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TUPELO – After spending three days to prepare, host and clean his son's birthday party two years ago, Daniel Owens thought there had to be a better way.
"My son's birthday is in June, so we were setting up everything in the back yard and it's 105 degrees," he said. "The day before we were cutting grass, cleaning the house, getting all the party supplies. … then the day after we still were cleaning up.
"It got to the point we really didn't get to enjoy the birthday party itself as much because it was a three-day ordeal."
So, the Tupelo firefighter thought, why not open a place where parents could throw parties for kids, who in turn could run around and have some fun?
Daniel and his wife, Ashley, came across the former Go building on McCullough Boulevard. They then filled the facility with giant inflatable slides, obstacle courses and bounce houses and opened Jump Tupelo.
"We thought since kids always are jumping around on them, 'Jump' was a good name," Daniel Owens said.
Since then, they've also added several arcade games. There also is a rock wall.
Jump is open daily from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for "open play," in which anyone can come in and run, jump, slide and flip on the inflatables and play games.
An 18-foot-tall slide, an obstacle course and a ship are among the air-filled inflatables inside Jump.
Owens said the plan is to swap them out occasionally for newer ones to "keep it fresh."
Admission is $6 per child, with no time limit.
Birthday parties can be scheduled for any time before, during or after the open play hours.
"For parties, we'll set everything up, and all customers have to do is bring the kids, the cake and the ice cream," Owens said. "We take care of the rest."
Birthday party reservations for 1 1/2 or two hours start at $160, depending on the size of the group. The entire facility can also be rented.
"We have a wide range of options to choose from," said Owens. "It's best to call and we can figure out what works best."
Because everything is indoors, it's also an ideal place for day cares, home school kids, field trips and other group events, he said.
Last week, for example, Leigh Cruse brought her three children and three others to play for a while at Jump.
"We've been here before, and it's the only place to come when it's raining and cold and or the kids to get physical," she said.
Owens said adults can stick around to keep an eye on their kids, or they can sit back and relax and let his staff take charge.
"They're in a safe and secure environment," he said.
In addition, Owens said dads who fear they might get bored will appreciate the flat-screen television in the lobby, where they can sit while the kids run around.
"We're not Chuck E. Cheese's – nothing against them – and we don't serve any food," he said. "But this is a place where kids and burn off energy, especially when it's cold or wet or hot. It's climate-controlled, so you never have to worry about the weather."
Jump Tupelo
Location: 1715 McCullough Blvd.
Hours: Daily open play from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; birthday parties can be scheduled for any hour
Phone: (662) 844-4990
Website: www.jumptupelo.com
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Last time we checked in on Matt Bouldin in any kind of detail, he was coming off of a rookie season in Spokane that had piqued the interest of many NBA decision makers. His follow sophomore campaign, though, ending up being fairly disappointing. While his numbers havent jumped as significantly as those of many of his peers, Bouldin has made big strides since his first two seasons under Mark Few. His play in the past month keyed Gonzagas run through the WCC tournament and their two NCAA tournament victories, and has caused him to give serious thought to the option of entering his name in this years draft. .
Despite only averaging 13 points per game on the season and struggling with bouts of inconsistency, the season Matt Bouldin put together met the high expectations that many onlookers had for him. The 215-pound guard found his range this season, connecting on 42.3% of his attempts from beyond the arc and landing near the top of the heap amongst shooting guards in three-point percentage in our database. Bouldins marked improvement didnt stem from any tweaks in his mechanics his form hasnt changed since he arrived on campus. Hes just put the work in through repetition and slowly developed into one of the most dangerous shooting threats in college basketball, as we predicted two years ago.
His jump in efficiency this season is thanks in large part to improved patience and confidence in wide open catch-and-shoot situations. According to Synergy Sports Technologys Quantified Player Report, Bouldin is averaging 1.37 PPP on his wide open catch and shoot looks a far cry from the .94 and .93 he averaged as a freshman and sophomore respectively. Maybe Bouldins conversations with former Bulldog John Stockton mentioned in Howie Stalwicks recent article for the News Tribune put things in perspective or included some good advice, but obviously hes made some much needed adjustments, likely in his confidence and shot-selection.
The same patience and poise that have helped Bouldin begin to reach his potential as a shooter have helped him significantly with his decision-making as well. His role as a ball-handler has grown in each of his three collegiate seasons, but this has been easily his most efficient as a passer. A heady player with a great feel for setting up his teammates, Bouldin currently ranks near the top of our database in assist-to-turnover ratio amongst point guards. Considering his size and shooting ability, Bouldins court vision and passing ability makes him a highly attractive option next to smaller scoring combo guards in the mold of Monta Ellis or Louis Williams.
Though Bouldin has grown into quite a passer, his midrange game has improved across the board since he arrived on campus. As a freshman, the Colorado native was too aggressive with his dribble drives, often dribbling straight into the teeth of the defense instead of taking the open pull up jumper he already had created for himself with his quick second and third steps. Some of that had to do with his aggressive mentality, but it also stemmed from a lack of consistency in his midrange jumper. Bouldin has been very solid off the dribble this season, and though he will take some tough pull up threes, hes used his outside shooting ability to set himself up for many easy one-dribble jumpers. Considering that he projects as a below average athlete at the NBA level who will not have as much success around the rim as he did in college, this is an important development.
