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Kathmandu, May 20
To mark the National Food Safety Day that is celebrated on the World Food Safety Day that falls on June 7, the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DoFTQC) has already started organising a food safety campaign.
Organising a press meet today, DoFTQC informed that the campaign has already started outside Kathmandu Valley from April 15 and will be launched within the Valley on Tuesday. The campaign in the Valley will last for three weeks, as per the department.
Previously, the campaign was held only in Kathmandu, but this year it will be organised across the country under the supervision of DoFTQC division offices.
The DoFTQC will be celebrating the 11th National Food Safety Day this year.
"We have been organising this campaign for the last 10 years and this year we have decided to conduct it outside the Valley as well," said Sanjiv Kumar Karn, director general of DoFTQC.
Under this campaign, DoFTQC will organise several roadshows, awareness campaigns, educational seminars and workshops.
Similarly, interaction programmes with stakeholders will also be conducted under this campaign.
Meanwhile, capacity enhancement training will be provided to the staffers of DoFTQC under this campaign.
Karn added that awareness programmes regarding food safety will be conducted in schools and colleges. As food is very essential for humans and the opportunity to consume healthy food is a fundamental right, DoFTQC has been organising this campaign to make people aware about food safety.
"It is essential for people to know what they are consuming.
So, the major objective of this campaign is to secure people's right to healthy food," Karn added.
He further made a commitment to conduct stringent market monitoring. "We will soon be bringing a new Food Act that is more contextual and will have stricter punishment for offenders."
He also informed that entrepreneurs maintaining food safety and DoFTQC staffers who perform diligently to regulate food safety will be awarded on the occasion of the 11th National Food Safety Day.
The post DoFTQC to conduct food safety campaign in Valley from today appeared first on The Himalayan Times.
Written by Sandeep Sen
This news first appeared on https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/doftqc-to-conduct-food-safety-campaign-in-valley-from-today/ under the title "DoFTQC to conduct food safety campaign in Valley from today". Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.

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Symposium on Western Water Quality Issues
Plant Biology Symposium to Discuss Nitrogen Buildup
UCR Extension Gathering Tackles Nutrient Build-up that Spawns Algae Blooms in Western U.S. Bodies of Water
(January 12, 2005)
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Chlorophyll concentration measured during an algae bloom in the Skagerrak region of Denmark. Image: Remote Sensing Group, Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences, Plymouth Marine Laboratory.
The two-day gathering will take place in Extension conference rooms D and E from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19 and from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 20.
The cost to attend is $99 for both days or $55 for one day and includes a continental breakfast, lunch and refreshments. Students pay $20 for one day or $40 for both days.
The study of sources and impacts of excess nitrogen in the arid regions of the western United States has become a hot topic because so little is known about it in this region and because of its potentially damaging effects. Much research has been done to address the problem of global nitrogen eutrophication or buildup, caused by increased agricultural fertilizers, domestic animal wastes, and nitrogen emissions from industry and internal combustion engines.
However, less is known about the magnitude and impacts of nitrogen eutrophication specifically in the arid environments of the western United States. This symposium will address the problems unique to such ecosystems ranging from deserts to seasonally dry coniferous forests.
The symposium will bring regulators, land managers, environmental economists, and researchers from the western U.S. together to discuss the issues, to identify topics on nitrogen pollution that require further investigation, and to promote improved regulations and management based on the latest scientific findings.
Presentations will reflect a variety of viewpoints, to identify the problems of nitrogen excesses faced by regulators and managers and consequently deal with them from scientific, regulatory, and management perspectives. A book based on the symposium talks and discussions will be published.
- Day one will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a welcome, introduction, and objectives layout by Mark Fenn from the U.S. Forest Service. The day's second segment will discuss measuring and modeling nitrogen losses and deposition. The final segment of day one will include presentations on nitrogen management in agriculture.
- Day two of the symposium will also begin at 8:30 a.m. with presentations on the elevated nitrogen in the hydrological cycle, followed by presentations on the impacts on wildland communities. The day will conclude with general discussions on all topics.
The University of California, Riverside (www.ucr.edu) is a doctoral research university, a living laboratory for groundbreaking exploration of issues critical to Inland Southern California, the state and communities around the world. Reflecting California's diverse culture, UCR's enrollment has exceeded 21,000 students. The campus opened a medical school in 2013 and has reached the heart of the Coachella Valley by way of the UCR Palm Desert Center. The campus has an annual statewide economic impact of more than $1 billion.
