3 49 Hot New Open Source Applications Nov 15, 2009
One of its best features, mashTape, displays Flickr photos, YouTube videos, biographies, and news articles related to the artist currently playing. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.. (Datamation)
Palin memoir triggers book boomlet Nov 15, 2009
Unauthorized biographies and critical essays among many trying to cash in ... By the time the former governor's memoir "Going Rogue: An American Life" officially hits book stores on Tuesday there'll be a legion of titles waiting to cash in, from unauthorized biographies to critical essays to a tongue-in-cheek coloring book. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Pacquiao-Cotto Nov 14, 2009
Two one-hour biographies on the fighters -- Miguel Cotto: A Champion on a Mission and Manny Pacquiao: Rise to Greatness -- are available free at. More Coverage on SI.com. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Public hearing today on selection of new Honolulu police chief Nov 14, 2009
The commission released short biographies of the six finalists yesterday. Kealoha has a doctorate in education from the University of Southern California. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Book offers a look at thoroughly modern design (6597) Nov 14, 2009
Amid all the history, biographies and product descriptions, it can be easy to miss the fact that the prices of the modern pieces are absent from the text. Instead of conspicuously listing that information, the book assigns a "value code" to each item, and readers need to check a page at the front of the book for a key to the codes. (Montana Standard, MT)
* How the bookshop chain killed bookselling Nov 13, 2009
Even in this branch, with its 8km of bookshelves at the heart of Londons university quarter and in an area denser with literary heritage than perhaps any in the world, discounted piles of Leona Lewis biographies and Frankie Boyles My Shit Life So Far sit on the tables with the latest JM Coetzee ... If its celebrity biographies that are going to sell, then thats what theyll focus on ... They decided to take on the supermarkets and Smiths by discounting prices and celebrity... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Gene Cohen, 65, psychiatrist who broke ground in geriatrics Nov 13, 2009
Those therapeutic restorative biographies are one of a set of intergenerational games Dr. Cohen created. Another was Word Wars III, a combination of chess and Scrabble, that could be adjusted to level the playing board for different ages. (Boston Globe)
Gaithersburg, Md., Homes and Businesses Now Have the Best Alternative for Their TV and Broadband Services - Verizon's FiOS TV Nov 13, 2009
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
ASU opens vs. W. Illinois tonight Nov 13, 2009
His bookshelves are lined with biographies of Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Vince Lombardi and Mother Teresa, along with a couple of underlined college textbooks. "He's always looking for wisdom, always looking for an answer," wife Melanie Sendek said. (AZCentral -- Sports)
The Lure of Blankness in Bartleby t... Nov 13, 2009
The narrator has known many scriveners in his life, but none as unusual as Bartleby; he claims he would waive the biographies of all other scriveners, for a few passages in the life of Bartleby, who was a scrivener, the strangest I ever saw, or heard of (59). The narrator is fascinated by Bartleby because he cannot understand him. (Suite101.com)
Film on Count Rumford to be aired Monday Nov 12, 2009
Also on display is a copy of a portrait of Count Rumford by Gainsborough and a library of Rumford biographies and essays. Loading commenting interface. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Spike TV Unveils 'Thad Castle for College Player of the Year' Campaign to Promote New Comedy Series Nov 12, 2009
A web site, , that features the three minute "Thad Castle For College Player of the Year" video, in addition to general information about the series, character biographies and various photo galleries. A thirty second version of the Thad Castle For College Player of the Year video which will air across various dayparts on Spike TV, and will also include national run during ESPN's College Football game coverage. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Dutch literary scene Nov 12, 2009
Eurozine - Literary perspectives: The Netherlands - Margot Dijkgraaf "Profound Holland" and the new Dutch. 2009 Margot Dijkgraaf. (Harper's Magazine)
Best Places to Find Unique Baby Nam... Nov 12, 2009
Each index has a bibliography or a list of author names linked to their biographies. They're all potential sources for unique baby names. (Suite101.com)
Review: Samuel Johnson bio shows man behind text Nov 11, 2009
He also left behind grist for a huge collection of biographies, including one by his most famous biographer, James Boswell. Johnson said about biographies, "Sir, there is no doubt as to peculiarities: the question is, whether a man's vices should be mentioned..." ... Although many who have come to know the famous man of letters from his other biographies may disagree with some of Nokes' conclusions, there is much fresh material to interest readers. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Who spawned all these nuts? Ayn Rand Nov 11, 2009
The old greed-is-good gal is the subject of a couple of new biographies and her joyless face is everywhere -- including The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review and Reason magazine. Although greed is actually not good, and not all conservatives fall prey to her literary charms, her credo has empowered the insecure greedy and inspired a cult following. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
