San Diego Central Library turns 1
Facility exceeds expectations, backer says; some still wonder if building worth the cost
By Peter Rowe9:54 p.m.Sept. 27, 2014
Category Archives: Current Affairs
Current Affairs
START – Shelter Transport Animal Rescue Team |
Pets killed in CA shelters in 2012*:
359,477
Taxes spent to house and kill:
$179,523,380.00
Stray and Lost Pets Killed on the streets in California:
77,447
*2012 Annual Rabies Report Control –
State of California (latest file reported)
How do we stop this cycle of waste? SPAY/NEUTER
From Tobacco to Tortillas: Latinos Remake Durham, North Carolina – NBC News.com
“A native of Mexico, Flores came to Durham from California in the mid-90s when the Latino population was about 2,000 people, just 1 percent of the city’s population, according to a study by the Latino Migration Project at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
As Durham’s Hispanic population has grown to about 36,000 people – about 14 percent of the city’s 288,000 in 2010 – so did Flores and her business, with the help of a community intent on seeing Latinos integrate, succeed and mature.”
via From Tobacco to Tortillas: Latinos Remake Durham, North Carolina – NBC News.com.
Companies Rush to Fix Shellshock Software Bug as Hackers Launch Thousands of Attacks – NYTimes.com
JK Rowling: Hermione should have married Harry, not Ron | Books | The Guardian
JK Rowling: Hermione should have married Harry, not Ron
Magical series author says pairing of bright, ambitious witch with languid, surly wizard was personal rather than literary decision…
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/feb/02/jk-rowling-hermione-harry-ron-married
A Little Extra Help – Why Public Libraries Need Social Workers » Public Libraries Online
by Jenna Nemec-Loise on September 23, 2014
“When I heard that the D.C. Public Library (DCPL) hired a social worker this past May to help improve outcomes for homeless patrons, I almost surprised myself. I don’t know if “underwhelmed” is quite the right word for my reaction, but I wasn’t exactly bowled over, either.
Because of course a library would hire a social worker. It’s kind of a no-brainer, isn’t it?”
via A Little Extra Help – Why Public Libraries Need Social Workers » Public Libraries Online.
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