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Kobo Launches App for BlackBerry 10, Includes Exclusive Content
Toronto-based Kobo has launched a free e-reading app on the BlackBerry 10 platform.
Kobo's app enables readers to carry, browser, and shop from a library of more than 3.5 million books. The app also syncs with existing Kobo libraries on other devices.
"The Kobo app creates the ideal reading experience for BlackBerry smartphone customers who want to be able to consume books wherever they are and whenever they want," says Wayne White, executive vice president of devices at Kobo. "Readers will be able to manage their library and pick up right where they left off, all on their smartphone."
For the past three years, Kobo and BlackBerry have successfully developed e-reading apps for BlackBerry customers. Kobo's eReading app enables Readers to organize their library and create custom bookshelves, search within a book, highlight text and take notes within the eBook experience, and rate and review books in addition to checking out what other Readers have to say.
BlackBerry 10 smartphone customers who download the Kobo app will receive Forbes.com blogger Jessica Hagy's How to be Interesting After You Graduate. The book, exclusive to Kobo, will be automatically loaded to a customer's account upon download of the Kobo app.
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I own two Parrish Relic necklaces, and I wear one or the other almost every day -- not only because they are beautiful, but because they are talismanic to me.
One contains a tiny Pre-Raphaelite painting by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and wearing it makes a visible connection to all of the mythic artists of the past, and all of those who are still to come. In that necklace, I'm reminded that, as a writer and painter, I am part of a long tradition. The other necklace, with a center of deep blue glass, is the necklace I was married in. When I wear it, I'm connected to another kind of tradition: partnership, family, and community. I have never seen jewelry I love more than Jen's.
Her pieces are forged out of dreams and spells and enchantment and the oldest of fairy tales. They are magic, and I become part of that magic whenever I wear them.
Every one of Jen Parrish-Hill's jewels is a timeless work of art. When you touch a Parrish Relics piece, you are holding a moment frozen in time. You are holding a glimpse of history, the fleeting breath preceding a kiss, an echoing song, an ancient spell. It was with great love and pride that my husband and I wore Parrish Relics on our wedding day, and every heirloom piece that we own is treasured beyond words.
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Eddie Vedder and Dennis Rodman | Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
This is a photo of Eddie Vedder on Dennis Rodman's shoulders from 2007.
Rodman said he wanted either his son or Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder to serve as his presenter Friday night, but Hall of Fame officials informed him a current member had to do so. Enter Phil Jackson.
via Dennis Rodman: Dennis Rodman says NBA's monster salaries have to go – Chicago Tribune.
And then I was informed "Black, Red, and Yellow" from Pearl Jam's B-sides album was written about Rodman, and features a voice message from Rodman.
I also heard that Rodman performed "Alive" at his birthday party.
Upon discovering this, I remarked that this was the most Dennis Rodman song of Pearl Jam's that Dennis Rodman could have sung, which was later verified by his Hall of Fame speech, in which he made mention of the fact that he didn't honestly think he'd be alive to see himself in. In reality, the song's about a son losing a father (Eddie's big on the whole patronage angle, see: "Daughter," the song), and then the mother embracing the child sexually. So that's pretty messed up, which, again, is pretty Rodman. I then wondered which song would be the rest of the 97 Bulls from "Ten."  I mean, Jordan's pretty "Jeremy" what with the obsession over how he's treated, though if Jordan were Jeremy he'd just set out to ruin his classmates' lives forever. Pippen's probably "Even Flow" what with the feeling like you're constantly pressed down. I like to think Jud Buechler was "Porch" but I'm not sure why.
Rodman's middle name is Keith.
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re:Use Canopy Upcycled from Plastic Cups by BIOS Design Collective
One of the main principles of permaculture is that "the problem is the solution." Problem: tons of waste cups created by attendees of the OutsideLands concert in San Francisco. Solution: a fabulous recycled cup canopy. BIOS Design Collective tapped a keg and
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Synopsis: The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
After doing a festival run last year, "Good Vibrations" is finally hitting U.K. & Ireland screens on March 29th, and the first trailer has been made available via Empire.Read More »
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Hi, I got a problem to forward or edit a mail before sending out.
Situation 1:
I got a mail from a client, with some inline images. So I wished to edit this email and send to someone else.
I right-click on the particular, and select "Edit As New". It then open a new window, with the content inside. The display are correct with all the inline images displayed.
When I click send, I got this:
The error log are attached in the txt file.
I can't send it out.
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So I give up using the Edit As New, now I choose "Forward". Like I did previously, edit the content before sending out. This time, Im able to to send without error. But, when the recipient received my email, he can't see all the inline images.
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I am using iperf to measure my uplink speed between my home PC behind NAT and a fully accessible root server. It does so using a TCP connection. For whatever reason it seems that iperf can only measure client to server speed, where client is the one starting the TCP connection and server is the listening part.
Unfortunately my PC is behind NAT and the TCP connection can only be initiated in this direction.
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The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced on Thursday (June 17) that legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star will be unveiled sometime in 2011, although a specific date and location have not been confirmed. Others scheduled to be inducted into the Walk of Fame next year include RASCAL FLATTS, Melissa Etheridge, LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE, THE GO-GO'S, Will.I.Am and BeBe and CeCe Winans. The late Buddy Holly and Louis Prima will be inducted posthumously.Honorees have up to five years from this week's announcement to schedule their respective unveiling ceremonies.
Here is the complete list of celebrities chosen to receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
Motion Pictures * Penelope Cruz
* Bruce Dern
* Laura Dern
* Diane Ladd
* Ed Harris
* The Muppets
* Kenny Ortega
* Gwyneth Paltrow
* Ridley Scott
* Sissy Spacek
* Donald Sutherland
* Reese Witherspoon Television * Danny DeVito
* Tina Fey
* Simon Fuller
* Neil Patrick Harris
* John Langley
* Ed O'Neill
* John Wells
* Oprah Winfrey Recording * Melissa Etheridge
* Slash
* Will.I.Am
* Bebe & Cece Winans
* Buddy Holly (posthumous)
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The Lady Jackets played Calvert for the bidistrict playoff on Tuesday, Feb. 14, but results of the game were not known yet by presstime.
Earlier last week, Runge defeated Nordheim in the team's final regular season game.
The Runge Lady Jackets used a 25-1 2nd qtr. run to pull away from the Nordheim Lady Pirates, 62-19. It was the final regular season game for both teams, as Runge gets ready for the playoffs. Scoring for the Lady Jackets were Jeanette Ramirez with 19 pts, Yvette Ramirez with 12 (all 3-ptrs.), Emily Molina 11, Kalyn Janssen and Aimee Garza, each with 7, Alixx Phillips with 4, and Amanda Castaneda with 2.