FiOS1 to Broadcast Two Big New Jersey College Basketball Games This Weekend: Rutgers Women vs. Stanford, and Monmouth University Men vs. Florida International University Nov 11, 2009
VERIZON'S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon's News Center on the World Wide Web at. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Local veteran: 'I went where they sent me' Nov 11, 2009
Washburn now spends his days doing crossword puzzles and reading historical books and biographies. But almost 70 years later, he hasn't lost his appreciation for humor, or champagne. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
State Capitol week in review Nov 11, 2009
Later this month it will post photographs and biographies of children who need to be adopted. November is Adoption Awareness Month in Arkansas. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Save the date: Reading by Eleanor Antin, Saturday 21.11.09, Erna Hecey Gallery Nov 10, 2009
In conjunction with her exhibition Classical Frieze at Erna Hecey Gallery, artist, writer, and filmmaker Eleanor Antin will read from her memoir, Conversations with Stalin, a text that switches between "absurdist comic confession and ironical pathos." As yet another incarnation of Antin's complex life and thought, Conversations with Stalin plays with heterogeneous narrative registers and biographies - specifically, in this case, upon the artist's own experience of growing up in 1950s America in... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Westford interns learn the inside Nov 10, 2009
During the six-week course, the budding sports journalist posted National Basketball Association (NBA) game summaries and analysis, blogs, player biographies, videos and links. I think it taught me time management, Lynch said. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Berlin Wall's fall: Four former East Germans assess changed lives Nov 10, 2009
"After the wall fell, a lot of people from the west came and told people in the East how bad everything had been there. Many residents of the GDR felt downgraded, as though their own lives, their own biographies had come under attack," says Professor Moser. "But there's been a rethinking process. Everybody's looking at the different facets of unification now.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Shazam Encore Debuts on App Store Nov 9, 2009
Learn more about the music: users can read track and album reviews and artist biographies, plus see other music from the same artist and view song lyrics. Personalise Tags: make it easy to capture the moment by taking and adding a photo or attach an existing picture to their Tags. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Fort Hood shooting suspect's religion is not the point Nov 7, 2009
and I have read the Koran and have read multiple biographies on Muhammad, etc. We don't see Buddhists, Taoists, Jews or Christians committing these types of acts. (FOX61, CT)
Slacker Radio Now Available for Android Nov 7, 2009
Slacker also gives listeners the ultimate music resource by providing artist biographies, album reviews, station fine tuning, "peek ahead" song previews and song lyrics ... View artist biographies and photos. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
AIR FORCE - New Basing Process Unveiled Nov 7, 2009
Air Force officials unveil new strategic basing process. We'll continue to re-evaluate every two years beyond that timeframe. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Saimi Bergmann: If you love a book, set it free Nov 7, 2009
My husband collects biographies of famous newsmen. I collect Nancy Drews from the 1960s. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Exploring Anne Frank, author Nov 7, 2009
There have been numerous studies of the book, as well as biographies of Anne and her family. It is also on several lists of the most influential books of the 20th century. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
At Your Library: Browsing leads to new discoveries Nov 6, 2009
You'll see Addiction, Antiques, Art, Auto Repair, Biographies, and more. The call number next to the subject directs you to the area you will look in to find the items. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Springsteen Looking for $10 Million Book Deal Nov 5, 2009
He has already been the subject of several biographies written by Dave Marsh, including "Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story." Marsh is married to Springsteen's co-manager Barbara Carr. But the insider declared: "Springsteen is a better writer than Marsh.". (Newsmax)
Sound of music Nov 5, 2009
Check out photo biographies of musicians and bands for the fans, such as Cobain Unseen by Charles R. Cross or Elvis Presley: Unseen Archives by Marie Clayton or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin Down a Dream edited by Warren Zanes. There are also artist biographies for the history books like Hawaiian Son: The Life and Music of Eddie Kamae by James D. Houston, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far by Amy Grant or Willie Nelson: An Epic Life by Joe Nick Patoski ... Memorial biographies such as... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Loan climate chilling Main Street Nov 5, 2009
So before lending any money, they look at the borrowers' customers, suppliers, organization charts, financial performance, executive team, staff biographies even the information technology strategies. That places unprecedented demands on small businesses. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Tales of Trotsky Nov 5, 2009
