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So as many people probably heard, Iowa was doing a card stunt in the stands that was going to be stars & stripes during the National Anthem, and then an ANF slogan and Go Hawks stuff during the rest of the pregame. I didn't think it was possible, but...
That looks awesome.
Major kudos to U of I and whoever organized it. Pics from the CR Gazette.
Keepers of the Faith -- The Unknown
Looks pretty cool.
Eyes closed, head first, can't lose.
If that's not photoshopped, wow, congrats to them, that's awesome.
It looks even better from field level since the cards were made to hold right over your face. Thats why the far end of the field in these pics looks even better then the sides.
Originally Posted by Clonefan94
If that's not photoshopped, wow, congrats to them, that's awesome.
Nope it's legit. Here's some pics from my buddy who was at the game.
They showed aerial shots during the Big Ten telecast. They are also doing the black and gold stripe thing.
Originally Posted by Clonefan94
If that's not photoshopped, wow, congrats to them, that's awesome.
it was real... yes very good work from the boys out east.
Pretty cool. Good thing ISU is on that farmer thing. ********.
Unfortunately, I don't see enough fans in the stands at JTS from here on out for us to pull anything like that off.
That is badass.
That is coolidge.
Originally Posted by 2020cy
I agree with Tube1.
Looked a lot better than I thought it would. Props to them.
When Prepared, Fear No One.
Originally Posted by Clonefan94
Unfortunately, I don't see enough fans in the stands at JTS from here on out for us to pull anything like that off.
Unfortunately, even when there are enough fans in the stands at JTS, I don't see enough fans that wouldn't complain about having to do something silly or wear a certain color shirt to where we could pull it off.
Originally Posted by cyrocksmypants
CG. No one knows what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by cowgirl836
The Gold Rules Day in 2006 against Nebraska was out 1st and last successful gimmick.
And the only reason it worked was because the athletic department bought every student a t-shirt.
I wish we could do things like the alternating cardinal and gold, cards, gold outs, cardinal outs. Why do we have so many fans that complain about that stuff? Every ISU fan has a Cardinal shirt and almost every ISU fan has a gold shirt.
I just wish we could do something cool like that.
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Trucking news: TransCore says truck capacity hits a six-month high
May 24, 2011
Recent data from TransCore indicated that spot market truck capacity recorded its single highest weekly volume in the last six months.
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TransCore also reported that with equipment capacity up, load volume saw a drop-off, with the overall load-to-truck ratio falling from 7.6 to 6.9 loads per available truck, and the ratios for reefers, dry vans, and flatbeds down 13 percent, 8.8 percent, and 7.5 percent on a week-to-week basis.
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We've had what we believe is our first balcony fall of the spring break season.
The fall happened around 2:45 Monday afternoon at the Boardwalk Beach Resort.
Panama City Beach police say the spring break was standing on a 3rd floor balcony, trying to swat a seagull that was flying nearby when the young man's momentum carried him over the railing.
Fortunately he landed in some soft sand.
Police say he was up and talking when they arrived, but paramedics took him to the hospital as a precaution.
Authorities have not yet released his name, age college or hometown.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- LivingSocial, the DC-based daily deals company, confirmed that it is laying off 400 employees -- or around 10 percent of its workforce nationwide. Almost half of those cuts will be in the District.
LivingSocial is moving much of its customer service operations from D.C. to Tuscon -- where it opened a call center earlier this year.
This move is a sharp U-turn for the company. At the beginning of the year, the company was hiring multiple people a day -- and just opened another new office by the Convention Center, which is it's 6th location in DC.
This time last year, the company had an explosive 750 percent increase in hiring. In two years, LivingSocial went from 450 employees to 4,500. They say they need to catch their breath and industry watchers question the health of the daily deals business.
The job cuts come one month after Amazon.com reported a worse-than-expected losses -- due in part to its investment in LivingSocial. Competitor Groupon has seen the value of its share down 80% year-to-date.
The layoffs raise questions about the $32.5 million tax break the D.C. passed for LivingSocial earlier this year, particularly since those benefits have staffing level targets. LivingSocial tells the Washington Business Journal it still plans to pursue a consolidated headquarters in the District, a requirement to maximize that tax break, but it would likely have to hire locally to meet certain benchmarks for the tax break.


text: This is an interesting idea, I would probably be very interested in watching (or reading) adventures unfold. I probably would not participate myself, for a few reasons. First, I only referee in my own lands , for familiarity sake(counting me out as a ref). Second, I'm stretched pretty thin between RL, trying to map out new lands, and the two online games I currently participate in (one of these, however, is sinking fast). I would like to see it happen without volunteering to be among the first group, just in case time to participate becomes available to me in the future. The resources of the guild would be a great asset to an online RPG, but I wouldn't want the site to become inundated with people who weren't here to map. (Does that sound bad?)


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Finding decent caviar this past New Year's was quite a trick. Years ago, in the last century, I ruined my palate for caviar by eating several large helpings of Beluga in Turkey and elsewhere at very resonable prices. Let's see, I think it was $7 for two ounces, or was it four, plus a water glass full of ice cold Vodka. I never should have acquired the habit as it has become progressively more costly to the point of being totally beyond reach. As my deceased friend Bill B. used to say, well, at least I had my share.
Still, this doesn't stop me from searching every year. In the current century, the sweet spot for me has been American Sturgeon and Paddlefish caviar, farmed or wild. Of course, I never object to Ikura, or red salmon caviar. This year turned up very little in this middle range. The Romanoff on the supermarket shelf hardly qualifies as caviar. The other available option - Osetra for $100 an ounce and up is equally unworkable! Luckily I coped a jar of wild American Paddlefish for $20 an ounce at trader Joe's early, just before it disappeared for the season.
What's this got to do with wine? First, it appears that people are buying caviar, but not the ultra expensive varieties. So it's like they don't want to spend an arm and a leg, but are willing to spend for good value.
No two buck chuck, but no Opus one either. To put it another way, no Cold Duck, but no Crystal either.
So it appears that under $20 or $30 at the most is the new normal. Sure I saw lots of folks walking off with cases of $45 Mauritson Zin at the barrel tasting in December, but how many wineries can sell at $30 or $45 price points? How many have the magic of Mauritson?
I recently read an interview with the CEO of the company that produces Ugg boots. He figured he was right in the sweet spot between Family Dollar and Tiffany. Similarly Coach offers value luxury that appeals to the new consumer. It seems there are too many wineries trying to sell $45 bottles of wine. I'm sure most of them are conviced that their wine is worth it and in most cases the wines are probably quite good, but why should I fork over $45 for your Merlot, when it is so similar to Joe's and Tom's and Dick's and Harry's.
My advice for the New Year to my winemaking friends? You need an under $20 bottle, good value and some character in your wine that distinguishes it from the rest of the shelf. Happy New Year everyone.Look for the Unofficial Classification of Washington Wines coming soon.
In the matter of vintages, A. Brock complained in a recent comment on "Holiday Gifts I Oregon" that an online company sent him a vintage other than the one advertised on the website. Does this matter? If it were a Bordeaux, it would certainly matter as there is so much variation in the weather of Bordeaux from year to year, although it does appear that Bordeaux is getting warmer. A 2004 St. Estephe is not the same as a 2005. Mother nature is possibly even more fickle in Oregon than in Bordeaux or Burgundy. My son-in-law recently had a 2006 Monte Antico from Italy and loved it. Without thinking I bought him a bottle of 2007 Monte Antico and it wasn't half as good. After tasting the 2007 Quivera Zinfandel, I was so enthralled that I went back to the winery to get some more. Sold out! So I tasted the 2008. It was okay, but nothing compared to the '07. I used an old trick and stopped at the local grocery where I was able to cop three bottles of the 2007. Phwew! So even in sunny California vintage makes a difference. Indeed, vintage matters!.
