Saturday, October 31, 2015

Terms of Service | Twitter

Terms of Service | Twitter

Twitter Terms of Service


These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our Services, including our various websites, SMS, APIs, email notifications, applications, buttons, widgets, ads, commerce services (the "Twitter Services"), and our other covered services that link to these Terms (collectively, the "Services"), and any information, text, graphics, photos or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services (collectively referred to as "Content"). Your access to and use of the Services are conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. By accessing or using the Services you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Basic Terms

You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you post to the Services, and for any consequences thereof. Most Content you submit, post, or display through the Twitter Services is public by default and will be able to be viewed by other users and through third party services and websites. Learn more here, and go to the account settings page to control who sees your Content. You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.

Tip: What you say on the Twitter Services may be viewed all around the world instantly. You are what you Tweet!

You may use the Services only if you can form a binding contract with Twitter and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. If you are accepting these Terms and using the Services on behalf of a company, organization, government, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so. You may use the Services only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations.


The Services that Twitter provides are always evolving and the form and nature of the Services that Twitter provides may change from time to time without prior notice to you. In addition, Twitter may stop (permanently or temporarily) providing the Services (or any features within the Services) to you or to users generally and may not be able to provide you with prior notice. We also retain the right to create limits on use and storage at our sole discretion at any time without prior notice to you.


The Services may include advertisements, which may be targeted to the Content or information on the Services, queries made through the Services, or any other information. The types and extent of advertising by Twitter on the Services are subject to change. In consideration for Twitter granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Twitter and its third party providers and partners may place such advertising on the Services or in connection with the display of Content or information from the Services whether submitted by you or others.

2. Privacy

Any information that you or other users provide to Twitter is subject to our Privacy Policy, which governs our collection and use of your information. You understand that through your use of the Services you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to the United States, Ireland, and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by Twitter. As part of providing you the Services, we may need to provide you with certain communications, such as service announcements and administrative messages. These communications are considered part of the Services and your account, which you may not be able to opt-out from receiving.

Tip: You can control most communications from the Twitter Services, including notifications about activity related to you, your Tweets, Retweets, and network, and updates from Twitter. Please see your settings for email and mobile notifications for more.

 3. Passwords

You are responsible for safeguarding the password that you use to access the Services and for any activities or actions under your password. We encourage you to use "strong" passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols) with your account. Twitter cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above.

4. Content on the Services

All Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person who originated such Content. We may not monitor or control the Content posted via the Services and, we cannot take responsibility for such Content. Any use or reliance on any Content or materials posted via the Services or obtained by you through the Services is at your own risk.


We do not endorse, support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any Content or communications posted via the Services or endorse any opinions expressed via the Services. You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to Content that might be offensive, harmful, inaccurate or otherwise inappropriate, or in some cases, postings that have been mislabeled or are otherwise deceptive. Under no circumstances will Twitter be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Services or broadcast elsewhere.

5. Your Rights

You retain your rights to any Content you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying Content on or through the Services, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute such Content in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed).

Tip: This license is you authorizing us to make your Tweets on the Twitter Services available to the rest of the world and to let others do the same.

You agree that this license includes the right for Twitter to provide, promote, and improve the Services and to make Content submitted to or through the Services available to other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Twitter for the syndication, broadcast, distribution or publication of such Content on other media and services, subject to our terms and conditions for such Content use.

Tip: Twitter has an evolving set of rules for how ecosystem partners can interact with your Content on the Twitter Services. These rules exist to enable an open ecosystem with your rights in mind. But what's yours is yours – you own your Content (and your photos are part of that Content).

Such additional uses by Twitter, or other companies, organizations or individuals who partner with Twitter, may be made with no compensation paid to you with respect to the Content that you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Services.


We may modify or adapt your Content in order to transmit, display or distribute it over computer networks and in various media and/or make changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to any requirements or limitations of any networks, devices, services or media.


