Badge Ball: Silicon Valley’s Name Tag Sculptures
In Silicon Valley, workers and visitors at Hewlett Packard sites create badge balls by stacking discarded name tags into evolving sculptures. Jim Daniels, a Santa Clara security guard, started the trend out of idle curiosity and humor, while experts call it folk culture capturing identity in corporate life. The trend spans reception desks and guard stations across large companies, turning fleeting visits into lasting creative statements. Daniels hopes to take the idea to Las Vegas as the craft grows.
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San Jose
Calif
Jim Daniels
Leno
Letterman
Hewlett Packard
Santa Clara
Daniels
H-P
Las Vegas
Silicon Valley
Michael Marsden
Northern Michigan University
College of Arts and Sciences
Quantum
Apple Computer Inc
Linda Cereghino
Edward
St. Patrick’s Day
Cereghino
Apple
Shawn Spano
San Jose State University
Badge Balls Turn Badges Into Art at Silicon Valley Desks
Workers from Apple and Quantum craft badge balls from used ID cards to express identity and spark conversation. Experts note the practice creates order and eases interactions with visitors while highlighting personal creativity amid busy reception areas.
Flyover sculpture in Dayton sparks mixed local reaction
In Dayton a 120 foot stainless steel sculpture named Flyover aims to evoke the Wright brothers first flight. Residents vary from praise to skepticism with critics saying it resembles a dinosaur skeleton or roller coaster while supporters insist it stirs imagination and highlights Dayton’s aviation legacy.
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Dayton
Orville Wrights
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Craig Southerington
City Public Arts Commission
David Black
Columbus
Southerington
APP Horo
Wright Brothers
Ohio
Menendez marriage plan triggers courthouse feud in Los Angeles
Convicted murderer Lyle Menendez faced a spate of conflict as Judge Nancy Brown clashed with Judge John Reid over plans to marry him to Anna Erikkson. Brown said she would have Erikkson perform the ceremony in jail after her work Monday, but the Sheriff’s Department blocked the plans. Deputy Benita Nichol stated no marriage would occur due to inmate marriage criteria. Erikkson, a 30 year old pen pal, attended much of Menendez’s second trial and avoided comment.
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Los Angeles
Lyle Menendez
Superior Court
Nancy Brown
John Reid
Menendez
Brown
Erikkson
Lyle
Anna Erikkson
Benita Nichol
Ms. Erikkson
Summer SAT tutoring goes to vacation hotspots for affluent students
Wealthy families fund upscale summer SAT coaching as Stanford Coaching Inc. sends tutors to Nantucket Martha's Vineyard and the Hamptons. Prices range 2500 to 5000 for 20 to 40 hours while tutors lodge at select inns and yachts for Mediterranean trips.
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Stanford Coaching Inc
Lisa Jacobson
New York City
Ms. Jacobson
Stanford Coaching
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
The
Berkshires
Massachusetts
East Hampton
South Hampton
Fishers Island
New York
Stanford
Donald Viscardi
Mediterranean
Piloro
Amanda Rose
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Floyd Starr
Wright
Viscardi
A.J. Lockhart
Greenwich, Conn
Lockhart
Choate Rosemary Hall
Walling
Orly
Dave Merkowitz
American Council of Education
Autovieo
Lawrenc
City Hall
Park & Rec
Raw Valley
Water Service
Hotline Journal-World
Woodlands
AMEX
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Ual SA Aris Mt
Sais Santi
Lawrence Area
Journal-Wor
Coiyline
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