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During the golden age of detective fiction in the early 20th century, four writers influenced the genre (体裁) most: Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh, Dorothy L. Sayers and the "Queen of Crime", Agatha Christie. Another novelist of this era was Josephine Tey, ranked as "number Five to the Big Four", whose detective books are all thick with mystery and show a great mind at work.

The Franchise Affair

It was published in 1948 and adapted into a film three years later, which begins with a missing teenager. When she turns up again, distressed (痛苦的) and exhausted, she explains how she got away from a mother and daughter who locked her up and tried to make a servant of her. The girl's version of events ruins their reputations, which then begins to fall apart.

To Love and Be Wise

It centers around another disappearance. Leslie Searle, a Hollywood photographer, disappears from an English village that is home to many writers and artists. Grant, a detective of Scotland Yard, arrives to determine whether a crime has been committed.

The Daughter of Time

As Tey's masterpiece, the book was once voted the greatest crime novel ever written by the Crime Writers Association. This time, Grant is out of action, recovering from a broken leg. To relieve his boredom, he turns his attention to a very cold case, concerning Richard III. Did Richard III really murder his two nephews in the Tower of London?

Richard of Bordeaux

MacKintosh also established her literary status by her first play, Richard of Bordeaux, under the name Gordon Daviot. However, it is as Tey, and for her detective novels, that she is remembered today. Her books are still of great value to contemporary literature because of their keen psychological insight into the complexity of human nature.

At the news of the Queen's death, one realization jumped out at me: Her Majesty was an enthusiastic collector of stamps. She'd picked up the hobby when her grandfather George V passed his precious albums down the family tree, so did my grandpa. This got me thinking about how few "collections" I keep myself.

However, when I was complaining to my wife about how odd it is that I don't collect anything, she sighed and gestured behind me at the fridge freezer. At first, I thought she just wanted me to shut up and get out of the way. As indeed she did. But then I looked at the fridge doors she'd been pointing at, and suddenly I saw—as if for the first time—that I own 57 fridge magnets (冰箱贴). How odd it is to have spent 20 years combing through souvenir shops for fridge magnets without once being aware that I was making a "collection"! I guess it's because fridge magnets are, seemingly, so small and silly that they don't seem worthy of serious attention. Particularly my ones, as I have a preference for the cartoonish and humorous: There's even a starfish with sunglasses on, but could any of these fairly be named a "collection"?

However, for me, they are priceless and I'd happily hand over another couple of hundred pounds for them, as they hold so many memories. Some even include photos of me, like the one from my first vacation overseas, easily calling up past memories, youth and enthusiasm, like the Radio 4, one I bought at the BBC shop just because I was so proud to work in the building and the magnets of Oregon woodland creatures, which I purchased just for the receipt. By no means is this a collection my grandchildren will want. But isn't that the best kind of collection to have?

A sudden large increase in natural-gas prices fueled greater demand for coal, the dirtiest of fossil (化石) fuels, but in turn, it led consumers to use energy more efficiently, and more significantly, encouraged investment in green transition (过渡;转变) around the world. As a happy consequence, the transition may have accelerated by five to ten years. Yet the remarkable thing is that it could have proceeded faster, if globally governments hadn't begun to weaken motivating policies for people to invest. Sharpening them again will be vital, as with today's development, the world is unlikely to reach net zero carbon emissions (零碳排放) by 2050.

One problem is obtaining permits. Endless delays stop firms from investing, which has long been a hurdle to new green projects. what's worse, some places are going backwards. On February 6th, Denmark, a star in the industry, stopped processing all applications for such projects, after a sudden realization that it may violate EU law. 

The bigger problem is that some providers are now rethinking their investments altogether, because energy projects are becoming less attractive, due to price ceilings and various taxes, together with rising costs. Globally, governments are keen to keep power prices low today—so low that providers will struggle to make money, which may lead them to sell energy illegally, making it riskier and less appealing to investors. Between January 2021 and April 2022 slow transportation and war-caused interruption together increased the prices of everything from shipping to industrial metals, thus raising the prices of solar modules (组件;模块). Higher interest rates are another headache for builders of green plants, who are much hungrier for capital than their fossil-fuel-fired fellows.

All this means that, if investing is to stay attractive, green power will need to be sold at higher prices than governments would like. If the energy transition is to happen fast, there must not be a race to the bottom.

Speaking to The Guardian at the Third International Conference on Human genetic editing, Prof Jennifer Doudna, a 2020 Nobel chemistry prize winner, said, "We'll definitely be seeing genetic therapies (治疗;疗法) for heart diseases, brain diseases, and eye conditions. " But she warned, "One of the riskiest and most realistic potentials is that trials of gene editing in embryos (胚胎) will probably follow. "

The technology can and will smooth the way for therapies for enhancing healthy humans, to make them faster, smarter, stronger, or more resistant to diseases, though enhancement would be more difficult than mending single faulty genes. According to the experts at the conference, including geneticists, public health researchers and philosophers, a wave of gene editing therapies were expected to reach clinics in the next five years or so. The therapies will correct disease-causing disorders in tissues and organs and become mature as researchers work out how to make multiple edits at once and reach difficult areas such as parts of the brain.

