Day: January 2, 2018

Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017

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Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017

Amazon today added that its Alexa-powered Echo Dot along with Fire TV Stick were the best-selling products of the year on Amazon, across manufacturers. They were also the top sellers on Black Friday and the holidays thanks to deep discounts and other big pushes from Amazon. Amazon offered a
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Steam Reveals Its Best-Selling And Most Popular PC Games Of 2017

2018 is here, and so Valve is taking a look back at the year that was on Steam. Much as it did last January, it has revealed a list of the best-selling games on the platform, but it's also provided information on some new categories. While it doesn't provide any specific figures, it does give us a snapshot of
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2018 Will See Many More Cryptocurrencies Double In Value

A week before Christmas, this headline about a random cryptocurrency no one has ever heard of was read more than most best sellers: Asians 'Going Mad' For Ripple Coin. … This is the first trading day of the new year for American cryptocoin investors and only three of the top 20 coins are in the red.
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Here's a Look at Amazon's Top 10 Best Selling Video Games of 2017

While the best sellers list is littered with things like $10-50 PlayStation Network cards and subscriptions to PlayStation Plus, there's also a couple of accessories on the list, including things like a DualShock 4 controller and other controllers for the Xbox and Nintendo Switch. When it comes to games,
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Academic researchers fire latest shots in ad-blocking arms race

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Academic researchers fire latest shots in ad-blocking arms race

Advertising pays much of the budget for most online publishers, making the growth of ad blockers an existential threat. As such, ad blocking has set off a software-based arms race, with publishers finding software solutions that keep ads appearing, or entreat people using ad blocking software to
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Trump congratulates New York Times' new publisher

“The Failing New York Times has a new publisher, A.G. Sulzberger. Congratulations! Here is a last chance for the Times to fulfill the vision of its Founder, Adolph Ochs, 'to give the news impartially, without fear or FAVOR, regardless of party, sect, or interests involved,' ” the president said in a tweet.
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Alongside Bayonetta, Platinum Games Wants to Self-Publish a New IP

Alongside Bayonetta, Platinum Games Wants to Self-Publish a New IP … Platinum Games has two designs in mind for brand new IP, and wants to change its approach and self-publish this game. … But we're becoming more and more interested in the idea of self-publishing and doing our own title.”.
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Shipwreckt Books gains authors and notoriety

More than one of Shipwreckt Books Publishing Company's books have been nominated for a Minnesota Book Award and Driscoll now receives approximately 750 unsolicited submissions each year. Driscoll states, “Thank goodness I'm married to such a generous and supportive woman,” as he says,
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Alabama newspaper publisher 'regrets' spanking women reporters as a 'very young man' in his 40s

A longtime Alabama newspaper publisher admits to sexually assaulting women reporters and says he now regrets his actions. Veronica Pike Kennedy, a former reporter for the Anniston Star, revealed H. Brandt Ayers forcibly spanked her in the 1970s during an incident when they were among the few
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Celebrating the golden age of 20th-century illustration

A number of books and magazines with illustrations first appeared in the early 1900s thanks to the fast development of the modern publishing industry. Illustration art in Shanghai at that time was a mix of Chinese traditional painting and a Western style. Most of the stories originated from the changes
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Trump: Change in New York Times publisher is 'last chance' for outlet

President Trump on Tuesday said the New York Times' appointment of a new publisher will give the company a chance to get back to the founder's vision of being an objective, unbiased outlet. “The Failing New York Times has a new publisher, A.G. Sulzberger. Congratulations! Here is a last chance for
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Likhaan 11, or why we must start this year reading Philippine literature

These and 15 other works make up Likhaan 11, the latest edition of Likhaan Journal which gathers the best of Philippine literary works every year. The Likhaan Journal is put out by the University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing (UP-ICW). Likhaan 11, launched last December during Writers
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Author Marie Trapasso Frazier's Newly Released “Dreams Left Undone” Is A Ghost Story About …

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Author Marie Trapasso Frazier's Newly Released “Dreams Left Undone” Is A Ghost Story About …

“Dreams Left Undone”: a ghost story about two friends who must unravel a mystery to uncover their own history. “Dreams Left Undone” is the creation of published author, Marie Trapasso Frazier. Marie began her writing career by creating bedtime stories for her two children. She has since published
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'I wanted to make a radical, positive change'

“She demonstrated a developing love of poetry and creative writing, taking advantage of the opportunity to enter a national competition in order to share her work with a wider audience. “The school was therefore thrilled to learn that Imani had her first poetry anthology, 'Heart Shards and Lip Balm',
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Stephen King, Sheryl Sandberg top Milwaukee bookstore's 2017 bestsellers list

