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Manufacturing Redefined
Profound changes in manufacturing are on their way. Glimpses of what lies ahead were apparent at the 2012 International Manufacturing Technology Show.
Inspired by what I saw at IMTS 2012, I am rethinking my definition of manufacturing. This industry is changing. The very nature of manufacturing may be altered by these changes. Hence the need to redefine it. I used to say that manufacturing is "the business of making stuff." Stuff can mean gobs of stuff (volumes of product processed as a commodity such as fuel, chemicals, plastic pellets, foodstuffs and so on) or pieces of stuff (discrete parts, mostly components for assemblies such as durable goods). Of course, metalworking has primarily focused on the part-making side.
I like this old formula because it emphasizes that manufacturing is a business—an enterprise serving customers in some gainful way. The equipment and techniques involved have to be evaluated in this larger context. They are not strictly ends in themselves. For example, it is pointless to discuss a new, highly productive machining process, let's say, if the results are not shown to provide a clear business benefit such as increased profit or customer satisfaction.
This definition of manufacturing (the business of making stuff) is still valid and relevant. I'm not giving it up. However, the show in Chicago made me see a more comprehensive characterization of manufacturing, at least for part making. It is this: manufacturing is the fulfillment of ideas through the transformation of material. This definition is useful because it identifies a different starting point and implies a different endpoint. My old definition indicated that manufacturing starts with incoming raw materials and ends with finished products on the shipping dock.
Now we must recognize that manufacturing is becoming the direct connection between the product designer and product consumer. In this case, manufacturing starts with an idea (from the designer) and ends with acceptance of a product by the user. The intervention of a conventional manufacturing organization (a stuff-making company) may or may not be necessary. Manufacturing is escaping the business-to-business, supply-chain model and shifting to a designer-to-desirer model. This model is clearly emerging when you look at how additive manufacturing processes can be applied to on-demand production of parts customized to the specs of the end user.
To be clear, this shift certainly does not spell the end of manufacturing as we know it. However, it is the beginning of manufacturing as we do not know it.
Where this trend may lead is yet to be to discerned or discovered. Crowd-sourcing and open-source collaborative ventures such as the Local Motors endeavor in the Emerging Technology Center at IMTS gave us a glimpse of what may become the norm. Other creative and imaginative possibilities still unthought of will surely appear.
What to do now? Think boldly, even wildly. Question your most basic assumptions about manufacturing. Manufacturing will not be "business" as usual. The "making" processes will not be the same. Our raw materials and end products will be a very different sort of "stuff," too.


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DEAR ABBY: My husband committed suicide 2 1/2 years ago. We had been married for 13 years and had two daughters who are now 15 and 9. The l5-year-old seems to be doing fine. The 9-yearold is not.
But my biggest problem is my live-in boyfriend, "Tim." While I love him and mostly enjoy his company, he appears to dislike my 9-yearold. She needs male attention because her dad was an attentive, wonderful father. I have discussed this with Tim. His response is he has a hard time doing it because she is "totally out of control and crazy."
Abby, she is none of that. She is a child with a lot of energy. I don't know what to do. I know it isn't fair to my daughter, but I'm lonely and miss Tim when he's not there. I'd appreciate any advice you can give me.
DEAR TRYING: I am so sorry for your loss. However, parents get only one chance at parenting, which is why it's so important to do it right the first time. What is happening in your household is unfair to your daughter. She should not be forced to live with a man who doesn't like her and can't give her positive reinforcement. That's why, for her sake, it would be better for you and Tim to live apart. If you choose him over your daughter, you will later regret it and could cause her serious emotional problems for decades.
DEAR ABBY: The holidays are right around the corner, and my husband and I have had a difficult couple of years financially. I'm a fulltime student; he is the only one bringing in an income while we raise two young boys.
I love the holidays — except for shopping for others.
I hate spending money I don't have looking for that perfect gift for everyone on my list. More often than not, the gift ends up being re-gifted or in the summer garage sale. For the past two years I have asked that if people want to give gifts, to please give them to the kids and leave us adults out of it. My requests have been ignored.
I know for a fact that my extended family is as strapped for cash as I am, but they charge on credit cards. Should I refuse a gift I can't reciprocate or thank them and try not to feel guilty? The name exchange option didn't work. I feel there should be more to the holidays than going into debt for gifts.
DEAR MA HUMBUG: I agree with you, and so would credit counselors coast to coast. Thank your relatives for their gifts. Reiterate that money is tight, so you will be giving gifts to the youngest family members only. If you feel you must reciprocate in some way, whip up a batch of holiday cookies or fudge brownies, wrap them with a colorful ribbon and make that your holiday gift.
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for six years. Before I met him, I was with a woman. I don't want my husband to find out about it because I'm afraid it will turn him on and he'll want to have threesomes. (He enjoys looking at lesbian porn.)
Should I feel this way about telling him?
DEAR WANTS YOUR PAST IN THE PAST: If you think there is a chance that your husband will find out, then the person he should hear it from is you. And if he suggests having a threesome, tell him that you are happy as things are and you prefer to remain monogamous.
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Ghouls on Twitter: Gosh, We Sure Hope Bush Dies
Twitchy has 50 tweets from soulless ghouls drooling over the thought that George H.W. Bush might die.
I wonder how many of these people are being supported by welfare paid for by you and me. My guess would be most of them. Money well spent, huh?
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You rent a moving van, then decide to take a dubious shortcut involving forbidding Montana dirt roads. Things don't go so well after that, and the van ends up stuck in a ditch. No, wait— you were hijacked!
This story wouldn't work so well at any time, but when John Law is scouring the countryside for fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch, he doesn't take kindly to cheapskate truck renters who send dozens of law-enforcement types off on wild-goose chases for nonexistent truckjackers. Beau Justin Heyser, 22, has since discovered that there are much, much worse things than paying extra fees to the rent-a-truck company.
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Maxine Frankel and Joseph Rosa: A Conversation
A conversation between UMMA Director Joe Rosa and philanthropist, collector, and UMMA lead benefactor Maxine Frankel on the occasion of the Museum's special exhibition Mark di Suvero: Tabletops, on view through February 26, 2012, which features works from the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art.
Joe Rosa: Why were you and your husband drawn to di Suvero's work in the first place, and how has his work sustained your interest over time? What was it about the tabletops, in particular, that you responded to?
Maxine Frankel: In 1995, we visited Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, New York, to see their jaw dropping, memorable di Suvero exhibition. Stuart couldn't stop whistling and I had the chills for days. Within a very short time, we began collecting Mark's work. The first piece, we acquired was Ganesha's Word, a "mini" di Suvero, very playful, yet it speaks volumes about his practice. It sits on Stuart's desk where it has been since the day it arrived. While Stuart works, he turns and rotates the work giving him time to rest, think, look, and enjoy.
JR: The breadth of your collection is one of its many strengths—merging diverse artists, materiality, and storylines to create visual impact and surprise. How does di Suvero's work fit in with your collecting practices, framework, and philosophy?
MF: Stuart and I believe, first and foremost, in responding to the work. We spend a great deal of time looking; looking through magazines, going to galleries, art museums and artists' studios. Our goal has always been to educate our "eye." We have not sought out artists, but have looked to "discover" and respond to their work. In building our collection the goal has been to collect across materials and to collect a broad range of an artist's practice.
