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October 6, 2012
Excerpt: The Recruit by Monica McCarty
Scotland's King Robert the Bruce is retaking his kingdom from the invading English. To win, he'll need all the grit and courage of his elite band of warriors, the Highland Guard, men who fight without fear and love without limits.Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Fiery, aggressive, and bold, Kenneth Sutherland is a true champion—skilled with any weapon and driven to win. Now Kenneth is ready for his greatest challenge: joining Robert the Bruce's secret army to fight among the elite. Kenneth's best chance to attain that honor is by winning the Highland Games. Focused and prepared for victory, he is caught off guard by a lovely wisp of a woman—and a stolen moment of wicked seduction. Her innocent arousal and her shameless hunger fire his blood. He will win his place in the guard—and in Mary of Mar's bed.
The ruggedly handsome hero-in-the-making stirs a heart that should know better. Mary vows that her surrender will be sport only—no promises, no heartbreak, just one night of incredible passion. Nothing, she swears, will persuade her to give up her hard-wrought independence and put her fate in the hands of another powerful man. But with every gentle touch and heart-pounding kiss, Kenneth makes her want more. Now Mary wants his heart. But is this determined champion willing to surrender everything for love? From Goodreads.com
Published October 30, 2012 by Ballantine Books
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October 5, 2012
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FlashFiveFriday: Date
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- She might not mind you having a guys' night out or watching the sporting event, because it will give her guilt-free uninterrupted time with the characters of her favorite book.
- Want a little insight in the inner workings of her mind? Ask her about the universe in which the story she's currently reading is set.
- Check between the cover of her current read - It'll often give you an idea of her mood - ie. if it's romance then she might be feeling a bit unloved or underappreciated, a police procedural, then she may feel like life is out of control and find comfort in the predictability of the story.
- Don't get upset if dishes aren't done, house isn't clean, food isn't on the table - sometimes a book is just too good to put down.
- Want to know the kind of man she wants? Look past the shirtless, tattooed bad boy on the cover and see that the character is tender and caring towards the leading lady.
I would love to hear your reasons.
#FlashFiveFriday is a weekly flash fiction/flash blogging prompt.See other DATE posts here.
The rules are very simple if you'd like to take part:
1) Write for no longer than five minutes
2) No upper or lower word limits
3) You must write something new
4) You can prepare your post ahead of time but the 5 minute limit still applies
5) If you add your blog post to the weekly linky you must visit five other blogs that week too to show your support
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Friday Fun with Elizabeth Lang
Important Lessons and Painful Decisions
I've been writing for quite a few years now. Got about two dozen novel-sized stories under my belt, though I only seriously took the plunge into publishing three years ago. Writing used to be a hobby, a bit of therapy and at times, a descent into zaniness, but it's gradually become a way of life, even a vocation.
When people ask me what I am now, I don't say Senior Systems Analyst, I tell people that I'm a writer. This, of course, produces as many raised eyebrows and queries as an SSA.
What is an SSA? It's a glorified name for a computer programmer.
When I say that I'm a writer, the usual reaction is…silence. One lady sitting next to me on the plane asked, "Are you famous?" That would be a no.
The people I've come across don't seem to know what to do with a writer, unless they're fellow writers, or closet-writers. We seem to be a strange, ethereal creature from another world who deals in things that AREN'T REAL.
My other favorite response is, "Can you read my manuscript?" or "I have an idea for a story, you can use it if you want." I usually get these from total strangers or casual acquaintances.
I try to be polite and decline, or give some advice if they're serious about breaking into the maze that is publishing these days, but alas between my own writing activities and mentoring an online writers group, I don't have time to read a 300 page unedited manuscript, and surprisingly as a writer, I usually have a mind bursting with ideas. Would you like some?
So, what is the most important lesson I've learned so far as a writer? There are a whole host of topics I can touch on dealing with book covers, marketing, editing, self-publishing and small presses, and even more to do with the nitty-gritties of writing, but the one that has impacted me the most is one that snuck up on me.
I attended a reading by Julie Czerneda during a fan convention. She was reading from a new fantasy novel and during the question period, she mentioned that she had edited out almost as much as she left in. I thought this was interesting since the story wasn't short, but didn't think much of it at the time until I was hip-deep into my second novel, The Rebels.
I created a character who was a rebel leader, but whose actions are questionable. I included in him some characteristics of a character that I detested from an old TV show. My character was different, but those similarities served as a thorn in my side as I continued writing until the story came to a standstill and for weeks, I couldn't get past it. All the hero and the rebel leader did were snarl at each other instead of advancing the story.
I ended up writing the third story in the trilogy in order to get away from it for a while. I was actually further along in the third story than the second one when I realized some drastic surgery had to be done if I was ever to finish the second book. I didn't think readers would appreciate a trilogy without a middle part.
So, 60,000 words into the story, right in the middle of chapter 25, I decided to scrap the rebel leader and create a brand new character. It was a painful decision because so much work had already been put into it and since the rebel leader was a main character that meant that I had to almost start from scratch because the dynamics would be different, along with the decisions that were made during the story.
But it was the right decision and the new character of Tucker ended up being far more interesting than the original.
It was a valuable lesson, somewhat like having your wisdom tooth pulled out. It hurts like hell but it feels so much better when it's out.
So, on this part of my journey as a writer, sometimes what makes or breaks a story is as much about what I take out as what I leave in.
What have been your most important lessons as a writer?
About the Author:
Elizabeth Lang was an avid reader from an early age. Science Fiction and Fantasy were and still are her passions, with occasional dips in the pools of Mystery. She has spent many years in the IT industry and started writing late in life, but once begun, she couldn't stop.Website, Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon
Elizabeth lives in Canada though she's worked in many places around the world. She loves traveling, learning about different cultures, and sampling their delectable foods.
She has 2 science fiction thrillers published with IFWG Publishing. From Goodreads.com
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October 4, 2012
Now Playing: Mocked by Faith
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Tips on Thursday: Content
Google search listings. But do you need new content weekly to keep traffic high to your blog?
What? I don't need to slave away 3 - 5 days a week to provide new content on my blog? I must have read that wrong. Surely you're not serious!
No, you read that correctly. Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't continue striving to bring great, fresh content for your blog. However, everyone needs a break once in a while and the great majority of the content you have already creating for your site does not have an expiration date.
Some Facts:
The top viewed post on my blog in the past 7 days is a guest post from February. It has garnered 610 new page views in the last 7 days.
In the last 24 hours the 3rd most viewed post is from July, receiving 52 new views.
How can you capitalize on this time saving traffic driver?
Highlight older posts. With my new template, I added the sidebar gadget - Popular Posts. Typically it is showing the top 5 posts from the past 7 days. Right now though I'm displaying the most popular posts of all time. I can also set it to the top posts for the past 30 days. I choose which ever option that gives a different collection of posts to highlight.
I also tweet about older posts. Some times it is to highlight an older post that's getting new views or a popular post. If a book I've featured/reviewed or an author I've hosted is in the news - won an award or has a new book coming out, then I will let my fans know about the posts I have done.
I also feature popular posts in my monthly newsletter.
Why does it work?
Like I said, most of your content does not have an expiration date. Also you should be getting new fans and while we would like to believe they go through all our old posts when they discover our blog they don't. I have something like 400 posts it's just not feasible. Instead, I direct them to posts of interest. I picked up about 700 new Facebook fans in the past month and probably another 100 or so Twitter followers (with all the follow, unfollow, only to follow again I have trouble determining how many truly new followers I get). That is a slew of new people who haven't read my previous posts.
Books rarely become outdated.
If you are looking for a break or going on a vacation and don't want your traffic to suffer, then consider directing your readers to older content. You can make old content new by doing a short update post - perhaps a new edition is available or the author has a new book in the series coming out. Write up the update as a new post then link back to the old post (s) - the review, guest post, or book feature.
Your Challenge: Try posting to Facebook or tweeting the link to 1 older post a week and see what it does for your readership.
What? I don't need to slave away 3 - 5 days a week to provide new content on my blog? I must have read that wrong. Surely you're not serious!
No, you read that correctly. Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't continue striving to bring great, fresh content for your blog. However, everyone needs a break once in a while and the great majority of the content you have already creating for your site does not have an expiration date.
Some Facts:
The top viewed post on my blog in the past 7 days is a guest post from February. It has garnered 610 new page views in the last 7 days.
In the last 24 hours the 3rd most viewed post is from July, receiving 52 new views.
How can you capitalize on this time saving traffic driver?
Highlight older posts. With my new template, I added the sidebar gadget - Popular Posts. Typically it is showing the top 5 posts from the past 7 days. Right now though I'm displaying the most popular posts of all time. I can also set it to the top posts for the past 30 days. I choose which ever option that gives a different collection of posts to highlight.
I also tweet about older posts. Some times it is to highlight an older post that's getting new views or a popular post. If a book I've featured/reviewed or an author I've hosted is in the news - won an award or has a new book coming out, then I will let my fans know about the posts I have done.
I also feature popular posts in my monthly newsletter.
Why does it work?
Like I said, most of your content does not have an expiration date. Also you should be getting new fans and while we would like to believe they go through all our old posts when they discover our blog they don't. I have something like 400 posts it's just not feasible. Instead, I direct them to posts of interest. I picked up about 700 new Facebook fans in the past month and probably another 100 or so Twitter followers (with all the follow, unfollow, only to follow again I have trouble determining how many truly new followers I get). That is a slew of new people who haven't read my previous posts.
