Day: February 2, 2018

Sony Music Posts Another Quarter of Strong Results, Improving Margins and Growing Revenue

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Sony Music Posts Another Quarter of Strong Results, Improving Margins and Growing Revenue

Sony Corp.'s music operations, which consists of Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Japan and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, reported 39.3 billion yen ($348.16 million) in operating income on revenues of 218.43 billion yen ($1.93 billion) in the company's fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017.
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Anchorage Daily News will get new publisher, Binkley says

“Our newest project is the hiring of a publisher, a professional, actual newspaper publisher,” Binkley said after taking the stage in Centennial Hall's Sheffield Ballroom, but he quickly diverted into a different topic. The main point of his keynote, he explained, was to explain bias and how it works in media.
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Diets beware – Girl Scout cookies are here

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Diets beware – Girl Scout cookies are here

In the greater Charlotte area, the best sellers are Thin Mints and Samoas. Young said it's usually neck-and-neck, with Thin Mints always coming in slightly on top. “A lot of folks like … Everyone remembers either selling them when they were a Girl Scout or eating them their whole lives. It's just wonderful
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Twitterature: Wading into the choppy waters of CanLit

The most recent flareup – and it can be hard to keep up – involves a Facebook post, UBC Accountable, creative writing programs, cultural appropriation and a whole lot of Twitter warfare. A summary: Erin Wunker teaches in the English Department at Dalhousie University. She also chairs CWILA,
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Ayush course aspirants will have to write NEET

As per the announcement by KEA on its website, “Admission to Ayush courses in both government and private Ayush colleges will be made according to NEET ranking of the students from the academic year 2018-19.” Ayush courses cover Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani and Homoeopathy.
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Down Eats: Basil's in Greenville

One of the best sellers has been a staple for years — the Founder's Pie. “I get a Founders Pie every time I come here,” said Chris Moody, a regular at Basil's. “I'd put it over 100 times.” The Founder's Pie starts with the scratch made pizza dough and then is topped with marinara sauce, sausage,
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Deadline for submissions Writers Magazine coming up

It's not too late to submit to have your work published in the 2018 edition of Writers — the deadline is Feb. 9. Writers Magazine is a student-run literary magazine published once a year at UP and it includes student poems, creative fiction and nonfiction, art and photography. It offers students a chance at
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Whitaker Publishing

Regional publishing company in Southwest Missouri.
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The Books We Made review: Kali for Women gets its worthy place in the history of feminism

Anupama Chandra and Uma Tanuku take us through the journey of the significant contributors to the feminist movement in India in the 1980s and 1990s — Kali for Women, the publication house founded by Urvashi Butalia and Ritu Menon. The Public Service Broadcasting Trust production explores the
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Weekend planner: Winterfest, Steeltown Climb, Bulldogs and RVs

These 17 fun-filled days explore everything your community has to offer from free skating, writing workshops, a Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra family … Of course, free skating events include: Saturday — Stoney Creek Arena, 37 King St. W., from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Coronation Arena, 81 Macklin St.
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Fort McMurray, Alta., restaurant refuses to serve BC wine after proposed bitumen ban

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Fort McMurray, Alta., restaurant refuses to serve BC wine after proposed bitumen ban

There were eight B.C. wines on their list and Collins said they were the restaurant's best sellers, but she's since replaced them with bottles from Italy, the U.S., New Zealand and Australia. “I can't help support an economy in a province that won't support us.” She emphasized the support that during B.C.'s
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Sonic the Hedgehog Dashing to Comics This Spring

San Diego, CA (February 2, 2018) — At breakneck speed, IDW Publishing is fast approaching a brand new era of Sonic the Hedgehog comics starting with a new #1 issue. Anticipation for this exciting launch runs high and, as a way to express gratitude to the fans for their patience, the series will kick off
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Acer Chromebook 11 vs. Samsung Chromebook Plus: Which should you buy?

With good reason, too: it's dependable, light and easy to carry, runs Android apps, and does everything you expect a Chromebook to do without a huge price tag. It was one of the best sellers throughout 2017 because of all this. The Chromebook 11 looks like it will build on everything Acer did right with
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What's causing the 'Black Panther' advanced ticket sales frenzy? Jemele Hill knows the answer.

