10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Free Vegan Lifestyle Talk
The Yocum Library reference librarian, Kim Stahler will give a vegan lifestyle talk Thursday evening, June 12, 5:30 p.m., at the Spring Township Library. It is geared toward the v-curious. Find out how a lazy, busy, non-cook figured out how to live by the values she had all her life (and that you may also share). "But Where Do You Get Your Protein?: Life As A Berks County Vegan."
Word of the Day
obliquity
\ uh-BLIK-wi-tee, oh-BLIK- \ , noun;
1.divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
2.the state of being oblique.
3.an instance of such divergence.
4.mental perversity.
5.an instance of mental perversity.
6.an inclination or a degree of inclination.
7.a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, especially one deliberately made obscure.
8.Also called obliquity of the ecliptic . Astronomy . the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23°27′; the inclination of the earth's equator.
Quotes:
But that is not all, that is not his worst defect; his worst defect is his perpetual moral obliquity , perpetual from the days of the Flood to the Schleswig Holstein period.
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Constance Garnett, Notes from Underground , 1864, translation published in 1918
…this obliquity is curious insofar as it gives birth to an upright form, whose very verticality absorbs its departure in slanting forms, and here there is a kind of agreeable challenge for the visitor…
-- Roland Barthes, "The Eiffel Tower," A Barthes Reader , 1982
A decade ago Hustvedt published a best-selling novel, "What I Loved," which reimagines the events with all the obliquity of an episode of "Law & Order."
-- Dana Goodyear, "Long Short Story," The New Yorker , March 17, 2014
Origin:
Obliquity is related to the Latin word oblīquitās which meant "oblique."
Dictionary.com
\ uh-BLIK-wi-tee, oh-BLIK- \ , noun;
1.divergence from moral conduct, rectitude, etc.; immorality, dishonesty, or the like.
2.the state of being oblique.
3.an instance of such divergence.
4.mental perversity.
5.an instance of mental perversity.
6.an inclination or a degree of inclination.
7.a confusing or obscure statement or passage of writing, especially one deliberately made obscure.
8.Also called obliquity of the ecliptic . Astronomy . the angle between the plane of the earth's orbit and that of the earth's equator, equal to 23°27′; the inclination of the earth's equator.
Quotes:
But that is not all, that is not his worst defect; his worst defect is his perpetual moral obliquity , perpetual from the days of the Flood to the Schleswig Holstein period.
-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, translated by Constance Garnett, Notes from Underground , 1864, translation published in 1918
…this obliquity is curious insofar as it gives birth to an upright form, whose very verticality absorbs its departure in slanting forms, and here there is a kind of agreeable challenge for the visitor…
-- Roland Barthes, "The Eiffel Tower," A Barthes Reader , 1982
A decade ago Hustvedt published a best-selling novel, "What I Loved," which reimagines the events with all the obliquity of an episode of "Law & Order."
-- Dana Goodyear, "Long Short Story," The New Yorker , March 17, 2014
Origin:
Obliquity is related to the Latin word oblīquitās which meant "oblique."
Dictionary.com
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Word of the Day
forenamed
\ FAWR-NEYMD, FOHR- \ , adjective;
1.named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.
Quotes:
He can only being lifted by two or three men and placed in the presence of his father who was very ill, but the eldest son forenamed prince was little better...
-- Anna Leonowens, "The English Governess at the Siamese Court" , 1870
However, the venerable woman found herself summarily set aside by the forenamed citizen who proceeded to shock those gathered by his public proposal to Maple Falls newcomer Leora Mayfield!
-- Lynna Banning, "The Wedding Cake War" , 2004
Origin:
Forenamed has been in English since the 1100s. It's derived from prefix fore- meaning "before" and the common word name .
Dictionary.com
\ FAWR-NEYMD, FOHR- \ , adjective;
1.named before; mentioned before in the same writing or speech; aforementioned.
Quotes:
He can only being lifted by two or three men and placed in the presence of his father who was very ill, but the eldest son forenamed prince was little better...
-- Anna Leonowens, "The English Governess at the Siamese Court" , 1870
However, the venerable woman found herself summarily set aside by the forenamed citizen who proceeded to shock those gathered by his public proposal to Maple Falls newcomer Leora Mayfield!
-- Lynna Banning, "The Wedding Cake War" , 2004
Origin:
Forenamed has been in English since the 1100s. It's derived from prefix fore- meaning "before" and the common word name .
Dictionary.com
Daily Writing Tips
Immigrants, Emigrants, and Migrants
by Maeve Maddox
A reader asks:
Emigrate, immigrate, migrate. What is the proper usage of these words? It seems like the [use] is indiscriminate.
All three words trace their origin to the Latin verb migrare, “to remove from one place to another.” This common ancestor gives English four verbs:
migrate: to move, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another
emigrate: (e, “out” + migrate) to remove out of country for the purpose of settling in another.
immigrate: (im, “in, into” + migrate) to come to settle in a country not one’s own; to pass into a new place of residence.
transmigrate: (trans, “across” + migrate) of the soul: to pass after death into another body.
The verbs yield several noun forms, some of which are also used as adjectives:
migration
migrant
emigration
emigrant
immigration
immigrant
transmigration
Usage examples from the Web:
There is a challenge for policy-makers to understand the obstacles migrants face in Australia.
Committee on Migrant Workers discusses role of migration statistics for treaty reporting and migration policies.
Although not common, two additional adjectives sometimes seen are immigrational and migrational.
From Multiculturalism to Immigrational Survavalism [sic] (headline at novitiate.com)
Immigrational Background Affects the Effectiveness of a School-based Overweight Prevention Program Promoting Water Consumption (title of research paper)
A common error is to confuse immigrant and emigrant. Here’s an instance when etymological information can help with spelling. Just remember that the prefix im- means “in” and that the prefix e- means “out”:
When Charles Darnay fled France to escape the guillotine, he was an emigrant. When he settled in England, he was an immigrant.
A migrant is simply on the move, not necessarily planning a permanent change of address.
Plants and animals also migrate, as do things on computers.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/immigrants-emigrants-and-migrants/
by Maeve Maddox
A reader asks:
Emigrate, immigrate, migrate. What is the proper usage of these words? It seems like the [use] is indiscriminate.
All three words trace their origin to the Latin verb migrare, “to remove from one place to another.” This common ancestor gives English four verbs:
migrate: to move, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another
emigrate: (e, “out” + migrate) to remove out of country for the purpose of settling in another.
immigrate: (im, “in, into” + migrate) to come to settle in a country not one’s own; to pass into a new place of residence.
transmigrate: (trans, “across” + migrate) of the soul: to pass after death into another body.
The verbs yield several noun forms, some of which are also used as adjectives:
migration
migrant
emigration
emigrant
immigration
immigrant
transmigration
Usage examples from the Web:
There is a challenge for policy-makers to understand the obstacles migrants face in Australia.
