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America's speedskating drought in Sochi continued on Thursday, with Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe, the top U.S. skaters in the the 1,000 meters, finishing in seventh and eighth in the event.
Richardson was seen as a contender for gold in the event and Bowe was considered a strong contender for a medal.
Instead, China's Hong Zhang took home gold for her first Olympic medal, while the Netherlands continued its domination of the speedskating events in Sochi, with Dutch skaters Ireen Wust and Margot Boer winning silver and bronze respectively.
Wust previously won gold in the 3,000 meters in Sochi and Boer won bronze in the 500 meters. Their medals are just four of the 12 that Dutch speedskaters have won in Sochi so far, including four gold.
After the 1,000 meters, the Netherlands stood in second place in overall medals earned in Sochi, tied with the United States at 12. All of those medals have come in speedskating events.
The U.S., meanwhile, has failed to medal in a speedskating event, with expected contenders Shani Davis and Brian Hansen joining Richardson and Bowe in coming up short so far.
Both Richardson and Bowe came into the games hoping to become the first American woman to medal in long-track at the Olympics since Jennifer Rodriguez won two bronze medals and Christine Witty a gold in 2002.
Earlier this week in Sochi, Richardson finished eighth in the 500 meters while Bowe finished 13th.
Richardson, a 24-year-old North Carolina native, made her Olympic debut four years ago in Vancouver, where she finished sixth in the 500-meter race. She also finished ninth in the 1,000 meters and 16th in the 1,500 meters in 2010.
She also has claimed medals at the last two World Sprint Championships, winning gold in 2013 and finishing with bronze in her title defense last month. She currently ranks first in both the overall World Cup standings and in the 1,000 meters.
Brittany Bowe is in her first Olympics at age 25. The Florida native spent the 2010 Winter Olympics playing basketball as a senior starting guard for Florida Atlantic University.
While the former inline speedskater only stepped on the ice in skate in July 2010, she has quickly found her place, earning 10 World Cup medals and setting the world record at 1,000 meters and the American record at 1,500 meters.
Bowe earned silver medals in the women's 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters in the national trials at the Utah Olympic Oval, earning her spot on the U.S. team by finishing each race just behind Richardson, her friend and roommate.


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by rp76226 » 26 Aug 2013, 03:36
by erudita74 » 26 Aug 2013, 04:08
rp76226 wrote:From the Mormon site, image 520 for death records 1816-1837, left side of the page, next to the last name on bottom, Francesco Bartolotta, when did he die? Here's the URL:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... J:30531258
Is Leggio Bernarola his mother or his wife? Is an age given? What does it say after her name?
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by erudita74 » 26 Aug 2013, 15:39
rp76226 wrote:Thank you. Was that in Latin? Where did you find the year? Is the month and day above in the middle? I need to look at more of these records and am trying to get a format down to make it easier. Ron
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now you either sit with unmaintained bunch of soft, using some ugly DE or GTFO. fucking progress...
I do mean to test the open source drivers when I have a free moment (only recently fixed up my gentoo install to allow it).
I've never looked into the multi-pointer stuff, had no reason to, but I suspect problems would arise. It would be interesting though.
now you either sit with unmaintained bunch of soft, using some ugly DE or GTFO. fucking progress...
Several things come to mind:
- As mugginz has mentioned - what about multi-card?
- Discontiguous CRTCs or bezel compensation - will the compositor allow application to render to a surface larger than both screens combined? I mean "yeah we all know how many Linux games could actually use this, but still...
- Pointer. One thing is to have it constrained to an area that is actually on a display, another thing is what are you going to do when user moves the cursor from one screen to another. What if the screens are of different resolution, but user still wants to map top of one screen to the top of the other and do the same for bottom (current --scale option in xrandr)? What about discontiguous CRTCs? Will the pointer be shown on both screens when it should, ie. it won't dissappear as soon as the active pixel leaves the screen as in windows xp, right?
- Overlaying CRTC - will be supported (across multicard or not), or a waste of effort?
jerome glisse's answer to a multi gpu question
Right now I have endless problems with X11 and multimonitor. All 3 of my screens are the same size and resolution, both are the same family Fermi chip (470 + 465), and yet there are tons of display driver/X11 bugs.
