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By PHILIP J. HILTS
Published: March 31, 1998
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30— There was a wake here on Friday, and more than 200 mourners gathered to mark the passing and celebrate, not a person, but an unusual building. The mourners were mostly scientists who had worked in the building, ''the plywood palace,'' as it has been called for 50 years, a building that was midwife to a great array of discoveries in fields as varied as radar and frog vision.
The ramshackle structure, which stands amid a sea of glass and concrete buildings on Vassar Street at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was built quickly during World War II and was only intended to last ''to the end of the war plus six months.'' It has always been known simply as ''Building 20.''
Its nondescript name and appearance give no clue to its importance to science. In America, one physicist explained, there are two prominent shrines of the triumph of science during the war: One is the desert installation at Los Alamos, N.M., where the atomic bomb was born; the other is the plywood building where radar was invented. (''Radar won the war, and the atom bomb ended it,'' as one Building 20 old-timer put it). Los Alamos remains, but by this time next year, Building 20 will be gone.
The scientists traveled from around the country to attend the wake, and they all insisted that this building was not just about the war and radar, but was a true altar of creativity.
Among the formal achievements of those who worked in Building 20 were the creation of radar, the construction of the world's first atomic clock and the start of the modern school of linguistics under the impetus of Noam Chomsky. One of the earliest atomic particle accelerators was built there, Amar Bose reinvented the speaker there, and Harold Edgerton, the master of stop-action photography, set up his strobes and cameras in this space to photograph a bullet shot through an apple.
It was not just an accident of history; the building itself, they said, had something to do with discovery. It had plywood walls and ceilings, so scientists could easily punch through their boundaries, without permission. And they did. Down the halls of the building, just overhead, ran exposed pipes and wires. No one said they could not tap into these to borrow water, electricity and telephone connections, so they did.
The building's windows never fit, and would sometimes fall out in stiff winds. The place was hot in the summer, cold in winter and drafty all the time. Soot blew in from the city, and rain poured in through the roof leaks. And there was always the noise, the strange, unfiltered sounds of everyone else's work.
The building was supersecret and secure for military reasons, of course, with a barbed-wire fence around it. But then, too, there was the student in a nearby dorm who wandered in one night through the open back door, and came back day after day to use the great equipment he found there.
Prof. Emeritus Jerome A. Lettvin, who joined the circus in Building 20 in 1954, told a typical story.
''I was a shrink,'' Dr. Lettvin said, ''but I wanted to study the electrical properties of neurons, so I ended up in the department of electrical engineering.''
Along with two other luminaries of neurophysiology of the time, Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts, also in Building 20, Dr. Lettvin wrote one of the more famous papers among those at the root of the new cognitive sciences, one called ''What the frog's eye tells the frog's brain.''
That paper marked a watershed in how how scientists thought about the organization of the nervous system. At least in the frog, the nervous system was not a lot of wires topped by a great processor, as expected. Rather, some ''thinking'' occurred at the level of the nerves in the retina long before reaching the brain.
One of the legendary figures who haunted the halls of Building 20 was Manuel Cerillo, a mathematician. ''He was, to my mind, one of the greatest estheticians since Pythagoras,'' Dr. Lettvin said. ''Among other things, he proved you could get stereo sound from monaural records. I wouldn't have believed it, but I heard it myself.''
''We were working late one night, at 2 A.M.,'' Dr. Lettvin said. He and his colleagues were trying to measure the electronic ''noise'' in nerve contacts. The actual noise of the building made such measurements impossible in the daytime.
''So it was late at night,'' Dr. Lettvin said. ''Suddenly, there came a huge burst of sound from below us. Enough to rattle the windows. It was ''Pictures at an Exhibition'' by Mussorgsky. It stopped, and then it played again at maximum volume. Three times that night. It was weird, but we went back to work.
''The next night it was repeated, and the next. So finally Brad Howland, Walter Pitts and I were overcome by curiosity, and we went downstairs and knocked on the door. It opened and there was this figure Manuel Cerillo, who looked like an Aztec, hollering, 'What do you want?'
''He was sitting in the center of a circle of 30 amplifiers and 30 speakers, and the heat was very intense -- those were the days of tube amplifiers that produced great heat. Manuel explained to us that he had made a discovery, and he sat Walter Pitts in the middle of the circle of speakers, turned them on and showed him.''


