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When I was first preparing to switch to Linux many years ago, I went into research mode and looked around the net a bit. At the time, part of the allure of Linux were the crazy cool desktops people had. After I switched I tried Gnome, then KDE, and was depressed at how uncool and *dozelike they were. Eventually, I discovered that all those amazing desktops were the result of Fluxbox (or the other *box forks). I switched immediately.
To my surprise, I found that not only was I able to get a really cool appearance, but Fluxbox made all the things I wanted out of a window manager, and some I didn't know I wanted, simple. It turned out that I was not the only user to have noticed those operating system limitations and failings I'd been grumbling about for years, particularly with *doze. The Fluxbox crew apparently knew my pain and had gone about addressing all of those complaints.
For example, one particular thing I had tried way back in the dark years was a DOS script to launch a bunch of applications at bootup with attempts to get them to their proper window sizes and such. It worked in a very limited fashion. Controlling *dows startup folders and services by their methods is a joke. It's just poorly implemented by Microsoft, and while certainly better in Linux, still not exactly perfect. Fluxbox handles this as elegantly as one could wish.
You see, as a guy with a programmer background, repetition of effort utterly disgusts me. So when I restart my computer or even just a program, I absolutely detest having to resize and relocate windows to the way I had them before the restart. Just having to restart apps after reboot is too much wasted effort and time. With Fluxbox I found a solution to this issue completely built in, along with many, many more time-saving ideas. In a word, it's brilliant.
Many people's first reaction to seeing a Fluxbox desktop is to be taken aback by its barren aspect. They notice the complete lack of pretty little icons and don't quite understand the spartan nature of it. Well, it's like this: If everything you use on a regular basis already starts for you, and the rest either has keyboard shortcuts or can be found in a moment in your customized menu… what the hell do you need pretty little icons covering up your badass desktop image for? That's not to say you can't have pretty little icons if you want, but Fluxbox defaults to a simplistic, stay-out-of-the-way style.
In the following article, I will describe my particular layout of the Fluxbox desktop: workspaces, monitors, and applications. While technically not part of Fluxbox itself, part of what makes those Fluxbox desktops so cool are the terminals, so I'll give a fairly in-depth explanation of my aterm setup. Most Fluxbox descriptions, the Fluxbox website included, describe things entirely by files, so I think I'll try to use a chronological approach wherever possible. To this end, I will next discuss the X/Fluxbox startup script sequence, and show you what happens as I start Fluxbox. After that, I will talk about the heart of Fluxbox: the configuration files. Finally, I'll wrap up with some other features and things worthy of notice. I hope you enjoy and benefit from my experience.
My Fluxbox, Let Me Show You It
This is my Fluxbox. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My Fluxbox is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my Fluxbox is useless. Without my Fluxbox, I am useless. rAmen.
Fluxbox, like many other window managers these days, allows for having multiple desktops. In Fluxbox these are called "Workspaces." I usually use five workspaces, each devoted to separate purposes, and thus, each have specific applications. Let me describe them for you, but first let me note that all my workspaces are two monitors wide despite some images being cropped to show only the primary left-hand monitor.
For now, let's skip over the first workspace. The second I use for web browsing with Firefox or Seamonkey, as well as Open Office documents. Between multiple FF windows and several documents, this workspace can get pretty crowded at times.
On my third workspace I keep two Bluefish (a simple text editor) projects of eight or so text files each. One of these projects is for Linux notes, commands, simple howtos, etc. The other is for things like to-do lists, shopping lists, books/movies/tunes to get, etc. I've found I'm far more likely to take note of things if these files are already open for editing, so devoting a workspace to having these simple files permanently open works really well for me.
The fourth Fluxbox workspace I keep my file manager on; at the moment I'm using XFE. I also do my torrenting from here, and basically anything media related. And the fifth is my workspace for actual work. I usually have a couple terminals open, maybe some editors, I use the Gimp here, etc.
Now back to the first. On it I have seven terminals sized to fit together nicely and display various bits of useful information. I tail /var/log/messages, debug, syslog, secure, and my current X session's log (I redirect the output of the startx command to this log file). I use one terminal for displaying disk usage info, and I have one that I use every once in a while for brief commands (frequently process kills).
I happen to have two monitors, the second of which is smaller and always displays XChat no matter which workspace I'm using. This is called the "Sticky State" in Fluxbox. I also run GKrellM in what's called the "Slit" which is the Fluxbox method for keeping docked applets permanently visible and outside the normal Fluxbox window rules. In this way, GKrellM always shows across workspaces, and maximized apps do not cover it up – although like everything else with Fluxbox that behavior can be changed.
I keep my Fluxbox Toolbar at the top and only across the left-hand monitor, and I let it autohide itself. I usually have four apps in the System Tray: XChat, KMix, KTorrent, and Amarok, none of which show up on the Iconbar portion of the Toolbar; the Iconbar being the primary section that displays icons for each app open on that workspace; the Toolbar being the whole thing, clock and all (some definitions).
All of these programs start automatically when I start X/Fluxbox. They always start exactly where I want. They all start at the proper sizes. My two Bluefish projects start opened. XChat starts stickied on the right hand monitor. KMix, KTorrent, and Amarok all start minimized to the Sys Tray. I no longer suffer monkey-like duplication of effort. It is perfection.
You might also note that I leave a small corner of the desktop visible under GKrellM. This is so I can right click to access the Fluxbox Root Menu easily. I have a keyboard command that will pop it up, but as counterintuitive as it might sound, the mouse seems to be the easiest for me to do this. I also have set Fluxbox (via the Keys file) so when I mouse over the desktop and scroll the mousewheel up or down, I scroll between workspaces. Between accessing the menu and flipping workspaces, having a tiny portion of the desktop showing is very convenient and not at all a waste of real estate.
