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s/iPad/ANY TABLET/g
But they're not using ANY TABLET, they're using iPads.
Dont want them kids saying the virus ate their homework!
I got internet on a 28.8kbit line in 1996.
If somebody told me: look, in 15 years they will still study on books I would have ROTFLMAO.
Which is pretty sad. They're presenting text and maybe some images, the "textbooks" should be platform agnostic.
I'm willing to bet half of the administrators of these schools have never heard of any alternatives to iPads and so never considered any of the more logical choices (e.g.any e-reader)
I'm willing to bet half of the administrators of these schools have never heard of any alternatives to iPads and so never considered any of the more logical choices (e.g.any e-reader)
It's this, combined with some odd effect I'm sure marketing has named, but I remain ignorant of the lingo.
For example, it's like how if I take my Kindle out in public, someone asks me if "The Barnes and Noble Kindle" is any good, too. "Oh, Sony has a Kindle out, too, did you hear about that?"
I don't listen to music on an mp3 player, I listen to music on "an iPod."
To my parents, when I get home, I play "Nintendo." Not the Wii, not the Playstation, not the 360 -- The Nintendo Nintendo, the Sony Nintendo, or the Windows Nintendo.
And nowadays, you don't buy a tablet PC, you buy "an iPad."
The most successful member of a product group names the group, permanently.
The term you're looking for is genericized trademark, I believe.
This isn't new and isn't exclusive to technology. It started in earnest, it seems, in the 1950s (the great age of commercialization) when certain companies wanted their trademark to be the name for a generic product.
You've actually got that completely backwards. Companies go to great pains to prevent their trademarked names from being diluted to the point that they become generic terms for a product category. In fact, companies like Xerox have taken out ads in publications like Writers Digest imploring authors to not abuse their trademark by using their trademarked name as a verb, as in "I xeroxed a copy" (note the lower case).
The reason is that trademarks, unlike copyrights and patents, must be actively defended to be maintained. That's one of the big differences between trademark and copyright. If you don't actively defend your trademark, it can ruled to have been abandoned and you will lose your exclusive right to use it in the marketplace. On the other hand, by rigorously defending your trademark, it can effectively last forever, unlike copyrights which (theoretically) expire.
Companies definately want you to think of their products first, but you will find them very hostile if you use their trademarked name generically, especially if it's to describe a similar product offered by a competitor.
This kind of maneuvring can also be seen a little with Apple and its insistence on using its own terminology.
Like AppStore. They could have avoided all kinds of trouble if they just would have said it is the iOS package manager, and its called "AppStore," rather than entirely glossing over the generic form of what it actually is. Had they done this, there would have been no hubbub about every mobile competitor all calling their package managers "appstores." Then again, its just as likely it was incompetant tech journalists that caused that.
Around here, all dark soda drinks are "coke".
Then again, it doesn't have to be good, it has to be short. iPad is easier to say than a Samsung Evo Touch G1 Plus Z. Android name courtesy of http://androidphonenamegenerator.com/ [androidpho...erator.com]
Remember when PCWorld used to be one giant ad for whatever PC program-of-the month was paying them? Now it seems that it panders to Apple too.
The "article" is just one giant love fest for the iPad, arranged by the founder of "iPhome". Oh well, at least they managed to mention "Kindle" once.
That was my impression too. In particular, a love fest for iPhome, the padded-foamy-holder.
The sad thing is, I don't even know if you're joking.
But then again, speaking of Kindle, it itself became the Apple of eInk devices, where you'd figure the Kindle was the only one available as no other manufacturers ever get mentioned. Even back in the day when it was only Amazon and Sony, and maybe some smaller manufacturers, Sony didn't exist in most article authors' world, even though they had a superior reader.
Not if the company that made the software only wrote it for ipad....
sed you're my hero.
I'd love to see them try this at a title 1 school.
Little kids with ipads in the inner city? they're gonna get mugged for their 'textbooks'
I thought the standard book industry line was that the cost of printing is only a few dollars, most of the cost is for authors, editors, copywriters, etc., and that's why e-books are priced very near print books.
That should be doubly so for textbooks because you're not just making up stories and writing them down plus you have to have special content like illustrations, photographs, and quizzes.
There aren't special discounts because the e-book is being sold for the iPad, are there?
"iPad books cost so much less...It's a legal alternative for students who are using BitTorent [to pirate books]."
with actual textbooks(for 3rd graders), you'd think that doing superficial changes to layout is the biggest cost beside printing.
the books for that cost what they cost because they can cost. think of the children etc..
The case of textbooks is special for many reasons. First, students (and I am talking University Students here) MUST buy them. No choice in the matter. Second, there has long been a lively secondary market for used books. This infuriated the main line publishers, that they couldn't get fresh money for fresh books every semester/quarter/year. Third, to counter this, they collude with the authors, and have frequent revisions. Never changing much, but enough that lesson plans would be altered with the wrong edition text. Thus, it is rare that a text is god for more than 2 years between revisions.
Couple that with the fact that there is a limited run on text books (never a large production run), a captive market, and thus really high prices, and you get a very warped market. The publishers are actually happy to sell a reduced price electronic version, DRM'd, to each student, and cut out the secondary resellers.
That said, when I chased my Physics degree, for my core, I always bought new, marked them up, and keep them. Today, my two volumes of Graduate level Quantum server merely to intimidate coworkers.
Couple that with the fact that there is a limited run on text books (never a large production run), a captive market, and thus really high prices, and you get a very warped market. The publishers are actually happy to sell a reduced price electronic version, DRM'd, to each student, and cut out the secondary resellers.
Which of course makes the argument bogus, if you lost the resale value they didn't actually become any better value. But that's what you get when you use math from the ed-uh-cation department.
How so? Part of the reason they charge so much for textbooks (not all of the reason by any means, but definitely part of it) is that they know there's a thriving market in used books. Especially for books used in non-core classes, a textbook company can expect that at best one in three students who are taking a class that uses their book will actually buy the book. A textbook is current for usually four to six semesters, but you have to figure that at least some students will buy new on principle, even in non-core classes. It's probably more like one in four, but we'll go with three. Let's also assume that production of the physical book is 15% of the cost of the book (it might be less, but text books are legitimately more expensive to print because of the higher paper quality and often having lots of color pictures).
So you have an e-book version that (thanks to DRM) you can guarantee will get sold to every single student who takes a class using it, plus you save the 15% on production costs. You can probably sell it for 1/3 of the amount you sell the dead tree version for, undercut used book prices, and still make more than you used to. On top of that, if you can get most students to use the e-book instead of the physical book, you can slow down your release cycle (since you no longer have to worry as much about students cutting into your profits by buying used) and save still more money.
The electronic version might be cheaper, but it will be cheaper by 5%, or some trivial amount like that, just like eBooks. iPad versions of text books won't "cost so much less."
You haven't seen grade school ipad cases. you can beat someone to death with the screen side and cause no damage to the screen. I watched a kindergarten psychopath kid go insane on one and jump up and down on it.
I am trying to track down what the case is and if it's available in black instead of bright purple.
This is absolutely wrong. My wife's Math books last semester were $400 more for the text book over the e-book version. That paid for our new iPad.
But they are not. My wife has available most of her college textbooks on kindle or ipad. They cost the SAME as the paper book. but you can "rent" them for 3 months instead.
Fun part is it's easy to crack the "rent" feature and strip the DRM so you can keep the book.
I don't know how long this will list. Middle child heads straight off to the Khan Academy when he wants a second opinion on one subject or another. Oldest child was so pissed at his thermo textbook, that he spent a summer trying to write his own. Textbooks for older kids are just documents, they don't need some fancy app.
Second, there has long been a lively secondary market for used books. This infuriated the main line publishers, that they couldn't get fresh money for fresh books every semester/quarter/year.
Until you get to college anyway. Then the publishers "lobby" the professors just like big corps lobby the congressmen, and get them to change what textbook they "require" for their class every few years. Books bought in the spring for $250 are bought back by the book stores that fall for $24 because they won't be used there next semester.
It would be nice if universities required the profs to list the book costs and the average resale value of books bought for their classes in the course list. Then when you had three profs teaching African History and two of them have average end costs of $100 and one has $300 because the prof keeps changing books, enrollment for that one prof plummets and his department head threatens to cut that class off the list. That's the only way to fix that problem.
Hard to say how effective it would be though - so many college students haven't learned how to manage money and are on a "spend/charge/loan now, worry about pay later when I get a lucrative job" attitude that they really don't pay as much attention to up-front costs as they should.
It would be nice if universities required the profs to list the book costs and the average resale value of books bought for their classes in the course list. Then when you had three profs teaching African History and two of them have average end costs of $100 and one has $300 because the prof keeps changing books, enrollment for that one prof plummets and his department head threatens to cut that class off the list. That's the only way to fix that problem.
