Day: December 20, 2017

Calling Arkansas ducks

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Calling Arkansas ducks

She now heads the Susan Schadt Press and confided to an interviewer last year: “If someone had told me eight years ago when I published my first book that I would start my own publishing company, I would have made a huge wager against that probability. Becoming a publisher, editor and occasional
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Deb good: The story behind Debenhams Christmas Campaign

While John Lewis and BBC One continue to command much attention, Debenhams' Christmas spot is emerging as one the most impressive of this season. Commissioned by London agency J Walter Thompson and featuring a cameo from Ewan McGregor, who also narrates the film, it tells the story of a
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Parish pupils' poems are prize-winners

Two pupils from Parish Church Primary School are celebrating after their creative writing has landed all the children in school a prize through the Primary League Stars programme. Following a … Using the title of Try, Try Again, the Parish pupils had to write poems based on the theme of resilience.
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Putting the needle on the Kiwi record

They were a publishing firm and had started to do some educational recordings.” When he was told he had to stop the extra work by his main employers, AH and AW Reed offered him a full-time job. He stepped into the recording department in Wellington and Kiwi Records became a division of the Reed
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Twitter, Facebook and Google attacked by MPs for publishing 'stuff that incites people to kill, harm …

Social media companies were urged to accelerate efforts to tackle hate crime after facing tough questions from MPs over their handling of online abuse. Senior executives from Twitter, Facebook and Google, which owns YouTube, were accused of profiting from violence and criticised for failing to remove
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George Smith: Book provides more reasons to be a proud Mainer

Griffin also recognizes some of our famous authors and poets, including Stephen King and Edna St. Vincent Millay. I was in a creative writing class with King at the University of Maine. In my book talks I mentioned this and report that we both became writers — and together we've sold more than 300
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Bulgarians Hail Discovery of Oldest National History

A team of philologists and historians are working on translating and publishing it in Bulgaria later in 2018. “The research of the text of Petar Bogdan will have a great significance for shedding light on the intellectual history of Bulgarians, the capacities of our educated ancestors, who used the higher
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Making a living as a literary author is damn near impossible, a report says

Considering some of these top authors have multiple books published, that's fewer than 1,000 authors making this much or more. And it seems to be getting worse. As the report notes, the 100th book in 2011 sold 55,000 copies, compared to just 35,000 copies in 2015. Of course the disparity gets much
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Buy 19 Vols Wbcc by Thomas Nelson Publishers (ISBN: 9780529141194) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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December 17, 2017 Los Angeles Times Best Sellers Available at the Library

December 17, 2017 Los Angeles Times Best Sellers Available at the Library. Artemis by Andy Weir remains the #1 book on the Los Angeles Times Fiction Hardcover List for the week of December 17, 2017, while Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson is in the top spot the Hardcover Nonfiction List.
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Worcestershire book-lovers help county libraries buck national trend

“Our libraries have so much to offer residents, businesses and visitors to the county from free books, to courses in creative writing and booking a holiday online. I would urge anyone who isn't yet a member to join and to make the most of what is on offer.” Worcestershire has also taken the top spot when
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[Photo] North Koreans shun propaganda calendars

For this reason, state-owned publishing companies like the Foreign Languages Publishing House and the Korea Stamp Company have had no choice but to respond to customer demand and request approval to produce calendars free of propaganda. They explain that the propaganda material does not
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Charlie Houston's "Already Dead" is a Zombie Classic

When I teach creative writing classes, I assign fiction in different genres to inspire and stimulate the students. They're almost always books I've learned from myself as a writer and that I think have a lot to offer. I need to be excited by the book myself or I won't be able to share that enjoyment with students
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Industry Insight: News Organizations Need Longer-Term Revenue Metrics

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Industry Insight: News Organizations Need Longer-Term Revenue Metrics

Some publishers are making an interesting shift from focus on CPM rates in digital advertising to a measurement of “average revenue per user.” If they take it a step further, and think about “ARPU” over the long-term instead of a single session on a website, and in general rather than just advertising,
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Jacques Pauw: SARS' court application against writer 'conceded the truth' – NB Publishers

