Day: December 16, 2016

Wikipedia Year in Science incorporated into science writing assignment

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Wikipedia Year in Science incorporated into science writing assignment

And thanks to students in an introductory geology course at the University of Calgary, 39 new articles on women in geoscience are now available
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When a Writing Opportunity Knocks, Answer

I'd just earned a master's degree in creative writing from Stanford University and was pumped with literary ambition. At Stanford, reading our stuff to a
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Feeding the Families Who Feed America

Feed America Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com WATSONVILLE — If you have driven through Watsonville during the growing season,
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Brisbane author John Birmingham takes leap from trade publishing to go indie

Brisbane author John Birmingham likens the break with his trade publishers to jumping out a window, but insists the leap was not suicidal and that he
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Bath Best Sellers

Bath Best Sellers. Ends in 6 days.. Sort by: Featured, Price – Ascending, Price – Descending. Ships to: 94043 edit. Ferm Living Kids Bath Towel.
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New York Times

1. The Whistler: By John Grisham. A whistleblower alerts a Florida investigator to judicial corruption involving the Mob and Indian casinos. 2. Cross the
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Malcolm Nance's The Plot to Hack America by Skyhorse Publishing Predicted the Russian Hacking

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Malcolm Nance's The Plot to Hack America by Skyhorse Publishing Predicted the Russian Hacking

NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — At the same time that the CIA was drafting its own report, intelligence expert Malcolm Nance wrote The
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Creative writing on personal profile for biz

Creative writing on personal profile for biz. Posted by Frank F. 27 mins ago. Open. Accepted. Complete. Paid with Airtasker Pay. $. 40. Make an Offer.
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Redundancy fears as Penguin Random House derecognises staff unions

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Redundancy fears as Penguin Random House derecognises staff unions

The world's biggest book publisher, formed in a £2.4bn mega-merger between the UK's Penguin and German-owned Random House four years ago,
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Now Facebook Says It Gave Some Publishers Bad Traffic Numbers on Instant Articles

Facebook has reported yet another glitch in the data it gives publishers and marketers to understand their activity on the social network. This time
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Garnet Apple winner Terry Wolfer is on the case

Every week, students in more than a dozen sections of the course discuss a new case in animated conversations, then write a paper outlining how the
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Articles or updates: A LinkedIn primer for content marketing

As evidenced by the sheer number of posts on LinkedIn explaining the differences between sharing updates and publishing articles, it's clear many
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Predatory publishers gain foothold in Indian academia's upper echelon

Recent revelations have pointed to a symbiotic relationship in India between questionable publishers and mediocre researchers. In 2013, a Science
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Veterans Day meets Christmas as students present their 'Hometown Heroes' book

Gina Reynolds' creative writing class at Double Churches Middle School presented copies of their “Hometown Heroes” book to five of the seven
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UNCW creative writing department receives grant

WILMINGTON — The creative writing department at the University of North Carolina Wilmington has received a $10,000 grant from the National
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Reflecting on 25 Years

25 Years Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com This 25-year anniversary begs for reflection. There are so many memories that mean so
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Authors recognized for visionary novels

Two local authors were honored recently with the 2016 New … of Fine Arts in creative writing, and authoring numerous fiction and nonfiction works that
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Executive Turntable: Departure at Sony Music Nashville, New President at WEA Corp. and more

Decca launched a new publishing division and appointed Natasha Baldwin as SVP. Baldwin was previously Group President, Creative & Marketing
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Variety Names 'Wynonna Earp' One Of 2016's Best New Shows

Wynonna Earp is based on the IDW Publishing comic book created by Beau Smith and stars Melanie Scrofano (Gangland), Tim Rozon (Being Human)
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Telling Our Own Stories

Oakland author, illustrator and publisher Janine MacBeth has fused her talent as a writer and illustrator, her commitment to community and her
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Facebook Miscalculates Instant Article Mobile Traffic

Facebook admitted in a Friday update to a December 9 blog post that it miscalculated publisher metrics for the fourth time since September,
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Books: the Christmas present that keeps on giving

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Books: the Christmas present that keeps on giving

Whether it's the story that catches you, the history book you can keep … NONE OF THIS WAS PLANNED, by Mike McCardell (Harbour Publishing):
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Exotic poinsettias at home in America

True, as a potted plant poinsettias are bestsellers, with most sold during the six-week period before Christmas. Also, 80 percent of them are bought by
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January 2017 Best-Sellers List

The CBA Best-Seller and category top-seller lists are compiled from actual sales in Christian stores as reported through CROSS:SCAN, powered by
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Calling all gaming journalists, the Nintendo Wire team is expanding again!

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Calling all gaming journalists, the Nintendo Wire team is expanding again!

What's your background in writing? How long have you been gaming? What other hobbies do you have? Get creative! We want to get to know you and
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Chipotle, seeking a turnaround, shakes up its board

The picks were made in agreement with activist investor Bill Ackman, whose firm Pershing Square is Chipotle's biggest shareholder. Shares of
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The End of IndieReader

“Self-published titles now routinely appear on The New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists, as well as being shortlisted for prestigious book
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Hennessy V.S.O.P Honors Hill Harper At Annual Privilège Awards

16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Last night, Hennessy Cognac celebrated its annual V.S.O.P Privilège Awards honoring award-winning actor, best-selling
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Government under pressure to publish transformation strategy before Christmas

The government's chance of meeting its self-imposed deadline of publishing the transformation strategy before Christmas have once again narrowed
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Best books to give as last-minute holiday gifts

If you're in need of the perfect stocking stuffer or that Hanukkah gift for the eighth night, FIU Creative Writing Program Director Les Standiford believes
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(VIDEO) The Washington Post Emerges As a Tech Platform

