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Computers in Libraries 2008: Technology Training for Library Staff: Creativity Works!
I presented this pre-conference with Maurice Coleman and Annette Gaskins from Harford County Public Library in Maryland. their presentation will be posted on BaldGeek.WordPress.com. And here is the link to a PDF version of my presentation: Library Staff Tech Training: Motivation Means Success.
They began the session with their presentation about their library's staff technology petting zoo. The state of Maryland asked the libraries to create and conduct a Learning 2.0 program based on the the PLCMC program. Their county runs the gamut from Amish to very urban populations. One of their libraries even has a hitching post! The library staff didn't entirely understand the technologies that their users were using. They surveyed staff about what they wanted to learn – and the results included newer technologies, things that couldn't be covered in a computer lab (enough devices for all students, etc.). They had really high buy-in from the top down for their program. They felt they could meet all their needs with a technology petting zoo: a place to play with technology and devices in a laboratory setting.
The goal of the petting zoo was to get people familiar with these technologies, and get them comfortable enough with the technologies to participate in and complete the Learning 2.0 program. To get organized, one of their challenges was getting enough time with the staff needed to organize the program and the petting zoo. One of the ways they got the staff excited about the program was to simply talk about it a lot: "Look for the tech fair – it's coming soon!" The program was a half-day training for staff, and included a one hour lecture and two hours of hands-on play time for staff.
They decided they were going to have six stations. One station that would teach about wikis and open source. Another station was "gaming": their library currently lends games in the following formats: wii, XBox360, Playstation 3, etc. Another station was streaming media. IM and MySpace constituted another station, and was important for staff to understand IM as a reference service. Another station was about blogging that allows library staff to share their expert knowledge (they also have someone on their board who is blogging!). The last station was MP3s and iPods (as a way to understand downloadable audio books). Some of the equipment they had, they only had for the day of the fair.
To have a successful project, they needed to have visible support from the top. The managers had to be supported as well so that people could have time away from the library to complete the program. Part of it is financial support from the library and part of it is simply philosophical support: that the managers encouraged their staff to attend. They found a time during the week when the fewest libraries were open (Wednesday mornings), and used that time to schedule the program. In this way it impacted the staffing of public service desks the least. They set it up with 6 people in each group, 6 different stations, and 20 minutes at each station. They had staggered starts for the programs and had four sessions on each day (this was an interesting idea to me: to get efficient use of the time they had with the rooms/building).
Make sure that any resource guides, recommended books, etc. were available at the station. Each station had a station master (coordinator) and station staff that would assist with the people being trained. They had hosts and hostesses who were shepherding people from station to station and also getting them to register for Learning 2.0. Library IT support was essential to the program's success: getting televisions and projectors from all over the county, making sure that the internet connections worked and could handle the load of everyone accessing the connections simultaneously. They also had a partnership with Best Buy, and in a twist of events Best Buy approached the library to find out what they could do for them. Best Buy provided a great deal on the MP3 players they gave staff for completing the Learning 2.0 program. To find people to be your station masters and station staff, tap into those people in the organization who are known early adopters, the "technology people by default" at their libraries (hmmm….that sounds famililar–see my blog's tag line), and the younger staff like pages and clerks, system trainers, and even staff with kids and teens (as they might be faimilar with these technologies through their children's interests).
Space. No matter what, get as much space as you can. Having a lecture room for the initial training plus a large meeting room for the pettting zoo and also space for people to sign up. Remember that gaming is very noisy so allow for a lot of space for that, and if possible put that in a separate space. Each station should have some buffer space so the participants aren't disturbing each other. Allow space for people to stand and for sitting as well (provide scattered chairs). Ensure you have internet connections and wireless where needed. Make sure that there is good flow in the room (they showed a floor plan).
They advise you to do a dry run to check all equipment. The equipment they needed included lots of computers, keyboards, and mice. Check projectors, extension coards, tables, projection surfaces (for which they used a bedsheet in one spot and a flipchart in another). Someone in the audience suggested a white shower curtain liner as another good workaround solution. Make sure there are signs for each station and any other signage that is needed. Test internet connections, hubs, and routers. Label everything that you bring to make sure that it gets back to the proper owner, including all connection cables and power cords. If you can have spare equipment as well, that is excellent. You don't want a whole station to fail because a projector bulb burns out.
Preparing for the day of the event should include ensuring that presenters and trainees are comfortable (breaks, refreshments, restrooms, seating options). Make sure that the staff doing the presentations are thoroughly familiar with the technology they were training on and are comfortable training other people too. Make sure that supervisors understand that the employees need to have a half day off and time for lunch as well. The project leaders ended up working many hours, too many, and needed overtime pay. Think of this, and whether or not you can make workers work overtime. Also think of how you will let the trainers at each station have bathroom breaks – can someone spell them? If you can have someone to float between different positions and stations, that person can fill in or provide an extra hand. Remind people who are staffing the stations and such to be there on time – constant reminders are good. Do a dry run of your walk-through path too to make sure it will all work okay.
