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Last summer, Microsoft made a $1.2B investment in Yammer, recognizing enterprise social as key to how companies communicate and collaborate. Fast forward only eight months, and the momentum is tremendous. We've just finished our third quarter and Yammer sales grew 259% year-over year, Yammer gained 312 new customers, and March marked Yammer's best month to-date in terms of user engagement.
Taking enterprise social to the next level
While we are pleased with the growth, the opportunity for enterprise social is even larger. Yammer and Microsoft have come together with a single vision – to bring enterprise social to all businesses by weaving these capabilities into the apps people use every day. Realizing this vision requires close alignment in product development, sales and marketing.
On the engineering side, we've made great strides in a short timeframe, bringing together Yammer and Office 365 teams to deliver regular updates against our roadmap. Right now our teams are actively focused on foundational work around identity, content and messaging that will drive seamless connected experiences across Office 365 and other applications. We look forward to sharing more exciting developments soon.
The next area of focus is aligning the Yammer and Office 365 go-to-market efforts. On March 1, we began offering Office 365 and Yammer together as part of Enterprise Agreements. We will further simplify the customer buying experience and increase global scale by fully integrating our sales teams this summer. We're going from about a hundred sellers at Yammer to several thousand Microsoft sellers around the world bringing customers the benefits of enterprise social.
We continue to invest aggressively in the Yammer business and are hiring in sales, engineering, customer engagement and marketing this year.
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The reaction from customers has been overwhelmingly positive. They are excited about the transformational potential of enterprise social and recognize the combined value of Office 365 and Yammer. Just one example we recently announced is ABB, a power and automation technology leader using Office 365 and Yammer to provide a single platform for productivity, communication, collaboration and enterprise social in the cloud for 145,000 employees across 100 countries.
We're just getting started
This is an exciting time for Microsoft and our customers as we pioneer the next generation of collaboration services for the workplace. We're excited about the value customers are seeing with Office 365 and Yammer together, and we believe this is just the beginning. Curious about enterprise social and the impact it can have on your business? Check out the Social Journey, a step-by-step guide on driving success using enterprise social or learn more about how leading companies are using Yammer.


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The Theresa Dee Meis Recital Hall was constructed in the summer of 1981 with furnishings completed during the following school year. The 150-seat recital and lecture hall provides a facility for recitals, choir rehearsals, and related activities of the music department. It also serves as a lecture room for larger classes and workshops.
The construction of the recital hall was made possible by a generous gift of the Donald and Theresa Meis family in memory of Theresa, a longtime member of the Briar Cliff (College) University Board of Trustees. Theresa graduated from Briar Cliff College with a degree in sociology. She worked for Catholic Charities in Sioux City, IA and later as a psychopathic hospital social worker in Iowa City, IA. Theresa was an active and dedicated supporter of Briar Cliff where she organized the Briar Cliff National Alumni Association and was its first president. In 1956, Theresa was the recipient of the first alumnae honor award presented by the Alumni Association.
The recital hall houses two seven-foot Steinway grand pianos. The ebony Grand (Model B) Steinway Pianos are carefully hand-crafted instruments, taking over a year to build. No metal-to-wood connections are used in the construction. Wood fitted to wood, dowelled and glued are a feature of every Steinway piano and part of the reason for the quality of the sound, helping produce a quick, crisp, and responsive touch. The beauty of these pianos goes beyond the obvious and the quality that is built into the sound, touch, and look is always apparent, but not always visible. The two Steinway pianos were a gift to the department of music from the Donald and Theresa Meis family and Kathleen Damme, former professor of chemistry.
The bronze relief portrait of Theresa Dee Meis, which hangs on the back wall of the recital hall, is the work of William J. Welu, emeritus professor of art, Briar Cliff University.
The Theresa Dee Meis Recital Hall was dedicated on June 23, 1982 with a 5:15 p.m. Liturgy in our Lady of Grace Chapel and a 8:00 p.m. recital given by music faculty: Sister Mary Day, Sister Mary Arnold Staudt, Richard Steinbach and Weyburn Wasson.
Prior to 1981 the room was a non-regulation gymnasium which housed a small stage. In the first thirty years of the college, classes in physical education, intramurals, choir rehearsals, theatre productions, and lectures were held in the gymnasium.

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CT20: And so to Barbados16-Jan-2012
Following the Sharks' 29 run defeat to Combined Campuses & Colleges on Saturday evening, the squad now move on to Barbados and Dave Brooks has been keeping an eye on all things Sussex.
16th January 2012
So that is the first leg of the Tour over, later today we transfer to Barbados on Plummet Airlines flight 999. Ok, so that's not true, it is actually a REDjet charter just for four squads of cricketers !
Our Saturday the performance was really disappointing as we all know we are a much better team than we have shown. Each of the boys will know now how tough and unforgiving t20 can be and what they need to do between now and June 12th when we open our domestic campaign. On tricky wickets - which even in the UK sadly seem to be the norm and please let us see the ECB crack down on that - you need to find ways to score runs. Sweeps, fine laps, ramps, reverse sweeps, smashes long and straight are all skills to work on over the rest of the winter period. Plus of course the block, the leave and the exquisite drive ready for the Championship.
