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21 November 2002
By Robert Sanders, Media Relations

Berkeley - As biologists try to tease out the finer details of the green plant family tree, one key may lie in the cellular organelle - the chloroplast - that makes green plants green.
As the photosynthetic factory of the plant cell, the chloroplast contains its own complement of genes distinct from the comparably sized mitochondrial genome in the energy center of the cell or the much larger genome in the cell nucleus.

"The chloroplast genome can be more informative in some ways than the complete nuclear genome, and easier to analyze than plant mitochondrial DNA," said Brent Mishler, professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Jepson and University Herbaria.

Mishler is one of nine principal investigators on a new project, supported by $3 million over five years from the National Science Foundation, to isolate and sequence chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes from 50 to 100 representative plants, drawing on the expertise of the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute (JGI) in Walnut Creek, Calif. The grant was among the largest of seven collaborative projects funded last month by NSF's "Assembling the Tree of Life" program.

The biologists will compare chloroplast genomes, as well as mitochondrial genomes and nuclear genes, along with morphological characteristics to determine plant relationships among the more ancient plant groups such as the mosses, algae and ferns. Their work will complement that of on-going projects looking at other branches of the green plant family tree, such as the well-studied seed plants.

"The whole nuclear genome is enormous and it's very difficult technically to get the same portions of a genome out from a lot of different organisms," said co-PI Jeffrey L. Boore, a scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, head of the evolutionary genomics laboratory at JGI and an adjunct associate professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley. "But with organelles, either mitochondria or chloroplasts, we can pull out this bit of DNA that is physically separate from the nuclear genome and get this collection of homologous genes. So we get a pretty good collection of genes for one price."

Both chloroplasts and mitochondria originated more than a billion years ago, when bacteria colonized early single-celled organisms, establishing a symbiotic relationship that has allowed plant cells to get energy from sunlight and both plant and animal cells to produce energy efficiently.

Among the questions Mishler, Boore and their colleagues want to answer are, how many times has land been colonized from the sea by green algae, where did plants acquire the adaptations essential to life on land, and how many times did multicellular plants evolve?

To date, only two entire plant genomes have been sequenced - a plant called Arabadopsis thalianafrom the mustard family and rice - and JGI is at work on a third, the poplar tree.

"Data from the already sequenced genomes have not yet been analyzed comparatively," said Mishler, who specializes in the study of mosses and other bryophytes. "Only about 15 green plant chloroplast genomes have been sequenced, and even fewer mitochondrial genomes - about 10 - so our project will be a big step forward."

The group plans to test various ways of comparing genomes to elicit evolutionary relationships. In particular, they want to find the best methods to use for groups of organisms that have a long evolutionary history.

"We're going to test theories and methods for analyzing genes comparatively," said Mishler, who was one of the leaders of the "Deep Green" initiative that several years ago reported the first draft of the tree of life for green plants. "Right now we don't know the best ways to analyze the DNA once we have it."

Typically, biologists look at the same gene in many different species and document the sequence changes that accumulate over time. Assuming a roughly constant rate of change as a result of random mutations, scientists can estimate the time since two lineages split from one another to evolve separately.

Boore said, however, that comparing DNA sequences directly may not be the best method, because the same mutation could show up more than once, throwing into doubt any conclusions about plants being from the same lineage. He has had great success looking at gene rearrangements within the mitochondrial genomes of animals - at genes that switch places, flip or duplicate.

"When gene order rearrangements define some specific evolutionary branching, we've judged that those are very, very powerful characters because they are very unlikely to rearrange in the same way in two different lineages," Boore said. "We feel that when we find gene rearrangements, we are confident that that part of the tree is well resolved."

Following mitochondrial gene rearrangements over time, he and his team several years ago established convincingly that the myriapods - millipedes and centipedes - are not the ancestor of modern insects, as most people assumed. Rather, these many-segmented creatures emerged from the ocean earlier than insects. Crustaceans - crabs and lobsters - are more closely related to insects than are millipedes and centipedes, he said.

Boore, Mishler and other members of the collaboration hope to find chloroplast as well as plant mitochondrial genes that change slowly over time, and thus would be suitable for assessing long-term evolutionary change, as well as fast-mutating genes suitable for studying more recent evolution.

Other principal investigators on the grant are research botanist Alan R. Smith of UC Berkeley's University Herbarium, Charles O'Kelly of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Maine, Paul G. Wolf of Utah State University, Karen Renzaglia of Southern Illinois University, Dina Mandoli and Richard Olmstead of the University of Washington and Michael Donoghue of Yale University. Mandoli plans to construct bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) nuclear genome libraries for about 50 plants representing deep-branching lineages of green plants, for use by other researchers.

Mishler will host a Tree of Life symposium on the UC Berkeley campus next February to discuss the structure of the green plant family tree and how it relates to other family trees, such as those of arthropods (insects and spiders) and vertebrate animals.

For more information:

"Understanding the Tree of Life": February 2003 symposium
Deep Green initiative
"Assembling the Tree of Life" from the National Science Foundation


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Napoleon Bonaparte astride his rearing white horse, holding up his poker hand minus the cards

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Napoleon took over the French court and loved its traditions. In fact, Napoleon was a traditionalist, which meant keeping the traditions of the French court alive. That’s why he loved to play games like the ones on review here.

The French loved games of chance, and they still do of course. Dice and cards were preferred, and it was common to retire to the salon after a dinner to play such games – which is where we get our word “Saloon”. There, they played poker and blackjack, and other kinds of games including what later became craps.

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November 26, 2005: Hotel Is Open!

Our first open alpha-test session, Hotel, began last night. It's had a lot of players (136 games are in progress as I type), and hasn't blown up. Various small bugs have been identified; some have already been fixed.

Hotel is solo play . . . you conquer a small cluster of worlds, moving at your own speed and ticking when you're ready. In particular, be sure to check out the new and improved autofleet system! And Kira wrote a leader board, visible on the lobby page.

You'll also be able to see the new blue "skin" on lobby and help pages, though not (yet) on the actual game pages.

Log in to www.ultracorps.com any time before 11:59:59 pm Sunday, give it a try, and post your comments on the forums! Monday we'll mail out a link to a short questionnaire. Please, please respond, and help us improve the game!
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Once "inking" gets into your veins you will never be able to live without it. Frank J. Garcia

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Whatever I do not understand is bad

Whatever I do not understand is bad. That's exactly the message I perceived when I read this fragment of Charlie's White article at Guizmodo:
Overall, the Samsung Q1 is a second-rate first outing for the UMPC platform that’s not worth $500, much less the $1100 street price. You’d be much better off buying one of the many multimedia players available on the market, and with the money left over, getting yourself a low-end notebook PC. Thumbs down, way down.

I thought that I have read everything that could have been said about Origamis. But I was wrong. Well Mr Charlie White, I feel so bad for you. Do you know how many people are virtually dying for having one of those Q1 in their hands?
And you... You had it and you could not see the beauty of this just born baby. Again, I'm very sorry for you.


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-undismayed; not discouraged; not forced to abandon purpose or effort
-undiminished in courage or valor; not giving way to fear
But the truth is, I was often dismayed by everything that had taken place, and I did battle discouragement. I battled fear and doubts. I hurt and was angry, and sometimes "undaunted" sounded more like a mockery than a mantra, and I was determined to be real about all of it in these posts, thus the name, Undaunted Reality. More than that, though, I was determined to live undaunted, not because I'm so great or strong, but because my God is, and no matter what this world looks like, He is the only reality that matters.
I pray I live the reality of Him beautifully undaunted.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

When You Can't Be There

I said I don't post about my kids or personal stuff on Facebook because my real goal is to encourage people and be a bright place in the world. Well, sometimes those two things kind of collide, and I want to say...

To the officer who responded to WonderGirl's motor accident, thank you for your kindness and encouragement. Thank you for telling her she did the exact right thing by calling campus police and you would handle it. Thank you for your leniencies and not issuing any tickets.

