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Ever use the Collections API? How can you say no?! The Collections framework is probably one of the best API sets available to a Java programmer. Since many parts of our applications use a
ArrayList, or
LinkedList at some point, enhancing the performance of these guys can do a lot for us.
Eric D. Friedman wrote a high performance set of collections called Trove. Trove allows you to plug in their versions of certain containers (
LinkedList), and use them just like you did with the standard versions. There are also ways to utilize primitive collections to gain even more performance. Don't you love open source?
In this article, we will discuss:
Trove is ridiculously simple to work with. You can simply download the code and set up your
CLASSPATH to see the
lib/trove.jar file.
To use the Trove classes, you need to do the following:
Import the Trove classes:
import gnu.trove.*;
Change collection creation:
// Map map = new HashMap(); // standard hashmap
Map map = new THashMap(); // trove version of hashmap
You can see the leading T in the Trove classes. This is there to prevent name collisions, and means you don't have to fully qualify all collections (e.g.
java.util.HashMap vs.
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THashMap class is a fair amount faster than
java.util.HashMap. How is this so? The standard
HashMap holds a
Map.Entry object for each of its elements. Trove uses open addressing, and hence gets around this problem with chaining. You can still use
Map.entrySet on a Trove
Map, but it is a Bad Thing. This will cause Trove to create the
Map.Entry objects that it tries to get away from, so if possible, don't use these operations. If you buy into Trove, you can go down a path that couples you tightly to the Trove collections. You can implement Trove specific APIs (
forEachValue, and
transformValues) to potentially gain higher performance.
Hash tables have a size, and have to grow when the data set exceeds its current capacity. It has been shown that if the size is a prime number, the performance of the hash table increases. Trove makes sure that its capacity is always a prime number, which is something that the JDK doesn't do.
When I run a benchmark on my system, I get the following results for putting values into a hash table:
Comparing 100000 Map.put() operations
JDK average (msec): 321
Trove average (msec): 93
Difference: Trove is 3.45 times faster!
Another nice side effect of not containing the
Map.Entry objects is that the resulting data structures take up a lot less space. This is particularly noticeable with the
Set implementations, as they are not backed by
Maps like the JDK.
Comparing size of Set implementation: 1,000 Integer's
JDK size: 46216 bytes
Trove size: 28856 bytes
Trove's collection requires 62% of the memory needed by the JDK collection.
So, we can add Trove collections to our code fairly easily, but wouldn't it be nice to be able to "flick a switch" to have the program use Trove or JDK collections? Let's create a
CollectionFactory to allow this to happen.
The trigger that lets the factory know what type of collection to create is a Java
System property. If the user sets the property
usetrove to
true, the Trove classes will be used. If the property isn't set, or doesn't have the value of
true, then the JDK classes will be created instead. The user configures this parameter in two ways:
Pass in the property to the JVM:
% java -Dusetrove=true MyProgram.java
Create a
trove.properties file in the classpath that contains:
How do we code a factory that gives us this functionality? Let's walk through it.
The core of the code is a static
{} area that looks for the
System property (from the properties file or passed in). This check happens only once (hence, it is static), and sets the boolean value
useTrove if
usetrove is set to
public class CollectionFactory {
static boolean useTrove = false;
* Try to find the usetrove property on command line, or
* in a trove.properties in the CLASSPATH
* If usetrove is set to true, then set the useTrove
* boolean, else leave it as false
static {
try {
getResourceAsStream("trove.properties") );
useTrove = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(
((String) System.getProperty("usetrove") ).trim() )
? true : false;
} catch (Exception e) {
// do nothing. keep the default: false
Now, for the base types, we simple check the
useTrove boolean, and return the correct class:
* Return a hashmap based on the properties
public static Map getHashMap() {
if ( useTrove ) return new THashMap();
else return new HashMap();
* Return a hashset based on the properties
public static Set getHashSet() {
if ( useTrove ) return new THashSet();
else return new HashSet();
* Return a linkedlist based on the properties
public static List getLinkedList() {
if ( useTrove ) return new TLinkedList();
else return new LinkedList();
And there we have it, a clean way to get access to either a Trove or JDK class. To use this, you would simply do something like:
Map map = CollectionFactory.getHashMap();
map.put("name", "dion");
System.out.println("name = " + map.get("name"));
System.out.println("Class is: " + map.getClass());
If I put this in a program, I could run it in two ways to test that it is working OK (assuming no
trove.properties file exists):
dion@frag [~]> java CollectionFactory
name = dion
Class is: class java.util.HashMap
dion@frag [~]> java -Dusetrove=true CollectionFactory
name = dion
Class is: class gnu.trove.THashMap
So far, we are living in a world that is compatible between Trove and the JDK classes. If performance really becomes an issue (based on profiling the code!) we can jump into Trove's world and enhance the collections even more.
When we store primitives in our collections what do we end up doing? We have to wrap them in their
Object wrappers (
int -> Integer,
float -> Float, etc.). What if we know that either the key or value (or both) should always be integers? If this is the case, we can use a special case collection from Trove.
Imagine if we wanted a map containing objects as keys and integers as values. We would use the following code:
TObjectIntHashMap intmap = new TObjectIntHashMap();
intmap.put("NumInStock", 2);
int numInStock = intmap.get("NumInStock");
Let's look at the performance, comparing a JDK map to the
ObjectInt map that we see above:
Comparing TObjectIntHashMap to HashMap:
JDK average (msec): 502
Trove average (msec): 183
Difference: Trove is 2.74 times faster!
If you compare a
HashMap that takes two primitives (e.g.,
key = int,
value = int) then you see a really large performance improvement:
Comparing TIntIntHashMap to HashMap:
JDK average (msec): 502
Trove average (msec): 67
Difference: Trove is 7.5 times faster!
Another side effect of using these primitive collections is that it enforces rules on that collection.
HashMaps work with generic
java.lang.Object, so people can put in whatever they want. The
TintIntHashMap is going to give you a compiler warning if you try to put something naughty in it.
Note: In future versions of Java we will see "Generics" (kind of like C++ templates), where we will be able to create collections that are tied to a given type, and we won't have to do the nasty casting of objects when we take them out, and we will have checking of values that we put in.
If we need to increase performance with our collections, GNU Trove offers a simple solution. We have seen how we can simply use Trove's classes without even really know they are being used. We have also seen how we can use Trove's primitive collections to get another performance boost if really needed. Check it out!
