Does my photograph on the top right of this page give weight and authority to what I write? Or does it put you off, as I look a bit of a wimp? And if you subscribe by RSS you don’t have to look at me at all! Researchers at Tufts University in Massachusetts have come up with an interesting take on faces. Using photographs

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Whenever i am making a very long post, i tend to use Flickr photos where i credit the user's photograph which are used in my blog post and i will continue to do so, as and when i find great photos that could fit my content. Recently i am heavily sourcing for stock photos that i can use for free or pay them a nominal fee since i have a number

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This post is the start of a report on a conversation with Qiu Xiaolong, the Chinese-born author of extremely popular books of detective fiction set in Shanghai. It is the first author interview for a blog that has been mostly a fiction review site. Qiu's first two books are discussed and/or reviewed earlier on this same blog

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The fiction blog "Nearly nothing but novels" issues Part 2 of the discussion with Chinese author, poet and translator Qiu Xiaolong. There is an original photograph of the books displayed at Barnes & Nobel for the book-signing event, the centerpiece being Qiu's latest, Red Mandarin Dress, published by St. Martin's.

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