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"So when I restart my computer or even just a program, I absolutely detest having to resize and relocate windows to the way I had them before the restart"
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Good post. You've inspired me to tweak my own FluxBox configuration a bit more. I'm going to have to play with the startup and apps files, and of course the keys file. 🙂
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nice guide to Fluxbox, really.. I definitely share your enthusiasm about Flux's speed, lightweight-ness, and ease of configuration/customization!
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Hi! Just want to say thank you. I'm trying out fluxbox and thanks to what you wrote and generously shared, I was able to make out what to do with it! Now I'm loving it! Keep up the good work. Take care and God bless.
Quick suggestion: If you like Firefox, try Swiftfox, a speed-optimized Firefox for Linux only! While it hasn't been updated to version 4 yet, it runs much faster than FF and goes well with Fluxbox, plus it has access to all of the extensions and add-ons as FF! Also, if you're wanting to use a minimalistic file manager (which most Fluxboxians are), try PCManFM. It's quick, it's easy, and it gets the job done well.
Hello Patrick,
Tnaks for this great tutorial !
I never found the answer to my question on the launch of programs on several desktops at fluxbox startup :
Is it possible to launch, for example, appli#1 on desktop#2, appli#2 on #desktop#4, appli#3 on desktop #3 and so on ?
(desktop#n = virtual desktop in fluxbox)
If it was possible, could you tell us how to do in the startup file, to obtain this result ?
Thanks in advance !
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Lindstrom's unfortunate 15 minutes of fame
A couple walked down Oxford Avenue NE, and the man pointed toward
Justin Lindstrom.
"You're the man who's been on television," the man said.
Lindstrom said he was. He'd been on television all day. When you live above
someone arrested in what has become one of the most notorious murder cases
in recent months, people come knocking on your door.
"I've seen more press today than I've seen in my life," the 27-year-old
Lindstrom said. "All the sudden I've got Larry King calling me saying he
wants to talk."
Lindstrom's soon-to-be former neighbor is Myisha L. Ferrell. Sheriff's
deputies charged 29-year-old woman on Sunday with felony obstructing justice
because she apparently interfered in the investigation of the disappearance
of Jessie Marie Davis.
Deputies aren't saying what Ferrell did. It's speculated that she helped
Bobby L. Cutts Jr., a Canton police officer, dispose of Davis' body.
They also said the investigation is continuing. Deputies and the FBI are
pursuing "leads developed through the investigation to identify any other
individuals who are found to have any involvement in the disappearance of
Jessie Davis."
Officials charged Cutts with two counts of murder on Saturday for the death
of Davis and her unborn daughter, Chloe.
Davis' body was found buried in a section of the Hampton Hills Metro Park,
which straddles the Akron-Cuyahoga Falls border in Summit County. The unborn
baby due on July 3 was inside her mother's womb.
The Summit County Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Sunday and
positively identified the remains. A cause of death hasn't been reported.
"The Summit County Medical Examiner's office has positively identified the
remains found yesterday in the national park as those of Jessie Marie Davis,
the missing 26-year-old from Canton, Ohio," the recording said. "Fetal
remains were also recovered. The cause and manner of death is listed as
pending while routine studies and investigations are performed."
Davis became the focus of national news after she was reported missing on
June 15. Patty Porter, Davis' mother, went looking for her daughter that
morning after not hearing from her since 9:30 p.m. on June 13.
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parties and guests, often until early morning. But he didn't know if Cutts
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"The few experiences I had with her were negative," Lindstrom said of
Ferrell, "so I did my best to avoid the next experience."
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Lindstrom calls Davis's death heart-wrenching. "As soon as the media frenzy
ends, then they can rest," he said.
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Triple Setup
200 gram
5050 mAh
Android 12
6.75" (Inch)
Dual Setup
194 gram
5000 mAh
Android 11
6.53" (Inch)
Compare Tools :
September 2022
September 2021
Official announce date only and not date for market product release.
Product identifier detail, seems like unique serial number, build number or model id.
Android 12
Android 11
Type Operating System (OS), included with the OS version number.
Android Stock UI
Specific firmware name identity that used on the davices.
Available mobile network support options.
Dual SIM, Nano SIM
Dual SIM, Nano SIM
Type and support on Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) feature.
Mobile network function is important feature that must be available on the modern devices, with this feature the user can use SIM Card for accessing the online network to help connecting each other, the good mobile network are must be have fast connection, using latest technology and adopting extra more feature for supporting the user needed.
On the matrix calculation we are calculating the mobile network score using the technology adoption approach, if the devices bring more complete feature on the network bands and using extra feature on the SIM card function, the score will be higher, in the mean the higher score on this segmentation will bring more faster and more flexible experience when using the mobile network function.
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Available enabled features on Wireless internet network connection hardware.
Verison and feature on Bluetooth hardware.
MicroUSB 2.0
MicroUSB 2.0
Type of Connectivity port hardware.
Just like mobile network function, the connectivity feature also is important feature for the modern devices, with this feature the devices can be connect to other supporting gadget, in this condition just like for make connection to internet router, computer, speaker, wearable devices and other.
Good connectivity features on the devices must be adopting complete all the latest wireless connection technology if possible, with this ability the devices can make more connection to other using latest Bluetooth technology with lower latency and also can get faster internet connection from the WLAN network.
We are using the calculation methodology with the technology approach in this situation, if the device support more features on the WLAN function, using the latest Bluetooth version and using modern universal connection port, we can give the high score for the devices, the mean is the higher score will bring more flexibility experience in term of use for the user.
175 x 78 x 8.6 mm
164.9 x 77.1 x 9 mm
Metric using (Height x Width x Length) on milimeter.
