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I had high hopes of writing at least 1 more full post by now, but have had no time! Anyhow, thought I'd share my ALA 14 schedule in a static location. Excited to see and meet people there!
The specific sessions I'm involved in are:
Friday, 5:30-6:15pm:
ACRL booth-ing (#1847 in exhibits) to promote newly published book (see party below) with my co-editor, Miriam Rigby. You have until Wednesday to enter our raffle to win one free copy over Twitter! We will also have book pins with us
Saturday, 10:30-11:30am:
ACRL NMDG panel on "The Stories We Tell: Academic Librarians and Identity"
ACRL NMDG and Librarian Wardrobe teamed up to have two of our authors discuss their research for chapters they wrote along with 3 other panelists
Saturday, 3-4pm:
ACRL Student Retention Discussion Group, topic is using information literacy learning outcomes for general education. Will be here with my co-chair, Jaime Hammond
Saturday, 9pm-forever (champagne toast and vegan/GF cakepops at 10pm):
Book release party for The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Perceptions and Presentations of Information Work (ACRL Press)
(This party is part of the larger After Hours party with EveryLibrary, and we will be raffling off 2 free copies of the book!)
Sunday, 1-2:30pm:
Dive into Digital Badges! A Badge Curriculum Workshop - Presenting with Emily Ford and Annie Pho on digital badges for instruction. This session is for all types of librarians at all types of libraries and will be very hands-on. Our hashtag will be: #badgecurric

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Martha struggles with the desire to be accepted by the church and her family, but longs to start a new life where major life choiceslike whom or whether to marry aren't decided for her. She fantasizes about going to college, and possibly becoming a detective.
Outspoken and frustrated by seeing families torn apart within the FLDS community, she watches as her father and two brothers leave the FLDS. She's eager to start a new chapter of her life – including having control over who and when she is able to date.
A member of one of the most connected families in the community – her step father is close to church leader Warren Jeffs, Linda has been well cared for and highly protected. However, she's been dreaming of leaving the FLDS to join her father and eight siblings who have already left. In addition, she would like to pursue dance and choreography.
Considered to be a "struggling" member of the community, Val has been disciplined for acting out before, and has been moved around the community to try and keep her under control. Her brother and father have been kicked out of the FLDS, and her strong will is setting her on a path to follow them.
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We are more than interested in this show. good or bad, it will be interesting to see. If it does sensationalize like Breaking Amish, we will be the ones to expose it for sure! I am hoping for the best since Sam Brower was involved. Not all productions are the same...only time will tell!


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Cyndi Lauper knew exactly what to wear to Friday's press conference to promote the new musical "Kinky Boots," which kicks off a five-week world premiere run Tuesday at the Bank of America Theatre.
"You're all staring at Cyndi Lauper because she's a very big star," said Harvey Fierstein, who co-wrote the musical with Lauper. "And she has fabulous boots on, too!"
"But my shoes are nice," he added, laughing and showing them off. "They're purple!"
Fierstein and Lauper--who indeed looked fabulous in thigh-high, black leather boots with silver metal details up the sides--were joined in the lobby of the Oriental Theatre by director Jerry Mitchell, producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig, and the musical's leads: Stark Sands, Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford and Celina Carvajal.
"Kinky Boots" is based on the 2005 film and follows the adventures of Charlie Price (Sands), who inherits his father's bankrupt shoe factory. In an attempt to save the jobs of the small town folks he grew up with, Charlie reluctantly partners with a London drag queen, Lola (Porter), to convert production from men's dress shoes to drag queen boots.
"I love the story," Lauper said. "It's about real people who saved jobs--which is very relevant to what we're going through today--because they thought outside the box, because they cared enough to save the jobs.
"And they're an unlikely pair, which also shows us that once you get to know a person, you'll find that you have a lot in common, even with someone you think you're the opposite of."
Porter also thinks the story resonates today, but in other ways.
"It's a true bromance between two men with daddy issues--and who doesn't have that?" said Porter, who wore charcoal gray sneakers to the press conference. "One of the characters at the end of the piece says, 'You change the world when you change your mind,' and I just think that's so profound right now. The acceptance of our differences is what actually makes the world a better place."
Producers Roth and Luftig also believed the indie film's timely yet timeless themes, as well as its humor, would translate into a successful musical. So they hired Mitchell to direct it and Fierstein to write the book. Fierstein, a multiple Tony Award-winner for Broadway musicals "Hairspray," "Torch Song Trilogy" and "La Cage aux Folles," suggested '80s pop icon Lauper to write the score.
"I've always known that she loves Broadway, the tradition of a Rodgers and Hammerstein," Fierstein said. "But she has such a range of writing and what she can tell and I think she's never had a chance to really show it. She gets that chance in 'Kinky Boots' and she's done an amazing job. Every character has their own voice. She's giving you a score that's unlike anything you've heard before."
Broadway in Chicago president Lou Raizin used the press conference to point out that "Kinky Boots" is the first production to take advantage of a new Illinois Live Theater Production Tax Credit that assists producers of pre-Broadway and other long-running shows. But co-producer Luftig says the team didn't consider any other city.
"I find the Chicago theatergoers amongst the best in the country," said Luftig, who happened to be wearing leather loafers. "They are smart, savvy theatergoers. They know when something's quality; they know when something is worthy. They're not pushovers and yet they're very kind in knowing that they are part of the process in telling us--the producers, the writers, the director--what is working and what is not."
Fierstein confirmed the "Kinky Boots" team was "thrilled" to be in Chicago, but for more than just the show. "I just came for the shopping, though," he said. "I'll be out there this afternoon."
Julia Borcherts is a RedEye special contributor.
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Go: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Nov. 4 at Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St.
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In a Wall Street Journal op-ed today, Lucian Pugliaresi calls on Obama to "retreat from his war on petroleum" and "open up more North American resources for development." Pugliaresi concludes:
Unlike costly programs for electric cars and renewable fuels, an aggressive petroleum development strategy will generate large and sustainable additions to both domestic employment and government receipts.
The Journal identified Pugliaresi as "president of the Energy Policy Research Foundation and a former staff member of the National Security Council under President Ronald Reagan." But the Journal did not disclose that he is also Vice President of government affairs at Frontera Resources Corporation, "a Houston, Texas based international oil and gas company."
This is not the first time that the Wall Street Journal editorial page has withheld this sort of information from its readers.
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File this under things you need to do before you get old.
Britain's Daily Telegraph reports a study from the University of Edinburgh's Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology that says if you learn a second language -- even in adulthood -- it can stave off dementia for at least a few years.
Now before you scoff and wonder if that study was sponsored by Rosetta Stone, consider the extent of the methodology that the university used. It first administered intelligence tests in 1947 to 835 people born in 1936. Then it went back and retested those same subjects between 2008 and 2010, when they were in their early 70s.
Those who were able to communicate in a second language, 262 people in all, had "significantly better cognitive abilities" compared with what was predicted for those test subjects when they were examined at age 11. Of those speaking a second language, 195 learned it before the age of 18 while 65 learned it afterward.
The center's Dr. Thomas Bak -- in the video posted above -- says the improvements in cognitive development could not be explained from the subjects' original levels of intelligence.
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25 Things About Lil Ol Me
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There has been a Facebook/Friendfeed and probably elsewhere Meme going around (although folks aren't really tagging people they [like me] are just jumping on the bandwagon). Well to not be left out (actual I thought it might be interesting to see what I could come up with) here are 25 Things you may or may not know about me:
- I've had a total of 3 years of voice training from 2 very talented voice teachers (one of them recently found me on Facebook).
