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Question 1:
PLS HOW WILL ATTENDING ALA CONFERENCE CONTRIBUTE TO MY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ESSAY CRITERIA 1 CLARITY OF CONTENT AND FORM 2 CLEAR GOALS AND BENEFITS OF ATTENDANCE 3 COMMITMENT TO ALA AND LIBRARY PROFESSION 4 ENTHUSIASM 5 POTENTIAL GROWTH PERCEIVED PLS NOY LESS THA N 250 WORDS MAY U BE BLESS AS U RESPOND
Answer :
Dear Inadvertent Screamer, Oh, goodness. QB is crushed to inform you that as a member of the ALA, QB is unable to assist you with your essay, lest such help be perceived as favoritism. However, QB feels quite safe in offering you a small yet pertinent keyboard tip: should you choose to hold down the “Shift” key for the duration of your desired capitalization, you will avoid typing in all capitalized letters, LIKE SO. While aesthetically inoffensive, such a typeface is the print equivalent of a vocal yell. QB is sure that you are of genteel manners and did intend to be on the attack; therefore, QB wishes you the very best of luck with your application process. QB would not like to leave you without an Undergraduate Library source to which you might turn for solace in your time of need. As an aspiring librarian, you may find the following video instructive and enjoyable. Under 250 Words, QB
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Safeguarding our patrons’ privacy [videorecording] : what every librarian needs to know about the USA PATRIOT Act & related anti-terrorism measures
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VIDREC 021.8 Sa17
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Undergraduate Library
Date Answered :
5/29/2008
Question 2:
Which Playstation 3 game should my emo and sensitive friend buy? What is your opinion about "Rock Band?"
Answer :
Dear Gaming Rocker, Your e&s friend should consider checking out PS3 games from the Undergrad, because it’s free! And free is a lot cheaper than Amazon or Target, which are notoriously Not Free. Some of the emo-friendly games in our collection include: TimeShift (save the world from an evil, time-traveling genius) Heavenly Sword (defeat a materialistic overlord) Def Jam: Icon (rise to the top of the hip-hop music scene) Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (lots of un-sensitive hacking with swords, but hey, who’s to say it’s not a metaphor for hacking away at one’s internal anguish?) If your friend is determined to spend money on his game, there are some exciting prospects on the horizon for a gentleman of great feeling. As long as he’s not too cool for it, the upcoming Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian might appeal. Nothing like being the ruler of a decaying land to bring out the angst in any of us. Whether or not C.S. Lewis adaptations speak to your friend, QB highly recommends the November 2008 update of Final Fantasy VII. A collapsing world, an unrequited love, and some untimely demises: more emo-osity than you can shake a stick at, and now with prettier graphics than ever! If performing is more your friend’s bag, then SingStar may be just his thing. Not only will he get to perform current songs while watching their respective music videos, but he will be able to share his recordings with the world! That’s right: SingStar will let you post your version of its songs online for all the intarwebz to hear. Of the songs that are included in the game, QB has a fondness for The Pixies’ Here Comes Your Man, so keep your ears open and you just might hear QB crooning a la Black Francis. As to what QB thinks of Rock Band, QB is so a fan. QB’s favorite feature of the game is undoubtedly the microphone, although scoring points for accuracy often required a Gregorian chant-like approach to singing that QB found strange. QB appreciated the new selection of songs, as a particular fan of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Radiohead. However, despite being a Metallica fan, QB found that their songs did not transfer so well into Rock Band format. Don’t let that caveat stop you, however—it’s a fun game, and will provide hours of fun with your performance-minded friends. Rawkin’ owt, QB
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www.playstation.com www.amazon.com Undergraduate Library Online Catalog
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Date Answered :
5/28/2008
Question 3:
What WNBA player has appeared in the most WNBA all-star games in league history? Which WNBA team has sent the most players to the WNBA all-star game in league history?
