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Division 2: 1, Luxemburg-Casco; 2, Oconto Falls; 3, Ellsworth; 4, Port Washington; 5, Two Rivers; 6, Freedom; 7, Lodi; 8, Sparta; 9, Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal; 10, Pewaukee.
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WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: Travis Smith, Milwaukee Bradley Tech. Smith, a junior who is ranked No. 5 in Division 1 at 138, defeated Random Lake senior Nick Mudlaff, 5-3, in overtime at the Deerfield Scramble last weekend to win the 145-pound individual title and help lead Tech to a second-place finish with 690 points at the 18-team tournament. Smith improved his record to 36-1 with the victory over Mudlaff (35-2), who is ranked No. 2 in Division 3 at 145. Smith made the move to get a shot at Mudlaff. "(Smith) wanted to bump up and wrestle him," said Tech coach Craig Bevilacqua. "It was his decision. He wanted to wrestle (Mudlaff)."
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Sussex Hamilton. The Chargers sent seven wrestlers to the finals and came away with three individual champions to win the nine-team Pirates Invitational at Pewaukee. Pewaukee finished second with 200.5 points. The Chargers' champions included sophomore Brett Neverman (29-5 at 106), senior Bob Holzem (31-4 at 138) and senior Mike Konvalinka (33-2 at 220). It was a surprising show of depth by the Chargers heading into the Greater Metro Conference and their showdown with West Allis Central.
JUDE UPSET: Bradley Tech senior John Jude is no longer among the ranks of the undefeated. Of course, fewer and fewer wrestlers are. Lakeside Lutheran senior Ben Ewings (35-1) posted a 1-0 decision over Jude (35-1) at 285 pounds at the round-robin event. Jude is ranked No. 1 in the state in Division 1 at 285. Ewings is ranked No. 3 in Division 2.
ARROWHEAD CLIPS MUKWONAGO: The importance of the dual has diminished since the Classic 8 Conference changed the way it awards its conference title, but Arrowhead continued its late-season push by defeating Mukwonago, 32-25, in the league's final dual of the year. The teams split the 14 matches of the dual. Arrowhead got key victories from seniors Austin Gatchel (285) and Jacob Nelson (145). Gatchel defeated Mukwonago senior Tyler Ladwig by a 12-7 decision, and Nelson defeated Mukwonago junior Joe Mattson, 7-6, in the key swing matches.
UP AND DOWN SEASON: Kenosha Tremper coach Joel Dutton has seen his young team go from very hot to very cold this season. The past week was no different. Tremper, which beat Franklin and Muskego for the first time in the same season this year, finished its first 7-0 dual meet season in the Southeast Conference only to go 2-3 at the Sheboygan Falls Duals. "This team is like getting hit in the head with a 2-by-4 when you look at last year's team," said Dutton, whose team qualified for the state team tournament for the first time a year ago with a large group of seniors. "There are so many young kids on the team and they just don't get it sometimes."
CITY MEET MOVED: The Milwaukee City Conference meet has been moved from Saturday to Friday and will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Milwaukee Vincent. This is the first time the City has held the league tournament on a Friday.
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typically i would shove anything green leafy rooty with a rhizome into the dirt... but i think it depends on how much maintenance you want to deal with. i mean you can go along way with a low- med tech planted tank.
i'm only dosing excel and dry ferts and i find myself trimming every 7-10 days ontop of weekly water changes. that unto itself is alot of work but can also be rewarding. everybody is different, some people plant and forget some people are constantly rescaping, some people go minimal and just grow one species, but grow it very very well.... it all depends on you.
the good thng about my 20L is its
manageable in size. you can get as tedious and meticulous as you want or not, still manageable either way. downside is also its upside... its 12" in height. stems can reach the top in no time, can't really keep tall large plants like spiralis, vals, swords etc.. yet its easy to plunge your hand in for maintenance and its easy to achieve a high light condition in a shallow tank (cheaper lighting).
fir fish however, i think you need to be more conciensous. not all species will do well in a small tank. especially if you plan to overstock. i would give aqadvisor.com a shot to help you figure out some possible combos.
since your in college its definetely something to think about. if your fish decide to breed lol.
After reading through your thread I was very tempted to just forget about my (loose) biotope goals and obtain a huge variety of plants! I can see why maintaining several different species would be fun, but for now I really want to stay committed to my fish for as long as I can resist all of the plants. I want this tank to be natural and comfortable for them and I don't want to overgrow their house! I am glad to see how successful you've been by simply dosing excel although I am tempted to get a small canister and generate my own co2 gas.
I actually do have hopes that I may be able to breed both the corys and the tetras eventually, plus it will give me another reason to start a new tank! I felt pretty comfortable about my stocking plans until the aquaclear filter arrived in the mail today and let me tell you it is so much smaller than I thought it would be. This thing is tiny and I'm not used to having such a small filter on a tank!! It's rated for a 50gallon tank and the flow rate is 10x turnover per hour but still...
Thanks for your help so far !
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If you want to simulate this habitat, you'll have to forgo your original plant choices in favor of floating plants, but it will be a very easy tank to maintain and the dense floating plants will help remove nitrates from the fish.
I would recommend a substrate of fine sand, a few rocks and nice pieces of driftwood, fallen leaves if you want them (but not tons). and a dense canopy of floating plants. Eichornia and Pistia get too big for a 20L, so I'd go with Salvinia natans.
Wow thanks for finding that information! Salvinia Natans is beautiful and would look really neat floating on the tank with the roots hanging down, I'm sure the fish would appreciate it too. I want to do more research on their natural environments as I'm sure they don't only live in small ponds like the ones collected in the article you linked to. Perhaps I can find them somewhere with some more beautiful plants that will root in my substrate!