To the woman with white hair, in the white nurses uniform, driving the white car who stopped after the policeman left, made sure WonderGirl was okay, offered to let her sit in your car while she waited for me and WonderBoy to pick her up, and applauded her for her honesty instead of just driving away when no one would know, thank you. WG isn't sure you were not from heaven. I"m not either.

To Shannon at our insurance who immediately started finding out if a tow truck was necessary and if medical care was needed (neither were), I love you.

To Angela who offered to leave work and go pick up WonderGirl since she was closer than I was, I love you.

To Professor Robin who said to take the week off and sleep...a LOT, your are a beautiful gift. Thank you for loving my daughter.

To the parents out there who worry about their kids, I pray for the same happy ending for you every time, and I pray that your children are also blessed to have someone there when you can't be.

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He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou find refuge: His truth is a shield and buckler
Psalms 91:4

Be it ours,when we cannot see the face of God, to trust under the shadow of His wings. C.H. Spugeon

Sunday, July 01, 2012

What Is the Church?

Matthew 16:19, "...and I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

This appears to be the mandate for the inclusion or exclusion of any or many that would call upon the Church for acceptance or tolerance. The catch 22 is in accepting and tolerating with a view to the moral integrity, otherwise biblically called 'holiness', and the application of that code of conduct to life-style and/or a living faith. The Church is called to be holy, a living testament to the goodness of God exhibited by His goodness in providing salvation at His expense through His Son, Jesus Christ. We owe nothing, if we do not at least owe all, to God for this gift and this gift alone.

So I find the discussion of What the Church is? or What the church is to be? rather redundant.

But nonetheless the questions are asked and therefore need an answer.

Leviticus 23:

3, "The priest shall examine the sore on the skin of the body; and if the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin of his body, it is a leprous sore. Then the priest shall examine him, and pronounce him unclean."

23, "But if the bright spot stays in one place, and has not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean."

It is an interesting note, that Jesus never cured lepers, He only cleansed them.

In this we see the correct operating mentality of the Church, at least for the purpose of this discussion in a theological and philisophical context.

The beginning of the Church was commenced with the sacrificial death of Jesus and the Day of Pentecost.

Isaiah 51:1, “Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness,

You who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug."

Those who desire and want salvation and are seeking the means to that goal, should find their justification when they seek the Lord and find His Son, Jesus Christ.

This is a double-edged sword, an acceptance of an act on our part, on our behalf, which is beyond understanding or compensation, in which we find ourselves owing a debt for which there is no payment due or sufficient in amount and for which only grace can answer the question of Why?

This is double-edged because, we must know where we came from and acknowledge the greater power and mystery which has saved. We must always as a Church remember the pain of our human condition and how unworthy we were and still remain to receive and have the opportunity to accept such a magnanimous gift.

I find it ludicrous that those who purport to be Christian, yet condemn and judge, and do not have the insight to identify their own pride and prejudice, having forgotten what they have been rescued from and holding fast to an explicit inclusive doctrine and yet believe or even have the ability or motivation, that they are fulfilling the mandate of Christ in reaching out to the lost and the broken of our day, and still maintain they are serving God's purpose through the Church. Every person is to believe by faith that they are a gifted, important and carefully placed 'key' in the efforts of the Church. Hebrews 3:12-15, "Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said:

“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”

Our experience must be the precurser of our outreach. 2 Corinthians 5:18-21, "Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."

Our human condition may never be 'cured' in this life, but it is 'cleansed' if we hold fast to our faith. Our mission should we choose to accept it, is this, the power and privilege of living out our redemption in a world fraught with sin and idolatry in the power of the Holy Spirit, giving assurance of the forgiveness of sin by God by correctly announcing and proclaiming the terms of forgiveness. We can announce the forgiveness of sin with certainty when we ourselves have found repentance and faith.

In this world of 'tolerance' and 'acceptance' it must be clearly understood that redemption is linked to repentance, salvation is part and parcel of our status before God, 'holiness' is a requirement, and a living faith must be an example of both orthopraxy and orthodoxy.

So the question was; What is the Church?

A bunch of broken, displaced, fallible degenerates who without an other recourse, threw themselves down at the foot of a Cross, where God had displayed His love by sacrificing His Son, so that these same people could experience a life of peace and  contentment and in turn tell others of their experience. We have been 'called out' to live a life in front of 'others' and to assure 'others' of God's love for them. We have been 'called out' to change our lives, our perspective, our outlook, our reactions, our prejudices and the expectation is that that change will have to occur as well in 'others'. It really isn't to much to ask, especially when the person asking is God Himself.

I hold to the Word of God and the 'code of conduct' and moral integrity it mandates. I believe that there are 'conditions' of salvation and that we, as those who have been called, are 'to work out our salvation, with fear and trembling'. We can attempt to water down the Christian, and we can dampen the work of the Holy Spirit, but God will never be whitewashed to some mediocre human form of religiosity.

What is the Church?

It is the living, breathing faith in the goodness of God, beyond the realm of understanding apart from it being.
"Faith is not a law. Rather, faith is a gift. Therefore, faith's meaning cannot be found within the context of its public enforcement.

Instead, faith's meaning, like any gift's meaning, can only be fully understood by the receiver of the gift, who cherishes it for reasons they alone know."

For most of us, there is only the unattended

Moment, the moment in and out of time,
The distraction fit, lost in a shaft of sunlight,
The wild thyme unseen, or the winter lightning
Or the waterfall, or music heard so deeply
That it is not heard at all, but you are the music
While the music lasts. These are only hints and guesses,
Hints followed by guesses; and the rest
Is prayer, observance, discipline, thought and action.
The hint half guessed, the gift half understood, is Incarnation. T.S.Elliot

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Date Added: August 2005

Increasing employee performance is a key objective to a corporate communications strategy. Employee performance is based on how well leaders communicate, how much trust is in the organization, and how well known the organization's values are. All employees need to work together to help make communications more effective.

There are four employee communication challenges. They are:1

  • Motivating employees to align with the business strategy to create a line of sight between employees and the organizational business strategy.
  • Managing communication through leadership by educating and engaging leaders in their role in employee communication.
  • Managing information overload by breaking through the communication clutter.
  • Measuring the return on investment of internal communication by linking communication to business results.

Motivating employees to align with the organizational business strategy is difficult. There needs to be open communication throughout the organization for employees to feel involved. When there is little communication, employees tend to distance themselves from their work environment.

Research shows that increased employee engagement can lead to a 57 percent improvement in open effort or employees' willingness to exceed duties.2 In addition, 40 percent of employees are not completely satisfied with their leader.3 Leaders should be conscious of having open communications with their employees. Leaders can boost employee morale by being engaged in their employees' work environment. In any organization, employees from research and development speak with marketing on a regular basis. Employees from research and development know information on new marketing tools but don't share it with marketing. They lose trust in research and development, which results in productivity declining.

Four ways to help employees align corporate communications are:1

  • Ensuring that employees clearly understand how they can help achieve the business strategy.
  • Building employee commitment to the business strategy.
  • Leveraging technology to help employees understand the business strategy.
  • Establishing trust between leaders and employees.

Helping employees align with corporate communication increases employee performance by building trust within an organization, having leaders be open with communication, and knowing the organization's values.

Happy employees are productive employees, and productive employees help keep customers completely satisfied. This generates more revenue and profitability for the organization. Aligning employees to the corporate business strategy provides complete satisfaction to the whole organization.

1 IABC Research Foundation Expert Panel. "Putting the best practices into practice." Communication World: July-August 2005: 34-36
2 "Driving Performance and Retention Through Employee Engagement." Corporate Executive Board. September 2004.
3 "Good boss translates to happier workers." The Green Bay Press Gazette: October 31, 2004.

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Us as waves

The above model can be applied to electromagnetic waves carrying photon, subatomic particles or atoms and even objects that are much more massive.

According to Louis de Broglie, any object has a wave. However, massive objects have much smaller wavelengths. In 1916 Walter Nernst also proposed that a complex body can only form and emerge from its component atoms if they become able to tune their fluctuations together. In another words, they have to produce a common phase of oscillations to create a complex body. The complex wave produced can be regarded as the identity of the complex object.[12] The cohesion of a system requires that each component resonate at the same phase. In other words, the whole assembly should have a correlated wave function.