The Post'stech development is happeninginside a dedicated unit it's calling Arc Publishingthat doesn't only exist to give the paper alone a leg-up – Arc
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Brokers Issue New Targets On Tribune Publishing (NYSE:TPUB)

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Brokers Issue New Targets On Tribune Publishing (NYSE:TPUB)

Recently analysts working for various investment brokerages have changed their ratings and price targets on shares of Tribune Publishing
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Facebook's latest measurement error undercounted Instant Articles traffic

Facebook had been undercounting iPhone traffic for some publishers using the social network's proprietary Instant Articles format, the company
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Newspaper, Mag Revenues Fell Again In Third Quarter

The second half of 2016 was no better than the first, as far as newspaper and magazine publishers are concerned. Total revenues continued to fall,
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Why publishers struggle to fight imposter sites

Bowing to mounting public pressure, Facebook announced it was taking steps to crack down on hoaxes and fake news on the platform. Misleading or
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Audiobook sales rise as stars lend authors and publishers their voice

After years on publishing's periphery, talking books are now speaking volumes. And the biggest names in entertainment are lining up to lend their
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NSTA Unveils 2017 List of Top Science Trade Books for K-12 Students

“These wonderful books will enthrall student readers, leaving students … the nonprofit trade association of children's book publishers in North America,
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Idiot's Guides: Creative Writing

CHAPTER12 Short and Sweet Flash Fiction In This Chapter A quick look at flash fiction Writing flash fiction well Flash fiction authors Venues for your
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Marketing and Publicity Assistant

Norton Professional Books, a division of W. W. Norton focusing on mental health and K-12 education titles, is looking for an entry-level Marketing and
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Facebook underreported iPhone traffic for some publishers

O) said it had underreported the number of views on iPhone of content published by some publishers using its Instant Articles platform between Sept.
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Facebook admits to another metrics mistake affecting Instant Article publishers

The format is today used by a large number of the major media publishers, including The WSJ, BBC News, The Huffington Post, The NYT, NBC News,
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Oops, We Did It Again: Facebook Says It Miscounted Metrics for the 4th Time

In a blog post today, Facebook disclosed the company had incorrectly calculated metrics for traffic from publishers using Instant Articles. (Content
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Facebook continues its struggle with counting

This time the error involved undercounting traffic from publishers who used Instant Articles, the platform where media outlets post content directly to the
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Nuffic Neso selects three students as Youth Writing Competition winners

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Nuffic Neso selects three students as Youth Writing Competition winners

“To sharpen their writing skills, we also gave them today a creative writing workshop with a hope that after this event, they can improve their writing
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Playwire Partners with AppNexus on PreBid for Video Advertising

“With AppNexus PreBid Video built directly into Playwire's platform, we're able to provide our video publishers with transparent auctions that drive the
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U.S. Publishers Must Cooperate To Compete

This stat should serve as a wake-up call for the hundreds of high-quality content publishers competing with these giants. Google and Facebook may
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UBC posts job for creative writing chair following Galloway's firing

UBC is looking for a new creative writing chair after the dismissal of author Steven Galloway, the Canadian Press reported. The story appeared on
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Jimmy Fallon And Macmillan Children's Publishing Group Donate $1000000 Of Books To Kids In …

Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, together with Jimmy Fallon, will make a donation of $1,000,000 worth of new books to First Book, including
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A primer on writing from a gifted novelist

“A Boot Camp for Creative Writing” is the header for one of his early chapters; it is also Johnson's self-characterization for the classes he taught over
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Obama legacy: Most red tape in history, 35 days still left

Obama legacy: Most red tape in history, 35 days still left … Crews said that Obama already held the record for publishing red tape, but that the 2016
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It's Time To Smarten Up Your Ad Serving

Advertising revenue at Google and Facebook last year grew by 60% and 40% respectively, while all other publishers saw a one percent decline.
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CANDLELIGHTERS NYC AND PEEK-A-BOO PUBLISHING PARTNER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST …

“Peek-A-Boo Publishing Group believes strongly in giving back to their core audience, children, which makes this partnership a natural fit,” said Don
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AHRC Studentships in History, Literature, Music, Creative Writing, Film & Cultural Studies, Law and …

Keele University is pleased to offer a range of AHRC sponsored Postgraduate Research Studentships across the Humanities, which aim to attract
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Colleges boost junk journals in India: Study

Jeffrey Beall — a library scientist at the University of Colorado, at Denver, in the US — coined the term 'predatory publishers' to describe publishers in
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New report examines the music publishing global market segmentation and major players analysis …

Music publishing encompasses of promoting music from different sources, including music publishing houses as well as independent musicians.
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Why Local Author Lynn Crawford Switched from a NYC Publisher to One in Corktown

Author Lynn Crawford, a native of Ann Arbor and Flint who lived in New York before returning to Michigan in 1992, knows that well. She published five
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Facebook admits, for the fourth time, that it messed up its measurement metrics

Facebook announced on Friday it had made another measurement error, this time affecting publishers that use its Instant Articles content platform.
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Fairfield's Reading and Language Development Program Awarded $1.5 Million Grant

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Fairfield's Reading and Language Development Program Awarded $1.5 Million Grant

The 36-credit program provides advanced training for practicing general and special educators and coursework in scientifically based reading, writing
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Misha Gericke

I've been writing fiction for close to sixteen years now and am a published writer, both through a publishing house and by self-publishing. I write (and
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MFA graduate named NEA Creative Writing Fellow

Kunz is one of only 37 writers selected from more than 1,800 eligible applicants for the fellowship. Professor of English Kate Daniels, who directs the
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