Answer :
Dear WNBA fan, After forming in 1996, the WNBA signed their first players on October 23, 1996. The league started with 8 teams and the first game was between New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks on June 21, 1997. Since the 1996, the league has expanded to 16 teams and each team plays about 32 regular-season games per game. The first WNBA All-Start game was played at Madison Square Garden in New York on July 14th, 1999. The game was televised live on ESPN. QB digresses though, including both starters and reserve players that teams sent, in all of WNBA All-Star History, the Houston Comets have sent the most players with a total of 22. The Los Angeles Sparks are following close behind with a total of 20 players. While there has been no WNBA player that has been in all the All-Star Games, Sparks’ Lisa Leslie, Sacramento Monarchs’ Yolanda Griffith, the Comets’ Tina Thompson, and Orlando’s Nykesha Sales have been in 8 of the 9 All-Star Games. Every avid basketball fan should check out Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia. There is a whole chapter (number 32) on Women’s Basketball, it includes a lot of history about women’s basketball and tons of team and individual player statistics. -QB-
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1. WNBA Website 2. Total Basketball: The Ultimate Basketball Encyclopedia
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2. Q796.32364 T64
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1. http://www.wnba.com/ 2. Undergraduate Library Reference Collection
Date Answered :
5/7/2008
Question 4:
Why don't more people know about Jim Croce? He is the bomb, and just check out that stache. Fi-nom-i-nal.
Answer :
Dear Super Guy, Or Maybe A Super God, QB was just getting ready to get her hat when your question caught her eye, and she put it back. She did not, however, order a couple-a more shots and beers, as did Mr. Croce in his song "Roller Derby Queen." QB strictly adheres to a policy of sobriety on the job, lest she end up workin' at the car wash with soggy ol' shoes. As a lifelong Jim Croce fan, QB can scarcely imagine that there are people who do not know about the legendary folk singer. For those who have not even said hello to Mr. Croce, he released his first album ("Facets") in 1966. It was not until the arrival of "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" in 1972 that he showed the general public that, like the north wind whistling down the sky, he had a song. Unfortunately, its singing was to be short-lived. In 1973, after singing a concert at Northwestern State University in Louisiana, Jim was in a plane crash that took the lives of all aboard. The tragic curtailing of his life and career may account for his being less widely known than some of his contemporaries. Mr. Croce's 'stache, as mentioned in your question, is incomparably awesometastic. Phear, n00bs, 'cause that 'stache can p0wn. QB would be delighted to wax poetic about Jim Croce again--whether the man, the myth, or the music--but for now, her silver tongue has turned to clay so there'll be one less set of footsteps on the QB bulletin board. Hopefully since people are bound to change, Mr. Croce will soon get the attention he deserves. Hope I didn't wake you, QB
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http://www.jimcroce.com/discography.shtml
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Date Answered :
2/7/2008
Question 5:
How did JK Rowling get started with the Harry Potter series?
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Dear Muggle, Witch, Wizard, or Other Magical Creature, QB wanted to go straight to the source to get an answer to your question. Unfortunately, QB was unable to convince J.K. to fly into Willard Airport, and QB has neither funds for airfare nor Floo powder. Luckily, J.K.'s website (www.jkrowling.com) has an FAQ section written by the author herself. Under "About the Books," she answered a question similar to yours regarding where she gets her ideas: "The answer is ‘out of my head’, but people don’t seem very satisfied with that, it’s too boring, even though it’s true." Well, QB certainly thought that answer was boring, so a bit more searching was in order. From the same website, the author also provides an autobiography ("About Me"). In it, she describes the moment when she got the idea for Harry Potter: "It was after a weekend's flat-hunting, when I was travelling [sic] back to London on my own on a crowded train, that the idea for Harry Potter simply fell into my head… To my immense frustration, I didn't have a functioning pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me." That was a bit more satisfying as explanations go, wasn't it? In case you just can't believe Ms. Rowling herself, or want to know more about the author, QB tracked down a few biographies of her in UIUC's collection. Hope that answers your question! Mischief managed, QB
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Sources consulted: http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=11 http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/biography.cfm For Further Reading: Boekoff, Patty Marlene and Kallen, Stuart A. Inventors and Creators: J.K. Rowling. San Diego : Kidhaven Press, 2003. Meister, Cari. Children’s authors set 2: J.K. Rowling. Edina, Minn. : Abdo Pub. Co., 2001. Shields, Charles J. Who wrote that?: Mythmaker : the story of J.K. Rowling. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
Call Number :
SB. R884b SB. R884m SB. R884s
Location :
Education S Collection
Date Answered :
9/16/2007
Question 6:
Why DID the chicken cross the road?
