Thursday, February 28, 2013

Macklemore Says 'If You Can Play, You Can Play' In Anti-Homophobia Campaign

Sports loving 'Thrift Shop' rapper records YouTube promo supporting the You Can Play effort.
By Gil Kaufman


Macklemore in a campaign video for "If You Can Play, You Can Play"
Photo: YouCanPlayProject

Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1702755/macklemore-if-you-can-play-anti-homophobia-video.jhtml

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Nut-cracking monkeys use tools skillfully

Barth Wright

A bearded capuchin monkey uses a rock to crack open a nut placed on a stone "anvil."

By Stephanie Pappas
LiveScience

Nut-cracking monkeys don't just use tools. They use tools with skill.

That's the conclusion of a new study that finds similar tool-use strategies between humans and Brazil's bearded capuchin monkeys, which use rocks to smash nuts for snacks. Both monkeys and humans given the nut-smashing task take the time to place the nuts in their most stable position on a stone "anvil," the study found, keeping the tasty morsels from rolling away.

That means the monkeys are able to not only use tools, but to use them with finesse. This ability may be a precursor to humans' ability to adapt tools to different circumstances and to use them smoothly under varying conditions.

"Any one individual can accommodate stones of different sizes, anvils of different angles and material and nuts of different shapes and sizes," said study leader Dorothy Fragaszy, a primate researcher at the University of Georgia, adding, "In fact, some of these nuts people can't crack."

Nut-crackers
Bearded capuchin monkeys were the first non-ape primates to be discovered using tools in the wild. They crack tough nuts by placing them on pitted stone anvils and then hitting them hard with other large rocks. [8 Humanlike Behaviors of Primates]

Barth Wright

Bearded capuchin monkeys place nuts in their most stable positions before cracking them.

"They are slamming (the rock) on that nut," Fragaszy told LiveScience. "It's very impressive when you see it."

Fragaszy and her colleagues wanted to get a better idea of how skilled capuchins are at nut-cracking. In particular, they noticed the monkeys have an odd habit of tapping the nuts multiple times against the stone pits before putting them down. Perhaps, they thought, the tapping was a way to tell how stable the nut might be.

To find out, the researchers brought palm nuts to a population of capuchin monkeys in Fazenda Boa Vista in Brazil. The monkeys are wild, but habituated to human presence. Ten of the monkeys "volunteered" for the study by gathering the nuts and cracking them with stones as big as their heads as the researchers videotaped.

Before handing over the nuts, however, the scientists rolled them along the floor to find their flat sides, which they marked with a line. They also marked the other axis of the nut with color-coded pens so they could identify how the monkeys placed the nuts in the video.

Savvy tool use
The results revealed that the monkeys consistently placed the nuts in the most stable position. Out of 302 nut-cracking attempts, 253 started with the line marking the nut's stable axis facing up. Monkeys varied only slightly in their ability to ideally place the nut, doing so between 71 percent and 94 percent of the time depending on the individual. [See Video of the Monkey Attempts]

Next, the researchers ran an identical test with humans. Seven male and seven female volunteers were given nuts and told to crack them with stones, just as the capuchin monkeys do. The humans were blindfolded during the task, because the researchers suspected that the monkeys could place the nuts by feel and wanted to find out if humans could, too.

On average, the humans also placed the nuts in the most stable position, doing so on about 71 percent of tries. Unlike capuchins, however, they didn't knock the nuts against the stone very frequently. Instead, humans tended to roll the nuts around in their hands, feeling their shape. Humans have much larger hands than bearded capuchins, the researchers wrote Wednesday?in the journal PLOS ONE, which could explain the different strategies.

The results suggest that humans and monkeys share the ability to use tools skillfully, with minimal effort for maximum effect, the researchers wrote.

"It's skill in the way that we use that word to talk about human skills," Fragaszy said. "It's a goal-directed activity. It's done fluidly. It's done flexibly."

Follow Stephanie Pappas on Twitter @sipappas?or LiveScience @livescience. We're also on Facebook?and Google+.

Copyright 2013 LiveScience, a TechMediaNetwork company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Source: http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/27/17122532-those-nut-cracking-monkeys-they-use-tools-with-finesse?lite

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Free Library Continuing Education Events for March

Listed below are FREE programs Accessible Technology Coalition, ALA TechSource, ALCTS, American Libraries, American Libraries Live, American Management Association,?Booklist, Colorado State Library, Georgia Library Association, GrantSpace, Infopeople, Insync Training, Libraries Thriving, Library Journal, Lyrasis, Montana State Library, Nebraska Library Commission, Nonprofit Webinars,?O?Reilly, San Jose State University, School Library Journal, TechSoup, TILT, University of Wisconsin-Madison, VolunteerMatch, Washington State Library, and WebJunction will be webcasting during March.

In the event that you aren?t available during those times, or you would like to check out past webinars, here are the links to archived events:

OPAL Webinar Archives
Infopeople
Common Knowledge
School Library Journal
Booklist
Tech Soup
Library Journal
eSchool?News Webinars
WebJunction
SirsiDynix Institute Webinars
TL Virtual Cafe
Washington State Library First Tuesdays
NonProfit?Webinars
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Colorado State Library:?CSL in Session
Lunch Lessons with?CLiC (Colorado Library Consortium)
ALA Tech Source Makerspace Webinars

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March 1 (1-2 pm)
Introducing the Book as iPad App
(ALA TechSource)

Nicole Hennig will return this Friday, March 1, 1:00 p.m. Eastern, for a fresh look at how publishers are using the iPad platform to create a new kind of book. Not the straight text, you?ll read in a Kindle app, these books mix elements of film, videogames, and social media to create a new immersive experience for readers.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/XboS7L

March 5 (10-11 am OR 1-2 pm)
Free Online Technologies for Teaching and Learning
(Libraries Thriving)

Speakers: Joan Petit, Portland State University; Karen Sobel, University of Colorado, Denver

For more information and to register for the 10-11 am program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/134527856
For more information and to register for the 1-2 pm program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/747243728

March 5 (11 am-12 pm)
Internet Safety for Teens in your Library
(Montana State Library)

Join FBI Special Agent, Kevin Damuth, for this informative webinar on keep our kids safe while on the Internet.??His presentation will cover sexting, cyberbullying, and Internet safety.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/740671705

March 5 (12-1 pm)
Library as Instructional Leader
(Washington State Library)

From 2009 to 2012, library and discipline faculty from Washington State Community and Technical Colleges (CTC) participated in a project involving over 40 faculty and about 2,000 students to document the impacts of library instruction on basic skills students. This presentation will cover how the project was implemented and what findings were produced.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.sos.wa.gov/library/libraries/firsttuesdays/

March 5 (2-3 pm)
Promoting Literacy with 21st Century Tools
(Booklist)

In today?s interactive environment, students are developing their literacy skills across multiple learning platforms, from databases to e-books and i-books. School librarian Marsha Lambert will address the new ways that students use these materials and what they expect from their library interaction, while representatives from Rosen and Scholastic showcase their digital literacy tools. Moderated by Reference and Collection Management editor Rebecca Vnuk.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/WifLn3

March 5 (3-4 pm)
Leading the Way: Christian Fiction Spring Buzz
(Library Journal)

Do you have a growing demand for Christian Fiction novels on your shelves? Christian Fiction is more than daily devotionals, filled with plenty of crossover appeal: Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, Legal Thriller. While the core values of biblical teaching are still present, this genre has plenty of appeal for anyone who loves books. Want to learn how to promote Christian Fiction in your library, or use it for Reader Advisory? Check out this webcast to learn about Spring?s forthcoming titles for one of the fastest growing genres!

