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As a medical device rep, Founder and CEO Keely Watson did a ton of coast-to-coast traveling. One particular day, someone walked down the aisle and put his hand on top of Keely's headrest. He instantly felt something sticky on his chair. Gross. Keely started thinking about all of the things that could potentially be on headrests, including someone else's hair, dandruff, mucus or other harmful bacteria. Really gross. Enter the Head Defender.
What is it?
The Head Defender is a headrest cover that contains antimicrobial solutions developed through extensive research. Keely and his team were able to find a solution to increase the difficulty – or even better, eliminate the possibility altogether – of contracting harmful bacteria that are common on public surfaces.
I tried out the Head Defender during my flight to Abu Dhabi and was admittedly a little unsure of why I'd need a cover for my headrest on an airplane. But I was willing to give it a fair try since I'm famous for getting sick during travel. Waking up with my face on the Head Defender was actually refreshing and comforting. I had never really thought about what lies on a plane's headrest. But having the Head Defender on my chair during a 13 hour flight provided a little reassurance that I'd make it through my trip without getting sick.
I loved that the Head Defender was lightweight and easy to put over the seat. At a cost of $29.99, it's hypoallergenic, washable, reusable and only fades after 30 washes. And if you really want more surface covered, they offer a deluxe version that's 4 inches longer on the front of the seat ($34.99). It also comes in 5 different colors.
The Head Defender is the first of many products to come that will defend you against harmful microbes. They plan on creating pillows, gloves, sheets and other compact consumer products to carry and protect against disease causing microbes.
Contact Them
Check out their website or go to Amazon to get your own Head Defender. Have more questions? Contact Keely at firstname.lastname@example.com. Tell him I sent you!
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Well, I hope you like pictures, because I've got a boatload. I also think this is the perfect post for the first day of summer, baby succulents! So, I started this project about a month ago. So if you want directions on starting your own, go ahead and click that link. This was a very simple project that required just a little bit of patience, sunlight and water.
Really, all I did to maintain this project was use a spray bottle every 2-3 days to hydrate the leaves and keep them in a sunny spot. So, if you're looking for an easy summer time project this could be it.
First, expect the roots to grown. Then as the roots start to brown, the pups will appear. Some varieties take longer for the roots to dry up completely.
This super long pup just came off on its own. I guess it was ready to go. It's also the longest because it started before the rest. I actually found it growing in another one of my plants that was in a shady spot which accounts for how few leaves it has.
I was surprised how each leaf grew at a different pace. Those long leaves took a very long time to sprout, but once they did, they really took off. Whereas those short serrated leaves are still growing very slowly, but they are growing.
I hope the pup turns out pink like the leaf.
This might be my favorite picture of the series. I just love the clusters that have grown out of here.
These pups aren't quite ready to be removed yet. I'll keep them where they are until they're a little bit bigger and ready to be transplanted.
I started this leaf with the rest of them. I'm surprised how slowly it's growing. It may be because it's such a tiny leaf to begin with. I'm not sure though.
Don't be worried if you have some duds. I know I did. I haven't given up on these completely. I'll definitely let them keep them to see if they'll sprout.

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The Mailbox: Reader recipes and requests
Sweet potatoes and PB
Please, please help me. I have lost one of my favorite recipes. I believe it is called sweet potato and peanut (or peanut butter) stew. I got the recipe from The Bee probably 10 years or so ago. It had sweet potatoes and peanut butter, ginger, onions, bell pepper and other tasty ingredients. Thank you for any help.
Teri L. Joseph, Grass Valley
Spicy green beans
My wife and I have had dinner at Mints Euro-Asian restaurant in Rancho Cordova on a number of occasions and have always loved their spicy green beans. Any chance someone has this recipe? Thanks.
Paul Severson, Sacramento
Prep time: 15 minutes; Chill time: 15 minutes; Makes about 5 1/2 dozen (33 servings, 2 buckeyes per serving)
Dave Maples of Carmichael and his wife had a friend visiting from Florida recently. She made buckeyes while she was here. Maples was hoping someone had a recipe so he could try his hand at making these treats himself.
This "Taste of Home" recipe sounds like a match for Maples.
Note: Here's a hint to help keep the chocolate melted while you dip all the peanut butter balls. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave as directed in recipe. Place this bowl inside a slightly larger bowl with a heating pad in between. Find the setting (high, medium, low) that keeps the chocolate melted while dipping each peanut butter ball.
5 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 2/3 cups peanut butter
1 cup butter, melted
4 cups (24 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening
In a large bowl, beat the sugar, peanut butter and butter until smooth. Shape into 1-inch balls; set aside.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening, stir until smooth. Dip balls in chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. (See note above). Place on a wire rack over waxed paper. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or until firm. Cover and store in the refrigerator.
Per serving (2 balls):
302 cal.; 4 g pro.; 35 g carb.; 18 g fat (8 sat.); 15 mg chol.; 119 mg sod.; 2 g fiber; 53 percent calories from fat.
Olive Garden pasta e fagioli clone
Prep time: 15 minutes; Cook time: 1 hour, 20 minutes; Serves 8
Michael Arn of Glendora loves the food served at Olive Garden restaurant, especially their pasta fagioli soup.
The recipe for this popular dish has been requested many times before. In the past, Dorothy Peek of Citrus Heights shared the recipe saying that she makes this soup often and that it tastes just like Olive Garden's version. Patsy Kirk of San Saba, Texas, also shared this recipe. The recipe comes from "Top Secret Recipes" by Todd Wilbur.
I made this soup; it is easy to prepare and delicious. I would suggest, if you have leftovers, to use V-8 juice to thin instead of water to prevent diluting the rich flavor. Also, I kept the cooked pasta separate instead of adding it to the soup at the end. I just put a large spoonful of the pasta in the individual bowls and scooped the soup on top of the pasta. Finally, I topped each bowl of soup with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, diced (1 cup)
1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup)
3 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
Two 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes
One 15-ounce can red kidney beans, with liquid
One 15-ounce can Great Northern beans, with liquid
One 15-ounce tomato sauce
One 12-ounce can V-8 juice
1 tablespoon white vinegar
11/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 pound ditali pasta (short little tubes)
Brown the ground beef in a large saucepan or pot over medium heat. Drain off most of the fat. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic and sauté for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients except pasta, and simmer for 1 hour.
About 50 minutes into the simmering, cook the pasta in 11/2 to 2 quarts of boiling water over high heat. Cook for 10 minutes or just until pasta is al dente, or slightly tough. Drain. Add the pasta to the large pot of soup. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes more and serve.
Per serving: 382 cal.; 24 g pro.; 55 g carb.; 7 g fat (3 sat., 3 monounsat., 1 polyunsat.); 34 mg chol.; 1,199 mg sod.; 10 g fiber; 10 g sugar; 16 percent calories from fat.


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Reporters on the Job: My first experience covering voting in Iraq was the referendum held by Saddam Hussein a year before the US invasion asking Iraqis whether to give him another seven-year term. He didn't do a lot of campaigning. In the 2005 national elections – Iraq's first – I'd talk to candidates who were too afraid to give me their names.
But this provincial election is a different story. There are posters on concrete walls, banners on lampposts, even a hot-air balloon advertising a candidate. As for actual campaigning, as in the West, a lot of that consists of, "What can you do for me?" Iraqis are looking for projects in their communities, influence in government departments, and jobs, jobs, jobs.
In lieu of that, a gold-plated watch is always nice. That was the giveaway at one election rally for potential supporters (but not reporters). Here, unless they're envelopes of cash, token gifts are generally considered good manners and not a bribe.