On the defensive end, Bouldin lacks the lateral quickness to make a major impact on the game, but he gives a good effort and shows the ability to create some turnovers with his anticipation and awareness. Bouldins lack of speed is often apparent when hes closing out shooters, but he gets in a low stance and shows better than average fundamentals to compensate. He certainly doesnt project as a defensive stopper on the next level, but his strength and smarts will help him considerably. His ability on this end of the floor might be what makes or breaks his NBA chances actually, and is something that teams will want to look at very closely in private workouts.
From what weve been told, Bouldin is expected to declare for the draft this spring and see where he stands in the eyes of NBA decision makers. Currently he projects as a second round pick, but its possible that he is able to attract some NBA interest due to the very specific strengths he brings to the table, which could fit very well into what certain teams are looking for.
Should he decide to return to Gonzaga, Bouldin would be in an ideal position to make a big splash next season. With three notable seniors moving on, Mark Few will look to both Bouldin and Austin Daye to take their games to the next level and compensate for the programs lack of experience. With a strong senior campaign underneath his belt, Bouldin may be a player that factors into the latter part of the first round in 2010, should he decide to return to school this spring.
While the AP reports after this game led with headlines for Gonzagas leading scorer (Josh Heytvelt) and rebounder (Micah Downs), there was absolutely no question who was the key to the humiliating blowout St. Marys suffered. Gonzaga shooting guard Matt Bouldin has begun to shoulder a big portion of his teams ball-handling responsibilities, and the Zags' offense has never looked better in turn. Bouldin picked apart St. Marys defense all night with a series of pick and roll plays and bounce passesracking up 7 assists but only 0 turnovers. His court vision and basketball IQ was on full display, as was his perimeter shooting. He knocked down three of five attempts from beyond the arc. Bouldin has finally become the lights out shooter many expected him to develop into when he first stepped foot on Gonzagas campus with his picture perfect strokehes making 44% of his 3-pointers this season on five attempts per game. His efficiency numbers are up across the board this season while his scoring rate is up. His assist to turnover ratio now sits near a sparkling two-to-one mark, a big improvement over last season. It will be interesting to see how Gonzaga performs in the NCAA tournamentthey missed out on picking up some high-quality wins in their very demanding out of conference schedule, but look to be on a terrific roll now, having won their last nine straight games.[Read Full Article]
Just a few games into the beginning of last season, it appeared that Matt Bouldin was making a push to be considered one of the premier freshman guard prospects in the college game. However, an inconsistent in-conference performance revealed his tendencies to play passively on the ball, and gradually Jeremy Pargo became more of a focal point in Gonzagas offense along with Derek Raivio. Bouldin regained his swagger in the NCAA Tournament, but his impressive performance was not enough to lift the Bulldogs over Indiana. This season, Bouldin is going to have to assume a greater role on the team, both as a ball-handler and scorer, if the Zags are going to make a post-season run.
Bouldin is a deceptive offensive player. He has surprising quickness and athleticism, and while he would never be classified as an explosive player, he uses his physical gifts well on the court to maximize himself. This ability is most evident in his slashing game. Using his good ball-handling skills and solid second and third strides (clearly more impressive than his first), he can beat his man from the perimeter while driving to the hoop. Once he gets there, he can finish in many different ways, possessing both the body control and ambidexterity to score craftily around the rim. It is uncanny how well he gets into the lane considering his relative lack of explosiveness, but it is a testament to his intelligence in how well he is able to use what he has so effectively.
Finishing consistently was a problem for him last year, and despite his 45% field goal percentage, for a player with his slashing tendencies and outside touch, that number is not as great as what it could be down the line. Already possessing the strength and quickness to finish at the hoop, the biggest improvement Bouldin can make is in his decision-making. He often is ambitious and reckless off the dribble and ends up on the receiving end of blocked shots far too often. It is also of note that he only went to the foul line 2.6 times per game last season. This is an aspect of his game that hell have to improve on to succeed at the next level, though the flashes he has shown thus far are quite promising.
From the perimeter, Bouldin has room for improvement, but he has the makings of a good shooter. Bouldin excels in both catch-and-shoot and off-the-dribble scenarios. Displaying a good handle, he is able to create enough space for himself to get off his jumpshot. While he does not look as comfortable shooting with his feet set, when he gets a nice set shot, the results are very favorable. He runs off of screens well and knows how to move along the perimeter to position himself for open looks. Possessing a lightning quick release along with good form and a high release point, Bouldin has the potential to be an even better perimeter shooter than his 36% average (on 2.4 attempts per game) suggests. He will likely be one of the top perimeter shooters in the college ranks by the time his career is up at Gonzaga. More practice should produce results. After all, he was only a freshman.
