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Spooky Tales: Favorite Monsters
Our authors tell us their favorite scary monsters!
We recently asked Fellowship of Fantasy authors to tell us about their favorite scary monsters. We've gathered some of their answers into this collection of creepy critters for your enjoyment!
Enjoy, and consider clicking the links to investigate the authors further!
ALL OF THEM. Seriously, I enjoy old folklore and how it ties into universal human emotions and needs. But I have spent the most time writing about youkai (non-human entities in Japanese folklore) and western European fae.
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Favorite scary monster of lore: Yzma transformed into a kitten in The Emperor's New Groove. She replaces the bunny from Monte Python & The Holy Grail as the most adorable, seeming innocent creature, that will straight-up murder you. She's cold-sweat terrifying... and with that voice! Not even close.
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Probably going to have to go with vampires. Mostly because the Dracula character in "Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein" terrified me when I was a kid. Yes, I know how ridiculous that sounds...
Jenelle Leanne Schmidt
The Chupacabra for sure. It's a blood-sucking creature--definitely not something I'd want to cross paths with in the dark of night!
Heather Hayden
The Gaelic Sluagh (sloo-ah), which was said to eat souls and occasionally appeared as a flock of crows.
H. A. Titus
Were wolves. I'm just a dog person I guess.
C. O. Bonham
Uncommon Fantasy Creatures
Post by Author Jenelle L. Schmidt
Uncommon Fantasy Creatures
Welcome to today's post about Uncommon Fantasy Creatures. AKA: Fantasy Creatures I'd Like to See Appear in More Books and/or movies...
Earlier we talked about some of the more common fantasy creatures we see in fantasy-fiction. Today, I'd like to chat a bit about all the fantastical creatures that tend to get overlooked. Okay, not ALL of them, because there are a lot, but how about just a few of my favorites?
A twist on the mermaid-concept, selkies are creatures of the water - who generally look like ordinary seals. However, they have the ability to shed their seal-skin and take on human form. A tragic figure, selkies are never content. When they are on land, they have a deep longing for the sea, and when they are in the sea, they experience a great desire to walk on land. If they do take human form, they often form an attachment to a human and gift them with their seal-skin for safe-keeping so that they can return to the sea if they want to.
There is just such a beautifully tragic air about selkie lore that absolutely fascinates me. I'm sure one will make it into a story of mine at some point in the future.
The only thing I've ever really seen Selkies appear in is the movie The Secret of Roan Inish, and a short story in the Fantastic Creatures anthology, both of which I enjoyed.
This one is cool because it really just started out as a heraldic symbol - a crest on a family shield in Ireland. It is a creature that boasts the head of a fox, the forelegs of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindquarters/tail of a wolf. A symbol of cunning, fortitude, honor, nobility, and a fierce nature, the story goes that this mythical creature appeared over Tadg Mor when he fell in battle and protected his body until his kin could retrieve him for a proper burial. The idea of this creature inspires my imagination...
In addition to being a fabulous word you can use in a game of Scrabble, the Qilin is another chimerical-class creature, an amalgamation of various different animals. A hooved, horned serpent, whose body is said to be surrounded by flames, the qilin is generally depicted as a good creature with a gentle and quiet temperament.
The phoenix-like flames and the docile nature mixed with a draconic look make this a truly interesting creature who really ought to feature in more stories.
Starting to see a trend here... what can I say? Chimera in general are pretty epic.
The Leshy may be where Tolkien got his idea for Ents. Unlike the slow, quiet ents, however, the leshy is a bit of a trickster who protects the forest by leading travelers astray. An imposing figure in his true form, the leshy can shift his form to take on just about any appearance.
Other than Ents and an episode of Grimm, I haven't seen these in much.
An enormous bird of prey, the Roc is a truly awe-inspiring idea. Their size and ferocity would serve them well in battle, or as servants of some villain.
I've seen the Roc in the book A Thousand and One Arabian Nights. And I feel like I saw it in an older movie somewhere... but I can't remember which one.
Shape shifters
I really like the idea of creatures who have the ability to shape shift. They break the bonds of rational science and truly plunge a story solidly into the realm of the imagination, and I appreciate those sorts of stories. This is one reason I gave my myth-folk characters the ability to shape shift in The Minstrel's Song series.
Original Fantastical Creatures
One of my favorite things about fantasy is the creativity it generates. I absolutely love it when I see something in a fantasy story that I've never seen before. This is why two new races show up in Minstrel's Call that I sort of made up. They are creatures based on real animals, but they are much larger, extremely wise, and have the capacity for intelligent speech... though they are a class of myth-folk who do not possess magic or the ability to shape shift.
I also really liked the Crystal Foxes in The Last Jedi, as well as all the talking animals in the Chronicles of Narnia.
What are some fantasy creatures you wish were featured in more stories? Do you have a favorite? Have you read any books or seen any movies/tv shows that feature any of the creatures I mentioned above?
About the Author
Jenelle is a rare and elusive creature known as an "author." She enjoys wandering through the woods and opening doors in search of hidden passageways. She can sometimes be found in darkened corners of libraries or coffee shops sipping hot chocolate and carrying on animated conversations with those strange and invisible beings known as "characters."
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Common Fantasy Creatures
Post by Author Jenelle L. Schmidt
Common Fantasy Creatures
Today is a quick run-down of six of what I believe to be the most common fantasy creatures I tend to see in the genre, and later I'll post about some less common ones that I'd like to see more of!
Dragons (sub-class draken, wyverns, fire-drakes, etc)
Dragons are probably the most common fantasy creatures of all, and why not? The possibilities are limitless. With their size, strength, fire-breath, and potential for magical abilities, dragons can be an extremely versatile addition to any fantasy novel or fairy tale. They can be mentors, protagonists, heroes, or villains. They can be beasts or highly intelligent. Dragons add that spine-tingling shiver of anticipation... that sensation of "pull the book closer and snuggle down into the covers, because this is about to get good!"
Book Depictions:
Dragon of the Lost Sea by Lawrence Yep, Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, Tales of Goldstone Wood by Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Death Gate Cycle by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Dragon Friend by Marc Secchia, Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash, The Oath by Frank Peretti, The Magic Kingdom series by Terry Brooks, Dragon and Scholar by H.L. Burke, and The Dragon of Trelian by Michelle Knudsen. There are also many dragons in all the books of the Minstrel's Song series.
