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The New Buzzword in Academia: Student Learning Outcomes

Professor Olsen @ Large | August 18th 2009 by diogenesii

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. -Albert Einstein _______________________________________________________ When I was in the tenth grade in high school, during the Cold Wa read more

katknit

Monday Morning Poem: The Summer Day

You're History | August 17th 2009 by Linda

by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean– the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws bac read more

anilnetto

9.58 – He just flew!

anilnetto.com | August 16th 2009 by A

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GreenDynamind

69|09: The More Things Change …

Green Dynamind | August 14th 2009 by Allen L Sheetz

‘Well, it’s 1969, okay, all across the USA’ ALSO SPRACH JAMES OSTERBERG, aka Iggy Pop, on the Stooges’ eponymous first LP, released 40 years ago—the year the Eagle landed on the moon, the Woodstock music festival celebrated peace and love, read more

shenbrood

Philippines Receives Top Honors in Asian Festival in Virginia

Newz Around Us | August 14th 2009 by David D'Angelo

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SisterWisdom

Poem: Tagore on Deliverance & Freedom

SisterWisdom | August 13th 2009 by SisterWisdom

73. Deliverance for me is not in renunciation. I feel the embrace of freedom in a thousand bonds of delight. Thou ever pourest for me the fresh draught of thy wine of various colors and fragrance, filling this earthen vessel to the brim. My world w read more

macydj

Mexican Genius Miguel Covarrubias Brought Together the Cultures o…

Mexico Premiere | August 12th 2009 by Doug Macy

Multimedia presentation by Gregorio Luke at the Ford Amphitheatre, Sunday, August 16th. Will project his murals, paintings, and cartoons on giant screen. – Presentation will also feature 30 dancers and musicians live on stage LOS ANGELES /PRNew read more

“A Texas-Sized Defeat for ‘Western Civilization’”

Thinking Christian | August 7th 2009

My college friend Rob Koons was putting together a concentration on “Western Civilization and American Institutions” at the University of Texas, but he got the plugged pulled on him in a manner that was not only unceremonious but also co read more

macydj

iTunes Store Arrives in Mexico

Mexico Premiere | August 4th 2009 by Doug Macy

By Lola It’s been a long time coming, but (drum roll please) it’s here! (I mean, there!) Apple has finally unveiled the Mexican version of its fantastic music service, charging $12 pesos per song and $24 pesos per video download. Prices read more

arena84

Pawned by The Dog!

Akademi Fantasia Travel Blog | August 3rd 2009 by Mohd Huzaifah Muntalip

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arena84

Red Wing and Wabasha Photography by Iftishah Ramdan

Akademi Fantasia Travel Blog | August 3rd 2009 by Mohd Huzaifah Muntalip

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macydj

New International Food Festival Planned in Playa del Carmen Mexic…

Mexico Premiere | July 31st 2009 by Doug Macy

Taste of Playa to highlight the diverse global influences of Riviera Maya chefs and their cuisine. Playa del Carmen, Mexico July 28, 2009 – The ‘Taste of Playa’ International Food Festival will be launching their 1st Annual Sampling September 5 read more

SisterWisdom

Poetry for Morning {Frank O’Hara}

SisterWisdom | July 31st 2009 by SisterWisdom

Morning by Frank O'Hara notes. 1. the last line of each stanza is often a mid-sentence break, which continues in the stanza below. insert mental punctuation where it gets confusing. for example, the first stanzas: I've got to tell you how I love you read more

tmcsorley

WWHSTD?

The Electric Pencil | July 27th 2009 by Tim McSorley

Brilliant series of spoof motivatonal posters featuring Hunter S. Thompson over at sloshspot.com (via @geoperdis) read more

tmcsorley

Thursday/Jeudi: La fin du néandertal

The Electric Pencil | July 27th 2009 by Tim McSorley

This Thursday at 8:30pm, Bruno Dubuc will be screening his latest film at Club Social in the Mile End (180 St-Viateur East). Three years in the making, La fin du néandertal is an exploration of Montreal city politics, activism, and the hope for a be read more

arena84

Liu Bolin the Invisible Man Arts

Akademi Fantasia Travel Blog | July 25th 2009 by Mohd Huzaifah Muntalip

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SisterWisdom

Workshop Preview: On Teaching High School Literature

SisterWisdom | July 24th 2009 by SisterWisdom

A little preview of the upcoming "How to Teach High School Literature" workshop. This is how the typical high school English course goes: the student receives a fat survey textbook covering American or British literature. The student doesn't actua read more

ichaduma

What Would You Do After You Arrive in Jakarta?

The Journal | July 24th 2009 by Marisa Duma

Popping balloons in Jakarta [[ Click title to read the rest of this entry. ]] read more

SisterWisdom

Book Review: “Totally Organized” by Bonnie McCullough

SisterWisdom | July 14th 2009 by SisterWisdom

Totally Organized: Easy-to-Use Techniques for Getting Control of Your Time and Your Life by Bonnie McCullough: 5 out of 5 stars. Dear Bonnie, I love your book. I would like to shower you with daffodils and buy you a latte. Really, I would shower yo read more

SisterWisdom

Book Review: Stealing with Style by Emyl Jenkins

SisterWisdom | July 13th 2009 by SisterWisdom

Stealing with Style by Emyl Jenkins: 2 1/2 out of 5 stars "Stealing with Style" is a story about Sterling Glass, antiques appraiser extraordinaire, and the strange adventures of her professional life. People get pretty rabid about antiques, appare read more

discerningtheworld

Rob Bell, Shane Hipps, Peter Rollins teaching Arts and Crafts? N…

Discerning The World | July 11th 2009 by Discerning The World

  Rob Bell, Shane Hipps and Peter Rollins   Agenda of Poets, Prophets and Preachers conference:    Rob Bell   [Emphasis added below] Sunday July 5 Rob Bell – The Original Guerilla Theatre:    throwing ourselves into this ancient, sacred a read more

macydj

boris’ workshop

Mexico Premiere | July 10th 2009 by Doug Macy

boris’ workshop, july 2009, originally uploaded by planeta. by Ron Mader Boris has been invited to participate in the Oxford, England event Art in Action Based in Oaxaca City, Boris "Spider" shows kids of all ages how to make artistic read more

jennifered

Live Podcast: Featured Guest Carmen Scheidel, mediabistro

been jennifered today? | July 8th 2009 by Jennifer Lindsay

Back in the days when I was a Columbia Journalism student, everyone used one exalted resource for one reason or another – mediabistro. In a way, mediabistro’s growth (going from being a mature start up, to being purchased by a large media read more

seepcb

Top 10 Local Favorites

SeePCB - The only way to See Panama City Beach, Florida | July 4th 2009 by Cebo Campbell

10. Flamingo Joe’s One the outside, by name and exterior, one might think Flamingo Joe’s transplanted right out of Key West. But the second you bite into one of their signature Grouper sandwiches, you’ll know the flavor’s all read more

thegregory

Arts and culture is very important in the world of Indonesian edu…

Traditional Arts and Culture of Java | June 3rd 2009 by yelly gregory

Arts and culture is very important in the world of Indonesian education.Arts and culture as important as science, technology and sports. So that has been said by the Minister of National Education Bambang Sudibyo when officially opening Festival and read more

thegregory

Tradisional Arts Gejog Lesung

Traditional Arts and Culture of Java | May 20th 2009 by yelly gregory

Gejog Lesung is one of the traditional arts that we must guard.Indonesia have a lot of traditional art that can be almost marginalized or spelled almost extinct, one is a traditional art Gejog Lesung.Tradisional Arts Gejog Lesung is one of the origin read more