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Rai Bahadur Dinesh Chandra Sen () (3 November 1866 – 20 November 1939) was a Bengali writer, educationist and researcher of Bengali folklore from the Indian subcontinent. He was the founding faculty member and the Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellow of the Department of Bengali Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta. He died in Calcutta in 1939.

Early life and family
Sen was born to Ishwar Chandra Sen and Rupalata Devi, in the village of Suapur (in present-day Dhaka District, Bangladesh). His mother's family was from Bogjuri in Manikganj District. Hiralal Sen was a cousin on that side. His grandson Samar Sen was a noted Bengali poet.

Education and career
In 1882, he passed his university entrance examination from Jagannath University in Dhaka. In 1885, he passed his F.A. examination from Dhaka College. He passed his B.A. examination with Honours in English literature in 1889 as a private student. In 1891, he became the headmaster of the Victoria School in Comilla. During 1909–13, he was a Reader in the newly founded Department of Bengali Language and Literature of the University of Calcutta. In 1913, he became the Ramtanu Lahiri Research Fellow in the same department. In 1921, the University of Calcutta conferred on him the Doctorate of Literature in recognition of his work. In 1931, he received the Jagattarini gold medal for his contribution to the Bengali literature. He retired from service in 1932.

Works
He worked on collection and compilation of Bengal folklore. Along with Chandra Kumar De, he published Mymensingh Gitika (Ballads of Mymensingh), a collection of 21 ballads.

In Bengali
 Bangla Bhasa O Sahitya (1896)
 Tin Bandhu (Three Friends) (1904)
 Ramayani Katha (Tales of Ramayana) (1904)
 Behula (a folk tale) (1907)
 Sati (1907)
 Phullara (1907)
 Jada Bharat (1908)
 Sukatha (a collection of essays) (1912)
 Grihashri (1916)
 Nilmanik (1918)
 Mukta Churi (1920)
 Saral Bangla Sahitya (1922)
 Vaidik Bharat (Vedic India: based on stories from the Vedas) (1922)
 Gharer Katha O Yugasahitya (autobiographical work) (1922)
 Aloke Andhare (1925)
 Chaukir Vidambana (1926)
 Oparer Alo (1927)
 Pauraniki (Tales from the Puranas) (1934)
 Brihat Banga (Greater Bengal: a social history) in two volumes (1935)
 Ashutosh Smriti Katha (1936)
 Shyamal O Kajjal (1936)
 Padavali Madhurya (1937)
 Puratani (1939)
 Banglar Puranari (1939)
 Prachin Bangla Sahitye Musalmaner Avadan (1940)
 Rakhaler Rajgi

In English
 History of Bengali Language and Literature (1911)
 Sati (1916)
 The Vaishnava Literature of Medieval Bengal (1917)
 Chaitanya and His Companions (1917)
 The Folk Literature of Bengal (1920)
 The Bengali Ramayana (1920)
 Bengali Prose Style, 1800-1857 (1921)
 Chaitanya and His Age (1922)
 Eastern Bengal Ballads in four volumes (1923–1932)
 Glimpses of Bengal Life (1925)

References

Indian folklorists
Bengali writers
University of Calcutta alumni
Academic staff of the University of Calcutta
1866 births
1939 deaths
Bengali Hindus
19th-century Bengalis
20th-century Bengalis
Bengali historians
Dhaka College alumni
Scholars from Kolkata
Rai Bahadurs
20th-century Indian scholars
20th-century Indian historians
20th-century Indian educational theorists
20th-century Indian male writers
20th-century Indian educators
Bengali educators
Indian academics
Indian folk-song collectors

People from Dhaka


Squalicum 51, Lakewood 27 – Squalicum's Leah Austin pulled in 10 rebounds to help give the visiting Storm a Northwest Conference win over Lakewood. Chalae Wolters led the Storm in scoring with 20 points.
Squalicum 66, Lakewood 63 – Devante' Powell and Kendall Engelhart combined for 48 points to help lead the visiting Storm to a Northwest Conference win. Powell had 17 of his 25 points in the second half in a tightly contested game that ended in a missed 3-pointer by Lakewood. Jacob Hardy finished with 11 rebounds for Squalicum.
Squalicum: Spencer Lloyd 0, Eric Monahan 7, Noah Martin 4, Dedrick Mitchell 5, Devante' Powell 25, Kendall Engelhart 23, Jacob Hardy 2.
Lynden: Alexis Holman 0, Livia Tjoelker 10, Blakely Doerge 0, Faith Baar 12, Sierra Smith 3, Keylie Hershey 13, Keyna Holleman 0, Kyla Bonsen 3, Ruby VanderHaak 14, Natalie Amos 4.


I am part of the Buzz Agent program, and from time to time I'm offered products to try. I don't think any product has excited me as much as the Science Diet Grain Free Dog Food!
As the owner of three rescue dogs (two "mutts" and a Great Dane), I am aware that they face unique health challenges. As a result, I try to make sure that I feed them healthy food that they still find yummy. As they age, I have been made aware that grain in dog food can become a problem for them, as it is not something that would be in their diet in the wild, so it is not natural to them.
The challenge for me, however, is that grain free dog foods on the market tend to blow out my budget. In a perfect world, I would have unlimited funds for my dogs, but in this one . . . I have to be price conscience. After trying the food, and finding the dogs liked it, I was especially delighted to find that the price point is comparable to other Science Diet foods! Win!