- I sang for many years in a church choir as a first soprano.
- My favorite choral piece to sing is Daniel Pinkham's Christmas Cantata (with brass quintet).
- Music has always been a big part of my life (flute, organ and voice lessons). I'm always with music (XM radio in car, Grooveshark-Finetune-Pandora-LastFm on computer, iPod when mowing the lawn, etc.)
- I've worked basically for the same place of employment since I was 16 years old. Started on Feb. 1, 1980 and only left for 1 year before coming back.
- Other library positions I've held outside of my current POW – periodicals and acquisitions depts. at Catsonville Community College.
- I've done my fair share in the retail arena as well – Roy Rogers (fast food), Musicland (record store), Gantos (clothes store) and Target.
- I had never been on a plane until 1998 and then I flew to Hawaii for my first airplane ride.
- I've been to Paris, Spain (Andulacia region), England and Australia (New Zealand too if you count layover in the airport).
- I'm an only child and the mother of an only child but my Mother is 1 of 12.
- I'm very particular about color. One of my favorite books from childhood is "The Color Kittens" by Margaret Wise Brown. Colors if not right really bother me (be it paint, web sites, etc.)
- Humor is very important to me. Guess that explains why I use it as a defense mechanism. Favorite comedians include Eddie Izzard, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Robert Klein, and all time fav George Carlin.
- I have had an Oscar night party for 8 out of the last 10 years. Complete with evening dress, champagne, voting (sometimes prizes), and decorations. It is being requested that I do it again this year so I will host once more for the 81st Academy Awards.
- I can often be a Johnny-come-lately when something becomes TOO popular. E.G. Harry Potter and LOST – both I finally gave into after most everyone were on board. Now HUGE fan of both.
- If I had to pick a sport that is my favorite it would be baseball. I think my love of it comes from my Dad who used to play softball (he played shortstop) and took me to many a Baltimore Orioles game (even got my picture taken with Mark Balengar who played shortstop for the O's).
- I'm highly allergic to cats, somewhat to horses and guinea pigs but not dogs. Thankfully since I have had 4 dogs in my lifetime so far – currently own a Lab Mix [Dani] and an English Springer Spaniel [Maddie].
- I've had the honor of seeing Raul Julia & Kevin Kline (Arms and the Man), Yul Brynner (The King and I), Ben Vereen (Pippin), and Carol Channing (Hello Dolly) perform live.
- I was half of the lead couple that did the Virginia Reel as part of Ellicott City's bicentennial celebration at my elementary school which has now been turned into condos.
- I'm married to a Englishman who came here in 2001 (right after 9/11).
- If I hadn't wound up working at the library I could have been a caterer who designs interiors while being a secretary for lawyers.
- My first computer was an Atari – I've used Windows, Mac and now Linux – I'll take the Linux thank you very much (it's on my desktop and laptop at home and main work machine).
- One game I've not played that everyone else seems to is World of Warcraft. Now if they only made a Linux version.
- I like mowing the grass. We have 2 acres and it's my time to zone out, crank my tunes and have some alone time. Besides I take pride in doing a nice job getting around the trees my husband hates to deal with.
- I wrote poetry for a brief time (probably influenced by the poet I was dating at the time). Once we broke up I have not written poetry since but it helped at the time.
- I believe everyone enters your life for a reason. Some are there for a short time while others stay longer – everyone is there to teach you a lesson.


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Whenever you are using a new framework or API, the challenges are always the same: to learn about all the expectations and usage rules implicit in the API. This can be a very time-consuming process. Fortunately, you are not alone in this; often, others have already overcome these challenges for the API in question. But how to tap into their hard-won knowledge?
This is where Eclipse Code Recommenders comes in. Code Recommenders automatically analyzes existing code using that API and extracts common usage rules and patterns from it. In the form of recommendation models, this knowledge is then fed back into your IDE. Code Recommenders' intelligent code completion and augmented API documentation then utilizes the power of these models to provide you with the solutions implemented by other developers in the past. This helps you to get up to speed with the new framework or API without countless hours of searching the Internet for the solutions to common problems.
Eclipse Code Recommenders comes pre-installed and activated in the following Eclipse Mars packages, and so no extra steps are necessary to start utilizing its power.
When you first trigger code completion the topmost completion proposal will in fact be a completion tip informing you that Code Recommenders and subwords completion are active.
If you are using an earlier version of Eclipse then you may need to download Eclipse Code Recommenders from the Eclipse Marketplace. Access the marketplace via Help > Eclipse Marketplace … and search for "Code Recommenders". From the search results, select "Eclipse Code Recommenders" and click Install. Next, just confirm this selection and accept the license agreement. Finally, click Finish and restart your Eclipse IDE when prompted.
Some older versions of Eclipse Code Recommenders require activation by the user.
To do this, simply trigger Content Assist on an instance of a well-known type like
java.lang.String or
The first completion proposal will ask you to activate Code Recommenders.
Press Enter to do so.
There's a lot more to Code Recommenders, though. Keep reading for further information on the features that Code Recommenders brings you and on how to configure them to meet your needs.
Eclipse Code Recommenders adds several completion engines to Eclipse's Content Assist (also known as code completion). Each of these engines makes one aspect of code completion more intelligent.
The Call Completion engine, for example, provides you with recommendations of likely methods to call whenever you trigger code completion on an object, be it a variable, field, or constant. The call completion engine bases its recommendations on what other developers in a similar situation have called on an object of the given type.
The Constructor Completion engine provides you with recommendations for constructors that you are likely to use to instantiate objects of a particular type.
The Override Completion engine provides you with recommendations which methods you are most likely to override when triggering code completion in the body of class.
The Subtypes Completion engine ensures that any types from a project's JAR dependencies will receive a boost in the Content Assist recommendations if they are a subtype of the expected type.
Subtypes completion is not enabled by default in Eclipse. To enable it, select the special proposal that appears within Content Assist, or use the Code Recommenders > Completions preference page. Note, however, that for each project on which you invoke Subtypes Completion an index will need to be created in the background. The very first time subtypes completion is used on a new project, it will take a moment until subtypes completion is ready.
The Subwords Completion engine works together with any other completion engine, or completely on its own. It allows you to enter any part of a completion's text instead of only exact prefixes.
The Chain Completion engine suggests entire call-chains of methods that return the currently expected type. It works both as a Quick Fix (Ctrl/Cmd + 1) or as its own Content Assist engine reached by multiple Ctrl + Space presses.
The Adaptive Template Completion engine suggests multiple methods that frequently occur together on an object. It works as its own Content Assist engine reached by multiple Ctrl + Space presses. The Adaptive Template Completion engine can be triggered both on object references (pictured above) and type references (pictured below).
Code Recommenders can work together with Mylyn if the separate Mylyn Integration feature is installed. Any call-completion proposal that is deemed interesting or a landmark by Mylyn is recommended by Code Recommenders.
Eclipse Code Recommenders not only assists you through its intelligent code-completion, it also supplies you with augmented documentation on many frameworks and APIs. You can find all such documentation in the Augmented Docs view.
The Call Recommendations page shows you which methods you would most likely want to call on a selected object. This page uses the same information as the call completion engine; thus, its recommendations are context-sensitive and take into account how the object was created and what methods have already been called.