A broadcast studio with fiber cable to the AT&T Hollywood hub is available for live or taped interviews. UCR also has ISDN for radio interviews. To learn more, call (951) UCR-NEWS.


text: Tonight in my pottery class we had another sweet treat from "across the Pond." Special thanks to Katie who "imported" these from London on her way home through Heathrow Airport. Didn't really expect it to be a slab of chocolate wedged inside a mini OREO cookie?! Not that that's a bad thing.


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Floor manufacturers typically recommend that consumers purchase more flooring materials than is necessary. If you happen to be new to remodeling, this might come as a mild shock. Few other materials around the home need to be purchased in excess. If you need ten windows, you buy ten windows. Three doors require three doorknobs. Even with paint, it's best to finely tune the amount you purchase so that most of it ends up on your walls, not languishing in your shed for years.
Flooring materials, though, work a bit differently. It is nearly impossible to purchase the exact amount of materials for the space on a perfect one-for-one basis. Expected wastage; defective materials; and installers' patience, motivation, and skill level are the main factors that control your flooring materials excess purchase. On top of that, not all flooring materials need to be purchased at the same levels of excess. Hardwood, for example, will be different than luxury vinyl tile or plank. Finally, the intended installation space will increase or lower the number of excess materials that you need to buy.
Expected Flooring Installation Wastage
Wastage never sounds like a good thing. But as it pertains to flooring installation, it is normal and expected. Wastage is a term that refers to the cut or otherwise discarded sections of flooring that do not belong in the floored space and which cannot be reused. Flooring manufacturers typically set wastage figures at 5 to 15 percent.
Nearly all flooring installation requires cutting. The most common reason to cut flooring is that, during installation, a row of flooring materials has reached a wall. Using hardwood flooring as an example, an additional plank is brought out and cut to size so that it fills the gap (with a small expansion gap added). The remainder of that plank is retained and hopefully will be used in subsequent rows. Plank remainders that are too short or otherwise unsuitable for installation become wastage.
Large plank and tile-style flooring materials have the greatest wastage numbers. With some small-format flooring materials, particularly 1-inch mosaic tiles, wastage numbers may be on the lower end since the flooring sometimes matches the space without the need for cutting.
Rooms with a great number of obstructions drive wastage numbers higher, too. Toilets, cabinets, and vents are examples of obstructions that the flooring must work around.
Rooms that are square or rectangular account for lower wastage numbers than rooms that are curved or which have extra alcoves or niches. Installing hardwood flooring on a diagonal, while not common, results in even more waste materials.
Defective Flooring Materials
For solid hardwood flooring, expect that as much as 5 percent of the material may be defective. Some of this defective material may be used, while some may need to be discarded.
Generally, when you buy a home-related product, you expect it to be in perfect condition. It would be unthinkable to purchase eight recessed lights when you only need five, with those excess three lights going straight to the trash when the project is complete. Yet a condition similar to that exists when it comes to some types of flooring materials.
Hardwood flooring can sometimes be defective. It may be missing tongues or grooves, or it might be water-stained, cracked or split, sun-discolored, or affected by a myriad of other imperfections. As an example, Lumber Liquidators' house brand Bellawood notes that up to 5 percent of its product may be unsuitable for installation.
This does not mean that all of it must be discarded. Most hardwood flooring installers are experts at working with imperfect material. While they do prefer to work with clean material, they know how to mitigate many of imperfections. Hardwood flooring lacking tongues or grooves can be face-nailed at the end of a room. Cracked flooring can be cut off prior to the crack.
Engineered wood flooring will have far fewer imperfections than solid hardwood. Ceramic and porcelain tile will sometimes come with a few tiles broken. Resilient flooring should always arrive in perfect condition.
Flooring Installers' Time and Skill Level
The inclination of the installer to be as economical as possible also drives wastage figures. Installing a floor is similar to piecing together a puzzle. Skilled, patient flooring installers can dramatically reduce the number of waste materials. Others may cut off the end boards with little thought as to whether they could have found a better solution.
As a do-it-yourself floor installer who is also the purchaser of the materials, you will likely be motivated to reduce waste as much as possible.
How Much Extra Flooring to Order?
Luxury Vinyl Plank, Laminate, and Tile
Purchase between 5 percent and 10 percent extra flooring.
Hardwood Flooring
Buy the amount of flooring needed (100 percent), plus another 20 percent, maximum. This number is comprised of the 100 percent of flooring needed to cover the area, plus as much as 15 percent to account for installation wastage and 5 percent to account for defective materials.