Answer :
Dear poultry lover, QB exhaustively researched this question and came to the following conclusion: The chicken crossed the road to get to the other side. In case you're wondering why the chicken crossed the road twice, the answer is, "She was a double-crosser." Finally, if you ever see a turkey crossing the road, you'll know it was the chicken's day off. Hope this satisfies your curiosity! Love, QB
Sources :
Cole, Joanna and Stephanie Calmenson. Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? And Other Riddles Old and New. New York: Beech Tree, 1994.
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S. 818 C675w
Location :
Education Storage
Date Answered :
3/13/2007
Question 7:
I am a big fan of BET’s Comic View. “Bruce Bruce” hosted Comic View about a year ago. I am curious to know what the name of the song is he came out to in the beginning of the show? It is something like “Tell me what you gonna do” or somethin’ like that. Also, who sings it? Thanks.
Answer :
Dear Musically Frustrated, QB is saddened to say that we could not find an exact answer for your question. However, we did uncover a few leads in the search for your song. A lyrics search of “tell me what you gonna do” on Yahoo! and Google resulted in several hits for “Baby,” a song by the female group Dream. According to Wikipedia, two of the three versions of the album It Was All a Dream include the song “Baby.” However, the copy of this album owned by U of I is the third version in which the song was cut and replaced. QB was also unable to find this song using other, less conventional methods. QB decided to switch approaches to this problem and checked out BET.com, but was unable to reach them by email. We found a little more information about the show by looking at Bruce Bruce’s official website. Bruce Bruce’s biography states that he hosted Comic View for two years, and the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) shows that he hosted the show in 2001. It is unclear, however, if this reference pertains to one episode after his tenure as host began or if this was when he first started hosting the show. We were also unable to find any information showing that Bruce Bruce hosted the show after his stint as the regular emcee. We also do not know if Bruce Bruce came out to the same song every night or if the song changed frequently, although QB is going out on a limb and guessing that the song changed at least once during Bruce Bruce’s time as the host. QB did email Bruce Bruce’s manager with the question. He did not know the song, nor did Bruce Bruce’s booking agent. We also received an email from the great man himself (via Thruline Entertainment). Bruce Bruce told us that BET picked the song and he was unfamiliar with it. How frustrating! We have it on good authority from a fan of the show (one of our own librarians) that four lovely ladies accompanied Bruce Bruce onto the stage, dancing and lip-syncing to the song. Based on the question we received, we do not know if the song you are looking for is performed by women or men, but with this tidbit of information, we feel that the song was most likely recorded by a girl group, thus bringing us back to Dream. QB will go out on another limb here and state that we believe “Baby” is the song you heard and Dream is the group who performed it, simply because the timing is so right. Dream (four teens: Holly Blake Arnstein, Melissa Schuman, Ashley Poole, Alex Chester, and, later, Diana Ortiz) was formed in October 1998, and signed to Sean Combs’ (then known as Puff Daddy, later, Sean P. Diddy Combs, later, P. Diddy, later, Sean John, later, Puff, later, The Big Puff, still later, Puffy, and finally, Diddy) Bad Boy Label in January 1999. They debuted their album, It Was All a Dream, on January 23, 2001, the same year that we believe Bruce Bruce began hosting Comic View. Curious questioner, QB is deeply sorry that we could not find any further information for you. To be honest, this question is driving us nuts and we will continue to search for your answer because we really want to uncover this mystery! We encourage you to contact us again so we can talk and hopefully get some more information from you. Until that time, dear questioner, we are— The QB Squad
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Yahoo! and Google (see above) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Was_All_a_Dream_%28album%29 http://www.bruce-bruce.com http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1049593/ A-Z Lyrics, “Baby” http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dream/baby.html
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Date Answered :
11/3/2006
Question 8:
Why is reality TV so popular?
