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The Vols' run to the 2001 College World Series looked to be the key to returning the program to among the nation's elite. But the 2002 season proved to be disappointing on many levels with a squad that was decimated by injuries. With new grass on the field and a host of newcomers to go along with returning veterns, Tennessee is poised to make a successful run in 2003.
Filling holes in the lineup from year-to-year is commonplace in the realm of college baseball. The 2003 Volunteers must once again find the right combination. Equipped with 13 letterwinners, three returning positional starters, six returning pitchers and nine players that have been previously drafted, Tennessee looks to have the correct chemistry in place to play at a championship level.
New pitching coach Fred Corral, who brings with him a wealth of experience at the collegiate and professional level, looks to revitalize a staff that has been hampered by injuries. With his influx of new ideas and plans, Corral is expected to make an immediate impact.
In addition, head coach Rod Delmonico saddled the responsiblity of leading the team on the field in the hands of captains Jordan Czarniecki, Javi Herrera, Ben Riley and Patrick Hicklen. Herrera and Hicklen were co-captains last season.
As always, Delmonico has a tough and demanding schedule for his teams. The 2003 slate is no different with a non-conference slate that boasts 10 teams that made NCAA Regional action in 2002 in addition to the ever-tough 30-game conference schedule.
But perhaps the biggest boost for this young team was a three-game exhibition series in Havana, Cuba that the team played in December. There, the Vols got to experiment with the lineup as well as getting a look at all the newcomers in game action.
The successful tour saw the pitching staff yield just one run in 27 innings while striking out 31 against just six walks and holding the Havana All-Stars to a .146 average.
Offensively, the Vols hit .240 with wooden bats and scored 15 runs with five doubles among their 23 hits.
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One of the primary keys to any successful season is a solid pitching staff. With the influx of eight new pitchers, pitching coach Fred Corral was saddled with the tough chore of sorting through the arms to find the correct roles for the staff.
Returning to anchor the pitching staff is junior left hander and co-captain Ben Riley. He brings 15 career starts to the table, the most of any returning pitcher. He was also the only Vol to start every weekend in league action.
The Vols also trade one pitcher who recovered from "Tommy John" surgery for another who will miss the 2003 season with the surgery in right hander Brandon Crowe for right hander Patrick Hicklen, respectively.
Crowe, who went a perfect 6-0 with three saves and 3.68 ERA in 2001 as a reliever, will likely move into the starting rotation. A very competitive hurler, he earned Pitcher of the Week honors in 2001 after picking up a save and win against Florida.
Hicklen, a mainstay on the staff over the last two years with 10 wins, will take a medical redshirt year to rehabilitate his elbow.
Stepping up into the rotation is left hander Derek Tharpe who transfers to Tennessee after spending the last two seasons at Samford University in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Also penciled in as a starter is true freshman right hander Luke Hochevar. At 6-foot-5, he is an imposing figure on the mound with an explosive fastball.
Hochevar turned down the Los Angeles Dodgers after being a 39th round pick in 2002, and stepped up to the front among the new pitchers during the fall.
Poised to lock up the closer's role is junior college transfer Steve Wesley from Brevard (Fla.) Community College. The right hander was the two-time Fireman of the Year among Florida Junior Colleges.
Figuring in at middle relief are juniors Dusty Johnson and Beau Massey. Johnson is a left hander who provides spot starting duty, while Massey is tough on both righties and lefties with his three-quarter to sidearm delivery.
Johnson, who was one of a number of injured Vols last season, delivered in the clutch as a freshman, picking up a win in the 2001 Super Regional. Now healthy, he is poised to make an impact.
Massey was the workhorse out of the pen last year, even appearing in five consecutive game. With increased velocity and an improved breaking ball, he looks to be a quality set-up man.
Two sophomore right handers will also be battling for time on the hill. Joey Andrews saw most of his action in long relief last year, while Rob Fitzgerald, who made two starts in SEC play, will also split time in the infield while looking for more innings.
Andrews has an improved breaking ball and could also work his way among the starters.
Two junior college transfers and three more incoming freshmen will look to make an impact as well. The junior college right handers Blake Crigger and Patrick Green, along with freshman left hander John Parscal, have been previously drafted in their careers.
Fellow freshmen left handers, Trey Bridges and Jack Branston, joined the team as walk-ons in the fall and will be relegated to short relief roles.
Crigger and Green were teammates at Okaloosa-Walton (Fla.) Community College, while Parscal, along with Hochevar, become the second and third recruits from Colorado in the last two years.
Crigger was a relief pitcher who notched eight saves in 2001 while being drafted by Anaheim in 41st round. Green, who was a 28th round pick by the Florida Marlins in 2000 out of high school, posted the sixth-best ERA in Florida Community Colleges last year while seeing action at third base.
Parscal was draft-and-follow player after being selected by the San Diego Padres in the 49th round in 2002.
The Vols also welcomed to January transfers in Casey Eisemann and Scot Drucker.
Eisemann is a two-way player from Sacramento City Community College who was limited due to injuries.
Drucker transferred from Florida in and must sit out the 2003 season. He went 3-0 with a 6.25 ERA in two seasons with the Gators.
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Returning from an injury-plagued campaign is junior Javi Herrera who suffered a broken hamate bone as well as season-ending shoulder surgery. The third team Baseball America preseason All-America returns at full strength to guide a youthful pitching staff through the rigors of the conference slate.
Herrera, who is rated No. 59 by Baseball America among the top 100 collegiate players, looks to return to the form that earned him Freshman All-America honors and a place on the 2001 USA National Team. After spending the entire summer rehabilitating, he looks strong.
Proving to be capable reserves are junior transfer Jeremy Cabbage and sophomore Jeremy Kemp. Kemp redshirted in 2001 before serving a the bullpen catcher last season behind both Herrera and departed senior Hal Bibee Jr. Cabbage was an All-State catcher at Cleveland State Community College, batting .436. He could also work at first base.
Also figuring in the mix is outfielder Chad LeGate, who spent the past summer catching for North Ohio in the Great Lakes League.
Tennessee's middle infield could be one of the best in the conference with senior Walter Sevilla and junior transfer Brian Cleveland providing the anchors.
