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Any student that has engaged in biology at UAS could whole-heartedly say that it is inferior to none. I came to UAS as a REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) student in 2006 while I was attending school in Colorado. I was immediately whisked away to the Alaskan Arctic where I spent my days on the frozen ocean assisting Dr. Brendan Kelly and his research group to capture and track seals to learn more about their behavior and population structure. I was gaining world-class research experience and I knew I could not give that up and go back to Colorado; so I decided to transfer to UAS where I graduated with dual degrees in Biology and Mathematics.
While working for multiple UAS faculty members, such as Dr. Brendan Kelly and Dr. David Tallmon, I found myself learning the true value of scientific inquiry and what it meant to "think outside the box", while dedicating myself to the research at hand. One thing that is frequently overlooked is that professors do not go to UAS because it is a "big name" institution; they are there because they love their work. UAS biology professors are experts in their fields and they not only love their research, but they dedicate themselves to their students. It truly is amazing to sit in an evolution class with Prof. Tallmon or an animal physiology class with Prof. Tamone and hear them talk so passionately about the subjects they have dedicated their lives to.
The biology department at UAS is very small; thus, every professor and every student plays an integral role in shaping the program from year to year. Although it isn't as large as other programs, UAS has amazing research and learning opportunities for students who are willing to work hard, and put forth full effort. Throughout my time at UAS, I have trained in population genetics, learned how to track animal behavior, participated in multiple research expeditions to the Arctic, and stomped in the streams of Glacier Bay National Park and Juneau. In addition, I was awarded research opportunities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which allowed me to do biodiversity studies in the North Atlantic and study wildlife pathogens in Montana. But most of all, I left UAS able to hold my head up high in the scientific community. In interviewing for research assistantships, PhD programs, and graduate fellowships, I found that I am just as competitive and well-trained as any of my peers that have went to very prestigious schools such as Harvard and Princeton. I can truly say that my education at UAS lacked nothing. Students who come to UAS as freshmen can sit comfortably knowing that they are getting a top tier education, and students who transfer to UAS will be amazed to see how a passionate group of professors can inspire students to pursue the advancement of science. This is why, summer-after-summer, UAS attracts top biology students from around the US to participate in the REU program, and every year those students don't want to leave. I think that speaks for itself.
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Three candidates hoping to land seats at City Hall without major party labels.
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I saw this unusual tombstone for John J. JUMP at Easton's Spring Hill Cemetery a couple of weeks ago. I originally thought he may have been a sailor, because the wheel on his tombstone sort of resembled a ship's wheel, but this may not be the case. In researching symbols on tombstones, I learned that a broken wheel can simply signify a life cut short.
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This city hotel occupies an 18th century historic building, which was renovated in 2002, and includes a total of 130 rooms spread over 8 floors, of which 10 are apartments. Alongside a reception area with a lift, the hotel offers its guests a bar and an air-conditioned restaurant. Guests also have the opportunity to the hotel's laundry service and those arriving by car may make use of the hotel car park and garage.
The comfortable rooms come with a bathroom, a direct dial telephone, a minibar and a TV as standard. Heating is centrally regulated.
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New pole in Old Massett, Robt. Davidson, Massett, Aug. 69
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Image of a totem pole in Massett, Haida Gwaii. The pole was carved by Robert Davidson, and is seen just after it was raised. A crowd is still gathered for the pole raising ceremony.


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In 1981, the Whitharral Panthers were the number one team from the season opener until the final whistle blew on the 1981 season.
Head coach Pat Mouser had some hosses on his roster that had a powerful combination of size and speed. Runningback Alan Kay was the primer back for the Panthers and his counterpart, Albert Lopez, was nothing to shy away. Quarterback Scott Gage was a great signal caller and Stanley Kristinek was an excellent lineman, with great hands receiving the ball. Linemen Mike Polk and Ramiro Chavez were key players on both the offensive and defensive lines that played vital roles for the Panthers.
The Panther went through their regular season and entered the playoffs, 10-0. Their closest game was a comeback win in the fourth quarter over Wellman, 46-38 in the second district game. They also played a tough Dawson team that season, winning 40-26. Other than those two games, the Panthers had little trouble in the regular season.
For bi-district, they met Highland, who had finished as the state runner-up the previous season. The tough Hornet team prided itself on defense, but could not find an answer for Albert Lopez and Alan Kay, who rushed for 384 yards on 53 carries between the two, with Kay scoring three touchdowns and Lopez one on the ground, as they beat Highland, 56-28.
In the semifinal game, they faced off with Gordon and their great running back Clyde Parham. Whitharral defeated the Longhorns, 54-18, to advance to play Mullin in the state championship.
Mullin had a did not have much size, but their players were very fast. Running the spread offense under head coach Robert Lee, quarterback Jon Mangham had accounted for over 3,000 yards of offense while backs Randy Sims and Randy Perry were very capable of busting loose for large gains, running or catching the ball out of the backfield for the Bulldogs.
Mullin entered the state game with an 11-1 record, with their only blemish a 35-8 loss to Zephyr. The glaring differences between the two teams were their offensive styles, Whitharral's tight vs Mullin's spread, and the physical size and nature of Whitharral compared to Mullin. Coach Mouser cited the offensive production of his team as being the key to beating Mullin. Coach Lee said that Mullin needed to be at their very best defensively, in order to try to slow down the Panthers, in order to win.
State Game – Saturday Dec. 5th, 7:00pm in Stephenville
Mullin received the opening kickoff and drove down the field on an eight-play drive that resulted in a one-yard touchdown run by Mitch Howe, giving the Bulldogs held a 6-0 lead. That would be their only lead of the game.
Whitharral immediate responded with a long drive of their own, and when Alan Kay scored on an eight-yard run with 2:39 left in the first quarter, and when the Scott Sage PAT was good, the Panthers took an 8-6 lead they would never relinquish.
The Panthers defense was able to stifle the Bulldogs offense and force a punt, but the punt only netted nine yards and Whitharral had great field position to start their second drive of the game. That possession was brief, as Gage threw a touchdown pass to Ramiro Chavez on the second play of the drive for 23 yards and Gage's kick was once again good, giving his team a 16-6 lead, which would be the score at the end of the first quarter.
But the Bulldogs were driving
Not long into the second quarter, Howe once again scored for the Bulldogs on another one-yard run as they cut the Panther lead to two points, 16-14, and gave Mullin a fresh breath of momentum.
That momentum was short-lived, as on the ensuing kick-off, Whitharral's Albert Lopez fielded the kick at the one-yard line, ran up the center of the field, cut outside to his left, then broke a tackle on his way to the end zone for a touchdown. The kick failed and the score stood at 22-14.
