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PANTELION FILMS Michael Pena and America Ferrera star in "Cesar Chavez."

Movies about famous figures can get pretty dicey when it comes to balancing historical accuracy with doing justice to their subjects. But even if the film "Cesar Chavez," opening Friday, seems to sugarcoat its subject, it holds real value in depicting a chapter of America's past with which many people are unfamiliar.

In other words, it's like a pretty entertaining history class, if you don't mind that it's not exactly objective.

But to his credit, director Diego Luna keeps things pretty restrained. He may well have been tempted to portray the farmworkers' civil rights struggles of the 1960s with more passion, grandiose music and false drama. Instead, "Cesar Chavez" feels more like a simple, gritty and realistic glimpse of the United Farm Workers union and their efforts toward gaining members a better life in Central California. What's missing (not surprisingly) is a more balanced look at those who opposed them.

Michael Peña is understated, yet appropriately steel-jawed, in the title role of Chavez, the union organizer doggedly pursuing a better life for his people while trying to meet the needs of his own household, which includes his pessimistic son Fernando (Eli Vargas), who doesn't understand the motives of a father whose first priority seems to be his cause.

As a child, Arizona-born Mexican-American Chavez saw his family lose their ranch during the Great Depression. Fast forwarding to the late 1950s, the film finds Chavez as an office-bound union/civil rights organizer who decides to squeeze eight kids and his wife Helen (a scene-swiping America Ferrera) into the family car and leave L.A. to "get my hands dirty" in the fields of Delano.

The film makes it look like Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later the United Farm Workers) and immediately started winning hearts and minds. He hands out fliers, rapidly gains meeting attendees, and opens a credit union depending on donations to lend workers money. It's there we see the beginnings of the inevitable opposition, initially in the form of the local sheriff voicing suspicions of a Marxist insurrection ("Communists?" Chavez says. "We're Catholic. How can we be Communists?").

John Malkovich adds depth as Bogdanovich (an immigrant himself, the film reminds us more than once), one of the local farm kingpins determined to crush the movement, first by enlisting Mexican nationals to fill in for striking workers, then eventually enlisting the help of President Richard Nixon to counteract the effects of the union-engineered grape boycott.

Still, the film seems simplistic and one-sided, content to portray the growers as racist, ticked-off white men trying to outwit the help. But nobody said a film titled "Cesar Chavez" would have two sides (and some of the grimace-inducing news clips of Gov. Ronald Reagan ripping the workers show that this portrayal has some seeds of truth).

Peña picks up steam (and sympathy) as the story progresses, and his character suddenly finds himself not only squaring off against farm owners and his son, but the ranks of his own union. Throughout it all, Chavez takes his nonviolent approach to any length to gain victory.

But was he really the saint the film insists he was? The best biopics examine their subject's vices as well as their virtues. Luna and screenwriters Keir Pearson and Timothy J. Sexton obviously view Chavez as an unimpeachable hero, which may not allow the central character to grow as much as he should.

While the times in the film slowly change, the Chavez at the end of the movie is still the noble Chavez we got 90 minutes earlier. Perhaps Chavez's worst fault was that he didn't spend enough time with his bullied son. But the filmmakers didn't seem to want to explore any other possibilities.

"Cesar Chavez" is an unspectacular and occasionally dry look at a chapter of America's civil rights history often overlooked in favor of another movement that was taking place at the same time thousands of miles away. It's not filmmaking at its best, but it certainly does a credible job in telling a story that needs telling.

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'Cesar Chavez' * * ½

Rating: PG-13 (some violence and language)
Cast: Michael Pena, John Malkovich, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, Wes Bentley
Director: Diego Luna
Running time: 1 hour, 41 minutes; screened in English and Spanish, check theaters for schedule


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BUENA VISTA, Va. — Southern Virginia University Athletic Director Scott Y. Doxey today announced that Jason Lamb—one of the most accomplished and well-known coaches in both collegiate and international lacrosse—will become the university’s first-ever director of lacrosse effective immediately.

Lamb comes to Southern Virginia from the University of Notre Dame, where he has served as director of operations for men’s lacrosse since February 2012. During Lamb’s two seasons at Notre Dame, The Fighting Irish reached the NCAA Division I Championship semifinal and quarterfinal rounds in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

“We’re pleased that Jason Lamb is joining our athletics staff and will be directing the only NCAA-sanctioned lacrosse programs in the nation with LDS environments,” said Doxey. “He has a passion for lacrosse and a proven track record of success.”

Lamb will oversee the Southern Virginia men’s and women’s lacrosse programs and serve as head men’s lacrosse coach as both teams enter their first year of competition in the highly-competitive NCAA Division III Capital Athletic Conference.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to lead men’s and women’s lacrosse at Southern Virginia,” said Lamb. “We’ll work tirelessly to recruit and develop the right type of scholar-athletes who attain success on the field and in every aspect of their lives.”

Prior to his tenure at Notre Dame, Lamb was the director of lacrosse at NCAA Division II Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo., from 2010 to 2012. He oversaw the start-up of the Grizzlies men’s and women’s lacrosse programs prior to their inaugural season as members of the Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association in 2011.

During the summer of 2011, Lamb also joined the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse as an assistant coach. His connection with the Outlaws helped facilitate a match between Adams State and WILA-rival Colorado Mesa University at Mile High Stadium.

From 1995 to 2010, Lamb was the head men’s lacrosse coach at Brigham Young University amassing a 213-69 (.755) record and guiding the Cougars to three Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association national championships and seven Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference titles during his tenure. In 2006, Lamb was named MCLA Coach of the Year.