Sevilla moves from shortstop to second, while Cleveland, who led the California Community Colleges in batting in 2001, steps in as a slick fielder with a solid bat.
Sophomore Nick Crowe makes the move from second to third base for 2003.
Penciled at first base is freshman Kyle Norrid, but that could wind up being a platoon position as junior college transfer Brett Chappell, reserve catcher Jeremy Cabbage and reserve infielder Rob Fitzgerald could all get looks during the season.
True freshman Michael Rivera, who has great range, can play any of the four infield positions as can Fitzgerald.
Returning to anchor the outfield is senior center fielder Jordan Czarniecki who is not only exceptional with the leather, but looks to post even better numbers this season. Being the first Vol to win the team Triple Crown since Todd Helton in 1995, Czarniecki will provide veteran leadership on the team along with a being a captain.
Czarniecki finished the 2002 campaign strong by batting .484 in April and May, while posting a .402 average in conference play.
Others returning with experience include a pair of sophomores in Chad LeGate and Chris Heath. LeGate gained valuable experience with Northern Ohio in the Great Lakes Summer League, while Heath concentrated on football and earning playing time on the special teams.
Freshman Josh Alley, a scrappy player with a solid arm, will get the nod in left field.
Sophomore transfer Alex Suarez, who played at Florida International in 2002, will play right.
Also coming in with collegiate experience is junior college transfer Justin Branson who played for Walters (Tenn.) State, the 2002 state champions, and senior Jimbo Watson who played for Division II Francis Marion last year.
Figuring in the mix is freshman Todd Martin who brings a solid bat and good speed to challenge for action.
Tennessee's 2003 schedule is once again a demanding slate. The Vols play 23 games against teams ranked in the preseason polls. They will also play 10 teams that made NCAA Regional play last year, including College World Series runner-up South Carolina, a team the Vols will battle for the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division crown.
UT plays 18 of its first 24 games at home with series' against the likes of Miami, Louisville, South Carolina, West Virginia and Bowling Green State visiting Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Single game matchups against Big Ten foe Purdue and in-state rival Tennessee Tech also dot the early portion of the slate.
Tennessee plays 35 home games, with SEC rivals Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama and Arkansas coming to town. The Vols open conference play on the road at Auburn, and will travel to Florida, Kentucky, LSU and Vanderbilt as part of a rigorous league schedule.
UT will also play an exhibition against the Double-A Tennessee Smokies on April 30, in addition to home-and-home contests with Tennessee Tech, East Tennessee State and UNC Asheville.


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Long live the laptop
I'll be there. You should be there, too.
My good friend and former newspaper colleague Tom Dunlap wrote in a PC World blog yesterday about how many have fallen under the spell of the tablet and are drifting away from laptops and other "real" computers.
Quoting Tom: "Everywhere I go these days, my friends slam laptops. They tell me my PC of choice is a dying breed and sing the praises of their new, 'post-PC' Apple iPad.
"They carefully pull out their Apple device. I admire it, then ask: 'So where do you insert the DVD, how do you bang out a long e-mail on a touch keyboard, and do you know what I paid for my little (Lenovo ThinkPad X30) laptop compared to what you paid for this iPad?'
Good one, Tom. The fact of the matter is — and Tom eloquently outlines it in his blog, so I won't be echoing it here (except to say, "I agree!") — there's a big difference between the tablet which, for all its conveniences, isn't really a computer, and the desktop or laptop you use for getting things done.
Same goes for my "smart" phone — the only thing I want it to be smart enough to do is take calls and make calls. If I need to check e-mail or text someone, I can do that from my laptop.
Thanks, Tom, for bringing that topic up.
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A moment of Zen
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Back in the day — and that day was when I was a resident at the San Francisco Zen Center, robed and meditating in the early '90s — I remember happening upon a couple of relevant descriptions regarding the nature of attaining enlightenment.
One of them I made up, and I'll tell you about it personally because it's too lengthy to go into here. The other one went something like this (and I'm paraphrasing here): Enlightenment is like walking in a mist and eventually finding, while you walk, that you're soaked to the skin.
Now that you're at the third paragraph, you're asking yourself, "That's . . . um . . . nice, Larry, but what does that have to do with Linux or FOSS?"
Simple: Yesterday, I wrote that 2011 was not the year of the Linux desktop, and that it would come eventually.
I was wrong about this.
The fact of the matter is that every year the Linux/FOSS community has been walking through the mist of the acceptance — arguably, approaching the embrace — of the Linux desktop until now we find ourselves soaked in it.
So the year of the Linux desktop is already here, just as it has always been here.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
Jim Lynch nails it
The only thing I like better than saying something like this is reading — and passing on — something I wish I had written, primarily because it saves me the effort of having to write it myself.
So, thank you, Jim Lynch, and go here to read Jim's response to the PC World article that said that the Linux Desktop is dead.
Pressitutes — I'm going to have to use that one more often.
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Last night's win against Colorado tied the Wild for the 8th and final playoff spot with Los Angeles. And tomorrow night it's another must-win game if the Wild are going to be in the play-offs.
The NHL certainly hasn't lost its fight: San Jose Sharks defenseman Jason Demers was trying to punch Dallas Stars center Steve Ott when linesmen Brian Mach jumped between the two of them in an attempt to break up the fight.
For doing his job, the official got a knuckle sandwich right in the jaw. The incident took place on Saturday, and so far the NHL has declined to take action against Demers for the ref-slugging, which did appear to be completely accidental. Only in hockey.
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Intern Justin says the Gophers held great promise at the beginning of the season. Now they're the laughing stock of the Big 10. Bye-bye Big Dance -- hello NIT.
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This is a tough time to be a Minnesota sports fan.
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I'm still waiting for my CPL (they sure use all of that 30 days) though WA is an open carry state. I usually do not open carry as I want my weapon and it's use to be done on my terms if possible and I feel that if other's can easily see my weapon that I might lose some tactical advantages. Also, my style of clothing is more conducive to concealed carry and comfort is everything.