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For a few months now MTV has been teasing us with a trailer for its newest original TV film, ŌĆ£The Truth BelowŌĆØ. Tonight, it finally premired and I am here to give you my opinion on this new MTV flick.
The movie stars Nick Thurson (Dante), Gillian Zinser (Jenna), Ricky Mabe (Liam), and Reid Ewing (Ethan) as four college freshman who are just wrapping up a spring break snow boarding trip. As they head home from what appears to have been a fun vacation, they are pulled over by the local police who warn them they need to pull over and put chains on their tires due to icy conditions on the roads. When they stop at a gas station, Ethan (who is channeling a very creepy Adrian Grenier look to him), reveals that he forgot them and they should just head on without them. As they begin driving, they skid off the side of the road and are soon buried by an avalanche. When they wake up, after a surprisingly brief panic and assessing their injuries from the crash, they decide (once again at the suggestion of Ethan) to play ŌĆ£the truth gameŌĆØ as they bide their time waiting for rescue since Liam is sure his mother will become worried when he doesnŌĆÖt arrive home that evening. And that, ladies and gents, is the basic gist of this movie.
From here, the movie gets kind of predictable and surprisingly morbid! The friends begin sharing their deepest, darkest secrets, soon realizing they know very little about each other. Ethan shares he used to fantasize about his sister, Liam reveals he is a virgin, Jenna was expelled from high school for fighting a bully and that it soon began spreading around the school that she had an affair with a teacher (which she did), while Dante shares very little because his biggest secret is that he is in love with Jenna.
If you missed tonightŌĆÖs premier and intend on seeing this movie for yourself, turn back now. Normally, I would refrain from spoiling movies, but I found ŌĆ£The Truth BelowŌĆØ to be so simple of a film that it is kind of hard to talk about it without talking about the utterly screwed up situations these kids up themselves in. So, ya know, spoiler alert from here on out.
After they get all their secrets out (or in DanteŌĆÖs case, lack of sharing), Jenna offers to have sex with Liam in the car, seemingly with an undertone to get under DanteŌĆÖs skin, which she does. This pisses Dante off beyond belief, and he soon confesses he is in love with Jenna and is shocked that the mild-mannered Liam would do that to him. Jenna seems surprised by DanteŌĆÖs feelings for her, even though she seemed to have knowingly prodded this out of him by having sex with poor Liam. The excitement from the argument causes Liam to have a severe asthma attack, and they begin frantically searching the car for his backup inhaler. The evil Ethan is the first to find it, but hides it instead of giving it to Liam, who soon dies.
After confirming LiamŌĆÖs death, Ethan tries to force himself on Jenna and when she resists then goes on to reveal to her that Dante carries a half naked picture of her in his wallet. She becomes upset and asks where they got it, and Dante tells her that Ethan gave it to him when he told him that they had been hooking up. Jenna is shocked by this, stating that she had never done anything with Ethan and didnŌĆÖt know how he got the picture, which is a total shock to Dante. Ethan then confesses that she was drugged at a party he took her to earlier in the year, and instead of looking out for her allowed a group of guys to take pictures of her and then rape her. Yikes! While the three remaining ŌĆ£friendsŌĆØ fight, they discover LiamŌĆÖs inhaler in EthanŌĆÖs pocket, realizing he practically killed him.
At that point Jenna and Dante have had enough, and leave Ethan to his evil thoughts in the car as they attempt to dig their way out. By this point, LiamŌĆÖs mom has alerted the authorities and there is a manhunt for the wayward group. However, by the time they are found, Jenna and Dante have frozen to death in the compacted snow in each otherŌĆÖs arms, while Ethan is left, assumed dead, below.
I gotta say, this was NUTS for an MTV movie! It was by no means a fantastic movie, and the acting was kind stale, but the pure shock value of how screwed up this movie was is enough to keep you watching it. I was also kind of shocked that they aired a film like this in a primetime slot! Granted, it is late primetime at 9EST, but this movie was full of drugs, rape, sex, and death! Way harsh for something that aired after a rerun of 16 and Pregnant! It really takes a lot to shock me, and there were several moments when I found myself wondering what the heck I was watching.
Even though MTV has been pushing this film for several months now, it lacked the usual fanfare an MTV original usually has. No crazy countdown, no buzzworthy introduction or launch party, and it didnŌĆÖt even air back-to-back. In fact, the next time the movie airs is in the early morning on Saturday! It doesnŌĆÖt even seem like the network is excited or particularly proud of this film, so how are we supposed to be? It seemed like a lame excuse to throw some borderline inappropriate storylines into one time slot to see how it went. Did we all just get PunkŌĆÖd?
If you missed ŌĆ£The Truth BelowŌĆØ tonight, and donŌĆÖt intend to wake up at 7am to watch it on Saturday, IŌĆÖm sure they will keep it in late night rotation for a little while. But if not, donŌĆÖt be too bummed out.
Did you happen to catch ŌĆ£The Truth BelowŌĆØ tonight? What did you guys think of it? Let us know, and check out the trailer from the movie below!
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Skip to comments.2 Obama officials: No guarantee taxes won't go up
Posted on 08/02/2009 1:47:06 PM PDT by Cheap_Hessian
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's treasury secretary said Sunday he cannot rule out higher taxes to help tame an exploding budget deficit, and his chief economic adviser would not dismiss raising them on middle-class Americans as part of a health care overhaul.
As the White House sought to balance campaign rhetoric with governing, officials appeared willing to extend unemployment benefits. With former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan saying he is "pretty sure we've already seen the bottom" of the recession, Obama aides sought to defend the economic stimulus and calm a jittery public.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council Director Larry Summers both sidestepped questions on Obama's intentions about taxes. Geithner said the White House was not ready to rule out a tax hike to lower the federal deficit; Summers said Obama's proposed health care overhaul needs funding from somewhere.
"There is a lot that can happen over time," Summers said, adding that the administration believes "it is never a good idea to absolutely rule things out, no matter what."
During his presidential campaign, Obama repeatedly vowed "you will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime." But the simple reality remains that his ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health carepromised without increasing the federal deficitmust be paid for.
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gawd this game is getting old already.
"I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class."
Barack Obama
When he raises taxes on the middle class, he might as well announce that he is not seeking a second term.
That IS a guarantee. They don't even consider completely rescinding the Bush cuts as a tax rise. Only amounts above that are a tax hike, and only if not hidden as something else, like deduction phaseouts, specific project surtaxes (e.g., millionaire's tax for the health plan), SS parole limit rises, and the like.
Come on 2010.
It'll be fun watching the MSM attempting to justify his going back on a campaign promise. And they will most certainly try. They already have.
They—the liberal media that has a vested interest in Barry succeeding—will invariably blame Bush.
I would almost go as far as predict that when Barry does announce that taxes will have to be increased, he will blame Bush.
Doesn't surprise me at all.
I am not to sure how this helps the ecomony. It seems to me it just keeps the government spending more money instead of the people who know how to spend it best.
"It'll be fun watching the MSM attempting to justify his going back on a campaign promise."
This isn't just "a" campaign promise...it was "THE" campaign promise. This would be his "No New Taxes" fiasco that cost GHWB the election to Clinton.
Obama will try to go a lot further, which is why we have a legal exodus of private capital off shore. We can see it coming.
They'll manage, I'm sure.
Health care or not, back in the summer and fall of '08 is there anyone with a double digit or higher I.Q. that actually believed then and believes now that we (as middle income class) won't see a tax increase?
Just be on the look out for tax hikes not labeled as tax increases.
Or better yet, a restructuring of the classes.
Yet they will STILL blame Bush!
From the Chicago Way to The Palin Way. Maybe he could resign in a few weeks and say he is doing this because he is too distracted with merely being the Kenyan Poseur. Now, he wants time to comtemplate what is best for the country and the world and considering what he is going to do next, like run for God.
Yes, and the "middle class" will be redefined as those making less than ten dollars a year.
On the bright side, we are all now considered to be filthy rich!
So, people should be surprised that his campaign promises aren't worth the air it took to utter them? Remember, this is the same orator/demagogue that compliments his audience on living in the finest nation on earth and then asks them to join him in changing it for what he hopes will be better (for him and all of the other Wright/Ayers/ACORN lovers)!
Of course taxes will go up. Also, look for bread to be $10.00/pound. It is already $4.06 in Winko(I forget the brand). We just got back from shopping and my wife pointed the bread price out to me. These government people have fouled up our economy beyond all repair.
I know of FDR banning private US Ownership of gold in April 1933 with Executive Order 6102, but I know of no actions by someone named 'Theodore'! Care to enlighten me?
Hope and Change. A passel of taxes, healthcare rationing, loss of freedom, and a load of damn lies.
Democrats are nothing but communists.
Thanks all you greedy bastards who voted for him.
Now, we can all be equally miserable and equally poor.
GHW Bush lost his re-election campaign primarily for (though among many other limp-wristed reasons) his "No New Taxes" campaign platform.
I don't know about you - but I have yet to see ANY tax relief for the middle class, as 0bama promised. Lower taxes for 95% of people (still trying to figure the math on that one).
0bama is the biggest liar to ever hold the office (Paging Richard Nixon - maybe you weren't so bad after all...).
".... Sunday he cannot rule out higher taxes to help tame an exploding budget deficit."
Doctor assisted suicide, in the states of Washington and Oregon, are on sale for any politician that's even thinking about raising taxes to pay for their thefts.
>> When he raises taxes on the middle class, he might as well announce that he is not seeking a second term.
"Watch my blue lips..."
Of course there will be tax increases on the middle class - esp on those in the 50 K to 100 K range.
I have had a running argument with coworker who says - oh no, only those making over 250 K will see their taxes go up.
Ha ha ha ha ha - sucker.
My motherboard died last night. It will be an interesting time catching up :)
I bet you can't wait to tell your coworker 'I told you so' : )
That's an absolute guarantee, and the droolers will lap it up.
Well, they are full koolaid drinkers. It will take much more to make them regret their support of Zero....but it will be a start....and some consolation for the reduced take home pay that American workers will endure....including moi.
Do not forget the 401k tax. How else will they destroy all wealth.
Indeed - I had not heard of that tax - but do not doubt it.
You can call him whatever you want. I call him Theodore( my father in law, now long gone, would never even say his name, called him Theodore, and so does my family, go figure.).FDR
was almost as toxic as BO Tox himself.
The Obama declared our economy is now booming at a pace of -1% so we can now raise taxes. And the crowd rejoices!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I saw that. IN addition, former Fed Chm Greenspan today says the economy has turned the corner.....ha ha ha./....though job loss will continue - but just at a slower pace.
No jobes, no recovery.
The won't stop until we are in a full blown depression.
You should be careful expecting the economy doesn't turn around. While this guy is killing our economic system, it is still resilient. By the end of the year, expect things to pick up and guess who will be taking the credit. The slightest bit of good news will be spun into gold for him by the media.
We should, instead, concentrate on things he can't avoid or control, like the deficit and higher taxes.
Personally I would call this a Pyrrhic Victory since I would rather lose the bet as opposed to losing my money through increased taxes. I had the unpleasant task of reminding my aged father that his Capital Gains taxes would no longer be capped next year. He is living off the sale of long-held property and that will indeed bite hard.
OK, that is odd but I guess that I have heard odder.
As for FDR, the damage that that man did was/is close to incalculable but this was at a time when the US and the World were in the biggest peace-time crisis EVER. It is the 'big government' model that he set up that has enabled those following him to keep it growing, especially with 'eternal' government programs and intrusions.
I think that his ego drove him far beyond his intelligence and the damage he did to the US in staying past 2 terms just makes your head ache. By the Tehran Conference in 1943, he was so sickly that I think it allowed much more freedom to the Soviet Union and FDR's favorite Dictator, 'Uncle Joe' Stalin. I am truely perplexed at where I would put him in the rankings of US Presidents.
Please correct me if I am wrong, but when Bush's tax cuts in 2010 expire, won't that essentially raise the rates on the middle class? I think that is how he is going to try and spin it. This guy gives 2 sh**** about the middle class.
You're being way too generous. I suspect he doesn't care at all. Not one bit.
He has no proof otherwise.
Wow, I never imagined Øbama would do this. /sarcasm
FDR's death was untimely. He should have kicked off a lot sooner. He extended the depression through his socialist meddling.
The might of US industry,capital supply and hard working Americans brought us out of it.
FDR had little to do with that.
He was a sicko, and his private life proved it.All dictators are so.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council Director Larry Summers both sidestepped questions on Obama's intentions about taxes. Geithner said the White House was not ready to rule out a tax hike to lower the federal deficit; Summers said Obama's proposed health care overhaul needs funding from somewhere.
"I attribute the coming tax increase to the continued construction in Jerusalem by Israelis"
The democrat base will vote for him anyway. They don't pay taxes. They vote to get other peoples money. They don't care how the democrat politicians steal it.
Desperarion. They may have to lay off a government ee. Horrors.
"Please correct me if I am wrong, but when Bush's tax cuts in 2010 expire, won't that essentially raise the rates on the middle class?"
Not enough of the voting populace thinks that way.
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Gluten Free in D.C.
As some of you know, I spent a significant part of my life calling the DC area "home." When I was diagnosed with celiac, I was living in Alexandria, Virginia, so my gluten-free journey started in our nation's capital. I recently had the opportunity to write another article for Living Without Magazine about traveling to Washington, D.C., in honor of the 4th of July. This article (found in the June/July issue) highlights the festivities unique to our nation's capital on this patriotic holiday, but is also useful for navigating the city any time of year.
Check out the restaurants and activities for yourself! Doesn't it make you want to take a quick trip to DC? If you don't have time to pick up a copy at Whole Foods, you can read "Happy Birthday America: Celebrate the 4th of July in Allergy-Friendly Washington, DC" online by clicking here.
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Rockin' around D-FW: 14 holiday concerts to ring in the season
Photo: Michael Muller
Kenny G Holiday Show (December 23) — Jazz music and saxophone virtuoso Kenny G will be playing the holiday hits when he swings through Winspear Opera House with support from Dallas POPS orchestra collective. Tickets cost $67.
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Kennedy sat down on the chair Fincham had retrieved for him.
"To my horror, he looked as if he was going to pass out," remembers Fincham.
She held his hand and asked him could she could get him anything.
"A glass of water with some lemon," was the reply.
"Ignoring the well-heeled throngs crowding the luxury buffet table, I scooted outside and swiped three glasses of water. I didn't think one would be enough. I waited till he'd recovered his composure and then wished him well and he said, 'Thank you.'"
Then it happened. A moment Fincham will never forget.
Kennedy turned to her and said, "Kelly, don't give up -- we will pass immigration reform."
"I wished him well and wish now I had known it would be the last time I would see him. I would have thanked him for everything he had done for us in the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform."
PATRICK Morris of Coral Gables, Florida had the pleasure of driving Kennedy and his wife Victoria from a labor union meeting at the Sheraton Bal Harbor to a fundraiser in Coral Gables 15 years ago.
"I can remember that 40-minute ride like it was yesterday. I introduced myself to the senator as I held the door for him and his wife. Two minutes into the car ride he said, 'With a name like Pat I have to ask what part of the country are you from?'"
By country, Kennedy of course meant Ireland. Morris told the senator all about his Irish heritage, his family history and the immigration tale behind his family's journey to the U.S.
"He seemed genuinely interested when I told him how my dad in 1960 had worked as a young committeeman in Long Island for his brother John's campaign," remembers Morris.
"He had a big smile on his face when I told him I still have a picture of me at three years old in my cousin's arms with a big Kids For Kennedy sign in the background.
"He roared with laughter when I told him I had memories of knocking on doors in 1968 in Glen Cove, New York, with his brother, Senator Bobby Kennedy. He laughed when I told him my grandmother and all my Irish family in Ireland still had pictures on their mantles of President Kennedy."
It was a connection and conversation Kennedy had with thousands of Irish Americans but for Morris it was one he would treasure forever.
"More than anything that day was an insight into a man who liked and cared about people. As we left the car, I said, 'Thank you, senator.' He said, 'Call me Teddy.'
"That car ride will be one I will remember forever."
NEW York lawyer Brian O'Dwyer first met Kennedy in 1963.
"I was a freshman at the George Washington University in Washington D.C. and was eager to intern with the recently elected senator from Massachusetts. Armed with a letter of introduction from my father I sought the coveted internship for the newest star of the Kennedy family," O'Dwyer told the Irish Voice last week.
Although the work of an intern is mundane, O'Dwyer was far from disappointed.
"I remember that Ted would always know who we were and would ask us about our lives. Needless to say we were thrilled, so my personal admiration of Ted Kennedy stated well before my 21st birthday."
O'Dwyer over the years developed a friendship with Kennedy. He recalls the senator's disappointment at the failure of his immigration bill.
"I remember him coming to me and saying, 'Take a look at the bill Brian, I sure took care of the Irish.' He never forgot a friend or an enemy, but constantly strived to make sure bridges were built and gaps overcome," said O'Dwyer.
"He profoundly influenced my life and an entire generation of Irish Catholics. We will not see the likes of him again."
PAUL Hill, one of the Guilford Four who is married to Courtney Kennedy, Robert Kennedy's daughter, tells the Irish Voice about the funeral of his wife's uncle this past weekend.
"The heavens opened and poured at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help as the world bid farewell, to the 'senator of perpetual help,' writes Hill in an email.
"In the once Irish ghetto of Roxbury, Massachusetts, it was perhaps all the more fitting for a man who dedicated his life to furthering the cause of the disposed and the downtrodden of the United States, that he would lie in repose amidst the dilapidated buildings of Roxbury."
Hill said it wasn't the eulogies from the pulpit that "summed up the measure of this great man," but the quiet "respectful stories" from the general public.
While Hill was shopping for a dress for his daughter, Saoirse, on Main Street in Martha's Vineyard, the owner of the store told Hill that Kennedy had helped her husband get a visa to come to the U.S.


