"The English language is forever changing. New words appear; old ones fall out of use or
alter their meanings. World Wide Words
tries to record at least a part of this shifting wordscape by featuring new
words, word histories, words in the news, and the curiosities of native English
speech." Michael Quinion
http://www.worldwidewords.org/personal.htm
is the principal
interagency forum to improve the privacy practices of agencies and entities
acting on their behalf. The Federal
Privacy Council shall strengthen protections of people’s personal information
and privacy rights across the Federal Government. To achieve this purpose, the Federal Privacy
Council shall: support interagency
efforts to protect privacy and provide expertise and assistance to agencies;
expand the skill and career development opportunities of agency privacy
professionals; improve the management of agency privacy programs by identifying
and sharing lessons learned and best practices; and promote collaboration
between and among agency privacy professionals to reduce unnecessary duplication
of efforts and to ensure the effective, efficient, and consistent
implementation of privacy policy government-wide. The Law Library https://www.fpc.gov/law-library/
is a compilation of information about and links to select Federal
laws related to the creation, collection, use, processing, storage,
maintenance, dissemination, disclosure, and disposal of personally identifiable
information (PII) by departments and agencies within the Federal
Government. The Law Library does not
include all laws that are relevant to privacy or the management of PII in the
Federal Government. http://www.bespacific.com/federal-privacy-council-online-law-library/
Fare Thee Well,
poem by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824)
Farewell, also known as Fare Thee Well, is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Dylan wrote the song in January 1963. Dylan based the song on the
traditional British folk ballad "Leaving of Liverpool". He first played it for friends in Greenwich
Village after returning from
a two-week trip to London in early January 1963. In "Leaving of Liverpool", the
ballad's first verse and chorus tell the tale of someone sailing from Liverpool to California, bound to miss the loved
one left behind. Find lyrics and a list of recordings by other artists at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_(Bob_Dylan_song)
fare–thee–well noun 1:
the utmost degree 2: a state of perfection
Paraphrase from Depths, a novel by
Henning Mankell The Milky Way was an
archipelago like a string of islands off the coast . . .
The Henning Mankell books in order for the translated Kurt Wallander
series are different from the actual order of the original published Swedish
series. The same thing happened with the Jo Nesbo books--the
translations are totally out of order compared to the original ones. It is a pity though because there is usually
a continuity to the character that doesn’t translate well when books are picked
in seemingly random order, so when you get to read the books, make sure you do
read them in the proper timeline order, well worth the small effort. Mankell's standalone book, Depths, was
published as Djup in 2004 and translated in 2006. His children’s novels are best known for his
3 parts series Sofia and the 4 part Joel Gustaffson series. The author also wrote a book for small kids
called The Cat Who Liked Rain, and several plays, many of which have been
translated into English. Find a list of
the Kurt Wallander books
in the original order of publication in Swedish at http://mysterysequels.com/henning-mankell-books-in-order
"As Time Goes By" was written by Tin Pan Alley songwriter
Herman Hupfeld for the 1931 Broadway musical, Everybody's Welcome. "As Time Goes By" made another
stop, thanks to Everybody's
Welcome, before landing in the immortal Casablanca. Murray Burnett and Joan Alison wrote the play Everybody
Comes to Rick's, which ultimately became the basis for the movie Casablanca,
and included Hupfeld's ballad. Burnett
recalled "As Time Goes By" from Everybody's Welcome and
thought it was the perfect song for the nightclub scene at
"Rick's." He was right. See complete lyrics, including the prelude
(substantially different melody and perhaps unrecognizable to most people)
at
Librarians are the original search engines. Thank you,
Muse reader!
On November 30, 2016 ten librarians from across the country
were honored with this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. The winning librarians were recognized for
their exceptional contributions to transforming lives and communities through
education and lifelong learning. The
librarians were selected from nearly 1,100 nominations submitted by the public
detailing how their favorite librarians working in public, school, college,
community college or university libraries connected them to information,
opportunities and critical technology to help improve the quality of their
lives. The 2016 award recipients include
a librarian who provides a safe haven and emergency relief services during
natural disasters, a librarian who works with students with learning or
behavioral challenges and youths in foster care, a librarian who uses her
skills as a former chef to teach the community about cooking healthy meals and
a librarian who instructs incoming college freshmen on plagiarism and academic
integrity. This year’s librarians join a
distinguished group of award recipients who have been commended for their
efforts to advance individual and community progress. Ninety librarians have received the national
award since its inception in 2008. In the United States, there are 166,000
librarians who are continually working to meet the changing needs of library
users and the communities they serve. http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/11/ala-announces-winners-2016-i-love-my-librarian-award
Artificial
Intelligence and Your Career—A Lighthearted Look
Ron
Aspe, CEO on 12/7/2016 http://blog.lucidea.com/artificial-intelligence-and-your-career-a-lighthearted-look?utm_campaign=Blog%20posts&utm_content=new%20blog%20post&utm_source=email Thank you, Muse reader!
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1662
December 9, 2016 On this date in 1892,
Widowers' Houses, the first play by George Bernard
Shaw to
be staged, premièred. On this date in 1965, A Charlie Brown
Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, appeared on CBS.
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