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Jane Austen famously wrote many years ago, "For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?" Maybe in the 19th century and the 21st, we’re all just insatiable voyeurs. Helping the trend along is the fact that reality shows have few or no expensive actors to pay and no scripts to write (not in the sense that they’d be written for a one-hour drama or sitcom, anyway). The shows are relatively cheap and easy to produce, and networks like making money. In 2001 reality TV made up 5% of the network lineup, compared to 19% by 2004. TV executives explained that they were giving the people what they want. Andrea Wong, exec VP-alternative programming, specials, and late night at Walt Disney Co.’s ABC said, "consumers have accepted it [reality TV] as a real genre...the audience has spoken." Jeff Zucker explained, when he was still the NBC entertainment president, "our strategy is to use it [reality TV] principally in the summer to keep the lights on." The show "Survivor," which first premiered in the summer, is often named as having sparked the explosion of reality TV. But since the time that reality TV became so prevalent, its popularity, as well as the popularity of particular shows, has waxed and waned. In October 2005 a Media Week article commented that reality's fall 2005 decline represented a cycle that all TV formats go through. Even a particular show model is not immune to failure, as we have witnessed (read Martha Stewart’s Apprentice attempt). By 2005 some advertisers and, seemingly, viewers were becoming tired of a genre that felt highly produced and predictable. That January, however, "American Idol" again made a strong showing in the ratings. At this point reality TV seems as profitable and as likely to stick around as the sitcom format. If you remember the commercials that featured "American Idol" contestants singing the praises of all Ford vehicles, it won’t come as a surprise to you that reality TV is a great tool for advertising, since product placement is pretty seamless. Is this the complete triumph of commercial culture over a culture of substance? Eh, QB isn’t sure. Another criticism of reality TV is that shows like "American Idol" and "Fear Factor" create a culture of humiliation that trivializes eavesdropping. But what’s so humiliating about eating a sack of bugs on national television?
Sources :
1) Mills, Nicolaus. "Television and the Politics of Humiliation." Dissent, Summer 2004. Vol. 51 Issue 3, p. 79-81. 2) Atkinson, Claire and Jon Fine. "New Reality Dawns for TV Economics." Advertising Age, Sept. 2004. Vol. 75 Issue 39, p. 75. 3) Frutkin, A.J. "Reality Formula on Notice: Media Agencies Look for Next Wave of Creativity for Non-scripted Genre." MediaWeek, October 2005 Vol. Issue 37 p. 6
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1) EBSCO: Academic Search Premier, www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/find/articleguide.html 2) EBSCO: Academic Search Premier, www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/find/articleguide.html 3) InfoTrac: Expanded Academic www.library.uiuc.edu/ugl/find/articleguide.html
Date Answered :
8/29/2006
Question 9:
I have heard from various people that Jamie Lee Curtis has both male and female reproductive organs. Is this true?
Answer :
Most people would refer to this as being a hermaphrodite, though intersexual is the preferred term. This particular question has been asked by the curious before. Uncle Ezra of Cornell University answered this question with a no way back in February of 1996. Snopes.com’s urban legends page reports that the rumor is only a rumor. It may be built on the fact that Curtis has a boyish sounding name, or looks boyish to some people. Additionally, she and her husband Christopher Guest adopted their two children, rather than having them naturally--this seems to have fueled the rumor. You will find that some websites report Curtis having X and Y chromosomes as fact, but the truth is that this has never been confirmed, nor has Curtis or her family ever addressed the rumor. We might assume that they find it offensive or, believers of the legend might argue, they won’t talk about it because it’s true. In 2001 Curtis’ rep canceled a radio interview when co-hosts of the morning show on which she was to appear discussed the hermaphrodite rumor and whether they should ask Curtis about it on the air, days previous to her interview. We will never know for sure whether this is just a rumor, but it sounds like just a rumor to QB, and maybe a hurtful one at that.
