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Angie Sage
Angie Sage - Author
Angie Sage grew up in the Thames Valley, London and Kent. She went to Art School in Leicester where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration. After college she started illustrating books and then progressed to writing, first toddler books, later chapter books and now, Septimus Heap. She lives overlooking a creek in Cornwall and loves sailing her boat, Muriel, and all things to do with the sea. She has two grown up daughters. Read a Q&A with the author here.
Featured books by Angie Sage
Sandrider A Todhunter Moon Adventure
Author: Angie Sage Format: Paperback Release Date: 14/07/2016
A story of sorcerers, wizards, dragons and, of course, Magyk, Sandrider, the second book in Angie Sage's Todhunter Moon series, is another enthralling piece of storytelling from an author whose invention never flags. Apprentice wizard Tod has an important task: she must find the Egg of the Orm, and before it hatches. That means a race against the clock – against the egg-timer to be really precise – and a dangerous journey to the Desert of the Singing Sands. The plot moves at a cracking pace, and the worlds and characters Sage conjures up make for fascinating reading. This series is a must-read for young fantasy fans, and indeed for anyone who likes their adventures to be full of twists, surprises and excitement. ~ Andrea Reece A Piece of Passion from her editor Zoe Griffiths: Angie Sage is a name we all know and love. Angie has the most wondrous talent for storytelling. There is a gorgeous richness to her words and reading her books makes you feel like you are being wrapped up in a warm blanket and given the most delicious mug of hot chocolate to savour. Angie truly is a master of her art and you can be safe in the knowledge that in any of her books there will be characters you wish you knew in real life, a fantastically exciting keep-you-on-the-edge-your-seat plot, and the most breath-taking action. Angie knows how to write a page turner and to keep her readers hooked, and I promise that by the end of her latest triumph, SandRider, you will have enjoyed every second of the journey.SandRider is the second title in Angie's newest trilogy about Alice TodHunter Moon, following on from the wonderful PathFinder. If you haven't met Alice TodHunter Moon yet, then you are in for an absolute treat. Known to her friends as Tod, Angie's newest heroine is like no other and with Tod you will experience a thrilling ride of a Magykal adventure as she races against time to stop an evil sorcerer from gaining unimaginable power.Set in the same glorious world as Angie's bestselling creation, Septimus Heap, SandRider is a must read for all fantasy fans, or anyone who loves books about Magyk, bravery and friendship. I know you won't be disappointed when you pick it up and I also know you won't be able to put it down again once you've turned that first page. Enjoy the Magyk that lies within… ***There's a brilliant activity pack which accompanies this book with tips to help you write your own review, compose a storyboard and create your own magykal creature - download it here!
Author: Angie Sage Format: Hardback Release Date: 22/10/2015
One of our Books of the Year 2015 - August 2015 Book of the Month Angie Sage is best known for her wonderful series about apprentice wizard Septimus Heap. Septimus makes an appearance in her new Pathfinder series, though it has a brand new and very different central character. Tod's happy life with her father in a little fishing village is interrupted when he is lost at sea. Tod must live with her thoroughly unpleasant aunt until something even nastier arrives – the terrifying Garmin. Soon Tod is embarked on a dangerous adventure to rescue her father and defeat a Darke Sorceror. Fortunately, she has some Magyk to help her! Sage's plotting is superb, her fantasy worlds vividly and inventively described, and her characters are true originals too. Over 300 pages this is satisfyingly long, reading it will be a happy as well as exciting experience. ~ Andrea Reece ***There's a brilliant activity pack which accompanies this book with tips to help you write your own review, compose a storyboard and create your own magykal creature - download it here!
Araminta Spook: Skeleton Island
7+ readers
If you haven't discovered Angie Sage's marvellous Araminta Spook series yet you are in for a treat. Araminta is a feisty character, fond of bats and ghosts, and there's always a spooky element to her adventures. In this story, the young ladies of Gargoyle Hall boarding school are off to Skeleton Island, haunted, rumour has it, by the ghosts of pirates. Araminta sees a chance to scare her enemy Nosy Nora, but instead she and Wanda get stranded with the ghostly pirates. All ends well and one of the skeleton pirate ghosts joins the school as a new girl! As ever, the story is inventive, funny and expertly plotted, exceptionally good for newly fluent readers. ~ Andrea Reece
Fyre: Septimus Heap
The seventh and final breathtaking instalment in the internationally bestselling series. In this spellbinding finale to an epic series, Septimus Heap must decide once and for all where his heart lies - with Magyk or with Alchemie and Physik. Prepare for battle - and find out how it all ends! In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for Fyre we asked a small number of children to review this title and the first one. Here's a taster for Fyre....'I think that the Septimus Heap series were brilliant, and Fyre was a magnificent example of that. If you are interested in magic then this book is for you.' Scroll down to read more reviews... The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre Visit the special Septimus Heap website for games, activities and more information on the series wwww.septimusheap.com
This wonderful series featuring a boy called Septimus Heap is perfect for boys in particular to get their teeth into. As in the Harry Potter titles we see Septimus a year older with each new book. This is the 6th one and Septimus is on the threshold of his fourteenth birthday, which falls on the shortest day of the year. While everyone celebrates and the Castle is lit with traditional candles, Septimus has greater concerns on his mind. He has finally reached the period in his Apprenticeship known as Darke Week. We asked a number of teenagers to review the first in the Septimus Heap series - Magyk. Click here to read what they thought! The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre Visit the special Septimus Heap website for games, activities and more information on the series wwww.septimusheap.com
Septimus Heap 6 : Darke
This wonderful series featuring a boy called Septimus Heap is perfect for boys in particular to get their teeth into. As in the Harry Potter titles we see Septimus a year older with each new book. This is the 6th one and Septimus is on the threshold of his fourteenth birthday, which falls on the shortest day of the year. While everyone celebrates and the Castle is lit with traditional candles, Septimus has greater concerns on his mind. He has finally reached the period in his Apprenticeship known as Darke Week. We asked a number of teenagers to review the first in the Septimus Heap series - Magyk. Click here to read what they thought! The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre
This beautifully designed and wonderfully witty Septimus Heap compendium is a dazzling cornucopia of information of every aspect of Septimus's world and the creatures that inhabit it. Sumptuously illustrated throughout, it's the ultimate companion title for fans of Septimus Heap and an ideal stand-alone gift for fans of magic, wizardology and all things fantastical. In fact anyone from 8 or 9+, including adults will relate to Septimus. It's perfect for dipping in and out of but equally unputdownable when read from cover to cover. It's also a great little book to get reluctant readers hooked on the Septimus Heap series. We know of numerous kids who have plunged into reading as a consequence of Angie Sage's Septimus Heap creation. To view all the novels featuring Septimus Heap, click here, plus 7+ readers might also enjoy her Araminta Spook series, the first of which is available here.
This beautifully designed and wonderfully witty Septimus Heap compendium is a dazzling cornucopia of information of every aspect of Septimus's world and the creatures that inhabit it. Sumptuously illustrated throughout, it's the ultimate companion title for fans of Septimus Heap and an ideal stand-alone gift for fans of magic, wizardology and all things fantastical. In fact anyone from 8 or 9+, including adults will relate to Septimus. It's perfect for dipping in and out of but equally unputdownable when read from cover to cover. It's also a great little book to get reluctant readers hooked on the Septimus Heap series. We know of numerous kids who have plunged into reading as a consequence of Angie Sage's Septimus Heap creation. To view all the novels featuring Septimus Heap, click here, plus 7+ readers might also enjoy her Araminta Spook series - click here.
