Day: February 9, 2018

In the wintry chill, library spreads warmth

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In the wintry chill, library spreads warmth

Kids and parents (children under 8, please bring your favorite adult), wear comfortable clothes and get ready for spinning, jumping, game-playing, balloon-festooned fun. Teens, if you're feeling a little blasé about Valentine's Day, the P.E.N. Creative Writing Group may have the perfect antidote: On Feb.
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Central Florida Jewish Book Festival hosts award-winning authors

This is a free event featuring kid-friendly story time; a panel discussion with award-winning fiction authors Pam Jenoff and Paul Goldberg (1 p.m.-2 p.m.), who will give a behind-the-scenes look into a few of their best sellers and a look into the lives of an author; and a discussion with self-management
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10 Best Selling Products Online in 2018

However, for our today's list, we checked out the Amazon's, eBay's, and Alibaba's best sellers lists and singled out the hottest products. … out the categories and products that appeared most on above-mentioned lists and compiled the Insider Monkey's genuine list of best selling niche products in 2018.
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Business Development – Publishing House – Publishing Manager

We are an award-winning London based Publishing House that produces special reports exclusively in The Times, The Sunday Times and The Week. We work with brand such as Google, Bloomberg and HSBC. We pride ourselves on having the freshest ideas in the market which is why, in turn, we also
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Is Regan Arts Pivoting or Sputtering?

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Is Regan Arts Pivoting or Sputtering?

The situation did ultimately cause a rift, and the project was canceled. Lawrence, after opting against trying to sell the book to another publisher, wound up self-publishing the title. When contacted with questions about the status of her company, Regan did not respond. Instead, through her lawyer Andrew
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Chronicle publisher Jeffrey M. Johnson named president of Hearst Newspapers

Jeffrey M. Johnson, who as CEO and publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle was largely been credited with the financial turnaround of Northern California's largest media company, has been named president of Hearst Newspapers, the corporation announced Friday. Johnson takes on the role
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FCA resists parliament request to publish RBS report

16 if they made a further formal request, but urged them against publishing it themselves. “If the Committee decides itself to publish the report, it will no doubt want to consider carefully the precedent of publishing a document obtained from the FCA under Parliamentary Privilege where the FCA considers
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New Media Publishing to release the 268

Since 2015 the magazine has been published by New Media Publishing – a leading content marketing agency in South Africa. New Media Publishing aims to deliver value to brands and audiences by creating engaging content that is informed by analytics and is crafted by content professionals.
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UK regulator resists parliament request to publish RBS report

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday it was legally barred from publishing a report into misconduct by Royal Bank of Scotland during the global financial crisis that has been requested by a parliament committee. FCA Chief Executive Andrew Bailey said it was
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Biology – Botany

Looking for Textbooks for your Botany course? Click here to learn more at W.H. Freeman Publishers.
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Chrome 68: The Clock Is Ticking for Publishers To Migrate To HTTPS – Marfeel

Chrome 68: The Clock Is Ticking for Publishers To Migrate To HTTPS. In a post on its Security Blog yesterday Google announced that from July onwards, Chrome will mark all HTTP sites as “not secure”. This change will come into play with the release of Chrome 68, and is the latest in a large chain of
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Why Trinity Mirror bought the Express and Star titles

The competition regulator will scrutinise a deal of this size, which will give the enlarged Trinity Mirror group control of 24% of UK national newspaper sales. It may look to implement an initial enforcement order (IEO) to stop the two publishers integrating operations for a period of time while it looks at the
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Carly Simon signs global deal with UMPG

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed a global administration deal with Carly Simon. The agreement covers her songwriting catalogue, as well all musical compositions controlled by her publishing companies, C'est Music and Quakenbush Music Ltd. Her own hits include You're So Vain
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Carly Simon signs publishing deal with Universal

Carly Simon has signed a publishing administration deal with Universal. The global agreement covers Simon's full song catalogue, as well as music published by her C'est Music and Quakenbush Music publishing companies. “Both as an iconic songwriter and heroine of the heart, Carly has been a
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How Revcontent Is Using Machine Learning To Improve User Experiences For Online Ads

Revcontent is considered the world's fastest growing content recommendation network with over 250 billion content recommendations displayed per month. Revcontent is partnered with over 2,300 publishers and 1,500 advertisers. To provide personalized content recommendations, Revcontent delivers
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FCA chief says 'highly unlikely' it will publish RBS report next week

It is “highly unlikely” the City watchdog can abide by a deadline of next Friday imposed on it to publish a contentious report into alleged mistreatment of small-business customers by the Royal Bank of Scotland, the regulator's chief executive has warned. The Financial Conduct Authority cannot publish
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UPDATE 1-UK regulator resists parliament request to publish RBS report