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The benefits of Magnesium
Magnesium (Mg) deficiency is a big problem in the United States. Likely due to poor farming practices and erosion, the food we eat has become depleted in magnesium. (1)
There are epidemic rates of high blood pressure in the United States and the fact that magnesium helps relax blood vessels make magnesium a very important mineral.
Imagine how many fatal heart attacks and other diseases could be delayed or prevented with this simple and inexpensive mineral. The problem is that when you take it as a supplement it is likely to cause more loose stools and even diarrhea.
"Aging is very often associated with Mg inadequacy and with increased incidence of many chronic diseases, with muscle loss and sarcopenia, altered immune responses, and vascular and metabolic conditions, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes and the cardiometabolic syndrome. The most common cause of Mg deficit in the elderly population is dietary Mg deficiency, although secondary Mg deficit in aging may also results from many different mechanisms." (2)
Magnesium & prostate cancer
Prostate cancer risk increases as men age and research has shown that magnesium levels effect prostate cancer risks. A 2011 study, conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, concluded that, "Low blood Mg levels and a high Ca/Mg ratio were significantly associated with high-grade prostate cancer. These findings suggest Mg affects prostate cancer risk perhaps through interacting with Ca." (3)
Acid Reflux & Magnesium
Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) have been linked to decreased magnesium. If you take a drug that decreases your stomach acid production then you will have less acid in your stomach to digest your food. In some cases, acid reflux is actually caused by low stomach acid in the stomach. Yes! If you produce too little stomach acid it can actually cause the sphincter muscle that prevents acid reflux to weaken.
A 2009 review published in The Netherlands Journal of Medicine found that, "While awaiting additional studies, we suggest that magnesium loss in proton-pump inhibitor users should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hypomagnesaemia of any age. This newly recognised side effect may not even be extremely rare once prescribers become aware of its existence."(4) Meaning, most doctors are totally unaware that low magnesium can be caused be anti-acid reflux treatments.
Magnesium at the hospital
One in ten people in the hospital have low magnesium levels in their bodies and there is no easy lab test for low magnesium. "Magnesium deficiency is a common problem in hospital patients, with a prevalence of about 10%. There are no readily available and easy methods to assess magnesium status."(5) Magnesium use in hospitals is rare despite the evidence for its need.
Lab testing for low magnesium
Measuring magnesium in the blood can be helpful but may tell little about how much magnesium is being transported into the cells. Some people appear to have a problem where there cells don't transport magnesium into the inner cell space optimally.
Researchers at the Kidney Research Centre (University of Ottawa), agree that, "Much research is still needed to clarify the exact mechanisms of Mg(2+) regulation in the cardiovascular system and the implications of aberrant transcellular Mg(2+) transport in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease."(6) Meaning, some people are unable to transport magnesium into their cells effectively.
Magnesium IV after a stroke
In a recent study, published this year in the journal of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, researchers founds that magnesium given by IV after stroke improved the outcome. "Patients receiving MgSO(4) showed significant recovery compared with the group of patients receiving placebo."(7)
Magnesium may prolong life
In another 2012 article, published in Clinical Interventions In Aging, "The International Space Station provides an extraordinary facility to study the accelerated aging process in microgravity, which could be triggered by significant reductions in magnesium (Mg) ion levels with, in turn, elevations of catecholamines and vicious cycles between the two."(8)
"With space flight there are significant reductions of serum Mg (P < 0.0001) that have been shown in large studies of astronauts and cosmonauts. The loss of the functional capacity of the cardiovascular system with space flight is over ten times faster than the course of aging on Earth. Mg is an antioxidant and calcium blocker and in space there is oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and inflammatory conditions with evidence in experimental animals of significant endothelial injuries and damage to mitochondria."
The author, William J. Rowe, MD, concludes, "The aging process is associated with progressive shortening of telomeres, repetitive DNA sequences, and proteins that cap and protect the ends of chromosomes. Telomerase can elongate pre-existing telomeres to maintain length and chromosome stability. Low telomerase triggers increased catecholamines while the sensitivity of telomere synthesis to Mg ions is primarily seen for the longer elongation products."
"Mg stabilizes DNA and promotes DNA replication and transcription, whereas low Mg might accelerate cellular senescence by reducing DNA stability, protein synthesis, and function of mitochondria. Telomerase, in binding to short DNAs, is Mg dependent. On Earth, in humans, a year might be required to detect changes in telomeres, but in space there is a predictably much shorter duration required for detection, which is therefore more reasonable in time and cost. Before and after a space mission, telomere lengths and telomerase enzyme activity can be determined and compared with age-matched control rats on Earth. The effect of Mg supplementation, both on maintaining telomere length and extending the life span, can be evaluated. Similar studies in astronauts would be fruitful."
Evidence of decreasing mineral density in wheat grain over the last 160 years. Fan MS, Zhao FJ, Fairweather-Tait SJ, Poulton PR, Dunham SJ, McGrath SP. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2008;22(4):315-24. Epub 2008 Sep 17.
- Magnesium and aging. Barbagallo M, Dominguez LJ. Curr Pharm Des. 2010;16(7):832-9.
- Blood magnesium, and the interaction with calcium, on the risk of high-grade prostate cancer. Dai Q, Motley SS, Smith JA Jr, Concepcion R, Barocas D, Byerly S, Fowke JH. PLoS One. 2011 Apr 25;6(4):e18237.
- Hypomagnesaemia due to use of proton pump inhibitors – a review. M.T. Kuipers, H.D. Thang, A.B. Arntzenius. Neth J Med. 2009 May;67(5):169-72.
- Magnesium metabolism and its disorders. Swaminathan R. Clin Biochem Rev. 2003 May;24(2):47-66.
- Vascular Biology of Magnesium: Implications in Cardiovascular Disease. Tayze T. Antunes Ph.D., Glaucia Callera Ph.D., Rhian M. Touyz M.D., Ph.D. Magnesium in Human Health and Disease. Nutrition and Health 2013, pp 205-220
- Evaluation of the intravenous magnesium sulfate effect in clinical improvement of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Afshari D, Moradian N, Rezaei M. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2012 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print]
- Correcting magnesium deficiencies may prolong life. Rowe WJ. Clin Interv Aging. 2012;7:51-4. Epub 2012 Feb 16.


