home-grown birds « In Gaza
home -grown birds · DSC07379. Space is scarce in Gaza’s camps and cities, and many of those who used their land for vegetable, beef and chicken farming faced great destruction during Israel’s 3 week massacre of Gaza. …
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Spew: Music and Art in Wright Park: Photos
While this will be my last post on Music and Art in Wright Park 2009, those of us who attended yesterday’s Tacoma music festival are already looking forward to next year’s installment, so consider this, uh, a preview of Music and Art in …
Africa And Science Fiction – The Rumpus.net
Nnedi Okorafor has an essay over at The Nebula Awards site about Africa’s relationship with science fiction, as well as a discussion on Penguin’s decision to make science fiction ineligible for The Penguin Prize for African Writing. …
Language Log » My illiterate search for the Sicilian animals (1)
The great naturalist Sir David Attenborough, on Radio 4, mentioned a curious-sounding class of animals that he appeared to be calling Sicilians. I listened carefully; it definitely sounded like “Sicilians”
Education Minister to seek IBEC meeting « Ninth Level Ireland
“The Minister for Education is seeking meetings with business group IBEC and their high-tech division ICT to discuss concerns over the low-level of take-up of maths and science at Leaving Cert. Just 16% of students took higher level …
Todd's Blog » Blog Archive » A Science Fiction Legend Passes
Todd Klein on lettering, life, literature and more.
PrairiePundit: Obama and weird science
When it comes to having past views that should frighten every American citizen, Ezekiel Emanuel (see above editorial) has nothing on the president’s “chief science adviser,” John P. Holdren.
JEFFERSON COUNTY HOME SALES RISE SLIGHTLY IN JUNE | Arkansas News
JEFFERSON COUNTY HOME SALES RISE SLIGHTLY IN JUNE. Posted on 16 August 2009
TheDay.com – New NEA Chairman Envisions The Arts As An Economic Engine
Broadway producer Rocco Landesman’s straight-talking style, Missouri roots and affinity for baseball, horse racing and country music are expected to give him a leg up as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts . …
P2Peer Education: Bringing Elite Education to the Masses | Stoth
About a year ago, a friend posed to me the following question: ”Why do students plunk down $150000 for a 4-year education at MIT when virtually all of.