Open Access Publication: Preserving Yemens' Cultural Heritage

Preserving Yemen's cultural heritage : the Yemen manuscript digitization project
Author: Sabine Schmidtke; Jan Thiele
Publisher: Sanaa : Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Sanaa, 2011.
Series: Hefte zur Kulturgeschichte des Jemen, 5.

Open Access Manuscripts Collection: Yemeni Manuscript Digitization Initiative

[Originally posted in AMIR 22 August 2011. Updated 29 February 2012]

Yemeni Manuscript Digitization Initiative

"The private manuscript libraries of Yemen, estimated at 50,000 codices, constitutes the largest and most important set of unexamined Arabic manuscripts in the world today. The Yemeni Manuscript Digitization Initiative presents, for the first time, access to manuscripts from three private libraries in Sanaa, Yemen, and virtually conjoins them to additional Yemeni manuscripts held by the Princeton University Library and Staatsbibliothek, Berlin. The texts in this archive were composed, copied, studied, and preserved by Zaydi scholars from the tenth century to the present. Zaydism is a leading school of Islam in Northern Yemen known for forms of rationalist theology that were abandoned in other regions. The Yemeni Manuscript Digitization Initiative is made possible by a Enriching Digital Collections Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaf (DFG). The grant is administered by Princeton University Library and the Free University, Berlin in conjunction with the Imam Zayd ibn Ali Cultural Foundation (IZbACF) in Sanaa, Yemen. Information on this grant and related projects to preserve and disseminate the manuscripts of Yemen can be found at ymdi.uoregon.edu."

h/t Prof. Dr. Sabine Schmidtke

Alphabetical List of Open Access Islamic Manuscripts Collections

Fred Beckey Climbing Video from his early days

Fred Beckey was still climbing at the age of 85 when the second video was made.  Here are the two videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxUixV7Bq6w

http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=61459

http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=61459   --  More recent

Updated Personal Websites on Summitpost

http://newzealandguides.blogspot.com/ -- Dave and Steve -- New Zealand -- South Island alpine rock -- Awesome photography

http://pullharder.org/2012/02/28/winter ... mple-crag/ -- Nate -- California -- Temple Crag

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Aig Blanche Peuterey N Face and S Face of Mont Blanc -- Great pictures
http://www.alpineexposures.com/blogs/ch ... conditions -- Jonathan Griffith -- UK -- Updated

http://coloradomountaineering.blogspot.com -- legpowered -- Colorado
http://www.summitpost.org/sunday-wall/779037

http://pullharder.org/2012/03/01/young- ... in-winter/ -- Gil -- California -- Colin Simon and Krill Langer climb the Diamond in winter
http://pullharder.org

Cactus to Clouds hike on March 10
http://www.meetup.com/Hiking-Coachella-Valley/events/53452472/

Please visit my website

http://www.hiking4health.com/

Open Access Journal: AKTC Afghanistan Newsletter

AKTC Afghanistan Newsletter

Newsletters Documenting the Progress of Cultural Revitalisation Projects in Kabul and Herat
These newsletters document the progress of the revitalisation projects of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), which began the rehabilitation of Bagh-e-Babur, a walled and terraced garden containing the tomb of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, in 2002. The programme has expanded to include the 19th-century mausoleum in central Kabul over the grave of Timur Shah and a great number of homes, mosques and other structures in the war-damaged quarters of Asheqan wa Arefan, Chindawol and Kuche Kharabat. In Herat, in western Afghanistan, a range of documentation, conservation and upgrading works has also been carried out since 2005 in surviving historic sections of the old city.

October 2011 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 528 KB
May 2011 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 368 KB
November / December 2010 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 519 KB
July / August 2010 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 531 KB
July / August 2010 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 573 KB
May / June 2010 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 499 KB
March / April 2010 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 502 KB
January / February 2010 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 511 KB
November / December 2009 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 437 KB
September / October 2009 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 452 KB
May / June 2009 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 616 KB
March / April 2009 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 728 KB
January / February 2009 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 519 KB
November / December 2008 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 610 KB
September / October 2008 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 611 KB
July / August 2008 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 463 KB
May / June 2008 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 663 KB
May / June 2008 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 663 KB
March / April 2008 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 622 KB
November 2007 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 739 KB
September/October 2007 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 568 KB
July 2007 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 749 KB
May 2007 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 672 KB
March 2007 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 569 KB
January 2007 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 348 KB
November / December 2006 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 573 KB
September / October 2006 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 496 KB
September / October 2006 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 496 KB
August 2006 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 435 KB
July 2006 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 337 KB
Project Brief on Afghanistan
Size: 593 KB
January / February 2008 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 471 KB
Urban Conservation and Area Development in Afghanistan
Size: 6 MB
August 2006 Afghanistan Newsletter
Size: 435 KB
Barbur's Garden Rehabilitation Framework
Size: 5.97 MB

