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Haskell Success in the Details
In any customer service-oriented business, it's a series of small details that add up to a truly memorable experience. This is what was on my mind as I soaked in my first trip to the $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Sunday.
From the very start I could not have been more impressed with the casual, family friendly atmosphere.When I asked a greeter how to find the press box, he didn't bother trying to point or offer convoluted directions. Instead he said, "It's confusing, so just follow me." And with that he led me from the entrance to the elevator. Other details that impressed were the ample free parking, the hundreds of gorgeous flower boxes hanging from the Grandstand, the fresh crab cake sandwich and – the piece de resistance – an open bar in the paddock! The crowd of 36,294 was large enough to create a daylong buzz worthy of a million-dollar race, but not so massive that you couldn't move around or had to suffer unreasonable lines. As far as big racing days go, the Haskell is one of the most enjoyable and well-executed you'll find.
Open Lengths
The only thing missing from Sunday's Haskell Day card was suspense. None of the major stakes ended with a close finish, so instead of drama, we basked in awe from some of the jaw-dropping performances. In the graded stakes you had Verrazano by 9 ¾, Silver Max by 5 ¾, Pants On Fire by 1 ¾ and Joyful Victory by 7 ½. Most satisfying for me was Silver Max, who paid $10.80 to win in his first victory on grass in more than a year. I bet him to win, figuring that this was a classy horse who had excuses for all of his losses in 2013: long layoff, off track, pressured on a boggy track, prefers turf. On Sunday he finally had the right conditions, against a competitive field without any standouts, and put forth a top-class effort. The Badge of Silver colt set very fast fractions, including a second quarter-mile in :22 3/5, yet still managed to spurt away off the turn and was widening his margin at the wire.
Photo courtesy Penelope Miller/America's Best Racing
Earlier, Joyful Victory showed she belongs with the top distaffers. Rosie Napravnik had her so completely geared down the last sixteenth that she might have walked across the finish line. I couldn't help but wonder if 2012 Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can might bounce back similarly. The two Larry Jones trainees finished last (Believe You Can) and second-last (Joyful Victory) in the May 27 Ogden Phipps at Belmont. My impression watching them train all winter in New Orleans was that Believe You Can was the more talented of the pair.
Remembering Kraddick
With the untimely passing of nationally syndicated radio host Kidd Kraddick this weekend, I couldn't help but recall my one brief appearance on his show. About 10 years ago, Lone Star Park hosted bugler tryouts a few weeks before the season opened. When my boss got called into a meeting, I somehow ended up on the judges' panel. Toward the end of the tryouts, a self-serious young trumpeter showed up and painstakingly went through the motions of preparing to awe us with his "Boots & Saddles," more commonly known to race fans as the call to post. He took his instrument out of its case with great care, inserted his mouthpiece, loosened his shoulders, lifted the brass to his lips, and then proceeded to blow a horrible cacophony. Suddenly we realized this guy couldn't play a note. After maybe a minute of noise the guy quit playing and, completely winded from the effort, asked eagerly, "Well, how'd I do?" We politely thanked him for his time and told him we'd be in touch, but this just furthered his resolve, like some of those crazies you see on American Idol who can't accept the reality of their averageness. He pleaded for another chance, and when we asked him to leave, he refused. The situation went from amusing to awkward to annoying as this prospective bugler continued to insist he could nail it with another chance. Finally, we summoned security, who chased the guy around the Winner's Circle. Once they were about to lay hands on him, he finally shot upright, put his hands up, and confessed that the whole thing was a gag for the Kidd Kraddick show. He pulled a pen out of his pocket that was actually a mic, and he busted up laughing at the way me and my fellow judges -- two sweet young women from the marketing department -- had fought to keep our cool. At that moment I really wanted to hurt this jackass, but when the whole thing was replayed on air the next morning I had to admit that it was a pretty funny gag. The track got some valuable exposure for its opening and tens of thousands of weary commuters got a good, genuine laugh on their way to work. In the wasteland of morning radio, Kraddick's show was a relatively wholesome exception that will be missed.
Stat of the Week
Javier Castellano is easily the dominant turf rider at the NYRA tracks this year, and this is holding true at the current Saratoga meeting, where he has eight winners over the two grass courses, versus five on the main track. At the NYRA tracks in 2013, Castellano easily boasts the most turf wins of any rider (42), and the highest win percentage (22%, 42-for-191). This is the type of stat that is made more useful by the fact that it won't show up in most past performances. When Castellano rides in three turf races at Saratoga on Wednesday and three on Thursday, most players will only be looking at his stats for the meet and calendar year, which are very good, but do not reveal his propensity for turf racing. Be sure to give Castellano extra consideration on the grass and always keep an eye out for specific situations where certain trainers and jockeys excel.
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Lingering thoughts from opening weekend at Saratoga…
Get your eat on
Saratoga gets it, but why hasn't every racetrack figured out that nobody wants regular old concession-stand grub anymore? Ballparks know it, arenas and stadiums have caught up, the best casinos have always understood it, and yet there are still tracks and OTBs that only want to offer you burgers and dogs (and not even quality ones). In addition to the Saratoga standbys like Shake Shack and Carolina Barbecue, you can now get a lobster roll (or a grilled cheese with lobster) or Hattie's Famous Chicken or gourmet mac and cheese from a food truck, not to mention locally produced craft beers. We've been in the midst of a food revolution in this country for several years now and standards have changed. Shame on any sports or entertainment venue that thinks it's OK to just sell mediocre food and domestic beer. Please, please, try a little harder.
