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The word on the street is that top execs at Columbia Studios are quietly convinced that "The Social Network" is destined to become Hollywood's next big franchise.
A friend who's a major Hollywood mogul agreed to talk to me about this, on conditions of anonymity. Our first meeting was at his house, high in the hills.
Why Zuckerberg? I asked.
"Who's Batman? He's a hero, an anti-hero. Dark character. Wears a hood. Lives in a mansion. Pure box office gold."
"Now, who's Zuckerberg? He's a hero, an anti-hero. Dark character. Wears a hoodie. Mansion. Hell, give him a batarang and he IS Batman."
"See what I'm saying here? The sequels write themselves."
But on the drive back to the hotel, something started bugging me. These sequels will be based on real-life events that haven't happened yet. How, exactly, can that story write itself?
I called my friend to ask. "Buy me sushi on Wednesday" he grunted. "I'll explain."
Aaron Sorkin, Meet Algorithm
On Wednesday, I find myself sitting in a sushi place crammed with movie stars. My friend slides into his chair and shakes my hand.
I ask, how can the studios predict Facebook's future?
"One word: technology" he says, grinning broadly. "We're using the best algorithms from behaviorally-targeted online advertising. Scary smart. Click-through rates are as high as 99.9%."
I gently point out that he has his numbers reversed. He stares at me like I'm questioning the law of gravity while drowning his favorite kitten. "Point one percent, or a trillion point one percent, what's the difference?"
Before I can do the math for him, he claps a meaty hand on my shoulder. He leans in so close I can smell the gills of the sashimi he just devoured.
"Kid, look around. This is Hollywood. If we can't do 100 times better at predicting the future than you idiots on Madison Avenue – no offense meant – I'll eat my freaking Mercedes."
"We're using everything eye-tracking goggles, heart-rate monitors, galvanic skin response. We can't miss."
The $200 Billion Dollar Man
I press further. How can you be so sure, I ask, that Facebook will continue to be successful? Business is tricky.
What if web browsers start protecting consumer privacy? Mobile is a huge inflection point: will Facebook get it right? What if big advertisers like Pepsi start thinking twice about how much to bet on social media vs. TV?
After all, haven't juggernauts like AOL run straight off the cliff into the abyss in the past?
My Hollywood friend slams his hand on the table and shouts "It's different this time!" Then, in a conspiratorial whisper: "We brought in Lou Kerner. He's @loukerner, he's all over Twitter. He's the first social media analyst on Wall Street. He says Facebook could be worth as much as $200 billion by 2015."
"Say what you will about Wall Street, but these guys are geniuses. When was the last time they got this stuff wrong?"
I can't argue, so I pitch an idea. Why not buy some insurance? Let me draft a screenplay that covers a scenario your algorithms can't predict.
He shrugs, makes the deal. Here's the treatment I wrote.
Screenplay: Revenge of the Winklevosses
Open on ECU of MARK ZUCKERBERG'S eyes. They are open wide. He's suffering from a crisis of conscience: no matter how much Facebook is worth he cannot have peace. He is wracked with guilt because of how it all began. In a stunning gesture of goodwill, he sells the WINKLEVOSS TWINS 51% control of the company at a discounted valuation of a billion trillion dollars. He publicly apologizes, saying "you deserve everything I'm about to give you, and more".
SEAN PARKER throws the Winklevosses an epic party. CHARLIE SHEEN leads a group of revelers snorting something off the lithe hips of a goddess. (NOTE: get a Lady Gaga song for this part. The soundtrack will go Platinum.)
Parker goads the Winklevi to push Zuckerberg out. They pay him a quarter billion trillion for his stock. Zuck packs his belongings in a humble cardboard box and vanishes. Persistent Twitter rumors report his suicide.
Perfect storm. Marketing budgets rebalance; social media doesn't vanish, but shrinks to a smaller role. Privacy debacles and legislation spark a Facebook diaspora. The company stumbles in mobile, never gets traction against Ren Ren in China; hemorrhages tech talent. It explodes like a social media Death Star. Cut from a panicked Wall Street to a high angle above a massive yacht anchored off St. Bart's. Camera dives in to an ECU of Zuckerberg. Unlike the beginning of the film, his eyes are now blissfully closed, bathed in warm Caribbean sun. His Smartphone beeps urgently. It's news about Facebook. He closes his eyes again. A knowing smirk begins to slowly cross his face. SLAM CUT TO BLACK. CUE TRENT REZNOR SOUNDTRACK
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In OKC, no gaps over 10 shows, except 2 songs, which were Divided Sky and Stealing Time. If I Could and Loving Cup both had the same gap of 5 shows, which was a week prior at Kansas City (which is 5 hours north of OKC). For those phans (both old and new) who live in between/around OKC or KC, and only made the KC and OKC shows, you may get some validation from me for wanting to kick your own ass for not doing St. Louis as well.
Midwestern phans are a unique lot of folk. I live in Nebraska and have been addicted to Phish since the KC show in 2000. Thankfully I was able to swing both Deer Creeks and Alpines this summer, because those 4 shows were beyond amazing. I've traveled all over the country for these guys, and I will continue to do so. And I'm still accepting that I'm doing the Dark Star Orchestra festival in Ohio instead of the Dicks shows in CO (bought DSO tix months before Phish announced Dicks shows, but I should have known. Anyway...)
I know that if I would have then done OKC, I would have been mad, at myself mind you, for being upset with a KC "repeat" of a lot of songs. I can never be mad at Phish. I love Phish, and always will, and at times, I wish I could let them just jam and fun, and not be a damn critic, either at the show or from using my LivePhish Ap (which, I have to note is pretty clutch!). But here is a chance to see how much of an ass i really am, online...
Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Skin It Back, The Moma Dance > Rift > Bathtub Gin, Stash, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Kill Devil Falls > Funky Bitch > Run Like an Antelope
Set 2: Tweezer > Piper > Mike's Song > Bouncing Around the Room > Backwards Down the Number Line > Heavy Things, If I Could > Weekapaug Groove, Harry Hood > Suzy Greenberg[1]
Encore: Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise
Set 1: Kill Devil Falls> Rift, Wilson > BDTNL > The Moma Dance > Divided Sky, Wolfman's > Axilla > 46 Days, Ya Mar, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan > Antelope
Set 2: DwD > Birds of a Feather > My Friend, My Friend[1] > Rock and Roll > Twist, If I Could > Light > Harry Hood > Character Zero > Suzy Greenberg
Encore: Slave to the Traffic Light > Loving Cup
OKC and KC Show comparisons: 4 same songs in 1st set, 3 same songs 2nd set, 1 same encore song, and 1 cross-set repeat (BDNL). That's 9 repeats, in 25 songs, which is over a 3rd of the whole OKC show.
Maybe you have to have been a midwestern phan for over a decade to get what I'm talking about. A phan that drives or flies long distances b/c their life-source band doesn't travel their way that often (and with good reason, b/c there isn't a lot of crap out here). And then, when they do make their way through, the expectations get a bit high, and maybe, some folks walk away pissed or bothered. I truly hope that those at OKC had a blast, that Phish felt their performance was above par, and that the Phish community will rally their forces and blow the crap out of Dicks' Sporting Goods in Denver, how ever long of a drive it happens to be.
But to those Kansas / Oklahoma / Arkansas / Missouri phans out there, who only did the KC and OKC shows, you may have to take this OKC show on the kisser and count the days (or years, rather) until they come back through. Or else, get in your car and phuckin' drive. Much love, thanks to the .net community for letting me post.
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DescriptionUse High Meadow Rd to reach the start of this singletrack. It starts at the top of this path in a beautiful mountain meadow. The trail is on the left shortly after crossing a small creek (Cold Creek). This is a very picturesque scene and i suggest you stop to take in the view. The trail then follows the creek down the valley.
The beginning of this path is nice and easy flowy singletrack through the trees, but quickly becomes more difficult. The top sections are expert, and in some cases require a capable trail or downhill bike and rider. As a XC rider or intermediate rider, multiple upper sections will require some walking.
The trail mellows out about 1/3 way down and its flowy singletrack spotted with some large rocks/medium sized drops and banked corners. Great intermediate riding. A couple of small jumps also spot this section of trail. Halfway down is a cut over to High Meadow Rd, don't go here or you'll miss out on a great section of trail.
The trail splits at the bottom to Power Line trail to the right and left back to High Meadow Road.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia–Presidential candidate Joko Widodo has watched his comfortable lead in opinion polls evaporate in recent weeks, intensifying pressure on him and rival Prabowo Subianto to turn tonight's debate into a major win just weeks ahead of July's election.
Electability surveys that for months put Mr. Widodo, the popular governor of Jakarta, well in the lead, show Mr. Subianto, a former army general, nipping at his heels, with some pollsters saying the gap between them is even closer than the 6-7 percentage points the latest surveys show.
Mr. Subianto's campaign team chalks up his growing support in part to a strong coalition of political parties that are helping mobilize their supporters in favor of a man they're selling as strong, smart and action-oriented. At a campaign rally attended by thousands Sunday, even Mr. Subianto pointed to the various party flags in the crowd, and boasted about his "fat" coalition.
Others cite his formidable campaign team, which has gained a reputation for being organized in a top-down, almost military-esque style that is representative of the man himself.
In recent weeks tag lines have stuck to both candidates, with Mr. Widodo being subtitled as honest, humble and close to the people and Mr. Subianto labeled as firm and wise. Here's a look at how those qualities fare among some voters.
With the vote narrowing, tonight's debate will take on international affairs and defense, topics both candidates are likely to address by striking a balance between liberalization and domestic interests, say analysts.
"The tones of the two candidates are similar, they are both nationalistic, but at the same time they are realistic, they can't afford to be frontally against foreign interests in our economy," said Dodi Ambardi, the executive director of pollster Indonesia Survey Institute.
Of course, surveys are based on samples – this one just around 2,000 people – and are not a concrete indication of the way people will vote. And while most Indonesians have televisions, how many watch the debates remains uncertain.
But with the undecided vote clearly shrinking, there will be few opportunities left to sway those who remain on the fence. What voters will be watching for in tonight's debate, and the two that will follow, is not only the candidate's ideas, says Yunarto Wijaya, the executive director of polling institute Charta Politika, but their style and approach.
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It's part of an argument Piggy makes about being rational and logical on the island. Piggy is always excellent at working things out, and he is basically arguing that you can't work with imaginary evidence.
You have doctors for everything, even the inside of your mind. You don't really mean that we got to be frightened all the time of nothing? Life," said Piggy expansively, "is scientific, that's what it is. In a year or two when the war's over they'll be travelling to Mars and back. I know there isn't no beast—not with claws and all that, I mean—but I know there isn't no fear, either."
Piggy paused.
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"Unless what?"
"Unless we get frightened of people."
There are doctors for everything, Piggy says. Everything can be worked out. We can ever work out how to get to Mars based on what we see and what we know. Life is to do with empirical information, things that we know, and conclusions that we draw.
So, Piggy continues, he knows there isn't a beast with claws. The only possibility is - and, of course, as anyone who's read the book will know, it's the right one - that they are frightened of what IS on the island: themselves, each other, and the darkness of man's heart.
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Mortgage Rates beginning to Increase
February 26, 2013
Recently, refinancing has been dominating the mortgage market; however, this trend may soon be gone, as interest rates are staying flat.
Many analysts have been stating that the rates would start making a comeback even if it would be a slow pace. At this is starting to occur, however, it could be a long time before we see interest rates at 5% but the trend is showing that finally the rates have hit the bottom.
