Day: February 3, 2018

Enhanced hydrogen spillover to fullerene at ambient temperature

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Enhanced hydrogen spillover to fullerene at ambient temperature

Enhanced hydrogen spillover on molecular fullerene C60, which represents extremely curved graphene sheets, is experimentally demonstrated around ambient temperature. Since the spillover hydrogen is strongly attracted by C60, the increase of C60 mass can be directly confirmed by mass
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Ghost story haunts readers in their home

James Attlee created The Cartographer's Confession, which asks readers to travel through London and visit landmarks to activate new parts of the story. Pullinger, who is professor of creative writing and digital media at Bath Spa, said that she wanted Breathe to be personal to the point of being invasive.
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Far Cry 3 Classic Edition Announced for Summer Release

Having lots of weapons, new mechanics, and a way to shape your world, Far Cry 5 is undoubtedly expected to become one of the best sellers of 2018. The antagonist and leader of the Eden's Gate cult, Joseph Seed, monologues over multiple scenes of the atrocities he and his cult commit in the game.
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Feast of poetry, drama lined up for Adedina @ 60

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Feast of poetry, drama lined up for Adedina @ 60

In 1993, he completed his Postgraduate Diploma Degree in Education (PGDE) from the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka and afterward, a Masters of Arts in Communication and Language Arts, University of Ibadan (UI) in 2002. In September 2011, he was awarded a Ph.D in Creative Writing by Edith
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Exam Warriors: PM Modi's book offers 25 mantras to counter exam stress

In July, after results to the Class X and Class XII exams were announced and after receiving letters from some students thanking him for the advice he gave in that programme, Modi decided to write a book on the same subject to help students. Publishers Penguin Random House released a copy of the
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Super Bowl: Big game, big for local business

The Food Lion off Belle Terre Boulevard in Myrtle Beach is one of those stores. “It's full force for Super Bowl weekend,” said Barbara Craig, the store's manager. She knows the top sellers, “beer, sodas, chips.” That's not all. She says there's a surprising favorite Super Bowl weekend each year. “Avocados.
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Countywide Spelling Bee Winners

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Countywide Spelling Bee Winners

On Saturday, January 28 at the UCSC campus, Classroom Units 1 and 2 the top two spellers in each division (Elementary and Junior) advanced to represent Santa Cruz County at the statewide bees to be held this spring. Spelling Bee Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com Winners for the
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Workshops offered on Qualtrics

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Workshops offered on Qualtrics

Workshops offered on Qualtrics (2/5), Git (2/6), and Publishing Tips (2/7). Live Chat. OSU Libraries is offering upcoming workshops during winter term on Qualtrics, an Intro to Git, and Publishing Tips. Registration is encouraged but not required. View all the offerings in the library's winter workshop series
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Former VP Joe Biden will stop in Pittsburgh on his book tour

Vice President Joe Biden angrily speaks against sexual assault on college campuses around the U.S. when he addressed about 2,000 students at the University of Pittsburgh in 2016. Biden will return Feb. 12, 2018, as part of his book tour.
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Yale University dedicates library room to late Blade co-publisher

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Yale University dedicates library room to late Blade co-publisher

Paul Block, Jr., pursued dual careers in chemistry and journalism throughout his life. His career in newspaper began in 1935 at The Blade, one of several newspapers published by his father, Paul Block, Sr. He and his brother, William, became co-publishers of The Blade and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Outskirts Press Offers Self-Publishing Authors 15 Percent Off the Global Book Tour in February

1-rated self-publishing company according to Top Consumer Reviews, has announced a 15 percent discount on the Global Book Tour throughout the month of February. This unique marketing option is a convenient, economical way for independent authors to get priceless exposure for a book at the four
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New Charter School in the Works

New Charter School Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com Navigator Schools, based in Hollister, is working to open a new charter school to be called “Watsonville Prep” in Watsonville in time for the 2019 school year. Navigator Schools already operates two campuses, Gilroy Prep, which
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Surfer's Path 10k & 5k Run

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Surfer's Path 10k & 5k Run

Surfer's Path Times Publishing Group Inc tpgonlinedaily.com The fifth annual Surfer's Path 10k & 5k will travel the Santa Cruz and Capitola coastline on Sunday, February 25. This run/walk event kicks off the 2018 Surfer's Path series that also includes the Surfer's Path Marathon, Capitola Half Marathon
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Kuo-yu Liang leaves Diamond for ReedPOP

