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- Former/previous applicants who were accepted for attendance at DCC, but chose to move his/her application forward to the next semester.
- Former/previous degree-seeking DCC students who have NOT attended classes at DCC for six (6) months or more;
- Former/previous degree-seeking students who attended another college or university since last enrolling at DCC;
- Former/previous student who has recently graduated from DCC;
- Former/previous degree-seeking DCC students who were suspended from DCC for academic or disciplinary reasons (regardless of length of time elapsed since last enrolling at DCC).
- In addition to completing this form, suspended students must attach a carefully prepared "plan" outlining:
- How the student will improve his/her academic performance if readmitted; and
- The student's education and career goals, including detailed plans for goal attainment.
A complete application includes the following components:
- Completed Application for Re-Admittance submitted (mail, delivered, web) to the Admission Office.
- Official transcripts from ALL colleges attended after last enrolled at DCC; must be sent directly to the Dawson Community College Office of Admissions. International student transcripts not in English must be accompanied by an official translation from an outside source such as www.edupass.org. Transcripts submitted cannot be released or duplicated, as they remain the property of the originating institution.
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By Sekou Smith, NBA.com
VIDEO: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver address the tanking issue and revising the lottery system
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — No one dares utter the dirty seven-letter word without fear of retribution, well, no one other than Mark Cuban. The Dallas Mavericks owner has been vocal about the tanking issue and what needs to be done about it.
But if you ask NBA TV research ace Kevin Cottrell, lottery madness is much ado about absolutely nothing:
As the NBA regular season comes to a close you're possibly one of two fans; either rooting for your favorite team to win out for better playoff positioning, or wanting your favorite stars to "rest" to gain better lottery positioning. Some call losing strategic others call it "tanking."
Regardless of the preferred jargon, the practice is out of bounds.
Since 1985, the NBA put a system in place to award the NBA's worst teams with the best chance for top picks in the subsequent draft. The first five years of the "Early Lottery System", involved a random drawing of an envelope from a hopper. Under this system each non-playoff team had an equal chance to win the first pick. That didn't directly help bad teams improve, so in 1990 the new weighted lottery system was implemented to give the team with the worst record the best chance of landing the first pick.
Currently the 14 teams that fail to qualify for the post-season are placed into a draft lottery. The team with the worst record has a 25 percent chance of receiving the No. 1 pick. Depending on who's projected to be drafted first, some may argue it's worth losing a ton of games for the 25 percent chance of selecting the new face of a franchise. The numbers say it's closer to being 100 percent wrong.
Since 2004 (the last 10 lotteries) the team with the worst record won the lottery once in 2004 when the Orlando Magic went 21-61 and used the pick to select a center named Dwight Howard. Not bad. Howard enhanced ticket sales, led the team to a Finals appearance and eventually bolted for greener pastures. Now, the Magic are back in the lottery for a second consecutive season. If that number isn't startling, dating back to 1985 there have only been four instances were the team with the worst record won the draft lottery.
DRAFT–TEAM–#1 Pick
1988–CLIPPERS–Danny Manning
1990–NETS–Derrick Coleman
2003–CAVALIERS–LeBron James
2004–MAGIC–Dwight Howard
Simply put, this league is all about obtaining results. If a team is going to throw a season away in an attempt to get the No. 1 pick, let's hope the player can return more than jersey sales. Which brings us to a more startling number. Since 1985 there have only been two No. 1 overall picks to win a Championship with their original team; David Robinson (1987) and Tim Duncan (1997).
Call it good fortune but the Spurs organization has been known to draft well regardless if it's the first overall pick or the first pick in the second round. As for the two worst teams with the best odds to win the lottery, the Milwaukee Bucks (14-63) and Philadelphia 76ers (17-60), have been in a battle for who can lose the most games all season long. Milwaukee has maintained the title despite the Sixers tying a NBA record with 26 consecutive losses.
If the balls bounce their way one should win the coveted No. 1 pick. Milwaukee won the lottery twice in their team history, selecting Glenn Robinson (1994) and Andrew Bogut (2005). As for the Sixers they won the lottery in 1996 which resulted in one of the greatest Sixers in team history, Allen Iverson.
Memo to non-playoff teams and their fans, there's no art to the science of winning the draft lottery.
Therefore instead of focusing on losing now to get better later, encourage your team to compete throughout an 82-game season. Besides, even if a team fails to win the #1 pick in a lottery doesn't mean they won't hit the jackpot, just ask the Oklahoma City Thunder (Kevin Durant, No. 2 Pick in 2007 Draft).
VIDEO: Kevin Durant has had a remarkable season by anyone's standard

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In 1958 Colin McCahon spent four months on a study tour of the United States. Although the main point of the trip was to look at how museums were run — McCahon was then working as a curator at Auckland Art Gallery — he saw an awful lot of art: everything from Old Masters to recent American painting and installation, with modern European painting and classical Asian art in between.
Coming home to New Zealand was difficult. 'I had seen deserts and tumbleweed in fences and the Salt Lake Flats, and the Faulkner country with magnolias in bloom, cities — taller by far than kauri trees,' McCahon later wrote. 'I fled north in memory and painted the Northland panels.' They were painted, he wrote, 'on the sun deck at Titirangi all on one Sunday afternoon and corrected for weeks afterwards'.
The Northland panels are one of the stars of Toi Te Papa. Later this year they will come off display so that our conservators can work on them. The treatment will include stabilising areas of the paint and upgrading how the panels are stored. Painted on loose, unprimed canvas with typically experimental materials, the Northland panels have always presented certain challenges. Not that they're falling to bits — far from it. It's just that at half a century old, the Northland panels need a little bit of extra care and attention.


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Even if you do not love my blog you have got to check out this little singer Declan Galbraith - Why? The words are beautiful and his voice is beyond AMAZING, gives me chills!!!!! He is no longer a little boy but wow talk about true talent. How many of us can honestly say we have a talent that even compares to his? Not me! Heck I am still searching for what my plan here on earth is. I know I have one but it hasn't come to me yet...... Time will tell me for that I am sure
Another picture that takes my breath away is also on this post here. These have to be the most beautiful horses I have ever seen. Or maybe it's the photo of them so lovingly following their owner back to safety during the volcano eruption, I don't know but I love the picture so much it is now my desktop pic and I find my self staring at it almost daily. It's weird I am drawn to stare at the horses faces. Lordy I'm am getting weirder the older I get, but know what don't care cause I like me and so does my hubby
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The McDuffie farm in Bladen County, N.C., used to produce mainly peanuts, corn, tobacco and livestock, along with some timber.
But when Walter McDuffie, Elizabethtown, N.C., took over the farm 12 years ago, he thought there might be better enterprises for the sandy loam soil that might free more time for the pest control business he owned and operates on the side.
One such enterprise suggested itself when contracts for muscadine grapes for wine started to become available.
"We always had grapes on the farm for eating," McDuffie said. "But back then, there wasn't a good market. There were no official wineries. We ate them off the vine, made jellies and jams and occasionally a little homemade wine."
In recent years, however, wineries have come to the Elizabethtown area looking for growers to grow grapes, and McDuffie decided to sign up. Now, five years later, McDuffie has just harvested his largest and best crop.
"My yields were between 6.5 and 7 tons," said McDuffie. "That was really good considering I don't irrigate and it was an extremely dry year."
The quality was good. "One variety 'brixed' 17 and another 19," he said. "Brix is the sugar content of a grape and a level of 16 is considered good."
Growers frequently have to make a compromise between yield and quality, and that definitely happened this season.
"I could have had an even better yield had I picked a little earlier," said McDuffie. "But we had to wait to make sure they were good and ripe."
It was so dry and hot, there was some shrinkage of the fruit.
Providing top quality grapes
"But I had a better quality grape because of the good sugar content," he said. "You can give up some pounds to get better quality. And besides, the winery deserves good grapes to make a better quality wine. I feel like if we don't provide good grapes, they won't make the sales we need them to make. If they make the sales, they can pay us more for the grapes."