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Mod: Four sections of gold this week: miscellaneous, cricket, politics, and the comment of the week. The miscellaneous part has comments about Seinfeld and Hill Street Blues, two of my all-time favourite shows. Purely a coincidence that I chose them? You decide. In any event, to all of you - not just HSB fans - let's be careful out there.
Why you should deactivate your Facebook account
I have a Facebook account but I rarely use it. The thing I really hate about it is so many people comment on their life but rarely live it.
Facebook is brilliant for seeing what is happening with old friends. I ran into an old school friend in a winery and because we had kept up on each other's Facebook, we had a weird level of knowledge - which meant we discussed more interesting things than "what have you been up to/do you have a family etc" which I found to be excellent. I departed the encounter knowing that person much better than I otherwise would have.
Moderation is of course key and tools like Facebook will always have upsides and downsides. The golden rule must remain: "Don't post anything that you wouldn't be happy being put on the front page of the Sydney Morning Herald."
How 'crotch sweat' became the new enemy in feminine hygiene
I'm waiting for someone to write an article one day about how society expects men to be clean-shaven - especially when in a corporate setting - and how the whole shaving industry has sprung up to marginalise and take advantage of the insecurities of men around facial hair. Each time I don't shave for a few days, the women in my life tell me I look like a hobo, it looks unprofessional and unbecoming. When will the over-sexualisation of men ever end?
TV's way of dealing with off-screen deaths
Hill Street Blues dealt with this with the death by cancer of the actor Michael Conrad who played the character of Phil Esterhaus. The cast and crew knew that Michael Conrad was dying, but they continued to have him film short scenes in character through his illness.
The character's death was written into the series, but from another cause (think a certain prominent Australian Liberal politician), and a funeral scene was enacted, with a twist: the ashes were scattered on 'Hill Street', the cast walked away back to the station, and a mechanised street sweeper came along and swept the ashes up with all the street rubbish.
Liquor logic might as well be written on toilet paper
Very interesting, although I would argue against the proposition that toilet paper, unlike alcohol, "isn't addictive or habit-forming". I've been using the stuff for decades and try as I might, I can't seem to kick the habit.
I agree with Bob. I have a toilet paper problem and often hit the roll in the morning.
When nature calls, Sydney responds
George Costanza, New York
That's it! I am moving to Sydney. Come on Jerry.
How to raise boys in the era of internet porn
[…] this is not about moralising or any of that. It is about what our young ones are seeing that is inappropriate and damaging, and most parents seem unaware of. I have no issue with porn per se; it is internet porn that I am unhappy with as it is so easily accessible by everyone. No amount of hard work with supervision can stop a child from seeing this - male and female. It is easy for them all to get at, and it is now a part of the youth culture to be looking at it and enacting some or all of it.
I was on a train in Melbourne the other day with a twenty-something-year-old woman, and a group of boys sitting behind me were discussing the porn they were watching last night and how good the girls in their class at school were at re-enacting what they saw online. How some were better at the blow jobs and others at the anals. The conversation was repulsive and I expected to turn around and see a bunch of lowlifes. When I looked around they were a group of smart looking about 15-year-old boys in school uniform, anyone's sons.
This is what is happening. My female companion then told me that it was mainstream and the norm, and that I shouldn't be at all surprised! Really.
Apple auto correct blindspot: the words your iphone fails to recognise
When I say the common, shortened expression "no probs", my autocorrect wants to turn it into "no pubes". Hmm.
There are lots of words in the dictionary that auto spell on phones will not correct.
I would tell you which ones they are but don't think the moderator would publish them.
Mod: Afraid not, micko. Shame there weren't any swear words in the article - had there been, I could have published at least those words in your comment.
The Hughes-Agar happy hour hides England's predictable progression towards winning position
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Clearly when McGrath handed over the cap, he didn't give any batting tips.
England seek answers from ICC after video review decisions go Australia's way
I don't like this Agar bloke.
1. He puts together a [potentially] match-saving innings
2. I have to sit up and watch it - it was riveting
3. You cannot watch the Ashes without beer
4. I have to work today with a hangover
Again, I don't like this Agar bloke :-)
First blood: England claim controversial Ashes test victory
If the DRS evidence in Haddin's dismissal was conclusive, then I'm an NRL video referee.
Time for major surgery on our top order
[…] very few people walk - it was summed up to me by a crusty old Sydney first grade player who said, "I'll walk when I know I'm out so long as they let me stay when I know I'm not out". Mind you, it works the other way around too. A non-walker has no right to complain about getting a bad decision giving him out.
Lehmann threatens axe to wonky top order for Lords challenge
Mr. Cricket where are you?
Coalition leader kicks own goal on climate
Is John McTernan working for Abbott now?
I think now that Gillard is out of the picture, Abbott can once again be pronounced "unelectable".
Tony, man for our times!
No, no, no, the man has a point. I've booked in with my bank to go and see my savings - in a pile of actual, physical notes and coin - because if I can't see it, how can I be sure it's there? Think about it. And earlier this morning, I dropped a hammer on my foot. Just making sure gravity is still there and operating.
I'm taking it on faith that this message will get through because I'm going to send it over my wireless network and won't be able to actually see it. Fingers crossed!
I saw the trees move on the weekend, someone said it was wind. Of course I did not believe them. How could invisible substances like wind move trees?
homeless penguin
Abbott never said it didn't exist. He said 'invisible'. Carbon dioxide IS invisible, and it does exist. Is Abbott not correct? It's a play on words to mock a system that's failing.
Spending money to clean up the environment, regardless of which side of the climate change fence you sit on, is a good thing. Even if Abbott is agnostic on the issue, reducing carbon, planting trees, cleaning up our waterways and industry is always a good thing. That's the real outcome with direct action.
Can someone explain in simple language why the LNP have a policy to address climate change that they do not believe in anyway?
Mrs Stryks
I look forward to their health policy as germs are invisible so must not exist.
Ray du Monde
Cue Malcolm, stage left.
Liberal party's best bet: switch to Turnbull
How about a combination: Kev to arrange useless summits, Tony to create the useless soundbite, and Malcolm to look good.
