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The real-world architecture of the internet cloud JUN 11 2009
The internet cloud is actually "giant buildings full of computers and diesel generators".
Yet as data centers increasingly become the nerve centers of business and society -- even the storehouses of our fleeting cultural memory (that dancing cockatoo on YouTube!) -- the demand for bigger and better ones increases: there is a growing need to produce the most computing power per square foot at the lowest possible cost in energy and resources. All of which is bringing a new level of attention, and challenges, to a once rather hidden phenomenon. Call it the architecture of search: the tens of thousands of square feet of machinery, humming away 24/7, 365 days a year -- often built on, say, a former bean field -- that lie behind your Internet queries.


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Late Nite FDL: Let's Talk About Sects
(Al Askari Mosque, Samarra, Iraq, before and after the bombing of February, 2006)
Something that enabled the Bush administration to foist its illegal invasion of Iraq on the public and has deeply complicated its execution has been widespread ignorance on the part of Americans about the political, cultural, and religious history of the region and the true nature of the relationships between the main ethnic and religious groups on the ground.
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Former Ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith is claiming President George W. Bush was unaware that there were two major sects of Islam just two months before the President ordered troops to invade Iraq, RAW STORY has learned.
A year after his "Axis of Evil" speech before the U.S. Congress, President Bush met with three Iraqi Americans, one of whom became postwar Iraq's first representative to the United States. The three described what they thought would be the political situation after the fall of Saddam Hussein. During their conversation with the President, Galbraith claims, it became apparent to them that Bush was unfamiliar with the distinction between Sunnis and Shiites.
Galbraith reports that the three of them spent some time explaining to Bush that there are two different sects in Islam–to which the President allegedly responded, "I thought the Iraqis were Muslims!"
I read that and snorted through my nose. But then I realized that if someone asked me to explain the difference between Sunni and Shiite Iraqis, I wouldn't be able to tell you much more. So, I enlisted the aid of up and coming young blogger Jebediah from the excellent blog Foreign Policy Watch to give us a primer on what our President was too busy riding his bike and clearing brush to learn before he launched his cataclysmic war.
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The division dates back to the time after Muhammad's death in 632, in the area which is now known as Saudi Arabia, when the next leader of the Muslim nation had yet to be decided. One group of people (who would later become known as the "Shiites") believed that the ruler should be a member of the prophet's family, while another group (who would later be called the "Sunnis") believed that Muhammad's successor should be chosen from amongst those who were most qualified. While Shiites desired the succession of Muhammad's cousin "Ali" as the next leader, Sunnis opted for "Abu Bakr," a close friend to the prophet. The Sunnis quickly prevailed and Abu Bakr was installed as Muhammad's successor.
To break it down and possibly over-simplify it, the Shiia follow the bloodline of Mohammed and the Sunnis follow the Qur'an and the Hadith, a sacred Muslim text that details the words and actions of the Prophet Mohammed. Conflicts arose from this disagreement between the two sects culminating in a bloody civil war in 656. Differences hardened and the religion formally split five years after the outbreak of the war.
Since the split, several religious differences have emerged between the two groups. Shiites, for example, have more of a formal religious hierarchy than Sunnis do. For Shiites, those who are descendants of the prophet are particularly important and are often looked to for spiritual and social guidance. For Iraq's Shiite population, for example, the clerics Ayatollah Sistani and Muqtada al-Sadr are prominent, influential figures because of their positions as descendants of Muhammad. In the picture, you'll notice that both Sistani (in the banner to the left) and Sadr (right) wear black turbans around their heads, a symbol that shows lineage to the prophet.
For Sunnis, on the other hand, there does not exist the same religious hierarchy. To them, elevating descendants of the prophet to positions of power is an incorrect interpretation of the will of God. Instead, they hold the Qur'an and the teachings of Muhammad to be the primary sources of information on Islam. Shiites and Sunnis also disagree somewhat in their interpretation of certain passages of the Qur'an and the Hadith (the words and actions of Muhammad) and they also differ in the manner in which they pray.
Sunnis make up roughly 85% of the Muslim population in the world. In the Middle East, most countries have majority Sunni populations. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Turkey, and the Gulf states are all Sunni-dominated.
Shiites, on the other hand, maintain majorities in Iraq, Iran, Bahrain, and Lebanon. Iran, in particular, has a very large population of Shiites. Over 60 million, in fact, which is more than in any other country in the world. In the map to the right, you'll notice that the light green Sunni-dominated areas cover far more territory than the dark green Shia-dominated areas.
Professor Juan Cole of Informed Comment makes a very important point in this NPR interview from earlier this month. For most of the 19th and 20th centuries, Sunnis and Shiites have lived in Iraq largely free of conflict. It was our invasion of that country that inflamed the sectarian tensions and created an environment of chaos that has given birth to a Medieval bloodbath:
JC: The degree of rancor and hatred and sheer brutal violence that's going on in Iraq right now between Sunnis and Shiites is, I mean, I think you have to go back to the 1500's to find another period in which it was this bad.
NPR: So, it sounds like the political aspirations of different powers within the region are exacerbating these theological and cultural differences between people, as is often the case in ethnic violence.
