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OCUL Collaborative Futures Shared Library Services Platform (LSP)
We are pleased to officially announce our participation in phase three of the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Collaborative Futures project. In this phase we will select and implement a shared library services platform (LSP) to manage and provide access to information resources. The project aims to provide increased support for the educational and research needs of students and faculty at Ontario's universities through improved discovery and access to information resources, and effective and efficient management and preservation of electronic and print collections through streamlined operations in a sustainable system. This approach builds upon existing OCUL-wide collaborative initiatives such as Scholars Portal technology and collaborative licensing, as well as smaller-scale initiatives such as shared integrated library systems and print storage facilities. Queen's University Library has been preparing to migrate to a new platform, as one of our strategic priorities, for several years.
The vision for this project was set out in the Collaborative Futures Project Charter in 2014. Envisioned is an environment focused on users (students, faculty, researchers, and staff) and their experiences of Ontario-wide library collections:
"They can move seamlessly between different types of content (electronic and print, books and journals, etc.) using multiple interoperable platforms whose design is evidence-based. Via search engine optimization and advanced authentication, many experience OCUL resources from outside of Ontario. Users have access to more books and specialized content than ever before, and these resources are incorporated into their research, learning, and teaching workflows."
Collaboration across OCUL institutions is a fundamental aspect of the project. Staff in participating institutions will work together to leverage the opportunities of new library services platforms. OCUL already conducts much of its work within this collaborative mindset.
To date Collaborative Futures has launched three phases: a feasibility study, market research and preparation for procurement and governance, and a procurement and implementation phase. Queen's has been actively involved since phase one, and participation in these early stages of this partnership has positioned us to participate in key discussions and decisions about the future of a shared LSP.
Further information about this project can be found on the OCUL website. You may also contact Sandra Morden, project manager of the Collaborative Futures Shared Library Services Platform (LSP) Project at Queen's University Library for more information.
We look forward to this transformative opportunity to make improvements in service and workflow at the library, and will continue to provide updates as we move forward.


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Something to ponder as we approach Father's Day Weekend, a weekend when the television remote control will likely be hijacked by the family patriarch and you may very well find yourself forced to hunker down with Pop and endure reruns of "Gunsmoke," "Antiques Road Show" and "The L Word."
According to a recent report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council, newfangled HD-DVR cable boxes consume more power than new, EnergyStar-rated refrigerators. Wow. Always-on HD-DVR cable boxes consume a staggering 446 kilowatt hours per year compared to the 416 kWh of energy drawn annually by a new model refrigerator. To put things further into pespective, CFL light bulbs consume 17 kWh/year and a 42" LCD TV with EnergyStar-approval consumes 180.5 kWh/year.
According to the report, titled "Better Viewing, Lower Energy Bills, and Less Pollution: Improving the efficiency of Television Set-Top Boxes," cable company-provided set-top boxes suck nearly as much energy as when the TV is turned off as they do when they're helping you keep up with the Kardashians.
The electricity required to operate the 160 million cable boxes installed in U.S. households — about 80 percent of American households subscribe to some sort of pay TV — is equivalent to the annual household electricity consumption of the entire state of Maryland and is responsible for the emission of 16 million metric tons of CO2 each year. All and all, Americans collectively spend $3 billion a year to keep HD-DVR boxes running 24/7. Two-thirds of that is spent when cable boxes are not actively being used but continue to draw as much energy as six power plants.
Explains NRDC senior scientist Noah Horowitz in a press release:
Set-top boxes are the ultimate home energy vampires, silently sucking significant amounts of energy and money when nobody's using them. The consumer, who pays the electric bill, deserves technologies without hidden costs. At a time when everyone is trying to cut waste from our budgets and electric grid, service providers shouldn't saddle their subscribers with boxes that unnecessarily squeeze their wallets.
And I thought the price gouging and horrendous service was bad enough (hello there, Time Warner Cable!) ….
Read the NRDC's report here.
Via [USA TODAY]
Graph: Natural Resources Defense Council

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Library History
The University of Ioannina was founded in 1964. The Library of the University was established the same year. Until 1973 the University was a branch of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Α distributed Library system was adopted due to premises restrictions of the new University using the model which was also applied in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. There was a "Central Library" service and departmental Libraries for each University Department.
Throughout the years departmental libraries were created for the Schools of the University. In 2002 the new building of the Central Library was completed and the unification of all of the individual Libraries began.
Today the Library and Information Center of the University of Ioannina (LIC-UI) is housed in the new building in the center of the university campus. The building consists of six floors and has a surface that makes it the largest academic library in our country.
The building of the Central Library also hosts the Departments of Economics and Fine Arts and Sciences of Arts.


