Day: April 18, 2018

Digital Marketing Intern

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Digital Marketing Intern

The digital marketing intern will be responsible for daily monitoring and reporting of digital advertising campaigns on the publisher side (sell side). You will be trained on the Google Ad Tech Stack and successful candidates will get the Google DoubleClick For publishers certification as well as AdX
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Awards & Honors

Allison Benis White, assistant professor of creative writing, has won the 2018 UNT Rilke Prize, which is awarded by the University of North Texas. The award recognizes a book that “demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision written by a mid-career poet and published in the preceding year.
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Music and inspiration take center stage at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Today, Center Stage offers patients their choice of artworks to brighten their rooms, opportunities to create their own masterpieces while recuperating, creative writing classes with noted authors and more, in addition to its centerpiece of live music. De Boer recalls the program's beginnings in 2011: “After
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Bernier to 'postpone indefinitely' publication of book critical of Tory leader

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Maxime Bernier announced Wednesday he has indefinitely postponed the publication of his new book in which he criticizes party leader Andrew Scheer. “After consideration, for the sake of maintaining harmony within our party, I have decided to postpone its publication
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Study of will sheds new light on Marco Polo

Della Zana said this was uncommon because it was then customary for men without sons to leave their assets to male members of the extended family. “In that sense,” Della Zana said, “he was well ahead of his times.” “Ego Marcus Paulo Volo et Ordino” is published by the Venetian publishing house
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'Salon,' IBM Team With AdLedger For Concept Blockchain Project

AdLedger, a nonprofit group of ad and publishing executives working to develop blockchain standards for digital advertising, will run a media campaign with Salon Media as the publisher (which will donate impressions) and IBM as the advertiser and technology provider on a blockchain. The aim is to
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Lafayette firefighters conduct grain bin rescue drill

“We've saved a person — and we lost a child.” So said Gary Griebel, Lafayette firefighter. The woman he saved was a coworker. The other one had been missing for some time, he said. Griebel didn't say much about either mission. “You do what you gotta do,” he said. Griebel was describing two of the
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Northwest faculty members prepare for retirement

“I probably have been teaching for a long, long time and that is just overwhelming workload. But it is just the nature of teaching English, so I would typically have three writing classes every term. Which could be 75 students and trying to manage that paper load was probably one of the biggest challenges.
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Katara Publishing House set for launch today

HE Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti, general manager of Katara, said the establishment of Katara Publishing House is considered as one of the major steps the Cultural Village has taken to promote culture, knowledge and literature in Qatar. Katara has taken into account the importance of printing and
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Fresno State professor's freedom of speech shouldn't mean freedom from consequences

Jarrar is a novelist and essayist of some renown who teaches creative writing at the San Joaquin Valley's largest university. But what she spewed on social media — harsh, hateful words that deposited Fresno State in the middle of another Twitter firestorm — was both fruitless and unproductive. “Barbara
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Shea Serrano on how he went from working for a construction company to being a best-selling writer

Today he's the author of two New York Times best-selling books: The Rap Year Book and Basketball (and Other Things). He's amassed a Twitter audience of more than 219,000 followers, which he used last year to donate more than $200,000 to different charities. And ABC is creating a comedy based
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After calling Barbara Bush an 'amazing racist,' a professor taunts critics: 'I will never be fired'

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After calling Barbara Bush an 'amazing racist,' a professor taunts critics: 'I will never be fired'

But a creative writing professor at Fresno State University had a message for those offering up fond remembrances: “Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal,” Randa Jarrar wrote on Twitter, according to the Fresno Bee.
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Kanye West Is Writing a Philosophy Book in Real Time Via Twitter: 'Be Still and Enjoy Your Own …

On Wednesday (April 18), West continued his train of thought, this time going more in-depth about how people can maintain their creativity. According to Kanye, creatives should step away from social media and the internet sometimes to focus on their own ideas in order to be more productive. “When
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Businesses reminded to check out county loan resources

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Businesses reminded to check out county loan resources

Existing businesses who want to expand and entrepreneurs who plan to start a new business in Florence County can apply for small business loans through the Florence County Economic Development office. There are two different loan programs: the Revolving Loan Fund Program (RLF) and the
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Amazon Has 100 Million Prime Subscribers, Jeff Bezos Discloses