You are responsible for your use of the Services, for any Content you provide, and for any consequences thereof, including the use of your Content by other users and our third party partners. You understand that your Content may be syndicated, broadcast, distributed, or published by our partners and if you do not have the right to submit Content for such use, it may subject you to liability. Twitter will not be responsible or liable for any use of your Content by Twitter in accordance with these Terms. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the rights granted herein to any Content that you submit.

6. Your License To Use the Services

Twitter gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the software that is provided to you by Twitter as part of the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Services as provided by Twitter, in the manner permitted by these Terms.

7. Twitter Rights

All right, title, and interest in and to the Services (excluding Content provided by users) are and will remain the exclusive property of Twitter and its licensors. The Services are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws of both the United States and foreign countries. Nothing in the Terms gives you a right to use the Twitter name or any of the Twitter trademarks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features. Any feedback, comments, or suggestions you may provide regarding Twitter, or the Services is entirely voluntary and we will be free to use such feedback, comments or suggestions as we see fit and without any obligation to you.

8. Restrictions on Content and Use of the Services

Please review the Twitter Rules (which are part of these Terms) to better understand what is prohibited on the Twitter Services. We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Services, to suspend or terminate users, and to reclaim usernames without liability to you. We also reserve the right to access, read, preserve, and disclose any information as we reasonably believe is necessary to (i) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (ii) enforce the Terms, including investigation of potential violations hereof, (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, (iv) respond to user support requests, or (v) protect the rights, property or safety of Twitter, its users and the public.

Tip: Twitter does not disclose personally identifying information to third parties except in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Except as permitted through the Twitter Services, these Terms, or the terms provided on dev.twitter.com, you have to use the Twitter API if you want to reproduce, modify, create derivative works, distribute, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, or otherwise use the Twitter Services or Content on the Twitter Services.

Tip: We encourage and permit broad re-use of Content on the Twitter Services. The Twitter API exists to enable this.

If you use commerce features of the Twitter Services that require credit or debit card information, such as our Buy Now feature, you agree to our Twitter Commerce Terms.


You may not do any of the following while accessing or using the Services: (i) access, tamper with, or use non-public areas of the Services, Twitter's computer systems, or the technical delivery systems of Twitter's providers; (ii) probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system or network or breach or circumvent any security or authentication measures; (iii) access or search or attempt to access or search the Services by any means (automated or otherwise) other than through our currently available, published interfaces that are provided by Twitter (and only pursuant to the applicable terms and conditions), unless you have been specifically allowed to do so in a separate agreement with Twitter (NOTE: crawling the Services is permissible if done in accordance with the provisions of the robots.txt file, however, scraping the Services without the prior consent of Twitter is expressly prohibited); (iv) forge any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any email or posting, or in any way use the Services to send altered, deceptive or false source-identifying information; or (v) interfere with, or disrupt, (or attempt to do so), the access of any user, host or network, including, without limitation, sending a virus, overloading, flooding, spamming, mail-bombing the Services, or by scripting the creation of Content in such a manner as to interfere with or create an undue burden on the Services.

9. Copyright Policy

Twitter respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Services to do the same. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law and are properly provided to us. If you believe that your Content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide us with the following information: (i) a physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on their behalf; (ii) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed; (iii) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (iv) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and an email address; (v) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (vi) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.


We reserve the right to remove Content alleged to be infringing without prior notice, at our sole discretion, and without liability to you. In appropriate circumstances, Twitter will also terminate a user's account if the user is determined to be a repeat infringer. Under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, our designated copyright agent for notice of alleged copyright infringement appearing on the Services is:
Twitter, Inc.
Attn: Copyright Agent
1355 Market Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94103
Reports: https://support.twitter.com/forms/dmca
Email: copyright@twitter.com

10. Ending These Terms

The Terms will continue to apply until terminated by either you or Twitter as follows.