Alphabetical List of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies

THE IDEAL AMERICAN LOOK

 

The real-life Gary Cooper was just as authentic. He had an ideal American look - unstudied yet refined, natural and playful. There was a charm about him in the way he didn't take himself too seriously. He had that sort of "aw shucks" attitude, plus a look that was all about quality, and a way of dressing that was much his own. This forward was written by Ralph Lauren for a book called "Gary Cooper Enduring Style" This book is filled with stylish pictures of a movie star who lived in the hay days of Hollywood.

In the last picture you see a style which was embraced by the peacocks at the Pitti Uomo.

SUNSHINE DAYS BY MICHAEL BASTIAN

ROCK THE BOAT

Los Angeles based label Band of Outsiders presents their ongoing collaboration with Sperry Topsider. Part of the Spring/Summer 2012 collection, the slip-on boat shoes styles come in a variety of pastel colors and two more funky styles, one striped and one checked (via hb) Somebody know where I can buy them?

TODD SNYDER FALL/WINTER 2012

Todd Snyder presented his second Fall/Winter collection during Fashion Week in New York. As GQ says function, form and flair were on display. Todd Snyder creates the ideal wardrobe for a rugged urban adventurer. Slim leather jackets and fur-lined parkas paired with slim cargo pants, wool suits and soft cardigans.

LAND ROVER DEFENDERS ARE HIGH FASHION

This year like last year Hackett uses a Land Rover Defender in their spring/summer campaign, but they are not alone also Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren and even Louis Vuitton are using this rugged icon in their campaigns. Yep, the Defender is now official a fashion statement. Chad needs a new car.....

The Most Beautiful Mountains/Places in the World

These are stunning pictures representing a great cross section

http://www.bing.com/travel/content/search?q=World's+Most+Beautiful+Mountains%3a+Mount+Ngauruhoe%2c+New+Zealand&cid=msn1182084&form=HPTRAV&gt1=41000

http://daddu.net/most-beautiful-places-in-the-world

Updated personal mountaineering websites at Summitpost (new page)
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/personal-websites-t2819-1800.html

Video of mountain bike descent in the Alps
http://theadventureblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/video-major-mountain-bike-descent-in.html

Please visit my website

http://www.hiking4health.com/

RUGBY LONDON, INSPIRATION

Great inspiration from Rugby, Covent Garden, London.

Al Mashriq

Al Mashriq - The Levant:   Cultural Riches from the Countries of the Eastern Mediterranean

Al-Mashriq is a non-political, non-secterian, non-commercial webserver. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors and in no way reflect the views of the maintainer of the server. Its purpose is to gather information that reflects the culture and ways of life of Lebanon and the Levant and was started as guide and entry point to the life and history of the region for the benefit of expatriates of the Levant.

Al-Mashriq is a repository for cultural multimedia information from the Levant (Al-Mashriq) in general and Lebanon in particular. As of October 2010 it contains over 245000 documents and is still growing. It was started as an initiative by Berthe Choueiry (now associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and myself in 1993 and was for a while an ftp-server at the Ecole Polytechnic Federal de Lausanne. It was moved in 1994 to become a World-Wide Web server at the Østfold University College, Halden (Norway) where it now resides and is maintained by myself and an occasional team of students.

Contributions that fall within the scope of the server are received with gratitude. Material must contain correct bibliographic references to source and must not be in violation of copyright. The editors of Al-Mashriq retain the sole right to accept or refuse material.

About this server Archaeology Architecture Arts and Crafts Awards Books Business Cinema Content News (RSS): Naharnet The Daily Star

Cosmetics Credits Discussion Drama Education Egypt E-mail Environment Food Geography Geology

Guided Tour Health History Humor Israel Jordan Language Lebanon Literature Mailinglist Maps

Media Music Palestine Peace Photographic documentation Politics Postcards Refugees Religion

Society Software Song Syria Theater Travel Turkey Weather Other Internet resources Statistics

The Steady Hand: Yes or No- Wearing Shoes in the House

The Steady Hand: Yes or No- Wearing Shoes in the House

'Now my husband on the other hand…will wear his shoes everywhere. From the moment he gets dressed in the morning until he goes to bed, his shoes are on. How is that comfortable? I told him that I do not like him wearing his shoes in the house but that doesn’t go very far. The only fight I have won is that he will not wear his shoes upstairs…ever. No one gets to wear their shoes upstairs…unless you want to clean the carpet on the stairs for me.