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All-around effort nets Rigo Player of the Week honors
Oct. 28, 2013
Cambridge, Mass. -Sophomore outside hitter Melissa Rigo has been named America East Player of the Week for the second time this season after notching a double-double on a career-high 27 digs and 16 kills to lift the Stony Brook volleyball team over UMBC, 3-2, in a battle of first-place squads Friday night at Pritchard Gymnasium. The win kept the #Seawolves in a tie for first with New Hampshire, who they beat Oct. 4, at 6-2 in conference play.
Rigo was scrappy on defense the entire night, often diving on the court to save rallies. Her efforts helped the Seawolves hold UMBC, who entered the matchup leading the league in hitting percentage, to .090 hitting. Overall, Stony Brook tallied 106 digs, the most by an America East team in a single contest this season.
The East Northport, N.Y., native capped off her stellar performance by taking over the decisive fifth set, recording the final four points of the contest on three kills and a match-clinching solo stuff.
She is second on the team with 11 double-doubles this season, with five coming in league play, and has posted double-digits in either kills or digs in seven of SBU's eight America East matches.
Rigo and the Seawolves will look to stay perfect at home this weekend when they host preseason favorite Albany Friday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and reigning champion Binghamton Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. All students in attendance during #EmpireClash with Albany will receive free pizza in between the second and third sets and can earn points for their undergraduate college in the battle of UGC's by swiping their ID cards upon entering Pritchard.