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Temadur 50
Product Data Sheet - Temadur 50
Temadur 50 MED Certificate
Safety Data Sheet
A two component, semigloss polyurethane paint, hardener aliphatic isocyanate.
Product features
Recommended as a semigloss topcoat for epoxy and polyurethane systems exposed to weathering and/or chemical stress.
Recommended uses
Recommended for painting of transport and haulage equipment, storage tank exteriors, steel framework and other steel structures, machinery and equipment.
Technical Data
- Features: Excellent weathering and abrasion resistance. A durable, easy to clean and non-chalking topcoat with good gloss and colour retention. The product has MED (Marine Equipment Directive) certificate no VTT-C-4033-15-09 and is thus accepted for painting surfaces inside the ships.
- Colour Cards: RAL, NCS, SSG, BS, MONICOLOR NOVA and SYMPHONY colour cards. TEMASPEED tinting.
- Gloss groups: Semi-gloss
- Thinner: 1048, 1067 and 1061
- Mixing ratio: Base 5 parts by volume 506-series, Hardener 1 part by volume 008 7590
- Application method: By airless or conventional spray or by brush.
- Pot-life (+23°C): 4 hours
- Solids volume: 56 ± 2 % volume % (ISO 3233), 70 ± 2 % weight %
- Density: 1.3 ± 0.1 kg / l (mixed)
- Product code: 506-series
- MED Certificate: PDF
|Recommended film thicknesses
|Theoretical coverage
|40 µm
|70 µm
|14.0 m2/l
|60 µm
|110 µm
|9.3 m2/l
Practical coverage depends on the application method, painting conditions and the shape and roughness of the surface to be coated.
Drying times
|DFT 50 um
|Dust dry, after
|45 min
|30 min
|15 min
|10 min
|Touch dry, after
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|6 h
|4 h
|2½ h
|Recoatable, after
|No limitations.
Drying and recoating times are related to the film thickness, temperature, the relative humidity of the air and ventilation.
Application details
Application conditions
All surfaces must be dry. The temperature of the ambient air, surface or paint should not fall below + 5 ºC during application or drying. Relative humidity should not exceed 80 %. The surface temperature of the steel should remain at least 3 ºC above the dew point.
Primed surfaces: Oil, grease, salt and dirt are removed from the surface by appropriate means. Repair any damage to the primer coat. Note the overcoating time of primer. (ISO 12944-4)
Temacoat GPL-S Primer, Temacoat GF Primer, Temacoat HB Primer, Temacoat PM Primer, Temacoat GPL-S MIO, Temacoat SPA, Temacoat RM 40, Temamastic PM 100, Temabond, Temadur 20, Temadur Primer, Temaprime GF, Fontecoat EP Primer and Fontecryl 10.
Temadur and Temathane
By airless or conventional spray or by brush. In order to obtain an even, non-porous finish at the airless spray application the viscosity should be 30 - 60 s DIN4. Depending on the temperature of the components (base, hardener, thinner) and the required viscosity the paint should be thinned 10 - 23 %. Airless spray nozzle tip 0.011" - 0.017" and nozzle pressure 120 - 160 bar. Spray angle shall be chosen according to the shape of the object. At brush application the paint should be thinned according to the circumstancies.
Mixing of components
First stir base and hardener separately. The correct proportions of base and hardener must be mixed thoroughly before use. Use Temaspeed Squirrel Mixer for mixing.
Cleaning of tools
Thinner 1048, 1067 or 1061
EU VOC 2004/ 42/EC-limit value
The Volatile Organic Compounds amount is 420 g/litre of paint mixture.
VOC content of the paint mixture (thinned 23 % by volume) is 495 g/l. Only for industrial use.
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Passengers with disabilities in the United Kingdom are subject to the same frequent delays at airports as everyone else. The special requirements that folks with reduced mobility have though mean that they generally feel the delay a whole lot more.
Thankfully, many airports are making huge strides in the breadth and depth of disability services available to passengers, not just during delays, but as part of their regular operations as well.
Here's a look around at some of the services offered to travellers with reduced mobility around the UK…
Luton Airport Disability Services
Luton airport offers the following amenities and services for travellers with disabilities:
- A designated accessible door as an alternative to passengers not wishing to use revolving doors.
- Complimentary porter's assistance is available upon request by calling from the Special Assistance telephones situated throughout the terminal.
- Complimentary wheelchairs are available from two separate designated areas.
- Induction loops for the hearing impaired are located at both the customer service and special assistance desks.
- Lowered, easily accessible payphones with inductive couplers for the hearing impaired and touch text facilities for the blind are located throughout the airport.
- Accessible toilets in every washroom.
- Assistance with specialized equipment to aid in both boarding and disembarking the aircraft.
- Luton Airport Parking has designated disabled bays for Blue Disabled Badge holders as well as accessible bus service to the terminal.
Gatwick Airport Disability Services
Gatwick airport includes access to an agency called Travel Care in their line-up of disability services. Other offerings include:
- Induction loops for the hearing impaired are available – just look for the the 'sympathetic ear' symbol.
- Special assistance help points offering free assistance for all those with a disability or mobility difficulties are situated throughout the terminal.
- Reserved seating areas are available and are clearly marked by special disability services assistance signs in general seating areas.
- Unisex accessible toilets are provided near most toilet facilities, while others are located inside the men's or ladies rooms.
- Disabled (blue badge) parking is easily found at car parking Gatwick.
- The aforementioned Travel Care – an independent charitable organization — offers advice to all who may need extra help on their journey, and is available free of charge. They are located in the south terminal and can be reached by dialling +44 (0)1293 504 283.
Birmingham Airport Disability Services
Birmingham Airport contracts their accessible service work out to a company called OCS. It appears that you may have to jump through a few more hoops (most notably arranging for assistance well beforehand) but here's what you need to know:
- For Wheelchair or Special Assistance for any part of your journey from arrival at the airport through to the aircraft or on your return journey, you need to contact your airline or tour operator at least 48 hours before departure or arrival and let them know the type of assistance you require.
- Their direct helpdesk number is: +44 (0)121 767 7878
- There are staff trained in sign language who can be contacted from the Special Assistance Reception Desk.
- Induction Loop System and and mini-loop systems for hearing impaired passengers are installed in throughout the terminal.
- Birmingham Airport Parking offers accessible parking spaces for Blue Badge holders.
While most airports can cater to passengers with special requirements at anytime, for assistance with anything not listed here, it's best to contact the airline, your tour operator, or someone from the airport's disability services department well in advance of your trip.


