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Monday, October 31, 2011

The Candidates on Climate Change (ContributorNetwork)

The climate change debate is heating up, and with an election on the way, it's important to know what the candidates believe in regard to the issue. Here is what the front-runners and President Barack Obama have to say on climate change:

Mitt Romney: "My view is that we don't know what's causing climate change on this planet," he said at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. "And the idea of spending trillions and trillions of dollars to try to reduce CO2 emissions is not the right course for us. My view with regards to energy policy is pretty straightforward: I want us to become energy secure and independent of the oil cartels."

Herman Cain: "I don't believe global warming is real. Do we have climate change? Yes. Is it a crisis? No," he said. "The real science doesn't say that we have any major crisis or threat when it comes to climate change." He strongly opposes legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, because he believes it is "another source of taxation for the bureaucrats."

Rick Perry: "I do believe that the issue of global warming has been politicized. I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects. I think we're seeing it almost weekly or even daily, scientists who are coming forward and questioning the original idea that man-made global warming is what is causing the climate to change. Yes, our climates change. They've been changing ever since the Earth was formed. But I do not buy into, that a group of scientists, who in some cases were found to be manipulating this data."

Ron Paul: "(The Copenhagen treaty on climate change) can't help the economy. It has to hurt the economy and it can't possibly help the environment because they're totally off track on that. It might turn out to be one of the biggest hoaxes of all history, this whole global warming terrorism that they've been using, but we'll have to just wait and see, but it cannot be helpful. It's going to hurt everybody."

Barack Obama: "Few issues facing America or the world are more important than combating Climate change. The science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear. Sea levels are rising. Coastlines are shrinking. We've seen record drought spreading famine and storms that are growing stronger with each passing hurricane season. Climate change and our dependence on foreign oil, if left unaddressed, will continue to weaken our economy, and threaten our national security."

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/environment/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20111029/us_ac/10313127_the_candidates_on_climate_change

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Frost: Obama fundraising incomparable (Politico)

President Barack Obama may have raged against the Supreme Court?s campaign finance game-changing decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, but he?s no hypocrite for now benefiting from it, former congressman and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Martin Frost says.

?If you?re a candidate ? I don?t care whether you?re running for president or running for Congress or running for some other office ? you live under the laws that are in place at the time, and so I don?t see any problem with the president benefiting from these outside groups after saying he disagreed with what the Supreme Court did,? Frost said during the final installment of POLITICO?s weeklong video series about money?s influence on politics.

Defends Obama for benefiting from system he scorned

On the growing cost of running

That doesn?t mean the nation?s campaign finance system, in which outside political organizations may now raise and spend unlimited amounts of money for or against political candidates, isn?t fundamentally broken, noted Frost, who represented the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Congress between 1979 and 2005 and is now a practicing attorney.

Such a situation is ?extreme,? Frost said, particularly since many political groups don?t have to disclose their donors and may spend their cash until Election Day.

?It is the worst possible result,? he said.

How to change it, Frost said, is a constitutional amendment ? something that?s incredibly difficult to achieve.

?The courts have taken the position that money equals speech. This is a free-speech issue, and so you can?t limit what corporations spend, you can?t limit what individuals spend, and so we?re stuck with this very terrible system, quite frankly,? he said. ?We did try and amend the Constitution when I was in Congress, and what you have to do is to provide that constitutional amendment that would give the authority to Congress to enact legislation putting spending limits on all kinds of groups and individuals. Only about three or four of us voted for it. Nobody wanted to be for that.?

As a result of this new campaign finance landscape, are political party committees destined to become marginalized?

?Political parties to a degree have,? Frost said. ?The parties run some of these issue ads attacking the opponent or supporting the candidate, but a lot more money will be spent outside the party structure on both sides. And it?s a direct result of some reformers thinking that they could fix the system and disregarding the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court was on the other side.?

Since Frost?s time in Congress, the act of fundraising itself has certainly changed, he said. Most notably: the amount of time lawmakers spend doing it.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/politics/*http%3A//us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/external/politico_rss/rss_politico_mostpop/http___www_politico_com_news_stories1011_67031_html/43415903/SIG=11m1l1smm/*http%3A//www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/67031.html

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HP says it won't spin off personal computer unit

PALO ALTO, California (AP) ? Hewlett-Packard Co. says it has decided against spinning off or selling its Personal Systems Group unit.

The PC manufacturer said Thursday that it reached its decision after evaluating the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off the business unit, which manufactures desktop and notebook computers for consumers and businesses.

Hewlett-Packard President and CEO Meg Whitman said keeping the unit within the company is right for the company, its customers, shareholders and business partners.

Shares of Palo Alto, California-based HP added $1.24, or 4.8 percent, to end regular trading at $26.99.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/495d344a0d10421e9baa8ee77029cfbd/Article_2011-10-27-Hewlett-Packard-PC%20Unit/id-661acb5bc8f2489badae3d254343fb0c

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Round two of candidate finance reports ? EdNewsColorado

Wide gaps in dollars raised by school board candidates in Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties appear little changed in a second round of campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State?s Office on Friday.

In Denver, at-large candidate Happy Haynes is edging closer to a new fundraising record, reporting a total of $230,037 raised as of Oct. 23 in her quest to fill the citywide seat being vacated by Theresa Pe?a, who is term-limited.

Haynes, a former Denver City Council president and school district administrator, still has one more reporting period for the current election, covering Oct. 24 through Nov. 26. That third and final report, due Dec. 1, could show Haynes surpassing the $240,605 record set by at-large candidate Mary Seawell in 2009.

Friday?s filings cover the past three weeks, from Oct. 7 to Oct. 23, and show the nine candidates for three Denver school board seats raised a combined total of $133,982 during that time. Altogether, the candidates have raised nearly $790,000 so far in their campaigns to govern the city school district.

More than half of that money is coming in for just three candidates ? Haynes, Anne Rowe and Jennifer Draper Carson. Each has raised more than twice the total of her nearest competitor.

