Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, one of the Last Poets and earliest rappers, dies at 74
Washington Post Obituary for Jalal Mansur Nuriddin
Thinking about
Zuka
Zuka (Zenaida Gourievna Booyakovitch) was born in Los Angeles in 1924. Her parents left Russia in 1917 during the Revolution and settled in America. Zuka studied at the University of Southern California where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her mentor, Estella Katzenellenbogen took her around Europe, England and France. She settled in … [Read more…]
Obituaries of Gil and Bev Sergneri
I wanted to write a couple of obituaries for my parents and share them with my brother and sisters so they can add what they wish. Gildo “Gil” Paul Sergneri,93, passed away on June 25, 2011 in Ephrata Washington. He was born January 6th, 1918 in Ludlow Massachusetts to Theresa and Henry Sergneri. Gil served … [Read more…]
We’re doomed
The Guardian – April 26, 2018 Interview – ‘We’re doomed’: Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention By Patrick Barkham The 86-year-old social scientist says accepting the impending end of most life on Earth might be the very thing needed to help us prolong it The Guardian – Interivew – … [Read more…]
A horse race came off at Stockton
San Joaquin News, Stockton: A horse race came off at Stockton on Saturday last, and the Journal thus deplores its inability to furnish the time : Our reporter unfortunately lost $5,50 together with eight drinks, and came home with sufficient building material in his hat to construct a brick house he has under contract, provided … [Read more…]
The Miner’s Band of Downieville
Sacramento Daily Union, October 2 1851. The echoes of the midnight air were awakened on Tuesday evening last, by an instrumental performance by the Miners Band of Downieville. We do not remember ever having heard in California music equal to that with which they regaled the few who were fortunate enough to be in the … [Read more…]
Fertilizer on farm fields is a major source of California smog, researchers say
Sacramento Bee – Fertilizer on farm fields is a major source of California smog, researchers say By Dale Kasler And Ryan Sabalow
Correcting Texts for the CDNC – California Digital Newspaper Collection
Introduction I’ve been correcting the texts in the newspaper articles on the CDNC for almost 4 years, I am now 12th in the Text Correctors Hall of Fame on CDNC with over 160,000 lines of text corrected. During that time, I’ve come up with some techniques I’d like to share. There are no real guidelines … [Read more…]
MiDAS Failure
Another massive, expensive, and painful IT failure was reported in the IEEE Spectrum of 24-JAN-2018, this time, it was the MIDAS Unemployment system in Michigan. Not only did this system fail to deliver, its managers refused to admit that it failed. The system was to replace the legacy software used by the State of Michigan … [Read more…]
The Legend of the Geysers
Reading the Healdsburg Enterprise of Feb. 21, 1878, I came across a feature article titled “The Legend of the Geysers”. It is a story about how the geyser area east of Healdsburg between there and Calistoga was discovered by the local Indians. You can read the article here and, for another take on the same … [Read more…]