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|Start from the Spar carpark and follow the National Cyle Route signs past the Mill on the Fleet and up to Gatehouse Station (disused) for 6 miles uphill but with great views. Turn left towards Creetown and enjoy a long downhill ride looking out towards the Solway Firth. Take the A75 towards Newton Stewart to avoid a very steep section. The road is wide and most lorry drivers give you room. Turn left at the roundabout and head for Wigtown and turn right before you get there to Bladnoch. Signposted to Whithorn and then the Isle of Whithorn. Superb sea views and good car parking. The Steam Packet Inn can be heartily recommended with a selection of real ales and the bacon & brie baguette is to die for after a long ride.
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|Project: Happily Ever After
saving your marriage when the fairytale falters
by Alisa Bowman
Shortly before Christmas, I was invited to participate in a virtual book tour for the recently released "Project: Happily Ever After - Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters" written by Alisa Bowman. I've never finished a self-help book in my life (which probably explains a lot) so I was fairly proud of myself for finishing this one in just three days. The fact that my in-laws were staying with us at the time might have helped. Being a holiday weekend in
In reality, Alisa deserves the large majority of credit for me finishing my first self-help book. I think it's because this book doesn't really seem like one. She offers tips throughout the book and "bullet points" at the end of each chapter summarizing the main ideas, but the text itself isn't preachy and the advice doesn't involve standing in front of a mirror repeating positive phrases. She shares her story and details what worked for her. In fact, I felt like I was reading a boy-meets-girl (and everything that comes after) story or a series of letters written by a girlfriend. The book held my interest and I wanted to know how their love story would end – or not end as the case may be.
However, because I consider myself happily married – and lucky, I wasn't sure that I would find this book anything more than entertaining. I was surprised then to find myself randomly thinking of it after I had finished it and placed it on my bookshelf. There are parts of the book - the section on forgiveness, for example - that I think apply to relationships with friends and family, as well. The book also serves as a reminder for happy couples that they shouldn't assume just because they are happy today that they will be tomorrow. Marriages and people change.
In sum, with honesty and humor, Alisa describes how she went from being in a marriage so miserable that she dreamt of planning her husband's funeral to eventually renewing her wedding vows. She did so by reading a stack of marital improvement books (as an added bonus she provides "CliffsNotes" on portions of some of these books), interviewing happily married friends, and rekindling her sex life with the help of "The Martini", a sexy bikini wax.
To learn more about Alisa, the Project, and her book, you can visit her blog: Project Happily Ever After. You can also see a video of Alisa and her husband and read a sample chapter from her book here: video and sample chapter.


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Sunday, 23 December 2012
Didn't take long.....
Still mince pies, fudge and truffles to make as well as some shopping too. Deep breath and relax; it'll all be fine......
So, what didn't take long I here you ask? It didn't take long for Alyssa to raid my studio, dive into my craft stash and generally have fun in my place! We spent time crafting away and since I can't share with you my project yet I thought I'd share with you the cards she made.
Merry Christmas everyone.
6 comments:
- scrappymo! said...
Ahhhh...so much fun!!!
Merry Christmas Neil. Hope you get your truffles and mince pies and other baking finished! If not, there is always that delightful time beween Christmas and New Years where it is still fun to have the special treats!
Merry Christmas and crafty hugs!
- 23 December 2012 at 16:39
- Elizabeth said...
Hi Neil, your daughter's cards are lovely - clearly as talented as her dad. Hope you get through your still to-do list in time and even if you don Merry Christmas to you and yours. Elizabeth
- 23 December 2012 at 19:23
- JoZart said...
Alyssa is certainly a chip off the old block!! Not so old, I hear you say!
Jo x
- 23 December 2012 at 20:28
- Julia Dunnit said...
ha, great comment from Jo! ire it's lovely to have all your chickens around you again, going through your stash or not!! Happy Christmas!
- 23 December 2012 at 20:52
- Brenda Brown said...
Beautiful cards and great fun to be together.
Have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed new year.
Hugs Brenda xox
- 24 December 2012 at 09:50
- Clarky J said...
Happy Christmas Neil. Thanks for another lovely year of sharing your gorgeous creations and sorry I am so bad at commenting (i do love looking )Hope your Christmas is fun and festive and that 2013 brings love, laughter and many crafty times for you xx ps may have to come to yours for truffles LOL
- 24 December 2012 at 09:55


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Second, beyond vibrant and somewhat off the chart color schemes, you will also be able to discover less expensive accordion pleat dress that incorporate some of the latest designs that you may have spotted on red carpets or being worn by one or another of your favorite celebrities. This includes everything from high-low hemlines to plunging necklines to wondrous gowns that come with short skirts.
