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February 18th, 2008
09:03 pm - Association for Women in Computing Scholarship - Deadline 04/01/08
The Ann Arbor, MI Chapter of the Association for Women in Computing is accepting applications for our scholarship to be awarded for Fall Term 2008.
QUALIFICATIONS
- * Available to women students (full or part-time) participating in an institution accredited for higher education in the state of Michigan pursuing a career in a computer or technology-related field
OR
- Women pursuing certification to change their career or enhance their current career in a computer or technology-related field (e.g. PMP Certification, MS Professional certification, and Network Professional certification, among others).
- US Citizenship / Permanent Residency are required.
- Each applicant must submit essays to answer the following 3 questions (1 essay per question, 300-600 words per essay). To qualify for the 2008 scholarships, essays must be received by April 1, 2008
- Describe your most fulfilling computer-related project or experience. Incoming freshman only, if you haven't done a computer-related school project, you may write about one you've completed on your own, for example, designing your own website or writing your own computer program.
- What intrigued you most about your chosen course of study?
- How would you encourage other women to join this field?
Note: for candidates enrolled in an institution accredited for higher education a minimum of two semesters of course work should be remaining after receipt of the scholarship.
To download the application, go to: http://www.awc-aa.org/gala/scholarship.php
If you have questions about the application, email: students@awc-aa.org
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October 24th, 2007
05:44 pm - Project Warm Up America event at Michael's in Ann Arbor Nov 10
Michael's in Ann Arbor has scheduled their yarn event to join squares into afghans for Project Warmup America:
Its going to be November 10 from 1-4.
3655 Washtenaw Avenue
Arborland
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 975-6774
http://www.warmupamerica.org/patterns.html
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/working.gif) accomplished
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October 23rd, 2007
06:09 pm - If you want to help those affected by the fires in Southern California
Here's a link to The Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/profiles/disaster_profile_CAWildfires.html
There's a link to donate on that page, and you can designate where to put your donation.
Edited to add:
Or you can just go directly to this link to donate:
http://www.sdarc.org/donate.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/scared.gif) anxious
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October 21st, 2007
08:16 pm
I had a real lucky day at the dollar store a few weeks ago - the one I go to has a cooler so they have hashbrowns and other frozen stuff. I was lucky enough to get there when hey had 1 lb packs of Jennie O ground turkey, Sargento cheese, and 15.4 oz cans of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup.
Here's the original recipie:
Hash Brown Casserole
like Cracker Barrel's®
Rich, cheesy baked potato casserole.
Prep. Time: 0:45
Serves: 8
10.25 oz. can condensed cream of chicken soup
8 oz. Colby cheese - grated
1/2 cup melted butter OR margarine
1 sm. onion - minced
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 lb. bag frozen shredded hash browns
-Spray a 13" X 9" X 2" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
-In a bowl, combine soup, cheese, butter, onion, salt, and pepper.
-Gently fold the potatoes into the mixture and pour into prepared pan.
-Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35-40 minutes, until heated through and top is browned.
http://recipes.robbiehaf.com/C/73.htm
Here's my variation on it:
1 15.4 oz. can condensed cream of mushroom soup
8 oz. Cheddar cheese - shredded
1/2 cup melted butter OR margarine
1 tsp dried minced onion
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 lb. bag frozen shredded hash browns
1 lb. ground turkey
-Brown the turkey, drain it and set aside.
-Spray a 13" X 9" X 2" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
-In a bowl, combine soup, cheese, butter, onion, turkey, salt, and pepper.
-Gently fold the potatoes into the mixture and pour into prepared pan.
-Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes, until heated through and top is browned.
It turned out well, so I'll definitely make it again. Plus, it only cost me $6 and I'll get 5 or 6 meals from this one dish.
Current Mood: accomplished
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12:58 am - Short Update
Its 1am and I can't sleep. I've got some sort of viral thing that hopefully is getting better.
Today was a better day. I actually had some energy, though I was still freezing! A good friend got me some groceries earlier so I didn't have to go out. So tomorrow, or technically later today, I'll make another pot of chicken soup. I might also try a casserole recipe that I found for cheesy hashbrowns.
I spent time today crocheting afghan squares and watching clips of old General Hospital episodes from the late 80s and mid 90s (when it used to be good).