Books rarely become outdated.
If you are looking for a break or going on a vacation and don't want your traffic to suffer, then consider directing your readers to older content. You can make old content new by doing a short update post - perhaps a new edition is available or the author has a new book in the series coming out. Write up the update as a new post then link back to the old post (s) - the review, guest post, or book feature.
Your Challenge: Try posting to Facebook or tweeting the link to 1 older post a week and see what it does for your readership.
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World Animal Day
It's World Animal Day and authors Terri Giuliano Long and David Brown are hosting a hop. You know I'm a big animal fan. I have 2 cats and 2 dogs. I would have more, but I need another 2 legged household member first to balance things out. I used to work as a zoo keeper and my graduate studies were all about endangered species and recovering the Florida panther. So naturally, I thought I should participate.
For as much as I am an animal person (or perhaps it is because I am such an animal person) I do not like to read about animals. Books with animals are always sad. I don't think I ever even read the Velveteen Rabbit. Therefore, it's a bit ironic that my favorite books for October (I know October just started but the books are that good I know nothing else I read this month will top them) has animals in semi-leading roles.
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my review) and the animals have a much bigger role. It was interesting to see them interact with the characters and wonder if they will be more prevalent through the rest of the story (to be honest I had all but forgotten them).
Right now, there doesn't look like anything bad will befall these furry and feathered creatures. J. B. Lynn and K. B. Hoyle - I'm putting you on notice YOU CANNOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO THESE CHARACTERS. Otherwise I will be very, very upset. Consider yourself warned! :)
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October 3, 2012
It's a Wrap - Bloggiesta Wrap Up
This was my first time officially participating in Bloggiesta. It was a lot of fun and I got a lot done. Not every thing on my To Do List was complete over the weekend, but I'm happy to report that by today I have completed list. So what did I accomplish?
Since I hosted the a mini-challenge on policies/disclaimers I tweaked my review policy and disclaimer page, I also added a contest rules page that are the general guidelines governing giveaways I host on my blog.
I lost a few sidebar gadgets (and imported a bunch of place holders) when I changed templates last month. I did get my Goodreads Shelves back up (scroll down) and deleted the place holders. I also add the gadget "follow by email".
I changed out the slide show images (click on the home tab to see the slide show).
I wanted to write 2 reviews. I wrote a review for Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman over the weekend and then on Monday night I wrote the review for The Enchanted.
I finished the October newsletter and sent it out. You can view it here.
I wanted to make graphics for my features. I did get 2 done over the weekend, but I since tweaked one and finished the third. I even got a fourth graphic made tonight. Here are all the graphics:
I'm proud of myself for what I accomplished. I hope all of you accomplished many, if not all, of your goals. If you liked my mini-challenge, I hope you will stop by every Thursday for tips and tricks to help make your blog everything you want it to be.
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Sylvain Reynard: Redemption
"Look for me in Hell." – Gabriel's Inferno
The characters in my novels Gabriel's Inferno and Gabriel's Rapture aren't perfect. Professor Gabriel Emerson is arrogant and cruel until he encounters a woman he wants more than his own self-satisfaction. Even our heroine, Julia, has flaws and shortcomings.
But if one wants to tell a story about redemption and have that story mean something, a character's need for redemption must be made clear.
As an author, my goal is to show that despite the complexities of human frailty, grace and forgiveness persist. First and foremost, however, the character has to recognize his failures and wish to change them.
Both of my novels were inspired by Graham Greene's writing and the way he presents redemption and forgiveness.
"…this is a record of hate far more than love …"
So writes Greene near the beginning of his novel The End of the Affair. Readers are no doubt surprised, shocked perhaps, that a novel with so tantalizing a title is a diary of hatred. Indeed, readers will be far more surprised when they discover that God is among the hated, especially when the narrator admits that he begins his story failing to believe in God at all.
The novel is one of my favourites. It explores love and faith, but it does so by focusing on the lives of sinners rather than saints, atheists rather than believers, while curiously weaving instances of coincidence or miracle in the narrative.
The narrator, Maurice Bendrix, engages in an adulterous affair with Sarah Miles, the wife of his friend. Sarah ends their affair abruptly, leaving Bendrix jealous and suspicious. A strange collusion begins as Sarah's husband, Henry, confides in Bendrix that he believes she is being unfaithful.
Bendrix hires a private investigator to follow Sarah, determined to discover the identity of the lover for whom she has abandoned him. What he learns is most unexpected.
Greene is not the first Catholic writer to explore issues of faith in his novels. But The End of the Affair is not the kind of book that one would normally shelve as inspirational. Indeed, Bendrix is not saintly. His lust and love for Sarah have been transformed into a burning hatred. Even during their affair, when he thought that he loved her, he was occasionally cruel. Bendrix is hardly a romantic hero and the novel is certainly not a
romance in the conventional sense.
But there's something appealing about the way Greene presents his characters and their shortcomings, something that resonates in the reader. Indeed, many readers who would never read an inspirational book might find themselves picking up The End of the Affair and enjoying it.
I've had similar reactions from my readers, some of whom would never read a love story or something that could be categorized as romance.
But the need for love and redemption is something that transcends genres, and it's something that both Greene and I explore in our novels.
About the Author:
Sylvain Reynard is a Canadian writer with an interest in Renaissance art and culture and an inordinate attachment to the city of Florence. website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads
See my review of Gabriel's Inferno. Get your copy at IndieBound, Amazon, and other retailers.
See my review of Gabriel's Rapture. Get your copy at IndieBound, Amazon, and other retailers.
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From the TBR Pile: Daddy Left me Alone with God by Robin Slick
Annie loathes middle age because in her mind, as long as she avoids mirrors in brightly lit rooms, she is still a cool, cutting edge hipster with a scandalous secret she has kept for almost three decades. At age seventeen, Annie had a love affair with a man ten years her senior -- legendary British rock guitarist Mick Saunders. Now, feeling stuck in a boring, faltering marriage and desperate to change her life, she is unexpectedly given the chance to reconnect with Mick while chaperoning her fledgling rock star teenagers on a tour across America. To Annie, this opportunity to recapture her past is a dream come true. But will she and Mick be able to pick up where they left off? From Goodreads.compaperback, 291 pages
Published March 2011 by Dip Books
*received book from author at The Indie Book Event
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Praise for Daddy Left Me Alone With God:
"he plot is great, the characters interact so well" ~ Cheryl's Book Nook
"a funny, sexy and scathingly honest look at what it means to be a baby boomer in a world changing faster than a phone number on speed dial. with a fresh voice, a fast plot and a unique perspective on the new generation of sex, drugs, and rock and roll...a delight from start to finish." ~ Ellen Meister, back cover
"The road trip from hell made the story so funny, sad, and poignant, depicting the end of an era and the beginning of the next." ~ Coffee Time Romance & More
About the Author:
Robin Slick is a raging liberal living in downtown Philadelphia who wishes she could jump in a time machine and travel to London in the late sixties where she'd party with the Beatles, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, and all of their pals. Robin is the author of several published short stories and novels, a nominee for a Best American Short Story award, former fiction editor at both NFG Magazine and Philadelphia Stories, but alas is probably most well known as the mother of Eric Slick, drummer for Dr. Dog and Paper Cat, and Julie Slick, solo artist, bassist for the Adrian Belew Power Trio, and Paper Cat.
Robin's interests include rock music, world travel, and eating gourmet vegetarian meals prepared by five star restaurants and her daughter, Julie.
She generally prefers dogs over people but does not like cats though she should have one, given her irrational fear of mice. From RobinSlick.com
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October 2, 2012
Now Showing: For All Time
Find For All Time by J. M. Powers at Goodreads and Amazon.
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My Favorite: The Enchanted
ARC via Netgalley
Published October 18, 2012 by The Writer's Coffee Shop
Read September 2012
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I absolutely LOVED this book. It was fantastic, definitely my favorite of the series (well so far as there are a few more to come). Seriously, this is the best young adult series that I have read in a long time. If you haven't picked it up yet, there's no time to waste. If you start The Six (see my review) today, you can get through The Oracle (my review) and The White Thread (my review) before The Enchanted is released on October 18.
The characters are more mature in this book. Darcy has moved from the tween angst of "my parents are so uncool" we saw in The Six to the more mature melodrama of "he loves me, he loves me not". And speaking of "he"... Tellius is all grown up and quite the handsome prince.
Much as the title suggest, The Enchanted was much more the fairytale than the early books. It is not as action packed, though there is still plenty of action and danger. Afterall, Tselloch is stronger than ever and has Collin in his grasp. Yet, there seemed to be more of a focus on the relationships. As I mentioned in my Flash Five Friday post, Sam shows off her backbone. It was a "good for her" moment.
I've never wanted to go back to my teenage years, but reading The Enchanted and the perfection that is Tellius had me wishing for those innocent years when I would have still believed a guy like that could exist. Ok, I have to admit that he isn't actually perfect. He makes some stupid (but totally understandable) mistakes. But, he's charming and good looking, and has manners (you know those behaviors of olden days when guys were gentlemen and made girls feel like ladies). Also, if I was a teenager then I wouldn't feel so creepy swooning over this seventeen year old boy.