Movie Depictions:
Reign of Fire, The Hobbit movies, Merlin (the BBC TV series), The Neverending Story, Dragonheart, and the new Pete's Dragon
A legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the front legs, wings, and head of an eagle, gryphons (or griffins, depending on how you want to spell it) inspire images of nobility, ferocity, and majesty. They do not feature in nearly as many modern-day tales as dragons, but they are instantly recognizable.
Book Depictions:
Orphan's Song by Gillian Bronte Adams, they show up in a few books by Diana Wynne Jones, and they feature in my own Minstrel's Song series at various times.
Movie Depictions:
Quest for Camelot, Spiderwick Chronicles, the newer Chronicles of Narnia movies
Unicorns are another staple of fantasy fiction, and they tend to bring a fairy-tale feel along with them. Enigmatic, usually shy creatures of great power, unicorns are more than just horses with horns.
Book Depictions:
Birth of the Firebringer by Meredith Ann Pierce (this one also has gryphons), Tales of Goldstone Wood by Anne Elisabeth Stengl has some of the most unique unicorns I've ever read, The Black Unicorn by Terry Brooks. In my series, unicorns are healers and shape-shifters. They feature in Second Son and Yorien's Hand.
Movie Depictions:
I have to admit, I really enjoy the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series with my kids!
The winged horse. Who wouldn't want one, really? Though I haven't seen these in tons of modern-day stories, Pegasus is another creature from mythology that most people have heard of. While other fantasy creatures tend to be wary of humans or a bit offended at the thought of having a human ride them, Pegasus are usually depicted like horses. Though they sometimes have the capacity for speech, Pegasus tend to be on friendly terms with humans and willing to ferry them places in fiction.
Book Depictions:
The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis, The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, Minstrel's Song series
Movie Depictions:
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic cartoon, and I remember a sort of Pegasus creature in the 2003 A Wrinkle in Time movie.
Another horse variation, the centaur has the body and legs of a horse and a torso/head/arms of a man. I've seen quite a few centaurs in literature lately. They are usually depicted as either extremely wise, or extremely violent (sometimes both in the same story). They tend to regard humans as young or foolish.
Book Depictions:
The Darksword Trilogy by Margaret Weis/Tracy Hickman, Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Centaur Rising by Jane Yolen
Movie Depictions:
Other than in the film adaptations of some of the above books, and a cartoon episode of Phineas and Ferb, I don't think I've seen centaurs in very many screen-stories.
Enigmatic creatures with the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish... stories about mermaids appear in the folklore and myths of cultures around the world. A fascination with the ocean and its mysteries and the idea of human-like creatures inhabiting its depths seems to be part of the human condition. Mermaids are often depicted as shy, reclusive creatures who avoid contact with humans. They have also been depicted as treacherous or dangerous, and it is said they often use their beautiful voices to lure sailors to their deaths, or use their powers over the seas to cause storms and floods.
Book Depictions:
The Odyssey by Homer, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Talori and the Shark by Jessica L. Elliot was one of my favorites in the Fantastic Creatures anthology - which I am linking to because 1) the stories are really good, and full of fantastic creatures (as the name implies) and 2) because it's always free, so you should grab a copy! Mermaids are referenced in King's Warrior, and make an actual appearance in Minstrel's Call... but in my world they are flighty creatures
There are quite a few books featuring mermaids in the Fellowship of Fantasy group that I am interested in reading. The ones on my immediate TBR list are: Tomb of the Sea Witch by Kyle Robert Shultz and the Lord of Dreams by C.J. Brightley (which was the January book-club read, and I have it, I just haven't had time to read it!)
Movie Depictions:
The Little Mermaid, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Hook, H2O Mermaid Adventures cartoon
Of these slightly more common fantasy creatures, which one is your favorite? Are there any you feel are overdone, or that you're picky about the way they are portrayed? I'd love to chat with you about it!
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Fantastic Creatures: Demons
Our final creature in the anthology, demons. Every culture has reference to them and they seem to thrive on human fear. Cave Yates is here to tell us a bit about what makes them scary:
All fears have one thing in common, a lack of control. It is the essential element to humanity that we want to preserve ourselves and others we care about. And fear, in it's most base existence, is the lack of being able to control our fates. Whether it is the fear of heights, arachnophobia, agoraphobia, getting old, or the fear of what goes bump in the night, it is the things beyond our control that frighten us. And we spend billions of dollars as a species to eliminate and conquer those fears. Some seek therapy, some seek avoidance, some take the fear head on. But what happens when the fear fights back? For too long humanity has dismissed the existence of monsters that can prey on your deepest fear. Disbelief is not a shield, it is a bullseye.
We hope you're as excited about our upcoming anthology as we are! There will be monsters who terrify, creatures who just want to be understood, and new friends to make. Join us November 17th for a journey into the realm of fantastic creatures!
Fantastic Creatures: Ghost Fish
There are all kinds of lake monsters in stories and myths. Caren Rich decided to take on something different than the ordinary.
When the opportunity to write a short story for this anthology appeared I wanted to write something different, a story that could be told around a campfire. My lake monster isn't a traditional lake monster. No water horse or Loch Ness Monster here. I can't tell you too much but I will tell you it is loosely based on a Creek Indian Myth about the tie snake.
Fantastic Creatures: Fetch
Have you ever seen someone who looked just like you? Author Cave Yates tells us why that's not as flattering as we might think:
The legends of the Fetch are as varied as the colors of the world. From South America to Japan they all have a hint of the doppleganger, the moving shadow, the guardian angel, or the soul stealer. And they all have some truth, all have some exaggeration. Yet in the mythology of the stunningly beautiful isle of Eire, we find the closest thing to the real story. A being from another existence, joined to you at birth, here to steal your lifeforce, and to be the death of you. Some report seeing them as old friends, some as themselves, but whatever the case it is clear they only come to you when death is near. So next time you see someone on the street you know, or even someone that looks like you, maybe keep on walking, keep on living.
Fantastic Creatures: Krakens
Known as one of the terrors of the sea, krakens show up in many mythologies and fantasies, quite often as the bad guy. But author L. Palmer shows us a seldom-seen side of these giants:
Cephalopods are one of the most fascinating and mysterious creatures on the Earth. Giant squids do exist, yet we know incredibly little of these creatures. The Kraken, the mythical form of a squid, is usually portrayed as a horrid monster, a great beast seeking only to devour. What if they are merely misunderstood? What if they are just curious about these finless creatures called "humans" who ride vessels across the waves? What if they have quite refined manners and prefer to dress for the occasion? Answering these questions led me to Priscilla, a mermaid-educated Kraken. I invite you to meet this remarkable creature in Priscilla, The Magnificent, Flying Giant Squid, a tale mixing adventure, steampunk, and aquatic curiosities.
