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Two weeks ago, the Irish music industry's trade body, the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), wrote to all Irish ISPs — and, apparently accidentally, many other unrelated Internet companies — requiring that the ISPs instigate a "three strikes" policy with their customers, and universally block sites that IRMA felt were inappropriate for Irish consumers, such as the Pirate Bay. IRMA gave ISPs seven days to provide a response.
Italian Government to Research Skype Interception
Growing attempt by governments seeking to understand and perhaps undermine encrypted VOIP.
Rightsholders Scold Canada, China & Sweden for Internet Piracy
Latest report by media industries to US government highlighting their top targets for new copyright legislation.
Technical Aspects of the Censoring of Archive.org
How the filtering practices of the UK Internet Watch Foundation interacted with Archive.org's caching system to block British access to innocent pages.
Google's Privacy Exec Charged in Italy over YouTube Video
Google's Peter Fleischer was served with the summons when attending a Turin conference.
Google Paying out for Trademark Keywords
Google pays 350,000 euro for selling ads on searches that include the trademarks of competitors.
Phorm and Your Rights
Becky Hogge gives a civil liberties overview of UK's Phorm controversy.
Privacy in Germany 2008
A great summary by Ralf Bendrath of the last year -- written to mark International Data Protection Day.
While there were rumors today that Comcast and AT&T might be entering into an agreement with the RIAA in the United States, it was in Ireland where the recording industry made its latest "three strikes" subscriber termination deal with the telecom industry -- using the courts and the threat of mass Internet filtering obligations as the inducement.
The Irish Recorded Music Industry (IRMA), the local recording industry organization, and Irish internet service provider Eircom announced a settlement this morning, ending a lawsuit in which IRMA was demanding that the ISP pro-actively discriminate content on their networks.
- Swedish Police want Personal Info from P2P users
Court orders obtaining info on file-sharers would be easier under a proposed new Swedish law.
- China's Porn Crackdown may be Aimed at Dissent
Observers note that the Chinese arrests aimed at removing "vulgarity" from the Internet are part of a wider, political, dragnet.
- Australian Net Filtering is an "Insult to Parents"
Opposition senator Nick Minchin on the disempowering nature of the proposed compulsory net blocking by the Rudd administration.
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A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be "senior operational leaders" of al-Qaida or "an associated force" -- even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S.
The 16-page memo, a copy of which was obtained by NBC News, provides new details about the legal reasoning behind one of the Obama administration's most secretive and controversial polices: its dramatically increased use of drone strikes against al-Qaida suspects, including those aimed at American citizens, such as the September 2011 strike in Yemen that killed alleged al-Qaida operatives Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. Both were U.S. citizens who had never been indicted by the U.S. government nor charged with any crimes.
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Secret Memo: Gov't Can Kill Americans
A confidential document reveals the Obama administration believes it can legally order drone strikes on some American citizens.
Even without evidence of attack plot
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This is very, very troubling.
What stops them from killing citizens on US soil that they feel are part of anti-gov groups
The United States can lawfully kill a U.S. citizen overseas if it determines the target is a "senior, operational leader" of al-Qaeda or an associated group and poses an imminent threat to the United States, according to a Justice Department document published late Monday by NBC News.
if it determines the target is a "senior, operational leader" of al-Qaeda or an associated group and poses an imminent threat to the United States
It refers, for example, to what it calls a "broader concept of imminence" than actual intelligence about any ongoing plot against the U.S. homeland.
"The condition that an operational leader present an 'imminent' threat of violent attack against the United States does not require the United States to have clear evidence that a specific attack on U.S. persons and interests will take place in the immediate future," the memo states.
Instead, it says, an "informed, high-level" official of the U.S. government may determine that the targeted American has been "recently" involved in "activities" posing a threat of a violent attack and "there is no evidence suggesting that he has renounced or abandoned such activities." The memo does not define "recently" or "activities."
Yeah no fricking problems here.
"Dead Leader"
To A Want...so the Obama administration (Justice Dept.) gets to decide if you are AQ or an associated group...they are judge, jury and executioner or American citizens without any oversite.
Do you actually not see the problems with that?
If it is okay for the government to determine that an attack against the United States is going to be made by a citizen and that pre-emptively attacking the citizen is justified, then doesn't the same logic apply if citizens determine that the United States government is going to attack citizens and the citizen are therefore justified in attacking the government? After all the true purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to allow citizens to defend themselves against government.
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Jim Weishaar rides his bike along Yampa Street in Steamboat Springs. The revitalization of Yampa Street will be a hot topic in upcoming weeks. City staff will make two presentations at the March 20 Steamboat Springs City Council meeting, and Mainstreet Steamboat Springs is hosting a meeting of Yampa Street stakeholders March 27.
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In Decision Time, Editor Brian Lovett shares a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, and then see how things actually turned out.
Conclusion: Swamp Ding-a-Ling
I wasn't confident that I could twist my body around the tree and shoot one of the gobblers before being busted, so I decided to wait.
The hens quickly walked into the swamp, but the gobblers didn't follow them. Instead, they stayed in the road for a minute before slowly walking into a palmetto flat to my left. When I was sure they couldn't see me, I whirled around and yelped on a mouth call. Two gobbles boomed back from 50 yards away, and soon, the familiar shadowy forms were headed toward me. It was going to work.
Or maybe not. Sure, the gobblers came back -- to within 20 steps at one point. However, the palmettos were so thick that I only caught glimpses of the turkeys. And somehow, trying a body shot through the thick undergrowth didn't seem like a good play.
Seconds later, the gobblers were gone. Had I made the right decision not to twist around the tree? Perhaps. Still, tag soup is tag soup.
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Nice Chalet by looks and sound in brochure and is right beside the local bus stop to take you to the lifts. Unfortunately the chalet lacks any storage for ski boots which are laid out by the front door (trip Hazard) plus no adequate drying out amenities if boots are wet. Skis are in a tiny shed outside which is sometimes locked. As for the rooms. From our experience, they lacked hangers, hooks and a waredrobe to hang your stuff in. Lived out of my case day by day. We only had 2xstack of drawers which were falling apart every time you opened them. Wash room was decorated nicely although shower cubicle was a little tight especially for the larger person. Could have done with another dustbin in the room as the one in the bathroom was about as large as a coffee mug and was only emptied once during our weeks stay. Walls between rooms were very thin so could hear all manner of noises. One thing we didn't like, was the fact that we had to vacate the chalet for about 3hrs after checking out of the room at 10am on departure day. Instead of being offered the choice of being able to chill-out downstairs in the lounge area whilst waiting for our coach which was one of the last to leave the resort for the airport.