JR: di Suvero works in numerous scales and media, including monumental landscape works, tabletops, and color-saturated paintings. In your view, what kind of ideas can di Suvero work out through his smaller-scale work as opposed to his monumental pieces?
MF: We don't distinguish between Mark's smaller works and his monumental sculptures. Each is part of his practice and the different scale allows him to accomplish different "things." Regardless of scale, for us the work speaks for itself and allows the viewer to respond to this constantly moving, graceful, light and airy sculpture made from one of the heaviest materials known to man. As we look at much of his work it reminds us of calligraphy in motion and sometimes twisted rolls of fiber. Mark is influenced by music and as the works move you can almost hear the sounds. There is one work in the collection, I believe, that might be considered a study: Landscape is a sculpture that is made to look as if it spans a body of water; it is the only one that seems to be about working through an idea that could/should be realized at a monumental scale.
JR: This work is installed the Museum's glass-walled Stenn Gallery—one of the most prominent spaces in the Frankel Wing, named in your honor, and located on the main campus pedestrian thoroughfare drawing passersby to the Museum. What do you hope visitors, particularly students, will take away from their first-hand experience of di Suvero's smaller-scale work and his adjacent monumental pieces on the Museum's grounds?
MF: Mark has said, "My sculpture has an element of motion or pivoting which invites the viewer to participate." Stuart and I have definitely responded to that invitation and hope the viewers do as well.


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On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that companies may not issue patents on naturally occurring human genes. This decision has the potential to deeply affect medical and biotechnology companies. Dr. Elizabeth Lynn Suh is medical director with Montana Breast Health at Community Medical Center.


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WUD Art is thrilled to present "Naalyéhé" by Dakota Mace, an exhibition that features textile and beadwork inspired by traditional Navajo designs, stories, and beliefs.
The UW-Madison artist states, "Diné (Navajo) culture is centered on wool, the landscape, and the concept of Hózhó (balance). Within Diné (Navajo) culture, there is a symmetry that exists within fours; four sacred mountains, four cardinal directions, four sacred colors and the Na'ashjéii Asdzáá (Spiderwoman) motif with four points. The importance of Kinetáh (land) relies on a grid to weave a sacred intersection of threads that connects Dinétah (Navajo people) through Naalyéhé (materials) and Dį́į́'(four). My own work centers on this concept by essentializing certain aspects of Navajo weaving traditions and translating it through handmade paper, beadwork, and weaving.
Na'ashjéii Asdzáá (Spiderwoman) is the sacred origin of forms and symbols that exist within the process of working materials. The symmetrical designs of my work are physical representations of Hózhó (balance). This is a reminder to the way our mind and Níłch'i (spirit) weave a connection to the land that the Naalyéhé (materials) emerge from.
The essence of Na'ashjéii Asdzáá (Spiderwoman) exists within each piece as it focuses on abstracting Dį́į́'(four) and reinterpreting the physical representation of weaving itself. For the Dinétah (Navajo people) there is a special relationship to the land and the natural materials that it provides. My work takes the importance of natural materials by mimicking the tones, vegetation, animal hides, and stones found within the land. It is through materials that a visual language is expressed through the calm resonance of Hózhó Nahasdlii (living within balance)."
Please join us for the dual opening reception of "Naalyéhé" by Dakota Mace and "Tick, Snap, Smoke" by Ali Hval. The dual reception will be held at both galleries on Friday, April 20th from 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be served.
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Shotton shock for Hodgson
West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson claimed goalkeeper Ben Foster could have shown more bravery after gifting Stoke substitute Ryan Shotton a late winner at the Hawthorns.
West Brom head coach Roy Hodgson claimed goalkeeper Ben Foster could have shown more bravery after gifting Stoke substitute Ryan Shotton a late winner at the Hawthorns.
Foster and Gabriel Tamas were involved in an 89th-minute mix-up which presented Shotton with a tap-in for his first Barclays Premier League goal. Hodgson felt Mike Dean should have disallowed the goal because of Shotton's challenge on Foster but also conceded the goalkeeper might have dealt with the incident better.
"To lose like that is very galling especially having seen the replays. I thought we defended it very, very badly," said Hodgson.
"Foster could have been brave and taken the stud in the chest. But unfortunately he decided to turn away from the stud and, as a result, we conceded a goal. I think the referee could have helped in the situation by giving the free-kick because the player has put his foot high and was leading with his studs.
"The game was heading to 0-0 which for us, a team that never has a clean sheet, would not have been such a disaster but unfortunately that was taken away from us. I saw it as a foul, the ref didn't. That is football."
Albion's woe was compounded by the news striker Peter Odemwingie has suffered a reaction to his ankle problem suffered during pre-season.
Hodgson said: "How serious it is, we don't know. He played last Saturday for 10 minutes against Chelsea, he trained Monday-Tuesday, then we had two days off.
"When we came back in, the ankle injury was plaguing him again. I'll have to wait and see. I thought on Tuesday when I left the training ground that he would be fit at the weekend. But his ankle isn't okay and we will have to wait and see when it will be."
Stoke manager Tony Pulis suggested there was nothing wrong with Shotton's strike as his side registered their first league win of the season.
Pulis said: "If we got a decision go our way, then fine. During this season, we will have a lot go against us. It all evens itself up. If we got away with one, it is bad luck for Roy and good luck for us and Stoke. But I thought it was a goal. I don't think Ryan caught the 'keeper at all. To be honest, I didn't look at the linesman thinking it was going to be a free-kick."


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The train arrived at the platform. An electronic board gave its destination: Klang.
"Nice, the one after this must be heading to seremban"
Then the next one came. There's something about these new trains, maybe its the air conditioning, maybe its the comfortable seats, or maybe its the (now reduced) political propaganda, they just make you want to doze off the moment you sit down.
Im too embarrassed to set off a wake-up alarm in the train, so i hold on to a simple philosophy: allah will wake you up when its time.
As soon as i woke up,i went out to see...that i had arrived in batu tiga. (My actual train was supposed to go to serdang, but arriving in batu tiga meant that i took the train to port klang instead. So i had to ride a train back to KL and take another train heading to serdang)
Husnuszhan (making good assumptions) about why that happened:
- there was a serial killer weaving a butcher's knife in the actual train, so i was spared his madness.
- a man forgot to wear deodorant on the actual train, and i was spared his, err, lack of fragrance.
- my rizq (provisions) of food for the day happened to be in Kl sentral
Nevertheless, i now know how to blog on the train.yay! So everything really is good for the believer.


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|Kiszsolna, the church around 2010
In last week's post, I already called attention to the precarious state of medieval churches in Transylvania, especially in the areas previously inhabited by Transylvanian Saxons. Among these areas is the vicinity of Beszterce / Bistritz / Bistrița in Northern Transylvania and also the northern part of the Transylvanian Plain. In many villages here, the German population left Transylvania at the time of the Soviet advance during World War II in 1944, and they never returned. After this, the churches lost their former function and the communities which had maintained them. Although the Orthodox church took over most of the abandoned buildings, the new occupants of these villages often did not take over the churches, but rather built new ones. After decades of neglect, there are now a large number of medieval churches in the area around Beszterce in the final stages of their existence. Vermes (Wermesch, Vermeș) and Sajómagyarós (Ungersdorf, Șieu-Măgheruș, in the Transylvanian Plain) are just two examples of buildings with collapsed roofs.