Lamb was also instrumental in organizing the MCLA—a national organization for institutions that do not sponsor intercollegiate lacrosse at the varsity level—and served as the MCLA’s president from 1997 to 2003. BYU is currently a Division I-affiliate of the MCLA, while Southern Virginia competed at the MCLA’s Division II-level from 2004 to 2012.

As a student at BYU, Lamb had a standout career on the men’s lacrosse team serving as an on-field coach and team captain during his junior and senior seasons. Following graduation, he became the Cougars’ first-ever non-playing coach.

Lamb has also been successful head coach at the international level of lacrosse leading the USA West All-Stars to a 34-5 (.872) mark to go along with several international titles, including the 2002 Open Division Championship at the Lacrosse Federation World Games in Perth, Australia, the 2004 Prague Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, and the 2006 ASPAC Championship in Osaka, Japan.

The Rocky Point, N.Y., native graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in Italian. He served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Rome, Italy.

“I am very excited to compete in the Capital Athletic Conference, which is home to some of the top Division III lacrosse programs in the nation,” said Lamb. “We’ll work hard to be competitive within the conference with the goal of building Southern Virginia men’s and women’s lacrosse into nationally recognized programs.”

Southern Virginia joins the Capital Athletic Conference—one of the premier DIII athletic conferences for lacrosse and home to recently-crowned 2013 NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse National Champion Salisbury University—effective July 1, 2013.


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Siena went up against the Iroquois and Israel national teams as part of an international round-robin at Cortland on Sunday.

Veteran Upstate writer Dave Rahme was there to analyze the action; read his post here. Photographer Larry Palumbo captured the event (as well as Saturday's Israel-Iroquois scrimmage and Sunday's games involving Syracuse); use the arrows at the bottom of the photo to scroll through the gallery.


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Four El Monte teenagers are accused of leading authorities on a high-speed chase from South Pasadena to El Monte in a stolen car while flashing gang signs at pursuing officers early Sunday.
The incident began about 2 a.m. when a South Pasadena police officer tried to pull over a 1997 Honda Accord for running a red light on Fremont Avenue at Monterey Road, South Pasadena police Sgt. Tony Abdalla said. Authorities later learned the car had been recently stolen from El Monte, but not yet reported to police.
The Honda entered the westbound 10 Freeway before exiting at Soto Street and getting back onto the freeway eastbound, Abdalla said.
“The vehicle drove eastbound on the 10 freeway in speeds in excess of 110 mph,” the sergeant said.
Officers noticed the young suspects displaying gang signs to their pursuers periodically throughout the chase, he added.
After a pursuit lasting about 30 minutes, Abdalla said, police and California Highway Patrol officers took the four teens into custody in El Monte when the car came to a stop on a cul-de-sac in the 10600 block of Ellen Street.
“It was determined they were El Monte gang members,” he said.
The teens were taken into custody by CHP officers and were expected to face charges including auto theft and felony evading of police, officials said.
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On the general feeling going into spring ball:
“We’re real excited, just by the mere fact of how well the offseason went. We finished strong last year with that bowl win. I think that set us off on a good note into the offseason, kinda carried over and showed. Everyone was coming out working, getting faster and stronger. We just had a meeting yesterday with Coach Neuheisel, and he said it’s time. It’s no longer time for people to hope that we get up to the upper echelon of the Pac-10, it’s the time they expect that we’re supposed to be up there. This spring ball is going to be big for us to get a head start on the season, get the offseason going, we’re going to do a couple new things there. It’s time that when people expect it, we fulfill these expectations.”

On the expectations, in terms of number of wins:
“It’s nice to pick a number to shoot for, but it’s always tough to do that. Last year, when people asked that question, we kinda dodged it. We said, make a bowl. And obviously we’ve gotta make a bowl this year. But for me, I don’t know how many wins it’s going to take, but I want to be competing for that Pac-10 championship spot. However many wins that takes, that’s what I want to compete for.”

On spring ball being a different kind of challenge than fall camp:
“You have to approach it as you’re competing to get spots for fall camp. That’s kinda what spring is – throw a bunch of guys in there and see who can respond and who can’t. Just making sure for guys who got a lot of playing time last year like myself, going out there and solidifying yourself as a guy who should be out there. Not going out there and making mistakes you made last year. Building, moving forward. Just getting better step-by-step. I was telling Al earlier that last year for me I was just trying to get that starting spot. This year, it’s more I have to go out there and become the leader, become the guy. Solidify myself as the man on offense.”

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    Nice! A Pac-10 Championship is a great goal. Obtaining a Pac-10 championship brings along all the other acolades, but first things first!

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    Drill #1 for Prince: Slide Kid!!

    Great answers, great attitude, and he’s right – It’s time.

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    “It’s time”… Love it! September can’t arrive fast enough.

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Clothes dryers are among the biggest energy hogs in a typical home*. Line-drying clothes cuts the energy use down to zero, but who has time for that? Here's how you can line-dry clothes without extra work.

The key is to handle each item as little as possible. You can do that by hanging clothes on plastic hangers once, while they are wet. Once the clothes are dry, you just grab the batch and move it to a closet, without any of the folding, hanging or sorting that takes time when you take stuff out of a dryer. A drying rack can make socks and underwear even easier to dry.

People talk about about recovering the lost art of line-drying clothes the way our grandparents did it. But after experiencing modern convenience, it's hard to go back. My goal is to make line drying almost as easy as using a dryer--low energy for me as well as for the power plant.

In addition to saving energy, line drying has lots of other advantages. It can actually work better than a dryer for busy people, because you don't have to worry about being around when the dryer finishes to avoid clothes wrinkling. Clothes can last longer because they don't get overheated--this particularly helps preserve elastic. And rather than using detergents whose chemical scents try to mimic the fresh smell (or lack thereof) of line-dried clothes, you can have the real thing!