200 g
194 g
Metric using (Gram) calculation unit.
Type of main body materials component and the extra feature if available.
Color Options
Gray, Blue
Black, Green, Purple
Official available body color options.
The body material also important thing that must be care for the user, because if the user want like something premium or needed this device for long time use, it mean the device must be have good and strong body material component.
In this segmentation we measure the body and design score with using quality and variety color approach, if the device using good material like aluminum and stainless-steel the score will be higher than the device that adopting plastic for the main body material component. Then, if the device using more premium body material component and also using extra protection from the water and dust damage, the score will be more higher.
But, in this situation we are not measure the body dimension and weight information into our matrix calculation, because this thing can't be calculation easily, several user love the bigger and bold device but several user not, it also same for the weight, several user love the weightful device and several more user not. So, in this condition we are not including the both information to the score calculation.
Unisoc SC9863A
MediaTek Helio G35
Chipset (CPU) hardware name and series.
PowerVR GE8320
Graphic (GPU) hardware name and series.
Chipset performance on an device must become the very vital sector that caring by mostly people, this is reasonable, because mostly user want the device running faster for processing any user needed, CPU and GPU are the main vital on the performance sector.
Which is the CPU can act to proccessiong any task and GPU for running any image rendering process, the both of them are always related each other to bring more best experience for the user and the other fact the good CPU will bring more efficiency for the power battery consumption, because the best CPU must be smarter and must be more advanced on handling the system logic.
The calculation matrix from this segmentation is using performance result approach, that the data will be getting from the several benchmark tool, we are doing this because we need bring more relevancy about the real data from the performance score. Then also, the latest chipset model not always be good than the older chipset model, because we are using the overall performance approach that will calculating based on their real performance and not looking for the model chipset only.
Total score will calculation from the combination of the CPU and GPU score, in the mean the higher score will bring more faster and smooth processing on the term of overall performance for user needed.
Random Access Memory (RAM) Amount size capacity.
Fully amount size Internal memory storage capacity.
Type of third party memory expansion feature, if available.
If the chipset are the primary important thing on an the device, memory is the secondary important thing that must be caring by the user, because memory and chipset will be very related for processing any running activity on the devices.
Multitasking is the simplest example for describe how important is the memory performance, because with the lack RAM storage, the user may can't open several apps on the same time, if the RAM runs out the apps will be crashing and this situation can make the device into the auto reboot state.
Then, many current modern apps that require for big RAM usage to get running smoothly, so in this situation the RAM sector will have big impact on our matrix calculation score, we can say 65% from the score will be get rom the RAM performance.
We also use calculating on the Internal storage, the big size on the internal storage will be make the score higher, because the internal storage still be the one crutial sector for the user and it very related for the multimedia purposed, so then wa also take more care on this sector.
But, we are not including the external storage on our matrix score calculation, because several modern user use the cloud storage service for get extra storage instead using the physical expansion memory and the fact the cloud storage service will bring more beneficial for the user such as more easy to use, more safer and can be get it with low cost instead buying external memory expansion that which more expensive and not safer.
Screen size on (Inch) calculation unit.
Type of display panel hardware for visual.
720 x 1600 pixels
720 x 1600 pixels
Screen resolution on (Pixel) calculation unit.
20:9 ratio, (~260 ppi density)
20:9 ratio, (~269 ppi density)
Extra display and screen features if available.
If the user want getting the best experience while using the device, so the display and screen sector become the main thing that must be care by user, because the display and screen sector is the first thing that user see directly on their device, the high definition image from the display screen will bring more best experience for user.
In the mean, if the display screen hardware and software are good, the user can enjoying when doing some activity on their device such as doing some navigating, playing with some apps and games, then can fully enjoying any entertainment content from the device.
On the measuring score, we are looking directly on to display panel technology, then we also looking into the screen resolution and the last we are also include more calculating on the extra features such as screen refresh rate, ppi and also screen protector. But, in this situation the screen size is not included on our calculation matrix because is the relative and hard to calculating.
The higher score on the display and screen segmentation, the mean that device will have very good on the visual term for the user and definitely can bring real best experience for enjoying any image visual activity.
Type of Battery model.
5050 mAh
5000 mAh
Battery capacity number using Milliampere-hour (mAh) calculation unit.
Extra features on power sector, if available.
Charger Model
MicroUSB 2.0
MicroUSB 2.0
Charging method and type of charger port model.
The good device is the device that can be use for all long day, modern device can average endure for more 20 hours on term of the normal use, but still there was several device may can only endure for 16 hour to 18 hour only, so this thing that make you should be care on the battery segmentation on the device if you want the device which have a good battery life.
We also make calculating on the battery segmentation to tell the user, how good the battery sector on the device, in this situation we are using several matrix for calculatuon the score, first we are calculate the battery capacity and we also include the battery feature such as supporting fast charging or not.
Next, we also including charger method support for creating score, if the device have multiple charge method such as wireless charging, then we can give the higher score on that device on the battery segmentation, but on this condition we are not included battery type information to our matrix calculation, because they is unnecessary.
The important thing from this information is, if the device get higher score than other, that is not mean the device can have good battery endurance life than other, normally is yes but not always, because in this matrix we are not give the score for battery life only, but we are give the score for knowing how advanced the battery features and support on that device.
Triple Setup
Dual Setup
Total main / rear camera number.
(Main) 13 MP, AF
(Main) 13 MP, f/2.2, PDAF
Main camera unit.
(Macro) 2 MP, f/2.4
(Depth) 2 MP, f/2.4
Secondary camera unit, if available.
(Depth) 5 MP, f/2.4
Third camera unit, if available.
Fourth camera unit, if available.
Single Setup
Single Setup
Total front / selfie camera number, if available.
