text: "B" is for Jessica Fletcher, or should I say Donald Bain. The Murder, She Wrote mystery books are said to be written by Donald Bain & Jessica Fletcher… hmmm… An author who I used to read is M. C. Beaton. I started reading her Agatha Raisin books and quickly found that Agatha was one of my favorite characters. She has a very dry sense of humor and isn't particularly nice. I think that she has a way of saying and doing things that we might think are rude or underhanded, but we might also secretly wish we could get by being that blunt… and should I say…. conniving? (I have to admit that I enjoyed the first five, six, or seven novels of the Agatha series more than the later books of the series.) The books are "easy reads," which make them ideal for taking on long airplane flights or vacations that include some time for just relaxing. Usually, if I like one series by a particular author, I find that if the author has another series (or in some cases two, three, or even four!) I don't enjoy the other series. It is for that reason that I put off reading M. C. Beaton's other series about a Scottish constable named Hamish Macbeth. Was I ever wrong about my "one author/one series" rule! Hamish Macbeth has overshadowed my love for Agatha Raisin! If you haven't tried either of the series yet, I would suggest that you start reading your choice of either of the series at the beginning. I think that you might find yourself anticipating each of the next books in the series. I have spent many enjoyable hours with both Hamish and Agatha, and hope that you do, too! (As a postscript…….. I have included my VERY FAVORITE AUTHOR in this list of books beginning with B……….. E. F. Benson. I must admit, he didn't write cozy mysteries, but he did write COZY!) Marian Babson Although born in USA (Salem, Massachusetts), she has lived in England the majority of her life, which is clear to see after reading one of her British cozies. Kathleen Bacus A former Iowa State Trooper and investigator for the Iowa Department of Justice, Bacus now writes the Calamity Jayne Mystery Series… Donald Bain w/ "Jessica Fletcher" of Murder, She Wrote… Bain writes the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series, starring Jessica Fletcher as his sleuth. I think almost everyone knows who Jessica Fletcher is! She's a retired high school teacher who currently writes mystery books, as well as solves a few mysteries along the way. (I don't know why some bookstores insist on putting his "Murder, She Wrote" books in the "F" – as in Fletcher – section.) Bain also has taken over Margaret Truman's Capital Crime Mystery Series. Bree Baker (aka Jacqueline Frost, Julie Chase, & Julie Anne Lindsey) As Bree Baker she writes the Seaside Cafe Mystery Series which stars Everly Swan, the owner of an iced tea shop and cafe. As Jacqueline Frost she writes the Christmas Tree Farm Mystery Series which takes place on Holly White's family tree farm in Maine, in a town names Mistletoe. As Julie Chase she writes the Kitty Couture Mystery Series which features Lacy Marie Crocker, the owner of a pet boutique and organic treat bakery for pets in New Orleans. As Julie Anne Lindsey she writes the Cider Shop Mystery Series, the Geek Girl Mystery Series, the Patience Price Mystery Series, and the Protectors of Cade County Series. Deb Baker (aka Hannah Reed) Baker writes two series… the Dolls to Die For and the Gertie Johnson Mystery series, which features a 60s-something sleuth. As Reed she writes the Queen Bee Mystery Series. As Reed she writes the Queen Bee Mystery Series, which features a beekeeper who is the owner of The Wild Clover Market. Reed also writes the Scottish Highlands Mystery Series. This series features Eden Elliott, a recently single author in the Highland. S. H. Baker Baker, a civil engineer with her Master's degree, writes the Dassas Cormier Mystery Series which takes place during the 1920s in Louisiana. (Baker also writes romance novels as Sarah Storme.) Tace Baker (aka Edith Maxwell & Maddie Day) Baker writes the Speaking of Mystery Mystery Series which is set in a small college town in New England, and features a Quaker linguistics professor. As Maxwell she writes the Local Foods Mystery Series. This series is set in Massachusetts, and features Cam Flaherty, an organic farmer. As Maxwell she also writes the Quaker Midwife Mystery Series, which features Rose Carroll, a Quaker midwife in a mill town in Massachusetts during the late 1800s. As Day she writes the Country Store Mystery Series which is set in South Lick, Indiana and features Robbie Jordan, the owner Pans 'N Pancakes Country Store Restaurant. David Baldacci Not Cozy…. Not only is he a best selling author of books for adults, but now he has a series for children, which looks phenomenal. My children are now grown up, but these Freddy and the French Fries books would have definitely been the types of books they would have "devoured." How can a series with a main character named Freddy T. Funkhouser not be a fun read! Patrick Balester Having enjoyed hiking in Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge and having a childhood buddy who later became a law enforcement agent set the path for Balester to write his Greg Parnell Mystery Series, featuring a Fish & Wildlife agent… Donna Ball Donna has been writing books for over twenty years, using five different pseudonyms. It is no wonder that she is currently writing a series about an ex-tracker and her Golden Retriever… Donna is a volunteer of her local humane shelter, Therapy Dogs International, and the Canine Companions for Independence, as well as different animal rescue groups. She is also an active member of her local Friends of the Library. Books and Dogs! What a great combination for a dog-lover's mystery series! Mignon F. Ballard One of Ballard's series features a guardian angel… Augusta Goodnight. Ballard also writes the Miss Dimple Mystery Series which is set during WW II in Georgia, and features an elementary school teacher/sleuth. Sandra Balzo Balzo writes the Maggie Thorsen Mystery Series which features the owner of a coffee shop in Wisconsin and the Main Street Mystery Series – which takes place in North Carolina and features a reporter, Carolyn Banks Banks, a competitive equestrian, writes the She Rides, He Doesn't Mystery Series set in the horse-loving world. Robin Vaughan (the protagonist) must sleuth with the same degree of precision and obedience as the horses have to have in the competitions… in order to solve her mysteries… Jo Bannister Several British series to pick from… Maggie Barbieri (aka Maggie McConnon) Barbieri writes the Murder 101 Mystery Series which has, as its sleuth, an English Professor at a small New York City college… Robert Barnard British Police Procedural, an Agatha Award Winner…. Linda Barnes Two series to pick from: one with an actor/detective and the other with a redhead, 6'1″ female Boston private eye… Aileen G. Baron Baron, with her Ph.D. in archaeology / anthropology, taught in the department of anthropology at California State University (Fullerton) and spent many years as a field Nevada Barr Barr started out as an actress, but found she loved working in national parks, which led to her series about a park ranger… Lorna Barrett aka L. L. Bartlett & Lorraine Bartlett As Barrett she writes the Booktown Mystery Series which is a cozy mystery series that involves the owner of the Haven't Got A Clue bookstore, and as L.L. Bartlett she writes a series based on a mugging victim who now has a sixth sense for solving crimes. As Lorraine Bartlett writes the Victoria Square Mystery Series, which follows a young widow who is a member of an artisan's co-op. She also writes the Lotus Bay Mystery Series as Lorraine Bartlett. Ella Barrick (aka Lila Dare & Laura DiSilverio) Barrick, an ex-college English teacher (Air Force Academy), writes the Ballroom Dance Mystery Series. Stacy Graysin, the sleuth is the co-owner of a ballroom dance studio in Alexandria, Virginia. As DiSilverio, she writes the Charlie Swift Mystery Series – which features a former Air Force intelligence officer who lives in Colorado. DiSilverio also writes the Mall Cop Mystery Series – which features a security officer at a mall in Virginia and the Readaholics Book Club Mystery Series, set in Colorado. As Lila Dare, she writes the Southern Beauty Shop Mystery. Christy Barritt Barritt writes the Squeaky Clean Mystery Series which features the owner of a very unusual business: a crime scene cleaning service. The amateur sleuth almost completed her college degree in forensic science, which comes in very handy while being able to get a first hand view of the evidence! Barritt also writes the Carolina Moon Mystery Series, Sierra Files Mystery Series, and the Security Experts Mystery Series. Stephanie Barron aka Francine Mathews…. Barron writes a series with Jane Austen as the heroine/sleuth. L. L. Bartlett aka Lorna Barrett & Lorraine Bartlett If you're looking for a new author to try… look no farther. Bartlett writes a series featuring a mugging victim who possesses sixth sense gifts. As Barrett, she writes a cozy series that even includes a cat named Miss Marple! Lorraine Bartlett writes the Victoria Square Mystery Series, which follows a young widow who is a member of an artisan's co-op. She also writes the Lotus Bay Mystery Series as Lorraine Bartlett. As Barrett, she writes the Booktown Mystery Series which is a cozy mystery series that involves the owner of the Haven't Got A Clue bookstore. Lorraine Bartlett aka L. L. Bartlett & Lorna Barrett Lorraine Bartlett writes the Victoria Square Mystery Series, which follows a young widow who is a member of an artisan's co-op. She also writes the Lotus Bay Mystery Series as Lorraine Bartlett. As Barrett, she writes the Booktown Mystery Series which is a cozy mystery series that involves the owner of the Haven't Got A Clue bookstore, and as L. L. Bartlett she writes a series based on a mugging victim who now has a sixth sense for solving crimes. D. B. Barton Barton writes The Singing Sleuth Mystery Series. If you're thinking about going on a cruise… you just might want to take along one of her cozies, which are set on cruise ships! Patricia Batta Batta has worked as an elementary school teacher, as well as a (document) librarian. She writes the Marge Christensen Mystery