I know I'm excited to meet Priscilla. Are you?
Fantastic Creatures: Glatisant
Those familiar with Arthurian legend may already recognize the Glatisant, or Questing Beast. But for some, this might be a new creature. In her tale An Adventurer's Heart, Nicole Zoltack tackles this fearsome beast:
Only those who are true lovers of the Arthurian legend know of the beast Glatisant. Also known as the questing beast, the Glatisant is rather strange. Many knights like Sir Percival embarked on quests to vanquish the foe.
The Glatisant has the head and neck of a snake. Its feet are that of a hart's. The chest is that of a leopard, but the lower torso is that of a lion. Given that it's also called the barking beast, it's no surprise that the Glatisant barks. Interestingly enough, medieval people often were confused by animals that they thought were mixtures of other animals. Giraffes, for example, they thought were half camel, half leopard, so they called them camelopardalis. The Glatisant is another kind of hybrid creature.
I am--you guessed it!—a lover of the Arthurian legend, and wanted to create a female warrior, almost a knight herself, who would go on adventure after adventure. Of course, she would need a great sword and also a quest. If she had to prove her worth to gain the sword, even better. And what should the quest entail? Besting a creature. Which creature? The first one I thought of was the Glatisant. Yes. The Glasisant. Not a dragon or harpy or a more traditional beast. I like to walk on the wild side. The barking side? Whichever. LOL
Fantastic Creatures: Mermaids
In the depths of the ocean dwell mysterious creatures. Among them the mermaid has held the fascination of mankind for centuries. Author Jessica L. Elliott tells us about the mermaids in her story, Talori and the Shark:
I knew going into the anthology that I wanted to write a story with either unicorns or mermaids. Since a few other authors had stated they wanted to write about unicorns, I went with my second choice. After all, what little girl hasn't at one point wanted to be a mermaid? Most mermaid stories take her out of her home and bring her to land, but for this story I wanted it to be set in her realm: the ocean. There is so much we don't know about this area of our world and who knows? Perhaps there really are mermaids living in the ocean.
The inspiration for the story came in part from my love of fairy tales and mythology. In an underwater mash-up of Cupid and Psyche and Beauty and the Beast, I explored what might happen for a plain mermaid if everything at home suddenly went wrong.
Will you explore the ocean depths with Talori and discover her mermaid world?
Fantastic Creatures: Griffins
From ancient tales to medieval heraldry, the griffin has always been a popular creature in the fantasy repetoire. Authors Frank Luke and Julie C. Gilbert join us today with their reasons for choosing this majestic beast:
Frank Luke
When the call for submissions was announced, I knew immediately that I did not want dragons or mermaids. They would be too popular; surely multiple people would want the grand dragon. But I looked at my own setting, Azuran, to see what fantastic creatures it housed. Story notes for unpublished pieces mentioned griffin riders. That immediately moved griffins to the forefront, but I needed more. In my research for griffins, I found old tales that treated them as riddle masters like the sphinxes. In that moment, the story idea blossomed in my mind—a griffin rider from afar carrying news of a threat, a brave knight to serve as escort, and a griffin who spoke in riddles (her riddle "he smelled like a shadow" was the first one I came up with in planning). Naturally, with griffins traditionally being fierce fighters, the action-adventure aspect solidified.
Julie C. Gilbert
As soon as I learned that a lot of people wanted to do dragon stories, I quickly switched to griffin. They're pretty majestic creatures. They seem the sort of companion that would stand by you until the bitter end. They also have a warrior's heart. So, it made sense to have them be featured prominently in The Golden City Captives. I really can't say much more without spoilers, but I look forward to hearing people's thoughts on the portrayal of griffins in this story.
Don't miss Destiny's Flight or The Golden City Captives and the griffins found therein.
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Film: Boss; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Ronit Roy, Shiv Pandit, Aditi Rao Hydari, Danny Denzongpa; Directed by Anthony d'Souza; Rating: ****The second-half of this breakneck-speed, blues-chaser of a movie opens with a long chase sequence through the narrow gallis of a dusty small-town in North India where we last saw Akshay Kumar having a ball in "Rowdy Rathod" and "Khiladi 786".Somehow in those films, Akshay ended up having more fun that we did. This time, our enjoyment-quotient matches Akshay's step-by-step, scene-by-scene, frame-by-frame chuckle for chuckle.Boss is as much fun to watch as it must have been to shoot. Almost every sequence is an 'item'. And for once the word 'item' is not a gaali. Director Anthony D'Souza who failed so miserably in shooting an undersea adventure thriller» Read full review
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Because foreign intelligence services are carrying out intelligence activities against Norwegian interests, they are expected to increasingly attempt to map out Norwegian counterintelligence. They are attempting to both recruit our staff and get suitable people to apply for positions with us.
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I was driving down Route 202, a two-lane highway that turns into I-84 and stretches all the way from Delaware to Maine. Even though 202 cuts through the small town of New Milford, Conn., people tend to go about 50 to 60 m.p.h. as they merge onto I-84. That morning, I was in the left lane when I saw a minivan leaving from a parking lot on the right. He turned into the right lane and stayed there, so I didn't feel that I had to slow since he wasn't trying to come in, only to slam on the brakes seconds later as he swerved into the left.
After my heart slowed, I passed the driver because I wanted to get a good look at what kind of moron had cut me off. I saw an older man, maybe in his 80s, peering over the top of the steering wheel. Geez, I thought, counting my blessings for not wrecking my leased car, that guy is way too old to be driving.
When a person reaches their elder years, their peripheral vision fades, reflexes slow, and light and depth perception begins to deteriorate. Thanks to the Baby Boomer generation, the roads will soon be filled with impaired drivers.
The AOA suggests that a senior's change in eyesight may cause difficulty in adapting to glare from headlights. Their side vision may also fade, preventing them from passing safely. These types of problems could be caused by age-related eye diseases such as AMD, cataracts, glaucoma, chronic dry eye, or having low vision even with the help of glasses.
In 2011, 5,560 people older than 65 died and 214,000 were injured in car crashes, which was a 3% spike in fatalities and a 16% spike in injuries from the previous year, according to NHTSA. Those 220,000 senior citizens helped make up 21% of all licensed drivers.