Things will go wrong during the day. Just let it happen and proceed, steam forward. The trainees will understand it, and respect it if you move forward. Sometimes things don't work like they're supposed to. It's okay. Have a few people who are firefighters – people devoted to fixing technology when it doesn't work quite well. Tell people where to go, and what to do when they get there. Some of the problems they had were that they lost an audiobook vendor at the last minute and had problems getting the remaining vendor's product to work well. Some laptops didn't have the software that they needed on them, but the IT people fixed that immediately. Some of the internet connections didn't work during the dry run and they were able to be fixed by IT in advance of the day. Keep people moving, even though they will want to talk with their friends and colleagues. They encourage that some of the coordinating staff blog and photograph as they go to capture what happens at the event so it can be shared with others online. People like seeing themselves online. Posting handouts online will reduce the cost and "dead tree" factor of having printed handouts for everyone, many of which will probably be recycled anyway. Survey staff after the program and ask how it affected the people who participated, how they liked it, which of the new technologies they think they might use, which ones they want to learn more about, etc. Staff really liked the fair and are continually asking if the program will be repeated, if new staff will have the chance to participate in the fair, etc.
Were they successful? 260 out of 400 staff members attended the technology fair and 150 completed the Learning 2.0 program. There were more conversations afterwards about how to apply these technologies to their jobs, how to incorporate streaming media, digital photos, blogging, etc. into library work day to day. Any time there is a new project, someone suggests a wiki. They are using del.icio.us as a way to organize recommended reference websites at the reference desks. Photo sharing is done regularly and staff members are blogging for both library and personal use. They are now looking at starting a Learning 2.1 program to address the new technologies that have come out since the initial program.


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Romney: Always paid at least 13 percent of my income in taxes; Obama campaign says 'prove it'
GREER, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney declared Thursday he has paid at least 13 percent of his income in federal taxes every year for the past decade, offering that new detail while still decrying a "small-minded" fascination over returns he will not release. President Barack Obama's campaign shot back in doubt: "Prove it."
Campaigning separately, Romney and running mate Paul Ryan also scrambled to explain their views on overhauling Medicare, the health care program relied on by millions of seniors.
Romney, the former company CEO, set up a whiteboard to make his case with a marker, while lawmaker Ryan resorted to congressional process language to explain why his budget plan includes the same $700 billion Medicare cut that he and Romney are assailing Obama for endorsing.
Essentially, Ryan said, he had to do it because Obama did it first.
Politically, both topics tie into major elements of the presidential race less than three months before the election: how well the candidates relate to the daily concerns and to the life circumstances of typical voters. Democrats are using the tax issue to raise doubts about Romney's trustworthiness — or, as Republicans contend, to distract from a weak economic recovery under Obama.
Chinese state media say senior North Korean holds talks with President Hu Jintao
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met with President Hu Jintao after Beijing agreed to help Pyongyang revamp two trade zones near the Chinese border.
The official China Radio International said the Friday morning meeting comes toward the end of six-day visit by Jang Song Thaek, the chief of the central administrative department of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Jang is the uncle of Kim and his visit to China marks one of the highest-level diplomatic exchanges between the North and its most important ally since Kim took over following his father's death last year.
Jang is a vice chairman of the powerful National Defense Commission. He also is seen as a leading economic policy official.
Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, but embassy standoff continues
LONDON (AP) — He's won asylum in Ecuador, but Julian Assange is no closer to getting there.
The decision by the South American nation to identify the WikiLeaks founder as a refugee is a symbolic boost for the embattled ex-hacker. But legal experts say that does little to help him avoid extradition to Sweden on sexual assault allegations.
Instead, with British officials asserting they won't grant Assange safe passage out of the country, the case has done much to drag the two nations into an international faceoff.
"We're at something of an impasse," lawyer Rebecca Niblock said. "It's not a question of law anymore. It's a question of politics and diplomacy."
The silver-haired Australian shot to international prominence in 2010 after he began publishing a huge trove of American diplomatic and military secrets — including a quarter million U.S. Embassy cables that shed a harsh light on the backroom dealings of U.S. diplomats. Amid the ferment, two Swedish women accused him of sexual assault; Assange has been fighting extradition to Sweden ever since.
AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low; some experts optimistic on global warming
PITTSBURGH (AP) — In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal.
Many of the world's leading climate scientists didn't see the drop coming, in large part because it happened as a result of market forces rather than direct government action against carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, said the shift away from coal is reason for "cautious optimism" about potential ways to deal with climate change. He said it demonstrates that "ultimately people follow their wallets" on global warming.
"There's a very clear lesson here. What it shows is that if you make a cleaner energy source cheaper, you will displace dirtier sources," said Roger Pielke Jr., a climate expert at the University of Colorado.
In a little-noticed technical report, the U.S. Energy Information Agency, a part of the Energy Department, said this month that energy related U.S. CO2 emissions for the first four months of this year fell to about 1992 levels. Energy emissions make up about 98 percent of the total. The Associated Press contacted environmental experts, scientists and utility companies and learned that virtually everyone believes the shift could have major long-term implications for U.S. energy policy.
Obama and Romney agree there has to be a limit on Medicare; worlds apart on how to do that
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney agree there has to be a limit to how much seniors pay for Medicare, but they're worlds apart on how to make that happen.
You wouldn't know it from the accusations they hurl on the campaign trail, but that is the real heart of the argument between the two leaders and their political parties.
There will be consequences for seniors and the nation's health care industry no matter which way the debate is decided, because both sides agree Medicare spending must be controlled.
Obama relies heavily on cutting payments, the amount hospitals might get for a heart bypass or how much a radiologist is reimbursed for reading an MRI.
Romney would give future retirees a fixed amount of money to pick their health insurance from competing private plans or a government program, thereby limiting taxpayers' financial exposure.
