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Wed, Oct. 17, 2007
Compton
Tucker
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
“Observing, Fighting, and
Mitigating Damage from Fires.” Compton
Tucker, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory,
NASA GSFC.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress
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Wed., Oct. 24, 2007
Tom Crouch
12:00 noon -1:00 p.m. |
Tom
D. Crouch is the senior curator of the Division of Aeronautics
at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and
Space Museum. He will be speaking on the topic of aeronautics.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Mon., Nov. 5, 2007
Judith Jones
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Judith Jones is a Senior Editor and
Vice President of Alfred A. Knopf and the 2006 recipient
of the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
In her nearly 50-year career as a cookbook editor, Jones
has worked with a long list of esteemed food writers, including
Julia Child and James Beard. She will
speak on her upcoming book, The Tenth Muse: My
Life in Food.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed., Jan. 15, 2008
Shannon McDonald
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Shannon McDonald,
A.I.A., is a Senior Architect at the architectural firm
of Shannon
Sanders McDonald. She will speak about movement
issues as related to parking, transportation, environment,
architecture, and
urban planning.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress
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Thurs, Aug. 2, 2007
Dr. Pamela Peeke
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Dr. Pamela Peeke, physician, scientist and
expert in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, stress,
and fitness,
spoke on her newest book, "Fit to Live." |
Craig Mello & John Mather
Thurs, July 26, 2007
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Craig Mello and John Mather, 2006 Nobel
Prize winners, spoke on "The Origins
of Life and the Universe" in a program co-sponsored
by the Science, Technology and Business Division and the
John W. Kluge Center. |
Thurs, May 24, 2007
Tim Cook & Michael Hockaday
|
Lecture and panel discussion, “Commercializing
university research - Threats and opportunities - The
Oxford University model." Experts comment
on remarks given by Tim Cook and Michael Hockaday of
Oxford University.
Participants included David Billington, Professor,
civil and environmental engineering, Princeton
University; Baruch S. Blumberg, President, American
Philosophical Society and Member of the Kluge Center
Advisory Council; Michael Cleare, Executive Director,
Columbia Innovation Enterprise, Columbia University’s
technology transfer organization; and Raymond Dwek,
Head of the Glycobiology Department at Oxford University
and holder of the Chair of Technology and Society.
Sponsored by the Library’s John W. Kluge Center and Science, Technology & Business
Division, together with the American Philosophical Society with support
from the University of Oxford (UK).
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Wed, May 23, 2007
Jim Crawford & Sam Fromartz
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Jim Crawford, of New Morning Farm, and Sam
Fromartz, author of Organic Inc.: Natural Foods and
How They Grew, spoke on sustainable organic
agriculture, family farming, direct marketing of foods.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Apr. 18, 2007
Dr. Marion Nestle
|
Dr. Marion Nestle, NYU professor, author
and food industry critic, spoke on her books Food
Politics, Safe Food, and What
to Eat. |
Tues, April 3, 2007
Wayne Esaias
|
Wayne Esaias, Ocean Sciences Branch, NASA
GSFC, presented on “Honey Bees, Satellites,
and Climate Change.” |
Wed, Mar. 21, 2007
Mark Nash
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Mark Nash, realtor and author, will speak
on his book, 1001 Tips for Buying & Selling
a Home. |
Mon., Feb. 26, 2007
Paul Orfalea
|
Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's, spoke on the book he co-authored with Ann Marsh, Copy This: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic Who Turned a Bright Idea into One of America's Best Companies. |
Mon., Feb. 5, 2007
Tim Harford
|
Tim Harford, columnist, of Financial Times and Slate, spoke on his book, The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich are Rich, the Poor are Poor -- and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car. The book is part field guide to economics and part expose of how economic forces shape our lives, often without our knowing it. |
Wed., Dec. 6, 2006
Dr. Robert Shiller
|
Dr. Shiller is the Stanley B. Resor Professor
of Economics at Yale University. He is the author of several
books, including The New Financial Order: Risk in the
21st Century and Irrational Exuberance. He spoke on "What
to Do about Worsening Economic Inequality? The Rising Tide
Tax System and Other Proposals" |
Wed, Nov. 15, 2006
Bob Ryan
|
Bob Ryan, the Chief Meteorologist at NBC4
since 1980, spoke about weather forecasting. |
Mon., Nov. 6, 2006
Joan Nathan
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Award-winning author of numerous cookery
books spoke on her latest book, The New
American Cooking. To complement her lecture,
three area chefs provided dishes for the audience to sample.
