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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Review: Surface Pro, ThinkPad Edition
May 24, 2016 by Jamison Cush Reads (20,524)
Ratings Breakdown (1-10)
Software & Support
Upgrade Capabilities
Price/Value Rating
Rating 1 to 10, top score 10
Great build and design
Decent keyboard
Plenty of ports and inputs
Kickstand can slip
Mediocre battery life
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet is a Surface Pro with a ThinkPad twist. It's intended for business users, but anyone looking for a high-end 2-in-1 should consider it thanks to its great build, performance, and utility.
We could claim the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet was inspired by the Microsoft Surface Pro. Both are high-end Windows 10 tablets with a kickstand, active stylus, and an extremely similar keyboard. In fact, both are indistinguishable at a glance.
Or we could claim that Lenovo brazenly stole Microsoft's look, considering the Surface Pro 3 beat the X1 Tablet to the market with this 2-in-1 design by almost two years.
Either way, there's no need for shame. The Surface Pro series has routinely sat at the top of the market and is cited as the pinnacle of Windows 10 devices. So if Lenovo aped the Surface aesthetic, kudos for taking from the best. Read this ThinkPad X1 Tablet review to see how the two compare.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet looks just like a Surface Pro.
Lenovo actually did one better than build an outright Surface clone. It melded the best parts of the Surface with some of its iconic ThinkPad features to create a more business-focused 2-in-1.
The ThinkPad X1 Tablet measures 11.45 x 8.97 x .53 inches and weighs 2.35 pounds, both with the keyboard, making it only slightly heavier and thicker than the Pro 4 and Type Cover. It feels very sturdy and well built, with a mostly magnesium build that shrugs off, dings, smudges, and fingerprints well, and can likely withstand an accidental drop or two. Lenovo claims it also has MIL-STD-810G military certification.
The kickstand sports a bottom hinge and latch release, and swings out approximately 90 degrees. It's very tight and sturdy out of the box, and we suspect it will remain that way for the life of the tablet.
It's stable in terms of propping up the X1 Tablet, but it too easily slides. The Surface Pro has a top hinge and the kickstand swings from the tablet's center portion, giving the kickstand a more severe edge to dig in and remain in place. This is especially true with literal lap use, whereas the X1 Tablet can too easily slide off over the knees. Also, the X1 kickstand snaps shut when closed to around 25 degrees, which is conversely when the tablet is opened about 155 degrees.
This is a minor quibble, and there are only few instances when having the X1 Tablet open that much is even useful. But as with any device in this price range, we're allowed to complain about the little things.
The ThinkPad X1 Tablet kickstand could be more secure.
Ports & Inputs
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet has a great port selection, including a Mini DisplayPort, full-sized USB 3.0, and USB Type-C on the right side, and a 3.5mm headphone jack and Kensington lock slot on the left. A microSD card slot sits tucked underneath the kickstand, while a magnetic smart connector for the keyboard and accessories lines the bottom edge.
We've chided other high-end device makers for sacrificing port selection for mobility and/or a slick design. Here, Lenovo proves that a more balanced approach is preferable. Yes, the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S is thinner and lighter, but its single USB Type-C input hinders productivity. The ThinkPad X1 Tablet is a much more complete product, and we especially appreciate the USB Type-C charging in lieu of a proprietary input. USB Type-C is the future, while standard USB is ubiquitous in the present. Lenovo has both covered here.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet 3.5mm audio jack, volume rocker, speaker, and lockslot
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet USB Type-C, USB 3.0, speaker, and Mini DisplayPort
Keyboard & Touchpad
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet pairs with a magnetic keyboard cover (sold separately) sporting 83 island-style keys, with the letters measuring about .625 x .625 inches. The keys sport the familiar ThinkPad look, with the rounded bottom edge, and have average snap and a travel distance of about 1.25mm.
The ThinkPad X1 Tablet has the iconic ThinkPad trackpoint.
This is about the bare minimum travel for comfortable typing, and the ThinkPad X1 Tablet is one of the better 2-in-1s in this regard. The keyboard attaches magnetically to the bottom display bezel edge of the tablet, creating the same sloping effect we love on the Surface Pro 4, and this not only helps with key access, but provides the keys a little more give thanks to the so-slight-it's-almost-imperceptible bounce.
It might not seem like much at first, but that give makes all the difference. By contrast, the keyboards on the TabPro S and new Apple MacBook lay flat and don't have this bounce. Each keystroke bottoms out with more force. The effect becomes evident in the form of sore fingertips a few hundred words into a long email or essay.
It's a minor detail, but we love the addition of indicator lights for the volume mute key and the microphone. Especially in a business setting, knowing your computer speakers are muted at a quick glance proves useful.
The trackpad measures about 3.6 x 2.1 inches and has a slight texture. It's reasonably responsive, but small owing to the space dedicated to the three-button getup that works in conjunction with the iconic ThinkPad keyboard trackpoint. The team at NotebookReview prefer a larger touchpad here, but the ThinkPad trackpoint has an extremely dedicated user base that probably would raise a stink if Lenovo excluded it.
The 12-inch IPS display has 10 touch points and a 2160 x 1440 resolution, which results in a 3:2 aspect ratio and 217 pixels per inch. Both the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and Surface Pro 4 have denser display, which hover around 265 ppi, but it's near impossible to tell the difference without an eagle eye and a side by side comparison.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet has a great display by any metric, with wide viewing angles and high max brightness, measuring 335 nits. Colors are accurate, with whites having a slight yellow tint, and contrast deep enough to cut through overhead glare as well as any other device on the market.
The physical Gorilla Glass display is slightly more reflective than some competing devices, and the fingerprint scanner on the right portrait edge wasn't accurate in our testing. It simply didn't work on too many occasions, and often required multiple presses when it did. We had the same complaint about the Microsoft Type Cover with Fingerprint ID reader, and it's an area where Microsoft and its hardware partners need to step things up.
Speakers & Camera
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet has a pair of side-facing speakers that do an adequate job of pumping out sound. They aren't particularly loud, but the sound is balanced and pleasant, with no shrill tones or muddied bass. They do the job for personal use, but not much more, and hit the low mark set by other mobile device speakers.
