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By Alice Wadleystaff writer
Michael R. Kelsey has donated a new computer to the Emery County archives office. The computer that the archives office has is slow and outdated. It was taking Kelsey several days to get the information that he needed for his research of Emery County, so he decided to donate a new one. The new computer will be much faster and will produce pictures with higher resolution. The new computer has been approved by the Emery County Commission and is in the process of being ordered by the county IT department.
Kelsey is an avid hiker, who has hiked all over Utah and the world. He has visited 224 countries, republics, islands or island groups. He has been hiking his entire life. In 1954, he climbed Mount Timpanogus for the first time. Kelsey owns his own publishing company, Kelsey Publishing. He has written several hiking guides including Hiking and Exploring the San Rafael Swell. He is working on the 4th Edition of that book now, which is due out in March of 2014. This 4th Edition will include much more history of the San Rafael Swell region than previous printings.
Kelsey has visited Emery County 21 times since March to research and gather information for his latest edition. One story he has been researching is the shooting death of Sanpete County Sheriff James C. Burns. Burns went to Reeder Ridge to investigate a case of sheep stealing. The two suspects were Moroni Kofford and Jim Mickel. They shot and killed Sheriff Burns and fled to the Castle Valley where Mickel had a bullet removed. They then escaped to McCarty Canyon in the San Rafael, and were helped by relatives who lived at the old Paradise Ranch on Ferron Creek. They were never captured, but stories about their escape have been told since 1894. You can learn more about Kelsey, his publishing company and hiking guides at kelseyguidebooks.com.
Shirley Begay works at the Emery County Archives. She welcomes everyone to come and research the archives. Begay can help you with your family history, which you can donate to the archives. All family or personal history will be in digital format and can be placed on a cd for future reference. Begay said, "Before you throw anything away contact the archives". So often, family items that can be archived are thrown away because family members don't know what to do with them. You can make a donation to the archives of anything from documents to textiles. They will make copies of historic documents or photos for you to keep a copy in the family, or they will make a copy for the archives and give you back the original, if you do not want the archives to preserve it. All of the items donated to the Emery County Archives are treated well and meticulously preserved for future generations to enjoy. The Emery County Archives has a blog you can read. The archives website is emerycounty.com/archives. The archives is open to the public Tuesday-Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. Contact them at 381-3563.


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Manga reading list: Bleach, Naruto, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, One Piece, Code Breaker, Gamaran, Kuroko No Basket, Fairy Tail, The World God Only Knows, Kimi No Iru Machi, Good Ending, Medaka Box, Nisekoi, D.Gray-Man, Ao No Exorcist, Freezing, Magi - Labyrinth of Magic, Soul Eater, Rosario Vampire Season II, Iris Zero, Ubell Blatt, Bloody Cross, Sun-Ken Rock, and Infinite Stratos,
Spoiler!lol when that girl asked, are you a virgin?!
Best chapter in a long while! ❤
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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4-H StarBucks- Sandoval County 4H
4-H is a great way to connect children to multiple activities. We have everything from livestock to technology activities. Take a look at a few of the crafts that have been made through the year. We have other items at the State Fair.
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Clarke MacArthur signs in Ottawa for two years
Cam Charron
July 05 2013 11:25AM
The Toronto Maple Leafs went to free agency with four unrestricted free agents left unprotected, plus the two players that Toronto used compliance buy outs on. What happened to them early on?
It was surprising that Mike Komisarek, rather than perhaps the more highly-coveted Mikhail Grabovski or even Tyler Bozak, that signed the first deal of the six available Leafs. He got a year at $700k in Carolina, which is a risk-free redemption contract for a player that's already made his money.
Komisarek though, had trouble on the top pairing for Toronto's AHL club, but I can see why a team would be willing to give him a short term deal to see if there were any distractions in Toronto.
The second Leaf to sign though stings a little bit more. While Mike Komisarek will probably not come back to hurt the Maple Leafs, Clarke MacArthur playing in Ottawa certainly will. Though they felt the need to sign Colton Orr and Frazer McLaren to two-year deals, MacArthur never fit for some reason.
MacArthur, the man who scored the clutch goal in Game 4 that erased Colton Orr's elbowing penalty that resulted in a David Krejci powerplay goal:
MacArthur, the bargain signing in 2011 that scored 21 goals for the Maple Leafs, and re-upped for two years that scored 20 goals again in 2012, is now an Ottawa Senator, signed for a two-year contract on I guess what you could call a redemption deal as well. It's multi-year,
Steve Simmons was on TSN already talking about how MacArthur came up in big moments but was otherwise a "bit player", and didn't seem to even encroach on the suggestion that the Leafs screwed up royally in splitting up the MGK line that had so much success for Toronto between 2010 and 2012. Mikhail Grabovski, MacArthur and Kulemin were 2, 3 and 4 on the Leafs in scoring in those seasons.
David Johnson and I don't always agree, but we seemed to on the MacArthur and Bozak issues. MacArthur was an excellent, cheap, versatile winger that had a spot on the roster until Randy Carlyle arrived. Compared to Daniel Alfredsson, a player that the Senators
Alfredsson vs MacArthur 5v5 last 3 years: Alfredsson: 0.600 G/60, 1.45 pts/60 MacArthur: 0.802 G/60, 1.97 Pts/60— David Johnson (@hockeyanalysis) July 5, 2013
Despite being one of the best rate players on the team, MacArthur didn't fit with Carlyle. He didn't even want a raise to stick around with Toronto, even as the new coach and manager didn't seem to think he was a decent fit.
MacArthur stays at the same money he was making was Leafs. Was all he wanted to remain with team, too, I believe.— James Mirtle (@mirtle) July 5, 2013
What's the deal with MacArthur? Why the bad rap? He encapsulates everything we like about good hockey players. He's tough, he doesn't complain, he'll play for cheap, he scores goals, he scored clutch goals, he drives possession.
He was 5th on the Leafs in points per 60 between 2010 and 2013. He was first in Corsi, with a 51.8% rate. Part of the reason for Grabovski's theorized decline in possession numbers the past season is partly because he was split up with MacArthur, who is an unspectacular player that just plays the game.
I will never understand why Clarke MacArthur didn't fit with Randy Carlyle. There's a small portion of every intelligent member of the Leafs fanbase that wants to see MacArthur torch the Leafs as a division rival for the next two seasons. Or maybe not, but he deserved better in Toronto and will be missed on this blog.
