Borders Books: Photo Captures Grim Truth

Borders put many independent bookstores put of business, and now has gone under too. http://www.reddit.com/user/jessers25 Similar:Pict Free Summer Webinar: Shakespeare’s HeroesCultureMy crowd simulation handles 2000 capsule NPCs at 130fps. I’m really pushing my coding skil…AestheticsWhen Students Won't Do the ReadingReading this story from IHE recalled my …Academia"Oliver Twist" is a story of redemption for PICT…

“Monique is aware of the risk”

Sticky note found inside the cover of a used copy of Measure for Measure (which does not feature a character by that name). Similar:Story Pitch: How writers present an article idea to a busy editor I hoped this slide would appeal to m…AmusingFor the Uniform #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 5, Episode 13) Sisko pursues former…

Extemporaneous After-bath Poetry

Me (suspiciously): What are you doing? 9yo daughter (extemporaneously): Trying to dry between my toes Cause that is where the fungus grows If they are not successfully dry. Ow! I got water in my eye. Similar:My #AugustWilson #Steampunk NightmareToday is my last official day teaching a…AcademiaWe were pretty even for about 25m, but I let…

Proud of My Journos

I saw several heads that I recognized, bobbing up and down precariously on a wall. The only head I saw for long enough to photograph (with my low-rez iPod Touch camera) belonged to Aja Hannah. Similar:Disability advocates: Don't drop COVID-19 safety measuresWith the lethal threat of COVID-19 on th…AcademiaI didn't ask for the AI icon…

My Journalism Students Covering Flight 93 Memorial Ceremony

Four reporters from the Setonian (Seton Hill University’s student paper) conducting an interview at the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on 9-11-2011. A black smudge visible between the trees (upper right) is one of three helicopters in the presidential entourage. Similar:Fact check: Trump lies about CNN at Mississippi rallyI tell my journalism students they…

SHU Commemoration of September 11 Terrorism Attacks — Looking Back After 10 Years

Come to listen. Come to share. Come together. Memories, reflections, and inspiration from SHU community members. Candle-lighting ceremony; prayer (Sister Maureen O’Brien; Campus Ministry) Musical meditations (Ted Disanti; Balazs Tarnai) First-hand accounts of NYC on 9-11-2001 (Jack Ciak; Dan Bernstein) Archival materials on Seton Hill’s community experience (William Black) Contributions by Attendees (Do you have…

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Willy Wonka Lesson Plans

Through our local theater school, our children have gained confidence, seen first-hand the value of hard work, mentored younger children, learned from gifted and generous teenaged role models, and had a lot of fun. Oh, and they’ve also done a lot of singing, dancing, and acting. Thirteen-year-old Peter reads voraciously for pleasure, on topics ranging…

Students mark 9/11 anniversary

At Seton Hill University in Greensburg, about two dozen students, faculty members and staff gathered for a prayer and candle-lighting memorial that included Christian and Muslim prayers for peace. Participants shared memories of that day, recalling the clear, sunny weather that contrasted so starkly with the day’s dark events, while others described the scene on…

The Evolution of ‘Star Trek'(Infographic) | Space.com

The first 45 years of Star Trek (in an awesome infographic) The Evolution of ‘Star Trek'(Infographic) | Space.com. Similar:The Rise of Curiosity JournalismKatz and his kindred might just as well …CybercultureBeing a dad-nerd means finding new ways to play.https://youtu.be/-c6IirtwFawAestheticsI didn't ask for the AI icon on my Kindle app. I can't turn it off.I really…

Brain Video

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No, not that kind of tablet…

Basic tablets (they’re available with all sorts of bells and whistles, the most notable being multitouch), are cheap additions to the classroom, and affordable enough that teachers and professors can simply buy the tablets themselves. The overhead projector might be dead, but for educators who miss the great lessons they could deliver with a few…

Liberal Arts Leaders: The 50 Best Professors Who Blog

It’s polite to say “thank you” when someone offers you a compliment. So I’m grateful to onlinecolleges.net for the honor. Some other favorites of mine that made the list: Spinuzzi The Little Professor digital digs Matthew G. Kirschenbaum Similar:Grades submitted.AcademiaYour verbs have been lost and will be invisible until sentence author revision.The marketers and programmers…

A Shattered Nation Longs To Care About Stupid Bullshit Again

Painfully funny-because-it’s-true satire from The Onion’s original coverage of the 9-11 terror attacks. According to Georgetown University history professor Timothy Schuitt, our interest in stupid bullshit is what makes America great. “The United States is a free country, a strong country, a prosperous country,” Schuitt said. “Many veterans gave their lives so we would have…