Oxford

Oxford is one of the oldest and most celebrated university towns in England. Oxford University has been one of the most revered colleges in the world and the prestige is felt almost immediately when you step foot on the campus. As the birthplace of Shakespeare, Oxford has held true to its' rich literature culture and phenomenal historical tradition.

With interesting museums including Warwick Castle, tours both by walking and by bus are a must for those visiting the area, and a good Oxford travel guide is highly recommended. Discover the breathtaking architecture of old churches, universities and even the birthplace homes of royalty as well as scholars. Enjoy a journey back in time as you relish each moment spent in Oxford. Oxford hotels provide a comfortable place to retreat to after a day of touring and sightseeing. Oxford, England has worked hard to preserve its history and keep tradition as society has become more modern.

Blogs about Oxford, England allow for those planning to visit to read about local attractions, events and festivals, as well as the best hotels to stay in. The Oxford Guide offers a comprehensive blog about activities and destination hot spots.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Oxford”

• New Ox-Am Dictionary Names Teabagger Word of the Year Finalist

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 166
  New Ox-Am Dictionary Names Teabagger Word of the Year Finalist By Noel Sheppard Created 2009-11-16 19:06 The New Oxford American Dictionary on Monday named its 2009 "Word of the Year," and listed as one of the finalists "teabagger." Fortunately, its definition was different than the sexual connotation many media ...
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• Facebook’s ‘unfriend’ is Word of the Year

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 516
  There are 300 million plus users on Facebook in the United States alone. Even if you and your spell check don’t approve of the New Oxford American Dictionary’s  newest verb “unfriend,” odds are, you’ve done it. Go here to read the rest:  Facebook’s ‘unfriend’ is Word of the Year
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• Trubion CEO Peter Thompson Steps Down, Arch’s Gillis To Step Up Temporarily

  
  Xconomy — Authority: 709
  Biotech , cancer , people Luke Timmerman wrote: Trubion Pharmaceuticals, the Seattle-based company developing new drugs for autoimmune diseases and cancer, said today that its founding CEO, Peter Thompson , has resigned and director Steve Gillis of Arch Venture Partners will step in to fill the void ...
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• Facebook And Twitter Land New Words In Dictionary

  
  WebProNews Feed — Authority: 692
  Facebook users will be familiar with the New Oxford American Dictionarys 2009 Word of the Year, "unfriend." Oxford says the term unfriend is a verb. Its definition of the word is "To remove someone as a friend on a social networking site such as Facebook." "It has both currency and potential longevity," said ...
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• Oxford Word of The Year: Unfriend

  
  Flavorwire — Authority: 737
  While the 2009 Time magazine "Person of the Year" has been narrowed down to either Twitter or the economy (neither are people, you see), the New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Year has been decided. The winner? “Unfriend.”Unfriend: v. To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as ...
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• Unfriend is Oxford “Word of the Year”

  
  American Idol 9 - Rickey.org — Authority: 158
  Unfriend is Oxford “Word of the Year” is a post from: American Idol unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a “friend” on a social networking site such as Facebook. Uses: “I decided to unfriend my roommate on Facebook after we had a fight.” “Don’t you dare unfriend me on Facebook, Rickey!” ...
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• The King of Tonga bids adieu

  
  The Daily Clarity — Authority: 128
  The Kingdom of Tonga is a beautiful place. It is also somewhat unique in the region. It is the only sovereign monarchy among the island nations of the Pacific Ocean, has the distinction of being the only island nation in the region to have avoided formal colonization. Tonga has been ruled by some form of monarchy or ...
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• 2009 Word of the Year: ‘Unfriend’

  
  ANIMAL — Authority: 708
  Well lookie here…the dandy geniuses at Oxford made their big announcement that everyone’s been anxiously waiting on the edge of their seats for: each year they proclaim one hip, new word as the “word of the year” to be added to their neat little dictionary, and this year the word is “unfriend,” as in “I ...
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• Unfriend Beats Out Birther, Death Panel, Tramp Stamp For Oxford Word Of The Year

