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NPR's Liasson to discuss elections
Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, 4:30 p.m. · 16 Robertson Hall
Posted February 22, 2008; 01:20 p.m.
Mara Liasson, a national political correspondent for National Public Radio, will present a talk on "The 2008 Elections" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Liasson appears regularly on NPR's "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition." She covers politics and policy from Washington, D.C., focusing on the White House and Congress, and reports on political trends beyond the Beltway. Now covering her fifth presidential election, Liasson tracks candidates and issues in both presidential and congressional races.
Liasson, who joined NPR in 1985, was a White House correspondent during the Clinton presidency, earning three Merriman Smith Awards from the White House Correspondents Association for daily news coverage.
This talk is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.


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Granted that this is from the WND website.
A timely and needed subject matter and I do agree that there is more fear of our government than for Islamic terror. Governments throughtout history have used fear as a way of managing the populace. i.e. if we don't invade Iraq, they will use thier chemical weapons against us or if we don't raise taxes, old folks will suffer etc. Fear is government's biggest weapon.
Over the last 50 years, both the Repubs and Dems have ignored The Constitution. It has become such common practice that they think nothing of it. Now, it has gotten to the point, especially over the last 15 years that the American people are losing more and more of thier Rights at an excellerated pace and really don't seemed too concerned about it. That was until a very few in Congress and some political writers started talking about it and raising awareness of our Liberties lost.

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It says you can use any Siri port. Does it have to work?
The last Siri port I used did work for about 30 mins then stopped and refused to work after that.
So Does it need to connect to Apple for this to work? If not I'll install it again and give this a go.
So far this is what i got:
"Power off" = Power off device
"Reboot" = Reboot
"Safe Mode" = Enter Safe Mode
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Anyone figure out what to say for respring? It would be nice if this came with a command list instead of leaving us guessing...
awesome work. Is there any chance Siri can be made to dim or brighten the screen via voice commands?
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For more traditional songs,you cant go wrong with the Beach Boys Also a fan of some of the songs done in the Big Band era,although the names elude me right now.
Non-Traditional,my favorite is the Ren and Stimpy Yaksmas tape. I loved that,great take on the holidays. Another was on a cassette of kids songs,about what some monsters got for Christmas set to "Monster Mash". Classic stuff


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As opposed to a user not logging in for a week, and then having to calculate 10k updates?
I doubt this is a problem. 10k is not very much, that's just about 1 ‰ of the number of rays a very basic realtime ray tracer can trace each second. Of course a web-server is usually not fast, as are most languages when compared to non-beginner C++.
So let's assume a tick is needed once per second:
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= 86.400 ticks/day
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= 2.419.200 ticks/(28 days)
Advice A) Benchmark how long it takes for so many ticks. If it is just 10 seconds or less, I'd say we have no problem (in case this technique is applicable)
Advice B) Do you really need 1 tick/second? In case 1 tick/(30 seconds) would be enough, e.g., you would only have 80640 ticks/(28 days). Then go back to A).
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 12:42 AM GMT on July 06, 2010
Hi all,
Dr. Rob Carver, filling in for Jeff this week.
Midnight CDT Update
The low known as Invest 95L stopped it's northward progression and is now moving west along the Louisiana coastline. This is the oddest mesoscale convective complex/tropical feature I've seen in awhile. It's still producing a lot of rain, 2+ inches inland and 6+ inches over the ocean.
Base reflectivity from Lake Charles, LA at 11PM July 5 showing a very nice comma head. Animated loop.
Invest 95L is making landfall now in southern Louisiana near Terrebonne Bay. A CMAN station in Terrebonne Bay is currently reporting winds from the SE at 21 mph and the pressure is 1009 mb. Looking at the radar data, Invest 95L never had convection around the center of circulation. Also, it was hard to see a distinct surface circulation in the different analyses available. I believe soaking rains for southern Lousisana are going to be Invest 95L's main legacy. It's already produced 5+ inches of rain in some offshore locations according to radar-derived rainfall estimates.
Fig. 1 Meteogram for TRBL1 in Terrebonne Bay, LA. Tabular data are here.
Fig. 2 Base reflectivity from New Orleans, LA at 706PM, July 5. Animated loop.
Invest 96L
430 AM Update
In sum, the 00Z model runs don't present a different picture. It is curious to note that the Canadian Global model does not intensify 96L at all in the 00Z run, while NOGAPS has shifted towards a SE Louisiana landfall. I think the following discussion is still valid.
96L is going to be an interesting feature to forecast. It's still on the edge of a strong wind shear gradient. 40+ knots of shear are on the NE side of 96L, and <10 knots are on the SW side. The "center" of 96L is under about 15 knots of shear. This is likely inhibiting 96L. Nearly all forecast models take 96L NW through the Yucatan peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico. Near the Yucatan itself, sea-surface temperatures are relatively cool, not the best environment for intensification. However, at 25N, 87W there is a hotspot of SST's, which would promote rapid intensification. However, there's currently 20 knots of shear over the hotspot, so the thunderstorms that do form as a result will be well ventilated, and not cause 96L to intensify.
The dynamical models have different takes on how 96L intensifies in the next 120 hours. The 18Z operational GFS strongly intensifies 96L over the hotspot and takes 96L towards Grand Isle, LA. The parallel (for testing model configuration changes) GFS has a similar track, but does not strengthen 96L as much. This indicates uncertainty on how the models are handling the upper-level winds.
The 18Z HWRF solution is much like the parallel GFS solution. The 12Z Canadian global model has a more westerly track, pushing 96L towards Port Arthur, but it strengthens 96L right before it makes landfall, not when it's over open water. NOGAPS takes the "a little from column A, a little from column B" approach, with a spinup over the hotspot (op. GFS solution), but a westerly landfall (the Canadian solution). More data to initialize the models from synoptic reconnaissance flights will help reduce uncertainty.
The bottom line, 96L will move into the Gulf of Mexico and is then shrouded by the mists of uncertainty. I also think that it's a possibility (>50%) that it will become a tropical cyclone sometime in the next 48-72 hours (leaning towards sometime in day 2-3 based on the model runs.)
Fig. 3 Plot of maximum winds (mph) for the next 120 hours from the 18Z July 5 GFS model run.Parallel GFS version.