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/XD3MyE

March 6 (11-10 am)
Digital Preservation, Part 3: Management and Providing Access
(Nebraska Library Commission)

Managing your digital content is an active and ongoing process. Learn how planning and policies are keys to digital preservation. With your digital content safely stored and preserved, how you do you provide access to your patrons? This final module will address the issues of delivering your content in user-friendly, long-term ways.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventreg.asp?ProgID=11948

March 6 (1-2 pm)
Bold Intentions for Leadership Effectiveness
(NonProfit Webinars)

Leadership effectiveness is often cited as of critical importance to nonprofits. You add it to your goals but then get side-tracked by more immediate priorities that make leadership development seem such a luxury. This webinar speaks to anyone, at any level, who wants to take responsibility?starting right now?for enhancing their own effectiveness at leading.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/120243792

March 6 (3-4 pm)
Keys to Managing the Major Gifts Process: It?s All in the Execution
(NonProfit Webinars)

Major gifts?whether $1,000 or $100,000 or anything in between?still produce the lion?s share of a nonprofits philanthropic revenue. The key to a successful program to identify, inform, interest and involve major gift donors, is more than simply asking?as important as the solicitation is. This webinar will focus on the development of a disciplined approach to achieving consistently good results and exceeding your goal.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/726557616

March 7 (1-2 pm)
Being Productive with Windows 8
(O?Reilly)

Whether you?re using Windows 8 for work, or just to get things done at home you need to be able to be truly productive with it. In this webcast Mike Halsey, the author of ?Windows 8: Out of the Box? and ?Troubleshoot and Optimize Windows 8 Inside Out? will show you how you can maximize your productivity with this new OS using some very useful and sometimes even hidden features.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/Z04RyN

March 7 (7:30-8:30 pm)
Maximizing Meeting Effectiveness
(Montana State Library)

We spend a lot of time in meetings so let?s talk about tools, tips, and techniques for having better meetings.? We?ll discuss the roles of the chair and attendees in maximizing meeting effectiveness, and because we are a part of government agencies we?ll also talk about the open meeting law and public participation.? Presented by MSL lead library consultant, Tracy Cook.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://student.gototraining.com/r/3054612975068071936

March 8 (12:30-2 pm)
Introduction to the Semantic Web: BIBFRAME, RDA, FRBR & Linked Data
(Lyrasis)

In this one and one half hour 2nd Friday Series session, Robin Fay, Head of Database Maintenance at the University of Georgia and co-author of the book Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians, will introduce the concept of the semantic web, a movement founded by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in an effort to offer a common framework for shared data. She will review principles of linked data, RDA, FRBR, & BIBFRAME, including an overview of basics concepts and terminology.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.lyrasis.org/?sc_itemid={89300E02-C1A9-4D87-AD29-F5C1FB729B22}&RowId=1-O8L32

March 12 (3-4 pm)
Ebooks and Libraries: Legal Issues for Library Administration and Staff
(InfoPeople)

Ebooks present both opportunity and challenge as the dominant delivery is via electronic license, governed by contract law rather than by copyright law.? At the end of this one-hour webinar, participants will: Understand the difference between eBook content licenses and ownership, Be brought up to date on the latest legal issues, including the settlement agreement between the National Federation of the Blind and the Sacramento Public Library Authority, and Learn how the Califa Library Group (http://www.califa.org/) has fared in buying (not just licensing) eBook content for use by its customers.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://infopeople.org/ebooks_and_libraries

March 12 (2-3 pm)
New Graphic Novels for Libraries and Classrooms
(Booklist)

The popularity of graphic novels among readers of all ages continues to soar. Tune in for a preview of hot spring titles and industry insights from both graphic novel publishers and creators in this free, hour-long webinar moderated by Booklist Books for Youth editorial director Gillian Engberg and featuring a panel of representatives from Kids Can Press, ABDO Publishing, DC Entertainment, and Viz Media.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/ZBl6Dn

March 12 (3-4 pm)
What?s the Buzz? Nonfiction Books for Common Core
(School Library Journal)

What are the best nonfiction Common Core books to stock with your shelves with? DK Publishing, Teacher Created Materials, Lerner Publishing and ReferencePoint Press are here to help fill your library?s nonfiction section by presenting their upcoming titles that fit perfectly into the new standards. This is a must-see resource for Common Core, featuring forthcoming books, nonfiction trends, and answers to your questions!

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/YYlKc2

March 13 (12-1 pm)
Lunch and Learn: NEH Preservation Assistance Grants
(Lyrasis)

Are you considering applying for a Preservation Assistance Grant? Join us for a lunch and learn discussion to talk about your project ideas, as well as to get advice on crafting your narrative and goals. We will also be talking about what is eligible for potential digital preservation projects ? now included in the Preservation Assistance Grant as an option.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.lyrasis.org/?sc_itemid={C61BFFF6-F755-4D0F-89E7-FE0200D06AE7}&RowId=1-O8QH3

March 13 (12-1 pm)
Tipping Sacred Cows: Kicking Bad Work Habits That Masquerade as Virtues
(American? Management Association)

Instead of zealous pursuit of seemingly virtuous traits, leaders must appreciate the unintended consequences of their good intentions. You will improve your ability to see when your own values and virtues, and the values and virtues of the people you lead, backfire. This webcast covers:

Developing practical strategies to know when and how you help your organization most by going it alone, instead of collaborating with others, Learning how the instinctual drive for fairness leads to spite and sameness, and develop habits to overcome this naturally destructive tendency, and Expanding your notion of excellence to understand when high standards help, and when they hurt by leading to paralyzing perfectionism in yourself and others.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.amanet.org/training/webcasts/Tipping-Sacred-Cows-Kicking-Bad-Work-Habits-That-Masquerade-as-Virtues.aspx

March 13 (1-2 pm)
Everything You Need to Know About Focus Groups
(NonProfit Webinars)

What is the difference in conducting focus group research or survey research? Participants in this session will learn how to choose between qualitative research such as focus groups, and quantitative research such as surveys. We will then create a list of the necessary research and administrative tasks for a focus group, and learn some tricks of focus group facilitation.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/779183432

March 13 (2-3 pm)
Worth a Thousand Words: Library Snapshot Day
(WebJunction)

By capturing photos of all that happens in a single day at your library, you can tell a powerful story about the importance of your library to the community. Libraries of all types and sizes have used Library Snapshot Day build community awareness and to demonstrate the impact and reach of library services. Panelists from Ohio Snapshot Day will share their templates and tips for successful planning and implementation, and will explore other ways images can be used to tell your library?s story. Learn how you can take a vivid snapshot of your library, whether it?s on your own, with others in your state or region, or in conjunction with National Library Week in April.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/15R3yaN