Just out of the chute, off highway 101 on Dry Creek Road the first winery you come to is Wilson winery. Wilson owns a whole stable of wineries, including Mazocco. Our favorites at Wilson are the spectacular 2008 Wilson Family Red, a blend of 43% Zinfandel, 29% Petite Sirah,14% Cabernet Sauvignon,and 14% more back Syrah, and the 2008 Tori Zin grown at 2500 feet, a wine with significant backbone, needing perhaps a few more years of age. Just up the road is Nalle, a family owned winery. Next up, Mauritson,where a Holiday celebration and barrel tasting was in full swing. When I arrived I knew I was about to crash a party as the parking lot was overflowing. The Barrel tasting attracted a large crowd of club memebers and the tasting room was full, too. No wonder! It was obvious that the six generation plus family of grape growers had a winner on their hands. Somebody in the cellar had the magic touch with the family's high qualiity fruit. A long list of winners were going for around $45 a throw. Unfortunately, 2010 was a rough year for Dry Creek Valley, but this is truly one of the wine roads less traveled, truly a find.
You might have thought that I would have gone to the French Laundry or Rubicon or Masa or even Boulevard. You might have thought that a trip to the Napa Valley or Sonoma was in order. But this week we stayed chez nous and drank well for so much less.
Carole brought a bottle of 2002 Jacob Toft Elizabeth's Cuvee from Paso Robles - smooth, very California, soft, medium-bodied, fruity, very friendly, a Rhone Blend (55% Syrah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, %20 Zinfandel) that has mellowed into seemlessness. It was great with something as light as salmon or as big as roast leg of lamb with lentils. This was purchased from Jacob's mailing list. You probably can still get on this list. This is one of those insider underground wine secrets. Toft works with Stephan Asseo at L'Aventure and has quietly set off on an adventure of his own The wines are priced at about $30 and worth every penny. No need to be on the Screaming Eagle list when you can join Jacob's list.
Having recently had a bottle of William Fevre Chablis in Walla Walla at Brasserie Four which was superb with perfect mineralityand flintiness balanced by good fruit and body, I couldn't resist a bottle of 2008 Chablis from "Jacques Bourguignon" at Trader Joe's on Masonic for only eight bucks. I must admit that "Jacques Bourguignon" sounds like a made up name to me, but the label claims he is a negociant in Chablis. The wine is not estate bottled, but so what? For $8, it is a phenomenal bargain with good fruit, body, and balance with just the right hint of citrus in the finish. The style, the shape of the wine is similar to the Fevre, though no where near as classy. This is almost cheap enough to be an everyday, well almost everyday, wine. It is definitely worth four times the price of Two Buck Chuck Chardonnay and a good sniff of the real thing. Great on it's own, great with grilled halibut or salmon.
My son-in-law discovered 2008 Feudo Franco Stammari Pinot Noir from Sicily. This is one of the many Pinots from worldwide vineyards in such places as Italy, Chile, and France. A number of these are marketed as coming from such well known American names as Fetzer and Beringer, but if you look carefully at the label you will see that they are not actually from Napa or Mendocino. The Stammari had the guts to present itself as what it is - Sicilian Pinot Noir. It must come from a hilly part of Sicily as it is so hot there. Pinot has a reputation as a finicky cool climate grape. The Stammari is big and a little rustic, but actually has real Pinot flavors. At about $10, it is a great "everyday" wine that goes with everything red - pizza, ragu, burgers, stew, steak, you name it!
Pascual Toso Malbec from Argentina scored a "90" from the Wine Spectator a few years ago.The 2008 is super-fruity, super-jammy and totally delicious. We had it before dinner, but, again, this one would go with almost any red dish. Another amazing bargain available at Bevmo, K & L, and Costco for about $10.
I brought a bottle of Willamette Valley 2008 Ken Wright "Canary Hill" Pinot Noir with me from Seattle. It's pricey at about $45 a bottle but worth every penny. Round, soft and fairly light-bodied with classic sour cherry flavors, it was perfection with BBQed salmon.
What is Madiran? We were first introduced to Madiran by Chef Daguin at his fabulous restaurant in Auch in the heart of Gascony in the 1970s. In those days, these wines were veritable monsters. Made from the black Tannat grape they aged forever and needed a dish such Joues de Toro, or Bull's Cheeks cooked in a rich wine-drenched sauce or daube. Other amazing French wines from the Tannat grape are Cahors and Irouleguy from the Basque country north of Gascony. All of these wines were huge inky monsters to age for twenty or thirty years. Now they have been domesticated and tamed. They are still big, and brawny, but they have less hair on their chests. For most Americans, they are still probably an acquired taste. A good place to start would be the Tannat from Tablas Creek. This American version from Paso Robles is fruitier and friendlier than its French cousins. The 2004 was a big, spectacularly luscious example. The 2006 was lighter, that is medium bodied, but stil quite delicious. Oh , yes, the 2000 Chateau Lafitte - Ceston we had with leg of lamb and lentils- truly a perfect wine food pairing. Medium bodied with big rustic flavors, tasting a little old,
this was truly a treat. I can't wait to open my bottle of 1990 Chateau Montus. Like Dolcetto from the Piedmont in Italy and Chinon from the Loire Valley in France, these Tannat based wines are consistently good and very reasonably priced since they are relatively unknown. You ll have to hunt and peck or go to Tablas Creek (you can probably order online) to sample these amazing wines. If you like Syrah and Mourvedre, you'll love Tannat
Thank you Mary for a great evening of food, wine and company - Jim , Judy, Bill and Merry. You are definitely a Rhone Ranger and what a range of Rhone style wines we had. What a great chance to taste Syrah, Mourvedre and blends of other Rhone grapes from Washington and France. The Cairanne and Arbois reds you served from France were definitely food wines. The 2005 Denner Syrah from Paso Robles was bigger and softer, just as you might expect from a California wine. The Reininger Syrah from Washington seemed more subdued, balanced, and refined. Your 2005 Cayuse "Les Cailloux" Syrah that Jim shared with us was a typically big Cayuse red, though a little too cold to be able to taste all the nuances. The 1995 Cornas that Jim shared was the perfect contrast to the Cayuse illustrating the difference between French and American wines. A perfect evening - thanks Mary and thanks Jim for sharing your wine.
Okay, so if you go in for this sort of thing, I hope you didn't spend all your money at The Auction of Washington Wines. I just got my invite to the Big Bash by Poncho scheduled for October 2nd at the Sheraton. Frankly, like most of you, I can't afford the fees, let alone the wines at these big bashs. I stopped attending the Poncho wine auctions several years ago, when the cheapest silent auction item was more than $500. At one time, I used to donate to the Poncho Wine Auction. Don't get me wrong, if you can afford it, these "black tie" events can be a lot of fun and raise money for worthy causes. Frankly, though, I think the best auction and most worthy cause is the wine auction for Farestart which raises money to train the homeless in culinary arts. Not only do they provide training in culinary skills, they offer training in crucial life skills. Eighty and eighty means that 80% graduate and 80% have retained their job one year later. Of course, with these hard times, these figures may have changed. For years, I was on the procurement committee for the Farestart wine auction and donated wine to the cause.
Poncho supports some forty plus arts organizations in the Puget Sound Area - Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, Intiman, Seattle Rep - the list goes on all the way to the most important part of the arts at the Fringe. It seems to me that the Arts and the down and out are suffering much more in this economy than those in the health care system and wine education, so while Children's Hospital is a worthy beneficiary of the Auction of Washington Wine, the hospital has had the support of its well organized guilds for years and wine education gets funding one way or another. Frankly these are all just excuses for a big party for rich people anyway. As I said, if you can afford it , it is fun, but in this day of 9% + official unemployment and 17% real unemployment it seems a little obscene. So if you must, I would say, support the Arts which are suffering the most in this economy. Layoffs, furloughs, take backs and unemployment plague our most developed citizens who bring us spiritual elevation, inspiration, and beauty in a world run by heartless politicians and corporations. One hundred sixty-five million dollar bonuses for CEOs who brought this country to its knees, and nothing for creative people who represent the apotheosis of society? Where are our values?
Much as I love all of my winemaking friends around the state, if you've got the bread and the inclination, devote your wealth and energy to the Arts and the homeless, rather than fat cats like Children's Orthopedic and wine education
The suspense is killing me. Will I or won't I get that coveted media credential to the Auction of Washington Wines picnic and barrel tasting and auction or whatever it is? I try to take advantage of every venue to bring you the best and latest info on new Washington wineries and the latest wines from some of the best wineries in Washington State. Some of the best will be there such as Adam's Bench, but will yours truly be there? Only the shadow knows!
