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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894179663818815705.post8635331898710498792..comments2015-06-19T15:15:57.644-07:00Comments on weaverknits: Weekend of Wonderweaverknitshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894179663818815705.post-63105553145224103082008-04-30T09:12:00.000-07:002008-04-30T09:12:00.000-07:00Cool! I ran the Boston Marathon and I have to say ...Cool! I ran the Boston Marathon and I have to say that the spectators make that run! It is a blast; you guys sure know how to out on a good time.

A friend of our does the handbike. It is so cool and interesting!

Love the mint socks!hollyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894179663818815705.post-36347295604829864672008-04-24T05:57:00.000-07:002008-04-24T05:57:00.000-07:00That sounds like it will be fun. I think those guy...That sounds like it will be fun. I think those guys are amazing. Go Dud!Elinorhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894179663818815705.post-53213373009455933872008-04-23T06:54:00.000-07:002008-04-23T06:54:00.000-07:00Hey cool, I have a friend who just ran the Boston....Hey cool, I have a friend who just ran the Boston. I'm currently training for a 10k (still a newbie runner). Go Dud go.

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Pineiro, Quakes tie Cal semifinals
Rehabbing right-hander carries no-hit bid into sixth inning
By MiLB.com Staff | September 12, 2010 7:57 PM ET
Pineiro took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in a rehab start Sunday as the Quakes beat the Lake Elsinore Storm, 7-5, to tie the best-of-5 series at 1-1.
One night after Chris Young was dominant in a rehab start for the Storm, Pineiro (1-0) did not allow a hit until Jesus Lopez doubled leading off the sixth. Working his way back from a strained oblique muscle, the 31-year-old right-hander was charged with two runs on three hits with three strikeouts over six frames.
Pineiro, a veteran of two Major League postseason outings, is 10-7 with a 4.18 ERA in 20 starts for the Angels this years.
Darwin Perez went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, while former first-round pick Mike Trout also collected three hits, stole a base and scored a run for the Quakes. Dillon Baird doubled twice and Angel Castillo scored a pair of runs.
Chris Scholl fanned three over two innings of hitless relief before Eddie McKiernan surrendered three runs on two hits in the ninth for Rancho Cucamonga, which hosts Game 3 on Monday.
Juan Oramas (0-1) gave up three runs on eight hits while striking out three over five innings for the Storm. Nick Vincent, who hadn't allowed a run since Aug. 3, gave up three in the ninth.
Lopez was 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Storm, who totaled four hits. Brad Chalk delivered an RBI double and scored a run, while Cal League All-Star Cole Figueroa contributed a sacrifice fly.
In other California League action:
San Jose Giants 6, Modesto Nuts 5
Francisco Peguero led off the bottom of the ninth inning with his third hit of the game and scored the winning run on a wild pitch to give the Giants a 2-0 series lead. Brandon Crawford had three hits and scored a run for San Jose. Box score
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22 January 2014
The MidCentral Sexual Health Service is a free, confidential specialist service. The team of specially trained doctors, nurses and support staff look after the sexual health of people in the MidCentral region.
The service provides both individual clinical services and health promotion services to enhance sexual health in Horowhenua, Tararua, Manawatu and Palmerston North.
The service offers:
• A FREE, discreet and confidential service for everyone;
• Diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs);
• Diagnosis and management of other related genital problems including genital skin conditions and genital pain;
• Testing and treatment of HIV/AIDS;
• Information and advice on sexual health matters – ask us any question you have about your sexual health;
• Free condoms;
• Friendly non-judgmental staff;
• Specialist services upon General Practitioner (GP) referral;
• Clinics in Palmerston North, Dannevirke and Levin.
Health promotion services are also available which include: support for events or initiatives relating to sexual health, support to schools developing holistic sexuality programmes within a safe physical and emotional environment (e.g. training and up-skilling for health professionals/trainees and support for schools and workplaces to develop policies on issues that relate to sexual health).
So, if you are worried, want a check-up, need some information about sexual health or have a concern such as: discharge from vagina or penis, pain when passing urine, pain in lower stomach or genitals, lumps or swelling in genital area, sores, ulcers, itching, rashes, or anything else to do with sex, give the team a call on 0800 808 602.


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Editor's note: I would like to welcome Sharrae, MMW's newest contributor! Sharrae starts us off with a two-part post on the Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference held in Toronto ever December. MMW has covered previous RIS conferences in 2008 and 2009 (part one and part two). Check back tomorrow for even more RIS-related coverage.For those who attend, Reviving the Islamic Spirit is treated almost like a second Ramadan. Ramadan is when the iman boost is sought after, and the yearly RIS … [Read more...]
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Here's how you can download the Lazors app free for your iPad, iPhone, iPad mini or iPod Touch.
1. Go to the Lazors app preview page in iTunes (or tap the link on your iOS device to install the app directly).
2. Click the View in iTunes button.
3. Click the Free button to download the app.
4. Sync your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad mini with iTunes to install the app.
Here's a description and screenshot:
"Lazors is a puzzle game of lasers and mirrors offering more than a hundred levels, ranging from easy distractions to hard challenges.
+ 120 levels
+ Intuitive gameplay
+ Hint system
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+ Universal: iPod, iPhone and iPad
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Move blocks, reflect the laser, hit all targets!"
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DAYTON, OHIO-May 1-7 is Cover the Uninsured Week, a mobilization to address the issue of the uninsured, both nationally and locally. Wright State medical students, along with the American Medical Association, the American Medical Student Association, and Reach Out of Montgomery County, are hosting a week of events as part of National Cover the Uninsured Week campaign. All events are free, open to the public, and held on the Wright State University campus.