Last week, interest rates increased. A 30 year fixed mortgage rose to 3.56% up from the previous week of 3.53%. From the beginning of the year until now, rates have increased almost a quarter of a percent. That may not sound like much but when you consider the amount of money borrowers will repay over the life of the loan it can add up to quite a chunk. This trend is a complete reversal of what was seen last year when interest rates on a 30-year mortgage fell more than a half a percent from 3.9% in January of 2012 to 3.31% by November, which was the lowest interest rate in history.
By no means, does this trend mean that interest rates are going to jump out of sight any time soon that would require a stronger economic growth. Market observers agree that it is very unlikely that interest rates will ever drop to the historical record low of 2012.
Steve Cook, managing editor of Real Estate Market Watch stated, "Refinancing is definitely going to slow down. There are two things that drive [people to] refinance. First is the drop in mortgage rates. Unlike buying a home, where there's a lot of personal factors, refinancing just depends on mortgage rates, and unless rates get a lot lower we'll see a slowdown in refinancing." Cook explained that the second factor that brings borrowers to refinance is the rise in home prices, which is exactly what mortgage lenders, are hoping will extend the boom in the refinancing market. In the majority of cases, when home prices begin to rise, borrowers often tap the equity with a line of credit or a home equity loan to pay for other purchases. At this time, more than 25% of borrowers are still underwater and with home prices rising, that may not help drive the refinancing boom.
The National Association of Realtors figures show existing home sales along with home prices are still on the rise. In some real estate markets, the homes are selling fast with these homes only on the market for less than 25 days.
A branch manager at Primary Residential Mortgage believes that within the next six month or a bit longer, the mortgage market will go toward a purchase mortgage market for the first time in several years. He stated, "About 50 percent of our business over the last two years has been refinancial's, but in the last few months we've seen more purchases."
As the interest rates dropped, homeowners rushed to refinance. The rates are now slowly increasing and homebuyers are after the low interest rates and low prices unless these are derailed due to another recession.
Mortgage Rates for the week that ended on Feb. 21, 2013 30 year fixed rate mortgage – 3.56% with an average 0.8 point. One year ago, the rate was 3.95% for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage.
15-year fixed rate mortgage – 2.77% with an average 0.8 point. One year ago, the rate was 3.19% for a 15-year fixed rate mortgage.
A 5 year Treasury indexed hybrid adjustable rate mortgage was 2.64% with an average 0.5 point. One year ago, the rate was 2.80% for a 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage.
1-year Treasury-indexed ARM was 2.65% with an average 0.4 point. One year ago, the rate was 2.73% for a 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM.


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Program Review
Emerald Ash Borer: Research and Technology Development Meeting
From: V. Mastro and R. Reardon (compilers), Emerald Ash Borer Research and Technology Development Meeting, Romulus, Michigan, Oct 5-6, 2004. USDA Forest Service publication FHTET-2004-15.
- Managing the Emerald Ash Borer in Canada
- National Emeral Ash Borer Management Plan
- FHTET Assistance with the Reduced Ash Zone
- Michigan's Emerald Ash Borer Response Project
- Michigan Emerald Ash Borer Detection Survey
- Ohio Emerald Ash Borer Update
- Maryland Emerald Ash Borer Update
Managing the Emerald Ash Borer in Canada
Kenneth R. Marchant, Forestry Specialist, Canadian Food Inspection Agency 174 Stone Rd. W., Guelph, Ontario N1G 4S9 Canada
The emerald ash borer (EAB) is believed responsible for the death of an estimated 100,000 ash trees in Ontario in 2004 with significant mortality being observed in Essex County this summer. In all, over a billion ash trees are at risk in Ontario alone with an estimated additional billion ash trees threatened in the rest of Canada.
In January of 2004, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) established a firebreak or ash-free zone (AFZ) in advance of the known leading edge of the infestation. In excess of 100,000 trees were removed from a 30x10 km. zone running from Lake Erie to Lake St. Clair in an effort to provide a barrier to the natural spread of EAB to more forested areas to the east of the zone.
Throughout 2004, detection surveys have continued at high risk areas in southern Ontario and other locations across the province. Unfortunately, EAB has been detected in significant numbers beyond the AFZ in the vicinity of the former City of Chatham. No other populations have been detected, and infested trees in Chatham are being removed.
In addition to surveillance, the CFIA has also placed considerable emphasis on enforcing regulations on the movement of firewood and other forest products and on communication of the EAB hazard.
The CFIA is currently evaluating survey data and developing management options for review by its Science and Survey Committee and senior management and will make a decision on next steps early this fall.
National Emeral Ash Borer Management Plan
Philip Bell, USDA–APHIS, PPQ, 920 Main Campus Dr., Suite 200 Raleigh NC 27606-5210
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) continues it's partnership with state cooperators from Departments of Agriculture in Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland and the Department of Natural Resources in Indiana, to carry out program delivery activities designed to detect, contain, and eradicate emerald ash borer (EAB). In addition, APHIS collaborates with USDA Forest Service in tree restoration of eradication sites following tree removals, and the development of a Reduced Ash Zone.
The EAB program currently employs 21 APHIS employees to carry out regulatory, environmental monitoring, administrative, and methods development components of the program. Total staff for all program activities, including state cooperator participation, totals nearly 180 positions.
The EAB program relies heavily on the Science Advisory Panel (SAP) for scientific recommendations to use in developing program strategies and establishing protocols for program delivery operations. APHIS formed the Science Advisory Panel in Oct. of 2002 to provide science-based guidance for program implementation. This group of forest entomologist was selected by the SAP Chairman Dr. Vic Mastro and National Program Manager Mike Stefan to review data regarding EAB biology and forest pest behavior to provide guidance and program direction. To further develop and refine SAP recommendations for program delivery, APHIS established an EAB Management Team to write programmatic protocols and implement various components procedures into program initiatives.