However, Doudna and the other experts also expressed their concern that the next generation of advanced genetic therapies raises serious issues that must be tackled to ensure the technology benefits patients and society. Prof Françoise Baylis, a philosopher at Dalhousie University in Canada, was worried that in addition to the sure sign of genetic enhancement coming, the cost of the new therapies would be too high for much of the global population. Prof Mayana Zatz, at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, said she was against editing genes for improvement but added, "There will always be people ready to pay for it in private clinics and it will be difficult to stop."

One conclusion almost all experts shared was that while all these potential problems and risks did exist, a future full of promise would definitely be witnessed. After all, it is not technology itself but ways in which people employ it that decide the result.

What to do when you hate your job

Do you ever find yourself thinking, "I hate my job so much. "? A survey by CNBC found that 27% of employees weren't happy at work. . In this article, you'll learn what to do when you hate your job.

Keep thoughts quiet

It's okay to hate your job, but talking about it openly or posting it on social media is a recipe for disaster. It may be easier than you think for employers to see your social media posts. . Instead, keep these thoughts to yourself, or share them with trusted friends and family.

Be professional

Similarly, when you hate your job, it can be challenging to remain calm at work.. In the long run, this will pay off. Try to avoid burning bridges. Instead, work to maintain your integrity (职业操守) and develop a good reputation.

Sometimes it can help to dig into the motivation you had when you initially took the job. Perhaps you need the money, or the job is close to home. Aside from creating a more positive mindset, understanding what's important to you can help you look on your job wisely.

Regardless of your feelings, it's a good idea to learn how not to hate your job. Finding a new job isn't easy. . So, even if you decide to jump ship, it may be a while before you can. Plus, there's always the chance that you can improve the situation enough that you're happy to stay. So, before we explore how to leave a job you hate, let's try to embrace it first.

Pastor, 7, received the surprise of a lifetime on Monday. He shared a dinner of hamburgers and cookies with Santa in the North Pole, just as he1.

The Woodland, California resident, who is2battling leukemia (白血病), had his wish fulfilled on the same day that Macy's (a department store) kicked off its 14th annual "Believe" letter-writing3in partnership with Make-A-Wish (an nonprofit organization). Running from Monday to Dec. 24, the campaign4people of all ages with the opportunity to send5to Santa and deliver wishes. Pastor was one of those6recipients (收件人).

Pastor's day7with a special meet-and-greet with Santa at Macy's in Downtown Sacramento. From there, Pastor8VIP transportation in a red SUV to Golden 1 Center, where a part of the center was transformed into a festive holiday 9created specifically for Pastor. When he saw Santa was waiting for him, Pastor was10in the eyes. He will never11that. This was very12to him. He forgot everything that happened in the hospital. He knew he was sick but he didn't 13how bad. He's a kid again and he's able to do all of the things he could do before.

"The14with Macy's is so important, both nationally and locally, for us to team up for the ‘Believe' campaign," Sean Mullin, board member at Make-A-Wish, said. "To help these children have their wishes come true is just15. "

Documentary on poverty alleviation (扶贫) to hit cinemas

Documentary film Rooting is due to hit cinemas nationwide  April 20, highlighting the stories of villagers in Yunnan Province's Shawa Village presenting the village's changes over four years.

Lately, a trailer (预告片)  (release), focusing on the only road in the village of Fugong County.  (live) deep in the mountains near the Nujiang Canyon, the (village) could only communicate with the outer world by travelling via a dangerous mountain track. As China's campaign poverty alleviation deepens, proper road was finally built for the village.

"This film features realistic problems in that remote village, giving credit to the contributors behind the scene and their efforts. That's  the film ends with a line: ‘This film is dedicated to all those  have contributed to poverty reduction in China,'" said Chai Hongfang, the film's director. 

On March 17, the film held a special screening at the 2023 International Forum on Poverty Governance and Global Development, joined by more than 190 government officials and experts from 20 countries and four international organizations aiming  (exchange) views on poverty governance, rural building, modernization and sustainable development.

Apart from being  (public) screened, the film will also be screened in more than 100 Chinese universities and countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road.

Night terror

In the middle of the night, as most of the residents slept, much of a 12-story Florida building collapsed, killing lots of people and sending survivors escaping for their lives. In this darkest time, however, the warmth and sparkles of humanity stood out.

Alfredo Lopez and his wife, Marian, were asleep when the first thundering explosion made them awake at 1:14 am on Thursday, June 24. Moments later, a second boom, much louder than the first, shook the bed in their apartment on the fifth floor.

Alfredo rushed to waken his 20-year-old son, Michael, urging him to get dressed, before running to the balcony window. The swirling (旋动) dust and ash made it difficult to see only a few feet in any direction. "All I could see was just white dust, very thick. I could barely see the balcony," he recalled. The lights cut out and the emergency alarm came on, warning the residents of the Champlain Towers South to move out. They rushed out and ran downstairs, as they realized before the world knew of the disaster, they were fighting to survive by themselves.

On the same fifth floor, in unit 111, a two-bedroom oceanfront apartment, Gabriel Nir, 7 years old and his 5-year-old sister, Chani, all heard the first thunderous noise. Their parents were out of town for some business, leaving their grandma, Garfinkel, who was asleep, to look after them. They panicked and confused, and after a while, they began to realize what had happened and try to make their grandma wake up. Together they walked to the door, only to find it jammed in the twisted doorframe. All measures taken, they had no choice but to shout, "Help! Help! The door won't open. ", wishing people outside would hear and come to help.

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