For example, among Haynes? four opponents for the at-large seat, the closest in dollars on hand is high school teacher Frank Deserino, with $17,290. Most of that he donated to himself.

Three Denver ?reform? candidates share more big donors

The top fundraiser for the recent three-week reporting cycle was Draper Carson, who is seeking to unseat incumbent Arturo Jimenez to represent District 5 northwest Denver on the board. Draper Carson raised $52,680, bringing her total to $177,440.

Jimenez reported raising an additional $8,595 in the second reporting cycle, for a total of $68,073.

Emily Sirota, a candidate for the District 1 seat representing southeast Denver, raised the second-highest amount in the recent reporting period, with $29,331. That brings her total to $87,293.26.

Her opponent, Rowe, reported raising $20,525 for a cumulative total of $196,845.

Haynes, Draper Carson and Rowe, who have been endorsed by Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and other groups supportive of the reforms of Denver Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg, share big donors.

In the first filing period, five men combined to give each candidate $82,000. Those contributors are Daniel Ritchie, CEO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Henry Gordon, president of Strata Capital; Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita Inc.; CU President Bruce Benson; and Scott Reiman of Hexagon Investments.

In the second reporting period, Richard Sapkin of Edgemark Development gave Draper Carson $10,000. He previously had given that amount to Haynes and to Rowe. So six donors have now combined to give each of the three candidates $92,000.

In addition, Michael Fries of Liberty Media gave $20,000 to Draper Carson during the second reporting cycle. He previously had given that amount to Rowe.

Teachers? union still biggest contributor to two DPS candidates

Sirota and Jimenez share the endorsement of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, and the union?s small donor committee is also their biggest donor.

Learn more about candidates for Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties by clicking on the EdNews Election Center

Sirota received additional DCTA contributions of $14,000 in the second reporting period, bringing her DCTA total to $46,580 ? or more than half of her total financial take. That doesn?t include the $24,860 in non-monetary contributions she?s received from the union, in members canvassing on her behalf.

Other contributors in the second reporting cycle included Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Sirota?s former boss, who donated $250 and headlined a fundraiser for her, and friends and family from outside the state such as Adam McKay, an actor and writer in LA, who?s given $6,000.

Jimenez, who previously received $24,000 from the DCTA and $6,000 from the statewide teachers union, the Colorado Education Association, reported no more financial contributions from teachers? unions in the second reporting period.

He did list $7,400 in non-monetary contributions from the DCTA, in members canvassing for his re-election. That brings his total non-monetary contributions from the DCTA to $15,720.

Jimenez also has received $1,000 from the AFL-CIO and $250 from the Fraternal Order of Police, bringing his total monetary contributions from unions to $31,250. His biggest contributor in the second reporting cycle was Rob Alvarado, CEO of Palo Alto Inc., who gave $3,000.

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT-LARGE RACE

Daniel

John Daniel

Daniel did not file a second campaign finance report so all numbers are for the first reporting period.
Total money raised: $244
Total spent: $237
Remaining balance: $7
Non-monetary contributions: 0
Largest donation to date: $244
Donors of note: Donor figures add up to more than $244; expenditures add up to $237, which Daniel lists as paying himself for advertising
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Deserino

Frank Deserino

Total money raised: $17,290 ? $16,790 first filing period, $500 second filing period
Total spent: $17,793.43 ? $13,057.14 first filing period, $4,736.29 second filing period
Remaining balance: (-$503.43)
Non-monetary contributions: 0
Largest donation to date: $15,500
Donors of note: Deserino donated $15,500 to his campaign; Denver school board member Jeannie Kaplan, $200; Retired CU professor William Juraschek, $200
Key expenditures: $3,545 to Robin Van Ausdall for consulting services
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Haynes

Allegra ?Happy? Haynes

Total money raised: $230,037 ? $213,789 first filing period, $16,248 second filing period
Total spent: $194,654.03 ? $119,855.40 first filing period, $74,798.63 second filing period
Remaining balance: $35,382.97
Non-monetary contributions: $36,326.38, including $31,191.04 Stand for Children in Denver, canvassing and staff support, and $4,062.60 Great Schools for Great Kids, staff support
Largest donation to date: $26,000
Donors of note: Dan Ritchie, CEO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, $26,000; Henry Gordon, president of Strata Capital in Englewood, $25,000; Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita Inc., $11,000; former Denver Public Schools Superintendent Evie Dennis, $150; former state Sen. Regis Groff, $100
Key expenditures: $50,500 to Terra Strategies of Des Moines for consulting services, $49,516.35 to Ridder/Braden Inc. for printed materials and design, $19,754.73 to C&D Printing for printing and postage
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Kilgore

Roger Kilgore

Total money raised: $9,841 ? $8,464 first filing period, $1,377 second filing period
Total spent: $9,632.90 ? $7,507.15 first filing period, $2,125.75 second filing period
Remaining balance: $208.10
Non-monetary contributions: 0
Largest donation to date: $3,000
Donors of note: Kilgore donated $3,000 to his campaign; Realtor Candidate Political Action Committee, $300
Key expenditures: $2,727.66 to Campaign Products of the Rockies for advertising
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Shumway

Jacqui Shumway

Total money raised: $2,523.97 ? $2,033.97 first filing period, $490 second filing period
Total spent: $1,852.47 ? $1,852.47 first filing period, 0 second filing period
Remaining balance: $671.50
Non-monetary contributions: $880, use of personal cell phone for campaign and website maintenance
Largest donation to date: $1,500
Donors of note: Shumway donated $1,500 to her campaign and transferred $493.97 from her 2009 school board campaign committee
Key expenditures: $1,631 for signage
Link to finance report

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS ? DISTRICT 1 SOUTHEAST DENVER

