Day: July 27, 2017

Queenstown author Mary Jane Walker releases travel books

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Queenstown author Mary Jane Walker releases travel books

Queenstown adventurer Mary Jane Walker has become a published author and … Four books have already been self-published: A Maverick Traveller,
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One more time with feeling as outdoors column concludes

One person encouraged me to teach a creative writing class. Another told me I should enroll in one. An old friend told me when he read my column,
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New Kids', YA Comics Initiatives at San Diego Comic-Con 2017

The first was that it will publish two picture books featuring Smiley Bone and other characters from Bone; the first one, called Smiley's Dream Book, will
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Griffin releases 2018 seed catalog

Vegetative annuals are also featured, including the complete assortment from Syngenta Flowers, plus new introductions and top sellers from seven
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The Alcovy Telegraph: Top-selling touring musician Matt Kennon returns to Covington

He's basically been self-publishing and handling all his business decisions. Unlike a lot of Country acts, including probably a lot you see on the TV or
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Sherman Alexie to speak Friday in Santa Fe

The Seattle poet and novelist is slated to speak today (Friday) at the Institute of American Indian Arts as part of school's creative writing program's
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Hillary Clinton is releasing a memoir of her presidential run called What Happened

Hillary Clinton is releasing one tell-all book we'll be clambering to read this … Publishers Simon & Schuster told the Associated Press the book will
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The No. 1 rule at Moreno Valley modeling agency? Love yourself

Neely instructs her students on acting, modeling, oral communication, creative writing, exercise, and tutoring. So far, she has 12 students, four of whom
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$1 million in a month: Turning data into VR game success (VB Live)

Raw Data, Survios' first title, was the first VR-exclusive game to reach #1 on Steam's Global Top Sellers list, and the first VR game to make $1 million
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The Most Anticipated Children's and YA Books of Fall 2017

Drawn from our recent Fall 2017 Children's Announcements Issue, here are our editors' picks for some of the children's and young adult books we're
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Hachette Sales Up 5% in First Half of 2016

Revenue at Hachette Book Group rose 5.4% in the first half of 2017, over the … E-book sales continued to be soft throughout the publishing group
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Report: 'Devil's Bargain' Book Will Be Made Into TV Series

The book was released July 18 and was at the top of The New York Times bestsellers list last week, Deadline reported. Bannon was named chief
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16 Really Good Books to Read Right Now

16 Really Good Books to Read Right Now …. compare those with what's trending on The New York Times Best Sellers list and, for due diligence, read
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Who knew Havilland Shores was so sexy?

She learned to self-edit her work, but said the biggest difference between self-publishing her books and having been picked up by an established
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Chinese writers steer path round censors to earn cash through apps

China's widely used applications have given writers like Qiao an outlet to self-publish and make money – as long as their words respect the
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Douglas Boyd

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Douglas Boyd

by Publisher. The History Press (2). by Catalog. Trafalgar Square Publishing (2). by Number of Pages. 201-500 pages (2). Browse All Douglas Boyd
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Mary C. O'Brien, 84

Mary was a secretary for Sealright in Fulton, L.W Singer Publishing company in Syracuse and retired in 1990 from Crouse Hinds in Syracuse.
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Could Google, Book Publishers or Private Equity Make a Play for Barnes & Noble?

Activist investor Tom Sandell, a well-known hedge fund manager, is seeking to have Barnes & Noble Inc. BNS, the nation's sole “brick and mortar”
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A Note from the Publishers – August 2017

The Santa Clarita Valley is such a lovely place to live. With so much to do, so much to see and many places to wine and dine, it's no wonder it's rated
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People: Kakutani Steps Down, and More

Michiko Kakutani, the chief book critic for the New York Times, is stepping down from that position after 38 years. She says she is “moving on to focus
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To Keep Scores Moving Up, K-12 Education Officials Want Every Test To Feel More Like TNReady

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To Keep Scores Moving Up, K-12 Education Officials Want Every Test To Feel More Like TNReady

The statewide results for high school end-of-course exams came out this … “item writing workshops” to craft questions for next year's TNReady test.
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Math Geek Mom: Looking Back and Ahead

Instead, I will be, at least tangentially, writing about Economics. … In many ways, this is exactly the course I wanted to teach when I decided, in the
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Recovering from Ohio State Fair accident, teen learns boyfriend died

