Sunday, February 12, 2012

US seeks to mine social media to predict future

Analyzing public information is nothing new in the world of intelligence. During the Cold War, for example, CIA operatives read Russian newspapers and intercepted television and radio broadcasts in hopes of inferring what Soviet leaders were thinking.

But the rise of social media over the past few years has dramatically changed both the kinds and amount of freely available information. For example, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said at a recent conference that users of the micro-blogging service send out an average of one billion tweets every three days.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2003

Cinematography Meets Geography in Montmartre







Cinematography Meets Geography in Montmartre: "HIS is the period of pilgrimage in Paris to familiar shrines like the Eiffel Tower (newly garlanded with 20,000 blinking lights) and the Louvre (with an annual summer amusement park in the Tuileries Garden next door). Then there are newer shrines, like a cafe and a greengrocer in the shadow of Montmartre, all because of a mischievous but do-good 23-year-old film heroine named Amélie Poulain."

Wired News: Luxury Loo: The Seat Also Rises


Wired News: Luxury Loo: The Seat Also RisesToto's Jasmin model toilet seat offers a massage feature, dual-action spray, a heated seat and "gentle aerated front and rear warm water cleansing feature activated by a convenient remote control," according to the company. The SoftClose seat is made of antibacterial plastic and eliminates annoying "toilet seat slam."

Saturday, July 26, 2003

National Fire News



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Friday, July 25, 2003

Tropical Isle on Burbon Street









Yah, we'll stand on the corner and wave in August:)

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Thinking of Traveling



New Orleans. In August. The off season. weather:)

Monday, May 12, 2003

Where can I get an Idaho License Plate

> if you could find me a little license plate(like the ones that have your
name
> on it)that looks like an Idaho plate so I can give it to her.

http://www.google.com/search?q=license+plates&cat=gwd%2FTop%2FBusiness%2FMar
keting_and_Advertising%2FAdvertising%2FPromotional_Items&hl=en

might help you.......

I think the county Department of Motor Vehicle guys will just sell you one
and ship it to you.

try: http://www2.state.id.us/itd/dmv/vehicleservices/registr.htm

but they might not sell you one w/o a car to go with it.

try: http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/usa/US_IDXX.html

or
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/general/GE_LINK.html#USID

for alternative sources.

I think the plates off dad's old truck are still out there. but I'm not
partin' with them:)