Series… George Baxt Celebrity Sleuth Mysteries… Cynthia Baxter A series for both dog and cat lovers…… (As Cynthia Blair she writes a mystery series for young adults.) M. C. Beaton aka Marion Chesney Very Cozy! I follow both of her series, preferring Hamish Macbeth, yet loving her earlier Agatha Raisin books. Simon Beaufort Beaufort is the writing husband and wife team of Beau Riffengburgh and Susanna Gregory. They write the Geoffrey Mappestone Mystery Series which is set during the 1100s in Great Britain. Susanna Gregory writes the Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew Mystery Series and the Thomas Chaloner Mystery Series, both of which are set in Great Britain, one during the 1300s and the other during the 1600s. Carrie Bebris Bebris has an MA in English Lit, has been an editor, freelance writer, and college instructor. Her Mr. and Mrs. Darcy series features the two main characters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Jessica Beck (aka Elizabeth Bright, Casey Mayes, Melissa Glazer, Chris Cavender, Tim Myers, & D.B. Morgan) Beck writes the Donut Shop Mystery Series which features the owner of a doughnut coffee shop in North Carolina. Her sleuth not only loves coming up with the doughnut recipes that are included in the mystery books, but also loves coming up with solutions to crimes! The Cast Iron Cooking Mystery Series is also written by Beck, and it features Pat & Annie, fraternal twins. Beck also writes the Classic Diner Mystery Series which takes place in North Carolina, where the main sleuth runs The Charming Moose Diner. Mayes writes the Mystery by the Numbers Mystery Series. As Myers, there are four series:Lighthouse Inn Mystery Series, Slow Cooker Mystery Series, Soapmaking Mystery Series, and Candlemaking Mystery Series. As Elizabeth Bright, we have the Card Making Mystery Series, and as Chris Cavender, the Pizza Mystery Series. The Clay & Crime Cozy Mystery Series is written by Glazer. (D.B. Morgan's mysteries are not Cozy.) K. K. Beck Beck writes the Workplace Mystery Series which stars Tyler Benson, a parking valet in Seattle, Washington. Beck also writes the Iris Cooper & Jack Clancy Mystery Series, starring a flapper in Oregon with her sleuthing partner who is a reporter. She also writes the Jane Da Silva Mystery Series, which features a lounge singer and private detective in Seattle. Mike Befeler Befeler, with his Stanford Bachelor's and his UCLA Master's, writes the Paul Jacobson Geezer-Lit Mystery Series. His main sleuth is an octogenarian who simply insists on never growing old. Cindy Bell Cindy is the author of numerous series, including the Chocolate Centered Mystery Series, the Sage Gardens Mystery Series, the Dune House Mystery Series, the Heavenly Highland Inn Mystery Series, the Wendy the Wedding Planner Mystery Series, and the Bekki the Beautician Mystery Series. Lillian Bell (aka Kristi Abbott, Eileen Rendahl, & Eileen Carr) was born in Dayton, Ohio, but now lives in northern California. Lillian Bell writes the Funeral Parlor Mystery Series, which features Desiree Turner, an ex-journalist. Desiree works in California, in a rather unique place… a funeral parlor! As Kristi Abbott, she writes the Popcorn Shop Mystery Series, starring Rebecca Anderson, a gourmet popcorn shop owner and her Poodle, (Sprocket) in Grand Lake, Ohio. This series includes popcorn related recipes! As Eileen Rendahl she writes the best selling Messenger (paranormal mystery) series and stand alone mysteries and non-mysteries. As Eileen Carr she writes stand alone mysteries (romantic suspense). Maymee Bell (aka Tonya Kappes) Maymee Bell writes the Southern Cake Baker Mystery Series which features Sophia Cummings a pastry chef and owner of the For Goodness Cakes bakery in Kentucky. The books in this series include recipes. As Tonya Kappes she writes the Divorced Divas Mystery Series, which also takes place in Kentucky. Holly Harper is the owner of the Beaded Dragonfly bead store, and a member of the Divorced Divas club. Kappes also writes the Magical Cures Mystery Series, the Olivia Davis Paranormal Mystery Series, the Laurel London Mystery Series, and the Beyond the Grave Series. Nancy Bell Biggie Weatherford Series… It's nice to have a grandmother-age sleuth! (Also, the Judge Jackson Crain Mystery series…) Josie Belle (aka Jenn McKinlay & Lucy Lawrence) Belle writes the Good Buy Girls Mystery Series. The Good Buy Girls are a group of women who are very adept at finding bargains. As McKinlay she writes the very popular Cupcake Bakery Mystery Series, Hat Shop Mystery Series, and the Library Lover's Mystery Series. As Lawrence she writes the Decoupage Mystery Series. C.A. Belmond Belmond writes the Penny Nichols Mystery Series. Penny is an American heiress in Europe who travels through England with her (distant) cousin, Jeremy, a British barrister. C. C. Benison aka Doug Whiteway Benison is a Canadian journalist and author who has created a mystery series (Her Majesty Investigates) that features Jane Bee, a Canadian housemaid who solves crimes… with the Queen's help, no less! Carol Lea Benjamin Dog Trainer Sleuth (Rachel Alexander Mystery series) Jenna Bennett (aka Jennie Bentley & Bente Gallagher) As Bennett, she writes the Savannah Martin Real Estate Mystery Series, which, I believe is also called the Cutthroat Business Mystery Series. This series has, as its sleuth, Savannah Martin, a Southern Belle in Tennessee – who has recently been divorced and now finds herself working as a realtor… and sleuth. She also writes the Fidelity Investigations Mystery Series. As Jennie Bentley she pens the Do It Yourself Mystery Series and gets her inspiration from the professional house renovations she has done. SJ Bennett Bennett is an England native from Richmond, Yorkshire, who now lives in London. The daughter of a military family, she has lived in many other places, including West Berlin and Hong Kong. She has a PhD in Italian Literarture from Cambridge, and is the author of the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, which envisions Queen Elizabeth II as a sort of royal Miss Marple crime solver. Ron & Janet Benrey The Benreys write three very cozy mystery series, one set in England, one in Maryland, and the other in Glory, North Carolina. E. F. Benson Although these are not mysteries, I would have to say that this series is by far my absolute favorite sequence of books, and I have read many! They are about the everyday "goings on" in quaint British villages of yesteryear. If you are lucky enough to find these books, by all means try them! They are wonderful books that highlight the hierarchal struggles in small towns, struggles between friends to achieve and maintain the "Alpha-dog" status. They are truly delightful books that will make you smile, grin, chuckle, ponder, and laugh out loud. Having been written in the early 1920s to late 1930s, they are a bit dated in some areas. Jennie Bentley (aka Jenna Bennett & Bente Gallagher) Bentley pens the Do It Yourself Mystery Series and gets her inspiration from the professional house renovations she has done. As Jenna Bennett & Bente Gallagher, she writes the Savannah Martin Real Estate Mystery Series, which, I believe is also called the Cutthroat Business Mystery Series. This series has, as its sleuth, Savannah Martin, a Southern Belle in Tennessee – who has recently been divorced and now finds herself working as a realtor… and sleuth. She also writes the Fidelity Investigations Mystery Series. Laurien Berenson Special Ed Teacher Sleuth….. Susan Bernhardt A former public health nurse who volunteers at a free clinic in Wisconsin, Bernhardt has drawn on her own real life experience when writing the Kay Driscoll Mystery Series. This series also stars a retired nurse who volunteers at a free clinic in small town Wisconsin. The difference, however, between Susan and Kay is that Kay encounters murders in her small Wisconsin town! For those of you who love holiday-themed Cozies, you'll be pleased to know this series' mysteries are set during the holidays. Carole Berry One of this site's viewers recommended Carole Berry's Bonnie Indermill Mystery series, and I am adding her to my list (after looking at Amazon's reviews, but before actually having had the time to read one of her novels.) She looks like an author cozy mystery readers might really enjoy! Connie Berry Berry spent her childhood in the town of her birth, Racine, Wisconsin, to a family involved in the antique collection hobby and business. She now lives in Ohio, and loves animals, traveling abroad, and the British. She writes the Kate Hamilton Mystery Series, starring an antique dealer spending most of her time in Scotland and England. Linda Berry Berry writes the Trudy Roundtree Mystery Series which takes place in a small Georgian town where the main character is hired into an all-male police department. Tamara Berry Berry has a B.A. in English Literature from Eastern Washington University, and in addition to being an author, is a freelance copywriter/editor. She is the author of the Eleanor Wilde Mystery Series and the By the Book Mystery Series. She also writes romance novels under the name Tamara Morgan. John L. Betcher Betcher, a lawyer and youth volleyball coach, writes the James Becker Mystery Series. The series features a former military intelligence operative and his wife, a former CIA code-cracker… Cordelia Frances Biddle Biddle is half of the Nero Blancwriting duo, the other half being her husband, Steve Zettler. Biddle writes the Martha Beale Mystery Series. Martha is a mid 1800s sleuth in Philadelphia… Maeve Binchy Not cozy mysteries… I read one of her novels and really enjoyed it… Ruth Birmingham (aka Walter Sorrells & Lynn Abercrombie) Sorrells is an Edgar Award winning author who writes suspense novels for both adults and young adults. He is an expert in the martial arts and is a bladesmith of modern swords. Claudia Bishop (aka Mary Stanton) Bishop's very popular Hemlock Falls Mystery Series was a great beginning, and was followed by her popular Casebook of Dr. McKenzie Mystery Series. What a treat to find out that in 2008 Stanton/Bishop began the paranormal Beaufort & Company Mystery Series! Maggie Bishop Bishop has her MBA and writes the Appalachian Adventure Mystery Series. This series features Jemma Chase, family member of the