Example, for a 15-by-30-foot room, the total area is 450 square feet. Calculate total as such:
|How Much Extra Hardwood Flooring to Order
|Percentage Needed (%)
|Square Footage
|Floor area itself
|5 to 15
|67-1/2 (using 15-percent calculation)
|Installation wastage
|Defective materials
|120 (maximum)
|Total square feet of flooring to buy
Tips for Determining Flooring Quantities
- If you are installing your hardwood flooring yourself and consider yourself an expert, reduce excess numbers to the lower end of the range.
- If you are hiring flooring installers, go for a higher excess amount. You never want hired flooring installers to stop work early due to lack of materials.
- If you bought the flooring locally and feel confident about that store's return policy, you may want to order excess boxes since you can take unopened boxes back to the store for a full refund.
- If you bought the flooring online and returning the materials entails extra shipping costs that you will have to cover, keep the excess figures to a minimum.


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"I congratulate the organizers and the artists for their creativity and a very well-organized procession," Paul noted in a statement to Efe, and appealed to all participants to celebrate the festive period peacefully and enjoy it in a moderate and peaceful manner.
Many of the participants at the Jacmel carnival come from Port-au-Prince and return to the capital to continue their activities in a personal and professional capacity.
However, many of them fear attacks from opposition groups that have called a two-day general strike owing to threats to those who refuse to honor the strike.
Andre Fardeau, of the opposition Lavalas Family party, which is among those that called the strike, termed the series of walkouts as "Operation Empty Streets."
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How to Avoid Getting the Wrong Furniture
A room will be just about perfect, until you choose the wrong furniture and mess it up. Here' how to avoid some of the mistakes we make when shopping for furniture.
Measurements are Important
Obviously, the biggest blunder made by homeowners when shopping for new furniture is they fail to first measure the room, in addition to the older one that is already in the room. That is similar to requesting a blind person to help you find a suitable pair of skinny jeans simply by touching you up then attempting to grab a good pair off the shelf for you as you are waiting inside the dressing room. It just won't work. So be kind to yourself and take the measurement of the room as well as the furniture, and capture a few photos before heading out to swipe your card at the store.
Do not focus too much on the brand
For sure, sofas as well as other furniture do not come cheap, so it the tendency to go for a less expensive brand is highly likely, particularly if you're on a budget. But luckily for us money pinching buyers, brand as well as label nowadays do not mean everything.
You have a plenty to choose from including an Ashley sofa in pretty editions and at reasonable prices. Generally the more you spend indeed mean the more superior quality you receive in return, although not always, so keep your mind on the fill or stuffing, lines, as well as workmanship over what feels in craze or the "finest name".
Does it Match the Style
Then the question you need to answer is whether or not the furniture is suits what remains in the room. As a matter of fact, you will likely even have to think about whether the new furniture goes well with the entire home as determined by the style that it has at the moment. A great number of homeowners as well as consumers ignore this tip whenever they find something they fancy in showrooms and once their eyes see a lovely piece, they do not even think of whether it actually complements the style of their home as well as the rest of the room. For instance, a rustic piece that you rescued from your grandfather's garage is probably not the best contender for your fresh modern home.
It is probably alright to mix styles in the appropriate manner; however your home has to dictate how your interiors should look like, so make use of that as your guiding force as you are starting to choose furniture for every room.


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Columbia County Library, July 5, 2020 2:30PM-July 5, 2020 4:30PM
Have you ever said, "Someday, I'd like to write a book"? Turn that "someday" into "today" and join us for a fun, informal introduction to National Novel Writing Month, an annual writing challenge for authors of all stripes. Camp NaNoWriMo is a writing event that happens in April and July. It's different from NaNoWriMo in November because you can work on any type of creative project, not just a novel.


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The Singapore Coffee Festival is back, and it's bigger than ever. Beyond robust blends and hipster brews, you'll also get to enjoy live music performances and take part in coffee workshops
We're a nation of coffee lovers – there's certainly no doubt about that. After all, it's plain to see that our list of hot new cafes never seems to be short of deserving entries! Whether it's a latte, cappuccino, or mocha that gets you out of bed in the wee hours, the annual Singapore Coffee Festival is a comprehensive celebration of Singapore's vibrant coffee movement – from coffee roasters to hipster cafes.