McDuffie sells to Lac Belle Amie Vineyard of Elizabethtown and North Myrtle Beach, S.C. "The winery says the 2010 muscadines were the best quality grapes it had ever received.
Now McDuffie is working on another way of making a profit from his land.
"I am starting a shooting preserve," he said. "Right now, it is just for friends, and there is no charge. But this has good potential for making a profit. There is a demand for shooting preserves. I expect it to increase the value of my land already."
Some of the things that have improved hunting on his farm:
• Controlled burning, which McDuffie said is probably the best thing you can do. "Burning develops a better habitat for wildlife."
For instance, it results in more wild lespedeza. "Lespedeza gets smothered because of lack of sunlight and too much pine straw," he said. "Once you burn, it starts coming up again."
• Changing the habitat by selective forestry. "An important part is thinning pine plantations," he said. "I don't know of any wildlife that can live on pine straw. They need plants, nutrients, sunlight and cover. Taking out pines will help do that."
Some hardwoods are important for wildlife, he added. "Hardwoods make a good mast crop, especially for deer, turkey and quail."
He is also glad when he sees gallberry thickets again. "For years and years, I didn't see gallberries on this farm," McDuffie said. "Its shiny black fruit is great food for turkey and quail and also provides good cover, especially in winter, because it stays green."
• Planting food plots like chicory, red clover and ladino clover.
The results are clear. "Since I started managing for wildlife, the quail covey count on these 600 acres has increased each year for three to four to 15."
The potential is great for farmers, he said. "If you lease your land for hunting, and take a few steps to provide a quality environment, you can get more for your leases.
"This type of thing is spreading all over the country. Farmers need to realize the value they have in their land."
A good source for McDuffie on managing farmland for wildlife has been the Quality Deer Management Association of Bogart, Ga. http://www.qdma.com, and he recommends the organization to any farmer considering establishing a better deer and wildlife habitat.
"They have all the information that any farmer and any landowner could need," he said. "They will educate you with the proper knowledge to develop a successful deer and wildlife habitat."


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I have had several instances of tailwheel shimmy upon landing. Not every landing, just sometimes. My wife and I loaded up the Highlander with camping "stuff" and flew up to Reklaw last weekend. The landing was normal but the tailwheel shimmied again when it touched down. We stopped faster than normal and veered to the right. Those lined up watching barely had time to start to scatter when we stopped. To make a long story short, several guys helped me move across the runway and tie down. Monday my buddy Mack and I drove back up and loaded the poor crippled bird onto a trailer and drove, slowly, back home, a distance of 185 miles. Today the tailwheel spring stub is off as well as the bent rudder. A new spring and rudder horn have shipped from Just, covering supplies are on order from AC Spruce, the rudder has been stripped of fabric and marked for modification so it maybe won't contact the ground if this happens again. Of course the major contact point of the rudder was the tailwheel assembly, but I can't do anything about that.
My thoughts are that the spring had been cracked for some time, based on the attached pictures and several experts, and had been slowly bending. This changed the castor of the pivot point so that the shimmy could occur. Also, this time there was more weight in the back than on any previous flight. I was able to trim hands off, so CG was still in, but even though the tailwheel touch down was gentle it moved the castor even more to the "Dark Side" and the rest is history. Dang.
I'm sure the reason it cracked to begin with had something to do with several of my past landings. You know, wacking it down on the odd piece of driftwood on the beach, and touching down tailwheel first several times going for short field landings. Ya gotta love that Highlander. I know I do.
The two grinning guys posing beside my Highlander are Dave Mason, the host of the Reklaw Fly-In, and Mack Graves my flying buddy.


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we insist: freedom now suite the only scents mother hated more than the cut-rate scotch on father's breath, were the body oils worn by polite, non-drinking neighbors with (as she put it) "tongue twisting names" who invited my brother and i beside the stereo which never slept. not to share risque redd foxx jokes, but the names of ancient kingdoms, arabic names and prophets, (nary a mention of ralph bunche) and jazz which did not coddle or allay america's alabaster fears, the way red devil lye once scalded our nappy hair into submission. like malcolm x bad mouthing the man, she felt it was only a matter of time before we would take on truesdell elementary's fair skinned faculty, and be murdered -- or exiled to a land without integrated lunch counters. reuben jackson 4/28/03
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Sep 20, 2018
ShelterBox Response Team
Sep 27, 2018
As a consulting winemaker, Ned Morris' day job is all about patience and predictability, and is often measured over the course of months and years as a wine ages. By contrast, when he's not busy making Reasons Wines or consulting with wineries, Morris dedicates himself to a cause that's all about immediacy and unpredictability, and is measured in the minutes and seconds that are the difference between life and death after a natural disaster rages.
Following his 10-day deployment to the ShelterBox headquarters in Cornwall, England, Morris became one of fewer than 40 ShelterBox Response Team members in the United States, and one less than 200 Response Team members worldwide. ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that provides temporary shelter and life saving supplies to displaced families.
"ShelterBox provides life saving aid by putting critical supplies directly into the hands of survivors, often in remote or inaccessible locations that palletized aid cannot reach quickly or effectively," said Morris. "We work closely with organizations like I.O.M., the World Food Program, and the U.N. to coordinate efforts, and with our international Rotary clubs to help navigate government issues, safety, transportation, translation, and other potential obstacles."
ShelterBox Response Teams are part of the final mile of delivery, distributing boxes on the ground while working closely with local organizations like FEMA, international aid agencies including the United Nations, and Rotary Clubs worldwide. Each ShelterBox typically contains a tent, water purification kit, blankets, solar lighting, tools, school kits, and other necessities to help a family survive after a disaster. The contents of a ShelterBox are tailored to the nature and location of the disaster.
Morris was first exposed to ShelterBox five years ago through his involvement with Walla Walla Rotary. His path to becoming a ShelterBox Response Team member has included literally hundreds of hours of applications interviews, and training over the course of more than a year. The process began with an online application that identified 300 candidates in North America, who completed a more thorough application to whittle the field down to 125 individuals. Following video interviews with ShelterBox headquarters, 80 people were selected to complete a rigorous four-day assessment. A total of only five candidates were selected from North America, and Morris is one of three from the United States.
"ShelterBox not only helps victims survive the hours and days immediately following a natural disaster, but also helps sustain them in the ensuing weeks and months as they pick up the pieces and start to rebuild their lives," said Morris, who cited recent disasters including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the recent earthquakes in Mexico, as examples where time is of the essence when it comes to delivering aid. "The work we're doing is time consuming, physical, and often emotional, but it's also critical and I could not be more honored to be part of the ShelterBox Response Team."
Columbia Bank
Oct 04, 2018
Chief Operating Officer Clint Stein will share an update on how things are going at Tacoma-based Columbia Bank, which is marking its 25th anniversary and recently ranked in the top 30 on the Forbes list of best banks. Columbia started with 8 branches and a quarter-billion dollars in assets in 1993, and now has 155 branches and $12.6 billion in assets in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Clint Stein was promoted to EVP & Chief Operating Officer of Columbia State Bank in July 2017. He joined Columbia in 2005 as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in January 2015. Prior to Columbia, Mr. Stein was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Albina Community Bank in Portland, Oregon. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Idaho. His post-graduate education includes the Graduate School of Bank Financial Management, and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.
Oct 04, 2018 11:15 AM
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Oct 11, 2018
Oct 11, 2018 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Prosecuting Attorney Forum
Oct 18, 2018
Gates Foundation Polio Team
Oct 25, 2018
Polio eradication is one of the top priorities for the Gates Foundation, and as a major supporter of the Global Polio Eradiaction Initiative, we contribute technical and financial resources to accelerate targeted vaccination campaigns, community mobilization, and routine immunizations. We also partner to improve polio surveillance and outbreak response; develop safer, more effective vaccines; and galvanize financial and political support for polio eradication efforts.
We have a unique ability to contribute by taking big risks and making nontraditional investments. Examples include our investments in vaccine research; our funding of geographic information system (GIS) maps to replace hand-drawn maps for campaign planning; and our establishment of emergency operations centers in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Chelsea Minkler is a Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation providing advocacy and communications support for polio eradication. She has worked at the foundation for the past seven years on polio eradication, vaccine delivery and child health. Prior to joining the foundation, she had roles at Lake Partners Strategy Consultants, the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and the United States Mission to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. She will share an update on the status of the work of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's partnership with Rotary International.
Veterans Incubator at UWT
Nov 01, 2018
Thomas Kuljam, Director of the Veterans Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship (VIBE)
Tom emigrated from Thailand at age 7 with his mother and brother. Tom's mother married a US Air Force service member during the Vietnam War, and moved to the U.S., where they lived in California, Texas, and Oklahoma before putting down roots in Washington.
Immediately following high school graduation, Tom enlisted in the US Air Force and faithfully served his country for 20 years in both active duty and reserves. While in the Air Force, Tom worked as a Hydraulics and Pneudraulics Aircraft technician, specializing in the C-130, C-141, and C-17 aircraft.
While in the reserve, Tom started in his commercial banking career. After 24 years in the commercial banking industry, Tom started multiple businesses including, most recently, an insurance brokerage and business consulting firm. Tom worked mostly for the regional commercial community banks in the Puget Sound Region, helping many local businesses achieve their dreams. Tom's experiences in the banking and financing field extend to:
Tom has devoted time and energy to multiple local boards and organizations, including:
Tom graduated from Washington State University and Western Commercial Lending School (University of Nevada, Reno).
Nov 01, 2018 11:55 AM – 1:30 PM
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Nov 08, 2018
Nov 08, 2018 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Office of the Lieutenant Governor: Working to Create Opportunities for all Washingtonians.
Nov 15, 2018
Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved with his family to Washington state at the age of eight. He grew up in east King County and graduated from the Bellevue International School before attending Columbia University, Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and Yale Law School where he served as editor of the Yale Law Journal. He is also a Truman Scholar and a Soros Fellow.
After receiving his law degree, Lieutenant Governor Habib returned to Washington state to practice law at Perkins Coie, the region's largest law firm, where he helped startup technology companies raise venture capital funds and license their software.
He represented east King County in the Washington State House of Representatives and the State Senate. In 2016 he was elected Washington's 16th Lieutenant Governor, becoming the youngest presiding officer in the country. In his role as Lieutenant Governor, Habib presides over the State Senate, serves as acting-Governor when the Governor is out of the state.
A three-time cancer survivor, Lieutenant Governor Habib has been fully blind since age eight. His parents immigrated to the U.S. from Iran before he was born, and he is both the first and only Iranian-American official to hold statewide elected office in the United States.
Lieutenant Governor Habib serves on the boards of a number of civic and nonprofit organizations. Since 2013, Lieutenant Governor Habib has served as a Professor and Distinguished Lawmaker in Residence at Seattle University Law School.
Nov 15, 2018 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
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Tacoma Public Utilities
Nov 29, 2018
Jackie Flowers is the Director of Tacoma Public Utilities, a municipally-owned utility providing electric, water and rail service to Tacoma and the surrounding area. TPU was founded in 1893 and is one of the largest public power utilities in the country serving approximately 176,000 electric customers and 100,000 water customers. Flowers, who was recently appointed at TPU, has just reported for duty on August 1, 2018. She is the first female to be permanently appointed to the Director/CEO position in TPUs 125 year history.
Prior to joining TPU, Flowers served for 12-years as General Manager of Idaho Falls Power providing electric and fiber optic service to the city of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Flowers was the first female to be permanently appointed to the General Manager position in Idaho Falls Power's 106 year history. Prior to that, Flowers served as Public Works Director in Sheridan, Wyoming. Flowers is a Civil Engineer with 25 years' experience, 18 of which has been managing publicly owned utilities.
Prior to moving to Washington, Flowers served as the Governor appointed Chair of the Board of Directors for the Strategic Energy Alliance representing public power interests in Idaho and was also appointed by the Governor to the Idaho Energy Resources Authority board. She served as the Board Chair for the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems for 2-1/2 years and was the first woman to hold that seat. She was previously the Northwest Public Power Association President to the Board of Trustees.
Flowers was designated by the Idaho Business Review as a 2017 Idaho's Women of the Year recipient. And most recently recognized for her service by the Partnership for Science and Technology and the Utah Associate Municipal Power Systems.
Flowers is Past President of Idaho Falls Rotary Club #1021 (2012-13), Paul Harris Society, Paul Harris Fellow +5, Benefactor, Bequest Society Level 1, Sustaining Member, and Every Rotarian Every Year. Flowers has served on the Board of Directors for the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Committee Chair for the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Collier Science, Energy & Technology Committee, and as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Partnership for Science & Technology.
Nov 29, 2018 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
Improving Population Health in Pierce County
Dec 06, 2018
We all have a role in improving the health of Pierce County. We know that social, economic and environmental conditions are the strongest drivers of health outcomes. To affect the outcomes, partners and community members from all sectors have a role in improving the conditions.
Pierce County Rotary Clubs have a unique role in leading and fostering these improvements. In many ways, this is the work Rotarians undertake every day. Thanks to Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier's invitation, the Health Department is working with Rotarians across the County to identify and implement the actions that will most improve health in their communities.
Rotary Clubs are already doing an incredible job investing in their communities with projects that improve health. This is an opportunity to continue that work in targeted ways in partnership with the Health Department.
Dec 06, 2018 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
Dec 12, 2018 11:30 PM
Dec 13, 2018 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Holiday Program
Dec 20, 2018
Dec 20, 2018 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
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Dec 27, 2018 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Better New Year's Resolutions for yourself AND your Rotary Club
Jan 03, 2019
Join us for a fun session with an expert who will show us the way to meaningful New Year's resolutions as individuals, as well as resolutions for how Rotary 8 will serve the community.
Cosette Pfaff has over 30 years of business practitioner experience, working on both the revenue generating and operational side of business and has a passion for growing healthy organizations. She specializes in performance coaching and training with individuals and teams in the areas of revenue generation, customer service/retention strategies, interpersonal communications, leadership skills, organizational behavior, management and supervision, and behavioral change through methods that provide sustainable results, not the motivational "quick fixes" typical of seminar based trainings.Her diverse background includes executive management in engineering, manufacturing, telecom, HVAC and running a business incubator; company composition ranged from Fortune 500 to national, multi-site and multi-division, to small, single entity start-ups.
She is a visiting Instructor of Business" at PLU, teaching Organizational Behavior and Global Management, Cosette is the current South Sound Group Leader for Excell Puget Sound and President of Fast Forward Your Success.
Jan 03, 2019 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
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Join us for our Thursdays at 5pm!
Park in the lot by entering on So 11th St between Tacoma Ave and Yakima. Proceed north to the Yakima side entrance and take time to admire the museum quality exhibits, before you go down one floor to Courtroom 100. There will be great food and fun for all! We will also have brief welcomes and information from leaders of the entities whose employees daily populate the premises. Delicious eats catered by Stadium Thriftway and lots of time to socialize with your fellow Rotarians and guests.
President, University of Washington
Jan 17, 2019
Ana Mari Cauce, the 33rd president of the University of Washington, will share some of the exciting work happening at the University as well as her vision for the University over the coming years.
As Washington's largest public research university, the UW's impact is felt throughout our state and President Cauce will be discussing some of the ways that the UW delivers on its public mission to serve students and families, advance scientific knowledge and discovery, foster economic growth and support innovation.
She will also discuss some of the challenges the UW faces and share how the UW is working to expand access to education and ensure that a public college degree is affordable and achievable for every Washington student.
Jan 17, 2019 11:55 AM – 1:15 PM
UW President - Ana Mari Cauce
Ana Mari Cauce, the 33rd president of the University of Washington, will share some of the exciting work happening at the University as well as her vision for the University over the coming years.
As Washington's largest public research university, the UW's impact is felt throughout our state and President Cauce will be discussing some of the ways that the UW delivers on its public mission to serve students and families, advance scientific knowledge and discovery, foster economic growth and support innovation.