All of this buzz has helped it outpace advanced ticket sales for all-time best sellers like Marvel's The Avengers, The Dark Knight and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in terms of tickets purchased before the film's official opening date. According to Variety, the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic
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Kelsch joins Mandan commissioners' race

… we can create a much bigger impact than if we work as separate agencies,” said Kelsch, who holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Dakota and a master's in creative writing from Minnesota State University-Mankato. She also noted a new generation of Mandan advocates.
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Ma-Ka-Rohn 24-pack Best Sellers Macarons

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Ma-Ka-Rohn 24-pack Best Sellers Macarons

Shop Ma-Ka-Rohn 24-pack Best Sellers Macarons 8586812, read customer reviews and more at HSN.com.
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Software: Wondershare's Recoverit Gets Data Back On Track

Industry leader Wondershare Technology specializes in providing software to streamline and bring simplicity to today's busy world. Today it announced the launch of its revolutionary new data recovery software, Recoverit. Files that can be retrieved with Recoverit include documents, emails, photographs
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Scotts Valley Times: February 2018

Scotts Valley Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com Countywide Spelling Bee Winners • 2018 Red Cross Heroes Breakfast • SVWD Making Progress on Well Replacement • Annual Mock Trial Competition: February 7 – 28 • National Agriculture Day Poster & Poetry Contest Entries • 2018
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The Rhetoric of Ineffectiveness: Why PWR Must Go

PWR fails at its sole raison d'être — teaching academic writing skills. Couched under astonishingly broad titles like “The Rhetoric of Happiness” or “The Rhetoric of Success,” PWR classes equip students to write vague generalizations about the world and little else. Students are then told to go out and
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Teldon Acquires By Design Publishing

RICHMOND, British Columbia, Feb. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Teldon Media Group, the North American leader in brand managed and personalized printed calendars, has announced it will acquire Hayden, Idaho-based By Design Publishing, the North American leader in customized printed magazines,
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Former WV teacher of the year publishes book

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Former WV teacher of the year publishes book

More recently, the experience led her to write and publish her first book, “The Adventures of Berkeley the Bear,” based on a blog she kept during her term. Sponaugle said the experience of being teacher of the year was humbling and stressful. She was used to speaking in front of her class of fifth graders
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Visit by pop culture author among southern Idaho book events

Anne Helen Petersen author event: 7-9 p.m. Rediscovered Books 180 N. 8th St., Boise. In “Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud,” popular BuzzFeed columnist Anne Helen Petersen uses the lens of “unruliness” to discuss the ascension of pop culture powerhouses like Amy Schumer, Nicki Minaj and Caitlyn
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Publishers urge about-turn on decision to include American authors in Man Booker prize

Publishers have turned on the organisers of the Man Booker prize, warning that their decision to include American authors is harming book sales. Since the controversial rule change was implemented in 2014, the award has twice gone to a US author, prompting concerns that writers from the UK and the
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#MeToo Movement Founder Tarana Burke to speak at Roger Williams University on February 13

This event is sponsored by the RWU Intercultural Center, Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, Political Science, School of Humanities, Arts, and Education Dean's Office, School of Social and Natural Sciences Dean's Office, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, English and Creative Writing,
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Wyanet library is gearing up for February programs

WYANET — The Raymond A. Sapp Memorial Library in Wyanet is gearing up for its February programs. The library has been hosting a class on self-publishing, books, poetry, etc., on the second Tuesday each month at 1 p.m. So all aspiring authors and poets come on out and see how to get those
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Smart Home Gadgets Are Top Sellers

In order to analyze consumer technology trends for the upcoming year, one must study previous best-selling gadgets. Black Friday and Cyber Monday of 2017 revealed some interesting top sellers for this holiday season. It looks like smart home gadgets will be a big hit in the upcoming months.
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Chadia Mathurin's Wakonté Publishing launches Project 50000

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Chadia Mathurin's Wakonté Publishing launches Project 50000

(PRESS RELEASE) – In December of 2017, Wakonté Publishing was launched with 5 books from 4 authors across the Caribbean region. We have a unique mandate as a publishing house, giving African and Caribbean writers, artists, and authors a platform to band together and to shape their own
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Publisher Of Newsweek And IBTimes Denies Ad Fraud But 2 Top Execs Resign: Here's Why This Is …

IBTimes.com, or International Business Times, the U.S. business news site of Newsweek Media Group, was one of two large media publishers to win a campaign to sell digital ads for the U.S. federal agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. BuzzFeed News first reported the analysis of
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Storyline lets you build and publish Alexa skills without coding