You may end your legal agreement with Twitter at any time for any or no reason by deactivating your accounts and discontinuing your use of the Services. You do not need to specifically inform Twitter when you stop using the Services. If you stop using the Services without deactivating your accounts, your accounts may be deactivated due to prolonged inactivity under our Inactive Account Policy.


We may suspend or terminate your accounts or cease providing you with all or part of the Services at any time for any or no reason, including, but not limited to, if we reasonably believe: (i) you have violated these Terms or the Twitter Rules, (ii) you create risk or possible legal exposure for us; or (iii) our provision of the Services to you is no longer commercially viable. We will make reasonable efforts to notify you by the email address associated with your account or the next time you attempt to access your account.


In all such cases, the Terms shall terminate, including, without limitation, your license to use the Services, except that the following sections shall continue to apply: 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12.


Nothing in this section shall affect Twitter's rights to change, limit or stop the provision of the Services without prior notice, as provided above in section 1.

11.Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability

Please read this section carefully since it limits the liability of Twitter and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, partners, and licensors (collectively, the "Twitter Entities"). Each of the subsections below only applies up to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties or the limitation of liability in contracts, and as a result the contents of this section may not apply to you. Nothing in this section is intended to limit any rights you may have which may not be lawfully limited.

A. The Services are Available "AS-IS"

Your access to and use of the Services or any Content are at your own risk. You understand and agree that the Services are provided to you on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, THE TWITTER ENTITIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.


The Twitter Entities make no warranty or representation and disclaim all responsibility and liability for: (i) the completeness, accuracy, availability, timeliness, security or reliability of the Services or any Content; (ii) any harm to your computer system, loss of data, or other harm that results from your access to or use of the Services or any Content; (iii) the deletion of, or the failure to store or to transmit, any Content and other communications maintained by the Services; and (iv) whether the Services will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, secure, or error-free basis. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from the Twitter Entities or through the Services, will create any warranty or representation not expressly made herein.

B. Links

The Services may contain links to third-party websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that the Twitter Entities are not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement by the Twitter Entities of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources.

C. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE TWITTER ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOOD-WILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (i) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES; (ii) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (iii) ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICES; OR (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT.


IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE TWITTER ENTITIES EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (U.S. $100.00) OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TWITTER, IF ANY, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.


THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE TWITTER ENTITIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGE, AND EVEN IF A REMEDY SET FORTH HEREIN IS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

12. General Terms

A. Waiver and Severability

The failure of Twitter to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. In the event that any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, then that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect.

B. Controlling Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to or application of its conflict of law provisions or your state or country of residence. All claims, legal proceedings or litigation arising in connection with the Services will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco County, California, United States, and you consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.


If you are a federal, state, or local government entity in the United States using the Services in your official capacity and legally unable to accept the controlling law, jurisdiction or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you. For such U.S. federal government entities, these Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law, the laws of the State of California (excluding choice of law).

C. Entire Agreement

These Terms, including the Twitter Rules for the Twitter Services, and our Privacy Policy are the entire and exclusive agreement between Twitter and you regarding the Services (excluding any services for which you have a separate agreement with Twitter that is explicitly in addition or in place of these Terms), and these Terms supersede and replace any prior agreements between Twitter and you regarding the Services. Other than members of the group of companies of which Twitter, Inc. is the parent, no other person or company will be third party beneficiaries to the Terms.


We may revise these Terms from time to time, the most current version will always be at twitter.com/tos. If the revision, in our sole discretion, is material we will notify you via an @Twitter update or e-mail to the email associated with your account. By continuing to access or use the Services after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.


If you live in the United States, these Terms are an agreement between you and Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103 U.S.A. If you live outside the United States, your agreement is with Twitter International Company, an Irish company with its registered office at The Academy, 42 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us.


