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This is our first trip with Ayres & it will NOT be our last!
This is our first trip with Ayres & it will NOT be our last! It was everything we expected; great riding, great people and an experience we will always treasure. The Emprie of the Incas tour is not for the faint of heart, back or butt. It is a "rider's" tour with lots of miles in a variety of conditions. Argentina, Chile and Peru are incredible countries with open, friendly people & beautiful landscapes. Steve Phillips and Art Tarian were great, sharing their knowledge & getting us through.
Linda Jannette
Empire of the Incas is a riders trip. Lots of miles of unending curves and elevation changes. Our trip leaders, Steve Phillips and Art Tarian did a great job of leading us through crazy traffic , 16,000 foot mountain passes and the always frustrating border crossings. If you of the mind set to visit and enjoy some of South Americas tourist highlights while getting a full dose of good motorcycle riding this is the tour for you.
Dan Jannette
Dan and Linda participated in our Empire of the Incas Adventure
Lapeer, Michigan
You can't go wrong by booking a tour with them.
"Adventures" is an essential part of the Ayres company name. The professionalism of the tour guides is a strong point for this company. You can't go wrong by booking a tour with them.
Gary participated in our Heart of Africa Adventure
Gary has also participated in our Empire of the Incas Adventure
Mission Viejo, California
After this fantastic tour, I am afraid I can never do a "normal" vacation again!
Even though I had high expectations, I was not prepared for how heart achingly beautiful New Zealand is. Every day on the tour another stunning ride unfolded, each completely unique and full of surprises. The accommodations were equally unique and in prime spots, with nice meals in a variety of restaurants. Both tour leaders had a deep knowledge about the places we visited and taught us a lot. After this fantastic tour, I am afraid I can never do a "normal" vacation again!
Cordelia participated in our New Zealand Top Down Adventure
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Once you travel with Ayres Adventures there is no going back!
First class all the way! Awesome roads and amazing lodging. Staff brings the group together and makes everyone feel welcome and at ease. Gives us plenty of time on the bikes and off the bikes to enjoy our new friends. Does a great job dealing with the unexpected and last minute changes which are bound to happen with any event. Why go with any other group - once you travel with Ayres Adventures there is no going back - they are top notch. This is my 4th trip and saving my money for the next one.
John and Heidi participated in our New Zealand Top Down Adventure
Heidi has also participated in:
Yuma, Arizona
We will definitely ride with Ayres again
My wife and I both rode with Ayres Adventures for the first time on their Prudhoe Bay/Alaska tour. We were both impressed with the organised structure of the tour; our tour guides were of an exceptionally high calibre.
We will definitely ride with Ayres again.
Robin and Pixie participated in our Prudhoe Bay Excursion
Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand
A great time was had by all.
Our tour leader, Axel, was excellent. Not only did he check out the bikes each day and get us on the perfect roads but also he was the perfect leader and had an ability to gently convince 7 head strong, high energy clients to do the right thing all the time. A great time was had by all.
Cliff participated in our Viking Run
Houston, Texas
Prudhoe Bay was truly a bucket list event.
Ron – just a quick note to let you know what a great time the Prudhoe Bay Excursion was. Ed and Art did a great job and are to be commended for their professionalism. Everyone in the group was a pleasure to have on the trip – no 'flamers' which can make for a more challenging experience. Was truly a bucket list event.
Again, my thanks and hope to ride with you again soon.
Doug participated in our Prudhoe Bay Excursion
Chardon, Ohio
Our vacation with you ranks as the best yet !!!
Just wanted to thank you all for a wonderful vacation !!!!
My wife Lynne and I have traveled all over the states on our Goldwing. Our vacation with you ranks as the best yet !!!
Claus and Axle are AWESOME !!! Both super fun to be with. The switchbacks were awesome!!! The bikes super fun to ride. The scenery was terrific.
Claus and Axle make a terrific team to ride with. They each having different riding styles and personalities which was awesome.
We certainly will be doing this again !!
Thanks much.
Jeff and Lynne Bleess participated in our Switchback Challenge
Spicer, Minnesota
We had an amazing Adventure and are looking forward to more trips with Ayres!
This trip exceeded our expectations time and again. From the moment we arrived in Africa, everything was well-planned and easy. The accommodations were top notch and our tour guides, John and Jason, were the icing on the cake. They were fun, kind, and extremely knowledgeable. We had an amazing Adventure and are looking forward to more trips with Ayres."
Jann Barber O'Hara and Chris O'Hara participated in our Call of the Wild Adventure
Morgantown, West Virginia
An absolutely fabulous adventure!
This was an absolutely fabulous adventure – the location, the lodging, the meals (!), the riding, the scenery and all the details made it perfect!
Starting from the pre-trip communication all the way through the departure back home, the team at Ayres handled everything perfectly. The guides (Claus and Axel) were wonderful, providing daily information and handled all the details seamlessly. The small group size (10 bikes) allowed the riders to interact and get to know each other. I've had lots of good days in my life but the day that started in Ingeli Forest lodge and finished in Kruger Park with an evening safari and sundowner cocktails in a dried riverbed was one of the best ever!
South Africa is a great place to visit and this is a fabulous way to visit. Thanks, Ayres Adventures !!
Peter has completed our Africa Southern Cross Adventure
Clayton, California
More awesome than we could ever have imagined!
Hi Ron,
I just wanted to touch base with you about our recent trip to New Zealand with Ayres Adventures. It was a trip of a lifetime that was more awesome than we could ever have imagined.
Chris and Bryn did an outstanding job in leading us and showing us their country the New Zealand way. The bikes ran great, the weather was excellent, the scenery outstanding, the roads were awesome with lots of curves, the food was amazing and our tour group of people all got along as good friends.
I could go on and on, but words cannot express the fun we had on this tour. Everything was top notch! A truly amazing journey!
Bob and Robin Hyde completed our New Zealand Top Down Adventure
(Auckland to Christchurch)
Plymouth, Minnesota
The Southern Cross Tour was everything it claimed to be and much more
I just returned from South Africa and my first Ayres Adventure with a dozen customers. I've nothing but praise for the entire team. The Southern Cross Tour was everything it claimed to be and much more. From the bikes to the lodging to the dining it was all fabulous. Our two guides insured it was an incredible two weeks and represented what I feel is a fantastic value for the money. I will be selecting our next tour very soon!
Bob and Suzanne Henig completed our African Southern Cross Adventure
Bob's BMW
Damn that was a fun trip!!!!
Ron - The trip rating - an A+. I repeat - an A+.
I don't even know what I paid for this thing......I know it was a chunk of change, and I know it was accurate billing from you folks, and I know I could go back and tally up what it all cost.....adding in your fees, the ATM withdrawals, AmEx/Visa charges, etc.....but truth is - whatEVER it cost me, it was totally worth it. And - even with the cost of the new BMW I'm gonna HAVE to buy now that I'm back home (the local BMW sales rep should pay you a commission!)....the value I got, the money spent vs. the experiences/memories - definitely worth it!
Jim participated in our Viking Run
Kansas City, Missouri
This is my third tour with different tour operators and yours is the best so far!
Hi Ron,
Just a short note to say thanks for a great tour this month of Alaska and the Yukon. I would especially like to thank your tour guides Ed and Juergen who conducted themselves in a highly professional manner where nothing was a problem which greatly contributed to the tour.
The food and accommodations were excellent. I especially liked the gravel roads from Chicken to Dawson City and parts of the Dalton highway.
Mike has done our Alaska/Yukon Adventure
Sydney, Australia
This trip was set up to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but I hope it was not the only time I will visit.