Hard to be a fan when they cut grabs to sign bozak....... How can they be so wrong??
I'll definitely miss Clarkie. A part of me doesn't want to be a Leafs fan this upcoming season, but I know I'll still cheer for the White and Blue even with Bozak on the team.
July 05 2013, 12:57PM
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Home > National Parks of Canada > Kootenay National Park > Activities > Wildlife Viewing
Wildlife tend to feed and travel in valley bottoms in the winter so you may be treated to a lucky sighting on your parkway drive. Watch for bighorn sheep, elk, moose, coyotes and wolves. Pull well off the highway if you stop to view wildlife, and observe them from the safety of your vehicle. Winter is an especially difficult time of year for animals; they must conserve critical energy. Please remember, it is illegal to approach, feed or harass wildlife in a national park. Be alert for wildlife on the road, particularly at night.
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Winter Olympics (And The Beauty Of Head-To-Head Competition)
February 13, 2014 by John Medinger · 21 Comments
The drawbacks of sports based on time trials and judging.
Why Running And Racing Are Not The Same Thing
January 29, 2014 by Geoff Roes · 17 Comments
Geoff Roes reflects on his return to racing… and how it's different from regular running.
Scott eRide Icerunner IM High Review
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A review of the Scott eRide Icerunner IM High winter running shoe.
A Great Time To Be A Runner
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Why winter can be the best time of year to enjoy running.
Winter Training: Making This Your Most Effective Off-Season Yet
November 21, 2013 by Guest Writer · 11 Comments
A look at how to have an effective running off season.
Seasonal Affective Disorder and the Power of Positive Self-Talk
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What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and its effects on running and how can they be overcome?
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A look at a few pieces of men's winter running apparel.
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Joe Grant's 2012 Susitna 100 report.
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A look at the best trail running gear of the 2012 winter Outdoor Retailer show.
Embracing Winter: How Do You Do It?
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A discussion of what trail and ultra runners do for exercise when winter hits full force.
Endless Autumn: Running Through the Winter That Never Was
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A discussion piece about trail running during this Winter that Wasn't.
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Fall/Winter 2011-12 additions to the iRunFar Store.
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Americans Living Longer, Healthier Lives
Oct. 6, 2011 -- Americans are living a full year longer than they were a decade ago.
"Within one decade, U.S. life expectancy from birth increased to 77.8 from 76.8," says Carter R. Blakey, acting director of disease prevention and health promotion at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, D.C. "That is tremendous."
The main reasons we are living longer, healthier lives is because fewer Americans are dying from breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, and HIV.
These are some of the bigger "wins" that came out of HealthyPeople 2010. Each decade, the HHS sets lofty goals to improve the health of all Americans as part of the HealthyPeople program established in 1980.
HealthyPeople 2010 aimed to increase how long we live, how well we live, and to eliminate health disparities between ethnic and racial groups.
And by and large, "we are doing terrific," she says.
"We do face persistent changes with respect to eliminating health disparities," Blakey says. "We will continue to work on that as we move forward to Healthy People 2020."
Other works in progress address the obesity epidemic and tobacco use, she says.
"We have made some gains in reducing the rate of tobacco use, but we still need more work," Blakey tells WebMD.
"We also need to continue to tackle diabetes and other consequences associated with obesity," she says. "Once we can solve the issue of obesity, we'll see strides in all of the related conditions."
Are We Closer to Ending the Obesity Epidemic?
Curbing obesity rates remains one of our biggest challenges, agrees Scott Kahan, MD. He is an obesity expert at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Although HealthyPeople 2010 did not make tremendous strides toward lowering these rates, there is a silver lining in the new numbers, he says.
"When you look at the raw numbers, we didn't come close to meeting most of the goals for child or adult obesity over the past decade, but beneath the numbers, there is a lot to be hopeful about," Kahan says.
During the previous decade, obesity became part of the national dialogue. "A decade ago, we weren't talking about this," he says.


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Yes, he will live
No, he will die :(
You can't predict oda or the future so don't try!
I hope he dies. I mean, we've seen enough of his fighting skills, and I doubt he can be much stronger than what we've seen, so I prefer him dying and then a lot of characters being affected (Luffy, Whitebeard, ...) and some flashback chapters of Ace's life back from his training days with Luffy until present times.
I don't think he would die, maybe luffy won't save him, but dragon or WB could do something... let's see and hope for the best
How bout this ? Ace lives but WB dies while trying to save him. Or not.
If Ace Dies Im going to stop reading and watching One Piece. Itachi is dead in Naruto and that is what destroyed the manga. Oda has to think twice before taking about of one the coolest characters.
I see no one dyeing at the execution but like a large scale capture of the WB crew of at least the WB crew who are present for the battle. I don't think WB would send his entire crew, I mean could you see his nurses and someone needs to watch the ships
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#2- Gwyneth Paltrow and the same guy from #1
Jerry Seinfeld
Odd coupling.ReplyCancel
Damnnn JS got aroundReplyCancel
Eugh, really? I'm no fan of hers, but Jesus she downgraded there.ReplyCancel
There's something about guys with lots of money. He was probably at his peak of fame when he hit this bitch.ReplyCancel
Why would anyone want to bed Gwynneth? I imagine her to be more critical, condescending and with all the excitement of over cooked spaghetti. I think she would smell like fresh citrus though – from the shoulders up.
Jerry would just be too weird for words. He'd smell like Ben Gay and expensive cologne – but no matter his wealth, it might as well be Axe body wash.ReplyCancel
His show was one of the greatest comedy shows of the 90s and 00s Violet. Personally I never saw one episode. I've never seen his appeal, never thought he was funny as a stand-up comedianReplyCancel
This was obviously before she had reached her higher plane of consciousness, but I wonder where he ranked on her "eeeee" scale?ReplyCancel
Jerry would just talk too much. And that's pretty rich, coming from meReplyCancel
*takes cover with you*
IMO he is highly overrated.
LOVE jerry! Funny men are sexy!ReplyCancel
E was watching The Marriage Ref!
That episode was pretty funny. You can see Goop working the funny and charming blonde vibe.ReplyCancel
@portlandjewel Yes, I am, thank you!
(Not that there's anything wrong with that.)
I had no idea I got around so much.
Now, you know the origin of 'Who ARE these people?!'
