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ACRL @ ALA Annual Conference
Details about ACRL's activities at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, June 23 - 28, 2011.
Complete details about the ALA Annual Conference including the online scheduler, registration, and housing are available here.
President's Program
From Idea to Innovation to Implementation: How Teams Make it Happen
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
We all value great ideas. Unfortunately, few ideas get beyond the lightning-bolt thought or some scribbled words. The greatest innovations across time, according to new research, emerge from teams characterized by diverse skill sets not the lone creative genius. To move our libraries into the future, we must create and sustain teams that transition great ideas to implementation. Jason Young, President of LeadSmart and author of the book Culturetopia, will share his perspectives on the importance of identifying and developing the essential factors that impact performance for any team or organization: leadership principles, management practices, alignment and employee behavior.
Speaker: Jason Young, President of LeadSmart and author of the book Culturetopia
Visit the President's Program website for more details, including a pre-program contest.
ACRL 101 & Membership Meeting
Saturday, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
ACRL leaders will meet with first-time attendees and explain how to get the most out of the ALA Annual Conference experience as well as opportunities for engagement with ACRL. A membership meeting (30 minutes) will be followed by the orientation program.
ACRL is offering three preconferences prior to the 2011 ALA Annual Conference on Friday, June 24, 2011:
Action Research: How to easily incorporate evidence-based librarianship into your professional practice
This preconference will introduce librarians to action research, show free tools for collecting and analyzing data, generate ideas for individual research, and empower users to engage in action research and develop evidenced-based practices at their own institutions.
It Helps to Have Presence: Strategies for Personal and Library Leadership
Every librarian can be a leader in their library, on their campus or in the community. Accomplishing it is no simple task. To become a leader it helps to have presence. This preconference is designed to help attendees grasp what presence is and its value in building leadership qualities.
Getting Your Story Told: Media Strategies for Academic, College, and Research Librarians
This preconference has been cancelled due to insufficient registration.
ACRL Programs at the 2011 ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA.
AAMES | ANSS | Arts | Assessment Committee | CJCLS | CLS/ULS | EBSS | Committee on Ethics | Health Sciences Interest Group | Image Resources Interest | Immersion Program Committee/Information Literacy Committee | IS | LPSS | Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee | RBMS | Research Committee | WESS & SEES | WGSS | Individual Proposal #1 | Individual Proposal #2 |
Asian, African and Middle Eastern Librarianship in the 21st Century: Effective Models in an Age of Globalization
Saturday, 1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
The program intends to provide information to prospective librarians and give opportunity to existing librarians to share their knowledge and exchange ideas with peers on issues of globalization, creation and preservation of digital information, open access and collaborative collection development and library services. Co-sponsored by CALA, APALA, and the ACRL International Relations Committee.
Speakers: Ellen Tise, Senior Director, Stellenbosch University; Moderator, Triveni Kuchi, Sociology & South Asia Librarian Director, South Asian Studies Program, Rutgers University; Majed Khader, Associate University Librarian, Director of the Morrow Library, Marshall University; Anchi Hoh, Librarian, Asian Division, Library of Congress; H K. Kaul, Director, DELNET-Developing Library Network
The Aftermath of Katrina and Rita: The Effects on Libraries, People, and Neighborhoods
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
A scholar, a documentary filmmaker and a librarian will discuss the consequences of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the people and neighborhoods of Louisiana. The speakers will explore how the residents of the region responded not only to the estrangement but also the ways communities began to rebuild. The documentary "A Village Called Versailles" will be screened around 10:30 a.m.
Speakers: Rebecca M. Blakeley, Government Information Department Head, McNeese State University Library; S. Leo Chiang, Documentary Producer/Director, Walking Iris Films; Fredrick Weil, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Louisiana State University
Creating Multimedia Metadata: Controlled Vocabularies Across Time and Space
Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
The performing arts are ephemeral textual forms that often elude capture and are difficult to access. While libraries and archives have developed metadata that enables research into collections of written texts, little has been done for texts that encompass space and time: dance, theatre, architecture, and archeology. This panel will discuss issues and possible solutions to the development of controlled vocabularies for, and systematic description of, performance arts objects: both tactile and ephemeral. Co-sponsored by the ALCTS Metadata Interest Group and the ACRL Image Resources Interest Group.
Speakers: Lucie Wall Stylianopoulos, Head, Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, University of Virginia; Moderator, Kathleen Haefliger, Music & Performing Arts Librarian, Chicago State University; Jenn Riley, Head, Carolina Digital Library and Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Susan L. Wiesner, Treasurer, Society of Dance History Scholars and Instructor in Dance (Theory), Kennesaw State University
Demonstrating the Value of the Library: Assessment Tools and Techniques
Assessment Committee
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Assessment results are powerful tools to showcase, validate and inform constituents, stakeholders and funding bodies on the value of the library. This panel presentation focuses on various assessment techniques and tools to demonstrate the value of the library. Topics include: How to use the ACRL Assessment Toolkit; Results of the "ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Comprehensive Research Review" and discussion of value-driven metrics and ideas for collaboration with other groups for greater visibility and impact.
Speakers: Annette Day, Head, Collection Management, North Carolina State University; Jennifer Rutner, Assessment & Marketing Librarian, Columbia University; Megan Oakleaf, Assistant Professor, iSchool, Syracuse University; Steve Hiller, Director of Assessment and Planning, University of Washington Libraries
Currents of Change and Innovation: Libraries Learn to Reduce, Reuse, and Renew
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The program will highlight innovations and "best practices" in community college libraries related to reducing print collection size, re-purposing spaces to accommodate learner-centered collaborative areas, and renewing commitments to campus technology collaborations.
Speakers: Moderator, Ann Coder, Library Services Manager, Brookhaven College; Theresa C. Stanley, Library Director, Pima Community College; Denise Repman, Dean of Library Services, Delgado Community College; Linda McCann, Director of Library Services, Bucks County Community College
Theresa Stanley - Presentation (PDF)
Linda McCann - PowerPoint
Denise Repman - PowerPoint
Academic Librarian Lightning Round! Innovative New Roles
Saturday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Innovative College and University Librarians are increasingly assuming new academic, governance, professional, and service roles and responsibilities. By forging new pathways and partnerships, academic librarians can reassert the centrality of the library in their colleges and universities, and expand their expertise to benefit the core missions of their library and their institution. This fast-paced program features a variety of Lightning Talk presentations that dive right to the heart of the issue and engage the audience. This is a joint CLS/ULS program.
Speakers: Gregory Schmidt, Librarian II, Auburn University; Susan Sharpless Smith, Director of Research, Instruction and Technology Services, Wake Forest University; Caitlin A. Bagley, Reference Librarian, Murray State University; Angiah Davis, Reference Librarian, Atlanta University Center; Lisa Lapointe, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Florida Southern College; Allison Leaming, Business Liaison Librarian, Arizona State University; Dominique Turnbow, Undergraduate Services Librarian, UC San Diego; Eric A. Kidwell, Professor and Director of the Library, Huntingdon College; Tara Schmidt, Research Services Librarian, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Michelle Demeter, Academic Partnerships Librarian, Florida State University; Diane VanderPol, Director of the Library, Westminster College; Rachel Besara, Assessment Librarian, Florida State University
Millennials and Beyond: Student and Faculty Voices
Saturday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Millennial students and faculty will continue to challenge views of research and technology in higher education. Join EBSS for an interactive discussion of their experiences, expectations and perceptions of libraries and librarians, learning how we can capitalize on our strengths and theirs to prepare for the next wave of digital natives.
