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Guest Post – Point Horror vs. Stephen King – How The Two Faces Of Teen Horror Influenced Savage Island by Bryony Pearce
Today I a SUPER excited to be sharing a post from the wonderful Bryony Pearce to celebrate the release of another book in the brilliant Red Eye Series, Savage Island.
Savage Island was released today, the 5th April 2018 published by Stripes and if you love YA Horror then this is the book for you!
Also Happy Book Birthday Bryony!
So anyone who knows me knows I am a huge nostalgic Point Horror fan and I was so happy to find out that Bryony also loved Point Horror! Find out how it influenced Bryony in this fab guest post….
Prepare to be scared out of your wits with a brand new Red Eye.
In SAVAGE ISLAND, Lord of the Flies meets Saw as Bryony Pearce takes the reader on a perilous game of survival of the creepiest. A gripping YA horror, full of fast-paced action.
When reclusive millionaire Marcus Gold announces that he's going to be staging an "Iron Teen" competition on his private island in the Outer Hebrides, teenagers Ben, Lizzie, Will, Grady and Carmen sign up – the prize is one million pounds each. But when the competition begins with a gruesome twist, the group begins to regret their decision. Can the friends stick together under such extreme pressure to survive?
When lives are at stake, you find out who you can really trust…
Red Eye is the killer YA range from Stripes publishing, a modern day Point Horror that gives the genre a chilling update for a new generation of fans.
Point Horror vs. Stephen King – How The Two Faces Of Teen Horror Influenced Savage Island
My younger sister, Claire, has always loved all things terrifying. While some people were being stretchered out of Saw, my sister considered it fairly tame (I've never seen it and never will).
I, however, am a wimp. As a child I watched Jaws and have never been able to watch anything with sharks in. Ever. Again.
If you try and say "Candyman" to me, I'll freak out and run for my life. It's not funny!
I am a voracious reader though, and despite my initial allergy to all things scary, as a teenager I did discover Stephen King. For me it was Eye of the Dragon first, and then I devoured everything else he ever wrote, including the Bachman Tales (I'm reading Sleeping Beauties at the moment). The only time I was ever sent out of class was for reading The Stand while my teacher was taking the register (to be fair she was late and once I'm into a book there is little that can get my attention, so I blame her for this injustice).
Having no problem with Stephen King, I decided, one bookless day, to try one of my sister's Point Horror books.
Point Horror was a series of horror novels, similar to Goosebumps but aimed at a slightly older, teenage, audience. Stephen King was written for adults, so I was expecting to find Point Horror an easy read. Scary only for my little sister and her friends. Sleep over thrills. I had forgotten at this point that my sister considered Freddy Krueger to be light comic relief.
I read one Point Horror book.
I still have nightmares about it to this day!
In this particular novel, the name of which escapes me, the main character ends up buried alive.
I'd been reading Stephen King, where in almost all of his novels, the main character defeats the bad guy. Reading King is about finding out how they solve the problem, how they get out of it, how they defeat the monster.
But in this, the monster won! The character, who I'd become attached to, woke up inside a coffin, scratching at the lid and screaming until she ran out of air. The end.
That is where I learned was proper horror was. Stephen King, in my view writes fantasy – where the status quo is restored. True horror, for me, is the removal of all hope.
I've avoided it since.
And so, to Savage Island.
When I decided that I was going to write a horror novel, I drew on Stephen King, because he's the master and because I've read everything he wrote and internalised his lessons. He writes wonderful supernatural creatures, but he also writes terrifying men and women, who are the real monsters – the ones you can't immediately see.
Monsters are real … They live inside us. And sometimes they win. (Stephen King)
I intended that Savage Island should include all of the things that make Stephen King's novels great for me:
Subversion of expectation (What's in the box?)
Gore (that bit with the tooth!)
Using our own fears (being hunted in the dark would be pretty scary for anyone, but I also include being unable to escape and amateur dentistry)
Suspense (foreboding, tense atmosphere and jump scares)
Emotional connection to the characters (I hope my characters come across as real people, who you love to root for)
A twist (the whole thing was a what?)
But because I was writing horror and for me, true horror is the removal of hope, I drew on Point Horror too. And I hope I've managed to write a book that leaves you hiding under the covers, just like that Point Horror book for me.
By the way, no-one got buried alive in the making of this story.
You can buy a copy of Savage Island here or from your local book shop!
About Bryony Pearce
Bryony Pearce was a winner of the 2008 Undiscovered Voices competition and is the author of ANGEL'S FURY and THE WEIGHT OF SOULS, winner of the Wirral Grammar School Award – Best Science Fiction. She has written PHOENIX RISING and PHOENIX BURNING for Stripes. Bryony lives with her husband and two children in a village in Gloucestershire.
You can find out more about Bryony on her website – www.bryonypearce.co.uk
Or why not follow Bryony on Twitter – @BryonyPearce
Previously On Tales…
You can find previous post featuring Bryony and her books by clicking on the below links!
Cover Reveal – Phoenix Rising by Bryony Pearce
Guest Post – My Favourite Literary Pirates by Bryony Pearce
Tales Q&A with Bryony Pearce
Tales Quiz – Which Character From Phoenix Burning Are You?
#SavageIsland #RedEye
A huge thank you to Bryony Pearce for such a fab guest post and to Charlie at Stripes for asking me to be part of the blog tour and sending me a copy of the book!
Have you read any of the Savage Island? What did you think? Did it scare you? Have you read any of the other books in the Red Eye series? I would love to hear from you! Why not leave a comment using the reply button above or tweet my on twitter using @chelleytoy!
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Horror, UKYA, YA and tagged Bryony Pearce, Guest Post, Horror, Point Horror, Red Eye, Savage Island, Stripes Publishing, UKYA, YA on April 5, 2018 by Chelley Toy.
Guest Post – Heart Racing Alternatives For Valentines Day by Sharon Gosling
I am super excited to be part of the fab blog tour for a new addition to the brilliant Red Eye Series, Fir by Sharon Gosling!
The Red Eye series published by Stripes are a series of individual YA Horror stories to chill the blood and scare you to the core. Books published in the series include Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell and Sleepless by Lou Morgan.
Fir was released on the 9th February 2017 and I simply cannot wait to read it! I brilliant addition to the Red Eye Series.
And as it's Valentines Day today…..
HAPPY VALENTINES!
We thought it would be great to share some heart racing alternatives to Valentines in the scary guest post…..
*evil laugh*
Moving from Stockholm to an isolated pine plantation in northern Sweden is bad enough, but when the snows come early and all links between the Strombergs and the outside world are cut off, it gets worse. With only a grudging housekeeper and increasingly withdrawn parents for company, there is nothing to do but to explore the old plantation house. Anything to stay out of the endless pine trees pressing in on them. But soon it becomes clear that the danger within the old plantation house is even greater than what lies outside…
A chilling YA horror, perfect for fans of Dawn Kurtagich, Juno Dawson and Stephen King.
Heart Racing Alternatives For Valentines Day
Why rely on a date to make your evening on Valentine's Day? Far better to get your heart racing with a good scare! Here's Sharon's top tips for an alternative Valentines.
The Bunker Diary – Kevin Brooks
There was an outcry when Brooks' tale of a group of people locked in a bunker by an anonymous madman won the Carnegie Medal in 2014. It certainly shook me up – I had nightmares for weeks after reading it. It's an uncompromisingly bleak story, all the more horrifying for the absence of any supernatural entity to take the blame. This is man's inhumanity to man, writ large and horribly believable.
Florence and Giles – John Harding
This has the feel of the Henry James classic ghost story The Turn of the Screw, though there are no ghosts here – there's only the growing, helpless sense that what we're reading might be a rather twisted view of what's actually happening. Set in New England in 1891, the book is told from Florence's point of view, the older of two children who have been left in the care of a rich and mainly absent uncle. Convinced that the people charged with looking after her and her little brother are unfit and possibly malevolent, Florence takes it upon herself to make sure Giles is safe. Brooding, creepy and shocking.
Frozen Charlotte – Alex Bell
I love the believable mythology Bell has woven into this tale, which lends a real sense of anticipation to the action and takes the idea of possessed dolls to a whole new level. The action hits the ground running from the first page with some ill-advised meddling with an Ouija board app and winds up the tension from there. There's a sequel coming soon, too, which I can't wait to read!
From a Buick 8 – Stephen King
I love Stephen King and although this might not be an obvious choice for a horror from his bibliography, this is one of the first of his I read and it's stayed with me ever since. The idea that something as mundane and apparently harmless as a car can harbour such terror and other-worldliness opens up a universe of possibilities.
The Lottery – Shirley Jackson
This short story from 1948 has become a classic of the horror genre and yet the terror in it comes not from blood and gore but from the complicit silence that reigns at its conclusion. Oh, what one human is willing to do to another.
It's about the evil residing in a children's book – what's not to like? It's also really beautiful to look at and the child actor in it (Noah Wiseman) is unsettlingly talented.
Based on a Stephen King novella, although the film alters the ending to make it even bleaker. Gorgeously shot by Frank Darabont, it's worth watching in the claustrophobic monotone that the director describes as his preferred version.
Darkness, enclosed spaces and people-eating monsters – I managed to watch this film once at the cinema but have abandoned all subsequent viewings as it freaks me out too much! Note: if you want to experience the full horror, make sure you watch the UK version – the US version features a different, more upbeat, ending.
A classic ghost story with a great cinematic twist – the scene with the little girl in the veil really creeped me out.
The Hole
The 2001 film, not the 2009 one with the same name. My love of unreliable narrators is making itself felt with this one – it's the story of a group of teenagers who get someone to lock them into an underground bunker to avoid school. Thora Birch is brilliantly ambiguous as the under dog (or is she?) and my scalp prickles as I remember the conversation in which it's pointed out what will happen to them if the one person who knows they're down there gets hit by a truck.
From 2011, this BBC mini-series is what Iain De Caestecker did before he went Stateside to join Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Paul keeps seeing visions of the apocalypse and the spirits of the dead. It's creepy, with some great acting and a real sense of dread.
I loved this, not only for all the pitch-perfect 80s observations of the genre and great soundtrack, but also for the genuinely scary nature of the monster and the ashy hopelessness of the alternate plane.
Zombies have been everywhere for a long time, but they've never been done better on television than in this adaptation of Robert Kirkman's comic series – and the human characters show themselves to be as capable of acts of horror as the mindless undead.
The first episode I ever saw was season one's 'Darkness Falls', in which Mulder drags Scully out to a remote, ancient forest. There they find that illegal logging has released a miniscule bug, dormant for centuries, that really likes eating human flesh. I was thoroughly scared and definitely had a few nightmares as a result. Cut to however many years later, and my new book FIR involves an ancient forest and the forces willing to do anything to protect it. I guess it really stuck with me….
You can buy a copy of Fir here or from your local bookshop
About Sharon Gosling
Sharon started off as an entertainment journalist, writing magazine articles and books about science fiction television shows. She's also written, produced and directed audio dramas. In 2011, she wrote The Diamond Thief, (originally published as an ebook under the title Remy Brunel and the Ocean of Light). Published in traditional format by Curious Fox as their launch title in 2013, The Diamond Thief went on to win the Redbridge Children's Award in 2014. The sequel, The Ruby Airship, was published in April 2014, and the final book in the trilogy, The Sapphire Cutlass, in April 2016. Sharon also still writes books about television and film – most recently she has co-written tie-ins for the Planet of the Apes and Batman vs Superman films as well as the television series companion The Art and Making Of Penny Dreadful, all for Titan Books.
Sharon and her husband live in a very remote village in northern Cumbria, surrounded by fells, sheep, and a host of lovely neighbours who will one day make very good characters in their own book. When she's not writing, she bakes a lot of cake and bread, attempts to grow things in an allotment, and catches the baby rabbits unhelpfully brought in by the cat.
You can follow Sharon on twitter – @sharongosling
Catch up of follow the rest of this fab blog tour at the following stops!
A huge thank you to the lovely Sharon Gosling for such a fab heart racing post!
Also a huge thank you to Charlie at Stripes for organising and having me as part of this fab blog tour.
Have you read Fir? What did you think? Are you a YA Horror fan? I would love to hear from you! Why not leave a comment using the reply button at the top of this review or tweet me on twitter using @chelleytoy!
