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Things added in March, 2009

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Basketball, heartbreak, and Lebron

Posted on March 29th .
These pictures say so much about the power of basketball, and sports in general.  They are also evidence of the positive effects that celebrity athletes can have if they choose ...
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mini movie review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Posted on March 25th .
Saw in on DVD.  Well, I guess I liked this movie.  It was engaging enough and was interesting to see the Barcelona scenery after having been there a couple years ...
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movie recommendation: Gran Torino

Posted on March 24th .
Saw it in a theater.  Clint Eastwood in a role very few others could play as well.  There are perhaps a few too many coincidences but a good movie overall. ...

Visualization of NCAA player pool

Posted on March 20th .
This is a "treemap" of the player pool I am in.  Rectangle size indicates how many people in the pool own the player and color indicates the seed of the ...
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recommendation: The Wrestler

Posted on March 18th .
Viewed in a theater.  I saw The Wrestler last night - great movie.  As you may have heard, Mickey Rourke is the MAN - his performance is as good or ...
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recommended documentary: Channel Z

Posted on March 16th .
I'm about 2/3 of the way through this doc about this cool cable channel in LA that preceded HBO et al. Good stuff - guaranteed to offer many recos ...
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Pic of Rich showing his viz in a workshop

Posted on March 6th .
Just noticed this pic got posted by Karl Gude, who did the workshop.  I am describing a visualization of a sample of my facebook friends and how they vary by ...

Kelly and Nicky’s video makes top10

Posted on March 3rd .
Video class project on public service announcements included submission to 2009 Take Action video Public Service Announcement contest to promote financial responsibility among high school students.  Kelly Miller Nicky Sontag's video ...