They were chef Cliff Wharton of TenPenh Restaurant, pastry
chef
Ann
Amernick
of Palena Restaurant and baker Mark Furstenberg of Bread
Line. |
Fri., Aug. 11, 2006
Barbara Haber
|
Barbara Haber, distinguished women's history
librarian and culinary historian, spoke on "Women's
History and Food History: New Ways of Seeing American
Life."
Booklists from the display: Women's
History and Food History: New Ways of Seeing American
Life, and Gastronomy:
Rare Books |
Thurs, July 20, 2006
Peter Morville
|
Peter Morville spoke
about his book, Ambient
Findability, a history of how
people search for information, and how they now find their
way
through
a world of information overload. PowerPoint slides are also available at:
http://semanticstudios.com/loc.ppt |
Thurs, July 13, 2006
Dr. Yukio Sato.
|
Dr. Yukio Sato, Advisor and former Executive
Director of the Japan Science and Technology Agency, spoke
on "Science and Technology Policy in
Japan and JST Activities." Co-sponsored
with the Asian Division and the Kluge Center. |
Tues, May 23, 2006
M. Evans & H. Shimizu
|
Matthew Evans, Senior Landscape Architect of the United States Capitol, Holly H. Shimizu, Executive Director of the United States Botanic Garden, and Carl Morgan, Gardener Supervisor at the Library of Congress spoke about the
new plantings in front of the James Madison Building
at the Library of Congress. See also:
Plant List and Architectural Drawings |
Friday, May 19, 2006
Dr. Albert Greco
|
Dr. Albert Greco, (Professor of Marketing, and of Communications and Media Management, Fordham University) and Dr. Robert M. Wharton (Professor of Management Systems, Fordham University) spoke on recent and predicted book industry trends. Dr. Greco is also the author of "The Book
Industry," (2d ed., 2005,) and coordinator
of the the annual statistics gathering for the Book Industry
Study Group. This event was cosponsored with the Office
of Technical Policy of Library Services.
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Fri, May 12, 2006
Peter Orszag
|
Peter Orszag spoke about 401(k)
and IRA retirement plans.
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Fri, April 21, 2006
Kathleen Ameche
|
Kathleen Ameche, author of The Woman Road
Warrior, provided tips for women business travelers.
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Wed, Mar. 8, 2006
Jonathan Tucker
|
Jonathan Tucker spoke on his new book, "War
of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from
World War I to Al-Qaeda." See also:
Chemical
and Biological Warfare (CBW) Tracer Bullet
Chemical
and Biological Warfare - Selected Internet Resources
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Wed, Dec 7, 2005
Barbara Ehrenreich
|
A presentation by Barbara Ehrenreich, co-editor of
Global Woman : Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy, and author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.
Dining Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, Oct. 25, 2005
Robert Slater.
|
Robert Slater, author of No
Such Thing as Overexposure: Inside the Life and Celebrity
of Donald Trump and Jack
Welch and the GE Way, spoke on writing
about business CEO's. He described what it was like
to work with Donald Trump during the writing of his
most recent book. |
Thurs, Oct. 13, 2005
John Beck
|
John Beckspoke on his book, "Got
Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business
Forever." It offers groundbreaking insights
into how the skills and abilities of the under-34 gamer
generation can help enterprises across all disciplines
adapt and enable best performance. |
Tues, Sep. 13,
Jonathan McDowell
|
Dr. Jonathan McDowell is an astrophysicist
at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard
University. He spoke on The Dawn
of the Space Age.
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Wed, July 13, 2005
Marie Savard
|
The author of Apples & Pears:
the Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness spoke
about her book. Co-sponsored with Health Services. |
Wed, July 27, 2005
Eric Grissell
|
Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit
of a Garden Ecology. Dr. Grissell is
a Research Entomologist for the USDA at the US National
Museum of Natural History, a Research Associate of
the Smithsonian, and an Adjunct Associate Professor
at the University of Maryland. He has gardened since
he was eight years old, and his field work has taken
him throughout most of the world. He has published
two popular works on gardening and many scientific
papers. His work, Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit
of a Garden Ecology, combines his lifelong interests
of gardening and entomology. |
Mon, July 18, 2005
Robert O'Harrow
|
Robert O'Harrow, reporter for the Washington
Post, spoke about his recent book "No
Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance
Society."
|
Steven Raichlen
Fri, June 24, 2005
|
Mr. Raichlen, author of the
best-selling Barbecue! Bible gave
a lecture on "Barbecue:
A History of the World's Oldest Culinary Art."
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Tues, June 7, 2005
Dr. Lillian Beard
|
Dr. Lillian Beard, child physician, spoke
on "Home Remedies from a Physician's Perspective." She
then signed copies of "Salt in Your Sock and Other
Tried-And-True Home Remedies." Co-sponsored with the
Health Services Office and the Library of Congress Childcare
Association. |
Tues, May 17, 2005
Alan Cutler
|
The Seashell on the Mountaintop. Dr.
