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I just got the same thing - and i was pretty sure it worked yesterday.
USB version on boot DVD
Running Netdiscover in the KDE manu failed, error message as below
libnet_init() falied: unknown physical layer type 0x323
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I just got the same thing - and i was pretty sure it worked yesterday.
Ensure you have a connection interface up and running before using it and that error should disappear. There are currently no verified cases in which netdiscover does not work. If you continue to have problems post your computer details along with dmesg output.
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I tried today again with my Ethernet Card, it works OK.
I was on the Wireless when I had problem, I will double check again tonight, and post my update later. TKS!
Yes I agree with you, doesn't seem to be the problem of netdiscover.
I have issue running other programs from time to time, such as cannot connect my Wireless AP with wpa_supplicant, got error messages and I can solved the issue with Live CD reboot, it seems that live CD boot up sometimes doesn't load up all the necessary drivers. And the ettercap, when I repeat "scan for hosts", I will get different hosts results each time. This doesn't happen on the BT2.
My system is Toshiba Satellite M30, most of time I am on the wireless, but I will try the ethernet later, and give the feed back.
dmesg is too long to post, but below is my wireless card info
ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.2.1dmprq
ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
Ettercap works better on the Ethernet, I guess might be either the bandwidth issue or Wireless on-board chip issue.
Live CD boot up sometimes shows error as below, but most of time is no problem.
The process for the file protocol died unexpectedly
Got same error on the Toshiba satellite M30 & Compaq nx9010, I found that error happen, most of time is on the Windows XP restart to LiveCD.
Since no one has mentioned even using command line parameters to troubleshoot netdiscover, here are some things to try:
Code:-i device: your network deviceCode:#Scan a class C network, to see wich hosts are up netdiscover -i wlan0 -r 192.168.1.0/24 #Scanning /16 network, trying to find online boexes netdiscover -i wlan0 -r 192.168.0.0/16 #Scan a class A network, trying to find network addresses netdiscover -i wlan0 -r 10.0.0.0/8 #Auto scan common networks netdiscover -i wlan0 #Dont send arp requests, listen only netdiscover -i wlan0 -p
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Tarrytown House Estate Blog
Culinary Competitions! Great Teambuilding Activities For Groups
Thank you for taking a moment out of your busy day to read my 1st blog, I am very excited! My name is Stephanie Zapata and I am the National Sales Manager at the Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center. I've focused and specialized in the Insurance and Finance market for over a decade, and in 2005 I became a member of FICP which has deepened my relationships in the industry!
When I was told that I would be adding blogging to my resume it was both exciting and intimidating – why I brought so much angst into this is beyond me. Truthfully, I knew that all of you, being friends of our group, would enjoy this journey with me and several of you I am sure can relate….Not to mention, I selected something that we all enjoy very much – Food!
I decided to interview our chef regarding a teambuilding activity that is a huge success for us, culinary competitions! While our Executive Chef, Chris Hettinger has been with us for 11 years now, he was just promoted to Executive Chef 2 years ago and he has brought a wonderful progression! A few years back with the trend in growing culinary awareness Chris was challenged with bringing to the table (no pun intended) a teambuilding program based around cooking. What he brought back has been a tremendous success and has since spurred off additional competitions! Our Estate has several different dining rooms to choose from, which lend themselves to a unique environment as opposed to doing something in a meeting room. We currently offer 5 culinary events with our Executive Chef and they are as follows:
- Iron Chef – based on the food network reality show, and the fact that so many people enjoy cooking, the idea of being a chef, plus the special attention they get from the folks in the whites!
- Restaurant Wars – offers participants the chance to create their own restaurant to include decorating, menus, serving, centerpieces and a bit of cooking.
- Confectionary decorating – Led by pastry chef, Stephanie Kolnick who came to us from WE Networks Amazing Wedding Cakes where she was regularly seen making some pretty incredible confections.
- Mozzarella cheese making – self explanatory! As a part of our efforts to constantly increase our local/sustainable initiatives, we are always looking to not just source products locally, but to create many of the ingredients on property - from homemade cheeses to our Estate grown collection of herbs. This led to launching this interactive "hands on "clinic.
- Marinades/Rubs/Chutneys and Salsa – This is an outdoor option for guests to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of our Estates.
In the past I have sold these events but having the chance to interview our chef I learned so much more about the events. Our resident leaders have given us very positive feedback stating not only do they get the teambuilding program but they also have a meal with these activities which adds great value to the event.
We are seeing a comeback in teambuilding and for one of our groups that holds their new-hire orientations a few times per year; they find that it works great for the attendees to learn to work together and open clean lines of communication. Another client had such success the first time that they decided to bring a second group of their executives to the Estate as it was extremely helpful for the group to build interacting relationships and learn each other's personalities.
The participants love it, they get to ask a lot of questions about cooking, the event is competitive, and it helps build drive for each group to succeed and provides a direct correlation to problem solving, delegating skills, interpersonal skills and creativity! For the resident leaders, they love taking pictures, take notes for their newsletters, see everything come together and they enjoy the judging. Yes, our Chef judges and selects a group to win, one of the key determining factors is participation so if someone does not like teambuilding, it effects their ranking and you can imagine how the rest of the folks feel about that so yes, everyone participates. In the end the group that wins also gets a prize and that may be a drink coupon in our bar, a recipe book or everyone gets a bottle of wine – Chef Choice :)
When I asked the chef what's the most crazy, creative or emotional result he witnessed he said, "People have a hidden talent for creativity and plate presentation and surprise themselves; he has even had ties within events because some things are done so well!" He also has seen funny antics such as groups sabotaging another group by stealing items from their pantry table and hiding it but overall it is a lot of fun and the Crème Brûlée torching is always a favorite!
Well, I must say that I am inspired to request this activity as our next managers meeting event, it's definitely different then a scavenger hunt or regular dinner! I hope you all enjoyed reading my blog as much as I had fun writing it – keep coming back to our site, we are all participating and look to bring you more topics – if you have any suggestions feel free to reach out to any of us, we would love to get your feedback! All the best for a successful 2011!


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Kate Middleton: A Year in Flawless Royal Fashion! (PHOTOS)
Not only did the newlywed look flawless on her wedding day back in April, but she has proved to be a fashion powerhouse in every sense of the word. While the Duchess of Cambridge might not always wear the most "out there" styles, Kate always manages to stun in her elegant and classic fashions.
Celebuzz decided to take a look back at the year in Kate Middleton's many looks, so check them out in the gallery!
Many may think that since Kate is the future Queen of England, she would exclusively wear expensive fashions but that is simply not the case! Earlier this month, the Duchess stepped out to a charity concert in Zara's 'Lace Tulip' dress in black and white and a blazer by Ralph Lauren. Check out the photos below!
Let us know what you think in the comments section!
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It's simple, really. There's a built-in script called adduser.
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Viral pneumoniaPneumonia - viral; "Walking pneumonia" - viral
Viral pneumonia is inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the lungs due to infection with a virus.
See also:
Viral pneumonia is more likely to occur in young children and older adults, because their bodies have a harder time fighting off the virus.
Viral pneumonia is most often caused by one of several viruses:
- Adenovirus
- Influenza
- Parainfluenza
- Respiratory syncytial virus
Serious viral pneumonia is more likely to happen in those with a weakened immune system, such as:
- Babies who are born too early
- Children with heart and lung problems
- HIV infection
- People receiving chemotherapy for cancer, or other medications that weaken the immune system.
- Organ transplant recipients
Symptoms of viral pneumonia often begin slowly and may not be severe at first.
The most common symptoms of pneumonia are:
- Cough (with some pneumonias you may cough up mucus, or even bloody mucus)
- Fever, which may be mild or high
- Shaking chills
- Shortness of breath (may only occur when you climb stairs)
Other symptoms include:
- Confusion, especially in older people
- Excessive sweating and clammy skin
- Headache
- Loss of appetite, low energy, and fatigue
- Sharp or stabbing chest pain that gets worse when you breathe deeply or cough
- Fatigue
Exams and Tests
If your doctor or nurse thinks you have pneumonia, you will have a complete physical examand a chest x-ray -- especially since the physical exam may not be able to tellpneumonia from acute bronchitis or other respiratory infections.