EAB is a costly pest. The ash nursery stock industry has collapsed in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan as a result of infestation, and the transportation of firewood is severely restricted in all three states. Local governments in Michigan are saddled with enormous cleanup costs associated with dead and dying trees.
Since October of 2002, APHIS has provided funding for EAB program delivery on a
year-by-year basis:
2002 - $ 900,000
2003 - $15,200,000
2004 - $43,000,000
APHIS plans to continue established program strategies by utilizing current program direction outlined in the EAB National Management Plan.
FHTET Assistance with the Reduced Ash Zone
Judy Adams and Frank Sapio, USDA Forest Service–FHTET 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. A Fort Collins, CO 80526
The Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team (FHTET), in cooperation with the Northeast Area, is providing technology assistance to the emerald ash borer (EAB) eradication effort. The EAB management effort is based upon a zone strategy in which different activities target different population levels of EAB. One such zone, the Reduced Ash Zone (RAZ), coupled with other regulatory activities, is designed to reduce the natural spread of EAB.
FHTET was asked to delineate the RAZ based upon ash density and known EAB infestations. Tabular county-level data from the USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) was used in proof of concept, documenting the wide range of ash density, and assessing the feasibilityof establishing an RAZ. Urban areas or areas classed as "non-forest" are currently not well-represented in FIA, creating a need to capture additional information on ash density where FIA plots do not exist.
A more spatially explicit approach is warranted as ash density is a critical factor for the location and maintenance of a RAZ. In order to create this critical management zone, natural resources managers need to understand various factors describing ash populations. Critical questions regarding implementation of a RAZ include: where are the trees? how many are there? how big are they? and how difficult will they be to harvest?
Geographic information system (GIS) analysis of remote sensing data was utilized initially to define the location of a potential RAZ. These results were compared with those of colleagues in other agencies, and a potential RAZ corridor was negotiated. In order to locate the RAZ and determine the feasibility of implementing a zone of reduced ash, FHTET collected color-infrared (CIR) aerial photography for Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan covering 5,000 photo points and producing 2,500 images. Digital ortho-quads (DOQs) provided by the State of Michigan and State of Ohio were also used in this plot characterization phase.
The survey used available aerial photography to inventory land use patterns across the potential RAZ corridor. FHTET staff conducted the photo interpretation producing a land use stratification across the entire RAZ corridor. That land use stratification provided the basis for allocating ground plots more efficiently than a simple random sample. The survey design for data collection was developed for field crews and implemented through a custom data entry and GIS application. Field data from over 600 plots were collected by Emerald Ash Borer Response Program Staff representing four cooperating agencies. The final data set will be analyzed and results summarized for an EAB science panel meeting in mid-December 2004. FHTET will continue to provide assistance throughout the data analysis phase, generating ash density output reports and maps as the feasibility of implementing a RAZ is investigated.
The field data sheet layout is provided below to show the variables collected.
Michigan's Emerald Ash Borer Response Project
Tim Flint, Michigan Department of Agriculture PO Box 30017 Lansing, MI 48909
In 2004, the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) and its task force partners continue to adapt and respond to the impact of the emerald ash borer (EAB) in Michigan. Objectives for 2004 include containment and restoration activities in the core infestation area, a statewide EAB survey, removal of isolated infestations of EAB outside the EAB quarantine, and a quarantine enforcement element supported by a strong communication and regulatory plan.
Southeast Michigan core area activities now include maintaining seven marshalling yards for no-cost disposal of ash materials. This process has generated over 170,000 tons of fuel wood for green power in addition to the now operational wood utilization activities that are creating lumber, railroad ties, tool handles, etc. EAB marshalling yards accomplish two program objectives: mitigation of EAB populations and a reduction of the economic impact of EAB in affected communities. Restoration of tree canopy is a priority in this area.
In survey activities designed to establish the distribution of EAB in Michigan, a statewide system of 10,000 "trap trees" has been installed to detect the presence of EAB outside known areas of infestation. The trap tree distribution has the highest densities in Lower Michigan, ranging from 36 traps per township down to a density in some UP townships of 1 or 2 per township. Trap tree recovery is ongoing, the results of which will be used to formulate response strategies in support of program goals. In related actions with partner agencies, the Michagan Department of Natural Resources has trap trees in place at strategic locations such as campgrounds that may have been destinations for collection of ash firewood and similar activities. All data will be shared and evaluated for development of response plans.
Where EAB infestation is identified in isolated sites outside the generally infested area, MDA and response partners will develop and implement a response strategy designed to eliminate EAB from the sites and suppress EAB at sites where the objective is to reduce the pressure to spread. Once trap tree results are compiled, response strategies will begin.
MDA continues to work with program partners to evaluate the ability to define an area of reduced ash presence, a "Reduced Ash Zone," in support of the science panel objective of defining an area where the natural spread of EAB can be interrupted by survey and response. Additional activities may include development of voluntary mechanisms to reduce ash by timber sale and the sale of ash wood fiber in the wood utilization markets. This zone must be defined after the distribution of EAB is mapped following the recovery of the trap trees in Michigan and neighboring states.
Michigan Emerald Ash Borer Detection Survey
Andrew J. Storer, Elizabeth E. Graham, and Michael D. Hyslop, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295
Robert L. Heyd, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1990 U.S. Hwy. 41 South, Marquette, MI 49855
Emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), was first identified in southeast Michigan in 2002, where it has killed millions of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.). In the summer of 2004, trap trees were established at over 100 sites throughout Michigan in an effort to detect sub-damage threshold populations of this exotic species. This study combined the most effective known method for detecting this insect with the locations where emerald ash borer is most likely to have been introduced through the movement of firewood.