JC: Yeah, I don't think that people in Iraq are ultimately fighting over Sunnism and Shiism very much, now. One prays with their hands at their side. Another prays with their hands folded in front. I don't think that people are killing each other over those kinds of minor differences. They're killing each other because these religious ideologies are being marshalled in a quest for power.
In short, political operators in Iraq are cynically manipulating the faithful in order to further their own ends, rather like the GOP turning to the Christian Right whenever it needs to swell its election numbers and fill its coffers. Some people may take exception to that characterization, but to my thinking it's a distinction of degree rather than intent.
PS I see a lot of pundits and politicians saying that Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq have been fighting for a millennium. We need better history than that. The Shiite tribes of the south probably only converted to Shiism in the past 200 years. And, Sunni-Shiite riots per se were rare in 20th century Iraq. Sunnis and Shiites cooperated in the 1920 rebellion against the British. If you read the newspapers in the 1950s and 1960s, you don't see anything about Sunni-Shiite riots. There were peasant/landlord struggles or communists versus Baathists. The kind of sectarian fighting we're seeing now in Iraq is new in its scale and ferocity, and it was the Americans who unleashed it.
See Brian Uhlrich's comments on this, linking to Issandr El Amrani re the New York Times op-ed by Lee Smith. Contrast to this better overview in NYT recently.
I remember a Peanuts cartoon in which Charlie Brown observed Lucy filling Schroeder's head with a bunch of nonsense. He observed that it would take the poor guy 12 years just to unlearn all the silly things Lucy had taught him. It is the same with Americans and the Neocons on the Middle East. (emphasis mine)
If we as bloggers, readers, and members of the public are going to push back against the gushing fountain of misinformation and ignorant rhetoric that spews forth from Pox News and The Glenn Beck Network, we owe it to ourselves to learn as much as we can about what's really going on. In my opinion, you can never be too rich or too well-informed.

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Middle School Overview - Acts of Engaged Participation
In Waldorf education the Middle School curriculum enhances students reasoning capacities in their developmental transition from active do-ers and explorers to critical thinkers with acute skills in reasoning, dialogue and synthesizing information from multiple sources to draw reasoned conclusions. In the Middle School, students take an active role in the interpretation and translation of information. Students engage in the scientific process of exploration, logical reasoning in conceptual mathematics, and the study of codified systems of governance. They learn the physical laws of the universe and study the changes and migrations of cultural development in various historical eras. In all these, students engage in the processes of reformulating data, constructing theories, debating complex issues in light of influencing contexts and drawing conclusions based on well founded reasoning.
In the social realm, students' interpersonal skills and communicative abilities are bolstered by opportunities to engage in projects with practical and "real world" applications. They learn business models to manage operations for the school's institutional events, they organize fund raisers and take an active involvement in supporting humanitarian advocacy groups. The Middle School class field trips take on more ambitious scope that includes physical challenges (extreme ropes courses, rock climbing, caving trips, outdoor wilderness camping and more) and travel that test students and allow them to build confidence in their capabilities as well as create memorable bonding experiences.


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Strength training is finally being touted as an effective vehicle towards fat loss.
But why it's effective is a little fuzzy. The old theory is that strength training adds metabolism boosting muscle, but that idea is filled with more holes than a Swiss cheese dart board.
For one, muscle isn't quite as metabolically active as we Would like. Back in the day, people used to say things like "a pound of fat burns more energy than a small sun." or something to that effect.
But now the estimation is much lower, attributing the metabolic boost from a pound of muscle to be only a slight smidgen.
Not to mention the notion that most people will struggle to put on even 5-10 pounds of muscle within a year.
Of course personal genetics and differences should be taken into account.
The over all lesson though is that strength training won't pack the mounds of muscle onto your frame to turn you into a metabolic powerhouse anytime soon.
But don't despair! Strength training does help you burn more fat and calories, just not through packing on jeeps of muscle othy our frame.
The reason isn't so much that muscle doesn't help boost your metabolism so much as it helps you torch far more calories while being active.
To recap, there are only three things you can do to increase the amount of calories you burn while active.
#1- Move more muscle mass. The more muscle you involve in an activity the more calories you burn per unit of time. This is why people can burn more energy XC skiing or kick boxing rather than squeezing a hand exerciser.
#2- Move at a higher intensity. So walking on an incline burns more energy than walking along a flat plane. Hiking with a weighted pack burns more than without a pack.
#3- Do the activity for longer periods of time. Again, pretty simple. Running 30 minutes burns more calories than running for 15 but not as much as 45.
Those are your only three options for burning more fat and calories. Now you don't have to buy all of those magazines claiming to teach you how to burn more fat and calories.
The cool thing is, you can increase all three of those factors for every workout you do! The reason is because you've become stronger through strength training.
You'll move more muscle ( both because you've trained your muscles to use more of it, plus you'll have put on some), you'll be able to work harder and you'll have greater endurance for longer workouts.
It's a win-win-win. Plus you'll recover faster from each workout thus giving you the ability to increace your workout frequency. You'll have more energy durring the day and it will help prevent injury that can stop your fat loss efforts in its tracks.
So keep aiming to become stronger and don't let the false promise of a faster metabolism disappoint you. Strength training is still a heavy hitter in keeping fat off of your frame.