Depending on the severity of illness, other tests may be done, including:
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- CT scan of the chest
- Blood cultures
- Blood tests to diagnose specific viruses
- Bronchoscopy (rarely needed)
- Nasal swab test to check for viruses such as the flu
- Open lung biopsy (only done in very serious illnesses when the diagnosis cannot be made from other sources)
- Sputum culture
Antibiotics do not treat viral pneumonia. Antiviral medication only works against influenza pneumonia and some causes by the herpes family of viruses.
Treatment may also involve:
- Corticosteroid medicines
- Increased fluids
- Oxygen
- Use of humidified air
A hospital stay may be necessary to prevent dehydration and to help with breathing if the infection is serious.
You are more likely to be admitted to the hospital if you:
- Are older than 65 years or a young child
- Are unable to care for yourself at home, or are unable to eat or drink
- Have another serious medical problem, such as a heart or kidney problem
- Have been taking antibiotics at home and are not getting better
- Have severe symptoms
However, many people can be treated at home.
You can take these steps at home:
- Control your fever with aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, such as ibuprofen or naproxen), or acetaminophen. DO NOT give aspirin to children.
- Do not take cough medicines without first talking to your doctor. Cough medicines may make it harder for your body to cough up the extra sputum.
- Drink plenty of fluids to help loosen secretions and bring up phlegm.
- Get a lot of rest. Have someone else do household chores.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Most cases of viral pneumonia are mild and get better without treatment within 1 - 3 weeks, but some cases are more serious and require hospitalization.
Possible Complications
More serious infections can result in respiratory failure, liver failure, and heart failure. Sometimes, bacterial infections occur during or just after viral pneumonia, which may lead to more serious forms of pneumonia.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if symptoms of viral pneumonia develop.
Wash your hands often, especially after blowing your nose, going to the bathroom, diapering a baby, and before eating or preparing foods.
Don't smoke. Tobacco damages your lungs' ability to ward off infection.
Vaccines may help prevent pneumonia in children, the elderly, and people with diabetes, asthma, emphysema, HIV, cancer, or other chronic conditions.
- A drug called palivizumab (Synagis) is given to some children under 24 months old to prevent pneumonia caused by respiratory syncytial virus.
- Flu vaccine prevents pneumonia and other problems caused by the influenza virus. It must be given each year to protect against new virus strains.
If your immune system is weak, stay away from crowds. Ask visitors who have a cold to wear a mask.
Lee FE, Treanor J. Viral infections. In: Mason RJ, VC Broaddus, Martin TR, et al, eds. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 31.
Limper AH. Overview of pneumonia. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 97.
Review Date: 8/30/2012
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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Probably needs the right drivers. There's a how to around here for that.
hi,i have a problem with backtrack 4..when i booted from dvd,the only thing i got was command line..why not in graphical view?i typed startx on the command,and got black screen..my laptop is asus k50in with nvidia geforce g102m cuba 512mb..i have tried on other laptops but still got black screen..help me
Probably needs the right drivers. There's a how to around here for that.
install the drivers for your NVIDIA card from there website.
Or you could just revert to the VGA drivers. Edit the /etc/Xorg.conf file appropriately.
That should install any drivers you need.Code:apt-get install nvidia-drivers
how to install drivers into backtrack 4?,because i havent installed backtrack 4 in my hard drive yet.i just booted using livecd and got black..what should i do?
i have succesfull install bt 4..but i got little confused here,when i used aircrack..the key had found,100% decrypted..But it kinda weird there because,the password looked like this.[00:22:3T:2A:35:6A]...Are this the real password and can be used or something else that i am missing..
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The Fowlers Bluff Quilting Group delivered 20 handmade lap quilts to Haven Hospice in Chiefland. The quilters provided materials and supplies and worked on the quilts for the past several months.
The quilts were donated to brighten the beds and lives of the Hospice patients.
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The Humane Society of Levy County, Inc. would like to invite all members and interested parties to its meeting on Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Dogan S. Cobb Municipal Building (former Bronson Town Hall), 660 E Hathaway Ave., Bronson.
The Society's mission is to provide foster care, adoptions and/or the placement of rescued animals that are received from the local shelters. Donated funds will be used to facilitate the needed care, spay and neuter of rescued pets, and the future health and well being of these animals.
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Recent Research on Daguerreotypes at George Eastman House
Ralph Wiegandt, Assistant Director of Conservation Education
Patrick Ravines, Senior Research Fellow
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film
October 23, 2008
About the Video:
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About the Lecture:
The 2005 George Eastman House exhibition, "Young America, the Daguerreotypes of Southworth and Hawes", launched a research collaboration among Eastman House conservators, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, focused on these fragile early photographs. The research has encouraged the Mellon Foundation to support efforts to standardize and share common examination methods, develop image-based condition databases, and establish a standardized condition descriptive lexicon for Daguerreotypes. Additional funding could advance efforts to understand the deterioration mechanisms of the complex Daguerreotype structure, and to associate that with macro and micro imaging work. Such efforts could lead to new treatments for Daguerreotypes, in addition to the development of an anoxic housing system for significant, at-risk images.
About the Speakers:
Ralph Wiegandt is the Assistant Director of Conservation Education. He brings a background in objects conservation and applied optics to the field of photograph conservation. Prior to his current position with the ARP, Mr. Wiegandt was the Andrew W. Mellon Senior Research Fellow at George Eastman House. He was also Conservator at the Rochester Museum & Science Center in Rochester, New York, Conservator at the Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, and a conservator in private practice. Before pursuing a career in conservation, Mr. Wiegandt worked in the optical thin film industry, and in the production and replication of ruled diffraction gratings.
Mr. Wiegandt seeks to integrate his experience in applied optics and objects conservation with the diverse materials that comprise photographic objects. He has a particular conservation research interest in the conservation and preservation of daguerreotypes, and the role of glass in photography.
Patrick Ravines is currently a Senior Research Fellow at George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Conservation Department, undertaking research in physical and chemical characterization of historic and artistic photographs using non-perturbing optical metrology, optical and electron microscopy techniques. From 2005 to 2007 he was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow. Prior to joining the Eastman House, he was chief of the Conservation Office, Baha'i World Centre, Haifa, Israel.
Mr. Ravines received his BSc degree in chemistry from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1978. He received an MSc in physical chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) in 1981, and was a Research Specialist at UWM in surface science from 1981-82. He received an Advanced Certificate in Conservation and a MLS from Columbia University in 1985 in the conservation of paper-based collections found in museums, libraries and archives. Since then he has been combining both scientific and conservation approaches to the study and conservation of works of art on paper, rare books, manuscripts and photographs.


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Seattle Dominates Green Bay In Impressive Opener
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The Seahawks picked up right where they left off in dominating the Packers, 36-16, to kick off the 2014 NFL season at CenturyLink Field. Marshawn Lynch led the way for the defending Super Bowl champions, scoring two touchdowns and rushing for 110 yards on 20 carries.
Russell Wilson completed 19-of-28 passes for 191 yards, two scores and no turnovers. Percy Harvin compiled seven catches for 59 yards and four rushes for 41 yards. Seattle outgained the Packers 398 yards to 255.
Aaron Rodgers was held to 189 yards through the air with a touchdown, interception and he was sacked three times. Running back Eddie Lacy left the game with a concussion. Randall Cobb caught a TD and John Kuhn got into the endzone in the defeat.
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Kelly Shoppach Is The Ans At Catcher
Look, I advocated for the Mets to acquire Kelly Shoppach last winter. The idea, then and for much of the 2012 season, was a simple one: Josh Thole hit righties well, but not lefties. Give him a platoon partner who could hit lefties, and the Mets suddenly had an above-average… Read More →


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Ventura High School Class of 2002 10-year Reunion - December 23, 2012
Ventura High School Class of 2002
Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Monday, December 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Excited to say the time is finally here for our 10 year reunion! While many 2002 graduates of other schools have already had their 10 year reunion, many of us at VHS thought it would be best to hold the reunion during the holidays, a time in which many people are in town. So here are the details;
WHEN: Saturday, December 23, 2012
WHERE: Erle Stanley Gardner Building in downtown Ventura
WHO: All of you wonderful people from the class of 2002!
HOW MUCH: $40 per ticket, per person. You are encourage to bring your spouse or significant other, but the kids must stay at home.
Tickets include**;
- Entry to the event
- Food catered by El Rey Cantina
- 1-2 drink tickets (depends on how many total tickets we sell)*
* After that, we'll have a cash bar
** These costs also cover our Audio/Video rental and needs as well security, blah, blah blah, all that extra stuff.
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/events/126096857534582/?ref=ts&fref=ts
- If you know anyone that has yet to be invited, please either send them this link, or direct them towards the Facebook invite.
Entertainment will be provided by Ventura High graduates who are now DJs. If we do not sell out of tickets, they will be available at the door for $50. I'm guessing we'll sell out.
If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to e-mail me firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thanks and we hope to see all of you there!
When & Where
Erle Stanley Gardner Building
California & Main St.
Sunday, December 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM - Monday, December 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM (PST)
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I have read that Ajahn Dtun (http://www.watboonyawad.com/) is one of the four main disciples of Luang Phor Chah. Does anyone knows who are the others? I can imagine that most of his disciples are notable, but I would like to know who are considered the main ones in Thailand.
BTW, Anyone has news about the health of Ajahn Dtun? It was mentioned at E-sangha that he is currently ill, but I can not ask it there because the E-sangha server seems to be down.


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Francis: I'm not your 'Superpope'
(NEWSER) – He's been the subject of comic-book-inspired street art, and a fan recently offered him an imitation Oscar. But Pope Francis is tired of being seen as some kind of superhero, the AP reports. "I don't like ideological interpretations, this type of mythology of Pope Francis," he told Italy's Corriere della Sera. "If I'm not mistaken, Sigmund Freud said that in every idealization there's an aggression. Depicting the pope as a sort of Superman, a star, is offensive to me," he noted. "The pope is a man who laughs, cries, sleeps calmly, and has friends like everyone else. A normal person."
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Hole saw basics
Photo 3: Start slow and increase the speed
Increase the drill speed and push in with moderate pressure after the teeth of the hole saw have cut a 1/8-in.-deep groove. Run your drill at almost top speed for drilling in wood and slow speed for metal. Slow the drill speed and back out the hole saw occasionally to clear the sawdust out of the groove and keep the hole saw cool. Drill about halfway through.
Spade bits are the tool of choice for drilling holes up to about 1-1/4 in. in diameter for running electrical wiring and other uses. But when it comes to drilling really big holes for locksets or plumbing pipes, reach for a hole saw. A hole saw is a steel cylinder with saw teeth cut into the top edge. Hole saws don't cut as quickly as large boring bits driven by a pro's powerful 1/2-in. drill. But boring bits are expensive ($30 plus drill rental). Hole saws, on the other hand, are readily available at hardware stores and home centers for as little as $5 and work with a standard 3/8-in. drill. Cutting clean holes with hole saws requires a little skill and practice. Here are the key techniques that will make the task safer and give you the best results.
Proper setup is important
Mount the correct-size hole saw in the arbor. If your hole saw has an adjustable center bit, make sure it protrudes past the toothed edge of the saw about 3/8 in. (Photo 2). If the center bit has a flat spot on its shank, align this with the setscrew. Then tighten the setscrew to secure the bit. Finally, tighten the hole saw in the chuck of a corded 3/8-in. variable speed drill. Cordless drills won't have enough power unless they're 18 volts or larger.
Start slowly and hold on tight
Photos 1 - 4 show how to drill a hole in a wood door for a lock or door handle, but the same techniques apply for drilling other holes. When you need a clean, splinter-free hole, drill in from both sides (Photos 1 and 4). The key to getting a perfectly straight hole is to ensure even contact at the start. That will put your drill at a right angle to the door (Photo 3).
Buying Hole Saws
For as little as $15, you can buy a set of carbon-steel hole saws for drilling wood. For about $45, you can buy a set of bimetal hole saws that will cut wood and metal and last a lot longer. You can also buy specialty hole saws coated with Carborundum or diamond grit to cut hard materials like tile and stone. These saws, however, won't cut wood. Most hole saws mount to a separate centering guide called an arbor. Others are one piece. Better arbors (about $12) have two pins that slide into holes in the bottom of the hole saw to lock the saw in place. Match the arbor to your saw and check that it will fit in your drill. Some arbors require a 1/2-in. chuck and drill.
Most locks and door latch sets require a 2-1/8-in. hole, so if you buy a set of hole saws, make sure it contains this size.
Enlarge existing holes
There's just one problem when you need to enlarge an existing hole. The center bit on your hole saw must be engaged in wood before you can start a hole; otherwise, the saw will just spin and gnaw its way across the surface, leaving a mess behind. Clamping a 1/4-in. piece of plywood over the existing hole is the easiest solution (Photos 5 and 6). Another method is to jam a wood plug into the existing hole.
Chisel out the core for deep holes
Photo 7: Use a side handle for deep or large holes
Drill until the hole saw reaches its full depth. Remember to withdraw the hole saw every five seconds or so to clear the sawdust from the groove. If your drill has a side handle like the one shown, use it to provide a firmer grip and better control.
You can drill deep holes with a hole saw if you chisel out the wood plug as you go (Photo 8). This is useful when you only have access to one side of thick material and your hole saw isn't long enough to go all the way through. If you don't have a chisel handy, break out the plug with a standard screwdriver.
Hole saws are surprisingly hazardous
Tilting the drill or hitting a nail with the hole saw while you're drilling can cause the saw to bind and the drill motor to twist violently in your hands. The powerful torque can slam the drill into your face or strain your wrist. Since binding is hard to predict, your best defense is to brace the drill handle against your hip or leg if possible and maintain a firm, two handed grip. If your drill has a side handle (Photo 7), use it.
In addition, take the following precautions for safe hole cutting:
- Keep the drill going straight to avoid binding the hole saw.
- Don't wear loose clothing or jewelry that could become entangled in the hole saw.
- Locate the trigger speed lock-on button (if your drill has one) and avoid pressing it as you're drilling. (I like to disable these locks by filing or sawing off the button so it's flush to the handle.)
- Clamp loose projects or small pieces securely with at least two clamps to keep them from spinning.


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Much like many nonprofit groups throughout the nation, the YMCA is not exempt to the struggles of keeping its lights on during the sluggish economy.
YMCA of the USA officials said while more Y's open in a year than close - which has been the case for decades - there are a small percentage of facilities that have had to address serious fiscal challenges.
The West End YMCA's Ontario-Montclair branch was the latest to do so. The long-time fixture in downtown Ontario closed its doors Friday because of sluggish finances and dwindling memberships.
The closure of the branch at 215 W. C St. came a little more than a month after it was announced that the YMCA of Riverside City and County would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
"It's difficult to (operate) if the numbers are not there. Members and participants drive the Y and we can't run the organization without them," YMCA of the USA spokesman Brad McDermott said.
"Certainly, overall, the Y is a healthy organization nationwide, but ... the Y has not been immune and won't be immune to the effects of the economic downturn.
"In communities that may be facing financial challenges, you may find that the Y is too, because the Y is really a reflection of its community."
Nationally, the Chicago-based nonprofit, which has a facility in more than 10,000 communities, has grown from 20.7 million memberships in 2008 to 21.1 million in 2011.
