Day: March 15, 2018

Senator Kamala Harris honored by the Black Press with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year award

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Senator Kamala Harris honored by the Black Press with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year award

“The theme of this year's Black Press Week is 'Celebrating 191 Years of the Black Press of America: Publishing Truth to Empower,'” according to a press release about the gathering. “Black publishers, media professionals, civil rights leaders and lawmakers from across the country attend the annual
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DotEmu Announces Publishing Label The Arcade Crew, First Title is Throwback Shooter Blazing …

DotEmu has announced a new publishing label, The Arcade Crew. Their first title is Blazing Chrome, from the Brazilian studio JoyMasher. Featured above, you can view a new trailer for the game, which looks straight out of the 90's in terms of its sheer nostalgia and awesomeness factor. Here's a
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Mayhem on the internet creates tension in the law

If a library book contains libel, the book publisher gets sued, not the library. … Publishers, such as newspapers, are liable for libel. … In Section 230, Congress proclaimed, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by
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Strategy shake-up to boost Michel Herbelin in UK

The brand now hopes to grow its presence in the British market with select best-sellers, while also honing its strategy in Europe. Prices range from RRP £250 – £2,000. In 2017, annual production reached 85,000 watches, with distribution through 3,000 points of sale across 50 countries. Comment
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Comey book publisher cracking down to avoid leaks: report

MORE's highly anticipated upcoming book is reportedly enacting strict security procedures to avoid leaks before its publication next month. Flatiron Books is going to extreme measures to prevent copies of “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership” from getting out before April 18, according to
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Oologah author slates book-signing events

Wylie also will speak and sign copies of her book at 6 p.m. Monday, March 19 at the Claremore Public Library in an event organized by the Friends of the Claremore Library. Wylie's recently-published first novel, “The Revelation Key,” has received international attention in a magazine read by newspaper
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'Moving' launch for controversial book

“I could not find a publisher for the book because all publishing houses said my book was too controversial. I had to self-publish and on the eve of my first launch they stole all our books; all 2 000 copies were stolen. At the time, I was also living in my car for safety. I later moved to a safe house and I got
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Coroglen author releases first novel, secures series deal

Lee, along with her book, wanted to “raise awareness that the world is bigger than we think” and help them “visualise their futures”. Rise of the Boy King, and the forthcoming series, were self-published with a Xlibris, a company based in Indiana, United States, with the novels being printed in Australia.
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Dive bars, Dahlonega and "worst day[s]": A crash course in Ashley McBryde's breakthrough hit

“[Our co-writer] Nicolette Hayford and I were taking notes as fast as we possibly could,” Ashley recalls. “And [Jesse]'s like, 'Well, anyway, I guess we're not writing today.' And I was like, 'No, no, no! Listen to this.” She recalls that she then started sing, “Here's to the breakups that didn't break us,” and adds,
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Cider Market Size, Share, Growth Rate Analysis, Regional Trends, Industry Leading Players …

Apple and pear ciders are the best sellers among all the fruit ciders, nevertheless consumers are now open to taste various fruit flavors & different combination. Apple cider will dominate the market, however pear ciders will be highest growing segment during the forecasted period. Furthermore, sparkling
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US imposes heavy tariff on Canadian newsprint

U.S. publishers and commercial printers have strongly objected to tariffs on uncoated groundwood paper, which is also widely used in book publishing. News Media Alliance, the organization that represents most American newspapers, has said tariffs will lead to job losses and likely cause some smaller
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5 Key Points for Journalism Educators Who Want to Teach Online

I regularly hear peers complain about the trend to online education, lamenting how much easier it is to teach face-to-face. Many feel it is too hard to teach technology online and provide instant feedback on writing. Of course it's easier to teach face-to-face. But that's not the point. If we accept that to be the
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Super-bookstore/cafe/publisher Shakespeare & Co. opening in Philadelphia this summer

Shakespeare & Co. combines the richly-stocked stacks of the brick-and-mortar bookstore (with an old-fashioned, laid-back, browse-the-stacks feeling) with in-store print-on-demand technology. The Espresso Book Machine can print copies of around 7 million public-domain titles, or self-published books
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Publishers' trade association on IAB's proposed framework for GDPR: 'A non-starter'