You act as if professors work in the bookstore with a database of book prices open on their computers. Having been university faculty, I know professors are "shielded" frrom the price of the books they select for pedagogical (as opposed to financial) reasons. Usually, faculty submit a list with titles and authors to administrative staff who then notify ordering faculty of new editions and other changes to the book order. Faculty get desk copies that have no price; faculty do not know how much the books they choose to best teach the subject cost.
In your scenario, it's quite likely that the faculty requiring more expensive texts will have better, more authoritative, more current texts than the faculty with less-expensive texts. Price is not a guarantee of quality, but it sometimes provides a quick index to value.
Many professors hardly ever use their textbooks, making having the things a waste. Not only do they not know the cost (which they could easily look up if they ever cared to), but they listed as required a book that was never opened. It's one thing if you require and use a textbook; it's an entirely different story if you never even use it.
For example, when I took Calculus III, we never even opened the textbook once. All lessons were done old school with a chalkboard and overhead projector. We didn't even use the book for assignments; we were given homemade worksheets and electronically posted problems. It was the same for the previous two courses: We never cracked the book open except for a single instance in Calc I.
University is for learning. The idea is that you open the textbook on your own to gain a deeper understanding of the topic than you had time to cover in class.
University is for learning. The idea is that you open the textbook on your own to gain a deeper understanding of the topic than you had time to cover in class.
This. If you have to constantly resort to the book, the professor isn't doing his or her job. For most of my college courses, books were more of a "second opinion" that I could reference when I had trouble understanding something.
But there are requirements to list books and prices! The federal Higher Education Opportunity Act requires colleges and universities to make public lists of books and other materials that will be required for each course by the time of students are expected to enroll in those courses. This was supposed to drive down the cost of textbooks because it will give students more time to find online prices. As a professor, I haven't noticed much of a change since this law took effect in July 2010, the prices in the bookstore are still outrageous.
And putting the problem sets into a textbook, instead of a cheap paperback workbook ensures the buying of new textbooks. They don't need to be in the same heavyweight book.
The cost difference between my wife's Math textbooks and their equivalent e-book version was $400 for us last semester. In other words, an iPad pays for itself in one semester of school.
When the book costs upwards of $200-300, expect those illegal downloads to increase.
..It doesn't matter. When you drop an iPad, it's costly to replace. But I'm just preaching to the choir now...
Funny thing...
I've deployed around two thousand iPads in our district (and another 500 or so iPod Touches). 1700 (iPads and iTouches) or so to students, another 800 or so to admin/faculty.
Theft of device:
Students: 2.
Faculty/Staff: > 15.
Physical breakage (screen, headphone jack, etc...).
Students: 3.
Faculty Staff: > 20
Students have had devices for nearly three years. Adults, for about eighteen months.
Kids take care of the devices better than the adults (at least in our environment); weird, but there you go...
I wonder if the kids had more of their "life" on the pad then the adults.
No, as a AV engineer and consultant I have observed the following. Teachers are incredibly dumb compared to the kids in regards to technology. Almost to the point that they are "special needs".
I have several educators that complain that when they press a button on a touchscreen that if something did not happen, they don't press it again, they crawl under the desk and start crying and proclaiming that the system is completely broken and needs to be replaced. These people may understand education, but they are incompetent when it comes to using any form of technology.
I have multiple teachers in my family and I watch the news. The background is little johnny comes to school with a black eye on occasion and no one cares when you report it, doesn't really matter why. Little johnny breaks the $100 whatever (window, computer keyboard, mouse, textbook, lab equipment, whatever). Well its gonna be hard to look him in his black eye tomorrow, so the written report will be the teacher somehow broke it, even if she tells the kid its going on his permanent record, the actual written report which the kid never sees is going to be a bit different. This lead to comical written reports, "explain why did you put elmers glue in the keyboard again, ms art teacher?". Theres a lot of cover up going on. Then too there's a bit of fairness. Little johnny who you know gets beaten at home gets a cover up... why punish little sally for dropping the ipad just because you think she isn't being beaten? Are you sure? If she shows up dead tomorrow how will you live with yourself? Should "good" parents have to pay replacement money as a punishment for being "good"? If you determine it was an honest accident and "teachable moment" or whatever about responsibility, you just put it on your account instead of the kids account and move on.
All you're really proven is that about 90% of the time, damage is just an honest mistake / accident. Teachers can and do nail the kid to the wall if its blatant like smashing the device over another kids head, or intentional destruction, or hitting the teacher with it, or some kind of 3-strikes and you're out personal policy, but that kind of stuff is kinda rare.
...actually, the adults I'm referring to are mostly administrators (the kind that haven't seen a classroom in twenty years and twisted funding to acquire an iPad to go along with their desktop, laptop and smartphone...).
I've found both classroom instructors and students to be careful with equipment (I'm the Apple sys-admin, I really don't deal with the Windows side of the house -- so my exposure to the Dells (netbooks, laptops and desktops) is non-existant in my day to day operations).
Primarily, when I hear
That's interesting. How old are the kids? I'm guessing that most kids just live with the headphone jack problems rather than report it.
Also, if they know the break was their fault they may just get their parents to buy them a new one.
Do they have to return the ipads at the end of the year? It'll be interesting if the ratio of broken/lost devices continues at the end of the year.
They run the full spectrum. K-12.
We have a large scale K-2 program where the iPads are used in center-based learning. We have carts used for shared classes and we also have 1:1 deployments. Students don't take the devices home (which buffers the percentages quite a bit, I realize).
I wasn't really tossing the original comment in as any kind of "fact"; just anecdotal observation. Most of our kids come from economically challenged families -- and most of our instructors are exceptionally dedicated to their
I have a son with severe autism, who uses an ipad to communicate. He's non verbal, and has a low IQ. Not only has he instinctively figured the iPad out, and used it in ways we never dreamed possible, but he's pretty rough on the thing. He's tried to eat it, he's dropped it, slept on it (he is 9, so not a tiny tot), sat on it, gotten it wet many times, (Both from the above mentioned trying to eat it, and from having it near liquids) and it is still fine. We got a great case (gumdrop) and although I don't recommend doing what he does, it's still fine once you take the beat up case off. We also paid for one of those "if you smash it under your car we'll replace it" plans, which I normally avoid. If I knew the case was going to be this good...
* Something that can screw up the kid's back for life.
Have you seen the size of these kids' backpacks? Not saying that the iPad is the best answer, but at least it would lighten those loads.
...and they could have just have easily been using Netbooks or Laptops for this. And the advantage of a laptop is that these starving students would save themselves even that $600 the tablet costs as they need a laptop for real work anyway.
...and they could have just have easily been using Netbooks or Laptops for this. And the advantage of a laptop is that these starving students would save themselves even that $600 the tablet costs as they need a laptop for real work anyway.
An iPad doesn't cost $600. And a netbook wouldn't save anything because they need a laptop for real work anyway.
...and they could have just have easily been using Netbooks or Laptops for this.
Perversely, the walled garden means management cant intentionally add spyware to them as easily as a PC. Laptops take 5+ minutes to boot and load all the inventory monitor, virus scanner and its updates, OS updates, keyloggers both management approved and downloaded accidentally off the internet, and the battery is dead by the end of the first class... then what?
If you go laptop, you need a AC power outlet at each desk, which is going to be expensive to wire, and the kids are going to stick wires in there to intentionally electrocute each other.
If you go tablet, the kid needs to carry... the tablet. Charge it at night, it'll run all day. If you forget, the old fashioned dunce chair in the corner becomes "the charger chair" to sit next to the teacher's charger and wall outlet. If you go laptop, the kid needs to carry the laptop, the power adapter which will get lost or forgotten, the power cable from outlet to adapter which will get lost, the inevitable ipod/phone USB charger cable (lets face it, its gonna happen) and probably an old fashioned ethernet cable for locations/times when wifi is not available, and probably a flash drive or two to trade music files with friends, and add a random USB cable or two to hook up to printers/scanners/etc that are not on the LAN (Printer on the lan at work is convenient, on the lan at school means the local 2600 readers are going to anonymously print goatse out on the principals office printer, therefore no printers allowed on the lan at school). The laptop PLUS accessories is going to be bulkier and heavier than all but the stoutest Calc or Physics books, negating most of the purpose.
Yes, I've read textbooks on a regular old fashioned desktop. I suppose I could on a laptop or netbook. It just makes more sense to use a tablet.
"Jennifer Kohn's third grade class at Millstone Elementary School in Millstone, New Jersey, mastered the iPad with minimal training."
Mastered meaning they learned objective-c and xcode and now have multiple million unit selling apps?
...how this lady chirps for one particular piece of equipment. Who paid her ?
I'm not suspicious at all. Occam's razor leads me to believe that she just likes it more than lugging around expensive single subject text books. Most of the time, things are really just that simple.
When an e-ink device is a fraction of the cost of an iPad & has the classroom advantage of being better suited for text and poorly suited for games, I come to the conclusion that she is either paid for or stupid.
But why would you limit yourself to a worse UI than the actual textbooks*? I think the point is to improve on them. In fact, the article shows interactiveness and animation.