However, Sussex are seeing one big success in the form of Dwayne Smith who smashed Jamaica last night. A real talent and if he keeps going like this, he may just get enough international t20's under his belt to get a work permit for 2013. Surely he is a cert for the West Indies t20 World Cup squad this September already . . .
All is not lost of course. We came here to develop and learn, and that is working in spades. And if we smash Barbados on Wednesday and Netherlands beat Jamaica (and probably CCC) we can still sneak through . . . And those Kensington Oval pitches are pacier and should more suit our style.
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REPORT: Sussex defeated despite Wells' resistance08-Apr-2012
Sussex were beaten by Surrey in their opening LV=County Championship Division One clash today, as they went down by 86 runs at the Kia Oval.
Chasing a stiff target of 342 to win, Sussex were indebted to the form of Luke Wells who hit 108 and was the final wicket of the match to fall. After being 8 down overnight, he and James Anyon were the two men to fall in a short fourth day this morning. Jon Lewis and Stuart Mearker claimed three wickets apiece for the hosts as Sussex were dismissed for 255.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. At the same event where Facebook managers opened the door for ARM server SoCs in the data center, they also made it clear that todays chips fall short of what they seek, In addition, NAND flash vendors need to refocus their plans to fill exploding storage needs in the data center, they said.
In keynotes and interviews at the Open Compute Summit, Facebook executives said they want server SoCs that pack lots of cores and not much else. They also called for a spectrum of NAND flash products in between the extremes of todays consumer chips in USB drives and the premium products in solid-state drives.
Facebook wants disaggregated servers, said Frank Frankovsky, the chairman of the Open Compute Foundation and vice president of hardware design and supply chain at the social networking giant. Such servers should accommodate upgraded CPUs when they arrive every year or so without needing to swap out memory, networking and I/O chips that might only change once every five years or so.
At least a half dozen companies are planning 64-bit ARM server SoCs geared to save power for large data centers. But all those with existing chips and road maps are focused on highly integrated parts that build Ethernet, proprietary fabrics and other features Frankovsky doesnt want into the SoCs.
I cant say anyone has come saying we will build it exactly the way you are asking for it, said Frankovsky in an interview with EE Times after his keynote. When they hear this disaggregation message, they can start changing their direction, he said.
Today is the first day that a lot of this has been discussed publically, so it may take time for SoC providers to think differently about how much they integrate and have different sets of options, he added.
He showed on stage a so-called Common Slot board based on a new Open Compute specification. It uses a x8 PCI Express connector to link any processor board into other server components. Intel x86 and Applied Micro ARM chips populated a board shown on stage
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SENIORS: Sussex Over 70's win County Championship27-Sep-2012
For the fourth consecutive year, the Sussex Over 70's clinched the County Championship, beating Hertfordshire by 10 wickets in their final game last week.
The result meant they had won 11 out of 12 games and finished just one point ahead of Worcestershire.
With many fixtures being postponed due to the weather in May and June, rearrangements resulted in the 70's having to play five games in the first fortnight of September.
However, under the captaincy of Derek Semmence, they once again proved they were more than up to the task. Incidentally, Derek, former Sussex CCC player, remains the youngest ever Sussex player to score a first class century, aged 18.
Head of Cricket Development for the Sussex Cricket Board Tim Shutt said, "This is a fantastic achievement for Captain Derek Semmence and his team.
"Sussex Seniors cricket in general is absolutely thriving and, in addition to the Over 70's, incorporates three Over 50's teams and three Over 60's teams.
"Much credit here must go to Hugh Milner. As a volunteer, Hugh has worked tirelessly over the last 20 years to develop Seniors cricket to the level it is at now.
"This year more than any year has seen an extraordinary level of commitment from Hugh to rearrange the numerous fixtures that were lost to the weather."
Notable performances:
Brian Scollay 399 runs at 49.88 in 11 innings (includes 4 x 50s and a run rate of 84.74);
Top individual score - Barry Peay 91* vs Worcestershire.
Hugh Milner 14 wickets at 18.21 in 108 overs - economy rate 2.36; Best returns - Ted Elsey 4 for 24 vs Norfolk/Suffolk;
Wicket-keeper - Robbie Barker 8 catches and 4 stumpings. Outfielder - Hugh Milner and Andy Shanks each with 3 catches.
Pictured above - back row - Barry Peay; Brian Scollay (Vice Captain); Bill Fletcher (Umpire); Derek Barnard; Andy Shanks; Hugh Milner; Chris Bidwell; Brian Booth; Lloyd Stickells (12th man)
front row - Robbie Barker; Derek Semmence (Captain); John Anderson; Mick Pegram. Missing from photo - Ted Elsey; Udho Maharaj and scorers Geoff Hillier and Colin Tennant.


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Volleyball team in China: Day 8May 28, 2013
This morning was definitely an early one… waking up at 6am was brutal but worth it. We left to catch the China High Speed Railway train (Like the bullet train) at 8:30am to get to Tian Jin, which is a city about 2 hours outside of Beijing. The reason we call it the bullet train is because it goes 180 mph so it only took us 30 minutes to get there. Yes, it really goes that fast but surprisingly you can't really feel it. If only we had those trains to go everywhere in the United States life would be so much easier.
