A “COCKY” Wirral businessman who cheated thousands of small firms out of £2million with a magazine publishing scam has been jailed for eight years and one month. A judge told Peter Daly that positive testimonials on his behalf were “in sharp contract to the picture painted by the evidence in this
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Bolgatanga, Jan. 29, GNA – Justice Asmah Akwasi Aseidu, a High Court Judge in Bolgatanga, has urged Journalists to properly investigate issues to ensure that fair, balanced and accurate stories are churned out into the public domain. He said it was unprofessional for journalists to carry one-sided
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TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On January 29, ole, the world's fastest-growing independent music publishing and rights management company, is pleased to announce that it has concluded an exclusive deal with one of Country Music's hottest singer/songwriters, Chris Janson. The deal includes the
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He has written 14 books, including the best-sellers Aftershock, The Work of Nations and Beyond Outrage and, most recently, Saving Capitalism. He is also a founding editor of The American Prospect magazine, chairman of Common Cause, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and
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Dan Mintz's DMG Entertainment has taken full control of Valiant Entertainment, the indie publisher of comic books and graphic novels with a library of more than 2,000 characters. DMG had previously pacted with Valiant back in 2015 to develop properties for features, television, publishing and licensing.
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A federal copyright ruling will see streaming music services like Apple Music paying higher rates to songwriters and music publishers. The ruling by The Copyright Royalty Board was made in the light of evidence presented during a court case last year …
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“I am not looking on expanding from a publishing standpoint but from a motion picture standpoint.” While not as massive compared with the Big Two, comic industry parlance for giants Marvel and DC, Valiant does have a robust library of 2,000 characters and publishes an award-winning line of comics
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Nokia has unveiled its new ReefShark chipsets, which leverage in-house silicon expertise to dramatically reduce the size, cost and power consumption of operators' networks and meet the massive compute and radio requirements of 5G. Incorporating Nokia Bell Labs artificial intelligence (AI)
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Several weeks after Mark Zuckerberg dropped the blog post heard round the world, even publishers working closely with Facebook are trying to figure out what all the changes mean for media distribution. After all, most large-scale publishers rely on the social network to drive a considerable share of
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DistroKid logo DistroKid is launching a publishing administration service. Details are still be worked out, but the new service should be available within weeks, DistroKid founder Phil Kaplan tells Hypebot. Publishing administration joins an expanding set of add-on services offered by the indie digital
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PPL chief executive Peter Leathem has told Music Week that its services for neighbouring rights “can't be beaten” as the collection society announces a new agreement with Rita Ora. The Atlantic Records recording artist has signed with the collective management organisation (CMO) for the
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The new rules, announced over the weekend by the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), dictate that over the next five years, streaming music platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and others must pay 15.1 percent of their revenue to songwriters and publishers. That's up from just 10.5
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On January 28, 1977, Stephen King published a book that came to be considered a modern horror masterpiece: The Shining. Not soon after, the book began a long and complex road to the screen. King had already scored two paperback best sellers with his first two novels, Carrie (1974) and 'Salem's
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With almost 2 billion monthly active users worldwide, it is an important tool for publishers who want to attract more audience. With Facebook, publishers have an easy platform with unparalleled traffic among which they distribute their content. Facebook provided grounds to many publishers for growing
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In his model, Brave would control the exchange, take its cut and pay publishers based on the value advertisers pay for the attention users pay to their content and pages. From the beginning, Eich has said users would “also get a share for their attention if they choose to receive ads. “From that share, they
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London, England – 29th January – SEGA Europe Ltd. and the recently formed studio, Interior Night have today announced that they have agreed a publishing partnership that will see both companies collaborating on the development and launch of a brand-new narrative driven IP. Interior Night was
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Axion Games' in consultation with its development and publishing partner, Tencent, implemented updates to Rising Fire to address user feedback received following completion of the July 2017 initial closed beta testing round. The outcome of these updates through the midpoint of the second closed