Speakers: Jennifer T. Edwards, Assistant Professor of Communications, Tarleton State University; Gene Roche, Director of Academic Information, College of William and Mary
Technology and Ethics: Supporting Privacy and Free Expression in the Digital Age
Committee on Ethics
Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
The digital age has brought with it an overwhelming dependence on technology for communication and access to information. A myriad of ethical issues arise concerning how to protect privacy in the digital realm. Libraries providing access to computer terminals need to balance the need for supporting confidentiality with the need for authentication. Further, web 2.0 technologies present special concerns regarding patron privacy and a library's traditional responsibilities to its users. Co-sponsored by the ALA Committee on Professional Ethics.
Speakers: Moderator, Rebecca Blakiston, Instructional Services Librarian, University of Arizona; Rebecca MacKinnon, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation and Co-Founder, Global Voices Online
Presentation (PDF)
Consumer Health Information: Library Partnerships that Serve the Community
Health Sciences Interest Group
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Public and academic health sciences libraries are uniquely qualified to create consumer health education partnerships. This program showcases three successful consumer health program collaborations. Panelists will discuss their partnership and provide participants with ideas and tools they can use to find and establish partnerships with libraries and organizations that seek to provide consumer health education in their community. Sponsored by the ACRL Health Sciences Interest Group.
Speakers: Cynthia J. Vaughn, Clinical Information Librarian, Preston Medical Library, University of Tennessee; Deidra Woodson, Metadata and Digitization Librarian, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center; Martha Earl, Assistant Director, Preston Medical Library, University of Tennessee; Nita Ferree, Reference and Liaison Librarian, Health Science Center Library, University of Florida; Linda Butson, Consumer Health and Community Outreach Librarian, Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida
Presentation (PDF) - Cynthia J. Vaughn and Martha Earl
Presentation (PDF) - Linda Butson and Nita Ferree
Presentation (PDF)- Deidra Woodson
Visual Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education: Introducing a New Interdisciplinary Information Literacy Standard for 21st Century Learners
Image Resources Interest Group
Sunday, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Visual literacy experts and practitioners will introduce a working draft of the new Visual Literacy Competency Standards, and discuss implementation strategies for higher education. Sponsored by the ACRL Image Resources Interest Group. Co-sponsored by Arts, IS, and WGSS.
Speakers: Emy Nelson Decker, Director, Visual Resources Center, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia; Virginia Allison, Research Librarian for Visual Arts, University of California, Irvine; Shilpa Rele, Metadata Librarian, University of Miami; Robin Miller, Research & Instruction/Government Publications Librarian, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Jodi Kearns, Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University and Digital Projects Manager, Center for the History of Psychology, The University of Akron; Gilda Santana, Head, Architecture Information Resources & Services, School of Architecture, University of Miami, Coral Gables; Holly Tomren, Head of Monograph, Electronic Resources & Metadata Cataloging, University of California, Irvine Libraries; Lizette Royer, Reference Archivist, Center for the History of Psychology, The University of Akron; Joanna Burgess, Digital Assets Librarian, Reed College
Handout (PDF) - Emy Nelson Decker
Handout (PDF) - Shilpa Rele and Gilda Santana
Handout (PDF) - Allison Tomren
Handout (PDF) - Jodi Kearns and Lizette Royer
Handout (PDF) - Robin Miller
Bringing the Immersion Program Back Home
Immersion Program Component Committee/ACRL Information Literacy Coordinating Committee
Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Find out what the ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program can do for you and your institution! Program alumni will describe significant learning experiences gained from Immersion, and how they applied this experience to transform their teaching and their Information Literacy programs. Gain insight into the application process during the panel and poster sessions.
Speakers: Wendy Holliday, Coordinator of Library Instruction, Utah State University; Margaret Montet, Information Literacy Librarian, Bucks County Community College; Martha Allen, Reference Librarian, St Louis University; Suzanne Byerley, Library Instruction Coordinator, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Making Information Literacy Instruction Meaningful through Creativity
Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
This program invites participants to step back and use a theoretical lens to re-create excitement about information literacy. By looking at teaching as a process of shared learning with students, we are free to try something different and meaningful: using creativity to increase student learning. A panel will engage participants in a conversation that expands the conventional definition of information literacy to include creativity and how creativity can facilitate the transfer of learning.
Speakers: Randy B. Hensley, Professor and Coordinator of Information Services, Baruch College, CUNY; Dane Ward, Associate Dean for Information Assets, Illinois State University; Moderator, Merinda Kaye Hensley, Instructional Services and Reference Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Beth S. Woodard, Staff Development and Training Coordinator, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PowerPoint - Randy B. Hensley, Dane Ward, Beth S. Woodard
The Legal Consequences of Environmental Crises: What Librarians Need to Know about the Gulf Oil Spill
Saturday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
While the environmental cleanup of the BP oil spill will undoubtedly impact the Gulf region for years to come, its legal consequences may last longer. Making sense of legal issues surrounding the gulf oil spill can be a challenge for patrons and librarians alike. Hear about current research regarding the legal implications of the gulf oil spill as well as ways to make this information more accessible to your patrons.
Speakers: Jenna Ryan, Science Reference Librarian, Louisiana State University; Robert Gramling, Professor of Sociology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Jonathan L. Ramseur, Specialist in Environmental Policy, Congressional Research Service
Bibliography - LPSS program (PDF)
PowerPoint - Robert Gramling
Cultural Competencies: From Development to Action!
ACRL-Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee
Saturday, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
The ACRL Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee, having worked for two years to develop cultural competency guidelines for academic libraries, is pleased to present how these guidelines can be implemented in a library setting. This panel will discuss the need for guidelines, the development process, and the issues for establishing competencies in libraries. Panelists will also share their realities of racial and ethnic discrimination and the advantages/disadvantages for the implementation of these organizational standards.
Speakers: Paula M. Smith, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Penn State Abington; Moderator, Deloice Holliday, Head, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library, Indiana University; Emily Backe, Human Resources Manager, University of Chicago Library; Charlene Maxey-Harris, Diversity Librarian and Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; Patricia Montiel-Overall, Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, The University of Arizona
You Can't Always Get What You Want (But if You Try Sometimes You Might Find You Get What You Need): Special Collections in Tough Economic Times
Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
We propose to present a moderated panel discussion on the subject of how tough economic times have affected special collections. Participants will include representatives of at least three types of institutions: 1.) a large university with a separate special collections library; 2.) a smaller university or college where special collections are part of the main library; and 3.) an independent research library. Questions and comments from the audience will be part of the conversation.
Speakers: Jennifer Schaffner, Program Officer, OCLC Research; Richard W. Oram, Associate Director and Hobby Foundation Librarian, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin; Ellen S. Dunlap, President, American Antiquarian Society; Kris Kiesling, Elmer L. Andersen Director of Archives and Special Collections, University of Minnesota.