5 MP, f/2.2, 1.12µm
Main front camera unit, if available.
Secondary front camera unit, if available.
Video Recording [email protected]
Video Recording [email protected]
Available video recording support and features.
Camera feature is the brilliant thing that happened on the modern device, with this feature we can take any moment as fast as possible and also can share the result directly to the social media to tell the other what the interesting moment that you can get today.
Generally, modern device will equipped with a single camera and several will have more than one camera setup, this is amazing because with the variety camera lenses style on the single device, we can take the photo with the multiple photo style, which are like portrait photos, landscape photos or take photo from the far away object with using zoom camera.
The good camera feature should be can bring more quality image, clear image, low noise and have multiple lenses style, then for know of the all above, you can directly look on the score on the camera segmentation, if the score is high, that mean the camera feature on that device is brilliant and very good.
For the matrix calculation, we are not only use the individual camera specification, but we are combining all information data, such as how much the camera lenses that was available on the devices, how good the main camera feature for both rear and front camera and how good the camera can be use for recording video. Then, that all will directly impacting to the matrix calculation score.
Primary sound system type.
3.5mm jack
3.5mm jack
Extra sound system features.
For everyone that love for the listening music, watching movies and playing competitive online games directly on the device, you may should be care about this thing, because not all modern device can adopting good audio and sound quality, many of them just on average level only.
But, actually you can keep know how good the audio and sound quality by looking on to their score, because we also make an calculating on this segmentation, in this situation we are use the simple matrix, we are just calculating the score from the available features.
If the device supporting with extra audio and sound features such as supporting with 3.5mm jack and supporting with stereo speaker, so the score will be higher and we also can give the extra score if the device take collaboration with the popular and trusted sound system maker, so the quality of sound can definitely guarantee.
Fingerprint (at the back)
Fingerprint (at the rear)
Biometric security hardware model, if available.
Yes, A-GPS
Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware support and features.
Near Field Communication (NFC) function support.
Accelerometer, Proximity
Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass
Available sensor hardware type and function.
Several available sensor on the modern device become an important function for the user, the sensor are variety such as security sensor, utility sensor, payment sensor, navigation sensor and helpful sensor for certain specific situation.
The good device are that have complete sensor features, normally average modern device on all segmentation class already adopting all standard sensor features, but several device will be have more complete sensor for fully the user needed, then now in this case we are also make some calculating score to know how good the device on the sensor features term.
On the calculation matrix we are including all sensor information to make the score, but we are put the main focus on to two of very important sensor features that are security sensor and NFC sensor, the reason is because the both are become an industries standard for the all modern devices.
Score result will telling us about how good the sensor features on the device, if the score higher than other, that mean the device will have more complete sensor and that definitely can describe the device are more flexibility, because the device will have more rich sensor feature, then the final result the user can get more happy while using that device.
~ $230
~ $120
Price on (USD) Dollar currency.
~ €220
~ €110
Price on (EUR) Euro currency.
Pros list
Can't find any advantage features on this device
Can't find any advantage features on this device
Cons list
Can't find any disadvantage features on this device
Can't find any disadvantage features on this device
Final Score
/ 1000
/ 1000
The total score are calculation from the all segmentation score, which is the fully score is 1000. Total score can describe how good the device on the overall perspective, that mean if the device can get higher on the total score, so that device definitely good on the overall perspective than the competitor.
But, it doesn't mean the device will be very good on all segmentation score, if you are need for some specific segmentation only, you must look directly on to certain segmentation that you want and see the score, so we think this is the very good options that you can choose for make the self decision from the user side.
In our calculation matrix, the best device on the overall perspective from this comparison page is :
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An innovative novel for third- through sixth-graders gets an A+ for packaging and a C for writing
The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures. By Brian Selznick. Scholastic, 533 pp., $22.99. Ages 9–12.
By Janice Harayda
Take a 12-year-old orphaned boy whose name begins with H. Write a novel about him that involves magic, a train station and a female sidekick. Get Scholastic Press to publish it … and what do you have?
No, not the latest Harry Potter book. You've got The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a novel about a young thief who lives in 1931 in a Paris train station, where he tries to finish a project begun by his father – fixing a broken wind-up man or automaton that may contain a secret message.
You've also got a novel with spectacular packaging, which may explain why it's clambering up the best-seller lists and Martin Scorsese is rumored to want to the film rights. The Invention of Hugo Cabret merges the picture- and chapter-book formats in way that no other book for its age group has done. It has 533 pages, but the text would fill only 100 or so pages of most novels. Why the gap?
Brian Selznick tells Hugo's story alternately through words – often just a paragraph or two per page – and 158 black-and-white pictures. The illustrations consist mostly of pencil drawings but include memorable stills from the movies of the silent filmmaker Georges Méliès, whose life helped to inspire the book. And because you can flip through the pictures at any pace, you can read the book quickly despite its bulk. On that level, The Invention of Hugo Cabret is God's gift to reluctant readers – a novel that will give children the satisfaction of finishing a fat book but has about the same number of words as The Higher Power of Lucky.
The problem is that Selznick doesn't write nearly as well as he draws. His prose stays oddly earthbound for a story about the power of art to take us metaphorically to the moon. Hugo and his friend Isabelle resemble generic American children, not unique French ones. Selznick did months of research on subjects like the clocks that Hugo tends the train station, where Isabelle helps out at a toy booth. But you wonder if he did any all on French children. His characters never kiss on both cheeks, as even 12-year-olds do in France. Hugo's companions instead greet each other with Americanisms like: "I haven't seen you in a while. How are things at the toy booth?" And they are hard to distinguish from many others in middle-grade readers.