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Hometown – LAX Airport
Passengers reaching the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) will be escorted by our professional travel guides. Complimentary services for the airport arrivals are available between 8:30 AM to 10:30 PM. Our travel guides will be waiting for domestic flight arrivals at the Luggage Claim Area, and for international flight arrivals at the Currency Exchange at Terminal B. After that, our guests will be transferred to the hotels; whereas other time arrivals can take the hotel courtesy shuttle bus to reach the hotels. *Guests reaching the LAX airport before 5:00 PM are invited to join our exclusive Santa Monica Sightseeing Tour (25$/person).
Hotel: Western Plus South Bay Hotel, Ramada Plaza LAX or Similar.
Los Angeles – Fashion Outlet – Las Vegas – St. George
Start the day by traveling on Interstate 15 highway through the country's driest Mojave Desert. For lunch, our tour group will make a stop at State Line Fashion Outlet where guests can also spend some quality time experiencing the famous outlet brand shopping. In the late afternoon, we will reach Las Vegas; immerse yourself discovering the dazzling culture at the Las Vegas strip filled with world's largest hotels, casinos, and numerous attractions for the visitors. After a short break in Las Vegas, our tour group will return to St. George to spend the night.
Hotel: Inn Hurricane, Quality Inn St. George or Similar.
Glen Canyon Dam – Antelope Canyon – Horseshoe Bend – Salt Lake City
In the morning, guests will travel to the Colorado Plateau, home to stunning Red Rocks, arches, mesas, and fascinating rock structures formed by the Colorado River millions of years ago. Witness the charms of Glen Canyon Dam, as well as discover the depths of the country's largest Lake Powell reservoir. Make a stop at Antelope Canyon, also known as the paradise for photography enthusiasts. Here, our guests will enjoy exploring the colorful underground slot canyons that can't be found anywhere else in the world. Later, our guests will be taken to Horseshoe Bend, known for its 270-degree curve of Colorado River. Overnight return to the hotels.
Hotel: Ramada Inn SLC or Similar.
Yellowstone National Park – West Yellowstone
In the morning, we will take our guests to Yellowstone National Park, one of the very first and most picturesque national parks on the American soil. Discover the core charms of Yellowstone National Park, filled with awe-inspiring waterfalls, mountains, gushing geysers, hot springs, and much more. Highlights of Yellowstone National Park Tour include visits to the Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring, Fountain Paint Pot, Fountain Hiking Trail, and Morning Glory Pool. Return to West Yellowstone to spend the night.
Hotel: Yellowstone Country Inn, Traveler Lodge, Dude & Roundup or Similar.
Yellowstone NP – Grand Teton NP – Jackson – Salt Lake City
Guests will continue discovering the attractions of Yellowstone National Park, and pay visits to the famous Norris Basin, Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone Fall, Mud Volcano and Yellowstone Lake. Guests will enjoy a lakeside lunch before heading towards the Grand Teton National Park. Travel through the breathtaking mountainous views of Teton peaks and lush forests of the park. Make a stop at Jackson, a frontier town in the heart of Jackson Valley. Wander around the famous attraction in Jackson town, as well as browse the iconic Elk Antler Arches Park. Overnight return to Salt Lake City.
Hotel: Ramada Inn North Temple or Similar.
Salt Lake City – Las Vegas
Start the day by exploring the famous attractions in Salt Lake City, the capital city of Utah. Arrive at the Utah State Capitol, one of the oldest state capitol buildings in the country, built in a fascinating Neoclassical architecture. Enter the famous Temple Square which is a 10-acre complex and a designated National Historic Landmark housing two-visitors centers and wide variety of attractions for the visitors. Discover the charms of Great Salt Lake and continue the journey to Las Vegas. Upon arrival in Las Vegas, guests are invited participate in our exclusive Las Vegas Night Tour highlighting the core spirit of dazzling Las Vegas strip (Fee is included as 35$/person).
Hotel: Stratosphere Hotel or Similar.
Hoover Dam – Grand Canyon – Las Vegas
Option A: Grand Canyon West Rim: In the morning, our tour group will arrive at the Indian Reservation Area to enter the west rim of the Grand Canyon, home to a breathtaking array of rock formations, vistas, trails, and more. Enter the Eagle Point and experience the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Visit the famous Guano Point showcasing picturesque views of the Grand Canyon. Here, guests will have an opportunity to experience the Helicopter Ride overlooking the Grand Canyon depths (self-paid). Depart from Grand Canyon West Rim and arrive at the Hoover Dam for its picturesque views. Overnight return to Las Vegas.
Option B: Grand Canyon South Rim: Today, our guests will be taken to the Grand Canyon South Rim in the morning. The south rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the most visited sites, best known for its extensive array of rock formations that are formed by the Colorado River over sixteen million years ago. Explore the famous Mather View Point and continue towards the IMAX Grand Canyon to watch a documentary film depicting the history and culture of the Grand Canyon. After exploring the charms of Grand Canyon South, guests will reach the Hoover Dam. Later, our tour group will return to Las Vegas to spend the night.
Option C: Free Day in Las Vegas: for the guests choosing to spend a completely free day in Las Vegas can spend the day according to their desire; no transportation and tour guide services are available. ($50 Tour Fare Variance)
Hotel: Stratosphere Hotel or Similar.
Chocolate Factory – Cactus Garden – Barstow Outlet – Los Angeles
Start the day by exploring the Ethel M Chocolates, where the world-renowned M&M Chocolate products are produced; guests surely don't want to miss tasting the freshly prepared chocolate delights. Enter the famous Cactus Garden where the wide variety of cactus plants are on display. After lunch, our group will make a stop at the Barstow Outlet for some outlet shopping. After that, our tour group will return to Los Angeles.
Hotel: Ramada Inn or Similar.
Los Angeles – Santa Barbara – PCH 1 – Apple Park
In the morning, our tour group is headed towards the Solvang, an old Danish town in California. Here, our guests will taste the famous European coffee, Danish cookie, as well as browse iconic architecture of this historic town. After that, we will travel on California State Route 1 to reach Silicon Valley, the capital of science and technology. Here, guests will explore the Apple Park spacecraft building. Overnight return to San Francisco.
Hotel: Courtyard Marriott SFO, Park Pointe Hotel or Similar.
San Francisco City Tour – Berkeley University – Pier 39
Begin the day by exploring the world's most leading University of California Berkeley on a guided tour. Guests can join our San Francisco Extensive Tour highlighting the famous landmarks such as Cable Car, Lombard Street, City Hall, St. Mary's Cathedral, and Chinatown. Arrive at the Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39 to taste a delicious seafood lunch as well as experience a Bay Cruise highlighting the core charms of the region *Self-dismiss travelers can leave the tour from Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39. (Mandatory Admission Fee $40)
Hotel: Clarion Inn, Comfort Inn or Similar.
Yosemite National Park – California Central Valley – Los Angeles
In the morning, our tour group is headed to Yosemite National Park, one of the scenic and picturesque national parks in the country. Here, our tour group will enjoy exploring the famous Yosemite Falls, El Capitan and Tunnel View Point (Mandatory Fee $10). After lunch, guests will be taken to Los Angeles while traveling through the picturesque California Central Valley. Upon reaching Los Angeles, our tour will be concluded and guests will be transferred to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for domestic flights booked after 8:30 PM and international flights after 9:30 PM.
- 1. The order of itinerary may change without any notice depending on weather situations or for some other unforeseen circumstances.
- 2. The order of activities held during the tour is planned by the tour guide. So, it may be different from what is mentioned on the tour page. On fewer occasions, Tour Guide has to skip an attraction or few during the tour depending on weather, traffic, group interest or some other reason.
- 3. Some attractions are seasonal. So, when they are closed they will be replaced with some other attraction.
- 4. You can skip some optional activities during the tour and plan something on your own. Make sure that you coordinate with Tour guide and stay with the group with next activity. Please note you cannot stay on the bus if you skip some optional activity.
- 5. Probable hotel names are mentioned in the itinerary. It can be similar or a different hotel of the similar rating. Exact Hotel details can only be provided one day before the departure.
- 6. Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel.
- 7. These tours are conducted in a group. A group can have people of several cultures. We expect each person to coordinate with Tour guide to make sure things are on track.
- 8. Though attractions are optional but you have to at least take 2 attractions.
cost includes
Passengers will be picked up and dropped off at their chosen locations. (Please take notice of locations and times of pick up)
All tours are carried out in air conditioned bus. We may also use a minivan depending on the number of people booking the tour.
A professional tour escort will be with you throughout the tour.
Tour package price includes all the taxes.
Free Airport Pickup is available on this tour.
cost Excludes
Mandatory admission: $110 per person, for Yellowstone N.P, Grand Teton N.P, Horseshoe Bend, Great Salt Lake and Fuel Surcharge.
Mandatory admission: Grand Canyon West Rim/South Rim/Free day ($50/person) has a mandatory fee。If you select free day then no transportation will be provided.
Rates could alter without prior notice.
Airport pickup service charges $10/person.
Optional fees will be paid in cash to the guide. Optional activities price may change or can be different as displayed on the website.
Guide will arrange meals and drinks when requested as they are not included in the package.
Daily Service charges for driver and the guide is $10 minimum per person.
$10 per person per US National park from 1 Oct, 2019 would be charged. Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Horseshoe Bay, Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park, Arch National Park, Canyonland National Park, Devil Tower, Yosemite National Park, etc.
Such expenses as telephone services, alcoholic drinks, beverages and laundry services which are private room services.
Services related to travel insurance.
Other personal expenses.
Important: We never encourage customers to purchase admission packages from outside sources and try using them in this tour with discount. If they do, they must arrange transport on the same day. If you skip some attraction, you cannot do it on your own. You can sit near the bus or visit some nearby place, but you will not be allowed to sit in the bus.
|Child(3-11 yrs)
|Senior (65+ yrs)
|Antelope Canyon, AZ
|Aquarium of the Bay
|Grand Canyon Helicopter & Cruise Combo, AZ
|Grand Canyon Skywalk, AZ
|Grand Canyon South Rim, AZ
|Grand Canyon West Rim Helicopter Tour, AZ
|Grand Canyon West Rim, AZ
|KA Show, LV
|Las Vegas High Roller, NV
|Las Vegas La Reve Show, NV
|Las Vegas Night Tour, NV
|Las Vegas Show, NV
|Las Vegas V - Show
|Mandatory Fee: Cable Car,Yosemite National Park,San Francisco City Tour,Berkeley University and Fuel Surcharge
|Mandatory Fee: Yellowstone NP, Grand Teton NP, Horseshoe Bend, Great Salt Lake and Fuel Surcharge
|No participate Grand Canyon Trip, Bus sharing Fee
|San Francisco Bay Cruise, CA
|Santa Monica Tour, CA
|Yosemite National Park, CA
Important Notes
- 1. All the prices are listed in USD.
- 2. Tour display price is based on double occupancy. It is the price each person will pay if a group of two is traveling.
- 3. Prices may change without any notice.
- 4. Prices include hotel accommodation, transportation and taxes.
- 5. Admission Tickets to different places and meals are NOT included in the tour price.
- 6. Mandatory Tip for tour guide and driver are NOT included.
- 7. Only the tour guide can purchase entrance tickets for you. Pre-purchased tickets are NOT acceptable.
- 8. A free (i.e. Buy 2 Get 1 Free) person, not showing up on a departure date will result in a penalty. The penalty is usually the fourth person price, but it varies. Free person has to pay for some admission tickets that is included in the tour package price of Paid Person.
- 9. There must be at least one passenger of 18 years for every booking made with GoldenBusTours. For Children between the age group of 2 to 14 years, a different price will be charged. Please refer to Child price on our pricing calendar. Child Age may vary between different bus operators. Maximum 4 people of any age can stay in 1 Room in the hotel. If the 5th person is infant you will be charged normally then with the second room as an expense.
- 10. Activities are optional though, but each customer has to participate in 2 activities at least. No city pass allowed. Some attractions are mandatory. Each customer has to take part in them and have to pay for them in cash.
Departure Locations
Free Airport Pick up from (LAX) airport For U.S domestic & Canada Flights between 8:30am to 10:30pm (U.S Domestic Flights);8:30am to 9:30pm (International Flights).
Meet the tour guide at the baggage claim area for Domestic arrivals and in front of currency exchange at Terminal B for the international flight.
From 10:30 PM to 8:30 AM, guests can take free shuttle at their own
Returns Locations
Kindly book your flights (For domestic) to depart from LAX after 8:30 PM and (For international) after 9:30 PM. Free Drop off to this Airport but only at the time mentioned before.
Important Notes
- 1. Arrive at departure location 10 to 15 minutes before the mentioned time to make sure you catch the bus on time. If in case you are late, the bus will not wait for you at the location and ultimately you will miss the entire tour (no refund in this case).
- 2. Return time on the website is just an estimation. Expect some variation always. Time may change depending on traffic and weather situations
- 3. There is a possibility that tour operator may use a shuttle to drop you off at the return location. It usually happens in the case of multiple return locations.
- 4. You can leave the tour at any place only after signing a Tour Departure Form for leaving the tour early.
- 5. Please note that price will stay the same even if you leave the tour early.
- 6. If you have booked a pre-tour hotel stay, then you will have to arrange your own transport from hotel to departure location.
- 7. If you have booked extra night hotel after the tour, then you will arrange transport from drop off point to hotel.
- 8. On West Coast tours some bus operators have a lot of departure locations. A slow start is expected on these tours.
Reservation, Booking & Redemption
Terms & Conditions
Any travel service purchases indicate your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions set out herein.
You are advised to carefully read through and understand these Terms & Conditions before making your booking.
Tour Confirmation
You will get an email immediately once you place an order. Tour Confirmation usually takes 2, 3 days except for urgent order. Urgent orders can be confirmed in a day or even few hours, but we can't assure success in these cases. On fewer occasions, some of the others may require a longer period of time for confirmation. You are advised not to book airline tickets unless you have received the confirmation.
E-Ticket (Mandatory to be on bus)
Your e-ticket includes complete operator information such as local telephone numbers at your destination. You are required to print the e-tickets and bring them along with you on the trip. They will be needed as proof of purchase.
Changes in Booking
You may incur a fee for any revisions or alterations made to the reservation when the booking has already been confirmed. Cancellation fees may be applied to things such as name changes or corrections. They may also apply to tour date changes or tour itinerary changes. Please note that no departure changes are permitted 72 hours before departure.
Changes in Tour Itinerary
We are continuously striving to improve tour itineraries and features. In the event of unforeseen circumstances that are beyond the control, we do reserve the right to vary the itineraries and to substitute hotels. Duplicate departures may operate during certain peak periods, sometimes in reverse order. As such, hotels may vary from those included on the itinerary pages.
If you wish to reschedule your tour (change the departure date or choose a different tour) then a reschedule fees may be applied. A reschedule fees of $25 or 6% (which one is higher) will be applied. Please note that all reschedule requests should be made before 5 days of tour departure. Requests made after the mentioned duration shall not be entertained.
Cancellation or Reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection.
1. One room can accommodate maximum 4 people. Even if you are 5 people including 1 month old baby you still need 2 rooms.
2. If you can carry your child up to 3 years of age then you do not need to book seats for him. It may vary from one tour to another.
3. Service providers hold the right to change the itinerary and hotel arrangements without any notice.
4. Child (0-9 years) and Single traveler going on the tour have special rates. These prices vary from one tour to another.
5. Meals and Attractions are not included. You can ask your tour guide to try to arrange the meal for you as per your requirements. For attractions, admission fees pay it to the tour guide on the tour.
6. Prices may change without any notice because of prices fluctuation in the market.
7. All prices mentioned on the website are in US dollars.
8. In Case of Bank Wire Transfer customer have to bear Wire transfer fee.
9. Tour package price is inclusive of taxes.
10. Tour Prices are every individual and in view of room inhabitance.
Child rates are applicable for children between (0-12 years) of age. Parents are advised to bring car seats for the safety of their child.
Buy 2 Get 3rd discounted: Get 3rd Ticket on special discounted rates on the purchase of 2 tickets.
No matter the reason for the cancellation, we are forced to carry costly charges from out travel and hotel providers in the form of penalties and fees that re-incurred when there is a cancellation of confirmed or pending bookings. As such, there are cancellation penalties or fees incurred. Determination of the time of cancellation will be done when the notice is received and confirmed by our office. You must make any notice of cancellation directly to GoldenBusTours by email or webmail at the Contact Us section.
We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure with respect to operating requirement or circumstances beyond control. In case a cancellation is made at any given moment in time before departure, our only liability as GoldenBusTours will be to refund you, the passenger with the amount we received for the booking of the tour. We will try our best to re-book the same or similar tour. We are not responsible for any cancellation penalties that may have been incurred on any other travel arrangements inclusive of separate purchase of air tickets.
We are not liable for any other travel arrangements that have been affected as a result of the cancellations.
Cancellation Charges
Since this is a 100% guaranteed departure, in the case of a cancellation, a refund of 120% will be given. The refund, however, doesn't apply to bad weather conditions, Airport Closures, State Emergencies or anything that is beyond our control as the tour operator.
Cancellation penalties per person for 1-4 day tours
⇒ 16 days or more prior to departure - 14% of the total amount purchased.
⇒ 7-14 days prior to departure- 35% of the total amount purchased.
⇒ 4-6 Days prior to departure- 50% of the total amount purchased.
⇒ Within 3 days prior to departure - 100% of the total amount purchased.
⇒ Departure day or no show 100% per person.
Cancellation charges for 5 days and above tour
⇒ A 14% cancellation fee of the total tour purchase will be incurred if the cancellation occurs 46 days or more before the departure date.
⇒ A 35% cancellation fee of the total tour purchase will be incurred if the cancellation occurs 21-45 days before the departure date.
⇒ A 50% cancellation fee of the total tour purchase will be incurred if the cancellation occurs 8-20 days before the departure date.
⇒ A 100% cancellation fee of the total tour purchase will be incurred if the cancellation occurs 7 days before the departure date.
⇒ A 100% cancellation fee of the total tour purchase will also be incurred if the cancellation is done on the day of departure.
There is no refund for unused features. You forfeit the entire payment when you are a no show.
Cancellation or Reschedule charges are applicable even if you are NOT able to take the tour because of visa rejection.
In order for there not to be a cancellation, a minimum number of participants are required. We reserve the right to cancel a scheduled trip although every effort is made by us to ensure that normal operations are maintained.
An add-on fee of 6% for handling fees is charged in addition to the above penalties.
Note: More 30 days after the completion of the tour, we cannot grant any refunds.
⇒ In the case of free passenger cancellation kindly update us 7 days before the departure.
⇒ In the case of late cancellation request or free passenger does not show up on tour day then $128 will be charged.
3. Before booking any tour make sure to go through every detail like tour itinerary, tour price, cancellation policy, reschedule and refund policies.
4. You should either bring a printed copy of your E-Ticket or bring it in your smartphone on the day of tour departure. You should also bring a valid photo ID along with your E-Ticket. In the case of any issues for not carrying E-Ticket or Photo ID GoldenBusTour will not be responsible.
5. Make sure to provide a valid phone number so we can reach you in the case of any emergency.
6. Please read all important notes, inclusion, exclusion section, terms and conditions, policies and below notes.
6a. Tour Operator holds the right to cancel the tour at any time depending on poor weather condition or some other unforeseen circumstances. However, GoldenBusTour will update its customers about the cancellation and shall not be held accountable for charges other than tour fees.
6b. Change in tour price will not affect any confirmed booking.
6c. Tour Operator can change the order of itinerary at any time without any notice.
7. You will be responsible for your travel documents during the tour.
8. Reach Departure location about 20 to 30 minutes before departure time. Unfortunately, no one will wait for you in case you get in late. The bus mostly has Bus Operator name and logo on it. Even if you are five minutes late and miss the bus then GoldenBusTours or Tour Operator will not be responsible. There will be no refund in this case. You will be charged 100% tour fee.
9. Bring Cash to pay Tour Guide for Optional Activities. Activities are optional though, but every customer MUST purchase at least 2 attraction tickets. Few attractions are mandatory for all.
I would admit that our tour experience was entirely the ideal and exactly the sort of bus tour we were expecting it, since we had the professional tour operators and very nice bus guiding person, who did a great job delivering us information and guiding us to the certain major destinations. We spend so many days on this tour, hopefully, we stayed in a decent hotel, including the West Yellowstone hotel where we had a beautiful view of nature from our room window. Those were some great days only because we had the immense stamina hiking up and down at the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and certain other destinations. Thanks.
I am very fond of natural beauty and adventure tours. I booked for the Golden bus tours to give myself a treat on my birthday. It was an 11-day tour to Las Vegas and covered many places such as Yellow Stone National Park, Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon. The bus guide helped each tourist with knowledge and assistance, if required. He was courteous and the bus driver well mannered. A nice tour and I recommend.
I boarded this tour with my girlfriend last month, and we both can't seem to shut up about it, we absolutely loved the tour. It was a bit long (11 days) but it was all worth it. Our favorite spot would definitely be the Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon.
The tour executed perfectly on time and it followed the schedule as provided earlier. I don't know, I wasn't aware of some of the optional tours that are also part of this tour, and they cost extra. Well, that was my misunderstanding; the company did an awesome job. Yellowstone is one hell of a beautiful place for you to must visit.
We went a group all family members and visited the tour places for 11 days. Nice to be in a group but each of us had seats away from one another. We saw the places and could catch up with a lot of detail that each one of us promised to go on another tour from the same bus operator.
at the very beginning of our journey I was wondering if we could ever be going to enjoy this expensive bus tour or not, we had a bus full of people on board with us, despite the great number of people, we had a such a lovely time. Of course, the tour management provision was appreciable managing all the people and making sure everyone's having a great time. Grand Canyon, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Las Vegas were the best spots where we had a memorable time and took really great photographs. Thanks for the discounts.
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By: Senabulya Frank
Correspondent East Africa
The entertainment scenario in East Africa is once again blessed with an award giving ceremony due to take place in Kenya's capital Nairobi come 15th July this 2006. According to Victor Mayeya ,the CEO of the event,it will be boosted by South African music television Channel O to show and market this event across the continent and beyond.Channel O is also to hand over the best artist award during the event in its recognition among other related activities to take place that day.
Unlike in the ended Kilimanjaro Music Awards in Tanzania which seemed to focus on only its artists and Peal of Africa Music Awards yet to happen in Uganda latter this year,Kisima music Awards in Kenya are to give a real UTAKE (Uganda ,TAnzania,KEnya) taste as it brings together various musician from all the three countries that make up the East African Community as they share lake Victoria believed to mother the source of river Nile.
Those nominated include Tanzania's undisputed best producer Pfunk Majani competing with Kenya's Ogopa DJs and Uganda's fast-rising producer Washington, behind hits like Africa unite by the East African Reggae Bashment crew which features on the official African Reggae CD. In the Ragga/dancehall category it is the Bashment crew against Redsun best known for his track titled Chicken well as in Reggae it is again the Bashment Crew against Ousman nominated with Nuks.
"OUR HERITAGE OF SPLENDOR" is this year's theme which shows that we are going back to our roots and cultureas we seek to give direction to the music industry. The entertainers of the day will include Juma nature from Tanzania ,Morice Kirya and Obsessions of Uganda alongside Jua cali ,Longombas ,Nameless and many more artists from Kenya.