Well the components of my tank are quickly coming together. The 100 watt hydor Theo heater came along with the aquaclear 50 HOB. I got a 50pound bag of pool filter sand from a local pool supply place, a small rickety table from goodwill, and managed to set it all up with water! I've got one 15 pound of flourite ordered that I'm going to mix with the sand. Anyhow, here are some pics! Sorry that they suck and are from my phone, as soon as I have livestock to photograph I'll do a better job!
I got this table for less than $8 at goodwill. It was very rickety but I took it all apart and reassembled it with better hardware and wood glue, adding supports into the design. Now it is absolutely solid, I danced around on it just to make sure and I weigh a good 170.
I then took it outside and refinished the entire thing in plastidip, waterproofing the entire table in a coat of rubber and helping it match the color of the rest of our furniture.
I hung a power strip as well as a digital light timer on the back of the stand to keep all of the cords out of view and just when I finished setting up the tank, sand, lights etc. the UPS guy walked in and delivered my filter and heater. I hooked them up and before I tidied up the cords I snapped this pic of lights on. The background is krylon fusion black and blue that I did this morning.
Lastly I filled the tank with water, placing a plate on the sand to help keep it all in place. Even after spending thirty minutes rinsing the sand outside today I still get this cloud!
Well my roommates and I are excited to see it lit up and in its place in the living room. I hope that being next to a cold window doesn't present a problem but it's the only place it could go!
I am running the filter and heater to help dial in the temperature and make sure that everything is working. I am going to place some detritus from my 2.5 into this tank to hopefully help seed it, in a few days Ill add some plants after I test the water. Then over the next couple weeks I'm going to try to stabilize the ph using some peat in the filter to see if I can get it around 7.0 or lower.
Once the flourite comes in the mail I'm going to distribute that throughout the tank, then go searching for good pieces of slate, as that's the only thing that I can find around here without buying lfs stock.
Hopefully within four weeks if everything is looking great then I can get my hands on some corydoras bilineatus and introduce them into their new home. We shall see how everything pans out.
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As Britain continues to bask in an uncharacteristically temperate summer, Steam has managed to remind gamers why they should remain firmly transfixed by their screen with the coming-and-going of the highly anticipated Summer Sale. The online games retailer and distribution software developed by Valve uses its fantastic rapport with both the hordes of developers and its loyal and often rabid fanbase to slash prices on almost its entire catalogue.
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Apple makes beautiful smartphones, but durability is not a major focus. Because the new iPhone 6S packs in more features than ever before, there's no doubt it will sell like hot cakes, so if you want to preserve that elegant design then you really need to take some precautions. The case market has exploded in recent years, so you can get solid drop protection, find all sorts of stylish finishes, and even add some functionality very easily. To help narrow down your choices, these are the best iPhone 6S cases we've seen so far.
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Twelve South SurfacePad Case ($40)
This stylish leather cover feels luxurious. It's a typical folio-style with a couple of slots in the cover to hold credit cards or ID. You can also fold it back to act as a landscape stand. Your iPhone 6S is completely accessible because, unusually, there's no shell inside. You fit the iPhone onto an adhesive backing, and there's a cut-out corner on the back to leave the camera open. It's a slim, light case, and it will guard against scratches, but we wouldn't rely on it for drop protection. You can choose from six different colors.
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It may look like an ordinary, basic black shell case, but it has a secret – the back lights up with an icon to indicate an incoming call or message. It hooks up to your iPhone 6S via Bluetooth. There's no need to be charge the case, because it harvests excess electromagnetic energy from your phone and doesn't use much power. The case has generous cut-outs for ports, buttons, and the camera. It also has a nice soft finish and adds some grip. However, it's a bit too minimal to offer much in the way of protection from falls.
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North of the Kingdom of the Southlands and south of Serezlata lies the vast and largely uninhabited Sysaran Empire. It consists of five distinct regions--the Plains, the Lowlands, the Highlands, the Stepplands, and the Isles. Each has its own language, although most of them are closely related, but the official governmental tongue is nearly the same as that used in the Southlands and West Sysara. Its capital, Iliathor, is located near the border between the Highlands and the Lowlands.
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- Iliathor, as previously mentioned, is the capital city of the Sysaran Empire. It was founded circa the year 96 A.R. by Iliath IX, the last king of Sysara. The city is built on a mountain, and it is difficult to discern from afar where the land's natural formation ends and human structures begin. Iliathor as a whole is considered one of the greatest architectural marvels of the world.
- Morna-ca, located in the Plains region, is an ancient and no-longer-inhabited city-state. It fell to the armies of another city-state, Sichtir (now part of the Stepplands), in the year 1568, B.R., in a battle chronicled in the Ballad of Jhame, an excerpt of which goes as follows:
On the Shores of the Sea of Sysara
On the edge of the Golden Plains
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Where no one now remains.
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An army grand and strong,
But as they marched to make their claim
they heard voices raised in song:
"Our thanks to thee, Great Morna-ca,
Where the fields are e'er fair, Where the skies are blue and the streams are clear,
And Summer is in the air."
Morna-ca did quickly fall
It burned down to the ground; But then the victors, one and all, Did hear this ghostly sound:
"Our thanks to thee, Great Morna-ca,
We bid to thee farewell.
But when thy greatness is restored, remember to whom you fell."
- An Kitean is a small city in the Lowlands. It was the burying place for hundreds of ancient kings and queens and is rumored to be extremely haunted.
- Inbhir Kirie is situated where the River Kirie meets the Myrel Sea. It is a major port and is the primary commercial-industrial city in the Empire. It rains, on average, for more than three hundred days out of a year.