A second publisher-side advocate has come out against the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)'s proposed consent framework. Jason Kint is the CEO of Digital Content Next, a New York City-based trade association of about 70 premium publishers in the US and Europe, including The New York Times,
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Amateur writers launch local anthology of stories

MORE than 100 people attended the launch of an anthology of short stories written by new writers from across west Cheshire. Charlie Lea, the workshop leader, gave a short speech to the writers, friends, family and the public before some of the new authors read extracts from their stories. He said: “It
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How Stephen Hawking Helped Change the Way We Think About Science

He worked with agent Al Zuckerman—who has represented best-selling authors as varied as Ken Follett and Michael Lewis—and the original 100-page manuscript caused a stir in publishing houses across Manhattan. Titled From the Big Bang to Black Holes: A Short History of Time, it sold to Bantam
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Steve Ditko on Collecting His Mr. A Comics in a Trade Paperback

Ditko also began contributing to small independent publishers, where he created Mr. A, a hero reflecting the influence of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. Since the 1960s, Ditko has declined most interviews, stating that it is his work he offers readers, not his personality. He continues to work,
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TRUE LIFE: It's good news week

She began volunteering for the radio station, joined the Mum's the Word writing group, started work on a new book – and set up a new, independent publishing company called Vision Maker Press. “The more I read, the more I realised stories can teach others in such a way it inspires them,” she said.
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Sales Charts: The Image Top List Returns – February Sales Distribution Charts for Image and the …

It's time to take a look at the sales distribution charts of Image and the other independent publishers for February. Standard disclaimers: The numbers are based on the Diamond sales charts as estimated by the very reliable John Jackson Miller. These charts are pretty accurate for U.S. Direct Market
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Author Bruce Warren Heydt's Newly Released “Things Unseen” is Storybook Character Elisha …

“Things Unseen” is the creation of published author, Bruce Warren Heydt. Bruce has spent twenty-three years in the trade and consumer magazine publishing business. He was first employed by The Chilton Company in Radnor, Pennsylvania then by Primedia Special Interest Publications in Harrisburg,
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James Comey's book publisher taking steps to prevent leaks: Report

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James Comey's book publisher taking steps to prevent leaks: Report

The publisher of former FBI Director James Comey's forthcoming book is taking extreme measures to ensure the details of the memoir remain secret until it hits shelves, according to a report. Flatiron Books has implemented an electronic system to allow editors and agents access to drafts only if they
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Reported Hype on Best Essay Writing Service Uncovered

Persuasive writing expertise aren't gifted to each college student. The students may also read testimonials online about the creating ceremony plus so they're ready to browse and also read out which streaming support is the absolute top of course should they ought to work together or not. There are a
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Facebook's latest news plan worries publishers

When Facebook Watch launched last year, the company offered publishers licensing fees or money to offset production costs, while others got a share of revenue generated from video ads on the platform. Some were guaranteed a minimum amount of ad revenue. At the time, deals struck with publishers
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James Patterson Talks Instinct, Bill Clinton & Albert Einstein

James Patterson's first book was turned down by 31 publishers. He still remembers the exact number and that's because the book ended up turning into a best-seller. Patterson's career has been an incredible ride. He published his first book at 26, left the advertising industry after 30 years to pursue
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A Brief History of Time Changed Our Perception of Physics, and Science

A Brief History of Time hit the bookstores on April Fools' Day, 1988, and shot to the top of the best-seller lists. (It has now returned; as of this morning, it was No. 2 on Amazon's list of top-selling books in the United States.) It sold out its first print run in a matter of days, was eventually translated into more
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News from the North: March 2018

In this roundup of Canadian children's publishing news: a longtime social justice book publisher tells her family story; a compendium of tales about trail-blazing women, from a famous Inuk throat singer to the first African-American first lady of the United States; a new graphic novel from an Eisner
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'A Wrinkle in Time': Lights, Camera, Tesseraction

