Day: December 5, 2017

Joseph Han

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Joseph Han

Joseph Han was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to Hawaii. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English at the University of Hawaii Manoa, where he teaches creative writing and composition. His father's side of the family is originally from the northern peninsula of Korea, while his grand-aunt
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High Six Figures for GOP Infighting: Another Times Reporter Is Cashing in on Trumpian Chaos

The latest is Washington-based New York Times reporter and MSNBC contributor Jeremy Peters, who just sold a Trump-related book to Penguin Random House's Crown imprint for what I'm told was a high six-figure sum following an auction among rival publishers. The book, titled Insurgency: The
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Next WriteNow mentees have stories that 'need to be told'

The scheme, in its second year, will see each of the 11 writers work closely with a Penguin Random House editor over the course of a year to develop their manuscript and get it ready for publication. Of the 12 inaugural WriteNow mentees last year, two have won publishing deals so far – carer Charlene
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Unity's David Helgason joins UK studio Lockwood Publishing

The UK publisher and developer is known for its online social virtual world simulation mobile game Avakin Life, which is starting to generate significant
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Photo, Print, Drawing, English, Reproductions, Detroit Publishing Company

The Harbor and waterfront, Boston, Mass. 4 negatives : glass ; 8 x 10 in. | Photo 4a09977 shows the steamer H.M. Whitney at the Metropolitan Steamship Company dock. (Source: C. Seavey, 2017). Contributor: Detroit Publishing Co. Date: 1906. Photo, Print, Drawing.
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New medico-legal CPD course on being an expert witness

And while these professionals may have years of experience in a clinical setting, they may lack the skill of translating this into comprehensive, understandable evidence. Delivering expert testimony also requires knowledge of the Constitution, the law in our country, the court procedures, report writing
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Hero Army Dogs Set To Be Put Down Have Been Saved

Chris Ogden. Chris Ogden is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from the University of East Anglia with degrees in English Literature and Creative Writing before completing his NCTJ Diploma in Multimedia Journalism. Chris has previously written for the independent culture magazine The Skinny,
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A Cengage Buffet

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A Cengage Buffet

Cengage, the publisher and technology company, is introducing a subscription service that will enable students to access Cengage's entire digital portfolio for one set price, no matter how many products they use. The new offer, called Cengage Unlimited, will give students access to more than 20,000
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Why digital publishers need to rethink what they're doing

As a result, Wijnands says the full team moved to Cupertino where they built Apple News, which shipped in the summer of 2015. When he came back from Apple, Wijnands realised that publishers need an abrupt 180-degree shift of focus from the 'monetising eyeballs' mantra to one of adding value for
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Office hours: 6 realities

So professors may spend much of that scheduled time catching up on emails, writing articles, and preparing for classes. Professors often ask students to email them to book appointments. But in a tech-dominant world, they are increasingly turning to Doodle polls, Google spreadsheets, or sites such as
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Sudan: Publishers Protest Sudan Newspaper Seizures

Khartoum — The publishers of newspapers subjected to repeated confiscations by Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) on Sunday handed protest memoranda to Sudanese Presidency represented by the Cabinet, the Parliament media committee, the press and publications council
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CCSF courses expand to include psychology, creative writing for incarcerated students

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CCSF courses expand to include psychology, creative writing for incarcerated students

A program that offers college credit classes to San Francisco County Jail inmates will add a psychology course and creative writing course with an emphasis on poetry to its curriculum next semester. Through a 2012 partnership among City College of San Francisco, the San Francisco Sheriff's
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Toy stores sell millions of popular toys for the holidays

Globally 7.63 million Nintendo Switch have been sold worldwide, according to Variety. Also, according to CNBC, during Black Friday Nintendo Switch was among the top sellers. For powered toys, Power Wheels Boomerang 12 Volt Ride, manufactured by Fisher Price, is another top selling toy. This toy is
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Detroit

