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on ‘Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind’ - (USA)
Written on February 4, 2009 Daniel Tammet provides a into the mind of an autistic savant in Embracing the Wide Sky: A Tour Across the Horizons of the Mind, while stressing the continuities between savant and non-savant mental abilities. He suggests that savant abilities might be the result of “cross-talk” or hyperconnectivity between regions of the brain that are ordinarily inhibited from communicating:Various scientists have speculated on the possibility that a range of neurological conditio
http://mymindonbooks.com/?p=1332
TLt Conference- Tuesday - Proof of Digital Generation? - LIVEBLOG - (USA)
Don Tapscott - says entire generation since 1982 has “grown up digital”. In 1998 he did research using participants from an online forum! It’s a biased sample. Mark Bullen - Presenting on the problem of the lack of evidence pertaining to the “digital generation”. There may not be a generational shift so profound we have to completly reorganize te classroom to accommodate it. North American bias in research that suggest generational shift. Bennet - 2008 study showed varying abilities in thi
http://www.abandonedstuff.com/2009/04/28/tlt-conference-tuesday-proof-of-digital-generation-liveblog/
Magness on Late Byzantine Jewish Synagogues in Palestine - (USA)
The lecture by Jodi Magness last evening was splendid. It is worth summarizing the key points. With irreproachable archaeological arguments, she laid out the evidence for the claim that synagogues once thought to date to the 2 nd to 3 rd centuries of this era, such as the synagogue in Capernaum, date instead to the late 4 th to 6 th centuries. There is little doubt that Byzantine Period Judaism was, in the words of David Milson, “a healthy and flourishing community in close con
http://ancienthebrewpoetry.typepad.com/ancient_hebrew_poetry/2009/04/magness-on-late-byzantine-jewish-synagogues-in-palestine.html
Better Online Citations - Details Part 2 (GEDCOM) - (USA)
In Better Online Citations - Details Part 1 we examined how the QuickCheck model for “Book: Basic format” from Evidence Explained was coded in Family Tree Maker 2009, Legacy 7, and RootsMagic 4. From the screens we were able to identify implementation differences between the three applications. There are also differences between the applications in how citation information is conveyed via a GEDCOM export. The individual fields shown on the template screens are lost in the standard GEDC
http://www.thinkgenealogy.com/2009/05/03/better-online-citations-details-part-2-gedcom/
NoodleTools : MLA / APA Bibliography Composer, Notecards, Free Research Tools - (USA)
NoodleBib: MLA and APA bibliography composer with notecards. Free software to help students with the research process.
http://www.noodletools.com/
OttoBib - Free Automatic Easy Bibliography Generator. Fast! MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian - (USA)
OttoBib generates bibliographies automatically. OttoBib looks up all information by ISBN for you. It can generate a full bibliography and a permanent URL for future reference.