Dion Almaer is a Principal Technologist for The Middleware Company, and Chief Architect of TheServerSide.Com J2EE Community.
Return to ONJava.com.
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#134938 - 11/06/04 09:07 AM syphilis sive morbus gallicus
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Most people know that the STD syphilis is named after the shepherd Syphilis who is the hero of a poem, Syphilis, sive morbus Gallicus (Syphilis, or the French disease) written by the Reneaissance physician Girolamo Fracastoro [1478–1553] and published in 1530. Least any of our francophone friends be upset with the term French disease, it should be remembered that syphilis was also called the Spanish disease (because Columbus' sailors supposedly brought it back from the New World), the German disease, and the Neapolitan (sometimes Italian) disease. (The English disease being saved for another thing entirely.)
I've never seen an etymology of syphilis offered, other than the eponymous shepherd hero. It occurs to me that it could possibly have been derived from suphe(i)os 'hog-sty' by Fracastoro (connected with Latin sus 'hog' and English swine, and which reminds me of Elizabethan and Jacobean stews 'a brothel'), though this latter is not related to sty, but rather Greek tuphus 'fever' whence our disease typhus. A sty is an enclosure for swine, but also an inflammation of a sebaceous gland in the eye.
Another term for syphilis is lues 'plague, pestilence'; Tacitus describes in his History a invading German army as immensa belli lues 'a huge plague of war' (iii.15).
It also just dawned on me that I've never heard any of the folks upset with inflammable meaning combustible, ranting about inflammation. Hmm.
#134939 - 11/06/04 11:30 AM Re: syphilis sive morbus gallicus
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you post reminded me of my surprise when i learned an uncle (by marriage) who was a doctor, (and head of of the Bronx county public service) was a board certifed dermatologist!
syphilis was (in times past) a disease for dermatogists--since it first manifest as a skin lesion.
by the time i knew Uncle Irving, (the mid 70's) i associated dermatologist with cosmetic skin treatments (and acne) not at all with STD's!
what the situation now? (can one of the board doctors help?) is there a specialy for STD?
most women would go to a gyn if they thought they had a STD
and i think men would go to urologist.. (or GP/internist)
but which medical specialty would consentrate on STD's? (there is now a specialty for public health/communicably diseases, isn't there?)_________________________
my other obsession
#134940 - 11/09/04 11:46 PM Re: syphilis sive morbus gallicus
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Loc: Jakarta
Here in Indonesia people go to dermatologists (doktor kulit dan kelamin = skin and sex doctor) for STDs.
jheem, is there any connection between this interest in syphilis and urethral sounds?
#134941 - 11/10/04 09:08 AM Re: syphilis sive morbus gallicus
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is there any connection between this interest in syphilis and urethral sounds?
Well, one did lead to the other. A friend who is a doctor brought sounds to my attention when I mentioned the etymology of syphilis.
#134942 - 11/12/04 04:09 PM Who treats siphilis?
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but which medical specialty would consentrate on STD's? (there is now a specialty for public health/communicably diseases, isn't there?)
Usually it's referred to an ID person these days (Infectious Diseases). But - at the risk of sounding like Dr Bill - part of my time in the Army was spent as I Corps area dermatologist, and indeed VD patients came to my clinic. Although there wasn't much siphilis, mostly the clap (that's gonorrhea for you innocents). Anyhow the treatment of the one covered the other as well so it didn't matter that much...
#134943 - 06/18/05 01:15 AM Re: Who treats siphilis?
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Loc: Australia
but which medical specialty would consentrate on STD's? (there is now a specialty for public health/communicably diseases, isn't there?)
Up here we have sexual health physicians, amongst other things.
#134944 - 06/21/05 03:03 PM Re: Who treats siphilis?
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Posts: 124
I have no numbers to back this, but in the US my guess in the ED docs (yours truly) treat most of this - at least acutely.
Health Departments do what they can, but with poor resources and a problem that is just so much fun to spread...
#134945 - 06/23/05 12:45 PM Clap?
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Posts: 124
Hey, a fitting question for this erudite crowd - why is gonorrhea referred to as clap?
#134946 - 06/23/05 01:05 PM Re: Clap?
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From answers.com:
Gonorrhea is also commonly known by the slang term "the clap" - suggested etymology from the Old French word "clapier", meaning "brothel". (Another suggested source for the term is from the notorious 18th century brothel keeper known as "Mother Clap", though perhaps her name itself was derived from the slang term). It could also refer to the painful sting in the male urethra, which feels like the sting of a clap when infected with this disease.
But the online etymological dictionary says:
"gonorrhea," 1587, of unknown origin, perhaps from M.E. claper, from O.Fr. clapoire, originally "rabbit burrow" but given a slang extension to "brothel." Originally also a v., "to infect with clap."
And, Take Our Word for It says:
For those of you wondering where the clap, another term for gonorrhea, came from, no one knows for certain. It dates from the late 16th century, though the verb to clap "to infect with gonorrhea" surfaced a bit earlier. One source suggests that the verb derives from "to clap one's hands on," but that does seem a bit tenuous. A better possible explanation is that it comes from Old French clapoir "venereal bubo". So what the heck is a bubo? It's a swelling or boil, especially in the groin. Eeew!
I guess the short answer is, "nobody knows."
#134947 - 06/24/05 12:37 PM Re: Clap?
Registered: 06/18/05
Posts: 124
Thank you Ann! Your REALLY impressed my medical student (who asked me that question)! Got a great answer in less than 30 minutes!
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What can I say I have a lot of fun blogging. To follow my team is one thing but to put it in words and share it with baseball fans far and wide is a great experience. Every day I'm on here updating my own page while reading others. Its honestly where I come first when I am hungry for some MLB news. There's nothing greater than the voice of the fans. From my time blogging on here I've seen three Pirate blogs as the Featured Blog. Kind of a testament to our loyalty and dedication dont ya think.
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A question on our Youtube channel this week inspired a little post to help you with audio troubleshooting subwoofers. No sound? No idea why? Here are 5.1 (naturally) tests you can try at home to see what the culprit may be.
- Is it the coaxial cable itself? Test this by connecting your subwoofer in what's called the 'high level' way: use speaker wire to make the connection. If it makes sound, then it's the coaxial cable that is at fault and you need to replace the cable.


