Day: February 15, 2018

Playcrafters' Annual New Play Festival

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Playcrafters' Annual New Play Festival

Participants of the festival are often theater majors, but several are pursuing degrees in other areas, predominantly English and creative writing, Butte said. Many of the scripts submitted to the Playcrafters stem from Appalachian State professor Derek Davidson and his playwriting class. Davidson has
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World Scientific Publishing

World Scientific Publishing – free access for Academia Europaea until 31 March 2018 #. Members of Academia Europaea can access a range of handbook titles from World Scientific Publishing, courtesy of World Scientific Publishing Co PTE Ltd, until 31 March 2018. Imprint Privacy policy « This page
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¿Que Pasa?-Week of 02/14/18

Students in grades nine through 12 are invited to join the museum for a FREE ekphrastic creative writing session in partnership with Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Explore the Museum, learn about Still and Abstract Expressionism, and write in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction forms to discover all that Still's
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The Return of Martin Guerre – old mystery and a dilemma about is true or false

Stewart began writing after teaching French for years, raising a family as she went. Having joined the Writers Gap creative writing group in West Lothian, she was encouraged to submit a scene to Playwrights Studio Scotland. She first connected with Philip Howard while doing an M.Litt. at the University
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Valentines Day Sampler – HarperCollins Publishers

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Valentines Day Sampler – HarperCollins Publishers

The Wicked Redhead Chapter 8. Now, I have taken to the seas but one other time in my life—if you don't count the Hudson River ferries, which I don't—and in that instance, as in this one, Oliver Anson Marshall himself was my pilot. Then, we traveled in a racing motorboat, and the speed of that craft near
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Third Editions is Publishing an English Version of Bioshock: From Rapture to Columbia

The book details the series' connection with real-world history and mythology, the trilogy's complex and interweaving narratives, and examines BioShock's inspirations and legacy. BioShock: From Rapture to Columbia is the latest addition to Third Editions' growing range of English-language books,
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Canada Goose Best Sellers

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Computing English and communicating through code

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Computing English and communicating through code

Being the person that I am, I decided to pursue two bachelor's degrees: one in computer science and the other in creative writing. At first, they may see to be completely unrelated, but to say the two are diametrically opposed is just asking for disaster. There's a stereotype of STEM majors not knowing how
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meli melo Best Sellers

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Best Selling Bags

Shop livefashionable.com for best selling leather totes, hang bags, purses, duffel bags, shoulder bags, bucket bags, satchels, wallets and pouches. Our most popular hand made ethical fashion styles made by women who have overcome. ABLE is dedicated to empowering women and breaking the cycle
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Frontiers and Stockholm University form open access publishing agreement

We are delighted to announce that Stockholm University has established an institutional agreement for open access publishing with Frontiers. Stockholm University supports open access publishing by covering article-processing charges (APCs) for affiliated corresponding authors, publishing in any
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English professor awarded prestigious ACLS fellowship

“The Arabic manuscripts which Jefferson himself received and circulated – and which form the center of “Jefferson's Muslim Fugitives” – have indeed been entirely lost to U.S. history, never before published, or even mentioned, in a modern study,” Einboden said. “The primary reason for the stunning
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Critics wary as Google's Chrome begins an ad crackdown

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Critics wary as Google's Chrome begins an ad crackdown

There's some irony here, given that Google's aim is partly to convince people to turn off their own ad-blocking software. These popular browser add-ons deprive publishers (and Google) of revenue by preventing ads from displaying. Google vice president Rahul Roy-Chowdhury wrote in a blog post that
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Popular Short Fiction Ebook Writing Class Returns To Help Self-P

In 2018, self-publishing is an industry. Although many authors quit their day jobs to write, some are giving up to return to employment. Self-publishing has become challenging. The reasons self-publishing is more difficult include not only the immense number of ebooks published each month, but also the
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Popular Short Fiction Ebook Writing Class Returns To Help Self-Publishing Authors

Popular Short Fiction Ebook Writing Class Returns To Help Self-Publishing Authors. Feb. 14, 2018 / PRZen / ADELAIDE, Australia — Angela Booth is again offering the writing class: “Story Power: Write and Sell Short Fiction — Short Stories, Serials, and Series”. This will be the only time that this popular
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Scott appointed chair of SWF

Mark Scott AO has been appointed chair of the Sydney Writers' Festival (SWF) board, beginning on 15 February. Scott, who joined the SWF board in July 2016, is replacing chair and long-term board member Deena Shiff, who has been chair for the past six years. Over Shiff's tenure as chair, SWF grew
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US bookstore sales down in 2017

Preliminary estimates from the US Census Bureau indicate bookstore sales in the US dropped 3.6% in 2017 compared to 2016, reports Publishers Weekly. Sales in 2017 are estimated at $10.73 billion (A$13.55 billion), down from $11.14 billion (A$14.07 billion) the year before. Sales slumped in the
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Revel Opens in Amazonia (For Now) and Yes, It's Still Delicious

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Revel Opens in Amazonia (For Now) and Yes, It's Still Delicious

