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Interview with Author D. Elizabeth Ayers
1) Tell us a little bit about yourself. How did you get into writing?
Well, I was a lonely kid, and like most lonely kids growing up in the 70s and 80s, I read a lot and watched a disgusting amount of television and movies. So, my mind was always focused on how stories unfold. I also had geeky, well-educated parents who knew things about storytelling and myth. They would point out things like foreshadowing and symbolism in stories that made me incredibly curious to find out more. Strangely, I started off my creative life in the theatre and did a lot of acting from the age of twelve to the age of about thirty. Even though I might not ever act again, the theatre gave me a great background in character development and scene building.
2) What inspired you to write your book?
I was in England in 2003 and one of the places I visited was Bath. In the circus, (I've attached a link to a Wikipedia image for your reference), there is a beautiful grassy area and a very small copse of trees. Apparently, the architect who designed it believed Bath was the center of druid activity and designed the King's Circus with the measurements of Stonehenge in mind. After visiting the Jane Austen House in the morning, I had a little picnic snack under those trees and I communed with the trees and, I think, druids. I conceptualized a ghost story that involved a body snatching element. This initial idea took a little time to marinate, and I wrote some ideas out that never came to be. Ultimately, it became This Pale Mortal Shell.
3) What theme or message do you hope readers will take away from your book?
There are two takeaways I hope will come across. The first being, don't take anything for granted. It can be snatched away from you at any moment, and even if you get a second chance, you might still lose it. Live in the moment and make the most of what you've got! The second is, I hope readers understand my view on right action, especially when you're using magic. I'm afraid to say too much here without spoiling it for future readers, but I'll always advise people to be careful with the power they yield!
4) What drew you into this particular genre?
One thing was that when I was a kid, there was not a lot in the way of kids' books and there was absolutely no YA, so I had read everything there was to read by the time I was ten, and I graduated to adult fiction. I think my mom was just glad that I was reading voraciously, so she didn't monitor the material much. I started reading a lot of ghost stories and Edgar Allen Poe. Then I graduated to Stephen King when I was about eleven. I guess you could say I was kind of a dark kid. There were also things happening in my personal life that drew me to the paranormal and magic. In addition, I was the kind of kid who often paired off my plush toys and dolls because I didn't want anyone to be alone, so I guess I was a romantic kid as well. I started reading paranormal romance a lot after I had the idea for This Pale Mortal Shell just to get a sense of what was out there, and I absolutely fell in love with the genre. Up until then, I had only experimented with historical fiction/romance.
5) If you could sit down with any character in your book, what would you ask them and why?
I'm actually really having a hard time answering that one because there will be major spoilers! So, I don't know if you have a protocol for dealing with that. The character that was probably the hardest to write is represented in three different characters in the story. The Young Rocker, the Goddess, and the Omnipresent Voice in Tristan's limbo are all representatives of what I like to call the Universal Consciousness and boy do I have some questions for that one! One would be "Do people really get what's coming to them, good or bad?" "Does everything really happen for a reason?" is another question. I like to believe that the answer to both of those questions is yes, but I'm often uncertain when really crappy things happen to undeserving people and vice versa. I won't get all political as a writer yet, but I think you all can imagine what I mean.
6) What social media site has been the most helpful in developing your readership?
To be honest, I'm still feeling my way around the social media world. I'm what some people might call a digital immigrant, which is a person who uses technology but wasn't born into it. I have been playing around with the biggies, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, but I'm also working on my profiles on Goodreads and Amazon. At the moment, I'm getting a lot more feedback/connections on Twitter, and I like it a lot. I do sometimes hate being limited to 280 characters, though!
7) What advice would you give to aspiring or just starting authors out there?
First and foremost, you must do two things pretty much every day, even you only spend an hour a day doing them: Read and write! And persevere! Not many writers are amazing right out of the gate. I think Mark Twain was one of the few, so be ready to kill your darlings and take the hard feedback when you get it. But also, stick to your guns if you really believe you are right and it's not just your ego talking. You should also believe that you can get better every day and tell the story that people want to read if you keep working at it.
8) What does the future hold in store for you? Any new books/projects on the horizon?
I'm so glad you asked! I have the first in a series coming out this fall. The series is called The Selkie Chronicles, and the first of the series is called Only Skin Deep.
Here's a little teaser for that series:
The selkie. Those hot-blooded, sea-dwelling creatures on which the phrase "love 'em and leave 'em" was coined. Unfortunately, in the twenty-first century, they're not so focused on the seduction of unwitting but oh-so-willing humans even though it sure is fun once in a while. These days, they spend more time building up their own societies and domains and living within the constraints of their politics. Very few people even remember they exist, and a select few humans have been chosen for mutually beneficial partnerships to protect the selkie race from discovery. Occasionally, these relationships have tragic outcomes, but every once upon a time, the right human and the right selkie can set each other free.
And the blurb for the first of the series:
Sloane's finally met her tall, dark, and handsome. The only problem is, sometimes he's chubby, spotty, and smells of herring. But hey, nobody's perfect, right?
Sloane is a disowned heiress turned waitress living in a small seaside town in west Scotland. Llyr is a selkie prince living in a kingdom thousands of feet under the sea and hundreds of miles away. It seems unlikely that the two could even meet let alone fall in love. But when she inadvertently calls him, he is able to take human form and journey to the surface.
Sloane and Llyr must battle disapproving fathers, wicked stepmothers and other deadly enemies to make their relationship work. Along the way they discover secret treasure, unravel the truth about the past, and overcome the sins of a father and a mother. Against all odds, they find a way to bridge the gap between humans and selkies, and together they break the ancient curse which threatens to keep them apart.
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Clarissa's Warning by Isobel Blackthorn
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.
A woman's good fortunes turn dire when her dreams of owning and restoring old ruins leads to a dangerous situation in author Isobel Blackthorn's "Clarissa's Warning". Here is the synopsis.
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A lottery jackpot changes Claire Bennett's life.
She buys an ancient stone ruin on the island of her dreams. Her mystic aunt Clarissa warns her of danger, but Claire pays no heed.
Soon after moving to the idyllic island, Claire is confronted by a mystery. As the sinister story of her home slowly uncovers, Claire enters a world of inexplicable events and ordeals. Someone or something doesn't want her there.
But is it really a curse, or is there something else behind the events?
This was the kind of classic slow burn horror story that defines the horror/thriller genre. What starts out as a mission to fulfill a dream turns into a nightmare when Claire must struggle with the distrust of the locals, tales of an ancient curse and mysterious happenings that defy logic. The story flourished under the hopeful eyes of protagonist Claire. Peeling back the layers of this well rounded character, readers will love seeing the complex relationships with her parents, her close knit bond with her aunt Clarissa, the strength of taking a leap of faith and going after her dreams, and the struggle to merge her logical, scientific mind with the supernatural/curse nature of her new home.
The setting really brought this story home however. The Canary Islands take the center stage in this tale, an inspiration from the author's own travels and mission to bring ancient structures on these islands back to their former glory. Themes of conserving our past, pursuing our passions and bringing the truth to light all shine through in this truly incredible horror thriller.
Overall I loved this tale. The novel soars as a classic story of love, passion and a promise to protect the places that hold our civilization's history within it. With a heavy focus on character development with light doses of horror and thriller elements, this is a story readers will thoroughly enjoy. Be sure to preorder your copy of Isobel Blackthorn's "Clarissa's Warning" today.
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Isobel Blackthorn is a prolific Australian novelist of dark psychological thrillers, mysteries and contemporary fiction. On the dark side are Twerk, The Cabin Sessions and The Legacy of Old Gran Parks. On the lighter side are Asylum, The Drago Tree and A Perfect Square, and the short story collection All Because of You. Soon to be published are three more novels: A Matter of Latitude, Clarissa's Warning and The Unlikely Occultist: A biographical novel of Alice A. Bailey.
Isobel's writing has appeared in journals and websites around the world, including Paranoia Magazine, Mused Literary Review, Backhand Stories, Fictive Dream and On Line Opinion.
Isobel's interests are many and varied. A humanitarian and campaigner for social justice, in 1999 Isobel founded the internationally acclaimed Ghana Link, uniting two high schools, one a relatively privileged state school located in the heart of England, the other a materially impoverished school in a remote part of the Upper Volta region of Ghana, West Africa.
Isobel has a background in Western Esotericism and she's a qualified Astrologer. She holds a PhD from the University of Western Sydney, for her research on the works of Theosophist Alice A. Bailey, the 'Mother of the New Age.' After working as a teacher, market trader, and PA to a literary agent, she arrived at writing in her forties, and her stories are as diverse and intriguing as her life has been.
Isobel performs her literary works at events in a range of settings, gives workshops in creative writing, and writes book reviews. Her reviews have appeared in Shiny New Books, Sisters in Crime, Australian Women Writers, Trip Fiction and Newtown Review of Books. She talks regularly about books and writing on radio, in Australia, and on occasion in the UK and USA and Canary Islands.
British by birth, Isobel entered this world in Farnborough, Kent, as Yvonne Margaret Grimble. She has since been Yvonne Rodgers, before changing her name completely in 1996 to Isobel Schofield. After a number of years as Isobel Wightman, she is now very happily and permanently Isobel Blackthorn. Isobel has lived in England, Australia, Spain and the Canary Islands. She now lives on Australia's southern coast with her cat, Psyche. You can find out more about her other achievements here.
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Sleep Savannah Sleep by Alistair Cross Review
The Dead Don't Always Rest in Peace
One man's journey to rebuild his family after a tragic loss turns into a nightmarish journey to discover who was behind a small town's grizzly murder in author Alistair Cross's "Sleep Savannah Sleep". Here is the synopsis.
Jason Crandall, recently widowed, is left to raise his young daughter and rebellious teenage son on his own – and the old Victorian in Shadow Springs seems like the perfect place for them to start over. But the cracks in Jason's new world begin to show when he meets Savannah Sturgess, a beautiful socialite who has half the men in town dancing on tangled strings.
When she goes missing, secrets begin to surface, and Jason becomes ensnared in a dangerous web that leads to murder – and he becomes a likely suspect. But who has the answers that will prove his innocence? The jealous husband who's hell-bent on destroying him? The local sheriff with an incriminating secret? The blind old woman in the house next door who seems to watch him from the windows? Or perhaps the answers lie in the haunting visions and dreams that have recently begun to consume him.
Or maybe, Savannah herself is trying to tell him that things aren't always as they seem – and that sometimes, the dead don't rest in peace.
"SLEEP SAVANNAH SLEEP hooks you with a small-town atmosphere that quickly turns ghostly cold. Beware a plethora of twists and turns …" – Michael Aronovitz, author of Alice Walks and Phantom Effect
This was an incredible story. Author Alistair cross continues to shine as one of the horror/thriller genres best writers. Feeling like a successor to greats like Dean Koontz and Stephen King, the author captures the mystery and intrigue of a murder-mystery while bringing in an emotional story of a father trying to hold his family together in one piece after losing his wife.
The story itself is intriguing, as it keeps you guessing all the way to the book's end who could be behind this senseless violence. It's a story of family, loss (both physical loss and the loss of a spiritual or mental variety), and the impact the past has on the present. The setting is incredibly vivid, bringing to mind the small town horror stories fans have grown to love from authors like Koontz. It was a roller coaster of emotions as you felt for protagonist Jason. Why was he chosen to be thrust into this investigation, and will he be able to protect his family from the true killer? That's the quest the author takes readers on.
Overall this is a must read thriller. Filled with action, suspense and fantastic characters that draw the reader in, the novel is incredibly powerful and a prime example of how modern day horror thrillers need to be. If you haven't yet be sure to grab your copy of Sleep Savannah Sleep by Alistair Cross today.
Alistair Cross' debut novel, The Crimson Corset, a vampiric tale of terror and seduction, was an immediate bestseller earning praise from veteran vampire-lit author, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and New York Times bestseller, Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead series.In 2012, Alistair joined forces with international bestseller, Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write – among other things – the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their debut collaboration, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was a bestseller. They are currently at work on their next solo novels and a new collaborative project.
In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Anne Rice of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.
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The Angel Alejandro by Alistair Cross Review
Sin and mankind's misconceptions about the world at large play major themes in the supernatural thriller The Angel Alejandro by Alistair Cross.
Exploring the world of tempations and the battle everyone faces within themselves when they give into their darkest desires, this incredible story
showcases the ruthlessness that can reside in the best of us, and the strength it takes to push temptation aside to do what is right. Here is
The Angel Alejandro
A Man without a Past
After a near-fatal accident, Madison O'Riley is faced with an astonishing problem: What to do with the man who saved her life. Naive and heart-stoppingly handsome, he calls himself Alejandro … and he has no memory of his past. As they set out to recover his lost identity, Madison realizes he harbors deep – and otherworldly – secrets that will shatter her understanding of reality … secrets that may put her in grave danger.
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And now, there's another stranger in town. Gremory Jones has something for everyone, and for a small price, he's willing to make a deal. By day, he walks the streets of Prominence in top hat and trench coat, tempting the citizens with nefarious wares from his shiny black briefcase. By night, he and his legion of insatiable acolytes corrupt the locals at Club Mephistopheles, a den of unholy delights housed in an abandoned church.
The Battle has Begun …
The townspeople are changing in outrageous and appalling ways and it's up to Madison – with the help of a psychic, a local priest, and the new chief of police – to help Alejandro unlock his forgotten powers before an unspeakable evil tears apart the fabric of existence … and costs them their very souls …
The first thing that grabbed me about this story was how similar the premise is to one of my favorite Stephen King stories, Needful Things. A
charming salesman brings chaos and destruction to a small town, and must be battled by the forces of good within that very town. However this story
is unique in that the overpowering threat of Gremory Jones and his followers is evenly matched by a powerful force for good working to help
those few souls who see the cracks forming amongst the townspeople. The mysteries of the town's descent, the arrival of Gremory Jones and the
identity of Alejandro come colliding in the final moments of the book in a vicious and bloody battle between good and evil, and the small town of
Prominence threatens to be destroyed forever by its own greed and sin.
The story and characters were very well drawn out throughout this story. Combining the best elements of authors like Stephen King and Dean Koontz,
Alistair Cross showcases a unique talent for bringing to life the complex differences between people and showcase how supernatural or extraordinary
events are handled by ordinary people. The characters are very relateable and the story itself flows smoothly, setting up the arch slowly and then
zig-zagging at lightning speed as the action begins and the town begins to tear itself apart. The grammar was spot on and the imagery throughout
the story is vivid, painting a picture that can easily be played across the recesses of the mind like a movie on a projector screen.
Overall this was a wonderful read. It had twists, shocking deaths and a fantastic ending that leaves the story for some characters open and brings
a dramatic conclusion for others. This story highlights the incredible storytelling abilities of Alistair Cross, and he proves that he is one of
the growing voices in the supernatural thriller genre. Be sure to pick up your copies of The Angel Alejandro by Alistair Cross today!
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If this had happened in Hayek's time, he might have written Fatal Delusion instead of Fatal Conceit. Immense amusement explodes, even as I wonder how the Chinese government will catch transgressors.
Also see: Scott Adams's hilarious post on it.