Field sites were located in proximity to campgrounds at Michigan State Parks, Michigan State Forest Campgrounds, County Parks, and USDA Forest Service Campgrounds. The Michigan State Parks Visitor Database, which tracks visitors to state parks by zipcode, was used to select campgrounds with the highest cumulative number of visitor days by visitors from EAB-infested zipcodes between 2001 and 2003. This information, in combination with the distribution of ash throughout Michigan, was used to select state park and state forest campground high-risk EAB survey sites. USDA Forest Service Campgrounds were selected based on the local presence of ash resources. Sites were also established in parks within the core EAB-in-fested area.
Trap trees were girdled by removing the bark from a portion of the stem. Sticky traps were placed on trees and monitored every two weeks during the flight period of the beetle. Additional data were collected by inspection of firewood piles and declining ash trees near the survey sites.
During the survey, no EAB were detected on trap trees in areas outside the core infested area. During inspections of over 2,000 firewood piles, EAB was detected in three new locations: Merrill Lake County Park in Mecosta County, Rifle River State Recreation Area in Ogemaw County, and North Higgins Lake State Park in Roscommon County. At infested sites in southeastern Michigan, girdled trap trees caught more beetles than non-girdled trees. Some trees at infested sites were more attractive to EAB than others throughout the season as trap catches in the first two week period were positively correlated with total catch in the remainder of the season. This relationship was evident for both girdled and non-girdled trees.
At the end of the survey, a subsample of trap trees were cut and had portions of bark peeled from them to survey for EAB larvae. Selections of trees for cutting were based on a decision tree that considered tree hazard, number of trees cut per site, and the wishes of the local land manager. Remaining standing trees will be a resource for further EAB detection work. Information about this project can be found at www.emeraldashborer.org.
Ohio Emerald Ash Borer Update
Thomas Harrison, Ohio Department of Agriculture, 1855 Fountain Square Court, H-1, Columbus, OH 43224
This presentation describes the current emerald ash borer (EAB) situation in Ohio. There have been approximately 13 infestations identified in Ohio. Several are located in Toledo and the southwest portion of Lucas County, and one infestation is located east of the Maumee River in Lucas County. Tree removals are currently underway at one infestation in southern Wood County; another eradication area is the result of a Michigan infestation just over the border from central Williams County. Recently, all of Lucas County east of the Maumee River and eastern portions of Fulton and Henry Counties were added as regulated areas under the Ohio EAB Quarantine. The current plan is to pursue eradication of all infestations.
There are currently 22 fulltime EAB staff people. Regulatory activities include contacting firewood dealers, landscapers, nurseries, trees services, and nursery stock dealers throughout northwest Ohio and in quarantined areas. A Labor Day firewood blitz was recently held along the Michigan border. Approximately 850 trap trees were established throughout the proposed Reduced Ash Zone and areas surrounding previous eradications resulting in a few new EAB finds, and all traps should be down by the end of November.
Maryland Emerald Ash Borer Update
Dick Bean, Plant Protection & Weed Management Section, Maryland Department of Agriculture 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401
The following activities have been implemented since completing the ash removal from the ½mile buffer area around the affected nursery in Brandywine, Maryland (Prince George's County) on April 7, 2004:
April 9, 2004 – Six stumps in the buffer area were set up as sentinel trap trees (wrapped in purple tinted Saran Wrap and coated in Tangle Trap). Checked 13 times: no EAB detected. 150 2" dbh, bare root, dormant green ash were ordered from Bailey's Nurseries; the trees arrived on May 17, 2004.
May 18-20, 2004 – Sixty ash were planted at Brandywine, 20 at Fort Washington (Prince Georges County) and 20, at the Odenton (Anne Arundel County) sites. The remainder of trees (50) were used by Forest Pest Management as trap logs. All planted ash sentinel trees were wrapped as above on May 20.
May 25, 2004 – An EAB emergence hole was detected at the Fort Washington site. Ten ash trees were removed and stripped from the parking lot landscaping, revealing only one beetle was present. These trees had been reported as planted in 2002. Other trees had been previously removed when they were identified by landscaper as ash trees and replaced in 2003. A stripped trunk was set up as trap tree experiment.
May 26, 2004 - An EAB emergence hole was detected at the Odenton site. The tree with the emergence hole was stripped, and evidence of only a single beetle was found. Approximately 80 ash trees planted in 2002 remain at the site and have been examined seven times for emergence holes. No additional emergence holes have been detected.
Thirty-eight ash trees, either missed in the original destruction at the nursery or brought in afterward, were seized and destroyed June 28–July 8, 2004. All trees were stripped and no evidence of EAB found.
Sentinel trees were regularly serviced between 10 and 12 times. The Saran Wrap was replaced every other service period. Gaye Williams (MDA Entomologist) examined the removed wraps and Buprestids collected and stored for future identification. No EAB detected.
Mike Galvin, Maryland DNR Forest Service, Supervisor, Urban and Community Forestry, mailed vouchers the first week of August to the affected landowners for trees removed from their properties. The replacement trees were supplied by Shemin's Nursery as part of the Tree-mendous program.
Qualifying: 155 trees on 55 sites owned by 26 property owners in four counties
Redeemed: 99 trees (63 percent) on 35 sites (64 percent) by 11 property owners in three counties
Preference for shade trees (80 percent) to ornamental (20 percent): 32 red maple, 47 pin oak, 8 dogwood, and 12 redbud
The burn area was seeded during the second week of April and a good cover of grass presently exists. Small ash pieces buried in the process are sending up shoots. Trees were felled across the entrance to prevent access per the directive of the property overseers.
A follow up walk through of the ½-mile buffer detected a couple of small trees that were missed. These will be felled and stripped. The Garlon 3 stump treatment was very successful: the stumps show no signs of sprouting.
In 2005, an intensive survey effort will be conducted for EAB around the state.


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Golden Globe nominations may bring a changing of the comedy guard
Will the Globes make room for 'Glee,' 'Modern Family,' 'Nurse Jackie' and more?