The festival will take place from 3 to 6 August in a larger venue than last year, the Marina Bay Cruise Centre. Now before you mark your calendars, take note that 3 August is reserved for trade and media guests. But from 4 to 6 August, the event is open to the public and will be divided into brunch (10am-3.30pm) and sundown (4.30pm-10pm) sessions. The event is ticketed, and if you get your tickets before 4 June, you'll get to enjoy early-bird tickets at $17 (see here for detailed pricing and DBS cardholder discounts).
If you were lucky enough to have visited last year, you'll be pleased to know that favourites like Common Man Coffee Roasters, Chye Seng Huat Hardware, Symmetry, and Dapper Coffee are set to make a return. Joining these coffee mavens are newcomers like Jewel Coffee, Caffe Vergnano, Park Bench Deli (they do more than kickass sandwiches!), and Brawn & Brains.
And when you've got a nice caffeine buzz going, make sure you check out the festival's other attractions like barista competitions, workshops, and demonstrations. And because live music is absolutely essential for any festival, visitors can expect a selection of live local music acts as well as live art performances. While coffee may not be appropriate for kids, the event welcomes children and will offer child-friendly activities that include storytelling sessions and even a "child-friendly social space".
Singapore Coffee Festival, 3-6 August. Marina Bay Cruise Centre, 61 Marina Coastal Drive, Singapore 018947. Click here for ticketing details.


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A silent, grass-grown market-place, upon the uneven stones of which the sabots of a passing peasant clatter loudly. A group of sleepy-looking soldiers in red trousers lolling about the wide portal of the Belfry, which rears aloft against the pearly sky
Of ancient stone.
As the chime ceases there lingers for a space a faint musical hum in the air; the stones seem to carry and retain the melody; one is loath to move for fear of losing some part of the harmony.
I feel an indescribable impulse to climb the four hundred odd steps; incomprehensible, for I detest steeple-climbing, and have no patience with steeple-climbers.
Before I realize it, I am at the stairs. "Hold, sir!" from behind me. "It is forbidden." In wretched French a weazen-faced little soldier explains that repairs are about to be made in the tower, in consequence of which visitors are forbidden. A franc removes this military obstacle, and I press on.
At the top of the stairs is an old Flemish woman shelling peas, while over her shoulder peeps a tame magpie. A savory odor of stewing vegetables fills the air.
"What do you wish, sir?" Many shrugs, gesticulations, and sighs of objurgation, which are covered by a shining new five-franc piece, and she produces a bunch of keys. As the door closes upon me the magpie gives a hoarse, gleeful squawk.
… A huge, dim room with a vaulted ceiling. Against the wall lean ancient stone statues, noseless and disfigured, crowned and sceptered effigies of forgotten lords and ladies of Flanders. High up on the wall two slitted Gothic windows, through which the violet light of day is streaming. I hear the gentle coo of pigeons. To the right a low door, some vanishing steps of stone, and a hanging hand-rope. Before I have taken a dozen steps upward I am lost in the darkness; the steps are worn hollow and sloping, the rope is slippery—seems to have been waxed, so smooth has it become by handling. Four hundred steps and over; I have lost track of the number, and stumble giddily upward round and round the slender stone shaft. I am conscious of low openings from time to time—openings to what? I do not know. A damp smell exhales from them, and the air is cold upon my face as I pass them. At last a dim light above. With the next turn a blinding glare of light, a moment's blankness, then a vast panorama gradually dawns upon me. Through the frame of stonework is a vast reach of grayish green bounded by the horizon, an immense shield embossed with silvery lines of waterways, and studded with clustering red-tiled roofs. A rim of pale yellow appears—the sand-dunes that line the coast—and dimly beyond a grayish film, evanescent, flashing—the North Sea.
Something flies through the slit from which I am gazing, and following its flight upward, I see a long beam crossing the gallery, whereon are perched an array of jackdaws gazing down upon me in wonder.
I am conscious of a rhythmic movement about me that stirs the air, a mysterious, beating, throbbing sound, the machinery of the clock, which some one has described as a "heart of iron beating in a breast of stone."
I lean idly in the narrow slit, gazing at the softened landscape, the exquisite harmony of the greens, grays, and browns, the lazily turning arms of far-off mills, reminders of Cuyp, Van der Velde, Teniers, shadowy, mysterious recollections. I am conscious of uttering aloud some commonplaces of delight. A slight and sudden movement behind me, a smothered cough. A little old man in a black velvet coat stands looking up at me, twisting and untwisting his hands. There are ruffles at his throat and wrists, and an amused smile spreads over his face, which is cleanly shaven, of the color of wax, with a tiny network of red lines over the cheek-bones, as if the blood had been forced there by some excess of passion and had remained. He has heard my sentimental ejaculation. I am conscious of the absurdity of the situation, and move aside for him to pass. He makes a courteous gesture with one ruffled hand.
