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re: Reasons why the world won't end in 2012

gawell@evpl — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:58:37 GMT

The average span of a civilization or dynasty is around 200 years, some indeed 'self-destruct', yet not so likely as in a vacumm, as other factors, such as other outside influences may alternatively be a benefit and a detriment. A Mayan Culture does persist, as surely as survivers retreated to the jungles prior to the coming European explorations, they have since gone out from the Central American jungles and while not so much pursuing re-civililzation, they have experienced a revival of sorts of the old glories and perhaps with some happier conclusions this time around.

To predict the 'End of the World' is practically a profession and for the most part signifies conclusions more than ends, or as R.E.M. put in song, "It's the the end of the world as we know it."

Just as 'new year resolutions' are something of a cliché, perhaps a set of global resolutions for a 'new galatic calendar' might just be a bit less clichéd and a bit more successful with more benefits than detriments.

Website Unavailability on November 12 & 13

Research Blog — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:08:45 GMT

Encore , an online catalog we introduced in December 2008 , is currently being upgraded! There may be

re: Word Clouds as Works of Art

Bufkinite@evpl — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:54:57 GMT

Great idea! I tinkered around with the word cloud in my post for awhile, and really liked the arrangement that I saved, with "Words" floating above everything else.

re: Word Clouds as Works of Art

Shh_ImReading@evpl — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:56:29 GMT

I recently used Wordle to create a locker nametag for our newest bookshelver. Obviously I wanted her name to stand out, so I pasted it in repeatedly and then added various library-related words to make up the rest of the cloud.

re: November is National Diabetes Month

KickinLibrarian@evpl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:42:40 GMT

Another good site for Type 1 diabetes, is jdrf.org - the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. My little sister was diagnosed in January and this site has been great! We even participated in their Walk to Cure Diabetes in May.

re: Topographic Maps Now Available on A to Z Maps Online

Bufkinite@evpl — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:46:11 GMT

Now available: State indexing for the topographic maps has been added! Once you click on a state a state map that you can click on will open an index of all the state topographic map names in a separate window, making it easy to find the name of the map you need for any particular geographic area.

A nice addition!

Also, check out the new World Maps section, with Oval and Round maps, in the Modern Maps section.

Finally, the Holy Land Maps section has just added a bunch of antique maps of the Holy Land. This amazingly rich resource continues to get better and better!

re: Changes to EVPL eNewsletters

professor.knowsitall@evpl — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:15:18 GMT

It was brought to my attention that there was a problem subscribing to the "New DVDs" eNewsletter. I've resolved the issue, so anyone that had difficulty previously should try again.

re: Changes to EVPL eNewsletters

professor.knowsitall@evpl — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:10:42 GMT

gawell@evpl: Thanks for sharing those links!

re: World Vegetarian Day & Vegetarian Awareness Month

E-Ville Librarian@evpl — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Check out the Vegetarian Librarian online some time for some (quirky) Veg recipes and dry humor.

re: Changes to EVPL eNewsletters

gawell@evpl — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:33:54 GMT

http://www.wpr.org/chapter/

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re: Changes to EVPL eNewsletters

Meditatinglibrarian@evpl — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:14:15 GMT

I was particularly sad to see "Chapter a Day" go. I know from the email I've received over the years that we had a number of library customers who really enjoyed that daily email.

re: Central's anniversary celebration SUNDAY features mini-golf, Book Cart Drill Team, & more!

FiddleChick@evpl — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:37:23 GMT

Yes, please come out and support the library staff who are participating in the book cart drill team. It's going to be loads of fun!

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re: Cash for Clunkers…or the CARS Program: what you should know before you walk into a dealership

SuDocQueen@evpl — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:53:01 GMT

Yes, that's true. The massive response to the program was completely unexpected. The program, expected to last until November, would have ended in just two weeks without the additional funding it received last Friday (8/7/09), and even that funding will only see the program through until Labor Day, if the rate of purchases continue. So, if you're thinking about taking advantage of this opportunity, don't wait too long!

re: Cash for Clunkers…or the CARS Program: what you should know before you walk into a dealership

googler@evpl — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:00:52 GMT

This program has been both wildly successful and problematic for dealers. An article in the Washington Post suggests it will take a cash infusion for it to continue. www.washingtonpost.com/.../AR2009073101173.html