Fig. 4 Plot of maximum winds (mph) for the next 120 hours from the 18Z July 5 HWRF model run.
Fig. 5 Plot of maximum winds (mph) for the next 120 hours from the 12Z July 5 CMC global model run.NOGAPS wind swath.
Next update
I'll probably tweak this blog later tonight as new model runs come in. I'll have a full update tomorrow afternoon (Pacific time).
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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Saturday, May 12, 2012, 5 and 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 13, 2012, 8 p.m. · Chancellor Green Rotunda
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Elizabeth Cooper will present her senior thesis dance project, "Tsok," at 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 12, and at 8 p.m. Sunday, May 13, in the Chancellor Green Rotunda. Inspired by Cooper's fieldwork in Tibet, "Tsok" fuses movement, music and text. Guests will be invited to become part of this site-specific experience.


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It's OK, we can't begrudge Heidi Klum for showing us how the other half travels.
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My second-favorite photo of the night... You'll have to keep going to find out which one stole my heart. But Jesse gets pretty damn close.
I'm sure that people were confused by this photo Lena Dunham tweeted in the morning, only to later learn it was tied into the opening.
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Getting ready to mock some celebrities.
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It's OK, we can't begrudge Heidi Klum for showing us how the other half travels.
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We already shamed E! News for not highlighting Zooey's wonderfully themed manicure on their Mani Cam, but in case you missed it...
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Mindy Kaling hams it up in the backseat with a "pretty French Moroccan girl."
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Even though it got nominated for five awards, Bravo ultimately didn't take home any gold. Still, that didn't stop Andy Cohen and Padma Lakshmi from having a fun time.
Photo: Andy Cohen via Instagram
The real reason why Jon takes time off from playing Don Draper to guest star on SNL and 30 Rock: He can't resist the opportunity to pull faces like this one.
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Kat wasn't even nominated, but that didn't stop her from having fun.
Photo: Kat Dennings via Instagram
I honestly can't tell if this is a legit procedure or if Zachary Quinto is paying homage to his insane asylum character from the new season of American Horror Story!
Photo: Zachary Quinto via Instagram
MY FAVORITE PHOTO OF THE NIGHT. I think we can all agree that this is the best possible use for one's Emmy, not sitting on the mantle all boringly but out on the open road.
Photo: Reddit
Two of HBO's most unexpectedly beloved characters meet up! The boy with no shirt and the royal with the "imp slap."
Photo: HBO via Instagram
This is the kind of thing that probably happens more often than we think but isn't always captured if the stars are safe in their seats or at the after-party. So good on Sofia for being the one to tweet her split gown and shot of her thong! The woman knows what America wants.
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Unclear if this happened before or after Tom souped up his car, but judging from the expression on his face, it seems like he knew exactly how he was ending his night.
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I am now over 3 weeks from knee surgery and see the doc tomorrow for my final release (Hopefully).
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Everything you need to know about today's media coverage of Israel.
Big time speculation of a possible attack on Iran eclipsed the Palestinian statehood push and the new Gaza flotilla.
Iran's Atomic Agenda
• The Guardian sparked a lot of buzz, reporting that the IAEA has uncovered Iranian nuclear experiments that could only be used for making a weapon. It's findings will be released next week:
The report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is the latest of a series of quarterly bulletins on Iran's activities, but this one will contain an unprecedented level of detail on research and experiments carried out in Iran in recent years, which western officials allege could only be for the design and development of a nuclear warhead. "This will be a game-changer in the Iranian nuclear dossier," a western official predicted. "It is going to be hard for even Moscow or Beijing to downplay its significance."
The Daily Telegraph elaborates on what the upcoming IAEA report will say.
• The Guardian also reports that the UK military is stepping up its contingency plans for action against Iranian atomic sites.
• How's this for dueling headlines — over the same poll!
• A staff-ed in The Independent frets over Israel's missile test.
Either way, the fact that an attack on Iran is once again in the air, even as the optimism of the Arab Spring prevails elsewhere, reflects Israel's heightened sense of vulnerability. And it is a sad comment on Israel's leaders that they have so far been unable to respond to the historic changes taking place around them more positively than they have. It is not the Palestinians' fault alone that the Middle East peace process is as moribund as it was a year ago.
• Jackson Diehl on the timing of the war drums:
It refocuses attention on the Iranian threat, and takes it away from the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations; it raises the pressure on the United States and its allies to increase sanctions and other nonmilitary pressure on Tehran.
• Peter Beinart (The Daily Beast) likes that the Israeli military and intelligence community pushing back against the political echelon's tough talk on Iran:
Why is all this impressive? Because it is exactly what did not happen in the United States in the run-up to the Iraq War. In 2002 and 2003, many in the U.S. military and intelligence agencies opposed invading Iraq, but they were either silenced or ignored.
• See also Tony Karon (Time).
Peace Process
• You'll like the latest from Investors Business Daily cartoonist Michael Ramirez:
• Dr. Nabil Kukali's latest poll of Jerusalem's Palestinians turned up a suprising indifference to the PLO's statehood push. Among the findings published at the Washington Institute:
> . . . half (53 percent) said they would prefer Palestinian citizenship, compared to just 30 percent in November 2010. Yet fewer than half (44 percent) said they would probably move, if necessary, in order to obtain it.
> Just one-third (34 percent) of the September respondents said that the UN vote on Palestinian membership would have any positive practical effect on their own lives.
> . . . a majority (62 percent) said that "the ability to vote in Israeli national elections" would be at least moderately important to them if their neighborhood were recognized as part of Israel.
> despite libelous rhetoric about the "Judaization" of Jerusalem, Palestinian population growth in the city has outpaced that of Israelis by far . . . . the Palestinian percentage of the city's total population has increased from under 25 percent in 1967 to 37 percent today.
Only a relatively small minority (24 percent) of east Jerusalem Palestinians now say they are dissatisfied with "the ease or difficulty of obtaining building permits" in the city
Elliott Abrams's response sums it all up.
A great deal of conventional wisdom bites the dust.
• An organization that monitors school books and curriculum in the Mideast, IMPACT-SE, says the PA's own text books don't meet UNESCO standards. More at the Jerusalem Post.
• You'll like the latest from Pittsburgh Tribune-Review cartoonist Randy Bish.