Committee on Migrant Workers discusses role of migration statistics for treaty reporting and migration policies.
Although not common, two additional adjectives sometimes seen are immigrational and migrational.
From Multiculturalism to Immigrational Survavalism [sic] (headline at novitiate.com)
Immigrational Background Affects the Effectiveness of a School-based Overweight Prevention Program Promoting Water Consumption (title of research paper)
A common error is to confuse immigrant and emigrant. Here’s an instance when etymological information can help with spelling. Just remember that the prefix im- means “in” and that the prefix e- means “out”:
When Charles Darnay fled France to escape the guillotine, he was an emigrant. When he settled in England, he was an immigrant.
A migrant is simply on the move, not necessarily planning a permanent change of address.
Plants and animals also migrate, as do things on computers.
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/immigrants-emigrants-and-migrants/
Monday, April 28, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Rosenberger
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Lara Rosenberger ORI102 (30) Intro to Library PowerPoint presented by Ms. Patricia Nouhra.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Lara Rosenberger ORI102 (30) Intro to Library PowerPoint presented by Ms. Patricia Nouhra.
Free - New Streaming Video
...is now live on Overdrive!
Reading Public Library has expanded its services with streaming video available to enjoy from the library’s website, http://reading.lib.overdrive.com. Library card holders have instant access to streaming video with a growing catalog of digital feature films, documentaries, educational, children’s favorites and more with a modern, easy-to-use viewing experience.
Users may browse the video selection on the library’s website, borrow titles with a valid library card, and stream on most mobile and desktop devices. All videos will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. There are no late fees!
Look for an Overdrive channel on Roku later this year!
This new service, powered by OverDrive, is free for users with a library card. Visit http://reading.lib.overdrive.com to browse for eBooks and digital audiobooks in addition to streaming video. You can find helpful tools and information, such as contacting support, by clicking the Help button on the digital collection.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Word of the Day
grimalkin
\ gri-MAL-kin, -MAWL- \ , noun;
1.a cat.
2.an old female cat.
3.an ill-tempered old woman.
Quotes:
In the dead of the night there was a fearful caterwauling; some grimalkin was uncivil to her; then there was a scramble, then a clapper-clawing; then both parties rolled off the roof and tumbled from a great height among the trees on the hillside.
-- Washington Irving, "Tales of the Alhambra" , 1832
I have never felt more comfortable in my spirit. I had no thought of you until my Grimalkin mewed at my window, and to admit him I had need to face the garden where we…
-- Rebecca West, "Harriet Hume" , 1929
Origin:
Grimalkin is apparently an alteration of the words gray and malkin , which is a diminutive form of the name Maud.
Dictionary.com
\ gri-MAL-kin, -MAWL- \ , noun;
1.a cat.
2.an old female cat.
3.an ill-tempered old woman.
Quotes:
In the dead of the night there was a fearful caterwauling; some grimalkin was uncivil to her; then there was a scramble, then a clapper-clawing; then both parties rolled off the roof and tumbled from a great height among the trees on the hillside.
-- Washington Irving, "Tales of the Alhambra" , 1832
I have never felt more comfortable in my spirit. I had no thought of you until my Grimalkin mewed at my window, and to admit him I had need to face the garden where we…
-- Rebecca West, "Harriet Hume" , 1929
Origin:
Grimalkin is apparently an alteration of the words gray and malkin , which is a diminutive form of the name Maud.
Dictionary.com
Reading Area Community College Work-Study Program
RACC Work-Study
Reading Area Community College offers a work-study program that provides jobs for students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay educational expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to your course of study.
To be eligible for the work-study program, you must complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the upcoming year prior to May 1, be enrolled at least half-time (six credits), and maintain a semester and cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.0.
Work-study opportunities are available in the Yocum Library, campus offices, computer labs, science labs and other areas of the College. The College pays wages by a paycheck on a semi-monthly basis. The current pay rate is $8.00 an hour.
Once you find a position that interests you, email your resume and student ID number to workstudy@racc.edu. If you are eligible for work-study, then you will need to pick up a work-study eligibility card in the Financial Aid Office, Berks Hall, Room 107.
Please note that participation in work-study could reduce future loan requests.
For more information, please call 610-607-6225.
http://www.racc.edu/FinancialAid/Workstudy/default.aspx
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| Emily The Yocum Library Work-Study |
To be eligible for the work-study program, you must complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the upcoming year prior to May 1, be enrolled at least half-time (six credits), and maintain a semester and cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.0.
Work-study opportunities are available in the Yocum Library, campus offices, computer labs, science labs and other areas of the College. The College pays wages by a paycheck on a semi-monthly basis. The current pay rate is $8.00 an hour.
Once you find a position that interests you, email your resume and student ID number to workstudy@racc.edu. If you are eligible for work-study, then you will need to pick up a work-study eligibility card in the Financial Aid Office, Berks Hall, Room 107.
Please note that participation in work-study could reduce future loan requests.
For more information, please call 610-607-6225.
http://www.racc.edu/FinancialAid/Workstudy/default.aspx
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Word of the Day
rile
\ rahyl \ , verb;
1.to irritate or vex.
2.to roil (water or the like).
Quotes:
You mayn't like him, but don't say anything to rile him; he's the key to this proposition.
-- Henry De Vere Stacpoole, "The Gold Trail" , 1916
“It wasn't losing the land that seems to rile Houston,” a third said. “Not that he don't rile easy." “I see," Ratliff said again.
-- William Faulkner, "The Hamlet , 1940
Origin:
Rile is a variant of roil that arose in the early 1800s.
Dictionary.com
\ rahyl \ , verb;
1.to irritate or vex.
2.to roil (water or the like).
Quotes:
You mayn't like him, but don't say anything to rile him; he's the key to this proposition.
-- Henry De Vere Stacpoole, "The Gold Trail" , 1916
“It wasn't losing the land that seems to rile Houston,” a third said. “Not that he don't rile easy." “I see," Ratliff said again.
-- William Faulkner, "The Hamlet , 1940
Origin:
Rile is a variant of roil that arose in the early 1800s.
Dictionary.com
Friday, April 25, 2014
Word of the Day
scherzo
\ SKERT-soh \ , noun;
1.Music . a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
Quotes:
Placed, like Beethoven's scherzo , between the tragic "funeral march" of Maxi and Fortunata (book two) and the final disposition of the novel's serious themes (book four), the third volume offers a change of pace and a bit of comic relief.
-- Vernon A. Chamberlin, "Galdós and Beethoven" , 1977
When you play that Chopin scherzo at the end, you're going to bring down the house!
-- Gail Godwin, "The Finishing School" , 1984
Origin:
Scherzo is ultimately from Langobardic, a language from Lombardy. It came to English through the Italian word scherzare for "joke."
