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BJ's Wholesale Club Introduces New Pick Up & Pay Service - BJ�s Wholesale Club New Pick Up & Pay Service

BJ's Wholesale Club Members now have the option to �pick up and pay� at all of its 213 club locations along the east coast.




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The Billboard Latin Music Awards Stage Explodes With A Star-Studded Line-Up As More Artists Join To Perform April 28 At 8pm/7c Live On TELEMUNDO - Las estrellas brillan en los Premios Billboard de la M�sica Latina

Los artistas m�s grandes llegan a los Premios Billboard de la M�sica Latina �Billboard Duets� que se transmitir� en vivo por TELEMUNDO el jueves 28 de abril a las 8pm/7c




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Troy Carter's Atom Factory Set to Welcome Second Cohort to Smashd Labs in Fall 2016 for Startups That Can Influence Culture - Atom Factory Presents: Smashd Labs Season 2

SMASHD Labs Season 2 is a 10-week accelerator program based out of Los Angeles talent firm Atom Factory. We are inviting companies at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and culture to work alongside our team to accelerate their growth. Join us and our roster of world-class mentors for a masterclass in hustle.




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Sesame Workshop and IBM Watson Team Up to Advance Early Childhood Education - Transforming Early Childhood Education with Cognitive Computing

IBM Watson is bringing cognitive computing to education to bring personalized learning to kids around the world - transforming early childhood education to help kids grow smarter, stronger and kinder.






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Spring Spruce Up BREVE - Spring Spruce Up BREVE

Spring Spruce Up BREVE





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Make Listening Safe: the Hear the World Foundation supports WHO's International Ear Care Day in 2015 - The Hear the World Foundation wants you to make listening safe in celebration [...]

The Hear the World Foundation wants you to make listening safe in celebration of the World Health Organization�s International Ear Care Day in 2015




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The American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Reports Americans Spent More Than $12 Billion In 2014; Procedures For Men Up 43% Over Five Year Period - 2014 Plastic Surgery Trends

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New Study Shows Inner-City Asthma Care Program Reduces Student Absenteeism by up to 20 Percent - Building Bridges for Asthma Care

Building Bridges for Asthma Care is a GSK-funded school-based collaboration that addresses the risk of asthma-related absenteeism and its impact on academic achievement for inner city students.




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Coppertone� Teams Up With Soccer Stars Christen Press, Kelley O'Hara, Graham Zusi And Matt Besler To Inspire Daily Sun Protection - Christen Hydrate TV Spot Use and reapply as directed.

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Garlock Bankruptcy Affects Individuals Who Worked Around Gaskets or Packing Containing Asbestos - Garlock Bankruptcy Overview Video

Garlock Bankruptcy Overview Video




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PeriCoach�, New FDA-Approved Pelvic Floor Training System For Women, Now Available - Christine Lewicky-Gaupp, MD

Dr. Lewicky-Gaupp knows what a significant problem UI can be for millions of women � many of whom suffer in silence. Here she explains why the PeriCoach System is an important new treatment option.




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Proof Of Impact: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Is Making Progress Toward A World Without Blood Cancers - Christine Attia, supporter.

Christine Attia lost her fianc� just two years ago after he lost a courageous six-month battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She reminds everyone, while breakthrough therapies are saving lives, work still needs to be done to find cures.




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Brian Custer Teams Up with the Prostate Cancer Foundation to Urge Men to "Man Up and Get Checked" - Man Up and Get Checked

Prostate Cancer Foundation, Evander Holyfield and Brian Custer encourage African-American men to �man up and get checked� for prostate cancer.





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Northwestern Mutual Announces 2016 Rose Parade� Float to Support the Fight Against Childhood Cancer - Northwestern Mutual Rose Parade float will support the fight against childhood cancer

Northwestern Mutual Rose Parade float will support the fight against childhood cancer





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Supergoop! Co-Owner Maria Sharapova and Founder & CEO Holly Thaggard Announce the Launch of Project Black Dot - Call to Action: Project Permission

Sunscreen is FDA regulated as an over the counter drug and thus restricted from schools, playgrounds & practice fields. Give your child the right to bring sunscreen to school with a simple permission slip.