The Overrides page shows you which methods you would most likely want to override when subclassing a selected type. This page uses the same information as the overrides completion engine. Additionally, it shows you exactly how often other developers have overridden specific methods.
When overriding methods, the Self-calls page can show you which
super calls to make based on other subclasses of the same type.
The Static Hooks page allows you to quickly locate all
static (hook) methods available in the selected package.
Snipmatch provides a quick and easy way to search for and insert code snippets. To trigger Snipmatch snippet completion, press Ctrl + Alt + Space. This opens a search box view that allows you to search for code snippets. Snipmatch will return Snippets with either a matching name, description, keyword, or tag, so you do not need to remember the exact names of your favorite snippets.
You can navigate through the list of found snippets using the Up or Down keys. When a snippet is selected in this way, a preview will show you how the snippet will look when inserted into your code, as Snipmatch automatically fills in local variables or fields of appropriate types. To insert the selected snippet into the code, simply press Enter.
If you enter more than one search term, Snipmatch will only find snippets which match all of them; there is an implicit AND operator between terms. If, instead, you wish to find snippets that match any of the given search terms, then just add the OR operator between them.
You can furthermore restrict search terms to specific fields of a snippet, by prepending the term with the name of that field and a colon, e.g., tag:swt. The following fields are recognized by Snipmatch:
Note that tag terms require exact matches. Thus, sw will not match the tag swt.
By default, Snipmatch Snippet Completion uses the key binding of Ctrl + Alt + Space. If this conflicts with a key binding of another installed plugin or if you simply want to change the binding to one that suits you better, you can do so on the General > Keys preference page. Search for the Snipmatch Snippet Completion command and change its binding accordingly.
Snipmatch works with any text editor that utilizes the Eclipse editor framework. As such, Snipmatch can be used with files of arbitrary content, be it Java code, XML, plain text or some other textual content. It does offer, however, special support for the Java language: You can use Java-specific template variables in snippets and restrict a snippet's applicability to projects with certain dependencies on their Java classpath. Also, the Create Snippet… context menu makes it especially easy for you to create new snippets based on existing Java code.
The form-based Snippet Editor lets you create new snippets or edit existing ones. On its two tabs, you can view and edit both the snippet's code as well as important metadata, like the snippet's name or description.
The Metadata tab gives access to information that helps you find the snippet. The following fields are available:
Snipmatch will automatically search the name, description, extra search terms and tags unless the search is restricted to specific fields.
since 2.1.9 The Location of a snippet can make the snippet available at certain locations only:
since 2.3.0 The Filename restrictions of a snippet apply to any snippet whose location is File. Clicking the Add… button allows you restict the snippet's applicability to certain file names or extensions (case-insensitive).
since 2.1.10 The Dependencies of a snippet can be declared using a coordinate system similar to Maven. Clicking the Add… button allows you to select which APIs the snippet makes use of. This will open a dialog that lists all of the coordinates identified by Code Recommenders.
The Raw Source tab lets you edit the snippet code that is inserted when applying a snippet. All snippets are defined using the JFace template language. When the snippet's location is anything other than File, additional Java-specific template variables can be used.
When editing the snippet source of existing snippets and saving the changes, you will be asked whether you simply want to save the changes or if you want to store them as a new snippet. In the latter case, the new snippet gets a newly generated UUID.
You can install extensions that will add further functionality to Snipmatch or provide additional snippet repositories. To see the available extensions and install them, click on the Install Extensions icon in the top-right of the editor.
To quickly create a new snippet from scratch, simply select the Java code you wish to convert into a snippet, right-click and select Create Snippet… This will open the Snippet Editor with the selected code already converted into the template language. Note that the snippet source may need to be edited further, as the conversion does not yet support all of the template language's features.
In the following, you will find a detailed description of all preferences, views, and completion tips offered by Eclipse Code Recommenders.
Eclipse Code Recommenders offers several areas of customization, all of which are accessible through the Eclipse preferences.
You can selectively enable and disable Eclipse Code Recommenders' session processors on the Code Recommenders > Completions preference page. Some of these processors also allow for further customization. You can configure them by either selecting the engine on the Code Recommenders > Completions preference page and then clicking Configure or by directly navigating to the processor's preference page. (Those session processors which allow further customization and which ship with Eclipse Code Recommenders have their preference pages under the Code Recommenders > Completions category. Third-party processors may use a different category.)
At the moment, the following session processors are available:
Code Recommenders uses so-called advisors to assign project coordinates to your projects' dependencies. These coordinates are used to identify the correct Code Recommenders models for each dependency. Several advisors, each with their own identification strategy, are available at the Code Recommenders > Advisors preference page. Hover above an advisor to get a detailed description of how it identifies a dependency's coordinate.
When trying to assign a coordinate to a dependency, Code Recommenders will use advisors in the order they appear in this list. You can selectively enable or disable each advisor and change their priority by using the Up and Down buttons.
At the moment, the following advisors are available:
pom.properties file.
This file is part of many JARs build with Apache Maven or similar tools.
This advisor is applicable to JAR files only.
pom.xml file.
This file is part of all projects build with Apache Maven.
This advisor is applicable to workspace projects only.
Bundle-SymbolicName header.
The Bundle-SymbolicName is searched for in all registered model repositories.
This advisor is applicable to workspace projects and JAR files only.
MANIFEST.MF file.
The coordinate is derived from the
Bundle-SymbolicName and
Bundle-Version headers found therein.
This advisor is applicable to workspace projects and JAR files only.
You can customize the Call Completion settings on the Code Recommenders > Completions > Calls preference page. Here you can adjust how many method calls Code Recommenders' intelligent call completion proposes and how exactly these proposals are displayed.
You can customize the Chain Completion settings on the Code Recommenders > Completions > Chains preference page. Here you can adjust the minimum and maximum depth of call chains, as well as the maximum number of chains to find. Increasing these values will slow down Chain Completion with the user adjustable timeout serving as an upper bound for the search time. You can specify types to ignore so that no call chains through these ignored types will be found.
Chain Completion always works as a Quick Fix (Ctrl/Cmd + 1). If you want to also use it through Content Assist (Ctrl + Space), you must enable Chain Proposals (Recommenders) in the Java > Editor > Content Assist > Advanced preference page by adding it to the Content Assist cycling checkbox list.
Note that Chain Proposals cannot be active on the default Content Assist page as its slight delay would slow down your workflow. Activating it on the default Content Assist page will have no effect.
You can customize the Constructor Completion settings on the Code Recommenders > Completions > Constructors preference page. Here you can adjust how many constructors Code Recommenders' intelligent constructor completion proposes and how exactly these proposals are displayed.
You can customize the Override Completion settings on the Code Recommenders > Completions > Overrides preference page. Here you can adjust how many methods Code Recommenders' intelligent overrides completion proposes and how exactly these proposals are displayed.
Code Recommenders' subwords completion may require a little customization. As it performs more comprehensive matching than JDT for many constructor and type proposals, you may experience timeouts during Content Assist. If that is the case, you can increase the minimum prefix length required to match proposals on the Code Recommenders > Completions > Subwords preference page.
Eclipse Code Recommenders relies on so-called model repositories to provide recommendation models for intelligent code completion and augmented API documentation. You can add, edit, and remove model repositories on the Code Recommenders > Models preference page. The default model repository provides Code Recommenders models for the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and org.eclipse classes.