If the world is made of fractals and if the structure of atom is a fractal that creates the bigger objects and among others the solar systems, then the constituents of such a system (planets) has appear and disappear just like the electron and other sub-atomic particles.[13] Except that because the wavelength is much smaller than certain limits, we cannot detect them.

Quantum biologists believe that the ingredients of living things have strong electric dipole moments that are highly systemized and synchronized. This is similar to the synchronized movement of a group of flying birds.

The collective moments provide an electric dipole field that represents the individual organisms. In this view, the atomic components of living organisms are just building blocks. The blueprint is the field that organizes the atoms into a specific shape and function. In 1979, Alexander Davydov showed the presence of wave propagation along the cyto-skeleton protein chains of living cells. These waves mimic electromagnetic waves because they don’t lose energy due to thermalization. They are called Davydov solitons. We can therefore speculate that we as humans also follow a synchronized wave function. The resulting field is the origin of self. This can explain how emotions are so overwhelming and spread all over the body.[14] If we are a wave, can we further assume that we are also traveling to singularity back and forth many times per second? If that is the case, then we enter a realm where we all unite. This may be the origin of the sense of oneness with other living and non-living things (altruism).

Our livelihood comes from our turbulence
We are like waves, absent when at rest

—Rahi Moayeri, Iranian poet

Substantial Motion

the sixteenth-century Iranian philosopher Mulla Sadra (1571–1640) who is perhaps the single most important and influential philosopher in the Muslim world, proposed a similar idea, substantial motion (al-haraka al-jawhariyya): He postulated that,

“Substance only changes suddenly, from one instant to another, in generation and corruption.”

This is in line with Complex Number Assumption C1, which postulates that matter appears and disappears periodically. It is also in line with Assumption WP2 in this chapter, which suggests that object joins the singularity and appears again in space-time during each Compton wavelength.

Here I am suggesting a hidden variable theory that is non-local and therefore satisfies Bell’s theorem and complies with quantum mechanical predictions. In the wave-particle model described above, particles behave classically around a portion of their wavelength and quantum mechanically in another portion (when quantum potential is large, if you will).

Gordon G. Globus, Brain and Being (Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2004).
A fractal is a fragment that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole. Fractals are the building blocks of the chaos theory. The term fractal was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975.
The concept is well developed by Emilio Del Giudice from National Institute of Nuclear physics, Milan, Italy. The article appeared in Brain and Being by Globus, Pribram & Vitiello, John Benjamins publishing company, Amsterdam 2004
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Robin Hood and his gang must escape from Nottingham Castle, but there are dozens of soldiers between them and the forest. Will they be able to escape this time?

The answer, of course, is yes, and that is the chief weakness of this play. It should rely on suspense, but it is quite clear that Robin Hood won’t be killed off in a supplemental audio play. However interesting the discussion about how Robin and the gang will escape, the listener knows full well that he will. In order to keep things interesting, there is a second story wrapped into their escape – a story from when Much, Robin and King Richard were in the Holy Land.

The majority of the play is told in flashback. The Crusaders have just lost a battle, and now he and Much, two of the few survivors, must retreat to safe ground. The odds aren’t good: they’re in enemy territory, with few supplies and fewer reinforcements. Worse yet, it is not just their own lives that depend on their success – King Richard has survived as well, and they must get him to shelter.

Robin, his friends, and a ragged band of Crusaders must get past the Saracens, and they must do so without letting them know that the most valuable hostage in the war passed through their camp. Robin’s solution is not entirely novel, but the ensuing argument with the knights and confrontation of Saracens is very amusing. However, the very best part of the play is a last-minute plot twist in a conversation between Tuck and Robin. It turns a somewhat predictable ending into something much better, and gives Robin a shade more depth.

Unlike the other plays in the series, the main story is not set during the current series, and the framing tale is general enough to fit in anywhere. It is a very descriptive play, and it is easy to picture the action of the play. It is less introspective than either Friendly Fire or The Witchfinders, and the secondary characters are less compelling. This makes sense, given the format – the rest of the range has been stories about the characters, but this release is Robin Hood actually telling a story.

The play lacks in suspense, but is a decent tale (or “tail”, as the title would have it) nonetheless. It is not the strongest play in the series, but well worth the listen.

The Tiger’s Tale (by Jonathan Clements; read by Jonas Armstrong) was released by Big Finish Productions in April 2009.


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$350 in freebies this weekend! You can DO this!

Free skillet, yoga pants, almost free beer, video games, lunch, golf glove, security software, and a nice hotel room suite…not bad! I estimate we racked up around $350 in freebies in 48 hours!

                                                                 Just a few things we racked up this weekend.

I understand that coupons, credit cards, portals, and rebates can get to be overwhelming. Maybe there’s something wrong with me, because I actually think it’s fun…but it can be done, and profitably. Here’s a recap of one of the best weekend’s worth of bargains I can remember!

Hubby was flying back in to town on Saturday, so we spent a night in LA and I indulged in every kind of savings trick I know. Here’s how it added up:

Gas Money: used Discover via Apple Pay to get 10% back now, 20% back later. On a ~$50 tank of gas, that saved me $10.

Hotel: redeemed 30,000 points from IHG card ($49 annual fee earns a one-night voucher, sign up bonus was 70,000 points) rather than paying ~$200.

Oktoberfest: paid cash for beer, cash for entry, etc…cash withdrawn from Amex Target Prepaid Redcard, which was loaded with Vanilla Visas that were purchased via Apple Pay to get 10% back now, 20% back later…call it a $20 savings.

World Market: I’ve always wanted a skillet! This one was free! Hubby also got an expensive beer…remember that Shop Your Way Rewards NewBrands offer? I redeemed the $25 gift card and a 10% discount code they sent for joining their loyalty program, so my $27 purchase only cost $2…blame that beer. How could I say no?

Sports Authority: Guess what’s coming up? My birthday! Sports Authority sent a no-strings-attached $10 voucher. I’d also recently splurged on a pair of Brooks, so I had an $8.50 loyalty reward (5% back). There was also a 20% coupon on their website today, so I got a golf glove ($13.99) and hubby found a $15.99 gizmo we probably didn’t need. How could I say no? (Recurring trend…I must like him.) Total out of pocket ended up being around $10, so Sports Authority managed to get us to spend some extra money afterall. Still, I could have absolutely picked up just $20 worth of merchandise, used my coupons, and paid nada. Some times you’ve got to live a little. 🙂

Chado Tea: I bought a LivingSocial voucher in August as an impulse buy – it was a tea and chocolate pairing that I thought I’d be torturing hubby with, but tea and chocolate are two of my favorite things…turns out we absolutely loved it and ended up spending about $25 on tea after we enjoyed the pairing, and intend on picking up a few more accessories. Have you ever heard of blooming tea? What a magic trick! This place was awesome. Anyway, the pairing was supposed to be $15 each. Of course, it was half off via LivingSocial, plus I had a 20% coupon, and I purchased through a portal to save me another 10%. Instead of a $30 activity, it was around $12. Chado Tea came out ahead, just like Sports Authority, because we spent a lot more than we intended on tea for ourselves and as gifts, but it was a great experience!

                Holy cow! This looked like a marble when she dropped it in, and it bloomed after about 3 minutes!

Dave & Buster’s: If McDonald’s gold arches are child magnets, D&B’s is a husband magnet. We can’t pass within ten miles and not stop. Even better, I had a free $10 game credit and we had both purchased $25 gift cards from Sam’s Club for $24, via Amex Offers to receive a $20 statement credit. In other words, we each paid $4 for $25 gift cards. We spent one on a late lunch and the other on a buy-$20-get-$20-free game credit. So, for about $16 (including taxes and tip) we had lunch and went through $60 worth of game credits. Oh, and we also set high scores on, like, all the games…it was fun!

Staples: There’s a great free-after-rebate at Staples this week for Kaspersky security software. They’re $39.99 with a $17.99 instant savings plus a $22 rebate and you can get three. Here’s the fine print:

Purchase a Kaspersky AntiVirus 1 User (SKUs 1809295, 1910467) at Staples stores, Staples.com or Staples catalog between 10/11/15 and 10/17/15, then submit online or mail it in to receive a Visa Prepaid card. Limit 3 rebates per name/address/household.

