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Anne Fletcher ("The Guilt Trip," "The Proposal," "Step Up") is in negotations to direct the comedy "Don't Mess With Texas" at MGM.
David Feeney and John Quaintance wrote the script about a cop (Reese Witherspoon) and a prisoner (Sofia Vergara) on the run in Texas, with crooked cops in hot pursuit.
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A couple of months ago, I published a post outlining a few historical viewpoints of the planet Mars. Philosophers and scientists have considered it to be a cold and lifeless world, a planet teeming with life, as well as a formerly flourishing planet that now holds only the vestiges of an intelligent and resourceful society. No matter the time period, the red planet has maintained a constant hold over the imaginations of men and scientists alike – it has always been a point of fascination and more recently an achievable goal. The lure and romance of Mars had led many to propose the exploration the red planet in a variety of fashions. Some focus on robotic exploration while others proposed staged manned missions. The most radical proposal merges the two on a strict time frame: a one-way manned mission to Mars within the first quarter of the 21st century. (Pictured is the Mars Pathfinder lander. The landing bag, petal or ramp that facilitated the rover Sojourner's descent to the surface, and a meteorology mast are visible against the Martian landscape. 1997.)
The general concept of a one-way mission isn't entirely novel. A similar proposal for a lunar landing was briefly entertained in the early planning stages for Apollo. The crew would land on the surface of the moon and wait, receiving periodic deliveries of supplies, until NASA figured out how to bring them home (coming home was, after all, a part of Kennedy's directive). The proposal was never seriously considered.
Proposals for a one-way mission to Mars generally follow a basic mission profile broken into three stages: site selection, establishing an unmanned base, and the arrival of the astronauts. An elaboration on these stages will clarify how the mission is expected to unfold.
Before any men can be sent, Mars-orbital satellites and surface rovers must roam the planet to select a suitable area for settlement. The ideal spot is inside a lava tube, a natural, large, cavernous structure formed by rivulets of molten lava. These will provide the settlers with refuge from the harsh Martian climate and dust storms. As an additional benefit, many lava tubes are at lower elevation and in close proximity to the area thought to be a former ocean. Proximity to underground ice will give the astronauts a source of oxygen and water, vital constituents to sustaining human life on Mars. (Pictured is a mosaic image taken by Spirit's navigation camera. The Mars Exploration Rover is sitting on its landing platform only hours after touching down the Martian surface. 2004.)
Once the site is selected, robotic rovers and probes will set out to prepare for the arrival of the astronauts. These unmanned pioneers will establish the basis of a permanent manned Mars station. Instruments remotely established will include a communications relay, a power generator, and perhaps a telescope. These robots will serve an additional secondary function. Once their payload is delivered, they will be reconfigured into additional crew quarters. At this point in man's exploration of the solar system, nothing can go to waste. (Pictured is the Sojourner rover as seen by the Mars Pathfinder Lander. 1997.)
Finally, the astronauts will arrive. Ideally, the crew will consist of four men (or women) at least one of whom is a trained physician. The crew will be sent to the red planet in pairs in two identical spacecraft. The landing vehicles will double as crew quarters and workstation; when added to the previously established base camp, the astronauts will have a sizable and well-stocked home and lab.
Having two crews with two landing vehicles also adds redundancy to the mission. Two landers will provide the crew with spare parts if anything breaks or needs immediate repair in one of their main quarters. Additionally, separating the crew into two pairs increases the odds that at least one pair of astronauts will arrive at their destination. A macabre but important redundancy.
Once settled, the astronauts will largely be responsible for their own survival. Plants brought from Earth will be able to grow in Martian soil under specialized domes, providing an additional source of food and oxygen. Their campsite's proximity to frozen water will enable the astronauts to extract and purify drinking water. Microbes will be used to break down and decompose human wastes. In addition to these self-sustaining means, supplies that cannot be drawn from the Martian environment (such as fuel and specific pieces of machinery) will be periodically supplied form Earth. (Pictured is an artist's concept of a manned Mars workstation and greenhouse.)
The astronauts will live on Mars, running experiments and returning valuable data via radio telemetry to Earth. More astronauts will join this first group as their base becomes more established, but there will be no way home. The proposal doesn't include a return plan for any circumstances. Once they leave Earth, these Martian pioneers will never return.
Most one-way proposals anticipate men will be on Mars by the 2020s. If not, then at the very least they expect that the preliminary steps towards a manned Martian mission will be well underway by then.
Champions of this and similar 'one-way' proposals are quick to emphasize that this is in no way a suicide mission. The astronauts will be volunteers; that they will never return home will not come as a surprise. They will be the most physically and mentally fit of all applicants. Measures will be in place to ensure their mental and emotional stability. They will also be in constant contact with Earth, speaking as frequently and naturally as the delay in radio communications will allow. Depending on the relative positions of the two planets, the delay can be anywhere between three and thirty minutes.
The proposal is intriguing and it certainly brings a very Romantic-era element into the modern exploration. Indeed, parallels are constantly drawn to the early explorers who sought new lands. A manned mission to Mars is treated as the modern incarnation of Magellan setting out in search of a possible passage between modern-day South America and Antarctica or Columbus' accidental discovery of modern North America while searching for a quicker route to India.
But Magellan, Columbus, and Huxley, as well as their contemporaries, had the distinct advantage of being able to live off the land they reached. They didn't need to live in specialized domes. They didn't need to find start growing food form scratch; they could replenish their supplies from the land in most places they stopped.
Perhaps closer to a proposed journey to Mars is the Arctic and Antarctic expeditions such as those of Roald Amundsen. Amundsen couldn't live off the land once he reached his destinations of the North and later South Pole. Like the Martian pioneers, he had to bring his food with him, as well as adequate shelter from the harsh polar environment. Amundsen could, however, breathe the air and melt readily available snow for water. (Pictured above is the Sojourner rover crossing the harsh Martian terrain as seen by the Mars Pathfinder Lander. 1997.)
Considering the basic needs challenged by a manned mission to Mars raises the question of whether a manned mission is necessary. A human crew has certain notable benefits over a robotic one. Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt has specified three distinctadvantages: a human's eyes can take in more detail and depth in one glace around his surroundings than a robot's cameras, human dexterity is far precise than a robots', and the human mind can make decisions with significantly more reliability, speed, and efficiency than a robot. Even in light of rapidly advancing robotics, the reality of Schmitt's assertion is easy to see. (Pictured: Apollo 17 Astronauts Jack Schmitt. 1971.)
While human faculties may be superior, a robot can achieve the same ends. It just takes longer. But what's the rush? The Martian pioneers will be there to study the planet, return information about the environment, landscape, possible life forms, and means for human survival. The 2020 goal brings urgency where there's no need. Mars isn't going anywhere, and humanity is unlikely to make a mass pilgrimage in with next decade.
That being said, is there really a need for a man on Mars? What justification is there for a one-way mission, let alone any manned mission to Mars.
The strongest motivating factor is simply our humanity. We are a fragile and proud species, obsessed with securing a kind of immortality by spreading ourselves across the cosmos. Carl Sagan used our natural curiosity and the self-preservation instincts we inherited from our Homo sapien ancestors as the springboard for his support of manned spaceflight. With hunting a gathering no longer a necessity, we've become restless in our sedentary lives. And when we're restless, we move. A grand adventure and the challenge of finding new worlds are almost inevitable.
Some take this argument a step further, citing the lack of new places to explore on Earth as the primary reason behind our inevitable journey new worlds. The logical expansion is, of course, the oceans. The deep oceans are an equally unknown and alien place that can be reached much faster and cheaper.
A more extreme rationale for manned exploration of the solar system exists. Some are convinced that a grand gesture like sending men to live on Mars will unite men on Earth in a way nothing else can. Race, religion, nationality, and even class will become irrelevant as the world stands behind its Martian pioneers. The Mars men won't represent any one 'people'; they will represent capital 'u' Us as a species.
This last, idealistic notion seems almost absurd. Is a young religious fanatic prepared to die in an attempt to take his 'enemies' with him likely to change his plans because he suddenly remembers the four men living on Mars? Probably not. Unfortunately, a grand human adventure doesn't have the same ability to unite people the way a common enemy does. If Venusians were to attack Earth and humans needed to migrate to Mars immediately to survive, maybe then capital 'w' We humans would unite in support of a manned mission to Mars. (Pictured: The Spirit rover casts its shadow on the Martian surface. Its robotic arm is clearly visible in the centre. 2004.)
A manned mission to Mars is difficult to justify. But if the decision to go is made, then a one-way mission greatly simplifies matters. One aspect motivating a one-way mission is cost. Fuel is heavy, which means a spacecraft carrying the extra fuel needed to get astronauts back from Mars would costs more to launch into orbit. Removing the extra weight makes for a cheaper launch. It is expected to be cheaper to send both halves of the four-man crew as well as the continual resupply missions than to send the crew with everything they need to make the return journey. But on the other hand, the cost of continually delivering supplies to the Martian pioneers might be on par with the cost of sending them the tools they need to construct a launch pad and the extra fuel to bring them home. (Pictured is an artist's concept of a manned exploration base on Mars.)
Another motivating factor is safety. It is considered less of a risk to send a one-way mission than a return mission. The launch and landing stages are the two most dangerous parts of any mission. Halving the dangerous stages, one launch and one landing instead of two of each poses less of a risk to the crew. The inherent dangers of spaceflight remain, but the astronauts have better odds of surviving on the Martian surface than a return mission.
The argument of safety is somewhat nullified in light of the harsh Martian atmosphere. Mars doesn't have the same natural protection as Earth. Mars has no magnetic field, leaving the astronauts exposed to higher amounts of radiation, meaning that their life spans will be significantly decreased. Not to mention the harsh environment. Any severe damage to the environmental systems and the astronauts will perish, if not instantly then quickly.
Perhaps the risks associated with a manned round-trip mission to Mars are too high. If a manned mission were to go, and if the associated risks indicated that the crew might not make it back or survive long enough to come home, why spend the extra time and money to try to bring them home when keeping them comfortable and happy is simpler. Going through a second launch and a second landing is incredibly hazardous. A simpler mission has a greater chance for success.
Even if the mission could be justified and brought to fruition, it seems impossible that it will be without controversy.
The topic yields some further questions on topics I've previously posted: Would choosing the Martian astronauts be as in depth (and ultimately inefficient) as the Mercury astronaut selection? Might establishing a base on Mars be best left, if not to robots alone, then to a sort of man-machine hybrid? If the mission were to be based in NASA, would the American taxpayers, as the source of funding, stand behind such a mission or feel indifferent without a common enemy uniting the nation in space (as with the Space Race). Where will the bucks come for these modern day Buck Rogers?
Selected Sources/Suggested Reading
Excerpt from "To Boldly Go: A One-Way Human Mission to Mars" by Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Paul Davies. http://journalofcosmology.com/Mars108.html. [Accessed January 21, 2011]
Scientists propose one-way trip to Mars – Yahoo News. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_one_way_to_mars. [Accessed January 21, 2011]
Carl Sagan. Pale Blue Dot.


