heidi ruby miller: Millionaire Viewing PartyIf you didn't catch the show, I used my last two lifelines (including calling Toby), but missed the $50,000 question so went home with $25,000. That and the experience of working with the people on the show was worth the wait in line at auditions and the trip to New York. It was all truly incredible.
Attention Book Lovers!
The Seton Hill Education Club is having a book drive the first two weeks of the spring semester. The books will then be sold to raise proceeds to help fund the club's trip to the Christian Appalachian Project.
So when you return from break bring with you all those books that have been gathering dust in your basement or have been sitting on your shelves without a loving hand to read them! Ask neighbors and friends too!
We will be collecting the books in Maura Solarium beginning January 21st and running until February 2nd. Dates for the sale are February 16th and 17th from 9AM until 3PM!
Your help in this matter is greatly appriciated!
If you have questions please contact us at:
shuedclub@gmail.com
Tiffany Brattina
President
Seton Hill Education Club
No flash drive? No problem. Email server down? No problem. All you need is a box.
I was recently introduced to a really nice online storage facility called box.net. (Thank you, Mike!) It's a free private gigabyte, and you can upload anything from anywhere. Want to share with others? If they have a box.net account you can share directly. And, unlike some sites like Flickr where everyone can see everyone else's stuff, on box.net only the people you allow to see your files can see or download them.
I've started using this as a replacement for that old "I'll email it to myself" trick. If it just-so-happens that my email of choice is having downtime, the email didn't get sent, I forgot the attachment, or the file is corrupted, I can still get to my stuff in my box! (If anyone can't guess, this has happened to me a couple of times...)
This is also an alternative to a flash drive since it's a whole gig of space. You don't have to take the risk of the files not being readable by another computer, or the risk of forgetting your little USB guy in the school's computer... forever losing the files and the drive itself...
I shared this information with Dr. Jerz and he asked me to share with all of you out there in the blogging world :) No, box.net isn't paying me, but they should, because I recommend it as an online storage facility. Get yourself a box.
While the layout still needs some work, I've finally returned the "Recent Comments" feature to the blogs.setonhill.edu portal page.
The deadline is approaching for the Billboard magazine and mtvU's writing contest called "The Student Voice Contest," which not only encourages students to express their views, feelings, and passions about music but also gives students a chance to be published in Billboard magazine, as well as on mtvU.com and Billboard.com.
If you or anyone at your school is interested in participating, please feel free to pass on the attached contest description. Students and faculty can also find all the contest details at our website, at http://www.mtvu.com/contests/student_eye/2005/.
Entries must be received by January 30th.
My radio show, "Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time," will be performed live this Saturday, November 5th, at Cafe Kolache in Beaver County. The show will feature four brand new episodes and feature myself, along with three members of the Cellar Dwellers, providing all of the voices and sound effects. Our first performance like this was two months ago, and it debuted to a great audience... so I would invite anyone that can drive out to Beaver County (about an hour and fifteen minutes from SHU), it's more than likely well worth your time. The show is free, and will last from 7PM until 9PM.
Of course if you can't make it, the studio recordings of the four new episodes are being released as podcasts each week over the next month. A live recording of Saturday's show will also be released. For more info, and past episodes, check out the Library Aids Blog!
Our exciting radio show follows Dodge Intrepid, a world famous librarian/adventurer, and his intern Pluck Gumption as they try to save the printed word from a maniacal gypsy-industrialist named Allister Farious. The show is filled with wit, literature, and adventure. And, of course, its for all audiences (although I don't think the youngins will get our Petrarch reference.)
So, kids, you wanna get knitty? I'm investigating the possibility of starting an SHU Knitting Club: basically, we'd get together every other week or so and knit up a storm. I have a few people who have already expressed interest in getting involved and I have a faculty member or two in mind who might be interested in being our advisor. I need to know names and phone numbers of anyone who might be interested in joining. Also, I need to know if you are interested in holding an office for the club. I have a couple of projects in mind for the club:
The first idea is a Peace Quilt - each member knits 10 by 10 inch squares in a certain color scheme (to be decided by the club!) and then these squares get sewn together to form a nifty quilt that we could use somehow to raise money for our cause (whatever cause we decide on collectively). We could either display the quilt or auction it off to the highest bidder. I was thinking our quilt could have a theme (both colors and otherwise). If we get official club status, we might be able to get funding to cover the cost of yarn.