Once we arrived in Tian Jin we were picked up and taken to the Professional Training Center to watch the volleyball team practice. It was cool to see their center because they also had professional baseball, softball, tennis, fencing and basketball. The team we watched was their second team, which had girls under the age of 17. If you were to walk into the gym not knowing what age they were you would think they were D1 premier college athletes because of their height and amazing skill. It was a cool experience to see how a professional team ran their practice. One of the drills they did is the exact same one we do in our practice except a lot more intense because they pretty much had the Great Wall of China blocking them, and by that I mean 3 very tall former Chinese men's volleyball players.
The coaches and administration of the Nankai University, which is the team we played later, took us out to a traditional Chinese meal that is very famous in the city of Tian Jin. It had similar food to the other meals we've experienced but it was special because the restaurant was famous for its history. In the middle of our meal the owner came into our room and started playing some wooden instruments which the team named "clickity clack wood blocks." Ping tried to tell us what they were called in Chinese but there is no English translation so we had to use our creativity. He also started to sing about the history of the restaurant. Even though we couldn't understand the coaches tried to explain it and it was still really interesting because it was a new part of their culture we hadn't seen or heard before.
After lunch we were given a campus tour of Nankai University. We learned some more history behind the city of Tian Jin and how it was affected by the Anti-Japanese War. Some of the buildings had been destroyed or damaged in the war, but the ones that remained are now protected by the government because they are part of Chinese history.
Following our short history lesson we went straight into playing volleyball. The first two games we played with our own teams and we split 1-1. The next two games we combined the two different teams. It was very competitive and fun and games until one of the girls from Nankai sprained her ankle really badly. Ping had the idea to donate all of our ankle braces after the game because they don't have the funds and resources we do to get them and hopefully we can save a lot of ankles in the future!
The girls were just as excited as the others we have met, if not more, to have us there. We ended the evening having dinner with them and chatting about our cultures and learning more about each other. It was hard to communicate so if you were to look at our tables it would look like were playing charades because we have to talk with our hands. Probably one of the most fun things to do with them is teach them English words. They try to teach us Chinese but all they do is laugh because were definitely not as good as they are with our language, it's pretty bad but hey at least we are trying!
We caught the train back to Beijing at 8:30pm and hopefully we will get to bed at a decent time because tomorrow were hiking up the Great Wall of China!! I can already feel my legs hurting! If there's no blog tomorrow it's because we didn't make it… :-)
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Provost & business dean searches launched by Emporia State UniversityOctober 18, 2012
Emporia State University is moving forward with searches for two leadership positions — the provost and vice-president of academic affairs and the dean of the School of Business. Two search committees have been named, and a consultant team will be on campus next week to gather input from faculty, staff, students and the Emporia community.
"The provost/vice-president and business dean are two key leaders who will raise the bar for Emporia State University," said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, Emporia State president. "As we launch these two national searches, it is imperative that we gather feedback from all constituencies of the university and community."
Two separate search committees have been formed that include representatives of all faculty, staff and student leadership groups on campus; the faculty and Roe R. Cross professors; all three administrative units as well as the Emporia State Alumni Association and Foundation. Dr. John Rich, interim dean of the School of Business, will chair the provost search. Dr. Raffaele DeVito, professor of business education and administration, will chair the dean search.
Those serving on the provost search committee are: Dr. Kevin Rabas, Faculty Senate; Kim Massoth, Classified Assembly; Sharon Brown, Unclassified Commission; Brooke Schmidt, Associated Student Government; Amy Sage Webb, Roe R. Cross professor; Bill Barnes, Dr. Mirah Dow and Dr. Jean Morrow, faculty; Dr. Shelly Gehrke, academic affairs; Ray Lauber, administration and finance; Dr. Gonzalo Bruce, student affairs; Jason Fanning, alumni; and Karen Sommers, foundation.
Those appointed to the business dean search committee are: Dr. Sheryl Lidzy, Faculty Senate; Judy Conway, Classified Assembly; Rob Gibson, Unclassified Commission; Stuart Sneath, Associated Student Government; Dr. Don Miller, Roe R. Cross professor; Dr. Ron Freeze, Dr. Dipak Ghosh and Dr. Marian Riedy, faculty; Mike Erickson, academic affairs; Mary Mingenback, administration and finance; Lynn Hobson, student affairs; Will Ramsey, alumni; and Mark Schreiber, foundation.
The searches begin in earnest next week with a visit from consultants with Witt/Kieffer — Dr. Katherine Haley and Howard Jessamy. On Thursday, Oct. 25, and Friday, Oct. 26, Haley and Jessamy will meet with both search committees, the president's administrative cabinet, faculty and members of the provost council, Faculty Senate and the School of Business Council of Advisors.
On Thursday, Oct. 25, all students, classified and unclassified staff, alumni and foundation members as well as the Emporia community are invited to an open forum from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. in the Preston Family Room of the Memorial Union.
During all of their meetings, Haley and Jessamy will be gathering input on three key questions:
- What is unique and distinctive about Emporia State University?
- What are the top five items for the next provost/vice-president of academic affairs and School of Business dean to address?
- What qualities, qualifications and experiences would it take for the provost/vice-president and business dean to address these items successfully?
More information on the two searches can be found online at www.emporia.edu/executivesearches.