Worse, the novel is a psychological muddle. Selnick brings up big ideas without giving them literary or emotional resolution they demand. Hugo blames himself when his father dies in a fire that erupts while he's trying to fix the automaton that may contain a secret message: "This was all his fault! He had wanted his father to fix the machine and now, because of him, his father was dead." Selznick, incredibly, never returns to his hero's misplaced guilt or absolves him of it. At the end of the book, for all we know, Hugo still thinks he's responsible and children may believe he is. Hugo also offers glib rationalizations for his habitual thievery. And while he suffers for his stealing, he appears to feel no genuine remorse for it and eventually is rewarded for his law-breaking. In The Invention of Hugo Cabret, crime pays well.
Some children may be so enthralled by the beautiful production values of this novel that they don't see its flaws. But Elizabeth Ward was right when she wrote in the Washington Post that The Invention of Hugo Cabret is more about "the razzle-dazzle of novelty" than artistic merit: "The first movies transfixed people too, but that doesn't mean their plots weren't mostly pretty hokey and their characters stiffer than a girder."
Best line: Selznick is related to the late producer David Selznick and has a contagious love of movies. He suggests the joy even in watching films at home in lines like: "Hugo closed the curtains. They aimed the projector toward one of the walls and turned it on. It clattered to life, and then the film began moving through it as though light had burst onto a wall."
Worst line: " … and now, because of him, his father was dead." And a lot of children may still believe it at the end of the novel.
Published: January 2007
Reading group guide: A reading group guide to The Invention of Hugo Cabret appears in the April 21 post directly below this one and is archived with the April 2007 posts and under "Totally Unathorized Reading Group Guides."
Furthermore: Selznick illustrated the Caldecott Honor book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins.
Links: www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/
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The creator of a popular blog tells how she found her way to a mental hospital and back
It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita. By Heather B. Armstrong. Simon Spotlight, 258 pp., $24.
By Janice Harayda
Heather Armstrong warns on her blog, Dooce, that she "CANNOT RESIST THE CAPS-LOCK KEY." The same caution applies to her unabashedly self-indulgent memoir of pregnancy, childbirth, and the infancy of her first child, which made her so anxious that she checked herself into a mental hospital after she got no relief from psychotherapy and drugs that included Risperdal, Ativan, Trazodone, Lamictal, Effexor, Abilify, Strattera, Klonopin, and Seroquel.
How did Armstrong like breastfeeding? "Everything I'd ever read about breastfeeding had to have been written by a man with no tits, because everything said that as long as the baby was in the right position it wouldn't hurt to breast feed. THAT WAS A LIE." What did she think when her daughter woke up at 2 a.m.? "Leta knew how to poop, she knew how to eat, SHE HAD TO KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD." Would Armstrong consider having another child? "'HA! ANOTHER BABY? The logistics of more than one TOTALLY BOGGLED MY MIND."
It Sucked and Then I Cried is intermittently funny but has a lot of bathroom humor and sometimes a nasty edge. Armstrong writes unkindly that when her stepfather raises his voice, she thinks: "Maybe if you SCREAMED A LITTLE LOUDER THE WINDOWS WOULD EXPLODE." If she hates it when people shout at her, why does she spend so much time in this book doing what she calls "S.H.R.I.E.K.I.N.G."?
Best line: No. 1: Utah stores sell soaps "in the shape of Joseph Smith's head." No. 2: "A few days after Leta turned four months old we took away Leta's pacifier and it felt like we were running a division of the Betty Ford Clinic."
Worst line: "But this time we couldn't park in the special parking space because I was no longer pregnant (THANK THE LORD GOD JESUS!) and we had to park in the non-pregnant parking space and walk an extra twenty feet to the door. We found this inconvenience totally unacceptable as we were living in America and shouldn't have to walk an extra twenty feet for anything. AM I RIGHT? AM I RIGHT? This is the best country on Earth! WE DON'T WALK NOWHERE FOR NUTHING. Damn straight."
Editor: Patrick Price
Published: January 2009
About the author: Armstrong lives in Utah with her husband, Jon, and has had a second child since finishing It Sucked and Then I Cried. She has more than a million followers on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dooce.
© 2009 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.
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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is another cookie jar favorite that I know our grandsons will enjoy. As a matter of fact, if I had to limit myself to a single kind of cookie for the for the remainder of my life, these brown sugar treasures would be my choice. I think they are fantastic. They are crispy, chewy, buttery, and delicious. Simply stated, they are everything I want a cookie to be. The brown butter gives them a rich, nutty taste without adding enormously to the complexity of the recipe. It has to be watched carefully, to be sure, but it is not a difficult task to accomplish. Your cookies will have better texture if you use a soft, fresh brown sugar that is easy to work. The only problem I've ever had with this recipe, is that the cookies tend to run together when they are baked twelve to a cookie sheet. I've solved that by only baking six per pan. Genius is like that. It takes a bit more time, but if appearances are important, it is worth the extra time. These cookies are good keepers when they are stored in an airtight container. I have also frozen baked cookies with some success. I hope you will try this recipe. It comes from Cook's Illustrated, so you know it has been thoroughly tested and is trouble free. I suspect that those of you who try it will be really pleased with the results. Here's the recipe.
Browned Butter Brown Sugar Cookies...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of Cook's Illustrated, More Best Recipes
14 tablespoons unsalted butter (1-3/4 sticks)
1/4 cup granulated sugar (about 1-3/4 ounces)
2 cups packed dark brown sugar (14 ounces), divided*
2 cups + 2 tablespoons, unbleached all-purpose flour (about 10 1/2 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1) Adjust oven racks to middle and lower middle position. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 large (18 by 12-inch) baking sheets with parchment paper. In shallow dish or pie plate, mix granulated sugar and 1/4 cup packed brown sugar, rubbing between fingers, to combined. Cover with plastic wrap. Whisk flour, baking soda, and baking powder together in medium bowl. Set aside.