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I have a confession to make/
And I hope you won't take this the wrong way. I'm only half listening to you. It's not that I don't care about you, in fact I probably care more than the next person. But the fact is that while you're talking to me about; the weather, your job or your toddler's propensity for sorting his toy cars according to color, in my head is a whole other world. There a broad cast of characters is falling in love, catching a serial killer, or searching for the Holy Grail. They have lives and loves and histories that rival any of ours. This goes far beyond mere daydreaming. So if I seem a bit distant or respond in an awkward way, it's only because I'm caught up in the epic struggles going on in my head.
It's been this way for as long as I can remember. My parents will tell you stories of the whole worlds that I would make up as a child before I ever learned to read and write. I could shut myself in my room for ages and live out sagas of my own making. I was and still am perfectly happy being alone. In fact, sometimes I crave it.
My AP History teacher in high school, upon hearing another teacher complain about me not paying attention in class was heard to say, "Well, Meredith has her own agenda." Mr. Ridgeway got it. He knew that even though I was sitting in his class and part of my brain was listening another part was in another world. He could handle the fact that on my desk was one notebook for taking notes and another for writing. Fortunately, I have run into a few people in my life who do get it. I treasure those people and occasionally give them my full attention. The part that was in class, incidentally kicked ass on the AP exam and got college credit for American History. Likewise the part of me that was present in my college classes made the Dean's List. Still, there is always that part of me that is in a cabin in the mountains, on a ship crossing the ocean, in Scotland/Mexico/Peru.
So, it's not that I don't like you or that I'm not listening, it's just that the people in my head are talking too, and sometimes they drown you out.


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Matt's research focuses on applying machine learning for automating complex tasks like 3D scene design, playing video games, and image+video editing. His PhD was under Pat Hanrahan at Stanford University and his undergraduate was at Caltech under Mathieu Desbrun and Peter Schroeder.
His personal website with a complete publication list is here.
His old Stanford website is here.
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Team Knockout - Workout 3Todd Gheisar
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Well, I did the final Team Knockout Tape and the verdict is...it was just plain FUN. This workout was definitely higher impact than Todd's other two tapes and he works hard at keeping your heart rate up.
THE WORKOUT: Todd does a similar warm-up in this video as he did in previous ones. You can tell there is a higher energy level in his "crowd" and in himself - he is definitely pumped up for this. Todd is bare chested with red pants and a red bandana on - what more could you want! Actually, he seems very humble and not arrogant regarding his good physique. Todd gets right into some drills and then proceeds to combinations that are actual self-defense moves. He puts together unique combinations that I have not seen before. Interspersed throughout these combos are high impact jumping jacks, lateral slides and other cardio intensive moves to keep your heart rate up. The combos are fun, and he does break them down in slower tempo and then increases the speed. I would have liked a faster pace during these parts, but my heart rate was elevated again, once the combos were put together and we moved back into the high impact section.
After the cardio segment, Todd does a strength workout with dumbbells - he never takes a break and you slowly and gradually work the muscles and continuously change from one movement to another. He does not do alot of reps, but he puts everything into them. Todd also does some great squats throughout the workout. The pushup segment is challenging and his whole team is sweating big time.
I enjoyed the workout as a whole, but I wish he could have put some roping into this video. I also would have liked more repetitions on the combos. I guess I really enjoy doing movements over and over again. You will not be bored with this tape because of all the changes.
This is my favorite tape of Todd's and the one I would most recommend to advanced kickboxers. His other tapes are great for beginner and intermediate exercisers (although the chair workout on the first tape was a killer.)
I am looking forward to Todd's new tapes. His personality is topnotch and makes his workouts amazingly interesting to watch. Again, his biggest asset is his attention to perfect form and body alignment. Run, don't bob and weave to get this video.