• Point of No Return asks: What did UNESCO ever do for the Jews?
• The NY Post asks: Can we defund the UN before a statehood vote?
• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette asks: Can't Congress free up money for UNESCO?
• The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review asks: UNESCO: What's that smell?
Arab Spring
• The idea sounds far-fetched, but Washington Post columnist David Ignatius makes a surprisingly compelling argument that Egypt might actually convince Hamas to moderate itself. I'll second-guess myself later.
• According to AP, Libya's struggling to secure weapons depots, clamp down on arms smuggling, and get a handle on thousands of armed gunmen who fought the Gadaffi regime. How significant is that? Depends on which think tanker you ask:
Boaz Ganor, an Israeli counter-terrorism expert, said it's impossible to estimate how many anti-aircraft missiles have disappeared in Libya. "It's enough that (just) dozens would fall into the hands of terror organizations, and we find ourselves in a new era of terror against aircraft," he said.
But other security experts noted that shoulder-held anti-aircraft missiles, like all munitions, decay over time and that Libya is not the only black market source of such weapons.
"There is no shortage of this stuff (worldwide)," said John Pike of GlobalSecurity.org, a U.S.-based think tank.
Whether or not you agree with Ganor or Pike, international jihad's holiday shopping season is on.
• In a NY Times op-ed, former Jordanian diplomat Marwan Muashar says the Islamist threat to the Arab Spring is "overblown."
• To Iran's chagrin, the Arab Spring's seeing a rise in Turkish clout. So says this Christian Science Monitor analysis:
So far, analysts say, Turkey appears the winner in pushing for secular, democratic outcomes in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, and especially Syria – even if more by default than by design. And Iran, offering little more than nondemocratic Islamic rule and anti-Western vitriol, at this point appears the loser.
Rest O' the Roundup
• Another flotilla's en route to Gaza, which means it's time to dust off the Palmer report (pdf) and these two key points:
The naval blockade was imposed as a legitimate security measure in order to prevent weapons from entering Gaza by sea and its implementation complied with the requirements of international law.
. . .
All humanitarian missions wishing to assist the Gaza population should do so through established procedures and the designated land crossings in consultation with the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
I can't dumb it down any more than that without help from Ted Koppel and the Muppets.
• The flotillaniks are quite open about the fact that their aim is to break the Gaza blockade, while the modest amount of medical items they're carrying are symbolic. So I'm wondering why this headline in The Australian describes the MV Saoirse and the Tahrir as medical ships.
• FYI, Irish Times reporter Mary Fitzgerald is reporting and tweeting from the flotilla. So are Press TV and Al-Jazeera.
• When a pair of NGOs accused Israeli doctors of failing to report the torture of Palestinian detainees held by Israel, The Guardian (Harriet Sherwood) naturally plugged their allegations. See NGO-Monitor's background on the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and Physicians for Human Rights.
Sherwood also breaks out the violins with a simplistic look at Israel's Bedouins. In Al-Guardian's world view, Bedouins = Good and Israel = Bad.
• An unauthorized Egyptian helicopter entered Israel and flew around the Negev for 25 minutes, not leaving until IAF jets fired warning shots. According to YNet News, "all possibilities were being examined, including an intelligence gathering mission or an unintentional error."
• The UK Advertising Standards Authority's at it again: They ruled against an advertisement for a property firm which dared to suggest that a development in Efrat was in "Israel."
We considered that the fact that the development in Efrat in Dekel was in the West Bank, in territory not internationally recognised as part of Israel, was likely to be highly material to consumers and that the omission of the information rendered the ad misleading.
More background at the Jewish Chronicle, which notes:
The ASA decision was welcomed by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, one of whose members reportedly made the complaint. The PSC's logo sports a map of Palestine which includes the whole of Israel.
Is the Palestine Solidarity Campaign misleading the public into thinking that all of Israel is Palestine? Hmmmm.


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"High Noon at the United Nations: Will the World's Leaders Agree to a New Consensus on Development, Security and Human Rights?" is the title of an address set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Speaking will be Princeton alumnus Robert Orr, U.N. assistant secretary-general for policy coordination and strategic planning. He has held a number of senior positions within the federal government, including deputy to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. He also has worked with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
An authority on nation-building, post-conflict reconstruction and peace operations, Orr was part of the five-person delegation that conducted the first independent review of operations in Iraq in 2003 at the request of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
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Madison restaurant Forequarter receives national attention
The near-east-side outpost has us—and critics across the country—drooling
By Grace Edquist
If you've noticed an increase in national media attention on our city's culinary scene, Forequarter is in large part to thank. The fifteen-month-old outpost on the near-east side has garnered more big-time nods than most Madison places do in their lifetimes.
So what's making critics at the James Beard Foundation, Eater.com and Bon Appetit swoon? For one, Forequarter's structure, or lack thereof, is unique. As Underground Food Collective runs it, the tiny restaurant is without a single owner or executive chef. Instead, it pulls in talent from across the whole collective. With more than seventy staffers on payroll, most with multiple interests, the talent base is extensive. You've got a bartender who dabbles in farming, a server who's also a home brewer, a butcher who makes a mean craft cocktail.
Combining all this know-how leads to some pretty spectacular and innovative cuisine. Dishes large and small are beautifully composed, using oft-discarded parts of both animals and produce, all thoughtfully paired with complementary flavors. Forequarter excels with its charcuterie boards, pork entrees and vegetable sides, but equally as impressive are the drinks. Many have a traditional base with a local twist. "If you know how old-school drinks balance, you can do your own riffs much easier," says bar manager Hastings Cameron.
Forequarter is also known for avoiding waste. If the special entree one night uses cucumbers, you'll likely see a side salad with toasted cucumber seeds. "What do I have available in front of me? That's my inspiration," says Ben Blohoweak, a line cook known for his out-of-the-box salads.
As far as we can tell, the swooning won't let up anytime soon.
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Grace Edquist is associate/web editor at Madison Magazine. She blogs about Madison food and drink news here.
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Research conducted in animals has revealed that an appetite suppressant drug, D-fenfluramine (D-FEN), activates brain pathways that regulate food intake and body weight. The NIH-funded study suggests that drugs targeting central nervous system pathways affecting appetite, obesity, and anorexia may lead to selective, effective treatments for weight control. Results appear in the July 26, 2002, Science.