A journey from Odisha to Kolkata to the Buddhist communities of West Bengal and the diverse people of the north-eastern states.
From home movie footage of Puri in 1927 we head via Ranchi and Patna to Kolkata and an extraordinary selection of films shot in the former colonial capital. Heading north on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway we stop off in Sikkim to witness spectacular Buddhist processions filmed in colour. Heading east, the collection highlights the ethnographic films shot by explorers across the north-easten states. The collection includes films from Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
Hear the Lama band, see the sacred dances: welcome to Sikkim, in the shadow of the Himalayas.
Indian high society enjoy themselves at a Calcutta garden party held to welcome the new Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
Botanical gardens in Bombay (now Mumbai) plus the highly decorative Jain Temple in Calcutta (now Kolkata) as they were in 1913.
An inside view of Methodism taking root in India – and dealing with leprosy.
This amateur film captures the Maharajah of Bhutan watching the marking of the Assam/Bhutan boundary.
In this newsreel report the Duke rides an elephant as he ventures on safari in Bengal.
Lords and ladies gather in Calcutta (Kolkata) for the Viceroy's Cup, an exclusive horseracing event, in this actuality film.
Amateur footage of a trip to Tibet and Bhutan, including shots of the flora and fauna.
Amateur film of a polo match at Patna, Bihar, followed by scenes of elephants and a leopard hunt.
Scenes at a garden party given by Earl Lytton, Governor of Bengal, at Government House, Calcutta (now Kolkata).
The Governor of Bengal and family - on and off duty.
Film of the 1929 Viceroy's Cup horse race held in Calcutta (Kolkata).
Edward, Prince of Wales, visits India and Nepal and goes on a tiger hunt.
Amateur footage of the British expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1955. Led by Charles Evans, this expedition saw the first ascent of the mountain.
Percy Wyn-Harris' filmic record of the 1933 expedition, led by Hugh Ruttledge.
The first film of Tibet, by Captain John Noel from the 1922 British expedition to Mount Everest, which was led by Brigadier General Charles Bruce.
Amateur footage directed by Peter Oliver documenting the 'Mount Everest Expedition 1938', which was led by Bill Tilman.
Colour film of Sikkim / Tibet (no sound), photographed by Scottish explorer and plant collector George Sherriff in 1935.