It has a 2-megapixel front camera and an 8-megapixel rear. Both are perfectly suited for video chat, but not much more. We typically ignore tablet and notebook cameras, as we'd sooner flip a coin than base a buying decision on the shooter; but given the new Apple MacBook ships with a paltry 480 x 720 FaceTime camera, it's worth noting Lenovo does it right.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet is available with the full range of sixth-generation Intel Core m processors, RAM ranging from 4GB to 16GB, and an SSD ranging from 128GB to 1TB capacity. Our review unit came with a sixth-gen Intel Core m7-6Y75 (1.2GHz, 1.51GHz), 8GB RAM, HD 515 graphics, and a 256GB SSD.
Our stock take on the Core m applies. It runs cool and it doesn't require a fan, enabling very thin and light devices. It's swift at startup, and near indistinguishable from more powerful Core i devices up until a moderate workload. With a dozen or so Chrome tabs open, the Windows email client, Slack, and an Office app, the processor shows its limits. But it can still surprisingly muscle through more demanding photo and video editing with a deliberate approach and a bit of user patience. It won't run many AAA games made in the last three or four years well, but older titles like Portal are playable.
Of the 234GB available on the SSD in our ThinkPad X1 Tablet review unit, about 56GB was already taken up out of the box, with necessary "System files" taking up 34.5GB. There's a small amount of Lenovo bloatware on board, but nothing too offensive. Thankfully, our review unit didn't ship with the ever-annoying McAfee or Norton pestering us with "free" protection trials and ill-timed scans.
Our ThinkPad Tablet X1 review unit has the following specifications:
12-inch IPS touchscreen display with Wacom pen support (2160×1440 resolution, 3:2 aspect ratio)
6th-gen Intel Core m7-6Y75 (1.2GHz, 1.51GHz)
8GB LPDDR3 RAM
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera
Dimensions: 11.45 x 8.97 x .53 inches
Ships with Wacom pen, keyboard cover, USB Type-C AC adapter
Price as configured: $1,649
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet compares well against similar devices. Please note that these benchmarks measure the Core m7 X1, while the Surface Pro 4 we reviewed had a less powerful Core m3 processor. Also, the VAIO Z flip model excelled due to its external Iris graphics.
wPrime processor comparison results (listed in seconds – lower scores mean better performance):
PCMark8 Home (Accelerated) measures overall system performance in Windows for general activities from web browsing and video streaming to typing documents and playing games (higher scores mean better performance):
PCMark8 Work (Accelerated) measures overall system performance in Windows for work-related productivity tasks (higher scores mean better performance):
Geekbench 3 is a cross platform benchmark that measures overall performance (higher scores mean better performance):
3DMark 11 measures the overall gaming performance of the GPU (higher scores mean better performance):
CrystalDiskMark storage drive performance tests:
The Lenovo ThinkPad has a 37Whr battery that the company claims can last up to 10 hours. It didn't fare so well on the strenuous Powermark Balanced test, however. With the display set at 70%, the ThinkPad X1 Tablet lasted 3 hours and 22 minutes. This is on the very low end of what a user can expect, but it's not a good result.
Thankfully, our ThinkPad X1 Tablet review unit was quick to charge, going from dead to 55% battery after just 30 minutes plugged in.
The ThinkPad Pen Pro is comfortable to hold and flows easily on the display, but some users will prefer a bit more resistance, similar to pencil on paper. Hover actions register at about 1.5cm, and that's more than enough. It's Wacom tech, supporting 2,048 levels of pressure sensitivity, and two programmable buttons. It's powered by a AAAA battery (included), and the X1 Tablet ships with two docking options: a loop that slots into the tablet's USB input, and another that slots into the keyboard.
That's about as good a docking solution you'll find on a thin-and-light device. The Surface Pro 4 has a magnetic strip along its side, but the keyboard pen loop is more secure.
Looking at the pen test, the X1 Tablet has slight trouble straightening out slowly drawn lines, just like the Pro 4 and drops fast strokes on the left side. We experienced better all-around results with the VAIO Z flip model.
Expandability & Accessories
Lenovo is famous for its ThinkPad expansions, and the ThinkPad X1 Tablet has a unique set of modular accessories that makes use of the X1's smart connector. The Productivity Module costs $149, and it brings a full-sized HDMI port, additional USB 3.0 port, a Lenovo OneLink+ docking connector, and an additional 5-hour battery boost; the 3D Imaging module, also $149 ads a rear-facing Intel RealSense R200 3D camera, turning the X1 tablet into a 3D scanner; and the Presenter Module adds a full-sized HDMI port and an integrated Pico projector capable of projecting a 60-inch display from 2 meters.
Lenovo claims the X1 Tablet has "enterprise-class serviceability," allowing user access to the battery, WWAN card, and SSD for replacement and repairs. Since ThinkPads are targeted at business users and enterprise customers, this is a no brainer, and could be the deciding factor a business looking to roll out slick new 2-in-1s. It's worth noting given how most devices in this class require special service agreements and specialized tools for repair.
It's hard to pin down the exact price of any ThinkPad considering Lenovo frequently offers "instant saving" for those buying direct, and third-party resellers offer various sales as well. As of this writing, the base X1 Tablet with an Intel Core m3-6Y30MB processor, 4GB LPDDR3 SDRAM 1866MB, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, 128GB Solid State Drive (SATA3), and ThinkPad Pen Pro costs $809.10 with "instant savings," but is listed at $899. A keyboard brings the total to $935.10, listed at $1,039.
A Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with similar specs costs $899, and the Surface Type Cover brings that total to $1,029, or $1,059 with the Fingerprint ID. Microsoft also offers the occasional discount.
A Samsung Galaxy TabPro S also has similar specs and ships with a keyboard folio, and Samsung claims it will soon offer an active pen, which will be sold separately. It only has a USB Type-C port, and costs $900.
While there are subtle differences between the ThinkPad and Surface Pro, most users will find one just as good as the other. Both have similar builds and input selection. Our blanket advice is to go with whichever is cheaper, all other things equal. At $935.10, the ThinkPad is also a better buy than the $900 TabPro S. It has more ports and a more comfortable keyboard. It's a toss-up at the ThinkPad's full price of $1,039, however, given the TabPro S is a solid device in its own right.