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Believe or not Chrysler has stated to purchase the part on the internet to be able to get the part. After all this time they now realize the internet is a better place to find a part than Chrysler manufacturing. Quality job none, ISO not able to meet, case (customer service) management what a joke. I ask; why did we the US bail them out? Wondering
Chrysler wonders why they lose business to foreign companies, well I had a Toyota Sienna Minivan and over twelve years had no issues like this. I replaced this vehicle with two Chrysler vehicles. I want to help the US economy but not on my back. I could tell you never will I own another Chrysler! All I ask is to have my vehicle repaired before I have to scrap the car. I paid for the car, warranty and I maintain the car. Fix the car for the part that has failed and you cannot even manufacture correctly before I retire and do not need the car anymore.
If this has not convenience you about Chrysler poor quality, warranty or customer service I do not what will.
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Installing Developer Tools
Before going any further with the tutorials, it is necessary to install Firebug (or any developer tools of your choice) for the Firefox browser (if you are using Firefox). This will ensure the ability to inspect elements on a web page without manually inspecting HTML and CSS code. If Chrome or Safari is your browser of choice, developer tools are automatically installed and already available. Whether you are using Safari, Chrome, or Firefox, all will function similarly when it comes to defining elements for Janova.
Note: To enable Internet Explorer developer tools, open IE and press the F12 key, then click on the "cursor" icon to begin identifying the elements you want to inspect. To enable Safari's developer tools, open Safari, and then enter its Preferences. Click on the Advanced tab and check the box next to "Show Develop menu in menu bar." If you are using Chrome, it should allow you to right-click and inspect an element automatically.
1. Open Firefox.
2. Go to http://getfirebug.com.
3. Click Install Firebug.
4. Click the latest stable Recommended release.
5. Install it.
6. Restart browser when prompted.
Note: As both Firefox and Firebug release updates, the specific version numbers can and will change. However, the latest Firebug releases for your configuration can always be found at http://getfirebug.com.
We now have all the tools necessary to define our elements in the next tutorial, Verifying Elements That Require Developer Tools.


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How to Recover Deleted Photos From iPhone| Retrieve your Pictures on iPhone
iPhone Photo Recovery is an easy-to-use software that can quickly get back your iPhone photos, videos, songs, SMS, call list, Contacts and eBooks (you purchased via iBook Store) etc once they are accidentally deleted or the device is lost. All you have to do is to follow the 3 simple steps and you can preview your lost iPhone files, recover in a snap and you're back - just like that. The program supports recovering files from iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, 5 & other iOS based devices. Fully compatible with Windows 8/7/XP, Vista and Mac.
Each time you synchronize your iPhone with iTunes the latest data on your iPhone are automatically backed up by iTunes (as a sqlitedb file) in your computer and this special backup file gets continuously updated along with iTunes synchronization. This file can not be viewed or taken out unless you use a good third party data recovery software specially designed to make the lost data alive by using advanced algorithms. Therefore, there is every possibility to recover deleted photos from your iPhone from the back up files if you can take help of a good iPhone data recovery software.
I should also caution you here about another most important thing that, in case of accidental loss of data from your iPhone do not try to connect the phone to iTunes anymore or else iTunes may take a new backup of your iPhone overwriting your old one and you'll never be able to get back your lost data. Also you need to move very fast as the chances of getting back your lost data would diminish progressively with time.
Best free tool to recover deleted photos from iPhone
One excellent tool called 'iPhone Backup Extractor', which is designed to retrieve deleted pictures from Apple devices like iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch once came to my rescue by restoring all my accidentally deleted rare collections of photos and videos in my iPhone. The program works with wonderful results in recovering any photos and files deleted or corrupted or incorrectly restored in iPhone or any Apple i-devices. Recovery of lost data is done by the software by extracting them from the backups iTunes automatically create of the Apple devices as explained earlier. The best thing about the program is that it is available free of cost for non-commercial use. This free iPhone data recovery software can retrieve just about any lost data, be it songs, videos, pictures, documents, files or folders or anything else, fast and safely with simple click of a mouse. You don't need to have any technical knowledge to use this tool. You just download the software and install and run it. The program works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Download the free trial version below to recover your deleted Photo on iPhone. Try it for free!
There are two ways for you to recover deleted data from your iPhone: "Directly scan and recover lost data from iPhone", or "Scan and extract your iTunes backup file"(Recover Lost iPhone Photos, Contacts, Messages and More from iTunes Backup Files) to get photos back. Next, let's check detailed steps below.
| Tutorials 1: Recover photo, video files from iPhone directly?
Tutorials 2: Recover iPhone data from iTunes backup?
The First Use Guide : How to recover photo, video files from iPhone directly?
Step 1: Select the device to scan
Take iPhone 4 for example. Install and run iPhone Photo Recovery on your computer, and then connect your iPhone with your computer, then you'll get the main interface as follow.
Step 2: Enter the DFU mode and then scan your iPhone 4
Before you perform recovery, you ought to enter the DFU mode of your iPhone. Follow the steps here:
1) Hold your iPhone and click "Start".