Two-Year-Old Watch
Look out for a Tom Amoss-trained 2-year-old named Kendall's Boy that will debut before the end of the meet. Not only is he talented (he's already posting half-mile bullets in the mornings) but he's got someone watching out for him. Owner Jerry Namy named the Sky Mesa colt for Kendall Hill, who was Namy's business and racing partner before being killed in a 2009 plane crash that Namy survived. The story of the plane crash was written a few years ago by Jennie Rees for her Courier-Journal blog when Namy's Shared Property was making noise as a juvenile, but the story is sure to resurface now that a horse has been named in Hill's honor. And as runners like Frankel have shown us, if someone honors a deceased friend by naming a horse for them, chances are they've waited to do it until they had a really good one. To be clear, I'm not saying this colt is the next Frankel, but I am saying that it's likely this is the best horse Namy has had.
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Big Easy Attitude
The large contingent of native Louisianan trainers at Saratoga this season might not be found atop the standings but, not surprisingly, they do appear to be leading in the all-important category of life contentedness. When I showed up on Saturday, my favorite track security guy, Charlie Fay (he's a story in himself that I'll save for another time), offered to show me to the "New Orleans section" of the backyard. Holding court with a cooler full of cheap beer (Bud Light Lime, anyone?) were three accomplished trainers who shall remain nameless, with about 4,500 wins between them, none of whom even had a horse in that day. These guys were hanging out and throwing back cold ones as if they were on the neutral ground waiting for the Endymion parade to roll by. If I owned a horse I'd want it to be trained by … well, OK, probably Todd Pletcher. But if I couldn't get him, I'd want a good old Louisiana boy who brings his own beer to the races.
Easy Pickings
I cashed my first ticket of the meet on opening Saturday with a seemingly easy Double that paid $139.50. The dumbfounding part was that the longer-priced winner was a David Jacobson-Drawing Away Stable entrant. I'm not the sharpest handicapper out there, but when the high-percentage leading trainer (26% for Jacobson) and owner (31% for Drawing Away and Jacobson) from the Belmont meet have something in, I'm using that horse on my tickets and I don't really care what else the past performances tell me. Tycoon Cat, the 8-1 sixth choice, started my double before the longer of my two horses in the next race, Night Maneuver, who had just won a similar race at Belmont, drew off as the 5-1 third choice. If only it were always so easy to cash a $139.50 double. But this is why betting Saratoga is fun.
Still Special
With due respect to everyone in the press box, there still is no better way to follow the meet than The Saratoga Special. Am I biased? Sure, I spent a few seasons working for them. But that's how I know so well what goes into every issue. If you browse through all of the racing media's many recap stories the morning after a major stakes race, 90 percent will have the same quotes from the winning connections. There's nothing wrong with that, necessarily, because everyone has deadlines and, these days especially, most writers can't afford to waste even a moment when people are waiting to read the details online ASAP. But the Special has always taken pride in using different quotes from everyone else. A lot of the time you won't see a Special writer mixed up in the media scrum in the winner's circle, but you will see them shortly after trailing a trainer to the Trustees' Room for the champagne toast, or back to the barn with the horse and an assistant. With their patience and tenacity, the Special writers get deeper background and different anecdotes from everyone else. You can read every day's full issue for free at thisishorseracing.com/news.
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A wise publicist who was engaged on a cliff overlooking Del Mar once advised that when the time comes to pop the question, be sure you do it near your favorite track during racing season so you'll always have an acceptable excuse to go back on vacation year after year. Congratulations to Heath Belvoir, one of Equibase's three top-notch chart callers at Saratoga, who managed to accomplish this feat the night before the meet opened at the Yaddo gardens, practically spitting distance from the Grandstand. For the rest of his life, this lucky man can get away with saying, "Hey, I know, let's plan a getaway to that place we got engaged." That's true genius.


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Jury finds abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty of first-degree murder in deaths of 3 infantsHome
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Jury finds abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty of first-degree murder in deaths of 3 infants
By Martha Neil
May 13, 2013, 02:59 pm CDT
Following five weeks of testimony and 10 days of deliberation, the jury in a capital murder case against a Philadelphia late-term abortion doctor has found Kermit Gosnell guilty of three counts of first-degree murder concerning infants born alive whose spinal cords were then severed.
He was acquitted Monday in the death of a fourth baby, concerning his work as the operator of what the government called a "house of horrors" clinic at which viable infants were slain and women and teens, most of them low-income, received substandard care. A third-degree murder charge involving the 2009 death of Karnamaya Mongar, 41, who received an overdose of sedatives and painkillers, resulted in an involuntary manslaughter conviction, according to CNN, USA Today and the Washington Post.
Gosnell, 72, was calm after the verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas case, the Post reports, but jurors and lawyers were more emotional and a prosecutor broke into sobs.
Three other murder counts, involving the deaths of other babies, were dismissed after the defense successfully argued that there was insufficient evidence they were born alive at Gosnell's Women's Medical Society clinic in West Philadelphia, reports the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.).
Gosnell's lawyer, John McMahon, argued that it wasn't proven that any of the babies were born alive and said those involved in Mongar's death followed proper sedation procedures.