Dictionary.com
\ SKERT-soh \ , noun;
1.Music . a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
Quotes:
Placed, like Beethoven's scherzo , between the tragic "funeral march" of Maxi and Fortunata (book two) and the final disposition of the novel's serious themes (book four), the third volume offers a change of pace and a bit of comic relief.
-- Vernon A. Chamberlin, "Galdós and Beethoven" , 1977
When you play that Chopin scherzo at the end, you're going to bring down the house!
-- Gail Godwin, "The Finishing School" , 1984
Origin:
Scherzo is ultimately from Langobardic, a language from Lombardy. It came to English through the Italian word scherzare for "joke."
Dictionary.com
Scheduled Classes for Computers
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Six Words from Shakespeare for 2014
*Six Words from Shakespeare for 2014
by Maeve Maddox
In honor of the Bard’s birthday, here are five words Shakespeare used that we still find useful to describe life in the 21st century.
1. addiction: the state or condition of being dedicated or devoted to a thing, especially an activity or occupation; adherence or attachment, especially of an immoderate or compulsive kind; immoderate or compulsive consumption of a drug or other substance.
Henry V, I.i, 92-97
The Archbishop of Canterbury is talking about the change in the former prince since his accession as king.
"Since his addiction was to courses vain,
His companies unletter’d, rude and shallow,
His hours fill’d up with riots, banquets, sports,
And never noted in him any study,
Any retirement, any sequestration
From open haunts and popularity."
(i.e., His addiction was to frivolous, debauched behavior and companions.)
2. assassination: the action of assassinating; the taking of the life of anyone by treacherous violence.
Macbeth I,vii,1-4
Macbeth is trying to make up his mind to murder King Duncan.
"If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
It were done quickly: if the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease success;"
3. drugged: to drug: to mix or adulterate (food or drink) with a drug, especially a narcotic or poisonous drug.
Macbeth, II, ii, 7-10
Lady Macbeth is assuring her husband that killing Duncan will be easy because she has put a sleeping potion in the nighttime drinks of his guards.
"I have drugg’d
their possets,
That death and nature do contend about them,
Whether they live or die."
4. equivocal: of words, phrases, etc.: having different significations equally appropriate or plausible; capable of double interpretation; ambiguous.
All’s Well That Ends Well V, iii, 279-281
"Parolles is being deliberately deceptive.
Parolles: He loved her, sir, and loved her not.
King: As thou art a knave, and no knave. What an
equivocal companion is this!"
5. marketable: Fit to be sold or marketed; that finds a ready market; that is in demand; saleable.
As You Like It, I, ii, 84-89
"Two marriage-eligible women are being sarcastic about an annoying courtier.
Celia: Here comes Monsieur Le Beau.
Rosalind: With his mouth full of news.
Celia: Which he will put on us, as pigeons feed their young.
Rosalind: Then shall we be news-crammed.
Celia: All the better; we shall be the more marketable."
6. torture: To inflict torture upon, subject to torture; to subject to judicial torture; put to the torture (from the noun torture: The infliction of severe bodily pain, as punishment or a means of persuasion).
King Henry VI, Part II, II, i , 154-158
The Duke of Gloucester is speaking to Simpcox, a man who claims to have received his sight that day after having been blind from birth, and who further claims to be unable to walk. Gloucester proves the man is a fraud by threatening him with a whipping by the local law-enforcement officer.
"Gloucester: Now, sirrah, if you mean to save yourself from whipping, leap me over this stool and run away
Simpcox: Alas, master, I am not able to stand alone
You go about to torture me in vain. "
Note: One blow of the whip is enough to encourage Simpcox to jump over the stool and run away.
William Shakespeare
23 April 1564–23 April 1616
Happy Birthday, Will!
*http://www.dailywritingtips.com/six-words-from-shakespeare-for-2014/
by Maeve Maddox
In honor of the Bard’s birthday, here are five words Shakespeare used that we still find useful to describe life in the 21st century.
1. addiction: the state or condition of being dedicated or devoted to a thing, especially an activity or occupation; adherence or attachment, especially of an immoderate or compulsive kind; immoderate or compulsive consumption of a drug or other substance.
Henry V, I.i, 92-97
The Archbishop of Canterbury is talking about the change in the former prince since his accession as king.
"Since his addiction was to courses vain,
His companies unletter’d, rude and shallow,
His hours fill’d up with riots, banquets, sports,
And never noted in him any study,
Any retirement, any sequestration
From open haunts and popularity."
(i.e., His addiction was to frivolous, debauched behavior and companions.)
2. assassination: the action of assassinating; the taking of the life of anyone by treacherous violence.
Macbeth I,vii,1-4
Macbeth is trying to make up his mind to murder King Duncan.
"If it were done when ’tis done, then ’twere well
It were done quickly: if the assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease success;"
3. drugged: to drug: to mix or adulterate (food or drink) with a drug, especially a narcotic or poisonous drug.
Macbeth, II, ii, 7-10
Lady Macbeth is assuring her husband that killing Duncan will be easy because she has put a sleeping potion in the nighttime drinks of his guards.
"I have drugg’d
their possets,
That death and nature do contend about them,
Whether they live or die."
4. equivocal: of words, phrases, etc.: having different significations equally appropriate or plausible; capable of double interpretation; ambiguous.
All’s Well That Ends Well V, iii, 279-281
"Parolles is being deliberately deceptive.
Parolles: He loved her, sir, and loved her not.
King: As thou art a knave, and no knave. What an
equivocal companion is this!"
5. marketable: Fit to be sold or marketed; that finds a ready market; that is in demand; saleable.
As You Like It, I, ii, 84-89
"Two marriage-eligible women are being sarcastic about an annoying courtier.
Celia: Here comes Monsieur Le Beau.
Rosalind: With his mouth full of news.
Celia: Which he will put on us, as pigeons feed their young.
Rosalind: Then shall we be news-crammed.
Celia: All the better; we shall be the more marketable."
6. torture: To inflict torture upon, subject to torture; to subject to judicial torture; put to the torture (from the noun torture: The infliction of severe bodily pain, as punishment or a means of persuasion).
King Henry VI, Part II, II, i , 154-158
The Duke of Gloucester is speaking to Simpcox, a man who claims to have received his sight that day after having been blind from birth, and who further claims to be unable to walk. Gloucester proves the man is a fraud by threatening him with a whipping by the local law-enforcement officer.
"Gloucester: Now, sirrah, if you mean to save yourself from whipping, leap me over this stool and run away
Simpcox: Alas, master, I am not able to stand alone
You go about to torture me in vain. "
Note: One blow of the whip is enough to encourage Simpcox to jump over the stool and run away.
William Shakespeare
23 April 1564–23 April 1616
Happy Birthday, Will!
