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In USB protocol, there is no way for the USB device to send interrupt or information to the host of it's own. The Host has to ping for data.
Usually the hosts call the DataTransfer APIs to get the data which is called along with a time out. If the data is not available in the device within the timeout the API will fail with timeout error. Then the host needs to call again.
Or you can have a variable (flag) on the device side which is set when the device has data. The host needs to keep polling for this flag. If set, the host should call the datatrasnfer APIs to receive the data. This polling can be done though Vendor Specific Setup Requests. After the host sends vendor specific setup request, the USBSetupCallback is triggered in the device. Inside the callback the device sends the status of the flag.
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Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
Published by Simon Pulse on May 7th, 2019
Genres: LGBTQIA, Young Adult
Pages: 384
"But I told myself if I could just get past my house and hammock without being sucked in by the guaranteed comfort, something else might be waiting for me on the other side, something that might color me outside the lines and flow into other parts of my life."
ARC received via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I knew I wanted to read this when it was described as "Judy Blume meets RuPaul's Drag Race." Is that not the perfect combination for an endearing and feel-good book?
Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens follows Nima Kumara-Clark who is bored with her small community of Bridgeton. She's hopelessly in love with her straight girlfriend and she's having trouble moving on from her mom's abrupt departure. After Nima unexpectedly stumbles upon a drag show at a local festival, she finds herself immersed in the drag scene and wanting to learn more about the culture. It's through her new friends that she finds confidence, self-love, and acceptance.
I wish I was writing a more positive review of this book. It had all the makings of what could've been a 4 or 5 bubble tea book. It had an interesting premise, fantastic representation (Nima is a biracial queer girl), and vibrant characters. Unfortunately, I never found myself fully immersed in the book.
Let's start with the positives first. I loved the characters. Nima is the perfect protagonist in a coming-of-age story. She starts off the book as naïve, sweet, and a bit timid while still growing and evolving throughout the book. The portrayal of Nima as a teenager who is trying to tackle her issues while on a journey to figuring herself out reads as genuine. You really root for her to come out on the other side with confidence and love for herself.
Apart from Nima, I also fell in love with the other characters too. Deidre is nurturing, funny, and the life of the party. She really is a fairy godmother in drag. Gordon comes across as a stereotypical villain, but you come to realize he's struggling with his own issues and you end up rooting for him too. Jill is fascinating in her own right and she's one character I wish we got to know more.
I really appreciated the candid discussion about sexuality and gender. It's something that YA novels tend to shy away from, but I'm glad Boteju not only touched upon it, but showed that characters are more than their sexuality.
The story itself is unique and we definitely haven't seen something like this in YA. However, I think it was lacking in the execution of it.
One of my biggest pet peeves with books is when there's more telling rather than showing. I never felt like I was there at a drag show watching these people perform their hearts out. I never felt like we were there when Nima was dealing with her emotions. It was almost we were told what was happening after the fact instead of witnessing it as it was happening. It often felt like major plot points were rushed through or glossed over while other parts were told in great detail. There were so many unresolved plot points that I finished the book and thought, "Wait. What? That's it?"
I was also disappointed in the fact that there wasn't more exploration of the world of drag. We were introduced into the drag scene through Deidre, but then we didn't really get to know anyone else besides Winnow, Luce, and a couple of others. And even then, it felt like they were characters who were just briefly there. They didn't even really seem like people, but rather cardboard cut-outs.
I essentially wanted more drag scenes. I wanted to know more about the history, how people got involved, the getting ready process, the rehearsals, and how drag queens and kings crafted their personas and their performances. I'm upset that Nima got into drag pretty much near the end of the book. I will say this — I liked that there was inclusion of drag kings. In the media, we always see drag queens, but I never really knew that drag kings were also part of the scene.
One thing I never got comfortable with while reading this was the romance. Winnow is described as being 21 while Nima is 17. I didn't think that was appropriate at all. It made me feel very uncomfortable reading about Winnow flirting with an underaged girl. I was hoping more for a friendship instead of a romance. Additionally, Winnow came across as a manic pixie dream girl. And I was the most bored with her character.
I will always support #OwnVoices stories, but this was a mediocre book. If you want a limited introduction to the world of drag then you might appreciate this book. Or you could watch all 10 seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race on Netflix!