The case resulted in action by Pennsylvania lawmakers to impose new regulations requiring more frequent inspections of abortion clinics by state health officers. Gosnell's clinic reportedly had not been inspected in more than a decade when authorities raided it in 2010 during an investigation of his prescription drug practices.
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The stateroom was very clean and my attendant Joyce as lovely. As a solo traveler I do not do the main dining room so she was able to adjust her cleaning of my room in the evenings. Normally they do this based on the main dining room schedule for the client, but as I only use the buffet, she made a notation and did my room when the buffet opened. As well, because I am not that dirty, LOL, I told her that all she needed to do in the evening was just lay the daily newspaper on my bed and collect any garbage in the container--nothing else. She obliged and that was quite thoughtful of her.
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However, the disembarkation was still very easy. A section of a dining room was set aside for the Gold Members, and I still took my own luggage off. What the RC staff did to their credit, was to have two lines, US citizens were able to walk off first and then the rest of us from other countries formed a second line. As soon as Customs gave them the clear, off we walked. It was very easy and I think due to the fact that RC's staff were able to get this all planned out to make it as easy as possible. Remember, it is to their benefit too as their are thousands of passengers that need to get off that boat and then within a few hours, thousands more coming on!
Lastly, and this is purely economical and related to the industry---not just RC. While boarding I overheard a couple ahead of me discussing how happy they were getting the same classification of stateroom that I had for literally 80% less! It appears that those who reside in Florida get extreme discounts just for living in that State. I am sure all cruise ships offer this in order to sail full but as a single traveler I always pay for two people even though I am alone and yet because I reside in Canada, there is never any reduction given to folks like me! I have long come to accept that a single traveler is probably the most discriminated against in the industry (some resorts will not even take a single even if one is going to pay for two) and for some all inclusive packages the single supplement is often the price of two as well---so over the years, I have slowly accepted that. But, to hear locals boast how they ended up paying 80% less for the same type of room that I was in simply because they lived there was a bit disheartening--more specific, they were quadruple upgraded. It will not stop me from cruising for sure, but I think as I get closer to retirement, I may invest my money in an actual condo somewhere South instead to get the best bang for my buck that way.
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The Detroit Lions are probably really looking forward to training camp.
Already tied to sixth arrests this offseason, the team's cornerback Aaron Berry was arrested early Saturday morning for the second time this July, this time for allegedly brandishing a firearm in Harrisburg, Pa.
According to a Harrisburg Police captain, via the Detroit Free Press, Berry was charged with three counts of simple assault "and there was a firearm involved."
In June, Berry was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in which he also allegedly hit four parked cars and refused a breathalyzer test.
As a result of that arrest, Berry was set to sign up for a program that could have expunged those charges from his record, but after his latest incident on Saturday morning, it's likely that deal may no longer be an option.
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Fresh off losing his title shot back at UFC 159, Chael Sonnen looked to pick up his first Light Heavyweight win in over seven years. In the main event of UFC Fight Night 26, the launch-day event for Fox Sports 1, he faced off against former 205 lb. champion Mauricio Rua. Sonnen took his place as a top 10 LHW with a first-round submission win with a mid-round guillotine.
In a move that surprised approximately no one, Chael Sonnen hit a double-leg takedown in the opening seconds of the fight. On the other hand, it probably raised a few eyebrows when Shogun hit a takedown of his own. Chael used a guillotine to return to his feet then tossed Shogun on his back. Sonnen postured up in guard to throw punches, but Rua backrolled out. Back in half-guard, Chael struggled to do damage. Shogun managed to escape for a second but Sonnen grabbed a guillotine. At first it looked like Rua was safe, but Chael locked down and forced the submission.
Chael Sonnen submitted Shogun Rua at 1:27 of round 1.


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After you read the links, which I'll keep brief, go back to sleep and then catch the prospect read after sleeping it off some more.
Blues News:
- Jaden Schwartz. Merchandising. Plaid. Chew your gum. Other Spaceballs references. Blues win. [STLToday]
Hockey News:
- Do I ever miss new DGB? I submit that I do not. [Down Goes Brown]
- Shawn Thornton signs for two more years in Boston. [TSN]
- Steve Mason didn't know he could wear bigger pads. Steve Mason is not intelligent. [Puck Daddy]
- Scores [TSN]
Other Stuff:
- Outer space is a place with a bunch of weird shit. Yeah. [Cracked]
- Ever want to watch every single Itch
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The Cal Golden Bears are going to need some late-inning offense if they want to advance to another 2011 College World Series elimination game on Friday. But they'll need to do just that, as they are down, 6-0, to the Virginia Cavaliers.
After scoring two runs in the third inning, the Cavs came back in the top of the sixth inning with four more runs. Kenny Swab put the first run on the board when he singled to center field, but a fielding error by Darrel Matthews sent Swab all the way home. David Coleman followed with a double and scored on a Keith Werman single. Chris Taylor doubled in Werman, and Taylor scored on a John Barr single.
Cal starter Dixon Anderson left after three innings, having allowed two runs. Kevin Miller relieved and allowed four runs, though the fourth run scored on Louie Lechich's time on the mound. Virginia's Tyler Wilson has kept the Bears to just three hits through six innings and he has struck out five batters.
For the latest on the tournament, head College World Series hub. You can find recaps of the opening round matchups, as well as previews of each team in the tournament there. For more on this game, Virginia fans should check out Streaking The Lawn and California fans should visit California Golden Blogs.


