Day: May 1, 2018

AI boffins rebel against closed-access academic journal that wants to have its cake and eat it

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AI boffins rebel against closed-access academic journal that wants to have its cake and eat it

Nature Machine Intelligence is a specialized journal concentrating on intelligent systems and robotics research. It's expected to launch in January next year, and is part of Nature Publishing Group, one of the world's top academic publishers. The joint statement written by Thomas Dietterich, a professor of
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Cochrane's Future Publishing and Open Access Arrangements

Today Cochrane announces important decisions on its future publishing and open access arrangements, part of its commitment of making Cochrane evidence freely and openly accessible to everyone all over the world. Cochrane has agreed improved terms and a two-year extension of its existing
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K. Lew

At a fanmeet, Red Velvet's Irene was asked which book she had recently read, to which she replied that she had read Jo Nam Joo's “Kim Ji Young Born in 1982” while on vacation. Afterwards, the book's sales increased by 462.4 percent and the book skyrocketed and ranked high on the best sellers chart
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Boulder Daily Camera editor loses job after publishing critical piece on paper's owner

The hedge fund that owns the Denver Post tried to silence a voice at the Boulder Daily Camera, which it also owns. The Camera's publisher wouldn't allow an editorial criticizing the ownership, so editorial page editor Dave Krieger posted it on an independent site, and lost his job. Krieger writes he
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Boulder City Council to consider resolution in support of Camera's 'independence'

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Boulder City Council to consider resolution in support of Camera's 'independence'

Brockett said he was inspired to bring forward the resolution after reading a blog post from Dave Krieger, the former editor of the Camera's editorial page, who wrote that he was fired in April after self-publishing an editorial in which he argued the future of the Camera is threatened by “draconian” cuts by
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Communication Professor Named 'Faculty of the Year' for Record Fifth Time

The prestigious Communication Program at Atlantic Cape offers five tracks including Communication Arts, Creative Writing, Journalism, Public Relations and Radio/Television/Film. Student accomplishments range from internships with MTV and Walt Disney World to movie appearances and NJPA
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Video Animates Poet Laureate Kim Dower's “I Sing the Body West Hollywood”

A West Hollywood resident for more than 30 years, she was born and raised in New York City and received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson … to the Missing Planet” (Red Hen Press, 2016) has been praised by Garrison Keillor, who has featured her work multiple times on “The Writer's Almanac.
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How to Get Your First 100000 Followers on LinkedIn

Leadership is a topic of perennial interest on LinkedIn, and something anyone can relate to. But you don't have to write about work, of course. There are hundreds of topics to write about, and I cover a lot of different ones in my articles: Technology, education, marketing, writing, parenting, and more.
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Miami Dade College's Miami Book Fair Presents Little Haiti Book Festival

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Miami Dade College's Miami Book Fair Presents Little Haiti Book Festival

Despite the many limitations and expectations placed on women by Haitian society, women writers are finding their voices and inspiring others. Four motivational writers will offer a brief discussion of their varying journeys toward first-book publication, including manuscript preparation and working with
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Ameliorating Tourism

In 2010, Lonely Planet, one of the biggest travel guide book publishers in the world termed Pakistan as 'tourism's next big thing'. But due to numerous reasons, being inbound terrorism he most prominent factor, the tourism in Pakistan did not enhance the way it was anticipated. Although, a country which
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Can Solid GPV Growth to Boost Square (SQ) in Q1 Earnings?

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Can Solid GPV Growth to Boost Square (SQ) in Q1 Earnings?