The second idea is to make items to be donated to various charities: for instance, Campus Ministry has a silent auction in December to raise money for various campus activities. We could knit hats and scarves to be put on a silent auction or set prices for our items. Or we could make a bunch of hats and scarves and send them somewhere in the world to underpriviledged kids and teens... I dunno, like in Alaska or something?
These are just ideas: I think it would be awesome not only to start a knitting club but to have collective projects that would benefit the greater community. I'd like to have a meeting with anyone interested in order to really think about our mission and goals. If you are interested in joining a knitting club and/or becoming an officer, please get in touch. If you know anyone who might be interested, please spread the word. I'm especially interested in any underclasspeople who might want to join: while I'll more than likely serve as president this semester, I'm graduating in May and would like to start a club that could stick around for a while!
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please leave a comment. If you are interested in joining, please email me with your name, class, phone number, and schedule of availability. And, oh yeah, if you have any ideas for possible projects and/or an advisor, I'd appreciate your input on that as well. I'd like to have a club form to submit to Student Senate by the end of the week if possible in order to get started and have our first meeting.
With September 2005 rolling right in, and the first entries written by newbie bloggers, NMJ has officially turned 2!
Hard to believe it's been that long. But it's been a long, purposeful journey full of growth and fun, so it's a good thing to celebrate! Hey, that means my blog (and anyone else whose blog was created in the first set at SHU) is also two years old! Holy cow.
Happy birthday, blogs!
Action! Adventure! Comedy! All rolled into one exciting radio program, created as an homage to the 1940 radio serials. Follow the escapades of Dodge Intrepid, a world famous librarian, and his sidekick/intern Pluck Gumption as they travel through time chasing their arch nemesis Allister Farious and his goon No Goodnick. Dodge and his trusty intern must rely on their wits and library skills to apprehend Farious, who, with the help of an ancient time-traveling book, is trying to reclaim the thrown to the lost Prussian empire.
I have spent a good part of my summer writing this radio show with fellow Cellar Dweller James Catullo. It began as a simple project: something to perform at Cafe Kolache, the coffee shop we frequent, but has since turned into something bigger. What was once just a plan for one episode has spawned into four. What was once a cast of two has become a cast of three (Christoph has joined to lend us his voice talent). What was once just a live performance has turned into a podcast with plans for CDs and possibly even DVDs. It looks like the library is going to back in business.
And so, as a small tease, you can listen to a radio trailer for the debut performance of the Dodge Intrepid radio show! Just click here and it should download or begin playing. It's a meager 500k MP3 that packs enough excitement and comedy to ripen a banana.
"Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time" Episodes 1-4 Saturday, August 27th Cafe Kolache, 3rd St. Beaver, PA 7:00PM All ages and free admission.
The newest Cellar Dweller show "American Splenda" is this Friday for one night only in Beaver County. I am saddened that we aren't doing it more than once in the county, because I know a bunch of the folks that normally come to our shows are working that night. Alas, due to various circumstances, and a desire to keep things for this show relatively small (allowing us to work on bigger things to come this fall... hint hint!), we are just doing one performance in the BC. However, I hope for a grand audience waiting for receive this great show... so if anyone who reads this blog is interested in driving to Beaver County, to the Community College of Beaver County, just comment or e-mail me and I will guide you.
Continue reading "Latest Cellar Dweller Show for One Night Only" »
I'm not trying to turn this place into a marketplace or even an ad system, but...
I'm selling my Dell. Anyone looking for a computer?
It's a good machine, just a year old. It has all the warranties, CDs, manuals, and such.
I'm selling the whole system--the Dell Dimension 2400, 15" flat screen monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, and a printer if you want it. And it runs Windows XP Professional, too.
Why am I selling it? Well, it just doesn't do what I need it to do, and I think I want a laptop instead anyway.
I'm presently staring blankly at the amazon.com screen wondering if it's worth me putting it up there. Plus, when I follow their instructions, I don't see the "sell yours here" button they mention. Hmph. Maybe I'll put an ad in the newspaper. That might work...
Comment here or email me if you're interested: twig_e13@lycos.com.
There is a stand-off in the Rubino household. My brother wants to get his driver's permit. My parents (for whatever reason) will not let him. And so, just to make things a little more interesting, I've decided to start a BLOG PETITION.