2) Press "Home" and "Power" button at the same time when you click "Start",and hold for 10 seconds. The program will count it for you.
3) After 10 seconds passing, release "Power" and keep pressing "Home" for another 10 seconds.
When you're told that you've successfully entered the DFU mode, the program will automatically scan your iPhone for data as follow.
Step 3: Preview and recover deleted iPhone photos/videos
After the scan, you can see all lost data in the software interface. If you want to preview lost photos/video, you can choose "Camera Roll" or "Photo Stream"; If you only want to get those deleted videos/pictures, you can refine the result by sliding the button in the red area on the interface below, to only display deleted items.
Last step: Mark those you want and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.
The Second Use Guide : How to recover iPhone data from iTunes backup?
Recover Lost iPhone Photos, Video,Contacts, Messages and More from iTunes Backup Files
Step 1: Choose iTunes backup and scan it
When launching the program on your computer, choose "Recover from iTunes Backup File" option on the top, then you'll get the interface below. Choose the iTunes backup of your iPhone, if there are more than one, choose the latest one, and click "Start Scan".
Step 2: Recover deleted iPhone data
When the scan is over, the whole backup content are extracted and also displayed.
For Photos: You can recover the photo from camera roll take with iPhone or those you download from web site
For Videos: You can preview the video which is in any format from iPhone, and click "Recover" on the top menu to store it on your computer.
The Last Step: You can preview them one by one. Then check those you want and click the "Recover" button to save them on your computer.
More information of iPhone Photo Recovery
Mac iOS Photo Recovery is a dynamic yet easy program which is specially tailored for Mac OS X users to recover photos, videos, music files, SMS, Contacts, Messages, Call History etc deleted or lost from your iPhone & other Apple devices such as iPad, iPod Touch. No matter your iPhone is lost, stolen, broken, or you deleted some files of it by accident. The iPhone data restore tool (for Mac) will get them back from iTunes backups which you ever synched files. It is fully compatible with Macintosh OS X 10.5 Leopard or above including OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Just install the app on your Mac machine. Then just click on the "Start Scan" button to recover your missing items.
Related Use Guides:
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Recover iPhone Lost Photo Video Contact SMS Notes from iPhone 5/4S/4
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How to transfer iPhone SMS and contacts and SMS from iPhone to Mac?


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Urbi is designed as a series of functional and decoratve elements to decorate modern spaces based on whimsical aesthetics that melt into curved forms. There are a series of models and versions in this wide selection of unique and special built-in wash basins.
Nothing is more alluring than its beautiful shape. The silver sparkle will surely invite you to a classy bath world.
Small is the big idea of Silver Crown. It will pull together a sophisticated bath world with just a tiny and smart look.
A practical design from the north Europe which brings you an alternative fashion experience about water.
The one-of-a-kind form of this tap will surely give a different style of the simplicity of your bathroom.
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Inspired from the handle of an old style umbrella, this kind of tap suits well in your kitchen sinks, the best tap for convenient handling in cooking.
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If you're looking for a more reliable and competitive type of tap, Victoria Plus is certainly right for you.
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Its style and distinctive appearance would entice you to experience the everlasting comfort of water.
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As the FY15 defense budget is finalized and the fiscal pressure of sequestration endures, there has been informed speculation that the Air Force will seek to retire its A-10 Warthog fleet. Congress has already prevented such a move in the National Defense Authorization Act, but yet the fight continues. Last week, RCD featured a proposal to transfer the A-10 to the Army. This week, J. Furman Daniel, III offers ten good reasons to save the beloved A-10.
1. It is proven
The A-10 is a tried and true design that has served our nation well. In an era of increasingly complex, expensive, and troubled weapons procurement, it is essential to have some systems that are solid and reliable. With only modest changes to the original design, the A-10 has been upgraded to meet the challenges of the future and deliver its trademark firepower, durability, survivability, and persistence to battlefield hotspots for decades to come.
2. It is cheap
The A-10 is and will continue to be cheap. While it is ugly, slow, and old fashioned, it remains the most cost effective way of delivering aerial firepower to the battlefield. While it is possible to drop ordinance and provide suppressive fire with other fighter platforms few would consider the F-22, F-35, F-15, or F-16 as ideal ways of performing this essential mission. In fact, the F-22 has been excluded from such missions and is in danger of becoming a "force in being" for "big wars" rather than an asset that can actually be used in the conflicts we are currently fighting. A rational force structure would retain the A-10 as the unglamorous but necessary "low" component of a "high-low mix" and would thus free our more expensive platforms for missions such as air superiority and strategic bombing that demand higher performance.
3. It is survivable
Especially in our wars of choice, the American public is notoriously casualty adverse. We will continue to send our brave men and women into harm's way for the foreseeable future, so it essential to provide them with the best tools possible to allow them to complete their mission and return safely home. Survivability is the hallmark of the A-10 and many of our pilots owe their lives to its rugged construction. Other low cost options such as the Apache helicopter, Super Tucanos, and the Textron Scorpion do not have the total package of survivability of the A-10.
