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Celebrate Space Day April 28 at the Denver Museum of
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DENVER - April 25, 2012 -Families and visitors
of all ages are invited to join the Denver Museum of Nature &
Science, the Denver Astronomical Society, and the Colorado School
of Mines Lunabotics team to celebrate space exploration. Museum
visitors will have the unique opportunity to hear from a number of
special guests, including retired NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless
II; safely view the sun through solar telescopes; and find out how
to get involved in astronomy.
Launched in 1997 by Lockheed Martin, Space Day is a grassroots
education initiative that promotes achievements and opportunities
in space exploration. Internationally, Space Day's focus on math,
science, technology, and engineering education has reached millions
of students and earned the Space Foundation's prestigious Education
Achievement Award.
Space Day Celebration Events
Free with Museum Admission on Saturday, April
The Museum is celebrating Space Day with a full day of special
programs and activities free with admission. Visitors can
experience hands-on activities, listen to presentations, and
participate in Q&A sessions. Below are highlights.
Step up to the window of a diorama and look at Candor Chasma on
Mars. Watch an "astronaut" conduct research, and ask
questions via walkie-talkie to find out about living in
space. Stop at the Experiment Bar to make discoveries about
Retired NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II and Museum space
science educator Eddie Goldstein will talk about McCandless's
experiences in space while viewing Earth as seen from orbit.
Along with Lockheed Martin Engineer Karolyn Evans, visitors can
design their own spacecraft using only gumdrops, toothpicks, and
small paper cups. They then will test them to see if they can
survive a five-foot drop.
View the sun safely through solar telescopes. Members of the
Denver Astronomical Society will be on hand to share their
expertise (weather permitting).
Space Sciences at the Denver Museum of Nature &
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is committed to
providing visitors with inspiring and accurate information
regarding space sciences. The Museum has three space science
curators with expertise in planetary science, space science,
astrobiology, and astrophysics. The work of these scientists
and their teams can be viewed in the Museum's dynamic and highly
interactive exhibition Space
Odyssey. Planetarium shows andIMAX films supplement the
Museum's permanent exhibition with the latest information regarding
scientific discovery.
Media Contact
Charlotte Hurley, [email protected],
About the Denver Museum of Nature &
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain
Region's leading resource for informal science education. A variety
of engaging exhibits, discussions and activities help Museum
visitors celebrate and understand the natural wonders of Colorado,
Earth and the universe. The Museum is located at 2001 Colorado
Blvd., Denver, CO, 80205. To learn more about the Museum,
check www.dmns.org,
or call 303-370-6000.
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Many of the Museum's educational programs and exhibits are made
possible in part by the citizens of the seven-county metro area
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Krzyzewski expects LeBron to play in Olympics
Mike Krzyzewski expects LeBron James to play for the U.S. Olympic team and says guard Andre Dawkins will redshirt this season for Duke.
Krzyzewski said Thursday he's deep into preparations for the London Olympics. While it's not certain yet who will be on the roster, "I know LeBron will play."
James was part of the Krzyzewski-led team that won Olympic gold at the 2008 Beijing Games, and this summer, he and the Miami Heat are in the NBA Finals. Krzyzewski says the condensed NBA season and earlier Olympics means "you're going to have a mentally different team and a physically different team."
Krzyzewski, again balancing coaching duties between the U.S. and Duke, also confirms that Dawkins will sit out this season for the Blue Devils.

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2012 Processor of the Year: Designing Greek Yogurt
Chobani's product development team balances simplicity with excitement.
In creating the top brand of Greek yogurt in the U.S., Chobani Inc. was called upon to walk a fine line between tradition and innovation.
Greek yogurt is a fairly simple product that offers a double dose of protein along with an all-natural appeal. The trick for Chobani was to take that fairly simple proposition and find a way to make yogurt cool.
"We give our yogurt a modern twist by creating new and exciting flavors," says John Heath, vice president of new ventures and innovations at the Norwich, N.Y.-based company.
"Philosophically speaking, we just try and keep our product simple and create varieties that make sense for yogurt – something that we might add ourselves at home to plain yogurt.
So, you won't find a cake flavor from Chobani. But you will find pure, simple flavors that are familiar to you but you may not have had in a traditional, Greek yogurt before."
Chobani is a nontraditional company, and so is its product development. Instead of an R&D department, Heath leads an innovations team that includes a small handful of innovations specialists, and also draws on resources from various others departments in the company.
Their work has been a key component of the remarkable success enjoyed by the Chobani brand, which was launched just five years ago. Chobani has become the largest single brand of yogurt in the U.S., with more than 1,700 employees, and is on track to sell $1 billion worth of Greek yogurt in 2012.
Keeping it real
With their white background and brightly colored lettering and fruit images, the packaging graphics reflect the wholesomeness of the milk and the excitement of the fruit flavors
What differentiates authentic Greek (also referred to as Mediterranean-style or, simply, strained) yogurt from the yogurt U.S. consumers are accustomed to is that it is strained, so that some of the liquid whey is removed. This produces a yogurt that is thicker -- without the use of starches and gums -- and higher in protein. Both of those attributes have caught the attention of Americans who are seeking more nutrients and fewer additives in their food products.
"It takes three pounds of milk to make one pound of Chobani, using an authentic straining processes," Heath notes. For other American yogurts, one pound of milk yields a pound of yogurt. "Essentially we are applying new technology to a traditional process. We use mechanical separation to replicate how people used to strain their yogurt hundreds of years ago in cloth bags."
A similar separation process is used on the pasteurized milk that is the basic ingredient of Chobani yogurt. All incoming milk is reduced to skim for processing. At the end, cream is added back in to create products in 2 percent milk fat, as well as a fat-free option.
That's the foundation of the product line. In addition to a Plain in each of the fat levels, there are a variety of flavors in nonfat and in lowfat. Some of these include Raspberry, Blood Orange and Honey in nonfat, along with Passion Fruit, Mango and Strawberry Banana in lowfat. Vanilla and Vanilla Chocolate Chunk are also in the mix. Blood Orange is joined by Lemon to make up the Citrus offerings.
Heath says the flavor offerings do not all have equal appeal to customers, with some big sellers and some that have more of a cult following.
"Like a lot of our Chobani flavors, citrus is polarizing – you either like it or you don't. And we love that actually. We've found that while an SKU like our Lemon is not a top-five flavor, those who buy our Lemon love our Lemon, and they're quite vocal when they can't find it."
Citrus flavors present technical challenges as well, he says.
"From an R&D perspective, citrus is difficult to do well in a yogurt, and we're proud of the combinations we've put to market. Some flavors, like Lemon, are best when blended throughout the yogurt, and others, like Blood Orange, do well in a fruit-on-the-bottom cup."
Flavor comes first, as it does with any kind of food, but nutrition is awfully important for yogurt, which has always been positioned as a healthful food. In addition to that big dose of protein (18g per serving in Plain, 36 percent of the RDA), all the yogurts provide vitamins, 15-20 percent of the RDA for calcium, and live and active cultures including three probiotic strains. All Chobani products start with milk from cows not treated with rBST, the synthetic growth hormone. They are kosher, made without gelatin and animal-friendly. They are also 95 percent lactose-free, and in them you won't find any artificial flavors or colors or preservatives.