Keep well in mind that when it comes to the idea of cheap prom dresses, you can also make a splash with vintage gowns. Time and time again over the course of the past year you likely have spotted celebs showing up for red carpet events wearing interesting, unique and completely attractive vintage dresses and gowns.
You actually can benefit from vintage dresses and gowns on two levels. First, in many instances (and with a little effort on your part) you will find that you can save a significant amount of money on these styles. Second, when you wear vintage clothing, you really are making a sterling statement that will catch the attention of people with you on your big night.
Thanks to the reasonably priced options available to you when it comes to this season's prom dresses, you can stop dreaming about how you look. Rather, with prom this year you can start looking like a dream. You no longer will find yourself dreaming about what your big night might be like. The fact is that your big night will be a true dream, a lovely occasion that will make memories you will cherish for the rest of your life.


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Christian Science – This website was designed to give the reader a fuller understanding of Christian Science, the core beliefs, their founder, Mary Baker Eddy, its publications, how and where to get involved, how to get help with personal problems, how to find a church near you and much more.
Christian Science Practitioners – Here, you'll find names and contact information for individuals who dedicate their lives to helping people find healing in their lives through prayer.
Christian Science Nursing Care – Christian Science nurses provide a loving atmosphere for healing and are skilled in physical assistance. You'll find a world-wide list of Christian Science nurses here.
Christian Science Sentinel – The Sentinel contains articles for adults and kids, testimonies, lectures and more, all relating to the study of Christian Science.
Listen to Science and Health Online – Here, you'll be able to listen, in entirety, to Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures written by the founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy.
Mary Baker Eddy Library – This library, based in Boston, MA, houses the entire collection of all the original writings that document the life of Mary Baker Eddy and the church she founded. You can do in-depth research, both online or in the library. You'll find additional information about the building, the events they hold and their beautiful Mapparium, which alone, is worth the visit.
The Christian Science Monitor – The internationally acclaimed newspaper, founded by Mary Baker Eddy. Here, you can subscribe for a weekly subscription and more recently, to a daily briefing of today's news, in an unbiased manner.
Time for Thinkers – A wealth of information for youth wanting to get involved with their church's community, whether through internships, youth leadership groups, college organizations, summits and more.
Christian Science Organizations – CSO's or Christian Science Organizations are for college kids who come together with a common purpose, to bring healing to campus issues, study the weekly church lesson together and put their spiritual growth at work on campus and in their community.
Video: Mary Baker Eddy, A Heart in Protest – A short documentary, narrated by Robert Duvall, on the life of Mary Baker Eddy, her mission, the tireless challenges she fought and her many accomplishments.
Firsthand Accounts of Healing – Here you'll find firsthand accounts of healing from people all around the world through their application of Christian Science in their prayerful work.


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I want to talk about a section of the Liturgy this time around. This was inspired by both my wife, Connie Susan, and by one of our candidates for chrismation this year whose name is Hugh. Hugh asked me a couple of weeks ago, "What does the phrase 'the noetic altar' mean in the prayers?" At the litany before the Lord's Prayer in the Divine Liturgy we ask, using the Ukrainian Orthodox prayer book:
That our loving God who has received them at his holy, heavenly, and noetic altar as a fragrant spiritual offering may in return send upon us divine grace and the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.
I've thought about this before myself, but never really spent a lot of time researching it. As my beloved wife would say, asking a question that requires research is like giving candy to a sugarholic in my case. So I looked up how the phrase is translated in the numerous copies of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom which I happen to own and are on my shelves at home.
The prayerbooks of the UOC, the Ukrainian Church of the USA and of Canada, and the prayerbook of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia all use the word "noetic." The OCA Liturgy books one and two, the Liturgikon of Bishop Basil, and the Antiochian prayerbook use "ideal." The Liturgy which is published by Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline, MA, the Greek seminary, uses "spiritual." The old translation by Isabel Hapgood uses "supersensual," while the Nasr guide of the Antiochian Church, following Hapgood to some extent, uses the word "supersenduous." The prayerbook of the Carpatho-Russian Diocese uses "mystical," and the Greek Kaline Press edition, a memorial edition, uses the word "invisible." So obviously the word causes some difficulty for translation.
The word "noetic" translates the Greek word "noeros," an adjective found in post–New-Testament Greek, not in the New Testament itself. It's derived from the verb "noeo," which means "to grasp, to apprehend, to perceive, to be intuitive about, to have insight into." [In] the ancient Commentary on the Divine Liturgy, by Nicholas Cabasilas, written somewhere around 1350, still in print and highly recommended for devotional reading—one of my favorite books in my library, as a matter of fact—Nicholas Cabasilas mentions the prayer before the Lord's Prayer but not this particular petition. Fr. George Demopoulos' contemporary commentary on the Liturgy glosses the word entirely and simply uses the phrase "holy and heavenly altar."