For more about the advantages of line drying, check out Project Laundry List, a non-profit dedicated to promoting simple ways of saving energy--such as line drying.

In this instructable, I'll describe strategies and equipment for hanging different kinds of clothes with minimum work, discuss setting up a clothesline (choosing a location, etc.), and finally describe options for minimizing dryer energy use if you do use a dryer. An appendix explains the small effect that drying clothes indoors can have on heating or air-conditioning energy use.

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maessy1 year ago

Get this guys, if I'm feeling lazy, I'll line dry rather than use the dryer. Why? Because you put them on hangers and an hour later its dry(I live in the desert Southwest). Take the clothes on hangers and put them straight in the closet. If you use the dryer, you have to put the clothes in, take them out, fold them, take them to the bedroom, find the hangers, put the clothes on the hangers and finally, hang them up...too many steps for me. I'm too lazy for that. Even in winter you can still dry you clothes by the end of the day or dry them indoors.

lisa1261 year ago
I live in England, and when I was young my clothes were dried on a clothes rack on a pulley (search for a "kitchen pulley clothes airer" and you'll see what I mean) over an Aga (a solid fuel cooker) in the winter or when it rained, and on a clothes line in the summer. When I lived in a tall house I used to dry clothes over the bannisters of the stairs, and an outdoor washing line. I now have indoor clothes lines in the hall upstairs under the picture rails for the winter, and an outdoor washing line. Everything inside dries overnight or in a day, as hot air rises! Tumble driers have only been common here recently, and although I have one I hardly ever use it except in an emergency. The pulley clothes rack is absolutely brilliant, and you don't need a solid fuel cooker either, just a high enough ceiling and a normal indoor temperature. I know someone who put it in her stairwell and it works just as well.
redletter7 years ago
Put damp clothes on hangers, put hangers on clothes line -- great idea! My Mom loves to line-dry stuff in the nice weather. I'd like to find some kind of clip to hold each hanger on the line in breezy weather. Regular clothes pins can't handle it. Any ideas?
I used to put pegs on the line beside the hangers to hold them in place. Of course, if it was breezy I sometimes had to peg the clothes on to the hangers as well.

maybe if you used wire hangers the hooks could be bent over? not completely, or it wouldn't come off the line, but give it more of a loop to make it more likely to stay on?
string a chain between two posts and hook your hangers in the links. they won't slide, won't blow off.
Between two posts should work well if the posts are well sunk. I had the bright idea ( or so I thought) of using a chain strung between a pair of wall shelf brackets. Unfortunately the weight of the clothes caused the chain to pull at the shelf supports from the sides causing them to loosen and the chain to sag. The weight actually partially pulled one of the shelf brackets from the wall. I replaced the chain with a piece of alumnum pipe (conduit?) . I have been using it f or some years now but only for a place to hang already dried clothes. Since reading a couple of these instructables I think I may try using it to dry some of the clothes. Something someone may try, if they wash more than one load at a time is to hang the first load in the laundry room then put second load in dryer. In my laundry room running the dryer heats the room up considerably. Two loads of laundry dried for the cost of one.
paqrat paqrat3 years ago
Update to the aluminum pipe hanging rod. It works beautifully. I haven't used the dryer in many months. Shirts, socks & underwear tends to dry within one day. Jeans and pants can take two. If you like your clothes all kitten fur soft then this form of drying isn't for you. Clothes definitely come out stiffer but is not uncomfortable to wear.
More durable than clothes line and will probably make people think twice about stealing your unmentionables.
D'oh, of course! Great idea.
Pipe foam insulation cut into small 2inch pieces over the line will keep the clothes on the line separated and stopped from bunching up. Any help?
paqrat oldbird3 years ago
Great idea!
LowEnergy (author)  oldbird7 years ago
Good idea--thanks.
Try large binder clips they hold 120 sheets of paper and are strong metal with folding handles. I got mine at Office Depot on sale 12 for $1.00..I use them for all kinds of stuff..
paqrat WILL623 years ago
I hung a small Persian rug from a door usiing the large binder clips. I used three of them and I think if I'd only used two the weight of the rug would have pulled it free of the clips. As was, a gentle tug (as when positioning the rug) was enough to dislodge it.
I found some 'bull dog clips' at staples that were super cheap (certain colors only... who cares about color???). They are super strong, and I can even clip the nice plastic hangers to clothesline. They also work great for reclosing non-resealing food bags..
LowEnergy (author)  redletter7 years ago
I have a new instructable on dealing with wind with an added tighter wire hook.
LowEnergy (author)  redletter7 years ago
Stay tuned for a new instructable with a system for holding hangers on a pulley-based clothesline...but that system is a little overly complex. For now some simpler ideas would be to try these plastic clamps or something similar from a local hardware store, or binder clips from at stationery store. I haven't tried either, but I imagine the plastic clamps could prevent it from blowing off, but wouldn't keep it in place on the line. The binder clips are cheaper, and could be used to clamp it in place, but are probably a little more awkward to use.
LowEnergy (author)  LowEnergy7 years ago
As WhosWho points out, my ideas of plastic clamps or binder clips are pretty silly when clothespins would work better. I also like Grady's idea of bending wire hanger hooks inward. Some difficulties with that: You need to bend it back out to fit on a closet rod, and if you do that enough times eventually it will weaken and break. And the hanger might eventually rust and stain the clothes. Plastic coated hangers are an option, but the plastic is usually vinyl which doesn't have a good environmental reputation.
Grady redletter7 years ago
Redletter If it's windy, use the wire hangars & just bend-in the hook at the time, so they can't blow off. Florida is really hot, so I wash out my uniforms at nighttime & hang them on nails on my porch. When I get up, the next morning, they-re dry & don't need ironing.
HelenaTroy2 years ago
I've been doing this for years! the main problem is that if there's a bit of breeze, the hangers side and clump together, which doesn't aid drying: one way to avoid this is to put a clothes ped by each to act as a brake, to keep the hanger in place.
paqrat3 years ago
I work in an antique store and we came across an interesting device some months ago. It was a rack that consisted of 3 wooden rods in a framework that was attached to a pulley system which was attached to the ceiling. To use it you lowered the rack, hung your clothes on the rack then used the pulley to elevate the whole rack up to the ceiling where the air was much hotter. It would be most effective in houses with high ceilings but in one of them I believe it would be a very efficient way of drying. I think it should be fairly easy to build one of pvc. One in each room and you could dry a huge amount of clothes.
KYjane3 years ago
How young are you guys n gals? In Ky we hung clothes outdoors because we had too, we hung them inside when it rained, when it was bitterly cold the laudry still went on the line- I guess it freeze dried but they hung out all day. Back then it was out of necessity to have clean clothes, now I do it to be green. If you have too many clothes hanging & bogging down the line, you make a prop out of a slim pc of wood with a nail bent over the line allowing me to adjust the height, move it b/c of large items. As a young child we had 1 coal pot belly stove that required round the clock maint. so clothes where hung as close as we could get then on a wood rack I still have & use with our wood stove. It is nice if I am ill to toss them in the dryer but in the 60's you had to do your job at home or the whole system broke. We also canned our garden food which I still do but my freezer is handy! It takes a lot of effort to save our environment & ease our wallets,,,funny I did it then & now for different reasons. You guys give great tips too! Hmmm old dog learns new trick! thanx
Another way to dry clothes faster (and thus saving money and / or energy) when using a dryer is to use tennis balls. *Notices your puzzled expression* The tennis balls (two works well) kept the clothes separated to allow the air from the dryer to reach more surfaces of the clothing instead of the clothes just clumping together. OR you could shell out the extra money to buy the "dryer balls" from the as seen on tv section of your local retailer. They work the same, but tennis balls probably cost a lot less. My laundromat even keeps a box of tennis balls for customers to use. I'll admit I was puzzled for a moment the first time I saw it, but I had already seen the dryer balls, so it just clicked. Oh, okay, I understand.
I bought the dryer balls and haven't noticed a difference. Another possible advantage of the tennis balls is they might possibly collect lint.
Zoo993 years ago
I love your instructable, it takes a simple thing like line drying and adds humor to make a point about saving electricity.