At a conference last week, a new research project was announced, aimed at surveying, documenting and studying the churches of Central and Northern Transylvania - the area of the Mezőség especially, but also the region of Beszterce. The research project is coordinated by the István Möller Foundation, and a number of buildings were already surveyed and documented. In several places, restorers also surveyed the walls of the churches, looking for medieval wall paintings, which have not yet been uncovered in these churches.
The most interesting announcement at the conference was made by one of the art historians involved in the project, Szilárd Papp. It concerns the wall paintings of the church of Kiszsolna (Senndorf, Jelna), located near Beszterce. The frescoes have been known for some time, but their true significance was only revealed now - perhaps finally prompting the authorities to action. Some time ago, the roof of the church collapsed, leading to quick decay (even the vault of the nave collapsed). Thanks to weather damage, the plaster peeled off from the walls, revealing frescoes beneath. These were documented, and some details - especially intact heads of figures - were removed and transported to the Bistriţa - Năsăud County Museum back in 2007. A few articles - including a Hungarian-language overview of the church and an English-language study on medieval frescoes of the region - called attention to the find, but to this date, not much has been done to actually save them.
|Fresco fragments in the church of Kiszsolna (photo: Kinga German)
The most interesting frescoes are on the north wall of the sanctuary. One scene, in particular, is of great importance: it depicts the Navicella, based on the famous mosaic of Giotto once in the atrium of Old St. Peter's basilica in Rome. This celebrated mosaic is known from a number of later copies. In monumental form, the earliest copy dates from the 1320s, and is in Strasbourg - other 14th century painted copies are in the Spanish Chapel of Santa Maria Novella in Florence as well as in Pistoia. Dating from the third quarter of the 14th century, the fresco at Kiszsolna is the fourth known painted copy of the Navicella from that century in all of Europe. It would be very important to fully uncover and restore it, along with all the other frescoes of the church - the ensemble could likely contribute to the studies of Italian Trecento painting, and thus is not only of a local significance. For decades, we have watched the decay of this - and many other - churches: it is now time to act, before these works of art are completely destroyed. Kiszsolna demonstrates, that even a modest village church can preserve unique and important works of art - it shows that this region of Transylvania still preserves a lot more worth saving and studying.
|Fragments of the Navicella at Kiszsolna (note the mast of the ship on top)
|Parri Spinelli's drawing of the Navicella, c. 1420 (Metropolitan Museum)
|Kiszsolna, a few decades ago
|The frescoes these days (Photo: Attila Mudrák)
|A fragment of the Navicella scene, now at the Museum of Bistrița
Photos by Szilárd Papp, Kinga German and Attila Mudrák.


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The magic is a different one. And without going deeply into the system you will hardly achieve this with UVNC.xerces8 wrote:user + pass ( and domain of course )
as in : if I connect to a windows network drive, where I am on the ACL, I don't need to re-enter my username and password, ItJustWorks(TM)
Quite sure.xerces8 wrote:Are you sure there is no (simple) way ?
Maybe a replacement GINA could help ...xerces8 wrote:I understand, that the server might need a patch too.
We'll have a look into the source of RealVNC. Are you talking of the free flavor of RealVNC?xerces8 wrote:( and I did some work on windows authentication in Java, so I know the pain )
(besides RealVNC already has this, so maybe someone from there can give a clue)
This is how I understood it. Then what exactly is missing in the VNC authentication process.xerces8 wrote:It appears you are talking about : VNC server <-> windows authentication (at the login screen of the remote PC, where VNC server is running ) ?
Oliver wrote:Then what exactly is missing in the VNC authentication process.
Let's see how and whether this will be possible. As I said, you will never know the password. The password is being hashed and the hash is compared. So the plain text password is not known (except on some very old flavors of NT).xerces8 wrote:What I request is :
- VNC viewer takes the username anmd password that I used to log into my PC. Without typing them.
xerces8 wrote: just autofilling the username would also be a helpful feature (just prefill the username text filed, so the user can edit it, just as in current version)
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When I think of Passover I think of the valiant and resilient survivors I interviewed for my first book, Recipes Remembered. I think of Joan Ferencz who spent the final months of the war in Auschwitz. I listened in awe as she told me how she grasped her sister's hand and pulled her to the line that survived. She recalled Passover in her home before those dark days where she would run up to the attic to collect the Pesach plates. It was a memory that brought joy to her gentle face.
I hear Ida Frankfurter as she told me a story of her liberation from the Peterswaldau camp in Ober Silesia. It was a camp where she worked in the munitions factory having been transferred from Auschwitz and from which she took a souvenir of an empty grenade shell. That shell now stands as a centerpiece on her Passover table to remind her that she too was once a slave.
When I think of Passover I remember the day I sat in the Upper West Side office of restaurateur George Lang. He escaped Hungary in the back of a hearse and became a premier figure in the culinary world. His accomplishments were legendary as is the recipe he gave me for a Passover dish that was dear to his heart.
I recall Freda Lederer's shy and reserved voice telling me how she was transferred to Bergen-Belsen from where she was liberated by the British in April of 1945. She is so proud that she still prepares both Passover Seders at her home in Harrisburg, PA where her entire extended family enjoys her Hungarian cooking.
So, for my monthly column that usually touts the merits of too much meat, I am going in a different direction. No fears, I am not suggesting a vegetarian menu. However, I am going to share with you recipes from "my" Hungarian survivors who shared their stories of hope and faith and their cherished recipes with me. Recipes where Passover was a cornerstone and the concept of freedom and exile had heightened meaning and tremendous importance.
George Lang's Húsvéti töltött csirke – Stuffed Chicken for Passover
Freda Lederer's Passover Stuffed Cabbage
Ida Frankfurter's Potato Kugel
Joan Ferencz' Beef Goulash
If you have a copy of Recipes Remembered, I urge you to read these stories at your Passover table and make them part of your holiday tradition. If you do not, then I hope you will visit Amazon.com or the Museum of Jewish Heritage and claim a copy for yourself. The recipes will inspire you to cook and the stories will inspire you to live your life to the fullest. The proceeds from all sales go to benefit The Museum of Jewish Heritage, so this Passover when you buy a book, you will be performing a miracle. It might not be as flashy as a burning bush or as monumental as parting the Red Sea, But you will be living my mantra to Eat Well-Do Good.
Have a Zeesa Pesach.
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Former cub scouts or boy scouts?
My 3 kids have been in scouts, 2 cubs and a girl. I've been thinking about forgoing scouts for something else. The something else could be a different scouting org, a mentorship program, 4H, or simply something family led.
The question I have, I think, is whether people here (past scouts or not) think that the programs and/or resources of these organizations can practically be replaced by something else? Note that generally our family doesn't have enough resources to do things like the encampments during the summer, nor are we likely going to be able to afford Philmont, etc.
We are, however, active during the normal scouting/school year, so do all the campouts, most meetings, PWD, trips, etc. We also do a lot of outdoor oriented activities, organized or not. Example, we've walked/boated/biked all the parks in our town, garden, know lots of local flora/fauna, stargaze, bat watch, etc.