text: Bio: For a couple of years (trying to conceal that I'm not any longer in my early twentieth), not to say my complete professional business life, I tried to transform data into actionable information, and succeeded very often (I think there were one or two situations where I failed). My personal feeling is that now are the most exciting times ever (at least so far) in the realm of Data Processing (sometimes called Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Business Analytics, or something completely different). There are so many fascinating tools that enable us to get meaning out of our data. I'm still thrilled by plain SQL statements, MDX statements, and also DAX statements (after conquering the Evaluation Context), that reveal secrets inside myriads of data (provided that technology is at hand that answers my questions fast enough). And with the possibilities to access Big Data stores not just with Map & Reduce scripts but also with SQL or for example with R in combination with analytical methods to provide information for different contexts make me feel that there are no limits to gain insight from all this data. This in combination with the mobile access to a broad range of different data stores and the possibilities to visually present data in compelling and revealing forms are exciting. I really like to wade through tons of data and look at this data from many perspectives trying to reveal important (what ever important really means) insights, but of course I'm trying to always be aware of what John W. Tukey once said: "The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted from a given body of data." After all, if there are some findings in my data that I want to keep or share, I'm always trying to make these findings shine and special. Due to the fact that our visual system is one of the most effective data processing systems (we are still alive because of the fact that we were able to detect the sneaking tiger in the grass) most of the time I will visualize my findings in one way or another. Hence I will write most often about data visualizations, maybe sometimes from a more general perspective, and sometimes there will be a lot of R code involved. I have to admit that R is my favorite tool, for many reasons, starting with its capabilities to scrape information from websites, combine this with data from traditional data stores, use some funny algorithms on this data and finally visualize the results with one of the powerful charting packages available. One reason, why I'm started blogging is that I learned a lot from the writings of other people sharing their insights with the community and if there is at least one reader who will also learn something from this blog I would be honored (so, this my attempt to paying back to the community). Another reason why I'm writing is that I want to resolve my puzzlements about the things happening in this data driven time, so every comment is welcome (I guess most of them :-)). And the final reason why I started writing is that from my personal point of view there is much writing where I totally disagree, trying to provide a different angle to a special topic. Please keep in mind that this blog only represents my personal point of view and does not necessarily correspond to the current or a future development of the company I'm working for (even if I'm trying to make the company adopt my point of view :-)) Currently I'm working for Alegri International Service GmbH (www.alegri.eu) in a great team of data driven people. As a Principal Consultant for SQL Server & Analytics, I'm focussing on Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and Analytical challenges as well as the Visualization of Data.