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Horror, UKYA, YA and tagged Fir, Guest Post, Horror, Red Eye, Sharon Gosling, Stripes Publishing, UKYA, YA on February 14, 2017 by Chelley Toy.
Guest Post – Point Horror and Haunted Houses by Alex Bell
Do you remember the Point Horror Book Series from the 90's? The Point Horror Series was a series of young adult point horror books and was launched in 1991 by Scholastic always with the Point Horror banner on the spine and on the top of every point horror book. There were a number of authors that wrote these books for Scholastic: R L Stine, Diane Hoh, Caroline B Cooney, Sinclair Smith to name but a few.
They were basically what I was reading and enjoying as a young adult and thanks to the author Juno Dawson, who started #PointHorrorBookClub on her website in 2013, I have started to re-read these books that I used to rush to the shops every weekend and buy and sit for the whole weekend reading.
Juno announced in January 2015 that she was no longer able to carry on #pointhorrorbookclub and with her blessing I am going to try and carry it on with version 2! Juno has done a fantastic job – I hope I can keep up her good work *gulps*
For links to #pointhorrorbookclub posts old and new please click here
I know lots of people who hold Point Horror close to their hearts and one of those people is author Alex Bell ! I asked Alex if she would like to do a guest post for us all about her love for all things Point Horror! She has kindly agreed!
Check out Alex's YA Horror read – Frozen Charlotte which is part of a new YA Horror series called Red Eye with Point Horror similarities! It's awesome!
Dunvegan School for Girls has been closed for many years. Converted into a family home, the teachers and students are long gone. But they left something behind…Sophie arrives at the old schoolhouse to spend the summer with her cousins. Brooding Cameron with his scarred hand, strange Lillias with a fear of bones and Piper, who seems just a bit too good to be true. And then there's her other cousin. The girl with a room full of antique dolls. The girl that shouldn't be there. The girl that died. Alex Bell's chilling novel is part of the Red Eye series, perfect for fans of James Dawson's Say Her Name and Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood.
It's very exciting to have Alex here on Tales…I feel very honoured…so thank you so much Alex!
*Hands microphone to Alex*
Point Horror and Haunted Houses
Like many 90s kids, I absolutely loved the Point Horror series as a teenager. There was always something thrilling about starting a new one – the anticipation of freaking yourself out, reading at home all alone, eagerly hoping for horrors within the pages. I didn't come to Stephen King until much later so these books were my first taste of scary novels.
Whilst writing Frozen Charlotte, I re-read some of the tatty old paperbacks I still had on my shelf, and Trick or Treat by Richie Tankersley Cusick, was still an effectively spooky, hugely enjoyable read – probably my favourite one of the series.
The story centres around a girl called Martha who moves to a new town and, as soon as she sees the house where she's going to live, she gets a strong sense of evil from it. This is particularly the case in one of the upstairs rooms, and she later finds out that someone was murdered there.
The whole concept really strikes a chord with me. Moving house is a strange thing. Your home is meant to be the most familiar, safest place in the world but, when you first move somewhere new, there's that weird alien feeling that lingers for a while until you get properly settled in. When I first moved house at thirteen I had nightmares for a while afterwards about discovering old blood stains under the carpets, or somehow finding out that someone had been ghoulishly murdered in one of the upstairs rooms.
There's something particularly creepy about the idea that the haunted threat occurs in the place where you actually live because there's no easy escape from that. You can't just remove yourself from the haunted location and go home when you are already home.
At university I studied Law, and whilst everyone else was exploring sensible topics for their dissertation (most of them fiendishly dull) – like court remedies for breach of fiduciary duty, or how to combat online copyright infringement, or deal with shared residence orders – I decided, instead, to look at haunted houses and how property law deals with the possibility of the existence of ghosts. The American case of Stambovsky v Ackley (otherwise known as the "Ghostbusters ruling") saw the New York Supreme Court uphold an appeal brought by the buyer of a house who objected to the seller's failure to warn him that the property was haunted. The sale was rescinded as a result, and a new buyer had to be found for the house. I find this fascinating as it almost seems to be a recognition by the court that ghosts do, in fact, exist. After all, if there's no such thing as ghosts, then how can a seller be penalised for failing to warn someone of them?
I'm sure many people would be unnerved by the thought of moving into a house where something terrible occurred, and Trick or Treat plays on this fear brilliantly. It's a familiar concept, but I'm also a sucker for stories where a character arrives somewhere new and meets lots of strange and unusual people. When Martha arrives at the house, she has to share it with her new step-brother, Connor, who she is only just getting to know, and isn't sure if she likes. There's also a host of new kids at school, all of whom have more knowledge about the historic murder than Martha does, and, of course, we know that any one of them could be the actual killer.
This kind of format reminds me of gothic mysteries in the style of Victoria Holt or Daphne du Maurier – and definitely played a part in shaping Frozen Charlotte. As well as generous lashings of horror, Trick or Treat also has mystery, suspense, a dash of romance – and interesting characters that you really come to care about.
There's an Octavio Paz quote that says: "A writer is the descendant of other writers." I absolutely believe this is true. My ideas for my own books are born, to some extent, from all those books I've read before. I've always thought of the Red Eye titles as being a little messed up family – and if they are like siblings to each other, then surely they are also the demented grandchildren of the original Point Horror novels too.
About Alex Bell
Alex Bell was born in 1986. She always wanted to be a writer but had several different back-up plans to ensure she didn't end up in the poor house first. For some years these ranged from dolphin trainer to animal shelter vet but then, at fifteen, she had an epiphany involving John and Robert Kennedy and decided to become a lawyer instead.
To that end she eagerly started a Law degree. Whilst at university, she wrote a grand total of six complete novels (admittedly there was not much of a social life during this time). The second book got her an agent with Carolyn Whitaker of London Independent Books but, unfortunately, not a publisher. The third book, written during her first summer holidays off from university, found a home with Gollancz. The Ninth Circle came out in April 2008 with possibly the most beautiful cover ever created. Since then she has published novels and short stories for both adults and young adults.
After deciding to use her Law degree for good, instead of for evil, she also works as an advisor for the Citizens Advice Bureau. Most of her spare time consists of catering to the whims of her Siamese cat.
Find out more about Alex on her website here
Or why not follow her on twitter using @Alex_Bell86
Check out my review of Frozen Charlotte here
Or a previous creepy Q&A with Alex Bell here
#RedEyeReadAlong Guest Post by Alex Bell here
Why not join in Point Horror Book Club and the discussion on the 13th of every month?
Don't forget to use the #pointhorrorbookclub on twitter so I can see your thoughts or tweet me using @chelleytoy
Are the Point Horror books we loved as a teenager still our favourites on the re-read? Are you new to Point Horror? Has our opinion changed? Are they still as good? Do they stand up to modern day YA Horror? Or are the a whole load of cray cray?
You can find all #PointHorrorBookClub posts old and new here
A huge huge thank you to Alex for featuring on Tales and a huge round of applause for such a fab guest post!
*claps hands excitedly*
Do you remember Point Horror? Which was your favourite? Would you like to join in on #pointhorrorbookclub ?
Happy Point Horror-ing!
This entry was posted in Book Club, Guest Post, Horror, UKYA, YA and tagged Alex Bell, Frozen Charlotte, Guest Post, PHBC, Point Horror, Red Eye, Scholastic, Stripes Publishing on November 14, 2015 by Chelley Toy.
Guest Post – Twin Peaks by Tom Becker
Throughout the month of October myself and the lovely Heather over at heatherreviews.wordpress.com thought we would team up and do a read along with some spooky reads!
We have both been enjoying the Red Eye series published by Stripes Publishing this year so thought these would be ideal for a spooky read along!
Everyone is welcome to join in!
We have a hash tag on twitter where you can keep up to date on our progress and tweet out yours – #RedEyeReadAlong
We also have a Goodreads Group set up for the occasion for even more discussion and to comfort each other when we get scared – you can find the group here
As part of the read along the lovely people at Stripes and the brilliant Red Eye authors have agreed to play along with a weekly spooky guest post throughout the read along!
And today is extra special as this post is also part of the Halloween Red Eye Blog Tour!
Today I am honoured to have the wonderful Tom Becker, author of Dark Room, talking to me about Twin Peaks !
**cries for Mommy**
The camera never lies…Darla and her dad are looking for a fresh start. But when they wind up in affluent Saffron Hills, Darla stands no chance of fitting in with the beautiful, selfie-obsessed teens at her new school. Just when she thinks things can't get any worse, she starts having visions. The gruesome snapshots flashing into Darla's mind seem to suggest she's going crazy…until she realizes they're actually a horrifying glimpse into the future. With a killer on the loose, can she make sense of what she's seeing before it's too late?
When I was young I watched Twin Peaks on TV, and the show's eerie, surreal atmosphere had the most incredible impact upon me. I'm not sure I've been as scared by a book, film or programme since.
The main reason for this was Killer Bob, a murderous demon that dwelt beneath the surface of the apparently sleepy town.
For me the best (or worst) Bob scene takes place in the spin-off film, Fire Walk With Me.
High-school student Laura Palmer returns to her home in the middle of the day having received a mysterious warning – and from the first shot of the house lurching up in front of her, you really don't want her going inside. She creeps into the house to find the downstairs rooms empty. Fans turn slow circles upon the ceiling. The feeling of dread is even worse because this is Laura's own house, where she should be safe. The staircase is so narrow it almost feels like it's shrinking around her as she goes upstairs. By the time Laura reaches her bedroom you know there's something terrible in there, and you're willing her to get out. Instead she pushes her bedroom door open an inch at a time, to find Killer Bob hunched by her dresser, where Laura hides her diary. She screams – Bob roars. Sobbing, Laura races out of the house and hides in the garden.
But the full horror of her encounter is yet to come…
About Tom Becker
Since Tom Becker learned to hold a pen, he wanted to become a writer. In fact, when he was 5 years old, he wrote in a notebook that it was his dream was to be an author. Aged 25, Tom has realised that dream with publication of his first novel, Darkside in January 2007.
Tom's early enthusiasm for books and reading was encouraged by his parents who were voracious readers. Their family home was cluttered with bookcases and piles of novels. Tom spent most of his childhood curled up in an armchair reading fantasy novels by Brian Jacques, and later graduated to grown-up novels by David Eddings and Guy Gavriel Kay.
Tom studied History at Oxford University and was struck by the otherworld-ly atmosphere of this academic institution. He used to spend long days studying and reading in the University library and always felt intrigued by the atmosphere there – perhaps that is why a library is such an important setting in Darkside.
Tom started writing Darkside in 2005, it took him three months to complete and he is now working on more books in the series. He drew inspiration from film noirs such as The Asphalt Jungle and The Big Sleep (hence the glasshouse scene in Darkside), and comicbook writers such as Alan Moore.
Aside from reading, Tom's big love in life is music. He is still reeling from the break-up of his two favourite bands, Rocket From the Crypt and Sleater-Kinney. Tom's other passions include supporting Everton Football Club and consisting on a diet of fry-ups and fish fingers.
Find out more about Tom Becker on his website here or follow him on twitter using @Tbeckerlegge
Check out my previous Q&A with Tom Becker here
Check out a #RedEyeReadAlong Q&A with Tom Becker here
You can also find out more about the RedEyeReadAlong here and the Dark RoomRead Along here which includes details of the weekly challenge.
A huge thank you to Tom for stopping by and for Jen at Stripes for organising this with us!
Do join in using the has tag on twitter #RedEyeReadAlong and why not join the Goodreads Group here
You can follow me on twitter using @ChelleyToy or Heather using @hlwrites0490
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Horror, UKYA, YA and tagged Dark Room, Do YA Read Me, Guest Post, Horror, Read Along, Red Eye, Stripes Publishing, Tom Becker on October 29, 2015 by Chelley Toy.
Spotlight – Red Eye Read Along – Dark Room by Tom Becker
So with those dark nights approaching and Halloween just around the corner myself and the lovely Heather ( heatherreviews.wordpress.com ) thought we would team up and do a read along with some spooky reads!
We also have some special treats and prizes to be won!
To find out more about the read along check out the announcement post here
