July 2005
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<a title="Beautiful Interfaces with CSS" href="http://stopdesign.com/present/2004/ddw-seattle/beauty/">Beautiful Interfaces with CSS</a>. Beautiful Interfaces with CSS. God bless Douglas Bowman.≡ 29 Jul 2005
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Massive Shark Caught Off Martha's Vineyard. Massive Shark Caught Off Martha’s Vineyard. Straight wicked (© Greg Storey.)≡ 21 Jul 2005
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Time Away.
Things are going to be quiet around here for the next week. This afternoon, I’m leaving for Washington state to spend a few days camping and hiking around Mt. Rainier, and another few days at Gifford Pinchot National Forest and Mt. St. Helens.
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<a title="Joel Osteen's church (Lakewood) surpasses 30,000 worshippers a week." href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/17/AR2005071700437.html">Joel Osteen's church (Lakewood) surpasses 30,00. Joel Osteen’s church (Lakewood) surpasses 30,000 worshippers a week.. The church is growing so fast, it just moved in to the old Houston Rockets stadium (Compaq Center) with a capacity of 16,000.≡ 21 Jul 2005
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Download.com Redesign. Hey, not bad, although it’s got a little bit of a “too cool for school” attitude.≡ 21 Jul 2005
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/WORLD/europe/07/21/london.tube/index.html?section=cnn_topstories">Blasts reported in London</a>. “Four ‘explosions or attempts at explosions’ reported on three London subway stations and a bus, police say.”≡ 21 Jul 2005
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<a title="First Baptist Ukraine Team 2005" href="http://www.fbcwillmar.org/ukraine2005/">First Baptist Ukraine Team 2005</a>. My Dad is leaving for this trip tomorrow (Thursday).≡ 20 Jul 2005
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<a href="http://www.kuro5hin.org/print/2005/7/19/22140/9950">Fractals 101, Part 1</a>. I’m looking forward to part 3 where JD talks about using fractals to compress naturally-ocurring data. JD summarizes this by saying: “briefly, this boils down to trying to produce a fractal that is very close to what you want and optionally storing differences between the fractal and the original. The fractal and the differences will require much less storage than the original data.”≡ 20 Jul 2005
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<a href="http://moon.google.com">Google Moon</a>. In honor of the anniversary of the first landing on the moon by man (July 20th, 1969). Tip: zoom in all the way to see what the moon is really made of.≡ 20 Jul 2005
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From Jill.
Brian and Jill are now back online. They have an internet connection at their new place and are now beginning to read through all the comments you have written here. Here’s a special message from Jill.
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<a title="Biblical scroll found in desert" href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1529831,00.html?gusrc=rss">Biblical scroll found in desert</a>. Evidently the scroll contains a few verses from Leviticus written at “Nachal Arugot, a canyon near the Dead Sea, where Jews hid from the Romans in the second century.”≡ 19 Jul 2005
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Mirror Lake.
Last weekend, the Hughes family met up at Mirror Lake, Wisconsin (halfway between Minneapolis and Chicago) to go camping. Here’s a rundown of the main events of the weekend, and some photos.
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<a href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/harrypotter/story/0,10761,1530636,00.html?gusrc=rss">Potter Sales</a>. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince sold more copies in a day than The Da Vinci Code sold in one year.”≡ 18 Jul 2005
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<a title="Firewheel Redesign" href="http://www.firewheeldesign.com/">Firewheel Redesign</a>. Hey, nice!≡ 18 Jul 2005
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<a title="What Makes Girls Play House and Boys Play War?" href="http://my.webmd.com/content/article/108/109020?src=RSS_PUBLIC">What Makes Girls Play House and Boys Play War?</a>. Results from a new study coming out in the July/August issue of Child Development says, “The reasons why girls and boys gravitate toward dolls or trucks may have more to do with genetics for girls and environment for boys […]”≡ 15 Jul 2005
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IBM to bury OS/2. It’s the end of an era, so to speak.≡ 15 Jul 2005
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Sans Staples.
