Day: November 25, 2017

Creative Writing Assignment

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Creative Writing Assignment

Creative Writing Assignment – “/v/ – Video Games” is 4chan's imageboard dedicated to the discussion of PC and console video games.
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Oliver Jeffers and others give advice in books for kids

… ideas of kindness, responsibility, tolerance and civility with their children can turn to several new picture books, starting with “Here We Are” by Oliver Jeffers, illustrator of “The Day the Crayons Quit” and author/illustrator of “How to Catch a Star,” “Once Upon an Alphabet” and several other best-sellers.
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Chaikin Oscillator Below Zero for Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (BMY.L)

Tracking shares of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (BMY.L), we have seen that the Chaikin Oscillator reading is currently below zero. Traders following the stock may be on the lookout for possible bearish momentum. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (BMY.L) currently has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index
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International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences

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International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences

The International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences, from Inderscience Publishers, covers the employment of efficient data management, leading to better decision-making.
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Poetry makes nothing happen

Strangely enough, so do the Americans, though now both countries believe, wrongly, that poets can be grown in creative-writing hothouses. Nothing in fact has damaged good writing so much as creative-writing courses. Because it's the same professors who also double up as jury, a certain kind of
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Always side with free speech

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Always side with free speech

What they cannot control they destroy. Dictatorial regimes have state owned, controlled or censored media. Granted, free speech can be abused. A hate group or presidential candidate can encourage violence. ISIS could publish instructions on how to kill people, but so does Hollywood. The courts have
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The Anatomy of Manchester United: A History in Ten Matches review: Beyond the noise

His most famous work, Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics, originally published in 2008, is arguably the finest book ever written on the subject of football tactics. He brings a similar rigour in analysis to this latest work, and, as a result, it's a book that ought to appeal not only to Manchester
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Marion's Lincoln Theatre to host Christmas Along the Crooked Road concert

Youth Services include a read-a-thon at Marion Elementary School; Safe Kids City at all elementary schools in the county; creative writing in all county elementary schools; two $1,500 college scholarships at Marion Senior High School; Head Start Christmas party; Head Start school supplies; prescription
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Children's author pens new book

She has a new publisher for this volume, Saratoga Springs Publishing, and the book is available at the Hancock House and from Amazon.com. Lerman will do a reading and signing at the Black Watch Memorial Library in Ticonderoga at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9. She'll also be doing “A Very Merry
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Why your business should invest in a writer

Some say e-books will replace printed books, while others, like in the case of a book publisher I met last week, argue that there will be an increase in the demand for printed books. Sharjah's Publishing City, the world's first publishing and print free-zone is an example of how there is still a growing
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SHORT STORY: The Ring at Dusk by Charlotte Comley

Charlotte Comley is a writer and professional storyteller. She has an MA in creative writing and runs a writing group called The Writers at Lovedean. For more …. The Ring at Dusk is the latest in the series of short stories written by members of the 390-strong Portsmouth Writers' Hub. Send your short story
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'Super Mighty Power Man' Kickstarter Shut Down Due To Publisher Interest

One of the reasons for that is because we have been approached by several publishers. We are currently discussing with them alternatives on how to secure the development and the release of Super Mighty Power Man. Even though no contract has been signed yet, we are confident enough to say that
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Professor Ziva Flamhaft discusses new book 'War Widow'

On the impact of technology in the book publishing industry, she said, “Technology has changed it tremendously. Now, we can self-publish. That is what I did after I got tired of dealing with agents. At the beginning, I used to pay a typist, just to do a chapter, but now with technology, I did this on a computer
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Just before passing, local author sends a century's worth of archives to WVU

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Just before passing, local author sends a century's worth of archives to WVU

David said even at the end of his father's life, he continued his educational journey — corresponding via email, maintaining a personal Facebook account, researching on Google, and of course, continuing his writing. “He was very much an independent scholar. The recognition by a university that the
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Book Fair draws good crowd on first day

Some of the well-known names in publishing who have set up stalls include Bengaluru's Sapna Book House, Bengaluru Press, Sahitya Bhandara, Sahitya Sthamba, Saidurga, Vidyanidi Prakashana from Gadag, Chetana Book House from Mysuru, JSS Granthamale, Roopa Prakashana, Navakarnataka
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Trucks journey of a red revolution

He now lives in Telford with his wife, son and daughter, dogs Gem and Holly, and Gerry the cat. Trucks of the Soviet Union is 384 pages, and has 380 illustrations, and retails for £45. It is published by Behemoth Publishing Ltd, 59 High Street, Wincanton BA9 8AL, UK www.behemothpublishing.co.uk.
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A Week Before Thanksgiving, Unit Sales Rise 2%