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1) Snopes.com 2) Eldredge, Richard. "Curtis does an about-face." Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 29, 2001. 3) Dear Uncle Ezra archives
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1) http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/jamie.htm 2) LexisNexis online database 3) http://ezra.cornell.edu/posting.php?timestamp=825570000#question7
Date Answered :
8/3/2006
Question 10:
How can I get Corner Bakery to open a restaurant here? Or where else can I get Chicken Pomodori Paninis that hit the spot? Do you know where I can find someone who knows how to make Chicken Pomodori Paninis? - Hungry
Answer :
Dear Hungry, Corner Bakery currently runs 91 restaurants in 8 states and the District of Columbia, according to http://www.brinker.com, but none of those locations are very close to our beloved Urbana-Champaign. QB has patronized many a Corner Bakery, and sympathizes with your need for Chicken Pomodori Paninis (although QB is partial to the Loaded Baked Potato Soup). So how can we convince Corner Bakery that U-C deserves to be graced with their presence? Corner Bakery is owned by CBC Restaurant Corp. The best way to let CBC know how much you love Corner Bakery is to get on the website http://www.cornerbakery.com/contact and send them a message. On a side note... Since you love Corner Bakery so much, QB thought you might like to know about changes in the Corner Bakery family. Corner Bakery used to be owned by Brinker International, which also owns Chili's Grill & Bar, Romano's Macaroni Grill, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, Maggiano's Little Italy, and Rockfish Seafood Grill. In a deal finalized on Feb. 2, 2006, Corner Bakery was sold to CBC Restaurant Corp. CBC is a subsidiary of Il Fornaio (America) Corporation. Il Fornaio (America) Corp. owns 23 full-service Italian restaurants in 4 states in the west. Menus are "based on authentic regional Italian recipes" and the restaurants also contain small markets. While nothing can replace an authentic Chicken Pomodori Panini, QB found several local establishments which have similar menu items. According to the Corner Bakery website, the Chicken Pomodori Panini is composed of "sliced chicken breast, fresh basil and spinach, oven roasted tomatoes, and provolone cheese with pesto mayonnaise." Here are some similar tasty choices: Panera’s Frontega Chicken Panini Panera has two locations in Champaign. One near the mall at Neil and Convenience Place (1903 Convenience Place) and one near the Old Farm Shops on Kirby and Mattis (1765 West Kirby). The Frontega Chicken Panini has "smoked, pulled white meat chicken, red onions, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, chopped basil and our chipotle mayonnaise, grilled hot on our Rosemary & Onion focaccia." Silver Mine’s Silver Plume Silver Mine has two locations in Champaign, one at 6th and Daniels (612 E. Daniels) and one at Neil and Charles (905 S. Neil St.). The Silver Plume is a hot sub which comes with "grilled chicken breast, provolone, lettuce, tomato, mayo." Biaggi’s Chicken Panini Biaggi’s is located on the corner of Neil between Devonshire and Knollwood (2235 S. Neil Street). The Chicken Panini is on the lunch menu. It is described as a panini with "grilled chicken breast, herb-flavored goat cheese, roasted red peppers, hickory smoked bacon and fresh tomato basil salsa" on country bread lightly brushed with garlic butter. Boltini’s Spinach Alfredo & Chicken Flatbread Boltini is located on Neil Street in downtown Champaign (211 North Neil). The Spinach Alfredo & Chicken is flatbread with "basil pesto, creamy spinach with chicken breast & mozzarella cheese." -QB
Sources :
About Corner Bakery Corner Bakery Cafe. http://www.cornerbakery.com Brinker International. http://www.brinker.com Brinker International Announces Completion of Corner Bakery Sale. PR Newswire. 2 February 2006. http://www.brinker.com Il Fornaio Authentic Italian Restaurant and Bakery. http://ilfornaio.com Il Fornaio (America) Corp. acquires Corner Bakery Café. Food Ingredients First. 3 February 2006. http://foodingredientsfirst.com For Chicken Pomodori Panini Substitutions Community. http://www.uiuc.edu/community Panera. http://www.panerabread.com/ Sliver Mine. http://www.silverminesubs.com/ Biaggi’s. http://www.biaggis.com/ Bolini. http://www.boltinilounge.com/
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Date Answered :
8/2/2006
Question 11:
Can you recommend any "classy" pornographic films? Ones that have passionate sex scenes that do not degrade the women. It would also be nice if the women had real figures.
