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Podcasting is a simple means of distributing audio content over the Internet, taking advantage of the power of RSS. Content consumers (end-users) can subscribe to a feed of a producer's audio content and receive automatic downloads of new content as it is made available online. A more comprehensive discussion of podcasting can be found in the Wikipedia entry on podcasting.
For the library that works hard to produce audio content such as recordings of programs or library tours, podcasting can be an effective means of making that content more widely available.
The following is a list of libraries and affiliated organizations that are currently podcasting and offering selected podcast resources service:
- Arizona State University Libraries (podcast feed) √ 13 August 2012
- Booktalks Quick and Simple (podcast feed) √ 13 August 2012
- Bridgewater State College (Selected Podcast Resources) √ 13 August 2012
- Contra Costa County Library story time and chapter-a-week podcasts (podcast feed) √ 13 August 2012
- Cornell University Library, Albert R Mann Library Event podcasts (Events podcast feed) √ 13 August 2012
- County of Los Angeles Public Library Teen Podcast (multiple feeds)
- Curtin University of Technology Library and Information Service (multiple feeds)
- Davenport Public Library (podcast feed)
- DeKalb County Public Library, GA (podcast feed)
- Denver Public Library (podcast feed)
- Dowling College Library Omnibus (podcast feed)
- Elon University Library(podcast feed)
- Emory University Woodruff Library (podcast feed)
- GPC Decatur Campus Library (podcast feed)
- Grand Rapids Public Library
- The Infopeople Project (podcast feed)
- Kankakee Public Library (podcast feed)
- Lansing Public Library (multiple feeds) and branded version of the podcatcher Juice with our feeds preloaded!
- Lewis & Clark Law School Podcasts (by the Boley Law Library) (podcast feed)
- Lincoln City Libraries (Lincoln, Nebraska)
- The Lunar and Planetary Institute (podcast feed)
- Manchester Public Library (multiple feeds, including a videocast feed)
- Mercer University (Atlanta) Library (podcast feed)
- Memorial Hall Library (podcast feed)
- Mohawk College Library (podcast feed)
- Moraine Valley Community College (podcast feed)
- Mount Kisco Library (podcast feed)
- Muskingum College Library (podcast feed)
- National Library of Medicine (podcast feed)
- Ohio University Libraries (podcast feed)
- The OPLIN 4cast Podcast Columbus, OH
- Orange County Library Orlando, FL (audio and video feeds)
- PALINET Technology Conversations (podcast feed)
- PALINET IR Conversations(podcast feed)
- Pierce County Library (podcast feed)
- Pritzker Military Library (podcast feed)
- Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (podcast feed)
- The Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University (podcast feed)
- St. Tammany Parish Library St. Tammany Parish, La.(podcast feed)
- Sunnyvale Public Library (podcast feed)
- Thomas Ford Memorial Library Click-A-Story (podcast feed)
- Thomas Ford Memorial Library Audio Reviews by Teens (podcast feed)
- Tisch Talks (http://podcasts.uit.tufts.edu/rss/129/129.rss])
- (University of California, Santa Cruz University Library (podcast feed)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro Libraries (podcast feed)
- Washington State University Libraries (podcast feed)
- Western Kentucky University Libraries (podcast feed)
- Wisconsin State Legislature - Legislative Reference Bureau (podcast feed)
- WPI's George C. Gordon Library Audio to Go (podcast feed)
- Wadsworth Public Library (podcast feed)
The following are School libraries that are currently podcasting or using podcast resources:
- Creekview High School (podcast feed)
- Dryden Middle School/High School (podcast feed)
- Hopkinton High School (podcast feed)
- Parkrose High School
- San Mateo High School (podcast feed)
- Silver Creek High School (podcast feed)
- Teasley Middle School(podcast feed)
- Whitney Point High School
- New Canaan High School Library ([1])
For a list of podcasts that are aimed at or should be of interest to library staff, see the "Podcasts" page in LISWiki.
How To Podcast (general advice)
- http://www.gabcast.com/ This free service makes it incredibly easy to do a podcast. Simply call in via phone to record and publish your podcast.
- http://odeo.com/ Odeo is a free service that allows for uploading MP3 files as well as calling in via a phone to record and publish your podcast.
- Podcasting Tutorial Easy to use podcasting tutorial and software that walks users through the process of setting up a podcast feed.
- Podcasting Tools Collection of podcasting tools and educational articles to assist podcasters.
- Podseek.net is a members-based Podcasting Directory full of resources for Podcasters. Podcasters can find listings and information related to: Podsafe music - Production - Windows & Mac software - complete Podcast solutions for beginners - list of Podcasting Directories - Podcasting instructions. Podseek members can rate, vote on, and write reviews of other Podcasts(ers) in the PodSeek Directory, bookmark their favorite Podcasting sites, and post questions and answers to the Podcasting Forums. The latest news on upcoming events and current products related to Podcasting can also be found on Podseek.
- Voices.com Podcasting How-to Guide. Free 16 page guide on how to start your own podcast.
Podcast-friendly music
- Internet Archive
- Podsafe Audio
- Podsafe Music Network
- Magnatune
Audio/Video Editing Software
- Audacity (free, Mac/Windows/Linux, audio recording/editing)
- Camtasia (Mac/Windows, audio/video recording/editing)
- Garageband (part of iLife suite, Mac only, audio recording/editing)
Podcatching Software
- iTunes (free, Mac/Windows, podcatcher)
Syndication Software
- Wordpress (free, podcast publishing)
- Podpress (free, Wordpress plugin for podcasters)
- Podcasting (free, Wordpress plugin for podcasting)
A good way to publicize your podcast is to enter it into one of the many podcast directories. Here are just a few:
- iTunes podcast directory
- Feed Shark
- Podcast Alley
- The Education Podcast Network
- Podcast directory for educators, schools, and colleges
Related Articles
How To Podcast (for libraries)
- Braun, Linda. Listen Up! Podcasting for Schools and Libraries. Medford, NJ: Information Today, 2007. WorldCat record
- Moraine Valley Community College Library. Steps to Adding a New Podcast
- Berk, J., Olsen, S., Atkinson, J., & Comerford, J. (2007). Innovation in a podshell: bringing information literacy into the world of podcasting. Electronic Library, 25(4), 409-419.
- Deal, A. (2007, June 4). Podcasting: A Teaching with Technology White Paper. Retrieved July 30, 2008, from [2].
- Griffey, J. (2007). Podcast 1 2 3. Library Journal, 132(11), 32-34.
- Mizrachi, D., & Bedoya, J. (2007). LITE Bites: broadcasting bite-sized library instruction. Reference Services Review, 35(2), 249-256. doi: 10.1108/00907320710749164.
- Puckett, J. (2008, February 10). Podcasting in Academic Libraries. Jason Puckett.net. Retrieved July 24, 2008, from [3].
- Stephens, M. (2005). Libraries Get Podcasting. Library Journal, 130, 24.
- Worcester, L., & Barker, E. (2006). Podcasting: Exploring the Possibilities for Academic Libraries. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 13(3), 87-91.


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Before Alexandria's elected officials began wading through the waterfront plan Saturday, a proposal to redevelop two key riverside properties linked to the controversial blueprint got City Hall's approval.
