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Irfan Pathan, other J&K cricketers asked to leave Kashmir with eye on security
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After the tourist, it is the cricketers who have been asked to leave Srinagar given the security concerns in the Kashmir Valley. The Jammu and Kashmir cricket team along with former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan (mentor-cum-coach) were conducting pre-season camps in Srinagar when the Committee of Administrators running the show in Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) asked them to leave the place.
Speaking to IANS, a senior official of the JKCA confirmed the same and said it was due to security reasons. Preparations for the season would commence once the security concern was taken care of.
"We were having pre-season training under the watchful eyes of Irfan and other support staff and would also have practice games from July 31 till mid-August. These matches would help in the selection of the teams for the domestic season. But it was decided on Saturday that everyone should leave the place and return only after the security threat is gone," the official said.
The army had earlier in the week issued a security advisory asking tourists and Amarnath pilgrims to leave the valley.
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ASIA-PACIFIC'S TOP OUTSTANDING AIRLINES
China Southern Airlines Company Limited, with world headquarters based in Guangzhou, has its company logo seen around the globe with a brilliant red kapok delicately adoring a blue vertical tail fin.
As the largest airline in the People's Republic of China, China Southern Airlines is pleased to operate eight holding public air transportation subsidiaries including Xiamen Air, Henan Airlines, Guizhou Airlines and Zhuhai Airlines; 20 branches including Xinjiang, Northern and Beijing Branches; 23 domestic sales offices in nearly every major Chinese city including Hangzhou and Qingdao as well as 54 international sales offices located in major metropolitan destinations such as Singapore, New York City and Paris.
The airline radiates its distinctive cultural character of "Sunshine China Southern" and its mission continues to be "Connecting the World to Create a Better Life".
With "Customer, Staff, Advantage, Innovation, Return" as its core values and the "Diligent, Practical, Inclusive, Innovative" spirit, China Southern is dedicated to fulfilling its vision of "Building a World-class Airline with Global Competitiveness".
In 2019 and 2020, China Southern safely transported more than 152 million passengers and 97 million passengers, leading all Chinese carriers for 42 consecutive years. The airline is ranked 1st in Asia and 2nd globally in terms of annual passenger traffic and the top 10 globally in terms of cargo and mail volume.
As of December 2020, China Southern had a fleet of more than 860 passenger and cargo aircraft, including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, B777 and B737, as well as the Airbus A380 superjumbo, A330 and A320. It was one of the first airlines in the world to operate the A380 superjumbo.
Currently, China Southern operates an extensive route network of more than 1,000 routes with 3,000 daily flights to 224 destinations in 40 countries and regions around the world, offering more than 500,000 seats.
Through close cooperation with its global airline partners including American Airlines and Qatar Airways, China Southern continues to extend its route network to more destinations around the world.
In recent years, China Southern has been fully dedicated to building its comprehensive Guangzhou-Beijing "dual hubs" by launching new routes and optimizing its route network.
At the airline's home base located at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China Southern has been making remarkable progress over the past decade in developing its "Canton Route" family of travel products to serve the many nations located along the "Belt and Road" as well as the sprawling Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
At the close of Year 2019, China Southern served 132 destinations from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, including 51 international and regional destinations.
Guangzhou has become the No. 1 gateway hub from China's mainland to Australasia and Southeast Asia, forming a "4-hour air traffic circle" with major cities in China and Southeast Asia, and a "12-hour air traffic circle" with major international destinations.
As the largest hub carrier at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), China Southern takes up more than 50% of slot resources.
In October 2020, all China Southern flights to/from Beijing has been relocated to PKX and its self-built aircraft hangar, operation control center and air catering production base – the largest of their kinds in Asia – are already in daily operation.
By Year 2025, China Southern is expected to deploy more than 200 dedicated aircraft to PKX with more than 900 daily aircraft movements.
China Southern is committed to working with all parties to build Beijing Daxing International Airport into a new world-class aviation hub as well as a convenient and efficient gateway of China.
China Southern has actively responded to and provided strong support for China's "Belt and Road Initiative" and in its key regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific and Central and West Asia through its decades-long well-established route network.
This decisive leadership position among all Chinese carriers in terms of the number of flights, flight frequencies and market share, makes China Southern a major force in building air connectivity between China and countries and regions along the "Belt and Road".
China Southern is singularly honored to hold the best safety record among all Chinese carriers with outstanding safety management levels in the world.
In June 2018, China Southern was honored with the Two-Star Flight Safety Diamond Award by the Civil Aviation Administration of China with the highest safety rating in China.


"Shaft" (1971) Starring Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi. Directed by Gordon Parks. Written by Ernest Tidyman, based on his novel. The blaxploitation hit that supposedly started the genre into short-lived high gear is neither blaxploitation nor the hit that started the genre in earnest (that was more likely the Ossie Davis film "Cotton Comes to Harlem"), but a relatively colorless entry into the NYC private eye genre with it's sole distinction that it stars a protagonist of color. Richard Roundtree portrays p.i. John Shaft as a fashion model with an attitude that wouldn't intimidate Helen Hayes.
This entry was posted in black cinema, Blaxploitation, books, crime, Drive-In Movies, Movies, music, New York City, writing and tagged Gordon Parks, Isaac Hayes, Richard Roundtree. Bookmark the permalink.
I liked the music in this film, but was also unconvinced by Richard Roundtree. Thinking back, I can't recall liking him much in anything he did.
I just got the opinion he was more interesting in keeping a fresh crease in his pants than in being a cool dude.


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Q: vba pivot table Excel 2016 Did the vba syntax for pivot table change, in Excel 2016? This line, first in a block that creates a pivot table, was working under Excel 2010, but does not work now, under Excel 2016/ Windows 10:
ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create(SourceType:=xlDatabase, SourceData:= _
        "Sheet1!R1C1:R" & lnglastrow & "C" & lnglastcol & "", Version:=xlPivotTableVersion14).CreatePivotTable _
        TableDestination:="Sheet4!R3C1", TableName:="PivotTable1", DefaultVersion _
        :=xlPivotTableVersion14

A: Typically it works if you split up that line into two steps
Dim pc as pivotcache, pt as pivottable

Set pc = ActiveWorkbook.PivotCaches.Create(SourceType:=xlDatabase, _
          SourceData:= "Sheet1!R1C1:R" & lnglastrow & "C" & lnglastcol, _
          Version:=xlPivotTableVersion14)

Set pt = pc.CreatePivotTable(TableDestination:="Sheet4!R3C1", TableName:="PivotTable1", _
                               DefaultVersion :=xlPivotTableVersion14

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Q: ValueError: Field 'id' expected a number but got 'update_Item'. Cart Javascript in django I can't post my prodcutid, please helping me.
And sometime my Javascrip can't update, I had alredy saved  my javascrip code but in the my brower javascrip does not  changed.
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    return render(request, 'store/produk.html', context)


The "Platform Candlestick Formation" is a relatively new Sideways Pattern that is becoming more and more prevalent as the Dark Pools activity increases. Dark Pools are Alternative Trading System venues that transact giant lot orders off of the Exchanges. This is legal and actually benefits Mutual Fund Investors and Pension Fund owners. The Platform is always a range but unlike a true Trading Range, the Platform tends to have much more consistency to its highs and lows. See the chart example below.
This high and low price range is seldom disrupted but can be, mostly by High Frequency Traders who do not recognize the footprint of their most sought after Market Participant Group. In not recognizing the footprint of the giant lot institutions who are mostly Buy Side Institutions, the High Frequency Traders trigger a brief sell-off.