ThinkPad X1 Tablet review unit
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet could also be called the Surface Pro 4 ThinkPad Edition. It takes everything we love about Microsoft's Windows 10 two-in-one and adds a ThinkPad twist.
There's a lot to like here. The build quality is superb, and the full complement of ports, including USB Type-C, can't be beat. The mobile keyboard is one of the better we've tested, and ThinkPad fans will love the inclusion of the trackpoint. The modular expansions also give the ThinkPad X1 Tablet unique features unrivaled by other devices.
If only the battery lasted longer, and the kickstand did a better job anchoring the tablet, this would be an unbeatable 2-in-1.
But it's still a really good 2-in-1, and those in the market for a powerful Windows 10 mobile device would be wise to consider the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet.
barushki June 19, 2016 at 2:35 pm
The Core-m series do not require a fan, but is the X1 tablet fanless?


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Kill Your TV: No Oops, I Really Mean it this Time
Nancy Snow
The first Monday of the New Year started like any other in America-full of cliche, celebrity, weather with Al and this:
It was--it was like late--it was real early Saturday morning, we was--we was just chillin' at the room and, you know, we're in Las Vegas, and we were sitting in the room, let's go do something, you know. Let's go--let's go get married.
Our mind space invaded by ABC's Good Morning America and CBS's Early Show millionaire hosts revealed the eloquently-challenged 55-hour groom of Britney Spears, one Jason Allen Alexander, who purportedly now is shopping around for the right Hollywood agent. No word yet on what the administration at Southeastern Louisiana University has to say about enrolled student Jason's command of the English language. Maybe they was still chillin' with the news.
Not to be outdone, perky Katie Couric (she hates that description) of The Today Show had this to say to America as we prepared to send the kids off to school and drank our mourning, er, morning coffee:
Katie Couric: Well, if you thought it wouldn't last, you were right. Britney Spears got hitched this weekend to a childhood friend at a Las Vegas wedding chapel, but the groom is already back home without the bride. NBC's Natalie Allen is in the couple's hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana. Natalie, good morning.
Natalie Allen: Good morning to you, Katie. Yes, the honeymoon is over. The groom arrived back here in Kentwood yesterday. His marriage to a pop star princess apparently will not have a fairy tale ending.
Katie probably charged about $10,000 in salary for that exchange.
Lucky for us, now addicted to all Britney, all the time, we got this from Matt Lauer, who one-upped his Today Show co-host with this reportage the next morning:
Oops, we're doing it again. Unless you've been hanging out in a cave, you probably know by now that Britney Spears got hitched this weekend in a quickie Las Vegas wedding. And just as quickly, she got the marriage annulled. So, just who is Britney's ex? Well, Access Hollywood's Billy Bush went to Britney's hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana, for an exclusive interview with Jason Allen Alexander.
Thank you, Matt and Billy. In fact, that cave is sounding fine to me. 2004 broadcast television is getting off to its routine self, full of gossip, trivial pursuit data, and news that you can throw away.
According to the media buying service Gaskell Media, "The good news keeps on coming for the broadcast television networks. Record setting upfronts brought in $9.3 billion for the 2003-2004 season, and there is every indication that next year will be even more profitable. Advertiser demand will be at an all time high with the 2004 elections and NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympics in Athens. Despite cable's recent success in attracting viewers from network TV, only broadcast television can deliver a mass audience."
Aldous Huxley predicted our future when he wrote in 1958:
A society, most of whose members spend a great part of their time, not on the spot, not here and now and in the calculable future, but somewhere else, in the irrelevant worlds of sport and soap opera, of mythology and metaphysical fantasy, will find it hard to resist the encroachments of those who manipulate and control it.
Good morning, Katie.
Good afternoon, Oprah.
Good evening, Geraldo.
Good night, Jay.
Unlike some of my recovering TV-addicted friends, I do indulge in TV, and admit to occasionally chillin' with Oprah. However, I do harbor thoughts of telecide and have imagined throwing my TV out of my second floor window. My excuse is that I'm a media professor and am required to keep up with current events. Nevertheless, I'm mad about this latest lowest-common denominator offering and the BIG LIE that broadcasters keep throwing at us with their "we're just giving the public what it wants" freedom cover. That's just what they say in public gatherings to wrench themselves of any responsibility for Britney, Michael, and Laci wall-to-wall coverage. Behind the scenes and in advertising revenue reports they speak in different tongues: entertainment is king, pulp is profit, quality be damned if it affects the bottom line.
Perhaps we should borrow a page from ACT-UP, whose memorable slogan for the AIDS crisis, silence = death, was united with a shaming campaign at public gatherings. The next time you hear a broadcast executive try to explain the decline in broadcast news with a people's choice lament, stand up, point your finger (something other than the middle, unless you are ambitious) and say, "Shame on you." And while you are it, ask why the three major U.S. television networks' evening news broadcasts devoted just 39 minutes to AIDS news coverage in 2003 when the disease killed more than 3 million people, 2 million in Africa alone.
I wouldn't hold my breath for Entertainment Tonight to cover that story either, unless Britney has something to say about those poor suffering people in the world.
Nancy Snow is a Senior Visiting Research Professor and Abe Fellow at Keio University in Tokyo. Her books include: "Truth is the Best Propaganda: Edward R. Murrow's Speeches in the Kennedy Years" (2013); "Propaganda and American Democracy" (2014) and "Japan's Information War" (2016). She can be reached at www.NancySnow.com.

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Omens (Captured at the celebration, Tie up the son and lose the old man),
Counsels (Good omen for occupying a settlement)
Fortune (good and bad fortune, there will be blame, regret, etc.).
The Yi Jing used numbers as its basis. The technique that preceded it, and was considered more authoritative until well into the Zhou Dynasty, was the use of 'oracle bones'. The plastrons of turtles and the scapulae of cattle would be prepared by being smoothed into a writing surface. Niches would be carved into the bone on the back, and a hot object pushed in to cause a crack to form on the obverse surface. These cracks would then be interpreted as omens. The questions posed were often more like magical 'charges' than queries, with the king asking whether particular ancestors were causing misfortune and how to placate them with sacrifice, asking/praying for good rains for the crops, etc. The charge/countercharge (i.e. there will be rain | there will not be rain) were inscribed on the bones in a very specific template, giving such things as the date, who divined, etc. Sometimes the results were inscribed (the king interpreted that it would rain on a bing day. It did rain on a bing day).
