"How animals conceive of death and dying-and what they can teach us about our own relationships with mortality. When the opossum feels threatened, she becomes paralyzed. Her body temperature plummets, her breathing and heart rates drop to a minimum, and her glands simulate the smell of a putrefying corpse. Playing Possum explores what the opossum and other creatures can teach us about how we and other species understand mortality, and demonstrates that the concept of death, far from being a uniquely human attribute, is widespread in the animal kingdom. With humor and empathy, Susana Monsó tells the stories of ants who attend their own funerals, chimpanzees who clean the teeth of their dead, dogs who snack on their caregivers, crows who avoid the places where they saw a carcass, elephants obsessed with collecting ivory, and whales who carry their dead for weeks. Monsó, one of today's leading experts on animal cognition and ethics, shows how there are more ways to conceive of mortality than the human way, and challenges the notion that the only emotional reactions to death worthy of our attention are ones that resemble our own. Blending philosophical insight with new evidence from behavioral science and comparative psychology,...

"How animals conceive of death and dying-and what they can teach us about our own relationships with mortality. When the opossum feels threatened, she becomes paralyzed. Her body temperature plummets, her breathing and heart rates drop to a minimum, and her glands simulate the smell of a putrefying corpse. Playing Possum explores what the opossum and other creatures can teach us about how we and other species understand mortality, and demonstrates that the concept of death, far from being a uniquely human attribute, is widespread in the animal kingdom. With humor and empathy, Susana Monsó tells the stories of ants who attend their own funerals, chimpanzees who clean the teeth of their dead, dogs who snack on their caregivers, crows who avoid the places where they saw a carcass, elephants obsessed with collecting ivory, and whales who carry their dead for weeks. Monsó, one of today's leading experts on animal cognition and ethics, shows how there are more ways to conceive of mortality than the human way, and challenges the notion that the only emotional reactions to death worthy of our attention are ones that resemble our own. Blending philosophical insight with new evidence from behavioral science and comparative psychology, Playing Possum dispels the anthropocentric biases that cloud our understanding of the natural world, and reveals that, when it comes to death and dying, we are just another animal"--

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This is a rerun, but it's "timeless" (sorry could not help myself)

Take a look at the first picture of the tower and compare it to the second. Notice anything? (Aside from the fact that it needed a good cleaning!) The tower built in 1927 to cover up a smoke stack of the central heating plant for the university, was dedicated as a memorial to former students who gave their lives during World War I. Since the clocks were installed, they never did work well, all four clocks would have different times and at some point stopped all together. While undergoing repair, they took the hands off the clocks. The most interesting part about the repair of the tower clocks is that it was done as a personal gift by a few students of the university. Thomas Toenjes, a senior in electrical engineering, along with his associates, Edward Sailer, Peter Kay, and Leo Moore, spent months of their own time getting no money or class credit working on repairing the clocks. The university paid for the material they used which came to about $800. The university had gotten estimates to repair the clocks of $10,000-$25,000. After having the correct time only twice a day for some 12 years, the clocks finally got running on time in 1965-but that’s not the end of the story. It still had no bells, which leads to another interesting story.

This is a rerun, but it's "timeless" (sorry could not help myself)

Take a look at the first picture of the tower and compare it to the second. Notice anything? (Aside from the fact that it needed a good cleaning!) The tower built in 1927 to cover up a smoke stack of the central heating plant for the university, was dedicated as a memorial to former students who gave their lives during World War I. Since the clocks were installed, they never did work well, all four clocks would have different times and at some point stopped all together. While undergoing repair, they took the hands off the clocks. The most interesting part about the repair of the tower clocks is that it was done as a personal gift by a few students of the university. Thomas Toenjes, a senior in electrical engineering, along with his associates, Edward Sailer, Peter Kay, and Leo Moore, spent months of their own time getting no money or class credit working on repairing the clocks. The university paid for the material they used which came to about $800. The university had gotten estimates to repair the clocks of $10,000-$25,000. After having the correct time only twice a day for some 12 years, the clocks finally got running on time in 1965-but that’s not the end of the story. It still had no bells, which leads to another interesting story.