Rowe

Anne Rowe

Total money raised: $196,845 ? $176,320 first filing period, $20,525 second filing period
Total spent: $149,108.04 ? $100,607.65 first filing period, $48,500.39 second filing period
Remaining balance: $47,736.96
Non-monetary contributions: $18,236.51, including $15,663.21 Stand for Children in Denver, canvassing and staff support, and $2,031.30 Great Schools for Great Kids, staff support
Largest donation to date: $26,000
Donors of note: Dan Ritchie, CEO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, $26,000; Henry Gordon, president of Strata Capital in Englewood, $25,000; Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita Inc., $25,000; Michael T. Fries, CEO of Liberty Media, $20,000; CU President Bruce Benson, founder of Benson Mineral Group, $10,000; former state lawmaker Pat Pascoe, $100; political consultant Eric Sondermann, $50
Key expenditures: $36,650 to Colorado Voter Contract for campaign field services, $12,338.16 to BC Printing for mailers and cards, $10,000 to Tyson Organization for phone calls
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Sirota

Emily Sirota

Total money raised: $87,293.26 ? $57,962.26 first filing period, $29,331 second filing period
Total spent: $62,109.93 ? $27,716.15 first filing period, $34,393.78 second filing period
Remaining balance: $25,183.33
Non-monetary contributions: $25,162.64 ? $11,676.48, including $11,200 to Denver Classroom Teachers Association for canvassing, first filing period; $13,846.16, including $13,660 to Denver Classroom Teachers Association for canvassing, second filing period
Largest donation to date: $46,580
Donors of note: Denver Classroom Teachers Association, small donor committee, $46,580 (doesn?t include non-monetary gifts); Adam McKay, actor/writer, Los Angeles, $6,000; Leo Hindery, managing partner of InterMedia, New York, $5,000; Denver school board member Jeannie Kaplan, $2,352; Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, $250; State Sen. Morgan Carroll, $75
Key expenditures: $19,772.07 to Campaign Products of the Rockies for yard signs, printing, postage; $12,500 to Amanda Snipes, consulting services; $10,000 to Rocky Mountain Voter Outreach for canvassing
Link to finance report

DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS ? DISTRICT 5 NORTHWEST DENVER

Draper Carson

Jennifer Draper Carson

Total money raised: $177,440 ? $124,760 first filing period, $52,680 second filing period
Total spent: $152,347.67 ? $103,712.14 first filing period, $48,635.53 second filing period
Remaining balance: $25,092.33
Non-monetary contributions: $21,839.43, including $16,657.18 from Stand for Children in Denver, canvassing and staff support, and $4,062.60 from Great Schools for Great Kids, staff support
Largest donation to date: $26,000
Donors of note: Dan Ritchie, CEO of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, $26,000; Henry Gordon, president of Strata Capital in Englewood, $25,000; Michael Fries, Liberty Media in Englewood, $20,000; Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita Inc., $11,000; Richard Sapkin, Edgemark Development, $10,000; Denver Scholarship Fund founding donor Timothy Marquez, Veneco, $2,000; Blueflower Fund, small donor committee supporting female Democratic candidates, $250
Key expenditures: $50,237.50 to Terra Strategies of Des Moines for consulting services, $18,716.36 to Ridder/Braden for consulting and mail services
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Jimenez

Arturo Jimenez

Total money raised: $68,073 ? $59,478 first filing period, $8,595 second filing period
Total spent: $57,614.16 ? $40,210.45 first filing period, $17,403.71 second filing period
Remaining balance: $13,398.07 (includes $2,939.23 from prior school board campaign fund)
Non-monetary contributions: $16,232.90, including $15,720 from Denver Classroom Teachers Association, canvassing
Largest donation to date: $24,000
Donors of note: Denver Classroom Teachers Association, small donor committee, $24,000 (does not include non-monetary donations); Colorado Education Association, small donor committee, $6,000; Rob Alvarado, CEO of Palo Alto Inc., $3,000; AFL-CIO, small donor committee, $1,000; Denver school board member Jeannie Kaplan, $1,440.94; Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, small donor committee, $250
Key expenditures: $28,642.18 to C&D Printing for campaign materials, $12,166.66 to Dave Sabados for campaign management
Link to finance report

DOUGLAS COUNTY ? DISTRICT A

Meek

Susan Meek

Total money raised: $3,732.96 ? $3,062.97 first filing period, $669.99 second filing period
Total spent: $2,679.63 ? $402.78 first filing period, $2,276.85 second filing period
Remaining balance: $1,053.33
Non-monetary contributions: 0
Largest donation to date: $1,000
Donors of note: Jim Christensen, former Douglas County schools superintendent, $1,000
Key expenditures: $1,073.92 for campaign postcards
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Reilly

Kevin Reilly

Total money raised: $2,823.46 ? $2,725.68 first filing period, $97.78 second filing period
Total spent: $1,300.92 ? $1,276.39 first filing period, $24.53 second filing period
Remaining balance: $1,522.54
Non-monetary contributions: $63.85, campaign kickoff party
Largest donation to date: $350
Donors of note: Sarah Mann, chair of the Douglas County Democratic Party, $350; Reilly loaned himself $858.19
Key expenditures: $507.43 for business cards and brochures
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Richardson

Craig Richardson

Total money raised: $20,900 ? $20,700 first filing period, $200 second filing period
Total spent: $16,936.36 ? $1,725.75 first filing period, $15,210.61 second filing period
Remaining balance: $3,963.64
Non-monetary contributions: $1,045.79, including $1,016.24 from Douglas County Republican Central Committee for mailer
Largest donation to date: Two donations of $10,000 each
Donors of note: Ed McVaney, founder and former CEO of J.D. Edwards software corp., $10,000; Ralph Nagel, president of Top Rock investments, $10,000; Richardson donated his campaign $500; Marge Knutson, retired, Franktown, $100
Key expenditures: $15,080.41 to Wiz Bang Solutions for mailers
Link to finance report

DOUGLAS COUNTY ? DISTRICT C

Frances

Gail Frances

Total money raised: $3,739.34 ? $2974.34 first filing period, $765 second filing period
Total spent: $2,607.65 ? $1,425.32 first filing period, $1,182.33 second filing period
Remaining balance: $1,131.69
Non-monetary contributions: $123.84, including $63.85, campaign kickoff party
Largest donation to date: Two donors gave $250
Donors of note: Daniel Galloway, attorney in Lone Tree, $250; Sarah Mann, chair of the Douglas County Democratic Party, $250; Frances has loaned her campaign $556.80
Key expenditures: $423 for yard signs
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Larsen

Kevin Larsen

Total money raised: $20,820.23 ? $20,105 first filing period, $715.23 second filing period
Total spent: $16,993.76 ? $1,796.90 first filing period, $15,196.86 second filing period
Remaining balance: $3,826.47
Non-monetary contributions:$1,045.79, including $1,016.24 from Douglas County Republican Central Committee for mailer
Largest donation to date: Two donations of $10,000 each
Donors of note: Ed McVaney, founder and former CEO of J.D. Edwards software corp., $10,000; Ralph Nagel, president of Top Rock investments, $10,000; current Douglas County School Board President John Carson, $100; Gerald Stueven, Platte River Academy principal, $100
Key expenditures: $15,080.41 to Wiz Bang Solutions for mailers
Link to finance report

DOUGLAS COUNTY ? DISTRICT F

McMahon

Susan McMahon

Total money raised: $11,029.30 ? $8,444 first filing period, $2,585.30 second filing period
Total spent: $8,670.88 ? $7,957.78 first filing period, $713.10 second filing period
Remaining balance: $2,358.42
Non-monetary contributions: $6,530.36, including $3,125 each from John and Ronda Funchess for video
Largest donation to date: $1,000
Donors of note: Deborah Hill of Castle Rock, not currently employed, $1,000; Jerri Hill, attorney, Parker, $435; Sarah Mann, chair of the Douglas County Democratic Party, $275; Blueflower Fund, small donor committee supporting female Democratic candidates, $200; State Sen. Evie Hudak, $25
Key expenditures: $4,991.13 to C&D Printing for mailers
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Williams

Justin Williams

Total money raised: $21,785 ? $20,820 first filing period, $965 second filing period
Total spent: $17,208.49 ? $2,535.63 first filing period, $14,672.86 second filing period
Remaining balance: $4,576.51
Non-monetary contributions: $1,245.79, including $1,016.24 from Douglas County Republican Central Committee for mailer
Largest donation to date: Two donations of $10,000 each
Donors of note: Ed McVaney, founder and former CEO of J.D. Edwards software corp., $10,000; Ralph Nagel, president of Top Rock investments, $10,000; current Douglas County School Board President John Carson, $100
Key expenditures: $15,080.41 to Wiz Bang Solutions for mailers
Link to finance report

JEFFERSON COUNTY ? DISTRICT 3

Branaugh

Preston Branaugh

Total money raised: $8,855 ? $7,795 first filing period, $1,060 second filing period
Total spent: $1,132.10 ? $308.15 first filing period, $823.95 second filing period
Remaining balance: $7,722.90
Non-monetary contributions: 0
Largest donation to date: Two donors gave $1,000 each
Donors of note: John Coors of Evergreen, CEO of CoorsTek and part of the Coors brewery family, $1,000; Andy Hoover of Littleton, retired, $1,000; Ron Ellis, Englewood, $300; Mountain Republican Women, $250; U.S. Congressman Mike Coffman, $100; Colorado State Board of Education member Debora Scheffel, $50
Key expenditures: $570 to Tactical Data Solutions for fundraising expenses
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Fellman

Jill Fellman

Total money raised: $43,581 ? $31,096 first filing period, $12,485 second filing period
Total spent: $40,343.66 ? $11,632.73 first filing period, $28,710.93 second filing period
Remaining balance: $3,237.34
Non-monetary contributions: $55.97, most in the form of pencils
Largest donation to date: Three donors gave $1,000 each
Donors of note: Jonathan Abramson, attorney, $1,000; Kelly Johnson of Golden, no occupation, $1,000; John Sands, attorney, $1000; Realtor Candidate political action committee, $500; U.S. Congressman Ed Perlmutter, $250; Jane Goff, former Jeffco board member and current State Board of Education member, $200; Hereford Percy, former Jeffco board member and current chair of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, $200; Jefferson County Democratic Party, $50
Key expenditures: $19,723.64 to C&D Printing for postage
Link to finance report

JEFFERSON COUNTY ? DISTRICT 4

Dahlkemper

Lesley Dahlkemper

Total money raised: $54,592 ? $42,422 first filing period, $12,170 second filing period
Total spent: $33,673.40 ? $19,788.43 first filing period, $13,884.97 second filing period
Remaining balance: $20,918.60
Non-monetary contributions: 0
Largest donation to date: $2,500
Donors of note: Greg Stevinson, Denver West Properties, $2,500; John Sands, attorney, $2,450; Robert Benson, AMBP, $2,000; Blueflower Fund, a small donor committee supporting female Democratic candidates, $350; U.S. Congressman Jared Polis, $250; U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, $200
Key expenditures: $13,433.34 to Colorado Data Mail for fliers, postcards and thank you cards
Link to finance report

Candidates listed in alphabetical order

Powers

Jim Powers

Total money raised: $8,595 ? $8,370 first filing period, $225 second filing period
Total spent: $1,619.76 ? $795.81 first filing period, $823.95 second filing period
Remaining balance: $6,975.24
Non-monetary contributions: 0
Largest donation to date: $1,000
Donors of note: Andy Hoover of Littleton, retired, $1,000; Mountain Republican Women, $250; Tim Cuthriell, retired, Morrison, $200
Key expenditures: $570 to Tactical Data Solutions for fundraising expenses
Link to finance report

Source: http://www.ednewscolorado.org/2011/10/29/27464-round-two-of-candidate-finance-reports

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A Safe Halloween for Your Pets - Burke, VA Patch

Children and adults enjoy Halloween. Not so all dogs and cats.

