If you have any concerns about or interest in privacy on Facebook, please read this great blog post. It has excellent information on how to keep your private information - private. Review the ten settings that Nick O'Neill provides and increase control over your "stuff."
Visit: http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Spring activities at capacity
There is now a wait list available for Quiet Creek Herb Farm on May 16 and Zoo Life: A Behind the Scenes Look on March 28. You may still register, but your participation will depend on cancellations.
There is still plenty of room for the Penn State University Campus Visit on April 1, Know How 2 Go on March 14, Four Minutes to Choose a Career on March 27, and Lit Lunch - Feed Your Need for a Good Read on April 25.
Questions? Give us a call.
-Rhonda
There is still plenty of room for the Penn State University Campus Visit on April 1, Know How 2 Go on March 14, Four Minutes to Choose a Career on March 27, and Lit Lunch - Feed Your Need for a Good Read on April 25.
Questions? Give us a call.
-Rhonda
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Art Contest at Pier One
Pier One is sponsoring an art contest for their annual UNICEF card. Kids up to and including age 14 are eligible to enter. The prize is a $5000 scholarship. If you decide to enter (and are a program participant), let me know and I'll feature your art in the next ETS newsletter and on our website!
-Rhonda
http://tinyurl.com/ccn77v
-Rhonda
http://tinyurl.com/ccn77v
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Spring Dates
ETS participants - please note the following scheduling information -
Zoo Life (Pittsburgh Zoo program) - March 28, 2009
Penn State University Campus Visit - scheduled for April 1, 2009
Call or email me for more information.
-Rhonda
Zoo Life (Pittsburgh Zoo program) - March 28, 2009
Penn State University Campus Visit - scheduled for April 1, 2009
Call or email me for more information.
-Rhonda
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Second Life
Hi everyone - I am sending greetings from the chocolate capital of the world - Hershey! Anyway, I have been in technology workshops for the last few days, trying to come up with some great ideas for workshops - maybe even for this summer. Anyway, I just sat through a session on Second Life and got to visit a medical school's emergency room. If any of you (Clarion ETS participants) are doing cool things on Second Life, let me know. I'm anxious to hear what you think. Leave a comment or email me. -Rhonda
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Clarion Hospital Announces Scholarships
(Note - I've fixed the link below; the link provided by the hospital does not work.)
Clarion Hospital Foundation is seeking applicants for the following:
-Dr. John E, Brooks Memorial Scholarship, $1000
-Joseph and Helen Miller Memorial Scholarships (2), $1000 each
-Fran Shope Memorial Scholarships (2), $1000 each
Students must be a graduate (or future graduate) of a Clarion County School, be accepted for a post-secondary health care education, maintain a 3.0 or better in the final three years of high school, and plan to pursue education in the medical field.
Applications are available at Clarion Hospital.
Deadline is March 31.
Clarion Hospital Foundation is seeking applicants for the following:
-Dr. John E, Brooks Memorial Scholarship, $1000
-Joseph and Helen Miller Memorial Scholarships (2), $1000 each
-Fran Shope Memorial Scholarships (2), $1000 each
Students must be a graduate (or future graduate) of a Clarion County School, be accepted for a post-secondary health care education, maintain a 3.0 or better in the final three years of high school, and plan to pursue education in the medical field.
Applications are available at Clarion Hospital.
Deadline is March 31.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Venango Campus Film Series - FREE!!
The Clarion University–Venango Campus Independent Film Series, which features films from independent filmmakers from Germany, France, Ireland, Afghanistan, South Africa, and the United States, is free and open to the public. All films will be shown in the Robert W. Rhoades Center Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. For questions regarding the series or any of the films, please contact Emily Aubele at 676-6591, ext. 1269.
February 7 – The Kite Runner PG-13 – The plot of the movie follows that of the novel by the same name. It tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who is tormented by the guilt of abandoning his friend Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime.
February 14 – The Son (Le Fils) – The practice of work is central to Le Fils (The Son), a deceptively complex movie about revenge and redemption. The film seems straightforward enough: Olivier, a carpenter, takes on a young man named Francis as an apprentice. Francis is newly released from juvenile detention, and Olivier slowly discovers that Francis played a part in the death of his son some years earlier. Francis is unaware of the connection he shares with Olivier, this asymmetrical relationship investigates the ideas of forgiveness and vindication… The Son is ultimately a Christian allegory of one man's inchoate desire to return good for evil. French with English subtitles
February 21 – The Great Debaters PG-13 – The film, based on a true story, revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s, when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for blacks. In the movie, the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University.