Where he could and must improve offensively is in his mid-range game. Clearly not as comfortable shooting the ball inside of the three-point line, Bouldin often was hindered by his below average creation ability and average first step. He has to work on creating space before he can even consider becoming a solid mid-range shooter: most of his shots in the mid-range were off of screens or catch-and-shoot scenarios. However, because he has excelled at both a perimeter and slashing game, he will probably be able to get by at the moment without a mid-range game. However, for him to become the kind of prospect at the next level some people project him to be, hell have to add this to his offensive repertoire.
But what really makes Matt Bouldin a special prospect is his passing ability. Though he split duties on and off the ball last season, he proved himself to be a very intelligent player, possessing both good court vision as well as an understanding of how to run an efficient offense. He already plays the pick and roll offense like a prof, and displays exquisite vision finding teammates in the post. Next year, he should look to improve on drive and kick scenarios, because as already explained before; his ambitiousness and aggressiveness often contribute to turnovers and missed opportunities around the hoop. This is not to say that he is turnover prone or an inefficient player. Among college shooting guard prospects, Bouldin ranked 4th in assist to turnover ratio, averaging 3.1 assists per game compared to 2 turnovers. With Derek Raivio departing and a greater need for him to handle the ball next to Jeremy Pargo, his point guard abilities will probably be on display next season.
Bouldin possesses excellent size for the point guard position at 65, and efficiently uses it to back down defenders in the paint, where he displays a surprisingly refined set of post moves. His versatility on the offensive end is a good thing, because at least at this time he is not projecting as a full-time point guard at the next level. However, it is not a stretch to imagine him sharing duties with a scoring-minded point guard due to his size, vision, and ability to hit shots from the perimeter.
On defense, he must get better. Hes not much of a presence on the perimeter and is constantly giving his man shots from beyond the arc. He gets stuck fighting through (or going underneath) screens and gives his man far too much space to take his shot. He is a little slow in guarding slashing guards who often get by him and to the hoop. Getting beaten is one of the ways that he gets his 2.6 fouls per game. This number is also influenced by the fact that he falls for pump fakes and ball fakes too often. He does try, however, and his effort and enthusiasm on the court suggest that with experience, he can improve. He will never be a lockdown defender, but he could be a good one if he learns to stay in front of his man and uses his size to his advantage.
Bouldin is an interesting prospect because of how versatile he is on the offensive end of the court, as well as the intangibles and intelligence he brings to the game. Last season his passivity knocked down his draft stock, but considering his abilities and the fact that he was only a freshman, he still had an impressive season. With a larger role, higher expectations, and a slew of highly ranked opponents, Bouldin will have the opportunities to prove that he can be a consistent threat, and that he has the potential to succeed at the next level.
Bouldin looks like a freshman, but plays with a poise that most grizzled veterans could only pray for. His stoic demeanor is a calming presence to his teammates, and the perfect contrast to one-speed backcourt mates Derek Raivio, Jeremy Pargo, and Pierre-Marie Altidor Cespedes.
While Raivio and Pargo handle many of the point guard duties, it is fairly clear that the freshman will end up spending a lot of time handling the ball. He doesnt have prototypical point guard explosiveness, but makes up for by checking in at 65 and rarely struggling with freshman decision making foibles. Bouldin is a truly special passer, making sportscenter-worth plays look easy by consistently identifying and taking advantage of holes in the defense.
Once billed as much more of a shooting specialist, this tag would still be accurate if not for his emergence as a floor general. He gets good elevation and has a crisp release, seemingly comfortable shooting with a hand in his face. Though talented enough to demand his fair of shots, Bouldin is content to fit in with the flow of the offense and make his teammates better - to the point of being too unselfish. But then Bouldin will remind you he is on the court with an emphatic slashing or mid-range scoring move.
In todays NBA, Brandon Roy-Deron Williams mold guards are only going to become more sought after. Bouldin could become a poster boy for this new trend, displaying all the well-rounded characteristics sought after by GMs building modern systems. He is a dynamic point guard, but looks just as special off the ball.
Bouldin doesnt come with the pedigree of some of his freshman classmates, but surprisingly few 2006 newcomers appear to be on Bouldins level as a prospect. The freshman could use a summer in the training room, but there is very little to dislike here. He is a first rounder whenever he decides to come out, but could lead the Zags to new heights should he stick around for a couple of seasons.


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I think people are jumping off the Keenan Allen and onto the Patterson bandwagon just because its something new and and maybe because hes a little faster?
IMO Allen is better in almost every category. How quickly he pulls that ball in and turns it up field, even in tight coverage is rare. The ball just disapesrs once its near him. He plays very physical, runs a large variety of routes, and is much more polished and IMO, much more of a sure thing than Patterson.
Plus we've already seen Allen take on double and triple teams, and beat them often. Thats with maynard throwing to him.
Now I like them both, but I just don't see Patterson as a better player. I think Allen is being really overlooked. When I look at the rest of the talent that realisticsly has a chance to be there at 12, IMO Allen is best player overall.


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There's an action movie cliché in which a cop inspects the body of a felled assassin or foot soldier and discovers a curious tattoo that ultimately leads to a rogue black-ops squadron, a secret religious sect, or an underground drug trafficking ring.
