http://blog.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2011, Megite 30 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_1 24b1a13f16e9732244f745c797742c99 The Fall 2011 issue of Beloit Poetry Journal is devoted to chapbook of poems which come from a larger manuscript of the same name, Michael Broek's "The Logic of Yoo." The poem "probes the moral logic of George W. Bush's legal counsel John C. Yoo from the perspective of a graduate student who supplements his income by writing academic papers for ... (Read on Source) ]]> http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_2 300c694f73b760d9ce5d7c97d9c9196c Mixed Fruit is an bi-monthly online publication co-founded by editors Lindsay Shields and Abby Norwood. Mixed Fruit has an varied and energetic editorial staff reading poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations, and reviewing art submissions. (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T06:00:00.000-06:00 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_3 fc03451c82c2930f7a936a8d654eebc0 Bring your kids ages 2-5 to PreSchool Story Time , where they'll enjoy stories, songs, finger games, puppets, and crafts. Best of all, it's free and no registration is required! Tuesdays La Farge Library September 6 - December 13 10:30 am to 11:15 am Wednesdays Southside Library September 7 - December 14 10:30 am to 11:15 am Fridays Main Library ... 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Internet connectivity, provided by Movistar, le sigh, prevented me not posting it sooner… More on that in an upcoming blog entry though, but for now regular [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:43:00 -0700 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_6 ea721f239d58bd31e435a9ce9a4f070a Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-23T17:15:00.001+10:00 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_7 7fc3b6f15810e81d6c368ea2da0ef8e0 As part of CSU’s ongoing commitment to DE students, the Division of Library Services provides a free postal service to Distance Education students living in Australia. A postage paid return address label will be included in each book sent by the Library, so all you need to do is affix this label to each parcel when returning items to the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:17:00 -0700 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_8 b31bc67ee8115e1831ccd2ebf8a607b9 Alicia Thomas, 20, had it all planned out: career at a nonprofit, married by 24, mortgage by 26. Then financial markets went on a wild roller-coaster ride, portending that high unemployment and the stalled economy won't be rebounding any time... (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:17:00 -0700 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_9 03c1990b58f55b886219554a710a5e78 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:17:00 -0700 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/1#item_10 0a1d6638e4f26a78a9c541bc05b60fe9 EPUB is widely accepted as the defacto digital format standard for eBooks, with its signature reflowable text that can be read on the greatest variety of reading systems (including the iPad, nook/nookColor, Kobo, and Sony readers to name a few). 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They way they are used depends on who your boss is. You can have good or decent student evaluations and they will still get rid of you. You can still have excellent student achievement and they will still get rid of you. (Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/21#item_2 41ff43f57d395ab2b4fd1ca91c42bee5 Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/21#item_4 087f3792214334ca4da3d2a720c1605f Read on Source) ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/21#item_5 d3ac307a32301c73b991cc80922faed1 This new online marketing course is created by professional Internet marketers Frank Lucas and Matt Marcus. Frank and Matt are experienced online marketers who has previously released other high quality products which had helped beginners start earning their own income online. 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Try a couple of our favorite sites for creating word clouds and shapes with any text. They are easy and fun! Tagxedo Wordle (Read on Source) ]]> 2012-02-25T14:22:00.000-05:00 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/21#item_16 8c04ae02b8e162cd4fd34ae78929aebf It's Been a Busy Year—Partnership Highlights [Library of Congress NDIIPP], http://bit.ly/nD4Wrm This entry was posted on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 10:03 pm and is filed under Daily Tweets. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:25:44 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/21#item_17 5312d9bfe4ad81d2f45ffb68db81c847 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:25:44 -0500 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/21#item_18 2dd502b4231113fd77acf8c7bff0ee81 You either have JavaScript turned off or have an old version of the Adobe Flash Player. To view this video you need to get the latest Flash player. 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Steele (Asimov’s, June 2010) * Best Short Story (1597 ballots): “For Want [. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:15:26 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_11 b2006da9f0b6e22d53b9a63e29b45329 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:15:26 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_12 4b951e5051de6f2c2016ed367daa507f As you may or may not know, my grandmother, two grandfathers, and father had cancer. Their lives were cut short, and their void can not be filled. Each step closer we come to eradicating all forms of cancer means we are another step closer to stopping the pain and suffering caused by this disease. (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:00:02 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_13 fb7979c8b2d172c35e9e16c24d0b20c6 Ever visited a webpage, then looked around, wondering “what can I do here?” If you have … that web designer failed! I think every webpage should answer the question “what can I do here?” either visually, or by spelling it out: Visually: design in such a way that the stuff you can do on a [...] (Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T10:59:00.003-04:00 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_14 548e0ff8c2ed085063c96939bdc0b143 Memcache.get: {'count': 4, 'time': 0.0037217140197753906} total: {'count': 0, 'unaccounted': 0.045178413391113281, 'time': 0.094362020492553711} solr: {'count': 1, 'time': 0.044627904891967773} memcache.get_multi: {'count': 1, 'time': 0.00083398818969726562} (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:07:03 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_15 7890b6a6723eb5dea512c61293ab02d1 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:07:03 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_16 89ef427a28b54d1bbde88c538a909ccd Het gaat nu niet perfect, maar een stuk beter. Ik heb al twee jaar geen ruzie meer gehad met mijn vrouw. Dat voelt goed. Ik probeer niet langer gelijk te hebben; ik kies ervoor om gelukkig te zijn.Dit korte citaat komt uit een bijdrage van Ric Elias op de website van Trouw. In Waar het echt om gaat in het leven legt hij uit hoe een bijna- ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:07:03 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_17 7c49d0910bb004864eb94228a070865d Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:30:28 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_18 2bb93ce63396f4ef8914e05c9c0e90e3 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:43:51 +0000 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_19 8a8334591ba0374b0d179d46e1177abb Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T06:00:00.001-06:00 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/41#item_20 9ccdeba65c9594625370163d4d04c3c7 Santa Fe is renowned for its incredible arts community and events. Canyon Road , Spanish Market , Indian Market , and more galleries per capita than any other city in the US, make this place a mecca for artists and art-lovers. However, sometimes this high profile means that lesser-known or younger artists need a little boost to get their work ... (Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:39:00 -0700 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/61#item_1 df7d20441847ad5f4146436e437f59e4 Read on Source) ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:21:00 -0700 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/61#item_2 1c1cfba1d5430ee7b2a39c103f8b6614 Read on Source) ]]> 2011-08-22T03:33:00-04:00 http://blog.megite.com/libraries/1314104524/61#item_3 59a15429b5b1b0e2b38ebac1ed8009ff Read on Source) ]]>