The city's Board of Architectural Review gave Lawrence Brandt, Inc. the green light to restore the warehouses at 204 and 206 S. Union St. during a January 18 meeting. The buildings date back to the mid-19th century and form part of the Cummings and Turner properties eyed for redevelopment — possibly as hotels — under the waterfront plan.
But Robert Brandt, who represented the company at the hearing earlier this month, said the interconnected buildings are slated for office and retail space.
Waterfront plan supporters had warned skeptics that owners of key shoreline parcels would redevelop their property liberally if not for the plan's guidelines. By increasing density at the Cummings and Turner block as well as the Robinson Terminals, officials hope to leverage developer dollars for public amenities.
The Union Street warehouses happen to align with the waterfront plan, but they could have just as easily gone against the current, said Karl Moritz, deputy planning director. It's proof a framework for the Potomac riverfront was needed, he said.
"We are very lucky that the folks who have purchased it and are making the renovations are people that have the same kind of goals as [reflected in the plan]," Moritz said. "[W]hat if there were an owner not so willing to take the plan to heart?"
Brandt said his firm has long been interested in waterfront property. He jumped at the offer when Cummings Investment Associates, Inc., contacted his company with the idea of selling.
"I think that the buildings were underutilized," Brandt said. "There's an opportunity for a better use of those buildings. You can probably see that from looking at the buildings from the outside. I live about four blocks away and I drive by them every day."
Brandt plans to remove the fading paint job from the interlocked buildings, build new ground level entrances, restore windows and demolish a portion of the third floor for a rooftop deck. It's a proposal Al Cox, the city preservationist, supports and one where a BAR hearing likely wasn't needed.
"It's terrific use [of the buildings]," he said. "The buildings look like eyesores – they haven't been painted or maintained terribly well."
Brandt also scooped up several adjacent buildings, the structure housing Big Wheel Bikes at 2 Prince St. and an office building at 10 Prince St., from Cummings Investment Associates. There are no plans for those properties yet.
When the transactions are finalized, the Brandts will have put about $4 million into the deal.
Their interest in the city's plans for the waterfront is partially behind the acquisitions, Brandt said. He understands the heartburn it's generated — warehouses on the other end of the block could still end up as a boutique hotel — but the firm isn't proposing anything radical with their properties.
"I understand there is controversy with big, tall buildings, but I don't plan on building them," Brandt said.
He hopes to begin restoring and renovating the properties shortly after submitting plans in February.


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There are 3 types of broadband Bishopville internet providers. Typically satellite internet providers have been limited in their speeds. Satellite based broadband with speeds from 1-3Mbp has been typical (New technology has increased this to a top speed of triple that). Satellite is now offering blazing fast internet in Bishopville of up to12mbps. The internet providers have evolved to keep up with the bandwidth demands from their Bishopville SC internet customers.
The main advantage of a satellite provider is the access it affords homeowners in areas where DSL or cable broadband is not available. There is a vast area in rural America that depends on satellite for their internet needs. The new technology that is just being offered will enable these rural SC homes to enjoy the speeds previously limited to city dwelling DSL and Cable Broadband subscribers. As technology marches on, who knows, maybe there will be a internet satellite on homes in denser populated areas similar to the satellite TV expansion we have seen in the last 10 years.
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Bishopville SC phone based DSL broadband is typically the least expensive of all the broadband internet providers. Speeds range from 1.5Mbps to 6Mbps depending on the distance from the ISP. The price is right, however DSL has a somewhat limited service area. DSL broadband has to be within an 18,000ft radius of the internet service providers central office. Call for Bishopville SC DSL internet availability.
Many people are confused as to exactly what DSL is. DSL is delivered to your home via the good old telephone wire. Yes, the wires running around the neighborhood. These same wires that have been used primarily for phone service. Pretty amazing how the internet providers new technology allows a small copper wires bandwidth to be split between phone service and DSL high speed internet. Probably much to many peoples surprise, only a fraction of the bandwidth is actually used for the telephone. This leaves you're your local phone provider with a huge opportunity to provide you with high speed internet.
DSL is an affordable answer for many home owners who are looking for an internet connection to their home. One draw back to DSL service is that it does require a telephone line service provider. In other words to Have DSL you need a Land-line Phone provider. But don't despair, the phone service internet providers realize many people today only have cell phones and do not need a landline service too. So within the last couple of years the internet providers have begun offering DSL without landline Phone service. The DSL internet providers call this a DRY LOOP. At first this option was a little pricey but as the competition among the Bishopville internet service providers has heated up recently, the prices have dropped. DSL can be a pretty neat alternative to Cable, as the price for internet service can be a little cheaper. If you do not have cable service at your home or use the internet where speeds of 1.5-6mbps are sufficient, then you can save a couple bucks and the internet service will be just fine.
Internet Providers in Bishopville by Cable
Bishopville cable internet service providers are in the middle as far as price range. Cable internet providers supply a vast part of our country with broadband internet. Cable usually is supplied to your home on a coaxial RG6 cable line from a nearby telephone pole. The readily available access to this form of broadband delivery gives your Bishopville cable company a huge advantage in the cable service provider's world.
Bishopville SC Internet Providers Speeds
Cable also boasts speeds as fast as 105 mbps. Although a bit pricey at these speeds, this wins cable, the holy cow that's really fast award. Typical South Carolina cable internet providers speeds subscribed to by the average homeowner are in the 6-20mbps. This is a great and affordable option for Bishopville SC Internet to enjoy uploading and downloading large files and streaming a video with little or no buffering. Cable broadband internet providers have filled a new nitch in the market of SC. HD video streaming. A couple of years ago no one could have imagined the advances we have seen. What wonders will the cable internet providers achieve in the next couple of years. The internet and the data delivered to your home in Bishopville by your cable internet providers is truly amazing.
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What a world we live in today. Sounds like something out of a SIFI book. Bishopville is streaming video to their HD LCD TVs with 5.1 surround. You've arrived home and video conferenced with some clients in Hong Kong. Grabbed a cold beverage and downloaded a couple of HD movies to watch later. Your buddy calls your Bishopville home, and you answer on your VOIP sip phone. The wife is surfing the web to shop for a new laptop. Your smartphone rings and your off to the golf course. Perfect time to pull up that new GPS golf app on your smartphone. The internet and technology sure have changed things in a very short time. One thing you can count on, your internet providers in Bishopville South Carolina will be evolving with us.
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Determined Paralyzed Student Defies Odds By Walking at Graduation
Not since we put a man on the moon has one small step been such a big one.
Nick Balenger, a high school student from Burke, Virginia, who was paralyzed last summer in a swimming accident, walked across the stage earlier this week to get his diploma during his graduation ceremony.
Nick managed to walk 50 feet with the aid of a walker, his most recent victory after months of hard work. His accomplishment earned a standing ovation from those in attendance:
Ever since I got hurt I said my goal was to be on stage walking across and going down the steps. It feels great to accomplish it...I was focusing on walking. I almost got blown over by everybody just screaming. It was awesome. It felt great."
Nick, who had previously wowed his classmates when he stood up at the school's homecoming game, has designs on continuing to overcome obstacles. While doctors say he can recover to about 95%, he is aiming to return to 100%.
Don't bet against him. Watch a report on this brave student below.


