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100 Tips and Tools for Managing Your Personal Library
For many book lovers and students, it's hard to resist adding new volumes to a personal library, especially if they're at a bargain. But with every growing stacks of books, there comes a need to organize and store your books so that you can find a book you'd like to reread, protect your collection from harmful elements, and even make sure you have a record of your literary investments for insurance purposes. These resources and tips can help you get a head start on everything from deciding what to buy to organizing what you already have so that you can enjoy your books for years to come.
Use these tips to start getting your personal library in order and easily accessible.
- Figure out what you have. It's hard to know what you want to get rid or or what you'd like to add if you don't know what you have. Take some time to invoice your books so you don't accidentally get duplicates because you didn't remember you already bought a particular book.
- Decide what you want. Once you know what you have you can establish what books you'd like to add to your personal library. There are numerous tools online that can help you create a wish list, but Amazon provides a particular easy way to do so.
- Establish a budget. Sometimes when books are on sale or seem to be a particularly good bargain you'll pick up dozens because it seems like a good deal. You may get some new reads but you might end up spending more than you want to if you do this regularly. Establish a book budget for new purchases and stick to it when shopping.
- Invest in storage. If you own a lot of books, it's important to make sure that you can enjoy them and that they're in a space that won't lead to them getting damaged by water or bugs. Invest in some good quality shelves from a store or build them yourself.
- Get organized. While you might love the look of chaos, it certainly won't make your life any easier when you're trying to find a book to use for a paper or read on a flight. There are a myriad of ways to organize your books from the color of their bindings to the date they were written, so figure out what works best for you and rearrange accordingly.
- Monitor what you lend. While it can be a good feeling to lend out books from your personal library, it often results in you never seeing those titles again. Use a computer program or a ledger system to keep track of what you've loaned and who needs to get it back to you.
- Eliminate books you don't need. Chances are good that even the most well-kept personal library has a few books that are duplicates or just not particularly useful. Donate or sell the books you have that you don't want or need. You'll free up space for new books and maybe even earn money towards new titles as well.
- Find out where to get bargains. Buying new books and creating a personal library doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Find out where books are available for cheap in your area, whether at used book stores or even your local thrift store.
- Be picky. Not every book will make a good addition to your personal library and even if you get a stack for free it doesn't mean you should keep them. Be picky about what comes in to make sure you create a well-rounded and high-quality library.
- Create a system. No matter what system you decide to use, whether you organize by size, topic or author, make sure you stick to it when you add new books. This will make it easy to find books that you need and keep everything neat and tidy.
Web Tools
These online tools offer a great way to manage the titles of the books you own or want to own.
- Library Elf: If you're the type that likes to audition book before you purchase them then this can be a great tool for keeping track of the library books you have checked out, letting you know where you've loaned them from and when they're due back.
- Library Thing: Library thing makes it easy to catalog your books online. You can create a free account that allows you to enter 200 books or pay a small fee to enter as many as you'd like. There are also features on the site that allow you to connect with others who have similar tastes in reading material.
- Zotero: While Zotero is predominantly a tool for researching, it can also be used to catalog your personal library. Using Amazon or another online book reseller you can easily record important information about the books you own using the citation and bookmarking features of this tool.
- GuruLib: This site is created especially to help you organize and catalog your home library. Create a profile and start creating lists of your personal books, movies music and more.
- ShelfCentered: Check out this site to create a virtual bookshelf. You can load it up with your favorite books, movies or games and even create a wish list for the new things you want to add.
- Lib.rario.us: Need a place to catalog your media collection, from books to DVDs? This site is a great all-in-one solution, making it easy to keep track of what you own.
- Bibliophil: Use this site to create a customized online library of the materials that are in your real-life library. Once your books are in there you can search by author, title, date read and more and get access to features like wish lists, recommendations and book loans.
- Nurse Practitioner Programs: Whether you just want to keep track of what health library technology exists, or you want recommendations about the best iphone apps for librarians, this blog is a good place to look.
- YourMediaLibrary: If you use Amazon to shop for new books why not use it to store information about what books you already own? This site keeps track of your purchases through Amazon and allows you to add new titles as well.
Many of these applications are freeware or shareware, allowing you to keep detailed records of your personal library on your computer.
- Personal Library Manager: At only $5, this program is a cheap and easy way for Windows users to track their personal library. Enter titles, authors, ISBNs, condition and more and use filters to make it easy to search through your holdings.
- Manage Your Books: Check out this Windows program for an easy way to track your personal library. Enter in the titles you know and you can easily track what you've loaned, create reports and search your books.
- Alex Personal Library Manager: For those with a library on the small side this can be a useful tool, with search capabilities, simple interface and topic browsing.
- eLibrary: If you've got books stacked on every possible surface, this tool can help you manage them. Simply enter the ISBN of your book and the program will download the relevant information from the Web, making it easy and quick for you.
- MyBooks: For only $10 you can enjoy this shareware program that can help you maintain a database of up to 32,000 books.
- Complete Home Library: This thorough application makes it possible to keep track of multiple libraries and manage all of your important collection records in one place.
- Book Bin 3.0: Formerly called BookMate, this program works on multiple platforms and can help you manage your library, keep a reading journal and even search your books through a card catalog.
- Bookjerk: You don't have be a book miser or even a grump to use this tool, designed to help you keep track of the contents of your numerous bookshelves.
- Media Library 3.1: If you want to monitor what you have lent out to others as well as your personal collection, this program can be a helpful and versatile tool.
- iLibrary 1.2: This program uses an iTunes-like interface to help you keep track of all your favorite books, movies and more.
- Librarian Pro 1.3.5: Be your own librarian with this helpful software for Macs. Users can create smart collections, monitor lent out items, and even export the data to your iPod.
- Biblio 1.0.1: For $25 you can download this tool for Macs which makes tracking, recording and organizing your books easy and pain-free.
- BookCat: Collectors of books will enjoy this program which allows easy cataloging of even the largest collections of books. You can even change the data entry fields to reflect information that you want to keep track of for each book.