March 14 – Margot at the Wedding R – Margot (Nicole Kidman) is a successful but neurotic writer who brings her 11-year-old son Claude (Zane Pais) to spend a weekend visiting her free-spirited sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on the eve of her wedding to Malcolm (Jack Black). Margot disapproves of Pauline's choice of fiancé, which causes tension between the two sisters. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
March 21 – Memento R – Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard, an ex-insurance investigator who can no longer build new memories, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line movies forward in time while the other tells the story backwards revealing more each time. A memory inside a memory, Memento is a complicated head spinning adventure.
March 28 – The Wind That Shakes the Barley – Winner of the PALME D'OR at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, The Wind that Shakes the Barley is a sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-British rebellion.
April 4 – Cashback R – When art student Ben Willis loses his girlfriend, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own “art” in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it—especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.
April 11 – The Visitor PG-13 – In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he finds his life changed unexpectedly when he returns from a trip to find two illegal aliens living in his New York apartment. Writer-director Thomas McCarthy has created a wonderfully measured story about change and renewal and put it all on the shoulders of Jenkins, a largely unheralded but masterful performer whose time for renown has surely come
April 18 – Yesterday – After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school. The film realistically and sensitively portrays the plight of rural South Africans living with HIV or AIDS. Zulu with English subtitles.
Posted by University Relations on 2/3/2009 3:30:00 PM
Posted with permission.
February 7 – The Kite Runner PG-13 – The plot of the movie follows that of the novel by the same name. It tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who is tormented by the guilt of abandoning his friend Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime.
February 14 – The Son (Le Fils) – The practice of work is central to Le Fils (The Son), a deceptively complex movie about revenge and redemption. The film seems straightforward enough: Olivier, a carpenter, takes on a young man named Francis as an apprentice. Francis is newly released from juvenile detention, and Olivier slowly discovers that Francis played a part in the death of his son some years earlier. Francis is unaware of the connection he shares with Olivier, this asymmetrical relationship investigates the ideas of forgiveness and vindication… The Son is ultimately a Christian allegory of one man's inchoate desire to return good for evil. French with English subtitles
February 21 – The Great Debaters PG-13 – The film, based on a true story, revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson (Denzel Washington) at historically black Wiley College to place his team on equal footing with whites in the American South during the 1930s, when Jim Crow laws were common and lynch mobs were a pervasive fear for blacks. In the movie, the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University.
March 14 – Margot at the Wedding R – Margot (Nicole Kidman) is a successful but neurotic writer who brings her 11-year-old son Claude (Zane Pais) to spend a weekend visiting her free-spirited sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) on the eve of her wedding to Malcolm (Jack Black). Margot disapproves of Pauline's choice of fiancé, which causes tension between the two sisters. In short order, the storm the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
March 21 – Memento R – Memento chronicles two separate stories of Leonard, an ex-insurance investigator who can no longer build new memories, as he attempts to find the murderer of his wife, which is the last thing he remembers. One story line movies forward in time while the other tells the story backwards revealing more each time. A memory inside a memory, Memento is a complicated head spinning adventure.
March 28 – The Wind That Shakes the Barley – Winner of the PALME D'OR at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, The Wind that Shakes the Barley is a sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-British rebellion.
April 4 – Cashback R – When art student Ben Willis loses his girlfriend, he develops insomnia. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own “art” in dealing with the boredom of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's art is that he imagines himself stopping time. This way, he can appreciate the beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it—especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who perhaps holds the answer to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.
April 11 – The Visitor PG-13 – In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. Sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, he finds his life changed unexpectedly when he returns from a trip to find two illegal aliens living in his New York apartment. Writer-director Thomas McCarthy has created a wonderfully measured story about change and renewal and put it all on the shoulders of Jenkins, a largely unheralded but masterful performer whose time for renown has surely come
April 18 – Yesterday – After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school. The film realistically and sensitively portrays the plight of rural South Africans living with HIV or AIDS. Zulu with English subtitles.
Posted by University Relations on 2/3/2009 3:30:00 PM
Posted with permission.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
FAFSA Completion Day - Attention Seniors
Assistance in completing the FAFSA will be offered on Saturday, February 7, 2009, from 9-noon. There will be trained professionals at two locations: Cranberry High School, Venango COunty and Clarion Free Library Community Room, Clarion County.