I never had an iPad (or laptop, for that matter) on my classes, but certain animations on e.g. Wikipedia or videos projected by teachers were certainly helpful to better visualize some concepts.
I know someone will reply that they learned just fine by decoding morse in their head while they walked barefoot uphill both ways, but I think it
Colour textbooks don't work so well on e-ink displays.
Seriously, the slashdot mantra that anyone who disagrees with the supposed "right" choice (as dictated by whatever company is the current demon du jour on slashdot) is clearly a paid shill is just fucking tiresome.
Might it just be possible, in some infinitesimally small chance, that she's positive about the whole thing because it's actually been something positive?
But why would she say iPad and not tablet? There are huge numbers of tablets that compete with the iPad.
Because the creator of iPhome, a case designed for the iPad, arranged it.
Teachers love to teach the device not the concept.
I grew up in an era where you had to own THE TI-81 in school, and we were taught at the detail level of individual button press solely to use that calculator. not any other brand. not even any other model. Simply not allowed. In fact we were tested on exactly which keys on a TI-81 were required to graph a certain segment of a sine wave, for example.
I know it sounds insane, because it was, but since it was a stupid idea, I'm sure its being vigorously enfo
Because... they're using iPads... and she's... relating her experiences?
She's under no obligation to say "of course other tablets are available". She's not writing a slashdot comment that is slightly positive of Apple and thus must include a ton of disclaimers about how she's aware Apple didn't invent the tablet, or the GUI, or the mp3 player, or the ebook reader, or the concept of textbooks on an electronic device.
And there may be "huge numbers" of tablets, but not many that compete with the iPad. Off the
During my day job, I use a computer for about 8 hours. I then use a computer for my classes for approximately 2 or 3 more hours--and that's on a good day. If I have time before bed, I then use a computer to watch something online as I avoid overpriced cable or satellite charges this way. After all this effort in using a computer, I still have yet to feel like my computer is helping my life out in any way.
I'm charged with a pupil's responsibility of sorting through the bullshit "companion documentati
As a parent who's eldest has just started secondary (high) school I say the sooner they move to e-books the better. Its not just about money. I am concerned about the weight of textbooks my 12 year old daughter has to lug around. They have lockers but regularly brings home 10kg or more of books for homework or study. The problem has gotten much worse than when I was a school kid because
a. Schoolbooks are bigger, glossier and consequently heavier and
b. Every subject now has a separate workbook which doubles up the number of books.
So I would welcome the transition to ebooks with open arms but I wonder if the technology is ready yet. On the hardware side battery life is critical. Between school time and homework the kids could be using the tablet for 8 hours a day. With even the best of current tablets that means forgetting to plug in overnight could lose you a whole schoolday. On the software side I am also concerned that the whole e-book industry is still a mess with conflicting standards and restrictive drm: "I am sorry but we won't be covering Lord of the Flies this year because you cannot get it in XYZ format".
Creating a reliance on a locked-up platform doesn't make much sense for a school.
That seems like exactly what they've been doing for over 30 years.
That's kind of why textbooks have more or less been re-using the same core knowledge yet costing more and more each year. They haven't been improving the way they teach the material as much as the "buy a new book every year" mantra would lead most to believe.
As a solution, and also a 'value-add', they've got a per-student login system to the book publisher for online versions of the books.
It's been a disaster.
Leaving aside that not all kids have unfettered internet access at home - those kids get real books early - it was easily one month into the school year before they got the kids accounts and passwords to read the books. Each kid needs their own login.
Then: you're relying on each 6th grade kid to write down a case-sensitive login and password in class, then try it at home. Since they might not have homework that day for that class, it may be a week before they get around to checking the login. When it doesn't work, you then need to communicate back to the teacher - through your kid - for a better password. The "lost password" link just says "talk to your teacher."
We finally were able to successfully log in to two text books mid-November.
For another class, the teacher provided a 40 character long, case-sensitive URL for the kids to log on and check for homework. WTF?
Apple has an entire team dedicated to education, they have the entire Maine school district, Los Angeles, Texas, Hawaii and several other states using their hardware so it is only natural that these same customers will move to iPads.
The issue here is textbooks on the iPad are cheap now because of marketing and getting people on the platform, once there the prices rise, one other thing would be 3rd graders using iPads, guess how many are going to get broken and need replacement, plus only a smattering of schools purchased accidental damage coverage from Apple, the rest just got "Apple Care" which only covers manufacturing defects not accidental.
Apple is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the education market, they've been farming it for quite some time and they do it well.
Get over root access, the majority of users shouldn't have anything greater than limited application access to computers much less root access.
Loose bits sink chips.


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This recipe hardly needs an introduction. Especially if you're a peanut butter connoisseur. Or even if you're just a plain old peanut butter lover.
It's a bread. Infused with copious amounts of peanut butter. That is all.
Tee-hee. I would never leave you hanging like that!
I needed a way to celebrate the homemade grape jelly I made. Something a little lot more special than plain old sliced bread. Because in all honesty the grape jelly I made for the very first time with my very own two talented hands is some of the best stuff in the entire world.
(Not to brag, but I am bursting with joy over successfully making my own jelly for the second time that is far and away better than any of that highly-processed, high-fructose laden stuff they try to pass off on you in the market and I had to tell someone!)
No more walking away from the jelly aisle empty-handed, forcing me to eat peanut butter sandwiches with butter on them instead of jelly like my Grandma taught me. Bless her heart.
This is exactly like eating a spoonful of peanut butter. Or a peanut butter sandwich. It sticks to the roof of your mouth. Have milk handy! And jelly helps too! Especially when it's homemade. Did I tell you it's the best stuff on the face of the planet? The two together are over the moon!
Sweet, fluffy peanut butter bread!
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a standard-sized loaf pan and set it aside.
- In a small bowl whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- In a separate large mixing bowl beat butter and sugars on low speed 2 minutes, Beat in peanut butter then egg and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl.
- Add flour mixture and beat on low until combined, the batter will be very thick and crumbly. Pour in milk and beat on low until batter is smooth.
- Add batter to loaf pan and evenly spread it out. Bake for 50 minutes or until the center springs back when pressed with a fingertip.
- Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely.
Adapted from Tate's Bake Shop

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A few days after she turns sweet 16, Bedford County resident Taylor Steele will experience a less typical milestone.
Born and raised in Hopewell, Taylor has traveled thousands of miles from Pennsylvania to Alaska to train and race in the Junior Iditarod XXXVI, taking place Feb. 23 and 24.
The race, which starts in Wasilla, Alaska, and is open to teenagers ages 14 to 17, is typically 150 miles, but the distance can vary depending on trail conditions, said Taylor, a 10th-grader who is home schooled while racing, but normally attends the Northern Bedford School District.
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Taylor Steele holds two puppies at the Ididande Kennel, Seward,?Alaska, in August.
Taylor arrived in Alaska Dec. 13.
Taylor's interest in dog sled racing began when she was about 7 or 8 years old, she said. She had a Norwegian Elk Hound she remembers hooking to a wagon. Over the years, she owned different dogs, and eventually raised her own dog team and began racing. Taylor's family owns Blue Vision Sled Dog Kennel.
The 2008 movie, "Snow Buddies" - a Disney movie about a dogsled race in Alaska, got her interested in the sport, she said. Later, Taylor would meet one of the dogs from the movie. She also met a musher in Breezewood, Herb Brambley, who got her interested in traveling to Alaska.
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2011-12 races
n Second place at the Trappers Special Sled Dog Race in Salamanca, New York
n Two first places at Cooper's Lake Dryland Race, Butler County
n Third place at Winterfest Jim Lobdell Memorial Invitational Sled Dog Races, Warren County
n First place at Sinnemahoning State Park Dryland Race, Cameron County
n First and second place at Cooper's Lake Dryland Race, Butler County
Follow Taylor's journey on Facebook under Taylor Steele Racing. Follow the race Feb. 23 and 24 online at www.iditarod.com.
To make a donation to help fund Taylor's dream visit: http://www.gofundme.com/17olxg
Taylor's mom, Julie Steele, said she thought it might be a phase her daughter would grow out of, but she has given it her heart and soul.
She told her mom when she turns 18, she will lose her to Alaska, Julie Steele said.
Taylor's goal is to race the Junior Iditarod and then one day be the first woman to win the adult Iditarod. To even race, a musher must have three major races under their parka, Julie Steele said.
Taylor is in good hands in Alaska.
At one point, Taylor met Danny Seavey, who was involved with the Iditarod.
Now she is training with a member of the Seavey family. Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod in 2004, and his son, Dallas, won the race in 2012. Dallas was the youngest person to ever win the race at the age of 25.
"They got really good dogs. They like never get tired," she said. "They just want to run."
Taylor is training with Conway Seavey, 16, who won the Junior Iditarod in 2012.
"Training for this race isn't an easy undertaking," Conway said. "You have to be seriously dedicated to charge out for a 15-hour trip at 40 below in the middle of the night. It's a real responsibility, too, as you're in charge of your entire team's safety in everything from sled handling to moose attacks.