She will also discuss some of the challenges the UW faces and share how the UW is working to expand access to education and ensure that a public college degree is affordable and achievable for every Washington student.
Foldscopes in Asia with the Help of Rotary #8
Jan 24, 2019
Former Rotarian Don Doman has tagged Richard Dorsett as "the Johnny Appleseed of Microbiology." It's a bit corny," Dorsett says, "but apt."
About three years ago, Dorsett was smitten by an idea he saw on a TED talk. Stanford's Manu Prakash was discussing what he calls a Foldscope, an origami-based paper microscope that cost less than a dollar to manufacture. Just over a year ago Foldscopes became available and Dorsett purchased a hundred to take along to Laos and Thailand, with the idea of planting the seeds of science among students who otherwise would have little access to science education and microscopes.
Come learn about Foldscopes and how Tacoma's Johnny Appleseed of Microbiology is planting seeds in the minds of students in the mountains and rural communities of Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia.
Jan 24, 2019 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
Symphony Tacoma
Jan 31, 2019
Symphony Tacoma's Maestra Sarah Ioannides will discuss balancing her multifaceted career with family time and some of her recent projects, including Symphony Tacoma's current and upcoming seasons.
Described by the New York Times as a conductor with "unquestionable strength and authority" and as a conductor with "magic," Sarah's dynamic presence on the podium has won praise from audience and critics around the world. Now in her fifth season as Music Director of Symphony Tacoma, Sarah is listed as one of the top 20 female conductors worldwide by Lebrecht's Woman Conductors: The Power List. With guest engagements spanning six continents, she has conducted orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Flemish Radio Orchestra, Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, New World Symphony, and many more. A zealous supporter of living composers, Sarah has commissioned numerous scores and art films for live orchestral multimedia performances and conducted over 60 world and US premieres. Her projects have received Artwork grants from National Endowment of the Arts.
Jan 31, 2019 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
Cold Cases: Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastain
Feb 07, 2019
Tacoma Police Department Public Information Officer Loretta Cool will give a presentation on the investigations of the Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian homicides. The presentation will cover the initial discovery of the crimes, the timeline covering the 30-year investigation and the new techniques used to identify the men believed to have committed the crimes.
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Civility In Polarized Times
Feb 21, 2019
Learn the key tools on how to engage in civil dialog when faced with disagreements and receive information on The Center's work to make this a reality in our community.
Maralise, and her husband Julio (former Rotary 8 member), chose to "retire" in Tacoma because 20 years ago Tacoma was internationally known for successful community response to violence. Since 2007, Maralise has brought her academic interests of conflict resolution, international relations, anthropology, and law to her work as the Executive Director of the Center for Dialog & Resolution. She shares her enthusiasm for lifelong learning and her curiosity about what motivates each of us to help make our community a better place. Her background with Julio at the United Nations University for Peace Conflict Resolution Program and the years of work in violent settings, brings an optimistic approach that encourages us all to be better!
Feb 21, 2019 11:55 AM – 1:00 PM
Founder and CEO of Snopes.com
Feb 28, 2019
Tacoma resident David Mikkelson is the founder and CEO of Snopes.com, the oldest and most respected fact-checking site online. In his visit to Tacoma Rotary Club #8, he will speak about the company he founded and his daily work fighting "fake news." Mikkelson founded the site in 1994 and today the site receives over 20 million unique monthly visitors. He speaks worldwide about combating "fake news" and the rise of the digital age and its impact on investigative journalism and is excited to bring this conversation to his own community. Managing everything from researching and writing articles about urban legends to overseeing the site's technical infrastructure, David made Snopes.com the go-to place for Internet users to query the veracity of anything questionable they encountered online. www.davidmikkelson.com
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Mar 07, 2019
A Conversation with Melannie Denise Cunningham
2018 Greater Tacoma Peace Laureate
Melannie recently returned from a 10-day adventure in Norway representing the South Sound as the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize winner. She will chat with us about her experiences shooting a television documentary of her adventures and attending the Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Health Insurance
We weren't totally without coverage. We had a pricey hospital only policy, that in fact covered very little but we took it just in case one of us became seriously ill. Thankfully that didn't happen.
Living without adequate coverage for five years has me thinking very differently about how our health system works. I used to go to the doctor and have whatever tests they told me to have without any thought as to the cost because my copay was so low. I would go whenever I felt a little ill, rather than wait until "it" got worse.
I would get my statements that said the doctor charged $100 but they only paid him $65 because that is what he had agreed to take from them. So when I no longer had insurance, I went to the doctor and he charged me $100. I asked him to accept $65 because that is what he had been paid to see me in the past. He refused, I paid the $100 and then I started shopping for a doctor. I found a NP that charged a reasonable amount but I had to call around and ask about prices. I found myself asking why a test was necessary and if other options were available before I would agree to have them. I opted to have a mammogram only every other year. Low cost mammograms are still expensive! I discussed drug options before a prescription was written and then called around to see who could fill it the cheapest. I once saved $55 on a single prescription by calling around.
Just before we lost our insurance I had had bunion surgery on my right foot and the doctor over corrected. I have had pain in that foot off and on ever since. The summer of 2006 I drove summer school and I had pain in that foot every day. It wasn't pain I couldn't deal with, so I didn't go to the doctor. Instead I took lots of ibuprofen. The pain lasted into the fall but did lessen as time went on. It still gives me trouble but the pain is now slight enough that I don't need to take anything for it.
Last week I went to a new podiatrist. I wanted him to look at the right foot but I also have a bunion on the left that is causing me to start to limp. He took x-rays, which revealed that I had broken my right foot at some point. Now I know why I had such a hard time in 2006. For many reasons he doesn't feel that he can do much for the right foot at this time but he does think he can fix the left. I have scheduled surgery for next month. Considering how the right one is I am quite nervous about having the left done but the pain in that foot has gotten bad enough that I find myself not exercising which has led to weight gain and that has led to other problems.
Had I known in 2006 that it was broken I would have gone to the doctor even though I had no coverage for it and I certainly would not have been driving. If I'd had insurance in 2006, I'd probably have gone to the doctor just because it hurt.
How many uninsured people do you know? Maybe it is time that we solve the health care crisis in our county. I'm happy to have insurance again and glad that I am able to get the services I need. But I know there are too many people making the tough choices that I had to make. I will still be asking questions, refusing tests that make no sense and I'll continue to ask for generic drugs.
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You've certainly had to learn the hard way on dealing with the lack of health insurance. We changed to a low option HMO due to the skyrocketing premium costs.ReplyDelete
We now give careful consideration (just as you did) to any procedures, etc.
Health care at a reasonable cost for all Americans should be of the highest priority but it just doesn't seem to be on the horizon does it?
Good luck with your surgery..
So glad you have health insurance again. I've been without now for several years - as have my boys. We only go when we absolutely have to and don't get anything we don't need. That has meant for me that even basic preventative get skipped simply because up until recently I've not been able to pay for them.ReplyDelete
I'm against national health care but don't have a problem if the states want to do it. However, NYS has been clamping down on the income eligibility requirements. Wages have gone down, costs and taxes have gone up, but the income requirements for the state hasn't changed.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry you've had such a difficult time with your feet, Apple. We've had only minimum coverage since R left the hospital, so we've had to do the same things you've done.ReplyDelete
Socialized medicine is certainly not the answer, as witnessed in other countries that have use this system. It's taxes that pay for it, after all, and government that runs it.
Health Care is a subject for debate for sure. I'm sure there's a solution to be had, but I'm not confident that it would ever get past the politicians.
I'm glad you have coverage now. Good luck with your surgery.
We have been without health insurance for a number of years now. I can't recall how many, I know we had Blue Choice when Josiah was poked in the eye 10 years ago... Our kids are on Child Health Plus, and we did have medicaid for one year. Seems if you are poor enough, or have enough children at home the government will pick up the tab, but since we can't afford the premiums and make too much to qualify for anything else, we go without. Such is the lot of many self-employed.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, I babysit for two teachers (they are married) who are both offered health coverage by their employers. Of course they only need one policy for their family. Dad has suggested it would be nice if those who had the coverage available could "sell" it to those who were without. Now theres an idea that could work!