Mullin was held once again on their next possession and Whitharral capitalized. Kay connected with Stanley Kristinek on a 26-yard touchdown pass and the converted PAT moved the score to 30-14.
Mullin, once again utilizing the running game, scored on another short yardage run by Howe of two-yards, again cutting the score, this time to 30-22.
But Whitharral was not deterred and responded once again this time on a razzle-dazzle play. Lopez took the ball on a run up to the line of scrimmage, only to pitch the ball back to quarterback Scott Gage, who ran down the sideline untouched for a 34-yard touchdown, Gage's kick was good and the score was 38-22. The first half would come to an end shortly thereafter.
Whitharral received the ball to start the second half and increased their lead to 22 points, after Kay scored from nine yards out, making the score 44-22.
Mullin responded with a one-play drive, as Matt Eilers connected with Jon Mangham, for a long 58-yard touchdown. Sims' kick was good and the score was now 44-30.
Whitharral's next score came as they faced a fourth-and-long play. Instead of going for the first down, they decided to line up and attempt a rare field goal. Scott Gage booted the ball 42 yards and split the uprights, for the four-point conversion, and the Panthers led, 48-30.
The Panthers held Mullin scoreless for the remainder of the third quarter, but were able to tack on eight more points on a long 66-yard touchdown pass from Kay to Kristinek. The PAT was good and the third quarter ended with Whitharral holding a comfortable 56-30 lead.
Mullin was able to hold the Panthers scoreless in the final quarter of play, but were only able to scratch out six points themselves, when Sims and Howe hooked up for an eight-yard touchdown pass and catch. The final score would be Whitharral 56, Mullin 36, and the Panthers would claim their first state championship, finishing the season 13-0.
Both teams recorded 19 first downs and Mullin also narrowly out gained Whitharral, 383-380. However, the size difference between the two teams was just too much for Mullin to overcome as the Panthers were bigger and more physical on the line of scrimmage and this wore on Mullin all game.
-In 1981 there were 62 teams in UIL six-man competition divided into 8 districts.
-State Game summary and stats were from Lubbock Avalanche Journal articles on the game.
-The 42-yard Field Goal by Scott Gage is the longest kicked in a six-man state title game.
- The town was named for John Whitfield Harral, a trustee of the Yellow House Land Company, which was tasked with selling the Littlefield ranchlands to farmers. (Wikipedia)


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Last week Bristol Palin and her professional partner Mark Ballas were in the bottom three; however, thanks to your votes, Team Ballin was deemed "safe" and survived to dance another week.
During their post-show interview, Bristol and Mark gave their fans some clues about the song they will "Quickstep" to in week number two airing tonight on ABC. Bristol cited that she "sings the song everyday" and seemed very excited to be able to get her song pick. Listen to the interview here:
Voting information from Mark's Blog & updated to reflect current information:
The couples dance on Monday nights for a score from the judges. Then the fans vote for their favorite. The judges score counts 50% and the fans 50%. The key to the judges score is that they convert it to a percentage. They take all the scores from the judges and add them together. Then that number is divided into the score for the individual couple. That gives the 50% that counts as the judges scores. Same thing with the fan vote. All the votes are totaled and that number is divided into the couples fan vote. The lowest combined judges scores and fan scores send a couple home.
There will be three ways to vote:
The first is by phone 800-868-3409. The number will remain the same throughout the competition. Phone lines open as soon as the show starts and stay open for 1 hour after the show. Fans should try to phone vote as soon as the show starts. After they dance and at end of the show are the hardest times to get through and we want every single vote. You can vote on as many phones as you have access to. For the first half of the season, voters will be allowed the same number votes as the contestants. For example, the first week there will be thirteen contestants, so each type of account gets 13 votes. The second week it will go down to 12. Once they are down to 5 contestants or less, the fans still get 5 votes per account.
ATT users can text their votes by texting the word "vote" to 3409. Once again you get the same number of votes as contestants. It is my understanding you can text votes and call votes from the same phone.
The final way is online. Go to http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/. On show nights there will be a vote tab. You have to have an account to vote online. You should make your accounts before the show starts because when the show is going the site crawls. You can vote with as many accounts as you make.
Dancing with the Stars is definitely a team effort. Bristol and Mark will do the dancing-the fans have to do the voting! Please be sure and support them with your votes on September 24!
Week number two of "Breaking It Down With Bristol" is now available. Bristol will be talking with Kevin Scholla of SarahNETRadio each week and by listening you will get the inside scoop directly from Bristol.
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"And when they ask us what we're doing, you can say, We're remembering...." (Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451)
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
The youngest Bauer currently living in Springfield, Jude Cooper-Bauer, is part of a long and distinguished family that includes his dad Rick, his grandfather Ed, his great-grandfather Bill, and his great-great grandfather, the original Frederick Bauer.
The role was originated on the radio by Theodore von Eltz in 1948, but by 1949, it had been assumed by Theo Goetz, who would go on to play it on both radio and television for twenty-three years.
An Austrian-born Jew, Goetz had served in the Army during World War I, was captured by the Russians and served time in a Siberian prisoner of war camp. In 1940, he fled Hitler's Austria and managed to catch the last Italian ship to America before Mussolini declared war. He had abandoned a very succesfull career with the State Theater of Vienna and arrived in the US speaking no English, knowing no one, with the equivalent of $2.00 in cash. He hit the movie theaters to learn his adopted country's language and by 1942 spoke it well enough to participate in a radio play by Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Vincent Benet entitled They Burnt The Books. It premiered on the eighth anniversary of Nazi Germany's first public book burning. (At the time, at least one journalist invoked Heinrich Heine's prediction of 100 years earlier, "Where one burns books, one will soon burn people." No one paid much attention.) Goetz's fellow European refugee Stephan Schnabel also participated in the radio drama. Schnabel would go on to play Dr. Stephen Jackson on GL in 1965. Jackson's daughter Leslie, would marry both Mike and Ed Bauer, and mother Ed's only son, Rick.
Goetz's first soap opera role was on the radio version of Young Doctor Malone, though years later he was quoted as saying, "God wanted me to play Papa Bauer."
The old world patriarch, so close to Goetz' real-life personality, resonated deeply with viewers. When Papa Bauer celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday on the air, fans flooded CBS Studios with close to 40,000 letters and telegrams. The actor burst into tears upon seeing all the good wishes.
He said, "I get so many loving letters. I think Papa fills a great need. Here there is a father, an old European kind of father, who is a worry-wart, who loves his family. Many of the audience don't know what it could be, a love between father and children."