SARS has “conceded the truth of the parts in the book it names in the application”, NB publishers told News24 on Tuesday. In his book, Pauw alleges that President Jacob Zuma received monthly payments of R1-million from controversial tender mogul Roy Moodley without declaring it to SARS. In light of
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Facebook, Google different to news producers, court finds

Justice Robert Dobson and Professor Martin Richardson drew a line between online content aggregators and distributors such as Facebook and Google and news organisations Fairfax New Zealand and NZME in rejecting the publishers' appeal to merge. Among Justice Dobson and Professor
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Google Chrome's Native Ad Blocker to Roll Out From February 15

On Monday, the Coalition for Better Ads announced the Better Ads Experience Program, which aims to certify Web publishers that will agree to not use the 'most disruptive' ads. This program will also accredit browsers and advertising technology companies that will assess publishers' compliance with
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Satnews Daily

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is awarding $1.5 million to the University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) to lead the science of a mission called the Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat), which will protect the communications and data of Canadians on Earth and
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Facebook, Google not news producers: court

Among Justice Dobson and Prof Richardson's findings in a 100-page High Court judgement release this week, they backed the Commerce Commission's decision to turn down the proposed merger, which was touted as the only way the country's dominant newspaper publishers could stand up to the
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Van Gogh

Van Gogh – Masterpieces: My Ebook Publishing House: 9786068877938: Books – Amazon.ca.
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It director's cut coming in 2018

This additional footage will supplement the 11 deleted and extended scenes, interviews with the cast, and featurettes that explore how actor Bill Skarsgård got into character to play Pennywise and King's creative writing process that are bundled in the home release of It. It remains to be seen exactly
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Marks & Spencer is first supermarket to publish data on antibiotics in supply chain

M&S is the only supermarket so far to publish such data. Waitrose has collated similar data for its farm supply chain, but a spokeswoman told the Guardian it was awaiting third-party approval before publishing the details, probably in the new year. Across the world, the routine administration of antibiotics
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Trump Accuses WaPo of Publishing Fake News about Justice Gorsuch

President Donald Trump shakes hands with 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch, his choice for Supreme Court associate justice in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster). Earlier today, the Washington Post published an
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A Semi-Autonomous Cricket Farm to Feed the World

Apparently, people hadn't been thinking big enough about Acheta domesticus—or at least publishing their ideas. “There were a few articles out there with a good framework for how insects respond to various conditions, but they didn't have scale in these experiments. They couldn't do things in the
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Digital evolution will not kill books – WIPO deputy DG

Sylvie Forbin is the Deputy Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, an agency of the United Nations. At the just concluded conference on the role of the publishing industry, which held in Yaounde, Cameroon, she told SAMSON FOLARIN about the importance of publishing in the
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Report: Publisher Condé Nast Expected to Announce More Layoffs amid 'Terrible Year'

Condé Nast, the publishing corporation behind Vogue, Vanity Fair and other magazines, is expected to announce more layoffs in a conclusion to what one insider calls a “terrible year” for the fashion establishment's most prominent publisher. According to the New York Post, inside sources say Condé
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Anchor Bolt Capital LP Has Upped Royal Caribbean Cruises LTD (RCL) Stake; Last Week …

Among 3 analysts covering Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (LON:BMY), 3 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 0 Hold. Therefore 100% are positive. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC had 29 analyst reports since July 23, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Buy” rating by Investec given on Tuesday, July 18.
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Women of Faith: Gateway Worship Revival CD

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Women of Faith: Gateway Worship Revival CD

Gateway Church has partnered with the leading live events company, Women of Faith to present the second in a series, Women of Faith presents Gateway Worship. The dynamic team that is Gateway Worship now joins Women of Faith leading women around the nation in worship at all the Women of
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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Elliot Gross, North Putnam

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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Elliot Gross, North Putnam

I took a creative writing class last year, and I'd like to write a book someday. That has always interested me.” BG: What are your favorite and least favorite foods? EG: “I'm a huge fan of pizza, almost any time. I love Asian food, too. Chinese, Japanese, sushi, things like that. I hate radishes. I always have.”.
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Announcing our new Publishers and Service Providers Program

As the year draws to a close, we have one more big announcement: the official launch of LPC's new Publishers and Service Providers Program! The Publishers and Service Providers Program is a multi-tier sponsorship program designed to provide opportunities for its participants to engage with the
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publisher definition computer