- Rionnag is a strategically important town in the western Highlands. Countless battles have been fought for it over the centuries of its existence and has been utterly destroyed on several occasions. It has, however, always been rebuilt.
- Sichtir is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. It was established by the first humans to come to the Stepplands, around 8200, B.R., and the descendents of those early people have resided there ever since. For most of its existence, it was an independent city-state, but it was conquered and absorbed by Serezlata in 984, A.R., along with the rest of the Stepplands. Later, in 1023, Sysara, under Empress Mythedl, captured the area, and Sichtir became part of the Empire.


text: UIAA ACCESS AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION Presentation to the Council Meeting in Matsomoto Friday 5th October 2007 UIAA - ACCESS AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION THE TEAM WHICH DEVISED ARGEO'S CHARTER UIAA - ACCESS AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION ARGEO'S CHARTER GUIDELINES FOR A SUSTAINABLE MOUNTAIN TOURISM IN COUNTRIES WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL Argeo is the ancient latin name for mount Ercyes, Kaiseri, Turkey Guidelines paragraphs 1) Understanding and protecting the environment 2) Preserving the cultural identity 3) Tourism in the mountains The Aim is to try and ensure that Countries where mountain tourism is in its infancy may avoid the common errors and omissions which have marred a century of development in the classical Alpine regions of Europe UNDERSTANDING AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT • Water protection • Biodiversity • Solid waste • Liquid waste • Typical agriculture • Railways and roads • Human presence • Ski Water Protection Water in the mountain is a uniquely precious resource Streams and waterfalls characterise mountain landscapes It is important to guarantee constant and abundant quantities of water in them Extraction policies for hydroelectric usage need to be well estimated In any case, a constant and abundant quantity of water must always be guaranteed Falling water in Valmasino Central Alps Biodiversity In most mountainous regions there is a HIGH LEVEL of biodiversity The biodiversity is PRECIOUS and has to be guaranteed The development of mountain tourism must NOT ENDANGER the specific biodiversity Predarossa peat-bog Disgrazia Group Central Alps Solid Waste Solid waste must always be properly and hygienically dispersed "Sky dumps" must always be controlled and managed River bank dumping prohibited because rain or flood will transport garbage downhill causing severe pollution problems Waste and rubbish not elimimated on the mountains, must be transported to the valley floor Liquid Waste It is essential that liquid waste is collected and channelled to purification plants Pollution of water courses must always be avoided At high altitude, where it is impossible to use biological purification, special plants must be created or waste contained in special tanks transported by helicopter to the valley floor Typical Agriculture of High Mountain Pastures Typical cultivations: - need to be encouraged - both form and characterize the landscape, culture and history of the mountains - create habitats for wildelife - contribute to the biodiversity Mazeri, Svaneti, Caucasus, Georgia Railways and Roads Roads should facilitate access to the mountains Where it is possible railways are always preferable to roads The fewer cars you have, the better it is for the environment Red train, Engadina, Central Alps The construction of new infrastructures in the mountains must be evaluated avoiding damage to the natural environment Human Presence in the Mountains People living in mountains always modify the environment Paths, roads, bridges, houses, churches, castles, fortresses, and villages are all contributers to the CULTURAL IDENTITY of a population They must be preserved and never destroyed To restore these constructions without destroying them is possible using modern techniques Local training in traditional crafts should be strongly promoted and encouraged Local designers and workers should be taught to use typical materials and to employ methods and techniques of traditional architecture Towerhouse, Mestia, Svaneti, Georgia Ski Grounds Ski-lifts, cable cars, ski-slopes and fences have improved the economic conditions of mountain areas They do not have to disfigure the landscape They should be located in consultation with communities and other user groups Their construction does not preclude other activities such as mountaineering, ski-touring, climbing and trekking Stelvio National Park, Central Alps PRESERVING THE CULTURAL IDENTITY Tourists in the mountains desire to experience traditional cultures Typical languages, clothes, handicrafts… must be well preserved Social and economic development must be designed to harmonise wifh the landscape and to protect natural features. Kharagauli Nationalpark, Georgia PRESERVING THE CULTURAL IDENTITY Focus on: Economic development: • balance must be maintained • economic wellbeing and globalization must prevent the destrucion of local cultures and the environment Equal opportunities for the population of mountain regions: • to preserve local traditions without converting mountain scenery into theme parks • Mountain communities need modern facilities Poschiavo Village, Central Alps, Switzerland PRESERVING THE CULTURAL IDENTITY Focus on: The promotion of local cultures and skills • young people must study local history and typical traditions • Historical and ethnographic research must be supported by books and audiovisual aids The promotion of typical handicrafts: By the creation of crafts training workshops, where older and skilled artists and craftsmen can instruct and train the new generation of mountain craftsmen. Handmade pottery, Cappadochia, Turkey PRESERVING THE CULTURAL IDENTITY Focus on: Promotion of local traditions: • local usages, • religious beliefs, • celebratory festivals… Mama Ashu feast day procession, Chacas, Perù TOURISM IN THE MOUNTAINS • Mountaineering, trekking, climbing, ski touring,… can transform the economic development of mountain areas • Free access to the mountains must be guaranteed • Limitation of access must be well considered and put into effect only when strictly necessary • Raising awarness of issues is more effective rather than regulating access UIAA Magazine Cover feb 2000 TOURISM IN THE MOUNTAINS Suggestions to develop a sustainable mountain tourism policy: • Promote the professional training of local mountain guides • Promote the creation of local travel agencies (protect from exploitation of mountain tourism by multinational agencies!) • Build huts and bivouacs along the well frequented paths ( where it is possible by restoration of existing structures) new provision must be the exception) • In building huts is necessary to avoid spoliation of the wilderness; remoteness and distance from the roads or