Konichiwa! Images from Tokyo

Tokyo. More than 35 million people call this electric and bustling city home. The photos are just a small snap shot of an ever changing megalopolis.

Video: Fremont’s Muslim community celebrates Eid, end of Ramadan

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Video: African-Americans Reflect on 2008 Election

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East Bay  African-Americans described the electric atmosphere days before the historic presidential election of Barack Obama.

Audio: Sizing Up Holiday Sales

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By Tyler Sipe –
Lured by retailers, the shopping faithful waited in long lines on Thanksgiving and Black Friday in order to get their hand on heavily discounted hot ticket items. At the Target in Fremont, consumers were plentiful, but spendthrift, making officials cautiously optimistic about [...]

Audio Profile: NUMMI Tour Coordinator Sara Rogers

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New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) Tour Coordinator Sara Rogers provides tours for several hundred people a week at the 5.3 million square foot facility located in Fremont. NUMMI is a joint-venture plant between General Motors and Toyota. About 4800 employees produce [...]

Fremont Thrift Stores Seeing Mixed Bag From Spendthrift Customers Stressed in Economic Slowdown

Published on 510report.org on Nov. 3, 2008
Photos and Story by Tyler Sipe
The local thrift store industry typically says Christmas comes in October, when sales are buoyed by Halloween.
But area thrift stores have seen a mixed bag of tricks and treats as a result of the nation’s economic woes.
Two Fremont stores, locally owned Jack’s [...]

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Turning the corner

This semester has proven to be busier than expected.  However, my class instruction has been really rewarding.  I’m currently learning HTML/CSS, WordPress and video editing.  Just a few years ago I would have never imagined learning many of these things, especially source code.  My Web site will continue to evolve over the coming months.  I’m [...]

What I’m up to…

I’m taking several Web oriented classes this semester.  One of them being html/CSS.  Take a look at this video produced at Kansas State, it gives you an idea of what information is being implanted into my head for the coming years.
The Maschine is Us / ing us

What happened?

I’m not sure if I have any regular fans out there, but if I do, I apologize for the sudden and abrupt change to my Web site.  I think change is good, and the old way of maintaining a fresh and current Web site was laborious and time consuming.  My new Web site will contain [...]


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