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Yes, Google, Steve Jobs reportedly did want to go thermonuclear
It's Google CEO Larry Page in the blue (and red and yellow and blue again and green and red again) corner, and Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson in the correct share of white corner in a battle for the ages -- was Steve Jobs genuinely ticked over Google copying the iPhone for Android, or was that just a lot of sound and fury to rally the Apple faithful?
Page kicked it off with comments in a recent Bloomberg interview:
I think the Android differences were actually for show. [...] I think that served their interests. For a lot of companies, it's useful for them to feel like they have an obvious competitor and to rally around that. I personally believe that it's better to shoot higher. You don't want to be looking at your competitors. You want to be looking at what's possible and how to make the world better.
Using an "enemy" as a way to focus and motivate your troops is an age-old strategy, and it works. Of course, Android had to be looking at its competitors to shift from a BlackBerry and Windows Mobile Standard-style device to an iPhone-style device shortly after January 2007. But Isaacson cries foul on the spin as a whole. Speaking at the Royal Institution, Isaacson said it was a repeat of Microsoft and the Mac UI all over again. And it wasn't just the copying of ideas but the "promiscuous" licensing of those copied ideas to others.
[The Microsoft Windows situation was] almost copied verbatim by Android. And then they licence it around promiscuously. And then Android starts surpassing Apple in market share, and this totally infuriated him. It wasn't a matter of money. He said: 'You can't pay me off, I'm here to destroy you'.
Jobs previous quote read, in part:
I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.
Steve Jobs passed away last year so can't set the record straight, if indeed the record on something like this even needs to be set straight. Tim Cook runs Apple now, so he and his board and his executive team now determine Apple's response to Google and Android. (Hint: He's often said he's in favor of competition, but prefers them to come at Apple with their own innovations.)
It is interesting to hear Page's account, however. If nothing else, it shows what the person currently running Google wants us to think, and maybe that means a better relationship could once again be possible?
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Yes, Google, Steve Jobs reportedly did want to go thermonuclear
You can't use a device that was acquired/developed by the same means to call somebody else a hypocrite. It's like a software pirate getting mad because he got ripped off.
M$, Google, & Apple are all criminals to a certain extent. They have all "stolen" their ideas from each other or from another company.
That's a commonly misunderstood quote. Great artists steal INSPIRATION not IMPLEMENTATION. That may be a fine line, but it's a very important one. The idea of a mouse or GUI are nothing if they aren't implemented in a way that makes them work for an end user.
Apple's singular talent is taking existing technologies and making them mainstream. They did it with the Mac, and they did it with the iPhone.
Henry Ford didn't event the car, he invented a way to make the car for everyone.
Apple didn't invent most of the individual elements that went into the iPhone, but they absolutely invented the iPhone.
I was talking about Larry page
Re: "Tim Cook runs Apple now, so he and his board and his executive team now determine Apple's response to Google and Android. "
And Larry Ellison runs Oracle. Just like he always has. And if there's one guy you don't want to steal technology from, it's Larry Ellison. He isn't just driven to win. He's driven to defeat and destroy his challengers.
That's probably why Oracle and Google didn't settle for a lump sum or a puny Java licensing fee. Ellison wants blood, not money. Google isn't going to weasel their way out of this one.
Anyone who says Android was a copy of IOS has never used Android. There was no copying whatsoever.
So hi guys. I used to work for Apple back in the 80's. I worked under Steve on one project, the Mac Portable.
It was probably the single hardest 18 months of my life because we were constantly pushed to do, be and create more.
There is a fundamental truth being lost on people now because these damned phones have become some sort of cult or worse, religion to people; that truth is: One company does not have to fail for the other to succeed.
Steve understood that competition was good, vital even. We compete to improve ourselves and without something driving you to excel, you never really will. If there was only one smartphone, it would eventually end up like Windows ME. When you're not competing with anyone, you get sloppy, and sloppy is not anything Steve ever wanted Apple to be.
Apple WANTS to compete with other companies; but on a level playing field where everyone brings their own stuff to the party. In my opinion, that's exactly what happened...
I mean, we're taking about a smartphone. How many ways can you really make one of these things look?
Yet, it's not the aesthetics in question here, it's the functionality of the device.
Mac OS was, in part, taken from a wonderful project Xerox was working on. Everyone thinks it was the OS that was stolen when in actuality most of what Apple took away from those meetings was an understanding of the mouse and what a GUI was. Mac OS didn't really look like what Xerox had, but then it did too.
Not much work had been done in windowed operating systems then, so everything sort of looked alike.
Smartphones are in that very same cycle right now.
Did Android steal ideas and concepts from iOS? Of course they did, and denying it simply makes one look blind to the facts; but that's not a bad thing. Stealing an idea? Okay. To further on Rene's comment earlier, gaining inspiration from an invention is one thing. Ford, Chevy, GM... They all make cars, and they're all different, but they're still all the same because it's still a car. So yes, Android did take inspiration from iOS. Did they steal implementation? Yes they did, however those issues were resolved awhile ago and now Android users have that sexy-as-f*ck sliding keyboard thing. I don't even know what it's called, but it's fckin sweet. That wouldn't have happened without competition.
Hate all you want, but the iPhone DID change everything. Suddenly gone were the Palm Pilot hybrids and along came the beautiful tablet touchscreen.
These things are going to continue to evolve and will eventually get to that same separation we see between Windows and OS X today.
It's a phone. How different can you really expect to make it before it seems you're stepping on toes? Parallel development is what they call it. The smartphones we see today were the logical evolution of what had been done and what we see going forward will shape what the matured products will be; and we're starting to see those divisions forming now.
Point is, no one operating system or smartphone is better than the other because it's about the user and what they need. I use an iPhone because it's what I found works best for me right now. Will that change in the future? Almost assuredly.
I will close with what I tell people who try to convince me I'm not seeing the whole Android picture and must be confused somehow.
If any one of these smartphones truly WAS the best, we'd all be using it already. We're different people with different needs, so we all have different phones. I love my iPhone, but my best friend picked Android and I don't care. He's not wrong and neither am I. Neither are you.