But revenue figures for the YMCA of USA went from $93.3 million in 2006 to $91.9 million in 2010, according to ministrywatch.com, which profiles nonprofits.
Expenses rose from $81.2 million in 2006 to $90.3 million in 2010.
Locally, the Ontario-Montclair YMCA - under the umbrella of the West End YMCA - saw individual memberships drop from 744 in 2009 to 575 in 2012.
West End YMCAs have seen declines in revenue and an increase in expenses from 2009 to 2011, according to income tax forms posted at www.guidestar.org, which collects information about nonprofit groups. West End YMCA has branches that serve Chino, Chino Hills, Ontario, Montclair, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana.
Despite the notable struggles in Ontario and Riverside, unit memberships or family membership numbers have increased at many YMCAs in the Inland Empire.
For example, family memberships at the YMCA of the East Valley - which has locations in Redlands, San Bernardino and Highland - went from 3,958 in 2010 to 4,482 in 2012.
The Scheu Family YMCA of Upland, which is completing its second full year operating at its new building at 1150 E. Foothill Blvd., has nearly 1,000 membership units representing more than 2,000 members.
"For all nonprofits in a difficult economic environment, it's a challenge to keep those gifts coming in. People are saying, `Hey, I love to give you money, but I have to help my son who is now out of a job,"' said Rusty Leonard, founder/CEO of MinistryWatch.com.
"The base challenge is you're limited now. You can't grow, you can't do those improvement projects to the Y - put in a new gym or upgrade the equipment - you can't afford to do that and you're not sure when you're going to. So you're seeing the fiscal plant wear down, and their employees are probably disappointed they're not getting increases to keep up with the cost of living. It's like that because everything is squeezed."
The president of the Kiwanis Club of Riverside, Robin Treen, said he learned from a Riverside YMCA board member that the club would have to find a new home to host its meetings due to the closure of the branch at 4020 Jefferson St.
"I'm telling you with my experience with these people, they did not know they were going to close down the Y," Treen said.
"They still thought they were going to be able to have the Y open in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and going forward and making money and paying off their bills."
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Who Has the Worst Job in Fiction?
So. Who has the worst job in fiction?
Is it the non-hero who accompanies two main characters on a dangerous mission in science fiction?
An orc soldier (smelly AND dangerous)?
James Bond's mechanic?
142 comments:
- robalay said...
What about dungeon design engineers? Their best efforts are constantly being thwarted. It would be tough to build a resume like that.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM
The red shirts!
- September 22, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Brooke said...
The no-named guy that dies first in a story... either in the tavern brawl, the bandit ambush, or any other sort of fight. I always feel that guy deserves a name for his efforts.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- TaraNator said...
What about the sidekick who gets all the crap but never gets the girl? Or the minor character who always gets killed in some horrific manner (a la Kenny hah).
- September 22, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- Daisy Harris said...
Romance novel heroine's girlfriend.
Hero's best bud is usually a charming ladies man, and is almost certain to hook up in a sequel.
Heroine's phone-friend is either slutty, with a horrible guy, or trapped in boring marriage. She *may* be redeemed later- a la Bridget Jones, but more often is always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
(Except in Kresley Cole novels- those chicks hook up in sequels. One of reasons I love KC.)
- September 22, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- Steph Sinkhorn said...
Ahahahaha Kaitlyne, I was going to say the red shirts, too XD
Any big, brutish, ugly person/creature whose sole purpose is to be big and threatening. They're always deployed to crush the hero, and they always end up with their heads chopped off or a wand up the nose or something.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:46 PM
- Amanda said...
Definitely the wench: always serving, never served. She doesn't get the chance to glisten; her sweat drops on sawdust floors and mingles with all the other potions in the always-medieval-for-some-reason, never-filled-with-freshly-groomed-men pit of despair where there is always a wench known for little other than her wenchfulness.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- T.N. Tobias said...
Think about who has to clean-up after the 30,000 strong orc war party comes strolling through town. Fantasy settings seem to leave out the sanitation engineers that must exist. In fact, the only story I can even think of that deals with someone having to clean up poo is Hercules and the Augean Stables.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Jamie said...
The villian...he/she always works tirelessly to get what they want and always fail in the end.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Katzie said...
The hero's assistant who loyally fulfills his or her duties but then gets killed by the villain as a way getting at the hero.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- TaraNator said...
The annoying gossip whose sole purpose is to start trouble. No one ever likes her & tries to stay away from her. Perhaps we should look at her past & try to understand what makes her a meddling old hag. ;-)
- September 22, 2010 at 12:53 PM
The parent in kids-fic. They either have to put up with a spotty angsty teenager, or they're dead.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- C Scott Morris said...
I agree, it's the Evil Overlord who has the worst job. Has to spend his days trampling freedoms underfoot, exploiting the masses, killing those who fail him, etc.
And what does he get for his troubles? The hero shows up and kills him. Worst retirement package ever.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- CobraMisfit said...
The cops. They always seem to show up thirty seconds after the main character needed them the most (same goes for TV shows). And no matter how much training they go through, they always walk into the ambush that the main character warned them about.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:55 PM
- Brooks said...
The whipping boy. I mean, the job title speaks for itself.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Katrina L. Lantz said...
Yeah, it's definitely Lt. Fodder in space sci-fi. You can't get much worse than a certain and ignominious death.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:56 PM
Why is nobody considering the main villain? Sure, he usually makes his minions do all the dirty work, but sometimes they're lucky enough to sneak off without getting killed (or maybe the heroes have mercy on them and let them go). Whereas the villains always get killed eventually. . .
- September 22, 2010 at 12:57 PM
- M.A.Leslie said...
Argus Filch...Hands down worst job in all of the fiction world. He works in a magical castle with magical students and can not use magic. I have alway felt sorry for him and always wished he could have a new job.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM
"The wench: always serving, never served."
Love it.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Of course it's the hero's mother. She's always worried about him.
- September 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Oh, I guess some people did mention the main villain--they weren't up yet when I posted . . .
- September 22, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Mary Hoffman's Newsletter said...
The question was "in faction" no? Not just fantasy. So I nominate:
Jo, the crossings-sweeper in Bleak House
- September 22, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Mark Terry said...
Anyone wearing a red shirt in a Star Trek tie-in novel.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:05 PM
- CobraMisfit said...
Or what about the hero himself? He (or she) rarely asks to thwart a crisis and everyone around them die in messy, yet cleverly designed ways. Maybe all he wants is to sip Merlot with his sidekick and flirt with the wench. . . .
- September 22, 2010 at 1:10 PM
- Shennandoah Diaz said...
I hear H.S. Principal is becoming the messiest and most dangerous job. Often times the school is invested with vampires, demons, werewolves, and cheerleaders. They put up with it only to be eaten by a dragon that appears during an eclipse (oh yes, Whedon, I rejoiced when Buffy's principal was finally eaten). The state of the education system these days. No wonder our kids can't concentrate on their studies!
- September 22, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Jenn Marie said...
The beat cop or security guard in suspense novels. Just doing their job, thisclose to a commendation or promotion for noticing a clue that nobody else did, when WHAM. Serially killed.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:20 PM
In my story it's the knight who has to, against his better judgment, provide, protect and care for 3 whiney, self-absorbed teenagers while fighting a war brought on by an arrogant dragon and a narcissistic sorcerer.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- pookha said...
Mystic stones. They're always being dug up and used to try to take over the world.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Oh, easily the Best Friend of the YA Hero or Heroine Who Has Always Loved Hero/Heroine But Will Never Get Lucky Because Hero/Heroine Meets Some Other Mysterious Yet Beautiful Person. :)
- September 22, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- heather said...
Incarceron has the worst job, far and away.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Nate Wilson said...
It's gotta be tough being the chief inspector or head detective in a mystery. Not only do they arrest the wrong guy every single time, but they're constantly shown up by someone with no formal training whatsoever.
