By: Monica Gupta,
on 9/19/2016
मोदी के खिलाफ बोले इसलिए अरविंद केजरीवाल की जुबान हुई लंबी जुबान सम्भाल कर. डिफेंस मिनिस्टर मनोहर पर्रिकर ने उडाया अरविंद केजरीवाल की जुबान का मजाक. बेशक सर्जरी के बाद उन्हें कुछ समय चुप रहने को कहा है पर इस पर केजरीवाल जरुर सोच रहे होंगें कि जुबान पर मजाक बनाने की बजाय जवानों की फ्रिक […]
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 9/4/2016
खबरदार. पैर छूना भारी न पड जाए सादर चरण स्पर्श करना यकीनन बहुत खूबसूरत भाव दर्शाता है पर आज अचानक इसके मायने बदल गए. AAP पार्टी के विधायक संदीप कुमार जोकि सैक्स सीडी में फंस गए हैंं. उनका बयान था कि वो अपनी पत्नी के पैर छूते हैं जबकि हमारी मान्यताओं के मुताबिक जब हम किसी को […]
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 8/31/2016
Cartoon – AAP ke Vidhayak चाहे AAP के 21 विधायक हो, जीतेंद्र तोमर हो या सैक्स sex स्कैंडल मे फसे महिला विकास मंत्री संदीप कुमार AAP के विधायक , आप की सरकार के सितारे आजकल गर्दिश में चल रहे है. हर रोज कोई न कोई विधायक अपना रंग दिखा रहा है पंजाब चुनाव मे लगे […]
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 8/23/2016
Political Cartoon – Current Topics मेरा सिधु आएगा .. ! भाजपा हो, कांग्रेस हो या आम आदमी पार्टी सभी की नजरे नवजोत सिह सिधु पर है कि क्या फैसला लेते हैं भिन्नता में एकता का साक्षात उदाहरण है कि पार्टी अलग अलग हो विचार धारा अलग अलग हो पर मंथन एक है और वो […]
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By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 1/14/2016
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) has launched a new internship program in partnership with United Negro College Fund (UNCF).
The program will offer paid summer internships to high-achieving African American students at various publishing companies including: Cengage Learning, Elsevier, Hachette Book Group,HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill Education, Penguin Random House, Scholastic and W.W. Norton. These positions will be in a variety of departments at these publishing houses including: editorial, marketing, publicity, sales and digital engineering. Jobs will take place in New York, Washington, Boston, and St. Louis during the first year.
“In an industry where our ideas are our commodity, recruiting diverse talent is a top priority for publishers,” stated Tina Jordan, vice president of AAP. “Attracting African American student interns to the publishing industry is an important step our member organizations are taking to expand workforce diversity and inclusion efforts.”
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 12/22/2015
ये खबर आपको विचलित कर सकती है…. विवादित बयानों की राजनीति चाहे नेताजी के बडबोले बोल हों या न्यूज चैनल पर दिखाई जाने वाली तरोडी मरोडी खबरें खबरे ना सिर्फ हमारी मानसिकता पर असर डालती है बल्कि हमारा नजरिया भी बदल देती हैं कल तीन खबरों ने मुझे तो हैरत में ही डाल दिया. सुबह […]
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By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 11/11/2015
Trade book sales were up 0.3 percent among publishers from January to July, as compared to the same time period in 2014.
However, overall publisher revenue was down 2 percent during the seven months at $8.37 billion. These metrics include book sales from more than 1,200 publishers across several categories including: Trade (fiction, non-fiction, religious), K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses.
Interestingly, book sales in July were up among trade books. Adult book sales were up 10.9 percent, Children/YA Book sales were up 11.5 percent and Religious Presses saw book sales up 14. percent as compared to July 2014.
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By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 10/13/2015
By: Andrew Medlar,
on 10/9/2015
If you haven’t heard the big news, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has just released updated findings in regards to the use of screen time by young children which emerged from their recent Growing Up Digital: Media Research Symposium. I’m excited to report that the AAP findings fully support ALSC’s position as outlined in the Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth white paper adopted by our Board of Directors back in March.
More than ever, families and children will be turning to libraries and youth services staff for help in navigating the digital landscape and in making sound, developmentally appropriate decisions on media use. Your professional association is here to help you rise to the occasion and embrace the role of media mentor with the white paper and other resources that offer helpful ways for you to respond to your families.
ALSC resources available to support you in meeting this evolving opportunity include:
We’re all in this together! Let’s share our thoughts, successes, and requests for help on ALSC-L. Do you use new media regularly in your programming and services? Want to share your know-how with colleagues? ALSC is always looking for new webinar content so please feel free to share your ideas with the Education committee here.