- Delicious Monster: Take recording your book and media collections to the next level with this program. It allows you, through the use of a webcam, to simply scan the barcode and save the entry in your account, making it simple to enter and keep information about your personal library.
- AVCataloger: This program uses the format of Microsoft Outlook to help you enter and store data related to your media. The program is designed for use for not only books but music, movies and software as well.
Social Networking for Books
These sites can be great places to not only record what books you have but to get suggestions for new purchases from others and talk with other book lovers and academics in your field.
- Shelfari: This blog has both Facebook and MySpace apps that can let you share your recent reads or all-time favorites with your friends online.
- GoodReads: List your personal reading on this site and keep track of what your friends are paging through lately as well.
- AllConsuming: Check out this site to create an online catalog of your personal library of books, movies or even meals and get helpful suggestions from others who share your tastes.
- Anobii: Once you've added some of your personal library selections to this site you can start meeting people who have similar tastes to your own and get great recommendations.
- Listal: Listal provides a easy-to-use space to list your favorite music, books and games and even get recommendations and meet new friends based on your reading preferences.
- Douban: This simple site lets you catalog and rate your books and music, provides recommendations, hosts reviews, and helps you find others with similar likes and dislikes.
- Reader2: Make your personal library a little more social through this site. You'll find new friends, organize your titles and much more.
- BooksWellRead: This site is a great place for those who want to take and save notes about the books they've read, whether for personal reference or for research projects.
- ChainReading: Think you might be addicted to reading? This site can be a great place to manage that addiction. You can let others know what you're reading and recommend it as well as get recommendations for yourself.
- BookTribes: Create a profile for you and your favorite reads on this site and you can meet others who share your taste in books and might have something to offer you in the way of finding new books to read.
- ConnectViaBooks: Use this site to create a list of books you've read and what you've thought of them. Once you've done that you can meet and talk to others who like the same authors or titles.
Give these articles a read to learn some helpful tips and suggestions about how to effectively manage a personal library.
- Managing Your Book Collection in Ubuntu with Alexandria: Linux nerds can use the information in this article to help them better manage their personal libraries.
- My Personal Library and the Semantic Web: Learn how you can use Web 2.0 products to document your book collection in this article.
- How to Organize a Personal Library: Need some pointers on getting your library organized? This article can be a great starting point for purging, cleaning and systemizing.
- Building a World Class Library with Free Web Resources: In this age of technology, books aren't always in that familiar paper-bound form, some are digital as well. This article gives suggestions on how you can make the most of free digital resources to find and store information.
- A 30,000 Volume Window on the World: The author of this article for the NY Times shares his personal library, all 30,000 volumes of it, and his thoughts on book ownership.
- How to Organize Your Personal Library with the Dewey Decimal System: Want to organize your home library just like a real library? This site will tell you how to do it simply and easily.
- Building a Personal Library: Check out this article for tips on building your perfect personal library.
- Personal Development Library Tips: Blogger Steve Pavlina gives his two cents on how to make your home library more productive.
- Organizing a Home Library: Get a step-by-step guide on getting your bookshelves into shape with this article.
- Safe Book Placement for Home Library: Don't get injured by falling books or ill-advised bookshelf decisions. This video shows you the right way to organize your books.
- Keeping Your Personal Library Well Stacked: While the lazy part of you might be content with your stacks of books, the logical part of you knows if they are organized they'll be easier to find and use. This article can help you get started with that organization process.
- Organize Your Collection of Books: This article from Oprah's website will help you determine not only what to put in your library but how to organize it, and even your reasons for wanting a personal library.
- Starting Your Own Personal Library: Those who are just starting out on getting together a great personal library will appreciate this forum from Library Thing. You'll get all kinds of suggestions and advice for building a great home library.
- Building a Personal Library for Your Children: If you have kids, you know how important it is to instill a love of reading in them from an early age. This site will give you advice on how to build a great personal library for the littlest readers in your home.
Books to Add
Looking to add a few new volumes to your personal collection? These sites can give you some suggestions on some of the best reads out there.
- Building a Personal Finance Library: If you want to learn more about how to manage your finances, the books listed on this site are a great place to start.
- 77 Best Business Books: Build you business education through adding these great books to your personal library.
- 30 Books Everyone Should Read Before Their 30th Birthday: Those looking for influential and life-changing reads should visit this site for suggestions on new books.
- The Modern Library: 100 Best Novels: This well-respected list can be a great place to find suggestions for building an awesome and comprehensive home library.
- 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of the Century: If fiction isn't your cup of tea, then check out this list of must-have non-fiction.
- 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library: Want to create a home library that's full of good reads and will make you look particularly smart, check out these list of suggestions to add to your shelves.
- 25 Essential Books for the Well-Read Explorer: For travelers who want to know a little bit about the places they've been, these books can be a great addition to any bookshelf.
- 100 Must-Read Books: The Essential Man's Library: If you're more of the manly, intellectual type then this list may be for you. It contains everything you need to build the ideal masculine library.
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die: This extensive list gives suggestions of the best books by decade so you can find something from any time period that adds to your personal collection.
- 40 Most Important Books: If you want to read books that have made a big impact on the world, then give this list a look. You may find something that can change your life as well.
Making Space
Part of having a great personal library isn't just the books themselves but the place that you store them as well. These resources can help you get some ideas for storing your books in a creative and accessible way.
- Library Designs: Here you can find ideas on furnishings, designs, and technologies you can use in your home library.
- Library Essentials: This site provides loads of helpful tips and ideas on choosing furniture and designing a great at-home library.
- Your Shelves: Visitors to this blog can send in photos of their personal bookshelves or get inspiration from others who've shared designs of their personal libraries.
- Brodart.com: This company sells everything you'll need to protect, care for and store your books.
- How to Build a Cheap Home Library: If you're on a serious budget, get some tips from this site on how to create a cool home library without spending a fortune.
- Creative Ways to Create an In-Home Library: Make your library somewhere you want to be by getting creative. This site provides some neat ideas for arranging and creating built-ins for your home.
- Extreme How-to: Build a Home Library: Want to go the DIY route? Here you'll find instructions on building some nice shelves for your personal library.