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I am a scout dad
And involved in leadership role
It took me a while to understand and appreciate scouting
It wasnt until about a year into it where i saw those silly activities come together and serve their purpose
There are good and bad packs out there if you dont like your pack
Look for another pack or get into leadership role where you have more say
I have also been learning
As i have been self taught and most of my outdoor activities have been solo
I have had to put my ego in check and relearn the proper way to do things
Can see the cost problem with 2-3 kids
For that i would look into financial assistance at summer camp programs
Some pics of last week
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I'm a scout dad and in a leadership position.
The thing I'm trying to learn is whether the resources that the BSA in particular has can realistically be replaced or is necessary, in the opinions of those that have or haven't participated and have given thought about the experience.
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You could look into the baden powell scouting
Dont know anyone that follows it
As a group they are very limited
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I never was a scout but grew up spending the entire summer on an Adirondack lake without electricity. Needless to say we swam, skied, hiked, fished, and played outside all day and sometimes the nights. When my eldest son joined the scouts I wasn't thrilled and ended up establishing an organization called the Environmental Study Team (EST). This was a co-ed group of kids and we got involved in hiking, camping, and environmental stewardship projects, etc. It launched me into my current career as well. Anyways, I don't lead this group anymore but it is still in existence and has even branched out into chapters. An EST group or some facsimile there of can easily be established and lead by 1-2 parents it they are willing to put the time in. If you are in the Schoharie area you can contact this organization about their program and learn how they do it and I'd be happy to answer and questions as well: http://www.schoharierivercenter.org/...studyteam.html
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I will look into this, it's the type of info I was looking for. The age group is a little more advanced than mine are, but it gives me something to think about.
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Let me add a bit on some specifics of what we did with kids in the EST program I founded:
Built, sold, and deployed bat houses and conducted bat surveys.
Conducted a year long stream study of the Indian Kill which resulted in NYS DEC to conduct a follow-up survey and the town to reconvene their Water Quality Coordinating Committee after a 10 year absence. The study also resulted in remediation of an illicit discharge.
Hiking/camping: To such places as Grizzle Ocean Treadway and Pharoah mountains, snowsheing to Broomkstick Lake, Chub Pond, Good Luck Lake and Mountain.
Participated in River Watch Clean Water Congress...EST members had to do public speaking on the studies they were working on.
An outing with DEC staff on Moose radio tracking up at Perkins Clearing.
Canoe trips down the Battenkill, Mohawk Rivers.
Participated in shoreline clean-ups recording the type and weight of debris collected for a national research program.
Held weekly meetings with occasional guest speakers.
One year I had the group featured in the Gazette on the Lifestyles page i.e. 2 full pages in color about the kids/program and then kept them in the news paper with articles about them every other month for the year. The articles covered their activities they were doing.
One older kid, he was ~19 at the time, hooked up with me to help run the program and learn from it as well. He went off to ESF, got his masters and PhD and is now a section Chief with the DEC Division of water...
Anyways, like I said it can be done if one puts the effort in...
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Location: Keene
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I was also involved with scouting and was a scoutmaster. What stands out with scouting, IMO, is that it promotes leadership and sense of community.
What I observed with scouting is that the boys who excelled usually had a parent involved with the troop.
It can be a financial burden for a young family with a few kids in the scouting program.....uniforms, summer camp, equipment. But there is usually some help available.
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It's just a week, but the DEC camps for ages 11-17 are great.
My daughter went back a second year to volunteer for a few weeks.
She was sponsored in part by the local Garden Club. Now our gun club sends 1 to 3 kids a year. Currently $350/week.
Your kids sound a bit young, but you might want to check out Sea and Air Scouts.
I went into the Sea Scouts after Boy Scouts.... don't know if there's a ship in your area. It was sponsored by the Lion's Club. They had a barn in back with two 16 foot X-Boats (popular with all Sea Scout ships around the Saint Louis area and a 17 foot Turnover. We learned how to take care of the boats in the winter and to sail and race in the summer. Helped me get jobs in High School working the waterfront at summer camps (need also the Red Cross Life Guard cert).
There was also an Air Scout plane in the Saint Louis area....
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I was a scout for a couple years.
Of course I don't know your beliefs, or why you are looking for an alternative, but if the current culture of scouting is the issue, here are two alternatives:
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Thanks for the info! Regardless of affiliation, this info could be of service in the future.
Also, the DEC week camp may well be something to look at in the near future. I think at least one or both of my boys may like this as an alternative to day camp, which although 1/4 of the daily price, the total cost (for less time) is the same.
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Webby, you might want to keep this program in mind for the future as well. I started it years ago with the Battenkill Conservancy:
While currently lead by a BSA crew adviser it's not part of the BSA.
Four days of overnight camping for $200...
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I am a former Scoutmaster and have had three boys in Boy Scouts. In the process of transitioning my troop from an adult-led troop to a boy-led troop, I have learned an awful lot about the program. I am a strong advocate of the Boy Scout program when it is implemented correctly. The following reflects opinions I have formed after many years of scouting experience.
The primary focus of Boy Scouts is NOT on the outdoors more in this statement in a moment. Instead, its primary focus is on developing team and leadership skills in youth. And these are valuable skills to youth of all levels of capabilities. We are all familiar with the classic story of a CEO that pays tribute to the leadership skills he first learned in Boy Scouts. But just as important is the other end of the spectrum where the less capable youth learns how to function effectively as part of a team. At both ends of the spectrum, these skills are often life-changing!
Boy Scouts uses the outdoor part of their program as the hook to catch the boys interest. The routine of going camping presents various management tasks for the youth leaders to overcome. Youth leaders (called patrol leaders) are supposed to manage a patrol of about 6 to 8 scouts. With proper adult leader guidance, the youth leaders learn how to lead a team: preparing for the campout, packing, gear inspection, selecting campsites, cooking, cleaning, etc. In turn, the team members learn how to contribute to the patrol all to reach a goal that makes their camping experience more rewarding that is - more fun. Something like ... the sooner we get done with our chores the sooner we can run through the woods with sharp pointy sticks...
Also important in this mix is learning the skill of teaching. The more experienced scouts are supposed to teach skills to the less experienced scouts. The skills include camping skills, first aid, LNT, and citizenship, just to name a few - all important life skills for anybody. Ideally, the adult leaders should appear to be doing nothing more than providing guidance to the youth leaders and acting as a safety check (sometimes boys do stupid things). Of course, other adults can help enrich the troops program by presenting special topics or introducing new skills.
Cub Scouts, on the other hand, has the primary focus of getting the boys prepared for entering Boy Scouts in 5th grade. The Cub Scout program, unlike the Boy Scout program, is geared toward participation of all members of the cub's family. A Cub Scout program is usually much more successful if it too has a strong outdoor component, including camping.
If your financial resources are limited, please check with the troop or the Boy Scout Council about ways to overcome this. For example, if your son wants to go to camp but you cannot afford to attend summer camp, my experience is that the council will bend over backwards to find a way to get him there.
As far as other organizations being able to achieve similar goals I would recommend looking at the focus of the organization running it and see if it aligns with what is best for your children. My description of the Boy Scout program just scratches the surface. BSA has spent many millions of dollars in creating and then refining this program.