STAPLES ( Dept. 15-36903 ),
PO Box 540036
EL PASO, TX 88554-0036

There is also a $20 off $70 via Visa Checkout. That would be $22 * 3 = $66 + $4 worth of whatever = $70 – $20 = $50, pay with Chase Ink to receive 5x miles (250 miles), get $66 back in Staples Easy Rebates…that’s $16 profit plus 250 miles plus $4 worth of whatever. 🙂 It worked like a charm – just choose “pay with Visa Checkout” when you’re checking out.

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Under Armour: As I explained, I cashed in on this week’s SYWR NewBrands deal. I purchased a $25 gift card, which I expect to earn 25,000 SYWR points ($25 value). Then, I spent it on a pair of pants + a filler item (which I’ll actually sell for a $5 profit), learned about ID.me for a 10% discount (more on that later), and have already received $9 back in SYWR points (5,000 was 10% back on the $25 purchase and the 4500 or so was 10% back on the pants purchase, I think…still waiting on the 10,000? I don’t know!)

…well, I think that’s it! Check in tomorrow for an update on the latest SYWR NewBrands deal and don’t miss out on the Staples/Kaspersky/Visa Checkout opportunity!

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Message from the University Librarian:
Main Library Renamed Langson Library

The Langson Library, previously the Main Library, was dedicated in a joyous celebration on 16 October. The library was renamed in recognition of a generous gift from Jack Langson of Newport Beach, who believes strong libraries are critical to great universities. Mr. Langson sees his gift as extending support to the entire campus. “It seems to me that improving the library is strengthening the intellectual heart of the university,” he said. “A great university library provides the lifeblood to nourish the capabilities of its students and to support the advancement of knowledge by its researchers.”

We began using the new name, Langson Library, at the beginning of the fall quarter and have been changing to the new name whenever possible on the web and in print. However, it will take time before the change to Langson Library is complete.

The library is receiving significantly increased use from the campus and the community. Jack’s gift will greatly enhance the library’s ability to make substantial building improvements to provide better services and accommodate new technologies in a building that was not designed to anticipate our current needs.

The Langson Library was designed by William Pereira and was one of the original buildings completed for the opening of the campus in 1965. A major addition (nearly invisible to the observer) was made in 1970, and a seismic upgrade was completed in 1996. While the building has served the campus well, the gift comes at a time when the Libraries are beginning to plan extensive reconfiguration and renovation of the interior space to accommodate the growing numbers of students and faculty using the library.

One major improvement already completed is our Compact Shelving Project, which created an attractive, comfortable, and functional space that relieved overcrowded stacks and provides storage capacity for nearly 500,000 volumes in the Langson Library basement.

The Langson Library is the second of the UCI Libraries to be named in the last few years. In 2001, the library at the Medical Center in Orange was named in honor of Forrest J. Grunigen, MD.

We will keep you advised as we progress with our plans for Langson Library as part of the UCI Libraries Master Space Plan.

Gerald J. Munoff
University Librarian

Above left: Jack Langson
Above right: Langson Library

Fall Exhibit Features Art Inspired by Poetry

Our fall exhibit explores artists’ interpretations of an influential poem by Stéphane Mallarmé. Titled A Throw of the Dice: Artists Inspired By a Visual Text, the exhibit opened in Langson Library on November 17th.

Mallarmé is considered one of France’s greatest writers, and by many sophisticated critics, the poet who comes closest to perfection. His influence on modern poetry is great, and his work foreshadowed the typographical experimentation of later poets. With publication of the experimental poem Un Coup de dés (translated as A Throw of the Dice) in 1897, he inaugurated a typography and page design capable of expressing movement in space and time. Un Coup de dés can be said to have led directly to the development of the 20th-century phenomenon known as the artists’ book.

This exhibit explores the visual and textual interpretations of Mallarmé’s poem that have been created from the 1960s to the present. Five types of editions are highlighted: limited edition artists’ books, early and scholarly editions, parodies, translations, and recent artists’ books influenced by Un Coup de dés. Taken as a whole, they illustrate the extraordinary life and influence of Mallarmé’s poetic and typographic masterpiece.

Artists’ books generally fall into two categories: limited edition livres de peintres illustrated by famous artists, and modest works that intertwine text and image. The limited editions are elaborate and expensive. The inexpensive variety depends on bookwork, including typography, conceived by a single artist. In ordinary illustrated books, the images convey the meaning of text without relating to the typography. In livres de peintres, however, while focusing mainly on the graphics, readers appreciate the beauty of the printing and the handmade paper. In contrast, the reader cannot separate image from text in contemporary artists’ books.

A Throw of the Dice was curated by UCI Professors Emeriti Renée Riese Hubert and Judd Hubert, who have published extensively on both artists’ books and Mallarmé. They co-authored The Cutting Edge of Reading: Artists’ Books, published by Granary Books (New York, 1999).

For more information about the exhibit, contact Jackie Dooley ( or x44935).

Above right: Exhibit poster

Langson Library Collections Capacity Increased

As part of our comprehensive space planning efforts, the UCI Libraries embarked in 2001 on a project to install moveable compact shelving in the basement of Langson Library in order to add shelf space needed for our growing collections. This project was just one aspect of the Libraries’ efforts to better maximize existing space, both to ensure that needed research collections are conveniently available and to provide more computer workstations and reader seats to meet the needs of our growing campus. We also took this opportunity to assess and rearrange the collections layout based on consultation with faculty.

The stacks had reached over 100% capacity, so this high-density shelving provides critically needed space for new materials. The project has increased the capacity of Langson by nearly 500,000 volumes. The new shelving also helps us house more materials on campus which would otherwise have been sent to off-campus storage in the Southern Regional Library Facility.

The electronic compact shelves are easy to use and have built-in sensor safety features. Library staff are eager to assist with any questions about operating the units.

Here are some of the benefits that we have gained in terms of services and collections:

  • The basement level is now comfortable, attractive, and functional. It has been totally renovated with new carpet, paint, lighting, ventilation, furniture, and electronic compact shelving. It is now one of the floors most conducive for research and study.

  • The book collection has been rearranged to create a linear call number flow from the 4th floor down to the basement.

  • All bound serials are in compact shelving to enable centralized ease of use. In addition, the nature of serials use lends itself to compact shelving: with citations in hand, users can retrieve materials fairly quickly, whereas books demand browsing. Finally, online availability of an increasing number of journals is gradually leading to lower use of print versions.

  • The government information and Langson Library reference collections have been consolidated.

  • Publications of international governmental organizations have been integrated with the rest of the general collection.

  • All other government information collections have been relocated to the basement to provide sufficient growth space and in recognition that an increasing percentage of federal and state documents are now being distributed online. As with serials, the need to access print collections will decrease over time.

  • The East Asian Collection is located on the 1st floor for ease of browsing and to provide proximity to specialized reference assistance.

  • The entire collection and shelves were dusted and cleaned.

We encourage you to visit Langson Library, and we appreciate your continued support as we explore other ways to maximize our existing space in order to provide a high level of service to the campus community. For more information, contact Lorelei Tanji, Assistant University Librarian for Collections ( or x45216).

Libraries Acquire Rare Thomas Mann Edition

An exciting addition to Special Collections and Archives should prove of interest to scholars and students of German literature: a very early edition of Thomas Mann’s great novella Der Tod in Venedig (Death in Venice). UCI’s copy of the “Hundertdruck” edition was purchased at auction and is number 51 of 100 copies printed. It was published in Leipzig by Hans Walter von Weber and his firm, Hyperion Verlag.

Herbert Lehnert, Research Professor of German, explains the differences between this and the first edition. The “Hundertdruck” was intended to be the first edition, but the publisher’s work was proceeding slowly. After having given the manuscript to Weber, Mann became impatient and sent a copy with revisions to chapters 1-4 to his usual publisher, S. Fischer, who published it in 1912. The “Hundertdruck” also carries a publication date of 1912, but in fact did not appear until 1913. Thus it is the earliest published version of Mann’s text, yet is not the first edition, an anomaly in publishing history.