There comes a prodigious rattling and grinding noise from above—then a jangle of bells, some half-dozen notes in all. At the first stroke the old man closes his eyes, throws back his head, and follows the rhythm with his long white hands, as though playing a piano. The sound dies away; the place becomes painfully silent; still the regular motion of the old man's hands continues. A creepy, shivery feeling runs up and down my spine; a fear of which I am ashamed seizes upon me.
"Fine pells, sare," says the little old man, suddenly dropping his hands, and fixing his eyes upon me. "You sall not hear such pells in your countree. But stay not here; come wis me, and I will show you the clavecin. You sall not see the clavecin yet? No?"
I had not, of course, and thanked him.
"You sall see Melchior, Melchior t'e Groote, t'e magnif'."
As he spoke we entered a room quite filled with curious machinery, a medley of levers, wires, and rope above; below, two large cylinders studded with shining brass points.
He sprang among the wires with a spidery sort of agility, caught one, pulled and hung upon it with, all his weight. There came a r-r-r-r-r-r of fans and wheels, followed by a shower of dust; slowly one great cylinder began to revolve; wires and ropes reaching into the gloom above began to twitch convulsively; faintly came the jangle of far-off bells. Then came a pause, then a deafening boom, that well nigh stunned me. As the waves of sound came and went, the little old man twisted and untwisted his hands in delight, and ejaculated, "Melchior you haf heeard, Melchior t'e Groote—t'e bourdon."
I wanted to examine the machinery, but he impatiently seized my arm and almost dragged me away saying, "I will skow you—I will skow you. Come wis me."
From a pocket he produced a long brass key and unlocked a door covered with red leather, disclosing an up-leading flight of steps to which he pushed me. It gave upon an octagon-shaped room with a curious floor of sheet-lead. Around the wall ran a seat under the diamond-paned Gothic windows. From their shape I knew them to be the highest in the tower. I had seen them from the square below many times, with the framework above upon which hung row upon row of bells.
In the middle of the room was a rude sort of keyboard, with pedals below, like those of a large organ. Fronting this construction sat a long, high-backed bench. On the rack over the keyboard rested some sheets of music, which, upon examination, I found to be of parchment and written by hand. The notes were curious in shape, consisting of squares of black and diamonds of red upon the lines. Across the top of the page was written, in a straggling hand, "Van den Gheyn Nikolaas." I turned to the little old man with the ruffles. "Van den Gheyn!" I said in surprise, pointing to the parchment. "Why, that is the name of the most celebrated of carillonneurs, Van den Gheyn of Louvain." He untwisted his hands and bowed. "Eet ees ma name, mynheer—I am the carillonneur."
I fancied that my face showed all too plainly the incredulity I felt, for his darkened, and he muttered, "You not belief, Engelsch? Ah, I show you; then you belief, parehap," and with astounding agility seated himself upon the bench before the clavecin, turned up the ruffles at his wrists, and literally threw himself upon the keys. A sound of thunder accompanied by a vivid flash of lightning filled the air, even as the first notes of the bells reached my ears. Involuntarily I glanced out of the diamond-leaded window—dark clouds were all about us, the housetops and surrounding country were no longer to be seen. A blinding flash of lightning seemed to fill the room; the arms and legs of the little old man sought the keys and pedals with inconceivable rapidity; the music crashed about us with a deafening din, to the accompaniment of the thunder, which seemed to sound in unison with the boom of the bourdon. It was grandly terrible. The face of the little old man was turned upon me, but his eyes were closed. He seemed to find the pedals intuitively, and at every peal of thunder, which shook the tower to its foundations, he would open his mouth, a toothless cavern, and shout aloud. I could not hear the sounds for the crashing of the bells. Finally, with a last deafening crash of iron rods and thunderbolts, the noise of the bells gradually died away. Instinctively I had glanced above when the crash came, half expecting to see the roof torn off.