Government figures show that almost 46 million Americans are now without health insurance, including more than 8 million children. In Ohio 1,282,000 are uninsured. The fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and often going without needed care is the spotlight of the planned activities including:
Tuesday, May 2nd, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Frederick White Health Center, Rm 171
Ohio's Public Policy Regarding Healthcare
featuring Senator Steve Austria
What is the current status of Ohio's efforts for covering the uninsured and how does our healthcare system compare to that of other states? Please join us to hear about current legislation pushing for healthcare coverage for all. Lunch will be provided.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Frederick White Health Center, Rm 171
Advocacy: A Student's Role in Community Change
An examination of community resources aimed at empowering you, the student, to meet the needs of the vulnerable uninsured population. Please join us as Sheila and Robert Conard of Single Payer Action Network (SPAN), inform us of SPAN's efforts in pursuing a national health care plan and the passage of the Health Care for All Ohioans Act. Also, hear Dr. Wilbur Brooks' personal perspectives of working with the uninsured in the Dayton community through the Drew and Vogel Health Centers, outpatient centers for the medically underserved. Lunch will be provided.
Thursday, May 4th, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Frederick White Health Center, Rm 171
Covering Everyone: The Challenges of the Uninsured
A presentation featuring a nationally-recognized physician dedicated to helping the uninsured population of Dayton. Come hear Dr. Theodore Wymyslo, one of only four national winners of the 2006 Pride in the Profession Award granted by the American Medical Association, speak of his personal experiences working with the uninsured. Also, hear from Philip Morones, Director of Salud Community Clinic and Sharon Sherlock, Executive Director of Reach Out of Montgomery County, about our community's contributions to the cause. Lunch will be provided.
Friday, May 5th, 10 a.m. -3 p.m.
Behind Student Union
Cover Everyone: Awareness and Change
We will culminate National Cover the Uninsured Week at Wright State's annual school-wide May Daze event. We will focus on spreading awareness of the issues the uninsured encounter as well as the changes our generation will face with the ever-growing problems faced by our current health care system. Grab some lunch from our booth, compete in our Texas Hold 'Em tournament to win the grand prize, and find out what you can do to help. Bracelets declaring a dedication to covering the uninsured will also be for sale. All proceeds will go towards local families struggling with this issue.
For more information about the events please contact: Laura Hamilton email@example.com, 305-772-3575 or Luke Rothermel email@example.com, 614-206-0223, or Judi Engle, Director for Public Relations, Wright State University School of Medicine, (937) 775-2951.
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By Christine Dugas, USA TODAY
Few areas of the country have been spared from the housing market meltdown, but some cities have managed to avoid the worst of the surge in home foreclosures. Consider Albuquerque.
Though home sales are down sharply, foreclosures have been fairly few. This month, Albuquerque was named the sixth-best city in the country in which to buy foreclosed homes, according to Forbes.com. "Its trivial foreclosure rate is enough to offer deals without presenting too many risks," it says.
The area's outlook remains bright. It continues to generate jobs and attract retirees. The city offers "resort-town ambience, a boomtown economy and cow-town prices," says Kiplinger.com, which named Albuquerque one of the top 10 smart places to live in 2006. Area employers range from film studios to Kirtland Air Force Base. There are also a number of high-tech employers, including Intel, Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The foreclosures that have occurred are mainly related to overbuilding triggered by real estate investors, says Cathy M. Olson, chairman of the Greater Albuquerque Association of Realtors. But compared with, say, Florida and California, the overbuilding hasn't much derailed home sales, local real estate agents say.
There are other reasons why sales continue to slip. As is true in some other metro areas recently, when people have moved to Albuquerque, they've sometimes been unable to sell their homes elsewhere. So new arrivals sometimes can't take advantage of Albuquerque's declining home prices, at least for a while, Olson says.
And at a time when overbuilding has produced a glut of homes for sale, the economic downturn and higher gas prices are squeezing many people's budgets.
"Of course buyers are skittish," Olson says. "But it isn't to a point where the sky is falling. Sure, prices are down. But you can get a lot for your money."
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Committee Charge and Membership
Position Table
Position Request Form
Submitted June 2008; Revised September 2008
This report encompasses a final report of the ATLAS/Library Collaboration Task Force,
describes the spring 2008 data services pilot, and provides recommendations for continuing this
pilot service program.
In Fall 2007, Paula Kaufman (Dean, University Library), Deanna Raineri (Associate Dean for Instructional Technologies and Information Services, LAS) and Maryalice Wu (Assistant Director, ATLAS) met to discuss the possibility of the Library and ATLAS (a technology support unit in the College of LAS) collaborating to provide data-related services to campus. A task force was formed in January 2008 with the following charge and timeline:
Charge: Working in concert with related initiatives that may arise in the Library, the ATLAS/Library Collaboration Task Force will coordinate joint initiatives during spring 2008, assess the effectiveness of these new services, and make recommendations for future collaboration.
Timeline: The taskforce will submit a progress report to the University Librarian in May 2008, and a final report with recommendations before the start of the fall semester, 2008. The taskforce will be discharged upon submission of the final report. (Note: This document combines the interim and final report.)
The scope of the data-related services covered in this collaboration was defined as:
a. Providing instruction and support to students and faculty learning how to locate, download and create data sets for secondary analysis
b. Identifying & creating course materials & teaching tools (including customized data sets)
c. Acquiring data sets for teaching and research; facilitating access to those data sets
d. Training & assisting in the use of statistical software
e. NOT statistical/geospatial analysis or survey methodology (will provide referrals to other campus units)
Scholarship in the digital age draws on a variety of source materials including numeric and geospatial data, as well as text, video, sound and visual images. The Campus' key strategic initiatives—informatics, sustainable energy and environment, and health sciences—all involve the use of research data to address real-world problems. As these initiatives develop, the Library will be called upon to provide increased support for data-intensive research. Failing that, individual units will continue to duplicate these services in house—an inefficient and wasteful approach to serving a common need—or another central service unit will step up to the plate.
The current collaboration draws on the respective strengths of the Library and ATLAS to extend availability of the data-related services that ATLAS provides within the College of LAS to the entire campus community. The Library has a robust infrastructure for delivering content and services, both in-person and virtually, as well as the ability to provide data in the context of other research materials. ATLAS offers a well-developed service profile and range of expertise related to working with numerical and geospatial datasets. Together, the two units have the potential to provide a rich array of services to support the intellectual explorations of students and faculty who need to extract customized information from complex datasets in the course of their research.