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Songs around the campfire
Janelle Grove | February 26, 2018
A little while ago we took our RUF International students from George Mason University camping. We had students from Asia, South America, and the Middle East attend. Most of these students had never camped before and were wholeheartedly embracing the new experience of campfire dinners, setting up tents, and running from the smoke.
Not all was ideal. We had to be firm with a few students that girls and guys were staying in separate tents. Mohammed*, one of our Muslim guys, spent some time in his prayers at the edge of our site.
A Taiwanese student and I had learned to play some campfire songs on our ukuleles, so I taught a bit of American history and culture through old folk songs like "Clementine," "Home on the Range," and "I've Been Working on the Railroad." To my surprise, the students LOVED singing and kept asking for more. After we had gone through what we knew (more than once) I hesitantly asked if they wanted to learn some songs we sing in church. Out of the enthusiastic responses, my favorite was Mohammed's loud, "yeah!" followed by a hearty, if not-on-key, singing:
"Lamb of God, who takes away your peoples' sin
Great is your redemption
You gave your life, a very pleasing sacrifice
We adore thee, we adore thee, we adore thee."
Did he realize what he was singing? Maybe not 100%, but I'm reminded of one of RUF's key presuppositions: God is at work. I'm not exactly sure what that will look like in the life of Mohammed, but I know it is true and it gives me hope. I look forward to someday joining with men and women from every nation - maybe even Mohammed - to sing praise to the Lamb around the Throne!
Janelle Grove is currently serving as an intern at George Mason University RUF-I. A specific branch of RUF welcoming foreign students and internationals on U.S. campuses.
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A roundup of the sports information of the week
BADMINTON—MARGERY SHEDD of Toronto beat Jean Miller of Toronto 10-12, 11-3, 10-2 to win Canadian singles title for the fourth time, in Calgary. ERLAND KOPS of Denmark beat Robert McCoig of Scotland 15-2, 15-12 to take the men's title.
BASKETBALL—Against Los Angeles, Philadelphia's Wilt Chamberlain scored 32 points for a single-season mark of 2,734 in 72 games, breaking his own record of 2,707 set last year in the same number of games. Detroit dropped three games to fall into last place in the Western Division,½ game behind Cincinnati, with only four games left.
In the NBL Denver won its 12th straight (86-83 over Seattle) and the Western Division title. Denver will play Cleveland in Denver March 19 for the NBL championship.
BILLIARDS—STAN ADAMS of Chicago won 13 straight matches to take the national amateur three-cushion championship in Minneapolis. Decisive game against Gerald Glenn of New York (runner-up with a 12-1 record) went 66 innings, Adams winning 50-30.
BOXING—GENE FULLMER, more aggressive than in his last fight with Sugar Ray Robinson, kept the pressure on in their fourth match, won a 15-round decision over Robinson to retain his middleweight title in bout in Las Vegas (see page 49).
Roy Harris of Cut and Shoot, Texas, after losing three straight, won over Dave Rent of England, who was disqualified for butting in the fifth round of 10-round bout in Houston.
COURT TENNIS—The brother team of NORTHRUP and SEYMOUR KNOX of Aiken, S.C. and Buffalo, N.Y. dethroned defending champions Robert Grant III and Alistair Martin of New York 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 for the national doubles title in Boston.
DOG SHOW—CH. PINETOP'S FANCY PARADE, an Ascot cocker spaniel, won best-in-show at Heart of America All Breed show in Kansas City. Fancy Parade is owned by William J. Laffoon and Mrs. Rose Robbins of Petersburg, Va. and was handled by Norman Austin of Dallas.
FIELD TRIALS—WARHOOP JAKE II, four-year-old white-and-liver pointer owned by John O'Neall Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn. and Joe Bruce of Elba, Ala., won the National Shooting Dog championship at Union Springs, Ala.
GOLF—DOUG SANDERS led all the way in the $30,000 Greater New Orleans Open to win his first tournament since 1959. Sanders shot a 272 for 72 holes, four strokes under Gay Brewer Jr. of Crystal River, Fla. and Mac Main of Danville, Va.
HOCKEY—TORONTO held first, two points ahead of Montreal. Chicago, with a 7-1 victory over New York, clinched a Stanley Cup playoff berth.
Denver University drubbed Colorado College 13-3 to end its season with a 17-1 WCHA record, finest in league history. Denver's Jerry Walker scored three goals and three assists to push his season total to 74 points. Final WCHA standings: Denver 17-1; Minnesota 14-6; Michigan 15-8-1; Michigan Tech 13-11; North Dakota 7-16-1; Michigan State 5-15; Colorado College 4-18. In the East, Harvard defeated Princeton 9-2 to clinch its sixth Ivy League title in eight years. Brown lost its last game 0-9 to Providence, for the first time went through an entire season without winning a game. Phillip Latreille of Montreal, Middlebury College captain and right wing, set three NCAA records, one a season total of 108 points, a goal record of 80 and a four-season record of 250 goals.
In the world championships at Geneva the U.S., defending champions, lost their first three games, 2-13 to Russia, 1-4 to Czechoslovakia, and 4-7 to Canada. Canada and Russia, co-favorites for the title, each won their first three games.
HORSE RACING—FOUR-AND-TWENTY ($3.40), front running from start to finish, won the $145,100 Santa Anita Derby by a length over Ronnie's Ace (see page 43). The Alberta Ranches' colt, unbeaten in four starts, ran the 1 1/8 mile in 1:48. Johnny Longden up.
Bass Clef ($4.80) came from last around the outside to beat long-shot Loyal Son by a length in the $51,700 Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. Under Ronnie Baldwin the 3-year-old gelding covered the 1 1/8 mile in 1:50 1/5.
Be cautious ($19.30), under Bob Ussery, slipped through a hole on the rail to win the $46,300 Black Helen Handicap at Hialeah by¾ of a length over Teacation. Joseph Roebling's 4-year-old ran the 1 1/8 mile in 1:50 4/5.
SLED-DOG RACING—LEO KRISKA of Koyukuk on the Yukon River in western Alaska, won the 75-mile world championship near Anchorage. Kriska's elapsed time for the three 25-mile heats was 5:52.10. Runner-up: Dr. Roland Lombard, Wayland, Mass., in 5:53.5.
SWIMMING—INDIANA broke Michigan's three-year reign to win its first Big Ten title in 51 years, in Columbus, Ohio. The Hoosiers took seven of the 16 events, beat Michigan 205½-201[5/6]. Ohio State was third with 114. Six NCAA records fell in the 14 swimming events: Minnesota's Steve Jackman won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.4; Indiana's Alan Somers the 440-yard freestyle in 4:22.5; Indiana's Frank McKinney the 200-yard backstroke in 1:59.8 (broken the next day in Los Angeles, when USC's Chuck Bittick did it in 1:58.6); Michigan's Dave Gillanders the 100-yard butterfly in 53 seconds—upsetting Olympic champion Mike Troy; Michigan breaststrokers Dick Nelson and Ron Clark the 100- and 200-yard events in 1:01.8 and 2:14.3. Ohio State sophomore Lou Vitucci upset Michigan's Olympic champion Bob Webster to win both diving events.
TRACK & FIELD—In his third and last U.S. meet, the Knights of Columbus at Madison Square Garden, Russia's Valeri Brumel set a world indoor-high-jump record of 7 feet 3½ inches. Boston University's John Thomas had another bad night, missed at seven feet. George Kerr of Jamaica set a world indoor record in the 600-yard run with a sizzling 1:09.3. Hungary's Istvan Rozsavolgyi ran the second-fastest indoor mile in 4:01.8, only 4/10 second off Ron Delany's 4:01.4. In the process Rozsavolgyi set a world record in the 1,500 meters in 3:46.6. Ira Davis of Philadelphia set a fourth world mark, did 52 feet 1 inch in the hop, step and jump, 8¾ inches better than the old record set last year by Davis' teammate, Bill Sharpe. Jerry Siebert of Berkeley, Calif. ran the 1,000 yards in 2:08.5, and Don Bragg reached 15 feet 7½ inches in the pole vault, both meet records. In the Far West Classic in Portland Roscoe Cooke of the University of Oregon ran the 60-yard dash in six seconds to tie the world record for the third time. Best all-round performer was Tennessee State's Ralph Boston, who won the broad jump with a leap of 25 feet 7¾ inches, the 60-yard high hurdles in 7.1, and placed second in high jump to Washington State's Hank Wyborney, who did 6 feet 9 inches. Dyrol Burleson of Oregon won the mile in 4:03.8.
In the BIG TEN championship at Champaign, Ill., Dave Mills, a Purdue junior, set a world indoor record in the 440 in 47.2. Michigan, with five victories in the 15 events, won the Big Ten title for the third straight year with 69 points. Runner-up: Indiana with 30 points. Kansas won its ninth BIG EIGHT championship in 11 years, 61 points to runner-up Oklahoma's 34½ points, at Kansas City.
Yale won the Heptagonal Games at Ithaca with 59 points. Navy was second with 37 points.
WRESTLING—MICHIGAN STATE upset Michigan in the Big Ten championships at East Lansing, Mich., beat the Wolverines, defending champions and seven times team winner, 69-65.
Lamar College of Lamar, Colo. won the national junior college championship at Farmingdale, N.Y., 122-77 over Mesa College of Grand Rapids, Colo.
MILEPOSTS—ENGAGED: PETE DAWKINS, 22, former West Point All-America and current all-round athlete at Oxford, to Judi Wright of Oxon Hill, Md., kindergarten teacher and former University of Maryland student. "We've been engaged since last May," Dawkins said, "but we've been keeping it pretty quiet." The couple plans to marry at West Point in July.
RETIRED: JON HENRICKS, 26, of Australia, 1956 Olympic 100-meter freestyle champion, from the University of Southern California swimming team. "I'm about over the hill," Henricks explained. "Swimming is a young man's sport."
DIED: PLATT ADAMS, 75, winner of the 1912 Olympic standing high jump, at Normandy Beach, N.J. Adams won the now-discontinued Olympic event with a jump of 5 feet 4½ inches.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50909796338229790412020-09-05T05:03:02.988-04:00Land on Demand Editing Proofreading Indexingalong with some comments on the world of a freelance editorczarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-62595755248309785412020-06-16T00:52:00.002-04:002020-06-16T00:52:57.706-04:00America Wants to KnowNewsroom quandary: Should 'black' be capitalized?

