Month: January 2018

King's speech enraging Catalan separatists 'was all his own idea'

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King's speech enraging Catalan separatists 'was all his own idea'

Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, a German businesswoman and a former lover of Juan Carlos, who accompanied the monarch on an ill-fated elephant hunt in Botswana 2012, tried but failed to halt publication of the book. Juan Carlos was forced to apologise after going on the safari with a woman who
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Vogue publisher bans Testino and Weber after sex claims

Both photographers have been banned by Conde Nast, publisher of some of the world's leading fashion magazines including Vogue, according to The New York Times. The claims against Testino date from before his pictures of Diana, taken in 1997 for Vanity Fair, and which featured in an exhibition at
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'Media is collateral damage' – publishers respond to Facebook's News Feed changes

Publishers received a rude, but not unexpected, awakening last week when Facebook announced it would be deprioritising publishers' content in it's News Feed. Facebook tells AdNews typically, less than 5% of what is in News Feed is news content, and has reiterated that users will still see news
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US Renews Iran Nuclear Deal, Focuses on Human Rights

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US Renews Iran Nuclear Deal, Focuses on Human Rights

In a seminal moment in American publishing history, Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an Iranian opposition coalition based in Paris, penned a post in The Wall Street Journal. Rajavi said “…the 2009 protests were sparked by rifts at the top of the regime
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Indie Book Awards 2018 shortlists announced

Panels of judges (indie booksellers and avid readers) will choose the winners in the six categories, and independent booksellers will vote to choose their overall Indie 'Book of the Year' for 2018 from the 24 shortlisted titles. The winners will be announced on 26 March at the 2018 Leading Edge Books
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Maslen wins 'KYD' New Critic Award 2018

Writer and events producer Kylie Maslen has been named the winner of the 2018 Kill Your Darlings New Critic Award. Maslen receives $3000 and will have five works of literary criticism published in Kill Your Darlings. Maslen's criticism will explore Australian and international fiction and nonfiction, with
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Czech Republic creates tax-deductible book allowance for employees

In effect since 1 January 2018, the new law is expected to boost the country's book sales significantly, and the Prague-based Czech Booksellers' and Publishers' Union (SČKN) says the change could make books more affordable to lower-income readers. 'As a result of this legislative change, we expect
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Bookmarked: Writing groups, meet the author and more

30), there will be a Submit-A-Thon to identify publication opportunities, and writers will have the chance to hit the SUBMIT button. “I'm a Provincetown resident and journalist for the Cape Cod Times with a few creative writing publication credits to my name and many more rejections. If you have any
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Through poems, Chicago children reflect on Martin Luther King's legacy in their world

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Through poems, Chicago children reflect on Martin Luther King's legacy in their world

The Rebirth Poetry Ensemble works with children in grades 3 to 12 from across the city on creative writing and performance while exploring issues surrounding social justice. The troupes, one of which consists of older teens in high school, also participate in poetry slam competitions such as the Louder
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Wallingford residents open gourmet donut shop

Over 25,000 people follow the Donut Crazy'sInstagram account. Donuts are categorized as “dailies,” staple flavors like birthday cake and PB&J, and “crazies,” more exotic flavors like tiramisu, pumpkin cremebrulee, and the two best-sellers – a maple bacon donut and a cannoli donut. A daily donut costs
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NewsMediaWorks appoints Tony Wilkins as an executive director

He is also Chair of the NewsMediaWorks Environment Advisory Group, which was established in 2012 to continue the work of the Publishers National Environment Bureau. NewsMediaWorks CEO, Peter Miller, said: “We're thrilled Tony is joining us to continue NewsMediaWorks' role in championing our
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Business Analyst (Desktop Publishing)

MOUNTAIN, LTD. is currently seeking a Business Analyst (Desktop Publishing) for a major client in Oshkosh, WI. Job Description: This role starts off as an 8 month contract. Starting rate is $40–$41/hr. Publish, develop and/or supervise creation of XML content for the internal publishing of technical
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Lakewood to Host Two Sailing Association Race Management Seminars in February