For more information or to register, contact the ETS office at 1-888-533-6487. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
-Rhonda
For more information or to register, contact the ETS office at 1-888-533-6487. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
-Rhonda
Monday, February 02, 2009
Six more weeks
Well, once again Punxsy Phil saw his shadow! That brings us six more weeks of winter. To me – the snow is beautiful, especially from my warm, cozy house.
So, since weather is on everyone’s mind, I thought I’d share A Career Guide for the Atmospheric Sciences from the American Meteorological Society.
-Rhonda
So, since weather is on everyone’s mind, I thought I’d share A Career Guide for the Atmospheric Sciences from the American Meteorological Society.
-Rhonda
Monday, January 26, 2009
Book Awards Announced
This morning was the 2009 ALA Youth Media Awards. You can see them all by clicking here.
2009 Michael L. Printz Award
Jellicoe Road written by Melina Marchetta
2009 Printz Honor Books
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson
Nation by Terry Prachett
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Newbery Award
The Graveyard Book, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean
2009 Michael L. Printz Award
Jellicoe Road written by Melina Marchetta
2009 Printz Honor Books
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson
Nation by Terry Prachett
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Newbery Award
The Graveyard Book, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Fall 2008 Newsletter
Just had the great inspiration to share a link to our Fall 08 newsletter. Click here.
Have a great weekend.
-Rhonda
Have a great weekend.
-Rhonda
Friday, January 16, 2009
FAFSA Information You Should Know - Attention Seniors
Seniors - You may apply for federal student aid as soon as possible, in order to receive federal and state student financial assistance for 2009-2010. Select one of the following three ways:
-Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Do NOT use a .com site, as these companies will charge you for this free service.
-Download,complete, and mail a PDF version from www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov.
-Request a paper FAFSA by calling 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3242).
If you are an ETS member and have questions or need assistance completing your forms. Please give us a call.
If you are a resident of Clarion, Jefferson, or Venango Counties and need help completing your forms, a free workshop is being offered on Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 9-noon. Sessions will be held at Cranberry High School (NOT restricted to Cranberry students) and at Clarion Free Library Community Room. Appointments are accepted at Cranberry. Walk-ins only at Clarion. Please call our office at 1-888-533-6487 for more information or to register.
-Rhonda
-Apply online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Do NOT use a .com site, as these companies will charge you for this free service.
-Download,complete, and mail a PDF version from www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov.
-Request a paper FAFSA by calling 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3242).
If you are an ETS member and have questions or need assistance completing your forms. Please give us a call.
If you are a resident of Clarion, Jefferson, or Venango Counties and need help completing your forms, a free workshop is being offered on Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 9-noon. Sessions will be held at Cranberry High School (NOT restricted to Cranberry students) and at Clarion Free Library Community Room. Appointments are accepted at Cranberry. Walk-ins only at Clarion. Please call our office at 1-888-533-6487 for more information or to register.
-Rhonda
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Be IN school!
When you miss school - you miss notes, lectures, assignments, discussions, and tests. Even when you make up the work, you aren't receiving all the information that you missed.
When absent - YOU are responsible for finding out what you missed and for getting your assignments and then turning in the completed work. Take time to see each teacher when s/he has time to talk with you. In other words, not during class! Find out exactly what you need to do and complete the work asap. If you know ahead of time that you will miss school, ask for assignments and complete the work beforehand.
Your attendance doesn't necessarily guarantee a good grade, but poor attendance is tied to poor grades!
When absent - YOU are responsible for finding out what you missed and for getting your assignments and then turning in the completed work. Take time to see each teacher when s/he has time to talk with you. In other words, not during class! Find out exactly what you need to do and complete the work asap. If you know ahead of time that you will miss school, ask for assignments and complete the work beforehand.
Your attendance doesn't necessarily guarantee a good grade, but poor attendance is tied to poor grades!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Tough Passwords
This information is an excerpt from the Inside The Clarion University Libraries, Volume 4, Number 16.
Tough Passwords
Given enough time and using the correct tools, a hacker can break into a computer and access the files. Why? Because the user did not create a strong enough password. Many computer users create passwords using family pet names, favorite objects, and familiar words. This is an extremely bad idea.