50% of the middle-aged population and 70% of people in their 70s suffer from arthritis, crippling inflammation of the joints, which makes turning, flexing, and twisting painful – all necessary to operate a car. Uncoincidentally, crash rates begin to increase around ages 70 to 74, according to the Center for Disease Control.
Visual, cognitive and physical skills that affect driving ability decline with increasing age, says AAA. Judgment among them may become impaired, making them less able to react at higher speeds and make turns in front of oncoming traffic.
NHTSA is tired of these accidents. In hopes to help reduce the risk of incident and ensure safety with older drivers, the association released a handbook called "Older Driver Highway Safety Program Guidelines" with recommendations on how to continue to be safe driver even in one's older years. Unfortunately, though appreciated, printing out some guidelines will not "ensure the safety" of all senior drivers.
Illinois has already done it: drivers over 75 have to retake their driver's test whenever they renew their licenses. While other states require vision tests and remedial courses for senior citizens (only if other citizens have complained about their driving), it is not enough.
Filing a complaint against a specific driver means that you have to a) get into an accident with them and take down their information or b) jot down their license plate number while you're busy driving your own car. Not very practical.
With 36 million drivers over 65 in the U.S., it is fair to ask that we play it safe. Each state should require senior citizens to retake their driver's test when they wish to renew their license after the age of 65.
If the first time a person takes a driver's test when they are 16 years old and passes, then it should not be an issue the second time around decades later. The laws haven't changed, but their driving abilities might have, so I would recommend these easy steps to renew a senior's license at the DMV:
1. A senior citizen should brush up on traffic laws and general safety to pass a simple quiz
2. Said person should pass a vision exam, with glasses if necessary
3. Said person should list and make sure their medications do not interfere with operating vehicles
4. Said person should get in the car with a certified instructor to retake driver's exam
Every day, driving is a risk. That risk can be lowered if drivers are educated and aware of their surroundings. We just need to make sure that we put the right people out there.


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Included in the $65.00 USD per person tour price (paid at the end of the tour) is pick-up and drop-off at the port (or hotel), entrance fees to the national park and beaches, snorkel and mask (no fins) plus bottled water, soft drinks (Coke and Sprite; no diet drinks) and beer. Reservation requests and submission of questions can easily be completed online. If our experience is the norm, you can expect to receive a prompt reply and/or confirmation.
In addition to the points where we had time to get off of the bus to explore, we made a few other stops including:
With the large cooler stuffed full of self-service drinks and the island breeze ensuring a nice temperature, your ride around the island is sure to be very comfortable. When Eddie wasn't sharing interesting tidbits about the island ("dushi" means "happy"), the Caribbean tunes playing added to the island vibe! There are 160,000 inhabitants representing 80 different nationalities living on Curacao, plus an assortment of wild animals including several tribes of goats who shared the road with us!
You'll still have time to hike the short distance up to the top of the limestone bluffs, so fortunately your visit won't be over yet. Peering down from the upper viewpoint gives you yet another perspective of how high the water splashes each time a wave crashes into the limestone. Although we couldn't even come close to walking along the entire coastline, we kept an eye on the waves and walked along the northern coast of Curacao until our time was up.
Rumor has it that the restaurant at the park serves iguana soup!
Playa Piskado is a great place to visit even for those who don't wish to snorkel as the view from the Banco di Caribe Pier is just as good.
After taking a few photos, it's time to make your way down the flight of concrete stairs to the white sandy beach to pick your favorite spot - either with full sun or a more shaded spot to escape the rays. (Sun loungers and parasols are available for rent at a cost of $5.00 USD and $10.00 USD respectively - or a combo deal including 2 loungers and one parasol for $15.00 USD.)
Don't miss out on spending at least part of your time either swimming or snorkeling in the beautiful blue water. Even without fins, the snorkeling is enjoyable as you'll find colorful fish not far from the shore.
If you're hungry or thirsty, there's also drink and snack options available from a food truck vendor located in the parking lot.
Playa PortoMari is more than just a beach with a swim platform. You'll find a restaurant and bar, toilets and a shower, a dive shop, kayak and beach chair rentals, and even a masseuse! With a unique double reef, the beach is a favorite of both divers and snorkelers.
Although we never saw them, a population of free roaming wild pigs are also residents of Playa PortoMari. We did, however, see some cool lizards roaming about the sand and shoreside rocks.
Before leaving the beach, make sure to climb the tower to get a good view of Playa PortoMari.
Make sure to ascend the old fort wall stairs for some awesome views.
Priced at $65.00 USD per person, our excursion included the entrance fees for the national park and the beaches plus transportation from the port and drinks. The most comparable tour offered by Celebrity Cruise Lines was the 3 1/2 hour Fun Beach Express, Sightseeing and Snorkel tour priced at $59.00 USD per person described as:
"Explore the tropical scenery and hidden treasures of Curacao's west coast aboard the Beach Express, a one-of-a-kind open air bus. Discover a world where nature reigns supreme as you encounter incredible wildlife, historic plantation houses, panoramic mountain views, salt flats and the island's most famous inhabitants, the pink flamingos. After your exciting island tour, you'll visit the famous Curacao Beach for some leisure time to relax, swim or snorkel."
While Celebrity does contract with Irie Tours for some excursions, none included all that we had the opportunity to see in our 7 hour tour. In our opinion, the longer full day tour with more stops along the way was certainly worth the extra $6.00 as compared to the cruise ship excursion offering.


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You can use Pipe Insulation to make extempore hiking poles or tent poles when you are in the bush. The piece shown weighs 5 grams. It certainly saves you carrying hiking poles when you don't need them. When you do you can cut them to length with this 28 gram DIY ultralight saw. If you break one in rough going it is the work of a minute to make another one.
It comes with an internal diameter of 12/19/25mm- ie 1/2″, 3/4″, 1′ etc. 19 is quite enough for a very stout stick, say 1″. It does stretch substantially. Of course it is not going to last a 3,000 km trek, but it does make a comfy handle so that you can make a couple of sticks to get you out of a tight spot (or carry a heavy load of venison out etc) without tearing your hands to pieces. A couple of sticks reduces the effort of walking out of some steep gorge by over 50%.
The foam tube can also be used to protect your tent from damage by your extempore tent poles by bending it over like this where it touches the fabric:
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Partner, Kochhar & Co
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Technology, Arbitration/Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Litigation, Private Equity and Venture Financing
Why you chose to focus in these areas:
The foremost reason is that I enjoy working in these areas. The fast evolving landscape in India – ensures that one has a number of exciting challenges ahead! Also clients in India – and those seeking help on India related matters have come to appreciate the role of the specialist.