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Storyline lets you build and publish Alexa skills without coding

For example, Sayspring lets designers create voice-enabled apps without code, as well, but instead of publishing the skill directly, it's meant to be the first step in the voice app creation process. It's where designers can flesh out how a skill should work before handing off the coding to a development team
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Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) Price Target Raised to GBX 210 at Peel Hunt

Bloomsbury Publishing logo Bloomsbury Publishing (LON:BMY) had its target price increased by stock analysts at Peel Hunt from GBX 200 ($2.81) to GBX 210 ($2.95) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 17th. The brokerage currently has an “add” rating on the
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Teldon Acquires Design Publishing

Teldon Media Group, the North American leader in brand managed and personalized printed calendars, has announced it will acquire Hayden, Idaho-based By Design Publishing, the North American leader in customized printed magazines, a move that combines the promotion of professionals with
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Looking for a creative writer that can write short stories daily. $2/100 words

I am looking for a creative writer that can produce engaging short stories on a consistent basis. These stories need to be around 150-400 words. The stories I am looking for are powerful, the kind that can touch a person's soul, stir emotions, and possibly teach a life lesson. The stories need to be clean
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Shelly Bond's Femme Magnifique Anthology Gets a Softcover Second Life at IDW Publishing

Before longtime Vertigo editor Shelly Bond founded the Black Crown imprint at IDW Publishing, overseeing titles like Kid Lobotomy, Assassinistas and the upcoming Punks Not Dead, she assembled Femme Magnifique, an impressive hardcover anthology tribute to women empowerment. Sporting
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Google AdWords Fundamentals – A Fully Interactive Exam Prep Course

The title is rather technical, nonetheless, with Google AdWords slowly turning into an entire industry, the earning potential might be very high for the right agent/deal maker/publishing house. The course is unique of its kind in that it is a teaching app that is fully interactive, 100% compact and engineered
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'Paperbacks From Hell' remembers when books were small and terrifying

The book's guts come from what rolled off the printing presses decades ago, in the '70s and '80s, when some novelists became wildly successful without relying on anything quite so elusive as talent. All they needed was an idea they could stretch over a few hundred pages. A gift for gory details was a
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Lisa Halliday's Debut Novel is Drawing Comparisons to Philip Roth. Though Not for the Reasons …

In the opening scene of Lisa Halliday's debut novel, “Asymmetry,” Alice, a young editorial assistant at a publishing house, is reading on a bench on the … Paris Review and The New Yorker, won the National Book Award for his first book, and went on to win virtually every other significant literary award.
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The Return of Ethan Van Sciver's Mean Streak

Regardless, the subject has been getting more heated. Comic book creators have again been making public statements — some about Van Sciver and some about Meyer, whom they see Van Sciver as supporting and promoting. And these creators have called on comic book publishers to do something:.
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An exciting exploration of the future: CNY books and authors

Ithaca native, Adrianne Finlay loves a good story. After receiving her PhD in literature and creative writing from Binghamton University, Finlay has since gone on to become an associate professor of English and the Program Director of Creative Writing at Upper Iowa University, and this month she
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Publishing first web app

ankitutekar profile image Ankit Utekar Feb 02, 2018. #help. Could anyone explain what are the cost effective options available for publishing a web app ? Say it has got some JavaScript framework but very little server side processing . You can just name some resources , and brief description maybe , I'll
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Mercedes loads tech into its new small A-Class hatchback

The fourth generation A Class debuted in Amsterdam on Friday night promising to use its greater practicality and tech to lure more buyers to the premium hatchback offering. The compact Mercedes-Benz is one of the Stuttgart firm's bestsellers with over 3 million sold. However, in Ireland ranks a lowly fifth
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Pitch Publishing

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Born to Box is the story of Nipper Pat Daly, arguably box… From £14.73. Save £5.26. The Power and The Glory (Hardback). Throughout the 80s Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna fought a … From £14.73. Save £5.26. Pironi (Paperback). Pironi: The Champion that Never Was relates the remarkabl… From £
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Veterans sought for creative arts festival

NORTH CHICAGO – The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center will hold its annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival on March 1 at the College of Lake County to highlight the artwork, creative writing and musical talents of area veterans. Veterans enrolled for care at any of Lovell's facilities
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Applause calendar of events: Feb. 1 through Feb. 7

The Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University will present its latest exhibition, “Who is Puberty and How Does She Hit?” from Oct. 24 to Feb. 11 in its Downtown Gallery space, 416 Market St. Artist Sidney Mullis will participate in a roundtable conversation with Erica Delsandro, visiting assistant professor
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Eye disorder challenges focus of best-selling West Virginia author

Armentrout acknowledged that she has come a long way from self-publishing her first few books. And she had a word or two of advice for aspiring writers. “It's been a busy last couple of years. Everything kind of changed with getting that first contract,” she said. “This is one interesting fact about me: I had
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Power BI January update crashes when publishing wi…

When I hit the publish button on a report that is connecting via the Spark connector, Power BI January update is crashing at least 50-75% of the.
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Renowned poet to read from new book

Dr. Sascha Feinstein, professor of English at Lycoming College and co-director of the Creative Writing Program and director of The Himes/Sweeney Visiting Scholar in Creative Writing series, lauds Bakken's artistic skill. “He makes gorgeous, dreamlike poems that traverse the usually delineated lines
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Google Now Sells Audiobooks… Is That A Good Thing?

Of course, probably due to the recent launch, Google is also wiping the floor with Amazon when it comes to pricing bestsellers. A number of top-ranked books are available for a fraction of their regular costs right now, although it remains to be seen how long that will last. Right now, one area where
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Deckers Brands Q4 Blasts Past Guidance

“Our third quarter performance meaningfully surpassed our expectations as our efforts increase full-price selling for our products and drive sustained profitable growth for our brands continued to gain traction,” said David Powers, president and CEO, on a conference call with analysts. “On top of great
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Big Deal Music Group appoints creative directors

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Big Deal Music Group appoints creative directors

Big Deal Music Group has announced that it has appointed four of its employees to creative director positions. Taking on the new roles will be Ashley Alexander, Laila Bengharsa, Amber Packer and Mary Margaret Rogers, who have all been working with the publisher for at least two years as executives.
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YouTube Adds Funding Disclaimers to Videos From RT, Other News Publishers

The next time you watch a video from Russia's RT on YouTube , you might encounter a disclaimer of sorts: YouTube is beginning to add special funding notices to videos and live streams from news publishers that are government- or publicly funded. These notices will include a link to the Wikipedia
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Ma-Ka-Rohn 24pk Best Sellers

Shop Ma-Ka-Rohn 24pk Best Sellers 8586812, read customer reviews and more at HSN.com.
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Have an opinion?

For many years Feather Publishing implemented rules about how many “letters to the editor” an individual could submit. There were parameters that also limited how many times one writer could opine on the same topic. However, that wasn't always easy to put into practice, so we deviated from those
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Subsidiary Rights Manager

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Subsidiary Rights Manager

Chronicle Books is looking for a Subsidiary Rights Manager to directly manage our Subsidiary Rights efforts and burnish our brand throughout the world. … Extend Chronicle Books customer base by building and maintaining relationships with the best possible partners in each publishing category.
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Publishers call on Man Booker prize to drop American authors

Tensions over the decision to allow US authors to enter the Man Booker prize have flared up yet again, with 30 publishers signing a letter urging the prize organisers to reverse the change, or risk a … The prize, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, will announce a 13-book longlist in July.
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Toyota And Lexus Recalling 645000 Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags

In short, the airbags may not deploy as they should in a crash. However, the recall is limited to just three models, all of which happen to be some of the Japanese automaker's best-sellers: the 2016 Prius and Lexus RX, and the 2015-2016 Lexus NX. Toyota claims an open circuit could occur over time in
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Hey Bangalore, Our Favourite Author Anjum Hasan is Going to Lead a Writing Program *screams …

After the success of the first edition, the literary trio have now collaborated again to conduct a second edition of the semi deluxe writing program. Participants will get to hone their skills by engaging in creative workshops and writing classes covering every genre. The nine-weekend program will begin on
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A poetic journey

In the autumn of 2008, Ocean Vuong arrived in New York City at the age of 20 to study creative writing at Brooklyn College. “I had exactly $564.00 in my checking account and a backpack jammed-full of handwritten poems,” he wrote in Adrift Journal of the slow process of becoming an established poet.
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Roosevelt schools superintendent stresses importance of writing

“Writing is a powerful tool, more powerful than I can say, and these story-writing skills are ones you're going to need years later, to complete an essay or apply for a job,” Hazelton told the class as students shared their story entries for a creative writing contest with her. “Getting into the habit of writing and
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