- Xorg spikes to 100% CPU usage after a while, and gradually desktop responsiveness suffers until it is unusable.
- Some KDE4 applications will only spawn on one monitor at a time
- Some KDE4 localization is only applied on one monitor
- Xinerama and all related solutions are deprecated. Deprecated! There's no supported way to run a consistent desktop across GPUs- NONE!
- Two monitors are on one card, the third is on another. They're all horizontal of eachother. Sometimes, when moving the mouse between one X Screen (:0.0 and :0.1), the mouse will get "stuck". It will rapidly warp between the two X screens, and you are unable to move it from that edge. The Xorg process spikes and all other drawing halts. The machine has to be rebooted to be usable.
I cannot wait for Wayland to start giving Xorg some competition- maybe they'll start looking at their 20 year old code already.
I haven't had any problems with multiple monitors using the open source Radeon driver. The only driver that has trouble with it is fglrx. I'm sure they'd still manage to screw it up on Wayland assuming they ever support Wayland (which if they do will be 5 years after everyone else moves to it).
And I don't know what causes this, but on my Fedora install which as KDE 4.5 and fglrx 10.12 wine spawns my World of Warcraft window (windowed mode) on my smaller display which screws up the window sizing because it won't span over to my larger display. 1440x900 doesn't fit on 1280x1024 obviously. But on my Gentoo install with KDE 4.6 and xf86-video-radeon 6.14 it spawns the window on my larger display where it doesn't have to scale to fit on the screen.
What about applications that render to a big buffer to span all screens?
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A friend emailed me this post, which could prove to be a very interesting explanation for the possible remission of autoimmune diseases during pregnancy.
Many women watch their lupus symptoms all but disappear during the 9 months of pregnancy, in exchange, of course, for nausea, bloating, heartburn and weight gain...none of which are any fun. But they welcome the respite from lupus until after the pregnancy - some continuing to feel good post-partum, while others experience a return of lupus symptoms several weeks after giving birth. (Years ago, I'd heard about the high percentage of women with symptom-reprieve during pregnancy, and thought it would be a good way to fend off my disease -a terrible idea that didn't work, and only backfired.)
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But, as described in the article, research being done at NIH and University of Michigan could reveal the reason why so many people do feel good. And note that while lupus isn't specifically mentioned in the article, here's hoping that where there's a major step made for autoimmune disease, a baby step could follow for lupus.
Here's a quick snippet, but be sure to click here to read the entire post and the U of M health system article that inspired it:
"When studying a small group of pregnant and non-pregnant women, researchers at the University of Michigan and the NIH found the expression of an enzyme known as pyruvate kinase is reduced in immune cells in pregnant women compared to non-pregnant women. And the expression of the enzyme was lower in healthy pregnant women compared to those with preeclampsia, a condition with components similar to autoimmune diseases.
The study is significant because the newly discovered mechanism points to a pathway that could be targeted for treatment. "It may be possible to design drugs that mildly suppress pyruvate kinase activity as a means of replicating the immune status of normal pregnancy," says Petty [biophysicist at U of M leading the charge].