- 20 Unusually Brilliant Bookcase and Bookshelf Designs: Get ideas on how to jazz up your personal library by checking out these interesting and unusual bookcase designs.
- Storing Books in Small Spaces: Have a tiny apartment or home? This article can give you some pointers on how to make the most of the space you have for book storage.
- How to Install Built-In Bookshelves In Your Home: If you're interested in creating some long term storage solutions for your books, give this article a read.
Book Shopping
If you're ready to buy some new books to read, these sites can be great places to find the best deals on new and used books.
- BooksPrice: Give this site a try to search for and compare prices on books both new and old from the major online retailers.
- BookBurro: Ensure that you're getting the best deal on the book you're buying by using this comparison site.
- BookFinder: The more money you save on buying books the more you'll have to make future purchases. This site can be a big help by allowing you to compare prices from several major sites.
- ISBN Spy: If you know exactly what book you want to buy, simply enter the ISBN number to this site and get results on the cheapest place to purchase it.
- BookSense: For those who'd like to avoid giving money to the big online retailers, this site is a collection of independent booksellers.
- AbeBooks: Whether you're looking to buy new or save some money on used, this site is a savvy place to comparison shop.
- Alibris: This site not only provides best sellers and used books but can be a great place to buy those hard-to-find out of print novels.
- Paperback Swap: If you've spent some time purging your bookshelves of books you no longer need, you can trade them for new titles on this book swap site.
- BookCrossing: For those who want a little adventure in their book giving and getting, this site is a good resource. Simply use the book plates provided and leave your already read book around town for others to find.
- Bookins: Trade out your old, unwanted books for new, more intriguing titles on this swapping site.
Book Labeling and Care
Make sure your books stay safe and secure with some advice from these sites. You'll get tips on storage and care as well as some attractive and unique labels you can put on your books to prevent them from getting lost for good.
- Personal Library Kit: Get a head start on having all the materials you need to lend out books with this kit. You'll get labels, a date stamp, and cards to let borrowers know when their titles are due.
- My Home Library: This site is full of creative book labels as well as tips and suggestions for managing a personal library.
- Care, Handling and Storage of Books: The Library of Congress provides this helpful guide on taking care of books and making sure they stay in good shape when you're storing or reading them.
- Book Care for Bibliophiles: Love your books? Then take good care of them with the advice provided in this article.
- How to Store Books: If you've been storing your books in a hodgepodge or cramming them into a bookshelf them check out this article which will tell you how to properly store your books.
- Bookbinding and the Care of Books: If you're a book collector then this site might be of interest to you in managing the care of your valuable books.
- Caring for Your Treasures: The library at Stanford provides this helpful guide for keeping environmental conditions, shelving and storage right for books.
- How to Store Books, Magazines and Media: If you're looking to make a little more room amidst your books and magazines this site gives some good tips for safely storing all your valuable media.
- Label Your Books With Dewey Numbers: Go the ultimate nerdy route by labeling your books with Dewey Decimal numbers. This site will show you how it's done.
- How to Care for Your Books: Ensure your books last as long as you do with the care instructions provided by this article.
- Bookplate Ink: Check out this site for personalized bookplates for your favorite volumes.
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Reduction Act", Corrections.com,
November 18, 2002.
The "Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2002," currently before Congress, seeks
to reduce acts of prison rape nationwide through steps that include
analyzing data and providing funds to correctional agencies for prevention
measures. While this legislation is being discussed in Washington D.C.,
the debate continues over how prevalent the problem this is in our
nation's prisons and jails.
"I think overall, the field [of corrections] is doing a poor job in terms
of prevention and dealing with the issue once a sexual assault is
reported," says Lara Stemple,
Executive Director of Stop Prisoner Rape (SRP). "Rape and sexual assault
is a crime in all 50 states - there are some relevant laws everywhere. The
problem is the failure both on the part of the correctional officer to
take these issues seriously and the law enforcement officers to prosecute
crimes against people in prison."
She adds that recent reports indicate that among men, one in 10 have been
raped in prison and one in five have been sexually assaulted, and the
numbers are growing. With female inmates, while they are more likely to be
assaulted by correctional officers than inmates, she says, the numbers
vary greatly by facility. Stemple says estimates range from one in four
women abused in a facility to none - proof that with the right prevention
measures, changes can be made.
"It is clear that
every professional in the business [of corrections] feels [the importance
of this issue] and takes a professional responsibility to protect inmates
- everybody gets that," says Martin
Horn, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Probation
and former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Horn also says that any thoughtful analysis of most correctional policies
would indicate that agencies have procedures and training in place that
address prisoner rape. Therefore, corrections has the issue well under
control without the need for national legislation to dictate actions, he
While Stemple says
that there are some
correctional agencies that do have effective prevention mechanisms in
place, often they are ignored if it is staff who are the ones conducting
these acts. With this in mind, outside intervention is needed.
"In the same way we hear about police departments having a 'wall of
silence,' there is a culture of officers [in corrections] protecting their
own when one of their own is accused," she says. "We've heard from
prisoners that literally hear cries and screams in the night for help, but
officers will do nothing. There is, in many parts of the country, a
culture of ignoring [this] serious human rights abuse. It has risen to the
level where something else has to be done."
Making a Nationwide Statement
In June, the "Prison Rape Reduction Act" was introduced by Senators Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) and by
Congressmen Bobby Scott (D-Va.)
and Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.).
The bipartisan bill calls for a number of measures, including yearly
analysis to be conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to
gather information from correctional agencies nationwide on the prevalence
of prison rape. To assist in this analysis, a three-member "Review Panel
on Prison Rape" would be established to hold public hearings on the
In addition, the legislation establishes the "National Prison Rape
Reduction Commission," a nine-member panel of individuals chosen by the
President and members of Congress. The commission's goals are to also
thoroughly gather information on the problem of prison rape, analyze this
data and then produce national standards for every prison and jail to
"We think this is a step in the right direction which takes strong
measures to remedy the problem," says Stemple. "Sexual assault occurs
everywhere around the world and probably will continue to, but the key is
to make it as unlikely as possible and when it does occur, [take it
While Horn agrees that more analysis needs to be done to get a pulse on
the problem of prison rape, the responsibility to act should be on the
field of corrections, not legislators. The solution to this issue, he
says, will ultimately rest and will require correctional administrators,
managers and all corrections professionals to address prison rape on a
state and county level.
