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    <updated>2008-08-07T11:33:29Z</updated>
    <subtitle>Perspectives of a Canadian in the Old/Deep/New/Geographic South: This is where I ramble on about nothing in particular and post a few nice pictures.</subtitle>
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    <title>Hello little birdie</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8552</id>

    <published>2008-08-07T11:31:26Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-07T11:33:29Z</updated>

    <summary></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Little bird" src="/~eugenem/blog/images/Birdie.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></span></p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Dear CARTA</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8551</id>

    <published>2008-08-06T13:28:41Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-06T13:32:58Z</updated>

    <summary>I would be more than happy to take the bus to and from work, but your Route 31 - Folly Road bus only goes past my house once. You can take me home from work, but you can&apos;t get me...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I would be more than happy to <a href="http://www.ridecarta.com/">take the bus</a> to and from work, but your <a href="http://www.ridecarta.com/routes/routedisplay.aspx?pid=584&nid=589&cid=1116">Route 31 - Folly Road bus</a> only goes past my house once.  You can take me home from work, but you can't get me to work unless I want to walk a couple of miles to the nearest bus stop.</p>

<p>Please fix.</p>

<p>kthxbai</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Casablanca</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8550</id>

    <published>2008-08-05T00:45:19Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-05T00:46:30Z</updated>

    <summary>I don&apos;t mind a parasite. I object to a cut-rate one - Rick Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine - Rick All right, I&apos;ll make it easier for you....</summary>
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        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<blockquote>I don't mind a parasite.  I object to a cut-rate one - Rick</blockquote>

<blockquote>Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine - Rick</blockquote>

<blockquote>All right, I'll make it easier for you.  Go ahead and shoot.  You'll be doing me a favour. - Rick</blockquote>

<blockquote>If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it.  Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life. - Rick</blockquote>

<blockquote>I've got a job to do too.  And where I'm going, you can't follow.  What I've got to do you can't be any part of.  Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. - Rick</blockquote>

<blockquote>Major Strausser's been shot.  Round up the usual suspects - Captain Renaud</blockquote>

<blockquote>Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship - Rick</blockquote>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Number 5 = Edouard</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8549</id>

    <published>2008-08-04T11:21:40Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-04T11:26:41Z</updated>

    <summary>TS Edouard was announced last night and is spinning out in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Looks like more rain for Texas when it reaches the coast sometime tomorrow....</summary>
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        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2008/EDOUARD.shtml?" target="_blank">TS Edouard</a> was announced last night and is spinning out in the northern Gulf of Mexico.  Looks like more rain for Texas when it reaches the coast sometime tomorrow.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Another one adopted</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8548</id>

    <published>2008-08-03T23:55:54Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-04T00:03:42Z</updated>

    <summary>Mel got adopted out today and left with her new people for a nice new home in Virginia. They seemed like nice folks and I think Mel&apos;s going to get all the love and attention she needs. Now the dogs...</summary>
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        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Mel got adopted out today and left with her new people for a nice new home in Virginia.  They seemed like nice folks and I think Mel's going to get all the love and attention she needs.</p>

<p>Now the dogs and I will take a bit of a break before tackling another foster.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Off to a new home" src="/~eugenem/blog/images/dogs/p1040283.jpg" width="300" height="400" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></span></p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Lowcountry dog park tour: Ackerman dog run</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8547</id>

    <published>2008-08-02T22:00:15Z</published>
    <updated>2008-08-02T22:07:29Z</updated>

    <summary>Located in West Ashley on Sycamore Ave just off St. Andrews Blvd (Highway 61), Ackerman dog run is a smallish dog park, but with lots of trees that provide ample amounts of shade for those hot sunny days. There are...</summary>
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        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Located in West Ashley on Sycamore Ave just off St. Andrews Blvd (Highway 61), Ackerman dog run is a smallish dog park, but with lots of trees that provide ample amounts of shade for those hot sunny days.</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/AckermanDogRun/photo#5230038728410278370"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SJTUg3huKeI/AAAAAAAABDM/nftn8M37d80/s400/p1040246.jpg" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/AckermanDogRun/photo#5230038730745532130"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SJTUhAOfTuI/AAAAAAAABDU/8g6EnpAafmQ/s400/p1040247.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>There are three dog-lock entrances to the park located at the corners, with a poop bag station at each entrance.  A water fountain is located in the middle of the park.</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/AckermanDogRun/photo#5230038737258020674"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SJTUhYfL_0I/AAAAAAAABDk/NOWNhQh0Pfk/s400/p1040249.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>The dog park isn't very large, perhaps 250 m<sup>2</sup> or so.  There's plenty of room for dogs to run around, but if you have the kind of dog that likes to tear around wide open spaces or go after those long throws, Ackerman may not be the dog park for you.</p>