If drugs can be designed to suppress pyruvate kinase activity, they may prove effective at treating a variety of autoimmune disorders. "I have a long list of things I'd like to see developed for the clinic in the next five years," Petty commented. "


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Halle Berry: Dusty rose at the Emmys
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This is Elie Saab. So it's not like you've never seen it before. There's a thigh slit and the dusty rose is gorgeous against her skin and she's gorgeous all over anyway because she's Halle Berry and it's never really a loss when it's Halle Berry but I'm not punching myself in the face over the shoes and, to be honest, I could do without that tacky jewel in the middle of the belt and still, that's kind of like saying you went to heaven and the marshmallows were too sweet so I'll just shut up now and let you admire this but not before I leave you with one question: If Julia Roberts had wanted to present the final award of the night instead of hanging out with the men of Best Actor, where would they have put Halle Berry? Full Story
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Halle Berry's Extant premieres tomorrow on CBS. She was at Letterman yesterday to promote it. For a star like Halle Berry to commit to a television series, beyond the pay day she was looking for, you know there are some expectations. Steven Spielberg is involved. Extant went to full season immediately. Full Story
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Check out Halle Berry at the premiere of Extant last night. The show premieres on July 9. Olivier Martinez joined her at the event. There were rumours recently that the two were done. So they're not done. She does however have to pay Gabriel Aubrey $16,000 a month in child support and $115,000 retroactively AND $300,000 for his legal fees. Full Story
Drop-crotch Halle
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We had an argument about this during the etalk morning meeting today. Most of the men hated Halle Berry's pants. Me? Best pants ever. My drop-crotch Fidelity Galaxy jeans that Sasha told me to buy are probably the most worn item in my closet for the last 3 months. Full Story
Jennifer Lawrence: NY Easter
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A final trailer for X-Men: Days Of Future Past has just been released. The movie opens May 23. I love this preview. Let me get to it: So Wolverine is tasked with bringing the mutants together. The dude who has to break Magneto Michael Fassbender out of his prison? HOT. Nicholas Hoult's Beast as the comic relief? Adorable. Full Story
Halle Berry's ring
There was a tabloid last week that reported that Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez have separated. It wasn't a reliable publication so I ignored it. Then the New York Daily News followed with their own story about them living apart. Something about work schedules. Full Story
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Halle Berry was honoured at the Acapulco Film Festival yesterday. It's one of the few red carpets she's been on since giving birth to son Maceo in October. Or is it the first red carpet she's been on since giving birth to son Maceo? I think it might be. Time to get back to work then. Full Story
Every October
It's that time of year again. It's the time of year when we all ask ourselves if there really is only one pumpkin patch in Los Angeles. Check out Olivier Martinez and Nahla at the pumpkin patch yesterday. Halle Berry wasn't there because, as you know, she gave birth to their son on Saturday. Full Story
Halle Berry got a TV show (and a baby)
One of the early career prospectuses featured Halle Berry, and I maintained that her taste level in choosing projects is questionable at best—for someone who's won an Oscar and is generally considered very talented, she makes a lot of bad movies. Full Story
Halle Berry & Jennifer Garner vs the paparazzi
Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner appeared before the Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing in Sacramento yesterday to urge lawmakers to pass tougher legislation against paparazzi when they're taking pictures of celebrity children. Garner in particular became very emotional when discussing how her kids are harassed by photographers. Full Story
Halle Berry's wedding weekend
E! News is reporting that Halle Berry will marry Olivier Martinez this weekend. The two are expecting a child together. Here they are at LAX with daughter Nahla, presumably heading to their wedding destination… Paris? This would be Halle's third marriage after David Justice and Eric Benet. Full Story
Belly Cupping: Halle Berry edition
You know I hate the belly cupping. And I know many of you hate me for hating the belly cupping. Where we generally agree however is on the belly cupping by the baby father. It's gross. Here's Halle Berry having her belly cupped by her baby father Olivier Martinez in Paris yesterday. Full Story
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Phone Setting API on the Asha software platform
This article explores the features offered by the Phone Setting API, introduced on the Asha software platform 1.0.
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The Phone Setting API allows Java apps to retrieve phone setting values, and to be notified when any of those values change.
The Phone Setting API
The Phone Setting API is built upon two objects:
- the Setting class: allows to directly retrieve setting values, and to subscribe to changes
- the SettingListener interface: is responsible for receiving notifications of setting value changes
Available settings
The Setting defines the available settings through a series of constants:
- SETTING_BACKGROUND_DATA_CONNECTION: background data connection
- SETTING_DATA_CONNECTION: permission to perform data connections
- SETTING_FLIGHT_MODE: flight mode status
- SETTING_ROAMING_DATA_CONNECTION: permission to perform roaming data connections
- SETTING_SILENT: silent mode status
- SETTING_VIBRATOR: phone vibration status
By using those values, a Java app can both request the setting value, or subscribe to notification changes.
Setting values
Phone settings values can range through a definite set of values, that are similarly defined through a series of constant values in the Setting class.
Possible values for settings related to data connections are:
- ACCEPT: network connections are automatically allowed
- ASK: ask before connecting to network
- DENY: network connections are not allowed
- WIFIONLY: value specific for background data connections, allowing connections to be performed only through Wi-Fi networks
Allowed values for vibration, flight mode and silent mode settings are:
A further constant is defined, to identify invalid setting values:
- INVALID: the setting has an invalid value
Retrieving setting values
Setting values can be retrieved via the Setting.getSetting static method, by passing one of the constant values described above, corresponding to the desired phone setting.