Halloween can be frightening and dangerous for pets.? Some of our furry friends enjoy being part of the merriment and festivities.? They're extroverted and adventurous, or maybe just tolerant.

But your pet may be shy or uncertain about the people knocking on your door, and the strange noises they hear Halloween night.? Avoid heartache and disaster. Considering the following.

Costumes

If your pet likes to dress up, or tolerates having clothing attached to them, by all means make them part of the fun.? But beware of anything that binds or constricts anywhere on the body, any small foreign bodies that could be ingested, and anything that could be toxic if swallowed.?

Think about how frightening something like a popping balloon could be if attached to your pet.? Watch for any signs of anxiety or fear, and take any steps necessary to make the costume comfortable and non-threatening.? Always closely supervise your pet when wearing the costume.

If you're looking for a costume for your pet, these area stores are selling them.

Candy and Treats

No candy for the pets.? Chocolate is toxic and sugar is bad for animals.? Xylitol in some of the sugar-free gums and candies can be deadly.? Small treats can get lodged in the throat, and swallowed oddities can cause serious gastro-intestinal upset.? Any food product that is not in the usual diet of your pet can cause trouble, as can excessive and unaccustomed quantities.? Keep all the candy and treats safely out of reach.

Noise and Strangers

These can be very scary for your pet.? For those cats and dogs upset by noise, a quiet room behind a closed door and away from the commotion is best.? Perhaps turn on the TV or the radio for distraction.

Escapes!?

You'll be opening your door for trick-or-treaters, and the urge to escape may be irresistible and unexpected.? If your pet is to be a greeter with you, have some kind of attachment or barrier to prevent a slippery exit.?

Be aware that some of your guests might be frightened of dogs or cats, so be sure your four-legged assistant is kept at a respectful distance and does not approach the door unless invited by YOU.

Candles and Flames

Keep your pets away from open flames or objects, like Jack-o-Lanterns, that contain candles.? Some dogs like to chew on pumpkins.? Pets may accidently knock over lanterns or other objects placed on or near the floor.? Avoid accidents by preventing them.? Think ahead.

Trick-or-Treating with Your Dog

If your dog is calm and happy, it's okay to take them along as you accompany your children trick-or-treating, but keep them on a sturdy leash.? An adult should be in charge of the pet, and both should stay safely and respectfully at a distance while the young trick-or-treaters approach front doors.?

Be polite.? Don't allow your dog to approach homeowners or other trick-or-treaters, unless invited.

Have a Happy Halloween

You can have a lot of fun with your pet IF they are a willing participant.? If your pet is (or has been) part of the celebration, share your photos here!

Source: http://burke.patch.com/articles/pets-and-halloween

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Friday, October 28, 2011

Logitech Revue on sale promising 'new & improved' Google TV with Android 3.1, Market (Update: Logitech responds)

Well, well, what do we have here? These Logitech Revue boxes just hit the sales floor of a major electronics retailer, prominently sporting "New & Improved: Google TV with Android 3.1 and Android Market" stickers. Logitech also released its quarterly earnings overnight, claiming $7.9 million in sales from the Revue and accessories since dumping its CEO and slashing prices to $99. These haven't been cracked open yet to see if any Honeycomb leaks out, so it's possible they're just waiting for the long-delayed OTA update like all the others. Still, if you're trying to get a jump on the second major Google TV push without any hackery needed, it could be worth scouting store shelves in your area.

Update: As a few commenters have pointed out, a support rep on Logitech's forums indicates these boxes have been updated with a sticker only. You'll still have to wait Google to deliver the goods along with everyone else.

Update 2: Logitech reached out to us with the following statement:

We'd like to clarify that these products do not include the next version of Google TV software. The boxes were prematurely updated with the stickers in anticipation of the next release of the Google TV software, which, once available, will be a free and automatic update pushed to all Logitech Revue boxes that are installed and connected to the Internet.

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Rockstar Games announces Grand Theft Auto V (Yahoo! News)

The next installment in the record-breaking franchise is ready to show its face

There aren't many video game franchises that can evoke cries of joy from the gaming populous simply by announcing that the next game in series is indeed on its way, but Grand Theft Auto is one of those names. Developer Rockstar Games has replaced their website's front page with a massive GTA V logo, and a promise that a video trailer for the game will be released on November 2.

The original Grand Theft Auto was a top-down, highly pixelated, 2D action game that played much like modern GTAs?but on a much smaller scale. That trend continued until GTA III, when Rockstar brought the series into the third dimension. The game was a massive success on the PlayStation 2 and spawned several sequels.

GTA IV was released in 2008 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC and at the time of its launch, it was the best-selling game of all time. It broke the single-day and 7-day sales records, but those marks have since been surpassed by other titles. However, if there's on game that can steal the crown again, it's Grand Theft Auto V. We'll keep an eye out when the trailer launches in November, so be sure to check back!

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FOR KIDS: Mummies share their secrets

Technology helps scientists understand how the dead once lived

Web edition : 12:39 pm

One afternoon, Ron Beckett, a professor at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., left his lab, taking some research home with him. The university labs were being remodeled, and security was a question. Carefully assisting his elderly passenger into the back seat, Beckett buckled her in for safety. As the two traveled to Beckett?s home, the passenger sat very still and didn?t make conversation ? because she?s a 1,000-year-old Peruvian mummy!

Mummies are alive with information, and scientists like Beckett are helping to unlock what these time travelers have to say. Cutting-edge technology such as CT, or CAT, scans and endoscopes are allowing scientists to see not just what?s underneath the wrappings but also what?s inside a mummy?s body.