One quiet night in 1953 the bells started to strike twelve and went on, and on, and on, and on……The Rev. George Shiple, then superintendent of the grounds and buildings, got Clerical Jimmy Valentine, as the only man with keys that summer night, out of bed to turn them off. They did not ring again for another 13 years!

Paul Bricker, a graduate student in physics along with fellow ham radio enthusiasts and members of the U-D Ham Club, John Augenstein, Mark Karney, Dennis Kramer and several machine shop technicians, put in 500 (free) hours along with $500 for equipment and material to get the bells ringing again. Each of the four bells weighs 1,100 lbs. and are all the same tone. On Oct. 20, 1966, when Rev. Malcolm Carron, S.J. was inaugurated as the university’s new president, the bells were ringing again for the first time since they were silenced in 1953.

On one more final note: for its 50th anniversary, the tower got a much needed bath. In 1977 a low pressure sand blasting process returned the Tower to its original sandstone color.

Comment from an earlier posting:

The American Psychological Association has released the latest edition, the seventh edition,  of the Publication Manual.

Highlights include:

Full color throughout.

An updated chapter with guidelines for writing without bias that address age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality .

A new chapter about APA’s updated journal article reporting standards.

Two paper formats: one for students and one for professionals. The student paper format does not require a running head nor does it require an abstract. The required content on the title page differs as well.

Best practices for ethical writing, including discussions on avoiding plagiarism and updated guidance on navigating the publication process and disseminating research findings.

100+ new reference examples, including coverage for websites, social media and classroom resources, plus more than 40 new sample tables and figures.

Considerable information on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and the use of italics.

Detailed information about how to report statistical data.

The APA will continue to provide support and resources for the 6th edition until August 2020 at which time they expect the transition to the new edition will be complete.

The American Psychological Association has released the latest edition, the seventh edition,  of the Publication Manual.

Highlights include:

Full color throughout.

An updated chapter with guidelines for writing without bias that address age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and intersectionality .

A new chapter about APA’s updated journal article reporting standards.

Two paper formats: one for students and one for professionals. The student paper format does not require a running head nor does it require an abstract. The required content on the title page differs as well.

Best practices for ethical writing, including discussions on avoiding plagiarism and updated guidance on navigating the publication process and disseminating research findings.

100+ new reference examples, including coverage for websites, social media and classroom resources, plus more than 40 new sample tables and figures.

Considerable information on punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and the use of italics.

Detailed information about how to report statistical data.

The APA will continue to provide support and resources for the 6th edition until August 2020 at which time they expect the transition to the new edition will be complete.

The library has three copies of the manual: 2 at the Research and Information Desk (for internal use only) and one in the stacks available for check out. Come in to the library and look at the new, the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual.

We know you're getting geared up for the toughest time of the term- FINALS! Don't panic. We have you covered.

The McNichols Campus Library is open during finals week. Remember to have your Student ID with you to enter the building.

Sunday December 10: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Monday December 11 through Thursday December 14: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Friday December 15: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday December 16: 10:00am - 4:00pm

The Library Also Offers:

Group study rooms (reserve a room here)

Scantrons – Free

Blue Books – Free

Color Printing – 25 cents per page

Spiral Binding – Free

Photocopying – 10 cents per page

Assistance from a librarian - priceless

When you're ready to relax, we have plenty of DVD's available.

And...

don't forget to grab a cup of Starbucks coffee at

The...

We know you're getting geared up for the toughest time of the term- FINALS! Don't panic. We have you covered.

The McNichols Campus Library is open during finals week. Remember to have your Student ID with you to enter the building.

Sunday December 10: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Monday December 11 through Thursday December 14: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Friday December 15: 8:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday December 16: 10:00am - 4:00pm

The Library Also Offers:

Group study rooms (reserve a room here)

Scantrons – Free

Blue Books – Free

Color Printing – 25 cents per page

Spiral Binding – Free

Photocopying – 10 cents per page

Assistance from a librarian - priceless

When you're ready to relax, we have plenty of DVD's available.

And...

don't forget to grab a cup of Starbucks coffee at

The Bookmark.

GOOD LUCK!

Sandra Wilson & Julia Eisenstein, Librarians