Today in 1847 Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, was born in Dublin.
In 1878, Stoker married Florence Balcombe, who had previously had a relationship with Oscar Wilde. Wilde and Stoker knew each other at university, having both been in the Philosophical Society.
Stoker was distantly related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes.
Though now he is remembered primarily for Dracula, during his lifetime, Bram Stoker was mostly known for being the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre in London.
The main character of Dracula was inspired by Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, also known as Vlad Tepes, posthumously known as Vlad the Impaler.
Vlad III ruled Wallachia, present day Romania, from 1456-1462 (and also in 1448 and 1476).
His father, Vlad II was known as Vlad Dracul, after being inducted into the Order of the Dragon, a monarchical chivalric order. This was a ploy to gain political favor from the Catholic Church in order to gain help in protecting Wallachia against the Ottoman Empire.
It has been claimed that Mary of Teck, grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II, is a distant descendant of Vlad Tepes' song Vlad Tepelus and Mihnea the Bad. Prince Charles publicly confirmed the relationship in 2011.
It is impossible that Vlad III was a vampire as after his death his head was taken to Constantinople as a trophy.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Today is...the Birth Anniversary of Marie Curie
Today is the birth anniversary of Marie Curie. She was well known for her research on radioactivity and her Noble Prizes in Physics and Chemistry.
Marie Curie was for on November 7, 1867 in Poland.
She moved to Paris in 1891 at age 24 to study physics, chemistry, and mathematics at the University of Paris.
Curie began her scientific career studying magnetic properties of various steels before meeting Pierre Curie, who found her laboratory space for her work
The two eventually married, sharing their love of science, bicycling and travel.
In 1903 Marie Curie won a Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing with her husband Pierre, and physicist Henri Becquerel. Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
In 1911, Curie was the sole winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in reward for discovering the elements of radium and polonium.
The 1911 Nobel Prize made Curie the first person to win two Nobel Prizes and she is still one of only two people to win two Prizes in different fields.
After the death of Pierre, Marie had a year-long affair with one of Pierre's former students, Paul Langevin. This caused a scandal as Langevin was married, though estranged from his wife. Curie's granddaughter later married Langevin's grandson.
Curie died in 1934 from aplastic anemia, which she contracted from her long-term exposure to radiation. Since the effects of radiation were unknown at that time, Marie tended to carry about test tubes of radioactive isotopes in her pocket.
Due to their levels of radioactivity, her research papers from her time spent studying radioactive material are too dangerous to handle, including her cookbook. The papers are kept in lead-lined boxes and protective clothing must be worn by anyone who wishes to consult them.
What would you like to be remembered for?
Marie Curie was for on November 7, 1867 in Poland.
She moved to Paris in 1891 at age 24 to study physics, chemistry, and mathematics at the University of Paris.
Curie began her scientific career studying magnetic properties of various steels before meeting Pierre Curie, who found her laboratory space for her work
The two eventually married, sharing their love of science, bicycling and travel.
In 1903 Marie Curie won a Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing with her husband Pierre, and physicist Henri Becquerel. Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
In 1911, Curie was the sole winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in reward for discovering the elements of radium and polonium.
The 1911 Nobel Prize made Curie the first person to win two Nobel Prizes and she is still one of only two people to win two Prizes in different fields.
After the death of Pierre, Marie had a year-long affair with one of Pierre's former students, Paul Langevin. This caused a scandal as Langevin was married, though estranged from his wife. Curie's granddaughter later married Langevin's grandson.
Curie died in 1934 from aplastic anemia, which she contracted from her long-term exposure to radiation. Since the effects of radiation were unknown at that time, Marie tended to carry about test tubes of radioactive isotopes in her pocket.
Due to their levels of radioactivity, her research papers from her time spent studying radioactive material are too dangerous to handle, including her cookbook. The papers are kept in lead-lined boxes and protective clothing must be worn by anyone who wishes to consult them.
What would you like to be remembered for?
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Today is...Saxophone Day
Today is the birth anniversary of Adolphe Sax, also known as saxophone day!
Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone, but he played the flute and clarinet.
The saxophone was intended to be the most powerful woodwind instrument and to fill the middle ground between the woodwind and brass sections of a band.
The saxophone is most commonly associated with jazz and classical music.
Two of the most famous jazz saxophone players are John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. Both played with Miles Davis and in Bebop Jazz, but Coltrane pioneered more with modal and avant-garde guard jazz styles.
There are 13 types of saxophones, 8 of which are from the Military band family.
What is your favorite instrument?
Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone, but he played the flute and clarinet.
The saxophone was intended to be the most powerful woodwind instrument and to fill the middle ground between the woodwind and brass sections of a band.
The saxophone is most commonly associated with jazz and classical music.
Two of the most famous jazz saxophone players are John Coltrane and Charlie Parker. Both played with Miles Davis and in Bebop Jazz, but Coltrane pioneered more with modal and avant-garde guard jazz styles.
There are 13 types of saxophones, 8 of which are from the Military band family.
What is your favorite instrument?
Monday, November 5, 2012
Today is...Job Action Day
Job Action Day is a day of empowerment for workers and job-seekers -- to put your career and job in the forefront, making plans, taking action steps (jobactionday.com).
According to Forbes the best-payed women in 2012 are Pharmacists.
According to US News, being a Registered Nurse is the best job, with high growth and low unemployment.
It takes only 12 seconds for a potential employer to make up their mind if they think a person is someone they want to hire.
Microsoft, Google, and Apple all have reputations of asking ridiculously complex interview questions to test how their potential employees think and problem solve.
According to a Huffington Post survey, some of the best jobs for recent college graduates are Financial Analyst, Marketing Specialist, and Human Resources, Training and Labor Specialist.
ProQuest Issue
Some of the ProQuest databases are having difficultly with authenticating users (for example, ProQuest Nursing). If you are asked to select your institution, select Ohio Northern University. You may have to select that multiple times before it will authenticate. If you are trying to go directly to a full-text article, it may or may not work. If you cannot get direct access, try accessing the database from the library's databases page and then searching for your article. If you find that you are completely unable to authenticate into a database, please email Kelly Kobiela at k-kobiela@onu.edu with what database you were trying to use and how you were accessing it.
We are already working on a solution and hope for this to be fixed in a timely manner.
We are already working on a solution and hope for this to be fixed in a timely manner.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Today is...the Anniversary of the Debut of PBS
Today in 1969, the Public Broadcasting Service debuted in the US.
The U.S. version of Antiques Roadshow premiered in 1997, a spin off of the British version that had been around since 1979. It has been nominated for an Emmy 9 times and gets approximately 1 million viewers each week.
Charlie Rose, the interview show were Rose interviews "thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, businesspersons, leaders, scientists, and other newsmakers" struck up a partnership with Google to add almost 4000 hours of past interviews to YouTube in their originally aired format.
Downton Abbey was originally conceived as a miniseries and is part of Masterpiece Classic. In September 2011, the show was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most acclaimed tv show of that year, the first British show to win that acclaim.
Nova, produced by WGBH Boston, is broadcast on PBS in the US and in more than 100 other countries. It has won multiple Peabody Awards and Emmy Awards for being "an imaginative series of science adventures. Specific episodes have won, as well as the show as a whole.
Besides his show, Rick Steves' Europe, Rick Steves also has a radio show, has authored numerous travel books, most popularly Europe Through the Back Door, and organizes group tours. His main advice when traveling to Europe is to become a temporary local as compared to a tourist.
When it aired, The Magic School Bus was one of the highest-rated PBS shows for school-age children. Ms. Frizzle was voiced by Lily Tomlin.
Zoom, originally from 1972, was remade in 1999. It was notable for being a show for kids made almost entirely by kids.
Sesame Street has won 143 Emmy Awards, more than any other children's tv show.
What is your favorite PBS show?
The U.S. version of Antiques Roadshow premiered in 1997, a spin off of the British version that had been around since 1979. It has been nominated for an Emmy 9 times and gets approximately 1 million viewers each week.