text: Students and public education win big in Massachusetts election Public education and students in Massachusetts were huge winners in the November 2 state election. "Governor Deval Patrick ran a strong campaign based on his pledge to continue to support public education, families and communities," MTA President Paul Toner said after the voting results were in. "He deserved this victory as a result of his past accomplishments and his future promises to support our public schools, colleges and universities. "Despite the national recession and reduced revenue, Governor Patrick has always made education and students a top priority," Toner continued. "He also treats educators respectfully and listens to our views when he's making education policies." Toner also applauded the resounding defeat of Question 3, the ballot question to cut the sales tax from 6.25 percent to 3 percent. "Massachusetts voters understand that you don't get to be first in the nation in student achievement by short-changing our students and our schools," Toner said. "The voters recognized that Question 3 would be disastrous for public education and the quality of life in their communities, as well as for the state's economic recovery." The MTA played a major role in the election by conducting an extensive internal activation effort and by advertising on television, radio and the Internet. "Through phone banks, face-to-face conversations and other means, our members raised awareness about the candidates and the issues, identified supporters and made sure they went to the polls," said Toner. "They knew that a lot was at stake for their students, their communities and their jobs, and they made their decisions based on what was best for the future of our state."


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It's a record: 2013 oil production tops 64 ml barrels
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The oil production marked a 30-percent increase from the 49.3 million barrels oil in 2012. In 1956, the state saw almost 62 million barrels of oil produced.
Colorado achieved record-setting oil production before the end of 2013, but a spokesman for the state Division of Natural Resources, which oversees the state oil commission, said the numbers only recently were finalized.
In 2013, Weld County produced nearly 51.9 million barrels of oil, accounting for 80 percent of the state's oil production. Weld's 2013 oil production surged 42 percent from the 36.6 million barrels of oil produced in the county the prior year.
October 2013 was the best oil-producing month for Weld, when 5.4 million barrels of oil were produced.
Higher, more stable oil prices in 2013, combined with drilling techniques hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, led to the record-setting production, said Stan Dempsey, president of the Colorado Petroleum Association.
As long as oil prices remain around $100 per barrel, oil companies will continue to invest in Colorado, he said.
The West Slope's Rio Blanco County, which has the second highest oil production in Colorado, produced 4.6 million barrels of oil in 2013, down from 4.8 million barrels in 2012.
Meanwhile, statewide natural gas production fell to 1.6 trillion cubic feet in 2013 from 1.7 trillion cubic feet the prior year.
Colorado producers generally made larger investments in oil production because of lower natural gas prices, Dempsey said.
Garfield County produced 649.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas, the most in the state in 2013. Behind La Plata County with 356.5 billion cubic feet, Weld County ranked No. 3 with 302.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas last year. In 2012, 271.8 million cubic feet of gas was produced in Weld.
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In many ways, our opinions define us. We scream them from the mountaintops of social media and spend our coffee breaks getting into embarrassing slap fights with Vince from accounting because he prefers the wrong brand of phone. But salespeople and scientists both know that our opinions are not as constant as we believe. Every single day, scores of weird and seemingly insignificant things are twisting our preferences.
For example ...
5Temperature Affects Your Taste in Movies
If you take a look at a list of the most popular romantic movies of all time, you notice something weird: Half of the top 10 came out in November or December. This is despite the fact that normally summer blockbusters make all the money. Scientists decided to look into this and noticed that you find the same trend in movie rentals as well -- romance does better in winter. Then, they found that in Europe, you can actually chart what genre of movie does best in a country by measuring its average temperature.
It all points to the same thing: You're simply more likely to enjoy a good romance when the weather is cold.
"Whaddaya say we go inside and watch Jennifer Lopez love things?"
Wait, What?
OK, you think, maybe it doesn't have anything to do with preference, maybe the big studios just release more of this type of movie in cold seasons or climates (although if they're trying to cash in on Valentine's Day, they're releasing two or three months early). So, in what we think might have started as a torture technique for terror suspects, scientists locked a bunch of people in a cold room until they enjoyed romantic comedies.
All right, there was more to it than that. In one experiment, they put half of their participants in a cold room with iced tea and the other half in a hot room with hot tea. After a while, the audiences were asked which movie they'd prefer out of four different genres: romance, thriller, action, or comedy. And sure enough, being physically cold made them prefer romantic movies.
While being hot made them hand-feed the elderly for some reason.
Their theory is that it's just your brain's attempt to get you warm. We do, after all, think of romantic feelings as getting us "hot" (moist palms, blushing cheeks, an accelerated heart rate). It seems like you actually get even warmer by running through the desert from a chainsaw murderer, but whatever. We also associate closeness with other people with "warmth" (if you say relations between two people have grown "cold," you sure as hell don't mean they're hugging a lot), so when you get cold, you want to watch other, sexy people steadily getting closer for 90 minutes.
Our brains subconsciously tell us that we need heat during cold weather and make us crave this psychological "warmth." Unfortunately, achieving this requires being repeatedly subjected to Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher, but hey, no one ever said survival would be easy.
"We may be stranded in these woods, but Love Actually on my iPhone will keep us warm."
4If You Touch an Object, You Want It More
Really persuasive people know that it's all about touch: the salesman or politician is quick to pat you on the back or shake your hand; the waitress knows that a touch on your arm gets a bigger tip. If the thing they're selling is a physical product, they know they'd better let us customers put our greasy mitts on it. This is why car salespeople are so big on making you test drive the vehicle (they literally phrase the technique as "The feel of the wheel will seal the deal").
Why? Because in humans, touch is almost a form of goddamn mind control. Whatever it is, if you touch it for a while, you'll become attached to it.
"OK, I guess I'll keep it."
Wait, What?
Not only are people more likely to buy something they've touched, but they're actually willing to pay more -- this is why, if the product comes in a box, the store will try to put a display model out that you can handle to your heart's content. Even if you can't actually gain any information about the usefulness of the product, it doesn't matter. Running your paws over an object makes you feel connected to it, and can even give you a false sense of ownership.
This is exactly how Hitler started out.
Oh, and it also makes a difference how the object feels under our hands. We don't just mean that we judge a new shirt based on how soft it is -- that sort of makes sense. We mean that one study showed that water in a firm cup tasted better than water in a flimsy cup, regardless of the fact that it was the same water. Even when people were just told about the firmer cup, they declared its water superior -- just because the container felt better under their hands. Hey, do you think this is why super-expensive Fiji water comes in thicker bottles that contain twice as much plastic? Or why Perrier still uses freaking glass?