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The owners of the Daily Mail have expanded their web presence with the £22m purchase of Simply Energy Limited.
Daily Mail & General Trust Plc (DMGT) said the move would bring comparison site SimplySwitch.com into its online arm, Associated Northcliffe Digital (AND).
SimplySwitch provides comparisons of energy, telecoms, broadband, mobile and mortgage charges. Simply Energy, which operates the site, generated revenues of £4.1m for the year to the end of September, with earnings before interest and tax of £500,000.
DMGT said SimplySwitch will continue to operate independently, but will benefit from potential partnerships within AND and the wider DMGT group.
In a statement, Andy Hart, managing director of AND, said: "The fit with other group assets is strong, and we expect the business to work closely with a number of the group's other businesses.
"SimplySwitch is also expanding its range of personal products, and will be a key component of AND's personal finance offering, which already includes the UK's leading independent personal finance site thisismoney.co.uk."
With household energy costs rising and broadband ISPs offering an incredibly confused picture of their speeds, services and charges, the deal seems like an astute purchase.


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NEC launches enhanced laser installation projector
The PX1004UL laser projector is ideal for scenarios in which total cost of ownership and maintenance are crucial
Munich, 25 October, 2016 – NEC Display Solutions Europe today launched the PX1004UL laser phosphor projector. Offering significant user and display benefits, features include outstanding picture quality with 4K picture processing as well as maintenance-free operation for up to 20,000 hours. With up to 10,000 ANSI lumens brightness, the PX1004UL completes NEC's Solid State Light (SSL) source line-up of projectors with 5,000, 6,000, 8,000, 10,000 and 12,000 ANSI lumens.
4K signal support offers a future-proof and superb picture quality option with enhanced colour reproduction and high brightness. Designed for 24/7 use, the combination of Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology and native WUXGA resolution ensures unwavering colour performance, projecting a long-term vibrant image without loss of brightness. The installation projector is ideally suited for large venue applications including higher education, museums and large corporate environments, as well as rental and staging uses.
Using SSL technology, the PX1004UL delivers up to 20,000 hours of operational use. Laser technology also eliminates the need for lamp replacement, reducing time-consuming maintenance. In addition, the laser projector utilises a filter-less design technology and is essentially dust proof, removing the need for filter cleaning or replacement. These features combined with low overall power consumption provide exceptional reliability and virtually zero maintenance. The PX1004UL projector is therefore an attractive option in scenarios where total cost of ownership is crucial and maintenance access is limited.
Gerd Kaiser, Senior Product Line Manager for Large Venue Projectors at NEC Display Solutions Europe, said: "Low total cost of ownership is essential to many sectors where installation projectors are used. The introduction of the filter-less designed PX1004UL, which doesn't require the replacement of lamps, offers a significant advantage. The laser projector helps organisations deliver outstanding image quality whilst keeping maintenance costs low."
The projector offers easy and flexible installation options with support for third party lenses. This enables the PX1004UL to be used as a drop-in replacement without any reprogramming. The free landscape and portrait orientation function of the projector makes it suitable for use at any angle, while the geometric control function makes the projector perfect for projection onto curved surfaces. Furthermore, the projector supports automatic camera-based stacking and blending. This gives users quick and easy multi-screen setup capabilities, plus support for large presentation pictures.
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IC is Present in China
I went to China for two weeks in April to help create an Ithaca College presence in that country. When I arrived, I found that IC was already there!
One of the goals of the IC 20/20 strategic plan is to create a center in China. It would in some ways be similar to our long-established centers in Los Angeles and London, a place for IC students to take courses and at the same time pursue internships related to their studies. One important difference for the China Center is that its programs will be created in collaboration with a Chinese university. IC students and students in our partner university will study in the same classrooms (both in China and in Ithaca) and will work on their internships or applied projects in teams.
Our students will not only get the hands on experience that is so important to an IC education, but they will also develop skills in cross-cultural communication and teamwork. The collaborative China Center will enable our graduates to take the lead in creating the next generation of economic and cultural partnerships between our countries.
The purpose of my trip was to introduce Ithaca College to Chinese universities and to scout out potential collaborators. We visited 12 universities in five cities in 13 days and found that IC is already present in China. That's because of people like Billy Stanton '10. Billy was one of 22 IC students who participated in an internship program at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
A politics major, Billy had not previously had any contact with or particular interest in China. He went to Beijing for the Olympics and had a great internship centered on getting quotes for the wire news services from athletes in the water polo competitions. But while there, Billy fell in love with the country and the culture, and he returned to China within months of graduating. Billy studied Mandarin for a year on a Chinese government scholarship and is now combining further study of the Chinese language with a job teaching English in a private middle school.
Billy is right where he wants to be, as he puts it, "situated right at the epicenter of the extraordinary social transformation that is taking place in China."
A few days after talking with Billy Stanton, we met with leaders of Renmin University in Beijing, including Dr. Zhong Xin, a professor in their School of Journalism and Communication and director of their international journalism master's program. One of Professor Zhong's classes participated in a one-credit course titled Media for Social Responsibility, offered by IC's Roy H. Park School of Communications. It included a simulation of media treatment of a natural disaster that seemed to be linked to climate change. Participants came from various universities around the United States as well as China, Korea, Liberia, and Haiti.
Among the goals for each team was to examine the difference between reporting a natural disaster that is interpreted as an isolated incident versus one that may be linked to the regional effects of global climate change. They were asked to consider the local economic, social, and political factors that impact how a disaster is reported. They were asked about their responsibility to take action to ameliorate local conditions or save lives if they had the opportunity to do so versus their professional obligation to observe and report on the devastation. And they were asked to make a pitch for continued disaster coverage right through the weekend, even though their TV station was scheduled to air "the largest sports event of the year on Sunday."
The course was led by Mara Alper, along with Park School dean Diane Gayeski '74, assistant dean for industry relations Andy Orgel '74, and student teaching assistant Jarrod Walczer '14. Judges for the final presentations by the top three student teams included Bob Iger '72, Jay Newman '73, and Landon Van Soest '04.
Case studies on best practices were provided through Skype by Cheryl Seminara '87, education policy adviser at the Federal Emergency Management Agency; Ed Tobias '70, manager of business continuity and disaster planning at the Associated Press; and Peter King '78, correspondent for CBS Radio Network.
A panel of alumni also served as mentors to student teams. The panel was made up of Michael Kaplan '85, group account director for G2; Ed Alpern '78, producer at Alpern Communications; Carole Irgang '86, president of Redshoes Marketing; Steve Goldstein '79, executive vice president of Saga Communications; and Stu Katz '83, president and founder of Elm City Communications.
The news reporting climate in China is not the same as it is in the United States, but Renmin is one of the top universities in China, and its students are eager to be part of the global network of journalists with strong commitment to the ideals of their profession. You can imagine my pride as Professor Zhong described to us the profound impact this IC-designed exercise had had on her students.
I heard the same story again in Sichuan Province a few days later at China West Normal University, which also participated in the simulation. Professor Cheng Lirong, dean of the School of Journalism and Communications, proudly presented the final video report prepared by her student team. For journalism students at Renmin and China West Normal, IC's Park School of Communications is a place where hard questions are being asked, and students are trusted to work their way through to good answers.
The collaborative center in China will give future IC students a foundation that will enable them to be leaders in this burgeoning U.S.-China relationship. As I learned in April, though, Ithaca College already has a strong and respected presence in that country. Billy Stanton's story shows the power of internship to give direction to one's professional life. The Park School's online simulation shows the power of digital technology to bring students together from around the world to work on a shared project. Both examples illustrate the bridges that already exist between Ithaca College and a country with which we are destined to have an increasingly close and complex relationship in the century ahead.


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The first round of the Google Android Developer Challenge is over and the list of winners has been released. Congratulations to all the developers of the top 50 applications!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
After the Challenge
25 comments:
- myoung said...