March 13 (1:30-2:30 pm)
Playing Nice in the Sandbox of Life: Working on a Team
(Colorado State Library)

When your supervisor assigns you to a team to implement a new project, does your heart begin to pound? Do you feel a sense of dread wash over you? If so, this session is for you! Learn how to be a better team player in your library, on a committee, in sports, or as a family! Face your insecurities, eliminate unhealthy competitiveness, improve your communication skills, and overcome your fear of change.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://cslinsession.cvlsites.org/

March 13 (3-4 pm)
7 Ways Planning Improves Social Impact and Sustainability
(NonProfit Webinars)

The planning process is an essential tool for guiding organizational performance, identifying the resources you?ll need and keeping you on track. It addresses funders most basic questions: Whom do you serve? How do you serve them? What resources do you need? How will you reliably raise financial and in-kind resources? How will you measure performance and incorporate feedback for continuous improvement? In this session you will learn how this tool lays the foundation for successful fundraising efforts.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/516665984

March 14 (1-2 pm)
Responsive Web Design Bootcamp
(O?Reilly)

In this hands-on webcast presented by Jonathan Stark, author of ?Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript? and ?Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript?, you?ll learn why it is no longer safe to assume that visitors to your website are sitting in front of large monitors equipped with a keyboard and mouse. As smartphones overtake the desktop as the primary portal to the Web ? and as new device types and interaction models continue to emerge ? designers need to adopt future-friendly strategies that support a full range of user contexts with a single codebase.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/XD8pJ6

March 14 (1-2 pm)
Trends in Cataloging and Resource Description
(University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Resource Description and Access (RDA), the new content standard for library cataloging, the replacement for Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, was released in 2010, but RDA has not been fully implemented by the Library Congress, and is only very slowly being adopted in other US libraries. Meanwhile, in May 2011, the Library of Congress announced its Bibliographic Framework Initiative (BIBFRAME), in part to find a replacement for the MARC format ? although BIBFRAME is much more than simply a new format ? it is a new foundation for bibliographic description, designed for our networked, digital age. This webinar will take a look at what is happening in resource description, building on the BIBFRAME report, ?Bibliographic Framework as a Web of Data: Linked Data Model and Supporting Services?, released by Library of Congress and Zepheira, in November 2012.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://www.slis.wisc.edu/springwebinars.htm

March 14 (2-3 pm)
Library Safety and Security
(American Libraries)

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://americanlibrarieslive.org/

March 14 (2-3 pm)
Making Volunteer Engagement Everyone?s Job
(VolunteerMatch)

Too often the role of engaging volunteers falls exclusively to the volunteer program manager. It?s not uncommon to hear the phrase ?your volunteers? used within organizations. How do you make volunteer engagement everyone?s job? This webinar will provide you with the tools to become an advocate for volunteer engagement. Learn how to create a step by step communication plan to reinforce the importance of volunteer engagement to key stakeholders within your organization.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/844760744

March 14 (2-3 pm)
Pathways to Engaged Readers: Helping Students Reach Common Core Levels
(School Library Journal)

Join Mary Ehrenworth, the Deputy Director at the Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College, Columbia University, and co-author of Pathways to the Common Core, as she explores creating a school culture of reading, the challenges and methods for getting just-right books into kids? hands, increasing nonfiction engagement, and building structures for clubs and parent involvement through the central core of a school?s reading life? the library.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/WjlbP4

March 14 (3-4 pm)
Mobile Website Design for Libraries
(InfoPeople)

This webinar will help you learn how to easily and effectively make your library?s website accessible and useful to mobile users. Chad Mairn will describe and demonstrate various tools, tips, and techniques for creating mobile websites, making them interactive and engaging, and integrating them with other resources, services, and systems available through your library.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://infopeople.org/training/mobile-website-design

March 15 (2-3 pm)
There?s an App for That 3.0
(TILT)

We?re back! In this session will be showing some of the best apps for education across multiple types of devices. It doesn?t matter if you use an iPad, Android device, or even Google Chrome, more often than not, there is in fact an ?app for that?. We will provide examples of fun assignments to conduct using apps, and also show some of the best ways to share an iPad screen or Android screen in your classroom. (Hint: It?s not using a Document Camera!)

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://tltgroup.roundtablelive.org/events?eventId=610557&EventViewMode=EventRegistration

March 15 (2-3 pm)
Youth Announcements: Spring 2013
(Booklist)

Join us for this free, hour-long webinar spotlighting new youth spring titles! Representatives from Owlkids, Groundwood Books, Sleeping Bear Press, Zondervan, and Holiday House will showcase their picture books and middle-grade novels for sharing aloud or for independent reading, as well as exciting new titles for young adults. Moderated by Booklist?s Books for Youth editorial director Gillian Engberg.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/YAmrJQ

March 19 (2-3 pm)
Elearning on a shoestring
(Insync Training)

Sure, E-learning solutions can provide enormous savings, but start-up and design costs can be prohibitive. Join Jane Bozarth, author of E-learning Solutions on a Shoestring, to explore examples of inexpensive ? even free! ? e-learning solutions. Learn to:? Make the ?buy vs. build? decision, Identify inexpensive means of adding interactivity and visual interest, Make better use of tools and resources, including those you already have., Break down examples of online training programs into essential parts and identify ways of cutting costs to produce similar products, and Identify inexpensive means of adding interactivity and visual interest.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://insync.webex.com/tc0506l/trainingcenter/register/registerSession.do?siteurl=insync&confID=1145169555

March 19 (2-3 pm)
Have No Fear, Poetry is Here!
(Booklist)

Booklist teams up with the Poetry Foundation??publisher of Poetry magazine and an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture??to provide resources, ideas, and support for making the most of your library poetry collection. Please join Catherine Halley, the Poetry Foundation?s Director of Digital Programs, and the foundation?s library director, Katherine Litwin, for an insightful discussion of how audiences of all ages can enjoy poetry through programs, workshops, displays, and more. Moderated by Booklist senior editor Donna Seaman.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/YAdVrX

March 19 (1-2 pm)
Proposal Writing Basics
(Grantspace)

For those new to proposal writing, this class will cover: How the proposal fits into the overall grantseeking process, What to include in a standard proposal to a foundation, Tips for making each section of your proposal stronger, What funders expect to see in your proposal and attachments, Tips for communicating with funders during the grant process, and Additional resources on proposal writing, including sample proposals.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/Live-Webinars/Proposal-Writing-Basics-2013-03-19-Webinar

March 19 (2-3 pm)
Signature Events for Small Libraries
(WebJunction)

From ?chocolate in the stacks? tastings to 5K runs to off-site literary dinner parties, small libraries are getting creative in offering signature events that raise funds and create friends. This webinar will be a ?show and tell? of library fundraisers, with quick tips on how to get started in your community.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/YAhhLI

March 19 (3-4 pm)
Hot Summer Titles from HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Random House
(Library Journal)