Those poor, arrogant fools.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Melody said...
I've always felt sorry for the best-friend-of-hero, usually slightly nerdy, never gets the girl... I mean, really?
Also, little brothers and sisters in MG/YA novels. They're (almost) always annoying pests who get in the way. Makes me sad. (That's one reason I like Louis Sachar's THE CARDTURNER, Jennifer Brown's HATE LIST, and even Suzanne Collin's GREGOR THE OVERLANDER et al.)
- September 22, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Spicer said...
The chief of police. He is either having to deal with a loose cannon hero, or being killed by some unknown monster, or being corrupt thus being killed by the hero, or having to stop the party of young kids wanting to have fun, or being the doubter of an obviously supernatural situation.
Essentially, he either has a lot of unnecessary PR work to do caused by the 'hero', or comes off really bland and stupid, or is destined to be dead (actually, no matter what this seems to be the conclusion). Not really the ideal job for most people I know.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:36 PM
- Kristin Laughtin said...
Random stableboys. They always seem to get caught up in the attack and either dismembered or killed, at least in the books I've read.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Main characters in literary fiction - oh, the tragic lives they lead!
- September 22, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Oh, and I agree with Kaitlyne and Mark Terry - Star Trek redshirts definitely have one of the worst jobs in fiction.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:51 PM
Black sidekicks! And if the black guy is also anonymous and wears a red shirt he won't last a reel, or chapter.
Some wenches are wretched. I call the wrenches. They're not the sharpest tools in the box...
- September 22, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- Bethany Mattingly said...
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- September 22, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- lora96 said...
The hero's girl in fantasy novels. She's forever being kidnapped and used as a pawn. Any spunk she displays results in automatic disaster and the necessity of further rescue which, I'm sorry to say, the hapless girl never appreciates properly. She is both inept and somewhat uppity.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- Emily White said...
It's the antagonist! He works just as hard, if not harder, than the protag and he ALWAYS loses. That's gotta really suck.
- September 22, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- ilana said...
Redshirts on Star Trek! I guess technically that isn't fiction, although Star Trek has lived on in paperback novelizations.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:01 PM
- Mira said...
The murder victim in any murder mystery.
They're doomed. Little comfort if Hercule Periot finds your killer if you're already dead.
Fun topic, fun comments.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:06 PM
Pity Dr Alfred Prunesquallor and the loathesome obligation of looking after the Countess Gertrude and Abiatha Swelter.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- Ermo said...
Robert Langdon's students. He's never there to teach them a gosh darn thing.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:11 PM
The worst job is the hero.
Hands down.
Writer has to torment the hell of them. Yeah, they may win in the end, but they have to pass through sooooo much to get there.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:14 PM
- Lorenda said...
I'm with Daisy - it's the romance novel heroine's best friend. In addition to what she said, I'd like to add that they have to listen to the heroine whine about the hero. . . and then watch as the heroine completely ignores her advice and does something stupid.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:17 PM
- Eli Ashpence said...
The hero's horse. He rarely gets appreciation, he's always pressured to be smarter than other horses, and he has to be physically fit enough to cover an impossible distance in a single day.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:22 PM
- Livia said...
The mentor figure in Western coming of age stories. They always end up dying so the protagonist can come into his own.
Dumbledore, Sirius, Allanon, Yoda, Obiwan Kenobi, Gandalf (although he comes back)
- September 22, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Stephanie McGee said...
Whoever draws the short straw and gets to wear the red shirt.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:28 PM
- Anita Saxena said...
The poor parents in fantasy YA who have no clue about the paranormal shenanigans their kids are up to. They probably blame themselves for their children's behavior.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- Jessica Lei said...
LOL Worse job = The parents
Half the time they're not even there.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Munk said...
Nicholas Cage.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:34 PM
I agree with some of the others above - the red shirt! (Or, in fantasy, I guess the red cape?)
Alternatively, how about the bad guy's right hand minion?
- September 22, 2010 at 2:35 PM
haha... i don't know who has the worst job, but this post made me laugh. good stuff.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Jeanie said...
The dead guy or gal in thrillers, mysteries, etc. Crappy job, lying there bloating, waiting for somebody, (usually the hero or heroine) to stumble across your discarded body. Hard to be sexy when you're beginning to smell and you have little or no job security . . .unless there's an opening in zombie romance.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:37 PM
- Kel said...
I think it's the shy, hardworking taxi driver who's tired at the end of the long day and picks up his last passenger-- who, of course, is being pursued by gunmen who destroy the cabbie's car and morale.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:43 PM
- jbeemills said...
Easiest? The third person omniscient narrator. He/she knows all the dirt and gets to dish it without getting dirty.
- September 22, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- Deb said...
The worst job goes to scriveners, especially those named Bartleby. "Ah, the humanity!"
- September 22, 2010 at 2:53 PM
- Janiel Miller said...
Worst job in fiction? Oh the copy editor. Absolutely.
"(It's) hard to be sexy when you're beginning to smell and have little or no job security . . ."
Jeanie, sounds like you've got the opening line of a zombie romance novel. :)
- September 22, 2010 at 3:03 PM
villain's sidekick---always sniveling, cowardly, traitorous, possessing none of the ingenuity, bravado or narcissism of the villain....
- September 22, 2010 at 3:03 PM
or, no!!!! i have it! the mentors in the "hunger games," who mentor doomed children year after year till they're driven to drinking or outright insanity!
mwahhhahhhaaa! i beat everybody!
- September 22, 2010 at 3:03 PM
- Eleven Eleven said...
The villain's minion. Definitely. He signs up for a cause, but he's usually not smart enough to know it's the wrong one. He endures abuse so his boss can show off trademark cruelty for the reader. At the end, he's tossed aside or dragged along into the villain's dismal fate. Poor misguided victim of abuse, he's confused in his loyalty, just following orders.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:04 PM
The hero's sidekick. The hero gets the fame, the girl and the witty lines. The sidekick gets beaten up all the time, no girl and has to act like an idiot whenever there is a need for comic relief.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:05 PM
- Roy Hayward said...
I guess it depends...
1. If worst is "shortest life, or most assured death" then we are probably talking about the dudes guarding the the bad guy. They have a crummy job, standing in the cold, or heat, etc. and they get killed without much of a fight as a prelude to the real battle between good and evil.
2. But if worst is "survive to clean up" then we are talking about those villagers or farmers that scrape their living out on the edge of the kingdom. they are the first to get over run, and then when the good guys win, they have to go back and bury the bodies and rebuild their burnt out homes.
I guess its like Obi Wan says, "Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our point of view" and the worst job in fiction is a matter of perspective.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:12 PM
- Mesmerix said...
The grunts, lowbies, tavern wenches. The guys who have to clean up the mess after the hero's done beating the literal snot out of the baddie. Who wants to mop up all that snot?
Worst. Job. Evar. And absolutely no credit bestowed upon them, most times not even a name.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:13 PM
- Zee Lemke said...
Whoever said the hero's horse totally nailed it. Those poor animals! Unless the writer actually has a horseback riding hobby, a hero will often kill off several horses per book. Also more likely to be eaten than sidekicks.
If you're in a work of fiction, DON'T GET ORDAINED. Either you will turn out to be a twisted evil priest who breaks their vow of celibacy (or worshiped a dark god to start with), or you will get artistically tortured and murdered to make plot for the hero. If you're very, very lucky, you might end up in erotica and only have the emotional torture of being seduced out of your vows. But every moment of heartbreak will be lingered over lovingly.
You have more hope if you don't have a name, unlike most characters. If you do nothing but give confession and be as boringly doctrinal as possible, you might get away with only giving advice (good or bad).
- September 22, 2010 at 3:14 PM
- Becky Wallace said...
The innkeeper in my book gets blown up. I'm pretty sure that had to suck.
Other than that, I have to go with the dungeon-slop-bucket-pusher-person. They go unidentified, but someone has to carry all that crap (maybe literal) to the prisoners and cart it away. Another thankless job.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- Delia said...