Details of the matter that you have worked on in your career to date that you are most proud of, and why:
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The name of any more senior lawyers that you look up to or consider to be mentors:
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Welcome to HIGH School
The AAS Moscow High School is a dynamic, international learning environment in which students have a multitude of opportunities to learn, explore, and excel. We encourage students, teachers, and parents to take an active role in contributing to our school culture and community, working together to fulfill our mission to promote excellence for each student.
Our Diplomas
AAS HS Diploma and IB DIPLOMA Program (IBDP)
We are proud of our open enrollment IBDP at AAS. Our five-year average of 93% of students choosing to engage with the full program along with a 93% pass rate attests to the success of our students in this rigorous pre-university program. While nearly all students take the IBDP, 100% of students will find success through our AAS HS Diploma. These two credentials provide access to top-flight universities across the globe.
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Future-proofing our students
One of the ongoing challenges of education is how do we equip students to face the uncertainty of the future. At AAS we address this challenge through a focus on our Impacts – those non-cognitive skills and dispositions that provide students with the abilities to transcend the boundaries of content and context as they apply their learning to the novel situations and problems they will meet in the broader world outside of school.
- Personal & Social-Emotional Counseling
- Advisory
- CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
- IB Extended Essay
- Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
- Discovery Week
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Personal & Social-Emotional Counseling
At AAS, the counselors support the transition into, through, and out of high school, including adjustment to Moscow and the AAS community. The counselors seek to:
- Facilitate problem solving and communication among all members of the school community including students, teachers, parents and administrators.
- Support students and families with immediate social-emotional issues.
- Make referrals to outside support services where necessary.
The mission of the High School Advisory Program is to facilitate each student's successful transition into, through and out of High School. Advisory activities correspond with the standards and benchmarks set forth by the International School Counselors Association, and fall under four domains: Academic Development, Career Development, Personal/Social, and Global Perspective Development:
- Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
- Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial postsecondary options, including college.
- Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work, and to life at home and in the community.
- Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
- Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
- Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
- Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
- Students will make decisions set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals
- Students will understand safety and survival skills.
- Students will acquire an awareness of their own cultural identity, including influences from their family, home culture, and host country.
- Students will develop a personal practice for applying intercultural competence and bridging successfully across cultural differences.
- Students will acquire knowledge and attitudes to manage transitions effectively.
CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
As we work towards our students achieving academic and holistic excellence, we acknowledge that learning is not confined to the classroom. The high school experience creates opportunities for students to engage in extra-curricular activities, community service, and student leadership. In the IBDP these are incorporated into the CAS component of the program. In grades 9 and 10, we prepare students as they aspire to contribute as globally aware citizens by our work with two local charities.
Students are required to keep a journal (which is housed in ManageBac) and engage in activities until the spring of grade 12. The guideline for the minimum amount of CAS activity is approximately three-four hours per week with a reasonable balance between creativity, activity and service. Participation in each of the three areas is required each year. Each student develops a program in consultation with the CAS coordinator and a record of work done must be maintained. Students usually fulfill these requirements by combining participation in extracurricular activities offered either in or outside the school and service to the school community or outside community.
Students and families should never assume that participation in any activity, even one sponsored or organized by the school, will fulfill the IB's CAS requirements. Students should never undertake participation in any activity for CAS credit without first obtaining formal approval from the CAS coordinator.
Please direct your questions about the CAS program at AAS to the CAS Coordinator, Ms. Natalia Golovanova, at email@example.com
IB Extended Essay
The Extended Essay process encompasses ten months of work on the 4,000 words essay on a topic of the student's choosing in the assigned subject. The Extended Essay represents a college-level research paper, as well as the culminating product of the IB Diploma Program. Non-IB Diploma candidates work on an Extended Research Project through Associate Principal, Mr. Groves.
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
Theory of Knowledge is a course that is quite unique to the IB Diploma Program and most likely, unlike any course a high school student has pursued. It focusses on the study of how we know what we know. It uses the subjects students tend to study in high school (Areas of Knowledge) and how we perceive them (Ways of Knowing) to explore connections between knowledge and us as knowers. It can be challenging but also very rewarding. TOK is a requirement to earn an IB Diploma.
Discovery Week
Discovery Week is an integral part of our school program that offers enhanced educational experiences for all students. It is a week-long experience in March for Grade 9 - 11.
The trips are designed so students will:
- Gain greater understanding of various regions of Russia. Through the trips, students learn about and appreciate the geography, history, people and customs of Russia.
- Become closer and supportive of one another. By traveling together for five/six days, students get to know one another well, make new friends and learn skills in dealing effectively with others in a group.
- Grow in self-awareness, self-confidence & independence. By traveling in a group, away from home and without parents, students will get to know themselves better, gain confidence through new experiences, and make decisions that increase their sense of self-reliance and independence.
- Appreciate each other and their teachers in new ways. Through the common experiences of traveling, eating, and living together for five/six days, students and teachers will experience each other in new ways not possible in the classroom. These new experiences will provide an opportunity for students and teachers to build a positive and constructive foundation for interaction for the rest of the school year and future school years.