http://ottobib.com/
Legal Theory Lexicon: Deontology - (USA)
Introduction A prior Legal Theory Lexicon post explored utilitarianism , an approach to normative moral theory that has had an enormous influence on legal thought. This week, I take up one of utilitarianism's main rivals, deonotology . Deontological moral theories vary in myriad ways, but the focal point for deontology is the concept of duty with its correlative notions of rights and permission. Thus, the distinctive thesis of deontology in general might be formulated as the claim that
http://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2009/05/legal-theory-lexicon-deontology.html
Scirus - for scientific information - (USA)
Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet. Driven by the latest search engine technology, Scirus searches millions science-specific Web pages. Scirus has proved so successful at locating science-specific results on the Web that the Search Engine Watch Awards voted Scirus 'Best Specialty Search Engine' in 2001 and 2002 and 'Best Directory or Search Engine Website' Web Award from Web Marketing Association in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
http://www.scirus.com/
Book Review: Italian Racing Red - (USA)
May 13th, 2009 Posted in AlfaEmail This ArticleBelow drawings by Steven Cavalieri.A delightful introduction to Italian racing history Review by Pete VackItalian Racing Red’s somewhat simplistic title implies another general potboiler. But a book written and researched by Karl Ludvigsen, author of Porsche, Excellence Was Expected and Mercedes-Benz Racing Cars as cannot be so easily written off. In only 175 pages Italian Racing Red attempts to review 160 years of Italian racing cars, designer
http://www.velocetoday.com/index.php/archives/2635
Weird Questions In Library - (USA)
Actual reference queries reported by American and Canadian library reference desk workers of various levels. “Do you have books here?” “Do you have a list of all the books written in the English language?” “Do you have a list of all the books I’ve ever read?” “I’m looking for Robert James Waller’s book, ‘Waltzing through Grand Rapids.’” (Actual title wanted: “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend.”) “Do you have that book by Rushdie: ‘Satanic Nurses’?” (Actual title:”Satanic Verses”) “Where is the re
http://www.laughitout.com/2009/07/weird-questions-in-library.html
Star Trek Studies Online - (USA)
Film Studies For Free (its mission: to explore strange new academic worlds, to seek out Open Access film and media studies scholarship) brings you its Enterprising link list of freely-accessible, online Star Trek studies. Live long and prosper ('strike up the theme tune , Scotty ...'). Last updated May 12, 2009 Jason Bellamy and Ed Howard, 'The Conversations: Star Trek', The House Next Door Online, May 1, 2009 Daniel Bernardi, 'Star Trek in the 1960s. Liberal-Humanism
http://filmstudiesforfree.blogspot.com/2009/05/star-trek-studies-online.html
Comparing Lexical Entries - (USA)
To get a better idea of the strengths & weaknesses of Muraoka’s new lexicon ( Eisenbrauns – $128 ; Amazon $132 – actually the cheapest from “Scholar’s Source is Eisenbrauns, so you might as well support them directly) compared to the other lexicon used for the Hellenistic period, we’re going to do some comparisons between BDAG, LSJ, LEH, & the new GELS. A couple of notes: Now, I know there are significant issues with coverage of various words since LEH & GELS are the only Lexic
http://evepheso.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/comparing-lexical-entries/
The Critics Of Neuro Linguistic Programming Have These To Say - (USA)
by Ferdinand Emy Any theory that comes to reality in this world has had to face its share of criticisms. It happened with Archimedes and Newton when their physical theories came first to reality. But over a period of time, persons accepted these theories with both their hands. The same kind of response had been given to neuro linguistic programming, and while the technique in itself isn’t so bad, neuro linguistic programming has generated quite some bad press for a good number of years now.
http://politicalgroundzero.com/2009/07/the-critics-of-neuro-linguistic-programming-have-these-to-say/
Where are the Archival Sources? - (USA)
T hree books have been published on the battle of the Crater over the past two years and I have had the opportunity to review all of them. I reviewed Alan Axelrod’s The Horrid Pit for the Journal of Southern History and my review of John Schmutz’s The Battle of the Crater is forthcoming at H-Net. Before I left for Amsterdam I was contacted by Civil War Book Review to see if I might be interested in reviewing Richard Slotkin’s new study, No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864 .