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Oh, heck yes! Not only is it a holiday weekend, but Summer Games Done Quick starts this Sunday. Be sure to get your fun in the sun out of the way so you can watch some of this 160-hour speedrunning-for-charity live stream. It has become one... read


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How to Engage Your Mind without Meditation
In society today, people constantly strive for worldly perfection, success and happiness. Ultimately, that path leads to a lack of personal fulfillment, as people fall short in those pursuits. People can easily be overcome by failure because they do not understand that success and happiness comes from within.
Buddha teaches that the real cause of human pain and suffering is our lack of skill in using our minds. Buddha also shows us that both happiness and suffering are stored in the mind, and the way to release ourselves from our suffering is through meditation practice. Here are a few simple steps on how to engage your mind through meditation.
Step 1: Choose a focal point
It can be difficult to engage your mind if you have to compete with outside distractions. Many people are able to blot out the outside world if they have something they can focus on, like a candle or a serene picture. Concentrate on that object, and you will find the outside world has faded away.
Step 2: Choose your environment wisely
Don't try to compete with your roommate's new stereo system or your neighbor's barking dog. Find a quiet place to begin your experience in meditation. If you have a less-than-serene environment, you may want to listen to some calming music using a pair of headphones.
Step 3: Get comfortable, but not too comfortable
It's best to meditate in a seated position, either on the floor or in a straight-backed chair. Don't try to force yourself into a lotus position, or any other position that could cause you pain and hamper your efforts. If you are in pain, you will have a tough time engaging your mind rather than focusing on the pain. You want to be comfortable, but not so comfortable that you'd be tempted to doze off while meditating.
Step 4: Breathe deeply
Close your eyes and take some nice deep breaths, inhaling in through your nose and exhaling through your mouth. Think about every inhalation and every exhalation and feel your body begin to relax. Be mindful of the times you felt relaxed and serene, because this is the place you want to be in, and it helps if you get there and remember how you got there. Did you focus on music or did you chant some type of mantra? Whatever meditation technique you used that restored that inner peace, you are going to want to replicate it each time you practice meditation.
Step 5: Meditate mindfully
In mindful meditation, you remain open to every aspect of the meditation experience, even if that means acknowledging that worried thought or barking dog. You do not focus on just one object, like breathing. In concentration meditation, you give your attention a target to help you stay grounded in the present.
Don't worry if you are not able to engage your mind yet. This takes a degree of practice and patience to achieve a focused meditative state, and don't expect too much on your first attempt.


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A group of grand valley residents and business owners returned from their trip to China today. The group was escorted by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce and spent ten days in China trying to get to know the people and the industry of the country. They visited the Foreign Trade Zone and had one on one interviews with Chinese business executives.
Diane Schwenke, president of the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce says, "overall it was a very good experience for us and probably some of the best experiences we had were being able to interact with some of the people." This was the first trip planned by the chamber and because it was such a great success they plan on doing more trips like this in the future.


