Thursday, March 30, 2006

International Library Programs

International Associates Program

Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, based at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, include information regarding international library associates and programs. Here's a list of items related to international programming.

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Monday, March 27, 2006

Live Theater in New Haven

2006-04-21

Renew subscription (2006-2007) for Long Wharf Theatre? Deadline for preferred rate is April 29th. Mainstage Package is 4 plays, targeted to the "Enthusiast - loves blockbuster hits and the social scene, expects excellence" and includes the plays: Rocket to the Moon, The Cocktail Hour, Man of La Mancha, TBA", and costs "Ranging from $102 - $194*"

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Check availability for Brundibar. According to Yale Rep Performance Calendar there's a 2pm performance on Sunday March 5th.

Brazzis is clostest restaurant to Long Wharf for dinner before After the Quake. Call 498-2488 t to make 5:45 reservations.


[2005-11-19]
Playing on Long Wharf main stage through November 20, 2005. Frank Rizzo wrote a review for Variety.com.E. Kyle Minor in CTCentral.com didn't like it; but some people in TownTalk discussion boardcertainly did (e.g., "Tristan" wrote, "The night I was there, the audience - without hesitation - stood up as one for a rousing standing ovation.")

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Shi no otome (2005)

Shi no otome (2005), or "Loft", directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. To be screened March 25th as part of Kinema Club VII Conference.

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Thursday, March 16, 2006

More OSS meetings

OSS for Libraries on Friday, March 16, 2006, in Middletown, CT. Documentation for course is available on Brian Kysela's Web site.

3/17/06: Only 2 partitions: Linux 5000MB and Linux swap 500MB. Add user: DSL. Open GUI desktop with "startx".

NOTE: 198 total MB of RAM. Brian writes, "For the swap space I generally use twice the amount of RAM", so I guess I'll use 400. Problem: "No free sectors available"

NETSL 2006 Bibliographic Conference entitled: Exploring the 'Open' Universe: A Librarian's Guide in Worcester, Mass

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Friday, March 10, 2006

Decline of Yiddish

2006-06-10
Yahoo News (from AP) describes efforts by scholars and students to sustain Yiddish as a spoken language. 102-year-old Yiddish scholar Itche Goldberg told the AP, "You can't possibly see a future Jewish life with the disappearance of a 1,000-year-old language and with it a 1,000-year-old culture."

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Thursday, March 02, 2006

Hosted Wikis

Wikihost Wiki is about as simple as it gets. How stable though? And what would I use it for? Cataloging documentation? (cf. Britta's wiki). Or personal stuff? Presence of advertisements and uncertain long-term viability makes it perhaps more useful as a personal 'sandbox'.

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