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  I start my first class tomorrow: LIS753 Internet Fundamentals & Design. We’re hosting all of our courses at http://classes.tametheweb.com/, via a WordpressMU installation. After considering and playing with Drupal, I was drawn back to Wordpress and its ease of use and multiple blog possibilities.

You can still travel a lot in September, with the big advantage of small prices. The peak season is off, and during the transition season ( autumn in the northern hemisphere, and spring in the southern) you can save a lot of money. So, I will recommend you some wonderful destinations. 1. The Greek islands.

While in the Dominican Republic this last week I was constantly in a state of shock and awe. The people I saw were completely awesome, the work being done is nothing short of amazing, and the kids were absolutely amazing. As you can see by the picture on the right, kids are cute there, just as they are all here.

Company: General Cigar Line: Macanudo 1968 Vitola: Robusto 5 x 50 Origin: Dominican Republic Wrapper: Honduras San Agustin Havana Seed Binder: Habano Connecticut Filler: Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Ometepe Flavor: Medium Strength: Medium Price: $8.50 per cigar Description: I wasn’t weaned on Macanudos when I started smoking cigars.

As one of the final events of Slow Food Nation ‘08, we attended The Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity Coffee Presidia tasting at Coffee Bar. It is quite a mouthful of nouns. But the key points are that Slow Food is a non-profit, its Foundation for Biodiversity is a countermeasure effort to the

The first college football weekend is in the books, and perhaps the best game from week one took place last night between Tennessee and UCLA. The Bruins ended up winning the game, 27-24, in overtime, despite four first-half interceptions by UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft.

Hurricane Gustav approaching Kingston - Photo courtesy Wayne Sutherland, used with permission. Visit Wayne's photostream. It's that time again - hurricane season - and while 2008 has produced a motley crew of storms in three short months, Gustav is the one that stands out. At least so far.

Some way below the garden a man stood quietly washing himself in the hot water from the spring; it was channelled down there in a homemade aqueduct of halved bamboo stalks resting on forked twigs. ‘For every improvement to the guest-house, I make something for the local people,’ Anne said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials claimed that they will not conduct any arrests of illegal immigrants trying to evacuate due to Hurricane Gustav. “There are no immigration enforcement operations,” said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson Kelly Nantel to ABC News

Remember the 274 passengers stranded by U.S. Airways in Punta Cana? According to the airline, compensating those passengers would be unsafe. Seriously, that's their argument: "In order to ensure that all carriers remain focused on safety, aviation regulations do not require airlines to pay compensation for consequential expenses because of delayed or canceled flights." Come on, U.S.