights and civil rights activists. Its faculty included some of the most highly educated black teachers of the era, since Jim Crow laws barred them from working at other institutions. But as the neighborhoods surrounding Dunbar suffered economic and social woes, so, too, did the high school. When the author visited Dunbar, she was staggered to discover the faded glory of a building in disrepair and low-performing students with few dreams of college. Her detailed account of the school's history firmly situates Dunbar in the broader context of the country's educational reform and struggle for racial equality. As Dunbar looks to rebuild itself with a new building, new teachers and new students, Stewart sees a hopeful future.
Formerly a senior vice president in publishing, John Owens traded a comfy office for a classroom in one of New York City's tough South Bronx neighborhoods because he wanted to make a difference in the lives of young people. Based on an article he wrote for Salon.com, which immediately went viral, Confessions of a Bad Teacher: The Shocking Truth from the Front Lines of American Public Education recounts Owens' first—and only—year in a high school he calls Latinate. He explains how, within days, he became a victim of his "crazed visionary manager" (aka the principal he refers to as Ms. P.) who set unattainable school-wide goals, terrorized teachers with threats of "unsatisfactory" rankings and filled folders with hard-working teachers' presumed misdeeds. Owens uses vignettes from his teaching experience to introduce problems in the American educational system, most notably how teachers are blamed for today's failing public schools and how the "witch-hunt" for bad teachers is destroying classrooms. He also emphatically addresses how the data-driven school reform movement leaves principals with all the power (even turning some into cheating "Bernie Madoffs of test scores") and teachers with ineffective evaluations. His concluding lessons are a heartfelt call to action.
When the U.S. scored 26th in critical thinking in math, below the average for the developed world, acclaimed journalist Amanda Ripley wondered why some students learned more and others less than their global counterparts. The result is The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way, in which the author follows three teens in different parts of the world through a year of high school. She purposely selected Finland, South Korea and Poland, nations that recently ranked much lower among their developed peers but now rank well above the U.S. In Finland, Ripley found teacher preparation programs as selective as those for U.S. medical schools. In Korea, parents acted as coaches to their children, compared to American parents who act more like cheerleaders. While poverty has been cited as a factor in America's failing schools, Poland, with an even higher poverty rate than the U.S., delayed tracking students until the end of their school careers. Although Ripley observed three different approaches, she also observed commonality and perhaps the key to success: respect for teachers and higher expectations for students.
Ripley's stirring investigation debunks many tenets of current education reform—but are U.S. leaders listening?


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The suitable applicant should be prepared to cover the event potentially over a three year period, the middle year being that of chief marshal. Applicants must be a minimum of 18 years old.
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This is a discussion on [News] Red Hat's Results: Good (Subscription up 32%); Oracle: Not So Much... - Linux ; Red Hat cheerleading purges Q4 profits ,----[ Quote ] | Red Hat's profit rose 7 per cent during its fiscal fourth quarter, with a | healthy bump in revenue offset by the open source software distributor's | increased sales, marketing, ...
Red Hat cheerleading purges Q4 profits
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| Red Hat's profit rose 7 per cent during its fiscal fourth quarter, with a
| healthy bump in revenue offset by the open source software distributor's
| increased sales, marketing, and R&D expenses.
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| Red Hat bought a lot of that precious momentum, raising sales and marketing
| expenses to $52.1m during the quarter, compared with $39.7m year-over year.
| Research and development during Q4 was $26.3m, up from $20m.
| For the full year, total revenue increased 31 per cent to $523m compared with
| fiscal 2007. Subscription revenue rose 32 per cent from the previous year to
| $449.8m.
Spending slowdown hits Oracle third quarter
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| render you immune to a slow down in customer spending.
Oracle tries to evolve by eating someone else's lunch.
With free clustering for Unbreakable Linux, Oracle goes after Red Hat
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| In an apparent competitive swipe at Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp.announced on
| Wednesday, March 26, at InfoWorld's Open Source Business Conference that it
| would add Clusterware to its year-old Oracle Unbreakable Linux support
| program for all basic and premium-package customers -- and for free.
Red Hat "outperform"
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RHEL just tripled the size of its ISV ecosystem!
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| Through that series of announcements, Red Hat is lining up its complete RHEL
| strategy and making it clear that it can fit all deployment scenarios -
| traditional or emerging - through the exact same RHEL bits. That proves the
| flexibility of RHEL as a distribution and also factually multiplies the size
| of RHELâs ecosystem by further enabling all existing RHELâs ISV on two new
| emerging scenarios, Virtual Appliances and Cloud Computing. While that might
| seem like a trivial statement, it is far from the truth. Just look at VMWare
| for example: while they are getting great traction in the virtualization
| field, it is going to be very difficult for them to enter the two emerging
| fields discussed above, as they have a pretty much empty ISV ecosystem today.
| And you donât build an ISV ecosystem overnight (you can partner with one or
| acquire one, but not build one overnight).
Red Hat Sees Green
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| free to share and distribute. But while it's easy to become an
| open-source distributor, it's more difficult to become expert
| enough with the stuff to make a living supporting it. Take Red
| Hat rival Novell. The Waltham, Mass.-based software company has
| struggled since moving into the open-source software business
| and positioning itself as an alternative to Red Hat, with its
| shares falling more than 35%, to $7.18 from $11.38, over the
| past three years.
Customers happy with Red Hat/JBoss connection
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| Engate says. "The only ones who might see it as a negative are their
| competitors."
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The period for public comment for the proposal to lift the ban on cellular phone service on airliners ended Friday.
According to USA Today, some 1,400 people submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission on getting rid of the ban first imposed in 1991. Most of them were ardently against the proposal.
We agree wholeheartedly with John Simpson of San Francisco who wrote to the FCC:
"This is the worst idea ever. It is already bad enough with people talking on their phones everywhere but most of the time one can move away from the idiot; on a plane you are stuck."
Another commenter, Frank Wake of Anchorage, advised the FCC:
"This is a very bad idea . . . cruel and unusual torture for those of us trapped."
Not surprisingly, flight attendants are against getting rid of the ban.
We would imagine the only folks beside the cell companies that back this proposal also favor leaving their phones on in theaters.
The bad news is that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told legislators he favors lifting the ban.
The good news is that Congress - of all people - may save us. The House Transportation Committee has approved a bill to ban cell usage on planes and a bill has been introduced in the Senate with the same objective.
We hope Congress will pass a law forbidding cell usage on airliners. Sooner or later, the FCC will find a 3-2 majority that will cave to the cellphone providers.
If Congress allows that to happen, it will be one more step toward making middle seats on jetliners hell on earth.
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