To return to the original word, "noeros," and its verbal antecedent, "noeo," the idea of noetic knowledge has to do with intuition and insight. The glossary which you find at the back of all four volumes of the Philokalia says, " 'Noesis,' translated 'intellection,' is not an abstract concept." I'm quoting: "But the act or function or intellect whereby it apprehends spiritual realities in a direct manner." What an extraordinary phrase. The intellect, the nous, is the means for our inner apprehension of reality, particularly the reality of God.
You remember that St. Theophan the Recluse, 19th century Russian, says over and over again that we must join the nous to the kardia, the heart, for true prayer to occur. He means that we have to be united in our total personality, and we have to approach God intuitively, no parts left outside, so to speak. Without our total attentiveness, prayer remains external to us.
To turn to that phrase, "noetic altar," then, we pray in this petition, it seems to me, that we might perceive the heavenly God as personal, as Holy Trinity in relationship to us through the medium of the sacrament. Think of Andrei Rublev's "Hospitality of Abraham" icon, the quietness of that icon—and yet the energy that comes from it, when we perceive the heavenly God as personal Holy Trinity.
St. Isaac the Syrian called noesis "simple cognition," that is to say: no complex arguments, no deductive reasoning, just direct experience and contemplations. No abstractions like "God is the ground of all being," and no images: the grandfather in the sky, sitting at the table. When we speak of noesis we're speaking of direct insight into God.
There may be a hint of Platonic philosophy underlying the whole concept, hence the one translation that we heard: "ideal," but it has been transformed as so many philosophical terms and concepts were by the early Fathers of the Church from logical analysis in which the earthly form relates to the heavenly ideal to rather the concept of direct insight.
I think it's terribly important that this prayer occurs after the anaphora. The entire prayer and action by which the bread and the wine are set aside as the Body and Blood of Christ, and we, too, are set aside as the Body of Christ upon which and upon whom the Holy Spirit descends. "Send down upon us and upon these Gifts," we pray, "your Holy Spirit."
In Western liturgical practice, this is referred to by two words. There is the consecratory epiclesis. The consecratory one is that which invokes the Holy Spirit upon the Gifts in order that they might be for us the Body and Blood of Christ. And then there is the communal invocation of the Holy Spirit. We pray that we might become the Body of Christ. And as has been said in many places and times, the Body of Christ on the altar and the Body of Christ that we are are not two realities but only one.
We now become prepared, through this prayer, because it's after the anaphora. We're prepared to see this bread and this wine as it is become, through the calling down of the Spirit, because the Spirit has also sanctified us as well. We ask, "Do not take him away from us, but renew him in us who pray to you." Three times we ask that. And that sanctification, that setting-aside of the community which is the Body of Christ, that sanctification enables us to approach God with boldness.
Another one of my favorite words in Greek: "paresia," that is, with the freedom that Adam possessed before the Fall, which enabled him to relate to God by direct intuition. On the basis of this, this hinge if you will, this prayer that speaks about receiving these Gifts on the heavenly, holy, and noetic altar as a fragrant spiritual offering, we now pray that God might in return send upon us divine grace and the gift of the Holy Spirit—and it's done. In the very speaking of the words, it is done. This is not symbol. This is not allegory. This is Christian reality. We have become the Body of Christ, and we receive the Body of Christ.
On the basis of this, you can understand why, in the early Church, there were those sentences about "Let the catechumens depart. Let no catechumens remain" because the catechumens have not yet received the gift of the Holy Spirit through baptism and chrismation. So of course they were dismissed at that point. We don't do this any more, but we do well to think about the fact that those who remain, who are already chrismated, those who remain who have received the gift of the Spirit now see God as the heavenly reality, now see God as the mystical presence, to use that one prayerbook of the Carpatho-Russian Diocese, now see God in a spiritual way, to use the liturgy published by Holy Cross Greek Seminary.
We are in relationship with God in the same way in which Adam was related to God before the Fall. We have been restored through the one sacrifice of Christ, as it says in the epistle to the Hebrews. Through that one sacrifice, we have been restored to the presence of God so that we might again see him on his noetic altar.


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January 19th, 2014
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Choose the appropriate location
Spend your movie night at home or on the road! Base the site on the genre or theme of the film. Adventure and action movies are best watched outside the house, while romantic and comedy movies are best watched at home. You could even watch a musical movie in your tree house. There's no rule, actually. Just make sure the place is comfortable enough, and there's an outlet!
Watch with friends
It's boring if you watch alone. You could do tons of activities with your friends on movie night too. Besides, you'll enjoy your movies better if you spend time watching it with a friend. Watching with friends is just like getting most out of your spotter scope; you're maximizing the movie's capacity to entertain you.