Ive seen him twice up close in the hamptons and my hubby even agreed (it pains me to write this) he was FINE.ReplyCancel
It'd be worth it just to imagine him asking her "what's the deal with" her fancy, organic, made-from-the-tears-of-a-dodo-bird ingredient preferences.ReplyCancel
Log : unconscious coupling occurs when one of the party is in a coma.ReplyCancel
@LogDog, that's what Goop calls divorce.
It's funny because Goop doesn't actually know what coupling/uncoupling means. At least she didn't say decoupling.ReplyCancel
The allure must have been the white sneakers. OyReplyCancel
I love Seinfeld! He's funny without being nasty. I don't hate Goop either, she seems harmless but them together is weird! But his wife is ugly, sorry to be mean but she is.ReplyCancel
I never watched Seinfeld. Hated it the one time I did.
Honestly, I think I'd rather listen to Goopy drone on than him.
O.J.'s been there and done that with Tawny. Why Nicole and not Gwennyth? I'd throw a not guilty vote in your direction.ReplyCancel


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Residents of Gaza City bury victims of repeated Israeli airstrikes and express defiance.
GAZA CITY —- At the al Magazi refugee camp in Gaza, a convoy of four ambulances pulled in with the bodies of nine men, all Hamas members killed in Israeli airstrikes.
Residents of the camp greeted the convoy with the green flags of Hamas and a mixture of pride and sorrow for the dead. They chanted "God is great, death to Israel."
The body of Osama Abd Al Jawad, 26, a Hamas fighter with a wife and infant daughter, was draped with the green flag and taken to the local mosque.
"Being apart from him is hard but he will remain alive in my heart," said his father Mohammed Abd Al Jawad.
In this refugee camp, known for its support of Hamas, locals expressed defiance.
"As long as the Israelis keep on occupying our land we must keep on targeting their lands, even harder," said Osama's brother, Amjad.
The imam of the mosque reminded locals of their need to comfort and take care of one another.
"Those young men left everything behind them for the sake of Allah and the sake of their cause," he said. "Their families are our responsibilities now and it's a duty for each one of you to ask if they need something from time to time."
The streets in Gaza City, among the most densely populated in the world, were filled Sunday afternoon with thousands of men and children attending the funerals of the recently killed.
Women looked on from windows and balconies above the streets. There was a building in every district that had been hit by Israeli missiles, among the hundreds of attacks aimed at Hamas rocket facilities and infrastructure.
Hamas has spent the past four years rebuilding missile batteries destroyed by Israel in a 2008 war, also sparked by Hamas rocket bombardments of Israeli towns and villages.
In that war, many of the rockets were launched in the streets by Hamas militants who would haul a launcher from a truck, fire off a projectile, and then speed away for cover in a garage or alleyway. This time Hamas has hidden launchers in underground bunkers connected to tunnels, and appear to have an organized battle plan for which ones to fire, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).
Israel had been watching the developments and planning a response accordingly. The IDF and Defense Minister Ehud Barak have developed a list of targets based on "precise intelligence" gathered through a network of informers, aerial surveillance and other high-tech measures.
Buildings in every Gaza City neighborhood show the signs of Israeli missile strikes, with one or two buildings destroyed in every district. Hamas flags that have appeared everywhere in the last week are among the few accents of bright color on gray, dust covered buildings.
No one locally speaks out against Hamas; the offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood is known to deal harshly with critics.
After Gazans gave Hamas a slight majority in legislative elections in 2006 over Fatah, the Palestinian faction that runs the West Bank, Hamas militants orchestrated an ouster of Fatah leaders in Gaza, murdering several and forcing others to flee to the West Bank. Human Rights Watch accused Hamas of torturing opponents and throwing some off buildings as a form of execution.
On Sunday, most Gazans hunkered down at home. Stores remained shut, with the exception of a few pharmacies, grocery stores and bakeries, serving those who dared to venture out to stock up on supplies.
Locals hoped that a truce could be negotiated more quickly than four years ago, when a three-week offensive by Israel called Operation Cast Lead killed more than 1,000 Gazans.
At another funeral nearby, the mother of farmers Mohammed and Ahmed Abu Jalal, mourned their loss. They were killed along with their nephew, Ziyad, 20 while sitting in their front yard when an Israeli shell landed.
"People can't handle burying one son in their lifetime and now I have to bury two in one day, oh God, merciful God," she cried.
Ahmed's wife worried how they would survive: Ahmed left behind seven children and Mohammed six.
"Life was hard on us in the first place, we barely managed to support ourselves when he was around," she said. "What shall happen to us now and who will take care of these children?"
Among those killed by missile strikes were sister and brother Jumana and Tamer Abu Sefan, aged one and three years. The children had been asleep in the single room of the Abu Sefan's home in Jabalia, near Hamdona Square, when the roof collapsed and crushed them.
Tamer was killed instantly. His sister Jumana died hours later at Al Shifa hospital.
"I kept on praying that she would live," said their mother, Huda Abu Sefan. "Those hours were the longest of my life. But when the sun rose, my daughter's life ended."
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Skip to comments.Murdoch calls for automatic weapons ban
Posted on 12/14/2012 8:07:15 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
News Corp. chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch expressed support for an automatic weapons ban tonight following today's shooting in Newtown, Conn.
"Terrible news today. When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons?," Murdoch wrote on Twitter.
Murdoch made a similar call following the theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., in July: "We have to do something about gun controls. Police license okay for hunting rifle or pistol for anyone without crim or pscho record. No more," he tweeted.
News Corp. owns Fox News, where contributors have been objecting to calls for gun control throughout the day.
Right Murdoch, for everyone except the elite and their bodyguards.
I call for a ban on Rupert Murdoch....
Um... automatic guns are 'banned'.
Just another dumbass who doesn't know what an automatic weapon is.Or what the second amendment means either.
Oh, the shooter was using an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, Murdoch? I hadn't about heard that. What an idiot.
Ban alcohol. Ban freedom. Ban free speech. Ban anything you can think of.
Wasn't there a ban on automatic weapons way back int the thirties?? He, like the rest of the MSM he's in don't know the difference between a bike seat and a fish.
Why should my civil rights be violated for the actions of a murderous psychopath, Rupert, you f*cking *sshole?
I did nothing wrong.
Anybody know what kind of weapons were used. I've been out of the net all day. I don't think a female kindergarten teacher would own automatic weapons. Kindergarten students aren't really all that dangerous.
