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Coming mandate specifies that new computers contain a standard Trusted Platform Module
Allen: Integrated chip provides all-purpose security
A picture-perfect Vista?
A new Army mandate to be published within weeks will require all Army computers to have a chip on the motherboard that is dedicated to performing security functions. The semiconductor, called the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), will interact with security features in Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system.
The Army's Network Enterprise Technology Command gave its approval to act on the new requirement before issuing an announcement or guidelines. One of the first steps to acquiring the new security capabilities occurred in March, when the Army Small Computer Program purchased Dell and Gateway laptop PCs with TPM Version 1.2 installed.
"We haven't fully integrated TPM with software yet, but we are pre-positioned with the hardware," said Ed Velez, chief technology officer at the Army's Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems. The Army won't be retrofitting older computers, Velez said.
If the Army succeeds in deploying TPM, the Joint Task Force for Global Network Operations might adopt the requirement for the entire Defense Department. "What you're seeing is the services adapt to computer security threats and come up with solutions that are adopted as best practices for the joint community," Velez said. "A lot of the security tools and processes we're looking at are for joint operations."
Developed by the Trusted Computing Group, TPM conforms to the group's standard specifications. TCG was founded in 2003 to produce vendor-neutral, industry-standard specifications for hardware and software security that works across multiple platforms. The group has 141 industry members.
Wave Systems, a founding TCG member, provides software for managing trusted computing systems and devices. That software comes with Dell and Gateway TPM systems.
The chief benefits of TPM include strong data protection and authentication to access the network, said Steven Sprague, Wave's president and chief executive officer.
IDC estimates that 80 percent of all laptop PCs will come with TPM chips installed by 2009. Full activation of TPM, however, requires considerable work, experts say. "TPM is hardware," said Charles Kolodgy, IDC's director of security products research. "It needs software to make full use of it."
Vista's release will expand the software market and make TPM more valuable, Kolodgy said.
"TPM can be used to solve a lot of different problems," said Ned Smith, a senior security architect at Intel. The applications for stolen laptop PCs are obvious, in that the technology can prevent unauthorized users from accessing data, Smith said. It can also protect desktop PCs. Although PCs are not as easy to steal, thieves can copy data to a CD, DVD or USB memory stick.
The differences between TPM and existing security technology are that TPM uses standards, offers a potential for uniformity and provides the ability to capture the integrity of the platform at a chip hardware level.
"For security to be meaningful, it has to be ubiquitous and based on standards everyone agrees to," Smith said. "Otherwise, what you have is fragmented solutions, and it's impossible for IT managers to have a comprehensive security strategy."
Gerber is a freelance writer based in Kingston, N.Y.
The Defense Department is considering another Trusted Computing Group security technology, called Trusted Network Connect (TNC), an open architecture with standard specifications for endpoint integrity on any client device. TNC gives network administrators the ability to enforce security policies when a computer connects to the network.
TCG members developed TNC, which evaluates requests that the computer network receives for access and weeds out those that do not conform to the organization's policies. TNC also comes with application programming interfaces that can link its components to the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip, said Steve Hanna, a distinguished engineer at Juniper Networks and co-chairman of TCG's Trusted Network Connect subgroup.
Using TNC with TPM accomplishes a secure boot, making it possible to detect malicious attacks such as rootkit, a sneaky infection that hides at a low level of the machine and submits false reports to antivirus software.
"If you have an attack on firmware, then you can't trust the reporting software that is higher up in the chain," said Ned Smith, a senior security architect at Intel. "There's a cascading interdependence between the operating system software and the firmware that is the basis for trusting the TNC client."
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*2014-2015 Winter Sports Schedules
*2014-2015 OHSAA Physcial Form
*Burkett Tournament Schedule
Friday 11-28:
Junior Varsity: Arcanum vs. Ansonia 12pm
Tri-Village vs. Greenon 130pm
Varsity: Arcanum vs. Ansonia 6pm
Tri-Village vs. Franklin Monroe 730pm
Saturday 11-29:
Junior Varsity: Consolation Game 12pm
Championship Game 130pm
Varsity: Consolation Game 6pm
Championship Game 730pm
*Breakfast with Santa Set for Dec. 6th
Santa will be coming to town December 6th to have breakfast in the Arcanum High School cafetorium beginning at 8am. Come out and see Santa while supporting the Arcanum Booster Club. Tickets can be purchased for 5.00 from any winter athlete or at the door. Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, milk, and juice.
*All-County Football Team Announced
Congratulations to our Trojan football players for being selected to the 2014 All-Darke County Football Team. 1st Team selections are DL Logan Wilson, LB Brandon Kinney, QB Daniel O'Donnell, and K Dalton Lindemuth. Chase Gostomsky and Hunter Saunders were selected Honorable Mention.
*Trojan Football Players Selected to District Team
Trojan football players Logan Wilson, Daniel O'Donnell, and Brandon Kinney were selected to the Southwest District Football Team. Logan Wilson and Daniel O'Donnell were selected to 2nd Team Offense and Brandon Kinney Honorable Mention. Congratulations to all three on a great year.
*ATTENTION: Senior Banners for Winter Athletes
Senior athletes who wish to have a banner hung in the gym this winter season must note on their picture envelope that they would like a picture taken for the banner. Handshoe Photography charges 5.00 to shoot the picture for the banner. All banners must be purchased through Club 7 in Greenville. If you have any questions please contact Gary Handshoe at 937-316-5325.
*OHSAA Winter Sports Mandatory Parent\Player Meeting Re-Scheduled for Nov. 25, 7pm
The Arcanum Athletic Department has re-scheduled its OHSAA mandatory parent\player meeting for winter athletes and parents due to the cancellation of school on Nov. 17. The meeting will be held Nov. 25 at 7pm in the high school cafetorium. This meeting is to be attended one time. If an athlete has already attended the fall meeting they are not required to attend the winter meeting.
*Winter Sports Scrimmage Schedules
HS Boys Basketball:
Nov. 18 @ Middletown Madison 530pm
Nov. 21 @ Blufton University vs. Oak Harbor 630pm
Nov. 26 @ Emmanuel Christian Academy 10am
Nov. 29 @ Russia 10am
HS Girls Basketball:
Nov. 18 @ Southeastern 530pm
Nov. 20 @ Eaton 6pm
JH Boys Basketball:
Nov. 24 vs. Russia 5pm
Dec. 1 vs. Brookville 5pm
JH Girls Basketball:
Nov. 18 vs. Russia 5pm
*Trojan Volleyball Players Earn District Honors
Alexis Abner, Rebecca Deao, and Emily Miller were selected to the Division III District 9 volleyball team. Alexis Abner was selected 1st Team All-District, Rebecca Deao 2nd Team All-District, and Emily Miller Honorable Mention. Congratulations!
*Arcanum Daily Advocate Player of the Week
Congratulations to Justin Hoke for being selected the Daily Advocate Player of the Week for Arcanum. Justin had a strong year for the boy's golf team medaling in the conference tournament earning him 1st Team All-Conference.
*Pohl Selected Golfer of the Year
Conner Pohl picked up another accolade last week as he was selected as the Daily Advocate Boys Golfer of the Year. Conner was a critical piece to the success of the boy's golf team this year that finished 19-3. Conner finished 1st in the CCC Tournament and also qualified for the District golf tournament.
