On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT (“Generative Pre-trained Transformer”) to the public.  OpenAI is a research company that works in the area of artificial intelligence and is a hybrid for-profit/non-profit organization.  ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence language model that can generate human-like text based on a given prompt.  It is trained on huge data sets consisting of a massive amount of text data.  The Harvard Business Review notes, “while versions of GPT have been around for a while, this model has crossed a threshold:  It’s genuinely useful for a wide range of tasks, from creating software to generating business ideas to writing a wedding toast.”  https://www.llrx.com/2023/02/the-efficacy-of-chatgpt-is-it-time-for-the-librarians-to-go-home/  Thank you, Muse reader!  

"To rob Peter to pay Paul", or other versions that have developed over the centuries such as "to borrow from Peter to pay Paul", and "to unclothe Peter to clothe Paul", are phrases meaning to take from one person or thing to give to another, especially when it results in the elimination of one debt by incurring another.  There are many other variants and similar phrases in numerous languages.  "Maneuvering the Apostles", which has the same meaning, was derived from this expression.  In patchwork, "Rob Peter to pay Paul" is an alternative name for the Drunkard's Path patchwork block.  English folklore has it that the phrase alludes to an event in mid-16th century England in which the abbey church of Saint Peter, Westminster was deemed a cathedral by letters patent; but ten years later it was absorbed into the diocese of London when the diocese of Westminster was dissolved, and a few years after that many of its assets were expropriated for repairs to Saint Paul's Cathedral.  However, the phrase was popular even before that, dating back to at least the late 14th century.  This phrase may have originated in Middle English as a collocation of common names–similar to, for example, Tom, Dick, and Harry–with the religious connotations accruing later, or alternatively as a reference to Saint Peter and Saint Paul (who are often depicted jointly in Christian art and regarded similarly in theology.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_rob_Peter_to_pay_Paul 

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book was approved by the Library of Congress to begin operation on January 1, 2000, joining 41 other state centers for the book in the United States.  An Act of Congress established the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress on October 13, 1977, to serve as a focal point for celebrating the legacy of books and the printed word.  The function of the center has expanded dramatically since 1984 with the establishment of affiliated centers for the book in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/about-pennsylvania-center-book  

Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries.  The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when they took over their mother's store in Essen.  The business was split into two separate groups in 1960, that later became Aldi Nord, headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd, headquartered in Mülheim.  In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi (a syllabic abbreviation for Albrecht Diskont).  In Germany, Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966, although both divisions' names may appear as if they were a single enterprise with certain store brands or when negotiating with contractor companies.  The formal business name of Aldi Nord is Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co., while the formal business name of Aldi Süd is ALDI SÜD Dienstleistungs-SE & Co.  Each company is owned and operated independently, but do have contractual business with one another.  Aldi's German operations consist of Aldi Nord's 35 individual regional companies with about 2,500 stores in western, northern, and eastern Germany, and Aldi Süd's 32 regional companies with 1,900 stores in western and southern Germany.  Internationally, Aldi Nord operates in Denmark, France, the Benelux countries, Portugal, Spain and Poland, while Aldi Süd operates in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Switzerland, Australia, China, Italy, Austria and Slovenia.  Both Aldi Nord (as Trader Joe's) and Aldi Süd (as Aldi) also operate in the United States with 1,600 stores between them as of 2017, and the U.S. is the only country to have both Aldi companies operating outside of Germany.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi#:~:text=Internationally%2C%20Aldi%20Nord%20operates%20in,%2C%20Italy%2C%20Austria%20and%20Slovenia.  

Celebrate National Library Week (April 23-29, 2023) with the theme "There's More to the Story."  Libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats from picture books to large print, audiobooks to ebooks, and more.  But there's so much more to the story.  Libraries of Things lend items like museum passes, games, musical instruments, and tools.  Library programming brings communities together for entertainment, education, and connection through book clubs, storytimes, movie nights, crafting classes, and lectures.  Library infrastructure advances communities, providing internet and technology access, literacy skills, and support for businesses, job seekers, and entrepreneurs.  https://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek 

DNA  noun (biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix;  encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).  DNA  verb (transitive) To examine a sample of (someone's) deoxyribonucleic acid.  James Watson and Francis Crick published their academic paper proposing the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule in the journal Nature on 25 April 1953.  Wiktionary  

http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 2662  April 26, 2023