We get more answers toward solving the prophesy (I think I know what "twice red" refers to). I so should have taken the bet with my niece (don't know what I'm talking about? Read my niece's interview). Speaking of my niece, she was none too happy to learn I got an advance copy. The Gateway Chronicles is her all time favorite series (it's rivaling my love for Harry Potter). You do NOT want to miss out on these well written, entertaining stories. GET THEM NOW!
A free book was obtained from the source mentioned above in order to provide an honest and free review.
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October 1, 2012
Meet the Author: Suzy Duffy
Zack, Cody & making God laugh…
Hi, Girl Who Reads.
Lovely to meet you. I'm Suzy Duffy, author of Wellesley Wives. I'm Irish and moved to the USA with my five kids, dog and husband, Michael in 2009. His work was beginning to involve more time spent in the US than in Europe and one day he suggested trying to live on this side of the Atlantic. I was pretty surprised and a little terrified about moving because most of my family lives in Ireland and it's been my lifelong home. My kids heard us 'discussing' it however, and they thought it was a great idea. (Personally I think they wanted to move because they were obsessed with The Sweet Life of Zack & Cody, back then.) Finally we agreed to put our home in Dublin on the rental market. If we got a nice tenant, wouldn't an adventure in the USA be amazing? The first family to view the house was American and they wanted to relocate to Ireland for three years. Was it coincidence or destiny?
The preparations were insane. My youngest was only ten months and there were schools to contact, doctors to meet, even the dog had to get a passport! It was really busy but we got it all done and moved in August 2009. Those three years have passed and we're still here. I wonder is that how a great many people end up moving countries? They come thinking it's only for a couple of years but that turns into decades and ends up being a lifetime.
Everyday, I feel I'm becoming more American and less Irish. Who knows what the future holds, if somebody had told me five years ago that I'd be living in America I would have laughed but now I understand that nothing is definite. At this point I'd be happy to live in the States or Europe but we have an expression in Ireland - "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans!"
Women the world over are pretty much the same and the women I've met since moving here have been charming, intelligent, friendly, and very generous with their time and love. For those who were looking for scandal, sorry to disappoint. This is better than that. It's a funny, heartwarming, life affirming story about how wonderful we women are.
I may not quite have The Sweet Live of Zack & Cody but it's sweet enough for me!
Lots of love,
Suzy, the Wellesley Wife
Suzy Duffy is an international and #1 bestselling author. A former national radio DJ and TV presenter in her native Ireland, she moved to Boston with her husband, five children and one dog in 2009 in light of Europe's economic downturn. Duffy's colorful background has taken her from working in the United Nations' Geneva headquarters to being a water-ski instructor in Greece to laboring as a corn cutter in the south of France.Wellesley Wives, Duffy's debut U.S. book release, is the first in a New England based trilogy of novels. She is currently working on the second installment, Newton Neighbors.Wellesley Wives is currently available at Amazon.
Find Suzy Duffy on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Pinterest, her website and on The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House site.
Meet the Author Mondays is a weekly feature on Girl Who Reads to introduce authors. The views, beliefs, and opinions expressed by guest post authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, beliefs, or opinions of Girl Who Reads. Girl Who Reads is an advertising affiliate with Amazon and IndieBound; a small fee is earned when purchases are made using the above links.
A Good Week for eBooks
Sent out the October Newsletter last night. If you haven't subscribed, you can view it here.
There's a couple of giveaways still going on that you will want to enter: Harry Potter Blu-Ray set and $200 Cash.
Make sure you check out the World Animal Day hop happening Oct. 4 - click on the button on the side bar.
Looking for a little blogosphere Halloween fun? Then you might be interested in the Halloween Blog Flash. Details can be found by clicking on the side bar button.
There's a new Kid Who Reads review for Nate Rocks the Boat by Karen Pokras Toz.
Mailbox Finds:
The Watchmaker's Daughter tells the story of a child of two refugees: a watchmaker who saved lives within Dachau prison, and his wife, a gifted concert pianist about to make her debut when the Nazis seized power. In this memoir, Sonia Taitz is born into a world in which the Holocaust is discussed constantly by her insular concentration camp-surviving parents. This legacy, combined with Sonia's passion and intelligence, leads the author to forge an adventurous life in which she seeks to heal both her parents and herself through travel, achievement, and a daring love affair. Ironically, it is her marriage to a non-Jew that brings her parents the peace and fulfillment they would never have imagined possible. Sonia manages to combine her own independence with a tender dutifulness, honoring her parents' legacy while forging a new family of her own. From Goodreads.com
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Talis glimpses an alien world where Rikar, his old friend and traitor, is being tortured. He is tempted down a dark path leading to the forbidden knowledge of Shadow Magic, the magic he needs to keep from going insane.Read my reviews of Book 1 and Book 2. Find Shadow Mage at Goodreads and Amazon.
The feud between the royal houses of Naru has Talis and Mara caught in the middle, and once again threatens their friendship. And the magical Order of the Dawn distances themselves from Talis, pushing him aside to study the discarded magical art of runes. With civil war looming, Jiserian sorcerers again invade the city of Naru, and Talis must rise to help protect their city.
A mysterious sorcerer from the Tarasen Islands arrives, with eyes on the black crystal, aiming to create a World Portal to the planet where Aurellia and his Elders have escaped. Talis finds his heart wrenched between saving his city and saving the one closest to his heart. Even after being trapped on an alien world, with no way back home, Talis realizes that his friendship with Mara and Nikulo is the key to their fate and survival. From Goodreads.com
Drawing on her own experience with personal reinvention, her professional work as a change management consultant, and her studies in the fields of pyschology and human behavior, Blumenthal breaks down how to successfully reinvent your life in six steps. Each stage is comprehensively explained, with action items, tools, and resources to enable you to follow through and effect change in your life. From Amazon
Find it at Goodreads, IndieBound, and Amazon.
Take three wacky aunts, two talking animals, one nervous bride, and an upcoming hit, and you've got the follow-up to JB Lynn's wickedly funny Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman.Read my review. Find Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman at Goodreads and Amazon.
Knocking off a drug kingpin was the last thing on Maggie Lee's to-do list, but when a tragic accident leaves her beloved niece orphaned and in the hospital, Maggie will go to desperate lengths to land the money needed for her care.
But the drug kingpin is the least of her worries. Maggie's aunts are driving her crazy, her best friend's turned into a bridezilla and a knock on the head has given Maggie Dr. Dolittle abilities—she can talk to animals. Unfortunately, they talk back.
It's just another day in the life of this neurotic hitwoman. From Goodreads.com
Darcy Pennington's course was plotted out for her long before she ever stepped foot in Alitheia. Finally willing to go along with her prophesied path, Darcy returns to the magical realm to find everything spiraling out of control. A painful rejection almost pushes her to breaking, and when she and her friends finally confront one of Tselloch's gateways, nothing turns out as expected. Darcy wonders, in the end, if there is any hope at all for her, or for Alitheia. From TWCSRead my reviews of Book 1, Book 2, and Book 3. Find The Enchanted at Goodreads.
As Grace recovers from tragedy, her science class is chosen by Agent Sweeney at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to help with research on the new "Red Wolf Reintroduction Program".Reads my review of Book 1. Find Uncontrollable at Goodreads and Amazon.
While she's excited about helping with the conservation of the endangered wolves, Grace knows this means being outdoors in the worst winter recorded, in a place she no longer feels comfortable. It also means working closely with Wyn (her ex) and his annoying girlfriend (Skyler), a girl whose idea of getting close to nature is picking silk plants and growing fake plants.
After a couple of wolves show up dead, Grace almost quits. However, when a fellow project team member goes missing, Grace continues the assignment under a renewed suspicion that someone might be sabotaging the conservation program. She quietly begins to hunt for clues.
Little does she know, she is being hunted too. From Goodreads.com
Centuries have passed since civilization's brush with apocalypse. The world's greatest threats have all been silenced. There is no anger, no hatred, no war. There is only perfect peace...and fear. A terrible secret was closely guarded for centuries: every single soul walking the earth, though in appearance totally normal, is actually dead, long ago genetically stripped of true humanity.Read my review of Book 1. Find Mortal at Goodreads, IndieBound, and Amazon.
Nine years have gone by since an unlikely hero named Rom Sebastian first discovered a secret and consumed an ancient potion of blood to bring himself back to life in Forbidden. Surviving against impossible odds, Rom has gathered a secret faction of followers who have also taken the blood-the first Mortals in a world that is dead.
But The Order has raised an elite army to hunt and crush the living. Division and betrayal threaten to destroy the Mortals from within. The final surviving hope for humanity teeters on the brink of annihilation and no one knows the path to survival.
On the heels of Forbidden comes MORTAL, the second novel in The Books of Mortals saga penned by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. Set in a terrifying, medieval future, where grim pageantry masks death, this tale of dark desires and staggering stakes peels back the layers of the heart for all who dare take the journey.
The Books of Mortals are three novels, each of which stands on its own, yet all are seamlessly woven into one epic thriller. From Goodreads.com
Mick "Scorcher" Kennedy, the brash cop from Tana French's bestselling Faithful Place, plays by the book and plays hard. That's what's made him the Murder squad's top detective—and that's what puts the biggest case of the year into his hands.
