I have run across more than one researcher in my library seeking The Archaeology of Palestine by William Foxwell Albright because it apparently documents a site (tomb? catacomb?) that confirms the truth of - something; sorry, I don't know the details, but it might be a useful resource or spur someone else's memory.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 8:36 PM on July 24, 2008

In the First Person indexes historical online letters, diaries and oral histories - three-quarters of them are on the web in university archives and similar types of collections; the rest are available through subscription databases created by Alexander Street Press, so check your library's web site to see if they can supply access. OAIster is another search tool that indexes digitized library collections, and many of them contain diaries.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 7:42 PM on June 4, 2008

Here's a quick overview from the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Bookkeepers have a professional organization,the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers - there are some good articles about the field on their site.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 4:08 PM on May 20, 2008

ACRL and ARL both compile stats about some of these factors.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:48 AM on May 10, 2008

"North American Normal" characterizes Rosemary's pretty well; it's about 30 minutes off strip at Sahara and Tenaya, wine list is extensive, and locally owned. They run some promotions that might help you reach your target cost. It's great food, a nice space and fairly formal service without being stuffy or pretentious.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 5:36 PM on April 30, 2008

See also Mornington Crescent.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:27 AM on April 24, 2008

I just replaced the sprayer part of my delta one because I failed to clean the mineral deposits off as autojack describes, above - when the sprayer holes became clogged, water ran down the faucet and dripped down through the pull-out connection hole. If you have hard water, you might look for a different kind of sprayer design.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 10:40 AM on April 22, 2008

There's a definition in A Dictionary of Soldier Talk that documents its use in Vietnam - you can see it quoted here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 3:38 PM on March 26, 2008

In my experience in academia, it is essential to address the required and relevant desired qualifications in the cover letter. It may be different in other industries.

I have regularly seen candidates whose cover letters do not address the advertised qualifications be weeded out by the search committee in the first pass through. A one page letter usually expresses a desire for employment and notes relevant credentials, and that's usually not enough information for... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 1:08 PM on March 19, 2008

Try not using the term "globalization" in your search. Your prof has probably given you dozens of examples of the effects of globalization in other regions.

Instead, read up on contemporary urban Ethiopia and you should be able to identify some ways that the world economy intersects with people's activities.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 10:21 AM on March 16, 2008

Seconding the Ranch 99 location jamaro linked; if that fails, try International Marketplace on Decatur just south of Trop.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 3:04 PM on March 13, 2008 marked best answer

Russell Banks does this well: The Darling is set in Liberia during Charles Taylor's regime, and Cloudsplitter focuses on the family of abolitionist John Brown.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 2:51 PM on March 13, 2008

Aimee Bender, either short stories or An Invisible Sign of My Own. She's not sci-fi but definitely playful and thoughtful like the authors you cite.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 10:28 AM on March 10, 2008

Quick and dirty figure ($85M) from 2006 from a Las Vegas Review Journal article reprinted here. Other RJ articles take gaming stats from this firm.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 11:50 AM on February 29, 2008 marked best answer

Here are last year's numbers from the Nevada Gaming Control Board via the Las Vegas Sun.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:44 AM on March 10, 2008

There's barking and dog handling advice in (Blue Gummed Catahoula) Alligator Eating Dog as recorded by Clarence Gatemouth Brown - that dog has "ears like radar, eyes like fire, feet like a bear, hair like wire..." and some possible supernatural qualities.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:47 AM on March 7, 2008 marked best answer

here's an overview (pdf of ppt, yuk!) of resources available at my particular library for both individual study and project-based grant funding. I especially recommend the free online directory kept by Jon Harrison at Michigan State.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 1:19 PM on March 3, 2008

My student loans are in repayment and were counted in my debt to income ratio for an FHA loan. My loans are direct from the Dept. of Education, which offers a variety or repayment plans and allows you to change them by request.

Your debt/income ratio is determined by monthly payment amounts. If you can switch from a traditional 10-year repayment schedule to one of the extended or graduated (up to 30 years) plans, you can reduce the monthly payment amount substantially,... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 1:36 PM on February 27, 2008

many bread pudding / breakfast strata type recipes have you soak your bread mixture with an egg and milk mixture overnight - put it together now and then bake it tomorrow morning.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 1:58 PM on February 17, 2008

Wow, didn't know about that last one - neat!

Another offbeat religious group was the Oneida Community - Sarah Vowell's got a readable take on it in Assassination Vacation.

A mid-19th century dig yielded the Cardiff Giant, but no one was fooled for long.

