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Jaded Ibis Press Expands to Post-Text Literature
27 May 2012, 2:09 am
Innovative publisher will move into immersive fiction, poetry and creative nonfictionSeattle, WA (PRWEB) May 27, 2012 The multimedia company Jaded Ibis Productions and its imprint Jaded Ibis Press announced today that a new project-based initiative will begin research and development on the convergence of literary art with immersive technologies. Recognized for its innovative books and business ...
Succession question fuels uncertainty in Oman
24 May 2012, 4:54 am
MUSCAT (Reuters) - Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said rules his perch on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes as an absolute monarch, without checks from a parliament or judiciary. But at 71, he has not named a successor, and with much of the Arab world in turmoil, the lack of certainty surrounding the future leadership of the strategically placed country is becoming a cause for concern. ...
France names first South Korean-born minister
18 May 2012, 1:24 pm
PARIS (AFP) - President Francois Hollande has named 38-year-old technocrat Fleur Pellerin as France's first South Korean-born minister, in charge of small and medium enterprises and the digital economy.
Facing dissent, Syrian exile leader changes tack
15 May 2012, 12:25 pm
ROME (Reuters) - Re-elected, somewhat grudgingly, as leader of Syria's opposition coalition, Burhan Ghalioun says he is determined to break with a year of failure and to rally fellow exiles and their allies behind a new strategy of arming the rebels inside the country. The 67-year-old sociology professor from Paris's
sorbonne cut a sometimes lonely figure during an animated gathering of the ...
Rancho Santa Fe resident to graduate with joint degree
4 May 2012, 1:52 pm
Kaitlin Richardson, a longtime resident of Rancho Santa Fe and alumna of Rancho Santa Fe Elementary and The Bishop’s School, will graduate on May 16 from Columbia University in New York City with a dual master of arts degree in art history awarded jointly by Columbia University and the Université Paris-1 Panthéon-
sorbonne in Paris, France.
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Context and values shape Quebec’s political landscape - Toronto Star
24 May 2012, 7:11 pm
And for Charest? Politically, it takes me back to the Paris of 1968 and the student protests emanating from the
sorbonne. Wish I could find that cartoon I bought to help subsidize the students. It portrayed French president Charles de Gaulle barely hanging ...
The Art Idea’ is done for - Examiner
23 May 2012, 8:21 am
The days of l'art pour l'art (art for art's sake) – a term left over from a lecture at the
sorbonne more than a century ago – is an empty phrase now. The vulgar truth is that art is about money, big money. http://www.examiner.com/article/the ...
Facing dissent, Syrian exile leader changes tack - msnbc.com
15 May 2012, 12:20 pm
The 67-year-old sociology professor from Paris's
sorbonne cut a sometimes lonely figure during an animated gathering of the Syrian National Council in Rome, but he won a three-month extension to his mandate on Tuesday, as a president who can ...
Brazil’s Ex-Leader Honored as Scholar - New York Times
13 May 2012, 11:06 pm
“He’s also taught at Cambridge, the
sorbonne, and he came many times to Princeton, Yale and Columbia” as a visiting scholar. After leaving office, named the best president in Brazil’s history in a poll conducted as he was ...
Mastering the UAE's performing arts - Gulf News
12 May 2012, 7:47 pm
Abu Dhabi: The Paris-
sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (PSUAD) has launched a new master's in performing arts management (Pam) to meet a growing need for music and arts industry professionals in the region. PSUAD's aim is to help make Abu Dhabi a cultural hub ...