Be creative about your snacks
Don't take your snacks lightly! Even if you're just staying at home, you can have the time of your life with the right food for your movie night. Popcorn usually does the trick, but why not level up your game? You could bake muffins, make your own pizza, and prepare your favorite healthy juice or smoothie that go well with the food you have in mind. Make your movie night special with food.
Take the entire night seriously
I'm talking about costumes, home decor, and fun research! If you're going to watch a Harry Potter movie, for example, you and your family or friends could dress up like the characters in the film. You could assign who'd be Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, and so on. You could even vote for the best costume of the night and have a prize ready for the winner. You could also decorate the house so that it looks like Hogwarts and perhaps trivia and fun facts could be mentioned before or after the movie.
Show movie awards
After playing the movie, you could show the compilation of awards or nominations the film received. It's one way to appreciate the movie, the cast, and the staff.


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Get Involved!
In John 12:26, Christ makes it clear that His followers are called to serve. In Galatians 5:13 and Hebrews 9:14, we see that Christ set us free that we may serve the Lord and serve others freely, no longer living for our own fleshly desires. At Immanuel Baptist Church, we take the call to serve seriously. We encourage all who come here to get involved in a ministry of the church aimed at serving God and serving others. Click one of the links below to learn more about our ministries at IBC and how you can get involved.
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Day 4 - Friday - Today the team took a walk in Bohoc to visit Cindy's little sponsor girl Wilande's home. We visited with her mom about the new roof she is receiving soon. She gave us a tour of her home to show us the poor shape it is in. Frednel, Bruno, Jocelyn, Jodelin, Ron and Ben went back to Monac to finish building the shade house for Gras Li Garden. Amanda and the remainder of the team visited the new garden in Pignon. They met the young man, Fednet, who donated land for the community. Fednet is an Agriculture student with a BIG plot of land and an even bigger heart!
Fednet has allowed 10 families to have a Chapin Living Waters drip irrigation garden in his backyard. He knows the struggles of his people. Hope Seeds provided seeds specially formulated for this particular area and Chapin Living Waters donated the drip irrigation kits. Because it's very difficult to farm in the dry climate Amanda and Wilnot are teaching them how to use community garden. (Thank you Doug Carlson and Bethany from Hope Seeds for supplying the needs to this community.)
See all the barren land in the picture behind Fednet? It's all his property and he's allowing us to build MORE gardens for even MORE families! Amanda brought 20 drip tape kits that will go there . Fednet also took us next door to his nursery where he also has a compost station. Thank you Fednet for your love ,compassion , and willingness to share with the community!
Next we drove and hour and half to the community La Victorie where we met with the five families that are being provided with a pump and hose (valued at $1000) to bring up water from the river to their garden. This will allow the community to have more than one planting season!
Next stop was the church where Gail and Dironet taught English. They were amazed how quickly the children and adults learn the language! Cindy, Yvonne and Sandy taught the children about the armor of God in VBS . Afterwards , 26 children gave their lives to Jesus. Gail led them in the Sinner's Prayer (the prayer of Salvation). PRAISE THE LORD!
Later Cindy handed out menstrual pads to the young women that St. Ann's Catholic Church, Becky Hammond and Tammy VanderHeide made as well as panties they, Yvonne and Sandy bought. Angie and Amanda blessed the girls with dresses made by Becky Hammond and Domino's Promise Sewing Team.
On the way home from LaVictorie, we saw several houses of voodoo and passed out Gospel tracs along the way. Some people call it street evangelism, Gail called it sowing and strowing seeds....saving souls!!! LOL When we stopped near a very powerful witch doctors house Gail jumped out of the truck and ran into the yard leaving tracs in the chair by the gate.
As we headed back to the HAFF guesthouse, we saw some unusual sights including de blan(two white)guys!!! When the guys came from building the shade house in Monac ,we were shocked to find out they finished today! Pics coming soon.
We arrived just in time to host the Haitian Employee Appreciation Dinner for Jocelyn, Frednel, Jodelin and Bruno.
After dinner we met with Dabou and Nelson, two former witch doctors and listened to their amazing testimony how they are now winning souls for Christ now. We sent tracs and Jesus Storybook Bibles with them. You just never know how God will use you. What a way to end the day!!!
New Garden In LaVictorie
New Garden In LaVictorie
Psalm 139 Love and Haitian Hope have expanded their territory out to La Victoire. In Haiti, farming is hard work especially since there is really only one rainy season per year which means 3 seasons nothing can really grow.
We are providing these five families who live close to the river with a portable irrigation pump system in which they reroute water from the river up to their land. This allows four crops per year and provides food for not only their family but also to sell at the market. With the profit they can then send their children to school and help end the cycle of illiteracy that is extremely high because school is not free and many parents simply can't afford school for their children .