"Mushing absorbs a huge portion of your life - it's not just about training," he added. "From September to February we focus on the nutrition, health, equipment and strategy needed to care for, train, and race almost 30 sled dogs."
Taylor worked at the family's tour kennels - Ididaride Kennel - in August. She got to know Mitch Seavey more during that time, and in October, he offered her a Junior Iditarod team, she said.
Taylor traveled to Alaska for the first time in 2011 with her father, Sam, and her sister, Samantha Steele, 13. She also has a brother, Patrick Rinehart, 22.
Sam Steele has raced motorized vehicles such as snowmobiles, but never animals, he said. He supports whatever his children get into as long as it's positive. Taylor is putting in a lot of work, he said.
Training is the hardest part of the endeavor, Taylor said.
Fall training is done on a four-wheeler, she said. Then training is two days on, one day off.
But once on a sled, Taylor is mushing daily for two 40-mile runs, alternating two different teams of dogs. The 40 miles takes about four hours on average. In between runs, they rest for five hours.
Taylor will pick dogs from both teams to make an ultimate team for the race, she said. Taylor began training with six dogs and recently added two more. Eventually the team will grow to 10, she said.
"The most important part of building any team is understanding and connecting with the dogs," Conway said. "We started the season with a bunch of rowdy, goofy sled dogs, and the goal is to end up with a team of athletes that trust and respect each other. Taylor has made a great connection with her dogs in the short time she's been here, and they definitely approve of her."
Conway and Taylor will race against one another.
"Our main goal right now is to get the best two dog teams possible to the start of the race, so it's more of a team than competition," Conway said. "Once the race starts, however, she's on her own."
Conway joked he didn't reveal all his secrets, though.
Taylor said the sport is physically and mentally demanding. Besides working with the dogs, Taylor has to keep herself warm, fighting against facial windburn and frostbite on eyelids.
"You just got to know what you're doing," she said. "You got to know how to run dogs. You got to keep the speed balanced."
Taylor said scratching is when a musher does not finish the race for a variety of reasons, including illness.
She said snowmobiles follow the mushers in case of an emergency. Mushers cannot carry rifles, and are not permitted any outside communication during races, she said.
During the race, the mushers and their team of dogs take a 10-hour break, Taylor said. In that time the dogs rest, and Taylor must cook and care for the animals, including bedding them down for the night. The mushers then enjoy a camp-out.
At that point, the mushers learn their position in the race so far, and then head back out on the trail, she said. After the race a banquet award ceremony is held.
The winner receives a $5,500 scholarship, a new sled, computer and tickets to the adult Iditarod race awards banquet Sunday, March 17 in Nome, Alaska. The adult race takes place March 2 and 3.
A pre-race known as the Willow Junior 100 Sled Dog Race will take place Feb. 8 and 9.
The top five mushers to place in the Junior Iditarod race get at least $1,000 each, Taylor said.
Although racers win prize money, clothing to protect the musher in the cold temperatures and equipment are expensive. A dog and a sled cost $5,000 each, she said. Pants cost $300, while a parka costs $1,000, said Taylor, who is borrowing from the Seavey family.
Her father, Sam, supports Taylor morally and financially, he said.
Sponsor donations cover gas money to get to races, she said. She has a wish list of items listed on the webpage www.gofundme.com/17olxg, where she is also accepting donations.
Taylor, who also plays piano, shows at 4H and runs, has always loved animals, she said. Seeing the dogs happy makes her happy, she said.
Alaska's landscape is a bit different than Taylor's native Pennsylvania.
Running into the occasional moose does occur, Taylor said. There are two types of moose - "mean" and "scared," she said. A mean moose will charge, but a scared one will just run off, she said. A musher just has to wait the moose out, she said.
The temperatures vary from day to day, she said. January is the coldest month with temperatures at -30 degrees, she said. The views can distract from the cold, though. The terrain in Alaska is beautiful, she said.
Taylor has people rooting for her back home.
Taylor buys her sleds from Johnn and Nancy Molburg who run the 18-year-old business, Arctic Star Dog Sleds, in Tyrone.
"For a teenage girl she is remarkably focused for what she wants to do, which is she wants to run sled dogs," Nancy said.
The Molburgs and Taylor belong to the Pennsylvania Sled Dog Club.
Nancy said of the 150 members in the group, a lot are families, and less than 10 are from the area.
Johnn said Taylor has natural skills and is totally dedicated to dog sledding. Now, she is gaining experience at a higher level, he said.
Julie Steele marveled at what 15-year-old girl wants to go to the cold and rough Alaskan terrain. She is proud of her daughter in many ways, but also worries about her, she said. While she wants her to live out her dream, the mom in her still sees her as her baby.
Her mom said whether she wins does not matter. She is proud of the effort she has put forth.
Taylor has to be physically strong to do the work involved with racing such as carrying 50 gallon buckets, she said.
"She's 100 pounds of fighting fury. That girl is strong as a horse," her mom said. "There's no stopping her."
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabeletto is at 949-7030.


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O'Reilly Book Excerpts: JBoss: A Developer's Notebook
Managing and Monitoring JBoss, Part 1
JBoss is a J2EE-1.4-certified, open source application server with more than a million downloads to date, so if you're not developing with JBoss yet, it may be time to give it another look. To that end, we're offering this two-part excerpt from JBoss: A Developer's Notebook. But before we delve into what this excerpt offers, you might like to know what the book itself has to offer.
As with all of the books in our Developer Notebook series, JBoss: A Developer's Notebook provides practical hands-on labs that take you through the application server's critical features step by step--you don't just read about JBoss, you apply it. The book's nine labs explore JBoss installation, its many configurations, deployment security, persistence, and more.
JBoss: A Developer's Notebook also introduces the Web Console, an advanced version of the JMX Console, and that brings us to today's excerpt: In part one of Chapter 8's "Managing and Monitoring JBoss" you'll learn how to get started using the Web Console, how to work with its enhanced monitoring capabilities as well as MBeans, and how to create snapshots of your data over regular intervals.
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The stage is set for some cracking Champions League quarter-final ties, with some of the best players in the world ready to go head-to-head.
And the absence of Premier League competition will soon be forgotten once Zadok the Priest dies down, and the players take to the pitch. Because this year's competition has a lovely mix of big-name favourites and under-the-radar "dark horses".
Borussia Dortmund, Paris St Germain, Malaga and Galatasaray each will fancy a place in the semi-finals, and each - with the possible exception of Malaga - have a superstar striker.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski and Didier Drogba all have the quality to spring a surprise. Real Madrid and Barcelona will just be pleased to have avoided one another.
The biggest casualty is likely to come from Bayern Munich versus Juventus. Both lead their respective leagues by healthy margins, both have been impressive in the Champions League, and both possess world-class players.
Each of the four match-ups have intriguing sub-plots, from Drogba meets Mourinho to Pirlo versus Schweinsteiger.
Here, GMF takes a look at some of the key battles to look forward to starting the first week of April...
Bayern Munich v Juventus | Andrea Pirlo v Bastian Schweinsteiger
A re-run of the Euro 2012 semi-final. That day Pirlo had the edge, as Toni Kroos gave him too much space to operate, and he was allowed to affect the game as only he can.
Kroos once again could be the man closest to Pirlo, but Bayern Munich will want more from Schweinsteiger than he showed in the Germany-Italy match.
That day, restricted by a troublesome foot injury, the centre-midfielder was laboured and sloppy in possession. On his day though, he's a complete centre-midfielder.
The two most prolific passers in the Bundesliga and Serie 'A', Schweinsteiger (74 passers per match) and Pirlo (80 per match) lead their respective leagues in this category. Lose possession, and it could be a while until you get it back.
Javi Martinez, Toni Kroos, Schweinsteiger versus Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Claudio Marchisio - whoever gets the better of the midfield holds the edge in this one.
Paris St Germain v Barcelona | Zlatan Ibrahimovic v Barcelona defence
The return of Zlatan. After leaving Barcelona in 2011, a flood of headlines followed - 'I was bullied by Messi and Pep', 'Barcelona are mediocre', 'Pep has no balls!'.
It's safe to say it was an acrimonious departure - Ibrahimovic clearly not a fan of the Nou Camp way. But he's a hugely talented striker, and he'll be the focus of Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique's attention.
Because Barcelona don't have the tightest defence - Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Malaga have all conceded less in La Liga, and they looked vulnerable at the San Siro.
Lucas Moura, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Javier Pastore provide a creative backbone, and the Ligue 1 leaders, with the Ligue 1 top scorer, should pose a real threat.
Real Madrid v Galatasaray | Didier Drogba v Sergio Ramos
Real Madrid will be quietly pleased with this draw. A trip to Turkey is rarely straightforward, but Jose Mourinho will be confident of progression.
He'll also be reunited with his former-Chelsea battering ram, Didier Drogba. On the pitch, the Galatasaray striker will be up against Real Madrid limpet Sergio Ramos.