<p>With an abundance of benches and shade, Ackerman dog run certainly makes for a nice spot to go hang out while the dogs run around and play.</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/AckermanDogRun/photo#5230039364140005282"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SJTVF3zf96I/AAAAAAAABEU/THBl7T7Xo7c/s400/p1040261.jpg" /></a></p>]]>
        <![CDATA[<p>Here is a Google map to the dog park</p>

<p><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=55+Sycamore+Ave,+Charleston,+SC&amp;sll=32.750918,-79.986901&amp;sspn=0.01229,0.017767&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=32.799035,-79.986219&amp;spn=0.003071,0.004442&amp;t=h&amp;z=14&amp;output=embed&amp;s=AARTsJpNpa4PYjBZBmZAz_QZf_py0dfvfQ"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=55+Sycamore+Ave,+Charleston,+SC&amp;sll=32.750918,-79.986901&amp;sspn=0.01229,0.017767&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=32.799035,-79.986219&amp;spn=0.003071,0.004442&amp;t=h&amp;z=14&amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Dog Park USA</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8546</id>

    <published>2008-07-31T18:08:38Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-31T18:16:39Z</updated>

    <summary>Serendipitously, the day after I started my Lowcountry Dog Park series, I ran into Dog Park USA via a link posted on FriendFeed. The site is geared towards providing a directory of dog parks around the US, and from the...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Serendipitously, the day after I started my Lowcountry Dog Park series, I ran into <a href="http://www.dogparkusa.com/" target="_blank">Dog Park USA</a> via a link posted on <a href="http://friendfeed.com/" target="_blank">FriendFeed</a>.</p>

<p>The site is geared towards providing a directory of dog parks around the US, and from the looks of things already has a <a href="http://www.dogparkusa.com/dog-park-usa">pretty good collection</a> of them.</p>

<p>Each dog park has it's own page with map and brief description.  Registered users can log in to submit photos or reviews of a dog park and rate the park as well.</p>

<p>One neat feature is the ability to form and join groups for a little bit of social networking I suppose.</p>

<p>Navigating the site is pretty simple.  Haven't seen a whole lot of content on the site yet.  There are a few articles, a low (for now) activity forum and a few other things.  I think there's some good potential for the site, especially for people traveling or on the move and looking for a good dog park to go to.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Lowcountry dog park tour: Hampton Park dog run</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8545</id>

    <published>2008-07-31T00:48:59Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-31T01:26:28Z</updated>

    <summary>A while ago, the idea popped into my head that I should do a tour of the area dog parks and blog about them. I&apos;m going to start the series off with the one I go to most often, the...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A while ago, the idea popped into my head that I should do a tour of the area dog parks and blog about them.  I'm going to start the series off with the one I go to most often,  the <a href="http://www.charlestonwiki.org/Hampton_Park_Dog_Run">Hampton Park dog run</a>.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040232.jpg"><img alt="Hampton Park dog run" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040232-thumb-400x300.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>Located at the corner of Rutledge and Grove on the Charleston Peninsula (above the Crosstown), this dog park is a large fenced in area providing a large tree for shade, several benches lining the perimeter and a water fountain so the dogs can get water.  Bushes line two sides of the dog park, and there are two gates (dog-lock style) opening into the parking lot and onto Grove St on the other side.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040234.jpg"><img alt="Shade tree" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040234-thumb-400x300.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040235.jpg"><img alt="Dog park bench and fountain" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040235-thumb-400x300.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>You'll find lots of local residents from the surrounding neighbourhood at the dog park during various times of day.  The busy times tend to be early morning and late afternoon between 5-8PM (depending on the season).  It's a nice place for both dogs and people to socialize.  An ample supply of tennis balls is ever present and new ones seem to appear out of nowhere periodically.  If you bring your own balls or dog toys, prepare for them to be come community property for the duration of your stay.</p>