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How to Eat a Poisonous Mushroom
You probably know the image of a mushroom with a bright red cap adorned with little white spots. That's because this depiction of a mushroom seems like it's out of an old fairy tale or, these days, a Nintendo game. But this fantastical mushroom does in fact exist in the real world; it's known as an amanita muscaria, or more commonly as the fly agaric. And amongst the mycology community — the one concerned with the study of fungi — this mushroom has been deemed poisonous, regardless of how whimsical it looks.
Of course, not all mushrooms are harmful; there are hundreds of varieties out there, and many are safely edible raw or if prepared correctly. I learned this all from John SirJessie, a certified mushroom inspector, who led a foraging excursion as part of an outdoor pop-up dinner I attended, hosted by the Hotel Madeline in Telluride, CO.
It takes a little knowledge to separate the flavorful from the toxic — especially when sorting through the hundreds of species of russula. "Once you know it's a russula, you can taste it. If it tastes peppery on the tip of your tongue within a minute or so, don't eat it. If it's not peppery, you can eat it," SirJessie taught us. "Being a gilled mushroom, there's a lot of look-a-likes, so it's not an easy task."
Fortunately, we had his expertise to guide us through the forest and meadow as we foraged for edibles that grow at an elevation of 10,230 ft. We gathered all kinds of mushrooms — russulas, hawk wings, chanterelles and copper tops, to name a few. We even took a couple of the red-capped fly agarics with us; though poisonous, they're fun to look at — plus they'd led us to some nice porcinis, which we gathered as well.
The chefs of the Hotel Madeline took our bounty of fungi and combined them with the other ingredients they'd brought to make an exquisite six-course meal — each dish paired with a fine complementary wine. However, a couple of mushrooms were left on the display table — the red fly agarics — and my curiosity started to get hungry.
"If you boil it at least twenty minutes — some say once, some say twice, change the water and boil it again — then it's perfectly edible," SirJessie told me. "It destroys all the toxins."
However, Chef Patrick Laguens smiled and said to me, "If you were to eat the red mushroom and you weren't to boil it, you just need to throw up in a certain period of time, so you don't die. Otherwise, it's a fun night."
I wasn't quite ready for an unpredictable "fun night" — fly agarics are known by some for their psychoactive trips, after all — and so I boiled the red magical mushroom as instructed. After the first 20-minute boil, all of the poisonous red coloring was gone, but I dumped the broth and started another boil with fresh water to be safe.
The end result was a much smaller mushroom, shriveled but supposedly safe to eat. I cut myself a piece, put in my mouth, and survived. The texture wasn't unlike anything I'd had before; in fact, after all that, its texture and taste reminded me of generic canned button mushrooms you get on a slice of pizza. ( Verdict: Two out of five stars.)
With that said, preparing this particular poisonous mushroom for consumption might not be worth your time — because you'll still need to spend more time to sauté them in butter afterwards, if you want to really make them tasty.
Erik Trinidad is the author of Fancy Fast Food: Ironic Recipes with No Bun Intended, based off his popular food humor blog.


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The NFL couldn't have asked for a better or more compelling pair of conference championship games. In fact, I can't remember a better PAIR of games than the ones coming next week:
In the NFC, you have best turnaround story in the NFL of the year (and possibly ever) facing the best team in the conference this season.
Chicago has home-field advantage, the conference's best defensive player and its most controversial QB situation, and arguably the conference's most marquee franchise. The Saints have the conference's best offensive player and its top two rookies, along with the sympathy of every non-committed fan. Going on the road for the chance to make the Super Bowl -- after last season?! -- only reminds everyone of their permanent road-team status from a year ago.
Rooting interest analysis: Who ISN'T rooting for the Saints? (Cripes: To make the freaking SUPER BOWL? You'd have to be heartless... or a Bears fan.)
In the AFC, you simply have the NFL's greatest rivalry of the decade – even better because the game is at Indy, giving the Colts that extra level of advantage that will make any loss sting that much more.
It's very simple and so so so compelling: Either the Colts finally overcome their nemesis and finally make the Super Bowl or the Colts are bested again, adding to their epic inability to win the AFC, let alone an NFL championship.
Rooting interest analysis: Fans without a rooting interest in this game are in a bind: How can you not be rooting to see the Colts lose... again? But how can you actually want to see the Pats win... again? You could say that either result would provide you with some measure of schadenfreude, but both results also deliver quite a bit of pain, too. We'll put this up for debate over the course of the week.
Tom Brady, Pats kicker do it again: When Tom Brady and the Pats offense got the ball late in the 4th quarter down 8 points after that ridiculous McCree INT-fumble on what should have been a game-ending gaffe by Brady, who DIDN'T think he'd rally them for the TD to bring them within 6, then pull off the Gators-style trickery on the conversion to tie it? And then who DIDN'T think, if given the chance, Brady would plow down the field and set up the game-winning field goal? He's so damn predictable. So damn damn damn predictable.
Meanwhile, The Genius was right: Who needs Adam Vinatieri? Obviously, Stephen Gostkowski hasn't kicked a game-winning field goal in the Super Bowl (uh, a few times), but yesterday's game-winner on the road with a minute to go wasn't a bad start.
Marty Schottenheimer is the biggest loser in the history of NFL coaching. It's no longer a mockery; he has no business coaching a contender. Yesterday's loss is his worst yet.
I'd sooner fire him than have a coach who so consistently makes the playoffs, yet so consistently fails to win in the playoffs.
This year was the worst: He had the best and hottest team in the NFL. Home-field advantage. The league MVP. The best defensive player. An 8-point lead in the fourth quarter. And he choked... yet again.
If the Chargers have any aspirations of making the Super Bowl while their nucleus of stars is still intact, they need to fire Marty and find a coach who actually knows how to win in the playoffs.
As for the Bears win over the defending NFC champs? All I can say is that it affirms the argument that the team's MVP this season is/was... kicker Robbie Gould. That was a hell of a boot. I'll actually be in Chicago tomorrow through Thursday; I'll try to keep up the posting through the hysteria all around me.
NFL OT rule is the worst: People complain endlessly about the way that college football determines its champion.
But as wacked as that system is, for sheer ridiculousness, nothing tops the NFL's system of awarding its first (and often only) playoff possession based on... a coin flip.
In all of sports, there is no worse system that impacts a championship than the NFL's overtime rule for awarding possession, particularly when it happens in the playoffs.
I say this every year: The system won't change until the Super Bowl winner is decided by a coin flip. Only then, when the league is humiliated so universally, will the NFL go to a "fair-ups" OT system.
Cards hire Steelers' Whisenhunt: I'm not quite sure why the Steelers passed on him (or left him hanging for so many years as the presumptive in-house successor if/when Cowher left), but the Cards took advantage. Enjoy Russ Grimm, Steelers fans.
Don't forget to check out my eulogy for the cancelled "Quite Frankly" right below.


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While conceding that nations will disagree about when and how to step in as "tyrants ... commit wanton murder," President Obama told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that "we must get better" at preventing atrocities.
The president again laid out his case for strong international action to hold Syrian President Bashar Assad accountable for his regime's alleged use of chemical weapons. Then Obama told world leaders that:
"While we need to be mindful that the world is full of unintended consequences, should we really accept the notion that the world is powerless in the face of a Rwanda or Srebrenica? If that's the world that people want to live in, then they should say so, and reckon with the cold logic of mass graves.
