This evening I was happy to learn that the NITLE Arab Culture and Civilization Online Resource is once again publicly available, generously hosted by the Middle East Policy Council, a nonprofit organization that seeks to enhance American understanding of the political, economic and cultural issues affecting U.S. policy in the Middle East. I was [...]

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I’m going in for surgery tomorrow, a procedure I can have done because I have an employer that provides health insurance. Thank heaven for that, but deserve it. Not like those millions of uninsured Americans. They must not be working hard enough.
Now those radical, bleeding heart, liberal Democrats want to provide [...]

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I love CollegeHumor.com.  It’s been a long time since I’ve been in college, but it cracks me up.  I’m not sure how in touch with college kids it is, though.  I mean, how many 18-22 year olds know the music from West Side Story.  Anyway, here are two clips from the site I’ve particularly enjoyed.  [...]

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I almost didn’t go to the concert tonight at the Showcase in Foxboro. It’s a school night, the weather is crappy, and tickets are expensive. I’d only recently discovered Robert Earl Keen and had been impressed by his album Rose Hotel, but I didn’t know the other two acts on the bill, Todd [...]

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The text below provides some statistics about “gadget-savvy online individuals” under the age of 35 surveyed on behalf of the website Retrevo.com.  The first percentage is shocking, the second frightening, the third not a bit surprising and the last, well, what’s the big deal?
The younger crowd is also quite keen on tweeting, texting, and checking Facebook [...]

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Unfortunately not enough people are hearing it, so click here to find out how you can continue to raise the alarm.

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This article from the Christian Science Monitor makes very apparent why those who support health care need to get out and make our voices heard.  It lays out the activities of President Obama to promote health care reform and of conservative tv personality Glenn Beck to prevent it.
The President is an excellent orator, an engaging [...]

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An message from Michael Nanfito and NITLE.
In March 2009, five exemplary projects from the liberal arts community received the NITLE Community Contribution Award, which includes an opportunity to publish a case study with Academic Commons. Today, I’m happy to announce the publication of “Innovative Practices for Challenging Times,” a new issue of Academic Commons that [...]

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was fishing around the internet a bit today for video of Ryan Bingham performing songs from his new album live, and I came this video of Dolce & Gabbana premiering its collection for summer 2010. Everything about this video is bizarre. First you have these cowboy clothes (sort of, anyway) on these [...]

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