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The gift from Kenneth R. Woodcock '65 will preserve LUAG's teaching collection and enhance art education.
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The $5 million gift from arts philanthropist Kenneth R. Woodcock '65 will preserve LUAG's teaching collection and enhance art education.
A $5 million gift made by arts philanthropist Kenneth R. Woodcock '65 will endow a director's fund for the Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG). The Woodcock Director's Fund will ensure the protection and preservation of the university's teaching collection and fulfill the full potential of LUAG as a driver for arts education and engagement for both students and the community.
The fund represents the largest gift ever given to LUAG and will be administered by Director William Crow. Woodcock shares Crow's vision that art can be an interdisciplinary engine for teaching, learning and research.
"I hope that this gift will be a catalyst for all Lehigh students to develop a love and appreciation of art for the rest of their lives," Woodcock said. "With William Crow leading the effort, I'm confident we can broaden the experience for both students and the community."
Crow said Woodcock's generosity in creating this endowed fund "will provide critical and flexible support that is truly transformative. All museums and cultural institutions wish for the philanthropic leadership that Ken has demonstrated."
"This gift represents an investment in key programs that offer students hands-on, high-impact learning experiences which is a top priority of GO: The Campaign for Lehigh," said President John D. Simon '19P. "We are deeply grateful to Ken for his commitment to enhancing our ability to support the arts at Lehigh, which will no doubt have a deep impact on our students for generations to come."
"The arts play a central role in the intellectual experience of students, staff and faculty and our engagement with the community. Ken Woodcock's gift will enable the university to make further strides in garnering national and international recognition of Lehigh as a leader in arts education and programming," said Robert Flowers, Herbert J. and Ann L. Siegel Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
After graduating from Lehigh in 1965 with a degree in mechanical engineering and earning an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966, Woodcock began his career with DuPont. He then served as a Commissioned Officer with the U.S. Public Health Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Administration and the Department of Energy. He was the environmental advisor to the energy czars during the Arab oil embargo of 1974.
In 1981, he was involved in the founding of the AES Corporation, a global electric company, rising to senior vice president in 1987 and retiring in 2004.
Woodcock's arts philanthropy includes serving as a National Trustee of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia. He is an active art collector with a focus on 19th and 20th century American art of the family of the Rev. Edward Everett Hale and has established a private Center for the Study of Hale Family Art for his collection. Previous philanthropic support in the arts includes a $2 million gift to endow a curatorship at PAFA.
"My interest in collecting art began when I traveled to Europe after my experience with the Public Health Service. With AES, I traveled to 50 countries and would always find an art gallery wherever I visited," Woodcock said.
Woodcock is a longtime Lehigh benefactor, with a history that includes over 30 years of support for the Lehigh Fund. "It's a chance to give back because of the benefits I received from my Lehigh education," he said.
The gift is unique in that it is a structured gift—part outright and part bequest. "The advantage of structured gifts is that the donor can immediately see their philanthropy in action with the outright gift and also plan for continued impact as a legacy gift," said Joe Buck, vice president for development and alumni relations.
Woodcock's support of the university's commitment to its history and the liberal and classical arts includes the creation of a music recording studio at Zoellner Arts Center and his generous support for the renovations to Linderman Library, where the iconic rotunda is named in his honor.
Woodcock and his wife, Dorothy, have been actively involved with many nonprofit organizations where they reside in Washington, D.C., and Matunuck, Rhode Island. Some of the organizations they support include the Washington National Cathedral, Washington National Opera, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Washington Concert Opera, Preserve Rhode Island, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
"Art has allowed me to learn more about world history," Woodcock said. "Through our service and philanthropy, we hope to help others learn, too. We want to make the world a better place."
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The Derawan Island chain includes the islands of Derawan, Sangalaki, Maratua and Kakaban, and is home to one of the world's only saltwater lake as well as one of the largest green turtle nesting sites in Indonesia. These paradise islands are situated within the fabled Coral Triangle, with all the richness and beauty within its exotic underwater landscapes that one would expect from such a location. Over 20 dive spots across the island allow visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves amidst the bountiful treasures which lie tucked neatly beneath the sapphire waters. Maratua's garden under the sea proudly exhibits an abundance of colorful coral reefs populated with a large variety of species of fish, green turtles, manta rays and other marine life.
Maratua is a large tropical island partially encircling a massive lagoon on one end and fringed with sheer rocky walls and coral reefs along the other end. This giant upside down U-shaped island covers about 384 square kilometers of sandy white beaches and mangrove forests and 3,735 square km of territorial waters which scientists believe contain the third highest level of marine biodiversity in the world after Raja Ampat and the Solomon Islands.
The ecosystem of the lake is very similar to that of the open sea, but with a twist! The trapped sea-water diluted with rain water and ground water creates a unique habitat that has caused the creatures trapped inside to evolve! The lake has warm, brackish water of 11 to 17 meters in depth, and is carpeted in marine green algae. Four species of jellyfish crisscross the waters of Kakaban Lake, but unlike their counterparts beyond the coral wall, the lake-jellies have no natural predators, resulting in the evolution of the species to no longer need their venom as self-defense.


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Most people are familiar with hash because it's a popular concentrate worldwide and has been around as long as the cultivation of cannabis. But with new technological developments, concentrates have come much, much further. Ganjaneers across the U.S. have introduced innovative new products using cannabis oils: capsules for non-smokers, small vaporizers with CO2 oil for discreet consumers, and dabbing for THC zealots.
Dabbing is a type of flash vaporization used to consume potent wax oils, which are made through various extraction methods. BHO, or hash oil made through butane extraction, can reach heights of up to 80% THC, so it isn't surprising that I-502's overseers were initially hesitant to include it on the retail shelves. But in this case, the consequences of prohibiting an in-demand product like BHO could outweigh problems associated with its legalization.
Welcome to the new black market of cannabis extracts, where BHO is unregulated, untested, and manufactured in clandestine home labs that occasionally explode when Kyle decides to play scientist. Whipping up a batch of BHO is far from rocket science, and a quick Google search will give up the secrets to any eager padawan.
Luckily, the agency supervising 502's implementation, the Washington Liquor and Control Board, detected this problem and is taking steps to modify the definition of a sellable cannabis concentrate. Until the law is rewritten to include non-infused extracts, only concentrates infused in inert oils or similar substances will be permitted. The legislature may be ambiguous and complicated at this point, but clearer parameters are on their way according to a representative of the Board.
To see what legal concentrate production looks like, just shift your eyes to Washington's medical market, which currently allows cannabis extracts. When demand for hash oils, BHO, and CO2 extracts bloomed across the state, technology kept pace. From table-top botanical extractors to industrial closed-loop systems, equipment for safe, medical grade extraction has become an increasingly popular investment. These machines are meant only for the serious and dedicated professional, however, as they typically cost a few thousand dollars.
The ever-changing legislation for Washington's recreational and medical markets makes it difficult to predict the future, but the ears of the Liquor Control Board are open to your thoughts. Feedback can be submitted to rules@liq.wa.gov.


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As Lakmé Fashion Week kickstarts today, fashion onlookers wait to see what the summer of 2016 is going to look like. Every season, innovative concepts switch things up and bring a fresh perspective to traditional techniques.
This time, Nikhil Thampi's show promises to be one such. The designer has collaborated with Lakmé Salon to present the Show Stopping Illuminate S/R '16 collection. Inspired by the universe—fluid, reflective and glittering—these larger than life elements will translate into hairstyles, make-up and nails art that is co-created by Thampi and Lakmé Salon experts Sushma Khan, Shailesh Moolya and Disha Meher.
"Always keeping the strength of a woman at the forefront, this collection also comprises an array of powerful silhouettes with the aim to showcase a new take on prêt wear. The use of unique metal links to connect slashed patterns and fabrics almost represent a stairway to heaven, creating the 'connection' between reality and the cosmos," says Thampi on his collection.
While the show takes place on April 1, we give you a sneak peek into one of the many looks that will be presented. This look is called Candy Flush; rosy, soft and dewy, the skin is strobed to give it an ethereal glow. Shades of candy pink add pops of colour to the eyes and lips. Loose waves are highlighted with brown and blonde tints, and the nails are given a transverse gradient with pink and white colours.


