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49 Days: Episode 19
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Oh man, I think I'm out of tears. 49 Days, you owe me tears! Like, a bucketload of them — I need to rehydrate. Drama, I'll accept my payment in lattes, please.
How can a story with such sad elements be so satisfying? We start wrapping up our story threads, but the drama still manages to keep one step ahead of us, with new curveballs thrown into the mix just when you think everything's all resolved.
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Ji-hyun gets her three tears, and the Scheduler marvels, "Wow, you must've lived your life pretty usefully after all." She's in shock, saying, "But there's nobody who'd cry for me," but the Scheduler reminds her how changing their minds (and hearts) are what humans are all about.
He teases, "Don'tcha wanna know whose tears they are?" But she tells him not to tell her: "If I knew, I think I'd only love these three people." Or, put another way, she might harden against everyone who isn't those three. The Scheduler approves her wise choice.
Just as she's about say her goodbyes to Yi-soo, he starts to fade from her sight, although it's really Spirit Ji-hyun who disappears, leaving the Scheduler behind.
And then…Ji-hyun wakes up!! Eeeeeee!
She opens her eyes to see her mother and Seo-woo sobbing over her, and it's Dad who enters and sees that Ji-hyun's awake. Aw, their happiness is so sweet.
At Heaven, Manager Oh comes upon Yi-kyung as she's leaving, surprised when she tells him that she has no reason to stay anymore. She moves back to her place, which seems sadly empty without her ghost friend anymore.
Manager Oh calls Kang, who's just landed and driving back home, to say worriedly that they must've calculated the days wrong. Worst. Phone call. EVER!
Okay, here's where I know I've got a sadistic streak because knowing that Ji-hyun is safe and sound, I'm giggling like a little fool at how Kang is gonna have to stew a little in his misery — that's what you get for jetting off in secret without so much as a goodbye! But Mom calls Kang right away to let him know that Ji-hyun's awake, and I'm actually a little disappointed he didn't have to suffer a little more.
Ji-hyun's recovery defies medical explanation, and she undergoes tests. Kang arrives as she's in the exam room, and tells Dad the added good news that his father agreed to invest in the company. Her parents are stunned and grateful.
Tests complete, Kang comes by again, entering the room looking thrilled to see her…until he registers that Ji-hyun isn't thrilled back. She says bluntly, "Han Kang, long time no see. But why are you here?" She asks why In-jung and Min-ho aren't here, and Mom trades uncomfortable glances with Seo-woo.
Mom, Seo-woo, and Kang step outside to decide that they shouldn't upset Ji-hyun, and will keep the news of her father's surgery and business troubles a secret from her. Mom assures Kang that she'll tell her how much Kang did for them, but he says sadly that that's not important. Poor crushed Kang-ah. Buck up. Maybe there's a cure for otherworldly amnesia.
Min-ho continues with his plans o' destruction, getting Haemido ready for takeover and readying to resign tomorrow. (Dude, your cover's been blown, and bigtime — why the wait? Are you so OCD that you have to keep to the original timetable, even when Dad already knows he's harboring a viper in his midst? "NO! The schedule says tomorrow!") Plus, news of his villainy has spread throughout the building, so that he attracts scornful stares from other employees. Another businessman makes a disdainful comment about how he doesn't even know his fiancee has woken up.
But instead of heading for the hospital, Min-ho goes to Yi-kyung's place, although he didn't expect it to be occupied. Yi-kyung tells him flatly that Ji-hyun is no longer connected to her and demands he go, leaving his key behind.
Ji-hyun's parents fill her in on what went on during her coma, each joking that they spent more time glued to her bedside than the other. Heh. It's the kind of thing you can joke about when you're so giddy with relief that just about everything is funny and wonderful.
Ji-hyun still finds Kang's presence odd, but her parents assure her how devoted and helpful he was, and she concedes that he stuck by his sense of friendly loyalty — something she's surprised by, but also dismisses as out of character. She tells him he can go now, treating him like a distant acquaintance, and he excuses himself.
At Heaven, he admits to Manager Oh that although he should be happy, he can't help being saddened that Ji-hyun has no memory of their recent time together. He mulls over their exchanges during the past 47 days and their growing connection, and how he told Ji-hyun to tell him everything she wanted to say after she woke up.
In her lonely apartment, Yi-kyung looks at her old calendar marking Yi-soo's passing and wonders sadly, "When are you coming? Come quickly." It's sad how Yi-kyung is the only one for whom Ji-hyun's recovery means even more gloominess, because she's now without companionship and without hope. All she can do is sit and wait for Yi-soo to come get her, which is pretty depressing. What she can't see is that Yi-soo sits next to her, unable to do a thing.
In the morning, Kang visits Yi-kyung to tell her the good news of Ji-hyun's recovery — and also the bad news that she probably won't remember Yi-kyung, which makes her alternately happy and disappointed.
He thanks her for all her help, and offers her a job in his restaurant, since she's now jobless. Ha, how great would that be? — it's a familiar scenario, but just off enough to be strangely uncomfortable. Alas, she declines, answering that she's waiting for somebody. She retrieves the bracelet from her dresser, telling him that Ji-hyun asked her to return it to Kang, as it's his mother's. He'd never known it came from Mom, and as Yi-kyung doesn't know the story, she tells him to ask Ji-hyun about it.
She conveys the rest of Ji-hyun's message: "She asked me to say that she's sorry that she just received from you [without giving back], and that if not for you, she wouldn't have been able to endure that time."
Min-ho gets the bad news that Daddy Shin has come up with funds, which completely takes him by surprise. His investing partner blames this on Min-ho, saying that being named beneficiary in the will made him deviate from The Plan out of greed. Not untrue, those words.
Min-ho calls his mole at Heaven, Ki-joon, asking how the funds came in. Ki-joon tells him cheerily that Kang got an investor in the States, and at Min-ho's angry exclamation ("Why didn't you report that?!") he says innocently, "Why should I?" Ki-joon explains that he isn't that greedy, and that he's plenty capable of advancing in his career without Min-ho's support, thankyouverymuch! Hmph!
Min-ho then gets a call from the district prosecutor saying that they've received a petition regarding Min-ho, requesting his presence tomorrow morning.
In-jung sits waiting for Min-ho at that lunch spot, having asked him to meet her, and when he doesn't show, she sits there eating alone, crying.
Meanwhile, Min-ho drinks with his driver friend Jin-young, bitter at his impending demise. His friend tells him gently that he can't stand to see him falling apart, and he'll be quitting too. Min-ho says he won't die like this.
In-jung comes to Min-ho's apartment in the morning to say her goodbye — she's returning to Jinan. She tells him to call if he needs anything, and apologizes. He says bleakly, "You're making it impossible for me to even say I'm sorry." Which…is the stupidest logic ever (you can JUST SAY YOU'RE SORRY), but whatever. Sociopathic villains do tend to have their own rules of what is and isn't appropriate behavior.
Kang drops by the hospital with more pink roses, ignoring Ji-hyun's perplexed look and saying, "I'm going to come by every day, so you'd better get used to it." Yay, adorably decisive Kang is back!
Mom tests the waters by asking if Ji-hyun remembers her friend Jung-eun — er, Song Yi-kyung — and how she left her seal in her care. Ji-hyun recognizes the name of her club friend, but has no recollection about the seal, so Mom hurriedly lets the matter drop.
After a physical therapy session, Kang takes her through the garden. She asks why he's being so attentive, saying that it makes her feel uncomfortable. He asks how she feels to be alive ("It's wonderful") and says he feels the same, then asks how she spent her 47 days: "Did you just sleep? Did you have dreams?"
She says, "Even if I did, why do I have to tell you?" He asks, "Did I ever appear in them?" She retorts, "Why would you?" Hm, she's being a touch defensive at his line of questioning. I wonder…
Annnnd…. there's Lurker Min-ho, lurking yet again. Any more of that and he'll have to get a license and pay taxes on it, for all the mileage he's getting out of his lurkitude.
Ji-hyun has been pressing to see In-jung, wondering why she hasn't been by. Mom makes up a few excuses, but finally she and Seo-woo find In-jung and tell her that Ji-hyun is insistent to see her. They want her to drop by briefly and act like all is normal between them, which is a prospect In-jung can't bear, unable to face her ex-friend.
In-jung begs to be excused, but Mom tells her she acted plenty well for two years before the accident — surely she can extend the act for a moment — and Seo-woo drags her with her.
Meanwhile, Ji-hyun asks if Kang is truly planning to skip out on work every day to come to the hospital. Ah, but she forgets that Kang can magically run businesses without actually, yunno, doing any work, and he replies yes.
She tells him she wishes he'd work harder at his architecture, because he has special talent that he's just wasting. Her comment actually lands with him, as though he hadn't considered she'd feel that way, and he replies, "I have nobody to show it to, or share it with. If I worked diligently at designing, would you watch me?"
Alas, no time for a response, because Mom enters and announces In-jung's arrival. Ji-hyun asks for a moment alone, so Kang escorts Mom out and leaves the ladies to talk.
In-jung enters with head bowed, afraid to confront Ji-hyun, who says:
Ji-hyun: "While I was sleeping, I had a dream. On my engagement day, my shoe broke. I kept seeing you taking your shoes off for me. You took off your shoes unconsciously and ran barefoot. In that moment, you'd taken them off for me."
In-jung: "What are you saying?"
Ji-hyun: "They say that shoes are a woman's pride, but in that moment you threw your pride aside for me. Forgetting the engagement ceremony, you thought of me first. Because I was your friend."
Ji-hyun closes her eyes as they start tearing up, growing oddly emotional for someone who doesn't know anything of In-jung's backstabby ways. Or…does she?
She sends In-jung away to sob her misery alone.
Yi-soo watches over Yi-kyung impatiently, dying to meet her but restricted by his one-week penalty. He curses his mean granny sunbae, only to get a summons.
He whines and complains before she informs him that he'll be allowed to meet Yi-kyung tomorrow, since today is the end of his 5-year tenure. He points out his one-week penalty, and she retorts that he's required to be a Scheduler for another week — but they never said he had to wait to meet Yi-kyung.
As Yi-kyung looks over her old letters and cards from Yi-soo, a new one floats down from above and lands in front of her: "An invitation from Song Yi-soo-nim." Realizing that the time has come, she gets ready with anticipation in the morning, using the beauty products that Ji-hyun left for her.
Yi-soo waits at the appointed meeting place, and they approach each other slowly. With a smile, he tells her, "Song Yi-kyung, long time no see. You haven't changed at all."
She lifts a hand to his face and confirms that he's real, then throws herself into his arms, sobbing, "Why did you come only now?" He answers, "Because this was my time to come. I couldn't come until now."
He asks her to do as he wishes for the day, without complaint, and takes her someplace. Which turns out to be, macabrely enough, the site of his accident.
He explains that back then, he'd been full of excitement over this new world, making music, and felt cramped by his old life. He'd thought the issue wasn't something they could talk out through conversation, so he decided to show her how he felt — but while he had fun with his music and hanging out with girls, "You were like my hometown." And that's why he bought a proposal ring.
The rings are, miraculously enough, still buried in the dirt nearby, and he retrieves them, putting them on their fingers, then takes her to his next destination: an amusement park.
They'd never had the money to come here, but he reminds her that he'd promised to bring her for her birthday. Since Yi-soo has no more human money than he did back then, I'm going to assume he's pulled some celestial strings to get in. They spend the night doing the usual amusement-park activities, and there's something very sweet about them on this very common date for the first time ever, and seeing how happy they both are.
Next, he takes her back to her place and asks her to go shopping for groceries, because he misses her cooking. She's nervous to be separated, but he assures her that he won't leave this time without a goodbye
In her absence, he cleans and redoes her room for her — which is either the fastest remodel job ever or the slowest grocery shopping trip known to man. Dr. Noh drops by, alarmed at the signs of new tenancy, though Yi-soo tells him Yi-kyung hasn't moved. In his amusingly rude punkass way (hee), Yi-soo advises the doctor to stay away for two days: "If you leave right away, I'll tell her you came by. If you dawdle, I might not." Dr. Noh has the vague feeling he's seen him before, but can't quite place it, which isn't surprising since he's the dumbest doctor ever.
When Yi-kyung comes back, she almost doesn't even register the pretty new room because she's immediately afraid Yi-soo has gone. She's relieved when he comes out of the bathroom, but asks why he bothered with the room when she's going to leave with him. He doesn't correct her, and just says that he prefers to stay in clean quarters.
That night, Yi-soo looks over Yi-kyung as she sleeps, like he's memorizing her face. Oh, you're already breaking my heart, and nothing's even happened yet. But it's one of those disasters you can see from a mile away and are helpless to avoid, and unable to look away from.
In the morning, as they go out for a walk, Yi-kyung keeps staring at him, amazed that he's still here. In contrast to her, Yi-soo's in a darker mood and reminds her, "Still, I'm a dead person."
And then he gets to the point: "I waited five years to meet you. To tell you that I loved you, that I never for one moment had feelings for anyone else, to say 'Let's marry.' But not now — the things I want to tell you have changed."
He untangles their intertwined fingers and says, "I loved you until then. Starting from now, I won't love you. Because I didn't want to leave you with only hurt, I waited for five years, wanting you to forget me and be happy."
Yi-kyung protests, trying to hold his hand again, saying, "Don't say that, Yi-soo. I'm going to go with you." He tells her that they can't go together, and that even if she chose death in order to be with them, they'd be apart: "That's what death is." Cruelly true.
She says she can't endure living alone, but he asks her to do it anyway, for him: "I have to let you go to be happy in the next life. If you're unhappy, my heart twists and I won't rest easy. I'll be born as a bad-tempered guy who can't receive love, who can't love either, who lives unhappily."
He orders her to throw away the ring, which no longer has meaning, which only existed to clear up their misunderstanding. He takes his ring off, despite her pleas, and throws it into the water.
Yisoo: "You know now how precious you were to me. You weren't thrown away, you were the most important person to me. An incredible person. And so, you'll become someone else's incredibly precious person. Promise me that for my sake, you'll be happy. So that I can leave this world without regrets, so I can start over in the next life. Yi-kyung, be happy for my sake."
With that, he pulls the ring off her finger, and this time she doesn't stop him when he throws it into the water.
He says, "I'm thankful for meeting you, and I was happy." She cries, "I'm sorry — I only ever received from you, and never paid you back for anything."
Yi-soo tells her, "Pay it back to the person who loves you. Instead of to me, give it to him."
He kisses her, then turns and walks away, holding back his own tears. Yi-kyung sobs as she watches him go, until he finally fades away into the backdrop.
Oh, gah. What's this blurring my vision? How can something so inevitable be so heartbreaking? OH SO SAD.
Min-ho visits his mother's hospital, watching her through the window and thinking, "Mother, I'd meant to come for you once I'd made a success of myself. I'm sorry." It's here that he's accosted by two police officers with an arrest warrant.
He asks for a brief moment to see his mother first, and asks her urgently whether she's tucked away the documents his friend Jin-young delivered. He tells her to not give them to anybody until he comes back for them, but she looks at him blankly, not recognizing him.
Finally, it clicks for her and she greets him warmly, though she's still locked in the past. He can't help shedding tears as she exclaims, "I knew you'd become an important person!" It really lands when she cries, "I knew you'd be different from your father." At that, she embraces him and he breaks down, like a lost little boy.
GUH, and here I thought I was all cried out. Who'd've thought I'd have any tears left for the dastardly villain? It doesn't make him any more likable, but it's strangely satisfying to see him emotionally vulnerable (not just jealous) on the way down. Unrepentant villains can be so one-dimensional.
After that, he's led away by the police, and looks up at Mom through the window. The way he covers his handcuffs from view has an oddly heart-twisty effect. And then, when he's interrogated by police, he denies that the informant at the company was In-jung. Looks like he's taking the fall on his own. Well, it's too late to earn him a get-out-of-jail-free pass, but at least it's better to grow a sense of honor late than never.
Yi-kyung thinks over Yi-soo's last request for her to live on happily, sighing, "I want to, but…" as though it's just beyond her. Then she remembers Ji-hyun asking her to a similar thing — that, in moments of difficulty, she should think of Ji-hyun and live on.
That recollection takes Yi-kyung to the hospital, but she belatedly recalls Kang's warning that Ji-hyun can't remember her. She turns to leave, but Ji-hyun steps out of her room and sees her there.
And says, "Unni."
Yi-kyung is surprised as Ji-hyun continues, "Yi-kyung unni, did you come to see me?" She steps forward and grabs Yi-kyung in a hug.
I KNEW IT! She remembers! Muahahaha, amnesia angst is for naught!
As they sit together, Yi-kyung asks, "You remember me, but not Han Kang?"
Yet Ji-hyun's reaction says otherwise, and Yi-kyung notes it. She wonders why Ji-hyun would pretend not to remember him — to which Ji-hyun answers, "Because I'm going to die again soon."
Ooh, way to make this interesting! We were all expecting her not to remember, and that development has been worked into the plot along the way, so it's pretty clever of them to turn that expectation right on its head. As to WHY she's dying again: My theory is that she can feel that something's gone awry, and the presence of her memories is an ominous sign. Especially since the Scheduler has told her numerous times that it would disturb the balance of the whole life-afterlife divide for a living person to know the secrets of the Hereafter. Ergo, I must not be long for this world if I'm allowed to keep my knowledge of the secrets. The logic's a little convoluted, but makes a certain sense.
Now the question is how they're going to renege on that logic satisfactorily — once you bring it up, you can't just wave your hand and go, "Oh well, she's alive, never mind!" And there's the culmination of the whole Kang/Ji-hyun romance to look forward to. Finally! I feel like I've been such a patient little girl, now won't you please give me the payoff I've been so eagerly awaiting? This episode was pretty thin with the Kang/Ji-hyun storyline, which I might have minded more had not the Scheduler/Yi-kyung story been so satisfying. Now that that's wrapped up, I'm antsy for the rest.
Speaking of which: Man, never has a doomed relationship engaged me or satisfied me as much as the Yi-soo/Yi-kyung one. There's something inherently sad about splitting up a couple in love, but in so many dramas the focus is on getting them back together, either happily or tragically. Even in the tearjerkers, there's often some mechanism indicating that they're going to reunite in the afterlife, or maybe a future life. But we rarely see a couple still in love, post-death, having to move on. The problem was never "How do we reunite the lovers?" but "How do we help Yi-kyung return to the land of the living?" And also, how to get the Scheduler out of his limbo and on to whatever comes next.
I loved his goodbye speech to Yi-kyung, which was full of love at every turn but also realistic and wise and also very, very heartbreaking. I like that they pointed out that going together in death isn't some romantic way to stay together forever, which is the message we often see in other narratives — but that death is death. It's an end to what came before, and you have to cut your ties cleanly to be able to enter the next phase. So in that way it's just as much for Yi-soo's benefit as it is for Yi-kyung's that they accept that they had a really good thing, and that he adored her, and that she still has lots of time ahead of her to find new love. Aw, tear. It's just so goddamned sweet.
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Tags: 49 Days, Bae Soo-bin, featured, Jo Hyun-jae, Jung Il-woo, Lee Yo-won, Nam Gyuri, Seo Ji-hye
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I re-watch this drama and boy did i sob when i reached this episode.. i was really sobbing away, watching Yi-Soo walked away. It's so hard for both to let each other go..
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I am SPEECHLESS!!
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GAHHHH!!!! Thanks 49 Days, you've turned me into a mush of tissue and tears. And this is when dramas like Heartstrings really come in handy. Bcuz you see those pieces on the floor? Yeah. That was my heart.
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There is a scene in this episode when Yi-Soo tells Yi-Kyung to forget about him and live on happily for his sake... or else he would be reborn as some pampas egotistical jerk. I had a slight chuckle and noted that he was truly reborn... as CHA CHI-SOO in Flower Boy Ramyun Shop. LOL.
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This episode recap made me cry!
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text: Fans at PNC Park began the season by falling asleep, but then the Pirates provided enough of a jolt to keep folks interested into September. And while they're still just two and a half games out of the wild card, the Buccos have lost 10 of 13, including a sweep at Milwaukee over the weekend that bled into a listless home loss to the Astros on Monday afternoon. Plenty of Yinzers are used to this song and dance, and they can sense what's coming. By the eighth inning Monday, it was lullaby and goodnight for this dude.