The following code snippet shows how the values of all the available settings can be retrieved by a Java app:
int backgroundDataSettingValue = Setting.getSetting(Setting.SETTING_BACKGROUND_DATA_CONNECTION);
int dataConnectionSettingValue = Setting.getSetting(Setting.SETTING_DATA_CONNECTION);
int flightModeSettingValue = Setting.getSetting(Setting.SETTING_FLIGHT_MODE);
int roamingSettingValue = Setting.getSetting(Setting.SETTING_ROAMING_DATA_CONNECTION);
int silentSettingValue = Setting.getSetting(Setting.SETTING_SILENT);
int vibratorSettingValue = Setting.getSetting(Setting.SETTING_VIBRATOR);
Displaying setting values
A utility function can be defined to convert those values from numeric to textual as follows:
private String settingDescription(int value)
case Setting.ACCEPT:
return "Accept";
case Setting.ASK:
return "Ask";
case Setting.DENY:
return "Deny";
case Setting.INVALID:
return "Invalid";
case Setting.OFF:
return "Off";
case Setting.ON:
return "On";
case Setting.WIFIONLY:
return "Wi-Fi only";
return "Unknown";
By using method illustrated above, a simple LCDUI Form could easily display all the settings as follows:
StringItem backgroundDataItem = new StringItem("Background data connection", settingDescription(backgroundDataSettingValue));
StringItem dataConnectionItem = new StringItem("Data connection", settingDescription(dataConnectionSettingValue));
StringItem flightModeItem = new StringItem("Flight mode", settingDescription(flightModeSettingValue));
StringItem roamingItem = new StringItem("Roaming data connection", settingDescription(roamingSettingValue));
StringItem silentItem = new StringItem("Silent mode", settingDescription(silentSettingValue));
StringItem vibratorItem = new StringItem("Vibration", settingDescription(vibratorSettingValue));
Subscribing to setting changes
A Java app can subscribe to receive notifications of setting value changes by implementing the SettingListener interface, that defines a single method responsible for receiving such notifications: settingChanged.
This method has two arguments:
- an integer value identifying the setting whose value has changed
- an integer value representing the new setting value
Once implemented, a SettingListener must subscribe to setting changes via the Setting.subscribeListener static method. Similarly, once it's not needed anymore, the SettingListener must unsubscribe via Setting.unSubscribeListener.
The following sample implementation of the settingChanged method updates the values displayed as illustrated in the previous section with the new values, by retrieving the correct StringItem, and updating its text:
private StringItem settingItem(int setting)
case Setting.SETTING_BACKGROUND_DATA_CONNECTION:
return backgroundDataItem;
case Setting.SETTING_DATA_CONNECTION:
return dataConnectionItem;
case Setting.SETTING_FLIGHT_MODE:
return flightModeItem;
case Setting.SETTING_ROAMING_DATA_CONNECTION:
return roamingItem;
case Setting.SETTING_SILENT:
return silentItem;
case Setting.SETTING_VIBRATOR:
return vibratorItem;
return null;
public void settingChanged(int setting, int value)
StringItem settingItem = settingItem(setting);
Testing different setting values
When developing a Java app that relies on any of the settings exposed by the Phone Setting API, it is recommended to test how the app behaves with all the possible values of the specific settings.
This section shows how the value of the available settings can be changed on the Asha software platform, and how the corresponding values retrieved and notified by the Phone Setting API change accordingly.
- The data connection setting can be easily changed by using the sliding top menu available on the Nokia Asha 501
- The background data connection setting can be changed by opening Settings -> Background sync
- The roaming data connection setting can be changed by opening Settings -> Dual SIM -> Data roaming
- Flight mode can be turned on and off by using the Settings -> Flight mode option. Note that turning on flight mode also changes the Data connection settings, setting its value to Deny
- Silent mode status can be switched through the sliding top menu, as shown by the picture below
- Vibration can be turned on and off by opening the Sounds and vibra screen within the device Settings
This article illustrates the features offered by the Phone Setting API, explaining how a Java app can easily access device settings on the Asha software platform.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Milton selectmen and that town's conservation commissioners met this week to explore why, for six years, no revenues coming from land being taken out of current use, were allocated to a conservation fund, as previously decreed by voters. No definitive answer was immediately forthcoming, but it was agreed (as determined by auditors) that the sum of $124,619 had gone into the general fund, when its correct destination was a fund dedicated to the purpose of conservation.
