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Ok, are these people crazy, or is there actual science backing this up? A librarian recently quit her job at Southwestern College in Santa Fe, “cit[ing] concerns about irradiation” and stating that she “believed that a Wi-Fi hub contributed to feelings of ill health she experienced.” She cited the Council on Wireless Technology [...]

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This morning’s email from my contact: “We are also looking into organising for you a one day workshop where you will teach some selected liberians here in Ho Municipality how to go about the practices here. So please when coming if you will need any materials for the teaching you can bring it along.”
Assuming [...]

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Did you know there’s a picture book about the gay penguins? There sure is! (And now my library owns it. ) It’s called And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell and illustrated by Henry Cole, who also illustrated The Sissy Duckling and therefore has carved quite the “cute gay [...]

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In the drop box this morning: Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie. “This Special Director’s Cut features amazing Atomic Bomb Test Footage in Awesome 3D! (Glasses Enclosed).” According to the back, it “chronicles the top secret, strange and visually compelling history of the design, production and testing of Atomic and Hydrogen bombs [...]

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A book that just appeared on my cataloging shelf: Multicultural Films: a Reference Guide, by Janice R. Welsch and J. Q. Adams. Hey, I bet you didn’t know The Matrix and X-Men were multicultural films! ‘Cause, you know, with the black people! *sigh*
Not only that, but Soylent Green is apparently multicultural as [...]

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I read “Banned Books Week: Smoke Screen of Hypocrisy” today in WorldNetDaily, which claims to be “a fiercely independent newssite committed to hard-hitting investigative reporting of government waste, fraud and abuse.” (Does anyone know anything more about them? Their mission statement makes no mention of political or religious bias, but their ads make [...]

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I’ve talked to so many people in the last few days who want to help the victims of Katrina, but don’t have any idea what to do. I’ve decided I’ll be more effective if I focus on one goal: supplying and rebuilding schools and libraries. If you want to help, go here: I’ve [...]

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Bumper sticker I saw on Washington St. in Cambridge today: “Archivists make it last longer!”
Awww, yeah.

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