Cutler is a geologist and writer affiliated with the Smithsonian
Institution. He spoke about his recent book, which tells
the story of Nicholaus Steno, a 17th century priest and
scientist who is considered to be the founder of geology. |
Wed, May 11,
2005
Holly Shimizu
|
"Herbs in the Garden" Holly
H. Shimizu, the Executive Director of the United States
Botanic Garden, spoke about the most ornamental herbs to
grow in this area, ways to grow them, and a bit about how
to use them. NOTE: This presentation was interrupted
by an evacuation of the Capitol Hill area. It was rescheduled
for Wed, Sept. 28, 2005. |
Wed, April 20, 2005
Laura Schenone
|
"A Thousand Years over a Hot Stove." Lecture on the history of women and cooking and book signing by Laura Schenone, food writer. See Ms. Schenone's Web site for more information at http://www.lauraschenone.com/index.html. |
Mon, Dec. 13, 2004
Alden Almquist
Albert Lokasola
|
"Preserving Africa's Threatened Wildlife: Forest Peoples and Indigenous Knowledge." Alden Almquist, anthropologist, 2003-2004 Kluge Staff Fellow, and Albert Lokasola, President, Vie Sauvage, Democratic Republic of the Congo discuss the wildlife conservation programs in Congo's Lac Tumba and Maringa-Wamba-Lopori landscapes.
Co-sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Science, Technology and Business Division. |
Mon, Feb. 7, 2005
Dr. Marc Lipsitch
|
"The Transmission of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.) and Influenza: Lessons from the Past and How We Should be Preparing for the Future." Dr. Marc Lipsitch, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor
of Epidemiology and Immunology and Infectious Diseases at
Harvard School of Public Health. His talk is partially
based on his most recent publication in Nature,
Vol 432, 16 December, 2004, p. 904-906. |
Wed, July 21, 2004
Paul Krugman
|
Lecture by Paul Krugman, economist and professor at Princeton
University, and regular economics columnist for The New
York Times.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress
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Tues, May 25, 2004
Dr. Marilyn Kern-Foxworth
|
Dr. Foxworth, author and professor,
spoke on "Blacks in Advertising Yesterday, Today,
and Tomorrow."
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Friday, March 19, 2004
Science Safari
Einstein Fellows
|
Science and math teachers from across the
country will guide participants through hands-on experiments
and activities in celebration of ESTME Week (Excellence
in Science, Technology, and Mathematics Education). This
event is designed to excite students about math and science
and to highlight the importance of science education. The "Science
Safari" is jointly sponsored by the Science, Technology & Business
Division and the Department of Energy’s Office of
Science. ESTME Week is sponsored by the Department of Education
along with the National Science Foundation and other federal
agencies and scientific societies.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress
|
Monday, Nov. 3, 2003
Dr. Michael Fox
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Michael Fox writes the Animal
Doctor column for the Washington Post. He is a veterinarian
and author of many books on animal care, welfare and rights. He
spoke on the topic of emotion in animals.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Monday, Oct. 20, 2003
Kenneth
Wright
|
"Mesa Verde Prehistoric Public
Works." A lecture and slide show by Kenneth Wright, President
of Wright Water Engineers, Inc., Denver, CO. Cosponsored
with the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Dr.
Eve Higginbotham
|
Dr. Higginbotham, chair,
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland, will
speak on "Clinical Trials in Glaucoma: What Have We Learned."
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thursday, April 3, 2003
Dr. Lucy H. Spelman
|
Dr. Spelman, the Director of the
Smithsonian National Zoological Park, spoke on "Renewing
the National Zoo."
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
March 18, 2003
Science Safari
|
Top science teachers from across
the country will perform science experiments and demonstrations
as part of ESTME Week (Excellence in Science, Technology,
and Math Education). ESTME Week's purpose is to help parents
and teachers foster student interest in science, mathematics,
and technology. The "Science Safari" is jointly sponsored
by the Science, Technology & Business Division, the Department
of Energy's Office of Science, and the Office of Science and
Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
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Wed., Jan. 29, 2003
Jim Adams
|
Jim Adams, curator of the National
Herb Garden at the National Arboretum, will present, "Color
in the Herb Garden." Cosponsored with the Gardening Information
Forum of the Library of Congress Professional Association.
Dining Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Jan. 14, 2003
Dr.
Stephen Straus
|
Dr. Stephen Straus, Director of
the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
of the National Institutes of Health, spoke on C&AM.
West Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Monday, June 11, 2001
Dr.