Septimus Heap 5: Syren
Richly imagined and brilliantly conveyed, the invented world of Septimus Heap is full of curiosity and surprises. As ever, Septimus's romping adventures are hilarious and unlikely as he copes after having been stranded on a beautiful island with his pet dragon Spit Fyre. Septimus is a delightful hero and his antics are always enjoyable. We asked a number of teenagers to review the first in the Septimus Heap series - Magyk. Click here to read what they thought! The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre Visit the special Septimus Heap website for games, activities and more information on the series wwww.septimusheap.com
Septimus Heap: Syren
If you've never experienced the incredibly adventurous world of Septimus Heap, the boy who is the seventh son of a seventh son who having discovered his real family and true destiny to be a wizard goes off on some wild and often dangerous adventures. Here in the 5th one of the series, there are sinister goings on, on the remote island that Septimus, his dragon and one or two of his friends have been stranded on. The plots are fast-moving and like all good fantasy stories magic and evil lie just below the surface. The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre
Septimus Heap 4: Queste
Utterly spellbinding, fast-paced and brilliantly plotted, this is the fourth in the Septimus Heap series, the fantastical adventure that is gripping the nation. Septimus faces yet another fantastical quest to rescue friends trapped back in time. The first was Magyk, the second Flyte, the third Physik.
Utterly spellbinding, fast-paced and brilliantly plotted, this is the fourth in the Septimus Heap series, the fantastical adventure that is gripping the nation. Septimus faces yet another fantastical quest to rescue friends trapped back in time. We asked a number of teenagers to review the first in the Septimus Heap series - Magyk. Click here to read what they thought! The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre Visit the special Septimus Heap website for games, activities and more information on the series wwww.septimusheap.com
Araminta Spook: Ghostsitters
Home alone with two ghosts and her cousin is not something Araminta Spook had in mind when her aunt and uncle headed off just before her birthday. This is a real page-turner with plenty of imaginative characters, twists and turns in the plot that are both funny and gripping and in the end Araminta finds a way to get rid of the ghosts for good.
Septimus Heap 3: Physik
Packed with heart-stopping action and endless wit as well as brilliant characters, this novel continues the magical Septimus Heap series. The author opens up an array of dazzling and bewitching worlds that will get your imagination running wild and racing for more. We asked a number of teenagers to review the first in the Septimus Heap series - Magyk. Click here to read what they thought! The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre Visit the special Septimus Heap website for games, activities and more information on the series wwww.septimusheap.com
Septimus Heap: Queste
Araminta Spook: Frognapped
Araminta Spook is just like most girls of 7 plus – she loves bats, ghosts, werewolves, vampires and the like – so if you haven't yet tried her out then Frognapped is just as good as her earlier exploits in Haunted House. Plenty of imaginative characters, twists and turns in the plot that are both funny and gripping. A real page-turner.
Septimus Heap 2: Flyte
Utterly spellbinding, fast-paced, laugh-out-loud funny and brilliantly plotted, this is the second in the Septimus Heap series, the fantastical adventure that is gripping the nation post Harry Potter. We asked a number of teenagers to review the first in the Septimus Heap series - Magyk. Click here to read what they thought! The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre Visit the special Septimus Heap website for games, activities and more information on the series wwww.septimusheap.com
The first in a great new series for just fluent readers, this introduces Araminta Spook whose greatest ambition is to meet a ghost. And its being serialised on Radio 4 in November. Luckily she lives in a haunted house with her Uncle Drac and Aunt Tabitha so it shouldn't be too difficult to spot one. But her Aunt is determined to sell the house and Araminta has to think of a way of stopping her. Well laid out with atmospheric illustrations, and broken into easily managed chapters.
Septimus Heap 1: Magyk
This wonderful series, of which this is the first, features the magic of Harry Potter and some similar imaginative characters of Artemis Fowl. 10 year olds will enjoy the world of the Heap family just as much as adults and if read together the trials and tribulations of this family will be an evening of shared reading to remember long afterwards. It's a real delight whilst being quirky and original too. ....................................................... In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for Magyk a number of teenagers were lucky enough to be invited to review this title. Here's a taster....'Bravo for Angie Sage! Bravo for Magyk! Bravo for Septimus Heap! I was truly mesmerized by Magyk, the first in the Septimus Heap series. I genuinely could find no faults, other than the book had to finish. '.... Scroll down to read more reviews... The complete list of books in this internationally bestselling series are... Septimus Heap 1: Magyk Septimus Heap 2: Flyte Septimus Heap 3: Physik Septimus Heap 4: Queste Septimus Heap 5: Syren Septimus Heap 6: Darke Septimus Heap 7: Fyre Visit the special Septimus Heap website for games, activities and more information on the series wwww.septimusheap.com
Other books by Angie Sage
Maximillian Fly
The bestselling author of the Septimus Heap series, Angie Sage, delivers a gripping and darkly humorous tale of Maximillian Fly-a human with cockroach features-whose quiet life is upended when he aids two human children in their escape from an oppressive governing power. Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Adam Gidwitz. Maximillian Fly wants no trouble. Yet because he stands at six feet two, with beautiful indigo wings, long antennae, and more arms than you or me, many are frightened of him. He is a gentle creature who looks like a giant cockroach. This extraordinary human wants to prove his goodness, so he opens his door to two SilverSeed children in search of a place to hide. Instantly, Maximillian's quiet, solitary life changes. There are dangerous powers after them and they have eyes everywhere. But in this gray city of Hope trapped under the Orb, is escape even possible? Maximillian Fly is a masterful story brimming with suspense, plot twists, and phenomenal world building. This compelling novel delves into family dynamics and themes of prejudice, making the case for tolerance, empathy, and understanding. * Junior Library Guild Selection * Kids' Indie Next List *
Rise of the Dragons
With 9 collectible game cards that put YOU inside the dragon battle! There was a time when our world was full of dragons,and they lived alongside humans in harmony. But after a rogue group called the Raptors tried to gain power and ruleover Earth, all dragons were banished to another realm. Years passed, and then decades, and then centuries. And most humans forgot about the dragons. It was almost as ifthey had never existed. But some still new the truth, and the legend stayed alive. Eleven-year-old Sirin grew up with the stories, but the magic of those tales seemed hard to believe. That is, until Sirin saw a mysterious streak of silver in the night sky and decided to find its source. But when Sirin becomes the first child to lock with a dragon in centuries - forming a deep bond unlike anything she's ever known - she learns that not all dragons have returned with good intentions. And soon she finds herself at the centre of a terrifying battle... Written by bestselling author Angie Sage, Rise of the Dragons is perfect for fans of Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon series.
StarChaser A TodHunter Moon Adventure
Author: Angie Sage Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 01/08/2017
Return to the world of TodHunter Moon for her next adventure! The third book in the blockbuster fantasy series from number one bestselling author Angie Sage. Alice TodHunter Moon, known as Tod, had thought everything could go back to normal now that they had thwarted the plans of the evil sorcerer, Oraton-Marr, and saved the last ever Orm Egg. She was looking forward to settling back into her life at the Wizard Tower and learning all the Magyk she could. But what no one realised was that without the Orm Egg safely embedded in the heart of the Magykal Ways, all the Magyk in the world would begin to fade. Can Tod find a way to reverse the destruction? Could the mysterious StarChaser spell be the key? Or will the Magyk be lost forever? A stunning conclusion to this enchanting trilogy, Angie Sage's latest adventure combines wondrous storytelling, breathtaking action and a heroine like no other.
TodHunter Moon, Book One: PathFinder
Author: Angie Sage Format: eBook Release Date: 14/10/2014
When Alice TodHunter Moon was five years old, she saw a beautiful golden Dragon Boat fly over her PathFinder village. She knew at once that the boat was Magykal. That was years ago, before her mother died, her father disappeared at sea, and the Garmin took her best friend, Ferdie. Now it's up to Tod and Ferdie's brother Oskar to rescue Ferdie from the Garmins' keeper, the malevolent Lady. Their journey takes them to the Castle, where they receive help from ExtraOrdinary Wizard Septimus Heap and exExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand.But the Lady's brother, the Darke sorcerer Oraton-Marr, has a plan that will put everyone Tod holds dear in danger. To save her people, Tod must embrace her identity as a PathFinder and navigate the Ancient Ways, mysterious Magykal paths leading to unfamiliarand sometimes dangerouslands. Taking place seven years after the story arc of the original bestselling Septimus Heap series, PathFinder celebrates the joy of discovering one's own personal Magyk and of choosing the path that lets that Magyk flourish and grow.