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Anthea Lawson
2008, Historical Romance (1840s [Victorian] Tunisia and England)
Zebra, $3.99, 320 pages, Amazon ASIN 142010456X
Anthea Lawson is the moniker of a husband and wife writing team, and Passionate is their debut historical romance. I enjoyed it despite some clichéd plot points, followed by some clichéd characters, and what I suspect are some societal anachronismst.
Instead of the crazy dead codger bequeathing riches beyond imagination to an unwilling young beauty if she marries within the month, we have here a crazy dead codger bequeathing his prized estate of Somergate to whichever descendant finds his lost botanical discovery in the desert wilds of Tunisia.
James Huntington, orphaned son to a second son, is the impoverished hero descendant. Reggie, cousin to James, heir to the earldom and nasty piece of work, is the villain descendant. James wants the estate for the financial security it would bring to him and his sister. Reggie wants the estate because hes greedy and is in full My Daddy loved you best mode for the entire novel. This is the book's main character cliché: The irredeemable bad boy villain. Theres no humanity to Reggie and the lack of it makes him unrealistic and comical. Given the nature of romance where you know The Bad Guys Lose, it will always raise the level of a story when youre not entirely certain if the Bad Guys are really bad guys. But there's no mystery to unravel here.
Lily Strathmore is the niece of the botanist who will be accompanying James on his Tunisian search. Lily herself paints flowers but for science, not art, and her skills are encouraged and appreciated by her uncle and his family. In contrast, her mother wants her to cease her mannishness and get married. Though loathe to do so, she prefers marriage to being cornered into taking care of her parents in their dotage as resident spinster and so she capitulates early on in the novel to meet with a potential husband.
Our heroine escapes cliché conformity by embracing many of them. Shes irrepressible, anti-Society, engaged in manly pursuits, and only-just-sexually-experienced. Like Britney Spears and many recent historical heroines with ho-hum sexual pasts, shes not a girl but not yet a woman. Her reactions towards James are sometimes not as enlightened as they should be given her non-virgin status, and she doth protest too much about her attraction to him, but generally Lily is a likable heroine. My only problem with her was that she never seemed to wonder what might happen if her husband whoever he may be found out she was not a virgin. Generally these only-just-sexually-experienced heroines lose a lot of sleep over this so the lack of care here gave me pause.
In fact, the behavior of many of this books characters didnt strike me as true to historical reality. For example, Lily and James, brazen as ever, have sexy-times in a tent in Tunisia, ostensibly near enough to the other camped tents. Also, Lilys cousin Isabelle (TSTL but unfortunately still breathing) skips into evil Reggies carriage in broad daylight, unchaperoned, to threaten him with marriage (dont ask). It seemed as if the writers wove in and out of modern sensibilities as suited them. An important disclaimer, however, is that what I know of English history, I learned from romance novels; I am far from a competent arbiter of historical facts or mores.
Possible historical anachronisms aside, the romance between James and Lily was sweet. James, like Lily, is a likable character, protective towards his sister and then towards Lily. In the beginning, his desire for Somergate isnt that great and it takes prodding for him to agree to go to Tunisia. But after he meets Lily and falls in love with her, finding that flower and owning Somergate becomes all-important so that he can bring something to the marriage table. I like that mix of vulnerability, pride and devotion in my heroes. He even gets to save Lilys life at one point, which I am unashamed to say, is always a plus for me. Gets the blood pumping and then makes me go awww.
Passionate spends a goodly portion as a road trip romance and the descriptions of Tunisia are vivid, particularly their trip to the Beys palace. The action portion of the proceedings, where bad boy Reggie stars, is as confusing and unrealistically comical as he is but still in the throes of James and Lilys romance, I didnt mind too much.
In the round, I enjoyed the novel - it makes for an encouraging debut.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Authorities in Georgia are trying to make sense of a brutal killing after finding dismembered body parts in the home of a man killed during a police standoff.
A SWAT team sniper shot 34-year-old Chad Moretz on Jan. 11, ending a four-hour standoff when Moretz emerged from his Effingham County home armed with an assault rifle. What investigators found afterward shocked them.
A severed human head and two hands were hidden behind a kitchen cabinet. Other body parts were found in a South Carolina storage locker. Police identified the slain man as 35-year-old Charlie Ray of Savannah.
Ray was a friend of Moretz, who had a history of family violence. Moretz's father is scheduled to stand trial in April for the 2011 slaying of his mother.
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After getting a Bachelor Degree in business, marketing and advertising, Alex opened up an entertainment company and DJ's at various events. Currently shooting for a master's degree in Childhood Education, Alex is single, a sports fan, animal lover and a romantic who is on the lookout for Miss Right!
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Design by: Michelle Jones
Skill Level: Easy
Size: 0-6 months, 6-12 months; Blanket: about 28" x 27".
Materials: Light Worsted Weight Yarn:
Dress, Bonnet and Booties: 30 oz, 2150 yds Rocking Horse (MC); 1 oz, 72 yds Lemon (CC) 12 yds 3/8" Lemon Ribbon; 4 Snaps; Sewing Needle and Thread; 25 Small Ribbon Roses; Yarn Needle; Hot or Craft Glue.
Blanket: 12 oz, 860 yds Rocking Horse (MC); 1 oz, 72 yds Lemon (CC) 18 yds 3/8" Lemon Ribbon; Sewing Needle and Thread; Yarn Needle.
Crochet Hook: For 0-6 months: Size G-6 (4 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
For 6-12 months: Size H-8 (5 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: With H hook, 8 dc = 2".
Springtime Baby Set Crochet Pattern
Baby girls deserve to look sweet and innocent, especially in spring when everything is starting to bloom. Crochet this for your little girl with the Springtime Baby Set Crochet Pattern. This crocheted ensemble is perfect for any time of year, but it also makes a magnificent Easter dress. Your little girl will feel like a princess in this sweet crochet baby outfit adorned with satin flowers and flowing ribbon. The crocheted dress comes with matching hat, booties and blanket. The edgings on the skirt, hat and blanket have a ruffled look that adds to the sweetness of this set. If you think this dress is a must have for your baby girl, also check out the Isabella Purple Dress and Savannah Ruffled Baby to fill her closet with crochet outfits fit for a princess.
Springtime Baby Set Crochet Pattern is an easy crochet pattern that is perfect for all crochet skill levels. Even beginners can jump in and crochet this baby outfit without problems. The pattern includes instructions for all pieces in the ensemble; the dress, hat, booties and blanket. All pieces coordinate with each other to make a beautiful set. The dress sizes are 0 to 6 months and 6 to 12 months. The blanket is perfect for either dress size, with a finished dimension of 28 inches by 27 inches. Think of how precious your little girl will look in this complete baby ensemble. The Springtime Baby Set Pattern also makes an excellent gift for any mother-to-be. Who wouldn't want to dress their little girl in pretty pastel?