The prostitute in any historical novel. Heart-of-Gold or no, her life is never, ever pleasant.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- Rick Daley said...
The soldier who got blown up in Dalton Trumbo's JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN.
WORD VERIFICATION: tintsit. How the guy at the auto shop makes my car window darker.
I'm going to start tweeting my word verifications. Follow me @rjdaley101071
- September 22, 2010 at 3:17 PM
What about the villain's minions? They are overworked, underpaid, unappreciated, neglected, abused and on top of it all, they can never seem to defeat that blasted hero.
I mean he walks in a bedraggled mess and kills them all and walks away with a mere flesh wound!
There's just no glory in being an evil minion.
Oh, and the red shirts too.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Stephanie Perkins said...
I don't have a clever answer to your question, but I did want to say: YESSSS!! Fantasy Novel Innkeeper has always been my Number One A++ Top Choice for a not-real, dream career.
The fire, the ale, the laughter! It's all so jolly.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- ilyakogan said...
Parents of the hero - they are usually dead, locked away, or downright evil...
- September 22, 2010 at 3:21 PM
- B.Bell said...
the victim, he is always dying and stuff
- September 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- evelonies said...
in the book i'm writing, it's the people who are helpless to defend themselves from physical danger while trying to figure out if this is REALLY happening or if they're just losing their minds.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Beth said...
I think Evil Overlords have it rough. They're just trying to make a name for themselves, to create some kind of lasting dynasty or new world order or world peace. Those heroes never understand what it is the overlord is trying to DO, goshdarnit! The Evil Overlord is misunderstood, locked into a stereotype. And if that isn't enough, the Evil Overlord almost always has some kind of trouble with his kids, whether the son is even more evil than the father, or the daughter has a crush on the hero. Their minions are incompetent, and their wives always leave them.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- The Lemonade Stand said...
I'd have to say that the beasts of burden that so many fantasy and sci-fi stories rely on get the worst job. They are taken into battles as faithful comrades and warriors. They do what their beloved masters call of them, but inevitably meet very sticky ends. (for example: Horses of Rohan, oliphaunts, tauntauns, etc.)
- September 22, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- clp3333 said...
The legal aide who is on the case basically free to either "learn from the best" or work on the "crime of the century." Like Ellen Roark in A TIME TO KILL.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:47 PM
The poor slob inventor of a 'we won't need oil anymore' energy device. He gets offed in the second chapter so the no-brain hero saves the world and gets the cute girl to boot!
- September 22, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- Josin L. McQuein said...
Anybody who had the misfortune of knowing the hero / villain / love interest in school, then moved away.
They always seem to bite it early and then get used to announce the evilness to come.
2nd place is the unsung hero. Tonto should've let the Lone Ranger die. He still had to do all the work and never got the credit.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- William Jones said...
The wise old wizard/hermit that acts as the young hero's mentor. They almost always get killed in some gruesome way, starting the hero's quest for revenge.
Also, assassins. With an assassination, the only way you get to take credit for your work is if you screw up. Complete your job perfectly, and you're the unsung hero for the bad guys. It's got to be depressing.
- September 22, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Any of the no-name shipcrew that accompanies Capt. Kirk to the plant surface.
- September 22, 2010 at 4:01 PM
- The Invisible Writer said...
An Ayn Rand "hero."
You work dedicatedly and tirelessly and boring at a job only to have everything you hold dear taken away by government lackies and lobbyists who will gladly kill you if you find a way to be successful in a way that they can't steal from you again.
- September 22, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Bryan Russell (Ink) said...
Cormac McCarthy's copyeditor.
- September 22, 2010 at 4:26 PM
THE WRITER. They have to put up with every single random barmaiden and innkeeper, as well as the hero or heroine. They are just as intracately woven into the fabric of the world as the characters that drive the story.
- September 22, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- jjdebenedictis said...
Terry Pratchett dedicated his book "Guards! Guards!" to those poor sods in movies who, when confronting the lone hero with their superior numbers, always attack him one-by-one, and thus get slaughtered.
Yup. In fiction, dumb grunt is a bad job.
- September 22, 2010 at 4:38 PM
I too must vote for any Star Trek character on the Away Team who's wearing a red shirt. Although, to be honest, I think that Kirk's love can also be the kiss of death.
- September 22, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Shawn Kamesch said...
How about Arthur Weasly? He constantly works overtime in a large, government institution; gets no respect from the higher ups; and doesn't get paid enough.
Does it get much worse? Without orcs getting involved, that is...
- September 22, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- attackfish said...
The cabbage merchant from Avatar: the Last Airbender. Wherever he goes, there the heroes are, destroying his stuff. Really hurts the morale.
- September 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- Gerri said...
Second spearchucker on the right. Guarenteed to die in the first or second charge, and no one will ever know his or her name, probably not even the writer.
- September 22, 2010 at 5:26 PM
How about the humdrum 1st chapter spouse? Always doomed to get dumped when the main character finds their TRUE love, the one who "gets" them. And the boring, naggy spouse is always completely baffled when the MC leaves them. Poor things!
- September 22, 2010 at 5:43 PM
The poor soul that has to clean up the tavern after the fight, of course. Funny how they never mention him,huh? Chapter one, the tavern is in complete shambles. Chapter two, it is nice and clean and everything is put back just the way it was. Who did that? Not the innkeeper, of that you can be sure.
- September 22, 2010 at 5:52 PM
- Jenna said...
The innocent bystander. They're only there to die. And what's worse is that if they're wearing red, they know it's coming and they can't escape. That's got to suck.
- September 22, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
After seeing Galaxy Quest some years ago, I'd have to say the crewmember who lacks a full name has the worst job. Movies, books, TV, doesn't matter - he's toast!
- September 22, 2010 at 6:01 PM
- StableGranny said...
It has to be the side-kick of the evil, hard hearted villain. The one that doesn't have brains enough to realize that at any time they could become their master's next victim. Oh it could be the pooper-scooper at the end of the parade.
- September 22, 2010 at 6:12 PM
- Nicole L Rivera said...
Professor Umbridge. I've never had a character make me angry -- this woman makes my skin crawl with disgust. Even my husband -- the non-reader -- can't stand this woman (he's seen the movies a few billion times thanks to his other half's obsession). He won't watch the fifth movie because of the "mean lady in pink with all the cats." What character wants to be that hated?
- September 22, 2010 at 6:16 PM
- Gehayi said...
1) The second person to die in a murder mystery. The first person is always important and everyone really cares about WHY this person died. The second one dies to establish that the murderer is a) a real bastard and b) going to keep on killing until the hero or heroine stops him or her. No one cares about the victim at all.
2) Orc soldiers. Motivations? History? Culture? Any glimmer of a reason WHY orcs so often end up working for the bad guys? Of course not! They're not people; they're designated evil for the heroes to fight.
3) The ordinary mortal cops in urban fantasy series. Not only do they have to deal with crime, they have to cope with supernatural criminals who are stronger, faster and more deadly than humans and immune to most human weapons. Such cops have to stop crime, catch the supernatural criminals, find a jail that can contain them, manage to stay alive throughout the entire process--AND do this without getting fired by their superiors for being superstitious or insane and while being spoken of in a patronizing tone by the hero. Because such cops are NEVER the designated heroes. They're just ordinary Joes doing their jobs.
4) The peasants in a George R.R. Martin novel. If they don't get killed by one army, five more armies are in the offing to kill, rape, maim and brutalize them, burn their homes, and steal their crops and what little they own, thus leaving them to starve. Their liege lords treat them as if they are lower than dirt and are only useful pawns, while the king's guards will cheerfully kill them to prevent a riot before one even happens. They can be killed just for having been the serfs of the wrong lord (like that was a choice of theirs). If they join the outlaws who seem to have some food, they can be tortured and hanged. And that's leaving out things like famine, pestilence and a years-long winter.