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FANS of Irish superstar rockers U2 will be delighted to learn that their groundbreaking new movie U2 3D will open at the IMAX Cinema, Millennium Point at 10pm on Wednesday, February 20.
Running to 85 minutes, it has been directed by Mark Pellington, who made the sensational - but cruelly overlooked - Jeff Bridges / Tim Robbins thriller Arlington Road in 1999.
Marrying innovative 3D technology and surround sound with the excitement of a live U2 concert - shot during their Vertigo tour - the movie creates an immersive cinema experience unlike any 3D or concert film before.
To be one of the first people in the UK to experience this music spectacular on the largest screen in the Midlands, visit www.imax.ac or telephone 0121 202 2222 to book your place. More details from www.u23d.co.uk


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The Pasadena City College men's soccer team stayed undefeated at 3-0-2 this year under first-year head coach Henry Cabral after posting a 2-0 win at local rival Glendale Friday night. PCC is undefeated despite playing all five its games thus far on the road. The Lancers are also 4-0-4 overall going back to the last three games of 2015.
In a very fast-paced and high skilled contest under the lights at Sartoris Field, PCC ended up scoring its goals in a 3-minute span of the second half. In the 63rd minute, Manuel Chavez was fouled inside the box and it resulted in him blasting in a penalty kick for a 1-0 lead. In the 65th minute, Guillermo Zetina perfectly placed a free kick from near the sideline at the 10-yard line that reached the far left corner of the net for the second goal. The Lancers goals were the team's only two shots of the second half.
PCC's goalies played well with Kristopher Guerra making four saves and driving long kick-outs in the first half and then Yusuf Elmasri totaling five saves to combine for the shutout.
Glendale pressed PCC and it resulted in 17 shots for the Vaqueros, but PCC's defense led by Joshua Moran and Jesus Garcia slowed them down enough to not get too many high quality scoring chances.
On offense, Diego Rodriguez moved the ball frequently into Glendale territory and reserve Satchel Robinson was a force with his speed.
"We have so much depth that we've not lost a bit when we've made substitutions," Cabral said. "We beat a very good Glendale team, one of the best squads they have had in a while. Our players are getting some early success and you can see the confidence level get higher each game. We need to sustain that going into a very tough South Coast Conference schedule."
PCC plays the first of eight SCC North Division games on Tuesday, Sept. 27 when they play at perennial state power Mt. San Antonio. The game will be played under the lights at 6 p.m.
[Photo--Lancer Manuel Chavez drives in a penalty kick at Glendale College Friday, image by Richard Quinton.]


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Kona is the leader of the Wind Dancers, four tiny, magical horses with shiny manes and shimmering wings. With her beautiful violet-black coat and purple mane, Kona flies inside a halo of magical flowers. Kona stars in the first of four Wind Dancer Books, If Wishes Were Horses. These books are published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers.Kona is 7.25"H x 4.5"L