Just check out my recently posted entry and leave a comment (you don't even have to say anything interesting... I just need comments) and then I'll have it over to my parents.
I am selling my previous used textbooks for my classes. Please click on the link below if you are interested in the books listed.
Sources of the Western Tradition: From Ancient Times to the Enlightment (WCT)
Western Civilization: A Brief History Volume I: To 1715 (WCT)
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (LINGUISTICS)
Exploring Language (LINGUISTICS)
Women at the Well: Feminist Perspectives on Spiritual Direction (SAGES, SAINTS, AND MYSTICS)
To you, I ask this-
Please take note!
Dell is voluntarily recalling and offering FREE replacements for certain AC adapters that were sold for use with some models of Dell Latitude, Dell Precision and Dell Inspiron notebook computers. It is possible for the adapters to overheat, which could pose a risk of fire or electrical shock.
Potentially affected adapters were sold with the following models of Dell notebook computers:
Latitude CP, CPi, CPiA, CPtC, CPiR, CPxH, CPtV, CS, CSx, CPxJ, CPtS, C500, C510, C600, C610, C800, C805, C810, V700, C-Dock, C-Port
Inspiron 2500, 2600, 3700, 3800, 4000, 4100, 4150, 5000, 5000E, 7500, 7550, 8000, 8100, Advanced Port Replicator, Docking Station
Precision M40
Visit https://www.delladapterprogram.com/multiorder.aspx to fill out an online form and see if your laptop is affected.
An opportunity not worth missing!
The University of Pittsburgh presents the Law School Fair!!
Place: William Pitt Union Ballroom
Date: Tues. Oct. 12, 2004 from 10-2:00 p.m.
You have the chance to speak to the representatives from more than 30 law schools.
Have any questions, please contact Career Development on 5th Admin and/or feel free to post comments.
Make sure to keep October 12th in mind... hope to see you there!
But counterfeiters don't need perfect facsimiles. What they need are fakes that pass cursory examinations in typical transactions. Until the early 1990s, achieving that involved costly investments in offset presses and engraved plates. Today, a little knowledge and a few commercially available items will suffice. (Nearly all counterfeits detected in Canada are produced by photocopiers and ink-jet printers.) "I don't consider very many criminals to be masterminds," says Haywood. "If all I have to do all day is lie around on the couch and think about it, I can figure out how to circumvent the system and make myself a note."
I just got this e-mail:
The IT Department will be selling the WAVE 15" monitors, to include a keyboard and mouse. We will be located in Maura 328 from 1:00 to 3:00pm Friday, August 27th. The fee of $10.00, cash or check accepted. No returns or tech support provided. All of the monitors have been currently running in the labs on campus. This is a first serve basis, we have approximately 25 monitors to sell.
It's up! It's up! It's up!
After working on this for an absurdly long number of hours today, I finished the Top Disney Song Vote on my website!
Go vote for your Disney favorites!
Winston-Salem Journal | Big Three: Both sides covet key states
Pennsylvania has a Democratic governor, but Republicans control both houses of the legislature. Both of its U.S. Senators are Republicans and the GOP has 12 members of the House of Representatives, and the Democrats have seven.
Continue reading "Spurlock Quoted in Winston-Salem Newspaper" »
Yesterday was the fourth of July, and so like everyone else in America I waited till around 6pm, and headed off to find some fireworks. After stopping to ask a few random pedestrians directions, I found some, and I have to say it was one of the best displays I've seen in a long time. The explosions and lights were even synchronized with various patriotic songs and ballads.
Er...most of them were patriotic anyway. I have to say that I was a little surprised when, after a stunning rendition of "America the Beautiful," the music smoothly transitioned into "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys.
I heard several people around me mutter such things as "Beastie Boys?", "What the hell?" , and "I think I'm going to be sick." Ok, so that last one was me. But I could tell other people were thinking it. I really did hear someone behind me say "At least it's not "Brass Monkey" though. The Beastie Boys are fine to listen to in your car, at the occasional drunken party, or by yourself in a padded soundproof room. But at a fireworks display with 40,000 people watching? Somehow, it just doesn't seem right.
Happy Independence Day! (Or could it be more commonly known as merely the 4th of July?)
Despite that, I hope that the holiday is remembered for its meaning. But don't forget to enjoy some wonderful grilling and the beautiful warm weather.
Sing a patriotic song :)
BAM SE:US Government warns against Internet Explorer
You need to download a new browser. See my post for links to other browsers.