A P&G executive was quoted at the time as observing, "Theo didn't realize how much people loved him. He was extremely moved by this outpouring. He saw himself as a nobody who had come to this country, learned the language, and did his work. He was a very humble man and when all these thousands of people he didn't know wished him well, he was so honored."
Theo Goetz died in 1972 and on February 27, 1973, Guiding Light aired a memorial service for Papa Bauer which served as a memorial for his beloved portrayer, as well.
Mart Hulswit, in character as grandson Ed, eulogized, "He would never let us call him a wise man. He would only say that if you live a long time, you live so much that you begin to have an understanding of human events -- but no more than that. He believed in people, in the basic goodness of people. Sometimes we'd argue with him. We'd say, "The basic goodness of some people, Papa." But he'd shake his head and he'd say, "It's there, God put it there in all of us. But sometimes - in some of us - it never has a chance to bloom, not even a little sprout."
That basic goodness in people, that brotherhood of man was, according to GL creator Irna Phillips, precisely what her show was about.
5 comments:
- SuperSage said...
Not to split hairs, but Jude doesn't live in Springfield anymore. I believe his address is with Harley in Greece.
- Unknown said...
Thank you for this article as a Bauer fan I really appreciate this. I hope there will be more Bauers on the show in 2009 (crossing fingers)
- wheelswee said...
I hope to see more Bauers on GL in 2009 also! Bauer power!! I think we need more variety with the families too, so that the characters aren't constantly partner swapping. At any rate, I would love to see Ed, Hope (Alan's ex, not Michelle's baby), Michelle or Alan-Michael who is part Bauer/part Spaulding!
Also, supersage21 is right, that Jude was sent to Greece with Harley. Right now, the only other Bauer is Leah, who was last seen on December 1st. Though I think with Phillip coming back they should de-SORAS Leah, since Leah and Emma are the supposed to be the same age. I think with Rick and Phillip's friendship it would be good to age the girls together.
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WASHINGTON - Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has decided to retire after 11 terms.
Republican officials said the 75-year-old McKeon will announce his plans on Thursday. The California Republican has represented a district north of Los Angeles that includes several major defense contractors.
McKeon campaigned for Republican candidates in 2010 and thanks to the GOP tidal wave took over the chairmanship of the committee. He has fought to protect Pentagon spending in a struggle with deficit hawks in Congress, including many in his party.
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How to Have an Italian Family Vacation Without Leaving Home
Are your kids into other cultures?
Is traveling out of the budget for now?
How about experiencing the sights, sounds and flavors of Italy with your kids, right from home. No passport required!
In this article I'll show you how to recreate a bit of Italian culture from wherever you live.
You and your children will learn the language, taste the food, make something uniquely Italian, play a game and experience a fun Italian tradition.
Why Italy, Why Now?
Italy has a long and rich history. Explorers, inventors, artists, architects, chefs – there's hardly an area of our current lives where Italians have not influenced our world. Teach your kids about where these Italian influences came from and have a lot of fun in the process.


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This is the message I got about Pierre Adolphe Lagassé…
Hi Pierre,
Alice (Mary Elizabeth) Lagasse's parents were Adolphe Pierre Lagasse and Melanie Berthiaume. What made me start the search was my husband's grandfather's name, Frobe Evariste Rosario Caron. We always wondered where Frobe came from and I felt it maybe was not a "common" name.
I have learned that Alice had 5 siblings and one was a brother, Frobe. (I guess she liked him since she named a son after him – not sure where Evariste Rosario fits in, though.)
Alice married Olivier Caron, 3 Sept 1895, New Bedford MA (Mass vital records 1841-1910, Vol 451, pg 241) and had 4 children, one died.
Then she married (Frederick Joseph Hudon) on marriage record: Freddie Hudon, (Mass Vital Records, Vol 554 Pg 287 ) 15 Nov 1905 New Bedford MA. They had no children.
Searching for Adolphe Lagasse, I came across your cemetery stone on Ancestry. It caught my eye with Alice's name on it.
We do not know where Alice was buried and from the stone, it looks like maybe Fred Hudon is not buried with her?
Is this in New Bedford?
I know from the 1920 census, her father Adolphe was living with them in New Bedford.
The Carons had Wilfred, Frobe, Anita and Amanda. They have all passed away.
Wilfred had 3 children, Frobe had 5 children, Anita – died 1 yr., Amanda had 2 children.
Is this line related to you at all? I know there are a many Lagasses out there.
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Growing up, the summer tennis season was always my favorite. Beginning with the French Open, and culminating with the U.S. Open, I spent many a lazy summer day watching the likes of Pete Sampras and Roger Federer demolish opponent after opponent. As as "adult," being in the office every day makes that less of a reality for me, so I end up watching almost no tennis at all. Case in point: I missed Federer's win over Novak Djokovic this morning.
Sure I could just record it or track down a replay on the internet, but I can only watch sports live. Knowing the outcome has already been determined takes all fun away from the whole thing. Am I the only one who refuses to DVR sports?


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English Honors Student Headed to Italy
May 06, 2014
An English major from Texarkana, deBie will spend May 25 through June 21 in Florence studying poetry and generating her own work under the mentorship of award-winning poets Dorothea Lasky, assistant professor of poetry at Columbia University's School of the Arts, and Eileen Myles, professor emeritus of writing and literature at the University of California-San Diego.
In addition to workshops and crafts classes in poetry, the program includes lectures on writers and writing, as well as readings and talks by acclaimed guest writers. Participating students will reside and study at the historic Villa La Pietra and will take field trips to cultural sites throughout the Tuscan countryside.
deBie's travel and program costs are being funded through ASU's Alvin and Patricia New Honors Program Enhancement Fund, which was created in 2008 through an initial $250,000 donation to the ASU Honors Program by former San Angelo Mayor Alvin New and his wife, Patricia, who are both ASU alumni.
In her application for funding, deBie wrote that in addition to the opportunity to study with acclaimed poets, "Florence as a city and Italy as a country both hold endless possibilities as sources of inspiration for a young poet and writer such as myself."
Dr. Shirley Eoff, Honors Program director, said, "This truly is a tremendous opportunity for Jenni to walk in the footsteps of writers who have produced great works in the past. It will allow her to hone her craft and find inspiration in a unique setting while experiencing the support, guidance and camaraderie of a true writer's community. It really is the chance of a lifetime and a potentially life-altering opportunity."
More information on the New York University Writers in Florence program is available online at www.nyu.edu/admissions/summer-sessions/summer-abroad/programs/writers-in-florence.html.