Web publishing, or “online publishing,” is the process of publishing content on the Internet. In InfoPath, OneNote, Publisher, and Visio: Open a file, … is installed on your computer but not listed in the Dictionary list box, you can add it. a person or firm that publishes, esp. An orientation that is tall and
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Hearst magazine employees get $500 Christmas bonuses

But the magazine division that includes Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Good Housekeeping and other titles did get close to $1 million in year-end bonuses last Friday. Publishers, chief editors and other top managers were exempt, but one source estimated it went out to close to 1,700 employees.
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DENISE MCGILVERY

Denise had an interest in martial arts, a love for butterflies and the color purple. Her talent for creative writing and poetry was not only a blessing to others but often exactly the words that were needed for the occasion. She obtained her Associates in Arts on May 28, 2005 from Orange County Community
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DNA health kits for Christmas: Are you giving the gift of worry?

She said hearing these kits as one Amazons best sellers for gifts she's hoping people are ready for what will happen when results come in, “It really can be … Gammon said it may not be as bad as it seems and it can also be a good educational tool for people to change their habits to be healthier, “Not
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Grace: When cancer treatment made speech difficult, Bellevue man turned to writing. And he's hit it …

Though the cowboy wasn't seeking fortune or fame, he has achieved both on the Amazon self-publishing frontier. “ 'Slow John' has been No. 1 for two weeks,” … Chris knows this precisely because the self-described computer geek also dwells in Excel spreadsheets. By his count, between January and
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AnyFlip HTML5 Flipbook Tool Meets the Global Needs

According to Anna Lee, the Chief Designer of AnyFlip, “This technology will definitely encourage self-publishers to avail the digital world.” Aided with rich media and animation this fascinating HTML flipbook will allow the writers to obtain secure and reliable platform to publish. “Now if a writer wants to
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Limerick midwife Nancy Murphy gets London book deal

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Limerick midwife Nancy Murphy gets London book deal

Three years ago, Nancy Murphy sent her second book Preparation for Pregnancy, Birth and Motherhood out into the world under the Tinevan imprint. But now, Austin Macauley Publishers, with offices in London and New York have signed her up and the book has been published under their imprint.
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EcoTravel cruise tickets available now; Essex Printing and Event Magazines named Chamber's …

Essex Printing and Events Magazines is a full service commercial printing and publishing company. Its skilled staff provides top quality service with respect to projects ranging from business cards to books and from graphic design, digital and large format printing to marketing consultations. The company
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Publishers are underwhelmed by the payoff from hitting viewability standards

Publishers are bending to the will of advertisers to make their ads more viewable, but some publishers are finding the payoff isn't as great as they anticipated. Over the past year and a half, advertisers have continually pounded their fists, demanding that they'll only buy ads that are guaranteed to be seen
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With an e-book to his credit, Northfield native release first book in print

Steven Henry, former Northfield resident, made strides since writing his first e-book, “Ember of Dreams” in 2011. The Carleton College alum is now working with Clickworks Press to publish the first novel in a mystery series about NYPD Officer Erin O'Reilly and her K-9 partner, Rolf, titled “Black Velvet.”.
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Replies of officials sought in Pak Studies book case

The counsel said their clients had served notices on the respondents to rectify those incorrect terms, but to no avail. They said the acts of the Punjab Group of Colleges and relevant book publisher were illegal and unconstitutional and that they could cause differences among various communities.
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Anniversary with Bell Ringing at New York Stock Exchange

HOBOKEN, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–John Wiley and Sons Inc., (NYSE:JW-A) (NYSE:JW-B), a global research and learning company and one of the world's leading publishers, today announced that its President and CEO, Brian A. Napack, and Director and member of the seventh generation of the
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Crypto Exchange Youbit Bites Dust After Second Hack

As the newswire reported, “bitcoin exchanges and wallets have a history of being targeted, and security experts say they become more vulnerable to …. But the team at personalized publishing firm Wonderbly — formerly known as Lost My Name — has found a novel solution to get kids engaged with the
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Iowa justice lifts prior restraint order against newspaper