"My lasting impressions of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia are overwhelmingly positive. This trip was set up to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but I hope it was not the only time I will visit." - Corey Hinderstein
"To encapsulate the experience of traveling by Ayres, I compare it to traveling with a wealthy and experienced older brother, one committed to showing you a great time. Once you've joined them, you don't have to worry about a thing beyond paying for a bit of beer or wine on occasion." - Chase Hinderstein
Corey submitted an article about her trip with us. The article was published in Between the Spokes - the magazine of the BMW Club. Click here to see Corey's article.
Chase and Corey have done our African Call of the Wild Adventure
Burke, Virginia
We have been bitten by the "Ayres Bug", so we will certainly be on another trip very soon!
I have wanted to write and thank you and Barbara for a truly wonderful vacation.
What makes a great vacation? Superb food, outstanding accommodations, well planned itineraries, new friends who share the same values, new challenges every day all with a sense of security knowing that there is great team (Ayres) behind you. The net result is a truly fun time and a remarkable memory and to Lori and I who went on the Southern Cross trip all this came to pass and more. We have been bitten by the "Ayres Bug "so we will certainly be on another trip very soon.
Thanks to all your wonderful team: John constantly keeping the group's fun in mind and taking care of every little detail and with a great sense of humour, ED who was such a gentleman and pleasure to travel with. Lori especially spent a lot of time with him and talks highly about his thoughtfulness and kind spirit.
I can also say that to anyone who is thinking of taking an Ayres trip but whose companion is not a lover of the "Two Wheels" mode of transport, the companion vehicle is a great way for couples to share some truly memorable trips to some very unique and interesting places. These trips allow a multitude of dinner stories recounting the fun.
Thanks again.
Michael and Lori have done our African Southern Cross Adventure
Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Thanks for making our 10th wedding anniversary vacation a memorable one.
We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for allowing us to be part of the tour, and also the opportunity to experience a wonderful bike trip. I proudly wear my Stelvio Pass T-shirt.
The choice of hotels and restaurants were great, exceeding our expectations many times. Mauricio's and John's ability to make everyone comfortable and part of the team is amazing. Most importantly, we made good friends and we are proud to be associated with your company.
Thanks again for making our 10th wedding anniversary vacation a memorable one.
Ahmad and Shariza did the Swiss Alps with Ayres Adventures.
Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
This Alpine Adventure exceeded my best expectations in every regard.
I have just reviewed my pictures from this last week with you and the gang in Switzerland and Italy. Truly a remarkable experience to say the least.
This Alpine Adventure exceeded my best expectations in every regard. Congratulations on assembling a great team. We were certainly beneficiaries of their professionalism this week.
Kevin did the Swiss Alps with Ayres Adventures.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
It was indeed an adventure, and the thrill of a lifetime for both of us.
I just wanted to thank you all for the fantastic vacation we just had. The hotels were excellent, the spas were luxurious, the food was wonderful and the scenery was spectacular.
This was our first group ride, but it won't be our last. It was indeed an adventure, and the thrill of a lifetime for both of us.
Thank you all so much!
Todd and Sandy did the Swiss Alps with Ayres Adventures.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Our trip was beyond wonderful in every way!
Our trip was beyond wonderful in every way. It certainly far exceeded our expectations. Now we are looking forward to your Southern Cross trip next year.
An Ayres Adventures "first" - Three Generations on the same tour....
The Longley and Pierce Family has done our Royal Riviera Adventure.
Florida and North Carolina
I can't say enough good things about this experience!
This was my second Ayres Adventures tour, but definitely not my last. It will not be my last trip to Africa, either. The tour guides, John and Rob were as much a part of the group and the experience as everything and everyone else. The accommodations were first class and the food was incredible--they always pick the best of both. I think we were all surprised by South Africa and its peoples. The country is clean and the people are friendly. I can't say enough good things about this experience!
Beverly has done:
Iron Butt Escape to Ushuaia Adventure
African Panorama Adventure
Houston, Texas
I can't say enough about it...
Hi Ron, Shirley, John, Rob, Thank you for everything. I did not have time to send an email before to thank all of you. The trip was great. I can't say enough about it. THANKS!!!
Steven joined us on our African Panorama Adventure
Bar Harbor, Florida
Getting a photo at the Arctic Circle sign and completing the Haul Road all the way to Deadhorse has been on my wish-list for some time
A hearty thank-you to you, and to your team, for all your efforts during the inaugural Prudhoe Bay Excursion. It was the most challenging ride I have ever been on.
Getting a photo at the Arctic Circle sign and completing the Haul Road all the way to Deadhorse has been on my wish-list for some time. Thanks to your professional and customer focused organization I was able to complete that goal.
I hope to see you, John, and Nuno on another one of your tours. Next time on a different continent. Best wishes to you as you travel the world.
Jack joined us on our Prudhoe Bay Excursion
Littleton, Colorado
Words cannot express what an absolutely wonderful time I had
Ron, words cannot express what an absolutely wonderful time I had on this trip, for me the trip of a lifetime. John and Ed deserve an A+ for their professional, complete and friendly leadership of this motorcycle tour, as do you for hiring them in the first place.Again, many thanks.
Bob joined us on our Alaska & Yukon Adventure
Menlo Park, California
Congratulations on putting together such a memorable event
Still full of great food and fantastic memories, we are home from Brazil. I will be wearing my new Ayres' Adventures Best of Brazil shirt on the Thursday night ride with the locals tonight.Brazil was beyond our wildest expectations.
Congratulations on putting together such a memorable event.
Bert and Val's Adventures have included:
Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
African Southern Cross
Best of Brazil
Fairview, Alberta, Canada
The tour was much more than I expected
I left for the African Panorama anticipating a great time. I'd say the tour was much more than I expected.
John and Rob did a super job of organization. They were obviously in control at all times, which gave all of us riders a sense of security. They're also a couple of great guys who made everyone feel comfortable in strange surroundings.
The over-night stops were excellent, and the food was outstanding.
I think all of us agreed the trip to Kruger NP was the high-light of the trip.
This ride was truly an "adventure".
Mike participated in our African Panorama Adventure
Pearland, Texas
The most wonderful vacation we've ever had!
Before we left for New Zealand, we told ourselves it would be the trip of a lifetime...it was all that and ten times more. Every aspect of the entire experience far exceeded our wildest expectations.
The accommodations and the meals were fabulous, the rides amazing, and the people were the absolute best. It was without a doubt the most wonderful vacation we've ever had.
We will return to New Zealand some day, and we will ride with Ayres again--somewhere in the world.
John and Jane enjoyed the New Zealand Top Down Adventure
Oberlin, Ohio
You won't be disappointed!
"I've taken two Ayres Adventures motorcycle tours, two years apart, on two continents - they were both topnotch! I don't normally treat myself to the finest things, but Ayres Adventures did treat us to the finest things, and they did it humbly, with knowing smiles on their faces. They knew the next site, the next route, or the next hotel, was going to knock our socks off. And, sure enough, it did!
I encourage anyone considering an overseas motorcycle trip to choose Ayres Adventures as your host. You won't be disappointed"
Steve's Adventures Include:
Rendezvous in Rio
New Zealand Grand Tour
Chicago, Illinois
The cruise to Antarctica will be an unforgettable time in our lives
Heidi and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on the recent Escape to Antarctica/Ushuaia tour. This was our first tour of this sort and any expectations we had were met and far exceeded. Your tour staff was excellent and helpful, as well as our traveling companions.