*http://www.dailywritingtips.com/six-words-from-shakespeare-for-2014/
Scheduled Classes for Computers
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Reserved—Mr. Uhrich
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Mr Uhrich COM121 (15) NO INSTRUCTION, RESERVE 12 COMPUTERS
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Reserved—Mr. Uhrich
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Mr Uhrich COM121 (15) NO INSTRUCTION, RESERVE 12 COMPUTERS
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Word of the Day
immiscible
\ ih-MIS-uh-buhl \ , adjective;
1.not miscible; incapable of being mixed.
Quotes:
Yosil is with me now, our borders overlapping in unhappy swirls, like immiscible fluids.
-- David Brin, "Kiln People" , 2002
The youngest one wore its hair in a style popularized by a sitcom that took as its subject three roommates of seemingly immiscible temperaments and their attempts to make their fortune in this contusing city.
-- Colson Whitehead, "Zone One" , 2011
Origin:
Immiscible is derived from the prefix im- which is a variant of in- meaning having a negative force, as in the words immoral and indefensible . The word miscible means "capable of being mixed" and is used primarily in chemistry and physics.
Dictionary.com
\ ih-MIS-uh-buhl \ , adjective;
1.not miscible; incapable of being mixed.
Quotes:
Yosil is with me now, our borders overlapping in unhappy swirls, like immiscible fluids.
-- David Brin, "Kiln People" , 2002
The youngest one wore its hair in a style popularized by a sitcom that took as its subject three roommates of seemingly immiscible temperaments and their attempts to make their fortune in this contusing city.
-- Colson Whitehead, "Zone One" , 2011
Origin:
Immiscible is derived from the prefix im- which is a variant of in- meaning having a negative force, as in the words immoral and indefensible . The word miscible means "capable of being mixed" and is used primarily in chemistry and physics.
Dictionary.com
Free Earth Day Event - Gasland Part II
The Yocum Library is sponsoring the showing of the documentary film Gasland II on Tuesday April 22nd (Earth Day) at 2 PM and again at 7 PM at the Miller Center.
The film (about 125 minutes) concerns the environmental and health effects of drilling in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.
Karen Feridun from Berks Gas Truth will be available after the film to answer questions about pipeline construction activities in Berks County. You and your classes are invited to attend.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers.
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers.
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Reserved—Mr. Fidler
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Mr. John Fidler COM131 (18) Using lit databases presented by Ms. Brenna
Corbit.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers.
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers.
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Reserved—Mr. Fidler
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Mr. John Fidler COM131 (18) Using lit databases presented by Ms. Brenna
Corbit.
Free Earth Day Event - Gasland Part II
The Yocum Library is sponsoring the showing of the documentary film Gasland II on Tuesday April 22nd (Earth Day) at 2 PM and again at 7 PM at the Miller Center.
The film (about 125 minutes) concerns the environmental and health effects of drilling in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania.
Karen Feridun from Berks Gas Truth will be available after the film to answer questions about pipeline construction activities in Berks County. You and your classes are invited to attend.
Word of the Day
leveret
\ LEV-er-it \ , noun;
1.a young hare.
Quotes:
Caterina moved through all this joy and beauty like a poor wounded leveret painfully dragging its little body through the sweet clover-tufts...
-- George Eliot, "Adam Bede" , 1859
Underline the correct word: As calf to cow, so leveret to hare. As flock to deer, so school to whales. I had circled a number of triangles and squared some circles, done underlining and filled in the answer on the dotted line.
-- Hilary Mantel, "An Experiment in Love: A Novel" , 1995
Origin:
Leveret comes to English from the Anglo-French word which is a diminutive form of levre meaning "hare."
Dictionary.com
\ LEV-er-it \ , noun;
1.a young hare.
Quotes:
Caterina moved through all this joy and beauty like a poor wounded leveret painfully dragging its little body through the sweet clover-tufts...
-- George Eliot, "Adam Bede" , 1859
Underline the correct word: As calf to cow, so leveret to hare. As flock to deer, so school to whales. I had circled a number of triangles and squared some circles, done underlining and filled in the answer on the dotted line.
-- Hilary Mantel, "An Experiment in Love: A Novel" , 1995
Origin:
Leveret comes to English from the Anglo-French word which is a diminutive form of levre meaning "hare."
Dictionary.com
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Word of the Day
agnize
\ ag-NAHYZ, AG-nahyz \ , verb;
1.to recognize; acknowledge; own.
Quotes:
Well, I do agnize something of the sort. I confess that it is my humour, my fancy — in the forepart of the day, when the mind of your man of letters requires some relaxation…
-- Charles Lamb, "Essays of Elia" , 1823
I do agnize / A natural and prompt alacrity I find in hardness…
-- William Shakespeare, "Othello" , 1604
Origin:
Agnize is rooted in the Latin word agn(ōscere) which meant "to recognize." It shares a root with recognize .
Dictionary.com
\ ag-NAHYZ, AG-nahyz \ , verb;
1.to recognize; acknowledge; own.
Quotes:
Well, I do agnize something of the sort. I confess that it is my humour, my fancy — in the forepart of the day, when the mind of your man of letters requires some relaxation…
-- Charles Lamb, "Essays of Elia" , 1823
I do agnize / A natural and prompt alacrity I find in hardness…
-- William Shakespeare, "Othello" , 1604
Origin:
Agnize is rooted in the Latin word agn(ōscere) which meant "to recognize." It shares a root with recognize .
Dictionary.com
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Word of the Day
dyad
\ DAHY-ad \
noun;
1.a group of two; couple; pair.
2.Biology . a. a secondary morphological unit, consisting of two monads: a chromosome dyad. b. the double chromosomes resulting from the separation of the four chromatids of a tetrad.
3.Chemistry . an element, atom, or group having a valence of two. Compare monad, triad (def. 2a).
4.Mathematics . two vectors with no symbol connecting them, usually considered as an operator.
5.Sociology . a. two persons involved in an ongoing relationship or interaction. b. the relationship or interaction itself.
adjective:
1.of two parts; dyadic.
Definition of dyad| See synonyms| Comment on today's word| Suggest tomorrow's word
Quotes:
The novel burrows into the separate and often separated perspectives of this strange dyad , Dial and Che.
-- James Wood, "Notes from Underground," "The New Yorker" , March 3, 2008
...she stayed close by imitating his distance from her with an equal and identical distance from him and, extending out into the world beyond the father-daughter dyad , from all of humanity.
-- Matthew Sharpe, "The Sleeping Father" , 2003
Origin:
Dyad is derived from the Greek word dyad- which meant "pair, equivalent."
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\ DAHY-ad \
noun;
1.a group of two; couple; pair.
2.Biology . a. a secondary morphological unit, consisting of two monads: a chromosome dyad. b. the double chromosomes resulting from the separation of the four chromatids of a tetrad.