We don't need gun control, we need LUNATIC control!
Its those damn gatling guns I tell ya!
I bet the number of Class III permit holders who have murdered someone are around zero and one.
How about banning forceps and syringes?
Remember when the oxygen thief Ted Kennedy's bodyguard was busted for possessing submachine guns at the Senate building?
Ban cars and trucks!!!!!!
The shooter used two 9mm pistols and this clown calls for an automatic weapons ban which has already been in place since 1934. GENIUS.
When will Shep Smith throw a hissy fit about those bitter clingers?
Lunatic control would start with the idiots who call for stricter gun control laws after someone goes on a shooting spree in a "gun free" zone.
I don't really understand how Twitter works, but Glenn Reynolds says that Murdoch, or whoever runs his Twitter account, is busily deleting responses that correct him.
Ban alcohol. Ban freedom. Ban free speech. Ban anything you can think of
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There was a report that the shooter was 20 then 24.
As a precaution lets just either jail or kill all 20 year olds, and, to be on the safe side take out the 24yos also.
I realize this has to be reported etc, but if we (media) would stop making 'folk heroes' out of these bums, quit referring to someone -with a gun in his hand who just admitted to 'cappin' the MFer'- as the alleged shooter, Mr etc etc. and treat them like the criminals they are, this crap may slow down.
Take a picture and commend someone for eating a pile of 'horse apples' and before you know it, ALL the dummies are munching on horse apples, hoping to get their mugs on TV.
I bet you are correct.
Either the elites are really stupid people, or they have a firm grasp of how monumentally stupid the sheeple really are.
Whatever the case, they desperately want today's atrocity to be America's Port Arthur moment. I'd be shocked if it didn't turn into just that.
Wonder what Rupert thinks of the Chinese children who had their throats slit by a..a...KNIFE!!!
(I've always loved the tagline a Freeper has that states: "My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car".)
First, and most Importantly, there is no associated guilt on the part of gun owners anywhere. Gun owners had no part in this evil whatsoever. Thus, there is no reason to punish them for the actions of one individual. The idea that something must be done is nonsense. The perp is dead. What more can be done? Persecuting innocent people to "Do something" is vile.
I've done some more digging. So far, two have done so in 78 years; since 1934.
High capacity mags and semi-auto arms do make it more convenient for killers. That is all they do tho. If they could not get them they would simply be inconvenienced, nothing more. They could find any number of other ways to kill the innocent. They probably could even find the illegal guns since they would not care at all about that.
A British Constable who was also a fellow at Cambridge said there would always be enough guns to supply the criminal element.
To a citizen attacked by multiple people it could easily make the difference between surviving or not.
I actually was once attacked by a large group. Having a Browning Hi-Power with two mags certainly made me feel better than being unarmed.
As it turned out, as soon as these particular thugs saw I was armed, they left. It was a random attack by people I had never met or had any connection with.
Indeed. The political powers that be have knowingly foisted violent mental cases upon the general public for decades with the b*llsh*t claim that it would save money. It would be better to replace most of the political class with those that doesn't hate the American people so much.
The shooter didn't have automatic weapons. So...
....automatic weapons are already illegal...
1. Someone at the school buzzed in a maniac, armed with two handguns, and carrying a rifle. While a handgun can be concealed, a rifle... not so easy.
2. There was, apparently, no one at the school able to stop the perpetrator (no one armed).
And since, Mr. Murdoch, you seem to lack the ablility to draw even simple conclusions, allow me to spoon-feed you:
Adam Lanza could have achieved the same result with a pump-action shotgun, or a few sticks of dynamite (E.G. Bath School disaster). He just happened to use semi-automatic firearms, instead.
3. You, Mr. Murdoch, and Fox News (along with the other 24/7 media) are partly to blame.
Your media empire, and the other 24/7, hand-wringing, hyperventilating, if-it-bleeds-it-leads media outlets, continuously make people like Adam Lanza, Jared Lee Loughner, and Seung-Hui Cho famous (or infamous).
No longer content simply to put a gun in their mouths, people like Lanza now choose to go out in a way that will make them famous/infamous, forever. Thanks to the ad infinitum and ad nauseum coverage provided by 24/7 cable news, they can become even more famous than people like Charles Starkweather, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith, or John Dillinger. And they know it.
4. I don't need some hypocritical, leftist Australian billionaire, likely with armed body guards, and living on a gated compound, with high-tech security, telling me what guns I can, or cannot, own.
"Anybody know what kind of weapons were used?"
The guns belonged to the mom. Two hand guns, one a Glock, don't remember the other. And, a semi-automatic rifle that looked like a "bad" gun, didn't look like a wood stock regular rifle, but that's what it was.
Mass killings have happened in states with severe gun laws. Mass killings have NOT happened with reasonable gun laws that allow concealed carry.
Reportedly a Sig Sauer.
And people still believe Fox News is a "Conservative" news channel
How about support for a ban on mental illnesws and evil bass turds, Rupe?
"Someone at the school buzzed in a maniac, armed with two handguns, and carrying a rifle."
I'm not sure he was buzzed in and here's why. On Greta's show, the tape was played of the police radio band. This was from the beginning of this. At one point, a cop says the glass in front of the school was out. That makes me think he may have blasted the glass and stepped through the opening and he was in.
That's interesting. And that's what I get for believing what I hear on the "news".
Hey Rupert at least get it right you moron. Its semi automatic weapons.
ABC News reports it was two pistols and a semi-automatic rifle belonging to his mother, who he had already murdered. There was apparently no automatic weapons.
The news report also seems to indicate the shooter could have been taken down by an armed teacher before the shooter could have reached most of the children, but were instead killed because they were unarmed.
Faux News has jumped on the bandwagon although I felt years ago that they were already on the bandwagon. Today I saw a short 'holiday greeting' on Faux that said, "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas".
Ban swimming pools....
Ban stair steps....
Ban Bath tubs
Ban plastic Bags...
Ban electricity...
Before anyone bans guns
Ban alcohol. Ban freedom. Ban free speech. Ban anything you can think of.
working on free speech. prohibition worked just fine.
Thanks. It sounds like the "media" and politicians have got it all wrong again.
Millions of children are murdered each year in abortion clinics. When are we going to ban them?!
Obviously, Rupert doesn't know that automatic weapons were NOT used in the Aurora and Sandyhook deaths.
