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A future of 3-D through the eyes of Blue Alien Giants As published in this month’s Veritas et Visus magazine It is being heralded as the 3D movie that will single-handedly save the stereoscopic industry, or, rather, kick-start it into full gear and propel it into the common man’s cinema diary and living room. Avatar . All stereographers talk about it with awe and expectation, while salesmen of 3-D hardware excitedly shout out its name

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A future of 3-D through the eyes of Blue Alien Giants

I initially said – “Look at my blog ,” but when I looked, I realized it might be a bit harder than I thought to pull out the central themes. So, here’s a bit of a compilation of some of the things I’ve been talking about in my blog which points to some of the major trends in learning. Environmental Changes Some of the common trends I discuss in presentations are: Decreased L&D budgets Faster pace Increased workforce mobility Shorter job tenure Increased job fragmentation – fewer numbers in any one role Constant increase in complexity Brought to you by: Work Literacy

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Trends in Learning

PHPmotion and Video Hosting PHPmotion Video Hosting PHPmotion is one of the free video sharing software, which has the support for various other media files such as mp3/audio sharing. It is a content management system (or the media CMS application) so that it allows you to create your own video sharing website, picture-sharing website, music sharing website etc and you can run it on your own. Having little knowledge you will be able to have the sites like YouTube, hi5, veoh, daily motion etc and best of all, it is 100% free and is available for download on the internet.

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PHPmotion and Video Hosting

Thanks to Niels Provos we have been informed of a security issue in the Serendipity Freetag plugin (serendipity_event_freetag). Versions up to 3.08 contained a bug that was not properly escaping a GET variable used in an SQL statement, leading to a possible SQL injection attack. The impact of this is considered to be low, as the query used is only for displaying Meta keywords inside a blog entry, and usual mysql-Client libraries to not allow to execute multiple stacked SQL queries to drop tables etc.

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Security update for Freetag Plugin

I have been analysing the knowledge, skills and experience needs of the taxonomy profession, and as part of this I am conducting a survey on the present and future of taxonomy work and the needs of taxonomy professionals. I’ll be reporting the results at Taxonomy Bootcamp in San Jose this coming November, and participants in the survey will also get a report of the results (which will include additional research beyond the survey). For those of you who believe that taxonomies still have a future, this might make interesting reading, and for those of you who believe a la Brought to you by: Work Literacy

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Blog>> Survey on the Future of Taxonomy Work

French agent kills captors, escapes in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia ? A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia has escaped, reportedly by killing three of his captors, Somali officials said Wednesday. The agent, one of two kidnapped last month, is safe in the presidential palace and “in a good mood,” said Abdulkadir Hussein Wehliye, the assistant

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Somali officials: Kidnapped French security agent killed 3 captors, escaped

Syria, Iran key questions at French envoy meeting PARIS ? President Nicolas Sarkozy will lay out his diplomatic strategies for Iran, Syria and other key areas, in a speech to France’s ambassadors Wednesday overshadowed by the uncertain plight of two Frenchwomen charged in Iran with fomenting unrest. Sarkozy took a diplomatic risk in seeking Syria’s help earlier

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Syria, Iran likely to star when Sarkozy lays out foreign policy goals to French diplomats

LONDON – ‘Hannah Montana’ star Miley Cyrus’ stalker allegedly threatened to return to her movie set to “finish things” off. Mark McLeod was remanded in custody after a judge ruled he was potentially dangerous, and there was enough evidence to send the case to trial, reports Sky News. Cyrus’ security guard revealed that McLeod, arrested earlier this

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Cardinals shrug off preseason offensive troubles TEMPE, Ariz. ? The Arizona Cardinals offense, so brilliant in the team’s run to the Super Bowl, has been unproductive in the first two preseason games. The only touchdown Arizona has scored came late in game one at Pittsburgh, with fourth-stringer Tyler Palko at quarterback

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Quarterback Kurt Warner and Cardinals shrug off ineffective offense as ?just preseason?