3.Chemistry . an element, atom, or group having a valence of two. Compare monad, triad (def. 2a).
4.Mathematics . two vectors with no symbol connecting them, usually considered as an operator.
5.Sociology . a. two persons involved in an ongoing relationship or interaction. b. the relationship or interaction itself.
adjective:
1.of two parts; dyadic.
Definition of dyad| See synonyms| Comment on today's word| Suggest tomorrow's word
Quotes:
The novel burrows into the separate and often separated perspectives of this strange dyad , Dial and Che.
-- James Wood, "Notes from Underground," "The New Yorker" , March 3, 2008
...she stayed close by imitating his distance from her with an equal and identical distance from him and, extending out into the world beyond the father-daughter dyad , from all of humanity.
-- Matthew Sharpe, "The Sleeping Father" , 2003
Origin:
Dyad is derived from the Greek word dyad- which meant "pair, equivalent."
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
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| Reading Eagle: Ben Hasty | Gov. Tom Corbett speaks. At the Reading Area Community College (RACC) in Reading Wednesday afternoon where PA Governor Tom Corbett and PA Labor and Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway were participating in a panel discussion Delivering the Workforce Necessary for the 21st Century on Wednesday April 16, 2014. Photo |
The article is from The Reading Eagle-By Liam Migdail-Smith
April 7, 2014
In Reading visit, Corbett links better job training to an economic revival
You wouldn't get the sense that Pennsylvania has a 6.2 percent unemployment rate looking at the state's online job-search database, Gov. Tom Corbett said at Reading Area Community College Wednesday.
Speaking to a small group of education, business and political leaders, the governor noted that the JobGateway site lists more than 200,000 open positions.
The problem, Corbett said, is there's a mismatch between the skills those employers are seeking and the training those looking for work possess.
"There are good, family-sustaining jobs out there that we need to get filled here in Pennsylvania," he said.
Job-training programs, such as RACC's, will be the key to getting workers ready to take those positions and start reducing the number of unemployed, Corbett said. They also play a big role in building a workforce that makes companies want to come to Pennsylvania, he said.
Ultimately, he said, that could mean the state's economic recovery.
"We know we have a clear path of how to get there," Corbett said.
Corbett, along with state labor Secretary Julia K. Hearthway, visited the college's Schmidt Training and Technology Center to participate in a panel discussion about workforce development. He touted the jobs database and the importance of those training programs.
Other panelists, a collection of business and education leaders, talked about the need to match workforce training with what businesses are looking for.
Workers who operate and maintain today's manufacturing equipment have to tinker more with complex computer programs than with a wrench, said Robert Harrop, vice president of East Penn Manufacturing near Lyons.
"We are having a difficult time finding the people out there with that specific skill set," he said.
David Niemkiewicz, technical supervisor of Bayer HealthCare's production facility in Myerstown, said he's facing similar challenges.
"The competition for the best talent is growing and companies are just pulling from each other," he said. "There's a lot of openings out there but we need to find the people with the right skills to fill those holes."
RACC has customized its programs to make sure the skills students are leaving with fit the jobs that are available in the area, said Bonnie Spayd, director of the Schmidt center. That's happened through working with businesses, such as East Penn and Bayer, she said.
RACC and officials from Bloomsburg University and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education also discussed a new program that will allow students to work on a Bloomsburg bachelor's degree while at RACC.
That technical, lab-based education is important to filling the jobs that are available, Hearthway said.
"It's this hands-on practical skill set that a lot of our youth and our labor force need," she said.
Corbett's 2014-15 budget proposal would keep funding for community colleges level with the last three years.
The Pennsylvania Commission for Community Colleges has criticized that plan, saying that without more funding, schools may have to increase tuition and won't be able to make all the investments they need to in workforce development programs.
Corbett alluded to the funding debate during his remarks Thursday, saying that colleges can ramp up training programs by using the funding they have in different ways. But he said after the panel discussion that a stronger economy could give the state more money to put into those training programs.
"As we're able to grow the economy, we might be able to respond better to that," he said.
He also responded to criticism over cuts to education funding during his term, saying that reductions were due to one-time federal money that had been used to fund programs going away.
The Schmidt center is getting some attention in the race for governor. Tom Wolf, a candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, visited the Schmidt center last month.
Contact Liam Migdail-Smith: 610-371-5022 or lsmith@readingeagle.com.
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Reading Eagle: Ben Hasty | Gov. Tom Corbett speaks.
Word of the Day
maslin
\ MAZ-lin \ , noun;
1.British Dialect . a mixture; medley.
2.British Dialect . a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
3.British Dialect . bread made from such a mixture of grains.
Definition of maslin| See synonyms| Comment on today's word| Suggest tomorrow's word
Quotes:
Another question is whether all crops were sown separately. Some may have been sown as a mixture, i.e. as a maslin .
-- C. C. Bakels, "The Western European Loess Belt" , 2009
I sifted the wheat and rye for maslin and mixed the sponge.
-- Deborah Noyes, "Angel and Apostle ", 2005
Origin:
Maslin is derived from the Middle English word mastlyoun which came in turn from the Middle French mesteillon meaning "mixture."
\ MAZ-lin \ , noun;
1.British Dialect . a mixture; medley.
2.British Dialect . a mixture of different grains, flours, or meals, especially rye mixed with wheat.
3.British Dialect . bread made from such a mixture of grains.
Definition of maslin| See synonyms| Comment on today's word| Suggest tomorrow's word
Quotes:
Another question is whether all crops were sown separately. Some may have been sown as a mixture, i.e. as a maslin .
-- C. C. Bakels, "The Western European Loess Belt" , 2009
I sifted the wheat and rye for maslin and mixed the sponge.
-- Deborah Noyes, "Angel and Apostle ", 2005
Origin:
Maslin is derived from the Middle English word mastlyoun which came in turn from the Middle French mesteillon meaning "mixture."
Art Posters In Yocum Library
For students needing pictures or posters, featuring the works of an artist they are researching , there are hundreds of prints available in the library.These item are for circulation and may be checked out. They are located in the reference area on the second floor, in two separate locations.
The library has hanging files for the small prints and the library has flat files for the larger sizes. Yocum Library has many drawing, painting and photography prints available for your use.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
10 a.m - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Calendar: theyocumlibrary@gmail.com
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers.
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Ms. Bradley
Where: Yocum Library Instruction Area
Description: Introduction to the Yocum Library: 25 students presented by Ms. Kim Stahler.
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Reserved—Mr. Uhrich
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Mr Uhrich COM121 (15) NO INSTRUCTION, RESERVE 12 COMPUTERS.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers.
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Calendar: theyocumlibrary@gmail.com
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers.
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Ms. Bradley
Where: Yocum Library Instruction Area
Description: Introduction to the Yocum Library: 25 students presented by Ms. Kim Stahler.