So I'm sitting there on my favorite bench (quick get away, good breeze and all that) at the Olympic Music Festival and I see these two middle-aged couples smooching away. Then I spy the ostensible cause of all this lovey dovey behavior - a bottle of red hooch, so I says to myself, I gotta find out what dat is. So I goes up to the couple, tells them I'm a wine writer, and ask them what they drinkin' . From the bottle shape I woulda guessed some kinda Napa Cabernet. Got the Cab part right, but one of the guys, Patrick Coleman by name, tells me he made the wine himself and been doing so for some thirty odd years. So he offers me a taste, and it's really good stuff. So is the Syrah. Name of the 200 case unbonded winery is Desperation Ridge. Not sure if that is quiet desperation or the noisy kind. In any event, hey, man why you keeping it to yourself. I know why. Same reason, my expert winemaker friends in Sebastapol, King & Bim don't go public either. They don't want to ruin it! Try to commercialize your passion and you acquire a whole bunch of headaches. Who needs it, especially when you own "homemade" wine doesn't give you a headache.
I'll let you in on a secret. the Olympic Music Festival @ Quilcene is a major wine event, each of eight weekends in July and August. Picnics to the right of us, picnics to the left of us. all the way from a blanket on the lawn to an elaborate over the top baroque/ rococco groaning board elaborately tricked out with damask and colorful wine glasses. I'm tellin' ya, these retirees and retiree wannabes, know how to do it.
Ahh, wine and music, somebody once said, "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." Well writing about wine is like writing about music - like a Beethoven Symphony, like a Mozart Quintet, like a Chopin Polanaise, like you should get yourself to the Olympic Music Festival. Support the arts, enjoy the arts, drink wine, enjoy wine!
We started out West on HY 12 at Waterbrook where we tasted a whole bunch of good quality inexpensive wine. We had to double back to Cougar Crest, where all the wines are good, we particularly liked the **2006 Estate Cabernet Franc. We smelled violets, pepper and spice and swallowed twice. We swallowed the *2006 Estate Anniversary Cuvee after getting a whiff of it's mind-blowing nose. The 20% Petit Verdot in the cuvee was to our taste. Both the 2006 Estate Cab with it's real cassis character and the 2005 Estate Syrah with it's blackcurrant merited a swallow each. The highlight for me was the Petit Verdot which is an acquired taste I acquired from the Mike Januik's 2004 Petit Verdot. At Glencorrie, we "swallowed all of the wines, but had trouble swallowing the prices. Charlie Hoppes of Fidelitas fame made the wines at Victor Cruz's Conon de Sol facility, but the wines were much more reserved than Fidelitas, more in the style of Jean Francois's Pepper Bridge wines. Good stuff, but where's the buzz.
To the North at the airport - we visited the "Five Incubators" only to find the WBC bus got there about the same time. No matter, all of the Trio wines were excellent including the Sangio, Zin and I believe a Tempranillo. Diane Slattery and spouse are moving out of the incubator early. They are graduating to a new downtown venue near Forgeron. At Adament, Devin continues to adamantly turn out adamentine gems. About the 2007 Nalin Bordeaux style blend, my notes only say,"WOW - that's awesome." We also "swallowed" the 2006 Red Blend, a great buy at about $20. Devin reminds us of some of the outstanding Boing wine club graduates making wine in the South Park area of Seattle such as Tim Narby at Note Bene. We skipped Buty because we had tasted their excellent reds and whites at Taste Washington
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The star of the day was Morgan Kuhrt, the rising redshirt sophomore from Waverly, only 15 miles from Cedar Falls. Kuhrt was dominant on offense, posting 24 kills across all four matches at a .512 hitting percentage. Mackenzie Bigbee was also efficent for the Cyclones, earning her 18 kills on the day at a .361 hitting percentage. Victoria Hurtt had 19 kills on the day.
Iowa State again demonstrated its talent as a serving team, as Caitlin Nolan led the way with six service aces. Ciara Capezio and Monique Harris both chipped in two aces.
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Monday News, June 25
Branstad to Tour Plymouth County Energy
(Des Moines) -- Governor Terry Branstad is scheduled to be in northwest Iowa on Monday. Branstad will start his day at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce offices in Sioux City to hold his weekly news conference. He then will travel to Orange City for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Prairie Winds Events Center scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Then at 1:00 p.m. the governor is scheduled to tour the Plymouth Energy ethanol facility at Merrill.
Le Mars School Board to Meet
(Le Mars) -- The Le Mars Community School Board is scheduled to meet this evening. The board will hear reports from the district's principals, as well as a report from Assistant Superintendent Steve Webner regarding the curriculm for the next school year involvingthe implementation of the Common Core. The school board is expected to approve several contracts.
Wendt Responds to Denial of Waiver for No Child Left Behind
(Le Mars) -- The Iowa Department of Education was denied a waiver of the law, No Child Left Behind. Le Mars Community School District Superintendent, Dr. Todd Wendt says the intent of the law was admirable in the fact that a goal was established to not allow any child fall behind in the comprehension of education. However, the problem arises when you take into consideration the schools across the country have different levels of standards and are not equal in the assessment.
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The Le Mars school official says the Iowa plan was set up on a three-year plan. If a school was able to maintain the same level of proficiency for three-years, then that school would be considered proficient. He says the there were still some problems with the system.
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Wendt says Le Mars will have some classes, mainly some elementary grades, that will appear as being in the "watch list."
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Feed Company Wants to Purchase Former Post Office Building
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - The Sioux City Postal distribution center that the U.S. Postal Service closed last fall won't stay empty for long.
A local company that sells animal feed and nutrition products wholesale, Consumer Supply Distributing, wants to buy the building for future expansion.
The company, which employs about 70 people, plans to convert the postal building into its distribution center. Then Consumer Supply's existing building could be used entirely for manufacturing.
On Monday, the City Council will consider offering the Consumer Supply tax breaks for buying the building if the North Sioux City, South Dakota-based company meets certain goals.
Man Severly Injured in Pickup Roll Over Accident
(Sioux City) -- Sioux City Police is investigating an accident that occured Sunday on 19th and Summit Streets. According to the police report, upon arrival, a man was found in the cab of the truck unconscious. Preliminary investigations revealed there to be two other legally parked and unattended vehicles were also involved. It was discovered that the man driving the pickup truck south on Summit Street for unknown reasons, veered out of the lane of travel to the right side of the roadway and struck a parked car. The accident caused the parked car to be pushed into another parked car. The pickup truck clipped an utility pole. The pickup truck continued onto the driveway and up the concrete steps of 1817 Summit. The pickup truck then rolled to the left side and on its top, coming to rest with the hood of the cab collapsing onto the driver. Sioux City Police is investigating the contributing factors to the accident. At this time, alcohol and speed are not suspected to be factors.
Sioux County Inmate Steals Baby
(Orange City) -- A Sioux County released inmate created a disturbance during visiting hours and for some tense moments on Saturday afternoon. Jamella Lancaster, age 35 of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was seen leaving the lobby area and allegedly took a 13 month old baby from it Grandmother by reaching inside a parked vehicle of one of the visitors. Lancaster then walked around the parking lot for several minutes, keeping the baby from its family while the baby's grandmother and a Sioux County jailer were attempting to retrieve the baby. After several minutes, Lancaster relinqusished the baby to the baby's family member and then attempted to hide in a ditch near Ironwood Avenue south of the Sheriff's office. Lancaster was arrested and taken to the Orange City Area Hospital for a mental evaluation and was later transported to Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls by the Orange City Ambulance. Upon Lancaster's release from Sanford Hospital, the Sioux Falls Police Department arrested Lancaster on Sioux County Warrants of child stealing, a class C felony, and false reporting, a simple misdemeanor.
Branstad Allows Fewer Felons the Opportunity to Vote
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A review by The Associated Press shows Republican Governor Terry Branstad has made Iowa one of the most difficult states in the U.S. for felons to exercise their right to
When he took office last year, Branstad signed an order reversing a six-year policy started by Democrat Tom Vilsack in which felons automatically regained their voting rights once they
were discharged from state supervision. Felons now must go through a monthslong application process that critics call burdensome.