Hope Seeds provide the non GMO seeds that are specifically cultivated for the soil in Haiti .
New Community Garden in Pignon!
New Community Garden in Pignon!
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WLAC/1510 is a clear channel radio station based in Nashville, Tennessee that is owned by iHeartMedia, airing a talk radio format, WLAC carries the standard slate of iHeartMedia's national conservative talk hosts, including Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Clyde Lewis and Coast to Coast AM, as well as a local morning show hosted by Steve Gill. The station's studios are located in Nashville's Music Row district and the transmitter site is in the city's Northside.
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|Broadcast area
|Nashville metropolitan area
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|1510 kHz
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|November 24, 1926
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|Life And Casualty (reference to former owner)
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WLAC operates at 1510 kHz on the AM dial, and is simulcast on 98.3 and WSIX-FM HD2. WLAC's is the only 50,000-watt, Class A station in North America which operates on 1510 AM,[1] sharing the frequency with 50,000 watt Class B station WMEX,[2] Boston. WMEX and WLAC mutually protect each other's nighttime coverage.[3]
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Its first broadcast took place on November 24, 1926. The call letters were chosen to contain an acronym for the first owner of the station, the Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee. Studios were located on the fifth floor of the Life and Casualty building in downtown Nashville. In 1928, it became Nashville's CBS Radio affiliate, while its main competitor, 650 WSM, was affiliated with NBC, the other major Radio network in the early days of broadcasting.
The early years of the station featured, as most big-city stations of that time, network programming, local news, studio-orchestra musical features (accompanied by an in-studio pipe organ), farm reports, and some educational programming. Its main competitor in that era, WSM, became known as the radio station where country music essentially developed and became a national phenomenon. When country music became a big business in the late 1940s, WLAC added early-morning and Saturday-afternoon shows in an attempt to steal some of WSM's thunder. Otherwise, the station prided itself as a pillar of the community and placed emphasis on general full-service programs.
In 1942, the station boosted its power to 50,000 watts, becoming the second clear-channel station in Tennessee behind WSM. Its daytime signal is somewhat weaker than that of WSM, due in part to WLAC's higher frequency on the dial. The daytime signal reaches parts of five states. Some close-in suburbs of Nashville, like Murfreesboro, get only a grade B signal from WLAC. However, its nighttime signal reaches parts of 28 states and three Canadian provinces.
In the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, WLAC was legendary for its quartet of nighttime rhythm and blues shows hosted by Gene Nobles, "John R." (John Richbourg), Herman Grizzard, and Bill "Hossman" (or simply "Hoss") Allen. Thanks to the station's clear channel designation, the signal reached most of the Eastern and Midwestern United States. WLAC described itself as the nighttime station for half the nation with African-American listeners, especially in the Deep South as the intended audience of the programs.[5] Further, several foreign countries, particularly islands in the Caribbean and southern Canada, were within range of the station's nighttime signal; the music heard on WLAC played a notable role in the development of ska music as a result.[6] WLAC was also popular with some young white teenagers. Radio historians believe that the nightly "Rhythm and blues" WLAC shows, in part, laid the foundational audience for the rock and roll phenomenon that began in the late 1950s.
Nobles began the move, in 1946, to play what were considered at the time "race" records, a euphemism intended to deter supposedly respectable audiences. But he and the others reached large numbers of African-American listeners in places like the Mississippi Delta, the Carolina Lowcountry, Louisiana, Chicago, and Detroit, people whom practically no other radio stations were serving. Gradually phasing in artists like Amos Milburn, Chuck Berry, and Fats Domino in the early 1950s to supplement the big-band artists of the era such as Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller, the WLAC announcers presided over the development of what became "rhythm and blues" music. They did this mainly to attract advertisers who serviced the African-American community, such as hair-care products like Royal Crown Hair Pomade or chicken hatcheries, which packaged baby scrub roosters and other undesirable stock in large quantities for sale. The disc jockeys developed a reputation for colorfully pitching those products on-air; some product slogans lent themselves to sexually suggestive double entendres, which only increased the announcers' popularity among teen listeners. The deejays conducted the advertising sales on a "per inquiry", or commission, basis, meaning that the station did not rely on traditional ratings to gauge the programs' successes.
WLAC Sales Manager E.G. Blackman sought to hire the nation's first African-American news radio broadcaster employed by a major, white-owned radio station, Don Whitehead. Whitehead, a graduate of Tennessee State University, began his career shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968. Whitehead announced the news at the top of the hour during the nighttime hours. He traveled around WLAC's listening area to promote the historically black colleges and universities and played a big role in increasing enrollment of African-Americans attending college.