The "Prison Rape Reduction Act," he adds, is a reaction to an environment
that simply does not exist.
"You could call this the 'Oz Bill' [after the television show]," says
Horn. "It portrays prisons in a totally unreal way and that program
defines the public's perception of [prison] and that's unfortunate. The
bill is a reaction to that, feeds on it and [is a] sad basis to make
public policy."
He adds that the legislation also excludes two key correctional
organizations - the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the National
Institute of Corrections (NIC).
"It leaves them out and presupposes an outcome without research," he says.
"It fails to take advantage of the expertise that [these agencies] come to
bear in respect to the problem. It's interesting that they don't provide
funds to the NIJ to examine the frequency [of prison rape] or funds to the
NIC to train or provide best practices. [Legislators] could do [this] if
they were serious."
Putting Federal Funding at Stake
Among the opposition from corrections professionals such as Horn are
provisions in the legislation that punish an agency's non-compliance by
reducing federal funds.
For example, the Review Panel on Prison Rape can request the public
testimony of federal, state and/or local officials for their public
hearings. If a request is made for a correctional employee to testify and
that individual fails to do so, that agency's federal funding through the
bill will be reduced by 20 percent and reallocated to another
Federal funds are also subject to reduction if an agency fails to adopt
the national standards set forth by the National Prison Rape Reduction
Commission. Another 20 percent will be lost if the states do not adhere to
these guidelines.
"The intent of the bill is to create incentive by threatening funding -
that really is a bludgeon," says Horn. "It's really a very gross response
to a far more subtle problem."
For Stemple, it is important for legislation like this "to have teeth,"
because the proposed standards aren't effective unless they are enforced.
Also, she adds, states can opt out of the national standards - and in turn
lose federal funding - but in the long run, the states must take on the
issue of prison rape.
"We hope states are too embarrassed to opt out [of the standards] and
address the problem - they can't be silent," she says.
Joe Wheedon, Legislative
Liaison for the American Correctional Association (ACA), says the
organization is watching the bill's progress closely and while they are
not actively supporting the bill, they do support the concept behind it.
Part of this stance comes from the organization's opposition to provisions
in the bill that withhold federal funding from agencies.
"If one [corrections professional] refuses to speak to the committee, the
state entity could lose funds and there is some concern that local
correctional entities do not have the authority to compel an employee to
testify," says Wheedon. "That would mean the state or system would not
receive funding, but could do nothing to mandate that employee testifies -
there is a loophole in the language [of the bill]."
The bill does have its supporters, however, including Human Rights Watch,
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Prison
Ministries Fellowship.
Pat Nolan, President of
Justice Fellowship - the public policy arm of Prison Fellowship Ministries
- says that this legislation is "the most thoroughly reasonable proposal
to a serious problem like prison rape." In his opinion, if the panel calls
forward corrections professionals, it will be for a reason.
"The only agencies invited to testify are those [that are] performing at a
substantially lower degree to address the problem versus other states,"
says Nolan. "They are not being held to any higher standards. If they are
performing poorly, it is important that legislators hear why - it's only
Horn counters that if the ability to identify these agencies exists, then
why not have the Attorney General simply take action against them.
"If we could demonstrate [that rape is occurring] and it is widespread and
frequent in a particular jurisdiction, that is grounds for the Attorney
General to take action on his own [in the form of the] Civil Rights of
Institutionalized Persons Act or Section 1983 [civil action for
deprivation of rights]," he says.
Public Hearings or Public Attacks on Corrections?
Wheedon adds that another provision the ACA is leery about are the public
hearings held by the Review Panel on Prison Rape. The concern is that
these sessions to ferret information on the issue of prison rape will be
forums for attacks on correctional systems in general.
As a former legislator in the California State Assembly for 15 years,
Nolan says that these occurrences would not serve the purpose of
proponents of the bill and in fact, would distract from the legislation's
main goals.
"If [you are a] legislator, you want to call attention to the problem," he
says. "If it turns into a 'legislative circus,' your story does not get
out and that would not be an effective way to handle [an issue like
Furthermore, says Nolan, suing corrections is not an effective avenue
either. In fact, the American Civil Liberties Union does not support the
bill because they wanted to involve lawsuits, he says. Prison Ministries
Fellowship and other organizations consulted about the bill rejected
involving litigation, thus costing them the support of the ACLU.
"We worked hard in our coalition to not make this a 'bash corrections' or
'let's sue corrections' [bill]," he says. "[Prison rape] won't be stopped
by lawsuits, but by working with corrections to take solid steps to [stop
these actions]."
Nolan adds that by taking steps such as aiding the victims and prosecuting
the predators, corrections can be more effective in reducing incidents of
sexual assault behind bars. The "Prison Rape Reduction Act" sheds light on
the subject so agencies can recognize the problem and take action, he
"Once attention is called to this, systems will quickly address it," he
says. "I've had high-[ranking] correctional officials say 'thank you, our
system wants to deal with [prison rape], but can't [in part because] the
public takes the attitude of this as part of doing time.'"


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Within 21 calendar days of issuance of a citation, pick up an Adminstrative Review Form in person at the Santa Monica College Police and Safety Services Department located at 1718 Pearl Street, and mail completed form to Parking citation Service Center. After the appeal form is received, an Administrative Review Officer will review the appeal and decide whether to uphold or dismiss the citation. The reviewing officer will make a determination as to its outcome by rendering one of the following decisions:
If your initial appeal is denied, you may set an appointment to meet with the Santa Monica College Hearing Officer. The hearing must be requested within 21 days from the mailing of the officer's decision regarding the initial appeal.
Step 2: Hearing Officer
For individuals whose appeals are upheld, a second level of appeal with the Dean of Judical Affairs, who performs the role of 'Hearing Officer' may be requested. This will be your opportunity to meet with the reviewer and state the nature of your appeal. During this time, you may submit any additional documentation or information pertaining to your case. If you cannot be present on the appointment date, your initial written appeal will be forwarded to the 'Hearing Officer' who will review your case and make their decision to either uphold or dismiss the citation.