The trope isn't entirely Hollywood fantasy, but the reality of emerging tattoo recognition technology is closer to a dystopian tech thriller. Soon, we may see police departments using algorithms to scrape tattoos from surveillance video or cops in the field using mobile apps to analyze tattoos during stops. Depending on the tattoo, such technology could be used to instantly reveal personal information, such as your religious beliefs or political affiliations.
EFF on Wednesday asked a Washington state trial court to lift its order that forced the public records website MuckRock to take down documents one of its users had lawfully obtained.
The motion EFF filed on behalf of MuckRock and its co-founder, Michael Morisy, argues that the court order requiring the site to de-publish these public records was an unconstitutional prior restraint.
"This Court must dissolve the Temporary Restraining Order, which requires the removal of lawfully obtained material that was publicly available to the world for more than a month because it violates MuckRock's free speech rights under both the Washington and U.S. Constitutions," EFF wrote.
Visiting an art exhibit featuring works about the U.S. war on terror or going to a lecture about Islam wouldn't be cause for worry—unless you found out that the government was monitoring and keeping track of attendees. At that point, some people would be spooked and stay away, sacrificing their interests and curiosity to protect their privacy, not look suspicious, or stay off a list some intelligence agency might be keeping.
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Court Orders Blue Spike to Explain Why It's Keeping the Public in the Dark
In a victory for the First Amendment and public access to court proceedings, a magistrate judge ruled in favor of EFF's motion to unseal documents in a patent case in the Eastern District of Texas. This means that the patent owner in that case, Blue Spike, will no longer be able to shield from the public its arguments about how the defendant infringes its patents. Also, the court has indicated that it will publish public versions of important rulings that, until now, had been completely hidden from the public.
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This extraordinary wooden Ark, decorated with original delicate gild carvings, is one of the oldest Holy Arks in the world. The shape of the Holy Ark recalls the traditional representation of the facade of the Temple in Jerusalem, which housed the Ark of the Covenant; it is designed like a building and features architectural elements such as columns and capitals.
The Torah Ark and its two monumental cathedrae (chairs) come from the Scuola Grande Synagogue in Mantua and were made in 1543, according to an inscription that appears on one of the cathedrae: "The Great Synagogue here in Mantua, Nissan (5)303" [1543].


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Dear Editor:I'm becoming increasingly worried about animals - both wildlife and our animal companions - who will suffer and die in steel-jaw traps.
I was a wildlife rehabilitator for 15 years. People would call me at all hours of the day and night, often frantic and crying, about an injured animal caught in one of these cruel traps.
Trapped animals often languish for 24 to 48 hours before the trapper returns to kill them. By that time, many animals are so exhausted from struggling that they lie still, waiting to die. According to the law, trappers may kill animals "in any manner." Many bludgeon or beat the animals to death.
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I think two or three mortals could overtake Bumblebee, so not much danger there.
I think Bumblebee slipped by Volkswagen before because there were, at least at the time the original Japanese toy was designed, three or four other manufacturers worldwide who made cars that looked almost exactly like Beetles, so at the small scale there was no way to prove he was a Beetle (although we all knew that's what he was). But now, VW is the only manufacturer of the New Beetle, and, unfortunately, a lot of folks consider the Beetle to be an old pice of carp, not the glorious antique it truly is.


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Obviously you haven't followed LSU ball very closely.
Coach Brady brought us to the final four in '06. And don't say a word about him being lucky to have that group of guys together.
Brady had better recruiting classes every year at LSU.
Aaron Dotson and Matt Derenbecker were Johnson's 2 best recruits, other than JOB III and guess what?
They BOTH quit on TJ.
And please, give me an example of players who hated playing for Brady? please?
I feel the same about you, if you actually do follow LSU ball, you must be stupid
Coach TJ drove the program straight into the ground big guy.
Arguing who was the better recruiter between Brady and Johnson is like arguing the smartest kid with down-syndrome
Coleman was coming even if Johnson was still here.
quote:O yea? What about Jaime Lloreda? Magnum Rolle? Regis Koundja?
Louisiana, and Baton Rouge in particular, had an abundance of talent while Brady was the
I'm not wasting time arguing you down on this one.
I said POTENTIAL NBA draft pick, that means there is a possibility, open your eyes
And no, John Brady was a large part of the final four run.
O yea? What about Jaime Lloreda? Magnum Rolle? Regis Koundja?
Anyway, the eye test shows how pathetic Coach Johnson was. At least Bradyball had an opportunity to do something special. Same with JJ. TJ just wasn't good enough bru
I'm not wasting time arguing you down on this one. You mean you know you're absolutely wrong, and you hope ignoring that fact means nobody else will notice.
So ONCE AGAIN, explain how Johnson took essentially the same team Brady had the year before that didn't make the NIT and made the +14 in the win column, +7 in conference, and brought them to the second round of the tournament.
And o yea, why didn't we get Gathers from Riverside??? Didn't he say something like "Coach Johnson didn't show much interest in me"?
