Fulton Books author Manuela DaCosta, who was born in Terceira, Azores, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, and currently lives with her family in New England, has completed her most recent book, “The Killing of Lira: Book Four of the Hawk Island Series”: a thrilling mystery that centers around a group known as the Sacristy as they investigate a rash of break-ins within their village, while also attempting trying to solve a murder case.
“Welcome back to Hawk Island and the village of Two Brooks,” writes DaCosta. “Hawk Island is plunged into crisis when a series of daring break-ins target the island’s most wealthy and powerful families. The Sacristy—a group of unconventional women from the village of Two Brooks—tries to get to the bottom of the burglaries, while also bent on solving the murder of an old foe. Always performing a balancing act between truth and justice, Monsignor Inocente prods the villagers to accept newcomers as well as a prodigal son coming home to either ask for forgiveness or settle an old score.”
Published by Fulton Books, Manuela DaCosta’s book is the fourth installment in the author’s “Hawk Island” series and will take readers on a compelling journey as secrets of Two Brooks are slowly revealed. Expertly paced and full of shocking twists and turns, “The Killing of Lira” is a spellbinding novel that readers won’t want to miss.
Readers who wish to experience this engaging work can purchase “The Killing of Lira: Book Four of the Hawk Island Series” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, Google Play, or Barnes and Noble.
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SHENZHEN, CHINA, Dec 6, 2022 – (ACN Newswire) – A series of “Overseas Talents’ China Visit to Shenzhen” events were successfully held in Guangming district, Shenzhen from November 21 to 22. The events were co-organized by Shenzhen Center for International Exchange of Personnel.
The events are hosted by the China Association for International Exchange of Personnel, the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission, the Communist Party of China Guangming District Committee, and the Shenzhen Guangming District People’s Government.
Presented by Guangming District Talent Work Bureau and Guangming District High-level Talent Service Center and co-organized by Shenzhen International Personnel Exchange Center, the series of events feature visits and exchanges by foreign experts, a forum for global experts and an exchange activity for Chinese and foreign guests named “The Night of Guangming”, to name a few.
The foreign experts symposium under “Overseas Talents’ China Visit to Shenzhen” was held via video link in Beijing and Shenzhen on the afternoon of November 21.
Li Xin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Foreign Expert Services of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology, Xia Bing, Deputy Director of China Association for International Exchange of Personnel, Cheng Buyi, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee and Minister of the Organization Department, Cai Ying, Secretary of the Guangming District Party Committee, attended the meeting and delivered speeches through online and offline channels. Qiu Haohang, Deputy Secretary of the Guangming District Party Committee and Chief of Guangming District, presided over the meeting.
The events gathered academicians and experts from six countries, including the US, the UK, Italy, Germany, France and Cuba, putting the spotlight on topics such as original innovation breakthroughs, scientific research and economic development, talents opening up, and talent highland construction.
Answering the requirements of “facing the world’s scientific and technological frontier, facing the main economic battlefield, facing major national strategic needs and facing people’s life and health”, the series of activities gave Shenzhen a thorough examination and offered suggestions based on the city’s industrial development characteristics and its environment for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Aimed at tapping into the innovation plateau with talents, the events help the Guangming district to speed up the construction of a world-class science city and to become a representative and pioneer for Shenzhen’s participation in future technology competitions.
During the events, foreign experts also visited Shenzhen Engineering Biological Industry Innovation Center, Feiyada Museum, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Dadingling Greenway — Hongqiao Park and other research institutes and key enterprises. They listened to the introduction of institutions, and exchanged with scientific and technological personnel, laying the foundation for future cooperation.
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Gershwyn Eustache Jnr And Chyna MacQueen Also Star, Production Begins This Week In Jamaica
WEBWIRE – Saturday, May 7, 2022
HBO and Channel 4 co-production of the six-episode drama limited series, GET MILLIE BLACK, has cast Tamara Lawrance to star in the title role, with Tanya Hamilton to direct.
Joe Dempsie, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr And Chyna McQueen also star. Production begins May 2nd in Jamaica, with additional shooting in London to come.
Logline: Ex Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black returns to Kingston to work missing persons; soon finding herself on a quest to save a sister who wont be saved, to find a boy who cant be found, to solve a case that will blow her world apart and prove almost as tough to crack as Millie Black.
Cast:
– Tamara Lawrance as Millie-Jean Black, A police detective forced to quit Scotland Yard and return to the country of her birth, Jamaica, to work missing persons cases for the JPF (Jamaican Police Force), Millie is a woman caught between worlds and conflicting versions of herself. Lawrance is represented by Gordon and French and UTA.
– Joe Dempsie as Luke Holborn, a British detective who shows up in Kingston on the trail of a major investigation thats set on a collision course with Millies. Bringing all the baggage of Scotland Yard with him, Holborns presence on Millies home turf is destined to be triggering in all sorts of ways. Dempsie is represented by B-Side Management in the UK, UTA and Atlas Artists in the US.
– Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Curtis, As a gay cop, Curtis can go only so far in his own police force; as Millie Blacks partner, hes about to have his whole life shattered. Eustache is represented by ARG.
– Chyna McQueen as Hibiscus, Millies sister and one of the Sunlight Ladies, a band of Queer outcasts living hand-to-mouth yet exuberantly in the gullies that run throughout Kingston. Hibiscus is the sister Millie never bargained for. Millie is the sister Hibiscus never knew she needed. McQueen is represented by RAW Management.
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Marlon James, Creator and Executive Producer quote: This is the first major international TV show to put my home country, Jamaica center stage, so its beyond awesome to have actual world-class Jamaican talent both in front and behind the camera, with our star Tamara Lawrance and Director Tanya Hamilton.
Simon Maxwell, CEO, Motive Pictures and Executive Producer quote: We are immensely proud to announce such a stellar line-up of talent on GET MILLIE BLACK from directors Tanya Hamilton and Annetta Laufer, to writers Theresa Ikoko, Lydia Adetunji and Joshua St Johnston, to a cast that showcases some of the most exciting acting talents from Jamaica and the UK, led by Tamara Lawrence, Joe Dempsie, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr and a debut performance destined to electrify audiences from rising Kingston star, Chyna McQueen.
About Tamara Lawrance: A BAFTAs Breakthrough Talent 2020, Tamaras film Silent Twins, in which she stars and executive produces, debuts in Un Certain Regard at Cannes this year. Her award winning performance in The Long Song for Heyday Films earned her the lead in the independent feature Kindred, for which she was nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Scotland. Tamara is also known for several award winning plays in London including leading roles at the National and Royal Court Theatre.
About Tanya Hamilton: Tanya Hamilton, a Sundance Institute writing and directing fellow is the writer/director of the award-winning film Night Catches Us. Hamilton was also the pilot director and executive producer of the series Cherish the Day. Among her other small screen directing credits are multiple episodes of HBOs Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Showtimes The Chi and Epixs Berlin Station and The Godfather of Harlem.
Credits: An HBO and Channel 4 co-production; Creator/Executive Producer, Marlon James (represented by The Trident Media Group and Anonymous Content); Lead Director/ Co-Executive Producer, Tanya Hamilton (represented by Michael Lewis and Associates); Executive Producer, Simon Maxwell (CEO Motive Pictures, and Executive Producer); Director (2 episodes), Annetta Laufer (represented by 42 Management); Executive Producer, Leopoldo Gout; Writer/Co-Executive Producer, Joshua St. Johnston (represented by LARK Management); Writer, Theresa Ikoko (represented by Independent Talent Group); Writer, Lydia Adetunji (represented by The Agency); Story Producer, Pia Furtado (Motive Pictures).
The Emmy®-winning series AXIOS on HBO will debut its season finale SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 (6:00-6:30 p.m. ET/PT). The sharp and insightful news-making series features thought-provoking interviews with top leaders from the worlds of politics, tech, media, science, and business. Directed and produced by Emmy® winners Matthew ONeill and Perri Peltz, the series features Axios signature Smart Brevity® analysis, documentary-style reporting, and in-depth conversations on the topics and trends shaping the globe.
The series will air on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.
This weeks episode features the following segments:
Andrew Boz Bosworth, the incoming CTO of Meta (formerly Facebook), joins Axios chief technology correspondent Ina Fried to discuss the companys future, the spread of vaccine misinformation on its platforms, whether the company did enough in the leadup to the January 6 Capitol attack, and how Bosworth envisions the metaverse, the all-immersive internet of tomorrow.
House Majority Whip Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks with Axios political reporter Alexi McCammond about President Bidens falling approval ratings, his hopes for election reform, voting rights and the filibusters future.
Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson welcomes Axios transportation correspondent Joann Muller to the companys headquarters in Newark, California, where they discuss the affordability of the high-end electric vehicle market, how startup Lucid stacks up against iconic American car manufacturers like Ford and General Motors, and Rawlinsons thoughts on his competitor and former employer, Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
The Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. and Kim Teehee, The Cherokee Nations first named delegate to Congress, sit down with Axios race and justice reporter Russell Contreras in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where they discuss their ongoing effort to seat Teehee in the House of Representatives, why a treaty promising the tribe a Congressional seat has gone unfulfilled for nearly 200 years and what impact Teehee could have on tribal and federal government relations.
AXIOS is a co-production of HBO Documentary Films, AXIOS and DCTV; executive produced by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen & Roy Schwartz; directed and produced by Perri Peltz and Matthew ONeill.
VIDEO: Incoming Meta CTO on Facebooks COVID vaccine campaign | Axios on HBO
Marketing Pro Series, an online marketing course and marketing coaching program from Launch Marketing, has announced the ongoing expansion of small business marketing resources designed to educate business owners, entrepreneurs, startup founders and more.
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Offering additional small business marketing resources that include blogs and eBooks, MPS continues to expand their educational resources to offer insight into specific marketing topics and provide readers tips and tricks for implementation.
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