James A. Duke
|
Dr. Duke, noted ethnobotanist,
expert on medicinal plants, and author, will present a slide
show/lecture titled "A Tale of Two Gardens"
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, June 5, 2001
Dr.
Sylvester James Gates, Jr.
|
Dr. Gates, John S. Toll Professor
of Physics, University of Maryland, will present a lecture
on Superstring Theory: "Einstein's Dream at the New Millennium".
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
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Monday, Sep. 17, 2007
Jonathan Knee
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Jonathan Knee, professor at Columbia University's
Graduate School of Business, spoke on his book The
Accidental Investment Banker, a glimpse behind the scenes
of the most powerful companies on Wall Street.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thurs, Aug. 2, 2007
Dr. Pamela Peeke
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Peeke, physician, scientist and expert
in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, stress, and fitness,
spoke about healthy living.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, June 27, 2007
Marc Imhoff
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Marc Imhoff, Terra Project Scientist, NASA
GSFC, will present on “City Lights, Spy Satellites,
and Urban Sprawl,"
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Apr. 18, 2007
Dr. Marion Nestle
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Dr. Marion Nestle, NYU professor,
author and food industry critic, spoke on her books
Food Politics, Safe Food, and What
to Eat.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, April 3, 2007
Wayne Esaias
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Wayne Esaias,
Ocean Sciences Branch, NASA GSFC, spoke on “Honey Bees,
Satellites, and Climate Change.”
Mary Pickford Theater,
James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Mar. 21, 2007
Mark Nash
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mark Nash, realtor and author, spoke
on his book, 1001 Tips for Buying & Selling
a Home.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Mon, Feb. 26, 2007
Paul Orfalea
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko's, spoke
on the book he co-authored with Ann Marsh, Copy
This: Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic Who Turned a
Bright
Idea into
One
of America's
Best Companies.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Feb. 14, 2007
Abby Grotke
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Abbie Grotke, Library of Congress staff
member, spoke on her book, Miss Abigail's
Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage: Classic Advice for
Contemporary
Dilemmas.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Mon, Feb. 5, 2007
Tim Harford
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Tim
Harford, columnist, of Financial Times and Slate,
spoke on his book, The Undercover Economist:
Exposing Why the Rich are Rich, the Poor are Poor -- and
Why You
Can
Never
Buy a Decent Used Car. The
book is part field guide to economics and part expose of
how economic forces shape
our lives,
often
without our knowing it.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Jan. 24, 2007
Bob Bindschadler
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Bob Bindschadler, Chief Scientist,
Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center (GSFC), spoke on "Who
Left the Freezer Door Open? What the Poles Are Telling
Us about
Climate
Change."
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress
|
Wed, Nov. 15, 2006
Bob Ryan
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Bob Ryan, the Chief Meteorologist
at NBC4 since 1980, will speak about weather.
Mumford Room, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues., Oct. 17, 2006
James Kakalios
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
James Kakalios
will speak on the Physics of superheroes.
West
Dining Room, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, Sept. 19, 2006
Thomas B. Grooms
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Thomas B. Grooms will speak on the architecture
of Capitol Hill.
Mary Pickford Theater,
James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Fri., Aug. 11, 2006
Barbara Haber
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Barbara Haber spoke on the history of American cooks.
Mumford Room, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thurs, July 20, 2006
Peter Morville
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Peter Morville spoke
about his book, Ambient
Findability, a history of how
people search for information, and how they now find their
way
through
a world of information overload.
West
Dining Room, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thurs, July 13, 2006
Dr. Yukio Sato
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon. |
Dr. Yukio Sato, Advisor
and former Executive Director of the Japan Science and
Technology Agency, spoke on "Science
and Technology Policy in Japan and JST Activitites." Co-sponsored
with the Asian Division and the Kluge Center.
Room
LJ-119, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, June 13, 2006
J Richard Weingardt
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
J Richard Weingardt spoke on his
book, Engineering Legends: Great American Civil
Engineers, The work includes "32 Profiles
of Inspiration and Achievement."
Mary
Pickford Theater,
James Madison Building, Library of Congress
|
Tues, May 23, 2006
M. Evans & H. Shimizu
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
M. Evans & H. Shimizu spoke on the
new plantings in front of the James Madison Building at
the Library of Congress.
Dining Room A, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, May 16, 2006
Peter Hatch
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Peter Hatch spoke on the Gardens of
Monticello.
Dining Room A, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Fri, May 12, 2006
Peter Orszag
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Peter Orszag spoke
about 401(k) and IRA retirement plans.
West Dining Room, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress
|
Fri, April 21, 2006
Kathleen Ameche
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Kathleen Ameche, author of The Woman Road
Warrior, spoke on tips for women business travelers.
