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Home Fiction PLAYING FROG by Cathy Adams
Fiction - Year V - Number 39 - August 2020
PLAYING FROG by Cathy Adams
Playing Frog
Justin wanted to get up from the floor board, but the game wasn't over. He was still the turtle, and until Maggie called "frog" he had to stay there or he wouldn't get the chicken nuggets she had promised him at the next stop. "It's hot," he said, his voice muffled by the floor mat. "Say frog! Say frog!" he whined.
"You have to be the turtle for another minute, okay, and then I'll call frog," Maggie said from the front passenger seat.
"Call it now!" Justin pleaded.
"Do you want ice cream with your nuggets?" Maggie asked.
"Okay then, be the turtle just a little longer, okay?" Maggie's voice was sweet and Justin did like pleasing her with the games because she loved games even more than he did.
Justin felt the Toyota braked suddenly and he rolled into the back of her seat.
"Sorry," said Josh. "Traffic." He accelerated quickly and Justin heard him mutter something else under his breath.
Justin was about to protest once more when Maggie said, "Frog!" Justin shot up from the floor and landed on the backseat. "Yeah! You are the best frog ever!" Maggie said, clapping her hands.
"Do I get the chicken nuggets now?" Justin asked, leaning over the console.
"As soon as we see a Chick-fil-A," she said.
Josh eyed her but said nothing.
"Why don't you take a nap until we get there?" Maggie suggested.
"I'm not sleepy," said Justin.
"Of course he's not sleepy. You give him a Pepsi every five miles," snapped Josh.
"It keeps him quiet," said Maggie.
"It keeps him jumping all over the damn car like a Mexican jumping bean," said Josh.
"What's a Mexican jumping bean?" Justin leaned further over the console and into the front seat.
"It's a little bean that goes like this." Laughing, Maggie whirled around and tickled Justin's ribs, but she cast a quick look at Josh whose hands gripped the steering wheel hard. On his right bicep was a tattoo of a Chihuahua that had always fascinated Justin, and while Maggie tickled Justin his face brushed up against the bare-armed Josh and his Chihuahua. It was warm against Justin's cheek, and he thought the Chihuahua must have been what made Josh's arm so warm. "I know," said Justin, giggling. "That's a Mexican jumping bean." He poked Josh's arm. Maggie gave an uncomfortable little laugh and released Justin.
They were on the highway once more, but Josh sometimes turned off into towns and drove down main streets and even neighborhoods before making his way back onto the interstate. Justin had ridden in a car with them before. Josh had driven them to Dairy Queen, the mall, and once to see "Spiderman."
"Where are we going?" Justin asked for the first hundred or so miles until Josh threatened to spank him for asking so many questions. Justin cried and Maggie told Josh to "do it like we talked about." He calmed down after that and let Maggie handle Justin most of the time, stopping when she told him it was time to get something to eat or take a bathroom break. She had brought Justin a shopping bag of games to play with, all new. His favorite was a traffic puzzle game in which he had to move a tiny plastic car through a traffic maze. It had kept him busy for over 70 miles.
"There's one over there," Maggie said, pointing her finger at an overpass just as they passed the exit. "Josh!" she whipped her head toward him and frowned.
"Sorry, I didn't see it in time."
"That's 'cause you're going over eighty miles an hour. You wouldn't see a monkey's butt if you passed it on the side of the road," said Maggie.
"Well I'm sorry! It's not like we can just lollygag along," said Josh.
Justin finally figured out what was going on as he caught sight through the rear window of the Chick-fil-A's red and white façade growing smaller and smaller. "Hey! You passed it. You passed Chick-fil-A. Go back!"
"I'm sorry!" boomed Josh. "There'll be another one. Maggie! You better take care of this. I can't handle this!"
"Josh didn't mean to," said Maggie with her teeth clenched. "He won't miss the next one." Her eyes were locked onto Josh.
"But you said I could have chicken nuggets. You said I could if I did the turtle game like you said. Go back to Chick-fil-A!" Justin began to cry.
"Shut the hell up if you want me to stop anywhere!" Josh glared back at Justin who shrank back into his seat, sniffling.
"You're not helping the situation," said Maggie in a voice that was all forced calmness. Her big gray eyes took in Josh as if she wanted to consume him. "Being a happy family is what we talked about, remember?"
"Then keep him quiet! That's your job." Josh returned the same all consuming stare that she was giving him. "And why does it have to be Chick-fil-A anyway? We've passed at least three KFC's in the last hour."
"He likes Chick-fil-A the best, and besides, that it's the way we can show our love for Jesus," said Maggie.
"How does eating at Chick-fil-A show love for Jesus?" shouted Josh.
"They're a Christian restaurant, you know."
Josh moved his mouth around as if he were going to argue with her but didn't. When he did speak he was almost contrite. "What about Popeye's? They're up ahead. Are they Christian?"
"They're open on Sundays, so I doubt it," said Maggie.
For at least ten minutes the car was silent. Something strange had transpired, but Justin couldn't figure out exactly what. Maggie was okay; she watched movies with him and let him eat buttered popcorn even when his mother had left instructions that he was only to eat the slice carrots, cucumbers, and raisins that she left in a dish in the refrigerator. He didn't like Josh who came over sometimes long after Justin's bedtime. He could hear them in the den making noises. Sometimes Maggie would laugh, but sometimes she sounded like she was mad. Once when Justin got out of bed and stood in the doorway of the den he saw Josh with his shirt off on top of Maggie. When the two of them spotted him, they both jumped up and Maggie shooed him back to bed. There was something about what he saw that made him keep seeing the picture in his head for a long time. He asked his mother later if his dad ever took his shirt off when he lived in the house. His mother just shrugged and asked him why he thought of a question like that. Justin said he didn't know.
"There's one," Maggie said, clapping her hands. Josh eased the car over to the exit ramp and then made the right turn onto the service road where a Chick-fil-A restaurant sat in the gleaming late Monday afternoon light.
Josh placed their order and even remembered to ask for extra honey mustard, Justin's favorite sauce. With no other cars at the drive-thru, Josh whipped around the corner of the building and stopped at the pick-up window. A pudgy woman with a name-tag that read "Chevron" reached out to take Josh's twenty dollar bill. Her eyes locked on Justin who leaned over the console, watching the window in anticipation. Josh tensed up and cast a glance at Maggie who responded with a touch on his arm. In a few seconds Chevron returned, her eyes still on the boy in the back seat. She leaned out the window a little and put $12.71 in Josh's hand. "Shouldn't he be in a car seat?" asked Chevron.
"He's eight years old," Maggie said, her face tight with a smile. "He doesn't need a car seat."
Justin was six years old and all three of them knew it, but for Justin, being declared a full two years older sounded important somehow and he didn't want to change it. That lady at the window must have been nosey or something. That's what Maggie always said when people said stuff like that. Once when they went to the movies at night, the ticket lady, who must have been about a hundred years old, said how late it was for a little boy to be out at the movies. Maggie told her that he was really sick and he wasn't going to live to see very many movies so she'd better keep her mouth shut. When Justin asked her why she told that lady he was sick Maggie said she was playing a game with the lady and it was okay because they all thought it was funny, but he hadn't seen anyone laughing when Maggie took him by the hand to lead him down the carpeted hall to the movie.