Other popular baby crochet clothing patterns include:
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Lemon Drop Layette Crochet Pattern
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Using these crochet patterns will be sure to brighten up your infant's crib!
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Rome (Civitavecchia) Pantheon Excursion Reviews
Brief stop, but certainly worth seeing!
Loved it!
The guided tour was great we saw lots of the sights of Rome in one day.
The pope was addressing school children on the day we visited so Rome was very very busy.
The Vatican was bigger than I had imagined and a wonder to see with all the architecture.
All the other tourist attractions were good to see as well.
A walk through after a great explanation on the outside so we could appreciate what we would experience, the radio transmitters remove the need to stand near your guide (ours Paulo was fantastic). With clear times / location to meet after 20 minutes of free exploration.
Once again very impressive.
This was part of our 'Gladiators Excursion'.
We found this in our free time and just looked inside it, very cool in the hot weather and very pretty.
Free entry and incredible to see. Very peaceful inside where you can sit and reflect.
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Images: Afghan women own businesses [Image 8 of 10]
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Maj. Gen. Fuller, prospective deputy commander for programs to NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, tours the daycare facility at an Afghan women-owned business in Kabul. Contracting with Afghan women-owned businesses is a coalition initiative to increase education, training, and employment opportunities for Afghan women.
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This paper presents the French implementation of Amalgam, a machine-learned sentence realization system. It presents in some detail two of the machine-learned models employed in Amalgam and shows how linguistic intuition and knowledge can be combined with statistical techniques to improve the performance of the models.
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Working Mother Magazine recently conducted a survey and found that one of the cons of a working mom is being faced with the choice of missing work and staying home with a sick child, or sending the ill child to school or daycare. The survey reports that one in three mothers have sent their sick child to childcare or school. In an earlier column, I touched on the proposed paid sick leave law sponsored by Sen. Christopher Dodd which would provide 6 paid weeks, out of the 12 unpaid weeks that FMLA currently mandates for certain employers.
Until that paid sick leave law (or one like it) passes, choosing between caring for a sick child or going to work will continue to be a one of the cons of a working mom (as echoed by our very own Job Mom). Of the working moms surveyed by Working Mother Magazine, 70% felt guilty for sending their child to school or daycare while ill, 48.5% felt stressed and 31.2% felt frustrated. Almost 65% of the moms said that when one family member gets sick, other family members are likely to follow. There was one bright spot, 54% say they have some flexibility to work from home.
How much work could you miss if your child got sick? Estimate the cost with our salary survey.
A 2004 analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research reported that close to 59 million workers do not have paid sick days. That means working moms may have to send their ill children off to school, and that moms may have to go to work sick (and possibly contagious). Some get time off work without pay (under FMLA), but cannot afford to miss a paycheck. Without the protection of FMLA, moms who do not go to work, risk being fired while taking sick days.
In 2003, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the lack of paid sick days affects working women more severely than others. The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that 49% of working mothers said that they miss work when their child is sick, compared to 30% of men. Another downside was that 50% of working mothers did not get paid time off when they were caring for a sick child; these statistics on working mothers are mentioned at newstandardnews.net.
In more bad news for American moms, the World Economic Forum found that the U.S. was the only one of the 20 most competitive economies in the world that did not require companies to provide paid sick days. A recent study by Harvard and McGill University reports that the U.S. falls behind almost all wealthy countries when it comes to paid sick days, supportive breast-feeding policies and maternity leave.
Global stats on families with working mothers do not get much better, according to MSNBC.MSN.com. When it comes to maternity leave, the Harvard and McGill University study says the U.S. is one of only five countries (with Lesotho, Liberia, Swaziland, Papua New Guinea) which don't mandate a form of paid leave for women. That is out of 173 countries surveyed.
Jody Heymann, founder of the Harvard-based Project on Global Working Families and the lead author of the Harvard and McGill University study, says, "More countries are providing the workplace protections that millions of Americans can only dream of." As reported on MSNBC.MSN.com here is more global research on working mothers and children and dads:
It's not all bad news. According to the Harvard and McGill University study, the U.S. does do well in higher pay for overtime work and mandating the right to work for all racial and ethnic groups. However, when it comes working moms, it would appear that we have a long way to go.
It is interesting to think about the cost of not getting, e.g., 2 1/2 weeks of paid sick leave per year. As long as you are not fired for missing work, that is the same as taking a 5% pay cut (2 1/2 weeks out of a 52-week work year). While that 5% can be important to families living on the edge of poverty, everyone else can find a way to economize 5% of their annual expenses, if they want.
The differences between America and other countries listed above go to how American's value time vs. money. When I lived in France, the cultural distinctions were obvious. In France, it is illegal for anyone - including a professional salaried employee - to work more than 35 hours a week. Six weeks of vacation a year were also common.
My French colleagues worked hard, just not long. They would not sacrifice time with their family and for themselves for work. What they gave up was stuff - the average French family does not have the cars and houses Americans do - in exchange for more free time.
This trade-off is not one currently considered in America: just try to get 3 weeks more vacation for 6% less pay in your next salary negotiation :-)
How does your salary - and paid leave - measure up? Find out with our salary survey.
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Leftism as a communicable disease, George F Will a case study
In one of his books, Thomas Sowell writes about a people whose culture was rooted in the value of education, (language, science and math) and inventiveness. How these people were the first ones in the new world that banned slavery from their communities, (in Pennsylvania and Brazil). That these people could succumb to the insane ideas of one Adolf Hitler was well worth the study | Read More »


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During the exhibition the Studio is home to a partial reconstruction of the installation Tiefes Kehlchen, first constructed in Vienna in 1991. Originally realised with PAUHOF architects, this ensemble was conceived for a construction tunnel running for several hundred yards in the Viennese underground railway system.
The title is a reference to a popular porn film from 1972. Freely adapting the premise of the film, Kippenberger developed an artistic instrument to investigate his own source and his own hidden inner life. The main features of this piece are a tunnel-like passage, an alter ego in the shape of a dummy sitting in a wheelchair, the minimalist light strip Broken Kilometer – as an amalgam of a minimalist history of art from Flavin and Judd to Walter de Maria – as well as a birch wood and a series of intensely black rubber images.
Tiefes Kehlchen marks an important moment of transition in Kippenberger's work. The black rubber denounces the earlier flood of pictures as a fetish; the artist's submersion in the depths of his own unconscious points not only to what has been but also leads into the conceptual spatial structures of the 1990s.


