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Railway Board Chairman Mital gets 2-year extension

Mital was appointed to the top post in Railways Ministry in place of Arunendra Kumar, who had superannuated on December 31, 2014




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M S Sahoo takes charge as Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board chief

Sahoo, a financial markets expert, was appointed as IBBI Chairperson for a period of five years last month




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Boosting the piezocatalytic performance towards degradation of organic pollutant of Bi2WO6 nanosheets

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00179A, Research Article
Aize Hao, Xueer Ning, Yali Cao, Jing Xie, Dianzen Jia
The novel piezocatalyst of Bi2WO6 nanosheets (BWO NS) are successfully synthesized by a simple, green and harmless solid-state chemistry method. The BWO NS present excellent piezocatalytic activity in contrast with...
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The Colours of Birds—Rebecca Higgins

ISBN: 9781988040431 Pub date: Fall 2018 Rebecca Higgins’s characters do weird things in their attempts to negotiate the world. They steal books and hide in bathrooms and treat grocery receipts like tarot cards. They may want solitude, even escape, but they don’t want to be invisible. They move between isolation and connection—on the internet, at uncomfortable [...]




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Cyberdome warns against Nigerian hacking fraud

Cyberdome has warned against a new Nigerian fraud where scamsters hack into the email address of ministers and top government officials and request fund for charity activities.




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The principle / Jérôme Ferrari ; translated from the French by Howard Curtis

Hayden Library - PQ2706.E764 P7413 2017




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The novel of the century: the extraordinary adventure of Les Misérables / David Bellos

Hayden Library - PQ2286.B45 2017




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Compass / Mathias Énard ; translated by Charlotte Mandell

Hayden Library - PQ2705.N273 B6813 2017




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Atlantic island / Tony Duvert ; translated by Purdey Lord Kreiden & Michael Thomas Taren

Hayden Library - PQ2664.U86 I413 2017




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Eve out of her ruins / Ananda Devi ; translated from the French by Jeffrey Zuckerman ; foreword by J.M.G. Le Clézio

Hayden Library - PQ3989.2.N547 E9513 2016




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The end of Eddy / Édouard Louis ; translated from the French by Michael Lucey

Hayden Library - PQ2712.O895 E513 2017




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L'exception et la France contemporaine: histoire, imaginaire, littérature / Marc Dambre et Richard J. Golsan (éds)

Online Resource




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Mémoires occupées: fictions françaises et Seconde Guerre mondiale / Marc Dambre (éd.) avec le concours de Christopher D. Lloyd et Richard J. Golsan

Online Resource




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Hadriana in all my dreams: a novel / René Depestre ; translated by Kaiama L. Glover ; with an foreword by Edwidge Danticat

Hayden Library - PQ3949.D46 H313 2017




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Jazz and palm wine / Emmanuel Dongala ; translated and with a foreword by Dominic Thomas

Hayden Library - PQ3989.2.D6 J313 2017




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Histoire de la violence: roman / Édouard Louis

Hayden Library - PQ2712.O895 H57 2016




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The carousel of desire / Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt ; translated from the French by Howard Curtis and Katherine Gregor

Hayden Library - PQ2679.C37844 P4713 2016




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Naked / Jean-Philippe Toussaint ; translated by Edward Gauvin

Hayden Library - PQ2680.O86 N8413 2016




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The gardens of consolation / Parisa Reza ; translated from the French by Adriana Hunter

Hayden Library - PQ3979.3.R49 J3713 2016




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One toss of the dice: the incredible story of how a poem made us modern / R. Howard Bloch ; translation of "Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard" by J.D. McClatchy

Hayden Library - PQ2344.C63 B57 2017




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Yon nèg apa: L'étranger / Albert Camus ; nan lang kreyòl ayisyen Frantz Gourdet ; translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert

Hayden Library - PQ2605.A3734 E8153 2016




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Ti prens lan: Le petit prince / Antoine de Saint-Exupery ; illustrations, A. de Saint Exupéry ; nan lang ayisyen, Frantz Gourdet

Hayden Library - PQ2637.A274 P4153 2015




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Boussole: roman / Mathias Énard

Hayden Library - PQ2705.N273 B68 2015




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Ladivine / Marie NDiaye ; translated from the French by Jordan Stump

Hayden Library - PQ2674.D53 N39413 2016




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What Is Africa to me?: fragments of a true-to-life autobiography / Maryse Condé ; translated by Richard Philcox

Hayden Library - PQ3949.2.C65 Z4613 2017




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The kites / Romain Gary ; translated from the French and with an afterword by Miranda Richmond Mouillot

Hayden Library - PQ2613.A58 C413 2017




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The Oxford handbook of Montaigne / edited by Philippe Desan

Hayden Library - PQ1643.O69 2016




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Such fine boys / Patrick Modiano ; translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti ; with a foreword by J.M.G. Le Clézio

Hayden Library - PQ2673.O3 D413 2017




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Roger Martin du Gard and Maumort: the nobel laureat and his unfinished creation / Benjamin Franklin Martin

Hayden Library - PQ2625.A823 Z716 2017




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Now the night begins / Alain Guiraudie ; translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman ; afterword by Bruce Hainley and Wayne Koestenbaum