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Financial Adviser is hosting a DFM seminar at our London offices next Friday, 21 September, looking at how DFMs can help advisers in the post-RDR world.
Leading proponents and experts on DFM will be giving their thoughts at the seminar, and answering questions on the pitfalls and the advantages.
Panel members will include Dominic Ventham of Ascentric, Rob Burgeman of Brewin Dolphin and Bruce Ely-Johnston of London & Capital.
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Esprit De Corp: Win Some, Lose Some
The article "Will politically correct sell sweaters?" (People, Mar. 16) on Susie Tompkins and Esprit de Corp was a frustrating, superficial treatment. Social responsibility should not be confused with "political correctness"; nor should socially responsible leadership be equated with unsophisticated business practices. Profits and ethics are not incompatible. The topic of corporate social responsibility deserves serious attention, and Tompkins deserves credit for being an innovator in this area.
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I had never heard of the company Esprit until my wife went into an outlet store near Palm Springs, Calif. While we were inside the store, I noticed the advertising campaign that you mentioned in your article, and specifically one poster where a young lady was saying that she would "Defend a woman's right to choose unless George Bush was free to babysit."
Knowing that my spouse is virulently anti-abortion and hoping to discourage her from spending money in the store, I showed her the poster. We left without buying anything.
I wish other clothing stores had ads that would so readily discourage my wife's spending.
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Bronchiectasis Facts
Bronchiectasis Overview
Bronchiectasis is a term that describes damage to the walls of the bronchial tubes, of the lung. Inflammation due to infection or other causes destroys the smooth muscles that allow the bronchial tubes to be elastic and prevents secretions that are normally made by lung tissue to be cleared.
Normal branching of the airways of the lung demonstrates a gentle taper that occurs at each branch point, like the branches of a tree. This tapering results in decreased resistance in the larger branches, enabling mucus or other objects to be funneled to the larger airways and eventually, with a cough, ejected out through the mouth. Loss of this normal anatomic tapering of the airways by damage due to inflammation causes the walls of the airways to be irregularly shaped. Secretions tend to pool in the distorted airways rather than be expelled, and these stagnant secretions are a breeding ground for bacterial growth. These bacteria, in turn, cause further irritation and inflammation, airway damage, and hence more secretions, initiating a "vicious cycle" of damage. This increases the risk of infections to spread directly into the airspaces of the lungs resulting in pneumonia.
Bronchiectasis is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which also includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. A person may have bronchiectasis with no other associated diseases or conditions; however, it usually is associated with other conditions (like COPD, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis).
Congenital bronchiectasis may occur due to a genetic defect such as occurs in cystic fibrosis. Usually, the disease Alpha-1 antiprotease (alpha 1- antitrypsin) deficiency results in emphysema, but bronchiectasis can occur as well in this condition. An embryologic defect in the airway cilia, so-called immotile cilia syndrome, is another cause of bronchiectasis and is often associated with situs inversus, in which the major organs are in a reversed position (for example, the heart is on the right).
Lung infections in children, especially pertussis, may ultimately lead to lung destruction and bronchiectasis later in life. Therefore prevention is an important part of treatment, which includes adequate immunizations and avoiding secondhand smoke and other toxic fumes.
Bronchiectasis is characterized by an increased amount of sputum production (mucus produced and coughed up from the lung), recurrent infections, and gradual loss of lung function leading to shortness of breath.
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It looks like all the reviews (up to 02-FEB-04 or 11-FEB-04) are intact at the Internet Archive. Off the top of my head (w/o doing any further research) I'm pretty sure it would be reasonably easy to harvest the reviews. There's software out there that can do that kind of thing or a perl/ruby script can be written or something. Getting the comments on the reviews might be more problematic (or not).
Or maybe email the administrators and see if they'll tar/zip an archive of the review pages and email them.
Maybe this has been considered and already rejected, but if not its worth considering. What to do with them after they've been gotten is another issue for another day.
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A list for today:
1. I'm tired
2. Have I mentioned that I'm sleepy? 6.5 hours of sleep is not enough for me...
3. I'm 30 weeks pregnant.
4. I have to get up at least 2 times (most likely 3) every night for a bathroom break.
5. I want to get a whole night's sleep without waking up.
6. How many of you are laughing at number 5? I know I did!
7. Pet Peeve: being told to get as much sleep as I can now... (before the baby arrives)
8. My heartburn is getting worse... I've already had to move to taking at least 1 Zantac 150 every day. (Some days I can get away with just one... today is not one of them!)
9. My son is sleeping and instead of taking a nap I took a shower... sometimes being clean supersedes getting sleep!
10. I'm not excited about actually cooking dinner tonight.
11. I did 2 loads of dishes today and my kitchen is still not clean...
12. Dishes did not get done yesterday.
13. If cooking didn't require doing dishes I'd be so much more enthusiastic about it!
14. Anybody want to come be a dishwasher at my house?
15. Didn't think so...
16. I'm on the two week visit schedule at the OB's office.
17. Why does 10 weeks seem like such a long time?
18. Why does 10 weeks seem like a short time when I remember all I want/need to get done before then?
19. Have I mentioned I'm tired...
20. I need to go start making dinner...
Speaking of dinner, here's what we had for dinners this past week:
Spinach Bacon Quiche (I made this crustless and used regular onion instead of leeks)-we had for dinner 2 nights- with pineapple (one night was actually apples) and steamed broccoli
Bacon PepperJack Stuffed Chicken, broccoflower, honeydew melon
Breakfast Burritos, bananas and steamed asparagus (was going to be chicken chile rellenos, but the chicken I'd just shredded ended up dumped on the floor due to one clumsy little mistake! Not a happy occurrence. I used the peppers in the burritos though.)
Chicken Finger Salad (just a simple salad with chicken fingers.)
Mac & Cheese, cauliflower and honeydew melon
What did you have for dinner? Anything fun or interesting?
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I made a pretty baller burrito with some leftover ground chicken - just the usual cumin, chipotle powder, and cayenne I always do for seasoning, but I threw some fresh oregano leaves into the black beans while I cooked them, and I had some green onion and lettuce to throw in, which makes things more fun...ReplyDelete
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Nearly 50 high school students from Roanoke are proving that you're never too young to learn how to save a life.
For a couple of hours, students from Patrick Henry and William Fleming High School's went to the Red Cross to get hands on training.
"We're learning CPR basics and first aid, which is really help for us, because we really are into the medical field and taking that health assistance class at Fleming. So this would be good for our area," said William Fleming student Nikki Dean.
Teachers from both schools say students, who range from freshmen to juniors, are considering some type of health profession in the future.
"They are learning life skills. Learning CPR and first aid is extremely important, because with this knowledge they can help save a life," said teacher Jack Guilliams.
"This is lifelong learning skills. They'll be able to use these skills even if they don't go into the health care field to revive someone. You never know when you might have to use those skills," said teacher Sheila Tinsley.
The students are part of the Red Cross Club. In all, there are 13 clubs in the Roanoke area with about 300 to 400 students.
"I think the kids are impressed that they can learn theses life saving skills. It doesn't take that much time to do that operation and that they have got skills that they can take and use when they leave the class," said Betty Whittaker with the Red Cross.


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Technical Abstract: Most of the N in surface soils is present in the form of organic compounds that can't be directly utilized by plants. The amount of N converted from organic to mineral forms through mineralization depends on past management history, annual climatic variation and inherent soil properties. The capacity of soil to supply plant-available N is an important indicator of soil quality. Many chemical and biological methods have been developed in order to provide a simple, reliable indicator of potentially mineralizable N. In this paper, the use of N mineralization potential as an indicator of soil quality is discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of various published methods are presented and two biologically-based laboratory methods are recommended for determination of soil N mineralization potential.


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Except for the wreck of the 300 in 1554, there were never any major events or battles of historical signifcance on Padre Island. Many would think that this means nothing of historical interest ever occurred on the island. They would be wrong.
Padre Island is rich with history, but because no major events occurred here, little was recorded about the people who lived or passed through here. That simply makes finding the information difficult.
In this section of the website, you will learn about the people who made the history of the island. Currently, only the best known people are described, later, however, more biographies and tales will be added to flesh out the fascinating, untold, and often overlooked history of Padre Island.


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Penn State Lehigh Valley announces summer sessions
Penn State Lehigh Valley will offer two summer sessions featuring a variety of courses. The first session runs from May 13-June 24 and the second runs from June 26-Aug.8. Credits taken at Penn State transfer to most other universities.
Penn State Lehigh Valley's 2013 Summer Course Schedule is available online at schedule.psu.edu/search.cfm or from the Registrar's Office. For more information, call 610-285-5000.