Thus far, the ATLAS/Library data services collaboration has relied on the willingness of hard-working people to take on extra projects. The Taskforce hopes that a more sustainable model of support will follow the pilot's demonstration of the potential for building a high impact program. At this juncture, there is a risk of losing momentum and goodwill unless we continue to build on the successes outlined below.
A number of significant service initiatives were launched during the spring 2008 pilot:
a. Piloted Data Services Office Hours (Wednesdays 1:30-4:30, 200D Library – Gov Docs).
23 people (19 graduate students, 3 librarians, 1 faculty) mostly from targeted departments outside of LAS, made use of the service.
b. Installed a data services workstation in Government Documents (SPSS, SAS & ArcGIS).
c. Advocated for instructional space in 314 Library to include GIS and statistical software.
d. Taught a series of three workshops on finding and downloading datasets www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/dataservices.html#workshops .
f. Gave guest lecture to GSLIS 523A, Information Sources and Services in the Social Sciences.
g. The Library pledged $7500 toward the campus's $15,000 ICPSR membership fee, starting in
ATLAS continues to support half of the ICPSR membership ($7500) and fund the entire Roper I-poll license ($5000). Appendix 2 shows that ICPSR is heavily used across campus with 13,434 files downloaded in FY08.
h. Enhanced access to ICPSR datasets via the Library catalog (records to be loaded by June 2008).
i. Worked with the Digital Learning Librarian to create tutorials (in Camtasia) on public opinion poll data in Roper (expected Summer 2008).
j. Created a web gateway to existing guides to data sources < www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/data_tutorials.html >.
k. Drafted a Communications Plan to market these services.
l. Drafted webguide to data-related resources across campus—consulting, software, training, etc. (expected Summer 2008).
m. Brainstormed ideas for services in the Undergrad's Learning Commons (GoogleEarth workshop, ATLAS partners with UGL in CITES IM development project, office hours).
Taken together, these initiatives have established a solid foundation for achieving our long-term programmatic goals. Most significantly, connections have been forged with many of the underserved departments (e.g., Agricultural Economics, Education, Applied Health Sciences) that were the target audience for this suite of services. Graduate students and faculty from each of these units attended workshops or visited the Data Services Office Hours. A new faculty member in Applied Health Sciences requested a series of course-integrated sessions on downloading datasets from ICPSR into standard statistical packages for secondary analysis for her classes next fall, which demonstrates the potential for engagement with academic programs. The requested session, however, cannot be added to existing workload without additional support for staffing (See Appendix, Item 3).
While we have yet to connect with other targeted departments (e.g., Extension Agents, Social Work), current resources limit further expansion. Indeed, as word continues to spread, we risk raising expectations beyond our capacity to provide meaningful service.
1. Reconstitute this taskforce as the Data Services Task Force, charged with continuing the service program developed in the pilot and exploring opportunities to expand the collaboration to provide more robust support in conjunction with the evolving Scholarly Commons model;
2. Monitor and document unmet needs for data services (see Appendix 1: Assessment Plan);
3. Expand Data Service Office Hours to at least five afternoons per week with revolving queue of staff and GAs with a wide range of expertise. These data-services experts will also staff a virtual desk in the Library's "Ask-A-Librarian" Chat/IM reference services during designated hours.
a. Staff and GA's from ATLAS and Government Documents with different areas of expertise, including specific software (e.g., ArcGIS, SPSS, STATA) and domain knowledge (e.g. census data, economic indicators, international statistics) will serve a broader base of users and allow us to meet specific needs identified as service gaps by current users.
b. Adding Chat/IM services will expand our reach to off campus users such as Extension and the School of Social Work. Social Work has long advocated for enhanced support for data services and has a large off-campus student population which will grow further with the incorporation of the undergraduate program from the Chicago campus this fall. Extension agents have also asked the Library for more support in this area and will have fewer opportunities to visit campus due to recent budget cuts.
c. If the half-time data services position submitted to the Library Executive Committee in FY08 (Appendix 2) is approved, it will support this expansion. If that position is not approved, other funding will be needed to achieve a sustainable level of staffing. Appendix 3 (Item 3c) provides cost estimates for two scenarios, in recognition that the resources available may be limited.
4. Explore the possibility of circulating ATLAS's loanable technology (e.g., digital cameras) from the Scholarly Commons service point.
5. Experiment with proposed initiatives in the Undergrad's Learning Commons Pilot data stewardship project with IDEALS and GSLIS'S Data Curation Education Program <http://cirss.lis.uiuc.edu/CollMeta/dcep.html> focusing on customized datasets drawn by ATLAS for research projects and classroom use.
6. Foster knowledge-sharing and cross-training among those in ATLAS, the Library and other campus providing services related to numeric and geospatial data by developing and participating in training programs, colloquia, etc.
JoAnn Jacoby, Chair - Education & Social Science Library
Meg Burger - Undergrad Library
Laura Hanson - Funk ACES Library
Merinda Hensley - Central Reference
Carissa Holler - Business and Economics Library
Mary Mallory - Government Documents Library
Dawn Owens Nicholson-ATLAS
Sarah Shreeves – IDEALS
Maryalice Wu-ATLAS
The suite of services we coordinate will be identified as "Data Services @ the Library," with both ATLAS and the Scholarly Commons clearly listed as sponsors of these services. The specific services offered under the "Data Services @ the Library" rubric will include:
a. Providing instruction and support to students and faculty learning how to locate, download and create data sets for secondary analysis
b. Identifying & creating course materials & teaching tools (including customized data sets)
c. Acquiring data sets for teaching and research; facilitating access to those data sets
d. Training & assisting in the use of statistical software
e. NOT statistical/geospatial analysis or survey methodology (will provide referrals to other campus units)
We will assess the success of these service initiatives by gauging impact on targeted user groups. These targeted groups include campus units outside of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences which are known to have unmet service needs in the areas listed above. These include the College of ACES (particularly the departments of Human and Community Development, Agricultural and Consumer Economics and Extension), College of Business, College of Education, School of Social Work, University Library. The targeted units were identified by analyzing the departmental affiliations of campus users downloading datasets from ICPSR (Appendix 4) as well as by task force members listing units that had approached them with unmet service needs in this area.