If you wish to add Code Recommenders support for more APIs, then add new model repositories by pressing the New... button. If more than one repository provides models for the same class, the respective models are downloaded from the first repository in the list. You can change this priority by using the Up and Down buttons.
By default, Snipmatch obtains its snippets from a pre-configured Git repository hosted by the Eclipse Foundation.
You may disable or remove any repository to prevent Snipmatch completion finding snippets from that repository.
Note that the default repository, as well as repositories provided by plugins, cannot be removed, but may be disabled.
You can add new snippet repositories on the Code Recommenders > Snipmatch preference page by using the New… button.
Select the type of repository you want to add (e.g. a Git-Based Snippet Repository), give it a name and enter the URIs of your Git repository to the respective Fetch URI and Push URI fields.
You may configure different URIs for fetching and pushing.
In order to support code review systems like Gerrit, you can adjust the branch prefix.
If you are not using a code review system, the branch prefix is most likely
For Gerrit, the branch prefix is
You can export preferences related to the model repositories consulted by Code Recommenders. This includes repository URIs and the list of advisors used to assign project coordinates to dependencies. This can be useful to distribute common settings within your team.
To export the preferences go to File > Export > General > Preferences and select Code Recommenders Model Repositories. Choose a location where the preferences are to be saved and click Finish.
To import settings from an existing preferences file, go to File > Import > General > Preferences and browse for the preferences file. Select Code Recommenders Model Repositories and click Finish.
Code Recommenders has a number of views that offer you augmented documentation as well as information about your projects, their dependencies, and Code Recommenders models for them.
Available under Window > Show View > Other… > Code Recommenders > Augmented Docs, the Augmented Docs view is the one-stop solution for all your documentation needs. It features several pages that offer enhanced documentation about your current selection. Simply select a type or object in your code editor to get more information on how to use it.
The available pages are:
super calls to make based on other subclasses of the same type.
public static (hook) methods available in the selected package.
The Dependency Overview view (available under Window > Show View > Other… > Code Recommenders > Dependency Overview) shows you for which of your projects' dependencies there are recommendation models available and in what version.
Eclipse Code Recommenders downloads the recommendation models for the APIs you use from so-called model repositories. The Model Repositories view (available under Window > Show View > Other… > Code Recommenders > Model Repositories) gives you an overview of the contents of all your configured repositories. Using this view, you can also add or remove new model repositories.
This view lists all of the APIs that each of the model repositories contains recommendation models for in terms of their so-called coordinate. For each known coordinate, the model repository may contain one ore more models of different types (CALL, OVRD, OVRP, OVRM, SELFC, and SELFM) used by the different completion engines. A blue dot indicates that a model is available whereas a red cross indicates that it is unavailable for the shown coordinate. Once a model has been downloaded, the blue dot changes to a green check mark.
Downloaded models are available even when working offline. This way, you can continue working with Code Recommenders even without an Internet connection. You can manually trigger a model download, e.g., when preparing to work offline, by right clicking on a coordinate and selecting Download models from the context menu.
CALL and SELFC models are used by the intelligent call completion engine and by the Call Recommendations Augmented Docs view. CTOR models are used by intelligent constructor completion engine. OVRD, OVRM and OVRP models are used by the intelligent override completion engine and by the Overrides Augmented Docs view.
To make recommendations for the APIs you use, Eclipse Code Recommenders needs to identify them. It does so by assigning a so-called project coordinate to each of your projects' dependencies. The Project Coordinates view (available under Window > Show View > Other… > Code Recommenders > Project Coordinates) shows the mapping from each dependency in your workspace to a project coordinate.
Hovering over the coordinate of an entry will give you further information on how exactly Code Recommenders made the assignment it did, i.e., which advisors suggested which project coordinate. In cases where a correct mapping cannot be found automatically, a double click on a coordinate lets you enter a coordinate manually. You may also consider enabling additional advisors or re-ordering existings ones on the Code Recommenders > Advisors preference page.
Available under Window > Show View > Other… > Code Recommenders > Snippets, the Snippets view lets you view all available snippets at once. It allows you to add new snippets or snippet repositories, remove existing ones, or edit snippets using the Snippet Editor. Right-click on snippets or repositories to get further options.
The Completion Tips engine provides tips on how to enhance your code completion experience. For example, it may propose installing extensions to Code Recommenders that add further features. These proposals are only shown until they are first selected by the keyboard; once you have seen the associated tooltip, they won't show up again.
At the moment, the following completion tips are available:
While Code Recommenders comes with support for the Java Runtime Environment and over 2,000 Eclipse APIs, it doesn't work with other frameworks and APIs out-of-the-box. To gain Code Recommenders support for your codebases, e.g. your company's code, you need to create recommendation models that Code Recommenders can use. These models can be created using data-analysis tools which analyze and extract common usage rules and patterns from your code. An example of such tools are the Codetrails Developer Assistance Tools, which create recommendation models in a form that Code Recommenders can use: custom-made model repositories. They can then be imported into Code Recommenders on the Code Recommenders > Models preference page.
Snipmatch snippets are created and maintained by the community. Anyone can contribute new snippets or update existing ones. A review cycle ensures that all snippets are of high quality and are useful to the larger community. In this guide, we will create a snippet from scratch. This includes adding metadata, so that the snippet can be easily found, writing the code to be inserted and sharing the snippet with the community.
As an example, we will create a snippet that uses a Lock to synchronize access to a block of code. Such a snippet already exists in the community supplied repository; we recreate it purely as an example. First, open the Snippets view.
Right-click on the Code Recommenders Snippet Repository entry and select Add Snippet…. This takes you to Snipmatch's snippet editor. Here you can edit both the snippet's source and its metadata. Let's start on the Metadata tab:
Of course, every proper snippet needs a name, but if you want your snippet to be found by others, then you should give it a useful description as well. Most snippets only make sense at a certain location. Here, we have chosen Java statements, so that the snippet can only be found within a statement block, such as a method body. As the chosen location makes our snippet specific to Java already, we need not add a filename restriction (like *.java); in fact, filename restrictions can only be selected when the location is the generic File. Consider assigning extra search terms (i.e., terms which didn't fit into the description, but which users might also search for) and tags. Here, we picked the extra term unlock; while unlocking is mentioned in neither name nor description, it's conceivable that users will search for it. As a tag we picked concurrency. That way Snipmatch users will be able to quickly browse through all concurrency-related snippets with a query of tag:concurrency. You can add the Dependency jre:jre to establish that this snippet requires Java Code.
Once you are satisfied with your human-readable description of what the snippet does, you need a machine-readable description as well. Switch to the Snippet Source tab.
On this tab, you'll need to describe your snippet in the JFace template language.
This little-known but powerful template language is also used elsewhere in Eclipse, e.g., in the Template Proposals Content Assist.
JFace template language allows you to intersperse the Java code of your template with special template variables.
For example, the current selection (if any) will automatically be inserted in place of the
${line_selection} variable.
Moreover, we use the
${var} variable so that the template engine will automatically pick up and use any variables or fields of type
java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock (if defined in the current scope).
Finally, we explicitly position the cursor using
To share snippets with the community, you can submit them to our snippet repository for review. Let us now share our newly created snippet with the community. To do so, simply right-click the snippet in the snippets view and select Share Snippet(s).
You may want to change the commit message to better describe your snippet(s). If you push snippets to the public Eclipse Code Recommenders Snippet Repository, make sure to check the sign-off button. Once your are satisfied with the commit message, just click Commit or Commit and Push.