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Anze Kopitar, Dwight King and Matt Greene all recorded multi-point nights, while the Oilers were unable to generate shots and a sustained attack, resulting a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night at Rexall Place.
Jordan Eberle scored the Oilers' lone goal of the night -- his 33rd of the season and 74th point to remain at a point-per-game pace.
The appropriately-named Dwight King helped put Los Angeles up 1-0, 52 seconds into the game. On the Kings' first shot, the rookie spun from the corner and slid the puck along the ice toward the net. Anze Kopitar, parked at the doorstep, redirected it en route and through Nikolai Khabibulin's wickets to secure the icebreaker.
17 seconds later, the Oilers went to the contest's first power-play when ex-Oiler Matt Greene was charged with a hooking minor. The home side kept up their end of the bang-bang bargain, tying the score just 25 seconds into the man-advantage. Jordan Eberle hook a Jeff Petry pass along the half wall, took a quick step to the middle and rifled a shot short side and past a stunned Jonathan Quick.
The Oilers repaid the power-play favour at 6:22, as Sam Gagner was sent off to serve a hooking minor, putting Los Angeles' 15.4-percent 5-on-4 success rate to work. The home side held serve, not giving their counterpart a sniff as the Kings' PP passed without a shot on goal.
The penalty box doors continued to get a workout, as the Oilers' 0-for-1 advantage took to the ice once more when Anze Kopitar was called for tripping at 10:05. 43 seconds in, a goal was scored; but it was by the Kings, shorthanded.
Willie Mitchell rimmed the puck hard around the glass, eluding Petry who was stationed at the right point. Mike Richards took advantage and burst in alone on a breakaway, dekeing left to right and tucking the puck under the bar and behind Khabibulin on his team's seventh shot.
Ryan Jones was assessed a roughing minor at 18:25.
With 20 minutes in the books, Los Angeles held a 2-1 lead on the scoreboard and 9-2 in shots. The Oilers hadn't recorded a shot since Eberle's goal, a span of 18:26 to close the opening period.
It's not a record, however, as the orange and blue have been held shotless four times in the team's history.
The Oilers successfully killed Jones' minor and doubled their shot total all within a minute to start the period.
The momentum gained was shortlived, mind you. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was charged with hooking at 5:01, putting the Oilers down a man for a third time. This time, the visitors made good. The Kings pinned the Oilers in their own end throughout the advantage, eventually scoring with only 17 seconds remaining in the penalty. Drew Doughty's long-range point shot eluded Khabibulin, setting the score at 3-1.
At the period's nine-minute mark, it was announced that defenceman Ladislav Smid had left the game and would not return due to a neck injury.
With 8:45 on the clock, Justin Williams was charged with goaltender interference. Shortly into the power-play, Petry was punched with a Kings clearing attempt, taking the puck off the face; medical attention from Head Athletic Therapist T.D. Forss was required as the young blueliner left the game.
Sadly, it was the only damage done as the Oilers couldn't bury a goal.
Making matters worse, the Oilers kept shooting themselves in the foot. Andy Sutton was assessed a boarding minor when he crunched Dustin Brown from behind, causing the Kings captain to fold, face-first in the corner to Khabibulin's right. That, too, was killed but precious minutes elapsed in the Oilers' comeback bid.
With under a minute to play in the period, the home side's attack was able to generate a quality scoring chance on the back of sustained pressure. Ales Hemsky, Nick Schultz and Nugent-Hopkins orchestrated an opportunity as the rookie was spotted alone in the slot, but Quick came up with a dazzling glove save to keep his team up by two.
Through 40 minutes, the Kings continued to lead 3-1 and were up with a 17-10 advantage in shots.
Hemsky picked up a hooking minor at 1:22, putting the Kings on their fifth power-play of the night. Without much of consequence directed on goal, the Oilers killed it off.
With 12:15 to play and with the Kings up 24-10 in shots, the visitors extended to a 4-1 lead. Matt Greene bulleted a point shot that Khabibulin kicked out with his right pad, but the rebound -- as Sutton was unable to tie it up his man -- was tucked home by Alec Martinez at the doorstep.
WIth under four minutes to play, emotions boiled over as Smyth and Darcy Hordichuk engaged Los Angeles' Brad Richardson at centre. Gloves and sticks littered the ice, while No. 94 was assessed a minor for slashing and another for roughing. Hordichuk, meanwhile was charged with a 10-minute misconduct while Richardson only picked up two minutes for slashing.
The rest of the period elapsed without incident as the Kings won 4-1.
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Book your room at Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center
Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center places you within 3 miles (5 km) of popular attractions like Recreation Park Golf Course and California State University Long Beach. This 222-room, 3.5-star hotel welcomes guests with a restaurant, an outdoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. It's near the airport and also within a 15-minute drive of Aquarium of the Pacific and Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center.
You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge or visit the onsite restaurant for a bite to eat. Satisfy your hunger from the comfort of your room with room service.
All of Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center's 222 rooms are air-conditioned and have an array of amenities, including refrigerators, coffee makers, and free newspapers. 40-inch flat-screen TVs come with cable channels and pay movies, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Beds sport pillow menus and bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Safes, phones, and ironing boards are also standard.
Property features
Guests staying at Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center enjoy an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and free WiFi in public areas. If you drive, self parking is USD 9.00 per day, or you can take advantage of the free airport shuttle during limited hours. Multilingual staff at the front desk are standing by 24/7 to help with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this adults-only hotel include a conference center, a 24-hour business center, and a computer station.
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Onsite dining
- Free airport shuttle
- Outdoor pool
Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center2640 North Lakewood Boulevard Long Beach CA 90815
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. Event facilities measuring 8000 square feet (743 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A roundtrip airport shuttle during limited hours and a shopping center shuttle are complimentary for guests. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Free airport transportation
- Bar/lounge
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
- Concierge services
- Express check-out
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Fitness facilities
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Computer station
- Designated smoking areas
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 13
- Total number of rooms - 222
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 743
- Number of meeting rooms - 6
- Year Built 1966
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 8000
- Conference center
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Free WiFi
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Long-term parking (surcharge), Self parking (surcharge), RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center offers 222 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. A pillow menu is available. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.
- Free toiletries
- Refrigerator
- Phone
- Premium TV channels
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Air conditioning
- In-room safe
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free newspaper
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Pay movies
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Room service (limited hours)
- Pillow menu
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10:30 AM.
Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel and Conference Center has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed (service dogs only)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 21 years old.
Minimum guest age is 21
Only service animals are allowed
Caters to adults only
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: USD 9.00 per day
- Early check-in fee: USD 35.00
- In-room microwave fee: USD 10.00 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per day
Hotel Name
- Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport
- Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel
- Holiday Inn Long Beach Airport Hotel Long Beach
- Long Beach Holiday Inn
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details on arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Guests under 21 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property. Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Collaboration & Advocacy
Explore suggestions on forming collaborative relationships and advocacy for Information Literacy Education.
Collaboration | Advocacy | Advocates & Organizations
Collaboration between teaching faculty and librarians is fundamental to information literacy.
- Collaboration is based on shared goals, a shared vision, and a climate of trust and respect. Each partner brings different strengths and perspectives to the relationship.
- The teacher brings an understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, attitudes and interests of the students, and of the content to be taught.
- The librarian adds a thorough knowledge of information skills and methods to integrate them into the course, pedagogical knowledge for teaching these skills and an understanding of student's frustration with the research process.
Successful collaboration requires carefully defined roles, comprehensive planning and shared leadership.
Further readings on Collaboration
The following information provides some suggestions and ideas for information literacy advocacy and collaborations. See also the faculty and administrators section.
- Give a department chair or professor a copy of the Information Literacy standards brochure and describe how they can be used in classroom assessment and program accreditation.
- Ask a professor with whom you are currently working, what their greatest challenge is in terms of student research paper quality. Propose a way to address that one challenge.
- Meet with all new faculty, give them a copy of the standards brochure or web site and describe at least one other successful collaboration on campus.
- Ask to see course syllabi and review each for research projects. Discuss options for library guidance with their research project. Use the strategy to start a dialog and proceed later with more options.
- Team up with one faculty member to design assessment tools for a library research project. Use it as a springboard for other classes and collaborations.
- Describe how the standards are already being used in faculty courses, and illustrate how already established specific assignments with slight modifications will lead to assessable outcomes.
- Get involved with campus curriculum issues by becoming a member of a campus curriculum committee or task force. If you are not eligible to be a committee member ask to meet with the chair. Pass out the IL standards at those events and describe how they are being used.
- Provide recent research studies and advocacy documents, such as Project Information Literacy or A Library Advocate's Guide to Building Information Literate Communities.
- Start an Information Literacy Discussion group on campus.
- Be aware of the accreditation review cycle for your department and introduce the IL standards as an assessment tool.
- Approach other campus departments or organizations working with assessment or competency standards. Introduce yourself and start by listening to their challenges.
- Find granting opportunities such as on-campus faculty development grants. Set up partnerships with individual faculty to apply for those grants.
Advocates, Stakeholders & IL Organizations
ACRL Distance Learning Section
ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee
ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program
ACRL Professional Development Committee
ACRL Science and Technology Section, Information Literacy Committee
ACRL Student Retention Discussion Group
American Association of School Libraries (AASL)
Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT)
Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU)
CCLI: California Clearinghouse for Library Instruction
Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
Educause Learning Initiative (ELI)
IFLA Information Literacy Section
ILI-L Information Literacy Instruction Listserv
LIRT - Library Instruction Round Table
LOEX Clearinghouse for Library Instruction
National Forum on Information Literacy
TLT Group: Teaching and Learning and Technology