Use your phone and enjoy it. Let me do the same.
I honestly dont see why ppl are still arguing over this bs. Some ppl like android devices, some ppl like iOS devices. Both company borrow ideas from each other in one way or another. Both have their pros and cons. No one forcing you to buy one product over another. SO as Michael Allen stated, "Use your phone and enjoy it. Let me do the same."
I agree with Michael Allen above; there are going to be similarities between devices from different companies because of the current evolution of these devices. Multiple companies make TVs and they are basically the same thing with different "tweaks". The thing I don't understand is how Apple/Steve Jobs could scream at Android for stealing ideas when they patent ideas like the slider icon to unlock a device. If that's the case then the Android community should patent the notification center in Android and sue Apple for copying the same idea with an almost exact implementation.
Google is making a lot of Enemies now. Everyone leaving Google Map and started boycott Google. Because of Google already become Evil... Google want to monopoly from Search, Ad, Merchant, Map, Email, Social Network, Browser, Operating System ( Chrome OS & Android ) to Device. Google no more friends but Enemies.
The fact that people are still so worried about this is just ludicrous. Both Iphone and Android are great products, while Iphone caters to one group android caters to another. Apple took ideas and polished them they way they saw fit, and Google did the same. The fact that everyone ( Apple AND Google ) are in this constant patient suing frenzy is sad. If great arrests steal inspiration, then why prevent others from taking an idea Apple/Google had and redefining it? Isn't that What Apple said they did? Now they are preventing it? I understand that need to protect your property, but as long as it is not a clone, and only shares some similarities then what is the problem. If anything, it would force all companies to work harder to make bigger and better devices and products.
I also have owned Android devices from the G1 to the Razzer, and I currently own an Iphone 4s, a macbook pro, and the new Ipad. I also have the Xoom. All of which are great devices


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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday a spate of sexual assault scandals surrounding the military shows enlisted women are "putting up with way too much crap."
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Have you ever watched someone try to cover up gray hair by dyeing it? Or maybe you wonder why your granddad has a full head of silver hair when in old pictures it used to be dark brown? Getting gray, silver, or white hair is a natural part of growing older, and here's why.
Each hair on our heads is made up of two parts:
The root of every strand of hair is surrounded by a tube of tissue under the skin that is called the hair follicle (say: FAHL-ih-kul). Each hair follicle contains a certain number of pigment cells. These pigment cells continuously produce a chemical called melanin (say: MEL-uh-nin) that gives the growing shaft of hair its color of brown, blonde, red, and anything in between.
Melanin is the same stuff that makes our skin's color fair or darker. It also helps determine whether a person will burn or tan in the sun. The dark or light color of someone's hair depends on how much melanin each hair contains.
As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color — like gray, silver, or white — as it grows. As people continue to get older, fewer pigment cells will be around to produce melanin. Eventually, the hair will look completely gray.
People can get gray hair at any age. Some people go gray at a young age — as early as when they are in high school or college — whereas others may be in their 30s or 40s before they see that first gray hair. How early we get gray hair is determined by our genes. This means that most of us will start having gray hairs around the same age that our parents or grandparents first did.
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|Capitol Records commemorates the 65th anniversary of John Lennon's birth with the release of Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon. The double CD set, executively produced by Yoko Ono, will offer the most comprehensive collection of Lennon's hit singles and key album tracks to date - 38 songs in all, with a combined playing time of over two and one-half hours.
Born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940 and assassinated in New York City just over forty years later (December 8, 1980), Lennon rendered a vision of life that was simultaneously reflective, utopian and poignantly realistic. Reflecting his social activism ("Give Peace A Chance," "Power To The People," "Gimme Some Truth," "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World"), idealism ("Imagine," "Mind Games," "Instant Karma!"), his hedonistic "lost weekend," as he called the 18 months he spent separated from Yoko Ono in the early 1970's ("Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out," "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night," the rollicking duet with Elton John that gave him his first #1 single as a solo artist), and the happiness he found in later years as a self-described "househusband," ("(Just Like) Starting Over," "Watching The Wheels," "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)"), Working Class Hero - The Definitive Lennon captures him in all his complexity.
Mastered from the most up-to-date sources, the collection includes material from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), Imagine (1971), Sometime In New York City (1972), Mind Games (1973), Walls and Bridges (1974), Rock 'N' Roll (1975), Double Fantasy (1980), Live In New York City (recorded in 1972, but not released until 1986) as well as numerous singles and tracks from Milk and Honey (1984) and Anthology (1998), the posthumous collections of Lennon's unreleased recordings.
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|Personnel: John Lennon.
|Photographers: Ivor Sharp; Ian MacMillan; Spud Murphy ; Bob Gruen; Peter Fordham.
|Arranger: John Lennon.
|Although 2005's WORKING CLASS HERO: THE DEFINITIVE LENNON covers a lot of familiar ground, including all of John Lennon's best-known hits, it's hard to complain when the material is so amazing. In fact, the most striking thing about this two-disc set is how Lennon continued to produce so many consistently strong tunes in the shadow of all the immortal classics he penned with the Beatles. The truth, however, is that Lennon's solo material is nakedly confessional, honest, and emotionally riveting in a way his Beatles' work seldom was.
|WORKING CLASS HERO represents these qualities admirably by showing Lennon at his most anguished ("Cold Turkey") and reflective ("Watching the Wheels"), alongside moments of pure joy ("(Just Like) Starting Over") and aching poignancy ("Love"). Lennon the outraged rebel ("Gimme Some Truth") is balanced by Lennon the wistful idealist ("Imagine," "Give Peace a Chance"), with the collection hitting all points in between. So while it's not full of surprises or essential material for hardcore Lennon fans who already own his solo albums, this 38-song compilation does offer a well-assembled overview of his finest moments.
