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South East Tour Day 1 Big Lagoon State Park Today we drove form our home in Tallahassee to Big Lagoon State Park. Kim and I woke up around 7:30 this morning and we started doing the final stretch of loading up the Volkswagen, and cleaning up the house.  I made a breakfast of eggs, hash browns and toast.  The girls are usually up between 7:30 and 8:30, but when they where still not up around 9:00 we went ahead and woke them.  After feeding everyone and getting them ready for the day, we headed out.  We had to drop off Mollie with a pet sitter Kim found on Craigs List, and then we left town. I drove the first leg of the trip all the way to Fort Walton Beach, taking Highway 20 almost the whole way. We dropped by a Subway for lunch, but ate in the car. We arrived at the campsite around 4:30, making our trip around five hours, including the stopping for food and gas.  The kids where mostly well behaved on the trip, with the usual "Im tired", "Im hungry", and "How fa...

Stoked Big Air Edition RELOADED!! Full PC Game Duckload Resumable Link Stoked Big Air Edition-RELOADED | PC GAME | 2.9 GB Genre: Extreme Sports | Publisher: Destineer | Developer: Bongfish GmbH Developed in conjunction with world-renowned snowboarding movie creator Absinthe Films, Stoked captures the pioneering spirit of professional back country riders. Exhilarating snowboarding experiences are born from dynamic backcountry conditions. The riders who brave and master these conditions are the stuff of legend in Absinthe videos and on the pages of snowboarding magazines. The look and style of these riders are emulated across the world. In Stoked, it�s your turn to become a legendary rider and wow the world on the Xbox Live online entertainment network by becoming an absolute snowboarding phenomenon. Upgraded with enhanced graphics and features, the Big Air Edition of Stoked features marked trails that make it easy to find great runs, lots of park objects to use for tricks, two new moun...

Startups in Big Data As access to big data grows, so does the marketplace for startup big data companies. One of the leading trends in enterprise is the development of big data startup companies. In a article published last year on datasciencecentral.com, Richard Snee explored five of the up and coming big data startup companies. When looking through the article, a trend that emerged was the key aspect of visualization. One of the five startups, Visual.ly, focuses on providing meaningful information from the data entered by delivering powerful visualizations. Part of their key objective is to remain true to their core values. Visual.ly promises that:   Data will be accurate and verifiable - Visual.ly will not "lie with statistics." Proper Sourcing & Attribution - Visual.ly will always give credit where due and will do its own reporting. Best Practices in Visual Representation - Visual.ly will not exploit idiosyncrasies of the human visual system to exaggerate or misrepre...

Sports Analytics and Big Data I am a huge fan of fantasy sports and sports analytics so when I hear of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference I immediately delve into their history of speakers. This conference hosts numerous panels spanning several sports and facets of sports as well as the evolution of sport and research papers. One panel that I found most interesting was the fantasy sports analytics panel. This panel featured Peter Schoenke, Jonah Keri, Joe Bryant, and the man with my dream job Matthew Berry. Each of these guys expertise is in fantasy sports. A common theme throughout their session was finding the "new stat" to get a leg up on your competitors. Matthew Berry, fantasy expert for ESPN, mentioned a "Points Per Touch" statistic for each NFL player. Fortunately for Berry he has the ESPN statistics department at his disposal. This is an interesting approach to look at. Sports statistics are easily attainable and span back many seasons. NFL.com, yahoo...