My updates on Brian’s recovery are going to less often now that he’s out of the hospital, at home and resting, but I want to tell you about his trip to the hospital yesterday.
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<a title="stock.xchng" href="http://sxc.hu/index.phtml">stock.xchng </a>. More free stock photos.≡ 15 Jul 2005
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<a title="Yotophoto" href="http://yotophoto.com/">Yotophoto</a>. Free stock photos.≡ 14 Jul 2005
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NASA delays shuttle launch. “NASA on Wednesday delayed the launch of shuttle Discovery until next week at the earliest, postponing its first human space flight since the 2003 Columbia disaster due to a problem with a fuel sensor.”≡ 13 Jul 2005
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Heidi’s Challenge. Mark has given me permission to add an entry to his blog. I wanted to thank every one of you for your prayers, kind notes, and many other ways you’ve shown Brian, Jill, and our entire family love and concern. I want to give a personal, heartfelt thank you to those who have watched our kids so I/we could be at the hospital with Brian and the family. Brian has overcome many obstacles so far in his recovery. Now he is entering a time of intense healing and rehabilitation. This is where my personal challenge comes in …
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<a href="http://startribune.com/stories/917/5500154.html">Armstrong blows away rivals on Tour de France's first Alpine stage</a>. Lance Armstrong kicked straight arse today as he recaptured the yellow jersey by swiftly climbing 13.8-miles to the ski station of Courchevel.≡ 12 Jul 2005
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Vintage & Retro Posters. I especially appreciate the ones from Marc Chagall. I have a print of one of his paintings (The Birthday) in my dining room.≡ 12 Jul 2005
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<a title="BBC Releases new site devoted to Open Source" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/opensource/">BBC Releases new site devoted to Open Source</a>. Lists the open source projects that the BBC has initiated and managed.≡ 12 Jul 2005
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<a title="Variations of the Letter M" href="http://mic-ro.com/metro/metrologos.html">Variations of the Letter M</a>. Logos of metro stations from around the world.≡ 11 Jul 2005
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<a title="Odeo: Listen, Sync, Create" href="http://www.odeo.com/">Odeo: Listen, Sync, Create</a>. Its invite-only beta is finished and Odeo is now open to the public.≡ 11 Jul 2005
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Homeward Bound.
Today has finally arrived. It’s sooner than I had expected, but things are going so well with Brian’s recovery, that he is going home today.
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<a href="http://www.bobbyneeladams.com/age.html">Age-Maps</a>. “Two photographs of the same person, from different periods of time (child and adult) are spliced together.” Some of these look downright scary. Cool nevertheless.≡ 11 Jul 2005
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Tooling Around.
I’ve got some remarkable news. Yesterday and today, Brian has been tooling around in the wheelchair; and today, Brian (with the help of Jill only) was able to get in to the wheelchair by himself! The doctors and nurses have been waiting until this point to start the discussion of when he will be ready to go home and it looks to be sooner than I had expected!
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<a title="Arial or Helvetica?" href="http://www.iliveonyourvisits.com/helvetica/#">Arial or Helvetica?</a>. A Quiz. Lately, I’ve been going back to my purist roots (catalyst: The Helvetica Meditations), and have been working on fine-tuning my typographic sensibilities. I’m embarrased to admit that I scored 9/10.≡ 8 Jul 2005
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<a title="Live 8 Performance Downloads" href="http://www.sonician.com/live8/list.html">Live 8 Performance Downloads</a>. Hey, AOL actually did something cool!≡ 8 Jul 2005
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<a title="New Models for Design Efficiency" href="http://www.designobserver.com/archives/004533.html">New Models for Design Efficiency</a>. Introducing Otto. This is the kind of stuff that software should be used for.≡ 8 Jul 2005
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<a title="Innocent Escapes" href="http://www.brawnyman.com/innocentescapes/indexbroadband.html">Innocent Escapes</a>. I can only wish that someday I might be this smooth.≡ 8 Jul 2005
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Google Toolbar for Firefox Released.
