May 2013

Georgia State Park Cabins to Have Non-Religious Books as Well as Bibles

A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia’s state parks after the governor’s recent decision to allow Bibles there.

David Silverman, president of the Cranford, N.J.-based American Atheists organization, said his group is just waiting for an answer from the state on what the best procedure is to donate several books, including one titled “Why I Am An Atheist.”

“We expect fair treatment, we anticipate fair treatment and we look forward to fair treatment,” Silverman said. “If the state is going to put Bibles in the cabins, they must allow alternate points of view — all alternative points of view without taking sides.”

Story from ABC News.

May 20, 2013 by Books

Smartphones Have Bridged The Digital Divide

Good News Everyone… The Digital Divide has now been bridged by smartphones – the most advanced personal computing devices ever. While personal computers were disproportionally used by the rich, the white and the male, smartphones are more likely to be used by Blacks and Hispanics than Whites, and by girls as equally as boys.

May 17, 2013 by Uncategorized

Libraries Changed My Life

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Real life accounts from library patrons whose lives have been changed for the better by libraries.

May 14, 2013 by Libraries

Scientific Articles Accepted

But they found out the hard way that they were wrong. The prestigious, academically sanctioned conference they had in mind has a slightly different name: Entomology 2013 (without the hyphen). The one they had signed up for featured speakers who were recruited by e-mail, not vetted by leading academics. Those who agreed to appear were later charged a hefty fee for the privilege, and pretty much anyone who paid got a spot on the podium that could be used to pad a résumé.

“I think we were duped,” one of the scientists wrote in an e-mail to the Entomological Society.

May 13, 2013 by Uncategorized

An Inside Look at Backstories of Decisions in Supreme Court

In her new book, “The Roberts Court,” Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and regular NewsHour contributor takes a look at the landmark decisions that have reached the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts. She talks to Jeffrey Brown about her observations and interviews with the justices.

May 10, 2013 by Legal Issues

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