Yale & New Haven

According to Yale ELIne Mail vol. 5, no. 1 - Sept. 2004, a "$230 million development project will replace the New Haven Veterans Coliseum with new facilities for both the Long Wharf Theater and a potential new hotel. Long Wharf Theater, which once expressed reluctance about moving downtown, is now excited and committed to taking advantage of New Haven's renaissance by locating in the heart of the city amid other cultural institutions as well as unique shops and excellent restaurants. The investment in this project by both the city and state is due in large part to the University's and city's commitment to the revitalization of downtown. As Jane Gordon wrote in the New York Times in June, 'New Haven's reputation has changed in the past few years. The city's nightlife has a brighter cast.'"


Yale's digital image collections.

Yale Tercentennial web site.

Lewis Loflin

I just accidentally bumped into Lewis Loflin's Web site, and it's overflowing with interesting thoughts. He's a political moderate, a social activist (helping relocate persons displaced from a local Apalachian trailer park to make room for a shopping mall), and a fierce critic of Christian theology and practice. Regarding the latter, he gives a lucid review of the scriptural (and logical) problems regarding Jesus as the decendent of King David, and therefore the properly-credentialed Messiah.

PASC Home

The Performance Appraisal System Committee is changing the way all Library staff are evaluated. Pay close attention to development and ranking of goals.

Practical applications of FRBR

Transferred to Blogrolls 9/1/05.

Crusades (NPR)

NPR : The Middle East and the West: The Crusades

Cool Optical Illusion

Cool optical illusion from Akiyoshi Kitaoka, of Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. Featured on David Weinberger's weblog.

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CT Transit Information

CT Transit Information. For getting to and from SCSU, Yale, and home, use Bus Route B (Whalley Ave.) (See esp. pg. 2 for B-1 route between Broadway and SCSU), and Bus Route J (Whitney Ave.)

From SCSU (Fitch St.) going back Downtown (Temple & Center Green)
Best for Tuesdays: B BUS lves. at 7:35pm arr. DT 7:54 pm Temple & Center Green
THursdays, lab finishes 8:15; B-4 BUS lves. 8:20 and B-0 BUS lves. 9:20
B BUS 12:57 is latest

Reuters Photos

Reuters Photos

Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

WSHU and SCSU are hosting a live taping of "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me," September 23, in New Haven. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online.

Mom

Web pages on chair lifts produced by the Google Directory. Need to find an objective evaluation of various types, though. Consumer Reports? Nothing there. (Aug. 25, 2004)

[2004 08 04]
Here's a PDF version of the Connecticut DMV form (i.e. "1-B") for replacing a lost license. And here is the list of ID's the DMV will accept. One needs at least one item from each category, and it appears that an expired passport isn't sufficient for category 1. However, it does suffice for category 2. We'll need to get a valid passport, social security card, or birth certificate. Click here for NYC birth certificate application (assuming that Mom really was born in NYC)

[2004 07 15]
The concensus seems to be that Whitney Center is the place to go, if you can afford it. Tower One doesn't seem like a bad place at all, though. Just that the rooms are smaller and the lifestyle more casual. Here's the Tower One home page. "The renowned architect Charles Moore began construction more than 30 years ago. His and the others' dreams of a safe, cheerful, comfortable home in the Jewish tradition has come true." They have 367 apartments. Address and phone number are: Tower One/Tower East, 18 Tower Lane, New Haven, CT 06519, (877)372-1629 Here's another description from the United Way website. Ashlar Village in Wallingford, Connecticut also looks good, but it's probably too far from New Haven to be practical.

Photography

[2004 08 03]
Submitted 7 rolls of negatives to CVS next day service. I believe they're sale price will be 25 cents per print. This seems to be the same price as if we sent the rolls off to Mystic. Digital photos seem to be by far the cheapest way to go, especially if we use Dell ("Shutterfly"), Sony Image Station, or Kodak.

[2004 07 04]
I've uploaded pictures from Steven Bernstein's and Christina's Farewell Party to Dell Picture Studio, which is much easier for me to use, perhaps because I've got a Dell computer? Need to keep in mind that only IE and Netscape are supported, though. Unfortunately, the auto-focus on my camera didn't work, and the pictures are unusable.

Hebrew books

Nehora.com seems the only site for purchasing "Simanim" tikkun online. We ordered one for Yossi's bar mitsvah gift.

Pulp Non Fiction

Pulp Non Fiction is a website obsessed with conspiracies, sort of like David Irving's Action Report online. Some of it's pretty intriguing, though (like Irving) the rhetoric slides regularly into paranoid anti-semitic rants.

