Blogs that have been recently updated on UThink: Blogs at the University Libraries http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ en-us http://blog.lib.umn.edu/images/portal-uthink.gif http://blog.lib.umn.edu/ (St. Cloud, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Volleyball team traveled to St. Cloud State today to play the Huskies in the final weekend road trip of the season. Minnesota, Crookston set a season-high in total attacks (195), digs (86) and tied a season-high in block assists (18). In the process of setting the team digs mark, Jaclyn Slepicka (LIB, 5-2, SR, Crystal Lake, Ill.) became the all-time leader in digs at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. She is currently has 1,442 ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/umcweb/athletics/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:37:56 -0600 The Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the Digital Technology Center is sponsoring a free program of events on Thursday, November 12, for World Usability Day. The purpose of the program is to promote awareness of the benefits of usability engineering and user-centered design.You are invited to join us for a program including speakers on usability topics, a participatory activity dealing with recycling, and an Open House at the Usability Services Laboratory. • All students, staff, faculty, and the general public ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/edpsyitf/blog/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:16:17 -0600 Gopher recruit suspended, faces chargesby Dallas JohnsonRoyce White, the Minnesota men's basketball highly touted recruit, was suspended Tuesday by head coach Tubby Smith, who cited team rules violations stemming from a legal incident, ESPN reported.White also faces misdemeanor charges of theft and fifth-degree assault for an incident Oct. 13 at the Mall of America.Police Cmdr. Jim Ryan said White tried to shoplift a pair of pants under his sweatpants.andnbsp; When he was confronted, White shoved a security guard ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/joh03832/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:25:25 -0600 Ty Law, a 15-year NFL veteran cornerback, came out of "semiretirement" after signing with the Denver Broncos on Saturday NFL.com says. andnbsp; According to NFL.com, Law, 35, signed a one-year contract with Broncos midway into the 2009-10 football season. This is the second consecutive year that Law signed with a team midway through the season doing so with the New York Jets last season. andnbsp; "They're trying to get me ready to play this week in a limited fashion," ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sosin005/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:45:45 -0600 andnbsp; Analysis: Obituary andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; When death occurs unnaturally, such as Fort Hood mass shooting, it becomes a news story. But when it occurs naturally, reporter writes obituaries. Obituaries are longer than death notices, which also provides more history and detail about that person. andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/choxx231/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:17:07 -0600 Kham Xiong, a St. Paul resident, was killed during an Army psychiatrist's raid in Fort Hood in Texas on Friday, Startribune.com said. andnbsp; Xiong, 23, was preparing to be deployed to Afghanistan in January, his first deployment since joining the Army, CNN.com said. andnbsp; Chor Xiong, Kham's father, had spent his nights leading up to Kham's death worried about his other son. Nelson Xiong, Kham's 18-year-old brother, is serving in Afghanistan with the marines. andnbsp; andnbsp; "I could understand ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sosin005/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:04:03 -0600 ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/crss/crssleadworker/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:53:15 -0600 andnbsp; andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Authorities areandnbsp;investigating for a motiveandnbsp;of theandnbsp;mass shootingandnbsp;which left more than 50 casualtiesandnbsp;at the largest U.S. military base in Fort Hood, Texas. andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/choxx231/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:53:04 -0600 The unemployment rate has reached 10.2 percent in October, the first time it has hit double digits in 26 years the NYTimes.com said. andnbsp; According to the Chicago Sun Times, this is the second-time the unemployment rate has reached double digits since World War II. andnbsp; In order to combat joblessness in the nation, President Obama signed a bill that benefits to the unemployed and temporary tax credits for home buyers. andnbsp; Obama referred to the figure as, "a sobering number ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/sosin005/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:06 -0600 In this obit, the author uses a lead somewhat different from the nytimes-style lead. He does not mention how old he was or where or when he died, in fact it doesn't mention that he is actually dead. I assume it is because he assumes that the reader realizes that they are in the obituary section of the site. He starts out with out he is known for, and then goes intoandnbsp;a shortandnbsp;chronology afterward, doesn't mention his death ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hagem064/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:20:18 -0600 The obituary that I looked at was from the New York Times and was of Paul C. Zamecnik, a biologist that helped discover an RNA molecule.andnbsp; The sources that areandnbsp;used