Performers of later years, such as Johnny Winter, and the Allman brothers, Duane and Greg, have credited the station as being a valuable source of inspiration for their artistic development. According to Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson listened to WLAC in Toronto. As a teenager, Robertson would stay up all night to hear blues from deejay John R. A strange irony about the phenomenon was unknown to most listeners of that time: all four disc jockeys were in fact middle-aged white men, not African-Americans, as their Southern, gravelly, drawling voices suggested. Richbourg and Allen in particular made frequent use of colloquialisms most familiar to their audience, thereby convincing many that they were "soul brothers," as a common expression of that day would have had it.
Other regular sponsors of the four shows included Randy's Record Shop of Gallatin, Tennessee, Ernie's Record Mart, and Buckley's Record Shop, the latter two of Nashville, all of which conducted mail order business selling the recordings featured on the shows, and had affiliations with record companies in Middle Tennessee. Buckley's Record Shop folded in the early 1970s; Randy's Record Shop ceased operations in the late 1990s, although as of January 2019 its former building still stands. Allen and Richbourg also had financial interests in recording companies, artist management, and recording studios at varying points in their careers.
Each deejay's program lasted from one to two hours per evening Mondays through Saturdays, occupying roughly (with adjustments over the years) the period between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Central Time. On Sunday nights, Richbourg or Allen hosted programs featuring black gospel recordings. Richbourg and Allen took credit for helping to start or boost the careers of artists like James Brown, Ray Charles, B. B. King, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin; Nobles helped the likes of Little Richard.
Other than the famous late-night shows, WLAC followed a fairly conventional news/talk and popular music format in the daytime until the early 1970s, when new management attempted to program a Top 40 format, competing against ratings leader WMAK (now defunct) for the Nashville-area teenage audience. This move in particular is believed to have prompted Richbourg and Nobles to retire, as they had no interest in conforming to a predetermined, pop-oriented playlist arranged by an outside consultant.
In addition to this, most markets in WLAC's night-time coverage area now had black oriented stations of their own, most of which attracted the demographic groups that formerly listened to Allen, Richbourg, and Nobles' shows as their only source for R&B and soul music. Furthermore, musical tastes among younger listeners in particular changed in divergent directions as the 1970s approached, as white youth began to prefer the hard rock that initially modeled itself on the blues (especially on the upstart FM stations that began playing it), while African-American kids gravitated toward the grittier edges of funk or early disco and, eventually, rap. This made the Motown, Muscle Shoals, and Memphis sounds favored by the DJ trio seem passé, and the hosts' audience, unsurprisingly, began to age, something almost always unattractive to radio station managers. Changing tastes also brought about an imminent demise to record labels such as Stax, which were major suppliers of music heard on the R&B/Soul shows.
To replace the retiring jocks, the station recruited young Spider Harrison, a native New Yorker who at the time was an afternoon urban air personality and program director at WTLC-FM in Indianapolis. Harrison steered the nighttime format into a blend of soul and rock, in an attempt to target an entire new generation of young night-time listeners throughout the country. However, WLAC appeared to gain little Arbitron improvements from local listeners, this despite nonstop promotional events staged throughout the Nashville area. Only Hoss Allen kept his program, which he converted sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s to a black gospel format, by moving it to the overnight slot before morning drive-time; despite his complying with management wishes (unlike Richbourg and Nobles), WLAC never promoted Allen's shows actively again.
News and talk since 1980Edit
The station finally pulled the plug on its unsuccessful run as a Top 40 outlet and changed formats to news and talk in 1980, making it one of the first stations in the Southern U.S. to adopt that format exclusively. It continues to fill that niche of programming, and in 1986, WLAC pioneered the now-burgeoning format of sports talk in Middle Tennessee, when it began a two-hour-long afternoon drive-time sports talk show hosted by record company executive and sports fan Rick Baumgartner, along with former WSMV-TV sportscaster Charlie McAlexander. Also, former WSM, WSMV and WKRN-TV personality Teddy Bart launched his critically acclaimed "Roundtable" interview program on WLAC's morning schedule in 1985. The show, which featured newsmakers in Tennessee politics, later moved to several other Nashville stations before discontinuing production in 2005.
Much in the same manner as in years past when network programming gave way at sunset to R&B music for a different audience, for many years after WLAC changed to news and talk, the station abruptly switched, at 8 p.m. Central Time (when the clear-channel signal settled into place) to an all-religion format. The nighttime line-up included paid broadcasts of many evangelical, fundamentalist, and Pentecostal preachers, seeking donations for their ministries, with the news/talk format resuming at daybreak (after the Hoss Allen show). This practice was discontinued shortly after the station's purchase by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia).