No.

You're welcome.czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-73570867402325252242020-06-12T08:36:00.001-04:002020-06-12T08:37:07.113-04:00Instant SurveyIs everyone having fun yet?czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-83827670371847908602020-01-09T01:42:00.002-05:002020-01-09T01:42:22.189-05:00Someday . . .I'll get back to posting here. In the meantime, quote of the day from the YouTube comments section, in response to Brian Eno, New Space Music.

Eno's records are accidental weapons against the tyranny of the open floor workspace.czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-51428885737051500852019-12-31T14:06:00.001-05:002019-12-31T14:06:23.060-05:00Happy New YearHoping for the best . . .czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-36638376359137625642019-09-03T00:34:00.000-04:002019-09-03T00:57:01.950-04:00Haven't Been Here in a WhileIn the words of Warren Zevon in his own version of "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me," "I don't wanna talk about it." I will say that things are a whole lot different now than they were just prior to my 59th birthday, the dateline of the prior post. Yow.

The hands-down best part of the changes is that I recently became a first-time grandfather, so wonderful things do happen. Our son and daughter-in-law have decided that once our granddaughter has a recognizable face, she will also have no social media presence. They won't be posting pictures for public viewing, and I'm sure it'll be a long time before their child does. And my kids are not Luddites by any means, DIL included. Nor do they particularly put themselves out there, at least via the only medium that I very, very occasionally access: the much-dreaded Rat's Nest; both sons have abandoned it, and our daughter-in-law might post twice or thrice a year. I think they do Instagram stuff, but I don't really know (or know what that is) nor do I care. All three can stare into their phones for hours with the best of them, although the new parents now have a better way to spend their time.

And no photo of my most brilliant and beautiful granddaughter will appear here, because it wouldn't last long anyway. Scroll down a little and you'll see that Blogger has scrubbed the picture of the mascot and me, for godsake. I'm not sure which of us triggered the facial recognition bots. Google years ago wiped out from this blog the photo of the czarina and me with John Cale . . . and also wiped out, at least on my side, the same photo as an attachment to an email to an author in Israel, for whom I was writing an index. Thankfully the author did receive the email and the photo deletion didn't until occur until sometime down the line. But it still makes you go hmmm, as some long-forgotten sort-of comic would say.

