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Monday, June 6, 2011
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
New World
One of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas, originated in the late 15th century, when America had been discovered by European explorers:
New World
The European explorers had thought of the world as consisting of Europe, Asia, and Africa, collectively, the Old World.
The Spanish scholar Peter Martyr d'Anghiera coined the term "New World" (novi orbis) in a letter dated November 1st, 1492 in which he referred to Columbus first voyage to America. In a subsequent letter a year later he again referred to "the New World" (orbis novus). In 1516, Martyr published a work whose title began De orbe novo ("On the New World") [see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World for more info].
New World
The European explorers had thought of the world as consisting of Europe, Asia, and Africa, collectively, the Old World.
The Spanish scholar Peter Martyr d'Anghiera coined the term "New World" (novi orbis) in a letter dated November 1st, 1492 in which he referred to Columbus first voyage to America. In a subsequent letter a year later he again referred to "the New World" (orbis novus). In 1516, Martyr published a work whose title began De orbe novo ("On the New World") [see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World for more info].
The New World
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
PNAS
The official scientific journal of the United States National Academy of Sciences, printed since 1915, publishes highly cited research reports, reviews, perspectives, feature articles, etc. of the Academy:
PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
Click on any of the following pictures to navigate to PNAS website.
PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
Click on any of the following pictures to navigate to PNAS website.
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Note: The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. [source: The National Academy of Sciences (NAS)]
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
FriendFeed
A real-time feed aggregator, acquired by Facebook in 2009, which consolidates the updates from social media and social networking websites, social bookmarking websites, blogs, micro-blogging updates, and any other types of RSS/ Atom feed:
FriendFeed
Website: http://www.friendfeed.com
FriendFeed
Website: http://www.friendfeed.com
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Valley of the Temples
An archaeological site in Agrigento (ancient Greek Akragas), Sicily, southern Italy; one of the most outstanding examples of Greater Greece art and architecture, and one of the main attractions of Sicily as well as a national monument of Italy, included in the UNESCO Heritage Site list:
Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi [Sicilian: Vaddi di li Tempri])
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Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi [Sicilian: Vaddi di li Tempri])
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The Temple of Ercole (Temple of Heracles) in Agrigente
WikiMapia
An online map and satellite imaging resource that combines Google Maps with a wiki system, allowing users to add information, in the form of a note, to any location on Earth:
WikiMapia
Website: http://www.wikimapia.org
WikiMapia
Website: http://www.wikimapia.org
WikiMapia
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
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Friday, December 31, 2010
Live@edu
A free suite of hosted Microsoft services and applications which provides education institutions with a set of hosted collaboration services, communication tools, and mobile, desktop, and web-based applications, as well as data storage capabilities:
Live@edu (website: http://my.liveatedu.com)
Live@edu is a no-cost hosted platform for student communication and collaboration, providing industry-leading services to the global education market. E-mail and calendars with a 10GB inbox, 25GB of additional file storage, document sharing, instant messaging, video chat and mobile e-mail are just part of the feature set. Live@edu provides students with the professional tools to prepare them for college or work from day one. Live@edu is accessible through popular Web browsers for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems — and easy to set up, administer and manage. More than 10,000 schools in more than 130 countries have enrolled in Live@edu, serving tens of millions of students worldwide. More information is available at http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu (source: Microsoft News Center: State University of New York Moves to Microsoft’s Cloud).
Live@edu (website: http://my.liveatedu.com)
Live@edu is a no-cost hosted platform for student communication and collaboration, providing industry-leading services to the global education market. E-mail and calendars with a 10GB inbox, 25GB of additional file storage, document sharing, instant messaging, video chat and mobile e-mail are just part of the feature set. Live@edu provides students with the professional tools to prepare them for college or work from day one. Live@edu is accessible through popular Web browsers for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems — and easy to set up, administer and manage. More than 10,000 schools in more than 130 countries have enrolled in Live@edu, serving tens of millions of students worldwide. More information is available at http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu (source: Microsoft News Center: State University of New York Moves to Microsoft’s Cloud).
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Dominic O'Brien
British mnemonist who is the eight time world memory champion:
Dominic O'Brien
Dominic O'Brien (1957- ) is a British mnemonist and an author of memory related books. He is the eight time world memory champion and works as a trainer for Peak Performance Training.
He began developing his mnemonic techniques when he saw Creighton Carvello memorize a pack of 52 playing cards in less than three minutes. He has written books about memorization techniques such as ‘How to Develop a Perfect Memory’, ‘Quantum Memory Power’, ‘Learn to Remember’, ‘How to Pass Exams’, ‘The Winning Hand’, and ‘The Amazing Memory Box’.
He gives lectures, and has been seen on television programmes such as The Human Body.
Dominic O'Brien had an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for his May 1, 2002 feat of committing to memory a random sequence of 2808 playing cards (54 packs) after looking at each card only once. He was able to correctly recite their order, making only eight errors, four of which he immediately corrected when told he was wrong.
Source: Wikipedia.org: Dominic O'Brien
Dominic O'Brien
Dominic O'Brien (1957- ) is a British mnemonist and an author of memory related books. He is the eight time world memory champion and works as a trainer for Peak Performance Training.
He began developing his mnemonic techniques when he saw Creighton Carvello memorize a pack of 52 playing cards in less than three minutes. He has written books about memorization techniques such as ‘How to Develop a Perfect Memory’, ‘Quantum Memory Power’, ‘Learn to Remember’, ‘How to Pass Exams’, ‘The Winning Hand’, and ‘The Amazing Memory Box’.
He gives lectures, and has been seen on television programmes such as The Human Body.
Dominic O'Brien had an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for his May 1, 2002 feat of committing to memory a random sequence of 2808 playing cards (54 packs) after looking at each card only once. He was able to correctly recite their order, making only eight errors, four of which he immediately corrected when told he was wrong.
Source: Wikipedia.org: Dominic O'Brien
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Friday, November 5, 2010
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