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Michael Jones Jewellers
Working with high Street Jeweller Michael Jones Jeweller we were tasked with creating some fabulous high quality visuals of their bespoke product range.
Their in house design process uses a combination of 3D Cad design and traditional Goldsmithing techniques to produce beautiful, high quality jewellery for their esteemed customer base.
These images are captured from their own 3D designs and re-created to provide a set of high quality marketing visuals to promote their design services.
Client: Michael Jones Jewellers
3D Production: Mark Rogers
Visual Creation: Stephen Irvine


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Cane toads come from South America
They were brought to Australia in 1935
They were brought to eat beetles that were eating sugar cane
Cane toads are now a pest
Where did cane toads come from?
Cane toads are a species of South American toad. They were introduced to Queensland, in 1935 to eat beetles that were destroying the sugar cane.
Cane toads live on the ground and can travel long distances because they do not need to live near water. They don't drink, but rather absorb water through the skin on their bellies.
They adapted so well to Australia that they became feral. At first, cane toads were confined to northern Queensland, but have now spread south and west across Australia.
What cane toads look like
Cane toads can grow to be 23 centimetres long. They can weigh up to 1.25 kilograms. They vary in colour from dull green to tan. They are very warty!
Life cycle of cane toads
Female cane toads can lay up to 30 000 eggs in a season. The eggs hatch in two or three days and the tadpole stage lasts between four and eight weeks. The toadlets can reach adult size within a year.
Cane toads are omnivorous, (say om-niv-or-us) which means they eat almost anything. They forage for food at night, looking for insects and snails.
They can live for about 15 years.
Cane toads are pests
Cane toads are poisonous to anything that touches or eats them. The poison comes from glands on either side of the toad's head. Cats and dogs may die after eating a cane toad.
Cane toads are a danger to small native animals and native plants because they eat them, and they eat the food needed by native animals.


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Bill Passed Unanimously Out of House Select Committee
Jefferson City, MO – On Wednesday night, the House Select Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations passed equal pay legislation (HB 44, filed by Rep. Stephen Webber of Columbia) unanimously and with bipartisan support. This marks another procedural step towards the bill's passage.
HB 44 had previously been passed out of another House committee and a similar bill, SB 144, sponsored by Sen. Paul LeVota (Independence), also passed out of the Senate Small Business Committee with bipartisan backing last month.
Both HB 44 and SB 144 would establish best practice guidelines for businesses to utilize when addressing the gender pay gap. The momentum of these bills represents great progress for the Women's Foundation public policy agenda in addressing the fact that women in Missouri make only 71 cents to the dollar men make.
"It's very encouraging to see bipartisan support for closing the gender pay gap," said Wendy Doyle, President & CEO of the Women's Foundation. "Removing economic barriers for women is the right thing to do for our families and our economy."
"It's time to ensure equal pay for equal work," said Rep. Stephen Webber. "I'm hopeful we can pass this legislation and get it on the Governor's desk for signature this year."
A research study conducted by the Women's Foundation in partnership with the University of Missouri in 2014 showed women in Missouri make 29% less than men for the same work. As part of its work to advance solutions to close this pay gap, the Women's Foundation has been raising awareness of the problem and cultivating support for policy solutions including HB 44 and SB 144.
Legislative session ends Friday, May 15.


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Queensberry Wedding Albums – Tina & David
I always feel that a wedding isn't really finished until the album is complete.
Its that time of year again when I am busy finishing up all the albums from over summer, and for me this is the best bit. Seeing all the images form the day put together to tell the story of your day as it unfolds. I always so to couples that although this is your album it not just for you. Its also for your children, your children's children. A way to sit together and look over the memories from the day when this little branch of your family starting. I think all to to often, we don't realise just how important photographs are until they are gone. If you want to make sure you still have them in 10, 20, 30 years time then print them. Even better put them in a beautiful album.


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Deductible: a burden of the US Healthcare System/
It hits around US Thanksgiving - the time of deferring your glaucoma and other treatable medical issues if you live in the United States. This phenomenon does not exist in Canada. When booking into early next year for their follow-up visits, many patients want to delay their visit so they won't have to pay out-of-pocket. They would rather delay care a few months until they are sure they've reached their insurer's deductible for the year. In Canada, patients are covered all year round without any deductible or co-pay and in each province there is a published fee code for each visit type (topic for a future article.) Here in the States, although glaucoma care is fully covered, if they have not reached their deductible for the year, then the patient has to pay in full for their visits. With each insurer paying a different amount for the same visit type, the amount the patient will end up paying out-of-pocket varies. Patients who have coverage are not liable for the full rack rate which is beyond what any insurer would pay for most anything. And those who have no coverage are charged more than any insurer ends up paying.
Conversely it is also a time crunch for patients who need a laser or incisional surgical intervention and want to make sure it's done before the end of December so that it is fully covered. Inevitably the patient gets disappointed as I am booking well into the new year. Does this really have to be the case? Why are there deductibles in this country and why must they be so high? The idea of the "high deductible" plans was to lower the cost of insurance for patients but the insurance premiums are still out of reach of many. Millions of families have opted out of insurance, even with the advent of the Affordable Care Act, having decided to pay the penalty ($695 per adult in 2017) and pay in full for all medical expenses. These families can't come up with more than $10,000 per year to insure their families and gamble that their out-of-pocket costs will amount to less than the cost of insurance. For my family, the first $11,200 in health expenses each year are out-of-pocket before the insurance pays anything. If that were added to the premiums for the year, that would mean an extra $1,000 per month in premiums! This $11,200 deductible would probably cover family healthcare for an entire year in Canada whereas in the States, this deductible is often not even enough to get through the first quarter of the year. The total insurance premiums for a family in a developed country should not cost this much. In the United States last year $9,900 was spent per person on medical care... poor value per dollar compared to much of the rest of the world.
Shouldn't the most expensive medical coverage buy the best care and not mediocre care?
The US Healthcare system is the most expensive per capita in the entire world yet the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study of healthcare ranked Canada 9th and the United States well behind at 28th based on the UN General Assembly's Sustainable Development Goals. The latest World Health Organization ranking the US fares even worse at 37th vs Canada's 31st. Canada is delivering better care for the amount that is spent. Yes, elective procedures are prone to much longer waitlists in Canada but that is another topic for future discussion. The healthcare system in the United States needs a major reboot. At the very least, patients are entitled to affordable coverage and should not have a deductible that prevents them from seeking care. Glaucoma may not be a top priority to many patients as it is usually slow to progress but neglecting glaucoma care to avoid paying out-of-pocket can result in permanent damage to vision. It's hard to put a dollar value on that.
The opinion expressed in this article is not necessarily shared by my employer.


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In our family, it is tradition that we color our Easter eggs on Good Friday. We always have an egg-decorating contest and vote on the egg we think is the most creative. This can be a very competitive competition; even my grandson plans his design. It is the beginning of our celebrations.
On Sunday, we go to Easter Mass, and then it is everyone to Grandmother's house for a feast. The star of the dinner is the honey-baked ham and the lamb cake. I am grateful for my family and the traditions that we share. We are truely blessed. 🙂
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DkIT Family Open Morning
Saturday, November 9, 2019 12:00 AM to 12:00 AMAdd to My Calendar Saturday, November 9, 2019 12:00 AM 12:00 AM Europe/London DkIT Family Open Morning - Dundalk Institute of Technology - DKIT CareersPortal Event Reminder Ireland CareersPortal firstname.lastname@example.com
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DkIT Family Open morning consists of a series of talks, tours of the campus, exhibition centre, and an opportunity to meet lecturing staff.
Talks start at 10.00am, 11.00am and 12 noon. Event takes place from 10.00am until 1.00pm.


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MKO Abiola: Shehu Sani lists other names Buhari should apologize to
Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to apologize to the family of late President, Musa Yar'Adua.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain also urged Buhari to also apologize to the families of late activists, Ken Saro Wiwa, Beko Kuti and Chima Ubani.
In a tweet, the lawmaker further admonished the President to equally honour other activists.
According to Sani, "There's need for the FG to tender an unreserved apology to the families of Ken Saror Wiwa and his Ogoni Kinsmen and honour the 9 and the 4 Ogonis with national honours. Same should be done to late Shehu Musa Yar'adua. Dr Beko Kuti and Chima Ubani must also not be forgotten."
Recall that Buhari had on Tuesday apologized to the family of the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola.
Buhari tendered the apology on behalf of the federal government after conferring the title, Grand Commander Of the Federal Republic, GCFR, on Abiola.