Effective: May 18, 2015
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Education - Higher Education | Wireless Security and Wi-Fi Solutions

Education - Higher Education | Wireless Security and Wi-Fi Solutions

HIGHER EDUCATION

studentsWhen wireless vendors were recommending unencrypted Wi-Fi for student populations, the XpressConnect Wizard was already proving that WPA2-Enterprise could be used extensively and effectively in higher education. XpressConnect has driven the adoption of WPA2-Enterprise in higher education since 2006. Today, as the de facto standard for supporting large populations of unmanaged devices, hundreds of universities use XpressConnect to onboard millions of student devices around the globe.

The XpressConnect ES builds upon the success of the Wizard by providing a better user experience when password change policies are enforced. With XpressConnect ES, the initial onboarding experience is nearly identical to the Wizard. However, XpressConnect ES replaces PEAP and cached password with EAP-TLS and certificates. Thus, when password change policies are enforced, the enrolled devices are not impacted, allowing them to continue to function normally. For a user with multiple devices, this greatly improves their experience on the network.

The XpressConnect ES also allows the secure Wi-Fi to be extended to all users. The simple, yet powerful workflow engine enables nearly any use case that one can conjure to include visitors, alumni, contractors, and more. The XpressConnect ES supports the full range of guest access mechanisms, including sponsorship, social media, custom OAuth, one-time-passwords, vouchers, and more. Unlike traditional guest servers that leave these users on unencrypted and open Wi-Fi, XpressConnect ES automatically moves them to WPA2-Enterprise.

Finally, XpressConnect ES also supports device registration, providing an easy mechanism for users to enroll gaming devices such as Xbox™ or PlayStation™ consoles. After registration, the device may be granted access to a WPA2-PSK wireless network, wherein access is restricted by PSK and MAC address.

XpressConnect Wizard has always brought the following benefits to higher education:

  • Drive a higher utilization rate of secure WPA2-Enterprise wireless.
  • Eliminate captive portal fatigue associated with repeated logins.
  • Provide an easy-to-use, predictable onboarding experience, leading to higher Wi-Fi satisfaction among users.
  • Reduce support costs by significantly decreasing wireless-related trouble tickets.
  • Provide a proven model for eduroam participation.

XpressConnect ES, with its Automated Device Enablement™ (ADE) capabilities, builds upon the legacy of XpressConnect Wizard, making EAP-TLS the new standard for secure Wi-Fi in higher education.

With XpressConnect ES, realize all of the benefits of XpressConnect Wizard and more:

  • Extend WPA2-Enterprise to all users; including visitors, alumni, and contractors, for a uniform wireless approach.
  • Eliminate the negative impact of password change policies on the wireless experience.
  • Increase security by replacing PEAP with EAP-TLS, and eliminate the caching and transmission of passwords on every connection.
  • Provide unmatched visibility and reporting related to users, devices, and policies.

Secure Wi-Fi for all. XpressConnect can make it happen on any campus, no matter the number of students or devices. Cloudpath Networks has securely onboarded millions of devices on campuses around the world. By using Automated Device Enablement™, we unlock the power of secure wireless for everyone entering an institution.



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Telecom Resources | Verizon Wireless

Telecom Resources | Verizon Wireless

Telecom Resources | Verizon Wireless

Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 demonstrates the recognition by Congress and the FCC that persons with disabilities need better access to telecommunications products and services.

Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's Website: World of Wireless Communications

Government agencies websites:

Verizon Center for Customers with Disabilities (Landline only)

The Verizon Center for Customers with Disabilities (VCCD) offers communications solutions for customers with vision, hearing, speech, cognitive, or mobility limitations. Consultants at the centers are trained to understand accessibility issues and telecom technologies. So, in addition to routine customer service, you can learn about products and services that may enhance your life and the way you communicate. We can also provide assistance with exemptions designed to help offset high use of certain services. Center consultants are ready to help you with local phone service, long distance/toll plans, directory listings, calling services, billing questions, Braille or large print bills, High Speed Internet service and FiOS.