This acquisition is an important complement to the Hans Waldmueller Collection on Thomas Mann in Special Collections and Archives, which has been an important scholarly resource for the campus since its acquisition in 1987. The collection was amassed by Mann scholar Hans Waldmueller beginning in 1929 and grew to include over 9,000 volumes. The collection provides a comprehensive survey of Mann’s work. It includes most first editions of his books, many of his publications in the original literary journals, and some correspondence and family materials. Also included are essays, works edited by Mann, translations of his works, biographical and critical studies, and voluminous German-language periodicals and articles related to Mann and his work. Treasures include first and later editions of important books such as Buddenbrooks, Der Zauberberg, Joseph und seine Brueder, Tonio Kroeger, and Der Tod in Venedig.

All are welcome to visit Special Collections and Archives to use our new Der Tod in Venedig or the Waldmueller Collection. For more information, please contact the department at ( or x47227).

Many thanks to Dr. Lehnert for his invaluable input and to the UCI German Department for encouraging this purchase.

Create Your Own Multimedia Works in Library Computer Labs

New multmedia workstations in the Langson Library Multimedia Resources Center (MRC) and the Science Library Interactive Learning Center (ILC) enable UCI students, faculty, and staff to create and edit digital files, incorporate them into presentations or web pages, or transfer them to CDs or DVDs. Assistance will be provided to both novice and skilled users who wish to use professional quality authoring/editing software on either PC or Macintosh computers for teaching and learning.

Why provide this service? Students and faculty are increasingly interested in moving scholarly communication and instruction beyond the limits of printed or digital text. Creation of Web pages for scholarly and instructional use has become routine. Use of personal digital cameras and camcorders is becoming pervasive. To provide necessary digital content, UC libraries are expanding online resources by licensing digital image collections and by digitizing selected rare and archival materials in their print collections. The UCI Libraries are eager to assist by making available these workstations with professional digitizing and editing tools, as well as any needed assistance in using the workstations.

The ILC and MRC provide access to specialized digital resources, whether bibliographic, textual, statistical, graphic, audio or video, in the Libraries’ collections, and assist users in digitizing resources from our rich print collections as needed. Some specific capabilities of the workstations include:

  • Images can be transferred from digital cameras, most common disk formats, and online collections. Photographs and other printed images, including materials from the libraries’ collections, can be scanned. Users can manipulate these images or create original digital files and animations.

  • Video files can be transferred from camcorders, VCRs, most common disk formats, and the Internet. Users can edit and enhance these video segments and create soundtracks by adding narration, music, or sounds from a variety of sources.

  • Image, video, and sound files can be incorporated into Web pages or multimedia programs. Completed files can be transferred to Zip disks, burned onto CDs or DVDs, or moved over the Internet.

  • The workstations also have enhanced text capabilities and standard productivity tools. Text from printed sources can be scanned and converted to editable text. The scanners have optional document feeders so that multiple loose pages can be scanned automatically.

  • Library staff developed these workstations to meet existing and anticipated needs of our users. We are always interested in adapting and enhancing our services to meet creative and unanticipated needs, and we encourage your feedback.

For more information or to suggest enhancements, please contact Jeff Schneidewind in the Science Library ( or x47099) or Collette Ford in Langson Library ( or x48929).

New Electronic Resources! Digital Image Collections

Digital images have become a valuable supplement to the use of analog images—such as slides, photographs, and film—in research, preparation of lectures, and development of instructional materials for students. The Libraries now offer two new collections of such images to the UCI community for educational use, adding significant content to our campus visual resources and greatly extending access.

  • The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) Library is a digital resource of over 100,000 images, with supporting documentation and related multimedia contributed by North American and British art collections. AMICO images represent a broad range of cultures, time periods, and object types. Cultures represented include ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian; Native American and Inuit; Chinese and Japanese. Coverage of time periods is comprehensive, from prehistory to the present. Objects range from illuminated manuscripts to contemporary art installations.

  • Saskia Ltd. Cultural Documentation’s entire collection of 26,000 professional quality digital reproductions covers the history of Western art from the Neolithic period to the 20th century. Many works are from major European museums such as the Louvre and the Prado. Holdings of painting and sculpture are particularly strong. Architectural views and drawings, urban views, minor arts, tapestries, and frescoes are also represented, as are Asiatic works of art.

Each individual work of art is described in a complete catalog record. To access either collection, perform a title search on “amico” or “saskia” in either ANTPAC or the Melvyl online catalog. Both collections can be searched using a web browser or the downloadable Insight® Java client marketed by Luna Imaging, both of which offer sophisticated searching features. After downloading Insight® users can develop cross-collection searches of Saskia, AMICO, and other image databases offered by Luna; view the digital images fully or zoom in on details; manipulate images in various ways; and create presentations and export them as either HTML or PowerPoint files.

Access to digital images for UCI users will continue to expand, such as with the expected future addition of 30,000 images from Hartill Art Associates. Contact Rina Vecchiola, Research Librarian for Art History and Studio Art ( or x49872), for more information.

Libraries Acquire Records of Schonfeld Deanship

By the time Willie Schonfeld retired as Dean of the School of Social Sciences in 2002, he had accumulated twenty years of significant documentation. Upon being contacted by University Archivist Jennifer Jacobs, he quickly assented to the transfer of these records to the University Archives for permanent preservation and availability for historical research and administrative use.

The School of Social Sciences Records are the first records of an academic Dean transferred to the Archives since UCI was founded. The University Archives seeks to similarly document all of UCI’s schools, as well as academic departments, major administrative offices, the Academic Senate and other important groups, and student life. All records of UCI’s former Chancellors and many other materials are already in the Archives.

The records had been kept in a small room near the Dean’s office in six file cabinets. With the help of executive assistant Carole Nightengale, they were boxed and moved to Langson Library, where they are stored in a secure, climate-controlled room. They document decision making, accomplishments, and events of the School during the past twenty years, and, in some cases, even earlier. Most materials are correspondence and topical files recording daily activities of the Dean and his staff. In the Archives, they are available for the benefit of the institutional memory of the whole of UCI, as well as for continued access by the School itself. Any materials containing confidential information will be restricted from use for an appropriate period of time.

Academic planning is an important topic covered in such records. For example, when Schonfeld became Dean, the School had no academic departments. This was workable while the School was small, but as enrollment increased, departmentalization was necessary. The records concerning each department speak to the energy Schonfeld and his colleagues put into this structural overhaul in the mid-1980s. The origination and development of research centers such as the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies and the Center for the Study of Democracy also are represented. Other topics covered include budget, faculty recruitment, student affairs, and the administration of two related campus units, the Department of Education and the former Program in Comparative Culture.

For more information, or to learn more about donating your program’s records, contact University Archivist Jennifer Jacobs ( or x47193).

Above left: Schonfeld in a 1982 photo

Libraries Assess Students' Information Literacy Skills

In our efforts to improve library instruction, the UCI Libraries will participate with forty other academic libraries in a standardized assessment of students' ability to find, evaluate, and use information effectively, i.e. information literacy skills. Such abilities are essential to the acquisition of disciplinary knowledge, critical thinking, and life-long learning skills.

In Spring 2004 the Libraries will participate in Project SAILS (Standardized Assessment of Information Literacy Skills), a national effort to measure and document the relationship between the acquisition of information literacy skills and student acheivement. With such a tool, academic libraries will be able to measure skills, gather national data, provide norms, compare information literacy measures with other indicators of student achievement, and determine what role, if any, information literacy plays in student success and retention. As a bonus, participants will receive reports that document the level of information literacy skills in relation to student achievement levels at their institutions.

In recent years there has been an emphasis on assessment in higher education. Approaches range from familiar practices (test performance and external program reviews), to ambitious projects such as UC’s undergraduate academic experience survey, “Student Experiences in the Research University—21st Century” (SERU21) (

Our goal in participating in SAILS is that the outcomes will help us meet the challenge that all academic libraries face in attempting to measure the value they add to a student's educational experience.