"I believe we can embrace a different future."
The president also used his address to say the U.S. is encouraged by signs that new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is pursuing a "more moderate course." Obama also noted that "the supreme leader has issued a fatwa against the development of nuclear weapons, and President Rouhani has just recently reiterated that the Islamic Republic will never develop a nuclear weapon."
"Given President Rouhani's stated commitment to reach an agreement" about Iran's nuclear ambitions, Obama said, "I am directing [Secretary of State] John Kerry to pursue this effort with the Iranian government, in close coordination with the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia and China. The roadblocks may prove to be too great, but I firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested."
We live blogged as Obama spoke. Scroll down to read more.
As we reported earlier, the question of the day isn't about which topics the president will address, but whether he will or won't cross paths with Rouhani.
Update at 10:50 a.m. ET. World Cannot Be Powerless In The Face Of Mass Murder:
"We live in a world of imperfect choices," the president says. "Different nations will not agree on the need for action in every instance, and the principle of sovereignty is at the center of our international order. But sovereignty cannot be a shield for tyrants to commit wanton murder, or an excuse for the international community to turn a blind eye. While we need to be modest in our belief that we can remedy every evil. While we need to be mindful that the world is full of unintended consequences, should we really accept the notion that the world is powerless in the face of a Rwanda or Srebrenica? If that's the world that people want to live in, then they should say so, and reckon with the cold logic of mass graves.
"I believe we can embrace a different future.
"If we don't want to choose between inaction and war, we must get better – all of us – at the policies that prevent the breakdown of basic order. Through respect for the responsibilities of nations and the rights of individuals. Through meaningful sanctions for those who break the rules. Through dogged diplomacy that resolves the root causes of conflict, and not merely its aftermath. Through development assistance that brings hope to the marginalized. And yes, sometimes, all this will not be enough – and in such moments, the international community will need to acknowledge that the multilateral use of military force may be required to prevent the very worst from occurring."
Update at 10:45 a.m. ET. Greater Danger Is An America That Disengages:
Turning to a broader theme, Obama says that "the danger for the world is not an America that is eager to immerse itself in the affairs of other countries, or take on every problem in the region as its own. The danger for the world is that the United States, after a decade of war; rightly concerned about issues back home; and aware of the hostility that our engagement in the region has engendered throughout the Muslim World, may disengage, creating a vacuum of leadership that no other nation is ready to fill."
He continued: "I believe such disengagement would be a mistake. ...
"Some may disagree, but I believe that America is exceptional – in part because we have shown a willingness, through the sacrifice of blood and treasure, to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest, but for the interests of all."
Update at 10:33 a.m. ET. On Iran, "Diplomatic Path Must Be Tested":
The U.S. is "encouraged that [Iranian] President Rouhani received from the Iranian people a mandate to pursue a more moderate course," Obama says.
"Given President Rouhani's stated commitment to reach an agreement, I am directing John Kerry to pursue this effort with the Iranian government, in close coordination with the European Union, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia and China. The roadblocks may prove to be too great, but I firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested. For while the status quo will only deepen Iran's isolation, Iran's genuine commitment to go down a different path will be good for the region and the world, and will help the Iranian people meet their extraordinary potential – in commerce and culture; in science and education."
Update at 10:30 a.m. ET. U.S. Is Prepared "To Use All Elements Of Our Power":
Staying on the Middle East, Obama says "the United States of America is prepared to use all elements of our power, including military force, to secure these core interests in the region. We will confront external aggression against our allies and partners, as we did in the Gulf War.
"We will ensure the free flow of energy from the region to the world. Although America is steadily reducing our own dependence on imported oil, the world still depends upon the region's energy supply, and a severe disruption could destabilize the entire global economy.
"We will dismantle terrorist networks that threaten our people. Wherever possible, we will build the capacity of our partners, respect the sovereignty of nations, and work to address the root causes of terror. But when its necessary to defend the United States against terrorist attacks, we will take direct action."
Update at 10:23 a.m. ET. Call For "Strong Security Council Resolution":
After saying the U.N. Security Council must endorse a strong resolution that ensures Syria will verify it is handing over its chemical weapons or face "consequences" if it fails to do so, Obama says that "if we cannot even agree on this," it will show that the U.N. is "incapable of enforcing even the most basic of international laws."
Update at 10:20 a.m. ET. "Insult" To Suggest Anyone Other Than Assad Used Chemical Weapons In August:
Speaking of the Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack near Damascus that the U.S. says killed more than 1,000 people, Obama says "it's an insult to human reason and to the legitimacy of this institution to suggest that anyone other than the regime carried out this attack."
Update at 10:15 a.m. ET. "Shifting Away From A Perpetual War Footing':
After withdrawing troops from Iraq and beginning a drawdown in Afghanistan, the U.S. is "shifting away from a perpetual war footing," Obama says.
He believes the "world is more stable than it was 5 years ago," but concedes that incidents such as the terrorist attack on a mall in Kenya show that dangers remain.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Gdansk together with two neighboring cities forms an agglomeration, called Tricity (Trójmiasto). Hop on the famous SKM train and go see the Sopot pier and calm beaches in Gdynia.
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The main attraction of Gdansk is the historic old town, the Main Town. It's worth entering it through the intricately decorated Golden Gate (Złota Brama), which opens to the most popular Długa street. It's here where the Dominik's Fair (Jarmark Dominikański), the biggest outdoor event in Poland, takes place every August. Also here are the most interesting boutiques with souvenirs. You can't miss the Long Market (Długi Targ) – one of the most beautiful places in Europe – with Neptune's fountain, Artus Court, Golden Tenement House (Złota Kamienica), and the impressive town hall. Another spot is the St. Mary's Church (Bazylika Mariacka), the largest brick-built temple in Europe. In the evening, take a stroll along the Motława River (Długie Pobrzeże), which is one of the most picturesque places in the city.
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Last year when I was in Korea I learned about the phenomenon "Fan Death", which quite astonished me. How could a simple fan kill a man while he's asleep in a room with windows closed? In other words, why must the window be open when you're running a fan the whole night?
Dear Korean,
Do you have any idea where the myth of Korean "Fan Death" might have originated from? And why practically all Koreans to this day still believe in it so vehemently?
Sandra P.
Dear Donghun and Sandra,
The Korean wishes to start the New Year off with a bang, and what better topic than the fabled Fan Death to do that?
Let's take first things first. Here is the definition of Fan Death: Koreans believe that during summer, in an enclosed room (i.e. all doors and windows shut), an electric fan running directly on your body could kill you while you sleep. Elderly, children, and people sleeping drunk are at the greatest risk. To prevent this, Koreans either open a window a crack, or use a button on the fan that makes it either oscillate or shut off after a certain amount of time.
How does a fan kill? The most common explanations that Koreans generally offer are two. The most prevalent explanation is that the fan used directly on your body causes suffocation, because the fast-moving air around your face makes inhalation difficult. Alternatively, some Koreans also offer that breathing through skin constitutes a significant proportion of breathing, and the fast-moving air caused by the fan makes the skin-breathing difficult, leading to suffocation.
