Day: February 20, 2018

Hyperlocal paper which quit government-backed watchdog joins IPSO

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Hyperlocal paper which quit government-backed watchdog joins IPSO

The press watchdog has signed up four new member publishers – including a hyperlocal newspaper which quit a rival regulator four months ago. The Independent Press Standards Organisation has announced independent publisher Iliffe Media has agreed to observe its Editors' Code of Practice,
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Programmatic's Slow Payment Problem Puts A Strain On The Industry

Ten years later, the economy has bounced back, but the trend hasn't let up, said Jed Simon, CEO at FastPay, which offers lines of credit to publishers. “Payment terms are as slow as they've ever been,” Simon said. “Net-120 is not uncommon.” But marketers aren't the only ones slowing down the system.
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YouTuber Pretends To Be Homeless And Stuns Rude Restaurant Host

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YouTuber Pretends To Be Homeless And Stuns Rude Restaurant Host

Most people would agree that homeless people get an unfair cop from other people on the street, so it's interesting that one YouTube star has looked to test it out for himself. New York-based YouTuber Coby Persin dressed up as a homeless guy to see if a restaurant would still serve him – and shot down
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Home sellers set their asking price by one of four strategies

When first deciding to sell a home, setting the asking price is one of the most important decisions sellers will make. Price is the first thing for which buyers look, followed by looking for the best value within that price range. The asking price is often a home's first impression, and to realize the most money
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Author Describes his Experiences with 'Religious Psychopath' in 'My Trials'

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Author Describes his Experiences with 'Religious Psychopath' in 'My Trials'

Simon & Schuster, a company with nearly ninety years of publishing experience, has teamed up with Author Solutions, LLC, the leading self-publishing company worldwide, to create Archway Publishing. With unique resources to support books of all kind, Archway Publishing offers a specialized
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Editorial freedom credited to Post, Kantipur's success

Addressing the annual celebration, KMG Chairman and Managing Director Kailash Sirohiya said the 25th anniversary was a historic occasion for the private media sector, especially those publishing broadsheets. “Unlike previous anniversaries, this is a historic moment not only for Kantipur, but all the
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The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) named Top Media, Branding …

With over 2 decades of experience, IAOTP's group of publishers, IT experts, PR, Marketing and Branding professionals, have helped thousands of top prestigious professionals get the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires. The company prides
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v/ – Publishers

Publishers – “/v/ – Video Games” is 4chan's imageboard dedicated to the discussion of PC and console video games.
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Chiloquin teens petition over teacher resignations

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Chiloquin teens petition over teacher resignations

SallyAnn Parker is a junior high and freshman language arts teacher, and also teaches creative writing and oversees the yearbook. Kardell teaches social studies, including U.S. history, student government, global studies, current events and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID). Including
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Error Publishing Report to Workspace

The following error has been appearing since last week when I try to publish to my regualr workspace (issue has arisen in the February build of PBI).
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Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly is the international magazine for book publishing and bookselling. The weekly print magazine includes reviews, news, analysis and features. PW…
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Iranian writer retains author's intent when translating poetry

Fred D'Aguiar, the director of the creative writing program at UCLA, said preserving the original meaning of a text can be difficult because words in one language often lack an exact equivalent in another. Poets who work with translations have to consider a work's intended meaning and maintain the
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Publisher, author to pay RM250,000 in damages to Guan Eng, businessman

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Publisher, author to pay RM250,000 in damages to Guan Eng, businessman

GEORGE TOWN: The High Court here today ordered the now-defunct news portal, FZ Sdn Bhd, and its managing editor Terence Fernandez to pay RM150,000 in damages to Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and RM100,000 to businessman Tan Sri Tan Kok Ping over a defamatory article on the
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41st-annual Writers Week brings literary luminaries to UCR

Gina Nahai is an award-winning author of the novels “Cry of the Peacock” — which won the Los Angeles Arts Council Award for fiction — and LA Times number-one bestseller “Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith.” She is also a retired professor of creative writing from the University of Southern California.
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Publishing of Innofactor's 2017 Financial Statements Bulletin

Innofactor Plc will publish its 2017 Financial Statements Bulletin and Interim Report October–December 2017 (Q4) on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at approximately 9:00 am Finnish time. A conference for media, investors and analysts will be held in Finnish on the same day beginning at 10:00 am Finnish
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Five-Year Blowout: A “Where Are They Now?” Update. (LSP #30)

But he has only drilled down on those ideas since; he even self-published a book containing similar open letters (sample 1-star review, nestled among what are very obviously paid-for 5-star reviews: “Other than his family and friends, I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would pay money for
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Women of Distinction program to honor women for Black History Month

She serves as the Virginia and Washington, D.C., area manager of professional services for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, an educational publishing company. — Erica Perry earned an elementary education degree from Fairmont State University. She taught for several years, and for the last seven has
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Walking Eagle News: Fake — and Funny — News With an Attitude

Because all I had done was news for the past 10 years, I figured I would just write it as funny news stories.” His creative writing exercises turned into Walking Eagle News, Fontaine's self-described “humorous fake news site” written in the style of The Onion and The Beaverton, but “with an Indigenous
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Invitation to the Health Research Ethics and Grant Writing Course (2)

Invitation to the Health Research Ethics and Grant Writing Course (2). 19 February, 2018. Surely a rich 'menu' of Topics. Worth attending. We appreciate the enduring efforts of Prof Ifeoma Okoye and her team in keeping this worthy programme alive and kicking. It is highly recommended for participation.
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10 Things You Need To Know About Ryan Coogler

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10 Things You Need To Know About Ryan Coogler