Producer: Yoko Ono; Jack Douglas; John Lennon; Phil Spector; Rob Stevens; George Martin; Yoko Ono; Jack Douglas; John Lennon; Phil Spector; Rob Stevens; George Martin
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|Release Date : 10/04/2005
|Original Release Date : 2005
|Catalog ID : 40391
|Label : Capitol
|Number of Discs : 2
|Studio/Live : Studio
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Beach Volleyball Player Smarter Than Senators
USA Today has coverage of congressmen outraged at the news that the U.S. Olympic Team's uniforms for the opening ceremonies of the Summer Games, designed by the American company Ralph Lauren, were manufactured in China:
Leave it to an Olympic athlete to understand the issue better than the politicians:
It's hard to imagine that Mr. Boehner, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Sanders all live their lives without wearing or using anything that is made in China. If they want to appropriate funds to help improve political freedom in China, including the right to organize free labor unions there, I'll be cheering them on. But even with political and labor freedom, wages in less-developed countries will still be lower than wages in First World countries like the United States, and in that case, having some low-skilled labor, like some apparel manufacturing, take place in the low-wage place while the higher-skilled, higher-cost labor, like design and marketing, takes place in America is just classic free-trade, comparative advantage stuff that benefits both nations involved in the trade. The lower cost of the Chinese-made uniforms means that Ralph Lauren has more money to spend advertising on American-made television programs, or that the Olympic Committee has more money to spend on fancy training centers for athletes.
Taking the protectionist approach just invites retaliation. If America just burns the Chinese-made uniforms, as Senator Reid suggests, what does he think the Chinese are going to do to all the KFC restaurants in China, or all the GM cars sold there, or iPhones, or all the many other American products and services and companies that sell to Chinese consumers?
This point about how global free trade benefits both sides is a basic concept taught to freshmen economic students. Adam Smith and David Ricardo understood this stuff more than 200 years ago. The beach volleyball player understands it. Why in the world can't the Republican speaker of the House, the Democratic majority leader of the Senate, and the socialist senator from Vermont understand it?
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Why I Like DRB-Hicom
Why no one is covering DRB-Hicom? I tried looking around and the most recent research report was sometime last year. Is it because Syed Mokhtar is now controlling the company? Maybe, because many research houses just shrug their shoulders when its a Syed Mokhtar company, as they don't know his next move or his strategy for the company. I have been reading some developments recently and think its a good time for me to place my bets on DRB-Hicom. The company has been unfocused and kinda lack a "kingpin directing affairs", you know what I mean. Just look at the following developments over the past few weeks:
Volkswagen AG - DRB-Hicom is believed to be in talks with Volkswagen AG to carry out the assembly of CKD (completely knocked down) VW models at its plant in Pekan, Pahang. Sources said that DRB-Hicom wants to locally assemble VW cars with plans to eventually carry CKD Operations for the Audi brand there as well. However, it is understood that sales of the Audi brand in Malaysia have yet to reach a scale that would make CKD operations for the marque financially viable in the country at the moment. Sources continued that DRB wants to begin with assembly of VW first as the German carmaker has been looking to tap the Asean market where its presence is relatively small.
Double Tracking Project - DRB Hicom has submitted a proposal to construct a double track railway line from Gemas to Johor Baru spanning 250km, sources say. This proposal, which could be valued as much as RM8bn, will rival a bid by privately held Global Rail SB that is teaming up with a Chinese consortium. The Edge understands that DRB Hicom would end up working with MMC Corp, as the cargo carried on the railway track would ultimately pass through PTP.
Defence Hub - Malaysia will be made a hub for the production of defence equipment and parts to be used for the development of the regional defence industry, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. "For this purpose, we will have to take several proactive measures with the cooperation of Asean countries to develop the industry in this region," he said to reporters after launching the 12th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference 2010 (DSA 2010) . However, this will be only an arrangement of cooperation and not involve a defence agreement like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). "We have had meetings with several defence industry players in Asean where they are ready to exchange products and equipment with our country," he said. Indeed the region can opt for specialisation of specific defence product and need not compete against its own Asean member country. "Indonesia is good in manufacturing some military materials that are being used by the United Nations and NATO countries as well. We should have an exchange programme where we could provide the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) here and we take part of their products produced in their country to be used by our armed forces," he said. Malaysia also has several defence equipment in the market whereby a local telecommunication company, with the cooperation of a foreign company, has already produced a defence communication equipment being sold in the region. Ahmad Zahid also said the region need not only be a user market, or a dumping ground for outdated defence equipment. He said several producers from Europe and the US have also agreed to make Malaysia the base for the marketing of their products and were also ready to provide technology transfer. "A meeting was held in Paris last week and this is good development," he said. "I will be discussing this with my counterparts in Asean where I will seek for cooperation so that we are able to develop this region as a producer of defence equipment," he said. With continued efforts, Ahmad Zahid said he was confident that during DSA 2012, 30 percent of defence equipment and parts will be exhibited by local producers. "I also expect not less than 10 percent participation from local players for DSA 2010," he said. Among the companies to participate in DSA 2010 will be AMP Corporation, DRB Hicom, Defence Technologies, Nadi Defence, Composite Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM), SME Ordinance, Tri Level Miltech, System Consultancy Services, Bry Air Industries, WIRA WEB, MFDM Group and WESTSTAR LDV. "Despite an economy that is not favouring the defence and security industry, the participation is still high," he said. In fact, Malaysia should take the opportunity where in 2016 the defence sector expenditure in Asia is expected to rise to 32 percent or US$480 billion of the global defence expenditure.
Financials - DRB-HICOM BHD registered a higher revenue of RM6.10 billion for the financial year ended March 31, 2009 as compared to RM4.01 billion previously. The company recorded higher pre-tax profit of RM774.94 million from RM376.07 million previously.
Pre-tax profit of RM774.94m with a market capitalisation of RM2.3bn??? I like the company as it has the base, the platform and infrastructure to do "a lot of things" (as hinted above). Its way way too cheap at RM1.13. I don't even have a fair value target for DRB-Hicom as it is a moving target, it depends on "when and what" projects will fall to DRB-Hicom. Even if NOTHING eventuates, the company can carry on the way it has and still be considered as "cheap". I rate this a buy and hold kind of stock. I can target RM1.50 over 3 months or even RM1.70 over 12 months if some of the things mentioned above were to eventuate.