On one of the half-built, half-abandoned "luxury" developments that litter Ireland, Patrick Spain and his two young children are dead. His wife, Jenny, is in intensive care.
At first, Scorcher and his rookie partner, Richie, think it's going to be an easy solve. But too many small things can't be explained. The half dozen baby monitors, their cameras pointing at holes smashed in the Spains' walls. The files erased from the Spains' computer. The story Jenny told her sister about a shadowy intruder who was slipping past all the locks.
And Broken Harbor holds memories for Scorcher. Seeing the case on the news sends his sister Dina off the rails again, and she's resurrecting something that Scorcher thought he had tightly under control: what happened to their family one summer at Broken Harbor, back when they were children. From Goodreads.com
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Looking for Senior Full Stack Developer and Senior Java Developer with 5+ years of experience. Must be open to work in a startup culture, a go getter with problem solving skills. Must have a computer science bachelor's degree/master's degree. Primary responsibility is to: • Develop and design the software solutions relating to Clinical and Healthcare industry. • Work with our US clients and domain experts to understand and document product offerings. • Design and document subsystems, components, classes, API's and other software-related artifacts. • Must be able to work independently and deliver outstanding quality work-product
Desired Technical Skills: • Very strong in Java and willingness to explore other technologies for development purposes. • Strong understanding of structured (relational) or unstructured data. • End to End Software Architecture (Web-Tier, Mid-Tier, Analytics-Tier, Data-Tier). • Core Java, Spring Framework, JPA, Hibernate, REST APIs. • Maven, JSON, Junit, JQuery. • Angular JS 1.x • Experience with Git. • Familiar with Agile development techniques. • Understanding of Analytics Solutions like SAS, R. • Excellent in Data Structures and Algorithms. Education and Qualification: • Minimum 5 years of software development experience in Java. • Bachelor's or higher degree in computer science or an engineering related field • Strong communication skills • Experience in handling clients from US, Europe.
Solopreneurs Portal Pvt Ltd (SOLOPRENEURS) is a technology company focusing on bringing HR Tech Solutions. As the name suggests, it started building technology platform to harness the best talent from across the world. There are many platforms, which are available for aggregation of independent professionals, but SOLOPRENEURS is not only working from technology angle but also bringing the HR/Development point of view also in their development. The effort will always be to keep HUMAN at the center of each solution rather than just technology. HR professionals with tech skills drive SOLOPRENEURS. The current portfolio is just the start and there are many more products, which are in pipeline. Some of the new age technologies like Blockchain, VR/AR, AI will be used to develop these HR solutions. SOLOPRENEURS is always looking for bright minds those are interested in developing HUMAN centered tech solutions for the industry.
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Paul Gauguin Cruises Destinations
Paul Gauguin Cruises shore excursions offer the most exciting tours and dramatic scenery in the South Pacific. The opportunity to experience each destination in the most authentic, meaningful way is the very essence of luxury cruising with The Gauguin. Enjoy white-sand beaches with swaying palms, hike spectacular mountain peaks or snorkel in multi-hued lagoons.
The island of Tahiti, crowned by a circle of majestic peaks, towers over the ocean with a mountainous green interior of deep valleys, clear streams, and high waterfalls. The flat coastal lands are home to fields of tropical flowers and most of the island's population. Papeete, the invigorating capital city and territorial gateway, boasts world-class resorts, spas, fine restaurants, nightclubs, and endless shopping at vibrant markets, shops, and boutiques. Tahiti is the world's definition of paradise.
Society Islands
The Society Islands, considered "Paradise on Earth" by savvy travelers, were explored by Captains Cook and Bligh, but they were made truly famous by the paintings of the artist, Paul Gauguin, and by the words of author, James A. Michener.
Divided into the Windward Islands, and the Leeward Islands, they were given their stylish name by Captain James Cook in 1769, when he named them after England's Royal Society- and Royal islands they certainly are. Most of these rugged islands are volcanic in origin, with a few small coral atolls mixed in. Of these, the most recognizable names are the legendary islands of Bora Bora, Huahine, Moorea and Tahiti.
Cook Islands
A network of 15 islands in the heart of the South Pacific spread over an area the size of India with a population no bigger than a small New Zealand country town. These unique and friendly Polynesians have their own language and government and enjoy a vigorous and diverse culture with significant differences between each island. Despite some 70,000 visitors a year to the capital island – Rarotonga – the Cooks are largely unspoiled by tourism. They offer a rare opportunity for people from the cities of the world to experience a different type of vacation. There are no high-rise hotels, only four beach buggies and very little hype. Ideal for travelers seeking more than the usual clichés associated with the South Seas, each island has its unique qualities and offers the visitor a special experience.
The 78 Tuamotu Atolls are green rings of coral reef surrounding a turquoise lagoon, scattered over several hundred miles of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Some main atolls are Rangiroa, Manihi, and Mataiva. Colors seem brighter here and the water is incredibly clear. The beautiful interior lagoons have narrow openings to the ocean where rushing tides provide nutrients for exuberant coral and fish life. Diving or snorkeling in these passes, with exceptionally clear waters, is an amazing experience. Local life on these atolls is simple and peaceful. In small villages the visitor can discover the true culture of the Tuamotu, often participating in the daily activities of the Paumotu people. Lagoons are a haven for black pearl farms, fish parks, snorkeling and scuba diving. Motorized outrigger canoes or motor boats are used by locals to reach distant motu islets across the lagoon, where the day is spent collecting copra and searching for colorful seashells.
The Marquesas
About a three hour flight from the Society Islands and the Tuamotu Atolls, the Marquesas are seemingly lost at the end of the earth. Even now, some of the islands are virtually untouched since the era of European exploration. Their isolation has created an immense pride among the people and a fascinating culture. The language is unique to Tahiti, as the lilting Marquesan dialect is traced directly to the ancient Polynesian tongue of Maohi.
Natural wonders abound as 1000-foot waterfalls cascade down sheer volcanic cliffs, and towering mountains disappear into the clouds.
Tonga Islands
Tongatapu is the largest island in the Kingdom of Tonga and home to the nation's capital Nuku'alofa. Nuku'alofa's white Victorian Royal Palace symbolizes the Kingdom of Tonga. Outside of the capital are the blowholes at Houma. The island of Eua is visible from the south-east coast. There are many beaches: Kolovai Beach and Ha'atafu Beach are on the peninsula in the island's north-west. The Ha'apai Group of islands in the Kingdom of Tonga are situated between the main island of Tongatapu and the Vav'au group further north. For the independent traveler who seeks to go back in time, enjoys walking, warmth and sunshine, likes riding a horse, going fishing, getting to know local people and is searching for peace, quietness and tranquility, then a visit to Ha'apai Islands will be a rewarding experience.
New Zealand
New Zealand is the youngest country on earth - the last major landmass to be discovered. It has a rich and fascinating history, reflecting both the Maori and European heritage. Amazing Maori historic sites and taonga (treasures), some dating back almost a thousand years, are a contrast to many beautiful colonial buildings. Its awesome landscapes, lush forests, amazing wildlife and pleasant climate make it a haven for outdoor activities, and a great place to unwind. A walk around any New Zealand city today shows what a culturally diverse and fascinating country it has become.
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|LWR-009 GogglePuss - Wake me up saturday morning
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|LWR-011 Monsieur M - Playing with my records and T.V.
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|LWR-014 Boy Genius - Sampling with impunity
|LWR-015 Graphic Acts of Traffic (GAT) - Self-titled
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- When: Friday 5pm- 10 pm – Road closes at 4pm
- Where: Downtown Frankenmuth – Main Street closed from Genesee Street to Jefferson Street.
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April 20, 2017
9:30 am / 2:30 pm
Neuroscience Research Building, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Inaugural 2017 UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium
With the recent passage of Prop 64, California is now the largest legal cannabis accesspopulation in the entire world. The UCLA Brain Research Institute, SemelInstitute, and Cannabinoid Affinity Group welcome you to join us for the Inaugural 2017 UCLA Cannabis Research Symposium, a historic series of talks from visiting speakers and UCLA faculty on the latest science of cannabis, cannabinoids, and the endocannnabinoid system as we work towards the establishment of a world-class cannabis research program at UCLA.
Free registration and details at www.uclacannabis.eventbrite.com.
9:00am-9:10am: Christopher Evans, PhD ? Opening Remarks
Director, UCLA Brain Research Institute
9:15am-9:55am: Ken Mackie, MD ? Our Endocannabinoid System: Unique and Ubiquitous
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington
10:00am-10:40am: Ziva Cooper, PhD ? The Abuse and Therapeutic Potential of Cannabis
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurobiology, Columbia University
10:45am-11:05am: Michael Roth, MD ? Immunomodulatory Effects of Cannabis
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
11:10am-11:30am: Donald Tashkin, MD – Pulmonary Effects of Cannabis
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
11:35am-11:55am: Shaun Hussain, MD ? Cannabidiol and Pediatric Epilepsy
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatric Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
12:10pm-1:00pm LUNCH BREAKn1:00pm-1:20pm: Timothy Fong, MD ? Psychiatric Effects of Cannabis
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
1:25pm-1:45pm: Thomas Strouse, MD ? Cannabis and Pain Management
Medical Director, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
1:50pm-2:10pm: Igor Spigelman, PhD ? Synthetic Non-Psychoactive Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain
Professor, Division of Oral Biology & Medicine, UCLA School of Dentistry
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Seduction Hypnosis – Fact Or Fiction?
