Use Big Oil Political Cash to Save Gulf Wildlife

Tell Congress to Donate Their Oil Money to Save the Gulf It's a hard truth: Capping the Deepwater Horizon well and replacing BP's CEO won't clean up the Gulf. It won't bring back the endangered sea turtles or thousands of other wild animals in the Gulf now confirmed dead because of Big Oil's reckless disregard for our natural treasures. And it won't curb the dangerous influence of BP and the rest of Big Oil on U.S. politics. But we can use our collective voice to fight back. As a first step, we've partnered with Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund to ask all U.S. representatives and senators to donate any and all campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry to support efforts to protect wildlife in the Gulf. Ask Congress to donate all Big Oil campaign contributions to support the Gulf cleanup > Big Oil's influence in Congress is toxic to the legislative process - like the oil now choking large swaths of the Gulf coast. Money-fueled political favors for the oil industry mean lax oversight of the industry, pollution and inaction on climate change that's threatening the very survival of some of our most beloved species. According to an analysis by the Washington Post: [T]he industry has among the biggest and most powerful contingents in Washington. Its influence has been on full display in the wake of the BP oil disaster: Proposals to enact new restrictions or curb oil use have stalled amid concerted Republican opposition and strong objections from Democrats in oil-producing states. For the sake of our wildlife, this corruption has to end. John McCain (R-AZ) holds the shameful title of biggest oil and gas money recipient of all time, followed by Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) and John Cornyn (R-TX). Collectively, these senators have taken nearly $6.5 million from oil and gas companies, so it's no coincidence that since 2006 each has voted for drilling in never-before drilled waters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and  expanding drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and against protections for endangered polar bears in the Arctic. House members typically raise less money than senators. However, Joe Barton (R-TX) also ranks as an oil and gas heavy weight, raking in nearly $1.5 million. Not surprisingly, he too can be counted on to vote for more drilling and bigger handouts for oil companies. Dirty politics like this are why, together with Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, we're calling on Washington politicians to give their oil and gas donations to the Sea Turtle Conservancy and Save Our Seabirds. These groups, along with Defenders of Wildlife, are desperately working to scrape together enough funds for the years of work needed to adequately clean up the Gulf and restore habitat and rehabilitate wildlife threatened by Big Oil's recklessness. Send Washington a message: Big Oil's political contributions should help restore the Gulf - especially its wildlife > Shouldn't the polluters - and the politicians who've enabled their recklessness - help foot the bill to save our Gulf wildlife? Please send your representative and senators a message right now >  Thanks for taking action, - The Change.org team in partnership with Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

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#Job - SUNY Canton, NY : Assistant Librarian for Digital Technologies and Learning

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The Southworth Library at SUNY Canton seeks a proactive, creative, service-oriented librarian with the skills to investigate and implement innovative technologies and services as well as participate in reference, collection development and library instruction.

Assist in creating and supporting a feature-rich, user-friendly information technology environment for a diverse population of library users.  Collaborate with other library staff and appropriate campus areas to enhance the library’s online presence in both the traditional and online class environments.  Recruit, train and manage circulation desk student workers.  Provide reference and instruction in both actual and virtual environments.  Oversee collection maintenance and reserves.  Assist other library staff with various projects.

This is a ten-month position reporting to the Interim VP for Student Affairs/Dean of Academic Services.

In addition to offering a variety of courses and degrees in the traditional classroom setting, SUNY Canton has an extensive online learning program which includes seven fully online degrees and 150 online courses per semester.  Library staff are involved in providing support for those courses and degrees as well as the more traditional ones.  Southworth Library has undergone an extensive renovation and is student-centered with active social spaces for collaboration and learning.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:  MLS from an ALA accredited institution, experience providing services to library users and with web development languages, Web 2.0 applications and other emerging technologies.  The successful applicant will possess a demonstrated ability to function in an evolving organization and have excellent customer service skills. 

Preferred:  Experience providing reference and library instruction services and familiarity with circulation and reserves management systems.

Persons interested in the above position should submit a letter of interest, resume and contact information for three references to hr@canton.edu or by US mail to:

Assistant Librarian Recruitment Committee
Human Resources Office
SUNY Canton
34 Cornell Drive
Canton, NY 13617

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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SUNY Canton, a unit of the State University of New York, is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. SUNY Canton is building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from minority and women candidates.

 

http://www.canton.edu/human_resources/jobs/HR_job145.html

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#Job Opening: Library Manager - Staatsburg (NY State) Library District

Staatsburg Library

Library Manager position opening

Posted: 07/29/2010

Seeking Library Manager for the Staatsburg Library district. The Library is located in the hamlet of Staatsburg, and emphasizes community involvement in a welcoming atmosphere.  Approximately 25 hours/week, including some evening and Saturday hours.  The Library Manager reports directly to the Board of Trustees, and has responsibility for all library operations, including supervising staff, overseeing budget, purchasing, and operation of the library’s building and grounds.  The Manager will initiate and oversee adult programs and work with a Children’s/Youth Program coordinator.  The position includes some circulation desk work.  Library experience necessary.  Job description available on request.  Opening effective immediately.  Respond by 08/23/2010.