Expect it to be a fiercely competitive, hugely physical encounter. With Drogba inching towards full fitness, and Burak Yilmaz in top form, this could be a tasty battle.
Malaga v Borussia Dortmund | Jurgen Klopp v Manuel Pellegrini
Free-scoring Dortmund versus goal shy Malaga. The Germans are lethal on the counter, while Malaga are yet to register a single La Liga goal on the break. This could get tactical.
Two of the game's most in-demand coaches go head-to-head in this one. Pellegrini, linked with Manchester City, favours 4-4-2, while Jurgen Klopp, linked with Chelsea, prefers an expansive, fluid attacking lineup.
And with Mario Gotze, Marco Reus and Robert Lewandowski he's got the players to pull it off.
Dortmund will be favourites, but Malaga have the second best defensive record in La Liga. Pellegrini versus Klopp - an opportunity to get a glimpse of a future Premier League manager?
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Did you know that approximately one out of every five Americans becomes ill with influenza each year?
The flu is a serious respiratory illness that is easily spread and can lead to severe complications, even death, for you or someone you love.
The best way to prevent influenza is to receive the annual flu vaccine, and to make sure everyone in your family receives it as well. The flu vaccine is both safe and effective, and it will help protect you and your family from influenza.


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Dr. Soncerey Montgomery shared five "apps" Thursday with Project Potential students that would help them download success.
Dr. Soncerey Montgomery shared five "apps" Thursday with Project Potential students that would help them download success during their journey through high school, college and life.
Montgomery, an author and professor at Winston-Salem State University, was the guest speaker at the annual banquet at the J. Smith Young YMCA that recognize students from both Lexington middle and high schools. The event highlights seniors as the 2013 graduates of the program and eighth-graders as this year's Project Potential recipients.
"You must position yourself carefully for success," Montgomery said. "Understand right now your life is showered with success."
Montgomery said she wanted to help the students reflect on their current achievement, future plans and what it takes to be successful. The five apps were self-motivation, dream bigs, embrace your challenges, link arms and stay connected with like minds and make a difference.
With the self-motivation app, Montgomery said it was okay for the students to pat themselves on the back and become their biggest cheerleader. She also encouraged them to make time for themselves and do something that makes them happy. She said the students were being celebrated because others saw the potential in them and they should think outside of their comfort zone. To embrace challenges, Montgomery said everyone has to change their perceptions and how they think about obstacles, because you gain strength in the struggle. She noted that it's important to stay connected with other students with the same minds for them to be able to help others. Montgomery encouraged students to make a difference in the lives of others in a meaningful way by thinking how can they keep the ball rolling and pay it forward.
"Enjoy this moment. Develop and polish your personal brand," she said. "Dreaming big can get you great results. Those rainstorms become our rainbows. You're uniquely positioned right now."
She said they needed to not only download the apps, but also activate them to work.
"I charge you to activate these principles. Make these apps part of your success plans. You are positioned to do great things. Go out and be amazing! Keep rising," Montgomery said.
Project Potential is a program that identifies promising students in the eighth grade who may not be able to afford college. Officials with the program encourage students to reach their full potential by conducting themselves responsibly throughout their high school careers.
"It really has helped me," said senior Malik Perkins. "I don't think I would be going to college without Project Potential. They gave me the tools to succeed. They also taught me how to be a good student and all-around person. I'm so glad this community supports it. Without the community they wouldn't have the tools to support us. Any success I have ... I owe it to them."
To receive the $3,500 scholarship after graduating, seniors had to maintained a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher, abstain from criminal activity, conduct themselves properly and with respect in school and in the community and participate in extracurricular activities or hold down a part-time job — through all four years of high school.
In return, students receive a college scholarship that will allow them to continue their education and prepare them for the world of work and living as an adult.
"It's more like a blessing than a scholarship," said Perkins, who plans to study business at Winston-Salem State University. "I knew school was obtainable, but realistically I didn't know how to get there. They encouraged me by supporting and guiding me. They give you strength to succeed."
Taylor Huynh, another senior, has enjoyed having one-on-one interaction with Chevon Burton, Project Potential site coordinator, whenever she needed help. Being a first generation college student, Huynh commends Burton and her college coach, Lisa Horne, for being there to help her. Huynh plans to attend East Carolina University.
"It makes you feel great to know you have support outside the school system. They support your dream of going to college," she said.
Huynh even had advice for the recent eighth-graders selected for the program.
"Definitely use your resources. They are there for a reason. Take advantage of all the opportunities they provide. They will be really beneficial," she said.
The banquet also celebrated the selection of graduating middle school students, who will be eligible for the scholarship if they adhere to the program's criteria. The money is based on the cost of two years of study at a community college and is donated by businesses and individuals.
"I'm excited," said eighth-grader Hannah Smith. "It feels like I did really good with my grades. Like I'm getting a reward. This will help push me. It makes me feel really good knowing I'll have help going to school."
Another eighth-grader, Hector Mendoza, was honored to be selected. He knew about Project Potential from older cousins who participated in the program. He heard they take college trips, help in the community and host seminars that help them be better students.
"I feel special," he said. "This will push me harder to study and get this opportunity. This will help me reach my goal of going to school."
The program has been providing scholarships to students in Davidson County since 1996. A scholarship committee selects students who are nominated. The money is donated by businesses and individuals. Project Potential also holds a big fundraiser, "Dancing with the Potential Stars."
"I'm glad they're giving back to the community and giving us opportunities that might not have happened," said eighth-grader, Tyeree Steele. "It feels good like I accomplished something. This gives me something to keep pushing for. It will keep me on my toes so I won't slack off. I'm looking forward to going to college and getting an education, and achieving something in life."
The 2013 Project Potential recipients (eighth-graders) are: Jordan Allison, Cameron Baker, Jaelan Banks, Norman Bowers, Demitra Cicero, Lizeth Cruz, Shakira Dawkins, Ania Escobar, William Gillespie, Breyzi Gonzalez Mota, Ciera Gordon, Isaac Guadarrama, Alex-Guiterrez-Mendez, Sara Harb, Neida Juarez, Tatiana Keo, Hector Mendoza, Luz Perez-Couto, Mulan Phay, Vichey Prom, Raul Rubio-Chavez, Hannah Smith, Matthew Snider, Tyeree Steele, Santerra Suggs and Alan Ysidro-Compean.
The 2013 Project Potential graduates (seniors) are: Kirstyn Brewer, Justin Burton, Ty'Quez Byers, Rogelio Caballero, Vivian Contreras, Karina Cornejo Soto, Jennifer Davis, Mardi Hach, La'Khia Hargrave, Nicholas Hutton, Taylor Huynh, Jordan Laws, Harry Meak, Irvin Montiel, Brandy Payne, Malik Perkins, Deja Spooney, Dwight Terry, David Valdez, Imani Watkins and Da'shanna White.
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Tea and Talk Series
The Tea and Talk Series is a forum for roundtable dialogues between visiting scholars and Montclair State University faculty on international issues. After a presentation by the speaker, the table is opened to lively and sometimes provocative discussion. A variety of sweets and teas are offered. The following Tea and Talk events are held in the Global Education Center Conference Room, located at 22 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043. Space is limited; please call 973--655-4185 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve your seat.
Past Tea and Talk Series Events
Tea and Talk
Sponsored by the Global Education Center and
The Research Academy for University Learning
Monday March 7, 2011 3:00pm
Global Education Center Conference Room
Harnessing Agency:
Toward Developing A Learning Model that Particularly
Engages with Marginalized Students
June Pym
University of Cape Town
Throughout the world, students entering Higher Education institutions are increasingly presenting diverse range of experiences, knowledge and understandings. How can universities respond to the challenge of not marginalizing 'difference'?
Dr Pym will discuss a successful Academic Development programme in a Commerce Faculty at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. The programme has managed to achieve good results in recent years by moving away from deficit models of academic development for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. She draws on five years of data to illustrate how students' home discourses have influenced their negotiations of institutional discourses. Many of the students have shown considerable agency in gaining admission to university despite their social backgrounds, but experience a crisis of confidence and self-esteem in the new environment. The new model of academic development has responded to this context by providing a more flexible, value-added approach to curriculum which attempts to harness students' agency as well as foster a sense of belonging to a learning community. Dr. Pym will discuss some of the range of interventions that have been put in place specifically to develop a culture of learning and to promote social connectedness, identity and agency.
Dr June Pym is Director of the Education Development Unit at the University of Cape Town. The program has approximately 800 equity students and is based in the Commerce Faculty. She directs the unit, as well as leading all teaching and learning initiatives in the faculty. Her research interests are focused on educational change, diversity, teaching pedagogy and issues impacting on teaching and learning. She is currently a visiting scholar at MSU working with Ken Bain in theResearch Academy for University Learning.
Space is limited. Contact 973-655-4185 or firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve.