railways and popularity of the area are determining factors Marco e Rosa de Marchi – Agostino Rocca Hut, Bernina Group, Central Alps TOURISM IN THE MOUNTAINS In building a new hut it is strongly recommended that modern methods of construction are employed: To accord to ecological principles To use heat- conserving materials MASSIVE TROMBE WALLS To use the energy of the sun (photovoltaic panels for electricity, solar panels for producing hot water, massive walls for heating rooms) To use the energy of running water for local hydroelectricity PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS Marco e Rosa de Marchi – Agostino Rocca Hut, m 3610 a.s.l TOURISM IN THE MOUNTAINS For tourists' accomodation: Promote restoration of old civil and rural structures ( often tourists prefer to stay in an old traditional building, instead of in a new one) However the tourist's accomodation must: • guarantee cleanliness, hygiene and essentials facilities ( toilet, wash-basin, shower) • assure modern standards of healh and safety Traditional buildings in Orobie Group, Central Alps TOURISM IN THE MOUNTAINS Provision of way-marked paths enabling visiting mountaneeres to explore the regions by themselves and without guide Ensure regulations for hunting and fishing are linked to promotion of natural environment CONCLUSIONS 1) These guidelines can be adapted by local communities to their particular characteristics and needs 2) Tourism in the mountains is important to ensure sustainable development to people living in mountain regions and to increase their standard of living 3) At the same time it is important to safeguard the landscape and local culture 4) Countries where mountain tourism is in its infancy may then avoid the errors, mistakes, and omissions perpetrated in Europe and in other places around the world CONCLUSIONS 5) It is important in many cases to create " parks " to preserve flora, wild animals, environment and local traditions whilst permitting reasonable and responsible access 6) Tourists of tomorrow will increasingly need to escape from the congestion of towns and cities to relate to nature through the mountains 7) The mountains will provide fresh air, exercise and a good quality natural environment


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We are a telecommunications business solutions company that offers cell phones, cell phone accessories, netbooks and air cards. A significant portion of our business will be done through ecommerce.
We target corporations and schools/universities. We are young entrepreneurs and we would like our logo to reflect that by being modern, fun and professional. This logo will receive a lot of visibility on the internet and it should entice visitors to come to our site and/or contact our company.


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The Library is fortunate to have partnerships with the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, which provides our Gallery, and the Summit Public Art Committee, which provides the Art on the Lawn. Please click below for more information on the latest exhibitions.
The current exhibition in the Gallery is Linda Jacobs: Vantage Points. April 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017.
The artist says of her work:
Capturing the movement of light and shadow from an uncommon vantage point reveals the beautiful and unexpected within the familiar. The texture of a building façade, seen from below, is reminiscent of the wings of a bird. An unfinished building, viewed from within, frames a familiar skyline as an abstraction. The underside of a bridge reveals girders and utility cables exploding in a celebration of line and color.
The goal of my photographs is to make these moments tangible. By seeking out unusual vantage points, I discover occasions of visual delight, expressed in color, pattern, light and shadow.
I received a Bachelor of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University, and reside in Maplewood, New Jersey. My photographs have been exhibited at the Monmouth Museum, Viridian Artists in Chelsea, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Sumei Multidisciplinary Arts, Arts Guild New Jersey, Studio Montclair Galleries, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, The Watchung Arts Center, and Paper Mill Playhouse.
website: lindajacobsphotography.com
The exhibit is open to the public during regular library hours. The Gallery is a public-private partnership of the Summit Free Public Library and Visual Arts Center of New Jersey. Funding for the gallery was provided by a grant from the Summit Area Foundation. For more information on the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, please visit www.artcenternj.org.


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"Taylor Simpson informed us over break that she would like to pursue another option and has made the decision to no longer be a part of the Nebraska volleyball program," said Nebraska head coach John Cook. Cook also added, "We have released her from her letter of intent in order for her to pursue another program and receive aid immediately. We wish Taylor nothing but the best of luck in the future as she will be missed as a member of the Nebraska volleyball team."
It is unclear of the main reason why Simpson is leaving the program, but playing time was thought to be a factor.
Not many chances were given to the freshman as she tried to make playing time behind All-American Gina Mancuso and All Big Ten performer Hannah Werth. Both players return to the team and the Huskers will welcome top 50 prep product Alexa Strange to the mix.
Before choosing Nebraska, Kansas State was in Simpson's top three.
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What is an e-book?
How is it different than a book, web site or database?
Are there any differences between reference, monographs, or textbooks in e format?
Kindle: from Amazon.
How do you think Kindle, Amazon's wireless reader, will affect the development and sale of eBook content? Will Amazon's enormous market and broad availability create a defacto eBook publishing standard?
Read an eBook Week
E-Books Can Help Reduce Your Carbon Footprint:
You see and hear the buzz words everywhere – carbon footprint, environmentally friendly and green. We're encouraged to buy, use and dispose with the environment in mind. While it's easy to recognize the negative impact of excess packaging and chemical content in many of the products we purchase, it's not so easy when it comes to reading material.
Consider This:
E-books are created electronically. No trees are cut to produce them. No ink is used to put the words on the page. No fossil fuel is used to run presses or power trucks to move them around the country. No storage facilities need to be heated to store boxes of books until they are shipped to bookstores. E-books are delivered to the end user electronically. They are read electronically. They are disposed of with a push of a delete button, without ever taking up room in a landfill.