Records show less than a dozen felons have successfully navigated the process since it took effect 18 months ago. Branstad's office has denied a handful of others because of incomplete paperwork or unpaid court costs.
Roughly 8,000 felons have finished prison sentences or been released from community supervision in that time.
Business Seminar Offered to Locals
(Sheldon) -- As part of the Iowa Farm Bureau, the organization "Renew Rural Iowa" is doing what they can educate Iowa's farming communities. There will be a free Business Success Seminar in Sheldon this coming Tuesday, June 26th.
Sandy Ehrig, Economic Development Administrator for the Iowa Farm Bureau, says that this seminar is meant for people currently in business, those who have a new idea or invention, or those wanting to educate themselves on what new business owners are learning today.
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The instructor is Curt Nelson, the president of the Entrepreneurial Development Center, a state business accelerator in Cedar Rapids. The seminar schedule includes ingredients in the "recipe" for building a successful business, and even though it's geared a bit toward entrepreneurs, Ehrig says the information can be applied to many sectors.
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Oh, and just because it's hosted by an entity with a "Rural" in the title, it definitely doesn't mean just farm-type businesses should consider attending.
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The Rewew Rural Iowa's Business Success Seminar is this Tuesday, June 26th beginning at 8am at Northwest Iowa Community College. To register or find out more about this free seminar visit www.renewruraliowa.com/seminars.
Iowan Must Pay Triple Damages of Check Forgery
KEOSAUQUA, Iowa (AP) - A southeast Iowa man convicted of forgingchecks totaling more than $20,000 has been ordered to pay the victim more than $60,500. The Ottumwa Courier reports that Jack Schafer, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty to forging checks on the account of James Millard, who was doing business as Millard Turtles. Schafer was given a deferred judgment and ordered to pay restitution of nearly $20,200. But Millard took Schafer to civil court on a claim for damages from identity theft. Under Iowa law, a person suffering loss as a result of identity theft can bring civil action and recover triple damages. Judge Michael Schilling ruled that the forgery of Millard's name on his checks met the standard of his being a victim of identity theft.
Nursing Homes Assessed Fines
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Two Iowa nursing home companies have agreed to pay about $875,000 in penalties to the federal government. The Des Moines Register reports Bethany Lutheran Home will pay $675,000 for allegedly overbilling Medicare and Medicaid. HCM Management was sanctioned for allegedly employing two workers who had been barred from working in a federally funded facility.
Fire Officials and Housing Developers Disagree On Water Sprinklers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Fire officials and developers are arguing over whether fire sprinklers should be required in Waukee and Johnston. The Des Moines Register reports fire officials contend the sprinklers are vital for residents' safety. But the Home Builders Association of Greater Des Moines and developers say the systems aren't needed and the costly requirement would be passed to buyers.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has been voted Associated Press coach of the year after leading the Fighting Irish to a spot in the BCS championship game.
No. 1 Notre Dame is 12-0 and will play No. 2 Alabama for the national title on Jan. 7 in Miami. The Fighting Irish are playing for their first championship since 1988.
Kelly received 25 votes from the AP college football poll panel. Penn State's Bill O'Brien was second with 14 votes. Stanford's David Shaw (four), Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin (three), Kansas State's Bill Snyder (two) and Alabama's Nick Saban (one) also received votes.
Kelly is the first Notre Dame coach to win the award, which started in 1998.
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what are counter weights made of?
Posted 07 May 2009 - 03:47 PM
im guessing steel?
Posted 07 May 2009 - 03:58 PM
ive got an extra one sitting here from a celestron eq1 mount and want to bore out the hole to use it on an eq3. not sure what its made of and if a regular drill and bit would work or if i need to take it to a machine shop for some more muscle.
im guessing steel?
Typically they are made of steel...some stainless.
If it is from an EQ1 it is probably steal and a good drill will do the job..or a boaring tool.
It's probably best to chuck it up in a lathe and drill it out that way...you may get a significant amount of drill vibration if you attempt it by hand. But I bet it is still possible. Where there is a will...there is a way.
Rob(my opinion anyway)
Posted 07 May 2009 - 07:32 PM
Posted 07 May 2009 - 07:34 PM
I did use a large drill bit in my drill press to bore out a couple of cast iron weights. Worked OK, but had to go slow and the cut was not perfectly smooth due to the cast iron, but it works fine.
I also had two bored with a lathe, that did a little better job, but not that much better really.
Posted 07 May 2009 - 07:57 PM
Posted 07 May 2009 - 11:14 PM
Most of the ones with the rough finish are usually cast iron. A drill press, milling machine or lathe are the safest way to enlarge the hole. Cast iron must me machined DRY! Do NOT use oil or you could cause it to harden while drilling or boring.
The really good ones are made from SS. Those are obvious so we can rest assured that you don't have on made from SS.
Posted 15 May 2009 - 06:23 PM
Hope this is helpful.
Posted 15 May 2009 - 07:00 PM
I had four 11 pounders bored out to fit my new 1 inch shaft.
The machinist that did it told me they were all made of Cast Iron.
BTW: 2 were from my old ASGT and the other two were from my new Sky Watcher EQ-6 Pro.
He told me they were NOT EASY to do, but, as Rob said, when there's a will.....
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Hello. Sorry for the delay.
Well, I finished drawing the sketch of the first map for any person of good heart who want help me, haha.
I wanna ask something: I have the names of the regions that are on the map. Do I add them now?, or, after making the entire map of the continent, I pass another photo with the names? As you wish.
This first map is Rovendor, the entire continent itself. There are three areas "large", which are separated by water:
-Strangor (highest, middle)
-Glimghard (small, right)
-Strateglass (the small, down).
It is also defined in different areas with different climates, (I'll upload a photo of the confined areas, but in a old map).
I specified the style above; if you can re-draw would be good (outline, reliefs, forests and oceans). The things you see fit.
Anyone wishing to do so, I would appreciate it with all my heart. If you have any questions, feel free to tell me, I will answer with as much detail as possible (I have descriptions of how areas are).
That is Rovendor. References:
-Dark red point: capital of the elves.
-Red points: Elven villages.
-Yellow point: capital of the dwarves.
-Dark blue point: capital of the humans.
-Blue points: humans villages.
There's more references, but I do not want to publish as much of my stuff until someone takes this map. I have more maps as reference too.
In the next days perhaps I will upload the next map.
Thank you very much. I hope someone will take pity on me, haha.
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I'm looking at ways to save emails on ZD2.
Has anybody found a workable way to save emails on ZD2 ?
Edit : Found a new zimlet which by reading its name didn't lead me to believe would have working functionality but I tried it and it works perfectly : Folder Backup http://gallery.zimbra.com/type/zimlet/folder-backup
As a sidenote, I don't believe this is still not part of the core functionality. Saving an email as an .eml or whatever other format available was reported as a bug over a year ago and should really be part of the core functionality of any email software ...


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Check out Lab of Things, a flexible platform for research that uses connected devices in homes. My closing keynote at SIGCSE 2014 describes why we built LoT, what the platform includes, and has case studies of folks using LoT.
My research area is Human-Computer Interaction with a focus on Ubiquitous Computing and Computer Supported Cooperative Work. I study and build technology for homes and families. My current focus is home automation as co-leader of the Lab of Things project which was built on HomeOS. I have studied home heating, mobile context-aware applications for activity recognition and location sharing, reducing email overload, interacting with technology beyond the desktop, and annotations for asynchronous collaboration. I am a Senior Member of the ACM and was honored to receive a Borg Early Career Award in 2010. I am co-chair of CRA-W, a group that works to increase the number of women in computing research. I co-organized the HomeSys 2013 workshop at UbiComp 2013 and served as co-general chair of UbiComp 2014.
I graduated summa cum laude from Williams College in 1996 with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics. I received my Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington in Sept 2002 and I have been at Microsoft Research since 2004. My CV and biography have more details.
- EVHomeShifter: Evaluating Intelligent Techniques for Using Electrical Vehicle Batteries to Shift When Homes Draw Energy from the Grid, A.J. Bernheim Brush, John Krumm, Sidhant Gupta, Shwetak Patel, UbiComp 2015
- BodyPods: Designing Posture Sensing Chairs for Capturing and Sharing Implicit Interactions, Dimitris Papanikolaou, A.J. Brush, Asta Roseway, TEI 2015
- Health chair: implicitly sensing heart and respiratory rate, Erin Griffiths, T. Scott Saponas, A.J. Bernheim Brush, UbiComp 2014.