For more information on SAILS, go to ( or contact Cathy Palmer, Head of Education and Outreach ( or x44972).

Did You Know?

You can request checkout of new library materials that are on order or have not yet been cataloged and shelved. Simply click on Request uncataloged material at the bottom of the Antpac home page ( and complete the required form. You will need your library barcode and Antpac pin number. The library will "rush" catalog this item and notify you when it is ready for pickup.

Library Users "Grade" Our Services

The chief goal of the UCI Libraries is to provide excellent service to our primary clientele: UCI’s faculty, students, and staff. To help us evaluate our level of success, we are using a nationally-endorsed survey instrument to obtain direct feedback.

During April 2003 we conducted a web-based survey of 2,700 randomly selected faculty, students, and staff to evaluate perceptions of library service quality, as announced in the Winter 2003 issue of UCI Libraries Update. The survey instrument uses 25 core questions to measure library users’ minimum, perceived, and desired levels of service. We would like to thank all who took the time to participate in the survey; we value your input highly. The response average for such a survey is about 15%, and the respondents were well representative of the overall campus population, particularly for faculty and graduate students.

Overall, respondents greatly value and appreciate library services at UCI and the people who deliver those services. Preliminary findings highlighted several particular areas of strength. Timely and efficient document delivery and interlibrary loan services are appreciated. Librarians and career staff are highly regarded for their expertise and willingness to help users. Electronic and print information resources are highly valued. Library users, especially faculty and graduate students, clearly desire more of these resources, however.

Other desired improvements include easier access from home or office to electronic resources, better tools for finding resources independently, including improvements to the website, and enhancements to our buildings as a study environment, including longer hours.

We have almost completed our analysis of the data gathered and will share both the results and our response to the survey with the University community very soon.

For additional information, contact Steve MacLeod, the project manager ( or x44967) or Carol Ann Hughes, Associate University Librarian for Public Services (hughes or x49753).


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Pittsburgh Update

Pittsburgh Update publishes weekly summaries of recent developments in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, The Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Communion that affect or could affect Pittsburgh Episcopalians. Emphasis is on reporting, not interpretation. This is a service of Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh. This site is in no way affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh or the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.

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Monday, March 16, 2015

News for Week Ending 3/16/2015

Final approval given to bill to allow women to enter House of Lords soon

The Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill passed its final hurdle in the House of Lords March 12, 2015. The bill provides for women bishops to take seats in the British House of Lords sooner than they would have under normal circumstances, since women bishops will have little seniority for some time. Details are explained in a post on Thinking Anglicans.

Delegates from across Communion participating in U.N. Conference on the Status of Women

The 59th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women is meeting in New York City March 9–20. Delegates from across the Anglican Communion will be participating. For the first time, The Episcopal Church will be sending its own delegation to the commission meeting, including a representative from the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Details can be found in this press release from The Episcopal Church and a story from Anglican Communion News Service.

Episcopal Church of Cuba votes to return to The Episcopal Church

Anglican Journal reported March 16, 2015, that the Episcopal Church of Cuba Synod, in a close vote, decided to return to its former relationship with The Episcopal Church. Affiliation with The Episcopal Church became unworkable after the Cuban Revolution, and the Metropolitan Council of Cuba was developed to provide oversight of the Cuban church. The thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations is again making affiliation with The Episcopal Church viable.

Episcopal Urban Caucus meets in Connecticut

The Episcopal Urban Caucus met in Meriden, Connecticut, February 25–28, 2015, a location chosen because of the Sandy Hook tragedy. The Caucus had a particular focus on gun violence, but also discussed other issues, such as income inequality. Episcopal News Service reported on the annual meeting.

Iker tries to strong-arm parish

As Pittsburgh Update reported last week, the new trial in the Fort Worth case granted partial summary judgment to the breakaway faction led by Jack Leo Iker. The court’s action did not apply to All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, however. According to a story on the Web site of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, Iker wrote a letter to All Saints’ March 6 announcing a meeting at the church March 26 and asserting that a Canon 32 process would be used to resolve differences between the parish and the breakaway diocese. In response, Tom Leatherbury, attorney for the Episcopal Parties, wrote to David Weaver, attorney to the Iker faction, on March 9 indicating that Iker had no authority to initiate a Canon 32 process, that the parties had agreed to mediation with a neutral mediator—Canon 32 gives Iker extraordinary power over the final result—and that no meeting would take place on March 26. Additional details can be read in the letter reproduced in the aforementioned story.

Direction of Lawrence’s S.C. diocese uncertain

South Carolina Episcopalians posted two reports/commentaries March 13, 2015, on the convention of Mark Lawrence’s breakaway South Carolina diocese. In a convention workshop, Mark Lawrence and his longtime Canon Theologian, Kendall Harmon, hinted that the Lawrence group might become an independent church and accept parishes into the fold from outside South Carolina.

San Joaquin appeal to proceed

The breakaway Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin is appealing its apparent loss in the litigation with the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin. (See Pittsburgh Update story here.) In a February 23, 2015, letter, Anglican Bishop Eric Vawter Menees noted that an opening brief in the diocese’s appeal to the Fifth District Court of Appeal will be filed April 2. The Episcopal diocese, meanwhile, is trying to move ahead with reclaiming its property, and a hearing is to be held at the trial court April 7. Menees expressed hope for the cause of the Anglican diocese, given the results in the Quincy and South Carolina cases, as well as a possible positive result in Fort Worth.

Another woman bishop elected in Episcopal Church

On March 14, 2015, the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania elected the Rev. Canon Audrey Cady Scanlan as its 11th bishop. Episcopal News Service covered this story March 15. Scanlan was elected on the second ballot from a field of three candidates, two of whom were male.

Integrity scales back

Integrity USA, the group advocating for LGBT people within The Episcopal Church, announced March 15, 2015, on its blog, that it has dismissed its two full-time employees as it re-evaluates its priorities. The blog post on Walking with Integrity emphasizes that its goals for LGBT people have not yet been met. The post notes that “much of the discrimination against LGBT people has shifted.”

Bishops meet in spring retreat

Bishops of The Episcopal Church are meeting in a retreat held at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina, March 13–17, 2015. The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs is issuing daily press releases on the retreat. Press releases for the first four days of the retreat can be found here, here, here, and here.


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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

House of Virus

Last Thursday my four year old son had what seemed to be a case of the flu. Late in that night and the next morning I joined him with the exception of no vomit or other. (he did) Fast forward to Sunday afternoon and my wife gets hit with it. Many trips to empty her stomach over the next twenty four hours would leave me feeling quite vulnerable. Yesterday I had to take a zero just to keep Lucas out of her way and keep him occupied after work. It bummed me out initially but a day of rest can be good as well.

This morning I decided to take a day of easy running and focus on the 'workout' tomorrow. Out on windy Skyline around Enger tower and back to the house would give me a good ten miler. One small problem arose at the end of Sunday's long run and I will have to closely monitor it as it returned this morning as well. My right lower calf is tightening up at the end of the runs. I did a good set of stretches and will focus some more on it today and after work.

Totals: 1:12:45   10.1 miles

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Thursday, 8 May 2014

Recent garden moths in Cookham

I am very envious of Martin's Emperor moth - a fantastic catch. However, I did get 2 garden firsts this week - Pale Tussock (3 individuals) and a Chocolate-Tip. They are both lovely moths.

Other moths included Flame Shoulder, Scalloped Hazel, Shuttle-Shaped Dart and the 2 individuals photographed below, which I am fairly certain are Common Marbled Carpet and Oak-Tree Pug, but a second opinion would be very helpful. (FW of pug 9mm.)

Steve Trigg, Cookham

  1. Yes to Common Marbled Carpet. Like Dave Wilton says, Pugs are now getting too difficult to id without chopping. That said I'm about to confirm Steve's Common Pugs...

  2. That's Steve Goddard not your Pug btw!

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Hugh Jackman to star in ‘Prisoners’ for ‘Incendies’ director

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“Real Steel” star Hugh Jackman has signed on for the Alcon Entertainment thriller “Prisoners,” to be directed by “Incendies” helmer Denis Villeneuve.