4. It does things that current aircraft, helicopters, and drones cannot do
The A-10 does a few things better than any other platform in existence. While ground pounding may not be glamorous, it is a function that will not simply go away. If the Air Force eliminates the A-10, it will replace the core competency with some combination of bad options. First, the military could have other fixed-wing aircraft filling the void, but (as described above) this would likely not be the most cost effective option. Second, we could increase the burden on helicopters to perform this task, but they would likely suffer from their inherent limits of speed, payload, and survivability. Finally, force planners could gamble that some as yet unproven combination of drones or smart artillery could provide this firepower for the battlefields of the future. In each of these scenarios, a significant risk is assumed and it remains unclear that the proposed solution could either accomplish the mission or do so at an acceptable cost in blood or treasure. Given the A-10's demonstrated speed, maneuverability, ruggedness, redundant systems, and combat record, why take such risks?
5. Redundancy, Redundancy, Redundancy!
Unfortunately, the US military has a poor track record of predicting when, where, and how the next war will occur. Given this uncertainty and the costs of guessing wrong, the redundancy provided by the A-10 seems like a very good safety net provided at a very attractive cost. While all defense budgeting and planning assumes some degree of risk, it seems very premature to assume that this capability is no longer needed.
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ByWard Market
Canada's oldest market, operating since 1826, the ByWard Market is one of the most entertaining attractions in Ottawa.
Come here year-round, rain or shine to get a taste for Ottawa's food culture and lively city ambiance.
There are more than 260 fresh produce, arts and crafts stands to browse, and 500 businesses operating within the market. Choose from 88 restaurants, two dozen nightlife venues, and scores of shops and boutiques. You'll also find the National Gallery of Canada nearby.
Practical Info
The ByWard Market is between George and York Streets, a few blocks north of downtown. A mix of undercover market buildings and open-air market stalls, the market is spread over roughly four blocks.
The busiest day to visit the market is Saturday.
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Not your Grandmother's Library
On the first floor, visitors will find 55 computing workstations clustered together in the middle of the main room and occupied by students working on classroom assignments or research projects, reading or sending e-mail, or instant messaging. Many will be chatting with each other, even eating snacks and drinking coffee and sodas. The area looks more like a high-tech campus hangout than your grandparents' campus library.
Welcome to the Information Center, a collaborative effort between Janet D. Greenwood Library and Longwood's Information and Instructional Technology Services (IITS) that provides a "centrally located, common intellectual space for students, librarians and faculty to interact and to have full-service access to technology and expert research assistance," says Liz Kocevar-Weidinger, instruction/reference services librarian. The Information Center, which opened in fall 2004, is known as an information or learning commons, and has become a focal point of Greenwood Library, named in honor of former Longwood President Janet D. Greenwood.
"This project is part of a national trend in which university libraries have created commons-type areas that incorporate the research process and technology to accommodate students' learning styles and offer an integrated, holistic approach to learning," she added. "The space should reflect learning as defined in Scott Bennett's e-book Libraries Designed for Learning, which promotes aiding students in accessing, evaluating, incorporating and using information, seamlessly, within the walls of the library.
In the old paradigm, the primary function of libraries was to warehouse, or to be the repository for, the knowledge of our society. We have evolved and have moved to a paradigm that is more service- and learning-oriented. We're still the repository. However, now students can engage in conversations and consult with peers and librarians not only to retrieve information but to work on their course research assignments from beginning to completion. They may eat, drink beverages and talk here while they do research; studies show that this type of environment facilitates student learning. The increased usage of Greenwood Library demonstrates that this approach works better. If we want to serve students better, this has to be a hospitable place to learn and to conduct research. We want to be the Barnes & Noble of Longwood."
The Information Center features 55 computers in the large Reference/Periodicals room on the first floor. An additional computing center, which includes 16 PCs and audiovisual equipment, is located in an enclosed area on one side of the Children's Literature room upstairs.
In addition to computer workstations, there are active data ports throughout Greenwood Library and wireless access, which enables students to access Internet resources with their laptops, says Dr. Frank Moore, vice president of information and instructional technology services.
While Kocevar-Weidinger was interviewed one Friday afternoon in her office, on the periphery of the Information Center, dozens of students worked nearby at the PCs as they munched sandwiches from the university's Chick-Fil-A restaurant, sipped from water bottles, stopped and talked with each other and joked over their computer screens.
"Look at it here now – it used to be deserted here on Friday afternoons," says Kocevar-Weidinger. "People have even had pizza delivered here. Current studies indicate that our students prefer to work communally, and they like 'white noise' (background noise). They're doing everything in here: researching, writing, e-mailing, recreating. Our students are social creatures; they like to work together. We've attempted to create a space that meets their learning needs."
In December 2006, furniture by Herman Miller, a global Michigan-based manufacturer of office furniture and services, was installed in the Information Center. The furniture includes tables on wheels, white boards, floating marker boards, movable screens, tables with a marker board in the middle, and tables and computer monitors in a variety of configurations. Some of the screens can be moved to create private work spaces.
"The furniture is very mobile and thus students can design their own work spaces," Kocevar-Weidinger says. "It's student- centered, which enables us to maximize our services for them."
The library staff consulted with a Charlottesville company, Chasen's Business Interiors, in designing the layout. Changes to the layout will be made as more electrical power is added in Greenwood Library, probably in December. "We're constantly studying ways to provide more and better informal and friendly student learning spaces," Kocevar-Weidinger says.