For more information, contact us at 1 800 974-6006 (Voice/TTY).

East Coast (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, WV, DC)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm

West Coast (CA, TX, FL, IN, IL, MI, OH, WA)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 6:00pm



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Blacklist Check

Blacklist Check

Blacklist Check

Right here and now you can check to see if your IP address is listed on an anti-spam database. Will your emails or forum chats get blocked? Below is a list of the major databases that track blacklisted IP addresses — look at the list now and you'll see there are no checkmarks next to the database names.

Check Your IP Address. Your IP address has been auto-filled in the box below. Click the "blacklist check" next to it and you'll then see checkmarks on the list. Read "What is this all about?" below for an explanation.

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= Not Listed
= Listed
= Timeout Error
= Offline

Blacklist Check List

What is this all about?

This list above is of 80 DNS-based anti-spam databases. (DNS stands for Domain Name System, not for Do Not Solicit.) Most Internet service providers (ISPs) and web servers look to these lists for IP addresses linked to computers that send out spam or unwanted activity.

Your IP address might have resulted in the blacklisted symbol () appearing next to a few databases. It may be that at one point your IP address was flagged for some reason and blocked by some servers. (It could be that someone who was once assigned that IP address was blacklisted.)

Of course, if it seems that you're involved in spamming or other unwanted online behavior, your IP address could get blacklisted and blocked. It will get flagged and land on one or more of these databases. You'll be able to see that here at any time by running a new blacklist check.

Offline Blacklists

The following blacklists are offline and should not be used by any systems.

If you have questions or would like to discuss DNS based blacklists please visit the DNS based Blacklists Forum.

WhatIsMyIPAddress.com does not run, manage, or have any direct relationship with any blacklist. We provide a single location to check the status of an IP address on 3rd party blacklists. WhatIsMyIPAddress.com does not recommend the usage of any specific blacklist and does not condone blacklists that require payment for removal. Our inclusion of such blacklists are for the purposes of completeness and should not be considered support of that blacklist's usage.

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Friday, October 30, 2015

Rant D'jour: Equity vs Equality

Rant d'jour: Affirmative Action, Equity and Equality at *Harvard University.

In reality, Harvard only accepts the best students with the highest scores.

If they are so damn good at educating our youth, let them take those who can benefit the most from such an education.

The truth is, if Harvard only accepts the best students, their job (presumably, to turn out highest achievers; the creme de la creme; the best of the best) is *that* much easier.

Think how easy their job is given their baseline population.

This makes no sense!

If Harvard is so damn good at teaching people, let them take the worst and make them the best.

Give the Academic Elite a real challenge.

Are they up for it?

Are you?


Footnotes: *I used Harvard synbolically to represent elite Ivy League colleges and Univeristities.

Could just as easily subsitute Vandervilt University, Columbia, Cornell, Brown etc.

Last I checked Bill Bennett and his values were no longer in Washington...

Make up your mind Metro!

If we are to expecting to entertain creationism as a viable alternative to the theory of evolution and natural selection, then keep it out of American classrooms.

How can we tell children that they were all created equally without giving them a fair shot in this world?

For those who doubt that the art is a form of intelligence, I suggest you read Multiple Intelligence asap.

Elyssa D. Durant, Ed.M.

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Please Report Responsibly!

TELL THE WHOLE STORY!
Please report responsibly.

Although I am not familiar with the statistical validity and reliability of the ACT, fam quite certain that this "standardized"
test is quite similar to other high-stakes tests (e.g., the S.A.T.) used to evaluate student performance in the "good old US of A".

Although the College Board and ETS (Educational Testing Service) will
have you believe that these exams are an accurate measure "aptitude," in reality, most entrance exams are just another barrier discouraging
disenfranchised youth from pursuing their dreams of a "higher education."
Studies consistently show that standardized entrance exams such as the
SAT and ACT do not accurately predict academic performance or ability.

These high-stakes test show one thing and one thing only: that some students are better test-takers than others!