"I think we had better go down," I said. "This tower has been struck by lightning several times, and I imagine that discretion—"
I don't know what more I said, for my eyes rested upon the empty bench, and the bare rack where the music had been. The clavecin was one mass of twisted iron rods, tangled wires, and decayed, worm-eaten woodwork; the little old man had disappeared. I rushed to the red leather-covered door; it was fast. I shook it in a veritable terror; it would not yield. With a bound I reached the ruined clavecin, seized one of the pedals, and tore it away from the machine. The end was armed with an iron point. This I inserted between the lock and the door. I twisted the lock from the worm-eaten wood with one turn of the wrist, the door opened, and I almost fell down the steep steps. The second door at[Pg 60] the bottom was also closed. I threw my weight against it once, twice; it gave, and I half slipped, half ran down the winding steps in the darkness.
Out at last into the fresh air of the lower passage! At the noise I made in closing the ponderous door came forth the old custode.
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Terence Erasito is currently a Director of Erasito Consultants Limited, managing the Company from 18 Desvouex Road, Suva. His responsibilities include the design, documentation and coordination of engineering design, compilation of drawings and documentation of civil and structural engineering projects in Fiji and the wider Pacific Region. Terence holds a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering Science Degree in Structural Engineering and was a past committee member of the Fiji Institute of Engineers.
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What better place than pale England to hide a secret society of gentlemen vampires?
In this hilarious retelling of Jane Austen's Emma, screenwriter Wayne Josephson casts Mr...
What better place than pale England to hide a secret society of gentlemen vampires?
In this hilarious retelling of Jane Austen's Emma, screenwriter Wayne Josephson casts Mr. Knightley as one of the most handsome and noble of the gentlemen village vampires. Blithely unaware of their presence, Emma, who imagines she has a special gift for matchmaking, attempts to arrange the affairs of her social circle with delightfully disastrous results. But when her dear friend Harriet Smith declares her love for Mr. Knightley, Emma realizes she's the one who wants to stay up all night with him. Fortunately, Mr. Knightley has been hiding a secret deep within his unbeating heart—his (literal) undying love for her… A brilliant mash-up of Jane Austen and the undead.
About the Author
Wayne Josephson
Wayne Josephson received his BA from Emory University and his MBA from Wharton. After twenty years on Wall Street, he decided to pursue his long-delayed desire to write, becoming a successful screenwriter. Emma and the Vampires is his first novel. He resides with his wife and three children in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition - had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress her. Until the vampire att...
Emma Woodhouse - handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition - had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress her. Until the vampire attacks began.
Emma resided with her affectionate, indulgent father at their estate, Hartfield, in the village of Highbury. She had been the mistress of the house ever since her sister Isabella's marriage seven years past. Her mother had died too long ago for Emma to have had more than a vague remembrance of her caresses. In her mother's place, an excellent woman named Miss Taylor had served as governess.
Miss Taylor was less a governess than a friend - their relationship had more the intimacy of sisters. Miss Taylor imposed hardly any restraints on Emma, living together as mutual friends, and Emma doing just what she liked. The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of getting too much her own way and a disposition to think a bit too well of herself.
These were disadvantages that would lead to dangers which were presently unperceived - everyone in Emma's village was pale, this being England, so the vampire gentlemen of Highbury blended in quite nicely. Emma was blithely unaware when she found herself in their presence. And especially when she found herself attracted to them.
A gentle sorrow came when Miss Taylor married. The wedding had every promise of happiness for Emma's former governess. Her new husband, Mr. Weston, was a vampire of exceptional character, easy fortune, appealing scent, and eternally suitable age. He had the pale blue-coloured eyes of a vegan who feasted only on animal blood. Emma thought it slightly odd that Mr. Weston requested the wedding be held at midnight. The guests struggled to stay awake, but since Mr. Weston never slept, he was quite alert throughout the ceremony.
How was Emma to bear the loss of Miss Taylor? With whom would she now share an intimate acquaintance? She dearly loved her father, but he was no companion for her. He could not equal her in conversation, and the disparity in their ages was much increased by his having been a hypochondriac all his life. And with the recent vampire attacks, he was quite fearful of leaving home.
Emma's sister Isabella, being settled in London sixteen miles off, was much too distant for daily contact. Many a long October and November evening must be endured at Hartfield before Christmas brought the next visit from Isabella, her husband, and their little children to fill the house and give her pleasant company again.
Highbury, the large and populous village in which Hartfield was located, afforded Emma no possibility of new friends. The Woodhouses were the grandest family in town. All looked up to them. She had many acquaintances, but not one among them who could be considered a replacement for Miss Taylor.
It was a melancholy change losing Miss Taylor, and Emma could only sigh over it. But she needed to act cheerful for her father. He was a nervous man, easily depressed, hating change of every kind. He was still not reconciled to his daughter Isabella's marrying, when he now had to part with Miss Taylor too.