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I discovered The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up when I was working at a bookstore, and these books were flying out of the store in what seemed like a gust of wind (stopping at the three cash registers first). My life could certainly used some changing, I thought. I was in between jobs at the time, so my side hustle had become my only hustle. I actually had the time to throw all my life's belongings on the floor, hand select the items that sparked joy, and set them back in my closets and drawers in a respectful, organized way—the basic tenet of the KonMari method.
Of course it changed my life. It gave me a sense of purpose, a way to keep me inside the house, instead of out in Manhattan buying more clothes from H&M that looked great on their mannequins but confusing in my mirror (a matching shorts-and-shirt set with gold jaguar motif?). I told my neat-freak Dad that I had finally found joy in cleanliness, and it annoyed him: "I've been telling you this your whole life! Why did you only listen when she told you?"
Marie Kondo has that allure: the way she anthropomorphizes coats and socks ("they work so hard for you"), but does not mince words when she tells you to let go of sentimental objects (like books, which, no thanks). She's the modern woman's ideal mentor, a fruitful mix of whimsy and tough love. So when I heard, last week, that there is a new KonMari app, I was thrilled. It was finally time to revisit organization-inspired life lessons I had surely slacked off on in the two years since I read the original book.
The app serves as a type of social media platform for tidiers, where the first screen you stumble upon is a feed of other users' "before and after" photos. I saw a post where somebody tried to use the app to sell her soon-to-be-discarded accessories. If the brains behind the app play it right, the app could turn into a valuable resource, a kind of Craigslist for Marie Kondo fans (Kondoslist, if I may).
Some users ask for advice. Some even express doubt: "Is it okay to find something that doesn't spark joy every time I open my closet? Does it mean I wasn't honest with myself when I did my first joy check?" I find this a little worrisome, because the KonMari method seems to have caused this user to overthink her joy, an emotion that, at its core, is carefree—the antithesis of over-thinking. Who determines the user's joy—the user herself, or Marie Kondo? The KonMari method, in this case, seems to have sparked more anxiety than joy—and anxiety causes people to spend money on self-help books like Marie Kondo's.
To the app's credit, however, it's free, and the helpful, sensitive responses the inquiring user got from fellow app users was also free.
What's immediately irritating, though, is how buggy the app is. You can only upload one photo at a time, and check off either "before photo" or "after photo." So if you want to upload your after photo, the one people actually want to look at, you have to repeat the process. (An interface where you could upload both simultaneously would more the most sense.) Plus, it's not intuitive, so I ended up uploading my before/after photos three separate times, crowding the feed. I'm clearly not the only one who bungled this, because other a few users' uploads also show up multiple times. "Why don't you just delete it?," you ask. I couldn't! There is no option for deleting photos; you can only report them as inappropriate.
I don't like how an entire section of the app, "Consultants," is dedicated to info on how one can apply to become a home consultant for the KonMari method. To boot, that page doesn't even carry the information; it only links out to a different page on Konmari.com.
It's okay for the info to be there, but does it need to take up so much real estate? That space could be better spent on a few of the handy diagrams from the original book, to show you how to fold t-shirts or store plastic bags. It gave me the feeling that the app cared less about helping people clean their homes, and more about recruiting more Konmari evangelists. As Heather Havrilesky pointed out in The Cut, that expansion of the Marie Kondo empire is ironic in itself: How are more books and stationery and knickknacks supposed to help you declutter? If tidying up is supposed to clear headspace for you to follow your dreams, passions, and goals, how far into those are you going to get if you spend all your time decluttering?
Maybe our Design & Home Editor was right to lose her copy of Spark Joy.
But here's what I do like about the app. It's nice to track your Spring Cleaning progress. You even win little badges for every section of the house you clean up and upload photos of. (However, I was a little peeved that I did not win a badge for cleaning up my baker's rack, which falls under the category of komono, or miscellany.) And "Kitchen" doesn't even have its own category, which it totally deserves. But hey, that's not the point. Look at what I did to my (and my three roommates') tea collection:
This made my weekend. It added extra counter space to my small kitchen, which I used to cut onions for our no-recipe vegetable chili instead of ordering take-out. It inspired me to tackle my clothes next, when I finally tossed that jaguar motif two-piece set, grimly accepting that it looked heinous on me, and made some money selling my clothes at a secondhand shop while donating the rest to charity. I know the KonMari method strongly suggests getting all your Spring Cleaning done in one day, but the app could be used as a sort of progress-tracker, so you can split the categories you cover over multiple weekends, which is great if you are working full-time.
So should you get the app? It's really up to you. If you feel like sharing your Spring Cleaning progress with a social network of likeminded folks will motivate you to clean out, go for it. But what I loved the most about the original book is that it changed my habits for the better. I went from being perpetually messy to having a natural alarm clock in my head every Sunday saying, "tidy up!" My weeks are better for it.
A 20-minute process that I can finish while listening to a podcast, tidying is now a personal ritual that I don't want to spoil by sharing it on social media or winning a badge for. Its rewards don't work in a traceable system; they are purely mental. Marie Kondo's first book conveyed as much—but for me, the app only sparks indifference.
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A Day in the Life at Thresholds
By Lydia Zopf, Program Director of the Thresholds Veterans Project
6:00 AM – I'm up bright and early. I get myself ready and throw the essentials in my work backpack – tablet, snacks, water, pencil pouch, cell phone, and 3 small gifts to raffle off for staff appreciation.
7:15 AM – I'm at the Thresholds program site, and we're getting ready for the day: hot coffee is in the kitchen, the multipurpose room is set up for an iRest meditation group, we have fresh pens and welcome signs for new staff, I complete an inventory of our naloxone (a medication to interrupt a drug overdose) supplies, the "Boss Board" is updated with information and announcements for clients, and Motown music can be heard in the background.
8:30 AM – There are two veteran clients waiting in the lobby, eager for their 9:00 AM appointments. One client is currently homeless, and he's here today to get ready to meet with his new landlord and sign a lease to his very own apartment. The other client is wearing dress pants and a tie, nervously fidgeting as he prepares himself for a job fair.
10:00 AM – I check my email: I approve the proposed schedule of retreats at Chicago Botanic Garden, send a STAR award (given to Thresholds staff members who went above and beyond) to the Recognition Committee, review a draft of a grant proposal, ask another program director for ideas about where a veteran client can board a pet while he is out of town for a few weeks, send out a calendar appointment for Clinical Supervision at the end of the month, remind my LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) group to review an article before our next meeting, and confirm the day/time that YAP (Thresholds Young Adult Program) clients will come to our site and serve a meal to the veterans.
11:15 AM – The team leader and I hit the road. We stop by a client's apartment to help him pay his rent and show him how to call the pharmacy to refill a prescription. The client is upset about a fight that took place down the block last night, so we spend some time helping him create a plan to stay safe and set up a time to visit him later in the week. Then we stop by a Puerto Rican restaurant to pick up sandwiches for lunch. Finally, we arrive at a school and walk into a 4th grade classroom, where 25 nine-year-olds have a long list of questions for us – What was it like to be separated from your family while you were deployed overseas? What was it like coming back home? What does a community support specialist do? How do you teach veterans about meditation? The Veteran Team Leader and I do our best responding to their questions, but we soon realize that these 4th graders already hold the key to the universe. I jump in an Uber to get back to the office while the team leader goes off to another visit with a veteran.
2:45 PM – Back at the office, I send out an email to my staff to announce the winners of three gadgets I raffled off (a selfie stick, a stylus pen, and a tablet cover). Staff also share suggestions for self-care in a long "Reply All" email chain. I clean up one of the group rooms and put art supplies away. I send a quick text message to confirm dinner plans (tacos, again). I help a new staff person finalize a care plan for a client and explain what a natural support is. I sign three more care plans and an annual MHA (Mental Health Assessment). I return a few phone calls and confirm my meetings for tomorrow.
4:30 PM – I'm getting ready to leave for the day, and a client shows up unexpectedly. He lost a file folder that contained personal documents and copies of applications for various public aid services. He has an appointment with CHA (Chicago Housing Authority) in the morning and doesn't feel prepared. I invite him in and set him up in the computer lab, where he checks his email and Facebook. I look through his records and find the information he needs, make copies, and hand him a new file folder with everything for his appointment tomorrow. I can tell he is relieved because his shoulders are relaxed and his breathing has slowed a bit. I help him plan ahead for the morning: he sets an alarm on his phone and double-checks the CTA route. After he leaves, I document everything in Smartcare (Thresholds' electronic record keeping software) and send a text message to the CSS (Community Support Specialist).
5:00 PM – I'm finally ending the day. In my car, I roll down the windows and put on the latest episode of The Moth. I take a deep breath and remind myself how grateful I am to have a home, good health, and a great deal of hope.
Lydia Zopf is the Program Director of the Thresholds Veterans Project. The Veterans Project includes homeless outreach, housing services, supported employment, peer-driven supports, substance use treatment, integrated physical and mental health services, and trauma-based therapies. Learn more about the Thresholds Veterans Project here.


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Things Winston Taught Me - Better Git Shortcuts
As I discussed in my article on what Ganesh taught me, working with another engineer is a great way to learn new things. Last week I also worked with Winston and he showed me some git short cuts you can add to your bash profile.
How I Use Git
I've tried a number of git UI tools over the years but I keep coming back to the command line. Here's my work flow:
- git status
- git add some_file
- git commit -m "a commit message"
- git push origin master
I'm pretty much a straight command line guy. And because I try very hard to avoid rollup commits, this can make the commit process tedious.
How Winston Uses Git
Winston showed me his process:
- gs
- ga
- gc "a commit message"
- gpc
These abbreviations are a heck of a lot shorter than what I've been typing so that's clearly a win. My one objection to his approach is that ga adds EVERYTHING. My preference is atomic commit messages where one commit = the changes to one file so I really would prefer to have two aliases for add:
- ga some_file
- gaa (adds everything)
Here's how Winston originally implemented this:
alias gundo='git reset --soft HEAD~1'
function gc() {
git commit -m "$*"
alias gcurrentbranch='git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'
alias ga='git add .'
alias gs='git status'
alias gl='git log --oneline'
alias gpc='git push origin $(gcurrentbranch)'
Here is my version:
alias gundo='git reset --soft HEAD~1'
function gc() {
git commit -m "$*"
function ga() {
git add "$*"
alias gcurrentbranch='git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'
alias gaa='git add .'
alias gs='git status'
alias gl='git log --oneline'
alias gpc='git push origin $(gcurrentbranch)'
function ghelp() {
echo "ga (add one) gc (commit) gpc (push) gaa (add all) gs (status) gl (log) gcurrentbranch (show branch) gundo (be careful!)"
The only changes I made were:
- add a ga function which does a single file add
- change the name of the previous ga, which added everything, to gaa (git add all)
- add a ghelp function to tell me what's available
Just using this for a few days has really streamlined my workflow. Thanks Winston!