Single-serve Chobani products are packed in 6-oz. cups. Multi-serve 16-oz. packages are offered for seven blended flavors and in both fat levels of plain, along with 32-oz. bulk containers in Plain, Vanilla and Strawberry.
With their white background and brightly colored lettering and fruit images, the packaging graphics reflect the wholesomeness of the milk and the excitement of the fruit flavors. A large "0" or "2" character in the background indicates the fat level. The cups and tubs are lower and chubbier than most yogurt packaging used in the U.S.
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Kanye West debuts new songs at Governors Ball
NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West closed the three-day Governors Ball on Randall Island with a set that featured his familiar hits as well as a batch of new, darker tracks from his upcoming album.
West kicked off his set Sunday night with the song "Black Skinhead," with flashing visuals in the background, including the words "not for sale." He later performed "New Slaves" and the dark vibe of his songs was matched by his stage lighting and style.
Both tracks will appear on "Yeezus," his sixth album, which comes out June 18.
The crowd responded nicely to some of those songs, but it was lukewarm compared with West's performances of his well-known hits. There was a loud roar from the thousands in the crowd — bunched up tightly and standing on the muddy ground — when the beat of "Mercy" dropped. He followed that with "Cold" and earned more cheers.
West's set also included "Stronger," ″Good Life," ″Jesus Walks" and "All Falls Down." The rapper — who turned 36 on Saturday — also sprinkled new tracks in between those jams.
Guns N' Roses headlined the Governors Ball on Saturday. Kings of Leon was to headline Friday but pushed their performance to Saturday because of the bad weather.
The Lumineers, the xx, Gary Clark Jr. and the Avett Brothers also performed Sunday.
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10 Rumored Sneaker Releases That Need To Drop Right Now
Most people associate the end of the year with a time to prepare for the upcoming holidays. For others—particularly some of our own staff members—the end of the year is special "solely" for the mass amounts of sneaker releases.
From classics that haven't been released in years, to brand new ones that are guaranteed to fly off the shelves, we found some of the hottest upcoming rumored releases that we'd be first in line for if they were to drop first thing tomorrow morning.
Take a look through the gallery to see the sneakers we're most anticipating to be our latest pick-ups:
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Glomb, Narasimhan Appointed to New Professorships; Parente, Singh to Chairs
Professorships made possible thanks to continued generosity of Board of Overseers and alumni.
Associate Professor Theresa Glomb has been appointed the first McFarland Professor of Organizational Behavior - a professorship made possible by a gift from the estate of D.C. "Pat" McFarland (Class of '48). And Associate Professor Om Narasimhan has been named the newly-created Board of Overseers Professor of Marketing.
Glomb has established herself as a scholar of national repute in the area of emotion in organizations. She has served as the HRIR Director of Graduate Studies responsible for all aspects of the school's 200+ person MA-HRIR program since 2008. She also leads an Executive Education program on Talent Management Strategies.
A faculty member in the Marketing and Logistics Management Department since 2001, Narasimhan focuses his research on innovation, pricing strategy, and channels of distribution. He has published articles in leading journals such as the Journal of Marketing Research, and Journal of Marketing; and been named a finalist for the John D. Little award for the best paper in Marketing Science.
In addition to the new professorships, Professor Stephen Parente has been appointed the Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair of Health Finance and Professor Raj Singh has been appointed the Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Finance.
Professor Parente is the director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute (MILI) at the Carlson School. As a professor in the Finance Department, he specializes in health economics, health insurance, medical technology evaluation, and health information technology.
Professor Singh's research focuses on corporate finance, auction theory, agency theory, mergers and acquisitions, and market microstructure and currently serves as an associate editor of the International Review of Finance. He will become the new chair of Finance Department on July 1.


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Mackinac Center Files Motion for Reconsideration in Home-Based Day Care Union Case
For Immediate Release
Friday, Oct. 14, 2010
Patrick J. Wright
Director, Mackinac Center Legal Foundation
Michael D. Jahr
Senior Director of Communications
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
MIDLAND — Mackinac Center Legal Foundation Director Patrick J. Wright filed a motion for reconsideration with the Michigan Court of Appeals yesterday afternoon in Loar v. Department of Human Services, the day care union case that the MCLF is litigating on behalf of home-based day care business owners Sherry Loar, Michelle Berry and Paulette Silverson. The MCLF lawsuit is seeking a "writ of mandamus" to prevent the Michigan Department of Human Services from withholding so-called "union dues" from state subsidy checks sent to home-based day care providers on behalf of low-income parents. The DHS maintains that these day care providers, including private business owners and independent contractors, are members of a government employee union.
The MCLF's motion for reconsideration follows the Court of Appeals' Sept. 22 order, which was the court's second terse rejection of the lawsuit. The motion requests that the Court of Appeals "cure its palpable errors by granting the writ of mandamus or by fully complying with the Michigan Supreme Court's remand order," in which the justices unanimously asked the Court of Appeals to provide "an explanation of the reason(s) for the denial of the plaintiffs' complaint for mandamus."


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Shrek SuperSlam is a four-player melee fighting game set in 3D fully destructible environments that parody legendary fairytales and popular culture. Gamers play as 20 favorite Shrek and fairytale characters, unleashing power slams, taunts and signature attacks including juggling foes as Donkey, swashbuckling as Puss in Boots, leveling kung fu kicks as Princess Fiona and belly flopping as Shrek. Players use powerful potions, weapons and magical items and unlock new characters, arenas and costumes in single player story, ladder and mega challenge modes, or engage in frenzied multiplayer melee combat.
Shrek SuperSlam will be released on multiple platforms in Fall 2005.
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Release Date: October 25, 2005
Publisher: Activision
Also available on: GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PC
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Pantene Sleek & Smooth hair care range has been around for ever – it's a classic, right?
And recently, Stoke Park Spa endorsed Pantene Sleek & Smooth as a hair care range that delivers the same level of sophisticated performance women should expect from a luxury spa..
I was thinking about Pantene recently, because I was in need of some shampoo and looking in my local corner shop (which is very small) only 2 shampoos were stocked – and one is Pantene! I guess it is one of the UK's most popular ranges.
Anyway, a group of bloggers were invited to Stoke Park Spa and I can say it is a really gorgeous spa (should you ever have the chance to visit!).
Pantene Smooth & Sleek sells 1 bottle every 30 seconds. It has a non-sticky formula and controls frizz too. A few of the girls who washed their hair at the spa noted how soft and sleek their hair felt (and looked afterwards) despite not using hair straighteners.
Here is my favourite product from the range!
I've never used the Smooth & Sleek before – I am careful about shampoos because my scalp is so sensitive. Having said that the conditioners from Pantene are great and I really like the 24 hour Frizz Fighter too. This is a new addition to the range.