Hayden Library - PQ2707.U57 I3513 2018




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Letters to his neighbor / Marcel Proust ; translated, with an afterword, by Lydia Davis ; text edited and annotated by Estelle Gaudry and Jean-Yves Tadié ; with a foreword by Jean-Yves Tadié

Hayden Library - PQ2631.R63 A2 2017




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History of violence / Édouard Louis ; translated from the French by Lorin Stein

Hayden Library - PQ2712.O895 H5713 2018




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A new history of French literature / edited by Denis Hollier ; with R. Howard Bloch [and 7 others]

Online Resource




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The work of poverty: Samuel Beckett's vagabonds and the theater of crisis / Lance Duerfahrd

Online Resource




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Tristan Corbière: oysters, nightingales and cooking pots: selected poetry and prose in translation / translated by Christopher Pilling ; edited by Richard Hibbitt and Katherine Lunn-Rockliffe ; with an introduction by Katherine Lunn-Rockliffe

Online Resource




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Thinking in public: faith, secular humanism, and development in Jacques Roumain / Celucien L. Joseph ; foreword by Schallum Pierre

Online Resource




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Slave old man / Patrick Chamoiseau ; with texts by Édouard Glissant ; translated from the French and Creole by Linda Coverdale

Hayden Library - PQ3949.2.C45 E8213 2018




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Awu's story: a novel / Justine Mintsa ; translated and with an introduction by Cheryl Toman ; foreword by Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury

Hayden Library - PQ3989.3.M535 H5713 2018




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The order of the day / Éric Vuillard ; translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti

Dewey Library - PQ2682.U45 O7313 2018




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Waiting for Bojangles: a novel / Olivier Bourdeaut ; translated by Regan Kramer

Dewey Library - PQ2702.O967 E513 2019




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The cheffe: a cook's novel / Marie NDiaye ; translated from the French by Jordan Stump

Dewey Library - PQ2674.D53 C4613 2019




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Patron Services: Saturday Research Orientation: Researching Old Companies

Join the Business Reference Section of the Science, Technology & Business Division for a focused research orientation to resources for researching old companies. Whether you are trying to find out more about your great grandfather's small business, the value of that old stock certificate in your attic, or just curious about a company from the past, learn how to find materials both at the Library of Congress and in your local public library and historical society to help answer your questions. The session covers both print and electronic sources. All researchers are welcome.

 Date: Saturday, November 30, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

 Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B

 Click here for more information and to register.

 Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

 

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Patron Services: Civil Rights in the 20th Century: Personal Papers and Organizational Records in the Manuscript Division

In this session, Manuscript Reference Librarian Edith Sandler will demonstrate how to search for and access personal papers and organizational records documenting the history of the civil rights movement in the 20th century. Time will be included at the end of the session for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome.

Please note that the maximum class size is 30 researchers unless otherwise indicated.

Individuals requiring accommodations for any of these events are requested to submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

Patrons are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes prior to the orientation. Seating is available on a first-come basis. Registration does not guarantee entry after the orientation start time.

For more information, please visit: https://www.loc.gov/rr/main/satorient/

 

Date: Saturday, January 25, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST

 

Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B

 

Click here for more information and to register.

 

Request ADA accommodations five days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.

 

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Patron Services: Saturday Research Orientation: Manuscript Division

Join Manuscript Reference Librarian Lara Szypszak for a focused orientation to resources located in the Manuscript Reading Room. This session will share the letters of love from members of congress to their spouses, writers to their paramours, artists to their muses, and more. Celebrate Valentine’s Day (better late than never) with notes of romance found in the Manuscript Division’s collections, and also learn how to find materials for your research projects utilizing the Manuscript Reading Room’s resources in-person and remotely. The session includes general information on conducting research in the Manuscript Reading Room and time for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome. See the following link for Maps and Floor Plans in the Jefferson Building: https://www.loc.gov/visit/maps-and-floor-plans/thomas-jefferson-building/first-floor/

Date: Saturday, February 15, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EST

Location: Library of Congress Jefferson Building, Room 139B

Click here for more information and to register.

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or email ADA@loc.gov.

 

Click here for more information.




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What Doctors Need to Fulfill the Promise of Electronic Health Records

In this week’s episode of On the Evidence, Genna Cohen and Llew Brown, who research and work with electronic health records (EHRs) at Mathematica, discuss challenges in adopting EHRs as well as what to do about them.




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Progress Together Toward a More Diverse and Inclusive Mathematica

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do means thinking critically about what diversity means and taking important steps to create a Mathematica where everyone feels welcome and can cultivate a meaningful career.




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The Most Rewarding Research I’ve Ever Done…

In 2013, I led a team of researchers who traveled to Minnesota, Kansas, and Missouri for a series of in-depth interviews with fathers for the Parents and Children Together (PACT) evaluation.




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Gaming in social, locative, and mobile media / Larissa Hjorth, Ingrid Richardson

Hayden Library - GV1469.17.S63 H58 2014




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Online game pioneers at work: interviews with some of the top online game pioneers of our times / Morgan Ramsay ; foreword by Richard Bartle

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Game play: paratextuality in contemporary board games / Paul Booth

Hayden Library - GV1469.6.B66 2015