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Morocco hosts first INTERPOL trafficking in illicit goods seminar for Middle East and North Africa region
MARRAKESH, Morocco – Senior police and law enforcement officials gathered this week for the first Regional Capacity Building and Training Seminar on trafficking in illicit goods in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Co-hosted by INTERPOL's Trafficking in Illicit Goods Sub-Directorate and Morocco's General Directorate for National Safety, the three-day seminar (2-4 April) brought together some 75 police, customs and prosecutors from 15 countries across the region: Algeria, Comoros, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.
Participants discussed the challenges posed by illicit trade and the criminal networks behind illicit trade, as well as how to develop solutions to further strengthen regional and international cooperation for a more effective global response. The training also focused on the role of the judiciary as part of enforcement solutions against illicit trade.
Underlining how participants brought different perspectives and new aspects on the counterfeiting and trafficking of illicit products, Morocco's Director of Judicial Police, Abdelmajid Chadili, said: "Morocco's Judicial Police welcomes and supports INTERPOL's initiatives in combating the trafficking of illicit goods and this event is one example of how we can gather efforts in the Middle East and North Africa region to gain positive results."
"Morocco's Judicial Police will continue working with INTERPOL and the international police community to address criminal activity in the manufacturing and trafficking of illicit goods in Morocco and beyond," concluded Mr Chadili.
Issues raised during the seminar include enforcement strategies, partnerships with the private sector, global brand protection, the rise of illegal online trade, ways to improve cooperation, effective legal mechanisms, successful initiatives and operations, and the wider impacts of illicit trade.
The seminar, delivered with the support of the Moroccan Judicial Police and the participation of intellectual property crime and illicit trade and policy experts from Europe, Dubai, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United States, was held within the framework of INTERPOL's Trafficking in Illicit Goods initiative which aims to identify and dismantle the organized crime networks behind the manufacture and distribution of illegitimate products.
"The Middle East and North Africa region is a very important one for INTERPOL's global efforts against the trafficking of illicit goods and we are therefore very pleased to have held in Morocco this first INTERPOL seminar in the region. We need to be here to support authorities in their fight against illicit trade," said Roberto Manriquez, Acting Assistant Director of INTERPOL's Trafficking in Illicit Goods Sub-Directorate.
A key factor in the fight against illicit trade is close cooperation between law enforcement and the private sector. Representatives from industries particularly affected by illicit trade, such as the technology, footwear and garment, movie and film recording, tobacco and skin care industries, are attending the seminar to share their experiences.
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Emporia State to introduce newest Shepherd ScholarsMay 6, 2013
Celebrating the promise of continued academic achievement, Emporia State University will introduce its 12 newest Shepherd Scholars at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at the Sauder Alumni Center. Everyone is welcome to attend.
"We look forward to the opportunity to recognize some of our best and brightest students," said Dr. Michael D. Shonrock, Emporia State president, expressing appreciation to the Shepherd family of Emporia, whose gift created the scholarship awarded to current Emporia State juniors.
The 2013-14 Shepherd Scholars, hometowns, and academic majors are:
- Eric Anderson, Olathe, Pre-Medical Biology
- María Castro-Muñoz, Lima, Peru, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Allex Dysart, Maize, Elementary Education
- Kira Danelle Hall, Lebo, Computer Science
- Rachel Hovey, Wichita, Secondary Education-Chemistry
- Christopher Krause, Colorado Springs, Colo., Secondary Education-Earth Science
- Kady Paul, Osage City, Elementary Education
- Adam Petz, Lawrence, Mathematics
- Nicole Reutzel, Topeka, Mathematics Education
- Brooke Schultz, Topeka, Elementary Education
- Michelle Wilk, Olathe, Secondary Education-English
- Hui Yang, Guangong, China, Elementary Education
"The Shepherd Scholars represent not only our best students but also those students who demonstrate special versatility, community involvement, creativity and commitment," said Dr. William Clamurro, professor of English, modern languages and journalism and chair of the Shepherd Scholar selection committee. "They are a tribute to the whole Emporia State community, and the annual ceremony is a reaffirmation of our highest values and also a gesture to the Shepherd family of our appreciation for their generosity," he continued.
"Shepherd Scholars are selected through a competitive application process led by our distinguished Roe R. Cross professors," said DenaSue Potestio, Emporia State Foundation president. "It is a great honor for students to receive this prestigious award and a true pleasure to celebrate their achievements with the Shepherd family," she added.
Augusta Shepherd and her late husband, R. Hershel Shepherd of Emporia established the Shepherd Scholars program in 1994 to provide financial support for Emporia State's most accomplished students as they approach their senior year in college.
Since the first awards were presented in 1995, more than 220 Emporia State students have received the plaques and cash awards that recognize them as Shepherd Scholars.
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Serious. These medicines may interact and cause very harmful effects. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
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The beneficial effects of your calcium channel blocker may decrease.
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Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to change the dose of your calcium channel blocker while you are taking rifampin and for a few weeks after you are done taking it.Your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) may already be aware of this drug interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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2.Saima S, Furuie K, Yoshimoto H, Fukuda J, Hayashi T, Echizen H. The effects of rifampicin on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of orally administered nilvadipine to healthy subjects. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2002 Feb;53(2):203-6.
