Using Kinect as a therapy tool for autism
Lakeside Center for Autism uses Microsoft Kinect, a video game system controlled by a player’s body instead of a controller, as a therapy tool for students.
Occupy Seattle protesters arrested, tents cleared from Westlake Park
Seattle police swept through Westlake Park on October 5, 2011 making 25 arrests as they clashed with protesters and hauled away tents set up by the Occupy Seattle movement. The protest is an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.
First 787 Dreamliner delivered to ANA takes off
The first 787 Dreamliner delivered by Boeing took off early Tuesday, September 27, 2011 for Japan, where All Nippon Airways (ANA) will launch it into passenger service late next month.
Mutton bustin’ at the 2011 Puyallup Fair
Wool Riders Only allows children between the ages of 3 and 6 to compete riding sheep at the 2011 Puyallup Fair. Competitors are challenged to ride their sheep for six seconds, then are scored and compete for a chance to attend a world championship.
Giant pumpkins at the 2011 Puyallup Fair
Members of the Pacific Northwest Giant Pumpkin Growers Club describe the thrill of competing in the annual weigh-in competition at the 2011 Puyallup Fair. The winning pumpkin weighed in at 927 pounds.
Letters sent to Idriss Mosque following 9/11 attacks
Two days after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a man spread gasoline and fired a gun outside Idriss Mosque in Northgate. Aziz Junejo, who has worshipped at the mosque for years, collected cards and letters sent to the mosque in response to the attack.
Bumbershoot Fashion
I made these fashion portraits while covering the 2011 Bumbershoot music festival. They were made using a Polaroid Sun 600 and a Canon 5DmII. It was a great way to spend my time while running between different acts I needed to photograph. For me, doing concert photography is really just an excuse to do a project like this.
Bumbershoot Fashion – Images by Danny Gawlowski
Pre-Bumbershoot Live Show in old printing presses
With Bumbershoot starting tomorrow, we hosted a live Pre-Bumbershoot show today with Truckasauras and Justin Dreary. The setting is pretty amazing – it’s the old Seattle Times printing presses located in the basement of our newsroom. I love this area and was thrilled to be able to use it for this.
Check out Truckasauras and Dreary not only in the videos below, but also at Bumbershoot this weekend.
Sailboat acrobats
French acrobats Delphine Lechifflart and Franck Rabilier perform on their sailboat, La Loupiote, while sailing around the world. They performed in Port Ludlow on Aug. 24 and 25 and will be performing at Elliott Bay Marina on Aug. 27 and Sept. 1.
Bicycle Pie Joust
To compete in the Burien Pie Joust, one had to balance on a bike with a whipped cream pie in one hand, throw that pie at an another cyclist and promise not to dodge oncoming pies. The August 19, 2011 event raised funds for bike racks.
Rappelling down Rainier Tower
In a fundraiser for the Special Olympics of Washington, participants in the “Over the Edge” event rappelled down 514 feet of the Rainier Tower in downtown Seattle on Saturday, August 13, 2011. The event raised over $233,000.
Blue Angels practice over Lake Washington | Seafair 2011
In preparation for their weekend Seafair performances, the Blue Angels practiced over Lake Washington as crowds gathered on the shore and the I-90 bridge to watch on Thursday, August 6, 2011.
Childhood obesity
Three parents talk about the struggles they’ve had as their children faced weight issues and lifestyle changes.
Teens participating in the Food Empowerment Education Sustainability Team (FEEST) program talk about the challenges teens face when trying to eat healthy.
Running of the Bulls on Queen Anne
Inspired by the running of the bulls in Pamplona, a crowd dressed in white clothing with red bandanas and ran down Queen Anne Avenue, chased by “bulls” made out of decorated shopping carts on Saturday, July 9, 2011.
By the time I’m 30
Eleven seniors at Auburn Mountainview High School answer the question “What goals will you have accomplished by the time you’re 30?”
Competing in the Opening Day Regatta
A Lake Union Crew Mixed 8+ (40+) competes in the Opening Day Regatta through the Montlake Cut on May, 7, 2011.
Seattle and Portland’s soccer rivalry
As the Seattle Sounders FC and the Portland Timbers play their first MLS match against each other at Qwest Field, their fans talk about the rivalry between the teams and their cities on May 14, 2011.
First flight of Boeing’s 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing began initial test flights of the 747-8 Intercontinental, Boeing’s largest passenger plane, at Paine Field on Sunday, March 20, 2011. The freighter version of the 747-8 had its first flight in February 2010.
Sounders 2011 Season Opener
As the Seattle Sounders FC face the L.A. Galaxy in the opening game of the 2011 season, Sounders fans look forward to the upcoming season on Tuesday, March 15.
Climate change affects coffee in Costa Rica
Climate change is affecting Costa Rican coffee production. Cold nights, winds and erratic rainfall are disrupting harvests in some areas, while in others, warmer temperatures allow farmers to harvest coffee at elevations higher than before possible.
Census 2010 | Seattle population growth and changes in minority populations
Dick Morrill, a professor emeritus of geography and demography at University of Washington, uses census information to show changes in King County’s minority populations from 1940 to 2010.
Dick Morrill, a professor emeritus of geography and demography at University of Washington, explains what forces drove changes in King County’s population density from 1940 to 2010.
Microsoft Techfest
Every year, Microsoft Research hosts Techfest to display experimental technologies they are working on to other Microsoft employees in hopes of inspiring practical applications. Here are some of the technologies that were on display.
Protesters march through downtown, fueled by prosecutor’s decision
Fueled by the announcement that Seattle police Officer Ian Birk would not face criminal charges, protesters marched from Westlake Center to the place where John T. Williams was shot, then throughout the downtown area.
Jordan McCabe, 12, performs with Harlem Globetrotters
As fame for his dribbling skills rapidly increases, Beaver Lake Middle School student Jordan McCabe, 12, hosted Curly Neal and Rocket Rivers at his school to perform with them for fellow students.