Meanwhile, Bezos called out Amazon's Prime Video Direct self-publishing program. Through that, Amazon obtained subscription VOD rights for more than 3,000 feature films and “committed over $18 million in royalties to independent filmmakers and other rights holders,” the CEO wrote. Bezos has
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Engaging VIP Users, Publishers Clearing Houses Launches New Technology Solution

“The new technology identifies frequent users and tailors real-time personalized messaging, email marketing, push notifications and rewards based on each individual user's profile, preferences and onsite interactions,” Mark Cullinane, senior vice president/GM digital, PCH, told Publishers Daily.
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Unicron Returns to Transformers and the Brat Pack Returns to Comics: IDW Publishing July 2018 …

The world-eating Unicron makes his return to IDW Publishing's Transformers comic books under creators John Barber and Alex Milne this July. Plus, Rick Veitch's Brat Pack returns, relive the Star Wars comic strips, and more new projects from the publisher. This is in addition to their regular G.I. Joe,
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Ad-blocking browser Brave signs up Dow Jones as a partner

But it's certainly a dramatic change in tone from the way most publishers talk about ad-blockers. In fact, a group of newspapers (including the Journal) published a letter two years stating that Brave's business model was “indistinguishable from a plan to steal our content to publish on your own website.”.
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Bestselling Author Karen White To Speak At FocusLit Fundraiser

Ms. White has been nominated for numerous national contests including the SIBA (Southeastern Booksellers Alliance) Fiction Book of the Year, and has twice won the National Readers' Choice Award. Many of her 24 novels have appeared on various bestseller lists; the most recent The Guests on South
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PM360 Publisher Anna Stashower Named As Honoree In Folio: Top Women In Media Class Of 2018

NEW YORK, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — PM360, the premier information resource for marketing decision makers in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, announced that PM360's Founder, CEO, and Publisher Anna Stashower was named on Folio:'s 2018 Top Women in Media list. For the
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Sweet Dreams Are Made of Books

At that point, writing became a serious endeavor, but agents didn't like her style. That didn't dissuade Swanson, who knew she was onto something good. She ultimately pursued self-publishing. “I made everything more immediate to all the people who were beta readers for me back then,” she said.
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The best marketplaces to sell and purchase an E-commerce site

The best marketplaces to sell and purchase an E-commerce site … Fortunately, we've put together a list of the best marketplaces to look at when buying and selling e-commerce stores. … All the sellers are vetted and the history of earnings and traffic examined to ensure that they are verified and stable.
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One sentenced in CNR Cabins bust

A final pretrial was held in Florence County Court on April 10 for Amanda A. Ayers, 25, of Niagara. Ayers, charged with one felony count each of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture methamphetamine, and possession of THC, second offense, appeared in
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NP Nutra Releases 2 Organic Green Ingredients

“NP Nutra is excited to add Broccoli and Collard Greens Powders to our growing Nutra Organics line of sustainable organic green ingredients which already include best-sellers like Alfalfa Powder, Barley Grass Powder, Cracked Cell Chlorella Powder,Kale Powder, Moringa Leaf Powder, Spinach
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Is Kanye's Twitter feed really going to become a book?

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Is Kanye's Twitter feed really going to become a book?

“Oh by the way this is my book that I'm writing in real time,” Kanye revealed after previously tweeting, among other things, about the concept of the enemy, the need to stop lying, and how we are all “trained” actors in life. “No publisher or publicist will tell me what to put where or how many pages to write.
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Publisher Backs Up Janice Dickinson's Claim That Cosby Rape Story Was Cut From Her Memoir

After hearing graphic accounts of Bill Cosby's drug use this week, today the jury in the comedian's felony sexual-assault retrial heard from book publisher Judith Regan's sworn affidavit. The statement detailed her decision to cut accusations about Janice Dickinson's rape by Cosby from the model's
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College essay writing tips: Do's & don'ts

What should you write in your application essay to increase the chances to get accepted immediately? What do you need … Our recommendations will be useful if you're only preparing for writing as well as editing your essay. … Of course, the tone of your application essay should be conversational.
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Fresno State professor not new to controversy, 2014 article: "Why I Can't Stand White Belly Dancers"