Visit the new?Science News for Kids?website?to read the full story:?Mummies share their secrets

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Ouster of Syria's Assad would be 'opportunity' for Israel (video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Washington ? Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United States, said Tuesday it will take more time to determine how the Arab Spring, and the new governments it has ushered in, will affect Middle East nations' relations with Israel.

He also indicated that the Jewish state is keeping a close eye on developments in neighboring Syria, where protesters are challenging the rule of President Bashar Assad. ?We do see a possible ouster of Mr. Assad as affording an opportunity to us,? Ambassador Oren said at a Monitor-hosted breakfast for reporters.

Oren cautioned that the Arab Spring, which began in Tunisia last December with demonstrations surrounding the self-immolation of a vegetable seller named Mohammed Bouazizi, ?is still in an inchoate period. And I think it is going to take a while to see how it plays out? in terms of various nations' relations with Israel, he said.

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Israel?s man in Washington noted that the Arab world is ?focusing on their internal challenges, on job opportunities, futures for their children, figuring out how the democratic system works for them.? The American-born Oren, who was educated at Columbia University and Princeton, added, ?eventually they will address the question of [their] relationship with Israel, and I hope they address it in a positive way.?

As a result of the Arab Spring, old governments are out in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, and new governments are taking shape. In Syria, President Assad is using the military to suppress demonstrations against his regime. The United Nations says 3,000 people have died in the crackdown there. Over the weekend, the United States withdrew its ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, citing threats to his safety.

Oren offered two examples of how Assad's downfall would be beneficial to Israel.

?We think that would possibly weaken the alliance between Syria and Iran. It would possibly loosen the Syrian stranglehold of Lebanon,? he said. ?It would be good for just about everybody in the region except for the Ba?athist regime,? which has held power in Syria since 1963.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Robin Williams Has A Brand New Wife

Robin Williams married his girlfriend Susan Schneider over the weekend in Napa Valley, the section of northern California known for wine and romance, the actor’s representative said on Monday. The 60-year-old Oscar-winning comedian met Schneider in 2009, after she helped nurse him back to health following surgery to a faulty heart valve, the actor told [...]

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Patient advocacy groups turn to open-access publishing to advance research quest

Public release date: 24-Oct-2011
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Washington, D.C. Pat Furlong founded Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) in 1995 to link families, like hers, who had been affected by muscular dystrophy with both resources and hope. Now, Furlong has blazed a new trail in the fight to end the disease. She has spearheaded a partnership between PPMD and the Public Library of Science (PLoS) to launch an open-access publication, PLoS Currents: Muscular Dystrophy, this month. The story of the partnership is told in a new article released today by the Alliance for Taxpayer Access.

PLoS Currents: Muscular Dystrophy is a new forum that will promote the rapid exchange of information, hypotheses and experimental results related to the rare disease. Compared to a traditional journal, the PLoS Currents publication process is compressed.

"The idea to make it very streamlined, quick, and hassle-free," says Mark Patterson, director of publishing for PLoS. "This publication does all the essential jobs of a journal including peer review and archiving but it has the potential to do that very fast and, also, much more cheaply."

For families, the new online journal will give them access to the latest information to help them make the most informed choices in treatment for their children, says Furlong, whose two sons died from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy as teenagers. The project will also link scientists and, hopefully, lead to new advances. "I think we waste too much time, effort and money not learning from studies that didn't produce positive results," says Furlong. "I think this really will help the community and our goal for Duchenne is to accelerate wherever and whenever we can. We felt PLoS offered significant opportunity to accelerate."

Furlong thinks other patient advocacy groups will likely follow the lead of PPMD and look to online journals to exchange information more quickly.

"Pat was quick to grasp the possibilities that an outlet like PLoS Currents presents to share all kinds of credible research results more quickly than ever," said Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC and Spokesperson for the Alliance. "The ability to give a targeted community of researchers fast access to the combination of articles, data, and even negative results presents important new opportunities to make new connections and speed the pace of discovery."

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The full article is available online from the Alliance for Taxpayer Access at http://www.taxpayeraccess.org.

The Alliance for Taxpayer Access is a coalition of advocacy, academic, research, and publishing organizations that supports open public access to the results of federally funded research. The Alliance was formed in 2004 to urge that peer-reviewed articles stemming from taxpayer-funded research become fully accessible and available online at no extra cost to the American public. Details on the ATA may be found at http://www.taxpayeraccess.org.

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Washington, D.C. Pat Furlong founded Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) in 1995 to link families, like hers, who had been affected by muscular dystrophy with both resources and hope. Now, Furlong has blazed a new trail in the fight to end the disease. She has spearheaded a partnership between PPMD and the Public Library of Science (PLoS) to launch an open-access publication, PLoS Currents: Muscular Dystrophy, this month. The story of the partnership is told in a new article released today by the Alliance for Taxpayer Access.

PLoS Currents: Muscular Dystrophy is a new forum that will promote the rapid exchange of information, hypotheses and experimental results related to the rare disease. Compared to a traditional journal, the PLoS Currents publication process is compressed.

"The idea to make it very streamlined, quick, and hassle-free," says Mark Patterson, director of publishing for PLoS. "This publication does all the essential jobs of a journal including peer review and archiving but it has the potential to do that very fast and, also, much more cheaply."

For families, the new online journal will give them access to the latest information to help them make the most informed choices in treatment for their children, says Furlong, whose two sons died from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy as teenagers. The project will also link scientists and, hopefully, lead to new advances. "I think we waste too much time, effort and money not learning from studies that didn't produce positive results," says Furlong. "I think this really will help the community and our goal for Duchenne is to accelerate wherever and whenever we can. We felt PLoS offered significant opportunity to accelerate."

Furlong thinks other patient advocacy groups will likely follow the lead of PPMD and look to online journals to exchange information more quickly.

"Pat was quick to grasp the possibilities that an outlet like PLoS Currents presents to share all kinds of credible research results more quickly than ever," said Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC and Spokesperson for the Alliance. "The ability to give a targeted community of researchers fast access to the combination of articles, data, and even negative results presents important new opportunities to make new connections and speed the pace of discovery."