If you submit your first snippet, you will then be asked for your credentials.
Assuming you have an account with eclipse.org already, you can look up your credentials on Gerrit's settings page. (Please note: The password is not your SSH passphrase, but rather a special password for HTTP access generated by Gerrit.) Once the server is satsfied with your credentials and the legal paperwork is in order (you need to fill out a Committer License Agreement first), you can view your new snippet in Gerrit and discuss it with the community. If the snippet is accepted, it will be merged into the community repository. From that point on, every Snipmatch user will have access to the snippet you contributed.
Snipmatch requires a Git repository to store its snippets in. While the default snippet repository is maintained by the Code Recommenders team, you may want to maintain your own snippet repository, e.g., to share snippets with your colleagues. This guide will provide you with the necessary background information to do so.
A Snipmatch snippet repository is a Git repository with a special structure. Unlike most Git repositories, it does not have a master branch. Instead, it has one or more format version branches. Moreover, a special .gitignore file ensures that internal, auxiliary data is not accidentally shared through the repository.
Format version branches allow for changes in the snippet's data structure while still remaining backwards compatibility. Each Snipmatch update that introduces changes to the snippet's data structure works with its own branch, named format-n with n being the format's version. As a snippet repository's administrator, you need to make sure that it has branches that correspond to the Snipmatch versions that access it. This will most likely mean that you have to create a branch for the most current Snipmatch version. If you want to maintain compatibility with older Snipmatch versions, you can also create older format branches. Here is a list of Snipmatch versions that introduced new format branches:
See the guide to Updating Snippet Repositories for information on how to migrate snippets from one version to the next.
A special .gitignore ensures that certain auxiliary files are not shared through the repository:
# Ignore every file except for this one and the actual snippets
In particular, the above prevents any local index files from being shared.
With the above background information, you should be able to create a Snipmatch-compatible snippet repository. To ease this process, we have create a simple create-repository.sh shell script that creates a Git repository with the special structure required by Snipmatch. Please review the script carefully before executing it. Depending on your needs, you may need to tweak the resulting snippet repository further, e.g., by setting permissions so that your snippet repository can be shared with other users or over the network. Also, the script has been tested with GNU/Linux and Mac OS X only. Windows users will need to execute the steps from the script manually using their shell of choice.
If you try to use Snipmatch with a snippet repository that features no such format branch, you will get an error message: Snipmatch will then try to work with the newest available branch. However, in case of significant changes to the snippet's data structure, this can result in missing features or bigger compatibility issues. We thus strongly recommend that you update your snippets to the new format.
The steps required to update snippets differ for each new version. Here are instructions on how to update from each version to the next. You can update snippets by using the snippet editor.
If you prefer to edit the JSON files directly (perhaps to batch process them), look for the hidden .recommenders directory in your workspace. The snippets are located in MY_WORKSPACE/.recommenders/snipmatch/repositories/MY_REPOSITORY_URL. The repository URL has all special characters (like slashes, colons, or dashes) replaced by underscores. Each snippet is stored in its own file that has the snippet's UUID as its name.
format-5 introduces the new dependencies feature. Existing snippets that do not have the dependencies information, yet, will work as before; the project's classpath does not restrict whether a snippet is applicable. To add a dependency to the snippet, open it in the snippet editor, add dependencies as needed, and save it.
To udpate the JSON files directly, go through each snippet file and add the following new line just before the last line (the last line contains the closing
"dependencies": [
In between the square brackets you can add any number of dependencies separated by comma. Each dependency looks like this:
"groupId": "org.example.company",
"artifactId": "my.artifact",
"version": "0.0.0"
To find the correct groupId and artifactId, you can look for them in the snippet editor. The dependency's version is ignored in format-5; you can use 0.0.0 as a placeholder.
After you've updated all your snippets, commit and push them to the format-5 branch in your repository.
format-4 introduces the new location feature. Existing snippets that do not have the location information, yet, will work just as before, by using the File location. To change the location and update a snippet's underlying JSON file, simply open it in the snippet editor, change the location (or something else) and save it.
To update the JSON files directly, go through each snippet file and add the following new line before the last line (the last line contains the closing
"location": "LOCATION_NAME"
LOCATION_NAME with one of the following:
After you've updated all your snippets, commit and push them to the format-4 branch in your repository.


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|The Airbus's vertical stabilizer recovered
I just read a couple of articles about the crash of Air France 447. My take, (as a mariner, I am not an aviator) is that the root cause of the crash was the failure to avoid bad weather.
The first article is from Popular Mechanics: Air France 447 Flight-Data Recorder Transcript - What Really Happened Aboard Air France 447 - Popular Mechanics
The factors which led to the crash were:
- The plane encountered bad weather
- An iced up pitot tubes caused a loss of aircraft speed data
-With the loss of airspeed data the computer disconnected the autopilot
- The controls switched modes from "normal law" to "alternate law
- The junior most pilot panicked and stalled the plane.
- The yoke system averaged the input from the pilots and co-pilots yoke but without providing information that one pilot was pulling full back, this made it impossible for the captain and other co-pilot to determine the cause of the plane's behavior.
Because of the unusual combination of factors above the crew flew a perfectly good, highly sophisticated plane with 228 passengers into the ocean.
The second article is from BoingBoing - the post is Disaster book club: What you need to read to understand the crash of Air France 447
This article points out that the crash is an example the type of incident described in the book Normal Accidents by Charles Perrow
I agree the accident could be viewed as a normal accident but my take is that the error made was the simple one of failing to avoid bad weather. The root cause can be found in the very first line from the synopsis in the Popular Mechanics article.
At 1h 36m, the flight enters the outer extremities of a tropical storm system. Unlike other planes' crews flying through the region, AF447's flight crew has not changed the route to avoid the worst of the storms.Had the plane flown around the bad weather, the latent conditions and the weird, unexpected failure path never would have been revealed.
One other point, you can't avoid heavy weather if you don't have or don't pay attention to the forecast. Typically, shipboard the mates will simply rip what ever comes off the INMARSAT printer and, regardless of it's relevancy, post it without reading it. I don't allow that. On my ship I have a specific, written procedure that insures the correct weather forecast is read, understood and posted.
Knowing the weather forecast is not just a way to avoid disaster. It also should be part of routine on a well run ship as weather impacts almost all maritime operations.
Avoid heavy weather - that's a principle I've posted about twice before: Parametric Rolling of a Car Carrier in a Head Sea
In that post I wrote: "
- avoid heavy weather. Hidden flaws, the so-called latent condition, ..... are more likely to reveal themselves when the ship is being tossed about in bad weather, just when you can least afford to cope with it.In the second post Heavy weather encounter - The Satori. , I wrote:
It is not only the vessel that encounters heavy weather, it is the vessel, crew and cargo. Operating vessels, and their crews, near limits increases risks and chances of failure, - but the path of failure may not be the one expected.
I've posted about normal accidents a couple of times: Normal Accidents and here "Thinking Like a Mariner - Managing the unexpected."


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Clinical Coordinator
Professor Felton joined the nursing faculty in 2004 as a clinical instructor in adult health. Her previous experience includes ICU/ CCU, critical care educator, and lecturer in critical care and leadership. As clinical coordinator, she is responsible for securing clinical experiences for students at the hospitals, clinics, churches, schools, and anywhere a student can learn to care for individuals and groups.
She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, serves the university in various alumni roles, and is active in many local civic organizations.