text: Politics 17 November 2009 Cameron hasn't "closed the deal" Guardian front page ignores signs of Labour comeback Print HTML The latest ICM poll offers some good news for Labour. The party has cut the Conservatives' lead by 4 points, rising to its highest level in an ICM poll since April. But you wouldn't know it looking at the Guardian's front page this morning. The paper proclaims, on the basis of a few non-voting character questions, that David Cameron is "closing the deal" and that voters now see him as "PM-in-waiting". It's not surprising that Cameron leads Brown on the question of who would be a "good prime minister", but we don't live in a presidential system, and so the election may not be won or lost on that basis. Given that Labour is eating into the Tories' poll lead (and could deny Cameron a working majority even though 10 points behind), it's rather premature to declare that the Tory leader is "closing the deal". Over at PoliticalBetting, Mike Smithson suggests that the paper's deferential coverage could be a reward for Cameron's decision to abandon a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. This seems unlikely. Europe is one of the few policy areas on which the Guardian has genuinely attempted to hold the Tory leader to account. The day after his U-turn on Lisbon, the paper led with the French Europe minister's outburst against the "autistic" Tories. The Guardian's distorted coverage instead reflects the reality that, in the current climate, "Cameron is closing the deal" is a sexier headline than "Labour comeback begins". All papers like to appear on the side of the future. That's the reason several right-wing titles (including, remarkably, the Daily Express) endorsed New Labour. The Guardian, in its own way, is no exception to this rule. Sign up to the New Statesman newsletter and receive weekly updates from the team › Palin goes on Oprah to hint at bid for presidency George Eaton is political editor of the New Statesman. Subscribe More Related articles Don't waste energy demanding a second referendum - use it to negotiate instead Labour donor: rebel MPs should return to the shadow cabinet Theresa May will struggle to keep her promises on Brexit


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Today in labor history: 19th amendment, securing right to vote for women, ratified
America's woman suffrage movement was founded in the mid 19th century by women who had become politically active through their work in the abolitionist and temperance movements.
Today in labor history: Abolitionist John Brown was hanged
On Dec. 2, 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged in Charleston, Va., for his leadership of a plot to incite slave rebellion.
Today in labor history: First national meeting of African Americans
On August 20, 1830 the National Negro Convention held its first meeting in Philadelphia. The event was chaired and led by Bishop Richard Allen.
Today in labor history: Denmark Vesey arrested for slave revolt
On June 18, 1822, slave revolt leaders Denmark Vesey, Peter Poyas and others were arrested in South Carolina. Vesey was hailed as a hero by abolitionists during the Civil War, including Frederick Douglass.


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Population: 19,043,767 (est.)
Language(s): Romanian
Capital: Bucharest
Interesting Facts:
- The Romanian leu is the official currency of Romania.
- Romania is a secular state and has no state religion. However, the majority of the country's citizens identify themselves as Christians.
- Around 86.7% of the country's population identified as Orthodox Christian and there are also small factions of Jews, Muslims and Atheists in the country.
- Romania's Danube Delta is a World Heritage site and is the second largest delta in the whole of Europe.
- More than half of Romania's Jewish population died in the Second World War.
- Romania joined the European Union in 2007, along with Bulgaria.
- Irish author Bram Stoker based his horror novel 'Dracula' on the fifteenth century Wallachian Prince, Vlad Dracul of Romania.
- Romania's most prominent mineral resource is oil.
- Romania is the ninth largest nation in European Union by area. Its capital is Bucharest which is largest city in the country and the 10th largest in the European Union.
- The traditional sport of Romania is Oin which is unique and is similar to baseball.
- Gypsies have a considerable population in Romania have representatives in Romanian parliament.
- Romania has a developing, upper-middle income market economy, the 11th largest in the European Union by total nominal GDP and the 8th largest based on purchasing power parity.
- Until 2009, Romanian economic growth was among the fastest in Europe (officially 8.4% in 2008 and more than three times the EU average) yet it has since been heavily damaged by the economic downturn.
Romania is a country located at the intersection of Central and Southeastern Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south. At 238,400 square kilometers (92,000 sq mi), Romania is the ninth largest country of the European Union by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with more than 19 million people. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the tenth largest city in the EU.
The United Principalities emerged when the territories of Moldavia and Wallachia were united under Prince Alexander Ioan Cuza in 1859. In 1881 Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was crowned as King Carol I the first monarch of the Kingdom of Romania. Independence from the Ottoman Empire was declared on 9 May 1877, and was internationally recognized the following year. At the end of World War I, Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the Kingdom of Romania. Greater Romania emerged into an era of progression and prosperity that would continue until the eve of World War II. That war caused the rise of a military dictatorship in Romania under fascist General Antonescu, who chose to fight on the side of the Axis powers from 1941 to 1944. After his removal, Romania switched sides in 1944 and joined the Allies. By the end of the war, some formerly Romanian northeastern territories were occupied by the Soviet Union, with Red Army units stationed on Romanian soil. Then Romania forcibly became a People's Republic and a member of the Warsaw Pact.
With the fall of the Iron Curtain and the 1989 Revolution, Romania began its transition towards democracy and a capitalist market economy. After a decade of post-revolution economic problems and living-standards decline, extensive reforms fostered economic recovery. As of 2010, Romania is an upper-middle-income country with a high human development index.
Romania joined NATO on 29 March 2004, and the European Union on 1 January 2007. It is also a member of the: Latin Union, Francophonie, OSCE, WTO, BSEC, United Nations, etc. Today, Romania is a unitary semi-presidential republic, in which the executive branch consists of the President and the Government.
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Hi there, my ps3 is connected to my pc via a crossover cable and i'm using XP sp2.
If I start up my ps3 and my pc is already booted up PS3 media server can't find my ps3, so I have to close the program and restart it manually which is a pain in the ass.
Here is the part of the log:
[main] TRACE 20:13:40.046 Scanning network interface eth0 / VIA Rhine III Fast Ethernet Adapter
[main] TRACE 20:13:40.062 Using forced address 192.168.0.1
[main] TRACE 20:13:40.062 Created socket: /192.168.0.1:5001
[main] TRACE 20:13:40.062 FATAL ERROR : Unable to bind on port: 5001 cause: Cannot assign requested address: bind
[main] TRACE 20:13:40.062 Maybe another process is running or hostname is wrong...
[main] TRACE 20:13:40.062 Some serious errors occurs...
When I start up my pc when my ps3 is already booted, I have no problems.
I believe this has something to do with the crossover connection, and I believe the solution would be to let PS3MS recreate the socket after some time.
Does anybody have the same problem and found a solution?