When Chevron came back to the window she was now staring down into the car at Maggie. She held onto the bag of nuggets inside the window. "I got grandkids, you know. I just like to look out for the little ones, and he really should be in a seatbelt, at least. If you was to have a wreck your little boy could really get hurt back there, and I know you'd never forgive yourself if something happened."
"We'll get him buckled in," Maggie said quickly, but Chevron stood there shaking her head, still holding the white bag.
The woman reached into a box next to her, took out something, and kept on talking. "My cousin's little boy got killed six years ago 'cause they had him sitting up front, no seat belt or nothing, and he went right through the windshield. I'm telling you, it broke my heart. I'm just saying this 'cause I gotta a heart for kids, you know."
"Yeah, okay, we got it," said Josh, reaching into the window opening and snatching the bag from Chevron's hand. Startled, she looked at down at her empty hand.
Maggie was hissing in a low voice, "You better calm down," while she took the bag from him. Then she thrust herself over Josh's lap. "We've got a heart for kids, too. He just took his seatbelt off not one minute before we pulled in here, so don't you worry, he'll be fine. He'll be strapped right in before we get out of the parking lot." Josh hit the accelerator before she got the last sentence out. Behind him he could hear the fading sound of Chevron yelling out the window, "Hey!" The tires squealed just a little as they made the left turn around the building, and Justin had to clutch the back of Maggie's seat to keep from being slung into the car door. "Now that was just stupid!" Maggie was yelling now. "Everything was fine until you grabbed the bag and started acting a fool!"
"She was suspicious, Maggie," Josh said, turning his head left and right before pulling quickly into traffic.
"The only thing she was concerned about was him not being in a seatbelt, which I could have handled just fine if you hadn't overreacted like that!"
"You think she's calling the cops?" Josh's voice had the smallest thread of fear.
Maggie looked back at Justin who had seated himself as far back in the seat as he could, the first two fingers of his right hand in his mouth. "Of course she's not calling the cops," said Maggie, her face now smiling and settled on Justin. "There is not one thing to call the cops about because everything is just fine. Now here's your nuggets," she handed the bag over the seat to Justin. "We got you the big size, okay?" She was speaking in the high, loud, melodic way she did when she wanted Justin to behave. "And here's your drink." She reached into a plastic bag in the floor, took out a half-consumed bottle of Pepsi, removed the cap, and handed it back to Justin. The drink was warm and had lost much of its fizz. Justin took a sip and it hit his stomach, sour and sickening. "Don't spill anything? Okaaay?" Maggie called over the seat.
"Okay," Justin said.
The two adults sat rigid and quiet in the front. Their car was passing almost every other car on the road. Justin put a nugget in his mouth and chewed. There was no honey mustard in the bag. "Where's my sauce?" Justin said, his mouth still stuffed with chicken.
"Didn't the lady put it in the bag?" asked Maggie without turning around.
"I want honey mustard."
Josh exhaled hard and the car went faster.
"Mama always makes me wear a seat belt," Justin said, his voice louder.
"Then put it on," Josh snapped.
"Here you go, honey." Maggie turned all the way around and rested on her knees in her seat. "Let's get you strapped in." Her fingers were sweaty and warm against Justin's shoulder as she pulled the seat belt across him and fastened it over his lap. "Now you're safe and sound, okaaaay?" The shrillness of her voice seemed to Justin like a muffled scream and he felt the tremor of oncoming tears make his mouth quiver. The chicken nugget on his tongue tasted like the bag it came in. Maggie stared hard at Josh, her profile illuminated by the setting sun to the right of the front windshield. It left her nose and mouth obscured in the harsh light of late afternoon. They'd been traveling all day, maybe longer. Justin could remember only being led to the car by Maggie just after his mother left for work that morning. She carried a small suitcase that she had quickly thrown some of his things into. We're going to Six Flags Over Georgia. You're going to ride a roller coaster and eat hotdogs and see animals and then we're going to stay with my sister for a vacation. Don't worry. Your mama said it was okay. She's so happy you're going to get to have so much fun.
Justin managed to swallow the mouthful of food. The countryside passed by his window in a blur and he began feeling sick. Billboards, fields, houses, trees, and lights, flashing lights, red and blue flashing lights. The car accelerated for a few seconds. Maggie and Josh's words were so erratic and fast Justin did not catch what either one said. Suddenly the car began to slow down and Maggie turned around. Her eyes were wide and scary looking but she was smiling. "You still want that ice cream? We're going to get you that ice cream but you need to be real sweet and keep quiet while Josh talks to this police officer, okay? You're going to have so much fun when we get to Six Flags. They've got all kinds of rides and um, they've got little cars for you to ride in and you can drive them all by yourself." Maggie prattled on until Josh got the car completely stopped on the shoulder of the highway. Sweat ran down his temples and he wiped it away with the back of his hand. He and Maggie exchanged hard looks, and when the officer stopped at the window he tapped it hard with the back of his hand. "Roll it down!" he ordered. Josh did as directed, and Justin could see the side of his face and way his teeth showed as he smiled up at the officer.
"License and registration," the trooper said, glancing about the inside of the car. Justin clutched his Chick-fil-A bag, his mouth shut in fear. Maggie's face had been grotesque and it made him feel even more confused. She had never looked at him like that before. Maggie was always been nice, most of the time nicer than his mother who came home from work only to start working again. Papers passed between Josh and the officer and some words that Justin could not understand. The officer was telling him something and Josh was nodding and smiling hard. Up until they stopped the car Josh had been angry and now he was smiling like he was the happiest person in the world, but his smile was like Maggie's. It was like a clown's smile that you couldn't tell was happy or mad, and Justin hated clowns.
"I said, where are you going, young man?" the officer was looking between the seat and Josh right at Justin.
"He doesn't like to talk much," offered Josh.
The officer ignored him and winked at Justin. "Tell me where you're headed in such a hurry. Do you know where you're headed?"
The silence in the car made the whoosh of passing cars hum in Justin's head. The officer's eyes were blue, like his mother's eyes, and his face was smiling not like a clown's but like a real person. "We're going to Six Flags Over Georgia," said Justin. "I'm going to ride a car."
Maggie gasped and Josh's hand shot out to catch her hand. He let out a laugh and began squeezing her hand. "He's got his–"
The officer cut him off. "Why son, you're headed in the wrong direction. You're headed toward Canada. Do you know where Georgia is?"
Justin shook his head.
"It's all the way in the other direction on the other side of America," the officer said, keeping his grin on Justin.
