Wednesday, May 27, 2009

I need a break.

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I began blogging on 5/7/06. I started writing one blog, and gradually built up to seven blogs a day. I got out of bed at 3:30AM to start my ...
Wednesday, May 20, 2009

2008: Print-On-Demand exceeds conventional publishing in the US

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Yesterday Bowker, the major provider of book information, released statistics on US book publishing for 2008, compiled from its Books In Pri...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

1903: First woman to win a Nobel prize

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Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903. In 1911 she became the first person of either gender to win a second Nobel ...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

2008: first time US homes with cellphones only outnumber homes with landlines only

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Last year, for the first time, the number of American households using only cellphones outnumber those that just have traditional landlines ...
Monday, May 11, 2009

1999: first female Jewish president

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It was in Switzerland. An outspoken and strong feminist, Switzerland’s first Jewish member of the Federal Government and first woman preside...
Monday, May 4, 2009

TIME OUT

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I'm taking a few days off to finish writing a book and start a new one. I should be back during the week of 5/11.
Friday, May 1, 2009

2009: First female poet laureate in the U.K.
is also first known gay poet laureate

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Carol Ann Duffy has been appointed as Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom. She is the first woman, the first Scot and the first openly gay p...