The SMC Police Department will provide the 'Hearing Officer' with all relevant information associated with your case. Information provided may contain the following items:
The 'Hearing Officer' will review all information, and listen to your explanation as to why you feel the parking citation should be dismissed. The 'Hearing Officer' will end the hearing once he/she has enough information to render a decision. The 'Hearing Officer' will render one of the following decisions:
You will then receive written correspondence from Santa Monica College Police Department regarding their decision. If resolution cannot be reached at this level, the third level of appeal to the Superior Court of Santa Monica can be requested.
Step 3: Court
If you are not satisfied with the decision of the 'Hearing Officer', per CVC 402115, you may file a civil claim against Santa Monica College and further contest the parking citation by appeal through Superior Court. You cannot appeal a parking citation if you have not first obtained the results from both, your initial officer appeal and 'Hearing Officer' appeal. Both must be performed before you can appeal the parking citation. To file for an appeal, you must do so in person at the Santa Monica Superior Court, located at 1725 Main Street which has jurisdiction over all parking and traffic violations in the Santa Monica Community College District.
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Instant Movie: Dazed And Confused (1993)
It happens every year, and it never gets any easier to deal with: It's the end of summer, guys. It's time to trade in the tankinis for Trapper Keepers and head back to school, work, being an adult and all that stuff that isn't fun. Before we put summer behind us, let's celebrate it with one last hurrah by watching one of the ultimate last-day-of-school/summer fever films the '90s ever gave us: Dazed And Confused (1993). My mind is filled with thousands of reasons (well, maybe about a dozen) why you should be ending the summer on a Dazed And Confused note:
- Two words: AIR RAID! One of the best scenes Parker Posey has ever been in!
- You'll be taken back to the days where the older kids picked on you because you were a scared little freshman… and you thought it was okay because, like, those were the rules of high school. Suddenly being an adult doesn't sound so bad.
- We've got an abundance of cute boys in this one ladies. Keep your eyes peeled for the likes of Jason London, Matthew McConaughey and Ben Affleck. Also, because she's super cool and gorgeous, keep and eye out for Milla Jovovich. There is too many teen crushes here!
- To be honest, I don't know if the '70s look is in, but I think costumes are all incredibly cute! I love seeing the knee high socks, bell bottoms and long shaggy hair on boys!
- Besides being a cult classic, we hear lots of quality '70s music like the always awesome Alice Cooper's 'School's Out'!
So let's make those mudslides with Oreos for the last time this summer, drag your boyfriend over to the couch and watch the best summer movie the whole family will enjoy! Except the kids shouldn't be watching this one. You'll end getting a call from their teachers in regards to their use of foul language… enjoy!
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Google's Nexus One starts the discussion this week. It is fair to say that everyone is surprised about the details surrounding this launch, but the pervading opinion is that is isn't incredibly significant.
The meat of the cast is all centered around the tablet. It has been almost accepted as fact that Apple will introduce a tablet at the end of the month, with rumors pointing to the 26th and 27th of the month. There is a lot of good speculation here, but with everyone expecting something completely fresh and new, the stakes have been set very high.
Google's Nexus One, Apple tablet, Quattro Wireless acquisition, MobileMe, and more.
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NY Times Article Claims that Exercise Keeps Your Pelt Full and Your Gonads Robust. ~ René Cousineau
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Exercise Keeps You Young!
Don't waste your time dropping big bucks on plastic surgery, hair plugs, chemical peels or bathing in the blood of virgins; recent research shows that a little exercise can go a long way in your personal war on aging.
Gretchen Reynolds's article in the New York Times (titled Can Exercise Keep You Young?), chronicles a study done by Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky of McMaster University in Canada. Mice that were genetically mutated to age at an accelerated rate were split into two groups—physically active vs. sedentary—and compared to one another over a number of months.
Even though you can probably guess the results of this experiment, they're actually more extreme than you might expect. The sedentary mice aged rapidly without fail and were all dead within one year. Not only did the physically active mice continue to keep on keepin' on past the one year mark, they didn't even show the signs of aging that they had been genetically mutated to acquire at the accelerated rate. The exercise proved to have unbelievably positive physical effects both inside and out (including but not limited to full, dark fur, non-shriveled ovaries and "robust" gonads!).
(For the much more complete and sciencey explanation, check out the article.)
So stop panicking and start pumping that iron! Or doing yoga! Or taking Jazzercise classes! Or even just going for a short walk to start. Soon enough you'll be running marathons with the best of 'em, and you'll look like that million bucks you saved on Botox.
René Cousineau was born and raised in Glenwood Springs, CO. She currently lives in Boulder and is a student of fiction writing and Russian literature. She spends her time reading, cleaning, hiking, dancing, and slinging cupcakes at a local bakery/coffee shop.
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Australian commission, seeking all Church documents on abuse charges, rebuffed by Vatican
Catholic World News - July 07, 2014
The Vatican has declined a request from an Australian royal commission to furnish all internal Church documents related to the handling of sex-abuse complaints in that country.
Justice Peter McClellan, who heads the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, revealed that he had asked the Vatican to supply a full accounting of correspondence with Australian prelates regarding abuse. The Vatican said that it could not release confidential correspondence.
The Vatican has supplied information for the royal commission regarding particular cases of clerics accused of abuse. Justice McClellan's recent request was for a full accounting of all cases.
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Breaking down the tape from the Vikings' win over the Cardinals
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Here's the tale of the tape from the Minnesota Vikings' 34-10 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, with grades on a scale of 0 to 5 in parentheses:
Quarterbacks (1½)
What's left to say about Donovan McNabb (63 snaps)? He skipped his first pass. He nearly threw interceptions on his next two. He finished 10-of-21 for 169 yards, including 60 on a catch-and-run wobbler to WR Devin Aromashodu when backup S Rashad Johnson faceplanted. A screen pass and two throws to the flat came up preposterously short, bringing boos from the stands and questions from at least one teammate on the sideline. There appeared to be miscommunication on another throw that sailed wide. McNabb had to burn a timeout early when no one seemed to have any idea how to line up. He did have a 4-yard touchdown walk and went vintage on a 21-yard completion to Aromashodu after breaking ROLB Joey Porter's grasp. But it said a lot the Vikings only ran one play over the final 1 minute, 12 seconds of the first half, despite reaching the Arizona 48. McNabb still isn't making any plays down the field, and now, coaches apparently don't even trust him to try.
