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SOCIALITY PLUNGES AS NATIONAL CRIME WAVE CONTINUES!
THE WRITTEN TALES EXCLUSIVE
Worst of human behaviour
OX CRIMESMaxim Jakubowski's Book of the Month.
Introduced by Ian Rankin
A milestone charity anthology curated for Oxfam, with an
introduction by Ian Rankin, this collection gathers 27 brand new
stories donated by the creme de la murderous creme of today's crime
writing world and is being launched at Crimefest with many of its
cast present. Featured in this prestigious volume
(disclaimer, I'm also one of the suspects...) Are John Harvey,
George Pelecanos,
It is also a rare treat to be able to read literature that
literally
improves the world
James Sallis, Adrian McKinty, Peter James, Mark Billingham,
Peter Robinson, Fred Vargas, Christopher
POISON PEN Written by Peggy Blair
reviewed by Marinasofia. Cover Image p4
THE SECRET GARDENBy G. K. Chesterton.
Aristide Valentin, Chief of the Paris Police, was late for his
dinner, and some of his guests began to arrive before him. These
were, however, reassured by his
confidential servant, Ivan, the old man with a scar, and a
face
almost as grey as his moustaches, who
always sat at a table in
the
was nothing
notable about except a
slight between the holiday gaiety of his clothes
and the official gravity of his face. jacket, a white waistcoat,
and a silver.
A hundred criminals had sworn to kill.
indicate the fact that the grey jacket covered a loaded
revolver, that the white waistcoat covered a police card, or that
the straw hat covered one of the most powerful intellects in
Europe. For this was Valentin himself, the head of
ITS A HOT DAY AND I HATE MY WIFE
An insight into a passionate act, p2
National Crime Writing Month is a unique literary festival
throughout the UK which promotes the Crime genre, both fiction and
nonfiction. It is a major annual initiative coordinated by the CWA,
the Crime Writers Associa-tion, a nonprofit group dedicated to the
promotion of the genre and to support professional writers, and the
Crime Readers Association with the help of volunteers and in
partnership with many organisations in the UK.Culminated at the
CWAs gala Dagger Award Dinner where the CWA announced the winners
of the International, Library, Non- Fiction, Short Story, Debut,
and Ellis Peters Daggers, and awarded the Diamond Dagger to Lee
Child. This years dinner was especially celebratory, as 2013 is the
CWAs 60th birthday - our own diamond jubilee! Highlights of the
evening included: The CWA Interna-tional Dagger is shared between
two
French writers, Fred Vargas and Pierre Lemaitre, who beat off
challenges from Sweden, Italy and Germany. Have the Scandinavians
finally met their match? Andrew Taylor won an unprecedented third
CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger with The Scent of Death, up
against a strong field with all the authors either past winners or
shortlisted. The long lists for the CWA Gold, Steel, and John
Creasey Daggers were announced: twenty authors are in contention
for these prizes, and three of them have been long listed in two
The long lists for the CWA Gold, Steel, and John Creasey Daggers
were announced: twenty authors are in contention for these prizes,
and three of them have been long listed in two National Crime
Writing Month is a unique literary festival throughout the UK which
promotes the Crime genre, both fiction and nonfiction. It is a
major annual initiative coordinated by the CWA, the Crime
Writers Associa-tion, a nonprofit group dedicated to the promotion
of the genre and to support professional writers, and the Crime
Readers Association with the help of volunteers and in partnership
with many organisations in the UK.culminated at the CWAs gala
Dagger Award Dinner where the CWA announced the winners of the
International, Library, Nonfiction, Short Story,
Debut, and Ellis Peters Daggers, and awarded the Diamond Dagger
to Lee Child. This years dinner was especially celebratory, as 2013
is the CWAs 60th birthday - our own diamond jubilee! Highlights of
the evening included: The CWA Interna-tional Dagger is shared
between two French writers.The long lists for the CWA Gold, Steel,
and John Creasey Daggers were announced: twenty authors are in
contention for these prizes, and three of them have been long
listed in two The long lists for the CWA Gold, Steel, and John
Creasey Daggers were.
Entrance hall hung with weapons. Valent in's house was perhaps
as peculiar and celebrated as its master. It was an old house, with
high walls and tall poplars almost overhanging the Seine; but the
oddity and perhaps the police value of its architecture was this:
that there was no ultimate exit at all except through this front
door, which was guarded by Ivan and the armoury. The garden was
large and elaborate, and there were many exits from the house into
the garden. But there was no exit from the garden into the world
outside; all round it ran a tall, smooth, unsalable wall with
special spikes at the top; no bad garden, perhaps, for a man to
reflect in whom some hundred criminals had sworn to kill. As Ivan
explained to the guests, their host
had telephoned that he was detained for ten minutes. -p6
THE BLUE CROSSBy G. K. Chesterton
Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering
ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of
folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means
conspicuous -nor wished to be. There was nothing notable about him,
except a slight contrast between the holiday gaiety of his clothes
and the official
gravity of his face. His clothes included a slight,
pale grey jacket, a white waistcoat, and a silver
straw hat with a grey-blue ribbon. His lean face was
dark by contrast, and ended in a curt black beard that
looked
Spanish and suggested an Elizabethan ruff. He was smoking a
cigarette with the seriousness of an idler. There was nothing
about him to
indicate the fact that the grey jacket covered a loaded
revolver, that the white waistcoat covered a police card, or that
the straw hat covered one of the most powerful intellects in
Europe. For this was Valentin himself, the head of the Paris police
and the most famous investigator of the world; and he was coming
from Brussels to London to make the greatest arrest of the century.