3.Barbarash RA, Bauman JL, Fischer JH, Kondos GT, Batenhorst RL. Near-total reduction in verapamil bioavailability by rifampin. Electrocardiographic correlates. Chest 1988 Nov;94(5):954-9.
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This Wiki is about a college-level embedded processor class being taught using the BeagleBoard. It's being taught by Professor Mark A. Yoder in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Rose is a small, private, undergraduate engineering school that focuses on undergraduate education.
A major part of the class is learning how to work with and leverage off of the open source community. The course requires a major project which will either significantly contribute and an existing open source project, or launch a new one.
If you teach a similar course, I'd like to hear from you. ECE497 Instructor Guide explains the various choices I made in what to cover in the course, which distribution to use, etc.
Here's the official description of the course.
Course Description
ECE 497 32-bit Embedded Linux 4R-0L-4C S Pre: Consent of instructor
Brief introduction to Linux on a 32-bit embedded processor. Detailed study of what happens from power up the fully running X-Windows. Adapting Linux to a given application including: boot time reduction, power management and root filesystem support. Streaming media on an embedded processor. Using a DSP co-processor to improve performance. Design project. Previous Linux experience not required, but helpful. C programming, operating system and hardware experience required.
Calendar and Exercises
This is dynamic course, so the calendar may change as we discover interesting new things. It will be updated as we go. You can see it here: ECE497 Calendar and Exercises
There are many things you will have to do to get your computer set up, etc. ECE497 Calendar and Exercises also gives the step-by-step details along with due dates.
We'll be using the text Embedded Linux Primer, by Christopher Hallinan, 2nd edition, published by Pearson Prentice Hall.
The text is not Beagle specific, rather it pulls examples from many embedded processors. It has many listings which detail the outputs from various processors. One of your tasks will be to reproduce the listing for the BeagleBoard.
Grades in the class aren't based on the traditional homework and exams, rather, they are based some daily exercises ECE497 Exercises, a couple of minor projects and a major Beagle-based project and your portfolio. The projecst will be done with teams of 3 or 4 people. We have people in the class with strong embedded backgrounds and others with strong Linux background. The goal is to have teams include complementary skills.
Your portfolio is a collection of what you, as an individual, have contributed to the community and the team.
Since we are working with the open source community, you need to know where the action is. Here are some useful links to what's happening in the Beagle community.
- State of the Beagle 2011, learn about the Beagle's past, present and future.
- BeagleBoard.org, the starting point for all thing Beagle.
- Beagle Discussion Group, lot's of good information here, but you'll have to dig a bit. Subscribe and follow the discussion.
- blogspot, see what is being said about the Beagle.
- eLinux, this is where this page is being hosted. It's about embedded Linux in general, not just the BeagleBoard.
- Free Electrons Beagle Board Training, some good labs about what makes embedded Linux run.
- TI Embedded Speech Recognizer (TIesr) is a fixed-point recognizer written in C++ and C.
- Google Summer of Code. BeagleBoard is an accepted organization.
- Linux Kernel Map
- Texas Instruments Embedded Processors Wiki
Project Ideas
Here are some links where you'll find ideas for your project. ECE497 Project Ideas
Setting up your hardware and software
The Hardware
I have a Beagle Board xM for everyone to use for the quarter. I'm assuming you have some hardware already. Here's the hardware you will need and where you get it.
From the Instrument Room
- BeagleBoard xM
- 5V power supply
- HDMI to DVI cable
- serial to USB cable
From your own resources
- USB keyboard and mouse
- DVI-D display
- micro SD card. 2G should be enough
The Software
We're using mostly open source software. Go to here ECE497 Software Setup to see see how to get everything installed.


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ACADEMY: South African Tour Update17-Dec-2012
The Sussex Cricket Academy have been continuing their tour of South Africa over the past week and have been in a rich vein of form as they look to gain maximum experience from the trip.
After victory in the opening game of the tour against Bishops College in Rondebosch, they secured back-to-back victories against Western Province u15's and Western Province Southern Suburbs, with the games played at the Newlands Oval (Vineyard Ground) and Primrose Cricket Club at Kenilworth respectively. The stand out performances were from Fynn Hudson-Prentice (101* v Western Province u15's) and Elliot Hooper with 5-12 v Southern Suburbs. There was also some outstanding fielding and catches with Ben Shoare, Elliot Hooper and Dominic Keats all featuring here.
The fourth match against Western Province u17B proved a more challenging affair with the home side scoring 185-8 in their allotted 50 overs. Green Point CC – next door to the Cape Town FIFA World Cup stadium in 2010, proved a most beautiful setting with the players enjoying the game under a cloudless sky, Wian Engelbrecht top scored for the home side with 51 off 101 balls. The pick of the bowlers for the Academy being Josh Hayward (2-29) and George Garton (2-14).
The WP team's fielding was exemplary – with Shoare brilliantly caught at short mid-wicket in the first over without a run on the board. The Academy batsmen were put under pressure from the start with some hostile fast bowling and had lost Joe Ludlow before the team total had reached the 20's.
Ollie Graham (23) and Keats (15) steadied the ship with a partnership of 45 before they were both out with the score still under 100. Lower batting order scores from Charlie Hodgson (21) and Leo Cammish did well under continued scoreboard pressure when but when their wickets had gone there was little resistance from the tail, with Sussex failing to overhaul the home side's total by 38 runs.