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/tired.gif) tired
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October 10th, 2007
10:57 pm - Oh look its a Meme!
YOU'RE ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I WANNA KNOW YOU...I want to know 26 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, never liked each other, or if we already know everything about each other. You're on my list, so let me know who I am friends with.
REPLY IN A COMMENT, THEN RE-POST THE EMPTY QUESTIONS AS A JOURNAL POST.
1. Can you cook?
2. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. Are you Dirty or Clean?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?
HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...
1. Do we know each other outside of Live Journal?
2. What's your philosophy on life?
3. Negative or Optimistic?
4. What was your dream growing up?
5. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
6. Would you give me money or a slap in the face?
7. Tell me one weird fact about you:
8. Would you have my back or kick me when I'm down?
9. Do you Trust me?
10. Have you ever kept anything from me?
11. What do you think of me as a Person?
12. Do you think I'm sane or insane?
13. Would you cry for me if I died?
14. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. How do you fall asleep?
17. Would you come over to yell at me or just call?
18. Would you go on a blind date if I set you up?
19. If I only had one day to live would you be honest or lie?
20. A million bucks.. what would you do with it?
21. What is your worst fear?
22. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
23. How many times did you curse at me while filling out this thing?
24. Can you sing or dance?
25. In one word, how would you describe me? Be honest....
26. Will you re-post this so I can fill it out?
Current Location: in front of my PC
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/thoughtful.gif) contemplative
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September 27th, 2007
02:37 pm - Women in Computers and Information Technology Luncheon 10/6/07
Mentors are needed for the following event at Washtenaw Community College
Women in Computers and Information Technology Luncheon.
If you can attend, you will be able to talk in an informal setting with fellow professionals and students in Computer Science, Engineering, the School of Information, and others.
The registration site is here:
www.wccnet.edu/wicit
Click on the Professional registration link in the upper left hand corner.
The Lunch is from 11-2pm.
Come for the free lunch…leave with information and contacts necessary
for success in the computer and information technology field!
Learn about:
• the computer and information technology industry
• opportunities for furthering your education
• common pitfalls students make in completing scholarship
applications
• how to put you scholarship application ahead of the competition
Meet
• professional women currently succeeding in the IT field
• women IT students from regional colleges and universities
• companies who will be sharing what they look for in
candidates and accepting resumes
Saturday,
October 6
Washtenaw Community College
Morris Lawrence Building
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Lunch, Keynote, and Networking
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Scholarship Bootcamp
Keynote Jennifer Marsman will share her personal successstory as an IT professional. Ms. Marsman is currently a Developer Evangelist in Microsoft’s Developer and PlatformEvangelism group. She has on file two patents for work in search and data mining algorithms.
The Scholarship Bootcamp will be led by the Association of Women in Computing Scholarship Committee.
This is your chance to find out where your current education plan will really lead you!
RSVP to wccnet.edu/events/wicit no later than
1:08 p.m. on Friday, September 28.
ENTER TO WIN FREE MICROSOFT PRODUCTS
· Zune Player
· Software
· Games
Must be present to win.
For more information contact Victoria Bennett, email vbennett@wccnet.edu
Current Location: work
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/cold.gif) cold
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September 23rd, 2007
02:25 am - Blast from the past - Detroit Rock - Bittersweet Alley
So I was talking to lisbet earlier tonight about the music we listened to when we were young. I asked her if she remembered Bittersweet Alley, a band from the Detroit area. that I remembered from my highschool/college days, and she knew the name. I did a search and found the following site: http://www.motorcityrock.com/bands/bitter_sweet_alley/bitter_sweet_alley_audio.html
The song I remember best is "Time to Move" and I like it as much as I did then. Gods, I haven't heard that song in about 20 years. A real blast from the past.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/surprised.gif) surprised
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September 21st, 2007
September 20th, 2007
04:38 pm - Hobbits did exist - 12,000 years ago
'Tip of the Iceberg'
A new study of a skeleton of a member of a race of three-foot-tall "hobbits" who lived 12,000 years ago in Indonesia shows that they were a species of human?014and that the evolutionary path to Homo sapiens has been tortuous indeed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20891440/site/newsweek/from/ET/
Current Location: nose to the grindstone
Current Mood: drained
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September 15th, 2007
01:21 pm
More on Typography:
The Internet Archive has all these digitized versions of old books. Some of them are really neat, including a Specimen Book And Catalogue 1923 from American Type Founders Company. The scan itself isn't great, many of the pages are rotated but its still lovely to look at. Pages and pages of old style type and design with flourishy borders and printers marks.
