![]() ![]() Sparks wrote one of his best-known stories, The Notebook, over a period of six months at age 28. All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 105 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including over 75 million copies in the United States alone. It was published in 1996 and he followed with the novels Message in a Bottle (1998), A Walk to Remember (1999), The Rescue (2000), A Bend in the Road (2001), Nights in Rodanthe (2002), The Guardian (2003), The Wedding (2003), True Believer (2005) and its sequel, At First Sight (2005), Dear John (2006), The Choice (2007), The Lucky One (2008), The Last Song (2009), Safe Haven (2010), The Best of Me Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. ![]() ![]() Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. ![]()
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![]() I engaged with accessible scholarship on decolonising research, including Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologies, Alison Phipps’ Decolonising Multilingualism, and Carolina Alonso Bejarano and colleagues’ Decolonizing Ethnography, which made me more aware of the responsibility of all researchers to question their complicity with research principles and practices that reinforce rather than disrupt the colonial project. It is only in recent times that I began questioning my complicity with colonial structures and institutions as an academic, both as an educator who teaches research methods and as a researcher who uses creative, participatory methods. ![]() ![]() For many years, as a migrant settler living on Bedigal land in so-called Australia, I thought that decolonisation was mainly a concern for Indigenous and decolonial scholars in the humanities. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as they were all sitting down at table they saw come into the hall a very old fairy, whom they had not invited, because it was above fifty years since she had been out of a certain tower, and she was believed to be either dead or enchanted. There was placed before every one of them a magnificent cover with a case of massive gold, wherein were a spoon, knife, and fork, all of pure gold set with diamonds and rubies. After the ceremonies of the christening were over, all the company returned to the King's palace, where was prepared a great feast for the fairies. By this means, the Princess had all the perfections imaginable. ![]() There was a very fine christening and the Princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (they found seven), that every one of them might give her a gift, as was the custom of fairies in those days. At last, however, the Queen had a daughter. They went to all the waters in the world vows, pilgrimages, all ways were tried, and all to no purpose. "There were formerly a king and a queen, who were so sorry that they had no children so sorry that it cannot be expressed. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood by Charles Perrault is a classic French fairytale involving a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment, and a handsome prince. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story itself continues, obviously, from where the first volume ended. It’s like Staples’ Archie had a baby with the old-school Archie Comics from days gone by, and it’s flipping delightful. ![]() Her art fits perfectly with Archie, providing a less realistic drawing style than Staples, and a more traditional cartoonishness. The first volume saw the delicious visuals of Fiona Staples ( Saga) and this time Veronica Fish, whose other work includes the awesome BOOM! Studios series, Slam, and Marvel titles like Spider Woman and Howard the Duck. The art again is on-point here, it looks bloody lovely. The whole world of Archie that is out there was relaunched, so just grab the new stuff and get stuck in. Written by Mark Waid, with art from Veronica Fish, the second volume requires that you only need to read Volume 1, and nothing prior. I’m a big fan of Archie Comics, as can he heard on articles I’ve penned on Nerdy about that world, and I really loved the new relaunch when it happened, which kicked off wonderfully with the first volume. Written by Marc Waid | Art by Veronica Fish | Published by Archie Comics | Format: Paperback, 176pp ![]() ![]() Look for the info about the book: it’s there, I promise. If you’re interested, you can hear me read it on this site. Loud applause for the illustrator, Ronojoy Ghosh, and a million thanks to Scholastic, the publisher. Talking of which , I’m happy to report that I’m Australian Too sold out in its first three months (March-May 2017) and has been reprinted. I particularly loved, and was grateful for the tweet from Stephen Morgan about his dad reading I’m Australian Too to his four-year-old, London-born, Australian grandson-in London. I do read tweets, I promise, even if I don’t tweet myself. Obviously I failed Tweeting 101 and will have to re-enrol in some course or other within the next millennium. Hello again, three months later (!) from the recalcitrant, blushing Mem Fox. ![]() ![]() Spatial transcriptomic sequencing complemented single-cell sequencing by uncovering mechanisms driving immune cell infiltration and detection of relevant cell subpopulations. The regional distribution of these immune cells was validated with multiplexed CO-Detection by indEXing (CODEX) immunofluorescence. ![]() In the CLP model, infiltrating macrophages dominated the outer cortical signature, and Mdk was identified as a corresponding chemotactic factor. Atf3 was identified as a chemotactic factor