Isn't it amusing to see so many Labor supporters concerned for the welfare of the Liberal party. They want Turnbull to lead to give Liberals a better chance against Rudd. Do you think we all came down in the last shower?
Garry of Melbourne
Just imagine, Rudd to Gillard, then Gillard to Rudd, Turnbull to Abbott, now Abbott to Turnbull, just like watching a doubles tennis match, but really it does not give one much faith in Australian politics.
MPS Man
Another media-driven leadership spill? Why not I suppose - we've already been through one this year already.
Access to Rudd, at a price
[...] I'll agree the ALP have done some good things whilst in government. Not a lot, but there is some good stuff in their resume. If you hired someone to paint your china shop and they did a great job on the painting whilst breaking nearly all the china would you hire them again? That's how I feel about the ALP.
Mod: Also from How to raise boys in the era of internet porn comes the comment of the week, by Kris. If I may be so bold as to offer Kris advice it would be this: eschew a life of crime, write instead.
I watched a lot of war movies when I was growing up but never once invaded Russia in the winter. I loved crime films but am yet to form an organised crime gang and be called godfather - although there is still time. Despite killing many a life form - both humanoid and alien - gaming online, I still flinch at having to [kill] off a spider and feel guilty spraying ants.
Teach your kids that the porn they are seeing online is no more real than any other movie and you will find they are more savvy than you think; they better understand the disconnect between real and online better than us old ninnies. […]


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Re: Passing function arguments as lists of replacement rules
This is certainly an interesting question and it is very worthwhile writing
routines that make it easy to use Mathematica for your particular purposes.
I call them convenience routines. There may be many ways to do this and you
may get many suggestions, including dynamic input. Here is one other
possibility with a sample foo that has most of the features that you want.
Options[foo] = {PrintParameters -> False};
foo[parameters_List: {1, 2, 3}, OptionsPattern[]][x_, y_] :=
Module[{a, b, c},
{a, b, c} = parameters;
If[OptionValue[PrintParameters], Print[{a, b, c}]];
a x + b y + c x y
Now we could just use this in a normal manner:
foo[][x, y]
foo[PrintParameters -> True][x, y]
foo[{3, 2, 1}][x, y]
But if you wanted to actually edit the input parameters, and maybe if you
had a longer list of parameters, you could first type the following
{a = 1,(* Temperature Kelvin *)
b = 2, (* Velocity m/s *)
c = 3}, (* Altitude meters *)
foo[{a, b, c}][x, y]]
Now open up the cell to get the underlying expression. (Shift-Ctrl-E, or
Menu -> Cell -> Show Expression) Copy the Cell expression. Then paste it in
the following expression:
fullfoo :=
CellPrint[Cell[BoxData[RowBox[{"With", "[", "
", RowBox[{RowBox[{"{",
RowBox[{RowBox[{"a", "=", "1"}], ",",
RowBox[{"(*", " ", RowBox[{"Temperature", " ", "Kelvin"}],
" ", "*)"}], "
", RowBox[{"b", "=", "2"}], ",", " ",
RowBox[{"(*", " ",
RowBox[{"Velocity", " ", RowBox[{"m", "/", "s"}]}], " ",
"*)"}], "
", RowBox[{"c", "=", "3"}]}], "}"}], ",", " ",
RowBox[{"(*", " ", RowBox[{"Altitude", " ", "meters"}], " ",
"*)"}], "
RowBox[{RowBox[{"foo", "[",
RowBox[{"{", RowBox[{"a", ",", "b", ",", "c"}], "}"}],
"]"}], "[", RowBox[{"x", ",", "y"}], "]"}]}], "]"}]],
Now, if you evaluate fullfoo, you will obtain the initial expression with
the default values of the parameters and annotation. One can then just edit
whichever values one wishes, or put the option into foo, and evaluate.
So, you can have it both ways, short if you set the parameters once and for
all, and long if you want to play with the parameters. The long way is also
nice if you are writing it for someone else who doesn't know Mathematica
that well and you don't know what changes they may wish to make.
David Park
djmpark at comcast.net
From: leo.alekseyev at gmail.com [mailto:leo.alekseyev at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
Leo Alekseyev
This is certainly one option, but does it have any benefits over the
list of string replacement rules?..
I recently started using both the options pattern _and_ a replacement
list. The actual functions I'm working with look something like
where x and y are bona fide dependent variables, parameters is a list
of fixed constants pertinent to the system (provided as replacement
rules of the form, e.g. {"a"->1,...}, and OptionsPattern[] conveys
certain options pertaining to the computation itself, e.g.
So far it seems like a sensible approach, but I am still wondering if
other people do similar things in their code.
On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 8:57 AM, David Park <djmpark at comcast.net> wrote:
> Use the newer Version 6 Options facilities.
> ClearAll[foo]
> Options[foo] = {a -> 0, b -> 0, c -> 0};
> SyntaxInformation[foo] = {"ArgumentsPattern" -> {OptionsPattern[]}};
> foo[OptionsPattern[]] :=
> Module[
> {aval = OptionValue[a],
> bval = OptionValue[b],
> cval = OptionValue[c]},
> {aval, bval, cval}]
> foo[a -> 1, b -> 2]
> {1, 2, 0}
> Then try typing:
> foo[a -> 1, q -> 2]
> David Park
> djmpark at comcast.net
> http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark/
> From: dnquark [mailto:dnquark at gmail.com]
> I wish to (a) avoid having to pass a dozen parameters to a function
> and have to deal with remembering which goes where and (b) retain the
> flexibility in terms of adding new parameters. It seems that a good
> solution would be to pass my parameters as a structure with named
> fields (this is how I do it in another system). In Mathematica, I came up
> with something like this:
> foo[paramList_] := Module[{a,b,c},
> {a,b,c} = {"a","b","c"}/.paramList;
> {a,b,c}
> ]
> sample usage: e.g. foo[{"a"->1,"b"->2}]
> My question to the group: is this a good solution? Are there better
> ways to achieve my goals?..
> Thanks,
> --Leo


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Major credit company JACCS said Wednesday it loaned money to yakuza in the widening scandal sweeping through the banking system.