Getting on Track with Tenure
Research Program Committee
Sunday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Most tenure-track librarians are expected to do research and publish. Getting started can be a daunting task. This session will discuss the fundamentals of the research and publishing side of tenure, including how to establish a research agenda and identify research questions and methods, tips on building a dossier and a research network, and advice on choosing the right journals to publish your work.
Speakers: Jim Mullins, Dean of Libraries, Purdue University; Beth Whittaker, Head, Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas; Marianne Stowell Bracke, Associate Professor of Library Science, Purdue University; Jim Hahn, Orientation Services Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Innovation in an Age of Limits
Monday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
While the tendency in hard economic times is to be conservative and avoid risks, this environment creates the need, and opportunities, to innovate. STS began 50 years ago in an era of seemingly unlimited possibilities, with the Cold War driving investment in scientific research, big technology, and higher education. Now we face grand challenges in science, engineering and library services. Current economic conditions are limiting, but our only real limit is our ability to innovate. The program will be followed by a poster session and reception.
Speakers: Paul St-Pierre, Research and Instruction Librarian, Tulane University; Michael Teets, Vice President of Innovation, OCLC; Jay Schafer, Director of Libraries, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Stephen Abram, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Markets, Gale Cengage Learning
Current Trends in European Film
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
A "new" European Cinema reflects a shifting political and cultural landscape. The establishment of the European Union, the fall of the Wall in 1989, and expanding multiculturalism through immigration have influenced filmmaking in Western and Eastern Europe, creating new cross-cultural and trans-national identities. A panel of faculty and librarians will explore questions of identity and culture in contemporary European film as well as highlight resources for collecting and disseminating film. This is a joint WESS/SEES program. Co-sponsored in name only by ACRL Arts.
Speakers: Carleton L. Jackson, Reference and Collection Management Librarian for Film and Television Studies, University of Maryland at College Park; Milos Stehlik, Executive Director, Facets Multi-Media; Moderator, Michelle Emanuel, Catalog Librarian and Associate Professor, University of Mississippi
21st Century Scholarly Communication: Conversations for Change
Monday, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
As the Open Access movement ramps up in the humanities and social sciences, librarians need to be aware of the initiatives that are altering traditional scholarly publishing. Open access journals, monographs, presses, and more, are changing librarians' roles and the scholarly communication landscape. This panel will discuss the progress and impact of this important reform movement from the perspective of feminist librarians and other stakeholders. The WGSS Career Achievement award will be presented to Kay Cassell at 8:00 a.m. Panel begins at 8:30.
Speakers: Jennifer Laherty, Digital Publishing Librarian, IUScholarWorks, Indiana University at Bloomington; Sherri L. Barnes, Humanities Collection Coordinator, University of California, Santa Barbara; Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo, Senior Fellow and Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UC Santa Barbara; Martin J. Brennan, Copyright and Licensing Librarian, UCLA
All That Jazz: The Rhythms of Creating an Academic-Public Library ILS Consortium
Individual Proposal
Monday, 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Patrons demand more service from our library catalogs, while administrators demand a maximized return on investment. Can libraries continue to meet both needs? In Vigo County, Indiana, public and private academic libraries joined with a public library to form a new library consortium. We'll discuss the decision-making process, the financial and political advantages for partnership, the technical challenges, and the unexpected complexities we stumbled across. Bring your questions!
Speakers: Tim Gritten, Interim Associate Dean, Indiana State University; Alberta Comer, Dean of Library Services, Indiana State University
Midnight-2:00 a.m.: What Goes on at the Library
Individual Proposal
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
As part of a study at Memorial Library at Minnesota State University, Mankato, researchers have surveyed and interviewed late-night library users and gathered data which includes user behavior, gate counts, surveys of databases used, time and length of use and space utilization. Close scrutiny of this data collection has revealed surprising information and a useful view of late-night use from the user's vantage point.
Speakers: Peg Lawrence, Systems Librarian, Minnesota State University at Mankato; Lynne Weber, Access Services Librarian, Minnesota State University at Mankato


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What medicine works fast, cures the blues, lowers blood pressure and much more?
What medicine can be found anywhere, can be shared with friends- you actually want to it to be addicting- and it's totally free?
Share a joke with your friends. If you hear laughter, ask whats so funny. Laughter is contagious. It brings people closer together, lightens up a too serious moment and makes us feel good. But it's more than that.
Laughter is a powerful medicine that comes with many health benefits. It's good for your heart, gives your body a healthy workout, improves brain function and is a great stress buster.
At the company I work for, we often talk about Stress reduction. Studies have shown that laughter is one of the best stress reducers we know of.
What a better stress buster than a good hearty laugh.
Here are some other stress busters (we can all use them this time of year)
1. Stare at people through the lines of a fork and pretend they are in jail.
4. Write a message to your doctor on your hip so he can see it during the next exam.
A study from the Center of Preventative Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center suggests that laughter may help prevent heart disease. In the study, participants with heart disease were less likely to laugh at something funny, or even embarrassing. Living a life with less laughter apparently has its consequences. While it is not yet known exactly how laughter protects the heart, studies have connected mental stress to increased chances of fat and cholesterol build up.
The best part is you will experience a state of relaxation, which can help you get a good nights sleep… All stress reducers.
To keep my self Physically Strong, mentally awake, and morally straight. Well.. you can do this with Laughter!
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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From the National Review 2-21-11 article "Pigford's Harvest":
In the early 90's Timothy Pigford drew up a lawsuit against the USDA claiming discriminatory treatment in his ability to get financing to allow him to increase the size of his operation. After much work on his part it was taken on by an attorney who managed to win a class action settlement for up to 2500 farmers, which was eventually won by plaintiff. As the Clinton Administration was anxious to grease the skids for Algore they settled & the legislation was pushed through by Newt Gingrich.
The Pigford Class - those eligible for settlement - originally was defined as:
All African American farmers who (1) farmed between 1-1-1983 & 2-1-1997 & (2) applied, during that time period, for participation in a federal farm program with USDA, & as a direct result of determination by USDA in response to said application, believed they were discrimated against on the basis of race, & filed a written discrimination complaint with USDA in that time period.
Both sides acknowledged the class size wasn't likely to exceed 2,500. With scant evidence one was allowed to collect a virtually automatic cash payment of $50,000.
But then entered the "attempted to farm" class which started pouring in & the number of claimants is at 100,000 , while a 1997 census only found 18,500 black farmers with a liberal extimate that no more than 33,000 existed in the time frame indicated.
One of the claimants along with her husband was Shirley Sherrod (that one) who along with her husband collected $13,000,000 just 3 days after her name became famous.
Somewhere along the way Andrew Breitbart became interested in the feeding frenzy. His contention is most claims were frivolous at best & fraudulent at worst. A MS couple murdered a guy they thought might testify in their fraudulent claim case & are now spending life in the Xbar hotel. The FBI figures that 1/2 the claims at the minimum are fraudulent but do not want to prosecute for fear of being tagged with the "racist" label. The USDA has turned a blind eye to the the issue. One USDA employee told Breitbart: we saw claims from affluent areas , Palm Beach & Palm Springs, one applicant claimed the Chicago office discriminated against him when they had never had a Chicago office. He called Pigford the biggest scam against the American taxpayer in the history of the US.
