Day: May 3, 2018

SBA attracts international interest for Sharjah Publishing City

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SBA attracts international interest for Sharjah Publishing City

Ahmed Al Ameri, Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, said, “It is a key focus for the authority to participate in major local, Arab and international book fairs. The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is an important event for prominent Arab and foreign authors, publishers and academics to exchange
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Lost in translation?

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Lost in translation?

During the fall semester, representatives from the Academic Resource Center, the Office of International Student Support and the Writing Center periodically met to discuss how to best serve the ELL population at Muhlenberg. The representatives decided to hire a professional to lead a two-day workshop
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ARTIST SIGNING

He is also the publisher at Asylum Press (www.asylumpress.com), an indy graphic novel and comic book publisher. Since its inception in 1999, Mr. Forte has written, illustrated and published such comics as “The Vampire Verses,” “Warlash,” “Fearless Dawn,” “Billy Boy,” and “The Cletus and Floyd Show.
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That's Entertainment, Fitchburg library celebrate Free Comic Book Day

Somewhere along the way, Free Comic Book Day has become something of a national holiday, with comic book publishers releasing special edition one-shot comics to be given away at comic book stores, accompanied by presentations and signings by comic book professionals. At That's Entertainment
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A campaign to save one breast at a time

Instead of taking quizzes and writing papers, the class created a breast cancer awareness campaign which included a mini-magazine, a rap cypher and video interviews with survivors. The graduate-level editing publications course is project based, emphasizing skills such as editing and writing.
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Books commemorating Marx's 200th birth anniversary published

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Books commemorating Marx's 200th birth anniversary published

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) — Three books commemorating the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx's birth have been published, according to a workshop Thursday. The books, compiled and translated by the Party history and literature research institution of the CPC Central Committee, are respectively a
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Joseph Lacerenza's Newly Released "American Prose" is an Inspirational Book of Poetry that Pays …

“American Prose” from Christian Faith Publishing author Joseph Lacerenza is a dynamic collection of impassioned verse that deals with everything important in American life such as family and religion–but more distinct are the pieces blessed with historical weight and interest as they deal with America's
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Ferndale novelist Michael Zadoorian gradually learning to savor success

Michael Zadoorian, 61, has been writing full time since late 2015, when he left his part-time copywriting job with the Campbell Ewald agency after 25 years …. He laments that he can't talk to his longtime mentor and creative writing advisor at Wayne State University, Christopher Leland, who died in 2012.
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Five Things To Do Today, Thursday, May 3 | ArtHop, Versace show & a public forum

The Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing presents an evening with Steven Church as part of the Fresno Poets' Association reading series. He is the author of the non-fiction book “I'm Just Getting to the Disturbing Part: On Work, Fear and Fatherhood.” Fresno State, Alice Peters Auditorium, 525
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Getting a lift with 'Hope and Gravity,' from 1812 Productions

There's an elevator repairman and a celebrated poet (David Ingram plays both), a nebbish of a school administrator and a slithery dentist (both Gregory Isaac), a school nurse and a wife who's trying to become pregnant (both Suli Holum), plus two creative-writing grad students (Sean Close and Jessica
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Sumter's 1st butcher shop gets chopping

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Sumter's 1st butcher shop gets chopping

“I believe our bacon-wrapped filets and stuffed products such as pork chops and chicken breast will be good sellers, and our steaks will melt in your mouth,” Kennedy said. “Our twice-baked potatoes have already been a hit along with our chicken cordon bleu.” For breakfast lovers, she said, Carnivore
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Digital Publishing Market by Manufacturers: Amazon, Apple

Global Digital Publishing Market Research Report 2018 to 2022 presents an in-depth assessment of the Digital Publishing including enabling technologies, key trends, market drivers, challenges, standardization, regulatory landscape, deployment models, operator case studies, opportunities, future
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News Corp edging in on agency turf with content play

News Corp doesn't see other publishers as competitors of its new content marketing agency 'Sudden.ly', instead it's squaring off against creative agencies. “I don't necessarily see us pitching against publishers,” Smith said. “It's going to be the creative agencies, PR firms or the big consultancy firms that
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Publisher, politician Sam D. Kennedy dies at 91

Kennedy moved the newspaper's office from downtown Columbia to South Main Street in 1968, said Betty Stewart, The Daily Herald's business manager. Kennedy hired Stewart in 1967 as his assistant. She has worked for four publishers at the newspaper, Kennedy, Doug Beel, Mark Palmer and current
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Journals censorship is not bowdlerisation

Or, to put it another way, they are entirely within their rights to indicate to publishers that there are certain things they don't want. It is only because large publishers offer to sell things in bulk at a cheaper price that the issue of “censorship” has emerged. The Chinese customer wanted a tailor-made
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AI experts vow to boycott new subscription journal from NPG

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AI experts vow to boycott new subscription journal from NPG

Springer Nature, which places a strong emphasis on its Open Access and Open Research publishing, has been forced to defend its position after researchers in… Springer Nature, which … being published OA. Nature Publishing Group is due to launch the Machine Intelligence Journal in January 2019.
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From Manuscript to Article: Publishing Educational Technology Research

Abstract. The publishing process is often challenging for new educational technology scholars. This article provides insights into the publication process to help them understand and to increase the chances that their work will be accepted for publication in high quality peer-reviewed journals.
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2018 Tower View residency off to big start

Kent Weigle, a poet from Okanogan, Wash., was chosen by the Rainier Writing Workshop of Pacific Lutheran University to receive a Deborah Tall Fellowship; his residency is co-sponsored by the center. Weigle, who is working on his master's in creative writing, will spend two weeks at Tower View
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Top 25: What corporate America is reading, April 2018

Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. In When, Pink distills cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating, readable narrative packed with
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In conversation: Marian Keyes and Bob Geldof

CLOCK this for a line up coming in to talk, read and teach throughout UL's Creative Writing Festival from today Thursday May 3 into Sunday 6: Kevin Barry, Martin Dyar, Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, Donal Ryan, Julian Gough, Anna Carey, Mary O'Malley, publisher Alan Hayes of Arlen House. Yet the starry
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Social Media/Content Manager

A passion for photography and experience working in the photographic industry. Strong creative writing skills. Excellent spoken and written English. At least 2 years' experience working in a social-focused role. Experience working with WordPress, various social media platforms and the Facebook pixel.
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Steve Miller Finalizing Box Set and Writing Autobiography

I've been reading biographies and thinking about writing my own. When I was in college it was comparative literature and creative writing. I was going to be a writer and a teacher and a journalist. One semester of not having a band, I went, 'Nope, that's not going to work for me. I got to play music.”.
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Make the Trek to Fischer's, the Pasture-to-Market Meat Shop That's Been Family Run Since 1927

Fischer says summer sausages and smoked cheeses are their best-sellers. The market started with regular summer sausage before adding jalapeño and cheddar, now equally popular. There are also smoked pepper, smoked cheddar and smoked jack cheeses, along with smoked and unsmoked
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7 classes that prove online learning is just as good as the classroom

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7 classes that prove online learning is just as good as the classroom

Taught by Mike Lacher, former creative director at Buzzfeed and current freelancer at Google Creative Lab, this course will take you through the process of writing comedy for the internet. And yes, the internet is a very specific crowd to cater to. By the end of the course Lacher will show you how to find a
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Publishing surgery death rate data has improved care

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Publishing surgery death rate data has improved care

Care for patients has improved since the system of publishing patient death rates for individual colorectal surgeons in England was introduced, finds a study* published today in The BMJ. When patient death rates for individual surgeons were first published in June 2013, the policy was praised as a
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Farewell from Garner: My final act

So, when I was asked to write a farewell column for the last issue of the Sunflower, I was initially hesitant. I still am. But, now I see it as an opportunity to say goodbye to Wichita State, a university I've called home for the past three years. I've been pursuing a master's of fine arts in creative writing during
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Farewell from Byrne: Love into livelihood – Be proud, be brave, believe

… for me to consider the conclusion of my time at The Sunflower without reflecting on the past near decade because that's how long people have been scoffing at my choice to earn two degrees, a bachelor's of fine arts (UMaine Farmington) and a master's of fine arts (Wichita State), in creative writing.
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Training Diaries: to write or not to write? – A column by Mark Tucker

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Training Diaries: to write or not to write? – A column by Mark Tucker

“I would consider my diary serves the same purpose as going for a walk or a run. They are all physical ways of clearing a mental landscape.” (Chet Faker). I recently visited the house I grew up in to collect all of my old training diaries. I had planned to have a quick read through before taking them all
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ValueRays Celebrates 10 Years Online – Heated Mouse Hand Warmer

“We've introduced a variety of best-sellers over the years,” said Anna Miller, ValueRays Founder, “a hand warmer-heated mouse, a chair warmer, heated slippers, a mouse hand warmer pouch, a shoulder warmer, and a heated keyboard pad.” ValueRays started in 2008 by introducing the Mouse Hand
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BIZ BUZZ | May 2018

May 2, 2018 | Biz Buzz, Camarillo, Daphne Khalida Kilea, Fillmore, Moorpark, Newbury Park, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Ventura County, Westlake Village | 0 |. Twitter · Facebook. Opening. Spencer Makenzie's Fish Co. will open a second location at
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Criteo eyes modest Q2 revenue gains as publishers transitions to a post-GDPR world

Criteo, arguably the most successful adtech company to have listed on the public markets, expects Q2 revenue to remain flat or dip 1% as the media industry acclimatizes to the upcoming General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The France-based adtech outfit yesterday (May 2) reported total
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Mind, Body and Health

Chopra has written more than 80 books, many of them New York Times best sellers. He speaks in Eugene about “The Future of Wellbeing” on Wednesday, May 9, at the Hult Center. “Modern pharmaceutical and surgical approaches are very useful for acute illness, but as far as chronic illness, the vast
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News Corp ACCC Submission: Digital Platforms Are “Undermining Publishers”

According to News Corp, the practices of Facebook, Google and Apple are “damaging the creation, distribution and consumption of news and journalism in Australia and undermining publishers' advertising business models”. In the submission, News Corp executive chairman Michael Miller called
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Gender bias here too! Books by female authors sell at half the price as those by men

“The within-genre price difference (9 per cent for traditionally published titles) was extremely robust across various analyses. In retrospect, perhaps we should not have been surprised about this difference, since this pattern also mirrors the wage inequality within jobs that we see in the larger economy.”
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Fiddler, soul singer, musical duo fill weekend

She spent part of her time getting a degree in creative writing at Sewanee: The University of the South. After meeting with noted producer Dave Cobb, he convinced her that soul music was where he felt she should be, and she released the album Ain't Who I Was in 2016. South on Main, 13th and Main
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EU privacy rules risk giving Google even more power

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EU privacy rules risk giving Google even more power

The disingenuous way companies are attempting to comply with the letter, not the spirit, of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is only part of the problem with the new privacy rule, which goes into effect on May 25. For publishers already forced to accept Google's near
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Top DVDs: '12 Strong' takes the top spot

TOP RENTALS. 1. “12 Strong” (R); Grade: B; with Chris Hemsworth in an action tale about a military team dispatched to fight terrorists in the days after Sept. 11. … BEST SELLERS. For retail prices, formats, details, Blu-ray Disc availability and other information, go to amazon.com, moviesunlimited.com or
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