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Gary Deel, PhD, JD, CHSE, CHE, CFE, CHIA, SHRM-CP
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Dr. Gary Deel has a lifetime of experience in the hospitality and tourism industries, both as a practitioner and as a university professor. Dr. Deel is available nationwide for expert witness services in hospitality and tourism-related cases.
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MD & JD (Wayne State), MPH (Harvard), MS (Biomedical Engineering and Toxicology-WSU), MBA (University of Chicago), MS (University of Oxford), CIH. Physician, Attorney, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Toxicologist & Epidemiologist. Former Medical Director of the Detroit Health Department. Board certified in internal med, occupational & environ. med, & public health. Inducted into the Engineering Hall of Fame (Wayne State University).
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Dennis Gemberling
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Summary Report for:
51-4041.00 - Machinists
Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
Sample of reported job titles: Gear Machinist, Journeyman Machinist, Machine Operator, Machine Repair Person, Machinist, Maintenance Machinist, Maintenance Specialist, Production Machinist, Set-Up Machinist, Tool Room Machinist
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Calculate dimensions or tolerances, using instruments such as micrometers or vernier calipers.
- Machine parts to specifications, using machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, shapers, or grinders.
- Set up, adjust, or operate basic or specialized machine tools used to perform precision machining operations.
- Align and secure holding fixtures, cutting tools, attachments, accessories, or materials onto machines.
- Measure, examine, or test completed units to check for defects and ensure conformance to specifications, using precision instruments, such as micrometers.
- Monitor the feed and speed of machines during the machining process.
- Maintain machine tools in proper operational condition.
- Study sample parts, blueprints, drawings, or engineering information to determine methods or sequences of operations needed to fabricate products.
- Operate equipment to verify operational efficiency.
- Check work pieces to ensure that they are properly lubricated or cooled.
- Program computers or electronic instruments, such as numerically controlled machine tools.
- Diagnose machine tool malfunctions to determine need for adjustments or repairs.
- Confer with engineering, supervisory, or manufacturing personnel to exchange technical information.
- Lay out, measure, and mark metal stock to display placement of cuts.
- Fit and assemble parts to make or repair machine tools.
- Set up or operate metalworking, brazing, heat-treating, welding, or cutting equipment.
- Dispose of scrap or waste material in accordance with company policies and environmental regulations.
- Separate scrap waste and related materials for reuse, recycling, or disposal.
- Evaluate machining procedures and recommend changes or modifications for improved efficiency or adaptability.
- Dismantle machines or equipment, using hand tools or power tools to examine parts for defects and replace defective parts where needed.
- Install repaired parts into equipment or install new equipment.
- Design fixtures, tooling, or experimental parts to meet special engineering needs.
- Confer with numerical control programmers to check and ensure that new programs or machinery will function properly and that output will meet specifications.
- Support metalworking projects from planning and fabrication through assembly, inspection, and testing, using knowledge of machine functions, metal properties and mathematics.
- Establish work procedures for fabricating new structural products, using a variety of metalworking machines.
- Prepare working sketches for the illustration of product appearance.
- Advise clients about the materials being used for finished products.
- Test experimental models under simulated operating conditions for purposes such as development, standardization, or feasibility of design.
- Install experimental parts or assemblies, such as hydraulic systems, electrical wiring, lubricants, or batteries into machines or mechanisms.
Technology Skills
- Analytical or scientific software — Armchair Machinist software; CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator; Kentech Kipware Trig Kalculator
- Computer aided design CAD software — Autodesk AutoCAD ; Dassault Systemes CATIA; PTC Creo Parametric; SolidCAM (see all 8 examples)
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software — Autodesk Fusion 360; CNC Mastercam; GRZ Software MeshCAM; OneCNC CAD/CAM (see all 9 examples)
- Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software — ERP software; JobBOSS; SAP
- Industrial control software — EditCNC; Mazak Mazatrol SMART CNC
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Procedure management software — Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Adjustable angle plate — Angle plates
- Adjustable wrenches
- Angle cutter — Undercut tools
- Anvils
- Arbors — Grinding wheel arbors
- Ball peen hammer — Ball peen hammers
- Bench dog — Grinding dogs
- Bench vises — Milling vises
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Blow torch — Torches
- Boring machines — Boring bars; Boring tools; Horizontal boring bars
- Calipers — Dial calipers; Hermaphrodite calipers; Outside spring calipers; Vernier calipers (see all 6 examples)
- Casting machines — Centrifugal spin casters
- Center gauge — Edge finders
- Chamfering machine — Chamfer tools
- Chucks
- Cold chisels — Square chisels
- Column and knee milling machine — Knee mills
- Combination pliers
- Combination wrenches
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Cylinder gauge — Ring gauges
- Deburring tool — Deburring tools
- Desktop computers
- Dial indicator or dial gauge — Dial indicators
- Double ended stud — Shims
- Drill press or radial drill — Radial drill presses; Radial drills; Sensitive drill presses
- Drilling machines — Center drills; Pillar drill machines
- End cut pliers — Side cutting pliers
- Facial shields — Full face shields
- Feeler gauges — Angled feeler gauges
- Flat hand file — Flat files
- Forklifts
- Gage block set — Marking blocks; Parallel blocks; V blocks
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus — Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Grinders
- Grinding machines — Crankshaft grinders; Valve grinding machines
- Hacksaw — Hacksaws; Power hacksaws
- Half round file — Half-round files
- Hammers — Brass hammers; Composition hammers; Machinists' hammers
- Hand clamps
- Hand reamer — Reamers
- Height gauges — Gauges; Planer gauges; Vernier height gauges
- Hex keys — Hex wrenches
- Honing machine — Resurfacing machines
- Horizontal machining center — Horizontal mills
- Horizontal turning center — Drum lathes; Engine lathes; Flywheel lathes; Turning lathes (see all 6 examples)
- Hydraulic press frames — Hydraulic presses
- Induction heating machine — Heat-treating equipment
- Ladders
- Laser printers
- Levels — Spirit levels
- Locking pliers — Channel lock pliers
- Machine end mill — Milling angle form cutters
- Magnetic tools — Magnetic retrievers
- Manual press brake — Arbor presses; Brake presses
- Metal band sawing machine — Bandsaws
- Metal broaching machines — Broachers
- Metal cutters — Aviation snips
- Metal inert gas welding machine — Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Micrometers — Inside micrometers; Outside micrometers
- Mill saw file — Single-cut mill saw files
- Milling machines — Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
- Multi-tasking or universal machining center — Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Needlenose pliers
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers — Personal digital assistants PDA
- Pipe wrenches
- Pitch measuring instruments — Screw pitch gauges
- Planing machines — Planers
- Plasma arc welding machine — Plasma welders
- Platform lift — Platforms; Staging equipment
- Pneumatic sanding machines — Sandblasters
- Power buffers — Buffers
- Power chippers — Chippers
- Power drills — Combination drills
- Power grinders — Cylindrical grinders
- Power planes — Jointers
- Power sanders
- Power saws — Cold saws; Cutoff saws
- Protractors — Vernier bevel protractors
- Pry bars
- Punches or nail sets or drifts — Prick punches; Punches
- Putty knives
- Radius gauge — Radius gauges
- Ratchets — Ratchet sets
- Rubber mallet — Rubber mallets
- Rulers — Steel rules
- Safety glasses — Welding lenses
- Saws — Hand saws
- Screwdrivers — Phillips head screwdrivers; Spindle blade screwdrivers
- Scribers
- Shaper cutter — Shapers
- Sharpening stones or tools or kits — Cylinder honers; Sharpening equipment
- Shears — Beverly shears; Metal shears
- Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine — Shielded arc welding tools
- Sine bar — Sine bars
- Sledge hammer — Sledgehammers
- Slings — Machine shop rigging equipment
- Socket sets — Socket wrench sets
- Spot welding machine — Handheld welders; Portable welding equipment
- Squares — Machinists' squares
- Surface gauge — Surface gauges
- Surface grinding machine — Surface grinding machines
- Swaging tools
- Taps — Metal cutting taps
- Telescoping gauge — Telescoping gauges
- Thermal spray machine — Metal spray equipment
- Thread counters or gauges — Thread gauges
- Threading dies — Pipe threaders
- Threading machine — Threading machines
- Tongs
- Tracer or duplicating or contouring lathe — Breaker lathes; Lathes
- Traveling column milling machine — 3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
- Tube bending machine — Tube benders
- Tungsten inert gas welding machine — Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Turret lathe — Turret lathes; Vertical turret lathes VTL
- Utility knives
- Vertical machining center — Vertical milling machines
- Wave soldering machine — Soldering equipment
- Wedges — Steel wedges
- Welder torch — Brazing equipment
- Welding masks — Welding shields
- Workshop cranes
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Production and Processing — Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Design — Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
- Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
- Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Rate Control — The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Work Activities
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Detailed Work Activities
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
- Operate cutting equipment.
- Operate grinding equipment.
- Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
- Maintain production or processing equipment.
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
- Conduct test runs of production equipment.
- Monitor lubrication of equipment or workpieces.
- Diagnose equipment malfunctions.
- Program equipment to perform production tasks.
- Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
- Exchange information with colleagues.
- Assemble machine tools, parts, or fixtures.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
- Operate welding equipment.
- Dispose of trash or waste materials.
- Sort recyclable materials.
- Advise others on ways to improve processes or products.
- Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
- Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.
- Replace worn equipment components.
- Install mechanical components in production equipment.
- Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
- Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
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Work Context
- Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — 90% responded "Every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 85% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 72% responded "Extremely important."
- Exposed to Hazardous Equipment — 85% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — 71% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Spend Time Standing — 50% responded "Continually or almost continually."
- Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 64% responded "Every day."
- Exposed to Contaminants — 56% responded "Every day."
- Contact With Others — 40% responded "Contact with others most of the time."
- Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings — 39% responded "Every day."
- Time Pressure — 39% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 34% responded "Some freedom."
- Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment — 42% responded "Extremely important."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 39% responded "Some freedom."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 49% responded "40 hours."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 35% responded "Very important."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 35% responded "Important results."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 46% responded "Every day."
- Consequence of Error — 26% responded "Very serious."
- Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 31% responded "Very high responsibility."
- Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions — 34% responded "Less than half the time."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 35% responded "Very important."
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks — 31% responded "Important."
- Physical Proximity — 36% responded "Slightly close (e.g., shared office)."
- Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 37% responded "Moderate responsibility."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 49% responded "Every day."
- Level of Competition — 34% responded "Moderately competitive."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
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- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
Work Values
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2019)
|$21.36 hourly, $44,420 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|395,200 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Slower than average (2% to 3%)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America
- National Tooling and Machining Association
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists and tool and die makers
- Precision Machined Products Association
- Precision Metalforming Association


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What a mystery to me I am sad to say. The head is solid brass, the carving details are amazing and so beautiful. The inside has been hollowed out a bit, and as you can see, the long thin piece ( also has carvings on top featherlike or leaflike..) can slide in and out, and if feels like the delicate carved tail could slide in and out as well, I do not wish to force it, but it has some give. Oddly, the individual parts have numbers carved into them as follows: long thin hooked- 36/ body-26/ tail-29.


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Testing of Fayette's village water supply indicates the system is providing an adequate flow.
The village conducted two water flow tests after school construction officials spoke last month about insufficient water flow for operation of the fire suppressant system.
Jim Price of the Buehrer Group architectural firm told Gorham Fayette school board members that the water system is 118 gallons a minute short of supplying an adequate flow.
He said the fire suppressant system was based on data supplied by the village, which indicated an adequate supply of water.
That data was collected for an ISO insurance rating at a location about 4,000 feet from the new school site.
In response to the problem, village workers made sure valves were fully opened on the system and then checked the flow at a hydrant on Renn Drive west of the school and on the same water line that serves the school.
Village utilities director Bob Seigneur obtained readings of about 650 gallons a minute. On Nov. 6, personnel from the City of Wauseon tested the flow with a different measuring system and obtained similar results. The figures obtained were about the same as the ISO data collected years ago that was given to the school construction team.
Spiess told council members Thursday the village water system appears to be functioning as designed.
"It was verified in a couple of different ways and we think we're in good shape," he said later.
It's an old system, he added, but it's moving water efficiently.
Spiess said the village remains willing to assist in working toward a solution.
NEXT MEETING—Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next regular meeting was moved to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at the village hall.


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Andrei Alexandrescu is the author of Modern C++ Design and The D Programming Language. He can be contacted at erdani.org/.
Let's see why the D programming language is worth a serious look.
Of course, I'm not deluding myself that it's an easy task to convince you. We programmers are a strange bunch in the way we form and keep language preferences. The knee-jerk reaction of a programmer when eyeing a The XYZ Programming Language book on a bookstore shelf is something like, "All right. I'll give myself 30 seconds to find something I don't like about XYZ." Acquiring expertise in a programming language is a long and arduous process, and satisfaction is delayed and uncertain. Trying to find quick reasons to avoid such an endeavor is a survival instinct: the stakes are high and the investment is risky, so having the ability to make a rapid negative decision early in the process can be a huge relief.