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Even in the ICU, physicians are starting to speak up about when too much is too much.
My intensivist colleagues joke about the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) being the "Expensive Care Unit," as some of the most sophisticated tests and treatments are employed here, for patients clinging to life. When it comes to saving a life, no effort is spared. It is about doing everything possible to turn around a difficult situation.
Many of the interventions they provide are life-changing, usually for the better. Patients who've experienced terrible traumas, overwhelming infection, or cardiac arrests all benefit from the expertise of critical care teams. In the ICU, miracles do happen. And sad things happen too.
Sometimes no matter how much effort or time is put in, it isn't enough. At other times, that same effort would best be focused on making a person in a futile situation as comfortable as can be, ushering them gently rather than violently to whatever is next.
The Toronto Star explores this world through the eyes of Dr Andrew Baker, the Critical Care Chief at St Mike's hospital in Toronto. Dealing with life and death keeps doctors human, reminding us to cherish our own lives and the people in them.
His job, he says, is to guide families to understand that using increasingly critical interventions, when there's no reasonable expectation of avoiding death, takes away a person's dignity. "Pain and harm is really what we're trying to avoid."
Read more in the Toronto Star.


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A new retention tool is here and major brands from Wall Street to Silicon Valley have launched student loan assistance programs.
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In Memoriam - Bernie Ente/
|Photo by Cindy Goulder 2007
Bernie Ente died in the early morning of Friday, April 8. May he and John Krevey be re-united in heaven and running their waterfront. Oh, what a heaven that would be.
Bernie was a professional photographer and an avid rail and marine fan, full of arcane bridge and transit knowledge which he shared with a mixture of boyish enthusiasm and wry humor.
Years ago, I dubbed him the "King of Newtown Creek" because of his tireless advocacy of that creek and the genuine joy he got from the place and the endeavor. He surely helped to raise awareness of its issues and possibilities. Before the waterfront was such a popular destination, he was out there giving walking tours and organizing boat tours of his beloved toxic creek; and of course photographing it.
Bernie was so generous with his photos. Many organizations benefited from the selfless way he donated photos. Many a day started with my finding an email from Bernie with another photo of the Mary Whalen, or of Red Hook, that he'd made on his latest harbor junket. Of these he made many as he was a mainstay of the Working Harbor Committee which gives harbor tours. He supported them with photography and so much more.
Around here, people who never met him are grateful to him as the man who told us about the tanker being scrapped in Seattle. That tip led to our getting so many of the engine parts to fix the Mary Whalen engine. So like Bernie to be reading a distant Seattle newspaper to find news about a Bushey tanker on the west coast, and so like Bernie to share information that would help someone else.


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Adobe TV has tutorials on all the aspects of using InDesign. The main link is HERE.
Take a look at Ava's amazing magazine that she has produced with InDesign and posted on blogpost: IILA MAGAZINE
This is a list of the ones important for the beginner:
Setting up a new document.
Adding Page Numbering how to add page numbers to your document
Understanding text frames Shows you how to create text boxes of various shapes and sizes for you to type into. It also shows you how to paste text from other documents quickly and easily from other documents.
Importing Graphics Shows you how to easily place images into your document. You can import Photoshop jpg/psd and Illustrator files ai and InDesign files plus it shows you how to put images onto the art board beside your page.
Selecting Objects
Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles
Applying Captions to Images in your document with descriptions/references
Templates of various types of pages are on this web site.


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A farmer in a Less Favoured Area turned to organic agriculture and began growing ancient varieties of cereals. He has achieved sustainability through niche, quality production.
Projects & Practice
An educational institution for farmers in Austria used RDP support to develop a training programme using digital, web-based technologies and applications.
Poland's RDP allocated a 'lump sum' funding package for LEADER Local Actions Groups to help them prepare their Local Development Strategies for the 2014-2020 period.
An initiative to promote young farmers participation entrepreneurship and innovation
for sustainable rural areas
LINC stands for Leader Inspired Network Community, an initiative of Local Action Groups and Network Support Units.
An agricultural business used RDP support to improve its capacity to process and store its produce, while producing renewable energy from the sun.
An example of how afforestation allows for the development and maintenance of farm lands where crop cultivation is almost impossible.
Set up an operational group to test different practices for optimal catch crop management and assess their efficiency in reducing nitrogen and carbon emissions.
A LAG organised a series of tailored workshops to combat digital exclusion among people over 50 years old.
Many small towns have the problem of vacant sales spaces and an innovative concept to revitalise city centres is to offer flexible rental options to pop-up shops. This was the winning initiative of the 2019 Rural Inspiration Awards in the 'Popular Vote' category.


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Prepare Supplementary Materials
Go beyond the article page with multimedia supplementary materials.
Developing a Graphical Abstract
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Complement your written work with a video which will be published alongside the article in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library.Read More
Preparing Multimedia Materials
Multimedia objects such as video clips, source code, or data sets can complement the text and graphics of your article.Read More
Creating a README File for Datasets
Make your submitted data easier to understand with a detailed README file. Include the following sections in your README file:Read More
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Communicate your work more effectively with a pertinent video or audio clip multimedia file. Include the following sections in aRead More


text: I am homeless. There is no address I can call my own. It has been just over a month. The gratitude I have for my friends and their generosity is enormous. They say surround yourself with the right people. Well, I take that advice seriously. My friends have not only shared their homes with me, but have shared wisdom and knowledge that so positively encourages and helps me along the way. Whenever there is the opportunity I will be reciprocating all of the good karma that my friends have bestowed upon me.


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Revenues from virtual reality and augmented reality are projected to hit $150 billion by 2020! Visual effects artists are on the front lines to deliver that immersive content. These presentations will cover the latest live action VR post production techniques which are currently being used to realize the dream of VR.
Principal Speakers:
Mariana Acuña Acosta, Media & Production Creative Manager, The Foundry, will describe the latest set of tools that The Foundry is working on to help solve the day to day problems of working with VR.
Gawain Lilliard, VFX Supervisor, The Mill and his team, will present the methodology and techniques they used to deliver the Google Spotlight live action VR project "Help", directed Justin Lin, of "Fast and Furious" fame.
Jason Schugardt, Head of CG/VFX Supervisor with MPC LA will share the tools and techniques used to create the live action/CG VR adventure, "Goosebumps". Goosebumps VR is a stereoscopic special venue experience that premiered in conjunction with Sony's feature film in select theatre lobbies.
Chris Healer, Founder and CEO of The Molecule will talk about the ins and out of the stitching, rendering, and visual effects workflow on Doug Lyman's "Invisible", the first episodic action-adventure series created in immersive virtual reality.
Moderator: Scott Squires, Academy Tech Award Winning Visual Effects Supervisor and Developer
Saturday, March 12, 2016
08:45am- 09:15am Registration and Refreshments
09:15am-11:35am Event
11:35am-12:30pm VR Demos
Sony Harryhausen Theatre
9050 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA
On the south side of Washington between Culver (west) and National (East).
Free for VES and LA ACM SIGGRAPH members.
Students may attend for $10. All other non-members $20.
Registration is on a first come, first served basis. If the event is overbooked and paid registered guests cannot be seated, refunds will be issued.
LA SIGGRAPH will have a table at the event for attendees to join LA SIGGRAPH (and thus get in as part of their new membership). Memberships will be accepted for $40/person. The chapter accepts checks, cash, or credit cards (Mastercard or Visa only) for all dues or fees.
Special Thanks
Sony Pictures Imageworks; The Foundry, Mariana Acuna; For the VES: Toni Pace Carstensen, Scott Squires, Susan Thurmond O'Neal, Rob Stauffer; For MacMall Pro, Keith Scott and Jim Reisman; For LA ACM SIGGRAPH Joan Collins, Mike Amron, and all the volunteers.
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BernardoGiordano propose la version 3.4.0 du portage de son manager de sauvegarde "Checkpoint" pour la nintendo Switch.
Téléchargement :Switch: What's new
Added: custom configuration manager like the one in the 3DS version. You can now:
Filter arbitrary titles from their title ID
Have multiple additional folders to choose save backups from
For informations and usage, please refer to the README.
Fixed: bug preventing to create new save backups after deleting a save backup.
Fixed: bug causing Checkpoint to occasionally crash when changing account.
Fixed: now you can move from title selection to save backup selection using the touchscreen, just by touching the section you want to operate with.
Fixed: decreased multiselection cooldown.
Fixed: The homebrew keyboard has been enhanced.
Added: new wonderful icon by rakujira!
(NRO) : Checkpoint v3.4.0.zip
Source : gbatemp.net
Site Officiel : github.com