The enabling legislation was running out, there were a lot of claimants on the rolls so in 2007 the junior senator from IL, on his own added an amendment to a bill called the "Pigford Claims Remedy Act" which added $1.25 bill to the pot with an additional 10 years to climb on the gravy train. Last December the POTUS heralded Pigford II as the close of a long & unfortunate chapter in our history.
So progressives, what say you? It looks like you own this one bigtime .


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test-driven development: refactoring, difficulties
liw recently wrote about test-driven development:
This all sounds like a lot of bureaucratic nonsense, but what I get out of this is this: once all tests pass, I have a strong confidence that the software works. As soon as I've added all the features I want to have for a release, I can push a button to push it outTo my mind, this is only one of the benefits. He doesn't describe another major benefit, which is the confidence with which you can take on re-factoring in projects with well-developed test infrastructure.
If your project has no test infrastructure at all, and you make a deep and/or potentially invasive change, you might well produce something that is heinously broken for users who have a different pattern of using the tool than you do.
But if you have a well-developed, reasonable test suite with fairly wide coverage, you can make a deep or invasive change, and be confident that -- if the tests all pass -- the stuff you release isn't going to be too horrific. And if you do break something with a change which the test suite didn't cover, that's an indication that the test suite is lacking. Hopefully, you can factor out a problem report into its own test, so that future changes will ensure that the behavior doesn't regress too.
The upshot of more-confident re-factoring is that your development can be much bolder, you can roll out new features more quickly, and you can spend less time agonizing about whether you've got the various abstraction layers exactly right the first time through. These are all good things (though i do think the agony of abstraction perfectionism is well-warranted in some contexts, like API definitions, and wouldn't want test-driven development to make people give up on that necessary task).
when testing can't cover everythingSome things are just hard to test well. for example, if you have 20 different boolean options to a command-line tool, you can't realistically test them in all combinations and permutations; that would be over a million tests.
User experience is also notoriously difficult to test, as are tools that rely heavily on network interaction, which can be flakey and unpredictable.


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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg, Germany, on February 3, 1809, and died in Leipzig on November 4, 1847. Following the Mendelssohn family's conversion from Judaism to Lutheranism—the children in 1816, the father in 1822—the members of the family appended the second name of Bartholdy to their surname; accordingly, the composer is often referred to as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. He wrote his Fingal's Cave Overture between August 7, 1829, and November of 1834 (when he seems to have made some final changes). It was first played in its not entirely final version by the Philharmonic Society of London on May 14, 1832, with Thomas Attwood conducting. On that occasion, the piece was called Overture to the Isles of Fingal. The first North American performance took place on November 16, 1844, at the Apollo Rooms in New York, with George Loder conducting the Philharmonic Society. The San Francisco Symphony first performed Fingal's Cave in November 1913, with Henry Hadley conducting. The most recent performances were in October 2010, with Pablo Heras-Casado conducting. This overture is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings. Performance time: about ten minutes.
Mendelssohn wrote his Symphony No. 4, the so-called Italian Symphony, in late 1832 and early 1833 and conducted its premiere on May 13, 1833, in London, where it was played by the Philharmonic Society. The Germania Musical Society of Boston offered the first United States performance on November 1, 1851, with Carl Bergmann conducting. Henry Hadley conducted the first San Francisco Symphony performances in February 1915. The most recent performances here, in March 2011, were conducted by Kurt Masur. The work is scored for an orchestra of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings. Performance time: about thirty minutes.
Felix Mendelssohn was a composer with a sense of the past, a sense of the musical tradition from which he had emerged. Among the standard-bearers of that tradition was Johann Sebastian Bach, but although Bach's place in the pantheon is a given today, he was sorely neglected in Mendelssohn's time. That began to change in 1829, when Mendelssohn launched the modern Bach revival by conducting the Saint Matthew Passion. This program brings together these two very different artists, bonded historically and also geographically—both worked in Leipzig, Bach as music director of the Church of Saint Thomas, Mendelssohn as conductor of the Gewandhaus Orchestra. In this concert we encounter Mendelssohn at his most "pictorial" as he evokes wind-swept northern islands and southern sun, and Bach as purveyor of "absolute" music.
"Talent," remarked a British wit, "is nature's way of being unfair." If this is so, nature was at its most unfair when it created Felix Mendelssohn, perhaps the most astonishing prodigy in the history of music—no offense to Bach, another prodigy whose music we also hear this evening. He achieved absolute musical fluency at a young age (fluency as both a composer and a pianist), and by the time he was twenty-one he had been offered—and had turned down—the music professorship of the University of Berlin.
In Mendelssohn's case, the talent was supported by privilege. He was born into a family that was cultured and wealthy; his grandfather was the noted philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, and his father, Abraham, was a supremely successful banker (one remembered for his remark that he was destined to go down in history as his father's son and his son's father). As a result, young Felix, his gifted sister Fanny Cäcilie, and their younger sister Rebecka and brother Paul enjoyed certain perks as they moved through their childhood. One was that Felix had at his disposal a private orchestra to try out his new compositions at Sunday musicales in the family home in Berlin (where the Mendelssohns had moved when Felix was only two). Many of his lifelong friendships were developed during the years of the private house concerts; it was then that he grew close to Ferdinand David (the musician whom Mendelssohn blessed with his two violin concertos), Julius Schubring (the theologian who would go on to compile the texts for Mendelssohn's oratorios), and Karl Klingemann (eleven years Mendelssohn's senior, an accomplished amateur musician and a diplomat). Klingemann is at least partly to thank for the existence of the concert overture Fingal's Cave, one of Mendelssohn's most popular works.
In 1827, Klingemann left Berlin for London to serve as secretary to the Hanoverian legislation, and two years later he urged Mendelssohn to come for an extended visit. On March 26, 1829, Mendelssohn wrote him a breathless letter announcing that he expected to arrive in London in less than a month. And so in July, Mendelssohn and Klingemann began a journey from London to Edinburgh, a long and sometimes arduous trip by stagecoach that Mendelssohn documented through pencil drawings and pen-and-ink sketches. On July 26 they arrived in Edinburgh, and a few days later they set out on a tour of the Scottish Highlands, which took them as far west as the town of Oban and the Atlantic islands of Staffa and Iona, and then brought them south to Glasgow and back to England.
The first document directly related to the Fingal's Cave Overture is a drawing, a view from Oban towards the Hebrides islands and Morven, dated August 7, 1829. It preceded by a few hours the letter Mendelssohn penned that evening in the island fishing village of Tobermory. "In order to make you understand how extraordinarily the Hebrides affected me," Mendelssohn wrote, "the following came into my mind there"—after which he sketches twenty-one measures of the piece we know today as Fingal's Cave. The work's fingerprint is already prominent in the germ of Mendelssohn's conception.
Fingal's Cave, seventy-six yards deep and sixty-six yards high, occupies the southern coast of the little island of Staffa, seven miles off the Scottish coast, and visitors of a Romantic disposition were drawn to the purple-black rock columns massed at its entrance, of which Keats wrote, "For solemnity and grandeur it far surpasses the finest cathedral."