Rice bowl fans are gonna be pumped to learn that there are three options, including Revel's all-time best sellers: short ribs with mustard greens and the seared albacore with fennel kimchi and escarole, the best tender greens you've never eaten. Not yet, anyway. Go get you some! The popular Grill
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Google Chrome To Block All Ads On Sites That Don't Comply With 'Better Ads'

One bad ad will not start the filtering, according to Kelsey LeBeau, who heads publisher partnerships at Google. The site must be a repeat offender. The technology, however, will block ads that comply and do not meet the standards if the publisher fails to comply. It is not technically impossible to block
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magento/magento2

Magento should also allow for sorting sort order by bestsellers in the visual merchandiser clients. It is very cumbersome how it is currently. Bestsellers should be based upon number of orders that the item exists in not based upon quantity in each order. This is because if you have an item that is typically
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'Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter' Series To Stream On Hulu

“If you're looking for motivation behind the Google Chrome built-in ad blocker, it's less about improving the browsing experience for users and more about forcing publishers and advertisers towards ad standards that benefit Google,” wrote Ghostery's Director of Product Jeremy Tillman in an email to
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North Heights Elementary students hone their fibbing skills

The Debby Brown Young Tales Storytelling and Writing Program — which is part of the Big Fibbers festival — gives each student that participates a red notebook so they may jot down their ideas. Local storytellers … This is a great way to get students to appreciate creative writing in elementary school.”.
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Amazon to axe hundreds of jobs

In the US, Amazon is cutting several hundred jobs at its Seattle headquarters, focused mainly on its established consumer retail business, reports the Seattle Times. The cuts come after the company recently increased its Seattle workforce to 40,000 people, from only 5000 in 2010. 'As part of our annual
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Every child has the right to have access to books, says Bodour

NEW DELHI: With the participation of industry experts and publishers, Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and President of the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA), moderated an interactive session titled “Creating Readers of the Future,” held on the sidelines of the 32nd edition of the
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Sinclair: English majors need more printing credits

English majors have much more to print, especially if they are in creative writing classes that require them to print their work on an almost weekly basis or if their class requires paper copies of each assignment. At the moment, English majors are limited in their options to print once they hit that 500 credit
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Bill Gates announces top 10 finalists for $1 million teacher prize

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Bill Gates announces top 10 finalists for $1 million teacher prize

… Bogotá, Colombia; Jesus Insilada, who teaches English and creative writing at Caninguan National High School in Lambunao, Iloilo, Philippines; Glenn Lee, an engineering and technology teacher from Waialua High & Intermediate School, Waialua, Hawaii, United States; Diego Mahfouz Faria Lima,
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Publishing PDF: Main title appearing as section title

Publishing PDF: Main title appearing as section… Learn more about publish, pdf, section title, markup.
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University Writing Center's Human Library creates an environment for dialogue

The phrase “I can read you like a book” became reality at the University Writing Center's Human Library Saturday, Feb. 10 where volunteers and staff were books, available for checkout and open to sharing their personal stories one-on-one with their “readers.” The readers signed up for one or more
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Library drops money on books

GONZALES — Robert Lee Brothers Memorial Library spends a lot of money on books. In January alone more that $500 was spent to expand the library's selection. Among the titles are books for all ages and even some best sellers, such as Need to Know, by Karen Cleveland, about CIA analyst Vivian
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Is possible to publish a survey using a command line or python script to Portal for

I have the folder for a survey created with Survey 123 Connect, I am able to publish it using Survey 123 Connect, but I was wondering if it is possible to.
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Outbrain Launches 'Sphere' for Unbiased Audience Development

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Outbrain Launches 'Sphere' for Unbiased Audience Development

Leading premium discovery platform, Outbrain, has unveiled Sphere. Sphere by Outbrain is an innovative audience development platform that brings high-quality content to users and delivers new sources of revenue for digital publishers while reducing their reliance on Facebook. CNN, Meredith
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Peking Duk Sign Exclusive Publishing Deal

After signing back in 2016 , Aussie heavyweights Peking Duk have turned their international pact with BMG into a global deal. The ARIA Award-winning dance duo have signed an exclusive publishing agreement for Australia and New Zealand, just weeks after the release of hit single, Wasted. “We are
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Writing workshops on offer at Caetani Centre

Are you keen to write your first, or next, novel? Writing a novel from beginning to end can be a mammoth task. You need to seriously think about how you're going to manage that in a practical sense. In this course, we are going to break down several ways you can plot your novel, depending on your
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New Macquarie study explores Oz publishing innovation

Macquarie University has released a new report on how Australian publishers are implementing innovative measures in response to competition from offshore retailers, entertainment entities such as Netflix, social media and online games, and the rise in self-publishing. The report—titled Australian Book
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Texas publishers soliciting local businesses to buy ads in massive school directory

The answer: “all of our written communications and the table of contents unambiguously state that we are an independent publisher and not affiliated with any school, school district, association or public/private agency. Further, the name of the publication is the New York School Guide and sections are
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