7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Reserved—Mr. Uhrich
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Mr Uhrich COM121 (15) NO INSTRUCTION, RESERVE 12 COMPUTERS.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
It's Palindrome Week!
Every day is going to read the same backwards.
A fun fact: If you live in the US and other countries where they put their months first on dates, every day is going to read the same backwards until Sunday. It's palindrome week!
Scheduled Classes for Computers
6 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Kwitkowski
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Teresa Kwitkowski COM051 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers in instruction area.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Teresa Kwitkowski COM051 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers in instruction area.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
8 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Reserved--Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: COM 131:Reserve 12 computers--No instruction. 20 students
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) Finding print and eBooks presented by Ms. Kim Stahler
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) Finding print and eBooks presented by Ms. Kim Stahler
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Cocuzza
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description:
Ms Jean Cocuzza COM151 Speech (20) Using ProQuest databases, presented by Ms. Brenna Corbit
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Cocuzza
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description:
Ms Jean Cocuzza COM151 Speech (10) Using ProQuest databases presented by Ms.Brenna Corbit.
5 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. Reserved--Ms Neider
Where: Yocum instruction Area
Description: Introduction to Library:21 students presented by Ms. Patricia Nouhra.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: COM 131:Reserve 12 computers--No instruction. 20 students
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) Finding print and eBooks presented by Ms. Kim Stahler
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Gieringer
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dawn Gieringer COM051 (20) Finding print and eBooks presented by Ms. Kim Stahler
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Cocuzza
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description:
Ms Jean Cocuzza COM151 Speech (20) Using ProQuest databases, presented by Ms. Brenna Corbit
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Cocuzza
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description:
Ms Jean Cocuzza COM151 Speech (10) Using ProQuest databases presented by Ms.Brenna Corbit.
5 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. Reserved--Ms Neider
Where: Yocum instruction Area
Description: Introduction to Library:21 students presented by Ms. Patricia Nouhra.
Library of Congress Classification System
The Yocum Library uses the Library of Congress Classification.
The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a classification system that was first developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to organize and arrange the book collections of the Library of Congress. Over the course of the twentieth century, the system was adopted for use by other libraries as well, especially large academic libraries in the United States. It is currently one of the most widely used library classification systems in the world. The Library's Policy and Standards Division maintains and develops the system.
The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a classification system that was first developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to organize and arrange the book collections of the Library of Congress. Over the course of the twentieth century, the system was adopted for use by other libraries as well, especially large academic libraries in the United States. It is currently one of the most widely used library classification systems in the world. The Library's Policy and Standards Division maintains and develops the system.
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Word of the Day
passe-partout
\ pas-pahr-TOO; Fr. pahs-par-TOO \ , noun;
1.something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
2.a master key; skeleton key.
3.an ornamental mat for a picture.
4.a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges.
5.paper prepared for this purpose.
Quotes:
Sophie's little passe-partout enabled her to pass almost anywhere, and if it were shown or hinted at, to have effect in the interviewing of superior servants or of any other police officer.
-- Sir Harry Johnston, "The Veneerings" 1922
But with his remark about Vokt anyway he felt as safe as if he had a ticket or passe-partout in his pocket: he strutted up and down like a peacock for a few moments eyeing the assembly with disdain.
-- Wyndham Lewis, "Tarr" 1918
Origin:
Passe-partout comes from the French phrase of the same spelling which literally means "(it) passes everywhere."
\ pas-pahr-TOO; Fr. pahs-par-TOO \ , noun;
1.something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
2.a master key; skeleton key.
3.an ornamental mat for a picture.
4.a method of framing in which a piece of glass is placed over a picture and is affixed to a backing by means of adhesive strips of paper or other material pasted over the edges.
5.paper prepared for this purpose.
Quotes:
Sophie's little passe-partout enabled her to pass almost anywhere, and if it were shown or hinted at, to have effect in the interviewing of superior servants or of any other police officer.
-- Sir Harry Johnston, "The Veneerings" 1922
But with his remark about Vokt anyway he felt as safe as if he had a ticket or passe-partout in his pocket: he strutted up and down like a peacock for a few moments eyeing the assembly with disdain.
-- Wyndham Lewis, "Tarr" 1918
Origin:
Passe-partout comes from the French phrase of the same spelling which literally means "(it) passes everywhere."
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Word of the Day,
glib
\ glib \ , adjective;
1.readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers .
2.easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
3.Archaic . agile; spry.
Quotes:
"Maybe I was being glib about my annoyance." " Glib ? So you've been feeling glib lately. Insincere? Offhanded?"
-- David Gilbert, "The Normals: A Novel", 2004
“You're glib ,” she said as she clinked her glass to mine. “So am I.”
-- Otto Penzler, "Dangerous Women", 2005
Origin:
Glib is a shortening of a now-obsolete word glibbery , which meant "slippery."
Dictionary.com
\ glib \ , adjective;
1.readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers .
2.easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners.
3.Archaic . agile; spry.
Quotes:
"Maybe I was being glib about my annoyance." " Glib ? So you've been feeling glib lately. Insincere? Offhanded?"
-- David Gilbert, "The Normals: A Novel", 2004
“You're glib ,” she said as she clinked her glass to mine. “So am I.”
-- Otto Penzler, "Dangerous Women", 2005
Origin:
Glib is a shortening of a now-obsolete word glibbery , which meant "slippery."
Dictionary.com
Friday, April 11, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
10 .a.m - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
Word of the Day
vastitude
\ VAS-ti-tood, -tyood, VAH-sti- \ , noun;
1.vastness; immensity: the vastitude of his love for all humankind .
2.a vast expanse or space: the ocean vastitude .
Quotes:
He glances around him in a circular direction to indicate the vastitude of the question, a vastitude which is to be inferred from the established fact of the ambient desert.
-- Raymond Queneau, translated by Barbara Wright, "The Blue Flowers," 1965
The setting was an outcropping of stones amid a dun, dust-scoured vastitude , somewhere in the interior of China.
-- Neal Stephenson, "The Diamond Age," 1995
Origin:
Vastitude is derived from the Latin word vastitūdō , a combination of vast , meaning "of great size" and the suffix -tude , which appears in abstract nouns like latitude . The connective vowel -i- is commonly used in compounds of Latin or Greek words.
Dictionary.com
\ VAS-ti-tood, -tyood, VAH-sti- \ , noun;
1.vastness; immensity: the vastitude of his love for all humankind .
2.a vast expanse or space: the ocean vastitude .
Quotes:
He glances around him in a circular direction to indicate the vastitude of the question, a vastitude which is to be inferred from the established fact of the ambient desert.
-- Raymond Queneau, translated by Barbara Wright, "The Blue Flowers," 1965
The setting was an outcropping of stones amid a dun, dust-scoured vastitude , somewhere in the interior of China.
