The cover sheets for the proposals and discussion papers presented at the2008 Midwinter meetings of the MARC Advisory Committee have been updated with the results of the discussions. They are available at:Proposal 2008-01: Representation of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System in MARC 21 formatsProposal 2008-02: Definition of field 542 for information related to copyright status in the MARC 21 bibliographic formatProposal 2008-03: Definition of first indicator value in field 041 (Language code) of the MARC 21 bibliographic formatDiscussion Paper 2008-DP01: Identifying headings that are appropriate as added entries, but are not used as bibliographic main entriesDiscussion Paper 2008-DP02: Making field 440 (Series Statement/Added Entry--Title) obsolete in the MARC 21 Bibliographic FormatDiscussion Paper 2008-DP03: Definition of subfield $3 for recording information associated with series added entry fields (800-830) in the MARC 21 Bibliographic FormatDiscussion Paper 2008-D
By Cynthia Johnston CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court granted Baha'is the right to obtain government identity papers on Tuesday, so long as they omit their faith, in an important ruling for members of unrecognised religions. Judicial sources said the court had ruled that Egyptian Baha'i Raouf Hindy could obtain identity documents for his teenage twins by putting a dash in the religion line. The government can still appeal against the judgment which gives members of Egypt's tiny Baha'i community access to official papers largely denied them since 2004. These are needed to enrol in school, marry, drive a car and open a bank account. "This is the first good news that Baha'i Egyptians and their defenders and supporters received in a very long time," said Hossam Bahgat, whose Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights represented the Baha'is in court. "It is an end of a very long and unnecessary ordeal for citizens whose only fault is their refusal to be falsely ident
Lots of stories today on the re-signing of a new deal for Rafael Betancourt, here are some of the bigger ones:
My good pal Chris Assenheimer’s story at the Chronicle - in which he makes a good point that the Tribe has not had an arbitration hearing since 1991:
One down, Casey Blake to go: Indians re-sign Rafael Betancourt, [...]
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to set up a national food stockpile to safeguard the country against rising prices and possible shortages, local newspapers said on Thursday. The plan, outlined to local media on Wednesday, could also see the establishment of a petroleum reserve, even though Malaysia was a net energy exporter, the newspapers added. "It is possible," economist Kamal Salih, who is advising the government on the new measures, was quoted as saying in the New Straits Times. "Advanced countries are already stockpiling petrol, but not us as we are currently a net exporter of oil. However, we will discuss this." On food, Malaysia is looking to stockpile essentials such as rice and cooking oil, the dailies said. "The main focus is to ensure the supply and prices of essential items are stable," Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak was quoted as saying. "We can't promise to reduce prices, but what's important is to keep them stable.&
CALL FOR PAPERSThe 3rd Annual Conference of the Association of Software Testing (CAST) 2008Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 14-16, 2008Beyond the Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Software Testing Keynote Presentation by Gerald M. Weinberg The Association for Software Testing is pleased to announce its third annual conference (CAST 2008), to be held July 14-16. The meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada, a city which features enormous diversity in culture, businesses, educational institutions, and the arts. Toronto is the perfect location for a conference on this year’s theme: "Beyond the Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Software Testing". Interdisciplinary approaches draw from diversified branches of learning or practice, such that insights can be drawn upon and synthesized to influence a particular craft. The CAST 2008 Program Committee is now seeking papers that explain how one, two or more disciplines might assist with software testing. Examples could
Ya tenemos el número seis de eLearning Papers en el aire... en este caso sobre e-inclusion y e-learning. E-inclusion y e-learning A partir de la Declaración Ministerial de Riga de junio de 2006, se ha programado un importante acto ministerial para los próximos días 2 y 3 de diciembre de 2007 en Lisboa, dedicado exclusivamente a analizar signos de e-inclusion y a intensificar las actuaciones políticas y estratégicas destinadas a impulsar la sociedad del conocimiento (como la iniciativa eInclusion 2008 y la i2010).El e-learning tiene un peso evidente en este orden del día, por ejemplo en lo que se refiere a impulsar la alfabetización digital y fomentar las e-skills. Además, debería ejercer un papel decisivo a la hora de facilitar el acceso al aprendizaje a lo largo de toda la vida a grupos sociales que, de otro modo, quedarían excluidos. Leer editorial completo ArtículosJoe Cullen, Roberto Carneiro
Former Turkish international defender Özalan Alpay, who has said he is close to signing with an MLS team, will be allowed to leave 2nd Bundesliga side Cologne on a free transfer this winter. Alpay had a falling out with his coach Christoph Daum this season and was relegated to the bench. The club agreed to let him stay until the January transfer window to stay fit, according to a statement by the Bundesliga (who also own the rights to this photo).The 34 year old defender had previously been suspended by the club. It has not been reported what MLS team he has been negotiating with, although Alpay said it was not the L.A. Galaxy. Transfermarkt.de speculates it's the Chicago Fire, but don't provide a source for this.