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The Last Airbender was my most anticipated movie this year. It also turned out to be the most disappointing movie I've seen this year so far.
There's so much wrong and so little right, I really don't even know where to begin. How about how there's absolutely no character in the movie at all. Zuko is the only character who gets any development at all, leaving everybody else to remain the lifeless cardboard cut-outs that they are. Aang isn't childish and goofy, Katara isn't motherly, Sokka isn't funny. Hell, Momo never even gets named, he just randomly flies across the screen a few times. Nope, none of these characters ever receives any development, and in the end we learn absolutely nothing about any of them.
Also, this movie sure does a whole lot of telling, but actually shows us very little. Considering the medium this is, that's just unacceptable. I did have some doubts when I learned that the movie wasn't even two hours long, I must admit. This movie should have never been under three hours, there was no way they could have ever fit in all that was necessary to make a decent movie out of this story in such a short amount of time. What we get is a rushed, jumbled mess, and the only thing that moves the story forward is some of the most forced, awkward conversations between characters.
There is one thing that managed to stand out in this movie, however. There's a number of really long action scenes shot in a single shot which are pretty impressive. In an age where action movies are filled with shaky cameras and quick cuts, it really was nice to actually be able to see all of the action happening in these scenes.
Also, about the whole racism controversy, after watching this movie I can whole heartedly say that it holds absolutely no ground whatsoever. There are maybe three white people in this movie. The cast is filled with so many characters of so many different races, how anyone can dare call this movie racist is an absurdity of epic proportions.
Anyways, in the end, to be fair, the first arc in this series probably is the hardest to adapt into a movie form, though he still fails miserably at it. My expectations for the sequels are at an all time low, though there is some hope that they could be better than this mess. (Not that that would be much of an accomplishment...)
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Excess facial hair in women can be a side effect of some medications. If this is your case, you should consult with your physician before changing anything on your own.
The presence of facial hair is a subject that few of us are happy about, in spite of the fact that it's completely natural.
When this excess facial hair occurs in women, the situation is a little more complicated. After all, facial hair is typical in men, so few women feel comfortable having it.
The worst part is that it is doesn't completely have to do with aesthetics. In addition, facial hair on women can be an indication that there is something wrong physically.
Keep reading and discover the causes of this problem in order to find a solution before it worsens.
This situation tends to be due to certain male hormones that are out of control.
Women do actually produce low levels of male hormones to maintain a balance. This isn't a sufficient amount to cause other issues.
Women from India and Mediterranean countries are more apt to develop unwanted facial hair in comparison to women in other parts of Europe, Asia and North America.
However, if your family has cases of women with hirsutism, your probability increases.
Speak to the women in your family, especially those with excess acial hair. This is the best way to discover if it's normal for them or if it's due to a medical problem.
If it happens to be due to a medical condition, make sure and find out what the condition is and keep it in mind.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is one of the most common female health conditions. In some women, it can exist for years without causing problems or being detected.
Other women can have fairly obvious symptoms, and one of them is the growth of hair on the chin.
If you already know that you have this syndrome but haven't had excess hair up until now, its important to consult a doctor to verify that the condition hasn't gotten worse.
Pay close attention to the advancement of the condition.
Go to all the appointments with your doctor to evaluate the situation.
Cushing syndrome is a hormonal condition which develops from the exposure to high levels of cortisol. It's very common in women who take medication for arthritis and asthma.
This condition can provoke excess hair growth. Even though you can resort to hair removal, the best method is to talk with your doctor to find out if you can adjust the medication.
How do you avoid having facial hair become worse?
If you have facial hair, it's common to want to eliminate it. Even though this is normal issue, there are things to avoid so that the condition doesn't get worse.
Since excess facial hair is related to hormones, many women stop taking medications that cause this problem.
The top medications tend to be birth control pills. However, remember that your doctor always recommends one or another medication that is based on your previous evaluation.
To avoid complications or other problems, firsts discuss the problem so your doctor can tell you what measures to take.
We know that excess facial hair can make you feel insecure and less attractive. Because of this, you may be thinking of some options to eliminate it while medication takes effect.
In this case, we recommend choosing methods that do not cause ingrown hairs or thickening, which would worsen the situation.
Do not use a razor. In its place, use creme or wax.
Even though hair removal can be a good option, not everyone is in favor of it. If this is your case, try bleaching.
This is a method that you can do at home and it takes less than an hour. It's very simple since the kits come with the ingredients that you just need to mix and apply.
To be successful with bleaching and without having side effects, stay out of the sun without using sunblock.


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Note that text_field category_tokens is not pre-populated with categories while editing.
Here are code snippets, the HTML output of the text_field shows the values.
  <input id="product_category_tokens" type="text" size="30" name="product[category_tokens]" data-pre="[{"created_at":"2010-09-13T03:33:17Z","description":"","id":x,"name":"Kitchen & Dining ","parent_id":xx,"permalink":"kitchen-dining","updated_at":"2011-01-05T11:17:10Z"}]" style="display: none;">

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          crossDomain: false,
          prePopulate: $('#product_category_tokens').data('pre'),
          preventDuplicates: true
      });
    });

    <%= f.text_field :category_tokens, "data-pre" => @product.categories.map(&:attributes).to_json %>

A: This is a duplicate of: Jquery tokenInput not prepopulating the text_field
And the answer is right there at the end:
<%= f.text_field :category_tokens, input_html => { "data-pre" => @product.categories.map(&:attributes).to_json } %>

I'm not taking credit for this (it's not my answer) just thought I'd point this out in case it helps someone else because I was caught by it too.
I also want to point out that on Shawn's comment, you can get around that by adding this to your js.coffee file:
propertyToSearch: "author"

Change author to whatever your column name is and this will work. :name is simply the default but you can override it in this method. More documentation on the jquery tokeninput page: http://loopj.com/jquery-tokeninput/