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The Brush Municipal Airport will be buzzing with new vigor after the approval of an airport consultant agreement by the Brush City Council on Monday night that will push forth a new airport layout plan project.
According to Assistant City Administrator Karen Schminke, the Airport Advisory Board and representatives from the council recently reviewed proposals from two consultants who responded to the city's Request for Proposal (RFP) and after setting forth a recommendation, council approved that Brush Mayor Dan Scalise sign the agreement to retain the services of Armstrong Consultants Inc., an airport engineering and planning firm out of Grand Junction.
Located approximately two miles east of Brush on the north side of Highway 34, the airport has historically been known as a very small facility with sporadic levels of operation, according to the RFP submitted by Schminke.
Since the 1970s, businesses based at the location have included an aerial spray operator, glider flight school, skydiving drop zone (with instruction) and more recently a flight school. Currently there are no businesses in operation there.
"An Airport Layout Plan (ALP) has never been created for this facility," noted the RFP. "There are no minimum standards or rules, and the current lease documents and rates need to be updated to current industry standards."
"It is our belief that the development of an ALP drawing set and narrative plan; a set of airport operating documents including minimum standards, rules and regulations, lease agreements, etc., and a recommendation of rates to be charged at the Brush Airport based on a survey of rates and charges at comparable airports will create a clear vision of the future and facilitate professional management of the facility," Schminke concluded.
The Advisory Board and council based their selection of Armstrong Consultants on overall and relevant experience, availability and experience of staff, understanding of the project, demonstrated ability to meet schedules and manage budgets and value of work compared to the cost of the project.
Of the estimated $60,000 cost of the project, 90 percent or $54,000 is being funded by a Colorado Discretionary Aviation Grant (CDAG) made possible from CDOT Aeronautics. The remainder has been identified as a capital item in the city's 2013 budget.
Once underway, the project is hoped to take no longer than 12 months.
Trash/Garbage Fees
During a council retreat held on Monday, November 19, members of the Brush City Council met to discuss the 2013 budget and discussed the issue of reserves in the trash and garbage fund.
The issue of raising fees for that fund has been brought up in the past and was once again a hot topic during the retreat. Although no action has yet to be taken on the matter, the possibility of an increase was brought up during the Monday, November 29 regular session.
"We understand that there might be some changes that might be happening at the county level in regards to solid waste," noted City of Brush Administrator Monty Torres. "As a staff we have concluded there may be a need to raise utility fees for trash and garbage by $1 per month going into 2013."
Downtown Incentives
City of Brush Marketing Specialist Tyler Purvis brought before council the framework for drawing up a fresh new Downtown Incentives Program to help fill vacated storefronts and bring vitality to Brush's newly renovated business areas.
"Naturally, we want to get these storefronts filled and we've been looking at what other cities and towns have been doing in their districts before coming up with a new program for Brush," noted Purvis, who discussed the framework with the Brush Stakeholder's Group and city officials before bringing a rough draft for feedback before council.
"We figured we could set apart $6,000 for this program for next year to bring incentives for new businesses to come into our downtown and encourage that establishment by assisting new, relocating or expanding businesses."
The program could provide new businesses the option of choosing one of many incentive packages including rent subsidies of up to one-third of the monthly rent for the first three months of a minimum one-year lease (not to exceed $500); up to $125 off of utilities costs each month for the first year; up to $1,500 in newspaper and radio advertising costs and even a forgivable loan of up to $1,500 as additional startup capital, for which the business will repay $125 per month, interest free.
To qualify for the incentive program, a business must be a new business, relocating from another city, and opening an additional location of an existing business or new start-up business, in Downtown Brush defined as including the 300 or 400 block of Edison and 100 and 200 blocks of Clayton Street.
Targeted businesses include new clothing and accessory stores, pet shops, party supply stores, specialty retails, restaurants, household/office furnishing stores, pharmacies or another new service currently not provided in the area.
Director of Parks and Recreation Lance Schwindt reminded citizens that teams are being formed for a new season of adult recreational volleyball, with a cost of $175 per team, that will begin play at the Brush Middle School beginning December 10. Last year the league included 35 teams and those interested are encouraged to call Schwindt at 842-5280.
The city trips have continued to draw a huge community response and the next journey is slated to begin Sunday, December 1 when the 41 people signed up will venture to Branson, Missouri.
According to Schwindt, the hype surrounding the trips has also spearheaded a plethora of new adventures to begin in 2013 that will include an April trip to San Antonio, a June venture to Deadwood, a September journey to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas and even a December trip to enjoy the Classic Christmas Market in Germany. The Germany experience will embark December 8 for a nine-day excursion to places such as the Black Forrest, Nuremburg and Munich, to name but a few. The cost will be around $3,100 per person.
Christmas in Brush
City Administrator Monty Torres reported that more than a few calls have been made regarding the lack of Christmas lights put up this year along the highway and according to Torres, the reason for that includes the new Xcel Energy regulations disallowing flags and lights to be hung from the company poles.
"What we've decided to do for this year as a temporary measure," said Torres, "is to bolster our downtown with the flags and lights, urging businesses to decorate their trees downtown and we've also decorated the city tree but if anyone has any other ideas on how we might otherwise decorate, feel free to let us know."
The City and Brush Chamber are also gearing up to host a Christmas Streetscape Grand Opening Celebration through Brush's downtown on Thursday, December 6.
Businesses in the area will open through the celebration for shoppers, friends and family.
Public Works
City crews will be out near the south side of town doing point repairs on some sanitary sewer lines in bad spots where they will actually line those areas rather than excavate and repair those sections of line due to cost.
"This is not to be confused with work we did about a month ago where we actually cleaned the storm sewer on S. Railway," noted Director of Public Works Dale Colerick.
"We determined that it was approximately half full of sand and gravel from went the south side was a dirt and gravel road. To the best of our knowledge it had never been cleaned," he continued, "but is one of the areas we identified in our storm water plan as having some issues. So the intent is to focus on those areas and make sure we have an aggressive schedule."
Fire Department
Citizens may notice a lot of activity over the weekends at Brush Fire as soon as the department hosts a state-certified Firefighter One course that includes six members of the BFD. The course began two weeks ago and will run through February before sending firefighters to complete the state test.
While Fire Chief Paul Acosta did report call volume had increased this year, the department also welcomes three new members in Ryan Geiger, Alan Krob and Ashley Buchanan.