And yet the wild success of the book didn't help Madeleine L'Engle establish a reputation in literary circles. While these days a J. K. Rowling novel for adults is considered a significant publishing event, the opposite was true in L'Engle's case. Though she wrote several impressive novels for adults in
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Smaato Partners With Protected Media to Ensure Quality of Online Advertising and Protect …

Smaato, the leading global real-time advertising platform for mobile publishers and app developers, announced today that it has implemented Protected Media's in-app and video ad fraud protection technology to protect its network of 90,000+ publishers and app developers, as well as the 10,000+
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Flaregames sets its sights on solving China's publishing problems with Yeahmobi partnership

“To date, this is far from being a reality for Flaregames – and for most Western developers and publishers – and from our current portfolio, it's only Nonstop Knight that has gained significant traction in China, which accounts for 50 per cent of the game's global App Store revenue. With that in mind,
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Domestic Car Sales Drop in Early 2018

On the plus side, GM's luxury brand, Cadillac, had a 14 percent bump in sales, with the XT5, ATS, and Escalade some of the top sellers this past month. Ford Motor Co. – Also down 6.9 percent from February 2017, Ford reported 194,132 vehicle sales in the same month this year. Compared to January
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After Stephen Hawking's Passing, S. Koreans Head to the Bookstore

Kachi Publishing, which published “The Universe in a Nutshell” and “My Brief History” among other Hawking works domestically, said interest in books related to “A Brief History of Time” was consistently high. Around 1,000 copies of “A Briefer History of Time” were sold last year, the publisher said.
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Bombed-out library with revolutionary past

“The Commercial Press at that time was not only a gathering place for workers but also for intellectuals,” said Wang Yaohua of Shanghai's publishing industry association, who has written several books on the publishing history of the city. “Most of them were knowledgeable and yearning for a better life
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Lithuania's Book Smugglers are coming to London

Lithuania's Day of the Book Smugglers, held annually on 16th March, is this year coming to London in celebration of “publishing ties old and new” in anticipation of the Baltics' spotlight at The London Book Fair Market Focus 2018. The Lithuanian Culture Institute will be sending a troupe of modern-day
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#YNaijaLit: Collaborations are at the heart of Yakeeb's 'Numb Tantrums'

“Numb Tantrums” is self published, in partnership with the literary magazine, Arts And Africa. This is an unconventional approach to publishing for an emerging poet. Why did you decide to take this route? … From a microscopic view, Numb Tantrums isn't yet published. What we did rather was to let the
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Newsagents need support from publishers and wholesalers

What should not go with the job is being treated appallingly by your suppliers and the publishers that rely on you. I am reluctant to criticise other wholesalers, but the wholesale supply of news is both unique and a scandal. Everyone is occasionally dissatisfied with their treatment as a customer, but every
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'Eden Rising: Supremacy' Announced, Steam Early Access In Early May – Screens & Trailer

Meridian4 and Nvizzio Creations have formed their own publishing label for their debut self-published title under the name The Wall Productions. “We are incredibly excited to announce Eden Rising: Supremacy. Not only are we stepping into self-publishing for the very first time, but we have worked hard
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What a book with two titles reveals about the way we read

Hysteria, by the Canadian author Elisabeth de Mariaffi, is published by HarperCollins Canada and I Remember You, also by Elisabeth de Mariaffi, comes out with Titan Books in Britain. While publishers in different countries do redesign covers, a completely new title and marketing campaign in the same
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Interview: A conversation with comics legend Chris Claremont

The thing is, 20 years ago you had mainstream publishers offering potential high five, six figure advances for original graphic novels—that doesn't exist anymore. You had mainstream comic book publishers offering significant upfront payments plus the opportunity for what was referred to generally as
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Chinese publisher receives orders for 1 mln copies of Hawking's books

Many of Hawking's books are sold out on major Chinese online book retailers JD.com and Dangdang.com, and customers can only make pre-orders. The publishing house introduced Hawking's best-seller “A Brief History of Time” to China in 1992 and went on to publish nearly 10 more books in the
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Surge in airline hiring draws aspiring pilots

“It's the best sellers' market I have seen in the last 45 years of monitoring airline pilot hiring,” said Louis Smith, a retired airline pilot who runs the pilot-counseling outfit. Smith says forums for aspiring pilots that once drew a couple of dozen people now sometimes attract more than 150. Some hope to
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Concord Music announces joint venture publishing partnership

