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...Right now you go to museums, and it’s not a social space. You’re in isolation, and you look at the paintings, read the placards, and you’re supposed to engage with the artwork.”MuseTrek, Umar explains, is an impetus for interaction. He describes the device as a means for the public to guide itself rather than rely on tour guides, who often fail to engage audiences (especially younger ones). “Stories written by someone your age, of your generation who speaks your language,” Umar...
...economy just makes it all the more imperative to follow the new trends.” Brenna E. McLaughlin, electronic and strategic initiatives director for the AAUP, said that nearly all university presses are experiencing a decline in sales. “It’s provided both an impetus and another obstacle to experimenting with new ways of disseminating scholarship,” she said. Both Maco and McLaughlin emphasized the importance of expanding university presses’ digital presence. Maco said she was excited to see the Press’ first online legal journal as well...
...Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has indicated that he will review oil and gas leases for Arctic waters, and for now, the sudden drop in the price of oil has blunted some of the impetus to drill. Although Salazar is in no rush to go fishing for petroleum, as soon as the world economy recovers, so will demand for oil and the pressure to drill offshore in Alaska. And that pressure will surely only grow as climate change causes the Arctic ice to recede. But that is precisely the lesson that must be remembered from the Exxon Valdez: that...
...crowds and received praise for their uncustomary casting decisions and unconventional portrayals of these well-known works.A decade and a half after the creation of the original Players, whose activity on campus has been spotty over the years, Jason J. Wong ’10 has acted as the impetus behind its revival. Wong, who emphasizes the importance of diversity in productions--both ethnically and in terms of theater background--recreated the Players in part because of his experiences with Common Casting. The AAA Players poses itself as an alternative to this traditional option, which Wong believes...
...coming back. Not the kind of M&A that is about firing but the kind where the excuse for the buyout is more positive than layoffs. And, the impetus for the move up in M&A activity is probably that the stock market has been going higher recently...