Media mentoring is vital to supporting the lives and literacies of children and families in the twenty-first century. Each of us committing to the role of media mentor is crucial to our success as a profession that serves children. I look forward to continuing this journey together!
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By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 9/23/2015
By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 8/25/2015
By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 8/6/2015
By: Monica Gupta,
on 7/16/2015
आप का परिवारवाद… AAP भी आ ही गए परिवारवाद के लपेटॆ में अरविंद जी
भाजपा के प्रदेश अध्यक्ष ने कहा कि केजरीवाल भी कांग्रेस के नक्शेकदम पर चलकर ‘जय हिंद जीजाजी’ कहने की परंपरा को आगे बढ़ा रहे हैं और कांग्रेस की‘‘जीजा जी’’ परंपरा को आगे ले जा रहे हैं। हालांकि केजरीवाल जी ने इस मुद्दे पर ट्विटर पर सफाई देते हुए कहा, ‘‘वो मेरे चाचा की साली के जीजा की भतीजी के ससुर की भांजी के भतीजे की साली के भाई की बेटी है।’’ उन्होंने कहा कि विपक्ष ये अफवाह फैला रहा है कि स्वाती मेरी बहन जोकि पूरी तरह से बकवास है।
Kejriwal on DCW row: Swati Maliwal not even remotely connected to me | The Indian Express
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday refuted charges of nepotism in appointing Swati Maliwal, wife of party leader Naveen Jaihind, as the head of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), saying she had a long record of “activism” in different spheres.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also quick to deny that Maliwal was related to him.
“Some media houses and opposition leaders alleging that Swati is my cousin. Complete nonsense. She is not even remotely connected,” Kejriwal tweeted.
“Some media houses and opposition leaders alleging that Swati is my cousin. Complete nonsense. She is not even remotely connected,” Kejriwal tweeted.
Some media houses n opp leaders alleging that swati is my cousin. Complete nonsense. She is not even remotely connected(1/2)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 15, 2015
The party said Maliwal has a long record of “activism” in different spheres and the appointment was done on “merit”. Kejriwal on DCW row: Swati Maliwal not even remotely connected to me | The Indian Express
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By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 6/12/2015
Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Tom Marino (R-PA) have introduced the Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act (CODE Act), which calls for better legislation on the role of the Copyright Office in the digital age.
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the American Library Association (ALA) have differing opinions on what the bill means to the publishing industry. The AAP supports the discussion draft saying that the draft takes a “critical first step towards crafting legislation to equip the Copyright Office with the tools and authority necessary to realize the full potential of copyright and creativity in the digital age.” ALA president Courtney Young, on the other hand, thinks that the legislation “does little to address significant technology challenges impacting the U.S. Copyright Office.”
\"The bill’s proposal to make the Copyright Office an independent agency does not address the longstanding problems facing the agency, specifically that the Copyright Office’s information technology systems are woefully inadequate in serving both rights holders and the public in the digital environment,” Young wrote in a statement. “Much of the Copyright Office’s shortcomings were detailed in a Government Accountability Office report published in March 2015. Instead of independent authority, the Copyright Office needs resources—both in the form of funding and technical expertise—to bring it out of the typewriter age.”
The ALA is urging the U.S. Congress to support investment in a digital transformation.
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 6/10/2015
पटखनी
पटखनी …. लॉकअप से तोमर ने भेजा सीएम केजरीवाल को इस्तीफा
गिरफ्तारी के बाद कल कानून मंत्री जितेंद्र सिंह तोमर ने अपने पद से इस्तीफा दे दिया। तोमर ने लॉकअप से मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल को इस्तीफा भेजा, जिसे स्वीकार कर लिया गया। उप मुख्यमंत्री मनीष सिसौदिया ने कहा, ‘तोमर ने मुख्यमंत्री को अपना इस्तीफा भेज दिया है और मुख्यमंत्री ने उसे स्वीकार कर लिया।
दिल्ली सरकार और केंद्र के बीच अधिकारों की जंग ने मंगलवार को नया मोड़ ले लिया है। दिल्ली पुलिस ने एलएलबी की फर्जी मार्कशीट मामले में राज्य के कानून मंत्री जीतेंद्र सिंह तोमर को गिरफ्तार किया। इस पर आम आदमी पार्टी बिफर गई। केंद्र पर दिल्ली में आपातकाल जैसे हालात बनाने का आरोप लगाया। यह भी कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के कहने पर गृह मंत्रालय में साजिश रची गई।
– www.bhaskar.com
पटखनी
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By: Dianna Dilworth,
on 6/5/2015
Book sales were down 7.5 percent for the year as of February 2015 reaching $1.71 billion as compared to $1.85 billion for the same two-month period in 2014, according to new metrics shared by the Association of American Publishers (AAP).