The cruise to Antarctica will be an unforgettable time in our lives. The ship and crew were all first class. The sights and wildlife in Antarctica are indescribable, and need to be experienced first hand to grasp the magnitude of the seventh continent. Walking amongst the penguins and the seals was a kick. This is an experience enjoyed by few, due to the limited numbers allowed to this truly wild place.
We thank you for the opportunity of a life time to have joined you on this tour, and hopefully we can join another Ayres Adventures tour in the future.
Bob and Heidi's Adventures Include:
Yuma, Arizona
We have NO complaints
Thanks for a great trip. We really enjoyed ourselves and we have NO complaints.
There is not much we could suggest that would have improved the experience for us.
Nick and Jool's Adventures Include:
Africa Iron Butt Tour
Prudhoe Bay Excursion (Alaska)
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
What a Ride!
What a ride! The IBA (Iron Butt Association) Ushuaia trip attracted me because of the opportunity to ride with like minded individuals who like doing the miles, and I was not disappointed. Challenging conditions like the Patagonian winds and the gravel roads of Chile were taken in stride by this bunch, and we all looked forward to great accommodations and good company at the end of every day.
My personal highlights were chasing Mike Kneebone and Nuno Leotte on the twisty pavement to the Perito Moreno glacier and the 1100 km day riding from Ushuaia to Torres del Paine through some of the finest scenery in the world.
I'll be back for more.
Rick's Adventures Include:
IBA (Iron Butt Association) Ushuaia Tour
African Call of the Wild
African Southern
Portugal, Spain and Morocco
Empire of the Incas (Machu Picchu)
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
It was my first group motorcycle tour, but it will not be my last
It was an exciting, quick paced ride with an entertaining group. The leaders were always available offering encouragement, riding tips or just reliving the day over dinner.
And then of course there are the bragging rights of riding the world with Mike Kneebone and Ron Ayres.
It was my first group motorcycle tour but will not be my last!
Beverly's Adventures Include:
IBA (Iron Butt Association) Ushuaia Tour
Africa Panorama Tour
Houston, Texas
It's the BEST TRIP we've done so far!
The hotels were excellent overall, the meals were great and had plenty of variation, and the wine! Well, say no more.
It's the BEST TRIP we've done so far. We look forward to traveling with your company again soon.
John Cameron's group enjoyed our Escape to Machu Picchu Adventure
Te Puke, New Zealand
We're coming back with Ayres!
"It's difficult to describe an Ayres Adventures tour without running out of superlatives. We have toured extensively in Europe, Morocco, Turkey, Mexico and Central America, and we know a superb tour when we see one.
Ayres Adventures' seamless delivery speaks of painstaking behind-the-scenes preparation, down to the smallest detail. The trip to Machu Picchu was jaw-dropping, fantastic, amazing, unforgettable. Our wonderful guides spared no effort in ensuring that we all had a great time.
South America, we're coming back with Ayres!"
Brian and Madeleine's Adventures Include:
Escape to Machu Picchu
South American Splendors
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
I can't imagine how the tour route or hotels could have been improved.
Every moment associated with the tour was enjoyable, from planning and preparation to my return home and sharing photos and stories with friends and family. I was very happy when I received the materials a month before the start of the tour; they really created a great impression.
I expected pretty vistas, but there is no way to prepare you for post card views around every corner. I can't imagine how the tour route or hotels could have been improved.
I look forward to my next Ayres Adventure."
Bill enjoyed the Portugal, Spain and Morocco Adventure
Redwood City, California
We'll be back!
Our debut tour with Ayres Adventures was an exceptional motorcycling experience!
Riding through pata negra country in Spring was simply sublime. We cannot commend highly enough the good humour and professionalism of Claus and Axel – tour leaders par excellence who regularly and happily delivered beyond our expectations! And we were delighted with the quality of our fellow tourers – always great company! Our thanks go to Ron, Shirley and team for making it happen.
We'll be back!
Wilf and Yeenenjoyed the Portugal and Spain Adventure
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
So I'm already planning my next Ayres tour!
The Ayres Adventures tour to Norway last June was the trip of a lifetime! The tour was well organized and very professional. The tour guides did an awesome job from start to finish. The actual route and our accommodations were stellar. It was too bad that it all ended...I'm sure I could have gone a few more months! [break][break]So I'm already planning my next Ayres tour!
Chris's Adventures Include:
- Legendary Norway
- Empire of the Incas (Machu Picchu)
Gold River, British Columbia
If you want to go to Machu Picchu or Ushuaia, Ayres is your man.
If you 're considering a motorcycle trip to Brazil or anywhere else in South America, I'd certainly recommend Ayres Adventures to be your tour company. Ron is an experienced motorcyclist with a gift for taking care of the details. He genuinely wants you to have a good experience.
If you want to go to Machu Picchu or Ushuaia, Ayres is your man.
David's Adventures Include:Best of Brazil
African Southern Cross
New Zealand Top Down Adventure
Port Angeles, Washington
Overall, it was a wonderful experience!
Overall, it was a wonderful experience.
I expect to tour with Ayres again, and would highly recommend Ayres Adventures to anyone interested in motorcycle touring.
Burt's Adventures Include:
South American Splendors
Africa Call of the Wild
Escape to Machu Picchu
Richmond, Virginia
My husband loves motorcycle touring and now I must admit I have grown to love it too!
The camaraderie of our tour group, good natured people, well cared for roads, twistie turns and gorgeous scenery enhanced by beautiful silver ferns, crystal blue lakes, and of course lots of sheep!
These all describe the memories I will cherish when I think about New Zealand. My husband loves motorcycle touring and now I must admit I have grown to love it too! ...Susan"
Bob and Sue's Adventures Include:
New Zealand Top Down Tour
Call of the Wild
Escape to Antarctica (and Ushuaia)
Escape to Machu Picchu
Lake Villa, Illinois
Now I'm dreaming of an Ayres Adventure in South America
The planning and organization that went into the African Southern Cross made this trip very special for me. I recommend this excursion to anyone who would like a very special holiday on a motorcycle. Now I'm dreaming of an Ayres Adventure in South America!.
Andre's Adventures Include:
Escape to Ushuaia
Southern Cross (Africa)
Norway Viking Run
Escape to Ushuaia
Ottawa, Canada
All of the tours that I have taken with Ayres Adventures have been excellent from start to finish
All of the tours that I have taken with Ayres Adventures have been excellent from start to finish. The itineraries, accommodations, and activities during the tours have provided many incredible experiences. Ron and his tour leaders have a way of finding the very best in each geographic area in which they travel.
John's Adventures Include:
Escape to Ushuaia
Southern Cross (Africa)
Call of the Wild (Africa)
Namibian Splendors (Africa)
Escape to Machu Picchu
Into Africa (Cape Town to Nairobi
White Salmon, Washington
I made my daughter change the date of her wedding because I didn't want to miss this trip of a lifetime. The trip was well worth it!
Jill and I loved it. It had everything an "Iron Butt" rider could want. Straightaways, twisties, pavement, gravel, wind, hot, cold, and some of the most spectacular scenery we've ever seen - and not a bit of whining from any of the riders.
We're looking forward to our next adventure with you, so long as I can work it into my schedule. Thanks again for a life time experience that will be told over and over.
Sean and Jill's Adventures include:
IBA Africa Tour
IBA Ushuaia Tour
Richmond, Virginia
We're already signed up for the Alps and Morocco
I've ridden eight Ayres Adventures tours, three of them IBA (Iron Butt Association) specific rides and haven't been disappointed. All have been first class, unique, and full of very pleasant surprises. Ron and his staff have always been courteous, helpful, and patient. In fact, he has found some special tour leaders and guides. By the end of the tour, they become friends that we look forward to seeing again.