For those of you who don't already know, I am a Tamburitzan. A Tamburitzan (or tammie for short) is an ethnic dancer from the Eastern European area. Specifically Croatia. Well, Pittsburgh annually holds a Folk Festival to celebrate the different ethnicities that make up PA. It is being held at Station Square at the Chevrolet Amphitheater. I'll be down there all weekend either sitting in the display booth for the Croatians or performing on stage for the Croatians (Friday night and Sunday afternoon). The festival lasts all this weekend and ends Sunday with a concert by the Poverty Neck Hillbillies. Tickets are $8 and children 12 and under get in free...
So if you are looking for something to do, come on down and have a good time. There will be food, drinks, and fun for all ages!!! Hope to see you there!
Tiffany
Does anyone have any idea where I can get a countdown thing for my blog. I wanted to have a running count of the days until I leave for Croatia, and then after that I wanted to have a running countdown of the days until school starts...
If anyone has any ideas, please leave me a comment in my blog under my most recent entry....
Thanks!
Tiffany
I hope everybody has a great summer! I hope everybody gets all the rest they could garner because we will need it for next year. I hope the football team would be responsible. I hope, we as aLiberal Arts University will stand together as one community to preserve and keep alive the values and traditions that made SHU so great. After all, that's why we are here now, that's why we chose Seton Hill University: This Way Up!
So now comes my sentimental end-of-the-year blog. I know most of my student pals are tired of doing reflection papers, so try reading one. Sit back, relax, and turn your text size to xx-large so you can let your retinas rest. Enjoy.
Continue reading "Girl Meets World: First Year Reflection" »
I know everyone is frazzled because of the end of the year so I thought a little laugh would help. If you go to my blog and click on some of the links on one of my entries you'll enjoy yourself. Its a fun site that I found enjoy! Everyone GOOD LUCK!
We've been talking about Gibson's Pattern Recognition in my American Lit class...
BBC - Films - High Noon - 23rd April 2004Weir Recognition
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World director Peter Weir will next helm Pattern Recognition, a thriller about a marketing expert whose life is endangered when she tries to track down strange video footage on the web. Based on a novel by Neuromancer author William Gibson, it will be scripted by Weir and Spy Game scribe David Arata...
I just got this message from Dean Gawelek:
Governor Ed Rendall will be visiting Greensburg on Saturday, April 17th. He will be making an important announcement at approximately 12:30 at P-lot (parking lot in front of the train station). It would great if you could come to hear the announcement. Wearing Seton Hill shirts, jackets or hats would also be a plus.
I have two thoughts... something related to Seton Hill's downtown expansion, or something related to the Greensburg-Pittsburgh maglev train. My thought is that the governor probably wouldn't bother coming out if this were just regarding the expansion of Seton Hill... and if this were a Seton Hill event, Dr. Gawelek wouldn't suggest that we wear Seton Hill garb.
My wife scheduled an outing to the zoo this Saturday, so I doub t I'll be able to make it to this event.
I have posted my comments about Death of a Salesman on my blog and I would love to hear from everyone else....So please, check it out and leave a comment!
Tiff
I started this little thing. Check out my blog on "rules" and including images in the comments. <BAM SE>
By the way, this doesn't have to be just SHU bloggers ...
I'm posting here on NMJ because Dr. Jerz said he's feeling lonely on the site. Well, given the fact that I've been terribly too busy to blog, I suppose I'll link to a recent entry.
Let me know what you think. I haven't had a chance to see the flick yet.
I just posted an entry on my blog about Athletics at Seton Hill. Are we leaning too far? I would like comments.
Oh and have a good break.
Not all anniversaries are happy ones; but they can be in the future.
Posted for Kristin Lippincott
I have 2 cats that I need to get rid of .one is 6 years old, and the other a little over a year.
They are both well-mannered and actually pretty lazy. I have had them both since they were 6 weeks old, and they are very healthy. I am moving and can not keep them. To avoid taking them to the Humane Society, I am trying to find a good home for them. I am willing to separate them if necessary.
If you, or anyone you know, can help me out PLEASE have them contact me! Thanks a ton in advance!!!
Kristen Lippencott
Admissions Counselor
Seton Hill University
Seton Hill Drive
Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: 724-838-7832
Fax: 724-830-1294
Hey everyone! A group of students on campus is heading for a Spring Break trip to Kentucky to help out Habitat for Humanity. In an effort to fund raise we will be have an Chinese Auction in the Maura Solairium all week long. Stop by and help out!