It is pointless to even attempt a fair value as there is no benchmark for such a company that is being restructured to be elevated to the next level.
Research houses should seriously consider covering the stock now. I like the stock also as I can see strategic accumulation by serious parties, and the fact that Khazanah still holds a strategic stakes and it looks ripe for some serious "projects in store" for DRB-Hicom to elevate it to the next level. There are no serious contender to rank as a defence-heavy industry-automotive vehicle in our country.
Share Price: RM1.13
Shares: 1.933bn
Market Capitalisation: RM2.33bn
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- solomon said...
The company also owned Bank Muamalat. I think this will be a good recommendation on top of the Defense stories.
This could be your top recovery stock call this year.
- UncleWong said...
The possible deal of VW may sound sweet & i beleive all of us will be quite happy if the plan can be executed.
But in my opinion, the VW deal won't happen as VW had already invested about USD$140m on an assembly plant in indonesia. The touran model shall be the first CKD there but other models will soon follow. Further, most of us still remember the day when proton decided not to partner with them some time ago...
The plan for an Ausi assembly plant may be plausible(just), but as you said, the problem of limited distributorship & popularity may hinder this plan.
Here are some links to support :-
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- Lee said...
So your targetted price will be how much?it seems that DRB Hicom has started to move since early november


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Beginning in 1914, Vishniac spent six years at Shanyavsky Institute (now University) in Moscow. While enrolled there, he served in the Tsarist, Kerensky and Soviet armies. He earned a Ph.D. in zoology and became an assistant professor of biology at the Institute. As a graduate student, he worked with prestigious biologist Nikolai Koltzoff, experimenting with inducing metamorphosis in axolotl, a species of aquatic salamander. While his experiments were a success, Dr. Vishniac was not able to publish a paper detailing his findings due to the chaos in Russia and his results were eventually independently duplicated. In spite of this, he went on to take a three-year course in medicine.
In 1918, the Third Russian Revolution triggered a rise in anti-Semitism that caused Vishniac's immediate family to relocate to Berlin. He followed soon after and married Luta (Leah) Bagg. They had two children, Mara and Wolf. Vishniac worked various jobs in order to support his family. In his spare time, he studied Far Eastern Art at the University of Berlin, researched endocrinology and optics, and took some photography. It was also during this time that Vishniac began his public speaking career by joining the Salamander Club, where he gave lectures on naturalism.
Between 1935 and 1939, as anti-Semitism was growing in Germany, Vishniac traveled to Eastern Europe and took his acclaimed photographs of the culture of poor Jews in mountainous villages and urban ghettos. At first commissioned by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee as part of a fundraising initiative, Vishniac was so affected by the project that he chose to continue it even after the commission was complete. He traveled to the ghettos of Russia, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, and Lithuania for years after he worked for the Committee. Aware of Hitler's mission to exterminate the Jews, Vishniac was intent on preserving the memory of the Jewish people. He also hoped to promote awareness of the atrocities that were occurring in Nazi territories. In late 1938, Vishniac sneaked into Zbaszyn, an internment camp in Germany near the border, where Jews awaited deportment to Poland. After photographing the "filthy barracks" for two days, he escaped. Vishniac then submitted his photographs to the League of Nations as proof of the existence of such camps.
In order to take the more than 16,000 photographs of Eastern European Jewry, Vishniac used a hidden camera, both to avoid charges of spying and because many Orthodox Jews would not have their picture taken. He was arrested eleven times during this time for taking pictures, often because he was thought to be spying. Vishniac managed to preserve 2,000 of these photographs, hidden by himself and his family and smuggled into America by Walter Bierer through Cuba. The surviving photographs would later be showcased as part of one-man shows at Columbia University, the Jewish Museum, the International Center of Photography, as well as at some other institutions.
While visiting Paris in 1940, Vishniac was arrested by the Pétain police for being a "stateless person," and was interned at Camp du Ruchard, a deportation camp in Clichy, France. He stayed there for three months until his wife was able to obtain visas for the family to move to the United States. His parents remained in Europe. Vishniac's mother died from cancer in 1941 and his father spent the war in hiding in France. Vishniac sewed some of his negatives into his clothing when he came to America, but his father hid the bulk of the surviving negatives with him in France.
In 1940,Vishniac settled in New York City with his family. He spoke German, Russian, and Yiddish, but no English and found it difficult to find employment. Vishniac took some portraits for mostly foreign clients, but generally struggled to find work. It was during this time that Vishniac took his celebrated portrait of Albert Einstein. In 1943, his work on Eastern European Jewry was exhibited at Teacher's College, Columbia University. Vishniac hoped to promote awareness of the plight of Eastern European Jews, and even wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt, then First Lady, to request she visit his exhibit.
In 1946, Vishniac divorced Luta and a year later married Edith Ernst, an old family friend. A few years later, he gave up portraiture and went on to do freelance work in the field of photomicroscopy. In 1947, A Vanished World was published, one of the first pictorial documentations of Jewish culture in Eastern Europe during that time period. Ten years later, Vishniac was appointed to be research associate at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and in 1961 became a professor of biological education. He later became "Chevron Professor of Creativity" at Pratt Institute. Vishniac also taught Oriental and Russian art, general philosophy and religion in science, specifically focusing on Jewish topics, ecology, numismatics, photography, and general science at City University of New York, Case Western Reserve University, and several other institutions.
Vishniac was the project director and filmmaker for the Living Biology series sponsored by the National Science Foundation, which consisted of seven films focused on cell biology, organs and systems, embryology, evolution, genetics, ecology, botany, the animal world, and the microbial world. He was a pioneer in time-lapse cinematography and light-interruption photography and in the color photomicroscopy of living organisms. Vishniac's main area of research was in marine microbiology, the physiology of ciliates, and circulation systems in unicellular plants. He hypothesized that the first living organisms were muticellular structures that emerged at many different times and places by varying biochemical pathways. In 1971, Building Blocks of Life was published, documenting Vishniac's color microphotographs of proteins, vitamins, and hormones.