Each tour had it's own highlights. The IBA tours fit our style of riding since we are interested in seeing as much as we can and not spending a lot of time at the destination hotels. If you ride one, be prepared to cover some distance in all kinds of road and weather conditions.
Ushuaia had been one of those must see places for us and the South America IBA ride was the perfect way to do it, we ended up with more than we expected. The scenery was spectacular, the food was excellent, and this group of riders made it a ride to remember.
We enjoyed this one so much, we're already signed up for the Alps IBA ride this September and the Portugal, Spain, and Morocco tour next year.
Tom and Mona's Adventures Include:
IBA Ushuaia Tour
IBA Africa Tour
IBA Extreme Alps Tour
South America - Empire of the Incas
Spain and Morocco
New Zealand Top Down Tour
Namibian Splendors (Africa)
Russia - Beyond the Golden Ring
Vista, California
We have now set foot on all 7 continents, thanks in part to Ayres Adventures
Escape to Antarctica was one of the most wondeful adventures we have undertaken. If you like biking and wild life then this is the one for you. We have now set foot on all seven continents thanks in part to Ayres Adventures and the crew. The support team were professional to the last.
Thanks Ron & Barb.
Keith and Anne''s Adventures Include:
- Escape to Antarctica (and Ushuaia)
- Southern Cross (Africa)
- Escape to Machu Picchu (South America)
County Offaly, Ireland
The professionalism of your organization is outstanding!
What a time we had in Africa, and the professionalism of your operation is outstanding. The routes, people, sights, hotels, food and animals all exceeded our expectations.
When you come back from any holiday there are usually a few things that stand out as being special. However regarding our tour it all blended into what can only be described as "Boys Own Stuff". It was truly the adventure we all dream about growing up as children. However to experience it later on in your life, is a dream come true.
We really want to participate in the South American Adventure next October!
Bill and Carolina's Adventures Include:
Call of the Wild (Africa)
Namibian Splendors (Africa)
Bogota, Columbia
You win the oscar!
You win the Oscar for the category of "The Company that Works the Hardest to Please a Client!"
George and Sherri's Adventures Include:
Africa Southern Cross
New Zealand Top Down
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The sixteen tours we were on with Ayres Adventures are the best we have ever been on!
"We have taken more than 20 motorcycle tours; sixteen of the last seventeen were with Ayres Adventures.
The sixteen tours that we have taken with Ayres Adventures were the best trips we have ever been on."
Denny and Alice have done:
Africa Call of the Wild
Best of Brazil
Southern Cross (Africa)
Diamonds, Desert and Dunes (Africa)
Call of the Wild (Africa)
Escape to Machu Picchu
South American Four Flags
Mediterranean Odyssey
Escape to Ushuaia
Swiss Alps and Italian Dolomites
Swiss, French and Italian Alps
Adventure Center Holiday (USA)
Escape to Colorado (USA)
Rocky Mountain Holiday (USA)
National Parks Tour (USA)
Prudhoe Bay Excursion (Alaska)
Best of Alaska and Canada
Portugal, Spain and Morocco
Anchorage, Alaska
Once again, we came away thrilled...
"The Antarctica trip was our fifth tour (or 6th if you count Hyder) with Ayres Adventures and once again we came away thrilled with the experience.
The Antarctica portion was a life changing event, much the same as our three trips in Africa with Ayres forever changed our view of the world. Having now toured on all 7 continents, we can say that while the trip to Antarctica is costly and can be difficult at times, it is worth every cent if you enjoy adventure travel to new places. It will change your perspective of our planet and all it entails in a way that is impossible to explain unless you have made the voyage!
Mike and Cara have done:
Escape to Antarctica (and Ushuaia)
Africa Call of the Wild
Africa Southern Cross
Africa Namibian Splendors
Into Africa
New Zealand Top Down Tour
Greece and Italy - Golden Odyssey
Escape to Machu Picchu
Portugal and Spain Adventure
Portugal, Spain and Morocco Adventure
Southern Pines, North Carolina
Consider your company whole-heartedly endorsed!
"When the memories of a trip stay with me every night while trying to sleep, I know that I have experienced something very memorable. I had such a good time that I signed up for your next 'Rendezvous in Rio' Adventure".
Consider your company whole-heartedly endorsed!
John's Adventures Include:
Taste of Chile (and Dash of Argentina)
South American Splendors
Rendezvous in Rio
New Zealand Grand Tour
Escape to Ushuaia
South American Splendors
Africa Off-Road
African Southern Cross
Portugal, Spain and Morocco
Lebanon, Oregon
Trip of a Lifetime
When we signed up for our Alaskan Splendors adventure, David and I thought we would have a good time, see some wonderful things, and meet interesting people. We never expected that a short trip to Alaska would prove to be the trip of a lifetime, led by guides who not only set the bar, but exceeded it, for professionalism, technical expertise, patience and pure fun!
John Jesson had us all laughing together from the first day, and working together as a team by the second. Traveling with him was a pleasure from start to finish, and you may be sure that we'll look for him on future Ayres Adventures.
David and Ruth have done:
Alaskan Splendors
New Zealand Top Down Tour
Africa Call of the Wild
Stockton Springs, Maine
How does Ayres Adventures keep coming up with these ideas?!
Recipe for an awesome motorcycle adventure: start with a destination that's on every motorcyclist's bucket list (Ushuaia, "The End of The World"), toss in a trip to Antarctica on a world-class cruise ship, and then finish it off with drop-dead gorgeous scenery in the southern Andes.
How does Ayres Adventures keep coming up with these ideas?!
I've been looking forward to this trip for 2 years, and yet, despite having been on other Ayres Adventures and knowing what an outstanding outfit they have, Ron, Barb, Mauricio, John, and Nuno again managed to exceed my expectations. So, for that matter, did Antarctica.
Well done, Ron and Ayres Adventures!
Don's Adventures Include:
Escape to Antarctica (and Ushuaia)
Africa Call of the Wild
Brazil - Rendezvous in Rio
Cornelius, North Carolina
Bikers Delight
Biker's delight. These are the words that come to my mind when I think of my Ayres Adventures tours. Great rides, sensational places, good food and great fun. A big "Thank you!" to the whole Ayres team for creating such an experience, you're doing an awsome job. I am looking foreward to riding with you again.
Michael's Adventures Include:
Cologne, Germany
The photos can't express exactly what I carry in my memory
The "Best of Alaska and Canada Adventure" was one of the most beautiful tours that we have ever done. The photos can't express exactly what I carry in my memory.
Thank you very much for everything. See you on the Africa tour, or perhaps on another USA tour.
Edison and Denise have done:
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Thanks to everyone involved at Ayres Adventures. Shirley was great and both Malcolm and John did a great job. I'm looking forward to Portugal and Spain next Spring.
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The Namibian Splendors trip was fabulous. Jan and I both had a wonderful time. We can't say enough about our guides, the hotels, the food, the route, the off-bike/excursion days, or the quality of the overall experience. The hotels and food were exceptional, and were a real treat all by themselves. Namibia was unlike anything we have ever experienced - hauntingly beautiful, beyond anything we had imagined.
The best testament we can make is that we were only home 3 days before we signed up for another Ayres trip!
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I am now back in the land of reality, but what an experience I have had. I think the preparation and planning of the tour was of such a high standard, the people great company and that resulted in the whole trip being so enjoyable.
The other really great thing was the feeling that I could ride forever, unfortunately appointments mean that you have to turn back.
John many thanks for your excellent leadership and professionalism throughout.