Shoes track dirt everywhere! That is why I don’t see any reason why you should wear your shoes in the house (well, at least my house). Yes, I am that much of a clean freak. It didn’t get this bad until after my daughter. Kids are on the floor all the time. Touching it, dropping stuff on it, etc. Especially based on the fact that most of the floors in my house are light-colored so that they show even the smallest amount of dirt. Don’t get me started on carpet stains!'

Open Access Journal: MELA Notes - The Journal of the Middle East Librarians Association

[Originally posted in AMIR 19 February 2011. Updated 23 February 2012]

MELA Notes The Journal of the Middle East Librarians Association
ISSN 0364-2410

It is the purpose of the Middle East Librarians' Association to facilitate communication among members through meetings and publications; to improve the quality of area librarianship through the development of standards for the profession and education of Middle East library specialists; to compile and disseminate information concerning Middle East libraries and collections and to represent the judgment of the members in matters affecting them; to encourage cooperation among members and Middle East libraries, especially in the acquisition of materials and the development of bibliographic control; to cooperate with other library and area organizations in projects of mutual concern and benefit; to promote research in and development of indexing and automated techniques as applied to Middle East materials.

©2001 Middle East Librarians Association

MELA Notes number 83 (2010) (Current issue as PDF file)
MELA Notes number 82 (2009)
MELA Notes number 81 (2008)
MELA Notes number 80 (2007)
MELA Notes number 79 (2006)
MELA Notes number 78 (2005)
MELA Notes number 77 (2004)
MELA Notes number 75-76 (Fall 2002-Spring 2003)
MELA Notes number 73-74 (Fall 2001-Spring 2002)
MELA Notes number 71-72 (Fall 2000-Spring 2001)
MELA Notes number 69-70 (Fall 1999-Spring 2000)
MELA Notes number 67-68 (Fall 1998-Spring 1999)
MELA Notes number 65-66 (Fall 1997-Spring 1998)
MELA Notes number 64 (Spring 1997)
Tables of Contents and Text (in PDF) of Earlier Numbers of MELA Notes, no. 1- (1973-)
In Progress: (NEW: MELA Notes 33, 34, 35 36, 37, 38; 60, 61)

MELA Notes is also accessible in JSTOR

Alphabetical List of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies

Open Access Journal: Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi

Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi - Journal of Higher Education and Science
e-ISSN : 2146-5967

Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi (www.higheredu-sci.org) (ISSN: 2146-5959), Zonguldak Karaelmas Üniversitesi'nin resmi yayın organıdır.

Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, üniversiteler, teknoloji enstitüleri, araştırma merkezleri ve meslek enstitüleri dahil olmak üzere öncelikle yükseköğretim ile ilgili uzmanlık alanlarına yöneliktir.

Derginin amaçları Türkiye’de ve dünyada yükseköğretimdeki güncel sorunların ve çözüm önerilerinin; öğretim stratejilerinde yeniliklerin, bilim ve teknolojide yeni yönelimlerin ve gelişmelerin ileri sürüldüğü ve tartışıldığı makaleler yayımlamak, bilimsel ve sosyal iletişimin sağlanmasına katkıda bulunmak, bölgemizde (Balkan ve Karadeniz Ülkeleri, Orta Doğu Ülkeleri ve Orta Asya Türk Cumhuriyetleri, v.b.) uluslararası ve saygın bir bilimsel medya olmaktır.

Dergide "Özgün Araştırmalar", "Derlemeler", "Editöre Mektuplar", "Biyografiler", "Yükseköğretim Kurumları Tanıtım Yazıları", "Bilimsel Toplantı Bildirileri/Özetleri" ve "Kitap Yorumları" yayımlanır. Editörler Kurulunun kararı ile özel sayı yayımlanabilir.

Bu dergide yer alan makaleler, bağımsız ve ön yargısız çift - körleme hakemlik ("peer-review") ilkeleri doğrultusunda bir danışma kurulu tarafından değerlendirilir. Makaleler Türkçe veya İngilizce dillerinde yazılabilir; İngilizce veya Türkçe öz ile anahtar sözcükler içermelidir. Sadece yurtdışından gönderilen İngilizce makaleler için geçerli olmak üzere, Editörler Kurulu öz'lerin Türkçeye çevrilmesini sağlar.

Yükseköğretim ve Bilim Dergisi, yılda üç sayı olarak Nisan, Ağustos ve Aralık aylarında yayımlanır. Dergiye çevrim-içi olarak (e-ISSN : 2146-5967) da erişmek mümkündür. 

Alphabetical List of Open Access Journals in Middle Eastern Studies