<p>The dogs that frequent the dog park are all friendly, but it's always a good idea to keep an eye on your dog because you never know when a scuffle might break out.</p>

<p>There are a couple of poop bag stations that are usually filled most of the time as well as a poop scooper for cleaning up after your dog, but it never hurts to bring your own supply of bags for the rare occasion the bag stations are empty.</p>]]>
        <![CDATA[<p>Here's a Google Map of the area around the dog park.  The dog park is in the middle.</p>

<p><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&amp;ll=32.802652,-79.954623&amp;spn=0.006141,0.008894&amp;t=h&amp;z=17&amp;output=embed&amp;s=AARTsJqzARj-Z8VnW5pkPMLMmZbqrJcYpw"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&amp;ll=32.802652,-79.954623&amp;spn=0.006141,0.008894&amp;t=h&amp;z=17&amp;source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></p>]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Movie conjunction</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8544</id>

    <published>2008-07-27T00:15:51Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-27T00:18:54Z</updated>

    <summary>The Terrace Theater (which just happens to be up the road from me) is showing Casablanca through Thursday. They&apos;re also showing the new X-Files movie too! Never one to pass up seeing Casablanca on the big screen, tomorrow I&apos;m making...</summary>
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        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.terracetheater.org/" target="_blank">Terrace Theater</a> (which just happens to be up the road from me) is showing Casablanca through Thursday.  They're also showing the new X-Files movie too!  Never one to pass up seeing Casablanca on the big screen, tomorrow I'm making a point of indulging in a double feature.  At 1 PM, I'm planning on going to see Casablanca, which should finish up just in time for me to catch the 2:50PM showing of X-Files.</p>

<p>I'm so giddy I'm about to explode :)</p>

<p>Feel free to join me there.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Opening the Apple</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8543</id>

    <published>2008-07-26T15:40:52Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-26T15:54:14Z</updated>

    <summary>The dogs and I cruised downtown to check out the hubbub surrounding the opening of the Apple store on King St. We got there to discover a pretty long lineup stretching from the store, around the corner and down the...</summary>
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        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The dogs and I cruised downtown to check out the hubbub surrounding the opening of the <a href="http://www.apple.com/retail/kingstreet/">Apple store on King St</a>.</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/CharlestonAppleStoreOpening/photo#5227342869382683682"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SItApOC53CI/AAAAAAAAA7k/W1GlljAjOCw/s400/p1040147.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>We got there to discover a pretty long lineup stretching from the store, around the corner and down the block.  It was a pretty long line</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/CharlestonAppleStoreOpening/photo#5227343229838105186"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SItA-M2LGmI/AAAAAAAAA8U/UE873kUJnIA/s400/p1040155.jpg" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/CharlestonAppleStoreOpening/photo#5227343225464896610"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SItA98jhPGI/AAAAAAAAA8M/NRke0AILPYM/s400/p1040154.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>Not only were there lots of people waiting to get into the store, there were also plenty of people watching the people waiting to get into the store.</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/CharlestonAppleStoreOpening/photo#5227344531844431490"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SItCJ_Mq_oI/AAAAAAAAA9w/_7slTKXaOkw/s400/p1040168.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>And finally, a little after 10AM, the store opened to much applause (mostly from the employees)</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/CharlestonAppleStoreOpening/photo#5227344535395075266"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SItCKMbNhMI/AAAAAAAAA-A/liEPBaVKIyA/s400/p1040170.jpg" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/CharlestonAppleStoreOpening/photo#5227345325626423250"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SItC4MRC99I/AAAAAAAAA_Q/xZ4qezVW8rw/s400/p1040185.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>I didn't bother to go into the store because, quite frankly, there are many more things that are way more fun than trying to navigate a crowded store with 3 dogs.  And besides, it'll still be there tomorrow, probably without the lines.</p>