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Madd Illz and Lush One have announced a joint tour slated to feature the former Grind Time Now partners battling.
"We are settling our differences in the ring and making a tour out of it," Madd Illz says in an exclusive statement to HipHopDX. "We will battle for a total of three rounds at three minutes each. Each stop will have a performance by the both of us as we will be releasing music and we will battle for one round apiece. We will alternate between the three rounds and collect the footage via our own personal traveling cameraman. We are making a documentary that will cover the fallout between us and it will be presented with all three rounds edited together from all of the cities."
Madd Illz says that he and Lush One have a greater goal in mind with these battles.
"The overall goal is to teach others that it is better to work together," Illz says. "We run large YouTube channels and in the YouTube world, it is not about competing against channels. I think battle rappers are the only ones who haven't figured that out yet."
Despite the reconciliation that the two seem to have had, Illz says their battles will not be affected by the partnership.
"Make no mistake," Illz says, "When you come to the battle, you will not catch watered down bars. We are looking to expose each other on the battle field."
Lush One and Madd Illz were once partners, along with Drect. The trio helped the Grind Time Now brand become one of the more prominent Battle Rap leagues in the world. Financial disputes, allegations of theft and creative differences were among the conflicts that came between Illz, Lush and Drect.
Illz says that his reconciliation with Lush One is not set to be harmed by their battles.
"The number one thing that tore us apart was lack of communication," Illz says. "I will be working with him everyday on the tour so it will be very different."
In April, Madd Illz spoke about Lush One's work with Grind Time Now.
"We waited a long time until we brought in Lush, and I don't want to paint him out as a bad guy, but I believe that was…bringing on cats from the West Coast, we all knew them from Scribble Jam," Illz said. "That was my main thing; I had been at Scribble Jam and battled at Scribble Jam since 2003 all the way to 2008…I think it was. So like, I knew all of those cats too. It's just he lived out there, so he brought them along. I feel like if I could've set up the company with Drect alone, got all the paperwork settled and we would've moved forward and got our business straight, that's what I would have done differently."
When asked if he felt Lush One's involvement hurt Grind Time, Illz said, "Yes. Absolutely."
In April, Lush One also spoke about Illz' involvement in Grind Time Now.
"He's basically run Grind Time into the ground on some dictator shit and doesn't even realize," Lush said in an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. "He's like Hitler. It's like the end of World War II and he doesn't realize all the fuckin' missiles are descending upon him. He's still delusional like, 'No! I'm the strongest man in the world.' I feel bad for him. You know what I mean? I think he's really fuckin' trippin' right now. But it's like, he's not a bad guy.
"I'm just irritated when I hear him publicly bragging about money he's making off the YouTube channel, which is money I fuckin' generated," Lush added. "I still haven't been compensated fully from YouTube from the past. You know what I mean? Shit like that. These are all reasons why. You know what I mean? I don't know. At his core, he's not a bad dude. I just want him to fuckin' get right."
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In FY2008, the Preservation Directorate passed the 40-year mark of its leadership in the field of preservation of collections. The Library's decades of leadership in preservation awareness, education, and treatment have been supported throughout by solid scientific research. Preservation science increases the value of collections by increasing access and knowledge of the human record, while decreasing risk to collections that lead to knowledge loss. Preventing knowledge loss from the human record has entered a new phase. As the Library continues to struggle to preserve masses of traditional media (such as manuscripts, books, and photographs), a growing volume of document dilemmas lies ahead. This is because an increasing amount of cultural documentation is now made or stored on film, magnetic tape and other less stable plastic media found in audiovisual and digital collections (whose preservation challenges are only now coming to light). The Library recognizes the need for rapid and focused scientific research in the face of this plethora of new media, to guard against the risk of cultural institutions losing access to an ever-expanding body of knowledge and creativity.
To support preservation of increasingly diverse traditional, audiovisual and digital media, the Library launched several new initiatives. Staff sought and secured grants (from the Kress Foundation, the Getty Conservation Foundation, the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation, and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) for invitational symposia to begin to address new needs and developments in preservation science. In addition, donations established two new funds (the Simms and the Burroughs Funds) to advance efforts in preservation and science, and to supplement long-standing donations for training in treatment of collections in Preservation's Haper-Inglis, Pulitzer and INA funds. Most significantly, Library Services committed a substantial one-time infusion of resources to institute a timely and much needed multi-pronged approach to preservation science and research. Upgrades in the Library's 25 year old preservation science labs, increased staff and improved equipment capabilities now link materials science to library and computer sciences to support preservation of library, archive, and museum collections in the digital age.
A major feature of this initiative is a consolidated multi-faceted program addressing quality assurance as well as analytical service and research studies. Research studies focus first on the materials science of traditional, audiovisual, and digital collections (to determine their preservation needs as well as optical, mechanical and chemical properties, such as composition, stability, durability, and longevity). Environmental effects and technology transfer (to develop new means of improving service) are additional foci. A new website provides continual updates on these programs.
To facilitate this initiative, the Library's 25-year-old science labs are converting over 9000 square feet of space to state-of-the-art facilities meeting the standards of energy efficient "green technology." These "green" Preservation Research and Testing facilities will include smaller, lighter, faster, and cleaner instrumentation using less electricity and solvents, and requiring less destructive sampling and sample preparation, in two separate state-of-the-art optical, mechanical and chemical laboratories. These facilities will determine degradation mechanisms, and improve longevity of traditional, audiovisual and digital collections, through treatment development and risk reduction based on environmental studies, analytical services, quality assurance, and technology transfer.
During FY2008 the Library prepared to launch its new optical properties and imaging lab, which will have new capabilities to track changes in optical properties of materials, including appearance, color, brightness, and translucency, using a new environmental scanning electron microscope and other imaging and measurement systems. This first "OP" lab, which will also house equipment for diagnosing audiovisual and digital media, should be fully operational in the coming year, along with the mechanical and chemical properties laboratory. This second "MAC" lab will have new capabilities to track changes in chemical compositions, bonding, pH, tensile strength, fold endurance, etc. (More information about lab equipment.) The second lab will also house an updated, customized, glass-enclosed "TAPPI" room that controls the environment according to Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) specifications for testing durability and strength, with 100 square feet of more tightly controlled space paralleling optimization of the environmental conditions for storage of the Top Treasures. The second lab will also house the Mass Deacidification Center for document treatment, newly protected by its own glass-walled enclosure to prevent contamination of analytical equipment.
