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The Dartmouth Middle School Band (where Alex plays trumpet in the Beginning Band) presented a Pops Concert in March 2015.. . Alex was scheduled to play trumpet in the Beginning Band. While waiting in line for the concert, Inna received a call from Alex - he forgot his notes at home. Inna rushed to get his notes and handed them off to Mr. Neipp. Alex…
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On our drive from Whistler to Vancouver, we stopped by Lynn Canyon Park. Inna read that most locals prefer Lynn Canyon Park over the much more touristy Capilano Suspension Bridge. . . . We have been to the Capilano many times (and liked it a lot), but we were interested in trying something new. We enjoyed Lynn Canyon Park (though Capilano also offers excellent views)..…
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After the hike at Lynn Canyon Park (and a delicious lunch at Tour de Feast), we drove to VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. The gardens closed at 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays, so we had just over an hour to explore them.. . . . . There were many plants and flowers in the garden, but the vast majority were not blooming. Here is a map…
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After our last breakfast in our Pan Pacific Mountainside Whistler hotel room, we loaded up our Kia Sorento rental and drove to Vancouver, BC.. . On the way to Vancouver, we decided to stop at Lynn Canyon Park - instead of Capilano Suspension Bridge. We have been to the Capilano Suspension Bridge many times before, but heard that Vancouver's natives prefer to relax in Lynn…
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Our long-awaited skiing trip to Whistler, Canada, finally arrived, and we were eager to fly to Seattle for our eventual 4-hour drive to Whistler. Our original flight on Delta 5741 from San Jose to Seattle was delayed by 1 hour, and we departed at 10:40 a.m., landing in Seattle at 12:50 p.m. This was a small Bombardier CRJ700 plane (so there was little room for…
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Since I had some free time, I enrolled in and tried out some classes, first on Coursera and then on EdX. . . With Coursera, I took An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python at Rice University, Computational Investing, Part I at Georgia Tech (my alma mater), Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 1 at Stanford, and Computer Architecture at Princeton.. . I finished the Rice…
Read More: Review: Online Classes with Coursera and EdX
At the end of 2014, I would like to take an inventory of things I consider to be the best in their class: . . . . . . . Restaurants: . Mama's Fish House, Maui, Hawaii . Manresa, Los Gatos . The Plumed Horse, Saratoga . Weinstube Baldreit, Baden-Baden, Germany . Solbar, Calistoga . La Foret, San Jose . . . Dishes: . Apple…
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The Dartmouth Middle School Band (where Alex plays trumpet in the Beginning Band) presented a Winter Concert in December 2014. . . . . . . The Beginning Band, in which Alex plays trumpet, played 3 holiday melodies:. . Beginning Band. Jingle Bells . Silent Night . For a group that never played an instrument, they sounded better than I expected. . . . It…
Read More: Winter Concert at Dartmouth Middle SchoolAfter seeing graphics performance problems with my Office PC, I upgraded its graphics card from the Zotac GTX 570 Amp! to the MSI GTX 970 Gaming. In preparation, I moved the LSI MegaRaid SAS 9260-8i raid card from the PCIe 2.0 x16 slot to another slot. Doing so, however, broke something on my Asus P8Z68-V Pro motherboard, and my PCIe 2.0 x16 slot no longer…
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After eating at our favorite Laili Restaurant in Santa Cruz, we decided to learn more about the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz. I have often seen bumper stickers on cars with "Mystery Spot" written on them but have never understood the enduring fascination.. . . . The drive to the Mystery Spot is not too hard, though the road is winding and one-way in places.…
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