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Britain's Financial Conduct Authority said on Friday it was legally barred from publishing in full a report into alleged mistreatment by Royal Bank of Scotland of small business customers that has been requested by a parliamentary committee. FCA Chief Executive Andrew
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Edit to Perfection: Outskirts Press Copy Editing Service Is the Key to Author Success

1 self-publishing service provider by Top Consumer Reviews, is putting a renewed focus on high-quality, professional copy editing for independent authors in 2018. The company continues to encourage editor development, as well as work with ghostwriters to offer authors many levels of book editing
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EXTRA: Trinity Mirror Expects Synergies From Northern & Shell Deal (ALLISS)

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EXTRA: Trinity Mirror Expects Synergies From Northern & Shell Deal (ALLISS)

LONDON (Alliance News) – UK newspaper group Trinity Mirror PLC said on Friday it will buy the publishing assets of Northern & Shell – which owns titles … By September of last year, Trinity said it was in discussions to acquire the company's publishing assets outright, and had ceased discussions over
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VIZ Media Steps into the World of Professional Wrestling for the Release of King of Strong Style …

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, springs into the wild world of professional wrestling as it announces the acquisition of the English-language publishing rights for KING OF STRONG STYLE: 1980-2014.
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What the heart wants

At Listen to the H(ear)t, Institute for American Indian Arts undergraduate creative-writing students join faculty members for a reading of poetry and prose in celebration of February, the month of love. The event, which is free, is from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Museum of Contemporary Native
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Library offering free class in cursive writing

“Learning to read and write in cursive is still important and there's just not time to teach it in depth in school.” The curriculum is a 23-week course in cursive writing. Students are welcome as long as they have learned the alphabet and how to print. Everett said she hoped to continue classes through the
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BC: 15 bestselling books of the week, Feb. 3

6. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation — Monique Gray Smith (Orca Book Publishers). 7. Chasing Smoke: A Wildfire Memoir — Aaron Williams (Harbour Publishing). 8. Harry: A Wilderness Dog Saga — Chris Czajkowski (Harbour Publishing). 9. The Spitfire Luck of Skeets Ogilvie: From the
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Opening of Europe's Most Modern Aloe Vera Production Facility: LR Health & Beauty Produces up …

“The opening is a milestone in LR history. Aloe Vera Drinking Gels have been among the best-sellers in our portfolio for many years. With the new production site, we are strengthening our claim to products “Made in Germany”. With our innovative high-tech machinery and state-of-the-art technologies,
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Read this, get lost

Traffic jams at midnight marked its impact in Kuala Lumpur; this book feast could well be a bigger success in Manila, where Filipinos enjoy the reputation of being the most English-literate readers in Southeast Asia (with a few publishers in Filipino invited to participate).The lure of shopping with a suitcase
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Uneasy on my tongue

I'm not entirely blameless, of course. How much more effort I might've expended speaking, writing, reading Khasi. But it is easy for a language to die. And now it sits uneasy on my tongue. “Thlun” as they say in Meghalaya, useless as a blunt knife. And so even if English is elitist, spoken (especially in that
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Writing Your Own Work course, The Ascend Actors Group

Writing Your Own Work course, The Ascend Actors Group. LocationLondon; Artformcrafts, combined arts, dance, film, interdisciplinary arts, libraries, literature, museums, photography, music, theatre, visual arts; Contactascend@ascendag.co.uk
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Highly experienced academic and creative writing tutor. DBS checked. Competitive rates.

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Highly experienced academic and creative writing tutor. DBS checked. Competitive rates.

Description. Hello there, I hope this finds you very well. My name is Orion. I'm a private academic and creative writing tutor with over six years of experience. My speciality is in the humanity subjects: English Literature, History, Philosophy, Theatre Studies, and Creative Writing. I am very well acquainted
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New Media Publishing releases the 268

New Media Publishing releases the 268th issue of Golf Digest, making it one of the country's longest-running sports magazines. The March issue (on the shelf from Monday, 19 February) is the Top 100 Edition. The Course Ranking was first published in 1998, and the year 2018 will mark its 20th
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Which Publisher Has The Best Games?

There was one more question burning in our minds: which of the big third-party publishers is the best? Obviously this needed some judgement calls, such as what counts as a 'big' publisher? We decided that first of all meant global publishers with their own development studios, who support multiple
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Florida Poet Laureate Encourages Students To Read And Write

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Florida Poet Laureate Encourages Students To Read And Write

That was advice Florida Poet Laureate Peter Meinke gave students and aspiring writers during his recent presentation hosted by the Creative Writing Club at Polk State College's Lakeland Campus. “Read a lot and make regular time for your writing,” Meinke said. “Take the time every day to write and
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Three Thieme Clinical Textbooks Receive 2018 PROSE Awards