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Quick Shot: Jeff picked up the '68 at the Pomona swap meet in 2002. He restored the F-body himself, and now cruises it on weekends. Among its factory options are tilt wheel, tick-tock-tach, and folding rear seat.
Roy Benstead— 1956 Bel Air Four-Door Sedan
Quick Shot: This Bel Air was Roy's first car, bought new from Enoch Chevrolet in South Gate, California, in 1956. Back then, Roy told his friends he would keep the car till it fell apart. With an engine overhaul and new interior, the '56 is still going strong, as is Roy!
Dexter Milan— 1996 Corvette
Quick Shot: Another one-owner Chevy, Dexter's only has 29,000 on the clock. The 1996 was the last year a white top and interior were available on the C4, and only 357 cars left Bowling Green painted in Bright Aqua Metallic, second only to Dark Purple Metallic for rarest color that year.
Michael Palombo— 1971 Chevelle SS
Quick Shot: You don't see very many Classic Copper '71 SS Chevelles around these days. Michael bought this at age 23, his first classic car, and in two years has racked up 4k miles driving it around Connecticut during the warm months. Restored in 1989, all Micheal has done is add a new exhaust.
SFC Darrin Shrewsberry— 1968 Chevelle SS396
Quick Shot: While on deployment to Afghanistan, Darrin's wife made him promise to save money to get something for himself upon returning. Darrin bought the SS clone with as a good driver with a built 400 in it. Future plans call for finding a correct 396 for the car, and some other work and improvements.
Len Spencer— 1957 Bel Air Hardtop
Quick Shot: This sport coupe was built for cruising. With a healthy 350, four-wheel discs, aftermarket seats and Vintage Air, driving from Illinois to Hot August Nights in Reno, or all the way to San Francisco in his '57 is no problem.