Despite being light, it works incredibly well and is less greasy than a frizz controlling serum (such as Frizz Ease) which I find makes my hair lanky. Also for a styling treatment (or pre styling product) you get an awful lot of it.
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Prices are £2.19 for the shampoo and conditioner, £3.99 for the intensive treatment and £3.99 for the 24h frizz fighter.
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Rihanna & Matt Kemp: Da Silvano Pair
Rihanna and her boyfriend, professional baseball player Matt Kemp, leave Da Silvano after a romantic dinner on Monday (August 9) in New York City.
Billboard has announced that Rihanna has tied with Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, and Beyonce for the most number one songs on the pop airplay chart! "Love the Way You Lie" marks her sixth number one! Congrats Ri!
Rihanna is currently on her Last Girl on Earth tour with opening act Ke$ha! Next up on the schedule is the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Wednesday (August 11), then the world-famous Madison Square Garden in NYC on Thursday (August 12)!


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Fall is almost here and we are starting to feel it in the air. Fall and Winter can bring cold, harsh weather which can dry out and irritate the skin.
The cold, harsh weather that most of us will have to endure over the next 6 months or so can irritate your skin greatly. Wind and excessive cold can redden skin and the dry coldness can strip skin of its natural moisture. Some people find they experience more breakouts in winter months due to the changing weather, but also because of the extra lotions we need to apply.
I know I have to switch up my cleansing routine in the winter time – I switch from the Facial Cleansing Gel to the Gentle Cleansing Cream, step up use on my AHA/BHA Complex, carry the Nutrient Boost Spray with me to counteract redness from the wind, and start using the H-series moisturizer each night to add back needed moisture to my parched skin. Most of you will find you need to do the same as your skin may get dry and parched and you need more moisturizing products in the winter than you do in the summer. Listen to your skin – even if it doesn't look dry – if it feels parched or tighter than usual – you need to add more moisture, either in the form of your cleanser or moisturizer, or both.
Here are a few other things to remember to keep your skin at its healthiest this winter:
– Don't forget to continue to use an SPF moisturizer. Damaging UV rays are present in the winter as well as the summer, and the SPF can also protect against some weather damage as well.
– Use moisturizer and moisturizing lip balm before going outside into harsh weather to prevent chapped skin.
– Do not go directly from a cold outdoor environment to a very hot indoor environment – such as in front of a fireplace – as the severe change in temperatures can damage your skin.
– Drink at least 8 glasses of water daily to keep your skin supple from the inside out.
– If you are going to be outdoors in very cold weather for long periods of time cover your skin as best you can with a hat and scarf.
– Use a humidifier or a bowl of water near your bed when you sleep to add moisture to the air.
– Exfoliate your skin with a gentle exfoliant frequently to clear pores.


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Bees take down Broncos 3-0
IDAHO FALLS — Coming into the High Country Conference 4A district tournament the Blackfoot Broncos sat in the sixth seed. For most of the first game against Bonneville on Tuesday evening, Blackfoot looked every bit of a higher seed as they took it to the Bees for most of the game.
Unfortunately the Broncos could not hold onto a lead, falling 25-22.
"Bonneville only had 4 kills on us in that first game and we gave up some valuable points," Blackfoot head coach Lorin Lilya said. "We just have to get rid of the errors, that is where our main problem is."
From there, Blackfoot played hard, holding several leads throughout the evening but were unable to close the deal as Bonneville sent Blackfoot into the left hand side of the tournament bracket with a 3-0 win.
"We had a lead in every game and then we would fall back into our old habits," coach Lilya said. "We are getting out of them, we're slowly getting out of them and from what I saw in the first game that we played them this year and to how we played them tonight we are getting better."
Despite the set back and the long hard row that Blackfoot will have to hoe if they hope to make it to this years state tournament, Coach Lilya and the rest of the coaching staff saw some bright spots that they will look to build on for the future of the Bronco volleyball program.
"We're building for the future, we brought up a lot of girls tonight," coach Lilya said. "Tomorrow we will have a good bunch. I really want them to understand what districts are all about and to foresee the future of them being here and being one of the top seeded teams. I think that we have that potential and we are working towards that."


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Frankfort Fishing Report: Spring 2012
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We have been trolling the shallows in and around the port of Frankfort all month. Browns, lakers and yesterday nice kings are being caught. Straight mono to 3 colors of leadcore have been the ticket. Mostly using Stinger spoons, although body baits have taken a few browns early. Should be a great summer. Lots of bait!


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Two trapped in Philly building collapse
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A four-story building being demolished collapsed Wednesday on the edge of downtown, injuring 12 people and trapping two others, the fire commissioner said.
Rescue crews were trying to extricate the two people who were trapped, city Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers said. The dozen people who were injured were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, he said.
The collapse involved a building that once housed a first-floor sandwich shop and apartments above. It collapsed, sending debris onto a Salvation Army corner thrift store next door. The two are adjacent to an adult bookstore and theater that had been taken down earlier.
Rescuers were using buckets and their bare hands to move bricks and rubble to search for survivors.
Witnesses said they heard a loud rumbling sound immediately before the collapse.
"I was standing there looking out my window, watching the men at work on the building, and the next thing I know I heard something go kaboom," said Veronica Haynes, who was on the fifth floor of an apartment building across the street. "Then you saw the whole side of the wall fall down ... onto the other building."
Patrick Glynn and Anthony Soli were working on a roof atop a nearby building when they heard what sounded like two loud bangs or explosions. They immediately ran down the scaffolding and helped pull out two women and a man.
Glynn said he had been watching workers take down the doomed building over the past few weeks, and said he suspected a collapse was inevitable because of the methods the workers were using to tear it down.
"For weeks they've been standing on the edge, knocking bricks off," he said. "You could just see it was ready to go at any time. I knew it was going to happen."
Steve Cramer, who has been working as a window washer across the street for several days, said the demolition crew left 30 feet of a dividing wall up with no braces and it compromised the integrity of the building
"We've been calling it for the past week — it's going to fall, it's going to fall," his co-worker Dan Gillis said.
Carlton Williams of the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections said there were no existing violations on the building and the demolition company had proper permits for the work they were doing.
The city issued a demolition permit for the four-story structure on Feb. 1. Online records list the contractor as Plato Marinakos Jr., an architect. He told The Associated Press that Campbell Construction was handling the demolition. A message was left at a listing for Campbell Construction in Philadelphia.
Bernie DiTomo was driving past Salvation Army building in his white pickup truck, on his way to an appointment, when the collapse happened.
"The next thing you know, I heard a rumble, and a building and a sign fell on my truck," he said.
He said he lay down in the seat of his cab. It was probably over in about 30 seconds, he said. There was a lot of dirt and dust that he breathed in, but he was able to open the door and get out, unhurt. His truck remained nearby, partially covered in debris, as DiTomo watched recovery efforts from across the street.
High school student Jordan McLaughlan said he saw several people on the ground after the collapse being given oxygen by rescuers.
"It was hard to breathe, there was a lot of dust everywhere," McLaughlan said.
