ASOR joins LCCHP and Other Organizations in Warning of Cultural Heritage Emergency in Egypt

Posted on January 31, 2011 by bobcargill

ASOR has added its name and support to a statement expressing concern over the potential loss of cultural heritage in Egypt. While human life and well-being are of primary importance, much of Egypt’s cultural identity is rooted in its proud cultural heritage, dating back thousands of years. Reports of museums being looted and artifacts like [...]

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this week’s sign that the apocalypse is upon us: jim west is on twitter

Posted on January 31, 2011 by bobcargill

yes, jim west is now on twitter. so follow him @drjewest! (this ought to be fun!)

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i still remember

Posted on January 27, 2011 by bobcargill

i still remember the day the challenger exploded, jan. 28, 1986. I was in the 7th grade. my math teacher, mr. aldrich’s father, worked in the space industry. it was 8:30 in the morning in california. it still makes me cry every time i watch it.

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bravo gil meche, bravo

Posted on January 27, 2011 by bobcargill

Gil Meche has retired from Major League Baseball. This is nothing special; baseball players retire all the time. However, it is the manner in which he did so that is so refreshingly rare, it’s stunning: Meche retired, forfeiting his guaranteed $12 million contract for this coming season. And the reason he gave: he felt he [...]

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honestly, it’s not my truck

Posted on January 27, 2011 by bobcargill

but someone in l.a. has an indy-themed adventure boot camp. evidence it isn’t mine: 1. it’s not a hybrid 2. my idea of adventure camp is a summer course in targumic aramaic with my aramaic professor, yona sabar (here and here and especially here). curious to know who and what it is…

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call for papers for the ‘blogging and online publication’ section at the 2011 sbl annual meeting is now open

Posted on January 27, 2011 by bobcargill

The call for papers for the ‘Blogging and Online Publication’ section at the 2011 SBL Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA is now available. The meeting will be held November 19-22, 2011. SBL members wishing to present papers should submit proposals on the SBL website here by March 1, 2011. The SBL Blogger and Online [...]

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hit and run fail (and the much deserved result)

Posted on January 26, 2011 by bobcargill

sometimes, criminals get caught in the most glorious of manners. take, for instance, this hit-and-run driver, who attempted to get away from those whom he injured and whose property he destroyed.

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the facebook setting you should change as soon as possible

Posted on January 26, 2011 by bobcargill

Gawker is reporting that Facebook is finally making https protocol available to provide at least some protection against Firesheep and other credential-sniffing hackerware. Facebook has at long last offered an option to use the encrypted “HTTPS” protocol, a feature it will begin rolling out today but won’t finish for a “few weeks.” You should check [...]

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new digital humanities minor and grad certificate program at ucla

Posted on January 26, 2011 by bobcargill

UCLA has approved a new undergraduate minor in Digital Humanities. The university has also approved a graduate certificate program in DH, which is akin to a minor within a graduate degree in a Humanities-related field. In a Daily Bruin article entitled, Humanities Joins the Digital Age with New Minor, Cody Geib describes how the new [...]

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ucla to receive $100 million donation from meyer and renee luskin

Posted on January 26, 2011 by bobcargill

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Renee and Meyer Luskin, who announced today that they will donate $100 million to the UCLA School of Public Affairs and toward the construction of a new residential conference center and faculty club. $50 million of the gift will go to the School of Public Affairs, 90% of [...]

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