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Making stuff with popsicle sticks has always been fun for me and today I will walk you through the steps to make a photo frame that will hold a 4 by 6 photograph vertically.
To begin, line up 8 popsicle sticks one atop another as seen below. Adhere 3 sticks perpendicular to them to form a base of sorts. I used hot glue to adhere these sticks, but a good carpenter's wood glue would work well too.
That was the back of the frame. Once the glue dries, flip it over and place it with the front up. Now, place a 4 by 6 photograph in the center. We are going to use this as a guide to know where we need the next two pillars. Now place a stick on top of the photo, half overlapping the photo edge. Place the stick- do not adhere anything yet. Using a pencil make a small line to mark where the popsicle stick needs to be.
Now run adhesive along the outer edge of the stick only and adhere onto the frame (remove the 4 by 6 photo)
Do the same to form the opposite edge pillar. After adhering both pillars down, make sure that the photo is able to slide in and out easily. This is pretty important, otherwise the photo will not have anywhere to go.
The rest of the frame is pretty easy now. Adhere two sticks horizontally, at the top and the bottom.
To make the frame stand, we need to provide it with some kind of support. For this, adhere three sticks together to form a tiny wall of sorts. Now run adhesive along the wall and adhere it onto the base of the frame as seen here.
Similarly, adhere another tiny wall of 3 sticks to the back of the frame. This will make the frame steady and will help it stand upright.
Now add a photo, by sliding it between those two sticks that you didn't adhere down completely. The photo should slide in and out pretty easily.
In case you get confused as to which is the right side and wrong side of the frame, the back has three vertical pillars and front has only two.
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---- — HAVERHILL — Police say a 19-year-old Haverhill man was shot multiple times after being dropped off to pick up his belongings from a Freeman Street apartment early Sunday evening.
The man, whose name is not being released at this time, was taken to Lawrence General Hospital for multiple gunshot wounds and was later transferred to a Boston area hospital.
Police said that as of midnight Sunday, the man was listed in critical but stable condition.
Police Deputy Chief Donald Thompson said police were notified at 5:49 p.m. Sunday of a shooting on Freeman Street, which is in the Mount Washington neighborhood.
Officers found the man lying in the street with multiple gun shot wounds in the area of 43 Freeman St. Thompson said the incident is under investigation by Detective Andrea Fogarty. Police asked that anyone with information call her at 978-373-1212, ext 1558.
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As the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced more delays to the Silver Line, the agency that runs Metro says it loses millions each month the new subway line is delayed.
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- Finding Books
- Image & Video Subscribed Database
- Free websites for Images, Videos, DIY
- Using Scanners & Editing Video
- Campus & Local Resources
Finding Books
Searching the catalog for books with images, or for videos & DVDs: Note: Each DVD or VHS tape has a LOCATION & CALL NUMBER. Reserve Media is located behind the Circulation Desk. Leisure DVD's are located in the First Floor Display. Other video recordings can be found in the main collection area of the Second Floor.
Try a keyword search:
pictures AND presidents video AND education
Try variations on the keyword search:
(pictures OR photo* OR illustrat* OR imag*) AND presidents (but this gets some false hits too)
Need technical images? Check the catalog for "HANDBOOKS" (many are e-books)
mechanical AND engineer* AND handbook
Try the "advanced" search
Limit the location to "Hagerty DVD Collection"
Browse recent additions to our "AV list"
Link to new audio visual material list
Image Databases
- Accunet / Associated Press Multimedia Archive (1826-tomorrow) -- ELECTRONIC An International photo archive and graphics database with graphics, maps, illustrations and logos, and an AP Audio Database which contains searchable audio clips dating back to the 1920s. It's the same platform used by the news media to select the top photos for tomorrow's front page story!
- Ad*Access -- ELECTRONIC has images of over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines - from the time period of 1911-1955.
- American History in Video Database -- ELECTRONIC Full of primary source video, old newsreels and documentaries documenting American History, from Alexander Street Press. More content description here.
- ARTstor -- ELECTRONIC a repository of thousands of digital images from museums. It also hosts the tools to actively use those images and; a restricted usage environment that seeks to balance the rights of content providers with the needs and interests of content users. Tech Notes: Browser MUST ALLOW POP-UPS. Flash Player Version 6 or above required. Cookies must be enabled. Web connection = LAN, DSL, ISDN, or Cable. Systems requirements: For PCs: Windows 2000 or Windows XP For Macs: OS I0.2 or I0.3
- "Eyes of the Nation: A Visual History of the United States" is an ARTstor special collection that provides a pictorial overview of American history. It includes: images of prints, posters, maps, manuscript pages, photographs, design, movie stills, and cartoons. Images were selected from the Library of Congress to "show how Americans have viewed themselves, and have been viewed by others." To locate these images in ARTstor, simply perform a basic search along with the phrase, "eyes of the nation." Or browse by choosing "Image Gallery" from the ARTstor start page, then select the collection name.
- Fashion Design research guide -- ELECTRONIC Awesome fashion image sources.
- Simply Map -- ELECTRONIC A web-based mapping application (geographic information system or "GIS") that lets users create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using United States demographic, business, and marketing data. Data sources include the U.S. Census and Census projections. Loading your own data anchored to a common reference point (such as zip code) is possible. I recommend the tutorial or contacting the Ref Desk to get started.