Speaking of Diamond, Jim Kuhoric has rejoined Diamond as Purchasing Director, Kuhoric will oversee the business dealings for Diamond with a variety of comic book publishers. Kuhoric was formerly at Diamond from December 1994 to April 2011 before leaving to join Avatar Press, later joining
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Collision of Wills: Johnny Unitas, Don Shula and the Rise of the Modern NFL

Collision of Wills: Johnny Unitas, Don Shula and the Rise of the Modern NFL is a new book by sports writer Jack Gilden. It tells the story of the last great mystery in the NFL, the poor relationship between the league's greatest coach and player. Unitas and Shula were the Brady and Belicheck of their era,
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Thank you, Federal Way – let's go for 20 more years | Publisher's note

The community's connection with the Mirror is one reason I am grateful to be back in Federal Way after becoming your publisher in May 2017. I had previously served as the Mirror's editor from 2006-2013 before following an opportunity to improve my journalism skills at a daily newspaper. I gained new
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Submission Guidelines

Sourcebooks follows a somewhat out-of-date model for book publishing that makes our passion for books central. In short, we believe in authorship. We work with our authors to develop great books that find and inspire a wide audience. We believe in helping develop our authors' careers, and recognize
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First days in the life of the Federal Way Mirror | Mirror's 20th anniversary

The Seattle Times Company had shuttered most of their South King County community newspapers, and Black's U.S. operation, Sound Publishing, saw an opportunity. The first days in the life of the Federal Way Mirror felt like a MASH unit in a combat operations area in some far-flung newspaper war.
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Commentary: Why Haven't Publishers Apologized for Their Books That Glorify Slavery?

We need the book publishers who have been responsible for promulgating ideas of white supremacy to acknowledge their role in creating the social world of today. Alfred Brophy holds the Paul and Charlene Chair in law at the University of Alabama. Autumn Barrett is visiting professor of Social and
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6th Military Health Course on Methodology and Medical Writing

The Directorate General of Military Health organizes, under the Patronage of National Defense Minister and with the collaboration of Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, its 6th Course on Methodology and Medical Writing during the period from 02 to 06 April 2018 at the Armed Forces' Health Service Training
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CSU hosts free creative writing workshops for high school students

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CSU hosts free creative writing workshops for high school students

“I have a number of former writers who have gotten jobs in publishing or become published writers. They have also gone on to creative writing graduate programs across the country,” says Norwood. The workshops will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. through March 10. See dates below: Feb. 3 – Poetry.
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PVRIS' Lynn Gunn opens up about her travails and breakthroughs

The solo vehicle for State Champs' Ryan Scott Graham has traversed the realm of music to wander into photography and creative writing. See images and short stories by Graham compiled just for this issue. SENSES FAIL Buddy Nielsen was an outspoken, shoot-from-the-hip mover and shaker in the
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The Best Publishing Jobs To Apply For Right Now

Just going out on a limb here, but we're guessing that if you're the type to click on a link with the words “publishing job” in it, you're probably a bit of a bookworm. And if you're currently looking for a position that'll immerse you in the world of producing and distributing books and other media, well, your
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Joan Lucas's new book “Jackie: A Dog's Tale” is a lovable tale about a canine pet's experiences …

Recent release “Jackie: A Dog's Tale” from Page Publishing author Joan Lucas is a heartwarming tale that asks a question regarding ones beloved pets: what … Page Publishing knows that authors need to be free to create – not bogged down with complicated business issues like eBook conversion,
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Photochemical isomerization reactions of acrylonitrile. A mechanistic study

The mechanisms for the photochemical isomerization reactions are determined theoretically using the acrylonitrile model molecule. The CASSCF (twelve-electron/eleven-orbital active space) and MP2-CAS methods are respectively used with the 6-311G(d,p) and 6-311++G(3df,3pd) basis sets.
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Class to photograph at Trailside Park

Middletown Art Center (MAC) is now beginning it's ninth month of the Resilience Project which provides low cost, high-quality art classes in Photography, Creative Writing, Painting, and Printmaking. Classes cycle every first through the fourth week of the month until the end of May 2018. Resilience will
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Data and statistics

The International Publishers Association (IPA) is an international industry federation representing all aspects of book and journal publishing.
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Hadiza Isma El-Rufai: A first lady's first book

Hadiza Isma El-Rufai is the first lady of Kaduna State, and founder of Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation, a non-profit literary organization. With a BSc and MSc in Architecture, as well as a Masters in Creative Writing, she decided to write a novel, a lifelong dream of hers. 'An Abundance of Scorpions', published
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Writing workshop for veterans expands to Temple