Vishniac received the Memorial Award of the American Society of Magazine Photographers in 1956 and was the winner of the visual arts category of awards of the Jewish Book Council in 1984. His photograph, The Only Flowers of her Youth, was acknowledged as "most impressive" by the International Photographic Exhibition in 1952 and he received the Grand Prize of Art in Photography from the New York Coliseum. Vishniac also received Honorary Doctoral degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design, Columbia College of Art, and the California College of Art. When he died of colon cancer on January 22, 1990, his collection of artifacts included a 14th-century Buddha, Chinese tapestries, Japanese swords, various antique microscopes, valued old maps and venerable books.
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UTSA sociology honor society raises $1,057 for local refugee children
By Kevin Femmel
Student Writer, Office of University Communications
(Oct. 24, 2012) -- Over the summer, the UTSA chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta Alpha Xi, a sociology honor society, raised $1,057 for refugee children in need of basic supplies for the school year. They teamed up with Northside Independent School District Elementary Specialist Marci Barrientos to raise funds to purchase clothing and other items for refugee students at local elementary schools such as Colonies North and Glen Oaks.
Money was raised through online donations from fellow students, faculty, family and friends during the second summer session. Ultimately, the $1,057 raised led to the purchase of 105 pairs of pants, 18 belts, 115 shirts, 29 packages of socks, 48 packages of underwear, 75 tooth brushes and 75 tubes of toothpaste.
On Friday, Oct. 12, the honors organization delivered the items to the principals and children at Colonies North Elementary.
Colonies North is home to a large number of refugee children who have a hard time acquiring clothes and other supplies for school. Colonies North Principal Kris Cotton was pleased with the results of the Alpha Kappa Delta fundraising saying, "It was a wonderful fund raiser. Our ESL students will greatly appreciate the new clothes."
"Many of the children live in apartments where quarters are needed to wash their clothing. They don't have many clothes, and sometimes they may need to wear clothes that are dirty to school," said Cotton.
She noted that if they notice a trend in the children's clothing being dirty, they will "give the students other clothes to wear while we wash their clothes." Colonies North has a washer and dryer on campus that can be used to accommodate the refugee students, as needed.
More than 5,000 refugees currently reside in San Antonio. Refugee children have been relocated in San Antonio from countries including Iraq, Burundi, Nepal and Myanmar. In order to be given asylum and classified as refugees, these families had to leave their home countries and then prove that they feared for their lives and were under persecution.
Raquel Marquez, professor in the UTSA Department of Sociology praised the efforts of Alpha Kappa Delta-Alpha Xi students in raising money for the refugees.
"We're very proud of our students; they really took this request seriously," said Marquez. "They spent the whole summer fundraising."
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January 22, 2007 4:12 PM PST
SpiralFrog loses CEO, other executives
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SpiralFrog inks music deal with UniversalAugust 29, 2006
Robin Kent, the former CEO of advertising agency Universal McCann Worldwide, was ousted the day after Christmas at the conclusion of a company board meeting, according to three former SpiralFrog executives who requested anonymity.
What ensued was a widening of the fracture in the company's leadership. Three directors with strong music-industry ties resigned almost immediately after Kent's departure, sources said. In the days following, more directors walked out as well at least six members of SpiralFrog's senior executive team, including the chief marketing, strategy and operating officers, sources said.
Reached by telephone at his home Monday night, Kent declined to comment.
A woman answering the phone number for SpiralFrog's New York headquarters on Monday said the company was no longer at that location and could not be reached by phone. She said the best way to reach SpiralFrog employees was via e-mail. Requests for interviews with several people still listed as employees on SpiralFrog's site were not returned.
The executive shuffle at SpiralFrog is a sudden change of fate for a company that generated a lot of attention last summer by announcing that songs at the online music store would be given away for free. While most music download sites make money by selling subscriptions or individual songs, SpiralFrog planned to sell advertisements that would be shown to users as they downloaded songs.
The privately held SpiralFrog wasn't the first to try this business model, but what was different about the start-up was that it could boast a powerhouse partner. The company said that when the music store launched--rollout was expected by the end of last year--customers would find songs from Universal Music Group, a label featuring artists such as Gwen Stefani and Eminem.
But December came and went without any such launch. Also missing were any follow-up announcements saying other top labels had signed on.
"I haven't seen anybody else sign on other than Universal," said Mike McGuire, an analyst with research firm Gartner. "One of the things you must have when you're challenging Apple or the other sites is that you've got to have all the content."
SpiralFrog, funded by two London-based banks, is going ahead with plans to launch the site sometime next month, according to the sources. Joe Mohen, SpiralFrog's founder, is now steering operations and has already replaced some of those executives who have left.
Steve Mayall, a music consultant and the first to write about Kent's departure, said he fears SpiralFrog's troubles will hurt other companies in the music sector relying on ad-supported business models. He said that despite SpiralFrog's notoriety, the company may not have had the strongest business model.
"(SpiralFrog's executive turmoil) suggests there are no legs to the idea of ad-supported music," said Mayall, who operates the blog Music Ally. "If the company that shouts the loudest can't make a go of it, then some might suspect the rest of the companies involved can't make a go of it either. That's not true. I believe there is great potential here."
Mayall said that Kent was supposed to appear with him at the MidemNet conference on Sunday, but Mayall was informed on Saturday that Kent was no longer with SpiralFrog.
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- What's up with Spiralfrog???
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Subscription book review site launched
June 20, 2012 | 9:32 am
By Paul Biba
From an article in paidContent:
Media Source, the company behind review publications like Library Journal, School Library Journal and Horn Book, is launching a subscription-based site, BookVerdict.com, that aggregates over 300,000 reviews from its publications.
The site is aimed at book-buying librarians, though anyone can subscribe. It includes over 20 years of reviews, including starred reviews, "best" lists and Junior Library Guild selections. "This website extends the value of our reviews beyond print, offering librarians one highly functional yet agile tool to support collection development efforts, while bringing online access to professional reviews of books and media to avid readers everywhere," says Ian Singer, group publisher for Library Journal, School Library Journal and The Horn Book.
More info, including subscription rates, in the article.