That being said, learning and using a programming language can be fun. By and large, coding in a language is fun if the language does a satisfactory job at fulfilling the principles that the coder using it holds in high esteem. Any misalignment causes the programmer to regard the language as, for example, sloppy and insecure or self-righteous and tedious. A language can't possibly fulfill everyone's needs and taste at the same time as many of them are contradictory, so it must carefully commit to a few fundamental coordinates that put it on the landscape of programming languages.
So what's the deal with D? You might have heard of it already -- the language with a name like a pun taken a bit too far; annoyingly mentioned now and then on newsgroups dedicated to other languages before the off-topic police reprimands the guilty; praised by an enthusiastic friend all too often; or simply as the result of an idle online search a la "I bet some loser on this big large Internet defined a language called D, let's see... oh, look!"
In this article I provide a broad overview, which means by necessity I use concepts and features without introducing them rigorously as long as they are reasonably intuitive.
Let's take a brief look at some of D's fundamental features. Be warned that many features or limitations come with qualifications that make their boundaries fuzzy. So if you read something that doesn't quite please you, don't let that bother you too much: the next sentence may contain a redeeming addendum. For example, say you read "D has garbage collection" and you get a familiar frozen chill up the spine that stops in the cerebrum with the imperious command "touch the rabbit foot and stay away." If you are patient, you'll find out that D has constructors and destructors with which you can implement deterministic lifetime of objects.
But Before Getting Into It...
Before getting into the thick of things, there are a few things you should know. First and foremost, if you kind of considered looking into D for whatever reason, this time is not "as good as any," it's in fact much better than others if you're looking for the edge given by early adoption. D has been evolving at a breakneck pace but in relative silence, and a lot of awesome things have been and are being done about it that are starting to become known just about now -- some literally in this very article. At this writing, my book The D Programming Language is 40% complete and available for pre-order at Amazon. Safari's Rough Cuts subscription-based service makes advance chapters available here.
There are two major versions of the language -- D1 and D2. This article focuses on D2 exclusively. D1 is stable (will undergo no other changes but bug fixes), and D2 is a major revision of the language that sacrificed some backwards compatibility for the sake of doing things consistently right, and for adding a few crucial features related to manycores and generic programming. In the process, the language's complexity has increased, which is in fact a good indicator because no language in actual use has ever gotten smaller. Even languages that started with the stated intent to be "small and beautiful" inevitably grew with use. (Yes, even Lisp. Spare me.) Although programmers dream of the idea of small, simple languages, when they wake up they seem to only want more modeling power. D's state of transition is putting yours truly in the unenviable position of dealing with a moving target. I opted for writing an article that ages nicely at the expense of being occasionally frustrating in that it describes features that are in the works or are incompletely implemented.
The official D compiler is available for free off digitalmars.com on major desktop platforms (Windows, Mac, and Linux). Other implementations are underway, notably including an a .NET port and one using the LLVM infrastructure as backend. There are also two essential D libraries, the official -- Phobos, and a community-driven library called Tango. Tango, designed for D1, is being ported to D2, and Phobos (which was frustratingly small and quirky in its D1 iteration) is undergoing major changes and additions to take full advantage of D2's capabilities. (There is, unsurprisingly, an amount of politics and bickering about which library is better, but competition seems to spur both into being as good as they can be.)
Last but definitely not least, two windowing libraries complete the language's offering quite spectacularly. The mature library DWT is a direct port of Java's SWT. A newer development is that the immensely popular Qt Software windowing library has recently released a D binding (in alpha as of this writing). This is no small news as Qt is a great (the best if you listen to the right people) library for developing portable GUI applications. The two libraries fully take D into "the GUIth dimension."


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Owner Sal Lupoli to add new restaurant, family activities
By Nick B. Reid
Hampton Union, May 10, 2013
[The following article is courtesy of the Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
HAMPTON — The Hampton Beach Casino Mall is ready to open this weekend, with some new attractions coming, a fresh coat of paint and returning favorites. Shop workers were bustling around Wednesday putting the finishing touches on their stations in preparation for a summer-like Friday.
"It'll look totally different by the weekend," said Maureen Ayles, the mall's office manager. Ayles said many of the mall's tenants have been coming back for more than 30 years, but there will be some new faces this season.
The biggest news is that Sal Lupoli, the CEO of Lupoli Companies and the man behind Sal's Pizza, a New England-based restaurant with more than 30 locations, is going to be taking over the space formerly occupied by The Whale's Tale restaurant.
Lupoli became the majority stakeholder in the Casino property last year and is expected to breathe new life into the Hampton Beach community. He's gained the reputation of a businessman with an eye for revitalization after he bought the Riverwalk Properties in Lawrence, Mass., in 2003 — at that time, it consisted of 35 businesses and about 300 employees — and in less than five years grew the development to more than 200 companies employing more than 2,000 people, according to Riverwalk's website.
Among the Riverwalk Properties overlooking the Merrimack River is Salvatore's Restaurant, called "Sal's crown jewel," with its 400-seat function facility and conference center.
The details of Lupoli's plan for the restaurant on Hampton Beach are unknown, since a meeting in which he was supposed to meet with mall tenants and announce his plans was canceled Thursday. It's expected to be rescheduled later this month.
Also fairly new is the Coffee Cann Cafe, which took the place of the old Dunkin Donuts in the mall. The Cann family first opened its second location — the first was a part of the Riverwalk Properties — in August, according to Ayles, so it's first full season will begin soon.
Other businesses may be familiar but popping up in a new location, like the Rock Palace, a music memorabilia store, which is moving to the front of the ball next to the Casino Ballroom concert venue.
"It's just a perfect fit next to the Ballroom," Ayles said.
Kiddieland, which was a children-oriented play room on the top floor of the mall, has also changed its face. It's being called the Family Fun Center this year and will attempt to draw more of an all-ages crowd than it has before. It has carnival games, one of which offers players a $100 prize, token-operated slot machines, 36 seats for bingo, miniature golf, slot cars, and other games focused on young children. And you can't even walk up the stairs without winning a prize, since every entrant will get a chance to spin the prize wheel, netting players anything from a temporary tattoo to a $10 bill.
"Just come up the stairs. You're going to win," said Don Miller, the Family Fun Center manager.
Ayles said the mall is running a promotion in June that seeks to draw out residents who haven't been to the mall in a while, so they can check out all the new features.
"So many times I hear people uptown say, 'I haven't been to the beach in years.' Well, look at this," Ayles said, gesturing to the freshly stained boardwalk and new development.
