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linguistlist.org>In keeping with our theme of Food and Cooking this year, here's a message from Margaret Winters, who sits on the LINGUIST List Board of Advisors. And remember, we need to reach $10,000 by Saturday 15th March to get a $1,500 donation from John Benjamins. Dear Colleagues, Allow me to offer some food for thought: without the nourishment of the LINGUIST List we would be a far hungrier community, thirsting for communication and starving for contact. We would not be able as easily and as thoroughly to satisfy our need for data, for references, for all the fresh ingredients for a well-prepared paper, article, or book. In gratitude we need to nourish the List, through our virtual participation and through our very real cash. Consider yourself as supporting a true feast for the intellect and for the spirit, and, for your donation of $50, find feasts for the body as well in the LINGUIST List Cookbook. With best wishes and gratitude, Margaret Winters Margaret E. Winters Associate Provost Wayne State University *********************************************** Please help us reach our target of $50,000. Even a small donation really does make a difference. So far we have raised $8,150, but we need to get $10,000 by Sat 15th March! To donate now using our secure web form, visit: http://linguistlist.org/donate.html For instructions on how to donate, or how to make a pledge now and pay later, see Message 3 in this issue or visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation.html Thank you for your support.Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
linguistlist.org>Making all of our services possible: Our web-programming software Dear Subscribers, Since LINGUIST began its service to the community in 1990, both the kinds of service and the number of subscribers has expanded significantly. In the last 2 years, our website has successfully transformed from an old static data format site into a new dynamic data format site. Thanks to the modern database technology, we installed an Oracle 8 relational database as the central piece of data storage. It provides our site with the necessary mechanism to guarantee the data's permanence, security and efficiency. Numerous programming tasks can be finished before sending them to the Cold fusion web application server. With dynamic data storage, we can refresh our data almost instantly. For example, just after you click the "confirm" button in our donation page, your name will be displayed on our donor list page. The "Thank you" letter will be automatically sent out by the system, and the fund-drive total will be refreshed-- all in a matter of seconds! Since our database is Unicode-compatible, it can handle whatever language script linguists summit to us. At the same time, all personal data can be encrypted before storing it in order to maximally protect people's privacy. So you can imagine the efficiency database technology will bring to us. Working together with the Oracle database server is the Coldfusion web application server. It works as a liaison between the web browser and the database. The script running on the Coldfusion server controls the data running logic(the data inflow and outflow). When it gets a request signal from your home/office PC, it takes in all user input, processes it (possibly retrieving data from database), and returns a response page to user. Through this three-tier architecture, user browser, Coldfusion web server and Oracle database server, we generate the most efficient data you need from thousands of thousands of stored data. In all, our web system has become more and more complicated as the years goes on. This results in our enhanced capability to serve the linguistic discipline. And everything we have achieved so far links to your support year after year. Without subscribers' support, there would be no improvements, and in short, no LINGUIST. Sincerely, Zhenwei Chen Programmer ******************************************************************* For detailed information on making a donation, please read the next message in this issue, or visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation.html Once again, thank you from all the LINGUIST List crew.Mail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue
linguistlist.org>This year we hope to raise $50,000 to support the students who work on LINGUIST List and keep the list running. Thank you from all the crew for your support. The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching scheme, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a scheme. HOW TO DONATE You can make a contribution by selecting one of three convenient payment methods: secure credit card form, check, or wire transfer. You can also PLEDGE your support to LINGUIST and pay later, i.e. send in a check. Also, if you do not want to use a credit card, but wish to pay in a currency other than US Dollars, you can donate via our European bank account held in Switzerland. See below for details: SECURE CREDIT CARD FORM: http://linguistlist.org/donate.html CHECK: Please make checks payable to 'The LINGUIST List Editorial Support Fund'. The address is: The LINGUIST Editorial Support Fund Department of English Language and Literature 612 Pray Harrold Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI, 48197 U.S.A. WIRE TRANSFER: For details on how to transfer funds by wire, please contact LINGUIST at the address donateMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue