Day: January 7, 2018

After a chilling sex abuse scandal, many Chinese seek a new way to protect their children: sex …

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After a chilling sex abuse scandal, many Chinese seek a new way to protect their children: sex …

Others worried the book might lead children astray. ”Many parents don't trust their own children,” Han said. “They think that if you teach the kids about sex, they'll go try it out. They worry it'll accelerate their sexual development.” In response to the controversy, the book's publishers emphasized its role in
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Foreign media companies could profit from scheme to help small publishers

A taxpayer-funded “innovation” scheme for small and regional publishers could be extended to include foreign publishers in defiance of Malcolm Turnbull's insistence grants be restricted to Australian headquartered media outlets. Labor and the Greens have indicated they will try to amend the criteria for
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Michael Wolff's Book Contains Outrageous Reveals About Trump; White House Attempts to Stop …

Trump attempted to prevent “Fire and Fury” from being published. One of his lawyers, Charles J. Harder, approached the publisher — Henry Holt — to “immediately cease and desist” the release of the book, Independent reports. However, Holt decided to publish the book earlier because of Harder's
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Signings

… story writer Rilla Askew. The free reading begins at 2 p.m. in The Depot, 200 South Jones. Light refreshments will be served. Rilla Askew is a fifth generation Oklahoman who lives in Norman, where she teaches creative writing at OU. For more information, go to www.normandepot.org or call 307-9320.
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Beyond The Noise, Mob Action And Drama: Why Okoroji Was Sacked As Coson Chairman

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Beyond The Noise, Mob Action And Drama: Why Okoroji Was Sacked As Coson Chairman

Disapproval of the manner of handling of an earlier petition by Premier Music Publishing Company Ltd (the owner of over 1,000 musical works and sound recordings), personalization of the issues and misrepresentation of the directors' true sentiments in his response to the NCC query on the same
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Oklahoma and National best-sellers

1. “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Grann (Doubleday Books). 2. “The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Come and Get It! Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives” by Ree Drummond (William Morrow & Company). 3. “The World Almanac and Book of
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Many reasons to get excited about 2018

Dar predicts that crossovers, especially the compact variety, will rule the sales roost in 2018. Toyota's RAV4, Honda's CR-V and Nissan's Rogue will be the top three compact crossover sellers this year. Selling in fewer numbers will be a number of really nice crossovers from smaller automakers including
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Carers' services system in Derby 'is not working' as satisfaction level dips

Ms Snowden, who was a finalist in the Derbyshire Carers Awards 2017, said: “At Haven House, carers enjoy a range of activities such as drumming, creative writing, photography, drawing cartoons and much more. Doing something new and relaxing gives us some precious time to ourselves. We also
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On my radar: Jon McGregor's cultural highlights

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On my radar: Jon McGregor's cultural highlights

The University of Nottingham gave him an honorary doctorate in 2010, and later appointed him professor of creative writing in its school of English. His fourth novel, Reservoir 13, which last week won the Costa award for best novel of 2017, is out in paperback on 25 January; its “prequel” The Reservoir
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Malaya publisher Jake Macasaet, 81

Malaya Publisher Amado “Jake” Macasaet passes away on Sunday, January 7, 2018. He was … MALAYA Business Insight publisher Amado “Jake” Macasaet passed away Sunday January 7. He was … The Macasaets thanked those who expressed their concern for the newspaper publisher. She said
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Bookmarks: Signings, new book releases, book clubs

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Bookmarks: Signings, new book releases, book clubs

Best-selling Jacksonville children's author Jennifer Swanson has another National Geographic Kids science book coming out Tuesday. “Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact,” explores the extremes with a “journey from the deepest trenches in the oceans to the farthest
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Security Officer FT Publishing Hartford CT at Allied Universal

Overview Allied Universal provides unparalleled service, systems and solutions to the people and business of our communities, and is North America's leading security services provider. Allied Universal, North America's leading security services provider, is experiencing tremendous growth. For all
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Creative Writing Meetup