West Dining Room, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed & Thurs, Apr. 19 & 20,
2006
|
Symposium on Depression at the
John W.
Kluge Center, Thomas Jefferson Building. |
Tues, April 18, 2006
12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. |
Workshop on Library Standards, Co-sponsored
with FLICC.
Dining Room A, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress
|
Mon, April 10, 2006
John Perkins
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
John Perkins
spoke on economic imperialism.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, Mar. 28, 2006
Science Safari |
Science and math teachers from across the
country will guide participants through hands-on experiments
and activities. This
event is designed to excite students about math and science
and to highlight the importance of science education. Sponsored
by the Science, Technology & Business Division
and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed., Mar. 8, 2006
Jonathan Tucker
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Jonathan Tucker will
speak on his new book, War
of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda. Book signing to follow.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Fri, Mar. 3, 2006
Dr. Laura Ann Petitto
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Petitto, is a
professor in the Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences
at Dartmouth College. She spoke about the biological
foundations of human language.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Dec 7, 2005
Barbara Ehrenreich
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
|
A presentation by Barbara Ehrenreich, co-editor of
Global Woman : Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy, and author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.
Dining Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Nov. 9, 2005
Sir Harold Evans
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Sir Harold Evans is the author of many
bestsellers including, They Made America: Two
Centuries of Innovators
from the
Steam
Engine to the
Search Engine. Published in 2004, it was
adapted as a four-part PBS television miniseries which
was aired in November of the same year.
Mary Pickford Theater,
James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, Oct. 25, 2005
Robert Slater
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Robert
Slater, author of No Such Thing as Overexposure: Inside
the Life and Celebrity of Donald Trump and Jack
Welch and the
GE Way, spoke on writing about business CEO's.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thurs, Oct. 13, 2005
John Beck
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
John Beck spoke on the Gamer
Generation.
Dining Room A, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Sept. 28, 2005
Holly Shimizu
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
"Herbs in the Garden" Holly
H. Shimizu, the Executive Director of the United States
Botanic Garden, returned to finish the presentation that
was interrupted by an evacuation of
the Capitol Hill area in May. She spoke about the most ornamental herbs
to grow in this area,
ways
to grow them, and a bit about
how to use them.
Mumford Room, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, Sep. 13,
Jonathan McDowell
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Jonathan McDowell
spoke about the Space Age.
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Wed, Aug 24, 2005
Rick Mikula |
Rick Mikula, the "Butterfly Guy," presented
a lecure on Butterflies.
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Wed, July 13, 2005
Marie Savard |
The author of Apples & Pears:
the Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness spoke about
her book. Co-sponsored with Health Services. |
Tues, June 7, 2005
Dr. Lillian Beard
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Lillian Beard, child physician, spoke on "Home Remedies from a Physician's Perspective." She then signed copies of "Salt in Your Sock and Other Tried-And-True Home Remedies." Co-sponsored with the Health Services Office and the Library of Congress Childcare Association.
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Fri, May 20, 2005
C.K. Prahalad
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
C.K. Prahalad, spoke on
management issues.
|
Tues, May 17, 2005
Alan Cutler
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mr. Cutler, geologist and
author, spoke on the history of the earth.
|
Wed, May 11, 2005
Holly Shimizu
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Holly H. Shimizu, the
Executive Director of the
United States Botanic Garden, gave a presentation on herbs. |
Wed, April 20, 2005
Laura
Schenone
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Laura
Schenone, food writer, spoke on her recent book "A
Thousand Years over a Hot Stove."
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Tues, Apr. 19, 2005
Science Safari
Webcast
of
Science Safari 2004
Webcast
of
Science Safari 2003 |
Science and math teachers from across the country
will guide participants through hands-on experiments and
activities in celebration of ESTME Week (Excellence in Science,
Technology, and Mathematics Education). This event is designed
to excite students about math and science and to highlight
the importance of science education. The "Science Safari" is
jointly sponsored by the Science, Technology & Business
Division and the Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
ESTME Week is sponsored by the Department of Education along
with the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies
and scientific societies.
|
Tues, April 5, 2005
Dr. Charles Smith
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Charles Smith is a Senior Research Associate
at the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University.
He spoke on "Conservation
for Birds of Farm Lands and Open Lands."
|
Wed, March 30, 2005
Dr. David Cassidy
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Cassidy spoke on Robert
Oppenheimer.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thurs, Mar 10, 2005
Dr. Michael Novacek
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Michael Novacek, Senior
Vice President & Provost
of Science at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC,
gave
a talk, "Time Traveler: In Search of Dinosaurs and Ancient
Mammals from Montana to Mongolia."
|
Mon, Feb. 7, 2005
Dr. Marc Lipsitch
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Marc Lipsitch is a professor of Public
Health at Harvard
Medical School. He spoke about SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome.)
|
Thurs, Jan 13, 2005
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Note the location:
The
Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars Auditorium.