Topics include RC objectives and responsibilities, regatta safety, writing sailing instructions, RC jobs, equipment, setting the course, starting system, starting penalties, before the start, during the race, finishing and scoring. The two-day Advanced Race Management Seminar will be held on February 17th
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Please Help Me Organize, Finish and Self-Publish My Book

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Please Help Me Organize, Finish and Self-Publish My Book

Please Help Me Organize, Finish and Self-Publish My Book. Writing Editing & Proofreading. Hourly. Less than 30 hrs/week. Less than 1 month. $$. Intermediate Level. I am looking for a mix of experience and value. Posted 1 hour ago
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Politico Magazine Ridicules Recently Retired New York Times Publisher

If recently retired New York Times publisher, Arthur O. “Pinch” Sulzberger, expected to finally receive some respect now that he has turned the keys of his newspaper kingdom over to his son, A.G. (Arthur Gregg) Sulzberger, he would be quite disappointed after reading the January 14 Politico Magazine
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Getting it right

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Getting it right

The News & Record corrects errors in its news columns that come to its attention. It also publishes appropriate clarifications. Please call 336-373-7052 to report items that need correction. ***. The North American International Auto Show in Detroit began Sunday. The date was listed incorrectly in a story
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Mark Zuckerberg Lost $3.3 Billion After Announcing Changes To Facebook's News Feed

Facebook said its new ranking system would hurt non-advertising content from publishers and brands, like news stories and viral video posts, but not change the ranking of advertising that has been paid for. That will leave businesses that want publicity on Facebook no choice but to spend more on
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You must write your own resume

In placement season, every single student in college is writing and preparing for interviews for securing jobs. One of the most important things to understand is the role of a resume and why you yourself should write your resume. Of course, we also recognise that now-a-days online forms are being used
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Facebook punks partners again; how publishers can fight back

“Google and Facebook have positioned themselves at the front of this demand curve by being the ad publishers with some of the best-in-class targeting abilities in the digital ad market. With Facebook being able to provide targeting based upon consumer interests and Google capitalizing on where those
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Get the smell right

When the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in 2014, the apprehension in academic publishers' minds that sales of liberal and Left books might suffer was offset by the assumption that the economy would flourish and keep them happy. Also, since no one in the new regime was likely to be interested
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Cairo International Book Fair to honor Egyptian author Abdel Rahman Al-Sharkawi

This year, only two African publishers have chosen to participate in the fair: Sudan and Somalia. However, it is not just about browsing and choosing books. This year's theme is soft power. With that, the event will be recognizing some of the prominent characters in shaping the soft power of Egyptian
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Focus Montreal: January 13

Shepard insists he knew nothing about the allegations before Monday. Award-winning novelist and former Concordia student Heather O'Neill went public with her own story of sexual harassment in the creative writing department when she was a graduate student there in the 1990s. O'Neill joined senior
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Less Kurdish books published last year amid Turkey crackdown

There are over a dozen Kurdish publishing houses in Turkey, a majority of them so far evading an increasing government crackdown on civil society, cultural institutes, and the media. One of them, the Istanbul-based Avesta released only 13 books last year, not even half of those it published in the two
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Faulkner Society celebrates Rosemary James and Joe DeSalvo at surprise soiree

The cocktail hour proceeded as usual, with music from Fruta Brutal, led by Martin Better, and the announcement of the winners of the Faulkner – Wisdom Creative Writing Competition and the ALIHOT (A Legend in His/Her Own Time): Gold Medal winners included: Timothy Jay Smith, novel; Dave Barnette
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Creativity key driver of development, says Bodour

TUNIS: Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and President of the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA), moderated a discussion panel at the fourth edition of the Arab Publishers Association Conference, which was held in Tunis recently. The panel saw a host of writers and publishing
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An ugly affair

Regional publishers feel that ever since the World Book Fair has turned into an annual affair, it has lost its appeal. It is more or less the same books one finds every year. Amidst the huge rush at the stalls of prominent publishing houses like Penguin and Harper Collins in English or Rajkamal Publications
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Is This Science Hacker a Heroine or a Villain?