Commissioner Cynthia Wyatt noted that this acreage on the ridge, when under easement, will thwart the construction of eight to 10 homes, and thus save taxpayers money in the long run, as families typically cost, with services such as schools, police and fire, 130 percent of the revenues they give back in property taxes. She also mentioned that even land developed for commercial and industrial use, while expanding the tax base, also had the disadvantage of attracting people to work there.
Mike McDonnell of Milton Three Ponds Protective Association made a sound case for conservation, in the instances where water quality impairment would likely result from development, Wyatt also noted, from the Rochester Times table of Jan. 31, the astonishing expansion in impervious surfaces (through which rain cannot filter) — in Milton and elsewhere. In the 20 years from 1990 to 2010, Milton's impervious surfaces grew from 597 acres to 1,308 acres (up 219 percent), while population in the same time period, grew from 3,691 to 4,598 (up 124 percent.) Unfortunately, this is typical for the region as a whole.
Meantime, we would remind the most avid of environmentalists that all conservation is not appropriate — a point helpfully made on Monday evening by Commissioner Emery Booska. People have got to live, shop, work and recreate, and that all takes up land. Finding the balance, and the "special places" to save is the key.


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Tonight I read John Fante's Ask the Dust. The foreward is from Bukowski, describing how it was THE pivotal novel in shaping his writing style. Those familiar with Bukowski can definitely see it. Fante's writer is more manic than Chinaski, but he nevertheless embodies a certain idyll of the novelist working for his craft. It's fitting that this would be the first one Bukowski read, as he mirrored it in his first novel, Post Office. In both, the character/author has a few published works and is doing menial labor (or nothing) and scraping by through bars in LA. In both, they bang chicks out of their league and then get drunk, act like assholes and then succeed/fail simultaneously. Both end in similar fashion. And, both are brutally well written. If you are a Bukowski fan, I highly recomind reading Ask the Dust. If you like LA fiction, ditto. And, basically, if you like blunt, well written fiction, it's worth your time.
I just finished my first Nabokov -- The Pale Fire. It is, without a doubt, unlike anything I've ever come across. The meta-aesthetics at work in the text (or the '3 texts' - prologue, poem, commentary) contain some of the most mind-bending literary dynamics I've ever had the pleasure of reading.
As a personal introduction to this thread, here are my 10 favorite pieces of literature (too early to add the aforementioned text):
1) In Search of Lost Time by Proust
2) Ulysses by Joyce
3) Infinite Jest by DFW
4) Twilight of the Idols / The Anti-Christ by Nietzsche
5) The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevky
6) The Fall by Camus
7) The Denial of Death by Becker
8) The Sound & The Fury by Faulkner
9) The Remains of the Day by Ishiguro
10) Kafka On The Shore by Murakami
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Yeah, I really enjoyed Pale Fire as well. [Minor spoiler ahead...] But once it was pretty obvious that we were dealing not only with an unreliable narrator but a delusional and even deranged narrator, it felt like we weren't going anywhere. Everything was beautifully and elaborately composed, though. Don't know if you caught this, Poor Yorick, but we actually had a book club for Nabokov's Pnin earlier this year. Perhaps not a resounding success, but it was fun to try and figure the puzzle out with everyone as we went along. I still can't believe I haven't read Lolita. It's on the list, but I try to avoid doing back-to-back with authors.
Ulysses and The Sound & The Fury are two of my favorites as well. Remains of the Day and Infinite Jest are on the 'to read' list for sure.
I'm pretty sure I already complimented you on the username, but once again, *standing ovation*. You should think about embarking on the literary journey that is Infinite Summer[.org]. Besides all the great secondary criticisms, analyses, interviews, et cetera et cetera , there's a few really helpful tips and strategies to reading the novel that will really enrich the experience. I couldn't agree with you more about Pale Fire: While it is a compelling, thought-provoking, and even ground-breaking text from an academic (re: completely cerebral) perspective, the story sort of plateaued around the middle [SPOILER ALERT] when it's suggested that Botkin & Kinbote are (most likely) one-in-the-same and that we're (probably) dealing with a paranoid schizophrenic.