(Pete enjoyed our Namibian Splendors Adventure in Africa)
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My son and I rode the Ayres Adventures Machu Picchu trip over a year ago and we had so much fun I decided to go on my own trip to South Africa, at Ron Ayres suggestion. I'm a fair weather, slower rider, the type that likes to look at scenery, stop often, and avoid highways, so after Machu Picchu which really challenged me, I asked Ron for something more suitable to my style, and the Southern Cross trip fit my needs perfectly.
It had everything: beautiful scenery that included seascapes and inland hills and valleys, cultural offerings by the Zulus in S. Africa and the Bsuto in Swaziland, game reserves and Kruger National Park where the big animals walked in their natural habitat, and most touching to me, visiting an orphanage and school where we met some children and which offered us the opportunity to give back a little by connecting them with possible resources in the USA.
The accommodations and the food were always the best, especially Otter's Den, where we were treated like family by the hosts and where I felt like I might hear Tarzan yelling as he swung from branch to branch.
John Jesson and Chris Carey offered wonderful support as group leaders, and they made my experience work, especially since I ride slower than most and I was traveling alone. It's not easy to satisfy everyone with different needs, but they did. The planned visits included a snake reserve, elephant farm, balloon ride, and could have included the highest bungee jump in the world. This trip had a little of everything and it makes me want to go back to Africa.
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It's been less than two weeks since we completed the African trilogy and I've wondered how I'd ever find the words to describe our feelings about this extraordinary adventure. When the October 2008 Waypoints Bulletin arrived, it gave me the perfect start. As one who had to "overcome initial apprehension about travel to the 'Dark Continent'," I can honestly say that none of my fears materialized. Nick and I fell in love with Africa. From day one and throughout nearly seven weeks of travel, Africa grabbed us with the warmth of the people, the cultural diversity, the mind-blowing wildlife, and the spectacular scenery. Ayres Adventures delivered in its usual superb fashion on each and every day of the three distinctly unique tours.
The "Southern Cross" could be described as "Africa 101", offering a taste of everything—from the busy, upscale Capetown waterfront to the luxury of L'Agulhas Country Lodge, from the cultural experiences in Eshowe and Shakaland to the overall African immersion at Otter's Den. Leaving Johannesburg at the start of the second tour, we mistakenly thought ourselves steeped in a sense of place. Then came Shibula Lodge and we realized that a very different African adventure was just beginning. The "Call of the Wild" is truly all about the wildlife—watching the elephants crossing the river in Chobe can only be termed a life-altering event. As for Namibia, we'll never forget the sands—towering over us on the dunes and shifting under our tires as we crossed the Kalahari! But the challenge was thrilling and the landscapes incomparable.
We'll always be grateful to the Ayres "family" with whom we shared this amazing experience. So while "doing 'Africa Ayres Adventures Style'" may be addictive, I think it's more accurate to say that we've simply become addicted to Ayres Adventures. We can't wait for the next one!
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Our trip was beautifully planned.
Our first Ayres Adventure was everything we'd hoped and more. John is extraordinary at what he does. We really appreciated his sincere caring, competency and sense of fun. When asked where we were headed that day by a waitress at a coffee stop, a fellow rider said, "I'm not sure. It's like going on vacation with Dad. We just follow him and everything's taken care of, everything's wonderful."
Our trip was beautifully planned. Greg and I enjoyed the variety of accommodations, from a luxury waterfront hotel, to a country lodge, to a 100 yr. old farmstead, to a tented tree house, and especially the opportunity to visit the Zulu school and AIDS orphanage. We felt that we learned a lot about the country, rather than just passing through it. We're looking forward to future Ayres Adventures. South Africa definitely captured our hearts.
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Recently my wife Chris and I took an Ayres Adventure trip through South Africa (from Cape Town to Johannesburg). We have nothing but good things to say about the Ayres people, having done several "adventures" with them, in various parts of the world. They are first class, and go the extra mile to take good care of their customers. The Africa trip was exceptional in every respect. Ayres has a knack for picking exotic places to visit and stay. Kruger is breathtaking and Swaziland is really cool. We totally recommend anyone that wants to do an overseas adventure to strongly consider this opportunity.
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Best of Alaska and Canada
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While searching on-line for motorcycle travel I came across the Ayres Adventures website. The site was far and away better than any other so I called Ron, took a chance, signed up for the South America 5 Flags Tour and never looked back. The trip was well run and well planned, offered reliable road support, experienced tour leaders and attracted fun, adventurous people.The next trip I took was an Ayres Adventure to Africa and this past summer I rode with Ayres in Alaska and Yukon Territory. By now I knew I could count on Ayres for exceptional road support and tour leadership and I was not disappointed. The Alaska challenge for me was riding the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay and our leaders, John and Ed, aside from the expected road support, offered moral support and encouragement. I couldn't have done that ride without them.My challenge now will be deciding which Ayres Adventure to sign up for next.
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SOURCE: "A World Made of Words," in Women's Review of Books, Vol. VII, No. 3, December, 1989, p. 16.
In the following review, Fellman discusses Shields's interest in form and personality in Swann and her investigations into order and chaos in the stories in Various Miracles.
Now that the US and Canada have signed a free trade treaty, perhaps it will be possible for more than one or two Canadian women writers to slip past the US cultural border. High on my list of imports is Carol Shields, whose fifth novel, Swann, and collection of short stories, Various Miracles, have just been published in the US. Shields, who was nominated for a Governor General's Award for Swann, and is the subject of a recent special issue of the Canadian feminist literary quarterly, Room of One's Own, has enriched Canadian fiction writing and poetry, and deserves to be better known in the US. Ironically, although she lives in Winnipeg, she was born and raised in the Chicago area, and takes her settings and her characters from both countries.
The fascination of other people's lives and the essential unknowability of even those closest to us are threads that run through all of Shields' work. She is preoccupied with individuals who work with words and those who perceive the world largely through books. The middle-class protagonists in her first three novels, Small Ceremonies, The Box Garden and Happenstance, are respectively a biographer, a poet and a historian. Although the main characters in each of these novels are psychologically connected, at levels they are not always aware of, they are also profoundly mysterious to each other.
Swann is a bigger, funnier, more dazzling and expansive undertaking than Shields' earlier, somewhat constrained work, concerned not only with the difficulty of knowing other people, but also with the questions posed by the unknown origins of creativity. When it was published in Canada two years ago, the novel was entitled Swann: A Mystery. The mystery is a double one. First and foremost is that of Mary Swann herself. Her drab Ontario farm life offered nothing to explain her "preternatural ability to place two ordinary words side by side and extract a kilowatt, and sometimes more, much more, from them," as one character describes her poetry. Her biographer can find no literary influences on her; not having read any poetry (except nursery rhymes to her daughter), Swann apparently reinvented modern poetry on her own. The second mystery has to do with the gradual disappearance of every artifact pertaining to the poet and of every known copy of her poems. In the course of the novel only one of these two mysteries really gets solved, and that is one that astute readers will readily solve themselves.
The main characters of the book are four very diverse people who have come, in one way or another, to have a stake in Mary Swann's growing literary reputation. Sarah Maloney is a successful young Chicago feminist literary scholar who "discovered" a small volume of Swann's poems by accident more than fifteen years after the poet's inexplicable, violent death at the hands of her husband. Morton Jimroy is a famous Winnipeg biographer of poets. Rose Hindmarch is a part-time librarian and museum curator in the small town near which Swann had lived. And Frederic Cruzzi is a small-town Ontario retired newspaper editor and poetry publisher who had published Swann's poems posthumously.