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Campaign Art: Disruptive technologies and development goals
Disruptive technologies are redefining the way of life. Everyone is buzzing about drones, driverless cars, autopilot planes, robots, and supply chains, starting from the entertainment industry, to agriculture and food sector, to private sector, to humanitarian and development fields. Drones delivering food, water, or health supplies, using off-grid power, innovative mobile apps, and other technological developments are all very exciting and unknown at the same time.
How will drones impact the supply chains and service delivery in the future? What are the opportunities and risks associated with utilizing drones to deliver supplies? What is the role of technology in helping us reach Sustainable Development Goals? I can't pretend I have answers to any of these questions, nor do I dare predict what our future may look like in 10,20,30 years. However, it sure is interesting to look at the recent technological developments and try to understand what their role may be in the future.
That's where the unlikely and innovative story of Zipline International Inc. and the Government of Rwanda comes in. Last fall the Government of Rwanda partnered with the California-based robotics company Zipline International Inc. and became the first country in the world to incorporate drone technology into its health care system by delivering blood and medical supplies to 21 hospitals across Rwanda's Southern and Western provinces.
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WomansDay.com is sharing our sister sites' coverage of New York Fashion Week, which runs from September 5 through September 12. We hope you enjoy this post from RealBeauty.com.
By Jennifer Khedaroo
Rebecca Taylor's style is known for being classic with an unconventional edge. And that's exactly what M∙A∙C manicurist Keri Blair had in mind when the two decided to create a couture polish for the Spring 2014 line. The toes had a fleshy nude color, while the red shade for the hands was chosen to match a red leather top in the collection. To achieve the raspberry red look, Blair mixed M∙A∙C nail polishes Flaming Rose and Steamy.
The outcome was a bright pinkish red that Rebecca Taylor insisted on calling Rosette. The mixing process wasn't too tough to do, but Blair knows where the real trouble lies. "I think the hardest thing is finding the right type of container to do it in," she said.
Expert tip: Use an empty glass bottle already or take of polish you dont use or has very little nail polish left in it. Dump the contents in the garbage or a trash bag, never pour it down the sink. Pour a little bit of acetone into the bottle and shake it up to get the residue out. Once that's done, empty the bottle again and you're ready to mix polishes!
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SEOUL, South Korea - With diplomatic relations hitting an impasse, months after his meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the U.S. President Donald Trump sought to overcome the key hurdles last week.
On Monday, the South Korean President Moon Jae In revealed that Trump had charged him with delivering a key message to his North Korean counterpart.
Speaking to reporters, Jae In said that Trump had asked him to forward a message to the North Korean leader, which was aimed at ending the snag in talks between Pyongyang and Washington and would pave the way towards swift denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The South Korean President said, "The message was that President Trump has a very friendly view of Chairman Kim and that he likes him, and so he wishes Chairman Kim would implement the rest of their agreement and that he would make what Chairman Kim wants come true."
Jae In said that Trump discussed the state of affairs with him during a meeting held on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Summit in Argentina last week.
Sanctions Vs. Missiles
Since Trump's meeting with Kim Jong Un in June this year, when the two leaders vowed to deliver peace on the Korean Peninsula by charting a path towards "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula" - the subsequent rounds of diplomatic talks between the two countries have failed to deliver concrete results.
While North Korea has insisted on receiving relief from the strict international sanctions against the country before it denuclearizes, the U.S. has demanded verifiable dismantling of the country's nuclear arsenal before it lifts the sanctions.
Pyongyang has also repeatedly slammed Washington's unilateral demand that the country destroys all its nukes.
Talks between the two countries are being headed by the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has failed to deliver in getting a list of steps that the rogue nuclear nation aims to take towards denuclearization.
Pompeo has demanded that the nation hands over an inventory of the weapons that make up its nuclear arsenal, that has emerged as a major threat not only in Asia, but also for the rest of the world.
Meanwhile, experts have revealed that despite engaging in diplomatic talks, North Korea has continued to expand its ballistic missile program.
The Washington think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has revealed that North Korea has continued to strengthen its missile development at several secret bases.
With talks deadlocked, North Korea even announced the test of a new "ultramodern tactical weapon" earlier this month.
Korean ties strengthen
While Washington and Pyongyang fail to move past the impasse, the two Koreas have enhanced ties over the last few months.
Despite stringent UN sanctions, South Korea has been pacing ahead with an ambitious project to connect the daily networks between the two countries.
On Friday, for the first time in over a decade, a South Korean train crossed the heavily-guarded border into North Korea.
Further, experts from Seoul announced that they had begun surveying railway tracks in the North.
The first train to cross the border in several years on Friday required a special permission from the UN to carry equipment and fuel into the North.
Separately, the South Korean leader announced that Kim Jong Un was likely to visit Seoul before the end of the year - in what would become the first time a North Korean leader visits Seoul since the end of the Korean War of 1950-1953.
Meanwhile, Jae In indicated in his statement to reporters that "corresponding measures" might be given for steps that North Korea takes toward completely dismantling its nuclear weapons program.
However, he categorically clarified that these measures do not have to include sanctions relief that Pyongyang has been desperately seeking in a bid to strengthen its economy.
Shedding light on the possible measures, Jae In said, "For example, postponing or reducing the U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises may be a sort of corresponding measure, or humanitarian assistance, or some kind of non-political exchange, whether it is a sports exchange or an art troupe."


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We've known for a long time that air pollution is bad for your body, including your heart. But now, we're learning it might be messing up your brain, too.
Reasearchers on mice have already found a possible link between air pollution and memory problems, but now a similar correlation has been shown in women.
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A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine compared known pollution levels with information gathered from the Nurses' Health Study Cognitive Cohort, including data on more than 19,000 women ages 70 to 81 for a 14-year period going back to 1988. Specifically, the research looked into particulate matter, both the really tiny stuff (less than 2.5 microns in diameter, called called fine particulate matter) as well as more general coarse particulate matter (2.5-10 microns), and how it correlated to a number of cognition tests.
For both types of pollution, they saw a marked cognitive decline in the women, and for every 10 μg per cubic meter increase, there was a change equivalent to the effect of aging an extra two years.
Since the data set was exclusively female, it's not yet known if this effects males in the same manner, and it very well might. We also don't know why the link exists, though the researchers suggested it might be linked to the already established cardiovascular risks.
The upshot? Air pollution is something that we as a society can fix — and hopefully keep everyone's brains in slightly better condition for just a little bit longer. But if you're feeling totally paranoid, you can check the PM2.5 values of your neighborhood here.