For many years until 2010, WLAC was the Nashville home of the Tennessee Volunteers, beaming Volunteer games to most of the eastern half of North America at night. Since 2012, WLAC serves as the flagship of the Vanderbilt Commodores IMG Sports Network.
On September 21, 2018, translator station 98.3 W252CM dropped its classic country format The Big Legend and began to simulcast WLAC on FM, with the station's branding changing to TalkRadio 98.3. Via this translator, the station is also simulcast on WSIX-HD2. The station also announced the addition of a new morning show, The Tennessee Star Report with Steve Gill, beginning September 24.[7]
Call letter historyEdit
The WLAC callsign once also applied to a Nashville FM station (105.9, now WNRQ) and TV station (Channel 5, now WTVF). They, along with the AM station, were once owned by the Life and Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee (hence the callsign). The FM station is now owned by iHeartMedia, and remains a sister station to WLAC. The TV station left the family in 1975, when it was sold to the Hobby family of Houston and is now owned by the E. W. Scripps Company.
Network affiliation historyEdit
- CBS Radio (1928-200?)
- Vol IMG Network featuring Tennessee Volunteers football, basketball and Lady Vols basketball (19??-2010)
- Fox News Radio (200?-2016)
See alsoEdit
- ^ "AM Query Results". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "AM Query Results - WMEX". transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "WMEX - Boston, MA - Nighttime" (PDF). transition.fcc.gov. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "Station Guide - WLAC". hdradio.com. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "2015 Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame Inductees". tennesseeradiohalloffame. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- ^ "Jazz to Ska Mania". Jazz Times. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ "The Big Legend Gives Way To WLAC Simulcast In Nashville". RadioInsight. September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
External linksEdit
- 1510 WLAC Official site
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLAC
- Radio-Locator Information on WLAC
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLAC
- WLAC Radio: The Unofficial Webpage - station history
- History of WLAC
- Aircheck of John Richbourg ("John R."), circa 1970
- FCC History Cards for WLAC
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I wrote this for my blog at Psychology Today. I wasn't going to share it here, because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I still don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but I am now convinced by the response to the Psychology Today piece that this really does need to be talked about.
"Don't tell everyone just yet."
"You haven't really announced, though, right?"
"It's so early!"
I was never going to keep from getting my hopes up. I was never going to keep from falling in love with my "baby" even when it was a ball of thirty-odd cells. Something immediately bothered me about the admonitions other women repeated to keep my pregnancy to myself. I tried to consider it.
Several scenarios played out in my imagination. One: I tell everyone as soon as I feel like it & have a healthy, happy pregnancy. The end. Two: I tell everyone "too soon," have a miscarriage, and friends and family rally around me in support as I grieve. Three: I don't tell anyone, have a miscarriage, and… what? Suffer in silence?
I have tried to understand the reason behind continuing this tradition where we all keep quiet until after the first trimester ends–just in case. I understand that miscarriage is not a comfy subject to talk about. I understand the fear that, while trying to recover, emotionally, you will have to answer someone's innocent "So how are you feeling?" (not a single person who knows I am pregnant asks me "How are you?" any more–I find this custom endearing, though) with such terrible news.
Here's the thing, though: I am terrible at hiding emotions. There is no way I would be able to keep from showing my grief on my face, all the time. I do not see how I could pretend that the pregnancy had not happened. And wouldn't somebody wonder? I would hope that someone would notice the change in me.
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I'm not suggesting that everyone announce every pregnancy the minute the test turns positive. Not every woman who has suffered a loss is going to want to discuss a miscarriage publicly. I would simply like to leave it up to each family.
And yet, I could not escape this advice: don't go around telling everyone. Wait. The miscarriage rate is still too high. Obviously, I have to have told you if you are giving me this advice. Why didn't you want to know? Why wouldn't you want to know that I had lost this dearly wished-for baby? Why couldn't I turn to you in this joy and, if the worst happened, turn to you in my grief?
I felt shamed. I felt pressure to hide my joy, lest it turn to grief. We did wait–sort of. We told immediate family, and very close friends. But after we saw our little "Bug" at our eight-ish weeks ultrasound, we told everyone. Yes, it's different for a blogger. My readers were waiting for the news, because I had devoted my entire blog to my preconception journey.
Everything has worked out wonderfully, and everyone is so excited to hear all the news, now that I have begun the second trimester of this healthy pregnancy. And yet, I have trouble forgiving the women (it was always women) who responded to my "I'm pregnant!" with "Don't tell too many people" and an implied "You might have a miscarriage." I just cannot believe that that is an appropriate or helpful response. If a woman announces a pregnancy at four weeks, eight weeks or twenty weeks, she is still pregnant. If she feels joy in sharing that fact, no amount of risk to her fetus ought to dampen that joy.


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