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- Eve Online is starting an interesting program. Since Earth and Beyond announced that they'll be shutting their virtual doors at the end of the summer, Eve has gone fishing for their customers. Eve Online is offering a free trial period... |
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- Im Kampf gegen die Musikpiraterie hat der deutsche Verband der Phonographischen Industrie (IFPI) nun gerichtliche Schritte eingeleitet, teilt das IUM... |
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- I was just thinking that the netflix queue is a great design... |
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Good Move (Mar 30 2004 15:59 GMT) - Condi Rice to testify publicly, under oath for the 9.11 commission. Glad they came around.... |
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- Teagasc has claimed counties in the midlands and south-east are emerging as the new disadvantaged areas in Ireland. |
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- A case of Legionnaire's disease has been confirmed in Kilkenny. |
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- Garda Noel McMahon today again rejected claims that he prepared explosives for bogus arms finds in a bid to advance his career. |
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- Plans to reduce the number of District Command Units in Northern Ireland's police service may fail to deliver improved policing on the ground, it was claimed today. |
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- Several petitions to the FCC to make decisions on VoIP services are expected to be resolved within 12 to 15 months. |
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- Several petitions to the FCC to make decisions on VoIP services are expected to be resolved within 12 to 15 months. |
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- An Anonymous Patron sends "along this piece from the Seattle Times promoting the prevalence, usefulness and availability of subscription databases at public libraries. "In truth, our tax dollars pay for access to these comprehensive databases, so I think more people should know about them. Librarians are continually trying to inform the public, and maybe this column can help." It's been fun, and in the process I've learned that public libraries can add significant value to general Internet searching. You may not care much about genealogy, but I'll bet you can find something of interest in your library's databases if you take the time to look. |
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- Fang-Face writes "First Amendment Center has an article about The Silencing of Student Voices: Preserving Free Speech in America’s Schools. Caveat Lector: this article is as much promotional plug as anything. The Silencing of Student Voices, by First Amendment Center research attorney David L. |
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- An Anonymous Patron sent "this story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about a Shorewood (WI) dad who learned that he couldn't find out what items his 12-year-old son had checked out, although he had received an overdue notice announcing a $25 fine. According to the story, "When he went to the library in person and demanded to know what materials were overdue, he was even more surprised to learn that his 12-year-old had checked out three R-rated videos. He couldn't go to Blockbuster and rent those movies. He couldn't get into the theater to see them. But he could stop at the library on the way home from school and check them out. |
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- Ellen McCullough writes "xrefer, provider of online ready reference services to academic, public and corporate libraries, announced today that it is accepting proposals for a $1,000 grant to fund research focused on online reference usage in libraries. The award is open to librarians and to library students enrolled in ALA-accredited Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies in the United States and Canada. "The purpose of the award is to encourage research on the use of online reference resources in libraries. The research topic is defined broadly and might include: differing patterns of usage of e-books versus Web-based resources; |
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- Kathleen de la Pena McCook sends this article from the St.Peteresburg (FL) Times about a citizen who was told his grassroots group could no longer circulate petitions during meetings at Citrus County (FL) libraries. "If there is a remedy for this, I would think it might start with small groups of Americans gathering in the community rooms of public libraries. Even if their purpose isn't 'neutral.' No, especially if it isn't. |
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- The Columbian ties together filtering and a failed bond request to expand library facilities in the greater Vancouver, Washington area. Which "ography" was the biggest obstacle for the recent library bond? Pornography, say many people who used the election to voice their opposition to the regional library's Internet policy. Geography, say those who analyzed the election results. |
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- Omaha.com has an article on our own Troy Johnson who was recognized this month by Library Journal, which gave him one of its 55 "Movers Shakers" award. Johnson, the only librarian honored in Nebraska and Iowa, was cited for launching an international online book club for librarians. |
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- Thinking about cutting edge technology in libraries? Think, The Vatican. Catholic News Service Reports the Vatican Library has begun a different way of tracking and identifying its massive and precious collections. Starting last year, the library began inserting so-called Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, computer chips in books available on its open shelves as a way to find misplaced tomes. |
