U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for February 18.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18: FLYING COW

Profile America -- Friday, February 18th. One of the stranger firsts in aviation history occurred on this date in 1930, as part of the Saint Louis International Air Exposition. A dairy cow, named "Elm Farm Ollie," became the first bovine passenger to fly in an airplane. In fact, she was milked during the flight and the milk was parachuted to the ground in paper containers. The event is celebrated each year by the Wisconsin Dairy Industry, second in the nation in terms of milk production, topped only by California. There are 9.2 million milk cows in the U.S. -- most of them permanently grounded. Together, they produce nearly 190 billion pounds of milk annually. Every ounce of that output is needed, since each of us consumes more than 600 pounds of dairy products each year. Profile America is in its 14th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 134

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 867, 213

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Catbird's vSecurity[R] Recognized in Product of the Year Awards.

Catbird, the pioneer in security and compliance for virtual, cloud and physical networks, announced that the company's vSecurity product was selected as a Bronze Winner in the Virtualization Security category of the Product of the Year Awards for 2010 from SearchServerVirtualization.com

SearchServerVirtualization.com's Product of the Year awards are given to a sampling of the companies the organization and their judges believe are best positioned to provide great products in 2011 and beyond. Their independent experts judged the entries based on performance, manageability, ease of integration, innovation, functionality and value, and vSecurity was picked from among over 60 nominees in 5 categories.

"We are honored to be recognized again as one of the most innovative companies tackling the issues around virtualization security and compliance", said Tamar Newberger, Catbird VP of Marketing. "Our solutions continue to be deployed in mission-critical data centers of government and commercial enterprises and are fast becoming the de facto standard for measuring compliance in such environments."

Catbird's award-winning vSecurity™ weaves multi-function security directly into the fabric of virtual and cloud infrastructure to provide ongoing vulnerability management, IPS/IDS, inventory, configuration and change management, as well as access control and auditing in other key operational, security and compliance areas. Catbird's compliance monitoring and enforcement allows its customers to meet the most rigorous compliance standards, including DIACAP, PCI, SOX and FISMA, in virtual environments.

To learn more about Catbird's industry-leading, comprehensive security solutions for virtual and cloud environments, visit www.catbird.com or follow Catbird on Twitter at @CatbirdMktg. About Catbird (www.catbird.com) Catbird is the industry leader in comprehensive security and compliance for virtualized, cloud and physical environments, and a winner of four Best of Show Finalist Awards at VMworld 2010, 2009 and 2008; the Windows IT Pro Best of Tech*Ed 2008 IT Pro Editors Choice Award for Security; and winner of the 2007 VARBusiness Technology Innovator Award for Virtualization. Via Catbird vSecurity and the "Catbird" virtual appliance, Catbird is the only company delivering best-practice security for Hypervisor, Guest VMs and Policy/Regulatory Security Compliance. As companies migrate mainstream servers and desktops to virtual environments, uncertainty over security and compliance can impact deployment plans. Catbird's protection eliminates these worries and keeps virtualization plans on track. Founded in 2000 by Internet pioneer Ron Lachman, the company's innovative technology protects tens of thousands of customer systems and networks who rely on Catbird and its partners to protect their valuable IT assets from external and internal threats. The private company is based in Silicon Valley, and is currently recruiting new partners and resellers.

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This article was prepared by Marketing Weekly News editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Marketing Weekly News via VerticalNews.com.

Lightspeed Systems Web Filter Balances Educator and IT Needs.

Bakersfield, CA (PRWEB) February 1, 2011

Web Zones is the latest feature added to Lightspeed Systems Web filtering solution that enables schools to effectively balance the educational use of the Internet with online safety and security through customization, granular policy control, safe Web 2.0 access, reporting, and mobile filtering.

With the Web Zones feature, teachers can create their own rules to define the online content students are allowed to access, instead of having to consult the school or district IT administrator to unblock or block sites. For example, a teacher may have five websites that she'd like her fifth grade students to use for a research project on the science behind special effects in movies, but two of them are blocked by the district's content filter policies. Rather than go to the IT staff for help, the teacher can simply add the two sites to a Web Zone she's created for her class. The modified filtering rules will be applied to the students' browsing sessions once they join the Web Zone.

Last spring, Lightspeed Systems introduced My Big Campus, another feature that helps balance learning and safety in schools. It combines a searchable collection of educational resources and a suite of collaboration tools to foster blended learningaall integrated with the filter for easier administration and monitoring. Now, more than 300 school districts have deployed My Big Campus to nearly 100,000 users.

Users at districts like Friess Lake District in Hubertus, Wisc. and Atlanta ISD in Atlanta, Texas are using My Big Campus for everything from professional development to classwork to homework.

Friess Lake's special education team is using My Big Campus to share strategies and ideas for helping a specific student. "Getting face to face time between teachers is difficult, especially when several of them only work part-time," explained Krisi Harwood, technology coordinator for Friess Lake.

"One 8th-grade literature teacher poses questions and then the students respond to her, and to each other, to discuss topics about the books they are reading," said Harwood. "She also finds and shares videos within My Big Campus. When they were studying Shakespeare, she found online performancesa[bar]and posted them for the class to see."

