Day: March 22, 2018

Steering a Course for Citizenship in an Age of Terrorism: 'We Are Not Afraid' by Gila Lustiger

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Steering a Course for Citizenship in an Age of Terrorism: 'We Are Not Afraid' by Gila Lustiger

And thus she concludes her astounding book lighter herself, writing, “The world is drifting well off course at the moment. We shouldn't allow some arbitrary scruple to hold us back from trying to set it back on course again.” (133) This is a link to Arendt's earlier conclusion that “every day people 'nudge' the
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Hop Along and try not to scream

Her brother and drummer Mark Quinlan, bassist Tyler Long, guitarist Joe Reinhart – they're equal creative shareholders in the writing process. Frances brings lyrics and song ideas to the table; the others dissect, edit and rebuild the final hybrid sound. Quinlan's vocals may be the anchor, but Hop Along
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Garden's small world to open in James Kraus' photo exhibition

Poet Brenna MacIsaac, a creative writing major, and Samantha Marti, an art major, both will react to Kraus' work, according to Amy E. Bartell, the college's coordinator of community arts programming. Kraus grew up with a curiosity about nature and its seasonal changes. Living in Oswego for most of his
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Literary writeshop held

THE University of Cebu-Main Campus Creative Writing Class of Prof. Gianne Rensen V. Antonio held a literary writeshop, “Writing is Teaching,” last March 16 at the school's AB AVR in Cebu City. In her speech, writer-educator Haidee Palapar, showed samples of her written works and inspired the
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Whitman writer finds muse on old block

“I started writing poetry in my late teens and had some published in local literary magazines,” he said. “I had my own magazine, The Albatross, back then and I was working both in journalism and [creative] writing.” When his family began to include children, however, he found that carving out time to “lock
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Senior Activity Center schedule for March 26-31

… Silver Chords music group will sing their Easter Program at 11 a.m., wear your favorite bonnet and join in on the Easter Bonnet Parade at 11:45 a.m. and the three best hats will receive prizes. Easter lunch served at noon. Jackpot bingo at 1:15 p.m., creative writing at 1 p.m., dance featuring DJ Steve
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'We are doing holes in these rifles before the rifles make holes in us'

Alyssa Alhadeff was 14, a soccer player who loved creative writing. Nicholas Dworet, 17, was looking forward to starting college and joining the swim team at the University of Indianapolis this fall. Scott Beigle was 35 and a geography teacher. He reportedly stepped in front of students to take the bullets
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ANA Summer Seminar Early Registration Discount Ends Soon

This course is designed for individuals who want to write for today's top numismatic publications. Students will learn about different types of writing, the elements of quality (i.e., readable) coin writing, and will receive an overview of the various venues available for publishing. Participants also will build an
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Switch's Success Means A Changing Nintendo

We definitely encourage self-publishing, there's no doubt about that, but I will say, yeah, we are putting a lot of that trust in those trusted partnerships, for them to make the call on what content is appropriate to bring to Switch. So when we're working with the likes of Team 17, or Chucklefish, or Raw Fury,
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Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith on America's Troubled Racial History

For all of her versatility and range, the 45-year-old poet, who directs the creative-writing program at Princeton University, had resisted exploring America's tormented racial history. With Wade in the Water, she's doing so from a powerful, and highly public platform: Last spring the Library of Congress
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'Paris by the Book' could be local writer's breakthrough hit

Local writer Liam Callanan's new novel has two ingredients that make booksellers and readers swoon: Paris and bookstores. So it's no wonder that his publisher, Dutton, is working hard for “Paris by the Book,” tucking French candy with reviewer copies and sending Callanan on tour around the country.
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Online piracy clampdown in Hong Kong deprives errant websites of HK$6.5 million in monthly ad …

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Online piracy clampdown in Hong Kong deprives errant websites of HK$6.5 million in monthly ad …

The association aims to unite the city's creative and technology industries and push for relevant legal protection for the sectors. It revealed that by putting websites publishing unauthorised content on a blacklist and circulating this to agencies that place online advertisements for clients, it managed to stop
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'Dictator Pope' author Henry Sire suspended from Order of Malta

Sire's identity was confirmed on Monday when Regnery Publishing posted his name in an online description of the book. He had originally self-published the book under the penname Marcantonio Colonna, a commander at the Battle of Lepanto. He tweeted on Monday: “As the French say, l'heure est
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TV Times owner plots £300m merger with Viz publisher Dennis