I really wish these liberal twits would just go away. That includes fools like McCarthy, Cuomo, Bloomberg, Obama, etc.
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Rolling agricultural fields, reclaimed strip mines, ravines, rocky streams and wooded bluffs dominate the northern half of the Tunnel Hill State Trail. With 47.8 miles (one-way) of crushed gravel surface, extended inclines and dark tunnels, this trail is a difficult one, but one not to pass up, as long as you're up for the challenge. The southern half of the trail explodes with scenery that includes bottomland woods, ponds, streams and marshes. The trail, which winds through seven towns, even touches upon a handful of ghost towns that faded into the landscape after the trains here stopped running.
Spectacular woodlands and sheer sandstone walls create a challenge for rock climbing and rappelling, as well as hiking. Outdoor lovers will also find horseback riding, a lookout tower, cabins and a swimming pool. Dine at historic Giant City Lodge, known for its homemade fried chicken dinner. Two different locations in Giant City State Park near Carbondale give you climbing options. A trail behind the picnic shelter takes you to a set of steep bluffs known as Shelter #1 near the Makanda entrance; another climbing area of the park includes the steep sandstone cliffs in Devil's Standtable. Plan to bring all of your own equipment since no permanent anchors are allowed. Ropes are permitted in both areas. After rainstorms, the wet sandstone gets really slippery. Use caution when grabbing for ledges as copperhead snakes warm themselves on the rocks during sunny days.
Egyptian Hills Resort is your passport to the Ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether you are into waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, sport fishing, or pleasure boating; the Lake of Egypt is a boater's paradise. All within a stone's throw of your cabin. Within minutes of your cabin, your family can enjoy guided expeditions such as; horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, geo-caching, wildlife photography and many other outdoor activities. Whether planning a single activity or multiple activities for your group, we at Egyptian Hills are your personal concierge in planning your ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether onsite or through one of our partner guides, all activities are tailored for all ages and experience levels.
CITY:Creal Springs
Scuba dive at this unique spring-fed stone quarry and marvel at underwater treasures such as a submerged airplane (actually used in the movie U.S. Marshals) and a cement petting zoo. Mermet Springs offers on-site instruction and equipment rental.
On the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, Rustle Hill winery features an amphitheater bandstand for live music, great wines and beers, restaurant and cabins for rent.
Anchoring the eastern end of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, our winery offers you "The Romance of Italy in the Hills of Southern Illinois". We are open year-round, 7 days a week, to provide great Illinois wine. Please join us for wine tasting, a variety of hearty sandwiches, soups, pizzas, and snacks, as well as wine-alternatives such as beer and non-alcoholic beverages. Come enjoy our large indoor seating area and two beautiful outdoor terraces that overlook our vineyard and the rolling countryside.
Cache River State Natural Area
Renowned for its ancient cypress-tupelo swamp, this natural area has been named one of America's 10 Most Beautiful Hidden Gems by Budget Travel. This sprawling area contains 100 threatened or endangered plant and animal species, and 11 state champion trees that have stood for centuries. Visitors enjoy birding, hunting, wildlife watching, canoeing and hiking. Bikers can access the Cache River via the Tunnel Hill State Trail.
Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour consists of eight zip lines, the longest stretching more than 1,100 feet, which will zig-zag across the property's bluffs and through the valley. The tour also includes 11 platforms high in the trees, three aerial suspension bridges, the longest stretching 180 feet, and two short ground hikes. A canopy tour is an exciting way to experience the flora, fauna, geology and history of the outdoors by safely traversing an established route of ziplines and aerial bridges between platforms built in the trees, and they are just plain fun!
Illinois' newest wine trail connects six wineries dotted throughout the southeast corner of the state. Visitors can enjoy both breathtaking vistas and friendly rural communities, all while sampling excellent red and white wines.
Pyramid Acres Campground & Marina
Offers gas, bait, tackle, ice, beer, groceries, contour maps and camping with water and electricity. Open all year. Located at the northeastern edge of the lake.
Beautiful sandy waterfront on Cedar Lake. State certified Lifeguards on duty during beach hours, lap lane, restrooms, picnic tables and a concession area.
Lake of Egypt is a privately owned reservoir located six miles south of Marion, Illinois and covers 2,300 acres with 90 miles of shoreline. The lake has an average depth of 18 feet. The lake is owned by the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (SIPC), who created the impoundment in 1962, by damming the South fork of the Saline River, to supply cooling water for a coal-burning electric power plant.
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is located primarily in Williamson County, with small extensions into eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois. At almost 44,000 acres and with three lakes (Crab Orchard, Little Grassy, and Devils Kitchen,) endless opportunities abound for watching wildlife, hiking nature trails, photography, swimming, fishing from the bank or by boat, and hunting. Four seasonally operational campgrounds are open from April-October and offer full hook-up, water, electric, or non-electric sites. Refuge staff and volunteers at the visitor center welcome visitors and sightseers 7 days a week from 8am-4:30pm. Visitor activities such as guided hikes, bald eagle tours, and monthly F.U.N. programs help connect families with the diversity of flora and fauna that Southern Illinois has to offer. The Refuge provides many opportunities for wildlife-dependent outdoor recreation for the nature lover in us all.
Vertical Heartland Climbing School at Draper's Bluff
Vertical Heartland Climbing School offers you an amazing opportunity to see Illinois from new heights. Perfect for rock climbing novices and experienced enthusiasts, Vertical Heartland offers hand-on instruction that's provided by experienced guides with climbs tailored to suit your needs. Climbing services are available year round, seven days a week. Personal and group outings are scheduled by reservation. Reservations are preferred at least two weeks in advance.
Class A campground with separate tent and trailer camping for equestrians. Also, a youth group camp and primitive walk-in tent sites.
Enjoy the beauty of Giant City State Park on horseback. All trail rides are guided by experienced wranglers. Lessons & pony rides also available.
Egyptian Hills Resort is your passport to the Ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether you are into waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, sport fishing, or pleasure boating; the Lake of Egypt is a boater's paradise. All within a stone's throw of your cabin. Our cabins and chalets sit next to soothing, running streams and waterfalls – with breathtaking lake front views. Each cabin/chalet features a full kitchen, living room, large deck, full bedroom, 2 loft bedrooms and full bath.