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Jamie Arlon, MD of Arlon Music and Arlon Songs Ltd, has died after battling cancer. He was 47. The son of music manager Deke and Jill Arlon, of D&J Arlon Management, Jamie Arlon established Arlon Music and Arlon Songs as a management company, independent publisher and administration
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The cornerstone of the facility will be the Wave Bookstore. The store will focus on independent authors who self-publish, use boutique publishers or print on-demand. The goal is to eliminate the competition from larger publishing houses that is so common in mainstream bookstores, giving the little guys a
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The FIPP management board, currently made up of 38 company representatives from 20 countries, has appointed Julia Raphaely, CEO of Associated Media Publishing (AMP) in South Africa, as a board member. AMP publishes Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, Goeie Huishouding,
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Businesses know that acquiring new customers is more difficult and costlier than selling new products to existing customers. This is why eCommerce businesses prefer to invest in a good loyalty program. And product recommendations is one of the best marketing tools that a retailer can have in its
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As founder Ingvar Kamprad dies, we look at how his domestic stagecraft sparked a revolution – and assess the top sellers …. The doyen of mid-century modernism, Charles Eames, declared his job was to get “the best to the greatest number of people for the least”, yet his simple plastic dining chair sells
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1 self-publishing service by Top Consumer Reviews, is an industry leader in post-publication support, products and services to a growing family of self-published authors. The Denver-based service provider has announced its most recent Top 10 Marketing Services list, compiled based on sales volumes
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Warner/Chappell MD Mike Smith has unveiled his vision for a “factory of world class songwriting”, as Music Week can exclusively reveal the Manic Street Preachers have joined the publisher's burgeoning roster. Smith, who has already swooped for writers including Liam Gallagher, J Hus, Katy B, Andy
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By Jordan Oloman Sega has announced that it will publish a 'brand-new narrative driven IP' developed by Quantic Dream alumni. The publisher will be working with new studio Interior Night, founded in October 2017 by developers whose previous credits include Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and
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Admission essays play the critical part in helping you get a learning opportunity while at the same time acting as a directive on what you want the course you desire to study hence professor advice on the writing course for you. Also, the same essays go to the committee tasked with awarding scholarships
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The Copyright Royalty Board of the US Library of Congress issued a written decision that changed the methods used to figure out how much of the streaming companies' revenue they must share with songwriters and the music publishing companies they typically hire to collect licensing fees on their
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News UK has joined the Association for Online Publishers board in order to take a “unified approach” to addressing industry issues. The partnership will focus on “enhancing media standards” and efforts “to fight ad fraud”, with News UK playing a “vital” role in in supporting and raising awareness of the
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For example, recitals in music, finished films in the film program and portfolios in creative writing take longer to finish than traditional coursework, so students in these programs must wait longer to find out their grades. “The problem is for those kind of courses, what I'm going to call studio courses for the
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The most popular feature of FlipHTML5 seems to be the free hosting platform that is provided. Publishers who suffer from a lack of funds for a personal website are allowed to use one of the free domains on the FlipHTML5 cloud. Additionally, the products created on the site using the flipping book tool
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While 2017 will forever be remembered as the “pivot to video” year, we should also see it as a moment to embrace the shift toward visual content for more brands and publishers. Overall, video opened new doors for brands and publishers and has proven itself to be a stepping stone in the evolution of
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On Friday afternoon Greenwich Academy dismissed early, but the club members who create the school's art and literary magazine, Daedalus, gathered to talk about their passion for creative writing and art. In Greek mythology, Daedalus was a craftsman and artist who created bird like wings for himself
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Looking for a great internship at Pearl Medical Publishing LLC? Learn more about the Creative Writing position right now!
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MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Ricoh USA, Inc. today announced that Publishers' Graphics (PG) has chosen its market-leading inkjet technology to further grow its business by enabling them to meet a key demand of their publisher customers: a 48-hour turnaround time on color books.