It?s almost spring, so why not find out what titles will be in demand this summer? And why not hear the news straight from the publisher?s mouth? On Tuesday, March 19, Library Journal brings you its first Editors? Picks webcast, modeled on the popular Editors? Picks panel at Day of Dialog. Editors from sponsoring publishers HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Random will speak in-depth about their favorite books, which will be cramming your holds lists soon.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/YYfNvA

March 20 (1-22 pm)
Strategic Planning Part 1: Cultivation & Organizational Development
(NonProfit Webinars)

Strategic planning should be a means not only to produce a strategy, but also to engage and cultivate stakeholders, develop leadership, and generate new energy, commitment and consensus around mission. Its primary product is not a written plan, but strategic thinking within the organization, which is achieved through a process of planning followed by a process of implementation. A well-conceived and managed planning process can be the most effective form of organizational development.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/655967433

March 20 (2-3 pm)
Hosting a Personal Digital Archiving Day Event
(ALCTS)

This webinar discusses how to host an innovative public program on preserving personal digital information. In an effort to share knowledge on how best to care for personal digital information, The Library of Congress? National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program developed The Personal Digital Archiving Day Kit. The toolkit provides resources for staff at libraries, archives and other cultural institutions to help them plan and present a personal digital archiving day program.? This webinar focuses on the resources included in the kit, how the kit can be used to plan a public program, and why holding a personal digital archiving program is beneficial for both public libraries and their communities.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/402948584

March 20 (2-3 pm)
Student Advisors, Library Advocates: Getting Students Involved at Your Library (
Georgia Library Association)

What is a library student advisory board and why does your library need one? Deuink and Seiler will share their vision for library student advisory boards?one that empowers the student voice and builds students into library advocates?and talk about the work of their clubs and the clubs? impact on the library and the campus. Seiler has been the advisor for a long-standing group at the Penn State Schuylkill campus for nine years and Deuink, formerly partnered with Seiler at Schuylkill, is now starting a library student advisory board at the Penn State Altoona campus. While Deuink can address the challenges of getting started afresh, Seiler can encourage persistence and address weathering inevitable changes over the years.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1peRYH8R6L6djLYqUuFYGoXAfa_GzMDOUYgke6SD-P9Y/viewform?pli=1

March 20 (3-4 pm)
How to Fail at Social Media (and How to Get it Right)
(InfoPeople)

See the website for updated program information.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://infopeople.org/how_to_fail

March 20 (3-4 pm)
Taking Leadership Online: Developing Your Personal Social Media Voice
(NonProfit Webinars)

How should you navigate the personal and professional boundaries in the world of social media, and what does that mean for your leadership? How does the social media buzzword ?transparency,? translate into ?leadership?? In this webinar, we will consider how nonprofit executive directors and other staff use social media personally to further the mission of their organization and translate their leadership online.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/842316321

March 21 (2-3 pm)
Accessibility Testing in Enterprises Big and Small
(Accessible Technology Coalition)

Businesses large and small want to make their websites accessible to all, but some have more resources than others. Today we will talk about testing and review tools that are available to everyone ? from automated tools for the large enterprise with thousands of pages to free tools for small non-profits.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://atcoalition.org/training/accessibility-testing-enterprises-big-and-small

March 21 (3-4 pm)
Spring Fling: Teen Book Buzz
(School Library Journal)

From living Japanese ink drawings to the return of the nun assassins, these forthcoming spring releases are sure to appeal to every teen on your reading list. Get ahead of the curve and find out the latest and greatest hot reads for spring during SLJ?s Teen Book Buzz! Join Harlequin Teens, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, and Egmont as they present the books that will have every teen chatting at their lockers. You do not want to miss this exciting webcast!

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://bit.ly/XD7kB3

March 26 (1:30-2:30 pm)
Healthy Computing
(Accessible Technology Coalition)

Computers have evolved from ?the salvation for people with disabilities to the cause of many disabling conditions. Our current computer-laden work and school environments have the potential to significantly damage our bodies. It is critical that we establish new ?rules of engagement? with computers. This Healthy Computing webinar will explore the reasons and tools for taking regular breaks from the computer. This webinar is for people who work extensively on computers, or who work with clients/students who do.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://atcoalition.org/training/healthy-computing

March 26 (1-2 pm)
Tech on the Spec(trum): Making libraries more accessible for children with special needs
(TechSoup)

Like any worthwhile initiative, reaching a target audience takes time and money. Is there an affordable way to make your library more technologically accessible for children with autism and other developmental differences? Join this session to learn about the successful ?Come On In? program at Skokie (IL) Public Library. Hear about free and inexpensive tools. Think about ways to partner with other organizations to meet patron and staff needs.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=d15wpkf6nc4m

March 26 (2-3 pm)
Thank Goodness It?s Monday TGIM: Enjoy your job, enjoy your life
(Insync Training)

So often we focus on the negatives and tasks we don?t enjoy. This workshop helps participants identify the things about work they enjoy and find satisfying, look at ways of creating more of those items, and develop skill in recognizing and appreciating small accomplishments and savoring small successes.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: https://insync.webex.com/tc0506l/trainingcenter/register/registerSession.do?siteurl=insync&confID=1145169673

March 27 (10-11 am)
Get ready to celebrate El d?a de los ni?os/El d?a de los libros
(Nebraska Library Commission)

El d?a de los ni?os/El d?a de los libros (Children?s Day/Book Day), is a celebration every day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In this NCompass Live session, members of the Nebraska Library Association Diversity Committee will share resources and ideas you can implement into your celebration of D?a.

For more information and to register for this program, visit: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/scripts/calendar/eventreg.asp?ProgID=12008

Source: http://www.vermontlibraries.org/free-library-continuing-education-events-for-march

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Wasp transcriptome creates a buzz

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

New research delivers a sting in the tail for queen wasps. Scientists have sequenced the active parts of the genome ? or transcriptome ? of primitively eusocial wasps to identify the part of the genome that makes you a queen or a worker. Their work, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Genome Biology, shows that workers have a more active transcriptome than queens. This suggests that in these simple societies, workers may be the 'jack-of-all-trades' in the colony - transcriptionally speaking - leaving the queen with a somewhat restricted repertoire.

Studying primitively eusocial species - like these wasps - can tell us about how sociality evolves. Seirian Sumner and colleagues sequenced transcriptomes from the eusocial tropical paper wasps ? Polistes canadensis. All social species ultimately evolved from a solitary ancestor ? in this case a solitary wasp, who lays the eggs and feeds the brood. But how does this ancestral solitary phenotype split to produce specialised reproducers (queens) and brood carers (workers) when a species becomes social?

This paper gives a first insight into the secret lives of social insects. It shows that workers retain a highly active transcriptome, possibly expressing many of the ancestral genes that are required for our solitary wasp to be successful on her own. Conversely, queens appear to shut down a lot of their genes, presumably in order to be really good reproducers.

Long-standing analyses based on the fossil record holds ants and wasps in a clade known as Vespoidea, with bees as a sister group. The team reassess the relationships between the subfamilies of bees, wasps and ants and suggest that wasps are part of a separate clade from ants and bees, though further genome sequences and comparative data will help to resolve this controversy.