<p>You can see the rest of my pictures <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/CharlestonAppleStoreOpening">here</a>.  I'm sure <a href="http://www.jaredwsmith.com/" target="_blank">Jared</a> will have more pictures and video from inside the store.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Explore the universe with NASA Images</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8542</id>

    <published>2008-07-26T11:45:00Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-26T11:48:23Z</updated>

    <summary>The NASA Images site is so full of awesome that I think I&apos;m going to bust. Really, it is. Positively overflowing with awesome! NASA Images is a service of Internet Archive ( www.archive.org ), a non-profit library, to offer public...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
    </author>
    
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        <![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/" target="_blank">NASA Images</a> site is so full of awesome that I think I'm going to bust.</p>

<p>Really, it is.  Positively <em>overflowing</em> with awesome!</p>

<blockquote>NASA Images is a service of Internet Archive ( <a href="http://www.archive.org/" target="_blank">www.archive.org</a> ), a non-profit library, to offer public access to NASA's images, videos and audio collections. NASA Images is constantly growing with the addition of current media from NASA as well as newly digitized media from the archives of the NASA Centers. </blockquote>

<p>The timeline on the home page is pretty slick, taking you from 1968 all the way up to 2008 with little thumbnails of significant items that pop up as you go from  year to year.  You can select a keyword to browse through (<a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search?q=Gemini&search=Search" target="_blank">Gemini</a>, <a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search?q=Skylab&search=Search" target="_blank">Skylab</a>, <a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search?q=Apollo&search=Search" target="_blank">Apollo</a>, etc) or choose from one of the four main categories above (<a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search?b1=Search&q=galaxy+or+constellation+or+hubble+or+spitzer&pgs=50&res=1&cic=nasaNAS%7E10%7E10%2CnasaNAS%7E12%7E12%2CnasaNAS%7E13%7E13%2CnasaNAS%7E16%7E16%2CnasaNAS%7E20%7E20%2CnasaNAS%7E22%7E22%2CnasaNAS%7E2%7E2%2CnasaNAS%7E4%7E4%2CnasaNAS%7E5%7E5%2CnasaNAS%7E6%7E6%2CnasaNAS%7E7%7E7%2CnasaNAS%7E8%7E8%2CnasaNAS%7E9%7E9%2CNSVS%7E3%7E3%2CNVA2%7E13%7E13%2CNVA2%7E1%7E1%2CNVA2%7E4%7E4%2CNVA2%7E8%7E8%2CNVA2%7E9%7E9" target="_blank">Universe</a>, <a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search?search=Search&q=Sun+OR+Mercury+OR+Venus+OR+Mars+OR+Jupiter+OR+Saturn+Or+Uranus+OR+Neptune+OR+Pluto&pgs=50&res=1&cic=nasaNAS%7E10%7E10%2CnasaNAS%7E12%7E12%2CnasaNAS%7E13%7E13%2CnasaNAS%7E16%7E16%2CnasaNAS%7E20%7E20%2CnasaNAS%7E22%7E22%2CnasaNAS%7E2%7E2%2CnasaNAS%7E4%7E4%2CnasaNAS%7E5%7E5%2CnasaNAS%7E6%7E6%2CnasaNAS%7E7%7E7%2CnasaNAS%7E8%7E8%2CnasaNAS%7E9%7E9%2CNSVS%7E3%7E3%2CNVA2%7E13%7E13%2CNVA2%7E1%7E1%2CNVA2%7E4%7E4%2CNVA2%7E8%7E8%2CNVA2%7E9%7E9" target="_blank">Solar System</a>, <a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search/where/Jet+Propulsion+Laboratory/?q=Earth&pgs=50&res=1&cic=nasaNAS%7E10%7E10%2CnasaNAS%7E12%7E12%2CnasaNAS%7E13%7E13%2CnasaNAS%7E16%7E16%2CnasaNAS%7E20%7E20%2CnasaNAS%7E22%7E22%2CnasaNAS%7E2%7E2%2CnasaNAS%7E4%7E4%2CnasaNAS%7E5%7E5%2CnasaNAS%7E6%7E6%2CnasaNAS%7E7%7E7%2CnasaNAS%7E8%7E8%2CnasaNAS%7E9%7E9%2CNSVS%7E3%7E3%2CNVA2%7E13%7E13%2CNVA2%7E1%7E1%2CNVA2%7E4%7E4%2CNVA2%7E8%7E8%2CNVA2%7E9%7E9" target="_blank">Earth</a>, <a href="http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/view/search?search=Search&q=astronaut&pgs=50&res=1&cic=nasaNAS%7E10%7E10%2CnasaNAS%7E12%7E12%2CnasaNAS%7E13%7E13%2CnasaNAS%7E16%7E16%2CnasaNAS%7E20%7E20%2CnasaNAS%7E22%7E22%2CnasaNAS%7E2%7E2%2CnasaNAS%7E4%7E4%2CnasaNAS%7E5%7E5%2CnasaNAS%7E6%7E6%2CnasaNAS%7E7%7E7%2CnasaNAS%7E8%7E8%2CnasaNAS%7E9%7E9%2CNSVS%7E3%7E3%2CNVA2%7E13%7E13%2CNVA2%7E1%7E1%2CNVA2%7E4%7E4%2CNVA2%7E8%7E8%2CNVA2%7E9%7E9" target="_blank">Astronauts</a>) to start your journey.  You can also search keywords on your own.</p>