"Poor Miss Taylor! I wish she were here again."
"But Papa, Mr. Weston is such a good-humoured, pleasant, and excellent man that he thoroughly deserves a good wife. We shall often visit with them. We must pay a dinner visit very soon."
"But - "
"What is it, Papa?"
"My dear, you know how I dread leaving the gates of Hartfield. I just heard of another young lady, a boarder at Mrs. Goddard's school, being murdered by a vampire as she walked home from the village, her blood sucked completely dry."
"Yes, Papa, that was tragic indeed. I hope in my heart she was not pretty - it would have been such a waste! That makes the third attack in just a few months. It seems no one is safe in Highbury any more. But we would take the carriage to visit the Westons. That would relieve your worry, would it not?"
"Yes, but - "
"What is it now, Papa?"
"It is just that Mr. Weston - he never eats. We shall arrive at dinner and there will be no food to sustain us."
Emma nodded at her father's wisdom. "Perhaps we ought to visit for tea."
Her father smiled, and Emma hoped that a game of backgammon might help him through the evening.
The backgammon table was set up, but before they could commence, Mr. George Knightley paid a call.
Mr. Knightley was a strikingly handsome vampire who claimed to be thirty-seven but was actually two hundred thirty-seven, with alabaster skin and thick brown hair combed back off his high aristocratic forehead. He had deep purple circles under his eyes from never sleeping.
A traditional vampire who favoured human blood, Mr. Knightley had not feasted for a great while and thus his eyes were black from need of sustenance. Being a gentleman, of course, he would never consider roaming about at night attacking young ladies to whom he had not been properly introduced.
Mr. Knightley was not only an intimate friend of the Woodhouse family but an in-law as well - his younger brother John Knightley was married to Emma's sister Isabella. He lived about a mile from Highbury at his estate, Donwell Abbey. Mr. Knightley was a frequent visitor and always welcome at Hartfield - tonight more welcome than usual, having come directly from John and Isabella's house in London to say that everyone was well there.
His visit this evening cheered Mr. Woodhouse for some time. Mr. Knightley had a reserved but pleasant manner which always did him good. And since his eyes never blinked, he flattered everyone with an uninterrupted gaze. Mr. Woodhouse gratefully observed, "It is very kind of you, Mr. Knightley, to come out at this late hour to call upon us. I am afraid you must have had a shocking walk, with so much danger lurking about."
"Not at all, sir. It is my favourite time of day - a beautiful moonlit night. I now find myself so warm that I must draw back from your great fire." Lest, he thought, I should spontaneously combust into flames.
"But you must have found your walk very damp. I wish you may not catch cold."
"Damp, sir!" exclaimed Mr. Knightley. "I thrive in the dampness and cold. The sun quite disagrees with me. And by the by, I have not wished you joy about the wedding. I trust it all went off well. How did you all behave? Who cried the most?"
"Ah! Poor Miss Taylor!" said Mr. Woodhouse.
"I should think she would indeed be crying on her nuptial night," said Mr. Knightley, "from the anticipation of the coldness of her new husband's - uh, skin. Well, at any rate, Miss Taylor has been accustomed to having two persons to please, sir - you and Emma. She will now have but one - her husband. It must be better to have only one to please than two."
"Especially when one of us is such a fanciful, troublesome creature!" said Emma playfully. "That is what you have in your head, I know. Mr. Knightley loves to find fault with me, Papa - it is all a joke. We always say what we like to one another."
Mr. Knightley was one of the few people who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse. In fact, he seemed to possess a strange ability to look into her mind and discern what she was thinking. He was the only one who ever told Emma of her faults. This was not agreeable to Emma - she wanted to be thought of as perfect by everybody.
"Emma knows I never flatter her," said Mr. Knightley. But she also knew how much he cared. On his advice, Emma now carried a wooden stake under her skirt, tied to her leg with a fashionable pink ribbon. Moreover, he instructed her in its proper use, all the while on tenterhooks that she should ever have occasion to employ the weapon against him. "I know that Emma will miss such a companion as Miss Taylor," continued Mr. Knightley, "but she knows how much joy the marriage brings to her former governess."
"One of the new wave of horror-minded mashups of Austen's works; this one (by Wayne Josephson) brings fresh meaning to the notion of undying love." - San Diego Union...
