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University presses: a view from the academy
The front table in Hyde Park's Seminary Co-op Bookstore has been a must stop for book browsers for book lovers since the early 1970s. It is always brimming with more than 100 newly published scholarly works vying for readers' attention. Most of the titles...
Tags: Conservation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, Kent State University, Photography and Video
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Tori Amos inspires Orlando author
As anyone who has attended a Tori Amos concert can tell you, the experience for her fans is closer to a spiritual one than anything resembling mere pop-star adulation. "Whenever I was experiencing anything in life, I always turned to her," says Adrienne...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Entertainment Events, Social Sciences, Valencia College
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Nielsen study: Social networking dominates smartphone, tablet use
A new report from Nielsen examines a fast-evolving segment of the media landscape: viewing on smartphones and tablets. Consumers are taking advantage of their portable devices to watch videos, access news and information, check sports, engage in...
Tags: Apple iPad, Foursquare, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Culture
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For Afghan Scouts, 'Be prepared' takes on a new meaning
KABUL, Afghanistan –- Mohammad Aziz Ayob adjusts his Boy Scout scarf, leans over and settles a sapling into the dry Kabul soil as two NATO helicopters pass overhead, the clack-clack of their blades echoing off the neighboring mountains. Bobbing...
Tags: United Nations, Bombings, Taliban, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan)
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Twitter teams with Vizify to explain why users should #FollowMe
Twitter users looking to attract more followers now have a new tool to capture themselves in their best light. The social network has teamed with Vizify to offer a way to automatically generate short videos highlighting user’s tweets, photos and...
Tags: Kobe Bryant, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Google+, Google Inc.
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Kuwait parliament condemns sectarian rhetoric over Syria
ReutersKUWAIT, June 13 (Reuters) - Kuwait's parliament on Thursday condemned attempts to use the crisis in Syria to stoke sectarian tensions, calling for the government to crack down on "extremist behaviour" and rhetoric in the Gulf Arab state. The statement...Tags: Kuwait, Parliament, Freedom of the Press, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief
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African themes power Facets fest
Perilous journeys home and away: Each edition of the African Diaspora International Film Festival, presented annually by Facets Cinematheque, offers a continent's worth in both directions. As with last year's, this year's lineup (running through...
Tags: Wrestling, Radio, Movies, Labor Legislation, Arts and Culture
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Facebook adds 'hashtag' feature, taking a page from Twitter
ReutersBy Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, the world's No. 1 social network, is adopting the "hashtag," one of the most recognizable features of its younger rival Twitter, in a move to position its Web service as an important...Tags: Entertainment, Social Media, Marketing, Facebook, Arts and Culture
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Five Southington Teachers Win Grants To Buy Classroom Tools
The Hartford Courant— African xylophones that use gourds to increase sound and computer programs that encourage reading, social skills and storytelling are among the educational tools the school district will buy with $6,000 in grants from a local foundation. The...Tags: Students, Southington, Computer Science, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture
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More Americans consider themselves multiracial
The number of Americans who consider themselves multiracial has grown faster than any other racial group nationwide, new Census Bureau data reveal, a sign of slow but momentous shifts in the way that Americans think about race. Mixed or multiracial...Tags: Social Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, New York University, Mariah Carey, Arts and Culture
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Civil War marker to be dedicated at Camp Dick in Garrard
Contributing WriterCAMP DICK - A Civil War Interpretative Station will be dedicated 6:30 p.m. Monday at Camp Dick Robinson near the intersection of old U.S. 27 and Ky. 34 in northern Garrard County. The markers are placed near the campsite established in 1861 by Union...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, Abraham Lincoln, Culture
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Pakistan fighter pilot wins battle of sexes, now she's ready for war
ReutersMUSHAF AIR BASE, Pakistan (Reuters) - With an olive green head scarf poking out from her helmet, Ayesha Farooq flashes a cheeky grin when asked if it is lonely being the only war-ready female fighter pilot in the Islamic republic of Pakistan. Farooq,...Tags: Feminism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Arts and Culture, Afghanistan
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