Jarra's creative writing and self-biographical work has been published by many large publications like The New York Times Magazine and has won … of Arab American Writers (RAWI)– a non-profit literary organization dedicated to supporting and disseminating creative writing and scholarly writing by
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This unique program allows students to customize their program of study, selecting two sessions from a range of offerings in creative writing, literature, professional/academic writing, media studies and more. Students grow academically and socially as they prepare for college and are mentored by
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Trust the profits? NBA merchandise leaders reveal a surprising pattern

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Trust the profits? NBA merchandise leaders reveal a surprising pattern

Trade Allen for a good pick, tank, and aim higher than the 8th seed. No wonder OKC doesn't vote for lottery reform. Even Toronto was a top 10 seller recently a year ago. The Raptors were actually the 6th worst team from 2008-13. They weren't so bad they were able to make selections in the top 5 each
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Speech duo Maul and Sletta headed for State competition

Samantha Maul, daughter of Jeremy and Jessica Maul, is a senior who is in her third year of speech. Joshua Sletta, son of Jason Sletta and Tanya Sletta, is a junior who is in his first year competing in speech. Together these two will represent Madelia High School at the State Speech Tournament at
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Concept art for cancelled TimeSplitters 4 shows never-before-seen characters

“TimeSplitters 4 was in the very early stages of development when Free Radical went into administration,” TimeSplitters co-creator Steve Ellis said in a 2012 interview with GamesTM magazine. “A small playable demo was shown to several publishers, but it didn't attract any publishing deals.” Said studio
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Editorial Assistant, Scholarly and Professional Business and Professional Finance – (REQ23308)

Palgrave Macmillan, a part of Springer Nature, is a global cross-market publisher specializing in cutting-edge academic books. We publish monographs, journals, textbooks, professional and reference works, in print and online across the Humanities, Business and Social Sciences. The list contains
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Detroit Publishing Company, Lot 3888

Contributor: Jackson, William Henry – Detroit Publishing Co. Date: 1898. Photo, Print, Drawing. Royal Gorge, Can[y]on of the Arkansas, Colorado 1 photomechanical print : photochrom, color. Contributor: Jackson, William Henry – Detroit Publishing Co. Date: 1898. Photo, Print
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Newspaper Publisher Says It Dropped the Ball After Publishing Piece Suggesting Black Men Need …

The River Valley Times apologized for an 'accidental' publishing error after receiving major backlash from town residents. The Rancho Murieta community in California called out writer Marcia Courson for insinuating that Black men needed to be in the house by a certain time in the local newspaper.
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Facebook struggles to promote 'meaningful interactions' for local publishers, data shows

Interactions on some local publishers' Facebook posts are down by as much as 56 percent compared to the two years prior, despite an algorithm change that Mark Zuckerberg says was deliberately designed to promote news from local sources on the platform. Analysis by the Tow Center finds that 11
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Kanye West Claims to Be Releasing His Book on Twitter as We Speak

Case in point: his triumphant return to Twitter this week, which turns out, is just an outlet he chose to self-release his “book.” The rapper/designer/entrepreneur is adding yet another title to his résumé in the most avant-garde way possible. As a true artist, Yeezy chooses to take his creativity into new fields.
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20 X-Men Trading Cards Every Real Marvel Fan Owned

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20 X-Men Trading Cards Every Real Marvel Fan Owned

During the 1990s, the heroes and villains from different comic book publishers teamed up to duke it out in some of the decade's most hotly-anticipated stories. Starting in 1996, characters from Marvel and WildStorm Productions, Jim Lee's Image Comics imprint, encountered each other in several small
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Two honored with Fulbright teaching assistantships

I would draw upon my mentoring experience to plan interesting writing activities. Also, Avanzato is looking to host English workshops through poetry and creative writing to facilitate dialogue in the class. Plans after Fulbright: Pursuing a master's degree and Ph.D. in a field related to political theory with a
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A misguided revolt at one of the most liberal colleges in America is the latest example of political …

… professor Peter Steinberger, is “the foundation of the Reed College curriculum.” The goals of the course, he wrote, have been “to introduce students to serious college-level work, to introduce them to Reed's distinctive approach to teaching, and to provide an opportunity for rigorous writing instruction.”.
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See James Comey's net worth on the launch of his book