The admission by JACCS, a unit of the gigantic Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, is the latest in a growing line and comes as a government agency says it will buy shady loans to help companies keep their balance sheets clean.
A JACCS spokesman said an inspection of its books revealed several instances of cash loaned to figures with links to organized crime.
"Those cases were found linked to anti-social individuals after the initial screenings," the spokesman said.
He refused to give an exact number but admitted it was "more than one but still a single digit."
The banking sector has been reeling since the Mizuho Financial Group came under fire in September after revealing that it had processed hundreds of loans worth about ¥200 million to mobsters.
A panel of lawyers hired by Mizuho to probe the transactions said last week that "many officials and board members were aware of, or were in a position to be aware of, the issue."
"However, they failed to recognize it as a problem, believing that the compliance division . . . was taking care of it," said the panel's 100-page report.
The company said 54 former and current executives will be punished, including Mizuho Bank Chairman Takashi Tsukamoto, who will step down from his post but stay on as head of the parent company.
In the wake of that report, the Financial Services Agency started a probe the country's top three banks — Mizuho, Mitsubishi UFJ and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. — in an effort to weed out the practice of offering loans to the underworld.
Yakuza engage in activities ranging from gambling, drugs and prostitution to loan-sharking, protection rackets, white-collar crime and business conducted through front companies.
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The Deposit Insurance Corp. of Japan began a scheme two years ago to help financial companies scrub their books of links to gangsters.
The agency buys the loans at a discount from the bank or credit card company, which must swallow the loss, while the government tries to recover the cash, an official at the corporation said.
Since its introduction in 2011, the agency has bought debts worth nearly ¥300 million. It has paid ¥11.7 million for them, the official said.


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Talking Difference is a multi-platform online digital media project designed to facilitate dialogue about cultural difference and promote diversity. This project is funded by the VicHealth 'Arts about Us' program which challenges race-based discrimination through the arts.
The program has allowed me to connect with a specific group of youth, and relate to this group of youth who feel "in the middle" as in, not 100 percent "Australian", but not 100 percent "other"- people who feel "Australian" but don't necessarily look "Australian." -- Workshop participant
The Talking Difference Portable Studio is a touring installation and online experience that allows you to watch, create and share multimedia. You can watch or read questions posed by members of the community and see other people's responses to the questions as well as add comments.
When it is not on the road, the Studio has a home in the Immigration Museum's Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours exhibition. Here visitors can experience the Studio alongside displays of objects and interactive installations exploring who we are, who others think we are, and what it means to belong and not belong in Australia.
The Studio toured Brimbank Libraries in 2011 creating opportunities for a broad range of people to have their say. In 2012 the Portable Studio toured regional Victoria including Shepparton, Mildura, Horsham, and East Gippsland.
We have selected some of the questions and responses from the Studio, and encourage you to add your own views online.
The Talking Difference project provides an annual fellowship to support and emerging artist in creating new media works around the themes of difference, commonality, and diversity in Australia.
The first year of the project focused on working with young people from CALD backgrounds living in West Footscray, Hoppers Crossing, Reservoir, West Heidelberg, Southbank, Burwood, Northcote, Glen Waverly, North Sunshine, Pascoe Vale and Geelong.
In July 2010 a Talking Difference pilot team made up of a diverse range of young people from all over greater Melbourne and surrounds was established. Over the course of five months the pilot team met to participate in group discussions around the project themes and to learn skills to create digital content to share their thoughts. You can view content produced by the Pilot Team in the Gallery.
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Takers Parent Review
These criminals not only glamorize robbery, murder and the destruction of public property but they do it with a sense of entitlement -- as if all that cash was due them.
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The cops and robbers genre has been around for a long time—though in the early days it often involved a sheriff and gun-slinging outlaws. But movie figures who are sworn to protect and to serve are having a hard time of late. No longer are they the heroes wearing the white hats and restoring justice. It is the felons who get away with the money, the murders and most often the girl.
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Following the formula for films like Oceans Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen, and The Italian Job, Takers features a cast of men who feel no remorse over lining their pockets with currency from other people's savings accounts. (They do, however, donate ten percent of their haul to charity—presumably as a way to give back to the community after ripping off individuals who earn their livelihood in a more socially acceptable manner.) Living in luxurious homes, they use the piles of bills they have stashed away to imbibe in the best liquor and cigars, drive expensive cars and outfit themselves in top-of-the-line suits. To put it simply, there is nothing shabby about the everyday life of these thieves.
But greed can get to even the most charitable of crooks. The day after they make off with bags of loot from a California bank, Gordon (Idris Elba), John (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen) and brothers Jesse (Chris Brown) and Jake (Michael Ealy) are unexpectedly visited by an old team member who had his sentence shortened for good behavior. While Ghost (Tip 'T.I.' Harris) may have been the model inmate, he is far from reformed. With next week's armored car route in his hands, he proposes a new heist with a $20 million payoff.
Compared to these high living criminals, LAPD officers Jake Wells (Matt Dillon) and his partner Eddie Hatcher (Jay Hernandez) are a sorry sight. Eddie lives in the suburbs with his wife (Zulay Henao) and their young son (Harrison Miller) who is facing serious medical issues. Jake is a rumpled, short-tempered workaholic devoted to justice. He gets a bad rap when he follows up on a lead in the robbery on the day he is supposed to be spending quality time with his daughter (Isa Briones).
Yet in reality the police do little more in this storyline than keep George and his gang from publically flaunting the source of their funds. The real conflict comes when a group of badder rogues attempt to steal the hot money from the bank robbers. The result is endless exchanges of gunfire. (For apparent artistic purposes, the director accompanies one lengthy hotel room shootout scene with strains of violin music and millions of feathers from perforated pillows drifting gently through the air.) The only thing that outnumbers the barrage of bullets is the constant use of scatological slang and profanities that are teamed up with frequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use. A brief, shadowed depiction of male buttock nudity is also shown when a man enters a pool where two women wait for him.