Justin's mouth hung open. Josh released Maggie's hand and waved his own good-naturedly at the officer. "We promised him we'd go to Six Flags later, after our trip up to see my wife here's sister."
"My sister's a missionary!" Maggie's words fell in a splat against the conversation with such a sense of oddness that even Justin felt something had not sounded right. Maggie had always said her sister worked at TGI Friday's, and he knew Six Flags had to be near because they had been traveling all day long and Maggie had said they would be there by night time.
"Well, wherever you're going, your daddy here's getting a ticket for going too fast," said the officer, tearing something from a little notebook. He and Josh talked some more, but Justin stopped listening. His heart was thumping and his stomach had hard knots inside. He wanted to go home. He wanted to go home to his mother even if he didn't even see her until bedtime; he wanted to get out of that car and away from Josh and away from Maggie even though he had liked her more than the other babysitters his mother had brought home to stay with him when he came home from Kindergarten everyday. He didn't care if he rode in a little car or on a roller coaster, and he didn't want any hotdogs because if he ate them he would throw them up. As soon as he thought these things he felt the car moving again underneath him, and that was when the Pepsi came chugging back up along with the chicken nugget and the potato chips he had eaten much earlier. The spew went all over Justin's lap and the back of Josh's seat.
The vitriol from Josh's mouth sounded like it was coming from a far away place. Maggie's face flashed in front of Justin and he laid his head against the car door. She was reaching into the back with napkins in her hand and brushing the mess from Justin' legs onto the floor that was now covered in sour smelling sweetness and white pulpy pieces of chewed up chicken. The spinning colors of red and blue were fading behind them.
"Just keep driving, damn it," Maggie sputtered. "Don't speed up."
"It's gonna make me throw up if you don't get that smell out," Josh yelled. "I can't stand the smell of vomit. Christ Jesus!"
"You will not take the Lord's name in vain in my presence," said Maggie, turning to Josh with a soggy napkin in her hand only inches from his face.
Josh wretched and pushed her hand away. "I swear, I'm gonna kill somebody before we get to Canada." He put his hand over his mouth but then quickly let go and reached for the window button. Cool air rushed through the car and swirled the smell around Justin' head. He closed his eyes and felt the freshness on his face. From the front seat he heard Josh wretch once more.
"Blasphemy is one thing I will not tolerate," Maggie continued. "You know how I feel about that."
"God Maggie, you can be such a bitch. I'm gonna be sick."
"Pull over at the next exit, and I'll get some paper towels. When you find a station, go to the side, not the front," she said.
"I know to go to the damned side!"
The ride continued until Justin felt the car shift. He moaned and put his hands over his face as Josh wheeled into a gas station, shut off the engine, and jumped out. Maggie sighed and looked nervously back at Justin before hopping out of the car and heading to the front of the store. Stepping past the front of the car, Josh bent over in the weeds with his hands on his knees. Still covering his face, Justin could hear Josh making dry retching sounds and cursing in between. Maggie came running back with something in her hand. She wrestled the door open to the restroom, and in a few seconds came back out with dripping paper towels. If Justin's seat belt had not kept him strapped in, when she pulled the door open he might have fallen out. She hurriedly began wiping the back of the seat. Josh returned to the side of the car. "This is going all wrong," he said. "This is going to go down bad, I can feel it."
"Everything is going to be fine," she said, moving to the mess on the floorboard. Justin looked down at his lap. His legs were wet and bits of dried food stuck to his skin. One of his hands was sticky, and he saw that something brown and mushy was stuck between his fingers. He wiped it on the seat. "When I get this cleaned up–"
"That trooper was on to us," said Josh.
"That trooper did not suspect anything because do you know why?" Maggie stood up from the car and put her face up close to Josh's. "She doesn't know. It's been ten hours already and she hasn't filed any report because she still doesn't know. That's how he didn't suspect a thing because like I told you a hundred times, she doesn't even get home until after six and she doesn't even know what's happened. No one knows."
"But he told that trooper we were taking him to Six Flags, and when she does report it they're going to put everything together because you said going to Six Flags was all he talked about yesterday, and she heard him say it right in front of you when she got home. You said so! You should never have used that story on him."
"She won't even remember that," said Maggie, throwing a paper towel into the bushes where Josh had been. "She couldn't even find his pajamas if I didn't remind her which drawer they're in."
"Well, I'll bet her memory gets real clear when she realizes her son's been kidnapped!" Josh and Maggie both turned at once to look at Justin who sat glumly propped against the back seat, his face pale with sweat.
"Fuck," muttered Josh. "I'm telling you, I got a bad feeling."
"Maggie," Justin called, his voice soft and pleading. "I don't feel good."
The cruiser passed behind Josh's car and circled the front of the building, and Josh made a little "huh" sound of panic while pushing the sweat from his lip with the back of his hand. "This is going bad. It's not worth it."
"The money will make it worth it. Just think about the money we'll get. We're almost there, Josh," she said, trying to keep her voice a whisper, but Justin could hear her.
Josh pointed a finger at the boy who had not moved. "We're gonna get caught," he muttered, and then he reached into the car and tried to pull Justin out, but the boy was strapped inside. Josh jerked the seat belt free and pulled Justin out by his left arm so hard he stumbled. Josh pulled him to his feet, kicked the back door shut, and led him to the front of the car.
"Josh! Stop it!" Maggie was waving the dirty paper towel at him. "No!"
"Get back in the car."
"What are you going to do?" Maggie ran after him and tried to take Justin's other hand. "You can't leave him here."
"Get in the car or I'll leave you, too," Josh's face was red, and the hand he had on Justin's arm was pinching the boy so hard he began to cry. "See, see what I mean," Josh said, releasing his grip from Justin's arm. "Now get in the car." For a second Maggie hesitated and looked down at Justin. Before she could speak, Josh grabbed her by both shoulders, pushed her back toward the door, and into the driver's side. He kept pushing her until she was in her seat. Justin could see her mouthing something at him while holding her hand to her ear, but he couldn't understand what she was saying. Josh put the car in reverse and quickly backed out from the parking space. In seconds they disappeared back onto the road. Justin watched them go until he could see nothing but tiny red dots from the back of the car.
The air was very cool, and the mess on his legs had dried to a milky crust. He felt better in the night air. The sick feeling that had settled around him began to lift, and he stood in the darkened silence beside the station. The police cruiser came back around the building, and he instinctively backed further into the shrubbery until they passed by. He'd never been afraid of policemen before, but Josh seemed afraid. Maggie, too. The patrol car slowed at the exit before proceeding onto the road and disappearing in the same direction as Josh and Maggie had gone moments before.