And this week the #RedEyeReadAlong participates in the Red Eye Halloween Blog Tour also!
#RedEyeReadAlong – 26/10/2015 – 31/10/2015
So this week we will be reading…..
Dark Room by Tom Becker
Check out the #RedEyeReadAlong Q&A with Tom Becker here
Check out the #RedEyeReadAlong guest post from Tom Becker here
We are releasing this weeks weekly challenge early (normally a Wednesday) as this weeks challenge involves showing us your creepy Halloween selfie!
Yes that's right to be in with a chance to win all 5 Red Eye Books (UK and IRE) you need to tweet us a scary selfie using the #redeyereadalong !
Remember we only have one set of books to give away each week so there can only be one winner each week! The winner will be announced on Sunday evening at around 7pm on twitter and in the Goodreads Group!
Although if the selfies are good I may give away two sets as we did not run a weekly challenge last week!
We had no entries to this weeks weekly challenge!
This entry was posted in Horror, Spotlight, UKYA, YA and tagged Dark Room, Do YA Read Me, Horror, Read Along, Red Eye, Stripes Publishing, Tom Becker, UKYA, YA on October 26, 2015 by Chelley Toy.
Guest Post – Scary Moments by Graham Marks
Today I am honoured to have the super scary Graham Marks, author of Bad Bones, talking to me about scary moments !
Gabe is feeling the pressure. His family has money troubles, he's hardly talking to his dad, plus lowlife Benny is on his case. Needing some space to think, he heads off into the hills surrounding LA. And he suddenly stumbles across a secret that will change everything. A shallow grave. Gabe doesn't think twice about taking the gold bracelet he finds buried there. Even from the clutches of skeletal hands. But he has no idea what he's awakening…Graham Mark's chilling novel is part of the Red Eye series, perfect for fans of James Dawson's Say Her Name.
Scary Moments!
I jump in all the right places in scary films, even comedy horror, like Shaun of the Dead, which I love, and the kitsch Hammer horror movies from the 60s.
Scariest movie moment?
Probably back to Mr King and Carrie, at the end, when her hand busts out of the ground.
Horror genre influences would have to be, first and foremost, HP Lovecraft, and in my teens I read just about everything Dennis Wheatley wrote – The Devil Rides Out springs to mind – and while he isn't a horror writer, Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes is an immaculate, scary book.
Of Bad Bones, there's the bit in Chapter 2, at night, when Gabe discovers the skeleton in the canyon and scares himself witless; or the moment outside Cecil LeBarron's antique shop, when he see's the old man and recognizes him from his horrendous nightmare – that's when Gabe knows trouble has him in its sights. But then there's the bit, which spans the end of Chapter 10 and the beginning of Chapter 11, where Gabe meets Rafael face to face for the first time.
About Graham Marks
Graham has spent his whole career in children's publishing, firstly as a Creative Director and latterly as a journalist and award-winning author. His first published work was a book of poetry, which came out while he was studying Graphics at Harrow School of Art. He has also worked for Marvel Comics writing scripts and in advertising as a copywriter.
Find out more about Graham Marks by visiting his website here or follow him on twitter – @GeeMarks
Check out a previous Q&A with Graham Marks here
Also check out my review of Bad Bones here
Check out the #RedEyeReadAlong Q&A with Graham Marks here
You can also find out more about the RedEyeReadAlong here and the Bad Bones Read Along here which includes details of the weekly challenge.
A huge thank you to Graham for stopping by and for Jen at Stripes for organising this with us!
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Horror, Read Along, UKYA, YA and tagged Bad Bones, Do YA Read Me, Graham Marks, Guest Post, Horror, Read Along, Red Eye, Stripes Publishing, UKYA, YA on October 22, 2015 by Chelley Toy.
Spotlight – Red Eye Read Along – Bad Bones by Graham Marks
Bad Bones by Graham Marks
Gabe is feeling the pressure. His family has money troubles, he's hardly talking to his dad, plus lowlife Benny is on his case.
Needing some space to think, he heads off into the hills surrounding LA. And he suddenly stumbles across a secret that will change everything. A shallow grave.
Gabe doesn't think twice about taking the gold bracelet he finds buried there. Even from the clutches of skeletal hands. But he has no idea what he's awakening…
Graham Mark's chilling novel is part of the Red Eye series!
Check out a #RedEyeReadAlong Q&A with Graham Marks here
Check out the #RedEyeReadAlong Guest Post by Graham Marks here
Check back for more updates throughout the week here where we will add any reviews of Sleepless from people taking part in the #RedEyeReadAlong and any entries to the weekly challenge!
Check out Maia's review of Bad Bones here
We did not have a weekly challenge this week 🙁
This entry was posted in Horror, Spotlight, UKYA, YA and tagged Bad Bones, Do YA Read Me, Graham Marks, Horror, Read Along, Red Eye, Spotlight, Stripes Publishing, UKYA, YA on October 19, 2015 by Chelley Toy.
Guest Post – A Moment To Chill The Blood by Simon Cheshire
Today I am honoured to have the super scary Simon Cheshire, author of Flesh & Blood, talking to me about a chilling scene from Dr Who !
**wimpers**
I must record the facts that have led me to where I am now. So that, when someone reads this, they understand. Sam Hunter's neighbours are pillars of the community, the most influential people in town. But they're liars too. The Greenhills are hiding something and Sam's determined to find out what it is. As his investigation unfolds, he realizes the lies reach further than he ever imagined – is there anyone he can trust? Uncovering the horror is one thing …escaping is another. Simon Cheshire's chilling novel is part of the Red Eye series.
A Moment To Chill The Blood!
I saw it again the other week, for the first time in years. And although it didn't utterly un-nerve me the same way it did back then, it still sent a shudder up my spine. If I had to pick one single moment that turned me into the horror/ sci-fi geek I am today, it could easily be a short scene from a 1970 episode of Doctor Who called Spearhead From Space:
From her garden, a woman hears something crashing about in her country cottage. She calls out. She hears the dog indoors bark, then whimper into silence. She calls out again. No answer. Nervous fear clouding her face, she enters the cottage slowly.
The floor is littered with broken furniture. She stumbles towards the doorway that leads into the next room. As she does so, a figure quickly emerges. Tall, dressed in blue overalls. Its head is bald, smooth, plastic. Its face is basic, like that of a shop dummy. With smooth motions, it stalks silently towards her. She screams…
I'm pretty sure I first saw that scene, as a kid, peeking out from behind a cushion. Nothing had ever conveyed to me a sense of 'alien-ness', of otherworldliness, more dramatically than those few seconds. An ordinary, domestic setting, into which comes… something… humanoid, yet inhuman; moulded to look like a person and yet blank, empty of personality.
It was called an Auton. The following Monday, every kid in the playground was being one. Jon Pertwee – who was playing the Doctor in that episode – used to say that the essence of scariness was coming home and finding a yeti sitting on your loo in Tooting Bec. I see what he meant.
That scene taught me the terrifying thrill of The Unknown. It's a thrill that's never loosened its grip. To me, that moment of confrontation, when all that is You meets its opposite, is what lurks in the heart of Flesh And Blood, of the Red Eye series, of all horror fiction.
About Simon Cheshire
Simon Cheshire grew up in Warwickshire. He was always the quiet kid at the back of the class, and spent a lot of time staring out of the window. From a young age, he was a dedicated reader and would spend many hours absorbed in books, happily dreaming of faraway places, and completely ignoring his mother's cries of "Go out and get some fresh air, for heaven's sake!"
His first book appeared in 1997, and since then his books have been published in many countries around the world, and in several languages. He writes in a tiny room that used to be a walk-in cupboard, but which is now crammed with books, pieces of paper and empty chocolate bar wrappers.
His hobbies include movies, repairing old computers and wishing he had more hobbies. He lives in Warwick with his wife and children, although he spends most of his time in a world of his own.
You can buy this book here and on Little Tiger here
Find out more about Simon Cheshire by visiting his website here
Check out a previous Guest Post by Simon Cheshire with his top 5 scares here
Also check out my review of Flesh & Blood here
Check out the #RedEyeReadAlong Q&A with Simon Cheshire here
You can also find out more about the RedEyeReadAlong here and the Flesh & Blood Read Along here which includes details of the weekly challenge.
A huge thank you to Simon for stopping by and for Jen at Stripes for organising this with us!
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Horror, UKYA, YA and tagged Do YA Read Me, Flesh & Blood, Guest Post, Horror, Read Along, Red Eye, Simon Cheshire, Stripes Publishing, UKYA, YA on October 15, 2015 by Chelley Toy.
Spotlight – Red Eye Read Along – Flesh & Blood by Simon Cheshire
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Flesh & Blood by Simon Cheshire
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Or a #RedEyeReadAlong Guest Post by Simon Cheshire here
We are releasing this weeks weekly challenge early (normally a Wednesday) as this weeks challenge involves finding the missing word in a game we are calling….
Lets Play The Find The Missing Word Game!
Yes that's right to be in with a chance to win all 5 Red Eye Books (UK and IRE) you need to find the missing word from the sentence below!
Tweet us using the #RedEyeReadAlong with a picture of the sentence including the missing word when you come across it in the book.
Be careful not to include the page number so other people don't cheat ?
So here's the sentence…..
"I couldn't move. The insects scrambled over my bed, between the sheets, through my __________ . They bit me, smothering me from hair to toenails "
This entry was posted in Horror, Spotlight, UKYA, YA and tagged Do YA Read Me, Flesh & Blood, Horror, Read Along, Red Eye, Simon Cheshire, Spotlight, Stripes Publishing, UKYA, YA on October 12, 2015 by Chelley Toy.
Guest Post – The Babadook by Lou Morgan
Today I am honoured to have the lovely Lou Morgan, author of Sleepless, talking to me about a scary film !
**hides under cushion**
Young, rich and good-looking, Izzy and her friends lead seemingly perfect lives. But exams are looming – and at a school like Clerkenwell, failure is not an option. Luckily, Tigs has a solution. A small pill that will make revision a breeze and help them get the results they need. Desperate to succeed, the friends begin taking the study drug. But as the side effects take hold they realize there are far worse things than failing a few exams. "…creepy, claustrophobic and pant-wettingly scary…" Kim Curran, author of Shift. Lou Morgan's terrifying novel is part of the Red Eye series, perfect for fans of James Dawson's Say Her Name and Kendare Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood.
I'm very, very late to this party, but "The Babadook" is one of the most effective horror films I've seen in a long time. If you haven't seen it, I don't want to spoil it for you so I'll stick to telling you that the story revolves around a woman and her son who, one night, find a mysterious new book (Mr Babadook) in the son's room and read it at bedtime. It doesn't take long before they find that – as the book promised – you can't get rid of the Babadook.
The whole film is full of brilliantly shot scenes (and I had to watch the entire second half from behind one of my cats) but there's one in particular – a single shot – that really set me on edge. It's a shot of the hallway and stairs of the house the story takes place in. That's it. Nothing happens in it, but it's so full of menace. Something *will* happen, you can be sure of that. The simple shot of the stairs is the calm before the storm… and that's what makes it chilling. It has echoes of "The Exorcist" and "The Shining" about it, and that only adds to the whole effect.
While we're talking about "The Shining", if you want a perfect example of how to ramp up tension and terror in a single chapter, get hold of a copy of that book and read chapter 34: The Hedges. Just that chapter. Then tell me that you're not turning on every light in your house and swearing you will never, ever set foot near a topiary hedge again…
Inspiration for Sleepless
Check out some photos of The Barbican in London where Lou got some inspiration for Sleepless!
About Lou Morgan
Lou Morgan is an award-nominated adult and YA author. Her first novel, Blood and Feathers – an adult urban fantasy – was published by Solaris Books in 2012 and the follow-up, Blood and Feathers: Rebellion, was released in the summer of 2013.
Her first YA novel, Sleepless, will be published by Stripes / Little Tiger Press as part of their Red Eye horror series in January 2015.
She has been nominated for three British Fantasy Awards (Best Newcomer and twice for Best Fantasy Novel) and her short stories have appeared in anthologies from Solaris Books, PS Publishing and Jurassic. She has also written genre novel-related features for magazines including Future Publishing's SFX.
Born in Wales and a graduate of University College London, she now lives in Bath with her family.
She tweets as @LouMorgan – mostly when she should be writing – and can also be found on Pinterest, Tumblr and Facebook.
Or check Out Lou's website here
You can also check out all of Lou's books here
Check out a previous Guest Post by Lou here on Tales talking about the 90's Point Horror series here
You can also find out more about the RedEyeReadAlong here and the Sleepless Read Along here which includes details of the weekly challenge.
Check out the RedEyeReadAlong Q&A with Lou here
A huge thank you to Lou for stopping by and for Jen at Stripes for organising this with us!
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Horror, UKYA, YA and tagged Do YA Read Me, Guest Post, Horror, Lou Morgan, Read Along, Red Eye, Sleepless, Stripes Publishing, UKYA, YA on October 8, 2015 by Chelley Toy.