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Last week marked the release of GNOME 2.24. Those who already use GNOME will appreciate the new additions, but there's nothing compelling enough in the new version to convince fans of other desktop environments to make a switch.
Although the upcoming releases of several Linux distributions will be including GNOME 2.24 as the default desktop, you can download and compile it yourself or by using Garnome now if you want to check it out sooner. The release notes make mention of a live CD being available, yet it's nowhere to be found on the GNOME BitTorrent page or by Googling.
I installed a daily CD image of Ubuntu 8.10, which already includes the stable release of GNOME 2.24 by default, on my main machine, with a modest 2.6GHz AMD Athlon X2 5200+ processor, an Nvidia GeForce 8600GT video card, and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. After installing the system from the live CD, I switched the look and feel of my environment to better match how GNOME is shipped. I switched to the Clearlooks theme, and installed GNOME apps that Ubuntu doesn't include by default, such as the Epiphany Web browser and the Empathy instant messager.
This time around, GNOME has taken an interesting step in beautifying their desktop. The project held a contest during the 2.23 development cycle in which the community was encouraged to submit custom desktop wallpaper for possible inclusion in 2.24. For some reason, Ubuntu didn't bother to include the winning wallpapers as part of its latest CD image, but I found and downloaded them myself, and found most of them are fantastic. The art contest itself just goes to show how much better things get when you include the community in your project.
New and updated
GNOME 2.24 has no shortage of new features. One of the new additions is the Empathy instant messager client (based on the Telepathy framework), which can connect to the most common networks, such as AIM, MSN, ICQ, and others. There are great features in Empathy, such as XMPP/SIP audio and video conferencing, yet I don't see much in it so far that makes me want to switch from Pidgin.
File browsing has also received some developer love in this update. Nautilus has gained a tabbed browsing mechanism, as well as a new "compact" view mode. You can now open a new tab by pressing Ctrl-T or by right-clicking a folder and selecting "open in new tab," which will be familiar to anyone who uses Firefox. The compact view mode, activated by pressing Ctrl-3, shows icons with the text on the right side instead of underneath. In addition, Nautilus now detects when you are copying a file with a name that contains characters incompatible with the target file system (such as FAT), and changes the incompatible characters to an underscore automatically without you having to rename the files yourself prior to transferring.
The GNOME deskbar now includes new features such as a calculator, Google search, and Twitter plugins. To enable a plugin for the deskbar, all you have to do is right-click the deskbar icon and select Preferences to bring up a list of plugins.
Other features in GNOME 2.24 include support for the XRandR 1.2 Xorg specification (which makes it easier to add secondary monitors), sound theme support, and digital television capabilities being added to the Movie Player. For mobile users, GNOME 2.24 marks the introduciton of the GNOME mobile development platform, which provides the backbone for projects such as Ubuntu Mobile.
In addition to the features that were mentioned in the release notes, I also noticed that eject icons were added to removable media in the places list in Nautilus (though I'm not entirely certain if that is a GNOME feature or an Ubuntu tweak).
When it comes to performance, the latest GNOME release runs on par with previous versions. I didn't notice a performance increase or decrease when compared to GNOME 2.22. Of course, some of GNOME's performance is dependent on the theme that you use, with some engines being faster than others. Clearlooks ran the fastest on my machine.
While the community wallpapers are a great addition, the default Clearlooks theme didn't receive much updating this time around. Fortunately, the upcoming GNOME 2.26 release is scheduled to include a new dark widget theme, which I'm looking forward to checking out.
GNOME 2.24 is a stable release; during my tests, I didn't run into any problems. While the features in this release are good, they're not amazing. The new features are useful and further the overall quality of the desktop, but none of them truly stands out as a game changer. Those who already use GNOME will surely enjoy all that 2.24 has to offer, but anyone who doesn't use GNOME won't be missing anything major.
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A Lawrence man being held in connection with a 2007 violent home invasion pulled off an escape Wednesday in broad daylight and in the presence of at least two Essex County Sheriff's deputies outside Salem Superior Court.
A Lawrence man being held in connection with a 2007 violent home invasion pulled off an escape Wednesday in broad daylight and in the presence of at least two Essex County Sheriff's deputies outside Salem Superior Court.
Miguel A. Caraballo, 37, had been held in Middleton jail since April 16 on $100,000 cash bail and was to appear for a pre-trial conference. The sheriff's deputies were leading him, along with 10 other prisoners, to the court just after 8 a.m. when he escaped.
Caraballo was dressed in an orange prison suit when he "shuffled away" to a waiting white Nissan Maxima with a woman behind the wheel, said Paul Fleming, Essex County Sheriff's Department spokesman. Caraballo's feet were shackled and he was wearing a belly chain around his waist, to which his hands were chained, Fleming said.
"He somehow was able to shuffle away and get into a waiting car," he said.
Incidents of prisoners escaping while being transported to court are "very, very rare," he said.
Almost an hour after the escape, police found the stolen Maxima, with the shackles inside, on Kimball Court, a small street next to the Salem Witch Museum near Salem Common. It is less than a half-mile from the court.
Caraballo is facing charges of home invasion, kidnapping, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, larceny of a motor vehicle and larceny over $250 in connection with an incident in Haverhill in December 2007. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
He also was being held on federal charges that he violated the conditions of release on a federal conviction of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property when he allegedly committed the home invasion.
"He's certainly not a nice person," Fleming said, noting Caraballo has a long criminal record.
The Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations team arrested Caraballo in April on the second floor of 10 Prince St. in Lowell, and he has been held in jail since then. At the time, police burst into that residence because Caraballo allegedly said he would not return to prison and would use any means necessary, including a shootout with police, to avoid being re-arrested, according to a press release from the Essex County District Attorney at the time.Salem Superior Court has now issued a warrant for his arrest.
Beverly police were alerted to be on the lookout for Caraballo, whose last known address was 243 Prospect St. in Lawrence. He appears white, with short black hair in a photo provided by the Essex County Sheriff's Department, but no further physical description was available at press time.
Anyone who has information about the escape or Carabello's whereabouts should call the Essex County Sheriff's Office at 978-750-1900.


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TAG Heuer, Official Timekeeper of Ferrari throughout the 1970s, partnered with the movie makers of Rush to accurately recreate the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racingIn its depiction of the Formula 1 environment of 1976, Academy Award® Winning director Ron Howard's Rush starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl is historically accurate down to the smallest detail. From the cars to the clothes, every element has been meticulously researched. Not since Le Mans, the classic 1970 race film starring Steve McQueen, has a major Hollywood film more authentically recreated the intense action and glamour of the world's fastest sport.
No surprise, then, that TAG Heuer played a key role in the look of both films.
In Rush, the Heuer colors and crest are visible on the overalls of Niki Lauda (played by Daniel Brühl), his teammate Clay Regazzoni (Pierfrancesco Favino) and every other member of the Scuderia Ferrari crew.--just as they were in 1976. The Swiss watchmaking brand, the world leader in prestigious and high-end chronographs since 1860, signed on as Official Timekeeper of Ferrari in 1971. Throughout the 70s--the golden age of Formula One--every Ferrari driver wore a Heuer chronograph with his name and blood group engraved on the case.
In Rush, the brand's colors once again bedeck the tracks at Nürburgring, during the German Grand Prix, at Monza for the Italian GP, and the season closer at the Fuji Speedway in Japan. TAG Heuer also loaned the production the F1 timing equipment used in the period. Developed by Jack Heuer for Ferrari, it was the first to measure to 1/1,000ths of a second and was subsequently used by most teams on the circuit.


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A landlocked country in the heart of West Africa, Burkina Faso is a gem for those seeking "authentic" Africa. Mass tourism has had little impact here, and old traditions continue to linger. The isolated Dogon culture can be found in the northeast, while in the south, the ruins of Loropéni will delight even the most seasoned traveller.
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The capital, Ouagadougou, is famous for its musical traditions and cultural events such as the Fespaco film festival. Ouagadougou is located right in the middle of the country, making it the perfect starting point to discover the rest of the country.


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JPK Lab/ Friday/ October 13, 2017/3.30 pm/Auxin in Seed Germination
Auxin in Seed Germination
Susmita Dass
Seed germination is one most daunting task in a plant's life cycle. It is governed by the interplay of various hormones like, abscisic acid, gibberellins, auxin, ethylene, cytokinins, brassinosteroids, in response to environmental cues like, light and water. Transcription factor ABI3 is one of the determining factor in seed germination phenomenon. Auxin has been implicated in positively regulating ABA signalling pathway by inducing ARF-mediated ABI3 activation, thus controlling seed dormancy. Recently though another face of auxin has come up-front. Loss of function of two histone deacetylase-binding factor, SNL1 and SNL2 results in faster germination and radicle protrusion phenomenon. Aux1 has been identified as factor that primarily govern this phenotype. Aux1 expression and regulation of acetylation of histone H3 at lysine by SNL1 and SNL2 presents an important link between histone acetylation, auxin response and seed germination.