-- Neal Stephenson, "The Diamond Age," 1995
Origin:
Vastitude is derived from the Latin word vastitūdō , a combination of vast , meaning "of great size" and the suffix -tude , which appears in abstract nouns like latitude . The connective vowel -i- is commonly used in compounds of Latin or Greek words.
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Thursday, April 10, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
6 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Kwitkowski
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Teresa Kwitkowski COM051 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers in instruction area.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Teresa Kwitkowski COM051 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers in instruction area.
Word of the Day
ad infinitum
\ ad in-fuh-NAHY-tuhm, ad in- \ , adverb;
1.to infinity; endlessly; without limit.
Quotes:
As for the nuclear whistle-blower who assists her, we first saw him, decades before, in bed with the young musician. And so on, ad infinitum —or ad nauseam, if, like the publisher, you have no taste for “tricksy gimmicks.”
-- Anthony Lane, "Lost," "The New Yorker," Oct. 29, 2012
And so on and so on, not ad infinitum but for a period at least--the ten years in which he managed to live and work.
-- Theodore Dreiser, "Twelve Men," 1919
Origin:
Ad infinitum comes directly from the Latin word of the same spelling which meant literally "to infinity."
Dictionary.com
\ ad in-fuh-NAHY-tuhm, ad in- \ , adverb;
1.to infinity; endlessly; without limit.
Quotes:
As for the nuclear whistle-blower who assists her, we first saw him, decades before, in bed with the young musician. And so on, ad infinitum —or ad nauseam, if, like the publisher, you have no taste for “tricksy gimmicks.”
-- Anthony Lane, "Lost," "The New Yorker," Oct. 29, 2012
And so on and so on, not ad infinitum but for a period at least--the ten years in which he managed to live and work.
-- Theodore Dreiser, "Twelve Men," 1919
Origin:
Ad infinitum comes directly from the Latin word of the same spelling which meant literally "to infinity."
Dictionary.com
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers, April 9
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (20) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Mollica
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Mollica COM041 (10) NO INSTRUCTION, reserve 12 computers
Word of the Day
deke \ deek \ ,
verb;
1.Ice Hockey . to deceive (an opponent) by a fake.
noun:
1.Ice Hockey . a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
Quotes:
Two boys on bikes came along, deked around the green-and-white gate, and rode over the grass to the water fountain.
-- Kim Moritsugu, "The Glenwood Treasure," 2003
It would be better maybe if we could stop loving the children and their delicate brawls, pelting across the square in tandem, deking from cover to cover in raucous celebration and they are never winded, bemusing us with the rites of our own gone childhood...
-- Dennis Lee, "Body Music," 1998
Origin:
Deke originally was a Canadian English term. It's a shortening of decoy that arose in the 1950s.
Dictionary.com
verb;
1.Ice Hockey . to deceive (an opponent) by a fake.
noun:
1.Ice Hockey . a fake or feint intended to deceive a defensive player, often drawing that player out of position.
Quotes:
Two boys on bikes came along, deked around the green-and-white gate, and rode over the grass to the water fountain.
-- Kim Moritsugu, "The Glenwood Treasure," 2003
It would be better maybe if we could stop loving the children and their delicate brawls, pelting across the square in tandem, deking from cover to cover in raucous celebration and they are never winded, bemusing us with the rites of our own gone childhood...
-- Dennis Lee, "Body Music," 1998
Origin:
Deke originally was a Canadian English term. It's a shortening of decoy that arose in the 1950s.
Dictionary.com
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
8 a.m. - 11a.m. Reserved—Ms. Hoerr
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dorothy Hoerr COM121 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.pm Reserved—Ms. Kwitkowski
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Teresa Kwitkowski COM051 (10) Evaluating Internet Sources presented by Ms.Patricia Nouhra.
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Quaglia
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Quaglia ESL848 (7) Intro to Library PowerPoint presented by Ms. Patricia Nouhra.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dorothy Hoerr COM121 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.pm Reserved—Ms. Kwitkowski
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Teresa Kwitkowski COM051 (10) Evaluating Internet Sources presented by Ms.Patricia Nouhra.
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Quaglia
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Nina Quaglia ESL848 (7) Intro to Library PowerPoint presented by Ms. Patricia Nouhra.
Word of the Day
bedash
\ bih-DASH \ , verb;
1.to dash or spatter (something) all over: to bedash a salad with pepper .
2.to dash or strike against: windows bedashed with rain .
3.to demolish or ruin; obliterate: His dreams of glory were quickly bedashed .
Quotes:
And for twenty times made pause to sob and weep / That all the standers-by had wet their cheeks / Like trees bedash'd with rain-in that sad time / My manly eyes did scorn a humble tear.
-- William Shakespeare, "King Lear," 1606
Let my blood bedash my proper brow, for such a wrong.
-- Elizabeth Cary, Edited by Stephanie Hodgson-Wright, "The Tragedy of Mariam," "Women's Writing of the Early Modern Period: 1588-1688," 2002
Origin:
Bedash entered English in the mid-1500s. It is a combination of the prefix be- , which was used in Old English in the formation of verbs, and the root dash , meaning "to apply roughly."
Dictionary.com
\ bih-DASH \ , verb;
1.to dash or spatter (something) all over: to bedash a salad with pepper .
2.to dash or strike against: windows bedashed with rain .
3.to demolish or ruin; obliterate: His dreams of glory were quickly bedashed .
Quotes:
And for twenty times made pause to sob and weep / That all the standers-by had wet their cheeks / Like trees bedash'd with rain-in that sad time / My manly eyes did scorn a humble tear.
-- William Shakespeare, "King Lear," 1606
Let my blood bedash my proper brow, for such a wrong.
-- Elizabeth Cary, Edited by Stephanie Hodgson-Wright, "The Tragedy of Mariam," "Women's Writing of the Early Modern Period: 1588-1688," 2002
Origin:
Bedash entered English in the mid-1500s. It is a combination of the prefix be- , which was used in Old English in the formation of verbs, and the root dash , meaning "to apply roughly."
Dictionary.com
Free Earth Day Event - Gasland Part II
The Yocum Library is sponsoring the showing of the documentary film Gasland II on Tuesday April 22nd (Earth Day) at 2 PM and again at 7 PM at the Miller Center.
Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox delves even deeper into the controversial subject of hydraulic fracturing by revealing how leaking well can contaminate our natural resources while releasing dangerous methane into the Earth's atmosphere. Author: Jason Buchanan
Karen Feridun from Berks Gas Truth will be available after the film to answer questions about pipeline construction activities in Berks County. You and your classes are invited to attend.
Runtime: 125 minutes.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Word of the Day
plantlet
\ PLANT-lit, PLAHNT- \ , noun;
1.a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.