*Conference Football Selections Announced
Congratulations to the following Arcanum football players for being selected CCC All Conference: 1st Team All CCC- Daniel O'Donnell and Logan Wilson, CCC 2nd Team All Conference Brandon Kinney, and CCC Special Mention Chase Gostomsky and Hunter Saunders.
*Trojans Defeat Bees 41-14
The high school football team ended their season on a four game winning streak and sent their seniors out the right way Friday night defeating Bethel 41-14. The Trojans had 331 yards of total offense to only 139 for the Bees. Brandon Kinney rushed for 185 yards and Austin Baker tallied 11 tackles for the defense.
*Wilson Selected Daily Advocate Player of the Week
Congratulations to Logan Wilson for being selected as this week's Daily Advocate Player of the Week for Arcanum. Logan has been a consistent force up front for the Trojan football team who ended their season on a four game winning defeating Bethel last Friday night 41-14.
*Bradshaw and Stephens Compete at Regionals
Marci Bradshaw and Isaac Stephens competed in the OHSAA Regional Cross Country race last weekend along the scenic river at Troy High School Stadium. A huge crowd cheered the runners on. Marci finished 25th out of 126 runners in her race and Isaac 64th out of 132 runners in his race. Congratulations to both of them and Coach Kessler on a great season.
*Trojans Defeat Hawks - Win 3 in a Row
The HS football team extended their winning streak to 3! The Trojans defeated Mississinawa Valley picking up a 21-6 victory. The Trojans again were stellar with their ground game racking up 343 total yards rushing. Daniel O'Donnell tallied 193 yds rushing and Brandon Kinney 132. The Trojan defense stepped up as well holding Mississinawa Valley to only 6 points. Austin Baker and Brandon Kinney led the defense with 9 tackles each
*Lady Trojan Volleyball Players Pick Up Conference Awards
The Arcanum volleyball team was well represented in the end of season CCC All-Conference selections. Alexis Abner earned 1st Team All Conference. Becca Deao was selected 2nd Team All Conference while Emily Miller earned Special Mention All Conference. Congratulations!
*Abner Selected as Darke County Daily Advocate Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Alexis Abner for being selected as the Daily Advocate's Athlete of the Week for Darke County. Alexis has been a huge part of the volleyball team's success this year. She is tied for first place among all Darke County volleyball players this season with 47 aces and ranks in the top 10 in the county with 227 digs.
*High School Cheerleaders Win Booster Cheer Competition
The Arcanum High School Cheerleaders claimed 1st place in the 3rd Annual Booster Club Cheer Competition Sunday at Arcanum High School. The girls impressed the judges with their synchronized moves and high flying acrobatics that placed them at the top. Congratulations to Coach Goubeaux and the girls on a great performance.
*Bradshaw and Stephens Advance to Regionals
Congratulations to Marci Bradshaw and Isaac Stephens for advancing to the OHSAA Cross Country Regionals. Marci finished 12th and Isaac finished 9th in last Saturday's Districts. The top 16 runners advanced. Marci and Isaac will be running at Troy this Saturday Oct. 25. The girls will race at 130pm and the boys at 11am. Good Luck Marci and Isaac!
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Kim Kardashian: Kanye West As Boyfriend Makes Fame Harder
The couple garners more attention together.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were already accustomed to enormous amounts of attention before they began dating several months ago, but that attention has intensified since they got together.
The couple, known widely as "Kimye," has become gigantic paparazzi targets. Kardashian said in a recent interview with You magazine that all the attention on she and West can make things hard, but she recognizes that it's part of being a celebrity couple.
"It's more difficult now with my boyfriend," she said. "We're more noticeable now we are together."
But despite the difficulties, the couple is still hoping to move forward in their relationship as soon as Kardashian is legally divorced from Kris Humphries. Her vision for a wedding is similar to the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, and the reality star is hoping to carry out her big day as royally as possible.
'Kim would love to wed at Westminster Abbey like William and Catherine, but that won't be possible. Instead she's been looking at castles near London," an insider said. "She wants the most spectacular wedding and she's talking about having guests like Jay-Z and Beyonce, Eva Longoria, Lindsay Lohan, Rihanna and Katy Perry arrive in horse drawn carriages - just like the royal wedding.''
Kardashian and West have also been reportedly shopping for a home to share together in London. The reality star fell head over heels in love with the city during a trip there to launch the Kardashian Kollection for Dorothy Perkins, and she thinks it would be the perfect place to settle down with West.
"[Kim and Kanye] are just fascinated with British culture. They so welcome in England and now feel ready for a change ... and a new challenge outside of the U.S," a source said. "Kim K. especially loves the idea of a cute, nice three bedroom townhouse located close to one of London's beautiful family parks."
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Obama Administration Paid Ransom and Released 5 Top Gitmo Detainees for Army Deserter Bowe Bergdahl
I thought the United States did not pay ransoms to terrorists?
It turns out that the Obama administration did pay money to terrorists in an attempt to get the release of Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl. UNREAL. The Department of Defense did pay a ransom for the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl but the transaction's Afghan middle man ran off with the cash. This goes against previous Pentagon statements in 2009 where they denied doing any such thing. LIARS!!! The ransom payment also goes against President Obama's strategy finical strategy in pressuring foreign governments, corporations and families of captives not to pay ransom. What are the odds we will hear Obama say, he just learned about this scandal too? But when that failed, Obama did the next worse thing … released 5 GITMO terrorists for a deserter.
The Department of Defense attempted to pay a ransom for the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl but the transaction's Afghan intermediary ran off with the cash, according to a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
The claims directly contradict statements from the Pentagon, which has vehemently denied that it paid cash to a Taliban splinter group that captured Bergdahl in 2009. The administration in May released five-value Guantanamo Bay detainees in exchange for Bergdahl's release.
Remember following the release of Bowe Bergdahl, FOX News reported that the Obama administration may have given the Taliban and Haqqani terrorists money as well as the five top Taliban prisoners? Watch the VIDEO below of the Catherine Herridge interview with Greta Van Susteran and On the Record.
VIDEO Hat Tip – The Gateway Pundit
The Pentagon is under fire for making a ransom payment to an Afghan earlier this year as part of a failed bid to win the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, according to U.S. officials.
Sgt. Bergdahl was released in May after nearly five years in captivity as part of a controversial exchange for five terrorists held at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The ransom payment was first disclosed by Rep. Duncan Hunter in a Nov. 5 letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Mr. Hunter stated in the letter that Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) made the payment covertly as part of a release deal. But the money was stolen by the Afghan intermediary claiming to represent the Haqqani terrorist network.
"Given the significance of this matter, as well as the fact that Pentagon officials have denied that a payment was even considered — and you also said you were unaware of any such attempt — I ask you to immediately inquire with JSOC to determine the specific order of events," said Mr. Hunter, California Republican and member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Mr. Hunter also asked Mr. Hagel whether ransom payments are being considered for other captives.
Disclosure of the ransom payment undermines a key financial element of President Obama's strategy to counter the Islamic State — pressuring foreign governments, corporations and families of captives not to pay ransom. In a speech in September, David S. Cohen, Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said the Islamic State made $20 million this year in ransoming hostages.