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It's time to cancel your cable subscription. The best TV shows, movies, and documentaries have landed on Amazon Prime thanks to a deal with HBO that unleashes the networks' exceptional collection of content to the Internet for the first time ever.
Starting today Amazon Prime users can catch up on entire seasons of HBO's top shows by streaming them to your Mac, iPhone, or iPad at absolutely no extra cost. It's an unprecedented treasure trove of greatness that required an HBO GO subscription to access until today when it was finally set free for the first time ever.
HBO has been reluctant to embrace a paid-streaming model that would cut its ties to lucrative cable subscriptions, but the move is a sign that a top-down approach could be on the way as HBO adds its GO app to Amazon Fire TV and other services.
The entire HBO lineup isn't available quite yet, but the company says shows like Veep and The Newsroom will be added once they pass their third seasons, making them available for the low-cost of a $79 annual Amazon Prime subscription.
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Kaid Benfield is the director of the Sustainable Communities and Smart Growth program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, co-founder of the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system, and co-founder of Smart Growth America.
Slowly but surely, our country's taxicab fleets are shifting to cleaner, greener vehicles. This is great news, especially given that cars are the main source of air pollution in most American cities, as well as a big chunk of our greenhouse gas emissions. While cars have gradually been getting cleaner and more fuel-efficient over the years, it hasn't been fast enough to move many cities into compliance with health-based clear air standards.
In addition, look for taxis - like car-sharing systems - to play an increasingly important role in our transportation mix as more and more Americans forego car ownership in favor of more walkable lifestyles. Most everyone still needs a ride on occasion, especially given the limitations of public transit availability in US cities.
Arlington, Virginia, for example, is about to get a fleet of all-electric taxis. Although the county government has not approved the proposal yet as of this writing, the local government's consent is likely to come in at least one form or another. Patricia Sullivan writes in The Washington Post that EV Taxicab, a local company, plans to launch a fleet of 40 Nissan Leaf sedans; these are electric vehicles that would be recharged at drivers' homes and at "at least a half-dozen additional charging stations [that] would be made available for public use near the county's busy Metrorail stations." Each vehicle has a range of about 100 miles between charges, according to sources quoted in Sullivan's article.
While there are questions about the effect of adding new taxi licenses on existing companies and drivers, and how the vehicles will be financed, most everyone agrees that electric and hybrid vehicles are the future of the industry. Arlington's progressive planning and transit-oriented development has been highly successful in reducing driving rates, making the availability of taxis for spot duty especially important to county residents, an increasing number of whom do not own cars. I'll be very surprised if this doesn't happen soon.
Chicago launched its green taxi program in 2011, in pursuit of the goals in the city's Climate Action Plan. The program used federal stimulus funding to reimburse part of the cost of qualifying vehicles, including hybrids and those powered with compressed natural gas. 120 new taxis were put on the road as a result of the program.
My NRDC colleague Mark Izeman has reported on the greening of taxis in New York and London. Forty percent of New York's yellow taxis -- 5,000 vehicles -- are already hybrids, though these will gradually be replaced, as will all the city's cabs, by Nissan NV200 models, which are conventionally fueled but relatively efficient. This is part of New York's "Taxi of Tomorrow" program.
While the NV200s will be significantly more efficient than most of New York's current fleet, a problem with the program, at least initially, is that they could be less efficient than hybrids. Mark questions whether the city should be doing more:
On the positive side, the initial version of this conventional, non-hybrid vehicle gets roughly double the gas mileage (25 mpg) of the long-used Ford Crown Victoria. The new taxi model also incorporates enhanced comfort and safety features. Further, Nissan – which has voiced a strong commitment to electric cars -- has indicated it could produce an all-electric version of the NV200 by 2017 and will also soon launch a pilot program to test six all-electric Nissan LEAFs cabs in the city.
But as things now stand [July 2012], it is not clear that the final agreement between New York City and Nissan to implement the Taxi of Tomorrow program will offer a path forward to strong hybrid or electric-only taxis throughout the fleet.
Hydrogen fuel cell London taxi, courtesy Flickr user Martyn Negaro.
Another city with an iconic fleet of taxicabs has been moving toward a greener fleet at least since 2004 when, Mark writes, a hybrid diesel electric vehicle was first unveiled on the streets of London. During this summer's Olympic Games, the city introduced five zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell cabs as a demonstration project. When they were about to be launched, Mark described them:
These redesigned classic black London cabs will be powered by a combination of a hydrogen fuel cell system and a lithium battery pack, and will only emit water from their tailpipes. They reportedly can travel a full day of operation (up to 250 miles) without going through the five-minute process of refueling.
Very impressive. Cabs in many cities, both in the U.S. and abroad, are moving one way or another toward a greener future, and that's a very good thing. I'd love to hear from readers about more examples.
I sometimes allow myself the luxury of a taxi ride home after a long day in the office. Here in Washington, many of the drivers are African, leading to some fascinating conversations about politics, music and food. After we talked African music for a bit, one driver sensed my enthusiasm and took me by a special shop so I could pick up some new music on my way home. Another, while talking about his favorite restaurant in a suburban strip mall, recounted the merits of some special goat-derived delicacy. "Your wife will really like it," he stressed excitedly, "if you understand what I'm telling you, sir." Haven't tried it yet.
Here's a video about the Chicago program:
Top image: Flickr user Mark Dreschler.
This post originally appeared on NRDC's Switchboard blog.
Stressful commutes, unexpected routines, and emergent wildlife appear in your homemade maps of life during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Great American Pyramid was supposed to give the Tennessee city an architectural landmark for the ages. Instead, it got a very large sporting goods store.
What do we know so far about the types of places that are more susceptible to the spread of Covid-19? In the U.S., density is just the beginning of the story.
Even before coronavirus, many workers hated the open-plan office. Now that shared work spaces are a public health risk, employers are rethinking office design.
Fear of crowds in small spaces in the pandemic is spurring new norms and technological changes for the people-moving machines that make skyscrapers possible.


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Session two is a joint interview with Robert Herman. Family background and early education, work at Carnegie Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, studies at George Washington University, wartime employment and studies, work with Navy on detection of mines; graduate studies with George Gamow while working at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, early universe theory, first encounter and later work with Robert Herman, interaction with physics community. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and L. R.


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Centennial Park in Nashville is a 132-acre park that features the iconic Parthenon, a one-mile walking trail, a garden, an amphitheater, and it's all just a couple of miles west of downtown. We visit the park as often as we can, and we decided to create a gallery with some of our favorite photos from the last few months. Just last week, we went by after dinner and we were just in time to watch and shoot a Frisbee football game being played in the dark…that was a lot of fun!Read More


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In Israel, the computer science and humanities departments at the Ben-Furion University to read historical Hebrew documents, overwritten by Arabic.
The documents being worked on at BGU are degraded texts from sources such as the Cairo Geniza, the Al-Aksa manuscript library in Jerusalem, and the Al-Azar manuscript library in Cairo. Many of the original Hebrew texts found in the Cairo Geniza have been scratched off, and the parchment re-used to write an Arabic text.
University computer scientists developed a way to search electronically, letter by letter for similarities in handwriting to help determine the texts' date and author.
One example detailed in the story concerned a book from the Geniza, now in Italy, but originally a siddur (Jewish prayer book). It had been rewritten as an Arabic text, and the goal was how to read the first book (in Hebrew), which meant they had to find a way to "disappear" the Arabic text and leave only the original Hebrew characters.
To solve the problem, the text is covered in a dark grey color, which then highlights lighter colored pixels as background space and identifies the darker pixels as outlining the original Hebrew lettering.
Read the complete article here in the Jerusalem Post.
27 August 2009
Technology: Hebrew writing found under Arabic
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Fourth Iranian Fuel Tanker Enters Venezuelan Waters
A fourth fuel tanker from Iran entered Venezuelan waters late on Wednesday as the first three prepared to discharge at the gasoline-starved South American country's ports, Refinitiv Eikon data showed.Iran is providing up to 1.53 million barrels of gasoline and refining components to help Venezuela ease an acute shortage, the result of the near-complete breakdown in its refining network and U.S. sanctions on its oil industry. Washington has criticized the arrangement, as both OPEC nations are sanctioned.The Eikon data showed that the Faxon, the fourth in the five-tanker Iranian flotilla, was passing north of eastern Venezuela's Sucre state as of 11:49 p.m.
Bollinger Delivers USCGC Myrtle Hazard
Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Myrtle Hazard to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 162nd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 39th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program.The USCGC Myrtle Hazard is the first of three FRCs to be home-ported in Apra Harbor, Guam, increasing the presence for the U.S. Coast Guard in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Additionally, later in 2020, Bollinger will deliver the first of six FRCs that will be home-ported in Manama, Bahrain, which will replace the Island Class Patrol Boats supporting the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, the U. S.
Wärtsilä Propulsion Selected for Molslinjen Fast Ferry
Wärtsilä said it will provide the propulsion solutions for a new 115-meter high-speed ferry being built by Austal at the Australian shipbuilder's yard in the Philippines for Danish operator Molslinjen.The newbuild will feature four Wärtsilä 31 engines, recognized by Guinness World Records as being the world's most efficient four-stroke diesel engine, and four Wärtsilä WXJ1500SRI waterjets. Wärtsilä will also supply its ProTouch bridge controls system. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in May this year."This combination of the Wärtsilä 31 engine and WXJ waterjets is unique for fast ferries, delivering exceptional fuel efficiency, reliability, quality and performance.
Lubrizol joins shipping's zero emissions ambition
The Lubrizol Corporation says it has become the first lubricant additive technology supplier to join an international coalition aiming to drive the development of commercially viable, zero-emissions deep-sea ships by 2030.A partnership between the Global Maritime Forum, the World Economic Forum and Friends of Ocean Action, the Getting to Zero Coalition is currently endorsed by 14 governments and is composed of more than 100 organizations, including ship owners, ports, technology providers and fuel companies as well as academic and research institutions.
New RIBS for UK Navy
New powerboats have been delivered to the UK Royal Navy's Tyneside headquarters to improve seafaring training for reservists.HMS Calliope in Gateshead has taken delivery of two Gemini RIBs to take the unit's volunteers out on to the water – part of an initiative to provide numerous Royal Naval Reserve bases around the UK with fast boats again, an idea first mooted three years ago.Following hundreds of hours of hard work, dedication and commitment, that vision is now reality.Given the increasing use of reservists in seagoing billets – such as the Gibraltar Squadron or fishery protection ships – and Calliope's support for the RN's broader transformation program


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After a heroic two-and-a-half year struggle with cancer Hannali Blohm died in the early hours of Sunday morning at her home in Caracas, Venezuela. She is sister to a very close friend of ours who is, unfortunately, also suffering from the same disease.
Caption: Chris with Bo and Hannali at Christmas in Winterhaven.
I remember Hannali as a very determined and an unusually generous person — who adopted our family by proxy whenever we visited their home in Winterhaven, Florida. We enjoyed many meals with them, including one especially memorable Christmas dinner. Hannali will be missed by us, but more especially by her family.