New York/Stuttgart – Thieme Publishers is pleased to announce three of its textbooks are being honored with the prestigious 2018 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (The PROSE Awards). Color Atlas of Brainstem Surgery by Robert F. Spetzler won first prize in the
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10 Crore Sales So Far; Paperbacks Still A Hit, Say Organisers

10 crore have so far been sold at the 42nd edition of International Kolkata Book Fair, a development that testifies the love for paperbacks even in … the last weekend despite the change of venue to Central Park in Salt Lake, Sudhangshu Dey, president of the Publishers and Booksellers Guild, told PTI
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New Horizon finishing kit for Imprint Digital

Exeter-based print subsidiary of book publisher Imprint Academic, the firm took delivery of the two new machines from Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS) in November 2017 in an effort to “futureproof” the business against its customers' constantly evolving requirements. The new BQ-470 binder is a
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Trinity Mirror acquires Daily Express publisher Northern and Shell for £126m

“By bringing our publishing brands together, we will be better placed to serve our readers, and better able to provide advertisers with a large, high quality print and digital audience. “The acquisition will lend considerable strength to our digital portfolio, giving us a network of publishing websites delivering
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Makes Strong Sales Debut

An eclectic mix of events were among yesterday's top sellers, including this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. The ceremony, which will formally celebrate inductees Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues and Nina Simone, debuted at No. 2 on the best-seller list after going
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Inside new poetry book written by Milligan professor

There have been many challenges for Hoover while writing this book, with most of them coming in the form of self doubt and finding time to write. She overcame these challenges through teaching and her students, specifically her creative writing and humanities classes. “I found a lot of inspiration and
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Should Entrepreneurs Write a Book to Become More Influential?

Pete, let me clear the air and admit a few biases: I've written five books, including a New York Times best-seller. I've ghostwritten three other best-sellers, and my consulting company has marketed two books that both hit number one on the New York Times list. Books are my business, so I see how it'd be
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Foundations and Trends® in Renewable Energy

Editor-in-chief. Brian Norton. Dublin Institute of Technology. Personal homepage. Print ISSN: 2328-8892. Online ISSN: 2328-8906. Publisher. James Finlay. james.finaly@nowpublishers.com. REN. Indexed in: Cabell's International, Google Scholar
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Yes, I Was Born in England. No, Don't Call Me English

I cannot deny my country but, unfortunately, my country can deny me. Liberty Martin is a Columbia College first-year from Thornton Heath, South London, who is currently looking to major in creative writing. You can follow her on Twitter at @libertytaking. Views from the Seven runs alternate Fridays.
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Trinity Mirror buys Express and Star in £200m deal

Desmond started in publishing in 1974, aged 23, with two music titles. In 1983, he won the UK licence to publish Penthouse and then several other pornographic titles, including Horny Housewives. The launch of OK! in 1993 shook up the celebrity magazine world. In 2000, Desmond bought Express
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Children's author urges students to pursue their dream

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Children's author urges students to pursue their dream

Aspiring authors and artists were encouraged to follow their dreams and write or draw, even if they're only 10 years old, Grades 5 and 6 students at … One of the exercises that Kozan has enjoyed using with students is called flash fiction, which he first learned about in college while taking creative writing.
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Metal-Free Intermolecular Aminochlorination of Unactivated Alkenes

We report a metal-free method for the synthesis of vicinal chloroamines by intermolecular aminochlorination of unactivated alkenes. This regioselective reaction is inexpensive, atom economic, and environmentally benign, and tolerates various functional groups. The aminochlorinated product can be
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Pirate 'Kodi' Boxes & Infringing Streams Cost eBay Sellers Dearly

Those on the look out for ready-configured pirate set-top boxes can drift around the web looking at hundreds of options or head off to the places most people know best – eBay and Facebook. Known for its ease of use and broad range of content, eBay is often the go-to place for sellers looking to offload
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"Edith + Eddie' lands Ann Arbor filmmaker Oscar nod for gripping story of elderly newlyweds

After moving to New York to study poetry, creative writing and sociology at Sarah Lawrence, she switched gears to journalism and spend several years writing for magazines. Her interest turned to filmmaking after she met a homeless mother trying to fight for a better life, who became the subject of a 2014
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Reading, writing and bank accounts: Should Florida require a high school course on money matters?

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Reading, writing and bank accounts: Should Florida require a high school course on money matters?