Tickets are:
3 for $1 or
20 for $5
Thanks in advance!
Tiffany Brattina
Yahoo! News - Study: Sleep Essential for Creativity
For the first time, scientists say they have proved what creative minds have known all along: that our sleeping brains continue working on problems that baffle us during the day, and that the right answer may come more easily after eight hours of rest. .... Scientists at the University of Luebeck found that volunteers taking a simple math test were three times more likely than sleep-deprived participants to figure out a hidden rule for converting the numbers into the right answer if they had eight hours of sleep. The findings appear in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature.
I hate bugs. And my lungs hate bug spray...
Thanks to everyone that asked if I was all right today. I am, but asthma isn't something to be taken lightly.
That said, here's the story of a girl, a bug, and how things got uglier than just some smushed insect carcass...
If you've seen the movie, you might enjoy reading Lileks fisk (that is, brutally rebutt) Harry Knowles' review of "The Matrix Redundant" (or whatever it's really called)
Mr. Knowles is often held up as an example of New Media, one of those outsiders who've wrested the mike from the old tired media. Usually I support that sort of thing, but if ever there was an argument for restricting the role of Critic to the white-gloved aesthetes, the Lucius Beebes, the Jay Shermans, the guys who, y'know, have done it, with a laidy, nudge nudge, it's Harry Knowles. His review of Matrix 3 proves that if you can't say something coherent, just say it in purple-tinted boldface 20-point Arial
I am so sick and tired of Bush! He has to go! I can't take it anymore! The economy is falling apart! Gas, water, light, and god knows what else is higher than before. I'm scared. Tuitions are going up everywhere and scolarships are going down. Bush is a racist and a bastard and all he does is take from the poor and give to the rich. Now he's trying to take medicare away from the sick. It's f****** ridiculous. I just recently read an article by Robert Pear of the NY Times that said that the White House aka Bush and the rest of his rich idiots are trying to cut medicare and succeeding. They are cutting back the genreal use of tax revenue for medicare too. If the taxes are not paying for those in need to get the medication that is either keeping them alive or preventing them from going crazy; than what the f***is the taxes paying for. Let me guess the oh so important and necessary war so that we can save other people in a country that is not even ours and is causing the unnecessary deaths of so many young Americans. Sorry I forgot Bush is right everything he does is good for this nation. Get the hell out of here! That's a bunch of bulls***!!! He is a joke and he has to go. Since he suspiciously and unfairly got into office, myself and my family have done nothing but struggle. He doesn't care about anything but trying to win a war that should not have even happened. And now thousands and thousands of Americans are going to die because they can't afford drugs and treatment that will save their damn lives. My mother has lupus and she cannot work because of a disease that cannot be cured. So he's telling me its her fault she has a genetic disease that prevents her from being able to walk or move on many occassions and Bush is trying to stop her from getting help. My mother will die if she doesn't take a certain pill at a certain time. And he wants to take that pill away because he f***** up!!!!!!! I don't know what many of you think, but if you feel that this is acceptable than don't even think about making a post to comment because your existence is irrelevant, let alone your opinion, so don't worry about it. But for those of you who care and have family members that our suffering because of Bush. I ask only one favor from you. VOTE!!!!! Your vote counts! Get him the hell OUT!! VOTE! Please!!! I know candidates are few and can't be trusted but please look closely and choose someone else before more people have to suffer. I'm sorry this wasn't a journalistic post, but if it means anything Robert Pear did a thorough job with the article.
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If God isn't a Penn State fan, why is the sky Blue and White?
Penn State Bumper Sticker
I'm sending out a request for ghost stories! To see how the quote relates, read the entry on my blog! :)
I'm doing the Walk for Diabetes on Sunday at Twin Lakes. I'm attempting to surpass my fundraising goal this year, so please click here to donate.
Roughly 16 million people in the U.S. suffer from diabetes. With those astounding numbers, each of us can probably think of at least one person we know who has it.
By donating to this cause, your money will help improve treatment options and help find a cure. Thank you!
I just wanted to express my excitment about my new template on my site. whoo hoo, my blog now has fall festive colors. I used Julies advice to change the template using the Movabletype website. Check it out.
Thanks Julie!