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Shuaibu Ibrahim Named New NYSC DG
The Nigerian Army has named S. Ibrahim as the new director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
The new posting was announced on Friday.
Mr Ibrahim, a brigadier general, is from the Army University, Biu, in Borno State.
A statement signed by the army spokesperson, Sagir Musa, said Mr Ibrahim takes over from S.Z. Kazaure, a major general.
Mr Musa said Mr Kazaure had been deployed to the Nigerian Army Resource Centre as Senior Resource Person.
In the posting, C.A. Bossman, a Brig.Gen. from the Nigerian Army Archives, was moved to Command Schools Services as Director, Command Schools Services, while E. Angaye, a Brig.-Gen., was appointed Acting Director Veterans Affairs Department (Army).
Mr Musa said B.A. Tsoho, a brigadier general, from Army Headquarters' Department of Civil-Military Affairs has been moved to the Nigerian Army Language Institute, as commandant.
Others are A.A. Goni, a Brig.-Gen. from 82 Division Education, who has been moved to Army Headquarters' Department of Civil-Military Affairs as Director Information and F.C. Onyeari, a Brig.-Gen. from Headquarters Nigerian Army Supply and Transport, to the Defence Headquarters as Acting Director Catering.
Mr Musa said S.S. Ibrahim, a Brig.-Gen. is now the registrar of the Nigerian Army University Biu.
The postings take effect immediately.
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Television, 1999
Greenstone is the tale of a beautiful, missionary-educated Māori woman (Simone Kessell) whose romantic life is subject to the shifting loyalties of her father, Chief Te Manahau (George Henare). The cross-cultural elements of this ambitious colonial bodice-ripper were reflected off-screen as well: created by Greg McGee in response to a call by TV One for a local drama 'saga', the series saw major English creative input through being developed as a co-production with the BBC. After the withdrawal of BBC funding, the Tainui Corporation helped fund the eight-part series.
Hanlon
This was New Zealand's first big historical drama after the controversy over the cost of The Governor almost a decade earlier. Over seven episodes — set between 1895 and 1914 — it followed the life of Dunedin barrister Alf Hanlon, focussing on six of his most important cases. British actor David Gwillim played Hanlon, while Australian Robyn Nevin was cast as convicted baby murderer Minnie Dean in the first and most celebrated episode. A major critical, ratings and awards success, it immediately recouped its budget when the Minnie Dean episode spurred a big international sale.
Landmarks was a major 10-part series that traced the history of New Zealand through its landscape, particularly the impact of human settlement and technology. The concept was modelled on the epic BBC series America. Here a bespectacled, Swannie-wearing geography professor, Kenneth B Cumberland, stands in for Alistair Cooke, interweaving science, history and sweeping imagery to tell the stories of the landscape's "complete transformation". It received a 1982 Feltex Award for Best Documentary and the donnish but game Cumberland became a household name.
The Governor was a television epic that examined the life of Governor George Grey in six thematic parts. Grey's "Good Governor" persona was undercut with laudanum, lechery and land confiscation. NZ TV's first (and only) historical blockbuster was hugely controversial, provoking a parliamentary inquiry and "test match sized" audiences. It won a 1978 Feltex Award for Best Drama. Auckland Star reviewer Barry Shaw trumpeted: "It has made Māori matter. If Pākehā now have a better understanding of the Māori point of view [...] it stems from The Governor.
An Immigrant Nation
Television, 1994–1996
This seven-part documentary series examines New Zealand as a nation of migrants. The original idea behind the show was to concentrate on upbeat personal stories. But many of the completed episodes go wider, balancing modern day interviews with a broader historical view of each group's immigrant experience down under. Immigrant Nation saw camera crews travelling to Europe, China, Sri Lanka and Samoa. Stories of escape, longing and prejudice are common - along with a feeling of having a foot in two worlds. An Immigrant Nation screened on TV One.
Television, 1992–present
Launched in 1992, Marae is the longest running Māori current affairs programme. It aims to keep its audience in touch with the issues — political or otherwise — that affect Māori, and explain kauapa Māori from a Māori perspective. The Marae Digipoll is seen as a respected barometer of matters Māori. Marae was relaunched briefly in October 2010 as Marae Investigates, presented by Scotty Morrison and Jodi Ihaka Marae (and later Miriama Kamo) . Screening on TV One, Marae is presented half in english and half in te reoi. It is now made by company Pango Productions.
Tangata Whenua
Tangata Whenua was a groundbreaking six-part documentary series that screened (remarkably in primetime) in 1974. Each episode chronicled a different iwi and included interviews by historian Michael King with kaumātua. These remain a priceless historical record. The Feltex Award-winning script was by King and director Barry Barclay. The NZBC said the series had "possibly done more towards helping the European understand the Māori people, their traditions and way of life, than anything else previously shown on television". Paul Diamond writes about Tangata Whenua here.