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Tips for Choosing Your MajorMany people do not realize that choosing a major is not choosing a career. While some careers, like nursing, require a specific undergraduate major most do not. As you think about your undergraduate major at Binghamton, consider the following:
- Choose a major that interests and motivates you. You will get better grades and get more out of the major. A higher GPA will be attractive to future employers and will leave the door open to going to graduate school later if you decide to go.
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plus the state of kentucky signed into law today an additional
60 cent tax on pack of cigarettes and 7% sales tax on alcohol to address the states nearly $500 million budget shortfall.
plus the state of kentucky signed into law today an additional
60 cent tax on pack of cigarettes and 7% sales tax on alcohol to address the states nearly $500 million budget shortfall.
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Federal taxes have not been a significant cause for changes in cigarette prices over the last 40 years
Interestingly, I think the cigarette taxes are the least effective. Each time the tax goes up, at least some smokers will give up the habit. Thus, the higher tax applies to fewer items. And I do believe that more teens are aware of the dangers of smoking as the long-term education finally begins to kick in, and so fewer new smokers are being added as older ones either give it up or die.
It seems to make the politicians look good (from a number of standpoints) to raise the tax on cigarettes. When it finally occurs to everyone that this particular tax is not generating the anticipated increased revenues, they'll have to find something else to tax.
I think the windfall of funds from the cigarette "settlements" have been only marginally used for their intended purpose. There have been some funds directed toward education to deter new smokers. Not much, from what I can see, to help existing smokers quit. Possibly less than that to assist those who suffer from smoking-related diseases. Perhaps another demonstration at how ineffective government is at using funds effectively?
It occurs to me that maybe we should legalize several recreational drugs; manufacture them ourselves and place high tariffs on imports of these items. Thus, save some money on enforcement of illegal drugs, create new jobs and create new tax revenues.
Yes, I am saying this tongue in cheek. While there are some who believe this should be the done with marijuana, I don't think that could be any less deleterious than smoking tobacco.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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they have in the bill to help smokers quit as well...what happens when all those smokers they are hoping quit, quit. how will they fund schip then
Back in 1960, the federal tobacco tax was $.08 and the average retail price was $.26, now the federal tobacco tax is $.39 and the average retail price is $4.00. You have a nearly a five fold increase in the federal tax, but you have a 15 fold increase in the average retail price. Now depending on your state, you are likely to have a significant state tax on cigarettes of around $1.19 per pack. And you are claiming that the federal tobacco tax is a significant part of the increase in the price of your 'smokes' ??
Careful where you step, you don't want to step in your own BS.
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1951 - 1982: $0.08/pack
1982: $0.16
1991: $0.20
1993: $0.24
2000: $0.34
2002: $0.39
In 1969, the Federal tax represented abut 50% of the average wholesale price of apack of cigarettes. In 2009, it represents abut 15% of the average wholesale price of cigarettes. If Federal taxes had been increased simply by the rate of inflation since 1951, the tax rate would be over $2/pack. Even with the increase to over $1/pack recently adopted, the real dollar value of Federal excise taxes on cigarettes has declined 50%. Meanwhile, the actual increase in cigarette prices has been greater than general inflation because of large increases in state and local taxes, costs associated with the liability settlement, and general increases by the tobacco companies themselves.
"As with most sin taxes, the "benefits" are seen whether the total taxes collected goes up or not. The primary objective historically has been to reduce consumption."
This is total bullsh!t. The primary objective historically is to tax things that have become socially unacceptable because they are an easy target for the tax.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." - Thomas Jefferson
Cigarettes are a scourge on society. In addition to the obvious personal health consequences, they do the following:
Reduce productivity by causing serious health issues. People who smoke tend to miss more days of work because of bronchitis and other respiratory issues. Also, the smoke breaks that are taken each day effect productivity.
Someone has to pay for a great deal of the medical care caused by smoking-related ailments. Research tells us that most people who smoke tend to come from the lower socioeconomic levels. So, our tax dollars pay for a great deal of smoking-related medical care.
Raise healthcare costs. Those smokers who are insured are costing the insurance industry more than non-smokers--someone has to make up the difference, so non-smokers often do.
We all know the effects of cigarette smoking. And it has become socially unacceptable. If the taxes cause people to stop smoking, I'm all for them. Our society will be better off, both fiscally and health-wise.


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Single row pano of setting sun and smoke. Burning of the slash piles as by-product of current forestry practices is produces poor air quality in the Okanagan this week. Proposals have been made to use this "waste" material to produce consumer energy, among other things, but for now it is just dealing with a...


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Planning to visit Israel? There's so much to see and you wouldn't want to miss anything! Whether you're travelling alone or with your loved ones, we suggest you check out this itinerary before making any plans.
Get an early start this morning, driving down the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea. Your first stop can be Qumran, the ruins of an ancient settlement in whose nearby caves the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and whose Visitor Center tells its fascinating story.
Continue to Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, a biblical oasis with a spring and waterfalls, where David hid from Saul.
Then it's on to Massada, taking the cable-car up to explore this fortress built by Herod the Great, which was the scene of the epic stand by Jewish rebels at the end of the Great Revolt against Rome nearly 2,000 years ago. The new museum at the Visitor Center reveals the secrets of the rebels' daily life, the story of the excavations, and how Massada became one of Israel's most important symbols.
End the day with a relaxing float in the healthful waters of the Dead Sea, the lowest, saltiest body of water on earth.
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2013 Student Speaker & Outstanding Graduate — Social Science: Forest Haven
"As a born and raised Alaskan Native (Tsimshian), my primary interest is Anthropology. The focus of my undergraduate research here at UAS has been the study of contemporary uses and benefits of traditional foods as well as the impact of subsistence hunting, fishing, and harvesting laws on Alaska Native populations." — Forest Haven
Forest Haven is the 2013 Commencement Student Speaker because of her outstanding academic scholarship, research, and professional work at UAS. She received an Associate of Arts degree from the Ketchikan campus and then transferred to the Juneau campus to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in the Social Sciences. Her grade point average is 3.99.