The motives behind their interest in Swann, revealed in the first four sections of the book, are a combination of the personal and professional. Sarah Maloney is drawn to Mary Swann's poetry because of its affirmation of the redemptive power of dailiness. The ballast of the quotidian is needed in the difficult days of the 1980s, Sarah thinks, and as a feminist she relishes the fact that Mary Swann drew her inspiration from the most mundane of tasks and scenes, creating wonderful poetry premised on the saving grace of routine. Sarah herself needs the reliability of routine; not only does she give her days a firm pattern, but she marries a juggler, someone who can always make order out of flying objects. Having brought Swann to the attention of the world, Sarah now thinks of herself as her maternal caretaker, her protector against the greedy literary men who, she is sure, would eat Swann up "inch by inch."
Morton Jimroy has chosen Swann because after two biographies of poets whom he came to despise as individuals, he wants to write about someone he can admire and champion. Jimroy, however, comes to have as complicated a relationship with Swann as he had with his previous subjects. And in his desire to portray her as an important poet, he begins to reinterpret Swann's poems to minimize the female metaphors, to look for signs that she had transcended her womanhood. "She wasn't writing poems about housewife blues," he tells Rose Hindmarch. "She was speaking about the universal sense of loss and alienation, not about washing machines breaking down."
So eager is the well-meaning Rose to be consulted as the supposed expert on Swann's life that she fabricates whole conversations beyond the minimal greetings she and the poet had exchanged at the library charge desk. For Frederic Cruzzi, the poems are forever associated with his beloved, now-dead wife, who had been co-publisher of their little poetry press, and with his residual guilt for the tinkering they had done, unasked, with Swann's work. All these largely sympathetic characters commit various acts of dishonesty to protect their investment in Swann; Shields gives a wonderfully ironic and funny portrayal of the process of mythologizing a previously unknown literary figure.
For the last several years, Shields has been experimenting with form, and Swann shows the fruits of this experimentation. The four protagonists are each accorded a section of the novel, and in each the style, tone, even voice differ. Sarah Maloney's section reveals her to be an engaging, somewhat self-conscious young woman. Recalling her first meeting with Rose, she confesses, "I often frighten people. I frighten myself, as a matter of fact, my undeflectable energy probably. I did what I could to put Rose at her ease…. In an hour she was won over, so quickly won over that I winced with shame."
Shields' playfulness reaches a peak with Frederic Cruzzi's section, which is something of a parody of Robertson Davies' work. Here there is a selection from Cruzzi's correspondence, a record of his dreams, a description of one of the most important days of his life. There is also a one-sentence autobiography more than a page long, which contains, among other things, a description of Cruzzi's wife-to-be:
a rather large-boned girl with straight yellow hair parted in the middle, who had grown up in the hamlet of La Motte-en-Champsaur (where her father kept goats) and who was possessed of a shining face in which Cruzzi glimpsed the promise of his future happiness, though it took him a week before he found the courage to declare his love—in the museum at Gap, as it happened, standing before a hideous oil painting, even then peeling away from its frame, depicting Prometheus being fawned on by a dozen lardy maidens—
When all four characters are brought together in the last section for the Swann Symposium, which is to be the culmination of their efforts to anoint Swann as a major poet, Shields uses a screenplay form. While inventive, this is not quite as successful as the preceding sections, partly because the satire becomes too broad, but also because the task here is intrinsically more difficult. The convergence of four characters who scarcely know each other, but whom we know quite well, is a little too neat.
Mary Swann was as close to "Anonyma" as it is possible to be in the Western industrialized world. Shields' story suggests that the process of creation, while mysterious, is democratic, and can be communal and open-ended as well.
In Various Miracles, a collection of short stories first published in Canada two years before Swann, Shields explores the parallel to her interest in the mysteriousness of the personality. Here it is our fleeting glimpses of both the order and chaos of the universe that fascinate her. "Several of the miracles that occurred this year have gone unrecorded," begins the title story. A wonderful series of homely coincidences and parallel events is then detailed, including a dream divided between a husband and wife. As the husband awakes from his part of the dream and watches his rapturously dreaming wife, "he felt how utterly ignorant he was of the spring that nourished her life."
For Shields the moments of revelation are more often of unexpected symmetries and "the million invisible filaments of connection" than they are of utter randomness and emptiness. In "Home," each passenger and the pilot on a transatlantic flight experiences, for different reasons, an extraordinary sense of well-being. Their collective happiness causes the walls of their aircraft to become momentarily translucent. In "The Journal," an unknown combination of reasons permits Sally and Harold a night in which "they are minutely and ecstatically joined and where they exchange, as seldom before in their forty-year lives, those perfect notices of affection and trust and rhapsody." These visions of harmony coexist with Shields' depictions of the obverse, the moments of revelation in which people realize the patternlessness of the universe. In "Invitations," a woman seated alone, absorbed in a book, awakens in the stream of people passing by her window on their way to a series of parties a sense of the futility of their destinations, the emptiness and disappointment of their lives. In "Purple Blooms," the narrator gives three dissatisfied people in her life a copy of a book written by a local poet. She sees them all in the park that afternoon, seeking the author's autograph and claiming that the book has helped them make healing connections. The narrator waiting her turn to have her copy signed pulls out another book of poetry to read, this one a celebration of the randomness and disorder of the world. As she reads, with the other people reading over her shoulder, the world around her fades, leaving only "a page of print, a line of type, a word, a dot of ink, a shadow on the retina that is no bigger than the smallest violet in the woods."
The power of the printed word to overcome reality, or, more accurately, to define reality, is the theme of several stories in the collection. In "Pardon," people's deep grievances against each other are miraculously expunged by an unexplained flurry of verbal and written apologies and pardons. In "Words," an ill-considered ban on speech renders people incapable of human intercourse and action.
The 21 stories are economically short. Shields offers intense, layered scenes, rather than elaborated narratives. Each story is a glimpse of a captured moment in a mysterious world. These moments may or may not have deeper meaning. "Only rarely," one of her characters says, "do they point to anything but themselves…. They're useless, attached to nothing, can't be traded in or shaped into instruments to prise open the meaning of the universe … they are what life is made of."
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Saturday, September 21, 2013
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
Archer High student Ashley Huynh was among 50 students selected by State School Superintendent John Barge to serve on his Student Advisory Council for this school year.
As members of the council, these students will meet three times throughout the school year to advise Barge on how state policies are having an effect in the classroom. The Student Advisory Council will also discuss other education-related issues and will serve as Barge's ambassadors in their respective schools.
"The Student Advisory Council is a great way for me to hear directly from students in our schools and discuss major initiatives with them," Barge said in a press release. "Having student input during the policy-making process is invaluable. The students are ultimately the ones impacted by our work, and I want them to share their ideas and concerns as we address many critical issues."
More than 700 students applied to be a member of the Student Advisory Council and answered essay questions. Students were chosen based on the strength of their essay answers.
"As usual, the selection process for the Student Advisory Council was very difficult because there were so many outstanding applications." Barge said. "I'm excited about working with this group of students because they have very diverse backgrounds and will help me in the process of making education work for all students."
The first meeting of the Student Advisory Council will be held Friday at the state Department of Education offices in Atlanta.
Waffle House Foundation supports Gwinnett Heat
A $7,000 donation has been presented to the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation by the Waffle House Foundation for the benefit of the adapted athletic program, the Gwinnett Heat.
The funds will help the team purchase a custom trailer to transport athletic wheelchairs and sporting equipment to venues throughout the state. The adapted sports program is starting its eighth year, and has won several state championships and sent a player to the collegiate level. Martinez Johnson now plays for the University of Illinois adapted athletics basketball program.
