Banned Books Week Celebrates Comics
Posted Monday, September 22, 2014 – 09:05
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Jack Baur and Amanda Jacobs Foust
via Banned Books Week Celebrates Comics | American Libraries Magazine.
The Best Free Antivirus for 2014 | PCMag.com
By Neil J. Rubenking, September 17, 2014
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“Not having antivirus protection isn’t just a personal risk: Unprotected computers can be springboards for botnet and DDoS attacks. There are plenty of great free antivirus tools, so protect your computers now.”
via The Best Free Antivirus for 2014 | PCMag.com.
San Diego’s truly waterfront properties come at a premium | UTSanDiego.com
“We all know coastal living is expensive, but just how much more would it cost you to live as close to the water as possible in San Diego?
A new study by Zillow says a waterfront house in America’s Finest City costs 240 percent more than the median-priced home.”
via San Diego’s truly waterfront properties come at a premium | UTSanDiego.com.
Library Wants San Diego Trolley Passengers To Get Onboard With New Reading Program | KPBS
Library Wants San Diego Trolley Passengers To Get Onboard With New Reading Program
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
By Dwane Brown
via Library Wants San Diego Trolley Passengers To Get Onboard With New Reading Program | KPBS.
Hundreds of criminal activities reported at Miami-Dade libraries in past 6 months | News – Home
“MIAMI – Records show more than 430 incidents of criminal activity, theft, vandalism, disturbances, sexual misconduct and children being left alone inside Miami-Dade County’s public libraries in the past six months.
Local 10 News investigative reporter Jeff Weinsier spent weeks reviewing hundreds of incident reports generated from inside the county’s 49 public library branches.
All of the reports are authored by librarians who are often the the target of verbal abuse.”
via Hundreds of criminal activities reported at Miami-Dade libraries in past 6 months | News – Home.
Boulder Public Library narrows code of conduct as it targets ‘disruptive’ behavior – Boulder Daily Camera
“The Boulder Public Library is seeking public comment on revisions to its code of conduct that remove many specific rules while giving library staff broader discretion to intervene to stop “disruptive” behavior.
Gone are explicit rules about eating, having large bags and washing hair and clothes in restroom sinks. Instead, the proposed new code of conduct opens with a welcome message that states the purpose of the code of conduct and the appropriate uses of library space.”
BBC News – Museum reunion for Colossus computer veterans
The largest gathering of veterans who operated the Colossus code-cracking computer in World War Two has been held at Bletchley Park.
The operators met at the National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) which has a replica of the pioneering machine.
It was held after publicity around Colossus’s 70th anniversary led many former operators to contact the museum.
via BBC News – Museum reunion for Colossus computer veterans.
Article: Hands on: Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements hit version 13 with deep upgrades
Hands on: Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements hit version 13 with deep upgrades
http://thenextweb.com/creativity/2014/09/24/adobe-photoshop-elements-14-premiere-elements-13/
Article: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 – in pictures
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 – in pictures
We Have to Go Back: ‘Lost,’ 10 Years Later | Rolling Stone
As the groundbreaking show celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look back at the way this bold, baffling series changed the game
By Noel Murray | September 22, 2014
via We Have to Go Back: ‘Lost,’ 10 Years Later | Rolling Stone.
Make Dinner: A Home Cooking Manifesto – NYTimes.com
Just cook. That is the message of the moment, the act to embrace. Just cook dinner. It is a habit as easy to form as a bad one, and more beneficial by far.
Of course, home cooking can be stressful, particularly during the week. Never mind the time spent at the stove. There is also the time spent planning, and the time spent shopping: invisible labor, more taxing than it seems. And then someone has soccer practice. Or the traffic is heavy. Someone needs to work late. Time famine grasps us all.
via Make Dinner: A Home Cooking Manifesto – NYTimes.com.
A 50th High School Reunion, and a Generation to Follow – NYTimes.com
Fiftieth reunions are not new, of course. They’ve been celebrated for decades — by small numbers at first, and larger numbers as more people lived long enough to put a party together. But this year, there is one difference: The Class of 1964 is the first graduating class of the post-World War II baby boom and the leading edge of the generation retreating — however reluctantly — from the center stage to the backlot of retirement.
via A 50th High School Reunion, and a Generation to Follow – NYTimes.com.
National Public Lands Day: Orchards and Fruit Trees | Government Book Talk
The leaves on the trees are changing colors, pumpkins seem to be popping up everywhere, and it is getting darker earlier. Fall is in the air and coinciding with the beginning of fall is National Public Lands Day, a celebration that began in 1994 and takes place on the last Saturday of September where volunteers across the country work together to beautify public lands. Also coinciding with the season is the annual trip to the orchard to pick apples and drink cider. In the spirit of fall, apple picking, and National Public Lands Day, we are looking at two companion publications from the National Park Service about orchards and fruit trees.
via National Public Lands Day: Orchards and Fruit Trees | Government Book Talk.
Savory Oatmeal Is The New Breakfast Of Champions. Here Are 13 Ways To Make It.
Oatmeal is a breakfast favorite, and for good reason: It helps curb appetite (keeping you full until lunch), decreases risk for both colon cancer and high cholesterol and is incredibly easy to whip up in the morning.
You may be accustomed to spooning up a hearty dish of sweet oats, topped with raisins, brown sugar, maple syrup or fruit. But oats’ neutral taste makes a prime canvas for more inventive flavor pairings.
via Savory Oatmeal Is The New Breakfast Of Champions. Here Are 13 Ways To Make It..
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The image shows Kelvin waves of high sea level (red/yellow) crossing the Pacific Ocean at the equator. The image shows Kelvin waves of high sea level (red/yellow) crossing the Pacific Ocean at the equator. The waves can be related to El Niño events. Green indicates normal sea level, and blue/purple areas are lower than normal. Data are from the NASA/European Jason-2 satellite, collected Sept. 13-22, 2014. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
via The Fickle El Niño of 2014 – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Lost: all the mysteries explained – Telegraph
Lost: all the mysteries explained – Telegraph.
“The US television drama Lost first aired in the United States on September 22, 2004 with the most expensive pilot in TV history. The series went on to attract US audiences of just under 24 million viewers and, before long, Lost had become an unprecedented hit, winning Emmys and keeping fans enthralled with a litany of tantalising plot twists and mysteries.”