owners of a North Carolina guest ranch, who happens to have some amazing carpentry (and sleuthing) skills. Joan Blacher Blacher, a psychotherapist and ex-university professor/counselor, writes the Ardis Jensen Mystery Series. Blacher and Ardis have a common professional background. Ardis is a university counselor who previously was a forensic psychologist. Laura Gail Black Black is a book collector, living on the shore of Lake Marion in South Carolina. She is the author of the Antique Bookshop Mystery Series, starring Jenna Quinn, an antiquarian bookseller in the small town of Hokes Folly, North Carolina. Veronica Black Her Sister Joan series is set in Cornwall…….. Stephanie Blackmoore Blackmoore has been both a lawyer and a librarian. She grew up in Pittsburgh, but now lives in Missouri. Her Cozy Mystery series is the Wedding Planner Mystery Series, which stars a wedding planner named Mallory Shepard in the small town of Port Quincy, Pennsylvania. Terri Blackstock Blackstock is an award winning Christian author (New York Time's best seller!) She blends her love for suspense into her mystery and thriller novels. Juliet Blackwell (aka Hailey Lind) Blackwell writes the Witchcraft Mystery Series and the Mel Turner Historic Home Renovation Mystery Series… As Lind (a sister writing duo) she co-writes the Art Lover's Mystery Series… Annette Blair Blair is a best selling author of historical romances, writing both the Accidental Witch and the Triplet Witches series, which are humorous contemporary romance novels. She has recently (2009) started writing the Vintage Magic Mystery Series… Bethany Blake Blake lives in a small town that inspired the setting of her main series, has a Ph. D. she never uses, and runs a pet sitting business. She writes the Lucky Paws Petsitting Mystery Series, starring Daphne Templeton, a pet sitter in the lakeside village of Sylvan Creek. Heather Blake (aka Heather Webber) Blake writes the Wishcraft Mystery Series which features Darcy Merriweather, a witch who can grant wishes. Darcy is accompanied by her dog – Missy (Miss Demeanor). She also writes the Magic Potion Mysteries which take place in Alabama and feature a sleuth who owns the Little Shop of Potions. Webber she writes both the Lucy Valentine Mystery Series and the Nina Quinn Mystery Series. Nicholas Blake Blake started out as a poet, and only started writing his Nigel Strangeways mystery series so that he could "support" his poetry writing. (He was also a professor of poetry at Oxford.) (On the Crime Writers' Association Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time) Nero Blanc Wife & husband writing team: Cordelia Frances Biddle & Steve Zettler….. Nero=black in Italian, Blanc=white in French Jerry Bledsoe True Crime… Terrific books, but definitely don't qualify as cozy! Miranda Bliss (aka Casey Daniels & Kylie Logan) Bliss/Daniels/Logan has a degree in English, has taught writing, and has worked in the field of journalism. As Bliss, she writes a cozy culinary mystery series about two women who aren't at all gifted in the culinary skills. Luckily, one of them has a man in her life who is a chef! As Daniels, she writes the Pepper Martin Mystery Series which features a sleuth who conducts tours in cemeteries and gets help from a mob boss who has been dead for thirty years. As Logan, she writes the Button Box Mystery Series which is set in a button shop and features the owner of said shop. She also writes the League of Literary Ladies Mystery Series, which features a B & B owner, a cat lover, and a winery owner – all book club members. She also writes the Chili Cook-Off mysteries. Barbara Block aka Isis Crawford… As Block, she writes the Robin Light series….. which takes place in and out of the pet store her main character owns. As Crawford, she writes a series about a couple of sisters who own and operate a catering and bakeshop establishment. Lawrence Block aka Paul Kavanagh Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr series is very popular, as are his other series. Lucky for us that he writes several series, both as Block and Kavanagh! Alice K. Boatwright Boatwright lived in England for several years, which is one of the things that inspired her to make her sleuth, Ellie Kent, an American living in England. Ellie is an American divorcée who is a professor of English Literature. She is also the wife of a British vicar, and she lives in the English Cotswolds. Janet Bolin (aka Ginger Bolton) Bolin writes the Threadville Mystery Series which is set on Lake Erie, in Pennsylvania. The village is a place where people who enjoy all sorts of arts and crafts congregate. Quilting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery are the reason the town (Elderberry Bay) has taken on the "Threadville" nickname. Unfortunately, more sinister things take place in this Pennsylvania than just the arts and crafts have to offer… As Ginger Bolton she writes the Deputy Donut Mystery Series. This series is set in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin and stars Emily Westhill, a widow of a detective who is currently running a donut shop with her dad (a retired chief of police) and "Deputy Donut" (her Tabby). Emily is an ex-911 operator. Janie Bolitho Bolitho writes the Rose Trevelyan Mystery Series which takes place in the beautiful Cornish countryside, and features an artist/sleuth. She also writes the Ian Roper Mystery Series which features a chief inspector… Ginger Bolton A pseudonym for Janet Bolin… see her entry several names up… Michael Bond Some may recognize him from his Paddington Bear series for children…. Stephanie Bond Bond (an ex-computer programmer with an MBA) characterizes her Body Movers Mystery Series as: "sexy mysteries" >>> The mysteries are set in Atlanta, Georgia. Bond also writes the Voodoo Mystery Series which features the owner of a health food store in Louisiana. Veronica Bond (aka Julia Buckley) An English teacher for over two decades, Veronica Bond is a Chicago based writer and active in a number of mystery writers associations. She is the author of the the Dinner and a Mystery Series, starring an actress in a murder-mystery troupe. Stephen Booth Booth worked as a journalist for years before becoming a full-time author of the Cooper & Fry Mystery Series (not cozy)… AND he is an expert of … goats! The Cooper & Fry Series has garnered (what seems to me!) almost every award given to mysteries… Kate Borden aka Kate Grilley……Writes two series, one set in New England and the other set on a Caribbean Island. Lisa Bork Bork, who has her Bachelor's in English and her MBA in marketing, writes the Broken Vows Mystery Series. The sleuth is a sports car boutique owner who accidentally finds crimes to solve… J. S. Borthwick Sarah Deane series… a graduate student on a campus in beautiful Maine… D. B. Borton (aka Della Borton) Borton is a pseudonym for Lynette Carpenter, a professor of English. Her Cat Caliban mystery series features a 60s something sleuth. As Della, she writes the Movie Lovers' mystery series. Melissa Bourbon (aka Winnie Archer & Misa Ramirez) Bourbon is a full time writer, having left her job as a full time teacher. As Bourbon, she writes the Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series – which features a boutique owner/fashion designer who gets help solving her mysteries from beyond the grave. As Archer, she writes the Bread Shop Mystery Series, which stars Ivy Culpepper, a photographer who ends up working in a bread shop in a seaside California town. As Ramirez, she writes the Lola Cruz Mystery Series, which features a private investigator in Sacramento. Gail Bowen Bowen is a professor of English in Canada, so it is no wonder that her Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Series features a professor in Canada. Several of her novels have been made into television movies in Canada! Rhys Bowen Bowen has three bestselling series. The Evan Evans Mystery Series features a mild-mannered village constable. The Molly Murphy Mystery Series has a sleuth who is a very opinionated immigrant in early 20th century in New York. Bowen's third series is the Royal Spyness Mystery Series which is set in the 1930s, and features a flat-broke daughter of a duke….. who is 34th in line for the throne! Allen B. Boyer Boyer is the author of the Bess Bullock Retirement Home Mystery Series. This series features an octogenarian who has retired from her town's police force. She is currently living in Honey Hills Retirement Home, and solving mysteries – from small to large. Susan M. Boyer – Susan M. Boyer lives in Greenville, South Carolina, so it's no surprise her Liz Talbot Mystery Series, starring a private investigator, is set in South Carolina as well. Lowcountry Boil, the first in the series, won the prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey) Bradford writes the Amish Mystery Series, which features a Claire Weatherly, the owner of an Amish Specialty shop in Heavenly, Pennsylvania. Bradford also writes the Jenkins & Burns Mystery Series which feature a journalist/sleuth and a police detective in New Jersey. As Casey, she writes the Southern Sewing Circle Mystery Series… Alan Bradley Bradley's first book in his Flavia de Luce Mystery Series won the Agatha Award (among many others) in 2009. Don't forget that the Agatha Award is the most Cozy of Cozy Mystery books' awards! Laura Bradley Bradley writes a series about a hair stylist who has a head for solving mysteries. Phyllice Bradner & Morgan St. James These sister novelists write the Silver Sisters Mystery series which features two "curvy" sister sleuths. With names like Goldie Silver and Godiva Olivia Dubois, how can they not be a zany duo?!? Jacklyn Brady (aka Sherry Lewis & Sammi Carter) Brady writes the Piece of Cake Mystery Series, which features a pastry chef in New Orleans. As Lewis, she writes the Senior Sleuth Fred Vickery Mystery Series which features a retiree who enjoys sleuthing. And as Sammi Carter she writes the Candy Shop Mystery Series which features ex-lawyer Abby Shaw, owner of Divinity Candy Shop in Colorado. Christianna Brand Brand wrote a series of seven mystery novels featuring Inspector Cockrill. She also wrote children's novels….. one of which was the basis for the Nanny McPhee movie starring Emma Thompson. (On the Crime