AP IMPACT: Politics can drive stimulus priorities WASHINGTON ? A sleepy Montana checkpoint along the Canadian border that sees about three travelers a day will get $15 million under President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan. A government priority list ranked the project as marginal, but two powerful Democratic senators persuaded the administration to make it happen.

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AP IMPACT: $720 million for border repairs, but for priority jobs? Don?t ask. It?s a secret

Fears of Shiite-Sunni violence breakout in Lebanon BEIRUT ? No one knows when an international court will issue its first indictments in the assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister, but Lebanese are already afraid it could spark a wave of violence between its Shiite and Sunni communities. The Netherlands-based tribunal has kept silent on who it might

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Fears in Lebanon that indictment in former PM assassination will spark sectarian violence

Seahawks sign running back James to 1-year deal RENTON, Wash. ? Edgerrin James is Seattle’s latest aging star running back, less than a year and half after Shaun Alexander was unceremoniously booted out of town. The league’s leading active rusher signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks on Tuesday night

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Gaining an Edge: Seahawks give Edgerrin James 1-year contract; fellow RB T.J. Duckett released

Dukes, Willingham power Nats CHICAGO ? Elijah Dukes hit a grand slam in a six-run fifth inning, Josh Willingham had two homers and six RBIs and the Washington Nationals rocked Carlos Zambrano in his return from the disabled list, routing the Chicago Cubs 15-6 on Tuesday night. Dukes drove in a career-high five runs as the Nationals

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LA school board approves resolution LOS ANGELES ? The Los Angeles Board of Education has voted to adopt a resolution that could turn a third of the schools in the nation’s second-largest school district over to private operators. The proposal was approved Tuesday on a 6-1 vote after a contentious three and a-half hour public hearing and

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Los Angeles education board votes to allow outsiders to run many schools in huge district

Idaho-based mining company defers dividend payment COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho ? Hecla Mining Co., an Idaho-based silver and gold mining company, is deferring quarterly dividend payments to owners of all three classes of its preferred stock to conserve cash and comply with restrictions of a bank credit agreement. Hecla had arranged $380 million in credit facilities in 2008

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Idaho-based mining company defers dividend payments to conserve cash, comply with restrictions

2 dead in crash of ultralight plane in Indiana SWITZ CITY, Ind. ? Indiana State Police say two men have died after the crash of an ultralight aircraft in southwest Indiana. Greene County Coroner Brian Gainey identifies the victims of Tuesday evening’s crash as Dave Johnson of Linton and Mark Muzii of Bloomington

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2 men die when ultralight aircraft crashes into soybean field near southwest Indiana airstrip

Marshall practicing; Preseason debut still unclear DENVER ? Brandon Marshall may be back in the mix offensively at practice but it remains unclear whether the Broncos’ disgruntled wideout will make his preseason debut in Denver’s game Sunday against Chicago. Denver coach Josh McDaniels said Marshall was fully involved in Tuesday’s practice, the team’s first workout since Saturday’s

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Timing for Marshall?s preseason debut for Broncos still unclear

US Embassy in Honduras to stop issuing most visas TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras ? Honduras’ interim leader said Tuesday he doesn’t fear sanctions after an international delegation failed to win a pledge to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and Washington announced it will stop issuing most visas at its embassy in Honduras. Roberto Micheletti acknowledged the country will suffer

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Honduras? interim government says no fear of sanctions, as US stops issuing most visas there

Plane lands in NJ mall parking lot, stuns shoppers ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. ? A small plane made an emergency landing in a mall’s parking lot on Tuesday, stunning back-to-school shoppers, and the pilot and a passenger emerged with only minor injuries. A flight instructor and student got out of the plane, and no one on the ground

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Small plane makes emergency landing in NJ mall parking lot, stunning shoppers; minor injuries

AP NewsBreak: NC terror suspect said dad sold guns RALEIGH, N.C. ? A North Carolina man named as the ringleader of an aspiring terrorism group sold most of the weapons he purchased and wanted to make sure his children were familiar with guns, one of the sons told federal agents in a report released Tuesday

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AP NewsBreak: NC terror suspect told feds that father sold weapons, bought ammunition in bulk