2) Heat 10 tablespoons butter in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until melted. Continue to cook, swirling pan constantly until butter it is golden brown (it should smell nutty), 1 to 3 minutes. Watch butter carefully as it can go from brown to burnt quickly. Remove from heat and pour browned butter to large heat-proof bowl. Add remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and mix until melted. Cool for 15 minutes.
3) Add remaining 1-3/4 cups brown sugar and salt to bowl with cooled butter. Mix until no sugar lumps remain, scraping down sides of bowl with rubber spatula. Add whole egg, egg yolk and vanilla extract, mixing well to incorporate. Batter should go from a dark brown color to light. Scrape down bowl. Add flour mixture and mix to just combined. Give dough one final stir with spatula to distribute any remaining dry ingredients.
Divide dough into 24 portions, each about 2 tablespoons (2 tablespoon ice cream/cookie scoop works well here). Shape into balls. Working in batches, roll 12 balls in sugar/brown sugar mixture to coat. Distribute 6 dough balls per baking sheet.
4) Bake two sheets at a time, rotating half way though, until cookies are browned and puffy, about 12 to14 minutes. Edges of cookies should start to set and centers will look soft (cookies will look raw in cracks). It is important not over-bake.
5) Cool cookies on baking sheet 5 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack and cool completely. Repeat above steps, starting with rolling remaining dough balls in sugar mixture. Baking pans can be re-used after baked cookies have been removed. Parchment can also be re-used for second batch. Cookies can be stored in an air tight container. Yield 24 cookies.
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This week's Gusher Award for Achievement in Hyperbole in Book Reviewing Goes to …
A review of Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowds's Our Life in Gardens (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 322 pp., $30) in the New York Times Book Review:
"Once you wander into this book, you won't be able to sit still for long anyway, what with having to scurry around looking for paper and pen to take notes on just a few more plants you must have, and leaping up to consult the pictures in your American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants."
Sounds like you'd better get that prescription for Xanax or Valium filled before you read this one, doesn't it?
Gusher Awards recognize over-the-top praise in book reviews. They appear on Fridays except in weeks when no praise was too overheated to qualify.
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This recipe is a delicious meal all by itself and it's made in one pot, there is less cleaning and it's an easier dinner to prepare. What could be more satisfying than the delicious aromas of healthy cooking wafting through the kitchen, especially when it's all done with little effort? There are many versions of this dish; last eve some Moroccan friends, visiting from Israel, came over and this is the variation I made.
Chicken Tajine
Yield: 4 servings
- 2 tbsp olive oil.
- 1 onion, cut into small wedges
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 lb chicken cutlets
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tbsp whole wheat flour
- 8 oz zucchini, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded, chopped
- 3 oz portobello mushrooms, chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato sauce
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth (see CS' Chicken Broth)
- 10 oz chickpeas
- 1/3 cup dried apricots, chopped
- 1/3 cup prunes, chopped
- 1/2 cup dates, sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat, add the onion and garlic and cook for three minutes, stir frequently.
- Add the chicken and cook, stirring constantly, for an additional 5 minutes. until all sides are seared.
- Add the cumin and the cinnamon sticks after the first 2 1/2 minutes.
- Sprinkle in the flour, stir constantly, for another 2 minutes.
- Add the zucchini, the bell peeper and mushrooms. Cook for an additional 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Blend the tomato paste with the chicken broth, stir into pan, bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and add the chickpeas, apricots, prunes, and dates. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is tender.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro or parsley (I used cilantro) and serve immediately.
We paired it with with a Willm Gewurztraminer 2008. With fresh flowers and citrus on the nose, flavors of pineapple, honeydew, lychee and apple with lots of honey on the finish. This is a dry white but with a subtle hint of sweetness on the tongue, elegant rather than big and bold, it is clean, refreshing and with just enough acidity to accentuate the sweetness of the dish. A marriage made in heaven!
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Student 'prank' floods school to tune of $100,000 in damage
The bills from a prank gone wrong at Diamond Middle School have flooded the superintendent's office, and the prankster or pranksters' parents may be made to pay the $100,000 bill.
On May 31, police and fire responded to the school after its fire alarm was tripped by the sprinkler system. When they arrived, they found massive flooding in a wing of the school caused by a single ceiling sprinkler that had been tampered with in a second-floor boys' bathroom. It appeared that the sprinkler head had been removed by a pair of pliers, causing an intense stream of water to pour out.
"It flooded the whole floor," said Superintendent Paul Ash. "So much water came out that it not only flooded the floor, but it came down the walls on the first floor. There was quite a bit of water damage."
Lt. Joseph O'Leary of the Lexington Police said there were drains on the bathroom floor, but they could not hand the volume of water from the sprinkler. Police have an idea who is responsible, but have not yet pressed charges.
"We hope to be able to identify the person or persons who are responsible in a very short time," said O'Leary.
The school district is only responsible for a $25,000 deductible for the damages; its insurance company will pay the rest but the company will look to recoup its costs through lawsuits against the parents in civil court.
"The insurance company will be pursuing the party at fault for payment," said Mary Ellen Dunn, the assistant superintendent of finance.
According to Dunn, there were up to eight inches of water on the first floor. It ruined books, posters, and other teaching materials, and damaged drywall and insulation in the walls. A cleaning crew, ServiceMaster, spent six days getting the school back into order. Their professional services account for half of the $100,000 estimate.
Teachers and custodians also spent the weekend cleaning and taking inventory of what was damaged. According to Dunn, custodians alone spent 20 hours of overtime making things right. Teachers were tabbed to inventory what was soaked so that a complete list could be supplied to the insurance company.