The accident happened at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday on the western edge of downtown, between the city's business district and its main train station.
Maj. John Cranford of The Salvation Army in Philadelphia said officials were coordinating with the police and fire department and sent their own disaster response team to the site to serve survivors and first responders.
"Our No. 1 concern is for the safety of our customers and the employees who were involved," he said. "We ask for the public to pray for those involved."


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Jonathan Papelbon has agreed to a four-year deal with the Phillies, according to two baseball sources.
The source said the deal was worth four years and $50 million. It was first reported by CSNPhilly.com.
General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. would not confirm the deal, but earlier in the day he talked about the importance of having a quality closer.
"I think it's essential that we win the games we're supposed to win because of the commitment we've made to our starting pitching overall and just our pitching in general," Amaro said. "It's important we make sure we win the games when we have a late lead."
With Madson as their closer most of last season, the Phillies were tremendous at doing just that. The Phillies had been in talks with Papelbon and earlier this week. A baseball source said the Phillies had reached a four-year, $44 million agreement with Madson, but Amaro strongly denied that any agreement had ever been made.
It's possible that Madson will now end up in Boston replacing Papelbon.
Though Papelbon is two months younger than Madson, he has been in a closer role for six seasons compared to just one for Madson.
Papelbon was 4-1 with 31 saves in 34 attempts and a 2.94 ERA last season with the Red Sox.
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JOHN Lennon's sister today labelled Yoko Ono offensive and tactless and demanded the removal of her art work from the city centre.
Ono says the work, which depicts women's private parts, is dedicated to John and his love for his mother Julia who died in a road accident when he was 18.
The images were placed by the Liverpool Biennial around Church Street and at the former St Luke's church.
But Julia Baird, Lennon's sister, said today: "The work is called My Mummy Was Beautiful. John's mother was beautiful and she was my mother too.
"She would have been offended, as would John, by the public display of gratuitous female nudity, particularly on the frontage of St Luke's church."
But Liverpool Biennial chief executive Lewis Biggs said: "The artwork is there at the invitation of the peace centre at St Luke's, in recognition of John and Yoko's work to promote peace."


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The Gentoo Release Engineering project is pleased to announce the much-delayed release of Gentoo Linux 2007.0, code named 'Secret Sauce'. This release met with several delays due to an abnormally high number of security vulnerabilities in large packages which had to be rebuilt using the newer, secure versions of the packages. Update: Screenshots!


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The Rose State College baseball team was swept at home in a doubleheader by the Carl Albert State College Vikings Saturday afternoon in Midwest City. When the two teams met Tuesday afternoon at Ival Goodman Field, the Midwest City team avenged that home sweep by Carl Albert. Rose State posted wins of 1-0 and 2-1 in Tuesday's twinbill.After playing a doubleheader in Muskogee against the Bacone College junior varsity on Wednesday afternoon, the Vikings will return home to face Seminole State College in 1:30 p.m. doubleheader this afternoon at Ival Goodman Field.


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Current Issue
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Bulletin, December/January 2012
Inside ASIS&T
2011 ASIS&T Award Winners
One of the highlights of each years ASIS&T Annual Meeting is the presentation of the prestigious ASIS&T Annual Awards. This years winners are featured in this section.
Award of Merit
Gary Marchionini, dean and Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor at the School of Information and Library Science (SIL) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the 2011 recipient of the Award of Merit, the highest honor presented by ASIS&T. The award goes to an individual who has made a noteworthy contribution to the field of information science, including the expression of new ideas, the creation of new devices, the development of better techniques and outstanding service to the profession.
Gary is an internationally renowned scholar who has contributed a lifetime of extraordinary accomplishments to the field of information science. He excels in a number of research areas, including digital libraries; information seeking in electronic environments and interactive information retrieval; human-computer interaction and design; health information technologies; information policy; and, more recently, social media such as YouTube. His contributions have resulted in further development of thought, better techniques and outstanding service to the field of information science through sharing the results of his substantial research throughout the world.
Gary has published more than 200 articles, book chapters and technical reports on these research topics as well as publishing results of his research on the usability of personal health records, multimedia browsing strategies, personal identity in cyberspace and other areas of research. Several of his publications have been cited hundreds of times. He continuously shares the results of his research at home and around the world, most recently as an invited presenter of the prestigious Ranganathan Lectures in Bangalore, India (three lectures). Earlier this year, Gary was appointed to serve on the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Health Information Technology (HIT) Report Workgroup.
Through a combination of research, teaching and service to the community, Gary has demonstrated his passion for improving the ways in which people use computers to find and use the information they need. At every step, he has demonstrated that he is an expert in this field of information science, standing above others by envisioning a need and then attacking problems with fervor and an enthusiasm unlike most researchers. He focuses on the impact of his work and reaches for the ultimate benefit to users of the projects and products of his efforts, changing the world for the better.
Because of his extraordinary range of contributions to the field, the 2011 ASIS&T Award of Merit goes to
Gary Marchionini.
Watson Davis Award
ASIS&Ts Watson Davis Award recognizes the contributions of someone who has shown continuous dedicated service to ASIS&T. It is hard to think of one more worthy of it than Bob Williams. Apart from his uninterrupted membership of more than 20 years and his regular participation in the Annual Meetings of the Society, he has served on a range of the Societys committees and juries. He was one of the prime movers in the addition of history to the charge for SIG/ History and Foundations of Information Science. He has served several terms as chair of SIG/HFIS and almost continuously as a member of the planning group for the presentation of its sessions at the Annual Meetings. The creation and work of SIG/HFIS underpins his interest in promoting both the history of the field within ASIS&T and the history of ASIS&T itself.
With a small grant from ASIS&T, Bob developed the Pioneers in Information Science website which continues to be updated and contains entries for over 100 pioneers. Bob is always on the search for more oral histories to add to this valuable resource. He never misses an opportunity to recruit a new professional to the field or to encourage someone to be part of the Society that he calls his home.
Bob has been a champion and advocate for information science throughout his career. He has been instrumental in the design and development of University of South Carolinas undergraduate program in information science and continues to teach and contribute to the BSIS program at the University of South Carolina. He also has worked on the institutions doctoral program, writing grant proposals, mentoring students and teaching the information science courses. Perhaps most important are the thousands of students that he has mentored into ASIS&T. He is a beacon for knowledge and continues to shine on everyone with even a glimmer of interest in information science.
In addition, Bob is a true scholar, a gentleman and an absolute joy to work with. He brings ethics and professionalism to new meanings in his everyday communications with students and his professional communities. For his long, active and highly productive service to the Society, Bob Williams well merits the 2011 ASIS&T Watson Davis Award.