Writers' Association Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time) Ali Brandon (aka Diane A.S.Stuckart and Anna Gerard) Brandon, with her degree in Journalism, writes the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery Series. Lilian Jackson Braun The Cat Who ***** series… (I wrote this entry about Lilian Jackson Braun which elicited many responses/comments.) Christin Brecher Brecher was born, raised, and currently lives in New York City, though she says that her life-long attachment to Nantucket, Massachusetts, strongly influences her work. She's the author of two Cozy series, the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery Series, starring a candle maker in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the Snapshot of NYC Mystery Series, starring a photographer in New York City. Susan Breen Breen is on the faculty of both the New York Writers Workshop and the New York Pitch Conference, as well as a teacher of creative writing at Gotham Writers in Manhattan. She has written a number of short stories and essays that have been published in various places, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Her Cozy Mystery series is the Maggie Dove Mystery Series, which stars a Sunday school teacher turned detective in Westchester County, New York. Simon Brett Three English series to pick from: Fethering Mystery Series, Mrs Pargeter Mystery Series, and Charles Paris Mystery Series. (I really like the Mrs Pargeter series AND the Fethering Mystery Series, and am looking forward to reading the Charles Paris series.) (On the Crime Writers' Association Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time) Sandra Bretting Bretting has lived in multiple parts of the United States, including California, where she grew up, Missouri, where she attended the Missouri School of Journalism, and Houston, Texas, where she now resides as a freelance journalist and author. Her Cozy Mystery series is the Missy DuBois Mystery Series, which stars Missy DuBois, owner of Crowning Glory, a hat shop in Louisiana. Missy lives in an area of Louisiana that is known for having many plantations. Barbara Bretton Although Bretton may be better known for her romance novels, she is now writing the Chloe Hobbs' Paranormal Mystery Series which takes place in Sugar Maple, Vermont. Chloe is half sorceress, half human. Kathleen Bridge Kathleen Bridge is the author of the Hampton Home & Gardens Mystery Series, starring Meg Barrett, a former Home & Gardens writer solving mysteries in the Hamptons. Meg is the proud owner of Cottages by the Shore, an interior design business. Elizabeth Bright (aka Tim Myers, Melissa Glazer, & Chris Cavender, Casey Mayes, Jessica Beck, & D.B. Morgan) Bright writes the Card Making Mystery Series. As Myers, we have four series: Lighthouse Inn Mystery Series, Slow Cooker Mystery Series, Soapmaking Mystery Series, and Candlemaking Mystery Series. As Chris Cavender, there is the Pizza Mystery Series, as Glazer, the Clay & Crime Cozy Mystery Series. As Mayes, we have the Mystery by the Numbers Mystery Series. As Jessica Beck, we have the Donut Shop Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mystery Series, the Classic Diner Mysteries, and the Ghost Cat Cozy Mysteries. (D.B. Morgan's mysteries are not Cozy.) Emily Brightwell Mrs. Jeffries series: English Victorian housekeeper working for inspector… Frances Brody Brody writes the Kate Shackleton Mystery Series. Kate is a sleuth in a British village with a mill. Her husband is an MIA (missing in action) from WWI. This historical series is a British series which has been likened to Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobb's Mystery Series.) Allison Brook (aka Marilyn Levinson) Brook is a former Spanish teacher who grew up in Brooklyn, New York, then Long Island, off the coast of New York. She has studied in Mexico and Spain to become fluent in Spanish, and has written in the genres of mysteries, romantic suspense, and young adult fiction. Her mystery series are the Haunted Library Mystery Series, and (under the name Marilyn Levinson) the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club Mystery Series and the Lydia Krause/Twin Lakes Mysteries. Grace Brophy Brophy worked as a systems engineer as well as teaching university-level literature and writing before penning her Commissario Cenni Investigation Mystery Series… Barry S. Brown Brown, a clinical psychologist, writes the Mrs. Hudson of Baker Street Mystery Series. Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson aren't the only sleuths at 221-B Baker Street… Duffy Brown Brown is an USA Today bestselling author for her romance novels (as Dianne Castell). As Brown she writes the Lizbie Brown Brown taught English before deciding to write the Elizabeth Blair Mystery Series, which is set in Bath, England… where Brown resides. As the names of her novels suggest (Broken Star, Turkey Tracks, Double Wedding Ring, among others), this is a quilting-themed mystery series… Rita Mae Brown You can pick between a young postmistress who owns a cat & dog (Mrs. Murphy series), or an older Master of the Fox Hunt (Foxhunting Mystery Series), both set in Virginia. Brown also writes the Mags & Baxter Mystery Series which is set in Nevada, and features a Wirehaired Dachshund side-kick. Virginia Brown Brown writes the Dixie Divas Mystery Series. The sleuths in this series are twelve middle-aged women who call themselves "Dixie Divas". Brown also writes the Blue Suede Mystery Series, which features Harley Jean Davidson, a Memphis tour guide. Jill Conner Browne Not Mysteries…… the Sweet Potato Queen books…. Maggie Bruce aka Marilyn Wallace…..Bruce writes a mystery series that features "gourd crafting." Catherine Bruns Bruns has worked as a newspaper reporter and press release author. She has a bachelor's degree in English and Performing Arts, and has lived in upstate New York all of her life. She writes the Cindy York Mystery Series, starring a real estate agent, and the USA Today bestselling Cookies & Chance Mystery Series, set in Colwestern, New York, starring a baker. Catherine lives with an assortment of males: a husband, three sons, dogs, and cats! Kate Bryan Bryan writes the Maggie Maguire Mystery Series which features Maggie and her cousin Grady as the sleuths. Grady is an unusual sleuth, being Maggie's pickpocket cousin… Mollie Cox Bryan Bryan is the author of the Cumberland Creek Mystery Series. This series revolves around a scrapbooking sleuth who also cooks. She also writes the Cora Crafts Mystery Series which takes place in North Carolina and features a sleuth who blogs when she's not running her craft shop. Bryan is also the author of the Classic Star Biography Mystery Series. This series features a Hollywood biographer as its sleuth. She also writes the Buttermilk Creek Mystery Series which features a Shenandoah Springs organic dairy farmer who makes cheese. Edna Buchanan Not cozies, but I like these mysteries a lot. Buchanan won a Pulitzer Prize in '86… Marie Buchanan aka Clare Curzon, Eileen-Marie Duell Buchanan, Rhona Petrie… That's a lot of pseudonyms/names for a Vedy British author of Vedy many series… Fiona Buckley Historical Mysteries set in England… A Lady in Waiting in Queen Elizabeth I's court. Julia Buckley (aka Veronica Bond) An English teacher for over two decades, Julia Buckley is a Chicago based writer and active in a number of mystery writers associations. She is the author of the the Undercover Dish Mystery Series, starring Lilah Lake, a caterer in a small town who lets her clients take credit for her delicious meals. She also writes Writer's Apprentice Mystery Series which stars Lena London, a budding author who apprentices for a best selling author. She also authors theMadeline Mann Mystery Series, starring a reporter and theTeddy Thurber Mystery Series, starring an English teacher. Recipes are included in the Undercover Dish Cozy Mysteries. Leslie Budewitz Budewitz writes the Food Lovers' Village Mystery Series which take place in a Montana lake resort village. She also writes the Seattle Spice Shop Mystery Series. As a practicing lawyer (as well as a fiction author), Budewitz has written a book to help non-lawyer mystery authors be accurate about the law. Luisa Buehler Buehler writes the Grace Marsden Mystery Series which features a woman with obsessive/compulsive disorders who solves cold case mysteries… D. W. Buffa Not Cozy… Courtroom/Legal Carole Buggé Buggé writes both the Claire Rawlings Mystery Series and the Sherlock Holmes Mystery Series… Lynn Bulock Bulock pens the Steeple Hill Cafe mysteries. I have not read them yet, but from what I could find, it is a mystery series with a Christian theme. Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib) As Lucy Burdette, she writes the Key West Food Critic Mystery Series. This series features Hayley Snow, a food critic for a magazine in Key West, Florida. As Isleib, she writes two mystery series, one about a professional golfer and her second series is about a psychologist/advice columnist. She has been nominated for both of the prestigious Agatha and Anthony mystery awards. Isleib is a clinical psychologist, as well as a Cozy Mystery author. Joyce Burditt Writer & producer on TV series: Diagnosis: Murder, Perry Mason, Matlock, Father Dowling Mysteries… Barbara Burgess & Blanche Day Manos Barbara Burgess (a retired trial court administrator) and Blanche Day Manos (an ex-teacher) co-author the Darcy / Flora Mystery Series. This series features a daughter/mother sleuth team in a friendly and small town in Oklahoma. James Lee Burke Not Cozy… Police Procedural Jan Burke Irene Kelly series…. W. J. Burley aka William John Burley Burley wrote the highly successful Inspector Wycliffe Mystery Series… V.M. Burns Burns is from South Bend, Indiana, and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Urban Studies from Northwestern University in Evanston, as well as a Master of Science in Administration from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill university. She now lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She is the author of the Mystery Bookshop Mystery Series, the Lilly Echosby Mystery Series, and the RJ Franklin Mystery Series. Nancy Bush (aka Nancy Kelly & Natalie Bishop) Bush writes the Jane Kelly Mystery Series which not only features Jane, but her Pug, The Binkster (aka Binks and Binkster)… Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli (aka Elizabeth Lee) Buzzelli she writes the Emily Kincaid Mystery Series which is set in Michigan and features a reporter (Emily Kincaid) and Dolly Wakowski, a deputy. As Lee she writes the Nut House Mystery Series which features a plant biologist who works on her family pecan farm in Texas. Lindy works on bioengineering the best pecan crops possible and she also works in the little family-owned shop where they sell all sorts of pecan goodies. Ellen Byerrum Crime of Fashion Series… Ellen Byron (aka Maria DiRico) Ellen Byron's experience might be more in television, but with more than a hundred producing and writing credits on hit television series like Wings and Just Shoot Me!, she's more than qualified to take on Cozy Mystery-writing! Her debut series, the Cajun Country Mystery Series, introduces us to Maggie Crozat, manager of a small bed-and-breakfast converted from her family's old Louisiana plantation. As Maria DiRico, she writes the Catering Hall Mystery Series, which stars Mia Carina, who works at her father's catering hall. Back to "A" Authors ***** ***** "C" Authors |