I certainly hope whatever Google contacted you with was worthy of your efforts. Your application was easily in my mind the most impressive and innovative amongst all the entries. I wish you much success in the future and hope that you will continue the project.
- May 20, 2008 at 11:10 AM
- Damien said...
Of all the various android submissions I have come accross I thought Enkin had pushed more boundries and "crystalised" more possibilities than any other. You have both been recognised by many other android developers as being at the very forefront of android innovation and that you didn't gain recognition in the ADC simply highlights the ADC judgement process as flawed.
- May 21, 2008 at 3:52 AM
- Anil Philip said...
What is amazing about Enkin is, that it is not just talk - you actually have a camera/accelerometer set up.
It is like having a navigator sitting on your shoulder!
- May 21, 2008 at 9:48 AM
neat , guess it could be realized without GPS just with IP location for the more "paranoid" people ;)
- June 6, 2008 at 2:54 PM
- olevine said...
Have you considered developing a version of this for Nokia's S60 platform? We already have devices with the right HW: camera, GPS, even compasses in some models.
I worked on augmented reality back in the 1990's, so I'm very excited to see this becoming feasible for mobile.
-Oren Levine, Nokia S60 marketing team
- June 17, 2008 at 7:34 AM
- Edwin said...
i think your application would be cool to have in airplanes as you look out the window. just a thought..
- June 20, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- Rafael said...
Actually, I had the same thought on my last flight some weeks ago :-)
- June 20, 2008 at 3:11 PM
- Erkin said...
This looks very promising. You should implement a version for the upcoming iPhone 3G. It would definitely be a hit on AppStore and you would make pretty good money.
- June 21, 2008 at 2:11 PM
- eugrus said...
Anyway you are developing a great thing that would have a great popularity!
Thank you!
- June 27, 2008 at 2:40 AM
- efrcDESIGN said...
I'm sure that Google has realised the potential of this project. If they were clever enough, they would outright buy the concept and develop it for android only.
Judging from the silence on this blog, I have a feeling that it might be happening behind the scenes right now. I can't wait to use a phone that has this functionality some day soon.
- July 5, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- Iain said...
Hi Max & Rafael - Great work! Enkin is the coolest Android app I've seen so far.
One future possibility that occured to me was going from simply seeing this on your phone screen to actually having it overlayed over your head-up vision. This might not be too far-fetched - if Android phones like HTC Dream have VGA out, you could connect them to eyeglasses with video overlay, like those being developed by Lumus Optical. If the glasses integrated a camera, 3-axis accelerometer, compass and wireless link to the phone (!), it'd be easy! :)
Also - what's the latest news on Enkin? Have Google snapped it up for themselves? It's gone a bit quiet on the blog - let us know how it's going!
- July 9, 2008 at 9:15 AM
- nobuyuki said...
I'm an Osaka-based Japanese-Canadian Software Engineer and I have to say that this is some really exciting stuff you two have created.
I can't wait to see how this will all unfold in the future of mobile devices.
Already phones here have all the pieces; but it would be great to see a nice platform, such as android, on these phones to realize the innovations you have suggested and the innovations we have yet to see in this field.
Keep up the great work.
otsukaresama deshita
- July 16, 2008 at 12:12 AM
- telakin said...
These glasses might make for a good integrated solution for augmented reality:
- July 16, 2008 at 9:03 PM
- TareX said...
Guys, any updates? Your program is easily the best Android application out yet.
I can only believe Google pulled you out of the competition to give you a funding of your own :)
Let us know...
- August 29, 2008 at 2:56 AM
just a thought... since you guys are based in japan, i'm sure you've heard of Tonchidot and their 'Sekai camera" for the iPhone, right?
they were one of TechCrunch 50 last week. Have you considered contacting these guys? their work is very similar to yours, maybe even a bit more advanced, but not sure if it's really functional though... i think you guys should join your efforts...
check out their demo here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgTwSXK_5dg
website: www.tonchidot.com
also, as a side note, i think your concept could be easily implemented by car manufacturers. just imagine a GPS with real time video instead of these stupid 3D graphics. i guess you could sell your concept to TomTom for example.
once you've whether sold your concept to android or iphone (if i was you i'd keep it proprietary and benefit from both markets), if i was you i would develop a portal website where every business in the planet could geo-tag their shop, service etc... not only with their name, but with also ads!!! And of course you would charge for this service...
in your video, we see an example with a hospital and a subway station geo-tagged and visible live through augmented reality. it's a great substitute or help for navigation in a city.
but the business this could create if a 100 fold more important. instead of a hospital, imagine a shop. this shop pays you to advertise on your platform so below their store's name, the tag would also display for example a promotion for an article. just imagine the potential!
all you need is to have a team of designers working on the UI (something a but nicer looking than your brown bubles), develop a portal website to sell the 'business' tags with ads, and have your software available on as many platforms as possible. i own a website developpement company based in miami, thus if you're interested, i'd be more than glad to help on this part, i'm really a huge fan of your concept.
but please, don't sell your business to google! i know you guys are geeks and not business men. but it would be a huge mistake to sell such an amazing idea to google while you could make so much money out of it. seriously, your concept has the potential of becoming something similar to what adwords is to google: a drastic profit machine!
anyway, it's just my 2 cents...
i wish you good luck,
Chris Banach
CEO, Nobylis Media
- September 13, 2008 at 2:19 AM
- Kragil said...
Jetzt wo das G1 raus ist kommt Ihr jetzt aus euren Löchern gekrochen und erklärt uns warum Enkin nicht das Megaapp beim Launchevent war??
So langsam wird es albern :P
- September 23, 2008 at 8:24 AM
- TareX said...
Hello? Is anyone there?
G1 was announced and we heard nothing about Enkin, Live Mode, or you guys.
Is Enkin still in development, or did Nokia file a lawsuit and shut you guys down?
Please update this blog, your app was a main reason behind my excitement for Android.
- September 25, 2008 at 1:02 PM
- PlanetoidAndroid.com said...
Mentioned you guys in my blog http://www.planetoidandroid.com/?p=146 . Hope you are doing well and that Enkin will be avaialable soon to try out!
- October 1, 2008 at 11:28 AM
- rdza said...
I'm guessing google bought them, that this is the tech underneath compass mode, and that this is one of the G1 launch's trump cards.
- October 1, 2008 at 10:30 PM
- xtyalis said...
Enkin, Max and Rafael seem to have gone completely off the radar! (Ironic for a navigation app!) The only clue I've been able to find is on Max's photo blog: http://tagebild.mackzweb.com/zoom.php?photo=2864021488&user_id=72645106@N00 - showing Max was at the Google Developer Day in London on 16 September, presumably as an attendee, as he's not listed as a speaker.
rdza, I agree that Google have probably had something to do with Enkin going suspiciously quiet. But the augmented-camera-view Enkin Live Mode is much more exciting and potentially powerful than the Maps Compass Mode, which Google anyway demo'd before Enkin was entered in the Android Developer Challenge.
However, I wonder how easily an Enkin-style Live Mode could be included in the G1 phones going on sale shortly. The demo units people have seen so far don't seem to have a Live Mode in Maps. I suppose it could either be something they could introduce at the Maps server end, as an individual download of an updated Maps/Enkin app or would possibly be part of a future Android update (e.g. 1.1).
- October 13, 2008 at 6:28 AM
- Chaitanya said...
Good luck guys. Its really amazing.
- October 16, 2008 at 12:27 AM
- xtyalis said...
In the video, Enkin Live Mode uses its knowledge of the handset position and orientation to overlay POI labels on the camera view - e.g. the location of a store or a station. Max and Rafael also suggest that Enkin could potentially label 'moving targets' - e.g. point your phone's camera at an arriving train and see a label on the carriage with your reserved seat. You could also see your route in 3D of course.
But the sky's the limit - here are some other ideas of things that could potentially be done with Enkin's 'augmented reality':
GOOGLE SKY: Hold your phone up to the sky and have the planets, stars and constellations labelled. Astronomy has never been easier! You could also spot satellites and even the ISS!