Research Award
Christine Borgman, presidential chair and professor of information studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and fellow of the AAAS, is the 2011 recipient of the ASIS&T Research Award. Professor Borgman has contributed to information science research on a number of fronts. Fundamentally and quite uniquely, Christine Borgman covers four essential dimensions of information research: 1) user-oriented and usability aspects of information searching and behavior; 2) the evolution of scholarly communication and scholarly publishing; 3) information technology, library automation and digital library development; and 4) the East European information science scene. The quality of her research and the resulting publications in all these scholarly dimensions of information studies has had, and currently provides, a powerful and worldwide influence on information science in general and information searching and information history research in particular. Besides her more than 175 written contributions in the form of journal articles, books, proceedings and invited keynotes, Professor Borgman is highly influential as a coach and research supervisor in many parts of the world. She has had several long-term visits as an invited scholar and researcher at universities and research agencies in the United Kingdom, Italy and Hungary.
During her scholarly career she has been cited more than 1000 times, mainly as first author, excluding self-citations. It is also significant that a substantial portion of citations to her work derives from non-U.S. authors and journals worldwide. This demonstrates her ability to penetrate the information research landscape at a truly international scale. This international recognition is further shown on the well-known maps of information. She has won the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book award twice -- for her 2007 book, Scholarship in the Digital Age: Information, Infrastructure, and the Internet and her 2000 book From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World, both from MIT Press.
Professor Borgman has led many collaborative research activities over the years. Currently, she leads the data practices team at the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, a U.S. National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center based at UCLA.
Her major contributions internationally lie in the user-oriented sphere of information studies, foremost concerned with library catalogue use and usability for both adults and children. Her bibliometric and scientometric achievements are mainly on the analytic and theoretical levels in the area of digitized scientific communication. In this connection she has also made major research achievements in digital infrastructure, e.g., in the form of digital library developments, and she is recognized as an expert on East European developments in information and information technology for information services and libraries. In many senses Professor Borgman represents the best of information science scholarship, thus earning her the well-deserved ASIS&T Research Award for 2011.
Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award
The 2011 Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award goes to Howard Rosenbaum, associate dean and associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University. The award is presented each year to an individual who has demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching information science with evidence of sustained excellence and innovative and imaginative teaching materials and methods.
During Professor Rosenbaum's career, he has designed and re-designed his courses, demonstrating, as one jury member said, a "commitment to combining classic and current theories and studies, to connecting theory and practice, and to challenging students to grapple with issues and problems and defend their ideas and proposed course of action." His nominator commented on the service-learning components of his courses, which have included the redesign of websites for local businesses, as well as creating and operating online businesses. One student described his approach as embodying "the idea of teacher-as-guide, as he ensures access to knowledge rather than serving as the source of knowledge."
Professor Rosenbaum's influence as a scholar, teacher and mentor are far-reaching and long-lasting. His writings range from conceptual contributions on social informatics and structuration theory to more applied work describing his problem-based approach to teaching and learning. His articles are assigned reading for many information science courses. Current and former students comment on his accessibility for consultation and take him as their model of a mentor and advisor.
Throughout his career, he has demonstrated what one student calls "deep engagement, pedagogical and scholarly creativity and sustained excellence." For his contributions as scholar, mentor, advisor and above all, teacher, we are pleased to name Professor Howard Rosenbaum as the 2011 Thomson Reuters Outstanding Information Science Teacher.
Best Information Science Book Award
The 2011 ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award, for a book published in 2010, goes to Katy Börner for Atlas of Science: Visualizing What We Know, published by MIT.
In the Atlas of Science, Katy Börner has generalized a key component of information science, drawing on all the relevant work in many fields, and brought it into the broader world of science in a particularly thorough and beautiful way. Börner's fundamental interest is in informetrics, one of the three basic branches of information science, and the atlas is a series of representations of science through bibliometric means. She ranges across efforts made in many fields, but all from a scientometric perspective, and she gives full recognition to major scholars in information science who have contributed to that development. Börner has brought scientometrics fully into the spotlight of the 21st-century world of multimedia visualization. This is the sort of representation of informetrics that will get the attention of the wider world for information science. The authors own agenda for visualization in the introduction and in the overall organization of the book makes it unique and distinct among comparable efforts. The Atlas is impressively designed and produced -- a triumph of scholarship and a readers delight.
The international jury of scholars was unanimous in its evaluation of this book as an extraordinary achievement of scholarship. They describe the book as a spectacular achievement not only because it is the result of a prodigious amount of scholarly work of the highest quality and because its subject matter is absolutely central to the interests of ASIS&T and its community, but also because of the work's visual qualities and high production value, which will ensure that it will be widely read beyond the information field.
John Wiley & Sons Best JASIST Paper Award
The 2011 John Wiley & Sons JASIST Paper Award goes to Bernard J. Jansen and Soo Young Rieh for their article, The Seventeen Theoretical Constructs of Information Searching and Information Retrieval, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 61, 8, pp. 1517-1534.
The paper contributes to the theoretical basis of information science by giving an overview of two important fields and a better understanding of the relationships between their underlying theoretical constructs. The study is based on a thorough review of the literature resulting in the identification of the 17 theoretical constructs. It discusses the relations between two related subfields of information science: information searching and information retrieval. Information searching is human centered while information retrieval is technology centered but of the 17 theoretical constructs identified by the authors four are cross-cutting, i.e., relevant to both subfields. The authors also discuss whether the two subfields tend to converge or diverge in relation to the specific constructs. Convergence and the cross-cutting constructs allow collaboration between the two subfields. Such collaboration will contribute to enhanced user experience when seeking information and to increased research activity.
In the words of the authors, An understanding of the foundational elements at the core of each field is essential to the objective evaluation of the fields contribution and the perception of each fields goals and objectives. (p.1531)
Thomson-Reuters Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship
Amber Cushing, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, is the winner of the 2011 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Scholarship for Possession and Self-extension in Digital Environments: Implications for Maintaining Personal Information. Research on this topic will extend our knowledge of how people relate to their digital files. It may lead ultimately to development of policies and programs that will benefit individuals in deciding what to preserve and archivists tasked with curating contributions. Amber will apply Q-method to her analysis. While Q-method has been used widely in business, marketing and other fields, it is largely unexplored in information and library science. The method will allow her to focus on the factors that influence how people relate to the various types of information that they maintain in digital form. Amber has tested and refined the method in a pilot study, and she has made successful presentations of her work at several professional conferences.
ASIS&T/ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award
The 2011 ASIS&T/ProQuest Doctoral Dissertation Award is presented to Shelagh Kathleen Genuis, student in the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, for Making Sense of Evolving Health Information: Navigating Uncertainty in Everyday Life. This study spans boundaries among many areas within health services including nursing research, medical anthropology, womens health, health literacy, consumer health and emerging phenomena such as digital health or e-health information, the rise of the e-patient, shared decision-making and participatory medicine.
This research crosses the multiple fields of information science, including information-seeking behavior, information decision-making, information resource management and information technology, and it brings fresh discovery to information science research. The findings raise new considerations related to knowledge translation as an ongoing process of social construction which takes place within everyday life contexts. The results highlight important implications for both information professionals and health professionals, particularly in the areas of health information literacy and shared information decision-making.
This research successfully employs qualitative techniques to explore formal and informal sources of health information and to facilitate response to uncertain health information from various sources, including health professionals, the media, the Internet and interpersonal contacts. Using a social constructionist approach and social positioning theory to guide semi-structured interviews (narrative and elicitation approaches) with information seekers and health professionals, the author investigates womens information worlds and their engagement with information sources.
Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper
Evaluated by the same rigorous standards as papers submitted for the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, the best student research paper is judged on technical competence, significance of findings, originality and clarity of expression. The 2011 Pratt Severn Best Student Research Paper Award, recognizing the outstanding work of a current student in a degree-granting program in the information field, goes to Brooks J. Breece, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for Local Government Use of Web GIS in North Carolina.
The paper explores the impact of web-based geographic information systems tools on North Carolina county governments. As one juror noted, "This is excellent work for someone at the master's level, showing a good grasp of the relevant literature from the various fields that contribute to this kind of interdisciplinary work." Another reviewer stated that "it is an interesting and well-done research project in the intersection of information science and public administration." "The literature review demonstrates a high level of competence in and familiarity of the GIS area. The use of various methods is welcomed. The analysis and discussion are thoughtful," according to a third juror.
Brooks is commended on a well-executed project.
New Leaders Award
Eight ASIS&T members have been awarded 2011 New Leaders Awards, recognizing their potential for future leadership in the Society. Winners this year are Caroline Whippey, doctoral student, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Vivienne Houghton, MLIS student, University of Denver; Eugenia Kim, data services specialist, Purdue University; Julia Martin, EdLab, Teachers College, New York; Chysta Meadowbrooke, doctoral student, University of Michigan; Chaoqun Ni, doctoral student, Indiana University Bloomington; Jacob Ratliff, Archivist/Taxonomy Librarian, National Fire Protection Association; and William Senn, doctoral student, director of decision support, University of North Texas.
Chapter Awards
Chapter-of-the-Year Award
The 2011 Chapter-of-the-Year Award goes to the New England Chapter of ASIS&T, recognized for its extensive program of well-attended book clubs, social events and presentations, among other activities. These events are made possible by the conscientious and continuous participation by committed members at regular business meetings. The detailed meeting minutes provide an excellent example to other chapters. The chapter engages in outreach activities, targeted at members and non-members alike. Such initiatives include a travel award geared to students. The support of students in all chapter activities was noted by one reviewer as the chapters investment in the future of our Society. The chapter is also commended for its involvement in national governance and events. The energy of the chapter is visible in their use of social media, which serves as an excellent vehicle for outreach and recruitment. For these well-executed outreach, recruitment and support activities, we honor the New England Chapter of ASIS&T with the 2011 Chapter-of-the-Year Award.
Student Chapter-of-the-Year Award
The 2011 Student Chapter-of-the-Year Award goes to the Simmons College Student Chapter. The chapter hosted a number of heavily attended events with some well-known names among the speakers, including Peter Suber and Nicole Hennig. Working with the New England Chapter of ASIS&T, the student chapter hosted an event on Content Management Systems which enjoyed a large turnout of current GSLIS students, faculty and staff, as well as NEASIS&T members. Simmons recorded and podcasted many of their events, keeping them available on the GSLIS podcast website. The chapter also maintains an active listserv with more than 300 GSLIS community members, including current and former students, faculty and staff. The chapter also created a listserv for its board so that student leaders can come together in a virtual environment to plan future events. The strong chapter leadership and the chapters close bond with the GSLIS community make the Simmons College Student Chapter the Student Chapter-of-the-Year for 2011.
Chapter Member-of-the-Year
The 2011 Chapter Member-of-the-Year award goes to Sarah Buchanan of the Los Angeles Chapter of ASIS&T (LACASIST). Nominating letters emphasize consistently the significant amount of work that Sarah does to keep the chapter active and running. Her knowledge of the history of both ASIS&T and LACASIST, as well as her ongoing involvement as a member of the chapters board, are further evidence of her commitment. Sarahs contributions range from extended service as the chapter secretary to the planning of programs and developing LACASISTs milestone 50th Anniversary celebration to the creation of a website devoted to the history of LACASIST. She has also worked with Robert Hayes to complete an oral history project that will be published. For this work and more, Sarah Buchanan is awarded the 2011 Chapter Member of the Year award.
Chapter Event-of-the-Year
Two awards for Chapter Event-of-the-Year are given to two different chapters for their individual events: one to the Potomac Valley Chapter and one to the European Chapter.
The Potomac Valley Chapter of ASIS&T is awarded the 2011 Chapter Event-of-the-Year award for An Evening with National Public Radio. The event enjoyed a good onsite attendance, but greater benefit was achieved when the event organizers reached beyond the chapter borders to broadcast the session as a webinar viewed by over 100 online participants. Speakers described how a story is born and discussed the integration of the librarian role into the work of broadcast program staff members. Topics presented the perfect combination of information science and technology, and the event was relevant, informative and fun. For these reasons, the Potomac Valley Chapter earns the 2011 Chapter Event-of-the-Year Award.
The European Chapter of ASIS&T is awarded the 2011 Chapter Event-of-the-Year award for the ASIS&T European Workshop 2011. Event organizers reached out across Europe for attendance from professionals from eight countries. This outstanding event brought together members and non-members of ASIS&T, and it served to promote the entire society throughout Europe. Students, faculty and industry experts talked on a variety of relevant topics, including knowledge organization, information retrieval, social media, digital cultural heritage and technology applications. Additionally, organizers were able to get industry sponsors to help with expenses for student attendees. The European Chapter is to be most highly commended for the dedication and drive needed to produce a two-day workshop of this caliber and merits the award for 2011 Chapter Event-of-the-Year.
Chapter Innovation-of-the-Year
The 2011 Chapter Innovation-of-the-Year award goes to the New England ASIS&T Chapter (NEASIST) for their meet-up, All Things e-Readers. Participants gathered to share their experiences of reading on Kindles, iPads, Nooks, smart phones and other devices, and they shared ideas on how to negotiate licenses, catalog books on Kindle and manage patron expectation for using devices and accessing material. As librarians struggle to develop e-content policies and deal with an assortment of issues surrounding e-reading, the New England Chapter provided a way for participants to test available technologies and discuss implications and ideas for implementation in their diverse organizations. This inventive gathering earns NEASIST the 2011 Chapter Innovation-of-the-Year Award.
SIG Awards
SIG/Digital Libraries (SIG/DL) is the 2011 ASIS&T SIG-of-the-Year. SIG/DL presented an impressive array of year-round programming, membership recruitment and retention, and leadership development activities. This SIG not only presented panels and a workshop at the 2010 Annual Meeting, but also planned and sponsored two webinars during 2011. This programming represented a range of interests, particularly in the institutional repository community.
SIG/DL used an online election process for its 2010-2011 officers, the result of which was dramatic improvement in SIG member participation and identification of new officers prior to the 2010 Annual Meeting. After the meeting, SIG officers kept in contact with members and interested non-members through their Facebook and LinkedIn pages and Twitter feeds, and the officers followed up by email after the Annual Meeting with attendees of their business meeting. Officers and interested members held planning meetings online multiple times during the year; one of these was archived so non-attendees could view the discussion after the fact.