text: C&G Partners, with collaborators Potion, have designed a new visitor experience in a gallery overlooking the Statue of Liberty. The project draws on the museum's gripping collection of audio testimonials of immigrants, including Holocaust survivors who arrived in the United States via New York Harbor. Many testimonials describe how the immigrants felt when they first saw the same Statue of Liberty that gallery visitors can also see in the distance. Every visitor is given a handheld interface that carries the sonic experience. Each theme "lives" in a circle indicated on the floor. As visitors walk into a circle, the audio for that theme is already playing, creating a synchronized emotional experience for visitors. From there, visitors can choose additional content to experience using the hand-held interface. Visitors can also contribute their own stories through an interactive interface in the room and online, also designed by the firm. The space is planned so that nothing interrupts the view of the distant New York Harbor landmarks. Voices of Liberty is Phase I in a series of interactive installations that will occupy the "Keeping History Center" area of the Museum. The firm is now working on Phase II of the project, which will be a fully immersive, interactive digital gallery where visitors can "curate" their own experiences. Concept Collaboration, Exhibit Design, Graphic Design and Web Design: C&G Partners. Concept Collaboration and Technology Design: Potion.

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IO::Seekable - supply seek based methods for I/O objects
use IO::Seekable; package IO::Something; @ISA = qw(IO::Seekable);
does not have a constructor of its own as it is intended to
be inherited by other IO::Handle
based objects. It provides methods
which allow seeking of the file descriptors.
Returns an opaque value that represents the current position of the
IO::File, or undef
if this is not possible (eg an unseekable stream such
as a terminal, pipe or socket). If the fgetpos()
function is available in
your C library it is used to implements getpos, else perl emulates getpos
using C's ftell()
Uses the value of a previous getpos call to return to a previously visited
position. Returns ``0 but true'' on success, undef
on failure.
See the perlfunc manpage for complete descriptions of each of the following
supported IO::Seekable
methods, which are just front ends for the
corresponding built-in functions:
Seek the IO::File to position POS, relative to WHENCE:
POS is absolute position. (Seek relative to the start of the file)
POS is an offset from the current position. (Seek relative to current)
POS is an offset from the end of the file. (Seek relative to end)
The SEEK_* constants can be imported from the Fcntl
module if you
don't wish to use the numbers 0
or 2
in your code.
Returns 1
upon success, 0
Similar to $io->seek, but sets the IO::File's position using the system
call lseek(2)
directly, so will confuse most perl IO operators except
sysread and syswrite (see the perlfunc manpage for full details)
Returns the new position, or undef
on failure. A position
of zero is returned as the string "0 but true"
Returns the IO::File's current position, or -1 on error.
the perlfunc manpage, I/O Operators in the perlop manpage, the IO::Handle manpage the IO::File manpage
Derived from FileHandle.pm by Graham Barr <firstname.lastname@example.com>


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Mobile industry and tech channel moves for November 2018
We keep tabs of the movers and shakers so you don't have to
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BT Security CEO quits the company
BT Security CEO Mark Hughes is leaving his position to take on a "senior" role at another company, reports the FT. Hughes had spent 16 years at BT and will now oversee a transition period.
Worldpay co-chief Philip Jansen is new BT CEO
BT has confirmed Worldpay joint-CEO Philip Jansen will become its new chief executive next year, ending the search for a successor to current boss Gavin Patterson.
Tech21 promotes Colin Woodward to CEO
Mobile phone case manufacturer Tech21 has named its former marketing director and head of sales Colin Woodward as its new CEO. Woodward has 20 years experience in the technology industry having previously served at HTC and Sony
EE alumni Mansoor Hanif is the new Ofcom CTO
BT and EE alumnus Mansoor Hanif is Ofcom's new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), replacing the long-serving Steve Unger who left the regulator in June.
Hanif's new remit will be to ensure Ofcom's work is informed by the latest developments in network technology, having previously served as head of convergence at BT-EE.
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Boris Dragovic is Hyperoptic's Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) network builder Hyperoptic has appointed Boris Dragovic has been appointed as Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer. Dragovic will be responsible for helping the altnet scale and operate more efficiently as it gears up for expansion
Three CTO Bryn Jones departs
Three CTO Bryn Jones has left the company after six years, believing the time is right for a career and lifestyle change.
Jones joined Three in May 2012 and was responsible for network strategy, design and deployment. Prior to that he was Director of Mobile Delivery at Virgin Media.
Max Taylor departs EE as BT combines marketing roles
EE's MD of marketing Max Taylor has left company to take on a new position elsewhere. Pete Oliver has taken on the newly combined role of Marketing for BT Consumer, EE and Plusnet. Taylor had been at EE for 15 years
Wilkin Lee departs from Honor
Wilkin Lee has left his role as Honor UK sales and marketing director after nearly four years with the Huawei-owned smartphone maker. It is unclear where his next position will be, but Lee did say on Twitter that there were "exciting challenges" in the pipeline.
Mike Surrey is new Gigaclear CEO
Gigaclear COO Mike Surrey has been promoted to CEO following the departure of Matthew Hare. Hare, who founded the alternative network infrastructure builder, had been a champion for ultrafast broadband during his eight year tenure.
Nick Read replaces Vittorio Colao as Vodafone CEO
Nick Read will become the new CEO of Vodafone Group in October, replacing the long-serving Vittorio Colao, who spent a decade in the top job. Read is the current CFO of Vodafone Group and has previously served as the CEO of Vodafone UK.
Uber appoints former Virgin Mobile MD as head of Northern Europe
Uber has appointed the former MD of Virgin Mobile as its new head of Northern and Eastern Europe. He was previously director of electronics at Amazon UK and replaces Jo Bertram who left last year. His biggest task will be dealing with Transport for London (TfL) about renewing his licence.
Orange Business Services appoints Helmut Reisinger as CEO
Helmut Reisinger has been promoted to CEO of Orange Business Services, replacing Thierry Bonhomme, who will retire later this year. Reisinger was previously head of international, covering the firm's business outside France, and will report directly to Orange CEO Stephane Richard.
Andrew Cantle is Unlockd's new Chief Commercial Officer
Andrew Cantle is the new chief commercial officer at mobile advertising firm Unlockd. Cantle was previously head of EMEA and APAC at GoCanvas and before that he was Australia and UK country manager at Tranglo Mobile Payments. At Unlockd, he will be tasked with growing the firm and obtaining new supply partners.
Matt Stagg swaps EE role for BT Sport Director of Mobile Strategy
EE's head of media and broadcast Matt Stagg is to take up the newly created role of BT Sport Director of Mobile Strategy. Mobile is an increasingly important platform for the broadcaster and Stagg will be tasked with growing the audience and helping identify new technologies.
Gerry McQuade to be BT Enterprise CEO
Gerry McQuade will be the first chief executive of the new BT Enterprise division when it launches on 1 October. McQuade is currently CEO of BT Wholesale and Ventures, which is to be combined with BT Business and Public Sector, whose own CEO Graeme Sutherland is to depart the company.
Paul Jacobs joins Exertis from Tech Data
Exertis has appointed Paul Jacobs to the newly created position of Director of business development and innovation, where he will be responsible for bringing new and emerging technologies that can add value to resellers. He was previously Business Unit Director at Tech Data UK.
Anson Zhang is Huawei's new UK MD
Huawei has named Anson Zhang as the new UK managing director for its consumer business. Zhang joined the company as its Finland MD in 2009 before taking up similar positions in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Ericsson names new chief legal officer
Ericsson appoints Xavier Dedullen (pictured) as it chief legal officer and head of legal affairs of compliance. He was previously Group General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Swiss-based firm LafargeHolcim. Ericsson has also appointed its CTO Erik Ekudden to its executive team.