The dataset offers a first chance to analyse subfamily relationships across large numbers of genes, though further work is required before the term Vespoidia could be dropped, or reclassified. Sumner says: 'This finding would have important general implications for our understanding of eusociality as it would suggest that bees and ants shared an aculeate wasp-like ancestor, that ants are wingless wasps, and that bees are wasps that lost predacious behaviours.'

Their work suggests that novel genes play a much more important role in social behaviour than we previously thought.

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Homicide suspected in death of Mississippi mayor candidate

JACKSON, Miss (Reuters) - A candidate for mayor of a small town in Mississippi was found dead by a river on Wednesday morning, the victim of an apparent homicide, police said.

Marco McMillian, 34, was one of the first viable, openly gay candidates in Mississippi, according to the Victory Fund, a national organization that supports and endorses lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates and officials.

The death of McMillian was not being investigated as a hate crime, said Will Rooker, a spokesman for the Coahoma County Sheriff's office. In addition to being gay, McMillian was African American.

The death is not considered politically motivated, despite intense competition in the race for mayor of the Mississippi Delta city of Clarksdale, said Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith.

Police have a person of interest in custody but are not releasing a name and have not filed charges, Rooker said.

McMillian had been missing since early Tuesday when his sport-utility vehicle was involved in a collision outside Clarksdale. The person driving McMillian's vehicle had collided head on with a pickup truck. McMillian wasn't with the driver and, because his whereabouts were unknown, law enforcement officials launched a search.

His body was found near the base of the Mississippi River in Coahoma County on Wednesday.

A graduate of Jackson State University in Mississippi and CEO of his own firm consulting for nonprofits, McMillian recently had moved from Memphis back to his hometown of Clarksdale so he could run for mayor as a Democrat. He had faced state Representative Chuck Espy, a Democrat, and former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill Luckett, an attorney.

While McMillian was gay, his campaign focused on reducing crime and unemployment in Clarksdale, a city of roughly 18,000 people, said campaign spokesman Jarod Keith.

A once-booming agricultural community, the city steadily has bled residents and jobs over the years and now faces staggering violence and unemployment.

"We remember Marco as a bold and passionate public servant, whose faith informed every aspect of his life," Keith said in a statement. "Tragically, that life has been cut short."

(Editing by Corrie MacLaggan and Lisa Shumaker)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/homicide-suspected-death-mississippi-mayor-candidate-062429986.html

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Japan Aso: watching FX moves, signs economy brightening

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday that he will keep close watch on currency market moves, and that the economy was showing bright signs, including recent gains in share prices, after a slump last year.

"We will continue to monitor currency moves and make sure the economy recovers by encouraging private investment, jobs growth and an expansion in wages," Aso said in a speech to parliament.

The yen had weakened sharply since mid-November, boosting sentiment in the export-oriented economy, but its gains this week on worries about political deadlock in Italy served as a reminder that the Japanese currency is still perceived as a safe-haven currency in times of uncertainty.

At a separate event earlier, Aso told the lower house budget committee that he was cautious about adopting proposals for the Bank of Japan to be allowed to buy foreign bonds, as it could be viewed as currency intervention, which would run contrary to agreements with governments of other major economies.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December, after his party's big election win, promising to revive the world's third-largest economy with his "Abenomics" policy mix of monetary and fiscal stimulus, and the resulting weakness in the yen has begun to help exporters.

Aso told parliament that the economy, which entered a shallow recession last year, was beginning to show optimistic signs.

"From the middle of last year the global economy slowed, which led to weakness... and worries that the bottom would fall out of Japan's economy," he said. "However, recently, the stock market has started to recover and we've started to see some bright signs."

Aso also stressed the need for Japan to fix its finances, with public debt twice the size of its economy, and said policies would aim to achieve both fiscal reform and economic revitalization.

"We cannot keep resorting to fiscal spending forever. It is vital to secure trust in Japan's public finances in view of its very severe fiscal situation," he added.

The government planned to draw up an ambitious growth strategy, including bold regulatory and structural reforms, by around the middle of this year, Aso said.

He reiterated Japan's pledge to halve its primary fiscal deficit by the year ending in March 2016 and realize a surplus by the year ending in March 2021. To achieve this end, Aso said the government will continue with tax and welfare reforms.

Economics Minister Akira Amari said in a separate speech to parliament that the central bank must pursue powerful monetary steps to bring the economy out of nagging deflation.

"I strongly expect the Bank of Japan to proceed with bold monetary easing to erase deflationary expectation and achieve 2 percent inflation goal as soon as possible," he said, referring to the central bank's new price target.

(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/japan-aso-watching-fx-moves-signs-economy-brightening-040831569--business.html

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Algerian in "Jihad Jane" case pleads guilty to Irish charge

DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Algerian at the center of the so-called Jihad Jane conspiracy unexpectedly pleaded guilty during an Irish proceeding on Wednesday that may hasten his extradition to the United States on terrorism charges, a court official said.

Ali Damache, who has lived in Ireland for a decade, pleaded guilty in court to a single count of sending a menacing message by telephone to an American Muslim activist, according to a court official in Waterford, Ireland.

Damache, who been held in Ireland for nearly three years, was sentenced to the equivalent of time served and immediately released. However, he was arrested again minutes later on behalf of the FBI, a court official said. Damache faces an extradition hearing Thursday in Dublin.

Damache, 47, was standing trial in Waterford this week for the phone threat, when the unexpected plea came. A more serious Irish charge of threatening to kill the American activist was withdrawn.

The trial was unrelated to the Jihad Jane case, and U.S. authorities have been waiting for the Irish proceedings to finish so that they can extradite Damache to the United States.

The U.S. terrorism charges are far more serious. He is accused of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists - specifically, by luring two American-born women Muslim converts to Ireland in 2009.

Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman who called herself Jihad Jane, has pleaded guilty in U.S. court to conspiring with Damache to try to kill Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Mohammed on the head of a dog.

The other American woman, Jamie Paulin Ramirez, married Damache the day she arrived in Ireland in September 2009, and has pleaded guilty in U.S. court to flying to Europe to help terrorists. A third defendant, Khalid Mohammed, a Maryland high school honor student arrested at age 18, also pleaded guilty.

LaRose, Ramirez and Mohammed are scheduled to be sentenced in May in federal court in Philadelphia.

U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Patty Hartman declined to comment on the Irish trial or extradition.

THREATENING CALL

The week-long trial in Ireland was related to a different terrorism case - the 2009 Christmas Day attempt by a Nigerian man, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to set off explosives hidden in his underwear as a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam neared Detroit. Abdulmutallab has pleaded guilty and is serving a life sentence.

Damache pleaded guilty to threatening Detroit Muslim-American activist Majed Moughni who organized a rally outside a courthouse where Abdulmutallab was appearing to condemn the bombing attempt.

The rally received wide media coverage, and the following morning Moughni said he received a threatening phone call at home from an unidentified man who was angry because Moughni had spoken out against the underwear bomber.

"I would put a bullet in your head because you are a hypocrite," the caller said, according to a tape of the call Moughni recorded.