But Sci-Hub was radical because it was free to anyone with an internet connection, threatening to disrupt the research publishing industry, which holds its copyrighted material behind a paywall. And it all started as a self-serving project. “When I was a student in Kazakhstan University, I did not have
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'The Immortalists' embraces mysteries of mortality

I've had a very strong passion to write since I was very young. I always felt this was my purpose. In high school I wrote by myself and only started taking writing classes in college. Next was a series of creative writing workshops. During my senior year, I applied for MFA in creative writing that brought me to
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Devour Indy offers giveaways

Faith Toole writes a Faith on Food column for Current Publishing's sister publications, Hendricks County Icon and Southside Times. Current readers who like or follow Faith on Food on Facebook will be able to enjoy Devour Indy giveaways. The drawing will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 19. Readers can share their
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CCP presents dark comedy 'Other Desert Cities'

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CCP presents dark comedy 'Other Desert Cities'

Front, from left, Ronn Johnston and Vickie Cor- nelius Phipps. Back from left, Jeremy Tuterow, Miki Mathioudakis and Shannon Samson. (Sub- mitted photo). The holidays can bring out the best and the worst in any family. Carmel Community Players is exploring one Palm Springs family and the lies,
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Williamsport native writes about adventure in Wyoming

This book began as a writing exercise I gave myself, inspired by memories of speeding through those vast Wyoming landscapes, and of the way the … On the flip side, I'd say my background in creative writing helps me to understand what information I need to know to tell the story I'm trying to tell, and
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Urban League jobs campaign gets $200000 boost from CUNA Mutual Group

The day's events also include presentation of the Madison School District's new class of Mann Scholars; the creative writing award winners from Delta Sigma Theta and the recipients of the Betty Franking Hammonds scholarship. The CUNA donation brings the Urban League's pledged donations to
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Margaret Atwood takes to Twitter to defend herself after #MeToo op-ed

In the fall of 2016, she was one of many major Canadian authors who signed an open letter to the University of British Columbia in protest of the university's handling of complaints of sexual misconduct against creative writing chair Stephen Galloway. The letter characterized the school's investigation as
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2017 iWRITE winners

Eleven Garland ISD elementary and middle school students won the nationwide I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids publishing contest put on by iWrite. iWRITE serves to inspire children grades 3-12 to write their own stories and provides them with publishing opportunities. The 11 GISD students are
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The more things change

I asked him how he would treat a literary temptation that insists on being born, despite its failure to stand up to one's creative standards. He said some of his novels had taken him 17 years to write, so his advice was to hold on to it, and nourish it with patience and prayer. I sat down and worked on my
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The artist as writer

At age 60, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook has retired from Chiang Mai University, where she was a professor of fine and applied arts, given to occasional controversy in the course of a three-decade teaching career. Her ambition lately has been to get back to writing, her other love. But retirement is likely a
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GLYNN: News print tariff hurts papers

That's used to print and publish newspapers, large and small, across America. If the tariff plan is approved, the added costs could easily escalate to the point where more papers would be forced to shutdown their operations. It's not solely newspapers; book publishers and paper merchants with
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Book-lovers throng World Book Fair on last day; dull affair, claims publishers

Bibliophiles of the national capital thronged the 26th New Delhi World Book Fair on its last day on Sunday to grab their favourites at the best deal, even as publishers termed this year's edition rather “dull” in terms of returns. The annual book fair, which is organised by National Book Trust (NBT) in
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The Handmaid's Tale Author Margaret Atwood Accused of Crimes Against Feminism for Defending …

In 2016, Atwood joined dozens of other writers in signing a petition that called on UBC to release the records of its investigation into Steven Galloway, an author and chair of the university's creative writing program. Galloway was accused of sexual misconduct, but the details were fuzzy, and UBC's
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Free mobile data for South Africans may already be here