- MSN – Indiana University
- BSN – Valparaiso University


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The Church in a Barbarian World
After much persecution, much apostolic work, end much deep theological
study, the Church succeeded in overcoming that pagan world of which I was
speaking to you last month, and creating the world of the Christian Empire and
the Byzantine culture in the Age of the Fathers.
But before this work had been accomplished in Western Europe, it was all
swept away again by the barbarian conquests and the Church had. to face quite
a different situation - that of a world given over to barbarism.
In the first age of which I have spoken to you, it was a. question of the
Christians who were largely underprivileged and uneducated people facing the
resistance of a highly educated rich and powerful civilization which despised.
them for their lack of culture..
Now the situation was completely reversed. It was the Christians who were
the civilized people and. they were confronted with the challenge of brute force
and barbarism: by people who were prepared, to destroy everything that they
valued - cities, churches, schools, literature, law and order, justice and
humanity: by people who were not conscious of the value of what they were
destroying, who were satisfied with a far lower standard, of life, so long as they
had. power and freedom to live their own lives.
It was hard for a civilized Roman Christian to face this predicament. We
say today "Better dead than Red", and in those days there were
many people who said "better dead than slaves to the barbarians". That was the
normal human reaction of paganism, when the Macedonians captured Stagyrus or one
of the Greek coastal cities, the citizens held a great banquet the night before
which ended, in their passing round a cup of poison and this was the normal
practise of many peoples - as we see in the fine reliefs on Trajan's Column which


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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - wacom wacom wacom Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "wacom wacom wacom" StarseedmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2000Posts: 144Location: Vancouver, Canada Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 7:14 am Talk about a monopoly on a product. To a digital artist, is there any other brand? Anyway, I just wanted to leave a note to all of you who work with larger wacom tablets (9 x 12 plus+) to consider contacting me if you upgrade and want to sell your last one. I'm in no hurry to get one so I'm just waiting for a deal on a used one. This board would probably be the only reason I'd use it, lol. Anywho, if you could do that, I'd appreciate it. I have a legitimate email address in my info here. Thx, On one other note, does anyone know if this ultimate bulletin board lets you assign a certain background colour to the table cells in the main screen of topics that are posted with a certain 'message icon'? -mt ------------------ everything is relative Back to top ZosomemberMember #Joined: 23 Dec 2000Posts: 132Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 7:25 am Starseed - Yes, there are other brands out there. I myself have a Calcomp tablet - which makes me part of a true minority around here. I'm pretty happy with it, even though it's fairly small. You can check out their products at www.gtocalcomp.com I remember there being a couple of wacoms up for sale at the Arstechnica for sale/trade board a while ago. You might pop over there and do a search. Hope this helps. Back to top Lunatechjunior memberMember #Joined: 28 Dec 2000Posts: 10Location: Georgia Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 8:34 am I have an aiptek 8x6 that cost me around 70$ (with 30$ rebate). Their website is http://www.aiptek.com. I think it's a pretty nice pad for the money. The wacom 100$ tablet was so damn small and the 6x8 intuos was so damn expensive. Here is mine: http://www.aiptek.com./Products_HyperPen-8000.htm edit; fixed link -Lunatech [This message has been edited by Lunatech (edited December 30, 2000).] [This message has been edited by Lunatech (edited December 30, 2000).] Back to top StarseedmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2000Posts: 144Location: Vancouver, Canada Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2000 2:07 pm Thx for the info guys; I'll keep a lookout for those brands . . . a few months ago I followed the intuos 9x12's that came up on eBay and its ridiculous, they were going for nearly retail. (I guess that's good if you have one). -mt Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Archive : Sep99 - Dec00 All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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Miranda Lambert Still Hates Chris Brown and Nothing Will Change Her Mind
Country singer Miranda Lambert didn't like Chris Brown last year when she lambasted him on Twitter for winning two Grammys -- and she doesn't like him any better now.
This is of course why we love Miranda Lambert: not only for sticking to her convictions, but also for her relentless pursuit of Chris Brown.
This time Lambert brought up Brown during her interview in Redbook, saying that even though Rihanna has forgiven him, the world shouldn't.
"He beat a girl ... not cool that we act like that didn't happen," she told the magazine. "I didn't feel right about not saying something. The loudmouth that I am, I say what I think."
At a concert last year, Lambert held up a sign featuring the words "Take Notes Chris Brown" before performing her song 'Gunpowder and Lead,' which is about a woman plotting to kill her abusive ex-husband.
As for those post-Grammy tweets, she said, "I wanted everyone to know that I don't agree with the message it's sending to young women. It's not okay. At all."
"To be celebrated after doing something like that. I don't think it's right, I never will, and I will stand by what I said till the day I die," Lambert concluded to the applause inside our own heads.
Lambert's interview with Redbook hits newsstands today (Jan. 8). Have you hugged a magazine lately?


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The Moon: A Resource Guide
by Andrew Fraknoi
(Foothill College & Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
Version 4.0; August 2009
© Copyright 2009 by Andrew Fraknoi. All rights reserved.
This guide — for educators, amateur astronomers, and everyone who would like to know more about the Earth's only natural satellite — covers our scientific understanding of the Moon as a world, the appearance of the Moon in our skies, and tips for observing the Moon through binoculars or small telescopes. We also cover the Moon in popular culture and historical events, but only briefly. The listings are by no means complete, but suggest some of the more useful resources that may be useful for beginners.
Table of Contents:
A. Selected Web Sites
1. The Science of the Moon
2. Missions to the Moon
3. Observing the Moon with Binoculars and Telescopes
4. Finding the Phase of the Moon (and More)
5. Some Educational Activities for Learning about the Moon
6. Webcasts about the Moon
7. The Moon in Popular Culture
B. Books
1. Books about Our Scientific Understanding of the Moon
2. Books about Observing the Moon
3. Books about the Moon and Popular Culture (including Mythology)
4. Miscellaneous Books about the Moon
5. Children's Books about the Moon
C. Articles
1. Lunar Science
2. Lunar Exploration
3. Observing the Moon for Yourself
4. Articles about the Future Exploration of the Moon
5. Articles about the Moon and Historical Events
Encyclopedia Entry on Moon by Paul Spudis at NASA (nice background summary)
Nine Planets Site Introduction
Views of the Solar System Site Introduction
Discussion of Ice on the Moon (before the LCROSS Mission plans)
The Origin of the Moon (by William Hartmann, who, with a colleague, first suggested the giant impact hypothesis for how the Moon formed, in 1975)
The Lunar Science Institute (NASA's new organization to encourage scientific study of the Moon; their web site has a place where public questions are answered)
List of Moon Missions (NASA)
Annotated Missions List from the Moon Society
Mission Lists and Links from the Lunar and Planetary Institute
LCROSS Mission Site
See the special page for educational resources
Article on the mission from Popular Mechanics magazine
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Site
Apollo Lunar Surface Journal (comprehensive site about the landings)
PBS To the Moon Site (on the Apollo landings)
We Choose the Moon Site (a recreation of the Apollo 11 mission)
Clementine Mission Site (first hints of ice on the Moon)
3. Observing the Moon with Binoculars and Telescopes
Sky & Telescope Magazine's Moon Observing Articles
Inconstant Moon (Kevin Clarke's rich site full of moon information, observing guides, an atlas, phase calendar, moon music, and much more)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon (Akanna Peck's site shows what's visible on the Moon and lets you search by feature names; for serious observers)
The Consolidated Atlas of Best Lunar Images (from the Lunar and Planetary Institute)
4. Finding the Phase of the Moon (and More)
Paul Carlisle's Moon Calendar (displays the phase of the Moon for any date from 3999BC to 3999 AD)
Akkana Peck's Moon Phase Applet
StarDate Online Moon Calendar
Moonrise and Moonset Calculator
5. Some Educational Activities for Learning about the Moon
Observing (and Understanding) Lunar Phases (from the Pacific Science Center's Astro Adventures Program). Click on Favorite Science Activities in the menu at left and then on Observing Lunar Phases. This sequence of superb inquiry-based activities helps people of all ages to understand the changing appearance of the Moon over the course of a month.