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I thought I would add a bit to a dated thread.
I, as well as many in my family were involved in scouting. So much depends on the Scout Master of course. Some don't want to be there - no fun. But when they do you can have an absolute blast. I made Star and was working on Life when we moved and had a horrible Troup in our new town. That was the end for me. My brother achieved his Eagle in a different town.
Memories are plentiful -
Did the dog census in our town and helped organize the parades on the 4th.
Klondike Derby, Jamborees, rifle ranges, archery ranges, orienteering.
But the real fun was being eligible to work at the camp for the summer. Six weeks in a canvas covered frame. Taught the canoeing, small boat sailing, wilderness survival and forestry merit badges and spent free time earning more for myself. Mile swim, 50 mile Afloat and Afoot, Order of the Arrow.
Loved the experience at the time and now with gray hair I still look back fondly at these great times. I think about them often.
And so often, as I read about the trouble the 'yutes get into these days I wonder how different things might have been if they had some similar experiences. It never crossed my mind to to steal a golf cart or break into a car. It was always what time do we go fishing or which trail should we hike. And while not an absolute predictor, in my experience there seems to be a correlation between growing up with a love and respect of the outdoors and being a good citizen. Not that many other folks with different experiences are not great people, just something I have noticed along the way.
Wouldn't have traded it!
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Whatever the youth organization, only two engaging words make or break it: Parents and adult leadership (I guess that's 3 words). repeat: engaging caring Parents and adult leadership. if you notice the particular scout troop or other group doesn't have it, look for another place to invest.
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Studies encompass investigation of DNA damage-based mechanisms of premature or abnormal aging using mouse models as well as mouse and human cell cultures, and development of new experimental interventions to slow this damage (Hoeijmakers, Vijg, Campisi, Hasty). Researchers in this Program will develop sets of blood-based biomarkers for premature aging in the mouse, which will be validated in normally aging mice and in a cohort of human subjects.
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/*This program was written by **** March 20, 2012 for CISM **** to show each person's name, name of stock he or she purchased, the stock value, the amount of the stock commission, and the total amount paid for the stock.
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.text.NumberFormat;
import java.util.Locale;
public class Stock
public static void main(String[] args)
//Declare variables
int numberofShares = 0,priceperShare = 0,valueofShares=0;
BigDecimal amount;
double commission = 0.00, double totalStockcost = 0.00 double amtStockcommision = 0.00;
//Ask for First and Last name
String name = "";
First name = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
null, "Please enter your first name: ");
LastName = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
null, "Please enter your last name: "));
//Create list string to call later
String list =
"1 for Apple \n"+
"2 for Microsoft \n"+
"3 for DELL \n";
//Ask for the number corresponding to the Stock
String s2 = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Please pick a number corresponding to the stock that you bought: \n " + list);
stockNumber = Integer.parseInt(s1);
OK NEXT THING I WANT TO DO IS ASK HOW MUCH OF EACH STOCK SO IF THEY BUY 2 APPLE etc. how do i incorporate that??


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Dustin Pedroia, voted by fans as the starting second baseman for the American League will miss this year's All-Star Game in St. Louis to attend to his pregnant and hospitalized wife, Pedroia said in a statement released by the Red Sox.(MLB.com)
Terry Francona:
I hope when it came down to it, I actually hope I influenced him. I'm not taking credit, but I hope I did. Yesterday, I said, "Pedey, look. What's the worst-case scenario if you don't go to the All-Star Game?" He said, "Well, I'm mad." I said, "What's the worst-case scenario if you go and Kelli is not ..." And he said, "I can't go."Carlos Pena replaces FY on the AL team.


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Delonte West started in place of Rajon Rondo's nagging pinky injury. Or is it pinkie? Does it matter? You know what I mean either way. I could have typed "pinkee" and you would have accepted it. But that's poor spelling and you ought not let me get away with lazy writing. Anyway, on to the next blurb, Swizz Beats! Wait! I never actually said anything about Rondo or West. Probably because there ain't much to say. Rondo didn't play, remember? And every time I type Delonte, I mis-type it as "Deltone." When I start my record label for jazz-polka-raprock fusion music, I'm totally calling it Deltone Records. It appears mildly unlikely (think 45-55 odds) that Rondo will play tonight against the Pacers. Delonte West dropped 8/3/5, with a steal yesterday against the defensively sturdy Grizz. Seeing as how Indy is far less, um, defensively sturdy, I think it bodes well for West to produce more than he did yesterday. Deep leaguers in need of a solid PG spot-start (say that fast 10 times) ought not look further.
Here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy basketball.
Marcus Thornton – 32/7/4, with four treys in 11-for-21 shooting. Remember when Monty Williams only played him, like, once every three games? We were all so young then.
Samuel Dalembert – Season-high 19 rebounds. He's averaging 12.1 pts/11.4 rbd/1.5 blk in March, all of which are season-highs, except for the blocks part. He averaged two a game in November.
Jason Thompson – Dropped 11 points along with a season-high 15 rebounds. Had this not been one of the better games of Thompsons's season, I'd be more inclined to bust out the classy dinner plates. As it is, we're having hot dogs on plastic plates and I don't wanna hear any lip.
Tyreke Evans – He's averaging 8/2/4.5 in the two games since returning from plantar fasciitis. Well, you know what they say: Rust slows even the most finely engineered machines. (No one says that).
Jodie Meeks – He's plunked 45 treys in the last 30 days, tied for first with Orlando's Jason Riachrdson. The only difference between the two? Meeks is owned in 56 percent fewer fantasy leagues and doesn't resemble Ben Vereen.
Spencer Hawes – Grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds while Dalembert was grabbing his season-high 19 rebounds and Thompson was grabbing his season-high 15 rebounds. I didn't watch this game, but my assumption is that each team's big stood under the bucket while Louis Williams and Tyreke Evans launched heaves from half court.
Marvin Williams – Scored a season-high 31 points from the two-two while Joe Johnson missed the game with a minor thumb boo-boo.
Baron Davis – 19/4/7, with a steal, two blocks and a pair of threes from the bench. Dizzle's like a mildly familiar acquaintance going on the same semester trip abroad as you. You might not like him much, but he's the only familiar thing nearby and the alternative total loneliness. The rest of the Cavs? Yeah, you got it. Total loneliness. Hey, what about me? J.J. Hickson? J.J., you went 10/13 in 27 minutes and did nothing else. You shot .357 from the field. Total loneliness.
Richard Jefferson – Sneaky Richard Jefferson averaged 15/4/1 in November and basked in the glow of people declaring they greatly underestimated Sneaky Richard Jefferson. Then Sneaky Richard Jefferson averaged 10/4/1 in January, but no one noticed because the Spurs were playing so well. Sneaky Richard Jefferson is averaging 8/3/1 this month and having a significantly worse season than last year. Sneaky Richard Jefferson, you're so sneaky.
Manu Ginobili – Left the game early with a quad contusion, which is significantly better than a quad confusion. That's where you wake up in the center of a university campus you don't recognize because of your drunk shenanigans the night before. Actually, on second thought, no. No, Manu's knee bruise is probably worse. If the injury really is just a bruise, he won't miss any time. If he misses time, take notice of George Hill's 30-point performance last night.