… who had just completed her sophomore year at the University of Cincinnati, where her mother said she was a creative writing and journalism major.
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Oakland County jogger's 2016 shooting death remains unsolved

She was working on a master's degree in creative writing. She was an only child. “Such a close, close-knit family. She and her mom were best friends.
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7 mighty benefits of writing by hand

While pen and paper may seem poised on the edge of obscurity, writing by hand offers a bevy of brain-boosting perks that should not be lost to
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Q & A with William Ritter

But I never pursued a writing career: I was writing just because I really loved writing. My wife … I still teach mythology and creative writing. Rather than
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Solar-eclipse fever means counterfeit glasses are flooding Amazon's market

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Solar-eclipse fever means counterfeit glasses are flooding Amazon's market

The problem is that many of these newly arrived sellers of solar eclipse glasses are … Four of the bestsellers and the Bill Nye Exclusives are listed as
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Facebook wants to help news publishers sell subscriptions, but says it doesn't want a cut of the …

Facebook says it wants to help publishers sell subscriptions. But Facebook says it doesn't want a piece of the revenue those subscriptions generate,
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Publicity Manager for Top Publishing House

Publicity Manager for Top Publishing House in Management, Marketing & PR, Marketing & PR with IMPACT CREATIVE RECRUITMENT. Apply Today.
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Best practice for publishing Workbook with mult…

I've been thinking about this one for a while. Let's say I have a Workbook with 10 data sources. Within that WB, I want to publish only one Dashboard.
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Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 25% to $38.0 Billion

The Echo Dot was the best-selling Amazon device this Prime Day and was the best-selling product from any manufacturer in any category across
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No More Robots takes aim at data-driven games publishing

Industry veteran (and former Gamasutra editor) Mike Rose has cut the ribbon on his new game publishing label, No More Robots. The new operation
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For The New York Post, Vertical Video Becomes A Pre-Roll Alternative

Although vertical video was first popularized by platforms like Snap, it's gaining traction as publishers like Match Media Group, which owns the dating
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Facebook bends to publishers, letting them keep 100% of subscription revenue and data (for now)

Recently, legacy news publishers have come together to try and collectively bargain with Facebook and Google for more equitable publisher solutions
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The BookLife Prize: Checking in with TJ Slee

BL Prize guest judge, author, and publisher Jason Pinter praised Cloister, calling it “Highly original, well-written, with an engaging, sparkplug of a
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Doc: Remembering Xavier coach Skip Prosser

Good afternoon, Mobsters. So sorry about … He was a good coach and a better man. I just liked … I “want'' to crank out best sellers like John Grisham.
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Facebook Will Let Publishers Have Their Cake and Eat It Too

Facebook (FB) is preparing to launch a subscription tool as part of its Instant Articles initiative that will help publishers gain new readers, but the social
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Sale tax holiday is soon

That's a huge savings over other sellers. … Visit ClarkHoward.com for more info, or get his best-selling books signed with free shipping at
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New UK publisher No More Robots will launch Descenders free-riding game

Mike Rose helped TinyBuild become a big indie game publisher. And now he is starting a new game publisher called No More Robots in the United
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Saving Journalism: What Big Media Can Learn from Non-profits

He was senior vice president of global integrated content solutions at The Economist and, before that, was publisher of The McKinsey Quarterly.
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In New Drive For Brand Safety, Developing Markets Need A New Breed of PMP

To the lingering questions facing demand-side Platforms (DSPs) and large social platforms, premium publishers can answer with enduring brands,
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Comings and Goings: Vintage sneakers, T's and jewels

He is selling estate jewelry, meaning previously loved jewels. … The best sellers are slightly used sneakers, such as Air Jordans for $25, Rivers said.
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Peer5 raises $2.5M for its peer-to-peer approach to streaming video

Peer5, which helps publishers stream video to large audiences, is announcing that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. I wrote about the startup
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Digital Production Assistant

W.W. Norton & Company is seeking a Digital Production Assistant to perform day-to-day print production duties in a busy book production department.
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Hillary to explain 'What Happened' in new book

Her publishers said the book would reveal what Clinton thought and felt during the bruising 2016 campaign that saw her make history as the first US
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WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS

6. “The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide” by Chris Colfer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers). 7. “Murder Games” by Patterson/Roughan (Little,
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How happy-go-lucky author Roz Nay wrote a very dark debut thriller

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How happy-go-lucky author Roz Nay wrote a very dark debut thriller

My husband signed me up for a writing course because he thought it would be healthy to have something that was completely different to do. I took the
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NetworkNewsWire Announces Publication on a Variety of Investment Opportunities in the Medical …

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 07/27/17 — NetworkNewsWire (“NNW”), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company, today announces
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New Sectionals Bedroom sets best sellers

New Sectionals Bedroom sets best sellers call scott lynn.
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Teen in state fair accident wakes up to find out her boyfriend died

Williams, 51, said her daughter, a creative writing and journalism student at the University of Cincinnati, suffered pelvis, ankle and rib injuries but
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Peter Miller finishes new book about 'Vanishing Vermonters'

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Peter Miller finishes new book about 'Vanishing Vermonters'

“If I didn't get the money from Kickstarter, I wouldn't have been able to do this book. I'd be broke,” Miller said. “The photos, the editing, the printing,
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Kakutani Leaving Times' Book Dept; Sehgal Stepping In

While the paper has not named a new chief critic for the books department, Parul Sehgal (formerly a reviews editor at Publishers Weekly) and currently
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Shelved Mandela book full of rumours and speculation: Mandela Foundation

Mandela's former wife Winnie Madikizela-mandela has also distanced herself from the book. The publishers have withdrawn the book from shelves
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NMPA's David Israelite to Keynote Production Music Conference

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NMPA's David Israelite to Keynote Production Music Conference

David Israelite, president/CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association, will be the keynote speaker at the Production Music Association's
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Community-Wide Service to be held Sunday

The first 5th Sunday Night Community-Wide Service will be held Sunday, July 30, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, located at 688 N.
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Michiko Kakutani, the Legendary Book Critic and the Most Feared Woman in Publishing, Is …

Kakutani's departure will instantly change the shape of the publishing world. She wielded the paper's power with remarkable confidence and abandon
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Information Does Not Want to be Free

The blame falls squarely on the “Internet wants to be free” crowd, whose silly cry influenced the dotcom boom, changed Internet publishing forever,
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Help support the cowboys

You have an opportunity to help support the Madison County High School Cowboys while treating yourself to some valuable savings this year by
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Marvel Comics Publishing Official Preludes To 'Black Panther' And 'Infinity War', With Original …

ByTom Bacon, writer at Creators.co: I'm a film-and-TV fan who grew up with a deep love of superhero comics! Follow me on Twitter @TomABacon or
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Festival aims to boost Appalachian literature and literacy

WRITERS GATHER: Along with her husband, writer Trent Thompson, novelist … The inaugural event spotlights Appalachian authors and gives students an … with Greene in which she'll help them with their creative writing processes.
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Wiley and Botanical Society of America announce new publishing partnership – 27 Jul 2017

Publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc. has announced its selection by the Botanical Society of America (BSA) as publishing partner for its esteemed
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Three straightforward steps to setting up a direct-buy programmatic campaign

Which creatives to expose on publisher sites? Which cohorts to target? How many impressions to purchase? Spend? And which agencies to run these
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National: Florida ranks No. 1 in fiscal health

A just-released study of the 50 states' financial condition by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, in Virginia, puts Florida at the head of
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Pittsburgh Steelers: Join the FanSided Network and write for Still Curtain!

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Pittsburgh Steelers: Join the FanSided Network and write for Still Curtain!

Although some background in journalism or sports blogging, Still Curtain does not require you to have writing experience. But of course, of team of
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The Surprising Things Statistics Tell Us About Fiction

… uses data to probe the body of conventional wisdom around creative writing. … In high school, writing term papers on the family PC, I'd often turn to
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NJPW G1 Climax 27 night eight results: Elgin vs. Omega

I think next to Tomohiro Ishii he's quickly developing into one of the best sellers on the roster. Robinson came down to the ring with his knee heavily
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Escondido Activists Seek to Block Public Library Privatization

“They focus on the best sellers and pull the less popular books,” she said. This removes books from the shelves that are representative of less popular
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Young Newcastle author's 'laugh-out-loud' novel is snapped up in two-book deal