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Aidy Westlake
The Aidy Westlake mystery series is very personal to me because it's based on my experiences as a racecar driver. It's a period of my life I am very proud of…and that's includes the good, the bad and the ugly. Motor racing shaped me as a person and I've infused that into the character of Aidy. The storylines inspired by incidents I came across during that time.
With that said, I have a deal for you. For one week only, you can pick up all three books for $5/£5 on Amazon, although you don't have to buy all three to get the price break.
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The books are available elsewhere in all e-formats, print and audio. You can find all the links here.
I hope you'll pick up the books because they are very special to me, but also because I am working on books #4, #5 & #6. 🙂
Hurricane Harvey & Irma Charity Pledge
Longtime followers know that I donate to/fundraise for various charities each year and I usually drag you all in too. I want to do something for the relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey and Irma. The worst of the storms may have passed but the devastation hasn't.
Here's where you come in. If you buy a book from my website bookstore, I'll donate the value of your order to charity–dollar for dollar. Not only will you be giving to charity but you'll be getting a book out of it. So don't miss your chance to run me up.
Not everything is listed on the bookstore so if you're looking for translated titles, out of print titles, hardbacks of the Aidy Westlake series and audiobook editions, let me know. I can do a few MYSTERY BOXES. If you're ordering out of the USA, please contact me first so I can quote shipping costs. Thanks.
I hope you'll pick up a book or two for you, a friend or even an enemy. And even if you don't get a book, please share this post. Thanks.
Ecoute: L'évadée Goes Audio
I had a nice surprise last week. L'évadée, the French language audiobook version of THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, came out on audiobook. As an audiobook nut, this makes me very happy!! Check it out here!
DECEPTIVE PRACTICES Is Here To Deceive You!!
I am happy to announce that my new thriller DECEPTIVE PRACTICES is here to deceive you because it is launch day!!!! The back jacket blurb goes a little like this:
"Do you have a cheating spouse? Has counseling failed? Want to get even with them? Then hire Infidelity Limited to teach them a lesson…
"Olivia Shaw grew up poor on the wrong side of the tracks, but with her thriving real estate practice and a solid marriage, her life finally feels stable . . . until she discovers her husband is cheating. Enraged, her sister offers a solution: Infidelity Limited, a firm that promises to rough up her husband and scare him straight.
"Overnight, Olivia's life is upended as she, like all of Infidelity Limited's clients, is drawn into a dark web of blackmail and murder. Now, Olivia is emerging as a prime suspect in her husband's death. As a dogged detective closes in, she has only one option—take down Infidelity Limited before it's too late."
DECEPTIVE PRACTICES is the fourth and final book in the BAY AREA QUARTET. It's a series based on location and DECEPTIVE PRACTICES is the East Bay installment.
It's available in paperback, as an eBook, on CD and as an audio download. I hope you like it and please, please, please, spread the word by sharing this post and annoying family, friends and strangers. Word of mouth is everything. World domination can't happen without you!! So please join in and do you bit. 🙂
NEW BOOK RELEASE: Father Figure & Tenths of a Second
I'm pleased to present two new and improved releases—FATHER FIGURE & TENTHS OF A SECOND. These short stories are available in audio and ebook format. The stories are quite different. FATHER FIGURE is a Hitchcock Presents style crime piece while TENTHS OF A SECOND is very much rooted in the Twilight Zone. Which is a good thing as shows formed my storytelling sensibilities. 🙂
FATHER FIGURE: Childs is a son of a bitch and a bastard—literally as well as figuratively—but what he really is, is a small time con man. He's about to upgrade to the big time and go after the score of his life by bilking the software mogul, Charles Reston, out of every penny he can get. He's going to do it by convincing Reston that he's his illegitimate son, which shouldn't be too hard as the billionaire is his father. However, the problem with the long con is that you get a little too close to your mark…especially when you're looking for a father figure.
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TENTHS OF A SECOND: Martin Warwick is a down on his luck racecar driver. His only accolade is to make the other drivers look good with his mediocre performances. It's not that Martin is a bad driver. He's just not had the breaks. He needs a better sponsor which would get him a better car and a little luck to put him ahead of the pack. The break comes in the form of the mysterious Mallory. He doesn't have money or connections. He has a device to make Martin and any car he drives better.
When your hopes and dreams are just outside of your grasp, you're willing to do anything, regardless of the consequences. Martin is about to find out what the price of fame really costs—and he's willing to pay it gladly.
If you're looking for a story for the commute or to fill a lunch hour then these stories are just the ticket. I hope you'll give them a read or listen.
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NEW BOOK RELEASE: THE FALL GUY Audiobook
I'm happy and pleased to announce the release of the audio edition of THE FALL GUY. It's available from the Audible and Apple stores worldwide. The storyline is:
"Todd Collins has failed in every job he's ever undertaken, but that all changes when he backs his jalopy in a shiny, new Porsche belonging to a drug dealer. When the police stop the drug dealer for a broken taillight that Todd has caused and discover a cocaine shipment, a West Coast kingpin holds Todd responsible. On the run from organized crime, Todd discovers his true calling when he fights back."
The audio book is narrated by the wonderful Ed Hunter who read ROAD RASH and LOWLIFES. Ed does a great job bringing hapless Todd to life. I hope you'll give it a listen.
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I hope you enjoy this second title from Dark Wood Books.
NEW RELEASE: LOWLIFES Audiobook
I'm happy and pleased to announce the release of the audio edition of LOWLIFES. It's available from the Audible and Apple stores worldwide. The storyline is:
"San Francisco Detective Larry Hayes thinks he's hit bottom when he wakes up in an alley after a bad trip with no memory of the last four hours. This is only the beginning of his problems. Two blocks away, Hayes' informant, a homeless man named Noble Jon, lies dead, beaten and stabbed. The eerie pangs of guilt seep into Hayes. Is he Jon's killer? The mounting evidence says so. Hayes mounts his own investigation to stay one step ahead of murder charge and disappears amongst the city's homeless community."
The audio book is narrated by the wonderful Ed Hunter who read ROAD RASH a couple of years ago. Ed does a great job bringing troubled cop, Larry Hayes, to life. I hope you'll give it a listen.
This is the first title produced under the Dark Wood Books label. Expect more from them soon.
SHELF LIFE: Reader Reaction
So THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY has been out for a month (two if you're an Amazon Prime Member) and reader feedback has been coming in. Quite a lot of it actually. On Amazon.com, the book has racked up almost 2,000 reviews so far. This is understandable as TOTGA (as the cool kids aka my editor calls it) is by far my fastest and bestselling book so far. Phew! I may be in publishing for a little while longer.
But a lot more readers mean a lot more opinions. Luckily for me, people more often than not like TOTGA. Thank God for that. I was a little worried about reader feedback because there'd be a lot more people reading out of genre. More exposure is nice…as long as everyone is of the same opinion and a positive opinion at that. Well, it looks as if it is so.
Actually I'm quite pleased about TOTGA's reception. People, by and large, got it. They embraced Zoë Sutton warts and all. I wasn't sure readers would, considering she is someone suffering from PTSD, which makes her a little difficult to like or understand at times.
But with every book, I get feedback that I wasn't quite expecting. So here are a few findings:
Quite a few people want or think TOTGA is the first in a new series. I didn't have any plans to make Zoë Sutton a series character but now you've got me thinking. At this point I don't know how I would take Zoë forward and maintain the same level of danger.
I'm surprised and amused by how many women have said they're going to take fight classes after seeing what happened to Zoë. So be warned predatory men, the ladies are no pushover.
I'm touched by the therapists and victims of violence/stalkers thought I got Zoë right. This was a tough book to write because I tried to interview a number of victim support groups and all of them declined to speak to me so I'm glad people feel I got it right.
Some people have thought the violence is quite graphic and to be honest, most of the violence is off the page. It's like Psycho, you see the knife but you don't see anyone get stabbed. It's your mind embellishes the rest.
And speaking of embellishments, I've had a few emails describe scenes/events that never took place. It happens with every book. People always bring something to the story.
People think the book is short but it's longer than my last three and quite a bit longer than the average James Patterson. It's a product of my writing style that it's focused and pacey so it tends to feel brief.
When a book meets the public, it's exciting and daunting because it's an interpretive voyage of discovery…and the discovery will continue as the book continues to travel.
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Similar to #OpSaveTheArctic – Phase I (http://pastebin.com/1ca3BR19) , The listed targets where breached and as a punishment, The employee accounts of the concerned Corporations where used to sign the petition at http://www.savethearctic.org/ .
After the full operation, a total amount of 96K petitions where signed at http://www.savethearctic.org/ (96,176 to be precise).
This is the statement of the concerned hacks and to give out a message to the Corrupt Corporations that are harming our environment!
However, according to thenextweb.com the attack actually succeeded in compromising over 1,000 emails belonging to the five most prominent oil companies, i.e. Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A) (NYSE:RDS.B), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), BP plc (NYSE:BP), Gazprom OAO (PINK:OGZPY) (FRA:GAZ) (ETR:GAZ) and Rosneft' NK OAO (MCX:ROSN). Apparently, all these companies stand accused by the hackers of conspiring to melt the Arctic ice caps due to their activities.
Of these addresses and passwords the first lot of 317 emails and MD5 passwords were hacked in June and another lot of 724 emails with hashed passwords, plus 26 mails with clear text passwords were released on the web yesterday.
The hackers are apparently eager that online number crunchers would succeed in cracking the passwords and post the text passwords on the net.
Apparently the hackers succeeded because certain shell domains and sub-domains suffered from poor website management.
Nvidia later clarified that the breach was engineered by third parties looking for sensitive information and that they were successful in obtaining encrypted passwords.
The above attacks followed after hacks on Billabong, Yahoo Voices, Phandroid and Formspring.
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Game Thread: New York Knicks @ Miami Heat 8:00 pm 3/31/2017 [Game#76]
Thread: Game Thread: New York Knicks @ Miami Heat 8:00 pm 3/31/2017 [Game#76]
Mar 31, 2017, 18:37 #1
(28-47) -- (37-38)
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Lance Thomas - Sore right hip (OUT) Chris Bosh (OUT)
Carmelo Anthony - Sore lower back (OUT) Josh McRoberts - Left Foot Stress Fracture (OUT)
Derrick Rose - Sore knee (OUT) Justise Winslow - Right Shoulder Surgery (OUT)
- Dion Waiters - Sprained Left Ankle (OUT)
MIAMI -- South Florida fans won't get a very appealing matchup on Friday when the Miami Heat host the lowly New York Knicks at AmericanAirlines Arena.
Miami (37-38) defeated the Knicks (28-47) on Wednesday night in New York, producing a rather easy 105-88 victory in which a "Let's Go Heat" chant was loudly heard at Madison Square Garden.
Now, here comes the rematch.
The Heat entered Thursday as the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and is likely looking at a first-round playoff battle against the Boston Celtics or Cleveland Cavaliers.
"Our guys embrace what's at hand," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Miami's playoff chase. "We embrace this challenge and enjoy it."
The Heat have seven games left in the regular season, and the final four could be particularly difficult with two games against the Washington Wizards and one each against the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland.
All three of those teams are safely in the playoffs, each among the top four in the East. But what remains to be seen is if those games against Miami will mean anything to them in terms of seeding or if their respective coaches will use them to rest their stars.
And while the Heat are preparing for yet another important stretch of games, the Knicks -- as has become their custom -- are already thinking about the draft and free agency.
That loss on Wednesday eliminated New York from playoff contention for the fourth straight season. It was a mathematical elimination for a Knicks team that had been counted out by virtually everyone many weeks ago in a nightmare trend that has continued for over a decade now.
In fact, since the 2000-2001 season, the Knicks have won just one playoff series, which is tied with the New Orleans Pelicans for the fewest among any NBA franchise. Also during that span, the Knicks have won just 41.8 percent of their games, a record that is the third worst in the league. Only the Minnesota Timberwolves and Charlotte Hornets have been worse.
Knicks power forward Kristaps Porzingis has been, pretty clearly, bitterly disappointed with his team's performance.
"I thought we would be in the playoff race," Porzingis told the media after Wednesday's loss. "I thought we would be the six, seven or eight seed, but things didn't go like we wanted."
Things are so bad for the Knicks that forward Carmelo Anthony -- the team's superstar -- took just two shots in a scoreless first half against Miami and finished with just nine points.
"I don't think me going out and trying to score 30 or 40 points every night is going to help the team in the long run," Anthony told the media. "I'm just here to help those (young) guys."
With Anthony playing a subservient role and starting point guard Derrick Rose sitting out with a sore left knee, Miami took full advantage and is favored to do so again Friday.
The Knicks, who have lost nine of their past 11 games, should be an easy mark for the Heat.
Even if Rose is back for New York on Friday -- which Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said was probable -- it is likely not enough to derail a Heat team that is playing for something significant.
With a win on Friday, the Heat would become the first NBA team ever to reach .500 after a start that led them to 19 games underwater. It would also be the most wins (38) of any NBA team that at one point was 19 games below .500, breaking the record it now shares with the 2013-2014 Knicks.
The Heat, which is expected to get shooting guard Dion Waiters back from an ankle injury shortly, is 26-8 since the halfway point of the season. The Cavaliers, their possible first-round playoff opponents, are just 17-15 during that span.
(cbssports.com)
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Thanks again for the game thread, Rady.
No Melo, Rose, or Lance Thomas tonight. I wonder if we will bite the bullet and just announce that they are shut down for the season or we will keep doing it game by game like this.
Okafor got shut down for the season today, so the Sixers, the team will all these young "stud" big men, will finish out the year with Noel traded away, Embiid out with a real injury, and Okafor shut down for the tank.
Sasha Baker CLee KP WHG lineup. Look at all those empty seats on a FRI night.
KP off to a quick start unlike his recent slow starts. Knicks up early 15-4.
Nice lob pass by Baker to KP for easy bucket. The boys are not trying to lose this, CLee with 3 3s and trying to lead this team on the floor.
CLee steals the ball and makes a layup to end the first, he has 10 pts. Baker is a factor after an off night last game. Knicks up 33-29.
WHG has 7 pts 7rbs also helping.
uh oh, looks like some of these guys are worried they might get cut this summer, lookin' like they're actually playing for something.
Miami better get serious, their remaining schedule is tough and this should be a game they win.
Mar 31, 2017, 21:16 #10
Knicks take a 59-55 lead into the locker room on KP and CLee 14 pts and WHG 9rbs and 10 pts. I expect the Heat will come out with more D fire after giving up 59 to a team w/o their two top scorers.
Encouraging game from Porzingis so far. He has 20 points in the 3rd quarter on greater than 50 percent shooting from the floor. The greatly increased ball movement that is happening on offense with both Melo and Rose out really seems to be helping him.
Big-ups for another great Game-Thread Rady .... If Knicks win this game without Melo .........................
5 straight KP bank shot and Sasha 3 Knicks take 88-83 lead with 7 left.
Wow, refs doing their best to keep the Heat from suffering an embarrassing loss to us tonight
Ball movement and defense have both been a strength tonight instead of a weakness
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In its drive to enhance the sense of moral purpose of its students in protecting the environment and sustaining its natural resources, CMS took multiple approaches to involve young minds in ecological projects in 2016. At the monthly reflection meetings of environment coordinators of all the twenty CMS campuses, students from the campus Eco clubs designed campaigns for including a large number of students and community members in raising awareness.
India is the global host of 2018 World Environment Day which will take place on June 5, 2018. With "Beat Plastic Pollution" as the theme for this year's edition, the world is coming together to combat single-use plastic pollution. In the time it takes Hardik Pandya to bowl an over in a cricket match, four garbage trucks worth of plastic get dumped into the ocean.
Most of all, World Environment Day is a day of everyone around the world to take ownership of their environment and to actively engage in the protection of our earth. Do your bit.
Wipro Earthian Award of Rs. 1 lakh received in 2017 (for the third year running) from Wipro Chairman Mr. Azim Premji in Bangalore for a Biodiversity project by the students of CMS Kanpur Road campus, Vishesh Upadhyay, Himanshu Mishra, Shandrima Nath, Tweesha Sahni and Shruti Yadav, and their teacher Mrs Kavita S. Shahi, Environment Coordinator of CMS Kanpur Road Campus.
On 30th December 2014, City Montessori School, Kanpur Road Campus was awarded with the Wipro Earthain-Paryavaran Mitra Award on water and Sustainability.
Students of CMS Kanpur Road Campus winning the 'National Earthian Award'. These students include: Durga Mohini, Anjali Tiwari, Tamanna Shahi, Saurabh Yadav, Vishesh Upadhyay who have been honoured by Wipro Limited for their commendable works in 'Water Sustainability and Biodiversity'. They were assisted by Mrs Kavita S. Sahi, teacher of CMS Kanpur Road Campus.
In September 2014, a six-member team of City Montessori School, Mahanagar Campus II brought glory to the institution by winning the prestigious 'Veerbhadra Award' for best presentation at Environment Innovation Fest.
Mrs Anupama Johri, a teacher of City Montessori School, Jopling Road Campus has won the prestigious 'Paryavaran Mitra Puraskar-2014'.
As an Action project carried out by the members of the Eco club to promote the spirit of SDG12, CMS joined hands with a volunteer based organisation called the Robin Hood Army that works to get surplus food from restaurants and give it to the less fortunate people. By reducing wastage we can try to eliminate hunger.
Earth Day was celebrated by taking a pledge in the assembly by holding the earth day flags. A signature campaign was also carried out, the theme being 'End Plastic Pollution'.
Daan Utsav is India's 'festival of giving'. Launched in 2009, the festival is celebrated every year – commencing on Gandhi Jayanti – from October 2 to 8.Millions of people from all walks of life come together during this week to give their time, money, resources, or skills back to society by participating in events for less privileged.
Eco club members of junior section performed at"Swacch Sakti 2018",aprogramme on International women's day organised by Swachh Bharat Mission (gramin). Students have performed a street play'ek kadam swacchata ki ore& displayed an exhibition portraying the ideal village.
Students of CMS Aliganj I, Paridhi and Anshulika won the 1st prize in Essay Writing Competition. Harsh won the one in Drawing Competition and 3rd prize in Quiz. Students of CMS Aliganj (Campus II), Suhani of Class IX won the first prize in painting while Ujjwal Agarwal and Shreyansh Tripathi won the second prize in quiz at 'Save Ganga Save Dolphin's event organized by Center for Environment Education (CEE) at Regional Science Centre.
To support the spirit of SDG 11 and 15. This action project has been carried out over the period of 3 years.
Distribution of packets made from old newspapers at the Lucknow Zoo to support the spirit of SDG 11 and 15. This action project has been carried out over the period of 3 years.