Mike Bibby – NO ONE DEFEATS BIBBY WHEN HE SCORES 14 POINTS AND DROPS A QUARTET OF TREYS! NO ONE! (It also doesn't hurt that Miami's Big Three went a combined 94/33/15).
Kyle Lowry – Ended with a 25/7/9 line, but left the stadium in a walking boot. Never mind the boot, the real kicker? Dude sprained it during the game and added 15 points and six dimes after it happened. Lowry says it ain't serious. The walking boot reminded everyone that he was a walking boot and very rarely is used for shizz and giggles. See how swolled up KyLow's ankle is tomorrow to determine how freaked out you should be.
Kevin Martin, Luis Scola – On any other night, Houston's
Big Venti Tall Three (Lowry included) combining for 82 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists would be pretty solid. On any other night.
Patrick Patterson – After a nice double-double run, all the Rockets starters are healthy and Patterson's back to a reserve roll (2/4 in 12 minutes yesterday). PaPa Rocket will cool his jets on the bench for now.
Sam Young – Most of you left Sam Young for dead a while ago. Yesterday, Young' ankle left him for dead in the first half. Shane Battier picked up the pieces (Not literally. Gross!) and went 10/2/3, with a pair of threes in 27 minutes. If Young's injury is serious, and O.J. Mayo or Battier are available, grab them in that order.
Nick Young – Sticking with the weird theme of injured Youngs, Nick lasted 13 minutes before re-aggravating his knee and leaving the game. If this lingers, so should your stranglehold on Jordan Crawford (11/5/7) and Maurice Evans (23/8/0).
Anthony Tolliver – 16/15, along with four blocks, four assists and two threes. How reliable was this performance? About as reliable as Anthony Randolph apparently (3/4, 0-for-5 from the field). Minnesota Anthonys poop beds. Spread the word.
Carl Landry – Averaging 21.5/8 in two David West-less games. He's not available everywhere, but in enough leagues that you might want to double-check.
Jared Dudley – Swapped roster spots with Vince Carter and ended with a 20/5/5 line. I'm more excited by Gortat's move to the starting rotation. Dudley will certainly give you lines like this from time to time or from stretch to stretch, but neither are determined by minutes or rotation spot as much as by whim and Dudley's position in a hot n' cold streak. He's a fine pickup if he's still available in deeper leagues, but this switch doesn't enhance his value much more than before.
Serge Ibaka – In the seven games Kendrick Perkins has played, Ibaka has averaged 11.6 pts/9.6 rbd/3.4 blk in 29.4 mpg. Compare that to the 9.5/7.6/2.3 in 26.6 mpg season average. The question I have left about this guy's value is whether he'd prefer I send him an Edible Arrangement or a Jelly-of-the-Month subscription. I'm leaning toward jelly. Call it the Preserves Ibaka.
Gerald Wallace – Scored 40 points on 28 shots. Kevin Durant scored 21 points on 18 shots. It reminded me of the climactic fight in 'Rocky III' where Stallone and Mr. T trade haymaker after haymaker for a little while. Then the screenwriter got tired of writing the word "haymaker" or something and just had Stallone end the damn thing with a redonkulous flurry of punches. This represents the last time I compare Durant to Mr. T, but probably not the last time I draw connections between Stallone and Crash.


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A vegetarian diet may lower the risk of death from any cause, particularly when it comes to cardiovascular mortality in men, a large prospective study found.
Among vegetarians -- from vegans to semi-vegetarians who ate fish or meat no more than once a week -- the adjusted hazard ratio for all-cause mortality was 0.88 (95% CI 0.80-0.97), according to Michael J. Orlich, MD, and colleagues from Loma Linda University in California.
For men who followed a vegetarian diet, cardiovascular mortality was significantly lower (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.57-0.90), as was death from ischemic heart disease (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.51-1), the researchers reported online in JAMA Internal Medicine.
"Vegetarian dietary patterns have been associated with reductions in risk for several chronic diseases, such as hypertension, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and ischemic heart disease, which might be expected to result in lower mortality," they wrote.
However, previous mortality studies have had contradictory results, so Orlich and colleagues sought to clarify the uncertainty by analyzing outcomes for 73,308 participants in the Adventist Health Study 2.
Mean age was 58, and roughly two-thirds were women.
Dietary patterns were assessed on a food frequency questionnaire at baseline.
Participants were classified as vegans if they avoided eggs, dairy, fish, and meat (7.6%); lacto-ovo-vegetarians if they ate eggs and dairy but avoided fish and meat (28.9%); pesco-vegetarians if they consumed fish but not meat (9.8%); and semi-vegetarian if they ate fish or meat no more than once weekly (5.5%).
The remaining 48.2% were nonvegetarians.
Adherence to the vegetarian diets ranged from 19 to 39 years.
During a mean follow-up of 5.79 years, there were 2,570 deaths.
While for men the all-cause mortality risk was significantly reduced (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.72-0.94), the reduction for women was not significant (HR 0.93, 95% CI 0.82-1.05).
For men and women combined, no significant reductions in mortality from ischemic heart disease, cardiovascular disease, or cancer were found, although there was a decrease for "other" causes of death (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.73-0.99).
Unlike men, women had no significant reductions in deaths from cardiovascular disease or ischemic heart disease.
Both male and female pesco-vegetarians had lower risk of all-cause mortality (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.69-0.94), as did male and female lacto-ovo-vegetarians (HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.82-1).
Pesco-vegetarians also had reduced risk for death from ischemic heart disease (HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.43-0.97), and male pesco-vegetarian were at lower risk for death from cardiovascular disease (HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.44-0.98).
Men who followed a vegan diet fared particularly well:
- All-cause mortality, HR 0.72 (95% CI 0.56-0.92)
- Death from ischemic heart disease, HR 0.45 (95% CI 0.21-0.94)
- Death from cardiovascular disease, HR 0.58 (95% CI 0.38-0.89)
"Vegetarian diets have been associated with more favorable levels of cardiovascular risk factors, and nutrient profiles of the vegetarian dietary patterns suggest possible reasons for reduced cardiovascular risk, such as lower saturated fat and higher fiber consumption," Orlich and colleagues observed.
The researchers also looked at specific causes of mortality in the "other" category, and found that for both sexes, renal mortality was lower for all types of vegetarians (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.28-0.82), as was mortality from endocrine causes (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.40-0.92).
There were no clear reductions in deaths from cancer, the researchers pointed out.
"The heterogeneous nature of cancer may obscure specific diet-cancer associations in analyses of combined cancer mortality, and lack of significance may reflect insufficient power to detect weaker associations at early follow-up," they explained.
It remains unclear why the effects were stronger in men.
"Future analysis will evaluate possible effect modification by sex for particular foods or nutrients, which may suggest sex-specific mechanisms," they wrote.
In an invited commentary, Robert B. Baron, MD, of the University of California San Francisco, noted that many people who choose to eat a vegetarian diet do so for ethical, religious, and environmental reasons, rather than for health benefits, and clinicians who advise patients on diet must keep those factors in mind.
"First and foremost, dietary advice needs to be given to patients based on their own dietary history and preferences, their motivation to change their diet, and their clinical circumstances," Baron wrote.