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Creative Writing Meetup

To join the group, please email me at iberkisfaltas@gmail.com. This group is for anyone interested in writing. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group to meet other writer enthusiasts, peer-review our work, provide each other's support, and provide constructive feedback to each other's work!
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Looking for ways to make a better you in 2018? Check out these books at the library

The Fresno County Library's Bookshelf column shares suggestions for books, music and other items, and provides information about library programs. Toward a Better 2018. ▫ “I Hope I Screw This Up: How Falling in Love with Your Fears Can Change the World,” by Kyle Cease. The author, a stand-up
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'Malinga was one of SA's few artists to depart financially well off'

In Malinga's case, Sheer Publishing did all the administration work to secure his intellectual property, which included songwriting and composition. It also ensured that he got paid royalties under his record label, Insimbi Music. Malinga went on to establish an additional record company, Robbie Malinga
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In a new book for kids, the son of Grim Reaper offers lessons about death and dying

Furber wrote and illustrated the book, issued by an Indiana-based on-demand publishing house, to help families talk about death and dying with kids, as well as the concept of death with dignity. The book also speaks to the idea of adapting your world and lifestyle to accommodate people who are
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HENSON: Come on! Let's have some fun

A Tell It To The Chieftain letter writer this past week blasted us for publishing stories over the holidays about some families and individuals who are “Star Wars” fanatics. He wrote: “I would have rather seen articles about the good things people are doing in the world. Not useless information about 'Star
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Delhi: Book lovers gear up for World Book Fair at Pragati Maidan

The national capital witnessed a good number of audience at the annual World Book Fair held at Pragati Maidan on Saturday, co-organised by the National Book Trust (NBT). This time, there are more than 1,500 stalls with 800 publishers participating in the world book fair. This year themes would be
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Prema Shah's swan song

Jan 7, 2018-The news of Prema Shah's sudden demise in Utah, America on December 21, 2017, at the age of 75, deeply shocked me. A favourite writer, good friend and contemporary, I always considered her as a great symbol of integrity, creative strength, peace and dignity. She was first and foremost
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26th New Delhi Book Fair hosts Iran

The fair comprises various sections including General Publishers, Commerce, Technology, Social Sciences, Electronic Books, Children and Young Adults, Indian Publishers and International … Held for the past 45 years, New Delhi World Book Fair is now a major calendar event in the publishing world.
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Malaya publisher Jake Macasaet dies at 81

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Malaya publisher Jake Macasaet dies at 81

Veteran journalist and Malaya columnist Ellen Tordesillas said Macasaet was different from other newspaper publishers who are simply businessmen. “Jake Macasaet was a journalist, first and foremost. That made a lot of difference,” Tordesillas told CNN Philippines. “There were instances in my
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How abrasive Matiang'i lost out on new curriculum

With less than a week to schools opening, book publishers were not yet ready and even unsuccessfully asked for more time to print books meant for Class One to three under the new curriculum. The last batch of teachers were trained last month, just a few weeks to the schools opening as teachers – the
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Trump feels the fire & fury

After almost a year as the commander in chief of the US, the orange one has only been able to pass one piece of legislation, but the continuing legal probe into possible collusion with Russia, his 05:00 Twitter hissy fits, his inability to run the country and his obsession with fake news have kept him in the
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Dragon Age's Varric Is Getting His Famous Book Published For Real

Varric Tethras is Dragon Age's wry but poetic dwarf. Making his first appearance in Dragon Age 2, he's not just a resourceful hunter and trap layer but also a famous writer. His novel “Hard in Hightown” is a best seller in the continent of Thedas and, it turns out, soon to be published in the real world.
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Replace dream with goal

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Replace dream with goal

July brought notification of being a nominee for the 2017 AMG author-of-the-year honors, according to Garrison, a free-lance writer, editor, inspirational speaker and creative writing instructor for more than 15 years whose works have appeared through a variety of publishers such as Woman's World
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Local History: Federal officials locally weighed in as Pentagon Papers controversy swirled

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Local History: Federal officials locally weighed in as Pentagon Papers controversy swirled