CITY:Creal Springs
Lake Glendale Beach & Campground
Beautiful beach located on the shore of an 80 acres lake in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest. Beach open Memorial Day-Labor Day, 7 days a week. Concessions available
Little Lusk Trail Lodge & Campground
Centrally located in the Shawnee National forest, campgrounds have all the hookups; lodge has 6 rooms; beach, fishing, horseback riding at its best; box stalls for horses; hunters welcome; great hiking & mountain biking.
Set among the rugged slopes of the Ozark Hills in Southern Illinois, this site offers picnic shelters with roadside fireplaces throughout the forest. Features a network of trails for hiking and horseback riding enthusiasts.
Touch of Nature Enviornmental Center
Just 8 miles south of Carbondale, Touch of Nature borders the Shawnee Forest. It is a 3,100 acre wooded retreat area perfect for group events. Located in the City of Makanda, IL.
The Wetlands Center provides a one-stop shop for information about the Cache River Wetlands and its recreational and educational opportunities. The center has an extensive natural and cultural history exhibit, wildlife viewing, trails and a video.
Located at Lincoln Memorial Park, visitors can "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" by following the presidents footsteps from Jonesboro Square to the park.
Dixon Springs State Park is one of several state parks in the Illinois Shawnee Hills. Park visitors may enjoy the varied wildlife, take a swim in the outdoor pool or simply soak up the relaxing atmosphere of the moss-covered boulders, craggy overhangs, and rushing brook.


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Most of the boat crews live in nearby Pueblo 'La Playa'. They were raised to be fishermen, going back several generations. They know the bottom structure of the GORDO BANKS and many other high spots, and navigate by triangulating visible mountain peaks. They are talented fishermen and you can learn a lot from them. They understand most 'fishing English' words, but will seldom converse with you in English. If you want to fish for a certain species, just tell them in English & they will do their best for you. REMEMBER, they fish every day and know where to go & what to do. They will always target the most catchable species and especially like to catch WAHOO.
BAITThe bait situation can change daily. Be prepared to buy bait or catch bait. Your captain will decide which bait maneuver is best.
TACKLE CHOICEThe best way to start is simply open your tackle box to your crew & let them choose the rigging. Be sure to show them your lure selection.
HELPYour crew automatically do everything for you. If you prefer to set the hook or do your own rigging, just tell the mate. He will understand.
TIPPINGThe customary daily tip is $15-20 for the Panga & $30-40 for the Cruiser. Pay more or less depending on the quality of service. Pay the captain, he will determine the mate's share.
FISH CLEANINGNo extra charge! However, a tip is appropriate for the service at the fillet table on the beach. Take your fillets to the hotel freezer. CHECK FREEZER HOURS! Transport the frozen fillets home in your ice chest. Never add ice! Fish will easily stay frozen for the trip home.
THE FISHING ROUTINEThe boats depart from PALMILLA BEACH, normally 2-3 miles from your hotel. Check with your hotel to arrange for transfers, or use a taxi or rental car. Allow plenty of time to arrive before Launch Time. If you take a Taxi, tell the driver to go to La Leona at Palmilla Beach.
Bring your rods, with reels mounted & secured in a bundle. Have your line strung through the guides with swivels attached. Do not have any hooks or lures attached in transit. THEY GET TANGLED! Take all your fishing things with you... ice chest, tackle box, jacket, camera, etc.
When you return from fishing, tell your captain which fish you want & how you want them cleaned. Return to the Hotel by Taxi. Take your fillets to the Hotel freezer. Ask the Bellman for assistance.
For reservations and pricing call toll free (800) 521-2281


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By COREY BLUEMELStaff Writer
On behalf of the Emery County Economic Development Council and the Emery County Chamber of Commerce, Sharon Earl made a presentation to the Huntington City Council concerning enterprise zones and recycling zones. She explained that the county commissioners have completed the applications for these zones for the county, but each city inside the county must complete their own applications.
Once the applications are filled out and returned to the State, businesses inside these zones can earn tax credits for certain activities. Earl assured the council that this action will not cost the city anything, and no zoning changes or other changes are necessary. The filing of these applications is good for five years.
Businesses inside these enterprise and recycling zones receive tax credits or recycling and other activities, such as hiring minorities, that encourage a business to remain in the area. Some businesses are considering leaving the area for more beneficial locales.
"I think this will make a big impact on businesses in the county," said Earl. "There will be no negative effects and we can say to businesses contemplating coming into the county, 'we can give you tax breaks.'" Huntington City Council agreed to look at the applications and move forward with the enterprise and recycling zones.
Another item Earl brought to the council was the Emergency Preparedness and Health Fair to be held at Emery County Recreation building on Sept. 24. She stated that the chamber will have a booth at the fair and her wish is to hand out to the attendees a printed plan from each city that outlines responsibilities of residents during a disaster or an emergency. "We are not immune to disasters here in Emery County," said Earl. "We should let the residents know the plans so they can make the needed preparations for their families."
The next item Earl addressed was the Castle Country Economic Summit to be held at the Museum of the San Rafael on Oct. 6-7. She explained the summit that was held last year and encouraged the council to become involved again this year. The first day of the summit will be Oct. 6 and will consist of a dinner and a tour of the Castle Valley Outdoors project. The charge for that evening, and attendance at the summit breakout sessions and keynote speeches on Oct. 7, can be covered by becoming a sponsor of the summit.
The last item Earl discussed with the council was the construction of the scrubber on unit two at the Huntington power plant. She stated that in the contract that PacifiCorp signed with the constructors, Zachry Construction, there was a clause stating the construction company would utilize the labor and supplies market in Emery County to the fullest extent possible.
"The supervisors are here now, and eight office units have been installed behind the power plant. There will be 300 people coming into the area for the scrubber construction project, along with 400 more for the three overhauls that PacifiCorp has scheduled. These projects will be ongoing for the next 18-24 months. This may mean an influx of students into the schools as the workers are bringing their families with them," said Earl.
"At the present time, the construction company is acquiring all the items they need elsewhere. They are going to Price for cleaning supplies, and most of the labor is coming from out of the area. The hiring office is in the Greenwell Inn in Price. I have compiled a list of businesses in Emery County and will be handing a copy of that list to all supervisors and employees notifying them of what is available in Emery County.
"There are several other projects going on now and in the near future. I am in need of a updated list of all the office space available for rent in Emery County. I am also contacting PacifiCorp concerning the use of local people and businesses that is in the contract they signed with Zachry," said Earl.