Araminta Spook: Gargoyle Hall
When Araminta throws cold water over her best friend, Wanda, to disperse a crowd of panicked bats, it's decided Araminta has been `helpful' one too many times, and she is packed off to boarding school. On arrival, Araminta is surprised to discover that Gargoyle Hall makes her home, Spook House, seems positively cosy. Strange moans and clanks echo down the corridors and the two head girls are equally creepy. Most of the other pupils have been scared away, but Araminta senses that something - or someone - is behind the menace. With the help of best friend Wanda and Uncle Drac's prize bat, she is going to do something about it!
It's Araminta's birthday and her Aunt Tabby has won a Transylvanian holiday, which means all the adults are leaving and Araminta is going to spend her birthday alone! Until Mathilda, Araminta's `grown-up' cousin, arrives to babysit, along with two rowdy teenage ghosts. At first, Araminta and Wanda are in heaven - staying up late, playing loud music and ordering takeaways! But they soon find themselves cleaning up after everyone else. Being home alone isn't turning out as they'd hoped. Araminta and Wanda need to come up with A Plan. Maybe then Araminta can start to have a proper birthday . . .
Septimus Heap Complete Collection
Fantasy adventure at its best! This collection contains all seven books in Angie Sage's internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series. Readers will love the enchanting and humorous adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard.New York Times Bestselling SeriesReaders will be indubitably hookedworrying, laughing, and gasping over the nonstop adventures of this engaging troupe. VOYA (Starred Review)The series follows the adventures of Septimus Heap, who, as a seventh son of a seventh son, has magical powers. After he becomes the apprentice of the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand, he starts his studies for seven years and a day to become an Ordinary Wizard (or maybe an ExtraOrdinary?). His adventures take place in a fictional world full of secrets and mysteries, a world where rats are messengers and can speak, a world where spells are common and where the dark forces are trying to penetrate.In addition to Magyk, Flyte, Physik, Queste, Syren, Darke, and Fyre are The Magykal Papers, a wonderful full-color compendium of extras such as maps, guides, and journals, and The Darke Toad, a 96-page novella packed with the action, humor, and magic.
Septimus Heap 3-Book Collection
Fantasy adventure at its best! This collection contains the first three books in Angie Sage's internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series: Magyk, Flyte, and Physik. Readers will love the enchanting and humorous adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard.New York Times Bestselling SeriesA fresh take on the world of magic.Child magazineReaders will be indubitably hookedworrying, laughing, and gasping over the nonstop adventures of this engaging troupe. VOYA (Starred Review)The series follows Septimus Heap, who, as a seventh son of a seventh son, has magical powers. After he becomes the apprentice of the ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand, he starts his studies for seven years and a day to become an Ordinary Wizard (or maybe an ExtraOrdinary?). His adventures take place in a fictional world full of secrets and mysteries, a world where rats are messengers and can speak, a world where spells are common and where the dark forces are trying to penetrate.
When something's amiss in the Spook household, there's usually only one suspect - Araminta. But she know she had nothing to do with the disappearance of Barry Wizzard's frogs, and is determined to find them (and the true culprit). The Case of the Missing Frogs is opened. But it's not going to be easy as crazy Old Morris, a dangerous shark and a demanding - if somewhat unexpected - audience are all in the way of the truth!
Araminta Spook: Vampire Brat
Araminta thinks there might be a werewolf hiding in the deep, secret passages of Spook House. To make matters worse, Uncle Drac's creepy nephew, Max, has arrived and is now Wanda's New Best Friend. Araminta finds him (and the situation) very annoying. BUT! She comes up with a Cunning Plan to reveal what she believes to be true - that there is more to Max than meets the eye - and also figure out what to do about that werewolf. But even the best laid plans don't always work out quite as you'd hoped . . .
Araminta Spook lives in a haunted house, but the ghosts are her friends. And her favourite ghost is Sir Horace and she wants to buy him something special for his birthday. But what do you buy someone with no hobbies, or body, for their 500th birthday? Araminta comes up with an idea for the Best Present Ever . . . but it lands her in very deep water. Will she have time to organise a party, or even see Horace or her family ever again?!
Araminta Spook is just like any girl. She likes bats, ghosts, werewolves and vampires. One of Araminta's greatest ambitions is to see a ghost, and living in Spook House with her aunt and uncle there is a fair chance she will. Then her Aunt Tabitha drops a bombshell: they are moving. The boiler is a MENACE, plus there are a few other issues relating to dust and spiders. Tabitha is not going to take this lying down and devises an array of Cunning Plans. She is determined to stay, and perhaps there is still a chance her greatest ambition will come true too . . .
Septimus Heap, Book Seven: Fyre
Now that Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle are fourteen years old, they have assumed larger roles in their Magykal world. Beetle is the Chief Hermetic Scribe of the Manuscriptorium and Jenna will soon be Queen, but Septimus is still battling the remnants of the Darke Domaine, which will remain until the power of the evil Two-Faced Ring is destroyed forever. To accomplish that, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be relita task that sends Septimus to the very origins of Magyk and Physik, testing both his skills and his loyalties to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand and Alchemist Marcellus Pye.In a journey that encapsulates the entire Septimus Heap series, Septimus continues to discover who he is and expand upon his Magykal power and skills. fyre weaves together every character from the series and incorporates many of the Magykal places from each book. Written with Angie Sages distinctive humor and heart, Fyre is the grand finale that celebrates the greatest Magyk of all: When the Fyre inside is kindled and when the Time Is Right, anything is possible.
Septimus Heap: The Darke Toad
Fans of Angie Sage's internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series will be delighted with this digital original addition: The Darke Toad, a 96-page novella packed with action, humor, and magic!New York Times Bestselling SeriesA fresh take on the world of magic.Child magazineDomDaniel returns in a hilarious escapade with the witches of the Port Witch Coven. In this tale that takes place between the stories told in Magyk and Flyte, the witches want DomDaniel's powerful Darke Toadand will go to ridiculous lengths to get their hands on it. But first, Simon Heap must get his master to the Port Witch Coven's door, which may require a bit more Darke Magykand a much stronger stomachthan he bargained for. Is Simon up to the task?Meanwhile, ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand has taken her young Apprentice, Septimus Heap, on a field trip to the Port. But what Marcia had hoped would be a fun yet educational outing quickly turns chaotic, for it slipped Marcia's mind that tonight is Hallowseeththe perfect night for Darke mischief to go unnoticed among the revelers.With Angie Sage's characteristic humor, beloved characters, and Magykal setting, Septimus Heap: The Darke Toad is a must-read for every Septimus fan.
In the sixth book of the Magykal series, Alther Mella has been Banished, a Darke Domaine engulfs the Castle, and a Darke dragon is on the loose. Septimus Heap must use all of his skills to save the Castle and the Wizard Tower from destruction: He must enter the Darke. But he cannot do this alone. With the help of Jenna, Alther Mella, Marcellus Pye, and Septimus's estranged brother, Simon Heap, Septimus and Marcia Overstrand battle the spreading Darkenesse. Will Septimus succeed in protecting his Magykal world?Written with Angie Sage's characteristic humor, Septimus Heap, Book Six: Darke is a compelling fantasy adventure filled with surprises, thrills, and laugh-out-loud moments. Readers will revel in the action-packed story as they realize the wisdom of Magykthat all things are meant to be part of a living whole.
In the fifth book of this Magykal series, Septimus and his friends find themselves on an island whose secrets are as dark and dangerous as its inhabitants. Septimus Heap returns to the House of Foryx with Spit Fyre to pick up Jenna, Nicko, Snorri, and Beetle. But the journey home does not go well and when Septimus and his friends are caught in a storm, Spit Fyre crashes into the Rokk Lighthouse. They are rescued by the lighthouse keeper who is disturbingly sinister, and who has an equally sinister cat ...And all the while, Septimus is trying to fight the strange pull he's feeling to the island and its mysterious secrets.