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Israel's Netanyahu under precautionary COVID-19 quarantine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office stressed the quarantine was strictly a precaution as the veteran right-wing prime minister had not been in recent proximity to the ill staffer.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Picture: AFP.
AFP | 662 days ago
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went into precautionary quarantine on Monday after one his staffers tested positive for the coronavirus, as the veteran premier seeks a unity government to combat the pandemic.
Netanyahu's office stressed the quarantine was strictly a precaution as the veteran right-wing prime minister had not been in recent proximity to the ill staffer.
A statement from the Knesset, Israel's parliament, identified the staffer as Rivka Paluch, Netanyahu's parliamentary aide, noting three dates she had been in the building.
A statement from Netanyahu's office said that according to "a preliminary assessment...there is no need for the prime minister to be quarantined, as he did not come into close contact with the individual and did not personally meet with that person."
"Over the past two weeks the two were never in the same room at the same time," it added.
The statement further noted that the "epidemiological investigation" was ongoing and that Netanyahu and "his close staff would be in confinement until (tests) were completed."
The Knesset statement said that lawmakers and parliamentary employees have already been instructed to follow the health ministry's orders and self-quarantine if they were in Paluch's vicinity.
The Knesset said it was offering footage from its surveillance cameras to the health ministry for them to see where and when Paluch had been in the building, for the health professionals to determine which measures need be taken.
Israel, which has more than 4,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, has imposed severe restrictions to contain the spread of the virus, including a total ban on non-essential movements.
Netanyahu's office stressed that he has had limited inter-personal contact in recent weeks, conducting "most of his meetings via video conferencing from his residence."
The news comes as Netanyahu, 70, is widely expected to agree on an emergency unity government with his election rival Benny Gantz to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The two fought three bitter but inconclusive elections over the past year, with neither securing enough support to form a viable coalition government.
Gantz was given the mandate of forming a government following March 2 elections but there was no guarantee he would succeed this time, given rifts within the anti-Netanyahu bloc.
Gantz, a centrist, was elected speaker of Israel's parliament last week and has committed to backing an emergency unity government with Netanyahu, citing the need to combat COVID-19.
Netanyahu, in office since 2009, was in January charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, but the start of his trial has been delayed by the pandemic.
He denies the charges.
Oil hits seven-year highs on recovery hopes, unrest

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Project Help and Ideas » My first attempt at "modifying" a project.
If you feel up to it, modify the code to also write a message to the LCD. Perhaps just a simple "hello", or even consider printing whether the LCD is on or off at that point in time.
And it WORKED!! This has been so much fun actually comprehending this stuff, and now I'm starting to brainstorm on new things I want to eventually try. NerdKits are the coolest! I'm so glad my wife actually got me what I asked for this year instead of socks and ties, LOL! Thanks Mike and Humberto!
Welcome to the forums Ted!!
Glad to hear you have everything up and running well. If you do run into any problems though, don't be afraid to ask. There are lots of friendly people here to help out when needed.


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Q: FlatList is hidden after big content With React Native 0.64, I would like to display an image followed by comments, just like instagram.
Here is what I did in simplified (the styles of the image and the comments are well managed, I do not put the code not to pollute the question) :
import {
  Image,
  FlatList,
  View
} from 'react-native'

const Post = () => {
  ...

  return (
    <View>
      <Image ... />
      <FlatList
        data={comments.filter(item => null === item.reply)}
        renderItem={({ item: comment, index }) => (
          <CommentRow
            comment={comment}
            index={index}
          />
        )}
        keyExtractor={(comment) => comment.id}
      />
    </View>
  )
}

Ok, here is the result :

But I can't reach the comments, because the picture takes all the height. I can't scroll (logical, there is no scrollview). I don't want to resize my image.
If I add all the content in a scrollview, like this :
const Post = () => {
  ...

  return (
    <ScrollView >
      <Image ... />
      <FlatList
        data={comments.filter(item => null === item.reply)}
        renderItem={({ item: comment, index }) => (
          <CommentRow
            comment={comment}
            index={index}
          />
        )}
        keyExtractor={(comment) => comment.id}
      />
    </ScrollView>
  )
}

I have this error :

VirtualizedLists should never be nested inside plain ScrollViews with the same orientation because it can break windowing and other functionality - use another VirtualizedList-backed container instead.

If I add scrollview before FlatList the navigation is very bad and the display too, like this :

A: because you dont use pagination you can use map instead of FlatList and follow the code bellow:
No pagination
const Post = () => {
...
  return (
    <ScrollView>
      <Image .../>
      {comments
        .filter((item) => null === item.reply)
        .map((comment, index) => (
          <CommentRow {...{ comment, index }} key={index.toString()} />
        ))}
    </ScrollView>
  );
};

but if you has pagination put image on the ListHeaderComponent of the FlatList and follow the code bellow:
pagination
import {
  Image,
  FlatList,
  View
} from 'react-native'

const Post = () => {
  ...

  return (
      <FlatList
        ListHeaderComponent={()=>(<Image ... />)}
        data={comments.filter(item => null === item.reply)}
        renderItem={({ item: comment, index }) => (
          <CommentRow
            comment={comment}
            index={index}
          />
        )}
        keyExtractor={(comment) => comment.id}
         /** pagination */
      />
  )
}