According to the Zacks model, a company with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) has a good chance of beating estimates if it also has a positive Earnings ESP . The Sell-rated stocks (Zacks Rank #4 or 5) are best avoided. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they're
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Community Focus – Release of Japanese Translation of “Japanese Eyes, American Heart …

… the Japanese translation of the three volumes of “Japanese Eyes, American Heart.” The books were published by the Tendai Educational Foundation, headed by Bishop Ryokan Ara, in cooperation with the Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board. They were translated by Kaitakusha Publishing in Japan.
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The Avengers: Infinity War Character The Writers Had Surprising Fun Writing For

At the time I had not seen the movie, so I was winging it when I asked them about the new character they had the most fun writing for, but they were pretty … Of course, the good news is that at the end she isn't one of the heroes killed when Thanos snaps his fingers… but that fact also makes me reflect
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New publisher takes reins of East Oregonian

Chris Rush will be new to Eastern Oregon, but he's no stranger to community journalism. The EO Media Group recently named Rush as the regional publisher and revenue director of the East Oregonian, Hermiston Herald, Blue Mountain Eagle and Wallowa County Chieftain. He will replace Kathryn
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Creative writing, chemistry, cinema studies students collaborate on safety films

A spirit of collaboration led to SUNY Oswego's creative writing, chemistry and cinema and screen studies programs working together to create a series of short films on laboratory safety. A 2017 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Humanities Collaboratory workshop — where faculty members could
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Saskatchewan Book Awards winners

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Saskatchewan Book Awards winners

A special presentation from SaskBooks recognized Geoffry Ursell, publisher emeritus and co-founder of Coteau Books, who received the inaugural Recognition of the Advancement of Book Publishing in Saskatchewan. The selection committee acknowledged Geoffrey's accomplishments as a founder of
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George Banta Co. employees strike after contract offer rejected | Back in Time

Some person or persons stole $40 worth of carpenter tools that were left on the grounds of the new Catholic schoolhouse. 1918: A paper, “The Nightmare,” is being issued by the employees of the George Banta Publishing Company in Menasha. While it is intended for employees, it contains many items
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Joint Publisher Statement

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Joint Publisher Statement

PLOS, together with Science, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Cell families of journals issued a joint statement that addresses a recently proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). PLOS has always been a strong proponent of sharing data to improve
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O'Connell wins 2018 Wellcome Book Prize

Irish author Mark O'Connell has won the 2018 Wellcome Book Prize for his debut To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death (Granta), a nonfiction account of the transhumanism movement. The annual prize, worth £30,000
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Celebrate 25 years of Magic: The Gathering with Viz Media's latest hardcover release, 'Concepts …

San Francisco, CA, April 30, 2018– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, dives into the legend, lore, and origins of the bestselling strategy card game, Magic: The Gathering, with the acquisition of MAGIC:
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6 Ways to Hack Your Resume and Get a Better Job — Without an Advanced Degree

But if you're eyeing getting an MBA to start your own business or a master's degree in creative writing to write a book, consider how you could accomplish these goals without a degree. If you're excited about learning from experts in your field of interest, for instance, finding a mentor could be effective
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Fresno State President Schedules Two Forums to Address Professor's Tweets

Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro will hold two campus forums to address the nationwide controversy triggered by the tweets of creative writing professor Randa Jarrar. The first forum will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the North Gym and is for students, faculty and staff only, a university
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Twitter Weighs Letting Publishers Sell Ads Before Their Videos

The change aims to give publishers greater flexibility in how ads are sold through Amplify. Currently, Amplify automatically matches up publisher video content with Twitter's inventory of advertising in one of about 15 content categories. Allowing publishers to sell the ads themselves would give them the
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Meredith executive joins Manifest as new Group Publisher

Goodstadt continued, “Jennifer's vision and track record of results, ensures that our agency's long legacy of being a leader in the custom-publishing media landscape will continue for many years to come.” Marder joins Manifest with deep industry experience. Prior to joining Manifest, Marder held various
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Twitter may let publishers sell ads before videos

Twitter Inc. is exploring the possibility of allowing publishers to take the lead in selling preroll video ads that run at the start of their video clips on the platform, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ad-sales offering is still being developed and details have yet to be completed, the person said.
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Emirates Publishers Association clears '18 budget

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Emirates Publishers Association clears '18 budget

SHARJAH: In the presence of Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Founder and President of the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA), the association's board members got together for a general assembly during EPA's participation at Abu Dhabi Book Fair, which concludes today, May 1.
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Free Comic Day: Yes, really free; here's what else you need to know

