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    Back from Montreal

    by  • May 28, 2007 • Personal • 0 Comments

    I returned to Florida a few days ago. I had a great time in Montreal! I was able to spent a lot of time with family and venture out of the city to the South Shore and the Laurentians. Here are some pictures: In the Old Port of Montreal (May 23 2007) At Mont...

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    In Montreal

    by  • May 17, 2007 • Personal • 0 Comments

    I’ll be in Montreal for the next week for a family function. I’m hoping to make it to Ottawa (where I’ve been several times) or Quebec City (I’ve never been there) during my trip.

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    Back from London

    by  • March 18, 2007 • Personal • 0 Comments

    It was nice to spend some time in London at the beginning of the month. Most of my time was spent with family (I have four young cousins there). Still, I was able to venture into downtown. Here are a few pictures: Reading on a train in the London ‘tube’ system revisited (March 8...

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    Visiting London

    by  • March 1, 2007 • Personal • 3 Comments

    I’ll be in London for the break. I’m looking forward to visiting seeing family while there. It’s been nearly five years since I’ve traveled to England.

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    My favorite new music of 2006

    by  • January 2, 2007 • Personal • 2 Comments

    There was some great new music in 2006. Here are some of my favorites: Pure Reason Revolution – “The Dark Third”Pure Reason Revolution, an English art rock group, had a strong debut with “The Dark Third”. The album is about the eight hours a day (or so) we spend asleep, hence the title. There’s...

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    Back from Montreal

    by  • December 26, 2006 • Personal • 0 Comments

    I had a great time in Montreal, although I brought a cold back with me. It was really nice seeing my family and some friends from long ago. Now it’s time to focus on my dissertation!

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    Back from San Diego, off to Montreal

    by  • December 18, 2006 • Personal • 0 Comments

    My trip to San Diego was very productive. Most importantly, ISM 2006 went very well. I received many questions and a lot of feedback at my demonstration, all of which is greatly appreciated. I was able to visit family as well. Here are three pictures from the trip: At the San Diego Zoo (December...

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    December travel plans

    by  • November 28, 2006 • Personal • 0 Comments

    December will be a busy month. From December 10-14 I’ll be in San Diego, CA giving a demonstration at the 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (ISM2006). I’ll be presenting a new interface for image retrieval. I’m looking forward to visiting San Diego for the first time. If I have time I plan to...

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    New review of SHIFT

    by  • November 3, 2006 • Personal • 0 Comments

    Dene Bebbington has just posted a review of my new album, SHIFT, at his excellent site, Melliflua. SHIFT is now widely available online (including iTunes) and in stores if you ask them to order it (it is available in their catalog). High pitched shimmying tones lead into a sparing piano melody and blistering yet...

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    Back from the ACM Southeast USA Regional

    by  • November 3, 2006 • Personal • 1 Comment

    Georgia Southern University hosted an excellent programming contest. About seventy teams participated (some were at the University of South Alabama site). Surprisingly, the pickup team won the competition. As a result, the second-place team, from UCF, is going to the world finals in Tokyo. FAU’s most experienced team performed respectably, but will certainly improve...

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