Written by Aaron Guzikowski (“Contraband”), “Prisoners” is about a small-town carpenter named Keller (Jackman) who turns to vigilantism after the police fail to find his kidnapped daughter and her friend. While running his own investigation, Keller clashes with the big city detective working on to the case.

Kosove and Johnson are producing, along with 8:38 Productions’ Kira Davis and Madhouse Entertainment’s Adam Kolbrenner. “We are ecstatic that Hugh will take the lead in this exciting thriller,” said Johnson and Kosove in a press release.

“We can think of no better ‘Keller’ — an everyman who rises to an occasion most of us could not imagine possible. Denis’s rare directing gifts are superbly matched to this material, that is both challenging and explores complex themes in a commercially appealing narrative.”

Jackman will step in front of the camera for “Prisoners” after he finishes shooting the long-delayed “The Wolverine.” Alcon is planning to release it November 2013 through Warner Bros. Meanwhile, Jackman will soon be seen opposite Anne Hathaway in the big screen musical version of Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.”

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Union Builder Communicator: December 21, 2006

Happy Holidays and a Peaceful New Year!

Healthcare Contract Held Hostage
Bargaining nearly came to a conclusion last week but came to a screeching halt when UC insisted that HX employees forfeit their right to bargain their pension contributions or benefits for all 5 years of the contract. UC has put out memos showing an 8% pay cut for the pension plan and we are getting a more than 50% increases in health care premiums. Given these dramatic changes, HX employees must have an equal voice at the table. The University has offered that HX would get whatever TX/RX get but that they would not be able to strike or have an official seat at the bargaining table. The only motive for this proposal can be to divide and conquer and disrupt the developing unity of our unions to defend our pensions and other benefits.

As far as the pay increases, UC has made a verbal commitment to address dramatic market inequities but has not committed this in writing yet. Health care professionals at the UC medical centers face dramatic wage inequity in many areas. Starting pay for UCSD pharmacists is more than 70% behind market and more than 80% behind market at Kaiser. At UCLA, psychologists and child development associates are each more than 30% behind market rates. At UCSF, clinical social workers and physicians' assistants lag the market by 13% and 25%, respectively. These comparisons are based on 2005 market rates, so the current reality is likely worse. You can see our full chart on our website. If you have additional information or questions, please contact the HX bargaining team.

Besides affecting our pocketbooks, these gross inequities undermine patient care. UC's retention and recruitment of the best applicants suffers because wages are so low. While new hires are offered generous incentives, they soon find out their wages stagnate and start looking for new work. UC decisions to under staff critical areas means that many employees must schedule vacations a year in advance, and work under draconian attendance policies just to maintain basic hospital functions. Social workers do not have adequate time to ensure adequate post-hospitalization care, pharmacists are backed up in filling prescriptions, and clinical lab techs barely have time to look up from their bench.

Read the real life stories of our health care professionals. We want your story! Speak with an UPTE-CWA rep at your medical center. Let's make UC and the public aware this is about patient care.

UC Pension Proposal to Divide & Conquer
A couple of weeks ago, UC sent the coalition bargaining team a letter saying it will only bargain about the impact of redirecting employees' contributions away from our 401k-styled Defined Contribution Plan (DCP), and not about the regents' decision to fund the UCRP pension (defined benefit plan), let alone any wage increases or retiree health benefits. Last week, UC did a 180- degree flip and offered wage increases of 1 to 3% to offset pension plan contributions, but only to some campuses, some bargaining units, and those making less than $35,000 per year. This is clearly a ?divide and conquer? strategy on UC's part. Of the three unions in the coalition bargaining, AFSCME workers almost all make less than 35K, many CUE workers make less than 35K and less than half of UPTE-CWA workers make less than 35K.

Union pressure and employee activism has forced UC put some real money on the table to offset any pension contribution. This is a major step in the right direction. But we need any raises to apply to everyone and not a small, select group. Our team will resist UC's divide and conquer proposals because we know our strength is in unity. Please read the latest bargaining reports and distribute them to your colleagues.

Police Brutality at UCLA
Through YouTube , the world saw UCLA police repeatedly taser an Iranian-American student who refused to show his student ID after 11PM in the campus library. The officer, with a record of previous excessive use of force, used the taser despite any resistance from the student. When the student was unable to stand due to previous taser shocks, the officer tasered him again.

UPTE-CWA condemns this excessive use of force, and has written the acting chancellor at UCLA to investigate and take action to prevent any recurrence of this police brutality.

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This e-publication was prepared by UPTE-CWA President Jelger Kalmijn. Contact him if you have any questions or comments. If you wish to be removed from this list, please email info@upte-cwa.org.


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From: "Alice Turner" <al@interport.net>
Subject: (whorl) mouse vis a vis rat pt 2
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 1997 17:15:05

[Posted from WHORL, the mailing list for Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun]

But I can't resist one more reminder. Who do we KNOW was worshipped on Urth
from the time of Typhoon on? Why, the Conciliator, that's who, though it's
not formal worship. And who do we KNOW who coos? Thecla, that's who. And
not for a minute do I think that Wolfe would create a character with a
trademark coo (it's a family trait, her sister coos too), and then be so
careless as to assign this coo to another character in a related book--even
if, as some of you suggest, that character is the BVM.

I grant that the Sevarian is not the Increate (neither is the Outsider),
but by the end of the Urth series he is certainly as much of a god as JC is
thought to be on this Earth--I think some of you want parallels to be too
literal . Remember how the Brown Book twists things....

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If you are a USBLN Corporate Partner participating in the Going for the Gold (GFG) program please visit the GFG members only, password protected, resource page at for your exclusive access to valuable tools and resources on disability inclusion in the workplace.

Going for Gold connects participating corporate partners with USBLN subject matter experts and unites them around disability inclusion through leading practices and tools.

The project is supported by several USBLN subject matter experts who are recognized leaders in disability inclusion. The GFG team develops customized plans with each company and provides an array of services, including assisting GFG companies to compare their disability inclusion practices with best practices and regulatory requirements using the USBLN’s Disability Equality Index (DEI) and Section 503 Self-Evaluation Tool.

The USBLN Going for the Gold Team Gets Results!

The USBLN participating companies have hired over 3,000 individuals with disabilities over the past 3 years. As of September 30, 2017, 10 GFG companies have collectively hired 3,389 individuals with disabilities. This is an increase of 900% since 2014. There were 424 new GFG company hires of individuals with disabilities from the end of Q2 2017 to the end of Q3 2017, and the numbers continue to grow.

This increase in the hiring of individuals with disabilities is attributed to the GFG companies’ commitment to spreading disability inclusion throughout their enterprises and increased outreach and recruitment with the intense assistance of the USBLN GFG subject matter experts.

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The USBLN GFG project had a total 3-year hiring goal of 1,140 hires of individuals with disabilities for the first six GFG companies. The goal was met and exceeded in less than 2 years.

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The GFG team assists GFG companies to establish sourcing relationships with national, state and local organizations serving job seekers with disabilities. The team also works to establish relationships on targeted college campuses with Disability and Career Services’ representatives, making it easier for GFG companies to recruit and hire college graduates with disabilities.

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St John's Methodist Church, Settle

     Intro to Church      About        Sunday Services
               Future Events         Pictures of Past Events     Links
    Circuit Plan     Circuit Website
                              Church Hall & Community Group Timetable: bookings and contacts:

Welcome to St John's, Settle

Our Church - on the route of the Flying Scotsman - Settle Carlilse Line Reopening Day: 31 Mar 2017 7.30pm St John's Church. Settle

Sat 20 May - Simeon Wood in Concert

Settle Sign - on Castleberg from the Church after the Tour de Yorkshire 29 April 2016 -( actually the sign has been taken down now and is set up near Settle Railway Station )

Welcome to

St John's

Settle, N Yorks
BD24 9JH

Every Tuesday: Morning Coffee 10am-12pm in the NEW church foyer.

The 1st Tue of the month is a special charity coffee morning:

EVERY SUNDAY: 10.30am morning service.