Although there is some collateral damage along the way, these criminals not only glamorize robbery, murder and the destruction of public property but they do it with a sense of entitlement—as if all that cash was due them. But then what can you expect from a group of guys who admittedly revere Genghis Khan as their historic hero.Directed by John Luessenhop . Starring Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown, Tip "T.I." Harris, Hayden Christensen.. Running time: 107 minutes. Theatrical release August 27, 2010. Updated July 20, 2016
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How do films like this one glamorize crime? What consequences do these criminals suffer? Does the fear of consequences outweigh any of the allurement? How does a sense of entitlement influence these characters?
Why are money heists often portrayed as "victimless" felonies? What impact would this spree have on the bank's customers?
How do the filmmakers build empathy for the thieves? For what character do they not build sympathy? Why do you think they fail to do this?
One police detective tells another, who has sacrificed time with his daughter in order to solve an important case, to "take care of the real stuff", referring to his family. Should the character who receives this advice be condemned considering the situation? How do parents balance work and home time? Does one ever suffer at the expense of the other? Is it necessary at times to focus on one over the other?


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This is getting nuts -- here I am on vacation, and I can't leave the house, because I'm waiting on the darn doctor to call about my surgery. I've already wasted most of the week
Surgery is set for July 1st. That's the first time we could get, that will allow me to get my physical, lab work, halt my aspirin, etc. There was one day sooner, but I didn't want to be the doctor's fourth case that day (too inclined for errors, plus I'd have to be NPO all day).
It will be an outpatient surgery - and the incision should be closed. Then 4-5 weeks later, I'll have the 2nd surgery.
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- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 16:19:12 -0600
You need to boot into Safe Mode with networking in order to access the
internet if Safe Mode. Doing such will however disable any host/software
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>I got the blue screen and Microsoft told me i had probably got one of the
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There are three full-time Lodi Police officers who hold special assignments as school resource officers and are GREAT-trained.
Officer Raul Trevino, a 22-year veteran officer, has taught GREAT for the past three years in addition to his duties as a school resource officer and involvement in the Special Investigations Unit (gang and narcotics unit) during school breaks. His last graduating class was at Leroy Nichols Elementary School on May 5. He reminded the kids to take the lessons forward with them into middle school, high school, college and their adult lives to be better people, to better their lives and the lives of those around them.
With Officer Trevino's rotation back to patrol, we will miss his humor in the classrooms and amazing ability to play the roles of counselor, father, police officer and friend that he shared with thousands of students during the past five years as an SRO.
In his absence, we welcome Officer Gary Fauth to the unit.
GREAT is designed for fourththrough seventh-graders. In a perfect setting, we would be in the schools teaching and building relationships with all grade-level students at every elementary, middle and high school within the city limits.
While the LPD would like to bring GREAT and other programs to as many students as possible, having three to four GREAT-trained officers who take on teaching in addition to countless responsibilities as SROs are the resources we have at this time.
The program also incurs financial costs for student supplies (T-shirts, name tents, and a small amount of goodies at graduation with cupcakes and juice). At a time when schools and businesses are trying to preserve their very existence, it can be a stretch for PTAs, civic groups and local businesses to donate.
From experience, we have learned that to make the biggest impact with limited resources, we hone in on our students entering middle school, our sixth-graders.
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It is a worthwhile program and here's to another successful school year of teaching GREAT in our terrific Lodi schools.
The SRO unit would like to thank the Lodi Unified School District, Lodi Police Department and Lodi News-Sentinel for their continued support, and area businesses such as Walmart, Clayton's Barber Shop and Rancho San Miguel for their generous donations this past year to help make this program possible.
During the past three years, SROs have taught and graduated more than 600 Lodi students from GREAT.
For more information, please visit www.great-online.org.
Any comments, questions or advice for Behind the Badge can be e-mailed to Jeanie Biskup at firstname.lastname@example.com; mailed to Lodi Police Department, 215 W. Elm St., Lodi, CA 95240; or asked by phone at 333-6864.


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Last month it was reported that HTC was going to bring us a Facebook phone and here we are at Mobile World Congress with not one but two Facebook phones from the Taiwanese giant, the ChaCha and the Salsa. There is no real point getting into the ridiculousness of the names of these phones and lets just jump straight in and look at what these phones are all about. While Facebook will be deeply integrated into the Android Gingerbread UI the handsets will ship with, it is the physical Facebook button on the front of each of these devices, which will stand out the most.
The little blue button is context-aware and gently pulses with light whenever there is an opportunity to share content or updates through Facebook. With a single press of the button, you can update your status, upload a photo, share a Website, post what song you are listening to, 'check in' to a location and more. For example, you can take a photograph of friends on your phone and upload it instantly to Facebook by simply pressing the button. Or let your friends know what song you're listening to by pressing the button while listening to music on the phone. The track is automatically identified and shared on Facebook.
Looking at the handsets themselves, the ChaCha has a full portrait QWERTY keyboard underneath a 2.6in HVGA capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 320. The design of the phone sees a unique tilt design to make it easier to type and view the screen according to HTC at least. The ChaCha has a rear 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash as well as a VGA front-facing camera for video calling. The ChaCha (as well as the Salsa) will be powered by a Qualcomm 7227 processor running at 600MHz.
The Salsa has an all touchscreen form factor but still retains the physical Facebook button on the bottom of the handset. The 3.4in display has a resolution of 480 x 320 and the Salsa boasts the same camera configuration as the ChaCha. We had a chance to have a brief look at the Salsa last week and it looked pretty nice without wowing us completely. We didn't get a chance to play with the Facebook integration with Android and it is whether or not this is implemented properly that will decide if the ChaCha and Salsa are a success.
HTC told us that it had been working closely with Facebook on how the phone works and it saw it as a global product, which will give Facebook a chance to increase penetration in markets it traditionally doesn't get into. Both handsets are slated for launch at the end of Q2 and there is no word on pricing for either handset.
Update: Mark Zuckerberg just stuck his head into the HTC announcement in Barcelona (virtually anyway) and while talking about he ChaCha and Salsa informed those present that there would be a lot more Facebook phones to come in 2011: "You can expect dozens of phones with deeper integration than ever before."