I haven't used a dryer in five years here in Central Florida. I hang dry everything. The only problem is when it rains for several days straight..then my house resembles a chinese laundry because I am forced to use drying racks and other places to lay the clothes out.
dtorallo4 years ago
Good thing Philippines is not that advance. Filipinos buy washers with dryers but we only use the washers. Our country is too hot so line-drying is still widely used here.
Here, dryers are considered as lazy. But I still use it, rinsing and drying. Btw, most dryers here are spin dryers, no heating features.
mob14 years ago
So its a rope between two trees. AMAZING !
peacepiper4 years ago
How well woud drying my clothes indoor work when it's very humid here in summer and winter? Even in the summer, it takes my clothes 5-7 hours to dry outside because the humidity is 80% or more. In the winter, it's the same. It rains all the time. Inside the house is humid too in the winter. Would my clothes even dry or would they just be damp forever?
Humidty isn't that great a problem for drying clothes. What you need is airflow around them to help speed the drying times. ALL my clothes are dried using either an indoor line or outdoor line and I live in tropical north Queensland where the average humidty is 80% most of the year. When it is pouring with rain my clothes are dried with the aid of a small pedestal fan set on the lowest speed and pointed at the indoor clothes line.

People have been brainwashed into believing that clothes lines are somehow old fashioned and don't work.

Nothing could be further from the truth.
The smell of fresh sheets/clothes dried in the sun is something to look forward to.
LowEnergy (author)  peacepiper4 years ago
That can be tough. Sometimes you just have to accept that it might take 24 hours to dry. Some other ideas to try:
-Let the clothes dry for say 8 hours--perhaps overnight--and then put them in the dryer to finish them off and make sure they are completely dry.
-Get a good energy-star dehumidifier, and dry the clothes in the same room as the dehumidifier.
Lezah5 years ago
You can also run your washing machine a second spin time which is like a wringer to take out more moisture.  It works great for towels, jeans etc.  I LOVE my solar dryer...
khalednm5 years ago
 At the swimming pool that I use, they have a high speed spinner that takes about 30 seconds, and your swimsuit comes out completely dry.  Are there any options like this for domestic use?
LowEnergy (author)  khalednm5 years ago
 Yes!   Actually the best energy-star washers now have capability like that built in, but you can also buy a stand-alone unit.  There's an expensive one called spin-X and some cheaper ones as well.

Don't expect them to get everything as dry as they get a swimsuit--cotton holds moisture a lot more than synthetics used in bathing suits.  But they can still make line-drying faster or cut way back on the energy needed for a tumble dryer to finish the job.
ginamarina5 years ago
I hang dry everything - inside all winter (for the humidity!) and outside all summer. To get rid of fur, hair, tree seeds, lint, and bugs. And the "crunchy" feeling that my SO hates, I tumble them in the dryer for 15 minutes or so with no heat, then fold them. I guess if you were even more worried about bugs maybe blasting some heat through them in the dryer would "fix" that. ??  :)
ScotDeerie5 years ago

If your laundry hangs low to the grass and you're in tick country, don't forget to check for ticks before you bring in the clothes.  In Indiana, I first saw the ticks on the white sheets/clothes and I realized I needed to hang the laundry far from trees and over low cut grass.  But it's worth the trouble.  Nothing smells better than laundry dried outside.