A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) found that anorexia induced by d-FEN in rodents activates melanocortin neurons in the central nervous system. The drug, once prescribed for losing weight and known as fen-phen when used with phentermine, was withdrawn by the Food and Drug Administration after reports of cardiac complications. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) supported the research.
The scientists set out to identify ways that d-FEN, which increases the brain's release of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that relays nerve impulses and curbs appetite, boosts this effect. Using a dose of d-FEN that reduced feeding behavior, they correlated anorexic effects with activity patterns in a network of neurons in the brain. Researchers targeted the arcuate nucleus (ARC) region of the hypothalamus, where pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons receive serotonin directly and signal to regions associated with regulating energy.
"Our study has linked the serotonin system, a classic brain pathway thought to be involved with eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, to the melanocortin system, a brain pathway involved in obesity," explained the study's senior author, Joel Elmquist, D.V.M., Ph.D., a neuroscientist and endocrinologist at BIDMC and Associate Professor of Endocrinology and Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Using electrophysiology studies of the hypothalamus in mice, scientists found that d-FEN doubles the firing rate in the POMC neurons, an effect reversed by drug washout. Morover, POMC neurons depolarized in response to receiving d-FEN, serotonin, or two serotonin receptor agonists.
The results support the notion that serotonin systems directly activate POMC neurons, causing them to increase their firing and release chemical messengers. Findings propose that d-FEN stimulates the release of serotonin in the ARC region of the hypothalamus. The neurotransmitter then binds to receptors in POMC neurons. These receptors in turn stimulate the release of a peptide molecule that acts on melanocortin receptors, critical regulators of energy, appetite, and various hormones in the brain.
Components of the anorexic effects of d-FEN are mediated through the central melanocortin system, which is now well established as a fundamental regulator of food intake and body weight in rodents and humans, reported the researchers in Science.
The melanocortin circuit is implicated in both anorexia and obesity. "Our work gives a mechanistic explanation of how drugs like D-FEN may inhibit food intake. Investigating the neurobiology of drug-caused anorexia may lead to the development of new drugs with fewer side effects to prevent and treat obesity," Elmquist stated.
Also participating were lead author Lora K. Heisler and Michael A. Cowley, Laurence H. Tecott, Wei Fan, Malcolm J. Low, James L. Smart, Marcelo Rubinstein, Jeffrey B. Tatro, Jacob N. Marcus, Henne Holstege, Charlotte E. Lee, and Roger D. Cone.
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"Making Change Happen: Lessons From the Obama Campaign" is the subject of a lecture by Joe Rospars, the new media director for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, to held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in 104 Computer Science Building.
Rospars, a founding partner of the strategy and technology firm Blue State Digital, will talk about his experiences with the Obama campaign. He oversaw all online aspects of its communications and grassroots mobilization effort, leading a wide-ranging program that integrated design and branding, Web and video content, mass e-mail, text messaging, online advertising, organizing and fundraising. Rospars will discuss how these efforts can be applied beyond politics.
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Saw Frequency with Drew last night... pretty decent movie as it turns out... hit the Gypsy Diner (the shiny diner) afterwards and found out just how bad one side dish can be.. something called butterfly chips or something like that... totally nasty.
Got a response from Pat B. @ Corel giving a mini-patch to mc-4.5.40/vfs/util-alone.c to add a little function so podfuk will compile (it's a hackaround method, but it works). I still wonder why linker's aren't smart enough to pick out needed functions from objects (worst case, noop the other functions), although it'll be nice when (soon hopefully) the kernel has that capability, although it'll come at the cost of an ELF section for every single function.
Trish Hogan (TPC-C DB person) reports that Clarinet has never used 64-bit data. ServeRAID guys report (sigh) that the bottleneck is a SCSI layer one in the Linux kernel (amazing how I get faster with other controllers, though, eh?). Oh, well... at least s/w raid will let me distribute among PCI busses which is good since that's where the real bottleneck will be (esp. on the 64-bit and only 33MHz PCI bus 3 in the Netfinity 7000M10)
As I'm writing this, I'm waiting on a cable modem guy to come out and check my line and run it to an outlet. He will probably get here late, and I'm going to try and get this free since it's Time-Warner and all (and in the middle of their ABC dispute too :) and supposedly late means free for their service... we'll see.
mini-update: on the phone with Time-Warner and the first response was "we don't have a scheduled appointment with you today" What?!?!?!?! So I tell her to look around, that there's a strong likelihood that since I cancelled TW service before, a new and different account got created. Sure enough, she finds a second account but then reports "Well, the RR service entry was made, but it was never saved" then changes that to "It was made and saved, but no actual work order to install service was made" ARGH So now I'm waiting on the phone ... on hold having wasted my entire morning off of work, waiting for someone at TWC/RR to figure out whether or not I was supposed to get RR service today. (her name is Pam, BTW). Well, she reported back that it was scheduled, that my install would be free since they were late, and they're trying to track down where the tech is right now.
Calling in to Chase to update him about all this, he swears that it'll never happen today and I need to drop it and come into work to do some tracing. I don't wanna lose the cable modem possibility, so I'm not likely to do that :) Hopefully I can (worst-case, I hope) reschedule the install for a little later this week or something.
Ugh... finally got this settled (for the day). They rescheduled for next Monday (05/08) in the afternoon... I can't believe I wasted a morning on this crap.. bleah
AVFS indeed works standalone. coda loaded, /overlay dir made, and everything rocks. I don't really care about the redir.o kernel module hack to get the same functionality through the "native" trees, it just doesn't buy me that much.
The perl script to scan all files in a given tree and export the avfs-exported source dirs from them is written. Seems to work well, but it doesn't list the kernel numerically. I'm not sure I care since most ftp servers are going to go lexicographically too, but it'll be a quick and possibly useful hack. I might have a "last 5 of each tree" mode written in for those that don't want their rsyncd exporting a hundred diff dirs (although I don't see that it would matter, except in wasted cache space, but the coda cache manager should handle that anyway.