Free Comic Book Day is administered by a panel representing all parts of the comic book industry: retailers, publishers, suppliers, and Diamond Comic Distributors. Each year, publishers apply to provide comic books at cost to retailers, who in turn give them away for free. Diamond handles marketing
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Writing from Within: On the 2018 PEN Prison Writing Contest

How do we also uplift the joy and beauty expressed in the writing we receive? Though all of these writers are writing from prison, they are, of course, unique, complex individuals with dynamic and vibrant identities and expression. This is why we view our work as a connective experience, rather than a
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Everyone had a story to tell

LUMBERTON — Laughter flowed and a few tears were shed Sunday as members of Jill McCorkle's creative writing class at Wesley Pines Retirement Community read their memoirs. McCorkle has taught the group monthly for three years, and as members gave a reading on Sunday, they demonstrated
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NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2018 winners announced

Part fiction, part family history, The Book of Dirt tells the story of Presser's grandparents, Jakub Rand and Dasa Roubickova, who lived in Prague during Nazi occupation. … The Permanent Resident (Roanna Gonsalves, UWA Publishing) … Black is the New White (Nakkiah Lui, Sydney Theatre Company).
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Meet the ABIA Rising Stars: Shalini Kunahlan

In recognition of the Australian Book Industry Awards' (ABIA) inaugural Rising Star of the Year Award, Books+Publishing spoke to each of the five shortlisted nominees ahead of the winner's announcement at the ABIA ceremony on 3 May. In this instalment, we speak to Text marketing manager Shalini
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Newspaper publisher is source of mysterious $50k payment in Greitens case

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Newspaper publisher is source of mysterious $50k payment in Greitens case

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) – Lawyers for Gov. Eric Greitens said the publisher of a newspaper was behind some of the mysterious cash payments that were sent to a lawyer representing the ex-husband of Greitens' mistress. An attorney for Greitens said Scott Faughn, the publisher of the Missouri
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Google's New Rules for Publishing Job Postings

Google has updated its guidelines for publishing job openings that have been marked up with job posting structured data. Failure to adhere to these guidelines could result in a manual action. Here is an overview of the new guidelines site owners will need to comply with when when using job posting
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At the Senior Center

HOW TO SELF-PUBLISH YOUR BOOK AND POST IT ON AMAZON FOR UNDER $10: 10-11:30 a.m. May 10. Free. To register: 617-796-1660. Henry M. Quinlan, owner of Omni Publishing Company, has over 40 years of experience in book publishing and has spoken extensively about self-publishing.
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Hitomi Takano's My Boy Manga Changes Publishers, Magazines

This year's June issue of Futabasha 's Monthly Action magazine announced on Wednesday that Hitomi Takano 's My Boy manga will move to Kodansha 's Weekly Young Magazine beginning with the magazine's 26th issue on May 28. Despite running in a weekly magazine, the manga will keep its pace
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John Wiley & Sons to publish Medical Journal of Australia under new partnership

John Wiley and Sons Inc.,) today announced its partnership with The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd (AMPCo) to publish the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). The MJA is produced by AMPCo, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) — the most
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Graphic designer wanted for Access Publishing

Access Publishing is seeking a part-time graphic designer available to work in both print and web-based content. The position will assist and support our graphic design team. The scope of the graphic design work includes ads, logos, flyers, menus, magazines, directory books and variety of marketing
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FULLY DESERVED – IDW Publishing Names Transformers Writer & Editor John Barber As Editor In …

IDW has some of the biggest and most fun properties in pop culture under our publishing umbrella, and I think some of the stuff we already have planned for the future will spin some heads. The comics world is constantly changing, and IDW's always changed with the times — keeping its core values and
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Road improvement projects start on Highway 62

We want to make sure everyone understands to slow down,” said Tiller. Shelhorn said the road work is needed but it will not stop the doors from staying open and the belly from staying full. “We have sold 103, 000 Ida-Hawgs since we've been opened up.” Something he said is one of their best sellers!
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