Consider This:It takes 12 trees to produce a ton of printing paper–24 trees for higher grade writing paper.** A mature tree can produce as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. Up to 35% of books printed for consumers (down from nearly 60% several years ago) are never read. They are returned to the publisher and end up in landfills. And with e-books, you can shop for your book without ever leaving home!
NEWS FLASH!Reading e-books can help you meet your commitment to reduce your carbon footprint.
Rita Toews created Read an E-book Week in 2002. She has written and co-authored award-winning children's books, crime novels and historical dramas, available through www.domokos.com.
Steve Jordan is an avid e-book reader, writer, visionary, and promoter. He developed the Right Brane e-Publishing model as a fair, practical and sensible way to sell e-books online. His e-books are available at www.SteveJordanBooks.com.
Join the new eBook blog
Dear Collegues,
I welcome you to participate in a new blog about eBooks. You'll find a brief overview of the blog, No Shelf Required, below. It is live and available for your comments now. I hope you can join what will be a lively discussion on all aspects of eBooks in libraries. Regards, Sue Polanka
Sue Polanka Head, Reference and Instruction, Paul Laurence Dunbar LibraryWright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45433 937-775-3142 firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com
No Shelf Required http://noshelfrequired.blogspot.com/
No Shelf Required provides a forum for discussion among librarians, publishers, distributors, aggregators, and others interested in the publishing and information industry. The discussion will focus on the issues, concepts, current and future practices of Ebook publishing including: finding, selecting, licensing, policies, business models, usage (tracking), best practices, and promotion/marketing. The concept of the blog is to have open discussion, propose ideas, and provide feedback on the best ways to implement Ebooks in library settings. The blog will be a moderated discussion with timely feature articles and product reviews available for discussion and comment.
No Shelf Required will be moderated by Sue Polanka, Wright State University. The role of the moderator will be to articulate discussion topics, provide feature articles and product reviews, and ask poignant questions to the group in order to stimulate open discussion and collaborative learning about Ebooks. The moderator will also provide audio content in the form of interviews with librarians and those in the publishing industry.
Should eBooks be updated?
One question asked by many librarians, now that I'm purchasing my reference titles electronically, should publishers be updating those titles and fixing errors prior to (or rather than) releasing a new edition?
How does this impact the print copy? Which copy is the official copy, print or electronic?
Should the eBook title be an exact replica of the print title? Are eBooks meant to be "living" and growing things? If so, how do we archive the older material?
How does this impact pricing? Should subscription based models include updates automatically? What about titles purchased to own (a one time fee)?
What are your thoughts?
Book Sales Increase at Year's End
Book Sales Increase at Year's End
February 13, 2008, New York, NY:
Sales of University Press Hardcover books were up by 3.3 percent in December with sales of $6.8 million; sales were also up by 8.1 percent for the year. University Press Paperback sales posted an increase of 0.6 percent for the month with sales totaling $10.1 million; sales were up 3.2 percent for the year. Sales in the Professional and Scholarly category were down by 12.4 percent in December ($99.0 million); however sales were up 2.9 percent for the year.
The Association of American Publishers is the national trade association of the U.S. book publishing industry. AAP's more than 300 members include most of the major commercial publishers in the United States, as well as smaller and non-profit publishers, university presses and scholarly societies—small and large. AAP members publish hardcover and paperback books in every field, educational materials for the elementary, secondary, postsecondary, and professional markets, scholarly journals, computer software, and electronic products and services. The protection of intellectual property rights in all media, the defense of the freedom to read and the freedom to publish at home and abroad, and the promotion of reading and literacy are among the Association's highest priorities.
NOTE: All sales figures cited in this release are domestic net sales
Reference Universe – Paratext
Reference Universe.
Nov. 2003.
REVIEW. First published November 1, 2003 (Booklist).
Reference Universe
Here is a database that librarians will really appreciate. We have spent countless hours selecting, storing, and carefully weeding our reference collections. But patrons would rather search on the Internet, and get any old answer, than use our pride and joy, our reference collections. Reference Universe has taken article titles and indexes from more than 2,000 reference works "from both major and minor reference publishers.†These entries have been compiled into a user-friendly database that covers topics from a wide variety of disciplines. It is searchable by singular or plural forms, word variants, exact phrase, or exact words. It also includes searches by all of the words and any of the words. Searches can be limited by publication date and by number of hits (the default being 1,000). A Browse Mode allows users to browse for books by publisher, title of work, subject, or Library of Congress classification number or to browse the Reference Universe index of terms.
After searching, the system presents a list of reference titles in relevancy-ranked order. Besides the title, the brief display includes publisher and date and the total number of index entries or article titles containing the term. There are also links to the local catalog, a full-text e-book version if it is available, article titles and index terms, and a fuller bibliographic record. The full record in turn links to other reference books on the subject, other reference books by the author, the record in MARC format, and a review from ARBA Online, available to subscribing libraries. A notes field generally contains brief bibliographic information. As of this writing, Paratext plans to add reviews and publisher links and has installed a prototype that will automatically indicate whether a library owns a title that appears in a list of results.
Do you remember First Stop: The Master Index to Subject Encyclopedias, published by Oryx Press in 1989? Reference Universe has a similar idea but with a modern interface. Titles indexed seem to have good recency, and keeping the electronic version up-to-date will be easier than updating a printed version. General searches will produce many hits. It may take discernment to determine which subject encyclopedia is best for a particular query, but because this is a librarian's tool, finding the best references for a patron shouldn't be a problem.