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The suicide scene was beautifully shot and edited, while I thought the murder scene was way too long with too much melodramatic dialog.
On a number scale of 10 I'd give it a seven ... certainly worth a re-watch.
It had a "netflixy" look that I didn't like, maybe because of the dull directing... but anyways, it was fun and worth to watch, love that... story, legend, myth?
And yeah, the murder scene was waaaaay too long.


A searing debut novel from the award-winning author of 'You Know When the Men Are Gone,' about jealousy, the unpredictable path of friendship, and the secrets kept in marriage, all set within the U.S. expat community of the Middle East during the rise of the Arab Spring.
Siobhan Fallon has weaved a tale of feminine friendship worthy of praise in "The Confusion of Languages." Those unfamiliar with the close bonds necessary for military spouses stationed overseas will receive a taste of a world foreign to most Americans. Not only does Fallon tackle the difficult journey of life in Jordan but also beautifully portrays the intricate friendship women hold when forced into close quarters as strangers.
Cassie has lived in Jordan with her military husband, Dan, for a couple of years. They sponsor the new couple, Crick and Margaret, along with the new couples toddler son, Mather. Cassie sets up the new embassy apartment for Margaret, as she hopes to become friends. New Americans are like fresh meat. Everyone wants a piece of the new people and all their new stories. Margaret arrives like a wisp, unable to remain calm and collected. Crick, a man's man, arrives almost separately from his wife and child, accurately displaying the dysfunctional dynamic in his marriage.
Before long Cassie finds herself in a whirlwind of emotions as her new friend is ready to explore the dangerous new country. Margaret refuses to understand people are not always honest and nice and leaps before looking with every decision she makes. She maintains eye contact with men. She wears shorts and shirts that reveal more skin than local women are allowed. With no understanding of the ramifications of these ill thought-out decisions, Cassie is forced to babysit the oblivious Margaret in this world so foreign. A plethora of background locals win their way into Margaret's open heart. A security guard for the embassy, her landlord, and even some construction workers helping her to care for stray kittens. Cassie expects disaster at any moment, while Margaret remains completely locked in her childlike mentality.
Both women maintain delicate grasps on their marriage. Cassie has tried for years to conceive a child. After years of inability, her marriage began to crumble until only two strangers were left in the same shabby apartment. She sees Crick for the unhappy flirt he is, his eyes always looking for someone stronger than his wife. Dan takes more interest in Margaret than he should, leaving Cassie both done with her marriage but not wanting to share either man with anyone. Margaret remains blind to the longing looks Cassie has for baby Mather in her absentmindedness. Then the men deploy, and the women are left to themselves, Cassie ends up babysit both Mather and his mother.
With the men deployed to Italy, the women seek to find small comforts in each other and sightseeing. Cassie wants to stick to daily life while Margaret wants to experience Jordanian life. When a minor car accident sends Margaret to the local police to fill out a statement, Cassie is left watching the baby for hours. After three hours she begins to worry because this is longer than flighty Margaret has ever stayed away from her young son. After a few more hours of boredom, Cassie reads Margaret's diary, releasing an overabundance of secrets and thoughts. Soon boredom turns to worry as Margaret is still gone and Crick is calling to find out where his wife has disappeared. The answer is hidden in vague script as Cassie continues to read her friends secrets.
Siobhan Fallon's magic in prose shows the many faces a relationship must endure to create a connection, and the many faces a single person can wear. The tenuous bonds between people forced into an association because of distance from everyone they know. The openness of Cassie's dark and twisty thoughts is so well orchestrated the reader has no control over both loving her and wanting to smack her for her humanness. Margaret is the object of obsession and loathing. Her lackadaisical personality and inability to see the grander schemes at play make her an easy target for disgust, and yet Cassie cannot help but envy this woman, incapable of controlling even the smallest aspects of her life.
As a prior military spouse thrust into another country, I found this novel to spark a truth about this almost secret life not often translated into words. Civilians are unaware of the necessity of friendship to help cope with deployments and a foreign lifestyle. Going to the grocery store alone can be a daunting challenge. Learning to cook with only exotic ingredients. How to greet strangers. What clothing to wear. Everything you thought you knew out the window. Even better, Fallon manages to show us to common personalities and how they manage the onslaught of change. Spouses of military are often forced into friendships with people they would never dream of befriending just to find that small grasp of normalcy unavailable with the local people.
Read this novel for the openness of truth and emotion. Fallon has a unique ability to display the intricacies of raw sentiments. Those who are unfamiliar with military life abroad will be enthralled with this secret world, while those familiar with this life will be revel in someone else's ability to intimately understand their world. "The Confusion of Languages" is without flaw, perfectly exhibiting both human emotion and life away from home. Even without a happy American ending, this book will shake the foundations of thought and force readers to push the boundaries of normal understanding to find peace in the mistakes of life.


Rome is full of hidden treasures, and the Etowah River is no execption. As the weather gets warmer (finally) and the stress of finals peaks, try to relax! Enjoy the beauty of nature by canoing, kayaking, or paddle boarding down the river. It's a great way to end the semester with your friends!


12/12/17 ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University's Columbus Center, in partnership with Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus and Life Skills North, received a $4,000 Neighborhood Partnership Grant. The Neighborhood Partnership Grants Program is made possible through the generous support of the City of Columbus Department of Development, PNC, the Columbus Foundation and United Way of Central Ohio.
The grant project paid for the painting of colorful stencils on the playground areas of two parking lots – one located on the northeast auxiliary parking lot of Ashland University and the other the north parking lot of Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus, immediately adjacent to a small playground.
These stencils included a nature activity circuit, a clock, a choose my plate, a racetrack, yoga poses, a compass, a peace path to resolve conflicts as well as maps of Ohio, the United States and the world. Also included was a fitness package that included basketball hopscotch, foursquare and a basketball court as well as a large stencil package for younger children.
The students from Focus decided on the stencils for the parking lot, and mapped out the locations of the stencils. The staff and students from Ashland and Focus, along with a number of Life Skills students and community volunteers, spent hundreds of hours painting the parking lot and using stencils purchased primarily from Fit & Fun Playscapes.