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Day 3 Recap 2019 Women's Golf National Championship
OKLAHOMA CITY – Even with windy and hot conditions at Lincoln Park Golf Course, records continue to fall at the 25th NAIA Women's Golf championship. For the third day in a row, the team scoring record has fallen, and with 18 holes to play, the University of British Columbia holds a modest lead.
UBC fired a 294 to open a 5-shot lead on Keiser, whose 296 leaves them nine strokes clear of third place SCAD-Savannah (Ga.). The Thunderbirds have a score of 884, Keiser (Fla.) is at 889, and SCAD-Savannah (Ga.) is in the clubhouse at 898. Those are the first three times in Championship history that a team has posted a 54-hole total of less than 900 strokes.
The old record for a 54-hole low was also held by British Columbia, a team count of 908 through three rounds. The Thunderbirds went on to set a record that weekend with a 72-hole total of 1,211 – a record that has since been bettered twice.
News and Notes•
Five different scoring records have fallen during the week. Oklahoma City University set an 18-hole team record with a 287 in the first round, and UBC has set 36-hole (590) and 54-hole records.
•	Oklahoma City's Melissa Eldredge set a single round record with a 67 in the opening round, and Keiser's Michela Tjan set a 54-hole individual record on Thursday with a 71 to give her a tournament-leading total of 214 (-2).
•	Nine different teams have eclipsed the old record of 908 for 54-holes: UBC, Keiser, SCAD-Savannah, Oklahoma City (902), Dalton State College (Ga.) (904), Loyola University (La.) (904), University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (904), Cumberland University (Tenn.) (905), and the University of Northwestern Ohio (906).
•	British Columbia will be chasing their fifth National Title on Friday. Oklahoma City leads the way with eight titles all time, and the Stars are in fourth with 18 holes to play.
•	British Columbia and Keiser have shot sub-300 rounds on each of the first three days – the only teams in the tournament to do so.
New and Notes
•	Oklahoma City was the biggest mover on the board during moving day. The Stars moved up three spots into fourth. The University of Northwestern Ohio dropped the farthest, falling four places in the standings.
•	Eldredge of Oklahoma City shot the low round of the day individually as the fired a 69. It was one of six rounds under par in the field for the day.
•	Esther Lee of British Columbia had the best individual stretch of holes on the day. The freshman from Maple Ridge, B.C. made five consecutive birdies on holes 3-7.
•	Four other players shot even par in the round. Kate Johnston (UBC), Devaki Ganesh (UNOH), Isabel Rijos (DSC), and Eryn Ellis (Rocky Mountain, Mont.) each carded rounds of 72.
•	Tjan is the only individual in the field to be below par for the Championship. Johnston is two strokes off the lead, and 10 players are within five shots of the lead.
•	Hannah Sager of Faulkner University is the low unattached individual in the tournament. She sits in a five-way tie for fourth place at 2-over par.
•	There have been four rounds in the 60s this week, two from Eldredge, one from Johnston, and one from Ashlynn Joyner of Southeastern University (Fla.).
•	Teams will tee off on both sides of the course again in the final round, with the first tee time slated for 7:30 a.m. and featuring the top three unattached individuals.
•	The top three teams will tee off on the front nine beginning at 8:58 a.m. with the top bags for those three teams slated to get going at 9:30 a.m.
1.	British Columbia – 294-296-294; 884
2.	Keiser (Fla.) – 297-296-296; 889
3.	SCAD-Savannah – 302-294-302; 898
4.	Oklahoma City – 287-319-296; 902
T5. Dalton State (Ga.) – 293-309-302; 904
T5. Loyola (La.) – 300-306-298; 904
T5. Cumberlands (Ky.) – 304-299-301; 904
8. Cumberland (Tenn.) – 304-305-296; 905
9. Northwestern Ohio – 302-301-303; 906
10. William Carey (Miss.) – 298-313-300; 911
11. Oregon Tech – 304-314-296; 914
12. Taylor (Ind.) – 313-305-298; 916
13. Texas Wesleyan – 301-321-300; 922
T14. Southeastern (Fla.) – 316-303-306; 925
T14. William Penn (Iowa) – 315-309-301; 925
16. USC-Beaufort (S.C.) – 309-316-307; 932
17. SCAD-Atlanta (Ga.) – 312-315-308; 935
The final day begins tomorrow May 16th tee times begin in Oklahoma City at 7:30 AM
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/*
 * @file   utest_gcal.h
 * @author Adenilson Cavalcanti da Silva <adenilson.silva@indt.org.br>
 * @date   Started on Mar 03 2008
 *
 * @brief  Module for libgcal utests.
 */

