I was late arriving to my first Cubs game ever when I was 10. My favorite player, Sandberg, was at bat, and hit it into the left field bleachers for me. I lost interest in baseball after he retired and the strike in '94, but was pulled back in when he returned a couple years later. Thanks, Ryno

veraPDF 1.28.2 out now!

#veraPDF 1.28.2 is out now! This release sees updated dependencies with vulnerability warnings, updates to (PDF/UA-2, WTPDF) and fixed validation of Unicode ✍️🧑‍💻 Read more: openpreservation.org/news/verapdf... #digipres

Strategies for supporting neurodivergent nursing students in practice placements Strategies for supporting neurodivergent nursing students in practice placements

Strategies for supporting neurodivergent nursing students in practice placements

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H7N9 avian flu strikes Mississippi broiler farm

The North American lineage H7N9 virus was last detected in US poultry in 2017.

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Inclusive memberships - Museums Association Funded essential memberships for individuals facing barriers to access

One day left to apply for your free inclusive membership 📆

We recognise the barriers faced by individuals with protected characteristics in the workplace, and this year our Members Support Fund is offering 235 fully-funded MA memberships to new members.

Apply for yours by 11.59pm on 17 March 👇

You know how much you love the "magic" of ILL?

Defend it by defending IMLS.

40 Outstanding International Books for Children from USBBY Following a devastating year of violence against children, our deepest hope is that these 40 outstanding international titles, and the words within them, can inspire bridges of understanding and peace...

Following a devastating year of violence against children, our deepest hope is that these 40 outstanding international titles, and the words within them, can inspire bridges of understanding and peace.

Three people in sky blue shirts and jeans climbing the steps of the US Capitol, including a young blonde girl wearing a red and white bandanna around her head and turning to look at the camera

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

If this is real - and we should verify it is - we all really HAVE to demonstrate we have Senate Dems' backs. Next week is congressional recess. If this holds, be ready with a loud and enthusiastic THANK YOU if you have a Dem Senator. This is how we build a unified opposition party.

5-strain meningitis vaccine shows promise in very young kids

In a phase 3 trial in Mali, the NmCV-5 vaccine was found to be safe and effective for use in young children beginning at 9 months of age.

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CMA leaving X The CMA has stopped posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as of Mar. 12.

The CMA has stopped posting on X.
With Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration, the platform has become a tool for the U.S government and its attacks on Canadians and our sovereignty.

The fact congressional Democrats have not hired three dozen D&D rules lawyers with oppositional defiant disorder and turned them loose on parliamentary procedure with the goal of maximum obstruction is such a fucking missed opportunity

Meta-analysis: Prone positioning benefits awake #COVID patients in respiratory failure

Prone positioning improved survival without intubation, cut the odds of intubation and in-hospital death, and lengthened the interval from enrollment to intubation.

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“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases Some affected discs aren’t manufactured anymore and can’t be replaced.

🕳️ #VanishingCulture arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

CDC: 13% of kids who died from flu this year had brain damage

Sixty-eight US children had been confirmed to have died from seasonal influenza this season.

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You can bypass DeepSeek AI's censorship by requesting responses in ASCII code instead of plain text.

I've tested various inputs and observed numerous instances of answer post-processing.

Autiobooks

Automatically convert epubs to audiobooks.

https://github.com/plusuncold/autiobooks

U.S. weighs destroying $500 million in stockpiled covid tests The government is reviewing proposals to shut down the program that ships free covid tests to American households and has been considering destroying 160 million tests.

SCOOP: Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans. My story w/ Carolyn Y. Johnson.

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Also encourage people to email LC to oppose this proposed revision, which was announced a few hours ago (with comments deadline of today 😡).

Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚

CNN was first notified of the firings at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in response to a freedom of information act request for records related to the security clearances of Musk and anyone from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) who has been granted access to sensitive or classified government networks. “Good luck with that, they just fired the whole privacy team,” an OPM email address responded to CNN’s FOIA request.

I don't think I've ever had that happen with a FOIA request!

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I had this game on DOS. Sooooo... DOS. Later, I got SSF2T by Gametek. Had to download a patch for the sounds to work. The soundtrack was especially awesome

Measles and tetanus vaccine vials are ready to be administered at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, on March 8, 2019.

Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/world/texas-... @apnews.com

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

Amanda Jones and Judy Blume Books & Books presents AMANDA JONESauthor of THE LIBRARIANin conversation with store

My evening with Judy Blume is coming up!!! I might faint. Tween me never imagined I’d have my own book and be in conversation with the legend herself at her bookstore. I dedicated my book to her and two chapters are named after her. What a full circle moment.

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Watch SINGIN’ IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN! Hundreds from around the 🌍️ joined our virtual celebration of the works entering the public domain in 2025! 🎶📖🎬

👀 it here ➡️ https://archive.org/details/singin-in-the-public-domain

#InternetArchive @libraryfutures.bsky.social #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

Two more Arkansas counties note #CWD in deer for first time

The two 2.5-year-old bucks in Cleburne County and a 3.5-year-old buck in Baxter were harvested during the hunting season.

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Photo: Tom Koerner, USFWS / Flickr cc

A sign directs people to an influenza vaccination clinic, en Francais..

One of the worst flu seasons in 10 years hits Quebec (Translation) www-lapresse-ca.translate.goog/actualites/s... @alicegb.bsky.social

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

smoke rises from smoke stacks in Bangladesh — AP file photo

Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/nearl... @apnews.com

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

CDC: 3 veterinarians had recent #H5N1 infections but didn't know they had been exposed

The findings suggest that cases in people and animals in other states have yet to be identified, the authors say.

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A Nose-Computer Interface Could Turn Dogs Into Super Detectors Startup Canaery is partnering with a US Department of Energy lab to develop neural implants for rats and dogs that are capable of decoding what they smell.

Startup Canaery is partnering with a US Department of Energy lab to develop neural implants for rats and dogs that are capable of decoding what they smell.