This metaindex is an exciting product that will get a lot of use at reference desks in both public and academic libraries and also has uses as a collection development tool. Highly recommended.— Jack O'Gorman
ALA Program – The Future of Electronic Reference Publishing
2008 ALA Annual, Anaheim
Monday, June 30, 2008 10:30 – 12:00
Reference Books Bulletin (Booklist) sponsored program:
The Future of Electronic Reference Publishing: A View from the Top.
Top managers from reference publishing share their views about planning for tomorrow in a digital age and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
John Barnes, Exec. V.P. Marketing and Strategic Planning, Gale/Cengage
Casper Grathwohl, V.P. and Publisher, Oxford University Press
Alison Mudditt, Executive Vice President, Higher Education Group, SAGE Publications
Michael Ross, Sr. V.P. Corporate Development, Encyclopedia Britannica
Sue Polanka, Chair, Reference Books Bulletin Editorial Board
XReferplus – Credo Reference
Xreferplus – (Credo Reference)
First published November 1, 2006 (Booklist).
Xreferplus is an online reference service with more than 2 million entries from more than 207 reference titles. With a focus on ready-reference content, Xreferplus includes subject-specific dictionaries, biographical data, statistics, quotations, and audio and image files from more than 50 publishers. There are two subscription options, Xreferplus 100 and Xreferplus Unlimited. The former allows libraries to select 100 titles from the collection and drop or add titles as needed. The latter is the entire collection, which, beginning in 2007, will grow by 300 titles per year. Available as optional add-ons to either collection are specialist reference titles such as Blackwell Psychology Handbooks. Xreferplus can also be accessed through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
What makes Xreferplus unique is the cross-referencing—or Xreferences—across titles, disciplines, and publishers. Added to that are the data-visualization search capabilities of the Xrefer Concept Map (which is like brainstorming on steroids), 180,000 pronunciation audio files, thousands of images, dynamic table functionality, a chronology builder, and an interactive world atlas for an "Xtreme†ready-reference experience.
Xrefer's newest feature, the Chronology Builder, is currently available in one title (The Marcquarie Encyclopedia of Australian Events), but other titles will be on board in three to six months. This feature uses the major subjects of the title to highlight noteworthy events in chronological order. Users may add or remove columns and compare the chronology of various subjects, for example, correlating population growth to recessions and booms. The dynamic table functionality is currently available in three titles (Census, World Factbook, and UN Stats). Again, users may use this tool to create, customize, and sort data within each title. The library administration system allows customization with library logos and links, provides usage statistics, and offers promotional and educational materials. Xreferplus is available as a subscription database with a cost of $2,425 for the 100 package and $3,638 for the unlimited package. Specialist Reference titles are priced separately and may be added to either package. – Sue Polanka
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online
First published November 1, 2006 (Booklist).
Oxford Reference Online (ORO), a scholarly reference database, contains more than 100 quick-reference titles in nearly every field. Two collections are available, the core collection, containing the more than 113 quick-reference titles, and the premium collection, containing the former plus in-depth entries from the Oxford Companion series, the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, illustrations, maps, tables, time lines, bibliographies, and external Web links. Users can search or browse ORO on three levels: the entire collection, a subject area (e.g., economics, history), or a single reference title. Quick and advanced search are available along with several browsing options. Quick search searches for matches in entry headings first. If none are available, ORO's intelligent search feature widens the search to full text and finally to pattern and stem searching (various spellings and word prefixes and suffixes). The Widen Search feature may be user initiated on the results pages. Advanced searches allow search limits to full text, entry headings, people, and dates. Limits to a specific subject area and type of search (standard, Boolean, or pattern) are also included. Individual entries include full text and illustrations if available, links to see also references within the title, browse next and previous entries, an e-mail option, and the entry citation in modified MLA format. Options for printing, exporting, or selecting the style format are not yet available. Once users begin to navigate away from the results page, it is difficult to get back. A cross-referencing tool allows users to highlight a word in the full text and locate this word in other ORO titles. Oxford is currently working to add more cross-book-linking features.
Several special features are found in the Premium Collection: a time line of twentieth-century events with links to individual entries; political, physical, or locator maps from around the world; external Web links at the subject or book level; and illustrations from visual dictionaries. A downloadable browser search box provides easy access to the collection. ORO is a subscription collection; titles are not owned by the library. Pricing is $2,900 for the Premium Collection and $2,275 for the Core Collection. Concurrent user pricing is also an option. Add-on collections for Western Civilization and Literature are available for additional fees. Libraries that wish to own content should investigate Oxford's Digital Reference Shelf product. – Sue Polanka
Greenwood Digital Collection
Greenwood Digital Collection
Review. First published November 1, 2006 (Booklist).
The Greenwood Digital Collection includes more than 3,500 titles from Greenwood, Praeger, and Libraries Unlimited—encyclopedias, biographies, dictionaries, and primary documents. About 25 percent of the titles are reference and cover a variety of topics and fields in more than 24 subject areas. Users can browse the collection by title, subject, or author or perform a quick or advanced search of the entire collection, subject area, or an individual title. The quick search feature,available on nearly every page, performs a phrase search on the full text in the title or the entire collection. A user-initiated Boolean search is also acceptable. The advanced search offers two options. The standard search, with drop-down menus, will search by keyword, author, title, and LC or Dewey classification number using the AND, OR, and NOT operators. The Boolean search offers a free-form Boolean search by keyword, title, or author and access to eight operators. Both offer limits by subject and date, with options to sort results. Results, ranked by the number of hits, highlight search terms within the text and may be sorted by date, author, or title.