If additional support to expand the Data Services Office Hours is forthcoming, we will conduct a brief needs assessment survey in summer 2008 that may identify additional units with unmet data services needs. With additional support, we would pursue opportunities to work with the Public Engagement Working Group to create modules on quantitative and data literacy (" Numbers in the News," "How to Lie with Statistics") that could be offered as part of college readiness and undergraduate enrichment programs such as the Summer Research Opportunities Program < http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/EEP/srop/ > for McNair Scholars, Bridge/Transition < http://courses.uiuc.edu/cis/programs/urbana/1997/special_progs/transition.html >, LEAD (Business) < http://www.business.uiuc.edu/publications/Releases/2005/July.LEAD05.pdf >, the Research Apprentice Program (ACES) < http://students.aces.uiuc.edu/taxonomy/term/66 > and Living and Learning Communities < http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/llc/ >.
The impact of these services will be measured by:
1) level of uptake—number of office hour visits, increase in visits over time, number of workshop attendees, number of course integrated sessions, especially in core courses in the targeted disciplines
2) qualitative measures—Is the program effectively meeting the needs of the targeted groups? Is
the program sustainable? Has data literacy increased in the targeted departments? Has this
partnership raised the profile of both the Library and ATLAS? Are we continuing to provide a
level of and quality of service beyond what could be sustained by either unit
Proposing Division, Unit, Group or Individual
ATLAS-Library Collaboration Task Force and the Social Sciences Division.
Primary contact: JoAnn Jacoby (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Proposed Title
Data Services Specialist (½ time)
Faculty Rank
Academic Professional
Estimated Salary
Potential sources of funding for position
The intention is to buy-out half the time of one of the existing data services professionals at ATLAS, thus leveraging the Library's investment by bringing known expertise in to address a long-standing service gap and solidifying the burgeoning collaboration between the two units. ATLAS is interested in pursuing this idea, but they are more comfortable with a fund transfer arrangement than with a split position at this point in time. I am confident that a mutually satisfactory arrangement can be achieved if the Library decides to pursue this idea.
ATLAS has also indicated a willingness to further develop our collaboration by rotating graduate students trained in different specializations (e.g., geospatial data or various statistical packages) into the Library to staff expanded office hours in Government Documents and teach workshops at the Library . Buying out half this AP position would be a basis for negotiating additional human resource-sharing arrangements for these and other initiatives in the Library, such as user support for statistical packages in the Learning Commons.
Reports to
Associate University Librarian for Services.
The ATLAS-Library Collaboration Task Force will serve as an advisory committee for this position which is, in essence a virtual, free-floating position serving constituents that cross-cut the current departmental and divisional structure. Just as the Biotechnology Librarian is affiliated with the Biology Library, the Data Services Specialist will be affiliated with both Government Documents and the Education Social & Science Library, at least until the Scholarly Commons and/or Social Sciences Hub are established.
Recommended time frame for filling (immediate need, 6 months, 1 year, etc.) and explanation
Next 6 months.
We've already seen a higher than expected level of activity during the Data Services Office Hours < http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/research/dataservices.html>
Considering that marketing has just begun and the data services work station was just installed this week, the level of uptake will likely accelerate when word spreads and these services start to be integrated into the Library's regular instruction and outreach activities. Starting this half time position in August would allow us to launch a more robust service profile in the fall semester to meet the increased demand.
Position Need & Rationale: explain how this position contributes to the Library's strategic goals
The Data Services Specialist will help position the Library at the nexus of evolving scholarly practice. Scholarship in the digital age draws on a variety of source materials including text, video and sound, as well as numeric and geospatial data. In conjunction with the Geographic Information Science (GIS) Librarian, this position will allow the Library to provide the tools and expertise needed to support the intellectual explorations of our faculty and students who need to locate and extract customized information from complex and varied datasets.
The Campus' key strategic initiatives—i nformatics, health sciences, and sustainable energy and environment—all involve the use of numeric data to address real-world problems. As these initiatives develop, the Library will be called upon to provide increased support for data-intensive research. Meanwhile, the shift to digital distribution has transformed the use of census and other governmental data and made access to this data simultaneously more ubiquitous and more challenging. Within the Social Sciences Division, recent planning and visioning documents highlight data services as both an unmet need and an area where the Library can engage with a growing area of research and instructional activity among the scholars we serve. This need—and potential—is equally acute in areas such as applied health sciences, agricultural economics, and human and community development.
The proposed position is an opportunity to solidify and expand our nascent collaboration with ATLAS, a technology support unit within LAS that provides a suite of data services to the members of that college. If given the opportunity to develop, this collaboration promises to bring the existing expertise in ATLAS together with the Library's campus-wide reach to extend availability of data services to all students and faculty. The well-developed expertise and service profile offered by ATLAS will be a potent force if we can successfully combine it with the Library's robust infrastructure for delivering content and services, both in-person and virtually, and our ability to provide numeric data in the context of other research resources, regardless of format.
Brief position description and job duties
Provides research assistance in locating, selecting and using numeric data in-person and remotely and provides consultation in retrieving, downloading and manipulating data, the creation of customized datasets, and the use of statistical packages such as SAS, SPSS and STATA for data analysis.
Leads workshops and instructional sessions, develops web-based guides and tutorials. Provides peer training and informal learning opportunities for other library staff regarding the use of data services to enhance public service.
Prepares and disseminates customized datasets to support course assignments. Works with teaching faculty to develop numeric data modules for classroom use.
Works to incorporate and support data analysis tools and datasets into the Learning Commons and Scholarly Commons as appropriate. This may include coordinating students and graduate students brought in from ATLAS to support statistical software.