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Dress Codes – Flathead Beacon – "At the time, House Minority Whip Jenny Eck told Lee Newspapers that the "phrase is right out of the 19th century." And she's right. What makes it more bizarre is the change in dress code was not in response to women actually wearing revealing clothing. Yet neither that nor Moore's proposal is surprising, as summed up by Washington Post writer Alexandra Petri: "As long as the idea persists that woman must be responsible not just for their own attire but for men's thoughts, it's not nearly as unbelievable as it should be."" Kellyn Brown
Schweitzer opinion: Responsible Republicans need to stand up to far right – "Meanwhile Responsible Republicans in the tradition of Lincoln, Ted Roosevelt, Reagan and Bohlinger should stand up to the far right, stand with Montana and use the Federal Medicaid health dollars in Montana in the same way they support Federal dollars for Medicare, highway contractors, farmers, ranchers (including Koch Brothers), veterans, the National Guard, Malmstrom, and our Universities. We pay federal income tax like folks in the other 49 states. Why allow our share to go to healthcare in other states?" MT Standard
Transfer is folly no matter how you look at it – "The 2015 state legislature has had no shortage of boondoggles since gaveling in a month ago. One of the worst is a legislative push by Sen. Jennifer Fielder that at best is unconstitutional and fiscally reckless, and at worst would evict Montana families from our favorite hunting and fishing spots. Her proposal would force state ownership of 30 million acres of Montana's national public land and force us to assume responsibility for the hundreds of millions of dollars in management costs." Virginia Court and Ed Lieser, in The Missoulian
Rachel Maddow: North Dakota oil train safeguards too little too late | – "By now you've probably read about the latest railway disaster involving crude oil transported out of the Bakken. A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed during a snowstorm in southern West Virginia on Monday, sending at least one tanker into the Kanawha River, igniting at least 14 tankers in all and sparking a house fire. A local resident described the explosion as being "like an atomic bomb went off." Explosions sent a fireball at least 300 feet into the air." Preserve the Beartooth Front
Message Delivered | – "On February 16, more than 500 people of all political stripes filled the Montana State Capitol and sent a very loud and clear message to the state's elected officials: Keep public lands in public hands. Organized by Montana Wilderness Association and Montana Wildlife Federation, the rally garnered a huge amount of media attention across the state. It showed once again that Montanans cherish their public lands and the outdoor way of life those lands provide. And it inflicted a lasting wound to the out-of-state agenda of transferring federal lands, an agenda that MWA and its partners are committed to stopping dead in its tracks." Montana Wilderness Association
Anti-opioid zealots hurt veterans – "Last year, the federal government made the painkiller hydrocodone a Schedule II drug. It can no longer be refilled. Those needing it must first see a physician and obtain, according to some sources, a written prescription. That deliberate inconvenience is intended to discourage the use of opioids — and it's working. According to the Washington Post, veterans are suffering because it's become so much more difficult to obtain hydrocodone." Flathead Memo
The Truth About Tax Cuts: Lessons from Other States | Montana Budget and Policy Center – "We can learn from Kansas, but Kansas is not alone. Since taking office in January 2011, Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin has enacted close to $2 billion in tax cuts. And today, Wisconsin currently faces a $2.2 billion budget shortfall. Like Montana, the state of Wisconsin is obligated to balance its budget. So in order to close the initial shortfall, Governor Walker proposed an $834 million cut in funding for schools and public employees' earnings, which set off a firestorm of protests. Now, Governor Walker is proposing a $300 million cut to the state's university system, a move that should have been avoidable. Whether or not one is the result of the other or if it is a matter of misplaced priorities, Wisconsin would have a wider array of options available if the state's revenue didn't receive such an extreme decrease." Montana Budget and Policy Center Blog
From the editor: I am a crook – For all the conservative talk of fiscal responsibility, there is precious little talk of the obligation we have to each other — responsibility of another sort. Because I was the beneficiary of a great public education, I understand it's my obligation to provide the same for the next generation. That's not a socialist or communist idea — it's called being an American. Heck, I like roads and know nothing about how to pave them, so I am actually grateful the government gets it done for me. Billings Gazette


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Uncomfortably Human: Why Jesus Can Sympathize with You - [image: Uncomfortably Human] Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully man. When many of us read about the God-man in the Gospels, however, we see the God a...
Thursday, June 27, 2013
The power in a visual
We are prone to forget things quickly. I have heard stats that say people will forget 95 percent of what you said on a Sunday morning by the time Monday rolls around. If that is the case then maybe we need to do a better job of making messages sticky.
Then add to that equation, that an average Christian has 5-10 paper pastors that they listen to each week. A paper pastor is someone that they only know from their books or podcasts and doesn't preach at the church they attend. By the way paper pastors are becoming the "Pastors" for many people.
In any case, every week the average pastor has to develop a message that is true to the text, illustrative, dynamic, and so much more. And deliver it in such a way that it is memorable enough to be digested throughout the week. I have said on many occasions that it is like writing a term paper every weekend that is graded, critiqued, compared to paper pastors, and is only good for one week. Then we have to do it again the following week.
Every preaching pastor feels the burden each week to deliver a dynamic life-changing message while doing all the duties of a pastor during the week. All that to say this, it is a daunting task to deliver a message each week.
I long to see my people remember the message for more then a few hours. I believe that the Holy Spirit can do something supernatural in that 45 minute time frame in an individual that can possibly change the course of their life forever.
I labor hard on illustrating my messages in a variety of ways, hoping that the visual assists the learning process and helps the recall trigger mechanism in their minds. Maybe it is because I am a visual learner and it helps me to remember.
People have asked me on occasion, where do I get my illustrations. They generally are birthed out of moments during the week where I sit and beg God for help. I also pray regularly for creativity, because I long to give my very best as I communicate the life-changing Word of God.
I wonder if anyone from this past week remembers why I used the scope above and what point I was driving home and how it applied to the text I was using?
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2 comments:
- Sara1025 said...
Okay, now I feel conviction for listening to a paper pastor!! I'll be there Sunday. Please talk long enough about your visual that I can get it written down, so I can remember it at least til Wednesday. Not that I'm negatively confessing or anything, but I AM 67. By the way, I like the thought of any pastor begging for inspiration... that gives me a whole lot of hope, and it IS working, Jim.
- June 27, 2013 at 12:09 PM
- Kevin Noble said...
I remember Jim. Thanks for your illustrations and where the inspiration comes from. You give the pulpit your best because you give Jesus your best; since I've known you, you always have and you always will. I want to let you know I appreciate you as a paster, as a leader and as a friend.
- June 29, 2013 at 8:26 AM
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In the small logging town of Lesker, Anne Pratt is raising her only grandchild, seventeen-year-old Evan, orphaned by a terrorist attack in Bali. It's a dry summer, the forest-fire season is coming early, and people already on the edge are edgier. Another boy, marked more directly by violence, heads towards Lesker, burning like sulphuric acid through every life he touches, changing names as he changes towns. The meeting of the two boys is volatile, as each finds his own missing piece in the other. As the tension builds between them, moving them towards inevitable violence, other people are drawn in, triggering demonic cruelty, unconditional love, unimaginable loss, and absolute courage. "Love wins. Don't you dare lose," Anne calls to Evan as he fights for his life. But victory, like love, is never simple.
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I think I know why I am really only interested in much younger girls. Under 30, and that's stretching it.
All females seem to reach a point (or an age) where they are no longer interested in femininity. They cut their hair off. They stop acting like girls. They stop dressing like girls. They don't try to look feminine in any way. And they do not seem sexually attractive to me at that point.