Comey's book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership” is already looking like a best-seller, with publisher Macmillan ordering an initial print run of 850,000 copies, more than five times the 150,000 in the initial pressing for Michael Wolff's “Fire and Fury.” Comey's book deal sparked a bidding war
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Five ways to avoid a commercial lease dispute

Of course, most businesses know the adage that, with respect to real estate, a deal is not a deal until it is in signed writing. But significant disputes can arise when the parties enter into a written lease, but omit from the writing some portion of the parties' agreement—even a minor detail. The omission of a
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Seismic Helps Drive Content Adoption to Align Marketing and Sales

Doug added, “Through their use of Seismic, Elekta is showing a new way forward for global organizations, one in which marketing and sales work together to help put sellers in the best position to effectively engage buyers every single time.” Read More: Oracle Partner Openprise Launches Data
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Spotlight on special topics

“This course will explore history as a text, and literary representations of history,” Seru said. “I hope we'll read a bunch of really cool stuff, and we're going to be watching a lot of film and taking in pop culture.” In the creative writing department, Professor Chris Martin will be teaching Ekphrastic Writing.
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Wi13 Education: Capturing the Travel, Religion, and Cookbook Enthusiast

The “Capturing the Travel, Religion, and Cookbook Enthusiast” panel at Winter Institute 13 in Memphis featured bookseller and publisher panelists discussing how indie booksellers can use creative marketing, merchandising, events, and hand-selling to sell more books in specific genres like travel,
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Editorial Assistant, Scholarly and Professional Business and Professional Finance

Springer Nature is the world's largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world's highest impact journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. The company numbers almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries and has a turnover of approximately EUR 1.5 billion. Springer Nature was formed in
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Million Dollar Movies: A Comedy Podcast About the Bizarro Movie Canon

Dan Wilbur hails from Cleveland originally, and has been performing in New York City for years and touring colleges around the country. He spent his college time bouncing around various creative writing and screenwriting programs. He's a few train stops away from his co-host Bob Schneider, who is…
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Peermusic signs to ICE, quits IMPEL

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Peermusic signs to ICE, quits IMPEL

ICE has lured another independent publisher away from IMPEL. The pan-European digital licensing body has signed a deal with Peermusic, a 90-year-old independent publisher which represents songs by the likes of Buddy Holly, Hoagy Carmichael, David Foster and Tricky Stewart. The news comes
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California Supreme Court hears arguments in case that implicates the rights of online news …

Selina MacLaren | April 18, 2018. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of California heard oral arguments in Hassell v. Bird, a case that could have implications for whether courts can force online publishers to take down third-party content without first accounting for the publishers' First Amendment
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Dow Jones Media Group Partners With Brave Software To Offer Premium Content To Users and …

“As global digital publishers, we believe it is important to continually explore new and emerging technologies that can be used to build quality customer experiences.” “We're thrilled to be partnering with Dow Jones Media Group to provide Brave users with premium content via Brave and the Basic
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Dow Jones Media Group Is Experimenting With a Blockchain Platform That Wants to Wipe Out the …

Digital media is full of companies that clog up advertising. Ad-tech vendors require multiple companies to serve ads and the duopoly of Facebook and Google dictate how publishers distribute content on platforms. At the same time, publishers are looking for more ways to directly collect data from readers
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IBM-Backed Blockchain Trial Takes Aim at Advertising's Middlemen

Cacciapuoti, whose day job is vice president of partnerships and platform operations at adtech firm MAD Network, witnessed in her career the rise of ad networks that would buy publishers' “remnant” inventory, which was then aggregated into packages that included bottom-of-the-barrel sites rather than
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Publisher Judith Regan backs up Janice Dickinson's Cosby claims

Book publisher Judith Regan told jurors in Bill Cosby's sex assault retrial ​Wednesday ​that ​model ​Janice Dickinson disclosed to her she'd been “drugged and raped” by the ​comedian —​ ​and that it was intentionally kept out of ​her ​memoir for legal reasons. “I don't remember verbatim, but I
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Fur Trade Museum publication recognized

Museum director NaKaya Fester, accompanied by board president Ann Hanson and book designer Summer Walter, will attend the association's awards presentation to be held this year at the Copacabana on Times Square in New York on May 29. The same book was also named as a finalist in Best
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OUP launches second reference publishing white paper