The nominations for the 2010 Golden Globes will be announced on Tuesday (Dec. 15) morning. They'll be announced aggressively bright-and-early and the entire HitFix team will be up and atom, as Radioactive Man would say.
For my colleague Greg, the Golden Globe nominations are a key piece of the pre-Oscar season and they'll allow him to calibrate his nomination predictions with a specificity that he didn't have previously. The Golden Globes don't necessarily predict the Oscars, but as roadblocks along the way go, they'll important.
On the TV side, the Golden Globes are less important. They're nine months from the Emmys and therefore, they don't usually predict or prefigure much of anything. The Globe voters have their specific proclivities when it comes to voting, so you can usually assume that just because a Keri Russell or a Jennifer Garner or an Anna Paquin won a Globe won't necessarily mean that they should make a place on their mantle for an Emmy.
But that doesn't mean that the Golden Globes aren't fun in their own way, as we look to see which shows from the second half of the year appear to have momentum.
On the drama side, there are fewer options for new faces. Will the Globes recognize "The Good Wife"? Star Julianna Margulies seems plausible. But what else might sneak in? Might "Sons of Anarchy" get its first real awards recognition? Unlikely, but possible. Might "FlashForward" or "V" get a couple nominations? Probably not, but they'll be in the mix. Will the Golden Globes go "True Blood" crazy and nominate supporting actors and all sorts of random bloodsucking stars? Nobody would be surprised.
The excitement will come in the comedy categories, which shows us just how far we've come since two or three years ago when reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour all seemed to be writing the same Comedy Is Dead trend pieces.
Since the last Golden Globes ceremony, the number of newly eligible comedies-of-pedigree may be at an all-time high. Sure to get nominations are "Nurse Jackie" and "Glee," plus "The United States of Tara," which was already eligible at Emmy time and won a trophy for star Toni Collette. Those are three easy and obvious powerhouses, but what about "Modern Family" and "Community," the two most adored comedies of the fall? What about "The Middle" and "Cougar Town," two comedies whose stars -- Patricia Heaton and Courteney Cox -- should never be ruled out of any awards discussion? What about "Parks and Recreation," which went from a spring disappointment to possibly the best comedy on network TV in the fall? And what about comedies like "Party Down" and "Better Off Ted" and even HBO's "Hung," which may lack the mainstream adoration, but could certainly have powerful pockets of support within the tiny Hollywood Foreign Press?
If the Globes nominate two or three of these new comedies, what will happen to old stalwarts like "Weeds"? And while only some viewers would lament a well-deserved shunning for "Entourage," might this influx prove an obstacle for "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which delivered one of its very best seasons and, in my opinion, deserves to make its way back into the field more than several of the new shows deserve that first exposure. Might these new shows stop the awards momentum of a "How I Met Your Mother," coming off its first Outstanding Comedy Emmy nomination? Might the new shows be fresher and shinier than "The Big Bang Theory," probably TV's hottest comedy of the moment?
With an impressive number of these comedies sporting female leads, the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series race may be positioned to surpass Lead Actor in a Drama as the most competitive. Collette and "Nurse Jackie" star Edie Falco can count on nominations, but is Lea Michele the "Glee" lead? Can Amy Poehler break in for "Parks and Recreation"? And will all of these fresh faces force out an America Ferrera? Or even a Mary-Louise Parker? There's only so much room.
Because the Golden Globes stupidly combine comedy, drama and movie/mini supporting performers into single categories, we may not be able to judge the supporting might of the "Glee" cast or whether Chevy Chase is an Emmy favorite for "Community" or even which members of "Modern Family" are being considered leads and which are supporting. This is a piece of idiocy the Globes may want to reconsider if they want to remain relevant as bellwethers in the future.
In any case, take a look at my Golden Globes nomination contender overview. And check back tomorrow when HitFix covers the heck out of the Golden Globe nominations.


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Project Number: 2052-13610-011-12
Start Date: Sep 01, 2012
End Date: Aug 31, 2016
The current suite of Global Circulation Model (GCM) scenarios utilized by the NOAA Climate Prediction Center (CPC) will be evaluated for their individual utility in predicting seasonal probability of exceedence values (PoE) for temperature and precipitation across a regional selection of meteorological sites in the western US. Seasonal predictions will be customized for traditional rangeland seeding seasons for weather estimation during critical seasons for establishment in the first year after planting. In the Great Basin region, most post-fire and restoration seeding occurs in mid to late fall (October-November). Predictive accuracy of GCM model output will be evaluated for subsequent winter (soil moisture storage at deeper soil layers),spring (critical for seedling establishment and near-surface microclimate) and summer (potential for juvenile seedling survival). PoE information will be converted to stochastic weather scenarios and seedbed modeling used to conduct sensitivity analysis on the degree to which forecast conditions need to exceed climate norms in order to justify forecast-induced changes in management. Land management and restoration professionals in BLM and NRCS will be included in the management team evaluating the utility of forecast tools, and manager surveys conducted to evaluate current barriers to use of active weather information in real-time management, and design decision support systems that can be used for effective technology transfer. Specific additional weather tools to be developed include a weather supplement that can be linked to specific Ecological Site Descriptions, and guidance for use of weather data in adaptive management planning for inclusion in revised NRCS conservation practice standards for rangeland seeding.


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The nonprofit media watchdog, Common Sense Media, on Friday announced the results of a survey showing that 92 percent of parents are concerned that children share too much information online, and 85 percent of parents say they're more concerned about online privacy than they were five years ago.
Along with releasing the survey results, the San Francisco-based organization is launching a "campaign" with six main goals:
1. "Do Not Track Kids."
2. The industry standard for all kids' privacy should be opt-in.
3. Privacy statements should be clear and simple.
4. Parents, teachers and kids need to be educated about protecting privacy.
5. Industry must innovate to protect kids and families.
6. Government needs to update privacy policies for the 21st century.
While I applaud Common Sense Media for taking on this important issue and agree with its goals, it's important to put the survey in context.