The SIG notes the ongoing relationship between the SIG leadership and the SIGs New Leaders Program awardee, Tina Jayroe, highlighting the role she has played in outreach and the use of social media for SIG activities. Finally, SIG/DL is working to develop members and potential members through an analysis of the membership lists of the SIG, the SIG listserv and the Facebook and LinkedIn pages. SIG/DL is a role model for other SIGs looking to develop its membership, particularly among members unable to attend Annual Meetings. SIG/DL is a worthy winner of the 2011 SIG-of-the-Year Award.
SIG Member-of-the-Year
Diane Neal of SIG/Classification Research (SIG/CR) is the 2011 SIG Member-of-the-Year. Diane was instrumental in the rejuvenation of SIG/CR, including acting as its first chair for several years. Under Dianes leadership the SIG recruited new members, continued the popular SIG/CR Workshop at the 2010 Annual Meeting and helped plan a popular session for that meeting. Dianes recommenders write about her impressive ability to bring together multiple voices in fruitful discussion, particularly at the workshop. One reviewer of her efforts with the SIG/CR Workshop says she designed a program that was provocative and stimulating in its format. . . which led to one of the most honest, open and insightful discussions Ive ever encountered. . . . For her work rejuvenating SIG/CR, and particularly for her work to expand and grow the SIG to include a broad range of members, Diane Neal presents an example to leaders of all levels in ASIS&T and earns the 2011 SIG Member-of-the-Year award.
SIG Awards
SIG Publication-of-the-Year
SIG Publication-of-the-Year honors for 2011 go to SIG/International Information Issues (SIG/III) for its SIG/III Newsletter. This PDF newsletter contains a welcome from the chair, minutes from the last meeting, reports from the 2010 Annual Meeting sessions and information about sessions proposed for 2011, bios of the InfoShare awardees, contact information for officers and other information about the SIG that is of interest to members. This well-written and comprehensive communications tool is a model for a SIG newsletter. Congratulations to SIG/III for the hard work and great results.
ASIS&T 75th Annual Meeting
Get Ready to Celebrate All Things Information
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, the 2012 Annual Meeting will focus on Information, Interaction, Innovation: Celebrating the Past, Constructing the Present and Creating the Future. Weaving together all the threads that make the tapestry of information science, this landmark conference provides a great opportunity for practitioners and researchers to reflect on our past accomplishments and current activities and to chart potential pathways for the future.
Conference planners will utilize three reviewing tracks to ensure high standards and quality, as well as broad coverage of the field. The three tracks and their emphases are
- Information: topics related to metadata, information retrieval, organization of information, knowledge management, information architecture and more
- Interaction: topics related to information behavior, information sharing, human-computer interaction, gaming, visualization and more
- Innovation: topics related to emerging technologies, Web 3.0, innovations in digital libraries, cloud computing and more.
The 75th ASIS&T Annual Meeting will be October 26-31, 2012, in Baltimore, Maryland. For full details about the Call for Papers and deadlines for submissions, please visit the ASIS&T website at
News about ASIS&T Members
Former ASIS&T president Debora (Ralf) Shaw, longtime faculty member at Indiana University (IU), has been named dean of the universitys School of Library and Information Science. IU executive vice president and Bloomington campus provost Karen Hanson made the announcement, noting that Ralf has received strong support from SLIS faculty and staff as interim dean. She has served with distinction as interim, providing energetic and effective leadership of the school.
News from ASIS&T Chapters
The Northeast Ohio ASIS&T chapter (NORASIST) has an innovative weapon in its membership recruitment bag: a membership sale, providing discounted membership rates for student and regular members living in Northeast Ohio. For the second year, the chapter invited new members to join at a discounted rate and to attend the annual fall social mixer in September. New student members could join ASIS&T and the local chapter for $32 just $2.50/month during the membership sale period.
The chapter further encouraged new members by offering the first five people to join at the mixer free books from Rosenfeld Media, personally donated by Lou Rosenfeld, one of the fathers of Information Architecture, and co-author of
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web
News about ASIS&T Institutional Members
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and Information International Associates (IIa) have formed a joint venture to develop an institutional repository (IR) service for federal agencies. Institutional repositories are collections of digital scientific and technical information documents and other content. This repository will be hosted by NTIS and supported by content managers and technical experts from IIa and NTIS. The program will make federal agency content available to users with increased ease of access and provide cost savings to the agencies. Representatives of both organizations will provide more details to the Bulletin as the project develops.
The School of Information and Library Science (SILS) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) announces that professor Richard Marciano, co-founder and former executive director of the Data Intensive Cyber Environments (DICE) Center, affiliated professor in American studies and director of Sustainable Archives and Leveraging Technologies (SALT), is now co-founder and co-director of a new virtual lab that will encourage collaborative, interdisciplinary and innovative digital humanities projects.
The Digital Innovation Lab, affiliated with the American studies department in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences, will encourage the production of digital "public goods": projects and tools that are of social and cultural value; can be made publicly available; are scalable and reusable; and/or serve multiple audiences. One immediate focus will be the use of large-scale data sources - maps, newspapers, city directories, public records - by scholars and the public in understanding the history of communities. The lab (http://digitalinnovation.unc.edu) was created with a startup grant from the college.
The lab will build on the nationally funded digital humanities work of Marciano and
Robert Allen, co-founder and co-director of the lab. Allen is the James Logan Godfrey Distinguished Professor of American studies, history and communication studies.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has received a $390,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a project entitled Music Information Retrieval Evaluation eXchange: Next Generation (MIREX: NG). Led by J. Stephen Downie of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the project runs from October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2013. MIREX, which Downie has directed since 2005, allows music information retrieval (MIR) researchers to come together to investigate how well their innovative MIR algorithms perform. MIREX has played a pivotal role in the growth and success of the MIR research community, having performed more than 1200 evaluations of algorithms across 23 unique task categories.
In partnership with experts from Ithaka S+R, the MIREX: NG project will allow Downie to develop formal models for the financial and administrative sustainability of MIREX. Once the organizational structures have been created, the partners will work with the MIR community to finalize and then implement a sustainable business plan model to ensure the long term vitality of MIREX.
Articles in this Issue
ASIS&T Wraps Another Annual Meeting
A Photographic Look at ASIS&T 2011
2011 ASIS&T Awards Winners
Award of Merit Acceptance Speech/Bridges, Linchpins and Membranes: From I to We
Introduction: Personal and Professional Information Management
Analyzing Personal Presence on the Web and Building Your Brand
Managing Your Online Professional Identity
Enabling Personal Knowledge Management with Collaborative and Semantic Technologies
Awareness of Context and Privacy
Twitter, Information Sharing and the London Riots?
Knowledge Gained from Action and Reaction Learning in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises: Two Sides of the Same Coin
IA Column: Want to Improve Your Coordination? Attend to Patterns


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Served in the U.S. Army
Harold V. Needham, 85, of Osage Beach, Missouri, formerly of Leavenworth, passed away November 16th, 2013 at a Jefferson City, Missouri hospital.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00, Thursday, November 21st, 2013 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Father David McEvoy, O.Carm officiating.