"One of the new wave of horror-minded mashups of Austen's works; this one (by Wayne Josephson) brings fresh meaning to the notion of undying love." - San Diego Union Tribune
"This book is a great read for any Austen fan, as well as anyone looking for a humorous love story with a copious dose of vampire gore.
" - Sacramento Book Review
"Her [Emma] delightful and witty personality was a perfect match for the vampire situation. Her easy dismissal of dire circumstances was quite amusing and I found myself laughing often at her random remarks on the situation. Overall it was an easy and comical read. " - Muse in the Fog
"Just a few pages in, I was giggling like crazy. By the time I put the book down to go to bed, I had forgotten the stress of the day. I'm a fan of the recent trend of paranormal and classic mashups. And Emma transfers perfectly into this version." - First For Women
"If you are a fan of fun loving romance with a paranormal twist, sink your teeth in Emma's funny, yet sometimes disastrous matchmaking skills! You won't be disappointed" - My Overstuffed Bookshelf
"I would recommend giving this book to your teen as an introduction to Jane Austen. It has the paranormal flare of today's literature, while keeping in tact the beauty and poise of yesterday's storytelling.
" - Writers' Ally
"I enjoyed this novel for what it was. This book certainly has a different take on vampires. If it is true that it is geared toward a younger audience, then it has found its niche. While it would not appeal to die-hard fans of True Blood and Ann Rice novels, it does have a charm of its own." - Jane Austen's World
"I remember loving the original and I equally loved this version. There were a number of times I roared with laughter at the turn of events...I absolutely loved this book." - Books and Quilts
"A highly enjoyable romp " - BookLoons
"I was smitten with Emma and the Vampires. Mr. Knightley as a vampire is most swoon-worthy and the heart of the story remains intact. The writing is also quite good, and stays true to form of the work." - Long and Short Reviews
"Josephson adds a soupçon of the paranormal to spice up Austen's tale of romances gone awry, and achieves a work that is eminently readable and more than apt to produce laughter...A delightful romp that fits neatly into the recent craze of parodying the Austen canon via the supernatural world, Emma and the Vampires is light but engaging reading for anyone interested in Austen or her work seen from a slightly paranormal angle. " - ForeWord
"EMMA AND THE VAMPIRES is Wayne Josephson's first novel and an engaging froth of a read. It never takes itself too seriously and is entertaining in the same way as a good long gossip with a clever and cutting maiden aunt. It's the perfect book to pair with hot tea and biscuits on a rainy afternoon. I hope there are plenty more of Josephson's books to come!" - Fresh Fiction
"Emma and the Vampires might be the perfect book to use to introduce your teenage daughters to Jane Austen...a great book for mothers and daughters to share and connect over.
" - Connect With Your Teens
"I loved reading Emma and the Vampires because Mr. Josephson used the paranormal twist in a humorous way. A fun read and a great excuse to revisit Emma, my new favorite Austen character. " - Bookfoolery and Babble
"Absolutely brilliant! Reading Emma and the Vampires was an entertaining and exciting experience." - Readaholic
"It had me laughing at a lot of sections where Emma says and does the oddest things. She has this unique ability to stay completely clueless yet manages to get things done." - IndiePride
"A great read and I loved the author's note about how he wanted young adult readers to like this book--as a teacher, I think this is a great way to get students to read some of the classics that they otherwise might be hesitant to read. I enjoyed this book greatly. " - Palmer's Picks for Reading
"Mindbogglingly awesome...Overall, this book surprised me on a level that I was not expecting. I was giggling throughout and found myself really engrossed. " - Books Like Breathing
"Mr Josephson put a definite spin and freshness to an old story and made it really pop for me. " - Seriously Reviewed
"Vampires works so well here because he keeps it witty and a comedy of manners. The book is hilarious...For readers who love mash-ups, don't forget this one, and for those that haven't try one, just plunge in, and don't be horrified that Austen's works are being turned into something else. I am pretty sure she would have gotten a few laughs from it too.
" - Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell
"Since the original is much unchanged here, maybe new readers unwilling to try the Austen classic would get a chance to read the story here." - In The Hammock
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The fact is, subscriptions are a viable model for today's audience. But, selling them requires a different approach than it has in the past. While it takes work to build or resuscitate your subscription scheme, it is achievable and you already have many of the tools you need to do it.
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That's why data stewardship, the ongoing process of maintaining data for action, is so important.
So how is your organization stewarding its data? TRG has created 3 videos on the best practices on cleaning, segmenting, and using data to create relevant messages for patrons.
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