If you want to know what the future of touch-based brainwashing is, well, it involves products that enjoy making you touch them. Sony tried this with their QRIO robot -- a vaguely canine mecha-creature that recognizes faces and responds to touch -- by letting it loose among a bunch of 2-year-olds. Usually, toddlers treat robots like regular toys, tossing them around and using them as blunt weapons before quickly getting bored with them. But QRIO is different -- it senses touch and gives little giggles of pleasure. When it started doing that, the kids accepted it as a living being. Instead of throwing it around, the kids gently touched it, just like it was another child, and even put a blanket over it when it "laid down for a nap." We're thinking the first company that makes a cellphone that squeals with pleasure every time you touch it is going to dominate the market.
Via Msn.com
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- Petroleum, fertilizer prices to remain high
- Little effect from RFS
- Fertilizer outlook
• Petroleum prices will remain high.
• Natural gas prices likely to stay low.
• Fertilizer correlated closely to crop prices.
Petroleum prices should remain high for the foreseeable future, while natural gas prices should remain low and electricity prices are likely to increase slowly.
Demand is likely to remain high for nitrogen, potash and phosphorus fertilizers, but production costs will have much less impact than commodity prices.
A potential waiver of the renewable fuels standard (RFS) would result in little change to commodity prices.
That's the energy and fertilizer outlook in a nutshell, but Henry Bryant, research associate with the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M, offered details on what's driving those prices during the recent Southwest Ag Issues Summit in Austin.
Hurricane Isaac, Bryant said, caused relatively little disruption of short-term or long-term energy supply. "Isaac didn't do a lot of long-term damage to the infrastructure, and facilities were soon back on line." The impact on the global market was about 1.5 percent. "Isaac was not a terrible problem and occurred when there was a fairly high stock of crude in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries."
Looking a bit farther out, for the next 18 to 24 months, he says, non-OPEC countries, including the U.S., will have "a lot of new production in 2012 and more in 2013. High prices spur production."
Petroleum prices have been high, "but not as high as in 2008."
Forward pricing could be an iffy venture, Bryant says. "We expect prices to be relatively flat, with not a lot of increase." The range of "confidence intervals" shows a possible spread of $45 a barrel to $180 a barrel. "We don't expect prices to spike to $120."


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Fresh Faces, new challenges and finding a good lunch spot! All these things come to mind when looking to work abroad and start a new multilingual job. However it can really pay off to think about your taxes too. Taxback.com know a small bit of planning can make the transition go smoothly, avoid any overpayment of tax and in some cases, even lead to a tax refund. He...
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With it being Halloween and all - we figured we would get into the spirit of things and have a look into some of the spookiest, scariest jobs out in the world. Many came close but after an office vote this is what we believe to be the top 7 scariest Jobs in the World today. Now as you can imagine - as recruiters we do have our scary moments - ''what if a candidate ...
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Sometimes on Saturday mornings, I watch this new TMNT with my little brother. I noticed that Chris Bradford(Shedder's Right hand man) looks like Chuck Norris. Did you notice?
Never watched it but he does
Maybe he's based on him?
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Never watched it but he does
This Lol
Its his brother LOL
I don't think so!
Originally Posted by Neji360
Never watched it but he does
O_< the hell are you talking about.... is that some cheep Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show created by Cartoon Network in an attempt to sell sex to children O_o?
I don't watch it but there is a similarity :y
I don't really watch television all that often but I would say that he looks a little bit like him
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On Tap Today: Bring a jug?
This Thursday we're talkin' about old-time sounds that have been around since someone somewhere first blew across the lip of a jug.The "Allis After Hours" music comes courtesy of Michael Ammons the the Water Street Hot Shots, which plays not only vintage jug band songs, but classic blues and original music. They're the instructors and the entertainers who present tonight's installment of the Charles Allis Art Museum "American Roots Music" series.
Explore some of the roots of heavy metal music at the Queensryche show tonight. »Read Full Blog Post
Earthy, enthralling Patty Griffin gets personal at Shank Hall
Patty Griffin started her sold-out Shank Hall show Thursday night in an odd fashion: She essentially said hello by saying goodbye.
"There's gonna be some rainy Sundays, wishing and wondering, when I will see you again," the folk artist sang on "Gonna Miss You When You're Gone." »Read Full Article(9)
Janesville author of 'Redefining Girly' talks with Metroparent
Melissa Atkins Wardy, a Janesville mother of two, talked with our sister publication Metroparent about her book "Redefining Girly: How Parents Can Fight the Stereotyping and Sexualizing of Girlhood, from Birth to Tween" (Chicago Review Press).
In the Metroparent article, Elizabeth Paulsen quotes from Wardy's book: »Read Full Blog Post
Once, TV stations took stands during the news
Not long ago, before Fox News Channel and MSNBC wore partisanship on their sleeves, editorial commentary staking out positions on issues of the day regularly aired during local television newscasts around the country.
The Federal Communications Commission deemed editorials "in the public interest" and, since stations used public airwaves, they were required to devote airtime to discuss controversial issues of public importance and offer opposing viewpoints. But in 1987, the FCC's Fairness Doctrine was revoked, ending broadcasters' editorial obligations. »Read Full Article(3)
WITI-TV anti-Beatles editorial from 1966
Below is a photo an Aug. 9, 1966, WITI-TV (Channel 6) editorial condemning the Beatles, written and read over the air by general manager Roger LeGrand. In my story in Friday's Journal Sentinel, I talk to his Beatle's fan son Mark LeGrand for a reaction.
Consider the editorial as part of my, what is sure to be excessive, coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," Feb. 9, 1964. »Read Full Blog Post
Exclusive video: Anais Mitchell performs new song from upcoming album
When singer-songwriter Anais Mitchell stopped by the Tap Milwaukee studios Thursday ahead of opening a sold-out Patty Griffin show at Shank Hall, she brought along husband Noah Hahn and her new "roadie" - six-month-old daughter Ramona.