I did not catch the Pnin book club, but I'll be reading it after I complete Lolita this weekend. (I actually prefer to read works by the same author back-to-back). I studied the novel college (without reading it) and figured it was about time I opened it up. To sum up my experience with the text thus far in a single word: stimulating. I feel complicit in the dirty deeds of our narrator when I say a text has never aroused me more in my life.
I just finished reading Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson. It's a collection of short stories about heroin addicts, and it's really compelling. He has a very direct style, and the stuff the people get into is pretty intense. There are a few characters with clear mental illness that he really brings to life. I would highly recommend it.
You are mad as the sea and wind when both contend, PY. I hate this long, unwieldy username, but I'm stuck with it now. It was just a strong reaction to that cretin's appearance with the Bloody Beetroots back in '09. Anyway, I much prefer my other username, BROKENDOLL.
Thanks for the tip on infinitesummer.org - bookmarked it for later.
I just finished The White Tiger which was a total blast. Highly recommended if you're looking for a breezy, darkly funny quick read. It captures the dark underbelly of Indian society in the age of globalization. It's also kind of an antidote to the usual romance associated with the sub-continent -- no swirling saris, fragrant mangoes and spiritual enlightenment by the Ganges in this one. I'm starting The Stranger's Child, the new Alan Hollinghurst novel, tomorrow. Really looking forward to this one, though I can't imagine Hollinghurst ever surpassing the brilliant The Line of Beauty.
I've read a bunch of stuff since I last posted something here. The standout is probably James Ellroy's Blood's a Rover. Ellroy needs to be experienced by everyone at least once. His prose is like a shot of pure adrenalin – it makes the hard-boiled noir of Hammett and Chandler look as ornate and ostentatious as Austen and Brönte. The plot of Blood's a Rover is almost beside the point – it's the third part of a trilogy that does audacious, exciting things with American history. In this case we get Howard Hughes' takeover of Vegas; the aftermath of the JFK, RFK, and MLK assassinations; political revolution in the Dominican Republic and Haiti; J. Edgar Hoover's paranoia of Communists and black militant groups; and a little dose of voodoo to spice things up. It's seriously exciting stuff.
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I never read The Alchemist because the title and plot sound tedious. Was I right in my assumption?
Those that like to eat, travel, and cook should read Blood, Bones, & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton.
Am I tedious, Gunz?
The Alchemist isn't tedious at all. It is extremely simple, actually. It's like any other fable. I was disappointed that it wasn't really about alchemy, or that it didn't really use alchemy in a clever way. It just had alchemical flavors.
I just received Amphigorey -- Fifteen Books By Edward Gorey an hour ago from a nice coworker of mine. It's funny, I was looking into buying a Edward Gorey book or two after viewing his Gashlycrumb Tinies poster a month back. I've only thumbed through it, but it's dark, disturbing and funny--a category of media I really enjoy.
The used copy of Martian Chronicles I received in the mail smells like Grandfather's den.
Also picked up Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene, which is supposed to be a crackup, featuring an appliance salesman turned secret agent.
Read a few more books in June...
The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst - The latest book by the wonderful British author. I believe that the US edition didn't come out until this year, which seems unusual for such a popular and acclaimed author. Last year, when the book failed to get shortlisted for the Booker Prize, there was a mini uproar in the UK. I'm not sure it was justified, though. The book has all of the expected Hollinghurst tropes - British class warfare, sexual repression and release, changing mores of evolving (or devolving?) gay culture, the intrigue of life in great British houses - but it lacks the elegant structure of his prior works and their passion, too. He can still turn a phrase masterfully; perhaps better than any contemporary British author, but the book is a slog. I had to fight to finish it. Quite the opposite reaction I've had to all of his prior works. If you've never read Hollinghurst, skip this one and go straight for The Line of Beauty, which actually (and deservedly) won the Booker Prize in '04.