Individual full-text entries are in html format as they would appear on a page in the printed book.At this level, the table of contents of the book and options to move or jump to corresponding pages in the book appear. Tables and charts, also in html, retain proper tabs and columns. Users also have options for customizing the font family and size for easier reading, accessing the citation (in MLA format) for the page they are using, and printing clean copies of the text. Up to 20 pages may be printed at one time. Currently, e-mail and mark, store, and download options are not available. Greenwood offers two unique features, My Bookshelf and My Bookmarks and Notes, each of which requires a user-initiated account. The former saves titles to a personal bookshelf for use later. The latter option allows users to bookmark a particular page and add annotations up to 1,000 characters. Greenwood is quite flexible with pricing models and offers permanent or annual pricing. Libraries that wish to own content may purchase titles individually or as packages. Prices are generally 10 percent above the print list price regardless of institution size. There is also a $200 annual access fee per institution. – Sue Polanka
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Review. First published November 1, 2006 (Booklist).
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) contains more than 700 reference titles from more than 25 publishers, including Gale, Wiley, Sage, and Cambridge, and focuses on multivolume encyclopedias from a variety of fields. Purchased title by title, GVRL can be customized to fit any library. GVRL runs on the PowerSearch interface, which is clean and structured with many special features. Content is easy to navigate with browse, basic, and advanced searches. Users may select from three basic search options—keyword (default), document title, or full text. Keyword searches the title, introductory text, authors, and first 50 words of an article. GVRL's advanced search offers several field-search types (document title, image caption, publication title, ISBN, author, start page, document number); limits by date, publication title, subject area, audience type, and documents with images; and search-history access—a feature unique to GVRL. Limits are only available on the advanced search screen. Results are ranked by relevance and may be sorted by document or publication title.
Several features stand out in GVRL. Articles are delivered in html (showing actual page breaks) with links to pdf versions. Users may mark, store, and export items for print, e-mail, or download. Multiple citation formats are included—APA, MLA, and plain text with direct exports to EndNote, Procite, RefWorks, and Reference Manager. Articles can be translated into eight languages (but be careful: translation is not exact but rather employs a gisting software). The InfoMark tool allows the user to obtain persistent links to books or articles with options to bookmark or e-mail. E-books include all front and back matter with hyperlinked tables of content and indexes. The Subcollection Manager Tool allows libraries to create small subject collections within GVRL that can be linked to courses or subjects on the library Web site and searched separately from other GVRL content. Many articles include a find-similar-articles option, which utilizes e-book indexes. Libraries may use the customization options to include messages, logos, and links to library services and to track usage. Users may set preferences of font, colors, language, and number of results per page during their sessions. The cost of individual titles is 10 percent above the print cost. Annual hosting fees range from $50 to $300 depending on the number of titles owned. – Sue Polanka
History Reference Online (ABC-CLIO)
History Reference Online
First published November 1, 2006 (Booklist).
ABC-CLIO's History Reference Online (HRO) collection contains more than 340 encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and guides focusing on U.S. and world history, current issues, politics, and geography. A large number of the titles are multivolume encyclopedias, and 85 percent were published from 2000 to the present. What makes HRO attractive is its simplicity. The home page offers one simple search box with options to search the full text, author, or title fields and a list of subjects in which to browse the collection. The default search is AND, allowing for other Boolean logic searches. Another attractive feature in HRO is the way in which results are ranked and displayed. Results are grouped by book title and sorted within the title for relevancy. For example, a search on civil war results in 80 book titles, each with multiple entries. Many of these titles are about the American Civil War; however, several for Korea and the Persian Gulf appear. A researcher with a focus on the American Civil War can easily weed out the titles and multiple entries that do not pertain to his or her research.
Once an entry is selected, users can view full text and have easy navigation through the rest of the book via the table of contentsand forward-back page options. A searchable dictionary is also available. Citations, at the entry level, are available in American Psychological Association (APA), Chicago Manual of Style, Harvard, and Modern Language Association (MLA) styles. A new window is opened for each book title that one uses. These windows remain open during a session for easy navigation between titles. Depending on the type of research someone is doing, this feature can be advantageous or not, as multiple open windows can be confusing. HRO does not offer options for library customization, nor are there store, mark, export, or e-mail options. The four-year-college annual subscription price is $9,000 for more than 5,000 FTE and $8,000 for less. Community-college pricing is $7,000 and $6,000, respectively.
Written by: Sue Polanka
Sage eReference
REVIEW. First published November 1, 2007 (Booklist).
Sage eReference is a small but growing reference collection. Currently, it contains more than 50 Sage titles (multivolume social-science subject encyclopedias, published since 2002), with 62 on target for year's end. Among the currently available titles are Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (2002), Encyclopedia of World Poverty (2006), and Encyclopedia of American Urban History (2007). The collection is designed using the same principles as other e-book interfaces, with browse and keyword search options. Users can browse by title or within 20 subjects, such as African American Studies or Health and Social Welfare. In Advanced Search, searching can be done within a title, across the entire collection to which a library subscribes, or in titles selected by the user. Advanced Search also includes Boolean options and limits to articles with sidebars, images, or tables. Searches can be limited to content types, such as articles, further reading, contributor lists, or introductions, although some content (all front and back matter) is available only in PDF format.
To meet the needs of students, who consistently say "Where am I?†while searching, Sage has designed its interface with several visual cues, including a unique top banner for each reference-book title. This banner, a montage of the book cover design, is present on every page and changes according to the title being viewed. It is visually pleasing, stylish, and useful for reminding users where they are. Each encyclopedia's home page also includes a summary of the encyclopedia, Browse and Advanced Search tabs for searching within the encyclopedia, and links to front and back matter. Unfortunately, it's easy to get trapped searching one reference title, since links back to the main search page are unclear.