Contributor: Detroit Publishing Co. Date: 1901. Photo, Print, Drawing. Str. Tashmoo leaving wharf, Detroit 1 negative : glass ; 8 x
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Fairfax Media in Australia refuses to sign up for Commonwealth Games accreditation rules

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Fairfax Media in Australia refuses to sign up for Commonwealth Games accreditation rules

Australian publisher Fairfax Media has confirmed it will not sign its journalists up to cover next year's Commonwealth Games under the current
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Automating Publishing Workflows through Standardization. XML Publishing with SDL

At one time, publishers worked in a well-defined, specialized area – where they were left alone. Their job was to format content for a single print channel, delivering primarily PostScript or. PDF. Although the IT (Information Technology) function was entirely outside of the publishing process, they were
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Northampton Book and Book Arts Fair Round-Up

The Northampton Book and Book Arts Fair is produced by Book Arts Promotions in association with Smith College Libraries, Mark Brumberg, … set up shop in the Smith College Campus Center, representing a diverse array of book designers, papermakers, engravers, and fine letterpress publishers.
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Hit Makers of The Hit List: A Look Back at Hit List Alums

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Hit Makers of The Hit List: A Look Back at Hit List Alums

For many of these writers, earning a spot on a The Hit List is the culmination of years worth of hard work, dedication and, of course, writing, rewriting, and more writing. But before we announce this year's Hit Listers, we want to take a moment to revisit some of our favorite success stories from the Hit Lists
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A thank you and farewell to El Paso

I'm excited to graduate with my bachelor's degree in creative writing and to head back home to the frozen tundra of Buffalo, New York, while I decide which university I'll attend for my fifth year of college football and my master's degree. Since 2014, the journey that the college process has taken me on
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Flight to quality takes hold in end-of-year video ad spending, pushing up prices

Conversations with four media agencies executives show that not every client is halting advertising on YouTube and hard news sites, but in general, programmatic video CPMs at nonpolitical publishers and connected TV providers like Apple TV and Amazon Fire have been increasing, which could
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'I was genuinely terrified dad would kill us and mum had been trying to pluck up the courage to …

Successful Belfast-born author and academic Carolyn Jess-Cooke learnt very early in life the benefit of writing to escape trauma. Creative writing carried her through a horrific childhood when she lived in constant fear of being killed by an abusive father who took his own life on Christmas Day when she
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Michael Gifkins Prize judging process announced

The NZ Society of Authors (PEN NZ INC) Te Puni Kaituhi O Aotearoa and Melbourne-based Text Publishing are pleased to announce the judging
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Non-convex Optimization for Machine Learning

Abstract. A vast majority of machine learning algorithms train their models and perform inference by solving optimization problems. In order to capture
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Taliparamba-native, who went hiding after publishing own obituary, found at Kottayam

Kottayam: Taliparamba Kuttikkolil native Joseph Melukunnel, who went into hiding after publishing his own obituary in newspapers was found from a
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Gimmick Some Lovin': The Arkansas Hog Pen Match

Henry Orpheus (an awesome middle name that I didn't know was attached to this character until I did the research for this column) Godwinn (get it?) was a product of this line of creative writing, combined with Vince McMahon's oddly alternating disdain and pride for his own rural North Carolina
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Evans: Walter weathers name's ebbs, flows

Walter Mosley (1952) is a best-selling mystery and science-fiction author. Huston (1883-1950), Brennan (1894-1974), Pidgeon (1897-1984) and Koenig (1936) are famous actors. Cartoonist Lantz (1899-1994) created Woody Woodpecker. Guitarist Becker (1950-2017) co-founded Steely Dan.
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Sony's music division launches Tiny Metal for PC and Switch this month

What's especially interesting about this game, which debuts December 21 for PC, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4, is that Sony is publishing it.
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The strange appeal of Milo Yiannopoulos