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6-29-09 PNC Park
Today wasn't a great day for me.
I arrived to the ballpark late, around 4:55PM, and was at the back of a massive line. I probably was going to miss the first 7 minutes or so of batting practice. (There is only one guy who scans tickets for the first half hour or so).
Luckily, my friend and fellow ballhawk Jim, spotted me walking up to the line. He came and got me and let me stand with him in the front of the line. Thanks to Jim, I now had a very good chance of getting a ball early. Unfortunately, there were no Easter Eggs to be found.
Throughout the Pirates batting practice, there were a handful of home runs, but they carried farther than usual, over my head. I ended the Pirates portion of batting practice with nothing.
No worries, the Cubs had Soriano, Lee, Soto, Ramirez, etc. I'd be fine. However, all of the Cubs top hitters were practicing an opposite field approach. Very few home runs at all were hit into the left field bleachers.
5:30 rolled around, and the rest of the general public poured in.
I now had very limited range, and still zero baseballs.
I stayed in left field until the last group came up to hit. It was 5:45 or so, and I still had nothing to show for my efforts. I had maintained a streak of around 60 games of getting at least 1 ball. I started to feel that this streak would end today. It started in August of 2008.
In left field, I waited for my chance to snag a home run ball. The Cubs lefties weren't hitting with much power, and the home runs they did hit, were hit to the right field seats.
6PM, still no baseballs. I had decided that I was going home after batting practice anyway. I had resigned myself to the fact that I was going to get shut out, and my streak was over.
However, Kosuke Fukudome lined a home run ball to section 141, the section directly against the right field wall.
My friend Jim took off after it and was first to the spot. The ball hit off of his hands, and fell to the floor. I was right behind him and saw the ball bouncing around in the aisle. Jim wasn't able to locate it right away. I reached down and picked up my one and only ball of the day. Luckily, Jim beat about three teenagers in a race to a ball in left field earlier, so he was already on the board.
It was a rough day for BP. The top four ballhawks in PNC Park recorded tallies of 2, 2, 1, and 1.
Maybe tomorrow will be better. I hope.
Today's one baseball.
Game: 1 ball (1 hit)
Season: 217 balls (113 hit, 74 thrown, 30 device)
Games: 44 games attended (5 without BP)
Average: 4.93 balls per game
Career: 383 balls
Attendance: 15,400


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Most of you know that I supported Serpent's Tongue on Kickstarter a few months ago, and I've contributed my writing and design skills to the Gabrielsons so that they can get their game off the ground. I really enjoy helping companies – such as Fantasy Flight Games and WorldWork Games – complete playtests and come up with new ideas for their initial game designs. So I keep an eye on Kickstarter, because some really good games are coming out through that site, and it's great to get in on the ground level to help new game designers get their product to market. It's win-win.
Which brings me to my new fascination – Story Realms. Here's their Kickstarter. Story Realms is a new role-playing game that goes back to the basics in terms of playing games, in that it completely relies on players working together to tell a great story. It's very family friendly and works with children at young ages. I find the system intriguing and the art breath-taking. The designers keep everyone up to-date using YouTube and emails. Their blog (which I linked you to first) is a great way to learn about their background and their love of gaming.
Most of you know I own about 70+ board and role-playing games, and I continuously look for new ways to spin out fun to people I play games with. I'm also the father of a three year-old that hopes that one day, my son will play games with me. Story Realms may be that one way I can connect with him and teach him the thrill and fun of role-playing. My wife will probably also play – she loves games that tap into the imagination. Being centered on the story-telling world itself, it has a lot of great potential for campaigns and adventures.
So if you're looking for a game that is simplistic but full of potential, you still have a few days to invest. You might want to drop $100 on it so you can get everything they are offering – they have reached the $60k goal and are working towards getting $70k to make everything hardcover. Your participation would be greatly appreciated.


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/ Saturday, April 2, 2011 / 11 Comments / Appetizers and Snacks , Breakfast , Dessert
Crispy Tortillas Filled With Chocolate And Bananas
These are scrumptiously decadent Crispy Tortillas Filled With Chocolate And Bananas. I made this snack during the recent school holidays, and it has quickly become one of our favorites. Do try this recipe as I think you will like it too!
Crispy Tortillas Filled With Chocolate And Bananas
About 1/2 tsp of Unsalted Butter, divided
2 (8") Flour Tortillas
40 g Bittersweet Chocolate Chips, divided
40 g Milk Chocolate Chips, divided
1 Large Banana, sliced
Heat a large non-stick pan over medium heat and add in the butter. Gently tilt the pan to distribute the melted butter evenly. Then scatter one side of the tortilla with a layer of chocolate chips, sprinkle with a small pinch of sea salt, and top with another layer of banana slices.
Fold the tortilla in half and then carefully flip over. Continue cooking, pressing down lightly with a spatula, until its other side is golden brown, crispy, and the chocolate has melted.
Slide the tortilla onto a plate lined with greased proof paper or paper towel, and repeat with the remaining butter, tortilla, chocolate chips, sea salt, and banana. To serve, cut each quesadilla into 2 or 4 wedges.
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- AnonymousApril 2, 2011 at 3:54 PM
What a fabulous idea! I made savoury quesadillas all the time, but I'm just thinking that this version would make a lovely alternative. I see a glass of milk in the background of your photo. Perfect.ReplyDelete
This looks like breakfast! Can I do that? :)ReplyDelete
I love these bad boys! Peanut butter and/or marshmellows are a great addition too!ReplyDelete
What a great dessert quesadilla!ReplyDelete
Ohh, That looks great.ReplyDelete
This will be my family favourite too if I were to make them for the Piggies :) They look yummy !ReplyDelete
I made a peanut butter with banana version ;-)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 8:18 PM
I love this snack! It looks fantastic :)ReplyDelete
I LOVE where you are going with this. What a heavenly combo of flavors!! ;)ReplyDelete
Great blog; happy I found you!
Mary xo
Delightful Bitefuls
- AnonymousMay 30, 2011 at 7:12 AM
i looove you blog!! i'll befollowing you by now, i can't wait to see the things you'll make!!!ReplyDelete
OMG just when I thought I've seen all possible ways of making quesadillas, you come up with this! :) I'm so trying this one this weekendReplyDelete