Answer :
Well, as you may know, the Undergrad library is open until 3am most nights during the school year (that's as long as some of the local adult entertainment store's), but despite all of that time, and the dark corners here in the library, QB cannot personally recommend any classy films for you. But!, we do have a reference book for you to take a look at. It's called "The X-Rated Videotape Guide" and it's six volumes are available here in the reference section here at the Undergrad. Sadly though, there is not a way using the books to really tell how the women are treated in the films, but they are rated for content. The older volumes give better descriptions of the films than the newer volumes, so if you're looking for some classier films with more realistically figured women, perhaps check out some older porn from the 1970's or 1980's. Maybe talk with your friends to see what they recommend, or as always, the local adult entertaniment shops would probably be happy to help you find a more specific answer to your question, and provide you with locating the films.
Sources :
The X-Rated Videotape Guide
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016.79143653 R148x
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Undergrad Reference Collection
Date Answered :
7/14/2006
Question 12:
Dear QB, I have heard some reports claim that Pierce Brosnan's first wife Cassandra Harris was considerably older than him. But there seem to be many other reports that contradict this. Can QB resolve this conundrum? Devoted PB fan.
Answer :
Dear Devoted fan, According to Pierce Brosnan's official website, he was born on May 16th, 1953 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Then in 1977, he met Cassandra Harris in London, and three years later, the two were married in December. While sources agree that Cassandra Harris's birthday is on December 15th, the year is harder to pinpoint and QB was unable to find an exact, authorative birth year for the actress. Even Pierce doesn’t mention her birthdate on his website! There seem to be two contradictory reports, and since she wasn't a very prolific actress, she's hard to find in film guides and movie encyclopedias: According to the Internet Movie Database, she was born in 1948. The Wikipedia article also written about her contains the same information, but this article seems to be written using IMDB as a source. This would make Cassandra about five years older than Pierce. The other disputing argument leads us to believe that she was 39 years old at the time of her death from ovarian cancer in December of 1991. She'd already had her birthday for the year, so 1991 minus 39 equals 1952. This would make her about six months his elder. So, is five years considerably older than someone? That's up to you to decide. Thanks for your question, QB
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Pierce Brosnans's official website: http://www.piercebrosnan.com IMDB site: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364520/ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Harris People Weekly Obituary- January 13, 1992. Volume 37(1):65
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Date Answered :
6/29/2006
Question 13:
I want to know the name of every person on the cover of the Beatles’ 'Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club.'
Answer :
Dear Sgt. Pepper inquirer: So that’s an interesting question. You ready for this? Top row: Sri Yukteswar Giri (guru), Aleister Crowley, Mae West (actress), Lenny Bruce (comedian), Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer), William Claude Fields (comedian), Carl Gustav Jung (psychologist), Edgar Allan Poe (writer), Fred Astaire (dancer), Richard Merkin (artist), The Vargas Girl (by artist Alberto Vargas), Leo Gorcey (actor) (removed), Huntz Hall (actor), Simon Rodia, Bob Dylan (songwriter) Second row: Aubrey Beardsley (illustrator), Sir Robert Peel (British Prime Minister), Aldous Huxley (writer), Dylan Thomas (poet), Terry Southern (writer), Dion (singer), Tony Curtis (actor), Wallace Berman (actor), Tommy Handley (comic), Marilyn Monroe (actress), William S. Burroughs (writer), Sri Mahavatar Babaji (guru), Stan Laurel (actor), Richard Lindner (artist), Oliver Hardy (comedian), Karl Marx (political philosopher), H.G. Wells (writer), Sri Paramahansa Yogananda (guru), Anonymous (wax hairdresser's dummy) Third row: Stuart Sutcliffe (artist/former Beatle), Anonymous (wax hairdresser's dummy), Max Miller (comedian), The Petty Girl (by Artist George Petty), Marlon Brando (actor), Tom Mix (actor), Oscar Wilde (writer), Tyrone Power (actor), Larry Bell (artist), Dr. David Livingstone (missionary/explorer), Johnny Weissmuller (swimmer/actor), Stephen Crane (writer), Issy Bonn (comedian), George Bernard Shaw (playwright), H.C. Westermann (sculptor), Albert Stubbins (soccer player), Sri Lahiri Mahasaya (guru), Lewis Carroll (writer), T.E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), Front row: Sonny Liston (boxer), The Petty Girl (by George Petty), Wax model - George