AAP tracked sales for Trade -fiction/non-fiction, K-12 Instructional Materials, Higher Education Course Materials, Professional Publishing, and University Presses and included sales from more than 1,200 publishers.
Sales in Trade books for January & February were $1.01 billion, down by 4.3 percent. Childrens & Young Adult book sales were down 15.5 percent for the year. Paperback book sales were up 7.8 percent during the period. Downloaded audio books were up 33.0 percent and eBooks were down by 11.7 percent year-to-date.
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 4/19/2015
आम आदमी पार्टी … इसके बारे मे हम कह कर भी कुछ नही कह सकते अचानक चलते चलते इसे झटके लगते हैं या झटके लगते लगते अचानक बलवान हो जाती है और दुख इस बात का होता है कि अपने ही … खैर आईए आनंद लेते हैं आप के कुछ कार्टून … मेरे दवारा बनाए गए 
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 4/15/2015
पार्टी कोई भी हो सभी नेता वोट की जुगाड मे हैं कि किसी तरह से वोट उन्हें ही मिले. दीवारो पर, सडकों पर , गलियों मे पोस्टर और बैनर लगे नेता हर छोटे बडे के पास जाकर वोट देने की अपील कर रहे हैं. वही एक भिखारी भाजपा नेता को कह रहा है कि ईश्वर आप का भला करे… कहने का भाव यह है कि वो तो शायद भाजपा के बारे मे ही कह रहा है पर नेता जी का मन शायद AAP का सोच रहा है !!!
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 4/15/2015
आम आदमी पार्टी ने दिल्ली चुनाव में रिकार्ड तोड विजय हासिल की. 49 दिनों की सरकार के बाद जनता से फिर फैसला आम आदमी के पक्ष मे सुनाया. अब आम आदमी यानि अरविंद केजरीवाल को अपना विश्वास जनता मे बनाए रखना है .. शुभकामनाएं अरविंद केजरीवाल
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 3/31/2015
जिस तरह से आप यानि आम आदमी पार्टी की झाडू बिखरती जा रही है संकेत अच्छे नही है .. जब अपने ही बोल रहे हैं तो विपक्ष क्यो चूके !!! अफसोस !!
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By: Monica Gupta,
on 3/11/2015
By: Catherine Fehre,
on 11/21/2014
Electronic cigarettes are growing in popularity around the world. With the announcement of vape as our Word of the Year, we have put together a timeline of the history of e-cigarettes.
1963
Herbert A. Gilbert patents a non-tobacco cigarette that heats a nicotine solution and produced steam, but it is never manufactured.
1979
Dr. Norman Jacobson, one of the pioneers of the word “vaping,” develops the Favor cigarette, a way to inhale nicotine with no smoke.
2003
Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik first develops an electronic alternative to traditional cigarettes.
2004
The first e-cigarettes, a Chinese invention, comes from the Ruyan company.
2007
E-cigarettes enter the US market.
February 2012
Nicotine and Tobacco Research publishes a study, entitled “Electronic Cigarettes: Effective Nicotine Delivery After Acute Administration,” which explores nicotine intake with different electronic cigarette devices.
June 2013
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency will regulate e-cigarettes as medicines from 2016 when new European tobacco laws come into force.
December 2013
Nicotine and Tobacco Research publishes a study, entitled “Secondhand Exposure to Vapors From Electronic Cigarettes.” It reveals that “using an e-cigarette in indoor environments may involuntarily expose non-users to nicotine, but not to toxic tobacco-specific combustion products.”
December 2013
“World leading tobacco experts argue that a recently published World Health Organization (WHO)-commissioned review of evidence on e-cigarettes contains important errors, misinterpretations, and misrepresentations, putting policy-makers and the public in danger of foregoing the potential public health benefits of e-cigarettes.”
September 2013
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) urges the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “issue a rule to regulate all tobacco products, including cigars, little cigars, e-cigarettes and others.”
15 January 2014
The Chicago City Council voted to regulate electronic cigarettes the same as traditional cigarettes, which “prohibits the use of e-cigarettes in public places, requires stores selling them to keep them behind the counter, and prohibits their sale to minors.”
26 January 2014
The UK bans e-cigarettes for people under 18.