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Fuel Up to Play 60 Launches New Spanish-Language Resources to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles among Hispanic Youth and Communities Nationwide - VAMOS: Fuel Up to Play 60 en espa�ol

Visit FuelUpToPlay60.com to access new Spanish-language materials and get your school involved.




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Wheels Up Officially Unveiled First-Ever Pink Beechcraft King Air 350i Aircraft In Support Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month - The Wheels Up Pink Plane Unveiling

The Wheels Up Pink Plane is the first-ever pink Beechcraft King Air 350i. Proceeds benefit the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai in New York City. Westchester County Airport, White Plains, NY




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Grammy Award-Winning Singer Patti LaBelle Teams Up With American Lung Association's LUNG FORCE To Educate The Public About Lung Cancer - 2nd Annual Women�s Lung Health Barometer Animated Video

2nd Annual Women�s Lung Health Barometer Animated Video





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New Survey Shows UK Public Willing to Pay �10 for Missed GP Appointments to Support the NHS Amid Widespread Concerns About Government Spending on Healthcare - Healthcare leaders and the public say how they would balance the NHSï¿

Healthcare leaders and the public say how they would balance the NHS� books




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Michael Strahan Teams Up With Meta To Launch "Heart 2 Heart" Campaign During National Heart Month To Promote Living A Heart-Healthy Lifestyle - Meta Heart 2 Heart Featuring Michael and Gene Strahan

Meta Heart 2 Heart Featuring Michael and Gene Strahan






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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® to honor legendary Hispanic TV personality Cristina Saralegui at upcoming FedEx/St. Jude Angels and Stars Gala - Celeb Gala B-roll

Miami Gala celebrity B-roll for download




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Updates Related To Revamp of IT Act 1961

On occasion of the 165th year of Income Tax Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ji has announced that the much-awaited new direct tax law would soon be introduced in 2025




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Stock Group v. Stock category in Tally prime

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How to Convince Your Loved Ones to Support the Protests

I illustrate the dramatic difference in perception of the protests between news reports and on-the-scene live-streams




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Every Conceivable Way EA Could Screw Up Star Wars: Squadrons

We're getting a new cockpit-focused Star Wars flight game this October! While visions of the classic LucasArts simulators X-Wing and TIE Fighter do barrel rolls in our heads, we should temper our expectations.





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Some Resources to Get You Through This Bumbling Attempted Coup

U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann speaking to the only lawyer still willing to argue Trump's case in Pennsylvania, Rudolph Giuliani, on Tuesday:

“You’re alleging that the two individual plaintiffs were denied the right to vote. But at bottom, you’re asking this court to invalidate more than 6.8 million votes, thereby disenfranchising every single voter in the commonwealth. Can you tell me how this result can possibly be justified?”

Hello everyone. You might expect that while we are having to endure this comical yet terrifying attempted coup, my subconscious mind would be having a field day, giving me creative dreams as usual. But here's the dream I had Tuesday night, after that disgraceful show in Michigan: A Republican demagogue, anticipating his loss in the next election and wanting to prime public opinion, begins shouting as loud as he can about how the Democrats are going to steal the election. He loses the election. Then he tries to steal the election, again by accusing the Democratic victors of stealing the election. Rank-and-file Republicans fall in around him, supporting his baseless claims. A depressingly shocking number of voters believe him.

Not a lot of creativity there, subconscious.

For me, the most stressful part of all of this is how terrifying the GOP has become. A massive web of baseless lies that are believed by a gigantic number of people is terrifying. It's what my books are about. Of course, as a fantasy writer, I've always known I'm writing about real life.