The other prevalent explanation is hypothermia, i.e. abnormally low body temperature. The idea is simpler – fan lowers body heat through dehydration, ultimately to the extent that it could kill.
If these explanations sound ludicrous, that's because they are.
The Korean has had a complicated relationship with Fan Death. The Korean definitely believed in Fan Death while living in Korea. There was no reason not to – everybody believed in it, and the media reported a case of fan death around once or twice every summer. (Like this article, for example.)
Then, once emigrated to America, the Korean was astonished to learn that only Koreans subscribe to this idea that fans could kill. Once the Korean thought about the explanations he had heard, it was plain that they made no scientific sense. As the Korean went through his self-hate phase (because to varying degrees, all Korean Americans go through this at some point in their lives,) he thought fan death was a prime example of how Korea remained primitive.
The Korean was not the only one who thought that way. Until the recent Mad Cow protests, Fan Death has been the favorite topic of anyone who wished to ridicule Korea. Belief in Fan Death is supposed to show that Koreans lack "critical thinking". There is a whole website devoted to it: www.fandeath.net. The Wikipedia page describing Fan Death is, reading between the lines, dripping with contempt. Even a good-natured Korean blog like Stuff Korean Moms Like uses the Fan Death picture to describe the strangeness of Koreans. Similarly, requests at Mythbusters (best show EVER) asking to debunk Fan Death are interspersed with such bile as: "Do you seriously expect anyone to do a TV program to determine whether untold generations of inbreeding on the Korean Peninsula resulted in a bizarrely maladaptive genetic defect that would cause the carrier to die from a slight breeze on their face and this defect finally manifested itself only after the invention of the Electric Fan?"
All of the above is fine and good, except… Fan Death is real.
Here is the science of how a fan could kill. Remember the conditions under which Koreans say Fan Deaths happen – summer (=heat), enclosed room, fan directly on the body. An electric fan cools your body in two ways: by pushing cooler air onto your body, and by allowing your sweat to dry rapidly and take away heat in that process.
But clearly, the fan does not generate the cool air on its own, unlike an air conditioner. And eventually -- especially if you are a passed-out drunk who is already somewhat dehydrated from the alcohol -- your body will run out of water to turn into sweat. So what happens when it is very hot, but the entire room is enclosed such that no cool air comes in from outside, and you have no more sweat to cool your body with?
Basically, the entire room turns into a gigantic turbo oven. Turbo oven is a conventional oven that has a fan inside that continues to blow air onto the food. This oven is known to cook at lower temperature than a regular oven, yet cook more quickly. Similarly, in a heated room without an outside source of airflow, very hot air is constantly pushed directly to your body, which is a far more effective way of raising your body temperature rather than "baking" in hot air. If you get enough of this, you would die – of hyperthermia, or abnormally high body temperature.
So Korean people had it right after all – fans can kill. They just tend to give the wrong reason.
Common objection to this explanation is: in such an oppressive heat, the person would have died from hyperthermia anyway, with or without the fan. This objection underestimates the effectiveness of the fan raising the body temperature.
Humans maintain body temperature by developing a thin layer of air around their body that is similar to their body temperature. Because air is a poor conductor of heat, the layer of air around the body adapt very slowly to the temperature of the surrounding air, maintaining steady temperature.
This fact can be proven in several ways. Cold days with strong wind feel much colder than cold days without any wind, because the wind takes away the air layer around the body. Dressing in layers is more effective to keeping warm than dressing in a single thick outerwear. You can do fine wearing only a T-shirt and jeans in 70 degree Fahrenheit air, but you would get really cold wearing T-shirt and jeans in 70 degree Fahrenheit water, because water is a much better conductor of heat. To prevent losing heat, divers wear a wetsuit, which limits the amount of water touching the body, essentially creating the same thermal layer with water.
This method of temperature maintenance works the same way in heat. Although body temperature above 104 degree Fahrenheit (40 degree Celsius) is life-threatening, humans can go on living for hours in temperature much higher than that. How? Humans sweat, and when the sweat drops evaporate, the air around the body cools because of the evaporation. As long as the cool layer of air surrounds the person, the person's body temperature remains stable.
But if the fan runs directly on the body, that layer of air is taken away, replaced by the same hot air in the room. The room temperature might remain the same, but the body will feel hotter. To compensate, the body would produce more and more sweat, but the sweat would quickly evaporate without offering any protection to the body because the fan is constantly blowing hot air. At some point, the body would run out of water to produce sweat. And starting from this point, the body temperature would rise dramatically.
How dramatic? Turbo ovens can cook the same amount of food at the cooking temperature that is about 50 degree Fahrenheit (30 degree Celsius) lower than a conventional oven. Once the human body loses the ability to regulate heat, it is just like a piece of meat in a turbo oven. In fact, for the purpose of avoiding hyperthermia, human body is worse than a piece of meat -- because it internally generates heat. Keep in mind that Korea's summertime routinely hits 90 degree Fahrenheit (around 31 degree Celsius). This means that although the room's air temperature is 90 degree Fahrenheit, with a fan on, your body is cooking at the same rate as being in a room with 140 degree Fahrenheit (61 degree Celsius), plus the rising body heat that is not mitigated by the evaporating sweat. Needless to say, this would kill you – especially so if you do not have a body that controls temperature well, i.e. drunks, children, or elderly.
Don't believe the Korean? Would you believe the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? This pamphlet from the EPA, at pages 49 and 51, clearly states the hazard of using portable electric fans during high heat. It specifically says "Portable electric fans can … increase the circulation of hot air, which increases thermal stress and health risks[,]" and "DON'T use a portable electric fan in a closed room without windows or doors open to the outside."
Dr. Lawrence Kalkstein from the National Weather Service |
Or how about a climatology professor who works for the National Weather Service? In an interview with NPR about extreme heat warning system, Dr. Kalkstein specifically mentions the danger of fans in a hot, enclosed room (At 13:45 mark): "One piece of advice we tell them not to do is to sit in front of a fan in a hot apartment because it has a convection effect."
-EDIT 2013/08/11- Or how about the Weather Channel?
A few points to conclude the post.
1. Why are Koreans so concerned about fan death (aside from the fact that it is real)? Answer: Why not? We are talking about death here. People around the world engage in all kinds of silliness to cheat death. For example, recently the most emailed New York Times article for a few days in a row was about the dangers of "third-hand smoking", i.e. the health risk posed by cigarette residue remaining in the smoker's furniture, clothes, or hair, long after the act of smoking was done. The Korean does not want to diminish the danger of smoking, or even second-hand smoking. But the Korean's reaction to this article was: Are these people serious? The article says nothing about whether "third-hand smoking" has a measurable effect on health – it simply says there are unhealthy particles, and people don't know about them. But bad particles are everywhere, with or without previous smoking! How can the article be convincing without talking about some measure of how much bad particles one could ingest through third-hand smoking? Yet the Korean will guarantee that sooner or later, the term "third-hand smoking" will be used by a concerned legislator as she pushes to make more public places non-smoking.
