A Lifetime of Giving Comes Full Circle When she began her college search, the Honorable Wanda Keyes Heard ‘79, political science, knew very little about UMBC. But … ]]> When she began her college search, the Honorable Wanda Keyes Heard ‘79, political science, knew very little about UMBC. But … https://magazine.umbc.edu/a-lifetime-of-giving-comes-full-circle/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/106888/guest@my.umbc.edu/167303bd3f58586ead32ab54de566047/api/pixel baltimore-city-circuit-court impact judge planned-giving retrievers umbc university-of-maryland-baltimore-county wanda-keyes-heard UMBC Magazine https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-1945 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/original.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxlarge.png?1791548600 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xlarge.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/large.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/medium.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/small.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxsmall.png?1791548600 UMBC Magazine 0 0 false Fri, 20 Dec 2013 19:11:06 -0500 CSS is 17

Some nice history on the birth of CSS by John Allsopp.

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]]> Some nice history on the birth of CSS by John Allsopp. Direct Link to Article — Permalink CSS is 17 is a post from CSS-Tricks http://www.webdirections.org/blog/happy-17th-birthday-css/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39682/guest@my.umbc.edu/7eae06a73e45b1101e0505f0da17c578/api/pixel css html javascript link mysql php sql tricks Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Fri, 20 Dec 2013 19:02:46 -0500 The Growth of CSS Repos on GitHub

Interesting statistic uncovered by Donnie Berkholz: the number of repos that GitHub classifies as "CSS" (has more CSS in it than any other language) grew 13.6x in 2013. Doubling would be crazy, this is something else entirely. Assuming this isn't a fluke in how GitHub classifies this kind of thing.

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]]> Using a GPS launcher, police can attach a tracking device to a vehicle and follow it via computer instead of by a high-speed chase.      http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/automobiles/a-virtual-alternative-to-the-hot-pursuit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39691/guest@my.umbc.edu/8b680fcb6a4cd7261f39365592a1b24f/api/pixel automobiles navigation new police technology virginia-beach-va york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:34:07 -0500 UMBC Stands Out in the Crowd Stroll near The Commons on most weekdays and you’ll see tables piled high with tasty baked goods. The students at … ]]> Stroll near The Commons on most weekdays and you’ll see tables piled high with tasty baked goods. The students at … https://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-stands-out-in-the-crowd/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/106889/guest@my.umbc.edu/dbc6454556bb1ae6a5886467eb73dc26/api/pixel black-and-gold crowdfundinge down-and-dirty-dawg-band engineers-without-borders impact lgbtq retrievers student-life umbc university-of-maryland-baltimore-county UMBC Magazine https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-1945 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/original.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxlarge.png?1791548600 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xlarge.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/large.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/medium.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/small.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxsmall.png?1791548600 UMBC Magazine 0 0 false Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:32:44 -0500 Recommended from Around the Web (Week Ending December 20, 2013)

A roundup of the most interesting stories from other sites, collected by the staff at MIT Technology Review.

Google’s Road Map to Global Domination
This in-depth profile of Google’s huge mapping efforts shows that “Where?” is one of the most powerful questions we can ask of technology, or that it can ask of us.
—Tom Simonite, senior editor, IT

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]]> Another protest erupts against the tech buses in the Bay Area, just as a leading venture capitalist introduces his plan to break up the state.      http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/20/google-bus-vandalized-during-protest/?partner=rss&emc=rss https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/39679/guest@my.umbc.edu/a80e3746b52d543afd5ad34d02ae409a/api/pixel apple-inc computers-and-the-internet google-inc new san-francisco-bay-area-calif san-francisco-calif silicon-valley-calif technology venture-capital york Web Developer - Build Group https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-583 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/original.jpg?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xlarge.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/large.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/medium.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/small.png?1363101197 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xsmall.png?1363101197 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/583/fc60f5d7abc2e080599bb6dc465db54d/xxsmall.png?1363101197 Web Developer - Build Group 0 0 true Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:42:27 -0500 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:32:54 -0500 Stuart Schwartz, CUERE, on the Marc Steiner Show On December 17, Stuart Schwartz, a senior research scientist at the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) was a guest on the Marc Steiner Show. Schwartz discussed his latest research which uses a kind of Asian radish “This radish can grow to the size of something between a fat carrot and an egg plant,” says Schwartz to Steiner. “It’s able to penetrate pretty compacted soils,” adds Schwartz. And says Schwartz, “We’ve been looking at compacted soils in Baltimore because that creates a lot of runoff.” Planting these radishes on vacant lots, says Schwartz, is a natural low cost … ]]> On December 17, Stuart Schwartz, a senior research scientist at the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE) was a guest on the Marc Steiner Show. 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Thanks to donors like you, this place … ]]> Since UMBC opened its doors in September of 1966, a lot has changed. Thanks to donors like you, this place … https://magazine.umbc.edu/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-umbc-student/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/106890/guest@my.umbc.edu/556a84eec33d7498bbad9fc645e820af/api/pixel black-and-gold day-in-the-life impact meyerhoff-scholar tolu-omokehinde umbc university-of-maryland-baltimore-county video youtube UMBC Magazine https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retired-1945 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/original.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxlarge.png?1791548600 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xlarge.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/large.png?1791548600 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/medium.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/small.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xsmall.png?1791548600 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/images/avatars/group/8/xxsmall.png?1791548600 UMBC Magazine 0 0 false Fri, 20 Dec 2013 16:59:43 -0500 N.S.A. Spied on Allies, Aid Groups and Businesses Secret documents reveal more than 1,000 targets of U.S. and British surveillance in recent years, including the office of an Israeli prime minister and heads of international aid organizations.
    
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