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Assistive Medical Interfaces 259
Autonomous Medical Interfaces 280
Sci-Fi Medical Interfaces Are Focused Mainly on the Critical Situation 290
Figure 12.1Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Naked Time" (Season 1, Episode 4, 1966).
In sickbay, Dr. McCoy gestures with an open palm, inviting Mr. Spock to rest against the nearly vertical biobed. Nurse Chapel presses down on the head of the bed, swiveling it horizontally. At once a panel above the bed illuminates, showing how the patient's vitals are doing against ...
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Gifts For People You Don't Like Very Much
I don't know about you, but I think we all are in need of some last-minute, half-assed handcrafted gift ideas. The kind that makes the recipient wish you'd just stopped at the Rite-Aid on the way to their place and bought a damn Chia Pet.
Our first offering would only be slightly less frightening if it had clothes. Nekkid people shouldn't smile like that.
Behold! The Spooky Nude Mono-Bosomed Doll, with pearls and a Prince Valient hairdo.
Mittens, Socks and Accessories, 1967, despite the fact that this thing is neither a sock, nor a mitten, but could quite possibly an accessory to some sort of crime.
These don't even have the decency to claim to be something slightly useful like a toilet-paper doll. No sirree Bob. Not with eyes crossed like that.
Drunken Southern Sorority Girl Dolls.
There's also no underwear in the pattern, so that kinda fits in with the whole drunken sorority girl thing. Girls Gone Wild, anyone?
Puritan Crochet, no year.
For that lucky hostess on your list how about these Monogrammed Drinking Glass Sweaters? I know how much my drinking glasses hate to catch a chill.
Hey, they're both sporty AND feminine at the same time! Who'da figured?
I guess those drunken sorority gals gotta drink outta something.
Plus they take all of about five minutes apiece to make. Go Team!
Star Flower Edgings, 1949.
How about some racist toys? Racist toys nekkid as the day they were born? Have a go at making these Vaguely Disturbing Nude Ethnic Toys. With this pop-eyed Eskimo and rather excitible Zulu you can play the ever popular Eskimos & Zulus! Includes a Red Cross nurse, in case there's some sort of colonial uprising.
Or make a really weird-ass all-crochet porn film.
No title, pattern ca. 1918.
The same fine folks who brought you the Vaguely Disturbing Nude Ethnic Toys have also designed the Deformed Mule, helpfully labelled as "Mule" in case you couldn't tell on your own. Useful for the "Mule & the Red Cross Nurse" part of the all-crochet porn film.
Sometime like 1918 or something... Yeah, you know, whenever it was that they had mules & Eskimos & Zulus running loose in the streets. Ask your Grandpa. He could tell you about crap like that.
And for the guy who wouldn't know he had everything, even if he did, here's Monogrammed Special-Ed Headgear. With Really Special Mittens, to keep him from chewing his fingers off and touching himself and stuff.
Cause you know we really don't need to see any of that.
Vogue Knitting Book, 11th Edition, 1948.


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Jakarta, 27 September 2018 – Envirochallenge is officially back. 25 high schools or equivalent in Jabodetabek, Bandung Metropolitan and Bali have been engaged in an attempt to reduce plastic pollution. Envirochallenge is a movement that challenges high school students or equivalent to develop school-wide environmental initiatives.
Organized by Gerakan Indonesia Diet Kantong Plastik (The Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement or GIDKP) and United in Diversity (UID), Envirochallenge participants need to address environmental issues, particularly plastic pollution, in accordance with Sustainable Development Goals' (SDGs) blueprints. Envirochallenge aligns with SDGs indicator 4 (quality education), 12 (responsible consumption and production) and 14 (life below water).
"Based on our research, an estimated of 240 – 300 million plastic bags are consumed every year in Jakarta and a plastic bag is one of the products that tend to disrupt the environment in a very serious way. Envirochallenge, as the joint forces of GIDKP and UID, urges high school students or equivalent to be more aware of plastic pollution as well as inspired them to invent and implement an environment focused initiative as part of the solution," said Tiza Mafira, GIDKP.
"UID understand the importance and urge to encourage young people to lead a responsible lifestyle towards the environment, society and even themselves because they are the future and inheritor of our country. Challenges, in regards to plastic waste, need to be resolved from top to bottom to initiate MENTAL REVOLUTION and schools are the primary entry point to make this happen. There are approximately 36 thousand schools with millions of students in Indonesia," said Cokorda Istri Dewi, Executive Vice President, United in Diversity.
From 2016 until 2017, the efforts of Envirochallenge school participants to manage plastic waste have shown significant result. It is reported that their attempts have resulted in up to 70% reduction of plastic waste. Some canteens have been providing reusable plates, bowls and cupsto replace disposable packaging. Several schools even replaced the polystyrene foam used in the laboratory to make propsand mock-upsas well as provided free drinking water dispensers in every class.
Envirochallenge consists of a series of rounds. In the beginning, a number of school workshops participated by 25 schools were conducted in August to September 2018. The workshop materials included introduction to important environmental issues, social media activation and proposal writing utilizing these theories: logical framework analysis, impact model canvas and theory of change. The workshops were guided by mentors from GIDKP, UID and local partners including Sea Soldier and IAAS Local Committee Universitas Padjadjaran. As the next step, students were given a task to device an environmental program to be implemented in their respective schools. Right after school workshops, only 10 schools with the best proposal were entitled to attend a 2-day coaching session in Jakarta on 26-27 September 2018. Facilitated by GIDKP and UID, participants conducted a sensing journey to the waste banks in Jakarta. On the second day, participants presented school-wide environmental initiatives in front the judges. After the coaching session ended, they went home and implemented the proposed initiatives.
"Envirochallenge does not end today in Jakarta. For the next 3 months, students from the selected 10 schools will implement school-wide environmental initiatives they have presented early on. They will still be facilitated and receiving mentorship from GIDKP and UID. This is to closely monitor the initiative's implementation, assist students when they face challenges all throughout and help students compiling a final report," closed Tiza. 10 schools invited to Envirochallenge 2-day coaching session are entitled to receive preliminary implementation grant of IDR 5 million per school. In December 2018, mentors and judges will announce 3 schools with the best program implementation and they are entitled to receive an additional grant of IDR 2.5 million per school.
About the authors
Plastic Bag Diet Movement
The Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement ("Gerakan Indonesia Diet Kantong Plastik or "GIDKP") is a local non-profit organization legally established in Indonesia. GIDKP is specializing in advocating for better waste management policy, with a focus on reducing single use plastics. Our team hails from multiple backgrounds comprising of specialists in law, communications, environmental sciences, and social sciences. We are a core member of the Break Free From Plastic (BFFP) global network, as well as members of GAIA, Plastic Pollution Coalition, and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Youth. Our defining goal is to achieve a measurable reduction of single-use-plastics in Indonesia. To achieve this goal, we work to influence three main stakeholders simultaneously: the government, the private sector, and society.