They're not coming: Some big political names will be absent from the political conventions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Palin and George W. Bush won't be in Tampa, Fla. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore won't make the trip to Charlotte, N.C. And scores of other Republican and Democratic stars are taking a pass as their parties gather for this year's national conventions.
The reasons are varied — and often, of course, political.
In some cases, high-wattage politicians weren't invited to have speaking roles. Advisers to Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are selecting people to stand at the podiums who most fit the message each candidate will try to send. And who won't steal the spotlight. Other party rock stars are choosing to be on the sidelines because they're in hard-fought campaigns of their own.
One of the biggest names in the Democratic Party — Secretary of State Clinton — isn't allowed to attend under the law. But her husband, the former president, will be a featured speaker.
Final preparations are under way for both conventions. Republicans will gather Aug. 27-30 in Florida, where Romney will officially accept the GOP nomination. Democrats convene Sept. 4-6 in North Carolina, where Obama will get the party nod for a second time.
Black Hawk crash kills 7 Americans and 4 Afghans; Taliban claim they shot it down
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans in one of the deadliest air disasters of a war now into its second decade. The Taliban claimed they gunned down the Black Hawk.
American service personnel in Afghanistan are dying at a rate of about one per day so far this year despite a drawdown of troops. That death rate has risen recently with the summer fighting season in full gear and a rash of attacks by Afghan security forces on their foreign trainers and partners.
NATO forces said they could not confirm what caused Thursday's crash and stressed that it was still being investigated. The Black Hawk was operating in support of an ongoing assault on the ground but initial indications were that it was not shot down, according to U.S. officials who spoke anonymously because the investigation was continuing.
Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi said insurgent fighters struck the helicopter in Kandahar province on Thursday morning. He declined to give further details in a phone call with The Associated Press.
The Kandahar provincial government backed the Taliban claim. It said the helicopter was shot down in Shah Wali Kot district, a rural area north of Kandahar city where insurgents move freely and regularly launch attacks. Provincial spokesman Ahmad Jawed Faisal did not provide details or say how the province had confirmed the information.
APNewsBreak: Kennedy says Jackson has long way to go in recovery from bipolar disorder
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is in a "deep" depression and has "a lot of work" ahead of him on the road to recovery, former Rhode Island U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy said Thursday after visiting the hospitalized Chicago Democrat.
Jackson has been on a secretive medical leave since June 10, when family members said he collapsed at their home in Washington. He is currently being treated for bipolar disorder at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. But neither his office nor family members have said much about his medical condition.
The visit from Kennedy — who has suffered with bipolar disorder and been treated at Mayo — gave one of the first outside glimpses of Jackson's health.
"I don't think people understand the depth of his depression. It's deep. He has a lot of work to continue to do to be able to learn how to treat this illness in the most effective way possible," Kennedy told The Associated Press. "Depression is a serious thing, and I'm glad that he's taking it seriously."
Kennedy also suggested Jackson had an initial reluctance to receive help for his illness.
10-year-old boy dead, 6-year-old missing after being swept away in Yosemite's Merced River
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A 10-year-old boy died and his 6-year-old brother was missing after they were swept away along a popular but treacherous boulder-strewn stretch of the Merced River, Yosemite National Park officials said Thursday.
The two victims were part of a family visiting from Southern California that was hiking near the Vernal Fall Footbridge. Group members were cooling off in the river Wednesday when a current carried the boys away.
The older boy was pronounced dead around 3 p.m. Wednesday. Park visitors were able to pull him from the river about 150 yards downstream, but efforts to resuscitate him failed.
Authorities were still searching for the younger boy, who is presumed dead. Their mother was hospitalized after being pulled from the river with a back injury, park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said.
"She went into the river but made it out," Cobb said.
Motorists help save woman, disabled sister pinned inside burning car along Miss. highway
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (AP) — Passing motorists who saw smoke billowing Thursday from a stand of pine trees along southern Mississippi's Interstate 10 rescued a woman and her disabled sister trapped inside a wrecked, burning sport utility vehicle.
Fifteen to 20 motorists, including a photographer for The Associated Press, came to the aid of the women Thursday afternoon in Hancock County.
Photographer Gerald Herbert said the rescuers pulled the disabled woman from the wreck first, but getting the driver out was difficult.
"No one had fire extinguishers," Herbert said. "We were all sure she was going to perish. The sounds of her screams and the sight of the fire inching closer to her, that was the most horrible and helpless feeling I've ever felt in my life."
As flames spread in the SUV and the driver screamed in panic, those who'd stopped flagged down motorists in a desperate search for fire extinguishers, water — anything that could be used to douse the flames while others tried to find a way to extricate the driver.

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We wrote last month that bay area Redfin real estate agents were seeing hot activity on the buying front, with a number of homes getting multiple bids. As we start heading from spring into summer, this looks to be the theme, not just in the bay area, but in many areas across the country. Unlike […] [Read More]
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While the rest of the country is in a housing malaise, the Bay Area is in its own housing micro climate. We've written in the past about low inventory and housing starting to heat up in certain parts of the bay. Real estate brokerage Redfin is providing further glimpse to the pulse of the market. […] [Read More]


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News release from the Georgia Department of Labor
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor's Bainbridge Career Center will sponsor a career and resource fair today for employers and job seekers in the area.