- Finding Roles for Interactive Furniture in Homes with EmotoCouch, Sarah Mennicken, A. J. Bernheim Brush, Asta Roseway, James Scott, HomeSys 2014 workshop at UbiComp 2014
- Exploring Interactive Furniture with EmotoCouch, Sarah Mennicken, A. J. Bernheim Brush, Asta Roseway, James Scott, Video at UbiComp 2014.
- A.J. Brush, Brian Meyers, and James Scott, "In-Home Deployments" in Studying and Designing Technology for Domestic Life, Editors: Tejinder Judge & Carman Neustaedter. 2014
- The Latency, Accuracy, and Battery (LAB) Abstraction: Programmer Productivity and Energy Efficiency for Continuous Mobile Context Sensing, Aman Kansal, T. Scott Saponas, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Kathryn S. McKinley, Todd Mytkowicz, Ryder Ziola, OOPSLA 2013
- Lab of Things: A Platform for Conducting Studies with Connected Devices in Multiple Homes, A.J. Brush, Evgeni Filippov, Danny Huang, Jaeyeon Jung, Ratul Mahajan, Frank Martinez, Khurshed Mazhar, Amar Phanishayee, Arjmand Samuel, James Scott, Rayman Preet Singh, UbiComp 2013 Demos.
- Home Computing Unplugged: Why, Where and When People Use Different Connected Devices at Home, Fahim Kawsar, A.J. Bernheim Brush, UbiComp 2013
- Phoneprioception: Enabling Mobile Phones to Infer Where They are Kept
Jason Wiese, T. Scott Saponas, A.J. Bernheim Brush, CHI 2013
- Digital Neighborhood Watch: Investigating the Sharing of Camera Data Amongst Neighbors, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Jaeyeon Jung, Ratul Mahajan, Frank Martinez, CSCW 2013.
- Demo Abstract: Augmenting Homes with Custom Devices using .NET Gadgeteer and HomeOS, James Scott, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Ratul Mahajan, BuildSys 2012 Demos.
- Sustainability does not begin with the individual
Mike Hazas, A.J. Bernheim Brush, James Scott, Sustainability in (Inter)action Forum, Interactions, September + October 2012.
- HomeLab: Shared Infrastructure for Home Technology Field Studies
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Jaeyeon Jung, Ratul Mahajan, James Scott, HomeSys Workshop at Ubicomp 2012
- Goldilocks and the Two Mobile Devices: Going Beyond All-Or-Nothing Access to a Device's Applications Eiji Hayashi, Oriana Riva, Karin Strauss, A.J. Brush, and Stuart Schechter, Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) 2012
- SpeechToast: Augmenting Notifications with Speech Input Focus
A.J. Bernheim Brush and Paul Johns, AVI 2012, (Note)
- Trajectory-Aware Mobile Search
Shahriyar Amini, A.J. Bernheim Brush, John Krumm, Jaime Teevan, Amy Karlson, CHI 2012, (Note)
- "You're Capped!" Understanding the Effects of Bandwidth Caps on Broadband Use in the Home Marshini Chetty, Richard Banks, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Jonathan Donner, Rebecca E. Grinter, CHI 2012
- Your Phone or Mine? Fusing Body, Touch and Device Sensing for Multi-User Device-Display Interaction Mahsan Rofouei, Andrew W. Wilson, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Stewart Tansley, CHI 2012, (Note)
- It's Use by Us: Family Friendly Access Control
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Technology for Today's Family Workshop at CHI 2012
- An Operating System for the Home
Colin Dixon, Ratul Mahajan, Sharad Agarwal, AJ Brush, Bongshin Lee, Stefan Saroiu, and Victor Bahl, NSDI, USENIX, April 2012
- PreHeat: Controlling Home Heating Using Occupancy Prediction
James Scott, A.J. Bernheim Brush, John Krumm, Brian Meyers, Mike Hazas, Steve Hodges and Nicolas Villar, Ubicomp 2011
- Understanding the Importance of Location, Time, and People in Mobile Local Search Behavior Jaime Teevan, Amy Karlson, Shahriyar Amini, A.J. Bernheim Brush, John Krumm, Mobile HCI 2011 (Note)
- Learning Time-Based Presence Probabilities
John Krumm and A.J. Bernheim Brush, Pervasive 2011, Best Paper Award.
- SpeakerSense: Energy Efficient Unobtrusive Speaker Identification on Mobile Phones Hong Lu, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Bodhi Priyantha, Amy Karlson, Jie Liu. Pervasive 2011, Best Paper Award Nominee.
- Human-Activity Recognition (HAR) Everywhere: Embedded, Mobile, Desktop, Home & Cloud
T. Scott Saponas, Brian R. Meyers and A.J. Bernheim Brush, Pervasive 2011 Workshop on Frontiers in Activity Recognition using Pervasive Sensing (IWFAR)
- Home Automation in the Wild: Challenges and Opportunities
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Bongshin Lee, Ratul Mahajan, Sharad Agarwal, Stefan Saroiu, Colin Dixon, CHI 2011
- Speech@Home: An Exploratory Case Study
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Kori Inkpen, Brian Meyers, Paul Johns, CHI 2011 Case Studies
- While the Meter is Running: Computing in a Capped World
Marshini Chetty, Richard Banks, A.J. Brush, Jonathan Donner, and Rebecca E. Grinter, Interactions Volume 18, Issue 2
- The Home Needs an Operating System (and an App Store)
Colin Dixon, Ratul Mahajan, Sharad Agarwal, A.J. Brush, Bongshin Lee, Stefan Saroiu, and Victor Bahl, HotNets 2010
- Exploring End User Preferences for Location Obfuscation, Location-Based Services, and the Value of Location
A.J. Bernheim Brush, John Krumm, James Scott, Ubicomp 2010.
- User Experiences with Activity-Based Navigation on Mobile Devices
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Amy Karlson, James Scott and Menlo team members,
Mobile HCI 2010
- Home Heating Using GPS-Based Arrival Prediction
James Scott, John Krumm, Brian Meyers, A. J. Brush, and Ashish Kapoor, Pervasive 2010 Workshop on Energy Awareness and Conservation through Pervasive Applications
- Activity Recognition Research: The Good, the Bad and the Future
A.J. Bernheim Brush, John Krumm, and James Scott, Pervasive 2010 Workshop on How to do Good Research in Activity Recognition
- Newport: Enabling Sharing During Mobile Calls
Junius A. Gunaratne and A.J. Bernheim Brush, CHI 2010.
- Video Playdate: Toward Free Play across Distance
Svetlana Yarosh, Kori M. Inkpen, and A.J. Bernheim Brush, CHI 2010.
- Automatic Classification of Daily Fluid Intake
Jonathan Lester, Desney Tan, Shwetak Patel, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Pervasive Health 2010, Best Paper Award
- Understanding Family Communication across Time Zones
Xiang Cao, Abigail Sellen, A.J. Bernheim Brush, David Kirk, Darren Edge, Xianghua Ding.
CSCW 2010 short paper.
- A.J. Bernheim Brush, "Ubiquitous Computing Field Studies", in John Krumm (ed), Ubiquitous Computing Fundamentals, 2009, pp. 161-202.
- Investigating the Use of Voice and Ink for Mobile Micronote Capture
Adrienne Andrew, Amy K. Karlson, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Interact 2009.
- It's no secret: Measuring the security and reliability of authentication via 'secret' questions, Stuart Schechter, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Serge Egelman, 2009 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy.
- It's Not Easy Being Green:Understanding Home Computer Power Management
Marshini Chetty, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Brian R. Meyers, Paul Johns, CHI 2009.
- Can I Borrow Your Phone? Understanding Concerns When Sharing Mobile Phones
Amy Karlson, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Stuart Schechter, CHI 2009 short paper.
- Exploring Awareness Needs and Information Display Preferences Between Coworkers, A.J Bernheim Brush, Brian R. Meyers, James Scott, Gina Venolia, CHI 2009 short paper.