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Quotient's technology goes through Albertsons' demand-side platform that's used to run ads for CPG brands across social platforms like Pinterest and Facebook as well as programmatic and display media buys from publishers. The service allows CPG brands to “target customers that shop with us by the
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It wrestles experimental fiction away from its too-often white, middle-class roots and represents lived experiences that are scarcely (though perhaps ever so slightly increasingly) seen in mainstream publishing. Furthermore, Dostoyevsky Wannabe is making zero profit out of the book, all in order to
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A regional daily has been absolved of any wrongdoing by the press watchdog after publishing a picture of a 13-year-old football pitch invader on its front page. The News, Portsmouth, included an image of the teenager as part of a police appeal to help identify 30 spectators who reportedly “ran across
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GLENDALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Disney Publishing Worldwide (DPW) announced today the creation of a new Hyperion Books for Children series by best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems. In Unlimited Squirrels, Willems, creator of the revolutionary, award-winning, best-selling Elephant
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The co-founder of the now-defunct The Real Singapore website, Yang Kaiheng, has slammed Mediacorp's online news publication TODAY online for publishing “outright false and defamatory” allegations against him and his wife. Both Yang and his wife, Ai Takagi, were sentenced to jail in 2016 after the
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Today's deal is Kaplan MD bestsellers prep and shine lip kit. To get more deals, follow our new Facebook page, Shop TODAY for … Get our best-selling Lip 20 Mask and a trio of Lip 20 Glosses in a limited edition four piece value bundle. The kit includes a full size Lip 20 Mask and three Lip 20 Glosses.
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The Los Angeles Times is expected to name Jim Kirk, former publisher and editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, as its new editor-in-chief, the newspaper reported. LOS ANGELES — Chicago newsman Jim Kirk is expected to be named today the new editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Kirk, 52
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In the event of changes to trading relations post-Brexit, he warned cheaper US imports could undermine the competitiveness of UK publishers. “Brexit may present some direct challenges to the UK publishing business,” said Geller. “Cheaper American imports may well threaten UK publishers' exclusivity
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Hundreds of Moroccan journalists and human rights activists protested on Thursday against the trial of fellow journalists and a parliamentarian from the Democratic Labour Confederation on charges of publishing information deemed confidential. The accused all appeared before the Court of First
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Best Buy Incorporated (NYSE:BBY) had a decrease of 11.39% in short interest. BBY's SI was 30.06 million shares in January as released by FINRA. Its down 11.39% from 33.93M shares previously. With 5.41 million avg volume, 6 days are for Best Buy Incorporated (NYSE:BBY)'s short sellers to cover
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“We intend to continue refining our platform, adding new technologies as they're developed to deliver the best user experience and generate the maximum number of leads and sales for our suppliers. We have ambitious plans for 2018 that include the rollout of a proprietary 3D Self-Publishing tool that
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Contact Suzanne Connolly at 86-834-1828 or Suzanne.Connolly@lakelandgov.net. The staff of Lakeland Public Library's Youth Services offers a wide variety of programs for young people, from storytimes and puppet shows to improv and creative writing. Explore the upcoming programs and events for
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Years ago, when I was applying to college, I told my parents I wanted to study creative writing. From the looks on their faces, you would have thought I had just told them I wanted to go skydiving without a parachute—a mix of confusion, dissension, and the tiniest bit of panic. “What will you do with that?
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For the last few years that algorithm has taken into account what the type of posts and which publishers you interact with and click on, the number of likes and loves a post has, and the place a post falls in the current cultural zeitgeist. Posts with lots of thumbs up about trending topics shot right to the top of
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Facebook's formula, which hopes to reduce the amount of posts by publishers and bring friends and family to the forefront of the news feed, could unfortunately reduce hits to news sites across the web. It's time to hit back and develop a loyal following of readers willing to push articles to the social media
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Semester one is just around the corner and before we dive head first back into microwave meals, all-nighters and piles of assignments, we should develop a bit of a plan. A chill semester is all about preparation, otherwise it's straight to stress city. Here are some tips for you to jot down if you actually want
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The planned $60 million government regional and small publishers innovation and jobs package could increase the number of unemployed journalists … The key elements are a $50 million regional and small publishers innovation fund, a cadetship program, which will support 200 cadetships, at about
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Printable details. Watchmaking books by Philip Wilson Publishers. All in Good Time: Reflections of a Watchmaker. George Daniels; Hardback£25.00 | $45.00. The Practical Watch Escapement. George Daniels; Hardback£30.00 | $45.00. Watchmaking. George Daniels; Hardback£55.00 | $85.00.