With the passage of time the practice of oracle bones faded away (though similar techniques of crack forming and reading were used up until recently in Buryatiya and Mongolia). The practice of divining using the yarrow stalks increased. Later, in the Han Dynasty, the three-coin method evolved. The technique of generating a hexagram using yarrow stalks has been lost. The description of it in the Appended Statements later elaborated by the Song Dynasty scholar Zhu Xi, is spurious, and that paragraph is missing from the oldest Appended Statements text we have, from the tomb at Ma Wang Dui.
As Ruism, what became known in the west as Confucianism, became the prevailing school of philosophy in China, it introduced many key concepts into the Yi Jing, adding layers of 'wings' or appendices the text. These include the Images for each hexagram, which general counsel for those getting the hexagram in answer, the commentary on the judgment and on the individual lines, and several other wings, the most important of which is the Appended Statements, or, Great Treatise, a major work of Warring States philosophy, religion and cosmology.
Scholars agree that the traditional account of the writing of the Yi Jing is just that, a tradition, not a fact-based account. But it is a compelling tale, and something all students of Yi Dao should know as part of our own ritual heritage.
Here are the figures who traditionally composed the figures and texts of the Yi:
Fu Xi (also sometimes called Bao Xi)
According to tradition, Fu Xi created the Ba Gua when he saw them inscribed on the back of a dragon horse (or a tortoise) that came out of the river.
In the Chinese mythos he is a creator, a mythical figure who is co-creator of the world with his consort, Nu Wa. They are often depicted as being human above the waist and serpents below, their tails intertwined.
From the Appended Statements of the Yi Jing:
古者包犧氏之王天下也,仰則觀象於天,俯則觀法於地,觀鳥獸之文,與地之宜,近取諸身,遠取諸物,於是始作八卦,以通神明之德,以類萬物之情。
Anciently, when Bao-xi had come to the rule of all under heaven, looking up, he contemplated the brilliant forms exhibited in the sky, and looking down he surveyed the patterns shown on the earth. He contemplated the ornamental appearances of birds and beasts and the (different) suitabilities of the soil. Near at hand, in his own person, he found things for consideration, and the same at a distance, in things in general. On this he devised the eight trigrams, to show fully the attributes of the spirit-like and intelligent (operations working secretly), and to classify the qualities of the myriads of things.
作結繩而為罔罟,以佃以漁,蓋取諸離。
He invented the making of nets of various kinds by knitting strings, both for hunting and fishing. The idea of this was taken, probably, from Li (the third trigram, and thirtieth hexagram).
King Wen of Zhou
King Wen was the leader of the Zhou Clan, ruling a small kingdom in western China on the borders of the barbarian territories. He was a vassal of the Shang Dynasty king Zhou of Shang (Zhou written with a different character, so not confusing in the Chinese). Wen was the 'Lord of the West', a powerful ally to the Shang. But with the passage of time Zhou of Shang became a tyrant. He and his consort, Da Ji organized debauches of cruelty and excess, setting out ponds of wine and hanging meat on trees for their orgiastic feasts. He neglected and corrupted his duties of ancestral worship and destroyed anyone who counseled him to change his ways. He killed one of his uncles, removing his heart to examine it, claiming that he wanted to confirm what he had heard, that the heart of a sagely man has seven openings. King Wen also was tormented by the tyrant. He was cast into prison and, according to tradition, that is where he formed the core of the Yi Jing--the sixty-four hexagrams. He doubled the trigrams of Fu Xi to form the 64 figures, arranging them in what has come down to use through the centuries as the 'King Wen arrangement' of the hexagrams. This is the arrangement that is most commonly used in Yi Dao meditation. Tradition also holds that it is King Wen who wrote the judgment texts for each of the 64.
While he was in prison King Wen was faced with a terrible decision. He determined by divining that the stew the tyrant had eaten had been made from Wen's own son. Finally, he decided to eat the meal of horror that the tyrant offer in order to survive and take the throne from the Shang. His nobles paid off the Shang officials and got Wen released from prison and he returned to the west. There he organized many nations and tribes in a coalition to overthrow the Shang, who had been in power more than 400 years. Just before the decisive campaign, however, Wen died. His son, King Wu, took over leadership of the clan and led the coalition to victory over the Shang at the battle of Mu Field.
Although on the face of it this was an act of regicide, later scholars would come to view this as the first instance of the 'mandate of heaven' moving from one dynasty to another. The concept of the mandate is that heaven, as in an old saying, is totally impartial, it always favors the good. In other words, early Chinese philosophers shared with the early prophets and teachers of Israel that good is rewarded and evil punished. Long generations of carefully recorded history would create a more nuanced view of this simple assertion, but the concept of altruism and public service for the leader remains the standard of Chinese rulership to this day. So when a ruler is no longer benefiting the people, instead using his power to exploit and torment, he has lost the mandate of heaven and is considered a bandit, not a king. At this point the next regime blessed with the mandate can take over.
The Duke of Zhou
The man known as the Duke of Zhou was King Wen's brother. He played a key part in the Zhou conquest of Shang, but he is primarily remembered for his great virtuous power. Not long after the Zhou had consolidated their power and stabilized the realm (with the Duke of Zhou making several punitive expeditions to the east as part of the effort), King Wu died. The heir apparent, King Cheng, was a small child. The Duke of Zhou took over as regent, even though according to Chinese tradition at the time he could have easily taken the throne. He educated the young prince and taught him to rule the people with a firm and benevolent hand. When King Cheng reached maturity the Duke of Zhou yielded the throne to him, remaining as his counselor. Tradition holds that it is the Duke of Zhou who wrote the 'yao', the texts connected with individual lines of the Yi. Kong Zi's reverence for the Duke of Zhou was such that he said this: "Extreme indeed is my decline; long indeed have I not seen the Duke of Zhou in my dreams!" (Analects 7:5).