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Here Comes The Boom: An inspirational teacher movie with a lot of kick
08:21 GMT, 9 November 2012
Verdict: More of a bust, really
Here Comes The Boom is a weird but far from unwatchable mixture of two genres: the inspirational-teacher movie (notable examples of which include Mr Holland's Opus and The School Of Rock) and fight film. You could say it's The School Of Rocky.
Kevin James plays a biology teacher who takes up cage-fighting to save his school's music department, run by a weary but still feisty Henry Winkler.
Kevin also has his eye on a pretty fellow teacher (Salma Hayek), who admires him for standing up to the stiff, bureaucratic headmaster (Greg Germann).
Inspiring pupils with a fighting spirit: Scott Voss, played by Kevin James, with Brazilian fighter, played by Romulo Barral
The storyline is pure Hollywood formula, and when our flabby hero starts to win fights against professional opponents, any credibility flies straight out the classroom window.
The film very nearly plays as a parody of the sporting underdog movie, and it comes as a shock to realise we're meant to be taking it seriously.
Some of the vomiting and bottom gags are so crude they might have been written for the film's executive producer, Adam Sandler.
Worse, the picture peddles misinformation all too horribly familiar from many other Sandler films: the way to a woman's heart is to sexually harass her; the way to prove your manhood is to beat people up — that sort of thing.
The film rises above idiocy thanks to a good-hearted performance by James — his least obnoxious yet by some margin — and competent direction by Frank Coraci, whose biggest hit will probably always be The Wedding Singer.
I went in with rock-bottom expectations and came out pleasantly surprised. It isn't completely awful.


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A Weekend in Richmond
Rob and I met in Richmond on Friday night and spent the weekend hanging out with my friend Tina and her boyfriend, Michael. We went to my brother's show on Friday night, did some adventuring, lots of cooking, and even more lying around. On Sunday, Rob and I met my college roommate, Caroline, for some brunch and a couple Bloody Marys.
Traveling almost every weekend is really hard sometimes, but it's nice to have such good friends scattered all over the place--there's always somewhere that almost feels like home.


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Alternative Titles
English: Hiiro no Kakera: The Tamayori Princess Saga
Synonyms: Scarlet Fragment, Hiiro no Kakera: Tamayori Hime Kitan
Japanese: 緋色の欠片
Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 1, 2012 to Jun 24, 2012
Premiered: Spring 2012
Broadcast: Unknown
Producers: Bandai Visual, Lantis, YTV, DAX Production, Enterbrain
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Studio Deen
Source: Visual novel
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Score: 6.861 (scored by 32,072 users)
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Dirt Nap's "Oh, Just a Few Boys Horsin' Around" is a ruckus of a good time and is the very first cassette release on Rough Beast! Featuring eight tracks clocking in at just under twenty-five minutes the jvngle boys have cooked up something to hit all your garage rock feelers. The tapes are translucent yellow and limited to 100!
*Tapes contain digital download card
1. Jvngle Boys
2. Drunk Snake
3. Tar Pit
4. Birds of Paradise
6. Le Bushes
7. Kiss My Bones
8. Chocolate Covered Ants
"Springfield, Missouri's Dirt Nap is the fucking perfect way to end summer; scuzzy fun garage rock gassed up on cheap beer and a knack for taking the piss outta themselves." - Shiny Glass Houses
"Missouri savage punk kings tear it up..." - Couch King Emo


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Rule number one of freelancing is to always use a contract. There are enough things to worry about when you go into business for yourself, and whether you're covered legally in working with clients shouldn't be one of them. Whether you're just starting out or have been working with a given client for a while, having a good contract is the best way to preserve that relationship, make sure you get paid, and make sure everyone goes home happy. Creating a good freelancing contract doesn't have to be as complicated as you may think. Many people think of contracts as these very long complicated documents full of indecipherable legalese. Not so! A contract can be as simple as you want it to be, and often the simpler the better. There are many good samples online to give you an idea of what a good contract looks like. However, Bonsai makes it easy to create and sign contracts with all the language you need to protect your business and nothing you don't. Here are the 3 things that all freelance contracts should include.
Now, you can try to create a contract on your own, or you can use Bonsai's bulletproof templates to create an agreement in minutes. We offer contracts for nearly every type of freelance work, from freelance app development and freelance android app design to freelance web development and freelance website design.


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Bradford can write and write and write, and never seems at a loss for ideas. His Atlas Sound moniker loosely collects all the work he's done as a solo artists (even since childhood) but the proper releases being created now are ideas he can't seem to fit in the Deerhunter five-piece band mold....
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Freebie! Crash and Burn by Michele Callahan
iBooks: http://goo.gl/nWEyk6
B&N: http://goo.gl/Xc1wmb
Kobo: https://goo.gl/hy1Cag
"Do you ever read a story and then want to tell all your book friends to stop whatever they are doing immediately and read this book? Yeah? Well, that was me after finishing this book." – Amazon Review
A childhood promise has Chance Walker picking up a guitar once again. He hires sexy Erin Michaelson to bring music back into his life. Not only is she incredibly talented, she's one of the most intriguing women he's ever met. It's hard to focus on correct finger position when her sweet scent threatens to drive him out of his mind.
Less than twenty-four hours later he sees her again, but this time she's on stage using another name and seducing an entire audience of men. A single, sizzling backstage kiss will change both of their lives forever, because Chance soon realizes that Erin is not just an itch, she's an obsession that he refuses to live without.
*Crash and Burn is a scorching hot, contemporary, new adult romance of 58,000 words. This is a stand alone novel with a HEA.
** The Love You Like A Love Song series features original music written to accompany the books! To check out the music please visit www.laurenkayley.com.
All Music Available at the following retailers and streaming outlets: Apple iTunes, Rhapsody, eMusic, MediaNet, MixRadio, Inprodicon, GreatIndieMusic, Amazon MP3, Groove, Spotify, Deezer, Omnifone, Google Music Store, iHeartRadio, Slacker Radio, Shazam, JB Hi-Fi, Yandex, YouTube Music, Tidal, Akazoo, 8tracks, Tradebit, 24-7, SoundExchange
Love You Like A Love Song Series Reading Order
1) Crash and Burn
2) Alone With You
3) Up All Night
4) Make Me Forget
Coming Soon: Write Me A Love Song Series (The Band Castillo)
Kim's Review
Michele Callahan's "Crash and Burn" is the first tale in the Love You Like A Love Song series. Chance Walker is brought to his mom's lawyer's house for a meeting with him and his 3 brothers. Their mom brought them there six weeks after her death to tell them something. She wanted to remind them of what they really wanted when they were kids. Chance has already accomplished 1 thing so he goes to a music store to start on the second thing he wanted to do when he was younger. Erin Michaelson works at a music store and helps teach guitar lessons. At night she's one of the hottest singers around, Eva James. Erin is a shy, quiet woman who's just trying to make enough to pay the bills and maybe get a record deal. One night Chance is out whit his brothers when he sees Erin on stage and can't believe his eyes. She's nothing like she is in real life on that stage, she is amazing and captures everyone's attention. Will Erin make the right decision when she's given the chance of a lifetime? Can Chance get what he really wants? Will he get the things on his list accomplished? Find out this and more in book 1 of this awesome series!!!
5 out of 5 stars
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LAS VEGAS, N.M. — A case of horse rustling in northern New Mexico.
The Las Vegas Optic reports state livestock authorities arrested and charged a 41-year-old man with stealing 41 horses over the past year from people in the Mineral Hill area.
Court documents show Benny A. Padilla of Las Vegas faces 42 criminal charges. He was booked into the San Miguel County Detention Center Jan. 13 and ordered released on Jan. 18.


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I'll go out on a limb here and say: I bet most of us like kids. Otherwise, why develop for them? I also predict that most of us have access to children, either as parents, teachers or caregivers. And: I've got a strong hunch that most of us did at least some informal testing of our storybook app content with the kids in our lives. Did you assemble a group of children in a formal focus group/testing environment, or did you simply run through your creation with your own kid(s) in your lap at bedtime and gauge their response?
If you aren't a writer, illustrator or developer, which currently-available apps or ebooks are favorites with your kids (either at home or in the classroom)?
Let's chat about our experiences in sharing our own development process with actual age-appropriate audiences during the next #storyappchat, this Sunday (August 26) at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/6:00 p.m. Pacific. And just for fun: if it's been a while since you got the original feedback from your kids, how about revisiting your app with them before the chat, and be prepared to share the new feedback with us. Just use the #storyappchat hashtag on Twitter to take part in the chat–see you then!