I realize that most of this is based on medieval history--but damn, it's bleak.
5) The relatives of the Angsty Teen Hero in a fantasy series. If they're his parents, they're destined to be murdered horribly to give him a motivation for battling the evil wizard/usurping queen/whatever later on. If they're his adopted family, they're destined to be unfeeling, unloving, and completely incapable of appreciating the sheer wonderfulness that is the hero, and the hero will dump them at the first opportunity. Either way, they lose.
- September 22, 2010 at 6:32 PM
- hannah said...
Totally agree that, at least in YA, it's the parents.
- September 22, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- Christina said...
In romance novels, the ladies in waiting. They're always getting obnoxious rich girls dressed up to go out to fun places, but they get jack squat for themselves. And they're usually young women who wanna go out too, but nobody ever thinks to asks them. So unfair!
- September 22, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- sex scenes at starbucks, said...
Mentors who have to deal with insufferable, self-absorbed teenaged protagonists. No wonder they never tell the protag anything, s/he wouldn't listen anyway.
- September 22, 2010 at 7:11 PM
- Lynda Young said...
Apart from the guy wearing a red shirt... It's the villain who likes to have a chat before dispatching the hero.
- September 22, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- swampfox said...
The family members of the protagonist. They get killed or murdered, kidnapped, raped, held hostage, forced into prostitution, you name it.
- September 22, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Mira said...
Any character in any novel written by Camus or Satre.
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Or any Russian novelist.
Or Dickens. or John Steinbeck.
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- September 22, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- Other Lisa said...
I used to watch BONANZA repeats in the AMs before going to work (that and BIG VALLEY, which is one of the better late 60s/early 70s camp-fests out there), and my conclusion is: any woman who touches a Cartwright. Touch a Cartwright, you die.
- September 22, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- Karen Peterson said...
The guy that guards the gate at the city/castle/mansion. He ALWAYS gets killed.
- September 22, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- abc said...
Anybody that has to empty chamber pots. Maybe the servants in Jane Austen novels? Though I've never actually read a Jane Austen novel. Gasp! I know!
- September 22, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- Brittany said...
The secondary main character. Definitely. He has to get beaten up, be believed to be dead, crawl through the mud/river/underworld to find the MC and then proceed to realize what the Bad Guy is going to do, then sacrifice himself for the MC and then die dramatically only to come back to life at the end of the story. And then he's stuck with the scars and the physical therapy that the author refuses pay for.
Even though all of yours were funny...
- September 22, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Miss Kitty, in Gunsmoke. Matt, I still say you hold the world's record for dense idiot!
- September 22, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- missmystra said...
I'm going to side with jjdebenedictis on this one--as Terry Pratchett shows us, you practically need the words "incompetent" on your resume in order to get the job because your life is sure to be short and thankless.
- September 22, 2010 at 9:37 PM
- Henya said...
The scoundrel is the one who has a difficult go at it. By the sweat of his brow and hard earned evil-doing, the poor guy has to jump through hoops to rob someone. Imagine him sweating perfusiely as he charges into a bodega with gun in hand...only to get clubbered with a cane by little old lady, who has more chutzpah than a rich beggar.
- September 22, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- Sarah said...
jjdebenedictis ,
I thought of that Pratchett dedication, too! Always made me think of the cops in the big Matrix shootout.
And on a completely different note, I'm loving the comments. In some ways, we're all listing cliched characters. It's really helpful.
- September 22, 2010 at 9:48 PM
It's the street snitch. In fantasy it's usually some blind beggar covered in all manner of filth, smelling of old urine to seem more pathetic, with some well cultivated sores to play on sympathies. In variably the local city watch treats them worse than thieves, the heroes have contempt for them and they get slapped around a lot. If they are working the street near the Big Bad, they usually come to a particularly gruesome and lingering bad end.
Sure, they know what's going on, but no one really listens to them save the really sharp hero type who probably grew up on the street and has no problem slapping them around and intimidating them to make them cough up, sometimes literally, the goods so to speak. Always a fun character to write, but the things that happen to them make the fates of the red shirted scecurity guards on Star Trek look humane by comparison.
- September 22, 2010 at 10:12 PM
- Clare WB said...
The often referred to, but seldom--if ever--seen person(s) whose misguided child rearing fostered the incredible actions of the protagonist and antagonist. (And without whose influence the story would be one big bore.)
- September 22, 2010 at 10:13 PM
- Terin Tashi Miller said...
Traffic cops, hospital orderlies, street sweepers, garbage collectors, janitors, police divers, SWAT snipers, and, no matter what time period or location, whoever has to clean the mess left by either the protagonist or antagonist...
- September 22, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- Ty Johnston said...
The character in the prologue/first chapter of many a horror novel who is the first one killed by the monster/serial murderer. Usually out jogging or walking late at night through a part of town they know they're not supposed to be walking through.
- September 22, 2010 at 11:06 PM
- Cindy Marie Jenkins said...
The gate guard who rarely gets seen before being trampled upon by the Nazgul entering Bree (was that too specific?). I always appreciate seeing that guy getting the trample, as opposed to just assuming that's what happened.
- September 22, 2010 at 11:27 PM
- Marjorie said...
The worst job in fiction is the maid. They always have to keep all the secrets and decide when to turn on the protagonists and spill the beans.
- September 23, 2010 at 1:55 AM
Snape - working for Dumbledore, pretending to work for Voldemort, misjudged, hated ..
- September 23, 2010 at 5:02 AM
- Hillsy said...
Dwarf Dietitian
"Well, the main causes of your obesity appear to stem from some common dietary deficiencies. I advise you to lay off the red meat for a few months, then reintriduce it slowly back into your diet, but no more than twice a week. Also you need plenty of Sunlight and fresh air.
"Oh and finally, lay of the beer."
"What are you doing with that axe??"
- September 23, 2010 at 5:10 AM
- Hillsy said...
Or Job.
- September 23, 2010 at 5:13 AM
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- September 23, 2010 at 5:46 AM
- Keely Hutton said...
The mother in any book Disney decides to make into a movie. They are killed off within the first few chapters.
- September 23, 2010 at 5:47 AM
- AngelB35 said...
The villain's sidekick... Igor
- September 23, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- thereforego said...
the main character in Too Loud a Solitude by Hrabal. his job is to burn books all day--shoving them into furnaces--book after book after book [shivers]
- September 23, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- Sheila Cull said...
The ladies room attendant, in the novel, that stands with towels on a forearm. Two refined women dry their hands in front of her and whisper, "I'm dead serious. I'll murder that bitch."
- September 23, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Jenny said...
The Mentor of the Hero: they always have to deal with the Hero in the whiniest moments and generally die before seeing all their hard work and good advice come to fruition in said Hero.
- September 23, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Laurie Boris said...
Definitely the guys in the red shirts. That also includes the night watchman. He usually buys it first.
- September 23, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- John Hines Jr said...
I'd submit that the worst job in fiction is "writer." Not the author, mind you, but the hero in those self-analyzing stories where some poor schmuck of a writer is dragged into playing the protagonist. Especially when it's a horror novel, and the woefully under equipped, under trained, and under prepared writer must fend off some nameless, faceless evil. Here's a guy who probably has an MFA, and whose only experience with evil is dealing with critics and editors (and agents :-) ) who is suddenly thrown into a dangerous and poorly understood situation where skills with weapons (both normal and mystical), fighting, and strategy are all requirements for survival. Poor bastards are always stumbling into towns overrun with vampires, or alien spaceships, or ancient gods with ego problems.
- September 23, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- M Clement Hall said...
Sancho Panza, trying to keep his crazed boss out of trouble,
- September 23, 2010 at 12:33 PM
- Ulysses said...
I vote for the taxpayers in any metropolis infected by superheroes.
I mean, the property damage!