Running backs (4)
There were plenty of holes early for HB Adrian Peterson (49 snaps), who doesn't need much of one to get started. He juked, stiff-armed and ran over Cardinals defensive backs on his first-quarter touchdown runs of 4, 24 and 14 yards, respectively. He had five runs of 11 yards or more by halftime and finished with 122 yards on 29 carries (4.2 average). Seven of his 10 carries for 1 yard or less came in the second half as Arizona fired one run blitz after another. Peterson lined up a little too wide on the broken play in the end zone. He missed LB Daryl Washington on the sack just before the half, although that protection was a mess in general. It might not have been the smartest idea to give Peterson the ball six times straight with a 24-point lead and less than 7 minutes to play. Do coaches really have that little faith in the ball security of HB Toby Gerhart (12)? He got fewer touches (two carries for 9 yards) than HB Lorenzo Booker (four), who took a reverse for 25 yards, shook ILB Paris Lenon for a 10-yard reception on third-and-12 and read his blocks well on a screen for 15. Not bad for a guy who hadn't played a down in three weeks. FB Ryan D'Imperio (18) stuck Lenon on Peterson's second TD, inexplicably drew double coverage on Aromashodu's long catch and came up thin on several lead blocks in his NFL debut. At least he seems to know where he's going now.
Receivers (3)
Even when Percy Harvin (40 snaps) barely touches the ball, he can make a difference. Look no further than how he turned around FS Kerry Rhodes on Peterson's first TD and kept his hands on SS Adrian Wilson all the way to the end zone on Peterson's second. Harvin's hustle alone was worth a game ball, even if one block aggravated his longstanding rib problem. His only touches gained 12 yards on a shotgun sweep and 11 on a catch in front of RCB Patrick Peterson. The Cardinals kept rotating and revealing coverage when Harvin went in motion, too, although they were pretty consistent in sticking a safety into the box (48 times in 61 non-kneeldown snaps, 78.7%) and playing off on the edges. Aromashodu (35) came back for the 21-yard catch against LCB A.J. Jefferson and showed some straightline speed while turning the edge on the 60-yarder. The out that went through his hands against Peterson is one Aromashodu needs to catch if he wants to keep Bernard Berrian on the bench. His blocking can be better, too. Ditto Michael Jenkins (45), who caught a team-high passes for 32 yards, drew a 36-yard pass interference penalty on a play-action post against Peterson and let nickel CB Richard Marshall elbow out the ball on a fumble that ended the Vikings' opening drive of the second half. Greg Camarillo (six) was active for the first time since the opener and got trashed by Wilson on a run that lost 2 yards.
Tight ends (3)
Visanthe Shiancoe (56 snaps) had a right to be frustrated with McNabb's short-range accuracy. He was open on three targets in the right flat and only got a catchable ball once, although he had to spin back for that one before accelerating to a 20-yard gain. Two other passes for Shiancoe were tipped and another yielded a pass-interference call against Marshall. False start and holding penalties on first downs didn't help. Shiancoe's blocking was as good as it has been all year. Jimmy Kleinsasser (30) was solid in a typically diverse role -- 11 snaps in the backfield, 19 inline. He drove Porter back on Peterson's first touchdown, absolutely wiped LOLB Clark Haggans on the Booker reverse and drew a holding penalty for throwing Porter to the ground on an end around to Harvin. The more accurate call would have been "being too strong." The Cardinals did stonewall Kleinsasser on a couple of lead blocks. Rookie Kyle Rudolph (19) only was detached from the formation twice and wasn't targeted. His blocking is the main thing keeping him off the field.
Offensive linemen (3½)
Hands down, this was the line's best game so far in both phases. It also was a bounce-back performance for RT Phil Loadholt, who didn't allow a QB pressure and was as effective in the run game as he has been in two years. The Vikings need more of this from him. RG Anthony Herrera brought the attitude, kept setting tight combination blocks with C John Sullivan and got enough of Johnson to spring Booker on the reverse. DT Darnell Dockett got enough push against Herrera to tip McNabb's first pass and ignite the boos. Sullivan got NT Dan Williams to the ground on Peterson's last TD and otherwise was mostly invisible -- which is a good thing, given his practice time was limited by a sore ankle. He's quietly coming into his own. LG Steve Hutchinson was slow off the ball on a first-and-goal play that went nowhere, got knocked down by Peterson on a play-action pass and generally was just OK. He finds himself off balance a lot. LT Charlie Johnson gave up two QB pressures, which isn't a bad day's work against DE Calais Campbell. The Cardinals rushed five or more nine times in McNabb's 18 dropbacks (50%), and only one blitzer got home. At times, the Arizona line seemed content just playing the passing lanes, which they did with some success. The Vikings kept an extra man or two in protection 10 times (55.6%). Seven other pass plays were bootlegs, sprint-outs or one-step screens set up by success on the ground.