Forest was awarded an EPSCoR, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research undergraduate research grant from the National Science Foundation. She has been extensively involved in archaeological fieldwork around southern Southeast Alaska and presented three professional academic research papers.
According to her academic mentors, Forest's classroom work, analytical and research skills are exceptional. She quickly grasps theoretical perspectives, easily relates these ideas to practical issues, and shares her knowledge and understanding of the subject matter by helping other students.
In the past two years Forest has assisted the Social Science program as a Teaching Assistant for multiple classes. She is a mentor and role model to many students at UAS.
Her post-graduation plans include fishing, hunting, and pursuing a PhD. in Anthropology.
UAS' 2013 Juneau Commencement will be held May 5 at 2:00 p.m. at the UAS Recreation Center.
Crystal Rogers is receiving her Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Independent Design, focusing on the art, language, government and history of indigenous and Western societies in Alaska, with a minor in Tlingit.
Learn more about Crystal Rogers, this year's student speaker at the UAS Commencement in Juneau on May 6th.


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Presenter: Amory B. Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
MAP/Ming Visiting Professor for Energy and Environment
Stanford University, March 2007
This lecture series was sponsored by MAP as part of its commitment to fostering sustainable energy education.
In 2001, MAP and Michael and Diane Ming made a five-year pledge to co-fund the MAP/Ming Visiting Professorship for Energy and the Environment at Stanford University. Through this initiative, leading professionals have shared their expertise in the field of energy and the environment with tomorrow's inventors, policy makers, educators and leaders. Amory Lovins represents the fifth and final MAP/Ming Visiting Professor.
These lectures are are also available as podcasts from Stanford University. (Note: The podcasts download slowly—approximately a half-hour per lecture by broadband)—but can play well at any screen size.
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Novartis' phase III psoriasis study of secukinumab (AIN457) has showed positive outcome
Singapore: Novartis' phase III psoriasis study of secukinumab (AIN457) has showed positive outcome in clearing skin to Enbrel (etanercept), an anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy.
Fixture trial (the Full year Investigative eXamination of secukinumab vs. eTanercept Using 2 dosing Regimens to determine Efficacy in psoriasis) was a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, multicenter global study of subcutaneous secukinumab (AIN457) in moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis involving 1,307 patients. It was designed to demonstrate efficacy after 12 weeks of treatment, compared to placebo and etanercept, and to assess the safety, tolerability and long-term efficacy up to 52 weeks.
Established treatment measures were used to assess the efficacy of secukinumab (AIN457) including PASI 75 (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index 75) and the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA mod 2011), a standard tool to assess the clearing of skin after treatment.
"These results showing that secukinumab (AIN457) is superior to Enbrel, a current standard-of-care therapy, are great news for people living with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis," said Mr Tim Wright, global head of Development, Novartis Pharmaceuticals. "With 40-50 percent of people living with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis dissatisfied with their current therapies, there is clearly an unmet medical need for new therapies that act faster and longer to relieve pain, itching and other symptoms," he added.
Secukinumab (AIN457) is the first medicine selectively targeting IL-17A to present Phase III results. IL-17A is a central cytokine (messenger protein) in the development of psoriasis, and is found in high concentration in skin affected by the disease. Research shows that IL-17A plays a role in driving the body's autoimmune response in disorders such as moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and is a preferred target for investigational therapies.
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By Tiernan Ray
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
BlackBerry (BBRY) is up 29 cents, or 3%, at $9.34, after the stock this morning was halted just before the company reported fiscal Q4 revenue below analysts' expectations but delivered a much-smaller-than-expected net loss per share of 8 cents, excluding some costs. The stock had initially jumped 7% after resuming trading.
BlackBerry sold 1.3 million units of its BlackBerry handsets, and said it sold through 3.4 million handsets to end customers, reducing its inventory in distribution channels by 30%. BlackBerry ended the quarter with cash and equivalents of $2.7 billion and said it aimed to be break-even on a cash-flow basis by the end of this fiscal year.
On a conference call with analysts, CEO John Chen said the company was ahead of the plan laid out last quarter for trimming operating expenses. "our normalized use of cash from operations is now 30% lower compared to last quarter," said Chen. On CNBC this morning, Chen talked of building up sales force and engineering teams for the debut of new models later this year.
Reviewing the results, RBC Capital Market's Mark Sue notes that the company "700 bps higher than expected gross margins (43% vs. RBC at 36%) and 30% Q/Q drop in opex ($164M below our estimates)," which he thinks reflects "BB10 inventory write down and mix shift towards services vs. hardware." He notes cash burn was higher than expected, at $553M "possibly because Blackberry did not receive an expected $500M tax refund this quarter (now appears likely 1H/F15)."
Maynard Um of Wells Fargo notes this morning, "Revenues were lighter across the board, raising concerns on end market demand."
Shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) are up $2.96, or 6%, at $50.55, after Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty raised her rating on the shares to Overweight from Equal Weight, and set a $60 price target, writing that the company can benefit from her forecast pick-up in spending on consulting industry-wide.
"Six months ago, our model predicted the early innings of cyclical recovery in discretionary spending, which was followed by improved consulting growth at six IT services companies we cover," writes Huberty. "Our consulting model now projects further acceleration in industry growth, to 6.6% Y/Y in 2014, more than double 3.1% growth seen in 2013."
Analysts today are reflecting on Microsoft's (MSFT) press event yesterday, at which CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a version of the company's Office software suite for Apple's (AAPL) iPad, and also new tools for companies to manage mobile devices, and said the company would have more to say in coming weeks about hardware and cloud computing.
Nomura Equity Research's Rick Sherlund, who has a Buy rating, and a $45 target on the stock, writes that "First, it was encouraging to have the CEO of Microsoft visible in a product strategy discussion, laying out in a transparent way the strategic direction of the company that embraces where users are going (cross platform and across different devices) and breaking away from the Windows and PC- centric focus of the past.
"This news was much as anticipated and is directionally positive in signaling the strategy shift for Microsoft in moving to other platforms where users can benefit from access to Microsoft products. It is about serving the needs of users and not so much about whether it hurts Microsoft's legacy business (Windows on PCs)."