#include "utest_gcal.h"
#include "gcal.h"
#include "gcal_parser.h"
#include "utils.h"
#include <string.h>

struct gcal_resource *ptr_gcal = NULL;

static void setup(void)
{
	/* here goes any common data allocation */
	ptr_gcal = gcal_construct(GCALENDAR);
}

static void teardown(void)
{
	/* and here we clean up */
	gcal_destroy(ptr_gcal);
}

START_TEST (test_gcal_authenticate)
{

	int result;
	result = gcal_get_authentication(ptr_gcal, "gcal4tester", "66libgcal");
	fail_if(result != 0, "Authentication should work");

	result = gcal_get_authentication(ptr_gcal, "gcal4tester", "fail_fail");
	fail_if(result == 0, "Authentication must fail");

	/* Calling again, it must free internal pointer with previous
	 * authentication.
	 */
	result = gcal_get_authentication(ptr_gcal, "gcal4tester", "66libgcal");
	fail_if(result == -1, "Authentication should work");

}
END_TEST

START_TEST (test_url_parse)
{
	char value_url[] = "http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/default"
		"/owncalendars/full?gsessionid=3ymuQGgqKY1Qz8mk5qUJrw";
	char *url;

	char raw_data[] = "\n"
		"\n"
		"<TITLE>Moved Temporarily</TITLE>\n"
		"\n"
		"\n"
		"
Moved Temporarily
\n"
		"The document has moved"
		"here.\n"
		"\n"
		"\n";

	get_the_url(raw_data, sizeof(raw_data), &url);
	fail_if(url == NULL, "Function failed to get the URL");
	fail_if(strncmp(value_url, url, sizeof(value_url)) != 0,
			"Returned url is wrong");

}
END_TEST

START_TEST (test_editurl_parse)
{
	char *super_contact = NULL;
	char *edit_url = NULL;
	int result;
	char *tmp;

	if (find_load_file("/utests/fullcontact.xml", &super_contact))
		fail_if(1, "Cannot load contact XML file!");

	result = get_edit_url(super_contact, strlen(super_contact), &edit_url);
	fail_if(result == -1, "Failed extracting edit URL from raw XML entry!");
	fail_if(edit_url == NULL, "Failed extracting edit URL from raw XML entry!");

	result = strcmp(edit_url, "http://www.google.com/m8/feeds/contacts/gcalntester%40gmail.com/base/a1fa2ca095c082e/1216490120006000");
	fail_if(result != 0, "Extracted URL differs from sample file!");
	free(super_contact);
	free(edit_url);

	if (find_load_file("/utests/gcalendar.xml", &super_contact))
		fail_if(1, "Cannot load calendar XML file!");

	result = get_edit_url(super_contact, strlen(super_contact), &edit_url);
	fail_if(result == -1, "Failed extracting edit URL from raw XML entry!");
	fail_if(edit_url == NULL, "Failed extracting edit URL from raw XML entry!");
	tmp = strstr(edit_url, "http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/default/private/full/oserr36hrabj8l184qkddocmo8/63352172611");
	fail_if(tmp == NULL, "Cannot find address, check if URL is correct!");
	free(super_contact);
	free(edit_url);

	if (find_load_file("/utests/supercontact.xml", &super_contact))
		fail_if(1, "Cannot load contact XML file!");
	result = get_edit_url(super_contact, strlen(super_contact), &edit_url);
	fail_if(edit_url != NULL, "This file has no edit URL. Failed!");
	free(super_contact);
	free(edit_url);

}
END_TEST

START_TEST (test_gcal_dump)
{
	int result;
	result = gcal_get_authentication(ptr_gcal, "gcal4tester", "66libgcal");
	if (result)
		fail_if(1, "Authentication should work");

	result = gcal_dump(ptr_gcal, "GData-Version: 2");
	fail_if(result != 0, "Failed dumping events");

}
END_TEST

START_TEST (test_gcal_event)
{
	int i;
	size_t result;
	struct gcal_event *entries;
	char *entries_update[] = { "2008-03-26T20:20:51.000Z",
				   "2008-03-26T12:30:06.000Z",
				   "2008-03-10T12:56:43.000Z",
				   "2008-03-06T15:32:25.000Z" };

	result = gcal_get_authentication(ptr_gcal, "gcal4tester", "66libgcal");
	if (result)
		fail_if(1, "Authentication should work");

	result = gcal_dump(ptr_gcal, "GData-Version: 2");
	fail_if(result != 0, "Failed dumping events");

	result = gcal_entry_number(ptr_gcal);
	fail_if(result != 4, "Got wrong number of entries");

	entries = gcal_get_entries(ptr_gcal, &result);
	fail_if(entries == NULL, "Failed extracting the entries vector");

	if (entries != NULL)
		for (i = 0; i < (int)result; ++i)
			fail_if(strcmp(entries[i].common.updated, entries_update[i]),
				"extracted data differs from expected");
	/* Cleanup */
	gcal_destroy_entries(entries, result);
}
END_TEST

START_TEST (test_gcal_naive)
{
	/* This test uses a user/password invalid. The purpose is to check
	 * if the library will behave correctly.
	 */
	size_t result, i;
	struct gcal_resource *local_gcal;
	struct gcal_event *entries;

	local_gcal = gcal_construct(GCALENDAR);
	result = gcal_get_authentication(local_gcal, "username", "a_password");
	fail_if((signed)result != -1, "Authentication must fail!");

	result = gcal_dump(local_gcal, "GData-Version: 2");
	fail_if((signed)result != -1, "Dump must fail!");

	entries = gcal_get_entries(local_gcal, &result);
	fail_if(entries, "Getting the calendar field data must fail!");

	if (entries)
		for (i = 0; i < result; ++i)
			printf("%s\t%s\n", entries[i].common.title,
			       entries[i].common.updated);
	/* Cleanup */
	gcal_destroy_entries(entries, result);
	gcal_destroy(local_gcal);