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Edge Hill Student Reporter Investigates Gothic Haunted Houses
English Literature student Lauren Findlay reports on the latest Gothic literature events from Speke Hall, Liverpool.
In partnership with their 'Romance and Revival: the Gothic at Speke Hall' feature, Speke Hall have partnered with Manchester Metropolitan University to deliver a series of lectures on the Victorian Gothic. The lectures, running until July 5th, explore different aspect of the Gothic in Victorian literature including Gothic interiors, Gothic acoustics, and the poetics of Gothic space.
The lecture I attended on Thursday 1st March entitled 'The Haunted House: Ghost Stories by Victorian Women Writers' was delivered by MMU's Dr Emma Liggins, focusing on female writers and their mode of Gothic writing. In the opening of her lecture, Liggins quoted famous US abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe, who called Speke Hall a 'standing romance' when she visited in 1853. Stowe's quote created a link between the Hall and the other literary haunted houses in the lecture. Liggins also drew on the context of the Gothic in the Victorian era, linking the rise in Gothic fiction to fluctuating religious beliefs, a fascination with spiritualism, and the Victorian cult of mourning.
Liggins stressed that this form of the Gothic drew on Victorian concerns about, and had a particular resonance for, women. Drawing on critics such as Kate Krueger and the idea that Victorian women writers used everyday, 'normative spaces as sites of crisis', Liggins discussed the relationship between women and the Gothic. Women, she argued, were often associated with insanity and the uncanny, making them a form of ghost, either invisible in Victorian culture or becoming a more threatening power.
Beyond the lecture itself a meal was served to the guests beforehand in the Hall's restaurant and the lecture was followed by a discussion with Dr Liggins and the attendees about the importance and the limitations of the 'female Gothic'.
As a literature student studying Late-Victorian Gothic, I found the connection between women writers and the haunted house to be of particular significance for my own interests in Gothic fiction. Speke Hall's series of talks offers a great opportunity to think about the relationship between authors, characters and the Gothic spaces they interact with.
Posted on April 5, 2018 Author Bob NicholsonCategories EnglishShare