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The full article is available online from the Alliance for Taxpayer Access at http://www.taxpayeraccess.org.

The Alliance for Taxpayer Access is a coalition of advocacy, academic, research, and publishing organizations that supports open public access to the results of federally funded research. The Alliance was formed in 2004 to urge that peer-reviewed articles stemming from taxpayer-funded research become fully accessible and available online at no extra cost to the American public. Details on the ATA may be found at http://www.taxpayeraccess.org.

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Debut Twins

Couple opened up about parenthood on '20/20' special with Barbara Walters.
By Jocelyn Vena

Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon and their six-month-old twins, Moroccan and Monroe
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Back in May, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon welcomed their twins, Moroccan and Monroe, into the world. And months after their birth, the happy parents sat down with Barbara Walters on Friday for a "20/20" special, where they debuted their bundles of joy.

Nicknamed "Dem Babies," the twins were born via C-section on the couple's three-year wedding anniversary as Carey's track "Fantasy" played. However, the pregnancy itself wasn't much of a fantasy for the superstar. "I don't think I understood the enormity and the magnitude of what it really does to your body," she told Walters. "Carrying two babies. Unless somebody's been through it, it's difficult to understand what I went through, because my pregnancy was very unique in terms of what happened to me.

"I had serious back problems," she continued. "I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to walk properly again. It was a huge strain."

Carey first confirmed she was pregnant last October after lots of speculation; she also opened up about her struggles to get pregnant. So when it came time to welcome her babies into the world, she wanted it to be a happy experience.

"They came into the world to a live version [of 'Fantasy']," she said, "and the only reason I wanted it to be the live version is because I wanted them to hear the applause upon entering the world."

Cannon expressed equal amounts of excitement over their family, telling Walters during the special, "My family gives me everything. Unconditional love means ... the world to me. I mean, it's completion."

Shortly after the special aired, the couple launched a website for the babies, dembabies.com, where they take fans inside their family through pictures.

"We deliberated for so long about how to reveal the first pictures of our babies to the world. We just didn't want to do the typical thing and display them in a tabloid (not that there's anything wrong with that)," a statement on the site reads. "We decided to share this beautiful experience with you in a special intimate portrait of our family. Parenthood is absolutely the most life changing experience we could ever have imagined. The love we feel for these babies is above and beyond anything we'd ever dreamed of."

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Shaw Communications In Line In 4Q

Shaw Communications Inc. (NYSE:SJR) declared its fourth-quarter fiscal 2011 financial results almost in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimates. Net income for the reported quarter was $171 million or 38 cents per share compared with a net income of $117 million or 27 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted EPS of 35 cents was exactly in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

Quarterly total revenue of approximately $1,215 million was up 25.8% year over year but slightly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1,218 million. The year-over-year improvement was primarily attributable to the acquisition of the Shaw Media coupled with customer growth and rate increases in the Cable and Satellite segments.

Quarterly operating income before amortization was around $490 million, up 12.2% year over year. Quarterly operating margin was 40.3% compared with 45.2% in the prior-year quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Shaw Communications generated $368.8 million of cash from operations compared with $338.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Free cash flow in the reported quarter was approximately $50.5 million versus $71.3 million in the year-ago quarter.

At the end of fiscal 2011, Shaw Communications had cash & cash equivalents of $456.2 million compared with $224.9 million at the end of fiscal 2010. At the end of fiscal 2011, Shaw Communications had $5,407.4 million of outstanding debt compared with $4,114.7 million at the end of fiscal 2010. Debt-to-capitalization ratio at the end of fiscal 2011 was 0.60 compared with 0.65 at the end of fiscal 2010.

Subscribers Statistics

At the end of fiscal 2011, Basic Cable customer base was 2,289,775, reflecting net reduction of 16,207 year over year. Digital TV customer base was 1,819,388, representing net addition of 49,548 year over year. Digital TV penetration rate is now 79.5% of basic TV. Internet customer base stood at 1,877,231, reflecting net addition of 13,528 year over year. Digital phone lines were 1,233,041, reflecting year-over-year net addition of 22,776. DTH customer base was 908,883, representing net addition of 806 year over year.

Cable Segment

Quarterly revenue was $806 million, up 5.5% year over year. Strong revenue growth was attributable to subscriber addition and rate increases. Quarterly operating income before amortization was $403.7 million, up 10.3% year over year.

Satellite Segment

Quarterly total revenue of $213.7 million was up 3.3% year over year. ?Within this segment, DTH revenue was $192.9 million, up 3.8% year over year and Satellite Services revenue was $20.8 million, down 1% year over year.? The segment?s quarterly operating income before amortization was $74 million, up 4.5% year over year.

Media Segment

Quarterly total revenue was $215.5 million, up 8% year over year. Operating income before amortization was $12.2 million.

Our Recommendation

In September 2011, Shaw Communicationsdecided to put aside its much-hyped plan to enter into the wireless market of Canada. The company offers triple-play cable TV and satellite TV, Internet, and wireline phone services, whereas its main competitor Telus Corp. (NYSE:TU) offers Cable TV, Internet, wireline, and wireless services. Telus shares a national wireless network with Bell Canada, a division of? BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE). Its popular Optik TV offering IPTV services is quickly eroding Shaw Communications? market share. In addition, Shaw Communications will now lack a major competitive weapon, which is its wireless service.?

We maintain our long-term Neutral recommendation on Shaw Communications. Currently, Shaw Communications has a Zacks #3 Rank, implying a short-term Hold rating on the stock.

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Sunday, October 23, 2011

AP source: Man City drops accusation against Tevez

By ROB HARRIS

updated 12:12 p.m. ET Oct. 21, 2011

LONDON - A person familiar with the situation says Manchester City has accepted Carlos Tevez's insistence that he did not refuse to enter as a substitute during a Champions League game.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the team investigation is continuing. Tevez is attending a disciplinary hearing Friday, cited for a lesser infraction of refusing to resume warming up.