Epiris is said to be a “very likely” bidder for at least parts of Dennis Publishing, with The Week said to account for roughly half of its annual profits, according to insiders. However, they cautioned that a formal offer was not yet guaranteed. If it succeeded with a bid, Epiris would seek to combine the Dennis
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Don't Delete Facebook, Regulate It

I still find Facebook a valuable and important self-publishing and communication platform. For all its flaws, it remains a vital tool for political activism—just look, for instance, at how important Facebook and other social media were in organizing the West Virginia teachers' strike, or the wave of student
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1971 – 54th Segment: “Yvetta”

In this series we present 100 songs which have gone down in the history of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. On Czech Radio's web pages … Josef Å kvorecký and his wife Zdenka Salivarová founded the well-known publishing house Exile in Toronto, Canada. On July 12th, a section of the D1
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Simba: Digital Delivery Breathes New Life into Professional Books and Scholarly Monographs

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Simba: Digital Delivery Breathes New Life into Professional Books and Scholarly Monographs

The report, Scholarly & Professional E-Book Publishing 2018-2022, examines the scholarly and professional market including e-books in law, business, scientific and technical, medical, and social science and humanities. It found that, although the book market as a whole has taken its lumps due to
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Newsprint prices face sharp increase with proposed tariff

That class of paper includes newsprint, as well as paper for printing and book publishing. … “The announcement today means that publishers and commercial printers will feel more pain in the months ahead, and more than 600,000 jobs across the printing and publishing industry will be threatened,”
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New Collection of Croatian Startas Sneakers Released

This week the new Spring 2018 collection was released, which include 7 new models – Sidra bijela, Sidra plava, Girl in Love, Rinče, Mandala white, Hibiscus, and Lotus. Along with these 7 models, best sellers – Pink Unicorn, Frida, Croatian Hearts and Sailor in Love – have been added to the collection.
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The 10 Weirdest Stories Ever Published On Londonist

Since the 1980s, he's collected every prostitute advertisement to appear on Euston Road. At the time of this interview, his collection filled 17 large boxes. Taken as a whole, the smutty cards offer an alternative social history, and reflect developments in home publishing. It is held at Wellcome Collection,
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The Rise Of Programmatic (And The Rise Of The Problems)

From ads going direct from brand or agency to publisher, we suddenly had the middlemen, the DSPs from the buyer side, the SSPs from the publisher side, and the ad exchange in the middle. Meant to make life easier for both publishers and buyers alike, the lack of transparency around costs, bids and
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It's about filling a need

The pair did what any best friends would do: they acted on their idea. Stacey came up with the name, Twice Around for Kids Sake, and the girls moved forward. The first sale was held in 2006 in the banquet room of the Days Inn. They had about 20 sellers. The two are busy preparing for their 25th sale
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These small SUVs garnered the most votes during our 2018 DNA Awards

When SUVs first achieved mainstream popularity, the top sellers often came with sizable dimensions both inside and out. Today, some of the segment's hottest picks are models that team compact footprints with cabins that are roomy enough to provide spacious passenger accommodations and roomy
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Large companies are publishing their gender pay gap figures: Here's what you need to know

The Government has introduced legislation requiring all UK companies employing at least 250 people to publish statistics revealing their gender pay gap, or lack thereof. Companies will also have to publish figures showing what proportion of their top paying jobs are held by women and the proportion of
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The PEN Ten with Khadijah Queen

Her work has earned her Cave Canem and Jacob K. Javits fellowships, two residencies to the Vermont Studio Center, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. In 2013, Ebony.com named her one of “7 Young Black Writers You Should Know.” A Spelman College graduate originally
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Google throws publishers a bone with News Initiative

This week, Google launched News Initiative, a global effort in which the company will commit $300 million over the next three years toward strengthening quality journalism, developing sustainable business models, and boosting tech innovation for news publishers, according to a Google blog post.
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Students to present comedic scenes

It will feature the Jazz Band, creative writing pieces, and selected solo and ensembles. • Festival of Song: 3 p.m. March 25 in the DMS Auditorium. It will feature the Concert Choir, Chorale, and the Symphonic Band. The choirs are directed by David Boswell, and accompaniment will be provided by Kristi
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NBC's Trailblazing Program for Emerging Diverse Late Night Writers Names 2018 Class

