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Google vows to support Voice within new Hangouts app
Google last week introduced Hangouts, a new app meant to integrate all of the company's messaging services into one, but a key service was glaringly left out: Google Voice. Voice is a communication service Google introduced in 2009 that gives users a...
Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture, Google+, Social Media, Google Inc.
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Prince reigns over own music releases in new deal
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - U.S. singer Prince has signed a new deal with Kobalt Music Group to market and distribute his future work without giving up control over his rights, the company said on Monday. The singer-songwriter, who is famed for changing his...Tags: Entertainment, Ceremonies, Paul McCartney, Music, Arts and Culture
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Tacoma's Richlite: A low-profile company with an amazingly durable history
The News TribuneTacoma-born and Tacoma-based Richlite Co. celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. You might have never heard of Richlite. You're not alone. "We're one of the best-kept secrets in Tacoma, " said marketing director Don Atkinson. Typically, other...Tags: Ceremonies, Apple iPhone, Arts and Culture, Rentals, Architecture
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Pankaj Mishra: China's developmental state says no to liberalism
Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political...Tags: Political Systems, Japan, Politics, Germany, Interior Policy
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L.A. Dance Summit to explore how to solve dance community woes
A conference to help dancers tackle the Sisyphean task of surviving and succeeding in Los Angeles will feature an unprecedented array of city, county, nonprofit and artistic leaders. The inaugural L.A. Dance Summit, scheduled for June 8 at the...Tags: Entertainment, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Music, Arts and Culture, New York City
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Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach adds new stores
The Sun NewsAbout 10 new shops have opened at Barefoot Landing as the complex prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary this summer under new ownership. A jewelry store, accessories shops and toy store are among the new additions at the shopping and...Tags: Entertainment, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Threats daubed at Israeli woman prayer activist's home
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Threatening slogans were daubed on Monday outside the doorway of an Israeli activist in a Jewish women's prayer group seeking equal rights of worship for women at Jerusalem's holy Western Wall. "Your time is up," read one of several...Tags: Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy, Feminism, Rituals, Death and Dying Customs
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UC Merced grads' enduring bond with valley noted at Sunday celebration
Merced Sun-StarThe gusty Sunday wind blew away many graduation caps, but it didn't stop more than 500 UC Merced graduates as they marched across the stage -- savoring a proud moment. Sunday was the second commencement ceremony for UC Merced, honoring 547 graduates...Tags: Education, USA Today, Graduation, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology
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READER SUBMITTED: Connecticut Students Earn International Science Fair Awards
StatewideFour Connecticut students captured Grand Awards, Friday, May 17, at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), the world's largest pre-college science fair. The students traveled to the ISEF, in Phoenix, Ariz., to compete with...Tags: Global Change, Intel Corp., Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Science
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READER SUBMITTED: Fourth Annual Liberty Mutual Invitational Golf Classic
Rocky HillThere's still time for all local amateur golfers to help support the Arthritis Foundation New England Region, the Rocky Hill Chamber of Commerce and Rocky Hill Education Foundation by signing up to play in the Fourth Annual Liberty Mutual Invitational...Tags: Golf, Ceremonies, Arthritis Foundation, Arts and Culture, Sports
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Report: Suburban Poverty Rises Sharply But CT Regions More Stable
Metro Hartford's suburbs have among the lowest poverty rates among the largest 100 U.S. urban areas and is in the middle of the pack in growth of suburban poverty, a new report shows. But the region, which includes Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland...Tags: Sociology, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Brookings Institution, Stamford
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Review: Thakar's final concert as DSSO music director is a majestic conclusion
Duluth News TribuneSaturday was quite foggy on the Duluth hillside, and the temperature never quite edged into the essence of spring blossoms. It did not snow, however, and by concert time, the number of people in Symphony Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention...Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, Music, Arts and Culture
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