Former Uber head is O2's new chief digital and strategy officer
Jo Bertram has been named O2's new digital and strategy officer, reporting directly to CEO Mark evans reports the FT. Bertram was head of Uber's northern European business but left last October. Since then she has been an executive in residence at tech fund EQT Ventures, a position she will retain once she joins O2 in April.
Andrew Taylor to be new Gamma Communications CEO
Andrew Taylor will take over the reins as CEO of Gamma Communications in May following the retirement of long-serving incumbent Bob Falconer. Taylor was previously CEO of Nomad Digital, which was acquired by Alstom in 2017, and before that was at Digicel where he oversaw the firm's fixed and mobile networks in the Northern Caribbean
BT appoints new Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
BT has hired Michael Sherman to fill the newly-created role of Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, reporting to CEO Gavin Patterson. Sherman joins from the Boston Consulting Group where he spent 11 years heading its Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) group in the US.
Acer UK gets new head
Acer has appointed a new country manager for the UK, with Craig Booth promoted from within to replace Preben Fjeld who became Lenovo's General Manager for UK and Ireland last November.
Micron makes key appointment
Micron has appointed Raj Talluri as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Business Unit. He will be responsible for leading and growing Micron's mobile business. This includes building mobile solutions to address the growing market opportunity driven by new usage models.
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The easiest to use G-maps plugin! Add a customized Google map to your WordPress posts and/or pages quickly and easily with the supplied shortcode. No fuss. No iFrames and super easy to use! Perfect for contact page maps, routes, maps showing delivery areas and any other use you can think of!
While the free version of WP G-Maps allows you to create a Google map with as many markers as you like, the Pro version allows you to do so much more!
Lite Version (Free) Standard Features
- Multi Location Maps
- Interactive Google map options
- Route Map Options
- Unlimited Maps
- Responsive Maps
- Google Maps Autocomplete
- Support for localization ( google map language)
- Popular map themes to choose.
- Map widget functionality
- New Modern Infowindow
- Custom Markers
- Add animations to your map markers!
- Full screen map functionality
- Choose from four Google maps types: roadmap, terrain, satellite and hybrid
- Define your own width, height and zoom level for your map
IS-Google Maps Lite Features
Single Location Map – You can easily show your location by its address or latitude and longitude. Also you can customize it, from its backend as your needs.
Multi Location Map – You can display a number of locations in a single map at the same time. You can show your all branches locations in a single map or you can customize it (Information to display in Info-window with your custom style).
Interactive Map – This allows you to embed a colorful Interactive map into your WordPress powered site by a few clicks!. Whenever you need to give your visitors a simple yet effective way to navigate through regional sections of your site, or if you want to provide some geography-related information to your visitors.
Route Direction Maps – Help your users find the best way to get from A to Z with comprehensive data and real-time traffic. You can display routes from one location to another on a map. Get directions for transit, driving, and walking. Calculate current or future travel times based on real-time traffic.
Custom Markers – You can change the icon of a Google maps default marker as you desire. Simply add/upload your marker image it will show as location marked on maps.
Multiple Map Theme – You can change the Map theme style while creating it from the options. Using a styled map, you can customize the presentation of the Google base maps, changing the visual display of such elements as roads, parks, and built-up areas.
Google Map Widget – By using this widget you can easily show your custom map in the sidebar or you can show it in footer widget section.
Map Customization – User friendly option to customize your map. You can easily change its height, width, background color, region color, tool-tip font color etc.
Centralized Dashboard – Centralized dashboard to manage all short-codes. You can add, delete, edit any short-code from here.
Multi Language Maps – You can show or change map language. Means you can show your map in your desired language on the posts or pages.
Translation Ready
- Infowindow Card
Professional Edition
*Single Location Map.
*Photo as Marker Icon.
*Location Image.
*Info window.
*Multi Location Map.
*Geolocation map.
*Multiple Markers.
*Interactive Map.
*Tooltip Region Info display.
*Display Extra info.
*Customizable Colored Region.
*MagnifyingGlass(when the user lingers over a cluttered marker, a magnifiying glass will be opened.).
*Active Regions with custom color or labels, Individual colors for each active region.
*Route Direction Maps.
*WayPoints in directions.
*Waypoints with Route directions, location address, Route Panels, Directions panel.
*Custom markers (Custom Image as marker).
*You can change default google map marker with your own marker for your location to deisplay.
*Multiple map theme(Styles).
*You can change default google map theme to predefined themes. to change its view.
*Google Map Widget.
*To display google maps in sidebar or footer widget.
*Map Customization .
*Customizable CSS for maps, Height, Width, color.
*Centerallize Dashbaord.
*Multi Language Maps.
*Translation ready.
*Tooltip Action.
*MagnifyingGlass(when the user lingers over a cluttered marker, a magnifiying glass will be opened.).
*Responsive (The maps will adapt according to the space available to display.).
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Watch this video of how the plugin works:
First time IS-Google Maps Lite user
Thank you for choosing IS-Google Maps Lite! In order to create your Google map, simply activate the plugin and click on "Advanced Google Maps Lite" in your left navigation menu. Now Click on Settings and put the Google API key of your website.
Add "Location Maps" , "Multiple Location Maps" , "Route Maps" & "Interactive Maps"
Copy and paste the shortcode into your post or page and IS-Google Maps Lite will automatically create the map on your page using the settings you chose above.
Please use WordPress support forum to ask any query regarding any issue.
Contributors & Developers
"IS-Google Maps Lite" is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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** Minor Update
=1.2.3 [28/10/2021]=
** Committer Change to vibhorp
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* Updated bootstrap library
* Updated Plugin URI
* Tested with PHP 8.0.9
=1.2.1 [23/07/2021]=
* Tested Upto WordPress 5.8
* Minor code change
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* Tested Upto WordPress 5.7
* Code Optimization.
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SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 2, 2019 – Money Mart Pawn and Jewelry, in their commitment to give back to the communities they do business in, split a donation of 5864 pounds of food last week between San Antonio Food Bank and Houston Food Bank, providing approximately 5800 meals to struggling Texans this holiday season, according to Cathy Gish, vice president of the company.
"Donations of this size are extremely helpful in our mission to fight hunger, especially during the holiday season," said San Antonio Food Bank Corporate Giving Manager, Chloe Palacios. "We are so grateful for the support of Money Mart."
Money Mart Pawn and Jewelry, which has 26 stores in and around San Antonio and Houston, has a long history of feeding those in need during the holidays.
"We have been helping the food banks for 5 to 6 years, but previously each store would pick an individual family to sponsor for Thanksgiving and Christmas," said Gish. "We have been providing holiday meals in one way or another for the last 15 years. We want to support our communities and give back in a meaningful way."
Coordinating large food donations in two major cities on the same day is difficult, this event has been perfected into a well-choreographed production. Gish said it starts each year when the company receives a list of the top ten most needed foods by the food banks. She said the company orders the food from Sam's Club in both San Antonio and Houston. On the "Donation Day", as it is affectionately called, 15–20 store managers in each city load four pallets of food into a vehicle. In San Antonio, they use a company van, so it takes around an hour to load each item. In Houston they have small trailer, which makes the loading much faster. Then they deliver the food to the food banks and unload it.
"I got emotional knowing how much we are donating to help those in need. You tend to forget that there's a lot of families less fortunate than us. It makes you feel very grateful and blessed to be helping out several families," one store manager said.
Money Mart Pawn and Jewelry, owned by Brittex Financial Inc., has stores in 26 locations in San Antonio, Houston, and their surrounding areas. Money Mart values customer confidence by ensuring all pawnbrokers at Money Mart Pawn and Jewelry are licensed pawnbrokers who have passed an FBI background check, even though not required by law. Money Mart Pawn and Jewelry has a Google rating of 4.7 and has earned a Better Business Bureau (BBB) rating of A+.
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Man rescued from mud with parrot perched on his shoulders
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Firefighters had to rescue a southwestern Illinois man from deep mud after he became stuck while trying to reach his pet parrot.
Belleville firefighters were called Sunday afternoon to the city's Bicentennial Park after a visitor heard the man calling for help.
Fire Chief Tom Pour tells the Belleville News-Democrat the mud from the lake being dredged was like quicksand.
The man was in mud up to his waist when crews arrived. Video shows that firefighters had to extend ladders across the mud to help him out - as the parrot remained perched on his shoulders.
Neither man nor bird was injured.
Pour says the man often rides a bike around with the parrot on his shoulder.
Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com


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Dr. Tehmina Sami M.D
Primary Doctor Care In Sugar Land Texas
Well-Women visits is the best way to identify the early signs of disease or other medical problems so you can get treatment. Dr. Tehmina Sami provides annual physical exams for men and women throughout the sugar Land, Texas, area so they can feel confident about their health and wellness.
Well-Women visits Q & A
by Dr. Tehmina Sami M.D
Why do I need an annual physical?
Annual physicals are the number one way to help identify changes in your health that could indicate you're at risk for developing a more serious disease or medical condition. They can also help identify preventive steps you can take to maintain good health, like having certain vaccinations or tests that can identify diseases and risk factors. And they provide an opportunity for the doctor to provide you with helpful health-related advice while also giving you a chance to ask questions.