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Very rugged. Stellar call quality. Loud speakerphone. Fabulous battery life.
Large, thick, and heavy. Multimedia features still feel like afterthoughts.
Bottom Line
The Motorola Brute i680 offers push-to-talk subscribers a rugged phone with excellent call quality.
Do you like your cell phones tough? The push-to-talk Motorola Brute i680 for Nextel Direct Connect is another rugged handset in the vein of last year's Motorola Tundra on AT&T. The Brute is the direct descendant of a true classic, Motorola's rugged yet capable i580 for Nextel. The new i680, like its predecessor, meets military specification 810F, which means protection from dust, shock, vibration, extreme temperatures, low pressure, solar radiation, and intense weather elements like salt fog and rain. It's an excellent choice for field workers, construction sites, or anyone that requires durable electronics.
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Design and Call Quality
The Motorola Brute i680 measures 3.9 by 2.1 by 1 inch (HWD) and weighs a hefty 5.6 ounces. The thick casing is covered in tough-feeling, gray and black rubber, with thick grooves on the sides. A covered 2.5mm headphone jack sits on top. The 2.2-inch, 176-by-220-pixel internal LCD is low-res but looks OK. The keypad has large numeric keys that were easy to press even with gloved hands, and a rugged-feeling, five-way control pad that makes it easy to navigate the Brute's simple (if sometimes sluggish) Nextel-standard user interface.
The Brute is a dual-band iDEN (800/1900 MHz) device that works on Sprint's Nextel network. Call quality was stellar, with tons of gain, a smooth tone in the earpiece, and a bright, clear sound to other callers. Reception was solid, and you can switch between push-to-talk and a regular phone call in real-time. As a proper Nextel device, the i680's speakerphone was deafeningly loud, albeit with a surprising amount of distortion at the top of the range. Calls sounded clear through an Aliph Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset. The gargantuan 1750mAh battery was good for a superb 10 hours and 15 minutes of talk time.
Multimedia, GPS, and Camera
The Brute, like the i580, isn't designed to be a multimedia phone. The Openwave 7.2 WAP browser was sluggish on Nextel's super-slow data network. If you need e-mail or IM, you'll have to do it through the browser. A microSD card slot sits underneath a locked battery cover. It's a little tough to insert cards, but it's worth the extra protection. My 16GB SanDisk card worked fine. MP3 and AAC music tracks sounded bright and crispy over Motorola S9-HD Bluetooth headphones, and the clunky music player displayed album art thumbnails when available. 3GP videos played smoothly, though the display's poor contrast and viewing angle aren't suited for this purpose.
The Brute's GPS chip supports Sprint Navigation for voice-enabled, turn-by-turn directions, and also hooks into Nextel's enterprise services. The 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera includes an LED flash, and can also geo-tag photos. Picture quality was below average, with smeared details, flat contrast, and poor color quality even in "Fine" mode. Recorded test videos at 352-by-288-pixel resolution were a little jerky at 13 frames per second, and looked pixelated and blurry. In all cases, the i680 took several seconds to adjust to lighting changes indoors and out.
Rugged Tests and Conclusions
If this were a consumer phone, I'd dock points for the i680's media deficiencies and heft. But this is a work phone, and you're buying something with that heft: extreme durability. To test that, I took one of my loaner i680s and pitted it against a friend's 3600-pound, 12-year-old Mercedes E-class sedan. We threw the phone onto the pavement five or six times, hard, and also tossed it into the air several times (both closed and when open). After that, the Brute looked a bit scuffed, but worked fine, although it popped up an error for the microSD card.
That clearly wasn't enough abuse. So we ran over the phone in the open position twice with the Mercedes. The first pass shattered the screen, but didn't kill the phone. It took a second pass to kill it entirely. Since the phone was dead by that point, I turned it on its side to see how well the hinge would hold up, and ran the car over it a third time. The phone exploded. Shards of plastic flew everywhere, and the rubber battery cover sailed about six feet from the car's rear tire.
OK, so the i680 isn't invulnerable. But it's clearly one durable phoneand easily the best rugged push-to-talk handset available on Nextel Direct Connect. Sprint offers various other, less durable iDEN devices on Nextel Direct Connect and Boost's prepaid network. Two worthy competitors: the BlackBerry Curve 8350i remains Nextel Direct Connect's only genuine push-to-talk smartphone, and offers nearly all of the usual BlackBerry-related benefits at the expense of extreme durability. The Motorola Debut i856 delivers solid push-to-talk voice quality on Boost's prepaid network, plus a loud speakerphone and a much more svelte slider design. But it isn't rugged at all. If you're looking for great voice quality in a tough phone, the Brute is your best bet.
Benchmark Test Results
Continuous Talk Time: 10 hours 15 minutes
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December 4, 2014
The story of "Challah-it-Forward" was just featured in the jweekly. The article, by Alix Wall, discusses how it all began, the current initiative, and possibilities for the future. Hope you enjoy it!
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October 16, 2014
Very exciting development! An opportunity became available for me to design a "Challah-it-Forward" family baking series at the Palo Alto JCC this November and December. Each week we'll bake challah from a different part of the world, and then give a portion away to the greater community! While the bread is baking each session, I'll help participants create a shadow puppet version of the "Challahs in the Ark" folktale that helped inspire this project.


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Rated best plastic surgeon by San Francisco patients, Dr Shahin Javaheri, is a second-generation surgeon whose father was an accomplished aesthetic surgeon in Southern California. He is double Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology (ENT). His education includes graduating from the Medical College of Pennsylvania, surgical residency from University of California Davis, Otolaryngology residency from the University of California Irvine, and residency in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery from University of South Florida. Dr Javaheri's specialty is reconstructive and plastic surgery of the breast and body. Plastic surgeon Dr Shahin Javaheri has two surgery centers; Berkeley and San Francisco.
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A comprehensive and easy-to-follow expert guide to surface water treatment as part of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is now available to download from stormwater engineering and technology leaders Hydro International.
The HX Guide to Surface Water Treatment, explores the choices of surface water treatment techniques available to specifiers, local authorities and developers as part of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) to meet increasing demands for improved water quality through both current and forthcoming legislation.
The use of Sustainable Drainage Systems to improve water quality will be essential if the UK is to meet EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) targets to achieve 'good' or 'excellent' status for its water courses by 2015.
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Kim Krause is a Cincinnati native whose paintings have been included in over one hundred and thirty exhibitions, including fifteen solo exhibitions. His work has been purchased for numerous public, private and corporate collections including Atlantic Richfield, Cincinnati Art Museum, The Evansville Museum of Art, Chase Manhattan Bank, Fidelity Investments, The Procter and Gamble Company, PNC Bank, Safeco Insurance, Scripps Howard Corporation, Baukunst Galerie, Cologne, Germany; and the Federal Reserve Bank, among others.
Krause has been artist-in-residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida; Rathausgalerie, Munich, Germany; The Cooper Union, New York; the Chateau, Rochefort-en-Terre, France; Spiro Arts, Park City, Utah, and The Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico.
Krause earned his MFA from The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, New York. He is professor of Art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati where he is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean.
I consider being an artist a way of living, and a daily invention. Being an artist is my attempt to engage the world fully, on my own terms, through paint. It is a continuing exploration by, and of, the imagination. What I am trying to express in a painting is the result of a kind of dance between process and desire. For me, the work has to take on a heartbeat, something that can survive in the world without me.
It is essential that I don't know what is going to happen in a painting. I believe you cannot think it up in advance. It has to come as a consequence of moving toward something. I am interested in forms that attempt elegance but celebrate awkwardness. My work is driven by an anxious and necessary state of uncertainty in search of a glimpse of life-affirming possibilities.
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In February I posted some of my rough character designs for the Fayetteville Public Library's Summer Reading Calendar. I'll be posting more designs, concepts, revisions, and final pages from the June and July calendars in the upcoming weeks.
This little character's attire is based somewhat on 1920's style aviators and named Dig in line with a national theme (Dig Into Reading) promoting not only literacy but the various children, teen, adult, and family programs available this summer at the Fayetteville Public Library. Special thanks for layout collaboration by FPL's marketing manager Brandi Holt and DOXA designer Ryan Slone.