The poll, taken this August, reflects parents' opinions, concerns and worries, but not necessarily their knowledge about the tools to protect their children's privacy online.
A month before the poll was taken, there were plenty of stories about online privacy. And shortly after the survey was taken, the Wall Street Journal published series on tracking cookies which showed that many websites (not necessarily social networking sites) place cookies on people's computers to obtain non-personally identifiable information for marketing purposes and tailoring content.
Like any poll, opinions aren't always based on an accurate understanding of facts. It's important that we look at how children use social media to better understand how -- and if -- their privacy is being violated.
For the most part, young people are not posting information that will jeopardize their safety, and young people are increasingly limiting what they post.
The survey, conducted by Zogby, had other interesting findings.
75 percent of parents said they would "rate the job that social networks are doing to protect children's online privacy as negative."
68 percent said they're "not at all confident in search engines keeping their private information safe and secure."
71 percent of parents say they're "not confident in social networking sites keeping their private information safe and secure."
79 percent of teens think their friends share too much about themselves online which, in a way, is a good thing because it means that the vast majority of teens are thinking about privacy.
This is not the first Common Sense Media survey on teens and privacy. A 2009 study of teens found that "28 percent of teens share personal information that you would normally not share in public."
Twenty-eight percent is relatively high figure, but viewed another way, 72 percent of teens don't share such information. I'm not suggesting we be happy with the 2009 results, but it's important to note that most teens limit what they post.
It's important to be accurate when reporting teen behavior because what teens consider to be "normal" sometimes influences their behavior -- "it must be OK because everyone else is doing it."
Plenty of research shows that accurately reporting positive social norms encourages positive behavior. Just as with bullying, sexting, teen smoking and other forms of negative behavior, we need to send the message that the norm is to think before you post.
I completely agree with Common Sense Media's call for more education. Parents, children, educators, media and policy makers need to understand the facts behind Internet privacy.
We also need more transparency. Sites should disclose all of their advertising and privacy practices in clear language. Also, there needs to be "just-in-time" disclosure and "teachable moments" where privacy tips pop up when people are about to disclose personal information.
Larry Magid's technology column appears Wednesdays in The Daily News. E-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Phillip Lim's Appeal to Overseas Buyers
If New York fashion currently had an "It" boy, Phillip Lim might well be it.
|Phillip Lim 3.1, Spring 2009 (Credit: Getty Images) Click to enlarge.
U.S. retailers ranging from Saks Fifth Avenue to Bergdorf Goodman have been singing praises of the 3.1 Phillip Lim label, whose pieces, they say, continue to sell well in this weak economy because they are striking, high-quality styles that are perched at the opening price-point of the designer category. (Mr. Lim's dresses generally retail for $500 to $1,500, while many designer dresses start at $1,200 to $1,500.) Mr. Lim's line also is appealing to overseas buyers — Selfridges & Co. in the U.K. notes that the label has sold well because of its unusual detailing and fashion-forward looks. "People in London go for strong, statement pieces a lot more — our customer is very adventurous," says Laura Larbalestier, a designerwear buyer for the retail chain, who adds that the store has traditionally found it "challenging" to sell American labels.
To court overseas buyers such as Ms. Larbalestier, the label opened a showroom and sales office in Japan in April and also showed his collection during Berlin Fashion Week in July. While Wen Zhou, chief executive and president of the 3.1 Phillip Lim label, says foreign retailers have been a priority since the beginning, she sees greater opportunity abroad right now. "Now more than ever, our collection speaks to a worldwide audience with the weak dollar and soft economy," she says.
At the designer's show on Wednesday, he showed a strong spring collection that bore his trademark style sensibility — clean-cut looks that may appear simple at first glance but have small details that hint at its designer quality. A sleeveless, grey minidress made of sweatshirt-like cotton, for example, resembled a basic sheath until you noticed the tiny, flirty ruffles that raced around the bodice. Tailored boleros and longer jackets looked perfunctorily elegant until the models turned around to reveal a burst of ruffles at the back, like a blousey bustle for the shoulders. Whimsical details such as mini, shiny castanets affixed onto a sweater popped up in both men's and women's pieces and a few modern nods to Yves Saint Laurent's androgynous looks were present. One women's ensemble paired a sequined tuxedo vest with silk trousers that looked a little like dressy clam diggers as they were cropped and cuffed at the ankle.
The most striking pieces emerged toward the end of the show — a series of silk organza dresses bore sweet, simple shapes that were spiced up with exposed zippers that swirled around the bodice in edgy rivulets of metal teeth.
Mr. Lim's pieces have "great attitude but it's not super gimmicky" says Jim Gold, president and chief executive of Bergdorf Goodman, who attended the show, adding that the label "is a great business for us. It's got great design — chic clothes that are wearable and understandable." –Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan


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Global Samaritan Resources helps provide clean water for millions
ABILENE, Texas - More than one billion people in the world don't have access to clean drinking water.
As a result, 700,000 children die every year because they get sick from drinking unsanitary water, about 2,000 kids a day.
"It's the number one reason that people get sick to be honest, is because of water borne diseases," said Myra Dean, director of development at Global Samaritan Resources.
Dean said volunteers with Global Samaritan Resources are doing what they can to help bring clean water to countries around the globe.
Volunteers who are headed for work in many third world countries use purification straws so they can drink from dirty water sources. Drinking through the straws instantly purifies water from any source. That comes in handy when volunteers are visiting countries after a major disaster.
For instance, Global Samaritan Resources volunteers used the straws while they set up water purification kits in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
"There was an outbreak of cholera and we put in one water purification system a day for a week and it basically stopped the cholera outbreak," said Dean.
Those systems are still in place today. They have provided millions of gallons of fresh, clean drinking water and saved countless lives.


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Labeling GMO's: Why?