Like many of Boswell's top sellers, sales of both books benefited from related author visits here. Boswell's bestselling novel without a local event was Amor Towles' “A Gentleman in Moscow,” followed by George Saunders' “Lincoln in the Bardo.” Boswell's bestselling paperback nonfiction book was
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New York State proposes best interest standard for sellers of life insurance, annuities

The new mandate would require that seller's offer the product that best reflects the customer's interest ahead of what is most profitable to the seller. The regulation is also aligned with recently delayed federal rule for retirement savings, called the “fiduciary rule,” proposed by the Department of Labor
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Publishing Process Models

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Publishing Process Models

Hi,. Is there any Smart service / Plugin / Function available which can be used to publish the process model. I need to give functionality to update the scheduling and on submit using any smart service process model should be published because after changing Constant value used for scheduling
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Steam Shows Best Sold Game Titles of 2017

Steam published their Best of 2017 on Steam that categorizes the 2017 sales performance of games by top sellers, top new releases, top VR games, and top Early Access graduates and games with most simultaneous players. Below the best sellers for 2017, these are in fact in a random order as Steam
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Graduate Receptionist Opportunity in Publishing

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Billy's Bruny Island Garden, by Neil Werrett and Lois Bury, Werrett Publishing, $20

AS joyous as children's books are to read — with their simple prose and wide-eyed innocence — many are low on substance. For a book reviewer that can be particularly tricky, as there is only so much to discuss when the subject matter is the wind, a puppy or a pink frock. But Billy's Bruny Island Garden,
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Longtime publisher bids adieu to Times-Review

Times-Review Ad Saleswoman Renae Alexander presents a scene of longhorn steer painted by Cleburne artist Sleepy Read to Publisher Kay Helm, right, while Editor Dale Gosser looks on. Current and former employees and others gathered Thursday at the Times-Review in honor of Helms' retirement
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There's More To Montana Writing Than Rivers

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There's More To Montana Writing Than Rivers

Emma is a student in Robert Stubblefield's Montana Writers Live! course. Before coming to University of Montana, I had been learning fantasy and slipstream writing styles, and while I give credit to literary writing, my interests simply lie in more speculative realms. I knew that at UM I would be surrounded
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Drooled at recipes on Saffrontrail? Meet the food blogger the Internet loves

Writing a cookbook is a lot of work. Planning out the kind of recipes to include, ordering ingredients, cooking, cleaning, looking at the nutrition profile of the recipes, and then of course the writing itself. I found myself wishing many times that I were writing fiction. At least I wouldn't be staring at endless
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Book Mark Twain Media Inc Publishers Answer

media, inc., publishers 4 medieval times: alternate version download the roman empire in 753 b.c., rome was founded on seven hills.mark twain media, inc. – o where you are on earth, you are likely to live in one of earth's ma]or wind belts. in each of these wind the winds on most days blow from the.
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A publisher, a book fair and a community

Città Nuova presents several books at a national book show for independant Italian publishers with the active participation of the local Focolare community.
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Publishing the Workbooks on to server

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Publishing the Workbooks on to server

I was working with huge Data-set, When i tried to publish the Workbook, i got timeout error. Is this because of Huge data or is there any other reason for this. so far i know that publishing will deals with only metadata of the report ,so the data will not impact the publishing. please correct me if i wrong and
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Publishing letter promotes culture of misogyny

The beauty of the free press is that it allows a newspaper to publish anything it wants; however, that doesn't necessarily mean everything should be published. If the LancasterOnline comments beneath the letter alone couldn't sway LNP to address the issue, I thought an op-ed rebuking the writer's
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Google's Chrome Blocker Takes Effect In Early 2018

Google, already a stalwart of digital advertising, taking 42% of total digital ad revenue dollars, is gearing up to launch its Chrome ad blocker on February 15. The approaching date has some publishers worried. Working in partnership with the Coalition for Better Ads, Chrome's blocker is intended to weed
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Kingston After Dark: Good cheer

We need to head into 2018 with a sense that we can keep going through a celebration of our real values, hard organizing, creative writing and singing or however you are able to find solace and inspiration in your life. I am devoting a big chunk of time to tweeting evidence of Obama saying Merry
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Annual Steam Award Categories Revealed

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Annual Steam Award Categories Revealed

The 2017 Steam Awards voting has officially kicked off with a number of MMOs and RPGs making the cut across several categories including Best Sellers, New Releases, Best Virtual Reality, Early Access Grads, and Most Played. Keep in mind that we have not posted the entire list, but only a
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What travel brands can learn about reputation from a shed in London

This..let's call it creative writing experience..led him to ponder whether he could promote the shed in his back garden to the spot of London's top-rated restaurant on TripAdvisor. There was one important catch: the shed was not a restaurant, nor did he ever intend it to be. Through a convoluted series of
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Annual Steam Stat Categories Posted – Lots of MMO / RPG Goodness

