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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014
WEDNESDAY
HI: 33
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The Weekly Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy with no chance of rain Wind NWW at 14 mph.
THURSDAY
HI:34
LO:18
Sunny with no chance of rain. Wind NW at 11 mph.
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FRIDAY
HI: 37
LO: 22
Partly cloudy with no chance of rain. Wind SSE at 7 mph.
SATURDAY
HI: 37
LO: 21
30 percent chance of afternoon snow showers. Wind S at 11 mph.
Calendar
Tuesday, Nov. 11
What: Gallery Talk
When: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art
About: KU engineering student
Amanda House will introduce her
computer algorithm to create art.
What: Sexuality Education Committee
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus Ministries
About: A talk on the codes of gender.
What: Stress Management Workshop
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Burge Union, Gridiron Room
About: A workshop including mindfulness and yoga in the workplace.
What: Movember Photo Event
When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union
About: Men, get photographed in support of men's health.
Wednesday, Nov. 12
Thursday, Nov. 13
What: Veggie Lunch
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus Ministries
About: Enjoy free produce and a hearty lunch.
What: Cafe Castellano
When: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Henry's Coffee Shop
About: A time for Spanish conversation with beginning, intermediate and native speakers.
What: Public Speaking Workshop
When: 9-11 a.m.
Where: JRP, Room 204
About: A workshop that focuses on the basics of public communication, including mitigating fear.
Friday, Nov. 14
What: Rennie Harris Puremovement When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Lied Center About: A dance based on themes that extend beyond racial, religious and economic boundaries.
Cold week not indicative of harsh winter
Today's high is forecasted to be 38 degrees, a mere 11 degrees above yesterday's low of 27.
HALEY REGAN
@halevgracen
however, Shawn Byrne, a meteorologist from the National Weather Association in Topeka, said there is no need to be concerned about this winter just yet. He said there is no evidence this winter will be above or below normal, and said he believes a lot of the concern is stemming from last winter's
"A lot of it is probably just speculation. Right now, the climate prediction center is predicting an equal chance," Byrne said. "There is no clear signal within long-range patterns they're looking at."
"Cold weather is a fact of life, as you know," Young said. "We've spent almost 150 years making sure classes go on as scheduled."
Seeing as how the national weather service is not expressing any concern for the upcoming cold season, Gavin Young, who works for the office of Public Affairs, also seemed unconcerned about the change of weather
record-breaking low temperatures.
Although the forecast for the rest of the winter months is still unpredictable, Byrne did confirm this week will be on the cold side as a result of the recent typhoon east of the Philippines and south of Japan. The repercussions of the typhoon will cause a cold front to travel from Alaska down into the continental U.S.
According to weather.com,
Typhoon Nuri occurred Sunday and is now causing temperatures in the lower 48 states to reach record-breaking lows later this week. Byrne said these temperatures are not a preview to what the rest of the season will be like.
"We're going to be cold for a week or so, and we'll see what the week after that brings." Byrne said.
As of recent, there is no real sign of a harshly cold winter. Byrne said there is an equal chance of higher temperatures and lower temperatures and precipitation.
"It's not uncommon for a cold snap to occur in November." Byrne said.
Byrne said there's no need for any concern beyond this week, and blames the comotion on last year's bitter winter.
"It seems as though there's a mixed bag of individuals that go one way or the other. For this coming week it's going to be below normal, just because of the anomalous situation that is the typhoon," Byrne said.
— Edited by Emma Seiwert
@MaddieFarberUDK
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City to make high-speed Internet decision today
The Lawrence City Commission is in the process of reviewing Wicked Broadband, a fiber optics company similar to Google Fiber. On Sept. 9, owner Joshua Montgomery and his wife Kristie Adair proposed a $1 million loan guarantee in a city commission meeting in efforts to expand the fiber optics service to downtown and East Lawrence. According to Montgomery, a decision will be made today.
This has resulted in many privately owned broadband companies to create fiber optics similar to Google Fiber, such as Wicked Broadband in Lawrence. Wicked Broadband, according to Montgomery, is, "Lawrence's own flavor of Google Fiber."
Montgomery said with faster broadband, there's a good possibility to see GDP growth in Lawrence. He said by facilitating GDP growth, "We enable companies to hire more KU graduates. GDP growth will result in higher wages and more opportunities for entrepreneurship."
Although only 40 miles outside of Kansas City, Lawrence is far enough away to not reach Google's efforts in implementing Google Fiber, a broadband service that Google claims to be 100 times faster than basic broadband.
Montgomery also said GDP growth may occur due to faster Internet services that would enable small business owners to be more innovative and do new things that they could not do with a slower Internet service.
"This is a hostile environment for business here in Lawrence because of the less-than-ideal Internet connection."
Searching for a faster option, Brown heard about the fiber optic service available in Lawrence and had Wicked Broadband installed in his offices. He said he can now upload 50 GB of data to the servers in his office. Brown said this is about three to five wedding shoots.
DUSTIN BROWN
Owner of TriArctic Photography
Dustin Brown, a 2003 University graduate and owner of TriArctic Photography, a wedding photography company, is one Lawrence resident who has chosen to implement fiber optics into his business. In June, Brown decided to expand his company and launched PrimeEdits, a photo editing service for professional photographers.
Despite the benefits business owners like Brown have seen, controversy has risen over whether economic benefits are indeed a reality for Lawrence with the expansion of a fiber optics service.
"I knew I had to start looking at other options to increase that value," he said.
During his time as a visiting professor in economics at the University in 2005, Peter Orazem wrote the research
At the time, Brown used a different broadband service, and purchased their fastest Internet for his editing purposes. However, he shortly found that uploading one wedding would take six hours.
However, Orazem said the study found the most economic growth was in less densely populated regions, like rural areas. He also said it did not determine if "previous economic growth led to high-speed Internet or if gaining access to high-speed Internet led to the economic growth."
report "The Impact of High-Speed Internet Access on Local Economic Growth." The report showed a "modest impact on having access to high-speed Internet [on economic growth]."
The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit last month for two lesbian couples challenging the state's gay-marriage ban. It resulted in the lower-court order.
In Cedar Falls, Iowa — about 100 miles outside of Ames, Iowa, where Orazem resides — fiber optics service was implemented similar to Wicked Broadband in Lawrence, Ora-
Equality Kansas Executive Director Tom Witt said Sotomayer could quickly reconsider once she receives the response.
Associated Press
But Sotomayer also directed the American Civil Liberties Union to file a response to Schmidt's request by 4 p.m. Central time Tuesday.
Sotomayor's brief order Monday puts on hold indefinitely a lower-court order clearing the way for same-sex couples to marry despite a ban in Kansas on gay marriage.
Despite this, some small business owners such as Brown still feel that expanding a fiber optics service is crucial in Lawrence.
"Despite the service, overall employment growth in Ames is growing faster than in Cedar Falls," he said.
TOPEKA U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has issued an order temporarily blocking gay marriage in Kansas.
"This is a hostile environment for business here in Lawrence because of the lesshan-ideal Internet connection," he said. "In my mind, it's all about innovation. You won't be able to come up with new ideas if you have no way to implement it. My editing business is a result of high-speed Internet."
The lower-court order was set to take effect at 5 p.m. Central time Tuesday. Sotomayor acted at the request of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
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US high court justice blocks Kansas gay marriage
Edited by Alex Lamb
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