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for: ‘January, 2009’

Project Niu

Posted Jan 31 2009 by Evan Rapoport in Causes, Design, Environment & Nature, Science & Technology, Websites with 0 Comments

Archinoetics has a grant from NOAA for “Project Niu” that teaches K-12 students about the oceans and marine debris. We built some custom ocean drifter devices and deployed them yesterday from a beach park near Hawaii Kai on the east side of Oahu. I’ve been working on an application to track these drifters on an …

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Kailua for Obama

Posted Jan 19 2009 by Evan Rapoport in Design, Politics with 0 Comments

As I watched the “We Are One” concert today, a celebration of Barack Obama’s inauguration in front of the Lincoln Memorial, I put together this logo I’m calling “Kailua for Obama”. For those who don’t know, Kailua is where I live and also where the Obamas have stayed during their vacations in Hawaii. I’m sure …

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USA Service – National Day of Service

Posted Jan 17 2009 by Evan Rapoport in Causes with 0 Comments

Monday, January 19, 2009 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) will be the first annual Day of Service organized by USA Service, an initiative of Barack Obama’s to “Renew America Together”. This Monday, there are tons of volunteer opportunities in your community. So please, check out the USA Service website and do something to help your …

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Reflecting on 2008

Posted Jan 2 2009 by Evan Rapoport in Causes, Opinions with 0 Comments

I can hardly remember a year that had such extreme ups and downs as we experienced over the past twelve months. While the disastrous collapse of our economy and the celebration of electing of Barack Obama have headlined the news stories and affected all of us, I would also like to comment on a few …

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Have Fun for Randy Pausch

Posted Jan 2 2009 by Evan Rapoport in Causes, Opinions with 0 Comments

In writing my reflection on the events that mattered most to me in 2008, the loss of my good friend Randy Pausch stood out as something that I could not simply summarize as part of my list. I’d like to share my thoughts with you on what Randy meant to me as a person long …

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