Given that Mendelssohn sketched the work's opening before he set eyes on Fingal's Cave, we might conclude that the Overture was not quite so directly inspired by that curious bit of geology as is often suggested. Instead, it seems to have been born more from a general impression of the Hebrides islands (of which Staffa does not happen to be an official part) and from Mendelssohn's vivid romanticizing of the experience. In fact, the composition of this piece traces a terrifically convoluted trajectory, to which the name Fingal's Cave became attached only late in the process. Mendelssohn continued working on the piece during his trip to Italy, in the autumn of 1830 (the same trip that would inspire his Italian Symphony), and on December 11, 1831, he completed the first version, which he titled Overture to the Lonely Island. Five days later, another autograph score was completed, incorporating several adjustments and boasting a different title: Die Hebriden (The Hebrides). But Mendelssohn was not yet satisfied with what he had composed. On June 6, 1832, he is thought to have presented another autograph score to the Philharmonic Society of London, this time called Overture to the Isles of Fingal.
One looks in vain for explicit citations of Scottish music in this work. Unaware of the title, a listener would probably not identify the opening as a depiction of surging waves, guess that its boisterous development section represents a storm, or imagine the "veiled effects on trumpets" to sound as if they were "played through a curtain of water" (as did one early critic). Yet Mendelssohn provided here a concert piece of enduring popularity, one so finely crafted that it would not have been out of place as the first movement of a full symphony.
At the musical gatherings in the Mendelssohn home, young Felix unveiled his early compositions, including several of his twelve string symphonies, ebullient works that chart his progress toward increasing subtlety and refinement in manipulating orchestral forces. The last of the string symphonies was introduced in 1823. Three months later Mendelssohn, just turned fifteen, completed his first symphony for full orchestra, No. 1 in C minor (to be heard at our concerts of February 21-23, with Yan Pascal Tortelier conducting). Four more symphonies would follow.
The inspiration for the Italian Symphony was a trip Mendelssohn made to Italy in 1830-31, on the urging of his friend Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and composition teacher Carl Friedrich Zelter. The trip began with a two-week visit with Goethe in Weimar—it would be the last time Mendelssohn saw the great poet—before the composer continued south to Munich, Pressburg, and finally Italy, where he arrived in October. Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Genoa, and Milan all delighted him, and he returned to Germany in October of 1831. "The whole country" he wrote, "had such a festive air that I felt as if I were a young prince making his entry." Writing to Fanny on February 22, 1830, he reported, "I have once more begun to compose with fresh vigor, and the Italian symphony makes rapid progress; it will be happiest piece I have ever written, especially the last movement". According to his own account, the new symphony was meant to embody not only his impressions of the art and landscape he had encountered, but also the vitality of the people.
The symphony proved hugely successful at its premiere, but Mendelssohn had misgivings and soon began tinkering with the score. It is difficult to understand the composer's diffidence in this regard, since the work's immediate impression of perfect balance is borne out through repeated listening. Nonetheless, Mendelssohn wrestled with it for years, claiming that the Italian Symphony cost him "some of the bitterest moments I have ever endured," and he never allowed it to be played in Germany during his lifetime. At his death, he left sketches for extensive revisions in the second, third, and fourth movements. Because he had not yet gotten around to subjecting the first movement to the complete overhaul he had in mind, his revisions for the other sections were ignored when it came time to publish the piece in 1851. The work seems perfectly poised as it is, and audiences have embraced it completely, making it one of Mendelssohn's most popular compositions.
The Italian Symphony is extroverted from the outset, when violins launch the vigorous first theme over the propulsive repeated notes of the woodwinds. After a second theme, more leisurely than the first, a solo clarinet tries out the initial theme in the minor, prefiguring the nervous tension that will reign over much of the movement's development section. The listener grows lost in the contrapuntal maze of Mendelssohn's themes, but the solo oboe helps guide the way, and the principal theme soon emerges from the depths of the orchestra. In terms of sheer energy, one is tempted to think of the first movement of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony as a sort of model for the Italian Symphony, with which it shares the bright key of A major.
The Beethoven Seventh parallel continues with the second movement, which is here a slightly mournful slow march, noble and restrained. Moscheles claimed that the tune was derived from a Czech pilgrims' song, which would be an odd inspiration for an "Italian" symphony. The third movement resolutely avoids the world of the Beethovenian scherzo in favor of the old-fashioned minuet-and-trio, perhaps an early Romantic vision of Haydn, with horns seeming to add their gentle punctuation from afar to introduce the central section.
For the finale Mendelssohn plays a trick of sorts. Whereas many symphonies begin in the minor mode and end in the major, I can think of no other that begins in the major and ends in the minor, as this one does. One could not ask for a firmer rebuttal of the old saw that claims that major-key music is happy and minor-key music is sad. Mendelssohn calls his last movement a Saltarello, a traditional dance, dating at least to the fourteenth century, which involved a good deal of hopping about. This is the most unmistakably Italianate movement of the symphony, a breathless perpetuum mobile in which rhythmic energy combines with buoyant counterpoint. Its coda is masterful: The piece seems to have pretty much danced itself into exhaustion—the orchestra finally reduced to nothing more than first violins whispering the rhythmic motif, pianissimo, over the cellos and basses—when it suddenly rebounds with a huge crescendo for a punchy, forte ending.
—James M. Keller
These notes appeared originally in different form in the programs of the New York Philharmonic and are reprinted with permission. Copyright © New York Philharmonic.
More About the Music
Recordings: For the Overture—Herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon Originals) | Kurt Masur conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Berlin Classics) | Christoph von Dohnányi conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (Decca)
For the Symphony—George Szell conducting the Cleveland Orchestra (Sony) | John Eliot Gardiner conducting the Vienna Philharmonic (Deutsche Grammophon) | Roger Norrington conducting the London Classical Players (Virgin Classics) | Charles Mackerras conducting the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Virgin Veritas)
Reading: Mendelssohn: A New Image of the Composer and His Age, by Eric Werner, translated by Dika Newlin (Free Press) | Mendelssohn, by Philip Radcliffe, in the Master Musicians series (Dent) | Mendelssohn: A Life in Music, by R. Larry Todd (Oxford) | A Portrait of Mendelssohn, by Clive Born (Yale) | The Mendelssohn Companion, edited by Douglas Seaton (Greenwood Press) | Mendelssohn Remembered, by Roger Nichols (Faber and Faber)
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AT&T: Using APIs to Help Developers Build Great Apps Quickly
AT&T Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of IP-based communications services, with $128 billion in consolidated 2013 sales. Like many telecoms, the company faces competition from a range of non- traditional players, many of whom are using the company's network to offer their own over-the-top (OTT) services.
Challenges and opportunities
AT&T recognized the challenge of taking a sprawling, purpose-built network infrastructure and increasing agility and the pace of innovation. The company wanted a way to enable hundreds of thousands of developers to build great apps for its network, and ultimately deliver those new experiences to its customers.
"The transformation that is underway here is about unlocking the value of our platform and delivering new capabilities to our customers faster than ever before," said Jon Summers, AT&T senior vice president of apps and services infrastructure.