With rsyncd re-reading the conf file on each connection, I can get away w/o locking or doing other pseudo-atomic operations when maintaining the conf file... worst case one connection gets a broken conf (highly unlikely, but a minute race condition), but the retry will work fine. We're talking about a 10ms window once every few hours... Not likely :)


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If you wanted to make the Maine Legislature look good, you'd compare it to the Portland School Committee. Legislators may be incompetent boobs, you'd say, but at least they aren't brain dead.
If you wanted to make the Portland School Committee look good, you'd compare it to the mob criticizing it for its recent decision to make birth control available to middle school kids. Committee members may be brain dead, you'd say, but at least they aren't mean-spirited weirdos.
If you wanted to make the School Committee's critics look good, you'd compare them to ... jeez, I dunno ... the government of Myanmar, maybe. Or something really foul, like prime-time programming on MY TV.
A reasonable person could be excused for believing that the elected overseers of Portland's educational system have set new standards for governmental incompetence. They've neglected their duty to monitor the school district's finances, resulting in budget deficits. And they've failed to develop a sensible plan to prevent teen pregnancies by making reproductive health services more available or to lay the political groundwork for its public acceptance.
They deserve to be thrown out of office.
What they don't deserve is to become the whipping boys and girls for a bunch of anti-sex extremists hoping to use this controversy to fulfill their fantasies of finally achieving political potency.
On October 17, with little notice, the School Committee voted 7-2 to make birth control available to students who use the public health center at King Middle School. While parental permission will be needed for kids to be treated at the center, state law prevents the school from notifying mom and pop if their offspring ask the school nurse for a supply of condoms, pills, or patches.
School Committee members should have been prepared for what happened next. Conservative crusaders from across the country condemned Portland for encouraging 11-year-olds to have sex. Even though nobody did that. But, hey, the facts are no fun.
"It communicates to young people that adults have given up on forming young people in virtues like chastity," announced Richard Malone, the Roman Catholic bishop of Maine.
Malone didn't mention it, but Catholics aren't just against birth control for middle schoolers. They're against it for everyone. The church has a long history of fighting to keep contraception illegal.
The Christian Civic League of Maine stumbled on a state statute that says anyone having sex with somebody under 14 is guilty of gross sexual assault. The league immediately called on the state's highest law-enforcement official to take action to halt the alleged wave of prurience in Portland's schools.
"It is beyond comprehension," announced CCLM official Mike Hein, "that Maine's Attorney General, Steven Rowe, does not know about this criminal sexual activity in the Portland Middle Schools. His own wife is the head nurse for Portland schools. By her own public admission, Amanda Rowe knows of a number of pregnancies in Portland's middle schools."
The Cumberland County district attorney's office has announced it's handling this issue, so the Rowe references appear politically motivated. It's unclear if any of the 17 middle-school girls who got pregnant in the last four years were under 14, but all five King students who told public-health nurses they were sexually active in the last 12 months were 14 or 15. So, there may not be much criminal activity to investigate.
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On Thursday night, the Civic Design Center sizzled with the sounds and smells of an iron chef-style competition that pitted teams of two—one professional chef paired with one middle/high school kid—against each another to raise both awareness of our nation's juvenile obesity epidemic and funds for Louie's Kids, a local nonprofit that teaches children about nutrition and exercise.
The teams, which consisted of Chef Michelle Weaver (Charleston Grill) with Auja Ravenel, Chef Craig Deihl (Cypress) with Tre Vaughn Davis, Chef Marc Collins (Circa 1886) with Katie Davis, and Chef Joseph Jacobson (Oak) with Domonique Minor, were given the task of creating a healthy dish that reinforces the nutritional education taught at Fit Club, an after school program hosted by Louie's Kids.
Contestants eagerly chatted up the steady stream of guests, who stopped at every station to sample the food before casting a vote for the favorite dish. The top prize—a cutting board engraved with the title "Big Chef Winner"—was awarded to Deihl and Davis for their squash soup with roasted figs, ricotta cheese, fig balsamic, and crispy ham.
My own education came courtesy of Weaver and Ravenel, who prepared an heirloom tomato salad with farro, a grain similar in flavor to my favorite—quinoa—but with a more satisfying crunch.
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TUPELO – February will bring several opportunities to dig into Tupelo's and Mississippi's rich African-American heritage as part of Black History Month.
James Meredith, the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi, will speak at a 2 p.m. Feb. 22 event at the Lee County Library. His arrival at Ole Miss 50 years ago was a flashpoint in the civil rights movement. Following the talk, there will be a book signing and reception. The event is free and open to the public.
This Saturday, the Soul Food Film Festival will begin at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Christian Life Center in Tupelo. The event will feature the Tupelo Unity Choir and a full-length feature film on Tupelo's black neighborhoods, "From the Ashes." The documentary film was written and produced by Peggy James and Brandi Alexander Minor.
Soul food will be served during intermission at the event, which is sponsored by Satin and Silver Productions, Park Hill Neighborhood Association, IMPACT, St. Paul United Methodist Church and AKA. Admission will be $7. For more information, call Nettie Davis at (662) 842-5506 or James at (662) 767-0107.
On Feb. 16, the Natchez Trace Visitor's Center will host a program "From Prince to Slave to Freedom" at 10 a.m. that follows the story of Prince Abdul-Rahman. In Africa, he was heir to a throne, in Natchez he was purchased as an enslaved person by a cotton and tobacco farmer. He eventually became the overseer of a plantation, was later freed, and returned to Africa.
The speaker will be Robert Bruce Smith, who has presented a number of history program for the Parkway Visitors Center. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/natr or call (800) 305-7417.
All month, the Lee County Library is hosting an exhibit on the Utica Normal and Industrial Institute. The traveling exhibit features nine panels that chronicle the founding of the Utica Normal and Industrial Institute for the Training of Colored Young Men and Women by William H. Holtzclaw, the Institute's principal.
Holtzclaw was a student of Booker T. Washington and the author of "Black Man's Burden." He was a Tuskegee graduate.
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Haiti: US$231 million needed for 2012, as people continue to cope with aftermath of earthquake, storms and cholera
Almost two years after the devastating earthquake of January 2010, Haiti is showing signs of progress, but hundreds of thousands of people still need help, the UN's Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) Nigel Fisher has warned.
Speaking to reporters in New York and Geneva ahead of the 2012 appeal launch for Haiti, Mr. Fisher said investment in recovery efforts and long-term development were the solution to many of the problems the country faces today.