- Animal Anatomy -- WEB Drexel Library's research guide on this topic points to some great websites with images.
- MD Consult -- ELECTRONIC Provides access to over 36 medical texts, articles from more than 46 clinical journals, practice guidelines, drug information, 2,500 patient education handouts, CME, and daily medical updates. Features an "images tab" that is really nice.
- Primal Pictures Anatomy TV -- ELECTRONIC Includes Interactive Functional Anatomy and Complete Human Anatomy -- both are 3D interactive human models.
- STAT!Ref -- ELECTRONIC A medical reference with a searchable electronic library of full-text textbooks, dictionaries, drug information, etc. Features an image search of the e-books portion.
Websites for Images & Videos (besides Google)
- American Libraries Directory of Primary Source Images -- WEB Open-access digital image collections that are part of the "deep Web" - content out of a search engine's reach. In recent years, libraries, archives, and historical societies across the United States have created rich online visual resource collections that include a wealth of subjects and media formats.
- Information Graphics: (thanks to SocialNetworkingLibrarian) http://creately.com/- a great tool for creating online diagrams. http://mind42.com- the best tool for mind mapping. Create them yourself, edit and share with in groups and more. http://www.tagxedo.com/- create word cloud based info-graphics http://visual.ly/- create visually appealing info-graphics and share what you have already created with everyone. http://www.gapminder.org/- explore the world's most important trends. http://www-958.ibm.com/software/data/cognos/manyeyes/- create visualizations or data sets using a variety of options. https://cacoo.com/- create diagrams online with real time collaboration. http://www.mindomo.com/- mind mapping made easy http://charts.hohli.com- create a variety of online charts http://www.sacmeq.org/statplanet/- a visual data and map making application
- Flickr with Creative Commons "copyleft" -- WEB Tens of millions of images contributed by avid amateur and professional photographers. All cleared for academic usage, with attribution. Searching by user-assigned tags is limited; may require more sorting time to find good stuff.
- Gimp Savvy -- WEB Great, quick, no sign-up resource for user content and archived photos, all copyright free.
- morgueFile -- WEB Contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use.
- Springer Images -- WEB Contains free-to-use digital imagery from scholarly sources as a subset of their larger commercial offering from the vast publishing holdings of Springer.
- Stock.XCHNG -- WEB Contains free stock photos for corporate and public use. ** requires a login **
- CandyJar - Hundreds of whimsical video clips put together for VJs by Channel 4 in the UK.
- Internet Archive's Moving Image Archive - Near-unrestricted access to a deep library of free movies, films, and videos, including the special Prelinger Collection from the worlds of government and advertising. http://www.archive.org/details/prelinger
- Lab Science Video Sites: LabAction - Focuses on sharing biological techniques. DnaTube - Encourages scientists to upload videos of their studies, lectures and seminars JoVe - Journal of Visualized Experiments, with stringent publication rules and an editorial panel, sends professional videographers to labs doing interesting work. Footage is edited and approved by the researchers before being posted. SciVee - A reputable virtual place where researchers can trade techniques without the potpourri of topics found on general video-sharing sites
- Open-video.org - A repository of freely available digitized video content for the digital video, multimedia retrieval, digital library, and other research communities - but good content for the casual user as well.
- ResearchChannel.org - Freely available, full length lectures and presentations from a consortium of major research universities.
- AcademicEarth.org - An aggregator of freely available, full length lectures and presentations from all sorts of colleges and universities.
- AdViews A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials Now Available On iTunes Over 1,500 historic TV commercials from the Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History available on iTunes U in a collection called "AdViews." Now with commercials mostly from the 1950s and 1960s, there will be several thousand more available by the end of 2009.
- Floating University.com Subscriber based growing collection of high quality sources such as Yale, Bard etc. with first class to launch in fall 2011: Great Big Ideas, a survey of fourteen major fields delivered by one of its leading minds videos.
- TVEyes.com Great search engine for locating free video clips. Also provides a commercial service for media monitoring of TV & radio real-time (FYI - we don't subscribe).
- Vanderbilt TV News Archive - A deep collection consists of regularly scheduled newscasts from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News since August 5, 1968. Makes all the items in its collection available to the pubic through a loan service. Drexel does not subscribe to the streamed service.
- TeacherTube.com Free videos from a collection more focused on k-12 but much useful undergrad content too. Includes audio clips as well as videos.
- TED.com Free videos from thought leaders on innovative topics oriented toward solving pressing problems in the world. TED holds conferences where presenters compete to give short pitches about their work to an influential audience with winners receiving funding to invest in their ideas. Always inspirational.
- YouTube / Google Video Best all-around services. Requires no introduction.
Using the Library's Scanners & DIY Editing Video
Scanners on the Lower Level of Hagerty Library - There are four new scanners with imaging software available in rooms L13C and L14. Lay your documents on the scanning bed and push the "scan" button on the scanner. The Canon software will guide you the rest of the way. Also - a service to "scan to email" is also available at one copier on the 1st floor of the Library, adjacent to the Reference Area printer - but it only permits emailing to your Drexel email address.
The Hahnemann Library also has two scanners available in the first floor Microcomputer Center. Other scanner locations include Korman Computing Center, and the Faculty Development Center (for Faculty & Staff only) - also in Korman. Call ext. 1224 for more information.