Just got through the leanest month in the modern history of LandonDemand. September's already looking better, which isn't saying much, unless folks bail on me. It's happened before. Or something is moved to next season. Or a well-known university press gets a job back three weeks early—a true sign of my lack of stuff to do—but the Holy Grail known as the Purchase Order Number has not yet been assigned. And I start what becomes a string of worldwide emails to get one. I mean, talk about no good deed goes unpunished.

On the other hand, with this same press, I once filed an invoice on Thursday morning and was paid late that afternoon, direct depozick [sic]. So I can't really complain.

I just realized that the insomnia I've been battling for much of this year could have been spent right here. Anyone out there reading this is very, very lucky that I've not happened upon that notion before now. I've been unleashing the word horde (thanks, Wm. S. Burroughs) upon any poor soul who'll stand still long enough. (See paragraph 1.)

And no more comments. Sorry. The spammers are getting past the meager defense that Blogger provides. I'm always available via email@example.com, often too much so. Write me, especially if I don't know you.czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-78096283770754118482019-03-27T23:34:00.002-04:002019-03-27T23:34:44.666-04:00Must-See TVWhen it is time to clean out the soot from the tall kitchen chimney, she climbs to the top and drops a couple of chickens down the flue. Their frenzied flapping does a good job. czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-47685717268644308332019-03-08T16:49:00.000-05:002019-03-08T16:49:27.733-05:00Footnotes Keep Delivering48. Certain European countries, for example, spend more each year on alcoholic beverages than on new housing.czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-68467849575164826722019-03-07T18:08:00.002-05:002019-03-08T10:43:24.853-05:00Sounds TranelikeFrom R. Panikkar, original version, mid-1950s. Take away the "if" at the beginning, and you essentially have the liner notes to A Love Supreme (1964). And when you listen to the final movement of A Love Supreme, it is the words below he is playing through his sax. You can read along and listen.

If there is a God, there is nothing above, outside, or even below him. Nothing independent of God. Nothing exists without being an existence, a consequence, an effect of God. Nothing is disconnected from Him. All that is, exists in God, from God, and for God. All beings not only proceed from God and go toward God but also are in God.

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A Love Supreme

I will do all I can to be worthy of Thee O Lord.
It all has to do with it.
Thank you God.
Peace.
There is none other.
God is. It is so beautiful.
Thank you God. God is all.
Help us to resolve our fears and weaknesses.
Thank you God.
In You all things are possible.
We know. God made us so.
Keep your eye on God.
God is. He always was. He always will be.
No matter what...it is God.
He is gracious and merciful.
It is most important that I know Thee.
Words, sounds, speech, men, memory, thoughts,
fears and emotions – time – all related ...
all made from one ... all made in one.
Blessed be His name.
Thought waves – heat waves – all vibrations –
all paths lead to God. Thank you God.

His way ... it is so lovely ... it is gracious.
It is merciful – thank you God.
One thought can produce millions of vibrations
and they all go back to God ... everything does.
Thank you God.
Have no fear ... believe ... thank you God.
The universe has many wonders. God is all. His way ... it is so wonderful.
Thoughts – deeds – vibrations, etc.
They all go back to God and He cleanses all.
He is gracious and merciful...thank you God.
Glory to God ... God is so alive.
God is.
God loves.
May I be acceptable in Thy sight.
We are all one in His grace.
The fact that we do exist is acknowledgement of Thee O Lord.
Thank you God.
God will wash away all our tears ...
He always has ...
He always will.
Seek Him everyday. In all ways seek God everyday.
Let us sing all songs to God
To whom all praise is due ... praise God.
No road is an easy one, but they all
go back to God.
With all we share God.
It is all with God.
It is all with Thee.
Obey the Lord.
Blessed is He.
We are from one thing ... the will of God ... thank you God.
I have seen God – I have seen ungodly –
none can be greater – none can compare to God.
Thank you God.
He will remake us ... He always has and He always will.
It is true – blessed be His name – thank you God.
God breathes through us so completely ...
so gently we hardly feel it ... yet,
it is our everything.
Thank you God.
ELATION-ELEGANCE-EXALTATION
All from God.
Thank you God. Amen.

JOHN COLTRANE - December 1964 czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-48255710819227630412019-03-07T14:46:00.002-05:002019-03-07T14:46:52.431-05:00Today in Scholarship: Footnote of the DayWell, today for me:

Cf. Barnabas 10.8, which asserts that the weasel conceives through the mouth; see Wright, Letter, 309–310, for additional references to weasel conception in Greco-Roman literature.czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-8975560097189292532019-03-07T01:53:00.000-05:002019-03-07T01:53:00.805-05:00I'm Just Happy to See That the US Isn't the World's Only Nation with Public IdiotsRear Admiral Zhang Zhaozhong, perhaps best known for claiming on national TV that China's smog was its best defense against a US laser attack . . . czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-87976321637925048962019-03-06T20:16:00.001-05:002019-03-07T01:55:03.480-05:00A Weird Interlude in a Discussion of Solar EnergyThe ecological example provided in the above teaching from the Midrash is that of food. "Mustard seeds need to be sweetened . . . wheat needs to be milled." The rabbinic authors of the Midrash invoke this to explain why God did not create man already circumcised; the commandment of circumcision signifies the empowerment of humankind to take raw matter and improve it.