This is according to Josephine Buys, CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau of South Africa (IAB SA) who said that as smart phone access increases across South Africa, we are likely to see more companies like biNu negotiate arrangements with the mobile network operators so that publishers can
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Hundreds of students honored at Martin Luther King Jr. ceremony

The event also included a presentation of the Madison School District's new class of Mann Scholars; the creative writing award winners from Delta Sigma Theta and the recipients of the Betty Franking Hammonds scholarship. Nazira Atalla, an eighth grade student at St. James Middle School in Madison,
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49th international book fair kicks off 27 January

The head of the Egyptian General Authority for Books, Haitham El-Hag, announced the opening of the 49th Cairo International Book Fair on 27 January, running until 19 February, with the participation of 27 countries; 17 from the Middle East and 10 foreign countries. El-Hag said that Algeria is this year's
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Six Years Without Publishing a Game Is “Killing” Uncharted Creator

Game developer Amy Hennig is an industry veteran who's been at the forefront of great projects and innovation. In a recent discussion with developer Sean Vanaman of Camp Santo, over at Polygon, she talked about the new hurdles that come with age. It's not easy being 53-years old and worrying
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Lebanese MFA grad recalls finding her voice at UMSL, now heads Arab-themed literary journal

Rewa Zeinati, an alumna of the university's MFA in Creative Writing program, discussed her experience as a post-9/11 newcomer to the U.S. during a recent presentation at Phoenicia University, where she teaches English and writing. She eventually returned to her home country of Lebanon after
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Media institutions stress commitment to NEC standards

The media outlet is also to publish a clarification of its editorial policy and state that it has violated it along with the agreed regulations of the 2018's … The media outlet that violates the agreed regulations will be banned for a period of time determined by the NEC from publishing any coverage of the
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UK's Best-Selling Boxed Games and Top Publishers of 2017 Revealed

Like GameStop, UK video game retailer GAME had a promising holiday period in which the company saw a 5 percent increase in sales. In 2017, revenue from physical game sales increased by 2.1 percent in the country, thanks in part to Call of Duty: WWII and improved console sales. Now, GfK and
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Booksmarts

The Board of Trustees for the Mount Airy Public Library has initiated a “More Books, Please!” campaign, to supplement our book budget. As the end of the year approaches, if you would like to contribute to this campaign, you may apply tax credits for your contribution. Make your donations payable to The
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Teacher, author to address local writers' group

Author Melanie Brooks will address The Monadnock Writers' Group at its monthly meeting, Saturday, Jan. 20, in the … Brooks' most recent book is, “Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma.” … She also teaches creative writing at Nashua Community College in Nashua.
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Facebook reassures partners it'll help them adjust to new policy

Pedestrians take photographs of signage displayed outside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California. “As we take this journey together and focus on content that our community can connect around, we'll work on providing you and your clients with best practices, insights, and tools to help them
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Furniture & Lighting

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Furniture & Lighting

Some of your (and our) favorite styles, in one inspired selection.
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Auto-Apply Publishing Macros

Follow these steps to use publishing macros in a Social Studio workspace. These macros consistently apply workflow like labels, web analytic profiles, social accounts, and targeting when creating new posts. You can apply a single publishing macro automatically to new posts created within a
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Jim Bailey column: Several Anderson businesses have survived over the decades

The Gospel Trumpet publishing company located in Anderson in 1906, out of which grew the general offices of the Church of God and, in 1917, a Bible training school that would morph into Anderson University. Of the same vintage is American Playground Co., which has been supplying playground and
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Carolina Beer Guy: Meet brewer Pete Langheinrich

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Carolina Beer Guy: Meet brewer Pete Langheinrich

Langheinrich also developed Perfect Day IPA, which has become one of the brewery's best sellers. Since joining the brewery, he's made well over 100 different beers. “I'm definitely a big hops guy, but I like a lot of different beer styles,” he says. What makes an IPA: “There is no limit to what you can do
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Good News: This Sold-Out Bag Is Coming Back

Well, that's what we're telling ourselves, anyway, because one best-selling bag we've had our eye on is now available for pre-order. The mini triangle bag in champagne by Mlouye sold out before we could get our hands on it, but you can pre-order it now for a January 15th ship date (yes, that means it'd
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Daugaard seeks new craft beer laws to help growing industry