In the Pentagon Papers case in 1971, the court rejected the government's attempts to stop newspapers from publishing a secret history of the Vietnam War. The Iowa Supreme Court in 1976 held that an order barring the press from publishing names of jurors in a criminal trial was unconstitutional, noting
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Saudi Arabia Unveils Largest Budget In Kingdom's History

Saudi Arabia will spend more in 2018 than at any time in its history, King Salman announced in Riyadh during the annual budget statement. … Today, it is one of 29 publications produced by Saudi Research & Publishing Company (SRPC), a subsidiary of Saudi Research & Marketing Group (SRMG).
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Google doubleclick for publishers

Google test surfaces user data in DoubleClick for Publishers as part of new Insights Engine Project Several new initiatives are aimed at bringing machine learning Nov 27, 2017 · The BigQuery Data Transfer Service for DoubleClick allows you to automatically schedule and manage recurring load jobs
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Influence Peddler: Liketoknow.it Sees $1 Billion in Influencer-Driven Sales

The company analyzed data from about 20,000 influencers and 4,000 retailers to determine the best-selling item in each of the categories, which span clothing, shoes, jewelry, beauty and tech accessories. “We have decided to open it up and share data with the public because Liketoknow.it's a
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Mike Hall: Publishing the cumulative truth

Borden Spears, Canadian editor and press critic, once wrote, “The marvel really is not that newspapers get some things wrong, but that in the face of confused events, conflicting information, self-interested motives, reluctance to disclose, and pressure to publish before today fades into history, they get so
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Cuba Announces Its 27th Annual World Book Fair

Among the foreign publishers that will be present at the fair are Ediciones Aurelia, Comics and Cuentos, Editora Popular, and Selvi Editores, while Cuba will be represented by almost all publishers, Arte y Literatura, Nuevo Milenio, José Martí and Letras Cubanas, just to mention a few. Of special note is
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Become a Student of Storytelling

So the audio storytelling course she recently took from Duke's Center for Documentary Studies has proven beneficial in several ways. “The courses have been a perfect combination of personal and professional interest,” said Hicks, who has also taken two writing courses from the center. Founded in
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Picture shows Wrightsville Beach history

Joshua Cole is education assistant at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. The StarNews welcomes and will consider publishing Your Voice articles contributed by readers, nonprofits and clubs. Community Page submissions should be 300 words and accompanied by a good-quality photograph.
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Facebook is changing licensing terms for Watch shows, creating a dilemma for publishers

Facebook is increasingly asking for stricter terms for video shows it buys for Watch, including buying shows outright, sources said — a scenario that would limit the amount of money publishers can make from Facebook. As it heads into 2018, Facebook is increasingly seeking bigger-budget video shows
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The curious tale of the Marvel comics editor who pretended to be Japanese

Using this pen name, he got gigs writing for other publishing companies, such as Dreamwave Productions and Dark Horse Comics. Eventually, another Marvel editor contacted Yoshida, inviting him to be a contributor – which is what led to the X-Men and Thor titles, among many others. The issue of
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Steller column: Cochise officials pursue blogger for publishing transcript

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Steller column: Cochise officials pursue blogger for publishing transcript. Tim Steller Arizona …. One, UA law professor Jane Bambauer told me, is that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that journalists may publish leaked documents, as long as they didn't induce illegal leaking. It doesn't matter if the
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Personality, performance and poems: over 200 turnout for annual Northfield Poetry Slam

Northfield High School students have been getting tips on creative writing, expressive language and public speaking at the school's annual Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes (TORCH) Poetry Slam for the last three years. This year's event, held Dec. 8, drew in 21 students and a crowd of
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Great Gaming Minds – Roberta and Ken Williams

With a ballooned production (from $800,000 to $4.5 million), multiple delays, and controversial violence/horror/adult themes, you would assume the project to be a failure, but it actually performed extremely well, quickly topping the charts, and remaining among the best-sellers for over a year. It became
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Tim Steller: Cochise officials pursue blogger for publishing transcript

Tim Steller: Cochise officials pursue blogger for publishing transcript. Tim Steller Arizona Daily …. One, UA law professor Jane Bambauer told me, is that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that journalists may publish leaked documents, as long as they didn't induce illegal leaking. It doesn't matter if the
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Authors Among Us: Westford resident and Carlisle teacher publishes third book with help of class