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In previous posts, I explained my experiences installing Mac OS X on a regular PC. This has of course been using copies in which individuals have made various "hacks" to make it work on non-apple-branded computers. In fact, rather than wipe my Windows install every time I wanted to experiment, I ended up dedicating a 2nd hard drive to playing with the Mac OS. For the most part though, things were pretty dull for the majority of the year. Ever since the individual known as "Maxxuss" disappeared (the guy who "cracked" the kernel), there really hadn't been anything major brought to the scene. "JaS" and "Myzar" were both able to create new releases to co-incide with Mac OS X updates, but they were still based on an old kernel. In the hardware-compatibility area, there were also gains, but for the most part, progress was the slow time-consuming thing that you'd expect, and there weren't really any major breakthroughs to excite the community. A large part of this was because the old kernel was still in use. Those running OS X on a PC didn't get the performance enhancements, support for new hardware, etc.
In recent times however, things have begun to get a little more exciting. Apple published the source to their OS X 10.4.8 kernel, and a few individuals in the OSx86project community got to work. Eventually, a couple kernels were released that "JaS" was able to build into OSx86 installation DVD's. In fact, over the last few days, there seems to be something new, be it a kernel update, a new ISO, or something else directly affected by this new release.
What does this mean for those running OS X on their PC's? Well things just got a little better. Performance should be up. New hardware can now be used. For example, for the first time, many nVidia users can get QE/CI working on their hackintosh's, by running 10.4.8 and using the Titan release by "omni" (for a novice trying it out, there's a nice "Natit" installer out there).
Here's a screenshot example of an nVidia Forsa GeForce 6600 running on mine:
Just for fun, I installed both Warcraft III as well as World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft ran great. Warcraft III was fairly choppy (although probably playable). Warcraft III of course isn't a Universal Binary, so it was running through Rosetta. A faster processor would probably make it more playable (this was running on a Socket 775-based Celeron). I only ran each game for about 2 minutes, so it's possible that they're not perfectly stable, although I suspect they're probably fine. "Tearing" issues that I experienced when using ATI cards on 10.4.6 are non-existant using the nVidia card on 10.4.8.
With good comes bad though. Granted, things are not perfect, and there are still a lot of bugs and issues to be worked out. For example, in 10.4.6, I was able to get my Logitech USB headset working by installing a Sound Blaster USB package. Trying that in 10.4.8 caused a kernel panic when I plugged it in. I'm back to freezes during shutdown/reboot, but I'll see if there are solutions to that. I also needed to download and run an IOUSBFamily update to get any of my USB devices to work at all (including the keyboard and mouse). This doesn't relate directly to myself, but SSE2 and AMD support is also still being worked on, so there are still a lot of users who are out of luck at the moment.
But at least for now, things are pretty exciting. There are changes, and new things to play with and try out each day. Sure, the entire community knows that if Apple could make it extremely difficult to continue with the OSx86 developement (to the point of being nearly impossible). Even if that never happens, the community knows that the OSx86project will never meet a Mac's compatibilty. But this isn't about the goal. It's about the journey.


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Enjoy a fantastic day out at Centrewood Estate on Friday 12th August with Reon Hobson, head chef at Pascatore at the George, Christchurch as well as NZ Beef & Lamb Ambassador. A day not to be missed. Reon will teach you new techniques using modern flavours you can use in your kitchen every day as well as special dishes you can cook for a dinner party that will blow your guests away.
Girls Day Out
Creative Writing Workshop
Wednesday August 17 . This one day course (with a follow up in November) will explore the principles of story writing and apply them in practical exercises to whatever form of writing you wish to do, whether it's writing about your own life, family or business, in fiction, creative nonfiction, life writing or poetry.


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Academic journal article Journalism History
Book Reviews -- Ranks and Columns: Armed Forces Newspapers in American Wars by Alfred Emile Cornebise
Article excerpt
Most of us would be hard pressed to name more than one military newspaper. Some cynics may even regard the phrase as an oxymoron. Either way, this slice of specialized journalism has, to use the cliche, been ignored in the literature of journalism. The exceptions are the occasional pieces about a particular newspaper, or the several books written about the mother of all military newspapers, Stars and Stripes.
The author, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Northern Colorado, sets out to plug this gap. The field is not new to Professor Cornebise. He has written three related books in the last decade on military journalism and combat artists. In his preface, he tells us his intent is to provide an overview of armed forces newspapers, while exploring what these newspapers tell about the lives of citizens in uniform, whether in a time of war or peace. And, the question of a free press in the military context is an inescapable aspect of his study.
The first challenge is establishing "the first" of a kind. Revolutionary War newspapers dealt with battles and the armed forces but were not strictly military publication-that is, written by military personnel for their peers or by civilians for a military audience. Cornebise pounds a landmark in the ground in Parker's Ferry, S.C., where Benjamin Franklin Dunlap published the South Carolina Gazette for American forces in the area. Since then, literally hundreds of newspapers and magazines of this genre have been published, including handwritten newspapers circulated in prison camps. The tradition is well established in the contemporary armed forces. From Germany to Korea and on ships at sea in between, military newspapers roll off presses (or copying machines). …


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November 13, 2017
Are Holiday Albums Profitable?
Now that it's November, we're starting to get into the holiday music season. I enjoy pulling out my favorite Christmas albums and getting into the Christmas spirit each year. There are many to choose from each year, but there are always a few favorites from past decades that seem to get the most spins in our home and on the radio. Many artists do lots of publicity singing carols by being a part of holiday specials and programs. But are these holiday albums profitable?
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With promotion starting well before Thanksgiving, each year there are new and established artists releasing Christmas albums. This week, the top holiday albums on the Billboard charts cross all genres. From Celine Dion to Hanson and from Michael Bublé to Elvis, with several recent releases. But even an old favorite like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" soundtrack from 1965 reaches the top ten each year. This proves that no matter how new or old the album, Christmas albums can be very profitable for years to come.
An owner of Park Avenue CDs in Winter Park says he's always surprised at how early record labels start asking for his Christmas order. Steve Allen goes on to say that his customers ask for Christmas albums earlier and earlier every year. He usually prepares to receive shipments in October but has considered ordering them earlier to meet demand.
John Hagelston of Rhino Records explains, "Christmas albums can be relatively profitable because many songs are in public domain and there are no licensing fees." That makes for a nice seasonal payday.
Releasing a Christmas album is very advantageous for new and independent artists who don't normally get their songs played on the radio. Clearly, Pentatonix knows what they're doing as they already have FIVE Christmas albums under their belt. Two are in the Billboard top 10 holiday albums right now! There are lots of radio stations that pop up during the holiday seasons that strictly play Christmas music. This means that these albums are excellent opportunity for artists. Spending the time recording and promoting these albums seems to be worth it.
By: Andrea Balogun / Head Content Creator at Studio Workshop Group
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December 2014 Debt Update/
Holy moly schmoley you guys. I haven't been this excited to share a debt update in ages. You see, a crazy thing happened over the last 6 weeks. We paid off the Tires, LB's card, AND got started on the two biggest credit cards we had. HOLY GUACAMOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Since I am so pumped about all this debt progress, we are going to have a money week here on the blog. That's right. In the middle of DECEMBER we are talking budgeting and money and shiz is gonna get real. :) Hold on to your overpriced pants y'all. In October this was the scenario:
Plus the tires with a balance of $-775. So our total debt at the end of October (one year in to FPU) was actually
October 2014: $-8,635.28.
Our goal by mid-November/beginning of December was to be at
November goal: $-7027.61!
As of this morning this is where we are:
That's right y'all we blew right past that goal by $814! The tires are paid off, LBs card is paid off, Bank of America, Best Buy, Home Depot, Amex! WOOOOOOOOOT! We are for real FINALLY on the last two debts in our debt snowball. THE LAST TWO!
We have passed the $10,000 mark people!
When we started FPU we owed
$-17,000 in credit card debt alone!
To have that debt down to
Means that in the last year and two months we have paid off
$10,787.13 !!! In DEBT!
Areas for Improvement:
LB has been kicking butt at work and we are taking most of his increased commissions to make bigger debt payments. We aren't taking all of the extra because well, we're human. I'd like to say that we will take more of his increased commissions to put towards debt, but he is going to start a retirement account with some of it, life insurance with some of the rest, and buying concert tickets and trips and nonsense with the rest. I'd like to knuckle down on the nonsense portion, but we haven't done a TON of treat yo'self stuff in the last year. Don't worry, we aren't going crazy.
Here is my incredibly non-technical advice from Dave for the holidays:
"Remember: Even at Christmas you must act your wage, you aren't in Congress."
We have put $40 per paycheck in a cash envelope for Christmas since the beginning of the year. Next year we will kick it up to $60 because we've got more kids and babies and friends to buy for... plus about 6 very special birthdays in December as well. It is just a lot. A LOT A LOT. So we're gonna kick our budget up in that category.
What are you and yours doing to make Christmas less financially stressful? (*In my never really all that humble opinion, getting financially strapped is just NOT the point of the holidays.)