The theory behind seduction hypnosis is the use of hypnosis and body language to seduce the other person and while there has been some truth behind the methodology of seduction hypnosis, the general principles in which it is built is slightly flawed. This is because of the very fact that within the state of hypnosis, there is no way that another person can force anyone to do anything that they do not want to do.
While some hypnotists have found ways around this by asking people to simulate everyday activities that might include certain actions they would not perform when asked directly, the area of attraction is quite a jungle of rhetoric and implausible definitions.
You cannot force someone to be attracted to you, that attraction has to be inherent or even the possibility of that attraction must be there in the first place. You cannot force someone to fall head over heels over you – short of succumbing to black magic (which is far more ridiculous) or even using forcible methods (which will land the protagonists in jail), the theories behind seductive hypnotisms are fundamentally flawed.
The root of the problem comes from the methodology, as mentioned earlier in this article. When you want to seduce someone, you must have certain properties that will allow the formula to work to a certain level. For example, you need to be pleasant looking or even good looking, or to put it simply, good looking enough to the person you are trying to seduce.
If the person is physically not attracted to you, then this is quite an impossible feat. While many from the camp of personality would boo this theory and say some are not so superficial, we are talking about seduction hypnosis, not about attraction defined and established over long-term relationships. In this area of attraction, how charming you are, your charisma, your smooth words, your general attraction all depends on the initial appraisal of the person.
Seduction hypnosis cannot blind the person in question so that they do not notice the inherent flaws. And this is made worse because of the volatility of different characters and different personalities. Natural aversions, deep hatreds, stereotypes will play a large role in derailing this mythical train from ever happening.
Body language and knowing the person are far more important than trying to place them in a trance, and eventually in your bed. It will not work. For those who are currently swayed by the sentiments of a few that seduction hypnosis does work, it is time to understand that the method is the conjecture of the bewildered and those who capitalise on the desperate and the lonely.
Instead, look into areas of emotional development, personal grooming and understanding the human psyche and reading into body language. Once you get out of your own self induced hypnosis and wake up to the realities of the situation, you will then be able to expend energies into areas which will actually help you to gain a mate and a life long partner.Written by - Visit Website


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On a personal level, 2020 has been pretty good so far.
First off, I've added an additional day of BJJ to the week with the focus on my sitting guard. In particular I've been working my butterfly guard transitions along with another guard, my favorite, that my instructor is known for around these parts.
Is this something that you'd be interested in learning more about?
- Workout video below so keep reading. 🙂
In other news, I've returned to my roots of sorts with a focus on bodyweight strength skills. I've been working on these since the beginning of January and training them differently than I've ever trained them before. Rather than focus on one specific move at a time with long rests between reps, I've instead been groupIng them together into a circuit of singles done back to back. While this definitely isn't the protocol I recommend to a beginner who is just learning these skills, I've seen good results so far with what I'm after. Mind you, just because I spent many years working to attain a fairly high level with each them doesn't mean that I'm doing these skills at a high level still! Nope.
The phrase, "Use it or lose it" is very applicable in my case right now.
The single reps that I'm doing are at what would be considered in the calisthenics world a "lower" level. Whatever… But oh does it does feel good to acquaint myself with these old friends again.
Having built solid foundation with each of these skills over the years I know that I can get them back to a relatively high level with a bit of time and practice. Honestly speaking, there's really no rush for me to "get" these skills. There is no pressure for me and I just want to enjoy the journey. Something I've actually not had the opportunity to do with these types of skills since they've also been related to my job.
Since there's no rush or pressure to perform, I'm not going to push myself to spend countless hours and multiple days training each of them. Yuck.
Been there, done that.
Instead, I've decided to keep it super simple and explore these moves a couple times a week and enjoy the process.
I've using the following circuit, along with an additional play day, for the past four weeks. It seems to be doing the trick and isn't burning me out for the other stuff I wanna do in my life.
The Workout
I do the following strength and endurance circuit back to back twice a week and it takes me about 1 hour each time. That includes a quick warm-up.
On another day I'll do the same strength circuit but at a less intense level. For example, instead of HSPU on the pbars I'll do a headstand push-up on the floor, instead of planche push-ups I'll hold a tuck planche, etc, etc.
Here's a breakdown of the the strength skill circuit I do.
- 1 rep full handstand pushup on pbars
- 1 rep of one arm chin-up – I pull to the midway point, hold for about 3 to 5 seconds, then lower myself. Repeat on opposite arm.
- 1 rep planche push-up on crane. Right now I'm using an open tuck position.
- 1 rep pull to inverted hang and lower to a tuck front lever, hold, then slow lower
- 1 rep shrimp squat EACH leg with hold at the bottom position
I do this for 5 rounds with just enough rest to allow me to catch my breath. Could be 10 or 30 seconds between the single reps.
Obviously I'm working towards being able to eventually being able to perform the full variation of the movement. Deeeeeeeep HSPU on the balance canes, full OAC, full planche push-up, full front lever, full elevated shrimp where knee drops below bench. But you know what, if it doesn't happen, no worries. I'm getting stronger, enjoying the process, and no stress. That's a good thing.
After doing 5 rounds of that strength circuit I then do an endurance circuit that I've found to be building some muscle as well. Winning! I only perform 3 rounds of thIs second circuit, doing each move for 45 seconds with a 20 second break. I've been increasing the weight each week and really feel myself getting stronger. I've been very strict with my form, going slow and pushing myself by making it a grind rather than trying to simply crank out as many reps as I can.
- Goblet squat press (using weight plate)
- Ring reverse row sit back
- Plate hold candle stick "sit-ups"
- Plate hold lunge step back
- Push up with hand release at bottom
- Sandbag deadlift
I know this is working for me because I feel myself getting stronger each session and it's also not interfering with my other activities in my life.
Again, if you are a beginner I don't suggest training these skills this way and doing these circuits back to back will probably wipe you out. You would be better off with more dedicated practice work with each individual movement and I suggest choosing only a couple to work on at a time. Here are some resources on how to train some of these moves. I suggest first building a solid base for each move like the basic handstand push-up on the floor, tuck planche, tuck front lever, etc etc before putting these in circuit fashion as I've done above.
Leave a comment below letting me know what you think of this.


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With its edgy style and yellow on black tones, this lawn suit is a bold statement
Sifona has launched a stunning Lawn Collection for Spring/Summer, the Digital Print Embroidered Lawn Collection 2016.
Established as a leading textile house in Pakistan Sifona's Spring and Summer collection is available nationwide and caters to the modern Pakistani woman with feminine cuts and vibrant digital embroidered prints.
The collection is best described as having 'uber-feminine aesthetic and style sensibilities'. Sifona is a high street brand based in Karachi that offers high quality clothing.
The unstitched Lawn collection mixes digitally printed embroidered lawn with organza fabric and a chiffon dupatta.
The Lawn shalwar kameez consists of a three-piece suit with 12 distinct designs, all designed to accommodate the latest fashion styles. Bold colour and prints are a big trend for summer 2016 and the lawn ensemble features the highest quality embroidery:
"The capsule includes three-piece digital printed embroidered lawn in latest fashion styles in twelve distinct designs; some pieces embellished with intricate embroidery and paired with printed chiffon dupattas."
With different cuts, styles, colours and materials there is something for everyone in this collection.
One of the outfits from the collection is a beautiful patterned salwar kameez with chiffon sleeves.
It isn't your usual tailored salwar kameez, as this style has a baggy sleeve and a fitted waist cinched by a delicate belt, creating a butterfly effect. It is deeply embellished and has great detail with its multicoloured embroidery.
The printed trousers to this salwar kameez are tailored, with a net embroidered finish near the ankle area. The colours come together to form an elegant Spring and Summer look.
Another look to the Lawn Collection which proves its statement for Spring and Summer is this black and yellow printed number. With its edgy style and yellow on black tones, this lawn suit is a bold statement.
The trousers are straight legged and the dupatta is made of a lightweight chiffon material, and contrasts nicely to the black kameez fabric.
The cut of this salwar kameez is also different and fun. The cut out shoulder and arm detail adds a quirky style to the outfit.
The fabric has different textures. The shoulder detail is made out of a yellow lace, adding a sophisticated finish to the outfit.
Another style from this collection but with a kick of colour is this bright red number. This coral/red coloured salwar with fitted trousers is the perfect match for summer.
The top has embroidered organza detail around the chest area and has full length sleeves. The bottom of the kameez has tassels, adding detail. The top is finished off with an overcoat, made of chiffon.
The dupatta is lightweight and made of a chiffon material.
The trousers are detailed along with the top, there is button detail added from mid leg going down towards the ankle.
Below is another design from the collection, a colourful and vibrant piece to accompany Spring and Summer. The kameez has lace detail around the top with a lightweight chiffon scarf.
The style and cut of the outfit is different, and can be tailored with a shorter top above the belly button.
Different textures of fabric contributes to its unique style.
For those looking for a more exciting summer ensemble, this lively lawn suit mixes purple, yellow and cool green tones for a stand-out look.
