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Farewell, Silver Bird Presented at Library of Congress

Karolina Kolmanic's Farewell, Silver Bird, a story of love and danger set in Slovenia during World War II, has been presented to the Library of Congress by Vladimir Kolmanic, who is a member of the Slovenian diplomatic corps in Washington, DC.



Vladimir Kolmanic




Karolina Kolmanic, Farewell, Silver Bird


To order a copy, please visit this website.

UFO Artifacts in Ojuelos, Jalisco, México

"Fernando has something he wants you to take a look at," said my dad. He gestured toward the third drawer in the dresser drawer where he kept maps, pencils, geological reports, notepads, envelopes and stamps.

He and Fernando shared a fascination with treasure hunting. So, I had a feeling it might have something to do with buried treasure, but I was not

New Certification and Micro-Credentialing

In 2016 and continuing through the summer of 2017, a number of universities offering either a traditional face-to-face 2-year MBA, or an executive MBA, began confirming what many observed: enrollments started to drop, and students and employers commented that the cost had risen too high. Students and employers could not justify the cost due to a lack of return on investment.

People are turning

The Russian Horror Film, "The Bride" (2017) Does Not Disappoint

I recently saw the Russian horror film, The Bride (Svyatoslav Podgayevskiy, 2017).  The film is often listed as HEBECTA (pronounced Nevestia – which means “The Bride” or “The Fiancee”).

Any good horror film worth its salt is subversive. This film reminded me of that.






Okay, to start, let me make a confession. I’m not a fan of horror films. In fact, I would say that I avoid them whenever I

Free Canvas Tutorials for Instructors and Designers

Canvas is a virtual learning environment and also a learning management system that makes it easy to collaborate through its incorporation of Google Apps.




Free Canvas Tutorials Playlist

It is also ideal for individuals who would like to offer their own course, since individual accounts are free.

The flexibility of Canvas has made it the LMS of choice for MOOCs, and many universities are

Drones and UAV Software

Software for drones and UAVs cover a
wide spectrum of possibilities. They range from very basic cloud-based
applications that you download onto your smartphone or tablet, to extremely
sophisticated programs that will allow you to work with all kinds of data from
many sources, including photogrammetry, thermal, hyperspectral, multispectral,
laser, and more. Some programs and packages have a steep

Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Thou Art the Man: Sensation, Epilepsy, Genetic Determinism, and Feminine Spunk

For the podcast, click here: http://zenzebra.net/podcasts/braddon.mp3

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837-1915) is known for her sensation novels – novels written for all levels of Victorian readers, randing from those grabbing a cheap book bound in yellow covers and sold in railway stations to those who read work serialized in popular magazines (one of which she founded and ran). 

Her novels explored

Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Thou Art the Man: Sensation, Madness, and Why We Are Fascinated...

For the podcast, click here:

Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837-1915) is known for her sensation novels – novels written for all levels of readers, those grabbing a cheap book bound in yellow covers and sold in railway stations, and those serialized in popular magazines (one of which she founded and ran). They explored the dark sides and inner workings of Victorians at all levels: prim and proper

Drones for Surveys, Methane Detection, Reservoir Characterization, More

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Loving Canvas LMS!: New Training Courses - Collaboration & Quick-Start Guide

Many
colleges, universities, and training organizations are moving away from the
learning management system they have used for years and are adopting Canvas.



Canvas,
which is a learning management system, can also be considered a virtual
learning environment (VLE) because offers cloud-based hosting and can integrate
with a number of cloud applications, such as Google applications (Docs, Drive