Just Kids by Patti Smith - I wish this had lived up to the hype. Smith has a lovely way with words. There are many passages I had to read twice because of how beautifully she captured a moment between her and Rober Mapplethorpe, but it didn't really add up to much. It was very "this happened, then this happened, then this happened." I will say that the book made me love her even more. The passion she had (and still has) for so many different kinds of fine and performing arts is really infectious. Also, I know a lot of "developing artist" types and Smith's wonderful descriptions of her and Mapplethorpe's artistic development will make me think twice before calling a young artist's efforts vainglorious.
We the Animals debut novel by Justin Torres - I tend to stick with established authors, but I picked this one up last week after a friend was raving about it. I believe Torres published a couple of short stories in The New Yorker and The Atlantic, but this is his first novel. It's kind of a roman a clef about Torres' youth growing up the youngest of three boys of a hot tempered Puerto Rican father and a confused (and possibly mentally ill) American mother who were seemingly trapped in a sometimes violent and passionate relationship. It's a slim 128 pages which you could easily finish in a day or two. The chapters are very short vignettes - almost self-contained short stories - of surviving an unsteady upbringing in which your family is constantly teetering on the edge of disaster. It's beautifully written, concentrated prose in which an almost achingly tender moment between a father, mother and their boys can suddenly careen into rage and confusion. This is an odd way to recommend a book, but if you enjoyed Terence Malick's The Tree of Life - specifically the scenes involving the young brothers - I think you'll love this book. It's a dark, ferocious and tenderly observed little book.
Anyone done the 'Arabian Nights'? Bueno? Not sure if it's clichéd, but plan on reading them whilst in the Middle East/Africa this summer. Richard Burton translation. Also bought these recently for the pipeline.
Up Above the World by Paul Bowles
Days: A Tangier Diary by Paul Bowles
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Old Man and The Sea by Hemingway
Two Wheels Through Terror: Diary of a South American Motorcycle Odyssey by Glen Heggstad
I think Bowles is a fantastic writer.
4/6: Hookworms, Disappears @ The Rickshaw Stop
4/8: Drive Like Jehu @ The Glass House
4/9-12: Coachella
4/17: Swans, Angel Olsen
4/24-26: Stagecoach
Yeah, for sure. Done him like three or four times (i.e. three or four books). Looking forward to 'Up Above the World' as it sounds similarly themed to Ballard's Cocaine Nights, which I really enjoyed. Mystery, drugs, sex, murder, a sense of dread rounding every corner, etc. Not necessarily the normal Bowles fair.
Speaking of The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho says, "I'm modern because I make the difficult seem easy, and so I can communicate with the whole world." Also, he says, "One of the books that caused great harm was James Joyce's Ulysses, which is pure style. There is nothing there. Stripped down, Ulysses is a twit."
Insipid cunt. I wonder if he knows it's part of his personal legend to suck my fucking dick. And it'll happen too, because if you want something bad enough, the universe will conspire to make it happen.
I've actually started reading on a daily basis again lately. Trying to reach my goal of 30 books by the end of the year, which I am woefully behind on. Here's what I've been reading:
The House Of Sand And Fog by Andres Dubus III. This was enjoyable enough. It seemed like a pretty typical best-seller middlebrow kind of thing, but framing the story as two different protagonists making antagonists out of each other gave it some needed depth. By telling the story from both perspectives and then letting things escalate out of control as both sides just try to hang on to the little they have is a great source of heartbreak. Still, it didn't add up to anything exceedingly memorable, but not a bad book to pass the time.
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith. This I enjoyed a lot. It's a sprawling series of slice-of-life vignettes about a young girl and her family growing up poor in Williamsburg. There's a lot of simple yet profound insight into human nature and the way different types of people behave that reminded me a bit of Steinbeck. It's comical and tragic in equal measures and is a delight to read the whole way through.
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan. This was pretty bad and pointless. I wrote a full review and posted it in the book club thread about this book.
And right now I'm making my way through David Eggers' A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius, which I'm loving and devouring pretty quickly, even it's a little too cute about its self awareness at times.
David Rakoff died this past week after a long battle with cancer. If you've never read anything of his, I can't recommend him enough. He was truly brilliant, irreverently witty, sometimes uncomfortably honest in his observations, and had a narrative voice all his own. This is a considerable loss for the world of nonfiction. RIP.


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I miss the good old days when parents / managers / friends / moderators would "guide" behavior by identifying where lines were crossed and telling the person to get back to the other side of the line or <insert unspoken threat> would happen.