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Concord Music has announced a new joint venture publishing partnership with Gavin Koolmon from production trio Disciples. Headed up by Koolmon (pictured third left), Simplicity Is Key Publishing (SIKP) will work with songwriters and producers across all genres, with the first signing to be announced
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Magazine Publisher Jack Moffly Has Died

Jack Moffly, longtime publisher of Connecticut's Greenwich Magazine and founder of Moffly Media, died of natural causes at Greenwich Hospital on Sunday. He was 91. An Army veteran and member of Princeton University's class of 1949, Moffly spent three decades working in ad sales at Time
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The Last Round provides great bang for your buck

… french fries (melted cheese and bacon for $6, add chili for $1.50) and the Dublin nachos (housemade potato chips topped with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, bacon, tomato, scallions and served with horseradish sour cream for $9), which co-owner Mark Rossi later told me is one of their best sellers.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts: News of Greater Falls Church

All three libraries have been renovated and expanded during the past 20 years, and patrons can access traditional library services, like current best sellers and treasured classics, scientific and technical publications, magazines, and children's books. A library patron also may access the Internet from a
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Global Digital Education Publishing Market 2018 Growth with CAGR at 2023 and Forecast …

Latest Digital Education Publishing Market report encompasses the overall and comprehensive study of the Digital Education Publishing global Market with all its aspects influencing the growth of the market. The report acknowledges the need to stay updated in this competitive market conditions and this
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Agostino's Pizza serving up exotic specialty slices

The menu is a compilation of their best-sellers, he said. Sure, there are typical pizzas like a Hawaiian with pineapple and ham or Margherita with fresh mozzarella and basil, but then the menu takes a right turn. Eggplant Parmigiana pizza, barbecue chicken pizza, and buffalo chicken pizza. Even more
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Whispering into a hurricane

Publishers. Communication is our bread and butter. We take the raw content, turn it into the finished article, and make sure it can be found by anyone who needs it. It doesn't matter what the format is – book, journal, thesis, monograph, in print, digital, or both. Publishing is a multi-faceted process and not
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Surge in airline hiring boosts interest in aspiring pilots

Last year 10 of the largest U.S. passenger and cargo airlines hired 4,988 pilots, the most since 2000 when they hired 5,105. “It's the best sellers' market I have seen in the last 45 years of monitoring airline pilot hiring,” says Louis Smith, a retired airline pilot who runs the pilot-counseling outfit. Smith says
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Stephen Hawking was truly a force of nature

What you don't often hear about Stephen is that he loved a good curry, but not if it was spicy. That he considered … physicists. Known for his seminal work on the quantum theory of light, he is also an author of several best-sellers including The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives.
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Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ups Jacob Fain to Head Research and Analytics

Jacob Fain has been promoted to senior VP of A&R and head of research and analytics at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. The New York-based executive continues to report to Danny Strick, Sony/ATV's co-president, U.S.. A 10-year veteran of Sony/ATV, Fain is credited with signing hit DJ duo The
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The best Mario game – all 18 Mario games ranked

It's been a good few months since the release of Super Mario Odyssey – enough time, surely, to consider its place in Mario history. And … It's the vanilla ice cream of Mario games, basically – and so, inevitability, it's also one of the series' biggest-sellers, shifting a frankly ludicrous 30 million copies and
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Digital Publishing Market for Education Market Worldwide: Market Dynamics and Trends …

The Global Digital Publishing Market for Education Market is a proven resource, which provides market characteristics, Market size and growth, segmentation, regional breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for Digital Publishing Market for Education industry. Based on
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The Last Jedi hits #2 on the New York Times Bestsellers LIst

It only came out last week, we've reviewed it already with more reviews and coverage to come, and now Jason Fry's adaptation of The Last Jedi hits number two on the New York Times Bestsellers List. And writing on Twitter, Fry shared his thoughts on this impressive new entry. So this is … JUST A BIT
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Hearst's Troy Young on Publishing Amid Chaos: 'Facebook Doesn't Owe Me Anything'