http://cwmemory.com/2009/07/29/where-are-the-archival-sources/
Welcome to MetaPress - (USA)
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Anarchism, Australia, Bob James - (USA)
Anarchism, Australia Bob James International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest Edited by Immanuel Ness, Brooklyn College, City University of New York Publishing in print and online April 2009 At least as early as the 1840s (“Australia” having only been settled by white Europeans in 1788), the term “anarchist” was used as a slander by conservatives against their political opponents; for example, by W. C. Wentworth against Henry Parkes and J. D. Lang for speaking in favor of Australi
http://slackbastard.anarchobase.com/?p=1853
Online! - (USA)
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Paco: A Plague on Argentina’s Improverished - (USA)
July 30th, 2009IsabellaLeave a commentGo to comments Written for my International Investigative Reporting class in the Spring of 2009. It was a semester long project of our choosing. Never published. MEMO TO EDITOR: PACO: A PLAGUE ON ARGENTINA’S IMPOVERISHEDIllicit drugs have been a topic of conversation for politicians, governments and law officials internationally in terms of sale, production, and control of illicit drugs flowing through countries. Paco or cocaine paste has been littering the
http://humantrend.freetzi.com/paco-a-plague-on-argentinas-improverished/
Bibliography for the verbal system in Biblical Hebrew poetry - (USA)
I recently posted a request for tips on resources for this topic to two Internet discussion groups dedicated to Biblical studies: Jim West's Biblical Studies List and The Biblicalist . I've decided to collect their suggestions here, along with what I've discovered for myself. I'd appreciate any updates. Adele Berlin, “Grammatical Aspects of Biblical Parallelism,” in Hebrew Union College Annual 50 (1979), 17-43. Peter C. Craigie, "Excursus II: The Translation of Tenses in Hebrew Poetry," in
http://narrativeandontology.blogspot.com/2009/05/bibliography-for-verb-system-in.html
Magical child: Rediscovering natures plan for our children - (USA)
JanSat31admin Magical child: Rediscovering nature's plan for our children Binding : PaperbackProductGroup : BookManufacturer : Bantam BooksLabel : Bantam BooksPublisher : Bantam BooksStudio : Bantam Books Lowest Used Price: USD $0.01Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated. Prices and product availability are subject to change. Any price displayed on the Amazon website at the time of purchase will govern the sale of this product. Features: Product DescriptionRight from the instant of
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NoodleTools : MLA / APA Bibliography Composer, Notecards, Free Research Tools - (USA)
NoodleBib: MLA and APA bibliography composer with notecards. Free software to help students with the research process.
http://noodletools.com/
To the Lighthouse of Periodical Literature - (USA)
Corey Kilgannon/The New York TimesThe H. W. Wilson Company in the Bronx, and its unattainable lighthouse.Sometimes marketing devices work perfectly. Take the 30-foot-tall iron lighthouse atop a building in the Highbridge section of the Bronx, just a few blocks north of Yankee Stadium. To any regular navigator of the Major Deegan Expressway or the Harlem River, this strange beacon is a familiar sight, jutting incongruously up into the Bronx skyline. It is not a warning to ship captains
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/to-the-lighthouse-of-periodical-literature/
wasting half an evening - (USA)
I’m not one to frown on detail work, and in some respects I can even do it well. But I would almost rather have a bad headache than spend half an evening compiling a bibliography for an article as I just did, constantly rechecking a style sheet to make sure that “Trans.” is inside the parenthesis with another period outside it, etc. I long for a day when we can just go into a database and click the source we want and it goes straight into a Works Cited document for us. Another annoyance is w
http://doctorzamalek.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/wasting-half-an-evening/
The Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain [Two Volumes] - (USA)
The Praeger Handbook of Learning and the Brain [Two Volumes] Publisher: Praeger Publishers | ISBN: 0313332657 | edition 2006 | PDF | 608 pages | 1,67 mb Nearly 100 entries describe current brain research as it relates to education, as well as the relationship between the brain and learning and instructional strategies. Over 100 expert authors contributed to this work, covering the cognitive, social/emotional, and physical aspects of learning as the brain develops. Topics include: brain devel
http://freebooksource.com/?p=75629
EasyBib: Free Automatic Bibliography Composer - MLA and APA formatting - (USA)
EasyBib is an automatic bibliography composer. It formats, alphabetizes, and prepares your MLA works cited list for printing.
http://www.easybib.com/
Webster’s Dictionary defines “Academic” as … - (USA)
So, I’m grading 2,600 pages of thesis papers right now, and I keep running across things I wish I had said earlier in their writing, things I assumed the student’s knew, but they clearly didn’t. I’m going to keep a running list of posts, all tagged “ academic-writing “, that I can then reference for them in the future. Feel free to comment along. First up, citing the dictionary. In almost every paper, I get a paragraph that starts like this, “Webster’s Dictionary defines (term) as …” It’s a
http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2009/05/websters-dictionary-defines-academic-as-%E2%80%A6/
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