Microsoft shares are up $1.03, or 2.6%, at $40.39.
Bernstein Research's Toni Sacconaghi reiterates an Outperform rating on Apple stock, and a $575 price target, writing that the current enthusiasm about a forthcoming "iPhone 6" ignores the potential hit to gross margin for Apple of such a device. "While major iPhone upgrades can create stronger consumer interest due to incremental functionality and new form factors, they have historically cost significantly more to make, particularly early on in the product ramp. Moving from the iPhone 3GS to the iPhone 4 and from the iPhone 4S to the iPhone 5, gross margins declined ~900+ bp on a sequential basis."
Another observer opining about the iPhone 6 today is RBC's Amit Daryanani, who has an Outperform rating and a $590 price target on the stock. Writes Daryanani, the new device, or possibly two new models, with larger screens, should "drive increased demand." However, he lowered his June-quarter estimates, writing that "Near-term, we are concerned that June-qtr guide could be below expectations as we see an air pocket from a demand perspective."
Apple shares are up 33 cents at $537.79.


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Braun homers again in Brewers win
Milwaukee tops Oakland, 7-2
MARYVALE, AZ - Ryan Braun homered and singled to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-2 exhibition baseball win over the Oakland Athletics Wednesday afternoon in Maryvale, Arizona.
Braun hit his second home run of the spring off the A's Jarrod Parker in the fourth inning to tie the game 1-1.
Jason Rogers followed with an RBI single in the fourth to give Milwaukee the lead for good at 2-1.
Braun has six hits in seven official at bats this spring for a batting average of .857.
Mitch Haniger, who pinch hit for Braun in the fifth had two hits and two RBI for the Brewers.
Yovani Gallardo started for Milwaukee and allowed a run on three hits in two-and-a-third innings. Gallardo struck out four Oakland batters.
Zach Duke (2-0) pitched an inning and a third without allowing a run to pick up the victory.
Drew Pomeranz (0-1) took the loss for Oakland.


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|Description of a surface involves accurate modeling of its geometrical and textural properties. The choice of a surface description depends on both the observations we obtain from the scene and the level of modeling we seek. It can be a piecewise-linear approximation of surface geometry and 2-D texture or a dense point-based approximation of fine-scale geometry and albedo. In both cases, modeled properties of the unknown surface have to best explain observations of the surface such as images, depth samples, or appearance primitives. Re-projections of the 3-D model should be image coherent in that they best account for what is observed in images. Depth values of the modeled structure, as viewed from sensors, should be coherent with those of the real surface.
In many computer vision and graphics applications, a surface is described using a texture-mapped mesh of simplicial elements, such as triangles or tetrahedra. The mesh is a piecewise-linear approximation of surface geometry. Vertex points of the mesh are derived from observed 2-D image features or dense 3-D depth data. However, these vertices do not usually sample the surface at its critical points, such as corners and edges. This results in poor modeling of the surface, both geometrically and texturally. We show that the model can be refined or faired by relocating vertices of the mesh to the desired critical points. Relocating a vertex uses texture of the mesh faces common to the vertex. We introduce the idea of EigenFairing, an image-coherent mesh fairing algorithm that exploits the distance-from-feature-space of textured faces to incrementally refine a mesh to best approximate the modeled surface. EigenFairing couples geometrical properties of a 3-D model with its textural properties.
A piecewise-linear approximation of a surface does not suffice for modeling accuracy because most surface patches in natural scenes are curved or have fine-scale geometry, e.g., 3-D texture. Points on a surface, as observed in multiple images, are related to each other via the Epipolar constraint. Pixel intensities along epipolar lines for neighboring points that form a 3-D surface patch are used to generate a search space?n isodepth map?o which the surface patch belongs. The 3-D patch can be modeled by a slice of pixel intensities and depth values carved out of the isodepth map. We show that this slice is constrained by the texture of the patch as viewed in multiple images, a property we call the Epitexture constraint. Depth values carved out by the Epitexture constraint are coherent with depth samples of the surface as well. Depth samples of the surface can be either in the form of dense range data or derived from a set of images using stereo or structure-from-motion algorithms. The Epitexture constraint can be combined with texture and structure properties of natural surfaces. These properties regularize the slice by imposing a priori constraints. Regularization is essential if high-quality 3-D models are to be computed from 2-D images.
We show modeling results of several natural scenes. Results obtained for a variety of scenes, ranging from building facades to highly cluttered natural environments, demonstrate that the use of image and depth coherence yields high fidelity models.
Associated Center(s) / Consortia:
Vision and Autonomous Systems Center
Associated Lab(s) / Group(s): Helicopter Lab
Associated Project(s): Autonomous Helicopter
Number of pages: 152
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We only sell 4 to 5 litters a year. I have never had a pro do what you described. I have had A LOT of NOT PRO's call and say they were going to buy a pup and not follow through. I all ways get a phone # and when the deposit check is a no show I make a phone call to see what happened. I don't want to cross them off the list if there was a legitimate problem getting the deposit in. (they might get on the RTF and make it sound like EVERY breeder is a rotten nasty no good low life)Most times they have found something they like better. (translation something cheaper) That is the best way I have found to deal with it. I'm not super smart, but I don't blame others for my own poor business decisions, and I don't try to blame everyone that shares the same profession with the one who offended me.
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Dorchester's own DJ Kon (a/k/a Christopher Taylor) plays clubs all around town, but occasionally he drops by the low-key Cambridge venue to spin "his favorites," as it says on the bill. It's a privilege, because he's known around the world as a crate digger — an obsessive, irrepressible record fan who will don rubber gloves to find a lost gem. Such fanatics generally go unheralded, but this summer, the BBE label released a compilation of some of his favorites and called it Kings of Diggin', putting the Boston native on the map as one of the pre-eminent music archeologists. "I hate that title, because I'm not a king of anything. An acronym for my name is King of Nothing. The CD series is 'Kings of . . . ,' whether it's house or disco, and that's respectable. But as for me: no. I'm a student of music, I like to learn new music every day, and that's really what it's about for me."