Septimus Heap, Book Five: Syren
In this fifth book in the Magykal series, Septimus ends up on a captivatingly beautiful island, one of seven set in a sparkling sea. He's stranded there with his badly injured dragon, Spit Fyre, along with Jenna and Beetle. There are some strange things about the island, including a Magykal girl named Syrah, a cat-shaped lighthouse that has lost its Light, and an eerie presence that sings to Septimuscan he escape the persistent call? Trouble is also brewing for Lucy and Wolf Boy, who have become entangled with some nefarious sailors at sea, and for Milo Banda, Jenna's father, who is harboring a mysterious treasure chest in his ship's hold.Charismatic storyteller Angie Sage continues Septimus Heap's Magykal journey with more laugh-out-loud adventures, more enchanting charms and spells, and an ever-deepening understanding of the interior life of a young hero.
The Magykal Papers
This beautifully designed and wonderfully witty Septimus Heap compendium is a dazzling cornucopia of information on every aspect of Septimus's world and the creatures that inhabit it: from secret files, to journal excerpts, charm theory, the seven basic spells, dispatches from the Message Rat Office, history, maps and much more. It will be sumptuously illustrated in four-colour throughout by Mark Zug. The ultimate companion title for fans of Septimus Heap and an ideal gift for fans of magic, Wizardology and all things fantastical. Can be read cover to cover, perfect for dipping in and out of too.
Septimus faces a perilous quest to find Nicko and Snorri, who have been trapped back in time. Everyone at the Castle is realising that Nicko and Snorri's chances of coming back are slim. Septimus, aided by Alchemist Marcellus Pye, learns of a place where all time meets: the House of Foryx. But how does he get there? Jenna and Septimus find Nicko's notes from the past and discover that he knows of the House of Foryx as well and has been creating a map to plot the house's hidden location. With the help of the Questing Stone and Nicko's faded maps, will Septimus be able to save Nicko and Snorri? Meanwhile, Simon Heap has taken on Merrin Meredith, former apprentice to DomDaniel, as his own apprentice, giving Merrin an opportunity he has been waiting years for. With the help of a frightening creature called a Thing, Merrin plans to reclaim the identity he used to have ...that of Septimus Heap.
When Silas Heap unseals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she's still up to no good. Her diabolical plan to give herself ever-lasting life requires Jenna's compliance, Septimus's disappearance, and the talents of her son, Marcellus Pye, a famous Alchemist and Physician. And if Queen Etheldredda's plot involves Jenna and Septimus, then Dark adventure awaits With heart-stopping action and endless wit, Angie Sage continues the fantastical journey of Septimus Heap.
Septimus faces a perilous quest to find Nicko and Snorri, who have been trapped back in time. Everyone at the Castle is slowly beginning to realise that Nicko and Snorri's chances of coming back are slim. Septimus, aided by ancient Alchemist Marcellus Pye, learns of a place where all time meets: the House of Foryxx. But how does he get there? Jenna and Septimus find Nicko's notes from the past and discover that he knows of the House of Foryxx as well and has been creating a map to plot the house's hidden location. With the help of the Questing Stone and Nicko's faded maps, will Septimus be able to find the House of Foryxx, and save Nicko and Snorri? Meanwhile, Simon Heap has taken on Merrin Meredith, former apprentice to DomDaniel, as his own apprentice, giving Merrin an opportunity he has been waiting years for. With the help of a frightening creature called a Thing, Merrin plans to reclaim the identity he used to have that of Septimus Heap.
Septimus Heap, Book Four: Queste
There's trouble at the Castle, and it's all because Merrin Meredith has returned with Darke plans for Septimus. More trouble awaits Septimus and Jenna in the form of Tertius Fume, the ghost of the very first Chief Hermetic Scribe, who is determined to send Septimus on a deadly Queste. But Septimus and Jenna have other plansthey are headed for the mysterious House of Foryx, a place where all Time meets and the place where they fervently hope they will be able to find Nicko and Snorri, who were trapped back in time in physik. But how will Septimus escape the Queste?Queste, like all the books in the Septimus Heap series, is filled with nonstop action, humor, and fantastical adventure as Septimus continues his journey of Magykal self-discovery.
WHAT'S LURKING IN THE BASEMENT? Araminta thinks something horrible might be hiding in the deep, secret passages of Spook House. She suspects it might be a werewolf. To make matters worse, Uncle Drac's creepy nephew has arrived and is now Wanda's New Best Friend. Araminta finds him (and the situation) very annoying. She has to come up with a cunning plan to reveal what she believes to be true - that there is more to Max than meets the eye - and also figure out what to do about that werewolf. But even the best laid plans don't always work out quite as you'd hoped ...
Araminta Spookie Vol. 2
Sir Horace is about to turn five hundred years old! Araminta and Wanda need to find him the perfect gift. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto hidden under her haunted houseand it should be a cinch to get it. But she wasn't planning on the nasty surprise of a portcullis-trap and a rising tide in the grotto. Will Araminta and Wanda make it to Sir Horace's birthday party?
Septimus Heap, Book Three: Physik
When Silas Heap unSeals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she's still up to no good. Her diabolical plan to give herself everlasting life requires Jenna's compliance, Septimus's disappearance, and the talents of her son, Marcellus Pye, a famous Alchemist and Physician. And if Queen Etheldredda's plot involves Jenna and Septimus, then it will surely involve Nicko, Alther Mella, Marcia Overstrand, Beetle, Stanley, Sarah, Silas, Spit Fyre, Aunt Zelda, and all of the other wacky, wonderful characters that made magyk and flyte so memorable.With heart-stopping action and a dash of humor, Angie Sage continues the fantastical journey of Septimus Heap.
Septimus Heap, Book Two: Flyte
It's been a year since septimus heap discovered his real family and true calling to be a wizard. As Apprentice to Extra Ordinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand, he is learning the fine arts of Conjurations, Charms, and other Magyk, while Jenna is adapting to life as the Princess and enjoying the freedom of the Castle.But there is something sinister at work. Marcia is constantly trailed by a menacing Darke Shadow, and Septimus's brother Simon seems bent on a revenge no one understands. Why is the Darke Magyk still lingering?Bringing fantasy to new heights, Angie Sage continues the journey of Septimus Heap with her trademark humor and all of the clever details readers have come to love.
When Silas Heap unseals a forgotten room in the Palace, he releases the ghost of a Queen who lived five hundred years earlier. Queen Etheldredda is as awful in death as she was in life, and she's still up to no good. Her diabolical plan to give herself ever-lasting life requires Jenna's compliance, Septimus disappearance, and the talents of her son, Marcellus Pye, a famous Alchemist and Physician. And if Queen Etheldredda's plot involves Jenna and Septimus, then dark adventure awaits. With heart-stopping action and endless wit, Angie Sage continues the fantastical journey of Septimus Heap .
The evil necromancer DomDaniel has been disposed of, but something Darke is stirring. A Shadow pursues ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand around, following her every move, growing stronger every day. Septimus senses something sinister is afoot, but before he can act, Jenna is snatched - taken by the most unlikely kidnapper. Septimus must rescue his sister but does not, at first, realise what he will be facing. 'Flyte is the second of Angie Sage's engaging and energetic novels about Septimus Heap ...We can't get enough. More, please!' The Times
Araminta Spookie
This House Is Not For SaleAraminta Spookie lives in a wonderful old haunted house, but her crabby Aunt Tabby wants to move. Aunt Tabby is determined to sell their house -- Araminta has to stop her! With the help of a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace, a ghost named Edmund, and a lot of imagination, Araminta hatches a plot for an Awful Ambush that is so ghoulish, it just might work!The Perfect Present for a GhostSir Horace is about to turn five hundred years old! Araminta and Wanda need to find him the perfect gift. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto hidden under her haunted house -- and it should be a cinch to get it. But she wasn't planning on the nasty surprise of a portcullis-trap and a rising tide in the grotto. Will Araminta and Wanda make it to Sir Horace's birthday party?Performed by Katherine Kellgren
Magyk
A baby girl is rescued from a snowy path in the woods. A baby boy is stillborn. A young Queen is taken ill. An ExtraOrdinary Wizard mysteriously resigns from his post. And all take place on the same night. A string of events, seemingly unconnected, begins to converge ten years later, when the Heap family receive a knock at the door. The evil Necromancer DomDaniel is plotting his comeback and a Major Obstacle resides in the Heap family. Life as they know is about to change, and the most fantastically fast-paced adventure of confused identities, magyk and mayhem, begin.