Another distinctive aspect of Sage eReference is the Reader's Guide, a feature found in all Sage print encyclopedias and a dynamic navigation tool online. Each guide contains about 15 key themes and offers multiple subtopics, a good way to guide users to topics they may not have thought to search.
Search results are displayed 10 items per page by relevance; the sort order can be changed to title A–Z or Z–A. Articles display with any images and sidebars and links to related entries and further readings. Each title's index, table of contents, further readings, and see also references are hyperlinked for easy navigation; however, the text within entries is not. Basic printing and e-mailing options are available, but results cannot be stored or exported. The default MLA-style citation format can be changed to APA or Chicago style. Font and word spacing are rather large, and although this means there is less information per page, it is easier to read. There are no options for library customization.
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Hey there guys, another question! lol
My glovebox has been permanently closed since ive owned my car. I dont really keep much junk in there but its always handy to have and i figured that the latch had just broken inside.. no problem, right?... WRONG!.
Spent an hour dismantling to finally get the glovebox open and found what appears to be a mechanism operated by a microswitch/solenoid. Why make something that does a simple job so complicated? lol
From what i can gather, the operation of the key depresses the microswitch, which then leads off somewhere (possibly has something to do with the alarm too?) and then returns a current down the blue/black wire and pops the solenoid?
On top of the plug there are exposed areas above each one of the contacts (not visible in the pics), so ive popped the multimeter probes above the 2 wires leading to the solenoid and then operated the microswitch by hand.... would i be correct in expecting a reading here?
Just one thing worth pointing out, the 2 brown wires that come from the microswitch were frayed at the switch end, so ive re-soldered and shrink wrapped them - there a possibility this could have blown a fuse or damaged a component elsewhere? i figured if they touched it would just complete the circuit the same as the switch, but you never know
Ive had a flick through the Haynes manual and found nothing in the wiring diagrams or in the actual book itself, and ive spoken to the parts guy at my local stealership and he didnt know much about it either
anyone come across this?


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It can already warn of parking officers, order your groceries and boost your share portfolio, but soon Apple's iPhone could effectively replace your car keys.
General Motors is working on an app for the iPhone and rival Google phone for some of its cars sold in the United States.
The phone application will allow drivers to activate all of the traditional key fob features, including unlocking the doors and opening the boot.
There will also be a remote start function that could prove handy for warming up the car on those colder mornings (or cooling it down during summer), and if you forget where you parked you can set off your car's horn and lights at the touch of a button so it can alert you to its location.
The app, which is set to be available within a few months, will also display a vehicle "health report", which will include info such as fuel range, oil life, tyre pressures (no additional hardware required as it is mandatory for all US-made cars to be fitted with tyre pressure monitoring systems) as well as a lifetime breakdown of average fuel economy for the car.
Unfortunately, the app will only be available in the US, Canada and China, with buyers of Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC expected to be able to control their car from their phone within a few months.
The app is run as part of an in-vehicle safety and security system called OnStar.
"Technology empowers drivers to make decisions about their travels well before they enter the vehicle, meaning their full attention can stay where it needs to be - on the road ahead," said company spokesman Chris Preuss.
There are currently a few applications available for smart phones such as Python's Smart Start system, though, like most other phone-starting systems including the OnStar app, the Python version requires a hard-wired module to be installed in the car.
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I can see that the shoe could mitigate the threat of cold wet sore feet but I can't see how that makes them aircraft friendly!


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"I'm Samuel Foster, but I go by Sam," Sam said, extending his hand towards the young woman.
Her studying glare was replaced by a friendly smile as she lowered her hood. "I am Elain Velarois, court mage in service of her ladyship Princess Eveline."
Sam recoiled in shock as he noticed that Elain had a rather peculiar feature her hood was hiding. She had a pair of sharply tapered ears on her head. "Whoa… What is up with your ears?"
Elain looked at Sam quizzically. "What do you mean? My ears are not elevated."
"No. What I mean is why are your ears pointed like that?"
Elain looked at Sam like he had just asked a ridiculously basic question. "I'm a mage. Just like you."
Sam snickered, reaching for his own ears with his fingertips. "Umm, yeah, I don't think I have pointed-" He went silent as his fingers met narrowed tips on his ears. Panic gripped Sam as he gave a surprised gasp, staggering back in wonder at his newfound changes. "What… What happened to my ears?"
Elain's curious look came back. "Did you not always have ears?"
"No, I certainly had ears, but they weren't all pointed like this." Sam couldn't help but continue touching his ear tips amazed rather than shocked.
Elain's glare grew even wearier. "You said you were from somewhere else. What is the last thing you remember before entering my library?"
Sam thought hard, trying to clearly recall the events that brought him here. "Well, my friend Joshua and I were in the swamp. We were there to collect some experimental samples," Sam said, motioning to his pack, "When we got to a small clearing there was this anomaly. It looked like a black hole. It opened into a white space and sucked Josh and I into it. The next thing I can clearly remember is falling into the library where you found me shortly after."
Elain's eyes widened. "Are you absolutely certain that is all correct? A portal drew you through it and dropped you here?" Sam nodded. "Oh my. This is far more serious than I thought. Follow me."
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Among the Chinese hawker fare, I am fond of Cantonese Yee Mee" - brown coiled crispy noodles generously soaked in a gooey broth with chicken, pork or seafood and vegetables. Though yee mee can be requested for a pork-free version. my other half dare not eat. He assumes the gravy is made from pork bones or pork oil is used for frying. Thus, when he hinted I should make a halal-version, admittedly my first attempt, it turned out great. This one is made with prawn stock and as always, home made is the best.
1-2 squids - clean and cut into rings
Slot out and atop the yee mee placed on a bowl or plate.
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