Month: February 2010

Hillary in 2012? Resurrecting the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits

You knew it would happen. One year into the Obama presidency, with health care legislation stymied and the economy still shedding jobs, albeit at a slower pace, and with Obama’s approval/disapproval ratings hovering near the break-even mark, some political pundit was going to raise the inevitable question: should Hillary challenge Obama in 2012?  And so […]…Continue Reading Hillary in 2012? Resurrecting the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits

Identity Prospecting

In the latest step in the on-going conflict over memory-rights and the Holy Land, Benjamin Netanyahu decided today to include two shrines located in the West Bank – among them the Cave of the Patriarchs – in the list of Israeli national heritage sites. For those of you unfamiliar, the Cave of the Patriarchs is […]…Continue Reading Identity Prospecting

Library Hours – Winter Carnival Break

A reminder that Library hours change for the Winter Carnival weekend. Enjoy the break!
Main Library
Thursday 2/25: 7:30 am – 8 pm
Friday 2/26: 9 am – 5 pm
Saturday 2/27: 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday 2/28: 9 am – 1 am (regular hours resume)
Armstrong Library
Thursday 2/25: 7:45 am – 5 pm
Friday 2/26: 9 am – 5 pm
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Predict Nobel Laureates with Library Database

The Library subscribes to Web of Science, which is the platform for Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index.  Since 1989,  the publisher of Web of Science, Thomson Reuters, has correctly predicted at least one Nobel Laureate each year using citation analysis from these databases.  See the full story here: http://science.thomsonreuters.com/news/2009-10/8551997/
To access Web of […]…Continue Reading Predict Nobel Laureates with Library Database

Bye-Bye, Bayh – But Why? Explaining Senate Retirements Before 2010

Why did Indiana Democrat Senator Evan Bayh decide not to seek reelection, and does it foreshadow a coming Republican wave in the 2010 midterm elections? In Bayh’s case, it is not clear that his decision was driven by a sense that he was electorally vulnerable; although he potentially faced a strong opposition candidate, his poll […]…Continue Reading Bye-Bye, Bayh – But Why? Explaining Senate Retirements Before 2010

Brooks Road

The continued snow drought is keeping me in the higher elevations.  That said – the snow is still great up there!  This week’s ski is a winter variation on one of my running posts from last summer, the Sugar Hill Reservoir run.  Start this ski tour in the Brooks Road parking lot,which is found about […]…Continue Reading Brooks Road