Harrison, Wax model- John Lennon, Shirley Temple, Wax model - Ringo Starr, Wax model - Paul McCartney, Albert Einstein (scientist), John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bobby Breen (singer), Marlene Dietrich (actress/singer), Gandhi (Indian Leader) (removed), Legionnaire from the Order of the Buffalos, Diana Dors (actress) Other objects within the group include: cloth grandmother-figure by Jann Haworth; cloth figure of Shirley Temple by Jann Haworth; a Mexican candlestick; a television set; a stone figure of a girl; another stone figure; a statue brought over from John Lennon's house; a trophy; a doll of the Indian goddess Lakshmi; a drum skin, designed by fairground artist Joe Ephgrave; a hookah, or water tobacco pipe; a velvet snake; a Japanese stone figure; a stone figure of Snow White; a garden gnome; a tuba; Hitler's hand over Paul McCartney's head How you ask? QB’s quest for knowledge led it to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and a personal favorite of QB (consider adding it to your favorites or bookmarks). Although they are a plethora of websites solely dedicated to the famed album cover, Wikipedia offers a beautiful history of its incarnation and how it came to be. In case you were wondering about the random assortment of celebrities and other personalities, they represent, in the form of life-sized cut-outs, the band’s heroes. It was not exempt from its share of parodies, namely Frank Zappa and the Simpsons. For more information about the famous album and its cover, check out the Wikipedia entry (link below).
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Wikipedia entry on the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
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online - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt_Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
Date Answered :
10/13/2005
Question 14:
I want to know who was the greatest hockey player to come from Minnesota is [sic]. Sincerely, Hockey Minniac
Answer :
Dear Hockey Minniac: We are sorry that QB has taken so long to get back to you and hope that you have survived the long night of the NHL lock out. While QB is generally hesitant to provide a definitive answer to questions that ask "who or what is the best," research has strongly pointed to Neal Broten as the greatest hockey player to come from Minnesota. The United States Hockey Hall of Fame describes Neal Broten as, "without question the land of 10,000 Lakes' greatest and most beloved player..." Sports Illustrated ranked Broten as the fourth greatest athlete to come from Minnesota. This ranking was first among hockey players, with the next hockey player ranked at number thirteen overall. Legends of Hockey.net notes that, "The state of Minnesota has yet to produce a hockey player as revered and accomplished as Neal Broten." Broten was born and raised in Roseau, Minnesota. In high school he set the Minnesota record of 4 assists in one period, which still stands today. Broten played collegiate hockey for the Minnesota Golden Gophers where he helped his team win the National Championship in 1979. He earned the rookie of the year award in 1979 and the Hobey Baker award, given to the top U.S. collegiate hockey player, in 1981. In the 1980 Olympic Games he played in the famous "Miracle on Ice" game where the U.S. defeated the Russians and went on to win a gold medal. He was subsequently drafted by the NHL's Minnesota North Stars and had an illustrious 17 year NHL career. His professional accomplishments include becoming the first U.S. player to record more than 100 points in a season, being the all-time Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise leader in scoring, assists, games played, seasons, shorthanded goals, playoff games and playoff assists, and winning the Stanley Cup in 1995. Broten was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. Other Minnesota hockey greats that QB considered in answering this question are Bill and Roger Christian, Phil Housley, and Mike Ramsey. However, QB found them no match for Neal Broten. Sincerely, QB
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1)Coffey, Wayne. The boys of winter: the untold story of a coach,
a dream, and the 1980 U.S. Hockey Team. New York : Crown, 2005.
142-150.
2)McGourty, John. "The State of Hockey: Minnesota loves hockey in
all shapes and sizes." Impact! NHL.com's Online Magazine, January, 2004.
Call Number :
1)796.962 C654b
Location :
1)Undergrad
Date Answered :
10/13/2005
Question 15:
Is the book The Jungle available on audio tape or CD?
Answer :
QB is glad you are interested in our audiobook collection; lots of students have never noticed it (downstairs, across from QB). While UIUC does not own a copy of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle we would be glad to request an audio cassette for you through interlibrary loan!
Sources :
1) ORR: Books in Print 2) UIUC Online Catalogue / WorldCat
Call Number :
Location :
Date Answered :
10/2/2005
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