These efforts, however, "take time and the humanitarian crisis is not yet over," Mr. Fisher said, highlighting a number of critical challenges still facing in the country.
Over half a million people still live in camps for the internally displaced, making them vulnerable to new natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods.
Within the last two years, a cholera epidemic claimed more than 6,700 lives, and rising food and fuel prices have threatened hundreds of thousands of Haitians with malnutrition and economic hardship.
Next year, US$231 million will be required to address immediate unmet needs and carry out longer-term projects. More than $53 million will go towards providing better shelter and managing existing camps. Health, sanitation and hygiene projects will require some $68 million to carry out life-saving prevention and vaccination campaigns.
Haiti's progress needed to be put in context, Mr. Fisher added. For example, almost 50 percent of the earthquake debris, equivalent to five million cubic metres, had been cleared in two years. By contrast, it took more than five years to remove 1.3 million cubic meters in Aceh, following the 2004 tsunami.
While half a million people still live in camps, that marks a two-thirds reduction since the height of displacement immediately following the earthquake.
The 2012 Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for Haiti and several other countries will be officially launched in Geneva on 14 December 2011.
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Parasite power modeWhen operating in parasite power mode, only two wires are required: one data wire, and ground. At the master, a 4.7k pull-up resistor must be connected to the 1-wire bus. When the line is in a "high" state, the device pulls current to charge an internal capacitor.This current is usually very small, but may go as high as 1.5 mA when doing a temperature conversion or writing EEPROM. When a slave device is performing one these operations, the bus master must keep the bus pulled high to provide power until the operation completes; a delay of 750ms is required for a DS18S20 temperature conversion. The master can't do anything during this time, like issuing commands to other devices, or polling for the slave's operation to be completed. To support this, the OneWire library makes it possible to have the bus held high after the data is written.
Normal (external supply) modeWith an external supply, three wires are required: the bus wire, ground, and power. The 4.7k pull-up resistor is still required on the bus wire. As the bus is free for data transfer, the microcontroller can continually poll the state of a device doing a conversion. This way, a conversion request can finish as soon as the device reports being done, as opposed to having to wait 750ms in "parasite" power mode.Note on resistors:For larger networks, you can try smaller resistors.The ATmega328/168 datasheet indicates starting at 1k6 and a number of users have found smaller to work better on larger networks.
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Belleville, WI/Mary Ann Brunner, age 64, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 14, 2013, surrounded by her family after a 2 year battle with ALS. Her strength and courage throughout her challenges with ALS were both humbling and inspiring. Mary's generosity, grace, and compassion for others will leave an immeasurable impression on all who knew her.
Mary was born on August 5, 1948, in Madison Wisconsin. On September 26, 1970 she married the love of her life and best friend, Steve. They had 42 wonderful years together. Mary worked and retired from 36 years of State service with the U.W. and D.O.T.
During her life one of Mary's favorite summer activities was camping trips with family and friends. She loved to travel and visit others along with her husband Steve. She enjoyed socializing over great food and always had room at her kitchen table for visitors. Mary was famous for her delicious pies, garage sale and bargain shopping savvy, "Landgrabber" basket collection, and holiday home decorating skills. She was generous with her time, volunteering for Toys for Tots and Meals on Wheels, and always lending a hand to those who needed it. Mary loved listening to the musical talents of her family. She rarely missed an opportunity to support them. In recent years Mary developed lasting friendships with her water aerobics ladies. Our family appreciates all of the love, support, and care they have shown her.
Mary is survived by her husband, Steve; her children Kimberly Beecraft (Tracy) and Clark Brunner (Gwendolyn); her grandchildren, Bowen, Maxwell, and Amelia Brunner and Gage and Brandi Beecraft. Sister, Janet Evarts; sister in-law, Lorena Evarts; Uncle, Everett Bates; Mother in-law, Janice Brunner; and in-laws: Rose Brunner, Linda and Bob Peart, Brad and Danita Brunner, Bob and Jean Brunner, Vicki Ripp, Ken and Cindy Brunner, Kerry and Cheryl Brunner, Kathy and Don Wonn, Gerilyn and Kevin Krantz, Ray Brunner, Mardelle and Mike Zanoni, Jaci and Mike Salazar, Janni Stank, Shelley Brunner, Doug Brunner, and many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Clark and Norma Evarts; brother, Cliff Evarts; sister, Pat Mann; brothers in-law, Stan Brunner and Vern Ripp.
We would like to thank the MDA-ALS Division, a wonderful support and wealth of information, our team of nurses and doctors at St.Mary's, our Agrace HospiceCare family for their compassion and support during this challenging time.
A funeral mass will be held at St.Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 338 South Harrison St., Belleville, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 21st, 2013. A memorial celebration of Mary's life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Walk to Defeat ALS - Marching for Mary - at the following website: http://webwi.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/Wisconsin?team_id=242005&pg=team&fr_id=8925
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 08:59 PM
It is a perfect way to travel light, Sandi. That's one of the reasons many people take it, because you can take a whole library with you! So thrilled you've decided to get this! I promise you, it will change the way you read.
Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:12 PM
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Posted 21 April 2009 - 07:00 PM
I find it actually easier to read than a book because it is lighter in weight and just slight pressure of either thumb turns the pages. On vacation last week, I could have a new book to read without moving from my lounge chair. And . . . no one could possibly know what I was reading. For anyone hesitant, check at your local public library to see if there are any to loan and try out. I know there are a few out there.
Posted 21 April 2009 - 07:47 PM
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Posted 21 April 2009 - 10:40 PM
Kathi, I know exactly how you feel about the feel of a book and the margin notes and all. When I put the cover on the kindle, it feels like a book. I was really surprised, but I love the feel of it. Very nice. And you can highlight and make notes. One of the bad things about Amazon is there is no store to go into to see it and try it, you just have to have faith in what everyone tells you. It was pretty scary for me to put down that kind of $$ not knowing what it was going to be like. Jan reassured me and I read a lot of reviews on the amazon site. And it was all I had hoped for and then some. If you get a chance, try to see someone's. I believe Amazon has a place on the website with a listing a people in your area that have one and would be willing to show you.
I didn't know you could highlight and make notes!!! How does that feature work? Hm....this might just be the tipping point for me, lol.