Great instructable. Regarding sheets, I find I can drape a sheet from the washer on the bed(on top of the bedspread), turn on the ceiling fan, and its dry in an hour or two if the heat or AC is on. Towels likewise. Sometimes I put rolled up t shirts underneath them so air can get under the wet cloth.
 Love the idea for the sheets it never occured to me before.
Ok if you dont have alot of space this is so simple. GO and get some old racks from a stove or fridge( any scrap yard has them but you might need to spray paint them) and mount them on a wall with 2 plumbing straps over a heat regester, any kind will work ( electric or gas) and make a support ( like this \...) so you can fold it up and down when you dont need it. Just cut a piece of wood the right length and cut big enought slots into it to fit around the metal racks and put a screw in the wall low enough to hold the bottom of the wood, so you end up with a rack that is 90 to the wall. Now just hang up your clothes on hangers and your done. Your already heating your house so why not dry your clothes at the same time. If every room has one.. the clothes just need to be moved to the closet once dryed they are allready hung and wrinkle free and in the right room.

 Tools needed1) saw 2) screwdiver COST UNDER 5 BUCKS

I heat with a wood stove and forced air with a couple of bathroom fans (cheap to run) and my hot water is just a old gas tank heated by the stove and I live in Canada so you know its cold
My disclamer if useing electric heat make sure the rack is well above the heater so as not to cause a fire and check often to make sure your not over drying. If heating with forced air, make sure you change your filter often you save both ways your furnace works better and your clothes wont get dusty. K if anyone else trys this let me know .It works great for me
Retirement15 years ago
 I developed another time saving and less hassle tip as hangers are usually in short supply in my house.  When I remove an item from the hanger in my closet I place the hanger in the laundry basket, that way I always have hangers with me when doing the laundry.  Of course, it only works when I know I will be washing the item after I wear it.
WILL625 years ago
My house was built in 1957 and my family has always owned it and now that my parents have passed I own it, and I like my sainted mama still use the clothes line that came with the house (only one on the block) everyone else had theirs taken out to waste money on dryers. I also put a line in the garage for bad for shoulder points on t-shirts I lay the shirt over the line in half (where ya fold it anyhoo) and when ya where it for 5 mins the line comes out due to body heat.....same with towels they dry just as fast and ya have a nice fold line.
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TOD: Diode Matrix ROM intro (7-segment display)

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A new series of instructables that will be using tons and tons of diodes. No IC's are aloud, the only semi conductors are diodes and transistors. The only passive components aloud are capacitors, resistors, switches, inductors, and potentiometers (variable resistors for those who don't know). Another rule is it must have more diodes then any other component. I made this all up, and I made up this group to see how creative people can be with electronics without resorting to IC's. My next one (this one is just a little wimpy intro) might use up to 2000 diodes.

This is an intro to Diode Matrix Roms, basically it takes a signal in (switch) and gives an output (number on the display)

NOTE: I couldn't complete a project designed by myself because my breadboard is way too small, but That'll be fixed in later instructables.
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Step 1: Parts

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7x 68 ohm resistor or higher (I used somewhere 110 I think)

1x 7-segment display

1x 10dip switch (I could only find an 8, just less characters to display)

23x signal diodes (cheapest you can find), I had 23, but I could only fit 9 on my board

1x breadboard, preferably big (unlike mine)

Some jumper wire

some sort of power supply, like 2AA or AAA's

wire cutters help

Step 2: Put the 2 main components on the board

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insert the display and the dip switch (heheh dip switch) on the center of the board, ontop of the notch.

Step 3: Ground it

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ground all of one side of the dip switch and ground the 2 ground pins of the display

Step 4: Save the LEDs!

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Insert 7 resistors, one for each led and attach all of them to you power supply.

I later shortened the resistor leads to reduce clutter.

Step 5: Hook up all the diodes

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Can't really help you here, just make sure they are all facing the right way and the leads arn't shorting out (especially the resistors, which could fry your display)
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Fernbot7 years ago
Holy power consumption!

As it stands now, your circuit consumes more power when the LEDs are off than when they are on*. Looking at your schematic, what if you pushed the LEDs to the top (next to the resistors) and then disconnected the cathodes of the LEDs from ground? You could then use your diodes to ground the cathodes of the LEDs. Since the LED + diode is a larger voltage drop, you'll probably have to reduce the size of the resistors to keep the same LED brightness.

It's fun to work with the basic components, isn't it? =D

*Your diodes turn the LEDs off because they have a smaller voltage drop (~0.7v) than the LEDs (~1.3v), right? This creates a larger voltage drop across the resistor when the LED is off, which leads to a larger current, and therefore higher power consumption.
tuck9117 Fernbot11 months ago

i know they should just have a normal off switch lol

guyfrom7up (author)  Fernbot7 years ago
you are right! I'm glad you pointed this out! I don't get exactly what you're describing, could you make a schematic?
guyfrom7up (author)  guyfrom7up7 years ago
btw it is fun to work with basic components ;)
So true :). I just got done designing an ALU that can add, subtract, do all of the boolean logic operations, and now I'm working on bit-shifting. Once the design is done I'm going to hard-wire it all up.