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Great list Jonathan. There is a lot to check out. And you're right, MicrobeWorld is not "bloggy", it's designed to be a user-run aggregator of microbe-related content across the web.
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The Bigger Picture: Visual Archives and the Smithsonian
Some Archival Career Advice
The Smithsonian Institution Archives receives dozens of inquiries every year from students and recent graduates about the archives profession and how to become an archivist. Since this is such a popular topic, we decided to make our responses to the most common questions available to a wider audience. While the responses below are intended to address the archival profession in general, they ultimately reflect my own experiences and those of my immediate colleagues.
What does an archivist do?
Archivists perform a wide variety of tasks. In a smaller archives, a few individuals may do everything while, in a larger archives, archivists may specialize in specific aspects of the work. Traditionally, an archivist works with donors or the staff of its parent institution to acquire new collections; organizes and rehouses collections (also known as processing); describes collections and writes finding aids; and assists researchers in using the collections. Some archivists specialize in the acquisition, management, description, and preservation of photographic or audiovisual materials or electronic records. Other aspects of the job may include records management, digitization, public outreach, writing, and teaching.
What do you enjoy most about your job?
I enjoy learning about a wide variety of topics within the collections I process. I also enjoy going behind the scenes and exploring our museums and research centers from the inside out.
What qualities are employers looking for in an archivist?
Many employers will be looking for applicants who can work both independently and on a team; demonstrate strong research and writing skills; exhibit attention to detail; are creative problem solvers; and show a natural curiosity. Many positions will require work with databases, digitization, electronic records, websites, or social media so a solid background in basic computer skills will be essential. Some employers may also be looking for knowledge of a particular topic related to their collection, such as local history or aviation. Intern, volunteer, or other hands-on experience will often be a critical factor in deciding which applicant to hire.
What degree do you need to be an archivist?
Many, but not all, employers will require a Master of Library Science "or equivalent." A Master of Library Science was a common degree for new archivists, but as traditional library school programs have evolved, many universities have renamed the degree (often combining the terms "library" and "information") or have created a separate degree for the archives, records, and information management (often called a Master of Information Studies). A very limited number of universities have even created a degree specifically for archival studies. Employers generally recognize that these degrees tend to be similar. When deciding on a graduate school, look at the types of courses that are included in the curriculum, not just the name of the degree offered. Other common graduate degrees held by archivists include public history and museum studies. Some positions may only require an undergraduate degree, but a graduate degree will likely be "preferred."
What other subjects are helpful in your job?
The research and writing skills gained through history, English, and other liberal arts classes are helpful. A second language can also be useful in a setting where non-English documents are found in collections. Archival collections can deal with any topic though, so there is no way to tell which subjects may be useful later. Some employers may require archivists to have a background in a specific subject matter while others will be looking at professional skills first and assume the subject matter can be learned on the job.
Should I become a certified archivist?
I am frequently asked this question and do not have a good answer. I, like most of my co-workers, have spent most of my career in the federal government which does not require certification for its archivists. I am not familiar enough with requirements or preferred qualifications at other organizations to advise on certification. Certainly certification can be advantageous in the job hunt, but obtaining (and maintaining) certification also requires significant time and dedication.
What recommendations do you have for a future archivist?
Whether you are just beginning your archival training or will be looking for a job soon, periodically check the job listings. Take note of the requirements and preferred qualifications for positions that interest you. More than any advice, these listings will give you a good idea of what skills and knowledge you need to acquire in order to reach your ultimate goals. Also, do not limit yourself to a specialty. Taking specialized courses will make you competitive for certain types of jobs, but, in addition, be sure to take fundamental courses in all aspects of archival work to meet the minimum requirements for the largest number of jobs. Finally, whenever possible, take courses from adjunct professors who also work in an archives. From these professors, you will often learn how to make decisions about priorities in settings where budget and staff are limited.
There have been several previous posts on this blog about archives and the archival profession including:
- Just What is an Archives, Anyway?
- Records and Information Management: The Archivist
- What Does a Photograph Archivist Do?
- What Does an Electronic Records Archivist Do?
There have also been several posts on preparing for archives, library, and museum careers on the Smithsonian Collections Blog ("Ask an Archivist: Advice Column" provides a list of related posts from the blog).
Unaffiliated with the Smithsonian, the blog "That Elusive Archives Job" provides extensive advice on searching and interviewing for jobs (no longer updated but still useful). In addition, the Society of American Archivists, ARMA International, the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA), the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), and the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) all provide extensive information about the archives, records, and information management professions as well as professional development resources, some of which are free.
Finally, the Smithsonian Institution Archives offers a limited number of internships and volunteer opportunities. Internships and volunteer positions in archives and related fields are also available from other Smithsonian units. See the Smithsonian Internship and Behind-the-Scenes Volunteer Program websites for further details.
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In the section "What qualities are employers looking for in an archivist?", you state "Many positions will require work with databases, digitization, electronic records, websites, or social media so a solid background in basic computer skills will be essential."
Could you please describe in more detail what you mean by "a solid background in basic computer skills"?
I teach a class in Digital Preservation for a Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. Many of my students seem to believe using Google for searches (NOT the Advanced search features), simple word processing, simple email, and maybe a PowerPoint presentation or two, constitute sufficient computer skills. For example, in a recent class assignment, one of my current students stated that she would not use a program if she had to read the manual, as this should be unnecessary.
I feel much more is necessary.
I would greatly appreciate your take on this issue.
Thank you,
Fred Grevin
Fred - The length of the post prevented me from getting into very many specifics and I realize the language may have been too vague. I agree that the skills you listed in your comment are not sufficient for the vast majority of archival jobs. In general, I've found students and recent graduates to be more computer-saavy than that, but you have probably worked with more students than I have.
At a minimum, I think a future archivist should have a good command of at least some of the more advanced features of word processing, spreadsheets, email, PowerPoint, and other standard software. They should have a good command of boolean searching and other advanced searching features, experience searching in a variety of databases, and a basic understanding of database design. They should have a basic understanding of how markup languages work. They should know the basics of simple web design. They should be familiar with scanning techniques and settings and photo editing (file formats, resizing, etc.). More and more, I think they should also be familiar with most of the major social media services (and the concerns involved when maintaining an institutional account).