The disaster came just as the schools were wrapping up fiscal 2007 and getting their financial house in order.
"This is exactly what we did not need," said School Committee member Tom Griffiths.
Dunn had to request a reserve fund transfer from the appropriation committee to cover the deductible, but has included that $25,000 in the fiscal 2007 numbers.
"That's exactly the purpose why you have a reserve fund," said Paul Ash. "In the meantime, all the people who did the work have to get paid."
The school was evacuated for over an hour the day the incident occurred, and classes had to be moved out the damaged classrooms. Classes continued as normally as possible once the school was re-opened, and all classes were in session the following day.


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Merian 1726, Pl. 33, Fig
Original Antique Print
21 5/8" x 14" (approximate)
Hand-colored engraving
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, 1726 Edition
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647—1717) was the daughter of Matthaus Merian the Elder (1593—1650), a German-Swiss painter, engraver and publisher. Her father died when she was three and her mother remarried Jacob Marrel (1614—81), who had recently arrived in Frankfurt to open an art studio as a still-life painter. From the time she was eleven, Marrel schooled Maria Sibylla Merian in the tradition of northern European still life painting, working directly from life. As her interests evolved toward the study of insects, she employed these painterly skills to serve scientific objectives as well as aesthetic ones.
In 1665, she married a student of Marrel's, the artist Johann Andreas Graff (1637—1701). During her marriage, two daughters were born and she continued to work as an artist, producing entomological studies and flower drawings that were in great demand as embroidery models. She began publishing her work, including a three-part flower book between 1675 and 1680. After her marriage dissolved, she moved in 1681 with her daughters and mother to a Labadist colony for a period before settling in Amsterdam in 1690. There she was introduced to a wider circle of people involved in natural history pursuits.
In June of 1699, at the age of 52, the artist-naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian departed from Amsterdam, along with her daughter Dorothea Maria, on an arduous journey to the Dutch colony of Surinam on the northeastern coast of South America. There, she spent two years observing the indigenous plants and insects, studying and painting them from life. This endeavor resulted in one of the most significant natural history folios of the 18th century, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, the culmination of her career as an artist and naturalist.
Maria Sibylla Merian documented and studied the flora and fauna of Surinam, painting her exquisite studies on vellum with exactitude. These elegantly composed paintings portray the metamorphosis of one or more species of insect supported by a central plant food source and depicted its various stages of life: caterpillar or larva, pupa, moth, butterfly, or fly. In Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Maria Sibylla Merian merged the aesthetics and techniques of flower painting with the scientific study of insects, establishing her lasting reputation as an artist and scientist.
In 1705, two small editions were published, with 60 engraved plates, in Latin and Dutch. On the day Maria Sibylla Merian died, Tsar Peter the Great concluded a transaction to purchase a two-volume collection of unbound paintings, as well as her journal of studies, Studienbuch. In all, three editions of Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium were published. The latter two include 12 additional plates. Examples of Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium in good condition with original color are extremely rare.
References: Wilfred Blunt, The Art of Botanical Illustration an Illustrated History, 1994, page 127; Natalie Zemos Davis, Women on the Margins, 1995, pages 140—202.
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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o has told Katie Couric that he briefly lied about his online girlfriend after discovering she didn't exist, while maintaining that he had no part in creating the hoax.
Pressed by Couric to admit that he was in on the deception, Te'o said he believed that his girlfriend Lennay Kekua had died of cancer and didn't lie about it until December.
"Katie, put yourself in my situation. I, my whole world, told me that she died on September 12. Everybody knew that. This girl, who I committed myself to, died on September 12," Te'o said in an interview to air Thursday on Couric's syndicated talk show. A segment of the interview with Te'o and his parents was broadcast Wednesday on Good Morning America.
Te'o, the Heisman Trophy runner-up, said he only learned of the hoax when he received a phone call in December from a woman saying she was Kekua.
"Now, I get a phone call on December 6, saying that she [Kekua] is alive and then I'm going be put on national TV two days later. And to ask me about the same question. You know, what would you do?" Te'o said.
An Associated Press review of news coverage found that Te'o talked about his doomed love in a web interview on December 8 and again in a newspaper interview published December 10.
Te'o's father defended his son when Couric pointed out that many people don't believe him, suspecting Te'o used the situation for personal gain.
"People can speculate about what they think he is. I've known him 21 years of his life. And he's not a liar. He's a kid," Brian Te'o said, with tears in his eyes.
On Tuesday, the woman whose photo was used as the "face" of the Twitter account of Te'o's supposed girlfriend says the man allegedly behind the hoax confessed and apologized to her.
Diane O'Meara told NBC's Today show that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo used pictures of her without her knowledge in creating a fake woman called Lennay Kekua.


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Pilots N Paws takes rescuing animals to new heights
Thousands of dogs end up in Michigan animal shelters each year, and those numbers are on the rise in many areas. The home foreclosure crisis has contributed to escalating numbers of abandoned animals. When families are displaced to new living conditions, those arrangements may not be pet-friendly. For some struggling families, the costs associated with caring for pets is simply too great of a burden.
Michigan has an abundance of dog rescue groups, however, transportation can be a major barrier for families ready to step in and offer forever or foster homes to displaced animals. That's where organizations such as Pilots N Paws step in to change — and save — lives.
"The premise of Pilots N Paws is if you're already going to be flying, why not really make it worthwhile and rescue an animal while you're doing it," said Kathleen Quinn, executive director of Pilots N Paws.
The group's Website features an interactive, nationwide forum board detailing what rescue animals need to go where and when. When a rescue animal in one location has a waiting home in another, rescue groups can log on to the forum board and request help with transportation. A network of volunteer pilots regularly peruse the board, and can sign-up to transport the waiting animals.