The block print chiffon duppata is a nice contrast to the intricate embroidery of the green kameez, which is matched with yellow printed trousers.
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Sifona's Spring/Summer Lawn Collection 2016 has made its arrival and with its range of different cuts and colours, it is sure to be a winner for Desi girls this season.
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Alaska Language Odyssey
Sing to me of Alaska, O Muse! Sing of treasured languages,
Heard only by the Ancients! Sing of languages rising,
Ever to be heard!
Iñupiaq, Siberian Yup'ik, Central Alaskan Yup'ik,
Alutiiq, Unangax, Dena'ina, Deg Xinag, Holikachuk,
Koyukon, Upper Kuskokwim, Gwich'in, Tanana,
Upper Tanana, Tanacross, Hän, Ahtna, Eyak,
Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian!
Hear Tlingit! Here Juneau!
Nora Marks Dauenhauer! X̱'unei Lance Twitchell!
Speaking/recording poems and stories that never end.
Nora in her 90's speaking Tlingit– essence poetry!
Lance, in his 30's with 3 children under the age of 6,
Studies for Linguistics PhD in Hawai'i --
His kids will learn Tlingit in a school he will create
Like the Pūnana Leo that Larry Kimura, Kauanoe Kamana,
And Pila Wilson and others started in Hilo!
Hear Juneau story of linguist Alice Taff
Teaching language as identity is health.
If you don't know who you are
You wander a lost landscape,
Try to find yourself in alcohol and addiction.
Speaking your Mother Tongue, you know who you are.
Sing, Juneau! Woosh Kinaadeiyi poetry slam!
Reading with Nora at Christy NaMee Ericksen's Kindred Post
Juneau, glacier clutching mountains, Tlingit is rising!
Hear Iñupiaq! Here in Kotzebue!
Obama is my advance man, his visit just two weeks ago.
Tim Aqukkasuk Argestsinger, NANA language activist says,
"What use is your language being 'official' if it's dying?"
Here where tundra meets sea, a hundred miles from Russia,
A poetry workshop at the Northwest Arctic Heritage Center,
With three Elders and the poems of Joan Naviyuk Kane
Barrow, northernmost point of US!
Snowstorms sweep in September!
I arrive on first day of whaling season. Auspicious!
Three bowheads are brought in, maximum daily catch,
Will feed three extended families through the entire winter.
On the beach, the animals are treated with respect, Iñupiaq spoken,
Passed from one generation to the next, as life itself
Is carried on. Or you can pay $20 for a 5lb bag of potatoes.
Language Matters is screened at the town's living room,
Tuzzy Public Library, David Ongley, Culture Warrior, Director.
Here, Fairbanks! The story: Allan Hayton,
Speaking to me in Gwich'in because he must speak
Aloud to keep the sounds alive in his ears.
Let's go to Immersion Class, he says one day.
So we visit a woman and her two children.
Allen sets a timer for an hour.
For an hour the children hear Gwich'in only
Smiling in the language of who they are
Ready for a chapter in Leanne Hinton's Bringing
Our Languages Home (Heyday, 2013).
Fairbanks! Moose stew and caribou meat!
Singing church hymns in Gwich'in
Yeendoo ji' dhandaii danh
Zhik gwįįzhrįį nihtat ts'at tiidadaa.
(In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.)
Fairbanks! The university linguists are the people's linguists!
Hear the story of Larry Kaplan, Gary Holton, Siri Tuttle, all
Who see the continuation of Alaskan languages
Not as part of their job, but as the job itself!
Hear the Poetry Slam, multi-culti, futuristic! Hail Effie Kokrine Charter School!
And here the story of poetry workshop at Fairbanks Youth Facility,
Poems blaze freedom for these young men, poems as salvation,
Hip hop bravado next to a poem of silence
And waiting while on a bear hunt. Where is my language? ask the young poets.
The language is silent and waiting. Poetry holds a place.
And here in the wilds,
Hear the story of tiny prop plane dropping me off in Arctic Village,
Where I sleep on Gwich'in Immersion Classroom floor,
The lights on a motion sensor
A blast of light every time I roll over
Waking me in a room of ghosts.
Hear the tale of the new Caribou Fence, complete with website!
http://www.vgfn.ca/heritage/ and video! https://vimeo.com/121193920
The project brings work to this village of 400
Brings history alive recreating ancient hunting method:
Funnel of felled trees direct caribou to hunters waiting with spears.
Gwich'in words for caribou, for caribou fence, for strings-
Bro, in his marijuana watch cap, rifle slung across his back,
Shows up near sunset -- he'll take me to caribou fence for gas money.
I climb behind him on his muddy four-wheeler.
I've been told the fence is just a short way out of town,
But we make our way into the wilderness, pine trees dotting
Frozen landscape, crunching 'cross ice creeks, half-frozen lakes,
Snow drifting silence and solitude, true Alaska and still traveling 45 minutes later
I worry about getting back in time to show the movie, sun lowering,
Cold draping my body. We reach a hill where under snow the trail
Is solid ice. The 4-wheeler slides, I get off, we must walk. No,
I say, we must return, the Caribou Fence will be a mirage of history.
I freeze on the long return, when Bro, nearing the village,
Rifle bumping against my chest, turns and shouts,
"Do you want to have your photo taken?" I laugh. He seems the last guy,
This the last place, to suggest a photo opportunity. "Sure."
And –what?! There it is, just off the trail, just out of town -- the Caribou Fence!
The one Allan told me about, a living recreation of the past.
"But this is it!" I shout, "What I wanted to see! the Caribou Fence itself!"
"Oh," Bro shrugs, "thought you meant the Old Caribou Fence."
Hear the story of the $25 door prize. 15 people have a chance at the prize,
Arctic Village premier of Language Matters. People ask questions. I press
Spacebar, stop film to discuss Last Speaker of Amardak in Australia, say.
We all have popcorn. Sarah James, Gwich'in spokesperson, so eloquent
On home turf. Again fitfully I sleep in Gwich'in classroom
Harsh motion detector Morse code light, SOS SOS.
Hear Fort Yukon radio station story
DJ Vera Englishoe loves to speak her Gwich'in
But only does so because I ask her to.
Now, Homer, the town! I become poet here! Give readings, show new poem-film,
Khonsay: Poem of Many Tongues, 50 languages in 15 minutes,
Hail! Bunnell Street Gallery! I read poems as whales breach out window.
Visit Nikolaevsk, Old Russian Village, another language in Alaska's crown!
Hear Eyak! Tales of Anna Nelson Harry
Lovingly recorded/translated by linguist Michael Krauss,
Now all that's left. Last Speaker died 2008, but no one told the Legislature,
So Eyak is still an official Alaskan language, even though no one speaks it.
Not true! A French teenager is learning -- hears Eyak in his dreams,
Like Jesse little doe Baird, reviving Wampanoag in Cape Cod,
A language unspoken spoken for a hundred years
Now Kodiak Island, site of Alutiiq Museum!
Sugpiag, an Alutiiq nation, speaking that tongue!
Today mixed in with Tagalog-speaking Filipino population, some
Ilocano as well, some Thai. The fishing industry and brand-new brewery!
Poetry and language feted in the Library! Here's to April Councellar
And Michael Bach at the Museum! To Katie Baxter at the Library!
The grand mix of Kodiak!
And here's the story of City of Anchorage, Alaskan Federation
Of Natives Convention, thousands of Alaskans celebrating native
Heritage and languages. The power of these peoples inherent, inside the dances
Smiles of greetings cross cultures of the state.
Mutual support for struggle of identity, culture, language.
In 2003 Alaska voted to have an Official Language: English.
It took eleven years for legislature to add twenty more, the indigenous languages
That have been here "forever" ("Ch'a tlákwdáx si. áat, tlél ch'as yá táakw").
Bill passed, April 2014, but a cynical government waited for AFN Convention
To sign it, so Governor gets publicity bump.
And of course, no money to support language continuity.
So it is done -- without money nor support of any government.
And it was here -- not uncommon at AFN -- someone jumped
Off roof of Convention Center into a future without language.
In Anchorage, walk Tidal Trail with Joan Naviyuk Kane,
Hearing her story, years working for an actual trip to Ugiuvak (King Island),
With helicopters and boats and a crew of shared-vision women:
In dreams begin responsibilities.
Here, Alaska, country of languages!
Language Revolution Future where the horrors of the past
Are made right with simple respect for Mother Tongues'
Knowledge, Identity, Wisdom. Lives (and money) saved
By reviving languages! Identity pays that bottom line!
Here, Alaska waits, poised to be Center of Global Language Revolution!


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Medicare's Preventive Services
The best way for you and the person you are caring for to stay healthy is to live a healthy lifestyle. You can live a healthy lifestyle and prevent disease by exercising, eating well, keeping a healthy weight, and not smoking. Medicare can help you and the person you're caring for focus on preventive care.
Medicare pays for many preventive services to keep people with Medicare healthy. Preventive services can find health problems early, when treatment works best, and can help prevent certain diseases or illnesses. Preventive services include exams, lab tests, and screenings. They also include shots, monitoring, and information to help people take care of their health.