Athletes on the Gwinnett Heat must have a physical impairment that excludes them from competing on a typical sports team. The Heat competes at the varsity level in handball, football and basketball. No state or federal funding is received for this program, relying solely on fundraisers, sponsors and grants.
World of Coke open house
Several Gwinnett teachers recently visited the World of Coca-Cola for its annual Educator Open House. At the Open House, Georgia educators learned about the educational features and field trip opportunities at the World of Coca-Cola, where they can satisfy more than 300 Common Core standards. Last year, more than 600 field trips visited the World of Coca-Coa.
Parkview student selected member of scholar association
Parkview High student Ciceli Millwood recently was selected to become a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. The organization recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment.
"On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice and commitment that Ciceli has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence," founder and chairman Claes Nobel said in a press release. "Ciceli is now a member of a unique community of scholars — a community that represents our very best hope for the future."
Keith Farner writes about education. Good News from Schools appears in the Sunday edition of the Daily Post.
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Extremely Rare 1863 Two Cent Pattern1863 2C Two Cents, Judd-313, Pollock-378, High R.7, PR63 NGC.
Judd-313, PR63
Judd-313, PR63
Design. The obverse centers around a wide heraldic shield with arrows behind and a thick wreath draped down either side. A scroll with motto GOD OUR TRUST above and the date below. The reverse features the denomination 2 CENTS surrounded by a wreath of wheat, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around. Struck in copper-nickel with a plain edge.
Commentary. Judd-313 was struck in late 1863, as the Mint experimented with designs for the two cent piece that would begin production in 1864. An early auction appearance was in the Parmelee Collection (New York Coin and Stamp, 6/1890), lot 130, where the coin was paired with an example of Judd-312.
The extreme rarity of the issue has been underestimated in the past. Sometimes, when a coin is unavailable for a long period of time, the numismatic community loses touch with the issue. "Out of sight, out of mind" seems to apply in this case. A search of auction records has failed to uncover an appearance of Judd-313 in the last 15 years. One of the few surviving examples is impounded in the ANS Collection. NGC and PCGS have certified a total of four examples of Judd-313, assuming no resubmissions have occurred. The present example has been off the market for 17 years. Clearly, this offering is an important opportunity to acquire an underappreciated numismatic rarity.
Physical Description. Brilliant, reflective fields complement a remarkable strike. Chromium steel flash remains in the center of the shield, while the periphery is cloaked in attractive reddish-gold. A few flyspecks and a small obverse smudge account for the grade. NGC Census: This is the sole Judd-313 certified by NGC. PCGS Population: One each in PR63, PR64, and PR65 (12/08).
Provenance. Ex: Public Auction Sale (Stack's, 5/1991), lot 496.
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Ayn Crowd
By Lizzie Widdicombe
Every month, a group of Ayn Rand enthusiasts get together at the Midtown Restaurant, on Fifty-fifth Street, for ice water and grilled cheese and a discussion of Objectivism—the philosophy, expressed in Rand's novels, that celebrates the individual over the collective, and argues that laissez-faire capitalism is the only just social system. There was a special buzz at the most recent meeting: for months, Rand's novel "Atlas Shrugged"—which describes an American economic apocalypse, spurred by socialist-style government intervention—has been on the best-seller lists. "This economic crisis has sparked so much interest!" Robert Flanzer, a dentist, said. He has been a disciple of Rand's since the sixties, and for a long time drove a car with a license plate that said "JOHN GALT" (the hero of "Atlas Shrugged").


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Body Found In Crawl Space Identified As Missing Student
Updated: 12/24/2007 - Police aren't releasing any details about the death of a Marshall University student whose body was found in a crawl space at her apartment building.
Updated: 12/24/2007 - Police aren't releasing any details about the death of a Marshall University student whose body was found in a crawl space at her apartment building.
Updated: 12/24/2007 - A large fire department tanker truck was speeding down a small country road on a fire run when it crashed in rural Mercer County.
Posted: 12/24/2007 - Police say they discovered the lab after they smelled a strong chemical odor on Baugh Street in Berea.
Posted: 12/24/2007 - Cans labeled "GFS Fancy Blue Lake Cut Green Beans" are being pulled from store shelves. U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials say the beans may be carrying the c-botulinium bacterium.
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Updated: 12/25/2007 - People are remembering the Madison County Schools Superintendent.
Updated: 12/24/2007 - Firefighters in Powell County worked for hours to get a house fire under control.
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Posted: 12/23/2007 - A Lexington family gets the Christmas present of a lifetime Sunday as their soldier returns home from Iraq just in time for Christmas.
Posted: 12/23/2007 - Just days before Christmas and two families are homeless after a fire takes everything they own.
Posted: 12/23/2007 - It's a real-life case of a Grinch stealing Christmas; after a Lexington family is cleaned out by burglars.
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The Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award annually recognizes a members outstanding service contributions to NASSM. The NASSM Distinguished Service Award is intended to (a) be one of distinction within NASSM and the award recipients own academic community, and (b) encourage high standards of service to NASSM and other forms of professional contribution among NASSM's members.
Candidates qualify when they have:
- been a member of good standing for at least 10 years in NASSM, and
- have an ongoing record of exemplary service to NASSM.
Nomination forms should be submitted with the credentials listed below:
- Name of Nominee
- Name of Nominator (self-nominations accepted)
- Date of Submission
- Signature of Nominator
In addition the candidate should be sure to:
- state how long they have been a member of NASSM
- submit a list of ALL service activities to NASSM in which they have been involved
Please send this nomination form along with the accompanying credentials by no later than July 15 the Member at Large appointed by the NASSM President. The current appointee is:Dr. Jacqueline McDowell
George Mason University
Past Garth Paton Distinguished Service Award Winners
- 2015
- Jim Weese, Western University
- 2014
- Ming Li, Western Michigan University
- 2013
- Clay Stoldt, Wichita State University
- 2012
- Alison Doherty, Western University
- 2011
- Carol Barr, University of Massachusetts
- 2010
- Dianna Gray, University of Northern Colorado
- 2009
- no recipient due to withdrawal of candidates
- 2008
- Robin Ammon, Slippery Rock University
- 2007
- Karen Danylchuk, The University of Western Ontario
- 2006
- Jacquelyn Cuneen, Bowling Green State University
- 2005
- Sue Inglis, McMaster University
- 2004
- Brenda Pitts, Georgia State University
- 2003
- Garth Paton, University of New Brunswick
- 2002
- Bob Boucher, Windsor University
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- Janet Parks, Bowling Green State University


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la saga de gandalf en un portrait
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de France, a 200 km de paris au nord.
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This is a great design.
Here, i found all type of tee shirts and other apparels. I just loved all these designs. Its a best option to buy tees.
Love the design. I hope this one ends up a poster too like your Hitchcock design.
Women of teefury, can I have a little help? I'm a size 8-10 tshirt size (4-6 US size) and I'm never sure what tshirt size I should buy. Small is just far too small so if you're my size do you go for medium or large womens fit? Thanks for your help in advance! :)
Ps Fantastic design today
Hello everyone,
thank you all for your comments.
it must be seen in large, on T-shirt.
there Legolas, the leader of "orcas", eagles, bears, Hobbit, an army, a cart, landscapes, the mountain, the dragon..vous excuse my english
lovely expression of Gandalf, I was ready to get my copy, but Legolas bugs me a lot. It really pops out when I think it should. I would let the old wizard with the tiny Hobbit hidden, no Legolas, no Elf Army, no dragon. Less is more.
Would love to see some gundam and ghost in the shell designs
Amazing art work.
