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Herbert Weiss
Herbert "Herb" P. Weiss (born June 25, 1954) is an American author and journalist. He is best known for his work as a writer and as an arts and cultural ambassador for the city of Pawtucket. Early life and education Weiss was born on June 25, 1954 in Dallas, Texas to the late Frank and Sally Weiss. In 1972 he graduated from Hillcrest High School and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a social work certificate from the University of Texas in 1977. Later he received a master’s degree in 1979 from North Texas State University. Weiss also completed 24 credits of a doctorate in public policy and aging from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Journalistic career Weiss published his first article in 1980 on aging. and worked as a journalist for the next 40 years. He has authored or co-authored more tha815 articleson aging, health care and medical issues. Weiss’ columns regularly appear in newspapers throughout Rhode Island and news blogs. ...
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Order Of The Occult Hand
The Order of the Occult Hand is a secret society of American journalists who have been able to slip the meaningless and telltale phrase "It was as if an occult hand had…" in print as an inside joke. History The phrase was introduced by Joseph Flanders, then a police reporter of ''The Charlotte News'', in the fall of 1965, when he reported on a millworker who was shot by his own family when he came back home late at night. He wrote: Amused by this purple passage, in a local bar, his colleagues decided to commemorate Flanders's achievement by forming the Order of the Occult Hand. They even showed Flanders a banner made of a bed sheet depicting a bloody hand reaching out of a purple cloud. Among the original members were: R.C. Smith, an associate editor; Stewart Spencer, then an editorial writer; John Gin, the city editor; and several others, who vowed to get the words into print as soon as possible. The editors were not happy about this mischief at all and ordered copy editors ...
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Mass Media In Rhode Island
Mass is an intrinsic property of a body. It was traditionally believed to be related to the quantity of matter in a physical body, until the discovery of the atom and particle physics. It was found that different atoms and different elementary particles, theoretically with the same amount of matter, have nonetheless different masses. Mass in modern physics has multiple definitions which are conceptually distinct, but physically equivalent. Mass can be experimentally defined as a measure of the body's inertia, meaning the resistance to acceleration (change of velocity) when a net force is applied. The object's mass also determines the strength of its gravitational attraction to other bodies. The SI base unit of mass is the kilogram (kg). In physics, mass is not the same as weight, even though mass is often determined by measuring the object's weight using a spring scale, rather than balance scale comparing it directly with known masses. An object on the Moon would weigh ...
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Journalists From Rhode Island
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism. Roles Journalists can be broadcast, print, advertising, and public relations personnel, and, depending on the form of journalism, the term ''journalist'' may also include various categories of individuals as per the roles they play in the process. This includes reporters, correspondents, citizen journalists, editors, editorial-writers, columnists, and visual journalists, such as photojournalists (journalists who use the medium of photography). A reporter is a type of journalist who researches, writes and reports on information in order to present using sources. This may entail conducting interviews, information-gathering and/or writing articles. Reporters may split their time between working in a newsroom, or from home, and going o ...
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American Newspaper Reporters And Correspondents
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People From Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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University Of North Texas Alumni
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21st-century American Male Writers
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21st-century American Journalists
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Nancy Carriuolo
Nancy Carriuolo was named the ninth president of Rhode Island College on May 12, 2008 by the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. She began her service as president on July 1, 2008 and is ending her service in May 2016. During 2007-2008, Carriuolo served as Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rhode Island College, overseeing the management of academic activities and programs for the college, while maintaining her duties as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer at the Rhode Island Office of Higher Education (RIOHE). Carriuolo was promoted to that position in 2006 after serving since 2000 as Associate Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs. Career Carriuolo served as the director of the Office of School/College Relations at the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and, immediately prior to joining the Office of Higher Education, served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New Haven, where sh ...
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American Male Journalists
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