A proposal in the Florida Senate that would establish a half-credit high school course on personal finance now has support in the House. It's the first time the idea, which has been around in the Legislature for several years, has gotten this much traction. Many students local interviewed say they like the
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Acclaimed writer sets new publishing record

The novel is printed by Tre (Youth) Publishing House and was released in late 2017, it covers themes of teenage adolescence in the familiar motif of Nguyen Nhat Anh, and revolves around the feelings of first love for teenagers in relationships with their classmates, teachers, parents, and neighbours in a
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Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Find product information, videos, deals, news, sales contacts and other information from Jones and Bartlett Publishers on EMS1.com, the top online EMS,
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Techdirt, Volokh Conspiracy Targeted With Bogus Defamation Claim For Publishing A Bunch Of …

Last spring, Mike Masnick covered a completely fake court order that was served to Google to make some unflattering information disappear. The court order targeted some posts by a critic of a local politician. Ken Haas, a member of the New Britain (CT) city commission got into an online argument with
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'Notorious 92' update includes Mongo murder

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'Notorious 92' update includes Mongo murder

The case for LaGrange County is among the 30 cases updated from the book's original 2007 publication. “These cases are interesting glimpses back into some specific time periods in Indiana history, and how the criminal justice system attempted to deal with all-too-familiar personal and social issues
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College offers classes with nontraditional course designs

Doolittle said that she hopes students develop real-world skills and a genuine enthusiasm for making a difference in their communities as a result of taking SIP courses. “[When you take a SIP course], you're not just writing a paper that gets graded and goes on your transcripts and that's it,” she said.
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This new thriller has local action

As the book, printed by Avon, a division of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, isn't actually out until March 22, this is no place for spoilers. And quotations, in any case, are a strict no-no before the book's publication. But critics are already praising the book for it's compelling and catastrophic atmosphere,
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News briefs for Feb. 9

The classic flavors loved by generations including best-sellers Thin Mints, Samaos and Tagalongs will be available at cookie booths in front of more than 300 retail stores, grocery stores and other local businesses. Locations include Dunkin Donuts, Food Lion, Great Clips, Harris Teeter, Lowe's Home
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Google Sets Deadline for HTTPS and Warns Publishers to Upgrade Soon

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Google Sets Deadline for HTTPS and Warns Publishers to Upgrade Soon

meaning this change may have a significant impact on web publishers. A prominent warning may affect how secure users feel and may cause some visitors to leave a site, which will negatively impacting a sites bounce rate, advertising impressions, affiliate clicks and eCommerce sales.
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National Geographic apologizes for publishing Malvinas pictures as from the Falklands

National Geographic has apologized to Tierra del Fuego governor Rosana Bertone for publishing in Instagram pictures identified as taken in the Falklands, instead of the Malvinas Islands. According to Ushuaia reports, aware of this situation, the Environment Secretary of Tierra del Fuego Mauro Pérez
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Resilience writing workshop

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Resilience writing workshop

As part of its going series of “Resilience” workshops, the Middletown Art Center will host the Resilience Writer's Workshop on Saturday, Feb. … MAC's Resilience Project offers creative writing as well as photography, painting and printmaking workshops that cycle every weekend until the end of May 2018
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SPF-105: Increase Your Global Reach – with Kobo's Christine Munroe

Kobo's Senior Manager for Author performance, Christine Munroe, talks to James about the advantages of reaching world markets with Kobo that other retailers do not reach. This week's highlights include: On Kobo's background and beginnings. The idea of buying ebooks in a brick and mortar
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Graphic novel workshop at Forum Art Gallery

Or use Instagram, to create a novel in four panels.” Self-publishing options have also made it easier for budding graphic novelists to get their work out without the fear of rejection. Balasubramaniam's next workshop will focus on how reporters can use this mode of storytelling to write their news stories.
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How to get creative essay writing help and not be fooled

During such moments, it is important to look for someone who can really step into your shoes to complete some school stuff for you. It is however not easy to find a genuine helper out there. Today, you will be given tips on how to get creative essay writing help and not to be fooled. But before that, let us
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Move Publishing to scale new heights with Snowdon Climb

Staff at Move Publishing, the company behind Your Move, will scale new heights in April when they take on Wales' highest peak – all in aid of The Whitechapel Centre. An 18-strong team from the firm is making the climb up Snowdon in support of the Liverpool-based charity, which provides vital support
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“Best Three-Year Slate in Call of Duty History” Coming; Activision Talks COD by Treyarch and WWII

He also mentioned that Activision's strategy for Call of Duty is working, and he wishes he could say more about the new game because he's so excited about it, but suffice to say that he thinks the publisher has the “best three-year slate” in Call of Duty's history. Hirshberg conclude by mentioning that the
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The Real Story Behind Chrome's Ad Blocker

The doomsayers expect the sky to fall – and indeed, if you're a publisher whose site is clogged with annoying ad formats, a marketer who works with creative partners to produce intrusive ads or an ad network that makes money from running ads that cover up publisher content, you are in a bit of
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Elite universities attack 'disproportionate' plans to force them to publish salaries of staff earning …

Elite universities have attacked 'disproportionate' plans to force them to publish salary details of all staff earning more than £150,000. The new Office for Students has pledged to tackle the 'excessive pay of vice chancellors' and proposes that universities publish data on the highest salaries. Institutions
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