United Nations Day
United Nations Day: The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on 24 October 1945 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. It has traditionally been marked throughout the world by meetings, discussions and exhibits on the achievements and goals of the Organization. In 1971, the General Assembly recommended […]
Read Morebeing an adult
: s time slides past, doling out its irreversible quanta, perpetual infantility offers us… the perfect wristwatch: shockproof, waterproof, antimagnetic, a perpetual movement which says everything about us except the single intolerable truth: that we have had it and are headed for oblivion, tick by tick. We have had to make it up as we […]
Read MoreLos Angeles Times: McCarthyism Without Habeas Corpus
Los Angeles Times: McCarthyism Without Habeas Corpus: My mother always said that in the U.S. you had the right to One Phone Call, and that if the men who rang the doorbell came for her, if something were to happen to her, she would let me know. What if there were no One Phone Call? […]
Read MoreButterflies and Wheels Article: A shorter History of God
Butterflies and Wheels Article: The only difference is, this horror story occurs in a book thought to be revealed by a God who is fundamentally good and eternally just, one who rewards whom he wants, humiliates when he wants, is jealous when he feels like it, and compassionate when he doesn’t feel like being jealous. […]
Read MoreFinal Report of the Invitational Workshop on the Comparative Analysis of National Research Systems
Final Report of the Invitational Workshop on the Comparative Analysis of National Research Systems: Read the full final report (PDF, 24 pages.) The Forum on Higher Education, Research and Knowledge examines how research and knowledge are generated, how they are organized and how they play a central role in national development. —- This is an […]
Read MoreUnited Nations Day
United Nations Day: The anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter — 24 October 1945 — has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948. It is marked throughout the world each year by meetings, discussions and exhibits on the achievements and goals of the Organization. Check out the United Nations […]
Read MorePlanning for Library Camp Mid-Atlantic
Planning for Library Camp Mid-Atlantic: Planning proceeds apace – Jeremy Hunsinger is kindly checking to see if space is available at Pratt Institute, and has posted about the event to a mailing list he’s on. I will likely do the same on BUSLIB-L, assuming it’s OK with Dan Lester. I’ve created a very brief survey […]
Read MoreJeff Ubois on Erasing Televised History, Copyright-style
Jeff Ubois on Erasing Televised History, Copyright-style: Remember Dan Quayle’s attack on fictional character Murphy Brown? Well if you don’t, or want to refresh your recollection of the 1992 episode, you’ll have to rely on secondary sources, Jeff Ubois reports. Due in part to the vagaries of copyright and contract, public access to the televised […]
Read MoreBet this tortoise runs on shell
The Sun Online – News: Bet this tortoise runs on shell: IT may not be a fast mover but it keeps Tina the three-legged tortoise out of the crawler lane. The 54-year-old pet has a mini air-filled rubber wheel to replace a leg lost to a predator. —- and people wonder what other people do […]
Read MoreOff To LindenLab for their Symposium on Governance in Virtual Worlds.
I made it to newark airport… My only hangup of course is that is did something to my back yesterday afternoon and basically haven’t slept much, but eh, that only caused me to walk up and down 34th street for 10-15 minutes wondering where the heck the penn station door was, because I’d never been […]
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