Functionalising nanoparticles with polymers has gained much interest in recent years, as it aids colloidal stability and manipulation of surface properties. Here, polymer-coated thiolated silica nanoparticles were synthesised by self-condensation of 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane in the presence of
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As I write this, February is a few days away and already I'm making plans. I'm a card-sending, old-fashioned letter writer, gift buyer, cookie maker, romantic-dinner planner … you might say I just love Valentine's Day. I love when the day falls on Sunday. After church we head to our grocery store for a few
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It addresses issues of racial and ethnic identity, sexuality and family relationships. A highlight is a Feb. 28 to March 1 visit by the author — a New Mexico native who teaches creative writing at the University of Texas in El Paso — that includes two writing workshops, which are open to the public. Details
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) — Attorney General Andy Beshear announced the arrest and guilty plea of a con artist who scammed a Jefferson County resident. The con artist pretended to be a Publishers Clearing House employee to scam resident out of thousands of dollars, according to Beshear. Michael
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Trinity Mirror plc is set to acquire the publishing company behind the Daily Express in a nine-figure deal. The firm this morning (February 9) announced proposals to buy the publishing assets of Northern & Shell for £126.7m. The transaction covers Northern & Shell Network Limited (NSNL), a subsidiary
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Trinity Mirror said Northern & Shell's publishing assets had performed well last year despite continued pressure on advertising revenues, thanks to online income and the partial reversing of cover price discounts. It said underlying earnings were £34m “benefiting from operational and strategic reductions
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“Florence is a great place to do a painting, cookery or writing course, learn a language or study a craft,” she says. “The world-famous Florentine School of Leather has leather making, language and culture courses in its ancient courtyard behind the Basilica di Santa Croce for six months or a year.
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Note This is a “FAST PUBLISH” article created directly from within the Microsoft support organization. The information contained here in is provided as-is in response to emerging issues. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at
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I would have published it sooner had it not been for financial constraints. Eventually, two people came through and ensured the book came into being. My wife and I chose self-publishing to be in control of the process, to be the curators of what it is and what it represents, which leaves no room for
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LONDON–(Business Wire)–IntechOpen, the first native scientific publisher of Open Access books, is seeking contributors for its upcoming “IntechOpen Women in Science 2018” Book Collection. The program aims to support women scientists worldwide whose academic needs include quality assurance,
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NRL players union director Jeremy Latimore believes it's time to follow the NBA and start publishing players' incomes as part of a more transparent salary cap system. Latimore's suggestion comes as the governing body and the Rugby League Players Association are set to begin discussions on
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In January 2019, all publishers and vendors are required to comply with the new Release of the Code of Practice. Senol Akay led this non-technical webinar for publishers. It is aimed at content providers needing to prepare for the COUNTER Code of Practice. The webinar explained what the new
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You can bridge “What Is” and “What Can Be” through just, well, thinking. Most of my own ideas are garbage, but the process is freeing. BS: Your prototypes might be trash, but so are my first drafts. You have to start working to warm up. That's something I've learned in my creative writing classes: You can't
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I'm working my way through the book (5th edition), and was able to successfully connect to my joke database, list the jokes, and add a new joke (p 96-130). When I added the code that would let you delete a joke (p 130-138), rather than display the joke the browser shows: “Warning: htmlspecialchars()
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The company is best known for its print-on-demand self-publishing platform Instagram Publishing with Falcon. Get address and contact details from IndiaCatalog. Results 1 – 20 of 228 Buy Falcon Publishers books in India. Our aim is to work seamlessly with you, understanding your Falcon Publishing
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… also Businesswire.com published article titled: “Barnes & Noble Announces Barnes & Noble Pressâ„¢, an Enhanced Self-Publishing …”, Fool.com published: “3 Great Reasons to Sell Barnes & Noble, Inc. Stock” on January 18, 2018. More interesting news about Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) was
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LaDuchesse has been active as a book publisher, critic and writer for several years and is a frequent contributor to open microphone and poetry performances. She is also a published author in several so-called zines (self-published DIY magazines) and hosted Expozine Sudbury last year to showcase
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She's sitting opposite me as I write this, looking all Enright-ish – a Booker prize-winning mix of serious, mischievous, knowing and mysterious. It has to … “I keep thinking why I didn't start doing this years ago,” she says brightly, as she checks this week's homework for her creative writing group. She has
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College Writing 2.2x continues the introduction to academic and business writing for English Language Learners. In this part of the course, students focus on understanding the demands of different styles of writing, and continue to improve grammatical correctness, vocabulary development, and revision
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Netflix's $8 billion content budget for 2018 is proving to be attractive for publishers that have the capacity to produce TV shows. In January, Vox Media announced it would make a show for Netflix starring Vox.com co-founder Ezra Klein. The still-untitled series will bring Vox's explanatory journalism to
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As social media platforms have pivoted to video, they've gotten publishers to adapt. But one medium has been left out: podcasts. The audio form has been a boon for publishers seeking engaged audiences, but podcast producers have had to be extra creative to get it noticed on social media.