Laura is currently studying for an MA in creative writing at Northumbria University while working at Mslexia, the literary magazine based in Newcastle.
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How to Find Free E-Books: A Budgeting Bibliophile's Guide

With a library card and the OverDrive app, you can borrow e-books and audio books right from your phone. Even best-sellers and recently released
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Soule Homestead Concert Series offers two very different song stylists

She graduated from Emerson with a degree in creative writing and found herself adrift. Then she went to an open mike night at a local club. “I found my
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Publicity Manager – Harper360

•Works independently publicizing books and authors from around the world from a … •Assists Affiliate Publisher in the decision-making process around
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Candidates announced for second Peterborough City Council by-election

He has a PhD in creative writing and is working towards a PhD in engineering. He was head of campaign communications for the Peterborough
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Keep the 'Trump effect' out of Africa's burgeoning democracies

… (Kiwai Media, June 2016), Silver Medal winner Independent Book Publishers Award, Finalist, Foreword ReviewsINDIES 'Book of the Year' Awards.
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Students show off artistic skills to help promote Bridport's first ever mental health festival

Workshops will include dance, puppet-making, yoga, cartoon drawing, creative writing, photography and well-being, mental health first-aid, with further
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Pggm Investments Stake in American Express Co Com (AXP) Cut by $1.70 Million as Share Price …

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Pggm Investments Stake in American Express Co Com (AXP) Cut by $1.70 Million as Share Price …

The institutional investor held 7,500 shares of the publishing company at the end of 2016Q4, valued at $328,000, up from 300 at the end of the
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OUT ON THE TOWN

All creative writers encouraged to attend. 7-8 p.m. East Lansing Public Library 950 Abbot Road, East Lansing. creativewritingwcmsu.@gmail.com.
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New Resource Makes It Easier for Authors to Publish With IEEE

Author Center offers checklists, tools, and educational resources.
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ICT Entrepreneurs Offer Free Training for Apps Development

Meanwhile, Code for Good developers have already started a project 'Online Children's Creative Writing and Reading Portal' which intends to
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Four New Publishers to join Ingram Publisher Services' Distribution Network

Four New Publishers to join Ingram Publisher Services' Distribution … Callaway's newest title Obama: The Call of History by Peter Baker has just been
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Hillary Clinton to let her 'guard down' in election memoir

… one of the most controversial and unpredictable presidential elections in history,” the publishing company said in a press release on Thursday.
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'It Runs In the Family': LDS Church hosting free genealogy conference

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Center is … are Randy and Cecilia Day, area and temple family history consultants. … In no way do they represent the view of Oahu Publishing Inc. or this newspaper.
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York author wins Kindle award

The prize was open to all authors who published their book through Kindle Direct Publishing on Amazon.co.uk between 20th February and 19th May
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Mike Rose announces new indie publishing label No More Robots

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Mike Rose announces new indie publishing label No More Robots

Industry veteran Mike Rose has announced his brand-new indie publishing label No More Robots. Using a data-driven approach, Rose will be using
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Mojang's Daniel Kaplan joins Coffee Stain Publishing

Mojang's first ever employee Danial Kaplan has left the studio after nearly seven years years to join Coffee Stain Publishing. Kaplan was a key driver
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Indie devs want a publisher "who actually seems to give a shit"

The latest contender is No More Robots, a start-up primarily operated by one man: Mike Rose, whose ambition to run his own publishing business
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Lawmakers call on DeVos to continue publishing list of schools under Title IX investigations

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to continue publishing the list of schools under investigations
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Linda D. Lucchesi Recognzied as a VIP Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

She is the President of Simply Grand Music, Inc., a multi-faceted independent label, production and music publishing company. Formerly known as
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UAE blocks economic website for publishing 'false' news

The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) today banned Arabian Business, a site dedicated on covering economic news, after it
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Free samples with the Brickhouse Baker this coming Friday at Tinnen Publishing offices

She will be at the Tinnen Publishing office, 102 East Maple Street (downtown Plattsburg) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Brenda will be handing out free
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Arabian Business barred from publishing for a month

Arabian Business, the Dubai-based website and magazine, has been barred from publishing for a month for running what the authorities said was
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