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DISABILITY CRICKET: Inaugural Sussex Disability Cricket Awards12-Sep-2012
The first ever Sussex Disability Cricket Awards were held at The PROBIZ County Ground on Friday night. Hosted by Matt Parsons (Head Coach of Sussex Learning Disability and Hearing Impaired squads), the event saw some of Sussex' finest talent come together to showcase the achievements of 2012 both on an individual and team basis. The attendees included three Sussex players who we are delighted to announce have made it into the England ranks. Brandon Winn and Jonathan Davies have been invited to join up with the England Learning Disability Development Programme and Jonathan Dakic has made into the full England LD squad. All these players have come through the pathway and all have become qualified coaches during that time meaning they are now excellent role models for younger players.
In additional to increased school and club activity for disabled young people, new representative county squads have been formed including the Hearing Impaired / Deaf squad and the Under 18 Hardball Learning Disability squad. This complements the Senior and Junior Visually Impaired squads and the Under 14 Learning Disability squad. Much development has once again been facilitated by Farnrise Construction who continue to be lead community partners. Matt Kavanagh-Clark of Farnrise was present on the night to hand out the awards.
Cricket Development Manager Roger Newman said: "This remains an extremely important area of development for the Sussex Cricket Board and this is evidenced by another year of significant progress."Winners on the night were:
U14 LD squad:
Batsman of the Year: Benjamin Hobson
Bowler of the Year: Lauren Griffiths
Most Improved Player: Finlay Hodges
U18 LD Squad:
Batsmen of the Year: Henry Codrington
Bowler of the Year: Charlie Thomas
Most Improved Player: David Odulana
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Bowler of the Year: Matthew Fox
Most Improved Player: Sam Ratcliffe
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More than 56,000 Kodak retirees got a rude jolt this week when a bankruptcy judge agreed with the company's request to terminate their benefits.
Perhaps the U.S. Supreme Court was right, after all. Companies are people, too. They are not immortal, their promises can be broken, and like all fallible folks, they will probably--wittingly or unwittingly--let you down numerous times in the course of your life and theirs. Moreover, they may not honor contracts to customers, suppliers, investors, their local communities, or even employees.
Richard Diehl just found out how fickle both man and enterprises can be. Diehl, who lives in Greece, N.Y., worked 36 years for the Eastman Kodak Co. and wrongly assumed he had earned from a grateful company "retiree medical, dental, life insurance and survivor income benefits." On Monday, Diehl and 56,000 other Kodak retirees got a rude jolt when a bankruptcy judge agreed with the company's request for the termination of those benefits, effective December 31.
Kodak in a pre-ruling statement said it could not "support continued payment of retiree benefit" even after initiating several cost-reduction actions that included laying off "nearly 4,000 employees this year and exiting or winding down several businesses and the proposed sale of our Personalized Imaging and Document businesses."
Kodak is clearly a troubled company, and its many problems are spilling over to all employees -- current and retired -- suppliers, customers, and shareholders. The once-mighty photographic equipment, printing, and imaging company is fading slowly into oblivion with sales dropping sharply each of the last four years, and net losses piling up in the hundreds of millions. The company's market value has dwindled to less than $60 million, and its shares now trade as a penny stock on the PINK exchange. Sadly, the company that gave millions worldwide the photography equipment to record their memorable moments today is lacking even a smidgen of its own previous glory.


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SQUAD: Styris included as CB40 concludes Horsham Festival of Cricket09-Jun-2012
Sussex Sharks have announced their squad for the Clydesdale Bank 40 clash with Derbyshire Falcons at the Horsham Cricket & Sports Club tomorrow (1.45pm start).
The Sharks are currently the only unbeaten side in Group C and lie a point shy of leaders Warwickshire Bears at the summit of the table. It'll be the last chance for them to impress in the CB40 until next month with the break for the Friends Life t20, which begins on Tuesday.
Scott Styris, the New Zealand all-rounder who has signed for the Sharks for the FLt20, could make his debut in Sussex colours tomorrow as he is included in the squad, whilst opponents Derbyshire can include former Hove favourite Rana Naved-ul-Hasan amongst their ranks.
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Education Secretary Michael Gove has denied claims that his team is behind a briefing campaign against the chief inspector of schools.
It follows a furious outburst by Sir Michael Wilshaw, who revealed he was "spitting blood" over right-wing attacks on Ofsted.
Mr Gove insisted he would sack anyone who had briefed against the education chief and insisted no one in his team had sought to undermine his position.
The Education Secretary said: "Sir Michael Wilshaw is a superb professional and an outstanding chief inspector. He is making the changes Ofsted needs to help raise standards further. No-one working for me has had anything to do with any campaign against him or briefing against him. No one working for me has sought to undermine his position. Anyone who did would be instantly dismissed."
Sir Michael had warned Mr Gove that attacks risked damaging school standards by undermining his authority.
He told The Sunday Times: "I am spitting blood over this and I want it to stop.
"I was never intimated as a headteacher and I do not intend to be intimidated as a chief inspector."
In a fresh statement, he said he was "pleased" that Mr Gove had assured him there had been no campaign run in the Department for Education.
Sir Michael said: " I am proud of my team at Ofsted and seek always to defend them from unfair criticism and those setting out to make mischief. I have talked to the Secretary of State today and I know that he is 100% supportive of my leadership.