Also, not a computer skill per se, but students should learn to identify the most common types of removable media (and audiovisual materials for that matter).
And, of course, certain specialties within archival work (such as digital preservation) will require much more advanced computer skills and knowledge of a greater range of software.
I was profoundly disappointed to see the relative lack of emphasis on "history" or historical research in this otherwise well-written and concise summary of the archival profession. Yes, "public history" is mentioned, as is "history" as "another subject" that might be helpful to the profession. I'm not alone in my belief that methods of historical research and writing are seriously lacking from current archival education. Archival description without some feel for historical research methods is usually sadly lacking.
As they say, "just my 2 cents worth..."
Katherine - This is a good point. I agree with you entirely that a background in historical research is essential for description and traditional processing as well as for reference and acquisitions and many other aspects of traditional archival work. Students interested in these aspects of archival work would benefit from an undergraduate degree in history or a dual graduate degree. However, in larger archives where staff are more specialized, archivists responsible for preservation, electronic records, or digitization may be much less focused on the historical aspects of the material (assuming there are other archivists who handle arrangement and descriptive work). These archivists will still need to research and write about standards and techniques, but the style and methodology of doing so is different from researching and writing about history.
Thank you for this great article.....Yes, I always wondered!
To Fred's comment I will agree that sufficient computer skills (especially if you are working to preserve digitized or born digital collections) no longer mean just MS Office competency or the ability to do a simple Google search. In my day to day work with digitized archival materials I use XML/XSLT, advanced Excel (developer tab), the command line to embed XMP metadata into files and in depth searching of numerous databases. It is unfortunate that your students are either so used to the super simple (and often superficial) interfaces that they don't know you can do much more w/ command line and advanced features or don't demonstrate the curiosity or desire to learn more about the new tools of the trade.
As Katherine said, "just my 2 cents worth..."
I'd give two questions to ask for those looking at which grad schools are going to best set them up for a career in the field. 1) Does it have a practicum or internship? (the longer and broader, the better). 2) What is their placement rate? There's loads more questions to ask, but these are two requireds, for me.
Concerning archival certification and whether or not you should endeavor to become a certified archivist--I was pretty surprised by such a non-committal answer. Though not all employers require it, certification is the trend; and I'm sure it is just a matter of time before the vast majority of employer require it. I think that there will be a "tipping point" once those who were grandfathered into certification are retired, and once all certified archivists are those who were certified by examination, the qualification will become much more authoritative.
I am pursuing a MLS, and currently the technology-related offerings are low. I want to become an art librarian or archivist, and I possess an MA in Art History. I do realize how competitive this field is, and want to cover all my bases.
Aside from some digital imaging, Dreamweaver, basic site-building and metadata coursework, what should I focus on outside of school?
I have some SQL training, and was thinking of taking more online classes in that, XML, Java, and PHP.
I was profoundly disappointed to see the relative lack of emphasis on "history" or historical research in this otherwise well-written and concise summary of the archival profession. Yes, "public history" is mentioned, as is "history" as "another subject" that might be helpful to the profession. I'm not alone in my belief that methods of historical research and writing are seriously lacking from current archival education. Archival description without some feel for historical research methods is usually sadly lacking.
I somewhat agree with Bob that certification is the trend but still certifications have importance for the employers.
There are some cases that certifications does not matter that much and one get employed but still he /she should go for acquiring the certification for future need.
It is now a days easy to manage certification and jobs side by side. So one should not compromise on enhancing knowledge and skills.
This is a fascinating insight into such a unique profession. I regularly write up and post career advice on my own blog and I have found the links on this page really useful. Thanks.
My friend talked to me about this profession but I didn't have much knowledge about it. Now I can discuss it with him. I think he didn't know about certifications though I will email it to him. Thanks.
I think this is a really unique, rare profession. It's not just a job, but a vocation :)
Howard you are very handsome!
I am currently looking into different masters programs and archives is what I am interested in. I live in Massachusetts and am looking into two different programs and was hoping to get your thoughts on which would be better for what I want. I am have two undergrad degrees in english and history; and I am looking into a History masters with a concentration in archives and obviously a Masters in Library and Information Science. I am nott sure which would be a better fit to get me where I want to be. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.
Thank you for this post. I have been trying to narrow down what I want to do for years, and have had the luxury of being able to volunteer many different places in trying to narrow it down. I am quite sure now that I want to be an Archivist, and have been volunteering at a local county museum in order to gain some experience. I have spoken with the museum director about how to break into the field and her advice was to attend conferences or get internships - but I feel I might need to start even more basic than that... I have a BA in History and an MEd, but want to learn the "terms" and practices so that when I go out to apply for those jobs (or internships), I know what I am doing. Clearly I am learning techniques in my current volunteer position(s) but no clue what they are called. ;0 Are there any books anyone can recommend to me for study? I will be changing locations soon and cannot start any courses (not that there are any here anyway). Any advice out there on how to learn some of the basic background? Not that it is relevant (hopefully), but I am older...not old enough to be an archived item myself quite yet - but I worry about trying to break into a field where interships are offered to young college students.
I am currently working at the University of Ghana Archives, with a Diploma in Archives Administration.
Could You Please help me to get a scholarship to do my masters in Archives Administration.
I Really love to do Archival Work.
thank you.
Rita Aku-Opoku Ampomah
I was just wondering, how close do you get to work with archaeologists? Do you ever have to go out into the field yourself? Especially for light sensitive documents or documents that are too old to transport. How old are the documents that you archive? What is considered the oldest document in your archives?
Thank you.
Oksana G.
Hi Jennifer,
Great article and information on this unique profession. It seems that as an archivist one is exposed to vast amounts of information, making it a great learning opportunity. Thanks for the insight.
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Norwich Police seek help finding 15-year-old missing since Sept. 18
The Norwich Police Department is still seeking public assistance in locating Omar Silva, a 15-year old who was reported missing on Sept. 18.
Silva is 5 foot 5 inches tall, 185 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police said a statewide Silver Alert previously released helped police develop information that Silva may be hiding in the New London area.
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