PDAs

2004-12-31]
PalmAddicts

Categories: Palm, PDAs, Handspring, Visor, Edge, Sony_PEG_NX73V,

Click these links for information on latest Sony handhelds: CLIE PEG-TH55; Various CLIE models Here's the model I like most. On sale at Circuit City for $270: SONY PEGTG50 - Sony CLIÉ™ Handheld PDA Here's a direct link to Sony's PEGA-CA60; And here's the PEGA-CA62/B; and the PEGTJ37

As much as I love the CLIÉs, though, I also love the Palm Tungsten E I saw at Staples. I prefer not having the built in keyboard, which most of the CLIÉs have, since this adds too much bulk. Here's the same Tungsten E, offered at Circuit City; and here's the same model offered directly from Palm One

11/30/03: Stopped by Circuit City, and admired the Sony Clie PDAs. Beautifully designed machines, some with digital cameras, but the ones without cameras are less bulky. We need to find a way to support Japanese character processing. For Palm O.S., consider shareware application from DYTS

10/5/04: Here's a possible solution to HotSync problem opening Date Book database.

10/8/04: This new Tungsten T5 model from PalmOne looks great. 256 MB flash memory, 320 x 480 display, Palm OS 5.4, weighs 5.1 oz. Includes USB cradle. Expensive though. $400. Meanwhile, I'm bidding on eBay for replacement of Visor Edge.

Europe 2004

Europe 2004 album on Sony Image Station


Earlier posts:
Here's a Universal Currency Converter Found a handy list of Telephone country codes. Germany is "49". "To call using your current long distance carrier please dial as follows: 011 + Country Code + City (if applicable) + Local number" Rail Europe seems like the best website for reserving rail trips in the EU. Impossible to reserve either direction on Frankfurt to Marburg route, so we need to do this with Die Bahn instead.Eurail Selectpass Saver allows travel in 3 countries for 6 days in 2 months. 1st Class travel would be $336.00 per adult. For 8 day pass, it would be 400. For 10 days, 460 dollars. Compare this to purchasing each ticket separately. Checking Marburg to Heidelberg stretch on Die Bahn website for May 20th. Only 24 (?) Euros per person if we leave at 1:30pm (arriving ca. 4:30, so 1 hour longer than earlier departure). "Kundennummer lautet 1426416." Looks like 40 more Euros to get from Heidelberg to Strasbourg on the 22nd; and from there to Paris on the 24th is not available online through Deutche Bahn. The Europeonrail site looks interesting, but really specializes in multi-day rail passes. Has some quotes for point-to-point tickets, but doesn't include Strasbourg. According to europeanvacation.com, Strasbourg to Paris 2nd class seats one-way would be 57 dollars, and the trip would last 4 hours. First class would be 75 dollars each way. I found this out from their user-friendly ticket price search engine. They also have a nice rail map of France, with which to plot out one's trip. It looks like one can book trips on line, but they also say "Should you wish to book point-to-point tickets or reservations please call EuropeanVacation toll-free 1.800.722.7151 directly."

[2004 04 18]

Reserved room at the "Tourisme Hotel" in Paris. Short walk to Eifel Tower, and accross street from Metro Station and "Monoprix" department store.

Here's a list of Paris hotels generated by Expedia.com

The hotel in Paris recommended by Dad is L'hotel du Tourisme, located at 66 Avenue la Motte Pique. Here's the closest view I could obtain through MapQuest.com

L'hotel du Tourisme, 66 Avenue la Motte Pique (great location). 10 years ago the cost was $50/night. Really small rooms but clean with bathroom and tv. Tel. [011-33-1] 47-342-801.

Arrive May 24th; Depart May 29th

[2004 03 11]
EuroTrip Discussion Boards: "The Elite: Bunsenstr. 15 (06221 25 734). I think we payed about 35 bucks each for a double bed, private shower, TV, and breakfast, which was wonderful. When we checked in, we were wet and sick, and the woman there made us coco. That speaks for the hotel. I just hope it was the Elite we stayed at and I'm not remembering incorrectly! It was almost 3 years ago. -alt"

[2004 03 13]
Searching for hotels in Heidelberg . Took a look at Hotel Perkeo which is located at Hauptstr. 75, 69117. Phone number (for NetHotels.com?) is 011 49 30 814 783 20. No mention of bath. Hauptsrasse goes directly from Bismarkplatz past Kurpfaelslsches Museum to Marktplatz and the Rathaus, so could be a great location. Kind of expensive, though, starting at $106.31 (with bath). Here's a review of Hotel Perkeo from wguides.com. And here's TripAdvisor's review of Heidelberg's Anlage Hotel. And here's a review of Hotel Zum Pfalzgrafen, from tripadvisor.com

[2004 03 14]
Strasbourg: Hotel des Francs Bourgeois. "5 minutes from the Cathedral and the 'Petite France'".

Perusing list of Strasbourg hotels on the Web, considered booking a room at Hotel Cathedrale in Strasbourg, with "rooms in rear" i.e., not facing cathedral, starting at 75 euros, but ended up making reservation at "Hotel des Francs Bourgeois" (see 3/14/04 posting above)