Quotes:
She worked with one of her favorites, an enormous African violet that had come from a plantlet her grandmother had given her more than thirty years before.
-- Nora Roberts, "Black Rose: In the Garden Trilogy," 2005
He moved the plantlet closer to the light. He had abolished the drapes and pushed the furniture to one side to make room for a long table in front of the windows.
-- Beverly Byrne, "Come Sunrise," 1987
Origin:
Plantlet entered English in the early 1800s. It is a combination of the common word plant and the diminutive suffix -let which is attached to nouns, such as booklet and piglet .
\ PLANT-lit, PLAHNT- \ , noun;
1.a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.
Quotes:
She worked with one of her favorites, an enormous African violet that had come from a plantlet her grandmother had given her more than thirty years before.
-- Nora Roberts, "Black Rose: In the Garden Trilogy," 2005
He moved the plantlet closer to the light. He had abolished the drapes and pushed the furniture to one side to make room for a long table in front of the windows.
-- Beverly Byrne, "Come Sunrise," 1987
Origin:
Plantlet entered English in the early 1800s. It is a combination of the common word plant and the diminutive suffix -let which is attached to nouns, such as booklet and piglet .
National Poetry Month - William Wordsworth
Books of William Wordsworth in the Yocum Library Collection
The prelude, 1799, 1805, 1850 :
authoritative texts, context and reception, recent critical essays
Wordsworth, William,, Wordsworth, Jonathan., Abrams, M. H., Gill, Stephen Charles.
Call number: PR5864.A2 W6 1979
Poetical works;
with introductions and notes,
Wordsworth, William,
Call number: PR5850 .F50
William Wordsworth :
selected poems
Wordsworth, William,, Davies, Walford,
Call number: PR5853 .D38
Selected poems /
Wordsworth, William,, Meyer, George W.
Call number: PR5852 .M48 1950
William Wordsworth /
Bloom, Harold.
Call number: PR5888 .W45 1985
Year:1985.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Word of the Day
vittate
\VIT-eyt\ , adjective;
1.striped longitudinally.
2.provided with or having a vitta or vittae.
Quotes:
This contrasts sharply with the vegetation of Chemung Lake which is dominated by vittate forms and shows a distinct seasonality.
-- Jerome O. Nriagu, "Environmental Impacts of Smelters," 1984
Terms used to describe color patterns include: irrorate—freckled, covered with minute spots; vittate—with longitudinal markings (vittae); fasciate—markings (fasciae) with their longitudinal axis at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the body.
-- D. J. Larson, Yves Alarie, Robert Edward Roughley, "Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region," 2000
Origin:
Vittate is derived from the Latin word vittātus which meant approximately "fillet-like." It entered English in the early 1800s.
Dictionary.com
\VIT-eyt\ , adjective;
1.striped longitudinally.
2.provided with or having a vitta or vittae.
Quotes:
This contrasts sharply with the vegetation of Chemung Lake which is dominated by vittate forms and shows a distinct seasonality.
-- Jerome O. Nriagu, "Environmental Impacts of Smelters," 1984
Terms used to describe color patterns include: irrorate—freckled, covered with minute spots; vittate—with longitudinal markings (vittae); fasciate—markings (fasciae) with their longitudinal axis at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the body.
-- D. J. Larson, Yves Alarie, Robert Edward Roughley, "Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region," 2000
Origin:
Vittate is derived from the Latin word vittātus which meant approximately "fillet-like." It entered English in the early 1800s.
Dictionary.com
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Word of the Day
omphaloskepsis
\ om-fuh-loh-SKEP-sis \ , noun;
1.contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
Quotes:
There is a word for that, Greek, of course, which has come into English: omphaloskepsis , or meditating while staring at one's navel. Marvelous, isn't it. I love words.
-- Lynne Tillman, Cast in Doubt , 1992
...as a mere illusion, who run away from it and devote their time and energy to occupations which Mr. Cardan sums up and symbolises in the word omphaloskepsis .
-- Aldous Huxley, Those Barren Leaves , 1925
Origin:
Omphaloskepsis comes from the Greek roots omphalos which means "navel" and sképsis which means "act of looking."
Dictionary.com
\ om-fuh-loh-SKEP-sis \ , noun;
1.contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise.
Quotes:
There is a word for that, Greek, of course, which has come into English: omphaloskepsis , or meditating while staring at one's navel. Marvelous, isn't it. I love words.
-- Lynne Tillman, Cast in Doubt , 1992
...as a mere illusion, who run away from it and devote their time and energy to occupations which Mr. Cardan sums up and symbolises in the word omphaloskepsis .
-- Aldous Huxley, Those Barren Leaves , 1925
Origin:
Omphaloskepsis comes from the Greek roots omphalos which means "navel" and sképsis which means "act of looking."
Dictionary.com
Friday, April 4, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
8 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Reserved--Mr Walentis
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: 12 computers only: 19 students
9 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Reserved--Mr Walentis
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: 12 computers only: 19 students
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: 12 computers only: 19 students
9 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. Reserved--Mr Walentis
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: 12 computers only: 19 students
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Scheduled Classes for Computers
8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reserved—Ms. Hoerr
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dorothy Hoerr COM121 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers.
8 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Reserved--Mr Walentis
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: 12 computers only: 19 students
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Dorothy Hoerr COM121 (20) NO INSTRUCTION -- reserve 12 computers.
8 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. Reserved--Mr Walentis
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: 12 computers only: 19 students
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Books on Poetry
If I were in charge of the world and other worries : poems for children and their parents / by Judith Viorst ; illustrated by Lynne Cherry. Children's Books -Viorst
Reflections on a gift of watermelon pickle ... : and other modern verse / [by] Stephen Dunning, Edward Lueders [and] Hugh Smith. Design: Donald Marvine.
General CollectionPS614 .D8 1967
Collected poetry of W. H. Auden.
General Collection PR6001.U4 A17 1945
Poetry criticism : excerpts from criticism of the works of the most significant and widely studied poets of world literature.
Reference PN1111 .P63
Complete poetry and collected prose / Walt Whitman.
General Collection PS3200 .F82
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
National Poetry Month
Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets throughout the United States band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture.
Thousands of organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events.
The official 2014 poster created by award-winning designer Chip Kidd.
http://www.poets.org/index.php
Scheduled Classes for Computers
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Essig
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Brenda Essig COM131 College Study Skills (15) NO INSTRUCTION; reserve 12 computers.
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Marabella
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Marabella ORI102 (25) Intro to Library PowerPoint presented by Ms. Kim Stahler.
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Brenda Essig COM131 College Study Skills (15) NO INSTRUCTION; reserve 12 computers.
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Reserved—Ms. Marabella
Where: Yocum Instruction Area
Description: Ms. Marabella ORI102 (25) Intro to Library PowerPoint presented by Ms. Kim Stahler.
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