The problem is, this amazing book was scanned in as an 1150 page djvu file. I've been using the LizardTech DJVU Viewer, but I'd really rather not look at this document in a browser. I also wanted to see if I could split it up into smaller pieces.
So, I found WinDJView and I'm really pleased with it so far. It opened the document successfully and I can see all the pages. So now I'm using PDF995 to save this document into 50-100 page pdf files.
Isn't technology wonderful, much of the time?!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/nerdy.gif) geeky
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September 9th, 2007
03:39 pm - Returned from Booksale Victorious!
So today was the Ann Arbor chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Booksale. I went, planning to only get 2 bags full, and I managed to not go over that limit (by much). Thankfully ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lisbet was kind enough to take my few extra books and put them in one of her bags.
I also promised to _finally_ join the AAUW at their meeting this coming Tuesday. Its an organization that I support and who knows, maybe I'll be able to join some of their interest groups. Though I hope it doesn't rain. I've gone to their Open House a couple of times in years past, and it rained heavily both times. This time, at least, I won't have to take a vacation day just to attend. I used to work late on Tuesday nights, but not any longer.
After the sale, I went to lunch with lisbet and uberrod at Red Robin. Now I'm home, surrounded by my new books!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/charitycam/stars/happy.gif) content
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September 8th, 2007
September 4th, 2007
03:15 pm - AAUW Book Sale (Ann Arbor) This weekend
The AAUW used book sale (fund raising for scholarships for women) is this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Washtenaw Community College. Details at the link below. Best selection Friday or Saturday morning.
http://www.aauwaa.org/BookSale/
Current Location: work
Current Mood: calm
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September 3rd, 2007
10:55 pm - Some Typography, Illustration, and Graphic Design Links
I've been indulging my love of graphic design, art and typography sites, and wanted to share some links:
A Goudy Catalogue - Peter Bruhn @ Fountain (a digital type foundry) shares one of Mr. Goudy's catalogues from 1914
Bibliodyssey - Fabulous old illustrations from rare books
Paul Lloyd Fonts @ typOasis - I love Paul's fonts. If you like Goudy, check out New Style which is inspired by his work.
Nick Curtis Fonts @ typOasis - I also love Nick Curtis' fonts. Check out Chanticleer and Coventry Garden, which are 2 of my favorites.
DTG: Design, Type & Graphics - Design Center - This is the place where I first learned about Nick Curtis' fonts and found so much more interesting stuff about design and typeography.
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05:48 pm - Nerdiness
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August 29th, 2007
05:55 pm - Adventures in Beta Testing
Right now, we are beta testing the new version of our software, of course in-between all the other calls we handle on the commercial versions of the product.
Now, I'm no stranger to doing this, so I expect problems to occur. I started getting my environment ready last week. That was why I installed Oracle 10.
Sometime after this install, I lost all my ODBC datasource drivers except for Oracle 10g. I don't know what caused them all to disappear. I had deleted some registry entries for the previous version of Oracle I'd had on this machine and maybe I deleted something I shouldn't have. I'm not sure. Anyway, the biggest mistake I made was deleting from the registry without backing it up first. I know better than to do that, I was just trying to do too many things at one time and it slipped my mind. This is a Win2k3 system so there's no system restore feature on it.
Anyway, installing MDAC didn't help (actually, I don't think it did anything at all). I tried to reinstall office and got the first helpful error message since this started:
Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source: MS Access Database. ODBC error 6: Component not found in the registry. Verify that the file MS Access Database exists and that you can access it.
Then, thanks to Google, I found the following Microsoft Knowledgebase article:
http://www.kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=818954
I followed the instructions for the second solution, Install Mdac.inf and low and behold, my ODBC drivers showed up again! Then I reinstalled Office 2003 and it worked.
After all of that, I was finally able to finish installing the beta version of our software. So right now, my machine is where it should have been at the end of yesterday. Fun, fun.
Current Location: work
Current Mood: tired
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