Corrected Call for Authors on Animal Rights Movement

Corrected Call for Authors on Animal Rights Movement
An error in an earlier posted call for authors for the Encyclopedia of American Reform Movements guided potential contributors to the wrong web address for this new reference work from Facts-on-File. The correct address is:
www.americanreformmovements.com
The editors of the Encyclopedia of American Reform Movements plan a chapter in the [...]

Henry Brooks Adams: Education

“A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops,” (Henry Brooks Adams: quoteworld.org).

Dateline: Zamboanga

I’m right here in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, Philippines, the land of my birth. Its been quite some time since I visited my hometown. A lot has changed since I was a kid. I visited a couple of schools and will tell you my thoughts and observations in succeeding postings. One big [...]

Henry Brooks Adams: Education

“A teacher affects eternity he can never tell, where his influence stops,” (Henry Brooks Adams: quoteworld.org).

Congressional Research Awards Announcement (USA)

Congressional Research Awards Announcement
DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than February 1, 2008.
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. A total of up to $30,000 will be available in 2008. Awards range from a few hundred dollars to $3,500.
The competition is open [...]

PEAES Fellowship Applications

The Program in Early American Economy and Society at the Library Company of Philadelphia, invites applications for its dissertation-level and one-month fellowship awards for 2008-2009.
* One resident dissertation-level fellowship, carrying a stipend of $20,000, tenable for nine consecutive months from September 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009. It may also be divided between [...]

Elbert Hubbard: Genius

“Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped,” (Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915: quotationspage.com).

HB-00334: School Health and Nutrition Modernization Act, Cong. Edcel Lagman

A good bill to have if it becomes a law so that our children will not just rely on instant “pancit canton” for food and nutrition.
NO. HB00334
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM (SHNP) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, [...]

12th International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia

Call for Papers: 12th International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia, ISHEASTM - International Society for the History of East Asian Science, Technology and Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University, July 14-28, 2008.
The International Society for the History of East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine (ISHEASTM) will be holding the 12th [...]

HB-00082: College Education Trust Fund Act, Cong. Ruffy Biazon

This is a pending bill that encompasses everyone because it covers both the SSS and GSIS members. Such a populist bill and judging from its low number 00082, must have been one of the earliest bills filed. But filing it early doesn’t mean it will end up as law early also.
FULL TITLE : [...]