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The causes of dishwasher problems can vary by manufacturer and model, but blockages of the filter or waste pipe cause most drainage problems, according to Dr. DishWasher. If there are no blockages, the most likely problem is a defective drain pump.
Filter blockages require removing the lower basket and filter from the bottom of the dishwasher and cleaning with soapy water. The process for removing waste-pipe blockages involves disconnecting the pipe from the plumbing under the sink and removing any objects that are blocking the pipe.
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Here's a collection of open government resources available to all Ohioans.
Sunshine Law Webinar
During Sunshine Week 2017 the Ohio Coalition for Open Government and the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union hosted a webinar on how to make open government requests.
Access with Attitude
"Access with Attitude: An Advocate's Guide to Freedom of Information in Ohio" is an essential user's guide to navigating the complexities and occasional weirdness of Ohio's open records laws. Marburger, an attorney with BakerHostetler in Cleveland, is a member of the OCOG committee and has represented many ONA members in Sunshine Law cases. Idsvoog is a journalism professor at Kent State and an award-winning investigative reporter.
The retail price for the book is $29.95, but Ohio University Press is offering ONA members a 30 percent discount on orders between one to four copies. To get the discount, use discount code M1121 when ordering on the Ohio University Press website, www.ohioswallow.com.
For a 40 percent discount on orders of five or more books, contact Ohio University Press's business manager, Kristi Goldsberry, at (740) 593-1156 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Open Government Guide
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has released the latest version of its guide to open government laws in all 50 states, including Ohio. It's easy to search and should be a great, handy reference tool for journalists. Click here for a link you can add as a bookmark in your browser. Attorneys David Marburger and Jack Blanton of Baker & Hostetler in Cleveland prepared the Ohio section.
ACLU guide to Ohio open meetings and public records
- Click here for the ACLU's downloadable guide to Ohio open meetings and public records.
Ohio Attorney General's sunshine law resources
The office of the Ohio Attorney General offers several resources on the states's sunshine laws, including:
Open government quiz
OCOG's Ohio Sunshine Law quiz contains questions based around real-life situations often encountered by journalists. Every reporter who has ever tried to get a public record or argue against an executive session knows two things about Ohio's sunshine laws.
- The statutes contain stirring language that meetings and records are presumed open to public access.
- The laws seem to attract new exceptions and bad court rulings faster than a sofa collects cat hair.
So, with those two points in mind, attorney Jack Greiner, one of Ohio's leading experts on access laws, created a quiz on Ohio Sunshine Laws that every journalist in Ohio should take.
To take the quiz, click here to download the quiz as a PowerPoint file. You can also download the quiz as an interactive PDF.


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And we're back! If you've been following along, my fellow baseball romance author Jean Jochim and I have been posting World Series trivia each of the last few nights. If you'd like to check out our previous posts, please go to:
1) Jean's blog 2) My previous post
Before I post the answers to the questions in my previous post, let's add a couple more questions.
1) The Dodgers weren't originally based in L.A. What year were they established and where? When did they move to L.A.?
2) Did Vin Scully actually throw out the first pitch before Game 2 of the 2017 World Series? Who caught the first pitch?
And, 3) In CALLED OUT, book #3 in my Calling It series, Vin Scully is mentioned along with Harry Caray, Red Barber, and Bob Uecker. Of those three, who was famous for saying: "It could be, it might be… It is—a home run!"
Now that you have those questions to ponder, here are the answers to the questions I posted the other night.
Question: How many teams have come back to win the World Series after being down 0-3 in the League Championship Series?
Answer: 34
Question: How many times has the winner of the World Series been decided in the 7th game?
Answer: Just once. As they said on SB Nation: "It's the 2004 Red Sox, and then it's everyone else."
See https://www.sbnation.com/2016/10/17/13313812/baseball-teams-down-0-3-in-a-postseason-series-history for the full rundown.
QUESTION: The trivia question that seals Dorie's fate in CALLING IT -- "This player led the Yankees in RBIs in every season from 1949-1955. Name the player and, as a bonus, name his claim to fame from the 1956 World Series."
And here is the complete passage from CALLING IT, with the answer included:
But it was the last question that was a knife to Nate's gut. The one that he knew was coming, but hoped against hope would prove his doubts wrong. His heart came to a slow, painful stop as the words came out of Lola's mouth. "This player led the Yankees in RBIs in every season from 1949-1955. Name the player and, as a bonus, name his claim to fame from the 1956 World Series."
He wanted her to bungle it. To give an answer just about anyone else in the world would give hearing those words. Mickey Mantle. Joe DiMaggio, hell, even Babe Ruth, although the timing was off by about twenty years. So many famous Yankees that even a Red Sox fan knew them all; so many names that someone could throw out and think they had a shot of getting it right. But what most people didn't realize was that the man whose quotes provided laughs on a regular basis was also one of—if not the—greatest catchers of all time.
"Yogi Berra," Dorie answered quietly. "He caught Don Larsen's perfect game."
Once again cheers erupted around her, but all Nate could do was close his eyes and breathe.
If you're interested in finding out why this was such a turning point for Dorie and Nate, well, you'll need to read the book. ;) You can get it and the rest of the CALLING IT series on Amazon, iBooks, Barnes & Noble, or Kobo.
I'll post the answers to the next set of questions in a few days. In the meantime, check out Jean's posts at http://jeanjoachim.blogspot.com.


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I have a friend that likes to ask this of me.
It's an incredibly intrusive question – really.
I don't go up to the teller at the bank and ask: "What kind of teller are you?"
Or the cashier at the grocery store: "What kind of cashier are you?"
Or the lady at the counter of 7-11: "What kind of convenient store clerk are you?"
Or the guy in the white SUV next to me at the stop light: "What kind of driver are you?"
…well, there was that one time.
Or the waitress at Chili's: "What kind of waitress are you?"
Or my boss: "What kind of… – nevermind."
Or my wife: "What kind of chef, educator, custodial engineer, hostess, laundry guru, chauffeur, repunzel-hair-wielding, accountant, coupon-clipper, domestic goddess are you?"
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