Ok, here is what I was thinking. Notice that now you put the diodes where you want the LED to be on instead of off. I just randomly put my diodes in the schematic, so the output would probably be meaningless, but hopefully it gives you the idea.
guyfrom7up (author)  Fernbot7 years ago
ohhhhh so the switches are normally on, but when you flick the switch off so do the leds.. I'm going to post that schematic as a better way of doing it on my instructable
guyfrom7up (author)  Fernbot7 years ago
you make a good point, I'll check with my multimeter, be back in a jiffy!
thank you very mach
Meran Eng.2 years ago
what you're doing with these instructables, is just awesome :)
May I have a layout for printed circuit board?
sry 9 bits
plz i need can i connect (9 digits)binary to seven segment? without decoder (9 -512)??????????plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help meeeee.thnx
Okay, correct me if I'm wrong, but with diodes it's possible to make non-volatile (won't lose it when the power goes off completely) memory cells? Right?

This is just what I need for my project. At first I thought about capacitors, but deemed it way too complicated. Also, where would I find a tutorial on doing this?

(By the way, I love what you're doing with these instructables, and I hope you keep going. I prefer transistors to diodes, but still awesome).

thrashbarg7 years ago
There's a PDF about DEC logic modules used in PDP computers. It's full of information about using DTL to make stuff, including adders, etc. The link is here

I made a 2 bit plus carry adder out of DTL a few months ago, but I can't find any pictures of it. There were about 15 transistors and 28 diodes.
guyfrom7up (author)  thrashbarg7 years ago
thanks for the link! I'll look at it once it's done downloading (25 MB!)

I'm making a 2 digit adder (xx + xx = xxx) only from diodes

the schematic is a pain in the butt.
I been working on DTL aswell. I have figured out every gate I could find info about. NOT, OR, AND, NOR, NAND, XOR, XNOR. Are there any that I have missed? When I have got a full set I'm goin to make an instructable on it.
Nope. That's all of 'em.
asa-tech6 years ago
Perplexing question!

Dr. asked me a question related to the university b Markp ROM on the design of the type of ROM through the Diode Matrix

Q) Design an adoide matrix read only memory that stor the following 20 words:
How to answer it and drawing with diode matrix read only memory??!!
Is there a way to make this circuit to have a +5v input at each point instead of the switch? In other words input a +5 volt signal at any point and display the corresponding number on an LED 7 segment display. This would tell you which one has the +5v signal at its input.
Will this one work? it only puts power to the circuit when needed.
Push to digit Com Cathode.GIF
Llamarama6 years ago
Nice one! How refreshing is is to see some real (!) electronics! Funnily enough im working on a diode matrix ROM to form a BCD to HEX decoder.
Good luck building anything more complicated than a 7 segment display, you make EEs and electrical technicians everywhere cringe with that mess. Also you use way too many diodes where they are not needed.
engmohammed6 years ago
plz show where intersections are.....
engmohammed6 years ago
it will be much easier by using the sn74ls47 ic(only 4 inputs)
1 question- how do you know this stuff?!
guyfrom7up (author)  GorillazMiko7 years ago
books, and thinking, then researching to see if there's something similar to my original intentions
guyfrom7up (author)  guyfrom7up7 years ago
oh, and of couse, asking on forums ;)
Kind of a retarded question, because I don't know much about schematics and stuff, but what do diodes do? :P
guyfrom7up (author)  GorillazMiko7 years ago
diodes only let electricity pass one way, likea one way valve for water. I use diodes here so that the signal doesn't backtrack.
Oh. Wait up! Aren't you supposed to be taking a break from Instructables? :-O
guyfrom7up (author)  GorillazMiko7 years ago
I'm taking a break from taking a break, lol. I pretty much accomplished everything I wanted to do in my break, so I'm back.
Welcome back. :P
rmd65027 years ago
How many diodes would be needed to make an adder? Could it even be done without transistors, or would the losses add up too quickly? I suppose with schottky barrier diodes with very low Vf it could be done...
guyfrom7up (author)  rmd65027 years ago
That's actually going to my big cube machine, so you might have to wait on it for a bit. I came up with this design during school, drew all of the character (numbers) I wanted, took note of all of the diodes were off. I made a grid, similar to the schematic, labled the columns 1 through 7, labled the 7 segment display 1 through 7, and I just placed diodes on the grid in the appropriat places. For example, for 0 (row 1) the middle (I called it 4) had to be off, so i put a diode there. I just told you incase you want to design your own. when I came back home I discovered it's called a Diode Matrix ROM. I think it's neat.
guyfrom7up (author)  guyfrom7up7 years ago
here's the original sheet with closeups I was originally going to do one with a 5x4 led display with letters. But it couldn't display 5 (i think) characters and it took 196 diodes, which I didn't have. I thought this demonstration was sufficient for now.
Quick question. The 2nd picture shows making the 1 and using 6 diodes, am I incorrect in thinking only 5 would be needed? I dont want to sound rude or anything and I have not used diodes in anything either.
BigRich BigRich7 years ago
Haha forget that comment above, just saw picture 3
guyfrom7up (author)  rmd65027 years ago
the losses won't really add up, the diodes are only used for shorting the led so it doesn't light up, for an adder that I'm desgining it'll only drop about 2 volts, and won't be a problem at all if I use a 9 volt battery.
I guess you like doing things the hard way right? Fun at first but it would probably get boring after a couple thousand diodes. :p
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Stealing health care from the poor

djWhat kind of person lies about his income so he can receive health benefits? That question came to mind as I read the story out of Texas about scores of people who pretended to be poor so they could qualify for social programs for the indigent. Most of these people appeared to be well off. Good Morning America ran a segment on this story yesterday for which I was interviewed.

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Home fireDo insurers routinely cheat policyholders in lowballing homeowner claims? They do if you believe the story out this morning by Bloomberg News.