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Marshall streaks past Harper Creek
Marshall beats rival Harper Creek 42-10 for sixth straight victory
One streak was going to come to an end.
Harper Creek was coming in to face its rival on the road, after beating Marshall five straight seasons.
Marshall was hosting the Beavers with five straight wins in their resurgent 2015 campaign.
When it was over, it was Marshall that was still on a roll.
Marshall defeated Harper Creek, 42-10, in this Interstate 8 Conference football contest at Marshall on Friday.
The Redhawks have now won six games in a row to improve to 7-1 on the season.
And, almost more importantly in the eyes of Marshall coaches, players and fans, the Redhawks put an end to a five-game losing streak to Harper Creek.
"It's always a great feeling when you get a chance to beat Harper Creek, which we haven't done a lot lately," Marshall coach Jason Stealy said. "They are a great program and we were able to get the win tonight and get the job done.
"That's our rival, so any chance you get to beat them is big, so beating them tonight was a big deal."
The win ends the conference season for Marshall in second place at 6-1 in the Interstate 8 and puts the Redhawks at 7-1 overall going into their final regular season game next week vs. undefeated Portland. The record under its first-year coach is a big improvement over last year after the team finished 3-6.
"We just keep trying to improve every week and we did that again tonight. Now we go up against a good Portland team and next after that we will be the playoffs, so we just want to keep getting better as we move forward," Stealy said.
Marshall ran to the win behind its strong running game once again as the Redhawks dominated the action on the ground.
Marshall had 386 yards rushing to just 18 for Harper Creek with an overall advantage of 433 yards of total offense compared to 101 for the Beavers.
"I thought we battled really well, especially early," Harper Creek coach Mike Seedorff said. "But it was the same dilemma we've had all year, we are undersized up front. And that really hurt us tonight against their big offensive line.
"They controlled the game at the line of scrimmage. That's a nice package they have with their line, the fullback they have, their tailback runs hard and they just move the line of scrimmage all the way down the field."
The tailback for Marshall was Forrest Jackson with three touchdowns. The fullback is Chris Upright, who had three more touchdowns.
"That's our style, pound it out down the field. Those drives we had tonight were awesome. We kept the chains moving, kept getting first downs and that led to touchdowns," Stealy said.
After an early 23-yard field goal by Harper Creek's Jack Bohannon to give the Beavers a 3-0 lead, Upright responded for Marshall with a 9-yard touchdown to make it 7-3.
Jackson added his first touchdown on a 13-yard run to give Marshall a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter.
Harper Creek looked to stay in the game with a quarterback sneak from a yard out by A.J. Mitchell to cut the lead to 14-10.
But then Marshall scored four unanswered touchdowns,two each by Jackson and Upright, all on the ground, to control the rest of the contest.
Jackson led the way with 216 yards rushing with Upright adding 79 yards.
"We have 33 (Upright) and 14 (Jackson) back there, and we have that good offensive line. So we just want to give them the ball and see what happens," Stealy said.
Harper Creek did move the ball some through the air with Dawson Bartlett adding 60 yards receiving on six catches as the Beavers fall to 3-5 on the season.
JaCory McNutt had 10.5 tackles to lead the Harper Creek defense with Zac Smith adding eight stops.
Upright led Marshall's defense with five tackles with Sean Kent and Garrett Upright adding 4.5 stops.


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Rosemary Wells (born January 29, 1943) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She is well known for using animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby (later adapted into a Canadian-animated preschool television series, which aired on Nickelodeon (part of Nick Jr. block) since 2002), Noisy Nora, and Yoko.

Background
Wells was born in New York City and raised in Red Bank, New Jersey. Her mother was a ballerina with the Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo and her father was a playwright. She began drawing at age two. When Wells was nineteen, she attended the Boston Museum School where she studied illustration. Before becoming an author and illustrator, Wells worked as an art editor for Allyn and Bacon, Inc and as an art designer for Macmillan Publishing. In 1963, she married architect Thomas Moore Wells, with whom she has two daughters, and in 1968, she published her first book, an illustrated version of Gilbert and Sullivan's A Song to Sing, O!. She has since published more than 60 books in her over 30 year career.

A common theme in Rosemary Wells' stories is the use of animal characters rather than humans. In the children's journal Stone Soup, Wells explained that she writes using animals because it allows her to address sophisticated, controversial topics in ways children can understand and adults can accept.  For example, Yoko tackles the thorny topic of racism. It is about a young Japanese kitten who, in the beginning, is ostracized when she brings in sushi for her school lunch. At the story's conclusion, she gains acceptance by hosting a school luncheon where everyone brings in food native to their family from around the world.  Many of the animal characters, such as those in Max & Ruby, interact with one another much as humans would, while others such as McDuff – a West Highland Terrier – take on a more realistic role as the adopted pet of a young couple.

Works

Children's books
1971–1973
Library of Congress catalog records imply that these six are children's picture books.
 Impossible, Possum (1971), written by Ellen Conford
 A Hot Thirsty Day (1971), by Marjorie W. Sharmat
 Two Sisters and Some Hornets (1972), by Beryl Epstein and Dorrit Davis
 Unfortunately Harriet (1972)
 Noisy Nora (1973)
 Benjamin & Tulip (1973)

