tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267569022009-02-21T02:44:19.788-08:00An eclectic blog of an eccentric librarian that examines a variety of topics from the controversial to the mundane.Crashnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26756902.post-90963526502575538422008-11-21T11:23:00.001-08:002008-11-21T11:23:47.735-08:00

Over the past decade, technological advances in the world of communications have been fast paced and driven by a global demand to communicate more freely. Whilst the greatest advances have been achieved through the mobile phone industry, the convergence of the internet and the traditional phone call are beginning to form a formidable partnership.As such, calls via the internet may use a broadband

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"Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light."-Dylan ThomasWhat makes a TV show a success? Is it the writing? The cast? The look and feel of the show? Originality? Well, if any of these were the case, "Firefly" would've lasted more than the 12 aired, 14 filmed episodes. It took 3 years for the show to get a big-screen reboot, and, but for some minor changes

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As much as I like TV, it has also caused me some serious headaches.These days cable is a must. While local news is good, there is so much more to be seen on CNN and other major national networks. Then there's sports. ESPN, FSN, all those big channels provide 24/7 sports action. Cable TV also has the best movies on channels like HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, BET, and the likes. No doubt about it, cable

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Scientists have unearthed a 160,000-year-old human skull in northern Indiana that is the oldest known and possibly the best-preserved fossil of modern science library associates' immediate ancestors.The nearly complete skull of an adult male represents a crucial stage of human evolution when modern science library associates first arose. It is important because many deem modern science library

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INDIANAPOLIS – In yet another technology set-back University Campus announces that the Scientific Library lost power for a short time last week. However, Chief of Maintenance Pat Bottoms announced that “we had that muther back on line in less than two days!”According to Stevie Crier, Scientific Library Associate, this is “just [expletive deleted]! Said Crier “First the power goes out and then we

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There are numerous types and ways one can meditate.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation#Christian_meditationZen meditation teaches one to quiet the mind in preparation for seeking spiritual insight. In contrast, Taoist meditation is mainly contemplative in nature. It stresses no-mindedness (wu-hsin):Although quietude and calmness are necessary, it is the "nongraspingness" of the mind that

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Annoucement from Public University Police Department:The new Internet phone system was implemented on 7/12/05. Internet traffic would normally have not been affected due to the phone system being housed on a seperate server.However, someone stuck a pair of dirty shorts and a half-eaten sandwich in the campus Internet vent. This led to back-pressure building which initiated our automatic shut-down

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The Ins & Outs of Blogging.If you're going to talk business on a blog--regardless of where the PC you actually post it from is located--make it clear you're not speaking for the entire company. And remember, if you keep a racy or controversial blog, potential future employers may find it when they do a Web search for information about you (and many will). You may be proud of your creative writing

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After talking to the Pfitz I finally got around to researching the style of martial art that Matt Damon used in the Bourne Identity.Many of the moves seemed very familiar and looked like varriants of what I have been learning in Wing Chun Kung Fu. Things like economy of motion, protecting the center line and four gates, punches, strikes, low kicks, various breaks, etc., all are apparent in the

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Democrats Urge Inquiry on Bush and the Iraq War."The intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy," one of the participants was quoted as saying at the meeting, which took place just after British officials returned from Washington.White House spokesman Scott McClellan says Conyers "is simply trying to rehash old debates."In related news, democratic party leaders where asked why they

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OK, after reading the Pfitz Pfactor I HAD to try the Kalabarian Philosophy Name Analyzer.Here's what it said for Bradley: Although the name Bradley creates the urge to be reliable and responsible, we emphasize that it limits your versatility and scope, tuning you to technical details. This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause

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A $300.00 announcement by Ass. Dean Sam Scotchlick yesterday will see for the allocation of pants to all male reference librarians at University Library."Now, our male librarians will have pants. No longer will their legs be subjected to paper cuts and toner ink stains," said Scotchlick at an announcement given next to The Sacred University Diorama™. "Finally, they will now have somewhere to put