And more, sort of, on the solar energy riff, "the Rebbe" being Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh and last Lubavitcher rebbe and, from the hagiographies I've been reading, a rather amazing individual:

 What is the characteristic—the Rebbe asked—that determines more than any other that people consider the sun to be a blessing? Obviously it is its ability to radiate, "to shine upon the earth" (Genesis, 1:15). What would happen if the sun was just as hot, and had the same amount of energy, but did not radiate? Indeed, there are stars of that sort, which are known as "black holes," whose gravitational pull is so intense that not a single ray of light can escape. Who then would be interested in the sun? What purpose would it have? The same applies to a Jew. One's main purpose is to shine, to radiate, to do good for the other . . . otherwise one turns into a black hole, while one was actually created with the mission to be a sun.
czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-16003913029364930762019-03-05T22:32:00.001-05:002019-03-05T22:32:52.825-05:00Mascot in situWith employee.

czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-27948777201590171382019-02-22T21:43:00.002-05:002019-02-22T21:47:17.234-05:00PricelessHarking back to the Steal This Book posting of a few days ago. The book includes a section on Chicago with very specific addresses and place descriptions that I figured would interest my older son, now about a five-year Chicago resident (is that possible?).

I found, of course, a free digitized version online and sent him the link with instructions where to find the Chicago information. In scrolling through, I found this gem. If I have to explain it to you, don't worry about it. Or look up the trial of the Chicago 8 (or 7).

I wonder if I picked up on this when I was 12 years old. I probably didn't read any of the Chicago information. New Yawkers just don't do Chicago. But they should.

Chicago has a number of good law schools and you can often get some assistance or referral by calling them and speaking to the editor of the law school paper. You can go to the bathroom for free in the Julius J. Hoffman Room at Northwestern University Law School.czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-21922681427714529012019-02-22T21:20:00.004-05:002019-02-22T21:26:46.588-05:00A Good Time Likely Had by All
Gentleman seems to be calling for a barbecue at his funeral in 1677; I don't think it's an animal sacrifice. Gentleman, by the way, is a free black man in Virginia, in the 1600s (obviously):

I King Tony Negro give unto my grandchild Sarah Driggus the first cow calfe either of my Cowes shall bring . . . my steere & one hog bee spent by my Executrix and loving wife at my Funeral when I depart this life. All the rest of my estate whatsoever unto my loving wife Sarah. 6 February 1677. witnesses: Peter x George, Daniel x Webb.

czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-16745045312721196382019-02-20T14:40:00.001-05:002019-02-20T14:40:20.299-05:00Book Title of the DaySquire, S. (2008). I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage. Bloomsbury Press.czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-76844521317602302552019-02-18T00:10:00.004-05:002019-02-18T00:12:19.975-05:00Perks and QuirksA blessing of my job is what a wonderful education I am paid to receive, at least what I remember of it. A curse of my job is the depression that ensues when book after book after book just tells you that everything you've ever known is wrong. I mean, even if you never really gave a crap anyway, it gnaws at some level.

The topic is evolutionary biology, not usually one that works me up. What's wrong is the assumptions that folks make about what human nature is.

I showed my wife the title and subtitle and said, "Sounds interesting, right? About 25 percent of it will be." Yeah, maybe about that. Twenty-five percent of it is notes and bibliography that have to be rewritten by yours truly. Imagine my glee.

As an editing colleague once said, bemoaning having spent the last 16 work hours rewriting and researching the holes in a bibliography, "It's amazing to think that people are paid the same as we are to edit young adult fiction."

I'm not sure what my tolerance level would be on that stuff. I'd be happy to do a few books a month, but I don't think it could be my only source of income, even if easy and breezy. Hell, I wasn't wild about young adult fiction as a young adult. Might have been better with a paycheck.

I'm still waiting for some lesbian science fiction. . . .czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-90650992488077008732019-02-15T23:16:00.000-05:002019-02-15T23:16:11.819-05:00Lattice PostingValentine's Day has come and gone. Tere was going to knit me something in the last few days, which is like a dual shot of things I don't need -- whatever she was going to knit, and deadline-induced panic and frustration. I cover enough of the latter territory on my own.

I asked, as plainly as I've stated it for years in some form to each of the members of my family, "Would you just get me something I've been asking for for years? The shipping will cost more than the goods, and together they won't crack ten dollars. I think no one's paid attention to my request because it's seemed too inconsequential. I'd rather get something that obviously means something to me than someone buying me something that doesn't."

This holy grail? A copy of Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book. I cut my teeth on it when I was about 11, and I wanted it not only for reminiscence but also because it's a wonderful snapshot of New York City before all the bad neighborhoods downtown went yuppie and beyond. Lo and behold, yesterday I received a copy for Valentine's Day. Not one of the original versions with the black cover, but still the typesetting was the original plates. I'm looking forward to reading back through it.

One of the things I remember reading as a yute was about making sandals from old tires, and I did happen to open to that page today while walking back to my office. I then sat down in front of the current manuscript, not 20 seconds later, and read,

"[Name] had a pair of sandals made here—the peasant kind that's common to this area (wait till you see them—they're so ugly, they're neat!). Anyway, his feet are so big that the shoemaker was just amazed. The night we went to get them fitted to his foot, half the village came to look. The shoes are made with tire treads for the soles."czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-54770607621806521482019-02-15T22:56:00.004-05:002019-02-15T22:56:31.772-05:00That's One Approach to the Crime ProblemAnyway, Skyros is known as the most mysterious island (by the Greeks). The people here have been the most isolated and so live very much by the old traditions. Until 1925, any policeman who came here was immediately murdered. czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-79583498992133318012019-02-14T02:36:00.002-05:002019-02-14T02:36:12.471-05:00White People Shouldn't Try to Clap in Rhythm or in UnisonThat's all.czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-55376703139065097252019-02-12T21:56:00.001-05:002019-02-12T21:56:51.381-05:00Sage Words from a Pianist I've Been Listening to RecentlyMal Waldron moved from Munich to Brussels in the 1990s, stating that, in Belgium, "Nobody stands on the corner waiting for the lights to change. In Germany they watch the lights instead of the cars. The lights never killed anybody." (Wikipedia)czarhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-64288229800768762352019-02-12T20:03:00.001-05:002019-02-12T20:03:58.345-05:00The Never-Ending EpisodeNothing wrong with the book, but you can piece together the like quotes and understand that this project has been on my mind way too long -- an index scheduled before the partial indexing ban was instituted, although I'll likely take indexes from this publisher as long as they offer them because there's just something to be said about being nice in this world:

Francis Harper and Arthur Leeds's archival research in Philadelphia coupled with that conducted in London by Francis Pennell and Professor Ernest Earnest of Temple University during the course of Pennell's literary and biographical research had identified Bartramian manuscripts and copies that had received little previous study.