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But but but John Key has said in the last week or so that the dairying industry will get better and start making money.
But but but John Key has said that the all TPPA roads lead to gold for dairy (and other) farmers.
Whew, thats OK then. He is prone to lying though.
At least with the USA pumping out vast amounts of milk we'll be able to import it and sell it cheaper than Fontera can produce it. It wouldn't surprise me either that once the US and China are dairy powerhouses we'll be fair game for milk dumping. Oops read "free trade".
Then I wonder where the farmers will be in the "complain about the TPPA" queue. At the very front.
goosemoose wrote: At least with the USA pumping out vast amounts of milk we'll be able to import it and sell it cheaper than Fontera can produce it.
Who remembers when NZ bought the USA's butter-mountain in an attempt to keep prices high?
What are our chances of insisting that our Glorious Leaders up at Fort Fumble insert a no-loopholes sunset/escape clause in our TTP Agreement? Not suggesting for a moment that we would ever, ever actually NEED one, so there would be no harm at all if we included one.
Seriously? When was the last time the government actually listened to the people they are supposed to represent?
I aspire to an indolent lifestyle but know I have to work all the way to the grave.
The only thing that a surfeit of cows will bring us when the milk economy crashes is cheap steak. I like steak so that isn't too bad but I suspect the cheapness will only last six months. I also like milk but it's not really good for me and I only take it in tea.
Carbon tax on hydro-power is just madness but our biz-politicos love that kind of rationale. After all, elsewhere on the planet, carbon tax is about taxing power companies!
We need highly profitable businesses. You can only go so far with primary production.
Take a look at this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhCAyIllnXY&t=487). We need something to take up the slack from Fonterra when it finally gets screwed over by other markets.


Ultrafine amorphous boron powder is an ideal high-energy additive for lean oxygen-rich fuel propellants and is a high-energy solid fuel. It is widely used in the synthesis of new materials. It is used as a boron-rich fuel because of its large specific surface area and high combustion heat value. It is also used as an initiator for safety balloons. Solid rocket stamping engines are suitable for use with oxygen-poor propellants. Adding metal fuel is an important development direction for high-energy oxygen-poor propellants.
Amorphous boron powder can be prepared by molten salt electrolysis, diborane cracking, boron halide hydrogen reduction and metal thermal reduction. Song Mingzhi et al. used boron chloride, potassium fluoroborate and boron oxide molten salt system to obtain boron powder with a purity greater than 90%. However, due to the low current efficiency, poor working environment and discontinuous production, molten salt electrolysis did not Further development. Although diborane pyrolysis and boron halide hydrogen reduction can obtain high-purity boron powder, the harsh operating environment and serious pollution restrict the application of the method.
Molten Salt Electrolysis is a metallurgical process in which the salts of certain metals are melted and electrolyzed as an electrolyte to extract and purify metals. The two most commonly used boron-containing compounds are boron oxide and boron fluoride metal salts. The borane cleavage method is used to prepare amorphous boron powder, which is obtained by redox reaction of sodium hydride and trifluorocarbonate to form diborane, and then cleavage of borane at 30 to 900 ° C to obtain amorphous boron.
The pyrolysis method is a method of preparing a boron powder by heating a boron-containing compound at a high temperature. The boron powder obtained by this method has a purity of more than 99% and a particle size of 0.8 to 10 um, but the reaction period is relatively long, the process conditions are harsh, and the yield is small, which is not suitable for industrialization. The metal thermal reduction method was the earliest method discovered at the earliest, and it is also the main method currently used in industry.
It has been found through research that the use of molten salt electrolysis and self-propagating magnesium thermal reduction or aluminothermic reduction is the main method for preparing amorphous boron powder today. However, it is desirable to prepare higher purity by using simple, convenient and low cost conditions. Amorphous boron powder needs further research.