Kong Zi (Confucius)
It is difficult to describe Kong Zi, known in the west as Confucius because he towers over Chinese civilization and has done so for 2500 years. Many of the 'wings', the appendices of the Yi Jing that add layers to the core text of the original Zhou Changes (Zhou Yi) are attributed to his hand. Scholars have known for a long time that this is traditional, but not factual. However it is safe to say that the influence of the Ruist (Confucian) school of philosophy and governance can be felt throughout the most important of the wings, the Appended Statements (also known as the Great Treatise). This small compendium of cosmology, philosophy and counsel is one of the most important books of early China in its own right, even though it is considered an appendix to the Yi.
…and All the Saints
Many cultures have the concept of saints, wise and holy people. Yi Dao culture is no different. Those above are certainly among their number; people who have earned a place in the shared memory that is history. But there are many others, and as you make your way down the path (Dao) of Yi Dao you join their number. All who find a home in the figures of the Yi Jing are part of it. As we meditate our minds join with them, living and dead, sharing in our study and wonder of the universe. Wang Bi of the Jin Dynasty is there as is Shao Yong of the Song Dynasty. Modern masters are there, Master Khigh Alx Dheigh is there, as is Master Tsung Hwa Jou. Aleister Crowley is there, along with Richard Wilhelm, two utterly different men united in their love for the Yi Jing. The list stretches down the millenia. When we meditate we are not alone. We join in an intellectual and virtual chorus of those visualizing the figures…and we join with beings so strange that we cannot imagine life on their worlds spinning in the depths of space. The figures of the Yi are universal, though the way they are represented and conceived differ. So a billion light years from here, on a planet of sentient beings…there is someone meditating on the Yi right now. They too are in our figurative 'communion of saints'.
Read the following supplementary material on Confucianist culture. This classic is not part of the official cannon of the Four Books (Analects, Mencius, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean), but it is a key minor classic. It is traditionally the first book that an educated Chinese child memorizes:
Yi Dao Meditation
Minarai Index
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3 June 2020 — A Quick Note
The Results Are in: You've Decided How We Should Expand Our Coverage
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For the last two weeks we've been asking readers what new "beat" – in other words, what new topic – you'd like us to add to our coverage. The results are in.
As of yesterday, with 363 people voting, the most first preferences (106) are in favour of getting a reporter to write each week about Ireland's immigration system and how it impacts immigrants living in Dublin. This beat also got 69 second preferences and 47 third preferences.
So we're going to get started on doing what you've asked. We're now looking for a reporter to start covering this beat for us (details below).
And if you want us to have a journalist keeping an eye on these issues, reporting on them, and writing about them regularly for us over the long-term – we're asking you to subscribe today, and to ask others to do so as well.
Building up expertise and contacts in a new subject, and making sure we're telling stories that are meaningful and that add on what's already being reported and written – that all takes a bit of time. So we hope you'll stick with us while we work to navigate that.
We're a reader-supported paper – we don't sell ads – so support for this beat from you and other subscribers is what will make keeping it going over the long-term financially possible for us.
If you're already a subscriber, thank you, you make what we do possible, and help give us the stability we need to keep trying to be better. We really appreciate your support.
Aside from immigration, readers also voted to ask us to add coverage of policing and community safety (84 first preferences), food, writ large (63), family life (49), childhood (43), and consumer affairs (43).
There were lower levels of first-preference votes for expanding our coverage geographically, but quite a few third preferences: 58 for covering Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, 52 for Fingal County Council, and 39 for South Dublin County Council.
Even if you didn't vote for the immigration beat, and even if you suggested something I haven't mentioned here – we've heard you, and we're grateful that you took the time to let us know what you want from us.
Some of the things you said you'd like to see us cover are things we already do, and will try to do more of, including: housing generally, overcrowding, mould, Airbnbs and other short-term lets, renting, the Residential Tenancies Board, homeless issues, transport, cycling, walking, council meetings, council budget, arts and culture, video games, environment and climate change, litter and waste-management, the architecture of Dublin, the history of Dublin, disability and disability inclusion, little profiles of people we share the city with, Stamp 3 holders' issues, and community groups.
Others are things we'll keep in mind for the future. We'd still really like to add the other beats that were quite popular in the voting these last two weeks, particularly policing and community safety, food, and family life. But we'll have to wait until our subscriber base grows a bit more so we can pay for that additional coverage.
For now, our new focus is going to be on covering immigration. So we'll need a reporter.
Wanted: Immigration Reporter
Our current reporters are busy enough already, so we're looking for someone new to cover the immigration system and its impacts for us.
We are not confident enough about the future right now to hire a new, full-time permanent staff member, unfortunately. So we're looking for a freelancer.
It takes time to learn a new "beat", to understand the issues, to learn to navigate the institutions, to build up contacts. We want someone who will stick with us for a good long while and build up that expertise, learn to separate the signal from the noise, and take the coverage to a deeper level.
The reporter will be responsible for finding stories, pitching them to our editor, reporting them, writing them, and then working with us through the editing process.
We don't really care what your education or experience level is, as long as you can do this job well. Personal experience of the Irish immigration system is a plus.
Unfortunately, also, you're probably going to have to have pretty thick skin, as we have found that basically any coverage of immigration or race attracts at least some level of trolls, bots, and online abuse. We'll do our best to help support you through that.
We'll pay you our new freelance rate for reported articles, which is €150 per published article. We want to publish one story from this beat in each of our weekly online editions going forward.
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To apply, please send us a CV, two articles you've written, and three ideas for articles you'd want to write for us on this new immigration beat – remembering, again, that we're not looking to replicate stories already out there. The deadline for applications is midnight 16 June.
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3 June 2020 issue
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Basic-but-essential skills players of all skill levels can use to win more rounds in Siege.
The world of Rainbow Six Siege is full of strategies and mechanics that aren't immediately obvious when you start playing, so we've gathered seven common techniques seen in the game to help new players better understand Siege's layers and layers of complexity. These are eight techniques that all players should know.
The nitro cell is one of the most powerful gadgets in Siege. This big chunk of C4 can be tossed across a room to explode for crazy high damage. Finding yourself anywhere near one when it goes off is an instant or near death. But to learn how to utilize the nitro cell to its max potential, it's important to think vertically.