What do you buy someone for their 500th birthday? Araminta is desperately trying to think of the perfect gift for her favourite ghost, Sir Horace, but it's hard to buy gifts for someone with no specific hobbies, and no body. Then an inspired idea leads to trouble when all does not go as planned, and Araminta wonders whether she'll ever see Horace or her family again, let alone have time to organise the party.
The evil necromancer DomDaniel has been disposed of, but something Darke is stirring. A Shadow pursues ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand around, following her every move, growing stronger every day. Septimus senses something sinister is afoot, but before he can act, Jenna is snatched - taken by the most unlikely kidnapper. Septimus must rescue his sister but does not, at first, realise what he will be facing. Flyte is brilliantly funny, and packed with even more inventive Magyk, Mayhem and adventure.
Author: Angie Sage Format: CD-Audio Release Date: 06/03/2006
Evil necromancer DomDaniel is plotting his comeback. Having executed the most daringly ruthless part of his plan, one obstacle remains. But this obstacle, although small, is proving to be a challenge, and DomDaniel is not fond of challenges he hasn't created personally. They tend not to live for long - unless, that is, they happen to be a member of the Heap family. Let the Magyk, Mayhem and incredible chase begin in this spellbinding adventure filled with cunning, deception and wonderful characters.
A baby girl is rescued from a snowy path in the woods. A baby boy is stillborn. A young Queen is taken ill. An ExtraOrdinary Wizard mysteriously resigns from his post. And all on the same night. A string of events, seemingly unconnected, begins to converge ten years later, when the Heap family receive a knock at the door. The evil Necromancer DomDaniel is plotting his comeback and a Major Obstacle resides in the Heap family. Life as they know is about to change, and the most fantastically fast-paced adventure of confused identities, magyk and mayhem, begin.
The Lonely Puppy
Millie, the Bing family's dog, is very lonely in the house by herself all day. The Bings are always busy and Millie wonders where they go to every morning. She is determined to find out and, now that she is so thin because she has been too lonely to eat her biscuits, she discovers that she can get out through the cat flap. She looks behind the compost heap, outside the garden and even Somewhere Else, but instead of finding the Bings she gets lost. Millie is rescued by a little boy called Billy and soon has two homes - a daytime one and a night-time one and is never lonely again.
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By Anne Castellano
On Friday night, Music in the Meadow returns with another show at the Connecticut College Arboretum in New London. The bands will be The Rivergods, The 3-Pack, and The Meadows Brothers. They made their debut at the Hygienic Art Park for a recent Live Lunch Break show, but this will only be the second show for the Rivergods' new 6-piece lineup. Core members Ben and Nancy Parent are joined by Dana Takaki on violin, Craig Johnson on bass, Chris DeBiasi on drums, and Bill Groth on keyboards and backing vocals. The band won "Best Country Rock Act" at the recent Whalie Awards, and they have a busy summer full of shows planned. Their most recent EP, Never Grow Old, was released in January. The only show to date that the 3-Pack have played was back in the fall, at the now-defunct Six String Cafe. You will remember Hugh, Peter, and Tom from the Reducers, but Peter is now playing bass and they have been working on all new material for quite some time. Expect a mix of new originals with a few really cool covers to round things out. I shouldn't have to tell you that they will sound great. The Meadows Brothers are teenage brothers Ian and Dustin Meadows, talented roots/bluegrass/country duo from the lower CT River valley. These guys have been playing in bands together since they were in middle school, and they released their self-titled debut album in 2012. The Meadows Brothers have toured extensively and have even opened for Don McLean. Bring an blanket, bug spray, a picnic supper, and a cooler. If you'd rather someone else do the cooking, Munchies Food Truck will also be at the Arboretum entrance. Gates open at 6 pm, and tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. The Arboretum is located on Williams Street, directly across from the back entrance to Connecticut College.
On Saturday night, the Stan Martin Band will return to Sneekers Cafe in Groton. Stan Martin is a great songwriter and guitar player, originally from Boston. He just released a brand new album (his fifth) called Whiskey Morning, which was recorded in Nashville with Dave Roe, who worked with Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam. I saw these guys the last time they were in town and can strongly recommend this show if you are a fan of good guitar playing and country/Americana music. This is a great band, and Stan is the real deal. The show starts at 8:30 pm and there is no cover.
Also on Saturday night, the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (The Kate) in Old Saybrook has a special show with Brother Sun and The Boxcar Lilies. The Boxcar Lilies are a trio of female folk/Americana singer/songwriters from western Massachusetts who specialize in three part harmonies. They first got together in 2009 and released their first album the following year. The follow-up, Sugar Shack, was released in 2013 and was highlighted by CMJ in their roundup of exciting new releases. Brother Sun is also a trio (with three part harmonies), and the band members originate from Boston, Chicago, and New York. They also have two full length CDs out, and members Joe Jenks, Greg Greenway, and Pat Wictor all have solo albums as well. Both bands have done a lot of touring, playing festivals and other shows, and have earned great reviews from critics and media people as well as fans. The bands will each play one short set, and will then combine to form a "giant folk super-group". Perhaps six part harmonies? You never know. Tickets are $25 and the show starts at 8 pm.


The celebration commenced with the Pooja performed by Srinivasakurukal of Sri Ganesh Temple and Srikumar Kurukal of the Bielefeld Murugan Temple.
Delivering his speech in Tamil language on the occasion, Ambassador Amunugama said that symbolically Deepavali is a new start of life focused on togetherness; this is the occasion that we forget and forgive our differences to build relationships with our family and friends, and among communities. Sharing love and affection among each other and starting a new life with harmony signify the festival, Ambassador highlighted.
A special prayer was made by the Chief Priest of the Bielefeld Murugan temple together with the participants for peace, prosperity and happiness of all Sri Lankans.
Over 150 Sri Lankans with their families participated in the event.
Delicious Hindu traditional food (Blessed Prsad) was served on the occasion.


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Russia's HIV Rates Highest in Three Siberian Cities
The Siberian cities of Kemerovo, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk have the highest rates of HIV in Russia, according to the chief of Russia's consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor.
Anna Popova, Rospotrebnadzor head, said these regions also faced high-levels of drug use.
"There are two epidemics in Russia – drug addiction and HIV infections, and geographically they coincide," the Rospotrebnadzor head said at a youth forum on July 23.
In September 2016, 854,187 Russians registered as living with HIV. The country's growing HIV rate differs from much of the developed world, where the number of new cases is falling. In 2015, Russian health authorities registered 95,475 new HIV cases, and another 75,962 during the first nine months of 2016.
Alexander Semyonov, head of the immunology and virology lab at the St. Petersburg Pasteur Institute said this March that the disease was increasingly being spread via sexual contact.
"Several years ago the average HIV patient was a drug user consuming two or three doses of heroin every day," Semyonov told reporters. "These days it's entrepreneurs, workers, housewives, students — ordinary people."
Drug Use No Longer Main Cause of HIV in Russia – Expert
Attempts to combat the virus in Russia have been encumbered by a lack of funding. The Finance Ministry in January this year abandoned a proposal to allocate a four-year rollout of 70 billion rubles ($1.2 billion) to fight the country's HIV epidemic.
The former head of the Russian Federal Drug Control Service said in 2015 that, "Attempts to impose [HIV relief] legalization in Russia are not associated with therapeutic objectives… [but rather] with the political ambitions of the global drug lobby and the economic interests of pharmaceutical companies."
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Anti-Putin Shaman Recognized as Political Prisoner
Alexander Gabyshev was placed in a mental asylum following his attempts to trek across the country to "banish" Putin.
In Siberian Fuel Spill, Climate Change Is Seen as Major Factor
Russia's weather and environment service warned of the risks of melting permafrost as early as 2017.