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Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd Nominated for a Motor Transport Award
May 22, 2019|Hotpoint, Indesit, KitchenAid, Whirlpool
Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited, parent company to KitchenAid, Whirlpool, Hotpoint and Indesit, has been nominated in the Business Excellence Award category at the Motor Transport Awards 2019.
The Motor Transport Awards are designed to celebrate the excellence in the road freight transport industry. The Business Excellence Award category honours companies that promote best working practices, offer exceptional employee development programmes and corporate social responsibility initiatives, including caring for the environment. The 33rd Motor Transport Awards will be held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane on 3rd July 2019.
Whirlpool UK is the only major domestic appliance manufacturer to operate a home-delivery service directly to consumers. The company's logistics division, Hotpoint Home Solutions (HHS), is one of the largest delivery services of white goods in Britain, delivering almost one million products annually. Whirlpool UK's logistics service provides national deliveries, including Northern Ireland, with a full seven-day provision. In addition, the cut-off time for next day delivery is 1800 hours. HHS also offers installation on all freestanding and built-in electrical appliances (excluding cooker hoods).
Hotpoint Home Solutions boasts its very own, fully accredited, in-house training team. There is a purpose-built training academy, with classrooms, a fleet area, connection rooms and even a live training home.
Karen Slack, Senior Project Manager, Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited says: "We are delighted to be nominated for the Motor Transport Awards 2019 as this represents and celebrates the hard work and dedication of everyone in the Whirlpool UK logistics team. We are looking forward to the awards ceremony in July."
About Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited:
Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited is managed by Whirlpool EMEA, part of Whirlpool Corporation, the global leader in manufacturing and marketing of home appliances. In 2016, Whirlpool Corporation generated annual revenue of $21 billion in annual sales, employs over 93,000 people with 70 centres of manufacturing and technology research worldwide. The company markets Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Brastemp, Bauknecht, Scholtès, Hotpoint, Indesit, and other big-name brands in over 170 countries. Whirlpool Corp.'s European Operations Centres are located in Pero (MI), Italy.
Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited fully supports the AMDEA safety initiative, Register My Appliance, and is committed to encouraging householders to register their appliances: www.registermyappliance.org.uk
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Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is the leading major appliance manufacturer in the world, with approximately $21 billion in annual sales, 92,000 employees and 65 manufacturing and technology research centres in 2018. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit, Hotpoint and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world.
In Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) it has approximately 21,000 employees, a sales presence in more than 30 countries and manufacturing sites in seven countries. Whirlpool EMEA is an operating segment of Whirlpool Corporation. Whirlpool Corp.'s EMEA Headquarters are located in Pero (MI), Italy. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com or find us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Normally, an abortion essay is one of the most controversial and challenging genre of essays in Singapore. Being one of the subjects that deal with the most imperative issues of modern society, an abortion essay is both condemned and favored by the people.
Teachers expect to see maturity in the writing when it comes to an abortion essay. You can't just write something aggressive and illogical in abortion essay. An abortion essay must be predominantly based on the facts and figures. A good abortion essay is one that argues and peruses. What is being written in Singapore about the abortion essay should necessarily be pragmatic and trustworthy so that it can look moralistic and absorbing.
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Growth, faith and personal struggle were points of this book that brought me to re-reading this story twice. It was beautifully written creating connections with the readers by providing points to ponder through the characters. It had an interesting aspect of family growth and change that was unique to me.
I have been going and reading the previous two books in this series since reading this book and can say that you can read this book stand- alone or go out of order, so faithful readers you can try this book out!
I met Skylar and Ariana for the first time in this book. And they are both female characters struggling to find where home is. They have inner struggles that the reader is provided insight to, allowing the readers to see that inner conflict can make or break a character.
Skylar was intense with her struggles, I felt pulled for a few shocks with her inner struggles with addiction and how she was presenting herself to the world, she grew on me, but I felt heart broken that she and Ariana had such different lives and childhoods, it made me wonder what a different environment would have done for Skylar as a child, or would she have still had these inner demons?
Ariana also struggled. She really struggled with her choices, and where did she belong. Her moments were realistic, and similar to what someone that had emotional trauma would face. Her conflict was one that even non-Amish people can face, the conflict of who, we are and where do we belong?
This cover makes me think of a high quality painting. The texture and detail makes the beauty jump off the page and I am drawn to the beauty.
Inner conflict is tough to present to readers. But I felt that each characters growth through this made the book. I was curious to what had happened prior and felt pulled to wanting to know more. The beauty of how this author created the contrasts between characters wasn't lost on me, they were well done and made to make a reader engage with their mind and heart.
As you know I am a fan of going to an Amish community in story, this book didn't disappoint with that and set in modern times with technology and other modern temptations made the book feel more realistic. I enjoyed the go between the Amish world and the English world. Each providing details that supported our characters.
I was pleased with this being my first book to read by this author. It felt organic and raw to the Amish genre, not what I would expect from an Amish author. I enjoyed reading about Ariana and Skylar with their own thoughts and struggles.
Readers wanting more than just a sweet Amish story, will enjoy this book!
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The HEYMAN CENTER for the Humanities at Columbia University
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Gabriella (Biella) Coleman holds the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy at McGill University. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, she researches, writes, and teaches on computer hackers and digital activism. Her first book on Free Software, Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking has been published with Princeton University Press. Her new book, Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous, published by Verso, has been named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2014.
Academic Publications (selected)
Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking. Princeton University Press, November 2012
Our Weirdness Is Free, The logic of Anonymous—online army, agent of chaos, and seeker of justice. Triple Canopy, January 2012
Phreaks, Hackers, and Trolls and the Politics of Transgression and Spectacle. In The Social Media Reader, ed. Michael Mandiberg. New York: NYU Press. (2012)
Ethnographic Approaches to Digital Media. Annual Review of Anthropology. 39: 1-16, (2010)
Hacking In-Person: The Ritual Character of Conferences and the Distillation of a Life-World. Anthropological Quarterly, Winter (2010)
Code is Speech: Legal Tinkering, Expertise, and Protest among Free and Open Source Software Developers. Cultural Anthropology. 24(3): 420-454 (2009)
Hacker Practice: Moral Genres and the Cultural Articulation of Liberalism. Anthropological Theory, Vol. 8, No. 3, 255-277 (2008) (with Alex Golub)
The Politics of Rationality: Psychiatric Survivor's Challenge to Psychiatry. In Tactical Biopolitics. Kavita Phillip and Beatriz de Costa (editors). Cambridge: MIT Press (2008)
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ISS Expedition 54-55 Crew Launch Aboard Soyuz
Early yesterday morning, the International Space Station's Expedition 54-55 Crew launched aboard a Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft. NASA's Scott Tingle, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will, once aboard the station, complete Expedition 54's six-man crew complement.
The Soyuz rocket blasted off today at 2:21am ET carrying three Expedition 54 crew members on a two-day trip to their new home in space. https://t.co/QT0NzwY1fq pic.twitter.com/GLBVbC2q0X
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) December 17, 2017
The three-man Expedition 54-55 crew is currently coasting towards the International Space Station (ISS). At 08:43 GMT (03:43 EST) on Tuesday, December 19, the Soyuz spacecraft will dock with the Rassvet module of the ISS. The hatches of the spacecraft and station will then be opened at 10:00 GMT (05:00 EST). Live coverage of each phase will be broadcast on NASA TV here.
The three-man Expedition 53-54 crew will remain aboard the station until their departure in February 2018. Soon after, Expedition 55-56 crew will again complete the station's six-man complement. Tingle, Shkaplerov and Kanai will remain aboard the ISS until their departure in April 2018.
The historic International Space Station remains the only manned habit outside the Earth's atmosphere. The crew of Expedition 54-55 will continue the more than 17-year long continuous human presence aboard the station.
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As one of the Classic Trends I listed previously, this is one gorgeous Metallic Dress. The price tag on it is a startling $378.00. This dress features metallic threading across the entirety of this LBD. Also features a square neckline, cap sleeves, and chiffon pintucks with raw edge trimming. There is a seamed waistline with a pleated skirt.
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Day 1 - New York City to the Grand Canyon - About 10.5 hours
This tour starts at one of the three main New York City airports, from where you will fly to northern Arizona. We will let you know well ahead of time which airport it is. The cost of this flight is included in the tour price, but there will be a checked luggage fee, which you will need to pay. Please be aware that this will be a very long day, with an early start, and we suggest you take a nap on the plane!
After landing, you will take a shuttle to the Grand Canyon, where you will meet up with one of our guides. The portion of the trip from New York City to the Grand Canyon is unescorted, which means you will not have a tour guide with you until you get to the Grand Canyon.
Depending on when you book, please be aware that the flight we need is occasionally not available, and on some days the price is higher. If that is the case on your date, we will always let you know what the situation is before charging your credit card.
Like almost all our tours, this is a small group trip. The vehicle used generally has between nine and 14 seats. Our guides are skilled in the geology, customs, traditions, history and people of the areas through which you travel – feel free to ask all and any questions!
Day 1 - Grand Canyon to Page - 139 mi / 223.65 km - About 5 hours, 30 minutes
Map At the Grand Canyon we will take you to several of the main viewpoints, including Mather Point and Bright Angel. Your skilled guide will give you an overview of the layout of the South Rim, and then leave you on your own to explore for a while. You can stroll around the Canyon, take pictures, admire the views, buy souvenirs, or get something to eat.
Day 1 - Spend more time at the Grand Canyon!
The route we take out of the Grand Canyon travels along the less visited east part of the South Rim. There are several photo opportunities along the road. On the way we will stop at the Desert View Watchtower, a unique building designed by the legendary architect, Mary Colter, using rocks brought up from the bottom of the Canyon. The inside of the tower is full of artwork by Hopi (Indian) artists.
We will start dropping down from the South Rim, to the desert that is Navajo Nation land below. On the way we pass the Cameron Trading Post, one of the best purveyors of southwestern souvenirs and native American art and jewelry. If there is time we will stop here briefly.
Climbing up to a plateau once again, we start to approach Page, on the shores of Lake Powell. In the summer months, after checking in at your hotel we invite you to join our guide for a hike to Horseshoe Bend. When there is less daylight we may do Horseshoe Bend some other time.
Horseshoe Bend is one of the west's best kept secrets. The hike there is about 20 minutes each way, up and down a hill, and at times the ground below is made up of loose sand. The views of the Colorado River far below, seen through the precipitous canyon walls, are spectacular.
You are on your own for dinner. Remember that tomorrow morning there is a free breakfast included in the tour price.
Day 2 - Antelope Canyon tour - About 1 1/2 hours
You will be touring Antelope Canyon, in a specially converted off road vehicle, led by a Navajo guide.
Antelope Canyon is one of the most striking slot canyons known to man. A slot canyon is a narrow canyon sliced through a mesa by the forces of nature. Some canyons measure less than a yard across at the top, but drop a hundred feet or more from the rim to the bottom. Slots are cut and scoured by water and wind, with the striations of the sandstone becoming almost incandescent.
Day 2 - Antelope Canyon
From within you will see a palette of colors transmuted by light filtering down from above and bouncing from wall to wall. Antelope Canyon can only be visited using the services of an authorized Navajo Nation guide.
Day 2 - Page to Monument Valley - 132 mi / 212.39 km - About 2 1/4 hours
Map Leaving Page we head east, across the Navajo Reservation. Every now and again you will see small Indian dwellings scattered across the harsh landscape.
As we approach the tiny Navajo town of Kayenta, the mesas and buttes for which the area is so well known start coming into view. Soon you can just about picture yourself in a scene from an old Western movie as we travel towards Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, as it is officially known.
Day 2 - Monument Valley tour - About 2.25 hours
Up next is a tour of Monument Valley, conducted by a Navajo guide, in an off road vehicle. Visitors love to see the buttes, mesas and other sandstone formations that are so prevalent in the Monument Valley area. Monument Valley is actually not really a valley at all, but a relatively flat plain surrounded by red cliffs, with the buttes, as well as the remnants of ancient volcanoes, towering from the earth.
For fans of old western movies, Monument Valley is the epicenter of the west, with many great cowboys and Indians films having been shot in the area. The familiar rock shapes can be seen from many miles away, with the really great scenery to be seen on the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, which straddles the Utah/Arizona border.
Amongst the sites that your tour may take in are movie locations, 1000 foot monoliths, rug weaving, and, of course, the famous monuments are visited.
Day 2 - Monument Valley to Moab - 146 mi / 234.91 km - About 2 hours, 30 minutes
Map The road from Monument Valley to Moab passes alongside several of the mesas and buttes for which the region is so well known. The scenery is great, with Mexican Hat being another well known landmark that is visible from the road. The night is spent in Moab, where you can once again make your own dinner plans. If Moab is really busy for some reason, we may stay in Monticello or Blanding instead. In the summer months, this is likely to be the case every Friday and Saturday night.
Day 3 - Let's keep to the schedule!
There is a LOT to see and do today! We'll be visiting no fewer than three great national parks. Normally our guides will let you take your own sweet time, to meander around the sights at will, within reason. Today, however, time is at a premium, especially outside the summer months, and it will be important to adhere to your guide's requests.
For this reason, we include a sack lunch today, to save a little time.
Day 3 - Moab to Arches National Park - 5 mi / 8.05 km - About 10 minutes
Map The entrance to Arches is literally just outside Moab, and we'll be heading there fairly early this morning, shortly after the free continental breakfast that is available at your hotel.
Day 3 - Arches National Park - About four hours
Map Arches is a park that has the wow factor! Because it is not close to any major city, or freeway between two cities, it is not as well known as other national parks. It is, however, just a couple of miles outside Moab. You will be amazed at the assortment of arches, fins and spires inside the park. In fact, most of the world's natural arches are to be found here.
If you would like to, you can spend a lot of time outside the vehicle, walking on trails and getting up close and personal with some of the arches and other rock formations. If you prefer not to do that you can also get a good view of just about everything by standing next to the vehicle.
The first stroll we like to do is down Park Avenue, with towering fins and slabs of rock everywhere you look. This is an easy, predominantly downhill walk, that should take 30 to 45 minutes.
We will stop at Balanced Rock for photographs, and also drive up to Windows Arches, where you can take a comfortable walk all the way up to both of the windows. You can expect to see many other arches and rock formations while in the park, and we will stop often to take photographs and admire the views.
Delicate Arch is Utah's state symbol, and the most famous arch of them all. There may not be enough time to hike up there but if you have the energy for a steep climb, we can take you to an overlook.
We will continue our drive through the park, stopping to take pictures of arches and rock formations along the way, until we get to Devil's Garden. We'll take a walk through Devil's Garden, and make our way to at least one of the major arches to be found here.
Day 3 - Arches National Park to Canyonlands National Park - 30 mi / 48.27 km - About 45 minutes
Map Canyonlands is a relatively short drive away from Arches, and the scenery along the way will not disappoint.
Day 3 - Canyonlands - About three hours
Map Canyonlands is a jewel in the national park system that is also one of the system's best kept secrets. As with Arches, it is also far away from a major city and the main freeways.
The park is divided into three sections: Island in the Sky, Needles and the Maze. We'll be going to the first mentioned, because, as the name suggests, it is situated high up with fantastic views over the canyon country all around it.
Once at Island in the Sky we will show you the dramatic vistas that seem to stretch on forever. There will also be the opportunity to take some short walks, time and energy permitting.
Amongst the sights we hope to show you are Grand View Point, the Green River Overlook, the Shafer Trail and the White Rim Trail. The views from this elevation, looking down on canyon country, are really spectacular.
Day 3 - Canyonlands to Capitol Reef - 145 mi / 233.31 km - About 2 hours, 45 minutes
Map We'll leave the Moab area behind as we start the trip to Capitol Reef National Park. On the way there will be a very brief detour near Green River, to enable you to get some take out food for the road.
Day 3 - Capitol Reef National Park - About 1 hours, 15 minutes
Map Utah has five national parks, more than any other state in the country. Capitol Reef is the least well known, as it is situated relatively far from major centers and roads. It is long and thin in shape, and we will be traveling through a sliver of it. If you refer to the map to the left, we will generally enter the park to the east (right) of where it says Orientation Pullout, on the red line demarcating the road. We will follow the red line to the west (left) and depart the park to the west of where the map says Twin Rocks.
In addition to the beautiful scenery, Capitol Reef has a rich history dating back to Archaic hunters and gatherers. In more modern times, Mormon pioneers settled the area in the 1800's, and you will see some of the old buildings in which they conducted their daily lives.
Fruita is one of the more picturesque areas in the historic part of Capitol Reef. As the name suggests, it is home to a variety of fruit orchards, including peaches, apples, cherries, plums, apricot, pears, mulberries, almonds, and walnuts. For a nominal fee, the public is permitted to harvest fruit at certain times of the year, and we will try and do so, circumstances permitting.
Day 3 - Capitol Reef area
We will spend the night in one of the small communities outside Capitol Reef. You are on your own for supper, but a free continental breakfast is available when you wake up tomorrow.
Day 4 - Capitol Reef to Bryce Canyon - 107 mi / 172.16 km - About 2 hours, 20 minutes
Map The route to Bryce Canyon this morning is scenic, with forests, mountains and wilderness areas on both sides of the road almost all the way. Just before the final turn off to Bryce, we will pass the small town of Tropic, which is where Ebenezer Bryce lived, the man for whom the park is named.
Day 4 - Bryce Canyon - About 2.5 hours
Many who have seen both Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon tell us that Bryce is far more spectacular. You will marvel at the weirdly shaped hoodoos, in an amazing array of colorful hues. Bryce is not really a canyon, but a large amphitheater carved out of a variety of rock types. You will be taken to the three main overlooks, and will have time to walk around and explore these.
Day 4 - Spend additional time at Bryce Canyon!
Day 4 - Bryce Canyon through Zion - 88 mi / 141.59 km - About 2 3/4 hours
We will take a particularly scenic Utah back road, following first the Sevier River and then the Virgin River, towards Zion National Park. Zion's story is one of rock and water, with plenty of both to be seen. The relatively soft and porous Navajo Sandstone is often layered over impregnable Kayenta Shale, and the interaction of this rock with the water has created myriad amazing shapes and patterns.
We will enter Zion at the less used east entrance, and take in the striking rock formations, with trees actually growing in the rocks. You will see how massive sand dunes have solidified into rock over the millennia. After traveling through an amazing tunnel that was blasted into the Navajo sandstone almost a century ago, we descend down a precipitous switchback road, to discover the Great Arch of Zion, a gigantic work in progress.
Day 4 - Spend more time at Zion!
Map You can now extend your tour by spending a night or two in Springdale, which is literally right outside Zion. There is a free shuttle system that will take you into the park. You can order this Zion extension when you check out, although we do not recommend extending at Zion unless the shuttle is running, which is generally from the middle of March to the third week of October. If you extend at Zion, you will carry on with the rest of the tour the next day.
Day 4 - Zion to St. George - 41 mi / 65.97 km - About 45 minutes
Map From Zion we will wind our way to Interstate 15 and the main road back to Vegas, which goes through St. George.
Day 4 - St. George to Las Vegas - 123 mi / 197.91 km - About two hours
Map Leaving St. George, we travel down the picturesque Virgin River Gorge. We will pass through Mesquite, a casino town on the Arizona Nevada border, before driving across the desert and back to the bright lights of Las Vegas.
Thanks for joining us. We hope to see you again some time in the future!
Please note the following...
Prices are based on double occupancy. Single, triple and quad occupancy rates are also available and will be seen at checkout. There is no tax. The price assumes you book with enough notice. The flight price may be more expensive if you do not.
After ordering this tour please wait to receive a confirmation email before making any plans that are dependent on this tour.
Three nights' accommodation are included at: the Quality Inn or similar in Page; the Days Inn or Sleep Inn or similar in Moab; the Howard Johnson or similar just outside Capitol Reef.
Vehicles are mini buses or executive vans, which are vans with individual, high back, reclining seats, with the exception of the route between the northern Arizona airport and the Grand Canyon, which may be operated by a supplier in a larger vehicle.
If you extend your tour by staying a night at the Grand Canyon, you will generally be dropped off at Maswik Lodge, inside the Grand Canyon. If you are staying at one of the other two lodges, Bright Angel or Yavapai, you will need to take the free shuttle from Maswik to the lodge at which you are staying. The shuttles run approximately every 15 minutes, and the distance is about 1/3 of a mile. You will be picked up from your lodge the next day.
Meals: Three breakfasts plus one sack lunch on the third day.
This tour starts at one of the three main New York area airports. We will advise ahead of time which one it will be. Please let us know if we can book you a shuttle there.
This tour drops off at most Las Vegas Strip hotels.
We are also not responsible if flight delays cause you to miss part of this tour. If that happens all we will refund is the cost of the portion of the tour that you missed.
Depending on the time of the year, there may be a short wait in northern Arizona.
Payment And Cancellation Details: This tour has an air leg. An amount equivalent to the cost of the flight will be charged to your card at the time we make the air booking. Half the remaining balance will be charged 45 days from the tour date, and the other half will be charged 10 or fewer days from the tour date. Once we have started work on booking the air leg we will not under any circumstances accept a cancellation. Please consider purchasing trip insurance as our cancellation policy is strictly enforced, irrespective of the reason for canceling.
This tour can be ordered online here. Please call us at 1 800 724 7767 or (USA) 435 658 2227, or mail us for additional information.