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PlannerMode (Mar 30 2004 15:58 GMT) - A humble feature request. |
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- In response to Richard Clarke's testimony, and growing political pressure, the White House has agreed to let National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testify in front of the 9/11 commission publicly: In a reversal, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice (news -... |
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- De politie in Elsloo is bezig de omwonenden van de omgevallen hoogspanningsmast aan de Schuttersstraat te evacueren. De omgeving van... |
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- De politie in Elsloo is bezig de omwonenden van de omgevallen hoogspanningsmast aan de Schuttersstraat te evacueren. De omgeving van... |
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- Posted by Baptist Renegade 3/30/2004 |
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- Posted by Susan Davies 3/30/2004 |
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- "Celebrity Caricature in America" viafiendisharchive... |
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- Public discussion forums: Open Discussion, Help |
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- Tracker description: Bug Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Tech Support Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Patch Tracking System |
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- Tracker description: Feature Request Tracking System |
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- Most recent daily statistics (26 Mar 2004): Commit count: 0; Add count: 0 [Web-based access to repository] |
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- Project description: Sushi is a suite of GNOME application that allow people to play a pen-and-paper game across the Internet. |
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- Project administrators: davide178 |
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- Most recent daily statistics (26 Mar 2004): Ranking: 0, Activity percentile: 0.00%, |
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- Most recent daily statistics (26 Mar 2004): Download count: 0 |
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- Public mailing lists: sushi-devel |
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- Excerpt: "Shareholder resolutions on social issues are breaking new ground, although they've been around for more than three decades and were a major tool for anti-apartheid activists in the 1970s and 1980s." (San Francisco Chronicle) |
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- Excerpt: "Managers at the Defense Department now can rehire civil service retirees for critical positions without reducing the retirees' salary by the amount of their annuity." (GovExec.com) |
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- Excerpt: "More than 20 firefighters, including seven of the top brass, could retire in the next seven months because of a new union contract that greatly increases retirement checks and encourages firefighters to retire earlier." (Palm Beach Post) |
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- Excerpt: "Former Gov. Edward DiPrete, who served a year in prison after pleading guilty to bribery and other charges, is not entitled to collect his pension, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday." (WoonsocketCall.com) |
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- Excerpt: "The nest egg of public employees could soon help finance Northwest start-ups with big ideas but little cash. Managers of the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund have to find a home for $100 million by 2008, a requirement of House Bill 3613, generated by the 2003 Oregon Legislature." (StatesmanJournal.com) |
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- Excerpt: "Mayor Bill White says Houston might be handcuffed in solving its pension problem if Prop 15 is allowed to stand. The other opt-out cities say the new law is confusing and will lead to lawsuits. In response, supporters say the law is actually very simple and they mistrust the motives of the cities." (Houston Chronicle) |
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- A pro pos Umstieg ... Vom Kalender, den man als Extension in Mozilla/Firefox/Thunderbird installieren kann, gibt es auch eine stand-alone-Applikation: Sunbird. |
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- Excerpt: "This is a copy of the recent article Do Annuities Make Sense in a 403(b) or 457(b)? with interspersed rebuttals and thoughts from Ellie Lowder, MCRS. Ellie is an independent consultant in the 403(b) market segment; author of a number of books (and compliance guides) about 403(b) and 457(b) plans; |
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- Excerpt: "[S]ometimes it's employers who seem to have been raised by wolves. They fail to recognize that workers, particularly those at the bottom of the wage ladder, are human beings, not some lower life-form. For instance: ... |
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- Excerpt: "The Calvert Group is one employer that kicks in money and time for employees who adopt children. But the take-up rate is low, so it costs companies little to increase employee morale and goodwill by offering this benefit." (Workforce.com) |
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- Excerpt: " Other states have tried -- and failed -- to create universal health care. Now, Maine intends to show them how it's done. This summer, the state will begin enrolling people in its health care program, called Dirigo -- the state motto and Latin for 'I lead.' It is aimed at ensuring health care access for all 1. |
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