“We can just continue to get a good foothold, and to build upon what we've built here in Sioux Falls and in South Dakota, and to continue growing,” he … getting more out there, brewing more often and all that kind of stuff,” said Trimble, whose top sellers are a jalapeno amber ale and a honey basil ale.
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Steam Top Sellers week ending 14 January

It's the second week of the year and PUBG stays on top for another week in the Steam Top Sellers which is not surprising as it looks like it is now the best selling PC game of all time having surpassed 27 million sold. RTS They are Billions has another good week in the top ten moving up one place into
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Ford Ranger Makes Triumphant Return With 2.3 EcoBoost Engine From Focus RS And Mustang

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that trucks are a big business here in the United States. The Ford F-Series has been the best-selling vehicle in the country for the past 30 years, and the top three selling vehicles for 2017 were full-size pickup trucks (the Chevrolet Silverado and Ram pickups
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You Should Write a Book!

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You Should Write a Book!

If you are contemplating a book project, getting published is easier than ever. The bewildering variety of options include self-publishing, online publishing, and traditional commercial publishing. And there is much more to finishing your project than choosing your words, sentences, and paragraphs.
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From choice or necessity, more people are working post-65

He took on some municipal planning projects on contract after he retired, and then, after taking a freelance writing course, his life took a more creative turn. While still taking the course, he sold his first article, writing for Helicopter magazine. “I banged out a basic query letter, checked my email in the
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Facebook's newsfeed revamp angers publishers (again)

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Facebook's newsfeed revamp angers publishers (again)

Now Mark Zuckerberg wants to bring us closer. The founder and chief executive of the world's largest social network has dramatically transformed the app's news feed, the place where users see posts from friends, families and, increasingly in recent times, publishers, brands, advertisers and “fake news”.
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Her Soul Writes, set of 24 poems, released today

Such a creative writing that's in English language is very appreciable and simultaneously indicates that India is going to become world leader and youths are going to play significant role in this, said Dr Harish Joshi. Poetries penned down by a 20-year-old girl is very mature and going to astonish every
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Global K-12 Instruction MaterialQYRESEARCH PUBLISHING MarGlobal K-12 Instruction …

K-12 Instruction MaterialQYRESEARCH PUBLISHING Market report provides an in detail study of Manufactures in the market which is based on the various objectives associated with an organization such as Analysis, Market Share, Regional Market Performance, Product Specification, and the
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Why Facebook Inc (FB) Should Exit The News Business Entirely

So if users aren't benefiting from news on Facebook, and publishers' benefits are questionable as well, why not just exit news altogether? Facebook Inc shares closed at $179.37 on Friday, down $8.40 (-4.47%). Year-to-date, FB has gained 1.65%, versus a 4.14% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index
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Al-Arabi Publishing to celebrate release of 63 books

CAIRO – 14 January 2018: Al-Arabi Publishing and Distributing will celebrate the release of 63 new books at the 2018 Cairo International Exhibition on … “The books industry in Egypt is the core of its soft powers, because it is the origin of all kinds of art,” Egyptian publisher Adel el-Masry stated during
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Facebook reminds the world that Facebook only cares about Facebook

This would come at the expense of content shared from official pages by small businesses, big brands and yes, publishers. In recent years, almost all companies selling things to consumers have rushed to build a presence on Facebook, which attracts two billion users around the world each month.
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Facebook's startling new ambition is to shrink

Facebook has announced similar changes in the past, and the News Feed is still full of news and video from big publishers. That, coupled with the media's tendency to view any News Feed change as the end of the world, suggests that some restraint is warranted when contemplating the consequences.
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Dates with destiny

Benjamin's first novel, “The Anatomy of Dreams,” was set largely in Madison, which was informed by the years the San Francisco native spent living here and earning an MFA from UW-Madison's Creative Writing program. With her second novel, the 29-year-old Benjamin chose to explore the coasts,
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