"If you're going to a business trip somewhere, you can look at the forum board and see if any animals need to go that way, "Quinn said. "It kind of gives more meaning to being up in the air, knowing that you're saving a life. A lot of our pilots now look at the forum board and plan a flight based on where animals need to go. It really becomes such a passion and labor of love for them."
How it works
The organization was launched in 2008 and volunteer pilots fly an average of 12,000 rescue missions each year. In addition to U.S. flights, the group expanded to Canada in June. Pilots N Paws has more than 3,000 volunteer pilots who transport rescue animals free of charge.
"We have a lot of active pilots in Michigan," Quinn said.
Most of the pilots cover about 250 miles in a flight, and pilots often partner up for longer transports. Compared to ground transports, which often involve several different people and vehicles, the Pilots N Paws flights are often less stressful for the animals because they are typically finished in one vehicle.
"They are not changing vehicles so often," Quinn said. "They are already coming from stressful situations being in shelters. Whenever you can minimize the number of new people they have to get used to during the course of the transport, it's usually less stressful for them."
Once airborne, the animals often sleep through the ride, she said.
"Most of the dogs or cats fall asleep during the plane ride," Quinn said. "It's very relaxing for them. It's almost like they know they are going to a better place."
The most commonly transported rescue animals are dogs, but the group also transports a variety of other rescue animals, including cats, rats, donkeys, guinea pigs, rabbits and pot-bellied pigs.
Pilots needed
An active roster of volunteer pilots helps the group keep pace with the needs of animal rescue groups, and more pilots are welcome and needed.
"The more pilots we have, the more animals we can save each year," Quinn said.
Pilot sign-up information is available on the group's Website, pilotsnpaws.org. One of the variables impacting rescue flights is weather, especially with the small aircraft typically used for the flights.
"There are different ratings for pilots, so not all of them have ratings to fly in certain weather," Quinn said.
Flexibility is needed on both sides of the rescue, she added. In addition to rescue animals, the group will occasionally transport service dogs and dogs for military personnel.
"We've flown dogs for the military, at times," Quinn said. "If they are called to serve, then we will fly the dog to stay with a family member or friend while they are overseas serving our country."
The need for transport is increasing each year, which means the need for pilots in also growing.
"People in the rescue community are still learning about Pilots N Paws each day," Quinn said. "It's good to spread the word to different rescue groups so that they know we are providing free transport for animals and that our service exists."
Getting on board
Pilots can choose which animals to haul based on the size of their aircraft, including weight and space limitations. Some pilots even remove the back seats of their planes to accommodate crates.
"They let us know what size will fit in their planes, and we send them out crates," Quinn said.
All animals transported by Pilots N Paws also need health certificates in order to be transported. When groups request a transport, they list information about the animal, including its size, special needs and temperament. In addition to pilots, Pilots N Paws also welcomes other volunteers.
"They can sign up to foster animals during layovers between flights," Quinn said. "Even if you don't have a pilot's license, you can still help."
Donations are also needed to maintain the forum board and Website's domain name. Everything Pilots N Paws is able to accomplish is thanks to donations, grants and volunteers, Quinn said.
For Quinn, her work has personal fulfillment.
"It's just amazing work and you meet amazing people and you know that hundreds of lives are being saved each month," she said.
What's next
The organization is still looking to grow, especially bringing more pilots on board. In addition to ongoing pilot recruiting, Pilots N Paws is also hoping to incorporate programs to educate the public about animal welfare.
"Our end goal would not to even be needed anymore, for the problem of homeless animals not to exist because so many are euthanized each year — about 4 million," Quinn said.
Integrating programs into schools to educate people about spaying, neutering and proper care of animals is key to alleviating the issue, she added.
To learn more about Pilots N Paws, visit pilotsnpaws.org.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Pilot John Vanek, a Pilots N Paws volunteer from the Detroit suburb of Clinton Township, appreciates the opportunity to partner recreational flying with a meaningful purpose. The Canadian native's interest was piqued after watching a broadcast about the organization. He researched the group and then applied to help. "Any excuse to get up and fly," he said. "It gives me a good excuse to basically keep up flying and have a purpose behind my flying." Vanek's debut mission in March of 2009 stands out in his memory. "My first mission was to fly out to upstate New York and bring this little cocker spaniel back to the Detroit City Airport," he recalled. He delivered the cocker into the arms of his waiting adoptive family in Detroit. "They just needed someone to help them out by transporting it from upstate New York to the Detroit area," he said. The mission went exactly as planned and Vanek credits Pilots N Paws' organizational efforts, especially providing contact information for the people at both ends of his journey. "They are a very organized and structured organization," he said. The journey itself proved uneventful, but extremely rewarding. "I was surprised how quiet the little dog was in the back seat of the plane," he said. "They gave me a little dog kennel, so I strapped that in the back seat of the plane and I kept checking on it during the trip. The little girl just put her head down on her paws and fell asleep for the hour and a half journey back to Detroit." Vanek credits the dog's tranquility to the steady hum of the plane's engine and the quiet atmosphere inside the plane. "It just put her right out," he said. His service and concern for the dogs he has transported continues long after Vanek's plane lands. Months after delivery, Vanek called the pet owners to check on how the dogs have adjusted. "They all have bounced right back … and they have somebody who cares for them and treats them like a true pet," he said. Vanek encourages fellow pilots to get involved with Pilots N Paws. "We, as pilots, have to fly anyhow, so why not put some purpose behind it? If there are any other pilots out there who would consider doing something like this, they need to just do it," he said. "The self-gratification of doing a mission like this is hard to describe. Any pilot will get a kick out of flying, but to do something that really counts like this is a whole different feeling." Pilots can apply to help online at pilotsnpaws.org.