Seems like our "social control systems" have become much less sophisticated these days -- from PID 30 years ago to "bang-bang" today. I don't think banning Q makes sense, but his behaviour patterns do vary pretty widely, from being one of the more thoughtful posters down to hostile periods where his posts remind me of nothing more than a Dalek shrieking "EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE".
If there was a poll option for "a bit more of the former and a bit less of the latter" that's what I would pick.


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Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.
Sample of reported job titles: Catalytic Converter Special Build Prototype, Computer Numerical Control Machinist (CNC Machinist), Fabricator, Machinist, Metal Model Maker, Model Maker, Molding Technician, Prototype Special Build, Tool and Die Maker, Tool Maker
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Drill press or radial drill — Benchtop drill presses; Hydraulic punch presses
|Soldering iron — Microsoldering equipment; Soldering irons
|Three dimensional printing machine — Fused deposition modeling FDM printers; Selective layered sintering SLS printers; Stereolithography SLA printers; Three-dimensional prototyping printers
|Tinners snips — Hand snips; Metal shears
|Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe — Jewelers lathes; Manual lathes
|Workshop cranes — Portable workshop cranes
Technology used in this occupation:
|Computer aided design CAD software — PTC Creo Parametric software
|Computer aided manufacturing CAM software — CNC Software Mastercam
|Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
|Word processing software — Microsoft Word
|Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
|Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
|Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
|Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
|Engineering and Technology — Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
|Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
|Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
|Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
|Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Equipment Selection — Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
|Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
|Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
|Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
|Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
|Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
|Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
|Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
|Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Work Activities
|Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
|Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
|Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
|Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
|Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
|Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Work Context
|Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 94% responded "Every day."
|Exposed to Hazardous Equipment — 85% responded "Every day."
|Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 67% responded "Continually or almost continually."
|Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 49% responded "Extremely important."
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 28% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 60% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Spend Time Standing — 45% responded "More than half the time."
|Structured versus Unstructured Work — 35% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Time Pressure — 43% responded "Every day."
|Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 47% responded "Every day."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include food service managers, electricians, agricultural technicians, legal secretaries, occupational therapy assistants, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|High school diploma or equivalent
|Post-secondary certificate
|Bachelor's degree
Interest code: RIC
|Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
|Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
|Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Work Styles
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
|Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
|Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
|Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
|Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
Work Values
|Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
|Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
Related Occupations
|Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
|Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Green
|Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
|Machinists Bright Outlook
|Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
|Tool and Die Makers
|Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
|Patternmakers, Wood
|Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$22.20 hourly, $46,180 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|6,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Little or no change (-2% to 2%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Metal and Plastic Machine Workers . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.


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Ramble On
A tribute to Tolkien's poetry & LOTR. Runner up mention to Misty Mountain Hop and The Battle of Evermore.
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All Along The Watchtower
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White Rabbit
The definitive link between the 60's counter-culture and Fantasy Literature. Zeppelin transported us from present day into a fantasy world. Airplane dragged the fantasy world into present day.
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Is Leonard Nimoy's The Ballard of Bilbo Baggins Rock and Roll?
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Norwegians swept the top two spots in the race, with Maiken Caspersen Falla winning gold and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg winning silver. Slovenian Vesna Fabjan finished third to win bronze.
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Was in Portland yesterday heading from school to the doctors office (possible torn ligaments, broken fibula). I find that a bike is a lot faster than crutches, and doesn't wrench my back (also hurt) nearly as much.
I've ridden with a broken leg before (and torn ligaments), and this feels nearly identical.
I'm on the bike, heading downhill taking the full lane, when everything aligns, and I make the light, don't have to dodge peds. As it turns out, I am the lead vehicle stopped at the red in the next block. I hear behind me a car start honking out of frustration for being caught behind me. Light changes, I ignore the fool (hopefully he'll turn a few blocks down). He honks a few times as we approach the next red, but due to my knowledge of pacing, I time it so we don't end up stopping. He honks a few times as we approach the next several lights, but I'm keeping pace with the lights.
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Hopefully his passenger was a new girlfriend who learned what kind of idiot he was, and dumps him.
Oh, and after seeing the doc, it knees turn out to be only bruised (bone and soft tissue), and no torn ligaments. So, I should be 100% in about a month.
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