‘The Ideal City’ collects the most successful urban ideas from around the world, to serve as a sort of cookbook of best practices for city leaders. By the end of the century, if cities continue to grow at current rates, the world’s urban space may expand by 618,000 square miles—the equivalent of building another city the size of Manhattan nearly every day for the next 78-plus years.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2021-02-03 07:00:40 UTC ]
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A charity with nearly two centuries under its belt is looking to the future with a bursary aimed at catalysing a love of print among publishing’s young staffers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hello! I’m Mark Olsen, and welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. The L.A. Times’ Festival of Books is April 22 and 23, and it is not only a great way to interface with publishers and booksellers but also features a wide variety of guests. The... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The conference is fast approaching and there have been a few late additions to the stellar lineup of presenters sharing new and disruptive business ideas from the tech industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has launched a new diversity initiative, a creative writing hub called The Future Bookshelf, to make publishing more accessible for writers who feel they aren’t well represented by the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books on Islam from small Muslim publishing houses make up a rich but challenging niche market and can serve as a bridge between cultures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jimmy Breslin, the street-savvy, Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist whose two-fisted prose championing the little guy and pillorying those who betrayed the public trust made him a New York City institution for more than 40 years, died Sunday. He was 88. Breslin, who also turned out a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The elimination of the NEA, which is proposed in President Trump's just-released budget plan, could have a severe ripple effect on independent publishing, as hundreds of small presses depend on funding from the NEA to stay afloat. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the publishing world gathers for the London Book Fair, now ten years after the birth of the iPhone and the Kindle, Kristen McLean surveys the storytelling landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's education innovators are transforming how—and what—we learn. This year's education innovators are transforming how—and what—we learn.Online learning used to involve little more than clunky ebook versions of standard textbooks. No longer. Today the most... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BASKETBALL CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday Open Division boys: Birmingham 85, Westchester 80 Division 1 boys: Crenshaw 65, Granada Hills 45 Open Division girls: Fairfax 82, Palisades 80 (OT) Division 1 girls: Westchester 71, Venice 57 SOUTHERN SECTION CHAMPIONSHIPS Saturday Boys' Open Division:... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Baier IV of Dropbox, Hillary Kerr of Clique, and Joanna Lord of ClassPass are professional change-agents. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BOYS' BASKETBALL CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday Division 5 girls: Valor 30, Aspire Ollin 28 Division 5 boys: New Designs Watts 87, Smidt Tech 80 CITY OPEN DIVISION Consolation semifinals, Tuesday Narbonne 56, Fairfax 55 Taft 72, El Camino Real 69 (OT) Consolation final, Thursday, 7 p.m. #5 Taft... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Top seeds were going down fast this weekend in high school basketball, but No. 1-seeded Birmingham prevailed over Taft, 80-73, on Saturday night at Roybal to advance to the City Section Open Division championship game. The Patriots will play Westchester, which upset No. 2-seeded Fairfax, 66-59.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GIRLS' BASKETBALL CITY OPEN DIVISION Semifinals, Saturday Fairfax 68, Granada Hills 63 (OT) Palisades 75, El Camino Real 60 Consolation semifinals, Wednesday, 7 p.m. #8 Legacy at #3 El Camino Real #7 Narbonne at #4 Granada Hills Championship, Mar. 4, 5 p.m. at Cal State Dominguez Hills #2... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With Family Christian Stores closing all 240 of its outlet, publishers will have fewer ways of getting their religious materials in front of consumers in bricks-and-mortar locations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BOYS' BASKETBALL CITY OPEN DIVISION Semifinals, Saturday at Roybal #5 Taft vs. #1 Birmingham, 8 p.m. #3 Westchester vs. #2 Fairfax, 6 p.m. Consolation quarterfinals, Thursday Narbonne 64, Dorsey 49 El Camino Real 77, Washington 59 Consolation semifinals, Tuesday, 7 p.m. #4 Narbonne at #2... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Palmerston North City Library staff arrived at work on Friday morning, the queue for the first day of the three-day book sale had already formed. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BOYS' SOCCER CITY DIVISION 1 Second round, Wednesday Granada Hills 1, Chavez 0 (OT) Fairfax 7, Canoga Park 4 Birmingham 2, Sotomayor 1 Marquez 4, Huntington Park 1 El Camino Real 2, Los Angeles Kennedy 0 Fremont 1, South Gate 0 Sylmar 1, Bell 0 Palisades 3, Arleta 1 Quarterfinals, Friday, 3... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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GIRLS' BASKETBALL CITY OPEN DIVISION Semifinals, Saturday at Roybal #4 Granada Hills at #1 Fairfax, 4 p.m. #3 El Camino Real at #2 Palisades, 2 p.m. Consolation quarterfinals, Friday, 7 p.m. #8 Legacy at #5 Eagle Rock #7 Narbonne at #6 Carson Notes: Championship, Mar. 4, 5 p.m. at Cal State... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Travel publishers promise innovation as print "finds its place" in the market, following second consecutive year of growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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