This is obviously a case of a team starting over fresh and having something to fight for. It happens nearly every time a new coach starts over with another team, history has proven it.
Ultimately who cares how much he saw him, he missed on him that's all that matters.
don't care how many games he attended blah blah blah... He didn't do what he had to do to sign Gathers..
Johnny Jones would have swayed him this way, almost no doubt in my mind.
No, I mean I have more important things to do than trying to prove to you, or anyone else for that matter that I'm right.
Wow, you just keep sinking to new lows. I'd LOVE if you could go find me an example of another team, in any sport, that fired its coach mid-season, played noticeably better after they fired him, then returned basically the same team the year after and improved by so much it's hard to even quantify it.
Go ask Dayton fans what they think of those 2.
quote:This is a little confusing. You asked for examples of teams who played well for new coaches, then brought back to reality after the emotional high. So I gave you a few examples... You then said this ^^^
And oh, btw. Tubberville wasn't fired mid-season, and nobody replaced Garrett after he took over for Wade Phillips or Woodson after D'Antoni. So youre 0/3 off the top of your head, might want to get that thing looked at.
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Nice try Franco....but this article you referenced was based on the number of Government Employees, not taking into account the costs associated with these employees. Also as you know President Bush, had to deal with the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11...of course he added headcount, in doing so he may have saved your rear. Bush I had a war to fight..etc... etc. None of this is considered in this goofy article... as for Obama numbers being lower, down 7%....it is because of the financial crisis he created (That's in the article, or did you miss it!) This article does not even talk about federal spending......the data just does not support your opinion, as usual....you used no REALEVANT FACTS, PERIOD!
Swamp Collie, which planet do you live on? Certainly, not earth! BTW, the financial crisis was under Bush43. You really are clueless.
With the Dow at 15,000 this perticular financial crisis that was revealed in 2007 has been over. The bigger one is around the corner.
Regan was beholden to the folks that put him in office and they were the defense contractors. He took care of them well too. No one complained at the time either because it made jobs during a recession. However, he ran on a platform that he was going to pay down the national debt. He raised taxes when he did away with the deductions albeit he slashed the marginal rate. All this got the economy growing again but it was driven by massive spending on defense. In many ways this was good, but it set precedence that defense spending was the way to encourage the economy, and the result has been large unpaid debts. Just like everyone before him, their intentions were not abuse after the crisis, as I would think were not his intentions. The presidents that follow these presidents usually get the shaft, because of pressure put on them not to spend and without the spending the economy falters. George H was a victim of that.
George W was beholden to the folks that put him in office and they were the oil companies. He took care of them too and since he had all of Reagan's folks advising him they pushed him to war. So the result is massive debt. The guy that followed inherited a mess that had snow balled for decades.
Now Obama is beholden to the folks that put him in office and that is the working man and with that comes unions, minorities' environmentalist. That is why healthcare for folks that can't afford it, education opportunities for folks that can't afford it, civil rights for minorities, and environmental regulation that preserve the planet that add cost to doing business. In other words what needs done but is opposed by business because it takes away from profit but needs help for the good of all mankind.
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This October, China's Eighteenth National Congress ushered in a new generation of leaders that will set the agenda for the second-largest economy in the world, provoking myriad questions about what we'll see out of the country in the coming year. CFR's Adam Segal predicts continued international concern for China's cyber policy, while CFR's Elizabeth C. Economy weighs its challenges of keeping "foreign policy front and center" against a heavy list of domestic concerns. Claremont McKenna's Minxin Pei adds that China will be forced to respond to calls for greater political openness, facing a delicate balancing act. CFR's Yanzhong Huang points out that despite China's highly publicized health-care achievements, reform hasn't fundamentally solved the problem of access and affordability.
Adam Segal, Ira A. Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
Now that Xi Jinping has been officially installed as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the other six members of the Politburo Standing Committee have been named, the question is whether the new leadership will embrace a program of reform in the coming year, and if it does, whether it can actually follow through. There have been interesting signals on the domestic front--Xi's visit to Shenzhen, public statements on corruption, and calls for a simpler, less formal governance--that Xi wants to distance himself from Hu Jintao, at least on a symbolic level. There have also been signs that Internet restrictions are gradually being lifted: for the first time in months, Chinese netizens can search for Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, and other top leaders' names on Weibo and other social media sites.
Yet any dramatic change in Chinese cyber policy in the near term is unlikely. It had to be highly embarrassing that concerns for regime stability forced censors to block searches for China's own leaders during the Eighteenth Party Congress, but authorities see a relatively open domestic Internet as an important source of unfiltered information and a tool to guide public opinion. More than 60,000 officials and government agencies have accounts on Weibo. A more open domestic Internet is essential whether Xi turns out to be a genuine reformer or simply concerned with atmospherics. Besides, restrictions on information from the outside should be expected to remain in place.