Ramona offered some squeals of approval during her mom's stirring performance of "Now You Know," a newer song that will appear on a forthcoming solo acoustic album, out in August. The album will also include new takes of songs from her 2010 album "Hadestown," which featured multiple contributions from Justin Vernon. »Read Full Article
New DVD releases February 4: 'Dallas Buyers Club'
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (Universal) Matthew McConaughey gives a powerful, Oscar-nominated performance as a homophobic, bull-riding cowboy who contracts AIDS in the 1980s and, too mean and stubborn to accept the diagnosis, pursues treatment — and discovers a business opportunity in smuggling experimental drugs over the border, becoming a crusader in the process. With fellow Oscar nominee Jared Leto; six Academy Award nominations in all, including best picture. (R; language, sex, nudity, drug use) ★★★ »Read Full Article
Milwaukee movies off the grid: 'Fruitvale Station,' 'Groundhog Day'
A quick look at alternative movie offerings in town:
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"Let the Fire Burn": Documentary investigating the Philadelphia police fire-bombing of the MOVE organization compound in 1985. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday. Free. »Read Full Article
'Labor Day,' as a romance, is missing a few ingredients
Not having read the Joyce Maynard novel that the movie "Labor Day" was based on, I have to wonder if the story was more plausible on the page than it is on the screen.
Both versions tell the story of a lonely 13-year-old boy who takes care of his reclusive mother after his father leaves. »Read Full Article
Chinese New Year celebration starts Thursday at casino
Lunar New Year starts Friday, but Potawatomi Bingo Casino is starting the celebration early, with a traditional lion dance performace at 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Thursday.
It takes place in the lobby in front of RuYi, the pan-Asian restaurant at the casino, 1721 W. Canal St. »Read Full Blog Post
Oscars watch: Where to see this year's Academy Award-nominated movies
So, how are your Oscar ballots looking? Still playing catch-up with this year's nominees?
If so, you're in luck: Most of this year's contenders are available, either still in theaters or available digitally. Sometimes you can see a bunch of them in a bunch: Marcus Theatres and AMC Theatres, for example, are both showing all nine best picture nominees in nightlong programs set for Feb. 22 and March 1. See their respective websites — marcustheatres.com and amctheatres.com — for details. »Read Full Article
Bob Uecker says he will cut back on workload
Brewers Hall of Fame radio voice Bob Uecker said on Newsradio WTMJ 620 Thursday morning that he will be cutting back on some of his road broadcasts during the 2014 season.
Uecker, who said on Sunday at the "Brewers On Deck" fan event that he turned 80 that day, not 79 as listed (he said his listed birth year of 1935 was wrong), has been doing radio broadcasts for the Brewers since 1971. He had some medical setbacks in recent years, including heart surgery, but never suggested he would cut back his schedule until now. »Read Full Blog Post(101)
4 new CDs from bands on Milwaukee music scene
After a frigid January, the Milwaukee music scene is starting to warm up with a diverse range of local acts — from Celtic rockers to hard-hitting metalheads — offering up new CDs. Here's a review of four albums, two of which were just dropped, and two of which will be coming out in February.
1,000 Umbrellas, re:thingk (available beginning Feb. 28 at shows, and on iTunes, Amazon and CDBaby). »Read Full Article(1)
Shawarma House to open in former Shiraz space on east side
Shiraz, the Persian restaurant at 2921 N. Oakland Ave., has closed, but a new restaurant is nearly ready to open in its place: Shawarma House.
Mahmoud Saed said his Shawarma House will open Monday. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Skylight's 'In the Heights' speaks to Latino experience
The Tony and Grammy award-winning musical "In the Heights" may be set on a street in New York's Washington Heights, but for Latinos in the Milwaukee cast of the Skylight Music Theatre's show, the story hits close to home.
Taking place over the course of three days, "Heights" explores the lives and dilemmas of those who live in the largely Dominican barrio. At the corner bodega they play the lottery, buy cups of café con leche, and try to find their place in a new world of promise and possibilities. »Read Full Article
Oscar-nominated 'The Great Beauty' staggeringly beautiful
"The Great Beauty" is in the eye of the beholder. The intelligently observed and staggeringly beautiful Italian foreign-language Oscar nominee is about life, death and the search for the things that give meaning to both.
The impeccably dressed and philosophically bittersweet central character — a journalist whose only novel, 40 years earlier, earned him an acclaim he has dined out on ever since — is watching his life pass by, in a series of observations with the tenuous continuity of the cosmic allegories of Terrence Malick, made more substantial. »Read Full Article(2)
On Tap Today: Happy Birthday, Milwaukee!
Advance registration is closed, but you can still show up at the Grain Exchange at 5:30 tonight for the City of Milwaukee's annual birthday party — "6 Degrees of Milwaukee: Connected for 168 Years." The "6 degrees" theme is not a reference to the current temperature, but rather to the interconnectedness of the people of the city.
The party will recognize six well-connected Milwaukeeans who were selected by a public vote on the event's Facebook page as the top six "need-to-know people in the city." Admission is $35 onsite with parking available behind the building for $7. »Read Full Blog Post


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BEIJING/SEOUL — China on Sunday warned against "troublemaking" on its doorstep, in an apparent rebuke to North Korea.
The North, led by 30-year-old Kim Jong-un, has been issuing vitriolic threats of war against the United States and U.S.-backed South Korea since the United Nations imposed sanctions in response to its third nuclear weapon test in February.
North Korean officials told diplomats late last week to consider leaving Pyongyang because of the tension, but embassies appeared to view the appeal as more rhetoric and staff have stayed put.
North Korea continues to voice aggressive warnings toward the U.S. and South Korea, leaving both countries concerned over what may come next from North Korea. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
China, North Korea's sole financial and diplomatic backer, has shown growing irritation with Pyongyang's warnings of nuclear war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, addressing a forum on the southern island of Hainan, did not name North Korea but said no country "should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gain".
Stability in Asia, he said, "faces new challenges, as hot spot issues keep emerging and both traditional and non-traditional security threats exist".
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed similar frustration in a statement late on Saturday, relating a telephone conversation with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
"We oppose provocative words and actions from any party in the region and do not allow trouble making on China's doorstep," Wang said, according to a ministry statement on its website.
On Sunday, the ministry expressed "grave concern" at rising tension and said China had asked North Korea to "ensure the safety of Chinese diplomats in North Korea, in accordance with the Vienna Convention and international laws and norms".
China's embassy, it said, was "understood" to be operating normally in Pyongyang.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, addressing the Hainan forum, said avoiding conflict on the peninsula was vital. "There, any aggression is a threat to the interests of every country in the region," she said.