“In the now-famous case of New York Times Co. v. United States, the Times and the Washington Post joined forces to fight for the right to publish, and on June 30 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the government had failed to prove harm to national security, and that publication of the papers was
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Edinburg author gaining notoriety

Her book was published through a “small press” out of South Carolina, Moonshine Cove Publishing. For the grant-writing guide, Reagan is choosing to self-publish. In order to make it all happen, she has explored and discovered other resources. Another helpful tool Reagan has found is social media.
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French PM in favor of publishing anti-Semitic essays by famed novelist

France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has come out in favor of the planned publication of anti-Semitic pamphlets written by revered French novelist Louis-Ferdinand Destouches, despite fierce objections from the country's Jewish community. Three racist 1930s texts by the author, also known as
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Girl Scout Cookies sales underway; delivery starts Jan. 29

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Girl Scout Cookies sales underway; delivery starts Jan. 29

After last year's 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts selling cookies, troops in central Indiana are kicking off the next century of Girl Scout Cookie sales with the … Girl Scout S'mores – a crunchy graham sandwich cookie with a chocolate and marshmallowy filling – which are expected to be best-sellers again.
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'Fire and Fury' book sells out across Maine

Southern Maine bookstore owners are having trouble keeping up with the 'Fire and Fury' fever at home and across the nation. High demand for the book has left the publishing house rushing to fill back orders. Share. 357 Shares. Copy Link. Copy. {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! WMTW. Updated:
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Biography Writer Needed

I would like to interview a person to write my biography. I need someone that I understands the creative process. This will be a one year project. Please send your previous biography work. I am a person that grew up as a military kid in the south. I love hip hop, R&b, rock, country and soul music. Please
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Dragon Age's Varric's 'Hard in Hightown' Book Just Landed a Real-Life Publishing Deal

Varric Tethras: Rogue, Storyteller, and occasional unwelcome tagalong. For those that are obsessed with BioWare's Dragon Age (hi, I'm obsessed), then you're in luck because the hilarious romance serial that can even make the Steely Seeker Pentaghast blush is becoming a reality! Thedas-dwellers
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The Poet Laureate is in! Talking with Napa's own Jeremy Benson

Benson, upon request, even shared one of his own poems with the makeshift writers group. … “From a writing perspective, it's just so inspiring to be in nature,” Benson said. Since he … Benson, who studied creative writing at Hope College in Michigan, said he started writing when he was in high school.
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Row erupts over revered French novelist's anti-Semitic pamphlets

Three racist 1930s texts by Louis-Ferdinand Celine are set to appear in a volume by leading French publishing house Gallimard in May, sparking angry calls for the book to be banned. Philippe said Sunday he thought the pamphlets should be published, but only alongside a carefully composed critical
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Revista Matemática Iberoamericana

Published online: 2014-07-08. The structure of Sobolev extension operators. Charles Fefferman, Arie Israel and Garving K. Luli. (1) Princeton University, United States (2) University of Texas at Austin, USA (3) University of California at Davis, USA. Let Lm,p(Rn) L m , p ( R n ) denote the Sobolev space of
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Be afraid — thrillers pile up in Goosebump January

“As soon as something works in publishing, people copy it,'' said Nicholas Clee, joint editor of BookBrunch, the book-trade newsletter. “You're making a statement putting your book out in January — you're saying it could be the next Girl on the Train.” The average annual sum writers earn from books was
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A new publisher: Peter Imes takes reins as fourth-generation leader of The Dispatch

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A new publisher: Peter Imes takes reins as fourth-generation leader of The Dispatch

Birney Imes III, left, is stepping down from his role as publisher for The Dispatch after almost 20 years. His son, Peter Imes, right, becomes the fourth generation of the Imes family to publish the newspaper effective today. Peter has served as general manager at The Dispatch since 2010. Photo by: Luisa
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Storyteller for course

The course goal is to teach how to be a scrum master. The story should be written from a project manager's point of view when she is informed that her company will be moving to Agile practices and will be undergoing changes. The setting is at the company office. She finds out there will be changes from
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