Day: February 20, 2018

What's The Writing On Lindsey Vonn's Helmet? The Winter Olympics Have Showcased This Star

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What's The Writing On Lindsey Vonn's Helmet? The Winter Olympics Have Showcased This Star

It's about my grandfather. I'm just going to lay it all out there. I'm going to give it everything I have and whatever happens will happen.” Vonn enjoyed a very close relationship with her grandfather, as evidenced not just by how often he is a topic of conversation in interviews, but, of course, by her decision
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Publisher's Platform: Tragically, “Forever Young”

Publisher's Platform: Tragically, “Forever Young”. By Bill Marler | February 19, 2018. My friend, Darin Detwiler, let me post this for him tonight for tomorrow: Today marks the 25th anniversary of the day the last of four young children died during the landmark 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak.
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Mlodza Secondary School to launch Gifted Ink Malawi

… in Area 23 in Lilongwe will launch an organization, Gifted Ink Malawi (GIM) on 5th March, 2018 in a quest to unearth creative-writing and various artistic talents among the youth. … According to Gavanala, GIM was established in the year 2011 with the aim of unearthing writing talent among the youth.
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Adam Berman '18 and Kaamya Varagur '18 awarded Churchill Scholarships for graduate study in UK

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Adam Berman '18 and Kaamya Varagur '18 awarded Churchill Scholarships for graduate study in UK

Berman is a computer science concentrator who is also completing certificates in quantitative and computational biology, creative writing, and technology and society. He will study for a Ph.D. in medical science. A member of Mathey College, he is co-president of the Unix Users' Group. His long-term
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CNN Analyst Suggests Social Media Firms Are 'Treasonous' For Publishing Russian Ads

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CNN Analyst Suggests Social Media Firms Are 'Treasonous' For Publishing Russian Ads

A CNN national security analyst suggested on Monday that social media companies are “treasonous” for allowing Russian trolls to use their websites to disseminate disinformation. “In asymmetric warfare, words and disinformation are critical weapons…social media firms are aiding and abetting our
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Italians Find Way Around Election Poll Ban With 'Horse Races'

During the two-week blackout period, pollsters continue to conduct surveys which circulate among politicians, market analysts and others, but are barred from publishing their findings. Newspapers and other media are also banned from publishing any indications of voting intentions so as not to influence
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Reading Still Fundamental: MoE Makes Literacy 'National Priority'

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Reading Still Fundamental: MoE Makes Literacy 'National Priority'

The program aims to strengthen the reading and writing skills of primary school children in nine Belize City schools in the first phase. … to establish a strong reading foundation geared towards the development of critical reading skills, creative writing and the use of reading and writing as learning tools.”.
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Davis Capital Partners Lifted Kkr & Co. (KKR) Position By $3.50 Million; Bloomsbury Publishing plc …

Davis Capital Partners Llc increased Kkr & Co. (KKR) stake by 7.53% reported in 2017Q3 SEC filing. Davis Capital Partners Llc acquired 175,000 shares as Kkr & Co. (KKR)'s stock rose 1.10%. The Davis Capital Partners Llc holds 2.50 million shares with $50.83 million value, up from 2.33M last quarter.
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Your Creative Writing Masterclass: featuring Austen, Chekhov, Dickens, Hemingway, Nabokov …

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Your Creative Writing Masterclass: featuring Austen, Chekhov, Dickens, Hemingway, Nabokov …

Synopsis: If you dream of being a writer, why not learn from the best? In Your Creative Writing Masterclass you'll find ideas, techniques and encouragement from the most admired and respected contemporary and classic authors, including Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Anton Chekhov. Jurgen Wolff
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Slovenia to sign contract to be guest at Frankfurt Book Fair

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Slovenia to sign contract to be guest at Frankfurt Book Fair

As part of preparations, the agency has already intensified the translation of Slovenian books, mostly to German, and strives to improve Slovenian publishers' competences in selling translation rights. Following the signing of the contract, a task force will be formed to finalize the country's presentation at
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Theresa May's revamp of tuition fee system

… that independent book publishing is facing “its imminent demise”. The Independent Publishers Guild now has a record membership of more than 600 companies and two sell-out conferences a year. Despite the influence of Amazon, ebooks and self-publishing the independent sector of the publishing
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Lucasfilm Publishing Announces Upcoming 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Related Books

While the old “Star Wars” canon changed to “Legends” one thing has remained the same, and that is with every new release comes a slew of tie-in novels, comics, and more! Today, we've got the details on the upcoming books from Lucasfilm Publishing that will be linked to Solo: A Star Wars Story'
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A Teaching Experiment: Eliminate the Word Count

This was most pronounced in my creative writing courses where I used to set a floor of 2500 words for their “full-length” stories, and a piece would be moving along nicely, building tension and developing story and character before some deus ex machina would drop the hammer between 2500 and 3000
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Error 00732 publishing geoprocessing service from model builder

I have a model builder which references data through an SDE connection file that is also registered as a data store on my server. It runs fine in arcmap,
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Scholars Talk Writing: Lillian Faderman

In more recent years I started exploring creative nonfiction. I published a memoir, Naked in the Promised Land, in 2003 and then a reconstructed memoir about my mother, My Mother's Wars, in 2013. Writing those books helped me learn about storytelling, and I tried to bring my newfound skills to my
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Ekushey Book Fair: Sales drop despite increase in visitors

He launched two books this year, which include “Nirbachito Golpo”, published from Tamrolipi. “This is a book based on North American livelihood, Bangladesh's liberation, and social context related stories,” Mollick said. “Today this fair has become the get-together of writers, publishers, and book lovers,”
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What are the monetisation strategies for online publishers?

