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Paxman’s Bible comments ‘offensive’

By admin | Published: August 5, 2012

Comments by Jeremy Paxman in which he called the Bible’s book of Genesis “hogwash” during an edition of Newsnight have been ruled offensive by the BBC Trust. The no-nonsense presenter – known for his robust style – also referred to those with a literal belief in the old Testament as “stupid people”. The Trust’s Editorial [...]

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What are the arguments for, against sending stories to sources before publication?

By admin | Published: August 3, 2012

by Mallary Jean Tenore Published July 25, 2012 1:25 pm Updated July 25, 2012 4:14 pm Washington Post reporter Daniel de Vise is under the spotlight for allowing sources to review one of his stories and suggest changes prior to publication. Forrest Wilder of the Texas Observer outed de Vise Tuesday after obtaining email exchanges [...]

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The teddy bear from the Ted movie

By admin | Published: August 2, 2012

The movie Ted answers an age-old question that you probably never asked: what happens to a magically animated teddy bear when its owner, an eight-year-old boy, grows up. does the teddy bear grow up too, or does he stay the same? And if he does grow up, how does he act? Spoiler alert! if you [...]

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Short walk to a new festival stage

By admin | Published: July 31, 2012

The Irish Times – Thursday, July 26, 2012 The former director of the Project has been tasked with sustaining the breadth and impact of the Dublin Theatre Festival with reduced means. His approach is to give the people of the city back their stories, writes PETER CRAWLEY  WHEN WILLIE WHITE was appointed the new artistic [...]

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The iPhone at 5: From uncertainty to runaway hit

By admin | Published: June 28, 2012

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone at 2007's Macworld. (Credit:Declan McCullagh/CNET) If Steve Jobs was spoiling for a chance to cross up his critics, the keynote at 2007′s Macworld conference could not have been a better venue. After months of speculation, Apple’s chief executive used the annual confab to introduce theiPhone, a product that [...]

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Stories bond kids with parents – CollegiateTimes.com

By admin | Published: June 14, 2012

The first performance held in Theatre 101, a children’s storytelling show, filled the air with laughs from both kids and adults on Saturday, June 9. Andy Offutt Irwin performed two shows, and was the first storyteller to be showcased in the Virginia Tech Summer Arts Festival. Irwin said his stories about childhood are overstated, silly [...]

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Patronage, Bitcoin and Scientific Music: My Story

By admin | Published: May 4, 2012

PayPal, well renowned as a major headache for many online retailers, has been less than ideal for this business model, in part due to their percentage cut and questionable business practices. new technologies have always had a way of changing people’s lives in unforeseen and drastic ways. the emergence of the Internet in particular has [...]

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Aiming at Different Audiences

By admin | Published: May 1, 2012

When I wrote From Eternity to Here, I was faced with a perennial problem for pop-physics authors: how to write a book that will appeal to the aficionados (although not scientists themselves) who have already devoured everything Brian Greene and Lisa Randall have ever written, but also be understandable and interesting to folks who don’t [...]

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Useful story telling techniques I’ve observed at Weber State Story Telling Festival. (2/29/12)

By admin | Published: April 3, 2012

It has been great observing fellow story tellers at the Weber State Storytelling festival. I thought for today’s creativity discussion in Rock Soup, I would relay some observations of what I’ve seen other tellers do to handle their audience, address difficult questions and make a more engaging story. There are always two questions that are [...]

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~good stuff~ 5 Easy Steps to Success Online

By admin | Published: April 2, 2012

I’m not going to bore you with a bunch of mumbojumbo – I just want you to know what it takes to getin this online and game and succeed. Here’s the 5 things you have to have: 1) A product that delivers what it is supposed to deliver 2) A sales page that connects with [...]

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