PERSONAL LABELS: Point your camera at a crowd and see labels on other Android phone users with info that they want to broadcast - similar to a Facebook or Myspace page. Good icebreaker at parties! Spot your friends and family in a crowd, or see them approaching your rendezvous point.
HISTORICAL VIEWS: See a 3D overlay of your surroundings as they were at any point in history. e.g. walk the streets of modern Rome and see the ancient buildings in their original positions.
Any other ideas...?
- October 16, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Holy shit!!!
You are doing GREAT work!
No matter what google will choose as the best app, you are the best of the best!
- October 23, 2008 at 4:09 AM
- xtyalis said...
Re: My above idea of using Enkin to view the buildings of Ancient Rome:
12 November 2008
Google has added a new twist to its popular 3D map tool, Google Earth, offering millions of users the chance to visit a virtual ancient Rome.
I think Google are listening... :)
- November 14, 2008 at 8:21 AM
- xtyalis said...
Oooh, I've just seen the new Vuzix Wrap 920AV Augmented Reality glasses, launching at CES 2009, with head-tracking and integrated camera options:
Imagine these hooked up with Enkin! (Shame my G1 doesn't have video in/out! Maybe possible via USB or Wi-Fi?)
By the way, anyone heard any Enkin news? There's an Android update coming out this month apparently - maybe Google will have built Enkin into the Maps app? :)
- January 7, 2009 at 5:45 PM


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The Incorporation Records for the Oklahoma and Indian Territories have been digitized in a joint project with the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Secretary of State's Office. The ledger books were generated by the Territorial secretary as new businesses and municipalities began conducting business. There are 27 volumes of Oklahoma Territory Incorporation Records and 15 volumes for Indian Territory.
There are twenty-seven volumes of Oklahoma Territory incorporation records and fifteen volumes for Indian Territory. Some examples of the entries found in the ledgers include: agreement & incorporation, incorporation amendments, appointment of agent, dissolution, as well as lease and mortgage transactions. The entries begin in 1890 and continue until statehood is established in 1907.
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The ever charming ~amy~ and some of the past Guest Designers want YOU to join in on FLASHBACK FRIDAY 20.0. FLASHBACK FRIDAYS are a great way to revisit our "firsts" in a way that makes us smile, appreciate our past efforts, and thank the stars we have progressed in our talents.
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Guest Designer Jen wants to have us Flashback to our first BLACK AND WHITE card post. Go find your first posted BLACK AND WHITE card and create a new post about IT and FLASHBACK FRIDAY. Oh, yeah, and make sure you link back to your original post.
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Several New Bern ordinances were updated Tuesday night to better clarify, define and improve land use regulations.
Several New Bern ordinances were updated Tuesday night to better clarify, define and improve land use regulations.
The Board of Aldermen passed the changes 6 to 1. Alderman Dana Outlaw opposed.
Jeff Ruggieri, director of Development Services, presented the amendments and the addition of a definition for intensity of residential and nonresidential development to aid the city when issuing permits.
�Intensity of developments is talked about a lot, but we really don�t define it,� Ruggieri said.
The definition says intensity of residential units will be determined by density and nonresidential development will be determined by square feet. Other factors include required parking and traffic, building size, the number of employees or patrons and nuisances, such as noises.
The definition of intensity points to the obvious � it increases from a forest setting to single-family housing, multi-family housing to offices, commercial and up to industrial development with the most intensity, according to the amendments.
A section on changing or modifying permits also was amended to include: �increases in density or intensity of use shall be considered major changes and shall� be processed as new applications. An example would be the addition of lots to a development. That would now be considered major modifications, Ruggieri said.
The city ordinance also changes the definition of major renovations to nonconforming situations to say work done over any period of time of less than five years with an estimated cost of more than 50 percent of the structure�s appraised value prior to damage and/or renovation, may be done only in accordance with a zoning permit.
Prior to the change, a zoning permit was needed when the estimated cost of the work was 75 percent of the appraised value of the structure and there was no limit on the number of years it took.
Ruggieri said the 75 percent was not typical in other cities.
Other amendments exclude section 15-126 of the land use ordinance to remove changing the use of property in a nonconforming situation to a less intense, nonconforming use; and striking the $200 filing fee for zoning map amendment applications to say the filing fee will be determined by the Board of Aldermen when it sets schedules of fees and charges.
Another change targets site plans for developments by requiring a boundary survey for all non-single-family development plans in commercial corridor districts by a registered surveyor.
The final amendment prohibits florescent colors and limits black and metallic colors to only 25 percent of building exteriors in commercial corridor districts. That regulation excludes single-family and two-family dwellings.
Alderman Sabrina Bengel asked Ruggieri if colors on commercial buildings have ever been an issue in New Bern.
�No, but it could be an issue,� he said.
Outlaw also asked if the amendments on renovations would affect work being done at the old railroad depot. Ruggieri said no and those amendments really do not target new construction but older structures that are not in compliance.
When Outlaw opposed the vote on the amendments, Bengel asked why he was opposed. When he didn�t answer, she kept asking him. Mayor Lee Bettis moved the meeting along, saying they were not going to get into a debate.
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1st verse:
[e] the [b7] news is [e] out - all over [a] town
That you've been [e] seen - a-runnin' [b7] 'round
I know that [e] I - should leave, but [a] then
I just can't [e] go - you [b7] win a- [e] gain.
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This heart of [a] mine - could never [e] see
What ev'rybod - y knew but [b7] me
Just trusting [e] you - was my great [a] sin
What can I [e] do - you [b7] win a- [e] gain.
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I'm sorry for - your victim now
'cause soon his head - like mine will bow
He'll give his heart - but all in vain
And someday say - you win again.
2nd bridge:
You have no heart - you have no shame
You take true love - and give the blame
I guess that I - should not complain
I love you still - you win again.
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- I've Lost The Only Love I Knew
- Just Waitin'
- Just when I Needed You
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- Lets Turn Back The Years--hank Williams
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- Lost Highway
- Low Down Blues
- May You Never Be Alone
- May You Never Be Alone Like Me
- Me & My Broken Heart
- Mother is Gone
- Move It on Over
- My Heart Would Know
- My Love for You
- My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
- My Sweet Love Ain't Around
- Next Sunday Darlin' is My Birthday
- No One to Welcome Me Home
- No One Will Ever Know
- No, Not Now
- On The Banks of The Old Ponchartrain
- Pan American
- Peace Will Come
- Please Don't Let Me Love You
- Ramblin' Man
- Ready to Go Home
- Rock My Cradle
- Rockin' Chair Money
- Setting The Woods on Fire
- Singing Waterfall
- Six More Miles
- Someday You'll Call My Name
- Something Got a Hold of Me
- Sometimes Late at Night
- Take These Chains from My Heart
- Tennessee Border
- The Alabama Waltz
- The Battle of Armageddon
- The First Fall of Snow
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- The Old Log Train
- The Pale Horse & His Rider
- The Prodigal Son
- The Tramp on The Street
- The Waltz of The Wind
- There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
- There's a Tear in My Beer
- There's No Room in My Heart for The Blue
- There's Nothing as Sweet as My Baby
- Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
- Two Faced Preacher
- We Live in Two Different Worlds
- Wearin' Out Your Walkin' Shoes
- Weary Blues
- When The Book of Life is Read
- Where The Soul of Man Never Dies
- Why Should I Cry
- Why Should We Try Anymore
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Amazing stories brought to life with astonishing effect — this is theater at its best
For good old-fashioned escapist entertainment, Annapolis has never seen the likes of Colonial Players' Shipwrecked. Commissioned by a children's theatre, this play is unlike both Donald Margulies' other plays and much of what dominates local stages during winter months. Audiences of all ages will love the story and Colonial's innovative presentation.
The prolific, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright — who is also a professor at Yale — began with the experiences of Louis de Rougemont, a Victorian era survivor of a capsized pearling vessel. De Rougemont's adventures were so varied, suspenseful and romantic that they sold millions of magazines and made him an international celebrity — until his veracity was questioned. But voyages with deadly whirlpools, desert isles, magnificent beasts, buried treasure and Aborigines make for great copy whether or not the raconteur is to be believed. This production brings the story to life with astonishing effect.