Posted November 21, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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ISIS Terrorists Claims They Have Beheaded American Hostage Peter Kassig
ISIS appears to have done it again. In a VIDEO, ISIS terrorists claim to have beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig. That now makes the 5th Westerner that ISIS has brutally murdered. The 26 year old Peter Kassig, also known as Abdul-Rahman Kassig, as he converted to Islam, was an aid worker in Syria prior to his capture. Kassig was a U.S. soldier and returned to the Middle East as a medical worker, feeling compelled to help victims of war. Kassig's parents had previously asked for mercy for their some; however, as we all know … ISIS has no mercy.
Kassig was an Army veteran who served in the Iraq war before he was honorably discharged for medical reasons in 2007.
Kassig later became an emergency medical technician and volunteered as a medical assistant in border hospitals in Lebanon in 2012, treating Palestinian refugees and those fleeing from the Syrian conflict.
In the fall of 2012, Kassig founded an NGO called SERA, Special Emergency Response and Assistance, eventually moving its base of operations to Turkey, according to a family spokesman. From there Kassig "sourced and delivered food and medical supplies to the growing [refugee] camps on both sides of the Syrian border." He also gave primary trauma care to children caught in the crossfire.
Militants claim to have beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig in a video published to the Internet on Sunday, purportedly from terror group ISIS.
ISIS reportedly beheads Peter Kassig.
The video shows the aftermath of a beheading, in which the victim is not clearly recognizable. CNN has not been able to confirm the authenticity of the video nor the identity of the victim.
Kassig, 26, who converted to Islam in captivity, also went by the name Abdul-Rahman Kassig.
He went to the Middle East as a U.S. soldier and returned as a medical worker, feeling compelled to help victims of war.
He did aid work in Syria, where he was captured. He was held hostage for over a year.
Kassig's parents, Ed and Paula Kassig, acknowledged the reports of their son's death in a statement and said they would wait for government confirmation of their authenticity. They asked for privacy.
UPDATE I: Western Leaders React To Peter Kassig Beheading Video Posted By Islamic State.
Leaders of Australia and the U.K., as well as a representative of the U.S. National Security Council, have publicly denounced the contents of a video that allegedly shows members of the Islamic State militant group in Syria beheading Abdul-Rahman Kassig, an American aid worker who was born Peter Kassig. The militant group formerly known as either ISIL or ISIS purportedly posted the video online Sunday: It appears to show so-called Jihadi John, a militant responsible for previous hostage beheadings, holding Kassig's head.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott denounced the footage at a press conference covered by the Guardian. Abbott would not comment on the video's authenticity or whether he had seen any additional footage, saying only that the Islamic State group should be called a death cult.
British Prime Minister David Cameron posted on Twitter earlier Sunday, saying he was horrified by what he called Kassig's "cold-blooded murder"
Posted November 16, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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ISIS Video Shows Beheading of British Aid Worker Alan Henning … Threatens American Aid worker Peter Kassig Is Next
In an act of barbarism and cowardice, ISIS has headed yet another westerner, this time British aid worker Alan Henning. The murdering terrorist who executed Henning blamed the death on the United Kingdom for joining the United States led bombing campaign against the terror group ISIS. Henning was abducted the day after Christmas in 2013 by masked gunmen. He was part of a team of volunteers that traveled to Syria to deliver food and water to people affected by Syria's civil war. At the end of the VIDEO, an ISIS terrorist is seen threatening a man identified as an American aid worker Peter Kassig.
"Obama, you have started your aerial bombardment of Sham (Syria), which keeps on striking our people, so it is only right that we continue to strike the necks of your people," the masked militant in the video said.
CNN – ISIS video claims to show beheading of Alan Henning.
A short video released by ISIS on Friday shows the apparent beheading of British aid worker Alan Henning, with the executioner blaming the death on the United Kingdom for joining the U.S.-led bombing campaign against the group.
Before he is killed, Henning speaks to the camera, referencing the British Parliament's decision to participate in coalition of more than 40 countries who have banded together to go after the so-called Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria.
At the end of the video, ISIS shows American aid worker Peter Kassig and threatens his life.
"The brutal murder of Alan Henning by ISIL shows just how barbaric and repulsive these terrorists are," UK Prime Minister David Cameron said, referring to the group also known as ISIS.
ISIS thratenes to kill American aid worker Peter Kassig next:
Kassig, a 26-year-old American now threatened by the Islamic State group, enlisted in the Army in 2004, and became a Ranger, ultimately serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment, an Army special operations unit.
According to his military record, Kassig trained at Fort Benning, Georgia in 2006, and deployed to Iraq from April to July 2007. He was medically discharged at the rank of private first class in September 2007. His home of record at the time of his enlistment was Indianapolis, Indiana.
His parents, Ed and Paula Kassig, issued a statement asking for the world to pray for their son.
"The Kassig family extends our concern for the family of Alan Henning. We have read about his work and his generous character with great respect and admiration," the statement said. "We ask everyone around the world to pray for the Henning family, for our son, and for the release of all innocent people being held hostage in the Middle East and around the globe."
His family said Kassig had been working for the relief organization he found, Special Emergency Response and Assistance, or SERA, when he was captured on Oct. 1, 2013, on his way to Deir Ezzour in eastern Syria. He converted to Islam while in captivity and the family has heard from former hostages that his faith has provided him comfort.
Henning, 47, nicknamed "Gadget," had joined an aid convoy and was taken captive on Dec. 26, shortly after crossing the border between Turkey and Syria. Earlier this week, Henning's wife Barbara Henning asked the militants in a televised plea: "Please release him. We need him back home."
Posted October 4, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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ISIS VIDEO Appears to Show Another Brutal Beheading … This Time It is British Hostage & Aid Worker David Haines (Update: British PM Condemns as "Act of Pure Evil")
From Reuters comes the following … An ISIS VIDEO appears to show the latest execution, the beheading of 44 year old British hostage, David Haines. These savages need to be jdamed out of existence. David Haines was a British aid worker helping the French agency Acted deliver humanitarian aid and a father-of-two who was taken hostage in the village of Atmeh, in the Idlib province of Syria, in March 2013. This now makes the third Westerner that ISIS has beheaded, which previously included American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
The beheading occurred just a day after Haine's family issued a plea to ISIS. People need to understand, there is no dealing with this people. ISIS does not comprehend pleas, acts of mercy or anything human. They are brutal killers who can only be dealt with in one way ... annihilation!
Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Saturday which purported to show the beheading of British aid worker David Haines.
Reuters could not immediately verify the footage. However, the images were consistent with that of the filmed executions of two American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, in the past month.
Haines, a 44-year-old father of two from Perth in Scotland, was kidnapped last year while working for the French agency ACTED.
The video entitled, "A Message to the Allies of America," opened with UK Prime Minister David Cameron talking about working with the Iraqi government and allied Kurdish Peshmerga forces to defeat Islamic State.
"This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the Peshmerga against the Islamic State," said a masked man dressed in black with a British accent, standing over Haines, who was shown kneeling and wearing an orange jumpsuit.
The video then showed the beheading of the kneeling man.
UPDATE I: Prior to beheading, Haines was forced to give a statement saying that British Prime Minister David Cameron is "entirely responsible for [his] execution."
"You entered voluntarily into a coalition with the United States against the Islamic State [ISIS], just as your predecessor Tony Blair did, following a trend amongst British Prime Ministers who can't find the courage to say no to the Americans," Haines says.