Sitting down between the two bushes, Justin pulled his knees up to his chest and shivered. Cars passed, some pulled in; people got out, went inside, and came out again with drinks, cigarettes, or snacks. He watched the road for Josh and Maggie. They would be back soon, he was sure. Once he had been at place outside with his mother that had candy, games, and rides, but mostly what he remembered was that there had been ponies and an old man who limped. The old man had helped him onto a brown and white pony, and then they walked around in a circle with his mother walking beside him. Justin had been so excited he had wet himself atop the saddle. His mother had been angry, and she left him there with the man and the pony while she went to get something to clean him up with. Justin waited with the man who said, "Reckon she left you for good?" He laughed a high-pitched chuckle, but Justin just felt a sick feeling in his stomach while he waited for his mother to return, the same sick feeling he felt when the policeman told him Six Flags was on the other side of America.
The sky was growing darker, and Justin huddled down in the shrubbery. He kept his eyes on the entrance to the station, looking for Josh's blue car, the one with the loose trim on the driver's side. Several blue cars came in, but none with Josh and Maggie. Some came around to the restrooms, but the people who got out were strangers. They couldn't see him anyway; he was balled up small and hiding. Soon, Justin began to feel sleepy, and his eyes drooped. The sound of the cars became more distant, and he was drifting.
"What are you doing there?" a voice asked. Startled awake, Justin stood up. His knees were wobbly and the cold hit him anew. The man, standing about three yards away at the edge of the parking lot, was zipping his pants up. Behind him another man came out of the men's room, got into his car, and drove away. Justin watched the man fix his pants and then wipe his hands on his thighs. "You okay? Where's your mom and dad?" Justin' mouth hung open, and he tried to remember. The man took a few steps closer to Justin and eyed him carefully. "Are you lost?"
Where did his mother live? Justin knew they lived in a house with a grey roof with bricks on the outside and a garage where she parked her car.
"Do you need a ride, little boy?" The man's voice was gentler this time. "I've got a truck right there and it's warm." He pointed behind him at the red truck and wiped his hand over his mouth. "Little boys shouldn't be out alone in the cold. Come on. We can get you something to eat," he said, gesturing toward the truck. "Are you hungry? Hey, I bet you like hot chocolate. I could get you a big cup of hot chocolate. What do you say?"
Did he know where Six Flags was? Maybe the officer had been wrong. Josh and Maggie were driving to Six Flags, so they had to be near it. The man held out his hand and grinned. Justin could see that he had no teeth on one side of his mouth and the rest of them were yellow. It looked like a dog's mouth. "Come on, now. Get in the truck." The hand came closer. Justin leaned out from the shrubbery, took a step out, and looked around once more for Josh and Maggie. He was tired and it was cold.
Justin took the hand.
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Human Rights Commissioner calls for the prevention of violence against children
11.02.2009 - Press release
To commemorate the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers on 12 February Günter Nooke, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office, issued the following statement today (11 February):
"The use of children as soldiers in wars and armed conflicts is one of the most horrendous crimes imaginable. Children, usually powerless in such situations, are particularly affected by crises and violent conflicts. Often their lives are destroyed.
Children depend on us for protection. Therefore, we must reinforce our efforts at all levels to prevent the most serious crimes against children. All States are called upon to take determined action against these crimes.
I am especially concerned about the fate of children in many African countries, as well as in Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. We consistently receive horrifying reports from these places, a trend that has been seen especially in recent months.
The human rights policy of the German Government and its partners in the European Union is strongly committed to improving the situation of children in armed conflicts. In Africa alone, the Federal Government is providing well over 100 million euro to support a wide range of projects aimed at reintegrating former child soldiers into society. We are determined to continue working for a peaceful future for all children."
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Football Physics – New Frontier For Coach's Challenges
Posted on October 4, 2004 November 26, 2020 by Michael Giberson
Another story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had me wondering whether football coaches may want to sign up a physicist to advise on potential challenges to referee decisions.
Timothy Gay, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has written Football Physics: The Science of the Game, in which he illustrates a number of the principles of physics with football examples. In the book he takes on the "Immaculate Reception," a 32-year old fluke of a play that enabled the Pittsburgh Steelers to beat the Oakland Raiders. The newspaper recalls:
With 26 seconds left to play and the Steelers trailing by a point, Terry Bradshaw scrambles on fourth down, then desperately rifles the ball to Fuqua, his running back. The ball arrives at the same time as Tatum, the Raider free safety who breaks up the play and sends Fuqua flying. The deflected ball, however, flies backward and into the hands of Harris, who runs untouched into the end zone for the winning touchdown.
Harris' catch was ruled fair, on the assumption that it bounced off Tatum. But if the ball actually hit Fuqua, the catch would have been illegal under NFL rules at the time.
Gay speculates that careful collision analysis could determine whose momentum was transferred to the ball, deflecting it back to Harris.
I'm neither a Pittsburgh fan, nor a Oakland fan — heck, I prefer the game that the rest of the world calls football over the American game — but I do enjoy a good applied science story.
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4 thoughts on "Football Physics – New Frontier For Coach's Challenges"
John Thacker says:
You mean "most of the rest of the world," of course. Unless Australia, New Zealand, and Canada don't count as the rest of the world. Also Japan calls it "soccer," and it is often called such in Ireland due to Gaelic football.
South Africa also tends to use "soccer" more often as well, according to various sources, though "football" is also used for Association football.
Mike Giberson says:
Yes, I should have been more careful in describing the game that most of the rest of the world calls football.
Does anybody know why it is called "football," when most of the time the ball is played by holding or tossing the ball by hand. More rarely the ball is played using feet.
From what I've seen, Australian rules football is a much more foot oriented game, but even there there is a lot of carrying the ball around by hand.
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Trump Prods Netanyahu To Attack Biden — And Gets Rebuffed
October 24 | 2020
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday declined to take the bait when Donald Trump invited him to attack Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Trump hosted Netanyahu and other foreign leaders on a conference call in the Oval Office to announce "normalization of relations," according to the White House.
"Do you think Sleepy Joe could have made this deal, Bibi? Sleepy Joe, do you think he would have made this deal somehow?" Trump asked Netanyahu.