For starters, don’t choose a password that is in the dictionary. It takes password cracking software about 10 seconds to crack a word that is in the dictionary. For more effective passwords, try taking two or three words, slicing them at random points and then crunching them together. For example, I could use house and railroad. My outcome might result as “houroad,” which is not in the dictionary. Although this method of password creation is better, it is not the best way to go. Eventually, it will be cracked, probably within nine days or so. If you are locking important information, this is not good enough.
The best password that a user can create is by mixing upper and lower case letters with numbers. An example of this would be “5xBM34z.” This password would probably take around 238 years or so to crack. (I don’t know a single hacker who would want to wait that long). These types of passwords are hard to memorize, but are the hardest to crack.
The length of the password is a major factor as well. The longer the password, the longer it takes to crack. To make the most complex password, a user can also add symbols to their password. Again, the greater the complexity of the password, the greater the time it takes to break it.
Tough Passwords
Given enough time and using the correct tools, a hacker can break into a computer and access the files. Why? Because the user did not create a strong enough password. Many computer users create passwords using family pet names, favorite objects, and familiar words. This is an extremely bad idea.
For starters, don’t choose a password that is in the dictionary. It takes password cracking software about 10 seconds to crack a word that is in the dictionary. For more effective passwords, try taking two or three words, slicing them at random points and then crunching them together. For example, I could use house and railroad. My outcome might result as “houroad,” which is not in the dictionary. Although this method of password creation is better, it is not the best way to go. Eventually, it will be cracked, probably within nine days or so. If you are locking important information, this is not good enough.
The best password that a user can create is by mixing upper and lower case letters with numbers. An example of this would be “5xBM34z.” This password would probably take around 238 years or so to crack. (I don’t know a single hacker who would want to wait that long). These types of passwords are hard to memorize, but are the hardest to crack.
The length of the password is a major factor as well. The longer the password, the longer it takes to crack. To make the most complex password, a user can also add symbols to their password. Again, the greater the complexity of the password, the greater the time it takes to break it.
Monday, January 12, 2009
MLK Day Celebration at Clarion
A 2009 Conversation with Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks
featuring Dr. Todd Pfannestiel and Dr. Cahndice Matthews
Friday, January 16, 2009
6 p.m.
Gemmell Multi-Purpose Room
13th Annual Community Celebration - Free event
Program Features: The Buffalo Soldiers of Vision Quest and
Lift Every Voice Gospel Family, along with poetry and food
featuring Dr. Todd Pfannestiel and Dr. Cahndice Matthews
Friday, January 16, 2009
6 p.m.
Gemmell Multi-Purpose Room
13th Annual Community Celebration - Free event
Program Features: The Buffalo Soldiers of Vision Quest and
Lift Every Voice Gospel Family, along with poetry and food
Friday, January 09, 2009
Speed Reading and Comprehension
Hello and welcome to 2009! I hope your year brings you many blessings.
Anyway, interested in knowing your reading rate or comprehension level? Try this free online assessment - http://www.readingsoft.com/index.html#results No need to purchase the software, but try out the "speed reading test" and let me know what you think.
I think my rate is slower on screen than in print - just as the page indicates. Enjoy
-Rhonda
Anyway, interested in knowing your reading rate or comprehension level? Try this free online assessment - http://www.readingsoft.com/index.html#results No need to purchase the software, but try out the "speed reading test" and let me know what you think.
I think my rate is slower on screen than in print - just as the page indicates. Enjoy
-Rhonda
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Happy New Year!
Here's a little New Year's fun - see how to say Happy New Year in multiple languages...
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Fund Your Dream Essay Contest
Here is a great opportunity from author Lisa McMann and Simon & Shuster. In 500 words or less, write about the greatest obstacle that you have overcome. This is not a fiction contest - this is based on your own real experience. Share your story for a chance at a $1000 award. Visit http://lisamcmann.com/html/contest.html for full details. Contest is open until March 2009.
-Rhonda
-Rhonda
Friday, December 12, 2008
Dr. Seuss says...
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Survivor Island
Coming this Friday....
Survivor Island is filled to capacity and it should be a great time! There is now a waiting list, so it is very, very important to cancel if you can not attend. Make sure and call us 1-888-533-6487 if you can't attend. Even if it is after hours or over the weekend, voicemail is available!
-Rhonda
Survivor Island is filled to capacity and it should be a great time! There is now a waiting list, so it is very, very important to cancel if you can not attend. Make sure and call us 1-888-533-6487 if you can't attend. Even if it is after hours or over the weekend, voicemail is available!
-Rhonda
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