In another section of the video, the would-be executioner says, "This British man has to pay the price for your promise, Cameron, to arm the peshmerga against the Islamic State." The peshmerga are Kurdish forces who, along with Iraqi forces and heavy American air support, dealt ISIS a major blow by wresting from the terror group control of the Mosul Dam last month.
This is not a US fight, it is a Western fight
UPDATE II: BBC – British Prime Minister David Cameron Condemns the murder of David Haines.
The murder of David Haines was an "act of pure evil", David Cameron has said after the release of a video purporting to show the UK hostage's beheading.
The PM vowed to do "everything in our power to hunt down" the killers of the 44-year-old aid worker, from Perth, who was kidnapped last year in Syria.
Islamic State militants have already beheaded two Americans, saying it was in response to US airstrikes in Iraq.
The latest video also includes a threat to kill a second British hostage.
Mr Cameron said the murder of an innocent aid worker was "despicable and appalling".
"It is an act of pure evil. My heart goes out to the family of David Haines who have shown extraordinary courage and fortitude throughout this ordeal.
UPDATE IV: NBC - ISIS terrorist says the execution is in retaliation for Britain's decision to supply arms opposition fighters battling ISIS in Iraq.
A black-clad, masked militant holding a knife then says the execution is in retaliation for Britain's decision to supply arms to Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in Iraq.
After the murder, another captive is shown and the executioner warns Cameron, "you will have the blood of your people on your hands," if the U.K. continues to ally with the U.S. in its campaign against the group.
UPDATE V: The White House has just released a statement condemning the murder of David Haines and promise to "degrade and destroy" the terrorist group now known as ISIL.
Enough of your cheap talk Obama … do something.
"The United States strongly condemns the barbaric murder of UK citizen David Haines by the terrorist group ISIL.
"Our hearts go out to the family of Mr. Haines and to the people of the United Kingdom.
"The United States stands shoulder to shoulder tonight with our close friend and ally in grief and resolve.
"We will work with the United Kingdom and a broad coalition of nations from the region and around the world to bring the perpetrators of this outrageous act to justice, and to degrade and destroy this threat to the people of our countries, the region and the world."
Posted September 13, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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VIDEO Shows ISIS Beheading Another American Journalist Hostage, This Time Steven Sotloff … A "Second Message to America" to Halt Airstrikes in Iraq … Is UK Aid Worker David Cawthorne Haines Next?
Hmm, at what point will the MSM stop carrying the water and making excuses for Barack Obama and demand he do something?
The brutal, vicious and heinous actions of ISIS continues, as a VIDEO today showed yet another beheading of an American journalist. Just 13 days after the murderous beheading of James Foley, ISIS has done it again. This time they have beheaded Steven Sotloff in an act of barbarism. Steven Sotloff was a 31 year old freelance journalist from Florida who was kidnapped in Syria in August 2013. The masked murderer in the VIDEO actually called out Obama saying, "I'm back, Obama, and I'm back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State … So just as your missiles continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people." And Barack Hussein Obama is no where to be found. I guess he is too busy dithering and being too cautious trying to figure out what his strategy is. Instead the feckless and clueless Obama would have you believe that this isn't that bad and "The world's always been messy … we're just noticing now in part because of social media." WHAT!!!
The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. air strikes on its insurgents in Iraq.
"I'm back, Obama, and I'm back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State, because of your insistence on continuing your bombings and in Amerli, Zumar and the Mosul Dam, despite our serious warnings," the masked man said in the video, addressing U.S. President Barack Obama.
"So just as your missiles continue to strike our people, our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people."
In the video, Sotloff describes himself as "paying the price" with his life for the U.S. intervention in Iraq.
As the American Spectator asks, "How many more Americans does ISIS have to behead before President Obama develops a strategy on ISIS?"
UPDATE I: Fears for UK aid worker David Cawthorne Haines after Islamic State murders Steven Sotloff.
London: UK prime minister David Cameron has condemned the killing of another journalist by Islamic State extremists as "a despicable and barbaric murder".
A video of the latest killing reported to be US journalist Steven Sotloff emerged on Tuesday afternoon UK-time, featuring the same militant who killed James Foley, named in the UK media as British jihadist Adbel-Majed Abdel Bary, dubbed 'Jihadi John'.
According to intelligence group SITE, the killer also threatened another captive, thought to be Briton David Cawthorne Haines.
The Washington Post reported that Mr Haines was shown in the video in the same kneeling position and wearing the same orange jumpsuit as Sotloff and Foley before him.
Mr Haines, was abducted in March 2013 near the Atmeh refugee camp adjoining the Turkish border in the northern Syrian province of Idlib, aid workers who have been involved in efforts to secure his release told the Post.
UPDATE II: Yawn, The U.S. State Department says it is "sickened" by a video that purports to show the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff. Sorry, but we have heard this before. How about some action rather than reading the same script with replace "innocent person's name".
UPDATE III: ISIS VIDEO Shows the Brutal Beheading of British Aid Worker David Haines.
Posted September 2, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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The Jayvee Team ISIS Demands $6.6M Ransom for 26 Year Old American Woman
ISIS is now demanding a 6.6 million ransom for a 26 year old woman from the West Coast who was kidnapped a year ago while doing humanitarian work in Syria. The unidentified woman is one of at least three known hostages of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also known as ISIL) in Syria. ISIS is demanding the $6.6 million ransom and the release of Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted of attempting to kill U.S. officials in 2010.
A third American hostage held by ISIS has been identified as a 26-year-old American woman who was kidnapped a year ago while doing humanitarian relief work in Syria. The terror group is demanding $6.6 million and the release of U.S. prisoners for the life of the young woman, whom a representative for the family requested not be identified.
She is the third of at least four Americans who were known to be held by ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. American journalist James Foley was executed by the group in a video that appeared online last week. Another writer, Steven Sotloff, was seen alive but under duress in the same footage.
The Other McCain brings up an interesting point to ponder, is there Equal Rights for Hostages? A position of not negotiation with terrorists should really know no race, creed, religion, color or gender. If we did, terrornapping or jihadinapping of women would become common place.
The United States refused to pay a ransom for James Foley, and it would be sexist discrimination to pay ransom for a woman.
I will say this, of ISIS ever beheaded an America woman who's only crime was doing humanitarian work, even the dithering Barack Obama would be forced to become a war-hawk as it would be pretty difficult to spew the rhetoric of the GOP war on woman and then have one beheaded by the Jayvee team.
Aafia Siddiqui
Posted August 27, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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ISIS Beheads Abducted American Hostage Photo-Journalist James Wright Foley (VIDEO) (Update: Second U.S. Journalist Steven Joel Sotloff Threatened)
ISIS has released a video showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and has threatened the life of another American journalist held hostage if President Barack Obama doesn't end military operations in Iraq. The savage execution just shows how brutal and without conscience these individuals really are. SM will not post or link out the violent video of Foley's killing out of respect to his family, but as Mediaite reports, the video (edited), entitled "Letter to America," shows ISIS terrorists forcing Foley to read a letter urging Americans to rise up against his "real killer, the U.S. government."Also, Foley is forced to go on and say, the U.S. airstrikes against ISIS "hammered the final nail into [his] coffin." James Foley disappeared on November 22, 2012, in northwest Syria, near the border with Turkey when he was reportedly forced into a vehicle by gunmen.
A video released by ISIS shows the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and threatens the life of another American if President Barack Obama doesn't end military operations in Iraq.