(Not on Library of Congress premises.) |
“The Development of the Chinese Military:
Implications for the U.S. and Asia,” is a symposium
jointly sponsored by the Science & Technology
Division of the Library of Congress, the Woodrow Wilson
Center for International Scholars, and the National Defense
University’s
Center for Chinese Military Studies.
There
will be two panel discussions, each lasting approximately
2 hours. The first panel will cover “Current
Chinese Military Trends”, and the second will cover “Policy
Implications for the U.S. and Asia.” |
Dr. Peggy Valentine
Gloria Molenje
Edith Irwin
Tues, Dec. 14, 2004
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Presentation: "HIV/AIDS and Children
in Africa: Making a Difference."
Speakers: Dr. Peggy Valentine, Associate Dean, Allied Sciences,
Howard University
Gloria Molenje, Festus E. Molenje Memorial Foundation, Kabalega, Western Province,
Kenya, and
Edith Irwin, Rokpa International (Zimbabwe).
Dr. Valentine leads study tours to African countries for health workers each
summer. Mrs. Molenje is building an orphanage/boarding school, with the express
purpose of keeping siblings, and therefore families intact. Ms. Irwin works
with families of HIV-AIDS infected mothers and their children, including a
group called Batsiranai Mothers and Disabled Children's Group.
Room LJ-139, James Madison Building
Sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division and
the Science, Technology
and Business Division. |
| Alden Almquist
Albert Lokasola
Mon, Dec. 13, 2004
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
|
Alden Almquist, anthropologist,
2003-2004 Kluge Staff Fellow, and
Albert Lokasola, President, Vie Sauvage, Democratic Republic of the Congo will
present "Preserving Africa's Threatened Wildlife: Forest Peoples and Indigenous
Knowledge." They will discuss the wildlife conservation programs in
Congo's Lac
Tumba and Maringa-Wamba-Lopori landscapes.
Pickford Theater, James
Madison Building, Library of Congress
Sponsored by the African and Middle Eastern Division and the Science, Technology
and Business Division. |
Thurs, Dec. 9, 2004
Dr. Matthew P. Hare
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Matthew P. Hare, Professor of Biology
at the University of Maryland, spoke about current efforts
to restore oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Mon, Nov. 8, 2004
Sten
Odenwald
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Sten Odenwald, an astrophysicist at NASA,
will present, "Patterns
of the Void."
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, Oct 26, 2004
Therese McNerney
12:30 pm -1:30 pm |
Ms. McNerney is a physical fitness expert,
who spoke on "Obesity: A National
Epidemic."
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Mon, Oct 18, 2004
Gerry McKiernan
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
"Seize the Feed: Content Syndication
for Enhanced Governmental Information Services." Mr.
McKiernan is the compiler for RSS (Rich Site Services,)
a categorized registry of library services that are delivered
through push technology to subscribers. Jointly sponsored
with the FLICC Content Management Working Group. |
Tues, Sept. 14, 2004
Linda Simon
11:30 a.m. - 12:30
We regret that this program has been cancelled. |
Linda Simon, professor of English
at Skidmore College, spoke on her new book, Dark
Light; Electricity and Anxiety
from the Telegraph to the X Ray.
Dining Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, July 21, 2004
Paul Krugman
1:00 - 2:00 pm
|
Lecture by Paul Krugman,
economist and professor at Princeton University, and regular
economics columnist for The New
York Times.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress
|
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Andrea Sevetson
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Andrea Sevetson, Training Specialist
at the U.S. Census Bureau, will present a demonstration on
"Census 2000 and the American FactFinder."
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, June 8, 2004
Esther Kepplinger
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 |
Ms. Kepplinger is the Deputy Commissioner
for Patent Operations, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tues, May 25, 2004
Dr. Marilyn Kern-Foxworth
|
Dr. Foxworth, author and professor,
spoke on "Blacks in Advertising Yesterday, Today,
and Tomorrow."
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Friday, May 7, 2004
Jim Richardson
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mr. Richardson is a freelance photographer
who has researched and photographed over 15 major stories
for The National Geographic Magazine. Co-sponsored with Prints
& Photographs.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Dr. Yervant Terzian
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Terzian is the The David Duncan
Professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell University's
Department of Astronomy and Space Sciences. speaking on "13.7
Billion Years: A History of the Cosmos. He is the author of
more than 200 scientific publications and the editor of six
books, including "Carl Sagan's Universe."