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Cypraea moneta, The "money cowrie" is usually 3/4" in length and an excellent reef herbivore, grazing on all types of algae. Money cowrie are so named because they make a "clinking" noise when handled in groups- sounding a lot like pocket change. Will not bother other invertebrates or corals, a very efficient herbivore consuming different varieties of algae from reef aquariums. Recommended qty of 1 per 10 gallons, or 2 per 10 gallons in aquariums that have excess of algae.


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Arnaud had experiences in martial arts in his youth: Judo, Kick boxing and Full contact, he was a rock climber & snowboarder, he's used to challenge.
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Introduction Elegant Themes License
But are their merchandise the ideal alternative for your site? In the event you sign-up with this WordPress mainstay or continue your search? From the end of this article, you will hopefully have all you need to make a well-thought-out, informed decision.Let's get started. Elegant Themes License
Elegant Themes are in operation for eight decades, also have served over 500,000 clients up to now. In the process, they have grown into a workforce of more than 50 employees working in several nations — a far cry from their humble beginnings working from founder Nick Roach's college apartment.Elegant Themes now offer 87 WordPress themes and five plugins. Access to each of their themes (for example their flagship'Divi' theme — more about this below) and plugins will put you back $89 annually , making them quite competitively priced. If you're planning on using their products for several decades, though, it's actually their slightly pricier'Lifetime Accessibility' plan that is the very best value option, providing you with access to all existing and future products for a one-time fee of $249. However, is Elegant Themes the ideal selection for your project? Let us find out.
WordPress Themes
Let's begin with a look at the several topics on offer, before continuing on to this plugins.As mentioned, signing up for Elegant Themes gives you access to 87 WordPress topics for the purchase price of what you could pay for only one theme elsewhere. But, there are two options to take into account. Since the arrival of Divi at 2013, the focus of Elegant Themes was around making this the single best WordPress theme available. Extra followed shortly afterwards, and together they have come to be the highlights of this Elegant Themes portfolio.
Divi is Elegant's flagship theme, and is really multipurpose, with the ability to make almost any kind of site .From blogs and business homepages to ecommerce shops and everything in between, Divi is unquestionably a versatile site construction tool.It's also excellent for new WordPress users seeking to make custom websites without ever having to examine one line of code. However, this powerful subject has also become a popular choice with specialist web designers looking for a tool to make building websites for their customers more efficient.Some of the reasons inexperienced and experienced web designers alike select Divi are its useful set of high-quality templates and the powerful drag-and-drop page builder tool. Loading up one of those Divi designs provides you with a quick way to begin your website, and also the new-and-improved Divi Builder can be used to customize these layouts through an intuitive front-end drag-and-drop user interface. Making your custom layouts from scratch isn't a issue either with Divi.No matter what your ability level, Divi does a fantastic job of democratizing internet design. Those new to WordPress can utilize the Divi designs, combined with the builder's point-and-click interface to make custom webpage layouts. More seasoned designers can do exactly what they've always done, only much faster.Another feature of this theme that is worth mentioning is your Divi Leads tool. Divi Leads lets you conduct split testing experiments on your website's design and content. If you've ever wondered which headline or colour scheme your customers will best respond to, Divi Leads removes the guesswork.Divi Leads makes it effortless to display multiple variants of your site and its content, which means you just have to sit back and wait for the results. If you need to create sites which convert against their goals — whether for yourself or to your customers — Divi Leads will be a priceless addition to your toolkit.The only real drawback to Divi when compared with Avada and the other best-selling multipurpose themes is the absence of complete site demos. Divi may provide you with a library of templates for the individual pages of your website, but, unlike Avada or Enfold, there is no one-click importer tool which will populate an entire website with demonstration content.New layouts and templates for Divi are being made available all of the time through the Elegant Themes site. Therefore, despite not being able to import an entire website in your WordPress setup, you won't be lacking new layouts for your site's pages.Overall, Divi is a superb choice for creatives who'd prefer to create a custom WordPress site regardless of their technical skills. Elegant Themes License
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The Extra motif (view live demo) was launched after Divi, and includes many of its finest features. Employing this homepage design gives you the ability to display your finest or latest articles in a fashionable grid format. It's possible to use post carousels, tabbed regions, mini-article sliders, and custom widgets to display previews of your content.Extra also comprises an image-focused homepage design that uses the featured pictures from your articles to draw attention to your content. The plan of this theme is focused on enticing your customers to click through to more your articles.As Extra includes the strong Divi Builder tool, you can customize some of the theme's templates through a front end drag-and-drop interface. Also, but you can use the builder and its own library of modules to create custom designs for every article you publish on your site. If you want your blog or online magazine to coordinate with the presentation quality of leading news media websites, you finally have a powerful tool which can help.With Extra and the Divi Builder, you can design custom page designs that overlay images with text, add photograph collages, use pull quotes, attribute multiple columns, and also include other tried-and-tested content components to upgrade your site from a fundamental blog to some professional-looking online publication.Even in case you don't want to use the integrated Divi Builder, Extra is still a good choice for bloggers and online magazine websites. The library of templates makes it effortless to add significant pages to your website with very little effort. With writer, timeline, portfolio, and contact webpage templates included, you can spare yourself a great deal of time when setting up your website.Extra can also be used to make an ecommerce shop with WordPress, due to its full support for the WooCommerce plugin. If you would like to establish an online shop or just add physical or electronic products to your blog or magazine, Extra is greater than up to the task.While Elegant Themes made Divi with the goal of making it the ideal motif for any WordPress website, Extra was made to be the best theme for bloggers and online books. They have definitely done a fantastic job, and Extra is a competitive motif that any blogger or magazine-style site owner should think about. Elegant Themes License
While Divi, and, to a lesser extent, Extra, are multipurpose themes which can be used to make any type of website, the other themes are somewhat more focused on a specific type of project. |} It is possible you could discover a motif from that the Elegant Themes back catalogue that is ideal for your website. However, if you really want to take advantage of what Elegant Themes has to offer and has been working on for the last couple of decades, you should only think about the Divi and Extra topics out of their collection.While signing up with Elegant Themes gets you access to Divi, one of the very best WordPress topics around, and the remarkable Extra magazine theme, don't get overly excited about another 85 options. However, as we will see in the next section of this Elegant Themes review, there are far more reasons to choose this business than simply their flagship WordPress themes.