Now in its sixth year, NBC's trailblazing program for emerging diverse late night and sketch comedy writers has named its 2018 class of writers. Alyssa Feller, Jonathan Giles, Michael Hartney, John Mahone, Cameron Smith, Natasha Vaynblat and Bryan Yang were chosen to be the new class of the
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Hidden Gems get creative in Grays

Workshops went ahead at the Adult Community College, Grays Library, The Lightship Café and Creative Blast Studios throughout the morning and early afternoon. Local residents took part in lacemaking, juggling, creative writing and other craft workshops, and shared their local Hidden Gems – the
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With Facebook distracted, Google is going on the offensive

As Facebook's top brass holed up yesterday to deal with the fallout from data privacy revelations that erased more than $50 million in market value in two day, its top rival, Google, was addressing the two companies' biggest clientele: the advertising industry. “We hear you,” Matt Brittin, Google's EMEA
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Spike Lee to Launch His First Online Filmmaking Class

Lee heads production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks and ad agency Spike DDB (in partnership with DDB Worldwide). In the online class, Lee will analyze his work both on the page and on the screen, covering the technicalities of writing stories, working with actors, camera angles, financing,
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Feminist author, cultural critic Roxane Gay presenting 'Bad Feminist' at Iowa State

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Feminist author, cultural critic Roxane Gay presenting 'Bad Feminist' at Iowa State

This lecture is co-sponsored by the MFA program in creative writing and environment, Margaret Sloss Women's Center, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, Division of Student Affairs, Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series, Ames Public Library Friends Foundation, and the National Affairs
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New Parisian-style pastry shop in Hillcrest a shimmering gem

But don't take a bunch of hungry journalists' word for it: They're the shop's top sellers, which pleases Dunn. “I was concerned if Americans would respond to the them and those are by far the favorites,” she said. “Macarons are everywhere and, while I have them, I wanted to do some authentic regional
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Winners named in student writing contest for SOKY Book Fest

Students at Jody Richards and Cumberland Trace elementary schools will showcase their published books alongside professional authors at this year's … The students have been writing, editing, illustrating and self-publishing their own fiction books through a class at Warren County Public Schools' 212
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Government Prevents Publishers Paying Both Sides' Legal Fees

“Press Gazette” is reporting that the Government has won a battle to remove clauses from the Data Protection Bill that would have made publishers responsible for both sides' legal fees, even if they won court action over data protection. However, the site warns that Labour is expected to table
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'Rocket' and Rane Hancock

Hancock, who teaches creative writing at Colorado Mesa University and whose work has appeared in the journals Ecotone, Crab Orchard Poetry Review and Puerto del Sol, recently published her first collection of poetry, entitled “Between Hurricanes” (Lithic Press). Here, she writes on behalf of a slightly
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Indulge in tasty treats at Main Street Sweet Fest

More than 30 vendors throughout the community will sell their sweet products at the Main Street Sweet Fest: An event about all things sweet, taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24 along N. Main Street in downtown Las Cruces. Those who attend can get a get sugar rush from the many
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190 at UNC-Chapel Hill inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

Aisling Spencer Henihan, a junior with an art history major and geography and creative writing minors, daughter of Dr. Robert Henihan and Jane Henihan of Wilmington. Kristin Michelle Isbell, a senior with a biology major and chemistry and Spanish for the professions minors, daughter of Toni Isbell and
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Sanjay Dutt's objection to his 'unauthorised biography' reveals publishing's friction with Bollywood

On Tuesday, actor Sanjay Dutt made a public statement through a Twitter account, accusing publishers Juggernaut Books and author Yasser Usman of publishing a book on his life without his authorisation. Released on March 13, Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy, written by
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With Bad Stories, Steve Almond Explores What the Hell Just Happened to America

He came to New Times for the opportunity to write long-form journalism. But it was during his time at the alt-weekly that he discovered another passion. “Working at the New Times I started reading more, and that was my gateway drug to creative writing. I still do some journalism, but also write fiction, and
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Publisher's Perspective: The cost of journalism today (opinion)

I'm going to warn you right now — this article is somewhat self-serving. Now that that's out of the way, let me begin. Over the last year or so the prevalence of “fake news” has really shed a light on the importance of good journalism. But what is journalism in today's media and how does it differ from year's
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Chasing dreams