Instead of attacking Biden, Netanyahu instead responded, "We appreciate the help for peace from anyone in America."

It is not traditional for the U.S. president to ask foreign leaders to attack his political rivals, especially not while operating in the Oval Office. But Trump has repeatedly used traditionally nonpartisan functions of the government to act in service of his own political interests.

From an Oct. 23 press availability:

DONALD TRUMP: Do you think Sleepy Joe could have made this deal, Bibi? Sleepy Joe, do you think he would have made this deal somehow? I don't think so.
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Well, Mr. President, one thing I can tell you is we appreciate the help for peace from anyone in America. We appreciate what you've done enormously.
TRUMP: Yeah.

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Will Netanyahu Try To Annex The Jordan Valley Before November?
Evelyn Leopold
August 06 | 2020
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On July 1, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised he would annex part of the Jordan Valley. He did not, but he may still do so before U.S. elections in November and while President Donald Trump is still in office. It could be his legacy.
Trump's challenger, former vice president Joe Biden, has joined the chorus of world leaders who object to the annexation, arguing that what little remains of a two-state solution would be finished, legally, but he said he would continue U.S. aid to Israel. Even if Netanyahu annexes a small piece of the area, the argument would be the same. The amount would be irrelevant.

So why may Netanyahu do this? Because he can. There is no discernible internal opposition should he call another election, despite allegations of fraud in an upcoming trial in December and a climbing coronavirus infection. The prime minister ignores as much as possible his main competitor, General Benny Gantz, who is part of his government.

Annexation means declaring sovereignty over about a third of the West Bank, which is already under Israeli military control. It would include 97 kilometers or about 60 miles along the border with Jordan. King Abdullah of Jordan has threatened Israel with "massive conflict" if the annexation plan is instituted, including having an impact on the Israeli-Jordanian 1994 peace treaty.

But Trump has other things on his mind. He and Netanyahu are facing life-and-death issues. Both are immersed in the coronavirus pandemic; both face daily demonstrations.

By July 11, Haaretz said that Israel's Health Ministry had reported about 37,000 COVID-19 cases and that, according to the World Health Organization, it had the third-highest daily coronavirus infection rate in comparison to European nations. By the end of July, Israel had 70,036 cases and 500 deaths.

"The surging protests are a direct outgrowth of the government's failure to prevent the alarming resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic and, more pertinently, its dismal economic assistance packages," wrote Chemi Shalev, the U.S. editor for Haaretz.

President Trump is certainly not focused on annexation, although he is assumed to be in favor of it and is expected to give Israel the go-ahead. Many white evangelicals, who back Trump, support the action, but he is expected to lose the Jewish vote. In 2016, more than two-thirds of Jewish Americans backed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.

'Deal of the Century'

In theory, the annexation in the Jordan Valley is part of the plan that Trump adviser Jared Kushner unveiled a year ago as the "deal of the century." Kushner envisaged Arab nations pouring millions or billions to prop up the living standards of the Palestinians. Despite a tendency to support Israel among Gulf nations as a bulwark against Iran, money is not streaming in.

The plan also calls for a Palestinian state, a point of contention among Israeli settlers in the West Bank. But David Friedman, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, has told them not to worry, as there are many pre-conditions: "you have to live with the Palestinian state when the Palestinians become Canadians. And when the Palestinians become Canadians all your issues should go away."

In protest of Israel's planned annexation, the Palestinian Authority (PA) stopped security cooperation with Israel, impairing police and intelligence work that benefited both sides. According to the New York Times, the PA "stopped accepting taxes collected on its behalf by Israel, and in the resulting budget crisis, most officers are receiving only partial pay."

On July 7, two joint statements—one by the foreign ministers of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan, and another by foreign ministers of seven Arab states and the secretary-general of the Arab League—stressed their opposition to the move. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on June 16 told the House of Commons that the Israeli proposal was a "breach of international law."

Leading the protest was António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations. He told the UN Security Council in a teleconference in June: "If implemented, annexation would constitute a most serious violation of international law, grievously harm the prospect of a two-State solution and undercut the possibilities of a renewal of negotiations."

Who Cares for Palestinians?

Now that the Trump-Kushner plan is stalled, the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is reverting to its mission after months of scandal in 2019 and the resignation of its former director. Contributions halted, but they are picking up again, mainly from European nations and non-governmental organizations. The Trump administration, which had contributed $360 million annually before, reduced its contribution to $60 million in 2018 and zero in 2019, prompting cuts in the agency's operation.

The UNRWA was established in 1949 to aid Palestinian refugees. In 2020, it aims to provide assistance to 5.6 million Palestinians in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. This includes education, health care, social services and other forms of aid. The Associated Press reports:

"Agency Director-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters following a virtual fundraising conference that despite the 'very strong expression of support' by international donors 'we are still in the dark and we do not know if our operations will run until the end of the year.'
"He said the donations covered only a fraction of the roughly $400 million budget gap the agency is facing."

Evelyn Leopold is a writing fellow and correspondent for Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. She is an independent journalist based at the United Nations as resident correspondent. She was Reuters UN bureau chief for 17 years, and is chair of the Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists. She was awarded a gold medal in 2000 for UN reporting by the UN Correspondents Association.