In the video posted Tuesday on YouTube, Foley is seen kneeling next to a man dressed in black. Foley reads a message, presumably scripted by his captors, that his "real killer" is America.
"I wish I had more time. I wish I could have the hope for freedom to see my family once again," he can be heard saying in the video.
He is then shown being beheaded.
UPDATE I: ISIS Says They Will MURDER A SECOND JOURNALIST UNLESS OBAMA ACTS.
Islamic State, ISIS, says that another U.S. journalist's fate depends on Barack Obama.
Islamic State militants claimed in a video on Tuesday to be holding U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff and said his life depended on U.S. President Barack Obama's next move.
"The life of this American citizen, Obama, depends on your next decision," said a masked man in the video posted on social media sites, speaking English with a British accent as he held a prisoner the video named as Steven Sotloff.
UPDATE II: A message from Jim's mom, Diane Foley from Facebook.
A message from Jim's mom, Diane Foley:
We have never been prouder of our son Jim. He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people.
We implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages. Like Jim, they are innocents. They have no control over American government policy in Iraq, Syria or anywhere in the world.
We thank Jim for all the joy he gave us. He was an extraordinary son, brother, journalist and person. Please respect our privacy in the days ahead as we mourn and cherish Jim.
James Foley, RIP
UPDATE III: Rest in Peace James Wright Foley.
Foley, 40, grew up in New Hampshire and was originally a teacher, at one point teaching prison inmates in Arizona, before attending the Medill school of journalism at Northwestern University. After graduation, his first assignment was as an embed with the U.S. Army's 173rd Brigade and 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan. Foley had been covering the Syria's civil war for GlobalPost and Agence France-Presse (AFP) when he was allegedly pulled from the car he was traveling in to meet with a colleague and abducted at gunpoint. According to the Columbia Journalism Review, GlobalPost hired an international security firm for a ground level investigation in Northern Syria and along the Turkish border to locate him.
Foley was also detained and held for 44 days in Libya in 2011.
Colleagues remember, post pictures of American journalist James Foley on social media
President Barack Obama heads back to Martha's Vineyard for vacation and not a word regarding this savage beheading at the hands of the jayvee terrorists, ISIS.
Posted August 20, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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Sen. John McCain Questions Swap "Highest High-Risk" Terrorists as White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice Defends United States Negotiating with Terrorists over Exchange of GITMO 5 for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
White House national security adviser Susan Rice went on CNN's 'State of the Union' with Candy Crowley to defend the Obama administration's decision to exchange five GITMO "high risk" Taliban detainees for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Rice also spun the fact that the Obama administration broke the law in not notifying Congress 30 days prior that there was a negotiation in process. But of course, what difference does it make with this administration, all they do is break the law, thumb their nose at separations of power and The US Constitution. Let alone negotiating with terrorists. How and why would something like this be deemed so sensitive that Congress was not notified? " Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on ABC's 'This Week,' "What does this tell the terrorists? That if you capture a U.S. soldier, you can trade that soldier for five terrorists Cruz called the prisoner swap "very disturbing."
White House national security adviser Susan Rice defended the Obama administration's decision to exchange Guantanamo detainees for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, amid criticism that the United States negotiated with terrorists in the process.
She also said the "acute urgency" of Bergdahl's health condition justified President Obama's not notifying Congress beforehand that Bergdahl was being swapped for five Taliban detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
"What we did was ensure that, as always, the United States doesn't leave a man or a woman on the battlefield," Rice said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
Susan Rice went on to parrot President Obama in saying, "What we did was ensure that, as always, the United States doesn't leave a man or a woman on the battlefield." However, there appears to be just one little problem with that statement … Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was not left on the battlefield, by all accounts he left his
From The Daily Caller: CNN's Candy Crowley Grills Susan Rice: 'Point Blank, Did The US Negotiate With Terrorists?'
Once again the Obama administration is playing games with words. Newsflash to Susan Rice by the associative property, if a=b and b=c then a=c, you negotiated with terrorists.
CNN host Candy Crowley pressed White House national security adviser Susan Rice on the Taliban prisoner swap conducted Saturday, asking "point blank, did the US negotiate with terrorists" in violation of its long-held policy?
Crowley spoke with Rice on Sunday about the exchange of five high-ranking Taliban detainees — two of which are accused of the mass murder of religious minorities in Afghanistan — for Army Sgt. Bowe Berghdahl, whom many claim was captured after deserting his post and walking into the Afghan wilderness in 2009.
Berghdahl was captured by the Haqqani network, a close ally of the Taliban and an acknowledged terrorist organization according to the State Department.
"Point blank, did the US negotiate with terrorists for his release?" Crowley asked.
"Candy, what we did was ensure that, as always, the United States doesn't leave a man or woman on the battlefield," Rice replied. "It's very important for folks to understand, if we got into a situation where we said because of who has captured an American soldier on the battlefield, we will leave that person behind."
John McCain went on CBS's 'Face the Nation' and questioned the swap of "highest high-risk people" for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. McCain called the GITMO detainees, "These are the hardest of the hard core" and added that he was disturbed the Taliban named the prisoners they wanted in exchange for Bergdahl's freedom.
Current and former U.S. officials welcomed the return of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, but voiced concern about the release of five members of the Taliban who had been held at the Guantanamo Bay as part of a negotiated prisoner swap.
"These are the hardest of the hard core. These are the highest high-risk people, and others that we have released have gone back into the fight," said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in an interview on "Face the Nation," adding that he was disturbed the Taliban named the prisoners they wanted in exchange for Bergdahl's freedom.
Thanks Barack Obama: Taliban & Taliban's Supreme Leader Mullah Omar Celebrate Release of Gitmo Detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
Thanks Barack Obama … Isn't this special, Taliban's Supreme Leader Mullah Omar is celebrating the release of the GITMO 5 in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
The Taliban's supreme leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, hailed the release of the GITMO 5. Why shouldn't Omar be elated, the 5 terror suspects freed by Obama administration over the weekend were labeled 'high risk' in 2008 Pentagon report. Are you serious, Obama exchanged 5 high risk Taliban terrorists for what appears by all accounts to be a deserter? Is it bad enough that the Obama administration just negotiated with terrorists, but compounded matters with selecting a potential deserter as their test case. UNREAL.
"I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the entire Afghan Muslim nation, all the mujahideen and to the families and relatives of the prisoners for this big victory regarding the release of five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo prison," he said in a statement quoted by the AFP news agency.
It will be one year and one minute before these five Taliban terrorists are back on the terrorist battle field against the United States. Could Obama have done anything better to inspire the Taliban to continue the fight against America.
From the Islamic Eremite of Afghanistan:
Barack Obama and his misguided administration just created five Taliban rock stars.
We heartily congratulate the whole nation, Mujahidin of the Islamic Emirate, particularly the kith and kin of the released ones that five heads of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan namely Mulla Muhammad Fazal Akhund, Mulla Noorulla Noori, Mulla Khairulla Khairkhwa, Mulla Abdul Haq Waseeq and Moulavi Muhammad Nabi who had been incarcerated for the last thirteen years in 'Guantanamo Jail' are released due to the benevolence of Allah Almighty and the sacrifices of the heroic and courageous Mujahidin of the Islamic Emirate.
These five heads were released in the result of an indirect negotiation between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the United States mediated by Qatari government. They will remain with their families inside Qatar and will lead a normal life.