Preparation also continued for the opening of a consolidated, 800-square-foot preservation science reference "Center for the Library's Analytical Science Samples" (CLASS). The CLASS reference room will safeguard and make accessible the Library's rare and valuable preservation science sample collections for analytical comparison and study by scientists and other scholars, as well as science research institutions, such as the Getty Conservation Institute, the Canadian Conservation Institute, and the British Library. These collections include pigment-coated and transparent papers, as well as the TAPPI Standard Paper Materials Collection of seventy differentiated papers; the Forbes Pigment Collection of over 1000, often rare, colorants; and the original Barrow Book Collection of 1000 volumes, dating from 1509-1899, first assembled in the 1960's and the basis for the development of mass deacidification to ensure longevity (http://www.vahistorical.org/arvfind/barrowwj.htm ). These collections will eventually be converted into digital reference collections, making valuable spectra and image databases available to scholars.
Finally, to further facilitate the Library's essential preservation science initiative, the Directorate increased personnel dedicated to scientific research. Four new PhD-level scientists (including three women) hired in 2008 bring wide expertise complementing current staff, which now numbers 7 PhD scientists. A new polymer chemist will contribute to the digital and audiovisual program; a materials science chemist will advance knowledge and care of traditional materials such as paper and inks; an inorganic and analytical chemist will enhance instrumental analysis and quality control efforts; and an organic chemist and environmental specialist will advance the Library's optimization of storage for its treasures. In addition, highlights of the programs for visiting scientists, multicultural scientists, and "Topics in Preservation Science" lectures, included a course on research design for local preservation scientists, a demonstration of a new reference encyclopedia for materials found in collections, and visiting Native American and British research designers (see http://www.loc.gov/preservation/outreach/visiting/index.html, http://www.loc.gov/preservation/outreach/intern/multi.html, and http://www.loc.gov/preservation/outreach/tops/index.html).
Customers: In addition to safeguarding the Library's collections, the Directorate responds to requests from the Library's customers. Preservation staff responded to 8 major requests from the Office of the Vice President, Congress, the Librarian's Office, and abroad. For the Office of the Vice President, staff consulted on damage caused by a fire in the Ceremonial Office of the Vice President that discolored the Library's loaned Malby Globe and secured pro bono treatment assistance for this unanticipated and time-consuming special project. For Representatives Carolyn C. Kilpatrick and Barbara Lee, Chair and First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, staff completed a preservation assessment and recommendations for the personal library of W.E.B. Du Bois, in Accra, Ghana. For the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, staff assessed a portion of the Congressional Library holdings and prepared a report describing the collection's preservation challenges and solutions, providing a resource list of supplies and suppliers and contractors; cost estimate; and a suggested schedule for implementation to provide a comprehensive road map for care of these off-site Congressional Library collections. For the Office of the Librarian, staff prepared for First Lady Laura Bush a hand-made, leather-bound, gold-tooled blue presentation book of letters from authors who have appeared at the National Book Festival, to commemorate Mrs. Bush's service to the nation. For the NBF, preservation staff developed a time capsule model and web resource in collaboration with IMLS and the Smithsonian. For the Librarian's Junior Fellows Project, conservators instructed Junior Fellows on the assessment and re-housing of the Copyright Descriptive Files that document films and range from full scripts and advertising posters to simple descriptions, in preparation for digitization. For a project funded by the Mellon Foundation, conservators consulted on a photo repository survey at the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, presenting a talk about lessons learned in a similar survey conducted at the Library. For a cooperative project with the National Library of Korea, staff completed preliminary activities to preserve and increase access to rare Korean map materials held by the Library's Geography and Map Division.
Other collaborative efforts focused on a dozen national and international partnerships. With the Image Permanence Institute (IPI), Herzog/Wheeler & Associates (HW), the Architect of the Capital (AOC), and Facilities Services (FS), preservation specialists continued their ongoing investigative partnership to analyze and improve the performance of Library air handling units in Capitol Hill Buildings, as well as in vaults in Culpeper and Landover. Staff also made progress on the development of web-based custom software for sharing collections storage data on Library buildings, floors, and sections with emphasis on linking notes on areas of concern regarding mold infestations, water leaks, pest problems, and similar challenges.
With Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, the Directorate continued work to develop a system to scale up imaging sound recordings in order to initiate production-scale reformatting of at-risk audio formats, including cylinders, disks and other media. Collaboration to develop technology to image grooved audio recordings for digital conversion of sound resulted in reports in the New York Times and other media of the successful playback of one of the earliest sound recordings ever made. The recording, which dates from 1860, was made by a "phonautograph". The phonautograph, a scientific instrument developed in France in the 1850's, recorded using paper covered with lamp soot scored by a stylus in response to sound, and was meant to visualize sound, not to play it back. The LC/LBNL imaging technology, currently being tested by Library preservation specialists for use at NAVCC for reformatting fragile audio discs and for automated mass digitization, was able to extract sound, for the first time ever, from an early phonautogram, as reported at the annual ARSC meeting. (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/arts/27soun.html?pagewanted=all )
With the US Holocaust Museum, preservation scientists analyzed diaries and other manuscripts written by concentration camp victims with portable x-ray fluorescence apparatus to determine how victims where able to concoct ink from scare resources, and to reveal writing under censored cover-ups. With the British Library, preservation experts collaborated on best practices to exhibit the historic Lindisfarne Gospels and other cultural treasures. With the Foundation Center, preservation staff oversaw the development of "The Foundation Grants for Preservation in Libraries, Archives, and Museums", which covers grants to public, academic and research libraries, archives and museums for activities related to conservation and preservation.
Preservation staff were interviewed and filmed in conjunction with a half-dozen media programs. History Detectives consulted staff on analysis of a questioned document. The crew for the movie "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" interviewed staff on the care of collections, including spectacles, clippings, and currency found in Lincoln's pockets at the time of his assassination, as part of a collector's edition of the CD. History Channel taped preservation staff for the Library's orientation video.
Staff were also interviewed and filmed on several occasions by the press, National Institute for Information Standards and Technology (NIST), and others in conjunction with the argon encasement of the 1507 Waldseemüller World Map. The production of this encasement was the result of a successful collaboration with NIST and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). As part of the 'Exploring the Early Americas' exhibition, Preservation Directorate staff worked with exhibition, security, and IT staff to install the encasement, secure the map into the encasement, and set-up and maintain the environmental monitoring system to preserve the map while it stays on permanent exhibit, providing uninterrupted access to this important treasure for the American public. Knowledge obtained through the process of designing and installing this case has been documented and shared with the national and international preservation community who have shown increased interest in preserving high value objects using anoxic encasements.
