Friday, September 16, 2016

Digitizing Orphan Works:  Legal Strategies to Reduce Risks for Open Access to Copyrighted Orphan Works by Davud Hansen.  Kyle K. Courtney and Peter Suber, eds., Harvard Library  An orphan work has two properties:  It is under copyright, and diligent effort cannot identify the copyright holder.  Read 112-page article including an appendix listing examples of digital collections containing orphan works at

Homonyms are words that are spelled and pronounced the same but have different meanings.  Homographs are words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning, derivation, or pronunciation.  Heteronyms are words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently, usually through accenting different parts of the same word.  Homophones are words that are pronounced the same but differ in meaning, derivation, or spelling. Homophones are classified as words with two spellings and two meanings, but only one pronunciation.  Lee Masterson  See examples at http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/hhhh.html

In recreational mathematics, a magic square is an arrangement of distinct numbers (i.e., each number is used once), usually integers, in a square grid, where the numbers in each row, and in each column, and the numbers in the main and secondary diagonals, all add up to the same number, called the "magic constant."  A magic square has the same number of rows as it has columns, and in conventional math notation, "n" stands for the number of rows (and columns) it has.  Thus, a magic square always contains n2 numbers, and its size (the number of rows [and columns] it has) is described as being "of order n."  A magic square that contains the integers from 1 to n2 is called a normal magic square.  (The term "magic square" is also sometimes used to refer to any of various types ofword squares.)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_square  See also http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MagicSquare.html

"Pretend journalists" are not objective.  The term has been used at least since 1997, although instance of "mock" news shows with an agenda have been around longer. 

pollinivore noun  An animal that feeds on pollen; a palynivore.  Wiktionary

The Tuareg inhabit the Saharan regions of North Africa--Niger, Mali, Libya, Algeria and Burkina Faso.  Tuareg is an Arabic term meaning abandoned by God.  They call themselves Imohag, translated as free men.  No one knows the true origin of the Tuareg, where they came from or when they arrived in the Sahara.  Reputedly of Berber descent, the language of the Tuareg is Tamachek, with their own script known as Tifinagh, thought to have ancient Libyan roots.  Their numbers are unclear, but estimates run between 300,000 and 1 million.  The Tuareg were recorded by the Greek historian Herodotus in the 5th Century BC.  The most striking attribute of the Tuareg is the indigo veil, worn by the men but not the women, giving rise to the popular name the Blue Men of the Sahara, orMen of the Veil.  Men begin wearing a veil at the age 25.  One of the traditional dances of the nomadic Tuareg is the 'Tam Tam' where the men on camel circle the women while they play drums and chant.  The huts of the Tuareg nomad are easily constructed, and comprised of weaved matting and tradition fabrics on a timber frame.  Although most Tuareg now practice some degree of Islam--the Maliki sect of Islam, resulting from the teachings of the great prophet El Maghili from the early 16th century--they are not considered Arabic.  They have preserved many pre-Islamic traditions and do not strictly follow many Islamic rituals.  Among the Tuareg the women have a great freedom and participate in family and tribal decisions.  Descent and inheritance are both through the maternal line.  Read more and see pictures at http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/tuareg/

If you would be pungent, be brief; for it is with words as with sunbeams--the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.  Robert Southey  English poet (1774-1843) http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2408.html  also attributed to John Dryden, England's first Poet Laureate (1631-1700)  See also Unpacking Metaphors at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N3ptCj1Fte25J7CgD3ZKHMEjez1N6AgCNz9YXDZpk8I/edit and Fire 'i the Blood:  a Handbook of Figurative Language at  http://www.bookpump.com/upb/pdf-b/1128347b.pdf

This free full-text search engine from the American Bar Association searches over 400 online law reviews and law journals, as well as document repositories hosting academic papers and related publications such as Congressional Research Service reports.  Several of the law reviews and legal journals (such as the Stanford Technology Law Review), working papers, and reports are available online only.  Coverage may vary; for more complete coverage visit your local law library and fee-based online legal research services.  Also see list of reviews/journals/document repositories which have free full-text available online, but which must be searched/browsed manually.  Viewing tip:  for PDF files, click on the "View as HTML" or "Quick View" links for quick viewing.  http://www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/legal_technology_resources/resources/free_journal_search.html

A phrase is a group of words acting as a single part of speech and not containing both a subject and a verb.  It is a part of a sentence, and does not express a complete thought.  The first sentence contains five phrases:  "of words," "acting as a single part of speech," "as a single part," "of speech," and "not containing both a subject and a verb."  Except for the phrase beginning with as, all the phrases are acting as adjectives.  The phrase beginning with as is adverbial.  http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000014.htm

Cannellini beans are white Italian kidney beans, available in both dried and canned forms.  Dried cannellini beans require soaking overnight before you cook them.  Use the beans in salads, soups and stews or puree them for use in dips.  Boiled cannellini beans have about 225 calories per one cup serving with 11 grams of fiber, 15 grams of protein and 40 grams of carbohydrates.  They also contain iron, magnesium and folate.  http://www.livestrong.com/article/533050-can-you-substitute-kidney-bean-for-cannellini-bean/


http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com  Issue 1527  September 16, 2016  On this date in 1963, Malaysia was formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak.  Soon, Singapore left this new country.  On this date in 1966, the Metropolitan Opera House opened at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra.

1 comment:

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