Much of this post perhaps falls into the category of “too much information” for most EMUTalk.org readers, but I have finished (for now) a series of updates and changes to the site, and I thought I’d take a moment to report on that to the curious and/or hardcore EMUTalk.org fan.
Continue reading About the recent EMUTalk.org updates
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Last week, it was the “M Edition;” this week, it’s “EMU & You” in the Ann Arbor News. Here are some links/quotes/brief thoughts on at least some of the articles: I’m still trying to get the RSS feed stuff for the site together, and I came across this post on Eagle Talon’s blog, “Another Year is Here!” in which ET offers several predictions of the year to come. Most are kind of funny; my favorite is “In an effort to increase the usage of technology [...] Speaking of web site redesign, The Eastern Echo has a new web site layout that looks pretty nice. It looks like they are using drupal to power it, which is a software that has some advantages over WordPress (what EMUTalk.org uses), but it is just one or two notches too hard/geeky for me. Maybe [...] Not that I follow the EMU football team too closely (I wasn’t even aware they played last night, and at home no less!), but they had a very convincing 52-0 win against Indiana State yesterday. You can read the official story here, and/or you can read the local blogger take on it at from [...] Just kidding about that headline, though there was yet another “meet the new president” kind of thing sent around by Pam Young today: Meet the new president and quench your thirst Wednesday, Sept. 3, noon– 1 p.m., in the Student Center lounge across from the EMU Bookstore. Water and soft drinks will be available. [...] … but EMUTalk.org might look a little different and confusing off and on for the next couple days. At long-last, I am getting around to upgrading around here. Be patient; all will be well…. From my EMU news feed comes this, “Dr. Elvia Krajewski-Jaime Recognized as 2008 NASW Social Worker of the Year.” From the press release: Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is delighted to name Elvia Krajewski-Jaime, MSW, PhD, the 2008 Social Worker of the Year. Dr. Krajewski-Jaime is a dedicated advocate, [...] I posted about this on my own blog this morning, but I thought I’d post this here since it takes a slightly different approach to the matter: “University Fires Professor Who Mooned,” from Inside Higher Ed. Here’s the opening paragraphs, with various links:
The video is worth watching, though it probably falls into the “NSFW” category because of the many f-bombs being thrown back and forth. Continue reading Assistant professor/debate coach fired for crazy freak-out Regular EMUTalk.org reader/commentator Publius Crabgrass alerted me to this story about an emu (as in the big bird) out of control and brought down by a taser. As seen here on this link of quirky news stories: PANAMA CITY, Fla., Aug. 21 (UPI) — Florida sheriff’s deputies say they had no choice but [...] |
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