Tea and Talk
Sponsored by the Global Education Center and the Art and Design Department
Contemporary Art Trends in New Zealand
Wednesday February 16, 2011 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Special Collections Room, Sprague Library
Henry Symonds
Dean of Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design,
New Zealand
Visiting Scholar Henry Symonds will discuss trends in contemporary art in New Zealand as they have emerged in a post colonial culture with a particular reference to those artists, both Pakeha and Maori whose practice straddles and addresses the country's distinct bi-cultural society.
Dean Symonds received his BFA degree from the Michaelis School Fine Art, University of Cape Town South Africa and subsequently completed graduate study in Art Education at the Rhode Island School of Design as well as an MFA from the Elam School of Art, Auckland University, New Zealand. He is currently Dean of Instruction and Undergraduate Studies at the Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in Auckland. While teaching drawing, painting and theoretical studies in the undergraduate program, he also supervises studio research in the MFA program. He is chiefly a painter and his work deals with the notion of 'translation' in the broadest sense of the term. His research interests center around Post colonial studies with a particular focus on Settler Cultures. He is also interested in migrant and diaspora issues as pertaining to cultural interfaces as well as the particular challenges of training artists in the current global environment.
Space is limited, please call 973-655-4185 or email@example.com to reserve.
Spring 2010 Tea and Talk Series Events
Tea and Talk Sponsored by
Brown Bag Forum on International Issues
Co-sponsored by the
Global Education Center and the School of Business
Globalization of Asian Universities
Wednesday, March 31 at 3:30pm
Partridge Hall Room 423
Jin-Kyu Lee
College of Business Administration,
Korea University
Visiting Scholar Jin-Kyu Lee, currently a professor in the Business School of Korea University, was formerly Dean of the Graduate School of Labor Studies and President of the Korean Academy of Management. He received his Ph. D. from The University of Iowa. He has been a visiting professor at Waseda University in Japan and the University of Hawaii and was an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University. He was also a College of Economics Research Fellow at Tokyo University in Japan. Dr. Lee has acted as an advisor to numerous companies including Hyundai Distribution, Hanhwa Chemical Companies, and has published numerous articles on human resource management, organizational behavior, business ethics and strategic management.
For further information, please contact email@example.com or email@example.com
Information Session
Fulbright Scholar Program Opportunities for Faculty
Wednesday, April 28 at 1:00pm
Special Collections Room, Sprague Library
Guest Speaker: Athena Mison Fulay
Program Officer for Outreach, Fulbright Council for
International Exchange of Scholars Institute of International Education
Are you interested in becoming a Fulbright Scholar?
Lecturing & research opportunities in over 130 countries
- Get advice on which country to apply to and how to make contacts abroad
- Learn how to prepare the Fulbright application
- Explore how your department can host visiting foreign Fulbright scholars
Interested faculty are encouraged to attend.
Please contact 973-655-4185 or firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve a seat.
Fall 2009 Tea and Talk Series Events
Tea and Talk Sponsored by the Global Education Center
Thursday November 5 at 3:00pm
Sprague Library Special Collections Room
Sustainability, Resilience,
and Revitalization:
The City of Manila, Philippines
Robert Taylor
Manila is a prime example of a city without proper management planning and the potential to become a major environmental hazard. This talk explores the results of a Fulbright Research grant on revitalization of Manila. Based on the principles of sustainability, resilience and community support, Professor Taylor examines community views on the problems facing the city, how they can be brought into the sustainability management process, and the most salient recommendations for air, water and land ecologies in Manila.
Robert Taylor is a professor in the Dept. of Earth & Environmental Studies. The present talk is the product of his second Fulbright Award, to Manila, Philippines at De La Salle University.
Call 973-655-4185 or firstname.lastname@example.com to reserve a place.
Tea and Talk Sponsored by the Global Education Center
Wednesday October 28 at 3:00pm
Sprague Library Special Collections Room
Ethiopia Then and Now:
Reflections on a Fulbright Fellowship
Phillip LeBel
In the current pre-occupation with global economic recovery, the continuing challenge of development for low-income countries is sometimes overlooked. With a nominal per capita GDP of $150 and life expectancy at just under 50 years, Ethiopia provides a compelling example of the difficulty in achieving economic development under a wide range of economic policies and circumstances. Ethiopia's rich and ancient history provides a backdrop to this drama, and points to a much more complex environment than the sometimes dire images of famine with which Ethiopia has so often been associated.
Based on a series of visits to Ethiopia, Dr. LeBel will provide a portrait of a country steeped in tradition, swept up by revolution, and determined to break out of a seemingly never-ending cycle of poverty. Comparisons are drawn from the 1960's, the 1980's, 1990, and most recently, through a Fulbright Senior Fellowship in the Faculty of Business and Economics of Addis Ababa University during the spring of 2009.
Tea and Talk Sponsored by the Global Education Center
Wednesday October 28 at 3:00pm
Sprague Library Special Collections Room
Ethiopia Then and Now:
Reflections on a Fulbright Fellowship
Phillip LeBel
Spring 2009 Tea and Talk Series Events
Date: Monday April 27th at 8:00 pm
Revisiting Russia: A Discussion with Director Slava Tsukerman about Perestroika
Date: Monday March 30 at 2:30pm
Contemporary Indian Art:Re-Interpreting Traditions from Post-Colonial Artto the Vibrancy of Today; Hanuman Kambli
Date: February 26th at 2:30pm
Mongolian Identity in Modern China: Living within the Seduction of Urban Life, by Dong Ying
Date: March 5th at 5:30pm
Poetry Reading by Anthony Kellman
Date: Wednesday February 18th at 2:30pm
Topic: Nuestra America: Re-Approaching the Americas from a European Perspective
Speaker: Ulla Kriebernegg


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Subject Guide — British History
0 Maag Library provides access to books and articles on American History in a variety of formats. The resources and tips on this page can help you locate the resources you need. For additional assistance, please contact me directly or at Ask a Librarian.
A bibliography of British history, 1914 – 1989 Ref Annex Z202 .R63 1996
Containing over 27,000 entries, this unique reference will be absolutely essential for anyone with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with introductions to each chapter, a large range of topics is covered. The volume offers an invaluable guided tour by a leading historian of the bewildering plethora of publications on twentieth-century Britain.
The Blackwell encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England Ref DA 152 .B58 1999
The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England covers the history, archaeology, arts, architecture, literatures and languages of England from the Roman withdrawal to the Norman Conquest (c.450 – 1066 AD). Drawing on contributions by scholars of international standing, the book comprises a series of some 700 articles by 150 contributors, arranged in alphabetical order, describing the people, places, activities and creations of the Anglo-Saxons. The articles are illustrated by maps, line-drawings and black and white photographs; the book is accompanied by a comprehensive table of the 'Rulers of the English, c.450-1066', and by a classified index of head-words to facilitate access to the Encyclopaedia itself.
Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837 Ref DA 480 .B75 1997
More than 1,100 signed entries by 250 scholars cover political, economic, literary, intellectual, artistic, commercial, and social life, and spotlight some 600 prominent individuals and families.
The Cambridge illustrated history of the British Empire Ref DA 16 .M29 1996
This book looks at the experience of colonialism in North America, India, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the empire on Britain itself. Emphasis is placed on social and cultural history, including slavery, trade, religion, art, transport, and the movement of ideas.
The Columbia companion to British history Ref DA 34 .H64 1997
Covering 2,000 years of British history in 850 pages, this comprehensive work contains 4,500 dictionary entries that not only cover political and constitutional history, but also provide information on social, economic, religious, military, naval, legal, and cultural history. Special features include a list of all kings and queens of England and Britain along with a list of prime ministers with their dates and nine line drawn maps that include topics such as "Growth of the British Empire," "Tribal Britain," and "England and Wales during the Time of the Romans."
A Dictionary of British history Ref DA 34 .D52 1983
In approximately 3,000 entries, the Dictionary of British History describes the British Isles, their politicians and people, battles and bards, institutions and occasional iniquities. The main body of the book is complemented by a 40-page chronology enabling the reader to see the relationship between historical movements and personalities.
The encyclopedia of Britain Ref DA 27.5 .G37 1993
This book provides a panorama of Britain's past and present in 6,000 entries alphabetically arranged. Has facts and statistics about history, politicians, pop musicians, sports personalities, businesses, literature, architecture, art, scandals, disasters, battles, and current affairs.
England Ref DA 27.5 .D29 1993
This selective, annotated bibliography is a blend of over 2,000 reference, and informative studies and descriptions of all aspects of English life, its history, customs and traditions, as well as its business and financial expertise, its changing industry, and its efforts to solve some severe social problems.
Medieval England: an encyclopedia Ref DA 129 .M43 1998
This valuable reference work offers answers to questions on all aspects of life and culture in medieval England-art, architecture, law, literature, kings, commoners, women, music, commerce, technology, warfare, religion, and many others. It takes as its scope English social, cultural, and political life from the Anglo-Saxon invasions in the fifth century to the turn of the sixteenth century. The Encyclopedia also traces England's ties to the Celtic world of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, to the French and Anglo-Norman world of the Continent, to the Viking and Scandinavian world of the North Sea, and to the world of medieval Christendom. The result is a detailed portrait of the English Middle Ages and their key historical events, personages, and cultural contexts.