An old Green Line graff artist and disco head, Kon has been compiling and trading rare vinyl for decades, hardly ever getting compensation when someone samples his finds. For a time, he sold some rarities directly to producers for hip-hop loops, but he got turned off pretty quickly. "I've consulted for some big people, but it's not really worth it. You're dealing with multi-million-dollar people who want to nickel-and-dime you. From the corporate executive standpoint, it's like, 'Well, what exactly are we paying him for?' So it's this whole chain of command. It's kind of like playing yourself. It doesn't work out in my favor. The money is really easy, but you're providing a blueprint that could lead to millions of dollars on their end. I don't really see that."
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Haunted by his failure to stop a suicide bomber in London, Gabriel Allon is summoned to Washington and drawn into a confrontation with the new face of global terror. At the center of the threat is an American-born cleric in Yemen who was once a paid CIA asset.
Gabriel and his team devise a daring plan to destroy the network of death - from the inside - a gambit fraught with risk, both personal and professional. To succeed, Gabriel must reach into his violent past. A woman waits there, a reclusive heiress and art collector who can traverse the murky divide between Islam and the West. She is the daughter of an old enemy, and together they form an unlikely and dangerous bond.
Set against the disparate worlds of art and intelligence, Portrait of a Spy moves swiftly from the corridors of power in Washington to the glamorous auction houses of New York and London to the unforgiving landscape of the Saudi desert. Featuring a climax that will leave listeners haunted long after the final words, this deeply entertaining story is also a breathtaking portrait of courage in the face of unspeakable evil - and Daniel Silva's most extraordinary novel to date.
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"Superb New Volume in Silva's Gabriel Allon Series"
Those of us who have become passionate fans of Daniel Silva's Mossad agent Gabriel Allon's secret service work around the globe will love this book. Like John LeCarre, Silva writes with brilliance and subtlety--so there are none of the Tom Clancy style over-the-top action sequences for which some others have criticized this book. Instead, you get very nuanced, multi-layered, developed characters richly informed by Silva's experience as a UPI journalist based in the Middle East. , , , And I heartily disagree with those who criticize the narration. The reader paints pictures with words, and creates a world where it is easy to lose yourself.
"Just like eating candy"
Daniel Silva is absolutely and wonderfully addictive. Reading him is little eating candy it's that good. I have been totally taken by his hero, Gabriel Allon, since the first of the series. I am just delighted that Simon Vance is now -at long last! - narrating. Till now, I read Daniel Silva's books because I didn't like the narrator. Now, I can listen to Simon Vance read one of my favorite spy novels' writer.
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I'm very glad I didn't read many of the reviews here. I felt the book was a very good, entertaining, and well scoped, the plot was believable, perhaps a little over the top but then that's what thrillers are at times, certainly didn't detract from my enjoyment of he book. I felt the narrator was excellent, well done Simon Vance. I found this book hard to put down.
"Can't get enough Gabriel Allon"
I'm a sucker for Gabriel Allon. I cannot get enough of these books. If you feel the same way, this one won't disappoint. (I also like Vivaldi even though he wrote the same concerto a hundred times.) It's not his most "believeable" work, but then are any of them? Isn't that why we love them?
I prefer the books with ex-Nazi or Russian crime lords as antagonists, as opposed to middle eastern terrorists (too close for comfort?) but if you are hooked on this series like I am, this one will satisify.
I'm not sure how long this series can go on, though. Gabriel and gang are getting a little old for this line of work--he must be at least 60 so, how old must chain-smoking Shamron be by now?
If you are just beginning to read Daniel Silva, this is not the best one to start with... I'd recommend "The English Assasin" which is still my all-time favorite.
"Another Well Conceived Silva Opus"
These ratings should really include a separate feature for the narration. Five stars in that section for this book. Four for the novel itself only because I am loath to pass out five stars for any but the very, very best, and it would be hard for one to imagine a serial novel being on the same level as Les Miserables or Huckleberry Finn. Nonetheless, this was a rock-solid effort on the part of Daniel Silva. Kudos.
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"Weakest audiobook in the Gabriel Allon series"
I'm a fan of Daniel Silva's 15 book Gabriel Allon series. I listened to Portrait of a Spy when the audiobook was released in 2011. It is my only disappointment in the series. I suspect that the book would have been better had it been narrated by George Guidall or Phil Gigante. This is the only audiobook in the series narrated by Simon Vance. He does not narrate Portrait of a Spy well.
"Silva hits another home run"
Once again Daniel Silva has written a thriller that ranks with the very best. While the book starts a little slow, it quickly hits its stride and keeps the reader on the edge until a very satisfying conclusion. In fact Silva is able to give the reader at least three conclusions, each tying up loose ends. Well worth the price. The only problem with the book is that when you finish it you realize that it will be another year until Silva writes another.
I love this series and look forward for months until the next book comes out. It's still a great series, but I am so disappointed with the narration. Phil Gigante who read the previous books gave life to the characters and while generally speaking I very much enjoy Simon Vance, he is a poor choice for this series. He has a great voice for a lot of books, but not for this one. The characters were so much more rounded and lively with the previous narrators (Phil Gigante and John Lee). The book is still good so far, I haven't finished it yet, but the narration, very, very disappointing. Maybe, Daniel Silva can commission another version with the narration of Phil Gigante or John Lee.
I am married with four grown children and eleven grandchildren. We have two dogs, Sam and Bailey and two cats, George and Gracie.
"No action, just dialogue"
Let me start out by saying I loved this series of books until the last two. This book was just dialogue, no action, and for me, no real plot like we have come to expect from prior books. I finished listening but I really had to force myself. In the past, I would stay up late into the night because I got involved in what was taking place. Three star reflects this book was just just an average read.
"One of Silva's best"
I am a big fan of Daniel Silva and this is great. The story and narrator pulled me into this novel with true emotion.
"Portrait of a Spy"
Vintage Daniel Silva, very exciting. Gabriel Allon continues to be a fascinating character and very well narrated by Simon Vance.
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MADISON, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin System's president said Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposals would keep tuition costs down and improve economic development programs at various campuses across the state.
Kevin Reilly said he was "very happy" with the additional $181 million Walker proposed to send to the UW System to expand online degree programs, workforce development efforts and more.
"It's correct that it will not make up for all the cuts we've had, but it'll go a long ways toward stabilizing us and bringing us back in the right direction," Reilly said.
Reilly's comments came as Democrats and Republicans found faults with certain parts of Walker's budget, which the governor introduced to the legislature Wednesday.