Medicare helps pay for these following preventive tests and services:
Colorectal Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Breast Cancer (mammograms)
Pelvic Exam
Clinical Breast Exam (as part of the pelvic exam)
Other Preventive Benefits and Benefits to Help Keep You Healthy
Diabetes Supplies and Self-Management Training
Bone Mass Measurement
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Tobacco Use Cessation (counseling to quit smoking)
Original Medicare covers 100% of the Medicare-approved amount for most preventive services. Additional conditions will apply.
Hepatitis B (for people at medium to high risk)
One-Time "Welcome to Medicare" Preventive Visit (within the first 12 months that you have Part B) Yearly "Wellness" visit
Pap Test
Diabetes (for people at risk)
Glaucoma (for people at high risk) 23 Section 3: Health Care Choices Medicare's Preventive Services (continued)
Next Steps
To learn more about Medicare's preventive services, you can do any of the following:
• Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) to find out what preventive services the person is able to get and when they are able to get them. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.
• Visit www.MyMedicare.gov to help the person you're caring for get direct access to his or her preventive health information. You can see a description of covered preventive services, the date he or she last had the service, and the next date he or she can get the service. See page 46 for more information about MyMedicare.gov.
• Visit www.medicare.gov/Publications to view the booklet "Your Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services."


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John Farrell will return to manage Red Sox in 2016
John Farrell will return to manage the Red Sox next season, provided he is healthy enough to do so, the club announced Sunday morning in a press release.
Torey Lovullo, who has been serving as Boston's interim manager since Farrell was diagnosed with lymphoma, signed a two-year contract to return as Farrell's bench coach. Lovullo also forfeited his right to pursue another managerial role with the new deal.
Farrell guided the Red Sox to the World Series title in 2013 and the problems with the Red Sox over the last two seasons have been more about roster construction.
Dave Dombrowski took over the front office from Ben Cherington back in mid-August and will try to turn things around this winter.
All of the other coaches on Farrell's staff will return except first-base coach Arnie Beyeler.


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Unfortunately, Dwellers in the Dark are still on the workbench! I work at such a slow pace that it will take a few more days to finish the whole colony! Anyway, below you can see some photos of what I have done so far:
I had to change the base of the right Dweller because I wanted to raise his height. This took a lot of time but now there is an escalation of the Dwellers height and the difference between the original Dwellers and the converted ones are not so sharp!
The new base
That's it for today! Stay tuned for more!


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Italy's leading digital media conference has exceeded expectations once again with a line-up of outstanding filmmakers and computer graphics inventers, practitioners, and visionaries gathering in Italy for four days of inspirational talks, extraordinary educational workshops, and astounding visual and audio experiences.
Press Release from VIEW Conference
Turin, Italy (25-28) – Italy's leading digital media conference has exceeded expectations once again with a line-up of outstanding filmmakers and computer graphics inventers, practitioners, and visionaries gathering in Italy for four days of inspirational talks, extraordinary educational workshops, and astounding visual and audio experiences.
This year, four award-winning keynote speakers expand VIEW's reach and set the pace for the remarkable roster of notable presenters during the week. "We are so pleased and proud to welcome our keynote speakers Sharon Calahan, Tom Wujec, Cory Doctorow, and Randy Thom to the VIEW Conference," says conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez. "Sharon is a goddess of light, Randy adds the dimension of sound, Tom is a visionary thinker, and Cory will challenge our thinking about art and the internet."
Calahan, Pixar's renowned cinematographer, was the director of photography on Cars2. Thom, a two-time Academy Award winner created the sound design for Rio. Wujec, an Autodesk fellow and highly sought-after speaker has authored three books on innovation. Doctorow is a contributor to "The Guardian," "The New York Times," "Publishers Weekly," "Wired," and a co-editor of the Boing Boing blog. Sharon Calahan will be offering a workshop for aspiring cinematographers titled "Reflections on Light and Color," Randy Thom one for sound designers, and Tom Wujec will give a workshop on design and innovation, "Clarity:Using Visual Thinking to Collaborate, Innovate and get things done" while Pixar's Davide Pesare one about Shading "RenderMan: Understanding Shading on SIMD Architectures".
"We are fortunate that these brilliant professionals are so generous with their time," Gutierrez says. "Our attendees have a unique opportunity to study with the best in their fields."
In addition to these luminaries, the VIEW Conference once again highlights artists who worked on films likely to be Oscar contenders in 2012 including: Academy-Award winner Scott Farrar, visual effects supervisor from Industrial Light & Magic for Transformers: The Dark of the Moon. Two-time Oscar nominee Roger Guyett, also from ILM, visual effects supervisor for Cowboys & Aliens. BAFTA award nominee Peter Nofz from Sony Pictures Imageworks, digital effects supervisor for Green Lantern. Gavin Graham, co-head of 3D at Double Negative for Captain America: The First Avenger. From the Moving Picture Company, Adriano Rinaldi, head of effects, and Daniele Bigi, look development lead for X-Men: First Class. Lucia Modesto, character technical director supervisor at PDI/DreamWorks for Kung Fu Panda 2.
Glenn Entis co-founder of PDI, former head of DreamWorks Interactive, chief visual officer for Electronic Arts, Technical Achievement Academy Award winner, and now a founding partner in Vanedge Capital, will challenge everyone to think about the impact of games. Kris Piotrowski, co-founder and creative director of CAPY, will speak about the challenges of designing "Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP". Associate editor David S. Cohen brings stereo 3D alive through the pages of "Variety." Joshua Grow, 2011 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival chair, stereo coordinator and visual effects artist will move stereo 3D on into the future. Illustrator and concept artist David Revoy will share his unique artistic vision. And Erminio Pinque, instructor at the Rhode Island School of Design, will help people understand how to turn concept art into creatures.
Also, matching the strength of the filmmaking and gaming side are professionals from other areas of computer graphics. Daniel Shapiro, director of Nvidia's automotive division, will introduce "State-of-the-art computer graphics for automotive design, visualization and in-vehicle safety". Luc Soler, research project manager in computer sciences and robotics, will introduce attendees to medical imaging. And creative director Roger Gould will take attendees on a ride into Pixar's theme park group.
"We believe that people working in every area of computer graphics can learn from each other," Gutierrez says. "And, we are happy to provide a venue in which that can happen. We have such a star-studded conference this year that VIEW 2011 will be the best celebration of digital media, computer graphics and filmmaking yet. And, I would like to encourage people to attend our VIEWFest, as well."
VIEWFest, the Italian evolution of Resfest, unspools October 21 to 23, with director Enrico Casarosa from Pixar Animation Studios introducing the Italian premiere of "La Luna." Also highlighting the festival are "Fratellini D'Italia "("Garibaldi and the Kid Brothers of Italy") with Maria Fares, co-founder of the animation production company Lanterna Magica attending, and the Italian premieres of the SIGGRAPH Animation Festival short films from 2011 in Vancouver and 2010 in Asia.