Participates in conversations with IDEALS, The Illinois Informatics Initiative (I 3) and others to explore the development of a data repository, including the development of metadata schema to support the long-term access and retrieval of data extractions created by the Data Services Specialist as they provide research assistance and create custom datasets for use in the classroom.
How might this position evolve to meet continuing Library needs in 5-10 years?
This position will evolve as the Library evolves and as the partnership with ATLAS evolves. As the Learning Commons and the Scholarly Commons begin to take shape, this position will play a key role in determining how to best leverage existing resources in the Library and ATLAS to provide data services, and will help us expand our data services offerings to meet growing demand.
Library EC, rev. Sept. 2006
a) Statistical and geospatial software on the workstations in the 314 Library teaching lab.
One time cost: $1700 (hardware upgrade for 17 machines @ $100 each)
Recurring cost: $1700 (SAS and SPSS licenses @$100/seat/year)
Priority: HIGH
Rationale: Needed to support data literacy teaching and learning initiatives and joint sessions co-taught by librarians and data specialists from ATLAS.
b) Professional signage for room 200 "Data Service Office Hours."
Onetime Cost: $100-200
Priority: HIGH
c) Expand Data Services Office Hours to 3-5 days per week and bring in a wider range of expertise by drawing on a revolving queue of staff and GA's from ATLAS and Government Documents with skills in specific software (e.g., ArcGIS, SPSS, STATA) and domain knowledge (e.g., census data, economic indicators, geospatial analysis, international statistics). These data-services experts will also staff a virtual desk in the Library's "Ask-A-Librarian" Chat/IM reference services during designated hours.
Recurring Cost (Scenario 1): Five afternoons per week: $45,000/year
Recurring Cost (Scenario 2): Three afternoons per week: $30,000/year
Priority: HIGH
Justification: Adding more hours and bringing in staff and GAs with expertise in areas like GIS will serve a broader base of users and allow us to meet specific needs identified as service gaps across campus. Adding Chat/IM services will also expand our reach to off campus users such as Extension and the School of Social Work, both of which have advocated for enhanced support for data services through the Library and have a growing need for virtual support.
Based on the rapid uptake in spring 2008, demand will quickly outstrip available resources unless we can bring in more staff and increase hours to build a sustainable service program. It should also be noted that ATLAS has already been challenged to explain how providing free services to constituents outside of the College of LAS fits within their mission.
The idea of expanding the Data Service Office hours to encompass a broader range of expertise was first articulated in a request to convert a GA line from Government Documents for this purpose, and further refined in the request for a halftime Data Services position submitted to EC in spring 2008. If the Data Services position is approved by EC, there will be no need for additional support. If that position is not funded, ATLAS has outlined some approximate costs (below) for backfilling the positions that would be covering the desk and giving workshops, as well as providing staff training, hiring, scheduling and coordination. ATLAS estimates that the five days a week (Scenario 1) will require the equivalent of 1 FTE, which would bring a portion of three professional's time (the Data Archivist, Stats Coordinator, and the Assistant Director for Planning and Human Resources) as well as graduate student expertise in different areas such as GIS, STATA, and SAS into the Library. Providing these services three days a week (Scenario 2) would involve a similar level of coordination, but less desk time and would therefore require backfilling the equivalent of more than a .5 FTE.
Budget detail:
Hours per semester:
20 hours on desk 5 days a week 300
8 organizational meetings per semester
2 people (16 hours) 16
Outside Desk work:
Client files outside desk hours
(average 1 hr for each day on desk) 75
Workshops (5 per semester includes classes) 10
Prep time workshops (average 5 hours per class) 25
Coordination of services per semester 35
Total hours per semester (Fall and Spring): 461
Total hours per year 1152.5
If ATLAS charged their normal billing rate ($60/hour):
Fall and Spring semester $55,320
Summer $13,830
Total amount if billed per hour all year $69,150
ATLAS is requesting: $45,000
Hours per semester:
12 hours on desk 3 days a week 180
8 organizational meetings per semester
2 people (16 hours) 16
Outside Desk work:
Client files outside desk hours
(average 1 hours each day each week) 45
Workshops (5 per semester includes classes) 10
Prep time workshops (average 5 hours per class) 25
Coordination of services per semester 30
Total hours per semester (Fall and Spring): 306
Total hours per year: 765
If ATLAS charged their normal billing rate ($60/hour):
$60 an hour (normal billing per semester) $18,360
Fall and Spring $36,720
Summer $9,180
Total amount if billed per hour all year $45,900
ATLAS is requesting: $30,000
ATLAS Salary Structure:
Data Archivist: Salary over 55k
Stats Coordinator: Just under 50K
Assistant Director: Just over 50K
Grad hourly rate: Just over 18.3K
d) 2-4 workstations with geospatial and statistical software
Onetime cost: $2900-5800 (@ $1450 per machine for 2-4 workstations)
Recurring cost: $232-464 (@$116/seat/year to license SAS, SPSS and STATA for 2-4 workstations)
Priority: MEDIUM
Justification: If the Data Service Office Hours are expanded, additional public access data services workstations would allow researchers to work independently with expert guidance and related research materials near at hand and those waiting in line for consultation to get started on their projects. Further, these workstations would help establish the Scholarly Commons as a destination for doing data intensive work.
The use of datasets from ICPSR increased dramatically in FY08, with 13,434 downloads by University of Illinois users as of May 15, 2008.
LAS Departments
Percent of ICPSR Files Downloaded
Political Science
Speech Communication
LAS - Unknown Dept
Non-LAS Colleges & Institutes
Applied Health Sciences
Government & Public Affairs
Social Work
Library & Information Science
Labor & Industrial Relations
Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Survey Research Lab
Non-LAS: Unknown Unit
TOTAL Non-LAS
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In that one moment when he had looked into her eyes he had felt that she was guiltless.
They named Moses as their surety; not even he was guiltless.
His dark-blue eyes, guiltless of amorous droop, wide and bright, had in them a strained intensity of regard that was painful.