Sun 4 Feb: Church Breakfast 9 (-9.30am) - But it's no use if everyone arrives at 9.27am :)

Sat 20 Jan 10am-12 noon Coffee morning toasted teacakes, refreshments

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity:

Thurs 18th: POSTPONED Service of Unity, 2.00pm at St Mary & St Michael Catholic Church, Settle

Thurs 18th  Songs of Praise, 6.30pm at Limestone View (lounge)

Tuesday 23rdSimple meal, 11.30 – 2pm at Settle Parish, with proceeds to Christian Aid
Meeting for Worship, 12.15 – 12.45pm at Friends’ Meeting House

Sun 21st Messy Church, 3.30 - 5.30pm at St John's Church Hall
Theme: Stairway to heaven

Sat 17 Feb 7pm Pudding and Games Night plenty of pudding, card and board games.

Walk for CreationWalks for Creation

Church Harvest Meal Sept 2013

Julian Smith
Our MP, Julian Smith, at Churches Together "Trade Justice" Meeting
at St John's on 26 Oct 2012

Rainforest Fund Project

Inside church

New church from joint entrance to church and hall on 6 Dec 2015- moving in day

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     to our services on Sundays
     to future events
     Notice sheet for this week

     Our Calling
     Circuit Plan
     Coffee Mornings
     Past Events and Pictures
     Church Hall Activities
     Churches Together Events

Circuit website: www.settlemethodistcircuit.org.uk

For more details about St John's Methodist Church, Settle, contact the minister, Rev Stephen Normanton, 4 Pen y Ghent View, Settle BD24 9JJ . Tel: 01729 822554 or the web editor, J. Allinson

Sunday Services:

Morning service 10.30 am

occasional evening services.

3rd Sunday of month: Messy Church for families - run with Churches Together 3.30pm

House Fellowship: Alternate Tuesdays except Lent. 2.30 - 3.30 pm Limestone View - meet at the main entrance

Thursday Group - Women's Fellowship - Own Homes - 1st Thursday of Month

3rd Thurs of month 6.30pm  Songs of Praise at Limestone View

Map --- St John's Church BD24 9JH

The New Church and Church Hall is on the opposite side of the road to the location of the old church, set back down a drive next to the red brick bungalow.

Click for Regular events HERE

Sept 2010

Environment Sunday Wild Flower Walk 6 June 2010

The Hunger SiteClick here for an easy and free way
to help feed those in need at The Hunger Site!

The Rainforest Site
Click here for an easy and free way to help protect endangered habitat at The Rainforest Site!
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Scouts in church HallSt John's Church Hall
BD24 9JH

is used by a whole variety of groups in Settle including

Spinning, bridge, line dancing, ballet, tap dancing, Scottish country dancing, Age Concern, UK, Pioneer Projects, Langcliffe Singers, Settle Orchestra, Yoga and much more. Click here for weekly times, booking arrangements and prices: phone: 01729 824661

Large Hall (and loop system).
Church Worship room
Large Meeting Room (5 to 35 people recommended) (and loop system)

Small Room ( up to 10 people recommended)
Access for wheelchairs;

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Future events.

Click for More Circuit Events

( See also weekly notices, but these are not always put up)

 Regular events

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  Day Time Event Venue
1st Mon of the month 7.30pm Churches Together in Settle and District Prayer Meeting Parish (Holy Ascension) Church
2nd Mon of the month 7.30pm Prayer for the persecuted church Rolling venue. Check on 01729 825869
Every Tue 10am - 12pm Coffee pot in church Coffee Pot in New Coffee Lounge
2nd Wed of the month 7.30pm Churches Together Justice and Peace Group Friends Meeting House
3rd Wed of month 7.30pm Songs for the Soul Ingleton Methodist Church
Alternate Tuesday Afternoons 2.30-3.30pm

Housegroup. Email web-editor for this weeks details or phone 01729 824 616

Housegroup. Email web-editor for this weeks details or phone 01729 824 616
First Thurs of month 7.30pm Thursday Group - Ladies fellowship - Own Homes Thursday Group - Ladies fellowship - Own Homes
3rd Thursday of month: 6.30pm Songs of Praise - Limestone View Limestone View
3rd Sun of month 2.30pm Messy Church St John's Church Hall
bullet Last Sun of month (but not December) (and 3 Sun in Mar) 2.15 for 2.30pm

Hymn Singing at Anley Hall Care Home details: 07931 511652

If you or someone you know would like a lift out please contact J on 01729 822138

Anley Hall
One Sunday a quarter: 4.00pm Cafe Service St John's Church Hall

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Links you may like

Churches Together in Settle and District - Details of other churches in and around Settle

Yorkshire West - Methodist District includes details of projects such as Touchstone.
The District came into being on 1st September 2017 and was formed from a joining together of the former West Yorkshire District and part of the previous Leeds District. The geographical area covered by the District stretches approximately 80 miles from Westhouse in the north to Penistone in the south, and 50 miles from Todmorden in the west to Knottingley in the east.

Cornerstone Bookshop, Skipton (on Newmarket Street, east of Woolworth's) Christian books, gifts, cards, music, Traidcraft goods. Open: 9.00 to 17.00 Mon - Sat (10.00 to 15.00 Tue) Drinks: Available anytime Home-made Refreshments: 10.30 to 16.30 Open for Prayers: on Tuesdays 8.30 to 9.30

Methodist Churches in the Skipton and Grassington Circuit (to the south east of Settle)

Malham - A harvest festival made of three "farm walks"

Pictures of Settle Good Friday Pilgrimage - From River to Rock

Pictures of Easter Morning Service on Castleberg

The Methodist Church in Britain The official website. Find links to other Methodist churches in the UK

The Methodist Recorder - The world's leading Methodist newspaper

Church and Conservation - Green Christian The Site for Christians concerned about care of the environment, species extinctions, pollution, GMOs, etc.

Craven Speakers Club, Skipton . Have fun learning to improve your speaking skills, gain confidence, and thus be more useful to you work/organisation/school etc

St John's Church Hall List of Weekly Activities of Groups that use the Hall

Green events    cs   Hymns   Climate Change

Pictures of Settle in the snow.

Our Calling

To increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love.
To help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care.
To be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice.
To make more followers of Jesus Christ.

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Women in Informatics (WINFO), presents the 3rd Annual International Women's Hackathon

•  Are you creative?
•  Do you have a passion for coding? Or want to learn how to code applications?
•  Do you have a passion for designing (UX or UI)?
•  Are you usually the “idea person”?
•  Do you want to help solve world problems and make a difference?
•  Do you want to have fun and try something new?

If you answered yes to any of the questions, then come join women on university campuses all over the world for the International Women’s Hackathon during the Grace Hopper Conference sponsored by Microsoft Research, National Center for Women & Information Technology, Association for Computing Machinery Committee on Women, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Women in Engineering, Microsoft Imagine Cup, and Skype!

Become the producers of tomorrow’s technology solutions. Help us inspire and support women to start the next Microsoft, Facebook, or Google. Join us October 11, 2014 from 9am – 10pm at the 4th floor of MaryGates Hall! During the presentation portion of the hackathon, we will be walking to Bloedel Hall to check out the NEW iSchool only classroom!

Visit to pre-register. For more information, visit our Facebook event at

This event is open to everyone of all skill levels: those who haven’t programmed at all, women who have done some programming, expert programmers out there, designers and even product managers. It will be a great day to learn, invent, and create the future. There is a catch though! If you’re a male student and you are interested in participating in the hackathon, you MUST bring a female student (who will also participate in the hackathon). This is to ensure we can keep the gender ratios appropriate to the mission of this hackathon. Also, only female students are eligible to win prizes.

All participants will receive Microsoft prizes and winning teams will get Skype minutes and have their pitch video published on the Microsoft Research webpage. In addition, if the winning application is a Microsoft solution it will be published in the Microsoft Store.

But not only that, create a resume worthy application, make new friends, network with the mentors and have fun! Remember, hackathons do not only focus on the coding aspects of creating an application. To create a successful application, a group must be able to design it well and include ideal features for users. So no matter what skills you have or are interested in, come join us!

If you have questions, please send an email to