Later

Abdul
Bingo
Carry Me!
Doris's Dinosaur
Edward the Unready series
Edward Unready for School
Edward's Overwhelming Overnight
Edward in Deep Water
Emily's First 100 Days of School
Emily's Middle School
Felix Feels Better
Felix Stands Tall
Fiona's Little Lie
Fritz and the Mess Fairy
Getting to Know You: Rodgers and Hammerstein Favorites
Good Night Fred
Goodnight Lucas
Hazel's Amazing Mother
I Love You: A Bushel and a Peck
Kindergators series
Hands Off, Harry!
Miracle Melts Down
Lassie
Lassie Come-Home
Love Waves
Max & Ruby series
Baby Max & Ruby: Clean-Up Time
Baby Max & Ruby: Peek-a-Boo
Baby Max & Ruby: Red Boots
Baby Max & Ruby: Shopping
Bunny Cakes
Bunny Mail
Bunny Money
Bunny Party
Goodnight Max
Hooray for Max
Max & Ruby in Pandora's Box – Max & Ruby's First Greek Myth
Max & Ruby Play School
Max & Ruby's Bedtime Book
Max & Ruby's Busy Week
Max & Ruby's Midas: Another Greek Myth
Max & Ruby's Preschool Pranks
Max & Ruby's Show and Tell
Max & Ruby's Snowy Day
Max & Ruby's Storybook Collection
Max Cleans Up
Max Counts His Chickens
Max Drives Away
Max's ABC
Max's Bath
Max's Bedtime
Max's Birthday
Max's Breakfast
Max's Bunny Business
Max's Chocolate Chicken
Max's Christmas
Max's Christmas Stocking
Max's Dragon Shirt
Max's First Word
Max's New Suit
Max's Ride
Max's Snowsuit
Max's Toys
Max's Work of Art
Play with Max & Ruby
Read to Your Bunny
Ruby's Beauty Shop
Ruby's Cupcakes
Ruby's Falling Leaves
Ruby's Tea for Two
McDuff series
McDuff and Friends
McDuff and the Baby
McDuff Comes Home
McDuff Goes to School
McDuff Moves In
McDuff Saves the Day
McDuff Steps Out
McDuff Stories
McDuff's Favorite Things
McDuff's Hide-and-Seek
McDuff's New Friend; reissued as McDuff's Christmas
McDuff's Wild Romp
Morris's Disappearing Bag
Mother Goose series (illustrator only)
My Very First Mother Goose
Here Comes Mother Goose
Mother Goose's Little Treasures
My Kindergarten
My Shining Star
Night Sounds, Morning Colors
Old MacDonald
Otto Runs for President
Peabody
Shy Charles
Sophie series
Sophie's Christmas Surprise
Sophie's Halloween Disguise
Sophie's Terrible Twos
Ten Kisses for Sophie
Time Out for Sophie
Use Your Words Sophie
Stanley and Rhoda
Stella's Starliner
Tell Me a Trudy (illustrator only)
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Christmas Mystery (illustrator only)
The Gulps (writer only)
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Miraculous Tale of the Two Maries
Timothy Goes to School
Voyage to the Bunny Planet series
First Tomato
The Island Light
Moss Pillows
Yoko series
Yoko
Yoko Learns to Read
Yoko Writes Her Name
Yoko's Paper Cranes
Yoko's Show-and-Tell
Yoko's World of Kindness
Bubble Gum Radar
Yoko Finds Her Way

Other books
 Fog Comes on Little Pig Feet (1972)
Following Grandfather
Help Children Cope with Divorce
Help Children Cope with Grief
House in the Mail
Lincoln and His Boys
Mary on Horseback
My Havana: Memories of a Cuban Boyhood, written with Secundino Fernandez, illustrated by Peter Ferguson
On the Blue Comet, illus. Bagram Ibatoulline
Red Moon at Sharpsburg
Streets of Gold
Through the Hidden Door
Leave Well Enough Alone
The Man in the Woods
When No One Was Looking
Little Bunny, Big Germs

Awards and recognition
Rosemary Wells's books have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Horn Book Magazine. She has been nominated for numerous awards such as the Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Black-Eyed Susan Award, the Red Clover Award, and the Beehive Award. She has won the following:

 Irma S. and James H. Black Award, 1975 - Morris's Disappearing Bag
 Virginia Readers Choice Award, 1987 - Man in the Woods
 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, 1989 - Shy Charles
 Parents Choice Award, 2014 - Stella's Starliner

References

External links

Rosemary Wells Papers at University of Connecticut Archives

1943 births
Living people
American children's writers
People from Red Bank, New Jersey
American children's book illustrators

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This year's ornaments went on sale Oct 13 and the museum's first order of 250 was sold out within five weeks. A second order of 250 has a few spoken for.
Whitlow said this year's color design "broke the mold" of the previous ornaments designs, which were all brass renderings of other historic buildings: the Historic Train Depot (2011), Mooresville Museum (2012), D.E. Turner Hardware (2013), Mooresville Post Office (2014), and Mooresville Public Library (2015).
Whitlow is used to longtime residents purchasing ornaments as keepsakes but he was pleasantly surprised on a recent Saturday afternoon when a sharp-dressed man named Scott Morgan entered the museum. A relative newcomer to town, Morgan says he and his wife have bought ornaments every year since they moved from Winston-Salem to Mooresville four years ago.
Ornaments can be purchased at the museum or at D.E. Turner Hardware, Tropical Connections gift shop and Lake Country Gallery.
Like the 50-year old Whitlow, Lynda Robinson is a lifelong Mooresville resident. She has a strong connection to the Chas. Mack and Sons Wholesale building and its current resident, the Mooresville Museum, and What-A-Burger #11.
Robinson is the granddaughter of Charles Mack, who ran his wholesale business from 1937 to the early 1980s. Like other family members, Robinson worked there in her formative years, retrieving tobacco products, boxes of candy and other supplies for customers.
She was a teenager in 1965 when the opening of What-A-Burger #11 took Mooresville by storm. Now she serves on the Mooresville Museum's board of directors.
Every summer, members of the board of directors, who number around a dozen, discuss ideas for the upcoming year's ornament. Once it is decided, Whitlow, who's a very capable amateur photographer, sends a photo to a manufacturer in Pittsburgh, Pa.
For information, call the Mooresville Museum at 704-663-1873. The last four numbers, 1873, are the year Mooresville was founded.


This programme was funded by an educational grant from Pfizer.
We hear about orofacial pain (pain of the face and mouth) from Dr Barry Sessle, a professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto in Canada. Dr Sessle also explains why some types of chronic pain are more common in women than men. Continuing with this topic, clinical psychologist Dr Amanda Williams talks about pelvic pain and the difficulties men in particular have in coming forward to seek treatment.
The International Association for the Study of Pain designated 2012 as the Global Year Against Headache. We speak with a husband and wife on how they manage as a couple to live with husband Phil's debilitating cluster headaches.