As de Rougemont, John Halmi is an animated and warm host of dignified bearing who conveys the wide-eyed wonder of the juvenile. Listening as he reenacts his early adventures, you feel more like an honored guest than a ticket holder.
Two gymnastic assistants, Robert Tucker and Christina Enoch Kemmerer, convey nearly 100 roles by changes of attitude, posture, costumes and props. Their mime of pearl divers is spellbinding ballet. Tucker's portrayal of a dog seems so lifelike you'll scan the stage for drool. His diminutive tribal king is hilarious for his imposing carriage, and his repartee with Kemmerer in improvised tribal dialogue is hilarious.
Their energy is exhausting as they careen from one character to another while creating delightfully primitive special effects. In their hands, crinkling paper sounds like fire, a fabric friction barrel whines like hurricane force winds, and floppy sheet metal thunders. Similarly, a trunk can be what it appears to be — or a boat or a sea turtle.
Director Ron Giddings' inspiration for this "poor theatre" was Broadway's Warhorse set designer, who argues there's no point in theater's trying to compete with film. Thus, the actor's voice and body skills should be the primary spectacle on stage. This return to basics offers a richer theater experience than modern audiences, used to sophisticated sound and light systems, might expect, rather like revisiting a lost art.
The one concession the director should have made to modernity is in ambient lighting, particularly in the prologue, which is delivered from center stage by the light of one bare bulb that obscures the actor and blinds the audience to the lower light levels that follow.
Once the voyage is under way, though, all is forgiven as we sit enraptured for the duration of the nearly two-hour show, advertised at 90 minutes without intermission. The ending is perhaps a bit longer than it needs to be, as that is the slowest and saddest part, but no one leaves the theater yawning. The opening night audience sprang to an immediate standing ovation at curtain.
What a shame it only runs for three weeks, and with more limited seating than usual. In a worthy sacrifice, a section of the theater-in-the-round has been removed to accommodate a proscenium stage, complete with scallop-shelled footlights, in the style of a Vaudevillian theater.
This don't-miss show is a treat for the whole family. It should earn serious recognition in theater awards season.


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Following appearances by Richard Simmons and Ed O'Neill, Air New Zealand has enlisted some of the cast and the director, Peter Jackson, of The Hobbit for its latest in-flight safety video. In the video you will se Dean O'Gorman who plays Fili, J.R Tolkien's grandson, Mike Tolkin and great grandson, Royd Tolkien and Larry Curtis and Cliff Broadway from One Ring.
In the video, shot by Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, viewers can find hidden "elvish codes" which can be entered here. Twelve (get it? rhymes with elvers) winners will receive round trip airfare on Air New Zealand and six nights accommodations to see the world premiere of the film, the movie set and other surprises.
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Launching just before the take off of the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel season, videos and Web banners will be posted online and complemented by national radio messages. Travelers will find bits and pieces of the campaign when they visit major travel and airline Web pages. They will also see "Why?" at TSA.gov.
More than 23 million passengers were screened at our checkpoints last year during the holiday season, and many of those passengers travel infrequently. Those are the travelers we'd most like to reach. Passenger feedback has shown us that people are more willing to comply with security procedures if they understand the "why" behind the measure. It's true that for every security protocol there is a relevant security concern. TSA uses its partnerships with law enforcement, global allies and with other federal agencies to review and update security measures based on current information.
As a former Transportation Security Officer, I can attest to the fact that the novice or infrequent travelers slow down the lines a great deal. So by combining the "Why?" effort with the expanded Family/Medical Liquids lanes, TSA is working to increase security while improving the passenger experience. The family lanes will enable families, first time travelers to go through a line where they won't be rushed or pressured. We are also encouraging people with larger medical liquids in tow to use this lane as well so we can inspect these larger liquids.
TSA's partnership with the Ad Council will cover a variety of measures. During Thanksgiving the focus is on some of the common pain points: why must I take off my shoes?, why limited liquids in a baggie?.
The bottom line is TSA wants passengers to know that we are on your side and you play a role in security by being ready and cooperative at the checkpoint.
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Maxim Healthcare Services is looking for an individual who is licensed under the laws of the state as a Registered Nurse / RN. The Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of quality patient care.
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Science definitely wasn't sleeping last night -in the very wee hours of the night, (2:30 a.m. Central time to be exact) physicists at the world's largest particle physics laboratory – CERN – threw the switch on perhaps the most massive physics experiment ever attempted. (The AP confirms: we're still here.) The eventual goal: find the Higgs-Boson particle, also called the "God Particle."
In simple terms (and they would have to be, for me to understand them) physicists theorize that the Higgs-Boson particle is the particle that gives all other particles mass. Without mass – well, there wouldn't be anything. So, physicists would like to have a look at it – and CERN's Large Hadron Collider, an $8 billion, 14-mile particle accelerator – was designed to help them. Basically, they're going to crash a bunch of tiny particles together and see what comes out, in an effort to create the conditions that existed just after the Big Bang.
(This is all happening in Switzerland, where CERN is located – but as the Houston Chronicle reminds us today, this cutting-edge science could have been coming from Waxahatchie. The US spent $2 billion building the Superconducting Super Collider project – it's super! – there, which would have created a particle accelerator three times as large as the LHC – before Congress pulled the funding in 1993.)
What brought so much attention to CERN over the last few months – so much so that CERN physicists went through improv comedy training to improve their skills at relating to people – were allegations that flipping the switch would literally mean the end of the world – in the form of a giant black hole that would swallow the Earth. Specifically:
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"…the chances that the collider could produce, among other horrors, a tiny black hole, which, they say, could eat the Earth. Or it could spit out something called a 'strangelet' that would convert our planet to a shrunken dense dead lump of something called 'strange matter.'" (You can read an explanation of why that won't actually happen here.)
So grave were fears, that Walter L. Wagner and Luis Sancho filed a lawsuit in a Hawaiian federal court (despite obvious issues of jurisdiction). (The above quote is from the New York Times' coverage of their suit.) This kicked off a daily chronicle of the suit, as well as the Large Hadron Collider CERN was in the process of building and testing – and breathless speculation on whether this time, those crazy scientists really are going to kick the bucket for all known life.
Because of all this, an extremely technical branch of physics became – amazingly – a cultural phenomenon. A rap video filmed inside the Large Hadron Collider, explaining what would be tested and how, has almost 2 milion views on YouTube (the fact that it's hysterical – but also an extremely easy-to-understand explanation – certainly helps.) Keep in mind – this is a video about physics. (Google has also marked the occasion with an LHC graphic on it's search page today.)
The controversy could perhaps be reduced to the simple fact that people fear the unknown. We are profoundly afraid of what we can't explain – and don't even get started on what we can't predict. At the very edges of science (and sometimes, smack in the middle of everyday investigations), you're never quite sure what is going to happen. Scientists are fully aware of those risks. As the New York Times reported:
"…the case touches on a serious issue that has bothered scholars and scientists in recent years — namely how to estimate the risk of new groundbreaking experiments and who gets to decide whether or not to go ahead."
Which is why the LHC Safety Assessment Group – a group of independent scientists – went back over their calculations, concluding that the experiments CERN was proposing pose "no conceivable threat." CERN also opened the whole process to the science community and the public for examination – and continue to reassure people that:
"…if particle collisions at the LHC had the power to destroy the Earth, we would never have been given the chance to worry about the LHC, because regular interactions with more energetic cosmic rays would already have destroyed the Earth."
This driving curiosity about the world we live in is what has taken us from cave dwellers to space walkers in less than 500,000 years – and how we've gone from paper maps to Google Earth in less than 15. This fear of the unknown is universal – but it is not a reason to stop trying, to stop reaching into the unknown and pulling out magic, taking it apart, figuring it out and then putting it back together again. I hope that the world will continue watching what's happening at CERN (and in science labs all over the world) with anticipation – not of the Apocalypse, but of the wonders we we still have left to discover.