I am often amused at the juxtaposition of books that come across my desk. Today I point out two new acquisitions to our library which make for a rather unlikely pairing. If, however, the former is correct, then the latter is all that much more important.

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side [...]

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The United States Geological Survey has confirmed that what woke me up this morning at 5:39am was a magnitude 5.4 5.2 [updated] earthquake with an epicenter in SE Illinois — 154 miles from Louisville, KY. The above image is a “Shake Map” from the USGS which shows the intensity of the quake in the [...]

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I have just come across the perfect solution for putting a coffee shop in our library. I was thinking perhaps we could replace the entire lounge area with one of these. A Javabot. An automated walk-in coffee maker the size of a coffee shop where you can create your own blend, set [...]

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