Exploring Lunar Phases with a Daytime Moon (from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Astronomy from the Ground Up Program). Uses the Sun and Moon in the sky, plus a Styrofoam ball to help visualize the Moon's phases.
Crash Landing (from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Family ASTRO Program). Participants imagine survivors of a crash on the Moon and figure out what is most essential for their backpacks to survive.
Does the Moon Rotate (from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Night Sky Network Program). A brief demonstration using models of why the Moon keeps one face to the Earth.
Impact Craters (a series of activities and resources from the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium's Exploring Planets series). Students drop things from a height onto a "lunar surface" to simulate the making of craters.
Exploring the Moon (a 158-page teacher guide with activities from NASA). Put together by the planetary science group at the University of Hawaii in 1997, this guide has a wide range of activities on lunar science and exploration for middle and high school level.
A visual demo of the phases of the Moon (from the Project ASTRO Site at the National Optical Astronomy Observatories)
Relevant Issues of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's newsletter for teachers, The Universe in the Clasroom:
- What If the Moon Didn't Exist?
- The Surface of the Moon
- The Phases of the Moon
The Lunar and Planetary Institute's Site "Connect to the Moon" offers a wide range of other resources for educators (with the proviso that almost everything on the site is NASA based).
Dr. Anthony Colaprete (NASA Ames Research Center) discusses "Prospecting for Water on the Moon: The Upcoming LCROSS Mission" (January 21, 2009, Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures
Moon Myths and Moon Misconceptions: Phil Plait (author of Bad Astronomy), planetary astronomers Paul Spudis, and others separate moon fact from fiction in this humorous hour (July 6, 2009, SETI Institute Are We Alone show)
Short NASA video on the LCROSS Mission
Brief Interview with Brian Day, Education Lead for the LCROSS Mission
http://www.astrosociety.org/abh/ (see Episode 3)
7. The Moon in Popular Culture
Science Fiction about the Moon
The Moon in Art and Literature
The Moon in Pop Songs
The Moon in Music (part of an astronomical music list)
1. Books about Our Scientific Understanding of the Moon
Chaikin, Andrew A Man on the Moon. 1994, Viking Press. A well-reviewed history of manned lunar exploration and what it taught us.
Harland, David Exploring the Moon: The Apollo Expeditions. 1999, Praxis/Springer-Verlag. Reviews the work of the astronauts on the Moon in the context of what we now know about lunar geology.
Hockey, Thomas The Book of the Moon. 1986, Prentice Hall. A basic primer on many aspects of the Moon; out of print, but used copies can be found on line.
Kustenmacher, Werner The Moon: A Guide for First-time Visitors. 1999, Formmer's. Not entirely serious, this is a tourist guide book to the Moon, written as if travel there were already common place. Interesting combination of fact and whimsy.
Moore, Patrick Patrick Moore on the Moon. 2001, Cassell/Stirling. An updated edition of a classic book on the history of our understanding of the Moon, with observing hints and maps.
Spudis, Paul The Once and Future Moon. 1998, Smithsonian Inst. Press. A geologist discusses what our exploration of the Moon has taught us, and what we might do in the future to know and use the Moon better.
2. Books about Observing the Moon
Kitt, Michael The Moon: An Observing Guide for Backyard Telescopes. 1992, Kalmbach. Eighty-page illustrated primer for beginners.
Massey, Steve Exploring the Moon. 2006, New Holland. An observing guide from an Australian perspective, with good hints about techniques and equipment.
North, Gerald Observing the Moon: The Modern Astronomer's Guide. 2000, Cambridge U. Press. Very detailed observing guide for serious moon watchers.
Rukl, Antonin Atlas of the Moon. 1993, Kalmbach. Reference book which includes 76 carefully drawn maps of the Moon, plus an overview of what we know about our satellite and its motions.
Wlasuk, Peter Observing the Moon. 2000, Springer-Verlag. Guide to observing and the geology you can see.
Wood, Charles The Modern Moon: A Personal View. 2004, Sky Publishing. A thorough introduction to observing the Moon, by Sky & Telescope's moon columnist and a planetary geologist.
3. Books about the Moon and Popular Culture (including Mythology)
Jablow, A. & Withers, C. The Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands. 1969, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
Krupp, E.C. Beyond the Blue Horizon: Myths and Legends of the Sun, Moon, Stars, and Planets. 1991, HarperCollins. Superb collection of astronomical tales from many cultures. Best book to start with.
Montgomery, Scott The Moon and the Western Imagination. 1999, U. of Arizona Press. A history of how we came to know the Moon, and the responses in literature, art, and philosophy.
Moroney, Lynn Moontellers: Myths of the Moon from Around the World. 1995, Rising Moon. Children's book of moon legends, with background information.
Phillips, R., ed. Moonstruck: An Anthology of Lunar Poetry. 1974, Vanguard.
4. Miscellaneous Books about the Moon
Cocks, Elijah & Josiah Who's Who on the Moon: A Biographical Dictionary of Lunar Nomenclature. 1995, Tudor.
Sheehan, William & Dobbins, Thomas Epic Moon: A History of Lunar Exploration in the Age of the Telescope. 2001, Willmann-Bell. How observers mapped the Moon over time.
Wright, Hamilton, et al. To the Moon: A Distillation of Great Writings from Ancient Legend to Space Exploration. 1968, Meredith Press.
5. Children's Books about the Moon
Asimov, Isaac & Walz-Chojnacki, Greg The Moon. 1994, Gareth Stevens. Part of the Asimov library of astronomy for children.
Bourgeois, Paulette The Moon. 1995, Kids Can Press, Toronto. Includes both cultural and scientific view of the Moon.
Bredeson, Carmen The Moon. 1998, Franklin Watt/Grolier. For younger kids.
Cole, Michael The Moon: Earth's Companion in Space. 2001, Enslow.
Davis, Don & Hughes, David The Moon. 1989, Facts on File. Part of the Planetary Exploration series for middle-school students.
Heller, Janet How the Moon Regained Her Shape. 2007, Sylvan Dell. Uses a native American folk myth to teach about the moon's phases and encourage children's self-esteem. Has an end section of science ideas.
Hitt, Robert The Moon. 1998, Grolier/Michael Friedman. 64-page introduction to moon motions and exploration.
Krupp, E. C. The Moon and You. 1993, Macmillan. Beautifully illustrated primer for younger children by a noted astronomy educator.
Rosen, Sidney Where Does the Moon Go? 1992, Carolrhoda Books. Primer for younger kids by an astronomer.
Stott, Carol Moon Landing: The Race for the Moon. 1999, DK Books. Lavishly illustrated kids' encyclopedia.
Vogt, Gregory Apollo Moonwalks: The Amazing Lunar Missions. 2000, Enslow. Nice review by a NASA educator.