In Siege, many floors and ceilings are partially destructible, meaning that destroying them will expose holes in the floor that can be shot through. Well, this can also be applied to nitro cells. This technique can be used with any defender that carries a nitro cell, but the classic example comes from Pulse. Wait and watch your prey on the heartbeat scanner and spring the trap once they've stepped inside. This also works great when a Valkyrie camera is positioned to watch the area above your explosive trap. Whenever it works, it's the best feeling in the world.
When utilized correctly, Mira's Black Mirrors can mean the difference between a good and amazing defense. These one-way windows are completely bulletproof and can be deployed on any wall. On a completely reinforced wall, the Black Mirror is an excellent way to provide your team with callouts, but players have developed a few strategies to make them especially troublesome for the attackers.
The idea is to either place the Black Mirror on a reinforced wall adjacent to a soft wall, or onto a soft wall itself. When you spot an enemy through the mirror, you can quickly step over to the soft wall and fire through the wall to take them down. Another deadly version of this strategy can be applied by placing the mirror at crouch level on a soft wall. While you're crouching behind it, the mirror will act like a shield for most of your body. And when you're ready to strike someone in the next room, stand right up and open fire. Black Mirror strats can take a little getting used to, but the results are devastating in the right hands.
One of the most classic strategies in Siege uses the game's unique destruction system to create small "murder holes" and get cheeky angles on your enemies. Though, years now into the game's life, most players are wise to this typical trick. Seeing a random hole in a wall is usually a sign that someone is behind it, and it can give an easy kill to your enemy.
To truly use murder holes to your advantage, you'll have to be clever. Try busting a bunch of holes into the same wall will make the enemy guess which one you're sitting behind. Break the wall at different heights and take your shot as soon as you see your prey. Don't peak from the same place several times in a row and reposition yourself if you miss too many shots. Shooting out even smaller holes with a pistol will create a near-invisible hole from afar that's perfect for watching a very specific angle. Pull this off, and you've got yourself an easy kill.
Claymores in Siege are a lot less forgiving than the ones found in many other first-person shooters out there. Step through one of its lasers for even a brief moment, and you're toast.
Using a claymore effectively is all about anticipating your enemy's next move. In most cases, a claymore can be easily destroyed by any defender who's paying attention, so the goal is to hide them in places where they can't be countered so easily. The best use for claymores are as punishment for defenders that decide to hop out of a window and flank your team. Place the claymore parallel to the window so that the lasers will catch anyone that hops out. Even if the enemy hears you place the trap, there's not much they can do about it. They're likely to give up on running out from that direction.
Alternatively, claymores can be used in a more devious way to pull off a sneaky kill on defenders. Placing a claymore pointed towards a drone hole will beam its lasers through the hole and into the room on the other side. If a defender steps through it, the claymore will still deliver its full damage and net you a kill. Claymores are also useful for holding an objective for your team while the defusing ticks down or area is secured. In the chaos of an objective being captured, defenders are likely to throw caution to the wind and rush in to contest you. Use these moments to plant more obvious claymores that will be overlooked.
The smoke grenade is one of the most versatile tools you'll find in Siege. It's not a flashy gadget meant for busting down doors or scoring kills, but it's an important assist tool that is important for a well-rounded attacking team. The most popular way to use them is on the Bomb mode, where they can be deployed in a room to cover your team while they plant the defuser. The smoke cloud will completely hinder sight at its center, so position them to cover a wide area of the room and keep the defenders guessing when they try to fire blindly into the haze.
The more general use for them is to blind your enemies to a direction in any situation. Filling a dangerous hallway with smoke can often be the advantage needed to even the odds. When capturing the objective on Secure Area, cover the most vulnerable doors or windows with smoke to make the defenders' last-ditch efforts that much harder. If you have a Glaz on your team, considering lending your smokes towards his area, since his rifle scope can see right through it.
When anchoring on defense, sound is the first line of defense that will warn you to an oncoming threat. Siege's sound system is a complicated one allows players to hear most things going on in the match if they're listening. Players have figured out that sound volume is calculated by how much sits between you and the sound, be it walls or objects. So when reinforcing a wall, you're actually creating a second layer of wall that muffles the sound a bit.
But you can easily get around this, as long as you have any operator with a shotgun or impact grenades. Before reinforcing an important wall, make a few holes in it. This will make sounds happening on the other side much easier to hear, which can often make a world of difference. Some walls even have a soft area at the top that the metal reinforcements don't cover. Blasting holes through will create some of the same sound benefit, but aware that attackers can use this to toss grenades into your room unimpeded.
Advanced drone deployment is a feature that was only recently introduced in Siege. After turning on the setting in your options, advanced drone deployment allows you to toss out your drone without immediately assuming control of it. In a tense situation, this can be useful to quickly set a drone down for dead teammates to watch, but it can also be used to trick enemies.
When you know an enemy is nearby, try tossing out a drone as bait. After hearing the drone, the enemy might assume you're vulnerable and move in for attack. That's when you strike, lying in wait.
Movement in Siege is all about making sure there's enough room for your body to fit through. This is true when making a hole in a wall with any character. It doesn't matter where it is, if there's an opening big enough for the body, you can crawl, walk, or vault right through.
Funny enough, this principle also applies to barricaded doors and windows. The most common strategy for attackers is to melee a barricade twice. After the second hit, there's usually a big enough opening to vault in. But, there's a trick to pull this off with only one hit, and mastering it could help you speed up your infiltrations.
The goal is to melee the door or window near the middle of the yellow X. If you aim just to the right or left, you will break three wood boards, creating a big enough gap to vault through immediately. This one takes a lot of practice to hit consistently, so keep at it.
These tips don't cover everything you'll see from teammates and enemies alike in Siege, but they should help you better take advantage of your surroundings no matter what operator you're playing.
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Jasmine Cianflone of This Moment Events is joining us to discuss being a mom, owning a wedding business, working a part-time job, and hustling with another side business. What a handful! Jasmine shares her experiences juggling it all, struggling with mom guilt, and writing her own definition of success.
1:10 All about Jasmine. Between This Moment Events boutique wedding planning, being a mom of three, and coaching wedding planner moms on redefining 'having it all'.
