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Carole Goble as the first recipient of the "Jim Gray eScience Award"
On Monday, Microsoft Research awarded my friend Prof. Carole Goble with the first ever “Jim Gray eScience Award”. I am very very very happy for Carole. She fully deserves it. She’s done and continues to do some amazing work in…
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At the 2008 Microsoft eScience Workshop in Indianapolis
Just one day after my return back to Seattle, I flew to Indianapolis for the 2008 Microsoft eScience Workshop. The transition from the sunny Mexico to the cold and full of snow Indianapolis is fun 🙂 It’s great to be…
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Travel blog – The good, the better, the geeky (oh and those bugs)
It’s been a wonderful experience. 17 days in the Yucatan peninsula and Belize, plus a daytrip to Guatemala. My love for road trips, for exploring, for being on the move all the time was reinforced by this trip. I feel…
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Travel blog – Day 17
The “swimming with the sharks” day 🙂 So, I woke up early to get ready for the dive. The difference between this PADI dive shop and the one in Belize was extraordinary. We actually followed proper procedures… filling in forms,…
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Travel blog – Day 16
It’s almost over. Today, tomorrow, and then I am flying back 🙁 I woke up with a huge headache. Didn’t sleep much. The local “Christmas” beer from last night did its trick (well… it could have been the combination of…
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Travel blog – Day 15
Back in Mexico. I woke up relatively early. The hotel didn’t serve breakfast so I made my way towards the Belize-Mexico borders, which were only 10mins away (last night I thought they were further away). At the border, I got…
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Travel blog – Day 14
I think I am falling apart 🙂 Yesterday, while helping the dive master push the boat, I seriously cut my foot. I am now limping. My back is seriously sunburned. And my legs are full of itching spots. My guess…
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Travel blog – Day 13
An amazing scuba diving day 🙂 I had arranged to go diving today. The weather was gorgeous… sunny and blue sky. It was a 30 min boat ride to the Laughingbird Cay, one of those islands we see in films……
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Travel blog – Day 12
A very very relaxing day, full of reading. The day was cloudy so I didn’t feel like jumping into the water. Instead, I walked on the beach for a while, then found a palm tree and read philosophy. It’s amazing…
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Travel blog – Day 11
Travelled today. I settled my bill with John at the Trek Stop, said my goodbyes, and I was on the road again. I’ll miss that place. I had an excellent time there. From San Ignacio, I picked up Lisa and…
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Travel blog – Day 10
Today was “Tikal day”. The previous night I had arranged to join a group, an organized tour, for a day-long trip to Tikal in Guatemala. A number of reasons lead me to decide to leave Julio, the car, behind: I…
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Travel blog – Day 9
Last night I slept for 11 hours. Hmmm… I think my body is telling me to take it easy or it’s just that the Trek Stop is the best place to relax and my body is taking the opportunity to…
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Travel blog – Day 8
After I posted the “day 7” entry, I went to my little cabin (see below) and tried to write for few hours but didn’t manage to. It’s soooo peaceful here. You can only hear the sounds of the jungle (and…
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Travel blog – Day 7
No sign of bugs this morning and throughout the day. My “attack” on them yesterday seems to have paid off. Let’s see tomorrow. The heavy metal band across the street was playing into the early hours of the morning. As…
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Travel blog – Day 6
(this was supposed to be a boring driving day… little I knew 🙂 After yesterday’s problems with Julio, the car, the night ended quiet with lots of book-related writing. In the morning, the bedbugs were back 🙁 This time I…