From Detroit, Moughni said he was pleased with the outcome. "Hopefully it sends a message," he said, "that as a Muslim, I am on the same side as America, and hopefully it will encourage others to speak up as I did to protect our freedoms."

RTE, the Irish television network, reported that Damache's lawyer told the court that his client wanted to give a heartfelt apology to Moughni. He was not in a good frame of mind when he made the call, had been misguided and naive, RTE reported.

The judge sentenced Damache to four years in jail, with the final year suspended. RTE reported that the judge credited Damache for time served and ordered his instant release.

He was arrested again by Irish police as soon as he stepped into the courthouse lobby, the official said.

(Writing by John Shiffman; editing by Alistair Bell and Cynthia Osterman)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/algerian-jihad-jane-case-pleads-guilty-irish-charge-180508507.html

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Do you want to change your financial future from here on out? Well, you can do it, but it is going to take a little bit of knowledge and research. Thankfully, the suggestions in this article can get you off to a good start.

Purchasing a house can serve as a valuable investment in the long run. If you buy, you need to pay for a mortgage, maintenance, property taxes and insurance each month, but you will own the property. Renting your living space puts you in the situation of indefinitely paying for a piece of property that you are never going to own.

It might be smarter to establish an emergency fund prior to paying off existing debt. Consider common costly occurrences when considering how much to put in the fund.

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Now that you?ve read this article, you should have a better understanding of personal finance. You should now have the ability to restrain yourself from letting your finances get out of control. All that is left is your will and determination to have a stable and strong financial future, so don?t let anything stand in your way.

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Money and Mission - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Collaborations and mergers among nonprofits certainly aren?t new, but much of what nonprofit leaders know about them comes from our for-profit counterparts.

Nonprofit collaborations are no better and no worse than those done by for-profits. They?re simply different. As I wrote in a previous post, for-profit collaborations and mergers are driven by financial motivations including cost savings, but charities are unlikely to reap any savings for years, if at all. For nonprofits, the primary driver to merge or collaborate should be to help them achieve their missions. Mergers and collaborations are strategic tools. They do not have to be a last resort.

The Great Recession and the protracted recovery have sparked renewed interest in nonprofit collaborations. But resources dedicated to helping them carry out their plans are scarce, so many groups don?t know where to begin.

For two years, the Nonprofit Finance Fund has worked with five major grant makers on the Catalyst Fund for Nonprofits, which provides guidance and technical assistance for Boston-area organizations that are exploring, planning, or implementing strategic collaborations and mergers. And in an effort to demystify the process for all nonprofits, the fund has produced two free publications?a case study and a report about the first two years of the Catalyst Fund?s work.

The case study tells the story of one nonprofit merger, and the report includes interviews with 40 people involved in various ways with mergers or collaborations: those who have provided financial support, executives and board members of groups that received support?and of some that were denied support?as well as consultants and others.

So what are we learning about successful collaboration? What does it take?

Effective leadership.? The level of organizational change dictated by a collaboration or merger requires leadership from many people close to the nonprofit. Leaders?both board and staff?with prior collaboration experience can be invaluable assets, lending perspective and raising important issues.? And a talented and organized chief financial officer can help facilitate the exchange of information and reporting that is a critical part of due diligence.

Part of what makes leaders effective in nonprofit collaborations is the ability to build trusting relationships. In the merger featured in our case study, between two agencies that provide services for the homeless, an executive reflected that early in the process ?someone should have held a cocktail party? to help build personal relationships between staff and board members. In her experience, when conversations got tense or an agreement felt elusive, personal relationships helped move conversations forward.

Clear and aligned objectives.? Partner organizations with a strong sense of their own priorities are often better positioned to achieve the common goals of their collaboration. We?ve found that when organizations have recently undertaken a strategic-planning process, their reasons and goals for collaboration were clearer and it was more likely to be a success. In my experience, it?s when the goals of the groups were unclear or conflicted that the collaborative venture can stall or stop altogether. The simple question, ?What are we trying to achieve together and why?? can lead to candid conversations among partners and help prevent roadblocks. The motivations and goals of the partners don?t have to be identical, but articulating them clearly fosters transparency and helps manage expectations throughout the process.

Resources and expertise.? The reality is that strategic collaborations are expensive and require professional guidance. Experts can provide technical assistance and help with governance, finance, program design, and legal issues, and they can facilitate challenging discussions and negotiations. In Catalyst Fund ventures, nonprofits rely on the fund?s technical assistance but are also urged to tap experts on their board or draw on staff members who have collaboration experience. Pro bono help is great when you can get it, but expert assistance isn?t always free.

Costs can add up, and the participating groups may need additional dollars for advisory services, new technology, severance pay, or a re-direction of staff time. Once the merger is complete, the groups may be able to save money, but there is a long time horizon for realizing those savings.

Sources of financial support for collaborations, like the Catalyst Fund, can go a long way, but there?s a limit to how much they can do. In Boston, we aren?t able to support every proposal, and as groups that we do support move closer to their objectives, their needs may grow beyond the level that the fund can finance.

As the landscape of the social sector changes, it?s incumbent upon all grant makers and donors who care about preserving, improving, and expanding programs and services to support these strategic organizational tools.

At the Catalyst Fund, we hope that insights from our work supporting collaboration can help change inaccurate perceptions about nonprofit collaborations and mergers?and we are not alone. Grant makers in Charlotte, N.C.; Cuyahoga County, Ohio; New York City, and across California have also been working together to advance strategic collaboration in their communities. Their work, too, is enriching the available body of knowledge and building a track record of inspiring examples.

Source: http://philanthropy.com/blogs/money-and-mission/what-it-takes-to-succeed-in-a-nonprofit-collaboration/28099

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Barbara Walters to return to TV's 'The View' next week

(Reuters) - Barbara Walters said on Tuesday she will return to the daytime TV talk show "The View" next week after more than a monthlong absence due to illness.

The broadcast journalist, who has been recovering from chicken pox and a concussion, made the announcement in a call-in to a taping of the show.

"Like it or not, I'm coming back on the show again," Walters, 83, said about her plans to return on Monday.

Walters was hospitalized last month after fainting and hitting her head while at the British ambassador's residence in Washington during President Barack Obama's inauguration weekend.

She was also diagnosed with chicken pox and told to rest.

"No more chicken pox ... I haven't been contagious for a while, but (doctors) wanted me to have rest, and I've had enough rest and I'm ready to come back," she said.

Walters, who created the women-focused talk show after working for decades as one of television's best-known journalists, had been recuperating in New York.

Chicken pox, which is usually associated with children, can be serious for adults and the elderly.

(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Eric Beech)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/barbara-walters-return-tvs-view-next-week-184259140.html

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Which are the main ingredients to create various martinis | Business ...

When making a good Martini it is the Martini ingredients that make the difference. While many enthusiasts for the conventional Martini believe that should the Martini ingredients differ from gin as well as vermouth then it is not necessarily a Martini. But Martini lovers say otherwise whiskey making. ?