Defensive linemen (4½)
Week after week, RE Jared Allen (63 snaps) and LE Brian Robison (62) find ways to top themselves. Allen beat LT Levi Brown for sacks in 3.0 and 2.5 seconds, torched Brown outside for another hit and finished with seven total pressures on QB Kevin Kolb. He also batted a pass, made his presence felt in the run game and recovered the fumble forced by Robison, who stripped Kolb in 2.6 seconds, got a cleanup sack in 3.8 and totaled seven pressures against fill-in RT Jeremy Bridges. Not even 24 chips and extra-man protection calls in 55 dropbacks (43.6%) or injuries could hold down Allen (poked in eye) and Robison (abdominal strain). The illegal use of hands penalty on Bridges that wiped out WR Early Doucet's 11-yard touchdown catch was a product of Robison's speed rush, too. Look out, Chicago. It didn't show in the box score, but UT Kevin Williams (60) kept getting just enough push to disrupt the Cardinals' ground game, which generated only 67 yards on 22 carries by running backs (3.0 average). He finished with one solo tackle, a batted pass and three QB pressures. Versatility is bringing more opportunities for DL Everson Griffen (42), who worked inside and outside as a nickel rusher, tipped the pass that turned into the Vikings' first interception and got pressure against LG Daryn Colledge on one of three standup rushes. He's showing progress against the run, too. DT Letroy Guion (32) got trapped inside by C Lyle Sendlein on HB Beanie Wells' 2-yard TD run and defeated RG Rex Hadnot to set up a rare solo tackle for NT Remi Ayodele (20), who isn't playing as stoutly as advertised. NT Fred Evans (19) mostly anchored OK. DL Christian Ballard (14) played end in garbage time, drew a holding penalty on third-string RT D'Anthony Batiste, hit backup QB Richard Bartel's arm to force an incompletion and was flagged for a neutral zone infraction that also could have been called on Guion.
Linebackers (3)
The Vikings only sent more than four rushers 12 times in 55 dropbacks (21.8%). Three of those looked like green dogs from WLB Erin Henderson (61 snaps), who once again took all the nickel mike snaps. He scuffled some in zone coverage -- losing track of WR Andre Roberts on an 11-yard completion early, getting caught peeking on a third-down out to TE Rob Housler for 7, losing Housler again on a fourth-down hookup for 13 -- and let Wells run through his arms on the TD. Henderson otherwise was strong against the run, firing inside Bridges to stop Wells for a 1-yard loss. He got home on four of his blitzes. It will be interesting to see if and when the Vikings re-expand the role of his brother, MLB E.J. Henderson (22), who barely played but nonetheless was in on four tackles (three solo) with the base defense. He plays downhill and scrapes so well, but can he hold up in coverage on that knee? SLB Chad Greenway (78) stuck Wells on a third-and-3 sweep, tipped a pass, had a QB pressure, made an incredible tackle from the ground after Brown trapped him on a run play and cleaned up on a fourth-and-1 draw for one of his nine solo tackles. He got a fingertip on the jump ball to WR Larry Fitzgerald in the end zone, too. Intercepting the ball that fluttered between him and E.J. Henderson would have a nice capper. Not that it's his fault, but Greenway should have used a timeout when he realized the Vikings had 10 men on the field for the second time in four plays. Instead, he tried to cover two men and Kolb hit Roberts for 13 on third-and-11.
Defensive backs (4)
Give CB Asher Allen (58 snaps) a ton of credit for not only holding up in CB Antoine Winfield's absence, but making a game-changing play within the first 6 minutes. In zone coverage on first-and-10 when Griffen got a piece of Kolb's throw to Roberts on a curl, Allen broke on the ball and made a sprawling interception -- the Vikings' first take-away in nearly 10 quarters. Allen also made a fantastic read from the slot to trip up Wells on fourth-and-1 and mostly held up well in coverage, although Doucet crossed him for 14 yards on third-and-7 and Housler had him beat up the seam before notching one of Arizona's four drops. Allen missed one tackle late. He's clearly best suited to the slot but started at right cornerback in place of RCB Cedric Griffin (75), who sat out the first series for disciplinary reasons, forced a Wells fumble that bounced out of bounds and got his helmet blown off when Wells drilled him to finish a 9-yard run. Fitzgerald's 22-yard catch on a back-shoulder throw down the sideline would be a tough one for any corner to stop. But having size on the outside with Griffin and CB Chris Cook (78) gave the Vikings confidence to beat up Fitzgerald at the line all day, force him to reroute and make Kolb go to other reads against mostly Cover-2. It worked -- Fitzgerald finished with only four catches for 66 yards on eight targets. Cook sank underneath to break one throw to the corner and didn't cede a completion longer than 7 yards all day. Marcus Sherels (17) wasn't a liability in his first NFL action on defense, mostly in the dime package, and got home on his lone slot blitz. Good for SS Jamarca Sanford (50) getting those interceptions, but they were gift-wrapped overthrows from quarterbacks in desperation mode. He was quiet otherwise, getting in on two tackles (one solo) while mostly playing deep zones alongside FS Husain Abdullah (78), who dropped Wells for a 3-yard loss on a run blitz and finished with five tackles (four solo). SS Tyrell Johnson (28) got two series and inexplicably abandoned the middle third as Housler streaked for a would-be 22-yard touchdown Kolb overthrew. What's the point?
Specialists (2½)
The snap and hold looked OK on the 43-yard field goal attempt PK Ryan Longwell hooked well left. It didn't make a difference, though, and Longwell drilled a 53-yarder for good measure late. He also hit from 26, converted four extra-point attempts and had two touchbacks in seven kickoffs that averaged 3.56 seconds of hang time. All but one landed at least 5 yards deep in the end zone. LaRod Stephens-Howling averaged 23.0 yards on five returns, with a long of 31. P Chris Kluwe's hamstring held up fine as he grossed and netted 47.5 on four punts, with a long of 51, two downed inside the 20, an average hang time of 4.88 seconds and no returns. Sherels is playing with no fear on punt returns. He got a good block from LB Larry Dean on his early 23-yarder and juked Stephens-Howling to go for 22 on his next chance. Booker had a 28-yard kick return and probably shouldn't have brought out the other from 5 yards deep. The play took too long to develop and he got dumped at the 10. S Eric Frampton had two special-teams tackles.


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Earth Day and Meat-Free Monday For Paul McCartney
April 22, 2013 9:01 AM
Sir Paul is a big proponent of saving planet Earth, so on this Earth Day, which so happens to fall on a Monday, his Royal Beatleness shares this message. Can you go one day a week without meat? (the production of beef and chicken is a big contributor of green house gasses.)