The event will be held Thursday, Jan. 28, from 1-4 p.m. at the Bainbridge/Decatur County Coliseum, located on Wheat Avenue in Bainbridge.
Workshops on resume presentation, interviewing, and career options, as well as job search and career assistance to veterans, will be available at the career and resource fair.
The event will feature about 40 employers. Some will be hiring, while others will be discussing possible future employment opportunities with the job seekers and other organizations will be providing educational and other resources.
Applicants should bring plenty of resumes and be prepared to fill out company applications and interview for available job openings.
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Gemma talked about being 'pulled,' which is a Brit expression for picking up a girl, usually in a pub or club. "Once a guy asked me, 'Did you hurt yourself when you fell from heaven?' I'm almost ashamed to say that it worked." That's also a popular line in the States. In either country, it stinks. "I usually wear short skirts and little tops, and sometimes you can see the bottom of my bra peeking out from under my blouse. I hardly ever wear sneakers or flats. I'm a high heels girl." No surprise lads are always trying to pull Gemma. Look at that body.
This chubby delight is just a sweetheart. She's going to make some guy a very happy husband one day. Preparing nutritious meals during the day, fucking the snot out of him at night and all weekend. But let's not push Gemma into marriage that quickly. She still likes to club it and have a good time. Why lose her that fast? The universe needs many more girls like Gemma. If only we could clone her. "I want to have sex in a glass elevator," Gemma tells us with an impertinent expression while she sticks a finger in her coozey. The cheeky girl!
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Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
Forschungsdatenzentrum der Bundesagentur für Arbeit
Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)Translation: Research Data Centre (FDZ) of the Federal Employment Agency
Translation: Institute for Employment Research
Location: Nürnberg, Germany
Homepage: http://fdz.iab.de/
Phone: 0911/179-1752
Fax: 0911/179-1728
Postal: Regensburger Str. 104, D-90327 Nürnberg
Handle: RePEc:edi:iabfzde
Areas or Functions: Think Tanks, Labor and Demographic Economics, Welfare Economics, Public Policy,
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Publications at this institution that are listed with RePEc:
- FDZ Methodenreport, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
- FDZ Datenreport. Documentation on Labour Market Data, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
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Though the phrase Ecological Plastic sounds like an oxymoron, that is just what Toyota is calling their plant-based plastic material that will be featured in next year's hybrid fleet.
Toyota will debut the new Prius with its eco-plastic at the Detroit Auto Show. The material will be used in 60 percent of the interior, in features like the door trim, trunk liner, headliner, sun visors, pillar covers and seat cushions. Toyota asserts that the new material is carbon neutral because of the reduction in life-cycle emissions compared to petroleum-based plastic.
The material has been tested for heat and shock resistance and was found to perform the same as the traditional stuff. For those who are skeptical of its source, the plants used to make the plastic are non-edible.
Though this is not the first green plastic, I think this is great innovation on the part of Toyota. Obviously, the first thing that needs to be eliminated in cars is the oil-fueled engine, but there are also many other things in cars that are crying out to be updated, like plastic interiors. It's always good to improve anything that you can, however small it may seem.
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He will share the court with another highly-recruited Division I prospect in Booth.
"Booth's game is just versatility and flexibility," coach Pat Clatchey said. "I don't think he can be defined by a position."
Adams grew four inches in the off-season and will be key to running the Gaels' patient offense.
Senior Charlie Jones (6-4) played a lot of quality minutes last season and is another threat at multiple positions.
Junior forwards Kyle Doran (6-5) and Jordan McNeil (6-5) and junior guard Antonio McDuffie (5-10) also bring varsity experience to the frontcourt.
Junior Adam Ogbonuba, a transfer from Catonsville High's junior varsity, should also log quality minutes.
The Gael junior varsity won the BCL regular-season and tournament title last season and will provide some top prospects for Clatchey's squad.
Among them are juniors Joe Kearney (6-2), Graham Seering (6-7), Zander Wear (6-10), Carson Charf (6-0) and Colton Dunn (6-2).
Wear is the tallest player on the team and one of the most improved.
"He worked ever day after practice during the season and four or five hours a day during the summer," Clatchey said.
Western Tech
Record last year: 13-5
Returning starters: Senior guard Tre Beverly (5-8)
Breakdown: The Wolverines graduated the dynamic inside duo of Andre Jackson and Keith Crowell and with them went their 33 points and 22 rebounds-per-game average, making coach Mike Slepesky employ his entire 15-player roster to replace those numbers.
"They gave me a very good reason to keep 15," Slepesky said. "I think the teams is deeper than last year, we just don't have the star power."
Beverly is the only returning starter, but the Wolverines do have veterans in senior guards Brandon Luster (5-7) and Khalil Edwards (6-1) and senior forwards Tyrell Laster (6-1), Coyet Goodman (6-2) and Devin Collins (6-2).
Junior Chaz Lassiter (5-11) could share point guard duties with Luster and junior Josh Miles (6-4) brings a physical presence to the interior.
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LOS ANGELES — Dwight Howard had 26 points and 17 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a win in their first game since losing Kobe Bryant for the season, beating San Antonio 91-86 Sunday night to stay in position for a playoff berth.
Steve Blake scored 23 points for the Lakers (44-37), who lead Utah (42-38) by 1 ½ games for the eighth postseason spot in the Western Conference. Bryant limped off the Staples Center floor with a torn Achilles tendon Friday night.