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"We engage the community and raise funds to support the library."
This is the FFL's new mission statement as decided by the Friends Board during the 2015 strategic planning meeting.
"We engage the community and raise funds to support the library."
This is the FFL's new mission statement as decided by the Friends Board during the 2015 strategic planning meeting.
Test your courage at the Ferndale Reads Fear Factor, inspired by the Ferndale Reads 2015 selection Bird Box. You could win a free copy of the book, if you are brave enough! *cue evil laughter*
Thanks to donations from FFL members and fundraising volunteers, the FFL was able to give $1,400 to the children's learning area for safe, wipe down-able, young childrens' toys. These toys were specifically selected because they intrigue developing minds and encourage exploration.
Please join us at 1:00pm this Saturday, January 17 in the youth section of the Ferndale Area District Library for the grand opening.
Jeff Milo of the Ferndale Public Library wrote this wonderful press release praising the work the Friends of the Ferndale Public Library has done. Thank you Jeff!
Link to PDF: NationalFriendsofLibrariesWeekPR
Each ticket is $20. Tickets are available for purchase at the Ferndale Public Library circulation desk during normal library hours, and from select Friends of the Ferndale Library board members.
Next Tuesday, July 29 from 4 – 9 pm, the WAB will donate 15% of your bill to support the Ferndale Library.
All you have to do is mention "Friends of the Ferndale Library to your server. It's no extra cost to you, and it helps the FFL a lot.
Your membership dues and donations allowed the FFL to donate $8,000 to the Ferndale Public Library this year.
Got books to donate? The library will take them this Saturday June 7, from 10am – 1pm! Drive up and drop off in the East parking lot.
Please no:
Text books
Computer guides
Health books
Anything that is dirty, water-stained, musty, moldy, or radioactive.
It is with deep regret that the Friends of the Ferndale Library cancels the Pride Prom which was to kick-off Ferndale Pride on May 30. A special thank you to all those that bought advanced tickets. Your show of support for the Ferndale Library and for Ferndale Pride means the world to us. Your payment was refunded shortly after this statement was released. Another special thank you from the FFL to local businesses who donated generously to help keep the Ferndale Library a media and community center: Blumz, The Woodward Avenue Brewery, Pinwheel Bakery, Jimmy Johns, and Treat Dreams.
If you are interested in helping the library consider an inexpensive $20 membership to the Friends of the Ferndale Library. The FFL is a non-profit which supports, fundraises for, and raises awareness for the Ferndale Public Library. Money we raise is gifted to the library to buy media, host events, and for day-to-day operations. For a one year, non-renewing membership, please visit http://ferndalefriends.org/join-us/
The decision to cancel was made due to lack of advanced ticket sales. The advanced ticket sales goal was not met, and rather than risk the event being something that guests would not enjoy, the money intended for the prom will be used to help the library with its recently announced budget deficit.
Look forward to fun events this summer at the Ferndale Public Library which will continue to enrich our vibrant community.
This Friday and Saturday, May 2 & 3, from 9pm-Midnight, we need volunteers to act as bartenders, sell t-shirts, work the door and help setup and clean up. If you can volunteer, please click on the VolunteerSPot.com link below to register. You'\ will have a great time while listening to some great music and supporting a great library!
Please click here to sign up!
If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Farrah at 248-227-3270.
FERNDALE, Mich. (Feb. 5, 2013)–The Ferndale Public Library's monthly rock-centric concert series, First Stop Friday, will feature all emerging female musicians at its Mar. 7 show. The Heaven & Hell Cotillion, a gothic do-wop quartet with old country influences and Juniper Baby, a space folk trio out of Ypsilanti will each play a set.
As always, First Stop Friday shows are free, begin at 7pm and are open to all ages.
For more information about The Heaven & Hell Cotillion: https://www.facebook.com/theheavenandhellcotillion
For more information about Juniper Baby: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Juniper-Baby/133462460032939
Or check out the event Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/642581409133401/
Make the library the first stop of your music-filled weekend! Every first Friday of the month, catch two great local bands for free!
The Ferndale Public Library is pleased will host a variety of programs about The Affordable Care Act throughout November and December. The library has partnered with different organizations who will help you understand and even navigate the Insurance Marketplace.
On Nov. 6, 2013 at 6:30 pm, FernCare Free Clinic and MICHUHCAN Chairperson Marge Mitchell will present comment/question session on the Affordable Care Act – Michigan. This presentation is designed for people who are curious, as well as people who are interested in enrolling in either the Insurance Exchange or the enhanced Medicaid program.
Throughout November, the library will host Certified Application Counselors from Advantage Health Centers. The Certified Application Counselors will assist community members with the Insurance Marketplace application process. They will be in the library's community room on Nov. 13, 2013 from 1:00 – 5:00 pm and on Nov. 22, 2013 from 12:00 – 4:00 pm. This is a walk-in program. No registration will be taken.
Then on Dec. 4, 2013 the Department of Insurance and Financial Services will present The New Health Care Law: What it Means for You. This program will expand on the Affordable Care Act, shedding light on what this means for people today and how it will affect health coverage in the future. More information will also be provided about the Health Insurance Marketplace. Please register for this program with the reference desk, in person or over the phone at 248-546-2504 ex. 3.
June Axelrad, a volunteer who runs the Ferndale Public Library's Friends' Bookstore will be honored as a Distinguished Volunteer at the upcoming Annual National Philanthropy Day (NPD) Dinner, Wed., Nov. 13, 2013. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater Detroit Chapter will host the dinner which recognizes advocates, leaders, and mentors whose passion for their respective causes inspires philanthropic action and community involvement in southeast Michigan.
June Axelrad is best described as "enthusiastic." June sorts through all of the book donations received, keeps the bookstore organized, and make the schedule for all the other volunteers. "She is always there when she is needed, and is every bit as reliable and dependable as an employee." says Ferndale Library Director, Jessica Keyser, of June. "She's part of our library family."
The money raised in the bookstore pays for library programs and materials. The entire Ferndale community benefits from the work of June Axelrad.