British Foreign Minister William Hague said North Korea's nuclear ambitions had to be taken seriously.
Interviewed by Sky News, he said the international response "should also be very clear, very united and calm at all times because it's important not to feed that frenetic rhetoric that we've seen over the last few weeks".
Switzerland's Foreign Ministry offered to mediate, saying it was "always willing to help find a solution, if this is the wish of the parties, such as hosting meetings between them".
Kim, the third member of his dynasty to rule North Korea, is thought to have spent several years in Switzerland being educated under a pseudonym. He took over in December 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong-il, who confronted South Korea and the United States throughout his 17-year rule.
Additional reporting by Koh Gui Qing in Hainan and Phil Stewart in Washington


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Occupy Honolulu protesters were back on the sidewalk at the corner of Ward Avenue and Beretania Street on Friday.
About 10 protesters spent the night on the busy corner and moved in extra chairs and tables at daylight.
"I mean, they can take as many things as they want, but we're not going to go anywhere," said protester Nick Wooden.
On Thursday, city crews impounded property left behind on the sidewalk outside of Thomas Square, 24 hours after they issued removal notices for those items.
Tents, blankets and pillows were among the items stuffed into plastic storage bins and transported to the city's Facility and Maintenance base yard in Halawa, where they will be held for 30 days. Property owners can claim their items free of charge.
Protesters believe the city's effort to impound their property and the publicity it brings, has only given protesters and their message more weight and exposure, said protester Nick Wooden.
"I think we're seeing more and more people coming by and talking to us and asking why we're here and looking at our info table and taking flyers and stuff. We want money out of politics, we want to end corporate personhood so corporations don't have the same rights as people," Wooden said.
"It's changed the way in which we talk about politics. It's gotten people more involved in politics and its made politics more accessible. It's shown people that they actually have the right and responsibility to demand that the government serves them," said a protester named Sam.
Occupy Honolulu protester Lucas Miller was the only person arrested at the Ward Avenue and Beretania Street site. He returned to the campsite about 20 hours later, saying police released him without charges.
But while they continued holding signs, protesters said the public was a little less tolerant of them on Friday.
"We've had more people like come down and be angry with us today than we've had in awhile," Sam said. People yelled from their cars, 'Get a job, go home, clean up your mess.'"
Protesters calmly responded with, "We love you!"
But they said they have no immediate plans to clear out.
Occupy Honolulu protesters said they still have 15 to 20 core members and others who come and go as their schedules allow.
And they plan to eventually occupy other locations around town in the future, protesters said.


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Garland business owners plan to curb crime with new COPS shop
An increase in crime over the years in the Garland District is prompting business owners to take action.
In an effort to curb crime, they hope to open up a COP shop just south of Garland Avenue on Monroe Street.
"There are so many unique places here but we have to protect it," Bonnie Quinn, President of the Garland Business District, said.
"I think most people think it's a great thing. It would be helpful just having their presence here would go a long way," Dave Jones, a Garland business owner, said.
"In an area where there is a cop shop, crime does decrease it's that simple," COPS director Christine Hamilton said.
Hamilton has been working with the district for a year. "We are passionate about what we do and I think Garland wants a part of that passion and community," Hamilton said.
To make this plan come to fruition, they still need to figure out funding and find at least 20 volunteers.
"It's something we just have to embrace, we have to go forward and I think it could really be a friendly operation," Quinn said.
The district is meeting to discuss the COP shop on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.
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A modest proposal to give Free Software equal legal standing as proprietary.Submitted by carlo on Tue, 03/01/2012 - 13:13
Note: Updated to include lock-in and tying. Some changes on moral rights to clarify that
Laws are more often than not an annoyance, despite their aim to improve the legal framework in any given field. Free Software (AKA "Open Source") has thrived despite the absence of any legal recognition by the law, if not in spite of rules that clearly are shaped around proprietary software. In many jurisdictions it has passed the enforceability test. So, no laws seem necessary to make it work. Yet, can some legal principle be put forward, and included in some laws, to help?
"If it works don't fix it", so goes the common saying. But if it works now doesn't mean it will work forever. It is nevertheless upon lawyers, and legislators alike, to foresee problems ahead of their actual happening, and brace for the potential harmful event. But any laws that would regulate Free Software would likely harm some parts of it, and change the games to favor one kind over another, or impose conditions that are not welcome or productive – something that legislator, even with the best intentions, often do – and in general could cause as many troubles as they would produce benefit. "Primum non nocere" is the paradigm for medical actions, even though drugs by definition only produce a net benefit by inflicting some limited damage. Is there a medicament that has entirely good effects without any negative ones? Arguably there is not. But with laws we can achieve something closer to this optimal benefit, which economists know as "Pareto Efficiency".
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Written by IronAngel on 26.10.2012 at 12:20
I notice this contains the songs from both the EPs released ealier this year. Are they the same versions? What is this release exactly? Listening to it right now on Spotify and it's sweet,
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Cheers. That's convenient for those who aren't hardcore collectors. Seems to be available in my local record store.


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Things I Learned Last Week
For me, the biggest difference between being 21 years old and 31 years old, is that at 31 years old I realize I don't know everything there is to know about the world… most things, yes. Everything? Not a chance.
So that's why I get so giggly when I learn something new. Always be learning… that's my motto. And believe me, folks, last week was full of virgin information.
For example:
The Pirates Have Run Out of Future Stars to Trade Away
Yeah, yeah, you can make a strong case for Andrew McCutchen being that guy, but the Pirates have long said he's a keeper. I'm talkin' about the Aramis Ramirezes… the Nate McClouths… the Freddy Sanchezes. Okay, maybe not the Freddy Sanchezes. But you get what I'm sayin'.
Sarah Palin Thinks She Knows What Having "Cojones" Is All About
I can tell ya this much: those with cojones don't quit their jobs as governor mid-term. And they never use the phrase "hopey-changey". And they tend to not make up words, then compare themselves to Shakespeare. Believe that.
The Yankees Have a Death Wish
How else does one explain their trading for Kerry Wood? Look, I know Joba's been bad and all… but Kerry Wood? Seriously? The Boss is rolling over, y'all.
