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The gorgeous, the brutalist | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. An intensely human conversation. 8220;In the spirit of helping one another” →. The gorgeous, the brutalist. July 20, 2014. Benny Johnson wrote about architecture at Buzzfeed last week;. I attended last December. Then Johnson reached for hyperbole and won some readers–but lost me:. 8220;Unfortunately for us, in the ’60s and ’70s, the federal government only hired architects wit...
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European Tribune - Is Civilisation A Pyramid Scheme?
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The European Tribune is a forum for thoughtful dialogue of European and international issues. You are invited to post comments and your own articles. Welcome to the new version of European Tribune. It's just a new layout, so everything should work as before - please report bugs here. Is Civilisation A Pyramid Scheme? Tue Mar 6th, 2007 at 04:17:53 AM EST. As this diary originated from a discussion of real estate markets. Do civilisations collapse often, and how? With the same effect! While I was preparing...
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It’s highly individual | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. The extent of our civilization →. It’s highly individual. August 2, 2015. On Saturday, I provided contextual information on the Archives and Archivists (A&A) Listserv about some issues in the news. I observed that Fedland archives, history and records issues are more subject to demagoguery than similar issues in corporate or academic settings. The amount of misinformation abou...
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The Episconixonian: Bring On The Nixon Psychobiographers!
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Ecclesiastical and political pragmatism, with a beat. Friday, January 7, 2011. Bring On The Nixon Psychobiographers! Some insiders' insights from historian and former Nixon tapes archivist Maarja Krusten's new blog, NixoNARA. First, from one of Maarja's l. Was his suspicion of civil servants - not just archivists but members of the diplomatic and intelligence services - a function of temperament or philosophy? And yet there's no question about the unfortunate consequences of Nixon's corrosive assumptions...
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“Consistently strove not to one-up but to do better” | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. Remembering, experiencing, learning, asking why. Mind the gap →. 8220;Consistently strove not to one-up but to do better”. May 23, 2012. A front page article. It has been 22 years since I last worked at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Especially since last year. I was surprised that in all the recent discussions in a listserv and at a blog. Finally, an...
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SSP to Daily Kos FAQ – Swing State Project
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Campaign and Election News – Covering Key Races Around the Country. The Swing State Project Is Now Daily Kos Elections. Canadian Election Results Thread #2. Canadian Election Results Thread #1. DRA: Election data for IL, MN, NV, AZ. Canadian Election Predictions Thread. On DRA: Election data for IL, MN, NV, AZ. On Canadian Election Results Thread #2. On Canadian Election Results Thread #2. On Canadian Election Results Thread #2. On Canadian Election Results Thread #2. SSP to Daily Kos FAQ. All the conten...
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Color palettes: archives and records | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. Color palettes: archives and records. February 26, 2014. And I had marked the date last year elsewhere. My chosen celebration centered on a wonderful visit. Yes, David rides the Shuttle “just like us.”. Receiving the framed federal service award actually wasn’t the highlight of my day. That occurred instead on Monday when I read a beautiful new post by Ashley Stevens...I recen...
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Out there and in the community | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. Inside, outside archives →. Out there and in the community. February 25, 2015. Yesterday, Miller shared. A great blog post about how to demonstrate people skills on your IT resume. The opening paragraph read. I thanked him and observed. 8220;Excellent blog post, thanks for sharing! For job seekers who haven’t built up much on-the-job experience, you can point to people s...
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Reach for the stars: “why not?” | The Changing Archives Sky
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The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. Because it is the future! The Anniversary →. Reach for the stars: “why not? May 8, 2014. What inspires us in life? Ashley Stevens (left), an archives technician at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), offered beautiful insights into inspiration last week in a post about meeting Nichelle Nichols. Ms. Nichols starred in a landmark television,. Ms Nichols has ...
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Governing, information, knowledge: it’s complicated | The Changing Archives Sky
https://nixonara.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/governing-information-knowledge-its-complicated
The Changing Archives Sky. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), history, records, with a splash of Star Trek. To navigate the “undiscovered country”. The agents of the future →. Governing, information, knowledge: it’s complicated. March 13, 2015. When Chief Records Officer Paul Wester spoke at NARA at the ASAP training event on February 26, he said that in his rush to get to the venue, he forgot to bring along a t-shirt. It’s one that says Records Management is the backbone of Ope...