His three-volume Trotsky, probably not now much read, was greatly admired by Graham Greene, who wrote, surely this must be counted among the greatest biographies in the English language. Writers are generally rather bad on politics: someone misinformed them that they were the unacknowledged legislators of mankind; you are better off listening to the taxi driver. (The American Conservative)
Holman Ballroom restoration ends Nov 3, 2009
In addition to the Open House, the Bolton Historical Society hosts an annual walk with third grade students, provides biographies, assists with school and Tiger Cub programs, and responds to residents inquiries. The Sawyer House is open to the public Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:30. (Bolton Common, MA)
Winners for the Tenth Annual McLendon Scholarship Awards Announced Nov 3, 2009
Biographies on each of the winners and more information about the McLendon Award can be found below. Adrian Dowell attended Roanoke College where he earned an undergraduate degree in health & human performance - sport management. (Nacda.com)
Colorado, Jordan Lead Partnerships Nov 3, 2009
Colorado, Jordan lead the way as Guard builds worldwide partners. "I have been very favorably impressed with how the military-to-military relationships between Colora". (DOD DefenseLINK)
November 5 @ Open Studio: 2009 Scholarship Exhibitions Nov 3, 2009
For full artist and writer biographies, or to download a copy of the exhibition brochure, visit the Exhibitions page at For high-resolution images or interviews, please email sara@openstudio. on. (AbsoluteArts.com)
How Ayn Rand Became an American Icon Nov 3, 2009
Two biographies of Ayn Rand ... Twonew biographies of Rand by Jennifer Burns and by Anne Hellertry to puzzle out this question, showing how her arguments found an echo in the darkest corners of American political life. (Slate)
Bay Area radio museum, hall of fame shut Nov 2, 2009
He designed and operated the museum site, offering a treasure trove of radio news, station histories, biographies, photos and airchecks of classic DJs, news and sportscasts. He also put up the money for online tribute stations for KYA and KABL.. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Anne Rice Spills Literary and Personal Secrets Nov 1, 2009
She has also written biographies about Jesus Christ and her. Her latest novel, "," centers on assassin Toby O'Dare, who has a life-changing experience after meeting an angel. (ABC News)
Critics' Picks: The dark prince of postwar Italy Nov 1, 2009
" By Alex PappademasWednesday, Dec 31, 1969 16:00 Share: Thursday, Oct 1, 2009 03:31 PDT A gripping new account captures the October Revolution's great intellectual facing doom (and feeding bunnies) By Andrew O'Hehir No matter what your political orientation, if you believe -- or ever did believe -- in the potential betterment of humanity, then you've got something to learn from the strange and tragic story of Leon Trotsky. It's a tale of pride and power and political failure, of genius turned... (Salon)
A Muse of Fire Oct 31, 2009
Notwithstanding or because of this plethora, one-volume Wagner biographies seldom do their subject justice. The most stimulating single books on Wagner, at any rate in English, tend to be resolutely non-biographical: guides to Wagner s aesthetics (Bryan Magee s Aspects of Wagner and The Tristan Chord), surveys of individual operas (any bearing Deryck Cooke s or Rudolph Sabor s name warrants respect), and even reminiscences of Wagner recording sessions (John Culshaw s Ring Resounding). (The American Conservative)
Poe, Einstein come to life at library Oct 31, 2009
I just started reading biographies and notes, Hudson said. With YouTube I was able to find a lot of footage with Einstein. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
The Black Arts of Literary Biography Oct 30, 2009
And good writers can make for bad biographies just as bad writers can make for good ones ... We d simply get on with such biographies better, I think, if we recognized them as such. (The American Conservative)
Letters to the Editor Oct 29, 2009
Writer Kathleen Russell should look at the Parental Alienation Awareness Organization website to see the biographies written by the victims of parental alienation. Many describe the exact scenario Ms. Russell uses to support her claim, but show a much different perspective of who their abuser is. (Christian Science Monitor)
Turner Classic Movies & Universal Studios Home Entertainment Team Up to Offer Made-to-Order DVDs of Rare Films Oct 29, 2009
Special features on the DVD will include an introduction by Robert Osborne; still galleries, including behind-the-scenes photos; never-before-seen interview segments on the work of director Mitchell Leisen from the TCM Archives; and the original movie trailer, trivia, biographies and more. Cary Grant Collection (films also available as singles). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Hot Mormon Muffins' calendar pokes fun at stereotypes Oct 28, 2009
One is a former Miss Utah and another is a breast cancer survivor, according to biographies on the calendar website. Hardy and a business partner created the first "Men on a Mission" calendar for 2008. (USA Today -- News)
49 Hot New Open Source Applications Oct 27, 2009
One of its best features, mashTape, displays Flickr photoes, YouTube videos, biographies, and news articles related to the artist currently playing. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X.. (Datamation)
Mormon calendar controversial Oct 27, 2009
One is a former Miss Utah and another is a breast cancer survivor, according to biographies on the calendar Web site. Hardy and a business partner created the first "Men on a Mission" calendar for 2008. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Peace mus00004000eum angling for Obama's peace prize money Oct 27, 2009