Putin Tells Metals Giant to Pay for Full Cleanup After Arctic Spill
Had the company replaced the old reservoir, it would not be faced with such expenses now, Putin said.
Russia's Novosibirsk Region Bans Low-Skilled Migrants
The governor of Russia's Novosibirsk region has signed a law banning migrant workers from working in a wide range of professions, including as teachers...


Graphite sketch on paper 60x 30cm. done on-site Dec 10.
colour sketch 2. 5x7" oil on plywood.
colour sketch 4. 5x7" oil on plywood.
I then took the one I liked the best, number 1 and made a big picture, 100 x 120cm. It stayed like this for a long time, I didn't know how to finish it.
About a year later, I started playing with the colours, I made the water pink and one mountain side red.
I carried on playing with the colours.
This is a small one 30 x 40cm which I did some time ago. I decided to enlargen it.
It turned out like this: 36" x 48" oil on canvas.
After doing the red one above, I was inspired to do a similar one with my purple/yellow one and the painting came together at last. This must have taken 3years all in all from the beginning to the end. Paintings take a long time to 'mature' and for the inspiration to come, this is what takes the time, not the actual painting. They often come together as a group or with the help of another painting, which is why it is important to keep the collection together whilst working on them. The painting is all about woman hood and maternity. It reflects my inner self. I see myself reflected in the landscape. The pools and the mountains look like parts of the female/male body. This is what painting is about - abstract art. Taking the landscape and expressing oneself through the sub-conscious mind. I never know what is going to come out, it just comes. December 2013. Happy Christmas!


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Mexican Lawmaker Proposes Lawsuit To Annex U.S. Territory
By Tom Knighton 9:26 AM on April 11, 2017
"Aztlan" is often used by activists to refer to present-day Mexico plus the land lost by Mexico to the United States in 1848. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended hostilities, and resulted in the U.S. gaining territory primarily in Arizona, New Mexico, and California.
Apparently in response to President Trump's policy about illegal immigration and violent criminal activity on the border, an effort is afoot in Mexico to nullify the treaty:
To confront this fake history, some Mexicans are proposing to remind Mr. Trump exactly what country was the first victim of American imperialism. They are calling for a lawsuit that would aim to nullify the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (signed on Feb. 2, 1848), in which Mexico — invaded by American soldiers, its capital occupied, its ports and customs stations seized — was forced to accept the American annexation of Texas and concede more than half the rest of Mexican territory, now including most of the states of Arizona, New Mexico and California.
This effort is being led by Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, the elder statesman of the Mexican left. Mr. Cárdenas is convinced that the Mexican government — especially given the need to confront Mr. Trump's aggression — has a solid legal case. In his opinion, the 1848 treaty violates essential international legal norms and a case can be brought before the International Court of Justice, proposing reparations and indemnification. And even if one admits the legal validity of much of the treaty, there are a number of crucial articles — such as those dealing with citizenship, property and the security of 100,000 Mexicans who remained on what became American territory — that have been ignored from the beginning.
Such an effort faces formidable obstacles, though.
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A former Mexican secretary of foreign relations, Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor, the leading Mexican expert in international law, believes — "much to his regret," he said — that Mr. Cárdenas's initiative is not feasible.
"In previous times, wars of conquest did not find the same moral and legal condemnation that is nowadays part and parcel of our system of law," he told me. The treaty would have to be challenged under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, "for which it must be shown that the state did not expressly agree that the treaty is a valid instrument or that, by reasons of its own conduct, that state must be considered as not having acquiesced to the validity of the treaty."
Since both governments agreed to it, there's not a hope in Hades of it going anywhere. This is political grandstanding as a feeble response to Donald Trump choosing to enforce his own nation's immigration law — perhaps to the tougher standard that Mexico employs for itself.
Opponents are trying to take aim at a war from over 250 years ago and claim it was nothing more than a war of expansion, rather than admit the truth: Texas was an independent republic since shortly after the events of the Alamo and San Jacinto, and was free to join the union if it so desired. No amount of revisionist history will undo that reality, though Senor Cárdenas can pretend otherwise.
His rhetoric inflames the radical separatist movement (which exists, by the way), which should be expected to mimic the violent political riots we've seen lately in places like Berkeley. And I'm sure future violence will be labeled Trump's fault as well.
Tom Knighton is a Navy veteran, a former newspaperman, a novelist, and a blogger. He lives with his family in Southwest Georgia.
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We the undersigned petition the council to enter into urgent discussions with Transport Scotland, Aberdeen Roads Ltd and other relevant parties to ensure the Deeside Way is not permanently re-routed in Milltimber and we propose that the Deeside Way should retain its original route, using a dedicated, non-vehicular bridge over the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).
The Deeside Way runs from the centre of Aberdeen to Ballater, and is widely enjoyed by residents, visitors, walkers, cyclists and horse-riders. It is also used frequently for charity events. It follows the line of the Old Royal Deeside Railway and is now part of the official National Cycle Network. However, the pathway represents much more than connectivity; it is also part of our history and listed as a Heritage Pathway of Scotland.
We highlight the statement made by the Reporters following the AWPR Inquiry ('Report to the Scottish Ministers', published 2009), that the proposed diversion at the Deeside Way Right of Way would be less than ideal (Chapter 10.180). Hence, this petition supports the construction of a dedicated non-vehicular bridge over the AWPR, rather than using a diversion via Station Road. This would maintain high levels of safety for all users of the Deeside Way, and preserve the integrity of this Heritage Pathway.
'We the undersigned petition the council to enter into urgent discussions with Transport Scotland, Aberdeen Roads Ltd and other relevant parties to ensure the Deeside Way is not permanently re-routed in Milltimber and we propose that the Deeside Way should retain its original route, using a dedicated, non-vehicular bridge over the new Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).
The Convener explained the process and invited the lead petitioner, Dr John Bevan to present his case to the Committee. Dr Bevan explained that the new proposed diversion would create two separate problems. Firstly the threat to public safety and secondly it interferes with the Scottish Heritage of the Deeside Way. Dr Bevan outlined that the current diversion was lengthy and residents did not realise what the permanent solution was when it was proposed and agreed by Scottish Ministers. He advised that the diversion would affect many people who enjoy the Deeside Way, including walkers, cyclists, children and people exercising their animals and the proposed use of Station Road was not fit for purpose and not safe. He intimated that there was no drainage so the road was prone to flooding and icing. Dr Bevan also offered an alternative solution to the diversion. Dr Bevan went on to advise that National Heritage Pathways had shown a concern regarding the diversion and intimated that the Deeside Way was the only National Heritage Path under the direct care of Aberdeen City Council.
Dr Bevan went on to explain that the petition had gathered over 1700 signatures and noted that Aberdeenshire residents and tourists had also shared their concerns, however they were not eligible to sign the petition. Dr Bevan concluded his presentation by advising that the petition was not against the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Road but just against the closure of the Deeside Way.
Councillors Boulton spoke as a local member for Lower Deeside and highlighted her concerns regarding the closure of the Deeside Way. Councillor Boulton explained that she did not feel that the alternative route which was proposed was suitable and felt that it would force people into using their vehicles instead of walking due to safety concerns.
Councillor Malik also spoke as a local member for Lower Deeside and echoed Councillor Boulton's concern on the situation.
Members then asked the Petitioner a number of questions regarding the petition whereby it was clarified that residents from five houses use Station Road as an access road to their property.
Members then asked officers present a number of questions whereby it was noted that this situation was debated at the public enquiry and orders were made and agreed in 2010, and all action was now underway. The diversion would be an additional 60 metres for people using the Deeside Way. It was also noted that extensive discussions had taken place with Camphill hospital and they were aware of the diversion. Mike Cheyne, Roads Infrastructure Manager, advised that as ... view the full minutes text for item 1.


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Industrial performance to boost business recovery
Cyril Menon - Director of Industrial Operations - Soitec
Soitec's directors needed courage, innovation and industrial intuition to make the company what it is today: a leader in the mobility market and a technological standard bearer.
