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Sioux City Journal: Two students charged after senior prank

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:34:12 -0400

Sioux City Journal: Two students charged after senior prank

Field House Athletic Training

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:59:52 -0400

Field House Athletic Training

BB reader: "Two FBI agents just showed up at my door for taking photos in the Port of Los Angeles"

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:20:18 -0400

BB reader: "Two FBI agents just showed up at my door for taking photos in the Port of Los Angeles": Hal says:

I thought this would be in the vein of a lot of the “photography is terrorism” posts that have been on Boing Boing lately.
I’m a professional stock photographer, and just this…

Enchanting nudibrach glam-shots

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:48:53 -0400

Enchanting nudibrach glam-shots:
Marilyn sez, “David Doubilet is the Annie Leibowitz of the marine gastropod world. He took all but two photos in this amazingly beautiful gallery of nudibranchs to accompany a feature story on…

How to Cram All Your Travel Gear in One Bag [Travel]

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:48:53 -0400

How to Cram All Your Travel Gear in One Bag [Travel]: Now that most of the major airlines have begun charging an extra fee for checking a second bag, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered tackles the art of one-bag packing, interviewing…

Hawkeye Flavor On Midwest Team

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:48:53 -0400

Hawkeye Flavor On Midwest Team: Eight Hawkeyes have been selected to play in the United States Field Hockey Association’s (USFHA) national championship tournament. The tournament will be held June 15-22, at Virginia Beach, VA and…

A Picture Worth A Thousand Words - Helen Thomas News Story - WCVB Boston

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:38:39 -0400

A Picture Worth A Thousand Words - Helen Thomas News Story - WCVB Boston

San Francisco Proposal For George W Bush Sewage Plant

Wed, 14 May 2008 15:42:15 -0400

San Francisco Proposal For George W Bush Sewage Plant:

The Presidential Memorial Commission is a group of San Francisco citizens, including ex-mayoral candidate Chicken John, who are submitting an ordinance initiative for the San Francisco…

Portion Size, Then and Now : DivineCaroline

Wed, 14 May 2008 13:29:19 -0400

Portion Size, Then and Now : DivineCaroline

Security guards threaten NPR photos with arrest for shooting panorama of DC's Union Station

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:52:14 -0400

Security guards threaten NPR photos with arrest for shooting panorama of DC's Union Station:

Andy sez,

This afternoon, an NPR colleague of mine and I were almost arrested at Washington DC’s Union Station for taking panorama photos with a Gigapan, a robotic camera mount developed by…

Flickr Export for Acorn

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:18:38 -0400

Flickr Export for Acorn:

Filed under: Software

I mentioned an update to Acorn yesterday, which got me to poking around with the app. I noticed the release notes had something about Flickr Export moving from…

"John Streif is as good a trainer as you’re going to find,” Lickliter said."

Tue, 13 May 2008 11:02:46 -0400

““John Streif is as good a trainer as you’re going to find,” Lickliter said.”

- Lickliter says Hawkeyes are moving forward :: UI head coach wants to re-establish a winning tradition

[daily dose of imagery] mini hotel

Mon, 12 May 2008 21:21:04 -0400

[daily dose of imagery] mini hotel

Officer tries in vain to catch people fleeing from van

Mon, 12 May 2008 18:11:40 -0400

Officer tries in vain to catch people fleeing from van:
Watch this officer try to catch several men jumping out of a van. (via Arbroath)

Bill O’Reilly Goes Nuts! (via )

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:15:07 -0400

Bill O’Reilly Goes Nuts! (via )

60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:25 -0400

60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without:

I’m pretty much addicted to photography. Methods, gear, news, you name it. It really is kinda scary. To keep my addiction in check when I’m not shooting or shopping, I need a steady flow of…

Floating staircase

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:24 -0400

Floating staircase:
This “floating staircase” was designed by Jordi Vayreda of Jordivayreda Projectteam (Spain). It may look dangerous, but that’s only because the guard-rails are made of the same invisible material…

AppleScript: download YouTube videos

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:30:24 -0400

AppleScript: download YouTube videos:

Filed under: Features, How-tos

Keeping with the “self-built apps,” I’m going to show you how to build your own YouTube downloader. Sure you could use applications like TubeSock,…

Erika O’Connor: This photo is licensed under a Creative...

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:31:52 -0400

Erika O’Connor: This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons license. If you use this photo within the terms of the license or make special arrangements to use the photo, please list the photo credit as “Jon Fravel” and link the credit to www.flickr.com/photos/jfravel

Marion native fights chess grandmaster to a draw

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:19:12 -0400

Marion native fights chess grandmaster to a draw: A University of Iowa graduate student from Marion tied the world’s fourth-ranked chess player Tuesday in an exhibition game in Sofia, Bulgaria.Jason Juett, 24, of Iowa City, played Veselin Topalov,…