I know no one wants to drive a minivan! I am one of those people, but I have one, and you could not take it from me if you tried! This market has been somewhat volatile as whether manufactures see a market in hauling kids, dogs, go-karts, food, lumber, flowers, etc. We have had minivan like vehicles all the way back to the 1920's, but just called a different name. Today's minivan is a rolling home and office and I will take a look at two of the top contenders.
Since Chrysler was purchased by Fiat they have done a lot of downsizing in the minivan market and they will give you one model, it will be from Chrysler and you can opt from five models. Your base model is the Town & Country Touring starting at $30,765, next is the Town & Country S starting at $32,195, then the Town & Country Touring L starting out at $33,995, and next the Town & Country 30th Anniversary starting at $35,695, followed by the Town & Country Limited starting at $41,295 plus tax and license plus delivery.
That rounds out the models available. These vehicles are all powered by Chryslers 3.6L Pentastar® V6 Flex-Fuel engine producing 283 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque with fuel economy ratings of 17 city / 25 highway mpg and a gas tank that goes the distance of up to 500 highway miles. The V6 Flex-Fuel engine features dual-overhead camshafts, high-flow intake and exhaust ports, Variable Valve Timing and Electronic Throttle Control backed by a six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission. A stand out feature on the town & Country minivan is Stow 'n Go® Seating and Storage that includes fold-in-the-floor second and third-row seats with in-floor storage bins.
Honda has always been a family type of car company and when they decided to bring the Odyssey to market they had a big challenge on their hands and they persevered. The 2014 Honda Odyssey comes in five models, the LX start out at $28,825, the EX start at $32,125, then the EX-L starts at $35,625, then the Touring starting at $41,880 and the Touring Elite starting out at $44,450 plus tax, license and delivery. There are your options and the engine of choice from Honda is the high-output, 3.5-liter, 24-valve, SOHC i-VTEC® V-6 engine produces 248 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque, backed by a six-speed electronically controlled transmission with fuel mileage reading of 19 miles per gallon in the city and 28 miles per gallon on the freeway. One of the features that is really got customer coming to the dealership is the Honda's Vac System, which is located in the rear with a large hose to help keep the Odyssey clean. Honda has made it easy to build your own Odyssey. Just go to the website and see for yourself.
How hard are they to drive? They are both very easy to drive, plenty of room inside for cargo and people, each manufacturer works hard to make you the customer happy with every feature you could ask for including navigation, touch screen, and safety, while they are hauling your most precious cargo. So safety is abundant, airbags surrounding the occupants, crash zones at all four corners and styling, you can go anywhere in these two vehicles and be accepted at the grocery store or your high end restaurant. So you still would not drive a minivan, well try one out and see if they don't change your mind. Did I mention you could get seating up to eight?
Let's go back in time, load up the family in either one of these minivans and can you say "Road Trip"?