Let it also be known that the headmaster of my rightfully much-maligned high school had the name of William Magavern Williams. And he graduated Williams College.czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-41261039678420026592019-02-10T15:03:00.000-05:002019-02-10T15:03:11.152-05:00This Footnote from Science HistoryThe Delaware Museum of Natural History was founded by John DuPont based on his personal shell collection, for which Abbott had provided guidance. DuPont served as president (chief executive officer) of the museum and chair of the board. In 1996, John DuPont shot and killed wrestler David Schultz, an Olympic gold medalist who was living and training at DuPont's sprawling estate, Foxcatcher Farm. DuPont was found guilty but mentally ill in the shooting death, and he died in prison in 2010.

czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-5976567746317768422019-02-08T04:42:00.001-05:002019-02-08T17:28:31.299-05:00David Eisenhower? Stephen King? Some Other White Dude Who Came into the Cracker Barrel Last Week?The consensus is apparently in. I'm now a lookalike for "Doc" from Back to the Future. There's no doubt that if I grow my hair out, it is Santa Claus white and, without any product application, sticks out perpendicularly from my temples. And I suppose what passes for my calm these days is something approaching Christopher Lloyd's crazed.

I still don't think I'll ever recover from the Bristol Krispy Kreme ladies all agreeing that I looked like Stephen King. And that was about 15 years ago. In retrospect, I'm pretty impressed that the staff could call up the image of an author, even one whose face should dissolve camera lenses.

Found this amusing piece on the S. Kings, though. I'm personally tired of being mistaken for every nameless hack who looks like me, and there are a ton of us out there, if a lifetime of my hearing it everywhere I go is any indication.

czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-51904342174856674322019-02-06T20:26:00.001-05:002019-02-06T20:26:59.275-05:00Best Rest for Editorial EyesAlso happens to be the best website ever.

You're welcome.czarhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090979633822979041.post-28109997522724418582019-02-06T06:14:00.003-05:002019-02-06T06:15:34.865-05:00To Be a Christian in Much of the United StatesMeans that you must take this statement as scientific proof that the Noahic flood occurred right on time about 6,000 years ago. If that ain't your thinking, better get you to Amazon and find you a set of fireproof britches:

The great Apalachian Mountains, which run from York [Hudson] River back of these Colonies to the Bay of Mexico, show in many Places near the highest Parts of them, Strata Sea Shells, in some Places the marks of them are in the solid Rocks. 'Tis certainly the Wreck of a World we live on! We have Specimens of those Sea shell Rocks broken off near the Tops of those Mountains, brought and deposited in our Library [the Library Company of Philadelphia] as Curiosities. If you have not seen the like, I'll send you a Piece.

