Jastrow is dated, but still useful. I was just directed to this online pdf version (I will add the link to NTCS shortly).
A student of mine has updated the header referred to in yesterday’s blog. My student wants me to remind you all that the background comes from www.freewebpageheaders.com but the minister is all him.
“Discombobulate” is a wonderful word, made all the more wonderful because it sounds like nonsense but is a real word! “Combobulate,” however, is not. Perhaps our gentle readers (Psst! Ed of Ralph, that’s you!) can provide us with other examples of words that begin with a negative particle yet whose […]
This image comes from the Catholic Insider (which I am not 😉 but I love the image. Perhaps not in yellow, however…
This looks to be an interesting study. There may be political bias in the classroom, but headed in the other direction. A new study — soon to be published in PS: Political Science & Politics — finds that students are the ones with bias, attributing characteristics to their professors based […]
Yesterday the Board approved a plan for preserving the name and legacies of Tulane and Newcomb Colleges. As Tulane University implements its Renewal Plan in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Board of Tulane approved a sweeping set of recommendations on Thursday (March 16) to preserve some of the university’s […]
Not quite Intelligent Design(?): Science and religion come together again. Dr. Barrow, 53, a mathematical sciences professor at the University of Cambridge, is best known for his work on the anthropic principle, which has been the subject of debate in physics circles in recent years. Life as we know it […]
Tradition says that on Purim the world is turned upside down, but perhaps Madonna dressing up as a tart is just a little too normal… Madonna turned heads dressed as a sexy French maid at a fancy dress Kabbalah party. The Hung Up singer was accompanied to the bash, held […]