Outreach and Leadership Updates: To advance outreach through leadership, the Directorate has hosted 3 Invitational Preservation Research and Education Symposia (PRES) on Future Directions in Document Preservation, covering Emergency Mitigation, Preservation Education, and Preservation Research, and attended by 150 professionals world-wide. These symposia were supported by over $70,000 in grants, primarily from the Getty and Kress Foundations, and are describe below. (See schedule.) The Directorate also benefited from a detail of a staff member from the Institute of Library and Museum Services in an initiative to strengthen the capacity of federal agencies to advance collections preservation through partnerships.
- On February 25, the Preservation Directorate and FLICC hosted a collections emergency mitigation workshop for over 30 FLICC member libraries in a program entitled "Safety Net", to develop a network of regional responders to provide mutual assistance in salvage of collections in the event of a disaster . This workshop followed salvage training offered previously by the Directorate for federal and other libraries. A major outcome was the signing by a dozen FLICC participants of a Charter of Library Mutual Disaster Assistance developed by FLICC and the Preservation Directorate as an aid to librarians interested in collaborating with other institutions to prepare for and cope with disasters affecting collections. A model charter for use by other communities appears on the Library's website.
- On May 15-16, seventy senior preservation, conservation, and related education professionals participants in the Directorate's "Pres Ed" symposium to examine needs, solutions, and priorities for education and training to assure that library, archives, and museum document collections are preserved to meet users' needs through the 21st century and beyond. The symposium was funded in part by a $60,000 grant from the Getty Foundation, and was supported by the Library's IFLA PAC NAN members. Challenges identified by the group, who represented federal agencies, universities, professional organizations, and funding bodies from around the world, included virtual access initiatives and de-emphasis of the physical vulnerability of machine-dependent records. Potential solutions include supporting increased resources to preserve increasingly complex collections; hybrid professional specializations; elective courses and workshops on emerging challenges of new media; more and better-funded post-graduate fellowships; senior scholar initiatives to preserve expert knowledge; and new technology-assisted education and training methodologies. Results included a table clustering initiatives to help participants select appropriate roles and responsibilities.
- The Pres Ed table identifies areas in which training is needed, who should be trained, how they should be trained, and how this should be supported. For instance, with regard to what needs to be taught, the group recommended (and the Library is addressing), the following areas: digital preservation challenges (through scientific research and convenings of cross-disciplinary specialists), expanded preservation and conservation responsibilities (through internships, workshops and web resources), need for education and training in high priority topics (preservation of film and recorded sound, disaster planning and mutual assistance charters), and erosion of conservation treatment skills (through internships, virtual treatment training with haptic technology, and cataloging the state of knowledge for book conservation and other specialties). With regard to who needs to be trained, the group identified (and the Library is addressing) the need to develop awareness beyond the professional preservation/conservation fields (done with FLICC, research scientists and other disciplines), as well as to increase diversity in the conservation field (supported through multicultural internships with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and the visiting scientist program). With regard to how to enhance preservation education, the group noted (and the Library addresses) the need to strengthen faculty and mechanisms for preservation/conservation education (done through the Library's haptic research, activities with Catholic University of America, video demos and online curricula), as well as to increase and strengthen internships and post-graduate training (done through the Directorate's expanded and specialized internship in AV and science disciplines). With regard to support for preservation education, the group stressed the need to develop funding, policy, and support for preservation, which the Library has done through developing a guide to foundation funding, and seeking grants, donations and endowments for training.
- On July 24-25, senior preservation scientists representing 30 institutions attended the Library's "Summit of Research Scientists (SORS)". The Symposium was supported by grants from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Foundation of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, and NCPTT. Scientists of long-standing renown, led by the Library's Chief of Preservation Research and Testing, reported on innovative work and technology transfers in their laboratories, as well as staff and equipment upgrades that will advance preservation of traditional, audiovisual, and digital media. The Library shared designs for its new laboratories for optical, chemical and mechanical testing (which upgrade the labs to comply with standards for eco-friendly "green" technology), as well as its development of a scientific reference sample center, housing the Library's invaluable collections of Barrow Books, Forbes Pigments, and TAPPI Paper Fibers. The symposium focused on developing consensus-based research objectives and collaborations to maximize efficiency and efforts. Results included a cluster-table database of complementary activities among the participants to enhance research strategies and foster mutual cooperation, and a website utilizing social-networking communication tools to facilitate scientific communications.
- The SORS table confirms special needs in several areas that the Library leads. With regard to object substrates and media in need of study, the group identified (and the Library is addressing) paper (degradation, aging studies, environmental interaction; volatile organic compounds; trace elements; deacidification; object studies; recycled paper), parchment (analytical characterization and dating; shrinkage temperature; ink interaction; object studies), plastic polymers (cellulose acetate laminates; analogue AV and magnetic tapes with sticky shed, CD/DVD, RW; sound recordings), iron gall ink (identification, monitoring; treatment effects and development; Fe migration and oxidation state; x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) and hyperspectral examination), and various colorants. With regard to storage and environmental issues, the group identified (and the Library is addressing) volatile organic compounds (studied by the Library's direct analysis in real time time-of-flight mass spectrometer (DART) system and mass spectrometry techniques), anoxic environments (as in the Library's "Visual Storage" argon cases and development of low-oxygen systems; aging studies; environmental standards; and quality assurance of storage and display materials). With regard to technology transfer, the group identified (and the Library addresses) imaging (hyperspectral and polynomial texture mapping), 14C Dating (of parchment and gelatin), methodology (for DART, 3D-fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging) and education and dissemination (through library and archive outreach and TOPS public lecture series). With regard to establishing reference collections, the Library's development of the Barrow Books, Forbes Pigments and TAPPI Paper Sample Collections was lauded.
In addition to the invitational symposia, the Directorate continued to lead in outreach and aiding the general public. Six lectures for the "Topics in Preservation Science" (TOPS) series, which is provided pro bono to the Library by world-renown scientists and is free and open to the public, covered the following: CAMEO - A Free Internet Encyclopedia on Materials Used in the Production and Conservation of the Human Record, Recent Trends in Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Research Design for Preservation Science, Preservation Tools and Training in the Digital Age, Hyperspectral Imaging of the Waldseemüller 1507 World Map, and Radiocarbon Dating of Museum Objects. The series is videotaped for uploading to the Library's website. A new initiative is that in FY 2009 the TOPS series will also be simulcast remotely to individuals via the Library's Elluminator system.