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OUP launches second reference publishing white paper

OUP launches second reference publishing white paper. Released on April 17, 2018. A new multinational survey, carried out by Oxford University Press, indicates that 75% of university students surveyed rely on library-acquired reference content in their studies, in addition to using freely available
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Review: 'Action Comics' #1000 Is an Impressive Collection Worthy of the Man of Steel

Another quibble, but one worth mentioning: there is no real acknowledgement within the pages of Action Comics #1000 itself of the book's own significance, of the character's publishing history, or of the writers and artists that made it all possible. Certainly there is an extent to which such a celebration is
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Publisher Killed Rape Allegation Against Cosby in Model's 2002 Memoir

NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—Famed book publisher Judith Regan took the stand at Bill Cosby's criminal trial Wednesday morning to confirm that she told model Janice Dickinson she couldn't include her account of being drugged and raped by Cosby in her memoir due to potential legal issues.
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Kanye West Discovers Writing a Book Is Not a Financial Opportunity

During their conversation, West revealed that he was in the middle of writing a “philosophy book” called Break the Simulation. (Someone's been watching The Matrix!) West then backtracked, saying that “philosophy” was too “heavy-handed” a word. No, Kanye West has “concepts.” Lots of them. Today
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Tidal Echoes launch celebrates the creativity of Southeast

The people who sent in their art and their writing were diverse as well; while most of the submitters were either students or seniors, voices from the rest of Southeast and from Lemon Creek Correctional Center were included in the mix. Submission guidelines list almost every commonly-accepted creative
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BWW Previews: RICK RIORDAN PRESENTS Adds Kwame Mbalia's TRISTAN STRONG To The Line!

Exciting things are happening at Disney Hyperion revolving around #1 New York Times Best Selling Author Rick Riordan and his brand-new imprint Rick Riordan Presents. The line is dedicated to bringing mythology and lore from cultures around the world into print through #OwnVoices writers, and
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Editorial writer's passion was forged by her own health issues. Now she's a Pulitzer winner

Dominick joined the Register in 2001 as an editorial writer after teaching writing at Iowa State, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English. “I was never a news reporter; I was a creative writer,” she said. But Hunter said that Dominick's editorials stand out for their reporting authority.
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'Punisher: The Platoon' review: Garth Ennis leaves you wondering what could have been

I'll admit, I'm not as knowledgeable of The Punisher's publishing history as I am the X-Men and Spider-Man's, but I want to say this is the furthest into Castle's past we've ever gone. I know the 2003 origin series Born was about Castle's final tour in Vietnam. Well, The Platoon takes readers back to his first
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Lallemand Animal Nutrition selects Machen to lead North American regulatory affairs

Machen received her bachelor's degree in molecular biology from the Florida Institute of Technology and is completing her master's degree in English and creative writing at Hollins University. “The process of bringing innovative products like Levucell SC probiotic and Biotal silage inoculants to our
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Facebook's 'Premieres' video format will let publishers post prerecorded video as live footage

Facebook is testing a new video format called Facebook Premieres that will let video creators, publishers and shows post prerecorded video as live footage. The prerecorded videos will play similar to a livestream, allowing viewers the chance to interact with the video as it is broadcast on the site.
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Mosaic 2018 hits stands around campus

Mosaic's purpose is to showcase students' creative work, including fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, art, photography and graphic design. “Not everyone can be in this magazine. … Connor explained that publishing the Mosaic is also a part of her English course. “They read and rank the submissions
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Ad-blocking Brave browser signs deal with Dow Jones Media Group

Maybe newspapers don't hate the ad-blocking Brave browser after all, judging by a partnership the startup announced Wednesday with publisher Dow Jones. Two years ago, newspapers including The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal — the latter published by Dow Jones
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Eat This Week, April 18 to 24, 2018: Ten-Day Feast

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Eat This Week, April 18 to 24, 2018: Ten-Day Feast

… preserved lemon and feta (duo, Brattleboro); Brazilian truffles (the Bearded Frog, Shelburne); and an entire menu inspired by fairy tales (the Daily Planet, Burlington). Events include a cheese tasting and food-writing class, a panel discussion on the agricultural and culinary potential of hemp and CBD
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Representation matters – even when it's not of happy shiny families