There are few things worse than the sensation, mid-conversation, of a trapdoor opening beneath your feet as you're suddenly confronted with the murky waters of your own ignorance. Yes, in this digital world, we should be better informed than ever, such is the speed and ease with which we can access information. But it's often difficult to know, out of all those crucially important things you ingest via Buzzfeed and Reddit, which bits of cognitive flotsam will keep you afloat in that most terrifying of environments, real life. Here, unfortunately, you're likely to find yourself face to face with a wide variety of sentient, unbookmarkable humanoids, whom you might be keen to impress. There are many potential pitfalls – social scenarios where you need to find something intelligent to say, and you don't get the opportunity to think for a few minutes before you click "send".
How to muddle through? It has been said that a little knowledge goes a long way, although Socrates (the classical Greek philosopher rather than the former Brazilian football captain) perhaps put it better: "To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge." We'll call that lesson one. With this in mind, we've put together the following guide to appearing intelligent, cultured, well-educated and captivatingly opinionated, even if you might not – currently – feel like any of those things. Good luck!
You find yourself at a top-class restaurant with company you are trying to impress. There is no logical reason for taking charge of ordering for the table. But you do, and now you must deliver.
Luckily, help is at hand in the form of the sommelier – you will appear most wise by seeking him out and listening to his advice. A good sommelier will expect to be told, however quietly, what the purpose of your visit is and how much you wish to spend, and will be able to advise accordingly.
Mr Nicolas Clerc, master sommelier for Fields, Morris & Verdin/Berry Bros & Rudd, suggests that if, even after enlisting a sommelier, you still feel the need to broadcast your wine knowledge, you should try asking what he has discovered recently or which vintages are showing well. Then, if the prices are still a bit steep, suggest the sommelier recommend "something more convivial and easy" — he'll get the message.
Fear not, for your would-be interrogator has committed one of the cardinal sins of the private view: asking for an opinion. There are no right and wrong answers in contemporary art, so avoid being drawn onto hazardous terrain by nodding repeatedly and issuing the get-out-of-jail-free response: "It raises a lot of questions." Having demonstrated that you are comfortable with the "challenging nature of the project", you can then walk on.
Instead of following the presentation on next year's action points (see How To Speak Professional-ese for translations), you've been checking Instagram, which is never a great look. When you're asked for an opinion, make like you've been attending to an important work-related message and then swing into action.
Economist Ms Sylvia Ann Hewlett, author of Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit And Success, argues that how you act (gravitas), what you say (communication) and how you dress (appearance) are the keys to winning the respect of your bosses.
In other words, it's all about impression management. If you're in the boardroom, it's likely you're in the company of creative, charismatic or dominant personalities, who, research suggests, are more adept at deception (and identifying it). The fact that you are reading this on MR PORTER suggests you know how to make a good first impression with your dress sense. But how do you bounce back from the "my bad" with the phone, and what do you say?
The first step is be convincing. Avoid non-verbal leakage (which can be as messy as it sounds). Don't move your head suddenly when asked the question, touch your mouth, neck or throat, or shuffle your feet – they're all giveaways that you're mentally spinning. Verbal "tells" include repetition, offering too much unsolicited information (or padding) and qualifiers such as "If I recall correctly" or "If I am not mistaken".
Try to stay calm. Grace under fire is a key element of "executive presence", so establish eye contact, build empathy by addressing your colleagues by name and deftly pass the ball back by saying something vague yet direct, such as "Do all the stakeholders have buy-in?" Then, most importantly, turn your phone off and switch on.
Although you appreciate classic cars, your knowledge of their mechanics and provenance is cursory. But that doesn't stop you from starting an ill-advised conversation with the owner of a vintage two-seater racing car at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Why do you do these things to yourself, eh?
The object of his devotion, you have been breathlessly informed, is a 1954 Ferrari 375-Plus Spider Competizione, with a 4.9-litre V12 engine mounted in the front. Now is not the time to comment on its lack of coffee cup holder and parking sensors, but to ask the right questions. "Are all the parts original?" would be a good start, followed by enquiries about whether the car is still driven or for Concours d'Elégance events only. Finish up with some general cooing over the coach-building brilliance of legendary car designer Mr Battista Pininfarina and walk away… slowly.
As the dessert plates are cleared and the cheese board arrives, conversation turns to philosophy. Your university (or high school) exam notes are a distant blur (especially since the host brought out the port), so what are you going to say to the earnest-looking chap to your left with the big chin and the even bigger questions?
British philosopher Mr Anthony Grayling might have insisted on reading literary works in the morning and philosophy in the evening, but your busy schedule (aka iPhone addiction) means your attention is occasionally diverted away from intelligent literature. Your first piece of armour is the knowledge that people who talk about philosophy are not philosophers.


Our firm, established especially to work in iron & steel sector, proved itself as one of the leading firm of this sector with the works realized in domestic region and foreign countries since 1990. By following the developments in the world, we continue to realize the undertaken projects with the purpose of enhancing the quality and performance to the highest level. Our main target is the product quality and improvement of the quality in all stages of the work; project designing, basic and detail engineering, manufacturing, erection and commissioning. Our business principle is to show maximum effort to meet all the expectations of our customer with our team following all the developments on the related sectors and continuously improving themselves.
The VEMZ Rolling Mill in Ivanovo Russia, which is the first part of the VEMZ Project, has been successfully commissioned and put in production.
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DeKalb Commissioner Larry Johnson pushing 'City of Prosperity' proposal
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DeKalb County Georgia. Source: Google Maps.
DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson is backing a proposal to create a "City of Prosperity" in south DeKalb County.
Johnson brought up the proposed city during the Jan. 10 County Commission meeting. Decaturish was unable to attend due to prior obligations, but was able to hear his comments on the live video stream of the meeting. During the meeting he requested someone hold an enlarged copy of the map up for the audience. He said the proposed city would have about 150,000 residents.
"We are tired of the disrespect and the things we deal with," Johnson said. "We're going to pursue our own city."
Johnson's office declined to comment, but did provide a copy of the proposed map for the new city.
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During the meeting, Johnson said the proposed new city is about "trying to control our own destiny."
"Our economic development is at a standstill when we have the vision and foresight to move it forward," he said.
It's not clear if this is an alternative to the proposed city of Greenhaven, which has failed to gain traction in the state Legislature, but the boundaries of both cities overlap. It's also not clear if the proposal has any backing in the Legislative delegation.
The idea is not new, however. A city of Prosperity was discussed back in 2013, according to Atlanta Journal Constitution and Cross Roads News archives.