silver straw hat with a grey-blue ribbon. His lean face was dark by
contrast, and ended in a curt black beard that looked Spanish and
suggested an Elizabethan ruff. He was smoking a cigarette with the
seriousness of an idler. There was nothing about him to indicate
the fact that the grey jacket covered a loaded revolver, the head
of the Paris police and the most famous investigator of the world;
and he was coming from Brussels to London. -p21
FIND AT ALL GOODPHARMACISTS
Fowler, Stuart Neville, Ann Cleeves, Walter Mosley, Yrsa
Sigurdardottir and many others. Rarely has such a stellar assembly
been gathered under the same covers, so unlimited thrills and
devious schemes are guaranteed. So many of your favourite authors
and a good cause: what is there not to like?'A fabulous insight
into the literary landscape today Aesthetica An admirable and
ingenious idea... There are many gems... This collection disproves
claims that the short story is on its last legs.
The Return Of SherlockBy Arthur Conan Doyle.
The third Sherlock Holmes collection/ includes 'The Adventure Of
The Dancing Men' and 'The Adventure Of The Six Napoleons' along
with others published between 1903 and 1904. Lorem ipsum dolor sit
amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. facilisi. Sed venenatis sodales
tortor, sit amet semper odio convallis id.
-P10
Reading the Maya CalendarThe Maya calendar system records a
series of recurring cycles of time based on the movements of the
Sun, Moon, and planets. Any given date repeats at cyclic intervals,
just as, for example, January 1st in the Gregorian calendar repeats
every time the Earth completes a revolution around the Sun.A
complete Maya Long Count cycle is 5,125 years long. The Maya Long
Count system establishes an absolute chronology in which any given
date is unique, such as December 21, 2012, in the Gregorian
system.The Long Count calendar keeps track of the days that have
passed since the mythical starting date of the Maya creation,
August 11, 3114 BCE.
The Effect of Altitude on Coffee Flavor The inuence of geography
on the avor of a coffee bean is profound. All coffee grows in the
tropics, but the altitude at which it is grown contributes
signicantly to a coffees taste prole. Mountainous regions of the
Coffee Belt, a tropical band extending approximately 30 north and
south of the equator, produce the worlds truly great arabica
coffees. Central and South America, southern Asia and some Pacic
islands, and mid to southern Africa represent the worlds foremost
coffee growing regions. High elevations above 3,000 feet to 6,000
feet and beyond provide ideal growing conditions for the coffee
tree: a frost-free climate averaging 60-70 F year-round, moderate
rainfall of about 80 inches, and abundant sunshine. Cooler mountain
temperatures provide a slower growth cycle
for the coffee tree which prolongs bean development. This longer
maturation process imbues the coffee bean with more complex sugars,
yielding deeper, more interesting avors. Better drainage at high
elevations also reduces the amount of water in the fruit resulting
in a further concentration of avors. The soil in which the nest
arabica coffees are grown is extremely fertile, and often volcanic.
High-grown beans are harddense, and possess the potential for
exceptional coffee avor. The truly stunning coffees are grown
between 4,000 and 6,000 feet. These coffees are produced from fruit
that is picked only when ripe and prepared with care following
harvest. Central America grades the quality of its coffee based on
the altitude at which it is grown.
5,700 ft
5,000 ft
4,000 ft
3000 ft
2,500 ft
2,000 ft
Chocolate, Smoke
Spice, Foral, Berry
Wine, Citrus, Vanilla
Smooth, Sweet
Subtle, Soft
Simple, Bland
20 kin 1 uinal / 20 days18 uinal 1 tun / 360 days20 tun 1 katun
/ 7,200 days20 katun 1 baktun / 144,000 days
The Long Count date is written in column format as shown in the
example on the left, with cycles of time as follows:|12.19.19.17.19
| 3 Kawak | 2 K'ankin |
This date corresponds to December 20th, 2012 in the Gregorian
calendar and is read as follows: baktun.katun.tun.uinal.kin
| Tzolkin | Haab | Lord of the Night |
Ruta Maya and the farmers in Chiapas adhere to these principles
and goals: to produce organic, shade-grown coffee among and in
rotation with other food crops, which enables farmers to sustainand
replenish the land for future generations while helping to promote
conservation of natural resources.
JEWEL & KONG
offers a superior tasting coffee, delicately rened through
meticulous traditional process.Ancient Guatemala taught us
precision timing; and guided bythe Mayan calender, the experts at
our family plantation tend to the bean crop all year round, in the
highest altitudes of Guatemala. We adopted these methods of Central
American native cultures to deliver larger, denser beans to our
roasters, who then perfect ourbeans for the premium smokey, dark
chocolate notes that make our coffee uniquely, the best. Ruta Maya
and the farmers in Chiapas adhere to these principles and goals: to
produce organic, shade-grown coffee among and in rotation with
other food crops, which enables farmers to sustain and replenish
the land for future generations.