Google has released their toolbar, available in 10 languages for the Firefox browser, and available for 3 operating systems (Windows, Mac and Linux).
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Off the Drip.
Mandy and I brought a pizza to Brian and Jill over lunch today. When we arrived in his hospital room, there was no one to be found. Jill wasn’t in her usual spot on the couch and Brian wasn’t in his usual spot: his bed!
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<a href="http://nick.typepad.com/blog/2005/07/feeddemon_16_te.html">FeedDemon 1.6 is coming</a>. with a new ability to update inactive groups.≡ 7 Jul 2005
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<a href="http://www.sueandpaul.com/gmapPedometer/">Gmaps Pedometer</a>. Let’s you measure the distance of your walk or run. I’ve already found a use for it. Mandy and I had thought that running from our house down the winding Theodore Wirth Parkway to Hwy 55 was 1.5 miles. I just found out it’s 1.88!≡ 7 Jul 2005
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.tube/index.html">A series of explosions ocurred in London this morning during rush hour</a>. The explosions were coordinated and officials have shut down the tube and central bus service.≡ 7 Jul 2005
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≡ 6 Jul 2005
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Bush Involved in Bike Crash in Scotland.
President Bush collided with a local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders Wednesday.
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Checkers.
Brian got another chance today to get out of his hospital bed and in to his wheelchair. Jill was running some errands, but Roger (Jill’s Dad) was there, and gladly took Brian on a field trip down to the end of the hall and back to play some checkers.
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New York Times reporter sent to jail in CIA name leak case. She was ultimately jailed because she wouldn’t break her promise and reveal her confidential source to the grand jury investigating the leak.≡ 6 Jul 2005
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Blaine Fireworks.
On Monday, we celebrated the 4th of July with JoAnne, Peter and Brenden by devouring delectable grilled delights thanks to Peter’s gratuitous BBQ skillz, followed by the Blaine city fireworks display.
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<a title="A good overview" href="http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/091502.htm">A good overview</a>. of the difference between the hyphen, the en dash, and the em dash.≡ 6 Jul 2005
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<a title="Now, Discover Your Strengths" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743201140/qid=1120663359/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/002-5593309-6752051">Now, Discover Your Strengths</a>. My friend Jared (currently working on an MBA) just recommended that I read this book.≡ 6 Jul 2005
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Martha Stewart Interview.
She says that her nickname in prison was “M. Diddy” and regarding the electronic monitoring device on her ankle: “I watched them put it on. You can figure out how to get it off. It’s on the Internet. I looked it up.
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<a title="BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Meth is 'biggest' US drug problem" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4654503.stm">Meth is 'biggest' US drug problem</a>.
Methamphetamine has overtaken cocaine as the biggest drug problem in the US, according to a major crime survey across 45 states.
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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/rssclick/2005/WORLD/europe/07/06/crane.rescue.reut/index.html?section=cnn_topstories">Sleepwalker rescued from crane</a>. This can’t be real.≡ 6 Jul 2005
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/06/eu_bins_swpat/">European Parliament rejects software patenting</a>. by a majority of 648 votes to 14.≡ 6 Jul 2005
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<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/4655555.stm">London wins right to host 2012 Olympic Games</a>. Oh, look… yep… the French are pouting again.≡ 6 Jul 2005
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<a title="the CSS playground" href="http://www.stunicholls.myby.co.uk/index.html">the CSS playground</a>. I especially like the sliding photo-galleries.≡ 6 Jul 2005
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Skin Grafting.
After a good night’s rest, the doctors came and got Brian at 7:30 AM (earlier than we had thought) this morning and took him to the operating room for his last planned surgery: skin grafting.
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<a title="AO/Technorati Open Media 100" href="http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=10852_0_5_0_C">AO/Technorati Open Media 100</a>.