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In the year 1536 AD Jacob Hutter, founder of the Hutterite religious movement was burned at the stake.


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Oliver Dowden MP named new Culture Secretary in Cabinet reshuffle
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Oliver Dowden MP has been appointed as the new Culture Secretary in a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing Nicky Morgan in the role.
Dowden (pictured) leaves his role as paymaster general and Cabinet Office minister to head up the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from today.
UK gov report links local newspaper circulation and voter turnout: Absence of journalism in some areas potentially 'catastrophic'
Televised press conference to permanently replace afternoon Downing Street press briefing
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He takes over from Baroness Morgan, who was returned to the post as a peer under Boris Johnson, despite having stood down as an MP at the general election in December.
She said had "loved" being Culture Secretary in a tweet earlier today, but it was "no secret" that she intended to step back from the Cabinet.
Dowden's promotion marks his first time in charge of an office of state since he was elected as Conservative MP for Hertsmere in May 2015.
He is the fifth Culture Secretary in three years.
Dowden will be tasked with negotiating the licence-fee settlement for the BBC in the coming years, with a consultation currently under way to decriminalise evasion of the fee.
The MP was the first person appointed to the joint role of paymaster general and minister for the Cabinet Office, which he took up in July last year.
In that role Dowden had oversight of all Cabinet Office policies, but was not involved with Brexit.
In March last year, Dowden opposed a bill that would have enshrined televised leaders' debates in election law and set up a commission to oversee them.
It followed a petition by Jonathan Levy, director of news gathering at Sky News, calling for mandatory TV debates for party leaders. The petition received more than 143,000 signatures.
Representing the Government, Dowden told the Commons: "It is an admirable aim to maximise such engagement.
"However, both these duties are better served in the hands of broadcasters, rather than in the hands of an independent commission.
"Broadcasters have the incentive, infrastructure and expertise to design and deliver media content that the public wish to consume.
"As has been acknowledged by many honourable members, broadcasters have in the past successfully delivered televised debates without the need for legislation, mandation or an independent commission."
He said his "gut instinct" was that "one should not seek to regulate unless it is absolutely necessary".
He said that "when we are dealing with a scenario of potentially infringing the rights and freedom of the press and broadcasters, we must have a very high bar for such regulation in the first place".
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Culture Secretary asks if BBC 'truly reflects' UK after 'missing' key political trends
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Government has 'no plans' to change electoral law to back Sky News campaign for live TV election debates


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Celebrating your success
There are two Commencement Day ceremonies each year at the IUPUI campus in May:
Graduate Commencement
Location: Michael A. Carroll Stadium on the IUPUI campus
1001 W. New York St.
Undergraduate Commencement
Time: 10 a.m.
We invite all eligible graduates to attend IUPUI Commencement in May. All students graduating during the fall and spring terms and those anticipating graduating over the summer term can participate.
Tickets are not required for Commencement. Check your school recognition event to find out about its entry requirements. We encourage you to attend both.
2023 Undergraduate Ceremony
Candidates for all associate and bachelor's degrees who complete requirements between December 2022 and August 31, 2023.
2023 Graduate Ceremony
Candidates for all master's and doctorate degrees who complete requirements between December 2022 and August 31, 2023.
Schedules & speakers
From Jagapalooza to school and affinity celebrations, you have several opportunities to have fun, wax nostalgic with friends, and reflect on all that you have achieved.
What's on your bucket list to do one last time before you graduate?
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The morning of 7 July 2005 was full of anticipation for Karolina Gluck.
As she kissed goodbye to her boyfriend, Richard Deer, before leaving for work, they were looking forward to an exciting few days.
That night they were due to leave for Paris for a romantic, long weekend.
Moments later the 29-year-old boarded the Piccadilly Line train at Finsbury Park station heading towards Russell Square, where she worked as a receptionist at the Goodenough College.
But when news of the bomb attacks reached Mr Deer, he started to worry and rang her work, only to find out she had failed to arrive.
Days of searching ensued, until police confirmed her death.
Polish-born Ms Gluck had followed her twin sister Magda Gluck-Pawlick to London in 2002, from their home town of Chorzow.
The sisters were inseparable from birth and grew up wearing identical clothes. It was not until finishing school that they chose their own paths.
Karolina, known to her family as Lolcia, liked to be in charge and was very involved in school affairs.
She went on to study marketing and management while learning English. At university she explored her love of travel, making two trips to the US.
In a Book of Tributes, compiled by victims' families, her mother wrote: "She was very popular and was the life and soul of the party, yet also knew how to strike the perfect balance between working hard and enjoying life.
"She was immensely trustworthy and took great care of those who were both close to her as well as those she barely knew."
Ms Gluck moved to London after struggling to find work in her home country, and lived with her sisiter.
She did not take long to integrate herself into her new city.
Nicknamed "Sunshine" by her boyfriend because of her lively and warm nature, she wore a St George's Cross piercing in her belly button and carried a London 2012 keyring.
In the Book of Tributes, Ms Gluck's mother wrote that her daughter was in a serious relationship and dreamed of starting a family.
Two weeks after the blasts, Mr Deer, 28, visited Russell Square, near the spot where his girlfriend was killed. Ms Gluck's Polish relatives joined him in leaving flowers and signing a book of condolence.
Alongside two tributes written by her family in Polish, he wrote: "I think about you all the time and I will never ever forget what we had.
"What we had was indescribable, so, so special. I love you Karolina and know that you are still close."
At the time of her death, Ms Gluck and her twin sister were arranging a summer trip to Poland to introduce their boyfriends to the family and show them their country.
Friends and family held a memorial service for Ms Gluck close to the college where she worked.