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Writing workshop for veterans expands to Temple

The state organization on Arts and Disability is expanding its writing workshops for veterans to Temple. The six-week course offered by VSA Texas that starts on Saturday allows veterans to turn their memories into well-crafted poems, plays or songs. “Being able to write that out and share that as a legacy
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Plymouth South senior is on a writing roll

Johnson self-published her first two books through fastpencil.com, an online publishing house. She said several of her friends have read “Euphoria.” A few called her crying after reading the last chapter. So far one her friends has finished “How We feel Apart,” and she liked it. The books can only be
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Industry Stocks: January 2018 Performances

The Publishers Weekly Stock Index dipped 1.5% in January, substantially underperforming compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which rose 5.8%. This year's PWSI has been reconfigured, adding IDW Media and Barnes & Noble Education and dropping Amazon from the list, since the giant
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Can Instagram Make Poems Sell Again?

To Kirsty Melville, McMeel's president and publisher, however, this is simply an extension of how McMeel works. “As a publisher, we go with where the culture goes,” she said. “Two years ago, we were a dominant player in coloring books. We were one of the earliest publishers of coloring books. And that
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Canadian writer William (Bill) Whitehead has died at age 86

Marc Cote, publisher of “Words to Live By,” said Whitehead had a “straight-ahead approach to life.” “He tackled projects and adversity with a rare clarity of mind and good humour,” Cote said. Tupholme described him as “fiercely loyal, generous and kind” and “a tireless advocate for writers, artists and
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Correction: Matrix Report Charts Political Ads For Clients, Not Industry

The Publishers Daily story 2017 Media Ad Spend Flat For Publishers incorrectly noted political ad spend in 2016. Political ads made up more than 12% of advertising spend in 2016 for Matrix Solution's clients in the cited report, totaling more than $1.5 billion. It was not 12% of the media industry's
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Newsweek Media Group's Publisher and Finance Director Resign Amid Reports of Advertising Fraud

Newsweek Media Group's chairman and finance director have resigned from their roles at the company. Newsweek Media Group (formerly IBT Media)—which owns Newsweek, International Business Times and other digital media properties—confirmed in a memo to staff on Thursday that Etienne Uzac
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Book Deals: Week of February 5, 2018

In a North American rights deal, Meg Gardiner sold the third book in her Unsub series to John Parsley at Dutton. Shane Salerno at the Story Factory brokered the agreement for the novel, The Dark Corners of the Night, which again follows FBI profiler Caitlin Hendrix. In the book, the publisher said,
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Wick Poetry Center brings healing

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Wick Poetry Center brings healing

“We use this phrase, 'charging the air,'” he said. “You come in with this piece of writing that triggers their own writing, their own memories. When we ask them to write, they're literally drawing on that model. They participate in making something themselves that's memorable and gets beneath their skin.”.
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Functions not publishing?

I've created a function to receive a POST (from Zapier.com) in order to update my database with some 3rd party content. I publish the site and then try to test but don't get any response. Do I need to take special action to publish my http-functions.js file?
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Female Execs Call For Grammy Prez's Resignation After 'Step Up' Remark

Only 2 of 651 producers were females from an underrepresented racial/ethnic group.42% of artists were from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups.The top male writer has 36 credits, the top female writer has 15 credits.Of the newly released Billboard Power 100, 18% were women.In publishing history
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5-day International Book Fair Starts In Lahore

In fact, books promote healthy social behavior in society by sensitising readers about positive aspects of life, he added. Book Fair Coordinator Muhammad Nazeer told APP that 270 publishers, book-sellers and government departments had set up their stalls at the book fair, which would conclude on Feb
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Famed author Pat Conroy was 'in his element' around Citadel basketball

Pat Conroy, the former Bulldog basketball player and best-selling author, had died in March of 2016. His widow, Cassandra King, called and asked if Baucom could provide two Citadel basketball players to be honorary pall-bearers and stand guard, in uniform, at the funeral. “It was one of my greatest
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AETN accepts contest entries

The AETN PBS KIDS Writers Contest is designed to promote the advancement of children's literacy skills through hands-on, active learning. The contest empowers children in kindergarten through third grades to celebrate creativity and build literacy skills by writing and illustrating their own stories.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 5, 2018

The memoir Pimp by Iceberg Slim, published in 1967 by Holloway House, sold a reported two million copies within a few years of its publication and, as Robin D.G. Kelley wrote in a 2015 New Yorker article, took “the cartoon image of the pimp projected in urban rhymes and strutting street characters and
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