I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult...I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking. - Og Mandino
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Hugo awards announced. Neil Gaiman scores another award!
Best Novel: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman Best Novella: "The Erdmann Nexus", Nancy Kress Best Novelette: "Shoggoths in Bloom", Elizabeth Bear Best Short Story: "Exhalation", Ted Chiang Best Professional Artist: Donato Giancola Best Graphic Novel: Girl Genius (Kaja and Phil Foglio) Best Editor, Short Form: Ellen Datlow Best Editor, Long Form: David Hartwell Best Related […]
New digital tools allow languages to be preserved and maybe, revived
In its new digital form, ... research is more accessible. It allows larger projects to share the world’s linguistic heritage with a wider public of teachers and learners, including, when possible, the original speakers. The aim is not just to salvage, but to revive. ... more
Choosing a mechanic
Making a decision about where to take your vehicle for an oil change or routine maintenance can be anything but routine. There are a wide variety of choices at varying price levels, including the local dealership, an independent garage, or a major automotive service chain. There are many factors that can affect your decision, starting […]
"If you don't know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else!" Lawrence "Yogi" Berra ………………………………………………………………… Find your true balance If you've felt something is missing in your life, your heart is troubled, or your mind has difficulty focusing or keep focused Sonia has your answer. Sonia Choquette's Psychic University Level 3 True […]
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Kids’ Authors team up for “”Exquisite Corpse
Plans are ramping up for the ninth annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., which will take place on September 26. For 2009, the Library of Congress and the National Children’s Book and Literary Alliance have teamed up with 18 children’s book authors and illustrators for a special presentation entitled The Exquisite Corpse Adventure, an […]
Books for Dudes
Books for Dudes: Dog Day Bildungsromans It is late summer, and my dude’s mind naturally turned to that beloved (and just as often maligned) category of coming-of-age novels. Turns out there’s a special term for them: Bildungsroman, which I ran across in Saul Bellow’s The Adventures of Augie March. According to the Modern Oracle, Wikipedia, […]
Reconsidering PowerPoint
From David Feith at the Wall Street Journal Speaking Truth to PowerPoint Dunkin’ Donuts insists that “America runs on Dunkin’.” Actually, America runs on PowerPoint. Slide, by slide, by slide. But maybe we shouldn’t. Maybe—while we reconsider how we bank, manufacture cars, emit carbon and visit the doctor—we should also rethink how we PowerPoint. Maybe […]
Business Is Brisk for Teacher Training Alternatives
[Via Joanne Jacobs] The high unemployment rate has provided an unexpected boon for the nation's public schools: legions of career-switchers eager to become teachers. ... read the whole article