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Ziggy Marley, David Bronner & John Roulac Go To Battle for Hemp
Welcome to… Hemp History Week? Yes indeed. The largest national grassroots marketing and public education effort to renew support for the legalization of hemp farming in the U.S. is now celebrating its 3rd year June 4-10 with events across the country including a day of action, special retail promotions and a national restaurant program.
If America's prohibition of alcohol in the 1920s and '30s seems like a strange archaic behavior of our more unevolved times, guess what: we're living through another one right now possibly even more egregious considering the inherent benefits of the banned plants—hemp and marijuana—versus alcohol. Many of us alive today, with the success of educational efforts like Hemp History Week, will see the legalization of marijuana and its non-psychoactive, highly useful cousin, hemp, in the U.S., both of which have been demonized and vilified despite thousands of years of documented effective use in a number of circumstances.
Navitas Naturals, one of the nation's premier superfood companies, says that hemp is one of the earliest known plants, cultivated by humans some 12,000 years ago. This incredibly sustainable crop "offers a huge nutritional content. Hemp seeds are naturally a fantastic protein source: they contain all of the essential amino acids, are highly digestible, and are one of the highest sources of complete protein of all plant-based foods. Hemp also has a very well balanced ratio of essential fatty acids (EFAs) – Omega 3, 6, and 9 – which are excellent for cardiovascular health and promote a strong immune system (among many other benefits). A great source of dietary fiber, magnesium, iron, zinc, and potassium, hemp is a true superseed."
If there is a miracle plant with humanity's best interest in mind, it just might be the hemp plant. Hardy, fast-growing and loaded with healthy, digestible nutrients, John Roulac, founder of Nutiva and one of the supporters of Hemp History Week, says hemp has environmental benefits in replacing wood, cotton and petroleum-based products like fuel and plastic, along with its "amazing nutritional qualities" virtually unrivaled in the plant kingdom.
Even musician and son of legend Bob Marley, Ziggy, has traded in his spliffs for seeds with the recent launch of his line of flavored organic hemp seeds called Hemp Rules. Marley, one of Hemp History Week's biggest supporters, says that food has a message, and what we put in our bodies is incredibly important not just for us, but for the planet, too. Marley has down-graded his use of marijuana, focusing more on the benefits of the hemp plant to help boost his health, the health of his children, and now with Hemp Rules, hopefully the health of millions of Americans.
The Bronner family, known for their natural food store staple, Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap, added hemp oil to their products in recent years, and President David Bronner even got arrested for planting industrial hemp seeds on the lawn of the DEA in 2009. In a recent interview with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman, Bronner talked about the company's support of Hemp History Week and commitment to using hemp oil in their soaps (it makes soap incredibly lush and moisturizing), because "it's at the nexus and intersection of environmental policy and drug policy." And you can't have conversation in this country about hemp prohibition without addressing marijuana prohibition, which Bronner says, "is just a disaster around the world—and psychedelics prohibition, in general. It has such promise and hope for helping us lead more conscious and compassionate lives. In industrial hemp—these are the fiber and seed varieties of cannabis—they have no drug value whatsoever. And it just kind of highlights the absurdity and bankrupt nature of the drug war."
Hemp History Week's goal of getting 5,000 Americans to send letters to their Senators urging them to co-sponsor the Senate companion bill to H.R. 1831, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011, could make hemp farming legal in the U.S., which, according to Roulac, "will add thousands of new jobs, cut down on pollution, and lower the price of hemp products [which can be imported from other countries, the plants just cannot be grown here]." With 1 in 3 adult Americans clinically obese in the U.S., making a healthy food like hemp more available and affordable certainly seems to be in the best interest for the country. Says Marley, "I want people to start thinking about what they're putting in their bodies more. And that's part of a movement that's getting bigger and bigger."
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Mangaluru, Mar 28, 2019: The concerned election officials have fixed on National Institute of Technology (Karnataka) (NITK) which is located outside the city, in surathkal, to be the vote counting centre for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.
This change in the location of vote counting is being done for the first time here for security reasons since there is a gap of over a month between the date of voting and counting. Also this change in location provides the additional space required for the VVPAT machines.
The counting for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was done at Mahatma Gandhi Composite PU College at Bondel in city. The counting of votes for the last Assembly elections was also done at the very same school. The counting was done at Canara College in 2009, but problems occurred here due to the dense traffic in the area.
Since the voting will be taking place on April 18, but counting of votes will be undertaken on May 23, it has increased the security concerns. Therefore, additional responsibility has been taken by the district administration to ensure safe and secure environment for keeping electronic voting machines and VVPAT units. Hence, NITK Surathkal has been chosen as the counting centre as it fulfills the requirements.
Already, proper arrangements are being made inside NITK premises in this regard. This change in location for the storing and counting of the votes has received approval from the DK DC Sasikanth Senthil, city police commissioner Sandeep Patil and several senior officials after they visited and inspected NITK Surathkal.
In view of the need for a suitable space and security reasons, the counting of votes is being done at NITK this time. The district administration and police departments have undertaken scrutiny of this centre and found it to be suitable for the purpose informed the DC.