3:28 Shannon asks, "How do you do everything?" Jasmine answers with her go-to method to accomplish all her tasks.
6:28 Starting a part-time job AFTER working her wedding business for 2 years full-time.
9:40 Why it's ok to work a job outside of your wedding business.
12:14 The mental block that was holding Jasmine back as a mom and entrepreneur.
13:50 Social media comparison and when you ask yourself, "What could I be doing to make my life like theirs?" Jasmine believes your life is what you make it.
14:24 Struggling with mom guilt and what's helped Jasmine feel better.
17:45 Preparing for kids. How Jasmine went through with a wedding 2 days after her daughter's early birth.
22:05 What to do to prepare your business if you get pregnant unexpectedly.
23:55 Hiring a team to get things done. You need support if you're a business owner and parent.
24:45 Jasmine's favorite part of owning a wedding business. She's all about her kids.
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Ahead of Festive Season, Section 144 Imposed in Ghaziabad District
Section 144 was imposed in the district on Saturday and it will remain in force till January 27 next year.
Updated:December 2, 2019, 11:41 PM IST
Ghaziabad: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) have been imposed in the district in view of the upcoming festivals, banning the assembly of more than four persons without the permission of the authorities concerned, officials said on Monday.
Section 144 was imposed in the district on Saturday and it will remain in force till January 27 next year, they said.
District magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey told PTI that keeping in view Christmas Day, Guru Govind Singh Jayanti, New Year, 'Makar Sankranti' and the Republic Day, prohibitory measures have been taken and no person will be allowed to carry even licensed weapons.
Till the imposition of Section 144, loudspeakers will remain banned between 10 pm and 6 am and all photocopy shops within 100-metre periphery of examination centres will remain closed, the DM said.
Only traditional processions can be carried out in the districts and permission will not be granted for demonstration or new processions, he said.
Sticking religious or political pamphlets and posters, which may provoke sentiments of masses or may disturb communal harmony, has been prohibited in the district,DM Pandey added.
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A video released Wednesday shows American filmmaker and Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone telling a Tokyo audience that President Obama is a "snake" for "institutionalizing" illegal National Security Agency spy programs, the Blaze reported.
"Obama is a snake," he told reporters earlier this week at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, eliciting laughter and applause. "He's a snake. And we have to turn on him.


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Written in the vein of the campy 1960s Batman television show, this superhero short story features the crime-fighting duo Hyacinth and Orchid facing the condiment-themed villainy of fast food icon turned costumed criminal Commander Catsup.
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Jethro Tull Songs From the Wood CD
Fan favourite 'Songs From The Wood' was seen as the first in the band's Folk Rock trilogy ('Heavy Horses' and 'Stormwatch followed').
This 1976 release highlights the band at its most playful and due to its lush production and more noticeable use of keyboards is perhaps one of the band's most obviously Progressive Rock orientated releases.
Digitally re-mastered edition with extra tracks and Ian Anderson sleeve notes.
1. Songs From The Wood (4:55)
2. Jack-In-The-Green (2:32)
3. Cup Of Wonder (4:34)
4. Hunting Girl (5:13)
5. Ring Out, Solstice Bells (3:47)
6. Velvet Green (6:05)
7. The Whistler (3:31)
8. Pibroch (Cap In Hand) (8:38)
9. Fire At Midnight (2:27)
Bonus tracks:
10. Beltane (5:19)
11. Velvet Green (live) (5:56)
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- Martin Barre / electric guitar, lute
- Barriemore Barlow / drums, marimba, glockenspiel, bells, nacres, tabor
- John Glascock / bass, vocals
- John Evan / piano, organ, synthesizers
- David Palmer / piano, portative organ, synthesizers
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Thick As A Brick (Steven Wilson Stereo Mix)
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National Guard member disinfecting surfaces in an Kentucky healthcare facility. (File Photo)
National Guard support expanding to more Kentucky hospitals, Beshear says
By Bryce Shreve Kentucky
PUBLISHED 3:33 PM ET Sep. 23, 2021 PUBLISHED September 23, 2021 @3:33 PM
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear said he's now deployed over 500 Kentucky National Guard members to 29 hospitals throughout the state as Kentucky grapples with the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate per capita in the nation.
More Kentucky National Guard members have been deployed to crowded Kentucky hospitals
Gov. Beshear said an additional 94 members were deployed, upping the Guard's presence to 505 across the state
As of Thursday, 64 of 96 hospitals are reporting critical staffing shortages
Kentucky has the highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate per 100,000 residents in the nation
Beshear said 505 Guard members have been deployed so far, expanding the Guard's presence by 94 members and to four more hospitals this week.
"This is the largest deployment of the Kentucky National Guard for a health care crisis in the commonwealth's history," Beshear said during Thursday's Team Kentucky briefing. "We continue to hear from our hospitals how much these incredible professionals help."
Guard members being deployed often assist with nonclinical functions, freeing up more staff to assist patients in need.
As of Thursday, 64 of 96 hospitals are reporting critical staffing shortages, and 130 adult ICU beds are available statewide. Five Kentucky children with COVID-19 are currently on ventilators, according to the latest state data.
To see a map of current Kentucky National Guard, COVID-19 testing and nursing student support to hospitals, click here.
Already this week, 90 acute care hospitals have administered 4,385 monoclonal antibody treatment courses. Kentucky will only receive 4,960 treatments for the entire week.
"We see these being very popular with folks who don't want to get vaccinated, but the moment they get sick, want to get the monoclonal antibodies," Beshear said. "I'm just trying to tell you: There's not going to be enough. Don't put yourself in the position where you show up hoping to get these and we've run out."
Over 2,667,900 Kentuckians have received at least a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, meaning 70% of all eligible Kentuckians (those 12 and older) have received at least one dose.
With Thursday's COVID-19 report, 4,099 new cases and 44 new deaths were confirmed. The state's positivity rate stands at 11.33%, and 2,223 Kentuckians are hospitalized with the virus.
