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Optically sensed images and correlation (i.e. a computer scans an apple and says "its an apple!".... but a little more advanced than that. :)

I recently joined a discussion forum there to learn more. It should be quite a trip!

I saw a pretty cool clip today on the library site about poultry.

"The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Jungle Fowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat and their eggs."

It went into the U's development of different things in the poultry and waterfowl realm. If I find it again Ill post it.. but it covered Chickens Ducks,Geese, Turkeys, Guinea Hens

i have always wondered about the differences in wrestlers and why they choose the certain shoes that they do when they compete. After researching matches on youtube and other wrestling videos websites I came to a couple conclusions that I will outline in this comparison.

The first thing noteworthy is that there are three Americans with their own shoes - Dan Gable, Cael Sanderson, and John Smith. Each of these wrestlers was an Olympic champion and all three coach or administer at powerhouse wrestling colleges.

Asics wrestling shoes seem to always be a little more of a "brawler's" shoe. They have heavier ankle support and the wrestlers wearing them tend to be more "in your face". Alternatively, adidas wrestling shoes are generally worn by more technical and less physical wrestlers. Nike jumps into the ring once in a while - most notably the Kolat wrestling shoes of the 2000-2005 era. Nike has not really branded themselves well enough to have a "style" of wrestler follow their shoes, yet. There are several other brands of wrestling shoes that are made on small scales, however, I've seen very few in any matches.

adidas seems to make their shoes lighter and more thin around the ankles. This gives "funky" or "gumby" wrestlers a "sock-like" feel and this flexibility allows those wrestlers to "weasel" out of a situation more easily. It also provides for increased cutting on angles and potentially better scrambling.

Just had a long day at the XRANM office- glad to be done.

I've been researching classes at the U of M for the spring semester and think it would be fun to focus on something related to children and parenting.

I recently read an article on cutting and how the children who do it are constantly wrestling with the urge to keep doing it.

Another element of parenting I would like to learn more about is dealing with anorexia. I had a relative deal with this for 12 years of her life and getting to understand the disease would be quite enlightening.

My computer has finally died. Luckily I saved all of the bookmarks, photos, and videos off of it before it completely locked up!

Im pretty excited to start to break out sweatshirts again. I'm not ready to trade in my shoes for snow boots yet, but fall is welcome to join us! I am also excited for the high school wrestling season to start. My dad's company designed wrestling singlets and uniforms for several teams this season to match their headgear.

Favorite things to do in the fall: backyard football, wrestling, and campfires.

I've been playing a lot of Madden 11 online lately with the speaker headgear. They've added a lot of new features and technique videos to the game along with a great career mode.

Its definitely my favorite Madden of all time.

Up relaxing at the cabin for the weekend. This is what it looks like in the winter.

This time of year is more fun being outdoors, but I can't resist a good fire at the cabin. Just kick off your shoes and warm up your feet by a fire!

Try making a grilled cheese sandwich over a fire! Just grab some bread, cheese singlets, and a fire friendly pan!

Had a great day today. Wonderful weather and went to Como Park, it was super. My favorite exhibit has to be the monkeys, followed closely by the lion. I love how the monkeys wrestle around with each other.