AT&T had a vision of "breaking up" its infrastructure and decoupling the layers of its network in a way that opened it to developer innovation. It turned to Apigee Edge to help accomplish this.
With Apigee, AT&T developed working prototypes of its initial APIs, which it introduced at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show. A year later, the telecom giant launched its API Platform, leveraging Apigee technology.
AT&T's APIs are now available as web services, and the developer on-boarding process has been reduced to as little as a few hours. In addition to messaging and billing APIs, the company now offers a payment API for in-app purchases and a suite of speech recognition APIs.
AT&T deploys Apigee Edge on-premises and deploys open, partner, and internal APIs to innovation inside and outside the company—among internal and external developers, as well as partners. It also employs Apigee Mobile Analytics for stability and performance at the device end.
"We operate at a scale that is fairly unimaginable to most people, so we need a company that most importantly can grow with us ... and understand both the cultural mandate change as well as the technology aspects.
The technology has to scale; the partner must grow with us on those dimensions. Also, the partner must be able to work with different business units that have very different mandates: the mandates of an internal API reuse are very different than that of an external developer exposure engine."Abhi Ingle, AT&T vice president, ecosystem & innovation, on why AT&T partners with Apigee
With the AT&T API platform, which runs on the Apigee enterprise API management service, the telecom has a rapid deployment method for powerful mobile applications, many of which are designed by developers that previously didn't have the opportunity or resources to work with AT&T.
With Apigee, AT&T's developer on-boarding time has shrunk from months to days, and sometimes hours. This has helped the company notch productivity gains of as high as 25%, in part because APIs enable code reuse, rather than requiring a fresh start for every new project.
Similarly, exposing systems through APIs has shortened the time to get a new app up and running by as much as 30%.
All of this has added up to some remarkable transformations in AT&T's service delivery. The number of API calls, for example, increased 15x to 4.5 billion, in the first two years of the program. By the end of 2013, the number of APIs on AT&T's platform grew to 1,455, compared to 78 just six months earlier.
According to Ingle, working with APIs has sparked cultural changes at AT&T: internal teams now compete with one another to see whose business has been the most "API-fied."
- Hundreds of millions of dollars in operating cost savings and incremental revenue
- Increased API calls by 1,500%
- Reduced developer onboarding from months to hours
- Thousands of developers build apps using AT&T APIs
- Apps up and running up to 30% faster
- Productivity improved by 25% by sharing internal APIs


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Gee.... We now have two GPL music fingerprinting algorithms:
Wonder if they'll combine?
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
Keep up with the latest Advogato features by reading the Advogato status blog.
If you're a C programmer with some spare time, take a look at the mod_virgule project page and help us with one of the tasks on the ToDo list!


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Family: Cupressaceae, Cypress view all from this family
Description Shrub or short tree reaching 3-6 m. (rarely to 9 m.) tall. Shoots thick relative to most junipers, 1.5-2 mm. diameter. Bark gray, stringy, shredding. Leaves arranged in opposite decussate pairs or whorls of three. Adult leaves scale-like, 1-2 mm. long (to 5 mm. on lead shoots) 1-1.5 mm. broad. Juvenile leaves needle-like, 5-10 mm. long. Cones berry like, 8-13 mm. in diameter, bluish-brown with waxy bloom, and contain a single seed (rarely two); mature in 18 months. Male cones 2-4 mm. long, and shed their pollen in early spring. Berries blue-red, dry and hard. Usually monoecious; both sexes on the same plant; 10% of plants dioecious, producing cones of only one sex.
Dimensions Height: 4.6-12 m. (15-40 ft.)
Diameter: 0.3-0.9 m. (1-3 ft.).
Habitat Mountains, Scrub, shrub & brushlands.
Range Rocky Mountains, California, Southwest.
Discussion Most common juniper species in Arizona, widely distributed throughout the arid West. Occurs in southern Idaho, southern Montana, and western Wyoming,
common in Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and southeastern California. Occasionally accompanied only by Pinus monophylla.
Seeds dispersed by Jackrabbits, mostly the Black-tailed Jackrabbit, rodents and coyotes. Many bird species depend on juniper berry-cones for fall and winter food. Foliage is grazed by mule deer when other foliage is scarce and during periods of deep snow.


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No need. You might hate me once you hear them on open package. In fact I fully expect some of the guys to be pissed. The finger pointing with. YOU GOT ME TO BUY THIS JUNK? And other expletives happening.
Just one is all you need. Besides, just because ClieOS and myself are making some lofty claim about how good they are doesn't mean everyone is gonna like em. Some may some may not. There is always someone that hates something about a sound..Be it a $7.11 cheapo or a 2G one. I would try them out when they are good n ready for your ears and you guys make the call.
These get the golden nuts from me ya'll. Look forward to everyone's take on em.
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Universal Fit
Skull Candy Smokin' Buds Earphones Black Rubberized
"These are definitely great sounding and well priced ear buds. I've never really had a pair that sounded this nice before and I only paid $40 for them. If you're into Dubstep, Trap, Hip-Hop, Rap, or other music like this, then you will definitely enjoy these buds. They have very nice low end performance that actually makes your ears vibrate a little and also have clear and pristene highs. For..." --backspace119
ViSang VS-R03 InEar HI-FI Noise Isolation Ear-Buds Earphones
The R03 is an upmarket professional-level earphone from well-known Chinese manufacturer ViSang. With quality materials used all-around, the build of the R03 is as venerable as the sound. Metal shells and a Cu-Ag alloy cable ensure longevity while the 10.7mm dynamic driver delivers crisp, powerful, and engaging sound. A uniquely patterned cable sheath provides flexibility and reduces cable...
Skull Candy Smokin' Buds Headphones in Purple / Purple- Ships in ''24'' Hours!
Skull Candy Smokin' Buds Headphones in Purple / Purple


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Quick Pic – Big Ol' Pile Of Narwhals
Inspiring ideas from customers!
The best and brightest chosen from images off facebook, flickr and instagram.
Have you ever seen such a cute, happy little bunch of Narwhals? Me either. Adorable inspiration from handmade3d on instagram. Make your own bundle of smiling faces with the Kawaii Factory pack.


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Now I just want to try all of these variations! It's beastly hot today in the northeast, and I've already got the slow cooker out and ready to go.ReplyDelete
Lydia, I love tacos in the summer; I think they're a perfect slow cooker summer dinner because you can add cooling ingredients like lettuce and salsa. Love them!ReplyDelete
It is way too hot to put the stove on, though at times I will cut the oven on early in the morning. I love the slow cooker. It's so easy, when you have so much going on.ReplyDelete
I agree; glad you like the idea of slow cooker summer dinners!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness what a great round-up of tacos!! Hmmm, which one to try first =)ReplyDelete
Cocktail Lady, glad you like it. Hope you enjoy!ReplyDelete
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Lace up your gloves and make your way to the ring as Showtime Boxing is about to punch its way onto the Nintendo Wii. You will have to box your way through the ranks if you want to make it to the big time. Featuring all the style and presentation of a big Showtime event this promises to be a real knockout.