Hospital group asks lawmakers for help with staff shortage
Kentucky leads the nation in most COVID-19 hospitalizations
Gov. Beshear warns that monoclonal antibody treatment becoming less available
HHS secretary urges Kentuckians to get vaccine


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5 Years Without An Arrest At South Side Irish Parade, Police Say
By Howard Ludwig |&nbspMarch 13, 2017 8:00am | Updated on March 13, 2017 10:22am
@howardaludwig
The South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade resulted in zero arrests Sunday, according to the Chicago Police Department.
DNAinfo/Howard A. Ludwig
BEVERLY — The South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade resulted in zero arrests Sunday, according to the Chicago Police Department.
Organizers of the parade have said no one has been arrested at the annual march down Western Avenue from 103rd to 115th streets since it returned in 2012 after a two-year hiatus.
A renewed focus on family has been largely credited with turning around the event that resulted in 54 arrests after a particularly warm parade day in 2009. Most of those incidents stemmed from drunken, rowdy behavior.
The parade committee looked to curb drinking on the route upon its return by instituting a zero-tolerance policy on alcohol. Both private security and Chicago police were encouraged to write tickets to anyone drinking within 800 feet of the parade.
Those caught drinking or urinating in public face fines of $500 to $1,000 or up to six months in jail. The parade committee also made a conscious effort to monitor social media for any groups looking to attend the parade with the sole intent of getting drunk.
That said, a total of eight tickets were issued at the parade this year — all for "peddling without a license," said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman.
"We were delighted with the great day, seeing so many families along the parade route enjoying this year's festive parade entries," said Jeannie Kovak, co-chairwoman of the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee.
Organizers expected about 200,000 spectators on the route in what has become the largest neighborhood-based St. Patrick's Day Parade outside of Ireland, they said.
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Gulp - many freelancers find pitching for work and networking the most stressful bit of the job. It's normal to feel nervous about approaching clients, but remember they don't know how petrified/young/amateur you feel inside.
If you're starting out, online industry communities are brilliant places to break the ice. You don't even have to meet with people in real life unless you want to. There are many communities, some of them very niche, so think about joining a couple until you get comfortable. You'll get mutual support and they're a place to get questions answered and find out who the key players are in the industry as well as getting work.
Understand how to use LinkedIn (if your industry uses it).
LinkedIn is a social network specifically designed to show off your skills and credentials. It's a complex beast and like many social networks changes seemingly at will without really explaining what's new, which is confusing. There are even LinkedIn masterclasses, but you probably don't need to go that far – just be aware when you're using it that, like any social network, you need to tread carefully. For example, other people can see you looking at their profile unless you explicitly request this isn't the case – embarrassing.
Getting hired is always a combination of luck, skill and whether you're ready to embrace an opportunity or not. Social media means networking is more fluid than ever – you're likely to meet work people socially and vice-versa. So to some extent, you need to be thinking about work when you're socialising. Be ready to show people the latest projects and chat confidently about your work and what opportunities you're looking for. Then when you get lucky and meet someone who is looking for a freelancer, you'll be poised to take action.
When you're approaching an organisation for work, do your research and make sure you're talking to the right person. If you really can't get a name, start your email, 'Dear Sir or Madam', and courteously ask for help from whoever is checking that email inbox.
Other freelancers aren't the enemy. If you pick up too much work, share it with someone you trust and know are good. Hopefully they'll do the same for you, and recommend you if they can't take on a project.
With so many young people going freelance, you have various options when it comes to joining a professional institution – you could join a union, join the professional body for your industry, or join a professional body representing freelancers (or all three, but that'll get expensive and result in a lot of unread email newsletters). Some will have cheap packages for younger people and should be able to help you with questions and support about things like copyright and claiming your fee if the client is being slow.


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Factual error: During the scene where everyone runs outside, the Statue of Liberty head crashes into the street. The head is scaled too small and its size can be compared to the people taking pictures. In real life the statue head is large enough for people to walk into (17' from chin to cranium).
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DLF-ANNOUNCE June 2005
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Joins Digital Library Federation
David Seaman <[log in to unmask]>
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For Immediate Release: 06/01/2005
Contact: David Seaman [log in to unmask]
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Board of Trustees of the Digital Library Federation
(DLF) today announced that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has joined the
DLF as its first Strategic Partner from outside the United States or
Europe.  "I am delighted that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has accepted
our invitation to join," said David Seaman, executive director of the
DLF. "We are a fast-moving consortium of very active academic digital
libraries and the addition of this remarkable Egyptian library will
enrich our collaborative work and inform our world view of digital
library endeavors.  The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is already working
closely with DLF member institutions: it is a contributing member of the
Million Books Library led by Carnegie Mellon, and Yale has just
announced new funding for collaboration with the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
to digitize early 20th century journals."
Michael Keller, University Librarian at Stanford University and
President of the DLF's Board of Trustees, adds, "The Bibliotheca
Alexandrina's digital library initiatives extend the leading edge of
digital librarianship by the creation of new professionals, by
experimentation, by portal development, and by the addition of content,
which includes the digitization of 15,000 Arabic books annually, the
development of the Digital Library of the History of Egypt, and the
scanning of numerous image collections."
"The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is proud to be a member of the DLF" says
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the institution.  "My colleagues and
I look forward to working with the DLF in laying out the foundations for
the digital library revolution of the new century and to find ways in
which this will benefit all of humanity."
The Digital Library Federation, founded in 1995, is a partnership
organization of academic libraries and related organizations that are
pioneering the use of electronic-information technologies to extend
their collections and services. Through its strategic partners, the DLF
provides leadership for libraries by identifying standards and "best
practices" for digital collections and network access; coordinating
research and development in the libraries' use of technology; and
incubating projects and services that libraries need but cannot develop
individually.  http://www.diglib.org/
Egypt's Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), the new Library of Alexandria, was
inaugurated in 2002 to recapture the spirit of the ancient Library of
Alexandria, a center of world learning from 300 BC to 400 AD.  The new
Library and its affiliated research centers are devoted to using the
newest technology to preserve the past and to promote access to the
products of the human intellect.  It is committed to work with partners
all over the world, and is a center for inter-cultural dialogue,
learning and understanding.  http://www.bibalex.org/
David Seaman
Executive Director,
Digital Library Federation
1755 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500
tel: 202-939-4762; fax: 202-939-4765
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
web: http://www.diglib.org/