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About admin

I am a publisher, linguist, primatologist and writer. I am an editor at Inverted-A Press. I'm a primatologist with Project Bow. And I administer PubWages.

A Thousand and One Stories of Pericón de Cádiz: English Translation

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

Inverted-A Press has entered into an agreement with José Luis Ortiz Nuevo and John Moore to publish Moore’s English translation of Ortiz Nuevo’s book Las mil y una historias de Pericón de Cádiz: A Thousand and One Stories of Pericón … Continue reading →

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Greater than Ourselves by Amnon Katz

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

Amnon Katz was a physicist, aerospace engineer, pilot, publisher, thinker, poet and essayist. At the time of his death in October of the year 2000, he held an endowed chair in aerospace engineering at the University of Alabama. For more … Continue reading →

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Editorial Policy and the Search Engines: Who Decides What is Spam?

Posted on July 29, 2011 by admin

Recently I was involved in a discussion with some internet colleagues about the relative merits of two sites for writers. I am not writing this editorial in order to run down or disparage either of those sites, even though they … Continue reading →

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For California Pubbers: Replace Amazon with Barnes & Noble

Posted on July 27, 2011 by admin

Recently, due to tax legislation passed under an emergency measure in California, Amazon dropped all its California affiliates. This has put a lot of online writers in a state of reduced income. What’s a California pubber to do? Well, when … Continue reading →

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PubWages FAQ: How to Toggle Between Visual and HTML

Posted on July 20, 2011 by admin

A picture is worth a thousand words. Sometimes,  a verbal explanation just doesn’t do it. When you are new to PubWages, a lot of things may seem strange and hard to follow. For instance, when editing your text on PubWages, … Continue reading →

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The Theme Song for “From Up on Poppy Hill”

Posted on July 16, 2011 by admin

Sometimes the theme song from  a movie stays with you long after a movie is over. The new Studio Ghibli movie “From Up on Poppy Hill” features such a song. The song is called “さよならの夏～コクリコ坂から” , pronounced “Sayonara no Natsu~Kokurikozaka … Continue reading →

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New Studio Ghibli Movie Opens: From Up On Poppy Hill

Posted on July 16, 2011 by admin

Fans of Hayao Miyazaki rejoice today (July 16, 2011) as a new studio Ghibli movie is released. コクリコ坂から The English title of this movie is “From Up On Poppy Hill.” Based on a famous manga by the same name, the … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Amazon Terminates Contracts with California Amazon Associates

Posted on June 30, 2011 by admin

Yesterday, Governor Brown of California signed into law a bill that purports to apply California sales tax to online sales to California residents. Today Amazon.com saw its shares dip slightly — down by a nickel. However, it is not Amazon … Continue reading →

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Amazon Widgets Are Now Available

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin

Up until recently, if you wanted to include an Amazon product in your pub, you had to put in a simple link. If you tried to use a widget from your Amazon Associate account, somehow your widget was transformed into … Continue reading →

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PubWages’ Daily Games: Elephant Quest

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin

Today’s PubWages Daily Game is brought to you by Armor. It is called Elephant Quest and involves trying to retrieve a stolen hat from an elephant named Wooly. This is a comedic game, where players revel in the silliness of … Continue reading →

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