The inherent biases of these gateway examinations provide just one more opportunity for the cultural elite to maintain the status quo in this country.
By printing such tidbits of information without further inquiry, the Nashville
City Paper is contributing to the educational crisis in public schools today
by failing to offer a more in-depth analysis of what these scores represent.

By releasing such timely factoids out of context, the City Paper
is lending credence to bogus, intellectual theories such as "The Bell
Curve."


High-stakes, standardized entrance exams are not only culturally biased,
but also politically motivated in their agenda to help bring back a "return to
basics" type of core-curriculum.

Please report responsibly and tell the whole story- at best, if, as stated in
your article, this test is desi9ned to demonstrate academic mastery of the "core curriculum," then all we are proving is this: our schools are fail miserably at educating those students most in need of a decent" education.

Equal opportunity 's a myth when it comes to public education- if you truly want No Child Left Behind, give them the" need to move forward!


Next time, think of the message you are sending to the general who have neen known, st times, to accept Faux News at face value.



Sincerely,

Elyssa D. Durant, EdM

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Wiki² - Wikipedia for iPad

Wiki² - Wikipedia for iPad

Wiki² - Help Pages Wikipedia for iPad

Use Wiki² - Wikipedia Reader for iPad to find and display wikipedia articles. Every article you are viewing in Wiki² is saved for offline reading (no internet connection needed). Easy to repeat later - good for learning.

Add as many keywords as you want to every article, e. g. to subsume articles under a theme for studying.

Open every article via the integrated bowser. From here you have direct access to Google search, in case you do not find what you are looking for in Wikipedia.

All major languages of the worldwide Wikipedia are supported. Change language on the fly to display a found article in another language (if available in the chosen language)

Wiki² - Wikipedia for iPad - BananaGlue GmbH

download from iTunes store

Index



Search and Find:

Find articles in Wikipedia

Tap in the search field and type your search phrase. Suggestions will show up in the list. Select an item from the list or just tap on enter on the keyboard.

If you did already download this article before the saved article will be shown. To update to the current release of this article tap on the reload button. This sometimes helps too if some images could not be loaded properly.

Open a random article from Wikipedia

Tap on the search field and then on the random article button Reload From Wikipedia Button.

Open Wikipedia startpage (main page)

To view the startpage of Wikipedia tap on Wiki². This will load the most recent version of the startpage from your saved articles. To update this page to todays content please use the reload from Wikipedia button Reload From Wikipedia Button

Reload or update an article

If you read an already saved article from the history it may be out of date. To update this page to the most recent content please use the reload from Wikipedia button Reload From Wikipedia Button

Select the Wikipedia search language

Select the Wikipedia search language

If you change the language of Wikipedia Wiki² tries to reload the recently viewed article in the new language. This works only if the title of the article in the new language is the same as in the former language.


Navigate in Wiki²:

Table of article contents

Table of contents

If Wikipedia is providing a table of contents for an article you view it by tapping on the table of contents button. Tapping on an item in the list navigates to the corresponding part of the article.

Go back and forth in history

Navigate in Wiki² - Wikipedia for iPad

To navigate in history use the back or forth buttons or swipe with one finger horizontally to left or right.

The history and the alphabetical index

History and alphabetical index

To switch from history to alphabetical index use the top right button in the index table. Tapping on an item shows the article.

The keyword index

Keyword index

To switch to the keyword index use the top left button in the index table. Tapping on an item lists all articles with this keyword.

Greyed entries in the table show keywords that you have entered before, but all articles with this keyword have been deleted.


Delete saved articles:

The delete button

Delete articles from local storage in Wiki² - Wikipedia for iPad

Deleting articles means to remove them from the local storage. To remove the currently viewed article use the delete button as shown above. To remove articles via the history or the alphabetical index swipe from left to right over the title in the list. To delete all saved articles use the appropriate button in the settings section.