Posted 22 April 2009 - 08:21 AM
Cheri, I'm not sure how it works on the K2, but I would think it's the same for the most part. There's a little scroll wheel on the right hand side, that you use to scroll the scroll bar up to the line where you want to make a note. Then you press down on the scroll wheel and get a menu, choose Add Note (it's something like that), and then type away. Very easy to use. But then, everything about the Kindle is easy to use!
And yeah, skins aren't necessary, but they sure do make it look purty, especially when you have a skin that coordinates with your cover. Accessorizing is important, after all!
I'm afraid there is no replacement for the smell of a good book, but for me, it's about the story. I don't really care how it's packaged.
I wanted to tell you all, though, that I may be reading a DTB soon! ACK! I need to re-read Half Blood Prince before the movie comes out in July, and darn that JK Rowling, she refuses to put the Harry Potter books in eBook version! So yes, sigh....I may have to pick up that thick tome to read it. As much as I want to re-read the story, I am NOT looking forward to reading that monster book. Sooo much easier to read on the Kindle!
Posted 22 April 2009 - 08:35 AM
Before my husband ordered my kindle 2 I had requested Wally Lamb's "the hour I first belived" it's a huge book, over 800 pages. I am almost done with it and I am so happy to not have to lug it around anymore.
My husband ordered me an ugly cover for my kindle, it is more expensive then the one I was going to get LOL. I am hoping that when it arrives I will like it better then the photo of it.
I really think I need a cover as I am afraid to break it carry it in my purse.
So far I am loving it.
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I don't know why J.K. Rowling makes such a big deal about not allowing HP on ebooks. I appreciate the feel of paper and all that, but she doesn't have any problem with audiobooks. If it gets you to read, does it really matter what format it's in.
I was at the airport in Paris week before last waiting for my flight, reading my Kindle, and in the seat directly across from me there was a woman reading a Kindle. We just smiled at each other. <g>
I love it. It's just great...
Posted 18 May 2009 - 09:42 AM
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Posted 08 February 2010 - 01:13 PM
So I ordered a book or two and I was able to have them on my IPhone and my laptop. But with the phone, the words are too small, it hurts my eyes and with the laptop, it's just not mobile enough. I can't curl up with a good book in bed, when it's on my laptop. So I was very disappointed.
So My son just got me one from Amazon (an early Mother's Day present) , it's one of the newer ones. It's a 6 inch screen. I was worried that would be too small and I measured some of the books I read and they are around 5 inches...so I am safe!
And I love it!! It's really kool! You have completely converted me Jan!!
Thank you!!
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Posted 09 February 2010 - 07:09 AM
Sara, the mac version of kindle will be coming out soon. I'm really looking forward to that.
I didn't know that - thanks, Sandi! I will watch and wait and put a few more quarters in my "I Want It Jar"
Posted 09 February 2010 - 07:52 PM
I am reading Jan's husband's Mike's book on it.
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Posted 10 February 2010 - 12:36 PM
I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to see Jan's ebook at the Harrisburg get together last year.
Posted 10 February 2010 - 03:51 PM
Now there is a kindle app for the PC and since my phone runs a WebOS you'd think there would be a way to get it on my phone....
I have been trying to get one of my boys to download it to their ipods so I could use that LOL. So far no takers.
Posted 10 February 2010 - 07:21 PM
I love my Kindle. I saw Jan's at Harrisburg & put it on my Christmas list then.
I am reading Jan's husband's Mike's book on it.
What is Mike's book called Laurie? I heard it being mentioned at the get-together but didn't hear it's title. Or where to get it. Thank you
Posted 10 February 2010 - 10:03 PM
It's called "In Her Name"
I usually don't read SF, but I am really enjoying it.
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Alternate name: Ill-scented Sumac, Skunkbush Sumac, Squawbush, Lemonade Berry
Family: Anacardiaceae, Cashew view all from this family
Description Rhus trilobata, also called sourberry and three-leaf sumac, is native to the western half of Canada and the Western United States, from the Great Plains to California and south through Arizona extending into northern Mexico. It can be found from deserts to mountain peaks up to about 7,000 feet in elevation.
Rhus trilobata, Skunkbush sumac, grows in many types of plant communities, such as the grasslands east of the Rocky Mountains, mountainous shrubland, pine, juniper, and fir forests, wetlands, oak woodlands, and chaparral. The plant is destroyed above ground but rarely killed by wildfire, and will readily sprout back up in burned areas.
This Rhus species closely resembles other members of the genus that have leaves with three "leaflets" ("trifoliate" leaves). These include Rhus aromatica, native to eastern North America, and western Poison-oak. The shape of the leaflets and the habit of the shrub make this species, like some other Rhus, resemble small-leafed oaks (Quercus).
The Rhus trilobata leaves have a very strong scent when crushed. The aroma is medicinal or bitter, disagreeable enough to some to have gained the plant the name skunkbush. The leaves are green when new and turn orange and brown in the fall. The twigs are fuzzy when new, and turn sleek with age. The flowers, borne on small catkins ("short shoots"), are white or light yellow. Edible fruit, the plant yields hairy and slightly sticky red berries which have an aroma similar to limes and a very sour taste. The acidity comes from tannic and gallic acids. The flowers are animal-pollinated and the seeds are dispersed by animals that eat the berries. The shrub also reproduces vegetatively, sending up sprouts several meters away and forming thickets.
Habitat Mountains, Scrub, shrub & brushlands, Grasslands & prairies, Canyons & valleys.
Range Rocky Mountains, Southwest, New England, Southeast, Plains, California, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes, Northwest, Texas, Florida.


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I worked child welfare/protection in this county when this case came in 18 years. I wasn't assigned to the case, but I was aware of it. Christopher Oberender and his 14 year old buddy hid behind a couch waiting for his mother to come home. Christopher had a 12 ga. shotgun and his buddy a small caliber rifle. Mom had taken away a video game earlier that day. When she came home Christopher and his buddy opened fire and killed her. They then stole the family car and were later apprehended
This was a solid middle class family. Dad was on the school board. Mom was active with Scouting.