A few months a go I wrote an illustrated post explaining what a genetically modified plant is. I described conventional plant breeding, the molecular biological techniques used to alter the genome of a plant, and talked about the genes that scientists have been using to improve the nutritional value of staple grains or reduce the use of pesticide sprays. It was a very neutral post, in which I tried to ignore the polarized opinion on human consumption of GMOs (genetically modified organism) or the vilification of large companies invested in this technology.
But, as we all know, presenting information for information's sake isn't necessarily engaging or persuasive. A couple of people told me that post had made them rethink the perceived dangers of eating GMOs, but that they still just "felt wrong" about the idea. Others are convinced that buying organic means they are eating the "best, most natural" food. And then there is the mantra of "I have the right to know what I put in my body". With the proposition 37 vote in California immanent (which would decide whether foods containing GMOs would have to be labeled as such) I wanted to know why there is such fear surrounding these foods. After all, in most cases GM crops have been shown to be safe for human consumption, and those instances in which a danger has been suggested, serious conflicts of interest have been uncovered.
The Survey
I therefore decided to use the power of the internet and the magical abilities of SurveyMonkey to test a couple of my hypotheses on the matter. First, I wanted to find out if there is a correlation between education level and acceptance of GMO foods. Secondly, how do political motivations, such as an ethical concern with the agricultural giant Monsanto, impact how people view food? And finally, is it just a gut instinct that makes people uncomfortable when it comes to eating GMOs, or are people actually researching the issue and making an informed decision?
I should make a couple of things clear right now: I am not a statistician and this is my first such attempt at data collection. However, I am well trained in data analysis and the scientific method. With this in mind, I can tell you that there was a bias in my data in that 89 of the 192 respondents hold a graduate degree. This is likely due to how I publicized the survey (on Twitter and Facebook) and reflects my audience. Nonetheless, I observed some interesting trends. Education level does appear to be important, with the more educated tending not to be concerned with eating GMOs. Unfortunately, however, instead of asking a questions that would accurately assess whether the respondents knew how GMOs are made, I simply asked whether people knew. Novice mistake, as apparently 90% of people replying to the survey were familiar with these methods. Perhaps this is the case, but having thought about how I phrased the question I do not think those data are necessarily reliable.
One of the favorite battle cries of the pro-labeling lobby is that the majority of people want to see GMO labels. My data would suggest otherwise, with an approximate 50:50 split between the pro- and anti-labellers. I even removed the responses of those with graduate degrees, in case those data had introduced a bias, and this trend was maintained.
Interestingly, people who identified as selective in their dietary requirements, tended to express concern about eating GMOs, with those preferring to, or who exclusively, buy organic products showing the strongest objection:
After posting the survey to Twitter, a couple of people expressed surprise that I had singled out Monsanto in one of the questions. I did this because Monsanto is often used as a proxy for GMOs, and there are a number of rather egregious skeletons in Monsanto's past that could color consumer opinion. In my survey, 23 out of 192 people responded that they support labeling of GMOs precisely because it would allow them to boycott Monsanto products. That's around 12%. 61 out of the 192, or 32%, however indicated that labeling of foods as containing GMOs would be terrible, either because it represents a waste of money or because it would have a negative impact on research into ways to improve food production for the exponentially increasing human population.
So, who's right?
Unfortunately, probably no one and everyone. Personally, I have no problem eating GMOs. I know what they are, I know how they are made, and I am comfortable with the testing that suggests they are safe to eat. I also appreciate the need for us as a species to figure out more sustainable ways to produce food, and conventional agricultural practices just won't cut it as the planet fills with hungry people. It's already not keeping up. I know these things based on fact, research, and my own ability to digest scientific information.
To the people who argue that GMOs are "not natural", I would say what is? The domesticated crops that we eat are a far cry from their wild ancestors. Conventional breeding methods and intensive agriculture have made the food we eat what it is now. Take bananas, for example. Wild bananas are full of seeds and not particularly appealing to our delicate palate.But through human intervention a hybrid plant was generated that produced the soft, fleshy, fruit we enjoy. That hybrid is sterile, meaning the only reason we have bananas is because humans figured out how to propagate the plant without seeds. Where do you draw the line at what is "natural"?
To the people who argue that more safety testing is needed, I would say in what way? Is it really feasible to wait the decades it would take to truly test the effects of GMO consumption on human beings? And why are you so convinced that non-GMO crops have no negative effects on our diets? I would argue that they do. In the US today we are dealing with an obesity epidemic, likely as a result of our dependence on processed foods, and type 2 diabetes costs the US government over $150 billion a year. Where do you draw the line at what is "safe"?
To the people who want the right to know what's in their food, I would say do you think you do now? While
Monsanto may not have squeaky clean policies, neither do some of the large companies controlling organic and "natural" brands. A recent article in the New York Times highlights how labeling has been co-opted, and is often meaningless. Labeling, while giving the impression of transparency, is generally exploited to get people to buy something. In a word, it is often just spin. Where do you draw the line between labels you trust and labels you don't?
But will labeling foods as containing GMOs actually have a negative impact, regardless of how useful or useless it may be? My data, though a small sample, would suggest not, with only 7 of the 192 respondents saying they would completely boycott such products. However, this then completes a circular argument and would suggest that labeling is indeed a waste of time and money.
In conclusion
While I of course respect an individual's right to choose what they eat, I do wonder if the GMO labeling question is a step too far. There are no definitive data showing these foods are dangerous, and yet the issue is polarizing. The similarities between this issue and the anti-vaccination movement (where de-bunked studies are touted as fact and a personal "right to choose" or "gut feeling" takes priority over what has been shown to be true) are striking, which makes me wonder if once again we are seeing a public reaction to "science". Why is this? Where does this fear and skepticism come from? And, most importantly, what can we do to change this? Because as a population, as a species, we cannot afford to ignore the technological advances being made to increase the capacity of our planet.
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