<p>Browsing the images is pretty easy.  On the left side are lists of keywords that you can click to narrow the selection of images displayed.  Click another keyword and it's added to the search criteria list.  Click an image and you're taken to a page that shows the image along with a bunch of meta-information about the image.  Scrolling the mouse wheel while the cursor is on the image zooms in and out (or use the zoom selector placed over the image).  Panning around a zoomed image is as simple as clicking and moving the cursor around.  The box with the image meta-data can be expanded or collapsed when you're finished reading.</p>

<p>A potentially very cool feature is the ability to create your own media groups and presentations, allowing you to collect, share and show off your favourite images.  You can also explore media groups and presentations that other people have created too.</p>

<p>Yeah, this is going to be a fun site to explore.</p>

<p><a href="http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/26/0119248" target="_blank">Found</a> via <a href="http://slashdot.org/" target="_blank">Slashdot</a>.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Luau for the dogs</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/archives/2008/07/luau-for-the-dogs.php" />
    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8541</id>

    <published>2008-07-26T04:57:13Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-26T05:16:17Z</updated>

    <summary>It was a busy evening for me as I shuttled myself between a couple of events last night. First up was WHLR&apos;s Bow Wow Luau fundraiser event....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
    </author>
    
        <category term="Parties" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
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        <![CDATA[<p>It was a busy evening for me as I shuttled myself between a couple of events last night.</p>

<p>First up was <a href="http://wildheirlabradorrescue.org/" target="_blank"><acronym title="Wild Heir Labrador Rescue">WHLR</acronym></a>'s Bow Wow Luau fundraiser event.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/WHLR/p1040091.jpg"><img alt="Luau Banner" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040091-thumb-400x300.jpg" width="400" height="300" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p><br />
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        <![CDATA[<p>It was hosted by the folks at <a href="http://www.downtoearthliving.com/" target="_blank">Down to Earth</a>, an outdoor garden/living space type place that had a lot of neat stuff: plants, fountains, outdoor furniture, that kind of thing.</p>

<p>There were some nice beachy tunes being played and some great food provided by Square Onion.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/WHLR/p1040093.jpg"><img alt="Grilling in a grass skirt" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040093-thumb-400x533.jpg" width="400" height="533" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/BowWowLuau/photo#5227165187046427346"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SIqfCvwwytI/AAAAAAAAA4A/WSq25DpMQZ4/s400/p1040101.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>There were some great baskets being raffled off and everybody there seemed to be having a good time.</p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/BowWowLuau/photo#5227164800653850242"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SIqesQVl9oI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/B5dvZB1KokU/s400/p1040096.jpg" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/BowWowLuau/photo#5227165958406321938"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SIqfvpTStxI/AAAAAAAAA5U/z4q_Ufdk1i4/s400/p1040116.jpg" /></a></p>