- "The Calendar is Crucial": Coordination and Awareness through the Family Calendar
Carman Neustaedter, A.J. Bernheim Brush, and Saul Greenberg,
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, Vol 16, Issue 1, April 2009, Also joint MSR Research Tech. Report and Dept. of Computer Science at University of Calgary Tech. Report. MSR-TR-2006-66.
- Insights on Interactive Tabletops: A Survey of Researchers and Developers
Hrvoje Benko, Merrie Morris, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Andy Wilson, MSR Tech Report: MSR-TR-2009-22. Mar. 2009.
- SPARCS: Exploring Sharing Suggestions to Enhance Family Connectedness
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Kori Inkpen, Kimberly Tee, CSCW 2008. Video
- Family Accounts: A new paradigm for user accounts within the home environment
Serge Egelman, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Kori Inkpen, CSCW 2008.
- Exploring Communication and Sharing Between Extended Families
Kimberly Tee, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Kori Inkpen, IJHCS Special Issue on Family Communication Technologies
- A Field Study of Knowledge Workers' Use of Interactive Horizontal Displays
Merrie Morris, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Brian Meyers, IEEE Tabletop 2008.
- DocuDesk: An Interactive Surface for Creating and Rehydrating Many-to-Many Linkages among Paper and Digital Documents.
Kate Everitt, Merrie Morris, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Andy Wilson, IEEE Tabletop 2008.
- Life Scheduling to Support Multiple Social Roles
Andrea Grimes and A.J. Bernheim Brush, CHI 2008 Short paper
- SuperBreak: Using Interactivity to Enhance Ergonomic Breaks
Dan Morris, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Brian Meyers, CHI 2008
- Reading Revisited: Evaluating the Usability of Digital Display Surfaces for Active Reading Tasks.
Merrie Morris, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Brian Meyers, IEEE Tabletop 2007.
- Yours, Mine, and Ours? Sharing and Use of Technology in Domestic Environments.
A.J. Bernheim Brush and Kori M. Inkpen, Ubicomp 2007
- Did You Leave the Calendar On? Exploring trade-offs between availability and power consumption in the home.
A.J. Bernheim Brush. Position Paper for Ubicomp 2007 workshop: Ubiquitous Sustainability: Technologies for Green Values
- A Digital Family Calendar in the Home: Lessons from Field Trials of LINC
Carman Neustaedter, A.J. Bernheim Brush, and Saul Greenberg, Graphics Interface 2007. Related technical report: LINC in the Home: Field Trials of a Digital Family Calendar, MSR-TR-2006-66
- Understanding Memory Triggers for Task Tracking
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Brian Meyers, Desney Tan and Mary Czerwinski, CHI 2007 Short paper.
- Revisiting Whittaker & Sidner's "Email Overload"; Ten Years Later
Danyel Fisher, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Eric Gleave and Marc A. Smith, CSCW 2006 Note.
- LINC, An Inkable Digital Family Calendar. The Video
Carman Neustaedter, A.J. Bernheim Brush, and Saul Greenberg, CSCW 2006 Video program
- "LINC-ing" the Family: The Participatory Design of an Inkable Family Calendar
Carman Neustaedter and A.J. Bernheim Brush, CHI 2006. Best Paper Nominee
- Dance Your Work Away:Exploring Step User Interfaces
Brian Meyers, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Steven Drucker, Marc Smith and Mary Czerwinski, alt.chi at CHI 2006.
- IT@Home:Often Best Left to Professionals
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Position paper for CHI 2006 Workshop: http://www.ischool.washington.edu/mcdonald/itathome/index.html
- A Survey of Personal and Household Scheduling
A.J. Bernheim Brush and Tammara Combs Turner, Group 2005 posters. We also have a longer technical report A Survey of Personal and Household Scheduling Practices: Implications for Digital Family Calendars available.
- Scanning Objects in the Wild: Assessing an Object Triggered Information System
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Tammara Combs Turner; Marc A. Smith; Neeti Gupta, UbiComp 2005.
- The Social Network and Relationship Finder: Social Sorting for Email Triage
Carman Neustaedter, A.J. Bernheim Brush, Marc A. Smith, Danyel Fisher. CEAS 2005.
- Beyond "From" and "Received": Exploring the Dynamics of Email Triage
Carman Neustaedter, A.J. Bernheim Brush, and Marc A. Smith, CHI 2005, 1977-1980.
- Designs for Home Life
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Leysia Palen, Laurel Swan and Alex S. Taylor, SIG at CHI 2005.
- Assessing Differential Usage of Usenet Social Accounting Meta-Data
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Xiaoqing Wang, Tammara Combs Turner, and Marc A. Smith, CHI 2005, 889-898.
- Terminology and Evaluation: Two Challenges for Awareness Systems Research
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Position paper for CHI 2005 Workshop on Awareness Systems: Known Results, Theory, Concepts and Future Challenges.
- 'Today' Messages: Lightweight Support for Small Group Awareness via Email
A.J. Bernheim Brush and Alan Borning, HICSS 2005. (Nominated for a Best Paper Award)
- A Comparison of Synchronous Remote and Local Usability Studies for an Expert Interface
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Morgan Ames, and Janet Davis, CHI 2004, 1179-1183.
- Exploring the Relationship Between Personal and Public Annotations
Catherine C. Marshall and A.J. Bernheim Brush, JCDL 2004, 349-357.
- 'Today' Messages: Lightweight Group Awareness via Email
A.J. Bernheim Brush and Alan Borning, CHI 2003 Extended Abstracts, 920-921.
- Annotating Digital Documents for Asynchronous Collaboration
A.J. Bernheim Brush, Ph.D. dissertation, Available as UW Computer Science Technical Report 02-09-02.
- Notification for Shared Annotation of Digital Documents
A.J. Bernheim Brush, David Bargeron, Jonathan Grudin, and Anoop Gupta, CHI 2002, 89-96.
- From Personal to Shared Annotations
Catherine Marshall and A.J. Bernheim Brush, CHI 2002 Extended Abstracts, 812-813.
- Supporting Interaction Outside of Class: Anchored Discussion vs. Discussion Boards
A.J. Bernheim Brush, David Bargeron, Jonathan Grudin, Alan Borning, and Anoop Gupta, CSCL 2002, 425-434.
- Robust Annotation Positioning in Digital Documents
A.J. Bernheim Brush, David Bargeron, JJ Cadiz, and Anoop Gupta, CHI 2001, 285-292.
Interns & Students Supervised
- UWHCID Capstone project mentor for the Sound Choice project, Summer 2014, Prototype a smart watch system that translates sounds in the home to tactile and visual cues.
- Dimitris Papanikolaou, Summer 2014, Connected Furniture
- Erin Griffiths, Summer 2013, Healthy Furniture
- Sarah Mennicken, Summer 2013, Interactive Furniture
- Jason Wiese, Summer 2012 (with Scott Saponas) Human activity inference
- Ryder Ziola, Summer 2011 (with Scott Saponas) Human activity inference
- Hong Lu, Summer 2010 (with Bodhi Priyantha, Jie Liu, Amy Karlson) Speech recognition for mobile devices
- Shah Amini, Summer 2010 (with John Krumm, Amy Karlson, Jaime Teevan) Mobile search with destination prediction
- Andres Neyem, Summer 2009 (with Ranveer Chandra) Proximity sensing
- Lana Yarosh, Summer 2009 (with Kori Inkpen) Free play over video by children
- Junius Gunaratne, Spring 2009 Sharing during mobile calls
- Marshini Chetty, Summer 2008 Home computer power management
- Adrienne Andrew, Spring 2008, (with Amy Karlson) Mobile micronote capture using voice and ink
- Serge Egelman, Winter 2008, (with Kori Inkpen) Account management on home computers
- Kate Everitt, Summer 2007, (with Merrie Morris) Linking paper and digital documents
- Andrea Grimes, Summer 2006, Life scheduling and home/work calendar management
- Kimberly Tee, Summer 2006, Spring 2007, Communication and Sharing between extended family members
- Carman Neustaedter, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, LINC, an inkable family calendar
Invited Talks & Recent Professional Activities
- Speaker, Inventing Technology for Homes and Families, CRA-W Undergraduate Town Hall, October, 2015.