Preservation scientists and conservators updated 14 research projects on the Library's website, covering environmental studies (such as anoxic encasements and visual storage); technology transfer (Haptic Technology for Use in Conservation Training, Direct Analysis in Real Time Mass Spectrometry); and preservation of traditional, audiovisual, and digital materials (Mass Deacidification, 100 Year Paper Natural Aging Program, Paper Strengthening through Paper Splitting, Iron Gall Ink Corrosion, Zeolites, Imaging of Laterally and Vertically Grooved Analog Audio Recordings, Magnetic Tape "Sticky Shed" Research, and Longevity of Digital CD ROM, CD-R and DVD-R RW).
Workforce and Operational Updates: The Preservation Directorate progressed toward several benchmarks throughout FY2008 in ongoing efforts to develop staff and tools needed for increasingly complex preservation issues facing traditional, audiovisual, and digital collections. Efforts included hiring four new science PhD staff and a new BCCD Section Head, as well as keeping as base-staff former MDEP preservation specialists and technicians; expanding programs for visiting scholars and scientists and multicultural science students; moving 30 pieces of delicate analytical equipment in preparation for construction of the Directorate's scientific optical properties lab, which will have new capabilities to track changes in optical properties of materials (with a new environmental scanning electron microscope and other imaging systems), and in preparation for the new scientific chemical and mechanical properties laboratory, which will have new capabilities to track changes in chemical and mechanical properties (including a new TAPPI Standards room); and establishing a new materials science reference collection, centered around the rare and valuable Barrow Books, Forbes Pigments and TAPPI Papers.
Staff took Introductory "Digital Imaging Training" to address the impact of the shift from film-based to digital photography on conservation treatment documentation. The Conservation Division provided two days of comprehensive hands-on training to all CD staff on image capture, image editing, metadata, and the theory and practice of digital image management.
A seminal year: Highlights included treatment of Ben Franklin's copy of the First Continental Congress, 1774 Petition to the King, and George Washington's December 23, 1783, letter to Congress regarding his resignation from the Army. In addition, conservators treated approximately 20 volumes for the opening of the Thomas Jefferson's Library exhibit. Staff also worked overtime treating and helping install Kislak artifacts in the 'Exploring the Early Americas' exhibition.
Preservation Directorate Staff produced a half dozen posters, two dozen publications and over 40 presentations, covering a record 10 topics at the American Institute for Conservation annual meeting alone, ranging from investigations and treatment of Ethiopic bindings, Hindu portraits on mica, and the Gandhara scroll; to iron gall ink treatments, the argon encasement of America's birth certificate Waldseemüller Map, and classification and treatment of foxing; through advances in CD longevity research, 2D imaging of laterally grooved sound recordings, 3D imaging of vertically grooved sound recordings, and haptic technology transfer for training conservators.
Staff also trained 5 interns and over 500 professionals through inhouse and offsite courses, lectures and workshops in salvage of collections and other principles of preservation. Staff responded to 650 inquiries received through Question Point and gave 59 tours to 385 people of the various activities taking place in the Preservation Directorate. Visitors included preservation professionals and students, representatives from the media, Members of Congress, and donor groups.
Risk mitigation and response: To further safeguard and preserve the content of the Library's collections, the Directorate expended efforts and resources to image, and refine argon encasements, of five treasures including the 1507 Waldseemüller Map; enhance IRENE 2-D and 3-D scanning of endangered sound recordings; hire expert staff; secure equipment in preparation for upgrading the science labs for optical, physical and chemical analysis, as well as for bio-infestation abatement; clear space for lab renovations; and beta test a web-based environmental monitoring system. Directorate staff trained 41 archivists, librarians, and similar professionals at the University of Miami and Wolfsonian in salvage techniques, and worked with allied professionals from other federal libraries to build a collaborative safety net of institutions to protect collections and establish continuity of operations plans.
A new initiative involved the evaluation and documentation in greater detail of the condition of the Library's Top Treasures, which are a specially designated group of materials rating specific resource allotments by the Library. Master files for each Top Treasure were established and compiled to incorporate historic information on treatment, acquisitions, and exhibitions. In addition, the Martin Waldseemüller 1507 World Map, one of the highlights of the 'Exploring the Early Americas' exhibit, was protected by a case specially designed to keep out harmful oxygen. This anoxic encasement, the largest ever built, is the culmination of three years work by conservators, scientists, curators and many other staff and contractors. Conservation staff was instrumental in mounting the map, preparing the encasement interior, and transporting the map to the NW Pavilion. The map is now safely stored in an argon environment continuously monitored by preservation scientists.
In response to damage to personal and public collections caused by the outbreak of fires, earthquakes and mud slides in CA; floods in the Midwest; and hurricanes in the Southeast, staff developed dozens of web resources on emergency mitigation and salvage for collections confronted by specific calamities, to be issued as alerts on the Library's homepage at time-appropriate intervals.


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TAMPA Roller coaster lovers, rejoice. Cheetah Hunt is back in business.
Busch Gardens' long-awaited and much-hyped coaster attraction did not open Friday morning as planned, frustrating hundreds lined up to be the first to ride it. The ride had some technical problems but was fixed and ready to roll by mid-afternoon Friday, said Busch Gardens spokeswoman Jill Revelle.
"This is not uncommon," Revelle said. "It's a brand new ride with new equipment and new sensors, and the sensors are tripping."
The ride was supposed to open at 9:30 a.m. As of noon it was still not running, but Revelle said at the time that they expected to fix the problems in a matter of hours.
Revelle said ride operators wanted to make sure Cheetah Hunt is running consistently before they put people on it. She said the same thing happened when SheiKra opened several years ago.
"We know it's hot out there today, and many of you traveled from near and far to be amongst the first to ride Cheetah Hunt," the park's posting said. "We appreciate the patience and support you've shown us today...now go and enjoy this incredible new ride!"
The ride worked fine during a VIP event Thursday night, said spokeswoman Jill Revelle. But as happens with some new rides, glitches popped up. The ride is lined with safety sensors to detect everything from birds landing on the track to excessive heat, and Revelle said a series of those sensors tripped in error, preventing the ride from starting.
The 4,469-foot-long ride accelerates to more than 60 mph through the push of a series of magnetic launchers, and it hugs the ground, whipping back and forth hence the theme of a predator cat chasing prey.
Revelle characterized the glitches as not unexpected.
"When you get a new ride, it can take time to calibrate all the sensors," Revelle said. "Sheikra had glitches, too, on its opening We will wait until the trains are all running perfectly before we put any people on it."
Busch Gardens posted the following statement on its Facebook page:
"High performance coasters and thrill machines rely on sophisticated, finely tuned parts. Sometimes mechanical delays are a fact of opening day. The safety and comfort of our guests is always our primary concern. We thank our guests for understanding as we work to get the ride running as soon as possible. We promise the wait is worth it.''