What does an annual physical include?
During the first part of your exam, Dr. Tehminsa Sami will talk to you about your recent health history, including gathering information about any problems or illnesses you may have had since your last visit. During the physical portion of your exam, vital signs like blood pressure and pulse will be measured, your ears and throat will be examined, and he'll listen to your heart and lungs and gently palpate (press) your belly to check your liver and abdomen area. Finally, he may order blood work or other lab tests so he can provide you with the best advice based on your health.
How should I prepare for my physical?
Be sure to have a list of all the medications you're taking, or better yet, bring them with you. Make a list of any questions or concerns you have ahead of time so you can ask the doctor during your exam. Having a list ensures you don't forget anything. Also be prepared to provide medical information like a family health history that may help identify potential genetic risk factors. If it's your first time at the office or you've had medical tests performed elsewhere since your last visit, you may want to have your records forwarded to the office prior to your exam.


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LibreOffice 24.2 सहयोग
A pivot chart is a chart with data range and data series of a pivot table.
Different from static sized tables, where the number of rows and columns are constant, pivot tables can have varying dimensions, depending on the pivot table settings and its data source contents.
Pivot charts track the changes in the data issued from a pivot table and adjust the data series and data range accordingly.


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A woman who recently went to Kabul for the first time has often posted on her facebook about public sexual harassment on the streets of Kabul. To be honest, sexual harassment is quiet common in Muslim countries where women are restricted not to have public appearance. But, specifically, in the Afghan culture and society which is extremely religious and traditional, public sexual harassment is not only common but people enjoy if they harass women either by their looks or words. Even in less conservative city like Kabul, women are facing intimidation and regular sexual assault on a daily bases . But when it comes to school girls they are often victimized by male carrying knifes and acid.
In 2009, the Ministry of Education has reported that within eight months, 138 students and teachers have died and 172 have been wounded in criminal and terror attacks. About 651 schools have closed and another 122 school buildings have been blown up or burned down. Based on United Nations Population Fund in Afghanistan (UNFPA), about 31% of Afghan women suffer physical violence and another 30% suffer from psychological violence.
Nevertheless, she (who requested that her name to be removed) has written this sentence on her facebook wall that made me to laugh:
"I called a harasser on a motorbike "mordagow" and he almost crashed into a sewer. AWESOME."
It is uncommon to respond back to a harasser on the streets of Kabul. First, Afghan women don't have that courage to call on harasser "mordagow" because of predominantly male oppression. Second, because public harassment is so pervasive in Afghan society that women are used to it.
The word "mordagow" is Farsi (Dari/persian) word which is only used among Afghan Farsi speakers. The word that panicked the harasser means "cuckold"; a married man with an adulterous wife.


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Are Boerboels Friendly Or Dangerous To Strangers?
Considering to adopt a Boerboel and need to know whether Boerboel are friendly or aggressive to strangers?
According to pet experts, Boerboel Dogs score out of 5 in the scale of breeds that are considered the friendliest dogs to strangers.
Are Boerboel Dogs Aggressive To Strangers
When it comes to selecting a pet dog, you probably want one that is friendly, whether that's toward people, other pets, or both. Essentially, a happy-go-lucky pooch that gets along with everyone.
While most dogs are certainly fond of people, some are very sociable and love to meet new people all the time. Friendliness doesn't necessarily depend on breed. The majority of dogs are friendly if they have been exposed to new people, places, and experiences as they were growing up.
Essentially, you can make any dog into a friendly dog if you make sure they have an energetic social life and a happy home. Virtually all canines will be social with their owners, but some breeds were bred as guardians and can be wary and even aggressive toward strangers.
Top 5 Friendly Dog Breeds
2. Poodles very active, social, and intelligent dogs that make amazing buddies. They do extremely well in a range of different dog sports and appreciate the company of people, friend or stranger.
3. Pug is so adored partly due to its looks, but also because of its wonderful character. Pugs are incredibly social, they love everyone and get along very well with other animals.
4. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is one of the smallest spaniels, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was bred primarily as a companion and lapdog. Due to this, they are very friendly with their families and strangers, happily meeting as many new people as they can.
5. Boxer was originally bred as a guard dog in Germany, but there are very few working Boxers left. Today, most are active, intelligent family companions that are terrific for individuals and families alike. They are very social dogs and enjoy meeting and playing with new people and other dogs.
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3. Telephone the local vets to see if anyone has handed in your missing pet.
4. Phone the RSPCA or Visit the RSPCA Lost Pets website and complete a Lost Pet Report.
5. Visit Lost Pets Pages of Animal Shelters.
What to do if you find a lost Boerboel
If you find a Boerboel Dog or any other pet and it does not have an identification tag with a phone number, you can:
1. Register the found pet details at Pet Reunite website here.
2. List the missing pet on the Local Facebook Lost Pets Groups.
3. Phone the Local Council to collect the lost animal.
4. Take the animal to the local Animal Pound assigned to your suburb.
5. Take the pet to the local Vet Clinic who usually scan the animal's microchip and contact the registered pet owner.
Laws Regarding Missing Pets
1. It is against the law to keep any animal that you find.
2. Pets are generally considered property and it is illegal to take and keep someone else's property.
3. You must contact your local animal control unit and file a FOUND AN ANIMAL report for any dog or cat you find.
4. To reclaim your lost dog, cat or other pet from the animal shelter you must pay a release fee.
5. If your dog or cat is unregistered, you will have to register your pet before you can take it home.


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For those of us that do not want to pay for a commercial license to use PDFlib I suggest TCPDF:
TCPDF is an Open Source PHP class for generating PDF files on-the-fly without requiring external extensions. This class is already adopted by a large number of php projects such as phpMyAdmin, Drupal, Joomla, Xoops, TCExam, etc.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Auckland Public Library - The Photo Book
At 2pm tomorrow, Sunday May 31st, at Auckland's Central Public Library I will be talking about the photo-book. Among other things, how the photo-book has become an important and lasting vehicle for the presentation of photographic series and how it has become a significant rival and alternative to the showing of photographs on the gallery wall. I will also be talking about and showing my new book YOU WON'T BE WITH ME TOMORROW. The picture here shows some of the photo-books I've made since my first in 1993.
Bath Street Gallery - BIG WORK
And here is the BIG WORK which I will install at Bath Street. First show at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in 2002, it consists of 240, A3 prints hung together to make an installation 1.8 x 16.8 m.
Auckland, Bath Street Gallery - BIG WORK, small works
Here are five of the small works that I will show at my Bath Street Gallery show which opens Tuesday of next week, June 2. The works, each in an edition of five measure 640 x 480 mm. They include images made in Auckland, Paris and Genoa together with two works made in Auckland from my "S" series. These works are all from my new book work YOU WON'T BE WITH ME TOMORROW, to be launched at Bath Street on Tuesday night. This artist book, under my own imprint FAQEDITIONS has been produced in a limited edition of 100 copies, each signed and numbered.
Paris - La Force de l'Art
Last chance this weekend to see LA FORCE DE L'ART, La triennale de l'art en France, showing in the magnificent Grand Palais in Avenue Winston Churchill. If the art doesn't get you the building will. It was at the first Triennale in 2006 where I made a number of the portraits for my book I LOOK AT YOU, YOU LOOK AT ME. How time flies.....
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Bill Jay dies on May 10th
"Everything about photography, everything I write about photography, everything I photograph has a feedback system which says: This is what it's like to be human."--Bill Jay in a 2007 interview by Darius Himes of the Photo District News.
Bill Jay passed away in his sleep in Costa Rica Sunday night, May 10th. As Tucson photography dealer Terry Etherton noted in an email to fellow AIPAD photography dealers, "For those of you who knew Bill, you understand what a huge loss this is to the photography world."
Bill Jay began his career in the U.K. His first article to appear in print was published in "Practical Photography" magazine, then the largest circulation monthly in Europe, when he was only 19 years old. It was the start of career writing about the photography medium that extended over more than 40 years.
He later became the first director of photography at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and was the first editor/director of "Creative Camera" magazine from 1968-1969. In 1970 he founded and edited a new London-based journal, "Album". It only survived for one year, 12 issues.
To pay the bill during this early period, he was also picture editor of a large circulation news/feature magazine and the European manager of an international picture agency. He left England in 1972 to come to the U.S.
After studying with Beaumont Newhall and Van Deren Coke at the University of New Mexico, he founded the program of photographic studies at Arizona State University, where he taught history and criticism classes for 25 years.
Bill Jay published over 400 articles and was the author of more than 20 books on the history and criticism of photography. Most of these books have been published with Chris Pichler of Nazraeli Press, a former student of Jay's. Some
of his recent titles include: Cyanide and Spirits: an inside-out view of early photography; Occam's razor: an outside-in view of contemporary photography; USA Photography Guide; Bernard Shaw: On Photography; Negative/Positive: a philosophy
of photography; 61 Pimlico; Sun in the Blood of the Cat; Men Like Me, etc.
Jay was also frequently asked to contribute essays to monographs by well-known photographers, such as Jerry Uelsmann, Bill Brandt, Michael Kenna and Bruce Barnbaum.
