I apologize if I've spammed you about this already, but I am excited.

I entered my thesis project, Fastronauts, in Core77's Greener Gadget
competition, and it is online for voting.  I'd love it if you could
check it out - (
http://www.core77.com/greenergadgets/entry.php?projectid=25 ).  And if
you want to, vote and pass it on. And thank you to everyone who helped
with the project - I couldn't have done it without you.

Info on the project:
I studied kids and toys for a year (rough, I know) and designed a
series of toys to tackle childhood obesity and disposable batteries in
landfill. Powered by play, each figure has a rechargeable battery, and
each vehicle has a dynamo. Plug a Fastronaut into the handheld moon
cruiser and roll for lights and sounds. Plug a Fastronaut into the
bike-mounted rocket and pedal to power lights, sounds, a speedometer
and an odometer. Each Fastronaut has a power indicator that can be
pressed to make the figure talk. Children get instant feedback as they
create energy, and that is strong motivation to be active.

A recent medical study showed that giving a pedometer to people
encourages them to walk a mile further every day. Fastronauts are like
pedometers, but taken to a whole new level. Children will want to
exercise, and they will feel empowered as they charge up their toys.
Best of all, Fastronauts give children direct, personal experience
with energy generation and conservation.

Fastronauts were specifically designed for 5-year-olds, but the
concept can be adapted for older or younger children. The toys
themselves can be aged up or down. The battery assembly can be
removed, the shell recycled, and new toys created.

Thanks!

Hello all,

I am moving to SF on August 20th. I would love to pick up on an elite
team for the labor day tourney. I've been playing in Madison WI for
six years, and also have some club series experience. Looking to get
involved with fun and experienced players in the area. Also, if there
is a better way to get hooked up with a team then this yahoo group,
please let me know. Any help would be appreciated...truly appreciated.

Thanks

Eric

Dear Ultimate lovers,

I'm from the UK and will be visiting California from the end of
June until the beginning of August with a friend; heading up to
Vancuver for WUGC come August.
My friend and I will be looking to play as much ultimate as possible
as long as we're over there, if you play pickup games (especially on
the beach) and welcome 'non-regulars' to come and play then please get
in touch and let me know where/when we can get some disc; we don't
want to go to one of the places on the map to find that it's been
bloody cancelled.

Furthermore, if you can offer us some floor space to sleep on (or
garden space to pitch a tent on) we will happily return the favour
with beers/chores/cooking/banter/cash/etc. (We will have a car and
camping gear)

Thanks in advance,

-Chef

Imagine this:
     - two-bedroom flat, a block off Valencia near 21st St.
     - one block to Boogaloo's.
     - Ritual Coffee right around the corner.
     - Dog-Eared Books a block further.
     - easy to stumble home from Amnesia, Revolution Cafe, The Makeout Room.
     - Dosa, Range, Spork and many, many other restaurants literally down the
block.

And here is the real hook:
     - two adorable, 2-month old kittens.

Who can pass up not just one, but two kittens? Storm and Spencer are both
affectionate and playful. Storm loves to curl up in your lap. Spencer prefers to
curl up nearby, and "talks" to you.

I'll be away from Saturday July 5 through Saturday July 12 and I need someone to
take care of the kittens.

Doesn't this sound enticing? You may even want to get your own sitter for a week
so you can take advantage of this!

Email me at gyachuk@..., or call me at 415-533-2336.

Thanks.        Greg

We're heading up to the High Sierra Music Fest and looking for someone
to watch over the house and our two terrific dogs, Maya and Sasha.
Dates would be Thurs, July 3 til Sunday, July 6.

What you get...

* a house to yourself
* a choice of bedrooms to crash in
* snuggle time with two dogs...Maya will want to sleep with you...it's
your call...
* all food and beverage in the kitchen
* use of a Piaggio scooter
* easy access to the ocean, to Serramonte, to great hiking trails
* our sincere appreciation

What you must do...

* feed the dogs
* walk them once a day
* lock the house when you leave
* avoid throwing a hip-hop party for 100 guests

Email me at: jmsrwc@... or call 415.572.2342

Thanks!  Jeff

(I'm posting this for a friend ~ please reply to him ~ thanks.)