China will also continue to try and shape global cyberspace. At the International Telecommunications Union conference in Dubai, China, along with Russia and others, reportedly submitted and then withdrew a proposal that would have recognized their right to block foreign websites and shift some of the technical control of the Internet from American-based non profit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to the United Nations. These efforts will extend beyond Dubai as the Chinese promote a vision of a more closed, sovereignty-based Internet.
Xi Jinping is likely to extend China's development as a cyber power. Hu's National Congress work report, which Xi had a part in drafting, admonishes China to "attach great importance to maritime, space, and cyberspace security" and calls for setting up a trustworthy "information security system." No matter what direction Xi takes in the short term, it seems that China's cyber policy will continue to raise concerns.
Elizabeth C. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Delivering on the domestic front will no doubt occupy much—if not most—of Chinese president-elect Xi Jinping's first year in office. Cleaning up corruption, addressing the growing wealth gap, and rebalancing the Chinese economy are just a few of the daunting items Xi must tackle.
Yet Xi will also be forced to keep foreign policy front and center. In contrast to his predecessor Hu Jintao, who came to power at a time when China was celebrating a trifecta of triumphs—accession to the World Trade Organization, a successful bid for the 2008 Olympics, and first time host for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum—Xi's transition moment is marked by a far more uncertain and challenging foreign policy environment.
Xi's most pressing challenge is dialing down the anti-China sentiment boiling over in Beijing's backyard. He has already taken a few steps toward this end, channeling the ever-conciliatory Premier Wen Jiabao by stressing China's desire for a "win-win relationship" and calling for China to be an engine of growth for the region. Despite having contentious political relations with its neighbors, China is moving forward with talks on a regional free trade agreement with South Korea and Japan.
But it is too early to declare a return to a kindler, gentler China. Xi has also called for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and declared that Beijing is "firm in safeguarding China's sovereignty, security and territorial integrity." With Xi at the helm of the Party's South China Sea small group since 2011, Chinese policy in the region has been increasingly assertive.
Xi also needs to rein in and integrate all the disparate domestic actors that undermine a coherent and well-executed foreign policy. China's state-owned enterprises, cyber-hackers, and intellectual property thieves are front-line actors in the country's foreign policy, often shaping China's behavior and image in disconcerting ways. And the Public Security Bureau and local governments are reportedly responsible for some of China's most provocative moves in the South China Sea.
The biggest question facing Xi, however, is what type of power he would like China to become. On issues related to foreign trade and investment or intervention in crisis states, will he seek to align China with accepted norms or move to reform current practices? And in cases in which norms are still developing, such as cybersecurity, how interested will he be in engaging or even assuming a leadership role in developing shared standards? The world wants a real reason to believe Xi's commitment to "peaceful development" and a "win-win" foreign policy. As Xi himself has said, "Making empty talk is harmful to the nation, while doing practical jobs can help it thrive."
Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health
In April 2012, the director of the State Council Health Care Reform Office announced that targets set in the three-year plan for China's health-care reform had been accomplished on schedule. There is no denying that the reform has led to expanded health insurance coverage and increased provision of public health services—it has also contributed to the strengthening of grassroots healthcare institutions. However, there has been at best mixed success in reforming the essential drug system. The past year was supposed to be a year of deepening health-care reform. The government selected about 300 pilot counties and cities for reforming public hospitals, which is considered the most important component of healthcare reform. It also announced plans to raise the reimbursement level for catastrophic illness to more than 50 percent, which is an important step toward reducing the share of out-of-pocket payments to 30 percent by 2015. Despite this, the reform has not fundamentally solved the problem of access and affordability. The officially stated 95 percent coverage rate contradicts the fact that more than 200 million migrant workers are actually not covered in China. Meanwhile, disintegrating business ethics and lack of regulatory capabilities have made food safety an unpredicted concern in China.
Driven by the need to maintain legitimacy and to stimulate domestic consumption, the new Chinese leadership is expected to commit to the building a social safety net in the coming years. For health-care reform to succeed, the new leaders have to demonstrate significant progress in reforming the public hospitals and make health care more affordable. In the absence of fundamental changes in public hospitals' financing and management structures, health-care costs will likely continue to increase rapidly. This could be exacerbated by population aging and the growing burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Today, more than 80 percent of the mortality in China is attributed to NCDs, which is significantly higher than the world average (63 percent). So far, the government has not adopted a proactive approach to addressing NCDs and their risk factors (e.g., tobacco use). Sustained government funding for the healthcare sector is also threatened by local public financing problems. Local governments, which provide the lion's share of government health spending, still do not have the incentives and capabilities to effectively implement important reform measures. A fundamental overhaul of China's health sector therefore entails reforming China's archaic political system.
Minxin Pei, Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Claremont McKenna
Conventional wisdom will identify reviving economic growth and reform as the top policy priorities of China's newly installed leadership. This conclusion is not necessarily wrong; obviously, Xi Jinping will try to do his best to fix the sputtering Chinese economy, and will be unlikely to take the risky course of pushing for liberalizing political reform.
However, Mr. Xi is also under pressure to show that he is not just another stability-obsessed apparatchik. Politically, he will have to respond to the calls from various segments of Chinese society for greater political openness. Given the political constraints he has to face, Mr. Xi will have to perform a delicate balancing act.