You should delete articles you do not need anymore to save storage space on your iPad.


The external browser

Open the external browser

To view the current article in the integrated browser tap on the "Open in webview" button above.

Open the external Safari browser

From here you can access Google search or - for more privacy - Startpage search if you do not find in Wikipedia what you are looking for.

No articles are saved to the database on your iPad while using the external browser. To close the browser use the "Close" - button.


Adding, removing and renaming keywords:

Adding new keywords

You can enter new keywords after tapping on the new keyword button. The title of the currently visible article is shown on top. The recently used keyword is shown in the edit keyword field. Keywords already assigned to this article are shown in the "Assigned keywords" section. Every article has at least the "No keyword" tag.

Tap on the + button or use the enter key of the keyboard to assign the keyword visible in the edit field to the article. If you want to assign the title of the article as a keyword tap on the red title. You can assign as many keywords as you want to every article.

Assigning or removing existing keywords to or from an article

Assign or remove keywords

To add a keyword from the "Other keywords" list tap on an item. The keyword will be added to the article.

Assign or remove keywords

If you switch to the "Assign keywords" table you see already assigned keywords as marked in the list.

To add a keyword to or remove it from the currently displayed article just tap on a keyword in the list. Tapping on "No keyword" removes all keywords from the current displayed article. You can also use the new keyword button as described here. If you tap on a keyword in the list this keyword is temporarily saved to the enter keyword field and stays there until you empty the field or type in another term. So if you view another article this is a convenient way to add the recently used keyword to this article.

If you use the forward/back buttons while the keyword list is visible this list stays visible. So you can assign existing keywords very quickly to other articles. Tapping on a non marked item adds the keyword to the article, tapping on a marked item removes it from the article.

You can also remove a keyword from an article by viewing the articles assigned to this keyword and swiping from right to left over the keyword.

Removing a keyword from an article does not delete the keyword from the database, it just removes the connection between the article and the keyword. How to delete a keyword completely see next section.

Rename a keyword

To rename a keyword tap on a keyword in the "Assigned keywords" section. The keyword is now moved to the edit field, here you can change the keyword. Tap on the + button to initiate the renaming.


Settings and maintenance

The settings screen

Settings and Maintenance of Wiki2; - Wikipedia for iPad

The Settings screen gives you access to some maintenance functions as well as activating or deactivating warnings. Moreover you can define which informations are displayed in the tables. To change the font size use the slider in the settings section, tap three times on an article text or pull apart two fingers on your iPad screen


Have fun! Dictum sapienti sat est!

A word to a wise person is sufficient!



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Verizon Gives IT More Control Over Wireless Networks

Verizon Gives IT More Control Over Wireless Networks

Verizon Gives IT More Control Over Wireless Networks

Looking to give IT organizations more control over the level of priority at which certain traffic flows over a wireless network, Verizon this week added a Private Network Traffic Management solution to its wireless networking portfolio. It will be used primarily within the context of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

Verizon has been offering a Verizon Private Network 4G LTE network service as an alternative to the public Internet or more expensive MPLS lines. Carlos Benavides, an associate director for the Verizon Product Management team, says that IT organizations can send traffic from endpoints without having to set up their virtual private network (VPN).

With the addition of Private Network Traffic Management, Benavides says Verizon is now making it possible for IT organizations to access a console through which they can determine which network traffic should be prioritized in the event there is congestion on the network.

Verizon-Private-Network-Traffic-Management

Like most carriers, Verizon is betting heavily that the surge of interest in IoT applications is going to drive a spike in demand for wireless services to connect all those endpoints to a network. While there are going to be multiple ways of doing that, most endpoints will likely be in places that are only accessible via a wireless network. As more endpoints are added to those networks, it's only a matter of time before congestion becomes at least an occasional issue.

While that may mean more reliance on carriers in the future to provide that connectivity, it doesn't mean that internal IT organizations will need to give up control of those networks.



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