Bethany Wright, a first-year Spanish teacher at Atlanta ISD uses My Big Campus to make lesson notes, give students warm-up exercises, and assign homework for her Spanish-class and special education students. "My lesson notes are available to them right on My Big Campus, which helps them on homework assignments and test reviews. Students can quickly message me if they don't understand a homework assignment or have a question," said Wright.

Dave Allen, a high school science teacher at Atlanta ISD, sparks conversations and debates on My Big Campus that might not happen in the classroom. "We read about a current event or controversial topic and then have a discussion on My Big Campus," shared Allen. "I think My Big Campus is a great tool for getting all kids engaged in the subject matter. It is great to get them ready for college classes and the future workforce."

"I think it is very important to communicate with students in a way that they respondaelectronically," said Caren Rumsey, a multimedia teacher with Atlanta ISD. An added bonus for Rumsey: "Since using My Big Campus, I have not been to the copier machine all year!"

The benefits of My Big Campus extend to the IT staff, where ease of use, safety, security, and CIPA compliance are all concerns when opening up collaborative tools.

"Streamlined user authentication is a big plus for us...The users log in to My Big Campus with the same network credentials they use elsewhere," said Jim Baughman, network manager for Friess Lake School District.

"As an IT director, I like the way My Big Campus provides a merger between the filtering side of Lightspeed and access to YouTube videos and other Internet sources," said Ben Rice, technology director for Atlanta ISD. "It gives me the features I need, but also gives teachers safe access to information that enhances learning."

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Travel Safety Alert - North America.

New York (AirGuide - Travel Safety Update North America) Jan 23, 2011

U.S. airlines record another year free of fatalities. For the third time in four years, U.S. commercial airlines have gone 12 months without a single death. For all of 2010, a year that saw more than 10 million flights and 700 million passengers, the National Transportation Safety Board recorded no major airline accidents. Safety improvements have gradually eliminated whole categories of crashes, says John Cox, a consultant who previously served as head of safety for a major pilots' union. Jan 21, 2011

Nationwide reports of lasers pointed at airplanes almost doubled from the previous year The FAA said that in 2010, nationwide reports of lasers pointed at airplanes almost doubled from the previous year to more than 2,800. This is the highest number of laser events recorded since the FAA began keeping track in 2005. Los Angeles International Airport recorded the highest number of laser events in the country for an individual airport in 2010, with 102 reports, and the greater Los Angeles area tallied nearly twice that number, with 201 reports. Chicago OOHare International Airport was a close second, with 98 reports, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport tied for the third highest number of laser events for the year with 80 each. OThis is a serious safety issue,O said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. OLasers can distract and harm pilots who are working to get passengers safely to their destinations.O Nationwide, laser event reports have steadily increased since the FAA created a formal reporting system in 2005 to collect information from pilots. Reports rose from nearly 300 in 2005 to 1,527 in 2009 and 2,836 in 2010. Some cities and states have laws making it illegal to shine lasers at aircraft and, in many cases, people can face federal charges. The increase in reports is likely due to a number of factors, including the availability of inexpensive laser devices on the Internet; higher power levels that enable lasers to hit aircraft at higher altitudes; increased pilot reporting of laser strikes; and the introduction of green lasers, which are more easily seen than red lasers. For more information, visit www.faa.gov. Jan 19, 2011

FCC drops proposed ban on 121.5 MHz emergency locator transmitters.

The Federal Communications Commission halted plans to prohibit emergency locator transmitters on the 121.5 MHz frequency. The Federal Aviation Administration had requested the FCC review the prohibition. "This reversal is evidence that a coordinated effort from the aviation community can effect change and prevent a harmful proposal from becoming law," said the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Jan 19, 2011

Hotels must replace old baby cribs. The government recently announced that drop-side cribs, which have been deemed unsafe, will be banned at hotels and other businesses. It is the first update of crib safety standards in almost three decades. Foundations, which supplies cribs to Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and other hotel brands, plans to have cribs that comply with the new standards in the second quarter. Jan 19, 2011

Engineers, safety experts divided over electronic devices on planes With more and more personal electronic devices finding their way onto commercial flights, some engineers see a growing chance of electromagnetic waves interfering with a plane's avionics. The FAA requires all such devices to be switched off below 10,000 feet, but some passengers admit they don't comply because they can't see the potential harm. Beyond the federal restriction, airlines have conducted their own tests to help set their policies for electronic devices, and additional restrictions are rare. Cellphone tests at American Airlines, for instance, "found no interaction with the aircraft instruments on any aircraft type" while on the ground, according to a company spokesman. Jan 18, 2011

Time for more congressional oversight of the FAA. With controversies swirling around the FAA on issues such as flight safety, NextGen and whistle-blower protections, Congress should demand answers before approving a long-term reauthorization for the agency, according to this editorial. "When a federal agency has chronic problems, the causes can often be traced to a long-term lack of effective congressional oversight," write the editors of the Washington Examiner, urging the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to call in FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt for "answers to several important questions that directly affect the safety of the flying public." Jan 17, 2011

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