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	<title>Silicon Valley Musings</title>
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	<description>Steve's Thoughts, Observations, and Musings</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Example Footage from RED digital video camera</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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120 FPS Test from  Michael Stine on Vimeo.

Here is an example as to why everyone is so ga-ga over Red&#8217;s new digital video cameras.
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Here is an example as to why everyone is so ga-ga over Red&#8217;s new digital video cameras.</p>
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		<title>Whole Travel Embed Test</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/179/whole-travel-embed-test</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:06:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Nobel Laureate, Professor Martin Chalfie: &#8220;I am a scientist and I am voting for Barack Obama&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/178/nobel-laureate-professor-martin-chalfie-i-am-a-scientist-and-i-am-voting-for-barack-obama</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/178/nobel-laureate-professor-martin-chalfie-i-am-a-scientist-and-i-am-voting-for-barack-obama#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Martin Chalfie joins sixty other Nobel laureates in endorsing Barack Obama for president. Read their open letter here and watch Professor Chalfie&#8217;s video below.




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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Professor Martin Chalfie joins sixty other Nobel laureates in endorsing Barack Obama for president. Read their open letter <a href="http://sefora.org/2008/09/25/61-nobel-laureates-in-science-endorse-obama/">here</a> and watch Professor Chalfie&#8217;s video below.</p>
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		<title>Citizen Media Law&#8217;s How to Video your Vote: A Legal Primer</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/177/citizen-mdia-laws-how-to-video-your-vote-a-legal-primer</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/177/citizen-mdia-laws-how-to-video-your-vote-a-legal-primer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>The use of Adobe Flash in campaign: Obama Tax Cut Calculator</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/176/the-use-of-adobe-flash-in-campaign-obama-tax-cut-calculator</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/176/the-use-of-adobe-flash-in-campaign-obama-tax-cut-calculator#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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Developed by Clearspring, here is another great example of using Web-based technology to promote a political agenda, namely a revised tax plan.
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Developed by Clearspring, <a href="http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/48f203eebb67a86f">here</a> is another great example of using Web-based technology to promote a political agenda, namely a revised tax plan.</p>
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		<title>Amazing example of the power of YouTube: Keating Economics Video</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/175/amazing-example-of-the-power-of-youtube-keating-economics-video</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/175/amazing-example-of-the-power-of-youtube-keating-economics-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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This Keating Economics video is one of the most dramatic examples to date of using YouTube to manage and convey a political message. 

In less than twenty four hours, the 30 second teaser has been viewed a half a million times, and the full 13 minute version over two hundred thousand times.
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This <a href="http://www.keatingeconomics.com">Keating Economics</a> video is one of the most dramatic examples to date of using YouTube to manage and convey a political message. </p>
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In less than twenty four hours, the 30 second teaser has been viewed a half a million times, and the full 13 minute version over two hundred thousand times.</p>
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		<title>Obama &#8216;08 iPhone Application</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/174/obama-08-iphone-application</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/174/obama-08-iphone-application#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From Obama &#8216;08 iPhone Application page:
Obama &#8216;08 is your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign, giving you the tools you need to make an impact and stay in the know.
Making a difference takes only moments using the Call a Friend feature. Want to do more? Find your local [...]]]></description>
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<p><em><a href="http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/iphone">Obama &#8216;08</a> is your official, comprehensive connection to the heart of Barack Obama and Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign, giving you the tools you need to make an impact and stay in the know.</em></p>
<p><em>Making a difference takes only moments using the Call a Friend feature. Want to do more? Find your local Obama for America HQ or look up local campaign events.</em></p>
<p><em>You&#8217;ll have instant access to Barack&#8217;s positions on important issues, as well as local and national campaign news as it happens. Photos and videos from the campaign trail are all here, too.</em></p>
<p>Read Raven Zachary&#8217;s <a href="http://raven.me/2008/10/02/obama-08-for-iphone/">blog post</a> about his development of this application.</p>
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		<title>Senator Obama&#8217;s Acceptance Speech at the DNC in Denver</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/172/senator-obamas-acceptance-speech-at-the-dnc-in-denver</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/172/senator-obamas-acceptance-speech-at-the-dnc-in-denver#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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		<title>Senator Clinton calls for the delegates &#8220;with One Voice&#8221; to Declare Barack Obama the Official Nominee</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/171/senator-clinton-calls-for-the-delegates-with-one-voice-to-declare-barack-obama-the-official-nominee</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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Senator Clinton calls for the delegates at the DNC in Denver to declare &#8220;with one voice&#8221; Senator Barack Obama the official Democratic nominee for the President of the United States.
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Senator Clinton calls for the delegates at the DNC in Denver to declare &#8220;with one voice&#8221; Senator Barack Obama the official Democratic nominee for the President of the United States.</p>
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		<title>Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene</title>
		<link>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/170/using-photographs-to-enhance-videos-of-a-static-scene</link>
		<comments>http://siliconvalleymusings.com/170/using-photographs-to-enhance-videos-of-a-static-scene#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		
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	Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo.
From Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene

Work on how to transfer photographic qualities such as high resolution, high dynamic range and better lighting from the photographs to the video.
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<p>From <a href="http://grail.cs.washington.edu/projects/videoenhancement/videoEnhancement.htm">Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene</a></p>
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