2. Does getting the cause for Fan Death wrong mean Koreans live without critical thinking? Answer: Of course not. Fan Death is a miniscule part of Korean people's lives. All they need to do to prevent it is to open the window or press a button. Simply put, Fan Death is not something Korean people think much about. For a similar example, to this day, there is no scientific consensus about the health benefits of
drinking red wine. In fact, the idea that drinking alcohol helps your health is utterly counterintuitive. Yet when Americans say red wine is good for your health, other Americans simply nod in agreement and move on. It is not a point worth debating. Drinking red wine over, say, beer, does not take much effort. And if there is health benefit to it, true or not, it's simply a bonus. The same with Fan Death. Unlike the health benefits of red wine, Fan Death is real. And if all it takes to prevent it is as minor as pressing a button, why bother thinking hard about it? Koreans have no urgent reason to debate what the precise cause of Fan Death is.
3. The Korean would place the blame on the misunderstanding about the cause of Fan Death to the Korean media. Korean media has been careless reporting cases of Fan Death. Recently, Korean media itself is realizing this point. According to a Dong-A Ilbo article, there simply has been no scientific effort to prove Fan Death, even in cases where the fan was supposed to be responsible. There have been no papers on this topic, and no autopsy performed on the person who supposedly died from Fan Death. The Korean will reiterate: Fan Death is real. The causal mechanism is causing death is very clear; Koreans who warn of Fan Death warn of the exact conditions under which such causation would occur; and it is very plausible that such causation will in fact occur in Korea. However, the Korean will say this: Most likely, not all cases of Fan Death reported in Korean media are truly Fan Death.
-EDIT 12/7/09- If you are an expat in Korea and are about to comment on how Fan Death is still impossible, please read this post from Ask the Expat regarding Korea Derangement Syndrome first before commenting.
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The videos from Russia today of a meteor roaring over the Ural Mountains are amazing.
They also raise a question: Why do so many Russian drivers have dashcams?
Robert Krulwich explained why last December. And PC World is among those today who note that the answer is relatively simple:
"Many Russian drivers install and run dashboard cameras constantly to capture evidence in the case of accidents or scams involving pedestrians purposely getting hit. The cameras have long provided a steady stream of YouTube hits, which are now commonly combined into compilations."
Fair warning if you watch any of those compilations: there are some scary moments; so consider carefully whether you really want to click "play."
Here's one short video of a frightening accident — but one in which no one appears to be seriously injured.
And this video shows " why it's good to have a dash camera" when there are scam artists around.
Update at 11:55 a.m. ET. More On Why There Are So Many Videos:
As Jalopnik writes, "psychopaths are abundant on Russian roads" and having video evidence can be important in court. And then there's this:
"The other side of the Russian Wild Wild West is the sloppy online content policy. In the U.S., we can't really watch anything slightly more serious than a subway fight or one car rear-ending another, as diligent censors quickly nab any videos with bad injuries, too much blood or other overly violent content.
"Russian websites go for the uncut, the horrible accidents–trucks flipping over, people being smashed into pieces and sedans flying up in the air and exploding. Given that television programming is mostly vacuous and heavily censored, dash-cam videos are very popular in Russia. It's uncensored–drama, comedy, tragedy, horror, thriller and educational genres fused into one super-genre of 'dash-cam.' "
Here's one more example. Spoiler alert: The truck driver appears to be OK afterward.
Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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We all deserve a break from the past week's news. This NASA video could be just the right thing.
According to the space agency, NASA's (SDO) "captures a shot of the sun every 12 seconds in 10 different wavelengths." The video features images from the past three years, "at a pace of two images per day."
NASA adds:
"There are several noteworthy events that appear briefly in this video. They include the two partial eclipses of the sun by the moon, two roll maneuvers [by the observatory, as it changes position], the largest flare of this solar cycle, comet Lovejoy, and the transit of Venus. The specific time for each event is listed below, but a sharp-eyed observer may see some while the video is playing.
-- "00:30;24 Partial eclipse by the moon
-- "00:31;16 Roll maneuver
-- "01:11;02 August 9, 2011 X6.9 Flare, currently the largest of this solar cycle
-- "01:28;07 Comet Lovejoy, December 15, 2011
-- "01:42;29 Roll Maneuver
-- "01:51;07 Transit of Venus, June 5, 2012
-- "02:28;13 Partial eclipse by the moon"
New York's Daily News calls the video "mesmerizing." The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang says it's "dazzling." Gizmodo goes with "gorgeous."
Update at 12:10 p.m. ET. The Music:
We've called NASA to confirm, but it appears the music is by violinist Martin Lass — " A Lady's Errand of Love." Our thanks to "bouwe schmidt crans" who posted that suggestion in the YouTube comments thread of NASA's video.
(H/T to Huff Post Science.)
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This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. This week in Egypt, a nation that has been ruled for thousands of years by pharaohs, colonial rulers, military regimes and dictators held its first free election for a national leader. Egyptians went to the polls on Wednesday and Thursday, and though the official results are not yet in, the election is certainly a milestone in the democratic awakening known as the Arab Spring. Here's a selection of voices from Cairo in the week that Egypt voted.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: There'll be some ups and downs, I believe. But it's definitely better than what we've been through for the past 30 years.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: And it's very nice to live for the first time in my age the real democracy.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: I think it's wonderful to have finally be able to cast one's votes. We have a choice. And I hope that this choice is going to reflect what we need for the time being.
SIMON: Unofficial results indicate that the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Morsi, has likely won a spot in the runoff later this month against Ahmed Shafik, a former aide to former President Mubarak. Now, that would pit the two most divisive contenders against one another for the presidency of Egypt. We're joined by three of NPR's correspondents in the region. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is in Egypt; Eleanor Beardsley in Tunis; and Kelly McEvers is covering Syria from Beirut. Thanks for being with us.
ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Good to be with you.
KELLY MCEVERS, BYLINE: You're welcome.
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: Yes, you're welcome.
SIMON: Soraya, let's start with you from Egypt, because the election took place. A lot of Egyptians and even people around the world would have thought that would be impossible just a couple of years ago. Help us understand the impact of these elections even taking place.
NELSON: Well, every single TV station, all these new private stations that have popped up since the revolution, have been carrying results. Everybody says that they're somehow getting this information from counting stations. It's just amazing and bizarre. And what's emerged is this intense interest in basically who is going to be the elected leader, I mean, an actual elected leader in this country not someone who's sort of been forced upon people. And so it's something that really has generated an interest even far beyond the parliamentary elections that have happened here.
SIMON: But, as some historians and others have pointed out, voting could be the easy part. It's accepting the results that is sometimes the hard part, particularly for those who lose. What does that look like from there?
NELSON: Well, certainly if the Muslim Brotherhood is correct, I mean, they almost immediately came out and said their candidate, and Ahmed Shafik, who is basically the one who is most closely allied with the ruling generals. This is the last prime minister here in Egypt. Now, if these two end up running against each other, there is going to be a lot of conflict and a lot of teeth gnashing. No one's going to be happy because this is not really what people were envisioning when the revolution took place back in February 2011.
SIMON: Eleanor, you're in Tunis at the moment, where a lot of this got started. They've already had elections. They have a democratically elected government. But did that produce some of the dramatic changes that a lot of people had hoped for?