Visitation will be Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 from 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM, with the family present from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM and a Rosary at 6:00 PM at Belden Larkin Funeral Home.
Burial with military graveside honors will be at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, in Lansing, Kansas.
A memorial service for Harold will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 22nd at the Senior Activity Center in Osage Beach, Missouri with Rev. Adam Hamilton from the Church of The Resurrection presiding.
Harold was born April 23rd, 1928 to Fred L. and Theckla E. (Farrell) Needham at Oak Hill Farm in Tonganoxie, Kansas at 6:00 PM while the rest of the family enjoyed ham and bean soup with corn bread. It continued to be one of Harold's favorite meals.
Harold went to school at Tonganoxie grade and high schools, and the Lawrence Business College.
He joined the Army upon graduation from high school, went through short basic training, and was shipped to Choson (a name later changed to Korea). He was with the 520th Engineer Repair Company as a Motor Sergeant and earned the rank of Staff Sergeant.
On 22 May 1954 he married Eleanor Jean Simmons in the Old Cathedral in Leavenworth, Kansas. She preceded him in death due to cancer on January 2nd, 2000. To this union came two boys; Harold Vincent "Vince" Needham on October 15th, 1959, and James Farrell Needham on October 17th, 1961.
Harold met Marilyn Eginoire at the Lake of the Ozarks, and they were married on May 26th, 2001. He subsequently moved to Osage Beach, Missouri.
His career and his passion involved automobiles and engines. He and his brother Fred owned and operated the Needham Motor Company in Tonganoxie, Kansas. After it closed Harold went to work with K. C. Tractor and Implement. It was sold to Midway Ford, and Harold was part of the deal. Later it was sold again to Kansas City Power Products; Harold again went along, after a long and successful career with industrial engines Harold retired on April 30th, 1993.
His other passion was the Boy Scouts. He could not remember how many years he worked with Bill Seymour in Tonganoxie as an Assistant Scout Master. After moving to Leavenworth, Kansas, when Vince became old enough, Harold got him into the Cub Scouts, and two years later Jim came in with them. He stayed with the Scouts until Vince received his Eagle Award and then decided he could not sleep on the ground anymore.
In May 1993 he went to work at his good friend's Dan Belden's funeral home. He stayed with that until May of 2001, when he retired.
He loved people and always thought that if they knew him he was their friend.
He was a charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Tonganoxie. He held many offices as a member of the Knights of Columbus, 3rd Degree 900 of Leavenworth, Kansas. He did the same in the Joseph D. Hurley 4th Degree Assembly 293 of Leavenworth, Kansas.
For the people he knew, he had nothing but love and admiration.
He is survived by his second wife Marilyn, two sons; Vince Needham, and Jim Needham and his wife Debby, step-son; Steven Eginoire and his wife Kathy, three step-daughters; Merry Klonower and her husband Mark, Linda Haun and her husband Steve, Lori Kirk and her husband Jeff, ten step-grandchildren, 7 great-step-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and one sister in law; Mary Ann Needham.
He was preceded in death by two brothers; Fred F. and Robert E. Needham, and by a dear friend, Cissy Lewis.
Pallbearers will be Jim Brazeal, John McAdams, Dan Needham, Francis "Doc" Stock, Steve Eginoire, and Jeff Kirk. Honorary pallbearers will be Dave Thompson, Don Giese, and Harry Allison.
Memorials in his name may be directed to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Belden-Larkin Funeral Home and Cremation Services. To express condolences or to share memories go to www.beldenlarkin.com.


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Texas College Athletics Release
TYLER, TEXAS – Texas College (TC) President, Dr. Dwight J. Fennell, announced today the hiring of Rodney Blackshear as the new Texas College Steers Acting Head Football Coach. Blackshear joins the Texas College family from Irving ISD where he was teaching and coaching middle school football. "I am excited about the idea of molding the lives of young men," states Blackshear. "Football coaches have a unique opportunity to change lives and impart values that become a way of life on and off the field of play. We [the Steers] will play 60 minutes of hard football with tenacity and class," concludes Blackshear.
A native of Houston, TX, Blackshear spent his high school years at Houston's Reagan High School. Following high school, Blackshear played collegiately at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX from 1987-1991 where he led the team in receiving during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. Blackshear holds the Southwest Conference (SWC) and Texas Tech single-game record with 251 on only 5 catches against Houston. He was awarded the "Team MVP" honor in 1990 and "Team Leadership" honor in 1991. Blackshear was honored as a two-time All-SWC member from 90-91 as well as 3rd-Team Pre-Season All American in 91, and received invitations to the Blue-Gray Football Classic and the Japan Bowl in 1991. Blackshear was the first player to return a kickoff for a touchdown against the 12th Man kickoff unit of Texas A&M. The following season, the Aggies discontinued the longstanding tradition.
Professionally, Blackshear played seven seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) where he recorded 204 receptions for 2,482 yards and 45 receiving touchdowns in 52 games for the Houston Thunderbears. He ended his career as the All-Time tackles leader in Houston Thunderbears/Texas Terror team history with 129 total tackles. The 1998 All-Arena First Team Wide Receiver/Defensive Back (WR/DB) honoree ended his AFL career with the 2001 Arena Bowl Champion Grand Rapids Rampage. He was a nominee for the AFL 15 year anniversary team as a WR/DB. He has made an appearance with the NFL's Miami Dolphin team during their 1992 season.
Collectively, Blackshear has coached eight years of arena football and three years collegiately. Blackshear began his coaching career as a student asst. coach at Texas Tech in 2002 before being offered the offensive coordinator at Harvest Christian High School in Fort Worth during the 2003 season. He was then the offensive coordinator for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados before spending a season as a WR Coach for the Houston Cougars. He became the head coach of the Centex Barracudas of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2006 before leading the Lubbock Renegades in 2007-2008. He coached the South Georgia Wildcats to an 11-5 record in 2009. Blackshear coached the IFL's Abilene Ruff Riders following Head Coach Gerald Dockery's departure in April 2010. The team won their first game of the season with Blackshear at the helm. Blackshear was named Head Coach of the Amarillo Venom of the IFL in November 2010. He was named head coach of the Mesquite Bandits of the Lone Star Football League in January 2012 but the team folded at the end of the month before playing a single game.
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Barbara Staudenmayer, 74, of Warwick died Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Schervier Pavilion, Warwick, NY.
Barbara was born July 15, 1938 in Levittown, PA, the daughter of William and Dorothy Huber. She was the widow of Harry Staudenmayer.
Barbara is survived by her daughter, Dorothy Long; her son, Harry Staudenmayer, Jr; granddaughters: Melissa, Jenny and Brittany; and her best friend, Dot Thorpe.
Services were private.
Donations may be made in Barbara's name to the Goshen United Methodist Church, 115 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924.
Arrangements were under the care of the Donovan Funeral Home, Inc., Goshen; to leave the family a personal condolence, please visit www.donovanfunerals.com .


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