"I was very pleased to be assured by the Secretary of State that there are no briefings against Ofsted from the department or people working for him.
"We both therefore hope and anticipate that this is the end of the matter. I am looking forward to continuing to work closely with the Secretary of State to ensure school standards continue to rise."
It comes after reports that the Civitas think tank has urged the Government to create a new body to inspect free schools and academies while the Policy Exchange think tank, which Mr Gove set up in 2002, is calling for evidence from schools about whether the school inspection body is "fit for purpose".
But Civitas chief executive David Green rejected the claims.
He said: "The idea that Michael Gove is in any way directing our criticism of Ofsted is well wide of the mark.
"We have had serious misgivings about Ofsted for many years, driven by the testimony of teachers and their concern for school standards.
"The fact is, whatever Sir Michael Wilshaw's intentions, we know schools that would like to innovate are scared to do so because of the misguided notions of many Ofsted inspectors.
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Volleyball team in China: Day 5May 25, 2013
Today was our first day of all touring and no volleyball. We headed to the middle of the city to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
Tiananmen Square is the exact center of the city of Beijing and is like the capital where important government buildings are. In the middle of all the government buildings is Chairman Mao Memorial building where the first Communist leader (Mao) is preserved for people to walk through and pay their respects and see his body. It's an honor to be able to go in there and a lot of the people bought flowers to lie around in respect of their first leader.
Tiananmen Square is right in front of the Forbidden City. As we were entering there were two women who walked up to our group and threw a stack of papers and started yelling things in Chinese. Seconds later they were being arrested and taken away, causing a huge scene. At first we were really scared and had no idea what was going on, but we later found out that they were protesting in honor of someone in their family who had been mistreated by the government. Apparently this is normal because people have their own opinions but since it's a Communist country their not allowed to protest unlike in America where we have the freedom to protest.
The Forbidden City, also known as the Imperial Palace, was the permanent residence of the Emperor of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. A little history lesson and facts for you is that there are a total of 9,999 rooms for the Royal family, workers, and mistresses. It is the largest and most complete group of ancient buildings which China has preserved to present. The Qing Dynasty was overthrown in the Revolution of 1911 and the city became a museum in 1949. Along with all the history we learned we saw a lot of really cool ancient buildings and artifacts. It was about 90 degrees today and there were thousands of people visiting so we were all dying of heat and sucking down the water and popsicles.
At the end of the Forbidden City there is an addition that was added because the city was too small for one of the Emperors. We hiked to the very top to the highest pavilion where we could overlook the entire Forbidden City along with a beautiful view of the skyline of Beijing. We're definitely going to have plenty of pictures to show from our trip because it's only day four and were already at 300 or more. You could say were a little picture obsessive but hey you're only in China once!
At this point in the day we've probably walked 6 miles and climbed a lot of staircases so were all exhausted and its only 2 in the afternoon. After refueling at lunch we headed to Commercial Street to do some more walking to look at shops and see what kind of cool things we could spend our money on. A lot of the girls found some sweet deals and got some gifts for family and friends. We're definitely getting a lot of bang for our buck over here!
It was a great day of touring and we're looking forward to doing more sightseeing after playing some volleyball tomorrow!
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SECOND ELEVEN: Sussex on top at end of Day Two20-Apr-2012
Sussex's Second Eleven were on top at the end of Day Two in their three-day Second Eleven Championship match against Somerset at The PROBIZ County Ground, Hove.
After winning the toss and electing to field due to Day One being completely washed out, Sussex ripped through the visiting order to dismiss Somerset for only 137. Will Beer was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 for 14 whilst Lewis Hatchett claimed figures of 3 for 47.
Skipper Kirk Wernars also took a couple of wickets and Chris Liddle the other man to get in on the act. Jake Lintott was the top-scorer for Somerset, as he made 33.
In reply, Sussex eventually ended the day 24 behind on 117 for 3. Matt Machan (44no) and Naveed Arif Gondal (36no) were both unbeaten at the close after the hosts had lost Andy Hodd (24), Will Adkin (0) and Wernars (7).
Play resumes at 11.00am this morning at The PROBIZ and entrance is of course FREEYou can follow the progress of the 2nd XI via the SussexSeconds twitter feed. Click HERE to access the latest updates.


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Earlier this year, the Founder Institute recognized 13 extraordinary mentors, who went above and beyond to help entrepreneurs launch hundreds of meaningful and enduring companies in 2012. Among these exceptional individuals, is Phil Morle, Co-Founder of Pollenizer, a full service startup investment machine in Australia.
Phil recently sat down with Startup Smart and shared the 5 top things startups should know about mentoring. Below is an excerpt;
"The start-up world is volatile and founders need mentors
Morle says while mentors are valuable in every business, they're critical for start-up founders.
"The start-up world brings the need for mentors into stronger relief because things change so fast, and it's all so volatile," he says.
"We're all still learning the principles of what's important for an early stage tech start-up for the first time. So even if your mentor learned these last year, you can save time by not reinventing the wheel."
The start-up scene is booming and mentor-led
"The range of mentors is definitely growing in scale and depth which is great for the entrepreneurship community. As it grows, people have been mentored themselves and understand the need to give back. We have an implicitly mentor-driven ecosystem which is powerful," Morle says.