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Yet, for all the craziness and dysfunction we were family.
no matter what, I knew the love of my parents and brothers.
I will always be thankful for my family.
Even though we did drive each other crazy most of the time.
That's lovely and what a fun photo, Patricia!
There was a program on ETV that chronicled the life of a Meerkat family. It is quite fascinating how "human" they are. Whenever I think of family the Meerkats come to mind.
Everyone should be so blessed…or realize it. It is wonderful that you feel that way, Patricia. Hugs.
P.S. I love the Meerkat picture. Perfect!
Families that drive each other crazy are interesting. Lucky to have one too.
Mine was great but pretty ho-hum. 😀 With five kids–all girls–most fighting was over the bathroom.
Ho-hum sounds nice. There were "issues" at our house that made life unpleasant sometimes and I did my share. Even with the problems there was love that kept it all together. Could have been worse.
Driving other family members crazy is a sport I'm very good at. It's where you practice before you go out and apply it to strangers!
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Amazon Reverses Course, Encryption Returning for Fire Devices. Amazon.com Inc. will restore encryption as a security option on its tablets and other devices that use the Fire operating system, following a customer backlash driven by increased sensitivity about data protection as Apple Inc. grapples with the FBI over access to a terrorist's iPhone. Amazon removed encryption from the devices in late 2015, possibly to reduce costs for its tablets and electronic readers. The devices aren't intended for communication of sensitive data, although they can be used to access the Internet and e-mail. Some customers complained about the change after they updated their Fire software on older devices and saw encryption was no longer offered. Amazon reversed course late Friday night, saying in an e-mail that it would restore encryption as an option on Fire devices with a software update "this spring," without being more specific.
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"This isn't a case about one isolated iPhone. No court has ever authorised what the government now seeks, no law supports such unlimited and sweeping use of the judicial process. The order goes on to mention what Apple CEO Tim Cook has constantly harped upon — the bigger threat of privacy infringement. Many reports indicate that Google, Twitter and Facebook, whose CEOs have already lent support for Apple, will join with Microsoft.
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The Digital Post: The European Union and the United States of America have reached an agreement on a new Safe Harbour data treaty. What are in your view the main achievements of the deal? What would have been the concrete risks if an agreement weren't signed? Julie Brill: The main achievement of Privacy Shield is that it provides strong privacy protections for European consumers and creates a framework for more parties to engage in active supervision and stronger enforcement cooperation. Privacy Shield will also establish more active supervision of the program in practice, so that the Department of Commerce, the European Commission, European data protection authorities (DPAs), and the FTC can detect and address any issues that come up.
Picture Credits: Josh Hallett. China's Huawei backs Apple in fight over encryption. Reform Government Surveillance. Apple supported by Google and WhatsApp in FBI encryption fight. Google CEO Sundar Pichai doesn't think Apple should help the FBI hack the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone either. When he drives his BMW 3 Series for Uber, Jasper Fu is not really there for the money. Once, when a wealthy lady angered him by accusing him of taking a longer route to earn a higher fare, he finished the ride on the app early, and drove her home for free.
He earns 3,000 yuan ($469) a month by driving two hours a day on average—that's just one tenth of the salary he earns as a sales manager. "I don't like driving," the 33-year-old with a pony tail, stud earrings, and a 108-bead Buddhist bracelet told me at a Shanghai cafe in early November, "but I like to talk to people." Fu is also known as "190 cm," his nickname on WeChat, which refers to his height, a point of pride. "Under no other circumstance can I find a stranger to talk with me for like 10 to 20 minutes," he said. Uber is having a hard time in China—and burning over $1 billion a year there, as CEO Travis Kalanick said in a recent interview. On paper, Uber's business in China looks like it is getting crushed by its Chinese rival. Why Google Trailing Apple on Encryption Support Is a Human Rights Issue. A leading privacy activist says Google's lack of support for strong encryption makes second-class citizens out of people who can't afford Apple devices.
A new iPhone without a cellular contract costs at least $650, while a new smartphone powered by Google's Android software can be as little as $50. According to the ACLU's principal technologist, Chris Soghoian, another gulf between the two is that Apple devices also better protect people's data against criminals and surveillance. At MIT Technology Review's EmTech conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, he warned that the combination of those differences has created a looming civil rights problem. "We now find ourselves in not just a digital divide but a digital security divide," he said. "The phone used by the rich is encrypted by default and cannot be surveilled, and the phone used by most people in the global south and the poor and disadvantaged in America can be surveilled."
Google CEO: FBI's request of Apple could set a 'troubling precedent' "Forcing companies to enable hacking could compromise users' privacy," Pichai tweeted after calling Cook's post "important. " He goes on to note that Google understands and respects the challenges law enforcement faces, but he believes that "giv[ing] law enforcement access to data based on valid legal orders" is entirely different than "requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices & data. " Pichai also calls Google's products "secure" and says that they "keep your information safe" and said he's looking forward to a "thoughtful and open" discussion about the issues that the FBI's order have raised. Most of Cook and Pichai's contemporaries like Microsoft's Satya Nadella haven't yet made any public statements on the matter, but it wouldn't surprise us to hear other major software and hardware providers throw support behind Apple on this front, as well.
AT&T CEO calls for Congress to decide on encryption policy, says it's not Tim Cook's decision. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is the latest to weigh in on the issue of data encryption policy with the executive telling The Wall Street Journal that Apple CEO Tim Cook and other tech execs should leave the decision making on encryption policy up to Congress: "I don't think it is Silicon Valley's decision to make about whether encryption is the right thing to do. I understand Tim Cook's decision, but I don't think it's his decision to make"… I personally think that this is an issue that should be decided by the American people and Congress, not by companies,"…The AT&T chief said his own company has been unfairly singled out in the debate over access to data.
"It is silliness to say there's some kind of conspiracy between the U.S. government and AT&T," he said, adding that the company turns over information only when accompanied by a warrant or court order. But the issue is once again in the spotlight as it becomes a topic of interest during recent presidential debates. Encryption row: Google, WhatsApp, and Mozilla support Apple in FBI fight. Prominent figures from Silicon Valley giants Google, WhatsApp, and Mozilla have all offered various degrees of backing to Apple's "backdoor" encryption fight against the FBI and US government.
The executives appeared to broadly agree that Apple should contest a judge's ruling, which said it must create a way to access information held on a locked iPhone 5C. The judge said Apple should be able to unlock the phone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook to provide information to the FBI. Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted a series of tweets saying the order could create a "troubling precedent" and he supported Tim Cook. He said: "We build secure products to keep your information safe and we give law enforcement access to data based on valid legal orders. "But that's wholly different than requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices & data.
Could be a troubling precedent. " Rules need to catch up with tech to protect privacy: Microsoft. NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over increasing intervention by governments to access consumer data, software giant Microsoft today said regulations need to keep pace with rapidly changing technology to secure and protect privacy of individuals. Microsoft, like its peers Google, Apple and Facebook, has been strongly advocating for protecting security of customers and their information. "Governments have a fundamentally important role in striking a balance between privacy and security. We want to live in a world where the public is safe and where privacy rights are secure.
Governments need to strike a balance especially in democratic societies," Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith told reporters here. He added that it is of fundamental importance that governments access the information of people through proper legal processes that respect the rule of the law. The "unprecedented step" would threaten the security of its customers, Cook wrote in an open letter to customers. ?tag=nl. The CEOs of Google and WhatsApp have thrown their support behind Apple's decision to fight against a US Federal Court order requiring the company to develop a special version of iOS to help the FBI access data on a terror suspect's iPhone.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai took to Twitter to warn that compliance with the court order could compromise a user's privacy. "We know that law enforcement and intelligence agencies face significant challenges in protecting the public against crime and terrorism. We build secure products to keep your information safe and we give law enforcement access to data based on valid legal orders," he said. "But that's wholly different than requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices and data. Could be a troubling precedent. " Pichai said he was looking forward to a thoughtful and open discussion on what he regards as an important issue.
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum posted on Facebook his support for Apple's stance. Google, WhatsApp and Snowden back Apple against FBI | Technology. Tech giants Google and WhatsApp and whistleblower Edward Snowden are backing Apple's stance over the encryption technology used in its iPhone smartphones. Apple has been ordered by a US federal magistrate to help the FBI unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, but in a letter published on the company's website, chief executive Tim Cook said his company would fight the move.
Now Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has given the stance his backing. "Important post by @tim_cook. Forcing companies to enable hacking could compromise users' privacy," wrote Google's boss, as part of a short series of tweets addressing the issue. "We know that law enforcement and intelligence agencies face significant challenges in protecting the public against crime and terrorism. We build secure products to keep your information safe and we give law enforcement access to data based on valid legal orders. "We must not allow this dangerous precedent to be set. As of today, Google, Apple and Amazon won a big battle to bring you cable TV. Big Cable has just been dealt a big — and maybe mortal — blow. If you are a Comcast or Time Warner Cable subscriber, you're familiar with that trapped feeling: you don't really have any options to get cable besides your set-top box, and the customer service pains and high costs that go with it.
On Thursday, the U.S. government took its first big, official step to end that system. The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a series of proposed rules that would allow customers to begin using cable boxes from companies other than their cable provider. In fact, consumers will be able to get cable TV from a multitude of devices, when the technology catches up. That could include Apple TV, Fire TV, Android TV and Roku boxes. That means you could have an Apple TV and, assuming you have a cable subscription, grab your Comcast subscription and throw it in there alongside Netflix, Hulu and Spotify. Consumers would still need a cable subscription, but they could watch cable nearly anywhere.
Facebook and Twitter back Apple in phone encryption battle with FBI | Technology. Facebook and Twitter stepped into the battle with the FBI, with both companies pledging that they "stand with Apple" and will "aggressively fight" attempts to weaken encryption. Apple is heading deeper in to a legal battle with the FBI, which is attempting to access encrypted information on an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers. "We condemn terrorism and have total solidarity with victims of terror. Those who seek to praise, promote, or plan terrorist acts have no place on our services," Facebook said in a statement Thursday. "However, we will continue to fight aggressively against requirements for companies to weaken the security of their systems.
These demands would create a chilling precedent and obstruct companies' efforts to secure their products." Shortly before, Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted: "We stand with @timcook and Apple (and thank him for his leadership)!" "I'm on both [sides].
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Energy company stocks rose Tuesday as oil prices increased.
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Former Singapore galloper Magnum had his spring campaign cut short through injury, but will make a return to racing in the Gr.3 J Swap Contractors Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa on Saturday.
The Lauren Brennan-trained gelding was in fine form during spring, recording a fresh-up win at Ruakaka in Sepetember before running third behind Te Akau Shark in the Gr.3 Spring Sprint (1400m) at Hastings in October.
However, he punctured the sole of his hoof during that last-start effort and his connections had to cut short the rest of their spring racing plans with the six-year-old.
"He won his first start at Ruakaka over 1200m then going into the Red Badge Sprint, we were just as happy with him going into that," Brennan said.
"It was just unfortunate that he stood on something in that race and punctured his sole.
Magnum has made a pleasing return for Brennan, winning his 1000m trial heat at Matmata two weeks ago.
"I was very happy with the trial, it was his first run in nearly two months," Brennan said.
"Jason (Waddell, jockey) has trialed him a number of times for us now and has ridden him in one start and he said it's the best he has felt this time round, so I can't ask for more than that.
The son of Per Incanto could have a lucrative summer instore, with the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on New Year's Day and the Gr.1 Thorndon Mile (1600m) at Trentham on January 19 on his radar.
"We will reassess after this race and a possibility would be the Rich Hill Mile on New Year's Day," Brennan said.