}
END_TEST

TCase *gcal_tcase_create(void)
{
	TCase *tc = NULL;
	int timeout_seconds = 90;
	tc = tcase_create("gcal");
	tcase_add_checked_fixture(tc, setup, teardown);
	tcase_set_timeout (tc, timeout_seconds);
	tcase_add_test(tc, test_gcal_authenticate);
	tcase_add_test(tc, test_url_parse);
	tcase_add_test(tc, test_gcal_dump);
	tcase_add_test(tc, test_gcal_event);
	tcase_add_test(tc, test_gcal_naive);
	tcase_add_test(tc, test_editurl_parse);
	return tc;
}

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The Edition Hotel's LED Screen Gets Ready to Light Up at 701 Seventh Avenue, Times Square
701 Seventh Avenue. Rendering by PBDW Architects.
By: Nikolai Fedak 7:30 am on August 15, 2017
The new Marriott Edition Hotel coming to 701 Seventh Avenue, in Times Square, is approaching its opening day, with glass now covering most of the exterior per the latest photos from Tectonic. While the tower portion of the development stands 42 floors and 512 feet to the rooftop, barely cracking into the mid-levels of the Midtown skyscraper plateau, the base of the development will imminently become iconic on a global level, thanks to an 18,000 square-foot LED screen that promises to become the largest and brightest in Times Square.
701 Seventh Avenue, Marriott Edition Times Square, photo by Tectonic
The building has risen on the corner of West 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, and contains a total commercial area just shy of 270,000 square feet. The 452-key Edition hotel will be located on floors 14 through 42, while retail will occupy the first four floors, as well as two underground levels.
Completion is imminent, with the final glass now being installed on the actual tower, and testing beginning for the billboard, which was still dark only a few weeks ago.
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Yeah, if I tall and handsome (maybe), for this is beautiful and large lighting tower.
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The Music Tapes - Mary's Voice
It's not often The Music Tapes release an album. Julian Koster has has a wonderful and mysterious career as one of the leading members of the Elephant 6 Collective. Alongside his friend Jeff Mangum, he was a driving force in the psych sound of Neutral Milk Hotel. This is no ordinary album, it has Julian Koster's name attached to it, so expect the most unpredictable and creepy album imaginable. I must say, The Music Tapes never fail to disappoint me, this 14 track album has the usual six minute thrillers and the 50 second banjo solos. Same old, brand new.
The banjo drones and minimalistic brass are just some of the highlights on Mary's Voice. The real winner is Koster's vocal progressions and dark lyrical themes. 'The Dark Is Singing Songs (Sleepy Time Down South)' is the first of many quiet tracks. The vocal is brilliant, even if Koster's vocal isn't the most well natured or matured of voices. The banjo, singing saw and brilliant keyboard gives this track a different dimension. It reminds me of Sigur Ros, Daniel Johnston and Bjork's vocal progressions all put together.. With lo-fi of course. Everything about this album sounds comical. It's the kind of music you'll hear at a carnival. 'Saw and Calliope Organ on Wire' enhances my statement. The singing saw and carousel like music is quiet, distorted and almost recorded?? It's different.
'S' Alive (Pt. 1)' has a fuzz bass riff and a nice little keyboard riff, the vocal refrain is nice but ends far too quickly. It leads nicely in to 'The Big Beautiful Shops (It's Said That It Could Be Anyone)'. These track names are far-fetched, are they not?... Anyway, this track has a wonderful Daniel Johnston-esque riff with the fast paced, four notes repeated with no effects. This does change of course, as the song progresses, with Koster's vocal sounding fresh, but at the same time poor. He's not a singer, it's as simple as that. His real skill comes on the tracks such as 'Spare the Dark Streets'. This features a banjo played with a bow. The structure is really creepy and interesting. The brass that follows is expected, and Koster's loud vocal adds... Vocals to the mix. It almost sounds pre-WWII, in one way or another.
It's quite an unusual album due to the odd instrumentation. 'To All Who Say Goodnight' has charming bells, then a lovely banjo riff. This time round, Koster has a more well rounded vocal. It's layered with distortion in places and the bass riff and guitar add some sort of compact sound, momentarily, because the track weaves in and out between a full orchestral sound and a sharp banjo / brass sound. You could say this is dynamical, and I would agree, this is indeed dynamical, I think Koster has this track spot on. 'Kolyada #3' brings me back to my Neutral Milk Hotel loving days, where Koster played the singing saw on the back tracks like a god. This track is a simplistic singing saw anthem. It's light and it's original, if you wasn't to call this original.. Anyway, this is a nice little two minute track to refresh the mind.
We've already taken a look at 'Playing 'Evening''. It's a dense track with thunderous instrumentation with a brilliant vocal progression. Koster also has this track spot on with the Banjo chords and the excellent percussion which is distorted to the max. I enjoy Koster's vocal on this track, even in the harsh loud and aggressive moments when his weak voice is highlighted. It's a rock track at heart and Koster never fails to add the spice and weirdness only he can bring to the table. 'Go Home Again' is a very light track. I can't stand Koster's vocal here. It just sounds like screaming at a very annoying high pitch. The following track 'S' Alive to Be Known (May We Starve)', brings the listener back down to a serious level. The thumping fuzz bass returns with a refrain by Koster. I'm enjoying the percussion and the brass which has personality. This is one of my favourite tracks on the album, and I'm calling it a Julian Koster ballad.
The album closes with my favourite track musically and lyrically, 'Takeshu and Elijah'. Unlike the other Elephant 6 artists, The Music Tapes can be considered as winter music, as apposed to the summer music like Elf Power, Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. This winter track has a very characteristic banjo riff, with Koster singing a very effective vocal. His most effective vocal on the album might I add. Five minutes in and the track adds a fuzz bass, brass and weird kooky soundscapes to finish the album with some noise. This is what some people may have been waiting for. It's too little, too late I'm afraid, and The Music Tapes will pay the cost of the minimalism, once again. This album has been a great experience, but it's not in anyway enjoyable but from a couple of tracks. You can listen to the other Elephant 6 artists, The Velvet Underground, or Daniel Johnston and you'll take away much more, than listening to Mary's Voice.
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Art — Exhibitions — Past
Thomas Jefferson, Architect:
Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and the Conflict of Ideals
October 19, 2019 — January 19, 2020
First Floor, Special Exhibitions Gallery
The most important architectural thinker of the young American republic, Thomas Jefferson conveyed ideals of liberty and democracy in his designs.
Jefferson (1743–1826) was Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence. He was also a slave owner. Thomas Jefferson, Architect: Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and the Conflict of Ideals explores this divergence alongside his extraordinary architectural influence.
Mather Brown (American, 1761–1831)
Thomas Jefferson, 1786
National Portrait Gallery, NPG.99.66
John Trumbull (American, 1756−1843)
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, 1832
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
Organized by the Chrysler Museum of Art in collaboration with the Palladio Museum in Vicenza, Italy, this exhibition focuses on the ideas, formation and key monuments of the Founding Father who dramatically influenced the architectural profile of the young republic. It will also confront the inherent conflict between Jefferson's pursuit of contemporary ideals of liberty and democracy and his use of slave labor to construct his monuments.
Slave Medallion
Wedgwood
, Staffordshire, England, ca.1790
Stoneware, unglazed, with white and black clay
Museum Purchase, 1982-202
Thomas Jefferson (American, 1743–1826)
Proposed sketch for the President's House, elevation, 1792
Pen and ink with gray wash
Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society, 1976.88.6
"For both Jefferson and Palladio, the architecture of the ancients was the key model with regard to functionality, style, and meaning. We see evidence of Thomas Jefferson's influence in the architecture throughout our region, and we are excited to share the history and influence of these designs with our visitors to present important elements of Virginia's history."
– Director Erik H. Neil
The exhibition follows Jefferson's evolution as an architect with nearly 130 objects, including models, rare books, paintings, drawings, early photographs and architectural elements. His designs for the Virginia State House, the University of Virginia and his home at Monticello established a new standard for America. Jefferson sought to convey ideals of liberty and democracy with architecture rooted in the classical tradition and the models of the Renaissance master Andrea Palladio.
Through his travels in the colonies and Europe and his extensive library, he engaged with contemporary ideas of architectural design. Yet, at the same moment, the creation of these monuments was founded on the economic and social institution of slavery. The inherent conflict is inescapable.
Designed by Simone Baldissini, Constructed by Ivan Simonato
Model of Jefferson's design for the President's House competition (scale 1:66), 2015
Wood, resin, and tempera
Palladio Museum, Vicenza
Thomas Jefferson (American 1743–1826)
Monticello: Observation tower, recto, ca. 1771
Coolidge Collection of Thomas Jefferson Manuscripts, Massachusetts Historical Society
Accompanying the Exhibition
Thomas Jefferson, Architect offers fresh perspectives on Jefferson's architectural legacy, which has shaped the political and social landscape of the nation and influenced countless American architects since his time. Available in the Museum Shop.
In order to engage a broad range of voices on the subject, the Chrysler Museum invited community leaders, educators, and subject matter experts to participate in the Community Voices project, audio commentary that examines the objects in the exhibition. As you tour the galleries, hear their perspectives about the objects on view. Listen now
Inspiration and Reality in Jefferson's Academic Village
View stories of individual enslaved workers and the work they did as part of the construction of the University are being pieced together, along with visualizations of the Academic Village circa 1827. Explore the interactive
Exhibition Programming
Sunday, December 1–Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
Travis McDonald, the Director of Architectural Restoration at Poplar Forest, will offer insight into Thomas Jefferson's personal retreat. Learn more
Saturday, January, 11–Dream It, Build it!
If you can dream it, you can build it! During this day devoted to building and creating, children of all ages and their adults are invited to learn, play and build. Create a castle out of blocks, design a tower out of LEGO blocks or draw your own fantasy city. Sign up
Sundays, January 5–19–Architecture Lecture Series
Join Museum Director Erik Neil for an engaging lecture series that will chronicle the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to Thomas Jefferson's time. See the full series
Exhibition Sponsors
Thomas Jefferson Architect: Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and the Conflict of Ideals is presented with support from Dominion Energy.
This project is supported in part by awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, and the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C. Funding for the models featured in the exhibition is provided by Roberto Coin. Support for the exhibition catalog is provided by the Norfolk Society of Arts.
More special exhibitions
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Through January 24, 2021
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Cyber-attacks are getting more sophisticated—often using social engineering, zero-day vulnerabilities, and even misconfiguration to break into corporate networks. Thousands of such attacks were reported in 2015 alone.
Microsoft Edge, the innovative browser which uses sandboxing technology—isolating it from the operating system (OS) and plugins—to help prevent the OS from being compromised if a breach occurs.
Device Guard, which provides rigorous access controls that help prevent malware and untrusted apps from running on your devices.
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Accessorize your Apple iPhone 7 Plus and 8 Plus with this durable Under Armour Protect Stash case. The convenient back pocket provides a place to hold credit cards and identification, and the slim materials fit snugly on your device. This Under Armour Protect Stash case safeguards against shock and impact damage during accidental drops.
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The NBA has extended its exclusivity contract with EA and 2K Games, guaranteeing at least a few more years of the status quo for fans of virtual hoops.
The contract, which is described simply in the official press release as "multiyear," gives EA and 2K Games legal rights to the use of NBA teams and arenas, as well as players belonging to the National Basketball Player's Association.
"We have had successful and longstanding relationships with both 2K Sports and EA SPORTS," said Executive Vice President of NBA Global Merchandising Sal LaRocca. "Extending our agreements with the top sports video game developers continues to maximize our presence in this category, while ensuring our fans the best selection of NBA video games."
In layman's terms, this contract guarantees that EA's long-running NBA Live series, and 2K's NBA 2K series will maintain their positions as the two major options for gamers looking for videogame basketball. Actually even calling them "major" is a bit disingenuous, as the exclusive NBA contract virtually guarantees that no other company is able to release a basketball title.
It is technically possible that a developer might create a basketball game, but given the terms of the contract, this theoretical game would lack the sport's famous professional athletes, and as proven by the relative retail failure of 505 Games' Backbreaker (at least as compared to EA's perennially successful Madden football series) there is little to no mainstream interest in a sports game that lacks familiar teams and players.
Adding an interesting wrinkle to this whole situation is the current ethereal status of EA's NBA Live series. After ditching the Live name in favor of calling the 2011 iteration NBA Elite the game's developers canceled the game in November of 2010, following a string of delays. Speaking with unprecedented candor, EA representatives claimed that the development team had determined that Elite "was just going to be a bad game," and that the series would be shelved for a year in the hopes that the next year's version would live up to the publisher's high standards.
So far there is no word on when we might see the next version of either EA's NBA Elite or 2K Sports' NBA 2K titles, though presumably this contract extension guarantees that we won't be without a new hoops game for much longer.