Yiannopoulos' comments drew widespread condemnation and led to publisher Simon & Schuster cancelling plans to publish his autobiography Dangerous Faggot. Yiannopoulos was subsequently forced to resign as tech editor at Breitbart and self-publish his book. Yiannopoulos' dramatic fall from
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CREATIVE VERSE: Monthly Poetry Page

You may submit your own poetry via email to kwalenga@gvnews.com or drop off a typed copy at the newspaper office in the Sahuarita Plaza on Nogales Highway, around the corner from Ross and Big Lots. So put on your thinking caps, let your creative writing juices flow, and submit to us some original
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MCC Fall 2017 Creative Writing Contest Winners Named

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MCC Fall 2017 Creative Writing Contest Winners Named

The winners of Muskegon Community College's Fall 2017 Creative Writing Contest, organized by the Muskegon Community College English & Communications Department and the Muskegon Writer's Series, were announced on Dec. 1. A total of 129 entries were submitted. The first place and second
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Best Sellers

If you're a first-time customer who is feeling overwhelmed with all our product choices, be sure to check out our list of top 100 best sellers. By narrowing down products by popularity, Staples Promotional Products has simplified the purchasing process for you. From personalized pens and custom t-shirts
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WTF is a tracking wall?

The looming requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation and ePrivacy Regulation mean publishers will need to figure out how to get … Any visitor to a publisher's website that has a tracking wall installed won't be able to peruse the site or read or watch the content on it unless they give
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Winning Science images from Royal Society Publishing

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Winning Science images from Royal Society Publishing

The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition celebrates the power of photography to communicate science and the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. The rainy season, the green tree frog, and the maintenance of life by Carlos Jared which was given an
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Aggies of the Past

“There was at that time so much freedom,” said Erin McGraw, who graduated in 1979 as an English major with a creative writing emphasis. “I could do anything I wanted to, and I could try anything. If I wanted to write a review in the form of a question and answer series, I could have. Anything would have
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Polk County arts groups help military veterans cope with service-related stress

That's happening across the country in specialized arts programs. For example, the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival is open to veterans who participate in local VA hospitals' creative arts therapy programs. They submit works in performing arts, creative writing and visual arts through therapists for
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Dissertation Publishing

Romano suggested that music educators from dissertation publishing across the internet. E. Journey into dialogic pedagogy, matusov. To be considered eligible for an optimization of stems, modeling, and metacognition several studies have centred on language, learning and teaching methods of
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News Corp. Lifts The Lid On More First-Party Data To Let Advertisers Buy Across Its Entire Portfolio

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News Corp. Lifts The Lid On More First-Party Data To Let Advertisers Buy Across Its Entire Portfolio

Although News Corp. publishers have offered programmatic access to inventory in the past, News IQ marks the first time it's availing first-party data across the board and allowing advertisers to cross-pollinate insights across its sites. These capabilities should enable more granular targeting and allow
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'You have to love the complexities': Publishers confront challenges in growing events

Events have become a go-to revenue source for publishers, but growing a profitable business is not without its challenges. Publishers are not just competing with other events companies, but any content provider or brand that claims to have a route to consumers. Making money from events often
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Another Round to perform Dec. 8

The Carmel Community Players will bring back Another Round, Indiana University's all-male a cappella group, to perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at Carmel Community Playhouse. The group performed last year in December. The show will feature Another Round's holiday favorites. The group was
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DIRECT PUBLISHING PAPERBACK

Who are you yelling at with your all cap heading? Your sentence makes no sense. Do you mean to print and receive a paperback book? Printing will take a day or two, maybe longer. Delivery depends on the mail or shipping service doing the delivery and where it is shipping to.
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Firms ramp up efforts to tap global advantage

Another report released in March by App Annie showed that 11 China-headquartered companies were on App Annie's Top 52 App Publishers for 2016 list, including tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, NetEase Inc and Baidu Inc . Dai Bin, App Annie's regional director for China said that, innovation in the
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