Walker's income tax cut plan, which the governor championed, would direct $106 to a family of four earning a combined $80,000, the administration said. That's about $2 a week.
Democrats said lower earners would benefit even less, and the tax cut's $343 million cost would be better spent elsewhere.19066370
"I think the money could've been spent in K-12 education or in technical schools," said state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton. "The money would've gotten a better bang for the buck for that. This income tax cut isn't going to do anything for the economy."
Democrats also said the governor's rejection of billions in federal money for a Medicaid expansion would leave 87,000 people without health care.
Walker has said he will expand Medicaid to cover 82,000 more Wisconsinites who live in poverty.
Republicans have suggested the legislature will scrutinize proposals to add state workers, borrow money for transportation projects, and expand the school choice program.
Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, said Wednesday that lawmakers may make "serious changes" to the governor's school choice plan, if it's included in the final budget at all.
School choice would allow parents of children in failing public schools to use state vouchers to send their kids to private schools.
Rep. Robin Vos, the Republican Assembly speaker, said he didn't agree with proposals to issue bonds for new infrastructure spending or to add 710 workers to the state payroll.
Vos said he was "open to being persuaded" if the plans proved cost-effective.
The Walker administration has said the new workers, such as 180 new transportation department engineers, would save the state millions of dollars by creating efficiencies.
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30. Eagles - "Hotel California"
I don't care if this song is about a brothel or an insane asylum, or even an actual hotel, it doesn't matter. The hotel is lame and the song is totally stupid.
29. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
A lot of people are sick of this song. Which isn't the song's fault! But at the end of the day, no one's calling you. Stop asking.
28. Maroon 5 - "Moves Like Jagger"
Adam Levine is modern pop music's greatest monster.
27. Fun. - "We Are Young"
Kings Of Leon to Foster The People to Fun., they're the 2nd day leftovers of radio indie rock. No thank you.
26. Paris Hilton - "Stars Are Blind"
Totally forgot Paris Hilton existed. Where's she been lately? Either way, her song was terrible.
25. Owl City - "Fireflies"
When you consider the age of the guy from Owl City compared to the average age of his tween fans, this song has a really creepy vibe to it. Also, it's just a tremendously horrible song.
24. Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"
Let's group in all of pop country while we're at it.
23. UB40 - "Red Red Wine"
This song was bad when it first came out, sure, but it has since somehow become even more terrible, and could be considered the official soundtrack of terrible barbecue cookouts everywhere.
22. The Offspring - "Pretty Fly For A White Guy"
The whole late 90s spiked hair, hawaiian shirts, JNCO jeans skate culture was really disgusting looking back on it.
Sorry Green Day, this song is lame, and hearing it during every slideshow about graduation ever is even lamer.
20. Blind Melon - "No Rain"
The bee girl made this song famous, sure, but cute bee girl or not, this song is annoying as all hell.
19. Black Eyed Peas - "My Humps"
18. Boston - "More Than A Feeling"
This song is in the same category as "Hotel California," which is that it's terrible dad rock, belonging only in crappy car commercials or maybe used ironically at the end of a sitcom.
17. LMFAO - "Sexy And I Know It"
The fact that LMFAO is popular makes you wonder if somebody put a ton of LSD in our national water supply doesn't it?
16. Crazy Town - "Butterfly"
No song perfectly captures everything bad about everything like this song does.
15. Black Eyed Peas - "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
The Black Eyed Peas are the soundtrack to every bar you've ever spent too much money on a beer at.
14. Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"
Little known fact: If someone tells you in all seriousness that they like the Spin Doctors you're allowed to laugh at them in the face until you get tired of laughing at someone in the face.
13. Rihanna - "Umbrella"
Ella-ella-ella eh eh eh ella-ella-ella eh eh eh ella-ella-ella eh eh eh.
12. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - "Crank Dat"
"Crank Dat" by Soulja Boy is shockingly stupid, just unfathomably terrible in every conceivable way.
11. Billy Ray Cyrus - "Achy Breaky Heart"
The only thing that can be said about Billy Ray Cyrus is that he's clearly made some kind of deal with the devil and we just have to have faith that eventually he'll pay for what he's done to our ears.
10. Eddie Murphy - "Party All The Time"
This song is the Norbit of music.
9. Europe - "The Final Countdown"
At first this song was kind of funny because it was so bad, but then it circled back around again and is just really bad again. The circle of life.
8. Daniel Powter - "Bad Day"
I once saw Daniel Powter play this on American Idol when it was still on the top 20 charts and he looked just so absolutely disgusted with himself to be playing it.
7. Styx - "Come Sail Away"
Styx's song "Come Sail Away" is so famously horrible that children grow up knowing about it's terribleness before even hearing the actual song. It's historical fact.
6. Train - "Hey, Soul Sister"
The story is that the lead singer of Train wrote the lyrics to this song about a girl he saw on the internet from a photo album of pictures taken at Bonaroo. I prefer to think that the lead singer of Train is actual a millennia old demon that has awoken from his ancient sleep to sing songs that eventually end the world.
5. Lou Bega - "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…)"
Lou Bega needs an STD test. He rattles off a lot of women's names and that really cannot be safe.
4. Mr. C The Slide Man - "Cha-Cha Slide"
There's a circle of hell reserved for people who make their friends and family due this insipid dance at their weddings.
3. Baha Men - "Who Let The Dogs Out"
It's hard to believe how terrible a song about cool dogs could be.
2. Nickelback - "Rockstar"
It's hard to pick the exact worst Nickelback song. But perhaps "Rockstar" is the most unequivocally terrible of their catalog. If aliens came to earth and asked why everyone hates Nickelback so much, this song would be a perfect explanation.
1. Limp Bizkit - "Nookie"
It should be against the law to be Fred Durst.
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- American Airlines gave workers a raise — to the highest pay in the industry — and Wall Street is furious. The company's stock has been falling since Thursday.
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On the way back to Khamnadie I pass a few fields where they are burning off the stubble from the sugar cane and there is thick smoke blowing across the road. I thought that burning stubble was illegal in most countries now but obviously not Thailand. Get back to the village to find that they have not had any rain at all. Jai has the laundry out and has resumed her mat making
Mid-afternoon Jai's daughter Jiap and her husband toi be Gay (even in these enlightened times rather an unfortunate name) arrive. They bring sacks of vegetables from his family farm and a big Mekhong fish that Jai then has to clean and gut. Even had to cut it up into pieces because it was too big for our freezer compartment ! Jai's son and grand daughter arrive soon after so out comes the beer and lots of food and we sit outside eating and drinking until quite late. German John and Erm also call unexpectedly so join us for an hour.