Join us in thanking June for her contributions to our community at the AFP Greater Detroit Chapter NPD Dinner on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. To purchase your tickets for NPD and learn more about the AFP Greater Detroit Chapter, visit www.afpdet.org. Every November, NPD is observed by 200+ AFP chapters across the country to recognize the contributions of philanthropy and volunteerism of those people active in local nonprofits. The event is presented by Crain's Detroit Business.
It's the moment Ferndale readers have been waiting for. Ferndale Public Library has chosen the book for its 5th annual community-wide reading event, Ferndale Reads. The book, Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg is also this year's selection for The Great Michigan Read. Ferndale Reads will start in March 2014, with a kick-off event. This year, the events will be spread throughout March, April and May, concluding with a speaking engagement with the author at The Rust Belt Market, which marks the end of his state-wide tour.
For more information, contact:
Darlene Hellenberg
Project Coordinator, Ferndale Public Library
The Great Michigan Read is presented by the Michigan Humanities Council with support from Meijer and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Saturday, October 26, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ferndale Public Library
222 E. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale, MI 48220
Phone: 248-546-2504
All Ages for Free
Are you ready for a trip down the yellow brick road? Ferndale Public Library is gearing up for their annual Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct. 26, and they're inviting kids of all ages to join in the fun! This year's celebration takes inspiration from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. "We want to celebrate children's literature by bringing some of the classics to life. We've got big surprises in store for our trick-or-treaters," said Jillean McCommons, Head of Youth Services. The event is free and costumes are encouraged. Families may drop in anytime between 7-8 pm.
The library will be collecting candy donations for this event beginning Monday, September 30. If you would like to donate, please bring your bags of individually wrapped candy to the Children's Desk.
Ferndale Public Library promotes lifelong learning and personal development for diverse audiences of all ages by providing collections and services that educate, inform, enrich, and entertain. The Library supports civic engagement and serves as a public commons where a diverse Ferndale community connects and shares ideas. It is dedicated to the principles of intellectual freedom and community service. Contact the Library: 248-546-2504 Visit:http://ferndalepubliclibrary.
Friday, November 1, 7pm
Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Sun Opener
Ferndale Public Library
222 E. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale, MI 48220
All Ages
The Ferndale Public Library's monthly rock-centric concert series, First Stop Friday, is going strong. After three years of bringing the noise to the library, the future looks brighter, and louder than ever. This month showcases experimental ambient electronic band Sea Turtle Restoration Project and new minimalist ambient project Sun Opener who will perform at the library on Fri. Nov. 1 at 7 pm. The show is free and open to all ages. Visit the Facebook event for more details:https://www.facebook.com/
"The Spirit Hunter and The Skeptic"
October 29th – 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
At the Ferndale Public Library
Contact: Darlene Hellenberg
248-546-2504 ex. 3 or 248-547-6008
Do you believe in ghosts or are you a steadfast skeptic? Those fascinated with the Hereafter and those focused on the Here and Now can have a lively discussion about paranormal phenomena at the Ferndale Public Library this Halloween season. Are the spirits of the undead whispering behind you at the dinner table or is there a scientific explanation for the chill you always feel when you walk into your upstairs bathroom?
Investigative journalist Sandy Lyons and environmental analyst Robert Elmouchi present "The Spirit Hunter and The Skeptic," a point/counter-point dual-speaker presentation featuring tales of ghosts and hauntings posed with alternate scientific explanations of the paranormal.
Lyons wrote Michigan's Most Haunted: A Ghostly Guide to the Great Lakes State, after growing up fascinated with our state's historic ghost stories and seeing the need for reports of more recent occurrences at popular/accessible locales such as hotels and restaurants. The Troy-based author, mother and figure-skating coach, also wrote Coloardo's Most Haunted.
Elmouchi, working for the Department of Environmental Quality, has conducted hundreds of investigations analyzing environmental quality standards. Noticing increasing popularity of paranormal TV shows (like GhostHunters), he considered the public's growing desire for an authentic scientific investigation of alleged paranormal activity. He founded the Paranormal Investigators Group in 2010 to shed light upon unexplained phenomena using the scientific method.
True believers, skeptics, and everyone in between is invited to The Ferndale Public Library to witness this spirited debate. The point/counter-point presentation will be hosted in the Library's Community Room.
August 12, 2013
1. 7:05 pm, meeting called to order. Welcome and Introductions. Members present: Katy Balcer, Laurinda Ross, Jane Axelrad, Monique Herzig, Beth O'Donnell, Ed Burns, Kelly Farrah.
2. Library Board Liaison Report. Mentioned at the Board meeting that the FFL is looking for a Volunteer coordinator.
3. Library Staff Report. No report
a) BLSIA (Best Small Library in America) Award – FFL input: applying in 2014.
b) Ed Burns thanks those who attended the August 3rd Library benefit concert at Loving Touch. Some wish list items were purchased. Event made over $800 profit.
4. Officer & Committee Reports
Joining the Friends of the Michigan Libraries was brought up again; Ed will look for this paperwork/documentation.
Treasurer is working at a cumulative / complete view of FFL finances to compare year by year.
Book Store Chair asked for $20 petty cash to buy supplies such as Kleenex, hand sanitizer, etc. Agreed that this cash can be taken from the bookstore funds and receipt included.
Reports that getting money out of Paypal is still not completed. ($500/month remains the max.) Motion proposed by President to let a max of $500 to sit in checking and keep rest in savings. Motion carried.
Consideration to give annual or semiannual donation to the Library soon so that that less is sitting in the FFL coffers.
Monthly book organization orientation would be an efficient way to train several volunteers at one time.
Contact the Friends to volunteer (firstname.lastname@example.com).
DIY Festival: DIY Book Sale (Sat. Sept 14) brought up by President. Footprint of DIY fest has expanded. Citizens for a Fair Ferndale (CFF) will also be using space in front of the Library (9 mile). Booksale still planned to be on this side of the library (assumed there will be enough space). Set-up to begin at 10:30 am, sale 11-4. Board members will cover shifts for the sale. Cash drawer needed for event (small bills).