in S3 proximal tubules. Neutrophils infiltrated the renal medulla in the ischemia model. Using single-cell sequencing, we deconvoluted the signature of each spatial transcriptomic spot, identifying patterns of colocalization between immune and epithelial cells. Localized regions of reduced overall expression were associated with injury pathways. ![]() To study the implications of AKI on transcript expression, we then characterized the spatial transcriptomic signature of 2 murine AKI models: ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) and cecal ligation puncture (CLP). The predicted cell-type spots corresponded with the underlying histopathology. We first optimized coordination of spatial transcriptomics and single-nuclear sequencing data sets, mapping 30 dominant cell types to a human nephrectomy. ![]() However, the spatial distribution of acute kidney injury (AKI) is regional and affects cells heterogeneously. Single-cell sequencing studies have characterized the transcriptomic signature of cell types within the kidney. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when that chance of future independence is about to be ripped away, Lizzie's long-simmering anger finally explodes. Lonely and deeply unhappy, Lizzie stifles her frustration, dreaming of the freedom that will come with her eventual inheritance. ![]() Instead, haunted by the ghost of childhood poverty, he forces Lizzie and her sister, Emma, to live frugally, denying them the simplest modern conveniences, and chasing off their gentlemen callers whom he sees as fortune hunters. Her wealthy father could easily afford to provide his daughters with fashionable clothes, travel, and a rich, cultured life. She should be one of the most fortunate young women in Fall River, Massachusetts. ![]() What drove Lizzie Borden to commit such a shocking crime on that stifling August morning in 1892? one of the most infamous figures in American history"-from the author of The Ripper's Wife ( Publishers Weekly). This richly imagined novel " breathes life and depth into. ![]() ![]() ![]() Summary of The One Thing Written by Gary Keller 1. If you’re someone that lacks focus in your life, I definitely recommend it.Īlternatively, you can read Essentialism. It’s a good introductory book to organization and self-development. The ONE Thing is nice because it’s not too long, and to the point, but it lacks clarity. There were many important pieces of information that should have been explored more while simultaneously, many were completely irrelevant.Īs a result, the book got me excited, longing for more, and bored almost at the same time. The ONE Thing is an interesting book about an interesting principle that ironically, the author failed to respect. The book explores this principle in various situations in life. Success is a matter of focusing on a few things only. That thing is the only thing you should be doing. It explains that there is only one thing that will help you get significantly closer to your goal. The ONE Thing is a book written by Gary Keller. Success is about finding that one thing and doing it.At any moment in time, there is only one thing that will move the needle much more than anything else. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mignola drew covers for several Batman stories, including " Batman: A Death in the Family" and "Dark Knight, Dark City". With writer Jim Starlin, Mignola produced the Cosmic Odyssey miniseries in 1988. He drew the Phantom Stranger and World of Krypton limited series. In 1987, he began working for DC Comics as well. In 1983 he worked as an inker at Marvel Comics on Daredevil and Power Man and Iron Fist and later became the penciler on titles such as The Incredible Hulk, Alpha Flight, and the Rocket Raccoon limited series. In 1982 he graduated from the California College of the Arts with a BFA in Illustration. His first published front cover was The Comic Reader #196 in November 1981. His first published piece was in The Comic Reader #183, a spot illustration of Red Sonja (pg. He began his career in 1980 by illustrating spots in The Comic Reader. Mignola was born in Berkeley, California. Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960. He has also created other supernatural and paranormal themed titles for Dark Horse including Baltimore, Joe Golem, and The Amazing Screw-On Head. Mike Mignola ( / m ɪ ɡ ˈ n oʊ l ə/ born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book artist and writer best known for creating Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics, part of a shared universe of titles including B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Lobster Johnson, and various spin-offs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Agatha Christie is always worth reading, her mysteries, writing and how she develops characters are always engrossing but Elephants Can Remember is my least favourite of any of her books featuring Hercule Poirot. It is also one of those rarities in the series where the adaptation is an improvement over the book, that is the case with this adaptation of Elephants Can Remember and the improvement actually is quite vast. ![]() While Elephants Can Remember is not one of the best of the series, it is still a fine and more than worthy entry. It really is not going to feel the same not having another adaptation to look forward to this said we do have the series and can always watch every episode as much as we want. I do feel saddened that the Poirot series is nearly at an end, seeing as I have been a fan of the series and Agatha Christie for 10 years. ![]() |