City manager Roberto Mancini said Tevez refused to come off the bench during last month's 2-0 loss at Bayern Munich.

The striker was suspended for two weeks during a City investigation. He blamed a misunderstanding, deeming it unnecessary to warm up after saying he had already done so.

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Klinsmann ripped

Bayern Munich's president has dismissed Jurgen Klinsmann's time as coach of the German powerhouse as an expensive mistake.

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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Eyeing Asian market, LinkedIn launches in Japanese (AP)

TOKYO ? LinkedIn Corp. on Thursday launched its online professional networking service in Japanese, the first Asian language platform for the rapidly growing company as it pushes to expand in the region.

Mountain View, California-based LinkedIn also established a small Tokyo office, following the opening of its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore in May.

Arvind Rajan, head of LinkedIn's Asia operations, described Japan as a key market for the company because of its technologically sophisticated work force. LinkedIn hopes that the lessons learned in Japan will ultimately translate into new offerings for the rest of the world.

LinkedIn has about 120 million members worldwide, with 20 million in Asia and the South Pacific. It began moving into Asia in late 2009, concentrating first on English-dominant markets like India and Australia.

"As we think about the region as a whole, we see tremendous opportunities for growth," Rajan told The Associated Press in Tokyo. "Our penetration levels in Asia, except for those English-speaking countries, are still relatively low."

Rajan said the company is not focused on revenue in Japan at this point. Rather, it aims to grow its membership and will tweak the service to fit local needs.

"We know that if we build a successful membership in Japan, we'll have companies, we'll have advertisers using LinkedIn," he said.

But in Japan, it faces a work force that is more accustomed to anonymity on the Web than the sort of openness encouraged by LinkedIn and other U.S. social networks. The concept of personal branding or building a professional online identity is also still relatively foreign. Most Japanese workers tend to stay at one company for a long time, and job switches are much less common than in the West.

Along with translating the platform, LinkedIn built special tutorial pages to teach Japanese members how to use the site. It also introduces core LinkedIn concepts that may be unfamiliar in Japan such as connecting and the value of a professional network.

"There's a lot more education that we're going to need to do," Rajan said. "That's on us to really figure out how to do that."

LinkedIn is now available in 10 languages. More are in the works, though Rajan declined to say which languages might be next. Earlier this year, it launched in Russian, Romanian and Turkish.

And what about China, the world's most populous country? A launch there doesn't appear to be imminent.

"China is more complicated," Rajan said, citing many local competitors and the rapid pace of change.

"Our approach has always been, we're not just going to dive in and add a language without thinking through what's a winning strategy," he said.

LinkedIn has had a decent year, having executed the biggest initial public offering by a U.S. Internet company since Google went public in 2004.

The company reported better-than-expected quarterly profits in August as growth in membership and revenue picked up pace, though its share price has floundered.

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Editor's Selections: Venereal Diseases Galore, Facebook Brains, and Subtitles

By Krystal D'Costa?| October 20, 2011?|

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Ed Note: Part of my online life includes editorial duties at ResearchBlogging.org, where I serve as the Social Sciences Editor. Each Thursday, I pick notable posts on research in anthropology, philosophy, social science, and research to share on the ResearchBlogging.org News site. To help highlight this writing, I also share my selections here on AiP.

It?s a bit of a sickly week at ResearchBlogging.org:

At Contagions, Michelle Ziegler investigates the plague genome, describing recently employed techniques for extracting DNA. She reminds us that the more we know, the better prepared we may eventually be.

At Body Horrors, readers will learn that HPV is apparently an occupational hazard for a certain group?and it?s not the one you?re thinking of. Butchers and fishmongers are apparently susceptible to the virus due to their handling of raw meats?and we don?t quite know why that is.

Speaking of STDs, Kristina Killgrove at Powered by Osteons explores documentation of syphilis dating to the Roman occupation of Spain in the 3rd-century AD. This study adds to the growing body of research that may help us understand where (in the world) syphilis originated and increase our understanding of epidemiology overall.

Shifting gears, let?s look at the brain. Many of us may be mindful of Facebook?checking in every hour (or couple of minutes) to see what?s new, but can trace our participation to brain structure? The Neuroskeptic tackles a recently released study that finds people with?more Facebook friends have denser grey matter in three regions of the brain. The study is fairly sound, but raises questions about the potential significance of this grey matter IRL. As the Neuroskeptic rightly suggests, ?It could be that having lots of friends makes your brain bigger. Or it could be the reverse, that having a certain kind of brain wins you friends, or at least Facebook ones.?

And finally, in a most interesting post, Ingrid Pillar of Language on the Move discusses the politics of subtitling, and how these choices reflect identity formation and othering.

I?ll be back next week with more from anthropology, philosophy, and research.

About the Author: Krystal D'Costa is an anthropologist working in digital media in New York City. You can follow AiP on Facebook. Follow on Twitter @krystaldcosta.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

National GOP urges Nevada to change caucus date (AP)

LAS VEGAS ? The chairman of the Republican National Committee is urging Nevada Republicans to delay their caucuses by three weeks to Feb. 4.

Several Republican presidential candidates and the state of New Hampshire are furious over Nevada having scheduled its contest for Jan. 14. They argue that would wedge New Hampshire's primary too close to Nevada's voting and Iowa's caucuses, which are slated for Jan. 3.

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says in a letter to his Nevada counterparts that changing to the Feb. 4 date will benefit Nevada in several ways, including giving it a more prominent place on the nomination calendar.

In the letter that was emailed to The Associated Press, Priebus says the delay will allow the candidates to spend more time and resources reaching out to Nevada Republicans.

Party leaders in Nevada are considering changing the date but had made no decisions as of late Thursday.

New Hampshire officials have said they will hold the nation's first primary in December if Nevada doesn't delay its contest.

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