Kocevar-Weidinger praises IITS for its collaborative spirit in creating the Information Center. "The Library couldn't have done this without IITS. Both the Library and IITS acknowledge that these information services are merging, so our departments are collaborating on more and more interesting projects."
Dr. Moore agrees. "You can't distinguish between the content and the way the content is conveyed; it's all bits and bytes," he says. "The Information Center is one-stop shopping for knowledge. If students have a question about what they're doing, they can meet with their professor 'virtually,' via chat, e-mail or Blackboard (the campus software program for virtual classroom activity), or in person."
"Visitors should be prepared to see a busy, bustling student-centered learning environment in Greenwood Library," says Kocevar-Weidinger.
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Following the law
I read the Sentinel's editorial about realignment and think it's necessary to respond to the final paragraph. According to your editorial: "While Gov. Brown says the state doesn't have money to put more people back in state prison ..." That mischaracterizes the governor's position on this issue. Realignment is the state's response to the U.S. Supreme Court order of 2011 to reduce prison overcrowding. Anything that causes the prison population to rise is more of a legal matter than a financial one.
Jeffrey Callison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Smart solutions vs. fear solutions
All of us want a safer secure Santa Cruz without violence, drugs, gangs, rape, robberies, etc. The fear solutions offered in the article in Sunday's Sentinel are not the answer. The day programs at the Homeless Service Center are part of the solution not the problem. They help the homeless transition to getting a job and becoming responsible citizens. What we need are additional programs that offer rehab for drug and alcohol addiction, and resources for identifying and treating the mentally ill. Thank God hundreds of people in our county have been working on such smart solutions. Let's affirm them rather than give into fear and scapegoating the homeless and people who are doing a good job of finding long-term housing and offering assistance to them in becoming productive citizens.
The Rev. Herb Schmidt, Santa Cruz
Time to act on homeless problems
The article in the Sunday Santa Cruz Sentinel and the email from Lynn Robinson were superb and a long time coming. Her email could have come from my outbox. I have recently walked down Coral Street and into the Homeless Services Center. The walk was long and frightening, but I wanted to see first-hand what was going on in our city. I will continue to put myself in harm's way to keep an eye on the problem ... and it is a problem. Please take notice and action now or I could end up like my friend, Shannon Collins.
Lisa Litten, Santa Cruz
Stop targeting homeless
I am disgusted by the incessant tirade against the "homeless" population in our community. I am a supporter of the Homeless Services Center and applaud the work of Monica Martinez. I find it reprehensible that Lynn Robinson uses her position on the council in such an irresponsible way that further fans the flames of intolerance in this community, largely ignited by the Take Back Santa Cruz group. The work of this group does nothing I want for my community because its methods are so divisive and mean-spirited. If they and Robinson had the intent of actually reducing homelessness and the effects of drug addiction in our town that would be different. But the outcry is against a population that is an easy target, blamed for the afflictions they are already the victims of: homelessness and addiction. Crime and trash (especially needles) are what we don't like in our community. Let's separate that from these people who are actually members of our community and see what can be done. Let's stop pointing fingers at what is ugly and equating it with human beings. It is only fueling a dangerous fire of bigotry and reverse violence that cannot come to good.
Nita Hertel, Santa Cruz
Good article, bad headline
The March 15 front-page article, "The cost of keeping Santa Cruz weird," is an excellent article, but the headline perpetuates false assumptions. The article quotes three prominent citizens and the mayor of Austin, Texas, who all refute that weirdness has anything to do with violent crime, and just one letter-writer who thinks they are related. There is also a tendency to conflate the problems of homelessness with violent crime; study after study has shown them to be unrelated problems. The evidence is in: Violent crime is most prevalent in fearful militaristic cultures that try to suppress the original, creative and different (i.e. weird). We spend the largest portion of federal tax dollars on wars that have killed more than 100,000 civilians, and left countless veterans suffering from PTSD. When looking for a cause for violent crime, it might be wise to look beyond our city limits.
Len Beyea, Santa Cruz
The Catch-22 of a weird Santa Cruz
Keeping Santa Cruz weird is a Catch-22. Everyone likes the weird Santa Cruz with accordion players, cross-dressers and dancing dogs. But no one wants the dark side of weird. When we finally get a very creative and talented cartoonist, DeCinzo everyone screams he's too weird. Are we weird enough to live here, or should we move?
George Myers, Aptos
How exactly does one ban weirdness?
In regard to Friday's front-page article, I question how the people who are calling for a less "weird," more homogeneous community think we should go about ridding the weirdness of people with mental illness, atypical clothing and/or differing social views. Is it by banning the mentally ill? I have heard no calls from such people for better access to mental health care. Is it by banning different clothing styles and differing social views (also known as suppression of free speech)? The mentality, as it exists now, is the desire for inevitably ineffective feel-good measures to shut out some other lifestyles perceived as threatening. However, when that mentality is taken to the extreme, you end up with countries like North Korea. Going in that direction leads to nowhere desirable to live in.