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AMANDA BARRIE WAS HOUNDED BECAUSE OF HER SEXUALITY
She's most famous for her role as Alma Sedgewick in Coronation Street but Amanda opened up about how terrifies she was of the press during her years on the top soap.
Amanda, 81, said the press found out about her sexuality and she was terrified that she would lose her job on Corrie.
'The trouble with me was that somebody tipped them the wink about my sexuality. From there on I was hounded.
'People got into my hotel bedroom and they followed me into places. The whole thing about it was at the time I was so terrified - at the time I would've lost my job because I was gay. Not now. I honestly believe that.'
'I felt really guilty myself because they made me felt guilty and I felt I couldn't look the audience in the eye. I'm absolutely for freedom of the press and if you're in Coronation Street fair game, but there's a certain integrity of the press.'
Amanda is now married to her long-term partner Hilary Bonner, although she admitted,
'I've never called her my wife!'
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There's nothing quite like spending an evening amongst good friends, with live music and tons of booze. I mean honestly, what's the worst that could happen?
Here's a recent picture of me attending a METZ gig down at The Old Blue Last. I had fun, but I'm not convinced that the people I'm crushing had such a great time. Thanks for your support guys.


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2011-12: Saw action in 14 games for the Express off the bench...Played a season-high seven minutes against Morrisville St. on Jan. 25...Drained a three-point basket against Penn St.-Berks on Jan. 7...Tallied four defensive rebounds on the season...Averaged 2.8 minutes per contest.
2010-11: Made 12 appearances for the Express as a sophomore, earning his first collegiate start against Oneonta St. on Jan. 2...Averaged 5.3 minutes a game and accumulated 15 total rebounds (3o-12d), averaging 1.3 per contest...Made Wells debut against Morrisville St. on Nov. 23...Recorded two points in each contest from Jan. 20 to Jan. 29, racking up two steals across that time frame...Played a season-high 12 minutes against Keuka on Jan. 29...Posted three rebounds in one game three separate times on the season.
PRIOR TO WELLS: 2009 graduate of East Syracuse-Minoa HS...Played basketball for the Spartans.
PERSONAL: Son of Kenneth Boddie and Debra McClendon Boddie...History major...Education minor...Aspires to become a teacher.


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Network: FX
Genre: Talk
Subject Matter: Comedy
BRANDX features Russell Brand offering his unvarnished, unfiltered take on current events, politics and pop culture. Whether he's telling stories about his encounter with the Dalai Lama, ranting about Charlie Sheen and pop culture icons, or polling the audience about history and current events, Brand discusses and jokes about what he "considers to be the truth about stories in the news." The first season was comprised of 30-minute episodes filmed in front of a live audience in Los Angeles, featuring no guests. But Brand was joined by former Congressional policy advisor and Harvard University graduate Matt Stoller, who appeared as the show's political, economic and historical consultant -- even though Brand wouldn't often wait long enough for Stoller's response before beginning another rant. When this series returned for its second season on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 11:30pm ET, BRANDX was more conventional -- episodes were one-hour in length and shown live. Plus, each Season 2 episode featured celebrity guests like Anthony Anderson (Feb 7), Kathy Griffin (Feb 14), Drew Carey (Feb 21), Dermot Mulroney (Feb 28), and many more.
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Previously known as Strangely Uplifting
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VJ Books Presents Author Barbara Parker!
Mystery writer Barbara Parker (Jan. 28, 1946 - Mar. 7, 2009) was born in Columbia, South Carolina. She spent much of her childhood in the mountains of North Carolina, until the family relocated to Florida. She graduated from the University of South Florida, where she studied drama and history before going on to law school at the University of Miami. Married by this time with a daughter and a son soon to follow, Parker worked for a time as a prosecutor in the state attorney's office, then for eight years as a sole practitioner.
It wasn't until the mid-1980s, after a divorce, that it occurred to her to change careers, and then only by accident. Parker decided to take up writing as a hobby, but the hobby became a new way of life. While still practicing law she completed her first novel. Unable to do justice to both writing and her legal career, she gave up the law, went back to school, and earned a master's degree in creative writing from Florida International University (Miami). Parker first published in paperback a love story with elements of mystery to it. Her first suspense novel, Suspicion of Innocence, was her master's thesis and also a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first mystery novel by an American author. It was later made into a TV movie.
Parker was noted for the meticulous research that went into her novels. She attended police seminars, visited Cuba, hung out with a rock-and-roll band, and talked to sources as varied as fashion models, medical examiners, and ballet dancers. Her years in the legal profession were hardly wasted: The cast of characters who paraded through her office, and the lawyers and judges with whom she came into contact, have all helped her become a successful fiction writer.
Barbara Parker died at age 62.
Barbara Parker Book List
Similar authors: Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini, Dana Stabenow, Joseph Wambaugh
The Perfect Fake
Suspicion of Rage
Suspicion of Madness
Suspicion of Malice
Parker, Barbara | Perfect Fake | Signed First Edition Copy
Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2006 NY: Penguin. First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Rage | Signed First Edition Copy
Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2005 NY: Dutton First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless boards, signed by author.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Betrayal | First Edition Copy
First Edition Hardcover Book. 1999 NY: Penguin Putnam First edition, later printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, remainder marked. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.
Hardcover Book. 1999 NY: Dutton First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Malice | Signed First Edition Copy
Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2000 NY: Dutton First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Malice | First Edition Copy
Hardcover Book. 2000 NY: Dutton First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Madness | Signed First Edition Copy
Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2003 NY: Penguin Putnam First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Madness | First Edition Copy
Hardcover Book. 2003 NY: Penguin Putnam First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Vengeance | Signed First Edition Copy
Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2001 NY: Penguin First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.
Parker, Barbara | Suspicion of Rage | Book - Advance Reading Copy
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Mattew Palmer Bibliography
Suspicion Series
Suspicion of Innocence (1994)
Suspicion of Guilt (1995)
Suspicion of Deceit (1998)
Suspicion of Betrayal (1999)
Suspicion of Malice (2000)
Suspicion of Vengeance (2001)
Suspicion of Madness (2003)
Suspicion of Rage (2005)
Blood Relations (1994)
Criminal Justice (1997)
The Perfect Fake (2006)
The Dark of Day (2008)
The Reckoning (2009) (unfinished)