Daily Archives: July 1, 2012

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  • Dark Twists of Researching the Civil War

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    Researching the Civil War leads us down a lot of very dark alleys. Little did I know that researching wartime scarcity of paper for a forthcoming book would lead me to the subject of Southern starvation and the image of stewed kittens. It begs the question — how do we find new relevant information to inform our understanding of the time, but still keep it all in perspective? After all, the idea of eating cats is revulsive to us today, [...]

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  • Enterprise Products Partners to Construct Propane …

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    By Nick Gilbert Enterprise Products Partners, a provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals in North America, has planned to construct a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant on the Texas Gulf Coast. The plant will use propane of nearly 35,000 barrels per day (BPD) to produce about 750,000 metric tons of polymer grade propylene (PGP) per year. The new PDH unit will integrate the existing propylene and natural gas [...]

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  • 7 Reasons Why Social Gaming Should Be In Your Media Plan

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    Its no surprise that in todays digital era, brands are looking for new methods to capture and extend consumers attention. Look no further — social gaming represents the new golden era of captive, engaged users. Did you know Facebook users spend more than 50% of their time using apps and playing social games? Social gaming is low-hanging fruit and should be taken into consideration for brands looking for greater visibility and engagement from their ad campaigns. Here are seven reasons [...]

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