 I found a recent episode of the Ezra Klein Show helpful in contextualizing the crisis that's been created by the Republican Party. In it, Ezra talks with Anne Applebaum, who studies authoritarianism. As a writer, I appreciated that the episode included a close study in character. The character of real people, of course, like Lindsey Graham and Laura Ingraham, but writers are naturally interested in the characters of real people. It's how we write believable imaginary people! Anyway, check it out if a grim perspective will help you get your feet on the ground. Don't check it out if what you need right now is comfort or reassurance, however. Those are valid needs too. And I have a couple of TV recommendations for that as well!

About a month ago, I finished watching Jane the Virgin, which now has a permanent place in the upper echelon of my favorite TV shows of all time. It is so funny, so sweet and full of heart. It has political relevance, in a way that will make you feel hopeful. It's about families, writing, relationships between women, parenthood, magic, and it has characters you'll love so much that when you finally finish the last episode, you'll wander around feeling bereft for a while, or at least that's what happened to me. The plot is so absurd that you don't have to worry too much about bad things happening. The voiceover narrator is an absolute delight. I love this show so much, and if you've never seen it before, now might be the time!

Also, last week I started watching Crash Landing on You, a South Korean TV drama in which a South Korean heiress has a hang-gliding mishap that drops her into the North Korean section of the DMZ. A very serious (and brooding) captain in the North Korean Special Police Force finds her and reluctantly decides to help her hide. It's very, very funny and keeps surprising me with its sweet moments — one of my favorite combinations in a TV show — and like with Jane, I'm falling for all the characters. Each episode seems to be incrementally longer than the last episode, to the point that my addiction to the show is interfering with the rest of my life, but I'm enjoying it too much to care. :o)

By Source, Fair use,
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62530475

These are my recommendations for today… Hang in there, everyone. ????




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Upcoming Changes to Email Delivery

Just a note to those readers who receive my blog post via email: The service that provides this, Feedburner, is shutting down in a couple of weeks, so I'm going to be migrating my subscribers to a new service. If you get an email from me in the next couple of weeks, please pay attention, because you may need to reconfirm your subscription with the new service! 

Thanks, and stay tuned!




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An Update on Email Delivery

Hi again everyone,

Just an announcement that I think I've successfully migrated all email subscribers to a new working email service (MailChimp). I tried my best to transfer all verified subscribers to the new list -- and not to transfer any unverified subscribers. Time will tell whether this blog post goes out successfully as an email. (There's a box in the dropdown menu on the left of my homepage for anyone who wants to subscribe to my blog posts via email.) 

If there are problems with the new service, I expect I'll realize it pretty soon, and I promise I'll do my utmost to rectify them quickly. Apologies in advance if anything goes amiss! 

In the meantime, I have another craft post planned, and a few other thinky posts too. So, more soon. Thanks for your patience with all of this, everyone!




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These Texas Organizations Need Our Support

Here are a few organizations that need our support right now: 

Fund Texas Choice. A nonprofit organization funding abortion travel for people in Texas. 

Frontera Fund. Making abortion accessible for people in the Rio Grande Valley. 

Clinic Access Support Network. Providing transportation, lodging, emotional support, and more to those seeking abortion care in Houston, TX. 

Bridge Collective. A full spectrum doula collective, nonprofit organization based in Austin, TX. 

The Afiya Center. An advocacy organization based in Dallas, TX, dedicated to transforming the lives of Black womxn and girls through reproductive justice. 

Texas Equal Access Fund. Providing financial and emotional support to people seeking abortion care in the north, east, and panhandle regions of Texas. 

Lilith Fund. Financial assistance, emotional support, and building community spaces for people who need abortions in Texas — unapologetically, with compassion and conviction. 

West Fund. Working to make abortions accessible and affordable to people in West Texas. 

Thank you to the folks at @FundTexasChoice who helped me compile this list.

 



 




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Tiny Quick Update

Hi everyone,

I’m deep into revising the next Graceling Realm book (starring Hava), which is why I haven’t been here on the blog. It’s also why over on Twitter, mostly I’ve just been tweeting pictures of candles. I am Very Absorbed. Also, we moved to a new apartment last month. Also life. Also the pandemic and self-care. I hope you’re doing well.

