Knowledge and Search Engines Workshop at UCLA

I am attending a research workshop on knowledge and search engines at UCLA’s IPAM this week (and the next several).

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Educational Resources for Everyone

It is easier than ever for anyone in the world to get a good education.

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Pell’s Bells: How to Make a Pell

A Pell is essentially a striking dummy that is used for weapons training.

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UCLA: Knowledge and Search Engines Workshops

I have been asked to give two tutorial lectures at this fall’s Mathematics of Knowledge and Search Engines workshop series at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, which is a part of UCLA.

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Trail Riding at the Marriott Ranch in Virginia

If you are filled with the D.C. Beltway Blues, or are tired of all the big-city grime, crime, and lack-of-time, then a trip to the Marriott Ranch might be just the escape you need.

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Trip Report: Mount Baldy, San Gabriel Mountains, California

Officially called Mount San Antonio, but known as Mount Baldy because of the absence of trees at the summit, this mountain has the highest peak in the San Gabriel mountain range.

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