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday gave his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres hundreds of declassified documents shedding new light on mass graves of Jews dating from World War II.
Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (R) shakes hands with Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko during their meeting in Jerusalem November 14, 2007, in this picture released by the
There have been a couple of interesting news stories relating to public speaking in the past couple of days.
Gerald Ratner AutobiographyThe Sunday Times printed an extract from The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again, the autobiography of Gerald Ratner, which is published next week by John Wiley. Ratner is easily one of the best (or worst!) examples of the damage that can be done by including inappropriate material in a speech. In April 1991, he addressed the annual conference of the Institute of Directors and (having been advised to include humour) told his audience that his company was able to sell a sherry decanter for less than a tenner because it was 'total crap' (a line which, remarkably, he had also used a week earlier at another function in the presence of Princess Anne) and that a pair of their earrings were cheaper than a prawn sandwich from Marks and Spencer.He got laughs and a standing ovation but the longer term outcome of his speech was a billion-pound turnover slashed overnig
Andy Burrows has issued a denial of stories that The Johnny Borrell experience is about to split; it has the ringing confidence of Menzies Campbell's Lib Dem conference speech.
ET has obtained the official court papers concerning BRITNEY SPEARS and KEVIN FEDERLINE's custody case. Spears is allowed one overnight visit per week with sons SEAN PRESTON,
eLearning Papers nº 5 (2007) Las comunidades de práctica El concepto de comunidades de práctica (CdP) ha recorrido un largo camino desde que fuera acuñado en la década de 1990. La llegada de la tecnología ha acarreado una difusión cada vez mayor de las comunidades, así como la implantación de comunidades especializadas, ya que quienes tienen unos intereses concretos buscan en el mundo a otras personas con el fin de aumentar sus conocimientos en un determinado ámbito...El sumario es: de Anne Gilleran eTwinning: una nueva vía para los centros escolares europeos de Patricia Margaret Gannon-Leary , Elsa Fontainha Las comunidades de práctica y las comunidades de aprendizaje virtuales: ventajas, obstáculos y factores de éxito de Amaury Daele , Nathalie Deschryver, Dorel Gorga, Manfred Künzel La gestión del conocimiento en las comunidades de práctica: analizar las n
Valerie’s mother asked me to buy exam papers for her (I am giving tuition to Valerie). Today I went to Woodlands Civic Center to get them for her. This is my first time buying such exam papers. One stack of papers cost about $15 on average. Valerie wants English, Mathematics, History [...]
The papers from the Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications are now available. Lots of good reading here.
Life & Style has learned that Kevin’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, initiated a commando-style raid in the dead of the night, at 3 a.m. this morning, to serve Alli Sims, Brit’s assistant/cousin, with papers!
At the time of serving, Alli was at an LA house party, and was “absolutely angry” about what was happening, says an eyewitness. Only a few hours earlier, Brit was having dinner in LA with two male friends, totally unaware of the unfolding drama.
Life & Style has learned that the documents state that Alli will be grilled about everything from A to Z about Brit’s parenting skills – including whether she changes diapers, and whether the mom of two drinks too much.
The papers were served by Aaron Cohen, who owns IMS-Security, an elite Hollywood security firm made up of Israeli Counter Terror commandos.
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The News of the World doesn't bother itself with getting its Live Earth coverage bogged down in fretting about polar bears drowning or displaced people fighting over the last remaining popsicle. Oh, no, their report is split into two bits: stunning pics for her and for him. The girls get Johnny Borrell; the boys have that really disturbing moment when Madonna was dry-humping the monitor. (What was going through her head at that point? "At least it doesn't keep murmuring 'no, please not'", presumably.)This is how the NOTW describes the opening minutes of the concert:The crowd, which expected to swell to 70,000 by the close, then rose to its feet as the reunited Genesis used their hit Land Of Confusion to send an environmental message.Singer Phil Collins urged the crowd to make the world "a place worth living in".The Wembley show was closed by Madonna, who earlier set the stage alight with a dazzling rehearsal of classic hits La Isla Bonita and Hung Up, as well as new song Hey You pe
W3C Video on the Web Workshop website
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High-level goal: Make video a first class Web citizen, including making it easy to create, link to and from, describe, and search. Part of making video a first class Web citizen will involve addressing issues of accessibility, internationalization, privacy, digital rights, performance, and device-independence.
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