The serious stuff at the temple has finished, or so I understand, and toinight there is more of a fairground atmosphere. Lots of small stalls to take the locals money, a mobile cinema and a stage set up for a morlam concert. We all walk down for a look around. The cinema projector is a lot more interesting than the movie they are showing. It is huge, sat in the back of a lorry and looks ancient but is still doing the job it was made for quite well. We watch as people lose there money at various stalls then go to watch a bit of the morlam. I am not a fan and can only stand about 30mins or so before leaving them to it and heading back to the house with a few spots of rain falling. To be fair, the music wasnt too bad tonight but the dancing girls looked exhausted and disinterested before they had even started !!


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JACKSON — Groups that pushed for the passage of Mississippi's new charter school law have formed an association to promote the schools.
The Mississippi Charter School Association's creation was announced Tuesday at a meeting to encourage people who might be interested in creating such schools to start organizing.
It's being founded by supporters of the law including the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Mississippi First, Black Alliance for Educational Options and Better Education for Mississippi. All supported the expansion of power to create charter schools in the 2012 regular session of the Legislature.
The law takes effect Monday. It expands authority to create charter schools — public schools run by private groups that agree to meet certain standards in exchange for less regulation.
Advocates say they plan to try to recruit nationally-known charter organizations to Mississippi to run schools, but the 75 attendees at Tuesday's session were mainly Mississippi residents who might want to start a new organization.
Scott Shirey, executive director of a group of charter schools in Arkansas run by the Knowledge is Power Program, said KIPP is interested in coming to Mississippi, but voiced concerns over some parts of Mississippi's law, including a ban on students crossing district lines, a requirement that 75 percent of teachers hold state certification, and the ban on schools participating in the state Public Employees Retirement System.
Doris Phillips, of Gloster, for example, said she and others in her town would like to create a charter school to replace the public school that was closed two years ago by the Amite County school district in a consolidation move. But that could be hard because there are only about 1,000 students attending all of the Amite County schools now, and under the current law a Gloster charter couldn't reach across the line into nearby Wilkinson County to recruit more students.
Phillips said she felt like she had a head start, though, because she had worked in charter schools in Missouri, Arkansas and Georgia, and because the community was already raising money to buy the former public school building.
Jennie Sturgis, the owner of Noah's Ark Day Care Center in north Jackson, said she'd like to start a K-3 school in addition to her child care business, saying she wanted to catch students "before they become a failure."
"I know it's going to be a tremendous task, but I'm committed to it K-3," Sturgis said.
But charter school veterans from other states warned that getting an application approved and then successfully starting a school would be tasks that might exceed the ability of many.
"There are people in this room who have no business educating kids," said Ken Campbell, the president of Black Alliance for Educational Options. "That's not a bad thing. There are other ways to support this process."
Next up will be appointing a seven-member authorizing board to solicit and approve charter school applications. Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves each get three appointments, while the state superintendent of education gets one.
The board would begin operations Sept. 1 and seek proposals for schools by Dec. 1.
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Institutional Learning outcomes encompass the whole student experience. Foothill has defined four core competencies (4-Cs) as its Institutional Learning Outcomes.
Demonstrate analytical reading and writing skills including evaluation, synthesis, and research; deliver focused and coherent presentations; demonstrate active, discerning listening and speaking skills in lectures and discussions.
Complex problem-solving skills, technology skills, computer proficiency, decision analysis (synthesis and evaluation), apply mathematical concepts and reasoning, and ability to analyze and use numerical data.
Creative, Critical, and Analytical Thinking
Judgment and decision making, intellectual curiosity, problem solving through analysis, synthesis and evaluation, creativity, aesthetic awareness, research method, identifying and responding to a variety of learning styles and strategies.
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Social perceptiveness, including respect, empathy, cultural awareness, and sensitivity, citizenship, ethics, interpersonal skills and personal integrity, community service, self-esteem, interest in and pursuit of lifelong learning.


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The laundry is a location at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where students' clothes are washed. It is possible that it is run by house-elves.
In 1992, Hermione Granger sneaked three Slytherin robes from the laundry, for Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley to wear while disguised as Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe in order to sneak undetected into the Slytherin Dungeon.
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I felt that around the turn of the century, there were two artists who understood the 20th century in a very profound way: one was van Gogh, who understood it with a sense of urgency and hysteria that force him to make his paintings so physical that they were like Braille. And what Matisse did was to make paintings, where things were not quite completed, or things were painted in different ways on the same painting. And he also understood the idea of a window. And what I've done is to exploit this potential. The idea of a window is not simply an architectural device, it's about two realities. By closing the space down, by destroying the space and bringing everything onto the same surface I try to empower the person looking at the painting, to be involved in a way empathetically where they complete the painting themselves.
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Family: Phalacrocoracidae, Cormorants view all from this family
Dimensions Length: 28-30" (71-76 cm)
Habitat Restricted mainly to Pribilof and Aleutian Islands, where resident. Easy to see on St. Paul Island, Pribilofs.
Range Alaska
Discussion Has mainly glossy black plumage, with brownish wings and white thigh patch when breeding. Compared to similar but smaller Pelagic Cormorant, has larger, blue-based bill and brighter, more extensive red facial skin, particularly when breeding.


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| Laura Cipullo, R.D., CDE, says that the skin is basically just fat, and the darker meat is higher in saturated fat — therefore it is more likely to raise cholesterol. So opt for the white meat, and please do your arteries a favor and take the skin off. If you roast at home, you can take the skin off before cooking to make it extremely healthy.
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| Who thinks this is the best breakfast? Cipullo says: Think again, because an egg white alone is oddly absorbed like a sugar and therefore raises your blood sugar. If you have diabetes, egg whites may be the culprit of your morning highs. Let's say you order egg whites with vegetables from the coffee shop. Well, they are probably egg whites with chemicals and cooked on a griddle loaded with unhealthy old oil. So use real, fresh eggs in a nonstick frying pan. Use one whole egg to get a little fat and a high dose of vitamin A. Add an additional egg white for volume and an ounce of salmon to get your morning going with omega-3 fatty acids.
