November 2008
10 posts
The perfect ten!
Amelia Edwards Projects successfully launched!
egyptexplorationsociety:
The Inaugural Amelia Edwards Projects were launched after the Deir el Medina study day at SOAS on 25 October 2008.
The Amelia Edwards Projects: Gebel Ramla, Karnak Land- and Waterscapes Survey, Oral History of Egyptology. Further information on the projects is here: http://www.ees.ac.uk/fieldwork/ABEProjectsleafletNov08.pdf
Members were treated to presentations on...
Who Was Who in Egyptology
egyptexplorationsociety:
The third edition of Who Was Who in Egyptology (London, EES, 1995) is now, unfortunately, out of print. Members will be pleased to know however that the editor, Dr Morris Bierbrier, is now preparing a fourth edition, which is provisionally scheduled for publication in 2010.
The cover of the third edition of Who Was Who… showing Flinders Petrie and Amy Urlin at Abydos in...
September 2008
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August 2008
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July 2008
7 posts
“Literature is what, I think, intelligent people have instead of dope.”
– In NPR’s Weekend Edition this past Saturday, Patrick Hemingway, son of author Ernest Hemingway, discussed his father’s work, its impact and the significance and sadness of reaching 80 years of age. (via greid)
June 2008
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March 2008
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netiquette
\NET-ih-kut\ noun : etiquette governing communication on the Internet -Webster
May 2007
4 posts
University Approved Academic Position/Ranks →
“Emeritus” is added to the position/rank only for those granted this designation from MSU. Once emeritus status has been granted, any reappointments should show the position/rank emeritus as primary position/rank.
“Visiting” may be applied to any position/rank as appropriate.
“Clinical” is added in front of the position/rank of Faculty/Academic Staff...
The Best Lists of The Best Books
A few weeks ago, I posted a link to early reviews of the all-time best novels. In that case, the novels were chosen by the editorial board of the Modern Library. But there’s no shortage of ‘Best Books’ lists. Here are a handful.
• The Guardian’s 100 Best Books of All Time. “Full list of the 100 best works of fiction, alphabetically by author, as determined from a vote by 100 noted writers from 54...
Web 2.0 →
Using the Web 2.0 write up in Wikipedia this video is to help teach educators about Web 2.0 tools.
The Scholar Ship →
Welcome Aboard! The Scholar Ship is a recognized academic program aboard a transformed passenger ship hosting students on semester-long voyages around the world. Participants from diverse cultural backgrounds come together to co-create a transnational learning community that develops their intercultural competence and fosters lifelong friendships. During a 16-week semester,...
April 2007
2 posts
TV Turn-Off Week
Speaking of TV Turn-Off Week, let’s take a look at about a few points in history when Americans were positively glued to their sets: * ABC-TV’s “The Day After” gave Americans their first real images of what a nuclear war might look like. The heavily-hyped movie was seen by more than 100 million U.S. viewers, an audience that fewer than 20 programs have ever achieved....
ICNY →
Founded in 1961, The International Center in New York (ICNY) is a unique community where immigrants, refugees, students and other newcomers to the United States come to practice English and learn about American culture. Each year, we provide 2,500 newcomers, from 95 different countries, with a wide range of language and cultural programs through our corps of 1,000 volunteers.
March 2007
7 posts
“Writing is as speaking, when one has no one with to share, write”
– Self
The Neverending Story Script Excerpt
Bastian:
Atreyu ! Artax !
Atreyu looks up, laughs, and waves as he and Artax are headed for home.
Falkor:
What would you like to wish for next?
Bastian leans over and whispers in his ear. Falkor laughs.
CUT TO- View of the three bullies talking out on the street where they had chased Bastian the day before. They look up at the sky as Falkor and Bastian appear and start chasing them. They scream…
Bully:
A monster !
Bastian:
Yea ! Look there they are ! Get 'em Falkor. Let's see how you like it chickens!
Bully:
Down here !
(one of them cries pointing to the alley. They start to rest, but Falkor chases them down there too. They start running again.)
Bastian:
We're gonna get you guys !
They run down the alley and jump into the dumpster as Falkor flies by them, laughing. They peer out of the dumpster and then duck back in.
VIEW- of buildings and the sky. We hear a voice, a narrator.
Narrator:
Bastian made many other wishes and had many other amazing adventures before finally returning to the ordinary world . . . But that's another story.
Roget’s Thesauri →
The Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary and C.O. Sylvester Mawson bring contemporary and modern versions of the first name in English thesauri.
Orangoo Tools →
Welcome to Orangoo Labs! This is a site where Amir Salihefendic shares his open source projects. All the projects are currently web related.
“Let us begin to understand the argument. There is a solution to everything:...”
– Allen Tate (1899–1979), U.S. poet, critic. “The Ivory Tower.”