To get the preceding five heads released, it is worth mentioning that the Islamic Emirate handed over the American soldier to the US who was captive with us approximately for the last five years.
These five heads of the Islamic Emirate were handed over on Saturday at 07:00 pm Afghanistan standard time to the delegation of Qatar who has been waiting there in 'Guantanamo Bay' for the previous three days. This delegation, including five heads of the Islamic Emirate, left Guantanamo at 10:00 pm and will arrive in Qatar today Sunday. They will be received and welcomed by the Political Bureau of the Islamic Emirate inside Qatar and members of the leading council of the Islamic Emirate. Similarly, the American prisoner 'Bergdahl' was handed over in the suburbs of 'Khost' province to the other side on Saturday at 07:00 pm Afghanistan standard time.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has been taking all possible measures since long to get all the Afghan prisoners released whether they are incarcerated inside the country or outside and to let them enjoy a free and peaceful life.
In the future too, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is determined to get all the Mujahidin prisoners released as soon as possible. In this regard, we expect all the legal and human rights societies particularly the United Nations to share and accelerate their efforts with Afghan people and the Islamic Emirate on the basis of human sympathy so that all the incarcerated people are freed and their basic legal and human rights are safeguarded and they could lead an independent and peaceful life of their own accord.
EXIT QUESTION: How soon will the next kidnapping or abduction take place in the Middle East now that Obama has shown that he is willing to negotiate with terrorists in hostage swaps?
Say Hello To the Five Identified Taliban Prisoners Released by Barack Obama from GITMO in Exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl … Meet the GITMO 5
The Taliban FIVE released from GITMO have been identified.
Yesterday, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only living POW held by the Taliban in Afghanistan was freed in exchange for five Afghan detainees from GITMO. Barack Obama was quick to take the praise yesterday and use phrases that began with an "I". The president stated Bowe's recovery is a reminder of America's unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield, which may have the have an asterisk after it. Who is to say that terrorists do not try an do the same? As reported at TWS, now it is time to meet the GITMO 5, five of the most dangerous Taliban commanders in U.S. custody.
- Mullah Mohammad Fazl (Taliban army chief of staff)
- Mullah Norullah Noori (senior Taliban military commander)
- Abdul Haq Wasiq (Taliban deputy minister of intelligence):
- Khairullah Khairkhwa (Taliban governor of the Herat province and former interior minister)
- Mohammed Nabi (senior Taliban figure and security official)
More from The Weekly Standard: Five of the Most Dangerous Taliban Commanders in U.S. Custody Exchanged for American Captive.
The Taliban has long demanded that the "Gitmo 5" be released in order for peace talks to begin in earnest. The Obama administration has desperately sought to engage the Taliban as American forces are drawn down in Afghanistan, but those talks have gone nowhere to this point. At first, the administration set preconditions for the talks, including that the Taliban break its relationship with al Qaeda. When it became clear that this was a non-starter, the administration decided to make the Taliban's desired break with al Qaeda a goal, and no longer a precondition, for its diplomacy.
There is little hope that the peace talks will be more successful now. But the president seems to believe that Bergdahl's exchange for the Gitmo 5 (who are reportedly being transferred to Qatar) may break the ice. "While we are mindful of the challenges, it is our hope Sergeant Bergdahl's recovery could potentially open the door for broader discussions among Afghans about the future of their country by building confidence that it is possible for all sides to find common ground," Obama said in his statement.
The Obama administration says that security measures have been put into place to make sure that the Gitmo 5 do not pose a threat to American national security. Let's hope that is true; it certainly has not been the case with many ex-Gitmo detainees in the past.
Taliban Detainees Turned Over by U.S. in Bergdahl Deal:
MOHAMMED FAZL: A February 2008 Pentagon document said Fazlserved as Taliban deputy minister of defense and as a seniorcommander who was chief of staff of the Taliban army. The U.S.military said he was wanted by the United Nations for possiblewar crimes including the murder of thousands of Afghanistan'sminority Shi'ite Muslims between 1998 and 2001. It said he wasborn in 1967 in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. According toU.S. military documents, Fazl was also on the scene of aNovember 2001 prison riot that killed CIA operative JohnnyMicheal Spann, the first American who died in combat in theAfghan war. There is no evidence, however, that Fazl played anydirect role in Spann's death.
MULLAH NORULLAH NOORI: A February 2008 Pentagon document said Noori was a senior Taliban military commander in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif during fighting in late 2001 after the U.S. invasion. It said he also was the Taliban governor for two provinces and was wanted by the United Nations for possible war crimes including the murder of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims. It said he was born in 1967 in Afghanistan's Zabul province.
KHAIRULLAH KHAIRKHWA: A March 2008 Pentagon document said Khairkhwa was a senior Taliban official serving as the minister of interior, governor of Herat and a military commander. It said that after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, he represented the Taliban during meetings with Iranian officials seeking to support hostilities against U.S. forces in Afghanistan. It said he was born in 1967 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
ABDUL HAQ WASIQ: A January 2008 Pentagon document said Wasiq served as the Taliban deputy minister of intelligence. "He was central to the Taliban's efforts to form alliances with other Islamic fundamentalist groups to fight alongside the Taliban against U.S. and Coalition forces after the 11 September2001 attacks," the document said. It said he was born in 1971 in Afghanistan's Ghazni province.
MOHAMMED NABI: A January 2008 Pentagon document said Nabi was a senior Taliban official who "served in multiple leadership roles." It said he "maintained weapons caches and facilitated the smuggling of fighters and weapons." It said he was born in1968 in Afghanistan's Khost province.
UPDATE I: What the hell was this TWEET from father of released Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
Below is the tweet from Bob Bergdahl's account, which was published May 28 and was deleted Saturday night. Imagine that? He us still working to free all GITMO prisoners, what is up with this? God will repay the death of every Afghan child? Why didn't the father of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl just end his tweet with allahu akbar?
Posted June 1, 2014 by Scared Monkeys
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Twelve-year-old year old Girl Scout Nicole Donant had already gathered some 6000 books on her own. Some of these books were cleaned and repaird by Nicole. In any case, her wish came true.
How many 12 year olds can do such a wonderful thing? This is such a wonderfully selfless act that goes beyond description.
For our part, we now have over 900 employees who have a new sense of pride in what we do. We were able to turn this request around in only ten days. Normally, it would have been something along the lines of 8 months to two years to deliver a complete library. It's amazing what one little girl can do to galvanize her own community and another that is a few hundred miles away.
Be sure to tune in to Three Wishes this Friday, November 11th at 9pm EST on NBC and you too will see how great this kid really is.
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Waste your time and stave off Alzheimer's, all in one blow!
It keeps clicking for me, and the good news is it seems to be clicking with some other folks as well. So I think this should raise a question. This is a simple question, though it's 800+ words long: With whom does this need to click for it to matter? Does it need to click with the ALA? The directors of the ACRL libraries? If I'm wrong, and this is yet just one more "end of the libraries" time, then our profession live through it just fine. If you agree with me, who should we being trying to convince we're right? Let me explain a little what I'm talking about here.
Like Karen, Gandel's "Wrong Train?" gave me a couple new clicks:
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2. We are nodes. We are a small piece of a huge information industry that we used to have a monopoly on. -- Read More
I have recently become convinced our future is digital. After following the Google and The Illiterate Monks thread, and reading "How Transistor Radios and Web (and Newspapers and Hi-Fi radio) are Alike" I believe I can see a small bit of the future, and it's not paper based. I'm not even sure I can see a place for libraries. It's not that I want the future to be like this, I believe, as the old saying goes, there is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to a digital future.
For years I've been on the fence when it comes to our digital future. I've always bought into the assumption that books are here to stay. That libraries will always have a place. That 100 years from now we'll still want to browse the stacks to see what's related. I think I've fallen off that fence, and landed on the side with the digitalists. I've chosen sides based on things I've read from both the crumugednons like Gorman, and the many techno-freaks on the other side. I don't know what this means for the millions of books we hold currently. I don't know what this means for the future of libraries & librarians, nor do I know what, if anything, we can do to ensure we're still around in 20 years, but below I'll share with you why I've moved from fence sitter, to digitalist. -- Read More


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Poetry Month Thursdays
Thu, Apr 4 - Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Times: 12:15-12:45pm
Venue: First Church in Boston
66 Marlborough St., Boston, MA 02116Contact:
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During the month of April, First Church in Boston will be welcoming two published poets each Thursday, from 12:15-12:45, to read from their original work. Curated by poet Mary Collins, the series features a diversity of writers from a variety of backgrounds.
The schedule is as follows: April 4: Kemi Alabi and Tom Daley, two dramatic and outspoken poets launch our lunchtime poetry series; April 11: Ellen Beth Siegel and Holly Zeeb, both women poet/therapists, offer their own unique and thoughtful views; April 18; Mary Collins and Adnan Onart, First Church in Boston member/poets from very different religious backgrounds share aesthetic values; April 25: Beatriz Alba Del Rio poet/lawyer and lifetime member of the New England Poetry Club, founded by Robert Frost, and Emerson College professor Daniel Tobin, vice president of same, relate their deep respect for the poetic tradition.
For detailed biographies of each poet, visit www.firstchurchbostonmusic.org.
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Please join us at the opening of an exhibit featuring the remarkable, often beautiful and historically important photographs of Martha Blow Wadsworth (1864-1934) from Milne Library's Special Collections. The event will take place in Milne Library on Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 6-7 p.m., and light refreshments will be served.
"A Camera in 1888: Martha Blow Wadsworth, Chronicler of American Moments" highlights photographs taken during her travels to Alaska with an Army surveying party, to Panama while the canal was being built, and to the American west and southwest (again with an Army surveying party ) — all in the early 20th-century. Through the talented eye of one local amateur, the exhibit illustrates what the consumer camera, introduced in 1888 by Kodak, made possible. It will be on view through December in the lobby of Milne Library.
Ms. Wadsworth was a native of St. Louis who lived in Avon, N.Y. with her husband, Herbert Wadsworth (of the prominent Geneseo family). An avid horsewoman and amateur photographer, she has been described as vivacious, energetic, and adventurous. Thirty-three of her albums, as well as hundreds of glass slides, from which the photographs have been selected were donated to Milne Library in 1976 by nephew-in-law Michael Moukhanoff and are housed with the larger Wadsworth Family Papers collection.
"A Camera in 1888″ was curated by Special Collections Librarian Liz Argentieri and Regina Carra '15, with assistance from Jack Scott '06. It is part of the larger campus-wide program, 1888 in America: William Trost Richards' Seascape Contextualized, which opened Oct. 24 and runs through the end of the semester.
Daylight Saving Time Ends on Sunday, Nov. 2nd and our clocks will need to be set back 1 hour. Some of the clocks in the library are controlled by an electronic master clock and will reset automatically, but many are not. We appreciate your patience as we work to update them!
What is Daylight Savings Anyway?
Daylight-savings time is the advancing of the clock, usually in summer time, one hour ahead of the local standard time in order to increase the hours of daylight available at the end of the day.
The idea originated with none other than Benjamin Franklin in the 1700s. But it didn't really catch on until WWI when England and Germany put it into practice as a wartime measure for making full use of daylight hours. By 1925, it became permanent in England.
The U.S. also took advantage of daylight savings for both World Wars, but it didn't become a permanent fixture for most states until the oil crisis in the mid-1960's.
Find out more at timeanddate.com.
You may see pillows and/or mattresses carried around campus tomorrow [Wednesday, October 29, 2014]. Students, faculty and staff on college campuses across the country are taking collective action to support survivors of sexual and domestic violence on college campuses by carrying a pillow or mattress.
This national day of action is inspired by the activism and art of Emma Sulkowicz at Columbia University and led by Columbia student activists. Emma carries a mattress with her as part of a performance art piece to protest the dismissal of her rape report by campus officials at Columbia University.
The day of action aims to raise awareness about the prevalence of sexual and domestic violence, advocate for better campus policies, and challenge rape culture. To find out more and share photos of the efforts of students on our campus visit the Carry That Weight website.
Milne Library's Ask A Librarian webpage just got a facelift! The new page is better integrated with our chat and library subject guides. Added functionality on this page allows users to search through Frequently Asked Questions, submit a question of their own or contact a reference librarian via phone, text, email, chat, or by scheduling a one-on-one consultation.
Be sure to update your bookmarks to libanswers.geneseo.edu.
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This post was originally published on the Scientific American Blog, Information Culture, on September 29, 2014.
While there has been some high quality news reporting about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, it is also easy to find vague, misleading or erroneous information about the disease and the outbreak. News related to the outbreak may also prompt more folks to explore the scholarly scientific literature on the subject. The list below contains some reliable information sources on the topic.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's Disaster Information Management Research Center released an excellent guide to Ebola information resources. Many of the links in this post are also available from the NLM guide.
General information about the disease
News stories and collections
Scholarly materials
The National Library of Medicine has initiated an Emergency Access Initiative (EAI) for scholarly papers related to Ebola. The EAI is a partnership between the National Library of Medicine (the folks behind the PubMed biomedical research database) and the companies and organizations that publish scholarly articles. The EAI allows healthcare professionals, policy makes, librarians, and others involved in a health disaster event to temporarily access scholarly articles on the topic that would generally only be available to subscribers. Affected folks hoping to access the information need to login at the EAI site, then continue on to PubMed. Once you get to PubMed, you can limit your search to articles available for free through the program. The current EAI allows access until October 17, 2014.
Many publishers have put together collections of ebola related articles available for free on their websites, including:
Of particular interest is an interactive map and timeline of the outbreak, discussed in detail by Larry Greenemeier on the Scientific American website.
Governmental websites
This list is only a small portion of the high quality information sources available. Feel free to share your go-to high-quality information resources in the comments.
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Three instructors, five team leaders, 37 participants, 5 regional locations in New York, and 963 miles travelled; this, the winning equation for a summertime road trip of the third Library Instruction Leadership Academy (LILAC).
Dr. Brian Morgan of the Ella Shear Cline School of Education joined librarians Michelle Costello and Kim Davies Hoffman, along with many other co-Principal Investigators on the IITG planning team, to design a LILAC like none before. After offering two local instances of the academy (2010 & 2013), meant to train librarians new to instructional roles in foundational pedagogical methods, LILAC 3 aims to widen the audience throughout New York State. The first stage included five full-day workshops (over a two-week period) in various regions of the state, in an attempt to reach as many participants as possible – Potsdam, Saratoga Springs, Highland, Rochester, and Ithaca. Dr. Morgan provided a thorough grounding in pedagogical theory and Michelle and Kim followed with demonstrations of that theory into the practice of library instruction. Students were immersed in the theory as they contemplated their professional content through hands-on and collaborative activities
Giving LILAC participants a three-week break to resume their typical fall semester routine, online modules for the academy picked up on Monday, September 15, beginning with a focus on librarian interactions with students and collaborations with faculty and community members. Three more two-week modules will be spread out until mid-November and participants will culminate their learning with multiple final projects (a progressively developed lesson plan, a usable digital asset that can be used to supplement a class lesson or used to promote library services, and an action plan for a project personalized to each participant's library).