Darrin Scott, Santa Cruz
DeCinzo gets it
I like DeCinzo's biting satire. He is one of the few people who exposes the elephant in the room. The majority of people who complain about DeCinzo have just had their ox gored. Maybe I'll feel the same way when he gores my ox. But in the meantime, let's see more of his works!
Renwick Curry, Santa Cruz
DeCinzo exposes non-problem
And now the peculiar imagination of DeCinzo has identified a problem with surfers that doesn't actually exist. He's a living monument to the proposition that you get what you pay for.
Delman Smith, Santa Cruz
Respect for officers
Zach Friend's commentary is correct in his hopes for a new era of respect for local law enforcement. There have been those who have seen the police as a necessary evil; we can hope they permanently revise their thinking in light of the sacrifices made by our two fine fallen officers. But for each individual like that there are hundreds of us, the silent majority, who have seen the police as a necessary good. Recent events gave us the opportunity to show that by lining roadways, leaving flowers, giving of our businesses for the memorials, or otherwise expressing sympathy to our remaining officers. For us, there is no new era. We've always been here. Thank you, SCPD.
Andrew Lenz Jr., Santa Cruz
DeCinzo a keeper
We used to enjoy DeCinzo's cartoons in the Metro years ago and were sorry when they ended. His cartoon was the first thing we turned to. Many people we know felt the same way. We think DeCinzo causes a little controversy now and then because his cartoons are about local issues and perhaps a certain cartoon steps on sensitive toes. Many cartoons by other cartoonists can be construed as insulting but they're not about Santa Cruz exclusively. We don't find him insulting at all. He is not boring and very funny, and we're happy that we now get to see his cartoons in the Sentinel. Anybody that writes a local opinion or draws a cartoon is up for yeas or nays. Certainly can't please everyone, especially in Santa Cruz.
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This October 20, 2011 photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera shows Gerhard Siegel as Mime, left, and Jay Hunter Morris as the title character in Wagner's "Siegfried," during a dress rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. On May 12 the Met concludes the last of three complete presentations of Robert Lepage's production of the four-opera Ring Cycle, which includes Das Rheingold; Die Walkure; Siegfried and Gotterdammerung. (AP Photo/The Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard)


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Up until now you've heard me refer to pinning etiquette and being respectful and giving attribution to the things that you pin on Pinterest. This is something that has come under fire recently because Pinterest hasn't done a whole lot to alleviate the pain that is being caused by this. Basically what's happening is, when people are pinning things they are not getting proper attribution to the people who actually created the item that they're pinning. So they might find a cool piece of art or a photograph or something, and they're just posting it to Pinterest saying "oh, this is neat," "oh, this is cool" and they are not actually saying "this was taken by so-and-so," or "I found this here and this is who created it." And so Pinterest has had to respond to this by coming up with a pin etiquette page on their site. And so I am not going to bore you by reading all of this, but the main thing that I want to focus on is point number three on this list, where it says Credit Your Sources, that pins are most useful when they have links back to the original source.
If you notice that a pin is not sourced correctly, leave a comment so the original pinner can update the source. Finding the original source is always preferable to a secondary source such as an image search or a blog entry. So basically what Pinterest is trying to get you to do is give credit where credit is due, and that's very important. So for instance, if I wanted to grab something off of the web that is a product or a photograph or something like that, I need to do my due diligence to find exactly where that comes from. Pinterest has put some things in place that makes it a little bit easier for us to do that though.
For instance, let's jump over to this Etsy page, and let's say that I wanted to grab this necklace from this Etsy page and share it somewhere on my Pinterest profile. In order to do that, I can click Pin It and it automatically finds what I need and I'll click Pin It. Check this out. It automatically puts up the price based on the Etsy price and it also gives the item name, how much it costs, and it gives attribution, saying it came from Etsy, which is very important. That links back to the original place, and it gives you the information telling you that this is where it's from.
This is how much it costs, and this is how you get it. So if I were to create a new board--and I'll just call this Cool Stuff and hit Create-- I'll click Pin It and it creates my pin. I'll click See your Pin so it takes me back. You can see here it says from etsy.com. That's proper attribution. That is absolutely the way to go. And if I scroll down to the bottom, you can see the name of the item, how much it costs, and where it came from. It tells me that it was Pinned via the pinmarklet, which is this item here, and if I happen to click on the photo itself, it takes me right back to the Etsy page.
Whereas if I go back to one of these other pins that I have in my boards--for instance one of these that I uploaded--I'll click on this and then I'll go to the pin, and what happens when I click on this pin that I simply uploaded? Nothing. It takes me to a larger version of this that has been uploaded to the Pinterest servers. It doesn't take me back to the original file; it doesn't give attribution to the original artist or the original photographer. I have no idea where this came from, and neither does anyone else. That's not doing anyone any good. Because if somebody finds this pin and says "oh, this is neat. I want to know where they found this," I haven't given them a way to get back to that.
They can't find this dress. They can't find this beach. They don't know who took the photo so they can hire them to take their photo. So it's a big, big deal to make sure that you properly give attribution to the items that you're pinning, and also try to pin things via the Pin It button so that Pinterest can aid you in giving proper attribution and a link back to the original location as well. Remember, Pinterest is nothing more than an aggregate of information, but the information can be quite useful, as long as we allow people to interact with it in a proper way. And giving attribution and links back is always a good thing.