Photos and biographies of Mahatma Gandhi and Nobel Peace Prize winners, including Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. hang on the Dayton museum's walls. Shelves are lined with books on peace. (Anchorage Daily News)
IGN Mailbag: Oct. 26, 2009 : Your No. 1 source for wildly inaccurate pirate biog... Oct 27, 2009
Your No. 1 source for wildly inaccurate pirate biographies ... You claim to have been quite interested in Stede Bonnet ever since you were a child, but somehow it has taken you five years to find and be offended by a biography posted on what is widely known to be the internet's most famous website, at least as far as pirate biographies go ... - Steve Butts, IGN Executive Vice President of Biographies. (IGN Xbox)
Athletics to Host Fourth Annual Hall of Fame Oct 27, 2009
For a complete list and inductee biographies, visit fausports. cstv. (Fausports.com)
David Denby: Tales of Amelia Earhart, Valery Gergiev, and the Paris Opera Ballet. Oct 26, 2009
The narrative of Earhart s life constructed by the screenwriters Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan, who adapted biographies by Mary S. Lovell and Susan Butler is framed by her doomed last flight. She took off from Miami on June 1, 1937, at the age of thirty-nine, intending to circumnavigate the world at the equator. (New Yorker)
New Books on Africa: Notable Nonfic... Oct 25, 2009
Mark Gevisser and Pippa Green, South African journalists, explore recent South African history with biographies of Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and Trevor Manuel, the country s top economic policy maker. British journalist Alec Russell looks to South Africa s future in a book entitled After Mandela in the United Kingdom but provocatively retitled for the U.S. market as Bring Me My Machine Gun. (Suite101.com)
High priest of bebop Oct 25, 2009
What sets Kelley s book apart from most biographies is its unwavering attention to detail. Thankfully we have nearly 3,000 footnotes, or we d wonder how in the world the author learned all this. (Boston Globe)
Death: a nice career move Oct 24, 2009
Within weeks there were three new biographies on the shelves. And now, as the endless daisy chain of memorabilia begins, there is Sony Music ; like a vulture poised on a branch, ready to remove every last scrap of meat from the carcass ; releasing a new single, album and movie, This Is It. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Review: 'Amelia' doesn't fly Oct 24, 2009
And director Mira Nair ("The Namesake"), working from an overexplanatory script by Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan (based on dual biographies by Susan Butler and Mary S. Lovell), overloads the picture with a cargo of messages, so much so that she deadens her subject's spirit. Some of these talking points are aimed at today's teenage girls who might admire the subject's highly personal fashion sense; others go out to older women who cherish her feminist cred. (CNN)
IM INDIAN I DONT HAVE TO EXCUSE IT OR DECLARE IT Oct 24, 2009
One of the mythologies of 19th century art has been that artists must give you their psycho biographies. I think thats incorrect. (India Times, India -- Community News)
The Philosophy of Mao and Mother Teresa? Oct 24, 2009
Dr. Paul Kengor, author of spiritual biographies of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, has just published and He is a professor of political science and executive director of the. Be the first to read Dr. Paul Kengors column. (Townhall.com)
Lombardi Book Thrills but Leaves Secret Untold Oct 24, 2009
To document what happened that year, Eisenberg interviewed dozens of former players, pored over newspaper records and studied more than a dozen biographies and autobiographies. The result is often engrossing. (Newsmax)
Review: 'Amelia' Suffers Ups, Downs Oct 24, 2009
Screenwriters Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan, working from two Earhart biographies, scratch the surface of "Lady Lindy." The film covers a distinct time period in Earhart's life, beginning with the 1928 flight that made her famous as the first woman to cross the Atlantic (she was a passenger, however), her marriage to George Putnam (Richard Gere), her affair with pilot Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor) and her doomed endeavor piloting her own plane around the world in 1937. In the movie, Earhart... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Book sale good for everyone Oct 24, 2009
Those prices simply can t be topped, especially when considering all the great stories, biographies and others genres offered. Calling the event a win-win doesn t do it justice. (New Iberia, LA)
V&V Q&A: Dr. Charles Hull Wolfe, a 20th Century Life Oct 23, 2009
Dr. Paul Kengor : V Dr. Charles Hull Wolfe, a 20th Century Life - Townhall. Columns, funnies in your inbox. (Townhall.com)
Human Space Flight Review Committee Report Press Conference Oct 22, 2009
" For committee information, materials, presentations and biographies, visit: The press conference will be broadcast on NASA Television's Media Channel and streamed on the agency's Web site at: For information about NASA and agency activities, visit: Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC, USWeb Site Address: Porters Tahoe is the premier online dealer for Skis and , visit PortersTahoe.com! Bingo world tour - The most comprehensive guide to... (NASA Watch)
Wolves launching social media site Oct 22, 2009
an updated Players section with biographies, photos, videos and desktop wallpaper for all players ... an online Timberwolves media guide with player statistics and biographies ... a new Dancers site with biographies, photos and videos of the Timberwolves dance team. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