NTC's dictionary of the United Kingdom Ref PE 1704 .J36 1996
A comprehensive guide to the language, culture, history and geography of the United Kingdom. The dictionary presents 13,500 entries and nearly 17,000 definitions of contemporary and culturally historic concepts, regional terms (including expressions from Wales, Ireland and Scotland), names of royalty and customs, as well as definitions of slang, colloquial and idiomatic expressions.
The new Arthurian encyclopedia Ref DA 152.5 .A7 N48 1996
A chronology of landmarks in Arthurian history, archaeology, literature and art. A map showing major sites in Arthurian legend and history. More than 1,300 entries made by over 130 contributors. 92 photographs and illustrations. More than 90 entries on Arthurian characters.
The Oxford illustrated history of the British Army Ref DA 50 .O94 1994
From the Napoleonic Wars to the battle of the Falklands, from the pike and musket to the Challenger tank, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army brings to life the colorful and far-reaching history of this long-lived institution. Lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred and seventy black-and-white pictures, twenty-four color plates, and fourteen maps, this volume provides a wealth of historical detail as it takes readers on a lively journey through the annals of the British Army.
Books can be found through MaagNet, the Maag Library online catalog or through the OhioLINK Catalog. Use MaagNet to locate items available through Maag Library. Use the OhioLINK catalog to locate items available through other OhioLINK institutions. These items can be requested and delivered to Maag Library for pickup.
For more help finding books, see Finding Books.
Browsing for books
History resources are located throughout the library: items in the Reference Room, Serials and in the circulating collection are all arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Once you locate a book or journal that is useful in one of these areas, you can locate information on the same or similar topics by locating the same call number in the other areas of the library. See Call Numbers and Floor Plans for assistance. Some of the call numbers where you will find British History information are:
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- DA 1-995: Great Britain
- DA 20-690: England
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An Oakland County native who won a high-stakes poker tournament last year was unable to repeat.
Clarkston native and Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes graduate Ryan Riess was ousted from the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas Thursday, according to the Casino City Times.
Riess thanked his supporters via Twitter.
"Thank you everyone for all the support over the last year," he tweeted. "It has been one hell of a ride."
Riess won $8.4 million in last year's event.
According to the report, no one has won the event, which is paying out $10 million this year, in consecutive years since 1988.
PHOTOS: Clarkston native Ryan Riess wins World Series of Poker
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Irma was a beautiful woman. The portrait freezes her in her blond, blue-eyed prime and flowing satin dress. She is smiling and looking up and into the future.


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A gunman charged onstage at a packed nightclub and opened fire on the band and crowd, killing top heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three other people before a police officer shot him to death, authorities and witnesses said.
Police spokeswoman Sherry Mercurio identified three of the victims of Wednesday's shooting as Abbott, who played for the Texas-based band Damageplan, and two other men, Nathan Bray, 23; and Erin Halk, 29.
She identified the gunman as Nathan Gale, 25, of Marysville, 25 miles northwest of Columbus. She said there was no information on a motive or any connection to the band.
Damageplan had just begun its first song at Alrosa Villa club when the man shot Abbott five or six times at point-blank range, a witness said.
Abbott, 38, one of metal's top guitarists, and his brother, Damageplan drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, were members of Pantera, the Grammy-nominated thrash-rock pioneer that enjoyed wide popularity in the early 1990s.
The witness, 22-year-old Chris Couch, said he was standing about 30 feet from the stage when he saw a man wearing a hooded sweat shirt walk up to the stage, followed by a bouncer and another club employee.
The man in the sweat shirt climbed onto the stage, started yelling and opened fire on the guitarist, then shot a bouncer who pulled him off the musician, Couch said.
Police spokesman Sgt. Brent Mull said that after shooting at band members, the gunman fired into the crowd. The gunman was shot and killed by patrol officer James D. Niggemeyer, who arrived shortly after the shooting began, police said.
"If the officer wasn't as close as he was, I think this would have been a lot worse," Mull said. "It was a chaotic scene, just a horrific scene."
Mercurio said Niggemeyer, 31, was patrolling nearby when he heard the call about the shooting. He entered the club through a back door and was directed to the stage, where he saw one person lying dead and the suspect holding onto another person, Mercurio said. His deadly shot probably saved other lives, Mercurio said.
The name of the fifth person killed was not immediately released. Mercurio said family members were still being notified.
Thursday morning, a dozen yellow roses, still in plastic wrap, lay near the entry to the low-slung beige building that since 1974 has hosted mostly heavy metal acts. The 641-person-capacity club, just off a freeway exit on the city's north side, sits amid motels, small businesses and office complexes.
After the shooting began, Couch and a friend headed for the exit along with a tide of hundreds of fans.
"It was definitely a grudge. It was against something," Couch said.
Amanda Stankus, 19, who attended the show with Couch, said she initially thought the shooting was part of the show. "I just saw the guitarist fall down, and we decided to get out of there," she said.
The Abbott brothers produced Damageplan's debut album, "New Found Power," which was released in February. Other band members are vocalist Patrick Lachman and bassist Bob Zilla.
"Damageplan carries on the tradition Pantera started, the ... hell-raising tradition we were all about," Vinnie Paul Abbott told The Dallas Morning News in October. "We do play some Pantera songs. Me and Dime wrote them, and we feel like we have the right to play them. But the focus is on Damageplan.
"It took awhile for some of the Pantera fans to accept it; we knew that was gonna be the case," he said. "Change is something that people have a hard time accepting. But me and Dime intended on doing this our whole lives."
A message left with Atlantic Records Group, which oversees Damageplan's label Elektra, was not immediately returned.
Damageplan's Web site said Darrel and Vinnie Abbott grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where their father, country songwriter Jerry Abbott, owned a recording studio.
Telephone numbers for Darrell and Jerry Abbott are unlisted and could not be reached early Thursday by The Associated Press.
Pantera, known for its fast, aggressive sound, recorded several albums in the 1990s, attracting a massive cult following. The third release, "Far Beyond Driven," debuted at No. 1 in 1994, surprising chart-watchers and critics alike. Other hit albums were "The Great Southern Trendkill" and "Reinventing The Steel." A song by the band became the Dallas Stars hockey team's signature tune in 1999.
Pantera was nominated for Grammies for best metal performance in 1995 for "I'm Broken" and in 2001 for "Revolution Is My Name."
The video "The Best of Pantera: Far Beyond the Great Southern Cowboys' Vulgar Hits" hit the top 10 for music-video sales earlier this year; another video, "3-Watch It Go," hit the top 10 in 1998.
The shootings came exactly 24 years after John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York apartment building by a deranged fan.
Dozens of messages were posted to the Dallas band's Web site after the shootings.
"This is the worst day in metal history," one posting read.
"The metal world feels your pain," another wrote.


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This is proven daily by Microsoft.
In fact, I suspect that could be applied to an incredible number of consumer products and politicians.
Indeed. BTW, this Slashdot story misquotes Woz too. He did say that Android would likely dominate. What he was misquoted about was the quality of Android vs. iOS. He said he prefers iOS apps over Android apps but he thinks Android as an OS will likely dominate over time.
Indeed. BTW, this Slashdot story misquotes Woz too. He did say that Android would likely dominate. What he was misquoted about was the quality of Android vs. iOS. He said he prefers iOS apps over Android apps but he thinks Android as an OS will likely dominate over time.
You're sugar coating it. He said
"Android phones have more features,"
"Almost every app I have is better on the iPhone."
and he expects Android
"to be a lot like Windows... I'm not trying to put Android down, but I'm not suggesting it's better than iOS by any stretch of the imagination. But it can get greater marketshare and still be crappy."
I believe that these days Toyota is the number 1 car manufacturer in the world. Of course, even if their brake problems have been overblown in some cases by people looking for an excuse for their bad driving skills, their recent quality record is not exactly spotless.
You might say they are a runaway success.
"I'm not trying to put Android down, but... it can get greater marketshare and still be crappy."
Did he say anything else the first time he was quoted? It's true, he NEVER said that Android was or ever would be better, just that it would become dominant.
Windows is dominant in PC OS market share, but is it better than OS X? For me personally, yes (just like Android is much better than iOS for my taste), but it's definitely not a question that can be answered objectively.
Same thing here - Wozzy admits that openness and variety will always trump a closed off controlled system, but is still of the opinion
Is exactly the same battle as Apple vs. Microsoft a decade ago. And Apple will lose again for the same reasons: Inflated price, locked platform, and developer exclusion. Woz sees the obvious. Jobs apparently does not.
Is exactly the same battle as Apple vs. Microsoft a decade ago. And Apple will lose again for the same reasons: Inflated price, locked platform, and developer exclusion. Woz sees the obvious. Jobs apparently does not.