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A must-read for fans of Moby-Dick. The then-famous story of the shipwreck of the Essex which partially inspired the events of Melville's novel. Nathaniel Philbrick is one of my favorite popular historians- he truly writes with the skill of a novelist.
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This Salem motel offers guest rooms with free Wi-Fi. Willamette University is 4.8 km away. A satellite TV is provided in each air-conditioned room at Budget Lodge. Complete with a microwave, the dining area also includes a refrigerator. Featuring a bath or shower, private bathrooms come with free toiletries. Budget Lodge is 1.2 km from Oregon State Fair Sk...
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I was told this was a 3 star hotel. This was the scariest drive up motel I have ever stayed at. There is no way this location was 3 stars. It looks like what I can imagine a prison cell looks like. Everything was old and dirty. I was too afraid to take a shower or sit on the bed. I called booking.com and they did nothing to help me. I was too afraid to stay at this hotel, especially since the chain lock had been ripped off, I ended up leaving and paying for another hotel in the middle of the night because I was afraid the furniture that I stacked against the door would not help me
Excellent 8.6
Decent rooms, nice to have microwave and little fridge. Hospitable and reasonable. Close to where I needed to work.
Pool wasn't open, only one bed. Comfortable but not as big nor as comfortable as being at home.
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Located in Salem, The Grand Hotel In Salem is minutes from Elsinore Theater and Salem First United Methodist Church. This hotel is within close proximity of Salem Riverfront Carousel and Salem Riverfront Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 193 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet acce...
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Very nice decor. Location great..
Noisy, I could hear the guest upstairs walking around. Also could hear a squeaky bed. Did not sleep well
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With a stay at Shilo Inn Suites - Salem in Salem, you'll be convenient to Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion and Salem Armory Auditorium. This hotel is within close proximity of L. B. Day Amphitheater and Oregon State Capitol. Make yourself at home in one of the 90 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet a...
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The Super 8 Salem is accessibly located right off Interstate 5 on Exit 256, in the Heart of Salem. We offer our guests Free Unlimited High Speed Wi Fi access throughout the hotel, Free SuperStart Breakfast each morning, 3 Channels of Free HBO programming, Access to our Indoor Heated Pool and Spa, and convenient access to our Guest Laundry Facilities on site...
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The staff was very pleasant.
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Location is good and service is fine.
Carpet is very dirty and room is smelly.It is over priced based on conditions.
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Free High Speed Wireless Internet Sleepy Bear Honor Roll Free Continental Breakfast Free Parking - No parking on site for Semis or Large Trailers, etc... Warm, friendly service Clean, comfortable, quiet accommodations Close to Capitol - 3 blocks Close to Convention Center and Visitors Association 3 blocks to Willamette University and Tokyo International Univ...
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great for the 1960's. Nothing has been updated. Not what we expected for a TravelLodge.They did not honor the price on the reservation.
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The rooms were okay!
Their pool has been closed for two years and it wasn't even posted! The outside of the hotel was really ran down and not so great of people hanging out front of it! Beds were very uncomfortable! Our room didn't even have a bath tub just a shower!Room was not ready when we checked in we had to wait 45 mins for towels!
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The La Quinta Inn & Suites Salem was recently named a 2014 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award winner! 100% Non Smoking Hotel Welcome to the La Quinta Inn & Suites Salem OR. Our friendly hotel is located just off I-5 and minutes from Oregon's capitol building. Whether your stay is for business or pleasure, we are sure to have everything y...
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Continental breakfast: the scrambled eggs could not have been real eggs it was so bad. Overall poor quality food.
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Welcome to DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Salem, Oregon. Conveniently situated just off of I-5 in the heart of the Willamette Valley, our Salem hotel is just 60 miles south of Portland and only 15 minutes from Oregon's famous wine country. We also offer close proximity to Salem's major business districts and government offices Feel valued and cared for from the...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 261 reviews
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Room was clean and bed was good need firm pillows as well as soft.... could always use three big towels instead of two.... breakfast was good and the location is close to everything.
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The staff was very pleasant and the rooms neat and clean. It was in a good location for us.
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The Rodeway Inn, Salem is conveniently located on the north side of town with easy access to I-5 both north and south directions. Easy commutes to the oregon State Capital and State Office Building as well as the Oregon State Fairgrounds Corban College, Western Oregon University, Williamette University and Chemeketa Community College. Just minutes from down...
Overall Rating - Okay - 322 reviews
Okay 6.0
Only one entrance in to the hotel, ease of access to room was poorThe staff was extremely ride and err not helpful st all
Excellent 10.0
How friendly the staff was!It would be nice if they serve oatmeal and fruit( like bananas), and apple juice!
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Be happy at this Howard Johnson Inn Salem near downtown Salem and the Oregon State Capital building. Tokyo International University of America, Salem Conference Center, Salem Hospital, and the Oregon State Fairgrounds are within three miles of this lodging. Take the kids to the Salem Riverfront Carousel or the Enchanted Forest Theme Park. Find comfort at an...
Overall Rating - Good - 2 reviews
Okay 4.6
Speedy check in. Room service was great.
Excellent 9.3
Straight forward hotel room
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With a stay at Crossland Salem North in Salem, you'll be convenient to Chemeketa Community College and L. B. Day Amphitheater. This hotel is within close proximity of Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion and Salem Armory Auditorium. Make yourself at home in one of the 129 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary...