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Friday, March 19, 2004
Science Safari
Einstein Fellows |
Science and math teachers from
across the country will guide participants through hands-on
experiments and activities in celebration of ESTME Week
(Excellence in Science, Technology, and Mathematics Education).
This event is designed to excite students about math and
science and to highlight the importance of science education.
The "Science Safari" is jointly sponsored by the
Science, Technology & Business Division and the Department
of Energy’s Office of Science. ESTME Week is sponsored
by the Department of Education along with the National Science
Foundation and other federal agencies and scientific societies.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Dr. Richard Restak
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Restak is a Clinical Professor
of Neurology at George Washington Univ. School of Medicine
and Health Sciences, and a private practitioner of neurology
and neuropsychiatry. He spoke on his most recent book,
The New Brain: How the Modern Age is Rewiring Your Mind.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Jan 28, 2004
Martha Priddy Patterson
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Ms. Patterson, Director of Employee
Benefits at Deloite & Touche, spoke on Federal and
private employee pension plans.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Feb 11, 2004
R. Edward Freeman
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Freeman is the Olsson Professor
of Business Administration and the Co-Director of the Olsson
Center for Applied Ethics at The Darden School at the University
of Virginia. He spoke on Fixing the Ethics Crisis in
American Business.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed, Jan 28, 2004
Martha Priddy Patterson
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Ms. Patterson, Director of Employee
Benefits at Deloite & Touche, spoke on Federal and
private employee pension plans.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003
Dr. Lynne Elkin
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Elkin spoke on Rosalind
Franklin and the Double Helix. Dr. Elkin is professor of biological
sciences at California State University, Hayward. She was
interviewed on the PBS NOVA program "Secret of Photo 51."
Dr. Elkin's recent article on Rosalind Franklin appeared in
Physics Today, March 2003.
Pickford Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Friday, Nov. 14, 2003
Dr. Bruce Weir
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Weir holds the
W.N. Reynolds's chair at North Carolina State University and
is an expert in theoretical and statistical genetics. He will
speak on DNA fingerprinting.
Dining
Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Monday, Nov. 3, 2003
Dr. Michael Fox
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Michael Fox writes the Animal
Doctor column for the Washington Post. He is a veterinarian
and author of many books on animal care, welfare and rights.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Monday, Oct. 20, 2003
Kenneth
Wright
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
"Mesa Verde Prehistoric Public
Works." A lecture and slide show by Kenneth Wright, President
of Wright Water Engineers, Inc., Denver, CO. Cosponsored with
the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday Sept.
23, 2003
China
in Transition Symposium
1:30-3:30 in LJ-119. |
The Library of Congress’ John
W. Kluge Center; the Science, Technology and Business Division;
and the Asian Division jointly present a symposium entitled
“China in Transition: Will Economic Reform Lead to Democracy
in China?” Leading experts spoke on a panel about
the challenges posed by economic reforms.
Room
LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003
Dr.
Philip Wyatt
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Wyatt is the Chief Executive
Officer of Wyatt Technologies Corporation, in Santa Barbara,
CA. He spoke on the timely subject of "Bioterrorism:
Detection and protection".
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Dr.
Eve Higginbotham
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Higginbotham, chair,
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland, will
speak on "Clinical Trials in Glaucoma: What Have We Learned."
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Monday, May 19, 2003
K.C.
Cole
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
K.C. Cole, science columnist of
the Los Angeles Times, spoke on her new collection of
essays entitled, Mind over Matter. The book will be
available at the event for purchase and signing.
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Dr. Claude Vogel
12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.. |
Dr. Vogel spoke on "Creating
Taxonomies: How to Use Metrics to Show Progress." Dr. Vogel,
an associate professor of Computational Semiotics at the Universities
of Montreal and Albuquerque, will present a quality plan for
creating an effective portal taxonomy. Cosponsored by FLICC
and the Science, Technology and Business Division.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Thursday, April 3, 2003
Dr. Lucy H. Spelman
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Spelman, the Director of the
Smithsonian National Zoological Park, spoke on "Renewing
the National Zoo."
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
March 19, 2003
Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, author of
Big Doctoring in America: Profiles in Primary Care, will
speak on the education of medical professionals and the need
for more primary care physicians in America.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
March 18, 2003
Science Safari
10:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
|
Top science teachers from across
the country will perform science experiments and demonstrations
as part of ESTME Week (Excellence in Science, Technology,
and Math Education). ESTME Week's purpose is to help parents
and teachers foster student interest in science, mathematics,
and technology. The "Science Safari" is jointly sponsored
by the Science, Technology & Business Division, the Department
of Energy's Office of Science, and the Office of Science and
Technology Policy of the Executive Office of the President.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003
Dr. Vivian Pinn
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Pinn is the Associate Director
for Research on Women's Health at the National Institutes
of Health. She spoke on the benefits and risks associated
with use of hormone replacement therapy, dietary supplements,
and other interventions in preventing cardiovascular disease,
breast and colorectal cancer, and osteoporosis in postmenopausal
women.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Feb. 4, 2003
Dr. Cheryl Winkler
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Cheryl Winkler, of the Molecular
Genetics Epidemiology Section of the National Cancer Institute
in Frederick, Md., spoke on the latest research for curing
HIV/Aids.