But why, in the case first supposed, is the owner quit, or guiltless?
guiltless in regard to one who is no more; accountable to oneself and one's fellow beings.
She was dressed in very somber clothes, guiltless of curves or graces.
On their way to the gallows they still declared that they were guiltless, after the manner of all men to be hanged.
If they ha been guiltless, they should be richly repaid; if they ha been guilty, they should be pardoned.
Betty was not guiltless of sitting on the stairs and crying at odd moments.
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Southend boss Paul Sturrock was pleased by the character shown by his side in a 2-2 FA Cup third-round draw against Brentford.
The visitors went in front with a well worked goal in the 29th minute when Tom Adeyemi raced on to a neat flick from Paul Hayes and rolled a low slot in to the bottom left hand corner of the net.
The Bees then doubled their lead nine minutes later when a low right wing cross from Sam Saunders was diverted past his own goalkeeper by Ryan Cresswell at the near post.
However, Southend got back in to the game within 60 seconds when Sean Clohessy's deep cross was the right flank was headed home at the far post by Barry Corr via the underside of the crossbar.
Corr then doubled his tally in the 53rd minute when he was left all alone in the penalty area after the Brentford defence charged out trying to play offside from Hurst's right wing free-kick.
"The players did very well to come back against a strong side who are doing well in the league above us," said Sturrock.
"For long parts of the game I'm not sure you could tell who was in what league and we created enough chances to have won the game.
"The players are gutted not to have got through but it was pleasing to see Barry get a couple of goals.
"He took them well and I didn't see a problem with the second one as one of their defenders was lazy coming out at the back post.
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Eleven months after conducting a series of complex nuclear tests at Pokharan, India carried out yet another feat on April 11 by successfully test-firing an advanced Agni-II intermediate-range ballistic missile. The launch of the missile, which has a considerably enhanced range of over 2,000 km, took place from Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast. It was a perfect launch carried out without a single hitch. The splashdown took place in the designated zone in the Bay of Bengal.
The much-awaited test-firing of Agni-II was a logical corollary to the Pokharan nuclear tests. It is significant for India in more than one way. In the first place, it signifies the countryÕs glorious entry into the select club of the nuclear nations possessing an indigenous capacity to develop a missile system.
After the successful launch of Agni-I, it took our
scientists, engineers and technologists ten years of patient and painstaking
effort to evolve and test Agni-II. The integrated guided missiles development
programme which was undertaken by the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) in 1983 has had a run of success with its test-firing
of other missile systems, viz., Prithvi, Trishul, Aakash and Nag. The Agni-II
bears out the hopes reposed in the DRDO.
Angi-II can carry a payload of one tonne, which is twice the estimated minimum weight of a nuclear warhead. And with reduced payload, say of 500 kg, its range could increase significantly.
A notable feature of Agni-II is that its test flight took place from a mobile launcher. A mobile launcher can be moved anywhere, including rugged areas, and is, by its very nature, less vulnerable to air strikes. The mobility factor additionally implies that the range of the missile can be enhanced by several hundred kilometres.
The most significant aspect of Agni-II was the use of solid fuel as a propellent. Solid fuel is compact and non-corrosive and has a greater shelf life. It permits greater mobility, survivability and manoeuvrability and opens the path to the development of advanced intermediate range ballistic missiles and even inter-continental ballistic missiles.
The acquisition of a missile system capable of delivering
conventional or nuclear warhead bridges a key gap in the nuclear deterrent
profile of the country. The double distinction of being a nuclear-capable
and possessor of the means of delivery means that India can hold its head
high without fear of being bullied in a hostile security environment. China
with its vast nuclear arsenal, Pakistan with its nuclear weapons and delivery
system capability, America perching in Diego Garcia and 11 other Asian
countries possessing missiles is quite a grim security scenario.
As far as India is concerned, it has no aggressive designs. All that it is striving for is a minimum credible nuclear deterrence. The Pokharan and Agni-II tests were an effort in that direction. Pokhran -II and Agni-II are a symbol of a resurgent India which wanted to stand on its own and to be able to defend itself without dependence on others. The government reiterated after the Agni-II test-firing that India is committed to "minimum deterrence", to "no first use of nuclear weapons" and to "never use them against non-nuclear states".
What lends credibility to the Indian stance is the fact that Agni-II was meant to be a demonstration flight. And, despite the missile technology having reached a point where it could be made operational, India has no desire towards Agni-II's production schedule, let alone any deployment designs. All that can be said about the latest achievement is that it has added a new dimension to India's defence capability and that hereafter no country would dare threaten India. A point to note is that by conducting the Agni-II test India has not violated any existing international treaties.
While there was jubilation in India in the wake of the successful test-firing of Agni-II, some countries reacted quite strongly to it. Only Russia was understanding enough to acknowledge that in the given security environment India had no option but to develop its own deterrence to safeguard its national security interests.
The Chinese criticism rests on its apprehension that with its solid fuel technology and mobile launch capacity the Agni-II could strike deep inside its territory. In that sense, the Agni-II indeed possesses characteristics of an inter-continental ballistic missile.
Pakistan did not rest content with a mere criticism of Agni-II's test- firing. It lost no time in testing its nuclear capable Ghauri II and Shaheen-1 missiles which are claimed to have a range of 1,500 and 750 km respectively.
The swiftness with which Pakistan proceeded implies that it had in its possession ready-to-fire missiles which, as western commentators believe were not its own but acquired ones.
What strengthens the assumption of outside assistance or ready-made supplies to Pakistan is the absence of infrastructure or an adequate industrial base to sustain sophisticated strategic programmes. A question naturally arises as to why is it that nothing was heard of any previous trial test flights of Pakistani missiles. The only exception was the test-firing of Ghauri-I last year. Such test firing involves years of preparation and a record of trial and errors.
Raising doubts about the Pakistani claim to have developed Ghauri-II by itself is its test firing from a populated surrounding near Jhelum. To quote strategic analyst, K. Subramanyam, Pakistan was confident enough to test-fire Ghauri-II overland without worrying about anything going wrong because it was already a proved and tested missile.