in the obituary are his daughter Karen, Thoru Pederson, a colleague of his at the University of Massachusetts, and Sudhir Agrawal, another colleague andandnbsp;president and chief executive of Idera Pharmaceuticals. The obituary has a very standard lead following the New York Times guidelines we learned in class, ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/barry089/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:12:25 -0600 I threw together some symbols I liked for the library concept. These are included on the first attachment. these are rough brainstormed ideas. I am not fully happy with my selection but I worked with what I came up with.rough library logos copy.pdfThis next attachment is of the worked out symbols I took from the selection I had above. I chose Three I thought worked best and went with them. I am not fully happy with these either. ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mclan015/gd2_mclane/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:59:47 -0600 andnbsp; andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;One St. Paul soldier and 12 other peopleandnbsp;were killedandnbsp;from shooting on Thursdayandnbsp;at Fort Hood Army Base, Texas. andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/choxx231/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:55:28 -0600 Interactive piece that invites the viewer to participate. The participant's touch on the (simulated skin rubber) torso causes the cool light of the heart to begin to pulse with red light and the two pigs on the lower shelf to pulse. A video of two pigs in a large outdoor pen begins to play. When the participant's touch is removed the pulsing heart returns to a constant cool light, the two pigs cease to pulse and the video stops playing. ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/willow/makingartinteractive/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:32:28 -0600 Animation is the act of simulating movement by displaying a series of frames, also called still pictures. Cartoons, claymation, and the newer computer generated films are all examples of animation. Animation is different than video because video takes continuous motion and breaks it up into frames while animation starts with the independent pictures and puts them together to form the illusion of continuous motion.andnbsp;Cut-out animation is a specific technique for producing animations using flat backgrounds, characters, and props. ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/filmo002/efilmore_arted/ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:49:19 -0500 Typhoon kills at least 14 in the Philipinesby Dallas JohnsonAt least 14 people were killed and four others are missing after Typhoon Mirinae struck the Philipines Saturday, CNN reported.The typhoon left more than three inches of rain on the island of Manila, leaving some places, such as Daet, with almost six inches of rain.The flooding from Mirinae comes at a bad time for the Philipines, which has now been hit by four typhoons in the last month.andnbsp; The first ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/joh03832/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:32:47 -0600 Paper Cut Outs:Paper City Storytime Monty Python Shadow Puppets: princes et princesses Chinese Shadow Theatre Cinderella Computer Renderings:Little Fables Blues Clues ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/filmo002/efilmore_arted/ Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:50:07 -0500 The first thing that the book talks about in the chapter about culture is the difficulty in defining the term altogether. There is no set term that defines organizational culture best, but what most people seem to agree that is common among all of the definitions is that they care about values, beliefs, basic assumptions, shared understandings to constructing an organization. Some other things that the book talks about are the stories and myths, symbols, and the language that is ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/kinitf/smg3143/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:24:32 -0600 This posting was submitted by Liqiong: Hi everyone, Liqiong here. This is my first time in the US and I've now been in Minnesota for four months. I've been enjoying everything here sooooo far. There is a question that I would like to ask all of you guys. After I came here, I found volunteering in the US to be very common and popular, not only among students but also some adults. What a different situation compared with China! We ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/duli0019/litanddiv/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:08:35 -0600 I forgot to post this up with the project, but here are the separate images of my creature and landscape.andnbsp; ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/eric1863/arted/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:03:45 -0600 It is currently November 7th and I am sitting in my apartment getting ready to go enjoy some time in the beautiful weather outside. Yes, I mentioned November and beautiful weather in the same sentence. Who said it has to be cold in Minnesota all the time? ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/clablog/studentblogs/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:06:45 -0600 The article I picked is called The Genomic Revolution.andnbsp; This topic relates to what we have been talking about in class, selecting genotypes.andnbsp; People have been depending on domesticated cows for many uses, such as milk.andnbsp; Recently, andnbsp;andnbsp;"Bovine Genome Sequencing and Analysis Consortium and the Bowince HapMap Consortium promises to revolutionize cattle breeding". andnbsp;andnbsp;Cow genome involves analyzing and evaluating phenotypic records of cows to improve cattle breeding efficiency.andnbsp; Over the past 50 years, ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/thoma764/myblog/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:14:09 -0600 Lesson Plan for Ayuko's Class Week of November 9th Lead Teacher: Becky Goals: As the children become more comfortable in the classroom, personalities and social interactions are blossoming. To support this, we will offer opportunities for personal observation and reflection to help the children build confidence in their own unique skills, preferences, and physical characteristics. We will also assist the children to share these special traits with one another to encourage meaningful interactions. These interactions will reinforce small and large ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/icd/labschool/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:58:52 -0600 Minnehaha Creek at Nicollet Avenue. An incredible day for a run. Which is fortunate, as I'm working on increasing my mileage after several somewhat lazy weeks. Run stats:55anddeg;F7.0 mi.1:00:498:41 min./mi.Calories: 840Miles to date (2009): 468.7Miles (2008): 610.4Map of route ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/layo0002/marathon/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:45:06 -0600 (St. Paul, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Volleyball team traveled to St. Paul, Minn. this evening to take on the #1 ranked Concordia University- St. Paul. The Golden Bears stayed perfect in their last 66 matches with the 3-0 (25-11, 25-8, 25-12) NSIC victory.Amber Meyer (OH, 6-2, JR, Paxton, Neb.) led the Golden Eagles with five kills. Shannon Cologna (S, 5-6, JR, Peoria, Ariz.) tallied eight assists while Ashley Allen (OH, 5-11, SR, Buffalo, Minn.) led the team ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/umcweb/athletics/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:34:12 -0600 Three North Dakota students found deadby Dallas JohnsonThree students at a North Dakota university were found Tuesday in their SUV in a pond near their school, CNN reported.The women, Kyrstin Gemar, 22; Afton Williamson, 20; Ashley Neufeld, 21; had been missing since Sunday.andnbsp; They were found Tuesday afternoon after a search team found tracks leading to the pond five miles northwest of Dickinson, N.D.Foul play is not suspected, police said.The police were lead to a farm near Dickinson ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/joh03832/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:20:13 -0600 This picture is of a callus on a tree in our yard which was pruned a couple of years ago. andnbsp; This shrub outisde the St. Paul gym has inconsistent color. It is right next to the building as you can see in the picture along the corner and this must cause the different colors. andnbsp; ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/michaels/tuesmorn/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:43:53 -0600 We managed to mount the IR sensor onto the Create recently... It's currently being held onto a servo by a dab of hot glue. This will be replace by a more reliable mounting once one is made. ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/isler008/csci5551fall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:11:11 -0600 HANOI, Vietnam -- Flooding due to tropical storms in Vietnam killed at least 107 people by Friday, the Press Trust of India said.The storm, which struck on Monday, brought 13 inches of rain, killed at least 107 people, destroyed hundreds of houses, and stranded tens of thousands of people, BBC News said.The nation has initiated a rescue effort with 2,000 soldiers, BBC News said.The storm struck the Phu Yen province, in eastern Vietnam, the worst by killing 72 people, the Press Trust ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/leex3236/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:21:03 -0600 Minneapolis police are looking for clues in a robbery early Saturday morning near 28th St East and Hiawatha Ave South, according to The Star Tribune and Pioneer Press.Police found a man seriously injured near the location of the robbery around 1:40a.m. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center where he died later this morning, the Tribune said.No more information is being released about the teen's identity or the cause of his injury at this time, but ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/beyer109/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:55:07 -0600 andnbsp;I am not quite sure if this plant qualifies as a moss showing both gametophytic and sporphytic generations. But I think the green part represents gametophyte and the yellow stalks look like sporphyte. I found this on the sidewalk of Van Cleve Park. I took this picture in Van Cleve Park as well. It has inconsistent color~ ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/michaels/tuesmorn/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:52:20 -0600 Over 1,000 colored polystyrene dominoes created by German artists, cultural institutes, schoolchildren and teenagers marked the 1.5 km area formerly occupied by the Berlin Wall Saturday, AFP reported.The eight-foot dominoes are to be knocked over on Monday, the official 20-year anniversary of the symbolic destruction of the original Berlin Wall, according to AFP.The dominoes are inscribed with messages, among them "We are one people" and "bleeding heart," accompanied by blood-specked crosses, according to the Associated Press.The anniversary is an ... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/beyer109/3101newsfall09/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:48:19 -0600