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Advertised as the world's first wearable alcohol tracker for personal and professional use, the BACtrack Skyn transdermal sensor allows you to track your alcohol consumption directly from your wrist and make better decisions while drinking.
To use the sensor, the website indicates you just strap it on your wrist, open the app to connect and start a session, and then measure the alcohol coming from your skin in real time. In addition to active monitoring, users can set personalized notifications to caution them when they've had too much to drink, or once they've reached a specific blood-alcohol concentration.
Together, the company tells us that Skyn makes tracking your drinking accurate, effortless, and free of any guesswork.
Whether you're a social drinker, health nut, gadget lover, or you're looking to avoid a DUI, it certainly seems like BACtrack's Skyn can help you make more informed—and responsible—decisions about your alcohol consumption. Is it necessarily right for you, though?
In advance of the device's release, we've compiled publically available information into a single resource that can help you make a more empowered choice.
How Does BACtrack Skyn Work?
WebMD tells us that a "blood alcohol test measures the amount of alcohol (ethanol) in your body," formally known as blood alcohol concentration (BAC). An adult of legal drinking age is considered intoxicated if they have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or greater, which is equivalent to 80 mg/dL.
The two most common methods of measuring BAC are through breathalyzers or blood tests, although the transdermal electrochemical alcohol sensor found in Skyn promises to provide constant measurements from the skin on your wrist.
While the BACtrack website didn't provide much detail about how this works, according to a 2016 Mic.com article:
"The band is equipped with an electrochemical sensor which tracks the ethanol molecules that are released through your skin when you consume alcohol … The band then uses BACtrack's "proprietary algorithm" to convert the reading into an estimated BAC which is sent to your device."
As a wrist-based device, Skyn is available as a standalone version with an adjustable band, or it can be integrated into Apple Watch' band.
BACtrack's Skyn device can be used on its own, or integrated with Apple Watch. Credit: KHN Solutions, Inc.
There's also a proximity sensor that lets the device know when it's being worn and when it should be taking measurements, which we're told will help prolong battery life, along with an internal water reservoir for the main miniaturized sensor, as well as a Bluetooth LE antenna that sends the results over to your phone.
On the underside, this miniaturized sensor features a flippable latch that provides protection when it's not being worn, as well as to reveal a micro USB port for easy recharging.
The prototype version of Skyn's app demoed in the promotional video indicates users can monitor their BAC estimate in real time (including a graph that helps you see if you're trending up or down), and receive notifications upon reaching a specific BAC. At the end of each drinking session, you can view how many drinks you had and your peak BAC.
Finally, the app allows users to view their raw alcohol number, date, time, and temperature, as well as all their past sessions. This is also where you can customize lower and upper alcohol calibration points, as well as sample rate, save and export data, view battery and water levels, and even integrate with Apple Health.
How Much Does BACtrack Skyn Cost & When Will It Be Available?
After reaching out to the company, we learned that Skyn's price is expected to be $99, with a release date sometime during 2018. It will come with the same 30-day refund policy and one-year limited warranty as other BACtrack devices.
Just keep in mind that if you send back a damaged, non-defective unit, you could be assessed a restocking fee of up to 15 percent. Customer service can be reached at 877-334-6876 or support@bactrack.com.
What Do We Know About the Company Behind BACtrack Skyn?
BACtrack (KHN Solutions, Inc.) was founded in 2001 by CEO Keith Nothacker and received marketing clearance from the FDA in 2004 to sell breathalyzers intended for public use. Then, in 2013, the company released its smartphone-connected breathalyzer, which went on to win Popular Science's "Best of What's New Award" that same year.
Regarding Skyn specifically, we found articles highlighting the device as far back as May 2016, in addition to numerous articles this year since its appearance at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. However, there's no word on a release date, yet.
In the meantime, let's find out if any skin-based BAC wearables are in the pipeline to compete with Skyn.
BACtrack Skyn vs. Proof: Which Should You Buy?
During our research, we found a study as far back as 2007 that explored the potential of detecting BAC via the skin, although "significant time delays" of between 33 and 53 minutes were noted from the time alcohol was ingested until it was detected at the skin.
More recently in 2016, the UC San Diego Center for Wearable Sensors, led by nanoengineering professor Joseph Wang and electrical engineering professor Patrick Mercier, created a wearable tattoo with a built-in "hydrogel patch containing pilocarpine, a drug that passes through the skin and induces sweat." From there, the ethanol content in the sweat is measured.
Outside of this preliminary research, the online product in the pipeline set to compete directly Skyn at the time of our research was Proof from Milo Wearables, which found crowdfunding success on Indiegogo earlier this year and remains under development.
Comparatively, Proof uses a disposable cartridge versus Skyn's built-in sensor, so there will likely be ongoing costs associated with the former. Price-wise, Proof is set to retail somewhere between $100 and $150, while Skyn's price is pending.
Let's carry this idea over to the final section as we wrap things up.
Our Final Thoughts About BACtrack Skyn
Considering its simplicity, unobtrusiveness, and app-connectivity—not to mention the fact that it can help you make more informed decisions about your alcohol consumption, it seems there's a lot to like about the BACtrack Skyn—including the fact that it seems closer to making its way to market than the only current competitor (Proof).
In addition to these details, we reached out and learned the following:
What materials is it made from? Final device materials are to be determined.
What are its dimensions? The dimensions for the wearable device are also TBD.
How long does the battery last? How long does it take to recharge? The battery is expected to last up to two weeks on a single charge, with a recharge time of approximately three hours.
How often does the water reservoir have to be filled up? How is this accomplished? According to the response we received, "earlier versions of Skyn included a water reservoir, but it's no longer integrated into the device."
We were advised that additional information will be released as the launch date moves closer, so be sure to bookmark this page and we'll update the article as soon as we know more.
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Yesterday we wrote that OnePlus 2 got benchmarked in AnTuTu, to a less than impressive result, which we associated with an under throttled performance of a prototype. Today a new benchmark appears, with a much higher result than yesterday, still in AnTuTu.
The One A2001 is the codename of the OnePlus 2 here and OnePlus may have throttled the Snapdragon 810 v2.1 higher in order to prove their worth. This is far from the 69k or 70k points we've seen the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge reaching with the Exynos 7420. It's still in a good range for the Snapdragon 810, that achieved a pretty similar 63.424 on the Xiaomi Mi Note, which also uses version 2.1 of the Snapdragon 810.
The LG G Flex 2 and HTC One M9 use the original version of the CPU and score considerably less by the way. We're exactly one week away from the OnePlus 2 debut, so we're anxious to finally see and especially learn more about its camera, battery life and its price versions. What do you think of the new AnTuTu score in the meantime?