"Although nutrition authorities may disagree about the optimal balance of macronutrients in an ideal diet and the amount of meat and other specific foods that should be ingested, virtually all agree that diets should limit added sugars and sugary drinks, refined grains, and large amounts of saturated and trans fats," he added.
Limitations of the study included its short follow-up period and the potential for confounding by nondietary factors.
The study was supported by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
The lead author reported receiving small honoraria from California conferences of Seventh Day Adventists.
Primary Source
JAMA Internal Medicine
Source Reference: Orlich M, et al "Vegetarian dietary patterns and mortality in Adventist Health Study 2" JAMA Intern Med 2013; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6473.
Secondary Source
JAMA Internal Medicine
Source Reference: Baron R "Should we all be vegetarians?" JAMA Intern Med 2013; DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6972.


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Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone has any expertise in installing bibleworks using winebottler. I have had it with Parallels and would like something that is a bit more seamless. Unfortunately, I keep getting error messages that I do not know how to fix. Could someone maybe direct me or tell me, step by step, how to install it?
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Now playing in limited release is director Jason Reitman's (Up in the Air) great new movie, Young Adult. Written by Diablo Cody (Juno), the film centers on an alcoholic young adult novelist (Charlize Theron) who ventures back to her hometown in order to pursue her now-married high school boyfriend (Patrick Wilson). Patton Oswalt co-stars as Theron's former classmate. While Young Adult could have easily taken the familiar steps of "bad person goes home and turns everything around", I'm happy to report Reitman and Cody have crafted a unique movie that should not be missed. It's definitely one of my favorites of the year and I'm pretty sure Theron is going to get a nomination for her portrayal of Mavis Gary. Watch the trailer here and some clips here.
Anyway, I recently got to speak with Cody in New York City. During the interview she talked about the way she writes, how the idea for Young Adult came about, her karaoke song, what she's learned about Hollywood over the past few years, and her relationship with Jason Reitman. In addition, with Cody having worked on the remake of Evil Dead, she talked about what her work on the project entailed and calls the script "unbelievably violent." Finally, I got an update on her directorial debut and a script that's so autobiographical and personal that she wants to wait ten years before it's produced. Hit the jump to read or watch the interview.
Here are some highlights from the interview:
- Her "sweet spot" of writing time is usually from 11am to 4pm.
- Her material isn't autobiographical, but it's personal. There isn't one specific person that Mavis (Charlize Theron) is based on in Young Adult, but the film is a reflection of Cody's darker self.
- Young Adult came out of writers block. She was hired by a studio to write something else, and she ended up "having a side affair" with Young Adult which she really enjoyed.
- Young Adult also came out of writing Sweet Valley High. While she was writing the feature adaptation of the famous teen series, she got to thinking about all the women who wrote the Sweet Valley High novels under one pseudonym. She figured that would be a good job for Mavis to have.
- Her polish on the Evil Dead script was mainly dialogue and character work.
- She's written a script that's so autobiographical and personal that she wants to wait ten years before it's produced, because it's too fresh for the people involved in the story.
- Her directorial debut will be shot digitally.
As I said, I'm offering the interview two ways: you can either watch the video below or further down the page is the full transcript. Young Adult is now playing in limited release.
Collider: What's your go to karaoke song?
Diablo Cody: Oh my gosh, "Gloria" by Laura Branigan.
Have you been caught on YouTube doing this?
Cody: Oh, absolutely not. [laughs] I don't have a terrible singing voice, but I also wouldn't call it "good." I can carry a tune.
Well, I can't.
Cody: Some people might call that "bad."
Can you do other songs or is it just "Gloria?"
Cody: No, I have a huge repertoire. I love karaoke.
Do you have a place in LA or New York?
Cody: Here's the thing, I used to do it primarily in Minneapolis. In LA, I go to the Maui Sugar Mill Saloon in Tarzana. I don't have a place in New York. Somebody took me out here once, but they took me to one of those places where it's like a private room. I am a karaoke purist and I don't like that. I don't think it's enough for you to just be there with your friends singing. I think you need to be in front of a crowd of hostile strangers for it to truly count.
You've been in Hollywood for a number of years now. What do you think is the big lesson you've learned over the last few years, if there is one lesson you could tell aspiring writers?
Cody: Well, to aspiring writers, I would tell them that we live in a wonderful time where you're able to make your work visible, easily. If you think about it, even ten years ago or twenty years ago, there was a middle man, there was a publisher, there were studios, there was this world of rejection letters. Now, we're in a place where we have the technology and the ability to go shoot our own movies or to put stuff on YouTube or a blog, if you're a writer, or self-publish. There are so many things that you can do to get your work out there now that doesn't require permission or a benefactor or a patron.
I was going to joke about a patron.
Cody: [laughs] Yeah, there used to be gatekeepers and there aren't as many anymore.
Now what about getting films made. Has anything changed in the last few years? What have you learned in the process of getting a few films made?
Cody: You have to understand that I was starting at a level of zero knowledge, total idiocy. I had no idea of what I was doing. I acted the fool. When I first came here, I didn't know anything about act structure, I didn't know anything about politics, I didn't even know how to talk to people, I didn't know how to talk to the press. I was just a jester. [laughs] And I still feel that way. But, I mean, what haven't I learned? Everything that I know is new information because I was starting with nothing.
The one thing I have found about Hollywood is it's a town full of people who believe in themselves, often to a degree where they're what you would call "delusional." "I'm going to do this. I'm going to do that." And they're so sure of themselves. You have to remember that those are the people you're competing with, so you have to be confident and ballsy too, even if that's not your nature. It isn't mine; I'm a pessimist by nature. I don't think things are ever going to work out, I'm not particularly ambitious. But in LA I realized that I kind of have to up my game because I'm surrounded by people who, A) will stop at nothing to get things accomplished and B) genuinely believe that it's going to work out.
A lot of people talk about the "Golden Period" of writing, whether it be from 9 to 1, 2 to 5, at night…what's your typical process?
Cody: I can't write at night. For me, I'm programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation. I hear that 5 o'clock whistle in my mind like Fred Flintstone and I have to stop. I'm also not much of a morning writer. I have a sweet spot from about 11am to 4pm. But I really work during that time.
Like no emails, no Twitter, no anything?
Cody: I try to avoid Twitter. I occasionally can't resist the siren call of email.
A lot of people talk about "writing about what you know" and that's the best writing. How autobiographical are the things you've been writing, from real life moments or people you know, like it's a caricature of a person, and how does that apply to Young Adult?
Cody: The things that I write are autobiographical in a surreal sense, like when you have a dream and you go to the doctor's office, but then you turn around and it's actually your childhood home and the doctor has turned into Ryan Reynolds. You know what I mean? You have these dreams that are about an essential truth in your life, but they're also just totally garbled and creative and strange. The stuff I write isn't strictly autobiographical, but it's personal, if that makes any sense. It draws all these little incidents and people out of my life and then contorts them.
For instance, there's not one specific person that I base Mavis (Charlize Theron) on or that I base Juno on, but Young Adult is a personal story in a way that it was a reflection, for me, of my darker self. Mavis is a young adult writer; I write about teenagers, or at least have up until this point. Mavis grapples with certain compulsive behaviors; I've done the same. I do have certain things in common with her, but I certainly wouldn't head back to my home town and try to break up a marriage.