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Nobody asked me but...the holidays are upon us and that means one thing...high school basketball tournaments.
The 62nd Annual seMissourian Christmas Tournament in Cape and the 50th Bloomfield Christmas Tournament are area traditions that usually serve up some great basketball.
Charleston, Notre Dame, Jackson and Scott County Central earned the top four seeds in the former U-High tourney. Charleston should roll to the semifinals with a first round game against Oak Ridge and a second round matchup with the winner of Cape Central and Oran.
The marquee matchup in the second round should pit Scott Central against Bell City. This will be the third meeting of teams that don't really like each other. Can the Braves win a third straight over the Cubs? I say yes.
In my humble opinion, the semifinals at Cape should be Charleston battling Scott Central and Notre Dame versus Jackson. The Jays don't always play stellar ball at the tournament, but they should get past the Braves.
Notre Dame defeated Jackson in the SEMO Conference Tournament and should repeat the feat. "The Factory" is not at full staff with point guard Shawn Sherrell hurting due to a hand injury. I like Notre Dame to keep the momentum going after the big road victory over Sikeston and win the title over Charleston.
* At Bloomfield, it is Malden's tournament to lose. The Wave earned the No. 1 seed followed by Doniphan, Portageville and Puxico.
If Tony Jones can stay out of foul trouble, I like the East Prairie Eagles to reach the semifinals and face Malden. The Eagles have a nice perimeter game with Paris Tipler, Randy Woods and M.C. Williams. However, Jones is the horse pulling that plow.
In the other semifinal matchup, Doniphan should cruise into the round and face Portageville. The Bulldogs are undefeated, but they haven't played a quality opponent up until this point.
Portageville has a couple of question marks with the outside shot of Trey Mosby and the consistency of freshman Kony Ealy. Jim Bidewell is a quality coach who always seems to have his troops playing well at the right times. Don't be surprised if Portageville gives Doniphan a run for their money. I'll still take the Dons.
Look for a Malden and Doniphan matchup in the finals with the Wave taking the title.
* I would handicap the Dyersburg Tournament that Sikeston will participate in, but I have no clue who the teams are. Brighton...Munford? Why must Sikeston fans endure this Tennessee version of the Carbondale Tournament. Two things that I know Sikeston will face.
First, Sikeston will probably play the best team in the tourney in the first round just like they always did in the Carbondale Holiday Tournament and the Superman Classic over in Metropolis.
Second, crowds will be sparse. Don't expect a crowd that will rival the SEMO Conference Tourney finals.
I would love to see Sikeston in the U-High Tournament. I know I am beating a dead horse, but wouldn't it be cool to see a potential Scott Central and Sikeston matchup? Which brings me to...
And finally, nobody asked me but...my Christmas wish list.
1. Sikeston joins the U-High Tourney.
2. Sikeston and Scott Central start scheduling basketball games between each other.
3. The girls have their own SEMO Conference Tournament.
4. The football and basketball final fours in all classes in Missouri will be televised for all in the state to see. Illinois broadcats every game in both classes, and they have a final eight. Why can't Missouri do it to?
5. High school basketball installs a shot clock.
6. Last, but not least, the Dallas Cowboys win another Super Bowl title.


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Scott Hogan is again on the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational race, which takes place in Boone on Sept. 5.
Hogan is among more than 40 Modified drivers in the North Central Region. Three drivers from each region will be selected from voting that takes place this week; 13 more total participants will be selected in round two, which begins July 29.
"To get on the ballot you had to have won a IMCA sanctioned event that paid $1000 or more," says Scott's wife, Jolyne Hogan. "Scott won in Donnellson at Lee County Speedway and then again in Davenport. So these events put him on the ballot. Now it's up to the fans. The last time Scott was in was in 2005 and I believe it was the first year if the all star race."
The voting will all be done via a Facebook application, which organizers say is the best way to accurately tally votes -- and also helps the racers connect with fans through social media.
"All I can say is 'Vote, vote vote,' everyday, please and thank you!" Jolyne.
Click HERE to see the list of racers on the ballot.
Click HERE to vote in Hogan's division, the Belleville Motorsports North Central Region.
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Lawmakers have nearly resolved the biggest of the remaining disputes stalling progress on a new, five-year farm bill, one of the key negotiators said Thursday.
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1Support or strengthen: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence
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strengthen, support, reinforce, make stronger, boost, fortify, give a boost to;
aid, assist, help;
supplement, augment, feed, add to, increase;
revitalize, invigorate, renew, regenerate
2Provide (a seat) with padded support: (as adjective bolstered) I snuggled down into the heavily bolstered seat
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- The seats are well bolstered and leather trim is also available.
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- Astronomy, geography, and ergonomics are the three scientific bolsterers of Chinese feng shui theory.
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Words that rhyme with bolsterholster, pollster, soulster, upholster
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A heavy chisel used for cutting bricks.
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- 'I began to knock the wooden fascia off using a bolster and hammer,' said Mr Sparkes.
- If you must cut a brick to an exact line, use the bolster.
- Tap the bolster firmly with a club hammer to achieve the desired effect.
Early 20th century: of unknown origin.
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