COSTUME EXCHANGE: Chamber of Commerce has a space (exact amount of space unknown, TBD) for us at the event. "Hilton Road Festival" to be Detroit Curling Club in Ferndale. Plan should be formed in Sept. to collect costumes.
MURDER MYSTERY PARTY: 2+ months out. Dates still being considered. Call for meeting next week (week of August 18).
Ed Burns mentioned a haunted house business in Hazel Park – perhaps inquire about use on a weeknight when the house is not being used, the space can be used for the murder mystery party.
5. Action Items
6. Other issues: donor wall: designs still being considered.
7. Adjourned at 8:06 PM.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday, September 9, 2013, 7:00pm
July 8, 2013
1. 7:06 pm, meeting called to order. Welcome and Introductions. Members present: Ed Burns, Beth O'Connor, Katy Balcer, Jessica Keyser, Jenny Hegearty, Kelly Farrah.
2. Library Board Liaison Report. None: not present.
3. Library Staff Report.
a) A program called "Monthly Ultimate Staff Warrior" has been going on at FPL for a few months. Award based on peer nominations and a selection process. $10 gift card awarded as prize, it was asked: may FFL funds be used? Would be a total of $120 /year. Was decided "yes."
b) Jeff and Jordan from FPL staff have planned a benefit concert for the FPL to fundraise. Will be 8-3-13, 4 bands to play at the Loving Touch. Admission $5 at door. The Friends may have a table there to recruit.
c) Collections Wish List Notebooks: Still in progress, per staff. Goal to complete by 8/3 to have in place for benefit concert.
d) BSLIA (Best Small Library in America) Award: A multi-generational volunteer program is a goal for the application for the BSLIA Award. This started with / may start with FFL Bookstore volunteers, teens through senior citizens. President of FFL will talk with Bookstore Chair re: this goal.
e) Amazon Wish List in progress for collection growth and development. FFL Bookstore sales (via Amazon) plan is also in progress.
4. Officer & Committee Reports
● President: no report.
● Vice President: FFL presented checks (from the profits of the Books and Roses and MetroTimes Blowout events) to the FPL on June 24 at the Ferndale City Council meeting. Potential plan to ask city to make Books and Roses weekend in April an official recognized day/event. The thank-you picnic for Books and Roses benefactors has had trouble finding a workable date. Discussed alternate venues other than Geary Park Pavilion.
● Secretary: notes from the June FPL meeting accepted into record.
● Treasurer: no report due to absence, but President shared budget. Also, got 2 checks to FPL (Books and Roses and MetroTimes Blowout profits). Regarding using PayPal, maximum transfer allowed is $500 per month, so will move $ out gradually until all $ is out of PayPal into FPL's bank acct. Goal is to have FPL checking acct. balance no more than $500, and the rest in savings to earn more interest. President to talk to Treasurer about a tax obligation.
● Membership: no report due to absence.
● Book Store: no report due to absence. Discussion regarding Book Store: store is once again open to donations. Book sale July 8 and 9 (bag sale). Ed advertised it on "Booksale Finder."
● Special Events:
DIY Festival: use Friends canopy for Saturday book sale (9/14).
Possible event in the Library the Sunday of DIY weekend (9/15).
Digital printmaking event a possibility – a joint project with Oakland University.
COSTUME EXCHANGE at Hilton Road Festival Oct 12: Need to talk to Chamber of Commerce. Perhaps can use canopy to hang costumes.
MURDER MYSTERY PARTY: Beth O. and Jenny H. to schedule meeting to get planning. Tues July 16 at 7 pm is a possibility.
● Public Relations: no report due to PR chair transitioning to Secretary as of this meeting.
5. Action Items
● FFL Strategic Plan: live issue: Volunteer Requests & Need for Volunteer Coordinator.
● Possible sale (water) during Dream Cruise – decided against doing this.
6. Other issues
• Recognition wall: Library Board still owns this issues, somewhat on pause due to personal issues. A few concepts are live right now, artistic plans and searching for a vendor and cost bids. Levels of donation possible, and services/ levels to be recognized still need to be determined.
7. Adjourned at 8:00 PM.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday, August 12, 2013, 7:00pm
June 10, 2013
1. Welcome and Introductions. Members present: Laurinda, Cassie S., Ed Burns, Beth O., Jean, Monique H., Katy B., Jessica K., Anne Y., Jenny H., Kelly F.
2. Recap of Last Meeting (5/13/13). Wish list, $500 from blowout to spend on music collection, DIY and Dream Cruise coming up, The FPL would like to sell books on amazon- need an account and a square.
3. Library Board Liaison Report. notes: FPL is looking for grant writing support. Re: presentation to City Council to present check for Books and Roses profits. Appt. must be made to appear on agenda June 24th at City Council from friends to the board rep Pat Dengate. Jenny may present. Let Eli and Noria know.
4. Library Staff Report. notes: FPL would like to apply for the Best Small Library in America. Application due in November.
5. Officer & Committee Reports
● President
● Vice President. notes: talking about an appreciation event at Geary Park.
● Secretary- minutes approved.
● Treasurer. see report.
- Amazon Account. notes: Have Ed review info.
● Membership. notes: membership renewal policy needs to be formalized. A letter needs to go out asking for renewals.
● Book Store
- Donation Handling Procedures and Volunteers. notes: we are declining donations for now.
● Special Events. notes: see info below about Fall FFL Events.
● Public Relations
6. Action Items
● Recent Event Proceeds
● Fall FFL Events. notes: We will do a book sale at DIY fest. Costume sale early October- clothing racks needed. Hilton Fall Fest 10/5/13- should we do something for this event? Jessica will check about a booth.
● Ideas for Purchase (Electronic Marquee, Other)
● FFL Strategic Plan
- Volunteer Requests & Need for Volunteer Coordinator
● Other. notes: volunteer coordinator needed. Julie Updyke? Adrianna on the board?
7. Adjourn at 8:49 PM.
Next Regular Meeting: Monday, July 8th 2013, 7:00pm
The 2013 Book Club Reading List for July through November has been posted to the Book Club page. Click here to view.


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