  
  TPM LiveWire — Authority: 808
  The New Oxford American Dictionary announced today on its blog that the 2009 Word Of The Year is "unfriend." Unfriend - verb - To remove someone as a friend on a social networking site such as Facebook. As in, I decided to unfriend my roommate on Facebook after we had a fight. According to Christine Lindberg, ...
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• Kansas State University: Non-Custodial Mothers: Thematic Trends and Future Directions

  
  Battered Women, Battered Children, Custody Abuse — Authority: 144
  Note: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] Crisis in the Family Courts; Our Children are at Risk~! . Permalink   Non-custodial Mothers: Thematic Trends and Future Directions Michelle Bemiller 1 * Bemiller@ksu.edu 1 Kansas State University Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Sociology ...
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• Kansas State University: Non-Custodial Mothers: Thematic Trends and Future Directions

  
  Family Court Crisis-Abusers Getting Custody..!! — Authority: 441
  Note: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] Crisis in the Family Courts; Our Children are at Risk~! . Permalink   Non-custodial Mothers: Thematic Trends and Future Directions Michelle Bemiller 1 * Bemiller@ksu.edu 1 Kansas State University Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Sociology ...
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• Cue Outrage: “Teabagger” Is An Oxford Word Of The Year Finalist

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 804
  In a press release touting “unfriend” as the word of the year, the New Oxford American Dictionary may have unwittingly made a more controversial move than the New Oxford American Dictionary pretty much ever does. No, it wasn’t another cutesy tech neologism: they included “teabagger” as one of their Word ...
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• Hysteria: A Circus

  
  OUPblog — Authority: 568
  Andrew Scull is Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Science Studies at the University of California, San Diego.  His newest book, Hysteria: The Biography , is a volume in our series Biographies of Disease which we will be looking at for the next few week (read previous posts in this series here ).  Each ...
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• Core Projects Collaborates with Oxford University

  
  First Blog for Indian Financial Market — Authority: 162
  CORE Projects informed the market that they have made a collaboration deal with University of Oxford in billion dollar Teacher Capacity Building market in India .Based on the release they gave today “CORE Projects to offer holistic and integrated Global Education Solutions in the Indian Education space through a ...
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• A thorn in the world's side

  
  Sabbah — Authority: 142
  Israel in midst of freefall on global front, yet were preoccupied with nonsense By Sever Plocker | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Ive been invited to deliver a lecture about Israels economy and society at Oxford University. As it is a short lecture, and a respectable forum, I gladly accepted the offer. The ...
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• Opinion: Six months to make the difference in Oxford East and across the UK

  
  Liberal Democrat Voice — Authority: 503
  I’m writing this in the wake of Nick Clegg’s 54th Town Hall meeting since he became leader – held in fact in the Wesley Memorial Church in Oxford East. It’s always good to be reminded just how good Nick is when performing in front of an audience of any size: he was articulate, passionate and persuasive. It ...
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• The Official Greasy Spoon Christmas Pudding

  
  The Greasy Spoon — Authority: 109
  Each year, Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier. The lights have gone up in Oxford Street (do you remember that dreadful "Birds Eye" affair?), and our television set has suddenly erupted into full Christmas mode. Teflon snowflakes are having a field day. I suspect sales of Charles Dickens are on the ...
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• All Dressed Up: Harajuku Lovers ‘Dobson’

  
  ShoeBlog — Authority: 131
  Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but shoes are this girl’s real love. And, while I love ribbons, lace, and flowers on my shoes, today I am crushing on a pair of tuxedo pumps from Harajuku lovers. Harajuku Lovers ‘Dobson’ $94 at Zappos.com Do these have spunk and attitude? Yes. Are they fun ...
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• Short height. Eyeglasses. Nutrition. “… neither stunting nor height was associated with RE when adjusting for age, height, and parental education.”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 132
  “… evaluate the hypothesis that changes in nutritional status could be partly responsible for observed increases in myopia prevalence among Chinese children.” 1 Professor Dennis S C Lam and researchers from the Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Oxford University, Oxford, England, United ...
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• OXFORD PICTURE DICTIONARY INTERACTIVE CD-ROM

  
  Free Download — Authority: 178
  Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive CD-ROM | 117MB The comprehensive Oxford Picture Dictionary Interactive CD-ROM provides hundreds of hours of speaking, listening, reading, and writing practice, all on a single disc.
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