Speakers confirmed as of this date include:· Keynote Sharon Calahan - Director of Photography/Lighting, Pixar Animation Studio'Cars2 - An International Adventure'· Keynote Randy Thom - Multiple-Award Winning Director of Sound Design, Skywalker Sound· Keynote Cory Doctorow - Science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist'Detente: peaceful co-existence between the arts, creative business and the Internet'· Tom Wujec - Academy Award winner, visual thinking guru and innovator, Autodesk' The democratization of technology: what's happening in other industries and what's next'· Scott Farrar - Academy Award Winner and Senior VFX supervisor, ILM, Transformer3'The Visual Effects of Transformers: Dark of the Moon'· Roger Guyett - VFX Supervisor and Second Unit Director, ILM, Cowboys&Aliens'The Visual Effects of Cowboys & Aliens'· Davide Pesare - Technical Director, PIXAR, La Luna· Lucia Modesto - Character Technical Director Supervisor, PDI/Dreamworks Animation'Character Rigging for animation feature movies'· Peter Nofz - Digital Effects Supervisor, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Green Lantern· Glenn Entis - Academy Award Winner, Co-Founder and General Partner, Vanedge Capital'Beyond Badges- Gamification for the Real World'· David S. Cohen - Associate Editor, Variety'Variety's history of 3D'· Adriano Rinaldi - Head of Effects, MPC, X-Men: First Class'X-Men: First class - From Concept to Screen, a Job for Mutants!'· Daniele Bigi - Lighting Supervisor, MPC, X-Men: First Class'X-Men: First class - From Concept to Screen, a Job for Mutants!'· Gavin Graham - Co-Head of 3D, Double Negative'Captain America: Creating A Digital Marvel'· Daniel Shapiro - Director of Automotive Marketing, NVIDIA'Driving Innovation: State-of-the-art computer graphics for automotive design, visualization and in-vehicle safety'· Aldo Maggiore - Director of B.U. ICT Engineering Methods & Services, Fiat ITEM'Visualization technologies in the Automotive Product Life Cycle: Applications and Perspectives'· Erminio Pinque - Creature fabricator/performer and Art Director, Big Nazo Lab'Creature Adventures in the real world'· Kris Piotrowski - Co-Founder and Creative Director, Capy'Design Sworcery'· Joshua Grow - 2011 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival Director, VFX Artist at The Creative Cartel and Producer· Roger Gould - Creative Director, Pixar's Theme Park Group· David Revoy - Digital Painter & Art Director'Digital painting: Free/Liber Open-source software'· Mike Springer - Software Engineer, Google'Google Apps & AppEngine - Scaling your tools with your business'· Marco Mazzaglia - IT Manager and Video Game Evangelist, Milestone'Make your passion your profession: how to get into the videogame industry'· Luc Soler - Research Project Manager in Computer Science and Robotics, IRCAD'Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applied to surgery'· Emanuele Micheli - Education Management Professional, School of Robotics, and Prof. Niccolò Casiddu - School of Architecture of Genova'Design and Robotics for weak users'· Stefano Cieri - Lighting and Rendering TD, Canecane'Taxiceratops: anatomy and behaviour of a digital creature born in Rome'· Fabrizio Volpi - 3D Supervisor/Compositor and Marco Negri, 3D Artist Xchanges VFX'Xchanges visual effects'· Simona Braga, artistic director of ArtLab'The revolution in lighting control devices'· Roberto Remmert - Petra s.r.l.'A dream come true'· Lucio Tommaso De Paolis - AVR Lab, Dep. of Innovation Engineering, University of Salento'Augmented Reality for Preoperative Planning and Minimally Invasive Surgery'. Enrico Casarosa – Director, Pixar Animation Studios, La Luna. Paolo Cignoni - Visual Computing Laboratory, ISTI - CNR'3D Models for Cultural Heritage: Beyond Plain Visualization'
. Keynote Sharon Calahan - Director of Photography/Lighting, Pixar Animation Studio'Reflections on Light and Color. Keynote Randy Thom - Multiple-Award Winning Director of Sound Design, Skywalker Sound. Tom Wujec - Academy Award winner, visual thinking guru and innovator, Autodesk'Clarity: using Visual Thinking to collaborate, innovate and get things done'. Davide Pesare - Shading TD and Software Engineer, Pixar Animation Studios'RenderMan: Understanding Shading on SIMD architectures'. Erminio Pinque - Creature fabricator/performer and Art Director, Big Nazo Lab'Creature-Creation Situation Workshop'. Enrico Casarosa – Director, Pixar Animation Studios, La Luna. David Revoy - Digital Painter & Art Director'Digital painting with Free/Libre Open-source software'. Mike Springer - Software Engineer, Google'SketchUp 101 - What is SketchUp? How Can I Use it?''SketchUp 201 - Advanced Tips & Tricks, Rendering''Google Maps/Google Earth - How to use these powerful tools'. Marco Mazzaglia - IT Manager and Video Game Evangelist, Milestone'Retrogaming, how to learn from the past: successes and mistakes in the history of video games' Emanuele Micheli - Education Management Professional, School of Robotics'How to design a robot in 3D''Knowing your robot'. Daniele Angelozzi,'ZBrush4 - release 2''ZBrush production tips and tricks'. Top-IX Workshop'Producing a short film with computer graphics: a multidisciplinary all-Italian experience' - Roundtable with Giosuè Boetto (director), Enrico Valenza (art director), Antonella Gudazzoli (executive producer), Silvano Imboden (production manager), Francesco Paglia (directing animator), Riccardo Covino (head lights)'Camera Tracking with Blender' - Sebastian König'Vray Blender' - Nicolò Zubbini'Fablab: new opportunities for animation, 3d graphic and cinema' - Enrico Bassi (product and industrial designer), Lorenzo Romagnoli (software and physical computing developer). Seminar on 'Cartoons: fun, creativity and legal issues' with Sergio Toffetti (General Manager Centro Sperimentale Cinematografia), Chiara Magri (Animation Course Coordinator Centro Sperimentale Cinematografia), Clyo Parecchini and Goffredo Marocchi (Addictive Colors), Maurizio Ferro (Lawyer), Claudio Costa (Lawyer), Cristina Rolando (Lawyer) and Mariangela Ravasenga (Patent, Brands and PATLIB manager) organized by Turin's Chamber of Commerce and PATLIB in collaboration with VIEW Conference and CSC, Sede del Piemonte, Dep. Animation
The VIEW Conference is made possible with the support of Regione Piemonte, Provincia di Torino, Città di Torino, Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT, Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato, Agricoltura di Torino.
The VIEW Conference takes place October 25 to 28 at the Centro Congressi Torino Incontra in Turin, Italy and is now open for registrations. For more information, please visit our website www.viewconference.it.


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Explore Anzac day Tour 01
Istanbul Gallipoli Anzac Commemorations Pergamon Kusadasi Ephesus 7 Days 6 Nights
7 Day Anzac Tour covers Anzac commemorations and highlights of western Turkey, when you join this package you will discover Istanbul, Gallipoli, Pergamum and Ancient Ephesus. At the end you may book one of our package to Greek islands, Cappadocia, Gullet sailing cruise from Fethiye to Olympos.
- Istanbul
- St. Sophia
- Topkapi Palace
- Hippodrome
- Blue Mosque
- Grand Bazaar
- Gallipoli battle field
- War Museum
- Anzac Cove
- Lone Pine
- Chunuk Bair
- Anzac Commemorations
ITINERARY – Explore Anzac day Tour 01
Day 01 – 22nd April Welcome to Istanbul
Welcome to Istanbul, where you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. (Please note check in times vary between hotels but are normally no earlier than noon) you have the rest of the day free to explore Istanbul and you will meet your guide later that evening who will give you information about the tour and answer any questions you might have. Overnight Stay in Istanbul.
Day 02 – 23rd April Istanbul Full day Classic Tour
After breakfast at your hotel, you begin a full day sightseeing tour of Istanbul. Highlights include a visit to ancient Roman Hippodrome (site of chariot races) and the Hagia Sophia, the Byzantine church that was converted to a mosque in 15th century.. You will also visit the famed "Blue Mosque" and the Grand Bazaar, the world's largest covered bazaar, where you'll have free time to discover some of the nearly 4,000 tiny shops that line its maze of passageways. Breakfast
Tonight don't miss the optional Turkish Folklore evening. Overnight Istanbul
Day 03 – 24th April Gallipoli Battlefields
Early morning we depart for the Gallipoli peninsula where we will enjoy a BBQ lunch at Kabatepe before a short orientation tour of the WW1 battlefields of Gallipoli visiting Lone Pine Australian Memorial, Chunuk Bair New Zealand Memorial and ANZAC Cove if accessible. After the tour we head straight to the site of the dawn service to get a good spot for the long night ahead. Overnight ANZAC Cove Breakfast
Don't forget your sleeping bags, warm clothes, wet weather gear and torches because Gallipoli is still as dark and as cold today as it was 1915 when our ancestors landed. Please bring your hat, sunscreen and good walking shoes.
Day 04 – 25th April ANZAC Day Commemorations at Gallipoli
Awake before sun rise to the ANZAC Dawn Service. We become aware of the almost deafening silence as we commemorate our fallen forefathers on this special day. We attend the Australian &/or New Zealand Memorial services before a late afternoon drive to Ayvalik for overnight stay Dinner
Day 05 – 26th April Acropolis of Pergamon
Leaving Ayvalik we drive to south towards Bergama for a fully guided tour of Pergamum, once the home of the Royal family and the founder of modern medicine. Tonight we arrive in Kusadasi. Overnight stay Kusadasi. Breakfast Dinner
Day 06 – 27th April Ancient Ephesus & Sirince Village Full Day Tour
Today we have a fully guided tour of Ephesus – to visit Temple of Artemis (Diana) Ephesus ,one of the best preserved ancient cities in Turkey. and After lunch we will take a look how the Turkish carpets are made by hand Sirince village to learn about local life on the way back to hotel enjoy fashion Show at one of the leather out let centre. Overnight Kusadasi. Breakfast Dinner
Day 07 – 28th April Kusadasi
After breakfast, our tour concludes and we say goodbye to our new friends. Breakfast end of Explore Anzac day Tour 01 you can extend your stay with gullet sailing or greek island hopping tours
Suggested Optional Tours
- Inbound airport transfer to your hotel.
- Official Tour Guide Throughout the itinerary
- Share accommodation in 4 star hotels (Istanbul may 3 star )
- Fethiye to Olympos Gullet Cruise
- Entrance Fees per itinerary
- Meals as stated
- Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
- Professional English speaking tour guide for the duration of the tour
- Anzac Day memorial services at Gallipoli
- 5 night' accommodation in 3 and 4 star hotels with breakfast
- Meals as stated
- Entrance Fees per itinerary
- Personal Expenses
- Beverages
- Domestic Flight
- Gratitue to Driver and Guide
Important Notice:
Please bring a day pack for carrying things with you overnight at Anzac Cove and the next day in Gallipoli as once you put your main luggage on the coach on the morning of the 24th in Istanbul you will not have chance to access it again until arriving back in Istanbul on the evening of the 25th. Your main luggage will be securely locked away in the coach overnight. Please also note that the weather in Anzac Cove overnight can get very cold so we suggest you bring sleeping bags, blankets and warm clothing for this stay and even a wet weather jacket in the event that it rains.
Important Information:
If you wish to arrive in Istanbul earlier than the 23rd or stay longer than the 26th then we can arrange pre & post tour accommodation for you although we have limited availability of this. The cost of this is per person 55 € for a Double/Twin/Triple or 85 € for a single room. Please indicate that you require this when making your booking.
Dates & Prices
DEPARTURE DATE : April 22 Every Single Year
TOUR PRICE: 599 € Per Person in Twin Share