El Castellano.org
Sometimes is seems like all my friends are trying to learn or improve their Spanish, which I love, and encourage as much as I can. So here’s a tool that...
Category: World
Mar
13
2009
ColombiaYa
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ColombiaYa.com is a search engine for Colombians, by Colombians. The site will provide access to all things Colombian, starting with a crash course of the country’s government and history. You...
Feb
16
2009
The Perdita Project
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The Perdita Project is a collaboration between the AHRB Center for Byzantine Cultural History, Nottingham Trent University, and The University of Warwick which gathers over 400 manuscripts collections from round...
Feb
12
2009
Happy Birthday Darwin
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If Darwin were still alive he’d be turning 200 today; and today just as during his lifetime his name still creates a buzz. All these years later there are still...
Feb
07
2009
Prado Artwork Available Through Google Earth
by Bilingual Librarian
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I really enjoyed my visit to the Prado Museum back in 2001 and was delighted to find out that the museum and Google have formed a partnership to make 14...
Jan
31
2009
University of the People
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Shai Reshef, an Israeli entrepreneur is working on bringing education to the masses (as long as you understand English and have an internet connection). Reshef is working on establishing University...
Jan
24
2009
Living Library
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Living Library is a project working to breakdown stereotypes and prejudice. The project is based on the simple notion of open dialog and interactions, with the aims that these will...
Jan
09
2009
Rubén Blades’ collection to go to Harvard’s Music Library
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I grew up listening to Rubén Blades, -by far one of my favorite musicians-, and I just found out that he has agreed to donate his personal papers to the...
Jan
05
2009
Radio Bilingüe
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I recently ran across this online radio station that offers news in a completely bilingual format. The appropriately named station, Radio Bilingüe, is based in California, with offices in San...