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The latest Soapbox Science mini-series focuses on the role of mentors in science. Tying in with this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting, where almost 600 young scientists have the opportunity to meet each other and 25 Nobel laureates, we'll be looking at the importance of supportive relationships and role models. We'll hear from a mix of mentors, mentees and projects set up to support scientists and we aim to explore not just the positive examples of good mentoring but what can happen when these key relationships are absent or break down. For more discussions around this year's Lindau meeting, check out the Lindau Nobel Community site.
Dr. Meghan Groome is the Director of K12 Science Education and Science & the City at the New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Groome joined the Academy in July of 2010 after spending three years as a special projects consultant to the American Museum of Natural History. Previous, Dr. Groome was a Senior Policy Analyst with the National Governors Association and co-authored Building a STEM Agenda, a framework for states and large organizations to improve their science education pipelines from birth through graduate school. Dr. Groome completed her PhD at Teachers College Columbia University in Science Education with a focus on urban science education. During graduate school, Dr. Groome co-founded uPublic, an education consulting company focused on local, national, and international education reforms. Dr. Groome graduated from The Colorado College in 2000 with a major in biology and theater and is a certified science teacher with experience teaching PreK through Graduate school.
In December 2011, the New York Academy of Sciences launched the Women in Science Initiative to honor the anniversary of Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize. Of the 549 times the prize has been awarded, it has been given to only 43 women, 15 of them in the field of science.[i] "If the Nobel Prize is the ultimate measure of success and women are still in the vast minority of Laureates, then how are women stacking up versus men while en route to the zenith of their careers?"
In the past three decades, there has been significant progress in the representation of women in science.[ii],[iii] Between 1966 and 1995, the proportion of science and engineering bachelor degrees awarded to women almost doubled, rising from 25% to 47%, while the proportion of women receiving PhDs in various disciplines steadily increased as well. For instance, in the 1960s 16% of biology PhDs went to women and by the 1990s this number reached 40%. In other scientific disciplines such as chemistry, geosciences, and engineering a similar trend has been observed. In contrast, women are less than half as likely to be employed in science and engineering jobs and earn approximately 20% less compared with men in similar positions.[iv]
There is significant research examining why girls and women do not persist in science, including lack of early preparation and insufficient course preparation in K12 as compared to boys, lack of parental support for STEM careers, concern for work/life balance (i.e. conflict between a career in STEM and raising a family), lack of role models and same-sex mentors,[v] practices of the faculty which create a "chilly" learning environment, and pervasive gender discrimination at all educational levels.[vi]
While degree and employment trends for women are positive, success in formal schooling is not translating to faculty ranks or the workplace. Mentoring – which I like to define as outsiders becoming insiders – is shown to be a key strategy for advancing girls and women in science. Mentoring is not just making a match between an outsider and an insider; it is helping the mentors be reactive to the needs of the mentees and actively induct an individual into the culture of science.
I think the reactive piece is easy – mentors can foreshadow expected bumps along the road and help mentees navigate them when they inevitably pop up. I know few young women who haven't encountered one of the forces known to create a chilly learning environment for school girls – from the blatantly sexist "girls can't do math" to the more subtle habit of teachers who let boys tinker and expect girls to sit quietly – girls who persist in science often do so because they have a support structure propping them up. At our robotics scrimmage in March, I noticed how our Girl Scout robotics team was structured to have the most expert roboticists help the least expert roboticists – it was expected that one of the rock stars of the team would welcome the newbie by showing them the ropes. When we introduced our scientists to the team, the novice/expert dynamic flipped but the expectation of mentoring never waivered. Mentoring and being mentored is a key part of the culture of Girl Scouts and one that has served alumnae of that organization very well.
In my mind, the active piece of the mentoring relationship is much more difficult. It is relatively easy to "show someone the ropes" and give advice in a crisis as mentoring often occurs via a one-on-one conversation. At some point, however, the mentor needs to take off the training wheels and have their mentee perform science in public. Whether giving a conference proposal or having a role in a department meeting, a good mentor should begin to publically endorse the work of their mentee. Like a parent teaching a child to ride a bike, you don't want anyone to get hurt, but at some point the training wheels have to come off and all you can do is hope the crash isn't too painful.
I think my own experience of being mentored is illustrative of this. My mentor began by taking me to as many meetings as possible often positioning me as a note taker. After, she'd dissect the meeting, taking it apart like a play-by-play sports announcer. As I demonstrated a better understanding of the content and the culture, she'd find ways for me to contribute, prepping me beforehand by telling me how I could contribute to the conversation. She continued to dissect the meetings and provide constructive feedback on my participation; it was brutal but effective.
Unlike the Girl Scouts, we don't teach our scientists how to be mentors. It's vital that organizations like the Academy provide that training but it's also essential that those of us in our mid-careers reach out and vouch for the youngsters in the grad student and postdocs ranks. "In doing so, we will make the young scientist's transition from student to professional less painful, which will encourage them to stay in the field and ultimately help contribute to more gender equity in science."
[ii] Prochaska, J. M., Mauriello, L. M., Sherman, K. J., Harlow, L., Silver, B. & Trubatch, J. (2006). Assessing readiness for advancing women scientists using the transtheoretical model. Sex Roles 54, 869-80.
[iii] Milem, J.F. (in press). The educational benefits of diversity: Evidence from multiple sectors. In M. Chang, D. Witt, J. Jones, & K. Hakuta (Eds.), Compelling interest: Examining the evidence on racial dynamics in higher education. Stanford,CA: Stanford Education.
[iv] Prochaska, J. M., Mauriello, L. M., Sherman, K. J., Harlow, L., Silver, B. & Trubatch, J. (2006). Assessing readiness for advancing women scientists using the transtheoretical model. Sex Roles 54, 869-80.
[v] Sax, L. J. (2001). Undergraduate science majors: Gender differences in who goes to graduate school. The Review of Higher Education 24(2), 153-172. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/
[vi] Hanson, S.L. 1997. Lost Talent: Women in the Sciences.Philadelphia,PA:TempleUniversity Press.