BEARDSLEY: Well, Scott, like Soraya was saying, the revolution was the joyful, fun part of it, it seems, and afterwards comes the realism, you know. I would say the bloom is a little bit off the rose here. Yes, there's been one huge change that everyone agrees upon; people are free to speak, and people are speaking about anything and everywhere. But, you know, there is disappointment because the economy hasn't changed. It's still very bad. Unemployment is high. And there's a lot of talk about who owns this revolution. We have a coalition government ruling and the majority party is Islamist. And so there's huge discussions about what does it mean to be a Muslim. You know, Tunisian Muslims are traditionally very tolerant and open. There's this new extremist element - these Salafis that have come in. You know, what is the role of women? Traditionally, Tunisian women have been very liberated. They want to keep that status. So, you know, I've been speaking to people who say we feel confused and at a loss. We don't know where we're going. We need a road map.
SIMON: Kelly McEvers, you're in Beirut, but obviously doing a lot of reporting on the situation in Syria. Do Syrians wonder what makes them different so far from Egypt, Tunis, even Libya?
MCEVERS: It's really interesting, you know. Syrians started their uprising not long after, you know, Egypt's uprising came to a head and yet here we are almost 15 months later and the dictator, the president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, is still holding onto power. Many people think he has a pretty firm grip on power. And you look at these elections in Egypt and Tunis and you look at the rise of the Islamists and in some ways that makes the regime in Syria even stronger. And it makes a lot of people inside Syria a little bit more weary of what comes next. Syria also is a place that for some time has been very secular and very moderate, quite a number of different ethnic groups and different religious leanings inside Syria. And so I think you have, you know, some of the minority groups in particular - Christians and otherwise - who look at this sort of Sunni-Islamist wave in these other countries and say, hmm, maybe that's not something we want. There's also just sort of the bare facts of the brutality of the crackdown in Syria. I mean, I think that a lot of Syrians look at that and see that that's quite different. I mean, more than any of the other uprising countries put together, we have had thousands of people die in Syria, protesters, and yet they still go out to the streets every single day. They're not going to stop until their dictator falls too.
SIMON: What do you see as the challenges the country you're covering right now is going to be facing over the next year? Soraya, in Egypt?
NELSON: Well, the big one here is going to be the constitution. You know, this country has to define itself. You know, what are the rights going to be for people? Women's rights, just like in Tunisia, it's a huge debate here right now. Certainly women are not participating in politics in this post-revolutionary Egypt in the numbers that they did during Mubarak's time. Granted, they were appointed back then, they had limited power, but now there's nobody here except for a handful, for example, in the parliament. So, this constitutional debate about, you know, what is Egypt? How much does it mesh with Islamic law? You know, what are the rights of minorities here? You know, how are the politics going to work? Is the president going to be a powerful one, like has been the case, or is it going to be more of a parliamentary system? These are questions that the population is going to have to wrangle with for a long time to come.
SIMON: Eleanor Beardsley in Tunis?
MCEVERS: Well, Scott, I think what's at stake here is the soul of Tunisia. This country is going to not fight it out 'cause they're not really fighters but argue it out and debate it out. Is it going to be a secular modern state, albeit a Muslim one, or are extremists going to be able to take over? And a recent poll came out that showed that 42 percent of Tunisians harken back with fond memories to the time of Ben Ali. So, 42 percent said, you know, it was better then, but they've definitely taken the right path. They know that. Everyone is saying this conversation needs to happen but we're Tunisians, we're used to debate. You know, we'll get it right.
SIMON: Kelly McEvers in Beirut covering Syria. A year ago, a lot of people would have said that the Assad regime is on its way out. What do you imagine Syrians are going to be contending with over the next year?
MCEVERS: There's one thing that Syrians are going to be facing in the coming year that almost everyone here in the region agrees, and that is violence. Syria's crackdown on protesters was by far the most violent of all the Arab uprisings. We are above 10,000 people killed now. And I was speaking to an analyst the other day and he said, you know, this is probably a ten-year issue we're looking at in Syria. President Assad probably doesn't have much longer. It's likely that he will fall. Will he fall violently? Will he fall because of sanctions? Will he fall because one of his allies, like Russia, talks him into some kind of abdication of power? Nobody knows the answer to that. But then once he does, because we've got so much violence, then we'll see a transition period that's very dangerous, this analyst told me. And after that we'll see a period where Syria's just basically trying to put itself back together, much like its neighbors, Lebanon and Iraq, that has experienced similar sort of sectarian-based violence.
SIMON: Kelly McEvers in Beirut. Before that, Eleanor Beardsley in Tunisia and Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson in Egypt. Thank you all very much.
NELSON: You're welcome.
MCEVERS: You're welcome.
BEARDSLEY: Thank you, Scott. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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2010 Commencement Address
President Shirley M. Tilghman
June 1, 2010 -- As Prepared
It is a great pleasure for me to continue Princeton's longstanding tradition of letting the president have the first word at Opening Exercises and the last word at Commencement. In between, I have I marveled at your commitment to community service, including your fall break trip to serve hot breakfasts to famished Harvard students who were suffering under President Faust's cost-cutting measures. As a Canadian, I was impressed by your construction of affordable housing during the big snowstorm, and like you, I was taken aback when the housing office said that setting up residence in igloos was forbidden. They obviously did not grow up in Winnipeg! I have also attended thrilling athletic events, like the bonfire that celebrated the football team's Ivy League Championship in 2006 and the amazing run of the women's basketball team to their first outright Ivy championship this spring. I watched Eliza Doolittle come to life on the stage this fall and Mahler's immensely difficult Sixth Symphony raise high the roof at Richardson Auditorium a month ago. And I have watched with pride as you responded to natural disasters of epic proportions, from the streets of Port-au-Prince to the mountains of Sichuan, China.
I have witnessed the electricity that is generated when Ph.D. students gather to share their work with one another, and I have seen how master's students at the Woodrow Wilson School have tackled some of the most challenging issues facing our world today through their graduate policy workshops. In countless office hours, lunches and dinners, you challenged me to think anew about everything from climate change to workers' rights; from gay marriage to the role of women leaders on campus; and, yes, that perennial favorite, our grading policy. For me it has been an exhilarating time; the best possible way to live one's life -- being continuously stimulated and impressed by young men and women who are preparing, through education, to imagine how they will create a more perfect union for this country and the world.
As anyone who has tried to change the world eventually learns, imagining is easy; doing is hard. I learned that lesson early in my career from a pathology professor who had a sign on his desk: "Ideas are a dime a dozen. It's experiments that count." As I think about the world that you are about to enter, it seems to me that effecting change has never been harder. We are living in an increasingly polarized world, in which discussion and debate -- those critical ingredients for creating fertile ground for change -- have become sharper and far more likely to result in impasse than in consensus. The national spectacle we just endured during the consideration of health care reform was not an edifying one, and it did not speak well for our body politic, no matter where one stands on the political spectrum. Both sides engaged in varying degrees of exaggeration and misrepresentation, committing errors of omission as well as commission. And far too few politicians, media commentators and engaged citizens took the long view that reform of some kind is necessary if health care is not to bankrupt the country, or asked how a society as privileged as ours could allow children to go without medical care.