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Stanford University. Personal homepage. Print ISSN: 2167-3888. Online ISSN: 2167-3918. Publisher. James Finlay. james.finlay@nowpublishers.com. OPT. Indexed in: ACM Guide, Cabell's International, Computing Reviews, DBLP, Electronic Journals Library, Google Scholar, INSPEC, Ulrich's
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The company Business Operations Manager Jessica Robinson adds that the internet revolution turned that market on its head, introducing e-books and print-on-demand technology and with them came a self-publishing explosion.'This too has become crowded and both publishers and readers are
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While Salgado found comfort through poetry, Benitez said she also tried to find peace through writing, like through a college course that encouraged writing as a form of healing. Medill senior and MEChA member Marvin Sanchez, who helped organize the event, said he was happy to see audience
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The book fair will remain open from 11:00am as it is holiday and close at 9:00pm. A total of 791 books hit the book fair so far including eighth day's 64 books. Publishers from across the country are exhibiting a huge number of books on different issues while Bangla Academy is exhibiting 141 newly
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It's a mark of how ingrown the publishing industry had become that Myers' book found no takers until Melville House, a new publisher, made it one of the company's first titles. No one wanted to publish a writer who dared to poke stick into literary fiction's cozy nest. Myers bemoaned the “affected prose” of
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San Francisco, CA, February 8, 2018 – 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
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Print ISSN: 2381-6724. Online ISSN: 2381-6732. Publisher. Zac Rolnik. zac.rolnik@nowpublishers.com. ACG. Indexed in: Cabell's International, Google Scholar, EconLit/JEL, RePEc/IDEAS, Ulrich's. This journal is published under the auspices of the. International Corporate Governance Society
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When you publish your website with Website Builder Essential or Complete, you will publish any changes made to active web pages. Inactive webpages will be removed during this process, while pages marked as Draft will be unaltered.
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Heidelberg University English Department is hosting an evening of creative writing with David Griffith, author of the book of essays “A Good War is Hard to Find.” Griffith is to be on campus at 7 p.m. Thursday in Campus Center 120. Griffith is vice president at the Chautauqua Institution and previously was
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Lockheed announced a new initiative yesterday called “Lockheed Martin Open Space.” The announcement was made at SmallSat event, a symposium produced by the publication Sat News at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. The company said that it's inviting technology startups,
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In recent years, he has delivered more than 10 new album releases, released a Top 10 New York Times' bestsellers book, again headlined Farm Aid, an event he co-founded in 1985, received his fifth-degree black belt in Gong Kwon Yu Sul, headlined the last three years of the on-going Luck Reunion
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When not writing, directing or performing, Hall spends the fall semesters as an Associate Teaching Professor of English and Creative Writing at Franklin & Marshall College, in Lancaster, PA. She recently completed her memoir “FLUNK.START.: Reclaiming My Decade Lost in Scientology” which comes
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After graduating college, Giannini, a Stamford native, got into book publishing on the editorial side and then transitioned to a job at the World Wrestling Entertainment in his hometown. The role at WWE was the first for Giannini that required daily writing. He published content for the WWE website and
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When Snapchat rolled out Stories in 2014, it didn't take long for Instagram and Facebook to copy the feature. Now publishers and brands are updating their own apps and mobile sites with similar features to drive engagement. Brands like Virgin and publishers like Food Network, Entertainment Weekly,
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At the Digiday Hot Topic UK: Data-Driven Publishing event last November in London, we sat down with over 20 publisher executives from major media companies across the country to understand their knowledge of emerging technologies in the advertising world. Check out our earlier research on
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Contact Us. Simon Fraser University 515 West Hastings Street Vancouver BC, Canada V6B 5K3. Publishing Program Advisor, Room 3576. Publishing Workshops contact info
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Elizabeth Auclair, NEA public affairs specialist, said TheatreWorks Florida's $10,000 Challenge America grant was awarded to help the company support ″Vet Voices″ and arts and health initiatives for veterans incorporating creative writing, music, visual art and theater performances. Auclair said for
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