Soitec supplies innovative materials for a complete range of electronic applications in the mobility sector, including smart phones, connected devices, tablets, and electronic components in cars. It mainly operates in international markets.
But in 2013, the twenty-year-old company saw its revenues halved and its margins collapse. Cyril Menon, now Director of Industrial Operations, explains why: "Our markets weren't sufficiently diversified; to rectify this, the company invested heavily in solar but the business didn't take off and we were left with some serious overheads. When one of our clients pulled out, we were faced with a sharp drop in revenues, combined with liquidity problems." ".
To get back on its feet and to salvage what it could, the former 1990s start-up slashed its costs, reducing its payroll from 1,600 to 850 through two successive job-protection plans in Europe, the United States and Singapore; the solar business was also wound up, and a new leadership team took the helm in early 2015.
IN THE MIDST OF A MAJOR CRISIS, HOW DO YOU RESTORE EMPLOYEE CONFIDENCE AND ENGAGEMENT?
Although the situation was worrying it was far from desperate. Soitec had two key products that the company's directors knew would carry substantial weight in the connected devices sector - RF-SOI and FD-SOI.
"We knew these products were going to be growth drivers, there was no doubt about it. We just needed to find a way of putting them into production."
Although the company's resources and room for manoeuvre were limited they did have some rope to play with: Soitec's teams grabbed it with both hands, driven by their shared values and a genuine affection for the company.
THREE KEY LEVERS TO IMPROVE INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE
In this kind of situation, you have to revise your whole approach to production and effect "a real revolution in operational culture" in order to move from control management, based on indicators produced retroactively, to management that empowers each individual in their work role. "We implemented Short Interval Management (SIM) to restore shop-floor leadership, along with Kaizen workshops to involve employees in the continuous improvement process, methods and tools to weed out activities with no added value, and management tools to improve real-time performance.
" Building the production capacity of 200mm RF-SOI products was also a key factor.
"The market was growing and this was an opportunity we simply couldn't miss, so we went into AGILE, AUTONOMOUS and VISIBLE project mode.
The suggestions for improvement came from our teams." And it worked: although the project aimed at increasing its capacity by 30% in two years, it actually increased by 70% in 3 years.
"Because of our liquidity problems, we focused on optimising our processes and improving our machines rather than buying new equipment, which generated investment savings of 70%."
The third lever involved redistributing everyone's roles on each item of equipment. "We knew that skills were important to develop our industrial project, secure the company's long-term future and improve the outlook for employees, so it was vital to prepare for this phase long in advance, from 2013, even though we were in the middle of the crisis." ".
INCREASING OPERATOR AUTONOMY
This is where the teams from Quaternaire came in, as part of an approach called Autonomous Production Interventions (API).
The project's premises and goals focused on improving operator maintenance and process skills so that technicians could focus on enhancing tool reliability and continuous improvement actions, releasing engineers to work on processes and their industrialisation.
"This goal was shared by the whole operations management team. Nevertheless, to implement the project, we needed an outside point of view to help us fine-tune our vision and compare it with the experiences of other companies."
"So we met other Quaternaire clients with a similar background and goals as ourselves. Our discussions with the teams from Armor Group were particularly useful because they allowed us to gain some perspective and look ahead to a better-performing model."
720 feedback suggestions from the shop floor
500 Kaizen workshops (3X more than in 2015)
70% of issues resolved
A series of structuring phases followed, including a task transfer analysis, the definition of standards that would not negatively impact on the company's agility, the identification of obstacles, the development of a qualification-based programme to promote peer recognition, and the implementation of mechanisms to get employees on board, involve them and ensure full ownership of the approach.
Participatory process to safeguard the approach
The approach involved all of the company's actors. "This participatory model helped us identify and then overcome certain obstacles." This included the capacity of operators to perform maintenance actions during production peaks: "This warning enabled us to avoid a serious stumbling block... In this particular instance, we adjusted our staffing levels from the training period onwards: at the same time, we knew that we would need to increase our production capacity, so we simply got a head start."
Qualification-based training course for 21 people
Twenty-one people took part in the training, which operators can use to develop the same skills as maintenance technicians: "This is of no small importance in a technological industry like semi-conductors, where it takes time to gain expertise." The course - basic API training provided by Quaternaire, an in-depth introduction to Soitec's processes and maintenance departments, and external technical training - is long and requires investment. It is certified by the awarding of accreditation recognised under the metallurgy convention governing labour rights in the sector, but not exclusively.
"We attach great importance to recognising skills within the company: each diploma is presented at an official ceremony; these moments of celebration and others enable us to bring the approach to life and establish it firmly in our corporate culture."
Ritualised involvement of all employees in continuous improvement
Every month, in each team's API cell, the API operator, the maintenance technician, the processes technician and the line manager discuss achievements, problems and equipment changes: "These meetings reflect the new mind-set at Soitec; operators are involved in the discussions, help to continuously improve equipment, and supplement their training as a result."
Soitec has now achieved its goal... The indicators speak for themselves: production costs have been halved, products and clients have been diversified, and operating margins have increased by 20%. The company is also building on its human resources to safeguard growth: it has managed to maintain and develop its key skilled employees and implement an empowering organisation that promotes continuous improvement. It now needs to keep up the momentum.
World leader in the production of advanced substrates, with 850 employees based in Europe, the United States and Asia, Soitec designs and produces innovative semiconductor materials that allow manufacturers of electronic components to miniaturize chips, boost their performance and reduce their energy consumption.


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In homage to the city's movers and shakers. Beautiful in simplicity and economical in design, the translucent frame and stamp of Debauch slip past unnoticed by the masses. The perfect smokescreen for social butterflies, the culturally curious, and the ones who wear their hearts on their sleeves.


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Jared Houston est un bodyboardeur sud-africain originaire de Table View. Il participe à l'IBA World Tour 2011.

Bodyboardeur sud-africain
Champion du monde de bodyboard
Date de naissance non renseignée (XXe siècle)

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Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, claims Israeli media
If confirmed, it would be the first publicly acknowledged trip by an Israeli leader to ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam, which has traditionally championed the Palestinian cause and shunned all official contacts with Israel.
As US President Donald Trump's term winds down, Pompeo has been trying to coax the Gulf powerhouse to follow its neighbours, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, in establishing formal relations with Israel.
Netanyahu's office and the US Embassy in Jerusalem had no immediate comment on the reports. Saudi state media made no mention of any visit by Netanyahu, and the Saudi government's media office did not immediately respond to Reuters queries.
The rapprochement between Israel and the Gulf states is built largely on shared concerns about Iran - and, potentially, about whether US President-elect Joe Biden will review Washington's regional policies.
FLIGHT TRACKING DATA
Netanyahu was joined on his Saudi trip by Mossad director Joseph (Yossi) Cohen, who has spearheaded discreet diplomatic outreach to Gulf Arab states, said the Israeli media reports, quoting unidentified Israeli officials.
Riyadh has so far declined to normalise ties with Israel. But since August it has allowed Israeli airliners to overfly Saudi territory to newly available Gulf destinations and Asia.
Avi Scharf of Israel's Haaretz newspaper published aviation tracking data showing that a business jet had made a brief trip from Tel Aviv to Neom, on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast, where bin Salman and Pompeo had a scheduled meeting on Sunday.
More publicly closing ranks with the Saudi crown prince could help the conservative Netanyahu burnish his statesman credentials as he faces domestic challenges, including a trial on corruption charges, which he denies, and a feud with centrist coalition partner Benny Gantz, Israel's defence minister.
"Gantz does politics while the prime minister makes peace," Netanyahu spokesman Topaz Luk tweeted.
Asked on Saturday whether Riyadh had changed its position on Israel, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said the kingdom had supported complete normalisation of ties "for a long time", but on condition that Israel and the Palestinians reach "a permanent and full peace deal".