If I'm not mistaken and I could be very wrong, I believe Patton [Oswalt] said that you might have started writing this during a writer's block period on something else.
Cody: Yes and that's my usual process. For some reason, I don't know if I have some kind of defiance disorder or something, but if I'm hired to write something by "The Man," or by a studio, for whatever reason, it's really hard for me to finish. I inevitably wind up using that time to write something else. [laughs] That's happened so many times now. In this case I was really having trouble cracking the studio project and I found myself having a little side affair with Young Adult and writing it and enjoying it and going, "Okay, maybe this is what I want to do."
I have to ask if it was trying to write Sweet Valley High.
Cody: [laughs] Here's the thing. I finished Sweet Valley High and I'm really proud of it and Sweet Valley High is moving forward. It is in development right now and I really hope that it's going to get made. I will say that while writing Sweet Valley High, I did find myself…you can only take so much of Todd and Lila and Elizabeth and these bubbly characters who have very superficial problems. And I did start to think to myself, "Man, I wonder what the inner lives were like for the women who wrote these books." Because, the Sweet Valley High series was written by a bunch of ghostwriters, basically; all under the name of the woman who created the series. Then I started to think that that would be a good job for Mavis and so they are kind of companion pieces in a weird way.
I definitely want to ask, were you writing both at the same time or near each other?
Cody: I was writing them near each other, but I can neither confirm nor deny that Sweet Valley High was the studio script that was being worked on at the time. [laughs]
I'm always a fan of hearing about pranks on set. Have you ever been a part of pranks on set, or have you heard a great story about a prank on set?
Cody: Well, we all know the classic George Clooney story about the cat litter box, right?
I believe there are people who have not heard it, but I definitely want to ask if you've been part of one.
Cody: I personally have not. And honestly, I've never even seen a great set fight or a great set meltdown. I seem to always be on these incredibly relaxed sets and probably part of it is Jason Reitman, having done two features with him. He's like the most laid back guy. He makes a concerted effort to stay mellow, he doesn't yell. It always feels like a bunch of friends have gotten together to make a movie when he's there. I have to say, I'm interested in prank stories as well, so I wish I could say yes.
How much are you on set when Jason is filming? Does he want you there a lot? Talk about that working relationship, because you guys clearly have a great working relationship.
Cody: Jason is fantastic and he's really generous in a way that a lot of directors aren't with writers. I have a lot of screenwriter friends and many of them have had an experience where they aren't even welcome on set during production, whereas Jason is always, "Come on down!" He's happy to have me there. If I'm there, he'll use me as a resource. He'll ask me questions about what we're shooting. I love that. I got to do more of it during Juno. In this case I did not spend a lot of time on set because I just had a baby, so I was at home being a responsible parent. But I did visit.
If I'm not mistaken, you did a draft or wrote the Evil Dead remake.
Cody: I did a draft. I did like a polish slash rewrite on the pre-existing, excellent script by Fede Alvarez.
Do you know if the draft that you submitted is the one they're shooting with?
Cody: I'm not 100% sure. I guess it's possible that that's the one, but for all I know they could have commissioned another rewrite, you never know. Are they shooting right now?
No, but I think I've seen like a logo which means—
Cody: I think it's going forward. I'm really excited to hear about it cause it was fun to work on.
When you worked on it, were you on it for a few weeks, was it a few months? And talk a little bit about working on it, cause this is a huge property for so many people.
Cody: I know, honestly I was so excited to do it. I wouldn't have even gotten involved if Sam [Raimi] and Bruce Campbell hadn't been involved as well, they're producing it, and so of course I was like "Alright I have to do this" because I'm such a fan of the original, and the whole original series in fact. But I was nervous to take the job because I thought "Ugh, I'm gonna get shit for this. People are not gonna like this, because all people know of me is like Juno and they think I'm gonna pollute Evil Dead with like wacky dialogue and cute stuff and folk music, and it's like "No, look I understand what this is. I'm interested in storytelling here and making it scary and good and true to the original." I feel like people will hopefully see Young Adult and go "Oh, okay that's a horrifying movie maybe she could pull it off (laughs)."
Did you add or be a part of any gruesome R-rated death scene?
Cody: Because the director's draft was really scary, I tried to stay away from some of the big horror set pieces. I didn't wanna mess with his vision, because he's the one who ultimately has to shoot it. That being said, there is a moment near the—I mean it's unbelievably violent (laughs). Occasionally I threw in a wound here or there. I didn't write anything extravagant.
So did you sort of do a pass on dialogue and character stuff?
Cody: Yes. And once again, I did not do like the standard dialogue people associate with me at all. I did very naturalistic dialogue that I felt would serve the story.
Are you the type of person who has a lot of drafts of scripts that are unproduced in a desk?
Cody: Yes. I write all the time and so much stuff never sees the light of day.
Is there something in the desk that you know, at some point, is definitely going?
Cody: I don't know if I would ever say definitely, but I wrote something that is so autobiographical and so personal that I want to wait at least ten years, because the people who are involved with the story…it's just too fresh.
Is your first draft typically like most people's fifth draft?
Cody: No, I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I get input from other people.
You're getting ready to go behind the camera. So I think the big question of course is, have you asked Jason to be your first AD?
Cody: [laughs] You know what? I wish he could be on set every single day as just some kind of shadowy advisor. It's funny, I keep joking that I'm in Jason Reitman Film School, because I keep asking him questions every single day about directing and I have a list of things that he's told me to do and not do and I definitely couldn't learn from a better person.
Are you shooting on film or digital?
Cody: Digital.
For people who are not familiar with the project, talk a little bit about what it's about and also, why this one as the one that you're going behind the camera with?
Cody: It's a yuletide comedy about a young woman who is from a very, very conservative religious community and she decides to experiment with the real world and goes to Vegas to see what she's been missing. I just decided to do it because, honestly, it was logical. It was to the point where I felt like I had directed it on the page, I felt like I knew exactly how I wanted things to look and sound, and I thought, "Well, you know what? Why not?"


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The two big groups of states that are designing tests for the common standards have a lot more on their minds than the thorny work of test design. They're trying to figure out how they can survive once their federal funding runs out in the fall of 2014, before the tests are even administered.
One sign of this focus cropped up when PARCC announced that it had reorganized itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. This move facilitates the receipt of foundation funding, among other things, something that has been under consideration as a mode of survival once the group runs out of federal money.
As we've reported to you, PARCC and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium have teamed up to do some thinking about sustainability. They've got a heavy-hitting consulting firm working on sustainability plans, and the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers—the folks who spearheaded the common-standards drive four years ago—are playing roles as well.
The governing states of Smarter Balanced are scheduled to vote on their plan when they meet here in the Washington area next week. PARCC states will do likewise in the coming months. For a glimpse into some of the thoughts that have been rattling around inside PARCC, see a Power Point presentation on sustainability that was shared with PARCC's governing board last spring.
The sustainability question is key to the long-term work and goals of the consortia. Right now, no one really knows who will update the tests, for instance, as secure item pools dwindle. The research agenda is in question, too, and that's pretty huge. Without a multiyear inquiry into how students at various cut scores actually perform in college, it's tough to validate the test as being a sound proxy of college readiness. These—and many more—questions ride on the question of sustainability.
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