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• Michael Ross to the Hall of Fame

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  We’d like to extend congratulations to our colleague Michael Ross , who has been selected by his peers in the industry for the Educational Publishing Hall of Fame . He’ll be inducted later this week in a ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Induction into the hall of fame, which is administered ...
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• Information, Please! (Classic Broadcast: Feb. 15, 1943): Special Guest: Humorist Fred Allen

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  Information, Please! was one of the most popular, and literate, shows on American radio, airing from 1938-1948 and running briefly as a TV show in 1952. Its format was novel: instead of quizzing contestants from the general public, listeners submitted questions to quiz the experts, and if they stumped the panel ...
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• Scholarly Saturdays: Encyclopaedia Britannica & Tomorrowland, Pt. 1

  
  Davelandblog — Authority: 423
  For the handful that spoke out, I listened! We are beginning our journey through 1950’s Tomorrowland, courtesy of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Again, apologies for the spotty image quality, but as before, the rarity of some of these pictures will hopefully make up for that. Reading the description in frame 2 makes ...
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• History Teacher (The Britannica Blog “Guide” to Careers)

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  Andy Griffith , as fans of  The Andy Griffith Show well know, was an expert storyteller and a master of “reverse psychology.”  In this classic scene he finds a way of getting Opie and his friends (and of course Barney, too) interested in studying American history:     Each Saturday we highlight a ...
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• Best-of-Breed SaaS Platform Delivers Better Customer Experience at Lower Total Cost of Ownership

  
  Customer Communications Management Community — Authority: 121
  Shop.org Annual Summit, Las Vegas, NV (September 22, 2009) – Venda, the leading global provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) e-commerce solutions, announced today that Encyclopaedia Britannica has selected Venda’s highly scalable and reliable on-demand SaaS e-commerce platform to power its new on-line store at ...
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• On Wikipedia and traditional Britannica

  
  Colin Charles Agenda — Authority: 92
  I was searching for information about an animal that is common in South-East Asia, and for once, Google not only had the Wikipedia link , but also the Encyclopaedia Britannica link . I thought I’d amuse myself and click it, considering I used to read dead-tree encyclopaedia’s from the 60’s. I can ...
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• A shift in position

  
  Quick Take - As It Happens — Authority: 125
  Last week, eyebrows were raised over yet another media appearance by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief, Mohan Rao Bhagwat. This time, the fuss centred on his categorical public announcement that the next national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party would not be a Delhi-based leader, and that L.K. Advani would ...
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• Remembering John Kennedy (Britannica Contributor)

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  President John Kennedy was killed in Dallas this day in 1963 just minutes after this photo below was taken.  What many folks don’t know is that John Kennedy was also a contributor to Britannica, writing our entry on Oliver Ellsworth —American statesman and jurist, chief author of the 1789 act ...
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• Spy (The Britannica Blog “Guide” to Careers)

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  Spy vs. Spy has long been synonymous with MAD  magazine.  The wordless cartoon, created in 1961 for MAD  by famed Cuban cartoonist Antonio Prohias, who left Cuba for the United States when Castro came to power, was a classic reflection of Cold War sentiments, with each combatant reflecting a mirror image ...
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• “Admonish”: 2009 Word of the Year

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  When Rep. Joe Wilson shouted “ You lie! ” at President Barack Obama during the president’s speech to Congress earlier this year, the outburst offended many of his colleagues in the House of Representatives, and they sought a way to express their displeasure with the South Carolina congressman. But they ...
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• The (Editorial) Cost of Political Change: 1989 and Britannica

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall , celebrated here last week as everywhere around the globe, was a highlight of the astonishing transformation that came over Eastern Europe in the years 1989-90. Many less dramatic but perhaps more substantial events preceded and helped make possible the fall, among ...
  2 weeks ago

• GEMS Education Schools to benefit from Encyclopædia Britannica Online

  
  Dubai Chronicle — Authority: 450
  GEMS students in the UAE now have anytime, anywhere access to Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition (http://school.eb.co.uk). Through the GEMS Learning Gateway (GLG) secondary students will have access to thousands of articles, illustrations, interactive games and multimedia resources to support their ...
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• Waitress (The Britannica Blog “Guide” to Careers)

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  A memorable scene from Jerry Lewis’s  Cracking Up (1982): Each Saturday we highlight a humorous and sometimes poignant video, interview, comic, or skit concerning different professions and pastimes.  From W.C. Fields to Rowan Atkinson, from classic films and commercials to Monty Python —all and ...
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• Running The Clock Backwards To Judge Technological Progress

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 168
  Kevin Donovan points us to a short but interesting essay by Steven Pinker, on technological progress . read more
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• The Singles Collection out today

  
  PoorBritney.com — Authority: 480
  In celebration of Britneys 10 years on the pop music scene, The Singles Collection is available in stores and online TODAY! The much-anticipated compilation album contains 17 of Britneys chart-topping favorites, all newly remastered, including the new smash hit, "3." A few different versions of the album are available ...
  3 weeks ago

• Encyclopaedia Britannica 1768: 10 weird facts

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  The first English encyclopaedia contained almost as much fiction and speculation as truth.
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• Encyclopedia Britannica 2009 DVD for Windows and MAC - Ultimate Edition

  
  Newbie Blogger - UptoDate & Free Software Downloads — Authority: 138
  Encyclopaedia Britannica 2009 for Windows and MAC OSX | 3.61GB | DVD Image | Eng New! 2009 Britannica Ultimate Reference DVD For Student and Home Use When you need the facts, turn to the 2009 Britannica Ultimate Reference DVD for trusted information written by Nobel laureates, historians, ...
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• Scholarly Saturdays: Encyclopaedia Britannica & Main Street Pt. 4

  
  Davelandblog — Authority: 423
  I definitely have something in common with Susie & Bobby; both of us love the Omnibus. However, I immediately go for the second level when I ride! Poor Bobby...Susie is not about to make any room for him in the front seat. Looks like he’ll be walking. Here in image #2, we see the Penny Arcade. Wonder if ...
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• The Encyclopaedia Britannica 2010 Almanac By Encyclopaedia Britannica

  
  Free Your Mind All Free Download — Authority: 165
  The Encyclopaedia Britannica 2010 Almanac , is the complete source for fast facts. Published in association with Time Magazine, the Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010 includes more coverage of key subjects such as the arts, business, people, science, and the world than other leading almanacs. Read about the ongoing ...
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• Candy Wrapper (The Britannica Blog “Guide” to Careers)

  
  Britannica Blog — Authority: 478
  Another classic scene from Lucy, Lucille Ball : Each Saturday we highlight a humorous and sometimes poignant video, interview, comic, or skit concerning different professions and pastimes.  From W.C. Fields to Rowan Atkinson, from classic films and commercials to Monty Python —all and everything will ...
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