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Leading theatre publishers, Nick Hern Books is proud to support the first VAULT New Writers Award, an eight week practical writing course for eight new and upcoming creatives keen to explore writing for the stage. Designed and developed by playwright Camilla Whitehill (Where Do Little Birds Go?,
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We believed it wasn't just humane to allow members from abroad to join their loved ones here, but also good for the America. It made the nation … He has written 14 books, including the best-sellers Aftershock, The Work of Nations, Beyond Outrage and most recently Saving Capitalism. He is also a
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They said they saved the best for last and that statement couldn't have proved more true when it came to a Fox from the final year of production. With only 340 miles on the clock, it is no surprise that this 1993 LX droptop went at the top of the list. Knocking down $53,900 after buyers fees, this was the top
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Maritiu, the newest FCB strategy team representative, studied at the University of Bucharest, at the Journalism and Communications Faculty, then followed the creative writing online courses of Stanford Continuing Studies. In 5 years of her career in advertising, she worked in copywriting, marketing and
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The Facebook development in a nutshell: Mark Zuckerberg, the company's CEO, said in early January 2018 that a change is being made to News Feed, which will show users more content from friends, family, and groups. Some digital publishers are concerned that this will affect the amount of traffic their
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The Ghana Printers and Paper Convertors Association of Ghana want government to honour its promise to print all textbooks locally. According to the Association, although the Ministry of Education in 2002 provided that 60 per cent of all government textbooks be manufactured in Ghana by 2005, the
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Expert contributors, whose Q&As will be made accessible through a private Facebook group, will come from traditional, self-publishing and other industries offering practical advice that authors can implement to help sell more books. In the first six weeks, experts include author Mel Sherratt, book blogger
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Details of the changed royalties formula have not yet been made public but The National Music Publishers Association has already said it will mandate that streaming firms hand over 15.1% of their revenue to songwriters and publishers, up from just 10.5% today. Higher outgoings will now become a fact
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The buzz: This is the latest adventure for Moyes' heroine, who also starred in the best sellers (which became a movie) and its sequel, After You. 4. That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman (William Morrow, non-fiction, on sale Jan. 30). What it's about: Examines the gender gap in the workplace, and finds
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Death And Culture II. What's on offer? We are delighted to be supporting the emergent and vibrant interdisciplinary subject of Death Studies through a range of series that focus on particular aspects of the field. This meeting is a chance to discover our new book series Emerald Studies in Death and
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In the summer of 2012, she joined a creative writing program at AU. She started writing her story. “At the time, it was my master's thesis,” Ross said. It became much more. “It was an intense kind of therapy that I never got in a doctor's office,” Ross said. “My treatment was the writing.” She also found love
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The US music publishing sector this weekend welcomed the news that the country's Copyright Royalty Board is increasing the rate that must be paid whenever the mechanical rights in songs are exploited by streaming services in America. The top line mechanical royalty revenue share rate goes up from
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Martin's annual “Worldbuilder” scholarship will fund a writer to take up a place on the six-week writing course at the Clarion West Writers Workshop in Seattle. The winner, who will be selected each year in a blind judging process, will “not be limited by age, race, sex, religion, skin colour, place of origin or
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He is author of numerous books including best sellers “The Humming Effect” (Inner Traditions 2017), co-authored with Andi Goldman, “Healing Sounds” and “The 7 Secrets of Sound Healing.” Jonathan is director of the Sound Healers Association and president of Spirit Music, Inc. in Boulder, Colorado.