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I think the lack of posting regularity speaks to the fact that I've been preoccupied with other things in my life – apologies! I have such a backlog of entries I want to publish but haven't gotten around to. On a different note, I got an e-mail from a reader who remarked that I eat well for a college student… I'm absolutely flattered, but one of these days I'll show you what I actually eat on a regular basis; it'll be a whole post of lazy stir-fries, pasta, and peanut butter sandwiches (sometimes with bananas, sometimes without bread. You heard me correctly).
I sympathize completely; in fact, I'm writing this post as an outlet because, like everyone else, I'm feelin' the pressure. Right now it's like everyone's on edge, looking at each other's work and freaking about how much more they have to do before their own resume or portfolio is ready.
But a lesson I've learned (and forgotten, and am constantly re-learning) is that my value and my worth aren't derived from my resume, what I do, or even what I say. As Immanuel Kant would say, my value is inherent in who I am. I think this is something we easily forget when we get caught up in our work and projects; the feeling of inadequacy always kind of finds its way in when we observe the incredible things that others do. But our own work isn't diminished because of someone else's; it's not like awesomeness is finite and someone else is using up a portion that could've been yours. What you create, who you are, what you will become – these are all things that have their own intrinsic value. It's ok to look at and be inspired by the amazing work that others may do, but it shouldn't negate the value of your own.
I hope what I'm saying is true – I want to believe it is. I was going to write that maybe you should take what I say with a grain of salt, but instead I think you should use it for these sweet potato fries (a tenuous connection, I know). Sesame and sweet potato is my new favorite flavor combination: unexpected, but delicious. And with the kick from the pepper flakes and a little salt, these fries are really quite extraordinary.
1. Take your sweet potato(es) of choice and slice 'em into fry shapes (peel the skin off beforehand if you like).
2. Assemble your crew. Mix up everything except for the honey and sesame seeds.
it kind of looks like this.
4. Bake at 425 degrees F for 30 minutes, or until desired doneness. Remove and let it cool for a few minutes; drizzle with honey and coat in black sesame seeds.
my favorite fries are the little ones that get extra crispy and crunchy.
A few days ago I had the 'real thing' (deep-fried sweet potato fries coated in corn syrup and sesame seeds) and I have to admit that I prefer these – they're more subtle, and have the sweet-spicy-salty interplay going on. But if you're not a fan of the spices I've chosen, no worries! The flavor combinations are truly endless; use whatever's in your pantry, or just straight up salt and pepper. You can't go wrong!


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Edith M Hoff
14 Dec 1897 - 17 Oct 1946
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Edith M Hoff was born on 14 Dec 1897
Edith M Hoff was 11 years old when Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825. Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury cars under the Lincoln brand. Ford also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller, an 8% stake in Aston Martin of the United Kingdom, and a 49% stake in Jiangling Motors of China. It also has joint-ventures in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Russia. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is controlled by the Ford family; they have minority ownership but the majority of the voting power.
Edith M Hoff was 19 years old when Tsar Nicholas II of Russia was forced to abdicate in the February Revolution, ending three centuries of Romanov rule. Nicholas II or Nikolai II, known as Saint Nicholas in the Russian Orthodox Church, was the last Emperor of Russia, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his forced abdication on 15 March 1917. His reign saw the fall of the Russian Empire from one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. He was given the nickname Nicholas the Bloody or Vile Nicholas by his political adversaries due to the Khodynka Tragedy, anti-Semitic pogroms, Bloody Sunday, the violent suppression of the 1905 Russian Revolution, the executions of political opponents, and his perceived responsibility for the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Soviet historians portray Nicholas as a weak and incompetent leader whose decisions led to military defeats and the deaths of millions of his subjects.
Edith M Hoff was 32 years old when Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio. George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", he began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees. Ruth established many MLB batting records, including career home runs (714), runs batted in (RBIs) (2,213), bases on balls (2,062), slugging percentage (.690), and on-base plus slugging (OPS) (1.164); the latter two still stand as of 2018. Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture and is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player of all time. In 1936, Ruth was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.
Edith M Hoff was 33 years old when Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,197,000,000 in 2017) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how far the world's economy can decline.
Edith M Hoff died on 17 Oct 1946 at the age of 48
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• The map of the Manor, as well as the objects on it, have changed drastically. You've never seen it like this before!
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• Mini-games no longer require special tokens. Enjoy them while you have energy!
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Update: If you're using Swift 4, check out the newer version of this article right here.
Did you know that you can get all of this by using XCTest with Swift, too? (Yeah, OK, you probably did…) But do you know how to use XCTest with Swift?
I did realize, however, that the ViewController was absolutely the wrong place to be sorting fonts (in fact, it's absolutely the wrong place to do lots of things). So I decided to pull the sortFontNames function out into a class of its own. And when I did this, I thought, "hey, I could test that pretty easily now." So I went ahead and wrote two tests using XCTest. And that's when I discovered that I was sorting the fonts in a group in reverse alphabetical order (thank goodness for tests!).
To test a Swift class with XCTest, you need to add that class to the test target. (Hopefully this is a temporary hack, but it's been this way since Swift was in beta. I'm not holding my breath.) So, with your class selected and displayed in the editor, look at the Target Membership section in the File Inspector (the right pane) to make sure that both the app target and the test target are selected.
Pretty simple, right? First, we create an unordered array of fonts. Then we set up our expected order. Next we ask our sorter to sort the fonts. And finally, we assert that the expected values are equal to the sorted array's values from our sorter. And that String in the XCTAssertEqual is the message that's printed if the test fails.
All of the code for SwiftFonts is on GitHub (including these tests), in case you want to see the FontSorter or the ViewController.