"Do you want an owl?"
I put "Dych chi eisiau gwdihw" (with circumflex!!) and it said almost correct. Have I mixed "north" with "south" (It said Dach chi eisiau gwdihw was the correct answer)? Is it okay to mix north/south variants in the same sentence?
Or was my answer completely correct?!
That should be fine. There will be places where the dialects meet and you'll hear all sorts of 'hybrid' sentences.
Ydy, rwyt ti mynd i Hogwarts.


Like many people in this modern, hyper-connected age, I have a huge number of people that I'm in contact with. Not only do I have a lot of contacts, but I also have contact lists that exist in multiple locations — there's my email contact list, of course, but also Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and 101 other locations where my "posse" exists. Managing all these contacts, while very much a first-world problem, is a pain. People change jobs regularly, duplicated contacts get created, and generally one's connections live (at least in a digital sense) in a bunch of different silos.
This is the very problem that FullContact was designed to solve. The company bills itself as a contact management platform and is all about helping people to master the breadth of their contacts. FullContact does this via a suite of different applications and APIs. I use FullContact to automagically massage my Gmail contacts in the background, for example. I also use a FullContact contact application on my phone and a separate business card-scanning application the company offers.


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Synopsis: Although he has no plans to step aside as the head of Waystar Royco, the international media conglomerate controlled by his family, aging patriarch Logan Roy is contemplating what the future holds. He has lingered in the limelight longer than even he thought he would, and now family members want to run the company as they see fit. Despite a best-laid succession plan, tempers flare over Logan's intentions. Kendall Roy, Logan's eldest son from his second marriage and a division president at the firm, is the heir apparent. As Kendall attempts to solidify his eventual takeover, he and the three other Roy children face a difficult choice as company control and family loyalties collide.
Director: Various
Cast: Various
Synopsis: Power, politics, money...it's all in the family in this provocative, bitingly funny drama series about a highly dysfunctional dynasty. When aging, uberwealthy patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), CEO of one of the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerates, decides to retire, each of his four grown children follows a personal agenda that doesn't always sync with those of their siblings-or of their father. After Logan changes his mind about stepping down, he endures the often-childish bickering of his heirs while others in their orbit position themselves for a post-Logan world that seems imminent, though not predestined. Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Alan Ruck co-star as Logan's children; also with Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun and Matthew Macfadyen.
The cast and crew of Succession break down the action of the first season's heart-stopping finale
An Invitation to the Set with the Series' Storytellers
10 Inside the Episode Featurettes
Cast: Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Hiam Abbass, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin
Cast: Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Hiam Abbass, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Natalie Gold, Peter Friedman, Rob Yang
Region Code: B (UK & Europe)


Me likee. Could use a front bumper tuck and some sport mirrors, though.
Agreed. I want to do one of these if anyone has one they would like a rendering of.
That's a good looking car!
That's going to be a steal for somebody if the price stalls near where it's at.
That is a Regal I can see in my driveway. Man that's a nice one. Always liked the 73-75 style over the 76 & 77. I don't get why they ever changed from the Monte to the Cutlass platform.
That's located like five miles from me. It does look nice though.
So, John...if I bid and win, you'd be able to go pick it up and keep it nice and dry in your garage over the winter for me? Lol!
"Lastly, the title reads 123K miles, exceeded mechanical limits. This is the way we got it, and this is how we're selling it. We invite all interested bidders to come out and see it in person."
That'll never fly here in MA. You need an affidavit from the owner explaining why that box was checked on the title. Maybe that's why it's stalled.
People are kinda dumb sometimes and check that box. When one of those old odometers rolls over past 99,999 it doesn't mean that it "exceeds" you just have to start over keeping track of the mileage. Folks make that mistake all the time because they don't deal with titles often enough.
When (Lord willing!) I go to register Mali, I'll have to go to the inspection station w/ the title miles, 134k. My new speed-o says like 26,000 on it so every year when I get it inspected I'll have to "explain" this. So I've gone to the extreme of having a notarized document that explains it, with photo's of the original equipment and copy of the NH Title which it was sold to me on.
Just noticed it has the factory AM/FM/8-track player.
Also noticed there is some bubbling under the vinyl top.
Sorry for replying to and old thread, but I plan to go regal hunting next year, and being from Canada unfamiliar with U.S. titles. What does "exceeds mechanical limits" actually mean? How can a car exceed mechanical limits? What other things should I be on the look out for when trying to buy a car from the U.S.?
If the odometer resets to zero after 100,000 miles, it had "exceeded mechanical limits"
That phrase is often an incorrect "check mark" when the title is transferred. In my state (MA) it should never be checked off and if it is it often brings problems to the new owner when going to register the car again. If the odometer has turned over the mileage stated on the title should reflect, for example 130,000. Do not buy a car that reads "Mechanical limits exceeded", "Salvage" or "Repaired" on it's title. You're only asking for trouble.
'Mechanical limits exceeded' will be listed on the title of any pre-1990 vehicle with a five digit odometer.
Some states list it as mileage exempt.
So I guess you are correct, all old cars are trouble.
In NY 1972 and older just gets a transferable registration. No title but make sure it says transferable on it or the guy selling is going to have to get it taken care of.