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When a chiropractor prescribes custom orthotics, a foot impression is taken from the patient. This impression allows a custom product to me made for the patient's particular needs. Orthotics are made to be worn on a daily basis during almost any activity, and one pair typically lasts over a year.
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We are delighted to say that we will be at the upcoming Nine Worlds Convention at Novotel London West in Hammersmith, 12-14 August 2016!
We'll have our stall there so come say hi to George and Gary, and of course pick up some Unsung titles.
Unsung authors will be speaking on panels at Nine Worlds so here's a list of events featuring Oliver Langmead, Ian Hocking and Aliya Whiteley, plus editor George Sandison
Friday August 12th
Getting fighting wrong
Cremant, 11:45am - 12:45pm (Living Words)
Tracks: Living Words
Lucy Hounsom, Liz de Jager, Danie Ware, Sebastien de Castell, Oliver Langmead,James Barclay
Meaningful exchanges of blows: how to lose pace and focus in every action scene! A lot of things go into a good action sequence - sharp things, explodey things, possibly an angry person waving a mildly threatening stick - but what does it actually take to make a fight scene work? How does writing a battle differ from running one, if at all? Here are some authors to spill their guts! Hopefully not literally. PLEASE not literally.
Science fiction and science fact
Bouzy, 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Living Words)
Tracks: Living Words
Ian Hocking, Anne Charnock, Jamie Sawyer, James Smythe, Adrian Tchaikovsky,Stephanie Saulter
Normally bending the rules is a bit of a dangerous act, but in fiction the laws of science are bent to breaking point all the time - so what's going on behind all that? What famous popular concepts work, and which are entirely unreasonable? What are we close to making happen, and - really! - does scientific accuracy even matter for the sake of a good time? I mean, how far can you get on science alone*, I mean, haha, honestly. * Probably, like, quite far. The distant edge of the solar system, probably.
saturday august 13th
The end of the world, and why we love it
Reims, 10:00am - 11:00am (Living Words)
Tracks: Living Words
Rob Boffard, Nate Crowley, Lavie Tidhar, Peter Newman, Aliya Whiteley, Leila Abu el Hawa
We may live in a time of uncertainty and flux, but humanity has always been obsessed with its own end. Why? Why do we love staring into the abyss so much? Why do we have such an endless fascination with zombies, superflu, alien invasions and all the other myriad ways that we can be done in? What's the BEST apocalypse, and the most terrifying? Are they the same? How do we think our world is going to tank today?
Fantasy vs Science Fiction
Bouzy, 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Living Words)
Tracks: Living Words
Anne Charnock, Chris Wooding, Bex Levene, Leila Abu el Hawa, Ian Hocking
Roll up roll up for your annual Fantasy vs Science Fiction debate. This needs no introduction, come see Fantasy authors argue FOR Sci-Fi and Sci-Fi authors argue FOR Fantasy!
Re-envisioning history as genre
Mouton Cadet, 6:45pm - 7:45pm (Living Words)
Tracks: Living Words
Angus Watson, Stark Holborn, Daniel Godfrey, Aliya Whiteley, Tom Lloyd
HISTORY. We can't escape it and we can't go back and fiddle with it, or not yet anyway - so how do we use it to reshape our understanding of the world, other worlds, and completely strange and different places? How has it affected plots, characters, visions of the future? Or are we in fact changing it?
Inspiring Futures: The Ada Lovelace Day conversation
Bourg, 8:30pm - 9:30pm (Living Words, Identity & Culture)
Tracks: Living Words, Identity & Culture
Stephanie Troeth, Aliya Whiteley, Stephanie Saulter, Anne Charnock, Anne Perry, Yen Ooi
Can SF inspire a life in science and technology? Do women write a different kind of SF? Should we celebrate that 4 of the last 5 winners of the Arthur C. Clarke Award were books by women SF writers?
Sunday August 14th
Writing Utopia
Bouzy, 1:30pm - 2:30pm (Living Words)
Tracks: Living Words
Rob Boffard, Gavin Smith, Oliver Langmead, Anne Lyle, Glen Mehn, Aliya Whiteley
Authors are always creating new societies, but is it possible to have a utopian society free from politics? Is achieving Utopia easier to write into a second world Fantasy compared to a science fiction setting?
Surviving in Writing
Epernay, 3:15pm - 4:15pm (Living Words)
Tracks: Living Words
Ed Fortune, George Sandison, Ciaran, Gavin Smith, Marguerite Kenner, Gillian Redfearn
Trying to break into publishing as a writer is a daunting prospect, and full of potential pitfalls, with plenty of companies willing to take advantage of those who don't know how to navigate the industry. What are pro-rates? What are rights and which should you sign over? Do you always need an agent? In this panel, we talk to industry experts to find out what a writer should be looking for when it comes to being published, and what should send them running for the hills.
The full schedule can be found here. See you there!


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French author Marc Levy in Miami
Most read French author in the world, Marc Levy will promote is last book in French "Une autre idée du bonheur" and his book in Spanish with presentation and signatures.
- On Thursday June 12th at 7 PM he will be at Books & Books, Coral Gables
- On Friday June 13th he will attend a Cocktail at the National Hotel between 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
To register for the cocktail, please follow the link below
Article published on June 10, 2014.


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Happy Monday everyone!
Inspired by dragonflies, butterflies, and the color story of my clutch, I wanted to wear something that with the motion of the wind would mimic wings. With each step, my skirt danced and fluttered. Feeling connected with nature, I felt so light and liberated.
I hope you had a wonderful weekend and thank you so much for reading!
:: Outfit ::
Top :: Lace top (last seen here), J.Crew cami underneath
Bottom :: Rachel Zoe (old) (similar here & here)
Shoes :: Givenchy
Bag :: Alexander McQueen thanks to Net-A-Porter!
Accessories :: thanks to Gorjana and Tacori!


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Knotty Logs
Pretty sure Knotty Logs is the first short I've worked on that's NSFW. In October, the growing team at Oddfellows sat down in a tiny room and hashed out some ideas for this year's Yule Log. I think the room got a little too warm and some people started getting a little light-headed, because pretty much all of the ideas ended up being raunchy. After a quick vote, we decided on "Rubby Logs," which eventually was renamed for a "punnier" version. Jay was tied up on another project, so I was fortunate enough to take on all of the design (excluding the second set of log close-ups toward the end). It was a ton of fun creating it in my own style.
Design: Sarah Beth Hulver
Animation: Josh Parker, Kavan Magsoodi, Tyler Morgan,
Stan Cameron, Khylin Woodrow, Jonas Elsgaard
Audio: Sonosanctus


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No laughing matter: The Onion is considering a sale
The Onion, a news satire website that takes nothing seriously, could be seriously considering a sale.
The website's parent company Onion Inc. has reportedly hired a financial advisor to advise it on a potential sale, according to a Bloomberg report that cited people with knowledge of the situation. The company is reportedly working with investment bank GCA Savvian.
It appears to be a good time to be in the business of being funny, at least when it comes to mergers and acquisitions. Funny or Die, a comedy website co-founded by actor Will Ferrell, is also reportedly exploring a possible sale. That website could be hoping to land a valuation of as much as $300 million, according to a separate Bloomberg report.
The Onion's potential sale comes less than a year after the company ended its print publication business. It had been in the business of printing its content in 17 markets at one point, though that figure dwindled down to just three before the print operation was shuttered in December 2013.
Known for its quirky and amusing headlines, Fortune's sister publication Entertainment Weekly last year issued a list of 25 of the best Onion headlines. Among the favorites? "Study reveals: Babies are stupid" and "Kitten thinks of nothing but murder all day."


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To ramble on in prayer, unburdening your heart, is permissible, but not ideal. It is not focused and it is less effective. wp.me/p2ukOd-2F
The proper method is to consider deeply, looking into your heart, and to find one single sentence that exactly expresses your request. You may find you do this by becoming very still. At such a time a well-framed request may pop into your mind.
An Angel Taught Me How To Pray – download this post as a flier (pdf)
The prayer that you frame should be literally correct and relevant. It should be correct and accurate to the letter. This is not a time for irony or to presume that whoever answers your prayer will develop a deep understanding of your context or your emotional nature. Consider that your words themselves become thoughts and those thoughts have power. Also consider that a prayer, a wish, is permission to do something in your life, and in God's name pray wisely.
This one sentence can beneficially be repeated.
You may also focus on a single thought unwaveringly. It need not be verbal.
It is not necessary in the slightest to address the prayer to God. (In the opinion which I am reporting faithfully.) There is no true difference between a prayer and a wish. Therefore it is essential to guard your thoughts and to husband good intentions for your fellow man.
The feeling that you pray from is also vitally important. It is vital that you pray from an intention of kindness, of love. This "tunes" the prayer to the emotional nature of those who will answer it. To generate gratitude before explicitly framing your prayer, in proper anticipation that the request be granted, is advantageous. To make such specific, focused, fulfillable requests in due faith, wisdom and loving kindness is a great benefit to oneself and to mankind. Pray do so.
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Join us this September at Frock Me vintage fair- our first show for the Autumn! We'll be opening our doors to all with some of the very best vintage fashion and textiles in the capital. With over 50 traders coming from all over the UK and Europe, it's the shopping event not to be missed- as recommended by British Vogue and often frequented by designers and stylists.
Frock Me specialises in hard to fine, quality vintage- from the turn of the century and onwards upto the 1990s and is held in the elaborate Chelsea Old Town Hall- on the infamous King's Road. With London Fashion Week just around the corner, it's a great chance to shop vintage and inspiring looks for the winter ahead. You can expect labels such as Pucci, Chanel, Ossie Clark, Biba and many more alongside more budget friendly options. We will be hosting a vintage tearooms, from the award winning Blackbird Tearooms of Brighton.


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|Poignant Literary Works, Proofreading, Copy Editing Services, Tutoring , and Creative Writing Workshops Provided
Bay Shore / Brightwaters Library
These classes are free!
Discover your creativity and
hone your writing skills.
1) Adult Creative Writing
Thursdays November 5th and 12th
See 1) Creativity Workshop description on the upper right for more class details. Contact the library to register 665-4350
Classes Sponsored By the ISLIP ARTS COUNCIL SCHOOL OF CULTURAL ARTS At BROOKWOOD HALL (631-224-5420) Fees are set by the IAC. Call Brookwood Hall to register for classes. I look forward to seeing you there. Classes are for teens and adults!
1) Creativity Workshop
What is creativity? This class will give you the opportunity to explore and express your creative side. Creative writing has two components. First is to open up and tap into your creative nature. Second, is to hone the craft of the genre you are writing. There will be a discussion on creativity. Students will then discover their own creative ability by writing responses to written / visual prompts, poetry and music. The workshop will be given by Don Uhrie, a local published author, and high school English and Creative Writing teacher.
Sunday 10 AM - 12 noon
October 18th and 25th
2) Creative Writing I
This series of classes will provide you with a variety of opportunities to explore and express your creative side. The initial class will discuss creativity and the creative process followed by a diversity of writing prompts and activities. From there, students will explore the uses / purpose of journal writing as a means of removing writer's block and expressing your thoughts and feelings on paper. Next, students will explore and write the personal narrative, a literary piece that may reflect on significant events, or people, in their lives. The workshop will be given by Don Uhrie, a local published author, and high school English and Creative Writing teacher.
Sunday 10 AM - 12 noon
November 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th