In other business conducted by the Huntington City Council, a business license was given to Mike Pilling for a wholesale/retail business selling exercise equipment. Mayor Jackie Wilson explained the possible Utah State Prison relocation project and gathered comments from the council. The council came to agreement that this project is worth pursuing.
The topic of constructing a new concession stand in the park was discussed. Mayor Wilson said that she has had comments from citizens stating several different approaches rather than constructing a new building. Councilman Mark Justice explained that the bids coming in are for information only. The city will be under no obligation to any of the companies. These bids will help the council make the decision of whether to remodel existing structures or build new ones.
The city's nuisance ordinance was discussed. "Many residents are calling me and complaining about messy yards and the danger of rodents and the presence of skunks. Our ordinances need to be enforced. The ordinances are worthless if we don't," said Mayor Wilson. She suggested the city secure legal counsel for this matter. The suggestion was also made to begin an education campaign in all sections of town explaining the procedure for residents who do not comply with city ordinances.
"We need a commitment from the county sheriff and the county attorney to back us up," said Councilman Norman Dingman. Councilman Dingman was given the assignment to contact those agencies and secure that commitment. Mayor Wilson stressed the urgency to get some of the problems solved before winter comes and snow removal will be necessary.
Fall cleanup in Huntington will be Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Dumpsters will be placed in the usual locations for residents to use during the cleanup time. Mayor Wilson stressed the need for the use of the dumpsters. "They are for city residents and their yard waste only. The dumpsters are not for the use of contractors and construction trash," she said.
As a final topic for consideration, Council person Julie Jones requested the council consider whether Huntington City should have an industrial park. This matter will be considered by the council and discussed further at the next city council meeting, which will be Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in city hall.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mardy Fish eased his way back into big-time tennis with an exhibition match against top-ranked Novak Djokovic. The real test comes this week in the Southern California desert, when the 32nd-ranked American returns to the ATP World Tour after a six-month absence caused by a heart condition.
It will be a cautious first step back into the whirlwind of travel, late-night matches, erratic eating and pressure. Fish, a former Top 10 player, has been off the tour since September and has changed his lifestyle significantly -- healthy eating and bedtime before 10 p.m.
But he was up late Monday night after losing to Djokovic in a tie-break of their eight-game pro set at the Los Angeles Tennis Challenge, an exhibition Fish put together with pal and former pro Justin Gimelstob.
"I don't feel 100 percent but I'm getting pretty close,'' the 31-year-old Fish said. "We were playing pretty quick. I was getting winded. You can't duplicate that in practice.''
"He looked quite good on court,'' Djokovic said. "He was moving well and serving well.''
Fish will find out exactly how well his game holds up at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., a two-week hard-court event featuring the world's top players. He's been idle since withdrawing from the US Open in early September on a doctor's advice, hours before he was to face Roger Federer in the fourth round.
Fish's health woes first surfaced a year ago this month, when his heart started racing uncontrollably after a match in Key Biscayne, Fla. In May, doctors induced extreme palpitations to try to pinpoint the problem in Fish's heart. He briefly returned to action at Wimbledon in June.
Fish has kept the exact nature of his problem private.
"I've gone back and forth whether to spill it all or keep it in,'' he said. "What I went through is the toughest thing I ever had to deal with in my life. It's not something that's very easy to talk about.''
Fish said he visited the Mayo Clinic "to make sure everything is working properly, and it is.''
For three months, Fish didn't leave the house, work out or play tennis. One benefit to laying low was that the time off cured the tendinitis in his right arm that had plagued him for three years.
"I've retired 15 times in my head,'' he said. "For the first three or four months, I was done for sure. Then gradually I started feeling better and working out. You start missing tennis and the guys.''
He added, "I haven't felt better than this since the US Open.''
Fish is planning to resume a full schedule of tournaments. He believes his health situation is "always going to be a part of me. I just want to be normal again.''
Fear of the unknown plays a part in his concerns.
"It's something that's very uncomfortable,'' he said. "It's sort of fear of what might happen. It's sort of taught me how to handle stress better.''
Fish has six career singles titles and reached a No. 7 ranking in August 2011. Four more singles victories will give him 300 for his career.
"I still feel like I can play at a high level for many years,'' he said.
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1. I wouldn't start from here - Dave Pattern
Dave Pattern is a Library System manager at University of Huddersfield and one of my favourite people in the library industry to watch.
His awards speak for themselves, he was one of the first ever Library Journal Mover & Shakers from outside US and Canada in 2009, won IWR Information Professional of the Year 2010 and is involved in so many amazing and innovative projects from his contributions on Library Impact Data Project , his experiments/tinkering with the catalogue to add recommenders "people who borrowed this also borrowed this" , his contributions on Lemon Tree - Library game (a gamification project I covered before) and more.
So when he speaks I tend to give him the benefit of the doubt....
I wouldn't start from here is a entertaining presentation about what Dave Pattern is unhappy with in the library world (Sessions blogged here). The list includes
- Librarians fixation with boolean operators
- OPACs
- and in general why things are so hard to access in libraries.
There's a pretty entertaining section on 3 conspiracy theories, though I suspect he is half tongue in cheek, like "We ensure every interface is different"? Though he notes
"Sadly, I've been in a meeting where a librarian essentially said that eresources should be difficult to use as it teaches students that somehow effort equates to quality ."
This could be in the context of discovery systems like Summon.
Oh well.
Or could it be we librarians want to make things complex to give ourselves a job? Matthew who we shall meet later has this to say...
@redgirl13 This fear of simplifying ourselves out of a job is unfounded. Complexifying ourselves out of jobs is a real threat, though.
— Matthew Reidsma (@mreidsma) March 30, 2012
Dave Pattern is a self described Shambrarian. I was going to say don't ask , but essentially it refers to people who work in the library industry but don't have a MLIS or similar. It's another tongue in cheek reference, but a lot of the members are systems IT people working in libraries and because of their background have very different views from typical librarians and that is where I feel their strength lies in seeing things from a different angle.
2. Your library website stinks and it's your fault - Matthew Reidsma
Dave Pattern in his presentation mentions he wanted to rant about terrible library websites but said he didnt need to because Matthew Reidsma of Grand Valley State University did already.
You can watch the presentation referred to here and slides here
A lot of his unhappiness with library websites can be summed up as follow.
Libraries do design like this: "Include everything! Emphasize nothing! Add more advanced options! Fill up ALL the space!