In a society where people with grievances are quick to sue, William M. Shernoff, 47, of Claremont, Calif., has founded a new legal specialty. For him, insurance companies are the latest enemy, and in 15 years of doing battle with them he has some impressive victories.
Shernoff's specialty is suing insurers who refuse to pay claims, a burgeoning legal field known as "insurance bad faith" litigation. His clients range from an elderly man whose $48 medical claim was turned down, to the MGM Grand Hotel, which got $76 million from insurers that refused to honor its retroactive insurance policy.
These "bad faith" claims are not exactly malpractice -- which normally applies to licensed professionals -- but the resemblance is close. The term covers instances where insurers have knowingly and deliberately failed to make good on valid claims.
Although there are few laws governing insurance bad faith, enough cases have been litigated over the last decade so that at least 25 states now have clear precedents for the jury to award large punitive damages when insurance companies consciously try to take advantage of a policyholder. While the Western states were the first to establish such case law, it's moving east.
"You can tell how effective Bill Shernoff has been by how loudly the insurance industry is screaming about these damage awards in the trade papers," said Robert Hunter, president of the National Insurance Consumer Organization. "He has done more to reform insurance claims practices than 150 years of all the state regulatory efforts in the nation."
Indeed, several insurance trade groups, seriously concerned about the increase of punitive damage awards in bad faith cases, want state legislation to limit the trend.
"The way punitive damages are assessed is unequitable," said Richard Wiebe of the Alliance of American Insurers. "As the name suggests, they are supposed to be punishment for misconduct, but the defendant has none of the protection that is given to criminals who are punished, and there's no limit to the extent of the punishment. The jury can award $10,000 or $10 million."
Once a claim is filed, insurer and policyholder inevitably have conflicting interests. One wants to collect, the other has to pay. Too often, Shernoff contends, an adjuster succumbs to pressures to minimize how much his company pays out.
In one of his cases, he won an $8 million verdict for a widow after Metropolitan Life denied a $12,500 double indemnity claim for her husband's death. That case is still on appeal.
And although most of Shernoff's largest jury awards are reduced either on appeal or in a post-trial settlement, Shernoff's success with juries still alarms the insurance industry.
The growing number of states with favorable precedents makes Shernoff's life substantially easier. "We're settling about 95 percent of our cases now, and we're settling them faster," said Shernoff, who works on a contingency basis, usually taking one-third of the money he recovers. "In some of the cases we've had, the insurance companies are so afraid of going before the jury, especially in California, with the big punitive damages awards, that they're ready to settle a $10,000 claim for $100,000."
Shernoff's most recent victory was a $76 million settlement for the MGM Grand Hotel in its suit against a consortium of insurance companies. After a 1980 fire that killed 87 people and injured hundreds, MGM Grand paid $40 million in premiums for retroactive insurance to cover the fire-related claims.
But two years later, when the hotel settled many of the claims against it for $75 million, the insurance companies opposed the settlement and refused to pay.
MGM Grand, charging that the insurers were delaying settlement so they could keep earning money off the premiums, paid the fire victims itself and sued the insurers for reimbursement, hiring Shernoff as chief trial counsel. As soon as the jury was picked, the parties settled for the $76 million.
The MGM Grand policy was the first major retroactive insurance policy ever written, and, Shernoff says, the settlement should go a long way toward insuring that it will be the last.


FYI: As per DBM Circular, Toledo City government workers will receive their 2018 Mid-Year Bonus which is equivalent to one month basic salary, starting May 15, 2018.
In compliance of such guidelines, we are informing the qualified employees that payrolls are already prepared and is being processed for release within the next few days.
The City Government of Toledo will be giving extra bonus , productivity enhancement incentive to all LOCAL government employees (LGU ) AND gratuity pay to all LGU qualified job order employees..
The Sangguniang Panlungsod has passed Ordinance No 2017-14 and 2017-15, respectively.
Today, December 1, 2017, Toledo City Government formally launched the text hotline number that will receive complaints and suggestions to provide better services to Toledanos.To provide fast action and better services, the Text Hotline is administered by the Office of the Acting Mayor All suggestions and complaints will then be channeled to the concerned Departments for further action. All text messages will be read and responded during working days and within working hours.
Our City Treasurer has designated disbursing officers in different areas around City Hall.
December 8 is not yet a Holiday.
in the entire country to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, it is still has to be approved by the Senate and signed into law by the President. Therefore, December 8 is not yet a holiday this year.
Look : SUMMER JOB Opportunities for Toledo Students and Out-of-School Youth (OSY).
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Meet the lovely 12 Official Candidates for Binibining Toledo 2018. As proud Toledohanons, each one will highlight the barangays in the City.
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Please meet our latest kid on the block, the CMFAS M1B exam volume, focusing on Rules and Regulations for Dealing in Securities (Non-SGX) has been updated in line with recent changes to the rules and regulations. Candidates taking the exam from 10 June 2013 onwards will find this exam relevant.
Covers regulatory requirements, money laundering.


The day got off to a glorious start for the Washington Capitals with Jay Beagle making everyone feel warm and fuzzy and free of scar tissue. The day only got better as the sun pierced the clouds and temperatures reached 66 degrees.
Things got dreary, however, when the Caps took to the ice against the New Jersey Devils. The Devs had a flurry of chances early, outshooting the Washington 11-6, and testing Braden Holtby until he cracked. After Braden went down early on a play in front, Travis Zajac capitalized on some clueless and static defense in the crease by Karl Alzner, Matt Niskanen, TJ Oshie, and Nicklas Backstrom to put the Devils on the board first. But less than two minutes later, Washington's pitching machine on cocaine, Alex Ovechkin, was able to even the score with a laser-like wrist shot from the near circle after Dmitry Orlov found him alone in front. The Devils, though, soon retook the lead, with Holtby failing to cover the near post on a sharp angle shot from Kyle Palmieri.
For the first 10 minutes of the second period, things were much the same as Washington looked listless against a mediocre team that played the night before. Things changed, however, when Brooks Laich and Michael Latta cycled the puck before Latta severed around two Devils defenders to find Evengy Kuznetsov wide open for the game-tying tally. Washington dominated play after the goal, keeping the Devils to just four shots in period while nearly scoring a few go-ahead goals.
In the third, Reid Boucher scored for the Devils. The Capitals, though, would soon tie the game for the third time as TJ Oshie played pinball to make it 3-3.
THEN BROOKS ORPIK SCORED A GOAL. Caps beat Devils 4-3.
Braden Holtby had his third meh game in row. He got yanked in Dallas a week ago, allowed a questionable goal or two on Thursday, and misplayed all three of New Jersey's goals Saturday. He's still a fantastic goalie, but, like the Caps, he's been a little less great lately.
Alex Ovechkin, meanwhile, is running away with the Rocket Richard. He now has nine goals in the month of February and 17 in his last 17 games (plus two assists, including one tonight, his first since January). Ovi has a four goal lead in the NHL goal scoring list despite playing six fewer games than Patrick Kane, the second place man.
The first half of the game was brutal for second line. Over the first 30 minutes, just under 80 percent even-strength shot attempts went New Jersey's way. The other top-six trio wasn't much better.
This morning, Justin Williams wouldn't stop telling me "there is no first line." I guess he was right. Head coach Barry Trotz adjusted according, putting the old top-six back together.
There was one bright spot for those guys, though it came with the fourth line. With his goal and game-wining assist, Evengy Kuznetsov now has 23 points in his last 16 games. Meanwhile, Brooks Laich, the $4.5 million man, picked up just his second point of 2016.
TJ Oshie played in his 500 NHL game Saturday night, which is cool I guess. He got a present in the form of a goal where some weird stuff happened. Oshie has 17 goals. If you're Pat or Peter you feel very strongly about that.
Dmitry Orlov and Brooks Orpik combined for four points. And the four didn't come all come from Orlov. The pair played well all night and Orpik scored his first career game winning goal.
Maybe could win a game 5-2 like the good old days. Just a thought. But hey, 90 points! That's a lot of points.


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