Archive for November, 2008
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Viewzi.com is a new visual alternative to Google. Instead of text descriptions of sites that correspond to your search terms, you get pictures. What you see is a moving carousel of choices, each showing a different way to view your search results.
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Web searches go visual with Viewzi (Bangkok Post - Thailand’s English news)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Using a data analysis tool that monitors new books, research papers, broadcast transcripts and news sources, Oxford University came up with a list of the top 10 most irritating phrases. Headed by “At…
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30 Cliches You Should Basically Avoid (Going Forward) [Writing] (Lifehacker)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
The complete text of the Burke County Public Schools’ proposed policy on “Parental Inspection of and Objection/Challenge to Instructional Materials”
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Proposed policy on parental inspection of books (The Morganton News Herald)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
I got a text message this week from an ex-boyfriend confiriming the worst: I suck at break ups. After an already challenging week, I wasn’t feeling up to my peppy self. Then, I had an unexpected blowout with a good friend.
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do (The Pampa News)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
VINELAND — Dane Barse Elementary School participated Monday in Vineland Public Library’s ‘Family and Books Literacy Night.’
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THE JOY OF READING: Barse PTO program promotes reading (Daily Journal)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
illustrated by Christian Birmingham. 64 pages, ages 6-10. This superb retelling of a poignant Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale features exquisite artwork that depicts both the glittering beauty and the mortal danger of frigid winter.
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Children’s books (Journal Inquirer)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
I overhear a lot of people say they hate reading. This is an opinion I cannot comprehend. I do understand, however, that not everyone knows what they like to read, and, for this, I blame the American school system.
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COLUMN: Top 10 books for people who don’t like to read (The Oklahoma Daily)
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Kendal Rautzhan reviews books that cover all aspects of the world.
Continue here: Some children’s books aren’t just for kids (The Express-Times)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
var nopreviewimage = “1″; if (nopreviewimage == “”){ document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); document.write(’ ‘); } If you thought World Series tickets were hard to get your hands on… try getting tickets to the inauguration. Requests have been pouring into local congressional offices for tickets to see President-elect Barack Obama take the oath of office. Tonight, WFMZ’s Karin …
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Woman Books Bus Early for Trip to Inauguration (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)
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Monday, November 17th, 2008
We have a new book out, The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present , published by the Simon & Schuster imprint Fireside Books. It explores our 500 favorite songs from 1977-2006– interspersed with sidebars on the most vital subgenres from electro to grime to riot grrrl– to construct an alternate history of the past three decades of popular music. In the …
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The Pitchfork 500: PJ Harvey: "Rid of Me" [Stream] (Pitchfork)
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