It actually looks more like Professor Dumbledores brother..... It looks so much like Harry Potter, that the Legolas figure looks really out of place or is it just me.... I see the werewolf of professor lupin, voldermort on his nose, the grim, the birds.... Its a really unclear concept..... Even though its supposed to be LOTR.....
why are some of the shirts in the Anime Collection $20?? The most I had ever seen shirts be was $17. I want one of the shirts in that collection but i do no have $23 to spend on a shirt unfortunately.


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e.g. skipfiles
hg convert --filemap skipfiles "source folder" "dest folder"
Where skipfiles contains a directory of folders or files to not include in mercurial. This will create a new repository out of the old one and have no trace of those original folders in the new repository. Useful for making your repository smaller, if it gets too big.
Also, when using non code assets like images and other binary files. Try using BiTorrentSync This seems to be quite fast.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Love this view
Found this on pinterest, but couldn't add a pin, so I'm putting it here so that it can be pinned, I do not own copyright, someone else does, It is beautiful.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Shark infested waters...again
You'd think I'd learn to stop messing with computers. So a few days ago our router went out, so none of our laptops could access the internet. We ordered a new one. I got one that was wireless-N but also supports open firmware (tomato). Today, I got the router and set out to get it running. For a moment, I had the wired connection working. Tried a few different things, then I updated the firmware...Got dd-wrt working, then updated to tomato 1.28. Then nothing. It was as if the router was on but not alive, all the lights were steady green, just no internet connection.
While testing I realized my Ethernet port went bad and just stopped working? Seriously? I've been building computers for a dozen years and never seen one of those go bad. I tried everything including alternate computers, cables, direct plug to router. And well, it was just bad. Sigh, anyway...
I basically had no computers working and multiple failed components.
Then I said a prayer (best way to get out of shark infested water)
I then read that tomato does not default to DHCP. A static ip address and gateway fixed that problem. I logged on finally (to tomato 1.28) and I got wireless working. Then, I had to replace the new Ethernet port (I got wireless).
Nothing like a little help from above to exit shark infested waters.
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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Lately, I haven't been able to open the arkivalieronline.dk records because something wasn't right with java.
To fix, I had to set the file extension .aspx to use java webstart.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\javaws.exe
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
New Ride
Got a new Ride today.
2007 Shelby Mustang GT.
This thing hungers to tear up the road
You can feel the engine saying, "Please, let me go. Let me show you what I can do!"
Anna made me say the following against my will.
"Okay, so the car really isn't my own. My boss had access to it and let me take it home and drive it for a few days."
If I had $20,000 extra and I didn't know what to do with it, this would be tempting.
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Newport Beach
Went to Newport Beach today (June 11) with Shawn and Heather and their family. While there, we went on the pier and of all things, we found a pelican just waddling along.
We also saw a bunch of fishermen, they were fishing for Mackrel. They threw in these lines with a dozen hooks on and they would pull out like 3-7 fish at a time. It was crazy.
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NIST moves forward on White House cybersecurity order
By: SGN Staff
Quick Take: Along with so many others, I've been encouraging utilities to take cybersecurity more seriously. So when I heard that NEMA's Paul Molitor was attending an important NIST cybersecurity workshop, I asked him if he would share the outcomes.
In a nutshell: You have one last chance to comment on the NIST security framework before it is published. After that, utilities will be "encouraged" to follow its guidance. Although compliance will not be mandatory, I believe it will quickly become a CYB (cover your backside) necessity. Can you imagine the uproar if a utility suffers a major cybersecurity event and it is discovered that it ignored NIST guidelines that could have prevented the situation? - By Jesse Berst
By Paul Molitor
On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed Executive Order 13636, which deals with "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity." According to the order: "The Secretary of Commerce shall direct the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (the ''Director'') to lead the development of a framework to reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure (the ''Cybersecurity Framework'')."
On September 13, 2013, NIST concluded the last of four Cybersecurity Framework Workshops leading to the release of a document designed to meet the agency's obligation under the order. The August 28, 2013 discussion draft of the framework used during the workshop is composed of three parts:
- The Framework Core is a compilation of cybersecurity activities and references that are common across critical infrastructure sectors;
- Framework Implementation Tiers ("Tiers") demonstrate the implementation of the Framework Core Functions and Categories and indicate how cybersecurity risk is managed; and
- A Framework Profile ("Profile") conveys how an organization manages cybersecurity risk in each of the Framework Core Functions and Categories by identifying the Subcategories that are implemented or planned for implementation.
Because it is nearing completion, discussion of the framework's content was somewhat limited to observations of shortfalls in some of the discussion draft's language. The majority of the conversation centered on asking attendees to describe what additional guidance or information would be necessary to start assessing their current cybersecurity status through the prism of the Framework Core's design.


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Archive: April, 2012
Here's a NYT story about a documentary called "The Wrecking Crew" screening this weekend at the Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut. (5 pm Sat., 12:50 pm Sun., check annenberg site for details).
Doc tells the story of session musicians known for creating the California Sound of the 1960s and 1970s, working for acts as diverse as Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Glen Campbell. Many, many more. Music rights for the doc have cost $300,000.
More music documentary news -- Friday May 4, the local band Full Service will screen its documentary "Takeover!" at World Cafe Life. The film recounts the bands unauthorized gambit to play concerts in parking lots at venues where Snoop Dogg was touring. The band will answer questions after the screening, and perform, details at the band's site.
The movie adapation of Steve Harvey's "Think Like A Man" made $33 million in its opening weekend to claim the top spot, knocking off long-running champ "The Hunger Games" and posting one of the best numbers ever for an African-American ensemble.
Only "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes To Jail" had a better opening weekend among African American ensemble comedies, according to the genre ranking at BO MOJO.
Audiences apparently like the "Think Like a Man" combination of light comedy and an attractive cast sprinkled with comic talent -- Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji Henson, Romany Malco.
BO MOJO reports that "The Hunger Games" had it's best hold ever, and is now the first movie since "Avatar" to keep the top spot four weeks running.
The movie's long tail indicates possible repeat viewing among a target audience that responds to its dystopian depiction of an impoverished near-future society that forces its youth to participate in dog-eat-dog competition. What kind of country would do that? Ours, says Esquire.
The movie is a rousing success, so it's a little weird that director Gary Ross decided to quit the franchise, but not too weird. Ross is a writer by training, and was no doubt hired to make sure Suzanne Collins' story/characters survived intact. Job well done. Now for someone with more cinematic chops. My choice: Alfonso Cuaron, whose dystopian "Children of Men" had some great action scenes, and who directed younger performers in "Prisoner of Azkaban," one of the better Potter movies.


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There are rumours circulating on internet that deadmau5 and other artists will be playing a show in China in the near further. This is information is 100% wrong. DO NOT BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT.
This coming Saturday (12/10/11), deadmau5 will be performing at the 9th Video Game Awards in Los Angeles. We have 10 pairs of tickets available for fans right by his performance area!
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"THANK YOU SA! now THATS what i call a tour! CPT, DUR and JHB… totally melted my face! you couldn't have convinced me anymore. 100% coming back again next year! I'll be taking the SA pride home with me to share with the rest of the world. ♥" Joel's words on Facebook soon after his final show in Johannesburg, followed by a trip to meet some 'little monsters'. See the whole album here. Next stop, Creamfields Abu Dhabi.
Last night Joel and Nokia created one of the biggest product launches London has ever seen. The streets facing Millbank Tower on both the North and South side of the Thames filled with spectators, and at 9pm GMT it all began. As you may have read on deadmau5′ Facebook, there were a few issues on the night, but now it's all over, sit back and enjoy a brief sample of some of the most stunning audio / visuals to hit London's skyline.