In the second edition of vdonxt asia 2018, Janine Stein moderated a session to find out what are the monetisation strategies that publishers can look to; titled 'Where is the Money', the panel featured Samir Bangara co-founder and managing director Qyuki Digital Media; Karan Gupta, CEO AndBeyond
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Oracle Analyst (with experience of the publishing sector)

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Oracle Analyst (with experience of the publishing sector)

Milton Keynes – £40k – £45k per annum + excellent benefits. My client, a market leader in Publishing software are looking to recruit a customer-facing Technical Oracle Analyst with experience of Oracle PL/SQL to join their expanding UK team and deliver analytical and consulting services to their growing
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5 Easy Ways To Get More Involved With Campus Life This Year

Do you think your writing is OK-ish? Are you an opinionated student with a lot to say? Then my remedy for you, my friend, is to join your uni paper and get your name in print. We don't care what you say, the most valuable skill you will learn in university is writing. Whether that's writing an essay or a lab
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Writer's Symposium Tells the Stories of Conflict at Home, Abroad and in the Heart

Each year, PLNU brings creative writers and storytellers to campus to share their accomplished works and the inspirations that brought those stories to life. Writer's Symposium by the Sea is hosted by founder, Dr. Dean Nelson, and aims to inspire readers and writers in all departments with interviews,
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Wyoming author to speak at library meeting

Nesbitt is a full-time faculty member at Eastern Wyoming College and has taught courses on, basic writing, composition, introduction to literature, the short story, Western American literature, creative writing and Spanish. He has had more than 30 books published, including short story collections,
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EA Publisher Sale slashes up to 75 percent off Xbox games this week

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EA Publisher Sale slashes up to 75 percent off Xbox games this week

Alongside the standard batch of Deals with Gold sales for the week, EA's publisher sale will bring discounts on games like Madden 18, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Star Wars Battlefront II, and more. Both Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles will be on sale, and Microsoft says discounts will reach up to 75 percent
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Publisher drops plan to charge extra for old papers after outcry

Publisher Taylor & Francis has dropped plans to charge extra for access to older research papers online, after more than 110 universities signed a letter of protest. The latest renewal of UK universities' deal with Taylor & Francis, which was agreed in principle at the end of January but is yet to be signed,
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Publishers of Anchorage Daily News will buy 3 Morris publications in Alaska

The company that owns the Anchorage Daily News is purchasing three Alaska publications from Morris Communications Inc., the companies announced Monday. The Binkley Company is buying the weekly Alaska Journal of Commerce, the weekly Chugiak-Eagle River Star and the monthly Alaska
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Breakout to Creative Writing After Hurricane Maria!

My students need printers, printer ink, and a Breakout EDU kit to engage student minds. Many of my students come from low socio-economic families and are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. After Irma, things became even more challenging. If I can in any…
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Golden Man Booker launched to mark award's 50th year

The Booker Prize Foundation has announced the launch of a special one-off award to mark the 50th anniversary of the prize. The Golden Man Booker will be awarded to the best work of fiction from the last 50 years of the prize, chosen by the judges and then voted for by the public. The five judges will
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Westfield boy author of three books, working on fourth

Ayden Rogalski has had three books published and two of them have a special meaning in honor of President's Day. … With the help of a self-publishing site through Amazon, 'Ayden's Washington', 'Ayden's Abraham' and 'Ayden's Titantic' are all on display inside his mom's country store in Westfield.
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New 'Treehouse' collaboration to raise funds for children's literacy

Pan Macmillan Australia has announced it will publish a new 'Treehouse' short story by creators Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, called Terry's Dumb Dot Story. Available on 27 February, the new 64-page story will retail for $2 (including GST) in Australia and New Zealand, with the full RRP amount for
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Publishers clearing house lotto

Perhaps following a Publisher's Clearing House has 18 reviews or customer Additional Websites and Companies under Publishers Clearing House On the lotto app This report is about a fake email impersonating someone from PCH, an online lottery company. That's what Publishers Clearing House will
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Scribble to publish new Bell and Colpoys picture book

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Scribble to publish new Bell and Colpoys picture book

Scribble has acquired world rights to a new picture book collaboration by Davina Bell and Allison Colpoys, the creators of The Underwater Fancy-Dress Parade and Under the Love Umbrella. Bell and Colpoys' All the Ways to Be Smart is described by the publisher as a celebration of different types of
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Connections to Success organization helps people get back on their feet

I am working on my Bachelors in Science and Business Management with a minor in marketing and working on my Bachelors in Arts and Creative Writing,” Holloway said. And that's not even half of all that Holloway does. Connections to Success became an added support system in her life, which was a
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APA to license IPG Skills Hub

The Australian Publishers Association (APA) and the UK Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) have agreed on a deal to give APA members access to content from the IPG's Skills Hub. The IPG Skills Hub contains training resources for publishers, including full-length courses on topics such as publicity
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Can't change project when publishing to Tableau Server 10.5.1

Hi,. Yesterday we upgraded to Tableau 10.5.1 (both Server and Desktop). Today, when publishing something to the server, I am unable to change the project where I wish to publish something: tableau_circle.jpg. If I click the drop down arrow, I get the “loading circle of death”, every time. Then it freezes
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