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What it Takes to Make it to the World's Largest Science Fair
It starts with a good idea. Motivated by curiosity and an enthusiasm for research. Driven by the resolve to keep going even when obstacles arise. This is what it takes to make it to the world's largest science competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).

As some 1,500 young scientists and mathematicians presented their work in Albuquerque this year, it was evident that most, if not all, faced challenges along the way. But they kept going, conducting experiments and solving problem after problem, as they attempted to prove - or disprove - their hypotheses.

Eventually, each of these young scientists achieved degrees of success, resulting in recognition at local, regional and/or state science fairs affiliated with Intel ISEF. Their projects are impressive: potential treatments for medical diseases, valuable research on environmental issues, and a whole range of gizmos and gadgets that may just improve life for us all.

Here are a few of the stories of the young men and women - and projects - that made it to Intel ISEF in 2007.

Siti Sarah Zainal Alimuddin,
Kuah Kedah, Malaysia
Concerned about her neighbor's health and the environment, Siti Sarah Zainal Alimuddin, developed a simple, inexpensive, environmentally-friendly portable stove.
Jie Jin
Beijing, China
Jie Jin developed a sophisticated anti-drowning system by attaching sensors to swim goggles.
Holly Reid Batchelor
Edinburgh, Scotland
In her research on cosmic rain, Holly Reid Batchelor designed and constructed cosmic ray particle detectors.
Cameron Kruse
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
To ensure that new baseballs are uniformly prepared for professional play, Cameron Kruse designed an electronic baseball mudding machine.
Cristian Miguel Orozco Vega
Upala, Alajuela, Costa Rica
After observing a plant that appeared to be naturally repellant to insects, Cristian Miguel Orozco Vega used the plant to develop an organic insecticide for agricultural use.

Siti Sarah Zainal Alimuddin, Malaysia
When Siti Sarah Zainal Alimuddin looked around her rural Malaysian community, she grew concerned about the health of her neighbors and the wellbeing of the entire planet. "Many people in my country are still burning wood," the 18-year-old explains. "They don't have a proper stove and so they burn wood in the open air. This is not good for them or the environment."
To help her neighbors find a better alternative, Alimuddin set out to design a simple, environmentally-friendly stove.

Because the stove had to be constructed of something easily accessible in this remote region and, above all, something affordable to the people who reside there, Alimuddin settled on using recycled tin cans of different sizes as the key components of her design. She constructed the stove to work via a gasification process which converts solid fuel into gas burned to produce heat.

For fuel, Alimuddin turned to rubber-wood sawdust obtained at no cost from a local furniture company. This sawdust biomass, she realized, could be converted into a useful form of energy instead of ending up in a landfill or burned as waste.

Based on several parameters of data, Alimuddin's portable sawdust biomass stove proved to be an efficient source of heat and a healthier option for all. "Fossil fuels will face depletion in the near future and it is incumbent upon us to find alternative forms of energy for the future generation," Alimudden says. "Among the various kinds of alternative fuel available, biomass is one of the most potential sources of energy." Alimuddin earned recognition for this research at the Malaysia Technology Expo and MRSM Young Scientist fair before coming to Intel ISEF.

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At first glance, they look like your average pair of swim goggles. But if you look more closely, you'll see the intricate wiring and attached sensor, a clue that there's nothing ordinary about them. They are part of a sophisticated anti-drowning system designed by Jie Jin, an 18-year-old student from Beijing, China, who came up with the idea after learning that drowning is a leading cause of unnatural death for children.

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In professional baseball, one of the requirements is that new balls must lose their shiny finish before they can be used for play. As a veteran batboy for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Cameron Kruse, 17, had already logged in a few summers rubbing balls with commercial "baseball mud" to dull the finish. Because the balls were rubbed by hand, Kruse noticed that there were inconsistencies from ball to ball, and sometimes even on the same ball. These variances could make a big difference in how a game might play out. For instance, a bright, white ball could give the edge to a batter hoping for a homerun; a duller ball might be nearly invisible as it flies across the plate and an umpire yells, "Strike!"

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Using a randomized bio-statistical block design and different concentrations of extracts from the plant Zamioculcas zamiifolia, Vega treated vegetable crops—in this case, Raphanus sativus, a variety of radish—on his family farm. Each plot in each block received a different treatment, and evaluations of plague attack events were routinely conducted.

"The data determined an attack to the plantation inversely proportional to the concentration of plant insecticide applied," Vega reports. "In other words, the higher the concentration, the lesser the attack of insects."

Vega's research is important to the small farming community in which he lives as it offers effective, organic insect control for agricultural use. Additionally, it may open the door for further research and broader geographical application.

Before bringing his work to Intel ISEF, Vega won prizes in local and regional competitions, as well as Costa Rica's national Feria de Tecnologia e Ingenieria.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., 19 July 2012. ITT Corp. (NYSE:ITT) has unveiled a new, lightweight composite connector developed specifically for the aerospace market. Suitable for military and commercial aircraft, the new Mil-DTL 38999 Series III composite connector is engineered using advanced materials and techniques, says a company representative.

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Lauren Lorenzo (@LaurenLorenzo3) recently finished up an internship with MTV. Along with great experience, she got a few brushes with celebrity. What more could you ask for from an internship?

Okay, okay…my internship wasn’t exactly with Justin Bieber. But I did have a sighting!

I got lucky enough to get an MTV internship in NYC. The MTV Networks office is right in Times Square, so it’s an exciting location and I saw tons of cool people. One time I rode the elevator with Snooki! I’ve also seen Sway quite a few times in the cafeteria.

Another time Justin Bieber was there waving at fans on the streets. There were hundreds of screaming girls flooding the sidewalks looking up at him — I literally felt the floor shaking at one point! Those girls would have shown no mercy to get into the building.