Is Apple losing? Apple's in a really great spot - they're raking in cash. So is Microsoft, except that Apple is moving far less units than Dell, HP, Acer and other hardware manufacturers, so their actual costs per sale is lower and margins are higher.
They also only have 2 iPhone models out that's outselling individual Android phones out there. The only reason Android phones are "winning" is the sheer number of models of Android phones out there. They also rake in close to 50% of mobile industry profits, despite only having anywhere from 1-2% total mobile marketshare. All the other bigger companies (LG, Samsung, Nokia, RIM) are scrapping over the remaining half, despite accounting for over 90% of units shipped.
Yeah, Apple is losing. Apple's not participating in the race to the bottom, instead letting Dell, HP, Acer, HTC, Samsung, LG, Nokia compete against each other driving their margins and profits down.
Apple in 10 years? Well, I don't know. Just like I don't know where Microsoft willb e in 10 years. Or what Android will be in 10 years. Hell, in the past 10 years, we saw the rise and fall of PalmOS, and the rise and fall of Windows Mobile. Symbian's a bit longer lived. Android and iOS may not even exist in the next 5 years.
Apple's mistake the first time around was sacrificing software sales to spur high margin hardware sales. That was a huge mistake because as Microsoft proved the real money was in the software. This time though the opponent is giving away their software for free and there's no way iOS can beat that for market share. Even if Apple did open iOS to other phones it wouldn't help. The whole locked platform/developer exclusion is just pure idiocy though. That part isn't making them any money at all.
And Apple will lose again...
If Apple is losing, please sign me up to be a loser like them...
Hint: "Winning" isn't necessarily measured by market share.
Who cares, really, whether a phone is running Android or iOS or Symbian or Wee-Go or whatever embedded OS?
The underlying OS is irrelevant.
It's the user interface that counts. That and only that. The underlying OS just has to be good enough, that's all. That's what made Windows win over other OSes. And that's what's making iOS so popular at the moment in the phone world.
Most people don't care which OS it's really running. They care what you can do with it, and how easy this can be done. That's it, and tha
Android of course is not crappy but it is no competitor yet to the iphone. The device fragmentation is horrific yet, hopefully at some point that will work itself out. My roommate has a droid myself the iphone she is constantly fighting the more difficult to navigate interface. She is not a techno junkie and finds it much more difficult to work with due to the additional flexibility in the interface. The other issue is performance, the performance is just not there running mainly jvm code. Hopefully at some
I believe the apps you have may be better than their Android counterparts. But it's all about apps you don't have.
I'm typing this on a tram from a netbook tethered to my Android phone. How good is your tethering app?
When I browse from the phone, I see clean web due to adblock. How good is your adblock?
If I want my phone to last over a week, I downclock the CPU to 1/4 the original speed and disable all peripherials except GSM radio. It's still usable as a phone. How good is your overclocking/downclocking app?
Oh, and I have some shell scripts to do some work-related calculations. Good luck with your programming languages on your phone.
I'm typing this on a tram from a netbook tethered to my Android phone. How good is your tethering app?
I am typing this directly on my iPhone, why do I need to carry another computer with me? Without carrying a PC, why should I care how good/bad is my tethering app?
I don't see any flash ads at all, why do I need another ad-block app? I have no intention of writing programs on my phone, why should I care why programming tools are there? I have an external battery to carry, and I have iPhone charger in my car, why would I want to mess with my phone's clock speed? You sounded just like the Linux fans of old who keep telling windows users how great it is that he can compile the kernel while doing other things! Yeah, but why do we need to keep recompiling the kernel?
This is the problem with you Android fans, you guys keep insisting that iPhone users are missing out this feature and that function, when in fact, this are what iPhone users have already looked and determined that we do not want or do not need them!
Is it so hard to understand that not everyone uses their phone like you do? Nor will we ever want to?
How about you guys learn to respect the choice other people made and stop evangelize your platform whenever iPhones are mentioned?
"De Telegraaf" interviewed him? No wonder.. they are not thrustworthy in my oppinion.
De Telegraaf is a glossy magazine in newspaper format. Its mostly about what A said about B, what B thinks about this, and what the newspaper speculates C has to do with it.
It also recently bought Hyves.nl, the dutch Facebook.com. Not sure why.
It has the worst page layout i've ever seen in a newspaper. I recon each issue contains every font known to man, in all font sizes upto 3cm, and tries to apply every font style and linespacing imaginable.
It often posts bullshit stories only to rectify them the day after -with another huge headline- as if its the news itself. Just like American newschannels do.
opinion, sorry.
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This week may be remembered as one in which a new term entered the political lexicon: the welfare vote.
The welfare vote, in case you haven't heard, is the creation of pandering liberal strategists who sue governments demanding that poor people get the opportunity to exercise their right to vote, the right that so many of the rest of us enjoy but routinely neglect to exercise.
Scott Brown clearly believes this kind of voter registration is wrong, and he's not afraid to try to do something about it. On Friday, he called on Elizabeth Warren's campaign to reimburse the state for the $276,000 it spent mailing registration forms to welfare recipients. From his outraged words and tone, you would have thought the state was trying to register Martians.
The mailing was triggered by a lawsuit filed by a group called Demos, which has sued nine states claiming violations of a federal voting rights law. The group is chaired by Amelia Warren Tyagi, Elizabeth Warren's daughter. Of the states it has sued, only Massachusetts has responded with such a mass mailing, which sent Brown and other conservatives over the edge.
When, exactly, did supporting the right to vote become liberal or conservative?
On Friday, that's when.
"It's been disturbing for a lot of people to learn that the state's welfare department undertook an unprecedented voter registration drive at the behest of Elizabeth Warren's daughter and the organization she represents," Brown said in a statement. He then took his case to its ludicrous outer limit, saying Warren's campaign should repay the state for the cost of the mailing.
Secretary of State William Galvin always opposed the law, which passed in 1993 and forms the basis of the Demos complaint. Back then, it was known as the "motor-voter law" because it would have allowed people to register to vote when they got their driver's licenses. He opposed it, as he has many voter-participation measures over the years, because it figured to cost money. After a protracted fight between Democrats and Republicans over what government agencies would be entrusted with the voter registration push, welfare offices and military recruitment stations joined Registry offices on the list.
Now, I don't know why, but I doubt that Brown, the National Guard officer, opposes the registration push at recruitment centers. Registering people on welfare, on the other hand, is a waste of money, apparently, and a dirty trick. Note the automatic assumption, as well, that welfare recipients must, as a matter of course, be liberal Warren voters.
They probably should be, given Brown's apparent contempt for their voting rights.
Look, Scott Brown has a math problem in this election, as a Republican running in a heavily Democratic state. I'm not naive enough to expect him to support registering more likely Democratic voters. Partly, this is routine and understandable political gamesmanship on his part.
But that isn't all that's going on here. Attacking welfare recipients, on whatever grounds, is a time-honored way to shore up one's conservative base, to divide and conquer. That's a cynical level of politics Brown should want to rise above.
As for Warren's daughter, it goes without saying that she can get involved in politics all she wants. Demos has a long record of fighting to register voters, and as long their targets are legitimately eligible, no one should object. The right response is to rally and register your own supporters.
There are certain ideas that I used to consider self-evident, among them that voting is a healthy exercise in a democracy. But that was before politicians like Brown set me straight: Voting is for the kind of people who will vote for you. How could I miss that? How did I ever get it into my head that voting itself was the American ideal?Adrian Walker is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @Adrian_Walker.


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I have downloaded the x86_64 catalog from ft.suse.com. Its on the root of my C disk. The installation proggie displays 3 hda's 1-3.
What do I do now? How do I get it to use these files while booting from the DVD? I tried manual installation and slecting all hda's using 'x86_64' in the directory field. But it somehow fails to mount or something. What was the recepie again? Whould I burn this catalog on a DVD or..?
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES), as a component of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). In FY 2014, NSF will have supported ten years of NEES operations and research, and seeks an evaluation of next-generation U.S. needs for earthquake engineering research beyond 2014. A National Research Council committee will organize a public workshop on the Grand Challenges for earthquake engineering research, to bring together experts to focus on two questions:
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In responding to the foregoing questions, workshop participants will also be asked to consider future technical and conceptual advances with the potential to influence future earthquake hazard research, such as early warning systems, new materials, sustainability, high-performance computing and networking, modeling, sensor and monitoring technologies, and other factors identified by the committee. The committee will prepare a report summarizing discussions at the workshop; the report will not include findings or recommendations.
Workshop Summaries Resulting from this Event
In recent years, significant advances have been made in the science and technology of earthquake engineering, but problems, barriers, and bottlenecks still stand in the way of making the nation earthquake resilient. To help plan future research investments in the field, the NRC hosted a workshop to discuss next-generation U.S. needs for basic earthquake engineering research. Workshop participants from a variety of disciplines assembled t... More >>


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