Gareth Hinds’s adaptation of the Graceling graphic novel comes out in November! He's been tweeting some lovely stuff on Twitter, and Graceling: the Graphic Novel is now available for pre-order wherever books are sold. Including at your local indie.

I’ll be back when there’s more news and/or when I have a minute for blogging, whichever comes first.  Until then, leaving you with a few of my recent candles…

 










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Upcoming Online Events with Gareth Hinds for the GRACELING Graphic Novel!

Hi again folks. Just announcing some upcoming events for the release of Gareth Hinds' graphic novel adaptation of Graceling:

Tuesday, November 16, 7pm - East City Books, online, Gareth Hinds and Kristin Cashore in conversation.

Friday, November 19, 7pm - Oblong Books, online, Gareth Hinds and Kristin Cashore in conversation.

Saturday, November 20, 3pm - Books of Wonder, online, Gareth Hinds, Makiia Lucier (Year of the Reaper), and Kristin Cashore in conversation.

Saturday, November 27, 6pm - An Unlikely Story, Plainville MA -- this event is in-person + Facebook and is just Gareth -- I will not be there -- but that means Gareth will do more drawing and process stuff!

You can pre-order signed copies now from any of those stores. Follow the links to order books or sign up for the events. Hope to see you there!

 


 




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Generative AI updates for Google Maps Platform and Google Earth

Check out the latest developer updates for Google Earth and Google Maps Platform, including grounding with Maps.




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Big updates arrive for Google Maps, Earth and more

Here are all the latest updates for Google Maps, Earth, Waze and our developer platforms.




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How Google supports veterans and military families

An overview on how we’re honoring and supporting Veterans — and helping everyone benefit from their skills.




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Structuring Life to Support Creativity

Sandra Tayler, whom you may know as the editor, publisher, project manager, and so much more behind Schlock Mercenary, is crowdfunding a book called STRUCTURING LIFE TO SUPPORT CREATIVITY.

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/sandra-tayler/structuring-life-to-support-creativity

I can personally vouch for the principles and practices presented in this book, but that’s probably kind of obvious. Sandra has worked with many other people and organizations over the last decade, so this book is far, far more than just (!) the life experience of someone who wrangled a single cartoonist into profitability while managing her own career writing children’s books and short stories.

Follow the links above to read more about the project. It has funded, and just yesterday Sandra crossed the “we get to make an audiobook” stretch goal. The project closes in two days, though, so if you want to throw some momentum into it on the home stretch, now’s the time.




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Game of Thrones Movie Update Given, George R.R. Martin Will Be Involved

HBO CEO Casey Bloys has given an update on the Game of Thrones movie reportedly in the works. Speaking during a press event on Tuesday, Bloys did confirm that a movie is forthcoming. However, he stressed that it’s more in the development stages than actually being fully fleshed out. Bloys considered the project more of […]

The post Game of Thrones Movie Update Given, George R.R. Martin Will Be Involved appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.




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Lupita Nyong’o Joins Anne Hathaway & Zendaya in Cast of Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie

UPDATE NOV. 13, 2024: While Deadline said on X that a previous version of the publication’s article “incorrectly stated Lupita Nyong’o had also joined the cast of Nolan’s next film,” The Hollywood Reporter is now saying that Nyong’o has indeed been tapped to play in undisclosed character in the movie. Original article: Anne Hathaway and Zendaya […]

The post Lupita Nyong’o Joins Anne Hathaway & Zendaya in Cast of Christopher Nolan’s Next Movie appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.




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"The Confederacy Won": Why Donald Trump's Reelection Is a Win for White Supremacy, Xenophobia & Hate

Donald Trump has been reelected president of the United States. Ahead of Kamala Harris’s expected concession speech, we speak to professors Carol Anderson and Michele Goodwin to discuss Harris’s historic campaign — and historic loss. “The Confederacy won,” says Anderson, a professor of African American studies at Emory University. “It paints a picture of what Americans are willing to embrace,” says Goodwin, a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown and an expert on healthcare law, who warns of the public health dangers of a second Trump administration and discusses the election’s implications for reproductive rights.