I got a football scholarship to St. Mary's College. They made us take this creative writing class taught by Rosemary Graham. She said: “I want you all to write about your most emotionally intense experience; I want to check out your writing.” She also said something about football being a barbaric sport,
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Web Deploy publishing fails: ERROR_DESTINATION_INVALID

Applicable to: Plesk for Windows Symptoms Publishing a .NET core application via Web Deploy in Visual Studio fails with following…
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Spironaphthoxazine switchable dyes for biological imaging

Recent developments in super-resolution microscopy have significantly expanded the requirements for switchable dyes, leading to demand for specially designed molecular switches. We report the synthesis and characterization of a spironaphthoxazine photochromic switch (a derivative of palatinate
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John Lane's new Book “The Carrier Pigeon” is a Compelling Story on a Homing Pigeon's Positive …

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John Lane's new Book “The Carrier Pigeon” is a Compelling Story on a Homing Pigeon's Positive …

Published by New York City-based Page Publishing, John Lane's new book is a compelling story on how Lucky the homing pigeon, Ole Charlie, the hens, and Alex have found a lasting friendship in each other. Helping one of God's creatures truly is a fulfilling and rewarding thing to do. Readers who
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Mary Green Miner: Retired legal publisher, active in Friends of Edmonds Library

Ms. Miner moved back to Washington DC in 1979 and resumed her career with BNA, where she became Publisher, BNA Books. Upon her retirement in 1993, she moved to Edmonds to be near her daughter and family. In Edmonds she became active in the Friends of the Edmonds Library, for many
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Female Representation In Fiction Was Better In The Victorian Era Than Now, According To A New …

The researchers note that, although their sample “doesn't include everything published in the period, and certain important sites of publication (pulp magazines, for instance) are known to be underrepresented,” their findings hold up when compared to “a less academic sample drawn from Publishers
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Why to write, and how?

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Why to write, and how?

Of course, writing well is a lifelong challenge. I began to write my articles for a newspaper 10 years back with the feeling of having to see my name printed. I still remember when I got my first article published. Since then, I have been writing as it has added to my joy and given a sense of satisfaction.
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Robert Dalka: A 21st century science course

Focusing on a student's progress and what they have learned will ultimately lead to more people enjoying their introductory physics course and not finishing the class feeling like they gained nothing. As McKay pointed out, it is easier to see progress in something such as writing rather than your ability to
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Bucking the trends in business – Holiday happenings

I had been getting the notifications for years, advising me whenever the next issue was available to book advertising space, but I hadn't used it recently as I was not running my usual holiday writing courses for a while. So, I ignored the emails, but of course, saw the publication around the traps whenever
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New Frontier Publishing

New Frontier Publishing was established in 2002 with the motto: to inspire, educate and uplift. We publish books both for the trade…
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Thomas More College creative writing program hosts free 26th Annual Caden Blincoe Outloud …

The Thomas More College Creative Writing Vision Program invites people of all ages to the 26th Annual Caden Blincoe Outloud Festival on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 2-4 p.m in the Science Lecture Hall, located on the main Crestview Hills campus. This event is free and open to the public and features
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Former UTEP art students offer illustration workshop

“We have formed artist collectives, worked on many graphic art projects, fine art pieces and installations, self-published zines and a kid,” Bay said, embracing their son, Raúl the Fourth. “Raul was a student of mine in a basic design class, and Elaine was in a basic drawing 2 class that I taught,” Bauer
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My 2 Cents: Learning to be a writer

I spent many years reading about the craft of writing. At some point, over the course of a few years, I realized that the information was repetitious, which for me, meant it was time to take the next step: writing. 3. Have confidence in yourself and your ability to learn. You will not know how to do it all right
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Words of a Feather Write Together

Aside from being a decorated author and poet, Winograd is the chair of the English department at Arapahoe Community College. The Creative Writing Department, brainchild of Winograd, was assembled 16 years ago after realizing that such a program didn't exist at ACC. Plowing through what seemed
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English lecturer reflects on past in punk music, creative writing

Barlow teaches creative writing and publishing at USD and has written a handful of books, including “The City, Awake,” “Of Flesh and Fur” and “Super Cell Anemia.” He's also the publisher at Astrophil Press and the managing editor of the South Dakota Review. He said his works of fiction are inspired by
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Super Mario Encyclopedia Set to Release in October

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Super Mario Encyclopedia Set to Release in October

Dark Horse Publishing is teaming up with Nintendo to create an encyclopedia that details the design of the Super Mario series. The Super Mario Encyclopedia's coverage extends from the 1985 release of Super Mario Bros. for the NES to the release of 2015's Super Mario 3D World. While that sadly
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Google turns on the charm with publishers by focusing on subscriptions

Google is vying for the hearts and minds of publishers with an appeal to their bottom lines, particularly in attracting subscribers. Last fall, Google ended its controversial first-click-free policy that required paywalled publishers to let readers see at least three free articles to have the publishers' content
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The pivot to paid news, in 5 charts

After two decades of publishers giving their content away for free, many are coming around to the idea that they should charge for it. The question is: How much? Digital consumer revenue is expected to become a bigger share of news publishers' revenue over the next few years, but many publishers are
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'We're wondering what's next': European publishers' candid thoughts

Top European publishers gathered in Monaco this week at the Digiday Publishing Summit Europe to discuss the latest trends in publishing. More than 240 media executives addressed common challenges ranging from adapting to Facebook's latest algorithm changes, tackling ad fraud and whether they
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Cold front hits new generation of once-hot media players

The company, whose brands include Curbed and Recode, is having to scale back the amount of content it publishes on Facebook, after the social network changed its algorithm to favour social interactions over information produced by publishers. CEO Jim Bankoff is optimistic that it can continue to drive
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