Editing Video Want to use just a clip of something longer that you found? No worries. Open-source video editing tools let you take snapshots and screen captures from whatever you see on your screen. While we don't support it, we recommend the widely used freeware CamStudio. It captures, edits and creates industry standard AVI files that can then be output as low bandwidth SWF files. Check with your college for availability and support for other popular video editing tools such as iMovie (for mac) or Final Cut (mac or pc). Convert formats to iPod format or whatever you need using Vixy . Other Video Editing Webtools (thanks to David Kapuler cited here )
- JayCut- One of the most popular online video editors around. Users of iMovie should feel right at home with this excellent-looking site.
- Stroome- A great collaborative site that allows users to upload video and edit by adding, transitions, effects, audio, etc.
- Drag On Tape- A innovative site that is very easy to use. All a user has to do is search for a video and then drag-and-drop it into the timeline editor. Once a video is dropped into edit mode, a user can add text, crop, etc.
- Pixorial- Is a wonderful site for uploading (or sending in the mail) video that can be stored online and then edited. A user can add an intro, crop, and add audio (stock audio too) to edit their video and then order a DVD or share/embed into a site.
- My Brainshark- Is a very interesting site that offers a lot of features to their users. A user can upload any number of items such as a slideshow, document, or video and then add audio to their project.
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- Overstream- A great site for adding comments and subtitles to a video. Once a video is created it can then be shared online for others to view and rate. Tube Chop- Is an easy way to crop and edit YouTube videos and then share with others.
- Splicd- Similar to Tube Chop for cropping a video by adjusting the start/stop times and sharing with others.
- SnipSnip.It- A site similar to Tube Chop and Splicd for cropping a YouTube video to highlight the important parts.
Streaming your video: Drexel faculty & staff - check out Drexel IRT's "rich media conversion project" for hosting your own or library-acquired videos for your course. For students ... see the YouTube or any of the other free video hosting services
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- Drexel Library Resources Drexel University Archives The University's extensive collection of local historic photos reflecting campus life. Here are some tips on how to use the Drexel Archives. Drexel Library Research Guides for Finding Music, another one for our Drexel photography collection, and a separate one for our Library Audio Visual Collections for DVDs etc.
- Penn Special Libraries - Within its system of thirty or so specialized libraries exist a wealth of graphical resources available for photocopy reproduction or borrowing. Search their catalog using the same keywords mentioned above in the Drexel catalog example. Under reciprocal agreements, Drexel graduate students may obtain a UPenn Library Guest card to borrow books directly from most UPenn libraries. Undergrads may use the EZBorrow inter-library loan feature to have books identified at UPenn delivered to Drexel Libraries - but that involves waiting a few days.
- Free Library of Philadelphia Circulating Picture Collection - located at 20th Street and the Ben Franklin Parkway has millions of photos organized into subject folders that can be borrowed, and is open to the public from 9-5pm. Great for historical images. See their other special collections as well.
- Instructional Media Services - located on the 4th Floor of McAllister, the IMS office features a designer for hire and reproduction services as well as an audiovisual equipment lending collection, so you can capture your own video & images!
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Deputies have made one arrest and have a nationwide manhunt underway for another man in connection with the murder of Tara Sidarovich, a 19-year-old woman who vanished in 2001.
"We have waited and
prayed for this day to come," said Sharon McPhillips, Tara's
Two men who have long been suspects in the case, Phillip Barr and David McMannis, are charged with First Degree Murder.
Sidarovich was reported missing from her home on Westwood Avenue in Punta Gorda in October 2001.
Barr owned a septic system repair company, and he and McMannis were at Sidarovich's home doing work the day she disappeared.
Her skeletal remains were found in July 2002, in a wooded area east of Burnt Store Road in Charlotte County.
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determined she was the victim of a homicide," said Sheriff Bill Cameron, Charlotte County.
McMannis, 39, was captured in Cumberland, Maryland and is awaiting extradition to Charlotte County.
Deputies say the whereabouts of Barr, 43, are not known. He may be in northern New York or Vermont.
Barr has been added to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers' "10 Most Wanted" list. Anyone with information on him can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 780-TIPS. You can remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward.
The sheriff's office hasn't said exactly what led them to make arrests in the case now.
NBC2 interviewed Barr in April, 2002, about three months before Sidarovich's body was found.
At that time, he'd already been served a warrant so deputies could obtain hair and blood samples.
"It's been very stressful. I realize the police are doing their job and they're looking into this, but nonetheless I feel like I've been harassed," he said at the time.
McMannis had already left town, leaving Barr feeling pressured.
"It's outta sight, outta mind. [McMannis is] out of state and I'm still here. That makes it kind of, you know, I seem to be the poster person," Barr said.
With her arm wrapped around her daughters, Sharon McPhillips spoke about the child she lost 11 years ago.
"She liked hanging with friends and with her family, we were a close family," McPhillips said.
Tara's mother hopes he can
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wonderful human being and no one had the right to do what they did to her," she
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Pleasuredome...where life is always sunny
THERE'S snow outside and the temperature is below freezing – but inside a remarkable man-made tropical paradise you just wouldn't know it. Here you are guaranteed sun, sea and sand whatever the weather in the real world.
The luxury Caribbean-style playground, complete with beach, palm trees, sun loungers and sparkling blue water, is 40 miles south of Berlin in Germany.