He adds the challenge for mentors is the vast range of opportunities available for aspiring entrepreneurs and the still small number of mentors.
"One of the challenges we have in Australia is the mentor pool is still stretched very thin, as we've got so many events," Morle says.
"But we're in the second wave of mentorships now, where we're seeing mentors are beginning to gravitate around certain programs that are going to provide a good fit for entrepreneurs and mentors."
Actually listen to each other
Finding a good match is important, but Morle says this is only the beginning of an effective and productive mentoring relationship.
"Entrepreneurs need to find someone who can meet their skills gaps and truly listen to what they have to say. Mentors need to listen to and truly absorb what the entrepreneur says too, and not just spout smart answers that may not be true in that start-up's situation," Morle says.
Seek mentoring but make up your own mind
Despite and perhaps sometimes because of the power of mentoring, entrepreneurs can rely too much on external expert advice and not take the time to digest and apply the insights to their own business, says Morle.
"Take lots of inputs and then define your own strategy. What I see happen frequently in the start-up world, which is rich and full of mentors, is entrepreneurs change their mind because an expert guru gives them advice. The entrepreneur then pivots their whole business without absorbing those ideas, talking about them and implementing your own strategy based on those."
Morle's top two tips
While mentors are at their most useful when they can speak directly to the challenges their mentee presents, Morle says he has two tips that most entrepreneurs still don't habitually do.
"The big one is focus. It's the mantra of Pollenizer. People start off trying to go too big, too soon with a defused message and value," Morle says.
"The other is to release as soon as you can. Validate your idea with a real customer to see if you've got a good one."
Read the full article on Startup Smart: Top five mentoring tips from Australia's newly named highest rated mentor.
If you are looking to launch a company in Australia, then apply to the Founder Institute today. Applications are currently open in Sydney and Perth.


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Holiday tablet sales expected to rise 60%
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SAN FRANCISCOSales of media tablets are expected to grow 60 percent this holiday season compared with last year, according to a financial research and banking firm that this week released its inaugural "tablet tracker" report estimating production of top-selling tablets.
Craig Berger, an analyst with FBR Capital Markets, wrote in a report circulated Thursday (Nov. 29) that the projected 60 percent year-over-year growth is "impressive, considering the iPad as already very popular and widely available one year ago." Berger's report also concluded that non-Apple tablets are starting to become a meaningful part of the tablet market and that Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp. and Atmel Corp. are the three chip vendors benefitting most from the tablet craze.
FBR estimates that Apple will ship 21 million iPads in the fourth quarter, up from 15 million in the fourth quarter of last year. For the year, FBR estimates that Apple will ship 67.7 million tablets, up from 46.5 million in 2011. The firm also estimates that Apple will ship 5.5 million units of the recently introduced iPad mini in the fourth quarter, giving it a total of 7.5 million units for the year.
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Berger wrote that iPad mini is gaining momentum after a somewhat muted launch. He said FBR expects the mini will boost Apple's tablet market share to peak at 64 percent in the second quarter of 2013, up from 58 percent in the third quarter of this year.
"However, we expect that by the end of 2013, the constant deluge of cheaper Android-based tablets will begin to chip away at Apple's market share," Berger wrote.
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Earlier this week, ABI Research estimated that Apple's share of the media tablet market fell to 55 percent in the third quarter as a flood of less expensive Android-based tablets continued to chip away at iPad's lead.
FBR estimates that Apple's tablet market share will be 61 percent for all of 2012, falling to 59 percent in 2013.


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Hi Everyone!
Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. - Leo Tolstoy
With Valentines Day just around the corner, we are going to chat about dressing up our scrapbook pages and greeting cards with hearts!
What do you think of when you think of Valentines Day?
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CRAWLEY: Season Ticket Holders free at Horsham30-May-2012
Crawley Town's Season Ticket Holders can gain free admission to the LV=County Championship game against Surrey at Horsham next week as part of the County's partnership with the local side.
Their existing 2011-12 Season Ticket Holders will be able to gain free entry to all four days of the game from Wednesday 6th - Saturday 9th June at Cricketfield Road, Horsham, a match that forms part of the annual Festival of Cricket.
And those who renew early enough for 2012-13 will also be able to watch Sussex Sharks in action for free at The PROBIZ County Ground in Hove when Warwickshire Bears are the visitors in the Clydesdale Bank 40, under the floodlights on Wednesday 15th August.
Sussex's members are asked to keep an eye on the club's website for more details of which matches at the Broadfield Stadium that they will be able to use their membership for.
Dave Brooks, Chief Executive of Sussex Cricket, said: "We have watched the rise of Crawley with great interest and we are delighted to see another professional sports club in the county thriving. We have a large proportion of our supporter base in the north of the county and it makes sense for both parties to join together in this way, and I am sure that both clubs can benefit, as can the supporters and members."
As part of the partnership, Sussex have an advertising board at the Broadfield Stadium and Crawley Town have one at The PROBIZ County Ground.
Chief Executive Alan Williams said: "I know a lot of our supporters love their cricket and this partnership gives them the opportunity to watch both County Championship and one-day action while welcoming Sussex supporters who like their football from all over the county to come and watch Crawley Town."