I don't write for well-adjusted people who had happy childhoods. Of course I love when they can relate to my writing—don't get me wrong. But I want to reach everyone who didn't have a family that cherished them and protected them from the terrors of the world. And I write for my queer community who
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Marketing Manager – STM Publishing

Our client, a leading global STM publisher, is looking for a Research Data Marketing Manager to lead on marketing strategy and implementation in support of their leading open data journal and bring to market and increase uptake and revenue on new data products and services. Reporting to the Head
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Congress Is Poised to Modernize Music Copyright (Guest Column)

Both of these goals are achieved in part through a new mechanical licensing collective governed by publishers and songwriters. The database would match songwriters to their songs, making it easier for creators to identify the use of their work and for music providers to fully compensate those creators
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Ad-blocking Brave browser gets big partner: Dow Jones

Maybe newspapers don't hate the ad-blocking Brave browser after all, judging by a partnership the startup announced Wednesday with publisher Dow Jones. Two years ago, newspapers including The New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal — the latter published by Dow Jones
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Can Blockchain Solve Advertising's Supply Chain Transparency Issues?

With a blockchain backed peer-to-peer network, achieving transparency in the digital advertising supply chain is possible. But, ensuring its success will require the entire industry, including advertisers, ad tech providers, publishers and agencies to coalesce around a shared, auditable version of truth.
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Email Marketing Specialist

That's ok – Your skills with writing creative, eye-catching headlines and content that keeps the reader engaged, along with your ability to meet tight deadlines are all applicable to our position. Plus, you'll have access to some of the top copywriting professionals in the industry who can help you along the
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Ads.txt Adoption Soars, Coverage Still Spotty

The good news is that adoption of ads.txt in programmatic audience exchanges is accelerating, soaring 269% in the first quarter alone, according to a report released today by Pixalate. The bad news is that coverage is still spotty among publishers and exchanges, as well as the embrace of agencies and
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Kanye West publishing philosophy book in real time on Twitter

West has since announced that the recent Tweets are not just the musings of a Kardashian's husband, but philosophical statements that make up the book. “This is my book that I'm writing in real time,” he wrote on Twitter. “No publisher or publicist will tell me what to put where or how many pages to write
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Damian Lillard's Jersey Among NBA's Best-Sellers

The start of the NBA Playoffs has been rough for both the Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard, but that was well after Portland's leading man turned in a memorable 2017-18 campaign. Thanks to his work on and off the court, Lillard has become one of the most recognizable faces in today's NBA. According
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Sultan opens Sharjah Children's Reading Fest

He also honoured the winners of the SCRF Awards 2018, including author Nahed Al Shawwa, who won the Best Arabic Children's Book for the age group 4 to 12 years, for her book “One Dream or Two,” published by Noon Books. The Arabic Young Adult Book Award went to author Sonia Al Nimr for her
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Student art and literature contest winners announced

“When I heard that Ashley won, I was delighted that she earned recognition for her creative writing skills.” Founded in 1937, the Southern Literary Festival 3 was designed to create an opportunity for local undergraduate writers to develop their craft while simultaneously providing them with concentrated
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'I believed her': Publisher of celebrity books testifies in support of model Janice Dickinson's story of …

Dickinson testified that she agreed to the publication of a watered-down version of events because she was broke and needed to make money from book sales to support her children. In the 2002 book, Dickinson—working with a ghostwriter — said that she went to Cosby's room at a Lake Tahoe hotel in
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SAGE Publishing to publish American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy and Allergy & Rhinology – 18 …

Academic publisher SAGE Publishing has begun publishing American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy and Allergy & Rhinology. … American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy is committed to expanding knowledge and publishing the best clinical and basic research within the fields of Rhinology & Allergy.
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Kanye West Says His Tweets Are The Book That He's Writing In "Real Time"

If you've been on Twitter in the last 24 hours, you have probably already realized that Kanye West is tweeting again. On Friday, April 13, West reactivated his Twitter account, and since then, the music icon has been posting a series of surprisingly introspective and inspirational tweets about creativity, art,
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Integration of migrants: Commission and OECD publish check list to support local, regional and …