- Closing Keynote, Inventing Technology for Homes and Families, Go, Girl, Go, ICRA 2015. June 2015.
- MPE 2013+ Workshop on Data-aware Energy Use, Lab of Things: An extensible platform for Home Sensing, Data Collection, and Actuation, October 2014.
- UC Berkeley Swarm Lab Seminar, Lab of Things: a Devices Research and Teaching Platform for Home and Beyond, September 2014.
- Closing Keynote, Lab of Things: A Devices Research and Teaching Platform for Home and Beyond, SIGCSE 2014, March 2014, slides
- Keynote, Inventing Technology for Homes & Families, First Caribbean Celebration of Women in Computing (CCWiC 2014), Feb. 2014, slides
- Invited Speaker, Home Automation: Is It Finally Ready for the Mainstream? Williams College CS25 Anniversary, April 2013
- Speaker, Balancing Graduate School and Personal Life, CRA-W Grad Cohort, April 2013
- Speaker, CRA-W CAPP Mentoring Workshop, Nov. 2012
- Faculty Member, Pervasive 2012 Doctoral Consortium, June 2012
- Featured Speaker, CRA-W Distinguished Lecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, April 2012
- Keynote speaker, Phone Sense workshop at ACM SenSys 2011
- Panelist, Home Networking at IEEE Computer Communications Workshop 2011
- Featured Speaker, New York Celebration of Women in Computing 2011
- Faculty Member, Ubicomp 2010 Doctoral Consortium
- Tutorial Instructor at Pervasive 2010, Pervasive Computing User Studies
- Faculty Member, CHI 2009 Doctoral Consortium
- Tutorial Instructor at Pervasive 2008, Field Studies for Pervasive Computing
- Panelist, Ubicomp's Role in CSCW at CSCW 2008
- Panelist, Interaction and Infrastructure: Crossing the Divide in Ubicomp Research at Ubicomp 2006
Steering and Organizing Committees
- CRA-W Chair, 2014 - current, Board Member 2010
- Editorial Board, IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2014 - current
- UbiComp 2015 Broadening Participation Workshop, Chair
- Ubicomp 2014 General co-chair
- UbiComp SIGCHI Community chair
- Joint Ubicomp and Pervasive Steering Committee
- Organizer, HomeSys 2013 workshop at UbiComp 2013
- Editorial Advisory Board Member, International Journal of HCI (Feb. 2008 - Aug. 2011)
- ACM SIGCHI VP for Membership & Communications (2006 - 2009)
- Pervasive 2009 Program Committee co-chair
- Organizer, CSCW 2008 Workshop on Designing for Families
- Ubicomp 2008 Poster Co-Chair
- Organizer, Pervasive 2008 Workshop on Pervasive Computing @ Home
- Group 2007 Workshop Co-chair
- CSCW 2004 Notes Co-Chair
Program Committees
- e-Energy 2015, e-Energy 2016
- CHI 2014, CHI 2012, CHI 2007 Notes
- Pervasive 2010, Pervasive 2007
- UbiComp 2016, Ubicomp 2013, Ubicomp 2011, Ubicomp 2009, Ubicomp 2008, Ubicomp 2007 Late Breaking Results, Ubicomp 2007, Ubicomp 2006
Selected Press
- Quoted in "UW researchers looking into field of ubiquitous computing", UW Daily, June 2015
- Lab of Things press page (many articles and blogs)
- Williams Computer Science 25th Anniversary, April 2013
- HomeOS: Microsoft Works on Bringing Smart Homes to the Masses, Time TechLand, Apr 2012
- Microsoft forges ahead with new home-automation OS, CNET, Apr 2012
- Microsoft's Smart House: Microsoft Research presents 'HomeOS', Technology Review, May 2012
- From Smartphone to Smart Home: Automating the Modern Home, Microsoft Research Connections Blog, April 26, 2012
New from Microsoft Research: Controlling Home Heating Using Occupancy Prediction
Software Enabled Earth, The Official Blog of Microsoft's Environmental Sustainability Team, October 31, 2011
TechFest: A thermostat that knows when you're home
Seattle Times, March 9, 2011, (Includes video about system)
Finding Our Way with Digital Bread Crumbs
Technology Review, 18 August 2010
- Kids experiment with 'video playdates'
CNN Tech, 11 June 2010
- The Intersection of Work & Life
850 Business Magazine, 7 January 2010
- Password reminders: hard to remember, but easy to hack
Ars Technica, 19 May 2009
- Study: Secret Questions Don't Safeguard Passwords
PC World Business Center, 19 May 2009
- Are Your "Secret Questions" Too Easily Answered?
Technology Review, 18 May 2009
- Microsoft's latest is flat-out impressive
Seattle Times, 19 July 2006


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iTunes' top song downloads:
1. "Royals," Lorde
2. "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus
3. "Roar," Katy Perry
4. "Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)," Katy Perry
5. "Wake Me Up," Avicii
6. "Applause," Lady Gaga
7. "Work B****," Britney Spears
8. "Hold On, We're Going Home," Drake
9. "Berzerk," Eminem
10. "Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake)", Jay Z
iTunes top album downloads:
1. "Nothing Was the Same," Drake
2. "From Here to Now to You," Jack Johnson
3. "Off the Beaten Path," Justin Moore
4. "True," Avicii
5. "Self Made, Vol. 3," MMG
6. "A.M.," Chris Young
7. "Crash My Party," Luke Bryan
8. "Kiss Land," The Weeknd
9. "The Love Club EP," Lorde
10. "PRISM," Katy Perry
Google Play's top song downloads:
1. "Royals," Lorde
2. "All Me," Drake
3. "Holy Grail," Jay Z
4. "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus
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7. "Berzerk," Eminem
8. "That's My Kind Of Night," Luke Bryan
9. "Radioactive," Imagine Dragons
10. "Applause," Lady Gaga
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Underarm perspiration is an unfortunate fact of life. Whether you're in excessive heat or humidity, working out or otherwise exerting yourself, or you're experiencing emotional or hormonal issues, sweating is your body's natural mechanism for releasing salts and other elements from your body. In other words, it's a healthy process! Regardless of its redeeming value, nobody wants to be sweaty and smelly, and we definitely don't want to ruin our clothing with unsightly and embarrassing sweat stains. Choose from a variety of deodorants and antiperspirants in sticks, roll-ons and sprays that will eliminate odor-causing bacteria and help keep you fresh-smelling and stain-free all day long.
Infused with vitamins and luxuriously scented moisturizing agents, your underarms will feel smooth and soft with these nourishing solutions formulated to soothe skin irritation due to shaving or other common skin sensitivities, while working to reduce perspiration. Fabulous formulas designed to neutralize odors and keep you dry will help you feel fresh, clean and energized. Consider these your little helpers to get you through the day, so you don't have to sweat the small stuff!


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Any time the surface of the skin is damaged, cells called fibroblasts try to repair the damage by laying down new collagen. which can leave a visible scar when not laid perfectly. Picking at acne bumps and pustules and trying to pop them can cause the area to become more inflamed and increase the risk of scarring.
Simple things like not picking at bumps and not popping them reduces the risk of scarring. Products containing silicone, SPF, and AHA/BHA can improve the appearance of acne scars. Scar massage also has proven to be effective. Always check with your dermatologist.
Acne is most common during the teenage years and during young adulthood, although older adults get it too. Some people live through the "acne years" without any scarring, but most people who have had acne have some degree of scarring, although it may be not be obvious. An unfortunate few will have visible scars that are difficult to cover up even with cosmetics. Fortunately, there are effective ways to deal with these "not so pretty" reminders that you once had acne.
Some people are more prone to scarring than others because of genetics. Acne severity plays a role too. People who have a more severe case of acne, particularly with inflammatory lesions that look red, swollen and inflamed are more likely to form visible scars.
Any time the surface of the skin is damaged, cells called fibroblasts try to repair the damage by laying down new collagen. Since the collagen isn't laid down perfectly, it can leave a visible scar. Not all acne scars are alike. Some scars look depressed or indented rather than elevated because collagen tissue is destroyed. Picking at acne bumps and pustules and trying to pop them can cause the area to become more inflamed and increase the risk of scarring. The more acne lesions a person has, the more likely they are to end up with scars. That's why treating acne early is important.