There has been an enormous influx of components directly into Martinis and the drink has exploded in its popularity and market reach. Today for the more youthful demographic you might have your Appletinis, Peach Martinis, Orange and Vanilla Martinis and even Chocolate Martinis. However for a true Martini lover, a Martini is always going to be a heady mix of gin and vermouth.
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Whilst it is far from really fair to call the actual cousins of the Martini with the exact same name, the real reason for this kind of association is primarily the actual cocktail culture that introduced many of these drinks getting dished up in a very similar glass as the Martini itself!

Since the cocktail glass is used to serve these drinks is known as the Martini glass, the association is made. It is also because of this very cocktail lifestyle that our favorite fruits as well as flavors are finding their own way to help make these new martinis. Even though the fundamental martini ingredients continue to be the same, mixologists use flavors and also base spirits besides gin to make most of these Martinis.

When you want to create a traditional Martini you will need a few of the basic Martini ingredients that will have to be mixed in a precise percentage to obtain the very best flavor. You will need to mix gin and vermouth inside a ratio of 2: 1 inside a cocktail shaker packed with ice cubes. You may shake this particular mix till the actual spirits absorb the icy coldness and then strain this drink inside a Martini glass garnished with an olive. ?

A martini may also be stirred and is a much smoother drink since stirring makes the molecules in the spirits rest very easily one over another. Shaking a Martini, on the other hand, tends to make more of the ice mix in the drink making it much less powerful. ?

One ingredient which has found its way into the listing of martini components is Vodka. It has been observed that people getting introduced to the Martini prefer the gin within the Martini to be replaced simply by vodka. Another twist to your classic martini could be the Gibson. Whilst the rest of the martini ingredients stay exactly the same in this drink, it is the garnish that sets to separate out. A vintage martini uses an olive as being a garnish and a Gibson utilizes a pickled onion. ?

Martini components become much more unique as well as exciting when using the Stardust Martini. In this Martini drink, combined with other ingredients cinnamon liquor is included with some actual gold dust! The Appletini is yet another martini which may be made with various Martini ingredients. This fantastic variation of the Martini is created using vodka instead of gin. The vodka is combined with apple cider, apple liquor or apple fruit juice bonuses. ?

This delightfully green Martini is extremely rejuvenating as well as smooth. An additional version in the Appletini could be the Rumpletini. In the Rumpletini the actual vodka in the Appletini is exchanged using rum. ?

As soon as you understand all of the Martini ingredients creating any martini becomes super easy. You can enjoy the various flavors as well as fusions of this drink easily only by getting a basic understanding of all the ingredients that can go into generating a Martini.

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IE 10: It's Not Just for Windows 8 Anymore

In what could be a boost for Microsoft in the browser wars, the company on Tuesday began offering Internet Explorer 10 to Windows 7 users, giving them the same enhanced Web surfing features previously only available to those who had access to Windows 8. The company will automatically update Windows 7 users' browsers in 95 languages over the next few weeks.

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For 1st time since 1999, music revenues inch up

A photo illustration shows a digital music player held in London, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. More than a decade after online file swapping tipped the music industry into turmoil, record executives may finally be getting a sliver of good news. Industry revenue is up. A measly 0.3 percent, but it's still up. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A photo illustration shows a digital music player held in London, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. More than a decade after online file swapping tipped the music industry into turmoil, record executives may finally be getting a sliver of good news. Industry revenue is up. A measly 0.3 percent, but it's still up. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

LONDON (AP) ? More than a decade after online file swapping tipped the music industry into turmoil, record executives may finally be getting a sliver of good news.

Industry revenue is up. A measly 0.3 percent, but it's still up.

"We're on the path to recovery," said Frances Moore, whose International Federation of the Phonographic Industry put together the figures released in a report Tuesday. "There's a palpable buzz in the air."

In her forward to the IFPI report, Moore said the return to growth was a tribute to the transformation of the music industry, saying it had "adapted to the Internet world."

That change has been a long time coming. Online song sharing popularized by services such as Napster at the turn of the millennium seriously destabilized the industry, which reacted with a barrage of lawsuits and lobbying. But the war on piracy failed to stem the tide of free music, and by the time executives finally began making legal music available through download services such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes, the industry was in a free fall.

Since its 1999 peak, the global music industry's revenues have crashed more than 40 percent. Tuesday's figures, which show a rise in global revenue from $16.4 billion in 2011 to $16.5 billion in 2012, are the first hint of growth in more than a decade.

Mark Mulligan, of U.K.-based MIDiA consulting, warned that Tuesday's figures did not mean the industry had put its misery years behind it.

"We're probably near the bottom," he said, "but it's so marginal we could easily have another year or two where it could get worse."

The physical music market ? everything from vinyl records to DVDs ? continues to contract, losing another $500 million in revenue between 2011 and 2012, according to Tuesday's IFPI figures. The industry group has placed its bets on downloads, streaming, and subscription services to make up for lost ground, but there's still a long way to go.

Downloads and streaming audio now account for most of the music sold in the United States and Scandinavia, but physical music still accounts for the majority of industry revenue worldwide.

Illegal music downloads remain a problem worldwide, particularly in potentially huge markets such as Russia, India, and China. Moore urged governments to follow the example of the international enforcement action against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, accused by American prosecutors of facilitating millions of illegal downloads. Dotcom, who is fighting an attempt to extradite him from New Zealand to the United States, denies the allegations.

The report hailed the action against Megaupload and sites like The Pirate Bay ? which has been blocked by several European countries ? but it estimated that 32 percent of all Internet users still regularly downloaded pirated music.

"What other industry has to cope with a third of its customers being able to get copies of its products from illegal services?" Moore said.

With growth uneven across various countries and piracy still a stubborn problem, it could take years for the industry to return to its previous health. If it ever does.

Mulligan said he believes some of the lost revenue may never be recovered, with many casual users who used to buy the odd CD turning to free services such as YouTube, television music channels, or Internet radio instead.

"This is a case of managed decline," he said, predicting "a sustainable but smaller market built around more engaged music fans."

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David Bowie: The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

After his melancholic and dreamy Where Are We Now, David Bowie's second single after more than ten years of silence is out to wake you up with a blast of electric guitars. It's pure Bowie—and it's great. Watch the video, starring the always incredible Tilda Swinton and David Bowie himself—who I wish went back to star in another movie too (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence caliber, not Labyrinth). More »


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Use the law of attraction to let go - Self-Improvement - Your Solution ...

You need a 7 Day BrainwashUse the law of attraction to let go, receive your desires and allow them to manifest. This may sound simple, and it should be, but so many people fail at this. They expect the law of attraction to work like magic- they set an intention for $100,000 or whatever and just sit back and wait for it to drop into their lap. I?m afraid that the law of attraction doesn?t actually work like this. It works by prompting and assisting you to act in a certain way to bring your desires to fruition; for example if your intention is to lose weight, you will feel naturally drawn to healthier habits such as eating more fruit and vegetables and exercising regularly. You may find that you no longer desire fatty foods or foods you used to crave.

If your intention is to manifest a new job, you may get a hunch to call a friend you haven?t spoken with for some time. Whilst you are chatting, he then happens to mention that an acquaintance of his is looking to hire somebody in the exact field of work you have always wanted to work in.