Westford resident and Carlisle Public Schools language arts teacher Marcella Pixley recently published her third young adult novel titled “Ready to Fall” and did it with the help of her students. Pixley started teaching critical thinking, creative writing, and literature to Carlisle eight graders in 2004, but she
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Google Chrome's Built-in Ad-Blocker to Launch on February 15

Google also won't immediately block ads on sites as soon as they stop meeting the standards set by the coalition, and the publishers will get notified through its Ad Experience Report once the experience of their sites starts declining. If the publisher does not comply with the standards within a month,
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Self-Publishing Simplified!: A Guidebook for Working with CreateSpace and Kindle by Richard P …

Self-Publishing Simplified!: A Guidebook for Working with CreateSpace and Kindle by Richard P Rosenthal (2014-07-14): Books – Amazon.ca.
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Court finds Facebook and Google different to news producers

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Court finds Facebook and Google different to news producers

The publishers claimed the online giants would remain a significant competitive constraint on a merged business, something the commission didn't … The publishers talked up the constraint caused by Google and Facebook, pointing to the two-sided market of competing for an audience as well as vying
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Venture funding and digital news don't mix

Whereas today's digital news platforms must abandon ad sales for small-scale audiences who read, donate, and subscribe, VCs must bet on businesses with the potential for not just large-scale, but exponential growth. (It's not just publishers who are competing against Facebook and Google.) In 2017
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GumGum expands publisher network with 3 new clients

GumGum, the artificial intelligence company, has signed a series of new publisher deals and boosted its Australian reach to 12 million in Australia. GumGum has recently added Nine Entertainment, SBS and Vice to its growing portfolio of Australian publishers, more than doubling its network since
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Fractional Licensing

“This is a massive victory for songwriters, composers, music publishers and the entire industry,” said BMI President Mike O'Neill. “We have said from the very beginning that BMI's consent decree allowed for fractional licensing….We thank all the songwriters, composers, publishers and organizations who
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BMI wins legal battle with Justice Department over music licensing

The fight between Nashville-based BMI and the government has continued for two years. Songwriters and publishers argued that the DOJ's decision under the Obama administration to enforce so-called 100 percent licensing rules would have complicated their professions and damaged an industry they
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2018 Urbana Arts Grants Program announced

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2018 Urbana Arts Grants Program announced

The grant program is open to a variety of disciplines on display in public spaces, including “creative writing, dance, film, video, theatre, visual arts, crafts, performing arts, spoken word, environmental arts, multimedia arts, architectural arts, landscape architecture, and emerging media.” Grants will be
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East Bay Sees a Slew of New Print Publications in 2017

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East Bay Sees a Slew of New Print Publications in 2017

At a time when more and more media companies are cutting their printed products in favor of publishing online only, the local print game is going surprisingly strong. A few new magazines and … “In the Bay Area especially, there's a really strong DIY community that's self-publishing. … People crave that.”.
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Back to square 1 in Mideast

When Abbas says, “there is no one better at falsifying history or religion than them,” he is invoking the kind of anti-Jewish rhetoric that has made “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and “Mein Kampf” perennial best-sellers in his “terror-tories.” It's good that President Trump smoked him out with his
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40 Percent of Hybrids Cost Less To Own Than Gas-Powered Equivalents

Coupled with the trend for crossovers and all-wheel drive, the car is now America's third-best seller behind the second-place Ford Fusion Hybrid and number one Prius Liftback. The automaker has since quietly raised the cost differential between it and comparable trims to upper-teens, low $2,000s.
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Mynders FCE celebrates Christmas through giving

After the pledge to the flag, Sylvia gave the thought of the day by reading her children's story, “A Christmas Surprise” which won first in the state in a creative writing competition this year. It is a true story from her childhood. Sylvia also won second in state on her original, hand-crafted “Granny” doll.
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Hudson selectmen sign off on department budget requests

Library Director Debbie Backman plans to increase digital content and the young adult book collection. The library has also conducted more outreach programs for seniors. Backman brings best sellers and other books to the center for seniors to check out and assists them in signing up for library cards.
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