Prompt treatment reduces the risk of scarring because it reduces the number of acne lesions. There are a variety of treatments available to treat acne and reduce the number of outbreaks. Simple things like not picking at bumps and not popping them reduces the risk of scarring.
Scars can take up to two years to completely form. Once a scar has formed, there are home treatments to make it look less noticeable. Some products contain onion extract. This particular extract has anti-inflammatory properties that changes the way collagen is laid down over the scar. It helps to soften their texture and reduce redness and discoloration, although it may take several months to see improvement.
Another treatment that works for treating scars is silicone available in over the counter products. It's not clear exactly how silicone works, but it seems to alter collagen fibers around the scar, helping them lie in a more regular pattern. Silicone helps to flatten out raised scars and decrease redness and discoloration. One study showed that the combination of silicone and Mederma was more effective than either product used alone.
Another thing that helps to improve the appearance of an acne scar is scar massage. It works by reducing collagen build-up around the scar. To do it, use the pads of your fingers to massage the area and the tissue surrounding it once or twice a day. Don't forget to apply high-powered sun protection that is effective against both UVA and UVB rays. Scars can darken when they're exposed to ultraviolet light.
Products that contain alpha-hydroxy acids can improve the appearance of superficial acne scars by sloughing off the outer layer of skin cells that cover the scar, but they're unlikely to be effective for deeper scars. Some doctors do a series of peels using higher concentrations of alpha-hydroxy acids like glycolic acid to treat superficial scars.
A dermatologist can treat deep scars from acne using injectable fillers, dermabrasion or a series of laser treatments. There are also surgical techniques that can completely excise a scar or break up the fibrous tissue around the scar. The drawback to these treatments is cost and the potential for side effects.
The easiest way to treat acne scars is to prevent them by treating acne with the right skin care products and not picking at or popping pimples. Once they've formed products like Mederma and silicone can soften their texture and make them look less obvious.


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First published in 1989, this scarifying memoir has become a classic of the genre, as notable for its artful structure and finely wrought prose as for the events it describes. The book essentially launched the memoir craze that has been going strong ever since. It was made into a movie in 1993.
The story is pretty grim: teen-aged Wolff moves with his divorced mother from Florida to Utah to Washington State to escape her violent boyfriend. When she remarries, Wolff finds himself in a bitter battle of wills with his abusive stepfather, a contest in which the two prove to be more evenly matched than might have been supposed.
Deception, disguise, and illusion are the weapons the young man learns to employ as he grows up, not bad training for a writer-to-be. Somber though this tale of family strife is, it is also darkly funny and so artistically satisfying that listeners come away exhilarated.
©1989 Tobias Wolff (P)2010 HighBridge Company
"Unforgettable." (Time )
"At once compassionate and deeply disturbing." (The New York Times Magazine)
"A jewel-like memoir of childhood in the 1950s...Lucid, bitter, precise, terribly sad: the real-life equivalent of Wolff's acclaimed fiction." (Kirkus Reviews)
But I write for myself, for my own pleasure. And I want to be left alone to do it. - J.D. Salinger ^(;,;)^
"Beautiful, unsentimental memoir of youth"
One of my favorite memoirs of all time. IT was perfect in its pacing, its pitch. It was a beautiful, but unsentimental look at youth, poverty, family, and all the cracks and fissures that the world creates to swallow the dreams of youth. Wolff's language still rings with me. I find myself, going back and reading whole passages of 'This Boy's Life' just to drink the language and the rub against the energy and charge of Wolff's vitality. A good memoirist gets the reader to experience the artist's past life through his words, a great memoirist seduces the reader into a place where the reader suddenly recognizes the universal experiences in our shared lives.
There were parts of the book I felt like Tobias Wolff was not writing his history, but mine. The details of our lives might have been different, our stories might be adolescent antipoles, but I read Wolff and I think he has robbed me of my emotions, faked my youthful hope, slandered my stripling reputation, and squandered all of my schoolboy potential.
We bite
"Stunningly good"
There is something amazing about this audibook. It's the right mix of narrator and author. I saw the film version of this a long time ago and thought it might prevent me from liking the book version. The book is even better. Tobias Wolff writes in a very spare, very brooding style. This book really did its job of transporting me to a different time and place in a situation I will never be in, myself. I also highly recommend "our Story Begins," by the same author. That was what got me interested in this book, and I thought those short stories from 'Story Begins,' were great. It's a strange thing that people who write books like Twilight are famous and no one has heard of Tobias Wolff, who unquestionably creates art with what he does.
Researcher/oral historian and fitness enthusiast from Austin, TX, currently residing in San Diego. I love to read, but traditional books require a person to be sedentary while reading. Audio books make it possible for me to increase both my physical activity and reading quantity.
"Great memoir story, solid performance"
I loved this book and the narrator did a great job. As the title implies, it is the story of the author's childhood and adolescence from 1955 to about 1963 (10 to 18 years old). Wolff tells a great story and paints a vivid picture of the underbelly of mid-century All American life--a dark, poignant, tragicomic "Leave it to Beaver." The author, writing as a wiser, much more mature, introspective adult, reflects on the formative years he spent as an immature, naive, foolish boy who lacked direction, role models, and any sense of family and self. He offers clear and touching insights into his self-destructive childhood behavior and the despicable behavior of the adults around him. Still, I found it hard to like the boy or to have much sympathy for him because as soon as I started to like him and feel sorry for him, he'd do something rotten, criminal, or stupid. He is deeply flawed and is at least partially to blame for many of the problems in his life, but I did feel compassion for him and I was deeply interested in his story. Anyway, I don't think the author intended to gain readers' affection or sympathy with his hard-knocks story; I think he sought to come to terms with his past and to examine it with honest self-reflection. This memoir is a journey in which author and reader gain insight from self-examination and gain compassion and forgiveness for self and others.
Addicted to audiobooks & podcasts. 5 Stars=I Loved It, 4 Stars=Enjoyed it Thoroughly, 3=Kinda Good, 2=Bad/Boring, 1=Complete Waste of Credit
"Yawn.....so boring"
This is the perfect book to listen to in your sleep - so little happens that even if you miss 8 hours of it, you won't need to rewind to try and catch up in the morning. The narrator does a passable job considering what he had to work with - I can't really fault him for the lack of strong characters or story arc. The writing isn't horrible, its just not interesting. I only hung in there because I kept expecting some major event to save it at the last minute that would make the first 3/4 of the book worthwhile - by the time I figured out it wasn't coming I was a couple hours from finishing so I just stuck it out. If you are looking for something tame to help you relax, then go for it - otherwise, save your credit.
"Over-rated book"
For some reason, this book is highly touted. I found the writing uninspired and the young protagonist at times very unlikable (as in when he's beating his dog). I understand cruelty begets cruelty, and this boy certainly dealt with too many harsh men in his life, but it is still hard to find sympathy for a young boy who's sadistic at times, even if he feels shame afterwards.
"What's the point?"
Nice story, well read, but the boy's life was not all that interesting. And in the end i was left thinking, why did i read this? No conclusion, nothing gained, nothing learned. Like watching water boil.
"Powerful memoir"
Despite the fact memoirs are not usually my cup of tea, I found this one fascinating and touching.
Tobias Wolff doesn't need my praise. I am much looking forward to finding his novel "Old School" in the audible catalogoue.
"this boys snarky life"
Tobias' autobiography left me feeling sorry for all who encountered him from his Mom to his many benefactors. In trying to be frank and self revealing he seems to be only aware of how others were oblivious to his inner deceit and shameless lies. He has no love for anyone and doesn't seem to care who he hurts. I can ride along with this for a while but over time it became apparent that he just didn't care about anyone else but himself. Writing it now that he is a successful author, I would have hoped for at least an after-word of some awareness of how people had helped him and some yes, gratitude for if not letting him learn at the feet of the masters at least some common humanity of a mom trying to do the best she could.
"Good read"
The book was well written and portrayed an honest and straightforward opinion into the boys life
An incredibly beautiful book masterfully performed. Brilliant. Everything you'd expect from a writer of this stature and enhanced by a nuanced performance. Highly recommended.
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