Today as the global president of digital for a media empire that includes Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country–the list goes on–Young is redefining what it means to be in a 130-year-old publisher with its roots in print. In this episode of Ad Lib, Young discusses the pressures
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Starz Orders 'The White Queen' Follow-Up 'The Spanish Princess'

After The White Queen and The White Princess, the third series will be called The Spanish Princess and, like the others, is based on Gregory's global best-sellers The Constant Princess and The King's Curse. The Spanish Princess is returns viewers to the world of royal court intrigue as seen uniquely
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Better Buy: Universal Display vs. LG Display

Mixed into the portfolio are legacy technologies like LCD that are still the best sellers at LG. Prices on that product are in decline as it ages and from competition from other display makers. What that means is that while Universal Display is seeing strong sales growth, LG Display has been stagnant.
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Selena Quintanilla Children's Book Hits Amazon Top 5 Best Sellers

Selena Quintanilla's legacy continues to grow. The late singer not only left us her music, but there are also many other things that keep her memory alive, such as her wax figure and her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now, children can also learn all about the Tejano legend through a book called
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Hallsville gets new home cooking restaurant 'Miss Minnie's Place'

“We have pancakes and eggs, bacon, all the traditional breakfast items but our breakfast tacos are probably the best sellers,” Sutton said. The Hallsville Chamber of Commerce is set to host an official ribbon cutting for the restaurant at 9:30 a.m. today. For more information, visit the cafe's Facebook page
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'Wild' Author Cheryl Strayed to Speak at UW March 22

Organizers of the Thursday, March 22 appearance of best-selling author Cheryl Strayed at the University of Wyoming say those who attend her public lecture and book signing are in for a treat. Strayed, whose memoir “Wild” resulted in an Oscar-nominated movie adaption starring Reese Witherspoon,
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Sales and Marketing Assistant – Books

We are a busy scholarly press, and the position requires a responsible person who can handle multiple tasks in a small-firm environment with minimal supervision. Excellent administrative and organizational abilities, communication skills, as well as the ability to focus clearly on details are required.
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Photo Flash: Barrel of Monkeys Presents Annual CELEBRATION OF AUTHORS

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The Chicago-based arts education theater ensemble, now in its 21st season, conducts creative writing workshops with 3rd through 5th grade students in underserved Chicago elementary schools. The ensemble of actor-educators then turns their stories and words into professionally performed theater,
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Baden Academy Charter School pupils rise to help Meals on Wheels

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Baden Academy Charter School pupils rise to help Meals on Wheels

… technology, food science, theater, dance, creative writing, for example. “I'm always so impressed with what the kids can do,” Breaden said. Being an arts-integrated school enables the infusion of creative and performing arts into the traditional academic curriculum, she said, and that extends to life, too.
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Google rolling out Snapchat-like Stories feature for AMP

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Google rolling out Snapchat-like Stories feature for AMP

Google is rolling out a feature for all publishers to experiment publishing Snapchat-like “Stories,” or strings of vertical video and photos, for its Google Accelerated Mobile Pages feature (AMP) in Google search. With a preview setting available to all outlets today, publishers can see how “AMP Stories”
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Rehau Windows & Door Colour Offering Refreshed

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Rehau Windows & Door Colour Offering Refreshed

Timeless Collection, presenting great colour choices for period properties, including Clotted Cream, Chartwell Green and new foils Silver Birch and Windsor. Traditional Collection, offering options for those looking for an old-fashioned timber finish and brings together a number of REHAU's best sellers
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Isle Days book sale

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Isle Days book sale

The Mille Lacs Lake Community Library in Isle is accepting book donations for the upcoming Isle Days Book sale in July. They are looking for unwanted best sellers, cook books, mysteries, books on travel and home repairs, westerns, children's titles and romance novels. Book donations will be accepted
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Inflation: Always a Psychological Phenomenon

These specific headwinds are of recent vintage and come on top of the pre-existing secular stagnation due to demographics, deleveraging, and declining …. A frequent guest on financial news channels worldwide, he has written New York Times best sellers Currency Wars (2011), The Death of Money
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