Showtime Boxing utilises the Wii's innovative control schemes to put you in absolute of your boxer's attack and defence. Throw punches, dummy, dodge, block and duck all using the Wii Remote for the ultimate console boxing experience.


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Family: Cervidae, Deer view all from this family
Description A medium-size deer. Brown to grayish- or grizzled-brown above. White below. Tail brown, edged with white above; white below. Bucks antlers have main beam forward, several unbranched tines behind, and a small brow tine; antler spread to 3' (90 cm). Doe rarely has antlers. Fawn spotted. Ht to 45" (114 cm); L to7' (2.13 m); T to 13" (33 cm); HF 20" (51.2 cm); Wt male to 310 lb (141 kg), female to 211 lb (96 kg).
Endangered Status The Columbian White-tailed Deer, a subspecies of the White-tailed Deer, is on the U.S. Endangered Species List. It is classified as endangered in Washington and Oregon. This deer once ranged from Puget Sound to southern Oregon, where it lived in floodplain and riverside habitat. The conversion of much of its homeland to agriculture and unrestricted hunting reduced its numbers to a just a few hundred in the early 20th century. It now lives in a few scattered populations, and its numbers have climbed to over 6,000. Nonetheless the species remains quite vulnerable; in 1996 half the Washington population was wiped out by flooding. Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian Whitetail Deer provides critical habitat for these deer in southern Washington.
Habitat Coastal and inland floodplains, in woodlands and scrub.
Range Washington and Oregon.


text: Paulette Swartzendruber lost her three year battle with cancer Christmas Eve. She was not a field trial person she did hunt tests and had a few flat coats with master hunt titles. She was one of my first mentors that gave me a good foundation in dog training. She was also on the U.S. National Agility Team. She was a good dog person.


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New Tor Browser Bundles for Linux
The Tor Browser Bundles for Linux have all been updated to really include the latest Firefox, 10.0.2.
Tor Browser Bundle for Linux (2.2.35-7.2)
- Really update Firefox to 10.0.2
- Update libpng to 1.5.9
Please note that this time around, I made and signed the bundles as Erinn is travelling. I hope all the previous issues have been fixed, and would like to apologize for taking so long to get updated Linux bundles out. Please report any issues you find on our bugtracker.
You can find my gpg key's fingerprint on the signing keys page.
How did this roll-out error occur?
How much testing is involved with the Linux versions prior to release?
Do you have a list of users, public or private, who beta test each
new version prior to release?
Do you and/or the regular maintainer exist as the only testers prior to release?
I call for increased testing prior to releases, this was a sloppy job.
It's okay of we'd waited for quite some time. The important thing now is that we can already access the Tor Browser Bundles for Linux. Really excited to try it!
Thanks for everything! Most meaningful and best tool out of the entire internet.
Also I can't believe that guy basically called you and other sloppy lol. You don't bite the hand that feeds you.
The latest TBB version for Linux (2.2.35-7.2) doesn't work for me. Vidalia and Tor start up and connect to the tor network but Firefox won't start. When I try to run Firefox from the console I get this error ...
symbol lookup error: /home/lada/.tor-browser/App/Firefox/libxul.so: undefined symbol: gtk_widget_set_can_focus
I still have Erinn's previous version which doesn't produce this error. Any idea?
Thanks for your reply, Sebastian. I've just sent you an eMail.
Which Linux distribution are you using, and what version of Gtk 2 is included in it? It sounds like you have an older version of Gtk than the one this TBB was built against.
OS : Slitaz 3.0 32-bit customized Live CD
(stable since March 2010 but a little aging now)
... I've been using every TBB version since last September/October
with this setup and so far had no problems with this. It does look
like the problem is caused by the GTK+ version I have. Maybe
Erinn used an older version that works fine, too?
I just sent Sebastian an eMail.
I have the same issue with TBB 2.2.35-7.2 on 32-bit CentOS 6.2 (fully updated). TBB 2.2.35-7 works fine, so I will stick with it.
The IP: 18.104.22.168 was chosen a few times when I changed identity using the tor button, but when I checked it's status on https://check.torproject.org/?lang=en-US it always said "Sorry. You are not using Tor." what's up with that?.
Whois Server Version 2.17/2009-12-18 - whois.rotld.ro
Top Level Domain : ro
Maintainance : www.rotld.ro
Domain Name: limehost.ro
Registrar: Romarg SRL
Whois Server: http://whois.rotld.ro
Referral URL: http://www.inregistrare-domenii.ro
Name Server: ns1.voxility.com
Name Server: ns2.voxility.com
Domain Status: OK
Can someone please instruct how to download TBB via wget?
This is the output I get when I try:
--2012-02-20 22:32:29-- https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/linux/tor-browser-gnu-linux-i686-2.2.35-7.2-dev-en-US.tar.gz
ERROR: Cannot open directory /etc/openssl/certs.
Resolving www.torproject.org (www.torproject.org)... 188.8.131.52, 126.96.36.199, 126.96.36.199, ...
Connecting to www.torproject.org (www.torproject.org)|220.127.116.11|:443... connected.
ERROR: The certificate of `www.torproject.org' is not trusted.
ERROR: The certificate of `www.torproject.org' hasn't got a known issuer
I don't trust this release. You are not the one who is suppose to be signing it. I want Erinn Clark to sign it as usual. This is a potential security threat. I don't have any way of knowing if this new signature is legit.
Ditto! Tor Project is getting to big for its britches! Every release there seems to be an error, and Erin seems to not be up to the job.
I filed bug reports MONTHS ago about insecure settings (e.g., white lists in NoSript) - even Mike Perry agreed with me - but STILL, MONTHS LATER Erin hasn't fixed the issue!
I feel she lacks sufficient understanding, and I will no longer use TorBrowserBundle, I will build it myself.
The bundle is far from secure, lacks needed about:config security settings (which I filed bug reports for, to no avail), and lacks important about:config settings to increase surfing speed (which I filed bug reports for and even Mike Perry agreed with my report).
I have donated hundreds of dollars to Tor, but I will never again donate until you all get your sh*t together!
You need a group of beta testers, because it quite obvious Tor project does little to no testing, especially on Windows boxes.
Does anybody actually think that there aren't major issues?
Now that we have agreed on that I want to tell you the reason.
It is a lack of funding. Even with millions of dollars these guys are experts and experts require money and incentives like the rest of us. I work with many other projects and the #1 problem is there is never enough funding. The Tor project needs someone to step up to the plate and work with them on fundraising who isn't directly involved in development, packaging, etc. A volinteer to start and an employee by the end of the year. This is easily doable given any volinteer able to bring in money to the project could be paid from the resulting increase in funding.
These guys and gals need to eat, relax, and have fun let alone save for retirement like the rest of us.
I am committing $400-$800 as a sponsor to the Linux Mint project. This is not entirely a good-will endevour. I'm far from rich. The thing is the project has eyeballs and there is a strong business case for getting your name attached to such a project.
The Tor project should start a sponsors program like Linux Mint has.
The top 3 sponsors are shown on every page of the Linux Mint website, and all sponsors contribution appear in the "monthly stats" communications, every month, on the website, the blog and the forums.
"The organization consists of many volunteers and a few employees."