The Keep It Local — Go Coastal promotion runs throughout June and includes a voucher for $2 off parking and a coupon book with discounts to many Casino businesses that can be picked up at the Casino Complex.
"We're trying to reacquaint everyone with the property," Ayles said.


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I was just going through the objective resolution of Pakistan which is considered as the guiding principle for our constitutional setup and also is considered as the reflection of the ideology of Pakistan in the constituion…I wonder if someone knows the importance of this resolution(It seems we are losing the objectivity associated with our ideology).
1. Sovereignty belongs to Allah alone but He has delegated it to the State of Pakistan through its people for being exercised within the limits prescribed by Him as a sacred trust.
2. The State shall exercise its powers and authority through the chosen representatives of the people.
3. The principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice, as enunciated by Islam, shall be fully observed.
4. Muslims shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings of Islam as set out in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
5. Adequate provision shall be made for the minorities to freely profess and practice their religions and develop their cultures.
6. Pakistan shall be a federation.
7. Fundamental rights shall be guaranteed.
8. The judiciary shall be independent.
I don't know what to do? Laugh at our situation or to cry out loud.
May Allah give us Hidayat.
Long live Pakistan


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I've been watching this go on from the sidelines long enough, and though I'm not aware of anything major happening yet, I don't like the idea of treating well-meaning passengers like suspects.
Background: We're nearly a month in to TriMet's sweeping service changes of a flat rate fare and no more zones. Now an adult 2-hour ticket is $2.50, regardless of distance, and an all-day ticket is $5. Essentially, passengers are being encouraged to buy their all-day ticket up front, since if their trip and errands will take more than two hours, they're no longer saving anything by buying two 2-hour tickets for their travel. You could even fairly say that the all-day is a better deal because you can get a full day's worth of trips on TriMet for the same cost as 4 hours' worth of trips. This is all very well and good.
Here's the problem. Prior to this service change, if you bought an all-day pass on a bus there was a lot of variance on what time that transfer would be cut to, but that wasn't really a big deal. Sometimes drivers or fare inspectors would just ask passengers with a short transfer to show it again to make sure it was valid for the day. However, since the beginning of September, there are now new standards on how all-days should be punched and cut:
Training bulletin on the new fares
The all-day transfer that you buy on a bus is now literally "all day" – which on the new transfers is 2:30am. But take another look at the bottom bullet:
In other words, if your bus driver tears the entire transfer off of the book instead of using the cutter to tear it at 2:30, it indicates to a fare inspector that you may have stolen that transfer.
And here's the catch. There are over a thousand bus operators at TriMet right now. Trying to get all of them to do something the same way is akin to herding cats. Even before this change went into effect, what you got when you paid for a transfer on a bus often depended on who was driving. For example, a lot of drivers subscribed to the "Zones are needlessly complicated, everyone on my bus gets an all-zone transfer" idea, many would cut transfers more generously than 1-hour past the end of the line, others were sticklers for the rules to the letter, etc.
Unfortunately for passengers, that inconsistency has carried over to this new policy. A lot of drivers are still handing out their all-day transfers torn directly off the book instead of being cut at 2:30, some are still cutting them short, and they're often unaware that they're supposed to be doing anything else. I was talking with a friend of mine who is at bus a couple of weeks ago about all these new changes, and her response was "Oh, I've been tearing the entire all-day tickets right off the book. Should I not be doing that?"
And sometimes operators make mistakes. I know another bus operator who was partway through his shift before he realized he mixed his fares up in his transfer cutter, and so the ones he had punched as all-day tickets were being cut at 2 hours, and the ones he punched as 2-hour tickets he was cutting at the 2:30am line. As far as I know, neither of those fares would be considered valid if inspected (the ones punched as all-days were too short, and the ones cut at 2:30 only had 3 punches on the bottom instead of the necessary 4).
But passengers have no way of knowing any of this until they get stopped by someone doing code enforcement or a bus driver who refuses to let them board because their fare is "invalid," even if they paid for it fair and square. And yes, that is happening, as seen in supervisor reports from earlier this month posted at Al M's blog (though I have not yet heard of anyone being cited for having an improperly cut transfer):
Oddly enough, as pointed out by a friend of mine who does code enforcement, the old transfers with zones had a statement on the back saying that if the driver disputed the validity of the transfer, the passenger should mail the disputed transfer to TriMet's customer service along with an explanation of what happened. These new transfers have no such statement on the back and I'm not sure what recourse is available for passengers in that situation.
I don't know, I don't like setting passengers up to fail. The ticket machines are a joke, the validators aren't 100% reliable either (wait until it starts getting cold out! Many of them stop working in cold and wet weather!), and now passengers might be treated with suspicion if they buy a transfer from a driver who didn't tear it right and – as an added bonus! – we took away the wording on the back of the transfers telling them what to if their fare is disputed? Come on.
I'm really not trying to undermine fare inspectors here… I have several friends who do code enforcement, and I'm not writing this to make their jobs harder or let slip any big secrets that transfers that aren't cut properly can be questioned as stolen. They also didn't create this policy, that came from above, and from what I've seen the inspectors who are told to carry it out aren't too fond of it either (or the ongoing TVM issues, and all the other systematic things that are making their jobs harder). Yes, sometimes people do steal transfers off of buses and that's a problem, but I don't think treating everyone holding improperly cut all-days with suspicion is the appropriate response, especially when there are a lot of bus drivers who aren't cutting their transfers correctly. That shouldn't be the passengers' problem.
Protect yourself
If you buy a transfer on the bus, make sure it's valid for you.
- You are not expected to know the two-letter day code, but make sure only two letters are punched
- If the H or Y square is punched, make sure that you have appropriate ID to show that you are entitled to a reduced fare (HC card for the Honored Citizens fare, ID showing that you're under 17 for a Youth fare, etc) This IS a requirement in order to carry that fare – if your fare is checked and you don't have valid ID, that's risking a $175 citation
- If the driver gave you a transfer punched with one of those by mistake, ask for an adult ticket. If you bought an adult ticket, make sure that the A square is punched
- If you bought an all-day pass, make sure that both "Day" and the appropriate square (typically A for adult fare, but could be H or Y, again with the proper ID) have been punched and that the ticket is torn at 2:30am
- If your ticket has a perforated edge visible at the top like the one at the top of this post (i.e. STOLEN!!!), you could probably just tear it to the proper 2:30 line yourself instead of asking the driver to do it
- If you get something that just looks wrong (an all-day cut at a time other than 2:30am, too many or not enough squares punched at the bottom, etc), talk to the driver and ask them to either punch it correctly or issue you another transfer
Be polite if you have to ask the driver to fix your transfer – sure, it could mean the difference of getting a $175 citation if they gave you an invalid one, but it could have been an honest mistake on their part.