The most likely political action Mr. Xi's government will take in 2013 is an anti-corruption campaign. Cleaning house, if the trash thrown out happens to be the cronies of your rivals, is good politics as well. That is why in the first year after a new leadership ascends to the top, the number of officials prosecuted for corruption typically doubles (and then falls to normal in the second year).
In fighting corruption, Mr. Xi may have to relax the party's tight grip on press control. But here he will face enormous opposition from his conservative colleagues and party officials, who naturally fear that greater openness in the media will unleash a tidal wave of political dissent. The more reasonable thing to expect is an erratic pattern of loosening and tightening as the new government tries to use the media to its advantage, then pulls back once the press gets too aggressive.
Another political test for Mr. Xi is getting rid of some unpopular draconian policies and laws. The one-child policy is Exhibit A. He will have to demonstrate some political courage to change this counterproductive policy. Another much-hated institution, laojiao (reform through education), is also due for abolition. Laojiao gives the police unlimited power to jail minor offenders for up to three years without a judicial procedure. It is frequently abused by local authorities to punish political dissidents and ordinary people who petition higher authorities for justice. If Mr. Xi chooses to end laojiao, he will gain a great deal of political capital and admiration from the people.
Admittedly, this is not a list meriting the designation of glasnost or perestroika. But Mr. Xi will be considered a risk-taking leader if he chooses to pick these fights in his first year in office.


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There will be improvements on the north side and on Stadium Drive that are paid for by donors from 5 fundraisers they have for the Tiger Athletic Foundation. They have raised close to $18 million this year. The donor gets nothing in return, no benefits, no tickets or parking. This is different from money that comes from athletic contests. Names on the walls represent people who have
contributed in a very large way. On the south side of Tiger Stadium there will be a new section that is separately built with its own pilings. There will be a club level and two levels of sky box suites which will double premium seating from 5,000 to 10,000. There will be a modified upper level deck and the away game fans will be placed in the higher level sections to free up
the southeast corner section for local fans. There will be novel standing room only section catering to the fan that cannot afford the increasing price of tickets. The foundation is proposing that for $25 each ticket for any game fans can stand in line to purchase two tickets. Space will be for 800 to 1000 fans.
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What are your thoughts about rehabilitating inside of Tiger Stadium like the offices and dorms?
One day that will happen once the asbestos problem is solved. They looked at putting suites and offices.
In regards to the revitalization of Huey Long pool is the foundation involved?
We were asked to look into it, but the foundation was not directly involved. The pool in such disrepair it's extremely costly. Dr. Martin asked several persons in the university to look into that. The foundation hired grant writer who brought in $80 million for historical buildings. He asked the Chancellor to find a person to write a grant like that to qualify for funding.
How are the places to put athletic facilities decided, for example the new tennis courts? How do you decide what property touse?
The athletic department requests from the foundation a feasibility study to see if they can do it without injuring the university. Then it is sent for athletic department endorsement, and then sent to Chancellor. The athletic department requests the places from university, and the foundation must be granted lease. The tennis courts may go near the LaHouse building. The money for the tennis courts will be raised. The final decision of the place to pout it is made by the Chancellor and President offices.
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Gary Graham, Director and Parking, Traffic and Transportation, on Easy Streets II Easy Streets II is on hold for money and an engineer. The garage is almost ready to open next month, and the process was started in 2004. They wanted to shut down the middle of campus with booths. They wanted to come back after 5 years to examine what was done and what was needed in the future for part II. The emphasis was on pedestrians, cars, buses, etc. Sixty percent of the traffic was reduced in the center of campus during peak times. They were looking to increase safety of students, staff and faculty walking to from class and work. They worked with a city bike program to interconnect them and tie them in with the city's plans. Those near the levee are share lanes. They are planning dedicated bike lanes on Darymple Drive and will remove parking between West Lake Shore and Highland Road. Tower Drive where there is a count of 30,00 pedestrians daily, will be closed between South Campus and South Stadium and parking eliminated on the road. They will be working on the west side of campus including everything west of Highland Road this summer using angled parking to slow traffic to increase pedestrian safety. The roundabout at North Stadium is successful and we will have two more roundabouts, the first one will be at Darymple and West Lake Shore. Work will start in March and be done in the summer. Field House Drive will have green spaces to narrow where cross walks will be and will use angled parking to increase safety. A total of 9000 pedestrians cross at Raphael Simms on Highland so there will be a four way pedestrian crossing there due to the parking garage. The other roundabout will be at South Stadium and South Campus along with enhanced green areas.
Looks like their adding more parking next to alex box closest to nicholson by the railroad tracks. Hopefully they will keep it free so that the tailgaters that usually tailgate across nicholson can be closer to the Stadium but knowing LSU I doubt it.
I am pretty sure the tennis facility is still going out at South Campus.
The tennis courts may go near the LaHouse building
I thought that area was originally suppose to be for RV's. Perhaps they're just now getting around to it.