On its part, India says that its nuclear and missile development programmes are not Pakistan-centric. The Pakistani threat is only a marginal factor in New Delhi's security calculus. Agni is at the heart of deterrence in the larger context of Sino-Indian equation. What is more, Islamabad should have no reason to complain because of its having reached a fairly advanced stage in its missile programme. Its HATF-1 and HATF-II missiles and the M-11s from China are a case in point.
India has reacted to Pakistani test-firing of its
missiles recently with restraint and dignity. It has only hoped that Agni-II
or the Ghauri or Shaheen missiles would not ignite an arms race in the
sub-continent, nor vitiate the atmosphere for the continuance of the ongoing
dialogue. In fact, New Delhi is looking forward to the two neighbours agreeing
upon confidence-building and risk-reducing measures. It wants the Lahore
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Now that the Democrats have finished their partisan slugfest, it's time for the real election to begin and, once again, solidly blue California will be left out of the battlefield.
For instance, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan held a Beverly Hills fundraiser last week, and there was barely a blip on the political radar.
The first campaign trips of President Barack Obama are to Colorado and Nevada and Republican nominee Mitt Romney also has been concentrating on the Midwest.
The best lines from the Democratic convention belong to former President Bill Clinton, who said he was "just a country boy" who "came from a place where people still thought two and two was four."
Clinton also summed up many of the speeches made at both conventions by quoting former Democratic Party Chairman Robert Strauss, who once famously noted: "Every politician wants every voter to believe he was born in a log cabin he built himself."
The decision by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky to pass on next year's race for mayor continues to reverberate through the remaining mayoral campaigns.
Controller Wendy Greuel began calling key Yaroslavsky supporters almost immediately and began hearing from people who had been waiting for the supervisor's decision.
"I got dozens of calls from people who said they were ready to help," Greuel said. "I mentioned it to Zev and told him he had a lot of loyal supporters. It was a good thing for him and now it's a good thing for me."
Councilman Eric Garcetti also picked up a number of folks who had been sitting on the fence, waiting for Yaroslavsky decision.
Garcetti said he has viewed Yaroslavsky as both a friend and mentor.
"He served as rabbi and performed the marriage for Amy and I," Garcetti said. "I have been picking up a lot of support from people who have been on the sidelines. They tell me I remind them of a younger Zev."
Garcetti campaign manager Bill Carrick said the Yaroslavsky decision further opens the race.
"Everyone's votes went down with the idea of Zev being in the race," Carrick said. "Without him, you have more votes up for grabs and more undecided voters to appeal to."
Councilwoman Jan Perry is looking to take advantage of Yaroslavsky's departure by making a case that she can fill the role he would have.
"The feedback we're getting and what I expect will happen with the primary candidates who are left is that the people who were waiting for Zev are looking at a handful of issues," said Perry campaign manager Eric Hacopian. "Fiscal responsibility and the direction of the city and someone who will stand up to the special interests that run the city. If you look at that, the only one who fills the bill is Jan Perry."
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently had a shakeup in his top staff, due to the departure of former deputy mayor Matt Szabo, who is running for the City Council.
Deputy mayor Larry Frank, who had been the community outreach guy for the mayor in dealing with neighborhood councils, is now a deputy chief of staff along with deputy mayor Janelle Erickson.
Picking up his duties is deputy mayor Torie Osborn, who will be in charge of neighborhood and community affairs. Osborn lost in her bid for a seat on the state Assembly against incumbent Assemblywoman Betsy Butler.
The saga of the big H of the original Hollywood sign lives on.
Artist Bill Mack purchased the original H when the sign fell into disrepair in the late 1970s and before a new sign was installed.
Mack used the metal from the sign as background for some of his art with portraits of Hollywood icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. But he decided to make his own H in honor of the original sign.
Now, Mack is working with Councilman Tom LaBonge to try to find a buyer of the sign and bring it back to Los Angeles.
"I've been scouting for some open space where we could put it up and make it a real attraction," LaBonge said. "And it would be in a more convenient location than up in the hills.
"What I want to do is build a yellow brick road up to the H, so people will really feel like they're in Hollywood."
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A Challenge to the Wealthy
As Australian universities get into the fund-raising game, an international financier sets the pace with a $50 million donation and encourages others to follow suit.
Super rich citizens should set an example by opening their coffers to support worthwhile causes, according to Graham Tuckwell, whose wealth is estimated at somewhere north of $775 million.
They should also refrain from undermining their children's efforts to achieve a sense of independence and self-worth by doling out the cash too readily in their direction.
This explains why the international financier has, with wife Louise, given the Australian National University a cool $50 million for undergraduate scholarships.
"You only need a certain amount of money for yourself,'' Tuckwell says. "Once you are fortunate enough to achieve that, you should be doing better things with it and not just giving it away to future generations.
"Unfortunately, some of the wealthiest people in Australian over many many years have set terrible examples as to what to do," he says. "If you give your kids too much you are just going to destroy them. Where any kid is going to benefit is by their own achievement, not living in the shadows of their parents.''
The Tuckwells have four children but won't discuss them.
Tuckwell has economics and law degrees from ANU and was a corporate adviser and investment banker for 20 years. He credits his university education with giving him the skills in economics, econometrics and law that enabled him to invent a financial instrument known as exchange-traded commodities and founded Jersey-listed ETF Securities in 2003.
Last year he considered selling the company, which has assets of about $30 billion. The offer, rumored to be $1.6 billion, was tempting. "But it's a question of what are you going to do that's useful and we thought still building that particular business is useful.
"I want to continue to expand it and continue to evolve a program of succession. Setting up a program like (the Tuckwell Scholarships) will inevitably draw us into it more and therefore it forces me to gradually step back from the business.''
Part of the Tuckwells' motivation for the scholarship program is their Christian faith. "You know that famous quote, that it is easier for a camel to walk through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven?''