A Chelsea Clinton Wedding Does Not A Camelot Make
Look, I know Bill Clinton is cool and all. Hell, some might even say he's… sexy. But at the same time, no one would ever use the word 'sexy' to describe Hillary. And Chelsea? Exactly. Let's just agree that this whole Clinton shindig was more proof that what US America really longs for is ultimate regression: give us back our king; make us slaves to royal inbreeds; let the pope wreck the world with his medieval wordview. I, frankly, will not be a part of it. I will finish my spaceship and move to Betelgeuse, where I belong. But I'm taking my collection of scorecards with me.
And, of course… I also learned that…
It's So Hard to Say Goodbye… To Ryan Ludwick
Admittedly, Luddy ain't no Albert. He ain't no Yadi. He ain't no Waino. But he is Luddy… and over the last few years we've really learned to appreciate his bat, his patience, his gamesmanship. And we're gonna miss that. Ludwick has always been one of those quiet warriors — a stoic gamer who never shies from giving his best effort, even when that means playing through pain. But the Cardinals needed pitching. And with the outfield logjam set up by the excellent play of John Jay, there wasn't room for Ludwick anyway. The Padres are gettin' a boost. We're gettin' the arm we need. And everyone ought to be happy (except for the Indians who currently reside in baseball hell).
We're gonna miss ya, Ryan.
Don't hate me.
'Cuz I'm right.
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Hope John Jay plays well in RF for you guys…. I'm stoked about the Padres gettiung Ryan Ludwick, he will be a big boost to the ballclub!!!
my bad, gettiung is supposed to be "getting" lol sorry for misspelling
AG23 — No worries. Hope Luddy gets 'er done for the Friars. We're gonna miss him and wish y'all well!
You know what I learned last week? The Twins aren't going down without a fight!!
Just a thought–
White Sox's—-Cardinal's World Series Game 6 "cause I don't want a game 7 " John Jay drops routine fly in the 8th to give Sox go ahead run and Series WIN!! OH Yeah!
Ludwick sits on couch laughing out loud.
Lung sits on couch sobbing out loud.
Mike D
Lung might be doing more harm than just sobbing out loud, Mike. Haha. I would welcome that matchup though. I'd find a way to sneak in Sox Park at least. May your scenario come true…. all except for that bogus part at the end😉
Here's what I learned: Who is Ryan Ludwick! Admittedly, I'm more focused on the AL, but Ludwick was totally under my radar. So thanks for filling me in about him.
I need you to refudiate that picture of yourself wearing Cardinals gear in Wrigley.
I can't tell for sure, but it looks like maybe that picture was taken before the Sunday night game. I was there that night also. Great weather, great game, bad results.
Jane — You're welcome… I'm sure you'll hear about him in SD too.
Russel — Yep, that's right. Good eye. Was before the Sunday night game. We got to watch FREE baseball AND a winner!
Your description of Ludwick reminds me of how I used to feel about Trot Nixon during his stay with the Sox. A productive, hard-working player. The Sox didn't trade Nixon–but it sounds like the trade works out in both teams' best interests. That must make it a bit easier to take.
I though our Rays might have caught that "Yankee Fever" when we picked up Chad Qualls, but two appearances and the ERA is still at 0.00, which is a great thing.
Sucks when guys leave and it is not their decision, but this is baseball and you never know what is going to happen. Padres are one of those N L teams you got to fear because of their explosive ability, and a pitching staffthat can multiply those zeros across the board.
Rays Renegade
I think you secretly have the hots for Sarah Palin…
camelot or as Bill liked to call it camealot even the $15K a piece port-a-jons couldn't make this a fairy tale….
I am convinced the Pirates still have to give-away Kerrigan to some unsuspecting executive at ESPN….
Santosis — Similar. Yeah. I can see that… though Luddy's bat is a bit more productive I'd say.
RR — Just wait. Qualls is bound to have his share of Qualls moments… just wait. Hopefully it won't cost ya when it happens.
Peter — Me? Dig Palin? Uh… yeah. But, unfortunately for her, looks and philosophy ain't the same.
Does Sarah Palin know how to say Cojones in Russian?
I was not happy that Ludwick went to the Padres.
Dodgers finally won a game last night. It was about time!
BTB — Hehehe. No, but she can probably see Russian cojones from her house😉
Emma — Yay! Who needs Manny anyway?


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I'm still a little puzzled about what the right feeding routine for my daughter is. Once she is at the boob, she usually feeds well though she may stop occassionally to squirm and cry. The challenge is to get her to feed each and every time. I feed her on demand. Usually nine or ten times a day for spans that last anything between 5 and 20 minutes.
What frustrates me more and more everyday is that with every feeding, there is an added session of crying, those include the moments when she stops eating to cry and then sometimes I can get her to eat some more, sometimes she just won't have it.
I'm getting a little worried about her. I thought for a minute there I had her figured it out. She does prefer quiet times in complete darkness and stillness to eat the longest. I cannot even talk or hum for her. She also wants the craddle hold and nothing else.
I thought since I finally had an agreement with the woman I live with to be left alone in a room to feed her, baby would be happy and would at the very least cry the same cry before eating and be content.
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Traditionally, the Catholic Church does not allow dance to be a part of Mass. But the Vatican today is sensitive to cultural expression.
One halau plans to make hula an integral part of Mother Marianne's canonization pilgrimage.
Keep your eyes on the hands. Despite a ban on dance, liturgical hand movements are now allowed in some services.
For St. Damien's canonization celebration in Belgium and Rome, Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula told a story of sacrifice in Kalaupapa.
Now three years later, the halau and its kumu are ready once again.
"The mele we're doing to honor Mother Marianne was written by our own Kahu Kauhani Aiu," said Kumu Hula Leimomi Ho. "I said to him, 'Kahu, we need a mele for Mother Marianne.' And so he wrote the words and because I liked the mele Lili'e, to honor our queen, I used that mele, borrowed it, and I used that mele for the words that Kauhani wrote."
The halau will also perform at an American embassy event honored the two American blesseds soon to be canonized, Marianne Cope and Kateri Takakwitha, a Mohawk missionary.
"Their dances that they do -- that's their language. So for us, our hula, we share stories," said Ho.
Because of budget constraints, the halau will send only two musicians and six dancers this time. But the number is significant since Mother Marianne brought with her six sisters to serve in the hospitals of the Hawaiian Islands.


