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Member-elect for Moresby South, Justin Tkatchenko, says he’s humbled and overwhelmed by the huge support shown by the people in the electorate to return him back into Parliament this year. Returning Officer, Tau Toea, declared Mr Tkatchenko winner at the Rita Flynn counting centre this afternoon, after Mr. Tkatchenko polled 28,111 first preferential votes, and went past the absolute majority of 23,310 votes. Mr Tkatchenko, a Social Democratic Party candidate, promised to serve the electorate and bring bigger and better services to the electorate than ever before.    Social Democratic Party Leader and National Capital District Governor, Powes Parkop, and PANGU Party Leader James Marape, were also at hand to witness the official declaration.  Moresby South is the first electorate in the National Capital District to declare a winner. Mr. Tkatchenko’s declaration now brings to two SDP Members, after the declaration of Central Bougainville’s Simon Dumarinu on Wednesday. NBC...

The New York Times and international best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies captured the imaginations and braaaaains of readers worldwide and has been translated into 20 languages. Now, comes a new tale of romance, heartbreak, and tentacled mayhem! Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters (Quirk Books; September 15, 2009) by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters expands the original text of Austen’s beloved novel with all-new scenes of giant lobsters, rampaging octopi, two-headed sea serpents, swashbuckling pirates, and other seaworthy creatures. Since writing Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters , I’ve gotten a ton of feedback about how nice it is that I’ve made Jane Austen appealing to certain readers — meaning readers who previously suffered a persistent allergy to The Classics. I am complimented for taking the prim and decorous Jane Austen and making her, A) really violent, and B) really funny. The first compliment I will gladly accept. Over the decades since Sense...