The superhero and their arch-nemesis never face off in secluded, unpopulated places. It's always right in the middle of the city. Buildings get knocked down, cars flattened, infrastructure destroyed. Sure, it's all insured, but you can bet the premiums are astronomical, and who's going to pay for that?
The same is true in any piece of fiction where aliens attack, asteroids/earthquakes/fires hit.
- September 23, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Right on, The Invisible Writer! I'm an Ayn Rand hero. I try to build a 10,000 foot skyscraper in my back yard and what do I get? Objections!
Overshadowing? Overlooking? Privacy? Sewers? Parking? Safety? Did the Babylonians have to worry about such trivia? Okay, bad example. But THEY pissed off God.
I wonder how many supporters or opponents of Ayn Rand can pronounce her first name right…
- September 23, 2010 at 1:30 PM
Ulysses, insurance policies have a standard clause excluding damage or loss caused by battles between superheroes and their arch-nemeses.
AngelIB35, Igor definitely! Pronounced 'EYEGORE' of course. Hump? What hump?
- September 23, 2010 at 1:40 PM
- Harry Connolly said...
Any King with a Vizier.
- September 23, 2010 at 1:42 PM
Harry Potter's post-DEATHLY HALLOWS therapist.
- September 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM
- Michael Bracken said...
The guy you've never seen before who joins the landing party in every episode of Star Trek. You know he's going to die.
- September 23, 2010 at 1:48 PM
It's that poor forensic lab technician working smack in the middle of solving the mass serial killings. Having to cleanup those grosteque bodies, wiggly worms, and the stench.
- September 23, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Steppe said...
If you ever wake up in fiction land and they put that gold star surrounded by two upward prongs with six small stars above invoke the name of Neptune, Jesus or your most loyal Mermaid because if you are a Submarine Commander you are not allowed to die until the ultimate levels of torture are complete insuring your ghost haunts the sub for the rest of the story.
- September 23, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- B.E.T. said...
That's a pretty big specification. And all these comments have such good jobs...
After thinking quite awhile on this, I'd have to say in the genres I like, any 'other guy' in a love triangle. Strung along for so long by the main chick, only to be replaced by one guy with nothing to show for it but misery and contempt for his author.
Either that or any family member of the hero. I believe it was stated many times here, something bad always happens to those poor bastards. My own character backstories: I've got a brother, a wife, a mom, another mom, a dad, yet another mom and the list goes on. All of 'em die.
- September 23, 2010 at 5:03 PM
This one's easy. Anyone who lands in a Stephen King novel is pretty well screwed. If they die it's going to be in a miserable way, and if they survive, at a minimum they'll be having nightmares for the rest of their life.
- September 23, 2010 at 8:38 PM
I saw Red Shirt posted... but it'd be worse if you were a *black guy* in a red shirt.
- September 23, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- Nicole said...
Worst job in fiction? Whatever gets you killed the quickest.
SF: Wearing a red shirt. ("Didn't you guys watch the show?")
Fantasy: Being a dragon usually doesn't earn you any points.
Mystery: The first dead body. Honestly, the first time that character shows up on page, he/she's already dead.
Horror: Pretty much everyone but the protag. Let's face it; they're all there to die or get horrifically screwed up. (Course, the protag isn't necessarily excempt either...)
Romance: The main characters' pets. They have to watch all that crap go down before the two finally hook up at the end, and like us, are unable to communicate with the characters.
- September 24, 2010 at 1:07 AM
- Jan Markley said...
I think it's the cop who works the night shift and has to eat fast food b/c he's so busy from the murder committed that evening.
- September 24, 2010 at 6:57 PM
What about the unfortunate generic (Ffordian terminology for residents in Book World who inhabit minor roles or who are in training for larger ones) who gets bundled, along with the main protagonists, into the den of some fearsome creature so that we can watch him be ripped to bloodied shreds in cruel and unusual ways so that we feel all the more grateful that our heroes defeat the beast and escape their fate? Poor sod!
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Then onto a talk by Carol Baxter on New South Wales research. Carol has a huge amount of knowledge of researching in the early New South Wales records due to her long history working on the publishing of these and other records. Many years experience (and I am not saying just how many!) has given Carol unique insights into these records and the ways we can use them for our research.
The other two presentations on at this time were Shauna Hicks talking on Victorian Research and Neil Bradley talking on West Australian Research.
Then lunch and coming back to give my presentation on Researching in Queensland. I had a good audience and the feedback was good. There are some really good resources now and more coming online. You really do need to keep checking back on any site as additions are being made regularly.
Queensland State Archives recently added a new resource of the immigration index that has direct links to images of the passenger list which you are able to download as a PDF. It is always worth examining everyone else on board to determine if that family story of them meeting on board and then getting married is true. Or perhaps of the children meeting up or maybe a child is named after someone on board or even after the name of the ship.
Then I heard Linda Elliott talking on the Cemeteries in London which came into use when it became very difficult to bury people in the London churchyards then it became illegal to bury people in the churchyards due tot he smell, putrefaction and worse. Linda spoke about the establishment of the cemeteries and what has happened to the cemeteries since their beginning and how you are able to access the records.
I missed Rosemary Koppitke talking on the Australian Government, Police and Education Gazettes which are a genealogical treasure house. I have heard a version of this before and there are some amazing gems to be found.Jan Gow gave a presentation at teh same time as my talk on "Getting to know Legacy". Legacy is a powerful program.
Then there was the Introduction to the Master Genealogist (TMG)by Bob Velke. We are privileged on this cruise to have Bob, who is the author of the program giving a series of presentations on features of this very powerful program. While I have been a user of TMG since version 1 I would not say I am an expert and hearing how other people use the program is always worthwhile. A great strength of the program is that there are multiple ways of doing things. You are not restricted to one type of information and this was a major reason I started using TMG all those years ago. I am really looking forward to the other sessions on intermediate users, customising reports, sources and citations and customising charts and forms.
Neil Bradley will also give us a talk on using Second Site which allows you to make websites from your TMG database.
After Dinner Paul is giving his talk on the 'Big Five in Scottish Research'
There are lots more presentations tomorrow and depending on internet I'll tell you about them tomorrow evening.


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I think Microsoft did an "Apple".
In other words, they released a faulty device at a higher price than its really worth.
But the next device will fix the bugs of the current device but it will have a higher price.
BUT what is good is there are other manufactures releasing devices that fix the problems with better hardware thats why Windows will always be better than OSX.
I haven't used the windows tablet more than a few minutes at a local store and it seems pretty nice to me. I'm hoping it takes off and allows us to use the tablet in a day to day business atmosphere. Im an Architect and I try to use my iPad at work, but it gets used more for media consumption. I have both windows and OSX 10.2 laptops at home and use windows more due to the fact I feel more in control with the windows OS. I feel lead down a path when I use apple products for some reason. Don't get me wrong I do use iPad and iPhone daily, but not for business reasons. I could care less about a retina screen if the device doesn't do the job.
Not to take away with how nice the iPad screens are, I just don't think the screen resolution should be the only factor driving a decision purchase here. Functionally speaking, my old iPad 2 still works just fine and really don't look that dramatically different than my newer Ipad. The Surface tablets have a lot of new functionality such as Office and USB device support that the iPad does not match.
If you look at the 7" tablets, nearly every other non-apple device has a higher screen resolution, but I think I would still buy a iPad mini over the android tablets for different reasons.
BTW, the reviewer isn't a fanboy...just subjective!
Now obviously i still got the mini (sold the iPad 3 for it) so I do have to agree that although screen is important its not the only factor in a purchase. Plus. From what people say, the retina iPad has one of the best screens out. So it will be hard to beat most likely.
I think the Surface tab is a good niche product for people that love PCs. Having office on a tab would be great but when I played with one, I couldn't get over Windows 8. Sorry but yuck.
Screen resolution isn't my determining factor. In fact most good tabs have nice resolution. Options and price are my factors. My iPad2 is kicking butt still and I have no desire for any iPad higher than this. Except maybe a Nexus 10....