And while the winters in those parts chill to the bone, beneath the huge steel dome which covers the Tropical Islands Resort it's perpetual summer without a cloud in sight. Built in 2003, the retreat inside a former military aircraft hangar is the size of eight football pitches.
Its metal ceiling soars to 350ft – tall enough to accommodate the Statue of Liberty.
And at 1,200ft long and 690ft wide the complex is big enough to take the Eiffel Tower on its side. This sun-kissed world maintains a balmy temperature of 25C, with special roof panels that allow in ultraviolet light so visitors can get a tan.
According to the retreat's website, the idea is simply "to bring the tropics to Europe" as the complex "combines the best elements of the Asia-Pacific region, Africa and South America".
What's more, the hundreds of thousands of families who flock to the resort can forget all about the hassle of long fl ying times or the prospect of rain or grey skies spoiling their break.
The resort is open round-the-clock, 365 days a year. There are even flamingos and free-flying canaries.
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The main water feature covers 3,000 square metres, making it as big as four Olympic-sized swimming pools, with a water temperature of 28C. The site also houses the world's biggest indoor rainforest, with 50,000 plants of 600 varieties created by a team of international architects and designers to make the environment as authentic as possible.
There are 13 different restaurants and bars for guests who can stay overnight in Tropical Island hotel rooms and enjoy evening shows. The resort is on the site of a former Soviet military base in Krausnick, in what was then East Germany. Day tickets cost about £30 for adults and £24 for children, with space for 6,000 visitors and 500 site workers at any one time.
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An Interview With Alasdair MacleodSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 18:31
Yesterday it was Ambrose Evans Pritchard, today, in this 2nd of a series of London interviews that Lars Schall conducted for Matterhorn Asset Management this summer, Lars has a City of London streetside conversation with Alasdair Macleod right outside the Dutch reform Church in Austin Friars near the Bank of England. Together they talked about, inter alia: the challenges for The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA); China's appetite for gold; the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as THE future player in the gold market; and the problems related to Germany's gold at the New York Fed.
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Arms Trade Treaty: What Is It And Why Does It Matter?Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 18:04
The right to bear arms in the United States has been and continues to be one of the most hotly debated pieces of legislation in our modern era. But, as Nicole Pontius of CamCode notes, the reality is that gun laws and arms regulation is not simply a human rights issue and it certainly does not only affect the U.S. Arms regulation also impacts national security, economic interests, global commerce and foreign policy. As Pontius adds, the latest political solution to help improve international arms regulation is the ATT, or the Arms Trade Treaty. Among a number of potential benefits of the ATT, this treaty would require governments to report all arms sales, thus preventing the sale and transfer of weapons likely to be used in violation of human rights all around the world. We wanted to take a closer look at this important piece of legislation - this infographic answers what it is, who is involved, and why we need it.
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4 Years Until The Next Recession? Not Likely!Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 17:30
David Rosenberg, in one of his recent missives, wrote: "...based on the current trend in the LEI and the level of the diffusion index, history suggests that the next recession is at least four years away." While anything is certainly possible, it is highly unlikely that the current economic environment is supportive of another four years of a "struggle along" economy. Given the artificial supports during recent years, the extreme extension in assets prices, record levels of margin debt and the chase for yield in "junk credits," it is highly possible that the next recessionary decline could be much larger than the historical average.
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Ebola Devastates West Africa: Revenues Down; Markets Not Functioning; Projects Canceled; GDP Plunges 4%Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 17:01
The market, in its infinitely rigged wisdom, has concluded that the worst Ebola outbreak in history is a non-event, even though it has put virtually all of western Africa on indefinite lockdown, and as Reuters reports, is "causing enormous damage to West African economies and draining budgetary resources." In fact the damage from Ebola to Africa is already so acute, it is expected that economic growth in the region will plunge by up to 4 percent as foreign businessmen leave and projects are canceled, according to the African Development Bank president said. Revenues are down, foreign exchange levels are down, markets are not functioning, airlines are not coming in, projects are being canceled, business people have left - that is very, very damaging," African Development Bank (AfDB) chief Donald Kaberuka said in an interview late on Tuesday.
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Saxo Bank CIO Warns "It's Time To Be Defensive... Very Defensive"Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 16:31
"Germany will flirt with recession by Q4 of this year," warns Saxo Bank's Chief Economist Steen Jakobsen, adding that "the US is in worse shape than most people believe." It's important to underline, he notes, that major US investment houses, and certainly every single sales person we talk to, believe US is about to accelerate in growth not slow down. Jakobsen warns though that Q3 could be ok but the real damage will come in Q4 as the lead-lag factor of geopolitical risk, lack of reforms and excess global supply leads to low inflation. His conclusion, "it's time to be defensive... very defensive."
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Confidence In Central Planning Saved With Last Second All Time High RampSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 16:06
Once Europe closed, US equity markets rolled over on what is a new 'lowest-volume-day-of-the-year' led by recent winner Russell 2000. The Dow is now red on the week and the Nasdaq up 11 days in a row. Today was not about stocks though (aside from the close). While CAD saw its best gain in over 2 years, it was US Treasuries (as EUR weakened and Bund yields plunged) that made the flashing red headlines with 30Y back at 15-month lows (at 3.10%) and 10Y -3.5bps at 2.36% as the yield curve flattened even further. 2s30s dropped below 260bps - its flattest since Dec 2012. Un-de-escalation concerns evident in TSYs and credit finally started to bleed into VIX and stocks. Gold, silver, and oil limped higher as US weakened (and copper fell). A desperate buying panic into the close smashing S&P futures to VWAP magically enabled the S&P to close at the confidence-inspiring centrally-planned 'wealth effect' level of 2000.07!!