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wed., Jan. 29, 2003
Jim Adams
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Jim Adams, curator of the National
Herb Garden at the National Arboretum, will present, "Color
in the Herb Garden." Cosponsored with the Gardening Information
Forum of the Library of Congress Professional Association.
Dining Room A, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Jan. 14, 2003
Dr.
Stephen Straus
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Stephen Straus, Director of
the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
of the National Institutes of Health, spoke on C&AM.
West Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Dr. Alan Carlin
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Carlin, a senior economist
at the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke on "The
United States Experience with Economic Incentives for Protecting
the Environment".
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Friday, November 8, 2002
Stephen
E. Arnold
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mr. Arnold, president of Arnold
Information Technology, spoke on the "Wireless Impact
on Libraries." Find out what is new and what patrons will
be expecting of librarians.
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Monday, October 28, 2002
Dr.
Bernard Wood
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Bernard Wood, Paleoanthropologist
and Senior Scientist at The National Museum of Natural History
spoke on "Human Origins:Evidence and Hypotheses"
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thursday, June 20, 2002
Dr.
Frank T. Vertosick, Jr.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Frank T. Vertosick, Jr., neurosurgeon
and author, spoke on his new book "The Genius within;
Discovering the Intelligence of Every Living Thing."
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thursday, May 23, 2002
Dallas
Salisbury
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dallas Salisbury, President and
CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, Washington,
DC spoke on "Investing in Your Future."
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
William
Noel
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
William Noel, Curator of Manuscripts
and Rare Books at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, will
speak on the Archimedes Palimpsest.
Cosponsored with the Humanities & Social Sciences Division.
Thomas
Jefferson Building, Room 116 |
April 11, 2002
James
A. Levine, M.D.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
|
Dr. Levine, an endocrinologist
at the Mayo Clinic, spoke about a new and instantaneous
technique for detecting deception by recording the thermal
patterns from a person's face.
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Matthew
Lesko
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Presentation by Matthew Lesko,
author and lecturer on how the average citizen or business
can get money from the government.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Tuesday, March 14, 2002
Kenneth
R. Wright
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mr. Wright, civil engineer and
hydrologist, and President of Wright Water Engineers, Inc.,
of Denver, Colorado, will present a slide show/lecture on
his engineering and scientific research at Machu Picchu.
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Friday, February 22, 2002
Mary
Ellen Bates
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mary Ellen Bates, principal of
Bates Information Services, a research and consulting business,
spoke on researching online information sources.
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Monday, December 10, 2001
Warren
Adler
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mr. Adler, author of The War
of the Roses, Mourning Glory, and other novels,
spoke on E-Books from a writer's perspective.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Tuesday, November 20, 2001
Michael
Getler
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Mr. Gentler spoke of his experiences
and recite anecdotes as the Ombudsman of the Washington
Post since November 2000.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Thursday, September 27, 2001
Dr.
Candace B. Pert
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Dr. Pert, a neuroscientist at Georgetown
University Medical Center, spoke on mind-body medicine,
which is the subject of her 1997 book Molecules of Emotion,
and on Peptide T, a non-toxic AIDS drug she invented at NIH
in 1986.
Pickford
Theater, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Monday, June 11, 2001
Dr.
James A. Duke
12 noon - 1 p.m.
|
Dr. Duke, noted ethnobotanist,
expert on medicinal plants, and author, will present a slide
show/lecture titled "A Tale of Two Gardens"
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
| |
Tuesday, June 5, 2001
Dr.
Sylvester James Gates, Jr.
12 noon - 1 p.m.
|
Dr. Gates, John S. Toll Professor
of Physics, University of Maryland, will present a lecture
on Superstring Theory: "Einstein's Dream at the New Millennium".
West
Dining Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
Tuesday, October 2, 2001
Janice
VanCleave
12 noon - 1 p.m. |
Ms. VanCleave, author of science
books for children, will present a program on teaching children
about science, which will include local schoolchildren performing
simple experiments under Ms. VanCleave's guidance. This program
is intended primarily for an adult audience.
Mumford
Room, James Madison Building, Library of Congress |
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