Overall Rating - Good - 384 reviews
Mediocre 4.0
Not the greatest place. It was ok and better than camping. Most of the staff was friendly. Broken A/C upon checking into room. The replaced it in about an hour. Outside garbage cans overflowing.
Good 8.0
the hotel supply a full size kitchen, this will make you save more money in your trip.
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Is your idea of the perfect vacation scoring great deals at the nearby Woodburn Company Stores, or is a tour of the Oregon State Capitol near our Salem hotel more your speed? Maybe a day of visiting the numerous Oregon wineries is your idea of a great getaway. No matter what your interests, you're sure to find an abundance of options close to our Salem hote...
Overall Rating - Excellent - 4 reviews
Excellent 10.0
wonderful staff
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This was a great place to stay for my sister and my visit with family in the Salem area. Clean, nice breakfast, friendly staff. I would definitely stay here again.
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Located in Salem, Phoenix Inn Suites South Salem is in a rural location and close to Honeywood Winery and Historic Deepwood Estate. This hotel is within close proximity of Bush Barn Art Center and Bush's Pasture Park. Make yourself at home in one of the 89 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access is...
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Okay 4.6
Location worked for my purposes.
Disgusting breakfast room carpet.
Excellent 8.3
Big room. Clean. Great Price.
Two of us had to fight over the single down pillow. Other pillows weren't all the great.
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In the heart of Salem, Red Lion Hotel Salem is close to Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion and Salem Armory Auditorium. This hotel is within close proximity of L. B. Day Amphitheater and Chemeketa Community College. Make yourself at home in one of the 148 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keep...
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Wonderful staff. Sasha was very friendly and helpful when we arrived and Kyle was wonderful in helping us get around. I really appreciate all they did for us. The room was nice and clean and well stocked. Thank you for making our visit to Salem very comfortable.
Can't think of anything.
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Motel 6 Salem is conveniently located off of I-5 at Market Street NE. Restaurants are within walking distance and shopping malls are within a mile. Visit Oregons vineyards and wineries within 7 miles. Wi-Fi is available in all guest rooms for a fee
Overall Rating - Good - 85 reviews
Poor 1.0
The location and outdoor pool
NASTY! Room was so gross. The people before us had a dog that urinated in the room. They attempted to clean with a shampooer but did not work, stunk was wet our feet were nasty. Fridge didn't work good, check in was later then told. NEVER EVER STAY thereJust don't stay there, was not worth the price, I wouldn't stay again if i was paid too! I felt so dirty staying there, couldn't let the kids play on floor, walk around without socks. Bed spreads had cigarette burns on them and we were in a no smoking room.
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In the heart of Salem, Americas Best Value Inn is close to Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion and L. B. Day Amphitheater. This hotel is within close proximity of Salem Armory Auditorium and Chemeketa Community College. Make yourself at home in one of the 58 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable progr...
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The staff was company but over worked...one person dealing with all kinds of issues from guests checking in, room problems, lost keys, etc.
Generally dirty, carpet was filthy...don't wear white socks, noisy...huge slamming multiple times at 3 AM, window was broken so I had to use the luggage rack to jam it closed, no ice machine, Lobby had random people lingering...didn't feel all that safe. This is a last resort kind of place.
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the location was in a seedy part of town, the place was dingy and dirty, the exterior needed lots of cosmetic upgrading. I would not recommend this place to anyone!


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O'Neill, Stallworth net 21 points each, Kentucky women down Marist
Lexington, KY, United States (4E Sports) – Jennifer O'Neill and DeNesha Stallworth scored 21 points each and the Kentucky Wildcats cruised to their 11th straight win after blowing by the Marist Red Foxes, 78-56, Sunday at Memorial Coliseum.
The 7th-ranked Wildcats kept on finding ways to post victories, coming through with all-out effort on both ends of the floor to overwhelm Marist.
Powered by hot-shooting O'Neill and Stallworth, Kentucky outscored Marist 40-32 in the first half before blasting the Red Foxes, 38-24, in the second half.
Kentucky shot 42.9 percent from the field and chalked up 28 rebounds. The Wildcats also showed resilience on defense, recording 14 steals and forcing Marist to commit 26 turnovers.
Elizabeth Beynnon scored a team-high 15 points for the Red Foxes, who have dropped three of their last four games and dropped to 5-6 in the season.
Kentucky improved to 12-1 but the Wildcats are set to embark in a tough schedule with Florida Gators on Jan. 3, Alabama Crimson Tide on Jan. 6 and Texas A&M on Jan. 10 upcoming.
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September 17, 1998
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|Suggestions for Committee Appointments
As you know, the work of the Association is done largely through its standing and special committees and sections. Each year the President-Elect appoints members of standing committees to three-year terms. These committees consider continuing or recurring matters and make recommendations to the Executive Committee. President-Elect Gregory Williams, The Ohio State University College of Law, will begin making appointments for the 1999 committees within the next two weeks, and he welcomes your suggestions.
Appointments will be made to the following standing committees: Academic Freedom and Tenure, Audit and Association Investment Policy, Bar Admission and Law Performance, Clinical Legal Education, Curriculum and Research, Consulting Group on Empirical Research, Government Relations, Libraries and Technology, Membership Review, Professional Development, Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers, Sections and Annual Meeting, and the Journal of Legal Education Editorial Board.