Fast forward to 3 days ago when the Carver County Sheriff Office learned to their surprise that Oberender had amassed 13 firearms, including a Thompson sub machine gun and an AK47, despite being a felon and had a history of mental heath issues. Here is the Star -Tribune story how he managed to get that kind of collection:


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By Shuli Ren
Morgan Stanley analysts Philip Wan, Gillian Chung and Timothy Chan went on a China Internet trip last week.
Their key takeaways are: China mobile Internet services are making healthy progress and investors should expect to see them making more money in the coming quarters.
Morgan Stanley identified five companies that are well-positioned to capitalize on the growing demand in the mobile space. They are Tencent (TCTZF), Baidu (BIDU) (Buy), Youku (YOKU) (Buy), Qihoo (QIHU) (Buy) and Ctrip (CTRP) (Hold). They also visited Sina (SINA) (Hold), Sohu (SOHU) (Hold), VIPShop (VIPS) (Not rated), PerfectWorld (PWRD) (Hold), New Oriental (EDU) (Buy), Easou (private), and Meilishuo (private).
There are three ways to make money off mobile Internet: advertising, mobile gaming and e-commerce.
Baidu will be the frontrunner on mobile advertising. Here is Morgan Stanley:
Baidu now generates over 10% of its total revenues from mobile (mostly from search), helped by the introduction of its new keyword bidding platform in May and the increasing adoption of mobile optimized pages. Baidu expects its acquisition of 91 Wireless to close and start to contribute to revenue in 4Q13.
Baidu now asks customers to bid for the same keyword on both PC and mobile platform. On average, mobile cost per click (CPC) is at 50% discount to PC CPC.
User-generated online video can also make money off advertisers. Morgan Stanley on Youku:
Youku has started promoting its mobile ad services to ad agencies and customers more aggressively since 2Q. It expects more material sales contribution from its mobile platform (~40% of total traffic) by 4Q13 or 1Q14 with higher margins.
On gaming, Morgan Stanley thinks Qihoo and Baidu's app stores will benefit the most and Tencent's popular WeChat will gain market share in mobile game distribution:
We believe leading mobile app stores (i.e., Qihoo and 91 Wireless [Barron's: owned by Baidu]) will benefit from the surging mobile gaming market in China. We expect Tencent's Weixin to capture market share in mobile game distribution once it opens the platform to third- party developers.
Ctrip will benefit from e-commerce:
Online travel and local services are gaining traction. Ctrip recently recorded a peak level of 40% hotel booking volume contribution from its mobile platform (vs. ~20% in 2Q), which may produce higher margins thanks to higher user stickiness. According to Dianping, its mobile platform has attracted 75mn+ monthly active users, contributing 70%+ of its total traffic and 40%+ of its total group buy transaction.


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We figured out our root there, walking by a poster for Harry Potter in Finnish (which we stopped to get pictures by) and started making our way up to the monument. On our way there we stopped by the Temppeliaukio Church (or kirkko in Finnish). This is one of Helsinkis major tourist attractions. It was blasted out of rock, and is much like a defense bunker in it design.
From here we walked the rest of the way to the Sibelius monument, taking a little trip through some less touristy areas of Helsinki. We walked through some residential areas, down a path by some water and we eventually caught up with the many tourist busses that were going around the city. We thought that we would see the monument from a while away, the pictures
We took our time getting back, got some free fanta handed to us by some Finnish people and did some shopping and got some luch at Mcdonalds. Then we started making our way to the boat. I guess this time we were on a different boat, but it must have been an exact twin to the other one. Everything was exactly the same, down to the eateries and drinkeries. We spent some time shopping for some more tax free candy, went into the souvenir places, took a good long nap and did some more people watching. We decided to go look at the club in the boat casino, but the band playing was just not that great, and not really playing good dancing music. So we decided to head into the disco, and found that is was about three times busier than it was on wednesday.
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Idaho women bounce back with road win
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Idaho women's basketball team followed one of its worst offensive performances of the season with one of its best, as the Vandals got their third win on their four-game road trip with a 83-66 Western Athletic Conference victory over San Jose State Saturday afternoon.
Idaho freshman Christina Salvatore scored a career-high 22 points on 5-of-11 from 3-point range, and the Vandals came one 3-pointer shy of tying the single-game program record, going 14-for-37 from long range.
The Vandals shot 41 percent from the field in the game and their 83 points are the second most scored by the team this season. Idaho improves to 10-12 on the season and 7-4 in the WAC with the win, breaking a third-place conference tie with the Spartans, who fall to 9-13 and 6-5 in the WAC. Just two nights earlier, Idaho shot 20 percent from the field and 12.5 percent from 3-point range in a loss at Utah State.
"We have great shooters and great distributers, and tonight we did a great job of making the extra pass and shooting with confidence," Idaho coach Jon Newlee said. "We bounced back nicely in that area for sure and shot the ball well tonight."
Idaho senior Jessica Graham scored a season-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting and added six rebounds, while Alyssa Charlston and Stacey Barr each added 14 points for Idaho. Freshman Connie Ballestero had a career-high 11 assists with no turnovers in the game, and added five points and four rebounds. Sophomore Krissy Karr had four assists and four rebounds without a turnover.
"Both of them did a great job," Newlee said of Ballestero and Karr. "Krissy did a great job of keeping our offense going. Turnovers were a huge stat. San Jose thrives on taking turnovers on top and turning them into layups and we didn't let that happen tonight."
Idaho committed just 11 turnovers in the game, the second fewest for the team in a game this season. The Vandals were out-rebounded 46-45 overall and 15-11 on the offensive end, as San Jose State out-scored Idaho 14-7 in second-chance points.
While Idaho and San Jose State had similar shooting performances, Idaho going 29-for-71 and SJSU going 28-for-71, the Vandals made 10 more 3-pointers than the Spartans, holding SJSU to 4-for-14 from long range. Idaho also went 11-for-13 from the free throw line, who San Jose State hit just 6-of-14 free throws.
Idaho freshman Ali Forde dominated on the glass, with 13 rebounds in the game to go along with six points and two assists. Five of her 13 boards came on the offensive end.
"She really came to get on the glass in the second half," Newlee said of Forde. "When we really needed to start getting rebounds inside, she started clearing some space and getting in there and getting rebounds."
Idaho went 3-1 on its four-game road trip and is now 5-1 in WAC road games. The Vandals will return home to host New Mexico State on Feb. 7 and Denver on Feb. 9.


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