The Elegant Themes WordPress Plugins
As mentioned before in this review, the group supporting Divi and Extra have also produced quite a few high quality WordPress plugins. By joining Elegant Themes on either the mid-level $89 Developer program or the top tier $249 Lifetime accessibility program, you gain access to all of these plugins.
Let us have a look.
The Divi Builder plugin relies on the webpage builder tool that is incorporated into the Divi and Extra topics. |} The Divi Builder that's found in the latest edition of the Divi and Extra themes features a front-end user interface. But, this upgrade hasn't been applied to the Divi Builder plugin nevertheless (it will be added in the future). Because this is a standalone plug, you may use this edition of the Divi Builder with almost any WordPress theme.The Divi Builder plugin may nevertheless be used to make custom page designs, albeit through a backend builder interface. Any of those 46 customizable content modules can be added to your layouts, with the ability to drag and drop them to position.Other useful attributes of this Divi Builder plugin have the capacity to quickly replicate any page element, copying and pasting within the builder, unlimited undos and redos, and a simple method to add custom CSS to your pages.The Divi Builder plugin now makes it effortless to save any layout, part, or module to your library for reuse elsewhere on your website. If you upgrade any of the library products, you can selectively apply those changes to each instance of the thing throughout your site.Even if you're not using a motif from Elegant Themes, then you should be able to utilize Divi Builder to personalize your WordPress website. Therefore, if you'd rather use a minimal theme (such as those produced by StudioPress instead of Divi) but you still need the ability to make customized designs for your content, then the Divi Builder plugin may be a fantastic choice.Divi Builder contrasts favorably to another drag-and-drop page builder plugins for WordPress. However, until the live front-end editor is added into the plugin, you will find more user-friendly WordPress page builder plugins on the market. Elegant Themes License
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Being able to email your viewers every time you publish a new article, launch a product, or possess some other significant announcement to make has many added benefits. Unfortunately, building a list of email subscribers isn't simple. Thankfully, Bloom is a plugin that can help encourage your customers to sign-up and hand over their email addresses.After activating Bloom, you are able to start adding a number of email optin or sign-up forms to your site. Form options include pop up, fly-in, under article, inline, and widget types. There's also a locked content form that requires your visitors to enter their own email address and subscribe to your list to gain access to a particular piece of content.Bloom also comes with a fantastic selection of email optin form templates which can be customized through the plugin's editor.As well as the ability to customize the appearance of types, you also receive a good amount of control over how they work. It's possible to select an intro animation which determines how the form looks, and you can also set a time delay which controls when the form appears. Custom triggers may also be employed to restrain the form's visibility, and more.Through that the Bloom form display preferences, it is possible to define where in your website each form will be more active. These choices include activating the form for your entire site, the home page, person posts and pages, plus much more. Since you can create multiple forms and then display them on particular pieces of your website, you really can tailor the design and content of your forms to match the content on which they are displayed.Bloom also comprises a split testing tool that makes it simple to compare two forms to find out which one works best with your viewers. Thanks to these features, Bloom compares well to the other leading email optin form plugins, such as OptinMonster and Thrive Leads.Nearly every type of website can benefit from having a list of email readers, and Bloom is a competent tool that may help you grow your listing.
The Monarch plugin was created to help you raise the amount of times your content has been shared on social networking. Social shares not only help drive more visitors to your website, but they may also help your content to rank more prominently in search engines such as Google.Once Monarch is live, it is possible to exhibit a variety of social sharing buttons on your website. More than 20 social networks have been supported, and you can display the buttons in five different places — including on pictures and videos.As well as showing floating, always-visible sharing buttons, Monarch enables you to pick from a range of trigger-activated buttons. Timed flaws, page scroll position, after commenting or buying, and after a period of inactivity can all be used as triggers to control when a pop-up or slide-in set of social sharing buttons is exhibited to your visitors.You can additionally use Monarch to show hyperlinks to your social media profiles, complete with user friendly counts. This feature gives you a fast way to incorporate social proof to your website.Like the rest of the Elegant Themes tools, Monarch offers you a great deal of control on how your social networking buttons and hyperlinks are exhibited. The customization work takes place through a user-friendly interface, with lots of options and settings to guarantee this plugin works exactly how you want it to.Monarch is one of the greatest social media plugins for WordPress, so it's great to find access to it as part of your Elegant Themes subscription.
The Elegant Themes Community
With such a sizable userbase, it's no surprise that a large ecosystem and community has built up around Elegant Themes and its goods. The Elegant Themes blog is one of the busiest WordPress blogs. As well as publishing suggestions and tips for web designers and WordPress users, the blog frequently shares brand new page layouts along with other extras for Divi users. There's also the Divi Nation Podcast for news and interviews with Divi users.
Elegant Themes Support
Some years before, Elegant Topics had a bit of a reputation for providing less-than-stellar service to their customers. After checking into this and being a happy customer for a little while now, I'm very happy to report that Elegant Themes appear to have resolved any problems that there might have been.Their flagship products are regularly upgraded and improved, and the online documentation to their themes and plugins is extensive, including walkthrough videos and text. Those with an active Elegant Topics account can open a service ticket by submitting a question in the support forums.In addition to a General Questions sub-forum, every Elegant Themes product has its own active sub-forum. The Elegant Themes support forums have been staffed by a team of tech support agents, who, in my experience, react to questions quickly and inexpensively.
Divi is undoubtedly one of the best and most popular multi-purpose WordPress topics around. Since you are able to buy Divi and Extra, along with 85 (admittedly increasingly obsolete ) other topics for just $89 (plus a handful of very helpful plugins), signing up for Elegant Themes represents great value for the money.The updated Divi Builder that is a core component of the Divi motif is also one of the best WordPress site builders available now. Everyone, from those new to creating sites to experienced web designers, may benefit from the power of this Divi Builder.But, Divi, Extra, and Tasteful Themes aren't for everyone. Since they're such elastic topics, there's a great deal of creative freedom, which could be overwhelming — particularly if you don't possess a clear vision for your site. The library of webpage templates was created to a high standard, but there aren't any comprehensive site demos that you could import to your site in just a few clicks.If you'd rather have a motif built for a specific focus, like a business website or an internet portfolio possibly, you may actually be much better off studying themes offered by some of those other, more focused theme shops.However, if you're searching for a WordPress theme that can be used to make any sort of site, subsequently Divi and Extra and their countless customization tools and preferences are hard to beat. Throw in the remaining benefits of registering with Elegant Themes and you need to have everything you will need to earn your WordPress website a success. Elegant Themes License
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