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Now this article is just sad.Man gets the poop on outsourcing Relles, one of a rising number of Americans seeking new opportunities as their work shifts to countries with cheaper labor, has spent the past year making his living scooping up dog droppings as the "Delmar Dog Butler"... "My parents paid for me to get a (degree) in math and now I am a pooper scooper"Now if this isn't a

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From http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/04/03/b1.ed.col.rifkin.0403.htmlThe first such chimeric experiment occurred many years ago when scientists in Edinburgh, Scotland, fused together a sheep and goat embryo - two completely unrelated animal species that are incapable of mating and producing a hybrid offspring in nature. The resulting creature, called a geep, was born with the head of a

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Check out the most recent submission to the Agora Webring:Culinary Novice - http://abstract2collective.blogspot.com/If you like to eat it looks like she has some good recipies posted!

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Public service announcement:OK last week I picked up a very anoying pop-up that Ad-Aware and Spybot would not get rid of. Basically, EVERYTIME I moved my mouse a search box would pop up in my bottom tool bar.Finally, I stumbled upon something called Hijack This!Now this little program took care of all my problems. After reviewing this tutorial I was able to remove the malcious lines in my

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So yesterday while going on a campus coffee run I ran into a Christian faculty member. Knowing that I have an interest in religion, politics, and all things secular, she started to complain to me about the recent filibuster flap (Note: I have already commented on the filli-debacle HERE and HERE). Top on her list was a lengthy rant about James Dobson and how the Religious Right™ has an "agenda"

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Last night President Bush was asked if he agreed that there was an anti-religious agenda that was seeking to oppose his judicial nominees: BUSH: … "I just don’t agree with it."QUESTION: "You don’t agree with it?"BUSH: "No. I think people oppose my nominees because of judicial philosophy."QUESTION: "Sir, I asked you about what you think of…"BUSH: "No, I know what you asked me."QUESTION: "…the

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So for my semester project in my graduate history class I have been studying Hubert Henry Harrison, AKA "the black Socrates." Harrison is considered to be a race and class radical who was largely forgotten by history.It is very likely that historians "forgot" Harrison for three reasons:1) His personal philosophy of being true to his own convictions. Primary among these convictions was his

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"Ahhh! Yoda's little friend you seek!" "Urm. Put a shield on my saber I must." "Feel the force!" "Foreplay, cuddling - a Jedi craves not these things." "Down here, I am. Find a ladder, I must!" "Do me or do me not - there is no try." "Early must I rise. Leave now you must!" "You know, this would be a lot more fun without Frank Oz's hand up my....." "Happens to

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Politics at it worst: filibusters to prevent judicial nominations. So the recent flap is about the democrats who are threatening to filibuster the republican judicial nominations.Some interesting observations from here:While a majority of the Senate is sufficient to confirm a judge, it takes 60 votes under Senate rules to overcome a filibuster and force a final vote.Rather than change the rules

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What follows is a short list of my favorite martial arts-related books: All of the books authored by Bruce Lee or the Bruce Lee Library. Explosive Combat: Wing Chung (Volumes 1-2) by Alan Lamb. A well-rounded introduction to all aspects of Wing Chung by an international master. Included in volume two is a picture-by-picture presentation of Wing Chun's three forms: Sil Lum Tao, Chum Kil,

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I received the following as a response to my first post. Rather than respond to it there I have chosen to make it the topic of this post. Question dated 4/24/05 from "Jim": "I'm studying tae kwon do and have a brown belt...what style are you studying and do you have a favorite?" Here ya go Jim! Chronology:Senior green belt in Tae Kwon Do -- 1991 After 16 months I grew weary of the forms, the

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From: "New challenges await the next pope.""The next pope's biggest problem, I think, is the secularists of the developed world. Europeans are turning away from religion altogether. A new chapter will begin in the religious world with the election of a new pope," wrote Aaron Kinney, from Los Angeles, California. "Will he bring Europe back to religion or will Europe continue to snub the church?"

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