Send resume to:

Betsy Mark, President, Board of Trustees

C/O Staatsburg Library

P.O. Box 397

Staatsburg, NY 12580

bestweevil@optonline.net    

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Tweet the IDS Conference #IDSCONF10

I am sending this again.  I have gotten a few volunteers. I am hoping for more.

In my role as the “Conference Coordinator of Tweets,”  I am hereby announcing the official hash tag for this year’s IDS Conference.  It is #IDSCONF10.  Other variations on IDS have already been used.  According to the Twitter Fan Wiki (http://twitter.pbworks.com) , “Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to your tweets. They're like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post. You create a hashtag simply by prefixing a word with a hash symbol: #hashtag.”

 

To those new to hashtags, all you do is add #IDSCONF10 somewhere within your tweet. It then makes it searchable and it can be displayed with all of the others with the same hashtag.

 

If you will be tweeting at the IDS Conference, please send me your Twitter ID.  I will create a twitter list of those that will be tweeting.  If you don’t want to do that, please feel free to still use the tag.  My twitter name is BillDrew4.   My role is purely as a coordinator not a content editor or manager.  Twitter is impossible for anyone to control any way.  Have fun and participate in the backchannel discussion. This may be a good time to try out Twitter.

 

Bill Drew

Conference Coordinator of Tweets

http://twitter.com/billdrew4

 

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Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S., A.S.

Assistant Professor

Librarian, Systems and Tech Services

Strengths: Ideation, Input, Learner, Command, Analytical

E-mail: dreww@tc3.edu

Follow the library: http://twitter.com/TC3Library

PPlease consider the environment before printing this e-mail or document.   

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DishNet and Wild Blue - satellight internet stinks

I just got this “Fair Access Policy” violation from DishNet.  They cut us back on our bandwidth based on rolling 30 days of bandwidth use.  This is not the first time for us, especially when our college age kids are home.  Are these types of limits typical?  Can anyone suggest a better provider for satellite internet?  We live in the boonies so cable or FIOS or DSL is not available.  I can understand limits based on billing cycles but such ones based on a rolling 30 days seem stupid.  Am I being unreasonable?

The letter is below:

Dear DISH Network customer,

To ensure that all DISH Network customers have equitable access to the satellite network, we have set a rolling 30-day limit on data customer usage per customer, called Usage Threshold, which is detailed in our Fair Access Policy (FAP).

You have used more data in the last 30 days than is allowed on your current service plan’s Usage Threshold.  As a result, your DISH Network High-Speed Internet powered by WildBlue access speeds have been slowed down in accordance with the FAP, which can be viewed at legal.dishmail.net.  You will still be able to use the Internet access service but your speeds will be slower.  Your service will be returned to its previous operating levels once your cumulative previous 30-days usage has decreased to 70% of your Usage Level.  Please be aware that future occurrences, whether intentional or not, can result in a slowdown of your service again. 

High data usage is commonly caused by the downloading and/or uploading of large files or large quantities of files.  If the cause of this excessive usage can be accounted for by yourself or another user of the system, you should verify that all users are aware of the FAP regarding excessive usage.  You may also want to take measures to ensure that usage is kept within acceptable levels.  To view your current usage statistics, visit HYPERLINK "http://www.dishmail.net/"www.dishmail.net, select the My Account link in the top banner, log in using your primary email address, and select the Usage tab.

If, after discussing this matter with all users of the service, the excessive usage cannot be accounted for, it may have been caused by the misuse of your system by an outside person.  Unfortunately this would mean that the security of your system has been compromised, and will need to be secured as soon as possible.  To remedy this issue, we recommend you follow these steps:

1.  Ensure that you have applied all critical patches and service packs to your operating system (i.e. Windows).  These are available at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. ; Microsoft Internet Explorer is required to access this page.

2.  Ensure that your anti-virus software is up to date.  New virus definitions come out frequently; if you are uncertain whether your software is current you will need to verify that you have the most recent updates.  Most programs can be configured to update on their own.  At the time your service was installed, you should have received F-Secure anti-virus software either downloaded from the Internet or on a CD.  If you do not have anti-virus software, you should install a current version as soon as possible; multiple options can be found at most retail stores, or you can download F-Secure by going to HYPERLINK "http://www.dishmail.net/"www.dishmail.net, select the My Account link in the top banner, log in using your primary email address, and click the link in the Protect Your Computer section.

3.  Have your computer serviced by a PC or network professional.  In a large number of cases, it is possible there has been a breach in the security of the affected computer.  This could possibly lead to more severe issues, or a recurrence of excessive usage coming to our attention.

Thank you for choosing DISH Network High-Speed Internet powered by WildBlue.  We value you as a customer and look forward to providing you with an excellent Internet service.  If you have any questions, please call DISH Network Customer Service at 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

Thank you,

 

DISH Network

 

P.S.  If you find you need more bandwidth each month than the allowable Usage Threshold on your current service package, you may want to consider upgrading to a package that provides more bandwidth.  To upgrade your service, call DISH Network at 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

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