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When Pippa Middleton completed the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race in Sweden on Sunday, she was treated to a kiss -- from a total stranger. Almost as soon as Pippa crossed the finish line, student, part-time truck driver and event steward Erik Smedhs, rushed over to her and planted a wet one on the royal sister-in-law's flushed face. "For having been skiing for 56 miles she was surprisingly fresh," the audacious smoocher later told The Royalist. "I just thought it would be funny with all the commotion around her." His excuse for the bum-rush? "I told her that we have a tradition here in Mora when you reach the goal,and then I kissed her," he explained. "It actually is a tradition, but just for the winner of the race." Pippa came in at No. 421 in the women's section of the charity competition. (DailyBeast)
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NEW ORLEANS – A pair of enormous mid-20th century African ivory elephant tusks, a large and unusual Peruvian silver box weighing a staggering 12 pounds, and a pair of 18th-century Russian icons will all share top billing at a two-day multi-estate auction planned for Sept. 7-8 by Crescent City Auction Gallery, in the firm's showroom at 1330 St. Charles Avenue.
Start times both days will be 9 a.m. (CST). Around 1,250 lots will be offered, including Chinese and Russian objects, silver, furniture (American, English, French and continental), antique lighting, estate jewelry, Southern art, Oriental rugs and more. Internet bidding will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers and Artfact. Phone and absentee bids will also be taken.
The ivory tusks, which carry a presale estimate of $15,000 to $25,000, feature brass-plated bands and weighted brass-plated iron bases. They are impressive: one stands 60 inches tall while the other reaches out to 79 inches with an outward curve. The 19th-century Peruvian silver box (est. $5,000-$7,000) has a sloping lid with an armorial of Charles I of Spain. It is 10 inches tall by and 18½ inches wide and weighs 184.08 troy ounces.
One of the Russian icons is an oil-on-curved wooden panel of the Mother of God of the Sign, with a silver oklad (St. Petersburg, 1799). It is 11 1/8 inches tall by 9 ¼ inches wide. The other icon is a large and unusual panel depiction of three saints (including St. Timothy and St. Pantelaimon), presented in a rounded stepped edge trefoil frame. Both should hit $6,000-$9,000.
The furniture category will be highlighted by an American carved walnut double-door armoire (circa 1860), probably made by the Mitchell & Rammelsberg Company of Cincinnati, 115 inches tall by 64 inches wide (est. $1,500-$2,500); and a Louis XV-style carved oak and walnut buffet a deux corps (two-part buffet), from the early 19th-century (est. $1,000-$2,000).
Other furniture offerings will include a Louis XIII-style carved oak double-door armoire made around 1800, 84 inches in height (est. $1,200-$1,800); a French provincial Louis XV-style sideboard from circa 1850, 60 inches wide (est. $1,000-$1,500); and a French provincial Louis XV-style cherry and elm double-door armoire, circa 1820, 83 ½ inches tall (est. $900-$1,500).
Regional art done by some of the South's finest painters are a hallmark of Crescent City auctions, and this sale will be no exception. Two works by Alexander Drysdale (La., 1870-1934) will be offered. One is a 1932 signed and dated oil wash titled "Moss Draped Trees" (est. $6,000-$9,000). The other is a 1933 oil wash on cardboard titled "Moonrise Bayou" (est. $2,000-$4,000).
Additional noteworthy artworks will include the following:
• A 1998 oil on canvas by James Michalopoulos (New Orleans, b. 1941), titled "House and Garden," unframed signed and dated, 31 inches by 39 inches (est. $5,000-$7,000);
• A 20th-century oil on board by Odon Marffy (Hungary, 1878-1959), titled "Portrait on the Artist's Easel," signed and presented in a gilt and gesso frame (est. $3,000-$5,000);
• A 1977 oil on canvas by George Schmidt (La., b. 1944), titled "Still Life of the Counter at Café Du Monde," signed, 18 inches by 24 inches (est. $2,000-$4,000);
• A 1981 pastel by Emery Ann Clark (La., b. 1950), titled "Lighthouse in the Marsh," signed and dated lower right and framed, 16 inches by 24 inches (est. $2,000-$4,000);
• A 1970 acrylic on board by Jack R. Meyers (La., 1930-1994), titled "Loluisiana Lazy Day," 5 inches by 7 inches, signed and dated lower right, framed (est. $2,000-$3,000);
• A 1977 pastel by Noel Rockmore (La., 1928-1995), titled "Portrait of Gypsy Lou Webb," framed, artist signed and dated, 19 inches by 15 inches (est. $1,200-$1,800).
Certain to attract keen bidder interest is a French Empire-style three-piece bronze and porcelain clock set (est. $1,000-$2,000), made circa 1870 by A. D. Mougin (perhaps Sevres). The set consists of a cobalt urn-form clock and a pair of matching six-light candelabra, with scrolled relief decorated arms. The clock is 21 inches tall; the candelabra are 26 ½ inches tall.
Also to be sold will be a large selection of jewelry (including South Seas pearls, sapphires, diamonds, tanzanites, emeralds and rubies); estate jewelry (including Rolex watches); Chinese items (including two zitan scroll weights); and sterling (including flatware, bowls, Christofle silverplate and a set of eight silver footed goblets by International in the Lord Saybrook pattern).
Previews will be held Thursday, Aug. 29, through Friday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except on Sunday, Sept. 1, and on Labor Day, Sept. 2, when the gallery is closed). A late evening preview, lasting until 8 p.m., will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Absentee bids must be received by fax no later than 1 p.m. (CST) on Friday, Sept. 6th. Crescent City's fax number is 504.529.6057.
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Have you ever called 911 to report a crime or emergency?
The numbers are really inflated. Since the 911 authority was formed all forms of public safety agencies numbers have been increased. Most people that call 911 only has a question to ask a police officer. But do to the fact that 911 can't answer those questions they need to send a police officer. Just read the daily police blotters in the GH Tribune.
people are either to lazy or dumb to look up the police department phone number. Our government has given people the ability to retards! and there is no apparent end in sight...just more laws for more retards.
It takes one to know one, eh?
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|2 pitches. A traverse above the sea, providing access to all the routes on the Deep Zawn Wall except K9. The Deep Zawn face is tidal, at low tide the traverse is about 15-20ft above the sea. If traversing the full face then it may need to be done in 2 pitches, as it is about 70m long.
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