Suggestions of member school faculty who should be considered for appointment to these committees should be sent to my attention at the Association's national office. Suggestions must be received no later than October 12th. Thank you for your assistance.


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With a blatant disregard for the year we are all currently living in, the 1965 Voting Rights Act seems destined on a path toward the Supreme Court. The state of Texas is bringing the challenge to the 47 year old law that had to spell out voting rights for minorities very clearly and in terms everyone could understand, since the message was apparently missed by the slightly older 15th Amendment (1870). Texas will be challenging the law in 25 hours of arguments set to transpire over the course of this week at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Their rationale for fighting this case was the March striking down of a passed law from 2011 in that state which required all persons intending to vote in an election to present photographic identification before being allowed to vote.
The Obama Administration challenged the Texas law on the grounds that it was unfair to minority voters – which it is. It's not unfair to just the minority voters of course, but anyone who doesn't meet the requirements of having a drivers license, state ID, or passport on hand – so one can also add in elderly people and students to the broad based groups of individuals potentially effected by this law. While the elderly would tend to lean more conservative, nearly every other group of people effected by this law would tend to vote and lean left – which highlights the political perversion of voters rights and, by extension, the originally very bipartisan Voting Rights Act.
In 1965, the Voting Rights Act became a major victory for the civil rights movement and for President Johnson. He signed it into law after the act sailed (relatively) through Congress by a 77 – 19 margin in the Senate and a 333 – 85 margin in the House. Such a large margin illustrates the fact that the act had wide support from both parties – the only meaningful opposition arising from Democrats in the southern states who in addition to crying "states rights" were barely masking their unfounded racial fears of what untold horrors would be unleashed on the country if more voted than just white people.
To sweeten the deal and bring some people over who were on the fence, the act was made non-permanent – and it has in fact been renewed four times so far: 1970, 1975, 1982, and most recently under the Bush Administration in 2006. The most recent renewal is good for another 25 years. Unfortunately for issues that should have already been decided and done with a long time ago, the political climate since 2008 (the rise of the Tea Party) has dragged yet another over-with battle back into the light.
While the 2011 Texas law doesn't specifically target minorities, elderly, or the youth, it replaces the previous requirements of a voter ID card or driver's licence or state ID or something else acceptable like a utility bill with the aforementioned "driver's license, state ID, passport" but throws in a couple of other bright shining provisions. Student IDs with photos on them? Not good enough. Gun licenses? Vote away! Going to show that in Texas you're not really an American if you're trudging through an American education, no – being American means the right to shoot things.
The politicization of the Voting Rights Act has increased thanks in part to two main driving forces – the Republican party getting more conservative, white, and exclusive of non-whites, and the realization by the backers of that same party that the country as a whole is becoming less white – a demographic shift that is not going to change over the decades to come without radical changes to immigration policy/banning non-whites from breeding. Instead of attempting to appeal to a broader base, the Republican party has clutched its base more and more tightly – a base that is extremely upset by the de-WASPing of the country. With screams of "voter fraud!" as a cover, conservative state legislatures have – especially this election cycle – sought out to do whatever they can to limit the rights of groups that are presently predisposed to voting more liberal from being able to exercise that right.
This is, of course, why we have the Voting Rights Act in the first place – to prevent the reestablishment of the poll tax. If you seek out new ways of identification just to gain the permission to vote and the potential voter has to go out and pay to acquire said identification, you have just instituted a poll tax. You have just potentially disenfranchised someone if they are unable to pay said tax, and you have just violated the Voting Rights Act. The logical response to all of this, according to the Republican base, is just to have the entire Act struck down by the Supreme Court. Then we could get back to the glory days of the United States, when voting with ease was something limited merely to those born into the privilege of being white.
Screaming "voter fraud!" is more of a straw man than anything else. According to a study by the Bush Administration's Justice Department conducted from 2002 – 2007, out of the 300 million votes that were cast in various local, state, and national elections, there were only 86 people convicted of voter fraud – most of whom were just unsure of their eligibility to vote. There is no massive voter fraud conspiracy.
No matter which way the courts decide in this round of the case, there's likely to be some section of the political spectrum that will be rather unhappy with the result:
Enforce it often and face Republican accusations of overreaching into the states' sovereignty; Enforce it rarely and face Democratic accusations of shirking minority protections; Enforce it selectively and, ironically, face accusations of playing politics.
Which is why, odds are, this decision will be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The re-hashing of civil rights victories will get to continue into 2013 and beyond!


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Adiree In The News | What They Say About Us
Today on #AdireeInTheNews we are celebrating the achievement of our president, Adiat Ditsu who was named "Power Woman of the Diaspora" by Black Enterprise.
Adiat Disu, Founder of Adiree™ and Director of Africa Fashion Week (AFWNY) was named "Power Woman of the Diaspora," by Black Enterprise Magazine, a title well deserved for the contributions she has made towards the African fashion and entertainment industries.
Disu, a native of Nigeria is on a mission to dispel the negative perceptions and stereotypes that many have of African fashion and its position within the global fashion industry. Disappointed by the lack of African designers represented during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, she founded Adiree™, a premier public relations and communication firm. Since 2009, Disu has worked diligently at re-branding the continent as a "destination for luxury brands," and is re-establishing the lenses through which consumers view African fashion and products through partnership, quality production, media placement and social campaigns.
