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8 hrs ago | Publishers' Weekly

UNC Press To Explore University Press Obstacles Through Grant

The University of North Carolina Press has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York to explore the obstacles and opportunities facing university presses as they seek to incorporate various forms of digital publishing.

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Andrew W Mellon Foundation

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Seeking Alpha

The Washington Post Company Is An Ideal Buy And Hold

I believe The Washington Post Company is well managed, shareholder-friendly, and has a sustainable presence.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, Kaplan, Education, The Washington Post Company, Newsweek, Media, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Investment Services

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Foreign Affairs

The Frankfurt School at War

War makes for strange bedfellows, and among the oddest pairings that World War II produced was that between "Wild Bill" Donovan's Office of Strategic Services and the emigre German Jewish Marxists he hired to teach Washington about the Nazis.

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Related Topix: Princeton University

Fri Jun 14, 2013

InvestorIdeas.com

New Materials Reuse Wasted Auto Heat Asserts MRS Bulletin Article

Warrendale, PA, USA and New York, NY, USA - June 14, 2013 If your next change of car is due in 2020, the new model you drive away from the dealership should boast some revolutionary features that will change forever the way vehicles use energy.

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Related Topix: Warrendale, PA, ITA Software, WebMD

OUPblog

An Oxford Companion to Superman

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it another Superman-related blogpost to tie in with today's release of Man of Steel ? Hold on to the bulging blue bicep of Oxford University Press and prepare to gaze below in wonder as we take you on a ride over the past 80 years of Superman.

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Related Topix: Animation Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Family, Superman, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Animated TV, Entertainment, Television, Recreational Vehicle, Kit, Publishing, Media, Oxford University Press

Thu Jun 13, 2013

The Economist

America's energy future: Meet the frackers

The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity and the Battle for America's Future. By Michael Levi.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Oxford University Press

Fri Jun 07, 2013

The Foundation for Economic Education

The "Great" Writ

Anthony Gregory. The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King's Prerogative to the War on Terror .

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Related Topix: Prison

Tue Jun 04, 2013

Arkansas Times

Arkansas's Sibling Rivalry Press beats out big names for Lambda Lit Award

"He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices" a collection of poetry by author Stephen S. Mills, published by tiny Sibling Rivalry Press of Alexander, Ark.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Arts, Poetry, Alexander, AR, Transgender

TeleGeography CommsUpdate

Cable ONE to introduce 60Mbps, 70Mbps speeds; discontinues overage charges

In addition, Cable has discontinued the use of data plans with overage charges, now applying a 300GB cap for its 50Mbps plan; the new speeds will be accompanied by even higher data allowances.

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Related Topix: Washington Post, Publishing, The Washington Post Company, Newsweek, Media, Kaplan, Education

Mon Jun 03, 2013

The Moultrie News

Carolina Day commemorates historic victory

Friday, June 28 is Carolina Day. The celebration will get underway at St. Michael's Church with a church service, followed at 11 a.m. by a procession from Washington Park to White Point Gardens.

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Related Topix: Sullivan's Island, SC, Montclair State University, Charleston, SC

Fri May 31, 2013

Psychology Today

Enduring What You Cannot Control

Neil Simon's the The Sunshine Boys opened in New York on December 20, 1972. It's about two old vaudevillians attempting to resurrect their act.

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Related Topix: Control Group, Air Accidents, Columbia University, Andes, NY

Sun May 26, 2013

Financial Times

Why the game is up for the Kim dynasty

The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia , by Andrei Lankov, Oxford University Press, RRPA 17.95/RRP$27.95 It never takes long for the vultures to congregate.

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Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Asia, South Korea,

Sat May 25, 2013

The Times of Israel

Why is Jewish intermarriage the highest among all US faiths?

Over the past half century, intermarriage has become increasingly common in the United States among all religions - but among Jews at the highest rate.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Publishing, Media, Oxford University Press

Fri May 24, 2013

CSIRO Publishing

The continuing challenge of phylogenetic relationships in Terebelliformia

JoA o Miguel de Matos Nogueira A D , Kirk Fitzhugh B and Pat Hutchings C A LaboratA3rio de Poliquetologia , Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de BiociAancias, Universidade de SA o Paulo, Rua do MatA o, travessa 14, n. 101, 05508-900, SA o Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Cornell University, University of Chicago, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Oceanography, Science

Thu May 23, 2013

Genesee Country Express

Dr. Dunham to talk about Private Whitlock

The life and times of an area Civil War soldier will be the topic of a special presentation to be given at the Nunda Historical Society on Sunday, May 26.

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Related Topix: Nunda, NY, Allegany, NY, New York, Allegany County, NY, Syracuse University

Center for American Progress

Remembering the - Feminine Mystique'

The Center for American Progress is hosting a forum today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique .

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Related Topix: Journalism, Washington Post, Publishing, The Washington Post Company, Newsweek, Media, Kaplan, Education

The Chronicle

DU Press to publish transgender quarterlyCarleigh Stiehm Duke...

The journal - TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly - will be edited by Susan Stryker, associate professor of gender and women's studies at the University of Arizona, and Paisley Currah, professor of political science at the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.

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Related Topix: Transgender, University of Arizona, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Duke University

Tue May 21, 2013

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater

Why do Jews intermarry, and who wants to marry a Jew, anyway?

Over the past half century, intermarriage has become increasingly common in the United States among all religions - but among Jews at a higher rate than any other.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Publishing, Media, Oxford University Press

EurekAlert!

The tea party and the politics of paranoia

Members of tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.

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Related Topix: University of Washington, Pop/Rock, The Tea Party, US News, Tea Party, Princeton University

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