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The Rumor Mill
FireFly PowerBook on Tap
Anne Onymus - 2000.05.08
5/8/2K: IBM had announced a laptop with a "night light" that illuminates the keyboard, making it easier to use in the dark. Rumors of a PowerBook with illuminated keys have been around for months – in fact, some rumor sites were noticeably disappointed when Pismo didn't include illuminated keys.
As anyone whose ever used a flashlight knows, lights use up batteries quickly. Apple, always thinking different, has been looking for the perfect way to make the keyboard glow in the dark.
They abandoned the idea of backlit or sidelit keys, although that was a driving force behind the switch to translucent keys with the Lombard "bronze keyboard" model introduced in 1999. But the lighting technology wasn't ready yet.
Another dead end was radium, like on non-digital watches, compasses, and other night-glow items. The problem was twofold. First, these items need to be "charged" by exposure to a bright light source. But the second argument was even more important: People are not attracted to radiation. To illuminate a keyboard with radium would have called for a whole lot more than the minuscule amounts used on old watches and compasses.
Back to the drawing board. Night-glow plastics, like those used in flying discs, shared the problem of needing to be exposed to light before they could be used – and the glow didn't last long enough.
Apple negotiated to license the IndiGlo technology from Timex, but in the end decided that a bluish glow was not right for its computers. Blue symbolizes another computer company, one known for big iron, powerful servers, and Windows PCs.
In the end, Steve Jobs was inspired by the bioluminescence of the firefly. More precisely, it was the glowing sticks carried by trick-or-treaters that got his attention. After years of research, Apple R&D has discovered a way to create chemical-based backlighting for the keyboard using just the barest trickle of electricity to stimulate a reaction.
In fact, the process is so cost-effective and efficient, Apple is exploring its uses as a backlight for laptop displays. If this pans out, it could become a more profitable licensed technology than FireWire.
Expect to see FireFly technology in the next generation of PowerBook keyboards; it may be a year or more before we know if backlighting the display will work out.
– Anne Onymus
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Ringing in the special day! Selena Gomez was all smiles after jetting off to Jamaica to celebrate Justin Bieber's dad's wedding.
Gomez, 25, posed alongside bridesmaids on Monday, February 19, in the tropical paradise. The "Wolves" crooner, who sported a light pink ensemble and subtle makeup, puckered up as she stood in the corner of the photo. Although the original photo has since been taken down, the former Disney star's fans reposted it.
The "Sorry" singer's father, Jeremy Bieber, shared a photo via Instagram of himself and fiancee Chelsey Rebelo over the weekend boarding a private plane to the Caribbean. He also posted a pic of his entire family, sans Bieber, en route to the airport.
Less than one week before the getaway, the "Friends" songster and the 13 Reasons Why producer celebrated Valentine's Day together. The duo were spotted having an intimate dinner at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills and were also photographed kissing between bites.


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If you are looking to earn some extra cash, chances are you can do it without even leaving home.
Most of us have far too much stuff. With a little bit of work, you can easily turn that extra stuff into some extra income.
I routinely go through and sell items I don't need anymore. There's always more to declutter. I could probably still sell a lot more than I already do and never even miss it. I love that feeling of clearing out the clutter and it is a great way to help my budget at the same time. I once made $700 in a weekend simply by decluttering my home so selling your stuff can definitely be profitable.
Before you start selling your stuff, there are a few things you need to consider.
The biggest factor in whether or not your items will sell is how well you price it. If something doesn't sell right away, chances are you have priced it too high. Drop the price and see if you have any luck. You do want to maximize what you get for your stuff but if you have to spend extra time trying to sell it, that isn't worth it. Drop the price, sell it, and move on to something else.
If you find yourself using the terms "collectible" or "hard to find item", automatically take the price you have in mind and cut it in half. What collectible really means is "this item needs a very specific buyer". The average buyer is not going to be willing to pay more for what you are selling. If the item is truly a one-of-a-kind collective and it is worth it to you to take the time to get the price you'd like to see, look to eBay or more specialized markets to sell.
If you are selling on places like Facebook sale groups, your posting time matters. Similar to garage sales, people shop on Saturdays, after they get off work for the day, and on holidays. If you post on a Monday morning, your post likely won't get as much visibility.
The exception to this is baby and kid items when you are targeting stay at home moms, but even then you'll often still get a better response during peak times. Each group is a little bit different. Experiment a bit with different posting times and see what is the most effective for your local area.
It is tempting to sell your item as is. You are getting rid of it because you no longer need it and you probably don't want to give the item any more of your time. You'll often get 25-50% more for an item that is cleaned thoroughly and in good repair though, so it is worth the time to prepare you things before you list them for sale.
Be sure and clean beyond the surface. Used items always look dirtier to someone else than they do to their former owner so make sure to clean more than you think you need to. There's a lot you can do to improve the appearance of something if you just take a few minutes to clean it up.
A good photo can go a long way towards selling your item for you. Whenever possible, use natural lighting (and lots of it). Place your item by a large window so the light is going towards your item. If you need to, a large piece of white poster board can be used to bounce additional light to the sides of your item.
Pay attention the background. Avoid clutter as much as you can. People don't want to be distracted by other things in your picture. Arrange your items in a way that emphasizes the best features and makes the item look attractive.
There are probably many local Facebook yard sale groups you can join. I've found that items tend to sell faster on these sites than many others (provided you price things competitively) because you can reach people who are close to you geographically. To find groups in your area, search "YOUR CITY sale", "YOUR CITY garage sale", "YOUR CITY yard sale", etc.
You'll get a feel for which groups are most effective and are the most active. You can cross-list your item and promote it in several groups, just be sure to note that in the item description. Facebook is my go-to for things I want to get rid of quick. Anything I would throw in a garage sale, I'll list in a Facebook group. Most things, if I price them right, can be sold and picked up in the same day so it is a great way to get some quick cash and clear out clutter without spending a lot of time doing it.
For smaller items that are easy to ship and may be a bit harder for people to find, eBay is a great option. They do take a cut but you can sell just about anything here, for the right price. I've even sold a car on eBay after I had trouble selling it locally. This is the place to go for true collectibles, more expensive items that are easy to ship, and things that are in high demand.
For books and other media, you can sell through Half.com, which is owned by eBay. Your items may take a bit longer to sell this way but you'll likely get a higher profit than you would selling books over eBay.
You can still have good luck selling some items on Craigslist. I tend to go here first for things that need a more specialized buyer but aren't worth the time to list on eBay or are too bulky to ship. Things that take a bit longer to sell may do well on Craigslist too, since people can search for keywords whereas on Facebook posts tend to get pushed down and never seen again.
To be honest, this is typically my last resort. Garage sales take so much time and they require you to hold onto your unwanted stuff until you have enough for a larger sale. I prefer to get rid of things as I go so I can do a bit at a time. If you are moving or doing a large purge of your stuff, though, a garage sale can be the way to go.
You already know you can buy anything you want on Amazon but did you know you could sell stuff on Amazon too? If you have used books in good condition or other items that are new in the package, you can easily sell them through Amazon. Amazon offers a few options for selling your stuff. The easiest option is Amazon FBA. FBA stands for fulfilled by Amazon and it means all you have to do is pack your stuff in a box, ship it to Amazon, and let them sell it for you. You'll get paid when your stuff sells, minus a portion Amazon will keep for their services. There is a bit of a learning curve for this method since Amazon is very particular about how you package and label your things but it is a great option, especially if you are good at finding deals and want to turn a profit on a regular basis. We send off several boxes of stuff to Amazon every month and have built up a great side business doing this.
If you want to keep more of the money you earn, you can sell through the Amazon marketplace. This involves listing your item for sale on Amazon and then you will be responsible for shipping when your item sales.
Do you have electronics that you no longer need? Gazelle lets you turn them into cash. We shipped off a few old phones for cash not long ago and I was shocked at how easy it was. We had cash in our account within a few days and we got to clear out some of the electronic clutter that was floating around the house.
Gazelle will buy back everything from phones, to tablets, to computers. Find out what Gazelle will pay you for your electronics here.
Close5 is similar to Craigslist but they have an app that makes it really simple to list your stuff (and find things to buy locally). I haven't sold anything on here but it's on my list to try out next time I go through and declutter my house.
OfferUp is a popular app and they often have great listings in most local areas. The app makes it super easy to list your things and you can communicate with buyers directly through the app to keep things in one place. I have friends who swear by OfferUp to sell their things and tell me it is the first place they go to sell their stuff. Depending on your area, you may find higher quality items here, which means people are often willing to pay a bit more.
You'll need to evaluate what you are selling to decide what the best method is to sell it. You can make good money clearing out the clutter in your home though so it is a great way to get some cash, start your emergency fund, or pay for a special occasion.