In her interview with Kandia Johnson of Black Enterprise, Disu discusses the power of social media in expanding the reach of international designers. She shares that over seventy percent of "our designers each year are from Africa and find out about us through our online activities. "Having established herself as an expert in the African fashion and entertainment industry, Disu explains the importance of "assuring designers that they are acquiring a quality platform to launch from." She also explains to Kandia Johnson that social media can help dispel myths and stereotypes about Africa through "storytelling." "The art of storytelling is the key to social media-sharing news, images and experiences that showcase the positive things about Africa."
Read more of this interview with Adiat Disu in Black Enterprise.
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I think it is wrong for that interception to be put on Tom's record because he got the ball to the receiver, it's not Tom's fault the receiver didn't catch the ball ! That is so unfair !!!
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Topcon unveils precision electric steering kit
Topcon's AES-25 precision electric steering kit is an advanced solution for all platforms - from basic steering to those striving for high-accuracy results. Not only does the kit provide precise steering control but is a viable alternative to common hydraulic steering systems.
Rod Haarberg of Topcon Precision Ag talks about some of the benefits of the company's new AES-25 precision electric steering kit (video by Laurie Potter).
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AES-25 is fully compatible with Topcon's System 150 and System 200. The kit will be available in August 2009. MSRP is $3,495.


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Jeff Robinson scored 17 points, and Travis Taylor added 15 points and nine rebounds to help Xavier beat cold-shooting Butler 62-47 on Tuesday.
Justin Martin added 10 points for Xavier (2-0), and Dee Davis led a defensive effort that limited Butler (1-1) to 36.5 shooting percentage (19 of 52), including 25 percent (7 of 28) in the second half.
Davis scored nine points while helping hold Butler guard Rotnei Clarke to seven points after he scored 21 in Butler's season-opening 74-59 victory over Elon on Saturday.
Xavier shot 50 percent (23 of 46), never trailed and led by 20 points late in the game.
Freshman Kellen Dunham led Butler with 11 points.
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About the review
In November 2010 the Prime Minister David Cameron announced an independent review of how the Intellectual Property framework supports growth and innovation.
The Review was chaired by Professor Ian Hargreaves who was advised by an expert panel which met monthly. The chair and the panel have been independent in their approach, and open-minded in answering the questions posed by the Review's Terms of Reference.
Professor Ian Hargreaves
Professor Ian Hargreaves holds the chair of Digital Economy at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies and Cardiff Business School.
As a distinguished academic, journalist and public servant, he has held senior positions at the BBC, Financial Times, The Independent, and New Statesman.
He was a founding non-executive board member of the Office of Communications (Ofcom) and an executive board member, and Director of Strategic Communications at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
The panel
Baroness Wilcox said: "It is essential the review is guided by a strong team with varied backgrounds and I am delighted we have achieved that."
- Tom Loosemore has launched innovative internet services and has held senior positions in major media organisations, including BBC, Channel 4 and Ofcom. He worked on Martha Lane Fox's recent review of Government websites.
- Roger Burt is the IP Law Counsel for IBM in Europe. He brings a business background to the panel with particular expertise in patents.
- Professor David Gann is Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Imperial College. He has worked in the private sector as well as academia with a focus on the innovation process in organisations and how it is changing.
- Professor James Boyle of Duke Law School is an expert in intellectual property law, open source production processes and new digital business models.
- Mark Schankerman is a Professor of Economics, London School of Economics, Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance (LSE) and at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. His research interests include R&D, innovation, and intellectual property rights.
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The Review sought relevant information from all those with an interest in its subject matter:
- A public consultation published in December 2010 which ran until March 2011. The Call for Evidence and responses received are publically available.
- Meetings with interested parties which took place from January 2011, a full list of stakeholders who met is included in Annex B of the final report;
- Online communication, including the Review's website, a blog by Ian Hargreaves, and a Twitter account . Comments relevant to the subject matter will be welcomed.


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Attackers can use the "Covert Redirect" vulnerability in both open-source log-in systems to steal your data and redirect you to unsafe sites.
Missing from its first months in beta, Mozilla's Persona Web site log-in system now adds Gmail to its list of sign-in credentials you can use.
An update to Mozilla's beta log-in system lays the groundwork for using preferred Web mail username and password to sign in on multiple sites.
When doing research or visiting a favorite Web site, keeping a few notes can always be handy.
You own your identity. That's why we talk about identity theft: Identity is clearly personal, and it can be stolen from us. But it can also, in some cases, be legally taken. So who really owns your online identity? Your social network? Your reputation? We discuss with two experts: Dick Hardt, who worked on OpenID, and Peter Kazanjy of the reputation service Honestly.com.
Your identity can be stolen, but it can also, in some cases, be legally taken. So who really owns your online identity? Your social network? Your reputation? We discuss with experts Dick Hardt and Peter Kazanjy.
Using a single sign-in service like Login for Facebook can eliminate the need to remember multiple passwords, but you still have to make sure you don't get phished.
Google says it has "exciting news" about Chrome. Will it be a beta of the Netbook OS or a finished Chrome app store? We'll be live-blogging the news as it happens.
Google shuts down GOOG-411, Facebook announces Friendship Pages, and we get a look at a few marquee apps for Windows Phone 7.
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Instead of bisquick I used the raw refrigerated biscuits so being pre-made, it saved alot of time. I just spread out the raw biscuits in the muffin tin as the recipe said. The filling was great! This recipe was super easy, very inexpensive, and good you would never miss the meat. Would make again.
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