I'm blind, but grew up playing ultimate while still sighted. If you
want practice reading throws, I'll go deep. As long as you can get it
back to me (please aim at my feet, not face), I'd love to toss it around.

Drop me a line. East Bay best, but Golden Gate Park also good.


Zach
zshore@...

If anyone is planning a ride to Cal States at the end of the month,
could you shoot me an email - I have a friend that needs a carpool
from the Mission District. Please let me know.

thanks,
diesel

Contact  Becky T <beckyt_024@...> for more
info.

--- Becky T <beckyt_024@...> wrote:

> From: Becky T <beckyt_024@...>
> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 18:55:52 -0500
> Subject: [disc] Women's League!
>
>
> Hi all-
>
> I would like to announce the formation of the San
> Francisco Disc Golf Club Women's League.  Our first
> meeting will be Wed.  May 7th at 5:30pm, meeting at
> hole 1.  All ages and skill levels are welcome!!!
> There is no cost to participate.  We will have discs
> for sale if you need/want new plastic.
>
> The main goal (outside of playing a round with other
> women) of the first meeting is to decide on a
> format.  Basically I want to know things like:
> What day of the week works for the majority?
> Would a monthly format be better?
> Anyone interested in bag-tags?
> How about mini-clinics?
>
> Ladies, please email me your preferences/suggestions
> if you can't make it out on the 7th.
>
> Guys, please pass this on to the women in your life.
>
> Happy Huckin'
> Becky T

Please help by passing this along to friends, colleagues and family:

http://www.bountiful-garden.org/strains.html

Only two more sale dates left.

Thanks,

Frank
President
The Bountiful Garden Foundation

Even after I carefully placed them in my bag Thursday so I wouldn't lose them
again.  Maybe
fate is predetermined.  They must have fallen out in the grass when I was
changing my
shoes.  If, by any chance, you found a pair of Smith sunglasses on the field
Thursday, please
let me know.  I'd really like to have them back.  And I swear I won't lose them
again.  Really.

Thanks,
Kristi

510-414-1017

I wanted to let y'all know about a service I created that's being used
by some ultimate teams up here in Seattle to coordinate pick-up games,
practices, and post-game BBQs. It's called Swaggle and the web site is:

http://swaggle.mobi/

It's a group text messaging service I've built and hope the ultimate
community can get some good use out of. Once you've created a group,
you can send a message to it and everyone in the group will receive a
text message on their phone. If they reply, that goes to everyone in
the group, as well.

Great for coordinating a team, since you can send messages that would
arrive too late as e-mail (e.g., "field is closed, we're moving to XYZ
instead", "running 20 min. late, don't forfeit!", "need a ride, can
someone pick me up?") or figuring out pick-up ("spontaneous pick-up at
XYZ park. Come now"). Sort of like Twitter/Dodgeball, except easier to
talk to a specific group of people.

Give it a shot at http://swaggle.mobi/ and let me know what you think.
It's free, I won't sell your number to anyone, you won't get spammed,
and you don't need to install any software or have any special phone
to use it, just regular text messaging.

hey all

sorry for the ham and jam and spamalot, but my small social media team of 3 is
hiring to replace our 4th!  i thought i'd send this out for anyone who might be
interested in applying...

h

------------------------------------------------------------

Company: Wells Fargo
Job Title: Social Networking Developer
Description: Social Media Web Developer
Respond to: Ed Terpening <Edward.Terpening@...>

Go to https://www.wellsfargo.com/careers/findajob and enter Job Requisition
3209771

Description

Rated by FORTUNE as the U.S.’s "most admired bank," Wells Fargo is a leading
innovator in Financial Services. We are leading the adoption of Social
Networking in the finance industry, including blogging and social networking. We
were a winner of a “Best of the Web” award for our blogs and other emerging
"web 2.0" technologies and are often cited by industry analysts and journalists
as thought leaders. You can play a pivotal role in Wells Fargo’s social media
marketing initiatives by:

• Managing Six Apart Moveable Type Enterprise public blogs, including user
administration, new template development, CSS, upgrade/patch releases, new code
development and the evaluation and installation of web widgets and plug-ins
• Working with our diverse product groups to define creative social media
marketing ideas that lead to products
• Partnering with diverse, specialized technology groups across the company to
develop and manage social media marketing sites and tools
• Participating in the design and user architecture of social media/blogging
websites and tools
• Leading the development and implementation of complex web sites and
web-based widgets and tools on our blogs and popular social networking sites,
like Facebook.
• Coding for diverse social media platforms, such as Facebook, MySpace and
Open Social
• Acting as an escalation point for production support/troubleshooting
guidance
• Managing the ongoing analysis and reporting of web log traffic and user
engagement, identifying key causes, trends, and forecasts.
• Coordinating with systems partners outside the group to ensure high server
availability and integration with related technology services, such as log
reporting, security, database and disaster recovery plans
• Overseeing contractors on technology projects
• Developing best practices for Wells Fargo related to social media marketing
technology
• Being able to work either in a team or independently, with limited direction
and supervision (self-starter, creative thinker)
• Coding for usability, accessibility (for the disabled), and targeting the
cultural aspects of the medium (e.g., blogging/Internet culture, customer needs)
• Communicating technology solutions and challenges to non-techies clearly and
with patience
• Focusing on high quality, on-time, bug-free launches

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent in Computer Science/IT or related degree preferred
• 6+ years technical background and 4+ years related web and software
development experience on diverse platforms, especially MS Windows Server;
• May have worked for a leading Internet media or e-Commerce company (e.g.,
Yahoo!, CNET, MSN, About.com or social media sites) preferred; OR
• Has solid hands-on experience in social media, which may include profiles on
leading networks (Linkedin, MySpace, Facebook, etc), writing
personal/professional blogs, developing widgets or virtual world participation
(e.g., Second Life);
• Understands web site design, user interface design principles, usability
testing, ADA/web accessibility and related technologies;
• Strong experience evaluating web server log statistics, including custom
tags, cookies, etc.
• Prior experience focusing on security and customer privacy as a top priority
• Advanced working knowledge of: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, php, CGI, RoR,
Windows IIS webserver, Cookies, Windows Server 2003 and CMS (Content Management
Systems), preferably Moveable Type/Enterprise (4.x).
• Familiarity with: Facebook API (FBML, FQL), multimedia/Flash applications,
ASP, Java, AJAX, RSS/Atom, Oracle/SQL, internetworking (firewalls, routers, DNS,
etc), Unix and Linux, Microsoft developer tools (e.g., Popfly or Visual Studio
Express).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a comfort level in
communicating with individuals and groups.
• Prior marketing experience a plus.

You can also find this listing on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/e/vjb/509084/

I lost my sunglasses Thursday - they were left on top of an empty
shirt box between the endzones of the two far right fields.  I would
really like to get them back.  This weekend sucked without them.  If
you picked them up and are playing tonight please give them to me, or
Elizabeth or Ted or your captain if you don't know me.  If you are
only playing Thursday please e-mail me and let me know you have them.
  Also, I'm working in the Presidio on Wednesday and might be able to
come pick them up.

Thanks,
Kristi

Tues.: Lowest Common Denominator
Thurs.: Pi

Hi All,

I left my Mud Classic disc at this pickup game on Sunday. If someone
found it, could you give it back at CVC or DUI?

Thanks,

Craig Hart

--- In SFUL@yahoogroups.com, shwu <appleboid@...> wrote:>

Hi folks,

The second installment of high level mixed pickup in the Bay Area
(sponsored by Mischief) will be this Sunday, March 9th, at Hillsdale
High School from 2-5pm.

3115 Del Monte St, San Mateo The fields are at the back of the school
bordering 31st and Alameda de las Pulgas, where there should be
street parking.

As a heads up, the weekend after will be Mar 16th on the Stanford
Campus at the Sand Hill fields.

This is just open pickup, but if you are interested in tryouts,
please email mischief-tryouts at ultiteam dot org for more
information.

-shwu

Folks,

I'm coming in from the east bay tomorrow morning and would love it if
someone could pick me up at any SF Bart station.  I'm guessing with a
9am start time to be at the BART around 8:30am (depending on which
one).  I'm good getting home and Sunday (wife has the car tomorrow
morning).

Please let me know if you can help!

Thanks,
Stephen

cell: 213-618-2452 (I live in the east bay)
work: 925-279-1868

Does anyone know of a decent high school or college 400 meter running
track in Oakland that is open to the public (including Sundays)?

Thanks,

Jack