Even though there are numerous health and fitness applications at the app stores and the majority of people have downloaded at least one of them, they have a limited effect, or people stop using them after a short period of time. This work tries to solve these problems by tailoring behavioral interventions to individual users with the aim to achieve a long-term behavior change.
By influencing motivational factors and most relevant processes of change, there is an abstraction that allows tailoring these interventions to a limited number of target groups instead of every single user. Additionally, the motivational factors, as well as the processes of change, can be translated into functional and nonfunctional requirements, which are the link between the theoretical framework and the practical implementation.
The result of this work is a ready-to-use Android application that demonstrates the theoretic model behind the tailored interventions by leading the user to a long-term behavior change, like being more physically active. Furthermore, one specific service, that is necessary for some target groups, has been developed to complete this model as well as to showcase the details of tailored interventions.


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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS – An "Ambitious" Irregular Ryal
It was an ill-advised marriage—Mary Stuart and Henry Lord Darnley. As the son of Margaret Douglas, granddaughter of Henry VII, Darnley was in the line of succession for the English throne, as was Mary Stuart whose grandmother was a sister of Henry VIII. With Elizabeth on the throne with no children, the Stuarts had strong claim to succeed her—and eventually did with Mary Stuart's son, James I.
Lady Margaret Douglas, a daughter of Henry VII and wife of Matthew Stuart, the 4th Earl of Lennox, sent her son to Scotland hoping that he would marry the other—and more favorably born—candidate for the throne—Mary Stuart.
Love did not blossom until Darnley fell ill with measles, and in the process of nursing him back to health the 23 year old Mary Stuart fell in love with the 19 year old Darnley. They married despite the disapproval of Elizabeth I, the English Privy Council and most of Mary's Scottish advisors. The two were married in July 1565, and Darnley soon began to push for promotion from King Consort to King of Scots.
The numismatic note of this marriage is understandably brief. At the time of the marriage a 30 shilling ryal was issued showing facing busts of Henry and Mary (Spink 5424. Burns Plate LXV:903B. SCBI 58:1165A). This particular coin issue was "rapidly withdrawn, no doubt because of the clear implication they carried that Darnley's status was to be seen as equal to that of the queen." (Holmes, SCBI 58, p 8 citing a 1565 letter).
Archibald and Cook (2020) explain that when the teenage Mary married the French Dauphine Henry at Notre Dame Cathedral in April 1558, he was the immediate successor to the French throne (he became King of France 15 months later) and as such his name, Francis I, preceded Mary's on her Second Period Scottish coinage. Not true for Darnley, whose lack of a royal throne prospect of his own meant his name could only be in the second position. (Incidentally, Archibald & Cook also debunk the notion that the turtle climbing a palm tree on the reverse of the ryal was a symbol of the futility of Darnley's ambition.)
By 1566 Darnley's kingship quest was in full bloom. In March he was drawn into a short-lived plot for a coup against Mary that failed. At the end Darnley, thanks to Mary, helped her escape from Edinburgh to Dunbar Castle. The reunion was rocky. Darnley disdained attending the Christening of his son at Stirling Castle, was notoriously promiscuous and ultimately caught syphilis. He was killed in February 1567 in a plot that probably involved Mary.
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The ryal shown here with Henry's name preceding Mary's was minted using a genuine reverse die, probably in 1566. Whether the piece was created as a lark, as a proposed pattern or as a misguided but genuine effort at declaring himself king (Roman emperor aspirants used coins as declarations), it fits with the Darnley push for power at that time. The minters used a worn reverse die (Burns II: p. 340: 5. Fig 905) and a concocted obverse die. Though the name of John Acheson, master moneyer from 1588 to 1582, is mentioned as part of a later irregular coin issue (Murray. 1987) there is apparently no record of whether he was involved, how the reverse die was accessed or how the HENRICVS obverse die was created. However, Holmes (2006) notes that he "is currently of the opinion that they (this issue) may result from unauthorized activity at the mint."
Murray and Rampling (1989) in a discussion of irregular Marian coinage during the "Long Siege" of Edinburgh Castle in 1572 refer to this 1566 issue noting "the other unusual contemporary ryal recorded is the Lockett specimen with an obverse die having Henry's name preceding that of Mary." (The Lockett specimen is the piece in the Edinburgh Museum.) This BNJ article concludes with the note "Mrs Murray noted that the coin shares a reverse die with coins of the regular issue, and is, in consequence, probably genuine despite its low weight." (The Marian Civil War was a conflict between Mary's followers and supporters of her infant son James VI.)
Rampling and Murray illustrate their text with the "low weight" Lockett-Edinburgh Museum piece of 27.81 grams, the lowest weight of the three known pieces. The Davisson 2015 piece weighs 29.71 gm. The Davisson 2021 piece weighs 28.93 gm., weights closer to the weight of other 1566 ryals. (The weight range for the thirteen 1566 ryals listed in SCBI 58, National Museum of Scotland, is 30.02 to 30.54 grams). Overall, the "low weight" is a modest deviation for that era. Given the exigencies of its issue, it is within a reasonable range.
(Mintage records from the era range from sketchy to non-existent. The principal reference cited by Murray in 1987 for the Marian coinage that began in March of 1572 comes from an 1833 publication and a brief reference in Cochran-Patrick's 1876 publication of Records of the Coinage of Scotland.)
A search of sales records and a survey of numismatic literature shows no examples being offered at auction of this issue other than the Lockett piece and the Davisson 2015 piece. These three pieces remain the only examples we have been able to trace. Beyond the references cited below, a numismatic literature review utilizing the exhaustive 1997 publication by Harrington Manville, Numismatic Guide to British & Irish Periodicals 1836-1995 and the 1993 Cumulative Index to Spink's Numismatic Circular Volumes 1 to 100 revealed no additional research or background on this intriguing artifact from a volatile era of Scottish history.
References cited:
Archibald, Marion with Cook, Barrie. "The Palm-Tree Ryal of Mary Queen of Scots Revisited." The British Numismatic Journal, Volume 90. 2020. Pp. 165-181.
Holmes, N. M. McQ. Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles. 58. Scottish Coins in the National Museums of Scotland. Edinburgh. Part I. 1526-1603. Oxford University Press. 2006.
Murray, Joan E.L. "The Coinage of the Marians in Edinburgh Castle in 1572." The British Numismatic Journal, Volume 57. 1987. Pp. 47-53.
Murray, J. E. L. and Rampling, D. J. "The Coinage of the Marians in Edinburgh Castle in 1572—An Addendum." The British Numismatic Journal, Volume 59.1989. P. 213.