<p><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/BowWowLuau/photo#5227165963546285666"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/eugenemah/SIqfv8cwVmI/AAAAAAAAA5s/wy2Ge3OntnE/s400/p1040121.jpg" /></a></p>

<p>Check out the rest of the pictures <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eugenemah/BowWowLuau" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Birthday pair</title>
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    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8540</id>

    <published>2008-07-26T04:28:23Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-26T12:00:48Z</updated>

    <summary>Heather and Mr. Heather/Tim were nice enough to host a party for themselves and invite a few people, so I made the journey out to Moncks Corner to join them. Birthday girl Heather Birthday boy Mr. Heather/Tim cutting the cake...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Heather and Mr. Heather/Tim were nice enough to host a party for themselves and invite a few people, so I made the journey out to Moncks Corner to join them.</p>

<p>Birthday girl Heather<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040133.jpg"><img alt="Birthday girl Heather" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040133-thumb-300x256.jpg" width="300" height="256" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>Birthday boy Mr. Heather/Tim cutting the cake<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040136.jpg"><img alt="Tim cutting the cake" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040136-thumb-300x487.jpg" width="300" height="487" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>Mike giving Wallace some attention<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040138.jpg"><img alt="Mike and Wallace" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040138-thumb-300x400.jpg" width="300" height="400" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>Mom and daughter<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040140.jpg"><img alt="Mom and daughter" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040140-thumb-300x453.jpg" width="300" height="453" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Shuffling along</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/archives/2008/07/shuffling-along.php" />
    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8539</id>

    <published>2008-07-24T03:09:38Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-24T03:21:09Z</updated>

    <summary>I think the running is starting to get a little easier. The first lap is getting a little easier to get through and I&apos;m still sucking wind at the end of my mile, but the in-between parts feel better. I...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I think the running is starting to get a little easier.  The first lap is getting a little easier to get through and I'm still sucking wind at the end of my mile, but the in-between parts feel better.  I think my pace is getting a bit faster too.</p>

<p>The heat still makes it tough to run although today was a little cooler than Monday's run.  Now up to doing a 3 lap warm up walk, jog/shuffle 6 laps, a 3 lap cool down walk and then 3 more laps on the indoor track to finish cooling off.  Total distance of 2.5 miles.</p>

<p>Definitely feeling much better about running than when I first started out, but it's still tough.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Water + PDA = Hosed</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/archives/2008/07/water-pda-hosed.php" />
    <id>tag:radinfo.musc.edu,2008:/~eugenem/blog//12.8538</id>

    <published>2008-07-22T00:55:29Z</published>
    <updated>2008-07-22T02:50:47Z</updated>

    <summary>After wondering where my PDA had wandered off to, I found it in my pants pocket. The pants that I pulled out of the washing machine and was about to toss in the dryer. Oh. Crap. This is what it...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Eugene</name>
        <uri>http://radinfo.musc.edu/~eugenem/blog/</uri>
    </author>
    
        <category term="Computer bits" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#category" />
    
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        <![CDATA[<p>After wondering where my <a href="/~eugenem/blog/archives/2004/02/tungsten-t3-in.php">PDA</a> had wandered off to, I found it in my pants pocket.</p>

<p>The pants that I pulled out of the washing machine and was about to toss in the dryer.</p>

<p>Oh.  Crap.</p>

<p>This is what it looked like when I put it on the cradle.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040085.jpg"><img alt="Washed T3" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040085-thumb-400x690.jpg" width="400" height="690" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>See the pretty cloud background?  That's not a background image.</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040090.jpg"><img alt="Washed PDA" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040090-thumb-400x572.jpg" width="400" height="572" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>I was actually quite surprised it even turned on.</p>

<p>Then it did this</p>

<p><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="/~eugenem/blog/images/p1040089.jpg"><img alt="Dead washed PDA" src="/~eugenem/blog/assets_c/2008/07/p1040089-thumb-400x704.jpg" width="400" height="704" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;" /></a></span></p>

<p>The T3 only has power when it's on the cradle, so I suppose that means it's pretty much dead.</p>

<p>I guess this will be my chance to ugprade.  It's too bad Palm doesn't  have anything I want to upgrade to.  Guess I'll be surfing the internets looking for a used T3.</p>]]>
        
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