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Ghostly Hallowe'en showcase in Easterhouse marks end of young people's project!
Posted on October 24 2017 at 11:32
With Hallowe'en looming large on the horizon, young people taking part in our arts workshops at FARE in Easterhouse treated an audience to a spooky multimedia showcase on Friday to mark the end of our Arts Means Mair tae Me project!
We have been working in partnership with FARE, a voluntary organisation based in Easterhouse, on after-school arts sessions for the past 9 weeks with our three artists: make-up artist Susie Cassidy, musician Mike Fowler and actor Natalie McConnon.
The young people taking part, all aged 11-16, screened 8 short horror movies all filmed at FARE, and performed their own track – entitled Scary Mary – about a ghost haunting the East End of Glasgow.
After the performance, the young people set up a special effects make-up stall to give the audience and each other realistic scars, black eyes and spooky Hallowe'en face-paint.
The participants have had a great time picking up skills in filming, acting, scriptwriting, green screen effects, editing and sound design, as well as playing instruments, singing, recording and theatrical design.
All the workshops were offered in line with courses available with our partners, Glasgow Kelvin College, who have a campus nearby.
Impact Arts' Aileen Lynn, who co-ordinated the project, said: "It has been brilliant to work with local partner organisations to offer these creative workshops to young people in Easterhouse.
"The participants responded really well to working with the artists and it was so rewarding to see them show the skills they had learned over the past 9 weeks to a live audience.
"We are delighted to bring the artistic knowledge and skills we have within the organisation to other groups, and this experience will be great for building working partnerships with fellow community organisations in the future."
The project was a collaboration between Impact Arts and FARE, with funding and support from Cashback for Communities, YouthLink Scotland CashBack for Creativity fund, and Glasgow Kelvin College.
For more about Impact Arts' work with young people, please visit this section of our website.


We are a family friendly camping and caravan site in the heart of Dalby Forest, nestled within the North Yorkshire moorland and open from 1st March until the end of October.
An ideal spot for families, surrounded by great walks and a stones throw from the park and go ape adventures.
The pods also offer an ideal stop off point for Mountainbikers, keen to test out the worldcup trails.
Hi love the new website. This is a lovely place to camp, our family love coming here. Summer 2013 will be our 3rd visit and we will keep on returning.
Nice look to the web site Richard/Helen hope to get back up to you this year after missing out on the last couple of years.
some ace memories of some ace times and brill laps of the forest!
planning a 2018 visit soon!!!
Our first weekend camping here. What a gem we have found. We loved it and fabulous for biking in Dalby. Ssssshhhhh don't tell everyone !
Fantastic weekends riding and stayed at the best site for vfm. Pods were superb and as for the barbecue food supplied, absolutely delicious.
been camping at this site for about 15 yrs!!,always love to go back, try not to tell too many people always think of it as my own. Absolutely bliss thanks Richard and Helen.
Just got back from our third stay at the site in the camping pods. Helen and Richard (the owners) are very kind and friendly. The toilet/shower block and pot washing area is very clean and practical. We ordered some cakes from the specials board, which Helen baked the very same day and were absolutely delicious!
Would highly recommend this campsite. 5 stars!
What a great campsite! The location is perfect for easy access to the forest bike trails. My son and I had a great time and can't wait to come back next year.
Dalby forest is my second home, whenever I go this is where I stay there is nowhere closer to the trails!!!
I will be stopping here in 2014! Best sausages I have ever had! See you soon!
Great little site, great hosts,and a very relaxed attitude too.
Third stay for us at High Rigg in May 2014 and we keep going back. Richard and Helen are the fantastic owners who make this outstanding site the very best. The whole site is really clean and tidy and our daughter just loves going to check on the cows, pigs and hens.
It really is an idyllic setting and being able to cycle straight into the forest avoiding the road is priceless especially if you have young children who want to ride their own bikes.
I can't recommend the site enough but hope that not too many people book – we want to go back again very soon!!
Arrived Tuesday left on Friday the 15th Aug 2014 did not want to leave it as it is a fantastic place, plenty of room very clean, Helen was always out sweeping up the leaves and cleaning the place, kids really enjoyed it, I loved waking up to the noise of the cows, would I come again… 110% I would, Helen and Richard keep up the good work see you soon.
I chose this site to get close to the Forest, looking for peace & quiet and I found exactly what I was looking for. High Rigg Farm is a gem, so much so it is now on my top 5 list of-use again sites. Plenty of room, good facilities, easy access to the Forest to walk away all the troubles of life. The warm welcome leaves you feeling relaxed from the beginning of the stay. The Rolls are wonderful, well worth price. A great Yorkshire welcome in the great Yorkshire Forest, this life just keeps giving. The idea of leaving the centre of the site free from campers is an excellent one, good size for the younger(and not so younger) to enjoy the freedom.
Visited for the first time last week and so pleased I did. This is a super little site, immmaculately clean and tidy,and very quiet. Super place for children and lots of space for play/activity. Showers etc are free with an abundance of hot water for washing etc.The site even has a dedicated area for washing your bikes!
Lovely welcome from Richard and Helen,who makes gorgeous scones and rhubarb muffins…yum yum.
A site I would recommend to anyone, andno complaints what so ever.
Had a lovely two night stay here, as ground was soaked we had to put the campervan in the stones near the cows. But that just made it more fun. Lovely site and owners friendly. Facilities great and lots of room for kids to play. We will definately be back!
Second time at this campsite with our caravan. Fabulous site really recommend it. Looking forward to my next stay.
I spent 4 days at High Rigg farm recently(2nd stay) it just gets better, MTB'ing in Dalby Forest, rides from the Farm along tracks into the Forest too. Great place, great atmosphere, great fun. Batteries recharged-tick.
Thanks again for a lovely, peaceful and relaxing stay at your wonderful campsite. For the second year in a row three generations of our family have enjoyed staying in your pods, visiting your farm animals and eating your delicious scones, and farm reared pork sausages. We look forward to next year!
Thanks Jen. Lovely to see you all again.
We have just spent 6 days at stoneclose campsite and we did not want to come home just yet. so relaxed and peaceful .we enjoyed every minute of it . be back next year for longer if not before .
We have stayed at High Rigg farm a number of times now and at different times of the year and have never failed to have a lovely relaxing holiday.
In spite of being incredibly busy Helen can never do enough to ensure your comfort and stay are enjoyable.
Our party consists of ourselves (pensioners) our daughter and her husband and granddaughter, now 10 years of age, but has been staying at the campsite since she was 4 and we all equally enjoy what it has to offer.
Thank you so much Helen and Richard and I hope we can continue to enjoy your hospitality for many years to come.
We stayed in June /July for three whole weeks and enjoyed every day of it!
Thanks to the hospitality of both Helen and Richard.Lovely campsite in a beautiful surrounding.Normally we never stay that long on one site but there was lots and lots to see and do.
Another great plus is in our vieuw the restriction in the use of BBQ's and no campfires, a much cleaner air….
What an absolutely amazing site in such a picturesque location. From the second I arrived I felt so relaxed. The space you are given around your unit is so big too.
It is a working farm, but it is so safe and clean.
We got to see the goats with their babies, along with the lambs and cows with theirs.
Helen and Richard (the owners) even treated us to some fresh homemade ruhbarb crumble muffins which were delicious.
I also purchased our bbq food from Helen/Richard, the pork and apple burgers where amazing!
All of the walking routes and the bike trail routes were easily accessible from the site also.
A most relaxing, clean and quiet campsite. Easy access to good walking around Dalby Forest. Our pitch had plenty of space and the quiet time after 10pm was good. Helen and Richard were the perfect hosts.
Cakes and breakfast baps were excellent. You have to try Helen's crumble muffins. Thank you for providing the take-away pack of sausages and burgers; they were first class.
We shall be booking a return visit.
Thank you again Helen and Richard.
We really enjoyed our time staying on your campsite. Lovely location and sooo quiet!
Came home feeling very chilled out………in a very nice way!
We stayed at the farm in one of your pods. First time ever sleeping in a pod and at a working farm.
The pods were great! And the heater kept us lovely and warm.
Facilities are clean, and having the bike wash area was really useful. We took home a nice clean bike.


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Cosmos Clinic is Australia's leading cosmetic clinic for liposuction. The procedure usually has a consideration phase of 2-3 years due to both the invasive and personal nature of the procedure, as well as the elected costs. With increased competition from competing clinics, Alchemy One worked with the Cosmos Clinic team to develop an always-on strategy to prospect qualified leads.
Alchemy One defined the path to procedure to create an owned, earned and paid ecosystem to drive 'qualified' patients across their intensive research phase to convert.
We helped develop a holistic content strategy across Cosmos Clinic's owned channels including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Cosmos Clinic's blog which aimed to educate and empower patients along their journey.
The always-on media strategy focused on prospecting new patients and nurturing existing patients to become loyal customers.
This resulted in Cosmos Clinic decreasing its reliance on high cost paid channels such as SEM for leads and Alchemy One worked with the Cosmos Clinic team to optimise their owned channels to service early funnel decision makers.


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Android Creator Andy Rubin Launches the "Essential" Phone: Specs and Release Date
By Fahad Saleem
The creator of Android, Andy Rubin, has designed and developed a new phone, called the "Essential Phone", which costs about $699, and has some of the most unique and tantalizing features. The Essential Phone has edge-to-edge display, a uniquely designed front facing camera, and a highly thin bezel design.
Essential phone is based on the idea of minimalism. The phone doesn't even have a logo on it.
Essential processor is Qualcomm 835, with 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage.
Essential Android phone is made up of titanium and ceramic.
Essential phone will come with a slew of accessories which you'll have to buy apart from the phone. The company wants to make an ecosystem around the new phone. Essential will come with a magnetic connector and wireless data transfer feature. The company will also ship a 360-degree camera that could get be put on the top of the phone. This camera would cost an extra 50 bucks.
You can also buy a charging dock for Essential.
Essential does not have any headphone jack, which means Andy Rubin at least agrees with Apple when it comes to headphone jacks.
Andy Rubin will soon reveal the Essential Android phone to the world. There is no confirmed release data of Essential phone yet, but experts think that it'd be in July.