Bloggers, social networkers, tool smiths, and investors leading the Open Media Revolution
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<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/4653515.stm">Armstrong takes lead</a>. in Tour de France after stage four.≡ 5 Jul 2005
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Too Much TV May Inhibit Learning. Is this really new news?≡ 5 Jul 2005
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Tropical Storm Cindy.
The third tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season rumbled north through the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, heading toward the Louisiana coast with high winds and heavy rain.
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<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4648001.stm">Anti-obesity device fakes satiety</a>. It’s like a pacemaker for your solar plexus.≡ 5 Jul 2005
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Courtyard Sunshine.
Today was the first day that Brian was out of Bed! The nurse, along with help from a few of us, lifted Brian from his hospital bed, to a wheelchair. We then then took him for a walk around the hospital and outside for some rays of sun.
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<a title="Guardian Unlimited Sport | Special reports | Flawless Federer can rewrite the record books" href="http://sport.guardian.co.uk/wimbledon2005/story/0,16055,1520761,00.html">Flawless Federer can rewrite the record books<.
World No1 produces a supremely confident display of grace and poise as he brushes aside Roddick to become only the eighth man to win the Wimbledon title three years in a row.
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Successful I & D.
Brian’s I & D went well today. His left leg has been very swollen, and the doctors tried to remove dead tissue in order to reduce the size of his leg in preparation for the skin grafting operation early this coming week.
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<a title="Live 8 Recap: London's Hyde Park" href="http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000972862">Live 8 Recap: London's Hyde Park</a>.
An estimated worldwide audience of 2 billion people tuned in to Bob Geldof’s Live 8 spectacular yesterday (July 2) to witness rock’n’roll make history. Geldof, the Irish musician who masterminded Band Aid and the Live Aid concerts 20 years ago, conceived the multi-concert event as a political exercise to influence world leaders into making Africa a priority.
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“Best Back Rub of My Life”.
Today was the first day that Brian has been able to lay on his side. Until now, he’s been flat on his back. After he was rolled over, he got a good backrub from his nurse. He said afterwards, “That was the best back rub of my life.”
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<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4644569.stm">Williams regains Wimbledon title</a>.
Venus Williams became Wimbledon champion for the third time with an epic win over Lindsay Davenport in the longest-ever women’s final.
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“Every Little Cell”.
Today, Brian had a successful I & D operation. It lasted 4 hours and he got out around 6:00 PM. Following the operation, he was in a considerable amount of pain. The doctor came and increased his medication which has helped.
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<a title="A pocket guide to inspirational sites" href="http://web-graphics.com/mtarchive/001581.php">A pocket guide to inspirational sites</a>. Good collection. Mostly highlights CSS and web standards.≡ 1 Jul 2005
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Graduate School.
Some of our family already knows this, but Mandy and I are officially graduate students! This fall, Mandy will be going to Bethel Seminary for a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS), and I’ll be going to the University of Minnesota for a Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSSE).
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<a title="Interesting optical illusion" href="http://www.cs.toronto.edu/%7Emoraes/illusion.html">Interesting optical illusion</a>. Warning, may cause strabismus.≡ 1 Jul 2005
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<a title="Thai fishermen catch catfish believed to be world's largest" href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/06/30/fish.ap/index.html?cnn=yes">Thai fishermen catch catfish believed to be world's largest</a.
Thai fishermen caught a 293-kilogram (646-pound) catfish that may have been the world’s largest freshwater fish, wildlife conservation groups said.
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Justice O'Connor Will Retire.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said she will retire, letting President George W. Bush nominate a replacement and setting up a high-stakes political clash over the future of the Supreme Court.
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Color Scheme Generator 2. Color Scheme Generator 2. This is definitely my favorite web-based color schemer.≡ 1 Jul 2005
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Colour Lovers. Colour Lovers. Ahh… Finally home.≡ 1 Jul 2005
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Microsoft's Wheel of Color. Microsoft’s Wheel of Color. Good intro to color basics.≡ 1 Jul 2005