“I took three writing courses with them,” said McCallum. “The first one was about writing stories and getting started. Their courses are a lot about marketing and the publishing world as well as actual writing. Their second course was where you write a whole book for the course, and you have an instructor
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New York Times Bestseller presenting public lecture at UW

“We always like bringing visiting writers to campus when the funds are available,” Anne Marie Osburn, graduate assistant of the creative writing department said. “It's a tough budget with the university so they can be difficult some years or others but it's always a really wonderful thing to be able to bring in
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UMF Visiting Writer Series to feature author Ottessa Moshfegh

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present award-winning American author Ottessa Moshfegh as the next reader in its Visiting Writers Series. Sponsored by the UMF Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, the reading will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29,
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'Killing the Deep State' Debuts in Top 10 on Bookscan's Bestsellers

Jerome Corsi's new book “Killing the Deep State” has cracked the top 10 on Bookscan's hardcover bestseller list for the week of March 18, and the latest work by this New York Times bestselling author is still continuing its ascent. “Killing the Deep State” also became a No. 1 bestseller on Amazon its first
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New eLearning Leadership Course Helps Fix "Broken" Corporate Cultures

Aristotle on Advertising: Rhetoric (the Good Kind!) for Writing and Communication Strategy: This course is based on principles of classical rhetoric and is designed for professionals in the “persuasion businesses” of advertising, public relations, marketing, sales, fundraising, and lobbying. The course is
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Authors talk writing experience and inspiration at Campbell River's Words on the Water Writer's …

Through that position she offers free writing consultations, teaches poetry in schools and at community events and hosts workshops with seniors and youth. She also teaches creative writing at Simon Fraser University. She has two books published, Children of Air India and The Revolving City: 51 Poems
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'Mockingbird' killed by words at Keene Central School

Bonnie Brewer, a local theater veteran who just finished directing Saranac Lake High School's production of “Annie Get Your Gun,” said it's possible to contact publishing companies and ask for rewrites, but with a play like “To Kill a Mockingbird,” they're not going to budge. She said Dramatic Publishing
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Publisher of Theranos Book Moves up Release Date to May

The publisher of an investigative book on Theranos has moved up the release date from October to this spring. March 22, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.. March 22, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.. U.S. News & World Report. Publisher of Theranos Book Moves up Release Date to May. More. NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of
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Sanjay Dutt slams and seeks to send legal notice to publisher-writer over his unofficial biography

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Sanjay Dutt slams and seeks to send legal notice to publisher-writer over his unofficial biography

The publisher, Juggernaut Books, has been reportedly sharing pdf files with media and had set an embargo till March 20 to release a few excerpts from the unauthorized biography. When a couple of excerpts started making the rounds of news outlets, Sanjay Dutt took to his Twitter to slam the publisher
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'Lost' manuscripts of Charlotte Brontë to be published

The Brontë Society is marking its debut as a publisher with a title featuring two unpublished manuscripts by Charlotte Brontë, found in a book belonging to her mother. Written in the Jane Eyre author's own hand, the 77-line poem and a 74-line story were found in the leaves of a book belonging to her
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Wiikwemkoong playright to showcase production in Thunder Bay

Simon got involved in the 10×10 Play Showcase after attending a workshop put on by Cathi Winslow, artistic director of the 10×10 Play Showcase, at the Urban Abbey in Thunder Bay. “They offered a writing workshop for anyone who was interested in learning how to write a play,” Simon says, noting that
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Elko Daily welcomes new publisher

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Elko Daily welcomes new publisher

TWIN FALLS — Lee Enterprises announced March 21 that Kevin Kampman will be the new publisher of the Elko Daily Free Press and Times-News in Idaho. … He had been a publisher with BH Media Group, overseeing two daily papers and eight smaller community newspapers, until he retired from that
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Lix Technologies Is Aiming To Be The Spotify Of Textbooks

Lix's catalogs include 620,000 textbooks, published by some 7000 European publishers including Pearson, Oxford University Press, and Wiley. Lix has just signed … Carrying textbooks around is also a hassle – Hessellund Lastein broke two rucksacks taking her books to and from lectures. She also
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Foyles to donate profits from far-right book sales to charity

Our website, however, is a simple listing of titles lawfully published and made available through established publishers and distributors, as informed to us by Nielsen. It is not our position to censor this listing beyond the existing measures we take to exclude self-published books that may potentially be
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Illinois publisher buys The Times

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Illinois publisher buys The Times