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In December, 2017 Qualcomm released the Snapdragon 845, and it continued to be the most powerful mobile processor till now. When the performance was tested the 845 was found 25-30% faster than the previous 835 with enhanced battery life, camera, and AI. Some of the popular phones running the Snapdragon 845 are One Plus 6T, Google Pixel 3, Xiaomi Poco F1, Vivo NEX, Google Pixel 3 XL, and more. Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 855 on 4th of December, 2018, but none of the smartphones have come with the chip yet.
The upcoming phones coming early this year are supposed to have the Snapdragon 855. The benchmark score of the latest chip-set by Qualcomm is enticing. The AnTuTu score of Snapdragon 855 came up to be in between 359,000-360,500 whereas the 845 had a score of 285,000 so the 855 is quite ahead. Even in the other benchmark platforms, the Snapdragon 855 is way ahead than the predecessor. As Kirin 980 was less powerful, and had lower benchmark scores than the 845 so it is obviously behind the Snapdragon 855.
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As the Sept. 10 primary inches closer, candidates running for the 23rd Council District in eastern Queens have started playing hard ball.
Last week's Democratic candidates' debate, held at Hillside Banquet and organized by Jackson Heights-based Chhaya Community Development Corp., a housing and civic engagement community group, tackled issues that affect immigrant communities in District 23, which stretches from Douglaston down through Oakland Gardens to Fresh Meadows, Queens Village and Hollis.
The district's seat became vacant after Mark Weprin resigned in June to work as deputy secretary of legislative affairs with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration.
Democratic candidates , Celia Dosamantes, Bob Friedrich, Barry Grodenchik, Rebecca Lynch and Ali Najmi took part in the debate. The only Democratic candidate not present was Satnam Singh Parhar.
A six-member panel was allowed to ask one question each. Some of the questions were on such controversial issues as legalizing basement apartments, which Najmi supported. Other candidates said they needed to look at community input before giving support, while Friedrich flat out opposed the idea.
On non-citizen voting, Dosamantes, Friedrich and Grodenchik were staunchly opposed to the concept, but Najmi and Lynch showed some support.
The blows started when campaign finance transparency was brought up and Friedrich accused Lynch of being a lobbyist for unions. Lynch, a labor union organizer, did not react.
Questions also addressed such subjects as healthcare for undocumented immigrants, overcrowded schools and quality-of-life issues.
Later, candidates were allowed to ask each other questions. Dosamantes asked Najmi why he challenged Parhar, to which Najmi responded that Parhar did not live in the district. Friedrich chimed in with support for Parhar, whose office said he does live in the borough.
Parhar's residency is irrelevant, according to the city's Board of Elections rules, which say those elected to city office have 90 days to relocate to the district they represent after the date they are sworn in.
The tension from last week's debate carried over to a debate Tuesday that was organized by AARP and Queens Tribune newspapers at the Frank Padavan Campus in Glen Oaks. Candidates from all political parties were invited.
Democratic candidates, except for Parhar, participated along with Republican contender Joe Concannon, who had no opponent.
A three-member panel asked questions related to the aging population of the district and later took questions from the audience.
Friedrich started his opening statement by noting that his Democratic opponents had worked for the government, unlike him.
Questions ranged from tenants' rights to senior resources to support for an extension on mayoral control.
Most candidates supported the same issues.
But on the extension of mayoral control of schools, Grodenchik, Lynch and Najmi supported the issue while Concannon, Dosamantes and Friedrich opposed it. In addition, Friedrich challenged his opponents on many of the issues during the course of the debate.