Netanyahu SAUDI CROWN PRINCE pompeo Saudi Arabia


While in Tokyo, one of the things we signed up to do was a traditional Japanese woodblock printing class. I know of the printing press Mokuhankan from YouTube, where he showcases how he makes his prints. Steven showed it to me ages ago. Being that Steven took printmaking classes in college, he was interested in doing this class. Not only does the studio create prints to sell, but they offer classes for people like us to try our hand at traditional Japanese woodblock printing, which is different from the technique that Steven learned in college. They also have prints that they sell onsite, some truly gorgeous ones like their reproduction of Hokusai's Great Wave.
While we didn't carve the woodblock itself, we used four different colors and pre-carved woodblocks to create an image from the story of Japan's Peach Boy. After we went through our class and learned the traditional process, we got to peek upstairs at two of the printers working on pieces for the shop to sell. Seeing how many different colors they were using, and how clean their lines were, and how truly professional their prints looked, even at early stages, was very humbling. After trying it myself, I had a new appreciation for the precise skill that goes into woodblock prints. In the photos, you can see that it looks like they are sitting on the floor while working. There are actually holes in the floor for them to extend their legs while they work, which is very akin to Japanese style, versus us in the States working at desks.
After that, we took a look at their prints for sale. I love their series on Mt. Fuji from different view-points. We visited Lake Kawaguchiko that has a great view of Mt. Fuji, and it's truly a magnificent sight. Steven really liked this one print of a scene at a bath house. However, we ended up buying a print that neither of us expected. It's truly stunning, unlike any other print I've ever seen. We're still in Osaka, so it's all wrapped up for us to bring it home in our suitcase. Once we bring it home though, I can't wait to get a frame for it and put it somewhere in the apartment where I will see it everyday. Will definitely share some photos of it once it's up! Although, I suspect that photos will not do this particular piece of artwork it's justice. You'll just have to come over and see it!


NBC has picked up hit competition reality series American Ninja Warrior for a fifth season.
The summer series, a transplant from G4, has been a strong ratings performer for the network, pulling in 7.1M viewers overall so far this summer, averaging a 2.2/8 in adults 18-49, according to Nielsen. That's an increase of +10% versus last summer in 18-49 (2.2 vs. 2.0) and +23% in total viewers (7.1M vs. 5.8M). Ninja is matching its best season to date at this point in the summer in 18-49 and delivering its top season outright at this point in total viewers, the network says. In preliminary "fast affiliate" Nielsens, this week's telecast set a Live+Same Day series record in total viewers at 7.0 million.
Hosted by Matt Iseman and former NFL player Akbar Gbajabiamila and co-hosted by Kristine Leahy, the series follows competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. This season the show traveled to Venice Beach, Kansas City, Houston, Orlando, Pittsburgh and San Pedro, CA. Those that complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan.
The series is executive-produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions' Arthur Smith and Kent Weed, along with Brian Richardson and Anthony Storm.


* Chopped onion and chilli. Fry it with little oil and keep it aside.
* Cut the ginger as very small and keep it aside.
* Chopped mint,coriander and curry leaves keep it aside.
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Posts Tagged 'Mike Miller
Wizards Win Both Games of Back-to-Back
By jjones1092 Leave a Comment
Categories: NBA
Tags: Mike Miller, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards
By Jesse Jones
On Friday and Saturday night, the Washington Wizards traveled to the Meadowlands to play the New Jersey Nets and then came back home and hosted the New York Knicks, despite the snow storm.
Friday night's game came down to the wire. The Wizards had to come back from a 12 point deficit, and ended as Earl Boykins hit the game winning shot with 0.4 seconds left. The team won 81-79.
Saturday night the Knicks came to town. Despite all the snow, there were still fans in the stands which was good to see. The Wizards jumped out to an early 36-19 lead after the first quarter, but then cooled down and let the Knicks tie the game at 52 early in the third.
That's when Mike Miller took over.
Miller finally found his shot, and scored 17 in the third quarter, went 5-6 from three, missing only one shot as he was the main part in a 30-17 scoring run for the team. From there, the Wizards won 106-96. Miller finished with 25 points, and Jamison had 21 points and a career-high 23 rebounds to help the team get on a two-game winning streak.
Washington's next game is tomorrow night, February 1, at home against the Boston Celtics at 7:00 PM.
Wizards Update
Tags: Antawn Jamison, Gilbert Arenas, Javaris Crittenton, Mike Miller, NBA, Washington Wizards
Just one day after Gilbert Arenas was suspended for the season without pay, new information leaked from the Arenas-Crittenton incident. People who were inside the locker room said that Crittenton threw one of the guns Arenas put infront of his locker, and said he didn't need any of his guns because he had his own. Crittenton then proceeded to take out his own gun, load it, and cock it. Well, if Arenas got suspended for putting unloaded guns infront of a locker, what should Javaris Crittenton get? Maybe a ban from the league? I think so. Crittenton is denying the reports, and eventually David Stern will have the ultimate decision in this situation.
Back to the on-the-court action.
Last night the Washington Wizards played their first game without Arenas against the division leaders Orlando Magic. Before the game, captain Antawn Jamison took the mic and apologized to the fans, asked for their support, and said that they would improve their play, especially at home. That's exactly what they did. The Wizards pulled the upset, winning 104-97, getting their 12th win of the season. Yes, 12th… Jamison scored 28 points and added 11 boards, Caron Butler added 23, Foye put up 20, and Haywood scored 18 to go along with 15 rebounds. The team is now 12-22.
In other news, Mike Miller cut off all of his hair.
Personally, I liked his long hair.
Wizards Look To Add Veteran Big Man
Tags: Channing Frye, Free Agency, Jamaal Magloire, Jason Collins, Mike Miller, NBA, Randy Foye, Rasho Nesterovic, Washington Wizards
"Ready to Rule." That's what the Wizards organization is thinking with a healthy starting five for the first time in three years. With Arenas healthy and training with the same trainer that helped Wade and Bryant, Haywood back, and Stevenson rehabilitating, it was time for the Wizards to look for extra help outside the team.
After acquiring Mike Miller and Randy Foye via trade for Etan Thomas, Oleskiy Pecherov, and Darius Songaila, one would think the Wizards are done with their offseason moves. However, according to Mike Jones from the Washington Times, this is not the case.
Mike Jones has reported that the Wizards were looking at five, but now four big men to add to their roster. He reports that Rasho Nesterovic, Channing Frye, Jason Collins and Jamaal Magloire are all on the Wizards radar to add as a player that can give Haywood and McGhee a few extra minutes of rest. All players don't average big minutes or stats, so it can be inferred that the Wizards feel that they have good enough big men to compliment the explosive talent found in all their guards, and to be used like Brian Scalabrine was used by the Celtics during their playoff run.
Look for the Wizards to add a big man before the season starts, and watch to see if all the players can be unselfish enough to give up shots they would normally take in order for the team to succeed.


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Couple of yall have seen my pics ive put on facebook of a group of us playin down here in the frisco...bunch of k5s and pickups...well heres the official invite for yall! Memorial weekend (may 24-27) we are havin our annual river ride down here in Clifton, az. The 2 main days are sat n sunday. But alotta folks come all week. I know its a haul for most of ya, but its a blast. Come camp out, fish for some bass and big cats, do some chillin n grillin and ride the river with probably one of the biggest groups of fullsize rigs you are likely to find in one spot. Cold water, green trees, bikinis, beverages. No permits or fees. Ive got a fairly well equipped shop thats open to any of yall that might have problems. If anyone wants to come up a few days early or late id be willing to show yall around. Show you some cool stuff around here...we are the 3rd largest copper mine in the states...theres plenty to check out. But either way. Old chevies, plenty of water, and nice warm sun...gonna be a good time!
Sounds like a good time josh but my sister is visiting from Washington that weekend. I won't be able to make it.
There are better things in life than beer...but beer makes up for not having those things.
What type of wheeling is there to do?
Its pretty good. Not rock crawlin...but big sand banks, muddy climbs outa the river. Not too deep of water. Typical r8ver ridin. Not sure how else to explain it haha. Its just a fun relaxed time. Alotta playin. Tryin new climbs. Just horsin around. Good break from the heat.
you and your rig are broke! HAHAHAHA!!!!!