If your intention is to manifest a load of cash, you may receive some inner instruction to start a new business, or get an idea of running your existing business more efficiently.

So although you will still have to take some action to receive your desires, it will be inspired action, and people have found that all the obstacles in their path have melted away before them. If you get a hunch or instruction that seems to come from inside of you, make sure you act on it, as it could be the universe?s way of manifesting your intention.

Also, make sure you are not stating your intentions from a place of desperation. For instance, if you need money to pay the gas bill before you get cut off, whilst you are reading your intention there is a risk that you will be worrying how you will get it, and inwardly fretting about your gas being cut off. This is where your emotions will be focused and you will attract more reasons to worry rather than the money you need to pay the bill.

You will need to be able to detach yourself to a certain extent when reading your intentions. Don?t allow yourself to feel bad because you don?t have them yet and have no idea how you are going to get them. That?s the universe?s job. You just need to feel confident that they are on their way so there is no need to worry. The trick is to imagine receiving them, get into the feeling of having them, get excited about them, feel grateful for receiving them and try to detach yourself from worrying that you don?t yet have them or how you will get them. That last sentence encapsulates quite neatly the whole process of manifesting your desires using the law of attraction!

Once you have received your intention, feel grateful for it and release that feeling of gratitude to the universe.

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Egypt Lake Nasser Cruises

Egypt Lake Nasser Cruises

Your Lifetime Tour through the Legends of Nubia
Going more to the south of Aswan stands Lake Nasser, an enormous reservoir formed by the building of the high dam in 1971. Here you will discover the lesser known temples as well as Abu Simbel , Egypt's greatest monument after the Pyramids. Lake Nasser cruises are those boats sailing in the River Nile between Aswan and Abu Simbel with different schedules, different accommodation length and different cruise facilities according to the Lake Nasser cruises Category 5 star, 5 star Deluxe and 5 star Luxury cruises. Albaraa Travel Group offer a perfect selection of cruise holidays combining Lake Nasser cruises and River Nile cruises with sightseeing tours to the major sights of Egypt. We offer many lake Nasser cruises and stay options, of lengths from (4, 5, 8) days. Itineraries include, Wadi El Seboua and the temple of Ramses II, Kasr Ibrim and the relocated temple of Amada. Also there is a good opportunity to attend the Sound and light show at Abu Simbel Temples at night.

How to Join our Lake Nasser Cruise:

1) Fly from Cairo to Aswan or to Abu Simbel to join our Lake Nasser cruise tours.
2) Take the sleeping train from Cairo to Aswan.
3) Drive from Luxor to Aswan or to Abu Simbel.

Places to visit while cruising in Lake Nasser
Visit the Kalabsha Temple, Beit El Wali, and the Kiosk of Kertassi, Wadi El Seboua, the Temple of Dakka and Temple of Meharakka and the temple of Ramses II, Kasr Ibrim and the relocated temple of Amada as well as the tomb of Penout. Also there is a good opportunity to attend the Sound and light show at Abu Simbel Temples at night. Egypt lake Nasser cruises, cruise in Lake Nasser Egypt, Lake cruises Egypt, lake Nasser cruise hot offers, lake Nasser cruise hot deals, combine Nile and lake cruise, Egypt lake cruise holidays, cruising lake Nasser, Nubian lake cruises, Nubian cruises. Lake cruise stay

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Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods

DUBLIN (AP) ? So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have.

Since Ireland published surprise DNA results on Jan. 15 showing that a third of frozen "beef" burgers in Ireland contained at least a trace of horse, food scientists in more than a dozen countries have found the animal trotting into products where it was never meant to roam.

Daily revelations from an ever-increasing menu of supermarket, catering and restaurant goods have taught the world one lesson: When minced up with other meat or slathered with spices, consumers cannot tell equine from bovine in the food chain. European horse has yet to be detected in any American-sold products.

MEATBALLS

In fairness, IKEA never did call them beef balls. The Swedish furniture giant has discovered that its signature cafeteria dish ? spiced meatballs of mixed beef and pork ? also might contain horse.

Ikea said Monday it was withdrawing stocks of frozen "Kottbullar" meatballs from stores in 24 nations, including Thailand and Hong Kong in Asia and the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. European countries affected were Austria, Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. Somehow, the Swiss were spared.

IKEA was keen to stress that its U.S.-based meatballs were all-American and not subject to recall.

BURGERS

This is the product that started the January stampede to Europe's DNA labs. Irish authorities doing a random quality check were shocked to find horse meat in frozen burgers produced for five Irish and British supermarkets, and eventually traced the source to Poland. The Irish producers' top two customers ? Burger King's British, Irish and Danish restaurants and the British supermarket chain Tesco ? quickly took their business elsewhere.

PIZZA

There's something rotten in Denmark, but it's not the meat itself. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration says a product enigmatically described as "pizza meat" and sold by the Harby Slagtehus meat wholesaler contains cow, pig and horse. The company insists its customers in pizzerias across Denmark knew the topping contained horse, even if that little fact was nowhere on the ingredients list. Government vets don't believe a word of that.

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Better make that "bolo-neighs." Many of Europe's leading makers of microwaveable frozen foods ? including Birds Eye of Britain, Nestle of Switzerland, and Findus of France ? found that some suppliers had mixed horse into the ground beef used for Europe's most ubiquitous pasta sauce.

PASTA

Not to beat a dead horse, but Europe's food-testing labs are indicating that any factory-made pasta product containing "beef" sauce or filling might be horse in drag. Among those caught at the DNA finish line are the frozen "beef" lasagnas of Birds Eye; Nestle's Buitoni brand of ravioli in Italy and fusilli in Spain; and Combino-branded tortelloni and penne in Austria. France's Comigel blamed the discovery of up to 100 percent horse in its "beef" lasagnas ? sold under other brand names, including Findus and Tesco ? on a complex supply chain stretching from its Luxembourg factory back via Dutch and Cypriot middlemen to Romania horse butchers.

PASTRIES

Thank goodness there's no such thing (yet) as a beef doughnut. In Spain, Nestle's recall of products includes meat-filled, semicircular pastries called empanadas.

PIES

You might be surprised to find horse meat hiding under a frilly layer of potato. British-style cottage pies, with gravy, beef and carrots under the smashed spuds, have been withdrawn from scores of school cafeterias in England, Wales and Scotland after DNA tests found horse meat inside. France made similar discoveries in its potato-topped pie called hachis Parmentier.

VEGETABLES

Mom might tell you to eat your vegetables, but the Nestle product recall in Spain included meat-stuffed peppers.

KEBABS

Once you've blended a handful of meats, does one more really matter? The Austrians found horse in kebab meat produced by a Vienna firm, Lilla Gastronomie, that was supposed to contain a blend of only beef, pork and turkey.

SAUSAGES

Fry 'er up: Despite sausages' worldwide reputation as a favored destination for mystery meat, only Austria has found equine DNA hiding in sausages, in two brands made by Josef Freitag, aka "Joe Friday."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/horse-hidden-ingredient-many-european-foods-174118273--finance.html

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