Shaw Media Group, of Crystal Lake, has purchased The Times newspaper, located in Ottawa, the two parties announced today. Both buyer and seller have been family-owned publishers based in Northern Illinois for multiple generations. The price and other details were not disclosed. The Times serves
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Johnny Knoxville Got Hurt Making 'Action Point' More Than In Any 'Jackass' Film

Jackass star Johnny Knoxville has long had a reputation for doing the most hilariously painful and crass stunts possible – from playing tetherball with a beehive to his famous Bad Grandpa character. Now Knoxville has spoken about his new film Action Point, his first ever narrative movie – not that you'll
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This Wichita business owner is SBA's Small Business Person of the Year in Kansas

Reproductions of works by Claude Monet, the French Impressionist, have been Overstock's biggest sellers, followed by Vincent van Gogh and Gustav Klimt. The most popular piece “used to be 'Starry Night'” by van Gogh, Sasson said, but “Discarded Roses” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir now holds top spot.
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Do you do your child's homework? If so, you may be doing them a great disservice

One such father disagreed with some feedback I'd given about his son's creative writing. Clearly, he implied, I did not understand the brilliance of his child's work. When I stood my ground, he took umbrage. Had he had a hand in writing the composition himself, it would explain why he didn't like me
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NTU students earn top honors at AIHEC confab

NTU students received recognition in 10 categories. The most decorated was Keanu Jones of Grand Falls, Arizona, a double major in creative writing and new media. He won the Tribal College Journal's contest for his poem “Resting Teachings,” and the AIHEC film festival for his film, “Under the Paper.
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Kevin Kampman will be the new publisher for the Twin Falls, Elko newspapers

TWIN FALLS — Lee Enterprises has announced that Kevin Kampman will be the new publisher of the Times-News and the Elko Daily Free Press. … He had been a publisher with BH Media Group, overseeing two larger daily papers and eight smaller community newspapers, until he retired from that
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Springboard Programme Benefits Local Youth

“The Endeavour Maritime Careers Springboard Programme also featured a resume writing workshop, as well as career planning and goal setting sessions to ensure that participants were able to fully prepare themselves for success. Participants not only have their resumes boosted after completing the
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Study Finds Strong Support for Keeping Mileage Rules Among Key Auto Suppliers

“The key point is that suppliers representing two-thirds of U.S. automotive jobs are not only bullish on high-efficiency technology but believe that if we want to … only allow them to adjust their product mix to sell more of the less fuel-efficient SUVs and pickups that are the U.S. market's current best-sellers.
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Sweet smell of success as Treatt wins Business of the Year crown

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Sweet smell of success as Treatt wins Business of the Year crown

“Frontier's transition to self-publishing has enabled the company to achieve sales into nearly 200 countries through it's digital distribution partners. In 2017 China became the second biggest country for Frontier's latest title, Planet Coaster. Frontier secured a £17.7m strategic investment from global
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Cambodia Daily publisher's defamation trial begins

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Cambodia Daily publisher's defamation trial begins

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday morning opened proceedings in the defamation trial against the deputy publisher of The Cambodia Daily, but deferred its conclusion after an hour-long hearing brought up procedural issues relating to translations and a court summons in the case brought
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Walker: Facts and faith dispel fear

As I write this paragraph an eagle flew over my house — much like it does on more than one occasion each day. … Bruce Edward Walker (walker.editorial@gmail.com) is a Morning Sun columnist, contributor to The Federalist, creative-writing instructor, freelance writer, and host of the Acton Institute's
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Policy analyst raps govt for publishing fuel and parts companies as externalisers

“So someone thought it was a good idea to publish a list of bus companies who buy fuel and spare parts outside the country and industrialists who import raw materials which are not available in Zimbabwe and then call them Externalizers of foreign currency.Merely publishing a list of shelf companies
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Story inspired by the housing crisis wins top Hennessy Literary Award

From the three winners, Manus Boyle Tobin was named the Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year in the historic surrounds of The Honourable Society of … The Dubliner holds a M.A. in Creative Writing from UCD and his winning story 'The Drizzle on the Windscreen' has appeared in The Moth and The
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Divyalok Sharma to serve on Association of Test Publishers board

Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based testing, is delighted to announce that Divyalok Sharma, senior director – client relations in India, has been appointed to the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Board of Directors. Sharma, who joined Pearson VUE in 2008, is very active within the
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