Charlie Rose, the interview show were Rose interviews "thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, businesspersons, leaders, scientists, and other newsmakers" struck up a partnership with Google to add almost 4000 hours of past interviews to YouTube in their originally aired format.
Downton Abbey was originally conceived as a miniseries and is part of Masterpiece Classic. In September 2011, the show was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most acclaimed tv show of that year, the first British show to win that acclaim.
Nova, produced by WGBH Boston, is broadcast on PBS in the US and in more than 100 other countries. It has won multiple Peabody Awards and Emmy Awards for being "an imaginative series of science adventures. Specific episodes have won, as well as the show as a whole.
Besides his show, Rick Steves' Europe, Rick Steves also has a radio show, has authored numerous travel books, most popularly Europe Through the Back Door, and organizes group tours. His main advice when traveling to Europe is to become a temporary local as compared to a tourist.
When it aired, The Magic School Bus was one of the highest-rated PBS shows for school-age children. Ms. Frizzle was voiced by Lily Tomlin.
Zoom, originally from 1972, was remade in 1999. It was notable for being a show for kids made almost entirely by kids.
Sesame Street has won 143 Emmy Awards, more than any other children's tv show.
What is your favorite PBS show?
Friday, November 2, 2012
New Books and DVDs in September!
Check out all the new books and DVDs the library purchased in September! http://journals.onu.edu/newacqdata/october12/titlist.cfm
Check and see if your favorite subject got anything new! http://journals.onu.edu/newacqdata/october12/sulist.cfm
Check and see if your favorite subject got anything new! http://journals.onu.edu/newacqdata/october12/sulist.cfm
Today is...the Anniversary of the 1920 election
Today is the anniversary of Charlotte Woodward voting in the general election of 1920—the only woman who attended the 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention who lived long enough to exercise her right to vote under the 19th amendment.
The Seneca Falls Convention, held July 19-20, 184, was the first women's rights convention in the United States.
It was organized by Lucretia Mott, a Quaker. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the only non-Quaker to help organize the meeting.
The Seneca Falls Convention had approximately 300 attendees, with 100 signing the Declaration of Sentiments, which was for the "grand basis for attaining the civil, social, political, and religious rights of women".
The one point that was argued the most was the inclusion of the insistence of women's right to vote, with many including Mott wanting to remove the concept from the Declaration. Frederick Douglass convinced them to keep that part in.
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920.
The 19th Amendment was first drafted in 1878 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; it was finally submitted by Congredd in 1919.
Wisconsin, Illionis, and Michigan were the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment, on June 10, 1919. It needed ratification by 36 states to become an amendment. Tennessee was the 36th ratifier. All other states eventually ratified, though Mississippi was last, finally ratifying on March 22, 1984.
Charlotte Woodward was the only woman who signed the Declaration of Sentiments who lived to see women be able to vote.
Are you going to exercise your right to vote?
The Seneca Falls Convention, held July 19-20, 184, was the first women's rights convention in the United States.
It was organized by Lucretia Mott, a Quaker. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the only non-Quaker to help organize the meeting.
The Seneca Falls Convention had approximately 300 attendees, with 100 signing the Declaration of Sentiments, which was for the "grand basis for attaining the civil, social, political, and religious rights of women".
The one point that was argued the most was the inclusion of the insistence of women's right to vote, with many including Mott wanting to remove the concept from the Declaration. Frederick Douglass convinced them to keep that part in.
The 19th Amendment was ratified on August 18, 1920.
The 19th Amendment was first drafted in 1878 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; it was finally submitted by Congredd in 1919.
Wisconsin, Illionis, and Michigan were the first states to ratify the 19th Amendment, on June 10, 1919. It needed ratification by 36 states to become an amendment. Tennessee was the 36th ratifier. All other states eventually ratified, though Mississippi was last, finally ratifying on March 22, 1984.
Charlotte Woodward was the only woman who signed the Declaration of Sentiments who lived to see women be able to vote.
