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August 11, 2009

Microsoft Office Blog

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A Glorious Tour of Microsoft, Redmond, and Seattle
Today's entry is our second in the series from our 2009 summer interns. See the previous entry to find more info on the Microsoft intern program — Cherie
 
After living most of my life in the state of Michigan, I got the opportunity to move to Redmond, WA for [...:]
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Published on August 11, 2009 00:36

New Scientist Blog

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The Elsevier Grand Challenge


Is it just me? Or does it seem that Science – which as a collaborative endeavor should be uniquely placed to exploit the social media phenomenon – has been slow to embrace the possibilities of the web as a tool for interaction.
Don't get me wrong – there are lots of examples of [...:]
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Published on August 11, 2009 00:34

Joe Wikert's Publishing Blog

http://jwikert.typepad.com/
PopSci Genius Guide: Next Gen Magazine? Sort of. I was all excited when I read this terrific article about Popular Science's venture into what they're calling "the next generation of digital magazines."  Then I checked out the product and was extremely disappointed.
Here are some of the article excerpts that got my attention:
And make no mistake [...:]
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Published on August 11, 2009 00:32

August 10, 2009

Free Irish Literature

http://www.ireland-information.com/ir...
Irish Literature Texts – Free for you
Irish Short Stories – Read them on-line
Irish Books – Delivered to your door
To get the text of any of the Irish literature works shown below:
 



The Importance
of being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

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The Dark Lady
of the Sonnets

G.B.Shaw

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Published on August 10, 2009 15:53

Royal Irish Academy

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Mission Statement
The Royal Irish Academy, the academy for the sciences and humanities for the whole of Ireland will vigorously promote excellence in scholarship, recognise achievements in learning, direct research programmes and undertake its own research projects, particularly in areas relating to Ireland and its heritage.
It will reflect upon, advise on and contribute to public debate [...:]
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Published on August 10, 2009 15:50

Blackstaff Press Blog

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Return to The Blue Cabin 5 August 2009
When I first arrived at Blackstaff over three years ago, one of the first books I worked on was Mike Faulkner's first book, The Blue Cabin: Living by the Tides on Islandmore. I loved this book from the first time I read the manuscript and, whenever I look [...:]
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Published on August 10, 2009 15:47

O'Brien Press Blog

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Catalogues: done and dusted!
Posted on August 7, 2009, 3:52 pm, by Ivan, under The Publishing Cycle.

So this is the week when the curs'ed catalogues left the building and headed off to the printers. Of course, By The Miracles Of Modern Technology, they are available on the web before anywhere else: general catalogue (35 pages, 3.5MB PDF [...:]
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Published on August 10, 2009 15:44

Irish Manuscript Commission

http://www.irishmanuscripts.ie/servle...



 
 


Since 1928, when the Commission was established by the Irish Government, scholarship and learning have expanded beyond anything that could have been conceived at the time. The Commission has played a significant role in this process by publishing to the highest scholarly standard, editions, calendars and lists of primary materials.The Irish Manuscripts Commission is committed [...:]
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Published on August 10, 2009 15:40

Irish Literature

http://users.bigpond.net.au/kirwilli/...
The Irish have a proud history in the area of Literature, ranging from the "Book of Kells" to the latest 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt for "Angela's Ashes"
Any comments, corrections or additions, please contact me at   kirwilli@bigpond.net.au  



James Joyce.
Born on February 2, 1882 in Dublin, Ireland. His subtle yet frank portrayal of human [...:]
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Published on August 10, 2009 15:37

Rasher's Depiction of Ireland

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/irish...



Rasher
Irish Figure Painter, Still Life Artist. Biography and paintings.
Encyclopedia of Irish and World Art – HOMEPAGE – Famous Irish Painters and Sculptors








Looking Back to See if You Were
Looking Ahead of Me

Rasher (Mark Kavanagh) (b.1977)
The contemporary Irish figurative and still life artist Mark Kavanagh – known as "Rasher" – was born in Bray, County Wicklow in [...:]
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Published on August 10, 2009 15:33

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