The 2017 Steam stats have been published with a number of MMOs and RPGs making the cut across several categories including Best Sellers, New Releases, Best Virtual Reality, Early Access Grads, and Most Played. Keep in mind that we have not posted the entire list, but only a representative
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China Expected to Approve Several Foreign Blockbuster Drugs in 2017

The nivolumab injection, branded as Opdivo, is one of Bristol-Myers' best-sellers. The drug accounted for nearly a quarter of the company's sales over the first nine months of 2017. Opdivo can be used to treat several different kinds of cancer, including gastric cancer and renal cell cancer. There are
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Why pioneering dating app Grindr hopes to become a big-time media publisher

Long before Tinder and Hinge, there was Grindr. The dating app for gay men was founded in 2009 and its pioneering use of geolocation technology enabling users to find suitable matches in their vicinity became a sign of things to come. Though the competition is stiffer these days with the rise of
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Calling all would-be authors – your short story could win you £50 in this competition

A TOP writer and creative writing tutor has organised a short story writing competition and performance evening at the Wyvern Theatre. Stephen Tuffin is looking for writers to enter the The Squat Pen Rests competition by Friday January 19 then do a live reading of their work at 'The Place' in the Wyvern
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GBBP 163: Lynn Johnston

The Library of American Comics (who is doing the lord's work with their publishing program) just put out the first gorgeous volume of For Better or for Worse, which collects every strip from 1979-1982. As is expected from the LoAC, the packaging is phenomenal, and the book is a joy to hold and read.
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Waterstones 'pleased' with festive performance in 'tricky' month

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Waterstones 'pleased' with festive performance in 'tricky' month

Amazon, I suspect, hoovered up these sales and with no 'must have' publishing to draw people into shops, we could not quite pile up the necessary totals in the final week.” However despite this, Daunt said he was pleased with the chain's performance, with Scotland and the West Country in particular
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ASX Announcements and Media Release Writing

This half-day course will teach you the easy steps to successful ASX announcement and media release writing. You will learn how to confidently prepare, write and distribute information that meets ASX requirements and is media-friendly. This course will teach you: – the fundamentals of ASX
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Annual Steam Awards Winners Revealed

The 2017 Steam Awards voting has officially ended with a number of MMOs and RPGs making the cut across several categories including Best Sellers, New Releases, Best Virtual Reality, Early Access Grads, and Most Played. Each category is divided into sections, but here are some of the takeaways
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Bookshops deserted as schools re-open

Among publishers who will supply the six textbooks in the current school calendar are Kenya Literature Bureau, Moran Publishers, East African Educational Publishers, Oxford University Press, and Longhorn Publishers. Over 900,000 students are expected to join Form One in what is expected to mark a
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Highlands publisher celebrates boom with Babylon Berlin global TV success

A small publishing house in the Highlands is celebrating a surprise boom after snapping up a series of crime novels set in 1930s Berlin which have now been turned into an international television hit. Based in Dingwall on the Inner Moray Firth in Scotland, Sandstone Press is the most northerly
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Interview: Rachael Naylor

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Interview: Rachael Naylor

Data has always enabled royalties to flow to songwriters, composers and publishers, but with the increasing volume of bits and bytes pouring into collecting societies such as PRS for Music, how is the world of rights administration keeping up? Rachael Naylor, interim Director of Operations at PRS for
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In 2013, Arturo Torres Was Struggling at the Common Desk. Now, He's a Best-Selling Artist.

His father was abusive, his neighborhood was populated with feuding gangs and eventually his family moved into the Genesis Women's Shelter. But through all of the hardships, Torres' love of art gave him a sense of inner peace, eventually leading to a career as a New York Times best-selling illustrator
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Steps for data sources while publishing Dashboard to Tableau Server

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Steps for data sources while publishing Dashboard to Tableau Server

Hi All ,. Wishing you a very Happy New Year and hope 2018 would bring more exciting features in Tableau. I wanted to have a clear understanding regarding the steps involved for data sources while publishing a Dashboard (twbx) to Tableau Server. I had 2 questions -. 1. While publishing Dashboards
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At your local library this month

PORTSMOUTH – January is the month for new beginnings, resolutions and fresh starts. Your library can help. Check out exercise DVDs, download audiobooks or eBooks to catch up on your reading, or attend events that expand your mind and enhance your skills. These services are available
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Parents object to Down's abortions on Jeremy Vine show

Charlotte, a student studying creative writing at Goldsmith's University who was born with Down's, called in to say she was upset about the recent calls for more testing, adding: “Down's isn't a reason to abort.” The budding screenwriter said she loves to ski, play golf and travel, and said: “I have a great
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