LILAC 3 is not only meant to educate its participants, but its developers too. Module presenters are experimenting with new technologies to translate the typical LILAC content into asynchronous learning. The regional leaders have been immersed in the LILAC experience since the time of IITG proposal writing, so that they might sustain in future years such professional development opportunities in their local regions.
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The Imaginarium is a place of creativity. It is an open area that contains materials, ideas, and tools that can be used to enhance learning. School of Education students can use the space to meet for projects, use the material to create bulletin boards, complete assessment pieces, and use a variety of resources, models, and manipulates available in TERC to enhance lessons.
Teachers can send students to the Imaginarium as a resource of ideas for lesson plans, projects, and unit plans.
The area is also open to the community. We would love to encourage members to explore the fiction and nonfiction novels available for variety of grade levels. In addition, there are many games and resources available for students to practice skills.
Office hours are available on Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6-8pm. Please stop by and meet with the Imaginarium curator for help with your projects.
George Bernard Shaw once said, "Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will." So visit the Imaginarium and allow your imagination to flow.
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Forget Redbox and Netflix. Milne Library has an AMAZING selection of entertaining DVDs – more than 1,500 feature films and television series — chosen with you, the college student, in mind . What's more, you don't have to spend a cent and you'll get four weeks to watch them. They're a cinch to browse, too, now that they're arranged alphabetically by title on new spinning display units on Milne's Lower Level. No more call numbers to write down or try to remember, no more craning your next and straining your eyes to find that call number stuck on the narrow spine of the DVD case – just simple, straightforward, and more enjoyable DVD pickin'!
If you're one of those who prefer to browse for movies and such in GLOCAT Classic first, the handy "DVDs & Videos" tab allows you to see not only what Milne has but what's not currently checked out. Here a title search, or a keyword search on a particular actor, director, topic, etc., will bring up just DVDs and videos that match what you're looking for. To find just the most recent releases, search by date range (e.g., "2014-2014") and a list of that year's releases will come up, arranged alphabetically by title.
Users should know that, in addition to the feature films and television series they'll find on the spinning units, Milne owns many other titles in DVD format (think PBS documentaries). These are still arranged by call number and housed on shelves opposite the "spinners."
Liz Argentieri, Special Collections
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Our friends in CIT have issued the following notice:
iOS 8, the next update for Apple iPhones and iPads, is over 2GB in size. It's huge. It will be released tomorrow, Wednesday, September 17. We have hundreds of these Apple devices on campus. If any significant number of them all attempt to download their update at the same time, we are going to suffer a genuine case of network over-utilization.
We are looking at deploying a caching server to minimize some of this pain, but, realistically, the network, the Internet, wireless, it's all going to be slow and painful for the next few days. Please don't be surprised when things don't behave as usual and perform below their usual standard.


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Giant steps in educationOctober 30,2013If theres a key to this nations sustained competitiveness, its education. And if theres a key to the kind of social mobility thats integral to our countrys cherished narrative, to its soul, its giving kids from all walks of life teachers and classrooms that beckon them toward excellence. But like all aspects of American policymaking these days, the push to improve public schools bucks up against factionalism, pettiness, lobbies that wont be muted and sacred cows that cant be disturbed. Progress that needs to be sweeping is anything but.
Thats why my eyes turn to Colorado. Thats why yours should, too.
The state is on the precipice of something big. On Election Day next Tuesday, Coloradans will decide whether to ratify an ambitious statewide education overhaul that the legislature already passed and that Gov. John Hickenlooper signed but that voters must now approve, because Colorado law gives them that right in regard to tax increases, which the overhaul entails. Arne Duncan, the nations education secretary, has said that the success of Amendment 66, which is what voters will weigh in on, would make Colorado the educational model for every other state to follow.
Its significant in many regards, especially in its creation of utterly surprising political bedfellows. Amendment 66 has the support of many fervent advocates of charter schools, which the overhaul would fund at nearly the same level as other schools for the first time. In fact one prominent donor to the campaign for Amendment 66 is Ben Walton, whose familys philanthropy, the Walton Family Foundation, champions school choice and is loathed by teachers unions.
And yet the two most powerful of those unions, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, have endorsed Amendment 66. The NEA and its state arm, the Colorado Education Association, have together donated $4 million toward the amendments passage.
Part of what rallied the unions to the overhaul, which many unionized teachers initially resisted, is its infusion of an extra $950 million annually into public education through the 12th grade, a portion of which could go to rehiring teachers who lost jobs during the recession and to hiring new ones for broadly expanded preschool and kindergarten programs. Thats an increase of more than 15 percent over current funding levels, which put Colorado well behind most other states in per-pupil spending, and it would be made possible by a tax increase that replaces the states flat rate of 4.63 percent with a rate of 5 percent on household income up to $75,000 and 5.9 percent on income above that.
Because of that increase, all of the Republicans in Colorados legislature, controlled by Democrats, voted against the overhaul, which The Wall Street Journal recently portrayed as an ultraliberal, union-coddling scheme to begin soaking Coloradans with new taxes. Passage of Amendment 66, the Journal wrote, would prove that millions of Coloradans have taken to smoking that marijuana they legalized last year.
Theres no such reefer madness. If the overhaul were a socialist sop to teachers unions, the campaign for it wouldnt have received $1 million from Michael Bloomberg and the support of some prominent Colorado businesses.
It does direct more money proportionally to poor schools and at-risk students, but as Hickenlooper said to me, Everybody has a self-interest in reducing the number of dropouts. He noted that more and better-educated high school graduates would mean less crime and a stronger work force, attracting investment to Colorado.
Hes by no means a conventionally liberal Democrat. Neither is the overhauls chief architect, a young state senator named Mike Johnston who used to be a schoolteacher and principal and previously sponsored a law that ended traditional tenure in Colorados public schools. It drew robust Republican support.
His education overhaul is a shrewd grab bag of ideas from different camps that recognizes the political imperative of such eclecticism and the lack of any magic bullet for student improvement. It invests in early childhood education, teacher training, a fund for innovative projects, charters. It ratchets up local control and flexibility, giving principals an unprecedented degree of autonomy over spending. It also enables parents to see, online, how much money goes into instruction versus administration at their childrens schools. Theres transparency. Accountability.
And Amendment 66 hardly puts Colorado in the ranks of high-tax states.
Its our idea of a grand bargain, Johnston told me.
In Washington, that phrase has become a punch line, that notion a mirage. And in Colorado?
Fingers crossed. Because even if his plan turns out to be imperfect, its a relatively bold stride in a country too accustomed to baby steps. And those just arent good enough when it comes to children, knowledge and the future itself.
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One of my New Year's resolutions was to get my free weekly newsletter up and running again. Last year this time I suddenly had more writing responsibilities and it was put on the shelf.
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