He stresses applicants for the scholarships don't need to be Christians, but they should understand that university is intended not just to set them up for personal success, but to make a wider contribution.
"If you are fortunate enough to achieve at a high level then you are not meant to be doing it just for yourself, there's a greater cause out there. That's the sort of attitude we'd like to see.''
The program will operate from 2014, paying $20,000 annually to 25 starting undergraduates each year for up to five years.
"We are trying to identify innate smartness,'' he said. That doesn't mean an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of 99.95, although the stipulated 95 is no mean feat either. The Tuckwells want it to be within reach of bright sparks from disadvantaged schools or backgrounds, but also to appeal to students who have opted for a well-rounded life ahead of obsessive devotion to achieving near-perfect marks.
ANU's windfall sets a high bar for other universities, all of whom are on the hunt for alumni donations. Until now, the University of Sydney has been a clear leader, attracting $79.3 million in 2011 -- including almost $20 million from the sale of an anonymously donated Picasso -- and $80 million last year including engineer John Grill's $20 million for a project management education center.
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SPORTS>>Lady Raiders rally from 15-0 deficit in victory
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When the Riverview Lady Raiders fell behind Hardi ng Academy 15-0 on Friday night, the last thing anyone in the raucous crowd could have imagined was a dramatic, heroic ending.
But thats exactly what Ashante Baker provided when she hit the game-winning basket along the right side of the lane with five seconds left as Riverview rallied for a stunning 48-47 win over the first-place Lady Wildcats at the Riverview Activity Center.
Were warriors and we just fight the whole time, Riverview head coach Russell Stumpenhaus said. Thats all we do. Thats the only way I can explain it. Weve been down before. We were down 21 to England and almost came back.
It was a jolt for the Lady Wildcats (10-6 overall), who lost their fourth game of the season by two points or less, but still remain tied for first place with Rose Bud at 7-2 in the 2-3A Conference. Riverview improved to 5-3.
The locker room felt like grenade went off, Harding Academy coach Rusty Garner said. It was just like the Rose Bud game (when the Lady Wildcats lost a three-point lead in the final minute and lost on a last-second shot). Both of those games, we felt like we had it to win. But she hit a tough shot. Give her credit.
The feeling of having it and then losing it is harder than not having it at all.
Harding Academy appeared to have it and then some after playing what Garner called the best stretch of the season in the first period. Crisp ball movement led to open shots and a 15-0 lead.
After we got up 9-0, we kind of thought it might start rolling from there, Garner said. But Ariel (English) picked up her second foul and we missed a few shots and Riverview started chipping away. They didnt panic.
While Baker was the hero late, she was the rudder early, scoring three straight times over a minute-and-a-half span in the second quarter to keep Riverview within shouting distance. Three-pointers by Molly Sims and Kandice Leggett suddenly had the Lady Raiders with three points, though point guard Queen Banks drew her third and fourth fouls in a 10-second span before intermission.
The Lady Raiders got a Leggett lay-up and the first of three three-pointers by Casie Clause gave Riverview a 24-23 lead just 48 seconds into the second half.
Harding Academys Anna Bangs took it on herself in the second half, scoring 14 of the Lady Wildcats 24 points. Her end-to-end basket and baseline bucket and free throw put Harding Academy back on top, 33-30, at the 3:21 mark of the third period.
But Riverview responded with eight straight points on a nifty spin move by Emily Harris, and three-pointers by Kelly Blackwood and Clause as Riverview took a 38-33 lead into the final period.
Harding Academy finally reclaimed the lead on Bangs drive through the paint with a minute remaining. After Baker missed on the other end, Ciarra Farmer went to the line for Harding Academy with 33 seconds and a chance to extend the 47-46 lead. She missed both, though, setting up Bakers drive down the right side of the lane and winning scoop.
We thought theyd go strong with the zone, Stumpenhaus said. I told them, if we didnt have a look on the outside, either Queen or Ashante should take it inside.
Garner said one of his players got caught on a switch and couldnt get over to cut Baker off.
I could kind of see it on our kids, Garner said. That was the third time they came down and we had a one-point lead. We missed a couple of free throws and made a questionable decision. You only get so many chances.
The Lady Wildcats made 13 of 25 free throws, only 8 of 17 after intermission.
After Bakers basket, Harding Academy called a time out and Bangs tried to race to the other end for a game-winner. But her shot in the lane came after the buzzer.
Once we got out of our rhythm from the first quarter, we couldnt get back in it, Garner said. Sometimes I forget that Ive got five starters that havent done this before. My expectation level has gotten so high.
Bangs led the way with 20 points and 12 rebounds, with McKenzie Miller adding 11 and English 10. Taylor Mote added six points and three assists, while Farmer pulled down nine rebounds.
For Riverview, Clause scored 11 points and Leggett added 10 points, five rebounds and three assists. Baker had eight and Harris seven. Riverview (11-8 overall) made 7 of 15 three-pointers.
Its tough because were so short, Stumpenhaus said. But were figuring out how to play together. This team has good chemistry.


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Bain-owned Sensata threatened to retaliate and immediately close their Freeport, Ill plant if workers there don't stop protesting the outsourcing of their jobs to China. Retaliation threats happen to be illegal. The workers have filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
Threats Of Retaliation
The story is up at Bainport.com. For some background, Bainport is named for Bain Capital which owns Sensata, and Freeport, Ill, the town where Sensata is closing a factory and sending all the equipment and jobs to China. The workers and supporters have set up a tent camp across from the factory and are asking Bain's former owner Mitt Romney to come and help. Bain Capital + laying off workers in Freeport = Bainport.
Reaction. From a press release posted at Bainport.com:
Bain-owned Sensata Charged with Labor Violations for Threatening, Retaliating Against Employees
NLRB Charges Filed as Company Threatens to Shut Down Plant Early if Protests Continue
Unfair labor practice charges against Sensata Technologies were filed with the National Labor Relations Board this morning after the Bain-owned company threatened to shut their Freeport plant down immediately if its employees continued to organize to stop the outsourcing of their jobs to China.