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In the blue corner we have Editorial, the publishers – the people we want to run our content and are masters in the art of balancing a commercial agenda with editorial integrity. Their editorial agenda is their strongest punch: it defines what content is and isn't right for their audience – and it can knock your
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In her writing, Amy Tan often uses defence mechanisms, such as dark humour. “I get my sense of irony from my mother. She was victimised, but the one thing she taught me is to never let people tell you who you are. But, of course, as you go through life, people look down upon you. I tried to find humour
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It will set up a new collecting society empowered to offer streaming firms a blanket licence covering the mechanical rights in any songs streamed that are not otherwise covered by a direct deal with a music publisher. The streaming firm will hand over mechanical royalties to the society, which will then be
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Hunter, an assistant professor who teaches creative writing at Michigan State University, said the verses gave her a way to enter a world different from her own. “Each poem is kind of an act of empathy,” Hunter said. “I tried to build poems that helped readers to know what it feels like to be in those boats.”.
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EL RENO, Okla. – After losing his younger brother, George Gallegos realized to not take anything for granted for everything that is granted could be taken away. With an honest and broken heart, he expressed his feelings through creative writing. His emotions and thoughts are gathered in “The Things
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Shares in North Tyneside energy consultancy business Utilitywise have been suspended due to another delay in the publication of the company's financial accounts. Utilitywise said it was unable to publish its accounts for the year ending July 2017, because its auditors were still involved in work looking
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After a successful first season with its fall show, Suburban Indy Shows will return for a spring display Feb. 8-11 at Grand Park Events Center, 19000 Grand Park Blvd. The show was founded by Donell Herberer Walton after a similar company that produces flower and Christmas shows at the State Fair
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By Current Publishing on January 29, 2018 Carmel Community. From left, Newcomers Club of Carmel co-President Susan Wolf, co-President Sharon Butz, co-Vice President Trish Boger and co-Vice President Sarada Manduru. (Submitted photo). By Chris Bavender. Although the name might suggest
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Writing about a small or mundane thing that happened during your day is a start – a small one that works. Don't pay too much mind to how it sounds or what picture you're painting in the beginning. The aim here is to just get those first few words out, and let the rest come together. You'll probably see it as
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The power utility needed the blessing of its major funders to remain a going concern. A key condition for that was the appointment of a credible board and dismissal of those accused of corruption. Eskom also needed assurances it would receive R20bn to service debt due early in February and in early
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Recent release “Unnatural” from Page Publishing author Nikole Gesualdi is an intriguing narrative that delves into an otherworldly desire by beings of … Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, Nikole Gesualdi's tantalizing novel follows Faith, who was just a dhampir—half human, half
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Ace by DAISY, equips the publishing industry with a tool which can test their ebooks against internationally recognized standards for accessibility. This open source tool is designed to be flexible, and customized into publication development workflows, helping to achieve the shared goal of ensuring that
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THE SOCIAL NETWORK Facebook has made its privacy principles public for the first time as it prepares for GDPR, which will come into effect on 25 May. Under the GDPR data protection rules, companies such as Facebook will be expected to report data breaches within 72 hours and allow customers to
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Alexa devices were the top sellers across Amazon, with the Echo Dot coming in as Amazon's best-seller in all categories across the globe. To encourage sales and growth, the Echo Dot was put on sale for $30, which was the cheapest price it has ever been. According to Jeff Bezos in an Amazon Q3
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She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing and certificate in public history from Rutgers University-Camden. She is a contributor to the anthology Faithfully Feminist and blogs at MariamWilliams.com. Follow her on Twitter: @missmariamw.] Editor's note: Don't miss Mariam Williams' column,
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This quarter, I decided to branch out of my comfort zone and take classes in Computer Science and Public Policy, in addition to Creative Writing. I'm loving it. This may sound crazy, but I feel like I can literally sense the different sides of my brain working throughout the week. On an average day, I take a
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