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Members from the product team will attend the TechEd 2009 conference next week in Los Angeles. Fred, Alym, Joel, and myself will attend the conference to speak about FIM and staff the booth. I invite you to attend our sessions:
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Eunomia's Assessing the feasibility of an alternative plan for Waste Management in Cornwall report reaches some powerful conclusions, notably that the Cornwall PFI contract has been found to have two significant problems, that also appear to apply to other Waste PFI contracts:
[The Cornwall Waste PFI contract] is outdated and not fit for purpose. Due to its origins in analysis conducted in the late 1990s, it no longer reflects the policy, legislative and technology context of waste management. For example, it does not identify food waste as a separate waste stream, and does not apply current guidance on how food waste should be collected and treated. This presents a level of legal risk to the council, which is obliged by law to apply the waste hierarchy in its approach to waste management.
[The Cornwall Waste PFI] is expensive. Based on credible estimates of SITA's charges, the contract appears to offer very poor value for money. We estimate that the contract currently costs the council around £28m per year, and that this will rise in future. The total cost is estimated at £647m (in real terms) from 2012/13 through to the contract's end. Our modelling shows that by exiting the contract, more than half of this cost might be avoided…
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The scale of the potential saving identified by Eunomia is dramatic, and they explain that this is in large part because of the charge of over £50 per tonne it appears that the contract specifies for receiving and processing recyclable materials. This charge is set to rise in the future and is already very high by the standards of the current market. Eunomia found that overall costs could be reduced by an average of £10m per year by simply diverting recyclable materials out of the PFI contract and onto the open market.
The study also found that exiting the contract entirely and not building SITA's planned incinerator would save even more – over £20m per year on waste management, although offset somewhat by additional collection costs.
[quote] In the context of such significant savings, the risks and costs that the council has identified as likely to be incurred in leaving the contract, though unpalatable, are relatively small compared with the potential savings of over £320m in net present value terms over the period through to 2036/37. The costs include likely penalty payments to SITA stated by the council to be up to £80m, combined with the loss of some £45m of PFI credits. Few would dispute the council's view that there is a need to divert more of Cornwall's waste from landfill. However, there do appear to be better options than the approach envisaged under the PFI contract and the view that the SITA incinerator should be progressed immediately as there is no realistic alternative seems overstated. [end quote]
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Trek overview: Get off the beaten path and enjoy a truly memorable experience in the Peruvian Highlands! Lares trek known as a "cultural trek" offers you an insight into the mystical Andean world, and stunning views of mountains, glaciers, lagoons, and valleys. Along the way you will pass through different Quechua communities where you can interact with locals and learn about their ancient customs! Although the Inca trail to Machu Picchu is the only trek that leads you into Machu Picchu itself, our Lares trek includes a short train journey from Ollantaytambo to Aguas calientes and a guided tour of Machu Picchu as well. We will ensure you have an amazing experience! ECS provide personalized service, English-speaking guides, quality equipment, and 24-hour assistance. Notice this trek is fully customizable. Please look over the itinerary below to see all details and contact us to arrange your once in a life time experience.
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• Professional English speaking Guide.
• Inca Trail Permit and Machu Picchu entry fee.
• Cook and Porters support (who carry tents, cooking gear and food).
• Camping Gear (REI Four-season tents, Sleeping Pad, Duffel bag.)
• Portable Oxygen Tank and First-aid kit.
• Nine meals and water during the trek.
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• Pre-departure information meeting.
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off service.
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Day 1: Cusco - Huaran - Cancha Cancha.
Very early in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel and driven for about 2 hours to Huaran (9,180 ft/2,800 masl), a beautiful village surrounded by green mountains and one side of the sacred Urubamba River in the valley of the Incas; upon our arrival we will meet our wranglers and horses, we start our adventure to Lares accompanied by our Guide, Cook, Wranglers and horses. We climb up out of the valley through an uphill trail beside Cancha Cancha stream, along the way you will enjoy the beautiful views of the crops, mountains and lagoons.
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Day 2: Cancha Cancha - Quiswarani.
After a hot breakfast, we start our 3-hour hike uphill to Pachacutec Pass (4,700 meters), the highest point of the trek but worth reaching. From the top of the pass we will have spectaculars views of Lake Pachacutec, the snow-peaked mountain of Pitusiray and the valleys. After having pictures from Pachacutec pass we will continue hiking for 1 hour and stop to have our delicious energetic lunch. After a short break, we continue our 2-hour hike downhill to Quiswarani Quechua community (3,700 meters), where our tents will be set up. (hiking time: approx 6 hours).
Day 3: Quiswarani - Cuncani - Lares (hot springs) - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes.
After an early hot breakfast, we have another 3-hour hike uphill to Huillquijasa Pass (4,200 meters) along the way we will have amazing views of beautiful turquoise lakes and Colquecruz snow-peaked mountain. After reaching the Pass we continue hiking downhill Cuncani community (3,700 meters) located in the valley of the same name. Finally we arrive at Lares hot springs where we can relax in the warm waters.
After lunch, you will be driven to Ollantaytambo to board your late afternoon train to Aguas calientes. Upon arrival, you will be accommodated in your hostel.
Evening: Overnight in Aguas Calientes. (hiking time: approx 7 hours)
Day 4: Machu Picchu Tour/Train to Cusco.
Morning, you will baord the bus to Machu Picchu, where you will have a guided tour of this impressive Inca city and learn about the history of this site, who lived here, how it was discovered in modern times and why the Spaniards never found it. You will have some insight into the various features of this sacred city and have free time to really enjoy yourself alone in this spectacularly located site, an unforgettable experience that will stay with you forever!
Afternoon: Tourist train Aguas Calientes - Cusco.
On your arrival at Cusco train station you will be met by our representative and transferred to your Hotel.
Lares Trek price: US$790 per person.
Trek price inclusions:
Professional English speaking guide, pre-departure information meeting, four-season tents, sleeping pad, duffel bag, first aid kit, portable oxygen tank, cooking equipment, eight meals, 1 night of accommodation at a tourist hostel, transfers, tourist train tickets Ollantaytambo-Aguas Calientes-Cusco, bus ticket Aguas Calientes-Machu Picchu-Aguas Calientes, Cook, horses support (to carry all tents, cooking equipment and food) and Machu Picchu entrance fees.
Trek price does not include:
International air fares to Peru, airport taxes, meals other than those specified in your itinerary, sleeping bag (If you need sleeping bags please contact us) personal porter, personal expenses, personal insurance, and tips.


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Resources >> Travel Cheat Sheet of the Month: Drinking Water Safety 101
It may come as a surprise, but contaminated drinking water is one of the leading sources of health problems for travelers, and can cause anything from mild gastrointestinal distress (traveler's diarrhea) to serious bacterial diseases. In fact, the most common cause of water-borne illness is bacteria – such as E. coli, cholera and salmonella. However, you can protect yourself from water-borne health problems with these easy-to-follow tips:


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Timesheet Management
Online timesheet management is a method for recording the amount of a worker's time spent on each job. It is an effective way to track, estimate, assess and observe closely employees involved in various projects and related tasks.
Timesheet approvals allow managers to assess the percentage completion of various tasks in a project and also gauge the input of each employee in the task. Keeping a track of an employee on the different projects is very easy.
Customized timesheet periods help to assess the weekly, bi-weekly and monthly progress of an employee and the projects that they are working on.
The billable hours input by an employee helps the company assess the intrinsic value of an employee, the value they add to the organization and thereby decide whether the employee is an asset to the organization
For the administrator it is easy to get an overview of how much time that has been registered on a project or activity and time registered by a specific user. Reports can be exported in the following PDF, Excel and Word file formats.