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Palmer paces Gonzaga to win at San Diego
SAN DIEGO - The Gonzaga University women's basketball team overcame a tough shooting performance in the first half which resulted in a two-point halftime deficit and came back to earn a 62-50 victory at the University of San Diego Saturday afternoon. Junior Haiden Palmer poured in a game-high 22 points, including a crucial 16 points in the all-important second half.
The 12-point victory helped Gonzaga to move to 15-5 on the year and 5-1 in the West Coast Conference. San Diego fell to 11-7 overall and 3-3 in league.
It was a slow moving first half for Gonzaga. The Bulldogs put up 15 more shots than the Toreros but still went into the locker room down by two at 23-21. The Zags hit only 10-of-34 from the floor for a sub-par 29.4 percent shooting. The Toreros themselves hit one less field goal than GU going 9-of-19 from the field. The difference was hitting 5-of-8 the charity stripe. Gonzaga only went to the line twice, hitting one.
The Zags defense was solid in the opening 20 minutes, forcing the Toreros to turn the ball over 17 times but scored just 10 points off those miscues. San Diego turned Gonzaga over eight times and scored 11 points off those.
Gonzaga did hold a four point edge on San Diego with 4:37 left in the half but a 6-0 spurt to close out the half by San Diego gave the Toreros their two point advantage. During the Bulldogs scoring drought they went 0-6 from the field and turned the ball over once.
San Diego still controlled the game early in the second half, capturing a four-point edge – its largest of the contest – at 28-24 with 17:46 left on the clock.
Gonzaga used a 6-2 run to tie the game at 30-30, capped off by an impressive tip-in by Palmer off a missed jumper by redshirt freshman Shaniqua Nilles. The game would tie twice more before a 3-pointer by senior Meghan Winters – the Zags first of the contest – gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the game since the early moments of the first stanza at 35-34 with 11:36 remaining.
The Toreros regained the lead twice more before the Bulldogs grabbed the momentum-shifting advantage after a 3-pointer by sophomore Keani Albanez put GU's edge at 40-38. The 3-ball by the guard started a 13-2 run that put the Bulldogs lead in double-digits at 50-40 at 5:40 and seemingly out of San Diego's reach. Albanez had five points in the run and Palmer added four.
Palmer was most impressive in the final four minutes for Gonzaga, scoring eight of the team's final 12 points to help starve off any Torero run.
Gonzaga finished the second half shooting 47.1 percent (16-of-34) from the field – stark contrast to the first half – and 38.2 percent overall (26-of-68).
Along with Palmer, eight other players scored for the Bulldogs, including senior Taelor Karr with 10 points and Albanez with seven.
Palmer and Albanez combined for 10 of Gonzaga's 17 steals,
San Diego was led by Amy Kame with 15 points. Katelyn McDaniel and Maya Hood added 11 points each.
Gonzaga returns to action Thursday, Jan. 24 when it plays at Pepperdine University. Game time is set for 7 p.m.


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FRIDAY'S FAB FINDS! | New Anthro, Table Numbers, Dress Love, an STD, a Cookie-Brownie, and a Lil Hot Tubbin' Never Hurt Anybody…
For your bridesmaids? → Drifting By Dress ↓
Obsessed with all of the above from my home away from home, Anthro. I know I mention them a lot – would you like me to lay off a bit? No? Ok, full throttle on the Anthro it is. …No one can say I don't listen to my readers.
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Love and Lavender has provided me with the first good reason ever (in my personal book, which is often a unique book) to have an over-sized bridal party. The reason is in the pictures, by the way. The awesome, awesome pictures, taken by Jamie Clayton…
I mean, how much are you loving these shots? I'm thinking they're totally worth putting up with a gazillion panicky phone calls from your girls about hair the day of your wedding.
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Caught this unique vintagy find on a visit to Ruffled and died over the cuteness factor! The idea, straight from Ruffled: vintage paper doll clothes as escort cards for a wedding! Am I blowing your mind? Because it blew mine. Creativity is the greatest thing in the world. Truly.
{Vintage paper doll clothes on a clothesline via Kris Atomic by Aline Smithson found on Ruffled}
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This next find, dubbed A Literary Garden and brought to us by the ladies of 100 Layer Cake also had me reeling. The table number idea, executed by Megan Gray of Honey and Poppies, is so simple – and I don't mean easy, I mean simple – but I don't know if I ever would have come up with it on my own. It's definitely one of those great ideas you wish you'd thought of yourself! Love it, Megan. You're a genius, literally. *snicker snicker*
{Desserts: Erica O'Brien / Photos: Jessica Claire / Venue: The Heritage Museum of Orange County}
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Next up, some absolutely lovely wedding gowns from Neiman Marcus, which I discovered on Erin Ever After! Apparently, most of them are below $750!!! That's kind of amazing… no, seriously.
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And check out this save the date, made out of a FEATHER!!! I mean, what?! A feather?! I found this gem over on Brancoprata, a fantastic blog run by one of my good blogger friends – not to mention one of my favorite girls in the world – Sofia! Totally in love with her attitude and her style. But obsessing over this, in particular:
{Images via Once Wed / Design: Duet Weddings / Photos: Jose Villa / Cake: Erica O'brien / Flowers: Kate Holt}
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I'm thinking we end on a tasty, completely unrelated to weddings note. Sound good? Well, it certainly tastes good…
Yup. That's called a "brookie;" it's a brownie-cookie. Courtesy of the oven-lovin' maven herself, Bakerella. My question is: how do you eat just one? How do you NOT eat the whole pan? Seriously, I'm asking. (People, I'm this close to licking the screen right now. This close. It's settled; I'm baking these babies up over the weekend.)
Well, that about does it for Friday's Fabs, my lovelies! Fingers crossed that you enjoyed them as much I did! I hope all of you are having nice little Fridays of your own. Mine's shaping up to be insane in the membrane. I think I'll need a dip in a hot tub by the time the sun goes down. Anyone have a hot tub they're willing to share? Let me know. Have suit, will travel. Anywho, hope your weekends are filled with joy and hand holding, if you're into that. Try being into it, if you're not, by the way. You're talking to a happy convert.