Are you going to exercise your right to vote?
Thursday, November 1, 2012
OhioLINK turns 20!
OhioLINK (www.ohiolink.edu) serves more than 600,000 students, faculty and staff, providing them with access to more than 46 million books and other library materials, millions of electronic articles from 10,000 journals, 100+ electronic research databases, over 80,000 e-books, theses and dissertations from Ohio students, and thousands of images, videos and sounds. Happy Birthday to OhioLINK!Today is...National Author's Day
Today is National Author's Day. National Author's Day was first suggested in 1928 by Nellie Verne Burt McPherson as a way to thank her favorite author, Irving Bacheller. November 1, 1949 was the first official National Author's Day, recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
To celebrate, here are some assorted fun facts about famous authors!
Stephen King has released 56 novels (7 under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman), 13 short story collections and an assortment of other writings including non-fiction and comics. He has received over 50 awards for his writings.
Jane Austen published 4 novels in her lifetime, with an additional 2 published after her death. None of the novels published while she was alive bore her name and we not identified as hers until her brother identified her in a note in her posthumous novels.
The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group of England. There were no rules, officers, agendas, or elections and contained only men (though Dorothy Sayers claimed an Inkling due to her friendship with some of the men in the group). The main activity of the group was for the authors to read out parts of their unfinished works, though they also had silly competitions such as seeing who could read bad prose the longest without laughing. Some of the more well-known authors of the group were JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Charles Williams and Christopher Tolkien.
Lewis Carroll, though extremely successful as an author, was also an accomplished photographer, inventor, and mathematician.
Alan Moore's Watchmen is the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award, which are awarded to the best sci-fi and fantasy works. Neonomicon was the first recipient of a Bram Stoker Award in the newly created Graphic Novel category.
James Patterson has written 97 novels since his start in 1976, with 19 consecutive New York Times bestselling #1s, and he holds the record for most bestselling hardcover fiction titles by a single author at 63. His novels account for one in 17 of all hardcover books sold in the US, selling more than Stephen King, Joh Grisham and Dan Brown combined.
Janet Evanovich tried to write the "Great American Novel", but was unable to sell any of the three manuscripts. She switched to writing romance in 1987 and romantic adventure in 1994 with the Stephanie Plum books, which have had 12 of the 18 books debut at #1 on the New York Times best seller list.
Who is your favorite author?
To celebrate, here are some assorted fun facts about famous authors!
Stephen King has released 56 novels (7 under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman), 13 short story collections and an assortment of other writings including non-fiction and comics. He has received over 50 awards for his writings.
Jane Austen published 4 novels in her lifetime, with an additional 2 published after her death. None of the novels published while she was alive bore her name and we not identified as hers until her brother identified her in a note in her posthumous novels.
The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group of England. There were no rules, officers, agendas, or elections and contained only men (though Dorothy Sayers claimed an Inkling due to her friendship with some of the men in the group). The main activity of the group was for the authors to read out parts of their unfinished works, though they also had silly competitions such as seeing who could read bad prose the longest without laughing. Some of the more well-known authors of the group were JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis, Charles Williams and Christopher Tolkien.
Lewis Carroll, though extremely successful as an author, was also an accomplished photographer, inventor, and mathematician.
Alan Moore's Watchmen is the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award, which are awarded to the best sci-fi and fantasy works. Neonomicon was the first recipient of a Bram Stoker Award in the newly created Graphic Novel category.
James Patterson has written 97 novels since his start in 1976, with 19 consecutive New York Times bestselling #1s, and he holds the record for most bestselling hardcover fiction titles by a single author at 63. His novels account for one in 17 of all hardcover books sold in the US, selling more than Stephen King, Joh Grisham and Dan Brown combined.
Janet Evanovich tried to write the "Great American Novel", but was unable to sell any of the three manuscripts. She switched to writing romance in 1987 and romantic adventure in 1994 with the Stephanie Plum books, which have had 12 of the 18 books debut at #1 on the New York Times best seller list.
Who is your favorite author?
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