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Chinese Developers "Destocking" Desperation: Bikini-Clad Model Car Washes, iPhones, & Alibaba DiscountsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 15:33
We have presented numerous examples of the turmoil under the surface of China's unprecedentedly placid GDP headlines but, as The FT reports, the desperation of property developers should be the biggest canary in the coalmine that all is not well. Developers began cutting prices this year but have so far failed to revive flagging volumes and so are increasingly resorting to creative sales tactics to drum up interest. From discounts on Alibaba purchases up to $325,000 to car-washes by bikini-clad models, as "putting full effort into destocking has become the common choice of most developers. They're still not optimistic about the market situation." So why are US investors so upbeat about China's 'recovery'?
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30Y Treasury Yield Plunges To Fresh 15-Month LowsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 15:10
Someone is gonna be wrong...
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CBO Thinks Millions Of Americans Aren't Going To Sign Up For ObamacareSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 14:47
According to government's own projections, the 'universal coverage' provided by the Affordable Care Act will still yield almost 4 million Americans who will prefer to pay an average tax of more than $1,000 to the government for 2016, rather than buying health insurance that year... and the total number of nonelderly uninsured Americans projected for calendar 2016 is some 30 million.
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NATO Canada Has A Message For Russian SoldiersSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 14:22
NATO Canada tweeted: "Geography can be tough. Here's a guide for Russian soldiers who keep getting lost & 'accidentally' entering Ukraine"
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Canadian Dollar Surges Most In 2 Years As "Tax Inversion" Euphoria Hits FXSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 14:06
It appears the Tim Horton's / Burger-King deal has sparked a serious surge in Canadian Dollar demand. CAD is up almost 1% today - its best daily gain since June 2012 - pushing to its highest in a month. We suspect the momentum of the initial "tax inversion" flow merely triggered stops and broke key technical levels (200-day moving average) to extend the move as it seems the 'Canada as an offshore tax-haven meme' is a bit of reach...
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Argentina – Sliding Down A Slippery SlopeSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 13:40
Update: The official and black-market Peso has collapsed further today to new record lows.
It is actually quite sad to watch the continued downfall of Argentina's economy under the inept ministrations of its government. The only good thing that can possibly come from this is that it will set yet another example for others so they may avoid making similar mistakes. Unfortunately the example is being set on the backs of the country's citizens, who are seemingly forced to live from crisis to crisis. Politicians rarely pay the price for their atrocious policies, and we are quite sure Ms. Kirchner and her cronies have feathered their nests in ways the average citizen cannot even dream of (most recently, corruption allegations have caught up with Ms. Kirchner's vice president. Rampant government corruption has long been a hot topic in Argentina under Ms. Kirchner's rule). It is not as though Argentina didn't have great potential. If only politicians would leave its economy alone and stopped inflating the currency into oblivion, the country could easily and quickly regain its former prosperity.
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2nd American ISIS Fighter Killed In Syria, CNN ReportsSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 13:15
The anti-ISIS operation, Naharawan al-Sham, who distributed images of the first American to be killed fighting for ISIS yesterday, has according to CNN announced a second American was killed in battle representing ISIS. So far, neither ISIS (which often comments on death of its "martyrs") or Naharawan al-Sham has released any images or evidence of the second death.
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No Bubble At All: Jessica Alba's Diaper-Delivery Startup Is Valued At $1 Billion, Prepares For IPOSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 12:21
While today even the pundits are aghast at the latest Snapchat valuation round, which according to the WSJ has Kleiner Perkins inject a laughable $20 million into the private-parts photography service, boosting its valuation to a whopping $10 billion in a clear windowdressing mark-up round, up from $800 million a year ago, even as the actual equity invested into the company is a paltry $160 million or under 2% of said valuation, the true indicator of just how bubbly the second coming of the dot com era has become comes courtesy of none other than Jessica Alba's, yes the actress, own startup: a company launched in 2012 and which makes "non-toxic" diapers (as opposed to toxic diapers?), called the Honest Co., has raised $70 million at a valuation just shy of $1 billion in preparation for an IPO.
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Get Back To Work Mr. Hollande; French Jobseekers Surge To Record HighSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 08/27/2014 - 12:08
Despite all the 'promises' French joblessness has risen every month since April 2011... July's jump is the 2nd biggest sinmce April 2013 and at 3.424 million is a fresh record high. One can only hope (though good luck with that) that the new cabinet - same as the old cabinet - will turn things around. With 80% of French people believing that Hollande cannot fix the economy, we suspect things get worse before better...
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Hendricks County Flyer
Patricia L. (Anderson) Moore died Monday of lung cancer. She was 58.
Born July 5, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Leo Anderson and Mary (Wilson) Anderson.
Mrs. Moore enjoyed gardening and reading.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Gary W. Moore; two children, Brook Biasillo (Cosmo) of Camby and Jacob Moore (Rosalie) of Indianapolis; three granddogs; and three grandcats including Izzie the dog and Bob the cat.
A celebration of life will be held 1-5 p.m. Nov. 7 and the memorial service will begin at 5 p.m. in the Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville.
Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Indianapolis.
Online condolences may be shared at www.carlislebranson.com.