Today the European Commission and OECD are publishing a report that identifies the main challenges to the integration of migrants and sets out concrete policy recommendations in response. Gathering best practice examples from large European cities including Amsterdam, Athens, Berlin, Paris and
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Kanye West's Writing A Life Advice Book Live On Twitter & People Are Here For It

Talk about “self-publishing.” Kanye spent the morning sharing a lot from his “book,” tweeting some really deep thoughts: “When you first wake up don't hop right on the phone or the internet or even speak to anyone for even up to an hour if possible. Just be still and enjoy your own imagination. It's better
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Faculty Awarded for Innovative Projects

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Faculty Awarded for Innovative Projects

Shoba Bandi-Rao, Education: Reviewing by Ear: Helping English Language Learners Revise their Essays. David Bahr, English and Creative Writing: Surrogate Selves: Re-experiencing the Past Through Other People's Lives. Tracy Bealer, English and Creative Writing: “What's the opposite of phallic?
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Kayne West is publishing a 'real-time' book via Twitter

oh by the way this is my book that I'm writing in real time. No publisher or publicist will tell me what to put where or how many pages to write. This is not a financial opportunity this is an innate need to be expressive. — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) April 18, 2018
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Kanye West Is Writing A Book, In Real Time, On Twitter: Really, This Is A Thing That's Happening …

And of course, Kanye will find himself limited by Twitter's limit of 280 characters per tweet. So, crunching some numbers, even if Kanye were allowed 280 words per tweet (not characters, but full words), and if he wrote the bare minimum of 50,000 words, Kanye would have to write his book over the
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American Greetings Champions the Written Word for National Card and Letter Writing Month

This April, American Greetings is celebrating National Card and Letter Writing Month by showcasing the importance and impact of handwritten communication as a highly-effective tool to connect with others in today's digital world. In addition to helpful “What to Write” guides and creative tips for
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Beside the Point journal launch showcases Camosun literary talent

For several years, the Creative Writing department at Camosun College was silent, making no publication of its best output. But that's all changed: Beside the Pointis a re-incarnated annual anthology of Camosun students' writing. Last Wednesday, April 11, we bailed out early from our fiction class to
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US-N. Korea talks 'at highest levels' but not Trump-Kim: WH

She idolized her father, president of the McCall's publishing company, but admitted in her memoirs she was never close to her society mother who died in an auto accident in 1949. George Bush spotted his prospective bride when Barbara was 16 at a dance while both attended exclusive East Coast
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Publisher of celebrity books testifies in support of model Janice Dickinson's story of being raped by …

Dickinson testified that she agreed to the publication of a watered-down version of events because she was broke and needed to make money from book sales to support her children. In the 2002 book, Dickinson-working with a ghostwriter – said that she went to Cosby's room at a Lake Tahoe hotel in
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Publisher says model told her about Cosby 'rape'

NORRISTOWN, Pa. – A book publisher says model Janice Dickinson told her she was drugged and raped by Bill Cosby and was insistent that the story be included in her 2002 memoir. Judith Regan told jurors at Cosby's sexual assault retrial on Wednesday that Dickinson was upset the company's legal
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Myths of custom writing services busted

However, the gossips and speculations around the custom writing services truly matter, cause they influence the students' experience and decisions. We made it our goal to understand which myths are actually true, and which have nothing to do with reality. Of course, your experience or experience of
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A new chapter for writers

A SERIES of free creative writing courses is set to start at libraries across Trafford next week. The Write Time, Write Place project is an eight-week adult long creative writing courses for beginners taking place in libraries from April to June. The 90-minute sessions will take place during the day and will
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'It's (Still) Alive!' Why Frankenstein Is Relevant 200 Years Later

In her teens, Shelley took up a lover, writer Percy Shelley, who would later become her husband. … Stasio also speaks with author John Kessel, a science fiction writer and professor of creative writing and American literature at North Carolina State University, about his Jane Austen-Mary Shelley mashup
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Creative author gives memorable 'wordshops'

“Teachers marveled at the energy and creativity (award-winning author Hope Anita Smith) brought to the students,” when she stopped by Rogers Adventist … During the sessions, Hope read poetry, told stories, gave writing opportunities for students and encouraged them as they shared their poetry with
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