Bakich, Michael "Asia's New Assault on the Moon" in Astronomy, Aug. 2009, p. 50. On the Japanese Selene and Chinese Chang'e-1 missions.
Comins, N. "What If: The Earth Without a Moon" in Astronomy, Feb. 1991, p. 49. Interesting scientific speculation of how the absence of the Moon would have affected the Earth.
Foing, Bernard "What Europe's Moon Mission Revealed" in Astronomy, Aug. 2009, p. 44. On the SMART-1 Mission 2003 – 2006.
Foust, J. "NASA's New Moon" in Sky & Telescope, Sep. 1998, p. 48. On results from the Lunar Prospector mission.
Jayawardhana, R. "Deconstructing the Moon" in Astronomy, Sep. 1998, p. 40. An update on the giant impact hypothesis for forming the Moon.
Oberg, James "The Biggest Hole in the Moon" in Astronomy, Nov. 2005, p. 50. About the Aitken Basin at the Moon's South Pole and what we can learn from it.
Redfern, Greg "Lunar Fireworks" in Sky & Telescope, June 2009, p. 20. A preview of the LRO and LCROSS missions.
Register, B. "The Fate of the Moon Rocks" in Astronomy, Dec. 1985, p. 15. What was done with the rocks the astronauts brought back from the Moon.
Spudis, P. "The Giant Holes of the Moon" in Astronomy, May 1996, p. 50. On the results of the Clementine mission.
Talcott, Richard "Earth's Troubled Adolescence" in Astronomy, May 2008, p. 32. The early history of our planet, including the giant impact that most likely formed the Moon.
Wood, Charles "The Moon's Far Side: Nearly a New World" in Sky & Telescope, Jan. 2007, p. 48. Compares what we know about the two sides and why they are different.
Bell, Trudy "Warning Dust Ahead" in Astronomy, Mar. 2006, p. 46. How moondust affected the astronauts and how NASA is planning to deal with it in the future.
Hurt, H. "I'm at the Foot of the Ladder" in Astronomy, July 1989, p. 22. A review of the Apollo missions to the Moon.
Oberg, James "How We'll Return to the Moon" in Astronomy, Aug. 2009, p. 24. On what technology we need to return humans to the Moon.
Schmitt, H. "Exploring TaurusLittrow: Apollo 17" in National Geographic, Sep. 1973. First-person account by the only scientist to walk on the Moon.
Villard, Ray "Taking Science Back to the Moon" in Sky & Telescope, Oct. 2007, p. 24. Discusses a 2006 workshop to imagine the kinds of observatories that could take advantage of being built on the Moon.
3. Observing the Moon for Yourself
Alves, Filipe "Capturing the Colors of the Moon" in Sky &Telescope, July 2005, p. 120. Using digital cameras and software like Photoshop to bring out colors in lunar photos.
Burnham, R. & Therin, G. "The Joys of Moongazing" in Astronomy, Mar. 1991, p. 84. Observing and photography with modest telescopes.
Burnham, R. & Therin, G. "The Joys of Moongazing" in Astronomy, Mar. 1991, p. 84. Observing and photography with modest telescopes.
Friedman, Alan "Good Moons from Bad Locations" in Sky & Telescope, Aug. 2007, p. 84. Hints for producing nice digital lunar images even from urban sites.
MacRobert, Alan & Sinnott, Roger "Young Moon Hunting" in Sky & Telescope, Feb. 2005, p. 75. Hints for finding the Moon as soon after its "new moon" phase as possible.
O'Meara, Stephen "The Moon Shows Her True Colors" in Astronomy, Sep. 2007, p. 18. A column which discusses, among other things, the kinds of shapes you can see in the Moon, including a woman doing her sewing.
Seronik, Gary "Glimpse the Moon's Far Side" in Sky & Telescope, May 2008, p. 66. Discusses the wobble of the Moon that shows us about 9% of the other side over time.
Wood, Charles "Introducing the Lunar 100" in Sky & Telescope, Apr. 2004, p. 113. A list of the top 100 features on the Moon for amateur telescope observers, with explanations and guides.
4. Articles about the Future Exploration of the Moon
Burns, J., et al. "Observatories on the Moon" in Scientific American, March 1990, p. 42.
Lowman, P. "Regards from the Moon" in Sky & Telescope, Sep. 1992, p. 259. Good article in the form of a letter from a base on the Moon.
Nichols, R. "From Footprints to Foothold" in Astronomy, July 1989, p. 48. On possible future missions.
Robertson, D "To Boldly Go" in Astronomy, Dec. 1994, p. 34. Speculations about future lunar rovers.
Washburn, M. "The Moon — A Second Time Around" in Sky & Telescope, Mar. 1985, p. 209. Report on a conference on 21st century lunar bases.
5. Articles about the Moon and Historical Events
Cowen, R. "The Tides of War: D-Day's Lunar Connection" in Science News, June 4, 1994, vol. 145, p. 360.
Olson, D. "Columbus and An Eclipse of the Moon" in Sky & Telescope, Oct. 1992, p. 437.
Olson, D. "Pearl Harbor and the Waning Moon" in Sky & Telescope, Dec. 1991, p. 651.
Olson, D. & Doescher, R. "Paul Revere's Midnight Ride" in Sky & Telescope, Mar. 1990, p. 437.
Olson, D. & Doescher, R. "D-Day: June 6, 1944" in Sky & Telescope, June 1994, p. 84. On the tides at Omaha beach.
Olson, D., et al. "Ill Met by Moonlight: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis" in Sky & Telescope, July 2002, p. 30.
Olson, D., et al. "The Moon and the Marathon" in Sky & Telescope, Sep. 2004, p. 34. Using hints about the Moon to recalculate the date of the battle of Marathon.
Rubincam, D. & Rowlands, D. "The Night the Titanic Went Down" in Sky & Telescope, Oct. 1993, p. 79.
Schaefer, B. "Lunar Eclipses That Changed the World" in Sky & Telescope, Dec. 1992, p. 639.
Vialle, J. & Hoff, D. "The Astronomy of Paul Revere's Ride" in Astronomy, Apr. 1992, p. 13.


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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine) announced he's gay in an Op-Ed article published by Maine newspapers Monday, making him the seventh openly gay member of Congress.
The five-term representative, currently running for governor, said that he was prompted to speak out by "whisper campaigns" alleging that he was gay.
"Allow me to save them the trouble with a simple, honest answer. 'Yes I am. But why should it matter?'" Michaud wrote. "That may seem like a big announcement to some people. For me, it's just a part of who I am, as much as being a third-generation millworker or a lifelong Mainer."
Citing his Franco American Catholic upbringing as one of the reasons for his silence on his sexuality, Michaud said he hopes to inspire others to be open about themselves.
TIMELINE: Gay marriage through the years
"And if seeing someone from my background, in my position, openly acknowledge the fact that he's gay makes it a little bit easier for future generations to live their lives openly and without fear, all the better," he wrote.
Michaud has supported civil unions and opposed constitutional bans on gay marriage in the past, earning him a score of 95 out of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign's congressional scorecard. The only mark against him is because he has not sponsored a full repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
If Michaud wins the upcoming gubernatorial election against Republican incumbent Paul LePage and independent candidate Eliot Cutler, he would become the nation's second openly gay governor, the first being former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey.
The congressman leads in several polls, although the election is still a year away.