The herd of white deer living inside the Seneca Army depot fence are neither supernatural nor hoax.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 11:59 AM on February 11, 2008

Artdrctr, Gmail Notifier stopped working after my last update too, but I switched to Google Notifier for Mac and that works.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:40 AM on February 4, 2008

hey, it's not Elmo singing - the Sesame Street song predates that abominable muppet by at least 15 years. The segment featured a montage of animal clips.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:39 AM on January 31, 2008

hip steel cases for sale at this site
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 1:47 PM on January 30, 2008

If you like the idea of a farm setting, investigate the Noble House B&B outside Ithaca - run by cool women with gardens and dogs.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 8:35 PM on January 22, 2008

If you have an Ottawa Public Library card, you can use the Literature Resource Center database. It's on this alphabetical list - choose "search authors by type" and then you can pick "born after" from the drop down and enter a year. This will search authors profiled in most of the literary reference books that Gale produces.

The links in your list of names will take you to an author page with at minimum a biographical sketch and bibliography. I found... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 11:07 AM on December 30, 2007 marked best answer

previously, sort of
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 7:15 PM on December 19, 2007

I'm not a mountain biker myself, but I know they hold events out in Boulder City at Bootleg Canyon.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 1:00 PM on December 4, 2007

Have you tried the Solutions by Hanes Luxe line? I found these at Target and was impressed - they are definitely hard and smooth instead of soft and fuzzy, and very sheer.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 7:24 PM on November 29, 2007

Garnet Hill has matte cotton tights that last for seasons.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 10:22 PM on October 16, 2007

That has happened to me too, and it was painful enough that I always use gloves for butternut squash now. Other cases have been documented, such as

Potter, T. S., & Hashimoto, K. (1994). Butternut squash (cucurbita moschata) dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis, 30(2), 123.

The authors hypothesize that it is an allergic reaction since they also handled squashes and were unaffected; they treated with a corticosteroid and the squash-preparer recovered within 24 hours.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 4:27 PM on September 23, 2007

just visited here as i have also experienced a recent catoasterophe
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 2:30 PM on September 14, 2007

one hit in the LA Times Archive:

Chapter Names 2 Semifinalists
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Dec 21, 1969. pg. CS8, 1 pg

The American Field Service's El Segundo chapter selected Les Cripe, son of Mr & Mrs L.L. Cripe or El Porto. Finalists live with a family abroad for 3 months.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 5:16 PM on September 11, 2007

I saw a new optometrist last week and was told I had many tiny congenital cataracts - said they looked like little grains of salt, they've always been there, and they do not and will not affect my vision - he only mentioned them so that I would be aware in case of a cataract investigation in the distant future. I grew up going to an ophthalmologist who never remarked on them - my impression was they're common and harmless.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:43 AM on August 20, 2007

I have a similar 2001 ibook (except with 500 ghz processor) with 640mb of RAM. I run 10.4 but it is noticeably and sometimes dramatically slow, and I also have problems with YouTube.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 2:18 PM on August 9, 2007

Seconding China Ranch, which is an hour's drive - to make a day trip of it, there's a nice hike to a slot canyon back behind the date farm. If you go out there and the weather's not too hot, you might check out the Tecopa Hot Springs, either at the formerly public park or one of the private resorts next to it (nude bathing only). The nearby town of Shoshone has a couple of good spots for lunch, a small museum, and a ghost town of caves that miners used to live in.

In... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:41 AM on August 3, 2007

Bigelow Aerospace offered a "Fly your stuff" program where people sent smaller items (mostly photos) to orbit on their Genesis II pathfinder.

You missed the launch by about a month, though :(
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:18 AM on July 25, 2007

Swim under a waterfall at Robert H. Treman State Park off Rt 13 south of Ithaca. The gorge hikes there are pretty spectacular too.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 12:13 PM on July 18, 2007

U of Minnesota has online access to Early English Books Online, which has photo reproductions of most books published in England between 1475 and 1700.

Once you log in, may I recommend this example. The preface is not in blackletter but the text is, starting at page 5.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 4:11 PM on July 17, 2007

(counts centuries and sighs) Sorry, missed your italics there.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 4:23 PM on July 17, 2007

Indoor skydiving is not cheap but pretty memorable!
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 4:09 PM on July 13, 2007

Thanks for the excellent suggestions - I had never heard of PechaKucha and love the idea, and Amanda's blog post was exactly what I was hoping to discover. I think we'll try encouraging alternative modes in the call for papers and see how that flies - and thanks for the reminder to document it online!

& thanks, zephyrial, my z-handle brother - when i picked it in the early 90s I was spending a lot of time reading sonnet... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 8:50 AM on July 12, 2007

Seconding Bar Keepers Friend , but use a gentle touch to avoid scratching the enamel.
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 10:53 AM on June 18, 2007

Clark County Parks & Recreation offers lots of interesting cultural events, including the wonderful World Vibrations music and dance series. UNLV's events calendar lists music, theater and lecture programs on campus; no doubt there's another (more user-friendly) one for sports events. Hikes and other programs are often hosted at Red Rock & Mt. Charleston; friends have enjoyed events sponsored by the hiking & outdoors meetup group. Finally, news feeds (such as they are) are available... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 4:57 PM on May 27, 2007

Charles Palliser - The Quincunx
posted to Ask Metafilter by zepheria at 9:42 AM on March 23, 2007