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Tressa J. McKinneyFebruary 01,2013
Tressa J. McKinneyTressa J. McKinney
WINDHAM Tressa J. McKinney, 20, a resident of Windham Hill Road, passed away January 28, 2013, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Tressa was born in Cambridge, New York, on March 27, 1992, the daughter of Franklin McKeighan and Crystal McKinney. She attended Windham Elementary School and graduated from Leland and Grey High School in Townshend, Vermont. At the time of her death, Tressa was working at Grizzleys Restaurant at Stratton Mountain. Tressa enjoyed playing softball and loved art. She was a New York Yankees fan and enjoyed listening to all kinds of music. She loved spending time with her little sister and cherished times spent with her family and friends. Tressa loved just being a kid.
Tressa is survived by her father and stepmother, Franklin and Shasta McKeighan of Benson, Vermont; her mother and stepfather, Crystal and James Corriveau of Windham, Vermont; her maternal grandparents, Richard and Judy McKinney of Granville, New York; her paternal grandmother, Donna McKeighan of Granville, New York; her brothers, Tyler Beebe of Windham, Vermont, Holden Sanders of Hudson Falls, New York, and Patrick Sady of Rutland, Vermont; her sister, Kyleigh Corriveau of Windham; her stepsister, Alexis Carlson of Benson, Vermont; her longtime companion, Jared Saunders of Townshend, Vermont; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services for Tressa will be held Saturday, February 2, 2013, at 5 p.m. at the Valley Bible Church in South Windham, Vermont. Pastor Mark Griffin will officiate. Interment will be private. There are no visiting hours. If friends desire, memorial gifts in Tressas memory may be made to the Tressa J. McKinney Memorial Fund, c/o Brewster & Shea Funeral Service, PO Box 885 Manchester Center, VT 05255. To send the family personal email condolences, please visit www.sheafuneralhomes.com.
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If the Emmy Awards are any indicator, high school staff, police investigators and business owners/executives lead the most interesting lives — or at the least the lives that make for good TV. Out of the 24 actors nominated for an Emmy award for lead actor or actress in a television series: Four of their characters work in public high schools, four work as investigators for a police department and four are business owners or executives.
But that's not where the similarities stop.
Three of the characters who garnered Emmy noms for their respective actors work in health care, two are comedy writers, two are mid-level managers and two are lawyers — for a grand total of 20 out of 24 characters that share an occupation with at least one other Emmy-nominated character.
With all the different careers paths out there (the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists 280 different occupations in its Occupation Outlook Handbook), that's got to say something about our entertainment — or occupational — preferences.
Below, a list of Emmy-nominated characters that are also professional peers.
The high school staff:
- "Glee"'s Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester, Spanish teacher and glee club director, William McKinley High School
- "Breaking Bad"'s Bryan Cranston as Walter White, high school chemistry teacher
- "Friday Night Lights"' Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor, coach, Dillon High School football team
- "Friday Night Lights"' Connie Britton as Tami Taylor, guidance counselor, East Dillon High School
The investigators:
- "Monk"'s Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, police homicide consultant, San Francisco Police Department
- "Dexter"'s Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, blood spatter analyst, homicide unit, Miami metro police department
- "The Closer"'s Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Johnson, deputy chief, Major Crimes Division, LAPD
- "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"'s Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson, detective, Manhattan Special Victims Unit
The business execs:
- "30 Rock"'s Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, vice president of East Coast television and microwave programming, GE
- "Mad Men"'s Jon Hamm as Don Draper, partner, advertising firm of Sterling Cooper Draper Price
- "The New Adventures Of Old Christine"'s Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell, owner, women's health club
- "Damages"' Glenn Close as Patty Hewes, partner, Hewes and Associates LLP
The health-care workers:
- "House"'s Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House, doctor and chief of diagnostic medicine, Princeton‑Plainsboro Teaching Hospital
- "Lost"'s Matthew Fox as Jack Shephard, doctor
- "Nurse Jackie"'s Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton, nurse, All Saints' Hospital
The comedy writers:
- "Curb Your Enthusiasm"'s Larry David as himself (a comedy writer)
- "30 Rock"'s Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, head writer, sketch comedy show
The mid-level managers:
- "The Office"'s Steve Carell as Michael Scott, regional manager, Dunder Mifflin Paper Company Inc. (A division of Sabre)
- "Parks And Recreation"'s Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, director of the Pawnee (Ind.) Department of Parks and Recreation
The lawyers:
- "Damages"' Glenn Close as Patty Hewes, lawyer(also partner), Hewes and Associates LLP
- "The Good Wife"'s Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, lawyer
The others:
- "The Big Bang Theory"'s Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, theoretical physicist
- "Glee"'s Lea Michele as Rachel Berry, student
- "United States Of Tara''s Toni Collette as Tara Gregson, mural painter
- "Mad Men"'s January Jones as Betty Draper, housewife
Who will take home Sunday's awards? Let us know your favorites in the comments section!
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For many, it's the best of both worlds. You have independence and control over your own business, but you are also backstopped by the experience, resources and relationships Patrice & Associates has built over 20 years as one of the nation's leading hospitality recruiting firms. This means you have built in clients, a nationwide database of candidates, access to all the major job boards – and experienced colleagues training and supporting you at every step.
As a recruiter, you earn money every time you place a candidate. As a franchise owner, you are entitled to the highest possible commission rate for each placement, territory overrides, the ability to build your own team of recruiters and resume job board access.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size ½ breast or 2 small drumsticks
Calories 199
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 81 mg
Sodium 267 mg
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Cinnamon, ground ½ teaspoon
Allspice, ground 1½ teaspoons
Black pepper, ground 1½ teaspoons
Hot pepper, chopped 1 tablespoon
Hot pepper, crushed, dried 1 teaspoon
Oregano, crushed 2 teaspoons
Thyme, crushed 2 teaspoons
Salt ½ teaspoon
Garlic, finely chopped 6 cloves
Onion, puréed or finely chopped 1 cup
Vinegar ¼ cup
Brown sugar 3 tablespoons
Chicken, skinless (4 breasts, 4 drumsticks) 8 pieces
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine all ingredients except chicken in large bowl. Rub seasoning over chicken.
- Marinate in the refrigerator for 6 or more hours.
- Evenly space chicken on nonstick or lightly greased baking pan.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake 40 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for an additional 30-40 minutes or until the meat can be easily pulled away from the bone with a fork. The drumsticks may require less cooking time than the breasts.


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