And even if you're offered a good deal, don't buy transfers secondhand from someone else. It's fine to purchase tickets from authorized TriMet street vendors – they will be wearing TriMet clothing/apron/jackets at special events and have TriMet ID, and the tickets they sell are valid. But some random person offering TriMet tickets or transfers at a bus stop or MAX platform? You have no way of knowing if it's valid (the 2-letter code punched in the bottom changes daily, what are you going to do if they sell you yesterday's ticket for a buck but then you get a $175 citation for not having today's valid fare?), plus it's technically against TriMet code. The back of the tickets state that they are not transferable, and so you could be warned, cited, or excluded if an inspector sees the exchange. That goes for you giving a transfer with time on it to someone else too, ESPECIALLY if you hand off your ticket to someone who doesn't have one during a fare inspection. It might seem like the neighborly thing to do but will end up getting both of you in trouble if you get caught.


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I've already been tested under fire, not once, but twice, yet I have this distinct feeling, another crisis may be upon me soon. I'm not looking forward to it, either. Seriously, I've been there, done that, heard the sirens and smelled the smoke.
And heck, I already know what I deemed most important: My bra.
That's right . . . my bra. Not my purse, my credit cards, or my new shoes. Nope, my bra.
Some of you know about my good friend/writing partner on my non-fiction projects, Faye Hughes. Well, if you ask her, she'll swear these crises are my fault. Don't believe her. You see, Faye sort of has an allergy to … exercise. I'm a power-walker, I try to get in at least three miles a day. Sure, I may give Faye a hard time about getting those muscles moving, but I'm not guilty.
Faye and I went to the PASIC conference in New York a little over a year ago. We had a nice hotel room on the sixtieth floor. It was just around five o'clock, we'd just finished a day of conferencing, and were changing clothes and trying to decide about dinner. Then we hear it, a man's voice. Since we're in a hotel room, and Faye swore she hadn't hidden a man under her bed or in the bathroom, suddenly hearing a man talking was a bit of a shock, especially when you consider I'm standing there half out of my bra. It wasn't just the voice and my near nakedness, it was what he was saying, which was: "This is an emergency warning. Please stay calm, stay in your rooms until we further investigate the emergency."
Now, I don't know about you, when anyone tells me to stay calm, I just about always figure there's a reason to panic. The first thing I did was make a joke, and refasten my bra. Then I hear it. Fire trucks. Lots and lots of fire trucks. I rush to the window and sure as heck, pulling into the parking below are at least four of those suckers, sirens cranking. My heart tries to play catch up with my pulse and believe me, it didn't have anything to do with the fact that there probably a couple dozen good-looking firemen attached to those trucks.
Faye, looking a bit alarmed, goes and sits down on the edge of the bed. I look at her as if she's lost her marbles. "What are you doing?"
"I'm doing what they said to do. Staying calm." She can be such a smart-aleck at times.
I shake my head. "Faye we can't stay in here."
"Why not?"
Because I'm sure the elevators aren't working right now. Which means we're going to have to take the stairs."
"Stairs? Oh heck no! They said for us to stay in our rooms."
I try to stay calm, but I'm failing big time. "That's what they told the people in the twin towers on 9-11."
Faye rushes to the window and pulls back the curtain. "On 9-11, there was a plane sticking out of the building. Do you see a plane?"
Right then another fire truck arrives.
So down the stairs we go. There are others doing the same thing that confirms I'm not an idiot. But of course that doesn't stop Faye from shooting me the evil eye. After we make it about ten flights (amazingly I'm not in as good of shape as I thought I was) we run into a maid going up the stairs. Yup, up! Faye, in all her glory, asks, "Are we on fire?" And she wasn't' talking about the muscles in our legs either. Then she looks at me and I know if that woman says no, I'm probably gonna get my butt kicked.
The maid starts laughing. "Oh, no, honey."
"But the fire trucks and the man's voice," I say.
"Oh, they do this all the time. If this place was on fire, I'd be pushing your butts out of the way to get down first."
The man's voice comes back on. "Everything is fine." The laughing maid leaves me with a pissed off friend.
You wouldn't believe the crap I had to listen to from Faye (for trying to save her life, I might add.) Then she actually accused me of tripping the alarm to motivate her to get some exercise.
Now, fast forward, to our next conference, in a hotel in Dallas--ninth floor. It's one a.m. and Faye, I, and Teri Thackston are asleep. And darn if that man doesn't start talking again. Only this time he's not telling us to stay in our rooms. Basically, he saying, "Get your butts out of bed, find the emergency exit, and get out. Fast."
The first thing I say is, "I didn't do it." And I start laughing. I always go for humor when panicked, but let me assure you, Faye doesn't have that problem.
She's a cussing up a storm, as she attempts to find her phone. She is NOT leaving without her phone. I mention her lap top and she stares at me like I'm nuts. "It's belongs to my work. Let it burn!"
It takes me forever to convince a sleeping Teri that we have to leave. (But the smell of smoke helps.) I'm thinking she'll want to change out of her Christmas PJs, (I might have teasingly suggested it, (hey, it is July, snowmen aren't in fashion) but nope she goes in a frenzy searching for her pearls. She's NOT leaving without her pearls.
Me, while I'm normally a little more modest, I'm cracking jokes and stripping off my PJs, in front of God and everyone, looking for my . . . bra.
Hey, "the girls" aren't as perky as they used to be, as Teri and Faye can attest to, and if I'm going to be in Dallas with nothing but what's on my back, that back is gonna include a bra.
We leave the room, Faye, still a cussing, clinging to her phone, Teri in her snowman PJs and pearls, me, with my hair uncombed, still giggling, but my girls are supported. So we start down the nine flights of stairs, with a couple of hundred other people in all states of undress. Some are putting on their makeup as they go, and I swear another lady had her toothbrush in her hand. But Faye really started cussing when we arrived at the hotel lobby/bar and saw everyone calmly sitting around in their business suits having late night cocktails eyeing us strangely. Apparently only two floors had to evacuate due to an electrical fire.
Anyway, Faye and I will be heading off to the RWA conference in San Francisco soon. It won't happen again, right? Just in case, I'm asking for a room on the lowest floor available and I'm sleeping in my bra.
So what about you? If you were in a hotel room, and you had to evacuate, what item would you grab? What would you take the time to do? How do you react during a crisis?


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