At outlets that report to NPD Bookscan, unit sales of print books were 2% higher in the week ended Nov. 19, 2017, than in the comparable week in 2016. The juvenile nonfiction segment saw the biggest increase, with units up 7% from the week ended Nov. 20, 2016. Although Harry Potter: A Journey
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Full of Candace – Full of Surprises

Thirty years ago, Candace Cameron Bure won our hearts with her curly locks and twinkling blue eyes as D.J. Tanner on Full House. Today, a whole new generation is falling in love with Bure on Fuller House, which is currently in its third season on Netflix. The success of Fuller House has paved the way
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6 Things About Self-Publishing You Will Be Tempted To Overlook, But Shouldn't

The self-publishing industry is perhaps one of the most successful industries today that has lifted itself up with it's own might. It is clearly burgeoning because of the clear advantages it offers. Of course, that doesn't mean self-publishing is everyone's darling as this article proves. That said, self-publishing
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Bookmarks: Maurer helps undercover FBI agent tell his tale

Maurer, a former StarNews staff writer, scored two best-sellers with “No Easy Day” and “No Hero,” written with “Mark Owen,” the pseudonymous Navy SEAL who served in the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. This time, his book is “American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI
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Hudson Group Prepares for IPO

While many bricks-and-mortar retailers have struggled financially in recent years, one chain has filed the paperwork for an initial public offering it hopes to make in 2018. The Hudson Group, currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of the U.K.-based Dufry Group, filed a prospectus earlier this month with the
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Imee Marcos' son marries granddaughter of 'political rival'

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Imee Marcos' son marries granddaughter of 'political rival'

… a guest of the bride, Xandra Rocha. Michael passed the bar exam in 2014 after graduating from the University of the Philippines College of Law while Carina has a career in singing and music after finishing a creative writing degree from the Ateneo de Manila University. —Margaret Claire Layug/ALG,
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Final Fantasy XIV Switch and Xbox One X Discussions are “Positive”, FFXIV Producer Says

Final Fantasy XIV's Producer Naoki Yoshida – or Yoshi-P – has recently said that he still hopes to bring FFXIV to Nintendo Switch and Xbox One X. With Square Enix's interest in bringing it to other platforms, discussions with each platform's respective publishers are ongoing and “positive”, according to
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Restaurants ponder value of publishing sodium content

Restaurants now display menu information when it comes to the number of carbohydrates, fat and sodium that you eat when you order that double
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Mystery

At Dundurn we publish many series, mostly in the mystery category (though we have also developed quite a few in other categories, such as the immensely popular Weird Stories Gone Wrong books for kids and the political science series Point of View to name a couple). Mystery is a genre that has great
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10 years of Kindle and it still hasn't made us forget the touch and feel of 'real' books

The noun “book” is larger than life because it isn't just an object but an industry. A book is the product of an elaborate process that begins with an idea which then becomes the written word; the dance with literary agents, publishers, copy editors, layout and book cover design, production, marketing, and
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New history book from Anne Marie Starowitz laments what Batavia has lost

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New history book from Anne Marie Starowitz laments what Batavia has lost

Now she has taken things a step further by self-publishing her book, “Back in the Day: Snapshots of Local History, the Way I See It!” The book is a collection of columns she wrote for The Daily News over the past decade and photographs she borrowed from the museum, the Genesee County History
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Asenath Bole Odaga :The queen of folklore

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Asenath Bole Odaga :The queen of folklore

Her contribution to Kenyans art can be looked at in publishing, oral literature research, creativity, gender equity and bridging Kenya's perceived generational gap in the arts. She was born in Koguta Location, Nyakach, Kisumu County on July 1937, went to Guu Primary school, Ng'iya Girls before joining
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Debate over Jesus book continues

An expert on the relationship between history, science and religion will discuss the politics of publishing an anonymous account of Christ's life in a Kelowna talk on Tuesday. Ian Hesketh is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of Queensland. He will speak from 2 to 4 p.m. in
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Battling Dottie lights up Headland for start of Wintertide Festival

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Battling Dottie lights up Headland for start of Wintertide Festival

A festive outdoor market and funfair is taking place in the Town Square in the winter festival, which runs until Sunday. People are also invited to take advantage of art exhibitions, a film festival, dance, an indoor Christmas craft fair and a creative writing workshop at several locations on the Headland.
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