Until his retirement, Bill Jay was a frequent guest lecturer at symposia and conferences and at colleges and universities in England and Europe, as well as throughout the U.S.
His own photographs have been widely published and exhibited, including a solo show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His previous monograph, "Photographers Photographed", included a selection of the thousands of portraits
he has taken of prominent individuals of the medium of photography, a database of which is located at the Center of Creative Photography, which also houses his research archives.
The photograph is one I made of Martin Parr and Bill Jay at the Wellington Photography Festival
Friday, May 1, 2009
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Radiation-Free Imaging in the Brain
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Scientists hoping to get a glimpse of molecules that control brain activity have devised a new probe that allows them to image these molecules without using any chemical or radioactive labels.
Currently the gold standard approach to imaging molecules in the brain is to tag them with radioactive probes. However, these probes offer low resolution and they can't easily be used to watch dynamic events, says Alan Jasanoff, an MIT professor of biological engineering and brain and cognitive sciences.
Jasanoff and his colleagues have developed new sensors consisting of proteins designed to detect a particular target, which causes them to dilate blood vessels in the immediate area. This produces a change in blood flow that can be imaged with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or other imaging techniques.
"This is an idea that enables us to detect molecules that are in the brain at biologically low levels, and to do that with these imaging agents or contrast agents that can ultimately be used in humans," Jasanoff says. "We can also turn them on and off, and that's really key to trying to detect dynamic processes in the brain."
In a paper appearing in the Dec. 2 issue of Nature Communications, Jasanoff and his colleagues used these probes to detect enzymes called proteases, but their goal is to use them to monitor the activity of neurotransmitters, which act as chemical messengers between brain cells.
The paper's lead authors are postdoc Mitul Desai and former MIT graduate student Adrian Slusarczyk. Recent MIT graduate Ashley Chapin and postdoc Mariya Barch are also authors of the paper.
Indirect imaging
To make their probes, the researchers modified a naturally occurring peptide called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which is active primarily during migraines or inflammation. The researchers engineered the peptides so that they are trapped within a protein cage that keeps them from interacting with blood vessels. When the peptides encounter proteases in the brain, the proteases cut the cages open and the CGRP causes nearby blood vessels to dilate. Imaging this dilation with MRI allows the researchers to determine where the proteases were detected.
"These are molecules that aren't visualized directly, but instead produce changes in the body that can then be visualized very effectively by imaging," Jasanoff says.
Proteases are sometimes used as biomarkers to diagnose diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. However, Jasanoff's lab used them in this study mainly to demonstrate the validity their approach. Now, they are working on adapting these imaging agents to monitor neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin, that are critical to cognition and processing emotions.
To do that, the researchers plan to modify the cages surrounding the CGRP so that they can be removed by interaction with a particular neurotransmitter.
"What we want to be able to do is detect levels of neurotransmitter that are 100-fold lower than what we've seen so far. We also want to be able to use far less of these molecular imaging agents in organisms. That's one of the key hurdles to trying to bring this approach into people," Jasanoff says.
Jeff Bulte, a professor of radiology and radiological science at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, described the technique as "original and innovative," while adding that its safety and long-term physiological effects will require more study.
"It's interesting that they have designed a reporter without using any kind of metal probe or contrast agent," says Bulte, who was not involved in the research. "An MRI reporter that works really well is the holy grail in the field of molecular and cellular imaging."
Tracking genes
Another possible application for this type of imaging is to engineer cells so that the gene for CGRP is turned on at the same time that a gene of interest is turned on. That way, scientists could use the CGRP-induced changes in blood flow to track which cells are expressing the target gene, which could help them determine the roles of those cells and genes in different behaviours. Jasanoff's team demonstrated the feasibility of this approach by showing that implanted cells expressing CGRP could be recognized by imaging.
"Many behaviours involve turning on genes, and you could use this kind of approach to measure where and when the genes are turned on in different parts of the brain," Jasanoff says.
Story from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Original piece written by Anne Trafton. Please note: The content above may have been edited to ensure it is in keeping with Technology Networks' style and length guidelines.
Desai, M., Slusarczyk, A. L., Chapin, A., Barch, M., & Jasanoff, A. (2016). Molecular imaging with engineered physiology. Nature Communications, 7,. doi:10.1038/ncomms13607


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Cooking the Channel: Kelsey's Steamed Salmon Pouches
Emmer Schmidt
Like everyone in January, I'm trying to eat just a little bit healthier. (Literally everyone -- people were fighting over the last bag of spinach at the my grocery store yesterday.) But as a food lover, that doesn't mean I want to go bland, so I was excited to try Kelsey's Asian-inspired, pouch-steamed salmon with ginger, peppers and baby bok choy. Here's how to make it, plus tips on cooking en papillote.
"En papillote" translates to "in paper," and it's a basic technique used to steam quick-cooking foods, like fish and vegetables. To cook something en papillote, you cut everything to a size that'll cook in about the same time (for instance, carrots take longer to cook than squash, so cut them smaller.) Add flavoring and just a little bit of liquid, then seal it in a parchment-paper pouch (foil works, too) coated with oil and bake in a high-temperature oven.
Kelsey uses Asian flavors, but you can channel the cuisine of your choice -- go French with parsley, tarragon and white wine atop asparagus and chopped shallots. ( Get more combination ideas here.)
The vibrant flavors in this dish come from the "marinade" you sprinkle over the veggies and herbs just before steaming. Kelsey combines ginger, orange zest and juice (I used a clementine), rice vinegar, soy sauce and fragrant toasted sesame oil.
Peppers also add high-impact flavor to the finished dish. Kelsey went with a red pepper, but I used an orange pepper I had on hand.
Assembling the packets can be a little tricky, but it's simple once you get the hang of it. Cut a piece of parchment paper that's big enough for your filling to fit on one half with about a 1-inch border. (Kelsey uses squares, but I found it easier to fold up when I cut paper into a heart shape.) Fold your shape in half to create a crease in the middle, then unfold and layer the vegetables and fish on one side. Fold the top side back over and make tiny folds along the edge, folding each one into the next to create an airtight seal.
Another perk of this dish: It's quick and easy. Once the pouches are rolled, it takes just 8 to 10 minutes in the oven. The packets are done when they're puffed on top.
The verdict? The salmon was flaky, the veggies tender and the ginger and sesame perfumed the whole dish. Try Kelsey's Sesame-Ginger Salmon tonight!
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He was so right as the meat came out juicy, tender & oh so tasty. The wine, herbs & juices create a wonderful au jus to serve with the meat & some mashed potatoes. Plus it was no fuss giving us plenty of time to take my parents' money in cards!
Wine Braised Chuck Roast
3 - 4 lbs chick roast
salt & pepper
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1 small onion, roughly chopped
3 - 4 sprigs fresh thyme
1 t dried marjoram
8 oz red wine
1 - 2 T unsalted butter
Preheat oven to 325 F.
Lay out 2-3 layers of tin foil big enough to wrap the beef in.
Salt & pepper the beef & lay in the middle of the foil folding up the sides to create a bowl. Sprinkle in the garlic, onion, thyme and marjoram. Pour in enough wine to cover the beef about halfway.
Seal up the foil & place the packet in a baking dish. (Don't worry if it leaks a little, ours did & it still turned out just fine.)
Bake for about 3 1/2 hours.
Carefully remove meat from the foil packet. Move to a cutting board or serving platter & tent to keep warm. Strain the cooking juices into a skillet. Bring to a simmer. Whisk in the butter & let simmer for about 5 minutes. Test for seasoning. Serve with the beef.
Serves 6 - 8
Tomorrow what to do with all that leftover beef....
© 2007-2010 Kathy Lewinski


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What drew you to the law?
My mother, who had a long and happy career as a securities lawyer with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, was a single mother of three young children (including me) when she started law school at age 35. I remember many conversations at the dinner table while growing up, where family members would oftentimes discuss legal and policy issues of the day — many of them generated by my mother's law school reading assignments. How many fourth graders get the chance to debate the legal ramifications of setting up a temporary police roadblock to randomly test for drunk drivers? My mother's law school friends attended many of those dinners, and I admired how fun and interesting they were. Those discussions and experiences definitely planted the seed for my later study of law.
What do you enjoy most about teaching?
I thoroughly enjoy interacting with students, whether that interaction takes place online or in-person.
What do you hope students gain from your courses?
For my ADR, Negotiation, Professional Responsibility, and Torts classes, I want students to understand both the theory and practice of the subjects—good lawyers must know and understand both. I'm passionate about the classes I teach, and I hope my students can develop a similar enthusiasm for these important subjects and areas of the law.
What did you do prior to entering academia?
I clerked one year for the Massachusetts State Appeals Court and then worked for seven years as attorney-advisor within the Office of General Counsel at the United States Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. The Commission, which is an independent, bipartisan fact-finding agency of the executive branch, conducted civil rights investigations in areas such as voting rights, university integration and police misconduct.
What are you passionate about outside of the law?
My family and my greyhound rescue, EAPR (pronounced "EE-per"), which stands for Elvis Aaron Presley Reilly.
What are your research interests?
My research focuses generally in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution, with a strong interest in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, ethics, emotional intelligence, and theories of influence and persuasion within the context of mediation and negotiation.
Presentations are listed on my CV.