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George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.
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Liberty softball assistant coaches Bob Pinto (left) and Paige Cassady (right) pose with head coach Dot Richardson.
Liberty Softball Head Coach Dot Richardson, entering her first season, announced the addition of assistant coaches Bob Pinto and Paige Cassady to her inaugural coaching staff. Both assistants have coached at the NCAA Division I level. Pinto has been coaching or instructing softball for over 30 years, including two seasons at Long Island. Cassady comes to Liberty following one year as pitching coach at Lipscomb of the Atlantic Sun Conference. "Liberty Softball is very blessed to have Coach Pinto and Coach Cassady as part of its leadership team," said Richardson. "Coach Pinto comes with over 30 years of experience and Coach Cassady with an expertise in teaching the art of pitching. Both add a dimension to the coaching staff that expands the ability to bring the program to the next level. All of us are committed to help each student-athlete reach her full potential both on and off the field. Our goal at Liberty is to build on the tradition of excellence for the Lord's glory!" Pinto, who has been married to current Liberty head softball coach Dot Richardson since 2001, has coached extensively at the collegiate, high school, travel and professional levels over the past 32 years. Pinto has conducted coaches' and players' clinics worldwide since 1998 through the Dot Richardson Softball Series. Additionally, he has served at the national director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Softball Ministry. He spent the last two years as co-head softball coach at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. While serving as coach of the Eagles, he helped lead them to back-to-back FHSAA Regional appearances. In 2013, the Eagles won the District championship and advanced to the 3A state semifinals, where they came in third place. "I am honored and humbled that the Lord has allowed me this opportunity to be a part of such an amazing University and to impact lives for His kingdom," Pinto commented. "Billy Graham once said, 'One coach will impact more young people in one year than the average person does in a lifetime.' I agree with Mr. Graham and I take it very seriously. I look forward to making a difference in the lives of the young ladies that the Lord places in the Liberty softball program. Exciting times are ahead for Liberty softball!" At the collegiate level, Pinto first gained experience as an assistant coach at the University of New Haven. He then assisted at Adelphi, which competed at the NCAA Division I level at the time. Pinto took over as head coach at Division I program LIU-Brooklyn in 1993, with the Blackbirds posting a 24-13 record during his first season. During the span of two years at Long Island, Pinto's' teams went 44-34. A native of Stamford, Conn., he coached travel ball at the 12U, 16U and 18U levels. Pinto was co-head coach for the Stamford Flash from 1984-86 before spending eight years (1990-97) as head coach of the Stamford Wildcats. He guided the Wildcats to several state championships and one Regional title. His Wildcats teams competed in the AFA Friendship Games in Anaheim, Calif., and won a title in Montreal, Canada. During the early 2000's, he coached the 18U Dot's Diamonds, a team which won the 18U NSA National Championship in 2004. Pinto has coached at five different high schools, beginning as an assistant coach at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. He then served as head coach at Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield, Conn. While in Florida, he was an assistant at East Ridge High School before taking the head coach job at Central Florida Christian Academy for two seasons. He played a key role in developing the Profastpitch X-treme Tour. Pinto was the inaugural National Site Director for the tour and had responsibility for all on-site operations. In addition, he was one of the tour's head coaches, working with top softball players, including Olympians and collegiate All-Americans. Cassady's most recent coaching experience came in 2013, when she served as pitching coach at Lipscomb under head coach Kristin Ryman. While at Lipscomb, Cassady helped the Lady Bisons post a 35-24 record and qualify for the Atlantic Sun finals. During the 2013 campaign, she instructed Tanner Sanders, who was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman team and Conference Tournament team. She was in charge of the infield defense and baserunning, in addition to responsibilities for travel, camps, team academics and recruiting. "I am very excited to be a part of a staff that is guided and directed by a Godly woman and a great leader, Dot Richardson," Cassady said. "It is very rare to find fellow believers in this world that strive to spread the message of salvation as diligently as Dot and Bob. I can't wait to discover the blessings which will accompany a staff driven by God's word through competition and in the motivating and building of young women. It's my goal to see this program grow into one which will not only glorify God, but be one of the best in the nation. Dot Richardson taught me the importance of the power of the dream at a young age and I plan to carry it through the building of a championship program." Prior to her time at Lipscomb, Cassady spent two years as a graduate assistant at Louisiana Monroe, where she was the pitching coach under head coach Rosemary Holloway-Hill. In addition to her responsibilities with pitching, she directed the Warhawks' baserunning practice and developed speed and agility workouts. Cassady has gained extensive experience as a pitching instructor. Since 2005, she has joined her father with Powerline Fastpitch, to provide pitching lessons in and around Orlando, Fla. Several of her students have gone on to pitch collegiately. She also served as an instructor at FIU softball camps and clinics and at a softball camp led by LSU softball head coach Beth Torina. While working at Louisiana Monroe in Nov. 2012, she served as a keynote speaker on the fundamentals of pitching at an annual Easton Fastpitch southeast conference in Mississippi. A native of Orlando, Fla., Cassady pitched collegiately for four seasons, beginning with a two-year stint at Presbyterian College from 2007 and 2008. As a freshman in 2007, Cassady won 16 games and was named to the All-SAC second team. Following the 2008 season, she transferred to Florida International, where she was a team captain in 2010. Cassady graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from Florida International in 2010. She then earned a Master of Arts degree in English from Louisiana Monroe in 2012.
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The theme for the upcoming parade is "Maspeth Honors Its MIA/POWs."
Assemblywoman Marge Markey officated the installation ceremony. The new slate of officers is as follows: Ernie Thompson, president; Carmela Clark, first vice president; Pat Toro, second vice president; Peter Wolyniec, recording secretary; Karen Burke, corresponding secretary; Ken Rudzewick, treasurer; John Kempisty, sergeant-at-arms.
"It's another step upwards," said Thompson of his new title. "I want to maintain exactly what they've been doing in the past years, running an excellent Memorial Day Parade and continuing the community work. It's a great organization."
John Dolan, who was unable to attend the meeting, and Mary Anne Walter were chosen as the Grand marshals for the 2010 parade.
Though she was never a veteran herself, Walter was deeply affected by the Vietnam veterans' denial of a heroic return due to the bitter feelings surrounding the war. As a third grade teacher at P.S. 89 in Elmhurst, she makes community service toward veterans an integral part of her students' education.
One of her students has a brother who is in the military and serving overseas, so with Walter's encouragement, her 28 students have started writing letters to him. She also organizes local Girl Scouts to take an annual collection of hats, scarves, and socks for the veteran's shelter on Borden Avenue and runs the yearly Maspeth Memorial Day essay contest.
"I don't feel like I deserve this, it's such a big honor," said Walter. "I think veterans deserve all the support we can give them for what they've done for us."


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Why does the UK get all the good ads? As our friends at Gizmodo UK report, The Lego Movie bought out an entire commercial block last night, showing popular ads from companies that would have gone there — except in Lego. Absolutely brilliant.
You can read more about the clever stunt over at Giz UK, and in the meantime let's all hope they push out an American version, too. I'm pretty excited about the prospect of a Lego doberhuahua. [Giz UK]


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direct (something) to (someone or something)
1. To designate something for someone. You need to direct that budget report to Mary in Finance.
2. To aim something at or address something to someone or something. In this usage, "toward" is often used instead of "to." Although I directed the paper airplane to my friends across the room, it didn't reach them. Please direct all questions to our Customer Service department.
direct something to someone
to address, designate, or send something to someone. Shall I direct the inquiries to you? Please direct all the mail to the secretary when it is delivered.
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In my opinion there's just too many choices when it comes to laptops really.. and it seems there's always a new one coming out every other week or so?! Today Acer announced that you'll be able to get their Chromebook with SSD at Walmart for only $199. The SSD inside is only 16gb, but really that's all you need for a Chromebook I would think as I don't think you'll be gaming or anything on it as it's meant to be used for mobile computing and cloud based applications.
Acer America today announced that a new model in its Acer C7 Chromebook line, the Acer C710-2856, is now available at 2,800 Walmart stores for the low price of only $199.
The new Acer C710-2856 Chromebook has a 16GB Solid State Drive (SSD)(1) that provides fast boot times and quick access to apps and media for speedier all-around performance.
The affordable price and wide range of capabilities make the new Acer C7 Chromebook the ideal additional laptop for families, students and professionals who need a fast, easy and secure way to get online to do their computing in the cloud, such as using Gmail, keeping up on social networks, shopping and paying bills. The new model is available at an ideal time, since many consumers are looking for a portable computer for summer travel, or are already planning ahead for back-to-college.
"The expansion of our Acer C7 Chromebook line to Walmart is a clear indication of its growing popularity for anyone who wants a new or second mobile PC for web-based computing," said Sumit Agnihotry, vice president of product marketing, Acer America. "The new configuration with a speedy and responsive SSD at only $199 is an especially notable value."
Acer C710-2856 Ideal for On-the-Go Computer Users
The Acer C710-2856 boots up in just 8 seconds and resumes nearly instantly from sleep mode. Easy to use and navigate, Acer C7 Chromebooks give customers access to their favorite apps with a single click through the app launcher, and allows them to conveniently find new favorites from the thousands of Chrome apps and games featured in the Chrome Web Store.
Families and professionals will appreciate that the Acer C7 Chromebook has security features built in to defend against malware and viruses. Plus, since the Acer C7 is automatically updated with the Chrome OS, customers can be assured that they have the latest software version and protection against online threats. It comes with integrated 802.11b/g/n WiFi, so customers can quickly connect to hotspots and wireless networks.
The Acer C7 Chromebook line is great for travel and taking to classes thanks to its slim size, 3.05-pound design and up to four hours of battery life(2). The 11.6-inch HD Widescreen CineCrystalTM LED-backlit LCD vibrantly highlights websites, movies, apps and more. The Acer C710-2856 is powered by an Intel Celeron 847 processor (2MB L3 cache, 1.10GHz, DDR3 1333 MHz) and 2GB of DDR3 memory. It has an HD 1.3MP webcam with a microphone for video chatting, as well as capturing video and photos.
Pricing, Availability and Warranty
The Acer C710-2856 is available now at 2,800 Walmart stores and on Walmart.com for the price of $199. Acer C7 Chromebooks come with a standard one-year parts and labor warranty.(3)
About Acer America Corp.
Established in 1976, Acer is an information and communication technology company dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale and support of innovative products that enhance people's lives. Acer's green supply chain delivers environmentally friendly PCs, displays, projectors, servers, tablets and smartphones — tools our customers need to explore beyond limits and experience more. Ranked No. 3 for notebooks globally(4), Acer employs 8,000 people, and 2012 revenues reached US$14.7 billion. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.
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- Actual battery life varies depending on product specifications, computer settings and applications or features launched. All batteries' maximum capacity diminishes with time and use.
- For the warranty footnote, add "Limited warranty agreement applies. For a copy, write to Acer Customer Service, P.O. Box 6137, Temple, TX 76503."