Things like this could be done by a volinteer initially. I am betting that alone could easily draw in $100,000 a year. How long does it take to get such a program up and running? We are probably talking days at the most. The thing is there isn't anyone doing it right now that I'm aware of. Even if there is more people focused on this (other than the developers) would help to fix these types of issues. It shouldn't be neccessary for Erin to go on fundraising expiditions.
This is a serious breach of security protocol... why bother verifying signatures then?
me neither. waiting for the next release. not using tor till then.
Sebastian, I tried to verify your signature but was unable to locate your public key. Neither pgp.mit.edu nor subkeys.pgp.net found something in response to: gpg --search-key 0x140C961B
Where do I find your key?
I have an error:
[???????@localhost tor-browser_pl]$ ./start-tor-browser
Launching Tor Browser Bundle for Linux in /home/??????/Pobrane/tor-browser_pl
Cannot mix incompatible Qt library (version 0x40603) with this library (version 0x40704)
./start-tor-browser: line 206: 24776 Przerwane ./App/vidalia --datadir Data/Vidalia/
Vidalia exited abnormally. Exit code: 134
I use keys.gnupg.net and found the key. Then check gpg --list-sigs and view correct signatures from Erinn, Andrew and Jacob.
7.2 starting and works fine on Debian-Squeeze. No problem with finding keys and cross-check Erinn signatures on the key. Thank you for the update!
What do you mean by you cross-checked it with Erinn's signature?
I think I know what you mean although I'm unsure how to do it. Essentially what you mean is you can check Sebation's key is legitimate using Erinn's. People may not have Sebation's key or know who he is even though they know and trust Erinn's key.
For those people who don't know maybe you can tell us how to verify that Erinn trusts Sebation's key.
I downloaded this version and deleted my previous version however this version doesn't work for me (browser does not start).
How can I download an older version to work around this problem?
p.s. the is the 2nd time I posted this comment but the first one didn't appear.
do you have an opinion concerning adding adblock plus to the firefox in the bundle vis-a-vis security?
My couldn't use the method provided at https://www.torproject.org/docs/verifying-signatures.html.en to verify Version 2.2.35-7.2. My downloaded file sha1sum is b83c21d1f7965df69ec0a71cef22abc8f3024d14, is that OK?
this release can't open firefox on centos 6.2 for me
can we safely update firefox addons through tor when using tbb?
Will the Tor browser bundle be updated with HTTPS everywhere 2.0 (see the announcement at eff.org) in the near future? I see that the Tor pages recommend not adding plugins to Firefox included in the bundle, but is there any reason not to update HTTPS to version 2.0 now?
Thanks for all of the hard work!
I would really like to see the tor browser itself as a seperate download, packaged as a fork of mozilla or whatever so that we can download these components from the normal linux repositories, seperately, and run it with the standalone tor.
This could also be useful for people releasing for instance, tails, or liberté, as they can package the same software.
Not to mention people that use tor for other applications like irc.
I believe there are still many people installing tor this way, and are using either other browsers, or the latest firefox with the now (unreccomended) tor button, with the about:config changes.
I think its great to leave the tbb as it is, thats fine, but for many we are installing tor via our system repositories (this keeps us updated!)...
And becaues of the fingerprinting issues we should all be using the same software, at least for now. Could you consider adding code similar to ip-check.info to https://check.torproject.org. so people also know their configurations are set up properly?
Therefore, please release the aurora tor browser as a seperate project/build/whatever, so we can download it via our OS.
I would go so far as to say to eventually make the tor browser a seperate project, specifically, a "privacy browser," so that people using vpn's and jondonym would also benifit from using it. The increased user pool would also help with maintainance.
Please make a list of the specific configs that are now becoming "reccomended" as far as the tbb--including the polipo config file so people who have their own polipo can use the same setup as the tbb, and also the reccomended about:config changes.
Until this is done, for those using firefox, I have the latest firefox and the torbutton, but where is the list of the specific changes? Are any of the "patches" made to firefox potentially distiguishing fingerprint-wise compared to a non-patched firefox running the torbutton/no script?
There has been some discussion of this issue here:
My biggest question is: Is there a way to Not use tail or a non-torified application? I frequent two IRC networks that block most of the tor exit nodes, and I have to keep shuffling identities until either one works, or the ops let me in.
I also frequent a popular forum that has a habit of merging accounts if the accounts use the same/similar IPs consistently. I just don't want my account merged with another tor user's, although the owner has consistently stated that using IP maskers such as VPNs and Tor is at out own risk.
Still, I digress. Is there a way around torifying my irc client and maybe an instance of Ice Weasel, on tails?2


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Yesterday I posted about a caller to a local talk show talking about HDTV conversion.
You have responded… some in the comments section, but many of you have made the choice to email me directly.. thanks, I really appreciate it as it is a great discussion.
I am going to share one of those emails with you, but first let me give you my take on this whole HDTV situation.
I own a HDTV, but really don't have a dog in the fight. I couldn't really care any less about the issue. Your local TV stations say that it is the government that is forcing the issue. You all know that the air waves of TV are owned by the government (READ… US). The broadcast networks are pushing this issue because of the money. It is too expensive to broadcast in both analog and digital. So it comes down to technology and the dollar. That is all.
So here is the email I promised you. Like I said, I appreciate it… keep them coming.
I'm perplexed also so I'll put it in scouting terms. Let's say that BSA decides that as of the 100 anniversary of scouting in America, the old uniform can no longer be worn. After all, the new style uniforms are made of better material and a better design. Everyone would benefit from wearing the new uniform. After all, a full uniform is only what $50, $60, $70?
If you don't like it, you don't have to be in scouts any longer. No one will force you to spend the money, you just can't participate.
The point is that the switch to digital TV is a mandate, not a choice. Instead of broadcasting in both analog and digital and slowly switching over over a number of years, there is a hard cut over. TV Stations in Houston TX only started broadcasting in digital about a year ago.
What is the life of a TV 10, 15 years?
How many TV's are ending up in the land fill?
I don't agree with your post (or the switch to digital).
So was my response to this reader:
It's your right to disagree…
2 things.
First… no where in any BSA rules, policies, or regulations is a uniform REQUIRED. It is a method, but NO Scout is denied access to Scouting due to lack of uniform.
Second…Try to buy an 8 track tape? Did you know that the last manufacture of VHS tapes left the factory 2 days ago.. there will be no more… Switch to DVD or you get nothing.
Mandate.. yes.. it is too expensive for broadcast networks to have both analog and HD… so we switch because they switch…or you don't watch TV. Our government has "Given you an opportunity" with the coupons for the box, if you fail to take advantage of it… that's your CHOICE.
Thanks for the comment, but it will still come down to a choice… You don't have to have TV to live, in fact you could probably do well without it. You don't have to have a uniform to be a Scout.
So it's all about choices. Cost of a uniform is no excuse… my son purchased his NEW Centennial uniform from money in HIS Scout account which he earned by collecting cans, shoveling snow, mowing lawns, and baby sitting. A Scout is Thrifty. He has made choices to pay his way (with the help of mom and dad).
The point of the post is that excuses and complaining get you no where. You make a choice to take action either way.
Agree or disagree, it is you that will decide what you are going to do about it.
Thanks again.
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