Why they didnt pave that when we built the stadium IDK
The tennis courts may go near the LaHouse building
From President of TAF in my 2nd post.
garage is almost ready to open next month, and the process was started in 2004.
It still isnt open?
Well whatever i read in the reveille was way off then. This was two months ago i'd say. It said it was basically done and i even think it said it would be opening within a couple of days of the post date of the article.
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sid finally fixed its god-damned libc6 to the recent really-working version. greak work, ben! continue it.
Now i know what is meant by 'updating' == 'dying'. the updates completely messed up my gtk i18n configuration, bullshit.
the width between gtk and kde2 has been greater and greater. i would like to see how good gtk can go... give me something, gtk! or, i may need to switch.. eh...
eh, anyone? please rate me, u know, i'm a observer :P
eh, too bad! just tracked over the progeny linux with a deb woody || potato source, messed it up. the i18n in progeny linux is completely bullsh*t comparing with the real plebian chinese.
packaging jmcce for the progeny linux. tried to port all sorts of redhat-CLE things onto it (pretty l10n hackish writings), receive a 50% success rate.
done some biology past papers on regents, around 97% success rate, kewl.
p.s. _do not download the 2nd disk for progeny, it's just as useless as the debian 2nd and 3rd CD_ burn it or get a toaster.
got progney at xcyber's mirror.
finally, installed progeny! So, how good is it?
pros: fast install, GUI interface to apt-get default installation makes debian easier for lamers like me sawfish by default fast! on a p-450/512MB ram thinclient...
cons: the apt-get GUI interface is still buggy (accurately should be 'tasksel' interface) the font bundled sucks no default i18n support does not suit my style of playing
postscriptum: it can serve as a backup system for some sid(Still-in-development) users, well... :)
the linux device driver database i've created is open now in the Linuxhall site, anyone who would like to make it better, please contact me as soon as possible (in evil at debian dot org dot hong kong)
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hoping that ian will gimme another good product, though. in debian, xpdf is locked, therefore, well.. edit xref.cc, change all ::okToCopy and other related function to return true. that's all for today.
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What I tried to do was to implement this through GLSL since I already had a working implementation of Blinn-Phong reflection model with Phong shading. Basically I wanted the specular effect to be dependent on this by multiplying it with the Fresnel term. What I did was to compute an approximation of the Fresnel term, widely known as Schlick approximation and then just use it in the final result. However that just gave me a mesh with no specular highlights instead. It was as if I was just performing diffuse and ambient reflection. I'm sure there is something I've understood completely wrong about this but I'm pretty much confused about it at the moment. I'll post the shaders:
Vertex shader
#version 330 layout(location = 0) in vec4 position; layout(location = 1) in vec3 normal; uniform mat4 modelToWorldMatrix; uniform mat4 worldToViewMatrix; uniform mat4 viewToClipMatrix; uniform mat3 normalMatrix; //3x3 submatrix of the modelview matrix. No non-uniform scaling is used. uniform vec4 worldLight; smooth out vec3 eyeNormal; smooth out vec3 lightDirection; smooth out vec3 viewDirection; void main() { vec4 viewPos = worldToViewMatrix*modelToWorldMatrix*position; //Vertex in eye space gl_Position = viewToClipMatrix*viewPos; //Vertex shader has to generate vertex in clip-space eyeNormal = normalize(normalMatrix*normal); //Transform normal to eye space vec4 eyeWorldLight = worldToViewMatrix*worldLight; //Transform light position to eye space lightDirection = normalize(eyeWorldLight.xyz-vec3(viewPos)); //Compute direction to light viewDirection = normalize(-viewPos.xyz); //Compute direction to viewer }
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#version 330 //Make a simplification here, assuming the light intensity is already //combined together with the material properties of the object uniform vec3 ambientConstant; uniform vec3 diffuseConstant; uniform vec3 specularConstant; uniform float fZero; //Fresnel term at normal incidence smooth in vec3 eyeNormal; smooth in vec3 lightDirection; smooth in vec3 viewDirection; out vec4 outputColor; void main() { //Interpolated normal, light direction and view direction vec3 f_eyeNormal = normalize(eyeNormal); vec3 f_lightDirection = normalize(lightDirection); vec3 f_viewDirection = normalize(viewDirection); vec3 halfWay = normalize(f_lightDirection+f_viewDirection); //Halfway vector //Fresnel approximation float base = 1-dot(f_viewDirection, halfWay); float exp = pow(base, 5); float fresnel = exp+fZero*(1.0-exp); //Blinn-phong reflection model vec3 ambientReflection = ambientConstant; vec3 diffuseReflection = diffuseConstant*clamp(dot(f_lightDirection, f_eyeNormal), 0, 1); vec3 specularReflection = specularConstant*max(0.0,pow(dot(f_eyeNormal, halfWay), 80)); //Final color of the fragment outputColor.rgb = ambientReflection + diffuseReflection + fresnel*specularReflection; outputColor.a = 1.0; }
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GLfloat fZero = pow((1.0f-(1.0f/1.31f)), 2)/pow((1.0f+(1.0f/1.31f)), 2);