February 2014
The European Parliament approves regulations on e-cigarettes. “Beginning in mid-2016, advertising for e-cigarettes would be banned in the 28 nations of the European Union, as it already is for ordinary tobacco products. E-cigarettes would also be required to carry graphic health warnings and must be childproof. The amount of nicotine would be limited to 20 milligrams per milliliter, similar to ordinary cigarettes.”
March 2014
Journal of Psychiatric Research reports on e-cigarette use within different age groups and finds that “a notable proportion of adolescents and young adults who never smoked cigarettes had ever-used e-cigarettes. E-cigarette use was not consistently associated with attempting to quit tobacco among young adults. Adults most often reported e-cigarettes as a substitute for tobacco, although not always to quit. Reviewed studies showed a somewhat different pattern of e-cigarette use among young people (new e-cigarette users who had never used tobacco) versus adults (former or current tobacco users).”
14 April 2014
A US congressional report surveys the marketing tactics of e-cigarette companies, which directs sales towards youth, and calls on the FDA to set regulations for e-cigarette marketing.
24 April 2014
The FDA proposes regulations on e-cigarettes, which gives them authority over e-cigarettes and expands its’ authority over tobacco products. The AAP still urges the FDA to protect young people from the effects of e-cigarettes.
April 2014
A proposal from the FDA requires e-cigarettes to “undergo an agency review,” which would ban e-cigarette sales to minors and require e-cigarettes to have warning labels.
April 2014
The AAP releases a statement on the dangers of e-cigarette poisoning in children.
4 May 2014
The AAP surveyed a random sample of adults, and according to the research presented, “the vast majority of young adults who have used the devices believe they are less harmful than regular cigarettes…”
12 May 2014
Tobacco Control BMJ releases a study on e-cigarette use and individuals with mental health conditions.
May 2014
A study for Nicotine and Tobacco Research finds that the vapors from e-cigarettes contain “toxic and carcinogenic carbonyl compounds,” and the amount of formaldehyde in the vapors is similar to the amount reported in tobacco smoke.
2 June 2014
A study titled “Exposure to Electronic Cigarette Television Advertisements Among Youth and Young Adults”, found that “exposure of young people ages 12 to 17 to e-cigarette ads on TV increased 256% from 2011 to 2013. Young adult (ages 18 to 24) exposure increased 321% over the same period.”
25 June 2014
The White House alters the wording of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tobacco regulations, allowing the online sale of e-cigarettes.
26 June 2014
The British Medical Association (BMA) calls to ban e-cigarette use in public. Doctors and medical students decide that e-cigarettes may lead to nicotine addiction.
July 2014
The BBC bans the use of e-cigarettes in all its offices and studios.
August 2014
A study from Nicotine and Tobacco Research states that “there is a risk of thirdhand exposure to nicotine from e-cigarettes,” although the exposure levels differ depending on the brand of the devices used.
August 2014
A study from Nicotine and Tobacco Research states that “in 2013, over a quarter million never-smoking youth had used e-cigarettes. E-cigarette use was associated with increased intentions to smoke cigarettes.”
24 August 2014
The American Heart Association (AHA) calls on the FDA for more research on e-cigarettes, to apply the same regulations on e-cigarettes as tobacco and nicotine products, and to create new regulations to prevent access, sale, and marketing to youth.
26 August 2014
A World Health Organization (WHO) report states that e-cigarettes need regulation to “impede e-cigarette promotion to non-smokers and young people; minimize potential health risks to e-cigarette users and nonusers; prohibit unproven health claims about e-cigarettes; and protect existing tobacco control efforts from commercial and other vested interests of the tobacco industry.”
The WHO reports that “governments should ban the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and outlaw tactics to lure young users.”
4 September 2014
The New England Journal of Medicine’s findings state that “like conventional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes may function as a ‘gateway drug’ that can prime the brain to be more receptive to harder drugs.”
October 2014
A study for Nicotine and Tobacco Research states that “over 75% of US adults reported uncertainty or disapproval of the use of e-cigarettes in smoke-free areas. Current cigarette smokers, adults aware or have ever used e-cigarettes were more supportive to exempting e-cigarettes from smoking restrictions.”
Headline image credit: Vaping an electronic cigarette by Jon Williams. CC BY 2.0 via Flickr.
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By: Katie B.,
on 12/22/2009
Just in case you needed any more reasons to be convinced why books are great gifts, our friends at the Association of American Publishers have asked some of the most popular and prolific authors to share their reasons why books make great gifts. Enjoy the video below and check out the videos featuring even more authors on YouTube.
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