A call for civil discourse has become the anthem of Jim Leach, Class of 1964, former University trustee and this year's Woodrow Wilson Award winner. A former Republican Congressman from Iowa who now chairs the National Endowment for the Humanities, he has been on a nationwide tour exhorting audiences to consider the dangers of the polarization in our political sphere. In a recent speech at Miami Dade Community College, he observed, "We see this polarization in the public square where history-blind words like 'fascist' and 'communist' are being applied to individuals in high office as if these individuals should be considered mortal enemies rather than political rivals; and where concepts like 'secession' and 'nullification' are being considered as if the Civil War didn't resolve issues of the human soul and the primacy of the union."
Politics has always been considered a blood sport. Although it may have reached its nadir during the famous duel in 1804 between Aaron Burr, Princeton Class of 1772, and Alexander Hamilton, politics has never been for the faint of heart, and never more so than today. Everyone has taken sides, retreated to his or her respective corner, and tuned into the cable networks where they will have their opinions confirmed or logged into the Internet bloggers who reinforce rather than challenge those opinions.
Markus Prior, a faculty member in the Department of Politics, has written a fascinating account of polarization in his 2007 Cambridge University Press book, "Post-Broadcast Democracy: How Media Choice Increases Inequality in Political Involvement and Polarizes Elections." His thesis is that the proliferation of media, both cable TV and the Internet, which one would think would provide richer opportunities for dialogue in a democracy, has instead contributed significantly to the polarization we see today. For most of the second half of the 20th century, viewers had only three networks to choose among to learn the news. Those networks were relatively nonpartisan in their views, and Americans participated collectively in a nightly ritual of learning the events of the day by watching the 6 o'clock news. Today, as our University Orator and Class Day speaker will surely attest, those viewers have before them an impossible number of choices and can exercise that choice 24 hours a day. And too often, viewers gravitate to the news source that reinforces their own views. Whether you tune into Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann on the left or Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh on the right, or look to Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to simply laugh at it all, there is little doubt that the trend of framing national issues in the language of black and white; either/or; good guys and bad guys has created a downward spiral in the tone of our political discourse.
What does all of this have to do with you, the graduates of 2010? I would answer that question by posing another that President Obama asked the graduating class at the University of Michigan's commencement a few weeks ago, "How will you keep our democracy going? At a moment when our challenges seem so big and our politics seem so small, how will you keep our democracy alive and vibrant; how will you keep it well in this century?"
One aspect of keeping democracy alive and well is seeking common purpose and finding common ground with one another. Your Princeton education is intended to help you develop the character and habits of mind for you to do this. On our campus you have been exposed to a rich smorgasbord of ideas, perspectives and cultures, both inside and outside the classroom. Our goal was not to turn you into walking encyclopedias, although you may have felt that way during your general and comprehensive exams. Rather, you were asked to acquire learning so that you would have the intellectual foundation to engage with the great ideas and pressing issues of the day -- some that have endured since ancient times and some that are unique to our modern world. And through these encounters, you have had a unique opportunity to hone your own perspective on the world.
I am reminded of an evangelical Christian student who signed up as a freshman for a course I taught some time ago on genetics and evolution. Well into the course she confided to me that she did not believe in Darwinian evolution, but had decided to take the course so that she could understand the arguments on the other side of the debate. It takes real self-confidence to confront the other point of view rather than retreat into the safety and comfort of what is familiar; to critically explore a different way of thinking; and to be open to the possibility that one might actually change one's mind. Those inclinations define the well-educated individual.
That is not to say that our goal is to graduate a class of like-minded thinkers. Just the opposite is true, in fact. We want you to hold strong and well-considered views on a wide variety of issues and to be prepared to articulate those views in debate and defend them to critics. We fully expect that on matters high and low -- from the future of democracy to the preservation of the Dinky -- you will follow in the storied footsteps of generations of Princetonians who have sat on this lawn before you, and hold wildly divergent views. If you don't believe me, I suggest you read the Letters to the Editor in the Princeton Alumni Weekly. But in taking those positions and in debating them with others, we expect that you will embody the description of a well-educated Princetonian so beautifully articulated by Woodrow Wilson 100 years ago. Being well educated, he wrote:
"... consists in the power to distinguish good reasoning from bad, in the power to digest and interpret evidence, in a habit of catholic observation and a preference for the nonpartisan point of view, in an addiction to clear and logical processes of thought and yet an instinctive desire to interpret rather than to stick in the letter of the reasoning, in a taste for knowledge and a deep respect for the integrity of the human mind."
By now it has surely occurred to you that Princeton does not depend solely upon the faculty and its curriculum to expose you to "the other," as Wilson framed it, and to instill in you a respect for differing points of view. We have also deployed a truly powerful weapon -- all of you. You hail from the four corners of the United States and from around the globe, bringing with you experiences and beliefs that collectively form a panoramic view of the world's cultures. When a Christian and an atheist find themselves as freshmen roommates; when a straight and a gay man play on the same team; when a freshman from Nigeria and a fifth-year graduate student from Montana share the same table in a residential college; when a conservative and liberal are cast as leads in a play, they are all encountering "the other" in meaningful ways. Although it is always a little painful as a faculty member to say this, the powerful lessons you take away from your Princeton education are learned as often on the playing fields and performance stages, in dining halls, dorm rooms and eating clubs as in the classroom or laboratory. It is much harder to throw epithets at a group when the group has the human face of your friend or classmate. By living and studying together, you are able to see beyond difference to the common humanity that binds us together.
And so, as you walk, skip or run through the FitzRandolph Gates today, as educated citizens of this and many other nations, I hope you will carry forward the spirit of Princeton and all that it has sought to teach you -- an openness to the other point of view and the courage to stand up for what you believe, all informed by the highest standards of integrity and mutual respect. And I expect you will continue to do as you have done at Princeton -- to aim high and be bold!
My warmest wishes go with you all!


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From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Our annual holiday party is over and this year the theme was loosely based on Christmas in Scandinavia. Everything turned out well and I think we came pretty close to the meal that might grace a Norse holiday table. We had ham, pate, meatballs, West Coast salad, gravlax, and Jansen's temptation. Unfortunately, I couldn't get herring in the quantity I needed, so we had no herring on the table. We did have desserts aplenty and I even made Limpa bread for the occasion. There was also gløgg and aquavit for those who spirits needed lifting and Swedish egg coffee for the rest of us. Now that order has been restored, I'm going to treat myself to a cup of gløgg. It has been raining for most of the day and some mulled wine would really hit the spot tonight. Gløgg is very easy to make and I wanted to share this recipe with those of you who might want to try it. If you do imbibe, don't forget the traditional toast. Skål! Here's how this version of mulled wine is made. God Jul!
Gløgg/Mulled Wine...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite courtesy of A Healthy Journey
3-1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon whole cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
2 (750-milliliter) bottles dry red wine
1 cup raisins
1 cup whole almonds
1 cup honey or maple syrup
1) In a large sauce pan, bring the first 4 ingredients to a boil. Lower heat and let simmer for 20 minutes.
2) Strain boiled mixture into a large bowl. Discard leftover spices and return liquid to mixture to sauce pan.
3) Add in wine, raisins and sweetener and and slowly reheat mixture. Do not let it boil unless you want wine to evaporate.
4) Serve hot with a spoon of chopped almonds and raisins. Garnish with a cinnamon stick! Yield: 18 (1/2-cup) servings.
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