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At this time of year a lot of people put out holiday wish lists. We did it over at Chic Critique and I've seen countless ones go up in the last few days. Here, I decided in the spirit of Thanks, instead of wishes I'd write an I'm glad I have it list. Just for the sake of truth, I either bought or was handed down all but one of the items below so as always these opinions are mine and not influenced in any way.Here we go:
The Traveling Circus Reviews' I love it so Much You Will Too Holiday List 2010
- Hamilton Beach Brew Station Coffee Maker: I went in search of a thermal coffee pot again after breaking my fourth glass carafe. I figured thermal would be more cost effective than continuing to replace glass. When my shopping partner and I stumbled on this, we fell in love with the idea of a fresh cup of coffee at any time of day. The coffee is hot for The Husband who leaves the house when it's still dark and for me when I finally get to coffee (usually 10 in the morning) after shuttling to and fro. Genius! And at a price that's cheaper than most thermal versions, it's a two-fer!
- Breadman Breadmaker: Now this was a hand me down from my sister so there are fancier versions available but I have to say mine does the trick. If you've read The Traveling Circus lately you are familiar with my love affair with freshly baked bread. I couldn't do it without my Breadman.
- Barnes and Noble NOOK E-Reader: I know, I know. A year ago I went on a tirade when my husband asked for a Kindle. I was all, "the crack of the spine, the smell of the memories, the feel of the paper between my fingers, blah, blah, blah." Then I had to travel to California right at the time I was about to start a 500+ page book. The thought of carrying that thing through security, or even worse, having to pay extra because it weighed down my checked luggage was enough to compel me to the book store. You'll notice I'm using Amazon links for most of my list and I will say my husband loves his Kindle. But I'm a sucker for the Barnes and Noble's Marketing and thus, their product. (It didn't hurt that they were the cheapest at the time either.) They aimed their ads at people like me-readers who love the book almost as much as the story. The didn't go after techies but instead to those of us who want our book friends with us everywhere. They sold me and now I can't imagine my life without my Nook. I still browse bookstores for hours on end, but then I go home and download my picks for half the cost and without the worry of where to store or donate them when I'm finished. And of course, it's so much easier to read in bed than a 20 pound novel!
- Leggings: I mean what is there to say? I get to dress like I wish I could (in sweatpants) and still be fashionable. I love my Simply Vera version from Khols. For $20 they are the perfect length and weight. Throw them on with a long sweater and riding boots and you're the hippest and most comfortable mom at pickup.
- MyTouch 3G: This one I have to tell you I didn't buy. I won this phone from TMobile, but I was already a TMobile Customer and previously purchased the G1 Phone which I was also mildly obsessed with. I have tried just about every phone short of iPhone and this one is my favorite because it does everything. I have all my contacts that I already have in Google. The data is all saved on that server, so I never lose my stuff even when I upgrade phones. I can also link my emails, (both gmail and Yahoo!) my calendar and there are apps for tracking my food intake, exercise, budget, coupons and grocery lists as well as music for me and games to keep the kids occupied during doctor's appointments. And of course, I have access to Twitter 24 hours a day! It's amazing. It acts like a computer in all ways except the obnoxious freezing and shutting down. It rivals the bread maker for the love of my life.
Happy Holidays!


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MenuMeters is a set of CPU, memory, disk, and network monitoring tools for MacOS X. You can choose each of the monitors you want to show in the menubar.
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Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Count Alexis Kirillovich Vronsky Timeline and Summary
- Count Vronsky, an up-and-coming military officer, goes to the Moscow train station to meet his mother, Countess Vronsky, who is traveling in from Petersburg.
- On the station platform, he meets (and is immediately attracted to) Anna Karenina, who is visiting her brother.
- There has been a terrible accident at the station: a drunken watchmen has fallen on the train tracks and been severed in two. To impress Anna with his generosity, Vronsky gives 200 rubles to the watchman's family.
- Vronsky has been pursuing Kitty Shcherbatsky, Anna's sister-in-law, with some eagerness. He doesn't realize that Kitty expects him to propose to her, so he has no moral problems with switching his attentions to (married) Anna.
- After dancing much of the evening at a Moscow ball with Anna, Vronsky decides to pursue her to her home at Petersburg.
- Anna resists Vronsky's temptations and begs him to reconcile with Kitty, but he replies that he is in love with Anna.
- After Anna's husband, Karenin, accuses her of having an affair, she's so riled up that she finally gives in to Vronsky's seductions.
- Anna and Vronsky's affair becomes common knowledge in Petersburg society. Everyone disapproves of their clear love for each other, especially Countess Vronsky, who sees her son's infatuation as interfering with his military career.
- Vronsky prepares to enter a horse race with the other men of his regiment.
- Before he goes to the racetrack, he visits Anna, who tells him that she is pregnant with his child.
- During the race, Vronsky makes an error that trips up his horse, breaking its back. He is forced to kill the horse in order to put her out of her suffering.
- Anna sees his disastrous fall and becomes noticeably anxious. Her husband sees the strength of Anna's reaction and confronts her once again with her feelings for Vronsky. This time, she confesses all, and Karenin asks her to maintain the appearances of their marriage even if she continues her affair with Vronsky.
- Anna heads off to her family's country estate, where she and Vronsky continue their affair as Anna's pregnancy progresses.
- Vronsky bumps into Karenin one day as he's leaving Anna's country home. This chance (humiliating) encounter prompts Karenin to ransack Anna's desk and find Vronsky's love letters to her. He's going to use these as the legal grounds for divorce from Anna.
- Anna's birth is a difficult one and, believing that she's dying, she sends for Karenin. Vronsky is embarrassed when Karenin arrives and generously forgives both him and Anna for their affair.
- Anna survives after all, and she and Vronsky now have a baby girl, Annie.
- Humiliated by Karenin's generosity, Vronsky attempts to shoot himself. He is injured but does not die. Having tried to kill himself, Vronsky feels that some of his guilt in front of Karenin has passed away. Once he's recovered, he and Anna reunite to travel to Italy, so that Anna can recover her health.
- After touring Europe, Anna and Vronsky return to Petersburg.
- Vronsky begins carousing with old friends, but Anna is a social pariah. While Vronsky is enjoying herself, Anna is unable to reconnect with her former acquaintances because of the immorality of her current living conditions.
- After a disastrous outing to the opera, where Anna was insulted to her face for her outsider social position, she and Vronsky head back out to the countryside.
- The more Anna clings to Vronsky, the more he wants space to himself to hang out with his friends and pursue his interest in public affairs. He has no idea why she is being jealous and irrational.
- Vronsky sees that he gave up his place in the army to travel with her, so she should be satisfied with what he has already sacrificed.
- Anna and Vronsky relocate to Moscow and live there as a married couple (even though Anna still hasn't divorced Karenin).
- Vronsky is increasingly avoiding Anna as her neurotic behavior gets increasingly worse. Anna sends him a note demanding that he come home, which he doesn't do. This is the last straw for Anna, and she kills herself at a train station.
- After Anna's death, Vronsky is so caught up in despair that, for several weeks, he cannot function at all.
- At Anna's funeral, Vronsky gives up his daughter, Annie, to Karenin.
- Vronsky joins the volunteer soldiers heading to Serbia to fight against the Ottoman Empire on the side of the Slavs. He clearly does not expect to survive.


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Cut Video's 100 Years of Beauty series has been updated with a new video focusing on Russian beauty trends. In the popular video series, we see one model transformed by a team of makeup artists into a woman representing different historical eras from the 1910s to the 2010s, all set to a great soundtrack.
It's not just fun to see how makeup and hair trends have changed through the ages, it also serves as a lens through which to look and learn about a society at different periods in its history. The social conditions of a country are reflected in its people and the trends of the time, and Russia is particularly interesting due to its wildly fluctuating political situation which led to big changes from decade to decade.