You would think the police would be focusing on keeping the crowd under control. That’s what I thought until I saw one of them take a picture of Justin with their cell phone & say to another cop, “Hey I got Justin Bieber as my background.” Then the two grown men giggled as these hundreds of girls were almost rioting behind them …

So yes, the internship with MTV was a great experience — I recommend anyone apply! I actually applied twice before they finally accepted me, but I didn’t let the rejections get me down. Instead, I just used that time to improve my resume until it was finally good enough to get me an interview. So I’d recommend making sure professionals help you format your resume correctly. A properly formatted resume and a passionate cover letter that has to do with the position you are applying for are key to getting your foot in the door.

When I finally got to the interview, I was SO nervous that I would forget to shake someone’s hand or would say “um” too many times. While those are important, I’ve realized what mostly matters is to show them you are capable–bring some kind of reel or portfolio. Show them you are passionate, make them remember you, and be friendly. And of course dress to impress!

I recently applied for an internship with Nickelodeon Studios in Cali for the summer. My life goal is to create/direct an animated series called Kate & Kit on Nickelodeon. I’m hoping one day I’ll be able to make my dream come true by getting connections and experience at these internships! That’s what they’re all about, right?!

Good luck with the Nickelodeon internship, Lauren! And tell Justin and Snooki we say hey…

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Vanadie December 27, 2011 at 12:53 pm

Lauren Lorenzo,

You are such an inspiration. Right now I am applying for a summer internship with MTV. My cover letter is pretty passionate ha but I have no idea who to address it to. Whose name comes after the Dear….???? I looked up the Human Resources Director for MTV, but so far no luck finding a name. Any suggestions?

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Lauren Lorenzo December 28, 2011 at 10:24 am

You are so sweet! Thank you! There are three women in the Human Resources Dept that deal with intern applications. They are Mallory Barber, Ellen Czelada, and Suzanne Rosenthan… So I would probably put: “Dear Mallory Barber, Ellen Czelada, and Suzanne Rosenthan.”

It's a good thing you asked because putting things like “To whom this may concern” on your cover letter looks a little unprofessional. When you have a name to address it to, it shows you've done your research and they will take you more seriously! Don't forget to have a few professionals (maybe like a professor or something) read over your resume/CL before applying. Hope this helped and tweet me if you have any other questions or need advice! :) Good luck!

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Keon January 4, 2012 at 10:20 pm

I am SO happy I found this! It's really great that you are reaching out and giving some valuable advice to prospective interns! BTW I don't have a twitter account so I can't ask you on there =(

1) Will it help to have a recommendation?
2) Is getting into detail for the CL highly praised?
3) How long did it take for you to hear back?

Lauren Lorenzo May 25, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Hi Keon!

I don't know what made me come across this article again, found it by accident! But I'm glad I did or I wouldn't have seen your comment! Best to email or Linked-In me instead :-)

1) It always helps to have a recommendation but it's not always crucial. I suggest you get a Linked-In if you don't already have one, because it's the first thing recruiters go to these days! Get as many “connections” as you can that are involved with your major/career, and WITHOUT bothering them, try to reach out to a few for advice! MAKE SURE to keep it very BRIEF, and be professional. You probably already know this, but I would set up my email somewhat like this when you reach out):

Hi “name”,

(ONE sentence intro)

(a COUPLE of sentences TOPS of what the advice you are asking is)

(“Thank you (name), I very much appreciate your help.”)

All the best,
(your name)

2) All companies prefer their CL's differently, I feel like there is no “right” or “wrong” way to do them. Maybe try to reach out to people on Linked-In that have had the specific internship you are applying for, and ask them for their advice on it. As long as it's NO longer than a page, and you organize your paragraphs into maybe, “what position you want”, “what you've done at your past jobs” “what your accomplishments are/school accomplishments” and “your best qualities/sell yourself”, you should be good! I know a place like Nickelodeon Studios would love to hear your passion. So getting into detail may depend on the company. ONLY put the important stuff on there though, because you want to have new things to impress them with when you get interviewed. And remember, make sure most of what you say applies to the company you are sending it to. Show them that you've done your research on their company!!! Impress them!! NOT too long or they'll throw it out lol, one page TOPS!!!

3) If your resume/cover letter qualifies, you would hear back probably around a couple of weeks after the deadline. If it doesn't qualify, you may not hear back at all. Depends on how large the company is. Don't give up!

HOPE I helped a little!!! Any other questions, you know how to contact me!! Good luck with everything Keon!!! :) :) :)

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Marissa Martinez July 26, 2013 at 1:55 am

Hi Lauren,

I applied for an internship with MTV Networks about three weeks ago, do you know how long it takes for them to get back to applicants? Also, congrats on your experience, I'm glad you're learning so much.

Lauren Lorenzo May 6, 2015 at 2:15 pm

Hi Marissa!!

This has got to be the latest response you have ever gotten… lol – I'm sorry, I don't get notifications on here if someone posts! Feel free to email me next time :)

If your resume/cover letter qualifies, you will hear back within a few weeks. If it doesn't, you may not hear back at all (since they have so many applications to look at). How did it go? Did you get the internship? I'm sure you're a rockstar in your field now since you posted that 2 years ago, but if you're still struggling with your resume or coverletter, I'd be happy to have a look. (subject it “RESUME HELP”). Have an awesome day :)

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Check out our Evolution of Android and you’ll realize that the little, green robot was kind of crummy when it came out. It had potential but it was still missing key features and just lacked polish overall.

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    OK, you really need to read more tech sites. The Droid 2 only has a 5MP camera. (see: every single site that leaked the official Droid 2 pictures, direct from Verizon's website)

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