— E. Bell (@ebellempire) February 22, 2012
He wants us librarians to say "User is not like me" and "The website is not for you"
At GSVU he does usability testing every month. He explains
"Why We Do Usability Testing" and even more useful the exact steps he does when doing usability testing at his libraries (including scripts, protocol etc).
In his presentation, he talks about easy cuts of content, how to handle politics and more.
Do note that Matthew is technically not a shambrarian , a mistake I made, but he is honoured to be mistaken as one... :)
3. The user is not broken - K.G. Schneider
Karen Schneider also known as Free Range Librarian is University Library of Cushing Libraries. She is a well known and respected speaker and writer in library circles.
The user is not broken is relatively old posted in 2006 but still a goodie. The line "User is not broken" has become a classic and is still referenced even now see here and "Stop blaming the user".
As noted in "Stop blaming the user"
"The user is not broken in that our job is to fulfill the user's needs, and the user's needs are, while not always well-defined, possible to meet, or understood by either side, valid — so accusing the user of Doing It Wrong is counterproductive to our goals and needs, and should be avoided. This applies to space usage, reference inquiries, customer service, and use of our online tools."
What surprised me when I looked up this line was that it was actually a line in a whole manifesto, many of which look very prescient to me. Some examples
"The OPAC is not the sun. The OPAC is at best a distant planet, every year moving farther from the orbit of its solar system."
Very true. She also elaborated further on OPACs in the How OPACs Suck series in the same year.
Six years later, pretty much nobody dispute this. See this blog post by me on my assessment on the shift in expectations for library search 6 years later.
Web Scale Discovery Systems are I believe the industry's current best approach to solve these problems that hopefully aren't simply lipstick on a pig as memorably popularized by Roy Tennant.
"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than to find a library website that is usable and friendly and provides services rather than talking about them in weird library jargon."
Same point made in #2
"You cannot change the user, but you can transform the user experience to meet the user."
One thought that occurs to me, is teaching information literacy or transliteracy (big dispute over whether it's the same thing) the same as trying to "change the user" ? A rallying cry I have heard recently against the need to teach Boolean Operators to all users is that we shouldn't be obsessed to teach that to everyone as we are not trying to turn users into "mini-librarians" (Dave's law? states that one shouldn't need to become a mini-librarian to use the library effectively). Which brings me to the next subject on library instruction.
4. Librarians: confusing process for product on a regular basis - Iris Jastram
Iris's blog which dates back to 2005, is a wealth of her thoughts and insights about teaching classes from a librarian point of view. Many of them have made me evaluate how I do information literacy.
The idea in the post Librarians: confusing process for product on a regular basis which points out that Librarians are doing library instruction wrongly can in fact be applied to a lot of her posts.
We do seem to focus a lot on process "do this, click that" rather than the actual goal, though I don't want to get into the information literacy vs transliteracy debate aka - "Transliteracy is Information Literacy for latecomers". :)
Some of my favourite posts include
- I need to stop being such a librarian
- Inflammatory Statement: Transliteracy is Information Literacy for latecomers
- Investments in term economy
- Why Would Undergraduates Need Those Clunky Databases Anyway?
- Reading Instrumentally
- Class: Citation as a Lens for Interdesciplinarity
5. MARC must die - Roy Tennant
Roy Tennant like many on this list hardly needs an introduction, but if one is needed he is yet another international known writer and speaker in the library world and is currently with OCLC research.
Similar to "user is not broken", Roy Tennant popularised the phrase "MARC must die" , about the shortcomings of MARC in 2002. Since then the call has being repeated by many including Dave Pattern (see above), Lukas Koster etc. The details are a bit technical but among many reasons despite MARC standing for "MAchine Readable Cataloging", the Machine readable part is not actually true. For more details see this
What's the alternative? Linked Data it seems. Watch the recent "Linked Data for Libraries" video . I confess I am still figuring this out.
6. Pretty much anything by David Lankes
Professor Lankes is a Professor and Dean's Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies & the Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS), his book "The Atlas of New Librarianship" won the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. As I have written in the past, David Lankes wants to inspire Librarians to create a new age of librarianship.
Rallying call
"Bad Libraries build collections. Good libraries build services (of which a collection is only one). Great libraries build Communities"
Here's one presented "reinventing librarianship".
I have listed 6 presentations where people in the library industry have made sweeping general critiques of the way we do things in libraryland that have impressed me. They are also not simply just predictions of doom (as "fun" they are to read) but make calls for positive changes we can do with much effort.
I could easily double the list of entries , eg Aaron Schmidt work on user experience, Brian Matthew's Think Like a Start-Up: a White Paper , is a recent one that impressed me but in my current obsessions/roles these are the ones that are most relevant to me.
There are no doubt many brilliant calls for change (open access, open data, big data/data curation roles, maker spaces etc) that will prove prescient in time to come but I lack the wisdom to recognise as yet.
Which presentations or critiques about the way we do things in libraryland have impressed you in the past few years? Do leave them in the comments.


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PRICE-Our loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Betty Loreen Engle Kelley, age 86, passed away Sept. 29, 2009 in Price.
She was born May 28, 1923 in Wellington, Utah to William Alonzo and Lovina May Green Engle.
Married John Bernard Kelley Nov. 25, 1950 in Price, Utah. He died Aug. 7, 1999.
Member of Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church. Graduated from Carbon High School class of 1941, then attended Holy Cross Nursing School graduating in 1945 with her RN degree.
Betty served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1945-1946 as a 2nd Lt. Army Nurse. She worked for the Bushnell Hospital during and after the war, and Milwaukee Children's Hospital in 1950 as Head of Surgery.
She enjoyed sewing, gardening, painting and was an avid bird watcher. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her children, Kathleen Peggy (Johnny) D'Ambrosio, Michael Patrick Kelley, Daniel Jerde (Verlyn) Kelley, Shannon Elizabeth (Scott) Dimick, all of Price, Utah; William Robert (Alicia) Kelley, Bullfrog, Utah; adopted daughter, Suzanne (Dave) Cartwright, Price; 18 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren; her special companion Dodge and her birds.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Lovina Engle, husband John B. Kelley, son John Thomas Kelley, brothers Bob (killed in World War II), Bill and Pat Engle, grandson Paul, and great-grandson Alex.
Funeral Mass was Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, 11 a.m., Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church.
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